Terry Matthew
Managing Editor of 5 Magazine, Terry Matthew's first record was "Circus Bells." His first mixtape was from Armando Gallop. Aside from writing for 5 Mag, Terry has authored the liner notes for Jeff Mills' "Metropolis Metropolis" and the 20th anniversary reissue of Hardkiss' "Delusions of Grandeur." He lives in Chicago. You can reach Terry by email.
March saw the release of 34 tracks spread out across 7 EPs and albums by Faceless Junkies Deluxe, which is pretty intense even by his standards.
The Tec-Troit Electronic Music Festival is shutting down, according to the Detroit festival's official Facebook page.
Citing "two years of fighting an uphill battle," the post says the free festival is "mainly being abandoned because of lack of support. It...
Carlos Nilmmns returns to the LP of '70s flavored downtempo, funk and OST-type tracks.
It needs to be noted for the record that the Heaven EP is officially listed in the catalog of Hot Haus records as "HOTSHIT037." I think you'll agree it's an apt and able description, because this is a very steamy set of tracks is from DJ Steaw, a producer who never lets you down.
Reconnect by BarbWalters is out now from the always provocative Business Casual.
Donnell Pitman's "Love Explosion" is one of the most coveted 7" records in history, in any genre. The 1980 track released on Arpco seemed like it was destined to be one of those always-bootlegged, never licensed records.
This style of deep tech house will never go out of style, and Lance Desardi is a master of it. The new Silicon Prairie EP showcases his skills, most of all on the retrofuturisitic "Towns Told Me So." Out now from the ultra-quirky We Will Always Be A Love Song label.
Ricardo Miranda's tracks from the Italia To Chicago split EP show why there are no producers in Chicago adding more to their game.
Victor Simonelli has some unfinished business on his old West Side Records imprint - a record more than 21 years in the making.
Big tracks from Crackazat's Rainbow Fantasia LP get choice remixes from two of the best: Groove Assassin and Wajeed, on a handsome new remix EP from Local Talk.
Star Creature slings 12 inches of boogie on Adam Chini's Creature Feature Vol 1.
Some interesting techno emerging from the Russian capital of Moscow on this attractive new compilation.
Drum machines trigger and drown you in a hazy fuzz on Black Friday/Alarm Call, the latest in a growing line of must-have records released by the Secret Studio crew, this one in collaboration with KiNK.
Jazz vocalist Melanie Scholtz joins with South African House Music producer Sir LSG for "Gratitude," another big single from his Moving Circles album on GOGO Music.
Sophie Lloyd's amazing gospel house hit "Calling Out" graduates to 12" sensation from 7" phenomenon thanks to a gorgeous Floorplan remix.
Massive enforcement actions are taking down record numbers of pirate radio broadcasters in the US, and now Congress is getting involved.
This strange curio out of Italy's disco past is one of the best reissues of the year, and one you didn't know you needed so bad.
Real recognizes real, soul meets soul and iron sharpens iron when Alton Miller, Patrice Scott and Ree team up on "All The Little Things," coming out this month on wax from Sistrum Recordings.
Hear "Be The Change," the new single from Russian deep house savant Lay-Far and soul vox titan Pete Simpson from Lay-Far's next album and featuring a remix from Kid Sublime.
Straddling a line between downtempo, sound design and wild electronica, Tomorrow's Sunrise by Minor Rain is exquisitely rich, textured so dense, so precise, so distinct that the music feels like it leaves a mark when it passes by.
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