news of the record first broke back in december, when omar-s, real name alex omar smith, contributed a three-hour mix for ra’s 500th podcast. the lp will be smith’s fifth full-length release, and arrives three years after his most recent album, 2013’s thank you for letting me be myself. like almost all of the detroit artist’s catalogue so far, the best lands on smith’s own fxhe records. it comprises 11 tracks, featuring collaborations with fellow motor city acts such as norm talley, ob ignitt and kyle hall.

debut release on star creature from the newly formed chicago modern funk band featuring vocals from steve dolfin. buckle up and feel the bass-tastic “you got me” on the a-side, flipped by “magic of the funk-, a midtempo “treacherous and tasty” jam on the b-side

the true definition of a “rare-groove”, “windy city theme” is a triumphant, funky paean to the spiritual home of the blues, jazz and house music. often closely guarded by the rare record cognoscenti this scarce 45 on the chi sounds label was originally released in 1976 and became a solid staple of london’s underground rare-groove scene, finding favour with dj’s like norman jay and giles peterson with the track even appearing on their groundbreaking “journeys by dj” mix. b-side cut “show me the way” is not to be overlooked either, a smooth, stepping soul number with lush orchestration and yearning vocals featuring the amazing arrangements of the chi-sound orchestra, sounding like a beautiful cross between mfsb and marvin gaye. an utterly essential 45 for any serious soul or funk fan, legitimately repressed and remastered with love on dinked 45 for 2016.

dinamo azari is an artist revitalised. the montreal-born, toronto-based musician behind the global phenomenon azari & iii presents a blinding new remix package of solo single victim, featuring detroit techno legend carl craig and sev-erino of hedonistic party starters horse meat disco

marco bailey returns to his miraculous imprint, mbr limited, and as always he delivers the goodies. this time he comes with plutonium ep featuring two outstanding originals and a remix on ep s title track, by one of the most apocalyptic producers of our era, the fantastic mr. keith carnal. a forward-thinking explosive package which will shake every dancefloor it will make its commanding appearance on.

four incredible songs on one 12 inch..... featuring atjazz, rocco, tomahawk bang, si tew, trueself, at one & ben marc this second installment of the bi-annual mini-compilations from atjazz hits you with 4 stunning cuts from the second half of 2015. these songs were made popular by our public fan-base. we dont want any fillers on our plastic so we listen to you. four incredible pieces of music, with some serious remixes to boot! fans of deep house / tech house / afro jazz house & dub-step will find something to suit their needs right here.

shall not fade kick off their white label series with a four track v/a featuring: aries (an alias of one of their previous release artists), lk, steven be calm & deejay astral. the four track ep, in one word is merry, tracks to be played at 5am as the night is starting to wind down. the ep consists of edits from some of the shall not fade rosters favourite tracks, straight white label business.

jeff mills featuring yumiko ohno, kenji hino and gerald mitchel. the first release from axis audiophile series. a 12 vinyl (pure virgin vinyl), 180g and recorded at 32-bit/48khz for a higher level of listening..

*** 2016 repress***classic detroit house alert pt.ii!!
second rick wilhite re-release on rush hour. this time his >soul edge ep<, which was his first release on moodymanns kdj label in 1996. featuring the orignal theo parrish & moodymann remixes - all tracks were remastered and this special release includes an unreleased bonus remix by rick himself. check that original detroit house vibe.. big release again!

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

nice price deal !!! a mind forever voyaging, due out spring 2016. featuring ten tracks of macho yet melodic, tender yet tense analogue house and techno, it is a continuation of the fine work the scenery records boss has done for labels like m>o>s and mistress in the last few years. something of a late starter, robinson has fomented his own mystical, nostalgic, inventive analogue sound that makes you jack, as well as conjuring real emotions with his great knack for melody. this album was recorded live then edited down.

we started ‘the classic series’ featuring tracks that we love, bought, played out and which we have the feeling more people should know about them. for this fourth release, it is a great honor for us to welcome such a living legend, a pioneer from the chicago house & techno scene: roy davis jr. this project includes three very rare cuts and timeless moments of deep chicago house.
on a side: ‘i’m tha d.j.’, released in 1995 on kumba records + ‘under tha sun’, released in 1995 on downtown 161.
on b side : modal (woody mcbride & david stevens) ‘lovers’ remixed by roy davis jr. & dj skull. a massive, rare, and very demand track, previously released in 1996 on sounds (subdivision of communiqué). our favorite secret weapons, a real masterpiece of deep tech chicago sounds. enjoy !

new york house legend david morales arrives on radio slave’s rekids for a vinyl only release. homage to his formative years at the influential club of the same name, morales’ red zone project is the moniker which the def mix veteran produced many of his seminal remixes under, from the thompson twins to shawn christopher, clive griffin to overweight pooch and propaganda to the pet shop boys. rekindling the pseudonym for a vinyl only appearance on matt edwards’ renowned imprint, the release initiates with a robust dancefloor workout titled ‘don’t go’ that’s laced with heady melodies and energetic hats. meanwhile, ‘tribal funk’ is a more rhythmic cut featuring thudding drums, deep chords and compelling vocal samples.

ltd 2016 repress , finally after years of waiting the original ambush ep returns, this time loaded with the much sought after 7 inch releases >scalper< & >burning spear<! featuring dj friendly edits courtesy of ur world renowned sonic sniper dj skurge. be careful where you step…

nice price deal !!! the escape series proudly presents the next slice of wax featuring 4 brilliant artists and their stunning sounds. first up is a fresh cut from the americanborn veteran elbee bad, >supa kewl<. the track draws its energy from a bustling percussive atmosphere, pulling inspiration from the depths of tech, house, and a rich history of musical expertise. carrying the torch further, duererstuben drops another dancefloor-mover titled >tush & harsh<. the track plays just about as you’d expect from its titling, making for an extraordinary dance track full of deep groove and a thick atmosphere to bounce the night away. rising suns takes an afterhour atmosphere and throws is thick groove under it, giving a glorious euphoria as >flying in the wind< turns out to be the perfect title. and finally, freund der famillie crafts a breathtaking journey into dub-tech territory. >grand rue< holds back in its delivery, slowly dripping onto itself and its true, brooding form.

the second 12inch part of damian lazarus & the ancient moons – remixes from the other side project, the tracks from the compelling artist album message the other side have been reinterpreted by an assortment of producers for a remix album. this second remix 12inch, remixes from the other side (part ii), featuring remixes from juan atkins and kimyon huggins, kölsch, drumtalk and gorgon city. 2015 saw damian lazarus create his most ambitious project to date in the ancient moons, producing a full-length album ‘message from the other side co-produced by james ford (simian mobile disco, arctic monkeys, florence & the machine), with a wide assortment of vocalists and collaborators from around the world. they went on to support roisin murphy on tour

the lauren bacall return with their sixth release in the series. a various artists featuring bardot, ava and label stalwart gable. each track is packed full of lusty, deep melodics and scuffling, skittering drum patterns.

and imported recordings was born… following 3 years of parisian parties, featuring 20 of the worlds finest djs from right across europe and the u.s, the imported crew finally gave birth to its baby, imported recordings.

paper recordings are hitting their 200th single release on record store day with a 12 inch featuring crazy p, steve cobby - producer / dj and flash atkins music. it will be a limited run sold in numbered brown paper bags in a throw back to our very first promos twenty two years ago. the three tracks span the paper sound from electronic funk to stripped back electronic disco and proper deep house that sounds as fresh today as it did when it cdjs were something you looked at on tomorrow s world

barcelona based producer maurice aymard joins parisian artist j.e.e.p to deliver their ‘mellocoton’ ep in may via seven villas, featuring three original cuts and remixes from manoo and closed paradise. having garnered support from industry heavyweights including laurent garnier and ricardo villalobos over the years, maurice aymard has certainly established a notable presence within electronic music. here we see maurice pair up with j.e.e.p, a name known to many from following his involvement in projects including ‘the hints’ with quarion and ‘the egyptian nipples’ alongside massimiliano pagliara, whilst his back catalogue boasts releases on labels such as apersonal music, sonar kollektiv seven villas where he returns to here

dave ajus, the freee lover ep has landed as the 1st new artist release on the newly re-launched mff and setting the benchmark for the label. with a huge worldwide fan base and instinctual passion for delivering fresh sounding quality material, the name dave aju has become synonymous with originality and diversity. the freee lover ep offers 3 original tracks from aju and an amazing remix from germanys soulphiction. find a lover & givin it dub are 2 signature aju cuts, deep and soulful tech house featuring original vocals and just the right amount of jack. freeeze takes route firmly in the leftfield. a discordant downtempo number, with muted jazzy chords and twisted grooves, a sure fire track for sunrise dance floors. to top off the package, soulphiction inject some peak time energy back into freeeze, offering a beautifully produced, perc lead tech roller.

deadly groovin monster! slow tempo tracks for body & mind, featuring the swedish pairing of dorisburg and efraim kent, and esteemed japanese selector dj nobu, offering a rare original production, on the a-side. the flip have a beautiful cut from iori, called upon once again. completing the set is italian duo naturalelectronic.system. with an awaited classy production.

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.

limited vinyl lp, featuring unreleased tracks from the tape archives of henry horne.

here’s the second “mindgame” album sampler, taken from a.paul’s last album, featuring 4 amazing peaktime techno tracks. besides the new approach by a.paul himself on his “mindgame” original track, you will also find superb remixes of other tracks from the album by the advent & industrialyzer, klaudia gawlas and a-brothers.

handcrafted return with their second vinyl release by ukrainian born yaroslav lenzyak featuring his track “diatomeae” - that has given its name to the ep - and “serpantin”. including in the side b, two remixes by guy from downstairs and just_me. - vinyl only release.

faze action return with a brand new 12 inch, teaming up with zimbabwean born zeke manyika to create * mangwana*. sung in zekes native shona, and taking influences from mory kante, south african kwaito to early house, faze action manage to create a record that harks back yet still has a modern and contemporary feel and is set to be the soundtrack to countless festivals and outdoor parties this summer.
the title track is followed by the stunning * chiiko*, featuring zekes vocals enriched by robs cellos with african rhythms floating you away to another tropical world. a vision of panorama turns up the dial with a stunning mix on the flip side. a new bass line adds to some quality keyboard work. finally the brothers deliver are more stripped out dub * paradise 89 mix* tailored for the peak time.

we are excited to present our next sleaze select v/a release, featuring exclusive new original tracks by 4 different artists connected with sleaze. this time we have a huge line-up of talent, starting with bas mooy, rebekah & developer, who have all released on the label recently. its also nice to have a debut track by portugese artist lewis fautzi, to complete this outstanding techno release

following the deep textures of dan curtins galaxies merging ep, epm music now heads into darker realms with drown by house of black lanterns, and featuring remixes by makaton and south london ordnance.

danism makes their debut on noir music with the emotional reciprocated love featuring the vocals of legend arnold jarvis. we fell in love with this stringled and super smooth song from 1st listen at the nm offices. deephouse like it sounded back in the day and in general just a timeless effort by the cambridge based guys. deetron, deux tigres and city soul project deliver the remixes and all of them are spot on quality with a more clubby edge. so instead of keep hyping this brilliant release. let the music do the talking.

4th album from andy stott, a follow-­up to 2014s faith in strangers, once again featuring vocal contributions from alison skidmore, fourth world pop variants joining the dots between haruomi hosono & ryuichi sakamoto, newworldaquarium, ruff sqwad and theo parrish. mastered by matt colton at alchemy

side a: let it go featuring blake baxter - a mid 90 s ghetto house instrumental with moving bassline, that raw chicago beat track and a groove that will keep you dancing until the early morning hours. side b: new dub featuring kool rock steady, unreleased recording by tyree cooper with outtakes from his 1988 release turn up the bass with a rocking baseline groove, and those classic chicago house chords, sure to move any dance floor.

wabi sabi is a jam-based collaboration between nyc underground notables, including matt gardner (terekke), rezzie (weird magic), jan woo and patricia. their first release, and the kickoff for the much anticipated purple trax label, pt.01 showcases their dada-esque hypnagogic techno jam-band vibe, as well as some of the hardest-hitting terekke material yet.

this special release revisits classic brothers vibe tunes, edits and a never before released on vinyl track. kicking off proceedings is the 1989 gem i ain t gonna wait. an early brothers vibe piece and massive underground anthem! brothers vibe distinctive gritty style of groovy house takes us on a hypnotic journey into uncharted territory. melody and percussion interchange amongst a framework of zippy synths and sinuous kicks. released under the moniker silent rodgerz, the second track infractions saw the light of day back in 2008 solely in digital format on a mixxrecords compilation. low slung with an acid influence, the cut reveals a distinctly natural groove lead by the classic bassline. the final track is the definition of a house classic! featuring echoing words of the great maya angelou, words to a nation exudes a timeless quality, unveiling a masterpiece which stays firmly in your head

italy s fastest rising name in house and techno returns to the respected drumcode imprint with this blistering new 4- track ep, climax. featuring a distinctive vocal sample crescending over a typically thumping bassline, opening lead track climax grows gradually with the introduction of a single synth note and skipping hi-hats.

ron trent follows up his first “spaces and places” 12” (fvr017) with this stunning new house single on his own music and power imprint. the a-side is “sao paulo sound systems” b/w “new york city country city”. full color labels featuring the tag “there was a time when music meant everything”.

2015 saw damian lazarus create his most ambitious project to date in the ancient moons, producing a full-length album message from the other side co-produced by james ford (simian mobile disco, arctic monkeys, florence & the machine), with a wide assortment of vocalists and collaborators from around the world. they went on to support roisin murphy on tour, gain wide acclaim from the likes and lazarus became the final cover-star of the year in the uks mixmag magazine. now the tracks from message the other side have been reinterpreted by an assortment of producers for a remix album. three of these remixes will be released as an ep entitled remixes from the other side (part i), featuring remixes from red axes, acid pauli and mehmet asian. the second remix ep will following in a few weeks.

following on from their hard hitting previous release quarantine , east london s phil passera & chieka ononye deliver their 4th release as payfone on new york s golf channel recordings. a side catholic central emerges from a dark street corner to bloom into a moody synth and bass heavy rhythm, before colliding with a disco riff that could have easily been borrowed from the master tapes of late 1970 s atlanta outfit brick. featuring the vocal style of argentinian pia gonzalez antar, who in confession recalls the dark dynamic of a relationship with a previous lover many years her senior. the room shaking b side comes courtesy of d marc cantu s haze mix that delivers a pounding late night electronic soul voyage. cantu has been releasing genre defying records since the late 2000 s, and performs as one third of jakbeat super group x2 alongside traxx & jtc.  golf channel every time !

new years deal - following on from the admas/andras fox 12inch mpr007, major problems raids compassion crews vaults for this killer double comp, featuring 11 tracks from frak, admas, plustwo, big city orchestra, philip jeck and more. compassion cuts, tapes & acetates runs through a rarified selection of raw house and most-wanted italo 808 and vocoder jams, proto-house dope synth workouts private press gospel and some experimental tracks that just wont be defined. dont look, hide! all tracks restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann and cut by andreas at schnittstelle. out on 2x12inch gatefold lp, with simon landreins full-colour artwork presented in a laminate gloss finish.

concepts and ideas come fast and furious to berlin trio brandt brauer frick. having turned heads from the groups inception with their classically-informed approach to creating techno compositions with acoustic instruments, bbfs output has been characterized by a restless creativity. the search for new sonic territory lead the group to record with a full 13-piece orchestra, and later to strip down their sound to sparse arrangements featuring more electronic textures, and to record an aggressively diverse dj-kicks mix on a legendary club sound system using only vinyl dubplates

the motech label has been building a high reputation of late but it’s actually been three years since co-owner, detroit’s dj 3000 (franki juncaj) released a 12 inch of his own. putting that to rights, he delivers take me away, due for release in april and featuring a deadly remix by truncate. the original version of take me away is a deep and hypnotic builder with a relentless groove that stands astride detroit techno and tough house, a style that dj 3000 has championed over the years. truncate is the alias of audio injection (la’s david flores). his remix ups the tempo and adds an infectious vocal cut-up, turning take me away into a raw, hard-hitting cut. the truncate remix has already been picked up by eats everything for his new fabric mix, out soon, as well as receiving early support from dave clarke on his white noise radio show and ben sims on the october edition of run it red.

the original palingsound from rotterdam continues in 2016 and following up on paling trax 2 is a collaboration that finds its roots in the ghetto streets of rotterdam. paling trax 3 is a split ep featuring two rotterdam-based underdogs, mitchell goor and tafkamp. raw club techno cuts. forthcoming in april 2016 during fishing store day.

babyfather’s debut album for hyperdub hosted by dj eskrow and featuring arca and mica levi. the double vinyl lp includes a download code.

seth troxlers play it say it label welcomes phil moffa as the butcha for an excellentnew ep entitled 202 future. featuring three killer tracks, it is yet another club readyoffering from this most on point label.

limited-edition 10” colored vinyl (turquoise & white swirl) housed in a matching 2-color screenprinted outer jacket featuring photography by mila mi, kiefer hyder & eric coleman. limited to only 300 copies!

22 tracks produced by your boy samiyam aka sam baker. instrumental hip-hop & rap tracks featuring earl sweatshirt, action bronson, jeremiah jae and oliver the 2nd. the vinyl release includes a download code.

welcome to enso label third release featuring liro, an introspective journey of musical discovery. enso is a romanian minimal techno music label focused on delivering electronica landscapes that can awe your earbuds and tell a story worth listening. tune into ens03 – liro and enjoy this great composition, you can thank us later.

the vrv label pushes its sound further with its 6th vinyl release, featuring rai&#769,z. opener * coruscate* stuns with brilliant energy designed to meet any sets intensity requirements. the fip side starts with * inner sense* , a stripped-down, claustrophobic drive somewhere between apprehension and urgency. * primeval*pulls the layers back even further, for an aggressive track thats reminiscent of technos drum-driven tribal era. all tracks are primed for cutting edge techno djs. pushing the exploration of concept and expression with the vrv circle, this release features artwork by rai&#769,z family member vanessa vargas.

after kicking off 2016 with the massive don t need ep from callahan featuring that remix from man of-the-moment hodge, dext is back with another banger of an ep from fast rising uk producer mella dee. the man from doncaster, uk has been creating a name for himself on the scene of late with releases on redlight s lobster boy and shy fx s digital soundboy imprint, and his dext debut certainly doesn t disappoint. over the last year or so, he has been masterfully fusing 90 s jungle influences with driving house & techno percussion and his ep for us is, we think, his strongest work to date.