the first release after junk yard connections mr tophat (or was is art alfie) did spend some time in a tokyo record store and met kogara. they had a good click and since then the idea for the tokyo impressions series was born... here is is... three killer house tunes on the trustworthy junk yard connections label!

three modern cuts created from a new swedish duo, mount liberation unlimited. the duo have a long heritage in the swedish indie-pop scene but have now taken it further. with a lot of inspiration from techno and house have the appearence become something between indiepop and house, with a great body of analogue expression. junk yard connections is super happy to give out this lovely debut ep!

switch away your mind into the dusty and happy twenties when pharmacies sold coke over desk and the ballrooms were filled with glamour!

christopher rau has been impressing people since a while! here three tracks that impressed the junk yard connections crew a while ago on a mix tape, not knowing what it was, or who it was! finally they tracked down its origins and found out that it was unreleased tracks by christopher! now finally these tracks see the day light! inter alia, *the green bean*, which has some of that sexy swampy house vibe like theo parrish or stl can do. on the flip its *some song* with its more techier vibe, somehow with an atmosphere reminding of model 500s classic starlight. and last but not least the b2 track no chatter with its up beat house vibe. amazing tracks that are the first tracks on the label from outside the jyc crew. tracks that are here to stay on valuable wax. another cool junk yard connections release.

junk yard connections have the honor to release ben morris >gissningsleken< & >flickorna gar for paris< (the guessinggame & the girls walk for paris). two tracks recorded some years ago ... now they are finally here as hardware, to stay as the micro-epos they are. a lovely artwork created by leo lyxxx. handstamped 7 inch in a limited edition of 300 copies, as usual with junk yard connections: no repress.

three killer tracks by mr.tophat, art alfie, adam stromstedt on their own junk yard connections label. openings track is straight away a huge track that will make them bounce like crazy. bakey usti the swedisch way. great fresh approach by these young producers. vinyl only affair!

and the new generation keeps on knocking on the doors! the 2nd release on this small label of some young swedish guys delivering some swampy house tracks. pressed in a edition of 300 copies!

lp from mr. tophat !! top!

draculas son lp, visual artist jockum nordstrom and music producer joakim ahlund (les big byrd, the caesars, teddy bear stockholm) team up for a second lp, this time draculas son. now availble on junk yard connections here for stay. grab a copy before the stock is out! keep it indie!

fresh modern house tracks by two brothers from hamburg, liem & eddie ness. the borthers have delivered an excellent modern deep house record for the al mighty junk yard connections. liem & eddie is also the guys behind the lehult record. this is the new deep house generation from hamburg for sure!

two tracks from gothenburg iishivu and debut stockholmer flord king. deep cuts from nordic scandinavia. limited supplies as usual!

his is a junk yard connections ep in the name of democracy, revolution and indebted to the power of the sea. these ambient tracks, laden with a subtle ocean-vibe and nods to 90s rave influences, were created by a surfer out on a long trip

axel boman, beaner and haydn on the job for back yard impression. a release that impressed with with mr. tophat & art alfie s debut king hassan. this is another trio thats making their debut on junk yard connections. some proper nordic tongue n cheek house tracks!

the first full length album on junk yard connections, an album created by your planet is next. in a limbo of being narrative and abstract this naiv music turns up side down of different values in the music biz. screenprinted cover by artist himself, all copies numbered. your planet is next is also the other half of laguna ladies.

jyc-001 is the first release from junk yard connections. a small indie-label formed by a twenty years old guy from stockholm. highvalley is a floating track with elements and inspiration from jungle like motown, but still with a steady housegroove. feel is a track with a lot of melancholy mixed with a great swing. perfect for the afterhour! jyc-001 will just be released in wax and strictly limited to 250 numbred copies.

it s been a while since we last heard from flord king, who has popped up on junk yard connections as well as regularly featuring on lyssna. it s the latter label he returns to now, and he s got some focused, stripped down club fare to impart. -el klassiko- is a shuffling, funky minimal house jam with some wriggling melodies and a subby bass throb, while -avocado in blue- does a quirkier turn with some crafty synth flex that really stands out from the crowd. -bob- too is a distinctive cut with some detailed layers of dubby ripples and errant computer debris quivering and shaking over the mellow pads and steady beat. -deep diff- twists out some cheeky bass and an overall emotive mood that ends the record on a poignant tip.

arvid whetman has plenty going for him at the moment. as sexazoid he s dropping all kinds of off-kilter machine beats on excellent labels like born free, while as your planet is next he builds on appearances on junk yard connections, waving hands, opal tapes, studio barnhus and klasse to deliver this chirpy four-tracker to acid waxa. from the twee vocals to the playful synths and straight up drums, this is club music crafted for an immediate hit. whetman makes this approach work magnificently though, liberally applying his musical personality to lo-fi deep house and roughshod acid, with heartbreaker being a firm favourite thanks to its fulsome 303 bassline and hooky vocal mantras.

sydney based swede adam stromstedt returns for the second release on lyssna, which he co-runs with partners out of stockholm and amsterdam. he s previously done stuff on bristol s banoffee pies and local imprint junk yard connections, mr. tophat s label. his offering on the a side entitled -sinbad- is a dusty and hypnotic deep house jam, that will appeal to fans of thomas melchior or more recently rene audiard. on the flip, there s label co-owner flord king, who just so happens to be the aforementioned connection in amsterdam. his contribution -dapper- is another excursion in subtle trance induction with rolling bass, immaculately programmed rhythm and woozy pads for added effect.

mount liberation unlimited s debut 12inch on junk yard connections, astro travelling life, has become one of the most in demand deep house releases of 2014. a year on, they finally deliver a follow-up, this time on superconscious records. all three tracks primarily succeed due to their blend of rough analogue elements, crusty drum machine hits, tape hiss, and so on and the kind of dreamy, stargazing chords and melodies that have always been a hall mark of classic deep house. its the detroit techno influenced polyphonic spree, all cymbal-heavy shuffle, stretched-out chords and funky synthesizers - that arguably stands out, though its a tough call given the high quality threshold throughout.

tapping into the strong current of quality electronic music coming out of sweden, the latest bass culture shines a light on two talents working out of the stockholm underground who have created their own imprint on the european house and techno scene. the pajala sunrise e.p marks the first release that mr tophat and art alfie have issued away from their shared base camps of junk yard connections and karlovak, two labels that showcase the pair’s commitment to pushing 4/4 dance music forwards wherever they can. energy lies at the heart of the sound that oscar and rudolf (to give them their real names) conjure up, both in the urgent pulse of their full-bodied drum arrangements and the spiritual lilt of their melodic content.