#ListenUp Chicago House Meets UKG on Soledrifter’s Spirited “Let Me Sing”
The hidden gem on a diamond-studded vinyl release, Garage Connection, from Hi! Energy Records and also featuring tracks from Lombard Street and Melodymann.
#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: S.E.L. Shares The Sweetest Pain for Record Store Day
The soulful house cover of Dexter Wansel's 1979 classic The Sweetest Pain is pressed up by Quantize for Record Store Day.
#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: Sir LSG and Melanie Scholtz Offer Up Some Gratitude
Jazz vocalist Melanie Scholtz joins with South African House Music producer Sir LSG for "Gratitude," another big single from his Moving Circles album on GOGO Music.
#ListenUp Dreamy Techno from Dispak’s Debut EP
Chris Child and Kasson Crooker aspire to tap the infinite on Dispak 1 and they nearly get there on their debut EP released by FOIL.
#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: Sound Therapy Do Deep House Live
Three man Italian band Sound Therapy bring the element back to deep house on Black Fever from Closer To Truth.
#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: Victor Simonelli Releases a Record 21 Years In The Making
Victor Simonelli has some unfinished business on his old West Side Records imprint - a record more than 21 years in the making.
#ListenUp Jask Mixes Tortured Soul’s Undercover Remixes Album
"Undercover Remixes" features 13 Tortured Soul tracks remixed by Fred Everything, Chuck Love, DJ Spinna, Dimitri From Paris, Eric Kupper, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Quentin Harris, JKriv, the late Ethan White and more.
#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: Garrett David Makes a Return to Titonton’s Residual
Garrett David's "Simple Flourish" joins tracks by Todd Sines, Titonton Duvante and Andreas Saag and Fym on fresh vinyl from Residual.
#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 Ultra Mega Timeless Vibes on Lance D’s Silicon Prairie
This style of deep tech house will never go out of style, and Lance Desardi is a master of it. The new Silicon Prairie EP showcases his skills, most of all on the retrofuturisitic "Towns Told Me So." Out now from the ultra-quirky We Will Always Be A Love Song label.
#ListenUp BBE Releasing Paul Trouble Anderson’s Final Production
A cover of the gospel standard, "Happy Day" is an uptempo tour de force featuring vocals from John Redmond and drums and programming by Booker T.
#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.
#ListenUp: Art of Tones Launches a Hell Cannon of Funk on Double Wheelin’
The b-side for Where The One Is marks Art of Tones auspicious return to 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: Detroit’s Filthiest Shake Your Booty Is an Assquake
The latest cut in a string of hits from Detroit's Filthiest is a straight-up love poem to Maggot Brain-era Funkadelic.
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Back in The High Life – Inside the New 5 Mag
Detroit Swindle on the cover, Faze Action and Lonely C of Soul Clap and a whole lot more on the inside of 5 Mag Issue 168, out now.
