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New Classics

Vintage, influential, rare: pick two. The New Classics are house music and electronic music tracks of a decent age that we discovered, re-discovered or just love to play.

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Kenny Dope, Moodymann, Francois K & more remix Sun Palace’s classic Rude Movements

One of David Mancuso's Loft classics and "major influence for DJs such as Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles and Kenny Dope" the classic Rude Movements gets worked over by an all-star roster of remixers for BBE.
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What Goes Around launches with remix of Iz & Diz classic “Strong”

What Goes Around launches and misfires with a remix of the stronger-than-steel Iz & Diz Chicago house classic "Strong."
Hot Mix 5 and B96 Mixmasters

For the old school heads: the Hot Mix 5 & B96 Mixmasters headline a drive-in house...

Farley Jackmaster Funk, Bad Boy Bill, Julian Jumpin Perez and more headline a Chicago house music radio reunion this weekend in Bridgeview.
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Sushitech reissues Delano Smith & Norm Talley’s Constellation / Detroit 2-Step

Probably one of the greatest deep house 10" records of the last decade, Sushitech beats back the hoarders with a reissue of the 2009 split release with Delano Smith's "Constellation" backed by Norm Talley's "Detroit 2-Step."
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Reissue Alert: “Ocean Between Us” from Wamdue Kids

This mysterious reissue of "Ocean Between Us" is a periodic reminder that Wamdue Kids was a seriously brilliant group that we keep forgetting.
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Essential Angel Moraes: Life In Stereo

The journey is the reward: Angel Moraes leaves behind a staggering legacy in the house music scene. Here are 16 tracks we love best.
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Vintage label Ugly Music returns as Joe Claussell remixes Underground Evolution

Seminal label Ugly Music is back from the great warehouse in the sky with two tracks from Robert Grillo, "one of the best producers to make way too little music."
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UK radio station scolded for playing Lil Louis’ “French Kiss”

UK regulator Ofcom seeks to protect children from the "prolonged sounds of sexual moaning" from DJ Lil Louis' Chicago house classic "French Kiss."
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Billie Ray Martin to release lost Frankie Knuckles mixes of Electribe 101’s “Heading For The Night”

Frankie Knuckles' remixes of Electribe 101's "Heading For The Night" were shelved but will appear on vinyl in July.
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Scott Diaz (and 130 others) remix Arthur Baker & Victor Simonelli classic “Why Can’t We See”

The Arthur Baker and Victor Simonelli-penned house music classic "Why Can't We See" gets a 30th anniversary makeover and got locked in the day spa.
Blue Boy Remember Me

Remember this? Remembering Blue Boy’s 1997 smash “Remember Me”

There was a point in time when Blue Boy's "Remember Me" was inescapable, as ubiquitous as sunshine, cheap gas and bucket hats on weed dealers hangin' in doorways.
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Larry Heard rarity Sceneries Not Songs reissued

Never reissued before now, Larry Heard's groundbreaking Sceneries Not Songs gets a reissued on his label Alleviated this month.
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Retripped: Addis Posse’s Acid Breakbeat Classic Let The Warriors Dance

Acid flashbacks from 1989 on the seminal squelchy breakbeat classic "Let The Warriors Dance."
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Dark Grooves Reissuing Spencer Kincy’s Tangled Thoughts

Hidden Agenda / Tangled Thoughts was one of Gemini's "Italian" EPs and is being repressed on vinyl by the Groovin' sublabel, Dark Grooves.
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Romanthony Rediscovered: Trust Remixes, Remastered & Reissued

Kerri Chandler's remix of Romanthony's "Trust" is one of the greatest, most sublime deep house tracks ever made.
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Simonelli’s Finest: Reissue of NY’s Finest’s Do You Feel Me?

Groovin has performed enough resurrections by now to be qualified as a necromancer, and never have they done more beautiful work than on the Victor Simonelli (as NY's Finest) 1993 classic "Do You Feel Me?"

Dimitri from Paris Remixes Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle’s I’ll Take You There

SoSure continues their tour through the Director's Cut catalog with remixes by Dimitri from Paris, Moplen, and the Shapeshifters of the Frankie Knuckles and Jamie Principle Chicago House classic I'll Take You There.
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Nina Simone: the Francois K & Tony Humphries Remixes

Some reissued tracks from the "dead wax era" of the mid-2000s showcase songs from the brilliant Nina Simone in the loving hands of two legendary house music remixers.
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Chicago House Classic BERNARD TRAX Reissued on Cyclo

When you look through classic Chicago House records from the 1990s, it's amazing how many have Bernard Badie's name on them.

Jimmy Edgar Edits Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles Classic BABY WANTS TO RIDE

From the new Director's Cut album - the Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle House Music classic BABY WANTS TO RIDE gets reworked by Jimmy Edgar.

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