the formula was simple: marry bubblegum and soul to the absolute sincerity of an enthusiastic child, cross your fingers and pray for airplay. but while the youthful sums of that formula may have grown up and walked away from their illusions of stardom, their permanent records remain. by 1973, michael, tito, jermaine, marlon and jackie were as hip as kids could get�household names, with lunchboxes, coloring books, a saturday morning cartoon, and an alpha-bits cereal commercial pushing the j5 brand onto any kid with television reception. their impressive run of four consecutive #1 singles playing on both pop and r&b stations cemented their appeal to both whites and blacks, prompting mgm to launch the osmonds as the safer (read: white) alternative. and parents? well michael had that wrapped up with his impossible-not-to-love mini-james brown thing. even their song selection straddled both sides, with �zip a dee do dah� and �abc� for kids, and contemporary standards �standing in the shadows of love� and �my cherie amour� for the older crowd. this extreme marketing and merchandising juggernaut created the kid soul explosion. a decade removed from our acclaimed home schooled compilation comes a fresh batch of talent show titans. with enterprising parents, neighbors, and teachers turning play dates into recording dates, groups like magical connection, little man and the inquires, and five ounces of soul emulated the jacksons, who�d made grade-school stardom appear easy as abc. afterschool special: the 123s of kid soul contains 19 tiny tunes ranging from bilingual d.a.r.e. anthem, to james brown bio, to young love and life beyond the playground.

chicago basement trax returns with an homage to the king of the raw himself ron hardy. those that experienced ron hardy first hand will tell you there was a vibe like no other. a minimal space with strobe lights and a bangin system. if you put your hands on an eq or isolator as a dj thank ron as being an innovator of this creative style of frequency manipulation. not only did ron drop the bass, he dropped whole songs to expose the beautiful crispy hi hats, vocals and then romanced you with the piano before slapping your whole body with the beat. this ep does its job to take you there, just close your eyes and blast off!

see that man on a far off hill, working his dog while attempting to find shelter from the howling wind and driving rain? that��s the crooked man, the very antithesis of the modern dance music producer. he lives a simple life, dragging his world�, weary soul across the moors in an endless bid to escape the fallout from 30 years spent at the forefront of sheffield��s electronic music scene. once regarded as one of the steel city��s greatest selectors, he now admits to being gripped by fear at the idea of djing, and refuses to spend any time in nightclubs.

vanessa paradis (1992) is the self-titled third album and english debut by popular french singer vanessa paradis. lenny kravitz, who was paradis partner at the time, produced and co-wrote the album. it spawned several successful singles, including one of her most recognisable songs -be my baby- and the hit single -sunday mondays-.

the smoke clears is the abstract ambient project of producer john daly (one track/izu/running back, feel) he debuted this alias with an eponymous lp in 2013 on further records and we re proud to present a part 2. following up his 2013 lp of the same name, this record builds upon it s predecessors ambient abstractions while adding another layer of nuanced melodic contemplation.

bogus order, die produzenten der legendären zen brakes vol.1, kehren knapp 26 jahre nach ihrer letzten veröffentlichung mit einer neuen 12inch auf ihrem label ahead of our time zurück. die exklusive 12inch mit neuem, bisher noch unveröffentlichtem material ist weltweit auf 500 einheiten limitiert und beinhaltet einen downloadcode mit einem bonustrack!

after the success of aboutface s debut ep on amirali s dark matters imprint in october of 2015, aboutface performed his project vaga the river wye as a metaphorical representation of the journey of humanity, live at freerotation (2016), the performance was also broadcast on nts radio on 16/7/16. following this mesmerising and exploratory project, the young london based composer and dj returns with a new release. in the tepid shine we breathe is due out on the 19th of september.

from a live broadcast recorded at rock in rio 2, maracana stadium, rio de janeiro, brazil, 18th january 1991

� debut album from los angeles-based producer greg saldate � download code included � limited to 300 units worldwide

makes a nice overview of these times, incl. download code

the record sleeve and inner sleeve were designed by wolfgang tillmans. videos directed by tillmans will be released for device control and make it up as you go along - salem remix.

midnite spares, australian music devotees andrás and instant peterson hold a candle to overlooked avant-pop and electronic works by antipodean artists and outsiders working through the 80s and 90s. through co-presenting weekly radio show strange holiday, the duo slowly upturned their locale for inspiration - archives, country bookstores, private collections and convenience stores, searching for a place to anchor their own identities in the oceans of the island continent. the 10 tracks acknowledge a minor history, passed on via a network of friends, friends of friends, the libraries of radio station 3rrr and more often than not, the artists themselves. renowned mixed media artist maria kozic enters with the mysterious downbeat of trust me, her partner philip brophy responsible for digital and analogue sonic construction. a recurring character in andrás and instant peterson�s investigations, brophy reappears with a score piece from his divisive feature film salt, saliva, sperm and sweat, recorded as ??? (pronounced �tch tch tch-). other links are thread under the surface. melbourne inner north experimentalist david chesworth explores his australiana songcraft leading whadya want?. the short lived project also featured philip jackson, whose duo the couch is restored from fast forward�s dance issue - a pioneering cassette fanzine published by early-80s 3rrr

for the second release on let�s go swimming the label have brought in south london�s doppelate, who delivers four beautifully balanced house jams.

louie vega s latest album, louie vega starring... is a dualdisc conceptual record featuring over twenty-five artists on twenty-eight different songs. the record is louie vega�s first solo album ever and a contender for his magnum opus. vega is in esteemed company, with a seasoned group of collaborators imparting their magic for this special project including, funkadelic & george clinton, the 3 winans brothers and the clark sisters, jocelyn brown, nick monaco & soul clap, n dea davenport, lisa fischer, cindy mizelle, anane vega, monique bingham, caron wheeler (soul ii soul), josh milan, bucie, tony momrelle, kaylow, vikter duplaix, cassio ware, adeva, covertion & leroy burgess, kenny bobienl, zara mcfarlane, luis salinas, roberto roena, diviniti, and byron stingily.

first release of the new label from andrade & sakro, bon vivant! vinyl only.

it is very difficult to present david duriez without writing an encyclopedic tome as its influence on the house music in france was decisive. since its inception in 1992, david released over a hundred records under his name, tens under various pseudonyms, mainly on vinyls on the most renowned labels like 2020vision, ovum, systematic, pokerflat, f communication, under the counter, stickman, crosstown rebels, the end, etc .. (the list is long, see discogs.com to be convinced) and as many remixes for some of the greatest artists (think moby, dj sneak, gemini, dj hell, llorca, telex, random factor, johnny fiasco, paul johnson, jori hulkkonen, ralph lawson, random factor, kenny hawkes or mr.c). founder of the label brique rouge and a whole galaxy of other labels, he participated in the creation of internationally recognized labels such as robsoul with phil weeks, freak n chic with dan ghenacia (from apollonia) or rz muzik. at a time when david had federated online the cream of the house producers via a forum (far and long before social networks), ivan smagghe had nicknamed him -the producer of the producers.- , a true house music activist, but most of all david duriez is a devastating dancefloor dj, he did several tours around the world and played in some of the biggest clubs in the world between 1995 and 2010. truly one of the most important players in the french electro scene, david is back on tracks after a few years hyatus. but don t call it a comeback because he has never really gone awol, he has been watching the scene and now he s back in the studio. you can expect a (very) long serie of releases for 2016, you have been warned!

text4 cuts of deep, minimal and mesmerising techno, perfect to move the dance floor in those especially early hours.

british quintet me and my friends are set to release their captivating and mesmerising second album, hide your way, on soundway records this summer. a unique and singular blend, it�s the sound of english folk colliding head-on with the golden-era music of 1970s west africa and the caribbean. towering vocal harmonies, soaring cello and clarinet lines, colossal basslines and drum patterns combine on an exquisite rollercoaster-ride of the emotions from euphoria to melancholia and back again.

done with love: for the music, for dancers, for detail... real house music in four incarnations

first album release from italian house instigator enrico mantini which is going to set another mark in his discography. 8 of mantini�s best tracks from years 2012 - 2014 personally chosen by the artist and splitted on this 180 gram double different coloured vinyl release. debut one from mantini�s very own label down da mountains.

next up for church is berlin via manchester based james booth.

nails debut album from 1996, originally on diy s strictly 4 groovers imprint, gets a full vinyl reissue for its 20th anniversary. all proceeds will go to both focus12 rehabilitation centre in suffolk uk, and maggie s centre nottingham. many thanks to diy crew and juno for their help and support. dedicated to big d. hold tight pedro. peace, nail x

from the leath-meister: the limited especial specials continues with 4 remixes of jaakko eino kalevi s dreamzone ep. featuring a heavy weight line up of tom noble, heatsick, peaking lights and vezurro, this is an all-bases-covered masterclass is taking jaakko s pop leanings and giving them some boogie, dub and italo sparkle. hot on the heels of the steaua de mare remixes comes 4 retakes of jaakko eino kalevi s idiosyncratic pop stylings. licensed from weird world records, this sees the multi-instrumentalists original dreamzone ep handed over for readjustment. the up, up boogie vibes of tom nobles calling card create his best remix to take. no fun maybe jaakko s ladies love hymn, but with tom s distinctive never ending bass and hats loops moving hips, a keys solo and vocal interplay ensure sublime perfection. next steven warwick s superb heatsick project implants his twisted casio-rawness in to jaakkos world, marrying memories ghostly vocals into a mix of afro-clipped beats and lo-fi melody that just fits. so happy to finally welcome in friends, family and inspiration, peaking lights in to the family. aaron and indra s uplifting dub love comes alive in this remix, with live bass grooves, vibing keys and jaakko s unique vocal riding-a-riddim all night long. to close up and coming vezurro return to no fun, providing an italo love ode that can only move hearts into a true rimini 84 summer affair. cant you see that i m dancing?

remastered von den original tapes, gepresst auf heavyweight vinyl! das zweite album �hard & heavy� (1980) der disco-formation wood, brass & steel mit doug wimbish (bass) und skip mcdonald (gitarre), die später mit keith leblanc die sugarhill records-houseband bildeten, bevor sie in uk auf adrian sherwood stießen und tackhead gründeten. mit den club-klassikern �long live music� und �fly with the music�, sowie den midtempo-raritäten �open up your heart� und �superstar�. limitiert auf nur 500 stück weltweit.

hard, deep mental, hypnotic techno from the mysterious cadency. this is cadencys second gknstr release after his successful falling ep from 2015.

we want to present to your attention a compilation that consists of the russian musicians works. they�re stylistically different, but in the same time they�ve got one energy and close affinity with classical sound. musicians in this compilation represent a little-known stratum of a new russian electronic scene. their music embodies positive transformation of cultural values of our present and future. we�d like to thank all the musicians and those who support us. peace! :)

the grasso is greener in bologna: home to two of the most well-connected collectors in italy. suppliers to the likes of kenny dope, phil asher and dimitri, gino and federico have carved their crate craft to insane levels over the last 30+ years. as shown on this detailed, widescreen boogie, funk and disco collection for bbc.

felix fleer, rythen, jonas landwehr, parasian labelhead awb and new york based groove selecta feature on raw imprints second vinyl release. the five-track various-artists ep will drop september 9th. early support from rodhad, inigo kennedy, etapp kyle, exium, pfirter, regal, mtd, nx1, chris liebing, setaoc mass, bleak, pvs, oliver deutschmann, oscure shape, exal

jo waddington puts into herves two-part album, filled with more of his infectious open minding staples alongside a selection of down-tempo gems.

repress, this year we have reached our long term goal as a label which was to expand our releases into the wax department. we feel like we ve done a good job bringing upcoming and original local talent to the surface so far and it is only fitting that our first vinyl release is done by the icelandic duo david & hjalti. the duo has been busy with the production since their arrival from manchester and have played a number of great live sets underlining their skills as producers. we feel that this release is the high standard we set ourselves before going vinyl and that this is just a small first step in a fruitful beginning for the producers david & hjalti.

the third album from james blake as double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve

der name des 10ten erasure albums ist programm: sie interpretieren die songs anderer künstler neu. 12 coverversionen räumen nicht nur andy bell die möglichkeit ein seine stimmlichen fähigkeiten auszuspielen, sondern lassen auch vince clarke die gelegenheit, die titel nach seinen vorstellungen gänzlich neu zu arrangieren. die neu-edition auf vinyl ist 180g schwer. bei der auswahl setzen erasure auf künstler die sie beeinflusst haben: buddy holly (-true love ways-), peter gabriel (-solsbury hill-), the righteous brothers (-you ve lost that lovin feelin -) und buggles (-video killed the radio star-). produziert wurde das album von gareth jones. mit einer top-20-postion in den deutschen charts war das album auch hierzulande entsprechend erfolgreich.

at 12:22 hrs on july 19th 2016, the manned spacecraft 10.000 suns sent a distress signal from the inner edge of earth s atmosphere. communication with the shuttle was lost shortly afterwards. fragments of the ship have been recovered on the west coast of scotland, but pilot bryan kessler of cologne is currently missing in action. black box recordings have been retrieved and will be archived to regulation standard vinyl and digital audio encapsulations.

when trends in music can come and go in the blink of an eye, ten years is a long time to stay relevant, passionate and real on the frontline. from its roots in the parisian club scene by way of its spiritual home at fuse in brussels and so on to the globe-trotting, multi-faceted entity that it is today, lessizmore is living proof of how to do a decade right.

ströme musik ist immer analoge live-musik, die an zwei a100 modularsystemen entsteht, dazu gesellen sich auch mal andere analoge synthies, vocoder, bass oder trompete live und percussion live. so spielen ströme auch ihre konzerte. ströme sind die zwei vollblutmusiker mario basshofer und tobi weber der erfolgreichen brass techno band labrassbanda, die sich zusammengeschlossen haben, um einen mix aus treibenden beats, analogen synthmelodien und live trompete zu schaffen und diesen auf die festivalbühnen und in die clubs zu bringen. klare, ungeschliffene sounds und dynamische drums werden an modularsynthesizern komplett live und von hand gemacht. das macht ströme zu einem einzigartigen liveact. einen derartigen modular liveact mit allerhöchstem rave-appeal gab es noch nie - jetzt gibt es ströme!

with his -planet a ep- utrecht-based anil aras makes his debut on soulfood. while listening to a broad variety of music, anil discovered his deeper love for all kinds of electronic music, which you can clearly hear in his productions. ranging from house to techno, from funk to dub, it becomes clear that anil doesn t care about simple minded visions. packed with solid grooves and catchy lines, anil finally gives us a peek at the secret weapons he s been on holding to himself for quite a while... but it is very safe to say it has been worth the wait, with four solid club bangers for the win,-planet a- is ready to shred dance floors all summer long.

mantler heißt jetzt marker starling: der kanadische songwriter mit bandbesetzung.
pink transluzentes vinyl im klappcover.

soundway records are to release the only lp by nigeria�s number-one producer of the 1970s and early 80s, sound president odion iruoje. available for the first time since the 80�s, it�s limited to 1000 copies worldwide and is pressed on 180g vinyl. the album features a limited tip-on sleeve.

played by roland the realest, born to shine records, henri le blanc
together melbourne pair amin payne and sean deans form apsd, and they debut in quite impressive form with this digital dust album for hot shot sounds. inkswel and benny badge s label has developed into the prime source for what they call -drum machine soul music- and apsd are a perfect fit. some 11 tracks deep, digital dust features contributions from the voice of fat freddy s drop himself, joe dukie, as well as miles bonny, cazeaux oslo, silent jay and more. yet it s deans and payne s innate mastery of a glistening brand of funk across various tempos which shines through on this album.

remastered reissue of a 1968 jimi hendrix classic.

slamming phunky chicago feel house monster

a compelling musical trip of drifting repetition in rhythm and melody. the album was recorded entirely in his studio in the wedding district of berlin, on the shore of the panke river, his new favourite part of a city.

subtle flowing house and ambient sketches plus a wonderful artwork and poster from super quiet

ibifornia, the new album of cassius, will be released the 26th august. once again, the french duet composed of zdar & boombass has managed to gather the creme de la creme on its project. ibi for ibiza and fornia for california, or the perfect cocktail between the fervor of the spanish islands dancefloors and the incredible freshness of the californian mentality. pharell williams is present on the album, as well as a totally transformed cat power. the great mike d (beastie boys), and the over-playful guitarist matthieu chedid, are also some of the prestigious names we can mention. the singles ibifornia, go up, action and �the missing are already available as well as the ep of remixes action, that have given us many good reasons to wait for the upcoming opus. once youll have had the time to adopt those songs as your new summer anthems, cassius will give you a taste of what your indian summer can sound like

2016 re-issue , 180gr , superior audio quality
their second album a broken frame was released in 1982 and shows a growing band in its early stages, a group that is searching for direction and focus

2016 re-issue , 180gr , superior audio quality

2016 re-issue , 180gr , superior audio quality

ibifornia, the new album of cassius, will be released the 26th august. once again, the french duet composed of zdar & boombass has managed to gather the creme de la creme on its project