free-styling take on outsider techno & electro

from chicago, valis are considered the truly kings of the ebm funky sound. this record presents 4 of their most acclaimed tracks and it s even more special because the band has been dissolved due to internal discrepancies of the members and is practically sure that this release will be their second and last vinyl. the fresh mix of ebm, electro and funk and jeremiah meece s screams on top it will explode any dancefloor on earth, a truly classic for the very near future!. all tracks have been analogically remastered specially for this vinyl version.

blackwater starts it’s third cycle with it’s tenth release with an ep from london based duo, ossa di mare. a record that has come from the dark internal depths of a carnal energy between the two artists that make up duo, constructed around the idea of hallucinogenic experiences induced by dimethyltryptamine. each track relates to a understanding and connection throughout the experience.
pressed on 180g vinyl, black label with a custom pocket jacket courtesy of jose montemayor in a pvc plastic bag.

give a warm welcome to a new afu member, mexican dj and producer israel toledo with his undertaker ep !all tracks convince right from the start, very fat produced and arranged with compelling melodies and a driving bass. after five years israel toledo is back again on vinyl. this ep is a welcome opportunity for all fans and vinyl lovers to enjoy the distinctive sound of israel toledo on the black gold again.

the second release in this series starts with the heavily supressed and hypnotic energy of efdemin’s spiegelkerker remix on side a. creating a dreamlike atmosphere, the track is carried by a slowly developing beat that keeps you totally engaged as it floats along. as a contrast, psyk’s remix of miscellanous pt.7 on b1, with its classic 909 drum appeal and engrossed pad harmonies, creates a very deep classical vibe worthy of a black dog reference. the final track, a remastered version of morgenstern’s return of the living deaf presents its pleasantly over-funked snare programming and build-ups that forge “true techno” eclecticism and dance floor functionality into one mighty laser sword of a track. limited to 300 copies

the taleneted frenchman delivering quality house for the discoteque... ninja tune s singles label technicolour welcomes parisian producer nathan melja (formerly simply -melja-) to the fold with a 4-track 12- ep of instinctive, effortless and beautifully understated techno entitled -no no no-. released on 13th may 2016, it s a direct reflection of his future-facing vision teamed with a healthy respect for house and techno s forebears and innovators. you can stream the title track via the technicolour soundcloud and preorder the 12- now. flitting between paris and nyc, nathan made his mark with two superb 12-s for mister saturday night and a sterling ep for opal tapes offshoot imprint black opal in 2014-15. his residency dream real at parisian clubbing institution batofar has featured the likes of moiré (werkdiscs / spectral), technicolour labelmate florian kupfer and italian don madteo.

death waltz recording company is proud to exhume another classic from the hammer horror stable in the shape of “dracula a.d. 1972”. bringing the legend of bram stoker s immortal creation into then-present day, the film pits the charismatic count up against the disco decade after being resurrected by a group of hippies performing black magic, with cristopher lee and peter cushing reprising their signature roles. composing this madness was mike vickers, former member of 60’s pop quiet manfred mann, who provided a suitably contemporary score that followed in the footsteps of jazz scores from that era.

2016 repress , black vinyl ,
heavy pounding functional tracks balanced with some fresh adventurous techno tracks. the young and passionate french producer making his debut on dj deeps deeply rooted. french forces combined!. great follow up from roman on his releases on len fakis figure. recommended!

2016 repress , black vinyl
deeply rooted (previously know as deeply rooted house) comes with a strong unpolished 4 track ep with tracks that will get the roof off! another strong look for label with this debut of dax j, for those who have been following dax j and eartoground records know they can expect some outstanding straight forward tracks. function combined with form, deeply rooted in our techno culture since 20 years.

gorgon city have catapulted their way to fame since the duo formed in 2012. taking a break from their black butter home, damian lazarus welcomes them to his crosstown rebels label for the first time for ‘money’, an atomic bomb of an ep bleeding with big moments. david morales lends his legendary red zone stamp, created in the early 90’s for when the club was at it’s peak, his high energy version of ‘money’ creates a mind-bending state of mind. while riva starr, hot on the heels of his cajual album, strips it back to the elements where we feel the blood of its veins. gorgon city will kick off their ibiza residency on amnesia terrace this summer and in may they co-headline central park in nyc and shrine in la as part of a massive 5 date us tour. this ep is their calling card to the underground, leaving no doubt why nme named them the crème de la crème of new uk dance talent

limited deluxe edition black double vinyl in gatefold sleeve, including cd and booklet.

tommy garofalo aka turbojazz returns to local talk after remixing corrado bucci back in 2015. a producer with great versatility that started djing and producing music during the 90 s, heavily inspiried by hip hop. something that would bring him to explore the whole black music culture, from dance floor jazz to rare funk and disco, passing through all things soulful and deep. take all of the above & stir it in a musical pot and you get the unbreakable ep , the debut 12- on local talk from turbojazz. the ep kicks of with please u which features david blank on vocals. a retro-futuristic track with warm chords draping themselves over snappy snares & melodies. on the flip, unicorn rising bounces along with the sort of finesse you d expect from a producer like recloose, it s flavoured with quirky breaks and warm fuzz bass & analogue-sounding keys. last but not least we ve got evm128 on remix duties, a feel-good slice of broken beat anyone ? it s a blinder ladies and gentlemen.

billy nasty’s electrix records launches its 2016 schedule by welcoming back the always impressive, carl finlow. carl is one of dance music’s leading lights and a multi-talented producer across a range of genres, with releases stretching back to the early 90s. well known for the 2020 vision label he launched with ralph lawson, his solo work however has often taken an electro route with releases under various guises like random factor, black labs, voice stealer, silicon scally and scarletron (with daz quayle) on labels including warp, fuel, playhouse, paper, trope, sony, klang, arista, soma, scsi, pagan, minifunk, seventh sign and satamile. it’s been almost 3 years since carl appeared on electrix. his ‘boot loop ep’ became the label’s second release after its re-launch in 2013. but it’s definitely been worth the wait. his ‘electricology 4 ep’ once again shows why he’s a master of the genre. from the tough and funked-up ‘lateral thoughts’, speckled and melodic ‘hyperloop’, squelching, bassy ‘suspect reanimation’ and sinister, beat-driven ‘latext’, right through to the playful ‘atomic level’ (a bonus track for the digital release), the ep shines, with a stamp of high quality running though its core.

this brand new full-length offering from “the screaming eagle of soul” features his critically acclaimed rendition of black sabbath’s “changes”. the vinyl release includes a download code.

achtung: die platte knackst / knistert leider vor dem ersten break - wie beim vorhörfile ,
* wanted 2 say* heißt die erste singleauskopplung aus dem kommenden samaris album * black light*, das am 10.06. veröffentlicht wird. man übertreibt nicht, wenn man behauptet * wanted 2 say* ist bisher der poppigste song, den samaris je veröffentlicht haben. somit steigt die vorfreude auf das album * black lights* ins unermessliche.

mcde shares some of his most prized gems on this compilation that kicks of the limited dekmantel * selectors* series. check!

limited edition 325 copies, pressed on black and translucent red vinyl with a custom jacket featuring stunning illustration.

die in genf lebende, in lyon, mit vorfahren aus kamerun, geborene emilie nana ist ein wunderkind. -the meeting legacy- beinhaltet eine eklektische selektion, die viele davon aspekte beinhaltet, was emilie ausmacht. -the meeting legacy- umfasst 11 stücke und erfreut sich an dem erguss aus nanas grazilem und dennoch lebhaften wesen und trachtet erfolgreich nach dem brechen der regeln, mit denen kunst oft behaftet ist. indem sie ihr leben vergegenwärtigt, führt sie uns gekonnt, mit kindesaugen, teenage-erfahrungen bis erwachsenen sehnsüchten und ausgereiften konversationen, durch subkultur, kampf und verschiedene soziale einflüsse. nach vier jahren produktionszeit liefert emilie nana ein album ab, das ihren verspielten, aber reifen geist widerspiegelt und ihre seele miteinbezieht, the meeting legacy.

after putting out a string of brilliant singles and ep s in the past few years, slavaki is up with his first artist album. it s hard to believe it s taken him 7 years since the first release, to come up with the idea of releasing a full-length. no wonder, tracks have gotten time-tested, and have been carefully selected out of over 10 continuous hours of material written in the period between the year 2011 and 2015. out on artist’s home label elusive at the beginning of 2016 on limited 2x12 inch vinyl. this album is another peek into slavakis ever-expanding chest of musical treasures that never seems to fail to surprise.

white vinyls with rorschach test black inks in order to stimulate your visual and sonorous consciousness. inkblots third installment represents the large scale press of the very first 50 copies edition featuring tracks by label head haiku and american veteran mike parker, plus a cover artwork drawn by parker. compared to the limited edition, inkblots #3 differentiates for letting parker’s creation appear on the b-side of the vinyl. the white records are still offered into white opaque pvc jacket.

dj koze pres. pampa vol. 1 - 19 exklusive tracks eigens für die erste compilation auf dem renommierten label pampa records produziert
incl download code

150g black vinyl in full color, direct-to-board jacket with gloss varnish finish.

jäfar make a rapid return to the label and are back to grace the a side of fragil 019, while one half of the duo (elliot sindall) also pairs up with constantin nakov as seura on the flip. black mamba recalls certain aspects of jäfar s previous work on the label: the broken drum line, the subtle vocal samples and the global hypnotic aspect of the music. yet it is also radically different from marzsia. black mamba is a subtle but direct club track, aiming to get the dancers down through its heavy groove. the kick drum and low toms are strongly suggesting leg movement, joining forces with the snares and hats which call upon some serious head nodding.on the b side, white chapel is another broken beat club piece, but this time feels crafted for the afterhours. the groove is lighter and the heady feel is strong, closing the dancer s eyes and inviting them to drift through the music. once again, fragil comes up with original, well produced and highly danceable content, highlighting unsung talents for every versatile dj out there.

remastered re-issue on 180 gram vinyl, housed in gatefold sleeve.

elektronische tanzmusik aus afrika, gekoppelt mit bass-musik der nördlichen hemisphäre.

ambient techno exponent, a sagittariun, fires off another full-length album transmission this april on his own elastic dreams label. elasticity is the bristol based artists second long player, and the follow up to his acclaimed 2013 debut, dream ritual.

brassfoot smashing it!

mannequin records is proud to present the second volume of der zeltweg - italian tapes industrial music 1982-1984 , the legendary musumeci s tape label existed for some few years in the early 80 s. edition of 500 copies on 160 gram black vinyl. coloured vinyl. while the a-side is filling all the music produced by some of their side projects (errata-s-corrige, gasdehyde and herpes-z) that we already introduced in the first volume, plus an unreleased musumeci very early studio track apologia/musumeci , the b-side is presenting for the first time the full reissue of the psychophatic blossom - il fantasma della libertà tape (der zeltweg 002), an unexpected guitar-bass-noises experimental album, permeated by philosophical declamations in italian language and short pulsating rhythmic compositions.

reissue / repress , the artwork is presented in its original form, a gatefold sleeve with those typical 80s styled black & white pictures of michael, badder than ever!

kaleid, 4 trax of wonky, late-nite-swing, the first ep of new house stuff by nail on his own 89:ghost label. step away from the drip-tray. props to bones. 300 copies on no-frills black vinyl.

stefan ringer aka rekchampa says he makes music that’s danceable, intelligent, and soulful, and we couldn’t agree more. this 4 track ep of soulful house from the star of atlanta’s underground scene has everything for the discerning dj (bangers bounce #3 and can’t stop) and the home listener (heady deep cuts feeling it and the come down) alike. the release coincides with 2mr’s first in a series of semi-regular parties at black flamingo on the 27th, with ringer, mike simonetti and justin strauss.

4th one from the moi camp. 180 grams black vinyl only.

celebrating our 20th release, glasgows dave clark returns to optimo trax as sparky. he was responsible for the third release on the label as luma which featured the club smash -john broadwood- and recently had another big club hit with signals- on numbers. we are delighted to welcome him back in what is a contunuation of a relationship that stretches back further than we care to remember. all four tracks here are certified dancefloor winners, from the reach for the lasers, kickless things fall apart through the synth rhapsodies of black swan and my prophet, climaxing in the jacking seven daggers. all killer, no filler is often a trite cliche in these blurbs but is entirely true in the case of this ep.

ltd 2016 repress !!
stuttgarts motor city drum ensemble (aka danillo plessow aka inverse cinematics),presents a superb ep of deep house taking its cues from berlin and detroit. 2008 was a great year for motor city drum ensemble releasing parts one and two of the highly acclaimed raw cuts series which featured heavily in many best of 2008 house music charts. he finished the year with an excellent resident advisor podcast and a set at the resident advisor christmas party. his ‘get slapped up’ release on compost black and ‘breath control’ release on his own four roses label have been in the boxes of taste maker djs and seen him become an in demand producer. danillo is also a part of the inverse cinematics production team who have released on pulver, fuid ounce showcasing his more jazzy, broken beat production style. this debut 2020 release features three superb tracks that take their inspiration from the likes of theo parrish and carl craig as well as the deep house sound of berlin, yet retain the signature mcde sound.

(vinyl part 2 of 2) slum jazz punk and full moon is the return by opsb (one piece session band) in two separate singles, remixes by tokyo black star and righteous (tadashi yabe of ufo & dj quietstorm).

midnight riot return with vol 10 in there sampler series feat 4 killer dancefloor reworks.

absence seizures first release of 2016. three dark, deep and powerfully emotive tracks. this record also includes remix from legendary abe duque. dont sleep on this one! limited edition vinyl only.

the first 3 mono releases all bundled up for one special price!

after nearly a year of studio silence, and 9 releases under their belt the painfully anonymous dj / production trio italojohnson finally reveal that they are in fact the ghostbusters. to mark the anniversary of their 10th release they ve decided to amp up their usual white labels to black. who you gonna call?

seven years and five volumes of treats down the line, retreat flips the script in 2016 and introduces a brand new remix series (cheekily) entitled re-treats! with nebraska, session victim and quarion reworking stables fromthe rtr back catalogue, re-treats vol.1 is a brilliant showcase of the art of the remix as each artist comes up with a truly personal take on the original material

repress 2016 - the king of afrobeat is reinterpreted by the uks lodger. true sunshine music just in time for summer! for the third in the stamp series, we turn our attention to west-africa and the black president himself. englands lodger has crafted two superb reinterpretations that are part edit, part remix and all parts dancefloor dynamite. odoo and afro cuts may be instantly recognisable yet they are cunningly extended, subtly tweaked in all the right places and most importantly retaining the source materials core, that inimitable nigerian funk. limited vinyl pressing - hand stamped.

to celebrate kontra-musik records hitting the ten-year mark, founder and label owner ulf eriksson has put together a collection of some of our finest releases.

1983 to 1988 anthology from the west coast electro hip-hop pioneer. recordings taken from original master tapes. the vinyl box set contains four lps plus download code housed in an all-black case with gold foil print, 20-page book with photos, liner notes by jeff weiss, and detailed track history by egyptian lover. recordings taken from the original master tapes.

artreform meets hooved. the one of the interesting italy producer at the moment. this man has lots of great releases on labels like amam, time has changes, bouquet music and other. please welcome his debut vinyl only release on our label!

another fantastic project from a mysterious producer from chicago. vinyl only, 300 copies, limited edition!

e-minor releases #30, 31 & 32 all bundled up for one special price!

manchester s rainy city music continues to celebrate 20 years of the record label in 2016 and continue the success of the last two vinyl releases by dele sosimi afrobeat orchestra, via their own label and also with berlin s innervisions label. the 20 year celebration is also riding high on the current huge success of the re-issue of their second ever release from 1996 by city people it s all in the groove , now available again by the hugely popular artist motor city drum emsemble. this new release by artists irfan rainy & rex leon is a 4 trk ep from their digi lp titled cross step drag, a reference to the house dance culture from new york city. the four tracks released here highlight the huge variety in styles of house music created by the mancunian duo. the a side s track one vodun is simply voodoo / tribal house music for lovers of the old school jovonn sound. track 2 smash the silence is a brand new version of previous digital only release where afrobeat & house music are combined. it features the rasping vocals of lagos based nigerian actress vera e and the definite influence of fela kuti. flip to the b side and get to the deep dark twisted underworld of black america via snoop story (ode to the wire) and you hear one of the moodiest dance records you will ever hear and a tragic story of snoop, one of the wire s best performers from the cult tv series. the final track on the ep manc union dub is a dub house groove where ghostly brazilian candomble vibes meet the electronic dub beats of rhythm and sound. rounding off a hugely varied four track sampler receiving support from a huge cross sections of djs including danny krivit, at jazz, rahaan, kai alce, mad mats, osunlade, karizma, severino (horse meat disco), dj spinna & marcellus pittman.

we here at l a mission like to whip out our politics in public. we kinda get off on it. and so were especially excited to slip you b eaners first solo outing on the label. from track titles to sound samples to magazine articles to packaging, this record / magazine / performance package highlights im/migration, the brown experience, and stripped identity.supported by: dave aju, mr. ties, axel boman, mr. tophat & art alfie, duane harriot/devin dare, the black madonna, the mole, eddie c, christopher rau, zambon (the very polish cutouts), delfonic, brandt brauer frick, massimiliano pagliara, luke solomon, west norwood cassette library, delfonic

1 sided + large gravure on other side. love on the rocks is very excited to present sharif laffrey’s key jam (a.c.i.d.). his first release since the sleeper hit turn it up was released on discos capablanca over two years ago. key jam (a.c.i.d.) is the treasure + the mystery. laffrey’s signature raw edit style is in full effect on this 9-minute proto-dance heater. sharif laffrey has been playing records and making music for 20 long hard years. born in detroit, michigan - he’s worked on the line checking camshafts for chryslers & at submerge for mike banks - at the same time. he toured asia with juan atkins and once had to chase a grown man through the streets at night, who had crawled into his living room through a open window. an active member in detroit’s early rave scene, sharif remembers booking all foreign gigs with a fax machine - and would still do it that way, if anybody else had them anymore. he drove a black trans-am from 1990 to 1995. acid, tons of random stuff, tough, sexy, lovely, slow. freak mode. he is dealing with the fame. more to come.