Those three words comprise the mantra that the members of the Era Footwork Collective live by. The local group—also known as the Era Footwork Crew—consists of four dancers and two producers who helped ...
In this series, I pick up a track I've encountered in my daily musical life and record its appeal and the points I want to ...
This post ran originally on THUMP UK. There’s a stark moment on the late DJ Rashad’s debut LP, Double Cup, which encapsulates footwork’s contrary nature. With its whirring, pulsating rhythm and ...
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Chicago crew Teklife formed in 2011, and they’ve thrived as an electronic dance collective, fashion brand, and record label with footwork as the group’s impenetrable core. Founders DJ Rashad (aka ...
Jerilynn Patton makes music as Jlin, in Gary, Indiana. A former steel mill worker, she has roots in footwork, the light-speed dance music from Chicago. Two of footwork’s stalwarts, DJ Rashad and RP ...