Black Cadmium return to Vault Wax on “Our Legacy”
Another amazing EP from the Rotterdam techno savants and another great slab of black wax from Vault Wax.
Kenny Dope, Moodymann, Francois K & more remix Sun Palace’s classic Rude Movements
One of David Mancuso's Loft classics and "major influence for DJs such as Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles and Kenny Dope" the classic Rude Movements gets worked over by an all-star roster of remixers for BBE.
Review: Leonid Nevermind is one of house music’s treasures
The notoriously leftfield Leonid Nevermind's "Use The Moon" is another revelation from one of our most revelatory producers.
Saiful Idris & SRNDR releases the sunny Summer Daze
Saiful Idris' "Summer Daze" is of those songs that brands itself on people's memories of a summer season.
Review: Detroit’s Infolines returns with the V/A Under The Bridge
ADMN, Mister Joshooa and Remote Viewing Party make up Under The Bridge, the 3rd release from Detroit's new label Infolines and anchored by a lush Delano Smith remix.
Review: Emmaculate drops 7 minutes of “Cosmic Funk”
A packaged goods funk party from Chicago's Emmaculate featuring live drums, bass, keys and organ on Red Night Recordings.
Review: The return of Master C&J
Rick James and funky NPG-era Prince appears to be the inspiration for "Your Freakness" by legendary Chicago house band Master C&J.
Nate Manic releases his self-titled debut album
The former music director at Chicago's Smartbar Nate Manic steps out as a producer and vocalist on his self-titled debut album.
#TheTeardown Making The Spaces Between’s “Ghosts” with Terry Farley & Ashley Beedle
F*CLR's latest black wax masterpiece is a transcontinental séance featuring the combined talents of Terry Farley, Wade Teo, Ian Snowball, Harry Dennis — and a reunited Black Science Orchestra.
Teflon Dons release the ultra-rare & ultra-fine Rudiments 25th Anniversary Edits
Teflon Dons release 7" vinyl only selection of edits from the 1996 Rudiments EP and it's so hot it burns your fingers.
Review: Anywhere Here, the new album by Gavin Boyce
Will Sumsuch on the new album Anywhere Here by Gavin Boyce and out now on Nordic Trax.
Patrice Scott & Ricardo Miranda team up on Rhythm Nation
Two of the Midwest's finest manufacturers of secret weapons fire two more as Ricardo Miranda and Patrice Scott split a new 12" from San Diego label Rhythm Nation.
Andre Kronert releases diamond-cut “Purpose” on Kneaded Pains
Andre Kronert's drums hit with diamond-cut precision on "Purpose," the lead track from his new EP of the same name from Kneaded Pains.
Review: NCW on NCW on Apartment Records
NCW (aka Nick Wilson) drops an EP with rare explosive force. Everyone used to make techno records this way, and those worth listening to still do.
Morph is a glimpse into the strange & beautiful world of Öona Dahl
Four years after her debut, Oona Dahl's second album, Morph, presents a sound perfected.
Dr. Packer remixes the Z Records classic “Love Fantasy”
Fantasy tracks: A sneak peek from Dr. Packer's forthcoming Operation Disco LP tackles the 1992 Z Records classic "Love Fantasy."
Review: Drakkar Noir & Heidi Sabertooth on The Sleep of Reason
This split EP from Drakkar Noir and Heidi Sabertooth showcases stripped down and electrifying hardware techno on Jacktone Records.
Matthias Zimmermann drops the atmospheric Kontakt EP
It's 1983 again, but better. Matthias Zimmermann evokes the spirit of classic synthpop post-punk post-disco and all around melodic music on Kontakt, his new EP on Back Office.
Suburban Knight mints gleaming electro gold on “Listening Systems”
New 7" record from Detroit legend Suburban Knight drops on Detroit Techno Records.
Frankie Vega and Tim Vitek are Junction One, and this is That Way
Two Midwest Techno stalwarts make fun shit together on That Way from Grid Based Beats.
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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.
