Earl Jeffers, Gerd Janson and Tatyana Jane remix Marina Trench’s “Imperméable en été”
Marina Trench's Sweet State label kicked off 2023 with a solid EP and this remix EP based on it, featuring Gerd Janson, Earl Jeffers and Tatyana Jane.
Sunny summertime jazz from St. David on the Timeless EP
Groovin is responsible for some of Italy's best reissue records, often with a Chicago house focus. Timeless by Italian producer St. David is what it says: two tracks and two remixes that could have been lifted from a Strictly Jaz Unit EP because they sound that good.
Legendary Runway has a story that compels and a bassline that wants to eat you alive
One A pays tribute to iconic model Pat Cleveland, the Girls from 7th Avenue and the birth of voguing on Legendary Runway.
Claremont Editions Vol 3: A warming winter Balearic treat from Claremont 56
The third edition of Claremont 56's compilation series gathers low-tempo high-temperature grooves via label rarities, unreleased versions and brand new music too.
Funkyjaws subscribes to the eternal truth that everything goes better with acid
The third release from Funkyjaws' eponymous label passes the hat around and collects a wide variety of tracks from friends, who proceed to fuck the shit out of them with reconstructed 303s.
Session Victim’s “The Intangibles” is a quality 3 tracker on Delusions of Grandeur
When you need a neat deep house jam with an aesthetic that is somehow both devotional and soulful yet feels taut and restrained, then drop this.
Dana Ruh hones deep house to perfection on Smallville 59
Smallville packs a lot of sound in a 12" and Dana Ruh packs a lot of energy in this four track release. Different Places Different Faces offers Ruh's take on modern but timeless deep house.
The Last Love Note from Brooklyn
Though nobody could have guessed at the time, this would be the final record for Love Notes, one of our favorite labels and one of the best to emerge in the last half of the '10s.
Love & Resistance is another unsurprisingly strong EP from Crooked Man
9 minutes and 59 seconds of signature Crooked deep house from Crooked Man on Love & Resistance.
Jerical’s Flesh EP is raw as hell, cultivated Midwest techno
Five tracks of perfectly shaped techno, grown in the hydroponic lead-tainted labs of Rockford, Akron or Flint or certainly from the blueprint sketched on formica countertops in one of those Midwest stations.
#ListenUp The Aquatic People: A Dancer’s Guide
Elegant but stirring deep house from The Aquatic People on A Dancer's Guide, a handbook for deeper living from Paille Records.
Poptimistic house on Bowyer’s Bob’s Your Uncle EP
Bowyer has an upbeat and inventive take on dance music - poptimistic house produced so well the tracks are cut like diamonds, set in a dyed-in-the-Union Jack Britishism on Bob's Your Uncle.
The essential Karizma in 10 tracks
An impossible task but 10 tracks make for a fine vol 1 in an r2 records collection called Karizma Klassics.
The late Uncle Chucc shines on A-Trak & Lee Foss’ “Free”
This is fine, fine work: exactly like you'd imagine a mid-'90s Def Mix remix of the Goodie Mob classic would sound, with Uncle Chucc giving a tremendous performance interpreting Cee-Lo Green's legendary vocals.
Gratts, Mr. Beale, Nathan Haines collaborate on the bright “Sun Circles”
Normalize artists moving away from Berlin. Start with Gratts. Having an optimistic outlook, "Sun Circles" is framed as a welcome to South Australia rather than a kiss off to techno disneyland, and indeed you can feel the sun's rays on his skin on the original mix of the single released by Be Strong Be Free.
Music for driving, alone, with Hector J Rodriguez’s “You & Me”
Warm, comforting, yet slightly melancholic, Hector J Rodriguez's You & Me is the House music equivalent of a sad movie you really enjoyed
Idle Hands’ in-house City Road label drops a V/A “for all the record shops”
Garage, grime and UKG-adjacent stuff from Wilfy D, OH91, DJ Polo and Sir Hiss on Idle Hands record shop's private label.
Disco Forever: Louie Vega honors legends Larry Levan & Patrick Adams on “Chimi”
Sparks that continue to fly from Louie Vega's Expansions in the NYC album, even years later with these tasty extended cuts on wax and digital.
Freshness Sealed House: Razor-N-Tape reissues “Dreaming The Future”
James Duncan on Italian house icons Don Carlos & S-Tone's "Dreaming the Future," a collection of four forgotten and recently rediscovered tracks firmly in the house side of the spectrum.
Made With Love: Ron Trent’s moving tribute to Frankie Knuckles
You have very little time to nab one of the few copies of 7th Heaven, Ron Trent's 2014 tribute to the late Frankie Knuckles.
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LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
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