kenny dope gonzales and lil louie vega made their production debut on the new york label way back when, so there can be no one more fitting to compile the first new album release on the imprint. in case you didnt know, strictly rhythm were one of the most important house labels of the 1990s. established by entrepreneur mark finkelstein and serious club babe gladys pizzarro, the label would launch the careers of, among others, roger sanchez, erick morillo and, as we ve seen, masters at work. pretty significant, then! strictly maw is an album no true househead will want to miss

refunk aka jay stewart has evolved into the scene through his talented skills as a drummer. jay has performed with all kinds of live acts from drum n bass, jazz, hip hop, soul, acid, gabba and obviously funk! 2007 is going to a top year for this man with a string of releases on re:connect, menu and a guest appearance on the groove diggerz label breakin even. fat and fucking funky shizzle all year. look out for this man hes coming up!

ultracool cobblestone jazz (mathew jonson) & louderbach rmx !!

another classic strictly rhythm re release house 2 houses i need your love originally was released back in 1991 dont miss this record

house music of the highest order from the kif label.deep & percussive. m selem is one of the most french popular musician playing with franck roger, jazz liberatorz, hi perspective. supported by all the big boys gille peterson, rainer truby, martin solveig, dj fudge, franck roger, osunlade

the >lucknlove ep< by munich based producer and dj max cavalerra comes along in karmarouges typical warmness, with lots of energy in rhythm and in an emotional sunny spellbound robe. picturesque sounding melodies are moving in bewitching clarity and danceable elegance among minimalist harmonies and playful techno rhythms. three tracks, each a unicum with distinctive temper and recognition value. three tracks filled with heart’s blood and emotions that stand in times of great love as well as in times of huge desperation solid as a rock.max cavalerra has produced with his >lucknlove ep< a record that evolves a unique style of sound, influenced and inspired by techno, jazz, classical music and ambien

a driving jazz dance tune with big horns & the heart & soul energy of live playing. middlewood make music for lovers and this is no exception. spritual south ratchet up the dancefloor vibes with a killer bassline and drums

jerrald james aka jerry the cat musical career is a typical example for detroit music of the last decades having played percussions with parliament and disco outfit cj & company he early came in contact with the first wave of detroit house and techno producers and began to experiment with these new sounds. his productions today are still evident for the unique mixture of detroit soul history and futuristic electronics. therefore this new sound signature is exemplary for the detroit sound as it skillfully fuses the free flowing jazz inflected vocals of genevieve with jerralds rootsy percussions play, accoustic live bass and a skanking, hypnotic house beat. flip over for the dubby instrumental track vanished

sizzling sampler starting with a bass boomin extra funky, jazz infused keep it going with a shot of james brown feel thrown in via a live drum sound and rhythm guitar. julius papp and charles spencer really let loose with the help of tonee green on vocals and fanatix on the remix. next up is the rousing classic sound of solitude with dj deep and franck roger featuring panyard. straight head tempo with a church feeling organ sound and soaring vocal. flip for kenny carvajal & oliver portal with je t adore. rubbery bassline, beautigul deep retro synth sound with a jazz edge that shines throughout the track.

this is the third tuning spork blues experiment. inspired by legends like miles davis and modern day techno producers like dandy jack, andreoni is forging wacked out new house sounds, in the true spirit of jazz. this ep is no exception, and it shows why the likes of ricardo villalobos believe that signor andreoni is an amazing musician. to begin the experiment, andreoni jams you deep into space, with some seriously fucked up effects that will have you hiding under your bedclothes. sleepover is perhaps the most techno cut on this release, but the deep haze of dub still remains, over a banging percussive track. on members the melodies are perfect as you expect from signor andreoni, and here the acid line is more prominent in the mix, over deep warbling bass notes. in borderline, nothing is as it seems. melodies fall down cliffs into weird drones, and everything seems a little skewed. this completes a 4 track ep from a unique talent in the world of deep electronic house music, with 4 distinctive colourful tracks that take the genre far away from the middlebrow. make sure you check out our third tuning spork blues experiment, even if you spent most of science class using bunsen burners as water pistols

the new project of japanese dj/producer yukihiro fukutomi. he is well known as a pioneer of the japanese house/dance music scene. his career started as the dj of legendary club gold in the late 80s, and started productions from 1990. his works are known worldwide, releasing on king street, irma and jcr. foog is a project inspired by his musical roots old school chicago,detroit techno,spiritual jazz,progressive rock…he makes fourth dimension sounds with digital synths and real vintage keyboards. 4040s rhythms and textures are inspired by spiritual jazz, this would be great stuff for fans of henrik schwarz,carl craig,and the deep space sound

incl tracks by tiefschwarz, audion, cobbelstone jazz, stephan bodzin, deetron, onur Özer, my my, jamie jones, marcel dettmann, aki latvamäki

jazz house 4 tracker produced by andreas saag - collaborated by mr scruff/seiji/landslide & lyricl !

tim wright comes on his tresor debut with a pure tresor-track, styled up with the voice of toastie tailor and a full-out rave beat on the aside. the flip comes more minimal with electro jazz tinges that pays a certain homage to the early minimal detroit soundmakers

three is the magic number! as a matter of fact the third installment in the koop remix series brings you not only some more floor friendly reworks of everyone’s favourite transvestite jazzers but at least two sureshot bangers! on the a side we got the mighty drumlesson remix by christian prommer. the producer of fauna flash and voom:voom fame picks up the bonus beats of the album to transform them into a 7 minute tech jazz meets classic house workout that drags drum rhythm a kicking and screaming onto the dancefloor.the b side once again sees beanfields remix of i see a different you but this time sweet singer yukimi nagano gets left behind on the excursion to detroit. and yes, the much requested instrumental version sounds even better without the vocals! last but not least there is a nice version of lets elope by sirs also known as gucciman or daniel klein, co founder of flamingo discos. he pushes the right buttons to build a grooving deep house tune around the warm vocals of mikael sundin. so, lets elope today with koop

limited vinyl only release from an anonymous producer who has released on some of the finest underground labels in the uk and beyond. the moodymanc ep makes a (very) knowing tribute to the detroit legend kenny dixon jr. the music is superb deep, jazzy house, inspired as much by the city of manchester and the likes of electrik chair and mr. scruff as much as it by kenny, theo and friends. in fact it has already been played by mr. scruff and the unabombers! no doubt when the vinyl hits the shelves it will no doubt be getting plays from loads more of the cream of underground djs

we come accross suffocating moments, sick jazz in a minimalistic key, sparks of extreme, evolutive, interlaced intensity that eventually create futurisms and bring them close to the listener. intensity, restlessness, hypnosis and vibration could define this first tupperwear release in klitekture. this ep extracted from their album >beton insel< is, most of all, a true surprise box, as you will not be able to predict by which roads will the following twist in this permanently progressing and changing evolution, theres where a very significant part of its assets and its own goal reside. complexly and simply brutal. this ep edition released on vinyl contains a remix crated by lod from gas usa, a debilitating declaration of intentions by tupperwear that under lods concept aquires a smother tone than the original going from the tupperwear demolish actitude to a more repetitive structures

connect four records is the new sub-label of tic tac toe records. weve established it to focus on all the brilliant sounds in the deep minimal house neighbourhood – and after 2 very successful releases, were now ready to give you the fabulous 3rd – this time from turkish newcomer murat Özer. murat was born in istanbul/turkey in 1977 and fell in love with music at such an early age that hes forgotten when. he started out his active musician-ship in the 90s as a bassist at a junior high rock band then went on as a guitarist and finally as a drummer in various jazz & rock bands. however, since his childhood, bands like >depeche mode<, >tears for fears<, >spandau ballet<, >human league< and such have always drawn his attention towards electronic music

back in 1993 munichs into somethin crew started a clubnight entitled maiden voyage. the idea behind it was simple while the successful weekly into somethin sessions set up by michael reinboth, florian keller and theo thoennessen in 1989 kept on providing a take on the current state of dancemusic from a jazz djs point of view the guys wanted to etablish another night dedicated strictly to the classics. jazz, soul, brasil, boogie and disco have been on the musical menu at maiden voyage ever since. michael reinboth and florian keller still love to play a set at maiden voyage every now and then but both guys left the ships bridge to concentrate on their variety of other projects in the late 90s. theo and rainer were joined by roland appel of fauna flash, trüby trio and voom:voom fame instead to form the infamous threepiece that kept on keeping on ever since

carlos mena aka casamena on remix duties here 3 very different mixes the backyard is a deep percussion driven latin jazz flavoured affair with sweet female vocals, the front stoop dub is a jazzy percussive approach with a cool piano part and on the flip you ll the casamena basement dub which is a real deep grooving thumper with a nice detroit flavour a must have record

lovely ep of laidback grooves on phuture rhythms with the main track jupiter included in two versions one rather spaced out and percussive, the other one with a thumping groove and jazz piano. two more wicked cuts on the flip. for fans of classic chicago deep house a la glenn underground

excellent techno compilation in the familiar rollin adagio style with trax by danilo vigorito, massi dl, carola pisaturo and many more... already played by ricardo villalobos, karotte, r.hawtin, luciano...

special limited edition 10 inch record from label heads the sound republic, on an ultra high quality pressing with full jackets and 2 super hot joints, making this a record for the collectors as well as the disc jockeys who have come to rely on tsr for slammin dancefloor material. a return to their roots in funk and jazz, the a side get loose (take a breath) hits with absolutely crushing beats, a running bassline, and a sax bit that has every partygoer running to the dj booth whenever the track gets played asking what in the good god they are hearing! flip the cute little guy over for funkyard junk, a tune that starts with a garbage can percussion jam that eventually works up in to some good old down home southern funk, complete with hand clappin, foot stompin hoots and hollers and yet another infectious guitar hook that can only be described as good times house music. these two funky cuts still have a fresh and modern sound while maintaining that good ole chicago vibe that sends the dancefloors in to a tizzy. receiving massive support from the heavy hitters of the underground, raoul belmans, dj mes, diz, justin long, dj heather, and bryan jones amongst others were caning the hell out of this at this years wmc. dont sleep on this extremely special limited edition pressing of the fifth spatulacity record, yet another quality minded release from some one of the most consistent names in house musics new school

up and coming dallas duo ill castle have a penchant for smoothed out house jams with just a touch of jazz. this 12inch sees two originals from ill castle and a smokin remix from demarkus lewis. >its a shame< mixes freestyle sax with dark organs for a moody dancefloor mover while >latina< is straight up percussive fire. demarkus keeps the heat up bringing a new york maw kind of vibe to >its a shame<. deep synth lines and smokey percussion keep your body movin

a deep vocal house cut from new label sugardub, with a balearic beach vibe, smooth progressive bassline and a jazz feel. debuted at wmc and is a perfect summer record, an essential cut for your soulful open sky late night set. incls 2 dub mixes as well

this is the 3rd release on ashley beedles out hear audio imprint. mr. beedle and friends have whipped up a tasty three tracker of psychedelic disco and tech-jazz very much in his black science orchestra vein

first release on the new kat imprint on the a side you ll find an 8 minute long broken beat nu jazz re edit by danny krivit flip over for a deep grooving latin edit by bob henzell

to honor zumbis tale, we re grateful for the contribution of two of europes finest producers. berlin based henrik schwarz is a long time aficionado of funk, house, disco, jazz, techno and soul. exploring those musical forms and pushing the boundaries in between is his humble mission. his adventures into hi fi are truly amazing and pure bliss. once again hes blessing a vinyl with an enormous remix treatment! and last but not least back by popular demand, enrico volcov! milanos soulbrother with the midas touch, known for his outstanding production work on projects such as rima or his current isoul8 on sonar kollektiv, drops a deep and growing house rework in approved manner

skyman aka sneaky tim aka duece mode with pumpin chicago tech dedicated to joe cole

greenhouse keeps on it s steady course with the >northern style ep< fresh from the mind of glasgow s craig hamilton. craig delivers a solid four tracker that covers all the dimensions all at once funky, jazzy, deep and tracky. kickin it off with the bass ride of >don t stop< expect to hear this from the likes of dj heather and jason hodges. >outta my face< is just a straight dirty slice while >average day< takes the role of peak time mover. wrapping it up is >gonna take< a cool ride with the rhodes and jazz for fans of bryan jones et al… greenhouse is growin

excellent jazzy flavoured new skool funky / chicago house monster, flipside a huge discofied weapon

manmadescience is producer michel baumann aka jackmate / soulphiction, who has several releases under this moniker on labels like perlon, playhouse, freude am tanzen, etc... this masterpiece comes along in a variety between jazz, soul and house.

dicke jazz gewürzte minimal schieber von mathias kaden, mossa, patrone und den dubnoodles

lush deep jazz house recontructed by anthony nicholson and william kurk. stellar group of accomplished musicians wrap themselves around the trumpet playing of duke jones himself a veteran who has worked with a diverse a set of groups as dr.buzzard savanna

funky, bumpin,percussive, tribal mover with monster bass, chanting vocals and some wicked acid touches on the a side. b side is a down and dirty jazz house thang with trumpet and smooth narration

slam mode are back with another instalment of their >sedation in noise< series. this new one is all about balance. the a side is a deep, minimal, techy drive that will keep you in space on those long flights between berlin and detroit. still firly rooted in the vibe that is going on now in nyc this record plays out perfectly for the likes of francois k and joe claussell. hit the flip for a breaky jazz techno piece along the lines of early carl craig/innerzone orchestra

2007, is nu tropic new label launching year : jazzmin records. afer the two first 12 inch from the combo released early this year, nu tropic asked their friends to remix their first album >vocé sabe< songs. the result >vocé sabe remixed< is a perfect combination of their tracks optimized for some dancefloor action.you will find on this album >la creme de la creme< of french trendy producers such like playin 4 the city, franck roger, l aroye & ky…nu tropic brazilian flavours are then transformed into highly danceable house tunes. nu tropic love japan & japanese famous artists jazztronik, yukihiro fukutomi & soul source (who remixed jackson 5 few years ago) also joined this project to add their typical jazz beats >savoir faire<

serious funk going on here! a well balanced mix of new comers and established artists gettin together to throw down some funk blacksoul teams up with newcomer musical globe for a slice of disco heaven that is all about a wicked break. sleazy mcqueen drops a funk bomb on us, chopping up the samples just right and then killin it with that ol school rap. fabio bacchini is channeling chicago via italy and works a classic sample to death on freakin jazz. tom collins is back and with a vengeance with a classic spettro mixed track with a quirky spoken word over the top for good measure

after featuring on the work of the cream of dancefloor jazz, broken beats and house music for 4 years or more, lyricl has two singles out, two lyricl singles. well it was about time. he wants to know is a mid tempo broken jazz produced by rms. it whacks the floor with sub bass and jacking brokenbeats, and ls rhymes are as tight as she sits on the riddim nice. a chorus reminiscent of a bb boogie ting completes a hard hitting heavyweight of a tune. knowing lyric ls straight up house music prowess (a la doot dude) phil asher turns in a restless soul mix that transforms ooh u & i into a tough but classy beat & bass driven jackin house workout. a dub completes a top package, a package which shows that loose lips are just one of lyricls many assets

igors defchild debut is quite mesmerizing. with tracks on handheld and forcetracks igor draws upon his detroit, chicago and berlin influences to produce three bewitching tracks.these largely instrumental pieces combine the production aesthetics of house and techno with exquisite and subtle compositional flairs from dub and blues/soul fusions. northern european production team of aleksander chernishov and maksim vasilevsky refashion somewhere with jazz influenced musicality and poise

nice price deal !!! juju & jordash combine live instrumentation with programmed rhythms to create two pieces of the deepest, darkest, haunted house music. >blue plates< is a driving angry-sounding track featuring loose handclaps, treated vocals, detroit synth pads and thunderclap percussion. n.p.i. is a warm, jazz-influenced track with a loose, dubby arrangement built around rhodes piano chords and ilya ziblat shai s double bass. juju & jordash met nearly a decade ago through a weekly jazz session in haifa, israel and are currently based in amsterdam

produced/written by theo parrish, rick wilhite, marcellus pittmann and kenny dixon jr. 4 tracks of jazz fused house music with detroit influence

brill deeep jazzy and phunky house... chicago flavoured... for fans of b. jones, dj sneak, derrick l carter...

i cube is one of the most respected french producers of sophisticated electronic music and one half of chateau flight with his friend and versatile records owner gilb’r. karma shares the honour of being remixed by him with people like daft punk, leftfield, joakim and phonique just to name a few. i cube takes karma on a long distance run from paris to lazise, setting the pace in a hypnotic slow motion stomp. cosmic disco cubism at its best!on the b side awaits you another special titbit colognes jazz connaisseur and multi instrumentalist pascal schäfer is given a carte blanche to do a remix and karma wont have to regret this. best known for his output on the karaoke kalk, pascal manages it like only a few other producers to translate jazz aesthetics and structures into electronic grooves and patterns

apendics.shuffle & mikael stavöstrand bringen dir leichtfüßigen jazz-funk-techno mit einer bassdrum die die welt zu einer besseren schlagen möchte. inklusive mossa mix

nice floating electronic fly with a look into sounds of jm jarre , klaus schulze , tangerine dream etc

farina and sneak heads will recognize the a side s >does not compute< after dropping it in literally every set they ve played in the last six months. miles maeda s rework is deep and twisted and definitely peak time material. b side features >jazzin< a sweet groover perfect for the deep house heads. lil mark reworks the track with a tougher approach: fat kicks, skippy hats and delayed horns round off the ep nicely

dj venom is one the producers behind of the latest incognito albums, and the album >equilibria< on far out recordings by the new brazilian diva sabrina malheiros, (daughter of alex from azymuth). been a regular at the arision s camp from the beginning with his alias vipersquad, he finally drops a visionary album, reworking some of the greatest tracks by marco di marco (from the album >my london friends< with guest like nathan haines on sax/flute) but also some jazz dance original classic like >par avion< or >bossa with regards<. on this 12inch sampler you find a masterpiece created in collaboration with big bang >bossa of the future<. it s an authentic piece of pure techno-jazz that slides from past to future with his jazzy double bass and his carl craig s styles synthetisers. on side b side there s the massive bossa reconstruction of >up west<, lost between the sax of mr nathan haines and the percussion of the quintet from >my london friends<, mr venom introduces his distinctive sounds, echoes of new jazz revolution

it has been over four years since koops last album waltz for koop was released. today the record is still considered their breakthrough record because it sold over 160.000 units worldwide. the critics and fans were raving about the band and even the legendary director woody allen fell for the stockholm based duo and featured their hit single waltz for koop in his film match point. on their new album called koop islands they take us back in time on a enchanting journey into the era of swing orchestras and jazz crooners spiced with some exotic mento, calypso and chanson elements.the first 12 features three nice reworks done by some of swedens finest producers in club sound. markus enochsons transforms i see a different you into one of his trademark deep house tunes while hird puts the vibraphone scented ballad koop island blues into a completly new context by creating a slow rolling dub mix. tiger stripes picks up the pop appeal of the album and delivers a sunny house version of lets elope a perfect radio tune!watch out for a second 12“ coming up on compost records with more fresh remixes by beanfield, alif tree and the innocent sorcerers