limited 200 copies! over 2 years from 1st release, finally new project is released from tc white

here it is - the instrumental version of carlton jumel smith� �1634 lexington avenue�, played by cold diamond & mink.

you just can t keep a man like carlton jumel smith down. this time around we get another soulful k.o. from his debut album in the form of -love our love affair-, a mid-tempo groover drawn from that sweet well of southern soul. one of the fortes of carlton s -1634 lexington ave.- lp is that it flows along as an entity but also revels in the strengths of its individual parts. this fourth single brings out another stylistic strain from carlton and cold diamond & mink s repertoire. after the tight intro and the vibraphone licks have set the scene there are twists and turns plus some classy action from jukka eskola on trumpet, did we mention the instrumental on the flip side? this single might be just the thing you needed to jump start the morning or blast in your sunday evening radio show.

magical association of sound reminiscent of ron hardy and klein mbo

the new album from anni hogan on limited blue vinyl with download code included.

5 track 12inch ep with full colour sleeve

the new album from anni hogan on black vinyl with download code included.

the 2016 album from casablanca based beatmaker and guitarist saib. finally available on vinyl.

limited 10 inch vinyl for rsd 2019.

remastered & reissued with original labels

turquoise vinyl in full colour sleeve with download code included.

next jubei output

deep vintage soul sounds

dmitry distant�s side of the record sees a journey through abstract soundscapes, hefty dark atmospheric techno and electro, rounded off nicely by a dark funk injected remix from sweden�s obergman. all made live with machines, dmitry�s tracks are the authentic type of electronic music the popular scene would have you forget. no surprise then that his live schedule is taking him across europe including a gig alongside the mighty rude66 and luke eargoggle in berlin.
lectromagnetique takes you on a ride through some edgy, acidic and melancholic broken techno experiences. whilst many seek to portray that cold, sci-fi, and industrial vibe in their music, few get to draw on the experiences of living in the pripyat region on chernobyl�s doorstep. as you listen you can feel and visualise places you would otherwise never dare tread or let your mind wander to.
supported by dave clarke (including best of electro 2016), helena hauff, the black dog, mix mag (album of the month) and more.

oh süße melancholie. jascha hagen ist zurück für laut & luise und nimmt alles in den griff. a touch of cold water erzählt von minimalismus und bewusstsein, sorgfältig platzierten und gut definierten elementen.

the blues roots grow surprisingly deep in the finnish music scene. from this fertile ground rises singer emilia sisco, who debuts on timmion with her phenomenal single -don t believe you like that-. with her strong background in fusing blues, r&b and jazz, emilia apparently slips also nicely into the dark soulful grooves of cold diamond & mink. in -don t believe you like that- emilia sets herself into the role of a mistreated lover, who still tries to see a speck of hope in the doomed relationship. by dubbing herself, and accompanying the lyric with graceful harmonies, she succeeds in building a powerful beat ballad, that should appeal to the darker end of the dance floor. there s a special lane in history for soul music this understated. it s cool and intimate at the same time, like there s something dangerous lurking under the surface. so roll up something nice, if that s your thing, and hop along for the ride.

incl. fiona mcmartin vocals

your life is your life don�t let it be clubbed into dank submission. be on the watch. there are ways out. there is a light somewhere. it may not be much light but it beats the darkness. be on the watch. the gods will offer you chances. know them. take them. you can�t beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. and the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. your life is your life. know it while you have it. you are marvelous the gods wait to delight in you.

featuring members of the sugarman 3, charles bradley & the extraordinaires, & the roots

inclusive shan sunrise mix

third official apparition for matthias on his superluminal imprint. following the first catalog and lp -rituals- and the secondary -xel naga- 12- release here it comes the last irrational and not figurative commitment. it was not the coldest, worst nor longest of winters nevertheless, eternal are the mysterious allusions to life and death and the general inevitability of change which were encapsulated within the passage of the seasons by the ancient mind of man.

the next installment in cold diamond & mink�s soul investigations introduces a three part harmony group from california. �my my my baby� is a smoking hot group harmony groover that should drop a few jaws at your next dj set. thee baby cuffs was born out of love for soul music and chicano culture. their first 45 �where did our pride go�, came out in 2017 on the raza del soul label, covering an unsung early 70�s larry saunders production. �my my my baby� continues on the same lane of midtempo soul over funky drums and soulful horn lines. the lyric is your middle of the road love song material, but the group harmony lifts it right off the ground like it�s meant to happen in this kind of music. get a few copies and rock the instrumental on the b-side before dropping the vocal, if you feel like it. soul music that�s this potent is better enjoyed in excess.

austin hip-hop beatrepreneur the deli made serious waves with previous cold busted album vibes 3, featuring the song �flowers.� this track shook up the spotify world with over 14 million plays and inclusion on at least 500 playlists. anticipation is strong for a follow-up from the deli and, with his new album jazz cat, he delivers with gusto. filled with the smoked-out, laid-back cut-and-paste rhythmology that the deli is known for, jazz cat contains 15 enticing beat compositions. the title cut shows where he�s at, transmitting an old-is-new-again feel through scratchy snare snaps, looping piano chords, and faraway � both in time and place � city sounds. other highlights include the dreamy lounge pressure of �virgo flip,� �fractals� and its shimmering vibraphone atmospheres co-produced by lungfulls, the �hip-hop party happening down the street� vibe of �spring,� and the crucial, jazzy beat construction of �going home.� dig in ... with jazz cat, the deli trips the night fantastic.

following the release of �untitled mcr� with his late friend marcus intalex, spirit returns to inneractive with two fresh cuts, ranging from the frenzied chopping breakbeat chaos of �murderer� to the icy, acid-inspired moodiness of �cold call�. dj support from randall, doc scott, dj marky, storm, digital, dj lee, mantra, double o among others.

cold busted�s acclaimed iwymi series makes the jump to vinyl with a four song iwymi intnl 7� (it�s what you make it international)� focusing on japanese beatmakers. curated by es-k and vitamin d, the single aims to expose a quartet of worthy producers from the land of the rising sun to turntables worldwide. en tokyo�s pigeondust launches the wax with his smooth and sexy �bboy blue,� filled with glistening keys and guitar chops over intricate rhythms. the lilting �inheritance� comes next via utsunomiya�s axion117 (collective resonance), easing the listener into a quiet storm mentality. the mesmerizing vibes continue as tokyobased beat-slinger bugseed drops the dreamy �mindless� straight to the platter. tajima hal (hermit city recordings) closes out the single in style with �all day,� featuring cut-up beats, looped guitar and vocals, and an otherworldly flavor. the iwymi intnl: japan 7� is a prime sampler of the innovative sounds coming from japan�s instrumental hip-hop scene.

incl. love is a stranger !!!! cold beat is a san francisco-based quartet fronted by hannah lew (synths, vocals) with kyle king (synths, guitar), luciano talpini aita (synths) and sean monaghan (guitar).

borai returns to them with a four-track ep consisting of two 140 bpm jungle workouts, a moody breakbeat dubstep track and a haunting acid-techno warehouse stomper. ruffneck club music for 2018.

best effort records jumps out of the box with their inaugural release �number one� - a selection of tracks that celebrate friends making music together. cold emotion are danny wild and rory stenning. the duo explore improvised club music using various keyboards and modular synthesisers. �toast� is a track taken from an extensive live recording session from 2015. accidental cv messages create unexpected cyclic baseline patterns while keyboard melodies float freely above jacking modular beats. the result is an imperfect, inspired club jam ready for any occasion. -cantao- pitches things down from the hypnotic frenzy of -toast- to offer a unique hybrid between computerized dub, subaquatic g-funk and triphop ambiance. canadian content! -manipulate me- is a collaboration between ivy barkakati and phran. the stark, alienated quality of ivy s spoken vocals & dark subject matter sounds even more claustrophobic and sinister backed up by the duo s frigid machine-funk, which is more in the spirit austere & icy 80s coldwave than modern house music. metric systems are a duo from somewhere in australia. the fathoms-deep -adaptation dub�, recored in 2009, is reminiscent of australia s after-hour dub technicians sheriff lindo or andy rantzen. look out for a full lp later in the year

rare & underrated album mixing soul, boogie, pop and synth styles together
favorite recordings presents this new official album reissue of state of emmergency by french band the fizz: a real underrated, complete and intriguing album, originally released in 1986 as a private-press lp and quite hard to find in good conditions nowadays.

within lok recordings� sixth release, we introduce lokin to you. we�re coming up with something to break boundaries and strengthen the spirit of artistic freedom. -the fall- by the belgian-born berlin-based singer, songwriter and producer cook strummer - aka maxime donnet - is an evocative ode to lost love and forgotten spirituality. channeling the post-punk synth sound of his home country�s cold wave movement of the late 70s and early 80s, donnet has absorbed the sounds of his adopted home in germany, taking that all-pervasive electronic music that is all around him and morphing it into something new. the result is -the fall-. recorded in a cell located in the basement of an old stasi prison (studio k61 in berlin), it�s an album with one eye on the dancefloor, but one that works just as well when the party is over. it�s an album that blends the organic with the synthetic, mixing guitars and synths with post-dubstep flourishes and drum machines. it�s an album about something. the name of the album has been chosen in reference to first single fallen, the idea of falling in life and waking up again. it�s also about the fact that it�s not the fall that kills you. a fall can be graceful. a fall can improve a life perspective and create new paths. it can and does make you strong. the main metaphor in there is one of reincarnation. indeed, it�s the story of a soul negotiating with god to not reincarnate on earth again, but being forced to do it anyways. experience something different!

deep house legends craig smith and andrew mcgroarty finally let their long running instrumental hip-hop project out into the world. inspired by their love of soul, atcq jay dilla, and vintage drum machines. the sense of funky detail woven by craig smith/signal sounds imagines the world of patchwork hip hop as made famous by no-id & dilla. incredibly soulful very warm with a bounce in the beat femi fem (young disciples) craig smith is a og. coming back to his roots of chopping samples and adding drums with an ear that has been trained and sensiblilized for the soulful boom bap 30 years in the making. classic golden era break ya neck shit. marcel vogel (lumberjacks in hell) dj support femi fem (young disciples), phil asher, lay-far, afronaut, thatmanmonks, marcel vogel (lumberjacks in hell)

emapea, the renowned beat-maker from poland, burst upon the scene with multiple compilation appearances on cold busted, an inclusion on mark farina�s mushroom jazz 8, and his stunning debut album seeds, roots & fruits. fans and headz worldwide have been clamoring for a follow-up, but all emapea wanted to do was just zone out. and that�s what happened, with the release of emapea�s twenty song album zoning out, volume 1.

esbe is an multi-genre music producer from los angeles, california. he is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from extensive use of jazz and soul samples. his latest release, bloomsday, is a collection of 19 essential instrumentals.

mr. g�s annual record store day release!

the sandy beaches of new south wales, australia, give way to dusty beats of aussie producer shinji in this funky seven inch single on cold busted. taken from his forthcoming album in colour (coming in april 2018), this single features two retro-tastic tracks that will send the beatheads swinging across the floor. �second wind� opens up with heavy rhodes piano chords accompanied by a crucial rhythm and streetwise horns. evoking the soundtrack to a tv detective series from the �70s, the cut unloads serious action in a 45-slinger�s dj set. flip the record for �grand mash,� which begins in the hip hop zone before soundtracking a movie scene of the pimp-mobile once again in pursuit. groovy horns, tough beats, and a way-cool-for-school spoken interlude move this one to the top of the crate-digging charts. shinji strongly delivers the goods, queuing things up nicely for his sure-to-be essential long-player.

new berlin based label fox and hound recordings� first release brings experimentation into the leftfield from relative newcomer cocktail party effect. building from his release on pinch s cold recordings last year and past releases for r&s s sister label apollo as kasket, cocktail party effect shows us there is plenty of exploration to go with an idiosyncratic two step adventure of an e.p. a familiar uk bass feel with an explicit character of its own.

integral 043 sees the much anticipated return of dawn wall�s cousin, the mysterious mohican sun. following the huge �dead sea� & �fixation� eps which have made a significant impact among the scene�s tastemakers, we are pleased to introduce the brand new �cold earth ep�. consisting of 5 superfresh slabs of futuristic soul, this showcase truly highlights next-level production skills and the outfit�s unique andversatile sound. kicking off the new ep with a bang is the cinematic and soulful�don�t wait�. the majestical, eerie vibes of the intro instantly mesmerise. rumblingand warm bass grooves, slick beats, delcious melodies andheart-wrenching vocals push the #ekhosound to newheights.

i cant love you anymore is the first single by hard working soul performer carlton jumel smith recorded with cold diamond & mink, and the man has revealed his middle name just for the occasion. otherwise known simply as carlton j. smith, theres no doubt he has swallowed a large pill of soul since seeing james brown live at the apollo theatre as an 8-year old. smiths timmion debut single sinks him into drum heavy southern flavored deep soul, a style that comes out of him naturally as water from a mountain spring. backing him up on the falsetto parts is pratt, who recently turned some heads with his pratt & moody release lost lost lost on stylart records, and together the two basically nail it. when looking for artists, who just seem to move through time effortlessly with a steady air of confidence, passion and precision, one might pick up the phone and give cjs a call. even though his discography of couple of late 2000s albums and some guest spots in early 90s soulful house 12inches is a bit mysterious, there seems to be not one bit of difficulty to his craft or personality. as a recording artist, i cant love you anymore is a new opening into raw soul territory, and it is just what the world needs today. he laid down an album worth of tracks on his last helsinki visit, and this might be something to look forward to.

halvtrak has gathered a following. the previous releases by the finn on dont be afraid and bakk teased an appetite among techno heads for his detroit infused and texturised sound and unexpected grooves. moving towards warmer tones, his latest output on a new london/helsinki label cold blow enters him further into detroits past. as an unexpected treat, the title track has been re-imagined by the very special chinaski with his trademark ghoul sound so reminiscent of old horror films now blended with sharp electro and ebm vibe. chinaski has been busy of late with a berghain live set as well as his fine rivers end ep on uncanny valley and ghost rider on live at robert johnson. from relentless groove to darker places, this is halvtraks most refined release yet as he becomes an illuminator of his own ascent.

cold busted has navigated the smooth seas to unearth sailing, the new album from moroccan guitarist and beat-flinger saib. the casablanca- based producer has steered his sound into warmer waters. mixing tempered hip-hop beats with jazzy vibes and a lounge sensibility, saib. touches on a style thats both chill and opulent. the albums opener, archipelago, sets the scene with gentle piano, swirling strings, and beachside sounds that would make martin denny proud. tropics pushes the agenda further, featuring delightful vibraphone lines, stand-up bass, and boom bap beats, providing the perfect soundtrack for poolside cocktails. the sleepy crooning of blue memories, the future-retro sing-a-long of mermaid dreams, and the guitar/vibes interplay of pastel provide other highlights. sailings twelve songs show saib. as an artist capable of bringing a sunny climate to any listening environment