A Tribute to Ron Hardy & the Muzik Box
From DJ M-Traxxx aka Manny Cuevas, a longtime DJ and old school Chicago house enthusiast comes this tribute to Ron Hardy and Chicago's legendary Muzik Box nightclub.
Earth is an entity on Photonz’s “Planetary Spirit”
Planetary Spirit by Photonz is raw techno that oozes with life, with energy, a spirit expressed by planetary forces that murder the ego of the hairless, fragile animal that wanders across its crust.
#TheTeardown Cratan / Decoder on the making of “Boulder”
Producer Gautham Garg on the making of the primal "Boulder" EP on Fixed Rhythms and how the young producer signed an album to Jeff Mills' Axis Records.
Ron Trent remixes Coflo’s celestial Orisha fable “Warrior’s Dance”
Coflo's latest EP on Ocha Records, A Warrior's Dance, is a whirlwind of grooves and deep rhythms, spellbinding and entrancing.
Amaré launches Sole Aspect, a new vinyl deep house label
Sole Aspect is launching with a new EP from Dubbyman with tracks from Trinidadian Deep and others to follow.
Anthony Nicholson & Lailah Reich team up on “We Are One”
Chicago heat from two artists you should always, always, always keep tabs on, because what they put on wax is always a delight.
#ListenUp Niko Marks drops the Reach Out EP
Detroit producer Niko Marks shows his soulful side on a new four track EP, Reach Out, on vinyl from Yore Records.
Franck Roger is pumping out tracks like a Bandcamp fiend
On "Get It On" Franck Roger loops a hypnotic sample to devastating effect. It's one of a dozen tracks populating the Real Tone Records bandcamp after a long hiatus.
10,000 Hours of Session Victim
The new Session Victim EP on Toy Tonics whips through genres, tones and sounds, representing a year's worth of time together "cooking beats."
Snazzy Traxx are for the unsung DJ heroes of the world
Essentials for DJs who need to tap into a constant stream of quality house and garage-influenced tracks.
#ListenUp Gratts & Robert Owens sing of a Brighter Future
A consciously optimistic and upbeat tune, "Brighter Future" by Gratts and Chicago house legend Robert Owens gets rewired by Jorge Caiado on his Inner Balance label.
Kai Alcé & Voigtmann remix Silverlining’s “Aura”
Deep, techy and acid-bubbling remixes from Kai Alce and Voightmann on Silverlining Dubs XI, taken from Asad Rizvi's Simulacra album.
SPEKTRALSOUND debuts on City Road with Garage banger “Big Up”
Big Up, big sound: Bristol record shop Idle Hands launches a new imprint curated with homegrown "secret weapons" like this one.
#ListenUp Lugovskiy drops a Balcony Party on Closer To Truth
Lugovskiy's "Balcony Party" EP is smoldering deep house heat from the always reliable Closer To Truth label.
Clive From Accounts drops the scintillating Strictly Business
Telecommuting during lockdown, Clive From Accounts makes more deep house beauties on the clock on Strictly Business from Razor'N'Tape.
Vibe The Feel is a major release from Monty Luke
Five tracks for your dollar, as Monty Luke takes you from the basement to the mainroom to the afterparty.
Two guys & a room of analog gear: The Analog Session return on Seven Textures of...
The new album from the Alexander Robotnick and Ludus Pinsky side project.
Studio Poetry from M. Hook on New River
M Hook's new album New River on Star Creature Universal Vibrations is almost irradiated by the intensity and tightly-wound focus of a studio savant or one-man-band.
Black Traxx Matter is a record with a message from Gari Romalis
Certainly a message beyond the typically tight beats and inventive arrangements of a Gari Romalis deep house record, out now on Nicepeople.
#ListenUp Sonic blotter from Liquid Earth & Kalahari Oyster Cult
Liquid Earth's "Scope Zone" goes from blotter on your tongue to trails in the corner of your eyes in 7:30.
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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
