Chicago House Music Festival 2026

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.

While you are sleeping Jeremy Sylvester is bangin’

There are born DJs who can roll out of bed and mix a flawless 120 minute set while wiping the sleep out of their eyes. That's how Jeremy Sylvester must make his tracks.
Phil Asher

From the Archives: Phil Asher presents Phlash and Friends 5 Mag Mix (2008)

Remembering Phil Asher doing what he did best with a rare 5 Mag DJ mix from 2008.
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Nico Lahs is making music for making people happy

Nico Lahs shines on Got Me Coming Back, his latest EP from Jimpster's Delusions of Grandeur imprint.
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Ride the Vibe: More Garage Cuts from Herb Rhythm

Dope tracks from Herb Rhythm memorialize the Don't Go EP, coming soon on vinyl from Marc Cotterrel's Rhythm Vibe.
SHFFT

Vocoderism: Garrett David remixes “Robot Voice” by SHFFT

An all-Chicago love affair finds Queen's Garrett David remixing the music of SHFFT, aka Matt Wyser (Redux DJs) and Shmoo (just Shmoo).
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Sushitech/Pariter reissues Norm Talley’s epic Cosmic Waves EP

There has rarely been a series of "anniversary editions" that felt more essential than these back catalog cuts from Mike Huckaby and now Norm Talley from Sushitech.
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2020 What? OPOLOPO drops Sickla album on Local Talk

"Proper music" and a stunning album called Sickla, the new album from Hungarian/Swedish producer OPOLOPO on Local Talk.
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The Secret (Plant) Life of Brad P

New tracks on black wax from Brad P and Inner Shift and you can hear the influence of Mike Huckaby all over them.
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Ralf GUM Launches “Dubs for the Clubs” Series

Night dubbin: Ralf GUM collects some club-ready deep house jams for a new GOGO Music series called Dubs for the Clubs. This is volume 1.
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Daniel Bortz Comes Alive on “Stay”

Daniel Bortz saves the best of what he has for us on Stay, his latest album on Permanent Vacation.
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Essential Roberta tracks on the essential NDATL

NDATL is deep house's most essential label and Roberta's Reaching Out EP is one of its most essential releases this year.
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Innermoods: The James Duncan Interview

James Duncan has jammed with jazz legends Mark Edwards, Sabir Mateen and even sax god Ornette Coleman, but it's his dance music productions that have been turning heads. Bruce Tantum talks to the Brooklyn-based producer and trumpet player.
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Ron Trent remixes DJ Steaw’s early track “Holding On”

Coming soon on black wax from Phonogramme: Ron Trent remixes French producer DJ Steaw's catalog track "Holding On."
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#ListenUp Soul survivor Jamie Lidell teams up with Lorenz Rhode for “Sandpaper”

Eight years after they dropped "Any Kind of Pressure" on Kitsuné, producer Lorenz Rhode and vocalist Jamie Lidell are teaming up again for a new single called "Sandpaper" on Dirt Crew Recordings.
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Russian Influence Campaign: Baltimore Chop & Lana J Go With The Flow

Baltimore Chop and Lana J (Svetlana Javoronkova) are a Russian producer and vocalist and "Go With The Flow" is a little DJ-friendly masterpiece.
The Mic

#PassTheMic – Why dance music needs its singers

Why have the vocalists become almost invisible in dance music coverage these days? The answer (probably won't) surprise you.
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#ListenUp Pezzner Remixes Rick Wade from the new Timeless Remix EP

And he's joined by Vintage Future and Tresilo (Ben Long, Esteban Adame and Oliver Way) for venerable Belgian label Elypsia.
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Lay-Far joins Lumberjacks In Hell with “Same As It Never Was”

Russian deep house producer Lay-Far makes his LiH debut with a 4 track EP "Same As It Never Was."
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Jorge Caiado: Vitality

Since his first release a decade ago on Chez Damier's Balance, Jorge Caiado has been passionately influencing the electronic music scene of his local Lisbon and beyond.
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New label launch with Gene Hunt, Ed Nine, G Marcell & Hakim Murphy’s Tales From Chicago

TALES01 is the debut from the Tales vinyl-only label, a V/A featuring Chicago deep house producers Gene Hunt, Ed Nine, G Marcell and Hakim Murphy.

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