In spring 2012 an entourage from DWT went to Chicago to document the Footwork Scene.
A scene ingrained in the lineage of the City itself, filled with effervescent dancers, storytellers and beat makers. It was single handedly the most unique and in-depth tour we had ever experienced.
Featuring key players on the scene, such as DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, Manny, Traxman and Arpebu. The team navigated through the South and West sides of the windy City living with the GHETTOTEKNITIANZ or as they fondly refer to them self members of Teklife.
They slept on floors, sofas and in dodgy motels with their charming hosts.
All the while managing to obtain un-seen footage from the finest Producers, Footworkers and the good people of Chi-Town.
It’s taken our humble team a long and painstaking while to put this together.
We hope to do the people who shared their homes, talent and ultimately their lives with us, proud.
Produced & Directed by Tim & Barry
Edited by Phoebe Platman,Tim & Barry, Dan Draper,
Filmed by Tim & Barry, Akinola Davies Junior,
Assistant Editing by Akinola Davies Junior, Gwilym Lewis-Brooke, Sound mixed by Tim & Barry Shaun Savage,
Graded by Tim & Barry,
RP Boo interview filmed by Jim Alexander,
Ant Brown dancing footage Courtesy of Wills Glasspiegel
All songs written, recorded, produced & arranged by The Extremities (A.Kilgour, S.Ryan)
All Vocals by Ghettosocks (D.Pyper) except where noted (on the Bandcamp page)
Bari & Tenor Saxophone: Anthony Rinaldi
Trumpet: Ryan Brouwer
Keys: Tim Crofts (tracks: No Authority, Quick Brown Fox)
Horn arrangements by Anthony Rinaldi
Turntables: Uncle Fester (S.Ryan)
MPC: Fresh Kils (A.Kilgour)
The Infamous Kit Vol. 2 will feature drums, kicks, snares, hi-hats, percussion breaks and more used on classic and newly released tracks produced by Havoc and is slated for release on January 15th, 2014
200 page book filled with original advertising, technical specs and tons of photos will delight collectors and music fans alike
It features 75 drum machines from the author’s personal collection, with 214 photos by Award Winning photographer Gary Land and Foreword by Dave Tompkins