What Is Footwork? Vol. 01
"What Is Footwork? Vol. 01" is a forward thinking compilation of tracks for forward thinking Dj's. Our Approach is simple: Take the sound of yesterday, and translate that sound into todays modern music language. We feature an array of classic And underground dance music that focuses on the ever evolving sounds of Footwork/Ghetto House/Jungle/Juke/Breaks/Halftime and Electro-Soul.
Quick Back-Story; What really is Footwork?
For those who aren't familiar, Footwork is a style of electronic dance music (yes guys, its EDM) and street dance that originated in Chicago during in the late-1990s. The dance involves fast movement of the feet with accompanying twists and turns, and usually takes place as part of a "battle". The music style has evolved from the earlier, rapid rhythms of juke and ghetto house, a change pioneered by Great late producers like DJ Rashad and R.P. Boo (Chicago). Footwork draws from styles such as drum and bass, utilizing double-time clave triplets, syncopated toms and prominent sub-bass. Tracks also frequently feature heavily syncopated samples from rap, pop and other sources, and are often around 160 bpm. Footwork also incorporates Heavily in the club culture cultivated in disco, house and techno.
We Intend on Bringing this Culture of cutting edge music to a new playing feild by implementing new ideas, and new techniques of production, and more importantly; making room for new ways of thinking about "Dance Music" and what truly makes people move. Let's Bring Footwork into today's underground EDM & Rave Scene. It's waiting to happen! Our approach is deeply rooted in the Future of this incredibly infectious genre , and we don't plan on stopping anytime soon. So if you're a serious music producer or just a music connoisseur, ask yourself.. What is Footwork? We have the answer for you. Take a Listen.
@ElasticRhythms
soundcloud.com/elasticrhythms
released September 6, 2019
Our First Release compilation is titled "What Is Footwork? Vol. 01"- A 10 track Compilation featuring:
- @Mannequin [AKA Morelia] (DirtyBird, Insomniac Records, Mau5trap, Phsyco Disco + more)
- @IamBoondok [Boondok] (Elastic Rhythms co-Founder / Chub Rub Records, Teethy)
- @SamuraiBreaks (UK Producer featured on Resident Advisor, Worst Behavior Recs)
- @BroDawgManDude (Mannequin & Boondok collab project)
- @Eric_Mark (Main Coarse, In Rotation, House of Hustle)
- @ShyMelon [AKA Sammy Legs] (Audiophille XXL, Inquiry Collective)
- @BruhBruhBruv (Inquiry Collective)