all tracks built for underground garage

we are back - bringing that raw and funky garage vibe to vinyl & kicking off our artist series with a selection of original underground garage artists from back in the day - so who better to start off such a release with no other than an innovator of that scene and mastermind behind those tuff jam beats, mr karl -tuff enuff- brown.

when people think of tuff gong they usually think of bob marley and rightly so, as he was nicknamed and often called tuff gong and from this his early releases which came out on the tough gong label. but tuff gong was also the name of a recording complex named after bob marley hat included a top level recording studio, pressing plant and distribution centre that would allow reggae music to carry on many years after his sad and too early demise. we focus for this release on the work carried out by the great scientist on the songs of the black solidarity label run by ossie thomas (aka joe the boss) recorded at tough gong studios. one of the foremost recording, pressing and distribution facilities on the jamaican island set up from the work of bob marley to carry forward reggae music. hope you enjoy this set.

hot reggae and dub sound

after an essential hiatus, 12 inches deep returns with a brand new project. introducing hot dime recordings, house and garage based on a different set of metrics, uk garage. the brainchild of 12id label founder, urbanite, and none other than uk garage legend, karl tuff enuff- brown, of tuff jam fame, hot dime recordings launches an all new, us based uk garage platform, with 2tuf4u vol. 1, a massive compilation hand selected from karls prolific vault of works and collaborations. turn to the a side for a joint effort between karl brown, and fellow ledge, jeremy sylvester, as -tuff asylu with an original, and individual hot mixes. flip to the opposite side for another pair of special hot mixes, this time of the anthill mobs when i think of you, followed by a swinging donk mix from the unmistakable, dem2, to round out the volume. one not to be missed.

more rough analogue business from switzerland, this time coming from hot jam with a 5 tracker signed by matsuki, matto & young pantero. exclusive remix by tuff city kids.

muscle tuff is the gyms label compilation. each artist took a different approach to create mind blowing workout music. this compilation proves that gym aficionados can be melancholic and deeply existentialistic, meditating on the world s serious issues, while gently pumping iron.

reissue, house classic

2 x 180 grs lp , 2 x printed innersleeve

the mad professor anthology continues with 12 cuts from his early years.

real quality 80s dance / house classics incl. 808 state, coldcut, ten city, inner city, yazz!

for disco / house fans

official and remastered and repacked re-issue of an essential uk house collection from 1989 on double vinyl.

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.

fifty first recordings was created in 1994 out of a small but very productive studio in london called state 51 using the down time and the very talented engineers who had been brought together for state 51 s existing clients. state 51 was the go to studio for the likes of x-press 2, sharp, amalgamation of soundz. the engineers we worked with included mark woolford, james brown, james reynolds & mark yardley. fifty first recordings soon found a name for itself and was very quickly at the forefront of the new generation of uk garage music. we produced and released music in the 90s, for over 7 years, with the likes of tuff jam etc. and later went to develop other imprints such as konnect / test press / unda vybe / spread love / tick etc., some in partnership with producers and managed artists.

2015 re-release on vinyl - 3x12 inch lp includes cd. part of the 10 years because edition.
extremely well made and forward thinking new wave, electro, downtempo, hip hop, funk, compilation from 2006 (!!), long deleted and now available again in beautiful reedition + cd. featuring ranimators, master killa, the juan maclean, esg , justice etc…!

a spectrum of sounds from us house & garage to soulful grooves side one track one: louie balo - dont shut me out this track original came out in 1994 & to this date is super rare & hard to find, louie did us a special cut just for the plastik vinyl release. keeps the original groove but adds drums, fx & of course that classic horn. track two: mikki funk - lose my mind . mikki tight production shines through with a classic garage sound combined with soulful elements, tight chords and beautiful use of the vocal - one for the heads for years to come. side two track one: tuff jam & mike sharon - thank you house music. masterpiece of us house & uk garage sound. im sure everyone is already familiar with tuff jams work from the 90’s & his work with matt lamont, this time he teams up with mike sharon who adds his usual touch of quality with his production & deep shuffling drums & driving bassline.. this is a must have track two: marc cotterell - jus dance featuring karl the voice. soulful tip on this one from the label owner. tough us drums with soulful grooves and classic chords. matched by the amazing vocals of karl the voice who has worked with derrek carter & playin 4 the city. beautiful production and sound to round of the ep

armand van helden rmx is a huge speed garage classic !! flipside with tuff & jam mixes to walking zero

jamie lloyds sophomore album gets remixed by some of our favourite newcomers and older legends. tuff city kids are gerd janson from running back and phillip lauer from arto mwambe and brontosaurus. as expected these two come up with something unexpected, think bobby orlando.

1993 classic re released!!

2 x cd – digipack / 24 page booklet

3xcd compilation mixed by dj fen

3 cd complation

skream initiierte vor 10 jahren zusammen mit benga und hatcha das dubstep-genre, ist heute einflussreicher rinse fm-dj und profilierter produzent mit releases auf unzŠhligen labels von tempa Ÿber soul jazz bis greco-roman. fŸr fabric legt er jetzt ein verspieltes set aus house, techno und disco auf, aus peaktime-burnern und reduzierten tracks bestehend, mit einer reichen vielfalt, die von floorplan und radio slave Ÿber sascha funke und alexkid bis zum 1990er klassiker von la synthesis reicht. nicht zu vergessen: eigene, teils unveršffentlichte skream exclusives!

die neue ausgabe der trendsetterserie future disco bringt 15 neue dancefloor-smashes in the mix (cd1) , sowie 10 highlights voll ausgespielt auf cd2. mit tracks & mixes von zoot woman, hot chip, chopstick & johnjon, tuff city kids, james zabiela, portable, u.v.a

zusammen mit anderen vergleichbaren dj mix-serien wie der des londoner fabric-labels und -dj kicks- auf k7!, gehšrt das format der body language-compilations zu den letzten auf dem markt verbliebenen seiner art. junior boys, modeselektor, dixon, matthew dear, azari & iii, catz n dogz, dj hell, jesse rose und viele andere kŸnstler trugen in den letzten neun jahren zum renommŽ der auf get physical erscheinenden erfolgsserie bei. die von dj t. schon in vielen seiner frŸheren werke angewendeten mixtechnischen tugenden stehen auch hier wieder im vordergrund. dj t. gibt sich nicht mit der vergŠnglichen momentaufnahme einer in sich abgeschotteten stilrichtung zufrieden. zeitlos, sich nicht bei formeln aktueller clubmusik anbiedernd und trotzdem voll im hier und jetzt verhaftet, prŠsentiert sich dieser aus 20 tracks bestehende 78-minŸtige mix.

rinse fm radio-dj oneman liefert auf der neuen fabric-cd ein fulminantes dubstep-set mit einer wirklich exquisiten trackauswahl ab, die von top-tunes der jŸngsten vergangenheit (joy orbison, sbtrkt, mosca) Ÿber aktuelle produktionen (pearson sound, lando kal, teeth) bis zu garage-klassikern (nu birth, steve gurley, youngstar) reicht, allesamt auf top label wie hyperdub, hotflush, night slugs, xl recordings oder soul jazz