Bringing an unlikely exaggerated country-boy persona to tech-house tracks, DJ/producer Ricky Retro laced his hypnotic electronic compositions with references to Nascar and Southern rock guitar riffs. Singles like "BAD," "1977," and the Icona Pop-featuring "Freak on Me" began appearing in 2018 as the larger-than-life DJ's profile grew.
Ricky Retro appeared first in 2018 as a cowboy hat wearing, Budweiser-swilling caricature of a middle American party animal. His image didn't exactly line up with his music, but his throbbing tech-house tracks were set apart by samples of his ow...