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RP Boo Traces the Chicago House Roots of Footwork

RP Boo Traces the Chicago House Roots of Footwork

Foundational footwork producer RP Boo takes us through the history of the influential electronic genre, a mutant offshoot of ghetto house that makes you dance.

Jayda G’s ‘Guy’ Is a Touching Tribute to Life, Love, and Loss

Jayda G’s ‘Guy’ Is a Touching Tribute to Life, Love, and Loss

Jayda G’s Guy is an admirable and occasionally affecting project that balances both personal vulnerabilities with uplifting and life-affirming music.

The Lively World of Dance Music’s Deadhead LP Giobbi

The Lively World of Dance Music’s Deadhead LP Giobbi

Possibly the only DJ on earth to get the blessing of the Jerry Garcia estate, LP Giobbi’s first solo record charts a new course for contemporary dance music.

The Best Electronic Albums of 2022

The Best Electronic Albums of 2022

This year’s best electronic albums span the widest range of styles of any genre, ranging from poppy and melodic electro to the experimental outer reaches.

DJ Sun Discusses His Immigrant Roots and ‘Loveletter’ to Music

DJ Sun Discusses His Immigrant Roots and ‘Loveletter’ to Music

DJ Sun discusses how he started DJing, his process for making albums, sampling 1970s porn records, and recording an LP about discovering his Chinese heritage.

FaltyDL Goes Indie and Finally Sings on ‘A Nurse to My Patience’

FaltyDL Goes Indie and Finally Sings on ‘A Nurse to My Patience’

FaltyDL’s A Nurse to My Patience is home-alone, headphones-on, glow-of-a-smartphone-in-the-dark indie music. It’s the sound of the demons dancing in his head.

‘Bolts’ Is Hagop Tchaparian’s Mysterious Dive into Found Sound and Tradition

‘Bolts’ Is Hagop Tchaparian’s Mysterious Dive into Found Sound and Tradition

Producer Hagop Tchaparian conjures up a unique, bracing meld of electronic and traditional Western Asian instrumentation on his debut album, Bolts.

30 Years Ago CeCe Peniston Celebrated Disco and House with ‘Finally’

30 Years Ago CeCe Peniston Celebrated Disco and House with ‘Finally’

Three decades later, CeCe Peniston’s Finally remains a thrilling record that boasts some of the most memorable dance music of the last five decades.

Song Goddess: An Interview with Grammy-Winning Vocalist Lisa Fischer

Song Goddess: An Interview with Grammy-Winning Vocalist Lisa Fischer

In this exclusive interview with PopMatters, Lisa Fischer shares how music has shaped her life, from performing with Sting, Tina Turner, and Chaka Khan to collaborating with ballet companies and symphony orchestras.

Brandon Markell Holmes and Rogue Vogue Make a Stunning “Garden” (premiere)

Brandon Markell Holmes and Rogue Vogue Make a Stunning “Garden” (premiere)

Chicago’s Brandon Markell Holmes and Rogue Vogue create gorgeous, moving, forward-looking electrosoul on “Garden”.

Ground’s Rickety, Folkloric House Achieves Perfection on ‘Ozunu’

Ground’s Rickety, Folkloric House Achieves Perfection on ‘Ozunu’

Like all the best dreams, Ground’s Ozunu stays both bizarre and entertaining the whole way through. The folkloric house achieves nothing shy of perfection.

Dawn Richard’s ‘Second Line’ Is a Triumphant Tribute to Her Musical Roots

Dawn Richard’s ‘Second Line’ Is a Triumphant Tribute to Her Musical Roots

Dawn Richard’s Second Line is a gorgeous record featuring fantastic, strange, esoteric sounds playing with house and club conventions. It’s a pioneering record and easily one of the best of the year.