S-Man & Huxley ft Aimee Sophia: Wasting Time
Roger Sanchez is S-Man and his releases on UNDR the RADR have been a welcome throwback to a deeper and more sensual sound. On Wasting Time he teams up with Huxley and vocalist Aimee Sophia for a pitched reminder that he wrote a chapter in the book we're reading.
9West: Retroscope
"Retroscope" hits its stride with the title track, a hard techno production that manages to marry the grimy hook of something like L.I.E.S. with a drone that is all 9West's own. It's the centerpiece and title track of the new EP by the Greek duo, out now on USM Recordings.
#ListenUp: Rhapsodise with Ben Gomori
Rhapsodise is a spectacular organ and vocal jam from Ben Gomori, the title track of a new EP from Gomori on resurgent dance music powerhouse Peppermint Jam.
Plaster: Transition
Plaster's TRANSITION represents the distillation of some 50 years of European electronic music history.
#ListenUp: Just Not Ending is Pure House Music from DJ Cream
The Hustlin' EP is a surprisingly fresh take on the '90s Golden Age deep house sound from Bologna's DJ Cream.
TenGrams: SpaceLab
The Italian dance music pioneers Alessandro and Davide Piatto from N.O.I.A. showcase their new project, the dreamy and classic techno sound of TenGrams on the SpaceLab EP.
#ListenUp: Dimitri From Paris Remixes Chic: It Begins…
This white label 12" featuring Chic's "Le Freak" and Sister Sledge's "Thinking Of You" is the first chunk of disco funk to emerge from Dimitri From Paris' highly anticipated Chic Remix compilation out in June from Glitterbox.
You Can Be In The Video by the Voice of House Music’s Greatest Anthem
Chuck Roberts is working with Terry Hunter and Monique Bingham and shooting a video for their new single in Chicago.
John Carpenter’s Lost Themes Remixed
Silent Servant, Zola Jesus and Dean Hurley and more have their remixes of maestro John Carpenter's "Lost Themes" pressed to wax.
#ListenUp: Faze Action Taps a Motherlode of Disco Gems for Under The Influence 6
Listen to the ultra-rare Oscar Perry disco groover Body Movements from Under the Influence Vol 6, compiled by Faze Action and slated for a May release from Joey Negro's Z Records.
Nat Wendell: Theoretics from the Depths of (His) Soul
Nat Wendell bangs out tracks like a man in rapture on Theoretics, on vinyl from Depth of My Soul.
#ListenUp: Art of Tones Launches a Hell Cannon of Funk on Double Wheelin’
The b-side for Where The One Is marks Art of Tones auspicious return to Local Talk.
Kaoru Inoue’s Em Paz Is a Mystical Delight from the Master of Japanese Electronica
Groovement Organic Series hails an ambient masterpiece in Em Paz, a new album from Kaoru Inoue, the master of Japanese electronic music.
#ListenUp: Garrett David Makes a Return to Titonton’s Residual
Garrett David's "Simple Flourish" joins tracks by Todd Sines, Titonton Duvante and Andreas Saag and Fym on fresh vinyl from Residual.
#ListenUp: Sound Therapy Do Deep House Live
Three man Italian band Sound Therapy bring the element back to deep house on Black Fever from Closer To Truth.
#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.
Fresh Meat Records Drops Frankie Vega’s Chord Shift
Veterans of the Chicago underground hook up on Frankie Vega's Chord Shift, released by Fresh Meat Records and featuring an Audio Soul Project remix.
Fish Go Deep Release Don’t Need Me on Large Music
Veteran producers who've simply never missed a step in over two decades, Fish Go Deep make idiosyncratic, uncluttered deep house that satisfies the mind, body and soul.
A Thorough Rinse from DJ City’s Teenage Sexdrive
Review: DJ City's Teenage Sexdrive is sure to be one of those mid-set pressure cookers for this summer.
Frique Crashes Through 30 Years of Chicago House History on Clashed
New Sounds from the Underground: Here's a Chicago homage to maybe the only song in House Music history that's a full-on meme.
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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.
