House Again: Ten City introduces The Next Generation
The new album from Ten City opens a new chapter in the original house band's four decade history.
Teklife reissues the DJ Spinn juke classic “Bounce N Break Yo Back” on vinyl
Nearly twenty years after its debut "Bounce N Break Yo Back" can still snatch the oxygen out of the room.
Demi Riquísimo & The Trip drop kinetic party music “Don’t Go Away”
Heavy action rave anthems from Semi Delicious and Tessellate, who have pushed a huge number of dope tracks down your gullet over the last five or six years and here are four more.
2 Jahre Dazwischen: Nodding melancholica from Lesterr
Ornaments releases some beautiful music, most of it deep, some of it dub, and some of it ambient, or downtempo, or with a generally chill sort of vibe. 2 Jahre Dazwischen by Lesterr contains just about all of above.
Borrowed Identity & Mechanical Soul Brother storm back with “Set It All Free”
Pure life-affirming house music marks a return (of sorts) from one of our best-loved duos.
Techno titan Molecular Recordings launches the Covalence series
Four tracks from Esilum, Heliosphere, Shaun Moses and Azogiar mark the first installment of the Covalence Series, a "curated collection of molecular-level sound works, where artists from diverse backgrounds converge to form new sonic bonds."
Four tracks of analog android bebop on DJ Haus’ “Humanoid”
8 bit vocals by MC Speak'N'Spell, 909s and 303s idling in anxiety and a vacuum tube techno groove: It's Humanoid from DJ Haus on Unknown To The Unknown.
Breathe More: Music For Freaks showcases Alex Arnout’s Black Logic project
Black Logic is producer Alex Arnout's live deep house band, with Arnout's beats and electronics backed with live instrumentation (bass, guitar, sax) and a selection of vocalists, and Breathe More is his first release on Music For Freaks.
Demon Dubs: Mr. G remixes Scuba’s 2011 classic “Loss”
Mr. G takes Scuba's reissued "Loss" to school with a glowering, slightly demonic dub that goes to a few places the original hadn't thought of.
J. Peacock thumbs through 50 years of dance music history on “I’m Doing Just Fine”
J. Peacock drops four tracks of lovely, blurry deep house, with samples filtered, cut rough and polished up until the edges are gleaming and smooth to the touch.
Coco Cole launches Pisces Season with the big sky summer anthem “Flamingo”
"Flamingo" is electronic music for the great outdoors says Will Sumsuch on this "absolute belter" from Coco Cole.
“We Got To Hit It Off”: Millie Jackson gets the Dimitri From Paris & Opolopo remix...
If you're a soul purist and you want to walk away now I'd understand; but I'm every bit as much of a soul music snob as you and I've got to say, these remakes do a pretty good job of updating things.
Mississippi Soul: Annie & The Caldwells drop a bomb with remixers Nicky Siano, musclecars & more
Luaka Bop enlists Nicky Siano along with musclecars, Justin Strauss and Kornel Kovacs to remix two songs from family soul and gospel band Annie and The Caldwells.
Acid, bass and pianos collide on Kléo’s “Acid Coolada” remix project
Kléo is a French-born artist now living in Amsterdam, and makes acid tracks that slap with the best that ever came from one of the foundational acid cities. The Acid Coolada EP was released on vinyl back in February, appearing now a digital release with a slew of remixes.
Kirk Degiorgio’s “Seven Minutes Of Funk” is the white-hot Detroit techno machine funk gem you’ve been...
The lead track from Kirk Degiorgio's Elate EP on Cyphon is a proper dancefloor record, with the low-end funk for your body and that cerebral dreaminess to transport your mind.
Sophisticated vocal house action from Spencer Parker on “Better Days”
Spencer Parker makes a quality return to Rekids on Better Days featuring Tee Amara and an utterly danceable Radio Slave remix.
Hands Up! Cinthie returns to 803 Crystal Grooves with four tracks of gorgeous deep house
Rarely do you get a 12" with tracks you all play in one set without sounding samey or repetitive as you do on Cinthie's Look Mom! No Piano.
Melancholonica: A Man Named Phil Western
Afterflash is a remixed tribute album to the innovative Phil Western, who released electronic music on Harthouse and LA label Exist Dance as well as collaborating with cEvin Key, Download, Skinny Puppy and releasing a huge catalog of solo material.
Unity: Lavan drops a scintillating UKG-inflected house EP for +98
The Unity EP is a big bag of underground goodies, an EP characterized by jacking percussion ramping up to blissful peaks and valleys.
Jimpster remixes Franck Roger & Arnold Jarvis’ “Living My Life” in a kick drum heavy vocal...
I'm a big fan of Franck Rogers' crispy, club-friendly house grooves and he's done a good job here with this collaboration with NYC house vocalist Arnold Jarvis, the pads and drums of which have a distinctly '90s house old-school flavour.
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LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
A new 5 Mag cover mix and it's a gorgeous set from emerging DJ, producer and artist LOVEFOXY
