vacances records was established in 2012, by dj/producer freischwimmer based in kyoto, japan. the ep is inspired by vibes of classic house, chicago house & underground dance music.sound design is simple but its really strong & fat, so deep.

known for his releases on hamilton dance and on the prowl party breaks, marcos cabral comes from brooklyn, new york, and needs no introduction for the house music lovers... after been fascinated with his work, we decided to approach marcos to try to join him on our new project, a harmless deed, because we thought it was exactly the type of artist and music we were looking for and when we recieved the demo we were not let down at all. land of tar ep is a mixture of oldschool sounds with a modern and personal point of view. on the a side we can find > pitch lake<, our favourite track on the package. already tested and probed to be working perfectly on the dancefloor, it yet has a deep, weird and beautiful touch. b side is more classic chicago influenced, on the old mr fingers type, 707, synthy melodies, pads and strings...

djulzs bass culture records revisits home soil with its forthcoming work ep, from young parisian techno gem, john jastszebski. bubbling under the radar whilst building support through residencies at paris social club and rex club, jastszebski received affirmation for his early productions from the likes of luciano, richie hawtin and agoria. flash forward to late 2012 and djulz has snapped up the talented producer for a four track ep, backed by a bonus remix from chicago born, detroit raised house don, delano smith. the work ep is all twilight silkiness, the skill behind the alluring, forward thinking construction instantly inviting you on the journey. from soothing piano riffs to tribal drum work and allusions to mother nature, the work of both jastszebski and smith on the remix maintains bass cultures tradition of technical clarity and creativity.

j.a.m. traxx is an italian vinyl-only label for lovers of chicago house. featuring productions inspired by the sound of analog synths and machines of the early 80s. j.a.m. prefers a hypnotic atmosphere and everything that shows a genuine passion for an intricate rhythm. limited to 250 copies!

limited pressing of 150 copies only! nancy fortune on nation, chicago! nation has returned!

east london producer and dj drumtalk is to release his new ep through soundway records. inspired by the musical lineage of london, chicago, new york and detroit, elements of house music, techno music, bass culture and the rhythms of west africa are all to be found here. distinctive in its raw immediacy, drumtalks music belongs in the same dark corners of the dancefloor as daphnis recent >jiaolong< lp.
heavyweight vinyl pressing, includes code for free mp3 download of this release.

it is easily believed that the juxtaposition of the words black and opera make no sense. we are here to disprove that idea. the black opera has been created with the purpose of uniting opposing worlds and making perfect harmony through multi-genre artistic expressions. with members located in atlanta, chicago, detroit, new york, los angeles, & paris, we dont claim just one place, we take the world.

already a classic! next bomb on avotre by sidney charles. pure chicago house n techno. incl. huge chris carrier remix. be fast to get your hand on this one!

excellent spooky and hypnotic acid / electro with chicago flavours and tevo howard and jtc rmxs... btw, you have heard it all before ???

returning to this chicago label, he brings a solid release beginning with a spaced out soundscape & flows into dark devotional energies, an eerie cut with killer drums like the china syndrome. place space this galaxy and easing the cosmic streets take on the flip on this essential ep.

the first 12 inch off of the forgotten art album from this chicago house artist. on the a-side is an exclusive remix of the track strumming & thinking with added vocals and a smooth soulful vibe. the flip holds the albums banging title track with amazing keyboard work.

limited hand-stamped white label 12 inch. following successive solo outings on episodes, chicago producers hakim murphy and ike release return to the underground once again as innerspace halflife for the >astrodynamics ep<. cold, raw, and cosmic. limited quantities. made in chicago.

slowly building, soul-soothing, and disco-fuelled house with a nod to both the great masters from chicago and the new electronic breed. lisbon producer and lux resident ramboiage likes to take it slow to take things further. >del fuego< kicks off modestly with a simple beat and some light percussion, creating and eerie mood. but then some tasty, disco-fuelled heavy house kicks in, and the tune starts to roll unstoppable, riding on a horn hook. funky like a train, as the mighty equals would say. spanish om records darling al velilla steps up the pace a little bit and lets the original float over some tasty discohouse beats and eighties-flavoured synths.

excellent phunky chicago / disco house madness

londons dogmatik label goes from strength to strength and after the success of the dusky – flojam ep, they deliver yet again with peace divisions mighty blacklight sleeze. opening with the dirty and sexy remix by dyed soundorom this one show to be for the true house playas who want their tracks bassline driven, sexy and full of tension high. on the flip we got man of the moment gerd spicing things up and preparing his acid sleaze mix ready for the sleaziest darkrooms. his tough sleaze mix is going straight for the main floor with a heavy pulsating bass setting the tone with hypnotic vocals on top in a classic and timeless chicago house way. a solid 12 inch release.

straight from the mighty vault of mitchbal and chicago connection records, still music is more than proud to announce the release of >jack the house< - an unreleased 12 inch from mitchbal & larry williams, featuring a never heard before remix by frankie knuckles.

tresor are pleased to announce kern: a showcase of old meets new, house meets techno, in the form of an exciting mix series aimed at delivering fresh narratives in electronic dance music. kicking off the series is parisian protagonist cyril etienne aka dj deep. selected for his career-defining dedication to detroit techno, nyc and chicago house - the roots of house and techno - as dj, producer and head of the deeply rooted house empire, dj deep heads back to his own origins to present kern vol.1.

its the idea of doing an analogue only version of peoples interpretations of songs that they chose off of the album. so i approached four of my favourite producers of the moment that i felt fitted with the whole project. luke solomon

the first reference of this argentine label, monochromatic records, it is a serious bussiness. in one side, specter - a chicago producer that edit by labels like sound signature or sistrum- with a pure class organic and deep warm up track. on the other side is the banfield audio track, with a more floor oriented but yet deep and warm analogic sound.

chiwax classic edition welcomes another legend to the family! mr. andrew t. cole aka drew sky, drewsky, phase ii, duece mode, skyman or sneaky tim. togethr with paul johnson co-owner of chicagos pioneer house label called chicago underground and artist on legendary dance mania!

nice price deal !!! next amazing snuff trax. mixup between finest chicago and detroit back in the day sound. trax with the taste of good old times. the past is now, the present is now, the future is now!

two power cuts that melt classicist chicago school of design elements with a post-industrial take

whether it is deep, tech, percussive, disco, chicago or minimal, ray okpara doesnt leave any sub-genre out of the pool. in a lucid representation of himself, ray delivers an 11-piece bundle of soul lifting, mind and body empowering dance tracks under the core title, good times.

techno fans in new york and chicago should be pretty aware of jeff derringer by now. since launching oktave in october 2009 with partner kevin gregor, the former indie rocker has turned a passion for deeper electronic music into a respected dj and promoter career. but it is as a producer that jeff has begun to earn rising recognition elsewhere-throughout the us and beyond-with his records infiltrating europe via support from the likes of silent servent, chris leibing and peter van hoesen, along with many others that have graced oktave over the years.

following his debut on dirt crew with the contribution to our deep love 2? compilation last month rotterdams ben la desh presents his first full lenght ep. 4 blistering and deep grooving tracks that mark his style somewhere between disco, 90s and chicago house. he first caught our attention with great releases on the outernational label and since then we have supported his sound in our sets. slow and deep is the game here.. enjoy!

badance is a deep house and techno label based in paris, france. our label is for us a platform for beauty, dance, experimental, and every nuances that the spectrum of music has to offer.
for this first ep, we want to share with you who we are, what we love and what we will do. the name of the flight that marked the beginnings of badance was naturally chosen. we are proud to introduce you bmbf aka benny must be free, born and raised in paris. he travels through music to detroit, chicago, berlin and many other places in the world. he wanted to share this ubiquity by choosing artists from around the planet. naturally, one the main references in the world of deep house and techno was chosen: patrice scott. he created an inspiring abstract dubby remix. banfield audio as friends and music lovers were exactly in the vein of the artistic direction of the ep: deep, deep, deep. experimented and sensitive, they gave to >surround me< an abyssal atmosphere that fits perfectly with the whole ep. underground quality was searched we hope we found it. now, listen, share and enjoy.

the miracles club are producer rafael fauria, singer-songwriter honey owens and dancer ryan boyle from portland, oregon. since 2008 the group embarked on a mission spreading the joys of classic dance music vibes. their style draws from an endless palette including early new york & chicago house, detroit techno, and psychedelic pop. on stage the miracles club have manifested live alongside acts like larry heard, glass candy, gang gang dance, mikeq, kim ann foxman, blondes, and hunee.

excellent four track vinyl with brilliant 90s inspired analog ny - deep - / detroit - / chicago - house. decks store tipp !!!

6th borough project make a welcome return to d.o.g following last years mighty debut lp one night in the borough. craig smith and graeme ?revenge clark have been steadily gaining a rock-solid reputation for both their quality productions as well as their dj sets, taking them everywhere from the legendary subclub.

brill deep groovin moody house with chicago / prescription roots.... four lovely tracks as we like it

awesome 5 track 12 inch on the neo-chicago tip, comes with contributions by the likes of jack curtu, elec pt. 1, punknown, perseus traxx and lost in the sound. limited to 300 only.

kastil takes the a-side with the title track >paraside<, a classic deep house chicago jam that exudes style, while >17th street< has the same deep us flavour but with more drive and purpose. on the flip, mr. cinelli creates a trippy and subtle reinterpretation of >17th street< but still retains the bouncy flavor in a way he only knows how to do it. watch out for those snares.

5 compositions firmly rooted in chicago, but offering variety to the romanticized concept, as marcell holds true to his home town production ethos with sampling, beating arrangement, and spoken word.

the black madonna hits home taping hard with her first release on the label >alright this morning<. coming from the middle of nowhere, but now based in the attic of a house in chicago that used to be the home of over 50 dance labels, she likes her music to do the talking and admires the anonymity and musical militancy of acts like underground resistance. having being brought up working in the music industry as an apprentice doing this, that and everything and helping to run labels, she actually refused to let anyone hear her work for years with masters gathering dust and never seeing the light of day. until now when, after the encouragement of a producer friend to get her stuff out there and a chance find by home taping of a few tracks online one day, she has now found a place where she feels at home. the first of a string of releases on home taping sees the jubilant and heavily chicago-influenced >alright this morning< released along with a remix by one of her favourite new producers, nicholas from italy. the rest is history and up to you ...

brill deep groovin delicious house!! chicago inspired stuff

moodmusic is proud to present you jack the box, the collab between chicago legend tyree cooper and rob stanley aka bobby starrr

back to its roots with some deep and powerful chicago house tracks.

reissue of obscure chicago ep that slots into the muzik box scene (big ron hardy fave). early 80s synth pop with new wave vox on the minimal wave tip.

two heavyweights of the modern dancing variety team up for the next pair of releases on the unstobbale golf channel! rhythm odyssey is a production alias of the one and only dean meredith (chicken lips, goat dance etc) here he has teamed up with dr dunks (eric duncan, rub-n-tug) and the duo have crafted some deliriously good retro chicago rooted dancefloor cuts, with that all important psychedelic twist…

remake musique vol. 13 with more slamming deep house / chicago house groover

sound black recordings is proud to present a 12 inch from hakim murphy called darkness ep. this three track experience dives deep into the chicago ethos, specifically made for underground jocks who like to bang jack tracks. shouts to all the jacks who like to jack in the dark

manmakemusics fifth release, a 10 inch vinyl-only ep, comes from u, the newest addition to the imprints expanding roster. unlike the labels first four outings that were aimed squarely at the dance floor, this record is a stranger and more pensive affair featuring 4 raw cuts of genre defiant electronica. opener >eah< borrows from 80s chicago house but strips out some of the more familiar tropes leaving just a guttural and infectious rhythm. >evil spirits< is a stuttering mournful piece while >haunted< flips a faintly recognisable sample over a shuffling 4x4 beat. the ep is rounded off with >heaven<, the most optimistic of the 4 tracks, and described by the artist as a warped homage to an idealised golden era of british dance music.

superb deep house massives out of berlin from joe le bon hailing from finland. continental atmospherics with subtle chicago crunch sounds! >life is a bird< is a lush and beautiful deep house track, while >spring 64< with its repetitious percussion and a touch of dramatic strings develops into a 10 minutes long epic. as a bonus there is >drumbum< - a dub-vapored composition which recently appeared on pro-tezs >knights of the sad pattern< compilation and was previously unreleased on vinyl. limited to 300!

slamming chicago house madness

supported by: basic soul unit, ygal (versatile records), jerome derradji(still music chicago), bowly, sal principato (from liquid liquid), ddd, mr de (detroit) and many more ...

ojodeapolo presents the second ep from jorge c. who made his debut some years ago on sean deason matrix label. the track el effekto opens the a side with freaky filtered jumping nu-disco treatments plus delicious horn sections. a2 track creation gets into deeper underwater sounds with a dubby feeling. b side is a peculiar rework of el effekto by the legendary producer jamal moss aka. hieroglyphic being who takes us into a long journey through pure chicago noise

nice price deal !!! redux return from a winter hibernation and summer of partying with some more essential wax. grand corporation is the latest alias of andy meecham (emperor machine/chicken lips) and stevie kotey (bearfunk/chicken lips), features the incredible vocals of deborah bell, and really cements the reputations of two of scenes finest producers. the grand corporation sound is inspired by the very best dance music from detroit/chicago/new york, resulting in some raw, sleazy and soulful early house vibes. there may be bit of a trend for reproducing classic house sounds at the moment, but these guys are seriously qualified to do it and unlike a lot of their peers capture the essence of what made this music so exciting in the first place. free comes in vocal and instrumental versions, and with a superb bonus acid dub in the do it proper remix.

neroli is back for a warm autumn with an array of new releases. first up is ricardo and the latin soul brothas once again with a heavy 4 track ep mixing the deepness with the latin sound of his origins. >808 signatures< is raw and deep as it could get, >voices< features once again fellow chicago star glenn underground for a classic latin soul brothas jam. on the flipside ricardos homage to the classic >faces< drum track, and finally a deep and long journey into sentimental house called >mental samurai< ft. hernan cronner.

the dead as disco strike again with another 4 track ep created under the influence of too many years of ron hardy, dirty warehouses, piles of vinyl and a deep love of the chicago roller boogie groove. features edits of peter brown, ashford & simpson, walter jackson and more.