Perp-014

12.11.2019 Taelue blesses us with his first solo project , a mini album titled “Reflections”. 6 tracks are here that vary in style. Like the title suggest, this is a personal project, apparently years in the making. With 3 club, 1 experimental and 2 downtempo cuts brings out Taelue’s voice which is a unique vision…

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05.02.2019 It’s been a minute since the last Machining Dreams release, however I have come with an album. It is called Beatsmith. Really it is a retrospective project as this album was made several years ago. Now is the time to present these tunes to the world. All produced in a two period sometime in…

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02.05.19 Dream Scoring is a project between HEAR and I that started in 2016, which saw us release our first 12" Images of a Myth on HEAR’s Naissance Musik. Now more than two years later we present a remix project from the above EP. HEAR enlisted a plethora of producers that vary our sound, Wareika, Amir Alexander,…

Perp-012

6.3.2018 After quite the long hiatus, I am back posting on Machining Dreams blog and I am starting back with a various piece featuring several Chicago luminaries. Perp-012   Welcome to the Barbershop. This LP arrives with tunes from some of your favorite artists representing Chicago's underground dance music sphere on the city's bred label;…

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11.4.16 Chris Mitchell is back on Anunnaki Cartel with a three track 12" that features strong drum programming with a dystopian feel. Mitchell is pushing the worried and anxious sound, apparently he thinks house and techno is not always roses and peaches. The Remnants EP features three tunes with the mechanical feelings of cyborgs running…

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9.9.16 New Dutch label called Another Earth is debuting now with a split EP as its first release. Esther Duijn is the label owner and she is also featured on the B side of this release, teamed up with her partner Steady Douglas. The A side features techno head Myles Sergé. This music here is…

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5.12.12 Chris Mitchell is up next on Vanguard Sound with a solo piece called Phrenetic EP. A four track 12" that shows off Chris' versatility as each track has a different style and feel. Some new music from the American south that is making waves as Chris is creating his own sound. Check the prose…

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2/14/11 Today I am featuring a release from Area aka m50 called Tenderness EP. For those not in the know; m50 has been burning up the decks quietly across the world, meanwhile making his home base on the northside of Chicago. He hosts the Streetbeat show on WNUR at Northwestern University and has released several…

Sonic Subversion

10/19/10 Ah yes, I have prepared a special segment featuring my friend and mastering guy Amir Alexander. Definitely making some moves, and case in point with this new digital release from Plan B entitled Sonic Subversion EP. I'll let Amir elaborate on himself and this release. Amir what up homie? Hakim my man, at the…