Though they're both originally from Kansas, Chrissy & Hawley met in Chicago, and began working together on songs that unite their very different individual styles: emotional dance music with catchy melodies and thoughtful lyrics in the tradition of Yazoo, Pet Shop Boys, Arthur Russell, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Larry Levan, and Patrick Cowley. Their debut album comes hot on the heels of an EP on Smartbar's own Northside '82 imprint, which has won over tastemakers like The Black Madonna, Jackie House & Jason Kendig (Honey Soundsystem), Prince Rama, and Avalon Emerson. "Some of the most earnest and charming pop music I've heard in years" - Avalon Emerson "IÕve been obsessing over 'PhotoboothÕ" - Jason Kendig Nite Owl co-founder Chrissy is a genre-bending DJ / producer, known for releases on labels like Classic, Freerange, Razor-N-Tape, Planet Mu, and Hypercolour, his influential "My Year Of Mixtapes" blog, and his DJ residency at the legendary Chicago nightclub Smartbar. Hawley Shoffner is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter with a distinctive, immediately recognizable voice in the tradition of Karen O, Kathleen Hanna, or Siouxsie Sioux. 2LP includes special insert and digital download code


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NITE OWL DINER'S newest comes from House veteran ALEXANDER EAST (SUBURBAN, UC, FREERANGE) featuring rare mid-90s recordings of jackin' Chicago House & Rave. "HAZY SHADE OF LOVE" is a future classic with soulful vocals & keys. "STR8 JACKIN" is a bangin jacker & "THE BOMBMAKER" is filtered real techno.

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STRATEGY (100% SILK, KRANKY) arrives on THE NITE OWL DINER serving up 4 rave inspired cuts. STRATEGY channels early BELTRAM with driving energy & recontextualized sounds as well as layers of lush pads into an epic emotional experience. The FUTURE SHOCK EP is a future electronic classic. The single premiered on RESIDENT ADVISOR.

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THE NITE OWL DINER co-founder ALEX BURKAT finally graces us with a full EP! "SPINNING PLATES", "STYLE WARS", "MOVING DAY" and "RED PINEAPPLE" are all driving late night stompers sure to leave an impression long after the party has ended. Support from THE BLACK MADONNA, OCTO OCTA & others.

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Bristol-based produer (Audio Culture, Apple Pips, Tsuba) drops catchy, jackin house tracks that bridge the gap between Bristol & Chicago. Recommended for UK Garage heads, Derrick Carter fans.



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Oakland-based DJ/producer (100% Silk / As You Like It) teams up with fellow Bay Area fixtures CM-4 & Jason Kendig (Honey Soundsystem) for an EP of banging melodic tracks straddling the line between house &techno + a touch of acid.

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Though they're both originally from Kansas, Chrissy & Hawley met in Chicago, and began working together on songs that unite their very different individual styles: emotional dance music with catchy melodies and thoughtful lyrics in the tradition of Yazoo, Pet Shop Boys, Arthur Russell, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Larry Levan, and Patrick Cowley. Their debut album comes hot on the heels of an EP on Smartbar's own Northside '82 imprint, which has won over tastemakers like The Black Madonna, Jackie House & Jason Kendig (Honey Soundsystem), Prince Rama, and Avalon Emerson. "Some of the most earnest and charming pop music I've heard in years" - Avalon Emerson "IÕve been obsessing over 'PhotoboothÕ" - Jason Kendig Nite Owl co-founder Chrissy is a genre-bending DJ / producer, known for releases on labels like Classic, Freerange, Razor-N-Tape, Planet Mu, and Hypercolour, his influential "My Year Of Mixtapes" blog, and his DJ residency at the legendary Chicago nightclub Smartbar. Hawley Shoffner is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter with a distinctive, immediately recognizable voice in the tradition of Karen O, Kathleen Hanna, or Siouxsie Sioux. 2LP includes special insert and digital download code


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NYC producer/DJ follows releases for Rush Hour, 100% Silk, and Argot w/ gorgeous, idiosyncratic deep house cuts encorporating live instrumentation and catchy melodies that work equally well on a dancefloor or in headphones.


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Nite Owl co-founder Alex Burkat, rising young Chicago producers Olin (Argot, SmartBar, Discovery) & Savile (Argot, SmartBar, plus a couple of new faces deliver deep house delites for those lovers of greasy late-nite fare.


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Slammin' 4-tracker from Canadian producer (Audio Culture, Turbo, Hemlock) f/jackin, club-ready heaters w/melodies that hold up outside the party. Guest Vin Sol (Soo Wavey, Unknown To The Unknown). Support by Martyn, James Friedman, Laurent Garnier, Alinka

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