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Home » ETC Records

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Posted inMusic

Not Normal Tapes gives itself a year to live

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 22, 2019August 18, 2021

Not Normal Tapes gives itself a year to live, Rabble Rabble reunite to benefit Resilience, and more.

Posted inMusic

Keeping the beat

by Leor Galil September 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Chicago’s beat scene has to do without the attention the city’s rappers get, but it’s a vital incubator for adventurous, ambitious instrumental hip-hop.

Posted inMusic

Chicago producer Radius feeds the beat scene’s growth with Embrace the Circle

by Leor Galil May 3, 2019August 18, 2021

Over the past few years, Chicago has steadily grown its beat scene, and producers dedicated to instrumental hip-hop have a few monthly showcases to check out their peers, chief among them the Whistler’s Push Beats and Cafe Mustache’s Open Beats. And late in 2018, the Fresh Roasted series (also usually at the Whistler) held a […]

Posted inMusic

Chicago shoegaze saviors Panda Riot bring their album Infinity Maps to vinyl

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil February 13, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago shoegaze saviors Panda Riot bring their album Infinity Maps to vinyl, Dark Matter pairs its monthly limited coffee blend with a cassette of instrumental hip-hop, and more.

Posted inMusic

I Kong Kult end a three-year hiatus to release their ass-shaking debut

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil December 6, 2016August 18, 2021

I Kong Kult end a three-year hiatus to release their ass-shaking debut, Mako Sica hold a benefit to push back against cycling deaths, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Producer and DJ Fess Grandiose on the local beat scene he loves and the hip-hop boom in Logan Square

by Leor Galil September 29, 2016August 18, 2021

Beat maker Fess Grandiose talks about the Logan Square scene and his new self-titled instrumental debut for Chicago’s ETC Records.

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