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Midnight Express - Boo Williams

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Boo Williams - Midnight Express

Label:
Catalog#:
RR721
Format:
Vinyl, 12"
Country:
US
Released:
1995
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
House, Techno

Tracklist

A1   Midnight Express
A2   Planet Earth
B1   Cloud Burst
B2   Blast Off

Credits

Mastered By - Mark Richardson (3)

Notes

Trakhead Music
Cajual Music (ASCAP)
CP 1995 Relief Records

Manufactured & distributed by Cajual Records, Chicago

Inscription on A-side: RR 721 UP Side / Metropolis Mastering Chicago M.J.R.
Inscription on B-side: RR 721 Down Side / M.M.M.J.R.

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Review by jitterbug Nov 21, 2007
Undoubtedly one of the finest things to come out on the seminal Relief Records, for me it's all about 'Midnight Express'. Boo works the trusty Juno 106 + 909 combination to devastating effect, with heavily distorted drums (actually, make that pretty much heavily distorted everything!), and layered synth loops, crazy fills and a groove to die for, all rounded off with a typical lo-fi Relief pressing, which so many people seem to think is a bad thing! It's all about the distortion - crank those gains... I promise, your neighbours will love you. If you're looking for an introduction to the REAL jacking chicago sound, then this would be a fine place to start. Just brilliant, raw, tracky house music by a true legend.
Rated 5/5
Review by kompressorkanonen Feb 17, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
"Cloud Burst", alongside Tim Harper's "202 Ocean Spray", is the ultimate Relief era Chicago track for me. A bottom-heavy, finger-poppin', grin-inducing piece of machine funk with a groove of Godzilla proportions and all controls set firmly at 11. There must have been smoke coming from Boo's studio the day he made this - you can just tell he was having a hell of a good time when he produced it. Get it, play it, and dance like an idiot.