Sep 25, 2026 · 57 min · 10 segments
In this captivating episode of the Groundwaves Podcast, host Murs sits down with the legendary Twilite Tone, a pivotal figure in Chicago's music scene. Recorded live at the National Public Housing…
Twilite ToneGuestMursHostSo this podcast is about, um, we call it the culture, the community, and the come up.
And, uh, you know, I, I, I, I listened to you, um, your epis- episode of the, um, Don Will we did about 10 years ago with the Tanya Morgan podcast, and we've been here when we went to the Chicago, um, House Music Conference, and I, I wanna let you tell, like, how...
I'm trying not to get, to, like, to erase my mind 'cause I want you to share the information I heard shared on that podcast, but, you know, my question when I sat in the House Music Conference, like, one, I had to stand up and admit my ignorance, like, "Oh, I thought this was something started in Europe," you know? And then I learned later that it was started in Detroit and Chicago, and then I'm learning while I'm sitting there, no, no, Chicago.
And I-
Yeah, and that's what I'm like, when they're telling-
And I'm not talking about, like, dance music as a whole, because obviously New York is disco and even, like, DC was go-go.
But I'm talking about this kinda, like, style, not e- not even just a style of music that was based on, like, drum machines and, like, keyboards or cheap keyboards, but I'm talking about the perspective of how you even look at music, and Chicago does not get a lot of rec for that.
And it's funny because in order for the premier predecessors of the so-called techno sound, they had to come to Chicago to get their records played by the DJs here.
Yeah, but I was, I said, sitting in that conference blew my mind, and it was only 10 people in there.
I'm like, "The world needs to know this information."
So let's, let's tell the story, at least from, from the, from the, from the Twilight Tone perspective
So I'm not, and I'm, if I leave anyone out, I'm not trying to shun or disrespect your contribution.
Some pla-
Okay.
So this podcast is about, um, we call it the culture, the community, and the come up.
And, uh, you know, I, I, I, I listened to you, um, your epis- episode of the, um, Don Will we did about 10 years ago with the Tanya Morgan podcast, and we've been here when we went to the Chicago, um, House Music Conference, and I, I wanna let you tell, like, how...
I'm trying not to get, to, like, to erase my mind 'cause I want you to share the information I heard shared on that podcast, but, you know, my question when I sat in the House Music Conference, like, one, I had to stand up and admit my ignorance, like, "Oh, I thought this was something started in Europe," you know? And then I learned later that it was started in Detroit and Chicago, and then I'm learning while I'm sitting there, no, no, Chicago.
And I-
Yeah, and that's what I'm like, when they're telling-
And I'm not talking about, like, dance music as a whole, because obviously New York is disco and even, like, DC was go-go.
But I'm talking about this kinda, like, style, not e- not even just a style of music that was based on, like, drum machines and, like, keyboards or cheap keyboards, but I'm talking about the perspective of how you even look at music, and Chicago does not get a lot of rec for that.
And it's funny because in order for the premier predecessors of the so-called techno sound, they had to come to Chicago to get their records played by the DJs here.
Yeah, but I was, I said, sitting in that conference blew my mind, and it was only 10 people in there.
I'm like, "The world needs to know this information."
So let's, let's tell the story, at least from, from the, from the, from the Twilight Tone perspective
So I'm not, and I'm, if I leave anyone out, I'm not trying to shun or disrespect your contribution.
Some pla-
Okay.
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