From B-more experimental/ambient footwork producer Howse, this is the rowdiest, jankiest Astrocast yet.
We can certify that 75% of these tracks are youTube rips, and that's how it should be. Large sectors of 2011's global experimental electronic music cyber-community have soaked up juke like it's the new dubstep, and in this environment there's a huge difference between those people who've tuned into Planet Mu's output alone and those people who've dug deeper into its roots.
This mix taps into Chicago itself, into the entire cultural phenomenon of juke: the music, the footwork, the general lo-fi ghettotechnical genius. It also gives listeners a sense of the basis for Howse's original music, for how truly innovative and abstract his tunes are.
Stay locked on www.astronautico.com for Howse's free new 'trakz EP,' dropping September 9.
