contemporary jazz

ltd white coloured 2021 repress - mint condition - a brand new record label focussed on excavating the outer fringes of classic house and techno. unreleased mixes, classics and overlooked gems mined from the last 20+ of contemporary dance music are the order of the day. from chicago, detroit and new york to london and beyond, mint condition have got their expert digging hats on to bring you exclusive heat and those rarer than rare jams that have been on your wants list for years! dig in....

ltd 2021 coloured vinyl repress , mint condition - a brand new record label focussed on excavating the outer fringes of classic house and techno. unreleased mixes, classics and overlooked gems mined from the last 20+ of contemporary dance music are the order of the day. from chicago, detroit and new york to london and beyond, mint condition have got their expert digging hats on to bring you exclusive heat and those rarer than rare jams that have been on your wants list for years!

life is like a mirror ball! the first one in a hopefully long-lived series of disco and pop influenced super sound singles on running back, comes courtesy of the unmistakeable gibson brothers. leaving their biggest wedding hits -cuba- and -que sera mi vida- to the side, the philanthropic and smile-forcing -ooh, what a life- gets an extended edit service by shan & gerd janson, who cut away some of the fat and make it fit for fun on contemporary dance-floors. the flip side sees them remixing and sandpapering -heaven- into a disco-house interbred (filters and looping mandatory). to quote john lyndon: -disco sucks? you never heard that from me.-

cktrl explores contemporary classical from a black perpective.

somatic suspension is the new album from stockholm based spanish composer and pianist hara alonso. emerging from a classical contemporary background, her current work fuses electronic and instrumental music along with interactive works. file next to: klara lis coverdale, ryuchi sakamoto, alva noto, kelly moran released on white cassette with artwork by néstor torrens and design by goldmoth media. mastered by dominic at declared sound.

repress !! students red axes are very excited to present the first part of their new project called: trips, a multi media venture combining music, film and travelling across the globe in pursuit of extra ordinary collaborations. niv arzi and dori sadovnik are seeking to discover new grounds and sounds, and to record local musicians, indigenous instruments and present workshops for youth music schools. in march of 2017, the israeli duo touched down in africa for the first time, and set up camp in both ethiopia and ivory coast, yielding in africa, a triple header ep which features three slices of contemporary body music, with both east and west african musical motifs. the project will always present a musical release, on vinyl and digital, that was created on the trip, accompanied with a documentary, showing the whole journey.

sophomore album from contemporary classical trio quest ensemble, incorporating elements of jazz, folk and traditional music.

ltd 2020 repress - nx1 is the duo consisting of surit and samot, artists both based out of barcelona. formed at the end of 2011, they have devoted themselves to a trademark sonic imprint that moves between heavy memories of classic techno to more mental and psychedelic spaces in contemporary sound design. known globally throughout the club circuit, their live and dj sets meld together disparate styles into a rhythmic and raw, yet emotional performance. nx1 contain futuristic aspects propelling themselves forward, while also taking into consideration and expressing modern challenges. the 3 tracks from their debut ep on bite exemplify this drive.

alex deforce, poet and brussels bar-culture connoisseur makes his appearance on lexi disques, in collaboration with ny-based charlotte jacobs and wiet l. the result is a playful mix of spoken word and electronics infused in contemporary flemish poetry and radio practice. including a 12 page booklet with texts and visuals by alex.

a collection of timeless blue note classics, re-imagined by contemporary artists. pressed on black double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

great compilation from 13 modern and contemporary artists.

volume 4 of the stereo hörtest-edition with an audiophile excursion into contemporary jazz. pressing on 180 gram vinyl, audio-cd and code for hi-res file download included.

repress !! safe trip is taking one final deep dive into the warm waters of italian dream house with welcome to paradise volume 3, the concluding chapter in the label’s journey through the previously overlooked world of one of dance music’s most vibrant and influential underground movements. . while the influence of dream house continues to echo through the ages, the style was at its peak between 1989 and ’94, when producers across italy delivered a high volume of loved-up, wavy and occasionally blissful productions that fused contemporary deep house tropes – most notably from chicago, new york and new jersey – with elements borrowed from ambient, jazz and balearica.

2020 repress - stop following the mega-hit lets go dancing and the micro-hit fever, nightclub marks the third release from techno truth-tellers tiga vs. audion. to announce the ep, tiga recently gave a lengthy audio press conference while driving a turbo company car all the way down to city hall. a partial transcript follows: on the inspiration living in contemporary society? it’s a joke. but whats no joke is that rough times call for rough customers, and this ep finds two top techno producers in the mood for ballsiness, reflecting the times with a harder-edged sound, harder-edged artwork, and harder-edged calls for our leaders to remember that the dance floor was built on unity, plurality, and unshacklable animality.

traditional sounds meet contemporary electronics. pressing on clear 180 gram vinyl / vinyl only release.

leipzigs salomo who caught attention with his contribution to the labels previous compilation is now releasing his full solo lp via vary. 12 tracker that provides an organic transition from house to ambient suitable for club play, your next pool party or as a birthday gift to your mother in law. conscious of it s inspirations, the record is a slight nod in the direction of contemporary electronic music from london, vancouver and detroit that still strikes with integrity & originality.

irmin schmidt (founding member of can) live at the huddersfield contemporary music festival. limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on white vinyl with etching on side d, download code included.

limited 2020 repress. explosive mixture of traditional analog machines mixed with a contemporary sound. the duo boston 168 back to release on involve. once through the sound production aims to redefine a peculiar field of electronic sound, acid techno.

file under classical , ambient, contemporary...

file under: contemporary electronic jazz, deep house, funk, nu disco

limited pressing on cream coloured vinyl.

fire! orchestra presents a classic score from krzysztof penderecki in a contemporary setting.

first ever reissue of the rare 1982 cosmic jazz album from byron pope. limited edition of 500 copies on black 180 gram vinyl.

a powerful, streamlined vision of contemporary techno, inner call highlights jeroen search s time honoured ability to walk the line between pulsing, hypnotic workouts & outright peak time tools - stripping back the work to include nothingbut the most vital components to deadly effect

the first release on palto flats pff series for contemporary electronic / experimental / dance releases in limited format

the influence of traditional and contemporary african music on funk and disco, from the late 60 s to the early 80s, has rightly become ever more widely recognised and acknowledged over the last 30 years.

with its latest release matasuna records continues to explore contemporary afrobeat from different countries. after the last trip to the swiss mittelland, this time the journey goes across the english channel to discover more new & authentic afrobeat and serve it on a tasty vinyl single.

synergising their respective studio prowesses and harnessing their accomplished hardware artistry has helped establish neon chambers as a modern symbiosis of atmospheric, contemporary club sounds, and multi-rhythmic machine-driven sonics, the two producers have set out on the beginning of a new era of electrifying, astute sound design, and breathtaking modern electronic music

repress 2019 - after a full year of dedicated work we are happy to announce that dominik eulbergs fourth album >diorma< will be released in may 2011 on traum. after the >heimische gefilde< album on traum, which won the german critic award, as the first techno album ever where comments by the artist himself appeared in spoken word, eulberg has this time aimed at an album which embodies various facets of electronic music. >diorama< therefore resembles something totally new and original and can be referred to as an affiliation towards the real authentic eulberg sound cosmos. he has accomplished this with the highest possible standard and contemporary sound aesthetic.
played by: monika kruse, sebastien leger, gregor tresher, dj sasha, mauro picotto, alexi delano, ryan davis, marc marzenit, max cooper, morris cowan, steve lawler, fra soler, mihalis safras, igor tchkotoua (pig and dan), paco osuna, sebbo suckfuell, ekkohaus, deepgroove, tom wax, alland byallo, grünbox, scott byrne, axel bartsch, sql, taster peter, goldfish & der dulz, intu:itiv, beatamines, freska, zidan, sebastian russell ...

back in stock 2019! noah gibson is a young fresh producer from the contemporary stockholm scene that is responsible for cultural phenomena such as underground party the office a wide range of young and older artists and labels who push the local scene forward as well as ryan airs sunday morning flight from skavsta to schönefeld. he has now been djing for more than a decade and in that time has earned a reputation as a living database with a real talent for making the dance floor move. this new ep proves that he has picked up many great tricks and tips on his travels and now he puts them to great use in his own music.

entitled -delicious depression-, it s a cohesive array of 8 tracks, ranging from deep house, through nu-disco to full frontal balearic. despite the ironic title, tha album offers a colourful adventure full of unforeseen twists. warm, sampled sounds are enriched by melodic synthlines and deeply detailed sound design. this outstanding production level is not surprising at all, considering that sosky is a rbma alumni (new york 2013, under the name en2ak). his vision of house music may look into the past for inspirations, but the results are fresh, effortless and amazingly contemporary.

4 contemporary greek producers remix their favourite tracks from the 1982 album “lepidoptera” by lena platonos.

* seasoned shogun duo technimatic are proud to celebrate 10 years working together with the release of their 3rd studio lp ‘through the hours’. born of time spent behind the boards, on the decks and travelling the world honing their craft, this is their most profound work to date. their first single ‘sometimes’, ‘goodbye kiss’ and ‘all our yesterdays’ are loaded with floor filling nostalgia while the tempo changes of ‘recurring dream’ and stand out ‘resolution’ are thrilling explorations away from the pair’s trademark liquid sound. technimatic fans will rejoice at the sight of previous collaborators appearing. jono mccleery’s devastating ability shines on ‘the nightfall’, while ‘weightless’ ft lucy kitchen is vintage, sublime drum and bass. matt wilson also joins the project as ‘holding on’ finds its feet firmly on the dance floor revealing a fresh side to their production skills. just looking at the three vocal tracks highlights the passage of time in the technimatic sound, seamlessly manoeuvring from classic to current. the grit and swagger of ‘true believer’ matched with the hypnotic lull of ‘let it fall’ give the album a conscious edge to satisfy all tastes. ‘through the hours’ moves harmoniously through sonic timelines appealing to both new and old school heads simultaneously. lastly and most importantly, the music is fantastic. the technimatic sound is as rustic as it is contemporary and after some time away, it’s clearly well worth the wait.

moonshoe records has bowled over first listeners by presenting this new side of their sphere - air space arks debut, all rivers lead charts the course of divergent streams of contemporary ambient music, downtempo rhythms, and electroacoustic experimentation, arriving at a calming confluence of these sources. across the 6 songs on these two sides, they evoke a calming and contemplative headspace

koenigsforst – following the 1997 release of zauberberg (kompakt 370.1), wolfgang voigts gas project returned with koenigsforst, a full length that has stood the test of time as a template for introducing fundamentals of 90’s techno into the principles of contemporary electronic music.

be with have raided the kpm archives to re-issue another of our favourites from the kpm 1000 series. they say: underscore moods and links—contemporary beat music idiom. we say: includes some of the most sublime, sub-ten second, tracks you’re ever likely to hear

additional production and final mixdown by prins thomas after a long pause full pupp are finally back - and with new oslo talent supreme. jaeger clubs resident ivaylo returns here to prins thomas always on-point full pupp label for a release defined by its imaginative take on contemporary house and techno. featuring three peak-time dance floor tracks, syklon is a release that speaks to discerning dance floor connoisseurs in emphatic fashion.

“live in houston” is a new step in the search for a timeless sound stamped secret value orchestra, which draws as much from the memories of the youthful musical loves of its members as from the group s desire to offer a contemporary synthesis where the boundaries between genres are blurred more than ever. in the end, there remains only the extreme pleasure of digging into compositions where the impact of immediacy does not take away anything from the finesse of the composition and the details that staple each piece in the brain, for days and nights, without ever really disappearing.

cani and jen give us 3 takes on psychedelic contemporary and upbeat dance music. roadtested by prins thomas for months. these do some serious dancefloor damage

contemporary house merged with space-age jazz & broken beat from copenhagen newcomer nejrup on debut release manda backed by a uniquely off-kilter remix from london soul stalwart k15 (eglo / wild oats) manda is a selection of intricate compositions for the dancefloor with a jazz centered approach to combining dance grooves with modular soundscapes & live instrumentation. for nejrup, a self-learned synthhacker, pianist and producer from copenhagen, his debut manda is a result of years of experimentation and never-ending practice and noodling on his fender rhodes & homebuilt synth collection. delivering a compositional complexity influenced by radiohead and floating points, while letting his tunes simmer with airy synths and improvised live instrumentation combined with a love for depthful harmonies. k15 backs the release with a soothing, heavily syncopated remix, as only he could do it. the londoner, whose soulful touch and ear for melody has earned him high status in the jazz encompassing house- and broken beat circuit, through kyle hall’s ‘wild oats’ and alexander nut’s ‘eglo records’ and as center of the culross close outfit.

tenderloniouss interpretatation of contemporary jazz with this new album from his supergroup, ruby rushton

ion ludwig is a leading light in contemporary minimal house, able to elicit fresh approaches from a well-worn club music template. he lands back on baby ford s trelik label with a chunky double pack of beautifully crafted rollers for the stripped down dance, leading in with the subliminal murmurs of -fall answers- and following it up with the incredibly groovy, bass-led -modern missing mood-. -le imagen- gets into a more wriggling, crafty configuration, while -felt like klariny space- lets trippy daubs of melody take centre stage. -sparse hypnotimes- does what it says on the tin, simmering down to a mellow, dubby haze of blue-hued keys and a slither of a beat.

one of the most diverse artists in contemporary electronic music is back on pinkman, with more than just another 12. to give him the freedom to experiment and roam between different sounds, textures and influences, black merlin will be doing a trilogy of releases for broken dreams. the first one - sformator1, is a ghastly and infuriating techno ep. dance floor obliteration assured and more is to follow.

a little something for your garden party this summer, dj fiskars compiles a mix of favourites in the realm of ambient, new age and contemporary jazz. vibes highly botanical.

after metropolitan jazz affair, the dynamics and mr president, master of musical ubiquity bruno ?patchworks? hovart proudly presents uptown funk empire, a burning tribute to one of his all time greatest loves: funk. bruno ?patchworks? hovart, as a self-taught musician and typical teenager, started playling guitar, bass and keyboards at age 15, covering james brown, jimi hendrix and cream in his bedroom and, later in college bands. his first releases are in the mid 90s, with deep house and disco live bands and various electronic projects. he quickly develops and shows very special skills for vintage disco/funk productions with a contemporary flavor. this gifted boy?s been working with artists such as amp fiddler, archie shepp, mr day, paul randolph... and for many recording labels such as i still music (usa), favorite recordings (france), infracom (germany), further out (uk)... uptown funk empire is an exciting and ambitious project, worthy of its name. while the first album is simply called ?the empire strikes back?, it?s no joke... forget the whole revival thing, this sounds like an actual rebirth of the real funky stuff. it?s like being back to the better days of funk without a travel machine... the vibe is vintage but the sound is fresh...that?s not funky music, that?s funky music !
this album is huge and it covers all the golden age groove styles : boogaloo, soul, disco, boogie, funk... but the music flows in the hands of a gifted modern producer. bruno ? patchworks? hovart plays bass, keyboards, computers... handling with love all composition, programming, arrangements, vocals... with brilliant vocal featurings by silky juan rozoff, brit-soul legend noel mc koy at his best, high-voltage divas ange & janice... and the funkysoul brother bruno ?patchworks? hovart himself on the mic... it?s pure funkiness ! beware, ?the empire strikes back? and is kicking... so get up & dance !

luaka bop presents this album from contemporary brazilian legend kassin.

vienna label co-founder stanley schmidt serves up a six-tracker pulsing with contemporary house, well-saturated electro and ambient sound-sculptures for 002 in the series. dj boring on the remix tip!

this time we would like to introduce you one of the biggest italo selectors nowadays, owner of the well known record label slow motion, especially known in the italo disco/dance/club scene.

franz scala his name, delivers a ep full of italo edits and you may think it s gonna all get cheesy here, but that s totally wrong. three of highly slick italo-disco tracks that blend contemporary feel of the style and will fit into a wide variety of dj s sets.
be careful, wont you blow up the disco ball !