Author: Jacob Arnold

Tevo Howard: Crystal Republic

  By Jacob Arnold March 5, 2010 January 6, 2019 Reviews: House

Tevo Howard’s music is still a bit rough around the edges.
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Autechre: Oversteps

  By Jacob Arnold February 28, 2010 January 6, 2019 Reviews: IDM

These guys don’t make music that’s half-assed.
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If You Only Knew (Chip E.)

  By Jacob Arnold February 15, 2010 October 4, 2024 Chicago House, Interviews & Features

Chip E. was first named “The Godfather of House” by Street Mix magazine in November, 1986.
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Anthony “Shake” Shakir: Frictionalism 1994-2009

  By Jacob Arnold February 11, 2010 January 6, 2019 Reviews: Techno

Each time I listen to this collection, I’m immersed in Shake’s world for half a day.
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2010 Winter Singles

  By Jacob Arnold February 7, 2010 January 6, 2019 Reviews: Singles

Brand new 12-inches from Omar-S, Disco Nihilist, and Hieroglyphic Being.
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Vince Lawrence, House’s Architect

  By Jacob Arnold January 19, 2010 October 4, 2024 Chicago House, Interviews & Features

Lawrence has always been content to work behind the scenes, yet his ideas and hard work shaped the history of music.
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Yard: DFPRMX

  By Jacob Arnold January 17, 2010 January 6, 2019 Reviews: IDM

Narita Records and Concrete Plastic may both be on hiatus, but Yard channels their spirit on this self-published remix album.
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Leonard “Remix” Rroy, Chicago’s Unsung House DJ

  By Jacob Arnold January 7, 2010 October 4, 2024 Chicago House, Interviews & Features

Rroy’s parties at The Rink Zone drew huge crowds. He claims he invented the term “house music.”
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Chicago House Roots: Left-field

  By Jacob Arnold January 2, 2010 January 6, 2019 House Roots

House and techno were both heavily influenced by prep dance scenes.
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Various: John Morales – The M&M Mixes

  By Jacob Arnold December 21, 2009 March 2, 2020 Reviews: Disco/Funk

After each recording session, Morales would stay late to make personal reference mixes which he used for DJing and radio.
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