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Jackie your Body // 12.04.12 // Strictly Ghettotech

This Sunday Chambre 69 brings together four Dance Mania fanboys for a rare night of ghettotech, booty, juke and footwork. Entry is free before 12, £4 after.

Jackie Your Body returns with a pre-party special with a guest mix from everyone playing.

Posted at 20:45, 6th April 2012

live @ the arches

Jackie your Body // 23.02.12 // Live @ The Arches

Live set featuring some classic 808 booty bounce and UK footwork floor fillers. Recorded at Subcity's birthday party in The Arches, 2011.

Posted at 18:01, 24th February 2012

#14

Jackie your Body // 07.12.11 // #14

haters in this house if you see them knock em out.

it's been a long time, shouldn't have left you etc.

Posted at 02:01, 3rd December 2011

#13

Jackie your Body // 18.08.11 // #13

Ghettophiles isn’t your usual hyped up record label. Run mainly by Matt Frederick, the label has only been around for ‘little over a year’ and was mainly started to put out chicago juke since no one else was. I asked Matt a couple of questions about Ghettophiles. You should also download the new Phil Good EP because I told you too.

How exactly did the label come about? It’s fairly new label isn’t it?

The label came out a little over a year ago. Basically, my friend Neema decided he wanted to start a label focused on the Chicago juke/footwork scene. He was friends with a bunch of the guys already (there's a picture of the Geto DJ'z with him slinking in the back as "DJ Neemah"). All that being said, the first actual Ghettophiles release was a DJ Tameil album... which is bmore and not juke. Go figure.

What made you like this kind of music so much?

I am not from Chicago originally, so juke was pretty unknown to me for a long time. I had heard a few tracks before meeting Neema and not being impressed... then one day we took a road trip and listened to juke for like 3 hours straight. What finally hooked me was DJ Rashad's "Flashing Lights" remix. Of course, what totally hooked me into footwork was actually going to see footwork battles for the first time. It's just raw energy, and as much as I admire Planet Mu for doing the juke/footwork tour, there is still no comparison to actually being at a footwork event.

Juke and footwork has obviously been about for a long time in Chicago, why do you think it has gotten so much attention over the past year or so?

It's just like with house music... house was around for like a decade before France figured out it was good, then the rest of the world decided it was cool. Juke has been around here for awhile, France figured it out, then the UK, and so-on. It's just one of those things that was bound to happen eventually.

What do you think of the new British juke inspired stuff? I’ve found it to be hit or miss.

Chicago juke stuff is also hit-or-miss. Juke is addictive and really fun to make, and I really appreciate people who like to experiment with it. Footwork music, on the other hand, is way more utilitarian. You can't really play around with the formula or else it just doesn't work. We're actually putting out a free e.p. from this dude Melvin who is out of the UK. It's ridiculously good, and I hope to see more people attempt to hit that level of polish.

Is there any rivalry between the artists/DJs? Some of them seem hella aggro.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Yep.

There does seems to a real community vibe within the actual footworking dancing itself, why is this?

Everybody teaches everybody else how to footwork. All the footwork DJ's are/were footwork dancers themselves. It just makes sense, though. What's the fun of footworking if you're the only one who knows how to do it?

What are some of your favourite juke/ghettotech/footwork records and why?

I wish I had favorite records... but there are sooooo many good ones. Or I can just say "4 The Ghetto" by Spinn and Rashad. Out now on Ghettophiles, available everywhere that sells music!

To end it up, who do you think would win in a fight; Dance Mania or Subterranean Playhouse? Night Slugs.

Posted at 21:24, 17th August 2011

xander harris interview / 100% silk / not not fun

Jackie your Body // 10.06.11 // Xander Harris // 100% Silk

Xander Harris has been making music for around 15 years, he recently released I Want More Than Just Blood on Amanda from Not Not Fun’s new dance label 100% Silk. I Want More Than Just Blood consists of some sweet dancefloor jams with a big 90s horror vibe. Imagine running through a field in pink neon leggings to the sound of Hellraiser and you’ve just about got it.

This episode will features an interview with Justin Sweatt (aka Xander Harris) about his record Urban Gothic, synthesisers and being awkward in clubs - something which we can all relate too. This guy knows his synths and has a lot of love for Chris & Cosy and Skinny Puppy.

Posted at 23:23, 9th June 2011