Chicago House

JGM 61 - Le Grand Voyage

Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | Podcast | 2 Comments

Artist - Track (Label)

1. Efdemin - Le Grand Voyage (Dial) Info

2. Roni Nachum - Guest Service Shalom (Fine Art Recordings) Info

3. Levon Vincent - Double Jointed Sex Freak (Novel Sounds) Info

4. Massive Sounds - Slackness And Sax (International Deejay Gigolo Records) Info

5. Floating Points - Shark Chase (Eglo) Info

6. Juju & Jordash - Jazzy Trance (Dekmantel) Info

7. 1 School - Indigenous Beat Box (Future Vision) Info

8. Russ Gabriel - Le Voyeur (We Play House) Info

9. Flow - Feel The Flow (Bottom Line) Info

10. Karen Pollack - You Can’t Touch Me (Emotive) (Info)

11. Ame - Fiori (Innervisions) Info

Direct download: JGM_61_-_Le_Grand_Voyage.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Prescription Records, Ron Trent, Techno

Singles, Reissues & Comps (2010 Catch Up!)

Thursday, July 8th, 2010 | Sounds | No Comments

I’ve been slacking off on posting reviews in the first half of this year and there has been a lot of great music released, so here’s a few bits and pieces that I’ve been feeling from the past few months.

Dutch label, Rush Hour, have been on fire this year. Not only have they been putting out new forward thinking music, but they’ve also been responsible for re-releasing classic hard-to-find house and techno. The much talked about ‘Frictionalism’ release from earlier this year, collects Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir’s works from 1994-2009, which is essential, as is the self-titled Virgo album and the Rick Wilhite ep’s. The more recent Boo Williams release collects the best tracks from three ep’s released on Residual in the late 90’s. If you enjoy Boo’s releases on Relief and Djax then this is a must. As for newer material, Tevo Howard delivers his updated acid house sound on the double 12″ ‘Crystal Republic’. Although nothing mind-blowing it’s definitely a grower and the crisp production sounds great. Also worth checking out is the 12″ from FaltyDL ‘All In The Place’. FaltyDL delivers his usual unclassifiable sound that brings together 2-step, house and techno.

If you’re into Nu Groove and the deeper side of NY house, the International Dee Jay Gigolo re-press of the Bobby Konders collection ‘A Lost Era In NYC 87-92′ is a must, complete with cuts like ‘The Poem’, ‘The Future’ and ‘Slackness and Sax’. Another must is Ron Trent’s ‘Altered States - Blak Tech Society’, which collects the three tracks included on the original 1990 Warehouse release, as well as remixes and other recordings from that period. Absolutely timeless and both collections providing much needed relief to original vinyl versions.

Updating those deep sounds is Oakland’s Aybee and his Deepblak label. The forthcoming ‘Blaktropolis Vol. 2′ showcases new material from label regulars, Blaktroniks, Afrikan Sciences as well as Aybee, and also highlights some new artists; especially interesting is 17 year old Shen 7, who’s track ‘Void’, sounds beyond his years. Aybee also provided the thoroughly engrossing ‘Ancient Tones’ release on Seattle’s Further Records. There’s been a lot of interest around Further and their highly limited cassette only releases. At first I didn’t quite get the cassette only thing and the limitations that goes along with the format, however, a recent Resident Advisor article on Further provides some sound reasoning. For those without a cassette deck, it looks like Further’s vinyl experiment has worked out and we’re going to see the excellent ‘Ancient Tones’ on vinyl.

One of the key players of the genre defying sounds coming out of London at the moment, Floating Points, delivers (yet again) another massive record. ‘Peoples Potential’ has been doing the rounds for quite a while, however the flip side (’Shark Chase’) is where it’s at. It’s relentless jacking drums and bass, sound like it came straight out of mid 80’s Chicago. Absolutely devastating when played on a proper system. Other tracks meant for big systems, Levon Vincent’s ‘Double Jointed Sex Freak’, John Robert’s ‘White’, Mike Dehnert’s Dico EP and of course Wax 003.

Tags: Aybee, Chicago House, Deep House, Deepblak, Detroit techno, Floating Points, New York house, reviews, Ron Trent

JGM 56 - OOFT

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | Podcast | No Comments

Ali from OOFT provides this months mix. Recorded live at Glasgow’s Tronicsole party late last year, the mix includes exclusive OOFT remixes and edits, as well as some other gems.

Check out the dope L.E.S.S. Productions compilation which collects the hard-to-find disco and funk edits from the OOFT lads (Ali and The Revenge). Also, for anyone who’s gonna be in Miami for WMC, The Revenge will be playing at Harvey’s Sarcastic Disco and the Om party.

Artist - Track (Label)

1. Intro Sound FX

2. Benjamin Sun - Victoria Park (Voyeurhythm)

3. SOS Band - High Hopes (Touchsoul Edit/OOFT! Recut) (L.E.S.S.)

4. Ryo Murakami - Just For This (The Revenge Remix) (Dessous Recordings)

5. KZA - Open Up (Slow Version) (Mule)

6. Manolo - Lose Myself (Delusions Of Grandeur)

7. OOFT! - Ride In To The Red Zone (L.E.S.S.)

8. Hunee - Took My Love (Drumpoet Community)

9. Duckbeats - Music (Don’t Stop) (Home Taping Is Killing Music)

10. Thee Madkatt Courtship - My Life Musik (FFRR)

11. Reggie The Movemaker - Taste My Love (Clone Classic Cuts)

12. 6th Borough Project - Miss World (OOFT! Remix) (Delusions Of Grandeur)

13. Jazzanova - I Can See (aliOOFT & Telford House Your Father Dub) (Verve)

14. OOFT! - Spanky Spanky (L.E.S.S.)

15. Azari & III - Reckless (With Your Love) (Permanent Vacation)

16. Joe Lewis - Midnight Dancin’ (Peacefrog)

17. Underground Resistance - Hardlife (Aaron Carl Remix) (Underground Resistance)

18. Skwerl - All Woman (K2’s Deepah 1ne Dub) (Defected)

19. Kids In The Street - Keep On Turning (White)

20. Eddie Amador - Holy Spirit (Shaboom Records)

21. Maurice - Got Me Burning Up (Pierre’s Pitch Fo Yo Ass!) (Strictly Rhythm)

Direct download: Just_Good_Music_2_23_10_-_OOFT.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Detroit house, Disco, Guest mix, OOFT

JGM 55 - Face It

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | Podcast | No Comments

Artist - Track (Label)

1. Master C&J - Face It (Trax) Info

2. The Lower Eastside Pipes - Disorganized Corruption (Sacred Rhythm) Info

3. Ben Klock - OK (Ostgut Ton) Info

4. Ron Trent - Journeyn2u (Future Vision) Info

5. Black Coffee - Turn Me On (Gogo) Info

6. Missing Linkx - Who To Call (Philpot) Info

7. Fabrizio Ortella - Singtho (Deeply Rooted) Info

8. Satoshi Tomiie - Tears (FFRR) Info

9. Taho - Energy Fields (Delsin) Info

10. Barbara Tucker - I Get Lifted (Strictly Rhythm) Info

11. Peven Everett - I Can’t Believe I Loved Her (Nite Grooves) Info

12. Roots Orchestra - Kalabuta (Unrestricted Access) Info

13. Adonis - No Way Back (Trax) Info

Direct download: Just_Good_Music_1/29/10_-_Face_It.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Dub techno, New York house, Shelter

JGM 53 - Best Of 2009 Pt.1

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | Podcast, Sounds | 2 Comments

2009 saw a tonne of great music in many different genres. Here are some of my favourite artists, tracks and labels from the past 12 months. Hopefully, I’ll have a part 2 together before the end of the decade!

1. Radiohead - Reckoner (Fascinating Rhythms) Info
I was fortunate enough to hear Balearic Mike play a couple times over the summer and was blown away by his selections. One of the tracks that really stood out for me was this Johnny Miller remix of Radiohead’s ‘Reckoner’, which Mike subsequently used as the debut release for his Fascinating Rhythms label.

2. Cottam - Cottam#2 (Cottam) Info

The vast majority of edits don’t do much for me except for leaving me wanting to hear the original version. The Cottam edits however, turn it up a notch, slowing the BPM and adding raw techno infused beats to the R&B and afro-beat originals. All three releases have been great - expect good things from Cottam and his Ruff Draft label in 2010.

3. Rainer Trueby - Ayres Rock (White) Info

Another couple of respectful edits and a pleasant departure from the Latin infused house that Rainer Truby is known for, although, it sounds like most of the new direction came from (the un-credited) Motor City Drum Ensemble. MCDE’s Raw Cuts #6 was also killer.