Chicago - All

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)

Sandman And Riverside

Playing In The Sandbox Vol 1 Sampler

Split release with Sandman & Riverside ft Jeremy Ellis and Roy Davis Jr ft. XL features some smooth soulful house and downtempo tracks. This three son... more...

• 1 Into Your Story (feat Jeremy Ellis - Kai Alce DISTINCTIVE vocal remix)
• 2 into your story (kzrekchampa club dub)
• 3 Sandman & Riverside - Don't Say Nuthin (feat J Noize)

Yousef ft Roy Davis Jr

Believe In Love

Late 90's/early 00's kinda house tracks with a bit of that bumpy Derrick Carter, Luke Solomon feel. Proper dj tools

• 1 Believe In Love
• 2 Just A Beat
• 3 What Is (Acid Mondays remix) Revolution

Vincent Floyd

Your Eyes / I'm So Deep

Reissue of this essential Chicago vocal house classic from the early 90ties. Including the sinister haunting instrumental jackin track 'I'm So Deep'..... more...

• 1 Your Eyes (vocal)
• 2 Your Eyes (instrumental)
• 3 I'm So Deep

Virgo Four

E-series Part One

Recommended by: Serge

The legendary Chicago act Virgo Four with some sweet & classic deephouse tracks. more...

• 1 Just Let Me
• 2 Ohah
• 3 Superbass
• 4 1986

Moon Man Aka Boo Williams

Lucky Star Ship

Anotherday return with their second release, from Chicago legend Boo Williams under his Moon Man alias. Originally released in 1996 on Cajual subsidia... more...

• 1 Lucky Star Ship
• 2 Moon Patrol
• 3 The Great Speech
• 4 Laid Back

K-Alexi

Acid King

Chicago acid house, with remixes by Joe Smooth and fello veteran and old school hero Maurice Joshua.

• 1 Acid King (Joe Smooth remix)
• 2 Acid King (Lights Out 5am mix)
• 3 Acid King (Maurice Joshua boot mix)
• 4 Acid King (Justin Imperiale remix)

Ratchett Traxxx

001

Recommended by: Klen

New US label with some fierce raw jacking tracks.

• 1 Mollypop
• 2 Lobsters N Shrump
• 3 SkeeD
• 4 Nut On U

Aybee

22 Meters

Recommended by: Duplex | Damon Bell | Ben UFO | Arttu | Giorgio Luceri | Clone

Driving, atmospheric, and at times euphoric Aybee melds these narratives into an Ep. ''22 Meters'' delivers some deep techno tracks that are all timel... more...

• 1 Novel Gesture
• 2 We Come In Peace
• 3 Akiara