Hieroglyphic Being LIVE @ The Listening Club (Chicago) 23.08.2025
house
KaySoul – Fantasy EP [HWX-06]
Rawax welcomes Johannesburg’s deep house rising talent, KaySoul, to the artist family, with a new release from Housewax.
Brown Angel – Pure Brown Energy [DE-351]
Brown Angel descends upon Dark Entries with Pure Brown Energy, an EP featuring 6 tracks of gloom-laced electro-funk and retro house.
Trash Theory / D.F.N. – The Rejecteds [TRI004]
For this fourth release, The Rejecteds present their first official EP, a blend of sounds deeply influenced by the Chicago and Detroit scenes, channeling raw emotion and energy through hardware-only productions.
Bryan Zentz – Barada Trax 7 [SG25100]
90’s techno legend Bryan Zentz, also known as Barada, is back on Sonic Groove with a killer mini LP release. Spanning a wide spectrum of classic techno sounds-from deep, dark, brooding acid, jacking techno, into beautiful, self-reflective Detroit techno-this record is a testament to his timeless artistry. If you’re a purveyor of American techno and acid rooted in tradition but modernized to today’s high-quality production standards, then this is a must-have release for your collection.
Gilbert – Dream State [MOS037]
New slab of emotive jacking house from the M>O>S Camp. Bristol producer Gilbert returns for his second EP on the imprint and delivers four excellent dream-away-keep-on-dancing jams of pure house bleeps.
Nu Era – Electric Illusion [OMNI1206]
Ron Hardy – Classics #01 [RDYCS1]
The endless vaults of Ron Hardy continue to be mined, and continue to serve up timeless treasures that cut through as much ow as they did when the great man was tearing up the legendary Muzic Box in the Windy City all those years ago. Here we first get ‘Welcome To The Club’ edited by Hardy and awash with jazzy Rhodes jams and super raw drums. It’s the perfect mix of soulful spirituality and effective groove. On the flip is a classic amongst classics as ‘Peaches & Prunes’ rides on rugged drums and with fat synth twangs all loops, teased and layered up to great effect.
GǼG – Shake & Shout EP [LM003]
Lunatic Music presents Shake & Shout EP by GǼG, Monkey Timers and Keita Sano of Japan – dub, disco & mind-melting grooves with TRENT on remix duty.
Tom Bolas – DB12 018 [DB12018]
Berlin-based Tom Bolas has long been one of the most reliable re-editors on the Duca Bianca roster, regularly delivering inspired reworks of Balearic obscurities, flea market record finds and under-appreciated gems. Predictably, there’s a similar sonic aesthetic to his latest collection of re-cuts, his first for four years. Four groovers of Cosmic, Disco and Italo adventures for all.
J.E. Movement – Ma Dea Luv [AFS057]
J.E. Movement’s groundbreaking ‘Ma Dea Luv’. Toward the end of the 1980s South Africa’s recording industry was booming. Searching for a sound that could cross over to all in the country’s segregated society while also eyeing international success, a new duo emerged that quickly rendered its ‘bubblegum’ predecessors obsolete. Drawing on international trends and crafting lyrics for local ears, J.E. Movement – a duo made up of James Nyingwa and Elliot Faku – exploded onto the local scene with their debut album, ‘Ma Dea Luv’. The future had arrived. The six tracks on J.E. Movement’s 1988 debut give firm nods to UK Street Soul, New Jack Swing and Stock Aitken Waterman’s ‘Hit Factory’ sound and infuse them with an African rhythmic flair and homegrown lyrical sentiment.
Tom Carruthers – Bang The Box [RYDM186]
New one from Tom Carruthers on his label Non Stop Rhythm.
R-Zone – The Geometry of Shadows (12 Momentary Lapses)
For those of you that missed the memo the first time, we have compiled a selection of deep cuts from the mysterious R-Zone archives. See it as an introduction or perhaps a retrospective, depending on how long you’ve been around. R-Zone seeks to recapture the spirit of the original raves where faces mattered less than music and marketing and the cult of personality were not yet a thing. A simpler time some might say, but we know better. For when the lights are dim and the smoke and strobe rule supreme you might still transcend your daily grind and slip into the comforting womb of the R-Zone.
Andrew Red Hand – For My Father EP [TP27]
Romanian producer and DJ Andrew Red Hand has carved a unique niche in the world of underground electronic music. His work stands as a tribute to the raw energy of Detroit techno and electro, yet it retains a deeply personal, emotional tone that gives it timeless depth. He returns to Time Passages with the four-track ‘This EP ‘For My Father’ EP, offering his most focused and expansive vision yet. Includes a remix from an icon of the scene, DJ Hell.
Zopelar – Primal Vision EP [FD-011]
Forbidden Dance continues its story with Brazilian synth virtuoso Pedro Zopelar and his 4-track EP. Known for his genre-blending productions that traverse ambient, deep house and electro, Zopelar crafts tracks that are both pulsating and sensual. His latest work is a testament to his ability to merge the warmth of vintage rhythm machines with futuristic synth explorations, delivering a sound that’s both nostalgic and forward-thinking.
Franck Roger – Earthrumental Classics 002 [EM002]
French house maestro Franck Roger returns with the latest chapter in his Earthrumental Music series.A standout 4-track EP designed for deep, late-night dancefloor sessions. A masterclass in groove and atmosphere, this is essential listening for discerning house heads.
Rick Wade – Disko Dust EP [UAR022]
Rick Wade on Norm Talley’s Upstairs Asylum are words that will excite any true school house heads. Wade is a production machine who turns out always no-frills, trusty and tracky grooves of the sort that are always essential for building a vibe in a set, and Talley’s a fellow Detroit head who has long been helping to shape the house sound. ‘So Juicy’ begins with a flourish, lavish strings and chunky drums that slide along nicely. ‘Midnight Hustler’ sinks into a slightly more steamy and deep sound with hints of 60s US soul and funky licks, ‘Turn Out’ is a more traditional deep house roller with a comic vibe and ‘Lonely Symphony’ brings some cinematic string drama to a breezy blend of house beats.
Factory Floor – Tell Me [PH146]
Factory Floor return to Phantasy with a new single, ‘Tell Me’. As propulsive and direct as anything the cult UK electronic group has ever released, ‘Tell Me’ continues to perfect the dynamic in the band’s current lineup of Gabe Gurnsey, Nik Colk Void, and Joe Ward, with additional drum tracking by Stephen Morris of New Order. Situated between the sonic promise of enduring indie culture, yet naturally imbued with the band’s relentless forward-thinking ethos. Throughout, Colk Void’s inquisitive vocal guides the listener through an elastic square-wave bass groove that forms the rhythmic backbone to Tell Me, before Gurnsey and Ward’s frenetic drumming breakdown rains with pure abandon, exemplifying the band’s personal alchemy between genre, scenes, human, and machine.
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