Artist description two guys from Chicago, hopelessly addicted to the deep sounds pumping out of UK clubs, raves and pirate radio stations. from the vocal smashes, right down to the deepest, dubbiest undergound darkness, if it's got that slinky syncopated groove and a bassline that shakes your spine, we like it.

Music Style two step, UK garage, broken beat, deep tech jazz

Musical Influences sun, wind, rain and urban chaos.

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Artist History We have been producing together for about four years. these tracks are concentrated efforts directed at wide-scale release. We are striving for a comfortable middle ground between listening music and DJ tools. The sounds we are producing are a result of the evolutionary effect of absorbing music from around the world. we are drawing much inspiration from beats abroad (UK, germany, etc.) as well as grooves resonating in Chicago basements, walls and trunks. we feed on the inertia created by the rapid transference of vinyl discs holding coded messages for heads that are ready to receive them. we believe in magical powers that fly through the air and land inside people's ches

Group Members Eric H and DJ Joseph

Instruments PC, vinyl pilferage, analog synths, various outboard gear.

Press Reviews XLR8R Magazine - April 2002 Eric H & DJ Joseph Upstate/The Task (IRIS) - 12" single What happens when deep house producers from Chicago turn their hand to 2-step (albeit a very abstract form of the genre)? This is what happens: in "Upstate", warm washes of Detroit pads are punctuated by extremely funky drum programming that hovers in a hinterland somewhere between tense NJ garage-style percussion and Wookie's beats. Then feel your jaw drop as the bass drops in, and you will feel this bass for sure. Prince wrote a lyric about this record in the early '90s. It went, "I've seen the future and it works." "Upstate" offers the first indicator of where house/garage/________ (insert your own meaningless sub-genre here) is going in the 21st century. Think Horsepower with more power (and funk). Prepare a welcoming party for mutations of this ilk. Astounding. - Chris Orr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - URB Magazine - Jan/Feb 2002 Eric H & DJ Joseph Upstate/The Task (IRIS) - 12" single The growing wave of domestic-bred two-step continues to forge a unique path. This is the debut from Chicago's Iris Recordings, and it's a stomper. Both tracks are well done, with a spacey, atmospheric vibe. Think Tempa Records minus a few ragga samples. "Upstate" takes you on a snappy, rim-shot journey, complete with airy synths and a punchy bass line. "The Task" is what I like to call "deep-step". A nicely programmed rhythm percolates under a dreamy landscape reminiscent of Groove Chronicle's more minimal recordings. Deep enough to make you think, but pumping enough to rock the dance floor. - Monty Luk

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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