anchored between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, when industrial music courted funk, when electro(nica) made a shy appearance and house was visceral and plaintive, also inspired by current r&b productions and futuristic hip-hop, tropics of love is a slow tempo record that shines like a steel sun and rings diabolically romantic.

anchored between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, when industrial music courted funk, when electro(nica) made a shy appearance and house was visceral and plaintive, also inspired by current r&b productions and futuristic hip-hop, tropics of love is a slow tempo record that shines like a steel sun and rings diabolically romantic.
the double 12 inch lp comes in gatefold sleeve with cd-copy of the full album included.

32 exclusive tracks from the last ten years!

brilliant house / deep house album

der erfrischende psychedelic-pop des gleichnamigen django django debütalbums wurde 2012 direkt für den mercury prize nominiert und in den weltweiten jahresbestenlisten abgefeiert (musikexpress #1, nme top 10, us-rolling stone top 30). nun stellt die band ihre persönliche afterhours-session zusammen, in der sie zeitlose perlen aus den plattensammlungen ihrer eltern (roy davis jr, nilsson, james last) mit hip hop und modernen bass-sounds von heute (ramadanman, tnght aka hudson mohawke & lunice, outkast) mischen, ohne dabei ihre einflüsse von sonnengetränktem sixties-pop (beach boys, seals & crofts) zu vergessen. als exklusives bonbon steuern django django zudem eine eigene coverversion des *porpoise song* von the monkees bei. und wie üblich beendet eine exklusive gutenacht-geschichte jedes set, diesmal erzählt von topdarsteller benedict cumberbatch, bekannt aus filmhighlights wie *12 years a slave*, *star trek* oder *the hobbit*

4 track release with 3 originals that touch on deep house, italo disco & cosmic sounds while san franscio house-sleaze afficionado anthony mansfields remix provides a dubby dose of dance floor funk.

after the great debut of some month ago, spectral rebel is ready to return with another massive release, this time signed by a further coming up artist in the techno scene: manuel di martino.

vinyl only! super limited edition compilation from traveller. only 200 copies worldwide. dont sleep. imported from finland.

next release from the duesseldorf label gua ltd. again this record is limited up to 300 copies and will never repressed. vinyl only !

deluxe 2x12 inch mini album in black matt mailer box with 4 x high quality prints by photographer silvia grav. record store day exclusive product.

schneeweiss iii: a collaboration of neighbours. over the years, oliver koletzki has continuously cited berlin as a point of reference and, more importantly, a source of inspiration. two of his albums - gro§stadtmaerchen and gro§stadtmaerchen 2 - have been a direct ode to the capital. friedrichshain, one of berlins vibrant districts, has always held a special place in olivers heat. this is where he started out when he first moved to the city, and this is where he lives now.

as a precursor to kabale und liebes debut album, soweso records releases the sammy hoboken ep in april as a teaser of whats to come. almost 20 years ago, liron van daalen was inspired to become a dj after his cousin explained that the mixtapes liron adored were created by one person seamlessly mixing one record into another. that revelation set off a chain of events that has seen him adopt the alias kabale und liebe and rise up to become one of hollands most exciting and reputable electronic music artists.

-someday world- enthŠlt neun songs, gemeinsam komponiert und eingesungen von eno und hyde, mit einer beeindruckenden liste von gastmusikern und -vokalisten wie tessa angus, nell catchpole, marianna champion, will champion, kasia daszykowska, don e., darla

musumeci tapes reissue, with their brutal body music plus, similar to daf, chbb and liaisons dangereuses, was one of the most acclaimed in the mannequin records 2013 productions. traxx on the edit.. ! red vinyl limited edition of 250 copies. tip

limited edition ep featuring rare dance mania classics drewsky and club spirit (paul johnson) + exclusive previously unreleased track by rhythm ii rhythm (parris mitchell).

dust returns with 2 brand new mutant acid house tracks on mannequin records. limited edition of 250 copies! clear vinyl! tip

2lp + cd, gatefold, embossed print, printed inner sleeve, 2 bonus tracks

half baked records starts 2014 with a release from one of his most recently signed residents: enrico mantini.

the funky fuzzy sounds of west africa.

shadeleaf reaches out to the tribes and comes home with a serious crop to see us through! for their debut v.a selection *please come correct* thatmanmonkz has pulled in some serious talent from the fringes of forward-thinking house.

manticore by deemonlover is yet another piece of enigmatic and deviant techno-constructs, a debut release from the unhallowed incognito duo. manticore bubbles with an array of contrasting moods, ranging from the buoyancy and melodic traits of the opener velcro, the stained oomph of ghetto-esque j.a.a.p., to the chromatic shades and warmth of violet kink and the menacing tone of the cruncher till primalis.

awanto 3 strikes again with part two of his debut album! includes the cut baila con paula, which is a collaboration with the dutch nine-piece afrobeat ensemble jungle by night. tip!

nein wir goennen uns keine verschnaufpause! bei uns geht es direkt weiter und es steht auch schon die vierte veroeffentlichung vom hausinternen >chefmechaniker< madmotormiquel in den startloechern. sein musikalischer beitrag nennt sich >never know ep< und umfasst 3 facettenreiche original-tracks und einen remix von unserem dream-team, der ritter butzke studio 001, mario aureo & manuel moreno.

special package containing 7 inch (longing) + cd (heart & soul - strings & nostalgia) with additional hidden track
- dvd digipak sleeve
- goldstamps
- liner notes by thaddeus herrmann (de:bug)
- sticker

2013 was a good year for mr natalizia. breaking out of his musical (comfort) zone and touring schedule as one half of kompakt records stars walls, a deeper side to his music oeuvre was shown on the excellent not waving debut, umwelt, before then going on to compile the killer *mutazione* compilation of italian new wave 1980-1988 for strut records. spanning 9 tracks, *human capabilities* takes the sound of umwelt and the subsequent super limited cassette only reinterpretations of redacted and mixes harder percussive tracks alongside explorations of melody through ambient pieces that close each side.

ep in sleeve with 3mm spine, with silver area to be scratched to reveal a surprise + download card

lebal1204 is the second double a side release from le bal records and comes with promising new tracks by young u.s. producer detach and swiss producer team manuel mind & tom mandolini.

on the take mans wife ep he turns in two amazing grooving deep house cuts. on the remix front brings thomas stieler (freude am tanzen) a very cool 909 pumping track, with huge energy for the floor.

jimi tenor and nicole willis sublime herakles label returns with haunted by hallucinations, the new bandproject from petri tokkannenm mastermind of the fabolous finish soul investigators group. guitarist petri toikkanen, who graces the liner notes of nearly all the soul investigators (home cooking, keep reachin up) releases, as one of the formidable composers of the musical group, makes the debut on this self titled new bands album.

2nd outing from this solid new techno label from london based artist pris
•expect dj support from ben ufo, sigha, blawan, shifted, sunil sharpe etc...

awanto 3 on rush hour! under this latest moniker, steven van hulle (rednose distrikt) brings it heavy and correct! includes a dubwise jameszoo remix! to be released across three 12 inch singles between now and march, opel mantra twists house music into intoxicating new shapes, blending influences into one thrilling, surprising whole. the three 12 inches combined make up a complete album.

maeve 03 is mano le toughs debut on the label, and his first original music since his album >changing days< in spring 2013. tempus ep consists of 3 very different tracks, which showcase the different sides of manos productions. title track tempus is a warm melodic burner. return to yoz certainly a dancefloor moment. sorry is a useless word is mano the haus romantiker, returning to a style reminiscent of his album.

paskal & urban absolutes are celebrating the release of their debut album lux (released in november 2013) with a big bash, encompassing a special remix package and with an illustrious group of liked minded peers. same as with their own work credo of cross-city collaborating (paskal aka alex lives in berlin, urban absolutes aka adrian lives in essen) the twosome assembled half of germany for the first, now available 12inch of the lux remixes.

japanese techno pioneer ken ishii (r&s records) debuts for harthouse with a double a-side celebrating 20 years in the business.

vinyl only release, limited to 300 copies, no repress!

limited edition, hand stamped inclduing a unique print. time to welcome kresy to the label with three original tracks of immaculate left of centre house. with only a clutch of releases his name may be new to many but if you dig deeper youll find hes definitely moving the right circles. his debut release on john talabot’s hivern discs gave some broad exposure, picking up spins from the likes of four tets keiren hebden, jenifer cardini and nick hoppner. remix requests followed too with releases on exquisite pain, southern fried and lovemonk all getting the kresy treatment.

killer four track house ep

this limited edition 7 vinyl from mcm, released in conjunction with headcount records is a little slice of history. the former lyricist and front-man of the pioneering uk hip hop crew, caveman delivers two solid joints. caveman was the first uk hip hop group to get signed to a major label and signed to profile records in 1990. the crew quickly established themselves as one of the uks most popular and versatile acts. over 20 years after the first caveman album, mcm is back. the a side cut, r.e.a.l (rhymes equal actual life) is featuring fellow high wycombe emcee c-lone and is produced by rinse dog with the cuts by mr brown. the b-side cut is through and through mcm.

tip! from detroit to chicago to germany. amazing various artist 4 tracker. tracks by peder mannerfelt, jesse jakob, andre kronert and simon haydo on stockholm finest blend.

italian producer domenico camarilla has hit a rich vein of form under the jose manuel guise of late, supplementing output on his own black pepper label with feted appearances for tusk wax, is it balearic?, lectric sands and citizen kanes disques sinthomme. given his profile, a union with the soft rocks affiliated kinfolk label makes utmost sense and jose manuel fans will find much to enjoy about ajna. both the title track and *the clear after the storm* are steeped in eastern mysticism and feature heavy percussion from the man manuel, whilst the accompanying soft rocks remix will appeal to fans of rabih beainis *tanki tanki* edit.

strut praesentiert hardcore traxx: dance mania records 1986-1997, die erste definitive retrospektive von chicagos wichtigstem housemusic label. das label half bei der etablierung des ghetto-house-sounds und repraesentierte die street level clubkultur in den neunziger jahren. es entstand als raue alternative zu trax und dj international mitte der 80er jahre

deleted - strut praesentiert hardcore traxx: dance mania records 1986-1997, die erste definitive retrospektive von chicagos wichtigstem housemusic label. das label half bei der etablierung des ghetto-house-sounds und repraesentierte die street level clubkultur in den neunziger jahren. es entstand als raue alternative zu trax und dj international mitte der 80er jahre

raggatek, with a real ragga jungle feeling. roots and dancefloor. coming from the english squat party movement, this is the first solo ep from mandidextrous!

nachpressung des album-klassikers von 1984! produziert von prince jammy mit der hi-times band und deren bandleader earl chinna smith im channel one studio, am mischpult saß als toningenieur soldgie hamilton. mit half pints größten hits: mr landlord, puchie lou, you lick me first, one big ghetto.half pint (buergerlich lindon roberts) wurde in 1983 schlagartig bekannt, als er den song winsome veroeffentlichte, der von den rolling stones als too rude gecovert wurde.

italian house veteran enrico mantini with 2 new tracks and 2 remastered cuts from 1993 on the 4th shift limited release.

one of our specialties at jazzman is focusing in on the obscure and often previously slept on regional based sounds across america. this time our radar was honing in on state of virginia and its norfolk sound. many celebrated musicians have contributed to the norfolk sound, but lenis guess was probably the most active, prolific and influential showman of the soulful 60s and 70s. this collection of unique recordings captures the essence of the multi-talented entertainer, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, band manager and label owner a calm, cool and collected quintessential music man about town.