TAG: house

Oct04

Derrick Carter Oki-Ni Mix (MP3)

Chicago Jock Honors The Seminal WBMX Noon-Time Mix Show 

In the pantheon of outrageous house DJs from Chicago, few are as incorrigible (or esteemable we must add) as Derrick Carter. The jock has contributed a new mix to UK fashion retail store Oki-Ni, which has also offered selection from Simian Mobile Disco, Dam-Funk and Marcel Dettman. In each case, the DJs offer something a little different from their usual peak-time nightclub endeavors. …MORE

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Sep30

Live Review: Flammable Liquid 20-Year Anniversary Reunion

Twenty years.  Good God.  Has it really been twenty years?  Has it really been two decades since Flammable Liquid, L.A.’s most beloved of all old-school rave after-hours, began blazing its historic trail and setting the city’s nocturnal underground alight?  Have the ones who’ve been there from the beginning really gotten that much older?  And can that magical vibe from all those years ago be resurrected in this second decade of the twenty-first century?  Well, yes, yes, yes, and YES, respectively, as this 20th-year reunion party proved on this cool September night.  Even as Nocturnal Wonderland  raged far away in San Bernardino to tens of thousands, the several hundred who were at Flammable Liquid laughed at the mere idea of going all the way out there for yet another by-the-numbers massive.  There was no fucking way they were going to miss …

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Sep27

Renaissance Man – The Renaissance Man Project (Review)

Renaissance Man

The Renaissance Man Project



Finnish duo Renaissance Man are ready with their debut LP The Renaissance Man Project released on Turbo; the label founded by Tiga in Montreal back in 1998, and known for the success of acts like Chromeo and most recently, Azari & III. The Nordic production duo has been pioneering a new breed of house and club music, similar to Claude Von Stroke, Jesse Rose, Canblaster and Myrryrs, and they met while working in the same architect’s office in Helsinki. They have been championed by tastemakers like Dubsided and Sound ...

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Sep17

Ben Westbeech – There’s More To Life Than This (Review)

Ben Westbeech

There’s More To Life Than This

Released by Strictly Rhythm


Ben Westbeech, born in trip hop mecca Bristol, has been a jack of all trades the last few years, getting noticed as a singer, songwriter, DJ and producer. His soulful 2007 debut Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life, released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings introduced him as a Jamiroquai/The Streets hybrid. But this time around legendary house label Strictly Rhythm releases There’s More To Life Than This - Ben’s long-overdue second album. It’s a soulful and jazzy house music-influenced late summer gem. The album was cut in ...

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Sep12

Blind Benny – “Homee” (Narcisse Remix) (MP3)

New York City’s Blind Benny is serving up their own contribution to today’s evolution in sound. Formerly outfitted as Jade …

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