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Andy Blake – ROOF.FM Nr. 41
Delta Funktionen – Talking Shopcast 10: Delsin
Joey Anderson / Dj Qu – Organisms [INMR001]
DJ Qu associates with Joey Anderson to drops the 1st release on his new label. Raw and serious cool tracks, somehow between early Chicago and the smooth tracks of Dj Qu.
Rootstrax – Rootstrax [DRH033]
Deeply Rooted House records comes with a new series of releases called Rootstrax. First EP is by a mysterious French artist that remains unknown for now. The influences of early 90’s Fcom/Fnac sound is present combined with some classic Chicago house… this is exactly the concept of Rootstrax.
ItaloJohnson – ItaloJohnson 3 [ITJ003]
This is the third installment in the ItaloJohnson series. All three tracks are moving their way through the dancefloor, nevertheless, they are musically hip and flexible.
Unknown Artist – Analogue Solutions 002 [ASR002]
The second release of Analogue Solutions Record releases as Unknown Artists and no label info. Two edits made of older electronic tracks, some banging techno tracks with some Detroit influences.
The Personator – Echos Of The Storm Mix
Illconn And The Personator – www.onthequiet.net and 33B Media Present [INFINITI01]
Mysterious release coming from Michael Rogers’ www.onthequiet.net. On this EP there are two original tracks, one from The Personator and one from Illconn, two of Michal Ragers’ pseudonyms. Very raw chicago cuts with an industrial sound. The EP includes two remixes from test8 and Brooks Mosher.
Aroy Dee – LWE Podcast 72
Saturn V / X2 – Rhythm Relics EP [NAT009]
New release on Nation, the “Rhythm Relics” EP is an approach towards the beginnings of an evolving acid-driven Dance scene in the UK two decades ago. Stemming ideas from that era, Saturn V and X2 came up with a testament of evolutionary ideas and musical shape-shifting to bring our influences to the audiences of today.
Traxx – Promomixes 010: The Music Box
Tevo Howard – The Age Of Compassion [056BUZZ]
Modern Chicago underground don, Tevo Howard presents his new single from Ben Watts Buzzin Fly label, with this elegant dancefloor gem. Remixes from acclaimed Dublin techno producer Donnacha Costello and new Berlin hotshot, Aera.
Steven Tang – Uprise In The Orient [SYNCRO007]
Steven Tang sign his first EP with Syncrophone for a Detroit oldschool flavor. After his different productions for his own label Emphasis & the huge EP on Aesthetic Audio, Steven is back for this EP with Derrick May spaced influences. Additional remix by Chicago Skyway.
Noleian Reusse – The Black Tekno [LWYF02]
Reclusive Chi native & member of Africans With Mainframes drop 5 tracks on Pittsburgh’s finest. The machine funk runs wild from the jumpoff, w/raw, jacking beats produced on real hardware.
VA – Thoughts From Chicago Vol. Tree [EGC4015]
This is the 3rd volume from the highly acclaimed series features Bjak’s nujazz ground Velophone getting an ultra deep beatdown remix of “We’re All the Same” by Daryl Cura and Steven Tang as Obsolete Music Technology kills it with the tech’d out “Incite”.
Africans With Mainframes – The Sound Of Something Ending EP [MATH046]
Africans With Mainframes return with ‘The Sound of Something Ending’, a monstrous three track EP full of heart-pounding, dirty industrial styled acid house in the way that they can only do. Along with the title track, ‘The Pleasure Seekers’ and ‘98.6’ throw down some seriously heavy energy.
VA – Music From Mathematics Vol. 7 [MATH045]
Part seven from the impeccable series by Jamal Moss’ Mathematics label that features brand new music from new artists Echo 106, Vagon Brei, Gentl3menMEN, and JOHN HECKLE. There’s a little bit of everything on this five track EP, ranging from elements of classic house and techno to downtempo electro.
Hieroglyphic Being – A Romance Of Two Planet [ALT004]
New Jamal Moss release, with his enigmatic Hieroglyphic Being guise, on London’s excellent Alter label. A highly unique sound that draws from a melting pot of influences such as Acid, Chicago House, Industrial and New Age music, which is produced through primitive means.
The Hipodrome Of Music 