Cole Degenova – Another Country
Cole Degenova is a native Chicago south-sider who’s been playing out professionally since the tender age of 15. I’ve heard good things about his funky live shows, and as a secret admirer of blue-eyed soul legends like Michael McDonald, Jamiroquai and Meyer Hawthorne, I was interested in hearing what his sound would be like when … Read more
Young Diamond
Y◊ung Diam◊nd is a slightly mysterious soundcloud character who, in between making trap “music” and Katy Perry remixes that are actually pretty good, has shown an adept hand at creating simple, vocal-heavy deep house tracks. The sort of sampled, layered climax this tracks ends with really stood out to me. (Although apparently not as much … Read more
New Suzanne Kraft Singles
Last spring or so, a track by a man named Suzanne surfaced and from the first listen became one of my very favorites of the year. After the supply limited-edition vinyls quickly dried up, Running Back Records wisely decided to dole it out in digital form. Now, after a fairly quiet year later, Suze is … Read more
S3A (Sampling As An Art)
Sampling As An Art is the preferred alias of a Parisian named Max Fader; still unsure whether or not that is his real name, or just a house music twist on Homer Simpson’s Max Power alias. S3A makes deep house music, my favorite kind of music, out of disco music, my other favorite kind of … Read more
Andrew Clarke
Andrew Clarke puts out disco-flavored jams that are generally on the chill side of the house music spectrum. I’m envisioning AC manning the decks at some perfect, outdoor summer party, perhaps people are dancing, but perhaps they aren’t. Grab this freebie below, especially if you’re familiar with the epic Hudson Mohawke Remix. He’s been previously … Read more
The Clover
After previewing a few of their tracks, I came to appreciate The Clover for their slightly strange approach to house music that is at once both very funky and a little weird. I bought some of their tunes though and after a few full-length listens, I was in love. Their bare bones, not-quite-perfectly-worded soundcloud biography … Read more
New mixtape + Gigs
Hello, loyal readers and/or Chicago-residing house music aficionados. It seems almost as if the lack of posts from yours truly is inversely related to the amount of recent gigs we’ve been involved with. On a monthly-or-so basis, I’m very happy to be a part of The Romper Room, a Thursday night affair that will be … Read more
Session Victim
Session Victim is a Berlin-based duo that you simply cannot afford to overlook anymore; that is, if you’re a proud purveyor of smooth, melodic deep house music with just enough bounce for the dance floor. Whether they’re being tapped for remixes by one of my favorite record labels… or doing a podcast for one of … Read more
Rango Jones
Rango likes to keep you guessing. He’ll also introduce you to some prime 80s gems that you may not have play-able versions of in your collections, and for that, we thank him. http://soundcloud.com/rango-jones/kissing-the-pink-k-t-p-certain He’s a frequent contributor to the invaluable Edit Records blog, a site that no dance music fan should be without. He doesn’t … Read more
Tom Brady
This young man from Manchester has figured out how to achieve the perfect “Hot Creations-ish bassline, thumping floor-filler” type of track. He’s got a knack for distorting or looping vocals to just the right effect and his tech/deep house songs would fit nicely in a peak-time set. At the very least, do yourself a favor … Read more
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