Chakaharta

Chakaharta

Hailing from the SF Bay area, producer J.D. Northrup began releasing experimental tech house under the moniker Chakaharta in 2003, with a witty rump-shaker “Hit The Nuco” on vinyl trademark Fair Park recordings.

As a DJ growing up in the house-heavy 90s underground scene in Dallas, J.D. learned the elegance of blending elements seamlessly to keep the vibe moving forward.

Other projects have included working with the Texas-based downtemo improv collective “Nuco” on a series of evening-long jam concerts in 2001-2004, traditional West African Djembe as part of the Malian drum ensemble “Fato”, techno tracks with Harmonious Discord label head Sean Anderson as part of “The Immaculate Bachelors”, and work on an unreleased ambient dub album as half of duo “Paging Ms. Toit”.

For more information please visit:

http://www.myspace.com/chakaharta

http://www.wintermutestudios.com

Releases

  • 3 house (with John Walker and Clay Roper) - X-ray Cat [Shaolin Tech] 2002
  • Grey and Chakaharta - Warm Focus EP [Fair Park] 2004
  • Chakaharta - Cactus Girl [Harmonious Discord]
  • Chakaharta - Pacific Beats - Discordian Dreaming EP [Harmonious Discord] 2008
  • Chakaharta - The Plant [Harmonious Discord] 2008

Upcoming

  • Immaculate Bachelors - Dek’d [Tektite]