marwan sabb and illan nicciani are essential figures on parisian techno and house underground scene. booth as dj-s and producers, marwan and illan left an indelible mark releasing for labels such as sci-tec, time has change and sharing decks together with names like fumiya tanaka, martin buttrich, arpiar, sonja moonear and many other.

laate is the new project of clayton guifford (unrelated / fragil). for this second release, we are very glad to welcome - the black tone - (rawthencity / appian).- circadian attraction e<p - is just as ethereal as abyssal tone records, where nagging mpc s swing and reverberation s effects are placing great emphasis on minimalist compositions, strictly dedicated to the dancefloor.on a side: - circadian attraction ep - is backed by a dynamic rhythm with analog tones. a meticulous architecture temple where time stop. a techno recital of limpid beauty gliding on a groovy bassline that will make every soundsystem whirr.on b1: - aquatic redox - is a plunging us into deep submarine daydreams. a digital bath with salty taste and hypnotic dampness. everything is a quiet, question & answers between the different elements are bouncing over and over in the atmosphere, constantly captivating the attention. a perfect balance between strength and subtlety. finally on b2, - aquatic redox - s remix is released by the famous producer: janeret (rutilance /aku). after an -haute-couture- intro, slightly breaked, we find in this remix the galactic synths typical of the talented young parisian’s repertoire. clear, precise and extremely mastered, this rework put everyone in agreement on the dancefloor.

one of the founding members of apollonia, shonky was responsible for his label’s very first release back in 2012 with ‘the minneapolis touch’. outside of working on the trio’s debut lp ‘tour a tour’, shonky has been relatively quiet on the solo tip. here on apollonia’s 25th release we’re treated to four new cuts from the berlin-based parisian, kicking off with plombie&#768,,re (plumber in english). shonky injects a variety of unusual sounds, which revolve around a jaunty bassline, while voices dip in and out of the background, repeating the mantra ‘house music’ together with other difficult to decipher vocal clips. the track has a catchy rhythm that bounces along with aplomb. up next ‘house me’ is a sleazy, mischievous cut with a deadly low end and a seductive vocal that urges you to ‘house me’. as the bassline rumbles, high pitched effects add a hypnotic element to the track. badboy business.on the b-side we have ‘perchee’, which is powered by cleverly layered percussion, which is almost ‘live’ sounding. another one of those ‘shonky’ basslines gets us straight into the groove, with utterly contagious beats – this is one to shake the dance floor down its core. finally, ‘cosmopolis’ has that inner city realness flowing through with the chatter of a street corner in the background, a killer b-line and one of those classic vocal samples that is oh so familiar and gets you nodding your head as soon as you hear it. and there it is, four dance floor cuts with plenty of depth and groove in true shonky style… c est formidable!

amazing 2 monstruous tracks taken straight from the basement from one of the most original, ultimate & cult house producer : the great marcus mixx !!! all the djs were looking for those for tracks for years. it’s a fuckin’ must have & it’s on your favorite label : skylax

sound carrier volume 8it’s back to the cosmos with the latest instalment in chris carrier’s always-on-point series, sound carrier. the label is a home for the prolific paris artist’s techno stylings, and no.8 in the series focuses on a galactical fight theme – taking us from terra firma up into the skies and beyond. the first track, ‘alien blaster pistol’, couldn’t be more self-explanatory. mysterious keys parade over an ominous bassline while the beats keep things moving neatly. gentle chimes and bleeps are added, initiating a dialogue between the various high frequencies located in the top end. next up is ‘mahem (magneto hydrodynamic explosive munition)’, which steps into familiar sound carrier territory, that is… slightly unhinged. rolling along at a steady pace, the tune is rough, yet light with shimmering effects and charming wobbly chunks of bass. on side b chris gets gnarly on us with ‘earth invasion’. it’s the beginning of the end, so of course the music has to match that frightening prospect. gruff beats and stomping bass collide with cymbals, crunchy snares and mutant acid licks to create a beast. finally, ‘haumea brigade’ takes us into the twilight zone again, whirring fx float above hard-hitting beats and a mean b-line. eerie pads help to maintain a chilling tone throughout. deadly, the soundtrack to the end of days here on earth... prepare to evacuate!

2016 repress! early support from: sonja moonear, raresh, thomas melchior, sascha dive & nima gorji
lowris = aeternum, crazy jack & concrete out of paris

for the eleventh vinyl release of the label, popcorn records is proud to welcome the detroit house veteran rick wade, after chez damier and aubrey the label seems to have moved into the big leagues with 5 tunes from deep house to down tempo with some rework of the hip hop and house french producer matsa and a remix of the main track your strength by the very gifted parisian new comer flabaire.

set to cause serious heat, hot creations release the mighty gotham city from rydim featuring the electrifying voice of chicago house legend paris brightledge. the release also offers a sonic remix from simon baker under his techno moniker bkr projekt plus an alternative moonlight mix.

ryc continues a global showcase of techno cities. reunited for a second time, the finest talents of berlin and paris put their heavyweight tracks on vinyl. two parisians equally infamous in the techno scene, anetha and françois x, bring unique vigor and subtle mystery to this split ep while the accurate brutality of i/y and furious drums of abayomi represent berlins offerings.

defined as an independent entity, drawing its inspiration from the deconstructed walls of an imaginary and utopian society where music is king and artist is servant, forsaken cell is a paris and lyon based structure composed of a small ravers community, aimed to show an indie, radical and experimental face of the french underground scene.the third release is the introduction of jiman into the forsaken cell. living near lille, a french city located between berlin and detroit, jiman makes a perfect mixture of those two towns that are his two main influences, focusing on the grainy, harsh, metalic and experimental sound of early 90s techno, with a relish of poetry, smoothness and a slight broken side of idm. his debut ep on the label is composed of 5 tracks that draws on the vinyl groove his long trip into the abyssal deepness of techno music, smelling an uncompromising industrial and raw atmosphere. the artwork, released by lexpo-studio, makes many senses and is opened to many interpretations. this ep is mastered by loop-o at calyx mastering and is available on forsakencell.com.

4 track ep produced by benales. raw, straight techno tools inspired by the likes of robert hood, jeff mills, surgeon. bio: born in normandy (france), and now based in paris, benales has been honing his craft since the end of the 90s. an avid record collector and enthusiast of techno and house - his dj sets and tracks combine the raw, dark and deep elements of these musical forms with a firm nod in the direction of detroit. he already played at concrete, la machine du moulin rouge, rex club, batofar, 101.supported and playlisted by: slam, alland byallo, gel abril, josh wink, birth of frequency, don rimini, jonas kopp, marco bailey, pfirter, johannes volk

fourth release from parisian label unlearn. after celebrating european talents with previous v/a : four shades, aurèle & caseer are back on us soil with chicagoan artist g. marcell. the title track hails towards the housier side of things. vocals sung by the artist, moody melody and a-1 production skills make ‘@ noon’ a serious summer groover. the rayne dub mix stands on the more melancholico-techno side of things with cleaver drum programing, proper bassline action and straightforward dance-floor material. the flipside shows a more experimental side of things with sound thought, an acidic trip full of haunting strings and cowbell awkwardness, and groov spin, a dazzling tune halfway between celestial unpredictability and caribbean bliss.

third try records’ debut release is produced by none other than axel boman, one of sweden’s most acclaimed electronic producers in recent years. over the course of three tracks, stockholm’s finest delivers a fantastic ep that makes this debut release from third try records particularly compelling. this is definitely an imprint to watch over the next few months with releases lined­ up that range from french to international talent. comes in a stunning full-colour screen-printed sleeve with paper inner. third try records is a newly launched record label from paris led by victor willaert, a dj, promoter and designer.

11th pw vinyl , with another seriouis slamming house music

in the wake of the album st germain released in 2015 and the two remix ep that followed on august 28, parlophone, the label of the parisian maestro of acid jazz , has just released a new ep . the program includes remixes of atjazz , terry laird and boddhi satva , but mostly dj deep and roman poncet ( here under his alias roman poncet ) , which create a real surprise

rheintime releases 001 (white vinyl), 002 (grey marbled vinyl) & 003 (translucent red vinyl) plus impulse music 001 all bundled up for a special price!

without coverartwork - emmanuelle returns to deewee with an italo influenced 12 inch produced by david and stephen dewaele of 2manydjs / soulwax and recorded at deewee studio, gent. luomo daffari sees emmanuelle swich between her native italian tongue and english advising you to not hide behind that suit and tie. if tom tom club hung with aphex twin in the hills of naples in 1980 they may have arrived here. italove is pure dancefloor magic. syncopated rolling synths with emmanuelle as chanteuse again cutting between italian and english to the sound of disco and harps. its a beautiful thing. she loves you. sleeve design by ill studio, paris.

been to long - the well remebered chorus of a successfull parisian duos single hit comes easily to mind while thinking of the latest internasjonal release. after a long hiatus - which feels like surely way long - we restart with one half of the formerly well known milanese pair - boogie drama - and it s very own lele sacchi. deejaying since 1995 sacchi has been and is still one of italys and especially milans musical icons - at least for electronic and alternative worlds, presents himself in his signature style. high on the heals of the success with rebirths smash lele sacchi vs blonde redhead - youre only kosmiquest is dark and cryptic, with a mean but very neat and elegant bassline plus an unmatched groove and feel for the floor. this time well balanced with a tad into psycheledic strinig heaven, wich combined with electronic effects is his ultimate kosmische quest. the whole thing is contered by an airy and superbright no less danceable lauer version and a fantatsic relaxed italo take on kraut which can propably be non done much better than byprins thomas walking on that lunga strada!

french duo from montreuil (east paris suburbs), prince waly & fiasko proximo are big budha cheez. after several eps and mixtapes, the duo will release is first lp, lheure des loups on april 22nd, 2016. at 23 years old, the duo is recording on analog tapes their daily prose and pose on film rolls their unique néo-rétro style on the french hip-hop landscape. working closely with video maker clifto cream (nekfeu, myth syzer, jazzy bazz, kohndo) with whom they systematically reconsider the current rap game codes with their music, pictures and videos. listenning lheure des loups is a time travel which perfectly illustrate an authentic and original creative process.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.

paris-based beat x changers brings up to you a new record with a collaborative project in the shape of classic cuts.our new release introduces two new french artists brought together on a split ep: tell from paris and name from the sunny avignon city, both of them backed- up by exclusive remixes from three of our historical beat x producers: neue grafik and pulkone (aka x_1 & monomite). on the a-side, discover tell - a 20-year old jazz drummer - who releases two soulful and melodic tracks. you’ll recognize the heat of the mpc grain, obsessing samples and uplifting breaks. on the b-side, southern producer name offers a disco-like and funky house music via two dancing tracks with a clear reference to the clubbing universe of new york and chicago. this activist dj and experimented producer – he is an ableton teacher on the side – gained recognition in the south of france music scene in the last decade and reached the ears of producer kink.grand Écart (i.e. wide gap or split) recalls the time it took to release this ep. it’s also a geographical gap, a gap between the ideas of the five artists brought together on this release, a gap between our expectations and the reality of some passed – or cancelled – venues in paris. we have always believed in this project and in our flexibility!

the taleneted frenchman delivering quality house for the discoteque... ninja tune s singles label technicolour welcomes parisian producer nathan melja (formerly simply -melja-) to the fold with a 4-track 12- ep of instinctive, effortless and beautifully understated techno entitled -no no no-. released on 13th may 2016, it s a direct reflection of his future-facing vision teamed with a healthy respect for house and techno s forebears and innovators. you can stream the title track via the technicolour soundcloud and preorder the 12- now. flitting between paris and nyc, nathan made his mark with two superb 12-s for mister saturday night and a sterling ep for opal tapes offshoot imprint black opal in 2014-15. his residency dream real at parisian clubbing institution batofar has featured the likes of moiré (werkdiscs / spectral), technicolour labelmate florian kupfer and italian don madteo.

after having brought you the critically acclaimed japanese house compilation once upon a time in japan, jazzy couscous introduces one of the most promising artist of the french deep house scene, hugo lx.having worked on a strings of releases in early 2016, french producer hugo lx (courtesy of balance, my love is underground, faces) comes back with another four track offering, with help from fellow french man, korea-based fulbert, on the remix duties. expect some sample-built, bass heavy, deep fried pieces from the nomadic beatsmith, merging influences from japanese dreamy ambiant, french vaporous soundtracks and american deep dance music. this ep will without a doubt be on heavy rotation on the dancefloors this summer!

hot off his collaboration with madlib and med (bad neighbor), socal ambassador blu has teamed up with the paris-based production team union to present “la counting”, the lead single off their forthcoming album cheetah in the city. featuring remixes by exile, dibiase, and yann kesz, this limited edition 10” delivers blu’s lyrical love letter to los angeles while union’s synth-soaked production marks a stylistic sea change for the below the heavens mc. rippling with 808s and cinematic strings, la counting is an organic evolution from the signature keyboard-driven sound that put union on the map in 2012 with analogtronics, their debut album featuring talib kweli, mf doom, elzhi, guilty simpson, and more. cheetah in the city will be released later this year on fat beats records, but until then the world will have to keep la counting.

bass culture reach that magnificent milestone of 50 releases with an extra special ep from someone who has become part of labels inner circle, the infallible mr g. set up in 2009 by paris stalwart djulz, bass culture records has maintained a consistently high level of music, crossing from techno into house and back again, always with a focus on quality over quantity. mr g delivers two special gems from his arsenal of weaponary to mark the 50th bsss culture release. the first, * transient* sees mr g in contemplative mood, taking a studied approach with this deep, soulful cut. softened pads are drizzled over a punchy low end, with tough, crisp beats supporting a stirring vocal which urges everybody to get up on their feet. the nineties organ lick gives it an almost sorrowful feel, and those pads continue to takes us up to the skies. a beauty. on the flip, * crumple zone* goes straight for the jugular with a driving b-line, alarming stabs and finger-clicking percussion to get that head nodding. combined with garbled, hypnotic vocal clips, its a mesmerising, eyes down cut for the late night heads. towards the latter part of the track, a naughty riff comes in and adds another layer of sleaze to proceedings. and there you have it, mr g proves yet again why he is such a all-round don and bass culture celebrates 50 releases with panache.

king ghazi is shadi khries and gilbert cohen. recorded in amman / may 2014. all the music presented here is original, and has been recorded in jordan in may 2014. this project was born when i met shadi in paris, at the percussion recording sessions for acid arab. from these sessions came the idea of&#8203,,,,,exploring local music styles on the verge of disappearing, in jordan and elsewhere in the middle east. it was also an opportunity for me to meet exceptional people and wonderful artists. for 15 days, we travelled through jordan, recording local musicians. here we hear osama al khairat aka abu sayah, an exiled syrian musician who plays the yarghoul (two flutes linked together by beeswax. one plays a drone, the other the corresponding range, all while blowing continuously). i want to specially thank shermine sawalha for allowing us to record in the living room of her parents house, as well as for coordinating the whole project. without her energy and patience, this record would not be in your hands today.

new apron artist bastien carrara, parisian bad boy beats the hell out of his mpc & records onto tape..

dont judge a book by its cover they say, well, this saying applies to ste&#769,,phane laportes fourrure sounds vol.2, for nothing solar lies behind the glorious sunset on the cover of his second album for parisian imprint, antinote. while fourrure sound vol.1 recalled an era of nai&#776,,ve electronic experimentations recorded to soundtrack tv documentaries, vol.2 resurrects 1990s 12-hour-long rave parties. for the occasion, ste&#769,,phane laporte changed the name of his godfathers from franc&#807,,ois de roubaix and jean-jacques perrey to conrad schnitzler and i-f.

born in an x1/9 and raised on a diet of b-movies, cerrone and fettuccine, french dj and producer alan dente is the latest addition to the esteemed bordello a parigi roster. a full time member of parisian party crew and digging experts les yeux orange, dente has spent the last few years tearing up the banlieues and blogosphere with a heady mix of disco, boogie, italo and proto-house. after a life changing contribution to manctalo institution red laser records, dente arrives at the bordello in style with his dancefloor haute couture.

new vinyl series produced by dj steaw

based in his hometown of chicago, sought after dj, producer and remixer dj iz has been a staple of the worldwide house music scene for well over two decades spinning regularly at prestigious clubs such as rex in paris, fabric in london and sub club in glasgow to name a few over his illustrious career. dj iz now makes his fatsouls records debut with heavy new remixes of the track mind the gap—originally released on the highly acclaimed and well charted treasures of twilight compilation (fatsouls records) compiled by label founder dj said. the new remixes take us beyond the funky afro electro beats of the original track and bring into the forefront dj izs deep soulful baseline driven house style into the mix. dj iz tweaks, polishes and refines the minimal afro electro effects layered throughout the entire track to keep the vibe in check. mind the gap takes you on a journey from detroit to nigeria channeling the soul of fela.

paris-based label sounds benefit adds the second release to his catalogue, where label owner s tom joyce teams up with leaves, iron curtis, stojche and ben cohen, to offer what could be the soundtrack of a walk into the grey landscapes of the new iram, with reference to the mysterious city of a thousand pillars.

and imported recordings was born… following 3 years of parisian parties, featuring 20 of the worlds finest djs from right across europe and the u.s, the imported crew finally gave birth to its baby, imported recordings.

barcelona based producer maurice aymard joins parisian artist j.e.e.p to deliver their ‘mellocoton’ ep in may via seven villas, featuring three original cuts and remixes from manoo and closed paradise. having garnered support from industry heavyweights including laurent garnier and ricardo villalobos over the years, maurice aymard has certainly established a notable presence within electronic music. here we see maurice pair up with j.e.e.p, a name known to many from following his involvement in projects including ‘the hints’ with quarion and ‘the egyptian nipples’ alongside massimiliano pagliara, whilst his back catalogue boasts releases on labels such as apersonal music, sonar kollektiv seven villas where he returns to here

the parisian label starts with the ondulé family crew. and it starts well!! joss moog, around7, paul cut & hatelate feat his disco lady claire lennox. four tracks and a breath of fresh air for your future nights in club!! catchy melodic lines, dancin’ hooks & raw beats are on the menu. in short, this ep is gourmand, flavored with soul & groove served only on wax. all the ingredients that will make those guys ep an unlimited pleasure…

first release from parisian collectif d.ko comes with 4 fine house cuts, made by flabaire, paso and mad rey plus a remix by petr serkin. vinyl only! repress 2016

repress 2016 - slowtown 03 welcomes the spring time with a colorful release. one of stown favorite fellas and admired artists jef k (silver network, paris) joins with slowtowns label owner rhythm&soul to release the groove maker as the third release of the cosmopolitan label.

the btrax records label is back after few years off, and we are sure that new ep will not disappointed you. we are very proud to put out 1 stunning track made by one of the label artist : camille rodriguez from paris - france. electronic music drives his life for over 10 years now, he has developed his own style incorporating all his influences. he is passionate about the live, and create that way with synthesizers, sequencers, bar and samplers... he likes pushing himself sweating behind his machines, improvising at every moment, keeping control of every sound in order to play more intuitively, getting a better communication with the crowd... “andalusian 2.0” comes in two guises, the original mix which delivers some perfect techno keys and claps over its stomping techno beat, giving it live performance style flavor. the traumer remix takes it into darker warehouse territory but still retains the warmth and groove. kaine’s remix delivering some tough dub techno workouts that still have just the right amount of funk and groove.

we are excited to annouce new finale sessions member aleqs notal to our growing roster of tallanted producers he is part of the paris renaissance that is moving the underground scene at the moment with that being said we go the first track -linea- with its lush keys and pads moving in and out to monsterous deep bass great deepness for sure. track two scenium is deep track with a great sound that moves in and out of the dancefloor with its techier pads and massive drums most def a late night killer. last but not least we have the track disparity what i like most about the track is its fantastic drum programming and it it s wavering pads and keys this a great chill track to get the party going right. we at finale sessions want to thank you for your kind support.

im a cliches first release of 2016 comes from label boss cosmo vitelli. after a five year hiatus during which he was kept busy by his band bot ox and relocating from paris to berlin, this is the very first release to come out of his new studio located in berlins marzahn district.

lp document of the first collaboration between oren ambarchi, kassel jaeger (of editions mego) and james rushford (who s projects include manhunter and food court on the kye label, and ora clementi on penultimate press). two side-long pieces recorded at grm studios, paris in 2014, comprising of distinct layers that gently rise up and recede, pale calling obeys a dream-logic that feels entirely disconnected from traditional electro-acoustic composition, forming surreal sonic images in which half-remembered fragments of everyday life mix with the quiet intensity of dreams haunted by natural forces.

here at bearfunk we have been pretty busy as of late it was a casual visit to geneva just like any other. we had just finished a buzzing set and soon after we found ourselves talking to a five bearded academic types. it turns out they were a bunch of theoretical physicists out on a cosmologists night out. they work them hard at cern and that day the large hadron collector had been a real beast rebooting five times before lunch. they were pissed off and needed a new challenge. we offered them a job on the spot and they promptly moved to our london hq working on a wage of tea, vinyl and nandos. we set them a challenge. build us a time machine! they started soaking up all those bearfunk-groove-boson particles and. you know what? they did it! a time machine of our own. our first task, jump back in time to 1985 and retrieve us something really cool. set controls to the manhattan office to celluloid records. fresh from their hit with herbie hancocks rockit, spearheading rap with fab five freddys change the beat and afrika bambata stompers the legendary label is preparing to release the debut album from nyc-paris emigre lord funk.

this first release from parisian crew deviant disco, reflects the spirit of their parties and their tastes. open minded diggers, looking for unknown gems to share, this maxi is aimed for djs with a wide range of style : from afrobeat to newbeat, or balearic, italo disco, proto-house, with their french touch and sunny vibe, this tracks will make the dancefloor burn.

our parisian edit friend reverend p hits us with a 4 track ep loaded with some serious boogie and disco heat. concentrating on the sounds of gladys knight (a side) and george duke (b side), reverend p decided to edit em not once but twice...ouble action = double fun :) the a-side tracks are two uptempo numbers with gladys while the flip comes with one mid tempo boogie tune and a high energy disco cut from mr duke. solid gamm material for anyone down with the more soulful sounds of disco!

finale sessions is excited to have another parisian on our superb roster and janeret is not one to sleep on that s for sure. so we are getting right to the music with the first track midnight soul one of my favorites for sure with its beautiful keys and its rich pads and it s enormous bass this track is a latenight beater for sure. track two-contrast-is more on the techier side of things with more pads and a think basline no question a floor pumper it also has really nice drums to flavor that nice vocal. track three subdub this track is more for the dub techno crowd for sure with its super deep chords and its deep sub ambiance sound track four ehtereal electro madness is i am going to say

politics of dancing records returns with two fresh tunes from the hot french duo two diggers. hanfry martinez and label bosses politics of dancing are on the remix duty. el amanecer is groovy as hell with a bouncy bassline and deep atmospheres. politics of dancing turns it into a peak time track with a killer bassline. get some music is a loop that goes straight to the head, with funky vocals. hanfry martinez delivers a stunning techy and dubby remix for some late night action. another essential release from the parisian deep house imprint.

forecast label announces new vinyl ep -holysheep- by cheaper shepherd to be released in march 2016. samples, drum machines and old school keyboards: a straight ­to ­the point! cheaper shepherd is a duo of producers born in the 15th borough of paris. drived by their love of synthetizers and other analogic machines, they ve been working in electronic music for years. in addition to their own projects, they have produced several hip­hop, house and techno projects: timä, androma (savoir faire), la direction, dudmode, peterbär... their first ep origin came out on helpme records early 2013, followed by three other eps, released on their own label baldwin records among others. they joined the booking roster of forecast label in 2012, and released on vinyl their first ep for the label. this projects appears as the fulfillment of a collaboration that has allowed them to go on tour in france (paris, bordeaux, lyon and st malo) but also in china. in 2015, they also went to the us to record with cans. the project was originally an ep of five songs, but the chemistry was such that it has turned into a 17 tracks album that will be released in 2016, between old school hip hop, house music and trap... limited to 200 copies !

this vinyl ep is a collaboration between paris label correspondant and germanys gomma records. remixes by los angeles finest psychedelic electronic producer secret circuit (beats in space records) and german shooting star lauer (partner of gerd janson at tuff city kids). why this ep? gomma has a long history with the paris scene. mathias munk modica who runs gomma (and sublabel toy tonics) has been living in france for many years. he worked with many parisian artists from dj chloe (on munks first album aperitivo 2004) to the ed banger crew or black strobe. probably apart of berlin there is no city in the world that saw more gomma events than paris. seems only a project with jennifer cardini missed. so jennifer invited mathias last year to send over tracks. decision was made fast. and so wurlitzer wank and the bösus bounce have come up on correspondant.

ark & pit spector continue their inspired journey with an extended ep full of groovy jams and absorbing rhythms for hold youth. the frenchmen have formed a potent alliance with a series of expertly-crafted, high-quality releases dropping over the last couple of years. on this new ep they go deeper into their sound explorations with five original works and a remix from their parisian buddy and hold youth member, le loup. first up, we go into bumping jazzy territory with ‘chauffage central’, a mesmerising cut with swirling pads, soulful vocal clips and a jaunty b-line. straight up after that, hold youth rudeboy le loup gives ‘chauffage central’ a funky little rework, throwing live sounding percussion, nubian vocal clips, trumpet parps and a pumping bassline into the mix which gives a totally different identity. the final track on side a, is a cheeky teaser called ‘petite ondée’. rolling out for just under two minutes the track has a muffled, jazz-esque feel to it with a warm rolling bassline and bright, sparkling piano keys. on the flip we kick off with ‘air conditionelle’, a lush, retro feeling with those oh-so-familiar heavy-hitting eighties snare licks. the bassline takes you to a new york city street and the whole atmosphere is that of an old school nyc neighbourhood, while a spoken-word sample adds a human touch just before the track comes to an end. ‘sub tropical’ goes a little leftfield with an unusual combination of sounds in tandem with a pulsating low end, occasional sax licks and punchy percussion to give it plenty of energy. ‘averse et contre tous’ closes out the ep with a slothish ride into the sunset – ark and pit spector show their experimental side presenting an odd union between blues samples, gruff electronic sounds and piano keys. another triumphant effort from ark and pit spector, in fact, some of the finest work to date. make sure you check it out!

it’s been some time since the last black jukebox edition came out. this time shir khan hits us with the 14th edition featuring onsra & bas roos. secret parisian project onsra came out of nowwhere with his debut track funky town‘ which was the best selling track on exploited last year - topping tons of charts. support did come from various djs such as disclosure, danny krivit, laurent garnier, dj sneak, luke solomon, adriatique, terranova, ardalan, ben pearce, friendly fires, xxxxy, miguel campbell, jaques renault, rainer trueby, dj t to mention a few. now he is back with 2 new joints - so good is a 112bpm loopbased disco house jam which reminds a bit of old soundstream records. other day is a real boogie joint. bas roos on the flip is a newbie and youngster from rotterdam with a fresh residency at toffler club keeping things smooth and mellow with searchin’ and don’t let go the disco limited collector s vinyl only. cop that before it sells out.