dan habarnam returns to chris farrell s label with a follow up to last years acclaimed draw your pattern 12inch. picking up where that left off major blinks delves deeper into sub heavy techno with superb sound design and depth. on the flip the source transfixes with its eerie pads and broken drums. another strong release from this label and another chapter in this unique romanian artist s story.
lowells charming italo-ish oddity from 1985 gets a proper reissue, courtesy of compassion crew and mpr. b/w the dope instrumental and a runnin remix from ruf dug. restored from vinyl and mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. full colour cover with artwork by mel keane.
compassion crew bows down with three wildly different prayers for the faithful. mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane.
5 peak track debut ep on this up and coming - hot - label from vienna. midnight embassy is a pingpong project by songwriter angela aux and producer sam irl
the best of major lazer - featuring 25 tracks. limited numbered edition on coloured triple vinyl witch etched f-side. housed in a gatefold sleeve with 2xcd and poster included.
full spectrum double 12 from garies - eight tracks running from bittersweet beatdown-ish bits to slow-burn electro to second wave-inspired techno, injected with funk, melody and an mpc-mindset. garies = new jackson (all city, hivern) + lumigraph (mpr, opal tapes). full colour cover. mastered by thomas p heckmann. cut at schnittstelle. pressed at mpo. artwork by mel keane.
melly aka dj apres ski with four tracks of cerebral club music only for the headstrung. highlights from where to now? and jheri tracks alumnus include the tripped-out meandering tease of shrubbery and the space bass of mineral water, which closes the 12inch on a locked groove. mastered by someones dad? cut at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane.
ltd 7 - release of the house music classic --
by the time the jungle brothers rapped about it in 1988, house music had been bumping in nyc clubs for years. even though the genre would go on to become a global phenomenon, house music had humble beginnings in predominantly gay and black clubs in chicago. musically, house music was inspired by the eclectic dance records played by djs frankie knuckles and ron hardy at clubs like the warehouse and muzik box. with a growing club scene, labels like trax records and dj international played a major role in the development of the genre. founded in 1984, trax was an important outlet for house music in its early days, releasing many classics including -no way back- by adonis, larry heard s -can you feel it,- and the first so-called house anthem in 1986, -move your body- by marshall jefferson. this latter tune gave a massive boost to house music, extending recognition of the genre outside of chicago.
having previously contributed to the glowing va, athens based producer morah returns to brokntoys for a full solo ep to showcase his diy ethos across 6 tracks of unrefined, sinister electro suitable for murky dancefloors
after 20 years in the lab conny frischauf releases her debut ep for international major label. effekt und emotio is on point when it comes to songwriting, sound aesthetic and craftsmanship. made with a deep understanding of soundscapes and pop culture, the musical language of conny frischauf breathes a magical and melancholic vibe that transfers itself into the subconscious of the listener without any comment. full of unexpected moves and elegant references which disappear right before getting aware. music for advanced dreamers. discrete, unique, peerless and therefore a perfect match for the iml collection.
the music of giuseppe leonardi moves through the brain in psychedelic and playful ways. young giuseppe prepared his shamanic amalgamation of percussion, athmosperes and synth patterns some summers ago in the catacombs of vienna. machine sounds from a glittering future. he shifts his instruments out of the timezone and takes us on a trip in his cosy dinghy. tracks like maga and invitro are moving the dancefloor towards a cosmic universe
ltd 2018 repress ... ability iis bleep milestone from 1990, the evergreen pressure, gets a careful reissue. the crucial pressure dub is here, alongside a new remix from longtime fan luca lozano, who steps with with a respectful roller, and supplies the full cover art. restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. artwork by luca lozano.
new years deal - compassion crew fires up windows 95 for the three-pronged habitue - the hardy dubliner gets in a huff on habitué i, does it for the trackheads on ii, and stops you in your tracks with the mesmerising, meandering habitue iii
new sci fi xicano (santiago salazar/ur/planet e) & defend:r (ricardo miranda/rush hour/sju/vega) collaborate on the new episode 3 ep release. santiagos the longing & aqua net & creepers are 2 detroit funk jams. ricardo drops porican in space & polysynthetic movements. out on major people.
after the last years widely appreciated 12? with two extraterrestial dancefloor cuts on jon rusts levels imprint and a handful of now hard-to-find 7? releases, the estonian musician ruutu poiss returns to his minimal funk and leftfield synth-pop roots releasing a debut ep on international major label. the six selected homerecordings from 2011-2016 reflect almost a chronological and caleidoscopic journey through the authors musical explorations, instrumental storytelling and unique sound design, imaginatively non-locking to specific genres. the ep starts with a massive stadium-hype pop groove that soon descends into an unsteady bassline of emotional undercurrents just to illustrate a clear shift from public to highly private and minute. there onwards its a search for a way out of the rabbit hole, a trip of curious naviagtion and personal reflection. from haunting vocals to vicious toms, celestial soundscapes over restless rubbery bass, shimmering synths over polyrhythmic strcutures an environment of romantic futurism and organic transformation appears, surrounded by a warm psychedelic sound pallette. previous releases played and supported by secretsundaze, benji b, james blake, mary-anne hobbs, call super, omar-s and many others.
following on from the ability ii pressure re-release, major problems and compassion cuts present another in-house favourite from their vaults: the sublime garage/rnb earworm dont tell me (how love should feel) by 2-bmw. a tony humphries/zanzibar favourite, the sole release on life of luxury in 1990 was new jersey producer larry p rausons first cut, and never saw a full release. its presented with three remarkable dubs from the mysterious man in bed, two of which in turn are flipped by compassion crew and, completing the circle, by larry himself. full colour cover with matt finish. restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane. larry on dont tell me: tony played the song at zanzibar (on a) saturday night. that sunday morning my phone was blowing up... that weekend gave me the moment of my career. i was an engineer at the local cable company. listening to tony humphries on the radio, not expecting it, tony humphries played my record on his show... i did not last much longer at that job.
remix ep of great but massively overlooked debut album by vienna based band feater. somehow the citys answer to italians do it better! remixes by tuff city kids, giuseppe leonardi, ruutu poiss
killer 1987 live digi style tune. paul martin s arietha label only had a handful of releases in the late 80s, and among them is this very rare one-away gem, clearly inspired by tenor saw s classic -who s gonna help me praise. young singer major king spun it off into his own and created another gem for all deep-divers of 80s reggae to discover.
bienvenue au calcium club. warm-up with cosmic creepers direct beats. cool off with y columbas trance induction techno. mastered by someones dad? cut at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane
melancholic, meandering, mixed-up-in-the-head electro/nix direct from the desk of design a wave. mastered by someones dad? cut at curved. artwork by mel keane.
daniel meuzard aka feater originally hails from a small mountain village in the western austrian alps. the music producer with north african roots calls vienna his home for quite some time now. for more than ten years he has been involved in electronic music and working with analog synthesizers and classic tape recording. as an owner of a studio equipment shop he was able to get his hands on a wide variety of equipment. experimenting with different instruments and recording techniques helped him to develop his own musical ideas. in 2013 he released the 7inch vinyl single digital love on paradeis garage. in february 2015 he recorded his debut album waste the time on a 8track tape recorder and finalized it together with the producer and recording engineer sam irl in the summer of 2015. as a member of the finishgermanaustrian group skymax (along with stilettiana & sam irl) he released the vinyl ep trucker trans on his own label called international major label
new years deal - following on from the admas/andras fox 12inch mpr007, major problems raids compassion crews vaults for this killer double comp, featuring 11 tracks from frak, admas, plustwo, big city orchestra, philip jeck and more. compassion cuts, tapes & acetates runs through a rarified selection of raw house and most-wanted italo 808 and vocoder jams, proto-house dope synth workouts private press gospel and some experimental tracks that just wont be defined. dont look, hide! all tracks restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann and cut by andreas at schnittstelle. out on 2x12inch gatefold lp, with simon landreins full-colour artwork presented in a laminate gloss finish.
MAJOR PANTHER EP (MEMORYMAN AKA UOVO / MURPHY JAX REMIXES)
12 Inch 25.02.16
joyfull family and mike anderson on wound music. major panther ep is a vinyl only release and includes memoryman aka uovo & murphy jax remixes. if you want some pure chicago/pumpin house acid tracks in your set, this is your ep! nothing more to say...
hard currency from pirac¥ debt$, live and direct on the a, with 15 minutes-plus of loose change from dj sotofett on the remix. mastered and cut at d+m, out on 12 inch
the first compassion cut is the deepest. ethiopian funk mob admass accidental houser * kalatashew waga* from 1984 gets a reissue (and a remix from long-time fan andras fox). restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann. hand-stamped 12 inch, with a debossed mpr logo on sleeve
in the beginning of 1991 marius kuilenberg and maarten van der vleuten teamed up together and recorded two eeps for djax, *magic moments* and *...gives you central house*. marius being a dj with a great feeling for production and with a large collection of samples and maarten being a musician/technician with an own studio, turned out to be a good combination. after the two releases mentioned above, marius and maarten split up. marius focused on dj-ing only and maarten continued working as major malfunction on his own.
orange coloured vinyl only release.
a glassy-eyed triptych of techno variations from terriers. check *aqua on my mind*. raw to the floor like reservoir dogs. mastered by helmut erler at d&m, out on 12 inch only.
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