second instalment by music mania reprise gives belgian 80s synth classic crocodile tears a new life. music mania is proud to present the next instalment in their reprise series. following the highly sought after classic elle et moi (mmr001), comes the blissful belgian synth pop anthem ‘crocodile tears’ (mmr002). the track was one of the first singles of kuruki, the minimal wave project spearheaded by ghent-based musician gerry d haeyer and alain bureau (sally joy). in an age of electronic sequenced experimentation, the band managed to find a distinctive sound that easily puts them between the likes of telex. the original ep such a liar was released in 1981 and clearly echoes the new wave of its time. the scenes described by vocalist sally joy as well as the melancholic keys of the main track crocodile tears breathe tristesse. nevertheless, it has a playful sound full of catchy synths. a dualism between such beauty and melancholy: this track was undeniably made in belgium in the eighties, but should also appeal to lovers of italo disco. be aware: for their second reprise music mania managed to include an exclusive instrumental version of this belgitude. even more synths for your listening pleasure.

with their new horizon ep, lucien & the kimono orchestra open a music box which transports you in a blue and dawnish atmosphere, a morning spent on walking in an old cinematic paris. first step in the eighties, connection starts as a film opening. then arrives the single, fresh start, full of indelible voices and gimmicks. horizon, sung in french, is a delicate reference to the french songwriting tradition inherited from michel berger, alain chamfort or alain souchon. to get some breath back between two songs, georges, offers a strong instrumental interlude. almost at the end, the english-spoken shell extends the panel of influences with its downtempo emotion. with its spontaneous declamations and slick guitar riff, asile closes the journey, as the splendid climax of the foursomes second ep.

after twenty years at the center of the electronic scene, the enigma that is chlo? still stands. while chloe has long transcended her image as the dj behind legendary club night pulp, headlining the rex as well as clubs and festivals throughout europe, endless revisions represents yet another deviation from rigid genre classification, deepening the often-linear perspectives on current music. a rich and multi- faceted work, the artistas captivating third album drifts from one mystery to the other, harkening back to philosopher theodor w. adornoas maxim: the task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

second edits ep from mick wills on vielspass/prego with courtesy of alain seghir. the lights is a new wave anthemn carried out by one of the most talented and obscure french band of the eighties.

electronic emergencies first release in 2017 is histoire dune ame by peine perdue, the acclaimed synthpop/minimal wave duo from paris and berlin. the ep, which is divided into four tableaux, tells a story that was inspired by 80s cult movie therese, directed by alain cavalier, about the mystical suffering of a nun who becomes a saint. expect nebulous acid wave chansons with mysterious french lyrics.

for his second solo album in 20 years roger raspail, a true legend on percussions, wished to reunite all the musicians who he has had the chance of performing alongside and that have marked him. the result is this wonderful intersection of jazz, cadense and gwo ka.

es gibt den frühen acid house-holmes. sein letztes soloalbum the holy pictures (2008) atmete la düsseldorf, the jesus & mary chain und brian eno. er produzierte primal scream und jon spencer blues explosion. und er schrieb (und schreibt) unzählige hollywood-soundtracks, allen voran für steven soderberghs oceans trilogie (mit george clooney, matt damon, brad pitt). nun legt david holmes seine late night tales version vor, bestehend aus vielen, kleinen kopfkinofilmchen, in denen wir auf david crosby, buddy holly und die children of sunshine treffen. dazu gibt es reichlich exklusives holmes-eigenmaterial, kollabos mit bp fallon und jon hopkins, sowie das von ihm produzierte 10cc cover i m not in love von song sung. insgesamt sind es 9 exclusives, wozu auch die spoken word-perfomance von stephen rea zählt, der aus seamus heaneys aeneid book vi elsewhere anchises vorliest.

1 lp gatefold, 180g vinyl, beautiful art by anders rokkum. second album from these hidden hands (tommy four seven & alain paul a.k.a shards)

these hidden hands release “vicarious memories”, their second lp and follow up to their 2013 debut album which saw the successful collaboration of alain paul and tommy four seven and the launch of their creative platform, hidden hundred. after the experimental duo re-surfaced earlier this year with ’these moments dismantled’, a single featuring lucrecia dalt, these hidden hands is now set to release the album’s single, ‘sz31x71’ which marks an exciting new chapter in the groups musical direction and will include a remix by revered tri angle artist, roly porter. sz31x71 will be released via hidden hundred, available as limited edition 180g red vinyl with hand screen printed cover.

this first release from parisian crew deviant disco, reflects the spirit of their parties and their tastes. open minded diggers, looking for unknown gems to share, this maxi is aimed for djs with a wide range of style : from afrobeat to newbeat, or balearic, italo disco, proto-house, with their french touch and sunny vibe, this tracks will make the dancefloor burn.

streng limitierte transparente vinyl-7-inch des aktuellen a-trak hits inklusive jamie lidell-version. a-trak ist das alter ego des kanadischen djs alain macklovitch – auch bekannt durch sein erfolgreiches projekt duck sauce!

celebrating 10 years because music with this voyage across french cosmic and electronic avantgarde from 1970 to 1980. limited deluxe edition double vinyl plus cd in replika gatefold sleeve.

limited to 500 edition lp vinyl! no digital points of interest! original soundtrack of 1982 cult classic horror movie pieces available for the first time ever. includes songs by italian movie score masters stelvio cipriani (la polizia sta a guardare, quentin tarantinos death proof), fabio frizzi (lucio fulci movies), and carla maria cordo (absurd aka anthropophagus 2). for the fans of soundtracks of horror, giallo, spaghetti western, and blaxploitation movies.

erstmals auf vinyl erhältlich: das hochgelobte debütalbum *spanish breakfast* aus 2009 des französischen produzenten rone, u.a. auf #17 in den top 25 records of 2009 bei electronic beats. eine fantastische melange aus electronica, ambient und techno, gemastered von rashad becker, dubplates & mastering (berlin), die massiven support von laurent garnier, optimo, jean-michel jarre und sasha erfuhr. die vinyl lp erscheint inlusive download-code.

these hidden hands is the collaborative project of uk stalwart, tommy four seven and alain, the berlin-based producer and mastering engineer at one million mangos. it is fair to say that techno is the main ingredient, served as uncompromisingly as possible. their debut lp showcases the duo’s love for cavernous, echoing drones and visceral, foreboding half-time beats - from the gnarly, distorted frame of *trelesire* to the dystopian, mutant dance of *diesel*, this album has it all and comes warmly recommended for fans of vatican shadow and the whole hospital productions camp.
limited pressing on 180 gram vinyl, download code included.

solaris ist ein projekt des wiener künstlers und musikers chrisitee aka 8 hours manatee und des deutschen produzenten alain monnet. you don t know bietet soulfulle elektronische songs zwischen steppigen breaks und straighten beats. limitiert auf 100 stk.

at the start of the 70s, france had no petrol, but it had ideas and artists that managed to tip them into the 21st century 30 years in advance. cosmic machine compiles 20 rare tracks put together with passion and erudition by uncle o (who previously did the shaolin soul compilations) and throws together a collection of stars, a few free-spirits, and also shooting stars.
the transparent double vinyl comes in gatefold sleeve with a cd-copy of the full album.

the >just for fun< ep starts with the title track just4fun, which in fact breathes fun and doesnt take itself too seriously. the funky and highly infectious keys and the butt shaking groove will remind you of a track that moodymann never made, but wishes he had. next comes unlimited01 with a joyful piano melody that would fit right into a french disco with a funkier version of alain delon behind the decks. still, the rhodes chords, the slow sexy groove, the vocal hooks will get you moving in no time. thang then goes into a more detroit beatdown direction with its deep chords and smooth pads. it creates a mellow atmosphere with an almost relaxed summer feeling. this is what a funky pimp would listen to on a night car drive. the ep ends with spiritual almost tribal rhythms. inspiration would be a nice soundtrack to a 70s orgy orchestrated by a groovy guru, surrounded by a magical circle of mystical dancers. over the top? sure, but the track would certainly get this party going.

alain hos label composite records is back with a brilliant package featuring tracks from jay west, kaezar & zoy and dc salas.

the second release of suricate is a collaboration between ezlv and larra skye. she is a young toronto songwriter who sings with a sweet, lyrical voice tinged with folk and jazz! we got mihaela ellsworth and the guys from combine to define on the remixes!
early support from: fish go deep, mario basanov, alain ho, sello, baldo, etc!

the third release on the exquisite pain vinyl is a various artists sampler in which we are exploring a few genres of house music .3 tracks on the menu with >cosmic luck< by duff disco (join the dots) . duff disco delivers a pure masterpiece smartly blending between deep house & nu disco . then we have eddie c (endless flight) taking care of remixing good guy mikesh & filburts >gold snake< which is a pure piece of music . eddie is upping the tempo turning the track into a true dancefloor weapon . finally we have sasse (moodmusic) & james flavour (dirt crew) remixing alain ho & alex arnouts >your love< , a real belter for every single deep house lovers

first ep for alex arnout (dogmatik) on alain hos composite records. four brilliant techy house tracks! enjoy.

>hoping for the invisible to ignite< was recorded and mixed between paris, normandy (fr) and saint-margaret of antioch church in leeds (uk), these four haunting orchestral pieces were performed in the studio live, and re-recorded using a wall of sound process, adding the natural reverb of the church to the raw tracks. the dvd includes the super 8/16mm black&white film >as true as troilus< by jayne amara ross & a bonus live performance shot by alain grodard & rod maurice during the festival des nouveaux arts sacres at saint-eustache church in paris.

after larakki and oleg poliakov, composite (alain ho aka dj yellow) welcomes duff disco. four disco house tracks featuring remixes from eddie c & james johnston.enjoy!supported by ashley beedle, willie graff, mark stone, claudio coccoluto, guy j, lee curtiss, varoslav, satoshi tommie, erol alkan, marius vareid, larrakki

over the past twelve months, new york based manik has been residing at the top of many peoples one-to-watch-lists off the back of his >park to the slop< ep on josh winks ovum recordings (which also led to releases on four:twenty and fresh meat). the 24 year old is rapidly building a reputation with his work and it gives us immense pleasure to welcome him to komplex de deep. both the title track and flip >space & truth< take us on elegant and sensual, oldskool journeys.

supported by laurent garnier, deetron, roland appel, roberto rodriguez, guy j, osunlade, dop, get abril, okain, master h, varoslav, anthony collins, oleg poliakov, luke solomon ...

support by : karotte, varoslav, mike monday, gel abril, anthony collins, laurent garnier, anja schneider, atjazz ...
alain ho aka dj yellow is one of the electronic music artists who established himself as one of the forward thinking artists in general. in the eighties dj yellow pushed forward french hip hop and he also had big influence on what french house music is today. with his label yellow productions (founded 1993 with his mate bob sinclar) he released artists like salome de bahia, dimitri from paris, joe clausell, bang bang and kid loco. with his second imprint poussez music (founded in 2003) he created an outlet for his own sounds.

dj yellow has been around for many years, most of us all know the story behind his past as bob st claires studio partner. its only a small part of his history and maybe the most interesting part of alain ho tu qui aka dj yellow is the fascinating part of telling stories through his music without any compromising. with >no more enemie< he ends a personal story that we know as >alienation< a sequence of songs all based on personal stories. focus is honoured and pleased to introduce the last part of this book of songs as yellows outstanding ideas about music have been inspirational for many labels and artists over the last years. with his next project called >intermission< he will travel new roads, showcasing once again that yellow is a gifted producer that never fails to deliver

supported by roger sanchez, pete tong, tom de neef, johan gielen, funkerman, fedde le grand,..black holes new sub label grooves for you by danny van wauwe, alain jongen and roy rox

beautiful reissue of arpadys s mega rare self titled lp. originally released in 1977 and produced by the brilliant sauveur malla & pierre alain, this cosmic disco classic will appeal to fans of djs such as harvey & danielle baldelli. available here with full original sleeve artwork, this is a must for a disco collector

after 3 releases from kenny larkin, alain aka dj yellow back with his personnal classic project as he done in the past for yellow production. shamade ft spacek s original version is a perfect downbeat version with wonderfull voice from spacek brothers (steve spacek, morgan zarate & edmund cavill ) ever seen on blue, k7 & more…(as gilles peterson s worlwide programme 1 selection) .king britt s deep spacey soulful version is brilliant ! listen to it! recommended

excellent deep vocal house monster incl satoshi tomiie rmx!!

new album 2021

floating points personal collection of global soul, ambient, jazz, folk treasures from the latest in the late night tales. includes exclusive material from sarah davahi, toshimaru nakamura and floationg points cover version of kenny wheeler. also features an exclusive spoken world piece by lauren laverne. included bonus download code to the unmixed track versions in flac, wav & mp3

after twenty years at the center of the electronic scene, the enigma that is chlo? still stands. while chlo? has long transcended her image as the ¦djÖ behind legendary club night pulp, headlining the rex as well as clubs and festivals throughout europe, endless revisions represents yet another deviation from rigid genre classification, deepening the often-linear perspectives on current music. a rich and multi- faceted work, the artist‹s captivating third album drifts from one mystery to the other, harkening back to philosopher theodor w. adorno‹s maxim: ¦the task of art today is to bring chaos into order.Ö

roger shah, der zusammen mit partner pedro del mar auch die erfolgreiche -mellomania--compilation veršffentlicht und mit topstars wie tiesto und armin van buuren zusammenarbeitet, liefert wieder zwei komfortable sets aus midsummer-sounds und relaxten beats ab. der perfekte soundtrack fŸr entspannte nachmittage, sonnenuntergŠnge, laue sommerabende und atmosphŠrische clubnŠchte!

roger shah, der zusammen mit partner pedro del mar auch die erfolgreiche -mellomania--compilation veršffentlicht und mit topstars wie tiesto und armin van buuren zusammenarbeitet, liefert wieder zwei komfortable sets aus midsummer-sounds und relaxten beats ab. der perfekte soundtrack fŸr entspannte nachmittage, sonnenuntergŠnge, laue sommerabende und atmosphŠrische clubnŠchte!

2008 mini lp sleeve reissue of this album from serge gainsbourgs right-hand man jean-claude vannier, originally released in 1972. recorded during the same sessions as gainsbourgs highly acclaimed masterpiece melody nelson it follows in a similar avant-garde rock-opera vein. lenfant assasin des mouches (the child fly-killer) is a supernatural tale written by gainsbourg depicting the journey of the young child travelling through a nightmarish -fly kingdom-. vannier narrates the story with sparse music concrete sounds coupled with choirs, funky beats, cowbells, wah-wah guitars and ethnic strings. comparisons could be made with some of frank zappas hot rats material and alain goraguers creepy le planet sauvge.