Imagine A Nation vinyl

Spencer "Gemini" Kincy has long been regarded as one of Chicago's true heroes; a scarily prolific producer who disappeared from view around the turn of the millennium, leaving behind a decade's worth of brilliant house productions for the likes of Relief/Casjual, Peacefrog, Planet E, Distance and Classic. Here, arguably his greatest single work, the in-demand 1997 full-length Imagine-A-Nation, finally gets a re-release via RAMP's archival arm Another Day. It remains a brilliant piece of work, joining the dots between Cajmere style loop-funk, French touch, disco-house, Derrick Carter-esque "boompty" and techno in a unique way. Highlights are naturally plentiful, from the relentless loops, drum machine handclaps and cut-up drops of "Don't Look Back", to the undulating, jackin' deep house goodness of "How Can I Chill?".