So, yet another strange genre name has emerged in the past few months, with a sound developing from the streets of Chicago (the original birthplace of that little known genre named House Music) which goes by the name of 'Juke'.
By all accounts, Juke isn't anything particulary new and has been around and happening for a good few years now over the pond, but it has now started to gain a lot more attention since the release of the anthemic Addison Groove track 'Footcrab', which was released last month on Loefah's incredible Swamp81 label.
Addison Groove is an alias of the well known 'Dubstep' (if you can put what he does under that term) producer Headhunter, who thanks to a huge number of amazingly high quality releases over the last few years has become a major name in bass driven music circles, and is someone who has been heavily championing the Juke sound, playing a set of Juke in a a packed room 2 of Fabric recently, showing his love of the scene through a mix that was uploaded last December which you can download below. and of course producing his own take on the sound in the aforementioned release.
So what exactly does Juke sound like? The only way I can think of describing it is as a bastardized high tempo (you can mix Drum n Bass into some of it) version of Baltimore Booty Techno, with a big emphasis on pitching up and pitching down vocal samples, along with obvious influences from both Dubstep, Breaks, Hip Hop and Garage.
To be honest, its pretty fucking mental, and the early detractors of the sound immediately point out its very low production standards, which can not be overlooked, and some tracks do sound like they have been put together in 5 minutes in Music 2000 on the Playstation 1, a attribute that adds to the charm of the music for me though, as its obviously not a genre that takes itself super seriously, and seems more focused on getting a party started than pleasing those technical minded chin stroking types.
The genre seemingly has its very own dance craze going on in Chicago, with a whole host of videos on Youtube showing gangs having super paced dance off's and battles with each other in communtiy centres and halls, an example of which you can see below.
Probably the best mix I have found on the internet to introduce people to the sound is by a guy named Bare Bones, who is obviously highly clued up about the genre, a fact proven by the tunes he has included on this mix which are apparently like Juke gold dust. Its definitely not a mix for the deep music loving chin scratchers out there and does contain A LOT of silliness!
Bare Bones - Juke Big Mix 2010 (Sendspace)
DJ Rashad - In Da Club Before Eleven o'clock
DJ Clent - Baby Come On
DJ Pillsbury - Bartender (Juke remix)
DJ Clent - Whip It
DJ Spinn - Freekin' You
DJ Lil Red - Sexual Healing
DJ Lil Red - Bang Bang
DJ Nate - Call Me when You're Sober
DJ Lil Red - Bang Bang
DJ Pillsbury - Ice Cream Juke
DJ Rashad - Fuk Me In My Face
Leatherface - Requiem
DJ Pillsbury - Shooting Star
DJ Clent - Clent's CPU
DJ Remi - Tired Boy
Kill Frenzy - Show You
Kill Frenzy - Lick My Clit
DJ Ty - Erk Jerk Twerk
DJ Hilti - Like A Fuckin' Superstar
Kill Frenzy - Just Breathe
DJ Nate - Always & Forever
Mister Ries - Poke Her Face
DJ Clent - Hi Jinks
Wiley - Tweet Riddim (The Bird Tune)
DJ Clent - I'm Falling
DJ Hilti - Down My Ass
DJ Clent - Moments With Clent
DJ Spinn - Box Me In
Mister Ries - Sugar (Kill Frenzy remix)
DJ Spinn - Blessing
DJ Spinn - Bounce Back
DJ Spinn - Feelin' You
DJ Clent & Dj Rashad - Move Back
DJ Nate - Detro (from Heat Squad) Anthem
DJ Pillsbury - Get Up (Juke remix)
Mister Ries - Psycho
DJ Nate & DJ Lil Red - Get Yo Bangs Up
DJ Nate - Maybe Sum Day
DJ Spinn - Bust Down
DJ Rashad - Itz Not Rite
DJ Rashad - Drop Juke Out
Kill Frenzy - We Belong Together
DJ Spinn - I Love You
This sound will no doubt be a little bit too crazy for some, and I admit I certainly cant see Juke becoming a major worldwide scene with an impact like that previous Chicago export House music had on the world, but its definitely an interesting development and turn off in the hardcore continuum, and if its influence helps rub off on producers and helps inspire them to make tracks like 'Footcrab' and this little beauty below by a producer name Distal, then long may it continue.
DISTAL - Boss of the South by Distal
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