defected presents fcl in the house is the first essential mix album of 2015, a two cd mix of classic and contemporary house music, including cuts from larry heard, bob moses, seven davis jr. and audiojack, as well as a handful of fcl exclusives.

180 g vinyl. the idea for this ep was inspired by a birthday weekend away in beautiful herne bay with a lovely crowd of people. toby tobias (double knots)

the latest instalment from par grindviks techno institution stockholm ltd sees stefan vincent making his label debut, lining up with the persuader and a&s on the a-side to deliver 3 lush listening pieces ranging from dub to ambient. the flip side features two works of titanic, timeless techno from stefan vincent and par grindvik himself.

music speaks for itself.

samuel l. session, a techno producer from sweden who founded the labels sls and cycle and now runs the klap klap imprint. apart from that, he has released on drumcode, soma, music man and kms records. in 2007, samuel l session was featured on kms 091 - kevin saunderson’s release – “history elevate 2” with a remix for “pump the move”. now in 2015, samuel l session presents his second artist release on kms records with “the talkbox ep” the talk box ep kicks of with an “original mix” that is a dark, deep & groovy. detroit inspired techno pumper that features a deep bass line with haunting chords. move on next to the “concrete mix” which provides a bit more airy feel. on the b side the soulful groove b1 “birth of blue” featuring elbee bad providing whispering melodic vocal sprinkled on top an ever moving progression that even includes some great horn stabs. rounding out the ep is the b2 “birth of blue” featuring elbee bad & andreas saag, providing a groovy solo-esc piano, riffing throughout this already groovy number

limited seven inch white vinyl winter edition of the sketches from an island series.

born in the distinctively puerto rican neighborhood of lincoln park chicago, ricardo was named after legendary salsa singer ricardo ray. after major puerto rican displacement (urban renewal) ricardos parents settled in the noble square section of west town for many years. his music reflects a traditional house culture that goes beyond just sound or legendary stories. while his industry peers recite fond memories of the music box, the bismark and other musical institutions – ricardo sat in front of a big pioneer radio listening & recording mixes from chicago radio stations wrrg, wbmx am/fm & wgci which included a hefty dose of early house music, italian imports and electro. but, it was the new sound of chicago house that made a profound impact on his soul.

paper disco are back on vinyl ahead of their forthcoming trash the wax vol. 2 and two totally exclusive tracks. leon sweet launches things with sunny bigler that has a moroder style bass and plaintive male vocal designed to make grown men cry on dance floors. italian master blaster shares the same side rocking his trademark edit chops with games whch will only be seeing the light of day on this wax. turn it over and yam who makes an appearance with natasha watts and paper tea boy chris massey on remix duties. its floor heavy 4/4 disco with modern production and dynamics that will slot in to any discerning box. the second exclusive comes from oslo young bucks de fantastiske to who offer up a more house take on disco. gimme sum dim sum has a shuffling backbeat, lush keys and chords to give it an organic garage feel that tips a wink to the best that new york has to offer.

you can t touch it or see it but yet you feel it and it enchants you. we all understand that feeling of being lost in the music, where nothing else matters except for whats being drummed out the speakers. how do you describe that connection that connection that bonds strangers and causes good people to turn warehouses and underground basements upside, into bass heavy stomping grounds for the merry. get lost in this ep created by boston heavyweight dj/producer will monotone.

next up on the clone crown series and hailing from the post-industrial city of nancy, france, is bad boy and multi-instrumentalist funkateer gary gritness aka slikk tim, bringing us the adventures of gary gritness chapter 1. spread over two separate 12inches, gary delivers a cyberfunk joyride with 9 shit hot instrumental electro funk tracks with a cinematical feel, blending nowadays influences from the streets of detroit, oakland and atlanta around his trademark soulful sound.

talos is eoin french and the delicate, dreamy rnb-meets-pop of tethered bones b/w bloom is the talk talk-fixated former architects opening salvo. remixes come from wife (tri-angle) and eomac (ttt/r+s). talos on tethered bones: its a love song, about how a relationship can engulf and transform you: what it can and does take away. what you lose and what you gain. early supporters include disco naivitie, pigs and planes, tlobf, phil taggart & alice levine and b traits on bbc radio 1, and the nme, with a radar write-up. the track has racked up over 300.000+ soundcloud plays since its debut on fader. crack in the road: four minutes and twenty seconds of absolute bliss. this is one of the tracks of the year.

for its 8th release, house republic is introducing british artist rachel lyn rachel has been active on the scene for some time, releasing music on air london, remixing kris wadsworth. she delivers here two original tracks full of esoteric synths and dub atmospheres on the flip side, marco faraone (moon harbour,desolat) reinterpreted rachel music in his own rough and analogue techno way

remastered reissue of the 1989 album *another place and time* by queen of disco donna summer. pressing on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, download code included.

roots for bloom label boss jamie trench kicks off the label offshoot rfbcolours with a collaboration ep alongside rebel. the a side tracks come from jamie himself. -good love- has a stripped back garage feel with a jacking and filtered vocal carrying it, then stapled brings things across with a more techno feel with strong stabs and background drifting chords. the b side is where we see rebel s input, with the rolling and infectious in the end . the groove is again stripped back and simple but it s this that carries the vocal that demands your attention. the two then pair up for we don t fly first class and it s apparent to hear in the track where the two come together well. this one is driven by a huge sub bass line and simple stabs and talking and seductive vocal lines.

180 gr vinyl! international feel label boss mark barrott loves obscure library music. an avid collector, he is forever searching it out in far flung parts of the world. here he presents his newest discovery: len leise

-sunkissed- is a unique track, with an exceptional use of jazzy chords and electric piano stabs working their way into a groovy bassline progression and topped with cool vocal snippets and a killer breakdown. a feel-good harmony experience for sure. -whos

repress alert. the second release on kutmahs izwid imprint is a rare collection of bugged out electronic soul from the los angeles-based vocalist, producer and poet, seven davis jr. the lost tapes vol. 1 spans 12 years of experimental, cosmic out-of-body-and-mind music, of mostly four and eight track recordings once lost in storage via a lengthly hiatus due to drug addiction and depression

soulful house music with an electronic edge featuring the vocals of raneen, from a promising young talent from bordeaux, who met pta when they played at the legendary bootleg club in 2013. upon hearing the sketches of these tracks they signed them immediately.

long established detroit talent keith worthy traverses a fine line between deep, bumpy house and raw techno on his debut double album, the price of non-conformance. t.p.o.n.c. is a conceptual project that takes you on a virtual walk through the streets of detroit. from a musical standpoint, the sound and feel of t.p.o.n.c. aligns with worthy’s own dna, a complex blend of house and techno, and all while incorporating a degree of fantasy into every composition. always striving to create his own path, and never allowing everyone else’s “norm” to become his influence, worthy really excels in this long player format. in total, t.p.o.n.c. consists of 14 tracks (including 8 songs and 6 interludes) all crafted to convey a vision of what non-conformance looks and sounds like. t.p.o.n.c. has range, from the boom-bap of the drums to the unorthodox patterns and key structures, this project evokes a sense of individualism that often gets lost in todays modern world of musical proliferation. in true detroit fashion, and in tandem with the spirit of aesthetic audios own mantra, t.p.o.n.c. maintains, the rule is there are no rules.

wow - black dynamites second strike for tenderpark ventures even more into hip-hop territory than his successful first ep back in 2012. ivano tetelepta, the man behind black dynamite has created three casual and well-hung tracks which form a fascinating hybrid between leftfield house and instrumental hip-hop.

before he drops his new full length on sonar kollektiv commixxx drops the double sided can you feel?

the 4th 12inch from the playground is a 4 track ep featuring 3 original and precise cuts from the uk don along with a remix from roger that on the b side. on the a-side ellis mixes minimal house and techno with driving bass lines, comforting key stabs and tight snares. the b-side offers a slower vibe with a funky feel, including a remix from roger that. vinyl only and limited release.

as a follow up to tyson ballards feel like i feel ep voyeurhythm proudly present remixes from two modern day legends john daly and legowelt.

fresh off the back of his recent gypsy ep on nic fanciullis saved recordings imprint, ray okpara returns to the mobilee stable with a deliciously dark double hitter. with his half-nigerian roots, hes often known for rhythmically intricate music productions built on addictive, loop-driven beats.

unser lieblingsfranzose und mann für die dancefloor-euphoria meldet sich mit zwei floorburnern zurück, die er bereits in seinem boiler room-set in paris im september 2013 einsetzte und dessen ergebnis auf mehreren youtube-videos festgehalten ist. beide tunes werden auch von anderen djs viel support erhalten: in der panorama bar über die strände kroatiens bis zurück nach paris!

special 2017 repress
re-igniting the dancefloors twenty years after its original release, steve bug refreshes this classic chez damier production originally from 1992. can you feel it is one of those classic new york / chicago house jams that just defines a moment in dance music history. dessous label boss steve bug arranges two special mixes that celebrate and re-juvinate this very special record. steves straight up remix maintains the classic vibes with a sensitive 90s themed rework that calls upon clean, fresh drums and smooth sub bass as its initial building blocks. the instantly recognisable vocal is included, as is the hey-day chord vibes and glorious us house melodies. simply deadly in the right moments. a re-dub version is also included that spaces things out and opens up the strings in a breezy and superbly mixed club tool. a new york dub has also been included, dug out from the chez damier vaults and re-mastered for 2012 - highly prized vibes on this and his trademark, pushing, swinging drums keep us going on and on!

180 g vinyl! a single track with four interpretations, all at the hands of a new creative connection between international feel founder mark barrott, german scene veteran / running back boss gerd janson and his production partner tuff city kids.

groove line records autumn series of properly licensed rare disco / funk reissues continues with two superb slices of dance floor soul from the little known candy bowman >i wanna feel your love and since i found you (love is better than ever).<

marco shuttle and fellow italian techno legend donato dozzy team up for a duo project under the name anxur, a collaboration that combine two artits that certainly have a wide common ground when it comes to vision and musical aesthetics. the anxur takes vol.1 is the first instalment of the duos output, the release is a 2 tracker that have a strong esoteric feel as you could expect both from the label and from the artists involved but still maintaining quite a straight 4/4 dancefloor vibe

pressing on translucent, green coloured vinyl.

limited to 200 copies - vinyl only!

180 g vinyl. fernando has released on well loved labels such as gomma, internasjonal, 2020vision, leng, redux, under the shade and bearfunk, where last year he released his debut album float becoming a firm favourite of dj harvey in the process.

for most people, seth troxler is a name associated with detroit-leaning house and techno. yet this only scratches the surface of troxler s musical outlook, hence the formation of soft touch records, an imprint focused on peeling back the layers of the exotic and the strange, where interstellar guitar, calypso disco and seductive techno tracks can come together in unison and feel totally at home. on the labels first 10- release, long time friend and guy gerber collaborator, clarian, collects three tracks for soft001, a kaleidoscopic journey through 6am electronics, afro-beat indie pop and sixties west coast heartbreak. it s a bold opening statement for a label prepared to break the mould, get you on the floor with a whispered promise through the dry ice.

ibiza dc10, circoloco resident dj w!ld returns with this hypnotizing 3 tracker when you feel me - a meandering, spellbinding example of beat driven songwriting, peaking and flowing through its 12-minute journey.

rothmans is back with there 7th release and this time they pay homage to german playmaker paul breitner . the ep comes in the form of rising manchester producer ste spandex , fresh off the back of his remix of coyote our on rothmans 6 , and has been recorded 100% live on analogue eqiupment , not a computer in sight !!!! . the ep finds rothmans taking a slightly different and more up tempo vibe to it but still retains the psychadelic nu disco feel of many of there earlier releases. spandex has had a little help from his friends in the form of kickin pigeon and metrodome , both fresh out of the manchester underground. this is rothmans first all manchester release and sees them really cemeting the label in there surroundings.

following a double headed debut on our recent nasty rips comp. – a crisp remix of hackmans ‘ always’ and a fizzing solo outing -‘not afraid’, montreal producer reagan grey makes her full shifting peaks debut with a high grade 3 track ep, alongside 3 useful remixes. opener ‘owl’ featuring sandy duperval on vocals, takes a neat song of love and life and rolls it over a punchy ukg/house groove, adding classic sounding organ stabs and swingy rhythms, with a tight arrangement keeping things moving along. ‘feel the pressure’ features christie nelson on vocals, with an equally strong , r n’ b inflected song woven in and out of a looser, spacier arrangement, rgs snappy drums again underpin proceedings. not afraid reappears, having made friends along the way via it s nasty rips inclusion thanks to driving detroit-influenced synths, a pulsing bassline and sweet builds and drops. on the remix front, lukas ( future boogie ) keeps things simple on owl, with a fat, kick-lead groove and sparing use of the vox before drifting into a crowd-pleasing breakdown halfway through. benway (aka fast rising muscovite nphonix) takes swathes of the feel the pressure vocal for a ride over broken beats and a bass heavy backing, with hints of techno torque setting his pressurize mix apart from the similar de pressurize version.

joel hood makes escapist friday night music heard through the haze of a foggy monday morning. the north yorkshiremans music transports you straight out of a cold working town and drops you into a hazy world of intercontinental sonic voyaging, taking in fragments of family holidays and adult travel adventures cut and pasted into instrumentals that evoke dj shadow, twin peaks and the avalanches stargazing in the middle of nowhere, with hoods voice weaving between it all. already profiled by the guardian and music week plus picking up support from rob da bank and bbc6music, his debut ep for international feel features four tracks of psychedelic fusion carrying hints of 80s nostalgia amidst hedonistic futurism.
pressing on 180 gram vinyl.

eddie c, lauer, konstantin sibold, naum gabo and many more can be found on the 2nd part of >im starting to be ok< incl. jd twitch, daniele baldelli, marco dionigi, naum gabo, tom trago, the backwoods, eddie c, lauer, konstantin sibold, gonno

feel my bicep records returns once again for round three. this time however the lead is given to peers and friends in the form of a remix 12inch where by brassica and john talabot have remixed bicep - satisfy taking one side each.

long-term frankfurt house-players c-rock (of lo-fi stereo, stir 15 and cocoon fame) and franksen (incase recordings, mainakustik) team up for houseworx to bring you tracks with a timeless, raw and soulful feel in one. c-rock is globally known as an all star expert in terms of real and truly felt deep house. whether he puts out solo stuff (from, works with legends such as chez damier or pushed his former motorcitysoul project: c-rock’s sound takes things to the inner core and understanding of the place we call home – and that is housemusic!

quality collection of 80s soul duo collins & collins finest moments all loud pressed on 12 inch vinyl. with the original 7 inches changing hands for ridiculous money, grab this chance to get your hands on all these amazing tracks on one 12 inch.

hot new release from sunkissed recordings celebrating italian synth pop hero mike francis aka francesco puccioni. back in the 80s, francis elegant electronic style and smooth rich vocals provided a perfect backdrop to nights dancing on the sand and in clubs throughout the mediterranean and his popularity continues today amongst the balearic cognoscenti. this ep features the fantastic in-demand club mix of *features of love*, a funky pop-soul opus washed with lush synths, lazy guitars and dreamy vocals plus the sought-after long 12 inch cut of *survivor*, a gorgeous slice of blue-eyed soul with a strong dancefloor sensibility. flip over for big cosmic play, the magnificent 12 inch version of *body thrill*, a bass-heavy chunky instrumental with an art of noise feel followed by francis beautiful laid-back cover of the bill withers classic *lovely day* and lastly the heavenly hypnotic *on and on*, a little-known gem from the b-side from a rare 12 inch. a great package!

mr. fingers classics from 1986. re mastered versions from the traxbox compilation. audio restoration by arjan rietvinks digital mastering. released in conjunction with trax / harmless.

back in the day, there was one artist that stood out in the underground, this person was admired and respected worldwide, his cuts we re played from paris, london, nyc to chicago & back again, he was - olivier portal aka playin 4 the city. this year, 2014 - playin 4 the city is back, 3 brand new tracks released on the deeply respected us label - plastik people. side a delivers two soulful edged tracks with a reprise at the start of a1 which keeps the roots of p4tc from back in the day - both tracks include live bass by slikk tim. side b *good groove* is a black & white track, it has the feel of the early bouge & shuffle track that came out on olivier s straight up label, deep & groovy elements, 16 bit samples & keeping it four to the floor. good groove is sure to be a classic, one for the true heads & the p4tc collective.

two epic tracks that have a dark, dystopian feel – merging a hallucinatory approach to sound design with a dense dub undercurrent... club thumping business on the bunker new york....tip!

in addition to his work as one half of mista men, london via doncaster producer ryan aitchison has been making solo moves under his mella dee guise these past few years with appearances in all the right places (think wolf music, shabby doll and sccucci manucci).

breakbeat paradise recordings is proud to present tom showtime with his brand new 4-track vinyl release, the butter zone ep. as it has done so many times before bbp is bringing ghetto funk and funky breaks back to its roots by putting the funk in focus and letting the rest speak for itself. never before has it been done as well as this with tom showtime getting on board and tailor-making this 4-track ep of banging feel good jams around our genres beloved 105 bpm, aka the butter zone.
tom showtime is no newbie to the field having dropped laid-back funk bombs on lables like groove penguin, booty fruit, riddim fruit, tru-funk as well as an artist ep on the ghetto funk label. this time he really means business as he takes us on a deep dive into his crates of samples and treats us with some flawless ghetto boogie jams. the ep even comes with a scratchapella cut - so djs dont forget to pick up your doubles...

superb 12” reissue featuring three of trinidadian soul legend billy ocean’s greatest dancefloor tracks from the early 80s. side a features the six and half minute special disco version of ‘stay the night’ - a bass-heavy grooving funk monster with punchy horns and billy’s smooth vocals over the top. flip over for big frankie knuckles play ‘nights (feel like getting down)’, a pedigree jazz-funk cut often considered one of his finest. and last but not least is the long 12” version of the massive disco classic and studio 54 staple ‘are you ready’. with every track a guaranteed floorfiller, don’t miss this chance to own them all on one loud-pressed 12”.