DJ YUNG TELLEM - FREDDY VS JASON

What this video is

Released at the precise moment Chicago footwork crossed from a fiercely local South and West Side dance-battle subculture into global electronic music consciousness, 'Freddy Vs Jason' appeared on Planet Mu's 'Bangs & Works Vol. 1' (December 6, 2010) — the first footwork compilation pressed to wax, which sent shockwaves through international electronic music circles. DJ Yung Tellem was among a cohort of younger…

Why it matters

As a track on 'Bangs & Works Vol. 1', 'Freddy Vs Jason' is part of what is widely considered the genre-defining document that introduced Chicago footwork — a hyper-rhythmic, ~160 BPM abstract dance music derived from ghetto house — to international audiences. The accompanying video is an artifact…