Chicago born and bred Melvin Oliphant aka Traxx is known for constructing the "jakbeat" sound -- "a turbo-charged take on old school acid and Chicago house for the '00s put together with the unmistakeable tones of classic analogue gear such as the TR-909, TR-808, and, of course, the TB-303". Traxx himself talking about this phenomenon:

"It's a truly separate genre in its own right... the reason is because jakbeat is influenced from not just by techno and house...

Read more about Traxx on Last.fm.

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