(24/41) For a cognoscente of Chicago's dance music scene, there's perhaps no EP name more candid than 'Chicago's Club Culture'. Rahaan Young is the witness in question to this radically open metro-musical hotbed, having continually made his name since at least the early 80s in the Illinois capital initially as a disco and disco-house pioneer, before then eventually branching out into other styles. Unlike earlier releases which focus on more abstract themes, the Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles adjacent first and foremostly pays his due honours to the city in which he grew, sharing six tracks spread out over a double-pack (three tunes on each record) for loud play. The A-side rings truer to percussive disco, 'Touch' being the kettle-banging, femme chorussing highlight, while the B-side is more "strung out", expending more of its energies on emotive lilts and cathartic hell yeahs.
- A1 America
- A2 It’s You
- B Touch
- C1 Irreplaceable
- C2 Hell Yeah
- D 10
