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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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Love From The Underground & Drew Sky

Setting off housequakes left and right, Dance Mania alumnus Drew Sky drops some bandcamp goodies for the masses on MEGA.
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Rico Herrera helms the sunny “Favourite Dream” for Roots Underground

Elegant and blindingly bright, the jazz-inflected soulful house masterpiece is out on Excursions Vol 1 from Roots Underground.
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#ListenUp Claude Young drops “The Knife” on NDATL

The first Claude Young 12" since 2015, The Knife on NDATL stands up with the best ethereal deep house released in 2021.
5 Mag Issue 195 with Rahsaan Patterson

House Music Is Church: Rahsaan Patterson in the new 5 Mag

New issue of 5 Mag with Rahsaan Patterson, Ka§par, Harold Heath's 2021 rewind, Jeff Mills & Kraftwerk on soundtracking Metropolis and more.

“Atlantis” is dance music monster made by Gigi Testa

Using just "one drum machine and one synthesizer", maestro Gigi Testa and "Atlantis" take you on one hell of a sonic journey. The new 12" record is out now on Freedom Dance.
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Ralph Session, DJ Romain & Danny J Lewis pay tribute to NYC’s Cielo

We don't get sentimental about a farmer's market or a dentist but nightclubs will always be places we love - even the ones that we hate.
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#ListenUp Jovonn drops 3 track “Indoors” EP for Body’N Deep

Every single day a DJ should wake up and hit their knees to the ground, grateful and thankful they live in a world where Jovonn is making records.
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Deep88: “The Revolution Will Not Be Sponsored”

Or so he says. Deep88's new EP on What About This Love draws attention to influencer culture imposing its will on even underground subcultures in electronic music.
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#ListenUp Felipe Gordon reworks some Local Talk hits on Reworks Vol 3

Felipe Gordon brings some vigor to two recent releases by Corrado Bucci and Envee for Local Talk's "Reworks" series.
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Jazz, house & everything together from Malik Alston

Malik Alston calls this "fun," and fun it must have been to hear his band Painted Pictures become an absolutely ferocious outfit in a studio setting for Air.
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The Cover Mix Lea Lisa – Sanctify vol 4

Thrilled beyond belief to present French DJ and producer Lea Lisa doing what she does best - a 60 minute cover mix for the latest issue of 5 Mag.
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#Praise – Inside the new issue of 5 Mag

Live from Detroit with Norm Talley & Upstairs Asylum, Lea Lisa, Cratan and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
Tortured Soul 20th Anniversary Album

How’s Your Career? Tortured Soul release 20th anniversary LP

The 20th Anniversary Album is solid overview of Tortured Soul's two decade recording career with a few rarities thrown in.

Palp’d: Art of Tones on the launch of his new label

How do you measure a successful underground label? We ask Art of Tones on the founding of his new label Palp.
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Soela: “Berlin” / “Do I Really Need You”

Soela makes beautiful deep house on a two track EP from Fort Romeau's Cin Cin.
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Brian Kage & Delano Smith: Keep ‘Em Movin’ EP

A pitch-perfect deep house track cooked up by Detroit producers Brian Kage and Delano Smith.
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Hieroglyphic Being: “Black Hands Sound 63”

Can't go wrong with anything on this V/A but Hieroglyphic Being's contribution to Neroli's Inside Part 2 will bring you life when you need it most.
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Ten City’s JUDGEMENT nominated for a Grammy Award

The nominations are out, and Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily are nominated for a Grammy Award for Ten City's JUDGEMENT album.
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James Welsh is on fire on Man & Minion

Aggro house that's heavier than lead, "Man & Minion" is the title track of the next badass EP from James Welsh on Kneaded Pains.
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Solid Gold Playaz: Next To Me

The second Solid Gold Playaz EP released on Freerange in 2021 is a fitting tribute, if that's what we have, to the late Kenny Gino.

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