Tracklist:

Imported Taste

Warehouse Alarm

Midnite Madness

Right There

Suckas Be Ready Feat. Mcd-Ta

Muzic Box

Six tracks recorded in Chicago between 1988 and 1990, which come courtesy of Mike Dunn’s personal archive.

This record showcases the rawer, more immediate side of Shelby’s sound, with tracks full of overdriven 808’s, careening sirens, and dangerously funky breakbeats. “Imported Taste” brings Shelby’s signature deep pads to the front of wild congo-laced percussion. “Suckas Be Ready” is a slamming hip-house cut featuring vocals from MCD-TA, while disco-samples duel with crunchy 909s on the jacking “Muzic Box.” Strikes Back showcases the real underground sound of Chicago, where sonic abstraction meets full-body kinetics. The record comes housed in a retro-styled sleeve designed by Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh.