Recently crowned one of DJ magazine's "10 Detroit Producers Keeping the Sound of the Motor City Alive", Detroit born-and-raised Brian Kage has released well-received techno and house music on Omar S's record label FXHE, Carl Craig's Planet-E, PokerFlat, Echospace, and his own label, Michigander. Kage is also the co-founder of Beretta Music where he first discovered talents such as Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson, Luke Hess, and more. 
 
Brian also runs the Kage Mastering where he has mixed, mastered, and engineered tracks for the likes of Delano Smith, Omar S, Ataxia, John F.M., Monty Luke, and many more. 
 
A vital part of Detroit's rich techno history, Brian Kage is one of the artists and producers providing the score for the Motor City's continuing rebirth.

Brian Kage

Dan Curtin's musical quest began amidst the inception of the techno and house phenomenon of the early 1990s. From his hometown of Cleveland, Dan experimented with a vast number of styles, producing innovative sounds of every variety: from Chicago to Detroit to the East Coast.

Curtin's impressive discography - with over 70 singles and 9 album - is spread across essential labels such as Peacefrog, Strictly Rhythm, Soma, Bosconi, and Dolly Dubs, as well as his own Metamorphic Recordings. Now based in Berlin, Dan is just as innovative and fresh as he has ever been.

Dan Curtin

Titonton Duvante is one of the most innovative producers to emerge from America's Midwest techno scene. Alongside the likes of Charles Noel and Todd Sines, he's spent his career creating a trippy, jazzy and minimal style of dance music, finding a home on labels such as Planet E, 7th City and Metamorphic. 

Two decades on from his first releases, Titonton's productions and DJ sets are still killing dancefloors over the worlds. Here's his top 10 vinyl chart for February.

Titonton Duvante

A regular booking at techno meccas Berghain, Rex, and Tresor, as well as an esteemed producer for labels such as Machine, Deeply Rooted, and Modularz - Croatian selector and producer, Insolate gives her top 10 vinyl releases of February.

Insolate

Curator, Producer and DJ, Deepak Sharma has been entrenched in techno for over a decade. The brainchild and mastermind behind Hidden Recordings gives us his top 10 records of the moment.

Deepak Sharma

Lakuti is a South African-born Berlin-based DJ, booking agent, label boss, promoter and general industry all-rounder. 
 
She plays at some of the worlds best clubs and events such as Panorama Bar, Rex Club, Concrete and has also played at venues such as Fabric, and festivals such as Dimensions Festival, Dekmantel, Freerotation, and many more. 
 
She also runs the prestigous Uzuri booking agency and record label which counts the likes of Joey Anderson, Levon Vincent, XDB, Hanna, and Stump Valley on its roster.
 
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Lakuti

Following the release of his awesome new EP, "<a href="https://www.soundshelter.net/levon-vincent/the-synthesizer-cake-ep/713721.html">The Synthesizer Cake</a>", The Golden Ratio DJ compiles a chart of his favourite recent records.
 
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Levon Vincent

Patrice Scott's roots in the Detroit music scene go a long way back. At the age of just 11 he lived down the road from early DJ group Direct Drive and it was at these block parties that Scott decided that this is what he wanted to do. That his inspiration should be so deeply rooted in live music and the dance floor environment makes sense - he has become known as one of the most innovative and dynamic club DJs from the Motor City with his own deep and textured house & techno sound.
 
In 2006 Scott launched his own imprint, Sistrum Recordings, which has since released a long series of records to ongoing critical acclaim. Notable contributions to the labels have come from artists including Alton Milller, Javonntte, XDB, Specter and Patrice himself. As well as Sistrum, Patrice Scott has released on a variety of all-star deep house labels such as Uzuri, NDATL, Styrax, Finale Sessions and Still Music.
 
Patrice Scott remains one of the scenes most ambitious and interesting figures with a relentless focus on unique music, the dance floor environment and collaborating with a compelling selection of American and European artists.
 
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Patrice Scott

New York-based Lauren Murada is a dancer turned DJ who loves to bring out ones inner freak under the discoball. Always armed with a bag of wax, her sets are disco-laden with funk, rock, soul and italo records to keep that fire burning. 
 
Lauren is a resident at New York's Good Room with L&L&L Record Club. The Brooklyn-based collective comprised of Lauren Goulet, Laura Marin and Lauren Murada has them spreading the gospel of disco everywhere they go. L&L&L Record Cub have a monthly show on The Lot Radio. Lauren also throws a bi-monthly party called Love Games at Good Room with Finn Jones.
 
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Lauren Murada

DJ, producer, label owner, and record shop owner - Lisbon's Jorge Caiado does it all.
 
He's been mentored by Chez Damier (Jorge runs two labels inside Damier's Balance catalogue), remixed for Secretsundaze, Terrence Parker and Orlando Voorn, and he runs one of Europe's premier underground record stores, Carpets & Snares in Lisbon.
 
Moved by the same passion whether he's in the studio, in the booth or simply talking to you about music, Jorge transpires the aura of a true music lover.
 
"This a list of 12 recent records all from Portuguese artists and/or labels that in way are related or close to Carpet & Snares Records. It's a more like a statement chart to show how good music is coming out of an exciting group of people working hard everyday to push the scene here forward. Much love and respect to all of you."
 
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Jorge Caiado

There are few underground heroes who can boast such an impressive resume as Kai Alce.
 
Growing up between Detroit and New York gave him a first class education in house music, which he took to the city of Atlanta where he has been working steadily ever since on just about every facet of music that he can.
Raised between Detroit and New York and now resident in Atlanta, Kai is one of America's premier house DJs and runs one of it's greatest labels - NDATL. 
 
The label has assembled a catalog that includes such deep luminaries as Larry Heard, DJ Spinna, Theo Parrish & Moodymann, Abacus, Robert Owens, and Donnie amongst others. He has also collaborated with artists such as Jovonn, Omar-S, Ron Trent, Phil Asher, and Byron The Aquarius, and had tracks and remixes appear on such notable labels as Track Mode, Sound Signature, Mahogani, and Prescription.
 
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KaiAlce

Currently based in Estonia, Steffan Todorovic makes up one half of Gestalt Records, alongside fellow record enthusiast Zeljko Dejanovic. Since the label's conception they've released 4 EPs, gaining noticeable support from industry-peers, such as The Ransom Note, Stamp The Wax and Dark Science Electro. The two also form D516 - a collaborative DJ-moniker, vacillating between dusky dub techno, ambient soundscapes, afro beats, deep jazz and everything in-between.
 
Steffan has also been heavily involved as a promoter in his native Denmark, co-organizing the successful Groovebox club-nights and the highly regarded On Air Festival. He's shared decks with likes of DJ Central, Peggy Gou, Citizenn, DJ Normal 4, Niles Cooper and Asquith.

Steffan Todorovic

James Duncan is a house producer and runs NYC based label Innermoods. Also a trumpet player, he has recorded w/ Metro Area, Morgan Geist, Luke Solomon and The Rapture on "The House of Jealous Lovers" (DFA).

James Duncan

You know thatmanmonkz, even if you don't know thatmanmonkz. The Sheffield producer's MPC-driven soul inflected house style was born out the influence of the mercurial master teachers of Detroit and 90's boom bap. His discography includes solo EP releases on acclaimed and widely respected imprints such as Delusions of Grandeur, Classic Music Company, Kolour LTD and Dirt Crew. Monkz is quite the sought-after remixer too, having reworked tracks for the likes of Amp Fiddler, Kraak & Smaak, Folamour, and Kon. He must've caught someone's attention though, as Traxsource rated him the #10 deep house producer of the year in 2016/17, the year that also saw the release of his debut album Columbusing and its accompanying single hits "For Bae" and "Turn It Out (with Dave Aju)".
 
In addition to producing and deejaying all over the globe, thatmanmonkz also runs a couple of his own labels: the elusive and vinyl-only SWAT; and the internationally renowned Shadeleaf Music, which has seen releases and remixes from the likes of DJ Nature, Kai Alce, Damon Bell, Byron The Aquarius and thatmanmonkz himself.
 
His recent work as part of hip hop duo Madison Washington, and as project producer for the critically acclaimed Pan Amsterdam is seeing him garner new attention from other genres within contemporary electronic music, and, the self confessed studio addict shows no signs of letting up anytime soon...
 
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thatmanmonkz

Norm Talley is a true originator from Detroit. 
 
He was mentored by Ken Collier, the so-called Larry Levan of Detroit, and has been mixing records together since before 1210s even existed. He also forms part of the formidable Detroit Beatdown crew alongside Delano Smith and Mike 'Agent X' Clark, who've kept the house flag flying high in the motor city.
 
As true house heads know, Norms got a ridiculously strong production back catalogue and has released records for prestigous labels such as Omar S's FXHE, Kai Alce's NDATL, and Guy McCreery's Third Ear. We also think he does the best snares and claps in house music.
 
Following on from his old-friend Reggie Dokes' recent contribution, Norm has compiled a chart of his favourite recent records for us. 
 
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Norm Talley

Some of the records I've bought during Summer 2018 in Dublin, Barcelona, Lisbon and Berlin. 
 
Shout outs to All City, Carpets & Snares, Amor, Discos Paradiso, Subwax and Space Hall.

Si Quick

Without question, Reggie Dokes has been one of the most under the radar producers and DJ in the underground house and techno music scene. Originally from Detroit, he was fortunate to have been exposed to a rich and diverse music scene in the 80's, which inspired him to DJ at the young age of 14. At this stage of his life, DJing was just a hobby that he truly enjoyed, and unfortunately, left the scene all together in 86 to pursue his college education.
 
Upon returning back to Detroit in 1990, he felt that pull back to the music. DJing became his passion again. However, in 2001, this was the year he started his label Psychostasia Recordings. Releasing several EPs, the label has received much attention for its eclectic, soulful and "out-of-the-box" nature or appeal. With an impressive discography, he has managed to release both house and techno on a variety of underground labels world wide. The last two years for his label has been a huge comeback for him, and 2018 plans to be a great year full of releases on his label and DJing world wide.
 
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