vinny villbass is one of the long time driving forces behind the norwegian club scene. in addition to an extensive list of club nights and house parties on his conscience, he is one third of the crew behind the renown oslo club night sunkissed and initiator of the norwegian web-portal osloclubcast, building ties between the clubs, dj s, and producers of oslo. as dj, vinny villbass is known for his exceptional groove and timing as a result of 15 years behind the decks, mostly in scandinavia, but also as a resident of german club capitol berlin, and in new york city. his musical experience also reaches far beyond his 15 years as house dj and vinyl junkie. as guitar and synth player in diskjokkeband and a master of acoustics, vinny villbasså production skills fronts his very own trademark sound of house music.

jetzt erscheinen bowies sechs studioalben aus den jahren 1969-1973 einzeln auf 180g vinyl, die bereits im umfangreichen box-set david bowie five years 1969-1973 zu finden waren, welches im september 2015 erschien.
für die alben space oddity, the man who sold the world, hunky dory und pinups! wurde die remasterte version von 2015 verwendet, während für the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars auf das 2012er remaster bzw. bei aladdin sane auf die remasterte version von 2013 zurückgegriffen wurde.

berlin producer troy gunner marks a new step in an ascendant career with the introduction of his very own imprint. simply titled ‘gunner’, this project will be predominantly vinyl-focused and will act as a platform for his own productions as well selected peers. it kicks off with 3 of his own tracks - all of which carrying a chilly quality whilst bearing troy s distinctive blend of stiff drums, heady atmospheres and muscular low end. support from resident advisor, dj mag, mixmag, zenker brothers, moxie, hodge, mickey pearce, xxxy, mj cole, john osborn, brendon moeller, carl craig, ivan smagghe, woz, christian martin, claude vonstroke, gorgon city, groove armada, tensnake, james zabiela, richy ahmed, my nu leng, altered natives, danny tenaglia, horse meat disco, huxley, phaeleh, gene farris, eddie temple-morris, shadow child + many more.

triple lp and bonus 7 inch with 8 page booklet. includes free mp3 download with 8 extra tracks.
soundway records present kenya special: selected east african recordings from the 1970s & 80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from east africa. kenya special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs. it follows on from soundways much acclaimed african special series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s nigeria and ghana.

room ii records is a new imprint run by two brothers based in london, which focuses on giving a platform to up and coming artists. ‘the black ep’ is the first in the series.
kicking off the series are three tracks by tr all varying in style and technique. soft pads and playful keys bounce along a grooving bassline on ep and every future summer set opener ‘fantasia’. ‘ub city’ is made up of field recordings taken from a recent trip tr made to india last summer. the flip side shifts again culminating in a live drum breakdown that’s supported by a subtle, acidic bass line - ‘10am acid jam’ is an outright dancefloor weapon.

the aristocrats were originally from bridgeport, connecticut, but came to philadelphia in 1973 where they recorded five tracks with bobbi eli at sigma sound studios. only one single was released, the philly classic “let’s get together now” on warner brothers records. original pressings can fetch up to £150. the expansion pressing here is extra special as the ‘b’ side “loving you is mellow” has never previously been released on 7” or vinyl. it is in fact the original version of a song later made famous by major harris but in it’s own right an exceptional piece of philly magic.

brandneues material der britischen elektronikpioniere the radiophonic workshop, die, 1958 gegründet, zahlreiche soundtracks für die bbc produzierten, vom nme als -the british kraftwerk- bezeichnet und von the orb, four tet und aphex twin (der 2003 auf seinem label rephlex eine 4x10inch retrospektive veröffentlichte) verehrt werden. das neue album burials in several earths entstand in kollaboration mit synth-pionier martyn ware (the human league, heaven 17) und steve dub jones (mit dem grammy ausgezeichneter toningenieur der chemical brothers, unkle, new order). trw verbinden experimentell-analoge und neueste, digitale techniken zu eindringlich-atmosphärischen klangstrukturen.

2017 repress in regular sleeve.
it is time for the third owner of taapion records to make it on the spaceship. for the fifth release but mainly his first ep, awb presents two original tracks both remixed by his brothers in arms.

after lamenting on the emotional baggage of hurricane katrina on his last single after the storm willie west offers another sonic angle on the city of new orleans, his place of birth. give it back is the closest example of mardi gras funk that willie has recorded since his cult classic said to myself on warner brothers from 1975

milo smee, power vacuum label boss dons his kruton alias with a killer debut album on the new label from the brothers outfit. a culmination of tracks created from dat tapes, reel to reel mix downs, vintage synthesisers, simmons drum pads, and a gear list to make any hardware fans mouth water.
a body of work written from 1996 - 2004 with tracks spanning a variety of genres all brought together with the clear and succinct kruton sound. choppy rhythms, synth solos, medieval samples and a whole lot of history is poured into this release. so grab your goblet and slurp down some kruton.

floor fillers reminiscent of early prodigy-style breakbeat, accompanied by a neurotic acid gem and an ambient version of the title track. the r raves on! with whats going on, electronic emergencies turns back the clock to 1993. by then, dutch brothers the r had made a name for themselves with releases like rave the planet on legendary proto techno label esp, and the four previously unreleased tracks on whats going on were also created during the heyday of dutch pre-trance techno house

high-energy, rowdy, raucous, longhair mississippi glam rock. that’s the sound of easy, the week’s long-awaited followup to their breakthrough album, dear bo jackson. recorded at ardent studios in memphis, easy finds the weeks doubling down on a mix of groove, grit, and guitars. it’s swaggering and sharply-focused, shining new light on a band of brothers who, although still in their mid-20s, have already logged a decade’s worth of sweaty gigs together. easy consolidates the band’s strengths, it’s driving and direct, captured in punchy sound by producer paul ebersold. “we called it easy because every time i make music with these guys, it’s easy,” says cain, who has spent more than a third of his life as a member of the weeks. “but the other side of it is, there’s nothing easy about being in a band... we have the easiest job on the planet. but it works for us.”

you should already know who porter ray is (but you probably don’t.) the machines that seek to control your perception don’t want you to. he is too much of an anomaly. porter skews the modern experiment that is contemporary rap music wildly. he is in a word: authentic. porter ray is a natural… he sounds like east seattle feels.
from the same wet blocks that spawned quincy, jimi and ishmael, comes porter ray. having previously penned six projects showcasing dexterous wordplay, unflinching honesty and vulnerability, tempered with equal degrees of braggadocio and charm, porter is an old soul, a story teller par excellence, a griot possessing insight beyond his years.
double vinyl release with download code included.

a bona-fide nigerian prince and probably the only musician to have ever played with fela kuti, miles davis and bob marley, eji oyewole combined african highlife with western jazz to create a hybrid so that was as smooth as it was funky. his first album, charity begins at home was an angry tirade against corruption in nigeria. me & you is his ‘relationship’ album, a brighter and happier set of songs that sees eji all loved up, presumably with the mysterious ‘cameleon’ featured on the cover. eji’s flute is no longer a strident voice raised in anger. instead, on ‘me & you’ and ‘i’m a dancer’ it is a playful line of seduction. on the wonky and woozy ‘eniafelamo’ his sax is a post-coital salutation. even the one political track, ‘long live nigeria’, is a loved up call for peace, progress and trust. chilled, assured and dexterious, me & you is a sophisticated showcase of eji oyewole’s chops. ‘this is the beginning of an atomic musical evolution,’ he declares on the cover. ‘brothers and sisters, stay cool.’
(peter moore)

thundercat veröffentlicht sein lang erwartetes brandneues album -drunk- mit gastauftritten von kendrick lamar, pharrell, michael mcdonald (doobie brothers), kenny loggins, wiz khalifa & kamasi washington!

2022 black repress / green velvet makes his circus recordings debut with bigger than prince, his most talked about track in years!
bigger than prince was born out of a conversation between label boss yousef and green velvet when both played the indonesian leg of the annual circus tour. the idea of the chicago legend contributing a brand new track for the circus x // part 1 compilation was floated and soon he was joining nine other friends of circus who were all to feature in celebration of ten years of events.
*bigger than prince* is a classic green velvet vocal number and sharper and fresher than anything we have heard this summer. quirky and driving, its set to be one of the tracks of the season. to back the original, yousef has drafted in more friends of circus on remix duties, hot since 82 and the martinez brothers.

chicago has always been a place that had talented musicians. it has been a hub for soul, funk, blues, and jazz for generations. the significance of the real sound of chicago release in disco compilation terms is that many chicago private disco labels never made it out of the city. just like chicago house music...

the_vfmm is happy to welcome its newest members dj $ and dj lsrdrckr. this nasty 7 inch monster is a great gift for your brothers, sisters, mothers, your cousins or your lovers. catch da vibe.

der name des 10ten erasure albums ist programm: sie interpretieren die songs anderer künstler neu. 12 coverversionen räumen nicht nur andy bell die möglichkeit ein seine stimmlichen fähigkeiten auszuspielen, sondern lassen auch vince clarke die gelegenheit, die titel nach seinen vorstellungen gänzlich neu zu arrangieren. die neu-edition auf vinyl ist 180g schwer. bei der auswahl setzen erasure auf künstler die sie beeinflusst haben: buddy holly (-true love ways-), peter gabriel (-solsbury hill-), the righteous brothers (-you ve lost that lovin feelin -) und buggles (-video killed the radio star-). produziert wurde das album von gareth jones. mit einer top-20-postion in den deutschen charts war das album auch hierzulande entsprechend erfolgreich.

fresh modern house tracks by two brothers from hamburg, liem & eddie ness. the borthers have delivered an excellent modern deep house record for the al mighty junk yard connections. liem & eddie is also the guys behind the lehult record. this is the new deep house generation from hamburg for sure!

deluxe triple lp box, remastered, pressing on heavyweight vinyl, download code included. includes previously unreleased tracks.

3 cd compilation incl. 60 tracks & mixes by robin schulz, sigala, alan walker, edx, galantis, the chaninsmokers, sam feldt and more

vinyl-wiederveröffentlichung des manfred mann’s earthband-klassikers von 1983 als 180g-vinyl-edition. mit chris thompson und trevor rabin sind beliebte manfred mann’s earthband-mitglieder an diesen album beteiligt, mit sting (“demolition man”) und bob marley (“redemption song”) covert man nicht weniger populäre künstler. kernstück ist die fast 10-minütige “africa suite”, in der manfred mann die eigenkompositionen “brothers and sisters of africa”, “to bantustan?”, “koze kobenini?” und “brothers and sisters of azania” zu einer großen rock-komposition zusammenführt.

mixing abstract hip-hop and house, blutch s style is mind-blowing and striking, with touches of groove and heat. borrowing from pépé bradock, francis inferno orchestra,cuthead, andrés, shigeto and massive attack, blutch has forged a unique musical identity all along his career, always with this strong desire to combine several universes into a single entity.
in january 2015 blutch revealed his creative genius with his first ep, equilibrium. he will soon revisit a voluptuous set mixing trip hop, the softness of electronica and a hypnotic deephouse. requilibrium unites 9 artists in one project that represents blutch’ diverse musical spectre. friends, idols, people who we loved to collaborate with, spend time with, get to know better. the r stands for the remix, the reinterpretation of blutch’ ep equilibrium. each artist gives new life to one of the tracks, spicing them up to their liking. cuthead transforms « skyview » in a straight-up house floor killer while maxime dangles takes « chocolates & hamburgers » to gloomy, cold electronic heights. between these two extremes the music gradually and cleverly evolves track by track. melodiesinfonie opens up in complete serenity with his take on « a. » which takes us straight into summer with our feet in the sand. tito wun follows up perfectly with his version of “wildstar” that is stacked with groovy samples. next up is keroué, member of the band fixpensill. he puts his rhymes on a stellar edit by ywnwa. jenovah choses to take “deep diving” on a bass-driven path while pavane sees and raises that with an orchestral version of anyoma. it’s up to the brothers ark & pit spector to close out the ep by taking « elis » into deeper territory.

der titel ist programmatisch. 1976 im new yorker hunter college aufgenommen, steht der große blues-sänger und gitarrist john lee hooker alleine auf der bühne. nur auf sich selbst konzentriert, spielt er den blues in seiner reinsten form. dieses album wird nun erstmals auf vinyl veröffentlicht (downloadcode inklusive). dies ist teil 2 der aufnahme seines legendären konzertes in new york, was ursprünglich auf dem label tomato veröffentlicht wurde. wie ein jazz-musiker, liebt john lee hooker es zu improvisieren. so sind die hier vorliegenden versionen einiger seiner größten hits wie “boogie chillen” und “hobo blues” einmalig - im doppelten sinne dieses begriffes. der im jahr 2001 verstorbene john lee hooker gilt als legende seines fachs. er spielte in dem film “blues brothers” mit und ist unter anderem mit einem stern auf dem hollywood walk of fame, der aufnahme in die blues hall of fame und die aufnahme in die rock and roll hall of fame geehrt worden.

die r&b/soul-legende andre “mr rhythm” williams veröffentlicht mit “i wanna go back to detroit city” sein langerwartetes neues studioalbum. der 79-jährige amerikaner kann auf eine beachtliche karriere zurückblicken, williams, mittlerweile 79 jahre alt, ist seit den 50er jahren im musikgeschäft aktiv. er schrieb songs für u.a. parliament, funkadelic, stevie wonder, produzierte ike turner und managte soul-star edwin starr. er veröffentlichte alben und singles bei fortune records, epic, chess records und seit ende der 90er jahre auf bloodshot records. auf seinem fünften album für bloodshot liefert uns andre williams einen gelungenen potpourri aus psychedelic soul, r&b und blues. mit an bord sind u.a. dennis coffey (funk brothers), matthew smith (outrageous cherry, rodriguez), dan kroha (gories, demolition doll rods) und jim white (dirty three, cat power).
das album erscheint auf 180 gramm vinyl inklusive downloadcode.

during their european tour earlier this year, canadian duo jokers of the scene stopped over for a couple of days at club bizarre studio in northern france. the two pair of producers locked up and came up with betaville and breakwater, two killer lo-fi and spaced out tracks. betaville is a fuzzy dream that will make you dance in slow motion with your head in the clouds. boasting a strong melodic and nostalgic feel, it unfolds its warm analog synth pads, old school sequences and drum machine to psychedelic effect. imagine boards of canada wanting to make you dance. even slower is breakwater, a dirtier, chunkier track that ditches the softness of betaville in favour of a more in your face bass line and all together rougher attitude. it chugs along to old fashioned beat box claps and percussion and quirky synth melodies. lastly betaville gets the timothy j fairplay treatment of being violently pulled apart and chucked in all corners. reminiscent of early chemical brothers music, a heavy beat slaps over agressive drugged up analog sound effects while a repetitive, haunting melody screams on top and reverberated vocals whisper in your ears. scary.

to celebrate kontra-musik records hitting the ten-year mark, founder and label owner ulf eriksson has put together a collection of some of our finest releases.

hatcp is the collaborative project of the brothers lucchese, already appeared and active in the enklav crew under the names of evn and mudwise.

the albion crew release their sixth release to date, with a two track ep from from phran with two heavyweight remixes from brothers samuel deep & julian alexander and perlon favourite ark.

on his side ed bangers boss has called frances hottest producers fulgeance and dj oil. they are both representing whats happening right now in france. fulgeance could be the hidden son of the dust brothers! dj oil has been here for a long time, signed to bbe and gilles petersons favorite, he is a man we can only respect. you will surely enjoy his 7 minutes growing funk machine remix

the tracks here are in the brutalist machine house vein and the source material for * we come together* (by mazi as asp and john griffin as awoke) will be familiar to devotees of roots chicago house. the brodanse brothers * sleep won t come* is remixed by audio soul project and awoke. chicago based multi-instrumentalist jonn wallen contributes the dense * aesthete* under pseudonym *by gordon gartrelle*. * we get together* is a tribute to the 90s house that inspired us to start making music years ago. people reminisce about how things used to be better, but you must breath in the present. we keep with us those hallowed bones but let pain and suffering fade into the mist. we let memories fade in the depths of our neural web so as not to be paralyzed by the burden of sentiment. we forget to stay sane.

krankbrother have been throwing infamous parties all over the uk & europe for the past 6 years, regularly hosting the likes of four tet, daphni, mr. g, gerd janson, paul woolford, roman flugel, levon vincent, derrick carter, john talabot & nina kraviz, amongst others. brothers danny & kieran clancy now launch krankbrother records as an outlet for their own productions, and those of their close associates and friends from the industry.

the third album from public enemy - originally released in 1990 - back on heavyweight 180 gram

the last shout präsentiert die in vergessenheit geratenen superhelden der blues-shouter-generation, die die amerikanischen nachtclubs und r&b-charts nach dem krieg dominierten. trotz des aufkommenden rock n roll sturms erhielten viele durch ihr erarbeitetes standing in der musikindustrie mitte der fünfziger ihre letzten chancen zu aufnahmen. the last shout dokumentiert diese zwielichtige zeit und bietet die letzten großartigen werke des genres zwischen 1954 und 1962. die limitierte 2lp-edition enthält 32 ausgewählte stücke der 97-track starken 3cd-edition. die linter notes stammen von r&b-kenner und compiler dave penny.

beyond plastic bundle
1 x beyond plastic book
1 x beyond plastic vinyl only compilation
1 x beyond plastic cotton bag (only available in this bundle)

book info:
beyond plastic is a mixtape in book format about artists and vinyl labels that press music on »black gold«. it does not only trace the various processes entailed in the making of a record – from sound-production to the pressing plant and beyond – but also seeks to depict the blood, sweat and tears that goes into it.

the book includes interviews and articles of 60hertz, smallville, liebedetail, pingipung, acker records, decks.de, de:bug, giegling, brothers in love, dubplates & mastering, aim vinyl, fauxpas musik, oye records, ortloff, kann, rand muzik, uncanny valley, freude am tanzen and workshop.

– edited and designed by alex ketzer (www.alexketzer.com)
– 288 pages, format a5 (210 x 148 mm)
– 19 extensive interviews
– 250+ pictures (coloured & b/w)
– 300+ cross references, accessible via short urls
– including audio-cd with tracks by the interviewee
– printed by gallery print
– isbn 978-3-00-043687-1

vinyl info:
in addition to the book project >beyond plastic<, this vinyl only compilation features four exclusive and previously unreleased tracks by sebastian dubiel (ortloff records), sandrow m (uncanny valley), max k. (brothers in love) and andre kronert (decks records).

– vinyl only
– limited edition of 180 black 12-inch vinyls
– including risograph-printed inlay with liner notes by sascha uhlig (groove)
– mastered by manes at salz (salz-mastering.com)
– pressed by r.a.n.d. muzik (www.randmuzik.de)

four aces from one of the brothers behind the dope ilian tape label, out of giesing, munich. spaced, rocking, multi-pronged.

beyond plastic is a mixtape in book format about artists and vinyl labels that press music on »black gold«. it does not only trace the various processes entailed in the making of a record – from sound-production to the pressing plant and beyond – but also seeks to depict the blood, sweat and tears that goes into it.
the book includes interviews and articles of 60hertz, smallville, liebe*detail, pingipung, acker records, decks.de, de:bug, giegling, brothers in love, dubplates & mastering, aim vinyl, fauxpas musik, oye records, ortloff, kann, rand muzik, uncanny valley, freude am tanzen and workshop.
– edited and designed by alex ketzer (www.alexketzer.com)
– 288 pages, format a5 (210 x 148 mm)
– 19 extensive interviews
– 250+ pictures (coloured & b/w)
– 300+ cross references, accessible via short urls
– including audio-cd with tracks by the interviewee
– printed by gallery print
– isbn 978-3-00-043687-1

candi statons *whadda you want* remixed by space coast, polar snares and brookes brothers.

a blistering collection of ska tunes from clement sir coxsone dodds legendary studio one records, jamaicas foundation label of reggae music. featuring classic cuts from the originators of ska - the skatalites, the wailers, lee perry - alongside a heavy dose of superb rarities from the might vaults of 13 brentford road - pure ska fever!

this release features a classic track by new-formed super-duo, lemi, who are stephane lefrancois and jason miles. this duos love for everything percussive and melodic comes through in *all i see is you*. treat yourself to the infectious rhythms and harmonies of the vocally driven original and the remixes by miguel graça, right2dance and koyla.
support by: laurent garnier, m.a.n.d.y, onionz, tony rodriguez (brothers vibe), rainer trubel, tyler stadius, joshua iz, marques wyatt, mark farina, julius papp, peter christianson (lawnchair generals), erik schneider (giant step / bastard jazz), murray richardson (baker street / rebel waltz), humberto matias (social disco club), jeannie hopper (liquid sound lounge / wbai / artonair.org / cielo ), doc martin, jamie kidd, voytek (my favorite robot), sascha weisz, mike burns, gvibe, mauricio aviles, giom, philip arruda, amir javasoul, trevor walker, christian pronovost (lost heroes), cesare cera aka black mighty wax, eleonora cutaia (samurai fm / m2o), dj the fox(antena 3 / dancetv / clubs), makossa (radio fm4 / vienna), dj reeplee.

for the second installment of the stallions saga, bosconi records entrusts the fate of the muscular thoroughbred neged. the stallion is flanked by five stallions at an older age and with four tracks have a responsibility to drive the seductive ride, set synergy between uk, bass and balearic sounds.

the weird house music composers from brazil strike again with four slices of spaced-out dance floor sounds. psychedelic is just one of the adjectives that come to mind when hearing brazilian duo colors sound system. on their first single for lovemonk, sao paolo brothers jota wagner and wander a, who call themselves weird house music composers, continue on the path to a higher state of consciousness with four slices of mind-altering disco and house splashed with spacemen 3-like vocals and seventies prog guitars and organs. just listen to the almost eleven minutes of *ar* if you dont believe. or *1974*. or *poeira lunar*, for that matter. the beatless title track is the only one staying under the seven-minute limit, and it is also the last track on the ep, like a much-needed comedown. space is the place, as the great sun ra said.

das londoner label soul jazz records graebt tiefer und tiefer in den archiven des wohl wichtigsten labels in der geschichte des reggaes. gegruendet vom legendaeren produzenten clement sir coxsone dodd, gilt studio one als das motown des reggaes, alle moeglichen karrieren nahmen hier ihren anfang, ob bob marley oder the skatalites.

two artists, two brothers, its guido and danilo schneider who insist on presenting their musical creativity on enough! music. intense energy and passion melt on the ep of >family affairs< and pump up the listener to joyous moods.

the original soundtrack for quentin tarantino’s timeless masterpiece from 1994 re-issued on 180 grams vinyl.

the special edition lp on double 180 gram vinyl in gatefold cover.

limited 4 track picture disc release for record store day 2012.

nickel and penny are twin sides of the same eccentric coin, and that coin was chicagos no.1 dusties dj richard pegue. he was the writer,arranger and producer of some of the most beautiful chicago soul records in the 60s and 70s..