Vinyl Releases
THE PHOTOBOOTH
12 Inch
04.05.16
smartbar resident chrissy teams up with chicago-based vocalist hawley in throwback to an earlier smart bar era with 12″,, mixes previewing their forthcoming full length. full 80s representation. classic electro-pop.
SUFFER PLAY
12 Inch
25.11.15
northside ‘82 is proud to welcome smart bar resident savile to the label for our second release. entitled suffer play, this three track ep imagines an alternate reality where minimal house takes an extended detour through chicago, strapping on the city’s famous jacking percussion for a more robust but equally razor sharp sound. “spaced” opens the record with a jolt of jacking house, pairing a limber bass line with tense percussion and pinpoint vocal samples. “1pm morning” is inviting and warm, a richly crafted environment lit by by resonating bass, wallpapered with sharpened guitar strums, and decorated with jangling percussion and clavinet accents. closer, “recipes from nowhere”, is the dreamiest of them all, letting melodies bubble around the track’s bass line backbone and swaddling listeners in melancholic pads. altogether an exceptional record from one of the city’s brightest young.
DANCE EQUATIONS EP
12 Inch
19.08.15
new chicago based record label north side 82 kicks off with ike release and his sumptuous and bumping dance equations ep.