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here comes the solo record from the label honcho.it has been a while ago since gilb r hasn t release on his name on a 12 inch. busy with the label and the chateau flight project(together with i:cube) he finally got back in the versatile basement to deliver 2 deep cuts.while -master of the illusions- is more house orientated,approaching kether is more an intropective ambient proposal

yet another classic master reese production from the vaults. this time from way back in 1991. -speaker punishing- was a stone cold detroit killer that crossed over here in the uk and european rave scenes due to it s break-beat laden hardcore appeal, string quartet samples and incessant bass-line while it s flip-side -feel the mood- carries that after hours detroit vibe over two different mixes (ably mixed by the legendary marty bonds) and still sounds amazingly fresh and current today some 20+ years later. both tracks are essential weapons to have in one s dj bag and display what a versatile producer kevin saunderson is with two totally different energies sharing the same slab of wax. re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released for 2015 with all original incognito label artwork with the full consent of kevin -master reese- saunderson, detroit mi. essential!

analog old school house

third part of well known acid arab

for a long time, vidal benjamin has been getting up early at the weekends. whether alone or in company, he digs his hands into various crates at record fairs, flea markets or in empty attics, to uncover records that have long been forgotten, ignored or even despised. among the small circle of parisian diggers, his reputation precedes him: it is he who finds and it is he who shares. it is not unusual that in his wake, one finds a certain record long lost, left behind as a special gift from vidal. he likes to share so that others may discover. and it is for that same reason that he regularly sleeps late, playing records in clubs at night, where he follows a similar path: altruistic, educational and festive. it’s no surprise, then, that his first compilation goes by the fitting title of disco sympathie.

a three-track release from the prolific french producer brett longman. after a lot of experiences all across europe and a pretty extensive discography, his creativity combined with his production skills makes him one of the most versatile artist today. from rythmic minimal techno to road movie blues or melodic songs, he now enters a crooner techno genre that he is inventing along the way.

incl fantastic gilb-r remixes

a lot of water has passed under the bridge since the release of etienne jaumet’s night music, dating from october 2009. his hypnotizing music and enchanting live performances put him directly on the map. it’s just him who is in control of his ship. he moves without complexes from his saxophone to his drum machine (his beloved tr 808) while turning knobs modulating synths, and sending his voice through an echo.la visite, etienne’s brand new album, more luminous and jazzy than its predecessor, has been composed and produced within a two month period in the versatile studio. it became a piece of introspection, mentally as well as physically. in the title track, for which flop wrote the text, we hear etienne travelling through the inside of a body, fantastic voyage style.it is always surprising to see a record taking shape. etienne would arrive at the studio without any precise idea in head, approaching his work rather intuitively. he works standing up, which brings a very different energy than being seated behind a computer polishing up every detail. he is in total mastery of his set-up, ready to capture that short-lived moment of true creation. the only use a computer has for him, is to record his experiments - afterwards being mixed by jerome caron (blackjoy).in between night music and la visite, etienne has not been lazy. not only has he done numerous collaborations (amongst others with joakim, richard pinhas, francois & the atlas mountain) and picked up djing, he has also recorded a new zombie zombie album (rituels d’un nouveau monde) with cosmic neman, as well as the soundtrack loubia hamra. and he worked with artist felicie d estienne d orves on the installation satori. at this very moment, etienne and his saxophone are still part of the tour of james holden.

the maghreban. i saw this name for the first time when ayman sent me afric, out on his own label zoot. i really got into this raw, percussion heavy stuff. asked him some new track for versatile and here is the result: smack, with his rave vs chicago vibe, and two deeper jams. more to come!

ooc records is a new sub label and the latest member of the subwax bcn family. first release sees a various artists ep feat. 3 strong, versatile & raw dub techno and detroit sounds. vinyl only, don t snooze..

limited edition 7inch red colored vinyl.

this october, the compilation disco sympathy will be released on versatile. it’s author is vidal benjamin, an outstanding dj / digger, considered by his pals as one of the most brilliant in his category. and that says a lot! here he makes us rediscover the sound that was so characteristic of a certain early eighties french scene: wacky, happy, dancing and at times even poetic. one begins to travel through an era during which the french producers were not afraid to tackle disco, american boogie, british and german synth wave, to present us their version: french, poppy and above all... fun!as a prelude, before releasing the compilation, versatile will come with limited 33 rpm and 45 rpm maxis, on which every track has undergone an editing treatment by mysterious french producers: jean-marc misère (last sighted somewhere near london), dj ringardos (who, since his last versatile release in 2008, chose roman exile), alt (already spotted on the edits du golem and on the us label black disco), and of course vidal benjamin himself, accompanied by gilbert cohen - the boss. on the 45 rpm you ll find no-one less than jeff lasson, of the get a room! duo, who came through with flying colors. and as a bonus beat: misère on the b-side.

with their cinematic music and john carpenters cover albums, we wondered when a real soundtrack by zombie zombie is going to be out? well, here it is now , the two zombies cosmic neman and etienne jaumet finally sign their first film music for the first feature film from director , narimane mari, loubia hamra (bloody beans), to be released in spring 2014. and we found them there, where we do not expect, because it s not a horror movie, but a free movie, a journey of a group of children from a district of algiers during the war of algeria, who becomes aware of life and death.director narimane mari talks about her experience with zombie zombie and creation of the soundtrack for her movie:-i really wanted the music to be as blood flow of images and that is what it is. sharp, dull, full of strange noises, inner or surging, harmonious or disturbed by noise disorder, which allows to read beyond the visual narrative. we are in the bowels of childhood and it shakes us up when we let our-selves be takeover by the living: the profusion. i didn’t want to make a movie where psychology and reason rule and dominate until our senses are weakened, but a movie that we experience with the body and it is them who made it possible, this total immersion.

after the success of their first ep, gilbr and dj sotofett joined forces again for an impromptu jam in the versatile studio. while one was recording, the other arranged it on the fly, creating the impression of a live band playing: organs, live bassline, percussions, live delay feedback and so on ... the result? two tracks of jungle hypnosia.

when chateau flight was approached to participate to this live project of covers of terry riley, together with le cabaret contemporain, they immediatly said yes. it was the occasion to play great music from a majeur influence of them, and also to play it live with some great musicians. the live experience went so great that they decided to go in the mythical vogue studio (around paris), to record it. the idea was to have a full live take, no edits, to capture the magic of the improvisation. cabaret contemporain is 2 prepared double basses, 1 drummer, 1 guitar player, 1 prepared piano. chateau flight(i:cube and gilb-r) providing the electronics sounds and the mixdown here is the result.

for this versatile classic we have chosen to rerelease the old songs, released by other labels which have been long exhausted. pergola was released on the italian label neroli in 2001, like a tribute to milans club pergola, while rise and fall was released on the compilation trip do west in 2003 . after more than a decade, finally they are remastered and available again

etched as per photo introducting future classics newest signing, 123mrk -the enigmatic french whose intricate brand of future garage production has won over the internet. on his first vinyl release are two instrumentals versatile and secret secret, and on the b-side, his iconic dice logo etched into the 180gm black wax. this release will be launched in france with a co-headline show - fc labelmates bodhi and 123mrk.

i:cube for jam sessions with pilooski edit

following their first ep, society of silence is back with the second part of their deep trip into dub techno. three new tracks pushing their exploration further into the darkest side of techno. but without forgetting and omnipresent psychedelia

limited to 250 handnumbered copies.
we proudly present 4 artists: nightdrivers (mass_prod + rufus) versatile artists who have made an analog live-take, influenced from deep house of early nineties. a sharp track that does not fail to surprise. speakdeep and jwl perform the second and third track of the ep, they developed a crescendo of sounds that takes you to an underground club. giovanni ferretti, former member of the sycamore age and multi-instrumentalist closes the album with an emotional and introspective track.

an epic odyssey, a space travel, orchestrated in two parts by 70s french electronic underground legend richard pinhas and his spiritual son etienne jaumet, whos dream to record with one of his heroes has finally come true...

we booked dj sotofett a few months ago for a versatile party at rex club. he decided to stay in paris a bit more, to work with gilb-r in the versatile studio. and here is the result! they jammed with zombie zombie, recording the infamous bongos of cosmic neman and the modular synths and saxophone of etienne jaumet. then each of them took the parts and did a version on his own. its the beginning of a collaboration, another 12 inch is planned and already recorded... peace

for all you sunshine people! sampler of the classic remixes done by dj gregory & pepe bradock on ver002 & ver013 at this days sold out! limited 2015 repress!

the acid arabic wind has not finished blowing. after the warm welcome of our collections ep01, versatile proudly present four new tracks for eclectic and demanding dance rooms. once again, guido, hervé and sex schön from acid arab deliver one track and have asked producers from all over the world to contribute to the project. as you can see, some of the best musicians of our era have answered positively.

comes on nice chunky 180grams vinyl! september, back to school again. in one side one of our favourite house artists from paris: le loup. cant stop is a funky and solid uptempo banger and cherish pauses the bpms blowing our mind out to another world showing how versatile can le loup be doing house music. on the other side one of our favourite newcomer from holland: junktion. smooth talking and lazy grind tracks are simply straight forward house music, hedonist and actual, but with some classic tricks that reminds us, in some way, to old legends.

valerio dittrich aka motsa grew up in the scottish highlands surrounded by various styles of british electronic music. this period of his life, and a lust for soulful music from any country or continent, has clearly left marks in his production style today. through the years he has collaborated and experimented in various genres to keep his output versatile. his current sound is somewhere between glitchy yet dance floor oriented beats and bass driven electronica.
includes remixes by roman rauch and lupo and a code for free download of this release.

vinyl only
when theres twilight in boston, you can take many lonely walks around the city...

new ep by society of silence on versatile.

now for the second central part we were able to win even more well-known and influential artists of the bernese music scene. on one hand, the world-famous and bustling starfighterz aka deetron as well as the versatile creative collective filewile, and on the other, morgan le fay aka benfay amongst many other things a member of the round table knights. in addition, mike machine (sinneswandel) and adriano mirabile (sinneswandel) join in to both present exciting pieces for diving into

acid arab collection contains tracks & remixes from i:cube, omar souleyman, crackboy, dj gilbr...

ark with more raw house !!! weve been waiting a release on versatile from our long time friend ark. it now done with this * street house ep*, an ode to b-boy house. emba anthem, with its samples from a cult west coast 90s hip hop band, and the bewitching nuark, which mixes deepness, sensuality and odd funky groove, but inna ark unique fashion. big shout outs paris kids!

here is the second extract of the zombie zombie new lp >rituels d un nouveau monde<. in addition of the original mix, we asked few friends to take care of the remixes. dj sotofett, the man behind the great sex tags mania label, delivers 14 mn of pleasure, in a moodymann fashion. funk break, deep chords, amazing break using the synths of the original... on the other side, the french blocks from discodeine are giving other vision of a club orientated mix. strange delays heavy beats and tropical stabs

thank god they didnt wait as long as i:cube to make their new album, it took only 4 years! but now, it is ready. the new zombie zombie album is called rituels d un nouveau monde and will be released as by versatile records as 12 inch vinyl lp. the band have been touring quite a lot, expanding their killer reputation playing live and stopped in the joakim studio, who produced their new album. the album release will be followed shortly by the release of the second single from the album >illumination<.

for the first solo ep on horror boogie, fedka the irritant steps up, after his outstanding track on horror boogie 01. fedka the irritant is probably best known as the trombonist in the excellent band pest (ninja tune), alongside ben pest (panic bridge, victim, bonus round). he is also a seriously original and versatile producer in his own right. he has released on panic bridge, alongside the other pest members and his trombone techno live sets are something to behold. here, he drops four varied tracks, starting with the behemoth >words for friends<. a heavy slice of wonky techno, with a big kick and rasping synth. next up is one uncertain eyebrow. a building, funky, fuzzy acid-laced track that drops harder and harder as it goes on. on side b, calypso-flavoured, jazzed up >stick it< progresses on to a become a warbling bass effort with a smooth hip-hop vocal. last but not least, is >you only die once<, another funk-laden monster, with a killer slap bass line.

clft is taking another step into the techno scene, releasing the first record of its own label. a techno imprint as versatile as the french webzine, with a basic channel touch that will feed every mans complex musical attractions. italian producer kaelan impulses the labels debut with callout and void, two clean dubby tracks showing the producers ability in composing opaque and obsessive atmospheres. londoner fundamental interaction exploits a1s moody gesture while ben gibsons first ever remix takes on a progressive and groovier approach of a2. with the sympathies of: aubrey, albert van abbe, abdullah rashim, and, miles sergé, eric cloutier, lenny posso, unbalance, jeroen search, anthony shake shakir..

second release on versatile classic with the french duo! gilbr & i:cube aka chateau flight. >comic race< (ver034) was released in 2002 deep athmospheric, melodic flair and powerfull sounds. >instant replay< released in 2000 on >puzzle< album moody darker spirit ... brilliant re-edition!

geno is happy to welcome alland byallo into our family. alland has been gaining strong momentum by already releasing for several labels including poker flat, liebe*detail, and missive. alland is also know for his monthly, techno focused nightclub event kontrol based in san fransisco. alland has also played several international events such as detroits demf movement festival, tokyos la fabrique, brazils d-edge, munichs harry klein, and berlins panoramabar, watergate, bar 25, cookies, and tresor.the >turn you up< ep is a truly versatile ep. the title song, >turn you up<, is a future classic in the making. modern organic percussion, trippy pulsating pads, and subtle organs grow into a sampledelic house gem. the flip side, >blessing box<, is a deeper tech house exploration. atmospheric tones and cathedral reverbs moan and wash your ears into submission. just let go.

usually, the purpose of a piece like this is to tell other writers, music mag editors, distribution people and record shop clerks why they should like a certain release and buy, hype, review it. often these encomiums are not really honest and sometimes you even feel like attending an attempt to sell a flat tire. as for i:cubes new longplayer m megamix things are – of course! – very different. being its fifth solo album, an introduction of a man like nicolas chaix or even his biography (another popular brick of sales sheets) seems rather unsuitable. if you dont know what you should know, just use your internet search engine with any of these terms: chateau flight, versatile records, french touch, disco cubizm or parisian prodigy.

here is the new chateau flight track,called kounka. afro?techno?jungle house? a trippy journey thru sound fx, sub bass,and dirty snares. already supported by dixon, trevor jackson, ame among others... for the remix job we asked steve moore (half of zombi and several 12 inch on kompakt, permanent vacation and the super cool label from ny l.i.e.s.). for our enjoyment, steve delivered 2 versions in his typical multi-layered electronic sounds. one is for the club, and a slow version in a kosmich fashion

this is a tremendus party rocket... full primetime power house weapon.... incl gesaffelstein & joakim rmxs

brazilian techno artist elton d releases his next ep on his very own imprint notle music. king davi ep is a sublime 4 tracker which exists out of 4 very versatile tracks. expect clear kicks, soul squeezing vocals and nice perc patterns. elton showcases his significant sound on this piece of black gold. where the ep starts dreamy with -dexave- it later gets more firm on the title track king davi all and all this is a release that fits anywhere in a decent techno set.

this first release from the new stockholm based label romb is a versatile ep, stretching from classic detroit, eurotronic over to italo-house and ending up in the land of tr-707 sh-101 chicago. if you are old enough, you’ll hear these guys are all about analogue equipment.

this first release from the new stockholm based label romb is a versatile ep, stretching from classic detroit, eurotronic over to italo-house and ending up in the land of tr-707 sh-101 chicago. if you are old enough, you’ll hear these guys are all about analogue equipment.
pressing on golden coloured vinyl.

following the >lucifer en discotheque< e.p, i:cube delivers a new 12 inch containing longer dj friendly versions of > y.o.u.r.o.c.k<, > popular electronics<, and >in alpha< .... already played by cassy (perlon)!!!

spiel(z)immer developed close ties between electronic music and contemporary art. creative projects and extraordinary ideas are our strength. the music is playful, infatuated and versatile. we belong to the alternative electronic music, which reflects the diversity of the scene. created from pure gut feeling on a sunday morning.

having finished recording the new zombie zombie album (out: april 2012), etienne jaumet leaves temporarily the duo to record a solo piece, as a need to find oneself again … if the word satori means spiritual awakening, the title track that offers etienne seems to describe the way to this awakening … a winding and sometimes dark path, taking inspiration from both dark disco and synth wave (etienne is particularly keen of those genres, you can listen to his new podcast for versatile records as an evidence) and also to some kind of trance… on b side, jon convex, newcomer on the dubstep / uk garage field and signed on martyns label, delivers a clearly club oriented version, by injecting syncopated beat and the funky groove unique to uk garage.

deetron and ripperton have teamed up under their newly created roots panorama moniker for a release on the french label versatile records. the amazing >threee ep< blurs the lines between disco, house and techno … each of the two producers delivers us his vision of the track, between deep house and disco for ripperton. about deetron, its the house / techno way where he takes on. but dont be mistaken, deetron & ripperton join themselves on the dance floor place.

hailing from the sunny land of kazahstan, wonderkid command strange has already become a household name for all lovers of both the big heavy smashers and musical side of dnb. having got acquainted with jungle in the tender age of 7, it didn’t take a while for him to get into production. his unique production and sound productions quickly gained support from scene’s heavyweights like goldie, ltj bukem, dj marky, fabio & grooverider, artificial intelligence, bryan g, twisted individual and others. command strange is undoubtly a name to watch in the years ahead.the weighty ‘bingo’ was first played at metalheadz in may and ended up being the big tune of the night with the crowd going crazy for 2 rewinds. mr lonely show’s the other side of his versatile production’s with a smooth j dilla influenced roller.