despite the renewed interest in music from kenyas past, finding these tracks and their rights holders hasnt become any easier. only a handful of music archives around the world harbour collections of kenyan music, and just a few private collectors in kenya and abroad have been sharing catalogue info online or privately. one of the problems with east african music of this era is that much of it was originally released only on 45 rpm, seven-inch vinyl singles, many of which were only ever produced in tiny runs of a few hundred. 45s with their thin, paper sleeves do not age as well as lps and are often far more susceptible to the elements

dark late night groovers by the odopt bad boys, straight out the kitchen of bar simachev. horrungruang is simply a killer track.

moon is a discovery of iron curtis & johannes albert. before them boys drop their album they tease us with some rave informed jungl-ish techno (fyi - working title -shed-). the break? yes it is just long enough to go to the loo. flip comes with proto appealed trance in a classic executed electro-vain. so hop on your spacecraft and join ze ride.

geordie soul powerhouses smoove & turrell are back ahead of their upcoming album crown posada with the barnstorming single - you could’ve been a lady.
they are a breath of fresh air in the often cliched world of soul bands. the boys make no attempt to sound or look like anyone else - not for them the sharp suits and trumpet twirls of some of their peers. instead you get a wildly talented and vital crew of larger than life north east lads taking their rightful place on the international soul scene having already become figureheads within the uk.

in den späten 60er jahren entwickelte sich reggae weltweit zu einem dominanten musikalischen genre. die frühen jamaikanischen original reggae-aufnahmen waren bekannt für ihr hohes tempo und energielevel, das sich deutlich von den langsameren rocksteady tunes absetzte. die frühen reggae sounds lieferten den soundtrack für die britischen rude boys der siebziger jahre und erfreuen sich bis heute einer großen beliebtheit.
diese vinyl-only compilation auf dem legendären reggae-label trojan records liefert die besten tracks des »early reggae«.

nas i am was his third studio album release and proved his reputation of one hip-hop s leading rappers. his strong lyrics are heard on tracks like -small world- and -favor for a favor- featuring scarface of the ghetto boys. the original material of the album was leaked onto the internet and this forced him to record completely new material.

great 2016 re:issue of this 1981 classic

odd returns with the follow up to the highly successful tapes of old series. the boys have dug deep into the archives to bring you three hidden treasures that finally are making their way to wax. so sit tight and prepare to blast off into the intergalactic word of odd with tapes of old 02.

tale of 2 cities (or t.o.2.c for short) is the culmination of what was just a whim of an idea from label owners mike & justin. it s the first of its kind for us & anyone who knows anything about kolour ltd should know that we shall leave no stone un-turned on a release of this magnitude. this 14 track, 3x12 vinyl compilation is a smooth journey throughout the realms of deep house, mid-tempo grooves, funk/soul, with an edit (or two) for good measure. disc 1 features the incomparable talents of jimpster (under his franc spangler alias), admin, ugly drums & lady blacktronika, henry wu, and the hue ft. kissy asplund. disc 2 features the fouk boys, frank booker, vincenzo de bull & halve soul, & inkswel. disc 3 features the talents of eddie c, napoleon, sleazy mcqueen & vinyladdicted, patchworks, and leblanc. 3 x lp in a trifold sleeve & poster.

he small town boys are back again with an ep full of lovely music straining your feet. synths ran hot, beer cooled down, old school became new school surrounded by tons of deep atmospheres. they put it all together on these four tracks taking you on a journey from the heart of the town around the world. get on your feet!

we welcome back our very own poster boys jakobin & domino with their 3rd ep for luv shack. entitled roshambo, j&d deliver a bumpy four tracker for your occasional night raves and summer daze. our boys are kicking things off shiny with its title track roshambo in an almost motown-esque house affair way with soulful vocals and a funkadelic drum line. can t help it is heating things up next with a tight syncopated groove, chopped up chord stabs and a lush vocal line on top. as if this wouldn t be enough, mooguai boasts in with a slick synth bassline and an hypnotic arp, underlaid with ethereal pulse strings and an upfront jazz-house beat. ep closer polar 7 harks back to the early days of house music, with witty 707 beats, a classic juno bassline and a blissful organ theme to boot. versatility that you shouldn t miss out!dj support: tensnake, massimiliano pagliara, hard ton, chris massey, andre crom, hard ton, alkalino, fingerman, alex barck (jazzanova), jacques renault

parade ist das achte studioalbum des us-amerikanischen musikers prince. als gastmusiker wirken clare fischer, gene cipriano, jonathan melvoin, susannah melvoin und sheila e. mit.

with an eye in the past and a foot in the future, acid avengers aims at federating the vibrant but little recognised acid french scene. through a series of split eps (jaquarius, monoenzyme-307, voiron, botine, umwelt, paris acid boys), the record label celebrates the hallucinated sounds of the golden age of rave. for that first release of fucked-up electro and raw techno, jaquarius and mono-enzyme 307 resuscitate the nineties sounds through a modern understanding of acid music. an ep for the legs and the brain, that will thrill all the braindancers

recall luv*jam’s dream house series?? those that introduced the world to jimini, mr fiel, gnork, acasual!? well this is the dream house tropicana volumes, extra dreaminess with fat sprinklings of tropicana! the boys are at it at again with full nippiness explorations!! get dreamy. get nippy. get tropicana! volume 001 with a super tropical fish stamp!

ibifornia, the new album of cassius, will be released the 26th august. once again, the french duet composed of zdar & boombass has managed to gather the creme de la creme on its project. ibi for ibiza and fornia for california, or the perfect cocktail between the fervor of the spanish islands dancefloors and the incredible freshness of the californian mentality. pharell williams is present on the album, as well as a totally transformed cat power. the great mike d (beastie boys), and the over-playful guitarist matthieu chedid, are also some of the prestigious names we can mention. the singles ibifornia, go up, action and “the missing are already available as well as the ep of remixes action, that have given us many good reasons to wait for the upcoming opus. once youll have had the time to adopt those songs as your new summer anthems, cassius will give you a taste of what your indian summer can sound like

re-issue , 180gr , superior audio quality

nice price deal !!! amazing daft punk style slammer from the ashton shuffle boys mixes from stupid fresh & klaus hill

original motion picture soundtrack for the 2016 movie “ghostbusters”.

played by villalobos...
two of paris’ original old school bad boys get together for the third in their special series of collabs. with fresh new releases already on the streets through their own labels, apollonia and adult only, dan ghenacia and chris carrier step up to the legendary music for freaks with a brand new collection of delectable dance floor delights. music for freaks is back after a long break and this release couldn’t be anymore fitting for the highly-respected label’s relaunch. full of vibrant flavours and addictive rhythms, dan and chris bless mff with some irresistible paris funk. kicking off with ‘vaporized’, a catchy little groover with dried out percussion which slaps down over a sultry bassline. wibbly-wobbly fx combine with mysterious chimes and sketchy radio interference to create an odd atmosphere. then we have ‘the green bell’, a squelchy heads-down vibe provider. ‘wind and fire’ brings the ep to a close and continues the duo’s use of strange sounds to great effect. this is no run-of-the-mill 4x4 production, there’s depth, subtle progression and hypnotic rhythms as only two seasoned pros like dan and chris can muster.an instant classic, what more would you expect from music for freaks?...

we proudly welcome arne and delbaen to our label, without a doubt the new boys in electronic scene to look out for the coming period. hailing from the beautiful city of antwerp belgium, where diamonds are cut rough just like these two. be aware we will not bore you with just a one off release. no, these guys have got a mission and it starts right here. expect analogue heaven from one of antwerps finest analogue studios and best-kept secrets. some of them might have hear these guys rock the concrete at the ampere club in antwerp. we proudly open the book on page one, the first page of a book that will become a long and interesting read. ladies and gentle people, welcome to the adventures of arne & delbaen. sound architecture proudly presents the long awaited official release of the >funky chicken ep<

nice price deal !!! *limited edition picture disc** rounding off the year in style a year which has seen them become a firm fave with many djs annie mac / annie nightingale / eddie temple morris & tong !!! the boys are back with another 2 killer remixes this time the mighty prodigy & brazils css

we keep things rolling right along on kolour ltd 10’s with a bit of a special one for us for volume 3.
ever since we heard never gonna leave you from leipzig boys m.ono & luvless - it was an instant classic. originally released on o*rs on 2012, and with the kind help of label owner filburt, we’re thrilled to be able to give this timeless tune a second platform in 2016 to shine once again.
on the flip, the boys come correct once again with losing memory - a fresh new joint that was again, love at first listen for us.

nice price deal !!! 2004 release by acid quiff aka the conformist.

nice price deal !!! featuring vinyl exclusive track! signor andreoni and alessio mereu team up yet again for another solid effort as bunkers! although they have just formed this year, this italian superduo has already released three eps, with their most recent finding itself at the #1 position on richie hawtins chart for september. aside from his work in bunkers, mereu has appeared on a variety of labels like cmyk, harthouse and toys for boys. meanwhile, producer and classically trained guitarist andreoni is known for his releases (both solo and in collaboration with samim) on tuningspork. from the swelling tension of >holding back< that evokes suppressed love, to the staccato onomatopoeia in >please say whoo<, to the swingy and syncopated soul of >back to reality< – its clear that bunkers have mastered the house tradition of tension, buildup and release.

limited 7 inch vinyl, featuring the same track on both sides.
so when stu gardner was rounding up a late night studio session, putting the finishing musical touches to a t.v production he had been commissioned for, he thought he would use the last few hours to record one more song. wow are we glad he did. “don’t fight the love” is making movements in the disco circles and with the modern soul boys. an unnamed female vocalist gives you the performance of her life! this had been sitting dormant until 1980.

we held back on the big boys until the new year.. but now the lobster theremin logo tees are finally here! that cheeky hand and lobster scribbled by the hand of asquith and now screen-printed on a mighty fine climate-neutral 100% cotton tee in great fits. watch out for hella peeps wearing these down corsica studios, dance tunnel or on the backs of the lt crew on daze s eu tour this spring. only the best rep.

we held back on the big boys until the new year.. but now the lobster theremin logo tees are finally here! that cheeky hand and lobster scribbled by the hand of asquith and now screen-printed on a mighty fine climate-neutral 100% cotton tee in great fits. watch out for hella peeps wearing these down corsica studios, dance tunnel or on the backs of the lt crew on daze s eu tour this spring. only the best rep.

the second of two zentrum spinoffs is with us! as with the first, it comes loaded with four remixes. octo octa, vito & druzzi, cooper saver and turbotito, and lemonade all handed in top-notch reimaginings of tracks off jacques renault s debut lp, which came out just under a year ago, and they all somehow manage to be unique unto themselves while also sublimely bleeding into one another. octo octas rendering of mi casa samba serves as a propulsive beginning thats as dark and druggy as it is sharp and focused. vito & druzzis take on faith runs in a similar vein, but in a more stripped-back, drawn-out, and patient sort of way, it is nearly ten minutes long, so this is perhaps not a surprise. the b s remixes are brighter, sunnier, though that s not to say they re not bold. cooper saver and turbotito s redo of words has a certain funky swing to it that, paired with spacey synths and balearic bells and whistles, makes it ideal daytime disco fodder. the lemonade boys close the ep with their vibey take on faith. pads for days, a plump bass, and a focus on the original s sax make you wonder if the song itself somehow got stoned from a couple extra giant bong rips. a fitting way to end both the 12inch and the summer.

truly nuts and really kind of essential the starship commander with his own take on the synthesiser voice b-boys/girls delight. check the instrumental cut, mastership - a head nod synth voyage of the highest order. limited copies. tip!

the 4th ark to ashes release features various artists. 1st we have a collaboration between 2 of the analog room residents, shadi megallaa & siamak amidi. up next are the leftback boys, michael mclardy & dudley strangeways. the a-side features a new project called apse by shadi megallaa & sasha kaline of alka rex. lastly the ep ends with the linguinis remix of monotax which was previously released on igloo records.

nice price deal !!! school of zuversicht is a band collective around front lady dj patex. extensive live shows, a living room called golden pudel club in hamburg, and countless side projects by patex and her musicians sum up to an impressive peer group. 10 famous friends have now expressed their affection to school of zuversicht with their contributions to this remix collection. we are proud to introduce sounds by die boys (deichkind), station 17, festland (zickzack) and paulo olarte (liebe detail), as well as our pingipung heroes wols and mister tingle. special: we will release two selected killer tracks (die boys and festland) as limited 7inch vinyl single, including the download code for the whole album! once sold out the digital download will still be available.

celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic film andsoundtrack! featuring the no.1 hit single “ghostbusters” by ray parker jr. plus more! the vinyl release includes a download code.

record mission return ! nick the record teams up with dan tyler (idjut boys) for a fresh edits mission, a record mission ! as you d expect from one of the uk s most respected record dealers and an idjut sidekick, these are delightfully obscure but utterly deadly cuts lovingly extended and amended for those of discerning ear, and a lightness of foot a gospel heavy holy trinity here, as we journey into irresistible god-bothering booty shakers, for beginnings, middles and ends praise be ! vinyl only - one press

tummy touch continues celebrating their 20th birthday with the next in a series of limited edition, 12- releases for djs only. nyc based producer and guitarist bing ji ling aka quinn luke is known to many as a member of phenomenal handclap band and paqua (claremont 56) but his solo work has been a staple part of dj sets from the likes of todd terje, prins thomas and many others. on this release two of his songs have been thrown in to the echo chambers of bearded dub disco luminaries the idjut boys and tim love lee !

fresh off the heels of the success of their ‘waiting ground’ ep, the boys in black, frank & tony, are skating back onto the scene with another four track summer stomper, ‘under the jaguar sun’. the a-side starts things off with the titular track, a rollicking deep house number primed for sunset raves. a bouncing and lush bass line is the back bone of the track, as crisp hi-hats, distant, yearning pads, and shimmering bells propel dancers forward into eyes closed euphoria. things ramp up quickly into peak-time ecstasy on the breakaway edit of solo andata’s “a ballet of hands.” a whirling dervish of delicate music boxes, bowed guitars, delicate music boxes, and distant horns swirl around and weave in and out between a skipping drum pattern, pushing and pulling alongside a gruff and stuttering bass, perfect for those late night rooftop ventures.

poker flat recordings offers up another mouthwatering collaboration in the form of this ep by mennie and julien sandre. mennie hails from italy, and had fast been gaining a serious reputation on the underground, both as a resident at club 999 in his home country and as a talented up and coming producer. teaming up here with the frenchman julien sandre, this is an international project that will hit home with djs and house lovers globally. the night riots ep kicks off with partitions, which sees the boys in sparkling form - twisting and teasing a sick groove out of fairly simple sources.arth j follows a similar path the devil is in the detail, and mennie and sandre get down to some serious beat science, punctuated with some subtle chords and vocal stabs in the process. in a pixel world’ reveals the pair’s love of classic chicago vibes distilled though french touch, bringing in a super funky groove filtered though various effects and processes, and paying homage to the timeless sounds of early daft punk. ‘no more closes out the ep with a yet another weapon - a ray of house sunshine that skips along on a fidgety beat offset by filtered strings and chopped up vocal stabs. its got summer written all over it.

02am is an 4 track ep by the young producer hekkla from eindhoven in the netherlands. the first track is sunset strip , a slowly build house track that moves like the last waves of heat at the end of a hot summers day, walking home feeling satisfied, all ready for the night. saturday morning sentimentality is a hard to pinpoint track that sounds like the bastard son of a trio between the melancholic side of cyndi lauper, alphaville and the echoes of a cheesy saturday morning cartoon theme song from the late 80 s. on the other side memories of tau ceti feels like tumbling into space with only the memories left of a good time on an alien world, accelerating faster and faster but still enjoying it, even though you know that the vacuum of space will eventually kill you. finishing with the hardest track no math , because, boys and girls, it s no math... hand stamped artwork by frank koedood.

long awaited repress! after their highly acclaimed new moon kerberos which was the legendary number 100 of the systematic catalogue stephan bodzin and marc romboy return with one of their biggest track ever: atlas! the package of remixers couldnt be more massive: diynamics wonder boys adriatique, innervisions andre lodemann and running back/permanent vacation future disco super duo tuff city kids!

though theyre both originally from kansas, chrissy & hawley met in chicago, and began working together on songs that unite their very different individual styles: emotional dance music with catchy melodies and thoughtful lyrics in the tradition of yazoo, pet shop boys, arthur russell, kid creole & the coconuts, larry levan, and patrick cowley. their debut album comes hot on the heels of an ep on smartbar’s own northside ‘82 imprint, which has won over tastemakers like the black madonna, jackie house & jason kendig (honey soundsystem), prince rama, and avalon emerson. “some of the most earnest and charming pop music i’ve heard in years” - avalon emerson “iÕve been obsessing over ‘photoboothÕ” - jason kendig nite owl co-founder chrissy is a genre-bending dj / producer, known for releases on labels like classic, freerange, razor-n-tape, planet mu, and hypercolour, his influential “my year of mixtapes” blog, and his dj residency at the legendary chicago nightclub smartbar. hawley shoffner is a chicago-based singer-songwriter with a distinctive, immediately recognizable voice in the tradition of karen o, kathleen hanna, or siouxsie sioux. 2lp includes special insert and digital download code

sing with me: much in the same vein of the mannheim house sound made popular by artists like johnny d, nick curly, christian burkhardt etc. bretts gives us a deep but driving track centered around an african boy singing. brett chops the sample up to create a choir of ethereal voices to support the boys singing. as the track progresses it takes a left turn into weirdville through some dramatic synth tweaks & sweeps. this track is perfect for anyone who likes to dance standing up, with their head down and first firmly in the air. speaking japanese: many people will tell you learning to speak japanese is one of the most difficult languages to learn, and theyre right. lucky for you, brett has done all the work by translating his message into sound. the core inspiration for this track is based on a sample from a song by get physical owner and artist mandy. they were kind enough to let brett use the sample and run wild with it. the result is 8 minutes and 12 seconds of over driven 909s, rolling bass lines and a pad so thick you need a fork to eat it. all of this keeps the calm while frantic chatter and out of this world fxs take you to a japanese after party somewhere in shibuya.

jun kamoda is a producer, dj and mc from tokyo. new to the label but a friend of the party, jun came to mister sunday in nyc last year and ended up hanging around for a few days afterward, digging for records and sharing bowls of spaghetti with the boys. when he returned to japan, he got to working on the music we now present to you on the clay ep. this is jun blending loopy, psychedelic disco stylings with chugging drum work for three party-ready cuts. theyve been chopping up our dance floors months we’re excited to hear them do the same to yours.

fresh blood on robsoul and more sunshine fueled house for the summer floors from rising stars iban montoro and jazzman wax. its been a busy year for the duo, who have not only launched their own moodyhouse recordings label, but also completed and signed their debut album to mark farina’s great lakes audio imprint. an ep for kerri chandler’s madhouse records and projects in the works with barbara tucker and joi cardwell are all setting 2016 up to be a busy and bumper year for the boys from barcelona. their rock skate ep for robsoul is a perfect snapshot of the sample-heavy feel good-vibe vibe that the boys present in their own performances. four block rocking cuts that will have us grooving, grinding and rolling. so lace up and get dancing.

after an impressive debut in early 2015, the boys behind the soviet veil have slow-cooked another frothy sampling of off-kilter edits from the motherland (or somewhere). never mind the long pause between releases, the tenacious attention to detail shows on all four jams. this is one to pick up if you re a serious club dj or not, really.

introducing a new vinyl only serie from london s midnight riot - night service #001 sees party connoisseurs south beach recycling go edits galore with a sumptuous classic production, big driving house grooves & mad filtered effects. the south beach recycling boys have a passion for digging for & chopping up disco, boogie & funk and have already dropped 3 acclaimed ep s on yam who s midnight riot label. early dj support comes from horse meat disco, danny krivit, phil asher, the revenge, terry farley & craig smith

lemme kno = max d (aka your boy/-my dude-/future times crew) + dj isle o man (aka mb/morgan buckley/wino boys crew). breakbeat experiments, shplittin atoms and 90s jeep beats.
• debut ep collabo from max d & morgan buckley
• strictly limited vinyl
• silkscreened 2 colour artwork by house of traps
• clear 10 inch vinyl!

ein paar jahre nach seiner letzten platte war es für suff daddy nun an der zeit sein neues gruppy dumb studio einzuweihen. tief verwurzelt in seinem klassischen suff daddy-sound, entstand ein album, das sich in die entwicklung von suff daddy als producer und mensch nahtlos einfügen lässt. er ersetzt das becks und den schnaps als inspirationsquelle und berieselt sich fortan durch die eindrücke, die er auf seinen reisen durch europa und australien sammeln konnte. weniger chopped samples, dafür mehr synthies. weniger hip hop, dafür mehr handgemachte musik. nachdem er 2015 seine dj-shows erfolgreich aus deutschland auf ganz europa verlagern konnte, u.a. mit einem boiler room in london, durfte er auch anderson.paak bei seinen deutschland shows als support begleiten. auf dem album sind unter anderem sein bandkollege dexter (betty ford boys) aus stuttgart und mayer hawthorne aus los angeles vertreten. der einzige up-tempo & vocal track auf dem album ist sicher einer der ungewöhnlichsten für suff daddy. dexter und suff daddy hingegen ergänzen sich mit ihren ganz speziellen basslines und drum sounds, so ergibt sich der bewährte sound gepaart mit dexters brachialem habitus. diesen winter wird suff daddy zum ersten mal mit einer liveband auf der bühne stehen. termine folgen.

sherwood at the controls vol.2: 1985-1990 liefert 16 von sherwood produzierte oder remixte tracks zwischen electro, industrial, noise, hiphop, afrobeat und dub aus der zeitphase zwischen 1984 bis 1990. klassiker und raritäten, cd-erstveröffentlichungen und fünf(!) komplett unveröffentlichte tracks von lee perry, dub syndicate, bim sherman und african head charge. dazu ausführliche linernotes mit den entstechungsgeschichten der einzelnen tracks, archivfotos, lavelscans, uvm. alle formate unmixed.

raffaello & palermo is the union of two friends and old lph brothers, damon palermo, aka magic touch, and raphae&#776,,l valensi, aka laura ingalls. palermos an angeleno who came up in the bay area scene of the mid-aughts and valensis a frenchman dwelling in shanghai, perhaps best known for his work as the horses, a duo comprised of him and cle&#769,,ment pony. so there s the backstory. what s actually on this slab of wax, though? four chunky anthems that nimbly weave ravey mayhem into filter house and disco edits, sometimes touching on almost psychedelic trance-like tropes. if you dont hear one of these out every weekend night this summer, you re going to the wrong parties

played by : felix dickinson, soft rocks, noise in my head, eddie c, neil diablo, ali renault, kris baha, ess o ess, crucial & fresh
continuing the soft rocks anglo-australian exchange program we are very excited to announce kinfolk number 9. this comes from our melbourne homies nick murray of animals dancing / otologic and power station s kris baha. a1 cut besom comes out with all guns blazing with a guitar fit for leaping around your bedroom with an old broom, whilst bonzai sunset finds the boys in a more reflective, dare we say, tropical mood. flip over to the b and we ve got another banger in the shape of third wish and we ve even chucked in a gnarly remix from portugal s finest tiago. boom!