Footwork crews often end up as sideshows to DJs or rappers—but Chicago dancers the Era hope to change that with their first stage production.
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Help dance-music outlet Mucho Culo get back on its feet this weekend
Subterranean hosts a benefit show for Mucho Culo, which was based out of a studio destroyed in a July fire.
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DJ Slugo’s public housing past resonates on the Nicolas Jaar collaboration ‘Ghetto’
Inspired by Ferguson protestors clashing with riot police, the local ghetto-house producer drew upon his experience in public housing for his powerful spoken-word contribution to “Ghetto.”
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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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12 O’Clock Track: DJ Earl and Heavee make Juicy J’s voice fit for footworking on “Faded”
Teklife member and producer DJ Earl recently dropped the sequel to 2012’s Audio Fixx, and it’s got a fast-paced footworking cut that samples Three 6 Mafia cofounder Juicy J.
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Electronic producers rework American Football’s downcast emo tunes
American Football has influenced many fourth-wave emo bands, and recently the second-wave group has also been a source of inspiration for a couple electronic producers.
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12 O’Clock Track: Foodman mutates footwork on “Otoufu Yasan”
Japanese producer Foodman makes the unusual Chicago-bred style sound even stranger on the opening song from his new album, Iroiro.
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Best Sound That’s Big in Japan
During an April interview on WNUR’s Streetbeat, local producer DJ Earl described these scenes as ‘blowing up’ in Japan.
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The return of Dance Mania Records
Dance Mania Records helped birth ghetto house, juke, and footwork music—now it’s back to court the EDM crowd.
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Former footwork wunderkind DJ Nate resurfaces in Chicago’s rap scene
With a shout-out from Chance the Rapper and an upcoming remix from Chief Keef, local rapper DJ Nate is worlds away from his days as a heavy hitter in the juke scene.
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12 O’Clock Track: Sich Mang featuring Benjamin, “(Don’t Spill Your Drink) I Got Burberry On”
Today’s 12 O’Clock track is an unreleased demo by local psych-juke duo Sich Mang
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How Chicago house got its groove back
Chicago house music is the sound of global pop today. In the 90s, though, it was on life support—until a new wave of producers got its groove back.
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Three Beats: BBU talk about working with GLC: “Yeah, he’s a pimp”
News and new releases from Absolutely Not, BBU, and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm