vinyl only, after a busy year and two widely acclaimed releases with record label rutilance under his belt, the time is right for the southern based french producer ortella to launch his own eponymous imprint: mad in lyon. 69001 ep - introduced by the producer himself - is the first of a series of releases in the same mood, with some new jersey inspired deep house and straight forward uncompromised groove. it does exactly what it says on the tin: -from thugs to clubs-. watch out people, lyon has never been so hot!

2016 repress!!!! slow life finally get out the first release from their label, albeit not before the second one dropped! skittering, jersey-edged numbers sit alongside juno-acid bangers and a wailing sax detroit cut. killer!

in the follow up to huxleys widow ep aus present their second offering of 2016 and in doing so welcome back two label favourites: timothy blake and marquis hawkes as hawkes & blake both artists made outstanding debuts for aus last year, with hawkes having more than a hand in blakes stormy search ep before delivering his own disco inflected hit chances. now we see a continuation of the studio chemistry as both parties join forces and present love precipitation: a pair of no frills bombs built strictly for the dancefloor. playful piano lines and jubilant synths are propelled by expertly crafted 909 drums throughout, recalling in equal measure the classic garage sound of detroit and the soulful grooves that emanated from new jersey in the 90s. with hawkes & blake aus continue to maintain the high quality in 2016 and offer us an insight into an exciting new production pairing.

all music written, produced and arranged by spider recorded in web lab studios, jersey city, nj shout out to the entire vanguard crew!!

philadelphia’s fox brings an eclectic array of sounds and artists together for his first vinyl release on jersey city based label green village. their third vinyl release showcases tracks with slanted percussion and multiple flavors of techno and breaks. the accompanying remixes from fabricator and undrig bring you a taste of 2step as well as a classic big room dubstep sounds.

5 tracks from king street sounds vast catalogue from bonafide house legends: blaze! following on the series from mood ii swing, kerri chandler, mateo & matos we now turn to new jersey s deep house pioneers blaze aka josh milan and kevin hedge.

the art of omission is a craft new jersey native joey anderson masters like few others. after releasing his acclaimed debut album after forever in 2014 and the 1974 ep earlier this year, anderson returns to the dekmantel label serving up the signature sound we love him for. invisible switch is the perfect example of what anderson can do with very little, catapulting him to one of the finest and most original techno and house producers to date.

martin courtney, frontmann des aus new jersey stemmenden indie-trios real estate, veröffentlicht sein erstes solo-album auf domino. das 10 songs umfassende werk mit dem titel many moons ist ein luftiges indie psychedelic-album, voll scharfsinniger selbstkritik und ganz nebenbei ein elliptisches dokument für die wandlung courtneys vom junggesellen zum familienvater. die meisten stücke entstanden auf der tour für real estates drittes schaffenswerk atlas, produziert wurde es von jarvis taveniere (woods).
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zimbru is just one of the new additions to our label roster. focused on a more housy approach this outlet is looking for sounds that cross the boundaries between techno and house, collaborations between artist friends and nonetheless eternal dance music.
that being said zimbru debuts with a double tracker by sahau, the brainchild of dan andrei, kozo and paul agripa, entitled montreal ep.
side a is a pure house gem with breaks attitude, suitable for both night and day, indoor or outdoor. a new jersey influence can be clearly heard in those synths, hence probably the name nj breaks.
montreal, on side b, seems to be a different beast. with powerful swing and a catchy theme this track means business.
vinyl only release !

first vinyl release by tom smeyers on his new sneakerfreaks music label. this ep features two 90s flavored jersey house tracks including vocals by lex empress. only 250 hand-stamped copies will be available pressed on heavyweight 12 vinyl. so far the vinyl received very positive feedback by djs such as tom trago and kerri chandler

12 inch ltd edition vinyl (be quick)
gang fatale s bleaker drops is debut ep on uttu backed with a bonkers helix (night slugs) remix. raw baltimore inspired club heat mixed up with classic jersey & footwork influnences on the helix drop.

new jersey house directly from new york based juice records! vinyl only, 4 raw cuts that reminds the old strictly rhythm gems. repress 2015

the 2nd ep on be an ape in 2015 is served by colognias finest jonathan kaspar. avoid is raw track with fizzling acid grooves, moving into one direction: dawn. the release is joined by 3 fantastic remixes. brothers vibe, the legend from new jersey keeps it bassy with a touch of funk in an oldschool way. bas amro combines deep melodies with a real hands up drob. maxi mill adorns his version with a vocal and a great bassline. modern and gergeously analog - go cologne, go new jersey, go amsterdam,

general ludd is rich mcmaster from new jersey and tom marshallsay from canterbury. the guys met at the glasgow art school, where rich studied environmental art and tom studied fine art. their first collaborations were interactive sound installations, but that quickly gave way to all night music making sessions. this is their second ep for us – a more left field turn than their first, but, we can assure you, both tracks will break discerning dancefloors wide open.

parasol dance embodies the musical headway and fruition fabio experienced exploring different soundscapes and rhythms in his london based studio this last year. the crisp analogue cuts in the album are peppered with monesis organic evolution from the new jersey sound drawing inspiration from jazz, funk and even acid/jackin house, all the while never faltering on the end product of raw undulating grooves.

point g is back with a double pack of goodies to riot the summer , * you* is that kind of raise your hands deep and stormy cut that is the perfect an apocalyptic sunrise mood where * air* sets a dronish meditative vibe on a super fat beat with a heavy sub bass when * strike a pause* is that carnival vogueing oriented groove , * adg* is a tribute to a deep groove the radio show that alex from tokyo, dj deep and dj gregory had in 94 in paris on a week midaymix very stompy jersey styl , then your all set , summer s here

bristol based borai kicks off volume 4 with thinking of you, a clean, classic take on house music. strongly recognized for his productions on labels like chicago s tasteful nudes, retrofit and needwant, borai s contribution to volume 4 continues his ode to classic deep house with upbeat drums and straightforward melodies that nod to the new york & new jersey anthems of yore.

the galleria is a new project from morgan geist (storm queen, metro area) that ripples with echoes of the indigenous music of long-gone new jersey malls and nyc radio stations: bombastic freestyle, club dubs, razor-edits and bubblegum-pop r&b.

next amazing chelsea hotel by faster! be fast to get your hands on this one. comes again with an outstanding cover art. chelsea hotel never fails!

first up here is kenloto, a chunky bit of bass driven house with crisp perc. it builds to a nice tense peak with lots of loose, jumbled textures and will make for a fine bit of peak time listening. the other original is whack, which is another tough house cut with firm bass, old school new jersey snare patterns and rolling drums that are rich, warm and rubbery. miguel lobo s remix is a more spritely thing with lithe chords, colourful synths and and a pent up energy that just never stops giving. closing out the fantastic package is paul c & paulo martini who remix kenloto into a trippy affair with ghoulish voices, hard hitting drums and lots of dark wave energy that will carry you late into the night.

daze follows up his seminal lips white label with a huge three-track ep for the core lobster theremin label. traversing a bastardised series of themes that sees jersey house blended with overdriven rave, tinker-toy acid lines slicing through shrouded doom techno and chattering hip-hop loops rolling over classic breakbeat house.

new york, early 90s, the haydays of the new york and jersey clubhouse!

benson herbert & leo picking aka voyeur stepped onto the scene in 2012 with their *blame it on the youth* ep, released through kerri chandlers then fledgling madtech imprint, the new jersey legend has mentored the duo ever since shifting them onto parent label madhouse with the *rain away* ep and featuring a voyeur remix of his and jerome sydenhams *mama* on his watergate compilation. here we see the pair return to madhouse with their soul-infused sound that has seen them pick up support from the likes of norm talley, nicholas and john daly.

vinyl only! for the 3rd release on taverna tracks, hanfry martinez delivers 3 timeless house cuts. us legend brothers vibe on remix duties, adds some new jersey flava to misterio. taste it while its hot!

mr anderson taking a fresh twist and releasing more excellence on dekmantel.
the art of omission is a craft new jersey native joey anderson masters like few others. after releasing an acclaimed debut album in 2014, anderson returns to the dekmantel label serving up the signature sound we love him for. with the 1974 ep, he continues his modern day techno odyssey investigating the outskirts of the genre, while focusing on details and unexpected twists. serving up dense melodic structures, intense chord progressions and unique but relentless drum programming and sounds, anderson shows that the future of techno is bright, original and full of energy.

born and raised in union city, new jersey, nicuris journey towards djing and producing took hold later than most. moving in circles surrounding exchange place (dj qu & joey anderson, david salazar) helped craft his style of djing & musical influences. influences were many, especially growing up in the early 80s, listening from hip hop to new wave & anything in between.

4 track ep from mickey pearce on new swamp 81 sublabel, 81.

new york endless is the first appearance on vinyl of new jersey born new yorker dan selzer. you may not have heard of him, but many of your favourite producers, bands and djs massively respect his record collection and ear. many of the sounds he has spent years exploring and djing can be heard via the three tracks that make up the strategies ep. elements of techno and house, idm, italo-disco and new wave, cosmic and kosmiche, krautrock and a certain debt to the new york school of minimalist composers all appear. the music is pure and (mostly) analog while still centred around accessible melodies and clean synthesized tones. golf channel every time!

for the second instance in their reissue series, echovolt records treat us with four lush new jersey house gems, originally recorded by wayne gardiner in the early 1990s. now remastered and pressed loud... tip!

totally fresh 4 track 12 by ethiopian born and based artist mikael seifu - bluntly put under the house tag here, but in fact a melting pot of styles is coming together on this beauty. limited pressing. born and raised in addis ababa, seifu attended the french school lycee guebre-mariam as a child, and went on to study music production at ramapo college of new jersey. mikael seifu is an electronic music producer & performer from ethiopia. seifus music is a fusion of ethiopian folk, uk garage & his own dream brew, which he calls ethiopian electronic. his debut ep, yarada lij, draws from a long list of musical influences including endeguena mulu, ben neill, burial, zion rebels, and r.f. 1432 r is an independent record label based in washington dc.

general ludd is rich mcmaster from new jersey and tom marshallsay from canterbury. the guys met at the glasgow art school, where rich studied environmental art and tom studied fine art. their first collaborations were interactive sound installations, but that quickly gave way to all night music making sessions, some of which resulted in this fine twelve-inch. both tracks have already become staples at mister saturday night parties. eamon tends to play the heady, brothers and sisters, and justin tends to play the absolutely crushing, woo ha, but were sure you ll like them both.

deep darker workouts by the artist that brought us the mmt tapes series ....... killer! jorge velez returns to rush hour with a new two-track 12 inch. also known for his work as professor genius and under other monikers, velez has long been one of the us undergrounds most revered figures to those in the know. ausland delivers two deep, darker, low-fi techno jams by this veteran jersey-based producer…

for the fourth opus on his self-titled label, kool vibe calls on the service of talented washerman, sunny galaxy & inner sense to deliver 4 tracks with deep, garage & groovy overtones which are definitely meant for the dance floor. one aim ever: paying tribute to jersey, nyc & chicago vibes of the 90s. special mention: the collaboration of aaron smith, the legendary remixer/producer and former member of ubq project duet alongside terry hunter, with a groovy keyboard solo on inner senses 4 aaron & terry track.

joey anderson three-track ep gives a taste for the new jersey producers forthcoming debut full-length album. tip!

odd socks 006 comes in the form of a collection of remixes. max graef gets the ball rolling with his sophisticated take on glenn astro & imyrminds >kdim<. a hypnotic patchwork of original themes and maxs refined style. rounding off the a-side, imyrmind weaves a psychedelic web of saines fragile tones. schizophrenic, squiggly, and finally jersey jackin. on the b-side, james creed presents a shuffling housed-up version of josh t & arkists slow jam, >fleabag<. re-appropriating its faux-vintage stabs into a dreamy central motif matched with warm portamento-laced basslines. finally, josh t closes the record with an ultra deep workout in his interpretation of james creeds >undone<. sustained strings and ice cold hi-hats meet muted percussion in this classicly fashioned revision.

two deep and soulful remixes by dubbyman on hand-stamped 10 inch vinyl.

trackwork is a new label from london dj, producer, remixer - leo zero. each release will focus on strictly club oriented raw house music in the classic chicago / detroit / new jersey vein - inspiration comes from key labels such as relief, soundstream, basnotic, roule, crydamoure and many more.
with a focus on hardware sampler and drum machine based compositions that are laid down as a live performance and then edited after, trackwork aims to sidestep todays laptop sound, and bring a raw dj element to the material - with lots of happy accidents and natural freeform arrangements that are designed to work with naturally with the dancer and the intense club environment.

break out belgian house producer sjef wanders follows recent heavily supported appearances on new yorks nurvous records and 124 recordings with *dont front*, a two track 12 inch primed for club play on the deso records label. *dont front* is deep and dubby house music emboldened by banging low end and it is well complemented by a remix from label owner desos. the dane takes things deep in typical fashion, adding a little new jersey swing and flavour to proceedings.

fresh off of his son of sound releases on mike simonettis new jersey records and basement floor, henry maldonado continues to produce tracks that are true to the new york underground he remembers while producing for a young strictly rhythm in 1991. delivered here is a debut ep as son of sound on his brand new district 30 imprint. a vinyl exclusive sliced 3-ways in the form of hardware-sampler style looping, shelter-eque soulful tech-house and a perfectly unpolished aesthetic revived by the likes of theo parrish, ricardo miranda and omar s.

for its fifth release, brstl continues on its mission to unearth fresh and exciting artists from bristols electronic music scene, this time showcasing the debut release from idle hands employee shanti celeste. regular clubgoers in the city will have almost certainly heard her display her penchant for heavily swung rhythms in her dj sets, and her 12-inch for brstl manages to distil this passion into two elegantly produced house music groovers. recently unveiled on outboxxs podcast for resident advisor, the soulful new jersey-esque skip of >need your lovin< (baby) takes up the a-side, its gliding rhodes chords and playful melodies being propelled by a tough and irresistably funky beat that kerri himself would be proud of. over on the flipside, >result!< offers up a more heads-down vibe, channelling those swung beats into an upbuilding, synth-smeared house jam.

after several years in the wilderness- perpetual speculation to his identity and numerous botched attempts at naming the man (or woman) behind the bear- finally a physical yolo bear release is available - 4 surefire club tracks that are as at home in jersey hood spots as they are in scottish basement clubs or luxurious european rooftop parties. opener bad bxtches starts things off at a dynamic pace- before that good good smooths things out like a hyperactive love ballad. show and tell features enhanced slick talk from nycs chippy nonstop before we are finally serenaded by the romantic intentions of freeki ho. add to this the yolo bear mantra dj tool and we have a complete package that provides us with a great introduction to the most smart/casual bear in the mens department.

dj sliink, springing from the jersey club scene, has built an impressive reputation for his contributions to north american dance music. so much so that vibe magazine included him on their list of 30 djs to watch. his angular, spare take on club music can be described as straight forward, as much as a punch in the face can be described as straight forward anyway

nach dem release ihres von kritikern hochgelobten albums *flower lane* anfang diesen jahres, veröffentlichen ducktails, die band um real estates matt mondanile, mitte oktober eine weitere 12 inch ep via domino. die fünf neuen songs wurden von mondanile selbst in seinem studio in ridgewood, new jersey mit seinem produzenten al carlson aufgenommen, welcher auch schon auf dem album mitarbeitete. dem limitierten vinyl liegt ein download-code bei.

2nd release from the duo made up by deep88 and melchior sultana, this time with an old school classic jersey jam. jazzy piano vibes on yo house and lush house on track3. vinyl only

it is jam citys turn to deliver a batch of sweaty, streamlined dancefloor weapons on the 6th installment of the club constructions series. the minimalism and intensity of jersey club music remains a huge influence on the whole night slugs camp, and while jerseys impact can be felt across the cc series, jam city channels those devastating ghostly kick drums like none other. continuing on from where he left off with club favourites *the courts* the *how we relate to the body*, jam drops 5 lean and intense drum workouts build from scrap metal and primed for warehouse use. they move between thudding midrange persistence and just-sub-and-air minimalism, framed by jammed drum machine rhythms and splashes of re-sampled colour. jam decorates these sturdy and well-deployed undercarriages with silvery detail, percussion fragments, broken talkboxes, whispered vox and simple, beautiful chords.

french producer kool vibes returns with a third offering on his own self titled label, continuing to mine that sound classically rooted in the early 90s east coast swing of new york and new jersey. vibes abound on > u got me< with the titular vocal hook leading a orchestra of bouncing percussive rhythms, spritely neon dipped keys and an infectious bassline thump, whilst > house music< shows kool vibe dipping into the sounds of vintage murk productions with equal aplomb

rising fast from the east coast of the usa, dissonant is proud to present andrew m. oritz, a producer and dj who has spent his life immersed in dj culture. having earnt his stripes as a dj across countless clubs in new jersey and new york, as well as further afield in florida, his explorations into production have fed into this first full artist release, fitting perfectly into the ongoing narrative of dissonant.

lost and found new jersey house and more freestyle tracks by ray escortienda recorded at his basement studio in newark during the moody winter of 1992

jackmaster cunt ep is the 5th release from sound black. its a departure from the lady blacktronika’s signature slo mo sound taking us on a journey into jack. she’s got 4 deep groove laden tracks here to please the hardest of deepcore house fans and the deepest of hardcore house heads. the tracks here borrow largely from the sounds of chicago and new york/new jersey in the 90s, sounds near her heart. these are the roots revisited and brought back to the future of house.