This weekâs Guest Mix features RJ Pickens. The Chicago-based producer, DJ, and Vested label boss has roots as a longtime participant in the city’s electronic music scene. RJ Pickens is helping shape the future of the Windy City’s dance music. Read more
Vested Recordings presents From Chicago With Love 2020 EP marking the label’s 17th release, and it has something for all electronic music lovers. It features five melodic electronic grooves ranging from progressive house and deep house to melodic techno. Read more
Keeping true and parallel to the musical vision of Vested as a Chicago-based music and event brand, Vested Recordings is the home of a range of forward-thinking electronic music sounds, ranging from deep to tech-house to progressive to techno to house, with the common thread being the timeless low-end prime-mover groove that proper progressive house has always championed.
Vested’s second outing offers a compelling contrast to the labelâs first release, a two track EP by 17 year-old German “wonderkid” Emod that fuses techno grooves and percussion garnished with progressive house melodic elements and textures. Inspiring creative elements give each of the two tracks their own distinct themes and moods, and are great selections to play during a music-forward peak hour DJ set. The title track, âVideogame Warfareâ, features clever use of NES videogame samples giving the track a retro flavor with killer energy, while âAblazeâ features a higher tempo and sounds reminiscent in tribute of classic techno, while both compelling the listenerâs attention with a cutting edge sound of ânowâ.
Enjoy a premiere of the full EP and read on for an in-depth interview with DJ, producer, party curator and Vested label founder RJ Pickens.
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