neither scratcha dva, nor any of the tracks on this release, really need an introduction. grime fans will instantly recognise these legendary tunes from radio, raves and mixtapes.
shout out to my barrys da mix, leon, vonnett, james, tilde, jamie k, edem, mr2, fugee, 88.2 crew, leon at music house, loxy, mike p, logos, parris, mickey pearce, scratcha, all the silent listeners and all the bedroom ravers. run out groove etching im oldskool like stratford rex, i’m oldskool like templ
repress 2019 - “just do you” is the first single from underground super-producer lord echo s hotly anticipated 3rd album “harmonies”. so long has it s gestation been that it has reached a status reserved only for the mythical and the absurd. some say it will never be finished with the album devouring its host creator and assuming a life of its own - but this first single proves other wise.
lord echo emerges from the darkness with a gleaming diamond in his hand - a slice of pure disco dub indulgence with all the rough trimmings that have made him a cult favourite from tokyo to trinidad.
a fireball to accelerate our post-winter thawing. spanish producer pepes first foray on lph. it starts off unassumingly, with a bright, airy beach boogie thats all gentle drums and trebly synth figurations, but it quickly turns its eye to the strobe-lit nightclub, first with delusions of grandeur, an angular hypnosis of syncopated rhythms, then with aerial, a 130 bpm blitz with an epic build and an equally dramatic breakdown. capping it off is 50 am, which, as the name indicates, is a woozy shuffle thatll help you land the plane nice and easy.
already support from all corners for this package from: ame, andrew weatherall, red axes, dusky chloe, red rackem, justin cudmore, chrissy, horsemeat disco
next slamming disco! everyone has to deal with night cravings, but the way you handle them makes all the difference. beam me up (cyclist & the patchouli brothers) invites you all to indulge your senses with three tracks that all reveal the same quiet intent and zeal for detail rich, full of texture and luscious.
the original jazz dance classic is finally re-pressed once again on a beautiful 7inch and with the original label artwork. this cover of pharoah sanders original anthem was one of the biggest records when it was released back in 2002 and was played all across the globe by everyone from gilles peterson to united future organization. proper jap-jazz but recorded in sweden and produced by no other than mad mats himself!
after his previous banger love saves the day got hands in the air on dance floors all over the world, well, it turns out that casbah 73 was just warming up.
this is an album by vocalist mayumi sonoda—a jazz vocalist who looked up to chris connor and made her debut at a us army camp at the age of 16—that was recorded with the help of kichiro sugino’s trio.
todd osborn returns to spectral sound in his osborne guise with his first release on on the label since 2013 s hold up (feat. joe goddard). fools finds osborn in his best self, as a shapeshifter bringing together strands of various genres. the title track is a lesson in house reduction, while -different- is a chunk of bassline-led techno. on the b-side, -back whenever- kicks off in proto-idm electro form, all melody and light, and -integrate- slows it down to a walking pace for a dash of synth funk.
K.A.C.Z.M.A.R.E.K REWORKS (ANTIGONE / MUSEUM / IORI / ADIEL RMXS)
12 Inch 25.02.19
after getting a hot cast of remixers (vril, sterac, lewis fautzi...) to reinterpret his debut full-length as kaczmarek last year, paul richard (aka paul ritch) gives his second lp k.a.c.z.m.a.r.e.k similar treatment as the talented likes of dutch production duo museum, japanese experimentalist iori, parisian techno stalwart antigone and on-the-rise italian 4/4 epics trader adiel take the reins and add their personal key to the frenchmans deeper-than-deep hypnotic delicacies, all primed for extended drifting on the dance floor and beyond. time to heed the call of the depths.
this time random mind state presents julio cruz from cologne. he comes around with four songs made for the dancefloor including a pumping edit of midnight star and three timeless housetunes for all you dancin beauties. side a starts with two discocuts before side b gets a bit deeper without loosing the funk.
dmitry distant’s side of the record sees a journey through abstract soundscapes, hefty dark atmospheric techno and electro, rounded off nicely by a dark funk injected remix from sweden’s obergman. all made live with machines, dmitry’s tracks are the authentic type of electronic music the popular scene would have you forget. no surprise then that his live schedule is taking him across europe including a gig alongside the mighty rude66 and luke eargoggle in berlin.
lectromagnetique takes you on a ride through some edgy, acidic and melancholic broken techno experiences. whilst many seek to portray that cold, sci-fi, and industrial vibe in their music, few get to draw on the experiences of living in the pripyat region on chernobyl’s doorstep. as you listen you can feel and visualise places you would otherwise never dare tread or let your mind wander to.
supported by dave clarke (including best of electro 2016), helena hauff, the black dog, mix mag (album of the month) and more.
when your needle hits the groove on this classic 1972 slab of surf-funk you will have a oh yeah! moment. sampled by one of the uks biggest djs and producers and propelled into the charts this one will have you rockafella skanking around your frontroom in no time. an essential 45 to have in your stash, an instant party starter for sure. reissued here in its original form on the music merchant label and backed with its original 72 b-side you ve got the love to make me over - a lovely piece of danceable and breezy soul of the northern persuasion. all in all, a dope little reissue for all you 45 fiends out there, remastered from the original sources and fully legit. essential business.
remastered for vinyl from the original analogue stereo master tapes and pressed on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl. the cover artwork replicates the original design.
lazybones is the debut ep from a new character in town, gene on earth. he awakens in the hazy sunlight of his own world, heading towards the horizon on the road to everywhere and nowhere all at once. once a monochrome existence, he s found himself now in submerged in a vivid technicolour dream world. wherever it leads, he ll find out soon enough.
shedbug from australia is kicking off our newest release on deeptrax. four trax for the heads and for the floor. screaming acid with deep rhythms full of mesmerizing chords like these old detroit warehouse vibes meeting ultra dope bouncin beats going into dreamy breaks. all captured in sonic waves from this melbourne salt mine bloke on a heavy mythical mental mission.
this ep from the french tevatron has detroit written all over it. it is a mature and intelligent ep that knows to create an intimate setting as well as a deep and pumping atmosphere.
without fullcover, an essential 2 x 12- overview of some of the legendary frankie knuckles trax classics.
what else needs to be said? one of the godfathers of our scene, a true classic himself, frankie behind the wheels or behind the boards was simply top shelf all the way down the line. a real original whose influence and touch can still be felt today.
second installment by berlin-based duo sanctuary with their life classics label, featuring a hot mixed selection of styles between disco and funk edited for the dance floor with respect to the original work.
limited remastered official reissue of a boogie masterclass from 1983, mixed by the legendary morales and muzibai (m & m productions), this grabs you from the off with its super-funky bassline, tight double handclaps and compulsive cowbells before andrea stone’s dreamy falsetto vocals jab funk shaped holes all over the heady groove. flip over for the mind-blowingly tasty full dub mix including full intros and reprise (for some reasons unavailable on the original and promo releases), a big favourite of many in-the-know disco djs and hugely in-demand since being one of the standouts on dimitri from paris nightdubbin compilation.
limited remastered edition of an all time italo classic gem from 1983. today is one of the rarest italo releases in big demand by collectors, now reissued in the right form including both vocal and extended instrumental versions.
jaye p. morgan’s 1976 ultra rare private press featuring the cream of the la jazz and funk scene - and one of david foster’s first productions - is reissued as deluxe lp edition, featuring a 4-page insert with session photos and full line-up plus download code
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