long time waited, mzkbxs debut album is almost ready. from chicago house to acid, from new wave to deep house, downtempo to experimental bassline… macadam mambos boss label delivers us 50min of great atmospheric tracks, not in the same way as usual karat records, he summons the spirit of early chicago house music, british summer of love or detroit techno breathes in its corpse again.
so it begins, our good friends zoo look kindly kick off the abstract culture legacy, due out late this year the duo have worked out 2 awesome original cuts that each get remixed by some fine talent, together like this is the a-side and made with the dancefloor in mind, check it!
cyber dance records return with a full-length double-vinyl album from manchesters kid machine (aka mark wilkinson) following a string of instantly sold-out eps for viewlexx, red laser and flight recorder. a long-time collaborator of world-famous italo disco dj flemming dalum, it is no surprise that many of the tracks have that hallmark space sound reminiscent of the likes of cyber people and koto, but mark stamps his own distinct identity on the genre by slowing down the bpms and incorporating many other influences throughout so that this is no retro affair but a distinctly fresh and modern take on the genre.
boo williams moon mans return sees headphoniq issue its 10th release! this track comes from the same time period as boos mars track. jordan fields 1986 in the mix is classic jack. headphoniq represses stephane veras sitback & mr. feelings pink sunshine close out the ep.
once again danse club records have unearthed a forgotten and sorely overlooked house track here, then they have enlisted a fine pair of contemporary producers -sqim and deepchild - to remix it and bring it right up to date. the original, whos dick is this is a 1994 kicking house bomb by the mysterious princess di, who released but three eps during the 90s on music station with this track being the pick of the bunch. german producer sqim is associated with labels like exploited and play it down and firstly offers up a ghetto mix of the track
one of the most participative members of the off family, german production duo mat.joe, gets back on the release pipeline with a new exciting ep, this time collaborating with talented vocalist/producer/dj kevin knapp, already an important part of berlins underground dance scene.
the late 2010 album soulbooster from command strange is now split in two parts for the collectors. plate 2 contains you cant touch this.. command strange takes the vibe down a bit for a vibing deep roller for those special moments.. if r&b could be d&b then this would be its slow jam..for the last side we turn to want you back.. one last time we crank it up a notch with some good ol rolling breakbeats and smooth piano touches.. a brilliant jazzy roller with a vibe like no other
4 ... yes 4 new instalments of the legendary disco powerplay series from soft rocks are here. as usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy dj play from the likes of tim sweeney to andrew weatherall and many others. buy all four 12 inchess and you get a giant *stick it together yourself* picture of the soft rocks on a beano to clacton this summer ... lovely.
4 ... yes 4 new instalments of the legendary disco powerplay series from soft rocks are here. as usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy dj play from the likes of tim sweeney to andrew weatherall and many others. buy all four 12 inchess and you get a giant *stick it together yourself* picture of the soft rocks on a beano to clacton this summer ... lovely.
4 ... yes 4 new instalments of the legendary disco powerplay series from soft rocks are here. as usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy dj play from the likes of tim sweeney to andrew weatherall and many others. buy all four 12 inchess and you get a giant *stick it together yourself* picture of the soft rocks on a beano to clacton this summer ... lovely.
4 ... yes 4 new instalments of the legendary disco powerplay series from soft rocks are here. as usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy dj play from the likes of tim sweeney to andrew weatherall and many others. buy all four 12 inches and you get a giant stick it together yourself picture of the soft rocks on a beano to clacton this summer ... lovely.
file under disco have steadily been building a seriously strong back catalogue of 100% original disco music. so far this has taken shape through digital eps of original material by artists like drop out orchestra and jkriv & the disco machine, plus a series of big hitting vinyl remix releases from acts like the idjut boys, ron basejam, dicky trisco, pete herbert and duff disco amongst others.
NO LIFE IN THIS GHOST TOWN 8CHATEAU FLIGHT/LIBRAH RMXS)
12 Inch 19.11.13
paris house legends chÂteau flight and up-and-coming swedish producer librah deliver beautiful dancefloor-focused remixes of stareaways (aka markus guentner and heiko badje) epic pop/ambient sketches no life in this ghost town and appointments, both taken from stareaways album no life in this ghost town, also released on couldnt care more.
every moment in life has its own and special soundtrack. eclectic and in its usual frieda attitude the >moments like this ep< captures these snap-shots, transforming them perfectly into sound. the three original tracks, composed by ordinary subject, sweeten the party horizon with the right groove. >moments like this< develops an unbelievable drive and with the piano play from sacha ketterlin reaches an incredible deepness. one gets totally into the unrestrained celebration mood with >a jimmy<, which rocks with guitar riffs from 50-51. on the other hand, the >cansons charmed mix< on the >moments like this< invites you to dream. while most dreams take place in black and white, canson in his typical style, draws in the richest of colors, sending our souls into a foreign world. before he smoothly sets us back into our world, he manages to make us glide on a slow trip in which the pictures start to reveal that our aspirations seem almost tangible. last but not least, the >a jimi< is remixed by the label chiefs don ramon and san marco. their >spaghetti house mix< transforms the irrepressible rocker into a bluesy ride into the sunrise.
this is the first from a three-part series of a freshly squeezed vinyl collaboration between detroits xplor music and colognes psycho thrill rec. imprint that breathes new life into the venerable relationship between those two techno cities since the days when motor city deejays hit the cologne club ground first in 1991.
when you hear the name wild culture, an image of a wild tribe living in the jungle may come to mind. although, when talking about these artists we are not talking about a bunch of wildlings, but of two young and talented guys who live deep in a forest in austria.
return of headphoniq! the next edition in the legendary series. a clear understanding has a very 1990s vibe. next is dubrazils red vinyl that was originally an untitled track with only 223 pressed. the midnight in tokyo unreleased project from japan. can you feel the beat is a classic.
for their next release, hot creations call upon talented italian duo paul c & paolo martini, whose combined career spans over forty years in the business. true to their personal style and doing what they do best they deliver three tracks bursting with groove and energy, aimed solidly at the dance floor. title track get this! bounces along a prominent bassline, progressing with trippy vocals that swirl into an epic build up, erupting for maximum destruction on the dancefloor.
featuring new material and recorded in the bands isolated studio on the edge of the essex marshes, the album ebbs and flows in mood like the nearby blackwater estuary. working with a palette of vintage drum machines, analogue synths, textural samples, acoustic recordings, electric bass & heavily treated guitar, the songs were born out of captured live studio performances.
WATCH OUT FOR THIS (DADDY YANKEE, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE REMIX)
12 Inch 17.09.13
remixes for major lazers dancehall banger coming from dimitri vegas & like mike and daddy yankee plus a collab with t.o.k. on *shell it down*. watch out for this!
file under disco return with another set of cracking remixes of jkriv & the disco machine, whose 6 track digital ep the high fidelity sound drops in late june. 100% original disco music is again the name of the game. for this edition, long-term stalwarts of the uk disco scene faze action step in to remix disco rocket in two very tasty flavours – main mix and dub mix. both are bang on the money and ready to rock the dance floor. meanwhile on the flip side, disco deviant dicky trisco is back at the controls following his heavy hitting remix of drop out orchestras the blue train at the end of last year. the results are again 100% guaranteed to raise the pressure to boiling point in any discotheque. file them all under disco and dance.
back in april, phantasy unveiled future four, the exciting new alter ego of andy meecham: the brains and brawn, behind the emperor machine, bizarre inc and chicken lips. the debut ep release was titled this is the sound of future four, a trio of tracks that paid homage to the raw, unfiltered and brazen warehouse sounds of the early 90s, brilliantly harnessing the hedonistic spirit of electronic music of the early 1990s
kinfolk head to philly for kinfolk004, welcoming committed vinyl rummager and top notch dj billy werner into the fold. this 10 inch is the apparent end product of that rare occurrence where budding producer sends label unsigned tracks that are actually decent. *kick & flutter* is a blinky blue sunrise of a tune, innocent, euphoric and, dare we say, totally balearic... not retro but timeless. *where the sea meets the stones* treads a similar line but with a more incessant acidic undertone. both perfect for chasing sunrises and sunsets... as is traditional you get a soft rocks remix to boot... murmured voices, gentle pulses and psychedelic repetition. did any of the original make it in there? just relax and enjoy it...
steve lees (the project club) above machine label returns after 003s massive *love disguise* from vendetta suite. this fourth release comes courtesy of acclaimed italian duo almunia. their celebrated output through paul mudd murphys claremont56 label, including the recent superb pulsar lp has seen the their blissful & uplifting balearic sound expand and evolve beautifully. one time is a gorgeous slice of the same, and conjurs up gentle sea breezes and long summer days perfectly.
PURPLE DISCO MACHINE / JAMES SILK / MALENTE & TEENAGE MUTANTS
12 Inch 12.08.13
purple disco machine - my house.james silk - these sheetssummer is here, and we at off are proud to be once again a steady provider of sunny vibes with this lovely 2-track ep. purple disco machine from dresden, germany step up to the plate with a soul/disco-infused house tune
with the track *time machine*, dj and producer michael nielebock provided us with a fantastic debut on our deep circus label. his first success came for the berlin resident with the track pure visionson the treibstoff label, which entered the charts and the record cases of many international djs. his productions all are characterized by a driving groove, mixed with spherical elements, strings and synth-sounds. with *time machine* he also managed to bring this mixture to perfection in cooperation with his studio buddy leevey, thus creating a track which will make the day and caress the ears of many outdoor dancers this summer.
the second track on the ep is a wonderful remix by burak sar aka sis, who recently released his second album *confidance* on his label cocolino. the sis remix stays close to the original track, but reduces the spherical sounds and puts a greater focus on the basses, resulting in a great piece with a lot of deepness. nice!
exklusives 12 inch re-release der 2004 veröffentlichten mario biondi-single this is what you are. limitierte edition (750 kopien) inklusive einer neuen remix-version des songs von opolopo.
nick lapiens debut release as metropolis garnered little attention when it materialized last year. a skeptical yet dedicated network of underground heads built up a subterranean buzz that has yet to spread into the daylight. that initial transmission was thick with the raw analogue flavors that have become ever-present in dance floor fare recently—but his is a sound that is dedicated to the emotive, narrative aspects of electronic music rather than simple fetishization or passing curiosity in the days of yore. this, his second release as metropolis, shows a more focused and patient hand at work. the titular track on the a side is a deep, psychedelic groover. melodies, textures and sequences undulate and intertwine within a lightless atmosphere guided by lapien with optimum restraint. equally pensive and gorgeous, the flood serves as a machine’s beat-less foil on the reverse. made up of little more than feedback and two slow, echo laden arpeggiated sequences, this is reminiscent of jean michel jarre’s more sinister moments: a brilliant paradox of economy and indulgence. expect to hear more from lapien here at sequencias. he has many more dark corners left unexplored.
following 12 inches on the trilogy tapes and kyle halls wild oats imprint, the original dark soldier mgun returns to dont be afraid for a second outing with this six tracker. from start to finish you get the now familiar trademark mgun sound all over this ep, from the spit and sawdust electro of funnel vision to the deadly 313 dystopia of bean chirp.
stareaway is markus guentner from regensburg, of kompakt- and ware-fame, and heiko badje from hamburg, the man behind saudade-driven pop-band la grande illusion. exploring the possibilities of combining guentners critically acclaimed adventures in ambient scapes and badjes melodies and distinctive singing, their track baghira, as an early result, was selected on kompakts pop ambient 6 compilation in 2005.
matt tolfrey drops the second single from his word of mouth ep this via his leftroom imprint, opting for the infectious groove of encarta and pulling in marco bernardi and dj sprinkles on remix duties
played and supported by sasha carassi, chris liebing, perc, speedy j, alex bau, tommy four seven and various others!
advanced human returns to starkstrom with this amazing piece of wax. futuristic and banging at the same time, this collectors item will be coming on strictly limited orange transparent 10inch vinyl!
the mysterious wpbh label strikes again with two killer tracks from the vaults of one certain harry baldi. all that is known about this harry baldi character is that he once squeezed 100 tracks into a 9 seconds mix on his soundcloud and that he has never played at panorama bar or any other club for that matter.
so this one is truly a matter of the music doing the talking, and with the reggaefied dubness of cant kick this feeling when it dubs and the vintage theo parrish-styled tonight tomorrow the music will well and truly talk to a lot of music lovers.
wildheart recordings is theo parrishs new london-based label. sound signature releases for the body, wildheart is for everything else, is theos pithy summary of his two labels aims and compatibility. day like this and feel loved are the first fruits of parrishs work with the legendary lagosian, tony allen.
>always like this< is the third single from the album >hvob<. hvobs cover of the track by british indie rock band bombay bicycle club mixes warm synth pads with soft beats, while anna muellers distinctive voice puts an entirely new spin on the melancholy of the original. oliver koletzki and andhim have both made remixes of hvobs interpretation of >always like this<.
rare and in demand re-issue of original version, features an exclusive brand new opolopo remix!
you already know what opolopo did for gregory porter on 1960 what. wait until you hear what he has done to mario biondi! limited edition of 750 hand numbered copies for record store day.
REDHEAD (THE JOAQUIN JOE CLAUSSELL INTERPRETATIONS) (3X12 INCH LP)
3x12 Inch 23.04.13
the rekids-affiliated pyramids of mars imprint is set to really take off in 2013, with a string of unique releases already in the pipeline. for this special remix package, label bosses matt edwards and james masters have brought in nyc house legend joaquin joe claussell to re-imagine the machines debut album redhead from 2010. but make no mistake, this isnt any ordinary remix project all the tracks have been reproduced, rewritten, dubbed, performed and mixed by joe, with the help of a group of musicians.
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