Change Request aka Andrew Emil is one of Chicago house music's most staunch stalwarts. A concert-trained percussionist since age 11, Emil earned a chair in his native Kansas City Symphony, but eventually moved to Chicago in the late nineties, beginning a thriving relationship with Chicago's evolving house aesthetic.
Lailah Reich is a prominent fixture of the Chicago hip-hop, house, and future RandB scenes. On Shatter Proof she intimately delivers a warm nuanced performance, reminiscent of Erykah Badu and Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon. Her phrasing blends perfectly with Emil's distant piano, drunken bass, and crunchy drum programming.
This release features uptempo mixes from Chicago deep house icon Anthony Nicholson. Nicholson is a Chicago veteran with impeccable credentials that would make any ordinary house musician green with envy. On Shatter Proof, Nicholson delivers a late-night cosmic dance ritual that extends the noir and atmospheric vibe of the original. He somehow keeps the essential parts of the song intact while rewriting the groove with his own signature sound.
The package rounds out with a bass driven, groove-heavy, liquid house dub of Shatter Proof by Brooklyn native J Gabriel. Gabriel's take on the lush original keeps parts of Lailah Reich's vocal and bits of Change Request's string composition. Gabriel expertly adds a swinging lo-fi drum set, smokey filtered synth pads, a subtle and downward arpeggiated lead line and a couple of breakdowns that will melt away any sense of ego that might remain after your 9th or 10th hour on a sweaty dance floor. This is J Gabriel taking things to the after after party - it's way too late or still early, depending on your state of mind.
Written by Neal Andrew Emil Gustafson, Adam Pickrell, and Lailah Reich. Vocals performed by Lailah Reich. Remixed by Anthony Nicholson aka Miquifaye Mastering. Produced by Change Request. Remix and additional production by J Gabriel in Brooklyn, NYC. Published by FOUR FOUR BEAT (ASCAP).
2023 Fresh Meat Records
Lailah Reich is a prominent fixture of the Chicago hip-hop, house, and future RandB scenes. On Shatter Proof she intimately delivers a warm nuanced performance, reminiscent of Erykah Badu and Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon. Her phrasing blends perfectly with Emil's distant piano, drunken bass, and crunchy drum programming.
This release features uptempo mixes from Chicago deep house icon Anthony Nicholson. Nicholson is a Chicago veteran with impeccable credentials that would make any ordinary house musician green with envy. On Shatter Proof, Nicholson delivers a late-night cosmic dance ritual that extends the noir and atmospheric vibe of the original. He somehow keeps the essential parts of the song intact while rewriting the groove with his own signature sound.
The package rounds out with a bass driven, groove-heavy, liquid house dub of Shatter Proof by Brooklyn native J Gabriel. Gabriel's take on the lush original keeps parts of Lailah Reich's vocal and bits of Change Request's string composition. Gabriel expertly adds a swinging lo-fi drum set, smokey filtered synth pads, a subtle and downward arpeggiated lead line and a couple of breakdowns that will melt away any sense of ego that might remain after your 9th or 10th hour on a sweaty dance floor. This is J Gabriel taking things to the after after party - it's way too late or still early, depending on your state of mind.
Written by Neal Andrew Emil Gustafson, Adam Pickrell, and Lailah Reich. Vocals performed by Lailah Reich. Remixed by Anthony Nicholson aka Miquifaye Mastering. Produced by Change Request. Remix and additional production by J Gabriel in Brooklyn, NYC. Published by FOUR FOUR BEAT (ASCAP).
2023 Fresh Meat Records
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