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Review: The real deal out of Chicago and embedded within the footwork elite - for real - DJ Manny crosses the Atlantic to drastic effect once more by arriving with an exceedingly fine album for Planet Mu. There's something unexplainable about this work, and perhaps a fitting word is substance, but it doesn't take long to realise that Signals In My Head will be something special to appreciate in the years to come. With such a deep, eclectic and inspiring sound, Manny himself expresses that Signals In My Head was a push to, "do something that nobody (in Footwork) had ever done before which is an R&B love type of album but still keeping it footwork, juke, house, techno, with a few breaks.". Heavy where it needs to be, full of soul and a touch of edge - true heads this is for you. Undeniable and super inspiring sounds.
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ZIQ 435
23 Jul 21
23 Jul 21
4
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ZIQ 459S2
30 Aug 23
30 Aug 23
6
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ZIQ 435S1
06 May 21
06 May 21
10
Played by: Mantissa
Review: Once again the Planet Mu team have conjured up an experimental gem of sonic mastery as they welcome Jlin inside for a footwork showcase like you've never heard before. This exceptional selection kicks off with the glitchy drum switches and moogy bass pulses of 'Embryo', giving us an energetic injection right from the jump. From here we then navigate into the super-digitized synth scatters and bleeping melodies of 'Auto Pilot', next to 'Connect The Dots', which utilizes icy glitch slides and popping drum melodies for another bouncy expedition into the unknown. Finally, 'Rabbit Hole' sends us down a trippy avenue that we weren't expecting, launching syncopated rhythmic twist ups and warbling LFO monologs for a slightly confusing yet thoroughly enjoyable outro.
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ZIQ 445
10 Dec 21
10 Dec 21
14
Review: Giving Planet Mu a sensational fourth album is Chicago footwork legend RP Boo - signalling his place in the game as Established! (In Europe) It all began back in 2013 with the release of the debut LP, Legacy, and for this most current installment RP looks back to a time when he was inventing Footwork, going out listening to disco and linking with the creators of house such as Paul Johnson (RIP). The album, too, reflects a time when RP Boo started DJing, inspired by the ghetto house and jack tracks that has influenced his music since, next to being a record about black pride, black dignity, black beauty and black creativity. Straight-laced bangers include "Be Of It!" next to the trippy vocal work of "Haters Increase The Heat!" or tribal soundscapes of "Beauty Speak Of Sounds". Classic footwork rhythms and stutters come through tracks like "Now U Know!", with chopped up loops and legendary samples keeping it real in "How 2 Get It Done!". Legendary.
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ZIQ 431
17 Sep 21
17 Sep 21
17
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ZIQ 454S2
21 Feb 23
21 Feb 23
18
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ZIQ 460S1
18 Jan 24
18 Jan 24
24
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ZIQ 461S
08 Aug 23
08 Aug 23
35
Played by: Juno Recommends Footwork/Juke
Review: Shooting the footwork blueprint into the ether, DJ Diamond returns to his world-beating 2011 LP Flight Muzik with this extended Japanese release that features additional offcuts from his time spent working with Planet Mu. While the appeal of footwork and juke in the UK has largely been for the futuristic qualities of the drum patterns and tempos, Diamond's approach truly builds on this potential by shearing away the necessary danceability of the music to wind up with a bugged out electronica that shimmers with the kind of production flair you might expect of Prefuse 73 working at hyped up tempos. With some choice tracks from the Bangs & Works compilations included here, there's plenty for the DJ Diamond completists to be digging into on this re-release.
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505530 0374578
23 Apr 14
23 Apr 14
37
Played by: Juno Recommends Footwork/Juke
Review: As one of the undisputed forefathers of the footwork scene, RP Boo has got plenty of archival material to dig into which is good news for all new found devotees of the sound. Planet Mu once again provides a platform to the Chicago-born style, calling upon Boo to deliver some hitherto unreleased gems which proved pivotal as juke and footwork were taking shape in the late 90s and early 00s. The tracks are primal, drum machine focused grooves with a more linear take on those hooky samples, neatly highlighting the transition from Dance Mania ghetto house and techno through to the more alien sounds of modern juke.
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505530 0382900
06 Apr 15
06 Apr 15
42
Review: RP Boo, aka Kevain Space, doesn't always get the praise that he deserves given the fact that he is one of the pioneers of juke and footwork alongside the recently departed DJ Rashad. Space hasn't flooded the market with his music and instead has opted to keep his releasing schedule sparse, with only a handful of releases for the likes of London's Honest Jon's, (adult swim), and Dance Mania, of course. He has, however, already released an LP for the UK's Planet Mu imprint and he returns with another one for the now heavily established label. The mood is classic RP Boo, where the fourteen tracks skip and roll their way across 808's, provocative vocal chops and heavy low-ends. There are also more pensive moments on here, such as "Your Choice" (one of our favourite moments), "Kemosabe" and "Daddy's Home". All in all, this is a much needed joint for all the lovers of that Chicago juke sound...something of a rarity these days!
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505530 0383013
29 Jun 15
29 Jun 15
43
Review: Wow, this is quite some album from Planet Mu! You may not be so familiar with Jlin, a footwork producer with a couple of contributions to the second Bangs & Works compilation Planet Mu released, but the Indiana based artist is quite the talent on the basis of Dark Energy. Jlin has gone on record to say this album has been in gestation from some time and explores darker themes than you would usually get on a footwork album. There's a real confidence to her productions at times on this album, "Black Diamond" in particular has a wonderful swagger to its syncopation, and in "Expand" Jlin offers an intriguing collaboration with RVNG Intl's resident voice manipulator Holly Herndon.
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505530 0382894
23 Mar 15
23 Mar 15
44
Review: At a time when so many of its early contemporaries are rarely seen releasing these days, Planet Mu's 20th anniversary is even more of a cause de celebre. The powerhouse of uncompromising leftfield electronic music has pulled no punches when it comes to commemorating the time, drawing on the staggering roster including Kuedo, Remarc, Traxman, Falty DL, Machinedrum, Milanese, Vex'd, Neil Landstrumm and so very many more besides, bringing together tracks from the vaults, from forgotten times, some of which have never previously seen the light of day. With 50 tracks to delve into, this is enough of an education to school even the most learned mind.
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505530 0385604
04 Sep 15
04 Sep 15
