In 2011, DJ Shadow released the excellent The Less You Know, The Better, a return to form after five years of silence on the original-music front. He followed that up with Reconstructed, a “best-of” album, soon to be available in a limited-edition box set. Since then, he’s been touring extensively, bringing his wildly eclectic sound to cities the world over. His unique style of genre-mixing production is diverse and awfully difficult to reproduce.
DJ Intel
Contest: Company Flow reunion tickets in Chicago
Since disbanding at the end of the ’90s, underground hip-hop favorite Company Flow has had fans clamoring for more. Now, following a few one-off reunion gigs, El-P, Bigg Jus, and Mr. Len are hitting Chicago for the first time, and we’re giving away two tickets to a random ALARM reader.
Concert Photos: RJD2 @ The Mid (Chicago, IL)
Crates of vinyl, four turntables, multiple DJs, a packed house — it was like something out the distant ’90s. The recent “Mayhem at The Mid” event, featuring headliner RJD2, had no shortage of scratch talent; DJ Intel, Big Once, BRC, Avi Sic, and RM Joint all took a turn at the tables. An impressive light show set off the party atmosphere, and a big projection screen onstage allowed the audience an up-close look at the DJs’ technical abilities. Photographer Jon Shaft went backstage to capture these images.
