TRACKLIST:
01. Beanbake: “A Bicycle In Your Mind” [Melodic Electronica]

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02. Belmont and Clark: “Dark Compression” [Analogue Electro]

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03. Ella Laurence: “aaaAH” [Acid]

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04. [esc]APE: “Square Fingers” [Dark Electro]

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05. Polyfuse: “Blood on the Urinal” [Electro Industrial]

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06. Foe Paw: “Dos Otros” [Prog Rock]

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07. XYZR_KX: “Home” [Folk IDM]

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08. Mike Gonsior: “Reflections” [Downtempo Electronica]

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09. Quantazelle: “Polychromatic Tomatoes” [Melodic Electronica]

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10. Lokua: “Hue” [Minimal Techno]

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11. Drasla: “Moonlight Somnambula” [Neo-Classical IDM]

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12. Elock: “Ari on Acid” [Chiptune]

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Chicago-based innovative electronic music label subVariant releases a free-to-download compliation called Frequencity featuring quality songs from Chicagoland musicians. Earlier this year subVariant released a public call for electronic music from area musicians, without restriction on the genre. In response, a dozen tracks were chosen that represented high quality perspectives on the medium from a talented group of musicians.

As a sample, Ukrainian Village-based Beanbake opens up the compilation with a grandiose, uplifting track that makes you feel as though you were biking along Lake Shore Drive with a gentle breeze at your back and no joggers to evade. Ella Laurence from the far Northwest side made her classic acid track, “aaaAAH” with the help of her dad, Eric. “Big deal,” you say, right? Oh, did I mention that Ella was 9 months old at the time? Drasla takes Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and twists it into a deeply textured, evocative, IDM-tinged spin on classical from his Chicago base. Elock ends the compilation on a bleepy, squelchy, modulated lo-fi high note with his over the top chiptune party jam, “Ari On Acid.” All this amazingness is delivered to worldwide ears from a select group of people who call Chicago their home.

subVariant also releases an original t-shirt design in the theme of “Chicago Electronic Music.” It features the world CHICAGO stylized in a printed circuit board typography and is available in multiple colors.

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