The Chicago producer died before the music he helped define could break out, but he's still inspiring his Teklife crew—which is releasing a compilation to benefit his young son.
by Leor Galil
Chicago footwork producer Morris Harper, better known as DJ Spinn, had the best set at this summer's Pitchfork festival. His early-evening slot on the fest's last day overlapped with performances by reunited British shoegaze band Slowdive and electro-pop darling Grimes, but his turnout didn't seem to suffer for it.…[ Read more ]