Review: The first volume of the KMG Chicago series was something of a must-have, so hopes are naturally high for this follow-up. Certainly, there's plenty to get excited about, including a pair of Ron Trent remixes of cuts from Marshall Jefferson and Harry Dennis' Jungle Wonz project. Trent's versions of the "Ancestor's Walk" and "Urban Blues" are both typically deep, melodious and musically rich, with jazzy piano hits and electronic marimba lines offering the perfect compliment to the spiritual, spoken word vocals. Matthew Yates offers up a hustling, late night deep house treat in the shape of "Hater Motivator", before Chi-town veteran Alias G brings things to a close with the fuzzy vocals, jazz-flecked vocal samples and gritty grooves of "I Wish You Were Here".
Review: It's been a while since Alias G's last outing on Unknown To The Unknown, 2011's Delite Tonite EP. In keeping with the label's tradition of direct, no-fooling party starting fodder, "Attention" kicks things off in flamboyant style with a chunky, rolling groove accentuated by lavish string stabs. The bumpy mid-section break speaks of the roughness we've come to expect from UTTU before switching up into a double bass refrain and a tongue in cheek trance riff. "3XG Anthem" takes a more recognisably Chicagoan tone, all Larry Heard drums and bass, with extra synth squiggles and a self-assured vocal over the top. Both classicist and utterly irreverent in the same beat, Alias G has served up a thoroughly unusual blend with this release.
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