following up from the stunning you will soon find that life is wonderful 12inch on phonicas special edi- tions imprint, sad city returns to the label with his new ep introduction to lisboa/ sloe. glasgow-based producer gary caruth has evolved a highly original sound deep, lush and widescreen electronics, from melancholic to ecstatic

emerging nyc label lost soul enterprises present hidden city, their third 12 inch release and first single-artist ep. these four tracks by brooklyn native j slusher, made in collaboration with his fellow artists in the boroughs thriving experimental techno scene, are dark, menacing excursions into after hours territory. his previous work as a noise artist under various monikers (opponents, privilege, unstable systems) informs a uniquely uncompromising take on club music. slusher takes a stripped-down, industrial approach to percussion and populates it with otherworldly vocal snippets and growling synths. the result is hypnotic, evoking the severe moods and disused spaces so vital to the secret nightlife of the city.

supported by: nic fanciulli , mirco violi, mihalis safras, gruber & nuernberg, gavin herlihy, sebastian lutz, richie hawtin, d.diggler,..
one of the hottest greek commendations to the electronic music scene is mark spanoudakis aka kreon. someone may know him because of his releases on cecille, robsoul, below, resopal, be_chosen or freerange. but also with his companion lemos he has some stuff out there like on labels resopal red or be chosen. with his very versatile sound he achieved high rotation and made it into the playlists of international top acts & compilations. for his debut on plastic city he predicts a revolution...

tck are gerd janson , who otherwise runs the spledid running back label and philipp lauer, who produces grand music under his own name and is half of the fantastic arto mwambe. they just remixed sven väth among many other fab projects, atop that are both irresistable deejays and have a pedigree of being some of the nicest blokes that we know! but that all said, you havent eventually heard the best. its called pf01.02.03.04 and are their tracks made for this record.

for more than ten years soul jazz records have been exploring and documenting the sound of new orleans funk. now we turn their attention to the flipside of this musical coin - new orleans soul. these two musical forms share a lineage that begins with the citys enormous rhythm and blues explosion in the post-war 1940s and 1950s. new orleans soul incorporated the soulful vocals of the gospel church, the driving beat of rhythm and blues, as well as traces of the second-line parade bands and the latinized rhythms of the city. this album tells the story of new orleans soul and comes complete with extensive sleevenotes, exclusive photography, supreme sound quality and comes as super-heavy, super-loud limited-edition double vinyl album + download code.

der sechste teil der fantastic voyage-serie soul city, die sich mit der musik in verschiedenen schlüsselstädten beschäftigt, als r&b zu soul wurde, befasst sich mit new orleans. die sammlung von 60 songs auf 2 cds und 28 songs auf 2lps wurde von der soul-autorität clive richardson zusammengestellt und annotiert.

mit seinem solo-debütalbum *the boxer* brach bloc party-sänger kele okereke vor vier jahren endgültig aus dem rock-korsett seiner stammband aus und katapultierte sich direkt auf die tanzflächen der clubs. mit dem auf lilac records/kobalt label services erscheinendem neuen album *trick* geht kele noch einen schritt weiter. die songs sind geschmeidiger, souliger, einfach deeper. der fokus liegt unter anderem auf keles einzigartiger stimme. kele okereke gelingt es auf dem in london und new york city aufgenommenem album, äußerst persönliches songwriting in einen clubmusik-kontext zu bringen. *trick* verneigt sich vor der geschichte der clubmusik und vermengt old schooligen soul mit modernen, elektronischen r&b. und das alles mit urbritischer nonchalance.

rare australian funk/jazz/blues lp from 1977. limited edition of 500 copies.

the earth, the sky and the earth again — plus another trip through la soci é t é du spectacle. something between a riveting caress and an invigorating shake. elevated music!

thomass jackson is a new entry in the gomma crew. and he fits perfect: his style? outsider house - or lets call it: sex house! this shit is soo damn funky and spartanic at the same time - you want to go straight to make babies! thomass is part of the new vibrant mexico city electronic scene.

half speed mastered 180 gram vinyl + free album download code.
caribou aka dan snaith aka daphni forms a mixture of digital pop production, hip hop inspired beats, muted house basslines and a love of shuffling garage.

including tuff city kids remix!

part 2 of 2 from mfo on the dekmantel label. the machines take control. the label say: after making their debut on dekmantel not so long ago, italian duo rio padice and massimo di lena, together known as mephisto frequency oscillator (mfo) now serve up part two of the future city traffic ep. across four new tracks they continue to explore grainy, dirty house that is variously soulful, funky or cosmic in nature.

dekmantel the label back with a 2 part release from this talented group of italian producers!

prostitutes – aka cleveland, ohio marauder james donadio - flexes a whole new set of muscles on nouveauree, his first work for night school. sticking to an all-analogue machinebased strategy, donadio has warped and stripped his palette to create a juddering force majeure across 5 tracks and 28 minutes of power play.

hot city orchestra is a reformation of a band, which was originally formed in 1998. at the age of 17, arno völker (einzelkind) and simon birkenfeld became friends and started making drum and bass music together. they toured all over germany with their record label and had residencies at robert johnson in offenbach and tanzhaus west in frankfurt. after gaining years of experience within the breakbeat scene, arno went on to become einzelkind with releases on playhouse, cocoon, white and his own imprints la peña, jax and pressure traxx as well as worldwide dj gigs. simon was still focusing on his breakbeat career for another year, making an album with a uk drum and bass legend, but it was never released. he stopped making music and started focusing on his career in pr and marketing, where he mostly worked on music and art projects. during this time, the long-time friends arno and simon came up with the idea to launch the blog-network-project www.disco-very. net now, 16 years later, after making first beats together, the boys are back! a tiny bit older, much wiser, more handsome and around 50 bpm slower.

if movin on is witchs rumours then kuomboka is their tusk. a remarkable follow-up to a timeless album that shows the band taking greater risks in songwriting and playfully experimenting with production techniques.

f.i.c is an initiative by darker than wax (singapore) and cascade records (france), independent labels from different continents have come together to present a very special and heartfelt project. this lp marks a milestone, besides being an exclusive collaboration between the labels, it also features a conglomerate of many different artistes from all over the world.

belfast is slowly becoming a must stop destination for artists from all around the world and needless to say the young talent is beginning to flourish from this once torn city. titanic city aims to harness and nurture what they can from this citys talent of aspiring producers.

the prolific lord of the isles (aka scotlands neil mcdonald) has had a string of stunning 12 inches over the past few years on labels such as permanent vacation, unthank, shevchenko, mule and of course his four track > year of the city ep< on phonica, which was widely acclaimed upon its release in 2012. this time loti presents two long-form tracks, each a mini-masterpiece in itself. the 10 minute plus >greane< bursts into life after an intro of kicks and white noise hi-hats. it continues to slowly build, with pitch-bent synth lines and a pulsing bass-line making way for a melacholic shift in mood. truly original stuff! on the flip, a swirl of synthetic strings introduces ‘gigha’, in a manner that brings to mind rhythm is rhythm’s legendary ‘kao-tic harmony’, before the drums and infectious acid-line join in. over the 8 minutes they continue to interweave and play off each other to dazzling effect. artwork by jack featherstone, the designer of a number of sleeves for border community (including the highly praised campaign behind james holden’s ‘the inheritors’, its singles and live visuals), electric minds, warm and of course, phonica.

the 2lp vinyl collector’s edition of soul city philadelphia sees soul music authority clive richardson select 28 of the most sought-after tracks from his 60-track 2cd compilation. these recordings served to establish the musical direction of the city in the late 1950s and early 1960s, at the dawn of the soul era. compiled and annotated by soul music authority clive richardson, soul city philadelphia is the latest in a series that has previously explored the nascent soul scenes in detroit, new york, chicago and los angeles.

two brand new remixes of sparkys eternal numbers anthem ‘portland’ by tuff city kids (gerd janson & phillip lauer). having requested the parts of the original track, the intrepid duo travelled back in time to the year 1991, set up their samplers and got busy with the breakbeats and euphoric synth pads.

wordless home electronica, circa 1982. ems, rhodes, and revox innovations and innervisions. discreet and discrete! yoga said there would be days like this...

not content with releasing high quality house music via their main imprint, city fly present a limited edition and beautifully packaged clear vinyl 10 inch by uglyink - a collaboration between the equally talented ugly drums and inkswel.

luna city express kick off their own imprint luna city lab (vinyl only) with this impressive 3 tracker.

das aus kanada stammende, jedoch in new york city lebende produzentenduo bob moses veröffentlicht ende juli eine 12- auf domino als vorschau auf ihr bald erscheinendes debütalbum! ihre gefühlvolle mischung aus deep house, r&b und electronica begeisterte bereits menschen auf der ganzen welt bei ausgiebigen touren, welche auf dem rücken ihrer ersten beiden eps auf francis harris label scissors & thread stattfanden.

back in the day, there was one artist that stood out in the underground, this person was admired and respected worldwide, his cuts we re played from paris, london, nyc to chicago & back again, he was - olivier portal aka playin 4 the city. this year, 2014 - playin 4 the city is back, 3 brand new tracks released on the deeply respected us label - plastik people. side a delivers two soulful edged tracks with a reprise at the start of a1 which keeps the roots of p4tc from back in the day - both tracks include live bass by slikk tim. side b *good groove* is a black & white track, it has the feel of the early bouge & shuffle track that came out on olivier s straight up label, deep & groovy elements, 16 bit samples & keeping it four to the floor. good groove is sure to be a classic, one for the true heads & the p4tc collective.

true old school quality house and techno tunes by o b ignitt, known for his collaborations with omar s, on the first release for his own label.

contrary to their antipodean name the marsupials are not australian or for that matter new zealanders. they are in fact a collective of italian producers residing next to the active volcano of mount vesuvius in the city of naples, italy.

elbee bad the prince of dance music belong to the house music history. early producer from new york city in the late eighties (on the famous nu groove records) recently repressed on rush hour with *the true story of house music*, elbee is here alongside with some of the most talented actual producers: kiani and his legion, arttu, qlons.

second venue on vinyl for audioflow, after a successfull mdma 01 once again the cut have been done with shane the cutter in london... and once again the sound is fat for superb 3-tracker of electro techno, taking batman thema for its long side.

hi energy filter-house, mrsk style. hang on to your hat!

repress from suf 59.000 mg (2001) and suf 15.000 mg from 1995.... would it be a surprise if i tell you this is bloody efficient acid techno from hackney?

last year city fly unearthed a raw diamond in the form of russias alexander lay-far aka lay-far with his perfect world track being the choice cut on city flys visions volume 2 ep - its dream-like harmony, yearning female tones and warm bass culminating in a transcendent production.

fantastic voyages new series, soul city, explores the music being produced in key centres in the early 1960s, when r&b was evolving into the style that was soon widely referred to as soul. having kicked off the series in detroit, we now turn our attention to the big apple. special backstock

played by steve lee, sleazy beats recordings, moonboots, coyote is it balearic?... <br >uber is the new label from the is it balearic..? camp. its aim to release the more of the more balearic music they have inn their vaults. first up are bonnie & klein. the duo behind bonnie & klein is greek pair george fountzoulas and thanasis skouzis who were were born and raised in nafpaktos, a beautiful hometown in greece. -beautiful city- is a low slung percussive groove with a slightly eastern feel with mediterranean strumming and delicate melodies and an unexpected sax solo. -carina- is a lighter more cinematic groove with a soft flute pattern and muted guitar all wrapped up in warm strings. mario pierro of raiders of the lost arp (rotla) fame remixes -beautiful city- creating an after sunset chugging balearic slo mo house track oozing class and subtlety.powerful stuff

debut solo album by swiss producer st plomb. it s like traveling the most sparkling of all worlds and experiencing ...
limited 200 copies only!

the hyper-chromatic music of matt cutler marks him out as a true impressionist, as lone, he drizzles brightly coloured melody through his tracks with all the reflexive skill of a master painter daubing inks and pigment across paper. on cutlers fifth lone album, reality testing, released on r&s, he sends notes and chords rippling delicately into space before allowing them to disperse, each oozing beautifully away into the background fabric of the music. combined with rhythms that ebb and flow, shifting from propulsive club constructions to beatific coastal hip-hop, it is a sensuous, immersive, heady experience, and easily his most accomplished and selfcontained work to date.
the double vinyl comes with download code for the full album.

martin lewis, the insane house kid from berlin is breaking bad with his new and massive “rewind ep” on freebase records. with his first strike “believer” he delivers a flat footed house banger with a grumpy bassline, flavoured with an hypnotizing vocal sample. the second track “ breaking bad”, a genuine groove tool, is also influenced by martins garage credo. sublime melody riffs are competing with a wiggling bassline. tuff city kids, aka gerd janson and phillip lauer come up with two mind- boggling remixes of “believer”. at the “acid remix” they take out their breaky 90s acid drumset. this one is dry, jacking and sophisticatedly tribal. the “tuff city kids remix” starts with desert- dry acid elements which grow up to an uplifting acid soundwall. a true “jack in the box”.

re mastered for 2014 from oscar gaetan & ralph falcons original murk dats for 2014. fantastic re issue of these legendary producers early catalogue from 1992. containing all the original versions and dubs. these will sound better than anything on discogs.

we are proud to introduce you our brand new number five release, from no other than the hoax believers, this misterious combo deliver their first audio output in our label, and this make us happy.

limited to 200 copies

gradus records is an unique music journey running by eskuche and nu sky. the history beginning from the moment when two great friends decided collaborate they music into something special. they left the country where they lived and moved to new york. inspired by this crazy city they built their studio, produced new music far away from day-in day-out madness of the life they left behind for a while. this imprint is oriented to deliver underground sound in originally native way - vinyl. the sound concept of gradus records integrates from the most ground-breaking house and techno through dark and deep organic grooves.

following on from the release of innershades no stopping ep on creme organization last summer, the dutch label revisits the a side cut nina with two remixers in tow. those remixers are bristols bass pioneer kowton and the inimitable production duo of tuff city kids. unterton and delsin duo gerd janson & phillip lauer aka tuff city kids turn in a bulky, piano laced and acid riddled remix of nina that is a pure party starter. idle hands and hessle audio man kowton reworks nina into something run through with plenty of sirens, raw, crunchy drum loops and rolling percussive lines. its stormy and tumultuous and is full of frosty textures. these are two abrasive tracks designed for maximum impact on the dancefloor.

peur bleue records is pleased to present the release of nummers first ep, >beyond time - interpretations<. the london-based duo offer their perception of atemporality through rugged rhythms and enigmatic collages. their exploration of new, analogue passages clearly reflects their inspiration in detroit techno, whilst offering unexpected sonic twists along the way. from classic four-to-the floor to outer-space arrangements, nummer layout raw drum work and emotive atmospheres with finesse

repress , 70er disco mit afro einfluß.. super rare and supa good

the excellent cinematic label charges into 2014 with a meaty new various artistep that features tracks by label head soy mustafa, acid man jared wilson, dub specialist xdb and relative newcomer city 2 city. this stunning ep is an essential offering for fans of genuinely raw and emotive house music that showcases four very real talents at their absolute best.

kaet ep is the fourth installment by cavaan on the young label treat your dj right. this release includes a remix by the allmighty and running back label owner and panorama bar resident gerd janson together with his arto mwambe partner phillip lauer under their cocoon alias tuff city kids.

more acid house goodness from japanese nitelist music with tracks by nude (aka dj shimoyama) and sunao gonno. the vinyl ep comes with download code.