Album lore

George Centeno’s 2011 release Powertrip/Rock The Party appeared on Defunk Music, a label known for its lean catalog in hard house and Chicago house styles. This two-track single pits the driving pulse of “Powertrip” against the more frenetic energy of “Rock The Party,” each cut rooted in the mid-tempo aggression and repetitive hooks typical of early 2010s underground hard house. The record’s modest footprint in the digital archives belies its utility for DJs seeking a raw, concise statement from the era’s harder-edged dance floors. Recorded and pressed in a period when the lines between hardcore techno and Chicago house often blurred, Centeno’s release serves as a compact artifact of that cross-pollination.

Album lore

George Centeno’s 2011 release Powertrip/Rock The Party appeared on Defunk Music, a label known for its lean catalog in hard house and Chicago house styles. This two-track single pits the driving pulse of “Powertrip” against the more frenetic energy of “Rock The Party,” each cut rooted in the mid-tempo aggression and repetitive hooks typical of early 2010s underground hard house. The record’s modest footprint in the digital archives belies its utility for DJs seeking a raw, concise statement from the era’s harder-edged dance floors. Recorded and pressed in a period when the lines between hardcore techno and Chicago house often blurred, Centeno’s release serves as a compact artifact of that cross-pollination.