to celebrate 50 years of hip hop, the uk’s dj regal (the wiseguys / bronx dogs) under his alternate alias reggie ray, has put together a tribute to one of hip hop’s most legendary producers, dj marley marl.

dnb and jungle

ltd to 2000

following move d’s -kunststoff“ reissue, damiano von erckert s „recklinghausen ep- is the next 2018 release on ava. this record contains nothing more then 4 tracks. handmade vinyl cover as usual!

dublin based disco imprint fatty fatty phonographics return with the 4th instalment of their downtownsounds classics series, this time throwing three stone-cold classics onto one 12, all given the re-edit treatment by in house producers pablo and shoey. voiced by leroy burgess, with drums by hip hop legend marley marl and production by the aleem brothers, release yourself was a huge across-the-board anthem in the clubs of nyc on its release in 1984. the lads have superglued elements of both the vocal and dub sides together for an epic end of night take on this beloved classic. the b side features two under appreciated classics from the pen of one billy nichols, a man known for his work with west end records (the levan mixed give your body up to the music ) and the funky band of brothers that was bt express. on take me... nichols hooked up with disco master patrick adams for an emotional, string drenched disco belter that has found favour with the likes of dimitri from paris, floating points and hunee. while dance if off is a wonky proto acid-disco trip beloved of rahaan and eric duncan of rub n tug. with copies going for over 300 euros, you can do your bank account and your dancefloor a favour here.

crucial electro 4 is a ground-breaking album as the tracks featured include classics featured on the original electro albums and also other monster electro tracks that we did not include on the original electro albums. as well as including the full length original versions, we have included re-edits of key tracks which are exclusive only on crucial electro 4! many of the tracks on crucial electro 4 have not been available for more than 2 decades and can only be bought from discogs or similar sites on scratched or worn vinyl for sometimes silly money! we have got hold of many of the original master tapes and have re-mastered each track to the highest quality, an audiophiles dream. add to this the exclusive street sounds re-edits and you have an album that is an essential buy for any street sounds and electro fan. the double vinyl lp will include the full length original versions except where there are exclusive street sounds versions, in which case these will be used. only 500 limited edition double album vinyls (180gm heavyweight) will ever be pressed!

over the course of nine albums in the 2000s for their producer-led beat generation series, bbe adopted an unusual stance. >do what you want<, their artists were told for probably the first time in their careers. the labels enormously liberal approach was the antithesis of stiff major record label a&r practices, their forward thinking rewarded handsomely by a truly diverse set of albums from some of the worlds most capable hip-hop architects.

mabaan soul are back on metroline limited with their third release for the label. the talented italian duo have been causing a stir in the house and techno underground world with their 2009 release on metroline being charted by chicago legend dj sneak in his best of the year chart! on top of that, another house legend satoshi tomiie after hearing their debut new orleans ep on metroline limited, promptly asked the guys to release on his label saw recordings! the opening track joseph is jacking disco groove with an insistent bass hook and infectious lead synth. summer is nearly here! frankfurt, is a love song for the original robert johnson crew - the good people of frankfurt who really know what they’re dancing to. its an intense 5am grind that brings driving european warehouse techno together with the deep soulful grooves of detroit house. inxec and matt tolfrey pump up the midrange on their remix. they pick out a nice groove, and build on it with bright and airy percussion while maintaining the original disorientating shuffle and boomin low end. funky is definitely back. that rolling bassline keeps you locked in, and those brutal mpc-style percussion loops are would make marley marl proud.

incl. tracks from j dilla, dj jazzy jeff, larry gold, dj spinna and will.i.am and from legends such as pete rock and marley marl. in addition there were albums leftfield heavyweights king britt and madlib. last but not least the set included a session of unreleased poetry from american literary giants - allen ginsberg, peter orlovsky and greg corso whose well documented movement lent its name to the series.