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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.

Reggie Dokes – A 5 Mag Mix vol 73

Psychostasia godfather & Detroit deep house and techno hero Reggie Dokes presents a new Chicago Mix for our 5 Mag Mix series.

Sol Ortega Drops The Blue Club on Rhythm Nation

Massive EP of Detroit-style Techno by way of Argentina as translated through the prism of Chicago, via Rhythm Nation.

#ListenUp Lucid Dreams on OUER’s Stingray Nebula EP

OUER's new EP on Dirt Crew is a techno/jazz/deep delight, sometimes all three at the same time, in the same track, even in the same moment.

NDATL Muzik Is A National Treasure

We're here in Chicago, celebrating 10 years of NDATL and a new track from Detroit generalissimo Andres.
Ron Basejam, photo by Ric Kelly

Ron Basejam: Disco Denizen

Harold Heath on Ron Basejam, alter ego of James Baron, co-founder of Crazy P and producer of "a certain brand of detailed, pristinely produced disco-tech music."
Borg Iceland

Get a Taste of Iceland’s Homegrown House Music Scene

Borg's Homegrown Vol 1 features tracks on wax from Iceland producers and DJs ILO, Intr0beatz and Felix Leifur.
Eddie Niguel - photo by Melissa Han

Eddie Niguel: Three Decades of Sacred Visions

Will Sumsuch talks to local hero Eddie Niguel on his odyssey behind the decks and the evolution of the electronic music scene in Singapore.

Rockysteady Disco Releases Standing Still Is An Illusion Remixes

Blair French's glittering, funky 2017 release gets remixed by Topher Horn, Aroop Roy and Eli from Soul Clap as Bamboozle.
Tensnake Mousse T Remix

Tensnake Remixes Mousse T. featuring Cleah’s MELODIE

Tensnake does what he does best and turns a soulful house tune inside out on his remix of "Melodie" by Mousse T. and Cleah.

Ashley Beedle Remixes Mutenoise’s Midnight EP on F*CLR

With the best A&R among deep house labels, F*CLR hits gold with Russian producer Mutenoise's MIDNIGHT EP.
rhode dirt crew

Dirt Crew Cuts: Lorenz Rhode’s Belair EP

Tensnake and Strip Steve remix cuts from Lorenz Rhode's Belair, out now from Dirt Crew.

Deeper Than Deep with Spinna, Alex Agore, Latin Soul Brothas

Bad ass tracks on black wax DJ Spinna (as Free Radikalz), Alex Agore and Ricardo Miranda from Chicago house stalwart Noble Square.

Intr0beatz: Late Night Snacks

Iceland's wunderkind releases an EP on wax of musical feed for famished dancefloors.

Cult Culture: The Burden of Abundance

What has Will Azada been up to? Glad you asked!

Best of 2018: Ethyène’s High Octane “Brotherly Love”

Built on a foundation of eclectic samples stacked on high, Ethyene's Brotherly Love is an LP in length and epic in scope

Tevo Howard Pays Tribute to the Late Rick “Poppa” Howard

We were shocked to read in the liner notes of this reissue about the "sad passing" of Rick "Poppa" Howard, father of Chicago producer and DJ Tevo Howard.
Tour-Maubourg-2 © Thomas Prunier

Tour-Maubourg Releases Solitude Collective on Pont Neuf

Tour-Maubourg is a relatively new talent and, should he produce a few more records like this, Solitude Collective will mark the ascent of a major one.
HIMWOL

H.I.M.W.O.L. – A 5 Mag Mix 72

Exclusive new mix from Australian deep and soulful house music artist H.I.M.W.O.L.

Closer To Truth Adds to a Flawless Catalog with Sakhile SK: Right On Time

Some of the coolest deep and garage-y records in the world right now are being released by Closer To Truth, and the Right On Time EP from South Africa's Sakhile SK is another.

Nikki O & Javonntte Team Up On “The Color of Midnight”

The Color of Midnight is Deep & Soulful House of such a high quality that it could serve as a teardown for a masterclass in the genre.

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