Designed with the dance floor in mind: the story of Chicago house
The eighties were both a tumultuous and exciting time in the history of music, and the tale to be told about the birth and evolution of electronic music is far from a predictable one. New York had disco, Detroit had techno, and Chicago had house. The growth of all three branches of this dance music tree are important, but at its core house music emerged from the Windy City as the umbrella genre's most universal derivative. As thousands prepare to make their way to Chicago's Montrose Beach this weekend for the second annual Wavefront Music Festival, complete with a Chicago Heritage Stage, let us pull back the curtain once again and explore the places from which this music came.
Maya Jane Coles – Everything (Blond:ish Remix)
Montreal bread and London-based Anstascia and Vivie-Ann -- who we've come to know professionally as the Blond:ish girls -- offer up their remix abilities to Maya Jane Cole's "Everything." If you've listened to their past works, you know how much they love using those passionately crafted bass lines; in this case transforming a soulful deep house gem into a meticulously programmed progressive cut.
Freestylers release their fifth studio album ‘The Coming Storm’
Freestylers return to original production duties on their fifth full length studio album The Coming Storm, placing themselves firmly back in the breakbeat limelight. After 15 years and four albums, the Freestylers unleash 13 brand new tracks featuring collaborations from Synikall, Stereo:Type Wizard, Sirreal, Laura Steel, Irwin Sparks and more. Two years in the making, Matt Cantor and Aston Harvey's latest is a sonic assault on your neural passageways, developing into a uniquely eclectic output that touches on every shade of the bass music spectrum. High octane from start to finish The Coming Storm is a must listen for anyone looks for a bit more adrenaline in their dance music.
Maya Jane Coles – Everything (Breach Remix)
As the release of Maya Jane Cole's Comfort LP approaches, the remixes begin to trickle out. Yesterday, Breach (responsible for the spring's underground smash "Jack" off Dirtybird Records), released a stream of his remix for the first single and second track off the album "Everything."