试听：RP Boo-'Bangin'On King Drive (Official)

Dancing is central to RP Boo. If you’ve been lucky enough to catch one of his DJ sets, such as his groundbreaking 2013 European debut at Unsound Festival in Krakow, you’ll have seen him come out from behind the decks and start dancing in and with the crowd, spreading Footwork both sonically and as an evolving set of movements. People who meet RP Boo may note a stark contrast between the intense battle aesthetics of his latest album “Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints” and the joyousness of RP Boo as an individual. 

He says,

一些炒作媒体赞扬其为 “你从未听过的芝加哥最伟大的制作人”，BOO的作品是声音和运动的激进突变的起点， 那场运动意味着芝加哥成为孕育当代俱乐部音乐创意的温床之一。

2013年他发布了《Legacy LP》，就像唱片名（遗产，传承）一样，巩固了他在这所城市的传奇舞池文化历史上的影响程度。

The legendary RP Boo, founding father of Chicago footwork/juke.  Credited in some hype-oriented media as "the greatest Chicago producer you've never heard of", Boo's oeuvre is ground zero for the radical evolution in sound and movement that has characterized that city as one of few hearths of true originality in contemporary club music. 

He barely played outside of his hometown until the 2013 release of his Legacy LP, which, as the name implies, cemented his role within the city's storied dancefloor-cultural history.

试听：RP Boo "Your Choice"

RP Boo对于 Footwork音乐，就像是Juan Atkins 对 Techno的意义一样－是一个迸发创新的想法和新方向的源泉。当被问起作为一个流派鼻祖这样一个角色的感受的时候，他谦虚地说，

RP Boo is to Footwork what Juan Atkins is to Techno – a source point for a busting out of innovative ideas and new directions. When asked about his role as progenitor of the genre he humbly notes, 

在音乐方面，RP Boo还是一位现代武士，以另类地方式切割采样，保持自己的音乐独一无二的特性。专辑“Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints” 包含了在他2013年受到高度赞扬的首张专辑 “Legacy”之后的以及其他旧时作品。亮点有可以看见他剪开街道号码的“Banging On King Dr.”，整体黑色感觉的“Sleepy”; 以及巧妙funk之笔的“Your Choice”，灵感来源于为Prince做贝斯手的父亲；还有“Lets Dance Again”，芝加哥跳舞音乐历史的soulful回声之作；注入戏剧性字符的 “Daddy's Home” 和庆祝成功喜悦的“B'Ware.”等等都是不容错过的好作品。

试听：RP Boo - Speakers R-4 (Sounds)

Sonically, RP Boo is a modern-day Zatoichi samurai, cutting his samples in unorthodox ways. His sound remains unique. “Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints” contains both tracks made after his acclaimed 2013 debut album “Legacy” (“An album of scorching, scene-defining hits” SPIN) and older tracks. Highlights include “Banging On King Dr.” which sees him cutting up street numbers; the monolithic noir feeling of “Sleepy”; the subtle funk of “Your Choice” which may in some way be inspired by his Dad’s role as bass player for Prince; “Lets Dance Again” whose delicate soulful sound echoes deep streams of Chicago dance music history; the dramatic string-infused “Daddy's Home” and the celebration of achieving dreams that is the closer “B'Ware.”

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

Antidote presents RP BOO [Chicago]