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Boston Boy Volume 1
Boomkat Product Review:
'Boston Boy Volume 1' sweeps up some of legendary deep house producer Dana Kelley's most crucial tracks alongside previously unheard material sourced from his original DAT tapes.
Growing up in Roxbury, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Kelley had a tough start - he won a scholarship to the city's Museum School of Fine Art, but had his dreams cut short after a racist attack. After recuperating, he bought a sampler and started producing tracks - the earliest of which would end up on Strictly Rhythm under the Krimp moniker in 1995. Quietly, Kelley helped reshape house music with a slew of hard-edged techy deep house jams, and more interestingly, a gospel-inspired belter ('In the Spirit') that did much to shape the speed garage sound - the bassline was famously edited and re-used on Praxis's 'Turn Me Out'.
In 1998, Kelley began using the moniker DKMA, and continued to write and release deep house burners from his base in Boston, establishing the Future Foundation label. He relocated to Florida in 2004, and continued writing and releasing music, but tragically passed away in 2013. In collaboration with Kelley's family, the Guidance team has put together the first archival collection of DKMA's music - an eight-track selection of old classics and unheard gems, recorded between 1997 and 2002. Dusty, broken house anthem 'Spin Hands', from the first DKMA EP is included, along with 1999's 'Soul' (from the "Phase Two" EP) and the sci-fi movie sampling 'Visitors' (from "Phase One").
These deep tech floor fillers are provided next to unheard cuts like 'DAT-10_02', a soulful, organ-led bass bubbler, and the wonky 'DAT-15_06'. It's a history lesson, a key anthology and a fitting memorial to Kelley's life in house music - if you're interested in deep house or early garage sounds and haven't come across DKMA before, now's your chance. Recommended.
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Boomkat Product Review:
'Boston Boy Volume 1' sweeps up some of legendary deep house producer Dana Kelley's most crucial tracks alongside previously unheard material sourced from his original DAT tapes.
Growing up in Roxbury, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Kelley had a tough start - he won a scholarship to the city's Museum School of Fine Art, but had his dreams cut short after a racist attack. After recuperating, he bought a sampler and started producing tracks - the earliest of which would end up on Strictly Rhythm under the Krimp moniker in 1995. Quietly, Kelley helped reshape house music with a slew of hard-edged techy deep house jams, and more interestingly, a gospel-inspired belter ('In the Spirit') that did much to shape the speed garage sound - the bassline was famously edited and re-used on Praxis's 'Turn Me Out'.
In 1998, Kelley began using the moniker DKMA, and continued to write and release deep house burners from his base in Boston, establishing the Future Foundation label. He relocated to Florida in 2004, and continued writing and releasing music, but tragically passed away in 2013. In collaboration with Kelley's family, the Guidance team has put together the first archival collection of DKMA's music - an eight-track selection of old classics and unheard gems, recorded between 1997 and 2002. Dusty, broken house anthem 'Spin Hands', from the first DKMA EP is included, along with 1999's 'Soul' (from the "Phase Two" EP) and the sci-fi movie sampling 'Visitors' (from "Phase One").
These deep tech floor fillers are provided next to unheard cuts like 'DAT-10_02', a soulful, organ-led bass bubbler, and the wonky 'DAT-15_06'. It's a history lesson, a key anthology and a fitting memorial to Kelley's life in house music - if you're interested in deep house or early garage sounds and haven't come across DKMA before, now's your chance. Recommended.
Boomkat Product Review:
'Boston Boy Volume 1' sweeps up some of legendary deep house producer Dana Kelley's most crucial tracks alongside previously unheard material sourced from his original DAT tapes.
Growing up in Roxbury, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Kelley had a tough start - he won a scholarship to the city's Museum School of Fine Art, but had his dreams cut short after a racist attack. After recuperating, he bought a sampler and started producing tracks - the earliest of which would end up on Strictly Rhythm under the Krimp moniker in 1995. Quietly, Kelley helped reshape house music with a slew of hard-edged techy deep house jams, and more interestingly, a gospel-inspired belter ('In the Spirit') that did much to shape the speed garage sound - the bassline was famously edited and re-used on Praxis's 'Turn Me Out'.
In 1998, Kelley began using the moniker DKMA, and continued to write and release deep house burners from his base in Boston, establishing the Future Foundation label. He relocated to Florida in 2004, and continued writing and releasing music, but tragically passed away in 2013. In collaboration with Kelley's family, the Guidance team has put together the first archival collection of DKMA's music - an eight-track selection of old classics and unheard gems, recorded between 1997 and 2002. Dusty, broken house anthem 'Spin Hands', from the first DKMA EP is included, along with 1999's 'Soul' (from the "Phase Two" EP) and the sci-fi movie sampling 'Visitors' (from "Phase One").
These deep tech floor fillers are provided next to unheard cuts like 'DAT-10_02', a soulful, organ-led bass bubbler, and the wonky 'DAT-15_06'. It's a history lesson, a key anthology and a fitting memorial to Kelley's life in house music - if you're interested in deep house or early garage sounds and haven't come across DKMA before, now's your chance. Recommended.
Boomkat Product Review:
'Boston Boy Volume 1' sweeps up some of legendary deep house producer Dana Kelley's most crucial tracks alongside previously unheard material sourced from his original DAT tapes.
Growing up in Roxbury, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Kelley had a tough start - he won a scholarship to the city's Museum School of Fine Art, but had his dreams cut short after a racist attack. After recuperating, he bought a sampler and started producing tracks - the earliest of which would end up on Strictly Rhythm under the Krimp moniker in 1995. Quietly, Kelley helped reshape house music with a slew of hard-edged techy deep house jams, and more interestingly, a gospel-inspired belter ('In the Spirit') that did much to shape the speed garage sound - the bassline was famously edited and re-used on Praxis's 'Turn Me Out'.
In 1998, Kelley began using the moniker DKMA, and continued to write and release deep house burners from his base in Boston, establishing the Future Foundation label. He relocated to Florida in 2004, and continued writing and releasing music, but tragically passed away in 2013. In collaboration with Kelley's family, the Guidance team has put together the first archival collection of DKMA's music - an eight-track selection of old classics and unheard gems, recorded between 1997 and 2002. Dusty, broken house anthem 'Spin Hands', from the first DKMA EP is included, along with 1999's 'Soul' (from the "Phase Two" EP) and the sci-fi movie sampling 'Visitors' (from "Phase One").
These deep tech floor fillers are provided next to unheard cuts like 'DAT-10_02', a soulful, organ-led bass bubbler, and the wonky 'DAT-15_06'. It's a history lesson, a key anthology and a fitting memorial to Kelley's life in house music - if you're interested in deep house or early garage sounds and haven't come across DKMA before, now's your chance. Recommended.
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