#ListenUp Andy Compton & Peng Return to Vinyl with California Dreaming
Listen to the dazzling new album California Dreaming from Andy Compton presents Blue Dream.
#ListenUp Ken Hayakawa’s Lost from Stripped Down Records
Remixes from John Tejada and Whitesquare feature prominently on Stripped Down 004 from Austrian Ken Hayakawa but it's on the ambient sound design of "Lost" that he shines.
#ListenUp Chosen Few Founder Wayne Williams Beats the Box on No Mountain
No Mountain is another Wayne Williams record - part of the growing discography of original releases from the original Chicago House DJs for Terry Hunter's T's Crates.
#ListenUp Inspiring Techno on Oktave’s V/A Visions 01
Visions 01, the first Oktave Records complation features five tracks from five producers with a special connection to Jeff Derringer's label and techno residency.
#ListenUp Stompin’ House Tracks from Russian Producer Baltimore Chop
Baltimore Chop is not from Baltimore and has probably never played baseball, but the Russian producer has a preternatural understanding of house on this weird acid, NYC vocal and Chicago house stomper.
#ListenUp Electronic Jazz Supergroup Spiral Deluxe Drops Voodoo Magic
The Jeff Mills project drops an electrifying debut album, featuring Jeff Mills on drums, Gerald itchell on keys, Yumiko Ohno on the Moog, Kenji Hino on bass.
#ListenUp Hifi Sean & Paris Grey are Lost Without U
"Lost Without U" finds Hifi Sean teaming up with the legendary vocalist from Inner City, Paris Grey, for a lab-born golem of funk.
#ListenUp Thomas Barnett’s “French Loop” Will Blow Up Your Dancefloor
Thomas Barnett's catalog is full of delights, from the exposure of his work on the classic "Nude Photo" through his Groove Slave and work on his Visillusion label in the present.
#ListenUp – Dazzling Ron Trent Remix of Kyoto Jazz Sextet’s “Rising”
Listen to the dazzling brass and electric groove of Ron Trent's remix of Kyoto Jazz Sextet's "Rising" forthcoming on Local Talk.
Locked Club & Private Persons Speak Out on Club Closures in Russia
Locked Club's Svoboda is an answer to the "raids, shutdowns of clubs and major festivals" in Russia.
#ListenUp Jody Watley Shares Brian Power Remix of The Passion
Jody Watley teases a soulful Brian Power remix of her soul single The Passion by Jody Watley & SRL, out September 28 2018.
#ListenUp Lay-Far’s New Album Dropping August 24
Lay-Far's 3rd LP WAR IS OVER features collabs with Stee Downes, Recloose, Phil Gerus, Andy Compton and Pete Simpson.
#ListenUp Jamie 3:26 Drops a Sweet Stomping Remix of Calendar
Jamie 3:26's highly desired edit of Calendar's Comin' On Strong is reissued - and then the reissue is reissued - on BBE from the A Taste of Chicago sampler.
#ListenUp The Passion of Rick Wade
Detroit deep house magician Rick Wade is in rare form on Passion Play from Shall Not Fade.
#ListenUp Salsoul Gets Re-Imagined, Remixed and Remade
DJ Spinna, Kai Alce, Mark Grusane, Specter, Ge-Ology and Twice & Volcov make up Murderer's Row of remixers working over disco classics from the Salsoul Records catalog.
#ListenUp Dubby Vintage Deep House from ChicOlindo’s Carpet Burn EP
Crazy remixes from Spence Chicago and Leandro Di make this Smashing Trax EP irresistible.
#ListenUp Louie Vega & Sean McCabe Remix I Wonder
The 2013 Nathan Adams track "I Wonder" gets some expert remixes from Louie Vega and Sean McCabe on the latter's Good Vibrations label.
#ListenUp Private Persons Showcases Stunning 6 Track EP from Art Crime
Memoirs of Naive from Art Crime is bursting with beauty, from emotional techno through deep house on into disconnected and ethereal ambience. Out in July 2018 on vinyl from Private Persons in Russia.
#ListenUp Rabotat Records Launches with a Collaborative Techno Joint
Re-Animator from Ironfist and Madame de Fer is brutalism in sound and marks the debut of Rabotat Records from Los Angeles.
#ListenUp John Morales Remixes Reel People’s Cover of Can’t Fake The Feeling
Disco lives on! Reel People cover "Can't Fake The Feeling" with Navasha Daya on vox & the legendary John Morales cutting tape.
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