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.
Tee Mango drops a new EP for Aus, “Last Dance”
Aus Music's catalog is breathtaking, and Tee Mango has made a lot of them. "Last Dance" is an unexpectedly melodic and heartfelt release.
D3070 debuts on Cyberdome with “Deep Impact”
Apparently named after a flamethrower, D3070 debuts with a sizzling EP of electro sounds with a little bit of dirt rubbed into it.
Reissue: Rare classic speed garage tune SW15 London Vibes
Reissued by Shuffle'n'Swing, the infamous and mysterious "Fungus Mungus" rides again.
Love From The Underground & Drew Sky
Setting off housequakes left and right, Dance Mania alumnus Drew Sky drops some bandcamp goodies for the masses on MEGA.
Rico Herrera helms the sunny “Favourite Dream” for Roots Underground
Elegant and blindingly bright, the jazz-inflected soulful house masterpiece is out on Excursions Vol 1 from Roots Underground.
#ListenUp Claude Young drops “The Knife” on NDATL
The first Claude Young 12" since 2015, The Knife on NDATL stands up with the best ethereal deep house released in 2021.
“Atlantis” is dance music monster made by Gigi Testa
Using just "one drum machine and one synthesizer", maestro Gigi Testa and "Atlantis" take you on one hell of a sonic journey. The new 12" record is out now on Freedom Dance.
Posthuman’s Requiem For A Rave is more than nostalgia for your misspent youth
The Posthuman album Requiem for a Rave could be your life, and if you're reading this it probably was.
Ralph Session, DJ Romain & Danny J Lewis pay tribute to NYC’s Cielo
We don't get sentimental about a farmer's market or a dentist but nightclubs will always be places we love - even the ones that we hate.
30D to reissue two Gerald Donald Arpanet tracks as Hydrostatic Equilibrium
Single sided vinyl release on Hydrostatic Equilibrium focuses on Gerald Donald's first Arpanet tracks since 2006 on ExoPlanets.
#ListenUp Jovonn drops 3 track “Indoors” EP for Body’N Deep
Every single day a DJ should wake up and hit their knees to the ground, grateful and thankful they live in a world where Jovonn is making records.
Deep88: “The Revolution Will Not Be Sponsored”
Or so he says. Deep88's new EP on What About This Love draws attention to influencer culture imposing its will on even underground subcultures in electronic music.
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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.
