It’s been a great 24 hours for Chicago music, we got Surf and the final installment of W3NDCH3LL: Slap. Ben Niespodziany’s dedication to the producers of Chicago is unparalleled and a great enhancement to our summer listening. I hear the series as a love letter to our musicians although Ben describes it best. “While the first part, Soul, took you into the past, and the second part, Space, took you into the future, it is the third and final piece, Slap, that returns you to present day, back to Chicago heat in 2015: either walking to a convenience store, looking for something to drink, or inside an apartment sitting in front of a fan, or inside a car with all of the windows down, embracing the breeze of the Windy City. Wherever you spend your summer, I hope that it’s spent with W3NDCH3LL playing somewhere in the background.”
Going back to the first Windchill to the present, you’ll consistently find some of our well known producers like Thelonious Martin, Tree, Smoko Ono, Professor Fox, The O’My’s, Nico Segal (aka Donnie Trumpet who just dropped Surf), Mulatto Beats, Martin Sky and Saba while more emerging musicians are introduced alongside. It’s a great look and a comprehensive listening experience. On a personal note, I’m excited that a track by my son, producer Noah Sims is included on Slap. Read more about the process of curating this whole thing in our interview with Ben.
W3NDCH3LL 3: Slap
1. OnGaud – Hush
2. Noah Sims – Atlas
3. Glassic – Y4
4. €l D€€ – Soirée
5. The O’My’s – One of a Kind
6. ConED (of CHI-VII) – Funny Valentine
7. Fiji God – Insomnia
8. Walkingshoe – Follow You / Patriarchy
9. Nick Arcade – Super Sushi
10. Drew Mantia – Be More
11. The Turn Up (Keiya + Kalo) – Wank
12. Carter Lang – Footy
13. Professor Fox – Untitled
