Ten years after
Planet Mu
released
Legacy
, a crucial anthology of tracks by Chicago footwork innovator
RP Boo
, the label issued a second volume, focusing on further material from the 2000s. By the time
Legacy, Vol. 2
appeared in 2023,
Boo
had become a mainstay of the label, releasing several albums and EPs of classic older tracks as well as concurrent material. Even to listeners familiar with all of his releases,
's approaches to sampling and rhythmic construction manage to surprise and confound. He often loops passages that seem crooked or oblong, requiring several listens to finally click in place -- the wobbly, off-time "B.O.T.O" is a particular ear puzzle, and the spiraling samples of "Azzoutof Control" are also mind-bending. He seems to drop samples in at random, like the bits from
Ozzy
's "Shot in the Dark" that unexpectedly pop up throughout "Say Grace." Yet he also has so many tracks that are just straight-up dancefloor killers, like "Heavy Heat" and "Off Da Hook," both of which bookended the compilation
Bangs & Works, Vol. 2
. "Pop Machine" turns frustration at a broken vending machine into a gleeful dance anthem, and "Porno" has mischievous fun looping smutty samples.
rounds up key tracks that weren't included on
's previous albums, along with plenty of gleeful surprises. ~ Paul Simpson