Chicago - All

Dj Rashad

We On 1

After releases on Lit City Trax, Hyperdub, & Planet Mu, he offers his most eclectic work yet. 4 tracks of high tech soul, unrelenting energy, haunting... more...

• 1 We On 1
• 2 Come On Grrl (feat DJ Spinn)
• 3 Do It Again (feat DJ Spinn & Manny)
• 4 Somethin Bout The Thing U Do (feat Gant Man)

E.S.P.

Lets Move

ESP's second single on Underground re issued and re mastered for 2014. Released in original artwork in conjunction with the rights holders.

• 1 Radio Mix
• 2 Thumbs Mix
• 3 Chicago House Mix
• 4 Whopstramental

Dion Wilson & Leron Carson

Tracks From The Tape

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

''This was southside Chitown ‘89. If you werent there you werent there…. lots of underground unreleased music circulated on the southside on maxell a... more...

• 1 Siren
• 2 Other Science

Amir Alexander

The Lands Beyond EP

Amir Alexander returns to Plan B Recordings and delivers an extraordinary four-track EP that includes his signature jacking house style along with tha... more...

• 1 The Lands Beyond!
• 2 Mental Floss
• 3 Mysterious Stranger
• 4 Black Hole

Dj Total M

Blow Da Box

Recommended by: Craigie Knowes

Rocking mash up/edits of some old chicago acid house classics on this strange detroit pressing. Looks like Blow Da Box and Jumpin Jiggerwatts both roc... more...

• 1 blow da box
• 2 jumpin jiggerwatts

Da Posse

In The Heat Of The Night

Recommended by: Clone

The big club hit from back in the days.... Da Posse - In The Heat Of The Night. After the re-issue Da Posse re-issue its now Freerange doing their dut... more...

• 1 In the Heat of the Night (Vocal Mix)
• 2 In the Heat of the Night (Acid Mix)
• 3 In the Life (Keys Mix)

Larry Heard

Alien

One of Larry Heards most under-rated albums finally remastered and available as full vinyl release for the first time! Known for his classic early ho... more...

• 1 Faint Object Detection
• 2 The Dance Of Planet X
• 3 Micro-Gravity
• 4 Flight Of The Comet

Larry Heard

Alien

Recommended by: Still Serious Nic | Clone | Serge | Gustav Goodstuff | MinimalRome | Klen | Duplex | Serge

One of Larry Heards most under-rated albums finally remastered and available as full vinyl release for the first time! Known for his classic early ho... more...

• 1 Faint Object Detection
• 2 The Dance Of Planet X
• 3 Micro-Gravity
• 4 Flight Of The Comet

Melodious Myles & Bo

Odyssey Love

Recommended by: Clone

Classic early Chicago release re-issued by the artist himself (Victor ''melodious'' Miles Houston). Trademark production for that period with lovely s... more...

• 1 Odyssey Love
• 2 Odyssey Love (remix)
• 3 Evol Yessydo

Dejan Milicevic feat. DJ Rush

Hear The Claps

Retrofit Chicago techno tracks with Dj Rush featured on the first track. Loads of 303 and 909 action. Nice hybrid between classic jack and modern tech... more...

• 1 Hear The Claps & 303 (feat DJ Rush)
• 2 Subsurface Music
• 3 Reach To Another Body
• 4 Single Stream

QX-1

Tribute EP

Official re-edition of this huge Mike Dunn classics released on Rhythm Beat back in the magic year 1991!

• 1 I Won't Hurt You (I Swear)
• 2 Wild Child (ft Emanuel Pipen)
• 3 Let's Work That Mutha F
• 4 On A Journey (Journey Mental Mixx)

Frankie Knuckles

Only The Strong Survive

Recommended by: MinimalRome

Seminal Frankie Knuckles masterpiece cover version gets an official re issue on DJ International Records. remastered for 2014.

• 1 Only The Strong Survive (Club Mix)
• 2 Only The Strong Survive (Instrumental Mix)

Chez-N Trent

The Choice

Recommended by: Bok Bok

Another gem from the KMS vaults. This time Chez Damier & Ron Trent's 'The Choice' is fully re issued with the original artwork.

• 1 Windy City Club
• 2 New Dub Mix
• 3 Full Dosage
• 4 Witch Doctor Mix

Paul Johnson

A Nite Life Thang

Recommended by: Innershades | Marquis Hawkes

4 classic Paul Johnson tracks out on the original label, Dance Mania.

• 1 Feel My MF Bass
• 2 Jack U Later
• 3 U So Silly
• 4 Booty Call

Da Rebels

House Nation Under A Grove

Worthy repress of this classic Clubhouse release by Hula and Fingers!

• 1 House Nation Under a Grove
• 2 It's Time To Jack

VA

This Is House Music 6

Solid and timeless house tracks on this Ron Trent compilation. Recommended!

• 1 Ron Trent - Dancin (Lost Prescription)
• 2 Jordan Fields - I Feel Loved
• 3 Morgan Alexander - Unknown (re-edit)
• 4 Leandre - Ligne De Mire (unreleased version)

Dj Lil 'Tal

Juke Tracks

Unreleased early juke tracks on this classic Chicago label. Real deal & heavyweight snap on this stuff. Quote label boss Rodney Baker: 'In 2006 Rockin... more...

• 1 Dot Matrix
• 2 Work It, Work It
• 3 Do It (Just Do It)
• 4 You And Me

Hieroglyphic Being

Acid Rain Under The Stars

Recommended by: Paul du Lac

An explosive caustic acid concoction awaits from within the grooves of this gargantuan twelve inch from Chicago heavyweight, Hieroglyphic Being. 'Fre... more...

• 1 Acid Rain Under the Stars (Extended Replay)
• 2 Free the Energy (No Vocal Energy)

Innerspace Halflife

Orbital Maneuvers

Spaced out 4 track project from duo of Hakim Murphy & Ike Release. Emotional & cosmic tunes that focus on outer space themes & share common thread of... more...

• 1 Polar North
• 2 Transmolecular Crunch
• 3 Macrocosm Engineering
• 4 Laidover

Cookie Watkins, Marshall Jefferson vs. Sinnamon

House Music Anthem / Move Your Body (re-edit)

Ron Hardy style edits of early house and proto house. House Music Anthem vs. I Need You Now and I'm Attracted to You

Amir Alexander

Stardust Kisses

An audio love letter from Chicago. Four eclectic dance floor flavors, each burrowing to the heart of the groove from different angles. Alternately cra... more...

• 1 Star Dust Kisses
• 2 Black Snow Wolf
• 3 Star Tigress
• 4 Binary Star System (feat Clara Stjnrna)

Perseus Traxx

Circuit Control (The Crystal Issue Cycle 2)

Recommended by: The Exaltics | Clone

Solar One Music is back with their "The Crystal Issue" series. After Mantra's debut now Nigel Rogers better known as Perseus Traxx presents his au... more...

• 1 Fresh Start
• 2 Circuit Control

Matrixxman

808 State Of Mind

After the introductory acid dose of DELFT 00X, label founder LA-4A's Levelled EP, Delft introduces the second of its repertory players, Matrixxman. DE... more...

• 1 808 State of Mind
• 2 Procedure
• 3 Fires
• 4 Secret Garden

Parris Mitchell

Juke Joints Remixes Volume Two

Recommended by: K-HAND

Second 'Juke Joints Remix' package of a scheduled three with some serious remixers in the pipeline. Lando, DJ Duke and Nina Kraviz step up offering th... more...

• 1. Across My Machine (Lando Remix)
• 2. Near My Eyes (DJ Duke Remix)
• 3. The Track Stars (Nina Kraviz Remix)

Khalil Anthony

That Man Monkz reworks

Recommended by: Serge

superb duo of reworks (and dubs) from the man himself & Chicago polymath Khalil Anthony, an author, musician and celebrated collaborator in theatre pr... more...

• 1 Need You Bad
• 2 Need You Bad (dub)
• 3 Shelter
• 4 Shelter (dub)