Gant-Man & DJ Rashad – Heaven Sent (Bangs & Works Vol. 2/Ghettoteknitianz E.P.) by Gant-Man [all juke aside this is just a great electronic piece in general. ubiquitous on juke mixes for a while now (masterfully mixed in that rinse mix in london we posted.), deservedly. ] Rashad – Welcome 2 The Chi Snip by […]
epic footwork track that transforms the repetitve phrase “don’t call me gaga” into something almost meditative. dense and completely enveloping. nice one, indigo bunting. Lady Gaga – Monster (Indigo Bunting’s PANORAMIC Juke Bootleg) [thx @ricleichtung]
been a while since we’ve done a footwork update. let us know what we left out. boylan tekz aug 2011 ftwk by boylan boylan was generous enough to give us this listen to what’s been going on inside ghettoteckz headquarters as of late, with first listens to tracks that are less than a month since […]
this mix by e&e for mawu-lisa is too good — jumping from ambient to r&b to gunshot beats, playing out like a romantic, apocalyptic film. his mix for dismagazine easily as alien/drug-like. my favorite part (aside from brandy over marimbas) is around 5:40 when the serenity gives way to some pretty bell chimes and then […]
It’s been over thirty years since house and techno music exploded out of South Side Chicago and inner-city Detroit, and most Americans still don’t know their dance music history. In 1977 a DJ named Frankie Knuckles moved to Chicago to spin and remix disco records at an underground club called The Warehouse. Out of a […]
dave quam is one of the most authoritative music professors/archaeologists we know, and i’ve spent plenty a late night treasure hunting through the annals of his blog, studying up on micro-genres of dance music and that chicago house/juke sound we fetishize, and consuming his mix series. which makes me kinda sad that he’s planning on […]
chicago’s finest footworkers are invading new york: lit city, brand new label by the ghetto teknitianz, dave quam and azizaman, have brought out some of the heaviest hitters: ghettotek founder and legend in his own time dj rashad, seasoned veterans/pioneers traxman and clent, and underage producer/footworking double-force dj manny are here to hold it down. […]
the murmurs about boylan, one of the most slept-on ghettoteknitians in chicago, have been getting louder, with many hailing him the “best white juke producer,” and the unlikely beatsmith (and full-time high school teacher by day) has been rolling out the kind of heat that proves the respect is well-deserved. dude definitely knows what he’s […]
dj nate is killing it. we’ve been following this enigmatic young beat swordsman since salem let their otherworldly xxjfg mix loose on the world, and have gone from stalking his imeem (rest in peace), to his youtube, to watching him hijack the blogging sphere, to bumped in avey tare dj sets and the like. the […]
Gant-Man & DJ Rashad – Heaven Sent (Bangs & Works Vol. 2/Ghettoteknitianz E.P.) by Gant-Man
[all juke aside this is just a great electronic piece in general. ubiquitous on juke mixes for a while now (masterfully mixed in that rinse mix in london we posted.), deservedly. ]
Rashad – Welcome 2 The Chi Snip by DJRASHAD TEKLIFE
[leave it to rashad to take the best and weirdest parts of the original and take them to new levels. a killer and the opener on his sooncoming full-length.]
[pure magic. listen to a drop-less version in earl’s excellent, ethereal traxman mix.]
Spinn & Rashad – Wevie Stonder by DJ Spinn
Gant-Man vs. Madonna – Into The Groove (Into The Juke Remix) by Gant-Man
[is it just me or is this amazing?]
epic footwork track that transforms the repetitve phrase “don’t call me gaga” into something almost meditative. dense and completely enveloping. nice one, indigo bunting.
Lady Gaga – Monster (Indigo Bunting’s PANORAMIC Juke Bootleg)
[thx @ricleichtung]
boylan tekz aug 2011 ftwk by boylan
boylan was generous enough to give us this listen to what’s been going on inside ghettoteckz headquarters as of late, with first listens to tracks that are less than a month since conception. new rashad collab “gettin it” achieves levels of bassquake far beyond what most producers would consider acceptable. hope you’ve got subs.
tracklist [favs in bold:]
dJ spinn – addicted
dJ manny – still playing
boylan – OMM (tekz everyday)
dJ Spinn – jealousy
traxman – get dem niggaz of my shit
dj spinn – 187 trax
dj manny – my click
boylan and dj rashad – gettin it
dj rashad – undisputed
dj spinnn – winnin
dj rashad – ghetto tek musik
dj manny – lap dance
boylan manny rashad – drinkin
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this new mix from earl collects his favorite traxman cuts. not necessarily all new, but packed with surprisingly beauty-full delights.
My Favorite Traxxman Trackz (Dj Earl Mixx) by Dj Earl
although he excluded a contender for our favorite:
traxman – the comeback [youtube: click to watch in player]
also check + some new earl tracks on soundcloud.
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dj diamond’s new lp flight muzik is the first we’ve heard from him since his stunningly bizarre entries on the bangs & works comp, and this one lives up in its next-level, mortal kombat weirdness:
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new dj phil ep out now on ghettophiles
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brooklyn’s slava had us pretty gobsmacked when he entered juke territory in a recent live set. i think the chicago cats would be proud:
[via]
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E3 by Dj Avery-76
this mix by e&e for mawu-lisa is too good — jumping from ambient to r&b to gunshot beats, playing out like a romantic, apocalyptic film. his mix for dismagazine easily as alien/drug-like. my favorite part (aside from brandy over marimbas) is around 5:40 when the serenity gives way to some pretty bell chimes and then an abrasive burst of hyperspeed water toms. most people would probably ask you to change it immediately, but for a few of us weirdos, it’s pretty beautiful.
the track is by lisbent, who may be from portugal or denmark or both. his soundcloud is packed with tunes which may or may not have all been made in the past few months, left-field footwork tracks mixed with some musique concrete to mexican tribal rave for good measure. cool stuff. [also check his music blog, crack distro]
copenhagen’s yungbukkakke took the “drive me crazy” beat and mashed it up with waka’s “no hands.” like the other stuff in here, it’s jagged and beautiful. [also check out his online mixes].
It’s been over thirty years since house and techno music exploded out of South Side Chicago and inner-city Detroit, and most Americans still don’t know their dance music history. In 1977 a DJ named Frankie Knuckles moved to Chicago to spin and remix disco records at an underground club called The Warehouse. Out of a fringe subculture that formed there – gay and African-American – house music would emerge to become one the biggest club music genres in the world. Meanwhile, young black futurists of Detroit channeled their city’s post-industrial decay into a utopian machine music known as techno. In this Hip Deep episode, Afropop travels to Chicago and Detroit to explore the past and future of electronic music. Through dozens of interviews with seminal house and techno producers – including Paul Johnson, Vince Lawrence, Juan Atkins, and Carl Craig – as well as scholars, radio DJs and party promoters, we’ll find out how two chilly mid-western cities taught the world to dance.
afropop worldwide sent our pal wills glasspiegel and his partner marlon bishop to the midwest to document the history of chicago house and detroit techno for their afropop worldwide show, also touching on south african house and chicago juke/footwork along the way. a massive work, essential listening to those not fully up on their history.
Midwest Electric: The Story of Chicago House and Detroit Techno by Afropop Worldwide
more on afropop.org, also have a listen to wills’ eclectic radio mix for weird magic here.
[img: juan atkins by wills glasspiegel]
dave quam is one of the most authoritative music professors/archaeologists we know, and i’ve spent plenty a late night treasure hunting through the annals of his blog, studying up on micro-genres of dance music and that chicago house/juke sound we fetishize, and consuming his mix series. which makes me kinda sad that he’s planning on purging the older tracks soon (so get to digging), but thankfully, he’s produced this bizarre, sometimes unsettling comp of 16 oddities from around the world — in his words “more of a weirdest of than a best of” — and well, you know we’re up for that. hear some select tracks and nab the full mix below, and look out for releases from his new label with azizaman and ghettotekz, lit city.
pierre henry – exorciseme
Dj Normal Nada – Excel Funa (Funana de Boca)
Chombo Punta – Cadereando (DJ Bryan Remix)
download:
the best of it’s after the end of the world (zip)
tracklist:
Fat Pat & Lil Keke – Talking Through and Echo Machine
Pierre Henry – Exorcisme
DJ Milton – Dop the “P”
DJ Trivi – Prrum!!Extraterestre
Reflex Productions – Bubbling Battle Loop
Bling N Sopa – Wafeduja
DJ Searcy – Waste
De Schuuman – Nu Ga Je Danse
Zaza Twins – Instru Logobi Maladeee!!!
Normal Nada – Excel Funa (Funana de Boca)
Chombo Punta – Cadereando (DJ Bryan Remix)
Arpebu – Steam Midity
Pappawheelie vs Beastie Boys – Paul Revealed
Suriname Aleke Band – Track 03
Los Decadas – Polvo y El Viento
Backyard Band – Keep it Throro
chicago’s finest footworkers are invading new york: lit city, brand new label by the ghetto teknitianz, dave quam and azizaman, have brought out some of the heaviest hitters: ghettotek founder and legend in his own time dj rashad, seasoned veterans/pioneers traxman and clent, and underage producer/footworking double-force dj manny are here to hold it down. the best juke still comes from its birthplace of chicago, and the ghetto teckz are at the very forefront of this, producing some of the most interesting/progressive/rhythmically innovative music on the planet, period. they are blessing santos’ mammoth sound system this friday, as well as tonight at the cove for the warmup. these guys don’t come out here as much as they should, and last time i saw dj rashad spin my eyes were rolling in the back of my head, i literally couldn’t make sense of the sounds coming out of the speakers, but i was completely arrested by them nonetheless. come out and taste the future.
wednesday, 04.13.11 @ the cove, brooklyn (sans dj clent) – $3
friday, 04.15.11 @ santos party house, nyc (12-4am upstairs) – $10
dj rashad – feel da soundz [see also: rinse.fm & reverb, love u found]
traxman – slip fall / mix
dj clent – drop low / mix
dj manny – i’m da shyt b [see also: aw shit]
the murmurs about boylan, one of the most slept-on ghettoteknitians in chicago, have been getting louder, with many hailing him the “best white juke producer,” and the unlikely beatsmith (and full-time high school teacher by day) has been rolling out the kind of heat that proves the respect is well-deserved. dude definitely knows what he’s doing.
his new e.p. mystery, slated for an april 26th on ghettophiles, should help too. preview below via minimix courtesy of starfoxxx.
Starfoxxx – Boylan Minimix by Ghettophiles
here’s an exclusive non-e.p. track that boylan gave us to post:
boylan – holdin’ on
check his mixcloud for a handful of mixes including this one: it’s from september, but it’s packed with tracks i’d never heard, and definitely one of the coldest, most tripped-out juke mixes to ever enter my ears:
boylan‘s e.p. mystery drops on 4.26.11 on ghettophiles.
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labelmates starfoxxx, makers of the boylan e.p. minimix attached above, have a release of their own dropping the following week also on ghettophiles. they are amassing a pretty deep vault of tracks on their soundcloud, displaying a chameleon-like ability to adapt to different dance styles, and an absolutely voracious appetite when it comes to sampling, unafraid to juke out anything from tears for fears to willow smith.
the self-titled e.p. finds the trio breaking away from the juke template to explore their own ground, and it fits snugly alongside current electronic innovators like nguzunguzu and the night slugs camp. our favorite track off their e.p. is actually a bonus track by “starfaux” (member david beltran solo). despite the “bonus track” status, this one’s definitely a scorching blast of heat:
excloose mp3:
Starfaux – More, ya dig
preview the whole new e.p. with this minimix they compiled:
starfoxxx’ self-titled e.p. is out 5.5.11 on ghettophiles.
dj nate is killing it.
we’ve been following this enigmatic young beat swordsman since salem let their otherworldly xxjfg mix loose on the world, and have gone from stalking his imeem (rest in peace), to his youtube, to watching him hijack the blogging sphere, to bumped in avey tare dj sets and the like. the evanescence-sampling “see into my eyes” and “ima burn him” are but doses of nate’s “genious”. both are off september’s da trak genious// lots more on youtube [search uploads for “dj nate”].
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