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Harold Heath selects 2025’s best electronic music albums, including Joe Morris and Shades of Sound’s Some Kind of Paradise. Source

Free from HoRNet, TapeLite emulates the subtle effects of recordings made on the Otari MX-80 tape machine. Source

5 Mag’s RISE series spotlights Chicago house duo DJ ThreeJay and Patrick Wayne with a set recorded live at Cicero House Festival in May 2025. Source

The end of summer festival kicks off in Bridgeview outside Chicago on September 20 2025. Source

Kléo is a French-born artist now living in Amsterdam, and makes acid tracks that slap with the best that ever came from one of the foundational acid cities. The Acid Coolada EP was released on vinyl back in February, appearing now a digital release with a slew of remixes. Source

Luaka Bop enlists Nicky Siano along with musclecars, Justin Strauss and Kornel Kovacs to remix two songs from family soul and gospel band Annie and The Caldwells. Source

This year’s free public festival stretches across four days staring August 21 2025 with a renewed emphasis on house dance. Source

An innovative new plugin recreates the sound of Roland’s classic analog string and organ synth from the early 1980s. Source

Acid Jazz drops new remixes from Dimitri From Paris and Opolopo of the classic 1979 disco/funk chugger from Millie Jackson. Source

Incredibly, thousands of people still accessed the internet by dialing a phone number. Source