Secret Studio: A 5 Mag Mix #49
Tyrel Williams and Bai-ee are Secret Studio Records, presenting a sound steeped in acid, jack tracks and the rawest House and Techno imaginable. Here is their new & exclusive 5 Mag Mix.
Faceless Junkies Deluxe: Acid on Acid is Heaven on Earth Vol 6
Insane bandcamp acid and techno from Faceless Junkies Deluxe. Play it loud.
PercTrax Goes “One Louder” from Ghost In The Machine
Screams from machines strapped down and beaten until they break and then pieced back together from Ghost In The Machine on PercTrax.
The Future is Noncompliant
The Midwest is our home, Techno is our sound and it might save our souls: 5 Magazine's profile of DJ Shiva, aka Noncompliant.
Blake Baxter & Thomas Barnett Release Four313
Blake Baxter and Thomas Barnett and bunch of Detroit OGs are getting together. Good records are coming.
Karen Gwyer Releases Rembo LP on Dont Be Afraid
A "beautiful set of boundary-less music translated from brain to tape."
Phil Kieran’s Blinded By The Sun LP Gets Another Remix Pack
Mano Le Tough, David Holmes and especially Matthew Herbert remix tracks from Phil Kieran's Blinded By the Sun album.
Secret Studio Drops Another Bomb with 2AMFM
Gloriously hypnotic, SCS07 shows why Secret Studio is your favorite label's favorite label.
LODSB Releases Helicon 2 on Detroit Underground
Detroit Underground's back catalog is large enough to feed a 24/7 radio station and diverse enough that you'd never get bored.
Transfusions Releases Archivist’s Chutes & Ladders
Four dancefloor workhorses from Archivist and Medical Records' sublabel, Transfusions.
Token Releases Inigo Kennedy’s Tornado
Powerful, evocative Techno on Inigo Kennedy's Tornado EP from Token Records.
Jerome Hill: Toy Box Part 1
The Toy Box series shows techno stalwart Jerome Hill still full of righteously noxious piss and vinegar, making fun, noisy beats.
Kim Kemi: Dark Moon EP
Darek is one of these outlier labels that gets me really excited, and Kim Kemi's entire Dark Moon EP is worth getting excited about.
Noleian Reusse: First Generation
Cosmic 8bit space Techno from Chicago's Noleian Reusse makes for a compelling EP on Bio Rhythm.
Damon Wild & Epi Centrum: Produkt
Veteran producer Damon Wild reinvigorates the Synewave imprint on this tight collaboration with Epi Centrum.
Unit Black Flight: Evocations
If John Carpenter made a record for Plus-8, it might have sounded a bit like Evocations from Unit Black Flight.
Soul Button: Master of My Fate
A skein of twisted beauty is shot through the four track Master of My Fate EP from Soul Button on his home label Steyoyoke
Tape_Hiss: Cognitive Dissonance
The new double 12" on Love Notes is a gorgeous collection of sounds, on a release that sounds like an especially tight live PA.
Space Meow Doll: San San (Remixes)
This is a label I should write about more often. Firm Tracks has a great name, garish art and something like a family vibe that makes every record feel like a less malignant version...
Sound Warrior Loves
Jenifa Mayanja on the new double vinyl release showcasing female producers and dedicated to the memory of Cherushii
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
