Justin Harris: The Future is Past
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I love that in this underground of ours, you have to earn your stripes. Longevity is not something taken lightly and with it comes respect. Through the process of grinding and putting in work,...
The Best of Lumberjacks In Hell
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I think I've written about most of these, some in the context of calling Lumberjacks In Hell "the best Chicago dance music label not based in Chicago." I'm...
Alton Miller & Diamond Dealer Remix Andingowenu
Atal Music boasts a catalog that includes records from Louie Vega, Chez Damier and Ron Trent, but their commitment and support to the leading lights and emerging talents of South African House Music over...
Monosoul: Early Bird
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There is some seriously great deep house being released just in time for the warmer weather. I highly recommend taking Monosoul's Early Bird EP with you wherever...
Nicholas: Bonus Beats Vol 1
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Has it really been this long? I looked through all of my records and write-ups and when that failed I fell back to Googling, and it seems it's...
Salt’s Franck White EP
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Release number 14 on the fantastic Slow Town label is Salt's Franck White EP, possibly named after an obscure Danish Blues musician but more likely after a notorious...
Tommy Bones Drops the Arrival EP on Strictly Rhythm
Think they just don't make them like they used to? Have you HEARD any of the music being made by Tommy Bones? If you didn't know any better you'd swear they were classics -...
Miguel Campbell Drops the Memoirs LP
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This is "evocative of the era of French Touch," according to the 1000 blogs that Cntrl+C/Cntrl+V'd directly from the one-sheet for Miguel Campbell's forthcoming album, Memoirs.
They're not...
Lovebirds ft. MINAKO: Delusions EP
Sebastian Doering (aka Lovebirds) has something new in his workshop and has invited you in for a sneak preview. I first read about this project back in the Fall and his (first?) collaboration with...
Lay-Far’s How I Communicate (Remixes)
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Lay-Far's How I Communicate LP propelled a tidal wave of acclaim from DJs and publications, including two reviews submitted by the staff of the magazine you're reading.
Buried...
Dimitri From Paris Remixes “Kill The Lights” from TV Show Vinyl
I haven't watched a minute of Vinyl, HBO's supposedly polarizing series, so whatever promotional juice they hope to squeeze out of their musical offerings (a track a week, or so they say) is probably...
Adrian (UK): Broke Beats EP
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Barcelona resident Adrian (UK) has come correct by turning what would otherwise be a chill out record into something interesting and very danceable. He's infused Deep House grooves...
youANDme & Tim Toh: About You/Listen To
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I like these guys. youANDme drop a sleazy fuzz bomb on Nervous Records - a split recording with no remixes and no filler. With a swing of chords...
DJ Rashad: Afterlife
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This is the tribute that the late DJ Rashad deserved. Following the Chicago producer's death in 2013, a number of tracks and albums have surfaced and while they're...
Ben Long’s The Other Side Remixes
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We're about six years beyond Peak Digital now, and with it Peak Remix. The six to ten pack of remixes offering little value, by people more distinguished by...
Ewan Jansen: Country Music EP
I never dreamed I'd associate the words "country music" with Chez Damier, but Balance Recordings' latest sublabel (presided over by Portuguese protege Jorge Caiado) makes a running gag of the expression for their second...
Nathan Drew Larsen: Prairie Path Frustration
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I spent every summer holiday between 1985 and 1992 on the Illinois Prairie Path, a trail built over old railroad tracks that winds through the Chicago suburbs. Used...
Orlando Voorn: Muzik Is Life EP
The weird shit that music makes you do is more telling than anything you might have to say about it. The first thing I did after hearing the impossibly soulful title track to Orlando...
Todd Sines: Envelop
"Everything that needs to be said has already been said," André Gide once said. "But since no one was listening, everything must be said again."
Maybe this time they'll get it right. This weekend, while...
Secret Studio: Thought Subtraction EP
Every record from these guys feels like a real "secret" - a present shared from two neighbors that moved away to California to become hippies and the fam they left back home. It's not...
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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.
