in a world where everything is relative, this may well be the final nail in the truth s coffin. from the past to the present and the present to the past, of stories forgotten and to be told. murray, labelboss from the great contort yourself label, created a library full of edited (un)forgotten cassette material from the first part of the 80 s. this compilation features die form, fan tan, nocturnal emissions, agem, beats per minute and parazite: tracks to take you back to the future on the modern day dancefloor.

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.

forma di comunicazione alternativa e paradossalmente antimediatica

greg belson s divine disco is a snapshot in time encapsulating the raw power of a spiritual performance, set to the pulsating 4/4 rhythms that were in vogue with the dance floors of the day. tip! labels like savoy played a key part in identifying artists that fit nicely into this brand new style with performers like shirley finney and the gospelaires, both of whom were established within the scene, but carried the disco torch brightly with their tunes featured here. divine disco also paints a picture of the lesser known acts that privately released their message to the hopeful masses, such as the gospel ambassadors and the inspirational souls, whose recording budgets would have been significantly less than any major label.

trulz & robin aka trulz kvam & robin crafoord do slowburning, airy but distinct fascinating house music, warm, bright, focussed but playful, reduced, but open to surprise. signed with atmospheric grooves, a stomping kick, subtle klick and lurching bassline. spiced with plentyfull electronic or sometimes acidic elements this is like straight out of a future club that we like to visit over and over and never seem to get over until breakfast time arrives. written by full pupps hh, on the first sunny day in may, 2016

lp-box: klappdeckelschachtel in lp-grösse (318 x 315 x 31 mm) / 4 x schwarzes vinyl im gatefold / download-code / poster (60 x 60 cm) / 6 wachsmalstifte (bunt) / limitiert auf weltweit 500 stück
der diynamic-labelboss gilt als einer der begehrtesten remixer dieser tage. internationale stars wie foals, editors, broken bells, paul kalkbrenner oder lana del rey vertrauen auf die fähigkeiten des gebürtigen bosniers, ihre tracks tanzbar und sexy zu machen. nicht selten wird ein solomun-remix dabei sogar erfolgreicher als das original. mladen solomun legte eine der steilsten karrieren im dj-zirkus der letzten jahre hin und stieg innerhalb kurzer zeit vom respektierten underground-dj/produzent in den weltweiten dj-olymp auf. ein grund dafür waren neben seinen energiegeladenen sets und seinen erfolgreichen eigenproduktionen auch diese seine remixe. als besonderer clou der compilation wird jede cd- und vinyl-box mit buntstiften und einem poster des covers ausgestattet, so dass sich jeder fan sein eigenes cover -remixen- kann. -solomun - selected remixes 2009-2015- gibt dem hörer einen großartigen Überblick über die verschiedenen facetten des produzenten mladen solomun. sein label diynamic feiert in diesem jahr zehnjährigen geburtstag – der perfekte anlass für die erste remix-werkschau.

after making some massive claims regarding electronic music last year which caused a stir in the dance music community, mat zo had a lot to live up to with his long awaited second album self assemble. what didnt help was the fact that his first album, damage control was critically acclaimed by many within dance music and is now considered a modern-day masterpiece with mesmerising tracks such as the sky and the massive easy with porter robinson.

the vital vapors to absorb,
the moon, with famished gaze,
suspends his lean, malignant orb
above a dying day.

1° release from this new label/project.... the name speak him self... 4 dub-techno/house groovy deep tracks with analog acid touch... early supported by dj ralf , pirupa, easy to remeber and many others...

den “nightcrawler”-soundtrack gibt es in zwei deluxe-lp-editionen. das cover zu 39138151 basiert auf dem original filmposter, das set kommt mit einem bedruckten inlay und einem download-code als extras und das vinyl hat die farbe von cherry cola.
james newton howard gehört inzwischen zu den bekanntesten soundtrack-komponisten hollywoods. seine scores für “the dark knight” und “batman begins” (beide gemeinsam mit hans zimmer) genießen kult-status, er hat aber auch so unterschiedliche filme wie “pretty woman” und “the hunger games” vertont. ursprünglich war er session-musiker und verdiente seinen unterhalt als tour-keyboarder von elton john, bis er mit dem soundtrack zu “the sixth sense” eine eigenständige karriere realisierte.
als tatort-paparazzo-kameramann schlägt sich lou bloom (jake gyllenhaal) durch die nächte von los angeles, immer auf der jagd nach bildern von unfällen, verbrechen und mord. ein lebensstil der ihn prägen wird ... - der kult-film von dan gilroy beleuchtet die schattenseiten des urbanen lebens.

stellar new artists to join our tight knit family. first we invite mariano mateljan with whowhatwhere, his raw minimalistic analog sound really shines through with a swinging percussive bass line, echoing vox and splashes of pads to set the mood. now moving into more techno territory with our beloved mastering guru gabriele carasco with his slow burner theory of flow, has just the right amount of acid to take you on hypnotic journey through the lab. no introduction is needed for one of sol asylum’s core members miss jools. this time around creating a deep and moody vibe with what you do she adds touches of vocals, an elaborate construction and glistening pads that finishes it off flawlessly. last but not least, we introduce markus sommer with san beneghetto. his skills and mature taste blew us away regardless of his youthful years. this garage-fueled track with gliding synths and jazzy bass lines is the perfect track to warm up your summer day

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.

nach zwei legendären alben auf trevor jacksons output recordings mitte der 00 er jahre und dem vinyl-only album many colours (2015) veröffentlicht der französische produzent marc nguyen tan aka colder nun zwei longplayer gleichzeitig. beide bestehen aus brandneuem material sowie überarbeiteten, unveröffentlichten songs der output-jahre und bestechen mit ihrer eiskalten, atmosphärischen melange aus cold wave, krautrock und post-punk, irgendwo zwischen chromatics, lcd soundsystem, liars und the horrors, mit einflüssen von neu! und can. goodbye ist mit seinen zackigen, synthetisierten gitarren und dynamischer elektronik ein groovegeladenes werk, während the rain mit eisigem ambiente und new wave-expressionismus experimenteller ausfällt.

after showcasing the debut releases from the high on wye quintet (magic mountain high, soulphiction and steevio) and monoak, the freerotation label returns with a various artists 12” featuring four more artists intrinsically linked by the annual festival. anthony child, aka surgeon, has been a regular fixture since first appearing at freerotation in 2011. his recent exploration of modular synthesis and use of the buchla music easel has found a home in the ambient yurt at the festival, and equally has manifested in album projects such as 2015’s electronic recordings from maui jungle vol 1. “unconscious fearless determination” follows on from this more experimental, less dancefloor-focused side to child’s work, while still pulsing with the techno fundamentals that quickly defined him back in the mid ‘90s. duckett hails from north wales, and has been a key part of the freerotation fabric since the beginning of the event. after some releases on mindtours, mindyourhead and sthlmaudio back in the mid-‘00s, his music has started to reach a new audience through releases on untilmyheartstops and a clutch of lauded live performances. “breaks my heart when i remember that day” captures the alien synthesis and emotional heft that singles duckett out as such a remarkable artist. steevio is the co-founder of freerotation and mindtours records, responsible for a huge swathe of techno releases reaching back to the ‘90s. as well as his releases on mindtours, he has recently appeared on untilmyheartstops and in collaboration with pev on schmorgabsord, and is set to appear on russ gabriel’s new label rivers of groove. with its expressive swells of off-kilter melody and snaking drum lines, “pendulum” continues the thread of exploration steevio has been following on his journey into experimental modular techno. tom ellis has been prolifically issuing forth material in a soul-enriched space in between house, techno and funk for more than ten years. from running the acclaimed trimsound label to releasing albums and singles on telegraph, archipel, hartchef discos and more recently ethereal sound to name but a few, tom’s recorded work and immersive live performances continue to reach out to new moods and timbres. “as a take” finds tom at his most reflective, layering on dubby effects and organic instrumentation in a truly meditative end to the ep.

all sounds running together, combined, fused or following. sounds of the city and sounds out of the city, sounds of the day and night. thousands of machines and a thousand different noises, combining them according to our imagination.

end of dayz 009 is by the mysterious 30drop. his works are described by himself as detroit techno inspired music mixed with repetitive european techno. in this release -on the next day ep- we find on a side the terror history called -they saw it again- and the jeroen search remix that is a very danceable rhythmic techno with some cosmic stuff. the b side is for -raw- where we can listen to some space bells. here is the remix by an old friend of this label, p.e.a.r.l., bringing the track into a darker place.

boora x mr. robberhood’s first collab on wax. 12 track instrumental project following boora’s debut album soundogolism. comes with full album download card.

mmusic is a modern day music vinyl imprint, paying a 12 inch respect to quality productions, compiled together, for a must have vinyl record. limited to 300 copies.

»…but seriously« ist nicht nur das zweiterfolgreichste album von phil collins, sondern zudem das zweiterfolgreichste album in deutschland seit beginn der offiziellen auszeichnungen vor rund 40 jahren. es eroberte die internationalen charts, verkaufte sich über drei millionen mal und wurde sechsfach mit platin ausgezeichnet. 2016 ließ collins »…but seriously« neu auflegen, und zwar in remasterter und erweiterter version, gepresst auf 180 gramm doppel-vinyl.

remastered reissue of pink floyds second album (originally released in 1968) on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl.

hot on the heels of “the reason”, released earlier in april, mimi music continues to impress with the death no more ep from label head komplexx. he teams up with former booker of extrema and present-day photographer peter van hal. the original version of “death no more” defies genre boundaries with ease. fusing old school progressive stylings, well placed percussion, an epic choral vocal with a catchy main hook and a rubbery bass line, komplexx has unleashed a summer anthem for the discerning dance-floor worldwide. the remix comes from well respected german artist marcus sur. a producer in his own right, signed to noir music, trapez, highgrade, four:twenty records and many more, sur created a darker more hypnotic journey focusing on the percussive aspects of the original. and komplexx’s v.i.p. mixx heads off into housey techno waters from the start. deeper, more percussive and driving, the v.i.p. mixx keeps the central melody intact while creating a darker feel. this has mass crossover appeal written all over it.

this compilation should enrich everybody’s soul with a mix of something for everyone who likes or wants to explore the variety of early soul tracks which are finding new favour on today’s uk soul scene. from the lesser known tracks from big name artists like aretha franklin, otis redding, gladys knight and the drifters, to established hits from the valentinos, sam cooke, steve alaimo, chuck jackson and timi yuro.

chicago footwork

as we move into the summer months, yoruba records is pleased to present this tasteful rendition of celebration of oggun from the much acclaimed sunlightsquare. based on a traditional yoruba chant performed by havanas abbilona, sunlightsquare takes the original and gives it a modern deep house touch. a soulful tribute to the protector in the orisha system, sunlightsquare provides a rhodes-driven melody that accompanied by powerful chants will have you grooving any time of day or night. a2 finds us with the stripped down yoruba soul beats version from osunlade himself. a unique percussive number that keeps the soul of the original – the bata drums command you to move your body in celebration. as we flip the record over we kick off with the yoruba soul mix. using the backbone of the beats mix, this nearly seven minute ballad is an absolute must-have in your bag. a smooth, subtle bass keeps you grooving as it makes way for the vocal – elevating you in the spirit of dance. lastly, we close with a stunning mix by none other than trinidadiandeep. this future yoruba classic is as deep as it comes. guaranteed to keep the floor moving, this must-listen tracks pads help round out an ep were extremely excited to bring you.

reissue of an eye for an eye by byrne & barnes: a true westcoast/aor masterpiece, produced in legendary music city muscle shoals (alabama) and originally only released on japanese label climax. in 1981, robert byrne followed up to his 1979 album, blame it on the night, by teaming-up with multi-instrumentalist brendan barnes to record this rare westcoast classic. if they never recorded any other music together, both display incredible music career and went on to produce for many famous artists such as pointer sisters, patti austin, earth wind & fire, phil collins, brian mcknight, or boyz ii men to name just a few.

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.

wiederveröffentlichung des manfred mann’s earthband albums von 1973 als 180g schwere vinyl-edition. “messin’” wurde mit dem gitarristen mick rodgers eingespielt. zwei coverversionen sind teil des konzeptes: “get your rocks off” von bob dylan und “mardi gras day” von dr. john. das album - zwischen den werken “glorified magnified- und “solar fire” angesiedelt - fällt in die hoch-kreative prog-rock-phase der manfred mann’s earthband und gilt als klassiker des genres.

musica_sequenza is crossing the bridge between baroque music and the 21st century.

repress 2018... following on from isaac tichauer s street lessons release, the mysterious loft records calls in the talents of bicep, hackman, dorsia and lancelot for a choicest remix package. the french express signing turned many heads when he dropped his lauded devotion lp back in 2012, and since then the australian producer has risen to become a formidable name within modern day electronic music. therefore it s only fitting that an all-star cast were chosen to remix his latest release on loft records. bicep, who had an enormous 2015 with releases on aus and 50 weapons, begin the release with the only remix of higher level - a break infused cut fashioned for the dancefloor with a penetrating melody, echoing vocals and soaring pads. the first of three street lessons remixes then comes from hackman, known for his work on 20/20 vision and futureboogie, who incorporates serene synths and subtle stabs to transform the original into a quirky renovation with elements of funk. london duo dorsia then step up with a cacophony of sounds that build in suspense with the introduction of fuzzy atmospherics, until fellow australian and w&o street tracks artist lancelot generates a cavernous dub containing the originals infectious hook whilst implementing resounding rimshots and wobbly keys.

exotic pungent basement rebellion

space echo - the mystery behind the “cosmic sound” of cabo verde finally revealed! in the spring of 1968 a cargo ship was preparing to leave the port of baltimore with an important shipment of musical instruments. its final destination was rio de janeiro, where the emse exhibition (exposição mundial do son eletrônico) was going to be held

let’s go swimming announce their first release from mack ness. ‘inter-present’ is a lucid excursion into the more melodic, playful realms of house music. drawing on a carefully selected sound pallet of glistening ambient pads, deep-set harmonies and hazy, shuffling beats.

it was too hard to resist another record store day outing once pontchartrain dropped these edits on us.

reggie dokes returns on his own psychostasia label with three fresh detroit house cuts.

insurgently crossing philly soul, cape jazz and bump jive in 1976, the same year as the soweto uprising, poignantly shot through with timmy thomas’ why can’t we live together.
“it was so important for us to play a kind of crossover then, to weave in touches of motown, philadelphia soul and teddy pendergrass that the coloured community appreciated, and basil’s cape town sound, and sipho’s sound that was legendary in the black community, and make music that people could all enjoy together... the regime divided us: people classified coloured had identity documents, black people had the dompas. we didn’t accept that separation. sipho, although he was born in kzn, could play any feel. sometime he’d joke, does my bass line feel coloured enough?”
another landmark matsuli. the title track is killer.

real recognise real is what they say so this colaboration is no coincidence. ptx daddy frost teams up with hardworksoftdrink hardliners cédric dekowski & felix reifenberg., bringing you -forcer-. a quirky, acid filled funk flex for the whole family. on the flip side we ve got dietrich thilo with cedric dekowski. you better expect the unexpected. pushing boundaries and themeselves is what they do all day everyday...can t knock the hustle..

great debut release and new label from a rubadub shop regular featuring tracks from shop regulars. tip. this first release is made up of 3 tracks from my friends and 1 from myself. there’s no concept here other than putting out music that was otherwise not going to see the light of day. the first track is by bleaker who put out a 12inch on unknown to the unknown last year, the second by miz aka big miz whos been putting out music on dixon avenue basement jams, the third by the burrell connection who has a release on west end communications and a track on a craig knows released compilation and the last track is from myself which got a play on big mizs boiler room set. these tracks were all sent to me around the same time and it felt right to make a place for them on a record. bleaker, miz and the burrell connection have all been making waves in scotland and beyond and these 3 tracks are proof that the attention is warranted. and i dont think my track is too bad either.

an identity matrix can be described as a special linear matrix in which all the right variables align to create a unique state of balance. an efficient, yet elegant equation, serving as a stable truth, on which new ideas can be founded a perfect analogy to the signature sound and philosophy that have made jeroen search one of the most sought after underground techno producers of this day. with four powerful tracks, all drenched in the signature analog search-sound, the identity matrix ep delivers yet another timeless contribution to the dynamic reflection catalog. with the a-side featuring two driving dancefloor-oriented cuts, and the b-side exploring the more futuristic sounds of tomorrow, the identity matrix ep skillfully balances itself between tradition and innovation.

the delivered sampling of featured artists on louie vega starring, is one for the record books and a must for any music aficionado as louie explains, this body of work is a masterpiece that will be party of my legacy. i see it up there on the same high shelf with albums like nuyorican soul, elements of life, and masters at work.

in moscas own words, this release embodies melting miami, rio, a field just outside the m25 and the bronx into modern-day london.

shaw cuts is happy to present its third release, which includes 4 tracks produced by farron under the title ‘death duel’. the story of this chapter is simple: the third master is respected as the unrivalled and undefeated swordmaster of the day. his strength and skill saw many opponents who sought to slay him and win his title. all failed. there was only one rival who might sever his crown. it is only a matter of time until the ultimate duel… ‘we don’t make no sense’ rings in combat with a dirty break-beat drum pattern combined with deep, melancholic pads, circling the scene before one of the masters makes the first attack. warmer in tone, ‘tangency’ is the first intermission, a lull in bloodshed and impending annihilation. short-lived… the b-side brings back battle mode with ‘centro’, a rough and rolling thunder with churning synth action and distorted drums. the duel ends with ’par 2’, its sharp percussions, goliath bass drum and spheric pads reverberate victory. an open breast and sword glazed red. fatal hemorrhage…

following up on his critically acclaimed this day ep, pomrad (be) debuts his full length with on and on records (fra) & jakarta records (ger) worldwide this summer. pomrad a.k.a. adriaan van de velde has lots of funk in his colorful trickster bag. just check out the title track knights of his album: its beats chug like the wheels of a locomotive and electrifying synth solos guarantee the best brain freeze you’ve ever felt. he could be your favorites producer, favorite producer with lefto & mr. carmack among his fans. his debut album knights, a collection of razor sharp keyboard licks, phat electro grooves and thick funk, following up on his ep release, which received radio support from mistajam (bbc radio1), alex nut (rinse fm) & lefto (studio brussels).

ramona happily announces benjamin milz first full-grown ep. being made by a frankfurt kid with a mature sound signature, basic motions nods towards what once was and what could be one day.

long awaited 2016 repress! a collection of four deep, warm and fuzzy house tracks by outplay co-owners daniel leseman and junktion. while both daniel leseman and junktion are showcasing their individual talent on the release, their new collaborative project fouk sees the light of day for the first time! influenced by the soulful house sounds of old chicago and detroit, this vinyl debut from outplay shows you what they re all about.

gold coloured vinyl in deluxe pantone gold sleeve – limited to 2000 units with downloadcode included.
first time on 12” since the original 2007 press. finally back on wax, the hot 8 brass band’s legendary cover of marvin gaye’s sexual healing gets a special release for record store day 2016. pressed on gold coloured vinyl and housed in a deluxe pantone gold sleeve, this special package features the original edit of sexual healing alongside fresh new edits for the dancefloor. this stone-cold classic has been a fixture in radio, club and festival sets across the world for almost a decade and only continues to grow in popularity.

i still do - the new eric clapton album, produced by glyn johns.
double gatefold lp, 180 gram vinyl pressing, cut at 45 rpm.

outta sight setzt seine serie mit lp-samplern zu legendären northern soul-clubs fort. diesmal wird das central drive in blackpool und seine kult-djs ian levine und colin curtis mit 13 legendären northern soul-tracks aus der hochphase des clubs zwischen 1971-1979 geehrt. mit ausführlichen liner notes von ian levine.

ali heron the man behind ooft! music & foto recordings. delivers a stunning 2 track release for vol 2 in the masterworks music series. pressed on 10 inch vinyl in a tasty sleeve.

the first release of the new deeptrax label from the netherlands is by aleks. a mystic four tracker with deep and gritty grooves moving in between the realms of house and techno featuring deep slamming tracks from beyond the galaxy with hints from the past. a real atmospheric and spacious journey into the analogue world of electronic music. very limited edition, greatly analogue mastered.