Defected is releasing a collection of the late Frankie Knuckles' classics and remixes in a new vinyl set. Part of the storied UK label's 'House...
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The storied UK house label celebrates the late Chicago house legend on the tenth anniversary of his death with a new vinyl pressing of his 2015 compilation
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The festival and online platform has also unveiled a limited release of cheaper tickets for February events ahead of its main event line-up announcement
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The previously unreleased remix was originally made around a decade ago
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The ‘birthplace of house music’ is now protected from alteration or demolition
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The now-closed club was where Frankie Knuckles pioneered the development of house music as a resident
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Martha Wash joins correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. in the clip, which also shouts out house pioneers Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan and Ron Hardy
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80-minutes of disco and disco's revenge from The Godfather of House
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Director's Cut was the collaborative project of Eric Kupper and the late Knuckles
SoSure Music is this week marking what would have been Frankie Knuckles' 67th birthday with the release of a track from the Director's Cut project...
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Featuring 4D audio-visual experiences, turntables, and contributions from Carl Cox and The Frankie Knuckles Foundation
A new electronic music museum, Our House, is opening in Amsterdam on Friday 29th October. The team responsible are touting the Amstelstraat site as the...
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'I Want The Love Of My Own' was found in the vaults of Chicago label DJ International
A newly discovered Frankie Knuckles track is set for release.
Taken from reel-to-reel tape from some of the late house pioneer's early studio sessions in...
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It features 5000 records from the late house pioneer's personal collection
Frankie Knuckles’ record collection has gone on display at a New York gallery
Ahead of the release of four unreleased remixes from the late house...
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Carlos Ramirez-Rosa wants the genre to be honoured properly in its birthplace
Chicago city councilor Carlos Ramirez-Rosa has put forward a suggestion that the city should open two new 24-hour clubs dedicated specifically to house music, to...
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The Electribe 101 remixes have been unheard for 30 years
Four unreleased remixes from the late house pioneer, Frankie Knuckles, will get a vinyl issue this year.
Thirty years since their creation, four unreleased Frankie...
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The new Frankie Knuckles has been released alongside two remixes
A posthumous Frankie Knuckles single has been released.
'Carefree (I Am A Star)' features the late house legend on both production and vocals, and is...
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The party takes place at Amsterdam's W Hotel
The first Frankie Fest will take place at this year's Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE).
Founded and organised by Eric Kupper and Kenny Summit, Frankie Fest...
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For 20 years, Simon Dunmore's Defected has been dedicated to the finest in house music, from its label and numerous associated imprints, to its events...
“I’m a collector of labels. My ambition was for people to have a Defected rack in their collections in the same way they'd have a...
A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...
We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...
Best of North America Awards 2017
There’s a reason people stand outside in line during Chicago’s brutal winter months, teeth chattering, waiting to descend the staircase into Smart Bar’s steamy, 400-person...
The collection fills an entire library room...
The Frankie Knuckles Foundation has shared a video teaser of the legendary DJ and producer's record collection, which is now housed inside Stony Island Arts...
Featuring interviews with founders of the scene...
A new documentary in the Unsung series which explores pioneering DJ Frankie Knuckles and the foundations of house music has been released.
Known as 'The...