Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn Rotation: DJ Rashad

Chicago Footwork pioneer DJ Rashad left us much too early. Growing up in a community that continues to face Herculean challenges, he was a victim of overdose at the age of 34. But his influence continues to be felt by fans and collaborators. Teklife, the crew of artists and dancers Rashad helped found, has just released Afterlife, a collection of tracks that feature his collaboration with different musicians and of the sound he helped create, a world of digital soundscapes frenzied and lightning-staccato one moment and languidly surreal the next, the sound of a community on the edge that cannot be stopped from making art. Tracks from this compilation are now being played in rotatio and by request at CHIRP Radio.org.

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