limited edition, transparent vinyl. kiss of life is 20 for record store day 2024 as a rsd limited run. pressed to 900 copies. including two exclusive tracks from the kiss of life sessions & all original b-sides.
YOU CANT HIDE FROM YOURSELF / THE MORE I GET, THE MORE I WANT
12 Inch 02.05.19
enhanced, remastered & recut having never officially been on 12 inch before. two huge teddy pendergrass disco anthems from the philly international vaults get an official reissue destined to light up dancefloors once again. you can t hide from yourself and the more i get, the more i want are certified classics that have traversed the years sounding as heavy as they did when they first dropped in 77.
sometimes i just got to reissue a stone cold party joint because its not on 45 and i need it in your box, everyone wins. hopefully this teddy pendergrass does not need any introduction, i have been spinning the fat philly mix at parties for my whole life, on the flip we got the o.g lp version as well for those who know. thanks to warner for pulling the tapes.
BAD LUCK / DONT LEAVE ME THIS WAY (TOM MOULTON MIXES)
12 Inch 05.12.17
harold melvin & the blue notes were one of the most popular groups on gamble & huff s philadelphia international label, clocking up a number of hits in the mid 70 s. this release featuring two of their recordings, typify the cream of philadelphia international and sigma sound studios dominance of the mid 1970s dance-floor at the absolute height of their creativity and power. -bad luck- spent an unprecedented 11 weeks on the no.1 slot on billboard s u.s. dance chart in 1975 and has since become one of the biggest dance-floor staples ever recorded. on the flip we have the original full version of the classic -don t leave me this way-. both songs are mixed to perfection by tom moulton and both are state-of-the-art lessons in what exhilarating dance music is all about. fully remastered on limited edition 180 gram heavyweight vinyl
the grasso is greener in bologna: home to two of the most well-connected collectors in italy. suppliers to the likes of kenny dope, phil asher and dimitri, gino and federico have carved their crate craft to insane levels over the last 30+ years. as shown on this detailed, widescreen boogie, funk and disco collection for bbc.
after years of collaborating within the scope of free jazz, noise and various kinds of improvised music, nils herzogenrath and edis ludwig join together as gras to debut with four infinite and soothing pieces of ambient techno, assembled on a self-titled 12“ ep and packed together in a hand-made edition.
gras - gras ep embraces shifting synth drones, layered with harmonious sampling techniques and anchored in an impulsive and submerged rhythm to open your soul for relieving moments in life.
das dritte album des brightoner duos grasscut (andrew philips und marcus o dair) erscheint auf lo recordings, nennt sich *everyone was a bird* und überzeugt mit einer mischung aus electronica, post-rock und songbasierter live-instrumentierung (strings, piano, gitarre, drums) als die wohl organischte und eindringlichste arbeit des duos bislang. die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.
m. geddes gengras ist in der experimentellen los angeles musik-szene seit ca. 7 jahren aktiv und kollaborierte mit sun awar, la vampires, pocahaunted (not not fun) und the congos. er veröffentliche auf labels wie rvng intl und umor rex (thrill jockey sub-label). -ishi- zeigt den produzenten in der erforschung von tiefgehenden ambient und drone arrangements. für fans von tim hecker, oneohtrix point never, emeralds, ekoplekz und sun araw.
grasscuts debut >1 inch: 1/2 mile< was named electronica album of the month in mojo magazine and was one of the sunday telegraphs top 10 pop cds of 2010. if that album featured a mix of songcraft and electronica, follow-up unearth tips the balance towards songs. its a more vocal record and both the legendary robert wyatt and gazelle twin contribute – alongside main vocals from grasscut composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist andrew phillips. unearth proves once again that phillips is a songwriter of note, truly traversing any notion of genre with seeming ease and considerable depth. grasscuts marcus o dair features on double bass, seb rochford of polar bear guests on drums.
kaufe musik proudly presents jesse rose, riva starr and zoe xenia! three tracks, three singular styles, each treading on the fine line between genius and madness
dos palomas negras follow up their succesfull t&t shake with this blistering vocal/house track using a familiar old school disco sample just in time for summer.again produced by dj tdk & dj tyme and j van der saag dont wanna go home comes with a plethora
their first release is an ep with 4tracks. >fingers crossed< is the floorfiller with a top electro tune, and 2 remixes. >one more tyme< is gonna put you right onthe beach with it s latin beat. >nuevo diaz< is a real anthem record for festival season. memo supported by i.e. marco ferraro, sidney samson, tony cha cha,dj marcello and gianluca motta.
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.
first release in minuendo by marc cotterell owner and producer of plastik people recordings with vocalist doreen younglove. contains remix by chris gray (deep4life).
compiled by florian sievers (groove magazine). great compilation about the cosmic, electronic avantgarde music scene of the german democratic republic.
kenny dope gonzales and lil louie vega made their production debut on the new york label way back when, so there can be no one more fitting to compile the first new album release on the imprint. in case you didnt know, strictly rhythm were one of the most important house labels of the 1990s. established by entrepreneur mark finkelstein and serious club babe gladys pizzarro, the label would launch the careers of, among others, roger sanchez, erick morillo and, as we ve seen, masters at work. pretty significant, then! strictly maw is an album no true househead will want to miss
>them shepherds< is a helsinki-based duo which is formed by aku raski (huoratron) and tuomas laitinen in 2005. they imaginatively marries organic instruments with electronic sounds. raski fervently pounds on classic roland beatboxes and synthesizers, while laitinen strums a guitar and handles the vocals. the result, an unholy alliance of machines and human touch. here comes the remixes to their rockin tune >rattlesnake<