soul jazz records’ new boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979-83, with barely a household name in sight. featured here are some the earliest hip-hop records that came out of new york city following the enormous commercial success of the first ever rap record, ‘rapper’s delight’ by the sugarhill gang, in september 1979. artists and producers alike tried to jump aboard the new commercial possibilities of hip-hop. by the end of the year there were 30 hip-hop singles, all released by independent new york labels. the following year there were over 100 more, and so on.
boombox 2 is a triple 180g vinyl set (+ download code) that features extensive text, exclusive interviews and stunning photography by jamel shabazz, martha cooper and others.

nice price deal !!! fernando returns to redux with his third single for the label. following up his supreme cover of >kick in the eye< and the ace >scarecrows ep<. when not touring the world as the chief songwriter, bass player and vocalist of 2020soundsystem, he is honing his considerable production skills which have been evident on his superb remixes of forces of nature (mule), steve kotey (bearfunk) and the detachments (thisisnotanexit) his also spread his wings from the redux mothership with forthcoming releases for prins thomas internasjional, solar disco and under the shade.

the new techno bomb on delude records vinyl comes from the new producer guy maik davis. the release contains the original mix of tension, a great techno bomb with fantastic arrangements and elements of electronic music. the remixes are from mike wall, the owner of the berlin based techno label wall music and marco trom, a new young producer guy from munich. the 3rd remix is produced by stevie wilson, a scottish dj and producer legend of the newer days.

comes with download code and poster.

die doppel-lp erscheint als limitierte 180g pressung mit 19 von 20 ausgespielten tracks, audiophil auf halber geschwindigkeit gemastered, inkl. bonus-download-code mit allen tracks (einmal komplett ausgespielt, einmal als mixset) in wav/mp3-formaten, inkl. 30x30cm kunstdruck, im gatefold mit antistatischen innentaschen.

more cuts from ressort imprint, ready to be inflicted.

soulful and wicked! absolutely beautiful pieces of music. marvellous! early support by lexx, acid pauli, pional, gilles peterson, rainer trueby, hunee, kalabrese, ron basejam, slow hands.

billy nasty re-launches his electrix outfit ! very limited vinyl pressing

mowar enters autumn with the 2nd instalment of deep floors, once again exploring the deeper grooves of techno. first up is ohios fbk, whose first release already goes back to 1996 on the legendary frictional records. with she brought me there fbk opens the dance with a solid deep dancefloor groover, driven by a hypnotic hook and infectious chords. stripped down and yet full of atmosphere. after that uks tom dicicco and italys roberto bosco team up to deliver all dem, another stripped affair with rolling drums and chord stabs, a solid blend of deep hypnotic layers of groove. on the flipside we find spains aiken with a strong detroit-infused workout, in-your-face kick drums, jacking rhythms and dramatic strings. your turntables will love it. last but not least, a new belgian upcoming producer stevie p delivers a dubbed out functional deep techno track with hip-sensitive chord stabs and a fiercely throbbing rhythm.

morgan zarates second release for hyperdub is a bold and unexpected move for him. he has been known in the past as the producer for leftfield soul group spacek and also currently as one half of the shining, signed to xl records, but with >broken heart collector< he has made some highly contagious dubstep pop, featuring rising singer / songwriter / producer stevie neale on vocals. stevie warns of a guy who is the titular >broken heart collector<. her rnb vocals contrast with a fierce storm of drums and vertiginous synths that attack like waves against rocks. it is a brilliant pop song, with a chorus earworm you might find hard to resist. there is also an instrumental included as well. the third track is >crey bey<, an energetic, grimy 8 bar instrumental. it shifts between dive-bombing synths and a spooked, nervous melody over a rich organ track, with martial kicks and snares guaranteed to get you bouncing.

march sees the formidable hypercolour deliver its most surprising output yet, an ep from none other than groove armada. tom findlay and andy cato need little introduction as groove armada. chart smashes, huge live tours and being part of the worldwide electronic music history aside, the duo have never lost touch with their acid house roots and have continued to be devoted to record buying, djing and the much maligned promo trawl. tom and andy have been avid followers of the label it seemed, since its inception. it was through label head jamie, meeting the guys back in 2010 at space in ibiza, and then continued communication via hypercolour promos, that led to an out-of-the-blue email requesting an informal hook up in east london and, within just a few days, a release was scheduled. that release is the >no knock ep<, four tracks that range from 808 fuelled old school cuts to low slung, moog-bassd electronic funk. each sound is lovingly crafted but there is an analog rawness throughout and every track has the sort of tweaked, off-kilter and occasionally awkward vibe that hypercolour do so well. it just takes a bit of imagination to guess what a ga release on hypercolour should sound but failing that, just check the release out as it wont disappoint.

this record – never before released on vinyl - contains a 6 panel insert and a secret bonus track. pressing on 180 grams audiophile vinyl, comes in gatefold sleeve.

nang powerhouse sare havlicek bursts back into the synth-scape once more with the first track from his second nang album. sare is a firm favourite here in nang towers and the mercurial, slovenian dynamo has hardly stopped for breath since his last releases on nang (a well deserved new masters comp, a co-mix credit on beach disco and also as part of the transatlantic disco alliance ep). to remix vibe on you nang have called in the talents of fellow adriatic funkster ilija rudman, who places his seal-of-authority on the sonics and gets brassed up. uk based head of bear funk stevie kotey pairs up with this lightning-fingered-keyboard neighbour manestar to create a cool cross between haddaway & ten city. sare contributes an instrumental and a slowed down, pitch-bent, 115 bpm version. his slyly retiled nothing you can do version jumps forward 4 years to 1985, sounding like a long lost stock-aitken and waterman extended 12 dance cut. stay tuned for sare album number 2 later in the year. weve heard it.. its a goodie.

slamming 2011 house edits, ltd promo run

including faithless >insomnia (monster mix)<, grooveyard >mary go wild!< and adventures of stevie v >dirty cash (money talks) (12 inch sold out mix)<.

croatian nu-disco/funk/boogie overlord ilija rudman has swung by around here. once more he is spinning his audio gems on the legendary bearfunk label. this time is the ever so funky new release soul embrace . ilija gets his niles rogers hat on and peppers this sparkler with chingy-funk guitar. add in some big rolling, dx-style, chugger bass and lashes of darting percussion and there you have it...floor-filler dynamite. the original mix and the spectacularly 80 s styled extended mix make an appearance. our man also goes straight for the beat jugular with his drum, beat and percussion heavy bonus beats mix. to round things off, label head bear, stevie kotey, takes on the remix duties. he brings some real bass along to the party and new layers of slick keys. turning down the floor quotient just a notch, this one is pure slow-burn disco done well, very well.

bear newcomer roberto auser has his debut album inbound on bearfunk. whilst we prepare for that gem to drop roberto has teamed up with fellow dutchman alden tyrell for their disco house hybrid blondes and brunettes. alden has had a series of fine releases on the clone and moustache labels, here he fuses his accomplished style with the electronic wizardry of roberto. each of them contributes a spanking remix. alden is tasked with dancefloor operations and he duly delivers with his 4/4 drums, rolling analog basslines and main room swing. roberto goes for the bar mix which tones down the swank but adds in slick percussion and analog stabs for a early set highlight. label chief bear stevie kotey contributes his own version. this time around the real drums and bass guitars have been sidelined in favour of linntastic drum programming and sequenced synth lines. the roberto auser album secret carnaval is out on bearfunk in spring 2010

amazing 3 tracks featuring the master of edits : todd terje!

nice price deal !!! nice mixes by chicken lips stevie kotey & shur-i-khan!

nice price deal !!! big room house/ electro/ dance smash. dj meeting hype! incl: tom pulse, stevie mycs, empyre one, extended mixes! the shining sun, the heat ... what you call holiday, is built in this track. nice female vocals, a fat mellow and some remixer like tom pulse

sometime chicken lips collaborator and full time disco don stevie kotey keeps the momentum going on his longstanding and ever consistent imprint by going slightly off piste with the latest bearfunk 12inch. for my friends is the work of lusty zanzibar aka alex cordiner, cabaret voltaire fan and former holistic artist, and we re struggling to describe it effectively to be honest. its a simple concoction of fluttery synth riffs and fat bottom end, but has the sort of quirky melody that you just dont expect to hear in a noo disco record, or a house record for that matter. it is, however totally infectious, and destined to be one of bearfunks biggest of the year we reckon. solid mixes come from kotey and lusty himself, and all are dominated by the riff, as will your brain be after listening to this package a few times. beginning of the night, end of the night, all night, all aboard the wonky disco train to zanzibar

nice price deal !!! this is one of the biggest tracks of the winter. a huge rework of the the rasmus 90s classic in the shadows done by two well-known producers. the limited whitelabel is comming up with amazing remixes by stevie mycs, alex m., andrew spencer & ronny rockstroh

absolutely strong and kickin electro house production with extremely nice male where is the love vocals on top!!

excellent deep atmospheric nuggets

tasty 3 tracker from optimuz aka f1!! wobbly basslines sit under bleepy synths and belchs!

phat electro disco house

peaktime bigroom house tune by jaybee. huge package of mixes by stefano prada, stevie s and the housebrothers.

excellent sensei deep house mixes... limited 10 inch

alphaville 2007 remix , made for bigger rooms

includes great remixes by richard dinsdale and prins thomas support from pete tong, annie nightingale and others

electro vocal house tunes in different mixes by stefano prada, phil joy, steve s, houseshaker & dj sign

faithful cover of the old maze jazz funk number replayed by a collaboration of atfc and inaya day electric tribal melodies dropped over an uplifting backing remix

cool house remixes to this r&b monster

cool deep electric disco remixes by reverso 68 & stevie kotey!!

90s party smasher

love & hoppiness, deep horse, shake that und night rainer diskodub zeugen einmal mehr von der kraftvollen energie, fŸr die feindrehstar seit mittlerweile fŸnfzehn jahren auf anspruchsvollen dance floors geschŠtzt werden. und demnŠchst dŸrften sie fŸr neue ekstase im club oder auf dem festival sorgen.

compiled by belgian dj and eclectic connoisseur, lefto.

hier kommt die neue -beso beach 2017- ausgabe, benannt nach dem gleichnamigen club auf der baleareninsel formentera. resident-dj jordi ruz prŠsentiert zwei wohltemperierte sets: eine chill-selektion auf cd1 und eine deep-variante auf cd2. mit knapp 40 groovy-entspannten tracks von jan blomqvist, m…we, dirtcaps, dropout, autograf, frank pole, goldfish, armin van buuren, sander kleinenberg, u.v.a.

die phase zwischen stunde 0 und globalem impact: erste hip-hop-aufnahmen aus new york.

auf drei cds songs von marvin gaye, stevie wonder, aretha franklin, smokey robinson, james brown, michael jackson, gladys knight & the pips, otis redding, al green, barry white, ben e king, nina simone, the supremes, billy paul, booker t & the mgs, eddie floyd, spinners, marlena shaw, sam & dave, carla thomas

sing (if you want it) is the sixth release from the british soul icon, omar. this eagerly awaited re-issue definitely puts omar back in the spotlight and will become an essential album for any music collection. omar is often referred to as the founding father of nu-classic soul and has been acclaimed by artists such as erykah badu and mobo award winner kele le roc. omar can also count stevie wonder as a fan, who most famously said, -when i grow up, i wanna be omar-. on this album, omar collaborates with stevie wonder and a host of great artists including estelle, common, zed bias, and many more. the album also comes with two brand new bonus tracks, including the single -dancing- and -its so-.

3cd compilation of the classic soul anthems of the 60s, 70s and 80s !!