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#ListenUp Louie Vega’s NYC Disco Album is Still Generating Massive Heat

"Rebel Nation" gets a choice remix package by Danny Krivit, Carl Craig, Soul Clap and Felix Da Housecat x Chris Trucher. It's out this week on vinyl and digital from Nervous Records.
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Deep88, Usr, Melchior Sultana, Dario Damerini: House of 12

True story: last week, I was trying to find something in my iTunes rotation to please a group of run-of-the-mill indie rockers temporarily co-habitating. These are good people, but not exactly fans of electronic...
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#ListenUp Funk Monsters from Samone on dibs vol 1

Two funk and disco edits from the debut release Changes Presents: dibs volume one.
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Patrice Scott Joins the Sounds of the City Roster

Patrice Scott's Reborn Goodness is titled like a poem and drops like a bomb.
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Platzdasch & Dix hit the mark on Apparent Movement

The German duo made up of producer David Platzdasch and pianist / keyboardist Holger Dix cultivate moods rather than making cookie-cutter dancefloor bangers-on-demand on Apparent Movement from Closer To Truth.

Shaun J. Wright & Alinka: Walk Into the Unknown

A collaboration that began around the clubs of the Northside of Chicago now takes place on digital channels across the world as Shaun J. Wright and Alinka take a victory lap of sorts on Twirl!
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Louie Vega Previews New Album “Expansions in the NYC”

This one is for the dancers: Named after his residency, Louie Vega and Nervous Records drops a preview EP from his forthcoming Expansions in the NYC album.
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Cinthie and Ed Herbst: Beste 005

I've been finding some dope split EPs and choice cuts from the always prolific "Various Artists" lately, and this split between Cinthie and Ed Herbst for Beste Modus (Berlin) was near the top of...

#ListenUp: S.E.L. Shares The Sweetest Pain for Record Store Day

The soulful house cover of Dexter Wansel's 1979 classic The Sweetest Pain is pressed up by Quantize for Record Store Day.

Dave Miller ft. Kelly Hayden: Winding Rhodes EP

Dave Miller puts together four slabs of heavy Deep House here, built largely around the strong vocal of Kelly Hayden. "Take What You Want" is a fierce tune - catchy, soulful, danceable - basically...
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Brawther anchors the debut V/A from new label Interweaved

Deeper States Vol 1 features four tracks built upon a sample pack released by Brawther and used by members of his Patreon.
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Inside The Mind of Leonid Nevermind…

Were Made To Love builds upon Leonid Nevermind's crazy blueprint of jagged riffs and edgewise beats.

Nikki O & Javonntte Team Up On “The Color of Midnight”

The Color of Midnight is Deep & Soulful House of such a high quality that it could serve as a teardown for a masterclass in the genre.
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Hudd Traxx celebrates the Here & Now on a 10 track compilation of new music

Jovonn, Black Loops, Mark Hawkins, Nightmares on Wax, JT Donaldson & more spread the gospel of the Huddersfield miracle on Hudd Traxx's 15 year anniversary compilation.
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Mark de Clive-Lowe Revisits Leaving This Planet

Mark de Clive-Lowe's b-sides and one-offs are better than most artists' touchstone releases.

Neroli Signs Up Patrice Scott for Chasing Dreams EP

New wax from the Italian label showcases 3 deep new tracks from Patrice Scott.
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#ListenUp Fantastic Man drops “Alltogethernow” for Kalahari Oyster Cult

Fantastic Man works a sinister, gnarly bassline on a new four track EP from your favorite Techno Cultists.
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REVIEW: Jerome Baker Is Boss Techno

El Hefe from UKR finds Chicago's own Jerome Baker beating it hard with aggressive, mind-melting techno.
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Romanthony Rediscovered: Trust Remixes, Remastered & Reissued

Kerri Chandler's remix of Romanthony's "Trust" is one of the greatest, most sublime deep house tracks ever made.

Ralf Gum ft Joseph Junior and Ayanda Jiya: Back To Love

How has South Africa changed Ralf Gum's music? Good question.

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Chicago’s Secret Spot: One Year of Miyagi Records

From a pop up in a storage space to a brick-and-mortar record store, Hyde Park's Miyagi Records talks to 5 Mag on one year of building community and creating your very own secret spot on the Southside of Chicago.