from the boom of the international neo-lounge revival italy has become the point of attraction of an almost maniacal interest. there is a lot of research work from different italian labels behind it. thanks to them even the latest generations have the chance to meet the made in italy sound of the soundtracks and library music and even more notoriety has been given to the genial arrangers, composers and musicians who have characterised the italian lounge scene of 60’s/70’s, such as ennio morricone and piero piccioni. a precious recovery of the past to revitalise the present, which builds up new ideas of the future. “metti una bossa a cena”, whose title is completely inspired by the famous soundtrack of ennio morricone, goes on into this research field, discovering very rare tracks of this italian bossa panorama. we believe the result is perfect. gerardo frisina, track compiler of this project, has brought to light some rare tracks and perfectly matched them to create an unique and elegant thread.

gu (glenn underground) pays tribute to armando gallop & earl smith jr better known as armando & spanky on acid saga 1. the legacy of gus 303 can be felt in these latest tracks with bubbling acid lines seeping throughout both spank n gallop & peaceful rage(acid revenge).

dj koyote has long been a dab hand at discerning house music. thankfully, his latest offers more of the same. seeing the light of day on his own supergenius records imprint, france n trance sees the french producer perk up with no less than five original cuts, each of which boasts its own inimitable charm. opening up the release is the sounds of the title track. a melancholy effort full of warm, hazy vibes, its skipping, playful ethos is characterised by its twinkling, charming melodies. a smile-inducing track that s sure to prompt delirium on the floor, it gets us underway with some distinction. hey baby sees the producer opt for more uptempo strands. featuring a killer hip hop vocal sample and a series of off-kilter elements, it s a completely different proposition to what s come before - albeit one that emphasises the producer s knack for the unpredictable. just a young thing sees the producer hark bark to vintage chicago times with a jam that could well have been lifted from trax s back catalogue. full of booming kicks, claps and snares, this one plays out like a modern interpretation of a classic armando joint. the quite expertly names ladonna is an exercise is peak-time funk flavours, before business class sees us out the door with another track that suited to the night s most fervent moments. an industrial-tinged track of techno persuasions, it s a hot and heaving effort that s as likely to leave you in a cold sweat as it is reaching for the lasers. there s no doubt about it - koyote s latest is a triumph from the beginning to the end.

2018 repress ,how much do you really know about nina kraviz? shes a russian techno dj, an accomplished producer, one of dance musics breakthrough names of the last five years. true enough, but theres so much more to her story than that. shes one of electronic musics most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet shes also the embodiment of the future. her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. if that feels very now, kraviz has a lot to do with it, which is why she was asked to mix the latest instalment of !k7s landmark dj kicks series.

special 4x12 inch pack containing four classic releases:
- solar-021: anton fielding & tiny stikz - afro punk’d (solar recordings)
- dcr-005: de hugo - music is u (danse club)
- act002: prompt - kieto (achtung)
- facto020: ismael rivas - relouder (factomania)

-payback- was born the day before cleveland s first live set it brussels two years ago. no wonder it sounds like a call to arms. -armando the lizard- has a much more looser feeling. it doesn t pursue an answer, just a little bit of warmth. created in a sm

on 7th august the godfather mike dunn presents an ep fuelled by a pumping heart of pure house, entitled ‘dj beat that shhh’ / ‘move it work it’. taken from his forthcoming album due for release in october 2017. both tracks capture mike’s essence, placing his trademark hip house booty style vocals and stripped-back, jacking drums centre stage. ‘dj beat that shit’ is classic, bumping 90s chi goodness updated with modern technology, whilst ‘move it, work it’ is a no-nonsence smoke and strobe throbber, that recalls the best of trax and dj international. for anyone who knows their shit, mike should need no introduction, but for those that don’t, he was highly influential in birthing the modern day dance music phenomenon, especially with tracks like ‘face the nation’, ‘god made me phunky’, ‘let it be house’ and ‘personal problem’. mike created hip house, dj’d with fellow legends ron hardy, larry heard and armando gallop, produced for house heroes armando, fast eddie and k-alexi shelby, and worked with the iconic voices of byron stingley and kym english. after a long absence from djing in europe, mike returned in 2015 to rock crowds at panorama bar, fabric, concrete, sub club and glastonbury, demonstrating why the chicago og is still very much in demand.

the mighty mystic bill, a true us house legend though somehow criminally underrated. those who know, know. his records have long had a mythical status among the diggers, with dj s who delve that little bit deeper weaving his sounds into their sets. having released on numerous labels including relief, trax, classic and more bill has cemented his rep as an artist that has his own vibe and sound. bill s music exists in that space where the late night meets the earliest morning, sweaty, dark dance-floors and stripped back, jacking tracks are the order of the day... proper, real deal house music. mystic files covers the period of 1989 - 1995 and showcases some of bill s various styles, originally released on trax in 1995 this timely reissue shines a light on an artists who definitely deserves more props! this release has long been a tough one to catch with second hand copies sometimes fetching healthy prices online and collectors clamouring to harness some of bill s magic... this will be right up your alley if you re a fan of ron hardy, relief / cajual, steve poindexter, armando and everything in between! sleeping not advised!

chicago 1992. ray barneys dance mania imprint has already been making its presence felt on the streets since way back in 1985 with a slew of releases from luminaries such as lil louis, dj pierre, vincent floyd, armando and many more. step in parris mitchell, under his rhythm ii rhythm alias with a 12inch of pure deepness for the label, oddly this the only one parris released using this particular name. a touch of jazz is a languid, soulful roller that stands out amongst the more tougher edged, frenetic releases on dance mania. this is some late night, smoothed out business across 4 alternate mixes. it s all uptempo snapping drums, shifting jazzy keys and that ridiculously catchy bassline, pure deep house basically. this is the first time a touch of jazz has ever been reissued in full, just as it was originally released in 1992, complete with original dance mania label artwork. 100% legit, reissued in conjunction with dance mania records, chicago il and parris mitchell. do it tonight!

if we put armando, gene hunt and steve pointdexter together in a room with a few synthesizers, some rhythm boxes, a roland 606 and a few cans of beer, what we would get is shrimp traxx. this very young, practically unknown austrian artist has just made his recording debut on bons records with five tracks that range in style from classic to trippy, psychotic acid house. these five jam sessions, made 100% using hardware, are now appearing on the catalan label. after an ep with a markedly 90s house sound, bons records is now turning towards more ghetto vibes with a record to be spun and danced to exclusively in a house club. this is not warm-up stuff!

paul johnson is back again on bosconi with a massive two tracker after the 2015 summer hit * i like to get down*. on the a side * lets sing* is a joyful and sunshiny dancefloor winner with a vocal theme reminding us of 60s-70s italian soundtrack a la piero piccioni or armando trovajoli that will dangerously stuck in your head and, with no doubt, that you are going to sing it again and again…on the flip side instead you will find the sick, filtered and groovy jam of * show me*, an hypnotic burner enriched by the trademarked, whispering and sexy words unmistakably from paul himself, pure honey for the ghetto house heads.. just be careful not to get squeezed on the dancefloor!

one of swedens best kept techno secrets, kab, is back with a vengeance. remix done by karl m. dreamy, deep and funky ep for your soul!

this young producer from belgium made himself a name with techno and house releases on teknotika, reload and freelectronics. here he offers some deep and funky tracks between house and tech-house that refers to act like freaks and other classic artists.

andy toth (pubah, people mover) an in-demand engineer in the d, drops an unabashedly epic piece of outer space acid techno psychedelia. trent (vmax) adds a swinging acid track in a classic armando vein.

this is the first of a 2 volumes series by crackboy dedicated to raw ghetto house and techno rooted in chicago (think armando rather than larry heard) on the thing and detroit on the dirt (think carl craigs project 69). both tracks come with useful dub tools for the real djs out there. pure analog power by a true master.

time for some serious maniac sonics for the world to enjoy the way mathematics has been known for by combining the talents of two insane sonic visionaries, deviere & jamal moss. a fusion of larry heard, sun ra, and armando. this ep is to ease you into what’s about to come.

chris “bam bam” westbrook is one of the unsung heroes of chicago house. his westbrook label was responsible for releasing a slew of quality records from artists like armando & mike dunn as well as his own productions. one record that mysteriously never officially came out on the label was “hot spot” from 1987, never making it past white label stage. here, for the very first time, “hot spot” finally gets a full release boasting all 4 alternate mixes of the track by the man himself. suggestive lyrics, chattering drum machine rhythms and uplifting pianos in the classic raw chicago style are what makes “hot spot” a special re-issue. harking back to a headier time, the record still slams hard today and shows contemporary producers how house music should really be done. a long lost, un-released nugget from the old school, re-mastered from the original dat and officially released for the first time with original westbrook label artwork in conjunction with bam bam / westbrook records, chicago usa.

tasteful nudes welcomes prolific french producer anaxander to the fold for our sixth release, an orderly life. past records for boe recordings, local talk, dame-music, quintessentials, and love what you feel have primed astute record buyers for these four cuts: at turns dark and thumping, melodic and melancholic, and hypnotically whirling, each track finds anaxander expanding on american dance music influences to create something wholly his own. the record artwork features an original photo by los angeles photographer armando christian armenta.

with *imaginary beings*, his first release on chiwax, andy vaz, described by clone as being able to execute one of the best acid house tracks in recent years of hypnotic jacking acid just like armando and jack frost used to make once again comes through with the goods in full swing.

heavyweight legendary acid house music figureheads such as larry heard, phuture (dj pierre, spanky), armando, marshall jefferson, k-alexi, farley jackmaster funk and more all feature in soul jazz records new highly stylised album compilation of classic and rare chicago acid and experimental house music from 1986-93. first of two volumes of super-loud supreme audiophile 180gm double-vinyl housed in deluxe gatefold sleeves and polyethylene inners, complete with full graphic novel inside, contains complete full-length 12 inch original fully-remastered heavyweight chicago acid at its loudest and best. digital download code included.

can you jack? chicago acid and experimental house 1985 - 95 pt.2! feat sleezy d, dj pierre, lil louis, tyree, green velvet, two of a kind, armando & phuture... repress 2013

djs is a label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs / limited edition, no promos. for our 7th release, we are bringing you again the best of the best & obviously the rarest 12 inches around, expect this time some deep house killers. a side comes up with two monstruous track from the great bobby konders as jus friends (feat robert owens) & as massive sounds with their deep reggae house trademark called >expressions (flute mix)<, intense, dark & luminous at the same time ! on b1 & b2, we get 2 tracks from the masters master armando >worldbeat< & >real jazz (brighside mix)< all full of sax & sexiness. maybe your last chance to get those, be quick

making their vinyl debut – swings & roundabouts are taking a trip down nostalgia street with a sublime reworking of the classic todd terry & armando >100% of dissin u< track from 88.... widely considered as one of the standout releases from the chicago acid house scene, one of today’s heavyweight’s dj spen works his magic on the track, keeping in the feel & sounds of the original whilst using his trademark beats as the backdrop! alongside spens hump, the original version goes all out disco taking things in a different direction with bags of energy!

chiwax proudly welcomes ken kojima to the family!

djs is a label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs / limited edition, no promos. for our 7th release, were bringing you again the best of the best & obviously the rarest 12 inches around, expect this time some deep house killers.on a1 & a2, we get 2 tracks from the masters master armando 100% if disin you with an amazing deep remix from 1996 ! & welcome ii the warehouse that will remind us the ron hardy version.b side comes up with the great bobby konders as dub poets with a monstruous deep reggae house 10 mn track called blak & whit. maybe your last chance to get those, be quick!

massive four track chicago house classix sampler...

the a-side contains acid snow. a raw, leftfield acid house ode to new york in 2011, acid snow speaks to the young men with a future and tells them not to delay, the city is waiting. fuelled by classic 303 tweak and propulsive analog drums, acid snow plateaus in a guitar-heavy finale that conjures the spirit of the citys no wave sound – acid snow is no wave house, no house, acid rock, acid not acid, armando on no new york, sonic youth at the warehouse in chicago. out of love for the future, it lays down dynamite on the cornerstone of tradition.

torb is fabien & julien torb. two french guys from the already mytical motorbass recording studio of paris. julien is a new engineer, my faithfull and beloved assistant. fabien is building modular synths and repairing our lovely pultecs and emts in the attic. the day fabien finished the tt1 (torb technologie number one) their love of francesco farfa and their pure techno ethic collided into some magical music. we at cassius records are so proud to put their beautiful sound out. in those days of maximal and minimal war, in those days where real house music seems to attract people again on the floor their techno is a bless and a bliss. reminding me of my rave age, when the all of paris was going to mozinor to dance to francesco farfa, armando, yayo or the ur guys until the break of dawn, i couldnt resist to ask them to grant us with a splendid ep : mars premier. i have nothing really to say more than that, and those who know me will understand that this thing is serious. peace and happiness zdar

back in stock ... superb old skool house music, this record was originally released in 1990 on muzique records (chicago). all tracks produced and mixed by terry hunter. b1 remixed by armando. ltd restock

warning!!! absolut chicago house classic!! originally released on armando s warehouse imprint !!

the 12th release on uzuri sees contributions from turin, chicago , amsterdam & dublin. the opener sees morphine & kinda souls ksoul teaming up with new production partner muteoscillattor. >take 1< kicks things off in fine fashion, proper rough, raw and intense jacking house that is completed by the heavy heavy bassline. brilliant!
chicago skyway returns to uzuri with >resolution m<. nodding to the likes of larry heard, armando and virgo, the chitown resident puts his analog machines to work & delivers an elegant & funky number.
the bside kicks off with juju & jordashs >killing raul with acid<, an epic, tension laden full on acidic outing from the amsterdam duo, fresh from their ace tattoos island ep on philpot.
the ep is finished off with a track from dublins slowburn. they debut with >meteor<, a deep as you like slow burner. lovely kicks, languid keys. a promising start from ireland!

slamming four track ep , this is part 1 of two parts, taken from the huge tensnake in the house cd , on defected !! special decks tip !!

dj deep with his 3rd city to city selection !! top notch tracks from deep house to chicago !!
ps : tracklist on the cover backside is wrong, our tracklist with soundfiles are correct.

keeping true to his old school house roots, kevin starke produced these tracks using the hard gear: a real tb303, 909, 808, & 707 drum machines to get that true chicago sound. jacking acid tracks as armando would have done it

volume 3 showcases more of the unique tropical music created in panama in the fertile decades of the 1960s and 70s. panama is the thin, tropical bridge that connects north and south america, and is home to three million culturally diverse people, its music is a soulful blend of latin american, caribbean, european and indigenous forms. from bilingual calypsos to guajira jazz, from tropical guarachas to cumbia tamboreras, panamanian musicians fearlessly combined and brilliantly executed styles that reflected their multicultural environment during a turbulent time in the young countrys history. this collection presents more of the golden age of panamanian music and the music of the combos nacionales on rare recordings that have never been released outside the isthmus until now.

nice price deal !!! mr tim is back with some floor-friendly acid tracks (he surely hates it when we say its late 80 s chicago inspired.... but it sounds like the haydays of rawer jacking chicago tracks such as made by mike dearborn / armando). two dope tracks on a single-sided limited 12 with track one being the best like a tim track in a while: a pure, simple and a no-nonsens jack track. track 2 is chicago to the max. it maybe doesn t sound very like a tim... but it s 9 minutes of basic, pure and intense dancemusic by rotterdams finest. only 300 copies with handsigned labelart and no digital sales! so don t sleep on this one...

killer re edit from section 79, based on the 80s electro classics from savage progress original 12inch version... from a simple but clever re edit of the original, the tracks dig further and further into a more acid based loop that would turn upside down any floor for real... so many influences here from ron hardy to armando, to new york noise scene.... ultra limited edition. one for the headz.

according armando martinez aka alpha 606 the name alpha 606 is a hybrid of alpha 66, the anti castro freedom fighting group, and the roland tr 606 synthesizer machine. his style is the definition of a new sound, known as electronica afro cubano. and the miami new times paper have put it like this, a futuristic homage to cuban culture, fusing warm machine tones and crisp bass notes with afro cuban drums.

according armando martinez aka alpha 606 the name alpha 606 is a hybrid of alpha 66, the anti castro freedom fighting group, and the roland tr 606 synthesizer machine. his style is the definition of a new sound, known as electronica afro cubano. and the miami new times paper have put it like this, a futuristic homage to cuban culture, fusing warm machine tones and crisp bass notes with afro cuban drums.

amazing limited reissue of an obscure disco synth bomb from the early 80s! the connection between daryl cameron of eye beta rock and 4lux head honcho gerd goes back to the early 90s. at this time gerd was recording for detroits malego records. chicago legend armando toured europe to do dj, set up by ep connection in collaboration with the dutch seesaw crew in 1992. through armando, gerd got acquainted with daryl camerons boogie stuff. daryl was in the mix with loads of chicago producers such as farley jackmaster funk and armando himself. just a 400 copies limited edition run!! no repress on this big 80s synth boogie track!

afro feel headnodder by mr fielding here this will be huge this summer includes peter gelderblom and henri josh mixes a must have

following up the massive debut of lets pet puppies, marcus mixx returns with a two tracker of straight up classic chicago dancefloor mayhem. t.a.p. is nasty. you thought you were nasty? sorry charlie, nasty s over here. marcus drops the vocal on this track thats either a precursor or the end point for ghetto tech, and most likely simply in a class by itself. psychousic is somewhere in between classic robert armani / armando, and the best of the early relief stuff. can you say beat track? if your floor doesnt jack to this, you need a new one.

ultra rare chicago classic acid traxxx by dj armando with the sickest jack tracks in chicago history (sb)

30 loops ep with armando, robert armani, woody mc bride, hardfloor, steve stoll, dj pierre, bam bam, mike dunn, adonis, phuture, fast eddie, farley funkmaster funk

ultraphat rockin acidic techhouse with electro flavours !!! monster !!

monster hot classic house tunes von armand van helden, joey baltram (for tech freaks) and armando ... must have

how much do you really know about nina kraviz? shes a russian techno dj, an accomplished producer, one of dance musicÕs breakthrough names of the last five years. true enough, but theres so much more to her story than that. shes one of electronic musics most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet shes also the embodiment of the future. her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. if that feels very now, kraviz has a lot to do with it, which is why she was asked to mix the latest instalment of !k7Õs landmark Ôdj kicksÕ series.

excellent journey way back to chicago ... tipp