stone cold classic studio one 45s back in stock after years. one-off represses. loud, clean pressings.

next up on swiss imprint, caduceus records, is a release veiled in secrecy and hidden behind a mask of obscurity. whilst the producer behind the tracks remains in the backseat, the music sits at the forefront, with only itself to speak for.

sister funk, soul-jazz and blue-eyed-soul!

2022 black vinyl edition of the crucial studio one compilation from soul jazz.

the best soul tracks used for the movies on a double vinyl lp.

rad welcomes mark sevens parkway records to the extended family of labels. pkwy10 features whole truth giving us some uplifting 80s style boogie, proto-house / garage and two mixes from mark himself.

dj support: tone b. nimble, greg belson

the new van morrison album on silver coloured double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

2017 marks 10 years of lmd and we are very excited to welcome one of chicago s finest and one of electronic music s most singular visionary artists to the family: jamal moss aka hieroglyphic being! having recently dropped a exceptional album for ninja tune and a stunning 12- for rush hour, jamal now teams up with -the truth theory trio- to deliver the -materialized psychism of the bottomless void- ep. -long night of iboga- opens the ep and sees jamal & the trio create a dj focused cut with unpredictable drum patterns, abstract melodies and psychedelic horns. a killer weapon for any seasoned selector. - mystery of the changelings - is a mesmerizing 11 minute odyssey through magical harps, melancholic synths, and a piano riff that will stay with you long after listening. truly music for the mind, body & soul. praise be to the sun god!

ebony goes first with real truth and offers a track that is both punchy and powerful thanks to its raw and thumping drums, but spiritual and serve thanks to the pained and soul infused vocal wails up top. glistening glass pads and over sized hi hats add to the intensity of this classy rave banger. r then serves up focus, eight minutes of freaky and hypnotic techno with creepy voices moving about the space as distorted kicks and droning reverb brings a physical feel. it s intense and dark and then comes colossus, a breakbeat driven track with heavenly pads making for a grand and atmospheric headspace. cosmic signifiers and far off pads add to the serenity of it all and will leave you with both a heavy heart and a stomping foot.

teddy douglas of the basement boys is long time creator and innovator of soulful house music since 1986 ­ based out of baltimore, maryland by the early 90 s teddy and team had created hits for many american dance appealing artists including michael jackson, paula abdul, crystal waters and their breakout uk hit for ultra nate. subsequently in 1994 the basement boys record label was launched. the basement boys have continued to dominate their sound, and teddy has now decided to branch out into more artist oriented projects ­ got all his friends together and created a musical masterpiece. retro soul features lead vocalist marcell russell the baltimore soul singer has been compared to such greats as luther vandross, donny hathaway but his own original distinct style shines through now teamed with super producer teddy douglas known as the voice of baltimore, marcell has 4 previous albums and in 2007 and his band the truth first teamed with teddy douglas to produce the debut cd hopes up too high now back together again this brand new collaboration delivers a wonderful uplifting journey inspired by the kenny gamble leon huff years of philadelphia international records aptly titled retro soul

out on the floor firecrackers that ignited the northern soul boom on soul for dancers, journalist (mojo, record collector) and r&b authority lois wilson takes a trip back in time to the rare soul scene s roots, to where it all began if you like. many of the 32 tracks on this 2lp vinyl set (selected from the 61-track 2cd compilation) filled the floor at manchester s the twisted wheel and london s the scene club, both precursors of the wigan casino, blackpool mecca, the golden torch in stoke et al. the sparks that lit the fuse, these early triumphs would give rise to an era defining scene, one which became a treasured subcultural phenomenon.

neue single von lee fields emma jean album in einer single edit version mit neuer b-seite, die aus den albumssession stammte, es aber nicht auf das album geschafft hat. dont walk war zuvor auf dem limitierten truth & soul 2015 forecast 10inch sampler zum rsd erhältlich.

for the third whole truth ep, the nameless producer is joined by la vocal duo lucid paradise, comprised of ishtar and e. da boss (the latter is best known as the deep-voiced half of stones throws myron & e). on *party down* extends the direction of the tom noble mix of myron & e s *do it disco*, bringing beautiful modern soul vocal stylings to a limber groove that could have graced west end records in 81. the pair also duet on *who s taking all the love?*, while the whole truth flexes his dub muscles and drops some deeply burnt chords. this ep follows releases on the whole truths self-titled label in collaboration with uk dub legend erroll bellot and anglo-mauritian producer, singer and vocalist mo kolours, which found favour with the likes of optimos jd twitch and mary-anne hobbs (bbc 6 music).

lady ist das neue gemeinschaftsprojekt von terri walker und nicole wray. getragen wird diese transatlantische partnerschaft von walkers und wrays gemeinsamer leidenschaft für den klassischen soul-sound, der noch heute untrennbar mit labels wie stax, atlantic und motown verbunden ist. die beiden ladys wechseln ansatzlos von solo- zu makellosen harmonie-gesängen, gestützt vom produzententeam leon michels und jeff silverman. jetzt kommt ihr album auch als instrumental lp auf den markt.

butane teams up with andras toth for the *elements of truth* ep, set to be released via butanes very own alphahouse imprint. andrew rasse aka butane, launched the alphahouse imprint back in 2005 amidst the minimal explosion, working with the likes of troy pierce and quenum in the early stages. now, looking back on how things have progressed and seeing the imprint reach a thirty-release milestone here, the label has made quite the standing in its time, releasing cuts from luminaries such as skudge, ricardo villalobos and ion ludwig to name a few. here we see andras toth return to the label with the duos second collaborative ep following *futures* back in 2011.

once again nsyde welcomes new yorks best kept secret reade truth and amsterdam based unique artist mobach to the small but constantly growing family. two planets sharing the circled space around the same blackhole on nsyde008. gravity do your work!
support by: basic soul unit , dj spider, brendo moeller, ed davenport etc.

truth & souls frauengruppe lady, angeführt von der einzigartigen perfomerin und songschreiberin nicole wray, mit einer neuen 10 inch aus ihrem gleichnamigen debütalbum mit remixen von dj spinna, oh no und truth & soul productions. die new yorker hip hop- & house-legende dj spinna verwandelt *good lovin* in einen treibenen house-track mit old school acid flair, madlibs bruder oh no (stones throw) gibt dem ganzen einen dreckigen hip hop punch und das truth & soul-productions team (jeff silverman & leon michels) hat für den monströsen hlic mix das ganze neu aufgenommen und gemixt. limitiert auf 500 stück weltweit!

in the early seventies, hanc swarn and shirley nanette collaborated to form never coming back. swarn had been on the road for ve years, lending his guitar-backing talent to earl grant and his band.

nice price deal !!! das new yorker truth & soul label präsentiert die zweite single des englischen talents liam bailey. beide seiten wurden von den aloe blacc- und lee fields produzenten leon michels und jeff silverman produziert. die a-seite ist ein uptempo song, der wie eine mischung aus curtis mayfield und waylon jennings anmutet, während sich auf der b-seite eine eher melancholische blues-shuffle nummer befindet

truth & soul praesentiert die instrumentalversion des letzten lee fields & the expressions albums faithful man. für die produktion waren jeff silverman und leon michels verantwortlich, die schon federführend bei aloe blaccs i need a dollar hit-single und dem album good things ihr koennen unter beweis stellten. leon michels ist auch als kopf der el michels affair und mitglied der bands bronx river parkway, menahan street band und the mighty imperials bekannt. er spielte auch auf diversen produktionen für daptone records instrumente ein.

brilliant 80s disco / soul classic

hailing from new zealand, truth and decoda have established themselves as true heavyweights of the dubstep scene. following releases on several high profile labels, and their hit album >puppets< truth lay it down for wheel & deal.
truth & decoda – the emperor: emperor is the heavy hitting, distorted reese tearout monster with a dramatic intro of horror film proportions. this follows the dark jump up vibe of wheel & deal, and will smash up any dance.
truth & dutty ranks – calling you back: this is a upbeat style track, reminiscent of the older dubstep sound. with a tribal skank and haunted garage style vocal, this is soulful but sub heavy in its own right.
these have had support from n-type, walsh, hatcha, and mistajam to name but a few.

following on from the success of the 100% dynamite series, here we enter the vaults of the most important reggae label of all time, studio one. owned and founded by clement coxsone dodd, studio ones output serves as a comprehensive guide to the history of reggae music. the music on studio one rockers covers all areas of reggae such as ska, rocksteady, roots and dancehall, all areas in which studio one led the field. studio one rockers features many legendary studio one tracks brought together for the first time by soul jazz records.

re-edit of a beautiful soul-drenched and piano led boogie obscurity!

re edit of a beautiful soul drenched and piano led boogie obscurity!

let me do yore starts off in tribal mode and then adds triangle and shakers to its relaxed percussive groove before shuttling off into the stratosphere where sheets of synthetic slivers dart past at lightning speed, the tracks bottom heavy pulse builds in intensity as claps and soulful voice swirls bring a delirious vibe to the proceedings. following a detroit tinged intro, a moment of truth slides into place with congas and claps helping it find its way. sizzling hi hats and a thumping kick drum deepen the groove while a funky bass line provides hip shaking accompaniment and marks the return of a house legend, who’s still at his best. soul never goes out of style, right?!

demarkus lewis teams up with singer demetrius price to present the truly deep and soulful truth featuring gorgeous synth melodies, wicked keys and heartfelt vocals by demetrius price. the main pass is a deeper than deep affair built around a thumpin groove, while the deez ugt mix is on a groovier tip. remixes are courtesy of harley & muscle who add their distinct deep and laidback touch to the track, while from p60 (aka zoltan nagy) delivers a deep hypnotic soultech reworking.

big with steve bug, 2000 and one, brothers vibe, agnes, anthony collins, vera, peace division, till von sein, luke solomon, manuel tur, laurent garnier, trickski, ripperton, peter kruder

super versatile 3 track offering from malik alston ranging in style from abstract jazz house, to beautiful rnb and downtempo latinjazz

doppel cd mit 61 tanzbaren r&b- und soul-songs aus den 50er und frŸhen 60er jahren. die sammlung wurde von der journalistin und r&b-kennerin lois wilson zusammengestellt und annotiert, die auch fŸr get on the right track, right on und ain t gonna hush verantwortlich war. mit dabei sind songs von namhaften kŸnstlern wie ray charles, etta james, jackie wilson, james brown und ike and tina turner, aber auch vielen unbekannten kŸnstern, die es zu entdecken gilt

soundway return once more to the caribbean and are proud to present ifetaya by black truth rhythm band, originally released in 1976. led by the charismatic oluko imo, ifetaya was the only release from the afro-centric trinidadian band and is re-issued here for the first time on cd. whereas most of their peers at the time were looking to the funk of the usa & james brown for inspiration,black truth rhythm band looked to africa, fusing rhythms from africa & the west indies with elements of jazz, funk, calypsoand soul. ifetayo was to be the only release from black truth rhythm band but imo continued his music and love of african rhythms, going onto record with fela kuti in 1988 and later on perform with members of felas egypt 80 band.

we find our way to the title track,>problems< a meditation on many of the trials and tribulations that lee himself has had to overcome over the years. tip!

ltc clear vinyl reissue

repress in standard label cover - anyone who followed the development of house music made in the usa in the last decade will certainly have met the art of fred peterkin aka fred p aka black jazz consortium. his musical set phrase isn t following new trends. fred is often simply melting shuffling percussions with elementary melodies. but he does it in a sense that the heavy used and abused phrase -deepness- finally gets a fresh truthfully new meaning. this new project is directed by miho in collaboration with robert drewek, the owner of respected label rawax. it is a special edition ”rawax - aira ep vinyl series-. concept and mission will always be, to connect and invite great musicians who produce and create -essence of the real music”, not following the trend but let the music speak itself with groove, melody, vibe, energy and soul.... roland has made evolution in dance music all over the world in 80 s, music needed those machines, and machines needed those creators of music. aira are not rehashing of the legendary original tr or tb, but respecting those great machines from the past, aira continues to evolve toward into the future simultaneously, newly developed, new generations tools to keep the music alive and to bring more possibilities for the future.we seeks out this exciting movement of dance music history, as the music lover who has actual experience the flow of this evolution, and connections between musicians and machines to make their musical pieces on this project to inspire listeners and to challenge the genres they represent by each series.

a collection of 34 legendary funk classics on triple vinyl in a collectors box.

finely selected, wide range of 11 tracks form a full journey that embodies the prolific duo’s vibrant past decade. the doctrine-like title encourages listeners to introspect and challenge themselves. white double vinyl in gatefold sleeve with download code included.

motown allstars on white 2xvinyl incl. the supremes,stevie wonder,jackson 5, marvin gaye and many more legends !

a collection of 34 legendary funk classics on triple vinyl in a collectors box.

house, neo-soul, hip-hop and disco

a compilation of 12 funk & soul tracks from the baxploitation era.

“our pathetic age” is the result of an intensely creative period that found the hip-hop and electronic innovator delving further into original composition and experimentation. double vinyl in gatefold sleeve - yellow cover edition.

downtempo deepness and laid-back vibes