{"title":"RP Boo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRP Boo is one of the pioneers of footwork and juke music. With a career spanning over three decades, he has been actively involved in the DJ scene since the early 90s. Hailing from Chicago, RP Boo's innovative beats and unique style have made him a respected figure in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the earliest producers of footwork and juke, RP Boo has played a significant role in shaping the sound and culture of these genres. His tracks are known for their fast-paced rhythms, intricate drum patterns, and energetic samples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his deep understanding of music production and extensive experience as a DJ, RP Boo continues to push boundaries and create groundbreaking tracks that captivate audiences worldwide. His contributions to footwork and juke have solidified his status as an influential artist within the electronic music community.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-ultimate-1","title":"The Ultimate","description":"\u003cp\u003eRP Boo returns with \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate RP Boo\u003c\/i\u003e, showing off six brand new cuts that mix a range of styles with his vivid use of samples and improvised drum programming. \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate\u003c\/i\u003e kicks things off with a sliding synth riff that wouldn't sound out of place on a ’91 Prodigy track with cut up rave vocal interjections over Bu’s trademark pulsing bass. \u003ci\u003eBang with the Funk\u003c\/i\u003e crushes the 1-2-3-4-5 Sesame Street song, chopping its samples into hard shapes. Things turn dark and minimal with \u003ci\u003eThe King\u003c\/i\u003e which features a sample from Fresh, with strange atonal tones playing off against spooky chords and a tactile bass. On the flipside \u003ci\u003eWhat Am I?\u003c\/i\u003e pairs syncopated snares and 4\/4 bass pulses while percussion bangs and shimmers over clipped diva refrains and anxious piano. \u003ci\u003eBu'Moon\u003c\/i\u003e meshes together some pumping horn blurts and some old fashioned steamy synth wooshes that wouldn't feel out of place on a 50's sci-fi film into a relentless battle track. \u003ci\u003eElectric Energy\u003c\/i\u003e finishes the EP, sampling an unusual pop source and chopping them over pulsing half time subs that pitch up and down around slipping and sliding drum hits. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planet Mu","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50404992418123,"sku":"1001516","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/61f0485c-8e31-44be-9de0-8f2e3b07584c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726572850"},{"product_id":"legacy-volume-2","title":"Legacy Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eRP Boo's essential first album, 2013's \u003ci\u003eLegacy\u003c\/i\u003e caused a storm of acclaim worldwide as people finally started to piece together his true place in Footwork and the powerful legacy of his work as an innovator. In parallel with productions, his always on-point DJ sets have lit up festivals and clubs worldwide and continue to do so to this day, notably leading to him being named one of the ‘100 World’s Best DJs’ in a recent book by DJ Mag. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow on its 10th anniversary \u003ci\u003eLegacy Vol.2 \u003c\/i\u003econtinues his story. Featuring tracks created between 2002 and 2007, this is a wonderous selection of material, some known, some unknown. The album kicks off with the dark and epic ‘Eraser’ created in September 2007, during a time RP was going to underground Footwork club War Zone on the west side of Chicago. The track was inspired by, and created to fuel, the “taunting words of intimidation” between dancers.” And now it makes for one intense album opener. Some cuts are inspired by everyday life – take for example 2005's ‘Pop Machine’, which was inspired by the time he was working at Speedway Oil Change who had a temperamental soda\/pop machine. One day, a customer put money in the machine and nothing came out, so he continued to press the button, and for some reason RP found this funny so he went over to the machine and started pressing the buttons himself and everyone he touched started saying “Work!.” Inspired once he was back home in his studio he made ‘Pop Machine’ in tribute to the defunct machinery. When he came back to work the next day and played the track for all this co-workers it blew their minds and they also laughed with at how creative RP could get using things from his everyday life as inspiration. ‘Pop Machine’ also illustrates how RP’s Footwork uses repetition and minimalism as fuel. Years later RP Boo is still inspired by Foot Work – the art of dancing and working for dancers. He continues to shake up clubs and isn’t afraid to get out from behind the decks and drop some Foot himself. We’ll let the man himself have the final word - “What inspires me to keep going is seeing the people having an awesome time moving on the dance floor, as well as playing music that is a recognizable part of my life. I’m one with it.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planet Mu","offers":[{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50465973764427,"sku":"2017239","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1214e567-c907-100e-a38c-662431422bd1_faa3b27e_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727299774"},{"product_id":"i-ll-tell-you-what","title":"I'll Tell You What!","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile notorious in the Chicago streets, RP Boo's music had been unfairly confined to a few white labels and self-released mixtapes until his two archival Planet Mu LPs \u003ci\u003eLegacy and Fingers, Bank Pads\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShoe Prints\u003c\/i\u003e introduced broader audiences to his sonic history,some of it fifteen years after it was first recorded. \u003ci\u003eI’ll Tell You What! \u003c\/i\u003eis the next step in his mission, and the first time he’s released an album of contemporary material. The title, a favorite maxim of his, welcomes listeners to sit down and let him narrate in the unforgettable abstract fashion he's known for. He explores familiar motifs such as the cosmos, movement, and opposition, using densely interwoven vocals, unpredictable percussion, and evil humming bass as his tools of choice. RP Boo’s music doesn’t follow thetraditional rules that most compositions do. Layering decades of samples from yesteryear to the present over his commanding vocal cut-ups, he transports the listener to their own realm of the space-time continuum. The main difference between this record and his prior work is now we hear Boo tell new stories about preaching his gospel outside of Chicago, from his experiences frantically touring the globe over the last five years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planet Mu","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50489117311307,"sku":"1037581","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50489117180235,"sku":"1037580","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8da03bc2-b9ef-481b-924c-be8612e053aa_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727637140"},{"product_id":"legacy-7","title":"Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eRP Boo a.k.a. Kavain Space is a man who is revered and respected amongst the dance music cognoscenti. He's cited as one of the originators of Footwork, the fast, repetitive, rhythmically syncopated music \u0026amp; dance style that's a grandchild of Chicago house and which has been brought to the wider world via releases from Planet Mu and others, alongside internet archaeology from fans, experts and enthusiasts. Going back to the roots of this music, his self released track 'Baby Come On' made in 1997, sampled and looped up ODB over tough syncopated drums, and in doing so spawned one of the first tracks to solidify the style called Footwork. Later on, in 1999, his track known as '11-47-99' a.k.a. The Godzilla Track was monumental in the evolution of sampling in footwork, chopping up the Godzilla theme taken from 'Simon Says', by Pharoahe Monche and setting off a trend for footwork versions of hip-hop tracks. Many cite RP Boo as the originator of footwork music, and it's hard to argue, when the scrambled, syncopated drum patterns common to footwork can be largely traced back to him. Kavain was born in West Chicago and moved to the Southside in the 80s. Like many of footwork's originators, he was brought through into production through associations with the legendary House and Juke dance clique House-O-Matics, DJing alongside DJ Deeon and DJ Milton, then getting shown how to produce by DJ Slugo. The machine Kavain learnt to produce on was a display model of the Roland R-70, a drum machine which gave access to all previous Roland drum sounds and the ability to punch in rhythms on the fly, it's the machine he still uses today. RP Boo's music is singular and unusual in Footwork, featuring raps and dialogue adopted from Juke, often in combination with sharp-edged and incidental samples giving some tracks a paranoid atmosphere. Take '187 Homicide's bleak feeling and question and answer vocals, 'Area 72's alien landing scenario or 'Speakers R-4's audio walk-through. His music is often hectic, seemingly built to to almost psyche-out the listener or offer challenges to dancers; it's this playful and imaginative quality, along with his sometimes baffling-but-it-works rhythms and sub, that give RP's tracks their totally unique feel. Double Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planet Mu","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50491335901515,"sku":"361989","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1c3fc257-83ba-47a5-90aa-185b18d101e1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727685679"},{"product_id":"fingers-bank-pads-and-shoe-prints","title":"Fingers, Bank Pads and Shoe Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eRP Boo is to Footwork what Juan Atkins is to Techno - a source point for a busting out of innovative ideas and new directions. Sonically, RP Boo is a modern-day Zatoichi samurai, cutting his samples in unorthodox ways. His sound remains unique. 'Fingers, Bank Pads and Shoe Prints' contains both tracks made after his acclaimed 2013 debut album 'Legacy' and older tracks. Highlights include 'Banging On King Dr.' which sees him cutting up street numbers; the monolithic noir feeling of 'Sleepy'; the subtle funk of 'Your Choice' which may in some way be inspired by his Dad's role as bass player for Prince; 'Lets Dance Again' whose delicate soulful sound echoes deep streams of Chicago dance music history; the dramatic string-infused 'Daddy's Home' and the celebration of achieving dreams that is the closer 'B'Ware.' 'Fingers, Bank Pads and Shoe Prints' is the sound of an innovator reconfirming his place as leader with one of the most essential Footwork albums to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Planet Mu","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50493119267147,"sku":"390104","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5069efbe-9935-445e-8bf7-508374c71065_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727695600"},{"product_id":"established","title":"Established!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEstablished!\u003c\/i\u003e is the new album from RP Boo, his fourth full-length for Planet Mu. In 2013, Mu released his debut \u003ci\u003eLegacy \u003c\/i\u003e– an acclaimed album that put RP on the international music map, acknowledging his unique role in the creation of the Chicago-developed art form known as Footwork. It’s been said that RP Boo is to Footwork what Juan Atkins is to Techno. The start. The Soul. RP Boo deliberately labelled his new album \u003ci\u003eEstablished!\u003c\/i\u003e because that’s simply what he is. He’s thankful for being bestowed with a unique talent that has not diminished and continues to excite Footworkers both locally in Chicago and around the globe. Footwork remains a Chicago-centred art form, under-recognized at home, yet loved worldwide and RP remains its grounding point, with his productions being the place the entire scene goes to. On\u003ci\u003e Established!\u003c\/i\u003e RP looks back to that time when he was inventing Footwork, going out listening to disco and linking with the creators of house such as Paul Johnson. For tracks like ‘Another Night To Party’ or ‘Finally Here (ft. Afiya)’ he takes himself back in time to when he started DJing, playing ghetto house and being inspired by jack tracks. These moments were the foundation point to create his own style, elevating his sound into new territories for the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eEstablished!\u003c\/i\u003e RP wanted to return what he soaked up over his journey and remind people of the layers of connections between various Chicago dance musics. Another side of \u003ci\u003eEstablished!\u003c\/i\u003e is the ’battle track’ mentality. The battle dance circle of course comes from Hip-Hop and also earlier forms of American Black Music. 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