Chicago house auteur Larry Heard has announced a new album under his legendary Mr. Fingers alias, due for release in April on Heard’s own Alleviated Records.
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ArtistMr. Fingers
Results2Larry Heard is a Memphis, Tennessee-based DJ, record producer and musician, widely known for the Chicago-based house music he produced during the mid-1980s and continues to produce today. He was leader of the influential group Fingers Inc. and has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr. Fingers. He is regarded as a pioneer of deep house music, moving house music away from its “posthuman tendencies” back towards the lush soulful sound of early disco music (particularly that of old Philadelphia International and Salsoul records).
Best Releases: March 2016
From Low Jack’s massive new LP on the ever-vanguard Modern Love to DJ Slyngshot’s debut effort out of the Yappin circle for the newborn Place No Blame, onto Suzanne Kraft’s summer-flavored ‘DJ Safety Track’ for Stuttgart’s finest Kitjen, there’s been full flocks of nuggets flying aplenty. Here’s our recap.