for release number ten, happy skull have come full circle with the return of original label alumni adjowa. the uk based producer and musician has fired up his orchestra of rusty, defunct machines to deliver three highly melodic, unashamedly oddball disco jams.
inspired by low budget, private press boogie, italo and electro records, the tracks were recorded to tape in one take with no post-production and dubbed live on a crackly old desk.

inferno präsentiert zwei früh-1970 er klassiker des sussex-labels back-to-back auf einer 7” vinylsingle: das von van mccoy geschriebene und produzierte “let me make you happy” von billy woods (1970), sowie das superrare “i can’t forget about you” von the decisions (1971), einem northern soul-hit aus dem legendären wigan club.

“the iceberg/freedom of speech... just watch what you say!” is the third studio album by infamous rapper ice-t, released in 1989. the album has an uncharacteristically gritty sound, featuring some of the darkest musical tracks that ice-t ever released. pressing on audiophile 180 gram vinyl.

insurgently crossing philly soul, cape jazz and bump jive in 1976, the same year as the soweto uprising, poignantly shot through with timmy thomas’ why can’t we live together.
“it was so important for us to play a kind of crossover then, to weave in touches of motown, philadelphia soul and teddy pendergrass that the coloured community appreciated, and basil’s cape town sound, and sipho’s sound that was legendary in the black community, and make music that people could all enjoy together... the regime divided us: people classified coloured had identity documents, black people had the dompas. we didn’t accept that separation. sipho, although he was born in kzn, could play any feel. sometime he’d joke, does my bass line feel coloured enough?”
another landmark matsuli. the title track is killer.

the debut album from norwegian producer kygo on white double 12 inch vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

originally released in 1983 under the artist name sugar.

artreform meets hooved. the one of the interesting italy producer at the moment. this man has lots of great releases on labels like amam, time has changes, bouquet music and other. please welcome his debut vinyl only release on our label!

regular studio sparring partners october and borai rekindle their ongoing partnership for hometown label happy skull, eschewing the conventions of club-ready house and techno in favour of two decidedly dark industrial interpretations.

3 years, 5 months & 2 days in the life of... is the debut album by american hip hop group arrested development, released in 1992. the album charted at #3 in the uk charts, and #7 in the billboard 200. charting singles that came off the album are *people everyday*, *mr. wendal* and *tennessee*. the latter song is part of the the rock and roll hall of fames 500 songs that shaped rock and roll list.
pressing on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

happy, uplifting, but still the signature melodic techno sound you got used to from croatias number one techno producer.

with previous releases on tuskegee music coming from the trio the martinez brothers, jesse calosso and phil moffa under their soundview alias as well as kool d and trouw resident william kouam djoko, next in line sees the return of bas ibellini with his first full length ep on the label in the form of friendship

cellaa music are happy to welcome back artist, giuseppe cennamo, with a follow up to his highly acclaimed 2013 butterflies in your stomach ep. a leading light of the club scene in italy, giuseppe stayed true to his underground roots through a stream of releases for the likes of desolat, moan and his own imprint carillon.

one of the rarest 12 inches from the black male catalogue gets a timely official re issue.
originally released in 1992 this was one of romans first eps and goes for over £100 on discogs with only 7 people in the world stating they own an original copy. official repress!

vinyl only /180 gram / poly lined inner sleeves.
m-management happy to announce first vinyl sampler va 001 of our label m-music. excellent work from the residents and guests of the mendeleev bar & our company. studio collaborations from anrilov, bvoice and sickdisco, young musician deep square, trinity jcb, mikhail kobzar, alina kalinina and house gangster bebadim.

house is oks seventh instalment goes kraut with a three tracker from chris beiswenger formally known as tcb (the citizens band). since the split up of arto mwambe, chris has been slowly building a sound of his own. instead of sticking to standard templates he has gone deep into modular synthesis and his music can be described as futuristic, kindred and cerebral. labels such as live at robert johnson, tasteful nudes and story already recognised tcbs unique twist and rather happy songs is just another proof of his unquestionable quality. these three mid-tempo techno ballads will get your mind moving and spirit floating while your body will fall in instant trance dancing to these highly hypnotising pieces. a remix from roman flu?gel on top makes the ep a 100% frankfurt affair and when it comes to house and techno, we frankfurters take our green sauce serious, dont we? cheers, hiok team

we are happy to welcome back the swiss producer buraq (bondage music, cyclic) with his his 2nd ep for bondage-music. early in life he discovered his love for music and decided to become a dj in 2005. just half a year after he had bought his first dj equipment he made his debut in nightlife. from day one he enjoyed being in clubs and burning the candle at both ends with party people in different clubs. his youthful enthusiasm quickly rubs off on the crowd and that s how every night with him becomes a great experience. after establishing himself as a dj in the club scene, he decided to construct a music studio and produce his own music. his new record contains the deep and grooving tracks captured, underrated, departed, furthermore we are pleased to bring you with exploited a vinyl only track on b1.

fifth release from lohouse on townhousemusic. we are happy to present cottam from britain on townhousmeusic 05 vinyl. cottam has concentrated on developing his own style, he did remixes for luv jam on phonica’s label and also some releases on 20:20 vision, quintessentials and wolf music, just to name a few. about a groove thang ep contains three deeply warm house/tech tunes, with a touch of raw and oldshool elements. very special. strictly limited vinyl.

enriching the sonic portal, techno conscript antenna happy marks his second release on reinhardt with two pieces of finely crafted electronic music, in the shape of body and day four.

limited edition remastered of the rare phillip wright classic!

cologne based acid maverick andreas gehm dons his elec pt1 guise for his debut 12inch on bristols happy skull. following a string of releases for acclaimed labels such as jamal mosss mathematics recordings, creme jak, chiwax, bunker and solar one, gehm is fast emerging as one of the most prolific and distinctive producers bubbling up from the european underground

two of ny s finest collaborate as happy family ! we re going back to strobe-lit, day-glo, warehouse territory for these extra large portions of acid soaked dancefloor abandon. limited us import - one press only get on it!

defected sub-label tenth circle welcomes brighton based nathan pope aka antenna happy to deliver their first release of 2015. following his rapturously received debut pinto from last year, antenna happy draws on decades of musical experience to produce a stunning double-a side. title track dream 2c sits somewhere between house and techno, a slow-burning, emotionally charged cut in which glimmering arpeggiated melodies intertwine to create a unique and beautiful cut. wild stabs is tougher, an acid-flecked progressive stomper that slowly builds into a maelstrom of seething chords and stabs

more ultra rare disco-soul from the sunshine state! phillip wright only dropped 1 45 single under his own name on tk discos tiny dash label in 1976. long sought after & coveted by lovers of rare disco & modern soul *keep her happy* has never been reissued in its original 45 format, until now! often fetching around the $200 mark for a used copy this sublime slice of funk deserves to be heard by a wider audience, sadly phillip never achieved the commercial success of his sister betty but perhaps now this obscure single of his will make people hit the dancefloor in 2015! repressed, remastered & re-released in its original dinner 45 rpm format with all original dash records artwork intact in conjunction with joe stone / tk disco, miami fl.

cheesy re-works from happy and lucky, williams influenced! pressed on 10 inch green transparent vinyl!

parages music presents their 8th release. on the a side there is a track by honesty, german dj-producer, half of slope music, signed on cabinet records and sonar kollektiv. he delivers for parages a big house track, full of warm chords, strong claps and a moving bassline. better drop this one at peak time ! the remix is done by the one and only moonstarr, broken beat pioneer and classy remixer. a man who knows everything about detroit techno, hiphop and bossa. moonstarr chop honestys track into a fast groovy tune, bassline and chords are losing control! on the b side its adjowas tune orient. the man is producing a lot recenlty, signed on freerange, dont be afraid and happy skull. this track is made live with vintage gear and is tape recorded. orient is a boogie electro bomb, super vintage synths, maximum groove bassline, and dusty reverb. a must have.the remixer on this side is basic soul unit, not necessary to introduce this one. top producer, dj and remixer. it is his 2nd appearance on parages. bsu switches adjowa’s track into a dub affair, basement feel, 808, masterclasstune.

happy skulls first release of 2015 comes from uk based artist creta kano, who first impressed with his 2013 debut on rotterdam’s pinkman records. he showcases his highly melodious and deeply textured sound across three tracks for the bristol imprint. *skyway motel* is an emotive, detroit inspired amalgamation of warm chords and rolling drum machine rhythms. the tracks romantic qualities are emphasised on *skyway 81*, a screwed, pitched-down version that re-casts the original as a serotonin fuelled slow jam. *false water* completes the package. a sprawling trip in to broken techno territory, reminiscent of 90s era rephlex.

bouq.sub is back again and happy about the discovery of great german newcomers unnamebar. with their self proclaimed tech-nu-prog style the duo obviously benefits from their background as trained jazz musician as well as djs. unnamebar means nothing else than -biological produced music from guaranteed unconventional seeding.

100% baumwolle

100% baumwolle

100% baumwolle

100% baumwolle

happy meals is the glasgow-based duo of suzanne rodden and lewis cook, life-partners since high school finding expression in cosmic form.

bobby soft rocks and jaime lhas join forces as elaborate hoax for a slice of balaeric house on happy valley. the remix from reverso 68 is the cherry on the cake.

a twenty year break away from making music is almost unheard of especially within electronic music circles, but that is where antenna happy finds himself with pinto. clocking in at 9.09 pinto draws from psychedelia and techno set straight for the sun. this kaleidoscopic sonic excursion has all the makings of a cult classic, and heads up the debut 12- release on newly founded imprint reinhardt records. taking lead on the b-side an entirely different affair in the shape of fallen. this is benchmark electronic music, as arpeggiators take flight mirrored against hypnotic acid bass, for a journey into the outer house territories. closing the ep, spark holds the reigns. conceived within the same stretch as pinto, however it wasn t until some months later that spark took on its full form. emotive modular synths lay the groundwork, connecting the dots between low-slung techno and house music, culminating in a track that sits in neither genre camp. spark will appear on the digital release only. the ep title track takes its name and inspiration from paintings by antenna happy s three-year-old daughter, whose birth inspired him to return to making music. close-ups of these paintings can be seen in the artwork for the release.

we are happy to finally launch the repeat record label and booking agency! founded by matthias schildger & carlo ietri in 2013, repeat is finally ready to conquer the world and bring its sound to all music lovers out there. the first imprint of the new label was made by wigbert // matt star & marvin (incl. dorian paic, dragosh rmxs) and is called *play, stop, repeat*.

berlin based enough! music present the 9th release „crispy lips“ from eveline fink. after a short break she offer us two elegant tracks with the name „ crispy lips and backflash“. the great musical attitude, passion and the smooth flaver are the hallmark of eveline fink. this time we are so happy with a fabulous remix from daniel stefanik, (moon harbour, cocoon,). enjoy!

having previously impressed with vivid blends of cosmic r&b, skewed space-pop, glistening post-ambient soundscapes and mangled, synth-laden grime, rising star throwing shade (aka producer nabihan iqbal) demonstrates her dancefloor side with a killer 12- on happy skull. -chancer- and -blanx- both retain iqbal s uniquely intergalactic aesthetic,whilst flitting between jacking, chicago-influenced house rhythms and jazzy, off-kilter dancefloor grooves. synths sparkle, while vocal snippets drift in and out of the mix. the 12- is completed by a riotous, predictably heavyweight remix from kowton, whose guttural techno grooves are peppered with cut-up samples of iqbal s distinctive, dreamy vocals.

snuff trax celebrates magic record release number 010: happy jackin birthday! for this little anniversary we asked four great artists to rework chosen tracks from the labels back catalogue. leading us off, mr white (you know him from his collaboration with larry heard) made an edit of snuff crews *are you house*. followed by humandrone from tokyo remixing perseus traxx - *dont feel alone*. on the flipside you hear a remix treatment for raiders of the lost arp - *stealing my love* made by our man takeshi kouzuki of kobe/japan. and last but not least dimdj from thessaloniki created his own version of *galaxian journey* by elec pt.1.

played by : slothboogie, ernie (minuendo recordings), carlos nilmmns - ornaments berlin, demetrio giannice (enterbt rec.), jorge caiado (balance / groovement), och, amadei, samann (traxx underground), mil (music is love records), steve huerta
having launched the balance music sublabel last year in a curatorial manner with the purpose by design compilation project, chez damier returns to helm the fourth release and fans of the detroit icon will be happy to see say the word features some all new original productions. side a offers a brand new track -tudor por amor- highlight the perfectness of damier s roots in house and techno, whilst also doffing a proverbial cap to new york house thanks to it s percussive vibe. complementing this is an unreleased version of the chez classic -forever mona- that subtly recalibrates the late 90s cut for both house and techno ears. on the flip we get a taste of heart 2 heart, a new collaboration between damier and young french producer ben vedren, with -shigan- featuring in both rex dub and detroit 3000 dub form.

france music introduces fresh talent outta paris, france. we are happy to present the very first vinyl release of monsieur ralph (aka flabaire from collectif d.ko) on the machines et monsieur larry on the mic.

after several months of -silence-, downbeat is here again. the 3 chairs member, marcellus pittman is the man responsible for -do you like music ep-. -our time is now- and -extra credit-, are two detroit-flavoured house tracks with sequences coming from mars and melancholic keys with the unmistakable marcellus pittman mood. the release is closed by -happy to be here-, a gloomy downbeat-hip hop track made with mpc.

unlock recordings is an artist family based in buenos aires, one of the main cultural points in latin america. our main aim is to show the world the music and grooves created by our crew, which is tightly united by the passion for music, culture and art existing in every member, each one of them with their varied influences and personal experiences.

for their fourth transmission, happy skull presents a trio of dystopian fantasies from analogue maverick marco bernardi. opener floating is a throbbing trip in to rattling techno territory complete with discordant chords and bubbling acid lines. broken boiler offers a trademark bernardi fusion of sweet, visceral melodies and raw machine drums. rounding things off is upside in , a fearlessly wonky voyage in to freaky techno-funk.

vinyl release of the worldwide no.1 smash hit album featuring *happy* from the *despicable me 2* soundtrack.

after a fantastic year in 2013 broadcite music fam spark the new year with some fresh sounds to open up the new season in 2014. we are happy to present the next part of the bbk journey release series. next stop is south africa. a connection established from their base in lausanne switzerland the bbk guys ruben estevez and perler have now completed 2 tours of south africa, touching base with some great artists along their route including fantastic producer scott ross and sensational vocalist ckenz voca the layders. freakin was originally written and produced by scott ross and has had a 2013 bbk makeover, taking the track to another level with some choppy beats and gorgeous instrumentation, also on the buttons for this project is alex attias freedom sounds connecting with ripperton to provide a feakin sexy, groovy dance floor killer remix. both great versions bringing their more urban underground edge to the music whilst demonstrating the ability to fuse with the beautifully fragile vocal melodies. enjoy the new single from the bruk boogie kru.