It’s always gratifying to hear non-US producers devoting themselves to keeping Chicago house alive. The debut album from Germany’s Michel “Jackmate” Baumann applies the jackin’ sensibilities of deep house to tech- and micro-musical hybrids, fashioning tracks that stay true to the unmistakably emotional flow that so electrified Chi-town’s seminal sound. On “Manray,” Bauman cuts his 4/4 beats with sweeping trance melodies reminiscent of leading mid-’90s Euro labels like FNAC, while “Chicago Toronto” leans easily into classic house grooves, touched with the purr of male vocals. A stirring rework of clubland’s finest dancefloor hours.