Short biography of DJ Sneak:
One of the second wave of influential Chicago house producers and a member of the vanguard of late-'90s American house producers, DJ Sneak wasn't born in the Windy City but began listening to house soon after his family arrived from Puerto Rico in the early '80s. Because he could speak no English, Sneak gravitated to instrumental music (as well as graffiti art), and became inspired by Chicago legends such as [a=Marshall Jefferson] and [a=DJ Pierre]. Many of those early innovators had left Chicago for the East Coast by the late '80s, when Sneak was ready to start in the business; by 1992, however, [a=Cajmere] had begun a resurgence in the city's classic sound by starting up [l=Cajual Records]. Sneak aided in the revolution with a series of singles on Cajual's sister label, the harder-oriented [l=Relief Records]. Besides other productions for Strictly Rhythm, Henry St., ZYX, 83 West and Feverpitch (several of which feature [a=Armand Van Helden] on co-production, building on the Latin vibes of their heritage), DJ Sneak has also released mix compilations including 1996's Kinky Trax Collection and the following year's Buggin' Da Beats.
Founder of the independent vinyl labels [l=Defiant] (1993), [l=Magnetic] (2001) and [l=Oomph] (2002) as well as [l=Leg] (1995) for promo releases plus digital only labels [l=Sneaks House] (2008) and [l=Sneak Tip Music] (2008).
In 1995 he established his own record store called "Sneak Beats" in Toronto (Canada) which sold underground house music on Vinyl and CDs from their store and by mail order. It closed down approximately 10 years later.
# | Album cover | Album title | Tracks amount | Download album in mp3? | Official release date | Production label |
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1 |
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The Polyester EP | 4 |
mp3, CD
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Henry Street Music | |
2 |
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Blue Funk EP | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1994-00-00 | Relief Records |
3 |
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Blue Funk II | 4 |
mp3, CD
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1995-00-00 | Relief Records |
4 |
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Blue Funk III | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1995-00-00 | Relief Records |
5 |
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Hardsteppin Disko Selection | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | |
6 |
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Blue Funk Files | 8 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | Relief Records |
7 |
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Funkadelikrelic | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1994-00-00 | Cajual Records |
8 |
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You Can't Hide From Your Bud | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
1997-00-00 | Classic |
9 |
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Circuitry Control | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1995-00-00 | Circuit Records |
10 |
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Platforms E.P. | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1995-00-00 | 83 West Records |
11 |
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Platform E.P. Vol 2 | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1995 | 83 West Records |
12 |
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The Polyester EP (Volume 2) | 5 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | Henry Street Music |
13 |
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Beetz-N-Noizez EP | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1994-00-00 | Defiant |
14 |
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Da Pimpdoggy | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1995-00-00 | Downtown 161 |
15 |
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Buggin' Da Beats | 15 |
mp3, CD
|
1997-00-00 | Moonshine Music |
16 |
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EP | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | |
17 |
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Blue Belly Bandit E.P. | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | Large Records |
18 |
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Moon Doggy E.P. | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1994-00-00 | Cajual Records |
19 |
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Keep On | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
1997 | End Recordings |
20 |
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Intergalactik Disko | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
1998-00-00 | Crydamoure |
21 |
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Sneak Essentials Volume 3 | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | Strictly Rhythm |
22 |
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Keep On Groovin' | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | Strictly Rhythm |
23 |
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The Rhythm Slave | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
2000-03-22 | Classic |
24 |
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Outrageous EP | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1999-00-00 | Jinxx Records |
25 |
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Message Of Love 98 | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
1998-00-00 | |
26 |
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Dancin' Therapy E.P. | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
2000-07-17 | Classic |
27 |
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Smokey Hill Street | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
2000-00-00 | Dopemix.com |
28 |
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U Can't Hide From Your Bud | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1997 | Defiant |
29 |
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The Future Sound Of Chicago - Cajual Relief | 15 |
mp3, CD
|
1995-00-00 | Sound Of Ministry |
30 |
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Broken | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
1997 | End Recordings |
31 |
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Rice And Beans, Please! | 8 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | Cajual Records |
32 |
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The Sugar Daddy E.P. | 5 |
mp3, CD
|
1997-00-00 | 83 West Records |
33 |
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Polyester 3 | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1997-00-00 | Henry Street Music |
34 |
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Blue Funk Files | 12 |
mp3, CD
|
1996-00-00 | Ultra Records |
35 |
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Smokey Hill Street | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
2001-00-00 | Magnetic Recordings (2) |