Fall Down Sees the Continuing Evolution of Alex Agore’s Music
Just like musicians and athletes, labels can find themselves in a groove where every improvisation makes a beautiful sound and the bucket is as big as the ocean. Moment of Truth has hit that stride with Alex Agore's Fall Down EP.
Grid Based Beats Celebrates the Chicago-Milwaukee Connection
Grid Based Beats celebrates the Chicago-Milwaukee Techno Connection on Hiawatha Service, featuring tracks from Lester Fitzpatrick, Frankie Vega, Tim Vitek and more.
thatmanmonkz is Rumblin’ Through Your Function
Deep house and soul producer thatmanmonkz from Shadeleaf Music delivers four funky edits on another Whiskey Disco release on vinyl so hot it melts down the wax.
Hiver: Spiritual Machines
Hiver's Spiritual Machines continues to build on their discography of quality melodic techno that appeals to dancefloors without losing its sense of adventure.
Virtuoso Guitarist Hideki Ikeuchi Stars on Roy from r2 Records
We need to secure a place on the dancefloor for works of sheer beauty like Loftsoul x Miruga's Roy EP featuring guitarist Hideki Ikeuchi, from r2 Records.
Faceless Junkies Deluxe: TR-909+TR-606 TRAX
March saw the release of 34 tracks spread out across 7 EPs and albums by Faceless Junkies Deluxe, which is pretty intense even by his standards.
Carlos Nilmmns Revisits the Cafe De Flore
Carlos Nilmmns returns to the LP of '70s flavored downtempo, funk and OST-type tracks.
DJ Steaw: Heaven EP
It needs to be noted for the record that the Heaven EP is officially listed in the catalog of Hot Haus records as "HOTSHIT037." I think you'll agree it's an apt and able description, because this is a very steamy set of tracks is from DJ Steaw, a producer who never lets you down.
BarbWalters Invites us to a Wonderful Spread of Future Funk
Reconnect by BarbWalters is out now from the always provocative Business Casual.
Donnell Pitman’s Coveted “Love Explosion” Gets Reissued
Donnell Pitman's "Love Explosion" is one of the most coveted 7" records in history, in any genre. The 1980 track released on Arpco seemed like it was destined to be one of those always-bootlegged, never licensed records.
A New Classic: Ricardo Miranda’s London Councils
Ricardo Miranda's tracks from the Italia To Chicago split EP show why there are no producers in Chicago adding more to their game.
Crackazat: Sundial/Holding You Close Remixes
Big tracks from Crackazat's Rainbow Fantasia LP get choice remixes from two of the best: Groove Assassin and Wajeed, on a handsome new remix EP from Local Talk.
Adam Chini: Creature Feature Vol 1
Star Creature slings 12 inches of boogie on Adam Chini's Creature Feature Vol 1.
Introducing… The New Dance Sound of Moscow
Some interesting techno emerging from the Russian capital of Moscow on this attractive new compilation.
Secret Studio & KiNK: Black Friday/Alarm Call
Drum machines trigger and drown you in a hazy fuzz on Black Friday/Alarm Call, the latest in a growing line of must-have records released by the Secret Studio crew, this one in collaboration with KiNK.
Sophie Lloyd Gets Remixed: Calling Out (featuring Dames Brown)
Sophie Lloyd's amazing gospel house hit "Calling Out" graduates to 12" sensation from 7" phenomenon thanks to a gorgeous Floorplan remix.
The One “O” Ones: Radio Cosmo Disco
This strange curio out of Italy's disco past is one of the best reissues of the year, and one you didn't know you needed so bad.
Minor Rain: Tomorrow’s Sunrise
Straddling a line between downtempo, sound design and wild electronica, Tomorrow's Sunrise by Minor Rain is exquisitely rich, textured so dense, so precise, so distinct that the music feels like it leaves a mark when it passes by.
S-Man & Huxley ft Aimee Sophia: Wasting Time
Roger Sanchez is S-Man and his releases on UNDR the RADR have been a welcome throwback to a deeper and more sensual sound. On Wasting Time he teams up with Huxley and vocalist Aimee Sophia for a pitched reminder that he wrote a chapter in the book we're reading.
9West: Retroscope
"Retroscope" hits its stride with the title track, a hard techno production that manages to marry the grimy hook of something like L.I.E.S. with a drone that is all 9West's own. It's the centerpiece and title track of the new EP by the Greek duo, out now on USM Recordings.
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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
