sound warrior records founded by jenifa mayanja & dakini 9 aims to balance the playing field for female producers and exclusively release their music. sw006 warrior formulation is rooted in soul-stirring house with its heart arching towards the future. lady fingers returns with an engrossing slice of dub house. the north carolina artist/dj was recently a featured dj at moog fest. jenifa mayanja bumako records, shows up with a broken ambient house break. on the flip side sound warrior teams with well known berlin underground heroines mint berlin the female only booking agency. representing mint berlin is co-founder ena lind who has been pushing boundaries in the electronic music scene in berlin for over a decade. lady blacktronika comes with a soul house soaker. she has made quite a splash with her labels sound black and sound keymstry in the process earning the title first lady of beatdown.

the story of the great roots reggae harmony trio black uhuru is one defined by many unexpected twists and turns. in its best known form, led by michael rose and with founding member duckie simpson and the black american female vocalist, puma jones, the group would enjoy the greatest popularity of any act in the wake of bob marley’s untimely death in 1981, but the origins of the group lay in the turbulent waterhouse district during the mid-1970s. duckie first formed the group as uhuru, the swahili word for unity, with garth dennis as lead singer and don carlos to join him in harmony, after cutting an adaptation of the impressions’ “romancing to the folk song” at dynamics, “time is on our side” at randy’s for clive chin, and “slow coach” for raymond “benno” anderson, dennis drifted into the wailing souls and don carlos went solo, leading duckie to recruit rising waterhouse vocalist michael “tony” rose as lead singer, and errol nelson from the jays for harmony. their debut album, love crisis, was produced, voiced and mixed at king tubby’s studio by prince jammy and remains and outstanding example of jammy’s roots reggae production phase. the song “hard ground” vamps on a similar theme to marley’s “talking blues”: rose sings of a life of everyday hardship, with destitution and homelessness the pervading factors. on the extended dub portion and dub the instrumental cuts that follow the alternate vocal take of this enthralling 12-inch ep, you can hear the non-standard instrumentation that helps make the work so innovative, with winston wright’s harpsichord melody emphasising the hopelessness of rose’s emotive lyrics, the commanding rhythm and understated bass and guitar from robbie shakespeare and chinna smith completing the picture.

mr. fingers aka larry heard remixes of monty lukes *lonely is the night*.

another debut on basic fingers, this time we head over to japan and the mysterious kgo production team. the first edit is >six millions steps< by rahni harris, a well known soul drenched disco classic that has been slightly pitched down and infused with more boogie loveliness.
>something special< by donald byrd and the blackbyrds is both a pianists workout and a lovely jazz-disco track full of melodic character. kgos edit owes respect to the original and is a perennial favourite in the basic fingers camp.

nice price deal !!! the prolific justin harris gets all freaked out with this hot-property… bleeps, basslines, and beats. ltd warehouse find

selofan are back with a new album. limited yellow & black split coloured vinyl edition.

180g heavy black vinyl edition - iron maiden lead vocalist

dj t-kut, team leader of skratcher madrid, skratch elementz & tablist lounge spain, publishes a new volume of skratch practice. black 7 inch vinyl.

repress of volumes 5 & 6 in this series of instrumental albums by underground hip hop veteran mf doom. mf doom is the man in the iron mask. the most mysterious figure in hip-hop has also become one of the most popular, supplying beats and rhymes for gorillaz, de la soul, madlib, danger mouse, and wu-tang clan, and drawing praise from heavyweights like just blaze, nas, and mos def. since 2002, doom has released numerous volumes of special herbs, one of the longest-running instrumental series in hip-hop history. now, the fifth and sixth volumes in the acclaimed series are available on vinyl for the first time in years. with obscure loops and dusty samples galore, special herbs vol. 5 & 6 is a must-have for any doom fan or hip-hop head.

split coloured vinyl lp

seven exquisite deep house cuts for you by producer toyin agbetu. a forgotten hero responsible for some of the most exquisite music out there. from streetsoul and hip hop to moody chicago and detroit inspired house and soulful garage cuts. all crafted with passion, love and devotion. with this ep frame of mind introduces you to some of his finest works recorded under his shades of black alias selected from several out of print 1990- 92 releases from the intrique label. must have for fans of mr fingers, larry heard! tip!!

roots vocalist barry brown has an inimitable style that has long made him a favourite of reggae enthusiasts. drawing from the popular phrasing of horace andy, but morphing it into his own delivery through the kind of wordless slurring that occasionally resembles the sound of a quacking duck, brown found his way into the jamaican music scene through the many amateur west kingston talent contests of the early 1970s, along with fellow aspiring talents such as johnnie clarke, sugar minott and the african brothers, and the mighty diamonds. he also honed his vocal skills on local west kingston sound systems such as tape tone, together with other young dancehall-oriented youth such as barrington levy, sammy dread, roy taylor and tristan palmer. there are still conflicting claims as to who was the first to record brown, with production veteran bunny ‘striker’ lee and sugar minott among the contenders, but in any case, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, he produced a range of captivating work for various producers, much of which is rightly coveted today. ‘ital rock’ appeared on barry’s 1983 lp i’m still waiting, issued by rocktone international, a spin-off of sugar minott’s black roots outfit, based in queens, new york (with a further branch in toronto), the b-side has dean fraser’s previously unreleased electrifying saxophone cut, rescued from dub plate obscurity by jah fingers.

moby is a true electronic music pioneer. he redefned rave on singles like 1990s ôgo,ö then slowed down to explore its aftermath on the multiplatinum play lp. decades later, the man is still fring off pointed, personal salvos and dance music curveballs from his la studioùand, in a most ftting partnership, heÆs enlisted foolÆs gold to remix his iconic catalog on the diverse new black lacquer ep. treasure fingers, madeaux, high klassifed, and fg co-founder nick catchdubs each put their own spin on moby hits like ônatural bluesö and ôporcelain,ö bouncing from industrial experiments and futuristic techno workouts to late-night house and zooted club bass. black lacquer isnÆt the moby youÆve heard before, but a surprising collection that keeps his trailblazing spirit alive. sleeve by wax studios.

black spuma are fabrizio mammarella (telespazio) & phillip lauer (tuff city kids / talamanca system). infamous for releases on running back, beats in space and permanent vacation, they now return to international feel.

after their last release under the labels ornate music (uk) and finale sessions (us), ka one & st-sene are back with a special flyance records release. rework: the action of redoing, correcting or rebuilding that is the spirit they put in this ep with those four house music anthems of those consider today as the father figures of this music. without sampling, replaying all the keyboards and arpeggio, they turned thoses anthems into modern acid and techno vibe. from 1989 to 2015 ka one & st-sene give great tribute at lil louis, mr fingers, kerri chandler and laurent garnier.

kaiserdisco are certainly no strangers to drumcode with this being their 4th single release. with popular productions such a la patogonia ep, victoria harbour ep and le feu ep, kaiserdisco always have their fingers on the pulse when it comes to producing top quality techno. now with their new ep landing on drumcode, kaiserdisco are still providing the best techno across the globe.

die compost allstars, bestehend aus christian prommer, roland appel, jan krause von beanfield und michael reinboth, liefern hier die offizielle geburtstagshymne zum 20 jährigen labelbestehen. good day ist ein deep treibender tech-house track mit vocals der fingers, inc.legende robert owens. show-b steuerte einen mächtigen peaktime remix bei! das good day original ist teil der compilation v.a. compost 500, welche als download-code im jubiläumsbuch soul/love 20 years compost records zu finden ist!

official re-issue of larry heards the housefactors project!another one of his classics!raw and relentless tracks that went so far from any electronic dance music from that period that to date this is still recognized as larry heards signature sound. with his mr fingers and fingers inc. projects going towards club use, this and his gherkin jerks showed another side of him maybe a darker side,but for sure a more raw and different side with music that sounds as if it came from another planet.jacking tracks that to date only larry heard have made like this. many producers have been inspired or tried imitate his sound with all good intentions, but still, gherkin jerks and the housefactors are some of the most unique projects in house music history. play it loud originally came out in 1988 (!) on black market records. and how cool is it to see an official re-issue on the original label by the original guys who did this almost 25 years ago!eternal respect to larry heard and a big thanks to black market records for making this important record available again.

straight outta glasgow comes a fresh new label with a mindset aimed squarely at the dance floor! the first release comes from detroits acid house maestro jared wilson. three trax of raw analogue emotion, kicking off with the a-side track why trust, an epic and futuristic acid builder, cut loud for maximum effect, it gets more insane as the track progresses. on the flip we have the title track unknown desires delving into deeper, aquatic territories, followed by challenging shadows a gorgeous synth laden track reminiscent of classic mr fingers work. a great first release from a label that is guaranteed to be buy on sight. essential...

amsterdam native mr mendel is one those cats you will find digging in the deepest vinyl crates but also one to hook up seriously tight edits. on his debut for basic fingers he has played around with gil scott-herons live version of *the bottle* as well as felas *roforofo fight*. with some smart tweaks and additional production mr mendel delivered a fantastic ep of soulful black dance music. just put it on and dance away :)

new on vinyl but not even new to the market. with more than 1 million clicks on all their great videos on youtube, uwe and andre alias einsauszwei are going to paint the town red. jeahmon! says hi and welcome to the groovy guys from dresden/ger. really curious, sasch bbc & caspar (brise rec.) put their fingers between some feet!!! well, you better check that yourself. the fish only tells, bubble, bubble, blubb-blubb-blubb! big with gel abril, marco carola, markus kavka, super flu, monika kruse, nic fanciulli, beatamines, david jach, dema, blond:ish

gold fingers = basic fingers gone gold. it is finally here, one of the most talked about and sought after reworks in recent time! kons stunning remix of cerrones >hooked on you<. originally released back in 1981 and featuring jocelyn brown on vocals this updated version has been given the royal treatment by kon and is now finally out as a limited 12 inch.

finally on black gold! long time this ep was only digital and nobody realized it, so we bring it now on vinyl and get it in the round! played & support by paco osuna, aka aka, edgar de ramon , klangware, rich vom dorf, dj n.i.t, mojiito, compact grey, and many more

dirty fingers licked is a non stop ride of terror, speedcore & nu metal mashed to destroy your eardrums. ripping guitars, bad ass beats and twisted vocals make this a direct trip to hell and back.

quintessentials welcome the zohar! deep, raw and real? well then, thats exactly what the zohars music is all about - and much more! its soulful, its funky yet dark! its black music! what or who is the zohar? we dont know. no one knows. the mystery shall remain sealed. enjoy those 3 fabulous tracks! peace!

selofan are back with a new album. classic black vinyl edition.

fourth part of the non-film music series from john carpenter. classic black vinyl edition.

fourth part of the non-film music series from john carpenter. limited deluxe edition on tan and black marbled vinyl, includes clear 7” with exclusive bonus track “black cathedral” and screen printed b-side.

180g black vinyl / half speed mastering

classic black vinyl.

20th anniversary coloured reissue of the 2003 white stripes album, including the über-hit “seven nation army”. red smoke (1. lp) & clear with red & black smoke

standard black lp: (12inch vinyl gatefold jacket / includes a2 poster), silberfolien-blocknummerierung nummeriert

silver marbled 4x12 inch vinyl in full colour sleeve, download code included.

the 1994 debut album from coolio on black double vinyl.

black vinyl

reissue of the 2003 white stripes album, including the über-hit “seven nation army”. black double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

50th anniversary reissue on black 180 gram double vinyl, remastered by bernie grundman. housed in a gatefold sleeve with booklet and poster included.

ltd 4x lp vinyl release , 28 tracks with a fresh journey of different electronic music styles ... be open minded

its maths classes. a red-haired boy sits in the back, rhythmically tapping his fingers on a table like a madman. although other students eyesight is focused on the formula being written on the black-board, the boy could not care less. out of a corner of his eye he notices as the sequence of numbers slowly begins to melt off the blackboard, glittering with colours, and finally spills all over the floor like a fractal leakage from some other dimension.

aroop roy has been making waves with his unique sounds for the past few years, with a wealth of successful releases and a busy gig schedule at the helm of some of the best clubs around the world. by fusing elements of jazz, afro, latin, funk and soul with the deeper end of house and disco, aroop has forged his own style with eps on revered labels including g.a.m.m, basic fingers, freestyle and lazy days. for his delusions of grandeur debut he pulled out all the stops, delivering three original tracks which further show his diversity as an artist and ability to produce left of centre, quality underground music without losing sight of the dancefloor. things kick off with save our love, a track that’s absolutely brimming with energy thanks to punchy wurlitzer chops, tension-building philly strings, and a rock-solid disco groove. next up we have what i love which sees aroop take an altogether more freaky approach flipping an uptempo rolling break, distorted synth line, cross-rhythm stabs and rasping vocal cuts into an edgy dance floor workout. closing this brilliant ep is the low-slung bump of walk that walk featuring original vocals from oakland, ca based blacktroniks who delivers his flow on top of a bass-heavy slice of deep electro boogie.

debut album by the keinemusik crue! double vinyl album format including 10 brand new tracks by rampa, adam port, &me. including download coupon of the digital album. the front side of the cover is hidden beneath a black varnish that can be removed by rubbing it with your fingers.

debossed black foil logo design box front
c56 logo de-embossed box rear, hand numbered
info credit sheet: 5 x vinyl pantone coloured spined sleeve

theres already a huge buzz about this release, with the likes of gilles peterson, simbad and lay-far showing their love for these dance floor killers from aroop roy, whose recent work on gamm and basic fingers has been a runaway success in both mainstream and underground scenes.

the formula was simple: marry bubblegum and soul to the absolute sincerity of an enthusiastic child, cross your fingers and pray for airplay. but while the youthful sums of that formula may have grown up and walked away from their illusions of stardom, their permanent records remain. by 1973, michael, tito, jermaine, marlon and jackie were as hip as kids could get—household names, with lunchboxes, coloring books, a saturday morning cartoon, and an alpha-bits cereal commercial pushing the j5 brand onto any kid with television reception. their impressive run of four consecutive #1 singles playing on both pop and r&b stations cemented their appeal to both whites and blacks, prompting mgm to launch the osmonds as the safer (read: white) alternative. and parents? well michael had that wrapped up with his impossible-not-to-love mini-james brown thing. even their song selection straddled both sides, with “zip a dee do dah” and “abc” for kids, and contemporary standards “standing in the shadows of love” and “my cherie amour” for the older crowd. this extreme marketing and merchandising juggernaut created the kid soul explosion. a decade removed from our acclaimed home schooled compilation comes a fresh batch of talent show titans. with enterprising parents, neighbors, and teachers turning play dates into recording dates, groups like magical connection, little man and the inquires, and five ounces of soul emulated the jacksons, who’d made grade-school stardom appear easy as abc. afterschool special: the 123s of kid soul contains 19 tiny tunes ranging from bilingual d.a.r.e. anthem, to james brown bio, to young love and life beyond the playground.

ron juan back at it on his own label after the last year’s debut with the sunny record “o pais do sol” and the stunning solo track “black jungle” released on the zurich’s deepart sounds label. now it’s the turn of “musica complessa”, a journey trough four exceptional tracks hand made in his studio combining jazz, funk, afro and house music. all the tracks come from original arrangements played and recorded with both real and synthetic instruments to create different sounds for the music world who don’t needs hits, but timeless music for his soul!