remaster, 180 g vinyl

2nd part !! must have

fantastic retrospective...

welcome to the ska beat!. the sound that came from jamaica between 1961-67. based on the american rnb and doo-wop records that sound systems in kingston town used to play. the american records style started to mellow out while the jamaican preferred a more upbeat sound.. so to meet this demand the sound system bosses became record producers to cater for this demand. sir coxonne and duke reid lead the way by putting the top musicians on the island in the studio to make this ska sound!! here for your enjoyment is a selection of the some of the top tunes that made ska so great… we hope you enjoy the best….

welcome to the rocksteady sound from jamaica. towards the end of 1965 some say due to the extreme heatwave that was hitting the island the people that followed the sound system dances demanded a slower beat so they could still move and groove to the all night musical night affairs. so the jerky ska swing was slowed down to a steady beat that also allowed the songs cut at this time to shine throgh. so sit back and enjoy the tunes that rocked this islands between 1966-1968 the rocksteady sound that hit that town..

mysterious hardware tinkerer stephan stl laubner is back with a 3 track + locked groove ep on the london based imprint mutual friend recordings entitled listen up! mind puzzlin is exactly that with a luscious lead line that will twist your head accomponied by stls signature rough and overdriven percussion. smile function has a more ominous tone with repeated guitar plucks that plant themselves into your consciousness. stl builds the groove expertly whilst retaining an other-worldly feel to the track. wrong is a real groover with a growling bassline accomponied by weird and wonderful interwoven patterns coaxed out of stls synths. the locked groove, titled listen up! loop is a nice bonus for the more adventurous dj out there.

both the dub version and the listen up vox mix of give you some rest on the a-side. opening with percussion, the impending rhythmic baseline quickly grabs our attention. darius throws us some vocal sampling in the vox mix, creating an outstanding raw and iconic house vibe. flipping it over, we find drop your gimmicks on the b-side. this one is a bit more serious and bit less bouncy. with a deeper bass line that tells you what time it is, and the percussion to keep your feet shuffling, the track is, as darius put s it true house music .

zum 50. jahrestag der unabhängigkeit jamaikas startete das label kingston sounds die compilationserie *listen up!*, die sich mit diversen stilen jamaikanischer musik beschäftigt. dancehall entwickelte sich zu beginn der 1980er-jahre auf der karibikinsel. der reggae-beat verlangsamte sich und rückte zu gunsten des sängers oder deejays in den hintergrund, später digitalisierten sich die beats zusehends. *listen up - dancehall* stellt einige der klassiker der frühen dancehall-Ära vor, u. a. von cornell campbell, don carlos, johnny clarke und dennis brown. listen up and enjoy!

taken from fab samperis forthcoming debut album power bossa on agogo records comes this 12 inch featuring a brand new song - which you may know as a version of a marvin gaye track - and a package full of soulful funky beats & breaks remixes by some of the most wanted producers of this sound around.

incl daniel steinberg rmx

from the listen:up weekly dance party featuring the best of disco, boogie, funk, soul, & house comes this 12 inch reissuing of one of the nights favorites. happy is a feel good tune and comes with a dub version along with the original. check!

craig hamilton of flatpack traxx fame graces minority music with a soulful 3 tracker.

taken from the recent album standing in the way of control includes a funky black ghosts remix the original album version and a huge electro flavoured punks remix not to be missed

diese ep könnte wohl der höhepunkt von filippinis (alias enrico -big city- filippini) karriere in der italo-disco sein. ohne zweifel ein ausgefeilterer höhepunkt innerhalb des genres, elegant und effizient konzipiert, mit weniger grammatikfehlern als viele seiner zeitgenossen. in einem downtempo-tempo, das sich in den unteren 100ern bewegt, nimmt sich enrico zeit für die nostalgischen texte, die zuversichtlich versuchen, einige fragwürdige vergangene romantische affären zu kitten. eine produktion mit melancholischen nuancen, die ihren platz zum beispiel in einem mix des verstorbenen visionärs dj zecky sehr verdient hätte.

welcome to the ska beat!. the sound that came from jamaica between 1961-67. based on the american rnb and doo-wop records that sound systems in kingston town used to play. the american records style started to mellow out while the jamaican preferred a more upbeat sound.. so to meet this demand the sound system bosses became record producers to cater for this demand. sir coxonne and duke reid lead the way by putting the top musicians on the island in the studio to make this ska sound!! here for your enjoyment is a selection of the some of the top tunes that made ska so greatÉ we hope you enjoy the bestÉ.

listen up! - dj style erscheint im rahmen der reggae-compilation-reihe zum 50. jahrestag der unabhŠngigkeit jamaikas

sunburned reggae incl. johnny clarke, barry brown, horace andy and many more

the official debut album from la beat maker tokimonsta, first female to be a part of flying lotus los angeles-based crew/label brainfeeder. born and raised in the south bay area of los angeles,tokimonsta (jennifer lee) was an unfocused pupil of classical piano.

soul / r&b

ltd 2023 opaque violet vinyl repress - listen to your heart is the result of a year of cross-continental scripting, started in their hamburg studio and wrapped up stateside in san francisco s room g studios where the duo had worked on their 2014 lp see you when you get there . sampling still remains an ever present backbone throughout the album. session victim have dug deep for sounds, resulting in a richly detailed and organic sound collage that goes hand-in-hand with their live instrumentation, this time enhanced through several guest musician appearances, most notably carsten -erobique- meyer (ex-international pony). smooth guitar samples are built up on over and over while on moons & flowers the live instrumentals that session victim do so well come to the fore.

disco / house

the debut ep from chrissi. limited pressing of 1000 copies only on heavyweight 10 inch vinyl.

jazz

wide spectrum of electronic music on a double gate-folded vinyl

reissue, originally released in 1972

repress

incl dj seinfeld, calibre, closet yi & anfisa letyago remixes

incl michael mayer, dj tennis & 1979 remixes

incl dj rush, adiel, chris liebing & boston 168 remixes

jazz

urban/soul/blues/r&b/gospel

the debut album from onemillionsteps on black vinyl lp, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

soul

six track debut release from joy bogat. the vinyl release includes a mini poster.

incl louie vega remix. tip!

masterpiece!

limited picture vinyl

picture discs

limited edition of 300 numbered copies on black 7 inch vinyl.

deep house ep

deeper techno / house groover from italian duo sp39.

limited clear vinyl reissue of the 2016 debut album from marta ren & the groovelvets.

saine from finland