Red D’s Chez EP
Bubbling up on the ever-excellent Freerange Records is the Chez EP from Belgian producer Red D who, although a brand new name for me, appears to be doing all the right things here in...
Recloose: Honey Rocks
Eyes closed or eyes wide open, you can get lost in the labyrinth of abrupt shifts, resets and layered glimpses of the maniac world inside Recloose's mind.
Mr. Fingers Outer Acid EP
Larry Heard's records stick around for a long time. Outer Acid is going to be with us for awhile too.
Artz and Ecilo: Stomp Kase
Never doubt this city for a moment. Even after they pull the cover over her head and pronounce her dead Chicago will continue to surprise you.
Lovebirds and Stee Downes Return for Love’s Like Dancin
The team behind the 2011 hit Want You In My Soul reunite. Five years in the making and worth every goddamned second.
DJ Duke presents Return to the Pleasure Dome
DJ Duke! Is there a human being older than 35 that doesn't have a copy of his Moonshine mix CD in their closet? It's like the Appetite for Destruction of the House Music scene...
Rydim featuring Brightledge: Gotham City
Paris Brightledge is in the midst of a career renaissance, carving out a distinct niche as the vocalist that can sing his lungs out atop a ferocious sea of acid squelches and fuzz thunderbolts....
Boorane Collaborate on Thru Jazz to Mars
Boorane is a collaboration between two Russian soul hackers named Boora and Krane. That whole scene is pretty new to me, but cover the label with a sticky and you could easily pass this...
Moon Boots’ Electrifying “Gonna Give It” (Free Download)
Moon Boots has been arming DJs for the weekend with choice freebies for several years now. Just in time for your Friday night: another free download. "Gonna Give It" is a cut above: glistening...
Point G: Classics and Unreleased Jams
There hasn't been a more inexplicable but delightful story than the resurgence of interest in the music of Gregory Darsa. His Point G alias has been taking most of the bows but it's a...
Crookers ft. Kym Mazelle: A Place In My Heart
I could just as easily shine the light on the new Joeski on Defected, or the remixes of Spencer K & Matt Sassari on DFTD. There have been some stellar releases lately in this...
New Label Level E Launches with We Roar/Killer
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DJ/Producer J Lektro and songwriter/vocalist Patty Plezhur of Pleazhurhouse have a new label, called Level E. The new imprint debuts in collaboration with Jerry C. King of Kingdom...
Occidental: Pariah Dreams
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There was a time when Acid could be sleazy, when Techno could be something other than "angry" or "ponderous" or sound like the soundtrack for a silent film...
Paolo Rocco: Not Scared
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Paolo Rocco has been operating in my periphery for a number of years now. When I read his bio and saw the words "DJ's DJ" I immediately clicked...
Aimes: Pleasure Cruise/Acid Dreaming
Aimes - Pleasure Cruise b/w Acid Dreaming by Aimes
When I was younger I used to walk around strange neighborhoods and imagine that everyone behind the shuttered windows was busy writing symphonies or novels or...
Stereogamous and Shaun J. Wright’s Don’t Fight It
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Describing themselves as "the gayest band since The Village People," Stereogamous are a production/DJ duo from Sydney, Australia. Making their debut on Alinka & Shaun J Wright's brilliant...
T. Mixwell: Grit Grime
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"Grit Grime" and that says it all. Chicago's T. Mixwell's EP (really a single and a remix) on Sugar Shack Recordings is streetwise and whip-smart, operating somewhere way...
Zed Bias Remixes Mark de Clive-Lowe’s “Now or Never”
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Multi-instrumentalist and bona fide genius Mark de Clive-Lowe has announced the launch of his CHURCH Summer Sessions starting up June 16 2016 at The Grand Star Jazz Club...
Z Records’ Under The Influence vol 5
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Let no smartass tell you that the mix CD is dead. It's changed, like everything else has changed, and the ubiquity of DJ mixes in the internet era has probably dented the market significantly....
For a Good Cause: a Compilation for Andreas Gehm
Comp For Andreas Gehm by Comp For Andreas Gehm
I have three records by Andreas Gehm that I'll never part with - U Don't Love Me Anymore, What's On Ur Mind and My So Called...
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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.
