from the CD on Moonshine Records, 1997Back in the ‘90s, if there was one DJ whose name would never appear beneath any other, it was Derrick Carter; seriously, I know more than one crew that fraudulently put his name or picture on their flyers, just to ensure a sell-out crowd. The word “tribal” gets thrown around a lot, but never more fittingly than when it’s used to describe the unique style of house music Derrick spins; whether the tracks are inspired by disco, jazz or afrobeat, he always manages to capture a certain je ne sais quoi in his sets that tends to leave dancefloors the world over both very sweaty & with sore legs the next morning! Dropping beats that make you stomp your feet for over two decades now, Mr. Carter will forever sit tall among Chicago’s crown jewels of house music.
