akra, otherwise known as nick woolfson, is one half of mock & toof and has built a reputation for producing quality underground deep house and nu-disco, releasing with the likes of mule musiq, rvng intl, dfa and his own imprint tiny sticks / m&t inc, as well as remixing reputable artists such as scissor sisters, groove armada, zero 7, hot chip and ladyhawke. now woolfson moves into techno territory with his new side project as akra having already impressed the likes of kink, chicago damn, ame, sasse, dj deep and deep space orchestra

the chicago house veteran realized his remix adding a touch of class and deep feelings to the song, a real pearl of the ep. energy, groove, deep pad and pure old school attitude are the elements of this first lod records release, the second one is coming soon!

3 rough, rugged, and raw tunes in which the waveforms are stopping eardrums and woofers, meanwhile experimenting but still staying true to the chicago ethos. man, you just got hit with some guerilla shit!

william kouam djoko returns to voyage direct with deflourished. after a year with a lot of high highs and some deep lows, william found himself on the dance floor listening to a set by chicago footwork specialists dj rashad & dj spinn.

the 4 tunes presented on this 12 inch are the more emotive pieces to the murph tone jack session tunes. one acid and three deep tracks that can be used as dj tools or enjoyed as full compositions.

hot off the heels of their red hot sade edits the soo wavey crew team up with chicago house legend tyree cooper. tyree lends his vocals to vin sols it s house alongside vins zanzibar mix. on the b-side matrixxman drops real fresh and last (but not least!) is out of the box.

the return of glenn undergrounds chicago style edit series, hot on the heels of last weeks volume 2. this time around he extends and time-stretches the detroit disco classic love bug by scherrie & susaye, tweaks peter browns penguin and taking up the entire b-side is his re-edit of idris mohammed. limited.

hvnxx is one of the most special projects weve taken part in as a label. some months ago the xx and young turks asked our artists to remix tracks from coexist. it was a big honour and also a big responsi- bility, specially considering that the xx is one of our favourite bands. the outcome of such challenge is a four-track ep that showcases the sound of both well-established members of the hivern family, such as marc pinol and new jackson, and upcoming talents such as round and mistakes are ok. all four remixes are pretty different among them, but they all manage to maintain the distinctive spirit of the original songs in their own way. marc pinol takes fiction to the good ol days of chicago house, laying the original vocals on top of analog drum-machines and a rubbery bassline to that suggest an imaginary collaboration between adonis and oliver sim. the elusive mistakes are ok maintains the tropical vibe of reunion but provides a warped atmosphere combining breezy chimes with static haze and a propulsive bass that boosts the song towards the second part of the remix. hiverns latest signee round transforms the fragility of missing into a soothing house cut through uplifting organ chords and vigorous rhythms fulfilling dancefloor demands without loosing its melancholic character. finally, new jackson proves once again his knack with nocturnal ambiences flipping swept away into a sensuous deep-house gem guided by an absorbing piano and a slow but steady groove. the release comes in an embossed sleeve with artwork designed by arnau pi. hvnxx is a co-release with young turks.

love revolution, the brooklyn based label is back with their fourth release, this time from chicagos underground legen joey kay. 4 tracks from 91-03 that have never been released on vinyl before: i cant stand it, let you go, automated and crystalis. *i cant stand it* is the vocal bomb, *let you go* is proper old school chicago jack, *automated* is emotive disco at its finest, and *crystalis* is pure feeling. hand-stamped, vinyl only action from the american underground.

emotional especial is the new label from the emotional recordings stable. a sub label to emotional response, especial is though squarely aimed at the floor rather than the head. in a similar vain to the limited 4 eps-only label that was emotional relish, it will merge the sounds and styles that influence contemporary electronic producers, taking in new wave, new beat, ebm and proto-house to create something modern. jamie paton of cage & aviary helms the debut release with bizarre feeling. a youth soaking up punk, dub and new wave, the ep acts at times as a homage to the sounds of new order, the the, kraftwerk and the then other-wordly machine funk emanating out of mid-80s chicago. with both timothy j fairplay and scott fraser aiding and abetting down in the scrutton street bunker studio, with keys, guitar and a heavy dose of space echo, plus hypnotic fx laden vocals from jamie himself, all propel the ep beyond pastische and make the perfect start to especial.

nice price deal !!! finlands halvtrak joins dont be afraids burgeoning family for his debut ep. across four tracks, scandinavias latest musical export explores the house sound of chicago via tampere, offering four outstanding dancefloor options with a unique and very personal twist, whilst touching on some familiar uk-centric tropes.

track from *thoughts from chicago vol. three* 7 inch on eargasmic gets a rearrange by tang, & a dubbyman remix. a mid tempo goover called *slight* rounds out the ep.

double 12inch featuring 3 brand new house tracks from chicagos own boogie nite on one 12inch: make me hot (sexy one), feel me (boogie nites un-plugged mix) and take you higher. the second 12inch has remixes of make me hot by two chicago house legends: glenn underground and rahaan.

when the house music phenomenon was beginning, chicago djs like ron hardy and new yorkers such as frankie knuckles and larry levan would edit records for their own purposes, removing the parts they felt to be superfluous, concentrating instead on extending grooves and hooks, often adding their own basic synth lines and toughening up the percussion with what have now become classic synthesizers and drum machines. warehouse classics vol.2 holds 4 killer tracks going from obscure disco to new wave, first popularised at the music box and rarely heard anywhere else. this time we have the rare luck to get detroit legend (u.r. keyboard player) niko marks joining forces with 4 astonishing & devastating versions of tom tom club, abc, donna summer & marvin gaye. musically, its as delightfully funky and uncomplicated as youd expect, a mesh of disco tracks and heavy, effect laden, machine-funk. essential item !!

excellent phunkin chicago house monster

leeds burgeoning vinyl only label albion records is ready to follow up the success of their debut ep from fabio monesi with three new tracks from de sluwe vos. the fast rising dutchman is a staple on his local amsterdam scene and plays clubs like studio 80 and many big festivals with his impressive live show. the ep comes with a remix from hotter than hot chicago talent amir alexander...

killer phunkin chicago house tracks

melbournian multi-hyphenate luke brown has his hands in a lot of pots, having dug deep in his dj duo with ricardo ramos, leslie salvador, as well as his ongoing death-disco / dark-synth revisionist twosome, negativ magick. but the past few years have found him exploring more classic, scruffed-up analog house terrain via his latest alias les level, and his six-track debut is purist uncut club gold. bookended by a pair of of mixes of the stellar neo-chicago anthem *house of need*, the rest of the tracks prowl through a host of suave, shuffling, strictly rhythmic variations, from the 3 am skyline seducer *smooth sailing* to the pumping, jazzy jack-groove *working nights*. an expert assemblage by a nuanced craftsman with style to burn.

chicago native jordan fields drops an awesome 4 track ep for those who love chicago sound. a tape called 1990 - this lost track was created 2 decades ago with heavy influence from mr fingers. the just an illusion re-work feels like the soundtrack to a break dance movie.

if chicago and detroit are the cities in which house and techno were born and raised, it was in italy circa 1990 that this delirious party music experienced a piano-driven coming of age. so far, so spangled. but while that may be the official story, there are other italian narratives too. take francois le roy and nanni for instance - two djs and producers from southern italy for whom, in the early nineties, the likes of aphex twin, autechre and air liquide were important, alongside the machine funk of detroit and the immersive soundtracks of the ambient generation. both artists are steeped in underground club music, and their new release on shabby doll records is a fine example of tough, tech-edged house. the *crossing roads* ep features four tracks that showcase their melodic yet relentless groove, they may be based in milan, but on this record, the influence of detroit, chicago and new york runs deep.

chicago. no edits. vintage analog drum machines and synths. two tracks. written and produced by jerome derradji.

the light fantastic is a dancefloor orientated club album with a range of influences like – deep house, vintage synthesizers, classic boogie, disco, chicago jack, acid house, and even a dash of full-throttle rave revivalism.

a native from chicago, the birthplace of house music, anthony nicholson has always been a recognised talent since his early productions together with the legendary ron trent. anthony nicholson definatively is a true master and a permanent part of the history of the deep house scene around the globe. it’s been quite a while since his last 12’’. this nice piece of heaven was produced during the hot 2013 summer - check

alis new highly anticipated single another has been dubbed one of the most requested tracks of the summer from label boss damian lazarus. co-produced with steve dub another pumps a four to the floor beat with glitchy percussion and distinctive psychedelic vocals. techno soul at its best. the single comes with remixes from tuff city kids (aka gerd janson & phillip laur) and the inimitable felix da housecat. tuff city kids channel reese, and drive it deeper...

murphy jax delivers a fresh full length lp entitled *teleport: echo city* via the frankfurt based chiwax imprint.
murphy jax, over the past few years, has been steadily building up a back catalogue of solid electronic workouts. delivering content for the likes of clones jack for daze series, hypercolour, exploited and turbo,jaxs style meanders through a variety of styles, ranging from low-slung, chuggy grooves through to straight up chicago inspired house rhythms, always keeping the production intriguing and melodic. here murphy joins the chiwax roster (a sub-label of rawax, also running the dubwax and housewax labels), alongside heavy hitters like gemini and perseus traxx.

shlomi aber returns to ovum with slack tide. it has been three years since shlomi abers acclaimed album chicago days/detroit nights was release on ovum.

release #39 from chicago based prosthetic pressings label brings us a deep and dark collaboration of obtane and giorgio gigli, backed up with a remix by rrose.

alias g is back!! 3 hot houz bangers from chi towns original gansta.. support in the bag from actress, delroy edwards and your mums favourite dj. alias g been out here doing this thing with the likes of gene hunt, marshall jefferson and marcus mixx.. this as reel as chicago gets, real ghetto houz gangsta muzak for the heads dat remember

the (lost) story of aka dance music. chicago 1987-88!

parisian label mlh are pleased to present the first vinyl release with four tracks by the ny legends the dat project and the groove victim.based in paris, mlh brings real house music tracks based on raw rhythms, infectious stabs and hard hitting grooves, written somewhere between chicago, new york, london, berlin and paris. the sounds of house compilations are intended to be a simple contribution to the history of a relatively young musical scene but whose culture is already full of true legends. this time, the major league house have chosen two new york underground house scene activists to appear on its first vinyl. a-side signals the return of the legendary dat project, better known as william rosario. with 25 years of experience, numerous aliases and more than 350 releases in notorious imprint as nervous records, strictly rhythm, umm, next moov traxx… william rosario is considered as a pioneer of the dance scene. the dat project tracks come with the genuine old school deep house vibe from a producer who was there at the beginning. the release features 2 of his oldschools classics especially remixed and remastered, including the 92s hit >let the rythym move you<.on the b-side, mlh present two stomping tracks by the mysterious jay brown. under his groove victim alias,he brings us some deep dopeness coupled with swinging beats and atmospheric synth melodies. after several great releases as the wanderings ep, foul tracks ep, the chosen tracks ep…on imprints as cyberjamz and my love is underground, the groove will definitely grab your attention with these two hard grooving tracks...

killer analouge styled early 90s infected house monster... detroit and chicago influences as well

glenn strikes back with volume two of his classiques series featuring 4 chicago style disco edits. seriously deep and funky. and classy! dont sleep on these. gonna be big.

dot records welcomes myles serge to the helm with his detroit style,with remixes my label boss aubrey, which is a more jazzed out spaced out mix of the original, and long time friend and music partner mark ambrose on remix duties, marks mix is a funky chicago style workout with style, and last on the remix is berlins savas pascalidis with a heavy after-hours work out for the warehouse

bristolian dream team, waifs & strays vs. lukas meets chicago legend, dj sneak sums up the next jackathon jams package from queen of the scene, heidi. loaded with bleeps, bumps and bass, aside >gimme love< is driven by its disco chugging bassline and low slung groove, while the >stokes croft dub< version gives the track a warped, stoned haze. second original dance me (dance you) combines heavy low end with more 90s female vox swagger and dj sneak delivers his unmistakable funked up chicago style in a rendition of gimme luv with strains of boogie.

rondenion is a japanese dj and producer. his link with music started working as a recording artist in the late 90s. under the name hirofumi goto, his released his debut ep *ameria*. it drew attention for its dark atmosphere, and was played by international figures of the electronic scene such as derrick may. he changed his name to rondenion as a tribute to chicago and detroit. not so long later, he released his *love bound ep* on the respected rush hour records. it reached the top sales chart position on the rushhour store, and rondenion began to make himself known within the european scene. in 2012, he co-founded ragrange symphony, alongside no milk and kez ym. kicks kicks is a young graphist, dj and producer based in france. his passion for skateboarding lead him to discover all the 90s deep house/garage scene such as kerry chandler through skateboard videotapes. his debut set happened in bordeaux a few years ago alongside nicholas & larcier. he is an analog freak and started producing his first tracks in 2013 which will finally be out on cracki records.

brilliant analog style chicago house / acid house bombs

hirofumi goto aka rondenion made his debut releases on still music back in 2005. shortly after, he released a streak of detroit infused house 12 on rushhour, aesthetic audio and more to great critical acclaim. a dj and producer born in japan. he began working as a recording artist in the late 90s under the name hirofumi goto, and released his global debut, >ameria ep<. it drew attention for its dark beats, unusual for a japanese artist, and was played by top djs like derrik may. he changed his name to rondenion to show respect to chicago and detroit, and began working on an overseas release. ultimately, his love bound ep was released by major labels such as >rush hour< and became a big hit. it reached the top on the rushhourstore sales chart, and became popular in europe. in 2012 he formed >ragrange symphony< with his old friends no milk and kez ym, and he is currently working on a number of projects for his own record label, >ragrange records<.after being approached by roundabout sounds for a remix, discussions shortly after were directed towards a plan for releasing rondenions debut album on both vinyl (roundabout sounds) and digital (plug research). the result is the luster grand hotel debut album, ready to drop in september 2013. luster grand hotel is the most accomplished project from rondenion, an absolute blend of detroit and chicago house, reminiscent of the music from moodymann, theo parrish and rick wilhite. a must have for any real house music fans.

3 tracks to keep things moving during the fall months: *cause* is a bass heavy gem. *effect* is adames interpretation of chicago jack tracks. *repercussion* is a dark almost sterile track leaning heavily on the techno side.

from the depths of chicago-tempered raw house and techno the long-awaited release of cracow-based producer and dj eltron john

on uncanny valley s catalogue number 18 we finally welcome back credit 00 who is a man in charge of a decent collection of those dusty machines we all love. after the ice cold the living room life ep from 2012, his brand new record ice cream is easy to fall in love with. packed with tunes to suit various moods in life, it will be a faithful companion in dark basements or lonesome hours. ice cream starts deliciously with its sleazy sample choice. with the distinctive drum work it builds up to a true chicago-inspired dance floor banger. round n round hits hard with a harsh kick and cowbell action before it shows off slightly melancholic lead synths and a subtle but effective bass line and puts the emphasis on the fact that things go round and round. life s a dizzy affair. east of nowhere with that bass line-sound is credit 00 to the core. and with spooky synths he puts you to an east of nowhere-place where you will lose yourself in manic trance-like dancing. the record ends with red wine , a slightly different electronic love song sung by credit 00. the cover artwork was created by alexander dorn.

old-skool acid house alert! these tracks were recorded by jordan fields in chicago during the late 80s. just recently re-discovered on reel to reel tapes and as soon as we heard these beauties, we knew the world needs to have these on vinyl! starting off with among the kloudz which is a very raw & mental analog groovin acid house track. on the flipside youll find keepin it together, a warm soulful but yet club friendly mr fingers, virgo four alike track. this ep is for all the true chicago heads, enjoy!

chicago producer/dj/artist drops a 2 track ep on modelhart. the first track >plutonian love affair - 9th planet remix< features a raw beat with haunting synth lines on top. the second track >tache floue de l amour de folie interminable< features emotional energy that almost tries to dismantle itself in realtime.

londons kodiak arrive at hot haus recs hq with their first release of 2013. since releasing one of 2012s most hyped releases spreo superbus (on numbers) kodiak have returned to uttus hot haus recs with dragon drop, an epic slice of neo-rnb futurism, a no hold barred chicago house slammer egyptian kings, plus a bonus remix from eliphino who also had one of 2012s breakthrough tracks with more than me.

dj w!lds history in music dates back to the tail end of the 80s where his young and fascinated mind embraced the explosion of graffiti culture, disco, funk and hip-hop in his hometown of dijon. later as the infectious sounds of detroit techno and chicago house filtered through to europe, and laurent garnier exposed them to paris, w lds interest was peaked and a move to the capital was made. hes now at the forefront of electronic music culture, djing at some of the worlds leading nightclubs and boasting releases on off, robsoul and adult only, as well as running his own catwash and the w label imprints.

die letzte maxi von washerman war ein großer clubhit. auf vinyl ist die kutz from the basement ep längst vergriffen und inzwischen entsprechend hoch gehandelt. mit der raw poet ep veröffentlicht washerman nun einen ersten vorgeschmack auf seinen kommenden longplayer. und wieder haut der schweizer zwei slammende tracks raus, die mit grooves zwischen chicago-sound, new york-house und techno unerbittlich rocken.

dj support from axel boman, midland, auntie flo, deep space orchestra, chicago damn

a brand new label split between stockholm and york, homes of the two artists on this first release. despite the label name, this is far from being the final chapter, simply the beginning of a new collaboration to push raw club tracks and machine tones inspired by chicago house and detroit techno. full force, full quality electronic music, plain and simple.

napolicenco artist tuccillo return to the electronic sheepfold in order to pronounce with authority in house music area. take the classic house of chicago, turn into contemporary, provide it of balearic freshness and make it a powerfull club sound. all this is the greatest passion of the italian music producer tuccillo who feel like at home in ibiza between sheperds. the first surprise is resolution which begin 4x4 beat. suddenly it turn in unusual percussion which provide playfull spirit to the track. the tracks deep house progress, with some ad-hoc vocals and submerged melodies wich rise the track in a common and delicious place. the track sounds like broke by these brittle rhythm, constant and rebel which provide it an special and different sound.

ron trent lays the groove out as only he can, giving you the power to let loose on the dancefloor. check out rons bewe effect mix and aybees blakfederation slapmix. deep chicago house music. due out late july on rons very own future vision imprint.