diverse stamps on off-set discosleeves, limited run due to heavy stamp work, typography and drawings by stefan marx
live slow is the result of 2 young fellows teaming up after a drunken night in berlin to dive into the hazy beats. after solo releases on labels like unknown to the unknown, lobster theremin, shall not fade, mörk (trp) or rhythm nation and hotflush (ron blanco), down by the lake is very happy to present the results of their first sessions. drawing and typography by stefan marx, hand-stamped with love. the record is dedicated to emmy the cat and her tree:

marquis hawkes marks his fifth release for aus with another classy 2 tracker titled, æthe phoenixÆ (part 1 and part 2). the phoenix follows up summer hit æthe basement is burningÆ which saw midland, the black madonna and gerd janson all supporting at festivals worldwide. the phoenix is two takes on one concept. part one takes the disco and house amalgam which marquis has developed in recent times to itÆs logical conclusion, perfectly walking the tightrope between joyous abandon and classy depth, and giving djs the perfect weapon for all floors, from sweaty basements right the way through to much bigger dancefloors. part two then flips the program with the same raw materials and sets up the perfect shot, directed at a big room house/techno crossover, building on the foundations laid by the detroit techno originators by infusing contemporary production values and a more modern twist. the phoenix is something of a landmark ep for marquis hawkes, once again redefining his sound. we canÆt wait to hear what he does next.

deep house excursions for the eclectic mind. includes a beautiful remix by uk prodigy forest drive west supported by françois x, simo cell, peverelist, riverette, dos attack, sandro, san soda, al kassian

following on from the ability ii pressure re-release, major problems and compassion cuts present another in-house favourite from their vaults: the sublime garage/rnb earworm dont tell me (how love should feel) by 2-bmw. a tony humphries/zanzibar favourite, the sole release on life of luxury in 1990 was new jersey producer larry p rauson’s first cut, and never saw a full release. it’s presented with three remarkable dubs from the mysterious man in bed, two of which in turn are flipped by compassion crew and, completing the circle, by larry himself. full colour cover with matt finish. restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane. larry on dont tell me: tony played the song at zanzibar (on a) saturday night. that sunday morning my phone was blowing up... that weekend gave me the moment of my career. i was an engineer at the local cable company. listening to tony humphries on the radio, not expecting it, tony humphries played my record on his show... i did not last much longer at that job.

long time is it balearic artist max essa returns with two warm weather bombs.
first up is mekko sekko an early evening shuffler full of all max’s trademark sounds subtly charming the most horizontal listener onto the dancefloor.
top post sunset shuffler. craig bratley pumps up the bass sounds and drops an lovely vocal accent. we love this remix at iib a real fav. reminiscent of an early doors flying track the b-side is the stand alone track aestival a beautifully evocative journey from chilled out bliss do chuggy dancefloor grooving done as only max can do. great to have him back.

sublime sonic vibrations emanate from ‘down under’, our man subjoi cuts his teeth on heart to heart’s first departure from the great white north. expertly massaged with dusty lo fi grooves and steeped in rnb like d’angelo’s sheets, this one is filled with heat. these 4 range from catching eyes across the club to full body explorations. let it be known, subjoi is in the building.