Ali Berger’s Phone Calls EP
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Years ago, one of those crazy wizards that study Brian Eno with a focus that could cut diamonds gave me a simple chart to navigate Eno's vast and...
Floorplan: Music/Tell You No Lie
I really can't figure you people out. Here is a man of worldwide renown, and he's turning out the best records of an illustrious career and clearly some of the best tracks being made...
Soul Slayerz: “A Mother’s Tongue”
Often forgotten during discussions about the DNA of House music, African rhythms have subtly dictated the groove ever since the genre evolved beyond Disco and stood up on its own. Just a quick listen...
Heights + Worship ft. Carlton Livingston: Crucify Me
For experienced and savvy producers, sometimes a chord, vocal sample, full acapella or an incomplete project can be blessed with new life and then a hit is "birthed." Thus is the case with...
Various: Delusions of Grandeur 50
On first listen the Delusions of Grandeur 50th release brings to mind several descriptors like spacey, mysterious, smooth, funky, weird, super sexy, quirky and groovy. After listening a few more times I'd add...
The Dangerfeel Newbies: “What Am I Here For?” Remixes
Not your average Defected release, The Dangerfeel Newbies and Kai Alce bring a heaping spoonful of soul to the digital world with what was previously only available on vinyl.
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The Dangerfeel Newbies are a trio...
Xio: 3 AM EP
Carlos Santana calls it "Supersonic Music" - that moment when the Holy Ghost takes over and only when listening to the tape later will a musician have any recollection of what the hell he...
Innellea: Saladin EP
New on Christian Prommer and Christoph Henrik Pankowski's young Musica Autonomica imprint, Innellea's Saladin EP takes its name from the first sultan of Egypt. The German duo's name is simply explained in the sales...
Shaun J. Wright and Alinka: Face The Truth
Shaun J. Wright and Alinka - together - have been the best story going in Chicago. They're two artists that have escaped this city's tiresome gravity and hit new heights, here and - increasingly...
Kaytronik: Thee Album
Baltimore DJ and production don Karizma's "Kaytronik" alter ego has been supplying dark and dubby remixes for some years now, but it's now been allowed to take full control for a full album. And...
David Marston: Kindness of Bearer
"Trust Me" was the standout track on David Marston's 2014 release Jamaicalia for Soul Clap. Writhing beneath and then thriving after throwing off some kind of existential weight, vocalist Brigitte Zozula brought a tremendous...
Andy Compton Takes His Sowetan Steps One at a Time
Bristol’s Andy Compton is a beast when it comes to releasing music, and here he is once again with his - you heard it right - 30th album out on his own label Peng....
Satin Jackets: Panorama Pacifico
A year ago I walked into a club. A year ago less five hours I walked out of that club enamored with what I'd heard. A Satin Jackets performance is one of the best...
Moodymann: DJ-Kicks
I'm going to start this story about one Detroit institution by citing another one. Pirahnahead - one of electronic music's great brahmins, and a walking encyclopedia of liner notes and personal experiences filed away...
Fast Eddie feat. CeCe Peniston: Get to Steppin (The Chuck Daniels and Jason Hodges Remixes)
Originally released on Steve "Silk" Hurley's S&S label back in 2013, "Get To Steppin'" was a solid enough track created by two members of House Music royalty, Fast Eddie & CeCe Peniston. Catching the...
Somewhere on the HIGHway to Chapora
This was either the last nice find of the previous year or the first of the new one - I can’t remember which, but it’s been out long enough that I feel some shame...
Lester Fitzpatrick: Sick
Nothing subtle here: a nine track album released without much fanfare from a guy that makes techno you wish the mainstage gang with corny DJ names still did. DJ Temporal Lobe and DJ Paralegal...
Hakim Murphy: The Chocolate Dice EP
D3 Elements has built a hell of a roster in the last three years: Hakim Murphy's The Chocolate Dice rubs shoulders with tracks from Mike Clark, Terrence Parker, Dan Curtin, D-Knox and two records...
Gene Farris Is On 100
Gene Farris is one of the Chicago mainstays that proves that hard work and the inability to stay still will reward you to no end. His Farris Wheel Recordings just unveiled its 100th release,...
Kool Vibe: Basics
Kool Vibe's last four records have been called House Trax, The Black & White Project (parts 1 and 2) and now Basics. You may notice a pattern emerging, aside from the gorgeous chords and...
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
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