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Deep House

Deep House is a subgenre of House Music. Originating in the 1980s – particularly with the music of Larry Heard, Fingers Inc, and others – it fuses elements of Chicago House with a more melodic, sometimes soulful feeling.

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Hot Summer Nights: Garrett David’s Live Live

Chicago producer & Queen! resident Garrett David drops a second EP on Spanish label Mate and it's flying.
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Delano Smith returns to Mixmode with the gorgeous deepness of BeNeath

There are very few records that every DJ could use, much less need; Delano Smith's "BeNeath" is one that checks both boxes.
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Brawther anchors the debut V/A from new label Interweaved

Deeper States Vol 1 features four tracks built upon a sample pack released by Brawther and used by members of his Patreon.
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#ListenUp Eren Erdol drops the deep & frenetic A Night Cloud

Eren Erdol's "A Night Cloud" is a devotional offering to the sound, spirit and culture of '90s house and Jersey garage.
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Roberta’s Brooklyn Ave Sessions is giving us life this year

The EP released by Worldship has gone through two pressings this year and is still impossible to find - for good reason.
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#ListenUp Mark Grusane drops Dance Intensity on Rush Hour

Mark Grusane mixes a brew of deep house, electro and secret society vibes on a forthcoming 12" vinyl release from Rush Hour.
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Jacked: How Demuir Beat the Beat Thieves

What do you do when your music's been stolen? When Toronto house music producer Demuir found out someone had plagiarized his tracks, he got mad. Then he fought back.
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Upstairs Asylum drops another V/A with The Sundowners EP

With a threshold for insanely high quality deep house, Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum is on a roll, with a new EP featuring tracks from Felipe Gordon, Stefan Ringer and Deepset.
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Crackazat drops slick album taster Beacon of Light EP

Freerange drops a nice warm-up package for Crackazat's forthcoming album with a 9+ minute epic Ron Trent deep house jazz remix.
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The Cover Mix Eternal Student

Detroit deep house DJ and producer Marvin Prather mixes 5 Mag's latest cover mix.
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Kerri Chandler drags some Lost & Found tracks from the vault

Lost & Found Vol 1 features four tracks from the late '90s to early '00s, pressed on vinyl and released digitally for the masses.
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Andrés + Moods & Grooves = Happiness

Detroit's Andrés returns for a deep & soulful encore on Mike Grant's seminal Moods & Grooves records with Back In The Open.
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About Last Night: Black Coffee at the Grammys

If it wasn't going to be Ten City, at least it was Black Coffee, whose Grammy award is a milestone for Africa's electronic music artists.
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Blazers shines on the sample-heavy “Live at the Fitness Room”

Sample-heavy tracks that range from glitzy house to filthy synth pop from French producer Blazers on Live At The Fitness Room from Skint Records.
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Inside the musical mind of Reggie Dokes

Reggie Dokes has always been an artist that one can count on to deliver cutting edge dance floor creations and "June Child" is no exception.
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Rahsaan Patterson: “House Music Is Church”

Vocalist & artist Rahsaan Patterson talks to 5 Mag's Lauren Krieger on his album Heroes & Gods 2.0 reimagined by Quentin Harris and the deeply spiritual connection between gospel & house music.
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OPOLOPO sacks the Local Talk vault like a Vandal on “Tweaks”

OPOLOPO's Tweaks are referential without getting reverential - exactly what you'd want when a label that is constantly looking forward throws a glance back to its past.
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Ian Pooley gets raw & deep on Studio A Part 2

Ian Pooley is killing with the back-to-basics house and techno approach of his two party "Studio A" series on vinyl from Rekids.
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Classic Malik Alston vocal cuts reissued by Mother Tongue

The world is finally catching up to the marvelous sound of Detroit maestro Malik Alston as Mother Tongue reissues a pair of killer vocal tracks.
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Phlash’s Friends: a classy tribute to Phil Asher on Journey To The Light / Illusion

The late, great Phil Asher would be pleased to know his memory brought great records like this one into the world.

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