Blessed to host 2 very good producers : Leese from Brussels & Bastian Benjamin from Netherlands.

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Jerry Horny w/ Leese & Bastian Benjamin - 06 Février 2024

"We made something we could dance to." The Chicago juke and footwork pioneer reflects on 40 years of Dance Mania and his longtime collaboration with the late DJ Rashad.

Anyone with a passing interest in footwork and juke will know of Traxman. Corky Strong has a long history in the world of Chicago dance music, first releasing on the legendary Dance Mania label—which is now celebrating 40 years—in the mid-'90s. He's since split his productions between ghetto house, juke and footwork, releasing alongside titans of Black American music like the late DJ Deeon and DJ Rashad. Strong went on to become a member of DJ Rashad's renowned Teklife crew, and he was one of the creators of the legendary mixtapes on coloured cassettes that became a prototype for juke and footwork's evolution. 

In this Exchange, Strong speaks with RA's Kiana Mickles in New York about how he first became introduced to this world through his cousins, with whom he'd listen to funk and slow jams, Parliament Funkadelic, Farley Jackmaster Funk, James Brown and a variety of hip-hop throughout the '80s. The pieces eventually fell into place, he recounts, when he met the "mysterious kid" DJ Rashad in 1997. Together, they helped shape the music scene in Chicago, and the rest, as they say, is history. 

Over the last few years, Strong has been celebrating footwork's past by putting out a series of albums called Da Mind of Traxman on Planet Mu. He's just released his third volume, and his first since 2014, which was crafted with the help of fellow Planet Mu artist Sinjin Hawke. Strong took on A&R duties to collate the best from hundreds of tracks dating back to 2005. The series is notable in part because it's a catalogue of footwork and its Chicago lineage—juke and house—as well as these genres' soul, funk and rock roots.  

Strong talks to Mickles about what Chicago's music scene was like in the '80s and '90s, why footwork was so rooted in dancing and where the genre is heading in the future. Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.753 Traxman

from the album REZIL, out now via Macro  https://macrorec.bandcamp.com/album/rezil 

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Impérieux – Sword Fight [Macro M79]

Well this one has been a long time coming.

My last full release came out over two years ago and in the mean time I’ve mainly been busy parenting it up with my two girls. Music took a bit of a back seat and I think you can all agree that that is probably fair enough.

Now they’ve grown up a bit I’ve finally got some time to get back in the studio and twiddle the old knobs again and boy has it been a joy! I don’t think I realised how much I had missed making freaky bass lines and shooting lazer sounds...

These three tracks are the beginning and I am working on many more that I will be getting out over the next few months so keep those ears peeled and eyes to the ground.


HHANDS029 - Desert Sound Colony - Little By Little EP (Clips)

Dark distorted acid, on and on 808 rhythm tracks and swinging 909's. Zopelar for president! The Brazilian Jackmaster delivers a 6 track ep adding some samba to the Chicago influenced jack tracks.

Zopelar - Fornix EP [CJFD44]

Breaka B2B Mollygum - 06 March 2025

ASOY - 3 Boys In Trouble (Closet Yi Remix)

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Good To Me

Slanted

Produced, composed, mixed, performed and written by @johanpaulson

Stockholm, Sweden 2024

Copyright: @celinitamusic

Beats 4 Sale & Johan Paulson - Melodic Dark Trap Beat 1

Mad Cow

06.09.25 exit, glasgow, uk 🇬🇧
29.08.25 global ark festival, gunma, jp 🇯🇵
18.07.25 kulturforum, berlin, de 🇩🇪
06.07.25 kiosk, brussels, be 🇧🇪
28.06.25 crave, san jose, cr 🇨🇷
27.06.25 secret garden, guatemala city, gt 🇬🇹
26.06.25 cce, guatemala city, gt 🇬🇹
06.06.25 blurred edges festival, hamburg, de 🇩🇪
01.06.25 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
08.05.25 amek collective, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
07.05.25 stellage, athens, gr 🇬🇷
22.02.25 paloma, berlin, de 🇩🇪
19.01.25 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
27.12.24 bunker, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
26.12.24 taba, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
11.12.24 grand palais, paris, fr (installation) 🇫🇷
16.11.24 noise istanbul festival, tr 🇹🇷
08.11.24 exit, glasgow, uk 🇬🇧
26.10.24 bonobo, tokyo, jp 🇯🇵
25.10.24 rakuen, kobe, jp 🇯🇵
20.10.24 colors, okinawa, jp 🇯🇵
19.10.24 compufunk, osaka, jp 🇯🇵
18.10.24 metro, kyoto, jp 🇯🇵
29.09.24 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
10.08.24 lethargy festival, zürich, ch 🇨🇭
29.06.24 crave, san jose, cr 🇨🇷
28.06.24 menage festival, mexico, mx 🇲🇽
26.06.24 the box, guatemala city, gt 🇬🇹
22.06.24 reef festival, roatan, hn 🇭🇳
20.06.24 the lot, new york, usa 🇺🇸
19.05.24 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
06.04.24 exit, glasgow, uk 🇬🇧
27.01.24 beatforest fest, khao yai, th 🇹🇭
26.01.24 vervo, kunming, cn 🇨🇳
20.01.24 love, phnom penh, kh 🇰🇭
31.12.23 vantek, vancouver, ca 🇨🇦
23.12.23 faza, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
26.11.23 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
09.11.23 bombas gens, valencia, es (installation) 🇪🇸
28.10.23 aurora, guangzhou, cn 🇨🇳
27.10.23 groundless factory, beijing, cn 🇨🇳
22.10.23 colors, okinawa, jp 🇯🇵
21.10.23 bonobo, tokyo, jp 🇯🇵
20.10.23 metro, kyoto, jp 🇯🇵
14.10.23 compufunk, osaka, jp 🇯🇵
13.10.23 calle 5411, numazu, jp 🇯🇵
16.09.23 yaz festivali, tarabya, tr 🇹🇷
17.06.23 rx, istanbul, tr 🇹🇷

3rd quarter 2023: artist residency: tarabya academy, istanbul, tr 🇹🇷

28.04.23 paloma, berlin, de 🇩🇪
22.04.23 toplocentrala, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
12.03.23 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
03.02.23 philharmonie, berlin, de 🇩🇪
18.12.22 broma, saigon, vn 🇻🇳
17.12.22 lighthouse, saigon, vn 🇻🇳
16.12.22 le manolis, phnom penh, kh 🇰🇭
09.12.22 decommune, bangkok, th 🇹🇭
29.10.22 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
22.10.22 compufunk, osaka, jp 🇯🇵
21.10.22 metro, kyoto, jp 🇯🇵
15.10.22 bonobo, tokyo, jp 🇯🇵
14.10.22 calle 5411, numazu, jp 🇯🇵
07.10.22 renate, berlin, de 🇩🇪
09.09.22 berlin rom express, roma, it 🇮🇹
03.09.22 paloma, berlin, de 🇩🇪
23.07.22 modular, tegucigalpa, hn 🇭🇳
21.07.22 reef, roatan, hn 🇭🇳
14.07.22 ngom fest, prizren, kos 🇽🇰
12.06.22 berghain, berlin 🇩🇪
26.05.22 museo villa de pisa, olevano, it 🇮🇹
25.03.22 maxxi, roma, it 🇮🇹

2nd quarter 2022: artist residency, casa baldi, it 🇮🇹

05.03.22 paloma, berlin, de 🇩🇪
19.11.21 paloma, berlin, de 🇩🇪

september 2021: artist residency, goethe institut, thessaloniki, gr 🇬🇷
20.08.21 cura, berlin, de 🇩🇪
19.02.21 museum folkwang, essen, de 🇩🇪
07.03.20 interstellar, singapore 🇸🇬
06.03.20 village cafe, siem reap, kn 🇰🇭
01.03.20 broma, saigon, vn 🇻🇳
29.02.20 lighthouse, saigon, vn 🇻🇳
07.02.20 philharmonie, berlin 🇩🇪
27.12.19 koncept space, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
02.11.19 berghain, berlin 🇩🇪
27.10.19 honey, minneapolis, us 🇺🇸
26.10.19 sic, philadelphia, us 🇺🇸
29.09.19 cafe oto, london, uk 🇬🇧
21.09.19 yüka, gammarth, tn 🇹🇳
14.09.19 d.edge, sao paulo, br 🇧🇷
13.09.19 mutek festival, ba, ar 🇦🇷
07.09.19 lisergica, iquique, cl 🇨🇱
06.09.19 noctambula, santiago, cl 🇨🇱
31.08.19 chateau de motteux, paris, fr 🇫🇷
24.08.19 port hercule, monaco 🇲🇨
16.08.19 paloma, berlin 🇩🇪
08.06.19 berghain, berlin 🇩🇪
11.05.19 noon, osaka, jp 🇯🇵
10.05.19 metro, kyoto, jp 🇯🇵
04.05.19 b1, taipei, tw 🇹🇼
03.05.19 colors, okinawa, jp 🇯🇵
30.4.19 window, guangzhou, cn 🇨🇳
27.4.19 echo bay, chongqing, cn 🇨🇳
26.4.19 tag, chengdu, cn 🇨🇳
20.4.19 temple, istanbul, tr 🇹🇷
31.3.19 broma, saigon, vn 🇻🇳
30.3.19 lighthouse, saigon, vn 🇻🇳
29.3.19 beat boutique, siem reap, kh 🇰🇭
08.3.19 SXSW, austin, us 🇺🇸
02.3.19 paloma, berlin 🇩🇪
02.2.19 berghain, berlin 🇩🇪
01.12.18 vfl festival, panajachel, gt 🇬🇹
17.11.18 berghain, berlin 🇩🇪
12.10.18 paloma, berlin 🇩🇪
07.10.18 compufunk, osaka 🇯🇵
06.10.18 g, okinawa 🇯🇵
29.9.18 community fest, numazu 🇯🇵
28.9.18 bonobo, tokyo 🇯🇵
23.9.18 metro, kyoto 🇯🇵
15.9.18 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
07.9.18 meakusma, eupen, be 🇧🇪
19.7.18 in the nature, muglizh, bg 🇧🇬
14.7.18 drumsong, philadelphia, us 🇺🇸
12.7.18 honey lounge, mnpls, us 🇺🇸
08.7.18 re-bar, seattle, us 🇺🇸
07.7.18 black lodge, los angeles, us 🇺🇸
30.6.18 antik, san jose, cr 🇨🇷
29.6.18 normandie, mexico, mx 🇲🇽
19.5.18 konekt, guangzhou, cn 🇨🇳
17.5.18 lighthouse, saigon, vn 🇻🇳
11.5.18 under9, kuala lumpur, ml 🇲🇾
28. & 29.4.18 f(t) festival, berlin, de – live 🇩🇪
30.3.18 diviat slon, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
13.3.18 dea, frankfurt – w/ ensemble modern 🇩🇪
13.1.18 paloma, berlin, de 🇩🇪
30.12.17 renate, berlin, de 🇩🇪
16.12.17 jaeger, oslo, no 🇳🇴
07.12.17 säule / berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
22.11.17 interstellar, singapore 🇸🇬
18.11.17 bonobo, tokyo 🇯🇵
15.11.17 paradise air, matsudo 🇯🇵
11.11.17 arkham, shanghai, cn 🇨🇳
10.11.17 ondo, hiroshima 🇯🇵
08.11.17 dommune, tokyo 🇯🇵
03.11.17 water lounge, fukuoka 🇯🇵
02.11.17 metro, kyoto 🇯🇵
29.10.17 g, okinawa, jp 🇯🇵
20.10.17 city stage, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
07.10.17 berghain, berlin, de 🇩🇪
23.9.17 camera obscura fest, tbilisi, ge 🇬🇪
22.9.17 cafe-gallery, tbilisi, ge 🇬🇪
16.9.17 paloma, reykjavik, is 🇮🇸
29.7.17 d.edge, sao paulo, br 🇧🇷
28.7.17 cck, buenos aires, ar 🇦🇷
26.7.17 avant garten, ba, ar 🇦🇷

july 2017: artist residency: kai center, arin, pe 🇵🇪
21.7.17 kokopelli, cusco, pe 🇵🇪
14.7.17 fuga, lima, pe 🇵🇪
29.6.17 ifa galleries, stuttgart, de 🇩🇪
10.6.17 suicide circus, berlin 🇩🇪
20.5.17 interstellar, singapore 🇸🇬
11.5.17 boney, melbourne, aus 🇦🇺
6.5.17 beam, bangkok, th 🇹🇭
5.5.17 hwg, chengdu, cn 🇨🇳
30.4.17 flabbergasted, oberhausen, de 🇩🇪
16.4.17 diviat slon, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
08.4.17 culture days, olomouc, cz 🇨🇿
06.4.17 renate, berlin, de 🇩🇪
18.3.17 modular, tegucigalpa, hn 🇭🇳
17.3.17 SXSW, austin, us 🇺🇸
13.3.17 sesiones frescas, atitlan, gt 🇬🇹
11.3.17 sma festival, guatemala, gt 🇬🇹
3.3.17 nocturnal, denver, us 🇺🇸
19.2.17 8th st lounge, dc 🇺🇸
18.2.17 rizumu, philadelphia 🇺🇸
11.2.17 bncc, nyc 🇺🇸
4.2.17 LACMA, los angeles 🇺🇸

1st quarter 2017: artist residency, villa aurora, los angeles, usa

31.12.16 wilde renate, berlin, de 🇩🇪
25.12.16 studio ew, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
19.12.16 hkb, bern, ch 🇨🇭
17.12.16 panorama bar, berlin, de 🇩🇪
10.12.16 d.edge, sao paulo, br 🇧🇷
03.12.16 cocoliche, buenos aires, ar 🇦🇷
02.12.16 club quinto sol, santiago, cl 🇨🇱
25.11.16 arista festival, lima, pe 🇵🇪
12.11.16 cato, singapore, sg 🇸🇬
11.11.16 time, manila, ph 🇵🇭
09.11.16 beam, bangkok, th 🇹🇭
05.11.16 urvc, shanghai, cn 🇨🇳
04.11.16 lantern, beijing, cn 🇨🇳
02.11.16 bonobo, tokyo, jp 🇯🇵
29.10.16 real-d, miyazaki, jp 🇯🇵
28.10.16 calle 5411, numazu, jp 🇯🇵
26.10.16 g, okinawa, jp 🇯🇵
22.10.16 faust, seoul, kr 🇰🇷
21.10.16 temple, ulaanbaatar, mgl 🇲🇳
07.10.16 cinta negra, mexico, mx 🇲🇽
28.08.16 producersatwork, berlin, de 🇩🇪
12.08.16 suicide circus, berlin, de 🇩🇪
23. + 29.7.16 180° festival, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
23.07.16 studio ew, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
02.07.16 panorama bar, berlin, de 🇩🇪
26.06.16 rencontres futurism, toulouse, fr 🇫🇷
10.06.16 ion festival, nürnberg, de 🇩🇪
10.05.16 r.e.h, berlin, de – A1 film screening 🇩🇪
04.05.16 macro at about blank, berlin 🇩🇪
09.04.16 verh, minsk, by 🇧🇾
08.04.16 loft, st.petersburg, ru ☭ 
18. + 19.03.16 maerzmusik festival, berlin, de 🇩🇪
12.3.16 schauspielhaus zürich, ch – A1 film premiere 🇨🇭
26.02.16 beam, bangkok, th 🇹🇭
19.02.16 panorama bar, berlin, de 🇩🇪
09.01.16 suicide circus, berlin, de 🇩🇪
31.12.15 wilde renate, berlin, de 🇩🇪
26.12.15 studio ew, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
19.12.15 d.edge, sao paulo, br 🇧🇷
19.12.15 raww x room, sao paulo, br 🇧🇷
12.12.15 unlock, buenos aires, ar 🇦🇷
04.12.15 bka theater, berlin, de 🇩🇪
28.11.15 real-d, miyazaki, jp 🇯🇵
27.11.15 compufunk, osaka, jp 🇯🇵
25.11.15 loveball, okinawa, jp 🇯🇵
21.11.15 shaft, sendai, jp 🇯🇵
20.11.15 roots, nagano, jp 🇯🇵
17.11.15 bonobo, tokyo, jp 🇯🇵
14.11.15 calle 5411, numazu, jp 🇯🇵
13.11.15 socrates, kyoto, jp 🇯🇵
30.10.15 macro at flex, vienna, at 🇦🇹
17.10.15 tipografia 5, chișinău, md 🇲🇩
16.10.15 street theatre, soroca, md 🇲🇩
15.10.15 barbusse 25, chernivtsi, ua 🇺🇦
14.10.15 academia de muzică, teatru și arte plastice, chișinău, md 🇲🇩
13.10.15 bunker, bardar, md 🇲🇩
04.10.15 cabaret sauvage, paris, fr 🇫🇷
12.09.15 grenzwert, basel, ch 🇨🇭
21.08.15 panorama bar, berlin, de 🇩🇪
25.07.15 la playa, varna, bg 🇧🇬
24.07.15 troyan riverside festival, bg 🇧🇬
18.07.15 studio ew, sofia, bg 🇧🇬
27.06.15 palazzo ducale, genova, it 🇮🇹

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Impérieux – Sword Fight [Macro M79]

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