camila fuchs (meaning fox in german) are the london based experimental electronic duo of camila de laborde and daniel hermann-collini (from mexico and munich respectively). after pursuing solo endeavours in various projects both camila and daniel left their native countries and gravitated towards london due to its vibrant and eclectic attitudes to different cultures and the arts.

the ongoing celebration of kontra-musik s 10 years anniversary is basically a recognition of the importance of charisma within the predominantly mechanical sphere of electronic music. to quote label boss ulf eriksson in a recent groove interview: -to release on kontra you need to have developed a unique and personal sound.

originally released in 2002, here reissued as a remastered version tony allen talks about the album: after black voices and psyco on da bus albums, i came back with homecooking which was an album filled with guests. i brought in ty, who had remixed some of my work previously, to rap on the record, and damon albarn, who had already sung about me on music is my radar. since the early days ive been trying to find things that everybody will want to listen to. ive always been pushing afrobeat in different directions. heres another one again, another style, almost clean but still rough, raggedy and radical.

a pivotal moment in 20th century politics, history and culture the november 22nd 1963 assassination of president john f. kennedy (in dallas, texas) produced a mountainous range of forgotten, discarded and ghostly vinyl artifacts. country songs, private-press lamentations, mournful poetry and violent political diatribes were rushed onto rough-hewn 45s and marginal lps that vied to be heard above the noise and confusion.

3 perfect number. here is the third release on vinyl for finish team records with manu p & gecky, gabriele orsini, aumrec & riccardo catria. 4 tracks really hot. on the a side we have manu p & gecky with their track finally dance, a super electronic synth characterized all the track and huge bass gives it the perfect way to stay in the middle of the dan floor. gabriele orsini with mongoose is the second track on the a side. deep music form him. on the b side there are riccardo catria and aumrec with 2 track, one recorded live at the conservatory by riccardo and one more techno for aumrec. that’s it. be finish, be part of the family!

(vinyl + download) thomas werbrouck (little trouble kids) has a new project called krankland, a four piece band with christophe claeys (sx, magnus, balthazar) on drums, thomas mortier (yuko) on bass and janko beckers (faces on tv) on guitar.

abstract theory is back with a new vinyl release, this time coming from the israelian techno master itamar sagi (be as one imprint, ovum, sci+tec, drumcode, soma, intacto) who delivered us three wonderful peaktime stuff.
early support by ame, robert owens, alan fitzpatrick, slam, marco carola, leon, steve lawler & many more.

soul jazz records’ new nigeria soul fever is their first release to explore the vast wealth of nigerian music recorded in the 1970s. the new album comes with introductory sleevenotes by bill brewster (author of last night a dj saved my life).
packed-full with afro-funk, disco and boogie all from nigeria, this triple album set brings together a stunning collection of diverse west african sounds. whilst a small handful of the artists featured (joni haastrup, tee mac, christy essien) have seen the light of day outside africa, this is essentially a collection of killer tracks by an array of artists completely unknown outside of nigeria.

estudando o samba is a concept album by brazilian singer tom zé, recorded in 1976. it was listed by rolling stone brazil as one of the 100 best brazilian albums in history. - released for the first time in nearly 40 years on 180 gram vinyl.

lp, 180 g, beautiful embossed chess board artwork print, inner sleeve with artist picture and text by david elliott, sounds june 16, 1984 in anticipation of the 35th anniversary next year one of electronic musics most influential recordings, the legendary e2-e4, from 12.12.1981 does get an official rerelease by manuel goettsching on his own label mg.art. carefully overseen by the master himself

remastered reissue of a 1968 jimi hendrix classic.

zweiter teil der italo-disco-collection als doppel-vinyl im klappcover.

vinyl-wiederveröffentlichung des manfred mann’s earthband-klassikers von 1983 als 180g-vinyl-edition. mit chris thompson und trevor rabin sind beliebte manfred mann’s earthband-mitglieder an diesen album beteiligt, mit sting (“demolition man”) und bob marley (“redemption song”) covert man nicht weniger populäre künstler. kernstück ist die fast 10-minütige “africa suite”, in der manfred mann die eigenkompositionen “brothers and sisters of africa”, “to bantustan?”, “koze kobenini?” und “brothers and sisters of azania” zu einer großen rock-komposition zusammenführt.

wiederveröffentlichung des manfred mann’s earthband albums von 1973 als 180g schwere vinyl-edition. “messin’” wurde mit dem gitarristen mick rodgers eingespielt. zwei coverversionen sind teil des konzeptes: “get your rocks off” von bob dylan und “mardi gras day” von dr. john. das album - zwischen den werken “glorified magnified- und “solar fire” angesiedelt - fällt in die hoch-kreative prog-rock-phase der manfred mann’s earthband und gilt als klassiker des genres.

illusion of randomness is the debut release by swedish artist sissel wincent. as a part of the music collective droemfakulteten, sissel has already proven herself to be a skilled live performer possessing tons of raw talent and self confidence.

i still do - the new eric clapton album, produced by glyn johns.
double gatefold lp, 180 gram vinyl pressing, cut at 45 rpm.

every few years in the genre of hip hop there comes an album that gracefully, yet unapologetically steers clear of the redundantly trodden path that so many artist become accustomed to walking. such bravery is often rewarded by the art gods, this time is no exception as uk born , new jersey emcee cymarshall law & hungarian producer mr. joeker team up for the 3rd time and bring you the masterful, hip hop in the soul 3, the first in the series featuring krs-1 , this time a colorful bunch of guests are invited. cymarshall law weaves in and out of different song topics that have rarely been touched if at all effortlessly as his lyrical prowess has yet again moved forward in innovative and original way. the mcs refusal to “ walk in a straight line” is refreshing in a way that lets you know some artists still value originality and crafting a skill of their own. mr. joeker steps forward to prove he is a true gem in the form of a super producer. the production here raises the bar boom bap reigns supreme, though mr. joeker shows great range by taking us into new musical dimensions of his own creation, the result is hip hop in it’s purest , rawest form with a new school twist, an album that by all means will wake many people up to take notice, as this duo is finally putting the soul back into hip hop.
pressing on translucent green vinyl.

australia’s deep street soul, since signing to freestyle records in 2008, have earned a reputation as being right at the grittiest end of the hard funk scene who made a big impact from the outset - with even the mc5’s wayne kramer saying that their version of kick out the jams “... is the greatest version of the song ever recorded!”. from their debut self titled instrumental long player, to the 2011 follow up look out, watch out (and the addition of vocalist mighty may johnston) this band have grown, matured and honed thier songwriting skills, as well as maintaining their rare ability to really capture the essence of the original raw funk & soul artists that inspire them. 2016 sees them return with this quite spectacular new collection. whilst the diamond hard, driving grooves remain undiminished, there is also no doubt that the bands song writing has developed to an equally assured level. case in point is souls come alive - from monique boggia’s wurlitzer electric piano intro, the blistering horns and may johnson’s simply exemplary singing - the songs instant appeal will be lost on no one with an ear for genuine organic soul music. come alive also features guest vocalists joshua tavares and kylie auldist - come alive is deep street souls finest work - no if’s, but’s or maybe’s. it s a done deal.

in knots - the debut release by new irish producer manzana kicks, which has already gained club love from dixon, terrence parker, tim sweeney, severino, richard norris, medlar and mister saturday night. featuring remixes from legendary chicago producer mr fingers & jd twitch from glasgow institution optimo, in knots comes in the form of a 5 track ep featuring 2 originals, 3 mixes . limited to 200 12 inch

ron delivers again great quality music with his own remarkable sound.

remastered re-issue on 180 gram vinyl, housed in gatefold sleeve.

ghetto house at its best!

wegen starker nachfrage erscheint die lp des texanischen trios khruangbin nun auch auf schwarzem vinyl, nachdem die erste limitierte weisse auflage vergriffen ist.

the return of hugh mane! this time its not a dusted house music dat, but a collection of canny compositions that leave you feeling like you have spent an evening with ashra taking es at ku, you get heart-breakers, slow-motion ravers, melodies of love and lots of drama. dont you dare to say the b-word!

the ep features 7 short tracks that take cues from akira’s own japanese descendance contextualized in an urban saao paulo whilst also making nods to pop culture relevant to brasil at the time. tracks jump from genre to genre while leaving a thread that binds them together - the fact that every single one of these tracks sound like the background music to all those tv shows that were birthed around the peak midi era.

auf seinem zweiten album präsentiert der schweizer produzent deetron (sam geiser) einen multidimensionalen clubsound aus voluminösen deep house-grooves, verträumten synth-sequenzen, elegantem drum-programming und kraftvollen melodiebögen. ihm zur seite stehen viele prominente kollegen wie hercules & love affair, fritz kalkbrenner, seth troxler, ripperton vs. cooly g und ben westbeech.

‘etra’ is the second lp from portugese manuel carvalho, and can be seen as an extension of the ideas and themes explored on his debut 12” ‘citadel’ for paralaxe editions. here across 9 tracks manta breathes life and light into the potentially heavy exploration of the manifestation of the human ego in architecture, and our perceptions of inner/outer space. the weight of such ideas manifests itself in an sound realm where radiophonic interstellar explorations collide head on with a smooth yet brutalist techno vision. the vinyl lp includes a download code.

cd + dvd version, plus 16 pages booklet, ntsc beautifully made japanese cd (made on shm material) and dvd, limited one time edition of 3000. recorded live in august 2006 at the metamorphose open-air festival, japan composed, performed and mixed by manuel gšttsching, last available copies are now released as mg art edition. since its initial release in 1981, manuel gšttschings masterwork e2-e4 has become a milestone in electronic music and the 2006 concert marks its first ever live performance that you can retrieve here on cd and dvd. total time: 1: 62:38 (cd), 2: 69:32 (dvd)

*compton - a soundtrack by dr. dre* as double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

mana all nite is another imprint of dj duo manamana. next to their artist focused label kann they are going to establish a new vinyl platform. mana#2 comes from leipzig based perm and new orleans located spirituals - two pretty outstanding producers, who serve three different hypnotic vodoo-house bangers. read the not included package insert: best use to energize the dance floor!

the debut album from french producer j-zen as 12 inch vinyl lp plus download code.

im jahr 2014 hat mano le tough źber 100 gigs weltweit gespielt und landete auf dem 8. rang im dj poll von resident advisor. nach seinem vielgepriesenen debźtalbum changing days (2013) egt der in irland geborene kźnstler nun ein beeindruckendes zweites werk vor. trails fźhrt den weg fort, den mano seit mehreren jahren gekonnt beschreitet: trails ist voll von sich langsam aufbauenden, von melodien getragenen stźcken. gleichzeitig zeigt sich mano in trails souverŠner denn je zuvor. seine zahlreichen sets in clubs wie berghain und trouw haben seinen produktionen nach und nach ein beeindruckendes gespźr fźr den aufbau eines tracks und den richtigen augenblick verliehen. die songs auf trails haben es nicht eilig, sie gedeihen in wohlźberlegten schritten, wŠhrend dabei die linien zwischen house, techno, new wave, ambient und pop zunehmend verschwimmen

bomb alert!!! 4 remixes by markus fix, ray okpara, jorge savoretti, david glass. full colour sleeve

von zeit zu zeit kommt ein dj, sänger oder produzent daher, der zwischen den unterschiedlichen szenen wandelt, der die brücke zwischen den einzelnen bewegungen schlägt und deren musikfans vereint. seven davis jr hat diese qualität. seine produktionen haben eine rohheit, einen losen, hoppelnden groove, der selbst die hartnäckigsten hüften in bewegung bringt

ihre wurzeln liegen klar im soul und gospel, aber die große aufmerksamkeit bekam candi staton erst, als sie sich mitte der 70er dem disco öffnete. mit *nightlites* gibt es nun eines ihrer besten alben als wiederveröffentlichung. ihr insgesamt zehntes album erschien erstmals 1981 auf sugarhill records und wurde von dave crawford, mit dem staton schon ihren 70er-hit *young hearts run free* aufnahm, produziert. auf dem zuvor lange vergriffenen *nightlites* finden sich neben einer ballade (*hurry sundown*) und einer wunderschönen uptempo-nummer (*count on me*) vor allem songs für den dancefloor. mit *suspicious minds* gibt es zudem ein dance-cover eines altbekannten elvis-klassikers. der vinyl-lp liegt die cd-version des albums bei.

no vinyl of any manu chao album has been available on sale for ages. all studio & live albums are back on double vinyl in gatefold sleeve including cd.

fresh from the success of *say you wont ever*, wallflower return with their second single *manifest*, an ode to honouring what naturally unfolds through surrendering to the process, not to be confused with having manifest intent of a desired outcome consistently held in the minds eye.

deetriotss 6th vinyl for unknown deetroit keeps it burning with 6 tracks of varied deep, dub, brazilian, disco and sort of techno. think a mixture of sounds being pushed by the likes of carl craig, ron trent, francois k. there is something for anyone loving the raw sounds of the underground

courtesy of just listen records and cpr (caxton press) emcee killa and grim reaperz combine to bring you their brand new project zapatista. dervied from the zapatista movement in chiapas, mexico during the 1990s both artists have adopted a philosphy of mind and music through the movements of the zapatistas with an aim to enlighten people of their existence.

manu delago combines his mastery of the hang – a rare and enchanting instrument – with bold arrangements, irresistible melodies and multi-layered beats on his tru thoughts debut silver kobalt. the young austrian composer/multi-instrumentalist is highly in demand and has worked with björk, anoushka shankar and the cinematic orchestra. this ambitious lp brings his stunning solo project into the spotlight like never before, drawing influence from pop to the avant-garde and featuring guest vocals from isa kurz, anil sebastian and rahel.

no vinyl of any manu chao album has been available on sale for ages. all studio & live albums are back on double vinyl in gatefold sleeve including cd.

the second vinyl release of the young electronic label supermoll from cologne. rooted somewhere between a sound of cologne legacy, german experimental kraut attitudes and dirty acid vibes from oversea

the legendary 1971 album by jimi hendrix, remastered from the original 2 track master tapes, pressed on audiophile 180 gram vinyl. housed in gatefold sleeve with the original artwork.

bonus instrumentals of said vocal tracks what does a rave sound like the next day? the strobe lights in a dark warehouse, the pounding kick, the blur of ecstatic faces lead to a morning-after emptiness, all fade into memories of the friends you once had. on ode, tin man (proper name johannes auvinen) explores this feeling, offering tracks which possess an exhausted joy, the aural equivalent of the stretch of time beginning when the last record is played and stretching on towards the doleful contemplation of last nightÕs unmade sheets. appropriately, tin mans melancholic dance music is more club-ready than ever.

rac members debut mani/pedi release comes in strong w/a straightforward synth-laden house jam + modern techno version by jeffrey brodsky & a disco driven burner by les professionnels. custom label jacket.

jason kincade aka the mayor writes: i’ve been given the task of writing about three new instalments in the channel xxx series, inspired by the late, great mangiami restaurant. from 2006 until its lamented closing in 2012 mangiami was the downtown clubhouse for a very new york cross-section of djs, artists, musicians, fashion people, music obsessives and assorted layabouts.