the classic ghostly release machines for lovers reissued with a brand new remix from adonis. a brand new remix of the strenouse life done by chicago legend steve poindexter. classic techno house redone. debut on the +++ label. strictly limited (300 only, no repress) stamped white label.

7 oz. records has come to its 4th release in vinyl. label founders siddharta and mr. rovat have finally put the last touches to their musical debut with windy city lights, an explicit dedication to the sound which influenced them in the 90s. its an ep which relives those chicago and detroit atmospheres, enhanced by the solo trumpet played by acclaimed musician omar valle, who gives it a unique jazzy mood intertwined with drum machines and old school tools, an attempt to have the record play in an analogic manner.
the remix was handed over to none other than to brothers vibe, an historical name in the north-american deep and house scene. the result is filled with dub echos, undoubtedly detroit and perfect for any set!

nice price deal !!! back from the dark streets of manhattans west side scndl comes creeping back into the picture. reminiscent and inspired by old chicago house from the likes of master c&j, need to know asks you, what gets you in. this time around theres a devastating set of mixes from across the atlantic. the uks lee mortimer takes the main riffs and raves it up with his turbulent basslines while markus lange & sterofunk keep it on the deeper side of dark electro. fukkk offf wraps up the package with a simple yet effective edit that fattens things up on the bottom while keeping it glued to the floor. what gets you in?

our man ryo murakami sends over the next transmission in his exciting and growing catalogue of productions. always inspired by the raw and soulful sound of chicago and new york, this next ep puts forward his vision and continuation of this timeless house feeling. lead track >just for this< is a wonderful celebration of heavy slow motion house. classic house references and even a few classic samples meet in a dirty, deep ride into the tweaked out and extended vibes of the late night people. a journey through the city of house, a perfect refl ection of the times, bringing warmth and light in a once colder world. graeme clark aka the revenge, a fi gure who has enjoyed much success with his deviant disco sound, steps up for remix duties - and a fi ne job he does too! building his mix from the bare bones, adding a little more pace and forward momentum, his version is also tightly bound within the roots of emotional, deep vibes house. this is an outstanding remix - functional, clear and fully devoted to the classic sound. on the b side a mysterious original, >untitled<, sees ryo pushing things a little further still. the energy levels climb higher and higher as this modern hypno-houser phases and pulses upwards over nearly 8 minutes of jacking, sample laden freshness. we love to visit ryos house, where everybodys welcome and theres smiles all round

after releasing tevo howards >move< hhyr is back with more music from the howard family. this release sees tevo producing his father rick howard again. after working together on the first beautiful granville release about fourteen / without your love, the duo returns with the >i wont lay back<. vocal chicago house just as we llike it deep and raw! i wont lay back is possibly the best track they have worked on so far. comes as original and underground mix. the b-side features a remix of about fourteen. classic stuff! raw and dirty house music. when music is this good, let there be renaissance! our house is your rush!

sister label to markantonios analytic trail imprint, mkt records is all aboutproviding a channel for different concepts in techno music. looking forward in to the future of electronic music, mkt is a space for new sounds to develop, evolve and emerge. originally created as a home for markantonios experimental work, mkt has developed into a destination label for all forward-thinking techno acts. unearthing a never-ending conveyer belt of neapolitan techno talent, markantonios mkt records have consistently struck gold with a series of eps from emerging artists such as joseph capriati, mladen tomic and flavio diaz. this time out label boss markantonio takes the controls for an ep of his own.
title track >play the music< kicks off the ep in understated but highly effective style. forged from a brooding low-down bass with plenty of wiggle this track cuts a heavy mechanical groove through waves of sci-fi effects as it builds and drops.
>funky junkie< pumps up the tempo for a full-on ride through funked-uppercussive techno. centered on a groove of big heavy kicks and jacking snaresthis inventive vocal track joins the dots between early chicago house and techno.
>debug< completes the ep by taking a more stripped back approach, laying out a minimized tech house outline around which is added a combination of a bigbouncing bassline and layers of tribal horns, firing percussion and rising sirens.

chicago house style take on famous jazz dance classic

while the first outing on this new label from the italian edit champs is still a highlight in many a djs box another incredible outing from ltj comes along. two more reworks of fine soul and disco tunes that have a strong chicago deephouse sensibility to them. this received a record number of hits on soundcloud and might even be bigger than the first swde!

support: raresh, 2000 and one, jay haze, loco dice, miss jools, julien chaptal, anja schneider, laurent garnier, kasper, lauhaus, ray okpara ...
cray1 labworks label artist kornel lemon kicks off the 25th releasse with a deep space funk house releasse.
kornel lemon is back this time with a 2 track stormer >la leona< & >high spirits<, warm tech house affair tracks with a dub mood and a strong banging hihat beats. on side a we can find maybe one of best alex celler remix, really old school remix to the original >la leona<, big room tech/house with a disco feel including some functional chicago percussions with a warm and groovy bassline.

circus company welcomes a new artist on the label: the homewreckers. named after a track by southern soul legend sam dees, the production collective from germany has been moving and breaking new ground between detroit techno, abstract funk and melancholic disco music since 1995. their debut album amercian ruhr has been released on unique records in 2008 and creates an absolutely distinctive sound which seems to come straight out of a from a feverish dream populated by the ghostlike figures of larry graham, juan atkins, frank hutter, bernard edwards, erik b or al green. the not my business ep perfectly shows how the homewreckers flow on these two original tracks. you feel the funk, you feel detroit and you feel a deep and unique sense of music. cherry on the cake, you got a remix from san francisco based artist dave aju who is back on the label after his much acclaimed album open wide released in 2008. not my business isnt their first shoot on the label as they were already part of last months snuggle & slap circus company compilation with a brilliant live-version of chicago urban blues.

2004 trax records release by chicago house hero joe smooth plus remixes by friscia & lamboy.

amazing 4-tracker of funky chicago style house with jazz and disco samples by lawnchair generals, joey youngman, olivier desmet & chuck daniels and da sunlounge! ltd backstock

clone classic cuts continues to dig in the crates to bring back forgotten or obscure records from the past! this is 3 tracks by da posse (produced by hula... one of the outthere brothers... and with maurice joshua, k fingers & martell). strings & its my life are chicagos take on detroit techno... a rare release that sounds like a early derrick may record (think the dance) but maybe slightly more straight forward (as one might expect from chicago). a rare piece in house and techno history since this is one of the rare examples of a record that doesnt show the clear difference between chicago and detroit in the late 80s. this record most likely got produced within 1 year after rhythm = rhythms legendary nude photo and strings of life releases (both 87 and this came out in 88). as extra bonus track we have the groove. a phat bass driven chicago acid track that still rocks it. another fine piece of powerful dance music history back in the spot light!

vindi had been played all october 09 by richie hawtin ! barraca music celebrate their second in the >love barraca love music< series with a continuation of all things groove related taking precedence once again. talented french producers acumen and timid boy start us of on the a-side giving the dj plenty of room to build and create with >vindi< and >londres< respectively. the b-side nudges up the tempo a bit with noidoi >deep down chicago< a track that has seen lots of heavy play across the globe by some big hitters. milans karm wraps up the b-side with his track >reika< bringing us back to a deeper melodic style.

limited one sided 2009 rework of this huge chicago house classic

warehouse find . brand new release from levon vincent on his own novel sound label. limited edition, stamped white labels. this is a hot, hot 12 inch and we absolutely love it!!! a handful of releases on novel sound, decontruct music and his simply amazing recent remix for clone have forced everyone to recognize one of the biggest talents to come out of new york in recent years - levon vincent. >double jointed sex freak< is a dirty, stomping three track ep with deep and dubby elements, rough house beats and vocal repetitions that even remind us of some old chicago jack trax. needless to say this is highly recommended. tip!

massimo di lena aka massi dl with a fantastic chicago infected house anthem !! phunked up party stuff !!

funky , uplifting chicago infected d.i.s.c.o, >its gonnna be alright< remake

4 track 12 with exclusive music to the forthcoming same titled album. swinger than doubt is already a popular track in their live performance, a bit in the vein of the st. germain classic rose rouge. ana is a percussive electronic cut with chants and reminds of certain villalobos/luciano productions push! features japanese mc twiggy. last track acid typhoon is on a acid house tip and has an oldschool chicago sample.

excellent chicago styled deephouse cuts with elements of soul , funk and disco too... very happy feeling.. very very serious dj food

four track ep by label owner aroy dee.
the first track >once u loved<, is warm and emotional, with slowly evolving strings topped with mysterious whispering vocals, reminding to older blake baxter material. 2nd track, >tears< is a fierce and sexy chicago-house influenced dancetrack, with a solid baseline, steady beats and lush keys.<br 7>first track on the b-side is >lift me high<, a downtempo dreamlike analogue house classic with haunting strings and vocals of miss salvador, merging larry heard and g-strings with an italo-disco kind of atmosphere. last on this ep is >soul spark<, an atmospheric techno track with the raw energy of early relief-releases and the psychedelia of dance mania.

the heels of love, the new milan based duo born from the joint between michele tessadri (fratelli riviera, bearfunk) and sapo (member of the love supremeproject on tirk) >two disco reprimands with an unhealthy penchant for slap bass, synths and vintage drum machines< has made a lot of noise lately with just a couple of works. after debuting here on mom with a huge remix that made its way up to beats in space and tsugis 2009 best of compilation they have had the first official release on david griffiths (the man behind jisco music) new label, under the shade. this one has sent them right into the chart of almost every known dj of the scene. >quiet please< is a slow, 110 bpm groovy piece of psychedelic disco that has its force in the balanced mix of the wobbling analog bassline, the p-funk guitars and the old flavouredsynth riffs reminescent of 1992 chicago house.

well constructed chicago house tracks!

re edits inspired by the legendary all ages chicago night club medusas done by jamal (hieroglyphic being) moss. this ep is another industrial dance volume with a re edit of ministrys halloween, vicious pinks cant u c and yet another dance floor killer by spk, a heart that breaks. in stickered paper sleeves.

excellent upbeat jazz infected chicago house anthems!

with after midnight glocal evokes the solid influences that surrounded their process of musical maturation in the 80s and 90s. new wave / disco rock basses and drums mingle with house from chicago, gothic bass solos, post punk vocals, and soul falsettos and chords that make reference to the techno from detroit.

reincarnation is proud to present on its 10th release the wonderfull work of a young upcoming and uncompromising italian talent: marcelo napoletano. fresh from releases on the mathematics and unified labels outta chicago, marcello delivers 4 slices of deep raw hypnotic house! expect more of his deadly material on reincarnation in the next months...

1st amenti release!!! muffin luv features a monstrous analog bassline, coupled with classic disco refrains. walker i just features shuffled drum programming, thick bass & the occasional quirky vocal snippets. chicken tandoori is a great marriage of rich analog chicago bass (think the percolator) and succulent vocal samples

classic chicago house (mickey oliver) done by mop. anthem classic from hot mix 5. played by ricardo villalobos!!

next big bang from phil weeks robsoul camp!! deep grooving chicago flavoured house tracks!! incl hector morales remix!!

re edits inspired by the legendary all ages chicago night club medusas by mathematics head jamal moss. theres an extended re edit of ultraviolence by new order, an obscure skinny puppy b side re edit of the choke, and an re edit of schizofrenic freddy by neon judgement.

re edits inspired by the legendary all ages chicago night club medusas done by jamal (hieroglypic being) moss. this ep includes blancmanges minor hit blind vision, flying turns by crash course in science, and first steps 2 heaven by daf.

jack frost is affected chicago house and detroit techno. however, we originally make out the track, its a great dj tool, thumping baseline and play out of minimal. including s2 and takayuki shiraish remixes.

the revenge is a hottest new producer on nu disco-house scene came from glasgow. his past release on jiscomusic,instruments of rapture, delusions of grandeur are already huge. this debut release on mule musiq have his deepest two new songs. a side is a hi-tek deep chicago house sound with male vocal and b side is a dark house sound.

after debuting on jamal moss seminal chicago imprint mathematics recordings in 2008, the second release of bocca grande is actually the first foreign artist contributing to four roses recordings

more chicago tracks find its way on the hhyr label. this time the talented tevo howard (of beautiful granville records fame) debuts on the label with a classic sounding track >move<. tevo blesses us with two versions of this jacking track. >move< comes as original and an even rawer acid mix. with this release tevo confirms that he is one of the most prominent chicago house producers today.

prepare 4 some classic chicago house tracks!!

we here at max trax are proud to introduce justin stride and his 3 babies chicago days, deeptrix and deftonez. wales born and bred, house music producer, justin stride may be a new name to many people, but if you spend some time you ll find that justin has been in the game for more than a minute and has an amazing list of credits to his name. please do your best to give them a proper listen and support them whenever possible.

classic chicago vocal house

excellent phunky / jackin chicago house !!

final release !!! remember dj sneaks legendary basement relief records releases... raw dark bangin chicago at it best

upon you 029 is a split double a-side ep. mathias has gone for his patented sway technique and has released a shameless, no regrets, rave monster from the murky depths of his chicago-house box. whereas marco resmann, on aa, has taken a subtler, cooler and more secretive approach, venturing out into the dub countryside and having mz sunday love whisper the words: i will love you into this chrystal clear arrangement. two distinctively diverse quality products from the upon you family

amplified introduces new kids on the block: the shake up connection. heading from the same town as fellow label artists amplified orchestra: chicago! their debut single you got me is a super-gorgeous, melancholic affair which sees 4 tracks suitable for dancefloor play. the tunes on this ep mark the shake up connections fine blend of samples, electronica and acoustics and they get on their mojo for sure: pitched-down guises and ready to rock. the immaculate production and frighteningly powerful build-up should prove it all. do not miss!

1994 classic by legendary chicago vocal group feat byron stingily!!

how many years was it being said house music couldnt last? yet, in spite of all, it keeps reinventing itself again and again, and here is the perfect example. slavakis latest output is a true house track with deep atmosphere, straight-to-the point message, and classic chicago feel, bringing back the times when records were few and far between and not every two sounded the same. this one has it all - the melody that speaks to your soul, the beat that defines the rhythm of your heart, and the message that makes us all come together. having already found its way to ra charts and being supported by some of the greatest djs worldwide, please welcome this outstanding release from elusive rec., who proudly set themselves on the mission to make this music art again.

super groovin chicago & detroit infected ep... incl david labeij remix

after his two praised eps on londons deepart label, the talented terry brookes finally comes up with new material. two tracks on this ep, deep soulful vocal stuff, in his own original style. kinda spoken word techno, reminding to classic cybotron / model 500 material as well to eevo lutes wladimir m, meeting up again with as well electro as chicago flavours. highly futuristic, and higly recommended!

we had some unfinished business, so after long deliberation her is the return of creme jak! jtc (aka james t cotton) opens this ep with a devastating 70s disco/funk/jak hybrid, hypnotizing crowds with a repetitive funk guitar and throwing them into a jakking frenzy with a steamrolling basskick counterpoint. simply jak-tastic! followed by a silky chicago dub jakker for the comedown and were ready for 2am/fm. or are we? these two cats rave up the place with some of their patented deep rolling chicago-house influenced trax, but spice it up with a thick-slick muddy bassline before erupting like old yeller. top

memphis first performance through alma is le petit. for this first launching he has been surrounded by gifted people. on one hand, mr. plaupez, who has given a more enjoyable and danceable spark to his review of le petit and takes you right to the dance floor!! on the other, the producer of the moment, the serbian gramophonedzie with his why dont you. this theme can range from commercial to the underground. played by artists such as denis ferrer and frequently heard on radio. in this case, gramophonedzie, show all his heavy basses and a groovy sound that connects serbia strait to chicago. supports: tiger stripes, dj vibe, nick holder, dj hell, axwell, nick warren, mikael stavonstrand, paco osuna, ken ishii, jim masters, dylan drazen, francesco farfa