Lady D

• Genre: House
• Hometown: Chicago

About

Longtime DJ-turned-producer on the Chi-Town scene works the crowd into sweat-drenched splendor with her Funk-fortified sound. Only slightly Deep, Lady D (or Darlene Jackson) offers up a Disco-centered House style that reflects Chicago's untainted reputation. Her work fits in appropriately beside tunes by Glenn Underground, Ralphi Rosario and Derrick Carter. Big, blocky beats tumble systematically over throbbing basslines, euphoric female vocal loops and bliss-generating sound effects.

- Melissa Piazza