RP Boo Traces the Chicago House Roots of Footwork
Foundational footwork producer RP Boo takes us through the history of the influential electronic genre, a mutant offshoot of ghetto house that makes you dance.
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RP Boo’s ‘Legacy Volume 2’ Reminds of Chicago Footwork’s Radical Origins
Anyone coming to RP Boo or footwork in general via this release needs to be prepared to have their bones rearranged and their senses overloaded.
Okzharp’s Minimalism Creates a Dark World on ‘Outside the Ride’
Okzharp’s Outside the Ride is a mesmerizing collection of songs, electronic music with dense layers and complex rhythms that evoke a moody, futuristic world.
Jana Rush’s ‘Painful Enlightenment’ Exists on Footwork’s Outer Edges
Jana Rush’s new album addresses mental health issues and exists gingerly on footwork’s outer edges, suggesting the genre without quite hardening into it.
Jlin and Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix Steve Lehman and Henry Threadgill in New Series
Pi Recordings celebrate 20 years in the music business with a series of ambitious remix projects. The first two feature Jlin and Georgia Anne Muldrow.
The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2019
Electronic music is a huge tent with so many diverse approaches, and it's more international than ever with producers around the globe pushing music forward. The year's best albums featured returns from established talents, as well as ground-breaking newcomers, and a host of women changing the old boy's club of electronic music.
Jlin Contorts Her Experimental Club Music into a Malleable Soundtrack to Wayne McGregor’s ‘Autobiography’
Jlin's soundtrack for Wayne McGregor's Autobiography brings guttural, experimental club music from the dancefloor to the theater stage.
RP Boo Remains a Footwork Purist with ‘I’ll Tell You What’
Footwork producer RP Boo's first album of new material expands his purist sound by looking inward rather than outward.
DJ Taye Pushes the Boundaries of Footwork on ‘Still Trippin”
DJ Taye has created an album built from the wonderfully chaotic footwork genre that celebrates the interstitial moments even in its most conventional tracks.
Jlin: Black Origami
Black Origami is not an album you can sink into; attempting to do so is like trying to sleep on a bed of steel wires. Yet it is a challenging, demanding, and wholly edifying work of rhythmic art.
Taso: New Start
Taso's New Start is a showcasing of footwork’s far-reaching appeal and a necessary addition to its canon.
Jlin: Free Fall EP
The rising star of footwork follows a earth-shaking debut album with a collection of tracks brimming with ideas and a dizzying array of sounds.