In 2017, foundational Chicago footwork collective and record label Teklife dropped On Life, a compilation highlighting all the producers in its wider family. That record became a series, and the new On Life: Vol. 3 arrives four years after the second chapter. Given the engrossing sounds it contains and the growth in Teklife’s ranks of […]
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Christopher Santoso, aka DJ and producer Please and Issa Party label founder
“I try and make the music for the dancers—like Teklife, Beatdown House, everybody in the footwork community. It’s all for them.”
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Chicago footwork producer DJ Hank takes inspiration from his bike-messenger job for Traffic Control
On the title track of DJ Hank’s debut 12-inch, Traffic Control (Sophomore Lounge), car alarms bleat atop thickets of overactive drums, occasional blown-out hi-hats, hiccuping bass, and a tasteful array of hand claps. At first listen, “Traffic Control” might rattle you just like a real-life car alarm, but thankfully Hank understands how to rearrange anxiety-inducing […]
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The Maypole Folk Festival builds a big tent
The Maypole Folk Festival builds a big tent, the Goldstars lead a crowded tribute to R&B icon Andre Williams, and more.
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Chicago footwork producers Boylan and Pranas drop a transcendent track to hype Boylan’s imminent birthday bash
Boylan and Pranas’s “Pick It Up” samples the latest smash single from lightning-rod Chicago rapper Famous Dex.
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DJ Rashad is gone, but his influence on footwork lives on
The Chicago producer died before the music he helped define could break out, but he’s still inspiring his Teklife crew—which is releasing a compilation to benefit his young son.
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Local label Maximum Pelt throws a release party for three of its bands
Local label Maximum Pelt throws a release party for three of its bands, London dance imprint Lobster Theremin reissues Chicago Jim, and more.