produced by dr. dre

so it seems that 2013 was the year skudge team decided to camp by the pressing plant! the skudge imprint is indeed growing along its artists as were now ready to embrace longer formats, a testimony to the future and most than anything a continuous effort to grasp the presents relevancy.

about 18 months ago, lets play house released its most significant ep to date: fantastic mans *its essential*. since then, the australian producer -whose real name is mic newman - has gone on to release a handful of other records, tour the world, and even remix a song for lphs co-owner/-founder, jacques renault. a followup to the 12 inch that started it all was always in order and it is with great pleasure that we finally present it to you now!

ensemble is dedicated to togetherness and deep, timeless music. first release by none less then xosar plus a remix by xan xosa aka san soda.

lph whites latest is another made­for­the­club sureshot winner from label co­founder and ­owner jacques renault himself. if youve caught one of his sets around the world sometime this year, youve most likely heard the house banger? and consequently gone nuts. its impossible to resist the temptations of the bombastic drums, fat bass, chopped up vocals, and dubby synth hooks included within. a shining example of renault doing what he does best.

der produzent willie mitchell brachte die talentierte rhythm group hervor-hi rhythm, welche aus den hodges bruedern und howard grimes bestand. im jahre 1976 nahmen sie die lp on the loose auf und waren als band bis in die 90er hinein zusammen erfolgreich unterwegs. das quartett gilt auch heute noch als eine der besten und bedeutendsten bands im bereich soul-musik. und neben ihnen waren weitere großartige künstler wie ann peebles, otis clay oder auch syl johnson auf dem brillanten label hi-records vertreten. der gesamte umfangreiche backkatalog des legendären us-soul-labels hi records wird nun via fat possum re-released. sämtliche alben werden mit der original-tracklist veröffentlicht. die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive download-code.

now might not be the best point in time to be referencing rolf harris, but.... can you guess what it is yet? it aint gonna be hard for those in the know. the second in our white label series sees a gang of veteran knob twiddlers with over 20 years of experience under their belt. at this stage we might as well just tell you who it is..... but we are still not gonna. strictly limited pressing. when its gone, its..... copies stashed away in the warehouse to flog on discogs for £300 a pop after everywhere else sells out.

direct out of deepest neukolln emerges z o d i a c 4 4. rusty, broken and cantankerous we spill forth our first ever release with dungeon acid at the helm. dungeon jams sees the swedish producer summon madness from the depths of his mind and unleashes it on the world via his computerriddimdrummachiner and the analoguewavecombosignalizer. aboard the pirate ship are fellow viking rivet (skudge/kontra) and nordic saint dj fett burger (sex tags mania/sex tags ufo) with both bringing their own inimitable and unparalleled sonic grooves to the battleground. zaqua is the first of 12 releases. one for each sign of the stars and then z o d i a c 4 4 is forever dead and gone. forever.

after more than 3 years of a break, were finally back to bring in some fresh and housy tunes! markus schatz, a berlin-based artist already known by releases on cargo edition, salon records and matthias tanzmanns label moon harbour, has gone into work with anneke laurent

*gently down your stream* von the four mints markiert einen kreativen höhepunkt innerhalb der columbus, ohio, soul-szene, an der verbindungsstelle zwischen den 60er und 70er jahren. the four mints waren eine der einflussreichsten lokalen gruppen ihrer Ära - und mit unterstützung von columbus doyen und capsoul hoflieferanten bill moss - unter den wenigen, die ein full length album veröffentlichten. die liste der gastmusiker liest sich wie das line-up einer midwest supergroup, mit überraschenden auftritten des in indianapolis beheimateten vibraphonisten billy wooten und schlagzeuger bobby allen von den fabulous originals aus dayton, ohio.

while this album could have gone down a rather obvious route, with the remixers of the asphodells album *ruled by passion…*, andrew weatherall looked a little closer to home.
mainly revolving around the axis - the group of locally-based producers who can be spotted in and out of weatheralls shoreditch studio bunker - reworkings from the likes of phil kieran, scott fraser, hardway bros, justin robertson and ivan smagghe soon came to light.
this idea lead to a broad range of styles with something for everyone. we have stopped arguing in the office about which is the best track. they all are.

after three sold out releases on gamm the edit king the reflex is back with vol.4 in his re-vision series! this time around he goes slightly more rare groove-ish than before with three amazing re-edits.
first up blood sweat & tears gets a breakbeat rework that kills the original by the miles if you ask us. the dope jazz brake in the middle is extra nice.
to follow up we go on a funky blues trip on *gone is the thrill* and last but not least a hot (!) ohio players jam gets funked up to the max.
the reflex and gamm have done it again!

an imperious opening gambit from the manchester collectives new label: a multi-pronged, vigorous, top-notch, house-techno showcase. the ep chugs straight off to the dance-floor, courtesy of the juniper duo at its darkest yet (after sides for ominira, underground quality and smallville), with jamming, filtered synths, echoing claps and vocals, and a b-line stealth attack. a regular at meandyou club nights, sul makes his recording debut here with a craftily delinquent and unhinged synth-pop… gone quite wrong. true to form, none other than kassem mosse — who played a night back in 2009 — turns in an instant classic, audacious and grimey, before collective mainstay heron rounds up proceedings with some deep n bleak, spectral techno, bathed in best basic channel traditions.

rockabilly meets punkrock aus schweden!

drei farben house returns on tenderpark with his third album choice item, consisting of eight light-footed slices of soul and disco as perceived through housetinted glasses.

the emotional relish series reaches its conclusion with this fourth release that sees rising dj and producer daniel avery at the helm. in barely 2 years dan has gone from up and coming dj to one of the producers in demand, with releases on optimo, thrones of blood and phantasy sound, plus a cd mix for fabric and with a debut album due in the autumn, his trajectory is assured.

following the success of factors compilations chandelier and lawson graham, the beatsmith embarked on a concept record in the vein of a prince among thieves and wound up with the melodic, complex symphony of woke up alone, mixed by factor himself at his home studio and featuring roles played by ceschi, open mike eagle, onry ozzborn, myka 9 and astronautalis. factors relatable allegory, scored by swirling synths, samples and live instrumentation, extends well beyond necromancy, as multitudes upon multitudes have gazed haphazardly in the rear view mirror and tried to resuscitate that which is irreparably gone.
code for free download of the full album included.

the seventh instalment in lo sheas series of 10 vinyl only releases on seaghdha. you know by now how this goes - precision club workouts, which ricochet between uk flavoured jams, to clean cut techno & stripped down house. vasquez leads the charge here, less about the legendary captain of the soundfactory, and more the soundtrack to a drug deal gone bad in downtown miami. like her flails around a bowel troubling low end and crisp snare double act, piling on the pressure with an unrelenting groove and some deftly applied distortion. elsewhere 365247 is in more familiar lo shea / seaghdha territory, with some expertly manipulated, atmospheric sampling laid over a spare, shuffle-happy herbertesque workout. finally flash gives us a glimpse into sleepless basement, inhabited by addled humanoids, playing glass bottles.

every label has a >release of doom<, a 12 inch that was an incredible pain in the ass to put together and where everything imaginable went wrong. well this new trevino record was it! i wont go into details but this ep is too good to let bad karma prevail. >gone< has been a staple in my sets ever since i first heard it and >regnie< is possibly one of the best nighttime highway driving tracks (try it!). trevino, is he the best golfer in techno, or the most innovative techno producer on the golf circuit? fact is, im so happy this record finally sees the light of day and would be even happier if youd be into it too...

one wants to collect beautiful things. this is also the case with the pascal hetzel remix of kink & sierra sam my space feat. hollis p monroe & overnite. you wont get that one digitally, not on tape, dvd or on blue ray. up for grabs till the stock is gone... 200 times on vinylcatalogue number uy70x on upon you

remixers: pawn shop people, markus suckut (pumping berghain techno) !!

this is a piece of estonian underground musics history. more than 20 years ago, in estonia, hypnosaurus were pioneers of deep house and techno, the first ones to have gone with this new strange rhythmic music into the studio and into the dark basements of tallinn.the remix is by the strange and wonderful chicago producer hieroglyphic being. this is soul music of rusty funk-robots. for this remix he is said to have tried out new methods of dealing with sounds, switching them on and off.

new yorks heavyrocker präsentieren den nachfolger ihres sensationellen debuts. schwere riffs in kombination mit kraftvollen vocals – performed von vier musikern der extraklasse. pissed and driven bietet erneut exzellentes songwriting und das gefühl der band für den treffsicheren sound. das neue album verspricht einen modernen, fetten sound, der dabei nie seine wurzeln im traditionellen hard rock und heavy verleugnet.die 10 neuen songs verbinden die sympathie der band für thin lizzy und judas priest mit dem wuchtigen druck von black label society und kreieren so den einzigartigen sound von black water rising

*foundation* is the new ep from especially good, the most exciting band from detroit in recent memory. the eight track ep showcases the trios dynamic energy of julio dominguezs vocals, joe flis synthesizers and drum programing and paul kirys bass - culminating in songs that are equally raw, brutal and honest. the sound of e.g. exists in a space of its own, but one can hear influences of throbbing gristle, factory records and detroit techno in the rhythms and sonic textures throughout *foundation*. recorded and mixed in detroit by sam consiglio and adam lee miller (of adult). released on est. 83 records

*my recent sets have become something of a tici taci megamix* … andrew weatherall, as recommended by the chairman. a brand new label with some old hands on deck, tici taci is bringing the funk back with this first release - electric plum. producer duncan gray (ex sons of slough, veteran of many vinyl labels) has gone back to basics, slowed things down to 110bpm and plugged in the real instruments.

after more than a decade of silence no gigs, no music, no nothing, gramme return with their debut album fascination. the cult around the band and their lone release, the pre-release ep, continued to grow until in 2011 some mysterious 12inch bootlegs of like u began to appear, with edits by joe goddard of hot chip. a few months later self released white labels begin to circulate with new gramme material. those recent eps have gone on to form fascination, the first full studio album by gramme

another exclusive cooperation of internasjonal / full pupp and friends. this time we took three tracks from the second album of italys fine cosmic/kraut duo crimea x and bjorn torske wich was originally released on hell yeah and gave them an extra special prins thomas diskomiks twist. the result is as for me, especially convincing in dream is gone which almost sounds like a warm late 80s club version of a new order track. which, again, hopefully says something about its future fanboy / fangirl potential. so simple and so nice!

james holden präsentiert den nachfolger seines 2006er debüts the idiots are winning, das vom guardian damals als das spektakulärste electronica-debütalbum seit boards of canadas music has the right to children bezeichnet wurde. auf the inheritors erforscht holden weiterhin die (un-)tiefen der elektronischen musik und liefert eine ausgewogene balance zwischen brachialen experimenten und transformativen trips.

nice price deal !!! auf dem snow ghosts debütalbum auf dem fabric-sublabel houndstooth vereinen sich die düsteren electro-sounds von throwing snow (aka ross tones) und der erhabene folk-gesang von augustus ghost (aka hannah cartwright) zu einem gothic-dream-pop, der wie eine fusion aus massive attack, björk und zola jesus klingt. die beiden einzelkünstler supporten dieses jahr atoms for peace und bonobo. auf ihrem gemeinsamen album wirkte auch der angesagte londoner dubstep-künstler blue daisy mit.

more than six years into his career after several eps and a full album, there isn’t much known about ben gibson, and he is clearly keeping it that way with intent. gibson first emerged on jeff mills’ experimental, influential 6277 sublabel but then again vanished into the ether, he only reappeared three years later on perc trax, even more surprisingly with a full-length. since then, he’s gone on to steadily more notice with perc’s imprint, sect records, and most recently m_rec ltd in spite of the continuing lack of information. exposure isn’t the most important thing for us at chronicle though, and after hearing these five tracks, we saw exactly what it is that drew mills to him from the beginning. it is a sound that we find a perfect fit for the techno futurism of our chronicle series, and here we offer a platform for gibsons more sci-fi, ethereal sounding material, exclusively on vinyl for the fifth edition of our sublabel.

lío en río is the epilogue for con mi tiempo y el progreso, linda miradas sophomore album, a wonderful collection of summery disco-pop gems. five of the albums songs are remixed for this e.p.

walton returns with a strictly-limited ep to precede the release of his debut album beyond. this is a vinyl-only, once it is gone it is gone kind of release, just 300 copies available.

stunning solo project by victoria lukas

a new selection of discoveries by heavenly sweetness crew through the worldwide web (blog, website, bandcamp, soundcloud…). for many artists, the web is the only way to spread their music, without the help of any records label. so we dig deeper in the blogosphere to find new artists.
includes poster and download code.

frisch aus der vergangenheit: chico manns trip durch die zukunft der musik. pressung auf 180 gramm vinyl, mp3-download inklusive.
magical thinking ist bereits das fünfte album von chico mann aka marcos garcia, seines zeichens multiinstrumentalist mit schwerpunkt gitarre und bekannt als mitglied des orchesters antibalas. in der jüngeren vergangenheit machte der beat-freestyler aus brooklyn durch gastspiele bei tv on the radio, the roots und dam funk sowie remixe von little dragon und alice russell auf sich aufmerksam.

thomas mullarney and jacob gossett, aka brooklyn duo beacon, introduced themselves to the world with the no body and for now eps, both released last year on ghostly international. the eps were united by minimalist, r&b influenced instrumentation, and also by a lyrical theme, with both serving as meditations on the darkness that underpins the most intense of human emotions: love.

having first hit the scene 15 years ago with night over manaus, boozoo bajou have since gone on to release 3 critically acclaimed albums on !k7 and stereo deluxe, working with the likes of legendary drummer tony allen and soul legend willie hutch and remixing. common and tosca along the way. stepping up for their debut release on apollo records, the nuremberg duo of peter heider and florian seyberth have put together a stunning four track ep that draws on their considerable history while simultaneously moving their sound forward.

listening to flaws its hard to believe denai moore is only 19. born in spanish town in jamaica in 1993, she grew up surrounded by her musician fathers instruments and record collection at home, and by the time her family moved to tottenham, london when she was 10 she was already displaying songwriting abilities beyond her years.

following on from his long awaited album ku:palm in november of last year, we now see its lead track pyramid get a vinyl release on photeks own label, photek productions. the eastern instrumentation and spacey beats may not be apt for every dance floor, but for fans of modus operandi era photek, pyramid is an essential tune. on the flip we have oshun, another track from ku:palm this time remixed by beneath, a producer that began making waves last year with a series of 12 inches on his own label, no symbols and a cracking mix for fact mag. he has gone on to release the illusions ep on dusk & blackdowns keysound recordings, as well as a 12 inch on pinchs influential tectonic recordings. mixing the darkest elements of funky, dub and syncopated grime with a distinctly uk edge, beneaths complex layered beats result in a truly unique sound that is a perfect matched to remix fellow experimentalist photek. a young producer that clearly knows his shit, beneath is a breath of fresh air.

old apparatus member lto and (oc)cult rapper mowgli combine forces to create an ep that exists in an interzone between abstract sound poetry, dense wordplay and electronic hip-hop.

new mysterious no name label dropping 4 amazing house tracks, from well known artists showing their skills. the label is focussing on downtempo, warm deep, soulful, and sexy house music, handstamped and numbered. make sure you get your hands on this before its gone.

innercity records is the new label from mark horsfall (horsey brothers/amenti music/kaluki) and danny stott (aka roland nights - amenti music/lost my dog). the label, based in manchester and launching in early april, will release a series of various artist eps. volume 1 features 6 artists that represent the very best of what the deep house scene has to offer right now - the well established giom features on the vinyl release with dale howard , leigh d oliver and roland nights, while young brazilian star gutto serta and welshman casey lee jones complete the digital release which will follow a month later. mark and danny state, innercity is born out of a raw passion for proper house music. remaining true to the spirit of house music is our primary aim, which does not involve trying to strictly emulate the music of days gone by but finding house music made out of love for the dance floor.

boomchik is back with a 2nd release. si murray, one half of deep space orchestra, strikes out on his own with his other worlds project. solid basses and rattling percussion fuel an e.p. that gurgles with bright detroitesque finesse and variety that shifts between large almost basic channel feelings, to glitteringly precise house music. a five track release, full of floating pads and spacious reverbs take you directly to other worlds as lush strings and tight percussion patterns do exactly what they intend and trip you back to memories of warehouse days. murrays extremely tight production and musicality give this an edge that though reminiscent of the tones and feel of days gone by, has its feet firmly planted in the here and now.

highly limited mysterious acid madness served up on a one sided platter. no idea whos behind this but it absolutely rocks. very very very limited vinyl…. once its gone its gone!

2 fresh edits here from mh black. o f f m s g coming with the if carl craig did disco vibe while tee mango brings the slow-mo looseness of a raw cuts release. hand stickered, stamped and numbered with no repress so when theyre gone, theyre gone.a side: sounds distinctly like a stripped back and stretched out rework of roy ayres chicago.b side: works the instantly recognisable piano from rotary connections black gold of the sun.blk001 sold out within the week, i cant imagine these will hang about.

after a little break we are back on track with a definitive collectors item: a special double a-sided twelve inch with two catalogue numbers, featuring four artists. the first side starts with in a dark garage, a dancefloor stomper by okee ru, followed by an untitled track delivered by solidsoul (kevin kipfer & dzanin gabirovic), retouched and tube-amped by the enterbt crew. on the flip side we proudly introduce our new label mate, donato capozzi, with his vinyl-debut. two special gems, not only for the floor. watch out for more!

with dangerous released in november 1991, michael jacksons career really sustained its high. the album entered the billboard 200 album chart at number 1 and sold over 32 million copies worldwide in the space of 17 years. the riaa certified dangerous 7x platinum for shipping 7 million copies in the united states.
remastered audio on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

with the back catalogue burned to cinders and the last few dog eared copies at freerange hq looking more than a little shabby, heres your opportunity to grab some of the labels highlights on the blackstuff. the complete boxsets have all gone now but you can still buy the box with part one and add the individual releases.

like the satisfying first sip of soda water spritz, roland tings debut ep, *milky way*, bubbles, barms, and beads through your body. roland tings is rohan newman, a melbourne producer who, like recent rubies holy balm, forces, and canyons, proves there is just more and more greatness behind the great and powerful oz. melodic acid trips doused with swish-ticky-booms, like a rubber ball in space with endless bump and bounce. sweet off his japanese jaunt, speeding things down with sapphire slows shows, newmans taste is pure effervescence and buoyancy. but he has got a percussive stickiness as well, a vim/vigor that raps and rips through trax touch-ups and echo-plexes. not the nineties but the none-ties – no glimmer glam, or sampladelic vocal vacations, or happy house heartbeats. he ends the creamy *milky way* with a brilliantly wonky theme that springs like a wind-up toy gone loose. roland tings, dings, and zings.