it is a great honor for us to welcome such a living legend, a pioneer from the chicago house scene: mr k alexi shelby ! at the age of 12 he was already moving in the right circles, befriending frankie knuckles and ron hardy whilst frequenting the famous warehouse. his upbringing in chicago in the 70s and 80s meant that he was exposed to a range of genres and different styles of music including stevie wonder, prince, curtis mayfield and david huff. these same names would prove to be the roots of his influences. for his first collaboration with syncrophone, k alexi delivers a sublime set of new unreleased tracks + a new edit of his classical my medusa previously released in 1989, here called my sweet mf. year 2011, mr k alexi shelby is definitely back for a future classix

farside records is proud to present the the debut release of henry l& ingo sänger. after joining forces for their remixes of ron deacon on oliver deutschmanns falkplatz records and paskal& urban absolutes on farside, the two put their focus on their own productions which now finally see the light of day

oakland based damon bell curates his first vinyl release with >kush musik wax<. damons productions are always rich with mood, swing, and depth. this release plays on damons archival tendencies as a dj leaning heavily on his influences of dub, jazz, and all things deep. the release starts off with damons much heralded >ezuku< which found its way onto the playlists of rick wilhite amongst others. >idiya< displays damons flair for arrangement as he twists the vibe midway thru landing you in a completely different space than the opening. >kymestry< is an uplifting deep house trip that brought a smile to the face of ron trent while at the deepblak studios. closing things out is label head aybee with a deep mid-tempo dub of >ezuku<.

spanish edit maestro rayko wields the blade on two red hot pieces of disco action on this his debut release on autodiscotheque. definitely more ron than larry. rayko extends, blends, cuts and chops the eqs to produce two essential reworks for the dance floor. highly limited and in demo only vinyl format, these are strictly for use in discotheques.

in its original form, holy ghost!s debut album cut >hold my breath< is, pure and simple, great dancefloor electronic pop, in the hands of shadowy duo tiger & woods, the song has been totally reshaped and refracted through 80s r&b radio. they have slowed the pace and inserted synth-funk hot flashes that recall prince – and, no kidding, the time, and jimmy jam & terry lewis – to create a mood that fits comfortably (and pleasurably) within their future boogie m.o. cosmic kids ron poznansky and dan terndrup have taken the track in a more tensely dramatic direction. it might be the vaguely darkened synthline upon which much of that track sits that lends itself to its more intense feel here, and gives it such a pleasant nocturnal feel. finally, theres falty dls re-envisioning, which goes down awfully smooth for a track so full of the big, thick, bumping bass beats. it’s an aural pleasure to find yourself dreamily lost in the brooklyn, new york producer/djs halls of reverberating sound.

we are proud to announce the double vinyl compilation aim 005. it closes the circle of the first year of aim records. featuring all previous artists and also some new, we look back to an amazing time and give a little forecast to the future releases on aim

first pressing comes in ltd blue coloured vinyl ... after releasing 3 eps on terminal m erman erim debuts on beatwax records and shows his wide range of skills. from house to tech house to classic ? erman kicks it all in a fresh way. played & supported by paco osuna, monika kruse, richie hawtin, hanne & lore,oliver schories, ron flatter, holgi star, lars wickinger,someone else, homebase, dj linus,frank sonic ,joy kitikonti,kiko, oscar sala and many more

third release of russian house label grusha music run by alexander karpekin and mikhail vengerov. >kazantip intro< by vengerov was an official intro tune of kazantip republic in 2010 (z:18) - big room progressive track which opened this massive, worldwide-known festival of electronic music and extreme sport. >kazantip intro< single completed with stunning remixes by international dance music stars - da fresh (toolroom, 1605, definitive, highway, freshin), lissat & voltaxx (ministry of sound, toolroom, hotfingers, spinnin, ultra) ss dj exodus & leewise (nervous, star 69, ultra) and swanky tunes & hard rock sofa (size, axtone, cr2, spinnin, mixmash).
supported by mark knight, funkagenda, dave seaman, groove armada, umek, tom novy, marco v, gareth emery, jerome isma-ae, graham gold, butch, lissat & voltaxx, da fresh, sergio fernandez, cristian varela, paco osuna, daniel sanchez, slam, ahmet sendil, amo + navas, anderson noise, flash brothers, graham sahara, christian cambas, darin epsilon, luke porter, paul hazendonk, federico epis, chris ward, spartaque, ron may and many more.

it is not about knowledge only, academic or otherwise, it is and has always been more about understanding each thing for what it is, what it stands for and its origins. this is definitely the case with quell, who has been a friend of the these days records since the very beginning. after the artists collaboration with argy under the these days in-house project moniker >club lonely<, this is his first personal ep for the label. drawing influences from a few distant chronologically, yet classic styles of dance music, starting from disco-flavored house all the way to friendly nods at kerri chandler, ron trent, chez damier and the earlier period of new york citys ibadan records, >perception ep< blends all of them together in a most elegant and mature way. amidst the plethora of the house music sound recent revival, quell presents a very complete and solid proposal, which shows that he adores as much as he comprehends the connections between the past, present and future of this music

yam who?s ism label come through with a four track slice of disco centric futurism, featuring the man yam himself alongside pbr streetgang and ron basejam. its the latter who takes the lead with a remix of alenas >changes< that sees her sultry vocal teased by a most excellent of analogue synth leads that splurges brilliantly across the crisp mid tempo chug. yam who? teams up with vocalist natasha watts for the similarly bottom heavy bump of >i m in love< which has a certain warehouse appeal to it. on the flip, pbr pay respect to the godfather of soul james brown with the gritty flex of >j2thab< with the sadly departed mr brown strangely sounding at times like he wants to go to tesco. we always took him for a waitrose man, but regardless this is probably the track you will reach for most! finally brothers young do their thing to a trammps classic, with little more than the bassline retained.

part 1 of 2! gene hunt shares his ancient treasures with us... up to now this stuff resided only on reels! featuring a truly all-star line-up! rush hour continues to unearth never released chicago house classics from the eighties, also known as the golden era of house music

the wax-war goes on! uplifting vocal-house with a healthy dose of funk, soul, jazz & latin from the ever reliable soulfuric camp. the perfect spring-soundtrack!

following the best selling debut release on autodiscoteque, richard sen & cazbee return with a killer 3 tracker! definitely more ron than larry … it comes in limited, demo only vinyl format and blends proto-house and disco vibes. one limited pressing - strictly for use in discotheques!

hot toddy rocks the house !! mixed at crazy p studios in nottingham ! killer release, very well done!

slamming chicago house classic !! now, 2011 with fresh updated versions

incl remixes by andy kohlmann and ron flatter

crazy p return to 2020vision with their first new material since the stop space return album. the mts series is a chance for jim & chris to get back to basics and produce some club tracks for their in demand dj sets, before they reconvene with the rest of the band for their next album. already making waves with both of their soloexcursions (ron basejam and hot toddy), they team up here for two perfect examples of their trademark disco and house vibes. crazy p are quite rightly held in great esteem from some of the hippest names around, wolf & lamb, jamie jones and tensnake to name three. they have been ploughing their own deep disco furrow for many years waiting for fashion to catch them up, and now can take the plaudits for being figureheads of this uk scene. my love is a superb raw house cut, thats custom built for sweaty basement sessions, influenced by classic us house. make me wanna takes a moreunk riffs and diva vocals. both of superb examples of the amazing crazy p sound and have had unanimous glowing feedback from the few people lucky enough to have heard them so far

three other edits by the italo deviances founder marcello giordani. stop is an italian release from 1983 with 303, live & electronic drums, and percussions…a very chicago feeling till the lead vocal starts so become very early 80s italo disco! automatic is from an italian singer / soubrette called patrizia pellegrino… warm bass and synth pianos with a space/ flangered lead vocals. p&p is a must for all disco lovers, taken from the break of nightlife unlimited peaches & prunes its a tribute to ron hardy (who has been the first to edit the song)

this is the ultimate new bomb by lars wickinger! may the force be with you!

new edits on parte hardy, by bill hardy, the nephew of chicago legend dj ron hardy. disco deepness that continues his legacy.

amazing doublepack vinyl introduction to new 2020 vision signings morning factory. naming yourselves after a ron trent & chez damier track is a pretty strong statement of intent and you have to have the deep house chops to match. luckily these two guys from the netherlands can walk the walk, this doublepack release harks back to the golden era of deep house. the four tracks are all linked by their deep and grooving atmospheric. from the deep slow detroit sound of >dedication<, to the hypnotic drum workout of >btraxx<, to the bolshie >bouncing moog< to the infectious lead track >lovedazin.< previously receiving on yore records these guys are only starting out, but this release is bound to put them on the map.

sampler from the inner love cd. tree of life is a deep, lush afro house track done with bradford james featuring both male and female vocals, untitled universe is a ultra funky house cut done with label owner ron trent, mind channel is done with jay tripwire, and my love chase rounds things out.

incl maxi cd which contains an exclusive jenn rmx. big with someone else, format b, mihai popoviciu, toni rios, axel bartsch, hanne & lore, ron flatter, dualton, deo & z-man, marcus carp u.v.m. das vierte release auf simple as that records kommt von den jungen und dynamischen label heads sandro schäufler & marcel schulz aka kollektiv ost daher. slamming remix package von der single ayo, mit mixen von niko schwind (stil vor talent) und den acker records artists carsten rausch sowie das live-ensable schõufler & zovsky. die musikalische wochenendsbeziehung geht in die zweite runde. ein kleines bisschen spaß, ein kleines bisschen gradlinigkeit, und ein kleines bisschen frische, simple as that!

big with someone else, format b, mihai popoviciu, toni rios, axel bartsch, hanne & lore, ron flatter, dualton, deo & z-man, marcus carp u.v.m. das vierte release auf simple as that records kommt von den jungen und dynamischen label heads sandro schäufler & marcel schulz aka kollektiv ost daher. slamming remix package von der single ayo, mit mixen von niko schwind (stil vor talent) und den acker records artists carsten rausch sowie das live-ensable schäufler & zovsky. die musikalische wochenendsbeziehung geht in die zweite runde. ein kleines bisschen spaß, ein kleines bisschen gradlinigkeit, und ein kleines bisschen frische, simple as that!

afro, afro-house thats how we can describe the new joyful noise on qalomota records. always inluenced by afrobeat they bring us this masterpiece of rythim, percussion and sweat. a side: ouganda, big hit for the dan ce culture party house dancers, with crazy drums, perfect afro feeling, flutes and keyboards. b side: mombassa, more hypnotic between joe claussell prod. and ron trent and kanaly the perfect afro tools for dj. this 12inch is now played by rocco, jephté guillaume, greg gauthier.....they already ask us some more!

nice price deal !!! 1993 mary j blige, including bad boy butter remix aka chucky thompson, rashad smith and sean puffy combs.

4 track vinyl compilation die allesamt die crowd rocken

first gimme! gimme! release featuring can t live without your love by tamiko jones and the super rare cosmic classic this man by phill & friends band. “can’t live without your love” was popularised by david mancuso s loft cd/lp. originally released in 1979, it’s considered a huge influence as an electronic-disco record and is a massive chicago favourite. this record has been heavily sought after for some time and played by larry levan, ron hardy, gene hunt, frankie knuckles, …… „this man“ was a huge track with dj baldelli at cosmic when it was released in 1980 and it has been top of many collectors wants lists for a long time. very rare and very expensive, this sleazy downtempo rock/dub disco cut really is one of those extraordinary once heard never forgotten tracks.

2002 collection of latin infused deephouse, compiled by francois k for his wave music imprint.

played & supported by max cooper, ron flatter, alan fitzpatrick, nicolas masseyeff, hanne & lore, jaxson, gabriel ananda, marc depulse, jorge ciccioli and many more.

played & supported by style of eye, daniel sanchez, max cooper, dave tarrida, marc depulse, phoiod, dinamoe, xpansul, sql, ron flatter and many more.

vivace is a project of stephen hitchell (cv313, echospace, intrusion) and is a unique hybrid of deep house, dub, jazz, & soul, a sort of new school/old school fusion which pays homage to chicago house heroes like chez damier & ron trent in their prescription era but with a modern twist. this project is the continuation of his previous soultek material initially featured on germanys force tracks & force inc family of labels back at the start of the century. the title track in its original form is a sub-aquatic journey through space and bass, as deep as you would come to expect from an echospace production but the sound palette has changed, shifting into a world filled with ambience and free form jazz. the use of live instrumentation & vocals are a driving force behind this project and add a depth and soul oceans deep, its like melting in sonic butter. the soultek mix is a frenzy of edits, funked up and sounds like it could be a schizophrenics take on house music, brendon moeller dives deep into soul, shifting and morphing the original into a proper late night house jam you could only imagine derrick carter or theo parrish dropping at the wee hours of the morning. the closing intrusion mix gives the original a frosty lime green haze best absorbed while inhaling, real trippy stuff. this first release has already earned countless play from francois k and in its inception (as soultek) was hailed as >jacks echo -- the future sound of chicago< by de-bug magazine, germany

redux continue to pile on the pressure with a stellar line up of releases ready to drop through 2009 and beyond next up we have new yorks drrtyhaze, who ve dipped in and out of the discopolis with a handful of deadly cuts and remixes over the last couple of years. here they revisit the heady days of early house a la trax records, and update the sound into an altogether crispier form on the monstrous new york city jacks the mysterious ppf crew turn in a super heavy weight remix inspired in no small part by the raw energy of ron hardys musicbox sets a full bells and whistles workout thats already causing a stir from early promo mailouts finally make my body hot wraps up the ep with a brass punctuated slab of girth some balearia.

prepare 4 some classic chicago house tracks!!

nice price deal !!! after a summer of midnight studio sessions and surprise shows, da hardy boyz (aka blu jemz, unemployed lloyd, and sterryo) have finally emerged to the bright surface with their debut ep. opener here i a whispers to their formative period as a cheeky german techno - ron hardy tribute band (we re keeping the demos under wraps). dont take it too seriously... but take those arthur baker inspired beats and synths seriously. the instrumental i want you there pays homage to the cosmic disco 12inches the boyz love so much and sets up the club heater hardy time. this club mutant has been getting the hardest love at shows with its hard drums, new wave basslines and echoed lyrics. for the cherry on top, dfas runaway deliver one of their finest remixes, completely deconstructing here i am into a minimal disco hit.

after great releases on kostbar musik, workbench and many others, david garcet & k.hocini are back with a fantastic tech-house tune! incl. remixes by kolombo & ron flatter!

the sound of the sixties and seventies has never been so sought after as at the present moment...

morgan geist (metro area) rmx - i need love featuring ron basejam is without a doubt one of the biggest tracks on the new cosmic balearic beats vol. 2 compilation!

already supported by nick curly, dan ghenacia, markius fix, robert dietz and more!
alex is back with his london home cinematic recordings - this time with a 4 track stormer! >north london cutz ep< is a homage to his inspirational north london neighborhood - where his infamous >rhythm tech< studio is based during the last couple of years - and he got it just right! he delivers a phat 4-tracker with plenty of moods to choose from!
on the a side >bellawatt< - a big room techno with a disco feel and a rumbling bassline on point with todays sound. a2 brings us >ductile< introducing a jackin chicago vibe with a more techno attitude on the beats and a pumping tribal groove on the subs. >this goes out to ron hardy he from chicago< belches the spoken word. funked up to the max! on the flip >route 277< is a warm tech house affair with a dub mood and a strong banging hihat beat and the last joint goes deep and techy with a hypnotic vocal and a haunting oriental melody, all summed up in a percussive jungle mood. overall a very strong and dj friendly release to stay in the box and a perfect follow up to alexs latest releases on arearemote, cecille and tuning spork earlier this year!

1999 classic from the urban sound gallery (ron trent/anthony nicholson)!!

classic by juan atkins & ron cook! must have.. essential !! 2009 repress!!

the saga continues with this incredible paradise ibiza sampler 5 feat david vendetta, da fresh, superfunk & rob carroll, dim chris...

dfa complete the set of black meteoric star tracks onto vinyl with >dreamcatcher/dawn< on the third and final 12 from the album. gavin russom has created a unique tribute to the early days of synth and drum machine experimentation with this project, inhabiting the spirits of everyone from giorgio moroder to ron hardy with hypnotically brilliant effects. >dreamcatcher< is another undiluted jam at 120bpm, sounding like a lo-fi moroder tripout with gorgeous arpeggiations swirling in a pool of shallow resonant tape hiss. >dawn< on the flip is the slowest track on the album, a sub 100bpm psyched electro-soul groove with cracking handclaps and an uncompromisingly lo-fi attitude. dead cool.

before you dive in the regular sales fodder i would like you to ask yourself this question: what if humans arent the only living creatures who can create & enjoy art...? well, meet a true & genuine artist at heart and take a minute for michaels story. totally moved and inspired by the life & work of michael, the silverback gorilla who talked sign language who unfortunately passed away in 2000 after a fatal heart failure, ronny & renzo produced this incredible song me, myself, good after the same titled painting by the hand of the late and great michael... may he rest in peace. ronny & renzo their original version is a 9 minute+ moving epic that not only looks back in sadness at the pain & horror michaels life started with when poachers killed his mother in front of his eyes. it equally celebrates the love & comfort, the guidance & protection he enjoyed while he and koko were adopted and lovingly raised by dr. penny patterson and dr. ron cohn. because of the serious and delicate nature of this tribute release we couldnt think of anyone more appropriate than dance exotica pioneers quiet village to perform the remix. these two extraordinary gentlemen lead you by the hand into the heart of darkness, to a meditative place somewhere deep in the jungle only they know of... after more than a year of silence, a new king kung foo release sees the light of day throwing the label right back in the leftfield disco game. these amazing recordings will not only have their impact on an ecstatic dancefloor but will also be the ideal soundtrack to a lazy sunday. enjoy! pressed on a limited quantity of 1000 copies and no chance for a repress, this desirable twelve inch with powerful cover art will be sold out in no time. but the most important thing here is that koko needs your help! so for each copy sold a part of your money goes to the gorilla foundation.

lyrical wit is in abundance, magnified by russell maels soaring falsetto gymnastics. failure with the opposite sex is a recurring topic, from the adolescent fumblings of amateur hour to the resignation of falling in love with myself again. its easy to see why the teenage morrissey was a dedicated fan. the track that really grabbed the publics attention was this town aint big enough for both of us, a classic stomper with a gravity defying melody. 1974s kimono my house is the sound of sparks firing on all four cylinders, providing one of the most curious and comical albums of the 70s. freddie mercury wasnt the only operatic rocker on the block in the mid 70s. the genre was pretty much taken to its logical conclusion by ron and russell mael, the decidedly odd couple who formed the nucleus of sparks. dropping references to immanuel kant and yehudi menuhin, these boys werent your average dumb rock band. kimono my house was their third album, recorded after the brothers had relocated from la to london (where tolerance of tongue in cheek pomp pop was obviously much higher).

uplifting 4 track techno ep, incl remixes by ron flatter & terrik moder ... varied from electro techno (lever du soleil, original & ron flatter) to minimal (bal champetre , original & terrik moder rmx)

ron trent presents the master plan >obama tribute<, a musical tribute to the election of barack obama. two versions of >melting pot< (one being the instrumental) combine layered speech excerpts over a dreamy, conga driven deep house beat w/an uplifting piano solo towards the end.

the rustys crew strike again ! no 4 on the label and another expertly mined duo of underground classics first up we have the awesome savarese produced 1979 killer >come inside my love< from bonnie oliver championed by ron hardy at the seminal music box, this uptempo vocal joint still sounds fresh 30 years after its original release !! on the flip we have the ludicrously rare & sought after >good love< by rome jefferies, a celebrated and super soulful boogie joint released in 1983 on the crazy rare rain label. both tracks have been remastered and are essential additions to any serious collection, not to mention impossible to find elsewhere ! as usual, theres only a small number of these around - 500 in fact, so dont delay as we have a >first come, first served< policy on the limited goods

djs is a label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs / limited edition no promos. for this 5th release, we bring you the best of the best & obviously the rarest 12 inches around. a side comes up with the amazing track from the it donnie & obviously we brought you the mix that you definitely need to have, the ron hardy mix (back from 1986), full of lust & deepness. a pure chicago anthem & a rare chance to get this in your dj bag for a decent price. a cornerstone for todays timeless djs. on b1 we get the fantastic santos beat the knuckles (mental mix done by franckie knuckles & written by ron hardy again), this track is so modern in terms of production that it still fit in any techno or house dj set without a doubt & on b2, we get virgo with do you know who you are & as you know, this was the supergroup project of marshall jefferson, adonis & vince lawrence in 1986 (!). you wont find this track anywhere else...