THA MESSAGE v4 - Abicah Soul Project & Skender Makota Balkanimal - 2025 Mix V4
original by Skender Makota daBalkanimal & DJ STAXX aka Abicah Soul Project.
Updated 2025 insanity mix!
For a few years back in 2000's I've had the pleasure and honor to share an apt and studio on Taylor St. in Little Italy hood of Near South Side Chicago, with a talented and totally underrated Chicago gem, yet well known throughout the industry and even more respected as a unique producer of real house music, DJ STAX aka Abicah Soul Project!
AbicahSoul Recordings is a record label founded in 1999 and operated by DJ and electronic music producer AbicahSoul.
Based in Chicago,Illinois,AbicahSoul is a division of the Lavish Electronic Ltd Music GmbH.
Abicah founded Abicah Soul Recordings in order to open a new dance platform as a supporting tool for young artists in Electronic Music..
DJ Stax (aka Abicah Soul ) grew up in Chicago during the days of the Warehouse and Muzic Box, and his deejay sets and production—like those of friends Glenn Underground, Boo Williams, Paul Johnson, and Gene Hunt—are heavily influenced by the pioneering work of Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy. He began deejaying in 1983, when he was only 12 years old, and has been a staple in the Chi-town rave and club scene ever since, holding residencies at Smartbar, Club4, and Ohm and doing weekly radio gigs for WNUR 89.3 and prepartyradio.com.
As a producer, Stax has landed releases on Classic, Jellybean, Nite Life Collective, Rush Hour, Wha? Roots, and several other labels. An in-demand remixer, he has given tracks by Telepopmusik, Osunlade, Glenn Underground, and No Assembly Required (Dan X and Justin Long) the “Abicah” treatment. His signature soulful, deeply-rooted yet edgy afro-latin sound—evidenced by recent tracks such as “Musique de Ve” (Eargasmic)
Being roommates and living together, we made house music from the early mornings to late nights and did a lot of cool recordings which I never had a chance to finish..
Here are some releases that were really never put out or we just did not have a chance to promote them, but we will soon!