Best of 2010
I was inspired to approach my chart a bit differently this year.
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Author: Jacob Arnold
Chicago Skyway: Wreckage
Sean Hernandez is one of a handful of artists in Chicago making music inspired by an earlier, trackier era.
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Disco-Tech
“Disco-Tech” was a newsletter edited by Rufus Smith of the Disco-Chicago record pool.
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Sim Garrett: From Soul to Zorine’s
A profile of DJ Sim Garrett, who spun soul with Herb Kent before a two-and-a-half-year stint at Arnie Morton’s disco, Zorine’s.
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November 2010 Roundup
Disco Nihilist: It’s Grim Up North and Hieroglyphic Being: The Heliocentric Worlds of Hieroglyphic Being Vol 1.
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Aux 88: Black Tokyo
Electro depths with moments of kitsch.
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October 2010 Releases
Noleian Reusse Black Tekno EP, VHS Head: Trademark Ribbons of Gold, Robert Owens: Art, VA: Music from Mathematics Vol. 7, and Plant43: Burning Decay.
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DMX Krew: Wave Funk
DMX Krew’s Edward Upton has been around a long time, but his best-known releases are retro vocal synth-pop.
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VA: Rick Wilhite presents Vibes: New & Rare Music
This is the strongest collection of Midwestern dance music in years.
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Sónar Chicago 2010
When I first heard that Sónar was coming to Chicago, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
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