FEVER. tonight 10pm Mike Brankis Kirkwood West Ian Procell ReFlex

Mike Brankis is somewhat of a mysterious and misunderstood character in the Chicago dance scene. Repeatedly booked at many of the city’s highest profile techno and house nights from a young age, Brankis still holds an intentionally low profile in the scene. While everyone was out partying all weekend, Mike was working obsessively for years in his studio developing his own modern interpretation of the classic Chicago and Detroit acid sounds that captured his mind and soul more than a decade ago. Fast forward to 2010 and bright things are on the horizon with his first international release set to drop this spring along with the co-creation of his own Morning Glory Records imprint that will release their first 12” white label in June of 2010 along with good friend and co-creator Kirkwood West. Unlike the mass of Beatport Dj’s playing only what’s charted that particular week, Mike’s DJ sets and solo productions show a tonal sophistication that represents decades of electronic music influences, moody, highly emotional and always extremely danceable