Home Town Chicago Anotherday****

The years have been kind to Home Town Chicago. Released on Relief in 1996, Boo Williams's second album is a lesson in how house music's twists and turns can sometimes throw up timeless moments of euphoric, bouncy splendour. There's much here that sounds of the moment (especially with a slew of new-school producers working Chi-Town house classicism and shapes into their bass sets), with these deep, sexy sounds and grooves transporting you from the warehouse to celestial levels. Williams always employed a discerning musicality when he went into the studio, and you can hear this when he inserts subtle angles and maestro notions into tough and rough house bouncers such as Devil Musicand Old School Flavour.A reminder that Chicago's house underground was often home to innovative sonic thinkers. See myspace.com/ boowilliamsmusic

Download tracks: Devil Music, Old School Flavour