The Trax Records saga is a tangled tale of pioneering, seminal music created by a clutch of hungry young producers and DJs, whose raw, innovative...
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Chicago’s Trax Records released some of the most influential records in house history, but decades later, many of the artists behind them are still waiting to be paid. Harold Heath investigates the long and complicated history of one of house music’s most infamous labels
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33 years after its release in 1989, Larry Heard’s debut album as Mr. Fingers is a profoundly moving document of timeless electronic music, brimming with tracks of unrivaled beauty from the then-young world of house
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Ron Trent has a deep understanding of electronic music. Beginning his production career in his teens, the venerated Chicago resident has travelled through techno, deep house and Afro house over the years. His latest album ‘WARM: What Do The Stars Say To You’, produced with a live band, demonstrates the duality of his work: it’s futuristic and somehow ancient, cosmic and aquatic. DJ Mag's Ria Hylton catches up with the Chicago house legend to learn more
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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 imprint was originally launched in 1985 by Rocky Jones and the late Benji Espinoza
Chicago house label, DJ International Records, has relaunched.
DJ International, the legendary Chicago imprint oringally launched in 1985 by Rocky Jones and the late Benji Espinoza...
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The Frankie Knuckles Foundation and the Chosen Few DJs have teamed up to honour house music pioneer
The Frankie Knuckles Foundation and the Chosen Few DJs have launched a GoFundMe campaign to get a proper gravestone for Ron Hardy.
Hardy, the house...
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It’s true that house music would still exist if Marshall Jefferson hadn’t been around to guide it — but it’s equally correct to say that without Jefferson...
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Smartbar resident Ariel Zetina will release her second EP 'Organism' this week via Majía. Hear 'I Miss The Sea', a mesmerising fusion of house, techno...
Chicago-based DJ/producer Ariel Zetina makes music that is as thrilling as it is uncategorisable. With techno as the foundation, she delves into spheres of ambient...
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Is wealth and privilege damaging British dance music, and if so, what should we do about it?
WORDS: Matt AnnissPICS: Nicola Nodland & Jillian Edelstein
Since acid house swept the UK 30 years ago and united a generation, British dance has proudly proclaimed its egalitarian credentials. Many believe that the loved up, misty-eyed utopianism...
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Ceri readies the ‘I Need You to Make Me Sweat’ EP on her Find Your Own Records. Hear the razor-sharp house B-side ‘Sweat’ now...
Ceri will release her new EP ‘I Need You to Make Me Sweat’ via her Find Your Own Records on 3rd December.
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“Unfortunately, the time has come where The Mid’s doors will be closing”...
Chicago club The Mid is to close in February, the venue has announced.
Leading up to the venue’s closing party on 5th February 2019, The...
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It's a thorough snapshot of a timeless scene...
A new 96-page book documenting early Chicago House music has been published.
Out now via Brandon Johnson's Almighty & Insane Books, 'Beyond Heaven: Chicago House...
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Stream all 18 tracks, all 100 minutes of the Chicago house legend’s latest release...
Larry Heard has recently shared a full stream of ‘Cerebral Hemispheres’, his first album under his Mr. Fingers alias in nearly 25 years.
First...
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The Chicago house legend's first album as Mr. Fingers in nearly 25 years is out 13th April...
Larry Heard has announced details of his first full-length album in 15 years - and the first under his inimitable Mr. Fingers monicker in close...
The Chicago-based DJ is famous for speaking his mind and continues to be the flag-bearer of underground house...
He’s known for speaking his mind on social media but Chicago-born house legend DJ Sneak is on the road to redemption. We meet him during...
Another surprise SoundCloud drop from RDJ
The latest upload on Richard D. James’s SoundCloud sees him rework a classic.
The British producer shared an edit of Street-Side-Boyz’s ‘I Wanna Be With...
House, ballroom & Dance Mania all make the cut in Moscow-born DJ's podcast
Moscow-born but now London-based, if Lokiboi is a Russian oligarch he's ventured down a more interesting path than buying himself a football club. Instead, with...
Chicago originals over 16-CD box set
Retro house revivalism is at an all-time high. Everyone's at it. A wave of old skool-influenced tunes have even got the UK pop charts in a lather. Here to remind us just where all this music really comes from after their excellent Terry Farley compiled 'Acid Rain' collection last month is Harmless, with this ridonkulously exhaustive 16-CD box-set.