One of Chicago’s most idiosyncratic footwork producers is DJ Nate, a highly prolific producer now involved in rap and R&B projects whose Da Trak Genious compiles much of his work from the last few years.
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Shed, The Traveller
August 31, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Where past Pawlowitz records have fit beautifully into a straight line, the fourteen tracks on Shed’s The Traveller tie the filament in knots or scramble it in nearly inscrutable code.
Skream, Outside The Box
August 26, 2010 – 10:01 AM
It’s somehow appropriate that Skream (aka Ollie Jones), one of the founders of dubstep, is the latest to test the waters for a pop crossover with his sophomore album, Outside The Box.
Efdemin, Chicago
August 25, 2010 – 10:01 AM
When questioned about the mildly provocative title of his sophomore album as Efdemin in a recent interview, Philip Sollman deadpanned that he had merely chosen it as bait for journalists.
Robert Hood, Omega
August 12, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Robert Hood’s Omega album is cut through with an urgent, futuristic score that profiles the ideas contained in Charlton Heston’s Omega Man rather than the style it was made in.
Oriol, Night and Day
August 11, 2010 – 10:01 AM
While bright and easy on the ears, Oriol’s debut album, Night and Day, too often feels like the work a burgeoning talent who is still grappling with his influences.
Mount Kimbie, Crooks & Lovers
August 10, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Mount Kimbie’s Crooks & Robbers is a quirky little electronic album from a group whose beauty sneaks up on you, and whose poetry maybe isn’t readily apparent on your first bus ride.
Digital Mystikz, Return II Space
August 5, 2010 – 10:01 PM
Mala, producing sans Coki as Digital Mystikz, has cast what could be the purest dubstep of the last few years — if not the purest dubstep imaginable at this point — in the form of Return II Space.
Urban Tribe, Urban Tribe
August 5, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Urban Tribe’s latest release arrives on Moodymann’s Mohagani Music label and feels more like a quaint document than a magnum opus, the techno equivalent of a living-room jam recorded on someone’s cheap tape deck.
Kode9, DJ-Kicks
August 3, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Steve Goodman aka Kode9’s DJ Kicks mix encapsulates his selecting abilities while surveying what he deems bass music’s most affecting tracks from recent times.
Various Artists, Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
July 29, 2010 – 10:01 AM
The Limpopo-based head of Nozinja Music Productions recently had his greatest hits from 2006-2009 lovingly compiled by Mark Ainley of Honest Jon’s in London and Mark Ernestus of Hard Wax — on Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa, and the music contained therein seems destined to cause unrest amongst their usual clients.
Ital Tek, Midnight Colour
July 22, 2010 – 10:01 PM
On his second album, Midnight Colour, Alan Myson aka Ital Tek shows himself to be a student of modern bass music’s many splinters while cohesively melding them with his own sound.
Guido, Anidea
July 21, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Whether through futuristic dance tracks, melodic epics, or R&B pop, the bobbing grooves and soulful sound of Bristol reigns over Anidea and proves Guido to be a true student of his city’s musical heritage.
Ben Klock, Berghain 04
July 15, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Ostgut Ton has always been about placing techno and house above the fray, and that’s precisely where Berghain 04 is simmering. Ben Klock has given us a commercial-free statement on techno executed artfully.
Deepchord presents Echospace, Liumin
July 1, 2010 – 10:01 AM
If you think you’ve heard everything that the dub techno genre could possibly throw at you, Liumin, the second album from Deepchord presents Echospace, will prove you ain’t heard nothing yet.
LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
June 22, 2010 – 10:01 AM
This Is It, the third album from James Murphy’s LCD Soundsystem project, is less successful at engaging indie rock and dance music audiences as evenly as on previous releases.
Jus-Ed, Next Level
June 17, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Although his top flight turntable chops make clear why Jus-ED is better known as a DJ than a producer, the consistently engaging ideas and execution on Next Level assure listeners that he can sit at the mixing desk with the best of them.
Elektro Guzzi, Elektro Guzzi
June 15, 2010 – 10:01 AM
As meticulously arranged as the ten jams on Elektro Guzzi’s self-titled debut album are, and as totally nifty as they sound at points, the album does succumb to some of the problems that plague long-players of the bedroom producers they imitate.