low-down and dirty jazz goes right back to the early 1900s in storyville, after the bands had played their hot tunes in the evening for dancing couples, the musicians would head off to the after-hours joints and play a less energetic but more bluesy kind of music, enabling them and their late-night audiences to get through to the early hours of the morning without suffering total exhaustion. and nobody in new orleans laid into the blues so low down and dirty as buddy bolden, whose funky butt became a staple in the repertoire of the citys early jazz bands.
jacksonville, florida, 1960. charles hungry williams mentors young clayton fillyau after he had just joined the james brown band: *i dont care where you put it on those drums, remember where 1 is and you ll never lose the time. listen to hungry on huey smiths *talk to me baby* and then listen to how clayton turns it into a relentless breakbeat on james browns *i ve got money*. earl kings *trick bag*, prefiguring the meters, is as good an example of early new orleans funk as can be found.

(180 gr heavy weight gatefold 2lp with liner notes) funky chicken brings together some of the best belgian dance tracks from the early seventies.

carbon chic, a native of minneapolis, delivers a high-impact redux on a soulful kick for the a-side. while for the b-side, a deep and cozy after-hours excursion effortlessly begins. two tracks at home both on the dancefloor and in your space. beyond the speaker invites carbon chic for the label s sophomore release after legowelt and willie burns shared the successful label debut, angels against dust. with a broken man, beyond the speaker expands its horizons by committing new talent to wax, furthering the label s vinyl expedition. carefully mastered by alek stark, a broken man in redux form does not compromise, upping the tension between burrowing bass, satisfying beat and vocal machinations. on the flipside, deep affection offers a more comforting assortment of synthetic melody and late night warmth while maintaining a firm dancefloor footing with gently rolling hihats topping everything off.

ultra limited (300 copies) new tevo howard release. 4 remixesof movereleased on rush hour label...

huge re issue from steve poindexters back catalogue from 1991. all 6 tracks are fully remastered for 2014 and rereleased in original artwork. released in conjunction with steve poindexter / chicago underground. discogs prices are $100+++ but they wont sound as good as this and all pressing faults from original copies have been corrected.

always hard at work unearthing interesting new projects or forgotten old gems, opilec music is now serving up a retrospective compilation of highly esteemed chicago producer jordan fields best work from 1986 - 1991. field has been active now for some thirty years (on labels like rush hour, headphoniq and mo wax) but his best work was arguably done in his first decade or so. now opilec boss i-robots has been given access to a collection of field s early recordings and has selected, compiled & conceived this project himself. it will be presented as a full-length album but will also arrive in a few select ep parts, with this being the first one

extended house compatible percussion scape b/w atmospheric remixes by chicago skyway and juju & jordash.

amazing futuristic and forward thinking three track ep by japanese producers takuya matsumoto, hiroyuki onozawa and kouji nagahashi. exotic house music from asia made with a fresh approach thats stirring up influences from jacking chicago and japanese pioneers such as yellow magic orchestra. titles are chicago/brazil , ele-factory, route 8 connection. recommended!

der housemeister ist seit den 1990er jahren aktiver und fester bestandteil der berliner technoszene, geprägt von illegalen raves, pioniergeist und diy. mit eindrucksvoller release-historie auf labels wie bpitch control, all you can beat und boysnoize, kehrt der produzenten-jongleur diesen sommer mit seinem neuen werk zurück. op-1 wurde ausschließlich mit einem transportablen synthesizer produziert und aufgenommen - im flughafen, auf dem flug, im hotelzimmer, an der bar oder vor dem abendlichen auftritt. op-1, ein gerät und ein album wie aus der zukunft!

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.

featuring the sultry vocals of new york based kendra morris, the slinky and catchy album version of *same old clown* is joined on the ep by deeper re-workings from usa dj and re-edit king kon (kon & amir, nitetime), who provides both a vocal and dub remix as well as uk producer linkwood, known in underground circles for his groundbreaking mix of future-boogie, house and detroit techno on scotlands excellent firecracker recordings imprint.
*same old clown* is taken from chico manns forthcoming album *magical thinking* out 15th april on soundway records.

da soul revival classics vol 1 presents two gems from the tyree cooper canon and ensures the newly established chicago vinyl records operation launches in fine style. brandishing one of house musics most distinctive voices as well as an enviable discography and endlessly energetic style, coopers contribution to chicago house cannot be disputed. the label delve into coopers dancemania contributions on the a side, plucking out the b side bump of *kan i get high* which originally saw release on his 19997 future recooped 12 inch for the iconic imprint. flip over and coopers dedication to all the stars of chicago *tyz n da middle* gets a much needed airing having first appeared back in 1995 on quick release records.

the e.p kicks off with she can dance, a slow burning acid number that has elements of deep, grooving house from the detroit school. in fact, the second cut low control bares the influence of detroit too, with its murky, dubbed-out chords ala luke hess moving into a punchy bassline with minimal but functional drum patterns. proceedings get a bit more bouncy on the smoking hat, a quirky acid romp on the less daft side of ceephax, and the perfect soundtrack to accompany a feature-length documentary about.... a smoking hat. finishing up the e.p is fudge fingas remix of low control, the only man qualified to make an already deep as fuck track even deeper. theres been some on-point criticisms about a lot recent deep stuff getting lost in noodly jazz territory, but we are in no danger of that nonsense with fudge fingas at the controls: accomplished a musician he may be, hes never been one to lose the way, and this mix proves his deft and subtle remix talents. dabj done done it again, and hopefully this is the first in a long line of productions from vernon.

real tone rolls out the red carpet as we welcome a very special guest to our ranks, the inimitable point g. a side project of the great dj gregory, point g is an alias used by the french producer to explore a gritty, raw sound steeped in abstract vibes but with a very basic approach, which makes it all the more captivating. stripping away all the unessary baggage that comes with some todays music, point gs productions suck you into a deep, dark abyss where subtlety and simplicity reign supreme. them embody an alternative take on us deep house with gs personal touch and a sprinkling of french romance. point g unveils two tracks from years gone by that eclipse many of todays productions.
early feedback and support from maceo plex, josh wink, ben klock, laurent garnier, dj deep, maya jane coles, loco dice ...

once again waap are coming up with some strong deephouse on vinyl. spains oscar barilla has the groove, somewhere in between his releases for kling klong, plastic city, musik gewinnt freunde or parquet he comes up with an interesting two tracker. one side is a beautiful fluffy deep house moover. th...

chicken lips are back with a new release on southern fried records. d.r.o.m.p (don’t rain on my parade) is a disco inspired groove that draws on the nyc eighties vibe that has always been at the heart of the lips work, with guest vocalist charmaine making up the line up on this outing.
it comes with a stunning set of remixes, as always andy from the lips has created an emperor machine interpretation that is darker and more cosmic than its original, dean does the same job under his the rhythm odyssey moniker, providing a jerky acidic house dub for the deeper floors. old pal headman turns in his classic slo-mo tight grooves, new kids amine edge & dance go deep as you like in the same vein as their diynamic releases and finally sfr favourite sona vabos delivers one of his finest remixes to date, with this bouncy floor filler.

mark henning is back! back on cityfox! a classic acapella and marks distinctive sound collide, result-ing in a huge tune, sounding old school and fresh at the same time. not just the vocals are telling a story here, the synths and bassline add their part to complete the track. the second original trojan is the secret weapon and club bomb, the dark side of the release, because too much sunshine is never healthy. afrilounge take it a step deeper and its big string melody sounds as clean as and sparkles like the sunrise itself. the 1998 edit incorperates the rhythms and vibes of classic house and techno from the era when it all began. thick, groovy basslines and pulsing pads laid out over infectious percussion make this track an instant classic.

windy city house producer chicago skyways debut album finally sees its highly anticipated vinyl release on eargasmic recordings! 8 cuts including the drum banger its okay, to the newly extended versions of wreckage & joaquin looks at the stars, & the acid track war.

following a busy year of stylistically varied releases under various guises on his own magic + dreams label, ralph cumbers delivers his first long-player for punch drunk. with a title lifted from the lysergic prose of a brian aldiss novel and grooves informed by the loopier, more martian aspects of chi-town jack and detroit techno-soul, >reeling skullways< marks a subtle, but highly alluring development in the evolution of cumbers primary recording project. long-term bass clef fans may be surprised by the lack of samples on this album, and in many ways it follows a similar creative process to his recent work as some truths, with most rhythms and textures sculpted from the raw, elemental waveforms of modular analogue synthesis. but with tighter editing, contagious melodies and perfectly positioned drum patterns, the end results reveal bass clef simultaneously at his most stripped-back, focused, playful, complicated, emotional and irresistibly groovy. unfettered by fashionable production tricks, imbued with a timeless machine-soul heart, >reeling skullways< is one of those albums you will be reaching for again and again.

after years of absence on the music scene, international techno superstar cj bolland returns with a big track that takes him back to his nineties origins, reminiscent of the camargue glorydays. now ready to storm the dance music world once again, this is a taste of whats to come from the heart & soul of the techno mastermind.chicago obviously refers to the city of house, back when house was house, with funky organs, a variety of beats and the most beautiful strings. on the remix we get a deep workout from voltron, a melancholic future garage stepper from title, and a nasty dubstep delivery from syndaesia.

we have no info on this new artist velvit. limited pressing 10 inch vinyl.

5 cd set includes the albums, chic (1977), c est chic (1978), risque (1979), real people (1980) and take it off (1981).

welcome aboard (ahem!) titanic ballroom. a new label platform emanating from the same mysterious nether regions as one of our most cherished and in demand imprints km editions. titanic ballroom was set up to showcase tracks and extra special one-off releases which come onto the guys radar via their well read and expertly curated keyboard masher blog. the label title no doubt conjuring images of elegantly wasted patrons making the most of their last waltz!
diving deep for inspiration in our quest to deliver music for your listening pleasure. audio enchantment for the deepest discotheques, ballrooms, sun decks and terraces. we have a truly intercontinental crew who will be steering you on a psychedelic voyage were our dancehall will be echoing to the sounds of , deep disco, afro-tropical drums, spacey archaic electronics, wacked out library sounds and some very lavish soundtracks.
music and dancing for happy people...
as always - very limited - full colour spined sleeves and bespoke deco style artwork.
anchors away!

collectors item ltd. to 500 copies on blue vinyl

killer 2 track phunky / disco edits .. for your pleasure. no digital release!! already played by tobi neumann, ricardo villalobos, reboot and many many more

the lipservice bandwagon rolls into town with yet another musical extravaganza. we have put together a rather tasty single package of one of the standout tracks from chicken lips amazingly nostalgic >experience of malfunction< lp, including remixes by the main stem, zeefungk and the rhythm odyssey.

need to warm up? want to dance and you love house music? then your gonna to love this track. david guettas ability to supply a proper dance-pop stonker again evident with whos that chick. feel the adrenaline / moving under my skin / its an addiction, the barbadian songbird rihanna hollers over bolshy beats and swaggering synths, the studio trickery on her nonchalant vocals feeling colder than an ice pop on a snowy day. its a good job, then, that bopping along to this - and warming yourself up in the process - is pretty much impossible to resist.

the rhythm odyssey is dean meredith of chicken lips and bizarre inc fame. >move groove< draws on the wealth of experience dean has in creating spine tingling house music. this club banger has all the hallmarks of classic (ware)house - a relentless piano riff teases an overweight electronic bass, topped off with dean?s trademark, crisp chi-town drums. eric duncan aka dr dunks of rub & tug fame and hot new talent vermin step up to the remix challenge. eric d goes for the disco break approach. he inserts riffs at will and brings an nyc block party feel to the cut. vermin warms up his trusted 808 to spice up the proceedings with a heavy interpretation of this track

the 12th release on uzuri sees contributions from turin, chicago , amsterdam & dublin. the opener sees morphine & kinda souls ksoul teaming up with new production partner muteoscillattor. >take 1< kicks things off in fine fashion, proper rough, raw and intense jacking house that is completed by the heavy heavy bassline. brilliant!
chicago skyway returns to uzuri with >resolution m<. nodding to the likes of larry heard, armando and virgo, the chitown resident puts his analog machines to work & delivers an elegant & funky number.
the bside kicks off with juju & jordashs >killing raul with acid<, an epic, tension laden full on acidic outing from the amsterdam duo, fresh from their ace tattoos island ep on philpot.
the ep is finished off with a track from dublins slowburn. they debut with >meteor<, a deep as you like slow burner. lovely kicks, languid keys. a promising start from ireland!

following his first release ?swells? he now finds himself on leading labels such as viva music, saw recordings, saved records and now area remote

nach dem massiven erfolg, den die gebrueder zenker mit ihrer definition von munich techno einfuhren, kommt nun endlich moechte man meinen die nummer 2 auf harry klein records. diesmal teilen sich die harry klein residents benna und kid.chic die split-ep.benna schneider, resident der ersten stunde, debuetiert hier auf ganzer linie mit seiner ersten produktion und erweitert die klanglichen parameter des harry klein sounds um eine neue richtung weird house. bereits in seinen sets zeigte sich stets eine gewisse affinitaet zu psychedelischer wirrnis, doch angesichts dieser zwei stuecke wuenscht man sich in der tat, dass bennas psychiater diese scheibe niemals zu ohren bekommt. darueber hinaus gibt auch der (releasetechnisch) ebenso jungfrõuliche kid.chic seine premiere mit einem elegant reduzierten housetrack, durchsetzt mit subtiler disco-aesthetik, die den moment der ersten sonnenstrahlen noch einmal perfekt ausformuliert. damit wõre auch alles gesagt, eine split-ep zwischen wahnsinn und liebe.

massive release featuring inaya day & barbara tucker on vocals

djs likin it.. konrad black, ilario alicante, tiefschwarz, italoboyz, ryan crosson, dyed soundorom, shonky, marco resmann, karotte, anthony collins, franck roger, jonas kopp, andrade, kate simko, seuil, mikael stavostrand,.

djs likin it.. gabriel ananda, sacha funke, jonas kopp, jimpster, losoul, kreon, gavin herlihy, ewan pearson, lee burridge, d’julz, dyed, soundorom, simon baker, valentino kanzyani..

oxia remix !!! played by richie hawtin, gorge, 2000 and one, carlo lio, alex celler, alex niggeman, arnaud le texier, patrick zigon, matt tolfrey, deetron, arado, motocitysoul, hosh, uner

big with: michael mayer, jimpster, pete tong, agoria, chloé, julietta, martinez, varoslav, andrade, martin eyerer, todd bodine ...

incl dyed soundorom remix! big with nick curly, loco dice, matthias tanzmann, audiofly, silicon soul, clive henry, luna city express, patrice baumel, lee jones, jimpster..

played by karotte !! as if the year 2009 hadnt been eventful enough for berlin label highgrade and its french counterpart freak n chic , both camps have found space in the program for another very special tour de force this november. based on the similar philosophies of label founders tom clark and dan ghenacia, the two labels utilize the skills of their existing artist rosters while continuing to discover new talents, and togheter, pay tribute to almost all the artists from both labels with this fresh musical collaboration.

big with luciano, ellen allien, nick curly, konrad black, laurent garnier, lauhaus, tiefschwarz, alex neri, anthony collins, dyed soundorom, phil weeks..

big with nick curly, agoria, laurent garnier, anthony collins, nima gorji, jimpster, tim xavier, brothers’ vibe, einzelkind, ripperton, dyed soundorom, italoboyz, stephan bodzin, thomas schumacher, gavin herlihy.. alexis bernard aka seuil returns to freak n chic this autumn with freak & violence, a two tracker which sees the parisian leader-of-the-new school take his impeccable sound into deeper, late-night territory. with huge releases for eklo and moon harbour since his last ep for freak nchic, seuil has been a name on many a lip and with this sort of output its likely to remain that way. warm synths and a tweaked spoken vocal dominate the title track, freak & violence. the synths have an ethereal, trippy vibe but are balanced by ultra-dry, ultra-groovy drums while the vocal slips in and out of audible significance which makes for a hugely absorbing listen.

warehouse find! long deleted larry heard 12inch with brilliant remixes from anthony nicholson and chris grant! be quick!!!!

incl losoul & seuil remixes!!