Callisto
Short description
Spacey house, cosmic chords and technoid soundscapes.
Started
1995.
Typical genres
Deep house, tech house.
Aliases (other projects)
- Andrastea [No information and not set].
- Boston Boyz [No information and not set].
- Callisto [No information and not set].
- Dana Kelley [No information and not set].
- DKMA [No information and not set].
- Dr. Pompeii [No information and not set].
- Krimp [No information and not set].
In groups (group collaborations)
- Deep Theory [No information and not set].
- Sun Kings [No information and not set].
- Takers And Leavers [No information and not set].
About
Callisto, an alias of the great Dana Kelley from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, who made some stunning deep house and tech house during his lifetime. His records, now etched in the timeless echelons of classic house music, bear testament to Dana Kelley’s unwavering dedication, as both a musician and fashion designer. A master of spacey house, cosmic chords and technoid soundscapes. After his death on the 28th January 2013, his work is consistently republished and reissued year-after-year. He has released on genre-defining labels like Strictly Rhythm and Guidance Recordings. In the early 1990s, he became a local hero in the Boston house scene, and an internationally recognised pioneer of underground electronic music worldwide.
Dana got his 1st huge break on the all time holy of holies, Strictly Rhythm. For a window between 1995 and 1996, he was the golden child of the label’s second wind, putting out 5 EPs in rapid-fire succession, to massive success.
It felt like everything was falling into place for Dana, but things took a different turn following a dispute with Strictly Rhythm’s label head Gladys Pizarro, over his 1st releases on Guidance Recordings, material that Strictly Rhythm had originally expressed little interest in. Incidentally, his divorce from Strictly Rhythm resulted in his most fertile period yet, seeing Dana matured into the genius of a deep house producer.
Dana knew how to make instrumental house tracks live and breathe. He understood that to overcome the banality and imitation, so commonplace in so much electronic music, you had to fight the very devices that allow you to create it. It is only worthwhile if you combat the mechanical reproduction of repetitive music, for repetition’s sake.
Dana made universal music.
Direct links
Standout mix and tracklist
Mix
⬤Open in a new tab Callisto – Resistance • Valentinant.
Tracklist
Coming soon.
Releases and 1st-hand preferred seller links
Singles and EPs
Singles and EPsNeed Ur Love
Year1997, 2013
Record labelGuidance Recordings, Apollonia
CountryUnited States, France
GenresDeep house
Record list
- Need Ur Love (Stalagmite Mix) (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Need Ur Love (Stalactite Mix) (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- The Cimmerian (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- The Groove (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
Singles and EPsThe Paradigm EP
Year1997
Record labelGuidance Recordings
CountryUnited States
GenresDeep house, Drum n bass
Record list
- Junkle II (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Jungle I (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Ambent II (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Ambent I (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set]).
Singles and EPsNether-World EP
Year1998
Record labelGuidance Recordings
CountryUnited States
GenresDeep House, techno
Record list
- Breezin’ (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Fanta C (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Bounce (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Meta (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
Singles and EPsBruised Knuckles E.P.
Year2000
Record labelGuidance Recordings
CountryUnited States
GenresDeep house
Record list
- A1. Resistance (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- A2. Elektribes (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- B1. Bongette (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- B2. Never Again (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
Singles and EPsCallisto’s Trance
Year2000
Record labelGuidance Recordings
CountryUnited States
GenresHouse
Record list
- A1. Str8 Up (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- A2. Can’t Wait (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- B1. Evergreen (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- B2. The Power (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
Singles and EPsMonk Roe E.P.
Year2001
Record labelGuidance Recordings
CountryUnited States
GenresDeep house, tech house
Record list
- A1. Eycesykles (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- A2. Bellisimo (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- B1. Allison’s Lair (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set]).
- B2. Basic Lytes (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
Compilations
CompilationGuidance Is Internal (Part 1)
Year2019
Record labelAbove Board Projects
CountryUnited Kingdom
GenresHouse, deep house, techno, future jazz, garage house
Record list
- Breezin’ (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Can’t Wait (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Bellisimo (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- The Power (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Never Again (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Elektribes (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Jungle I (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Need Ur Love (Stalagmite Mix) (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-part-1 • 2 [No information and not set]).
CompilationGuidance Is Internal (Part 2)
Year2019
Record labelAbove Board Projects
CountryUnited Kingdom
GenresHouse, deep house
Record list
- The Groove (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Ambent I (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Fanta C (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Resistance (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Str8 Up (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Alison’s Lair (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Eycesykles (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Evergreen (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-2 • 2 [No information and not set]).
CompilationGuidance Is Internal (Part 3)
Year2019
Record labelAbove Board Projects
CountryUnited Kingdom
GenresHouse, deep house, IDM, garage house
Record list
- The Cimmerian (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Basic Lytes (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Junkle II (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Bongette (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Bounce (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Ambent II (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Meta(1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Need Ur Love (Stalagtite Mix) (1 https://aboveboardprojects.bandcamp.com/album/guidance-is-internal-3 • 2 [No information and not set]).
Miscellaneous
MixUnreleased Works
Year2013
Record labelBig Mama Records
CountryUkraine
GenresTech house, techno
Record list
- Callisto – Sinusoid 3 (1 https://www.junodownload.com/products/callisto-krimp-unreleased-works/2128901-02/ • 2 [No information and not set]).
- Krimp – Mangler (1 https://www.junodownload.com/products/callisto-krimp-unreleased-works/2128901-02/ • 2 [No information and not set]).
What is Callisto doing in 2023 and beyond?
[No information and not set.]
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