K'Alexi Shelby Ancestral Rhythm

A legend of the Chicago house scene, befriending Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles in his teens, then forming influential house trio Risque III and still prolific today via releases on Marcel Dettmann’s ‘Bad Manners’ imprint, K'Alexi Shelby partners with Tony Loveless for their Planet E debut, ‘Ancestral Rhythm’.
Across a rolling nine-minute odyssey of old-school but future-facing jack, the Klassik Mix of ‘Ancestral Rhythm’ finds the pair tapping into their most uncompromising rhythmic instincts, melding the tough machines of their studio with organic percussion and oscillating plunges into raw, escalating electronics.
In complimentary fashion, Carl Craig expands on the original for a subtle, tight edit, roadtested in Ibiza and beyond over the summer season. His C2 Edit sharpens the original’s frenetic edges, while adding another chorus of chants to Shelby and Loveless’s psychedelic incantations.