after retiring from the jamaican police force arthur duke reid established his treasure isle liquor store and sound system in pink lane kingston and was crowned the undisputed king of sound and blues in 1956, 57 and in 58. the duke then moved into record production and after relocating the store to 33 bond street, he then built a recording studio on top of his new premises in 1966. according to the musicians and singers the wooden construction of the treasure isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness and with resident engineer byron baron/smithy smith at the controls, the sound of a bond street recording was immediately recognisable.
but the studio one sound is different to the treasure isle sound! the people have to know. - bunny striker lee
a glittering selection of strikers treasure isle recordings are featured on this compilation. so please sit back and enjoy the set!

top-balearic-compilation, zusammengestellt von zwei kennern der szene: chris coco, langjŠhriger dj und kurator der real ibiza--serie, und jim breese, resident-dj im cafŽ mambo auf ibiza und produzent der ku de ta albumserie. durch und durch bezaubernde und inspirierende sounds von cantoma (aka cafŽ del mar-dj phil mison), nils frahm, afterlife, lisbon kid (aka rui da silva), nick & samantha (produziert von chris coco), u.v.a.

aufgenommen wurde die platte in los angeles und im heimstudio der band in norwegen. nach den etwas pompšseren werken one armed bandit und live with the britten sinfonia begibt sich starfire auf experimentelleres terrain und ist bestimmt durch die arbeit im studio, wo jedem song verschiedenste klangliche nuancen beigemischt wurden. der sound von marcus forsgrens gitarre spielt auf starfire eine ebenso prominente rolle, wie der einsatz von elektronischeren klŠngen, das macht es zu dem am wenigsten jazzigen album von jaga jazzist.

feat.dusky, mk, maik and pasteman, new york transit. includes download code for full lenght tracks

walk dance talk sing is the seventh album by much-loved crazy p aka danielle moore, jim baron and chris toddy todd.

frankie knuckles eft behind perhapst the greatest house music legacy that ever was or ever will be, having made dance music at a spiritual level for nearly four decades

auf drei cds vereint das britische ministry of sound label die angesagtesten dance tracks - ideal fŸr den ultimate workout! mit tracks und remixen von sam smith, florence & the machine, john newman, disclosure, avicii, lana del rey, swedish house mafia, alex adair, u.v.a. ...

throwback old skool anthems featured 60 tracks auf drei cds. cd1 widmet sich den 90er anthems von jamiroquai Ÿber crystal waters bis hin zu bobby brown. auf der zweiten cd gibt es old skool garage house mit den hits von artful dodger, mj cole oder shola ama, und die dritte cd featured funky house classics von modjo, david guetta, eric prydz, tom novy, u.v.a.! das britische compilation-imperium ministry of sound, bekannt fŸr sein musikalisches gespŸr, bietet uns einen exzellenten †berblick Ÿber die facettenreichen clubsounds der 90er jahre.

paul oakenfold und perfecto records starteten vor 25 jahren parallel zur blŸte von housemusik, ravekultur und balearicszene. oakenfold stieg auf bis zur nr.1 der dj mag top 100 und wurde ein begehrter topremixer (madonna, u2, happy mondays, justin timberlake, bruno mars) mit drei grammy-nominierungen. fŸr perfecto records entdeckte und veršffentlichte er frŸh acts wie carl cox, david guetta, bt, timo maas und tiesto. vorliegende compilation zeigt die ganze stilistische vielfalt des labels, von ibiza-house bis goa-trance, von progressive bis soul-house, 34 charakteristische tracks in ihren besten mixen. von tophits wie not over yet (grace), finally (cece peniston) und flaming june (bt) bis clubburnern von man with no name, mozaic oder den dope smugglaz

how much do you really know about nina kraviz? shes a russian techno dj, an accomplished producer, one of dance musicÕs breakthrough names of the last five years. true enough, but theres so much more to her story than that. shes one of electronic musics most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet shes also the embodiment of the future. her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. if that feels very now, kraviz has a lot to do with it, which is why she was asked to mix the latest instalment of !k7Õs landmark Ôdj kicksÕ series.

defected presents fcl in the house is the first essential mix album of 2015, a two cd mix of classic and contemporary house music, including cuts from larry heard, bob moses, seven davis jr. and audiojack, as well as a handful of fcl exclusives

mit candie hank produzierten sie so etwas wie desert-polka, hymnischen hip hop hingegen mit modeselektor und den puppetmastaz. wir hšren mitrei§enden neo postrock in kooperation mit tortoise oder laetitia sadier, radiotaugliches songwriting mit eric d. clark, gebrochenen funk in kooperation mit den eigens wiedervereinigten funkstšrung und einen astreinen r&b-ohrwurm mit den junior boys. so ist 21 again eine ode an die freude und freunde der band und gleichzeitig ein manifest des stŠndigen dialogs, eine feier der vielschichtigkeit.

ein jahr ist vergangen, seit dj koze sein weltweit mit awards und preisen ausgezeichnetes meisterwerk amygdala veršffentlichte: bestes album in der groove, de:bug, bei byte fm und zŸndfunk, best album 2 bei resident advisor, dazu gab es den hans musikpreis, den vut indie-award best album und schlie§lich den echo kritikerpreis. nun erscheint mit reincarnations pt 2, nach reincarnations -the remix chapter 2001-2009 und music is okay (2000), die dritte gro§e werkschau des remix-virtuosen dj koze

emotional rescue is proud to present the first ever collection of works from spanish song writer javier bergia. as a member of finas africae his name is finally coming to prominence. now with this selection of his music from 1985 to today, the depths of his acoustic, folk and balearic writing can be heard. born in madrid in 1958 to a family steeped in both classical and spanish traditional music, javier s unique mastery of guitar, percussion, voice, poetry and composition is drawn from both this grounding and upon his lifelong musical inquisitiveness . since 1980 he has been an integral part of the ancient music group atrium musicae . in 1984 he founded, with juan alberto arteche and luis delgado, the groundbreaking group finis africae as a sonic investigation into a fusion o f diverse ethnic musical forms incorporating both indigenous instruments and electronic elements. as a solo artist, his career blossomed when, in 1985, he recorded his first lp, the acclaimed recoletos and he has since recorded thirteen solo albums . with luis delgado he recorded the now classic album la fl or de piedra under the name ishinohana and regularly appears with singer ismael serrano. javier has composed music for and collaborated on many documentaries, films and advertisements as well as collaborating on protects with a myriad o f artists including maria del mar bonet, joaquin diaz, vainica doble, marina heredia, pablo guerreo, antonio vega and cafe del mar. today he participates in the sephardic music groups halilem and alquibla , as well as diverse alternative chamber music groups. javier works around the world as composer, arranger and producer and he appears daily with manolo hh on radio nacional de espana.

there are few names in dance music today which need less of an introduction than masters at work. the duo of louie vega and kenny dope gonzalez have forged a reputation for genre-eschewing dj sets and flawless house production during careers which have spanned decades and seen hundreds of releases and remixes. their influence and reach changed house forever. taking the song-writing ability of vega and fusing it with gonzalez s encyclopaedic knowledge of breaks and hip-hop, the pair created a smooth-yet-underground sound that is still being copied and referenced by producers today...

theatrics is as much a folk song fairytale as it is an exploration of electronic wonders.

prins thomas jumped on the mixing decks and prepared a sonic trip for endless flight records. including , theo parrish, ricardo villalobos, donato dozzy, floating points, mike huckaby, bjoern torske, dj fett burger, marcellus pittman, bee mask, surgeon, silent servant and shed.

auf seinem dritten longplayer entledigt sich der norwegische musiker kim hiorthoy jeglicher folk-, freejazz-, lofi- und acid-experimente der vergangenheit. dogs ist ein klassisch minimalistisches klavier-werk, angereichert mit wenigen beats und synths. wŠhrend kim hiorthoy den schwedischen pianisten jan johansson als inspiration nennt, erinnern seine bezaubernden klanglandschaften an harold budd und eric satie.

this new album features the music of calypso in its many styles. included is music from its birthplace - the island of trinidad - as well as a number of other caribbean islands (including jamaica and the bahamas) and its subsequent onwards journey (britain, panama and the united states), recorded during the years 1955-69.

3rd instalment in the >offering< mix cd series. carefully curated selection of deep and soulful house. featuring music from larry heard, jimpster & steven tang. mixed by osunlade

-secret lounge- bietet ein doppel-set mit den entspanntesten chillout-groove-tracks fŸr die sinnlichen stunden zu zweit. in einer exklusiven zusammenstellung finden sich hier die besten tracks der szene fŸr freunde hochqualitativer elektronischer musik. 3

georgie fame ist eine britische r&b-legende. er hat in seiner 50-jaehrigen karriere mehr als 30 alben und 13 hitsingles veroeffentlicht, sein bekanntester hit ist >the ballad of bonnie and clyde< nr. 1 in uk im jahr 1968.

theres a common thread that runs through all of brandt brauer fricks music. it is this: interesting things happen at the interface of machine and hand-made music. the berlin trios 2010 album, you make me real, fused techno and classical. the 2011 follow-up, mr machine, saw them go the whole classical-meets-club hog with a ten-piece ensemble playing dance music live. then, earlier this year, came miami, a darker, more song-based collection exploring the same man-machine ideas.

the unknown hei§t nicht nur der erste song, den sie fŸr ihr gleichnamiges zweites album geschrieben hat, dillon thematisiert hier die instanz im leben, fŸr die es keinen namen, keine beschreibung, keine grenzen gibt. das unbekannte kann alles sein: die sehnsucht, die liebe, der verlust, die vergŠnglichkeit, die angst oder das verlangen. passend zum cover-artwork von the unknown prŠsentieren sich die zwšlf neuen stŸcke direkter, natŸrlicher und freimŸtiger: die texte sind viel abstrakter und offener, obwohl sie genauso persšnlich und introvertiert sind , sagt dillon Ÿber die im mai bis november 2013 entstandenen songs. stŸcke wie in silence oder 4ever sind bisweilen schwermŸtig, sie verstršmen diese versunkenheit, die keineswegs immer als melancholisch diffamiert werden muss. wir alle leiden , sagt dillon, es ist jedoch wichtig, wie wir das leid verarbeiten .

hamburger dj & produzent marco niemerski, aka tensnake praesentiert sein debuetalbum glow mit dem er erstmals auf seine faehigkeiten als songwriter und transportiert mit seinem den spirit von soul, seventies-disco und fruehen house-tracks in die jetzige zeit.

featuring a staggering 20 original productions and remixes, saved records are proud to present their 100th release

fxhe going for the professional look on this killer mix cd celebrating a decade of operations. stone-cold classics like oasis13 and the omar s remix of gunnar wendals 578 rub up against recent hits such as o.b ignitts oh jabba, sex and wayne county hill cops pt.2. vital!

since his 2011 debut lp *bible eyes*, psutka has been busy with various studio production projects as well as recording and touring with his side-project hiawatha. his return as egyptrixx takes the form of a multi-media collaboration with berlin-based visual artist a.n.f. (andreas fischer). together the pair focused on a process - a set of meaning-through-reduction principles applied to both sound and video - with atmosphere, repetition and texture given priority over traditional ideas of narrative and song structure.

for the inaugural house masters release of 2013, we are proud to present a retrospective compilation celebrating the work of one of house musics true originals house masters charles webster! featuring 22 of his productions and remixes the compilation is almost entirely comprised of brand new reedits and remixes and previously unreleased material!

perfekt getimed, kehrt omar nun mit einem brandneuen album zurueck, von dem nicht wenige sagen, es sei ohne zweifel das stŠrkste seiner gesamten karriere. der wirbel, den bereits die veroeffentlichung des titeltracks the man als erste single ausloeste, bestaetigt, dass omar sich unbestreitbar auf der hoehe seine kunst befindet szene-groe§en wie gilles peterson (bbc 6), trevor nelson (radio 2) und jamie cullum haben sich zu recht fuer die nummer begeistert und sie als neuerlichen beweis seiner legendaeren faehigkeit gefeiert, umwerfend eingaengige melodien zu schreiben, der er auf diesem brandneuen, jetzt schon als klassiker zu bezeichnenden song, auch noch eine produktion verpasste, die funkier ist, als alles was man bisher von ihm kannte

mit weit Ÿber 500.000 globalen verkaeufen der the sound of dubstep-serie launcht das britische compilation-imperium ministry of sound mit the sound of deep house eine brandneue serie zum aktuellen sound der stunde.40 tracks auf zwei cds inklusive der aktuellen deep house club-hits von duke dumont, maya jane coles, azari & iii, tensnake, nick curly, argy, jessie ware, aluna george, osunlade u.v.a.!

already drowning, a song-cycle inspired by various myths & folktales about female water spirits, marks something of a departure for aidan baker. while still retaining his trademark sense of ambience & texture, the tracks on this album are much more structured & song oriented, embracing a minimalist post-rock, slowcore style & featuring a different guest vocalist on each track.

the new suburbia unmixed! a double unmixed compilation made for djs containing all main house & electronic hits. incl. serebro, r.i.o., alexandra stan, michael gray, get far, basto!, ..

das neue album der downtown new york-legende dj olive featuring honeychild coleman: brooklyns original bass innovator meldet sich mit thwis zurueck. thwis ist eine zusammenstellung brodelnder deep und mature bass musik. diese mischung klingt wie eine mixtur aus smokers delight meets boards of canada meets rhythm and sound. fŸr fans von dubstep und techno!

the album swings between disco, boogie, and deep house - all heartfelt composed by a man that needs to feel what he does. ten tracks full of charming samples, melodies to die for, and soft but demanding basslines...

miami 2013!this years hottest tracks from miamis clubs and beaches! starring : groove armada, prok & fitch, the shapeshifters, dennis ferrer, grant nelson, roger sanchez, frankie knuckles, todd terry, kings of tomorrow atfc and many more

ts the culmination of what has been a roller coaster debut year: the eponymous debut album by the phenomenal vienna duo hvob is a lesson in how versatile, intelligent and creative electronic music can be.

seasons is produced by carlos nino and features many great are sts from the l.a. region such as dwight trible, the life force trio, miguel atwood-ferguson and mark de clive-lowe. artwork made by machine.

light as a feather and colorful as the autumn and spring: the new album of kuniyuki takahashi, sometimes known as koss, is an affair of the heart!

unterwegs geschrieben, drŸcken die songs all das adrenalin, die aggression und die wut aus, die der mann die welt bereisend fŸhlte, ein wahres spektrum an kreativitŠt. downtempo-strings, herzzerreissender soul, reanimierter hip hop und geisterhafte vokalformen durchziehen, zu einer bunten decke zusammengeflickt, jeden einzelnen song. eine einsame reise in die innerste gedankenwelt der dunkelsten stunden des sufi, aufgenommen im homestudio im kreise seiner famile, als kontrast zur umgebenden mojave-wŸste.

netsky 2 deluxe re-packages the original album with a 2nd disc, packed with brand new tracks, exclusive live recordings, instrumentals, remixes + more.

>are you ready for a journey into the mind of a girl whos dedicated her heart to music?<, fran asks daringly on >may i introduce myself<, the first song of her anticipated first solo lp, frantastic.

ultraista Ñ the new project from radiohead producer nigel godrich, atoms for peace drummer joey waronker, and london artist laura bettinson has its self-titled debut

emerging from the endless summers of venice, california to team up with shlohmo, jonwayne, d33j, rl grime and more to form the wedidit crew, jasper patterson aka groundislava has transformed from bashful video gamer to full-fledged composer. groundislava has roots that draw from 80s nostalgia, tv and pop culture that grow and transform into the 21st century aesthetic of electronic music. recently tapped for official remixes of slugabed and shlohmo as well as kutmahs brownswood compilation, groundislava returns with the feel me lp, the follow-up full-length to his self-titled 2011 debut.

tops form precious balances. they create emotionally powerful sonic experiences, with a contemporary understanding of the classic song structures which guide pop music.

the first live performance of the steve hillage band in 25 years!

the playing doesnt stray far from the safer confines of the style but his music is nothing less than a pleasure and a comfort to listen to.

one of today s biggest movements in electronic dance music, still is the beloved sound of trance. continuing to grow more eclectic with each song it sets forward, the trance scene has won the hearts of millions of music lovers across the globe. for these lovers, armada music presents the armada trance series. going strong for nearly 5 years, the series presents the most essential track, with each season it passes. completing trance collections with never-ending beats, heart-rending melodies and uplifting synths, is armada trance volume 15 . filled with todays hottest trance tracks and future favorites, it takes you on a journey to the tracks of armin van buuren, dash berlin, paul oakenfold and ashley wallbridge, as well as andy moor, matt darey, markus schulz and aly & fila. enjoy the musical journey it takes you on. one big ride of energy and musical bliss!