Hieroglyphic Being — one of the many monikers of legendary Chicago musician Jamal Moss. Tapping back into the same cosmic frequencies responsible for the prolific house virtuoso’s most vital work, »Dance Music 4 Bad People sees Moss« coaxing anthems for those up to no good from out of the ether. With driving drum machine workouts and low-slung synth sexuality, Hieroglyphic Being pays homage to human fallibility, drawing focus on the revolutionary potential of house music and club culture that is so often lost to the chaos of the present.

As the tongue-in-cheek title suggests, »Dance Music 4 Bad People« looks to the eternal quality of Moss’ art to throw moral compasses into disarray, speaking truth to the evil energies that have permeated the club industrial complex of today while challenging black and white notions of good and bad that are instrumentalized for the persecution of those at the fringes. For Moss, this is a tension he has observed since he first heard the sound pioneered by Ron Hardy at the legendary Muzic Box, when Chicago house music was born.