clear soul forces is next to carry the burning flame for the city of detroit. discovered, championed, and mentored by royce da 5’9”, the four-man group rhymes like genetically enhanced street poets from the 70s who are here to remind us what album rap sounds like. the vision of e-fav, l.a.z., noveliss, and producer/emcee ilajide combines golden era, 21st century, backpack and sub-woofer hip-hop but never sounds dated, derivative, or awkwardly avant garde.
pressing on golden coloured double vinyl, download code included.

ben weber & ed fett team up for a laid-back party track. a large remix pack comes from raumakustik (mangue records, ipoly music), rich vom dorf (ton liebt klang, acker records) and dawson & jens krzikalla (grain audio).

the uk producer is joined by some famous friends on a surprising journey. watch the ants, paul whites forthcoming ep, is sure to further solidify his reputation as one of the most innovative producers in hip-hop and beyond. the south londoner is joined by the motley crew of trim, sean price, homeboy sandman and rap superstar-in-waiting danny brown, who recruited paul to produce nearly half his forthcoming album old and cited him as *my fav producer to work with*.

parallel zum start seiner neuen welttournee erscheint boys noizes brandneue ep go hard. darauf wartet alex ridha aka boys noize mit einer ganzen bandbreite an unterschiedlichsten styles auf: früher acid/hardcore/breakbeat/rave, analoger techno (ohne bass, ohne melodie, mit intensiven roboterstimmen), 909-acid/disco-house, acid-rap und nochmal klassisch-sicker rave-beat. go hard indeed!

transparent turquoise vinyl. dev pandya drops his 149th career vinyl in the shape of the b-boy hip hop influenced drum machine. sharp breakbeats step forward, sideways and roll with female rap vocals that get the feet shuffling to drum machineÆs unique groove. rumbling subs and cuts of distorted bass hold everything bolt tight with intricate effects, stabs and vocal riffs. random twists and turns lead the mix into a vocal breakdown where the drums u-turn into a funk assault of drum and bass. the flipside core jungle highlights paradoxs early hardcore roots with vinyl-rip samples, crunchy funk breaks and raggamuffin fx delays that take you back to the birth of pandyas jungle influences. core jungle was written specifically for vinyl mastering and will not be available digitally. exclusively for the analogue crew!
support: marcus intalex, friction, dj marky, loxy, london elektricity, presha, naibu, bailey, flight, asides, amit.

d.fine is a young house music producer from bordeaux, france. his house renditions of popular hip- hop songs like asap rockys *wassup*, mercy, and the weekns zone are what originally garnered him the attention that he is currently enjoying. foul & sunk is hosting the three-track ep from d.fine titled backyard slated for release next month. the melody he creates with synth over not-so-unusual house beat arrangements, his very own bass, the rap gimmicks hes still fond of, and the smooth atmosphere he is putting us into you will recognize for sure. foul & sunk label head shaddy is delivering the remix to elle..

a collection of previously unreleased cuts from his early hip hop days (2003-8). some big bad sample tracks with chunky hip hop beats. two rap remixes of mf doom and supastition and two cuts more in the vein of cut chemist or ruckus roboticus full of movie samples.

double 12 inch vinyl, includes giant 22x22 inch poster of the cover illustration by lamour supreme.

drums, please! a funky fresh editainment 12 inch from tiger & woods latest siblings boe & zak. *loop for love* is an epic henry-street-disco-house track with soaring strings and an instantly captivating vibe. this will haunt you for months. *kiss my cologne* is a dubbed out drum workout that is laden with fx and is a useful tool. on the flip *unstoppable* is a disco rap cut up with an additional bonus trip. you have been warned!

activia benz are back in full swing for 2013 with their next release: recolor ep from 813. 813 is 25 year old russian badass, alexander goryachev. he is a firefighter, which is badass. his music is a dense collision of crazy rap beats, sort of, and some kind of fantastic rave thing, maybe. his music is very badass, much like the fact he is a firefighter. it is also very beautiful, like when he carries a small cat to safety from a burning russian building. recolor is a slice of really fantastic dancey bassy music for partying and hanging out to with your m8s.

red-hot reissue of 1981 epic party jam *equality* by five points. the only record ever released on rissa chrissa records off-shoot label applegold, this hugely sought after disco boogie rap from nyc is truly phenomenal! bouncing straight in with infectious hand-claps, rough and ready beats, deep mellow chords and a kinky guitar, this track delivers a conscious female rap with a side order of big apple groove! sounding like a house party you just wanna be at, this mega-rare 12 inch is a firm favourite of dmitri from paris amongst many other discerning djs. grab one while you can!

sie kennen sich seit jahren, schätzen die persönlichkeit und die musikalischen fähigkeiten des anderen und haben beide ein faible für die deutsche sprache. die rede ist vom king of rap kool savas und dem deutschen soulkönig xavier naidoo. auf den ersten blick sicher eine ungewöhnliche kombination, wenn man die musikrichtungen der beiden künstler vergleicht, jedoch zeigt >gespaltene persönlichkeit< eine musikalische synthese der ganz besonderen art.
dreifach-vinyl im klappcover, inklusive cd-version des albums.

anticon founder and instrumental rap innovator alias is reborn with fever dream, his sixth full-length for the label. alias acclaimed 2008 lp resurgam represented a culmination of the sound he had been chasing the previous five years -- a bewitchingly blue combination of icy atmosphere, haunted melodies and hard drums. he cleansed his palate with 2010s fallen house, sunken city, the modern boom-bap masterpiece he produced for emcee b. dolan, and when it came time to return to the alias oeuvre, he was ready for a reboot.
double 12 inch vinyl, pressed at 45 rpm. comes with code for free mp3 download of the full album.

jack dice is a new project from john twells and walkmaster flex, now releasing their debut ep for modern love. john twells, amongst very many other things, runs the type label and has been producing music of various different disciplines and varieties over the last 15 years. although hes never released anything on modern love before, hes a long time friend and associate of the label. walker is the manager of main attrakionz and has been djing with them for the last couple of years as the official green ova dj. jack dice is fuelled by an interest in bass, twells being a car audio nerd and walker having an obsession with 90s southern rap music. these are their first tracks produced together, who know what might follow.

psychemagik return to their disco imprint label discotheque wreckers with a fresh new 12inch of unknown nuggets and killer edits. the first cut what a funky night as the title suggests is a raw funky disco floorfiller, a freaky blend of euro rap and oddball new wave femme vox, from austria of all places, the b side rounds off the 12inch perfectly with a dubbed out, arpeggiated krautrock jam, with freaky vox, funky guitar licks and nasty ass drums makes this an essential crate dweller!

die fromme geduld hat sich gelohnt - das >gute leben< ist jetzt. auch wenn die im juli erschienene >waiting for the good life< dank gewohnter qualitaet und einem exorbitanten gastkatalog, die dürreperiode ausgesprochen vergnueglich in kurzweilige vergessenheit geraten ließ, hat die neugierde auf den dritten full lenght player des domstadt produzenten-doppels jr & ph7 damit nur noch mehr floriert!

a fresh new four track ep from north carolina duo clicks & whistles. marking their second release on embassy recordings, the two expound on their highly regarded southern rap influence combining sturdy percussion combined with colourful melodic synths and memorable hooks.
support from machinedrum, gas lamp killer, trouble & bass crew, salva and lol boys.

two inch punch is from west london. he describes himself as a frustrated soul / rnb singer, with an ear for harmony, melody & a love for dub, rap and soul. inspired heavily by beatles short love-songs, sam cookes heartfelt melodies and donny hathaways incredible vocal tones. this is an incredible debut from someone destined for big things. you heard it here first

for signal life #03, we teamed up two young vigorous south londoners: mr. louis carnell, known by his moniker visionist, and mr. marco giuliani, who works under the alias last japan. >control this< by visionist combines his background in south london grime with his signature drum machine template and lo-fi vocal excerpts into a coherent mesh. our favourite visionist track to date! when we first heard >storm trooper< by last japan, it was the tension we got caught up in. the song is focused with a clear direction, uncommon in most young talent, armed with a driving snare-fill rhythm reminiscent of south rap and all that exiting stuff in the 160 bpm. i believe murky is the correct term. we predict interesting things for mr. giuliani.

a musician on a mission, navid izadi has quickly risen from a san francisco club kid to buzzing new one to watch. rolling as a dj, singer and rapper (but rarely over rap beats), and producing music that effortlessly weaves between influences, his talents are being drafted in and championed by a range of industry heavyweights.

buzz compass branches out from no more hits with this new 4 track ep on glenview records featuring disco and rap edits from rick james, run dmc, ghostface killah and jay dee. awe-some! dont sleep on this.
pressed on red coloured vinyl, black marbled.

re-issue of the wu-chronicles from 1999, including 2 new tracks. pressing on grey marbled vinyl.

moka only is one of canadas most celebrated hip-hop exports, a former member of canadian rap royalty swollen members who has released dozens of solo projects since he broke through in the mid-90s. ayatollah is one of the most respected producers in the american underground hip-hop scene, having crafted classics like mos defs >ms. fat booty< and talib kwelis >the proud<, plus tracks for styles p, pharoahe monch, masta ace, cormega, inspectah deck, and many more. now, these two talents have come together for a full-length collaboration straight out of hip-hop dreamland. all rhymes by moka only (as his alter-ego ron contour) and all beats by ayatollah.
double 12 inch release, including 2 vinyl only tracks.

tnght (tonight) ist das gemeinsame projekt der beiden angesagten beatbastler hudson mohawke (warp) und lunice (luckyme) aus montreal, zwei youngster, die die hip hop/r&b-produzentenszene derzeit aufmischen, und auf ihrer ersten ep rap, hip hop- und r&b-sounds hemmungslos und fortschrittlich mutieren lassen.

back with a renewed energy and purpose, latino-flavored rappers cypress hill climbed back into the ring for another round in the fight for hip-hop supremacy on iv, an album which is as much at home with ghetto street-kids as it is with california surfers.
with right hand man sen dog back in the fold, it completes the circle that b real and dj muggs once drew as one of the most influential groups in rap. with this fourth album, cypress hill managed to hit the #11 spot on the billboard album charts and it was certified gold.

as the range, james hinton has released previously on astro nautico, alongside other such rhythmic alchemists as obey city (now signed to lucky me), time wharp and howse (now signed to tri angle) as well as appearing on remix duties for kuhn on the london based civil music label. outside of this moniker he released >cower<, a full length under the alias stegosaurus, on his own sqwal recordings imprint.
operating out of providence ri, james hinton fuses snapshots of global electronic music into a heady brew of deep sub bass, rattling footwork drums, juiced up junglism and dirty south rap beats. here we present the five track >disk< release, bristling with frenetic energy, complex percussion and cerebral melodies – >disk< is as suitable for the home as it is for the club and marks the latest evolution of the range sound.

nice price deal !!! jean-baptiste de laubier, aka para one, has always been an hyperactive guy. he first started as no-nonsense hip-hop producer in the mid-nineties, making beats for undeground rap artists.
limited edition clear / translucent vinyl, including cd-copy of the full album.

two years since winning the 2009 mercury music prize for her debut album, >speech therapy<, and having ridden a rollercoaster through life since then, speech debelle is ready to drop her second collection of music.
limited edition double 12 inch vinyl, including code for free mp3 download of the full album.

raf camora, bekannt durch unzähligen alben, mixtapes und kollabos u.a. mit sido, nazar oder chakuza, zuletzt auf tour mit k.i.z., ist einer der schillernsten persönlichkeiten der deutschsprachigen rap / hiphop szene. einer der keine grenzen kennt. einer der sich nicht einengen und damit festlegen läßt. seine beats, raps und hooks suchen in deutschland, Österreich und der schweiz ihresgleichen. raf 3.0 ist die konsequente weiterentwicklung des raf camora-sounds: aus ein paar gesungenen hooks und der liebe zum jamaikanischen dub so wie hartem rap von der straße, ist ein ganz eigener sound gereift. raf 3.0 führt melodiösen reggae- und dancehall mit den harten 808-drums und synthiebeats des dirty south-rap zusammen. die treibenden beats veredelt raf mit seiner ganz eigenen, charakteristischen art zu singen. raf 3.0 ist rougher reggae, wie ihn die öde deutsche musiklandschaft noch nicht gehört hat. 3.0 ist nicht nur etwas neues - es ist eine verbesserung und optimierung hin zur perfektion. einzigartig und bewegend.

modern indie rap from las finest - busdriver!

nice price deal !!! keyboard kid is from seattle. following a string of critically acclaimed self-released beat tapes, remixes and insane amount of productions for lil b (keyboard kid is lil b s main producer) donky pitch are proud to present to you his first official solo release, the transition ep. five tracks of hyper-charged synth workouts, off-the-grid hip hop and computer techno.
alongside contemporaries clams casino and main attrakionz, keyboard kid operates at the fore-front of the based / cloud rap music scene that is pouring out of the us at the moment, consistently pushing the boundaries of instrumental and vocal hip hop. with no label backing his beat tapes have already gained him coverage on sites like urb, fader and fact magazine and magazines like the wire and dj.

welcome return for this very sought-after rare electro 12 inch from tiny harlem label express records. big with the cosmic crowd as well as on the early hiphop scene, this is an extremely cool low-slung synth-heavy electro groover with a hypnotically smooth lead vocal, given a sharp percussive edge by the rattling congas and ticky-time chorus. written at a time in rap music history when the introduction of synthesizer technology created a wild flurry of creativity, this futuristic track by barry michael cooper (who went on to write the screenplays for movies new jack city and above the rim) was teletrons only ever release. film s gain was sadly musics loss as this was, and still is, a boundary-pushing, floor-filling monster. dont sleep!

the german based label kitty corner records turns back the wheel and starts a new series of fresh experimental techno music. the opening track hachzem from bristols kanji kinetic comes with storming mutant basslines and rave stabs collide over a thumping techno beat. for battle creek brawl rrritalin and cynthia stern take it back to 92 with pitched up rap vocals over a prodigy style breakbeat hardcore track.spacefaces hands of a lunatik is frenetic and crazy wonky techno, while lukes anger rounds off the ep with the robotic 909 warehouse beats of throwing switches.

after three albums for as many labels, dean blunt and inga copeland, also of the group hype williams, release their debut hyperdub lp, >black is beautiful<. amid rumours circulating, and confirmed by their advisor denna frances, the album was recorded during a tremulous period for the two: inga copelands arsenal girls tryouts, deans waschbärgate trial (he was implicated in being behind a one night robbing spree across 16 taxidermists based in london and the south east, allegedly only for racoons) and his subsequent conversion to nation of islam upon being acquitted. >black is beautiful< is laced with their signature hazy glow and is full of crunched eurovision lullabies, kinetic drum machine jams, unsettling funk, smeared walls of synth, moments of unadulterated opiated bliss, mogadon rap, infinite coughs and insights into the odd sexual behaviour of crackers. the word ebony occupies the albums entire front cover space in bold white print. >black is beautiful< is red and white.

this selection is about the tracks that would inform henry street, the tracks found deep within the complex strings of its dna, the tracks championed by pettibone on kiss or by washington at the studio, or those dredged from crates across the city. half-heard anthems from italy tracked down through forensic research in the record shops of the five boroughs, rare dub versions of classics that you wont be finding on ebay anytime soon. this is real disco.
>these are the secret weapon tracks, but more personal to me and people from my world. i m pulling records from different places. this is how i play records. its not fake. i have never been a set dj and always played just about every genre of music, from the fastest uptempo disco anthem, to the most ghetto rap jam to zeppelin. music is music. a good dj can play it all. a great dj can play it all technically correct!<

>rarities<, a collection of late 60s - early 70s productions by french electronic music icon jean michel jarre gets a well deserved re-issue on heavyweight vinyl.

here comes the master on carillon also known as alessio mereu. with an ep that soon will be released on steve bugs legendary pokerflat imprint, alessio delivers to our label a single really different from his typical style and approach to electronic music ... hot as hell!
first on the a side we have >hot - spot< a track with a taste of electronic and latin vibes with psychedelic voices and a solid groove.
then we have alex cellers version (cecille - area remote) that takes the main sense of the track and rebuilts it for a very stylish version rich of percussions and emotionality.
for the b-side we have >fire - hot<, a groovy club track for peak times with spoken vox sample from black poetry that really reminds the 80s rap style from the ghetto.

dies ist rollende, funky, sexy und wunderschöne sonnenuntergangs-musik! oldschool rap in einer schwül-modernen boogie art, bearbeitet und angereichert mit joashs himmlischen disco streichern. seine musik mischt dancefloor sounds und jazz-rhythmen mit orchestralen arrangements. das ergebnis ist eine tiefe und schöne klanglandschaft voller strings, komplexer drum-patterns und atmosphärischer elektronik.

daniel solar is one half of dikso, the excellent edits imprint responsible for many a disco-rinsed dancefloor burner over the last year. the hannover native is also one of berlins emergent talents, a dj, producer, label owner and a&r intent on bridging the gap between disco and dance music, while coaxing the techno-loving citys tastes a little further off the beaten track.
as a child of the early 80s, daniel was strongly influenced by synth pop and dance music, before rap and hip hop caught his imagination and inspired his first forays into production. once he had finished school, daniel became more and more and intrigued with house and techno, clubs and raves, and his studio style expanded to take in electro, techno, and deep house until we arrive at today and his latest release: too much light ep.

timeless classics of disco and funk on double 12 inch. now clap your hands everybody!

>candy red / hungry horse< is dro careys debut release for hum + buzz. this exciting newcomer from sydney has already made quite an impression, he was named as one of the top ten producers to watch in 2011 by fact magazine and has already collaborated with the former roll deep member trim. dro careys extraordinary music assimilates everything from classic techno and house to rnb, rap, juke and grime, to produce a peculiar skewed aesthetic. on side a, >candy red< places hypnotic other worldly vocals with interlocking melodies, stuttering percussion and subtle bass drops. on the other side, >hungry horse< begins by deploying a haunted female vocal, before morphing into snatches of different fragmented samples and frantic kicks and snares, for an intense narcotic affair.

presenting the >cant buy love ep<, wolf + lamb records invite you to enter the visceral world of aquarius heaven. a rhapsody of sonic flow both rough and smooth with heavy doses of sleaze and deviant, lust-filled rap, the aquarius heaven experience is nothing short of electrifying. when brian brewster met dop in paris, 2005, the former reggae, dancehall and hip- hop singer was to undergo an electronic rebirth. during the hours of studio lock-up that followed, tapping into a wealth of musical influences, the arresting sound of aquarius heaven was born. after the outstanding debut >7 days ep< on circus company caught the attention of gadi mizrahi of wolf + lamb whilst in berlin (where brewster is now based), it wasnt long before the label made aquarius part of the crew and the >cant buy love ep< was brought to light. a heady mix of sexually charged house funk, a-side >cant buy love< bumps and grinds down a bassline made of rubber with the heavy depth of brewsters vocals in the driving seat. playful and bold with singer dani sicilianos yearning interruptions, the mood is a twisted fusion of love and filth. already a staple in the sets of soul clap and wolf + lamb, >cant buy love< has all the markings of a cult record in the sex music hall of fame

evil activities returns and delivers a massive collaboration together with endymion on the legendary neophyte records label. result is the track >broken< featuring dutch rap legend e-life. >broken< is a track with anthem-like depth and features an extensive chorus. expect melodies which could only be devised by these acts completed by a powerfull bassline to top it off. the flipside features >changed the game<, an energetic banger guaranteed to fill all dancefloors.

after his guinness world record, the album and the locarno film festival prize-winning feature film ivory tower, the single never stop chosen by apple for their ipad ad and the inter-planetary video hit you can dance with its near 1 million you tube views, the musical genius brings us a limited edition of symphonic spoken word

slamming 4 track ep with cool edits !!

the underground electro series by city beat records continues with a mindblowing vol. ii, featuring 18 artists from 10 different nations around the globe that make it the ultimate, new electro funk and rap compilation of the year 2011. as volume 1, this double album is strictly limited to 300 copies and no repress! tracks by artists such as arabian prince, t la rock, dj salva 808, debonaire, planet patrol iii, jock d, freak force crew.

two inch punch is from west london. he describes himself as a frustrated soul / rnb singer, with an ear for harmony, melody & a love for dub, rap and soul. inspired heavily by beatles short love-songs, sam cookes heartfelt melodies and donny hathaways incredible vocal tones.
this is an incredible debut from someone destined for big things. you heard it here first!