Siteholder Records is the brainchild of Chicago natives Billy Dalesandro, Brian Ffar, and Daniel Mnookin. Residing in the city that gave house music its name, Siteholder strives to combine the various elements of modern techno with the jackin’ rhythms that put their hometown on the electronic music map. Siteholder releases command you to get out of your chair, charge the dance floor, and get down to some serious beats.
Artist: Jason Emsley
Title: Shift EP
Format: 12” Vinyl | Digital
Cat. No.: SH012
Release Date: OUT ON VINYL 05.16.09 | Beatport on Friday, May 29, 2009
————— Tracks ——–——
A1 Dynamic
B1 Modulate
B2 Static
** And Now Meet Massif
SHIFT EP
The story of how Jason Emsley and Siteholder Records met goes back a couple of years. Emsley had been traveling for weeks on foot from his then home in Los Angeles, California, to the city of Chicago. He arrived on a stormy afternoon, completely drained and drenched from the rain. He knocked on the door of the Siteholder HQ, and once we answered begged to be a part of the team. As we prepared to slam the door in his face, he kept it open with his foot, exclaiming that he’d be willing to anything…ANYTHING to be a part of the crew.
Lacking a proper janitor, we put him to work mopping the floors. He eventually worked his way up the ranks - cleaning toilets, dusting studio equipment, and eventually being allowed to fluff Billy Dalessandro. Finally, after much begging (and a $20 bribe) we gave him the opportunity to remix Slutbox’s “Nitrogen 2 Oxygen 1.” The rest is history…
Alongside his highly respected production work on Platzhirsch and Telegraph, Emsley has racked up much Siteholder success with his remixes of “Mirapex” and “Backseat Driver.” The Shift EP represents Emsley’s first release of original material on Siteholder, and it is primed to rock your world. “Dynamic,” “Modulate,” and “Static” are subtle in their approach, but devastating when let out of their cage on a serious sound system. Jason takes Siteholder’s 12th release in a deeper direction, modest in flash but truly barbaric.
– “Nice music as always.”