3 Chairs are the Detroit house supergroup made up of Theo Parrish, Kenny Dixon Jr, Rick Wilhite, and Marcellus Pittman. Whether recording together or individually, the quartet have been responsible for some of the great moments in underground house music. To celebrate a crew of true underground greats, here's some of the best records they've released individually and collaboratively.

3 Chairs: Moodymann / Theo Parrish / Marcellus Pittman / Rick Wilhite

Warm, deep house sounds inspired by the likes of Ron Trent, Glenn Underground, Larry Heard, Kerri Chandler and Moodymann.

Deep House - Staff Picks

Explore releases from the pioneers of the broken beat movements - Dego & Kaidi Tatham - as they continue developing their trademark futuristic jazz-fused rhythms. Features a selection of their aliases and collaborations outside the duo including Bugz In The Attic, 2000Black, and Project X.

Dego & Kaidi Tatham

Discover new music by artists and labels from one of the world's great musical cities - Detroit.
Featuring the likes of Jeff Mills, Theo Parrish, Terrence Dixon, KDJ, Robert Hood and Octave One.

Detroit House & Techno

Where the deep, FX-driven warmth of Jamaican dub meets the ice cold, machine patterns of techno. Featuring artists like Deepchord, Sven Weisemann, Deadbeat, Monolake, Fluxion, and Basic Channel

Dub Techno - Staff Picks

Rod Modell & Stephen Hitchell are undoubtedly two of the masters of dub techno. Since surfacing in the 90's, Detroit-native Modell and Chicago-born Hitchell have dedicated their musical careers to creating atmospheric sounds that work for both the mind and the feet. Whilst best known for their work together as Echospace or cv313, the two producers have also released under a number of aliases. 

To celebrate a pair of true underground greats, here's some of the best records they've released under the various aliases and collaborations.

Echospace

Where the agile, robotic rhythms of the 808 meet the melancholic synths of the future.
Featuring music like Aux 88, Convextion, Helena Hauff, DJ Stingray, Drexciya, and The Exaltics.

Electro - Staff Picks

FXHE Records brings a raw, soulful sound that pays homage to the origins of Chicago house and Detroit techno. Fully independent and run by Alex Omar Smith, known by many as Omar S, FXHE has become a staple and pioneering label in dance music culture. 
 
Omar S established FXHE in 2001 in his hometown of Detroit and has self-released the vast majority of his records on the label since. In addition to the work of Omar S, FXHE has released records by Marc Pharaoh, Norm Talley, Kyle Hall, Brian Kage, John Fm, Marc King, Kai Alce and more.

FXHE Records

What does Ghostly sound like "Genre-less" was a term thrown around in the early days and that idea still holds true. Ghostly's music - as with all of its artistic pursuits - straddles stylistic divisions, carving out space where sounds and ideas can cavort without inhibition or category. The label itself is twofold. Ghostly International's output follows a wayward path: nominally, music of electronic means, experimental methods, and pop methodology, but encompassing much more. Sibling label Spectral Sound centers on the Midwestern American Dance Sound: house, techno, electro, and related music.

Ghostly x Spectral

There aren't too many artists who have had as much influence on electronic music as Larry Heard. From the deep, soulful sounds of his work under his own name, through to his presence in the first house supergroup, Fingers Inc, Heard added a musicality to house that hadn't been seen before.
 
We've run out of superlatives to describe the great man, so here's some of the vinyl highlights of his masterful discography.

Larry Heard

Where classic house, techno and electro templates collide. Featuring records from artists such as Levon Vincent, Fred P, Anthony Parasole, STL, Skudge, Joey Anderson, Slow Life, Vakula and Patrice Scott.

Leftfield House - Staff Picks

Explore the trippy, stripped-back 4/4 and break-beat driven productions of labels like My Own Jupiter, Pager, Cabaret, Time Passages, Perlon and Hoarder.

Minimal / Breakbeat - Staff Picks

Explore records by artists rewriting the rule book and taking jazz to new heights. Featuring the likes of Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Yussef Kamaal, and Zara McFarlane.

Modern Jazz Maestros

Explore the dubbed out, classic house and techno sounds from the Don William's family of labels - Mojuba, Artless, and Wandering. Featuring killer records from Convextion, Sven Weisemann, Chez Damier, and Bernard Badie.

Mojuba / Artless / Wandering

These warm, melodic records live where Disco, House, Krautrock and Techno combine.

Nu Disco

A man of many disguises and a serial collaborator, David Moufang aka Move D continues to release consistently brilliant music - year in, year out. A true veteran of the craft, Moufang has been professionally producing music for 25 years and has appeared on labels as varied as Running Back, Warp, Workshop, Uzuri and Underground Quality. To celebrate a true underground great, here's all the records he's ever released under all of his aliases and collaborations.

Records by David Moufang / Move D

James Stinson (1969-2002) and Gerald Donald aka Heinrich Mueller, the two masterminds behind the electro deity Drexciya, have one of the most mysterious discographies in electronic music, having released a large amount of music through both together and solo under aliases including Elecktroids, Lab Rat XL, The Other People Place, and Dopplereffekt.
 
Here's some of the best records they've produced under all of their aliases. Accompanying Spotify playlist <a href="https://spoti.fi/2kFyoot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>

Records by Drexciya

There aren't too many artists who have had as much influence on electronic music as Ron Trent. 
We've ran out of words to describe the great man, so here's some of the vinyl highlights of his masterful discography.

Ron Trent

The incredible unconventional sounds of Sotofett, Fett Burger, Jayda G, SVN, Porn Sword Tobacco and the rest of the extended Sex Tags, Sued, Freakout Cult and Acido crews.

Sex Tags Mania Crew

Sistrum Recordings has become one of Detroit's best kept secrets. In 2006, Patrice Scott launched the Sistrum imprint and has since released a long series of records to ongoing critical acclaim. Focusing on deep house and techno, Scott's unwavering commitment to his own musical intuitions has been the driving force behind Sistrum's success. Throughout the history of the label their mission has remained: Provide abstract, quality music that deviates from the norm. Never be afraid to be different.

Sistrum Recordings

Born at the end of 2006 in the city of Jena, Germany, from an idea of Nico Jagiella and Robert Witschakowski (The Exaltics), Solar one was born. With a love for deep and dark electronic music they bolster unique artists and bring a new perspective to the table.
 
Solar One has released music ranging from hip hop to electronic to experimental psychedelic rock. The label has been a continuously evolving experiment that has consistently captured listeners. Solar One works with artists like: The Exaltics, Morphology, Andreas Gehm, Helena Hauff , E.R.P., Animistic Beliefs, Dopplereffekt and many more.

Solar One Music

Featuring records from mesmeric artists like Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane and Fela Kuti.

Soul Jazz - Staff Picks

Explore releases from artists forming one of the worlds leading dance music crews - Sounds Familiar. Featuring killer music from the likes of Dego, K15, Glenn Astro, Kai Alce, Sadar Bahar, and Kaidi Tatham.

Sounds Familiar Crew

Stones Throw Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. Under the direction of founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw has released music ranging from hip hop to experimental psychedelic rock. LA Weekly deemed the label an "eternally evolving experiment" in celebration of its 20th anniversary.

Stones Throw

Explore the hypnotic sounds of modern day techno pioneers such as Donato Dozzy, Mike Parker, Truncate, Marcel Dettmann and Peter Van Hoesen.

Techno - Staff Picks

Keeping track of 
Rene Pawlowitz and his dozens of aliases is basically an impossible task, so we've compiled all the vinyl releases from his alter egos

The Many Faces of Shed / Rene Pawlowitz

A collection comprised of the music from the Rawax family of labels: RAWAX / HOUSEWAX / CHIWAX / DUBWAX. Based out of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

The Rawax Labels

Deep House from the masters of the genre, featuring the likes of Glenn Underground, Chez Damier, Ron Trent, Larry Heard and Kerri Chandler, and the sounds of New York, Chicago and Detroit.

US House

Records and remixes by artists on the awesome Uzuri Booking & Artist Management roster, masterminded by Lakuti.
Featuring killer underground club music from the likes of Joey Anderson, Levon Vincent, XDB, Hanna, and Stump Valley.

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