Chicago legend RAHAAN comes to Atlanta for the first time ahead of his forthcoming release on the Soul Service imprint. Disco, house, vibes! Too Far Out & Soul Service invite you to the Atlanta debut of legendary Chicago DJ/Producer, RAHAAN. He'll be bringing his signature sound to Barrel Proof Atlanta in West Midtown for one night only. Friday, October 2nd, 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM Starting early and ending late to really let these sounds breathe and simmer. Expect: Chicago-style disco, house, vibes. Warm up by: DrmPeopls, Jon Q, Mike Zarin, Ralo & Wahine 21+ / No cover / Donations welcome ABOUT RAHAAN Rahaan has been dropping disco and electrohouse beats to retro music heads since the 80's and now he is a well respected DJ and artist in his own right with a global following. Rahaan Young is among a class of DJs who picked up the torch from the first wave of disco, house and soul selectors and carried it forwards to the present day. He could almost be thought of as the connecting tissue between the original Chicago and New York DJing legends and contemporary acts like Motor City Drum Ensemble, Floating Points and Hunee. During the '80s in Chicago, his hometown, Young soaked up the sounds of pioneering DJs like Ron Hardy and the Hot Mix 5, and got behind the decks himself towards the end of that decade. He spent the '90s gigging in Chicago, building his record collection and his reputation and playing some of the city's leading venues. But it wasn't until the late '00s that he began appearing on international lineups—a reflection, perhaps, of the internet generation becoming wise to his extraordinary tastes and skills. It probably also helped that his stylish edits started regularly hitting record shelves. In 2011, he bundled some of them up on Edits Vol. 1, a compilation that featured ten of his funk and soul reworks, and went to have a string of releases on labels like Lumberjacks In Hell and Dopeness Galore. (The Black Madonna, who cites Rahaan as a key influence, appeared with him on a split 12-inch around this time, naming her track "We Don't Need No Music (Thank You Rahaan).") These days Rahaan is spreading his message of disco, soul and boogie at clubs and festivals around the world. The calibre of his bookings show the regard he's held in: Panorama Bar, XOYO, Dekmantel, Dimensions, Concrete, Kaiku and Corsica Studios have all been on his itinerary over the last couple years. We get further proof on his RA podcast, which starts with Dazzle's "Reaching," and keeps the good times rolling from there.