This summer has been one for the ages. The mammoth wave that has been deemed he EDM movement has transformed our beloved polo wearing college kid, who just a couple summers ago was claiming Kanye West‘s 808′s And Heart Breaks album to be the future direction of music, into postmodern hipsters who are all the sudden connoisseur’s of electronic music. It’s Saturday night, and I’ll bet my left sperm carrier that you walk into any spot and  someone will put on a recycled Afrojack, Avicci, or Steve Aoki set from EDC Las Vegas last June. It’s like, totally the only cool thing to listen to to get you in the mood for jumping around Fremont’s Red Door tonight, right? Wrong. I may start addressing Russ Chimes as Clark Kent because that is what he is for dance music, the forgotten genre amist a sea of new-age progressive and dubstep collectives, backed by top 40 EDM advocates and Ibiza Dance Party podcast subscribers. Chimes has found a way to channel in that feeling we all get when we listen to ‘What is Love’, the Night At The Roxbury musical pageantry, and Daft Punk‘s ramped up space-age intergalactic style, eliciting a nostalgic listening experience for anyone with any remembrance of late 80′s early 90′s dance music. Recently released last May by Russ was his Tonic / Helix EP put out under Unomas Records, which hoisted a small tracklist of Chimes’ originals for all to see and hear. Most known throughout his homeland of the UK for his spectacular remixes, the EP fared well and set him up for the highroad to success. Check out the teaser which had me hooked the first time I saw it.

Here are some  of my favorite tracks Chimes has either remixed, collaborated on, mixed, or produced himself, including an hour long mix, part of a 2-piece collection called ‘The Expressway Mixes’. Enjoy.

-Griff

My favorite remix is the Scream track:

Don’t Stop Confusion [Frankmusik + Russ Chimes VS Journey] – Mark Johnce

Expressway Mix Pt. 2 – Russ Chimes

And lets be real here. You can’t deny how swagged the fuck out his 3 part Midnight Club series is. #Swag