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cuban jazzdance house pack from the xxxv edit series. cubanized pt. 1 & 2 + extra flagbelt to keep them together. limited to 40 copies.

cuban jazzdance house.

more edits from the common series camp. pre order advised, limited copies available.

fantastic edits from the common series. be quick!!!

4 hot edits on limited vinyl.

hot disco edits!

there is a point where memory and vision meet. the point where sparks and vertigo are produced and where imaginary landscapes produce sounds and visions. from this friction of times and places are born the music of the common series 07 (las canchas). star maps, existential paths, fables and planetary vision are filtered in the living mixer of the producer marco erroi and returned in the form of soundscapes, sudden encounters and lightning strikes, beyond the known places. 200 limited copies!

ben gibson & fundamental interaction’s dyad records welcomes stephanie sykes, joton, electric rescue and binny for the third installment of common purpose series.

new common series with some fresh stuff!

fifth release of the common series. cs 05 (tirane) is dedicated to migration and to all identities, it is the celebration of the meeting between marco erroi, the producer, and albanian tenor edmond lila, who arrived in italy with the first landings in the 90 s. world music with opera contamination in the main track, gothic and dark atmospheres on the b side. 250 copies hand numbered only on vinyl.

dyad present the first instalment of their common purpose series. christian wünsch sets the tone with *fluid mechanics*, a masterclass in dynamics and repetition. this is followed by *binary*, a hypnotic warehouse techno cut by up-and-coming uk producer setaoc mass. on the b-side argentinian producer mental resonance contributes a sophisticated arpeggiator-led cut with *reduction* and to round things off is reflec, another highly promising uk producer who weighs-in with his industrial techno destroyer*the war horn*.

fourth release in the common series with a tribute to their home country. a collection of abstract pieces and soundscapes with ethnical roots which almost sound as if they have been made for a movie and trippy techno and acid. limited edition of 200 copies!

limited edition of 250 numbered copies.
it is claimed that three is the perfect number. many fields of human thought have reasoned concerning this number: religion, literature, philosophy. it is an easy number to reach but difficult to cross. once you cross the three everything takes other forms. it is a pass, there are those who will perish and those who stops and observe. some believe that their work is finished there. but there are also those who consider it the closest point to the sky and the stars and draw the strength to continue their work.

second release for common series. vinyl only, 200 copies limited worldwide.

limited to 200 pieces. it is the beginning of a new journey, among trees and clouds, earth and sky, thrown in a frame that captures the essence of a new musical experience. common series is proud to present the first sound interpretation and the fulfillment of the vinyl dream.three tracks of pure poetry, a natural walk towards the research of another half, the artificial one. limits and boundaries are destroyed and reinvented to achieve an oasis where nothing else matters if not the past stories.

repress in standard label cover - anyone who followed the development of house music made in the usa in the last decade will certainly have met the art of fred peterkin aka fred p aka black jazz consortium. his musical set phrase isn t following new trends. fred is often simply melting shuffling percussions with elementary melodies. but he does it in a sense that the heavy used and abused phrase -deepness- finally gets a fresh truthfully new meaning. this new project is directed by miho in collaboration with robert drewek, the owner of respected label rawax. it is a special edition ”rawax - aira ep vinyl series-. concept and mission will always be, to connect and invite great musicians who produce and create -essence of the real music”, not following the trend but let the music speak itself with groove, melody, vibe, energy and soul.... roland has made evolution in dance music all over the world in 80 s, music needed those machines, and machines needed those creators of music. aira are not rehashing of the legendary original tr or tb, but respecting those great machines from the past, aira continues to evolve toward into the future simultaneously, newly developed, new generations tools to keep the music alive and to bring more possibilities for the future.we seeks out this exciting movement of dance music history, as the music lover who has actual experience the flow of this evolution, and connections between musicians and machines to make their musical pieces on this project to inspire listeners and to challenge the genres they represent by each series.

incl. picture sleeve

new low profile uncage sublabel for everything house.

for the fifth installment in the common thread series we are launching our series of various artists eps called *knives replace air*. for the first effort in this series we have the likes of chinaski, mangulicafm, 33.10.3402 and gitchell moore cooking up stuff. expect an odd mixture of genres all sharing a common thread in terms of feel. maybe not the most dancefloor friendly record but definitely some kind of miniature soundtrack in its own right.

blind box series is a vinyl-only record label, focusing on deep, raw underground club music. label owners julien sandre and italian duo konstress team up to form blind box as a label, a brand and a means to spread the sound they have in common. first printing comes from the label heads, releasing two solid old school flavoured club cuts. english house master nail (robsoul, one records, bass culture) on remix duties, offering a double version remix of just me. keep an eye on a label with no hidden ambitions, where music and quality are the only priorities.

a year and a half after black merlin (george thompson) opened the common thread series with the much praised new world fantasy / ice house release george sent over some adventurous bits for a follow up and we were immediately sold. george is a true artist in his own right. all of the black merlin tracks evoke different sentiments. this time around the feeling it bring up is very conflicted. both tracks have those dark aesthetics with elements of paranoia and both also share some apocalyptic elements. it is for this reason that this is the perfect follow up for ct01. instead of just releasing music on vinyl we (with the blessings of zoroaster) are looking to evoke spirits, cross boundaries and maintain quality. major cliches, but with an artist like black merlin on your books, cliches sometimes become truth.

after efforts on andrew weatherall s bird scarer records and the mighty world unknown. black merlin is kicking off the common thread series with new world fantasy / ice house. dark and progressive synth music that comes in strictly limited pressing of 400 copies.

#5 in a series of releases made to have an excuse to throw a party. a release party is thrown in edmonton, canada at >the common< and records are given away to the attendees. a limited amount is distributed afterwards. 500 pressed, etched and hand stamped.

#4 in a series of releases made to have an excuse to throw a party. a release party is thrown in edmonton, canada at the common and records are given away to the attendees. a limited amount is distributed afterwards. 500 pressed, etched and hand stamped. the a side features a straight up baby maker >my only mistake< from vancouver canadas secret lover. a slow jam edit for the bedroom that slides you deeply into seduction. while b side features a common edit staple in koosh with >high times<. an edit of pure smoothed out disco for all ages, with blissful horns and strings for your listening pleasure.

after conforces tight album release on delsin and other concept projects he did he/we went wild with this one and selected some tracks we just want to play out loud in a club from vinyl (incl. a killer remix by gesloten cirkel for the title track). at first sight these tracks dont have much in common... and probably still not for the second listen, but we didnt really bother for this one. it will be a standard in our dj box for the coming months with 4 tracks that all have a bit of a different groove and a different mood. grain, be there at night, 24 and 24 remixed by gesloten cirkel. this is probably as versatile as a clone basement release can get.

deep series is back! the third deep series features a fascinating symbiosis of two individuals: ekkohaus and santos resiak. the two of them started to work on this project in 2009 and are now finally ready to share it with the rest of the world. during that time, ekkohaus made a splash with a whole array of top releases e.g. 2020 vision, circus company and cargo edition. santos resiak was also having a blast – e.g. after his last release at mothership. the three tracks on the new deep series fuse together the artists still unbroken enthusiasm for deep sounds in one melodic common denominator. >thanx but no< is a homage to the saxophone (btw: played live by robert wuerz). heavy with groovy loops the track creates a free floating ambience reminiscent of a jazz club in new orleans or a night club on an early morning in berlin.
supported by: agnes, dan drastic, dj terry, frank roger, huxley, julietta, kate simko, laurent garnier, miss jools, mr.g, mr. statik, nekes, onur ozer, osunlade, p.toile, m.a.n.d.y, raresh, ray okpara, reboot ...

the first release on phonica white limited series is from tokyos iori. this young producers impressive work ranges from woozy ambient electronics to full-on club tracks. the common thread is a highly developed sense of texture and arrangement.a-side galaxy is simply lean, expertly crafted techno, led by a rolling bassline and crisp hi-hats, with hypnotic melody patterns skittering off the surface. its a trippy but accessible heads-down affair that has the depth and the bite to do damage at peak-time and in the after-hours alike. urge on the flipside is an even deeper, sub-heavy cut, an insistent, club-friendly groove swathed in burbling synth arpeggios and fx. despite being stripped-back, the sound design and sheer warmth of the production is incredible. the track really breathes.

with smashing contributions by electro lord legowelt from dirty brown the hague and bleep addict garçon taupe from the bourgeois slums of amsterdam, narrominded presents the fourth installment in its renowned split lp series. both sides of this split lp comprise a whole ep in length, and the contributions have in common that they are both deeply rooted in electro music.
on garçon taupes wittenburg ep, eighties infected drum computer beats and heavy bass lines pave the way for some rather cheerful and unpretentious melodies. the five tracks were mixed to tape at rude 66s triple six lounge studio, and reveal influences from electronic pioneers like yellow magic orchestra and mantronix, to todays acid freaks like luke vibert and like a tim. the end result is a catchy mixture of electro and acid.
legowelt explores the darker corners of electronic music in four tracks leaning on eerie vocals and grungy electro beats. his land rovers in astrophysics ep takes us to mysterious environments. we are spacing out on the force of the stars, the universe, etc, and dancing to hypnotic drums on a mystical trip to pago pago west samoa. legowelt not only knows how to to satisfy a dance floor, but is also capable of deeply appealing to the listeners imagination.

staubgold’s modern jazz dance series continues.

dj, producer, composer and musician, dj st. paul is a multi-faceted artist who has been performing since 1984. under his pseudonym st. paul on acid, he presents two acid productions on vinyl. in 2020, one of his tracks was released on the hrdflr label for his highly successful versus series. side a, annas rising joy: this track is an ode to joy that i dedicate to my wife and the infinite moments shared. it reminds us of the simplicity and happiness experienced during the first raves where a motley, heterogeneous and strange crowd of individuals met and whose common energy led to a hypnotic fusion in the dance. side b, rabbits run: >late, always late<, the white rabbit runs and goes down the hole. it is of the current urgency vis-a-vis the climate change, with the march of the world towards always more that this piece was born. the white rabbit is always in a hurry, always running because time is accelerating, because time is still missing, pressurized by the world-machine.

another batch of fresh stefan robbers tracks through delsins eevo series in sight!

ferocactus pilosus is a common species native to the mexican states of coahuila, durango, nuevo león, san luis potosí, tamaulipas, and zacatecas. colloquially known as the mexican fire barrel cactus, it can be found primarily on rocky limestone hills in semi-desert conditions in a variety of soil types. ferocactus pilosus is a clumping barrel/column cactus with distinct, thick red spines. it produces yellow and red flowers when in bloom and is regarded as a slow-growing yet hardy specimen for home cultivation. our botanists strive to source and produce high-quality specimens to enrich your mind as well as your ears. after many months in the field our team has returned with a diverse selection of sonic seedlings. following a series of meticulous experiments in our research facility each seedling has been deemed safe for general propagation and cleared for release.

zodiak commune records presents the fifth release in the insectum series with a new ep. this masterpiece called “flying deer ep” is produced by common player jaquarius. get hypnotized by his pure analog acid sounds and grab this 303 x limited collector!

italian-producer xxxv gold fingers, a.k.a. marco erroi, landing his release on rakale, the italian label running by dodi palese. owner of the common series project/label, marco has delivered 9 tracks recorded between 2003 and 2007 that we fell in love with at first listen. the fact that they were created more than 10 years ago confirms the futuristic vision of this talented artist that we have been following since his first steps. for this project we have also involved the italian illustrator pierpaolo gaballo who has been entrusted with the cover of this album, just to offer a good product for the ears but also for the eyes. get ready to travel in the marcos world, have a good listen!

you may not have heard the name jackson almond before, but you will have likely heard some of his music. having released on wotnot back in 2013 under the name real, with a flurry of eps, remixes and bootlegs under this name and as part of duo boean (on bbe, warner, xvi & slowfoot among others), jackson has been delighting ears for a while now, with a particular knack for balancing hooks and earworms with original ideas and creative production. this ep began life as a series of headphone jams written when jackson was living outside of the city in self-imposed exile, tuning into the goings on in dance music from an external position. it was then polished into dancefloor gems at the wotnot studio at the total refreshment centre. the music reflects this, with the sonic palette reflecting lo-fi and outsider house, but with a warmth, depth and musicality specific to his own personal situation.

n our extremely talented artist pool we have the luxury of being able to work with local icelandic talent and for our 6th instalment in the lagaffe series we managed cook up a long awaited collaboration with a close friend and producer intr0beatz. intr0beatz has been known in the local music scene for quite some time and became one of the most iconic hip hop producers in iceland with the group forgotten lores. after the scene evolved and took changes intr0beatz reinvented himself as a house music producer. with intr0beatz you never go wrong. a long time hip-hop producer went housey on us, and he got the groove. house and old school hip-hop have a lot in common sampling and chopping old disco/soul tracks is the foundation of both. so this came naturally for him. the four-tracker includes the tracks dumpin (a1), mystery ride (a2), tapas (b1) and desco (b2).

two words is the debut release from the duo of canadian sound artist crys cole and australian songwriter francis plagne. building on a series of experimental live performances in which the pair toyed with possible common languages for their seemingly unrelated approaches to music, the lp’s two sides present a single piece that brings together abstract texture and slow-motion song in a sonic space where genre cedes to the logic of dreams.

ride the wave series pretend to share and show again what s new and fresh on the synth wave music. this second chapter discovers the chilly proposals of very different artists that have in common their knowledge on how to juice the circuits of their synthesizers with their lovely and difficult to catalogue proposals... at ora&#769,,culo records we can only say, the wave is back so ride it if u can. it arrives on 12&#8243,, ep format and produced in a one-off truly limited edition of 300 copies lacquered pressed on 180 gr. high quality bright orange vinyl. all tracks have been specially remastered for long cut vinyl by eric van wonterghem

uss is a collaborative studio project that has been active since 2014. individually, chicago native natan h has released on labels as respected as manmakemusic and finale sessions, while maltese producer owen jay has been spotted on underground quality and minuendo to name but a few. independent from their accomplished solo careers, gauss has a strong identity all of its own which taps into the immersive mood of ornate music while coming at it from a fresh direction. building on the foundations of their self-released 12- series and appearances on contrast-wax and hizou deep rooted music, the maximum entropy ep finds the duo in formidable form. from low-blowing electro drums to shimmering pads, rugged, snaking house grooves to hypnotic, metallic chords, on this record gauss have carved out a cohesive sound world that channels the spirit of classic dub techno. it s this common thread that brings the four distinct tracks together into a truly engrossing exercise in deep-diving electronic music. to celebrate this landmark release each record includes a limited edition printed insert featuring the label artwork from the 1st 25 releases cataloguing the story so

lvis mejía s newest project, titled anthropology of amnesia is an acousmatic essay addressing our utter necessity to remember in the face of existential oblivion, an innate behaviour of the human race. presented as a 33 minute long continuous composition, anthropology of amnesia unrolls as a series of chapters, the contemplative character of the piece opening a particular frame within the listening experience, where lvis mejía attempts to convey the phenomenon of the collective consciousness through the cultural traces we leave behind. mejía s takes the idea of -one species, one culture, one past- and places it at the center of the concept of the piece. anthropology of amnesia examines a number of interpretations of rituals, orchestrations, chants, synthesis and field recordings - nestled within the piece are recordings of animals, fire, water and a human heart - the sum of these sonic identities incidentally reshaping their roots. the diversity of the sonic sources highlights the comparative study element of mejía s work yet the common thread remains the human experience, recorded stories and the viva voce.

kosmoramadisco vol. 1 is the first of a series of compilations that kosmoramadisco label wants to release from this year to the near future. the vol. 1 shows a sampler of few of the first tracks produced by different electronic artists. the label presents a wide range of electronic styles all with a spaceship common ground, from italo to dark disco and slow mo all wrapped in club dancing format.

finale sessions launch a new series entitled unreleased, and their kicking things off with label boss michael zucker sparring with jonno & tommo (more commonly found lurking around labels like ornate). as you would expect from finale, its a deep house masterclass, with jonno & tommo leading the proceedings with the deft piano licks and hard grooving sub bass of dirty nylons before zucker steps in with the pattering rhythms and swooning pads of just believe. on the flip zucker embraces a gentle strain of electro for narrow is the gate before jonno & tommo round the record off with the immersive tones of shark city.

bringing in milestone number ten for x-kalay we’ll be kicking off a series of various artist eps. whilst taking in 3 continents brings a certain geographical diversity, the aim of this record was to create a cohesive release bound by the common themes of electronic music we love at the label.

karl meier, ken meier and jon krohn, aka stave, are launching a label called standards & practices.
the three us artists, who share chicago roots, have a pretty straightforward mission in mind for standards & practices: “to provide a platform for releases by both talker and stave, as well as for material by other like-minded artists and collaborators.” talker is the downwards-affiliated duo of karl meier—a longtime techno dj, now based in berlin, who took part in ra’s playing favourites series last year—and krohn, formerly of the experimental rock group male, who’s also been putting out his own brand of abstract, industrialized electronic music as stave for around four years. ken meier, a new york-based graphic designer, partner at common name and dj—and karl’s brother—takes care of art and design for the label.
standards & practices’ opening move is a talker 12-inch, battle standards, the duo’s third full release and first since their 2014 album for downwards. a three-track ep built with material from their new live set and “aimed squarely at the dance floor,” it includes a new version of “my favorite colour is gold,” from 2015’s the immortal eye compilation cd. it’s due out in late july. next will be black hills, a five-track ep from stave that’s expected in september.
along with the soon-to-launch label, the meier brothers recently rebooted their fear of music podcast with some new mixes, including two from karl.

as second release daphian launch the first chapter of a larger series of various artists named -shadow plays-. the meaning behind it s to build a record that mix different shades of sounds with house flow as common denominator, which is at the moment the soul of the label. moreover, the result is suitable for differents kinds of dancefloors. in the a side there are two tracks with dark and hypnotic textures, whereas the b side mark out enchanting and warmth sounds.

number 3 of this 4 piece exclusive 12 inch series! all tracks are specially produced for steffis fabric 94 mix cd!

four distinctly diverse cuts here on the second edition of blue hours * remixed* series
printed, stickered disco sleeve
the second edition of blue hour s remixed series features four distinctly diverse cuts. mark broom delivers a peak time take of common ground , followed by substance s (aka dj pete) dub driven remix of the untitled hidden ambient track which appeared on reference 97 . on the flip hessle audio s pangaea re-captures the jacking and functional energy of falling lines , then closing the ep is a raw and dreamy electro workout of introspective ii from vc-118a.