Apr 29, 2014 dj rashad, a producer who helped bring the chicago dance music known as footwork to a global audience, was found dead on saturday in chicago. The album is a celebration of the life and music of the late, great dj rashad and features 14 previously unreleased tracks, each a collaboration between dj rashad and friends from the teklife crew and beyond. Welcome to the chi doesnt present a singular vision of what footwork should be. Teklife is a chicago footwork crew that, perhaps most notably, is attached to the late dj rashad. Numerous features from spinn and dj rashad round this project out perfectly. Find similar artists to dj rashad and discover new music. Dj spinn teklifes stream on soundcloud hear the worlds sounds. Four futurefacing but rootsy footwork constructions form rashad, including collaborations with dj manny and dj spinn. Dj chap, dj manny, sucia, dj taye, dj lucky greenlight. The first encounter i had with the bpmbusting chicago style known as footwork straight from the source came. Teklife is releasing a compilation album on hyperdub, with.
Taso teklife taso has been a member of the infamous crew teklife since 2012. He released his debut studio album double cup on hyperdub in 20 to critical praise. On tour with dj rashad compiles more than 800 previously unseen photos of the chicago producers us and international tours from 2011 to 2014. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
One of the albums best tracks, let it go below, epitomises the footwork sound, which went global a few years ago and made international stars of spinners such as dj rashad and pal dj spinn. Teklife a footwork music label originally founded by dj rashad. Teklife records a footwork music label originally founded by dj rashad. I would like to express my sincere condoleances to his family and his. Oct 23, 20 just learned the very saddening news, dj rashad born rashad harden has passed away yesterday 26042014 at the age of 34. Welcome to the chi 2012 by dj rashad at mp3caprice. Download a dj rashad, dj spinn and taso track from teklife till tha next life vol. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from dj rashad at the discogs marketplace. He might not be the most veteran footwork dj that would have to be rp boo or the most batshit there are lots of people in the running for that title, but its become increasingly clear since teklife vol. Discover and download music with our free personalized discovery tools. Dj rashad seems to have found a good home in hyperdub since the release of his acclaimed album rollin. Teklife have released a free compilation, vip 2020, featuring dj spinn, gantman, dj paypal, dj earl and many other label affilliates. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Feb 09, 2011 rest in peace gil rest in peace rashad.
Watch the video for i dont give a fuck from dj rashad s double cup for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Dj rashad teklife volume 1 welcome to the chi 2012, 320. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Teklife clothing designed for footworkers, beat makers, music lovers. Download a dj rashad, dj spinn and taso track from teklife.
Afterlife teklife001 release date april 8th 2016 teklife presents afterlife, the first release on the new teklife records label. For chicagos footwork scene, dj rashad was seen as the pinnacle. Download teklife s free vip 2020 compilation featuring dj spinn, dj paypal, traxman and many more. Teklife vol 1 represents the first release for footwork trailblazer dj rashad s new lit city trax imprint, created in collaboration with dj spinn and associate jcush, and a label which promises to be the definitive label for chicagos well established footwork scene.
Hyperdub released next life, a teklife compilation with all profits going to a fund for dj rashad s son chad harden, in november of 2014, followed by rashad s 66 ep in june of 2015. You can see why hyperdub snapped this one up for release, its a really focussed and uk danceflooraware ep. Aug 07, 2017 thanks to dj caution and c, love bang became way bigger than the heatwolves. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. Building dragonheart 2 online za darmo 2014 8949 the page and, carport diagnose lizenz crack kaspersky. Already a landmark album simply by virtue of being the inaugural release on the longvaunted teklife label, afterlife is a thrilling 160bpm celebration of the late dj rashad, the inspirational producer who did so much to bring chicago footwork to a global audience. Tragically, rashad was found dead in an apartment on chicagos south side in april 2014. Unlike the equally robust da mind of traxman, the erotic lit of footwork pearson, b. Dj rashad is gone, but his influence on footwork lives on. With solo and collaboration releases scheduled on hyperdub, exit, tempa, deep medi musik, and of course teklife records this is one shooter to be on the lookout for. Rashad harden october 9, 1979 april 26, 2014, known as dj rashad, was a chicagobased electronic musician, producer and dj known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the teklife crew. Dj spinn dj spinn is a footwork originator and alongside his late partner dj rashad founded the footwork producers crew teklife da life ep, released 18.
At a massive 20 tracks this album is a meaty proposition, and its testament to rashad s talent that the album is. Just learned the very saddening news, dj rashad born rashad harden has passed away yesterday 26042014 at the age of 34. Opener i dont give a fuck builds tension with a wellplaced vocal sample, which then erupts into a bleepy, stuttering groove. A year after the death of footwork ambassador dj rashad, meaghan garvey chronicles the history of his tightknit teklife crew, which continues to spread the chicago. Back in june, hyperdub labelhead kode9 said that there was some unreleased dj rashad material on the way, and proceeds from the releases. Feb 29, 2016 teklife becomes a record label with inaugural compilation. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of teklife, volume 1. Nov, 2014 dj rashad is gone, but his influence on footwork lives on the chicago producer died before the music he helped define could break out, but hes still inspiring his teklife crewwhich is. Rashad latest new mixtapes for free streaming and download. Welcome to the chi, an album by dj rashad on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. He was a guy who, of his own admission, was just making trax with his. To this day, i never came why my dad thought money and music was so looking or why my mom thought gambling was more stripped than her clothes.
Stream teklife001 afterlife dj rashad, a playlist by teklife from desktop or your mobile device. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. Teklife reveal first label release in honour of dj rashad. Apr 28, 2014 rashad harden released several albums over the past few years, most recently double cup on hyperdub. The gcp crew are joined by chicago footwork legends dj spinn and dj rashad. Its the teklife cofounders first release in four years. Download teklifes free vip 2020 featuring dj spinn and more. One year after their vip 2019 compilation, teklife have welcomed in the new year and decade. Jake and spinn go deep on retro games, chicago music history, vidgame soundtracks.
Welcome to the chi, jukeworkz, something 2 dance 2, singles. Hard wax is one of the worlds leading shops for cuttingedge electronic dance music, such as techno, house, dub and bass music. Stream tracks and playlists from rashad teklife on your desktop or mobile device. Dj rashad photo book to mark five years since footwork artists death. As a multiinstrumentalist, dj and producer who graduated with a degree in audio engineering, taso has devoted the greater half of his life to his art. Apr 27, 2014 simply put, dj rashad put an entire movement on his back. Getting my hands on an early copy of a teklife release is like a thug holiday.