straight off the back of a huge debut on cold tonic and a monster 12inch on feel my bicep comes the debut ep from the new zealand wonderboys, sandboards. 4 sun drenched bangers merging the elements of larry heard-esc sounds with shep pettibone style basslines. something for everyone on this ep.

krystal klear captures the essence of nycs underground music culture with danceteria / keith haring released 27th february on his own cold tonic imprint. krystal klear has released on all city records, rinse, eglo, madtech, and cold tonic. he also curates a monthly show on rinse fm while djing the most exciting clubs around the globe. from his roots in dublin to attending the star-studded red bull music academy in madrid, krystal klear’s signature productions blend early-days nyc dance music with a forward- thinking sensibility.

cold tonic are back with their first release of 2016 - this time its a split 12” between the label boss and brand new signing sandboards. the a side see’s kk take the foundation of squad (tonic001) and extend it into an 8 minute uplifting anthem drenched in euphoria and vitamin d. on the flip - we’re extremely happy to present a new signing for the label - sandboards. this is the duo’s musical debut, a love song for the dance floor. ‘nothing but a freak’ combines rattling drums and melancholic chords sitting pretty underneath a spoken word monologue about the one thing that keeps us moving.

tonic004 sees two edits of an amazing 90 s house record. a side see s kk and ma chopping up the original to give it a new lease of life with some added dance floor flesh while the b see s the tuff city kids (gj and pl) manipulate the original into a rave weapon of choice for the savy dj. vinyl only - no digital.

tonic003 shows label founder krystal klear joining forces with a fresh off the boat vocalist in the form of flex washington. a two track 12 alongside a crafty accapella for the djs showcases a another step in a darker club foundation for the label head merging elements of new jacking r n b on top of rigorous drum patterns all tied together by the romanticism in flex s vocal tone.

barely has the dust settled on the first cold tonic, yet label boss krystal klear is back already with two more heavy hitters for tonic002. building on the foundations of the debut release, dance 7fs shows a darker shadow rarely seen in previous krystal klear music. moving into lights out, eyes down territorywith the driving breaks of west end disco, this is kk stepping into his own. fumer tue features relics-esque string laden melancholy but never ever goes fully pg. this is r-rated lovers music and, if the feedback is anywhere near the mark, could easily go straight into last-tune-of-the-night-classic territory for the next generation of dance music connoisseurs.

smashing into 2014 comes the debut release on cold tonic from label boss krystal klear.