#ListenUp Felipe Gordon reworks some Local Talk hits on Reworks Vol 3
Felipe Gordon brings some vigor to two recent releases by Corrado Bucci and Envee for Local Talk's "Reworks" series.
Jazz, house & everything together from Malik Alston
Malik Alston calls this "fun," and fun it must have been to hear his band Painted Pictures become an absolutely ferocious outfit in a studio setting for Air.
Don’t reissues Quick N Smart’s cult classic “Phlokkerbrained”
Original artist Volker Wiegand died in 2008, but thankfully his utterly bonkers version of techno survives him on Phlokkerbrained, reissued by Jerome Hill's label Don't on Bandcamp.
Third Son warns “Your Future Self Is Talking Shit About You”
Music with a message from Third Son, out now on Hot Haus Recs.
#ListenUp Yeti Mind Tricks returns to Motech on “Glorious Purpose”
Yeti Mind Tricks is back on Motech with the gnarly techno follow-up Glorious Purpose.
How’s Your Career? Tortured Soul release 20th anniversary LP
The 20th Anniversary Album is solid overview of Tortured Soul's two decade recording career with a few rarities thrown in.
Robert Hood revives his Monobox project with new album “Regenerate”
Robert Hood brings back his sci-fi inspired Monobox alias for a new album, Regenerate, out now on M-Plant.
Soela: “Berlin” / “Do I Really Need You”
Soela makes beautiful deep house on a two track EP from Fort Romeau's Cin Cin.
Party Like It’s Y2K: “Pirates” UK Garage movie opens to rave reviews
Nitpicking aside, generally positive reviews for UK Garage inspired movie Pirates that opened in the UK last week.
Sir LSG ft. NutownSoul: Searching
South African producer Sir LSG is in top form on "Searching," a soulful house track showcasing the vocals of acclaimed Soweto-born vocalist NutownSoul.
Brian Kage & Delano Smith: Keep ‘Em Movin’ EP
A pitch-perfect deep house track cooked up by Detroit producers Brian Kage and Delano Smith.
Hieroglyphic Being: “Black Hands Sound 63”
Can't go wrong with anything on this V/A but Hieroglyphic Being's contribution to Neroli's Inside Part 2 will bring you life when you need it most.
Spray launches with a reissue from Los Angeles rave scene legends Dimension 23
New label Spray launches with Dimension 23 and a blast from the analog days of LA's rave scene.
New heat as Tuff Culture remixes “Good For You”
The remix of Soulecta and Lee Walker's "Good For You" is out next week on Garage Shared.
James Welsh is on fire on Man & Minion
Aggro house that's heavier than lead, "Man & Minion" is the title track of the next badass EP from James Welsh on Kneaded Pains.
Solid Gold Playaz: Next To Me
The second Solid Gold Playaz EP released on Freerange in 2021 is a fitting tribute, if that's what we have, to the late Kenny Gino.
Moods & Grooves drops Pinky2Dye4’s “Phantom Phoenix”
Mike Grant's Detroit institution drops the first release from one of Those New Cats From Detroit in 16 years.
Dave Lee reworks disco classic “Shake It Up Tonight”
Dave Lee and Prospect Park revamps the 1981 Cheryl Lynn classic "Shake It Up Tonight."
Smartbar alumni Ori Kawa releasing new EP
Draw 4 is a "hybrid rock, jazz and funk-infused pop" EP with his band Ori Kawa and the Entals.
Jeremy Sylvester reissues classic UKG b-side “Do It Baby”
"Do It Baby," the Miles Fontaine classic from 1997 comes back to life and it's screaming.
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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.
