Short-lived 1980s Chicago house label AKA Dance Music profiled on new compilation

House archivists Still Music will throw the spotlight on another important Chicago house label on a forthcoming compilation.

AKA Dance Music was set up by Matt Warren in 1987 following his exit from local house label Sunset Records. Although only operational for a year, the imprint was responsible for a string of great 12″s of tuff house and punchy Jack. Artists on their books included Michael Griffin, Michaelangelo and Warren himself, amongst others.

Compiled by Still Music boss Jerome Derradji, Bang The Box! The Lost Story Of AKA Dance Music, Chicago 1987-88 will offer a whistlestop tour through the label’s discography. The set will arrive on 2xCD and 2xLP in September, and will come packaged with liner notes from Jacob Arnold. Still Music have strong form in this area: they were responsible for last year’s revelatory 122 BPM: The Birth Of House Music compilation, one of our favourite reissues of the year.

Bang The Box! The Lost Story Of AKA Dance Music, Chicago 1987-88 is due on September 17 on Still Music. A Sunset Records compilation is also due on Still Music in August. [via Resident Advisor]

Tracklist
CD1
1. Nexus 6 – Take Me Higher (The Ultimate Acid Mix)
2. Matt Warren – Bang The Box (Bang The House Mix)
3. Michael Griffin feat. George Karchmer & Khrissie Henderson – Close Your Eyes (Club Mix)
4. Team – The Music’s Got Me (Club Mix)
5. BnC – House Ain’t Giving Up (Jackin Mix)
6. Modern Mechanical Music feat. Matt, Nick, Michaelangelo – Pleasure Dome (House Mix)
7. Matt Warren & Michaelangelo – Exotic (Vocal)
8. Nexus 6 – Take Me Higher (Club Mix)
9. Modern Mechanical Music feat. Matt, Nick, Michaelangelo – Pleasure Dome (Instrumental)
10. Matt Warren – Take It To The Wall (Matt’s Mix)
11. Team – The Music’s Got Me (Dub Mix)
12. Matt Warren – Bang The Box (Original Remix)

CD2
1. Matt Warren & Michaelangelo – Rock It
2. Michaelangelo – Lost In The World
3. Matt Warren & Michaelangelo – Exotic (Dub Version)
4. Michaelangelo – Alternative House
5. Michaelangelo – Jackin
6. Michael Griffin feat. George Karchmer & Khrissie Henderson – Close Your Eyes (Matt-N-Steve House Mix)
7. Michaelangelo – Disco House
8. Matt Warren & Michaelangelo – Don’t Bring Back Memories
9. Matt Warren & Michelangelo – Let It Flow (Short Version)
10. Michaelangelo – Pick It Up
11. Michaelangelo feat. Pepper Gomez – Shake It
12. Matt Warren & Michaelangelo – Remember The Last
13. Matt Warren & Michaelangelo – Exotic (House It Up Dub)
14. Matt Warren & Michaelangelo – Dusty House