kim rapatti a.k.a mono junk presents the second volume of finnish electro all-star on his dum records imprint – active since 1992. the new release is the latest chapter of mono junk collaborating with friends, recently with mesak and freestyle man. the a-side of finnish electro all-star (dum-040) features collaborations with top finnish electro duo morphology, who recently released an outstanding album on firescope label. electro por favor is a pulsating driving electro track with a killer bassline and vocals by rapatti – electro at its best. raw, apocalyptic, solitary remix by mono junk follows the original. the b-side features collaborations between mono junk and a very special guest: goner a.k.a. martin maischen, who is known from many hot releases as the other half of german electro act sandbenders. they were at most active around the millennium and made releases for force inc. music works and science city. the two included tracks are deep electroid techno excursions made last year in berlin – very cool stuff.

the very best of kuschelrock volume 6 - 10 on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

vox populi field works vol.ii is the second part of a broader project entitled ‘field works’, in which the label travels to different locations in the world in order to collect sounds, eventually creating an archive of some of the finest and humblest musical traditions. inspired by academic methods proper to ethnomusicology and ethnography, this project’s aim is to showcase the diversity of our human cultural heritage, which is threatened by accelerated globalization and homogenization of the worldwide musical spectrum.
this record is the result of a twenty-day trip to japan. led by anthropologist and label founder fred scharf and his vox populi records crew, this is the second instalment on the ‘field works’ series. this 12’’ vinyl release is a collection of field recordings, jam sessions, studio recordings, street soundscapes, religious rituals, fighting championships and wedding ceremonies, all of which were remixed and reinterpreted by japan blues, tim karbon, hiroaki oba & shizka (aka inoue shirabe), delivering tracks whose core represents a wide array of traditional japanese sounds.

after reaching 100k subscribers on youtube, the channel houseum cross over to the next step with the launch of their new label houseum records. their first release ‘the four j’s’ features four bumping house tropes from channel regulars bellaire, subjoi, gavinco and jesse bru. this release represents the achievement of the work done on the channel by releasing four tracks with four differing, infectious vibes.

off-kilter broken beats from a collection of up & coming artists from around europe and beyond. a1. twelon - quad twelon heralds the start of the ep with a builder track perfect for openings and breakdowns mid set. industrial creeps and hisses, spliced with intricate percussion. a2. nollern - sitar pro nollern s eff_el & dan beaven burst forth to bring an upfront, yet minimalistic, glitch-rife drum track - perfect for the players wanting to layer an element of sparse, brutal breaks into the mix. b1. tlk - in your shadow tlk brings us a beautiful, emotion filled arp track. one of my goals when making a track, is to only use one sound: to make one synth sing. - linkwood. this is the inspiration that tlk used for in your shadow. b2. xantrax - xtk a trippy, jazzy combination of atmospheric synthesis, acoustic drums and a heavy bass-weight underlay, giving the ep a raw, yet balanced finish.

z records continues its commitment to unearthing the obscure and long forgotten tracks from the last 40 years with the much-anticipated follow up to backstreet brit funk. volume 2 has been eight years in the making and continues to showcase the best of the genre from the late 70s to early 80s, compiled once again by joey negro.

limitierte 180 gramm vinyl lp plus downloadcode.

volume 4 -sound of the summer ep - from tropical disco edits crew brings in the summertime with 4 expertly crafted cuts, each perfectly tailored for the discerning disco dance floor. tropical disco edits are pleased to present their latest member of the family, moodena who premieres on the label with his summer groove -strawberry jam- a jazzy disco fusion with tinges of george benson, sure to sweeten up any dance floor. tropical disco edits boss sartorial comes in with two jazz funk rollers in -feel it- and -electric lane-, with both tracks having his signature sound that just makes you wont to shake your booty! finally, -got you the floor- sees simon kennedy team up with sartorial to produce a classic groovin tropical disco track - a real favourite with in the tropical disco family! dj support: eli soul clap, aaron razor n tape, chez damier, marshall jefferson, faze action, dj spen, get down edits

the melting point ep is back on dame-music! following the well-acclaimed volume 1 last december, which included tracks from kink, thomas p. heckmann and bloody mary, dame- music is proud to present volume 2 of this acid project, this time with label boss bloody mary inviting three guests to share the record with her. the photo used in the artwork for this release was taken in sydney s king cross district in early 2018, and features street art by owmag. thanks to this amazing artist for allowing us to use his work. once again, the melting point concept sees bloody mary invite some of her favourite and most well-respected producers to the label with these 4 original tracks. the melting point ep vol. 2 marks the fusion of four renowned producers including hardfloor, josh wink and alien rain and mary herself. this release is sure to be heard on dancefloors this summer! 4 tracks made by and for acid lovers.

das »latin rare groove«-repertoire ist eine goldmine, von der es nun weitere schätze zu entdecken gibt. das glitzernde edelmetall reicht von ray pérez venezolanischer combo los kenya über die retro-funk-klänge der new mastersounds bis zu einem unveröffentlichten kleinod des new yorker salsa-orchesters conjunto alayon aus den siebzigerjahren mit dem jungen posaunisten jimmy bosch (»el trombon criollo«). die limitierte vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

z records continues its commitment to unearthing the obscure and long forgotten tracks from the last 40 years with the much-anticipated follow up to backstreet brit funk. volume 2 has been eight years in the making and continues to showcase the best of the genre from the late 70s to early 80s, compiled once again by joey negro

raborb aka rabotnic and sasha orb, gojnea aka g76 and topper!

david gluck, dubfound and jonas sella

a1- o.xander with paaliaq provides a subtle and analog house track. percussive drums, 4 to the floor kick, slow acid bass-line, shy and hypnotic notes create a perfect club track . a2 - dome zero by sunn boo is a melancholic and hypnotic house track. the subtle but really deep bass-line perfects the track. b1 - maintain illusions by the paris based producer raär, is a journey to the unknown. harsh acid line, bumpy and jerky kicks, brillant hi-hats and hammering snare make you stagger. b2 - engaging proxima-b by the berlin based artist ahi is spatial track. no drums, only pads, textures and fx to make you dive into an oppressive, heavy but beautiful journey.

chicago s finest dj rahaan has teamed up with the now legendary liverpool disco festival for an ultra-dope double 12inch offering of legit, fully licensed and fully flipped remixes and re-edits from the west end vaults. sounds like disco heaven, right? in order to be let loose in the vaults you really need to know your stuff and we all agree that rahaan ra knows his stuff! this dream collabo sees him (respectfully) touching some of the jams that made west end the dance music powerhouse that is today. that s right, we re talking rarities, foundation tracks, the cornerstones of modern club music. these are wonderfully executed and brand spanking new versions of classics, who says you can t have your cake and eat it too ? well, brenda taylor actually, and that is only one of the joints on this special release alongside mahogany s boogie anthem ride on the rhythm , chuck davis spirit of sunshine and billy nichols give your body up to the music . spread across 2 hefty slabs of beautifully mastered wax we get to enjoy rahaan s reworks in all their uninterrupted glory, just as the disco gods intended. truly a match made in heaven, you will not want to miss out on this essential, extra-fresh west end / rahaan / liverpool disco festival release!

volume 3 from the hugely popular tropical disco camp… 4 killer disco gems lovingly tweaked, treated & re-grooved, all carefully constructed for discerning dancers to devour!

2lp in gatefold sleeve with liner notes. including tracks by dead man ray, mauro pawlowski, vive la fete, lunascape. let belgian nuggets 90s-00s surprise you and discover 20 spanking new belpop gems!

new concept for 12records. title says it all. here are 4 emerging artists with their fresh and not forced idea of house music. keep it real, no pictures, no posers.

an edition of five independent singles in original cover art, unique soul jazz records’ record store day seven-inch box set comprising five fantastic bespoke rare and collectors’ punk singles, all re-mastered and all come in their own separate exact replica original artwork. featuring classic punk rarities from the likes of x_x, the bizarros, hollywood squares and more, all in original stunning artwork! this unique box-set edition is only available as a one-off pressing especially for record store day 2018.

double-gatefold lp with detailed liner notes, label scans & unseen photographs. all but one song appear on vinyl-lp for the very first time.

2xlp release140g -synthwave- auf durchscheinendem lila vinyl.
die erste -amtliche- synthwave compilation auf vinyl. offizielles companion soundtrack-album zum kommenden film “the rise of the synths”. mit vielen der bekanntesten synthwave bands wie gunship, carpenter brut, com truise und mehr! 100% exklusive original-songs, plus neue bonus-tracks. original -synthcity- und -synthrider- artwork von illustrator und art director john bergin

this is the 2nd various artists compilation from the esoteric black lodge collective out of los angeles, showcasing a variety of sounds one is likely to hear at their monthly gatherings. this comp contains a mixture of acidic jacking warehouse bangers from veteran producers tx connect and jasen loveland alongside a more acid chicago house inspired jakbeat track from black lodge co-founder kosmik and an ebm/electro dance cut from the belligerents.

ride the wave series pretend to share and show again what s new and fresh on the synth wave music. this second chapter discovers the chilly proposals of very different artists that have in common their knowledge on how to juice the circuits of their synthesizers with their lovely and difficult to catalogue proposals... at ora&#769,,culo records we can only say, the wave is back so ride it if u can. it arrives on 12&#8243,, ep format and produced in a one-off truly limited edition of 300 copies lacquered pressed on 180 gr. high quality bright orange vinyl. all tracks have been specially remastered for long cut vinyl by eric van wonterghem

simply the west vol. 1. well here we are again, friends. back with more music weve found kicking around rye lane. theres the full take posse, a tight knit cadre hidden beneath the wf trenchcoat. steve fliurs comes with his mystical sludge stomper puetron which some say, if played at a specific time, summons a woolworths employee from the 90s... harsh mellow gets the juices flowing on the b1 with heavy eyes down groover. solid sequences of salaciousness lastly the pump boys were getting on it with the pump girls so we shoved a field recorder in the room before the gyration came to a close. see you soon with more party favours x

top-sampler mit 21 soul/funk/disco-klassikern aus den 1970ern, die in der britischen rare groove- und modern soul-szene seit den 1980ern wieder für furore sorgten, darunter etliche cd-erstveröffentlichungen und vinyl-erstreissues. mit kostbaren raritäten von almeta lattimore, mary clark und tommy mcgee, 2-step-perlen von jocelyn brown und zulema, smoothen jazz-soul-floatern von margie joseph, aretha franklin und ihrer schwester carolyn, debbie taylors grandios orchestrierter ballade -i don t wanna leave you- sowie wundervollem harmony-soul von the ebonys, manhattans, natural high und the impressions.

deluxe double-gatefold lp with detailed liner notes, label scans & unseen photographs, full album download code included. all but one song appear on vinyl-lp for the very first-time.

the original motion picture soundtrack for marvels blockbuster *guardians of the galaxy* on picture vinyl.

bon appetit records serve up their debut ep, ’a slice of the pie’. the first of a two part various artists release from an international ensemble, cooking up four cuts of prime, underground grooves.

to celebrate its 2nd anniversary, pont neuf records reveals a new volume of his compilation series habemus paname vol. iii with the whole family of artists of the label. this third volume is a new opportunity to focus on the influences that make up the protean musical spectrum of the parisian label by mixing genres of electronic music.

monologues vinyl-only series returns with another four juicy cuts. amsterdam s mischievous melon steps back into his je dàvu guise for a haunting, soul-infused workout on dream of cream , bristol boys lrusse & kraymon pull off a stunner on the colourful, intergalactic house of tropical clown , kerri chandler s madhouse records signings voyeur provide a heady, jazz-licked roller on orchid and monologues regular danvers slows the tempo for the chugging funk of ain t over . something for all the family.

this is the 5th release on riot radio records, an independent techno label based in scotland. here are 12 artists (the horrorist, paul birken, neil landstrumm, cannibal cooking club, nomad, durkit, dez williams, martyn hare, cymbol, binny, morphamish and lado) each with a wicked track for the first of many sampler lp’s on riot. it’s named a sampler because it is just that, a sample of the various artists and forms of techno that can be heard on our fortnightly riot radio show and also of what’s to come on the label from each of the artists featuring on the lp. that’s because each artist appearing on this lp will be delivering you their own individual release on the label, with each one featuring brand new original tracks and additional solid remixes by various exceptionally talented artists.

2lp in gatefold sleeve with liner notes. volume 1 of the belgian nuggets 90s-00s compilation series: a collection of obscure belgian tracks of superior quality dating back to that specific period: forgotten singles, b-sides, album tracks and demos. including tracks by deus, the beautiful babies, elisa waut, volt, sexmachines and more.

volume 2 from the tropical disco camp… 4 killer disco gems lovingly tweaked, treated & tested, all carefully constructed for discerning dancefloor destruction.

action, tension and drama rhythms from 1970 - 1980.

da saa - the haunting sound of yemenite israeli funk 1974-1982. fortuna records deliver a stellar compilation of real-life magic created by immigrants from yemen, in tel aviv, from the mid seventies to the early eighties. ranging from extremely rare to previously unreleased, these tracks are a result of a unique scene which blended funk, soul, jazz & disco with traditional yemenite rhythms & sounds. it cannot get more obscure than this! fortuna heads: look out for an unreleased tsvia abarbanel from 1969!!! glorious gatefold lp with a 14 page booklet telling the fascinating story of this movement, for the very first time!

cacao records returns on wax re-releasing 4 tracks from their digital back catalogue

the dark side mixes is a compilation of new official mixes by dj dark side (marcelo carreira) of 4 cold and post-punk super classics, including venerated cuts by eleven pond, silence gift, mecano and parade ground remixed and remastered for this occasion.... it arrives presented on 12&#8243,,, ep format and produced in a one-off truly limited edition of 300 copies lacquered pressed on 180 gr. high quality solid black vinyl. all tracks have been specially remastered for long cut vinyl by eric van wonterghem.

solar one music is back with their >strange tales from the future< series. vol.3 this time on vinyl. feat. the great artists luke eargoggle/johan inkinen (stilleben, lunar disko), kan3da (stilleben, transient force), oestral (som, black montanas)) and weltwirtschaft (dominance electricity, kommando 6). intense stuff for your journey to deep space!

next stop soweto vol. 1 - township sounds from the golden age of mbaqanga is the first volume of struts groundbreaking series of south african music, exploring lesser known township jive and mbaqanga 45s. artists include mahotella queens, izintombi zesi manje manje and lucky strike sisters.

2014 anthology of classics & rarities curated by longest serving member & current arkestra leader, marshall allen. newly mastered from the original tapes.

tramps feeling nice series has positioned itself as a universally accepted essential cultural and historical document of some of the greatest unknown local vernacular american black music of the sixties and seventies. the feeling nice series has been dedicated to filling in the blanks between the more well known cuts of so-called deep funk canon and drawing out the relationships and stories behind and between the tunes and the artists, and ultimately creating a dialogue that serves to enlighten and enliven a true anti-racist discussion of american popular music specifically and of global human music in general. with feeling nice vol. 4, tramp continues this important conversation, and having spent over 700 days unearthing a rousing selection across the board, offers it to you, now, as a double lp with full-color label scans, never before seen promo shots, and detailed biographical information - in some cases in the words of the artists themselves! also includes a single-sided bonus 7 inch plus download code for the full release, all housed in a gatefold sleeve.

presented here are some of the leading figures of chicago’s blues scene of the early 1950s.

tropical discos first vinyl outing serves up 4 stellar disco reworks tailor made for dancefloors worldwide. upfront support: house fm / mi-soul support djs

moblack records returns on wax with moblack sampler vol. 2

following 2 acclaimed first editions, stix records presents the 3rd volume of its disco reggae compilation series. like previous one, the 9 tracks comp is made both from productions of the home labels now sold-out as vinyl, and from brand new exclusive music by the like of taggy matcher, mato or newcomer rosemary martins, taking over classics titles from donna summer, stephen encinas, roberta flack, herbie hancock, steve parks, or inner city. the perfect soundtrack to extend the summer!

action, tension and drama rhythms from 1972 - 1982.

nyc’s disco powerhouse west end records should need no intro. the home of too-numerous-to-list club classics for over 30+ years is still impacting today on what we know to be club culture. the label started by one mel cheren (rip) with assistance from larry levan and more way back in 1976 is still held in such high regard today with it’s catalogue constantly being played, rediscovered, reinterpreted and loved by waves and waves of new fans and admirers.
the west end story vol. 4 is an essential overview of this most iconic of labels and some of it’s more under the radar output, following on it’s from it’s predecessor the quality bar is obviously set extremely high, one only has to look over the tracklist to see the names and titles that are included! rare and overlooked cuts from sparque, debbie trusty, barbara mason, ednah holt and more make up 4 joyous sides of essential forward looking post disco classics - we’re talking late 70’s, early 80’s, synths, mega overdubs, left-field arrangements and anything and everything in-between.
a truly golden era of dance music history, names like tom moulton, tom savarese and more make up some of the talent featured on this flawless selection of goodies. oh, and for the record (no pun intended) these are all the extended mixes, 12” versions and special cuts, all killer - no filler! all tracks featured re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released with the permission of and in conjunction with west end records, new york city / bmg.

‚cosmic future groove’ landet in der nächsten galaxie… auf volume 2 gravitieren sage und schreibe 18 bisher unveröffentlichte spaced out disco, funk & elektronik grooves! aus den tiefen diverser library musik archive aus deutschland, england, frankreich und den usa gezogen, präsentieren sich die verschollensten perlen in ganz neuem gewand! kaum einer der tracks existierte bisher in der digitalen welt, lediglich auf den originalen library lps, die auf diversen gebrauchtmärkten von rare groove und elektronik djs gejagt werden und ihre besitzer zu horror-summen wechseln…
pressung auf blau-transparentem vinyl.

kuschel rock , best of 1 - 5 on vinyl