XL Recordings - XL Chapter VI

Twenty years after the 5th Chapter, the story continues. 'Chapter VI' celebrates the very best of today's underground. Vinyl is limited to 1000 copies. Each copy has unique artwork. 'XL Chapter VI' is a vinyl-focused release that wholly embraces the chosen audio format of the decade - all artists on the compilation have released club-ready 12" EPs on XL, a throwback to the dancefloor artillery attitudes that were cultivated at the turn of the 90s. The Chapters provided a regular platform for artists concerned with reshaping the underground and consequently, culture. Think of Liquid's 'Sweet Harmony', 'Everybody In The Place' by The Prodigy or 'DJs Take Control' by SL2. These are names and songs that led a new wave of dance music. Fast forward far into a different millennium and those names have been replaced by a different crew forging a path into new futures. Zomby, Powell, KAYTRANADA, MssingNo, GILA, Homepark, Hugo Massien, rLr, Mumdance, Novelist and Special Request are the artists that are endeavouring to shape not just a way of dancing, but a way of thinking. This part of the story may feature different production techniques and new aesthetics to the last instalment but its spirit remains totally the same. It's a celebrated tenet of dance music that it must look back to move forward, so the snaky acid basslines, brutally sparse beats and the synth melodies that soundtrack the post-club early hours, are all still there. Electronic music is more than listening to records. Our appetite for lowly lit basements packed with people and equipped big soundsystems is endless. This collection is a celebration of that primalism, an uncompromising look at the very best of the world's underground - a journey through the clubs, the cities and the culture. The story continues.