Here are four new TTJ Edits.
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Traxx Presents The Definitive Articles of House Music Chapter 7
“The 7th chapter from the definitive days of house music as the previous 6 chapters is education that a lot of alleged “House” DJs and Producers are obviously lacking.
from vintage, out of print and promo labels: trax records, jes-say, ministry of sound, sound signature, dirtyblends, lies, playhouse, relief and ratlife.
and a unpublished joint from the chicago dungeon vault building blocks of the early dance music scene with selections of today and yesterday incorporating musical blueprints of Chicago, New York and Detroit’s timeless heroes we admire, honor and inspired by their education.
we hope this will give people the chance to listen to music many may have never heard on this side of sound that provides a provocative and thoughtful musical workout in your mind with vinyl turntables, a vintage mix console with an effects box and cd players.”
The Naif – Road To Meditation EP [VBRPDD001]
The Naif aka Nicola Facchineri creates ‘Road To Meditation’ EP, an instinctive project inspired by the historic Vibraphone Records label. The mission of The Naif is to create primarily authentic music, in order to suggest differentiation from multiple perspectives both for DJs and for listeners.
Takuya Matsumoto – Song Of The Ocean EP [INEX021]
Japanese DJ and producer Takuya Matsumoto has quietly established himself as one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from Japan’s contemporary house scene. Known for his warm, deeply musical approach to production, Matsumoto blends classic house sensibilities with jazz, funk and soulful influences, crafting records that balance
dancefloor functionality with rich musicality. Across the six tracks Matsumoto once again radiantly showcases the depth of his production skills as the project sonically traverses Balearic-tinged House, bouncy acid-laced electro, cosmic nu-disco, breaks driven jungle and dub infused deep house.
Shin Watanabe – Red Zone-Ethos Mama Trax LP [LIES-227]
The elusive Shin Watanabe, gives us an insane 13 track double LP of absolute deep house mastery. When talking about deep house here, we mean along the lines of greats like Master C+J, Quest, Burrell, or Blue Jean to name a few. Late night mid-tempo dark house sleaze for the corners of the club. Total old school deep cuts in the truest of traditions.
Betonkust – Tropicana Tracks Two [ALT025]
On the 2024 Altered Circuits release ‘Tropicana Tracks’ Rotterdam-based artist Betonkust paid tribute to the former subtropical pool (now a circular entrepreneurship hub) Tropicana of his hometown. ALT025 ‘Tropicana Tracks Two’ is the follow-up: the fallen-from-grace swimming paradise again fuels a club-oriented selection, inspired by, in the artist’s words, “the electronic music from 1988 up until now”, more specifically “the Benelux-sound”.
Serasso – Non Stop [RYDM212]
Non Stop Rhythm with a new release by Serasso.
Marco Passarani – Digipack Vol. 2 [STUDIOMST004]
Studiomaster Digipack Vol. 2 sees Marco Passarani back with another serving of unique club sounds straight from Rome. Following the vibe of the first volume, this new edition delivers his unmistakable blend of house pressure and pure techno. No nostalgia trip here, just functional futurism with character. Whether you know these tunes from online drops or the first 12”, Vol. 2 delivers real deal dancefloor tools ready for heavy rotation. No fillers, just groove for dancers who still believe the floor is a testing ground for what comes next.
Tom Carruthers – Deepline [LAX-SE10]
UK producer Tom Carruthers delivers another masterclass for Skylax, diving deeper into the DNA of house music with ‘Deepline’, a 5-track journey that connects the raw futurism of the late ’80s to the deep innovations of the early ’90s. Known for his MPC-driven grooves, Carruthers has become a true guardian of machine funk — always stripped down, always pure.
Traxx @ Psyche Out, Good Room (NYC) 18.04.2026
Byron The Aquarius – The Actual Proof EP [PHONOGRAMME75]
Straight from Byron’s lab, The Actual Proof EP rides that soulful deep-house lane with live‑feeling keys, dusty drums and basslines built to lean on a big system. Jazz spirit, hood attitude and late-night club energy all locked into one heavy wax document for real groove addicts.
Böhm – Infinity is Over [SKKB029]
Sakskobing’s tenth anniversary celebrations are cut across by a dispiriting declaration: ‘Infinity Is Over’. Not one to play too many away games, local Netherlands DJ and producer-abstruser Jeroen Böhm makes the fatigable fashionable again, snubbing the extended mix, invariable techno form for rationed, baggy FM house and electro with ‘Optimistic’ and ‘The Lodge’, A-side track titles which seem to laugh in the face of hope. Meanwhile, a sweeping staredown with ambient electro is pulled off with grace on ‘Countryside’, an understandably much-needed escape after such a grave realisation.
VA – You Can Trust A Man With A Moustache Vol. 6 [MST054]
Some 17 years after the first missive landed in record stores, Moustache Records popular multi-artist EP series, ‘You Can Trust a Man With a Moustache’, returns for its sixth instalment. Doctr gets us going with the spiralling Hi-NRG-meets-acid thrills of ‘Our Minds Belong Together’, before Theo Scuera joins the dots between rave-igniting early 90s house and the more muscular, sweat-soaked end of mid 90s progressive house on the colossal ‘Your Virus’. David Vunk and Ben La Desh join forces on B-side opener ‘Unrealized Prophet’, a veritable whirlwind of muscular techno drums, buzzing riffs and broken modem electronics, while Patricio Diaz’s ‘Welcome To My Hell’ is a bouncy and mind-mangling slab of peak-time acid nostalgia tailor-made for dark basements and flagging dancefloors. This release is a tribute to Bob the Landlord, who became known in Rotterdam after appearing in a documentary about the harbor cafe Willems Kantine.
Intergalactic Gary b2b Mowgli @ Sonoor (Rotterdam) 27.04.2026
Timothy “J” Fairplay – Bunco Trax [DGMD010]
The 10th release on Dungeon Module is ‘Bunco Trax’ by Timothy “J” Fairplay a double length collection of raw House and beat tracks produced in anger at the Dungeon Module studio. 16 tracks of Chicago influenced proto jak box jams, disjointed rhythms and metal on metal. Made with TR808, TR707, TR727, Casio RZ-1, Casio CT-510, Korg SR-120, Juno 106, JX-3P, Poly Six, SH-09, SH-5, Syncussion, Pro One, A/DA Flanger, RE-201, EP-100, CE-2, DD-3, Soundcraft 200B, Boss KM-60, Teac 2A.
Sentomea – Wonderment EP [MOS039]
Rarely-seen Delsin alumn Sentomea resurfaces on the M>O>S label with the Wonderment EP, brandishing a blissful quintet of tracks in his trademark style. Inspired by organic textures in sound and image, this release merges distinctive sound-design with raw improvisation and hardware-based live performance. A carefully selected set of tracks takes you along clunky Chicago house sounds, far away echoes from the NWAQ universe and lo-fi Detroit oriented journeys.
Anatolian Weapons – Heart Of Asia [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Anatolian Weapons offers for name-your-price download on his bandcamp page 4 Asian-inspired edits.
Neon Eyes @ Body Heat XVII, Soup (Manchester) 16.01.2026
Terrence Dixon – Recognise 104
Takeshi Kouzuki – DTRMIX004
The Hipodrome Of Music 