Dance Mania Classic by the founder of this legendary Chicago house himself, Raymond Barney. Bouncing jack/club tracks from the golden year 1988.
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Michael Ferragosto – Synthdrome At The Disco [MUZIQUE011]
Marcello Napoletano presents Michael Ferragosto’s “Synthdrome at the disco” a banging four track EP starting with “Amore jacking per 77” & followed by “Risque Intentions”. On the flip, “V2021” and the title track continue with the raw Chicago influenced warehouse vibe, old drum machines & synths. Some deep acid trax.
Jesse Saunders – On & On [RHRSS008]
Full reissue of the classic track ‘On & On’ by Jesse Saunders, considered by many as the first house track. Backed with the original rhythm tracks.
VA – The Love [STX009A]
Finest back in the day house cutz on snuff crews own imprint snuff trax. Various Artists “The Love” is our contribution to springtime. And as we all know is this season a really wonderful time for deep love and big emotions… The three tracks by Lazercat, Takeshi Kouzuki and Skatebård will take you on a melancholic and melodic journey
VA – Frankfurt Tracks [CHIWAX008]
Chiwax connet to Frankfurt with 4 tracks from 3 Frankfurter producers Emil Seidel, Orson Wells and Benjamin Milz.
VA – Praterei 006 [PRATEREI006]
Austrian label Praterei kick off 2013 with a various artists EP. Mysterious jack lovers Snuff Crew take the lead with an unsurprisingly old school flavored slice of house. Raw and unpolished, classic hi hats and sturdy kicks set the tone beneath colorful stabs and increasingly wild percussion. 7 Citizens ́s ‘Perse’ is darker and deeper, a nagging hook snakes about menacingly as a starry night sky of melodies reveals itself above. Esteemed Chi Town man Chicago Skyway’s track ‘Shy Girl’ is anything but, instead it’s a gauzy and derelict house track with scattered drum hits caked in dust and grime. Ethyl closes out a dark and delicious EP with a feels-like-you’re-floating, dubby house track.
D’Marc Cantu – Midi Deux Podcast #89
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J.T.C. – Sonic Criminal [KILLEKILL011]
Tadd Mullinix aka James T. Cotton aka J.T.C. with Sonic Criminal on Killekill label, an EP crossing over classic Detroit techno, deep house, jazz and electro.
John Heckle – LWE Podcast 153
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Perseus Traxx – Tales From The Night Sky Part 1 [MOS018]
After his excellent and well-received Coded Emotion EP on the MOS label in late 2011, analogue fetishist Perseus Traxx returns for another MOS outing. It finds the producer in similarly classic mode, exploring the deep down depths of house and techno in his own fuzzy and hugely atmospheric way. ‘Gorgon’ has widescreen synths, tightly coiled synth lines and jagged beats all tussling with each other, whilst ‘Poseidon’s Monster’ is about chattering claps hanging above a synth line that twists and turns, implodes and explodes at whim. It’s focused and forceful at the same time as sounding some how human. On the flip, ‘Return To Seriphos’ is another dense soundscape, but one that invites you into its core thanks to the freeform analogue lines, contrast of rough with smooth and generally classy Chicago vibes. ‘Stranger Shores’ is less troubled and more reflective with bright melodic chords glowing from the centre of the track as warbling, swollen sub undulates all around them.
VA – RDY #10 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY010]
Ron Hardy edits of ‘Sleezy D – Trust’, ‘B52’s – Planet Claire’ & ‘Acid Dreams’. The stuff the real djs were looking for.
DJ TLR – 10 Years of Squadron
G String – MOS Deep Essentials Vol.1
Perseus Traxx – A Girl Named Rebecca [CHIWAX007]
With releases under a range of pseudonyms (Orpheus, Sir Leon Greg, Nite Vision), once again Perseus Traxx unashamedly shows his nature on this release. Thoughts, feelings and emotions are by far the most important influences on music, and capturing moments then translating into a musical form he once again documents the more personal elements of his life, taking you deep. Perseus weaves a rich tapestry of emotions and desires using heavily weighted bass tones and skipping percussion that thread together with expansive strings and pads. These are married with more detailed melodies and modulated tones that shimmer in and out of the psyche as he uses analogue boxes and their warmth like a loom. This collection of music ranges from the deep and dreamy, to total transcendence within steady dance floor rhythms clothed in a warm yet spacious fabric of sound. Deep House, sometimes with a real sense of urgency that juxtaposes with itʼs inherent flights of fancy.
Perseus Traxx – Raw Cuts [SUIT003]
Stay Underground, It Pays with the 3rd release from Perseus Traxx. The analog man is back with some killer tracks, deep & jacking chicago sounds with haunting pads, big basselines & some classic TR 707 – 909 drum machines. The title track ‘Hindsight’ is a raw bumpy cut with a sneaky bassline going all along with rolling claps & rims. Influenced by all the best 80’s trax records releases, it’s a late night masterpiece of minimalistic electronic sounds. The 4 other tracks ‘Late night calls’, ‘A slave to feelings’, ‘How the future lies’ & the crazy ‘wrangle’ are clearly working in the same movement.
Chris Mitchell – The Full Glass Guestmix Series #05
Tyree Cooper – Da Soul Revival Classics Vol.1 [CVR001]
Da Soul Revival Classics Vol.1 presents two gems from the Tyree Cooper canon and ensures the newly established Chicago Vinyl Records operation launches in fine style. The label delve into Cooper’s Dancemania contributions on the A Side, plucking out the B Side bump of “Kan I Get High” which originally saw release on his 1997 Future Recooped 12″ for the iconic imprint. Flip over and Cooper’s dedication to all the stars of Chicago “Tyz ‘N’ Da Middle” gets a much needed airing having first appeared back in 1995 on Quick Release Records.
Robert Armani – Arrow [CCE003]
Re-release of Armani’s classic ‘Arrow’ originally released on Dance Mania in 1997 with the hard-to-find ‘Poison Mind’ by Alvin Carr as a bonus track. Essential Chicago house/techno.
Andy Vaz – Imaginary Beings [CHIWAX006]
Return of Andy Vaz who delivers some minimal jacking acid for Chiwax, four tracks of acidy goodness from the hands of the Yore Records labelboss. ”He Used To Be An Asian” track is a perfect executed track of hypnotic jacking acid.
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