Classic Malik Alston vocal cuts reissued by Mother Tongue
The world is finally catching up to the marvelous sound of Detroit maestro Malik Alston as Mother Tongue reissues a pair of killer vocal tracks.
Phlash’s Friends: a classy tribute to Phil Asher on Journey To The Light / Illusion
The late, great Phil Asher would be pleased to know his memory brought great records like this one into the world.
Groundbreaking fusion from Hugo LX on transcenDance
Dropped on DJ Spinna's Wonderwax, Hugo LX's transcenDance is a "very personal homage to original dance music legacies" but never takes its eye off the future.
Cinthie remixes Revivis on Neck Back EP
Gritty, blurry deep house from Berlin, with Cinthie remixing Revivis on Neck Back from vinyl imprint Talman Records.
Cellaroot: a new label debuts with a V/A EP from Belgium
CRLTD001 is a vinyl-only release from a new imprint coalescing around a "minimal and microhouse music" style.
Acid In, Acid Out, Acid Over on KiNK’s Devotional “Clap On 2”
KiNK is working through the occult science numerology of dance music on the wide-ranging Clap On 2 EP - one that's both worthy of devotional study and an irresistible force when it encounters some booty that must be moved.
Biomassive: DJ Stingray 313 digs deep on Molecular Level Solutions
The four track Molecular Level Solutions EP marks the revival of Micron Audio with DJ Stingray 313 at his best.
We’re here for what Matt Jam Lamont & Echelon are making
Undastand is the latest in a series of singles from the collaboration of UK Garage producers and DJs.
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.
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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.
