repress 2019!! written by nickolas ashford and valerie simpson
licensed courtesy of valerie simpson, hopsack & silk production, inc. published by nick-o-val music company, inc. (ascap)
official release groovin recordings 2017
ltd repress .. now a firm favourite in many a dj’s record bag, nigerian disco-boogie king steve monite’s hit “only you” (featured on soundway’s recent “doing it in lagos” compilation), is given a rework by sofrito s own frankie francis. on the b-side, nick the record teams up with idjut boys’ dan tyler to take on “hafi deo” - a beautiful taste of breezy tropical congolese pop from tabu ley rochereau.
cooked up by label head and bass player, chris lujan, specifically for austin, tx guitar hero, nick diaz, the bullies get right down to business with some hard-hitting, funky, soulful blues a la albert king on stax with a heavy shot of james brown. joined by lugnut brand stalwarts, joe baer magnant on rhythm guitar, michael reed on drums, and chris hazelton, out of kansas city, laying in some tasty hammond organ, bringing the whole thing home.
2019 repress - first recorded in 1983 under the name visual, boyd jarvis s cut the music got me is one of the first true house records. a staple on the 80s new york club scene, the visionary instrumental dub was played everywhere from the paradise garage to zanzibar, dance-floors packing to it s mix of throbbing bass and wooshes of analogue synth magic. at ransom note we ve long been obsessed with the record, so when house hunting s aiden d araujo interviewed boyd - and found out that we could license it - we jumped at the chance. now, we present the music got you sounding bigger and better than ever before. remastered from boyd s original tapes by keith tenniswood at curved studios, the music got me is pressed on limited edition, heavyweight vinyl for clarity and bass pressure. complimenting the original release come 2 completely new mixes the first is a dubbed out masterpiece from edit-king nick the record alongside dan tyler of the idjut boys. between them they take the essence of jarvis s original and tease it out into a cavernous disco killer. next up comes bawrut man behind ransom notes debut release, the nu-acid anthem ciquita. bawrut does what he does best, throwing in latin percussion, layers of screwball 303 burbles, and a sense of joy, all whilst keeping boyd s original bass groove rolling.
private lesson: project from los angeles comprised of damon palermo (damon eliza palermo, magic touch) nick malkin (nick malkin, afterhours, post geography, la vampires, sun araw)
after his kinfolk released collab with otologic s nick murrary, kris baha makes a welcome return to his power station creation. a versatile five track ep that will get you through the night, one pictures yello s virgin ketamine experiments on mind your head before jeff comes to the party with his mad professor dub, giving you whiplash with its belting beats and crashing guitar stabs. originally designed as an hour long opening score for the namesake melbourne club night, around you go is an edited warm up tool, the crossroad between dusseldorf and elettronica meccanica. if issued in 1983, 2 nights in armenia would have lived on as a cosmic classic while arpb is the listeners exit music, a fork hanging from the power socket.
after providing touch from a distance s inaugural release not even one year ago, the mighty desert sound colony is returning to nick hö,ppner s label for another round on the bouncy bounce, his bubble gun at the ready!
meda fury welcomes tom wrankmore aka eliphino to the imprint for a stunning ep of thunderous breaks, 303’s and serious sub-bass pressure. hailing originally from the leeds, but with wider travels to settle down in both london and berlin, wrankmore’s music embraces hip-hop, rave, and uk garage. he now serves up a pungent confection pitched between the hessle audio crew, joy o and demdike stare’s most recent efforts. having released heaters for brownswood and hoya hoya over the years, eliphino now debuts as part of the meda fury family with the realistic sex ep. wrankmore has been locked away in his studio for the last 1.5 years, abstaining from gigging and releasing records to knuckle down and produce, emerging with a new darker edge and a much more hardcore sound. tom explains: “the theme of the ep is trusting your intuition in an information flooded world. i’ve collaborated with visual artists tom pounder & jon harris who have created two videos for the release, one for disc rhythm and one for realistic sex.- meda fury boss nick williams, “tom s new music epitomises to me what modern club tracks should sound like - wild, energetic, deadly. he’s discovered his own dark new world of sound fusing breakbeat, acid, speed garage and even industrial stylings”
massive 22 track compilation spanning three vinyl lps and one 45 showcasing a wide scope of subterranean american electronics. comes with download code included. - 1 per customer
the 68th edition of the dj-kicks mix series is another landmark one, with experimental producer laurel halo taking the reins. the americans adventurous 28 track trip features seven exclusives, including two of her own plus those from rrose, machinewoman, fit siegel, nick leon and ikonika. the double vinyl release includes a download code.
after the success of their sophmore album nick & astros guide to the galaxy last year, potatohead people are back with a special remix of the first single morning sun off the album (featuring vocalist nanna.b) on the album rom the legendary dj spinna. spinna gives morning sun his signature galactic funk flip, beefing up the drums into a cosmic shuffle, with an analog arpeggiating bassline, lifting strings and synth squelches. also included is the instrumental on the flip. cover art comes from berlin s rahel susskind who revists the guide to the galaxy concept from inside the funky spaceship. blast off!
brother nebula has released a stellar solo ep and a collaboration with solar on the legwork label in 2018 to critical acclaim – two weeks priot to his release on touch from a distance, brother nebula will be part of the first tfad labelnight at panorama bar alongside desert sound colony, opal sunn live and nick hö,,ppner
spirit ii on 2x12 inch , with bartolomeo, doorly & tan dem, emanuel satie, jenia tarsol & jinga, jonas rathsman, kenny glasgow, nanghiti, nick curly, yousef, zotar
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