special release alert! gene hooked us up with three tracks he producedd as a teenager, together with ron hardy. rons untimely death in 1991 prevented the tracks from be released at the time. these tracks were made during various sessions at genes studio, when ron had time in between his gigs. raw, original chicago house music from the late 80s! comes with special artwork featuring an original late 80s flyer

one of the founding fathers of chicago house, himself a grandson to a dj and frequently alongside other greats such as ron hardy on the decks, gene hunt summons a 3-tracker for the midnight shift label. true house and techno direct from the source and in his own words, a rather ‘jungly’ take of it due to the tracks’ chaotic percussion. ‘feeling it’ takes you back to the original old school, with all the classic elements in place, it’s a house lover’s wet dream, 30 years after the fact. spector twists things up while keeping that pumping jacking groove a perfect intersection between then and now.scatter punches through the noise like a clarion call to arms - where are all our jacks and jackies at report to the dancefloor, please.

richard rogers black booby re-edits return with bb07, which sees chi-town original and ron hardy protégé gene hunt - a black booby veteran from bb04 - digging out more vintage dat dopeness on the double-a-side, which features raw-as-hell analogue house workout *1015* (a take on the dion & tony track from his chicago dance tracks collection on rush hour back in 2011) alongside the very aptly-named (and appropriately drum-fuelled) *dr roland*. meanwhile on the b-side you will hear uk house music og terry farley sharing production duties with another 90s house veteran, stuart stretch silvester. *play house* (original mix) is a synth-heavy jacking houser with serious dancefloor intent, plus check out the kklassik mix by another chi-town don, k alexi shelby, who chases the original headlong down a dark alley littered with emotive samples and thumping keys.

directly from the music box of chicago and with the blessing of ron hardy we are proud to introduce you the next record coming out on artistika. chicago based artist gene hunt is came back with another stunning and explosive release on the italian artistika recordings. since the late 80s, as now, the fresh mix of vocal-imprinted chicago-house and roughly soulful techno is that characterize in major way hunts sound. after several releases on djax, hybrid, mc projects, step 2 house, svek or rush hour, he brings us 4 classical house tunes on the new artistika release. >i am from the old school. i have seen many eras of house change over the years and i know what the people want< (cit. gene hunt). vinyl only!

without revealing too much, this tasty sampler is a prequel to some very nice things ahead. for now, we can treat you to two music box inspired edit tracks. ... tip! essential stuff!

the legendary gene hunt!gene hunts first release was on the infamous trax imprint and he swiftly followed it up with a string of tracks that were personified by a strong influence from detroit. deep strings mixed with intricate drum patterns were his trademark and his melodies ep for nepenta was one of the labels first hits. a chicago house music pioneer, and world class deejay, gene has collaborated with a range of critically-acclaimed artists and producers, including adam beyer, cari lekebusch, carl cox, paul johnson, farley jackmaster funk, frankie knuckles, and ron hardy. this ep with four killer tracks brings back old times! hot!

part 1 of 2! gene hunt shares his ancient treasures with us... up to now this stuff resided only on reels! featuring a truly all-star line-up! rush hour continues to unearth never released chicago house classics from the eighties, also known as the golden era of house music

*this is how it started* focuses heavily on the early days of the chicago sound, especially in the formative years at ron hardys music box. vinyl sampler 3 of a comprehensive journey in the essence of chicago house music, features gene hunt, chicago blues orchestra, yam who? & gg.

marquis hawkes kehrt zurück zu seinen schlichten aber effektiven house-rhythmen, mit denen er durch seine frühe arbeiten für das britische label dixon avenue basement jams bekannt wurde. einflüsse von ron hardy, gene hunt und roy davis jr werden mit modernster technologie auf heutigen stand gebracht, ohne deren authenzität zu verlieren

first gimme! gimme! release featuring can t live without your love by tamiko jones and the super rare cosmic classic this man by phill & friends band. “can’t live without your love” was popularised by david mancuso s loft cd/lp. originally released in 1979, it’s considered a huge influence as an electronic-disco record and is a massive chicago favourite. this record has been heavily sought after for some time and played by larry levan, ron hardy, gene hunt, frankie knuckles, …… „this man“ was a huge track with dj baldelli at cosmic when it was released in 1980 and it has been top of many collectors wants lists for a long time. very rare and very expensive, this sleazy downtempo rock/dub disco cut really is one of those extraordinary once heard never forgotten tracks.