Veteran Chicago DJ John Simmons Makes His Debut on Tevo Howard’s Label
Long overdue! Veteran Chicago house DJ John Simmons breaks it down with his premiere release ALL I CAN SAY on Tevo Howard's label. Listen to the Paul Johnson remix now.
Listen to Steffi & Virginia’s “Help Me Understand” on Ostgut Ton
"Help Me Understand" is the first single from Virginia and Steffi's double EP Work A Change, to be released September 20.
Opolopo, Sir LSG Remix Ralf GUM’s “Used To Be”
"Used To Be," the next single from Ralf Gum's Progressions album, gets rubbed up by a transcontinental team of soulful house all-stars, including Opolopo, Sir LSG and Davide Fiorese.
Listen to 808 State’s New EP and Album Teaser
Subsequent Granada Report features two exclusive tracks and two new ones taken from 808 State's first album in 17 years.
#ListenUp Moon Boots & Nic Hanson Drop New Single, “Clear” on Anjunadeep
Anjunadeep has parted the blinds just a crack for gawkers to get another glimpse of Moon Boots' forthcoming Bimini Road album with the release of the new single "Clear."
#ListenUp Disco Legend John Morales Preps a New Album for Quantize
John Morales' All Q'd Up Vol 2 features 3 new tracks, collabs with Thommy Davis, DJ Spen, Natasha Watts and vocals for dayzzzzz.
#ListenUp Waajeed and Candi Lindsey Team Up for Powerful HEAVY
Who else is making house music like this right now? Who actually can? Waajeed always comes correct but from the direction you least expect, as on Heavy from his new Ten Toes Down EP featuring Candi Lindsey.
#ListenUp Deep, Evocative Tracks from Soela on Lily
However she does it Soela makes some of the best deep house records I've come across. Lily on Kompakt Records is another ethereal master cut.
#ListenUp Pete Moss Remixes Colette on Dreams
Colette teams up with Pete Moss for a new set of remixes of "Dreams," her cover of the Stevie Nicks tune.
Louie Vega, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams Collaborate for Barely Breaking Even
The Unviersal Robot Band's classic "Barely Breaking Even" finds new life in the hands of Louie Vega for BBE Music's 500th release.
#ListenUp Absent Channels Ancient Chicago Acid Jack on Armani’s Ghost
Absent makes his debut on Mark Broom's Beard Man label with devastating techno artillery on the Animate EP.
#ListenUp Lyric Hood Makes Her Solo Debut on NINETEEN
Half of Floorplan with her father Robert Hood, Lyric Hood drops a grooving two track EP on M-Plant.
#ListenUp Louie Vega & Shlomi Aber Remix Josh Wink Classic SIXTH SENSE
Louie Vega and Shlomi Aber take a shot at a stone-cold classic: Josh Wink's Sixth Sense featuring vocals by Ursual Rucker. Part of the 25th anniversary of Josh Wink's OVUM Recordings.
#ListenUp Paul Johnson Remixes Torrfisk on “A 2 The K”
Torrfisk returns to Apollo Music Group with bleary party jams that evoke the sights, sounds and smells of a '90s Chicago loft.
#ListenUp Niko Marks Has Gotta Bang on CARNAL
Among Detroit's finest, Niko Marks' new release CARNAL (Vocal Mixes) is like a foot in the face in the name of funk.
#ListenUp Louie Vega’s NYC Disco Album is Still Generating Massive Heat
"Rebel Nation" gets a choice remix package by Danny Krivit, Carl Craig, Soul Clap and Felix Da Housecat x Chris Trucher. It's out this week on vinyl and digital from Nervous Records.
#ListenUp Two Lost Arthur Baker Tracks Resurrected on REACHIN’
Found on 1/4" tape, Hifi Sean and Yam Who edit them and nothing can touch Arthur Baker and Minnie Gardner's "Reachin'" and "Good Good Lovin'."
#ListenUp Hear the Opening Track from Andrew Emil’s New Change Request Album
Desolate Diligence leads off the 10 track RiteOnRed from Change Request aka Andrew Emil, out on Dufflebag Recordings July 19.
#ListenUp Ornaments Prepares Another Choice Carlos Nilmmns EP
"Copa" sets the tone for the adventurous IRIS EP, coming this month on wax and next month on digital from the ridiculously on-point Ornaments.
#ListenUp NDATL Rallies an All-Star Line-up for Who Do You Love?
Ricky Corey, Chez Damier, Kayenne, Josh Milan and of course Kai Alce make this funk cover one of the soulful house jams of the year.
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Cinthie’s Got The Groove
"Everything I've made I made myself so no one can take it away from me." Berlin native Cinthie is independent, resilient - and she's also making some of the best house music on the planet.
