Local Talk makes a lovely tribute to Soulphiction on “Live @ Bix”
Live @ Bix is lead by a live version of "Bizzness" recorded by Soulphiction and Netzer in 2018 - bass that jumps out of the mix like a boogeyman and chunky guitar makes this maybe an even more essential version than the extremely well-regarded original.
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.
Classy deep house from S. Hoellermann on “Pressure”
Classy deep house from S. Hoellermann gets a cosmetic makeover for the '90s and, weirdly, the '20s too.
Felipe Gordon & Bengoa remix Lex’s bass-loving groover “Fast Jags”
Greek producer Lex fell in love with the bass and it's a love that he consummates in public with the bass-loving groove of "Fast Jags," a new single on B2 Recordings.
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.
Dub Guy & Lewo Chyba – ARK009 / Fly EP
Footwork, ghetto tech, speedy dragsters, sirens, a little filthy 2step smeared across the crust and an MC spitting verses about nitrous. It's a raver's Christmas wishlist and it's a bass DJ's Christmas miracle
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.
Henna Onna releases the gorgeous “Midori no Basho”
Making her debut with a two track deep house EP on Closer To Truth.
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.
Todd Edwards, Matt Jam Lamont, Scott Diaz & Smasher made a record together
Slick beats and bubbly organs and they tickle like champagne and these form the basis for "Waiting," a collaboration between a supergroup of UK Garage producers including Todd Edwards, Matt Jam Lamont, Scott Diaz and MC Smasher.
Frankie Vega: Pathway EP
Chicago techno condottiere Frankie Vega beats the box on Pathway, a three track EP from techno friendship society UKR.
Kerri Chandler mines more gems from the most valuable vault in the world on Lost &...
The second volume of Kerri Chandler's archived material dropped in March and it's an eclectic mix of jazz-influenced, soulful, dubby masterworks.
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.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
