Published
Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 04:00
- The pioneering Chicago house artist will release two rare 12-inches dating back to the late '80s.
Larry Heard will release two out-of-print EPs, Stomp The Beat and 1990, through his own Alleviated Records.
Both records were originally released anonymously as Gherkin Jerks—it wasn't until later that Heard admitted he was behind them—and remained the only music he produced under that name. Stomp The Beat was released in 1988 while 1990 followed a year later through Brett Wilcots and Jim Stivers's Gherkin Records imprint, which shut up shop in 1991. Heard will now reissue the EPs in partnership with Dutch label/distributor Clone Records, who say that both records have been digitally enhanced. You can listen to snippets of both Stomp The Beat and 1990 on Clone Distribution's SoundCloud page.
Tracklist
Stomp The Beat
01. Don't Dis The Beat
02. Tar-Disc
03. Acid Indigestion
04. Midi Beats
05. Parameters
06. Din Sync (Get Up And Do Your Thang)
1990
01. Meltdown
02. Blast Off
03. Red Planet
04. Saturn V
05. Space Dance
06. Strange Creatures
Alleviated will reissue Stomp The Beat and 1990 in late April 2013.