classic afro-compilation on triple vinyl back in stock!

exciting news! it took 12 releases but common edit returns with something you might actually play on a dancefloor! the spirit continues with another family affair from canada s celebrated common edit label. welcoming two new members in cooper saver and project pablo, while dane, eddie c & el molito wave hi. something for everyone on this, outside cuts for the floor and inside cuts for the sunny days and rainbows. enjoy the ride!

paul simon’s 1973 album back on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve. comes with download code included.

for over 40 years orchestre poly rythmo de cotonou has combined traditional beninese music with soul, funk, afrobeat, rhumba and cuban rhythms to create this infectious soundà hailing from benin, west africa, orchestre poly rythmo de cotonou has been churning out incendiary afro grooves since 1966. on bosq meets poly rythmo uptown, bosq tastefully reworks 4 of orchestre poly rythmo s legendary recordings. as a die-hard fan, bosq took a subtle approach to the project. according to him orchestre poly rythmo has been a strong influence on his work and he wanted to be respectful to the original tracks. bosq focused on making the tracks dj friendly by beefing up the low end, rearranging and stretching parts out, and adding in extra percussion and a drum machine. the result is a 4-track ep of bumpy afro disco, psychedelic funk, frenzied afrobeat, and sunny soulful grooves. based in medellin, colombia, bosq has released a collection of music on ubiquity records, soul clap records, fania records, razor-n-tape, and more. since 2015, sol power sound, out of washington, dc has released deep sounds inspired by rhythms and traditions from around the globe. the label s output includes afro-latin stompers, re-edits of lost disco grooves, heady percussive tech workouts, and other sonic treats. four stone-cold classic orchestre poly rythmo de cotonou tracks re-shaped by bosq for the dancefloor today..

naoki e-jima s disc shop zero record store in tokyo holds a special place in our hearts. since before idle hands was even established, when rooted records was king, the cosy, liberally stocked shop has served as a sympathetic outpost for bristol s rich culture of soundsystem music. over the years, naoki has championed all the best music to come from our fair city, from smith & mighty through to pinch and pev and on to the output from our own humble label. it s been a vital connection to help our music reach the right heads on the other side of the world, in turn providing a platform for our most treasured artists to gig and further the cause of the music we love. as a thank you for all the support naoki has shown bristol music over the years, idle hands has put together a special tribute 10inch of tracks that chime with his particular musical tastes, shining a light on some complementary gems that might have otherwise never seen the light of day. its also a chance to fill in the missing idle013 catalogue number – fortunately, the number 13 does not represent bad luck in japanese culture. on the a-side, the mighty (pun intended) rob smith takes to a track from outboxx s debut album, originally intended for a remix 12inch that never came to be. in his learned hands, lost soul becomes a shimmering stepper marked out by beautiful cascading arpeggios and of course plenty of fulsome bass, with arresting fragments of vocal drifting in and out of the mix for good measure. rob s status as a true legend of bristol music needs no explanation, but his presence here is furthermore because naoki is such a fan of his music. on the b-side, atki2 makes a welcome return to the label after bringing a classic ray of sunshine to idle hands on the second single we ever put out. as well as being a big release for us, it was apparently huge at disc shop zero, so it feels right to bring the effervescent hes royal to this 10inch release. with a sunny disposition at heart, these two tracks make sense sharing a 10inch, but it s even more fitting that they sit side by side as we doff our caps to a true hero of the global underground. thanks, naoki.

all pieces are conceived and recorded between the end of 2015 and 2016 between amsterdam and tuscany. the path starts with cristallo di bismuto which is a low-tempo jam marked by dusty 80s drums and deep pads that transport you straight away in an underground nocturnal urban sci-fi scenario. i wish you could shelter me has within a powerful rolling bass part and a solid drum-machine pattern, dx7 s style keys with some romantic melancholic colors. oosterpark laguna is an exotic house groove with a lush pad and a sweet saxophone solo perfect for a sunny warm day. mare aperto is a nostalgic house tune inspired by the early chicago s piano house and the italian golden era of clubbing of the end of 80s early 90s. the release includes a label s sticker inside and a stamp on the inner sleeve.

georgex brings a poised balance and combination to his tracks of melancholic sounds over more aggressive beats. the titles reflecting a journey that took him to musical places unimagined in his studio beforehand. music is the pathway to his dreams while sunny days in greece also inspire certain feelings in his sound. emotionally charged the bridge features spacious zitar lines and emotive strings that send you upward while the rough and ready groove keeps your feet on the ground. in my dream sprinkles a lighter more airy atmosphere over the dance floor drawing the listener in to it s hypnotic spell.

brazilian label gop tun hits its fourth release with the sublime tones of tyv, building on the adventurous twist on disco and house music that has typified the label to date. lead track -miau!- is a show stopper that rides on a sumptuous arpeggio and lashings of latin percussion, infected with a sunny disposition but also reaching into a more mysterious corner of the dancefloor. lauer steps up to remix the original into a more overtly cheery version loaded with his trademark warm basslines and pads, but then tyv takes control once more for simmering b-side jam -da terra-. pitched at a more reflective time in the party, this brooding jam celebrates brazilian music culture in a wonderfully modern context.

nice price deal !!! supported by: james holden, audion, daniela stickroth and many more ... amica is some new sound on the maripoza imprint.. davis & mays progress to a next level with finest techno sounds sourrounded by warm melodies and strong beats.. the oposite and lot more easeful mix of lucy and chevel bring you up to a sunny and relaxed day wich ends with a party in the sunset.. alt fenster brings the shit back to maripoza and composes with his vocal sounds an live rythms a crazy but realy beautiful tool

chicano soul floaters have to be one of the smaller sub genres of my disco collecting but nubia is probably the best example out there. we managed to get the master tapes from writer george rivera so it sounds as good as the day it was recording, bring some floaty sunny soul to your dancefloors â&#128,&#147, 500 only.

we re very proud to announce the release of a new series of records, between modern retro-futuristic library music and idm, inaugurated by the fabulous bill vortex! also known as poborsk for about 20 years, patrice curtillat is one of the spearheads of the idm in france. he has been released on prestigious labels such as icasea (team doyobi), central processing unit, or flogsta danshall, and he is the cofounder of the skweee label mazout, so autechre were right by choosing him as the first part in lyon during their last french tour. recognized by his peers from scandinavia to england, he is a discreet but brilliant producer of the stamp of labels like skam or warp, with in addition a typical marseilles balearic touch. in this new project he reconnects with his old loves : funk, breakdance, house oldschool ... always keeping his inimitable style made of granular grooves, and pentatonic melodies in a sunny atmosphere. his -feelgood music- is the ideal soundtrack for a science fiction series, a 4g tv report, or a motorcycle race.

there we go again, luettje luise el numero sixo. the soundtrack for a sunny sunday morning. between the sheets and under the blanket, stroking the belly, feeling lush and lovely. slide in your slippers and slightly sip the first coffee with a warm breeze touching you and your inner self. lokke der boss halt.

here it is! some brand-new wax for your listening pleasure! the days are becoming longer, summer is just around the corner, and our latest release appears to perfectly embody the spirit of something new, something fresh, and something exciting. indeed, we’ve combined all this into a single 12” featuring the likes of satl & electrosoul system, and invadhertz. the release is all about good mood and chilled vibes, and virtually anything you can tag with the liquid label (if you really need to). but categories aside, our new twelve incher comes with a superb collab between satl & electrosoul system on one side, and with a solid track by the upcoming collective of invadhertz on the flipside. the former, entitled “satless”, is a warm, vocal-infused gentle roller that seems to be best enjoyed in the sunny days to come, while the latter, named “lily”, offers a nice combination of a bit rougher percussion section and booming bassline enriched with even more of vocal inserts. all in all, the whole single is a tasty treat for all those into the lighter side of drum & bass.

mit hits wie waterfalls, no scrubs und creep- sowie 65 millionen verkauften alben, vier grammys, platin und diamant-auszeichnungen, zehn top 10-singles und vier nummer 1 singles gehören tlc bis heute zu den erfolgreichsten und einflussreichsten girlgroups aller zeiten. jetzt meldet sich die band nach 15 jahren eindrucksvoll zurück. nach dem ersten musikalischen lebenszeichen way back mit westcoast-rap-legende snoop dogg, erscheint jetzt mit haters die erste single aus dem neuen album der legendären girlgroup. war way back noch ein astreiner neunziger-throwback-track, haben tlc mit haters einen echten pop-banger am start. haters gonna hate / people gonna say what they say / but we dont care about that anyway, singen t-boz & chilli und widmen sich in dem song einem aktuellen thema: mobbing in den sozialen netzwerken - und machen deutlich, für derartige lästereien hat das duo nur ein selbstbewusstes schulterzucken übrig. -haters- ist die erste single aus dem neuen, selbstbetitelten album tlc, zugleich der erste longplayer seit 3d aus dem jahr 2002. nachdem lisa left eye lopes sieben monate vor albumveröffentlichung bei einem autounfall ums leben kam, wurde es ruhig um t-boz und chilli. erst 2015 meldeten sich die beiden mit einem spendenaufruf zurück und sammelten mithilfe der crowdfunding plattform kickstarter 430.000 dollar für die produktion einer neuen platte. künstler wie katy perry, new kids on the block und justin timberlake beteiligten sich an der aktion. das vinyl-album erscheint mit 12 neuen tracks.

art alfie is back on howl, after the massive track he gave to us howl008.4, is now ready to present his debut solo ep. heavily pulsating, disco infected dj house tune, perfect combo of moods and grooves, all these tracks are timeless, but perfect for this summer, sunny atmosphere with the unmistakable dirty and swing of the mpc

finally canary recordings is back! 4 fresh raw & deep house tracks for all dance floors!! * beautiful chaos no.3* include a lot of styles and timeless various tracks from their great talents. kicking off, the first tune of phaze dee (moods & grooves) creates beautiful house music with a proper deep and harmonious vibe, mike sharon (local talk) approached deep & moody house music. on the other hand, yusuke yamamoto (canary) inspired ’90 style house sounds warming up with some sunny vibes. italian producers gemil & lcs(deep down slam) made raw house bomb!! very limited copy. don’t miss it!!

nice price deal !!! gecko turners fab >gone down south< albums just keeps on giving. new house-with-soul hero ezel and french dub sorcerer blundetto deliver two rather splendid remixes for the deep house and dubbed soul beats heads. ezel, the dominican house wonder boy, emphasises the prince-esque qualities of the funky >when i woke up< and adds some cosmic synth stabs and amazing house beats to it in the process. in the meantime the afro caribbean vibes of the wonderful >amame, mimame<, a track that has gecko turner written all over, gets an equally laidback, dubby work-over by blundetto, a fantastic remix perfect for your lazing on a sunny afternoon in the summertime.

vesa-matti builds frequency converters during the day and at night he is living life as a dj, producer and sound enthusiast. both the man and his music originate from the sunny city of vaasa on the west coast of finland. recorded in his previous studio, located in an old brick building on miller street, the late night sessions in a building that mostly hosted rock bands resulted in several hours of recorded drum patterns, loops and synth lines creating a fascinating fusion of nordic-flavoured dub aesthetics and twisted sound manipulations.

transit records 005, -without end hours“, comes loaded with phat, but definitely distinct dancefloor bangers that take the title of the ep quite literally. they cover a full night (and day) out in the club, and range from dark, technoish house („when your groove is mine-), over uplifting re-interpretations of classic house anthems (-without end hours-), and dystopian tech-house (negativ dekadent remix), through to sizzling after hour house (zuckermann remix). ryoma sasaki’s originals show his love for classic electronic music blueprints and how he is able to turn them creatively into something compellingly fresh and contemporary. it feels like listening (and dancing) to something you know, but not from the past, more so from the now. and while they wonderfully work in that now of the night, negativ dekadent turns this familiar feeling into an uneasiness with the future, only to make you forget about it in the abyss of his beats and overwhelming synth patterns just before the morning breaks. finally, zuckermann fully beams you into the slightly distorted new world you might find yourself in anyway at 11 am on a beautiful sunny morning on one of those (berlin) dancefloors.

collages are a marvelous thing, every now and then, almost a magical thing. the process of layering materials that were not meant to ft together, such as fabrics with photos, is one of constant choice and assessment. maybe these could ft with those? how can i make this sit well with that? as with physical objects, the process of creating sound collages will have you up late considering… contemplating… calculating… it can leave the strongest of minds numb. but then, all of a sudden, a magic moment occurs. these weirdly ft with those, this somehow blends perfectly with that, and creation just… happens. it will never cease to amaze me how some silky chords recorded on a sunny ohio day, seem destined to be paired with a stumbling polish drumbreak. that is the mind boggling, time traveling magic of beats. pieces of sound, from different times and places, sometimes appear to be made for each other with these words in mind from lyricist ivan ave, we present to you ol burger beats sophomore lp mind games. the frst lp on the newly founded label mutual intentions, and one of the most thematic releases weve done to this day. ol’ burger is known in the beatmaking circles for his jazzy sound and great drums. with his latest unreleased instrumentals ep well received, its now time to let the rappers jump on his beats. the feature-list includes underground heavy hitters like chester watson, jeremiah jae, quelle chris, ivan ave, fly anakin & koncept jack$on and kami from savemoney.

nice price deal !!! featuring peter licht. electro-poppy tune, breakz & breakhouse tunes to worship the sunny things!

another picture has the honour to welcome dj honesty to the labels crew! the berlin mainstay keeps on delivering for two decades and counting. now residing in sunny and meanwhile ultra-lively spot lissabon/portugal he shows up with two pieces of pure electronic groove with a dubby technoid flavour. studio knowledge at work! usually known for positive vibes with a still abstract feel now dj honesty reveals a darker shade of experience. get involved with a tougher edge and face some deeper emotion and sonic consequence - see you on todays dancefloors.. dj honestys releases come as various projects and collaborations: honesty, honeydrop, slope (with daniel paul) and suparaw (with woody) on such labels as cabinet, sonar kollektiv and quality vibe to name a few. he is part of the touring cab drivers live crew. dont miss!

l.a. takedown, das sind sechs musiker die sich, natürlich in los angeles lebend, um den multiinstrumentalisten und filmkomponisten aaron m. olson versammelt haben, um dessen vision von rockigen film soundtrack texturen und melodischem pop zu einem album zu vereinen. aufmerksamen kennern der instrumental musikwelt wird olsens solo-album l.a. takedown, das 2015 erschien, noch in erinnerung sein. der sound von l.a. takedown vertraut auf den hörer und dessen ganz eigenes kopfkino. mal ätherisch, mal fieberhaft, mal heftig groovend und dann wieder betäubend wie rauschgift bezieht sich das album schlussendlich doch immer wieder auf die harmonien der gitarrenwelt. inspiration holten sich olsen und seine mitmusiker bei künstlern wie king crimson’s robert fripp, dem japanischen komponisten tori kudo oder dem nigerianischen musiker king sunny adé. der nachfolger von l.a. takedown’s selbstbetitelten album ist das erste album von olsen, für das er eine ganze band mit sich bringt. da wären keyboarder ryan adlaf und jonah olson, gitarrist miles wintner (girlpool) und stephen heath (paul bergman), schlagzeuger mose wintner und bassistin jessica espeleta (weird war, love as laughter).
das limitierte grüne 180 gramm vinyl erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

l.a. takedown, das sind sechs musiker die sich, natürlich in los angeles lebend, um den multiinstrumentalisten und filmkomponisten aaron m. olson versammelt haben, um dessen vision von rockigen film soundtrack texturen und melodischem pop zu einem album zu vereinen. aufmerksamen kennern der instrumental musikwelt wird olsens solo-album l.a. takedown, das 2015 erschien, noch in erinnerung sein. der sound von l.a. takedown vertraut auf den hörer und dessen ganz eigenes kopfkino. mal ätherisch, mal fieberhaft, mal heftig groovend und dann wieder betäubend wie rauschgift bezieht sich das album schlussendlich doch immer wieder auf die harmonien der gitarrenwelt. inspiration holten sich olsen und seine mitmusiker bei künstlern wie king crimson’s robert fripp, dem japanischen komponisten tori kudo oder dem nigerianischen musiker king sunny adé. der nachfolger von l.a. takedown’s selbstbetitelten album ist das erste album von olsen, für das er eine ganze band mit sich bringt. da wären keyboarder ryan adlaf und jonah olson, gitarrist miles wintner (girlpool) und stephen heath (paul bergman), schlagzeuger mose wintner und bassistin jessica espeleta (weird war, love as laughter).
das schwarze 180 gramm vinyl erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

disposición asoleada (spanish for sunny disposition) is the moniker of the ecuadorian music citizen³ david jarrín. active in the brussels psych and noise scene since 2003, his explorations range between acoustic lo-fi experiments to eerie soundscapes, from glitch electronics to raga oriented transfigurations on a six string banjo. lexi disques is proud to present his first vinyl: two atmospheric and tense pieces haunted by andean ghosts and the evocation of hidden voices in the spoil piles of history. lexi disques is a microlabel based in brussels since 2008 and specialized in 7”. it explores the possibilities of the short format on experimental or adventurous musicians from psych-pop to straight electronics, from local fresh faces to underground heroes.

gpr-001 is hitting the streets this spring, a spicy blend of jazz-funk with an instrumental hip-hop aesthetic.you probably know ed wizard from various slo-mo disco affairs on over a dozen labels, back once again with this sweet two tracker, perfect for sunny daze and lounge affairs alike.. pressed on a limited (300 copy) 7- vinyl pressing with dinked centre.

the debut album from boney m., originally released in 1976, back on vinyl with high resolution mastering from the original source.

bunkr enslave dust-coated synthesizers, dilapidated drum machines and rusty fx boxes to craft 4/4 tunes for their impatient overlords. their vision is clear they will make techno, they will make house, they will make electronica, and you will listen and dance. its not yet clear if bunkr is the work of one frenzied human or many lazy individuals but we do know one thing - the ringleader is one james dean, who previously released as lost idol on labels such as pork recordings, nature, final frontier and cookshop. following a prolonged spell of writing music at slow tempos, dean initiated bunkr as a reactionary desire to speed things up. too much time had been spent just sitting around - it was time to stop sitting and start dancing. true to their vision, here we have cloud chaser, a bubbling jam backed with a huge remix from shan, who flips the mix with dramatic strings, sprinkles of magic dust and massive amen breaks. no less impressive is junos revenge, a track youd turn up on your headphones while taking a nice afternoon stroll on the moon, on a sunny morning after a long interplanetary rave. igor tipura delivers the rework, complete with a marching percussion workout and acid chemtrails that will send you right back to 1993.

-me and my head- follows jorge caiado last year’s ep on groovement - “sunny days are coming” - that got support from andy weatherall and heidi on her bbc radio show. this new 3 track ep showcases jorge caiado’s love for the underground music scene and the

sold out - repress 2017 , its gonna be summerly again in the fauxpas musik catalog and while its tour de france at the moment, were releasing the album chapeau rouge by french artists bruno bourmendil aka folamour. four tracks taken from the album will be pressed on sunny yellow wax including a sunset-red innnersleeve, a risograph printed inlay and a download-code for loading the entire album. the nice design concept was made by alex ketzer again. were looking forward to a warm and sunny summer 2015. vinyl tastes better…

mulen present the next vinyl with sunny guys livio & roby. 180 gram, vinyl only.

10th release on fasrat is the debut record of mr yo so hailing from the west pomerania region of poland (same as his label mate das komplex), rafal reich is an experienced musician. from playing piano in modern jazz groups to woodwinds in a brass band and synths in his home studio, his music displays rare sensibility and an ear for lovely melodies. delicious brings together six tracks recorded during last few years, from dreamy new age-ish soundtracks to proper balearic sunrise/sunset anthems, with obvious echoes of 70s lords of synth. cheesy, yes, but its this kind of rich, mature, delicious cheese we all like, dont we?

centre source records continue to fly the flag for local artists with their fourth ep - this time from berlin-based jad & the.
love tool presents a dreamy opening to the ep, with its effervescent piano riff and lush layers of filters and reverberations, which swell and deflate throughout. bouyant yet gentle, convertible on the m1 is a sunny, textured groove with digital flutes and claps, softly ascending through to a blissful breakdown. on the flip side, underachieving koala juxtaposes eerie vocal samples with melancholy piano chords, making for a poignant cut on the record. untzz twelve inch mainstay arthur miles takes the track in a more club-worthy direction on the remix, giving it a healthy dose of drive and glistening keys, all while staying true to the emotive mood of the original.

the coeo boys need no introduction anymore. their two last singles made it into the sets of so many djs. they are among the emerging artists of that new german scene of kids that make house music inspired by old jazz and funk records. the boys are mad about rare vinyl. and they love to make music with a positive spirit. yes, there is something sunny in their tracks. something that instantly makes you want to move. we heard so many mixtapes that started with a coeo track. makes sense: they are perfect to set a vibe. a good mood. but if you know that the coeo boys work in a studio over the roofs of munich, with a fantastic view over the lights of the city, with a great vibe where you see all the glammy colors of the light in the night then you understand why coeos music sounds as it sounds

limited fan edition, celebrating 40 years of boney m. the box includes:
- 12 inch lp “take the heat off me”, the first boney m album from 1976, including the hits “daddy cool” & “sunny”
- 3x cd “diamonds” (40th anniversary edition), featuring all hit-singles, mixes & rarities
- dvd “boney m. in lämmerspiel”, a previously unreleased german documentary
- fan t-shirt “daddy cool”
- stickersheet with cool slogans

the maverick maestro from the bay dave aju is back with his circus family here with an incredible new release. based on stripped-down hardware sessions rocking just a roland tr-909 and sh-101, aju once again proves that no sound set need be limited in itself and along with the addition of one microphone for his inimitable soulful voice, creates one of his strongest and most imaginative releases to date, the 10101 ep. a multiple homage to the 101 freeway that spans his native golden state and the numeric classic analog boxes used vs digital binary to process them, the four rich tracks offer the best of both worlds and cover all the bases of mr ajus musical multiverse. low dive starts things on a deep heads-down dance floor tip where rising synth lines soar over a blast of shuffling drums and percussion for a rocksolid djs delight. always never comes next with pure aju magic, equal parts song and track, an ear worm of a chorus, and full of sunny west coast electro influences all the way through. on the flip sides may very well be one of ajus most intense transmissions ever, with a sublime and seemingly endless build-up of dark pads, driving, shifting rhythms, and voodoo vocals that will detonate many a peak-hour sound system guaranteed. aju then tastefully finishes with the cool psychedelic mid-tempo bump of tell her why which harks back to his hip-hop roots and wraps up the vibe and elements of the whole ep perfectly. welcome back with a bang brother aju!

the untold stories are back with the fourth release in their protagonist series. starting their 2016 release schedule with some positive vibes from something records boss stephan stl laubner, the ep entitled renbual nahpets, the story: two beautiful dub house originals on the aside, and a tripped out extended remix by cleymoore filling the bside. a welcome return for the label who lit up the beginning of 2015 with an impressive run of eps and va collections, looks like more to come this year!

already support by paul johnson, matthias zimmermann, hardrock striker, korgbrain …
returning to his machines for the second ep on his own imprint godot lab. records, arminj decided to go on a journey, to take what’s coming from abroad. the foreign inspiration ep is built as following: the face a for africa and the face b for brazil which might give an idea in term of the record’s artistic direction and sonorities. for a launch forecasted in winter, this could be considered as a sunny break during a rainy and cold afternoon of january. groovin latin bass and tribal percussions will give you the want to head directly to the closest shiny place and to enjoy your time there while we keep mr godot risin’.

waxtefacts returns with another raw joint! real d and interstate are warming up with some sunny vibes while strip steve builds it up with some metallic hihats and passes it to dj storch - who create a royal ending on the b-side. another record which is yet to be loved.

following 2014 s well received album for third ear under his :brownstudy alias, life well lived , jason hogans steps away from the mic to focus on an lp of flawless instrumentals. returning to production under his own name for the first time since carl craig s planet e label released his album peter and the rooster in 1998, the age of scrap belies its title to instead deliver a forward thinking record rooted in classic detroit, fused with futurist sonics and dope beats. hogans seamlessly combines strains of house, jazz and hip hop, as well as the futurist bass pioneered by the likes of la s brainfeeder collective, throughout seven perfectly formed musical excursions. tip.

nice price deal !!! second release on wax for led records, and now is the time for gas vs linuz first ep with a project started as a collaboration between two italian artists: enrico gasperini and lino pugliese. day zero goes darker and deeper: an underneath bass always moving under hypnotic rhythms is shaked by spacey syhnth sounds for an overall >epic< feeling..a track for both evening and morning sessions .. >zuloop< is an un-conventional electronic house track: broken beat loops, live orienteddrums and cutted voice elements are fused with a sunny piano-synth foran out-of-scheme sound.. miguel sar, better knowns as tadeo, is one of the most important artists of the spanish electronic scene and delivers a true bomb with his remix for led002: 808 rhythms and groovin bass mixed with a sensual vocal line turns >day zero< and >zuloop< into a more club-oriented track for a great journey into electronic sound!!

hot off collaborations with nottz (titans in the flesh ep) and madlib (bad neighbor lp), socal ambassador blu has teamed up with the paris-based production team union analogtronics (oj & gold) to unleash a new full length album: cheetah in the city. featuring dam-funk, phat kat, frank n dank, and more, the album signifies a stylistic sea change for blu, best known for his dusty, soul sampling collaborations with exile (below the heavens) and his own introspective opuses (her favorite colour, good to be home, york!). rippling with 808s and cinematic strings, cheetah in the city is an organic evolution from the synth-soaked, futuristic sound of analogtronics, union’s 2012 fat beats records debut album featuring talib kweli, mf doom, elzhi, guilty simpson, and more.

amazon club opens the new rotterdam based voodoo gold imprint with a 7 track mini album. operating from the depths of the south-american jungle, amazon club brings us a collection of tropical, 70s disco-influenced house tracks combined with some dreamy, cinematic soundscapes. let the upbeat vibes and rich instrumentation of these tracks carry you away on a journey to the rainforest and the hazy shores of the amazon river.

last year, an enigmatic name seemed to appear out of thin-air. sam weston was apparently a fresh upstart in the australian house-scene releasing a dusty collection of late-night/early-morning jams aptly titled shiraz voyager. with this rose-tinted house release in hand, weston arrived on the scene and people took notice. the tape sold out within weeks. thing was, sam weston was not a fresh-face at all. he was here all along, although more commonly known as one half of influential sydney techno duo – alba. lorded for their brand of live-fire robotic grooves, alba became trailblazers in a town more miami than berlin, where brooding and rolling hypnosis weren’t often preferred to fist pumping “bangers”. wanting to flex his lovin’ spoonful of hypnotic lo-flung house, weston decided to release a handful of edits on his soundcloud. immediate attention was conjured and sam weston released the aforementioned shiraz voyager ep to a pretty amazing response. almost overnight, australia had a new hero in weston’s warm compositions that summon memories of sunny days and happier times.

brand new addition to the ever growing transatlantyk catalogue. after an excursion into the hot, equatorial waters of transafryka, the fleet went back up north to visit europe s busiest port and meet with freux. he comes from the same creative crew from poznan that brought you such talents as selvy and newborn jr. nowadays this young graphic designer spends his days in rotterdam s district of delfshaven, after which this ep is named. a mix of 90 s deep house influences, strong sense of humour and unusual musical sensibility guarantees a sure shot winner. the strong groove of bernie is build on a scatting vocal loop, soon joined by ethereal synths and funky slap bass. borderline cheesy sax line completes the picture, which is like an ocean in the sunny, windy afternoon - soothing but never sleepy. coming up next is ght , inspired equally by 1990 s new york and 2016 s vancouver sounds. ambient soundscapes and chilly melodies are set off to pumping drums and looped basslines. the club mix of step offers a similar sound palette, enriched by mallet percussion. a fantastic soundtrack to any leisure activities. the ambient mix takes the original idea into one of rotterdam s coffeeshops, the one where they show a surf movie in slow-mo on a constant loop. jump and wave.

aus music follow up a string of new signings with the return of 2 of the long-standing staples, label owner will saul and long term affiliate komon. the duo most recently collaborated on a 12inch for kompakt now together they ready the ‘eve’s seven’ ep a deep and dreamy 3-track ep that comes with a remix from recent signing recloose. bloom sets arresting riffs circling through rich textures that thicken and thin to startling effect. ‘eve’s seven’ follows up with dusty drum samples and bold melodies before the brooklyn native does what he does best in offering up a typically sunny take on komon & will sauls eves seven. sweeping filters and a short, driving bass line propel a highly energetic but playful rework primed for brimful dancefloors.

borneo records celebrates its return with four italo bangers, by none other than the infamous professor genius also known as jorge velez. the a side of this ep explores the sunny side of life with two lush melodic gems, where as the b side delivers two bass driven dance floor killers.

san diego’s own the sure fire soul ensemble is back with their sophomore lp on colemine records! cinematic soul is the order of the day from this west coast group. covering a lot of soulful territory here: deep funk, soul jazz, breakbeats, and more!