the third edition bunch of limited edition afro disco boogie edits on the guynamukat afro disco boogie edits label with a value for money 4 tracker. a side kicks off with an absolute stonker of with >ghana boogie baby<. trumpet, slap bass boogie african stylee with punchy brass and smatterings of catchy chorus. >butterfly funk< is straight out of the 1982 disco boogie period with the chunky bassline at the fore. sounding a little bit like chic with gorgeous chords, rhythm guitar and organ stabs. on the flip we travel back to africa for nigeria disco calling for lashings afro boogie with an irresistible shuffling african guitar and keys work out. b2. we ease into more afro boogie with >afro heat< for an infectious afro boogie workout with a pulsating disco bassline. essential music for your dancefloor!

charity project !! vol 2 with four tracks from tube & berger, aki berger, gorge, daniel steinberg!

ché ché the >ché ché< project produced by sid vaga & guillaume boulard featuring adeline michele is finally out now ondate in a limited vinyl pressing 4. being parisian by birth and martiniquaise by heritage, adeline brings her suave and erotic voice with words in créole to this deep, soulful yet tribal track filled with african instrumentations. >ché ché< also has its dub version >ché ché le dub< which becomes a tad more electronic, keeping the original roundness of the track. wen are also proud to announce a remix by highly renowned producer roy davis– a gem!

number 5 in the best selling killer funk disco usa series with the cheekily titled >these boots were made for dancin< ep. the kfd all stars drop another funk & breaks driven unreleased discofired edit on the a side whilst on b side slap bass boogie is the order of the day from a mysterious stateside artist and a rare but so, so essential nigerian mid tempo hypnotic masterpiece.

this is 2nd single cut from the debut album of mr raoul k >introducing my world<. album was recorded in his hometown africa with local musician and raoul edited and reconstructed at his german studio. a side is a title track of the album. its a typical raoul’s unique african minimal house. b side,>africa< is more musical song which is mixed the sound of traditional african instruments and chorus.

averse to any easy classification, rainbow arabias continent-trekking, kaleidoscope pop is rooted in no particular time or place, employing modern technological processes to an array of musical cultures and eras. the los angeles duo began with the purchase of a lebanese casio that played microtonal scales and eastern beats, with which they quickly recorded their propulsive first ep, the basta, synthesizing bossa nova and industrial post-punk with heavy middle eastern vibes. digging deeper for inspiration from the worldly found sounds of sublime frequencies compilations, their follow-up ep, kabukimono, expanded the color palette of their >fourth world< pop with dark, arabic disco-dancehall jams sitting alongside sunnier moments with caribbean and african flourishes...

4 track sampler, taken from the >psychedelic disco-tech< mix by darkstarr.

sublimely convulsive shangaan electro-gospel by a pastor from giyani, limpopo, recorded in 2008, brimming with aching, plaintive, mournful spirituality. however fractured, multi-faceted and fresh the music comes across ù that signature whistle and sampled marimba, a little wonky high-life, rough, skittering drum patterns, no bass ù the surging vocal lines and harmonies are unmistakably rooted in traditional south african music.

2nd ep from the talking album, raw, dynamic, african drumming inspired rhythm tracks.

derived from the french joujou, juju refers to the supernatural power ascribed to an object, or fetish. in black coffees >juju<, the woman is his muse, the driving force of his uncontrollable desire. having recently won the african music award for >best video<, the sama for best album of 2009, and the world record for longest dj set of all time, black coffee returns to present >juju< on citydeep music, with a fresh batch of international remixes by the likes of halo & atjazz, andre lodemann, marques wyatt, and even more. clearly set to take the world by storm, the >juju< remixes restate, reinterpret, and redefine. who would have imagined black coffee would become south africas most valuable export? support from : deetron, rocco, mr v, andre lodemann, manoo, alix alvarez, black coffee, ian friday, dj christos, franco de mulero....

the third and final remix package for mathias kadens masterpiece album -studio 10- comes along with two reworks of mathias vakant label mates onur Özer and dewalta. onur Özers >hâre remix<, a massive, bass driven rework for kadens >chazz<, takes the track to a deeper, more jazzy level, until it fades out with a dreamy yet abstract melody after 11 minutes and counting. david koch aka dewalta takes on >ikenga< (an african god of time, success and achievement), which is surely kadens most played track of the album. david maintains the acidic vibe of the original, adds his very own funk and sends the track back to the dance floor.

supported by deetron, rocco, mr v, andre lodemann, manoo, alix alvarez, black coffee, ian friday, dj christos, franco de mulero... derived from the french joujou, juju refers to the supernatural power ascribed to an object, or fetish. in black coffees juju, the woman is his muse, the driving force of his uncontrollable desire. having recently won the african music award for best video, the sama for best album of 2009, and the world record for longest dj set of all time, black coffee returns to present juju on citydeep music, with a fresh batch of international remixes by the likes of halo & atjazz, andre lodemann, marques wyatt, and even more. clearly set to take the world by storm, the juju remixes restate, reinterpret, and redefine. who would have imagined black coffee would become south africas most valuable export?

exactly one year ago, stimming bought us the exquisite >funk with me<. a production, created together with south african talent lazarus mathebula. having become firm friends, an invite was extended to lazarus to come to hamburg and spend time in the studio. once again, the result of those sessions is outstanding. with >change<, and through the vocals of lazarus, both artists have built a musical bridge linking hamburg and johannesburg. a beautifully exotic production, as we have come to expect from stimming, with an added african touch. completing the ep are three brand new stimming productions for you delectation. musically outstanding, with his trademark-out-there-touch. this is yet another stimming release, not to be missed. enjoy!

for the latest maya platter, cultural vibe and keith thompson revive the house classic >ma foombey< - a slamming slab of funked-up african-styled house, featuring adope ethnic/chant vocal and some tight tribal drumwork. romain mix features the vocal in full form over a heavy percussive beat, blakkats is a more stripped-down techier dub that packs a nasty punch.

soul jazz records new compilation of the uk funky scene.
>riddim box< explores the most unique, left-field and innovative uk funky releases of the recent past with loads of killer tracks and exclusives! uk funky inhabits the space between dubstep and house mixing together elements of grime, dancehall and rnb with the percussive rhythms of nigerian afrobeat and caribbean soca to produce one of the uk’s most interesting recent musical developments.

volume 4 in the wh a t c h awa n n a d o disco edit series features two artists from the new school disco sound that have contributed remixes for the likes of dfa & rong. first up is southern californias wes coats with an african tinged disco groover that will surely tear up dancefloors from london to soweto. the flipside is turned into a 10-minute gospel house/disco anthem by frances blackjoy that will be the perfect closing song for clubs around the world.
>finally there seems to be someone doing some actual a&r work on the re-edit front! those are all solid. havent seen that happen in about 10 years of meaningless re-edit releases!< - dimitri from paris

organ-driven afro-beat, cosmic afro-funk and raw, psychedelic boogie... just some of the flavours to be found on this highly danceable compilation by samy ben redjeb, founder of analog africa. no effort has been spared!
to document these 15 irresistible tracks and the music scene from the 70s, samy crisscrossed the lengths of ghana and togo in search of the producers and artists - or their relatives. in the process he recorded a dozen interviews, scanned 90 pictures and transferred 120 master tapes. afro-beat airway showcases an amazing diversity of local rhythms spiced with afro-american funk, soul and jazz.

first press hand-numbered one sided white label. hordes of berghain freaks and techno headz go crazy about (b1) >blofunk< - another collection of fab grooves from doctor vinyl!! supported by ricardo villalobos! includes digital download coupon.

after a recent short n sweet stint on tensnakes mirau imprint irish ex-pat mano le tough reemerges on internasjonal where he first saw the light of the day as a producer with the much acclaimed warhorn. yet even with such a rather small, straightforward discography mano managed to sculpture his unmistakeably very own style fusing the deeper shades of house and techno with a strong melodic sensibility that one would never even get the faintest idea to file it under the mostly bland tech-house genre. oblique boast a perfect effective dramaturgy with slighty spooky broken melody box theme rising out of a thick mist of grinding chords before morphing into a deep acid finale. french gentlemen of distinction and many styles chateau flight toughen up the beats and throw in some african wood percussions and sparse psychedelic dub effects for a superb rhythmically multi-layered rework.

a journey into the movement.we are back after a short break for some heat for the summer to burn up dance floors worldwide!dasoul & fabry diglio have landed on the seasons limited imprint with a summer african jam that has nasty written all over it. lyrics by the almighty upcoming artist ngakula.we have been graced with some powerful remixes from some of house musics up and coming artist.enjoy this one and play it loud!

murmur return with a brace of killers, their first new material since mean 011s split release with bovill back in 2008. over the course of the half dozen years since beginning their meanwhile imprint, murmurs output has been so sparing, evanescent, and epitomising the labels low-key approach to steppers house music and horizontal techno with an implicit electronic beatdown sound, that acknowledges their pitched down sound, so heavily influenced by their early south african adventures and exploits.

dont miss out groovers parts 2! n1 in safras & broom charts tiger stripes, wally lopez, strict b, simone tavazzi? all in!

nice deep tribal african vocal house

producer and dj, richy pitch moved from uk to ghana, west africa and took on the challenge to record an lp which drew on his many musical experiences during his stay. his goal was to record with local stars and talent and fuse the classic sound of ghanaian music with his own production skills that he had already developed in london. two years later and back to london, richy knocked on bbe records door to deliver ye fre mi richy pitch. (they call me richy pitch in twi) his creation gives the listener an excellent taste of the many different styles of ghanaian and west african music from highlife, hiplife to afrobeat to traditional percussion music, all combined with a fresh production twist. it features the cream of ghanaian music talent including mobo and mtv africa winner samini, reggie rockstone, known as the godfather of hiplife and talented mcs such as wanlov the kubolor, m3nsa and m.anifest, plus many other inspiring ghanaian artists.

the time has come for disco trash music to rule the world!
the guys are back on absolut freak records (after their famous remix of play paul on the af16) with the summer hit >bumper cars< featuring the south african mcs spoek (well-known for his works with djedjotronic, stereoheroes, evil nine or chris de luca) and big space on vocals. the vinyl ep contains a massive remix by the french sensation just a band (aka tom deluxx & romain grenier), a tropical bass version by the rulers of the genre schlachthofbronx (winning success on disko b and man recordings), an electrifying remix by the german wunderkind from dim mak dirty disco youth and another powerful track by disco trash music called >lets play drinking games<.
supported by john lord fonda, andre dalcan, lady b, stereoheroes, cyberpunkers markus lange, mustard pimp, xinobi, boxon records, edu k, pro7, shockers

1986 hi nrg / disco classic by south-african people like us.

long awaited second release of the new star from africa. his release in the last year from innervisions and mule musiq was highly acclaimed. the new song >ambush< is culoes unique touch deep house sound with his african taste. its beautiful as music but off course it will be your great dj tool as well. culoe can do wrong at the moment!!

french gentlemen of distinction and many styles chateau flight toughen up the beats and throw in some african wood percussions and sparse psychedelic dub effects for a superb rhythmically multi-layered rework.

st.echos dj edit of a on u-sound classical african anthem as white label edtion, no more infos needed.

the next supersmasher from tholli on thokadee with great african tech house sound! limited 1-sided test pressing - 300 units only!

the new burner by thokadee! another great african minimal drum tracker! first pressing comes as limited red coloured 12 inch vinyl - 300 copies only!

relaxed 2001 downbeat release by professor oz for pro-zak trax, including a remix by richard dorfmeister of kruder & dorfmeister fame.

played by nick curly, tiefschwarz, alex flatner, timid boy! slamming prime time madness!! please check !! well sounding hypnotic tribal tech with african vocals on top!! killertunes!!

our man will sabatino aka sabo doesnt need too much introduction to those who know. his long running ep series is back as he continues to move away from the tropacalia vibe he used to be known for into a well rounded party vibe. this time we got deep cosmic disco remix of the radiohead tune >house of cards<, a beefed up edit of bow wow wows classic >i want candy< with extended intro and outro. on the flip theres some african space disco with lots of dubby elements and atmospheric break downs, plus amadou & mariams >artistiya<, with pumped up drums, subtle edits, and some smart delays to take this classic straight to the dancefloor.

2nd single cut from kuniyuki new album >walking in the naked city< (mule musiq cd 13). this kuniyukis 12inch version of night forest is more playful and mixable than original version of album. this kind of musical deep house sound is a rare on these days. our favorite african artist mr raoul k made the interesting trippy afro taste minimal house remix.

an african flavour to the new mixed blood cuts release: side a: mulatu astatke >a man of experience and wisdom< zopelar edit.

>afro rock vol. 1< is one of the most important compilations of heavy original 70s afro funk and soul to be released in recent years. originally surfacing on duncan brookers indie kona label in early 2001, the album single-handedly kick-started the thirst among jazz, funk and soul fans and diggers to rediscover lost music from africa made during the 60s and 70s from a time when many countries were gaining independence and celebrating a pan-african identity within their music. the album was one of the first to reach a far different audience to the traditional ?world music? market and spawned many further projects and labels in its wake. a year later, the >nigeria 70< compilation surfaced on strut and labels like soundway and analog africa would continue to unearth amazing lost gems from the motherland.

im sommer 1952 ging anibal velasquez in die studios von discos atlantic für seine erste aufnahme-session. was niemand zu der zeit wusste, dass dieser 16-jährige akkordeonist im begriff war, zu einer lebenden legende des tropischen musik zu werden, indem eine verrückte mischung aus guaracha, pompo, guarija, cumbia und schnellen african beats spielte - das perfekte material für den jährlichen karneval seiner heimatstadt barranquilla. velasquez eklektische mischung letztlich machten ihn zu einem der innovativsten und produktivsten musiker in kolumbien, und darüber hinaus beliebt in venezuela und mexiko. die hier ausgewählten tracks sind leistungsfähige dj tools der analog afrika dj-sets. verwenden sie sie mit vorsicht!
die vinyl-lp erscheint im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

south african madness! arnaud d is back again after his huge debt project late last year for the seasons limited imprint titled the jungle ep!

single sided booty of this deephouse beauty by south african dj/producer black coffee featuring bucie. great female voice, loved by the floor!

the first release on this brandnew label - check the african voodoo and get hypnotized by it! contains also a remix from the thokadee guys tholli and wodz.

colas named after the african cola nut and its energizing effects, cola will make you want to wag your tail. mignardise just when you think you cant take any more... heres a delicacy for the dancefloor.

support: hell, ordle meikle (slam), joris voorn, michel cleis, brendon moeller, ed davenport,milton jackson, chris lattner, d julz!! frenchmen alexkid and rodriguez jnr, both respected producers in their own right, have collaborated on a new release for nrk, out this week on 12inch vinyl.

joe clausell has long been one of new york city’s busiest dance figures, thanks to his work in all areas of the house community: as a highly respected dj, producer, remixer, and label-head. after a decade long break from releasing a full length, here’s ‘un.chained rhythums part 1’ with a mix of worldmusic and afro/latin inspired club tracks

the new burner by thokadee! another great african minimal drum tracker! first pressing comes as limited red coloured 12 inch vinyl pressing with 300 copies only! you better be fast!

one of those records that is just out of this world! the day has finally come that anto vitale makes a return to seasons limited and brings the beautiful and soulful tamara wellons along for the journey! anto vitale first landed on seasons limited in 2008 with his debt record >majico<, which was a beautiful masterpiece that weaved its way through african and techno rhythms and tore up dance floors world wide! anto vitale comes home with another record that just blew us away, featuring the beautiful vocals of one of our favorites tamara wellons. this is one of those records that is just out of this world!

limited upfront copies on stock , release date : 2010 !!! after a few excellent remixes for radioclit or milke, some perspiring mixtapes and a handful of trakcs already playlisted by brodinski, jess & crabbe or zombie disco squad even before an official release, qoso signs his first ever ep with fool house. qoso is our wild yet clean cut child. in sync with the african and rave obsessions of his generation, he takes them in with a definite recklessness. martial coupe-decale or tropical techno, this is material to help our youth not taking dance for granted.

charity compilation part 2 with tracks by martin eyerer, ds (daniel steinberg), tube & berger, format b! the dance music scene frequently uses african influenced music and rhythm. sampling vocals and percussions of african origin often help djs to achieve huge success with their tracks. meanwhile the political situation throughout the world is reaching an ever-growing imbalance from which the poorest are made to suffer. especially in africa, children have it very hard. they are growing up in an environment that offers poor resources and are exposed to a life of inhuman circumstances. no education, no medical care and worst of all, not enough to eat. in order to support these children and to aid their fight against poverty, the charity project >it began in africa< was set up by juliet sikora and tube & berger. together with other artists from the dance music scene they want to help raise money for the organization the african childrens choir. in cooperation with the african childrens choir, 18 artists made their own interpretations of the original songs from the african childrens choir. all profits made from the sale of this compilation will be donated to the choir and their further projects, i.e. building schemes, the founding of nurseries, and schools to help children get away from a life on the streets. >with this project we sincerely hope to be able to support the children of africa and empower them so that one day they will be able to help themselves.<

charity compilation part 1 with tracks by timo mass & santos, kean sandreas and namito! the dance music scene frequently uses african influenced music and rhythm. sampling vocals and percussions of african origin often help djs to achieve huge success with their tracks. meanwhile the political situation throughout the world is reaching an ever-growing imbalance from which the poorest are made to suffer. especially in africa, children have it very hard. they are growing up in an environment that offers poor resources and are exposed to a life of inhuman circumstances. no education, no medical care and worst of all, not enough to eat. in order to support these children and to aid their fight against poverty, the charity project >it began in africa< was set up by juliet sikora and tube & berger. together with other artists from the dance music scene they want to help raise money for the organization the african childrens choir. in cooperation with the african childrens choir, 18 artists made their own interpretations of the original songs from the african childrens choir. all profits made from the sale of this compilation will be donated to the choir and their further projects, i.e. building schemes, the founding of nurseries, and schools to help children get away from a life on the streets. >with this project we sincerely hope to be able to support the children of africa and empower them so that one day they will be able to help themselves>.