chicagos richard pegue was one of the most intriguing figures to come out of the chicago soul scene in the 1960s and 1970s. raised during the citys fertile doo-wop era, pegue immersed himself in music immediately. he cut his chops as a mobile dj, record store clerk and recording artist before stepping into the booth as one of chicagos most enduring radio personalities to grace the citys airwaves. the nickel and penny labels featured in this compilation are twin sides of the same eccentric coin, pegue himself.

new label supafrico kicks off with a fantastic sampler 12 inch ep that unearths four stunning funky afro rarities from the vaults. first up is an awesome extended edit of hararis classic >party<, a floor-filling cosmic groover with killer vocals from 1980. next up are the wonderful lijadu sisters with their beautiful duet harmonies. featured here is >not any longer<, one of the stand outs from their uber rare nigerian only lp >horizon unlimited<. side b features the mega obscure 12 inch version of eko roosevelts breathtaking afro disco odyssey >kilimandjaro my home< followed by ezy & isaacs >take off<, an incredible afro funk work out taken from their impossible to find 1974 lp >soul rock<, one of the the holy grails of the afro genre. with all tracks lovingly remastered, this is a must for anyone with a taste for those amazing afro grooves - wonderful stuff.

just in time for the australian summer, sydneys indie-electronic-popettes, convaire bring the first and title tune from their highly anticipated debut ep, the new you. equal measures quiet childhood nostalgia and barefooted summer festival romance, the new you is a sparkling indication of what convaire do so exceptionally well - the art of creating synth-happy, 80s inspired, chill-sweet pop songs. inspired by the likes of talking heads, friendly fires and phoenix, convaire were first given airtime by local sydney radio heroes, fbi radio. since then, the four-turned-five piece released their first single gate track in september 10 to national airplay and gushing reviews. their exceptional reputation was vindicated whilst winning a triple j unearthed initiative, which saw the band play alongside delorean, kele (bloc party) and 2manydjs at sydneys iconic dance festival, parklife. two singles, over one hundred shows and a few tambourine shakes later future classic saw potential in john toweys vocal likening to the cures robert smith and the energy of the synth-loving slattery sisters. the new you ep is available in a 7 inch vinyl package + 5 track bonus cd, which is exciting enough to warrant a shoe shuffle and a couple of hand claps.

as the summer comes to a close, italojohnson releases its fourth release thereby urging party people to get in the dancing swing once again. on the long recorded side, you will find a progressive house track that can be hardly surpassed in any type in its directness. an unfussy arrangement, a straight oppressive subject and a low flying breakdown compose the a-stamped side. the sincerity of the first track of the flipside doesnt come short of any expectations. the concrete in-your-face-drumming, piano lessons and stabbing strings combined with the italojohnson charm becomes the (double a) aa-side. why? because italojohnson doesnt do b-sides. finally, the aa-2 track emotionally rounds up the release with italojohnsons trademark-sound in which all the brothers and sisters are invited to explore. make love!

good stuff is the first single taken from luomos plus album, appearing in september 2011 on moodmusic records. luomo aka vladislav delay, sistol, uusitalo… under a raft of names finnish artist sasu ripatti has in the last years experimented with ambient, broken beat, glitch as well as grooves and house music with soulful vocals, working with scissor sisters, black dice, apparat, craig armstrong, massive attack, robert owens and towa tei. luomo is about experimenting with pop music, a big influence for ripatti, and bringing it to a fusion of house, disco and electronica. plus is the 5th album for luomo, taking the songwriter abilities of ripatti to a new level, dwelling deep into first generation chicago house and the pop sensibilities of 80s london, coupled with his impeccable crossover pop appeal. never going for a one formula approach, plus has a distinct luomo sound - hypnotic, sexy and delicately insistent, rhythms following a self-movement and never standing still. good stuff brings luomos pop abilities to top-form, changing between a mid 80s boogie bass and synthetic yet warm deep house with a positive vocal deliver from the ever intriguing chicago boys. remixes comes courtesy of area & dave dk.

slowdive wurden stilistisch besonders durch noise-rock-bands wie sonic youth und my bloody valentine, aber auch durch gothic- und dark-wave-gruppen wie siouxsie and the banshees, the cure und den cocteau twins beeinflusst.

dikso from berlin drop another amazing ep ! after five super sound singles here is diksos very first artist ep and of course it will be daniel solars job to do the kick-off. his retrospect ep features the most zippy stuff dikso has released so far without being an ordinary house record. the percussion is minimalistically filigree, the atmosphere is fluffy and aniyas voice on >can you really know< comes direct from outer space... er... down under. dikso006 a1 - summer, sunshine, a picnic basket full of delicious food and wine and someone to share a walk in the park. sounds cheesy? yes, you are right... but remember that every park has its dark corners. dikso006 a2 - daniel teamed up with aniya ouu, the grand lady of >melbourne deepcast<, a blog from a few down under brothers and sisters in spirit. intercontinental and interblogospheric, interdisciplinary and... (fill in a word of your choice that begins with inter) dikso006 b1 - thee role model of deepslowmonudiscoeditchicagoacidwhateverhouse. after finishing two longplayers earlier this year he spent some time to refine daniels track. the original shines through but everything is a little bit deeper, darker, stronger. its still a walk in the park, but imagine the voices of owls and some undefinable dark shadows instead of wine, women & song. dikso006 b2 - we still have his brilliant ep for permanet vacation in our ears and synapses and now he is here with a stirring remix for prime times and big rooms. the boys from dikso borrowed pional, probably spains best kept secret, from john talabots hivern discs camp who delivers a real monster of a track. john, they have promised to give him back, later... someday... somehow

hot new 12 inch from new yorks favorite punk-funk sisters! the legendary esg return with their first new release in nearly five years with this super-limited one-off pressing on soul jazz records. featuring their trademark stripped down punk/funk style that has spawned a whole generation of fans and bands thirty years on from their first release, >moody/ufo< ep on factory records (and the infamous 99 records in america), esg return to the fold with this awesome piece of minimal dance. this will be followed by a new album >keep on moving< in the summer.

play records presents an ode to the anthemic house track from 1989 by joe smooth called promised land. billy newton-davis reinterprets joe smooths original unifying call for all humans to get together as brothers and sisters. billys amazing new vocal refresh is voltrond with 4 equally fantastic remix productions by a star studded cast. david jones – chunky disco tech festival stormer, check. manuel de la mare – big room arena progressive heat seeker, check. calvertron – massive electro and dubstep cranium splitters, check. crazibiza – house shakers sipping coladas, check. melleefresh – deep house backroom lets get naked mix, check

when talking about the music of com truise (one of the many pseudonyms of new jersey designer/musician seth haley), the nostalgia bit inevitably comes up, so lets get that out of the way. yes, his songs tap classic sci-fi and proto-electro in a way that is distinctly early eighties in scope. but they’re also remarkably weird--stutter-step proggy and intoxicatingly psychedelic, like those classic touchstones got drunk on lava lamp juice inside a pinball machine. after his well-received cyanide sisters ep, a grip of remixes for artists like twin shadow, neon indian, and, uh, daft punk, and a few floating mp3s, truises first lp, galactic melt, will finally enter brainspaces this summer.
code for free download of this album included.

it is time for summer and saobi records is proud to announce another new release by our friends together on a strictly limited 12 inch, containing tracks by santi, doslive, giovanni damico, with three excellent deephouse / techhouse groover tracks with a lots of groove and intoxicating voices that will be the key ingredients for this great summer ... enjoy the music!

continuing on the passenger 140 bass quest we have a new signing to the label but certainly not new to the scene by any means! 601 has been bashing out the breakbeat / jungle hybrid for a while now and is one reason why passenger and label owners aquasky are revitalised by the scene.

two cover versions taken from the essential album gitano real. >i believe in miracles< is an overwhelming take on the jackson sisters classic in a rumba funk fashion. party stomper! and on the other side, a longer trip departing from mcfadden and whiteheads seminal >aint non stoping us now< and touching the revered latin disco version of charanga 76, only to end up as a fabulous clap-driven rumba stormer. two very necessary sun-soaked tunes for any self-respecting dj on neat transparent yellow vinyl. and yes, its a limited edition!

siriusmo, der seit einer dekade auf verschiedenen berliner labels veröffentlicht und mit remixen für scissor sisters, gossip, chikinki, simian mobile disco, boys noize, digitalism, chromeo, munk u.v.a. ein beachtliches repertoire vorweisen kann, liefert endlich ein komplettes album ab. seine musik beschreibt der ex-graffiti-künstler, der mit stevie wonder, den beatles & hip hop aufgewachsen ist, als futuristisch. nicht jedoch dem heutigen bild der zukunft entsprechend, sondern eher wie man sich die zukunft in den 1970ern erdacht hat: übertrieben, ausufernd, improvisiert, farbenfroh, extravagant und offen für alles jenseits der eigenen vorstellungskraft. >mosaik< ist eine ca. einstündige musikalische zusammenstellung unterschiedlichster musikalischer ideen und stilrichtungen. futuristisch, vielseitig, überzeugend und einprägsam!

the power of youth is being felt all around the world right now, as dictators fall and governments wobble in the face of youngsters fighting against apparently dark futures. here, shifting peaks harnesses some of that energy for a split 12 inch double header from two of the most promising young producers around. two young producers, 4 tracks, a world to win. keep the fires burning brother and sisters!

persnickety sounds is here to funk-ti-fy your world! in this era of nü-disco, space disco, cosmic disco, disco house and shit, there must be a beacon of quality to light the way and lead the faithful back to a place where good grooves matter and realness is holding court. let the labels fall and just get it movin. re-edited with the dancefloor in mind and your boogie in its sights, ps 1002 is another double portion of sonic goodness with a side of alright! after the >sisters are doin it< first time round its now time for the >brothers stay doin it!< now what say you good people?

nach ekstatisch gefeierten remixes für gossip & scissor sisters releast siriusmo die erste 12 inch aus seinem anstehenden debutalbum (febr 2011). das adrenalien geladene >feromonikon< erinnert an die besten momente klassischer alter ego-rave hits, gepaart mit warp ähnlichen soundelementen. >signal< könnte durchaus einen der besten melodischen techno momente von paul kalkbrenner darstellen. beide tracks ergänzen sich bestens. die a-seite als garantierter hit für die peak time, während >signal< als subtiles gegenstück eher in den frühen morgenstunden funktioniert.

re-issue on heavyweight double vinyl of this 1991 compilation with eurythmics biggest hits.

rising out of helsinkis local electro-pop-punk scene in 2007, sisters emma and mia kemppainens musical vehicle lcmdf (le corps mince de fran coise) was quickly picked up by blog gers and music fans across the globe. their incred ibly vibrant, left field pop gained them count less fans, earn ing them the top spot on the hype machine, out-ranking even kanye west.

compilation of a new wave of dance music from south africa, selected by mark ainley and mark ernestus!

vinyl only !!! after the sucessful >join the resistance< series on philpot tim toh enters the ornaments family with a nice deep and soulful summergroover which he did with the vocals of his sisters lisa and jasmina. everybody wants sisters like that ,-) on side b you will find a space-dubby-remix-trip of manuel tur.

25 rare & essential tracks produced by bunny lee between 1967 and 1968. digitally remastered double vinyl release, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

>it began in africa< is a funky bigbeat mix by norman cook aka fatboy slim.

bon & rau are rainy citys newcomer jacques bon and christopher rau. jacques is originally from paris and takes care of the smallville recordstore in la cité d amour. he fell in love with hamburg though when he first came there and calls st. pauli a home since a little while now. while hanging at smallville record store in hamburg, he met christopher rau, who blew away the whole smallville crew with his > ne travaillez jamais< on dérive records in 2008 and had his smallville debut with >childhood< on smallville 16. the youngsters teamed up as bon & rau and we are proud to present the 12inch debut of another smallville dreamteam. cloverleaf days was already presented on the smallvilles label compilation cd -and suddenly its morning-, that gained huge reputation last year- but it more than deserved an appearance on 12inch now. a reduced groove that takes you to somewhere unsearchable. the b-side presents two versions of brothers & sisters- a modern house-anthem that twists into your ears with a subtle melody. the poodle dub on b2 rounds up a perfect 12inch with a tribute to hamburgs finest golden pudel club. three tracks that can definitely make the moment on the dancefloor.

juke and ghetto house hero dj gant-man was part of the fools gold family from the start - his remix of kid sisters >damn girl< was on the back of our very first release, quickly followed by production on kid sis >switch board< and shows around the country as her tour dj and hypeman. so naturally, we are very proud to present gants new solo single and debut fg artist release, >juke dat girl<.
from his earliest 12 inches on dance mania, to rocking parties around the world on the rave and club circuts alongside legends like paul johnson, gant has been pushing his signature chicago sound for almost two decades - mixing up rapid-fire juke beats while referencing all the house and disco classics that first paved the way. >juke dat girl< is the latest development of gants hybrid approach, slowing the bpms down to a more universal tempo but keeping the hyper, party-starting energy intact.
the banging original also comes backed with two massive remixes - an amped-up rave version from the heavily buzzed dc duo nadastrom and a groove-filled uk funky house rework from ex-bugz in the attic producers greenmoney. the entire single is a dj must-have, so pick it up and work! and juke! and work! and juke…

support by anthony collins, laurent garnier, hernan cattaneo, alex flitsch, shur-i-kan, funk dvoid, tiefschwarz ...
switzerlands mina records may be young, but their freshness and commitment to all that is lush and deep can not be matched. today label boss claudia ayala brings us a wide ranging and far reaching bumper 5 track release from berlins rene breithbarth. known for his ability of crossing genres, rene has produced in a variety of styles from minimal, techno, deep, tech and house. his releases, remixes and two full length albums have featured on labels including pokerflat, treibstoff, spectral and dessous. the >freshin up ep< is vast collection of the finest sounds, woven together with the magic touch of breitbarth. the heavy bassline, amazing cymbals and hip-hop vocal of >freshin up<. lush, deep, atmospheric synths of >moody<, trippy flavour flav action on >you keep on< and the smokers delight, key-fest that is >brothers & sisters<.

played by efdemin, ellen allien, karotte , lawrence, luciano, len faki, monika kruse, raresh, shinedoe... hailing from the southeast asian jungle, globalization, diaspora, and the unchecked native baboon explosion have all seriously endangered patuá, so we are afraid that poor patuá has very few brothers and sisters left in this world. lucky for you, as the vakant freak out bus has transversed the planet so many times now, we have indeed found (gasp) patuá and present patuá here for your delight and revelry. all it took to lure patuá onto the bus was some animal crackers and a 1989 game boy. truly momentous, yes we feel like noah. once onboard we immediately put patuá to work and this double a-side is the result. apparently house is big everywhere. smooth and warm, a-side macaista reaches out to the remaining patuá of this world and says, i am here, do not fret. if patuá reaches out with macaista, aa-side chapado is the reach around. much like his newfound masters, patuá is quite cheeky. thick and spacey chapado is the patuá mating call to all the remaining tribe members earthbound and beyond!

after a quarter year hiatus, spatula city is back at it like a wax addict!!! i am super excited to present this next release that has just been getting caned by everyone and their brothers and sisters too: organized crime - the music laundering ep. hailing from milwaukee, wi, organized crime is comprised of two gentlemen theives: jonn hawley & marcus aurelius. both of them are equal in character as they are in toilet training, and they make killer recordsà.just dont let them in your house. if you like what you have heard so far on spatula city records then this records will exceed all your expectations for a new release. spatula city is back to jack and getting seriousà.so serious we are cleaning house. if you buy this record jonn & marcus will come over and clean your house, but probably kick your dog and blame the cat. they probably wont come over and clean your house, but if you play this record i your house it will probably explode so be careful because that will be a lot to clean up. this record is so damn good im not even going to talk about the music, which is great because i dont have the capacity to anyway

alan abrahams, the man behind portable, emerged out of the ruins of a post apartheid south africa. growing up in an impoverished cape town township, tagged >beverly hills< by the locals, abrahams was always immersed in his sisters ritual of getting ready for a night out to a soundtrack of 80s soul, hi life and hip hop. inspired by the first batch of chicago house records, the foundations were laid for his future in music. experimenting with ways of combining traditional african rhythms with the 4/4 sound of house,abrahams completed various projects in south africa. most of which gave a commentary to the political turmoil of the country at the time. abrahams inevitably became frustrated by the geographic isolation of the country and relocated to london in 1997. in the uk abrahams went on to complete various releases for internationally recognised labels such as context and background records before starting up his own label, süd electronic in 2002

der nächste detroit streich des zuverlässigen drumpoet labels. macht überall eine gute figur

its about time that i put you all up on some more electro...yeh, i know, ive been pretty biased with all the hip hop & sneaker posts! the blogs going to have a bit of a facelift soon, including some of the content, so stay tuned! anyhow, this gem comes from french duo donovan. to sum up their style, theyve got a chromeo-esque kind of sound to them, crunchy electro with an 80s feel. theyve also banged out some sick remixes for the likes of sebasiten tellier & in the club (their remix of turn you on is straight fire). breakin sounds great dave spoon (radio 1 - worldwide) yet another quality release from work it baby. this label really has developed its own sound release by release and its always a great quality especially in these days of all the same.matteo esse (cosmonote srl / various worldwide) charlie fanclub remix is real nice dj neoteric (many / dubsided records / national + international touring) i fucking love the charlie fanclub mix, totally up my street. i will be hammering it. (and joining charlies fanclub!) jack allsopp (just jack ltd) & more… fake blood, kim (the presets), aquasky, the c90s, matteo esse, colin peters, malente, sammy jo (scissor sisters), jaymo & andy george, john jones (hed kandi)

t.b.s. (initials of the bloody sisters) is a band based in paris and, unlike the appearances, exclusively composed by men. they&#146,re about to release their first ep >time machine ep< on the label sismic music. already supported by new scene names such as mr flash, naive new beaters, this first ep with a definite electro-funk groove will feature the track time machine already available on the compilation ever better released by emi and an exclusive remix by alyoa aka guillaume manbell a half of teenage bad girl band.

nice price deal !!! new judas is back, bringing you yet another undiscovered music treasure of the north. le corps mince de francoise formed as a pop raving trio of sisters emma and mia kemppainen and malin nyqvist in 2007. being kids in the scene these hip girls have throu

kerri chandlers protege is one of the hottest producers at the moment! this is us garage as its best: 3 different versions of this uplifting vocal track that is a coverversion of an old clark sisters record

children is a riff appreciation society formulated to combat boredom. with axes and clubs aided only by high power amplification, they aim to honor the torch lit by our metalien forefathers. brothers and sisters, please join them in their humble quest.

megaphat harder kickin technotrax by the advent.. ltd re-release

nice price deal !!! art bleek is a name thats been doing the rounds for a few years now. the paris based producer never fails to live up to expectations whether it be deep minimal housers, downtempo jazzed-out loungers, broken beat or straight up hip hop, versatility is the mans game. hes recorded for labels such as rush hour & loungin and now for sick trumpet he brings californian vocalist charlie sputnik along to make the french connection. first up is all night, a mid-tempo nu-jazz shuffler that glides between broken beat and house with a killa groove, walkin bass lines, vocal hooks and scats a plenty from mr sputnik. support already from domu with plays on his 1xtra show zed bias takes the track and turns it into a new jersey house bumper with that added biaspheric twist weve all come to expect - big ! on the flip we have brothers & sisters, an electronic influenced houser with a bassline bigger than the eiffel tower and slicker than platini. with charlie sputnik again on vocals he provides the perfect narrative & melody to this dancefloor smasher ! the dub mix of this is something else…..anyone for dubstep electonica ? check

classic old school electro cuts series !! part 2 comes with tunes by xena, grandmaster and melle mel, hashim and many more..

piloosky is back with more re edits of spacefolkdiscopopsydelic earcandy!

dark energy is the first in a series of sonic strikes engineered by ur to be carried out during the winter equinox of star year 1994-1995, against programmer strongholds. the primary strike will consist of a series of 6 dark energy waves. this mission will be carried out by nitestrike leader james (suburban night) pennington. the dark energy waves will engulf the earth in a ultraviolet midnight sunshine allowing the suburban night and other resistance forces worldwide to finally see the truth and pinpoint programmer positions for the now mobile ur divisions moving out of detroit for the upcoming assault worldwide. to our brothers and sisters of the underground - stay low, stay strong, stay underground

following on from the block busting torpedo bootz vol.1 the breakbeat bangers from germany are back once again cutting up some killer tracks with classics from their own collection in their funky breakbeat bomb style. not for the faint hearted these are perfect fodder for eclectic floors or for anytime that you need to raise a smile on the dancefloor. the knock off ninjas from deutschland raid the pasadenas back catalogue (cant make it to pasadena), make free with the first sisters of soul the supremes, (u keep me chickie pow) take their lives in their hands by roasting ugly duckling (ugly japaneeze) and finish off on disco! disco! disco song! by banging together three different disco hits into one disco funk classic. for everyone whos bored to tears by put your hands up for shit electro records.

twisted funked up electrohouse track with crazy male vocals snips. includes dany wild & richard oliver and thomas rich mixes plus the brothers & sisters version

sergio giorgini und ben parris liefern hier die quintessenz des goosehoundschen musikverständnis. verdrehte grooves kombiniert mit einem schrägen verständnis von house musik

nice and chunky, keep up doing what you do so wellintroducing deadset: an act that crafts house music in some of its many disguises. the two man team used to do a lot of that, and a little bit of this. before deadset1 and deadset2 came into being, they played in the sandpit with the likes of muse, miss kittin, royksopp, tiefschwarz, justin timberlake, scissor sisters and with labels such as fine, blue fin, souvenir, made to play, wall of sound and tsuba. now they do a lot of this and only a little bit of that. disregarding this, that and the other, their tipping point has arrived… they have also been allowed to play around at the likes of weekend (berlin), panoramabar (berlin), fabric (london), the end (london) and countless other joints. lovingly nurtured, their forthcoming album, keys open doors, is about to be released into the wild from the arms of jesse rose and his front room label. music for now, with an eye on tomorrow, made with sounds of then. deadset 1 is tom mangan. deadset 2 is cass. cass + mangan is dead. long live deadset

nice price deal !!! mock & toof are two up & coming london based producers who initially made a noise with their remix of the juan macleani s love is in the airi for the highly respected & influential dfa label. the guys have provided remixes for acts & labels such as hot chip, the scissor sisters, gomma, mule electronic, the new young pony club, back yard & moshi moshi. mock is also the founder of the fledgling tiny sticks record label

infectious disco bomb with scissor sisters like vocals this will take the floors by storm

the fourth release from tiefschwarzs souvenir imprint comes from tom mangan with >mysterious ex-teacher / texas<. as one half of cass and mangan, tom mangan has released on fine records, tsuba, saw, wall of sound, loaded, front room and playtime and has remixed the likes of the scissor sisters, infadels, royksopp, daisy daisy and tiefschwarz. >mysterious ex-teacher< is eight minutes of dreamy synths floating on heavy stabs of dubby-electronic bass and >texas< is a smooth ride that fuses a disconnected spacey top-end with a simple forward-pushing b-line

teenage bad girl is french duo guillaume manbell & greg kazubski. some say they are a genetic mix of daft punk, aphex twin & the stooges, anyhow they are part of the new french electro nouvelle vague , together with digitalism, kitsuné, justice, para one , modeselektor & a few others, they can blow any dancefloor... if you see them in a club near you, be there ! so far they ve only released one 12inch called hands of a stranger , but it s quickly becoming one of the hottest songs on the dance floor. and they just done a remix for the scissors sisters... teenage bad girl presents here few tracks from their first album cocotte this beautiful picture disc includes 6 dirt-electro tracks & also some remixes from boys noize, yuksek

originally released over 10 years ago by the swiss/american producer & remixer oliver stumm (founder the scissor sisters group multi million seller and creator of the club hit flawless that was featured by george michaels last album). living for the future is still a very actual song that is rockin the club floors worldwide!our edition features two remixes by richard earnshaw and two more uplifting remixes by the parisien based dj rork.absolutely slammin