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  "slug": "traxman",
  "name": "Traxman",
  "description": "Traxman appears 2 times in our Juke and Footwork and The Waxonia Desk — Footwork Travels lists, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/traxman/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 2012,
    "last": 2012
  },
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    "rank": 6,
    "list": "Juke and Footwork"
  },
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      "name": "Juke and Footwork",
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      "entries": 1
    },
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      "slug": "the-desk-footwork-travels",
      "name": "The Waxonia Desk — Footwork Travels",
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      "entries": 1
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    {
      "trackKey": "traxman--footworkin-on-air",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/traxman--footworkin-on-air/",
      "title": "Footworkin on Air",
      "year": 2012,
      "label": "Planet Mu",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A Chicago veteran demonstrating how much melody the format can carry. Traxman's crate-digging is the counter-argument to the idea that footwork is only rhythm and shouting.",
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        }
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Traxman%20Footworkin%20on%20Air",
          "exact": false
        },
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "trackKey": "traxman--footworkin-on-air",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/traxman--footworkin-on-air/",
      "title": "Footworkin on Air",
      "year": 2012,
      "label": "Planet Mu",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The crate-digger's answer to the accusation that footwork is only rhythm. This is the record you put on for somebody who has decided the genre has no melody in it.",
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        },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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}