Bangs and Works Vol. 2
THE BEST OF CHICAGO FOOTWORK: VARIOUS ARTISTS (Planet Mu)
16/20
A wildly entertaining selection of juke, ghetto house and odd jams from the Chicago footwork scene is brought to life on Bangs And Works Vol.2. A true belter of a release from the selectors at Planet Mu, Bangs And Works showcases a strain of house music those in the UK might not be too familiar with. Mad off-kilter beats and bass rumble up against glitchy snippets of vocal and house groove. A true underground cultural phenomenon in dance music, footwork has been a mainstay in the Chicago underground dance culture for years and it’s a credit to Planet Mu that its ghetto- tastic influence may now be brought to wider consciousness.
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Words: Hulio Bougeois