the 20th volume of our flagship eccentric soul series has all the boxes checked: guntoting, skip-tracing record producers, child stars, rip-offs, the worlds greatest bail bondsman, swindles, soaring falsettos, and a dwindling rust-belt cityscape offering mere glimpses of hope before the record industry escaped for the coasts. helmed by the ojays bobby massey, saru was a creative vortex that pulled cuyahoga countys greatest talent in, making a strong case for cleveland to contend with detroit, philly, and memphis as americas soul music’s capital. includes obscure and unknown sides from the out of sights, the elements, pandella kelly, david peoples, sir stanley, the ponderosa twins + 1, ba-roz, bobby dukes, and of course, the o’jays.

supported by: richie hawtin, steve bug, luciano, m.a.n.d.y., danny howells, laurent garnier, adana twins, catz n dogz, martin landsky, nico lahs, alex niggemann, silicone soul, salvatore freda,.. please check track 3 (chase the sun) = decks tipp

shir khan&exploited reveal the third chapter of their infamous black jukebox series dipping their toes into the world of disco edits. check out those 4 massive trax from hamburg & potsdam! (yes!) featuring doctor dru (of adana twins fame) and patryk molinari... supported by diynamic & suol partycrew: solomun, david august, h.o.s.h., trickski, daniel bortz, till von sein, more likes by tim sweeney, tiefschwarz, dj sneak, round table knights, riva starr..

brooklyn duo creep are set to release their debut single, days, on tuesday, february 14th 2010 through young turks. featuring guest vocals by the xxs romy madley-croft, >days< is a ghostly blend of romys ethereal voice and creeps sinister beats, blending tones of goth, shoegaze and r&b to create darkly prophetic and orchestral soundscapes. check out the stream for >days< on pitchfork where it premiered. remixes on the 12 inch come from deadboy and azari & iii. deadboy turns >days< in to 2-step, dancefloor melancholia with azari & iii turning in a 6 minute chicago house indebted mix. creep are producers/ djs lauren flax and lauren dillard. lauren flax is an internationally renowned house dj and producer. up next, creep will release the single you, featuring nyc twins and r&b duo nina sky, as well as a collaboration with planning to rock. a full length is planned for 2011... stay tuned!

played by 2000 and one, blake baxter, brothers vibe, mihalis safras, paco osuna, hanne & lore, someone else, howard & stereo, micro violi, oliver klein, pig & dan and many more!l-jems are two italian twins united by the passion for the music manuel menegon & daniel menegon. their music influences, born since when they were very young, are accomunated by the passion for the 70 rock, funky music, 80 sound and of course 90 house music and techno. check out their first release on lordag - you will love it!