opak records alkyle series is a indépendant music label owned by seq9 & eeror303.! the music selected on the label is a melting pot between techno, house, minimal, chicago, détroit, electro, pop, uk funky and abstrakt hiphop.!

unreleased marcus mixx session, recorded in 1988 at head studios in chicago.

herva is the artist name of hervè atsè corti. he lives in relative seclusion from the dance music world in the italian countryside around florence and is one of the most intriguing producers to work in house and techno for a while. his early musical life as a drummer, plus his extra-musical interests in engineering and electronics has informed a unique, freeform, and very tactile approach to dance music. its house and techno that doesnt adhere to the usual influences of detroit, chicago or berlin.

besser bekannt als mitglied der aus chicago operierenden footwork teklife crew veröffentlicht dj paypal seine erste double ep auf flying lotus brainfeeder label. mit von der partie sind u.a. seine teklife homies dj earl, dj taye, keiska, feloneezy und jackie dagger. dj paypals rasanter mix aus booty ghetto trax, electro, hip hop, disco, funk und jazz beeindruckt auf ganzer länge!
das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.

the seminal chicago house album remastered and repackaged in a dj-friendly 3x12inch vinyl package

felix dickinson and jaime read met in brighton in 1995 when jaime was producing music for felix’s label ugly music. united by a love of chicago house music they held a 5 yr residency together in their hometown brighton. during this time jaime continued to make music for felix’s label as well as on his own label push 2 shove under the moniker lhas (the larry heard appreciation society). they soon found homes for their tracks on doc martin’s wax records, the belgian label eskimo and felix’s new label cynic music. more recently they have released tracks for tsuba and rong as lhas inc. there is a remix by neville watson. you may know him for his work with kink or his releases on clone and creme.

from detroit and passing thru chicago on the soul research train, comes titonton duvante, a multi-faceted artist who has been in the us scene for over 15 years, and has been making the motor city music scene proud ever since. recapitulate, ep vol1 is new and a pot of inspiration. two tracks which mix detroit grooves and sounds with a chicago style rhythm. recapitulate, produced with christopher rau, is experimental and ethereal. the ep ends with a yotam avni, a young and talented artist from israel, who takes recapitulate into techno with no compromises.

essential repress action from the monkey bar records, hinode & patrice scotts the hustlers ep from 2013 will get a limited transparent red vinyl repress, dont snooze... the first release of the label will be provided by hinode & patrice scott. mario and matteo are a talented italian duo based in berlin since a year. lovers of everything analog, their productions combine both the old and todays sounds but with the dancefloor as a common denominator. ranging between detroit and chicago, the release remains true to the monkey bars identity whos been highlighted in barcelona by being faithful to these roots. patrice scott doesn t need presentation, the detroit-based producer closes the ep with a beautiful track that reminds of early sistrum. smooth and deep detroit house for the lovers of ps. limited to 250 copies, vinyl only

west side chicago hardware anthems. nick reads windbreaker project has been his refuge since the days of lazer crystal (thrill jockey). a chicago diy scene staple for over ten years, this is the first windbreaker full length. imagine kraftwerk being trapped in berghain and living off of floor scraps or christian hosoi pulling a christ air over the pyramids and you are somewhere close.

90er inspirierter techno mit detroit & chicago wurzel.... rockt ohne ende

repressed 12 inch black vinyl !!
strictly vinyl only! big with: radio slave, sebo k, ralph lawson, mountain people, federico molinari, robert dietz, hector, anthony collins, clive henry, ethyl, justin drake,.. tsuba rarities is a collection of exclusive new remixes unreleased dubs and alternate versions. following her rekids debut last year nina kraviz is one of the most hyped artists of 2010 and she more than lives up to it with a truly stunning house remix of okain. clocking in at 12 -41 & complete with her own vocals and a bassline straight out of chicago, this mix has already blown the roof off panorama bar and fabric. one word - classic! for the aa side geddes & mic newman have reworked >lost souls< into >lost the love< adding a rather well known vocal on top.

with a career stretching back to 1998, via releases on dance mania, juke trax, blank mind, and planet mu, everyone should know dj clent by now. crosstalk actually unleashed his first internationally distributed tracks via dj slugo’s subterranean playhouse label, and we are excited to have acquired the rights to distribute all the beatdown house releases, worldwide. dj roc aka the crack capone is another artist who’s first international releases were disseminated via our digital program, we also distributed various juke city mix cds. his break came via his album on planet mu, and has also had a recent ep via duck n’ cover. dj t-rell & c-bit are relatively unknown, internationally, but have been active on the chicago scene for at least a decade. you’ll find their tracks on local mix cds by slugo, deeon, and clent, among others.

northside ‘82 is proud to welcome smart bar resident savile to the label for our second release. entitled suffer play, this three track ep imagines an alternate reality where minimal house takes an extended detour through chicago, strapping on the city’s famous jacking percussion for a more robust but equally razor sharp sound. “spaced” opens the record with a jolt of jacking house, pairing a limber bass line with tense percussion and pinpoint vocal samples. “1pm morning” is inviting and warm, a richly crafted environment lit by by resonating bass, wallpapered with sharpened guitar strums, and decorated with jangling percussion and clavinet accents. closer, “recipes from nowhere”, is the dreamiest of them all, letting melodies bubble around the track’s bass line backbone and swaddling listeners in melancholic pads. altogether an exceptional record from one of the city’s brightest young.

for those who maintain the more mutable dance music is, the deeper its impact on human evolution, rvng intl. presents we are not the first, an epic conducted and deconstructed by chicago artist hieroglyphic being and the j.i.t.u. ahn-sahm-bul. hieroglyphic being & j.i.t.u.. ahn-sahm-bul develop consciousness from primordial ooze. as in listening, the ooze intones an echo of our deep past, rendering the present ever focused. we are not the first is an 11-part epic and each track is a movement therein that testifies: an ensembleãs vitality lives in its collectivity.

the chicago based perpetual rhythms label welcomes trinidadian deep to the family for their 6th release, native bush ep. trini is known for his deep, spiritual, and tribal sounds on labels such as ron trents future vision records and neroli.the same holds here for his ep three deep house tracks exuding love through percussive and atmospheric vectors.

knallfetter 90er styled techno im stile der detroit / chicago helden... zeitlos top

seven davis jr.s rougher mix aus (dirty) chicago house, r&b, detroit und p-funk begeisterte bereits auf seinem debütalbum * universes*, welches im mai diesen jahres erschienen ist. nun gibt es zwei tracks aus dem album in brandneuen reworks von den house music titanen karizma und osunlade alias yoruba soul!

from sci-fi to lo-fi lod presents a journey inside analog machines and science fiction movies. two producers from different countries had split the release with their sounds and their musical attitudes. lost soundbytes is a brussels based young producer that develops an haptic music, diving sometimes into cryptic and anxious foggy areas through analog materials experimentations, as drum machines & synthetisers like poly 61, acidlab bassline 3, wardolf blofeld. sebastian swarm comes from glasgow his three tracks are full lo-fi acid music, imprinted by a cosmic sight and chicago house quotes. enjoy the trip!

gari romalis keeps on surprising us all, with his amazing ability to produce solid chicago laced beats, full of groove and brimming with soul. so far his music has been released on some highly respected underground imprints, such as rawax, rue de plaisance and bosconi records amongst a long list of others we couldn t be happier to have gari joining us on our vinyl catalogue, plus, along side him for remix duties, esteban adame, half of the renowned los hermanos. esteban is a key member on the ur crew and has been also releasing incredible music on labels such as underground quality, or his own ican productions, which he runs in collaboration with santiago salazar.

houseworx is proud to present houseworxer aka mr. jordan fields from chicago! after his fantastic debut on houseworx#11 mr. fields comes around with his houseworxer moniker to bring us back to the club. houseworxer is house for us!

brand new 5 tracker from persian on his own ‘existence is resistance’ imprint. varying from chicago deep house to post hardcore mash ups.

3 tracks heavily influenced by chicago.

brian harden is back on d3 elements with a new three track ep that once again explores richly musical deep house with a difference

parages 009 is ojpb (known as bowly) first ep on this label, a side project oriented house and disco. the a side starts with « pénétrante », a disco house track, with classic bassline and nice chords groove. on the second track, its simoncino’s remix. the italian with a strong taste for chicago house, signed on mathematics, lies and more… he turns the track into a wild west tune with deep sounds and melodic lines keeping the groove.b side starts with a deep percussive house track, super melodic and really catchy with a detroit influence…..you got to pay your dues man. last one is a super catchy disco edit that will stay in your head and bring some dance moves that you didnt know of.

our favorite new producer musk finally debut on mule musiq after excellent remix for kza and kuniyuki and the track for i m starting feel ok vol.6. on and on on a side is massive chicago house track and mysore on b side is modern berlin house sound. both are killer!

groove line records are proud to add to their 2015 releases of half-speed mastered re-issue singles with both the extended special disco version and instrumental version of earth wind & fire s 1976 funk bomb getaway gracing each side of a 180g 12” virgin vinyl disc. looking to gain on his groups critical and commercial success from the early 1970s ew&f s main man maurice white brought in the legendary charles stepney, who had tutored him at chicago s chess records in the 1960s, as the co-producer and arranger on their incredible 1976 album spirit, which opened up with the formidable funk track getaway. co-written by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter bernard “beloyd” taylor (s.o.u.l.) and songwriter peter corbelenky around the theme of escapism and self-fulfilment, the primal urgency of getaway was the ideal composition for white to record with ew&f. white felt the song s energy and positive, uplifting lyrics matched the attitude and ethos of his group perfectly. as a result ew&f created a funk gem both musically and lyrically perfect for the dance floor.

traxman, the ghetto house producer based in chicago, active since the mid-90s with multiple releases on the legendary dance mania records, released 6 brand-new dancefloor trax on dizzy tunes.

poker flat’s forward to the past anthology returns in its 3rd iteration, as lean and mean as it ever was and precision-engineered to make you jack, dream and all things in between. the winning formula remains the same: task a selection of hotshot veteran and up-and-coming producers with recapturing the style and mood of early club music, paying homage to the golden years between 1985 and 1992 when chicago house and acid, new york house and detroit techno took the world and its dancefloors by storm.

now into its tenth year, canadian label and house mainstay mile end cooks up another sizzling house record, this time from chicago legend and label regular roy davis jr. featuring the vocals of terry dexter, the track comes with remixes by fellow legend dj pierre as well as ray coker and groovecreator

hot on the broken heels of nothing left, his smash debut lp for chicago’s clear records, cgi boss and atlanta’s own twins graces his own imprint with never know yourself, a three-track ep that treats listeners to a different side of the producer’s output.

berlin dj/producer daniel steinberg returns with his wonderful third album left-handed, a kaleidoscopic trip through house, electronica and jazz and imbued with the artists trademark warmth and adventurous musical spirit. left-handed vinyl part 1 includes opening track: corn dog - a melting pot of latin tech, funk, rap and jazz, the chicago inspired ctate of mind and bones to the bluesy nostalgia of peace. this is an albums album thats heavy on highlights, while working beautifully as a cohesive whole.

2015 reissue of essential chicago vocal house classic from the 90ties. b/w with sinister haunting instrumental jackin track im so deep....a huge favorite at rh. tip!

originally released on dance mania, i dream you is an absolute chicago house classic. it is one of the deepest and most soulful releases the label put out in their early days, and it totally captures vincent floyd s signature sound. tip! 2015 repress

a highly regarded producer and musician who used to be in the midst of the ny metro breeding reactor that spectatuclarely revived and modernized disco and italo disco since the turn of the century and added some hotliped live brass to their platters and whose sought after releases under his own appear appear much to rarely dons his house cloak and dagger for 3 sneaky new chapters on story. not wasting any time on unnecessary nicety the a-side track will send up a whole colony of ants right up your pants riding on a steamrolling percussive disco groove garnished with cut up vocals and fx trickery. b2 is another chicago style wedding of disco and house with a jubilant, string backed female vocal snippet tweaked over a heavy groove while the first track on the flip is a subterrenean, groaning dub house affair that reminds of a slowed down john ciaffone banger. no matter which chapter you jump to here it puts you right into the action.

more abstract, forward thinking house music courtesy of transatlantyk. mondo hehe is the fifth ep in a growing catalogue of the label and is one of its most adventurous offerings yet. lutto lento (real name lubomir grzelak) is an experimental musician from warsaw, poland, who specialises in dark, spooky, uneasy music that s hard to categorise. apart from running two experimental cassette only labels (sangoplasmo and dunno recordings), lutto lento records music for contemporary theatre and forward thinking european labels like ftd and where to now? he is equally inspired by avant-garde and surreal sounds from the bygone eras as well as raw house and techno music of today. his music tends to absorb the listener into a parallel, imaginary world, where sounds of a lamenting cry of a trumpet (b2) and a voice counting numbers on top of the rolling exotica style bongos (a2) are as important as jacking chicago house drums (b1) and energetic basslines (a3). from the jumping beats of the title track, to the late night deep roller casino , the * mondo hehe ep* is a superb collection of non-generic house music that sounds as good at a club, as it does at home.

ouer is more than just a new house and techno project by two producers based in berlin, it is about honouring the spirit of classic detroit and chicago sounds, without being afraid to look beyond deadlocked spheres, not only within the music. ouer is live, ouer is family, ouer is making records with a diy approach and being surrounded by all aspects of music, design and friendship.

chicago’s ike release returns to his label episodes with the watercolors ep.

original rio beach boy marcos valle returns with a brazilian masterpiece. evoking his carioca sound - where expansive orchestral sweep meets beautiful melody and complex harmony - valle mixes perfect romantic bossa-pop with cinematic brass and strings. this new recording explores a six decade career that has swung between pop, bossa nova, delicate psychedelia, jazz, and funk. responsible for bossa classic >summer samba (so nice)< valle has collaborated with leon ware, sarah vaughan, & chicago, seen his track >ele e ela< sampled by jay z for blueprint 3, and his songs recorded by the likes of frank sinatra and bebel gilberto.

environ boss morgan geist returns to his love for detroit techno, chicago tracks and generally exceptional dancefloor music with the first in a new series of eps: megaprojects 1

chicago party collective debuts their vinyl-only label with berlin based artists. 2 original tracks + remix from martinez. gem 1 takes off with upbeat stripped down groovy bass line, gem 2 + remix head for the deep after-hours sessions.

fresh from 1989. 3 classic chicago acid tracks from the man like gene hunt. re mastered and re pressed for 2015 in conjunction with trax.

slamming house vinyl , b2 = chicago * dancemania* basement style

new 6 track avian release from chicago based musician connor camburn. comes with a printed inner and outer avian jacket. big support from avian fans...
avian s first release since absorbing its sister label mira comes from chicago based musician connor camburn under the alias litüus, with an entirely beatless collection that well establishes avian as the home for the kind of searching electronic experimentation that would have been found on the ten-inch focused imprint that shifted recently announced would merge with its parent label. the ep follows previous cassette releases under the litüus name for brave mysteries, notice recordings and mazurka editions and comprised entirely of real time single-take recordings on hardware instrumentation. shorn of percussive elements yet not without their own rhythmic structures, camburn s six compositions are free of immediate electronic genre influences and instead draw primarily on non-musical inspiration in addition to various other contextual reference points, as he sought to express ideas of the unraveling or -de-composition- of musical or architectural spaces through musical forms imagined as inverted contours and negative spaces.

2015 has been a huge year for dj-kicks, marking both 20 years of the series as well as our 50th release. but far from slowing down, we’re already looking ahead to another incredible mix from one of our favorite artists. over the past decade, seth troxler has become a visionary and authentic voice in dance music, his jovial personality cutting through the noise and continually playing by his own rules. growing up between detroit and chicago, his musical education carries enviable credentials, with his stepdad a local radio personality who championed the early sounds of house music. true to troxler’s character, the mix has a whimsical nature and a thoughtful and timeless narrative, bearing a tenacious episode for the dj-kicks series that gives a true insight into the man behind the well-preened moustache and cowboy antics.
the double vinyl with 8 unmixed tracks includes the dj-mix on cd.

poker flats forward to the past anthology returns in its 3rd iteration, as lean and mean as it ever was and precision-engineered to make you jack, dream and all things in between. the winning formula remains the same: task a selection of hotshot veteran and up-and-coming producers with recapturing the style and mood of early club music, paying homage to the golden years between 1985 and 1992 when chicago house and acid, new york house and detroit techno took the world and its dancefloors by storm. the result is a collection of new and exclusive tracks as addictive as the stone cold classics that influenced them - a tribute and, at the same time, the cutting edge of contemporary music production.

after making a great impression with its first ep, giant records serves up a second hot helping of house music from boss man grant dell, complete with fresh remixes by scottish techno stalwarts silicone soul. dell, also known as chicago transit authority, has been doing his do for 25 years now. as a dj he is at home in clubs in ibiza and barcelona as well as around the rest of europe, and is someone who always prefers to push his own brand of widely infused and influenced music than his own profile. once again here he comes up trumps with the emotive, glowing house cut ‘in your mind’. with a neat bassline and mid tempo house drums, subtle but effective synth smears add warmth and colour to the groove, whilst soul fuelled vocals add a real sense of personality. this is sure to get people grooving at any hour and comes with grant’s own space echo remix. as the title suggests it’s a more dubby and reverb rich affair with cosmic signifiers and sci-fi vibes pervading from start to finish. silicone soul need little introduction having been at the heart of real deep house and techno for decades on the soma label. their first remix is a darkroom dub - named after their own label - and is a seductively slo-mo and lazily unfolding house cut with languid synths that really suck you in. their lush hypnohouse mix is then a twinkling, late night bit of melodically rich deep house with starry skies twinkling above sombre chords. this is a patiently served but hugely alluring ep that is stuffed with plenty of tender feeling. one again then, both grant and giant have come up with the goods.

incl. markus suckut, parris mitchell & dj spider remixes! with the original release marking rekids return from hiatus, radio slave s the clone wars is now revisited with a trio of new interpretations from three distinctive talents on house & techno. on the a side, markus suckut moulds the original into the kind of no-nonsense rolling techno jam that has personified his releases for mosaic and figure. the b side enlists two us talents in the shape of parris mitchell and dj spider, with the former bringing a glitchy take on the jacking chicago house that mitchell perfected in his timeless productions for dance mania, and the latter shaping the track into crunchy weirdo techno that sits perfectly alongside his output for the trilogy tapes and his own ny-based plan b recordings.

theyre young and tough, and especially wonderful too, easily one of the most compelling harmony soul groups to ever hail from the windy city! the sets a chicago soul gem from the early 70s, recorded with a laidback, slightly tripped-out vibe thats different than the tighter styles of other groups from the same scene, definitely righteous at points, with some of the superbad modes you might hear from an east coast lineup like the delfonics or soul generation, especially when they were trying to get a bit more conscious in their message. arrangements are great – handled by tom tom washington, eugene record, and cliff davis, very much at the best brunswick mode, but again with a deeper sort of vibe too. the title cuts a monster, and a very fitting follow-up to their earlier sly, slick, & wicked track – and the album features 2 versions (vocal and instrumental) of a cut called this is the lost generation, a very righteous soul groove with a heavy production tip.