boogie, disco and funk

spirits 12 minute self-titled track from the 1979 album ‘put your hands together’ gets an official re-issue on rain&shine. backed with a perfectly formed edit for dj and dancefloor use, contributed by legends zaf & phil asher. a tough pull destined to never see a re-issue despite years of persuasion by rain&shine has finally come together with the blessing of producer tim johnson.

the mighty zaf & phil asher present the second release on 80s, which is their new edit label specialising in disco & boogie, and strictly vinyl only. their debut 3 track sold out very fast indeed and this second release on 12- vinyl only brings once again a mixture of boogie, disco & disco funk, something for everyone.

the mighty zaf & phil asher present 80s, their new edit label specialising in disco & boogie, and strictly vinyl only. their debut 3 track 12inch brings a mixture of boogie, disco & disco funk, something for everyone. these unique new edits are already being championed by mcde, red greg, geology, jeremy underground, sadar, darryn jones & mark grusane

phil asher & dwala return with two tracks for moreaboutmusic on a london meets detroit tip. more material from phil asher & dwala to come later in the year.

uk house veteran phil asher arrives on rekids with the latest project in his storied career, a collaboration with emergent london poet & musician james massiah. having chanced upon him a performance during a fiona bevan presents night at dalstons servants jazz quarters, asher immediately approached massiah about a possible collaboration: as soon as i heard james i knew i had to work with him. his poetry is infectious, textured & interesting. time & space took years to imagine but 25 minutes to write. it took james approximately the same amount of time to lay his poem down. asher approached matt edwards with the results, and the time & space ep was confirmed for release on rekids: two original cuts of futuristic house emboldened by massiahs electrifying street poetry, and a reprise version of the title track which steps away from the dancefloor to bring the lyrical content into sharper focus

moreaboutmusic return with two killer house cuts from london house master phil asher. tip!

phil asher is back again with his phlash project for archive records and this is the second ep taken from his house phillerz album.vaporize is a monster track where phil teams up with mark force for something completely unique and twisted, a deadly acid track already championed by connoisseurs like dj deep. deep beat is pure rawness and all i want sees again phil collaborate with mark de clive lowe for one otheir lovely deep late night dancefloor heaters.

the rhythmical whims journey continues with rstlss trx boss phil asher team up with dwala for more quality deepness.
an imprint that bridges the gap between soulful and tech house, rstlss trx lays its focus on providing straight-up dance floor orientated house music and the rhythmical whims 2 ep sits perfectly within the labels remit. whether it is the sprawling dub house vibes of crowds which has been winning the praise of dancefloors across the globe, the dark tribal intensity of balafon on which dwala steals the show, or the hypnotism of the aptly titled london style, functionality is at the core of this well-crafted ep.

limited hand stamped white label! hi quality jazzy deep house

phlash aha phil asher back with new killer ep on archive

phil weeks rocks the house, chicago infected groovin stuff , excellent as well

mood 2 swings lem springsteen with a release for phil ashers restless soul imprint

superb restless soul label to our exclusive roster

phil asher is back with his phlash & friends project for archive records and is once again a heavy double a sider! after the critically acclaimed success of political 06 and revolution = solution phil shows his songwriting skills with look at what ve done, a collaboration with top producer zed bias wich features the vocals of fyza. a favourite of dego, benji b, volcov and soon many more its bound to become a classic! the flipside is minotaur a dancefloor smasher already tested by phil on the ministry of sound soundsystem with maximum results. percussive, heavy yet deep the song features j. kincaid on keys...another of the friends of the project. watch out for the full album in the next months...

12inch before a full album from phlash. 2 great new house tracks from phil asher. already getting heavy rotation in the uk from benji b and gilles peterson...watch it!

first single from the upcoming, highly rated album by phil asher aka focus. the a-side features the classic restless soul vibe, a deep vocal hosue track worthy of ron trent or osunlade. whereas <spaceship> on the b-side is a hot london mix up - dub, reggae toasting and brea-beat intertwine naturally on this mesmerizing trackas if both jon cutler and maric efulton were behind the decks..

fine deep house tune from japan with female spanish vocals by colombian soultress marta gomez warm chords ans a great spanish guitar

remastered, 180g heavyweight double vinyl

cosmic / balearic

supported by tilman, dirt crew, harry wolfman, carlo, phil asher

another very special ep on al zanders a to z label teaming up this time with vocalist sheyi, for a one-off foray into broken beat territory. the story of its inspiration begins with a trip to notting hill record & tape exchange... after asking for some broken beat, the assistant ventured a withering opinion that -won t be monotonous enough, try the house music section instead- turns out it was phil asher of co-op fame - who, after establishing a genuine desire for said genre - sold al a bunch of west london music which became the influence for this ep. allowing sheyi to shine over a bare bones, syncopated rhythm track on the title cut and an equally stripped down satisfy al amps up the groove, with the g.i.t dub, which was made for ig culture s radio show. limited run on these - don t snooze !

zwei house-versionen der neuen single -neptune atmosphere- von robb scott (feat. gina foster on vocals) aus seinem neuen album -sirens-. an den reglern standen der glorreiche phil asher zusammen mit mighty zaf, bekannt für seine dj-edits diverser disco/boogie-klassiker, sowie dego (4hero) unter seinem alias 2000 black.

deep house legends craig smith and andrew mcgroarty finally let their long running instrumental hip-hop project out into the world. inspired by their love of soul, atcq jay dilla, and vintage drum machines. the sense of funky detail woven by craig smith/signal sounds imagines the world of patchwork hip hop as made famous by no-id & dilla. incredibly soulful very warm with a bounce in the beat femi fem (young disciples) craig smith is a og. coming back to his roots of chopping samples and adding drums with an ear that has been trained and sensiblilized for the soulful boom bap 30 years in the making. classic golden era break ya neck shit. marcel vogel (lumberjacks in hell) dj support femi fem (young disciples), phil asher, lay-far, afronaut, thatmanmonks, marcel vogel (lumberjacks in hell)

timeless legend are a soul group from columbus, ohio. their “synchronised” album from 1980 is one of the rarest rare grooves and both original copies and the single “i was born to love you” currently sell for over £1.000 a copy. for rsd, love vinyl in conjunction with expansion bring you an earlier 1979 single “everybody disco” (itself worth over £200), a remix and “i was born to love you” on a 12” single limited to 750 copies. the remix of “everybody disco” is by the mighty zaf & phil asher who command major respect from the current disco scene and have transformed the song into what will become one of the most significant disco style dance releases of 2018. this is the first and only time for these tracks on 12” single.

a long awaited release of two iconic songs by mr. ed motta properly edited by the mighty zaf and engineered by the mighty phil asher. fully licensed by warner music brazil. a sure banger for this summer!

the next vodkast release comes from mindstreaming, a very talented and very young multi instrumentalist from tbilisi. the is the first ep supported with remixes by house and disco dons from london, phil asher & the mighty zaf, and the hero of our own, nika j.

re-edits of two paradise garage classics since sampled as house anthems in the 90 s by powerhouse and spiller, these edits exploit the energy of the loops whilst retaining the grooves of the originals. support from the likes of natasha kitty kat probert (ghetto disco - suncebeat), phil asher (restless soul), seamus haji (big love), terry farley (faith/junior boys own)

ltd to 300 , already support by jeremy underground, flabaire, phil asher, olivier portal, cedric sabras, dj caspa…..
for its very first release, sankofa is proud to present you this four tracker: deep house, breakbeat & disco all in one record. we hope to bring you some high quality releases in the future, ranging from deep house to broken beat, future jazz and more…

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.

introducing a new vinyl only serie from london s midnight riot - night service #001 sees party connoisseurs south beach recycling go edits galore with a sumptuous classic production, big driving house grooves & mad filtered effects. the south beach recycling boys have a passion for digging for & chopping up disco, boogie & funk and have already dropped 3 acclaimed ep s on yam who s midnight riot label. early dj support comes from horse meat disco, danny krivit, phil asher, the revenge, terry farley & craig smith

early support from disclosure, seamus haji, treasure fingers, loz goddard, admin, ashley beedle, danny tenaglia, mark farina, riva starr, hector romero (def mix), severino (horse meat disco), nachtbraker, thatmanmonkz, nick catchdubs, ooft!, harri (sub club), chrissy (nite owl diner), sleazy mcqueen, martin hayes (rose records), ionik (kojak), phil asher, sabo, groove assasin, nathan g, kolour, onionz..
at long last, jkriv & free magic make their collaborative debut on rnt reserve with a very unique triptych of productions. the a side is bonafide party-starter, working a soul sample in classic stomping house style, while the b-side delivers two jazzy and darker moods. a beautiful listen or spin on the dancefloor all around!

to celebrate fifty fathoms deeps 2nd year of pressing we asked some of our favourite producers to remix a selection of cuts from our back catalogue and as expected they ve all come up trumps! the ep opens with fouk boys riding the groove on their remix of ugly drums don t let life (passing by) then thatmanmonkz goes left of centre with his reimagining of phil asher feat james massiahs move ya self. on the flip new zealand s frank booker comes correct on his take of lay-fars triptych to round off a great package. the ep is a fitting way to mark another year of quality music from fifty fathoms deep.

in the third (and last) part of so many ways remixed series we have yet another special set of heavyweights, delivering their own reinterpretations of lay-far original album tracks. please welcome kaytronik, d-malice, phil asher and red rack em!

a soulful excursion by urban soul lab, featuring the wonderful voice of amalia townsend. backed up with remixes from phil asher and zepherin saint.

the first hands off release was supported by big players like kerri chandler, phil asher, tazz, mosca, ugly drums, shane linehan, luke solomon and many more, now they strike with the second release from us based dj nav. dj nav is known for his quality house and garage sound, and this ep wont disappoint you. his tracks on us label love revolution was a big success, and this ep is already tested by a few big players, and these tracks are causing serious damage in the clubs. on remix we got the man who is everywhere right now, with releases on rawax, 124 recordings, sccucci manucci, to name only a few, desos is ready to serve remix of dj navs *the scene*.

new ep by phil asher on archive for house phillerz vol.3

aisling and the haze is the new trio assembled by the prolific and ever innovative uk dj/producer phil asher (restless soul).together with vocalist aisling stephenson and musician/producer dwala, their debut single occupy the world is a statement of intent – a message in the music - a call to awareness while we dance.

supported by: ben sims, ben westbeech, brothers vibe, chris duckenfield, d julz,xpress 2, iron curtis, kirk degiorgio, larry heard, lawrence, mr g, norm talley, nyra, phil asher, raresh, recloose, red rack em, trickski & more

sometime prime numbers, still and wolf music producer, be, drops invisible heaven on hudd traxx this march comprising three original cuts from the manchester based producer. be has been bubbling away on the underground circuit for several years now with a solid catalogue of releases on reputable imprints alongside the likes of motor city drum ensemble, trusme, move d and fred p a sign of the uncompromising quality instilled in his music.
dj support: brothers vibe, tristan da cunha, mehdi, neville watson, jori hulkkonen, norm talley, ralph lawson, franklin de costa, phil asher, james johnston, andy ash, ali herron, stu clark - wolf music, jimpster and many more.

chicago house producer craig loftis aka grand high priest, began his production career engineering for frankie knuckles, as well as working as the in house producer/engineer at legendary chicago house label dj international. he came back onto the scene in 2006 with a release under his grand high priest alias, with the underground dance smash that is “mary mary”, a simple and infectious house groove featuring the sublime vocal talents of legendary chicago songstress dajae, supported by djs such as kenny dope, phil asher and karizma. we have here new remixes for 2011 courtesy of altered natives (eye4eye), bok bok (night slugs) and yannah valdevit.

after the great success of jerk house connections velvet touch release, stalwart is quite proud to present you its 21st release from one influential member of the infamous broken beat uk combo bugzintheattic: orin walters aka afronaut. orin heard the slam poetry of suheir hammad, a speech about the wheel power not to give up into any extreme ideological, political and/or religious undemocratic system. he craftily joined his minimalist deep groove to emphasize it, giving birth to eye will not, a track that is sure to be noticed in any sets. on the remix treatment, bugzintheattic have been working on their classy broken beat treatment, whereas dj rork has been giving it an infectious hypnotic house touch with an heavy bass, while deep house man of the moment djeff kalukuta relift it for the more south african house music dance floors.
another quality and classy release from stalwart sure to take wmc 2012 by storm! already getting early support from phil asher, yass, ian friday, ralf gum, master kev, abicah soul, lars behrenroth ...

aleady support from ryan crosson, michel cleis, manoo, djulz, rocco, danny krivit, terry:, mousse t, ekkohaus, atjazz, phil asher, tony humphries, jamie thinnes, ralf gum …

pirahnahead and diviniti, these names are synonymous with quality dance music. since 2004s >find a way< they have been two of dance musics most prolific songwriters (and even co-wrote a few songs for les nubians on their 2011 full length >nu revolution<). with each release they have provided powerful production, smooth vocals, angelic harmony, and overall, musical excellence. this time, the super collaborators return to the foreground with one of the best tracks of 2011, >(just like)a dream<. as the sixth release from whasdat music, this soothing track has been supported by the likes of vinny da vinci, ian friday, paris cesvette and neil pierce as well as phil asher (who included it on soul heavens miami sampler mix). also, joining in as remixers are charles webster and jose carretas. both have previously collaborated with pirahnahead & diviniti, topping charts on traxsource.com. (charles websters >learning to love me< and jose carretas >life in a box<). this release is a sure-fire floor rocker and a must have for any dj.

nice price deal !!! souled are back after a years break to build their studio and get their record label fresh minute music rolling and it seems to have done the trick with support for the label from radio 1s annie mac, gilles peterson, rod da bank and toddla t and plays on kiss 100, 1 xtra and galaxy as well as where it really matters on the worlds dancefloors from heavy weight djs benji b, karizma, martyn, floating points, joy orbison, kyle hall, kode 9, louie vega, osunlade, recloose and rainer truby. the labels tracks have also landed on fabric, ministry of sound and soul jazz compilations and have been licenced to america, south africa and japan. not bad for a years work and now their first 4 track album (finished in the newly built studio) is getting some heat. support so far from gilles peterson (radio 1), phil asher, simbad, mad mats (raw fusion), rocky (xpress 2), craig smith (6th borough project), julio bashmore, kay suzuki, green money, sy sez (aprodisiax), robert owens and patrick forge.

million dollar disco records are supported by a diverse range of djs including dimitri from paris, jerome deradji, greg wilson, nik weston, red rack em, phil asher and craig smith

million dollar disco records are supported by a diverse range of djs including dimitri from paris, jerome deradji, greg wilson, nik weston, red rack em, phil asher and craig smith

new 12inch release unreleased from the massive phlash (aka phil asher) album >phlash and friends<. first up is jungle orchidz, phlash is here featuring lady alma horton, on this collaboration with mark de clive-lowe and orin walters (from the afronaugh fame). b-side gets even more pressure on the dancefloor with its dark heavy bass line and floating chords, thanks this time to collaboration with dego mcfarlane (4hero)… just and simply massive!

chicagos black stone theatre collective with a soulful house gem - mixes from uk don phil asher & label bosses reel people!