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Armando

The New World Order (Level 3)

Owner of the legendary Warehouse label, and producer of many early Chicago classics its a bit sad to see the many re-issues popping up not doing justi... more...

• 1 Funky Swing
• 2 Lesbian Luv
• 3 Big Band
• 4 Jack 'n 4 Jazz

Frankie Knuckles

It's a cold world

Classic Chicago track with male vox.... Bad Boy on the flip..

• 1 It's A Cold World (Original)
• 2 Bad Boy (Original)

Frankie Knuckles

Baby Wants To Ride / Your Love

Deep emotional house tracks (bad pressing of your love!). The tracks that made it happen!

• 1 Baby Wants To Ride (Original)
• 2 Your Love (Original)

Olin & Savile

Thanks, Karl

Olin returns to Argot with fellow Smart Bar resident Savile in tow. Vinyl only orig mix + dubbed out floor-filler & suffocating bass, massive kicks, a... more...

• 1 Thanks, Karl (Saville Version)
• 2 Thanks, Karl (Olin Version)

Mike Dunn

I Wanna B House

Recommended by: Obalski | Inga Mauer | Clone

Unreleased house/techno tracks recorded between 88-91 from the Chicago master Mike Dunn. 'I Wanna B House' comes with an edit from Johnny Aux and ano... more...

• 1 I Wanna B House
• 2 I Wanna B House (Johnny Aux Edit)
• 3 I'm The Houze

Drewsky

Lost Trax ep

New label by Chicago / Dance Mania legend Drewsky.

• 1 Bismark
• 2 Lets Get It
• 3 I Got It
• 4 The Purge

Paul Johnson

The Music In Me ep

Some classic tracks by Chicago legend Paul Johnson in the rebound on the Traxx Series Volume 2.

• 1 The Music In Me
• 2 Slinky
• 3 Yall Stole Them Dances
• 4 Life In The Jungle

DJ Duke

Chicago Trax Old Skool Sampler DJ Duke Presents: The Chicago Legends Vol 2

Following up on the highly successful Classic Chicago tracks E.P., DJ Duke takes us even deeper with another volume of Chicago legends. The raw stompe... more...

• 1 Black Tribe - 100 Percent Trackin' (DJ Duke Edit)
• 2 Danell Dixon - Sunrise (DJ Duke Edit)
• 3 Felix Da Housecat - I Found Her (Dj Duke Edit)
• 4 Nate Williams - Klimax (DJ Duke Edit - Roy Davis Jr Remix)

Dancer

Am A Dog / Boom Boom

Nice re-press of the great Boom Boom track by Dancer aka Sidney Winters from 1987. Both sides are mixed by the late, great Frankie Knuckles

• 1 Am A Dog
• 2 Boom Boom

Innerspace Halflife

Custom LSE

Innerspace Halflife delivered a cosmic techno tune spiced up by an acidic bass line and solid drums pattern. including remix from The Jaydes and Anaxa... more...

• 1 Custom LSE
• 2 Custom LSE (The Jaydes Remix)
• 3 Custom LSE (Anazander Recustomizasheun)

Armando

The New World Order (Remastered - Part One)

Armando was nothing short of a Chicago House & Techno pioneer and many producers since have been inspired by his raw punchy style. His seminal classic... more...

• 1 Here We Go
• 2 Warp Factor
• 3 Wave Forms
• 4 Simple Minded

Two Dogs In A House

The Doomsday Initiative pt. 2

Recommended by: Mick Wills

The Doomsday Initiative is a musical concept that the end of the world was here and doom was plunging to terrible sadness. Selected artists 2 Dogs In... more...

• 1 Sequence 1
• 2 Sequence 2
• 3 Sequence 3

Various Artists

Art21 ep

Side A contents two masterpieces of nu soul remixes produced by Abicah Soul Project and vocals featured by Harold Brandon. Yotam Avni presents the fir... more...

• 1 Abicah Soul ft Harol - Sign It Away
• 2 Abicah Soul ft Harol - Happiness
• 3 Jenifa Mayanja - Slow R
• 4 Ernie - Scrum Method

2AMFM

The Doomsday Initiative pt. 1

Recommended by: San Soda | Inga Mauer | Paul du Lac

he Doomsday Initiative is a musical concept that the end of the world was here and doom was plunging to terrible sadness. selected artists 2AMFM ( D'... more...

• 1 Beyond Instinct
• 2 Save Face
• 3 Omnibus

Ideal

Sex Chants

Forgotten release from Steve Poindexter's CBB label (one of the 2 releases). Somehow this release never did do much, neither by the collectors or the... more...

• 1 Sex Chants
• 2 I Must Go On
• 3 Fly Away
• 4 The Atmosphere

Armando

Land Of Confusion

Recommended by: Ekman

Land Of Confusion'' is one of the most seminal Chicago Acid House records. Originally released in 1987 on Bam Bam's Westbrook imprint and produced... more...

• 1 Land Of Confusion
• 2 Confusion Track 1
• 3 Confusion Track 2

Berkson & What

Make It True (Luke Solomon & Larry Heard rmxs)

Original mix is a harmonious, radiant house jam with a sharp kick, acid tinged bassline, sultry vocals and smooth synths. Unsung hero Luke Solomon del... more...

• 1 Make It True
• 2 Luke Solomon 4 Turnings Remix
• 3 Mr. Fingers Psychedelic Jungle Mix

Bam Bam

Hot Spot

Chris ''Bam Bam'' Westbrook is one of the unsung heroes of Chicago House. His Westbrook label was responsible for releasing a slew of quality records... more...

• 1 Hot Spot (Radio Mix)
• 2 Hot Spot (Instrumental Mix)
• 3 Hot Spot (Club Mix)
• 4 Hot Spot (House Mix)

Virgo Four

E-series Part Three

Part 3 of the E-series... Chicago house bliss.

• 1 Coco Beach Cafe
• 2 I Will Rock You
• 3 St Tropez
• 4 I Can Only Be Me

Ricardo Miranda

Up On The Scene ep

Spacey deep house release. Includes a drumtrack on the flip.

• 1 Altered Feel
• 2 Deep Wax
• 3 Up On The Scene
• 4 Up On The Scene (drums)

Ken Gill

Ken Gill EP

Recommended by: Obalski | Clone | Serge

Alleviated Records is proud to present the Ken Gill EP. Ken was on the scene while Bernard (Badie) and Larry (Heard) worked on music ideas between 199... more...

• 1 Love Moon
• 2 Just a Test
• 3 Idol Mind
• 4 Jack Wit Honey

2AMFM

Fusion Daze

Recommended by: John Heckle | Serge | MinimalRome

From the shores of the Great lakes comes a 3 track floor filler from MI duo 2AMFM aka JTC & D'Marc Cantu. Confronting the canons of Techno & Hou... more...

• 1 Biological Interface
• 2 Fusion Daze
• 3 Lincoln Continental Z

Life Recorder

90 State

Strong Detroit influenced techno ep featuring remixes by Steven Tang, Stojche & Vidinovski.

• 1 Original
• 2 Stojche remix
• 3 Steven Tang rework
• 4 Vidinovski remix

Le Matin

The collective At Play Ep

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• 1 The Voice
• 2 Les Morues Du Port
• 3 Durete De Leau
• 4 Patraque Six

Aybee

The Alchemy Ep

Recommended by: Serge

• 1 Metamorphosis
• 2 The Sky Is Ours
• 3 Centrifical Seduction