Thug Entrancer

Experimental electronic musician Ryan McRyhew took on the moniker Thug Entrancer when he moved from Denver, Colorado to the South Side of Chicago around 2011. Working with a series of analog drum machines, synths, and other various vintage gear, McRyhew started crafting electronic dance music that leaned pretty heavily toward the darker side of house rhythms and sinister ambient textures. A series of online releases started cropping up, beginning with Tropics Mind, Vols. 1-2 in late 2011, followed by a third volume the next year and the two-track EP Love and Happiness even lat...