the dark lion is a superb dubby piece of art with this typical steve bug rippiness. highly recommended!

metal

metal

electronic/dance

this record has been created as a resource for sample-based music producers and provides a selection of 4/4 grooves and breaks: from minimalist to intricate, straight to swung, and also includes single hits of vintage kicks, snares, hi-hats, toms and cymbals, all recorded at ata records studio a with 1960s analog recording gear onto 2” tape before being mixed and mastered for vinyl. simon allen is the drummer and co-founder of british funk quartet, the new mastersounds. since the band formed in leeds, uk in 1999 he has played drums on all twelve of their studio albums and toured extensively across north america, europe and japan. on his adventures with nms, simon has jammed with funk and soul-jazz legends such as fred wesley, pee wee ellis, maceo parker, art neville, lou donaldson and melvin sparks, as well as fellow drummers bernard purdie and zigaboo modeliste, all of whose music has profoundly influenced his “deep pocket” approach to the drum kit.

this release kicks off hardrock strikers new label imprint supreme striker which will feature reworkings and re-imaginings from himself and others. part one brings 2 previously unreleased up - tempo jams to vinyl for a limited time. first up is cetu javu, amazing spanish band from the 80s close to depeche mode best 80s production with the seminal, anthemic & lost b side por favor (original goes for 500 euros!) reworked as mano a mano into a massive dance floor teaser that totally goes off when its dropped. while on the flip, ready for the worlds funk-fuelled classic sheila named ready 4 shyla is cut up and supercharged in true striker style into a deadly dj weapon. striker takes and rips it apart, turning their track into a massive chugger thats building up into one of the most anticipated vocal breakdowns. big is an understatement. both tracks are respectfully edited,lovingly re-mastered and cut loud at 45 rpm for maximum dance floor pleasure and djdelight. dont hold back!

180g black vinyl lp + booklet included, mastered by enisslab/original artwork by theo ellsworth.

180g black vinyl//mastered by noel

re-issue / re-mastered / re-pressed: steve bicknell - lost recordings 1

“homoheterogeneity”, originally released in january 2015, is the debut album from raccoglimento parziale, the duo formed by andrea giachetti and stefano meucci (the clover, silent people). in eight dense tracks, the album builds piece by piece an arcane language, made up of electromechanical beats, powerful basses, digitized guitars and broken samples, assembled in a liquid and fluctuating atmosphere. “homoheterogeneity” is a microscope’s view, a revealing blow-up over a cloud of microsounds, sometimes digital, sometimes organic. it’s a discovery of new life forms, homo/heterogeneous to our eyes - and to our ears. delivered on vinyl 33 rpm and mastered by frank merritt at the carvery in london, the album boasts on the cover the experimental photographic work of sandro crisafi, who visually recreated in the darkroom the chemistry that connects these fluctuating sounds.

limited 2017 repress !! first release from upcoming parisian label unlearn: chris mitchell (vanguard sound! - plan b recordings) was given total freedom for this ep. he delivers 3 massive tunes between house and techno while xdb takes care of remix duty. the ep was mastered at mb mastering. vinyl only.

indie

inimitable post-rock outsiders a burial at sea return with “close to home”, a soaring sonic love letter to the places and people that shaped them, the collective’s first new music since the eponymous debut full-length in 2020.

trust the maestro to reveal all as beppe loda and trent unite generations under a love for disco, delivering 2 masterful edits each of rare italo disco.

new ep by house mastermind giuseppe scarano

reissue - made by mastermind johannes heil

soul masterpiece

lp with obi, + poster, japanese pressing) long awaited analog reissue of monica lassens 1970 rare jazz-funk masterpiece woman

deep house masterpiece

deephouse masterpiece by franck roger

deephouse masterpiece

deephouse masterpiece

deephouse masterpiece by ballan

incl fouk/saison remixes, deep house masterpiece

house masterpiece

deephouse masterpiece

house masterpiece by al kent

the lost soundtrack to -chess of the wind,- iran’s banned 1976 queer-gothic-class-horror masterpiece, restored by the director and released for the first time. not for the faint of heart!

dive into the revolutionary latin rock vibes of traffic sound with their 1970 masterpiece, virgin.

me neither is a 29 track double album of instrumental guitar music by james elkington.

180 gram audiophile vinyl, includes 8-page booklet and 2 bonus tracks, printed innersleeves, remastered audio