If you’re deeply embedded in the underground tape and vinyl circuit, you know that the Chicago house, ghetto house, and raw electro-bass traditions are being kept alive by a few uncompromising bastions. Right at the forefront of that raw, analog curation is Philthtrax. The label’s new project from Mix Master Kutyma, titled The Real, features a standout, basement-primed weapon called “Rich BB.” This is pure, unadulterated body music that pulls no punches.
