oltrarno is an ancient neighborhood of florence where merchants, artisans and artists were struggling against the sleepiness for centuries. the first release of oltrarno recordings is called *worlds*, produced by the florence - berlin based o.r. crew and dedicated to explore the different shades of clubbing music.

with proud and extreme enthusiasm l atelier & ghetto chords are sharing their dream. their own amsterdam based record label just edits. the first just edits release is brought to you by one of the founders of this label, ghetto chords. on this 4 tracker you can find the true signature sampled house sound of ghetto chords complimented by a driving, more b-boy ghetto tech oriented remix of kid sublime. everything today, basically, is just an edit.

cool peepl’s free part ii features additional vocals from the original session in two contrasting mixes. amp fiddler is in the drivers seat first with a spiritual organ workout reminiscent of the 3pm service in detroit’s baptist churches. mr. g’s remix starts out innocent enough until the bass rumbles in, before you know it his signature ride and high hats have you an a twisted journey

this is the first vinyl only release of jelly beast recordings. they invited artists with a great underground reputation, massimo cassini, dan noel, sonartek and andreas bergmann.

due to it s 10th anniversary, kittball records is going to release throughout 2015 a limited white vinyl series as special edition in four parts reflecting its most successful tracks within the past quarters. the first edition will include four original tracks by purple disco machine, in.deed & returd of the jaded on the a-side with paji and wild culture on the b-side pointing out the pearls from middle of 2014 until today.

moscow label grow continues in fine creative form, seemingly not sticking to a motive or trend but rather concentrating on the strength of character within the music it releases. for the labels eighth release the artist is berlin based the marx trukker, who over the last 10 years has been developing his very distinct sound and recent output on labels like pluie/noir, the untold stories, and most recently noorden, have all been especially impressive. now on grow comes the 4 track vinyl * heavens crackling*, from the title one is expecting something awesome, and the album does not disappoint, right from the off, the first track: * a time well spent*, begins with celestial tones ringing out and the performance develops with great synth work, enlightened and very enlivening, spring is in step and something is beginning. the record continues at such a level throughout, overflowing with rich tones, warmth, and raw sounding percussion. in the second track, * all the boating still a tide to go*, deep warm bass and strings reverberate, as if amidst a hot harbours summer, then the ethereal synths return as magical breezes of cooling wind on a june day. on the bside comes the title track * heavens crackling*, the tone has cooled, there is an autumnal vibe, extended tones of an eerie but reassuring nature provide the ground, from under which a molten bass flows playfully. the final track, * i do anything but its so cold*, as the title would suggest, again time has passed, gone are the warm relaxed echoes of the the opening tracks, winter has come, and a strong percussive energy becomes the driving force of an especially deep and more introverted last track. in heavens crackling there is an uncanny understanding of time passing and representation of being, its present in the patience and performance within every track, and the effect of the album, which seems, like the seasons, to naturally come full circle, is for the listener indeed to experience a time well spent. top marks for the marx trukker!

martin buttrich - two new projects born simultaneously. his new label, rhythm assault, is intended to be an outlet for impulsive releases of his own music, free from the constraints of rigorously organised and planned imprints. the labels first project gives birth to collaborator - a two volume project seeing martin release a continuous stream of brilliant collaborations with the likes of carl craig, guti, dj tennis, loco dice, timo maas, the martinez brothers, guy gerber to name but a few. the first collaboration titled synchronicity, with mathew jonson.

vim & vigour open the batting with a two track ep from yorkshire lads will & held. with an analog approach, their take on uk electronica seamlessly ties in with the london labels aesthetic. pressed to the highest quality and paired with a tom demac rework, bespoke artwork and short film, vim & vigours first release has some serious clout.

the maghreban is new to house music, and doesnt really listen to house music, which isnt necessarily a bad thing. he has worked extensively in other genres under other names. looking at house from these sideways perspectives perhaps gives him an interesting angle on it. these first two tracks sound a little vintage and there is much more of this stuff to come, all quite dancefloor orientated. early support from call super and gatto fritto and radio play from thristian on nts.

japanese producer takuya matsumoto first surfaced back in 2001 on a split release with compatriot kouji nagahashi (seek out the rubicon) but its more recently hes been getting the attention his classy house productions deserve.

london based bad passion project, aka chris stoker (ess o ess) and andy bainbridge (machete savane), finally unveil their new record label, not an animal records? for their first release, they present an ep from friend and frequent collaborator man power (correspondant, hivern discs), featuring 2 original productions, as well as stellar remixes from the backwoods aka dj kent (force of nature) & ess o ess.?

building upon their first ep release on tevo howard recordings, kate simko and tevo howard have rejoined forces, debuting their full-length album polyrhythmic on sashas last night on earth imprint. native chicagoans, tevo and kate grew up on house music, and their collaboration pays homage to their home city while exploring new creative territory. the duos lp leaves few musical stones unturned, traversing through their melodic, classic, and genre-bending sound.

andré laos second act on let s play house is a continuation of his first. like roundabout, nordic delight (the guy hails from gothenburg, so you can guess where the title originated), is sunny and bright piano laden house that s as melodious as it is layered and ornate. unlike that ep, though, this one really revolves around one track stroganoff which is presented in three different forms: a vocal mix, a piano stew dub, and a remix from anton klint of tiedye. supplementing and equalizing those is kalops, the 12inches second original.

jack cutter is a songwriter and guitarist based in the san francisco bay area in california. he started with a $5 banjo just after finishing high school. in university, during the late 60’s, he performed with bar bands in buffalo, new york. after completing university and a year as an aerospace engineer, he decided that attack helicopters were not really what the world needed and so he headed off to california in pursuit of music and mystic times. fast forward to fall 2014: jack is playing his quintessential tune, ‘gift of our fathers’ in the sf bart subway to an onslaught of morning commuters when he was spotted by 40 thieves. eureka! love at first sight and in the next few months, two of jack’s original acoustic pieces were given the 40 thieves treatment. enter david sanderson aka david harks, a singer, songwriter, producer and label curator from the east sussex region of the uk. ‘having fallen in love with the cosmic boogie (of 40 thieves classic ‘backward love’) i really felt i would love nothing more than to write a tune with them. layne got back in touch with a track he was working on entitled serpent strut with jack cutter and we worked via email over a few months to brew up that misty soul.’ deep, stony, psychedelic, drawing from the well of hawkwind, joni mitchell, david crosby, baffo banfi and tolkien-tinged acoustic led zep, the proof of concept is now complete and in the capable and loving hands of claremont 56.

music for dreams are extremely proud to announce the first-ever vinyl release of *cantoma*, the debut album from legendary café del mar dj and collector extraordinaire, phil mison aka cantoma. left, right and center, phil has been one of the key players in the chill out/balearic scene and today is more in- demand than ever playing festivals and clubs all over europe - recent gigs include playing dj harveys birthday bash at pikes in ibiza and alongside nyc icon justin strauss. his first album, the self-titled cantoma, was originally released back in 2003 and quickly become a modern chill out classic selling over 15.000 copies with tracks featured on more than 150 compilations and supported by quality djs such as ross allen, idjut boys, moonboots, harvey and many many more. triple vinyl release limited edition to 300 copies.

we are happy to welcome back the swiss producer buraq (bondage music, cyclic) with his his 2nd ep for bondage-music. early in life he discovered his love for music and decided to become a dj in 2005. just half a year after he had bought his first dj equipment he made his debut in nightlife. from day one he enjoyed being in clubs and burning the candle at both ends with party people in different clubs. his youthful enthusiasm quickly rubs off on the crowd and that s how every night with him becomes a great experience. after establishing himself as a dj in the club scene, he decided to construct a music studio and produce his own music. his new record contains the deep and grooving tracks captured, underrated, departed, furthermore we are pleased to bring you with exploited a vinyl only track on b1.

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.

tapan are from belgrade, hosts to disco not disco and now delivering two slow psychedelic techno bomb s to crimes of the future s letterbox. we first met nebjosa and the crew when we played at drug store in belgrade for them in early 2014. upon receiving these we knew they had crimes written all over them. on volumes we have two very special remixes of an already heavy original starting with willie burns taking them into the streets of manchester in the early 90 s and spending a night on at the hacienda with no thought of the gentrification approaching. drvcvltvre is the second provider and in true style switches out the lights and a spectre looms over the dancefloor dripping acid on the dancers below. the ep closes with whos there? featuring the brain melting guitars of vladimir djordjevic. quite a debut we think.

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after a furious release by atlantis’ best kept secret cuttlefish & asparagus entitled hang on in there, kalakuta soul records meticulously puts a new twelve together you’d want to throw your hands upon immediately. always referring to sadar bahar as one of the most influential cats to their work, the crew behind the label hasn’t stopped crying ever since they received the tracks. and although we’ve pinched them a couple of times, they still can’t seem to believe this really is coming true. can you? now it surely isn’t the first time the world’s coolest cat has released a couple of his rare edits. but you surely are still dancing and sweating to his unforgettable chicken wing edits series and have been wondering, what this guy’s been doing. well, soul in the hole’s true soul and dj’s dj sadar bahar has been travelling around the world giving everybody a serious lesson in soul music that he calls disco beatdown. some brothers would also name sadar’s ceremonies “exorcism-, which pretty much leads us back to the tracks released on this fantastic sounding 12&#8243,,,, disco single.

complementing their eponymous party series, luv shack records have brought together a group of new and regular artists for their first *shack your body* compilation. with an array of nine choice cuts, this compilation offers just the right blend of laid back chuggers, disco stompers and more aggressive house tracks that have made their label nights so popular.

originally released back in 2006 destination boogie has been one of zr s most popular and respected compilations. in fact we recently reissued it on vinyl for the first time. there s a lot of crappy edits out there, we believe these dr packer reworks are very worthwhile, well constructed new versions that make the tracks more playable for today s dancefloors whilst retaining their boogie tastic musicality. since the album was released the whole edit culture has exploded so we thought it would be a nice idea to get one of the best, dr packer, to rework four of the most danceable cuts from the album. we at zr hq think he s done a great job on these.

omena launches the x series. as the name suggests, this is the first of ten limited releases planned. first out is swedish producer anders hellberg with fiction. this is the sound of having a party inside a whale with a broken rainbow and three pyramids as bass bins. not too harsh or in-your-face, rather clean, crisp, and audible. two remixes courtesy of bleak (delsin/drh/naura). 200 copies only

the first installment in baby gurus phase two, finds the band experimenting with different styles, moods and languages while paying tribute to the land of sunshine and welcoming its fourth official member. marmalade skies (part i) is an a cappella short song, playing almost like a canon and marmalade skies (part ii) is its moog-arized reprise.

the 1983 cult-classic mariah - utakata no hibi sees its re-release for the first time. deluxe edition with printed innersleeves. top tip!

the fourth studio album „in the beginning“ by the critically acclaimed live band marbert rocel from leipzig. a place far away from everything, yet right around the corner. a vision close enough to touch, yet so far away. surrounded by keys, hatches, pots and small fragmented parts, marbert rocel lie down, discuss and dance through the winter of 2015. in this environment, in their studio in leipzig, the band ties together the songs, which first saw the light of day in a small spot enclosed by woods in the summer of 2014. ?each decision goes through every head, each chord is listened to a hundred times, from font to back and in reverse, each compromise: a triumph for the common cause. not pompoous string arrangements fuel this album with grandeur, but rather the notion of a consensual nod, which has evolved within marbert rocel over the years. ?“in the beginning” is the fourth album by marbert rocel, a living utopia and a tart kiss for every purist genre lover. nothing is hewn raw on here, rather sculptured delicately. percussion is tickling from synth pads like dew, and the songs welcome you like good friends. like tinkerbell, spunks voice guides through this strange familiar world, moving past big feelings and small gestures, to finally lead to where it all started: “in the beginning”.

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.

blendits audio reflections vol. 1 brings together the labels best tracks released over a period of 2 years. since its inception during the autumn of 2013 blendits audio has been a steady force providing the underground drum & bass scene with deep but musical beats, aimed for the dancefloor. head honcho chris harmonics has proven to posses a keen ear for finding the right tracks by established and upcoming artists that blend the rough with the smooth. the vinyl package includes tracks by hydro, dabs, eastcolors, bredren and philth. the digital version of this release will feature tracks by soligen & type 2, mystic state, mtwn and impish as well. over the first 10 releases blendits have broadcast their sentiments with crisp clarity, we look forward to hearing more.

wolves resident sb81 delivers a huge ep for metalheadz, his first full outing on the label after two eps on sister label methxx.

this is the first and 13th anniversary release from sea of green, japan- kansai area based party. the tracks are from our past guest artist with high quality sound. only limited 300 release.

ravage are happy to announce that rising dutch talent, daniel te boekhorst aka induction, will take centre stage as the first artist to release on the label with liturgical hymns, the first in our ravage white series. surrounded by music in his youth and having learned piano at an early age, inductions play things were eventually set aside and replaced by his fathers analogue hardware and synthesizers. it was in the blood. his sound? a heady concoction of electronica that ranges from deep, melodic and groovy to more urgent and harder realms. a fresh face and name for the scene but one that is destined for great things, all starting right here with rws001 - liturgical hymns.

the first lp by notorious russian producer lapti showcases his classic material made over the last 10 years. this is a landmark release, encompassing the heritage that has had a huge influence on the new generation of russian producers. every track on this album is a sonic universe bridging the past and the future. a highly anticipated collector’s item.
supported by kutmah, matthew david, samiyam and many others.

smalltown supersound released the idjut boys album ‘versions’, a collection of avant dub/disco jams, on the 28th of august on cd, lp and digital. this 12&#8243, is the second 12&#8243, single lifted from the album (the first featured remixes by bjørn torske and prins thomas). all the tracks on this 12&#8243, are different versions of the tracks on the album. this is classic idjut boys freeform dub/disco.

7th release for serie limitee. it has been already two years since the label s first record came out. since then, it keeps getting better and deeper. this time, 300 copies on heavyweight wax, mastered and pressed in france, with music by: flabaire, ana xander, le rubrique & jacob stoy, neuronphase and, as always, a mysterious bonus track by serie limitee s manager monsieur cedric.

echolette proudly presents its stunning debut release,
* you gonna dream - feat. byron stingily*, from french producer who and the vocal from byron stingily itself of his *it’s over* released on nervous records 1998. the wonderful tracks comes in two distinct versions: the first mix works off skipping percussion, a warm round sub bassline and uplifting vocals full of hope, love and joy. on the flip the * club mix* adds a tougher edge, taking us straight on to the dance floor of a new york basement club circa 1994, while the vocal (feat byron stingily from nervous record) keeps the bright and upbeat.

stix records is a sub-division of favorite recordings, recently launched with a first official single by taggy matcher birdy & nixon (stix033), who pleased us with two reggae-rocksteady renditions of the famous black keys. precisely specialized in the exercise of producing covers with a reggae twist, the new label presents his first album entitled *disco reggae*. many artists faithful to the stable of favorite recordings and its various sub-labels are invited for the occasion: the dynamics, blundetto, grandmagneto, 7 samurai, john milk or taggy matcher. all came and brought their respective touch to this first compilation, with among other things some of the rarest titles from their big single records’ years, but also 4 new and exclusive productions. each of them delivers a great disco-reggae version of classic hits by some artists as diverse as madonna, herbie hancock, justin timberlake, the commodores, the o jays, curtis mayfield, harry nilsson or sugarhill gang. whatever the genre or the period, nothing can resist their inventiveness and creativity, to the point sometimes we confuse between originals and covers. everything is remastered and cut at carvery records (uk), known for their expertise in caribbean and disco music. the vinyl lp comes in a deluxe version, housed in an old-school tip-on jacket.

triple vinyl pack, featuring wired002, wired003 and wired010 for one special price!

although still relatively young, matt star started his career in the late nineties followed by his first vinyl release in 2006. his music has since appeared on the likes of hypercolour, cocoon, repeat music, rawax and many more. following an appearance on the label as part of our latest mix cd (leftback vol.1) matt now joins the leftback roster for his first full ep on the label accompanied by a remix by label heads michael mclardy & dudley strangeways

rraph, a leading artist in the polish underground techno movement, puts out his first solo vinyl release on counter pulse - njord ep. no remixes necessary, just four pieces of pulsating techno grinder

celebrating 10 years because music with the first ever vinyl release of keziah jones album *nigerian wood*. the double vinyl comes in gatefold sleeve with album cd included.

its about time that dresden based steve kasper comes around with his first solo ep on uncanny valley. after unvexed dub on uv010 and puli kali (rooted dub) together with goetterkreis on uv020 ep he provides four original cuts that extend the label s sound with some uk flavour.

first volume of the uncharted territories series on the triphouse imprint with four deep and dope cuts!

first vinyl release by tom smeyers on his new sneakerfreaks music label. this ep features two 90s flavored jersey house tracks including vocals by lex empress. only 250 hand-stamped copies will be available pressed on heavyweight 12 vinyl. so far the vinyl received very positive feedback by djs such as tom trago and kerri chandler

rothmans are back with their first real milestone as a label and what better way to celebrate the labels 10th record than honouring the greatest no10 of all time

vinyl only release! the cough & drop ep is a various artists reworks ep with a ronnie turner and edgar moon collab on the ace robertas slack single and then ronnie digs out two killer cuts, the first being chucks back reworking chuck brown and the soul searchers borrero e sombero and the second is the very rare ashphalt jungle track freaky time which has been tweaked up a bit strictly for groovers. we are sure this ep will be doing some serious dance floor damage in the months to come

vactrol park is an honest outpouring of thematic obsession, a celebration of championed studio components and the mastery of their nuance, an avant garde collaboration between kyle martin (land of light, spectral empire) and guido zen (gamers in exile, brain machine). simply entitled i (the first of a 2 part series), this debut ep opens the door to a world of ebb and flow, layers of oscillation falling in and out of sync, keeping us on the brink of vertigo and, as cliché as it may sound, we find solace in its chaos. this homogeneous release plays with the notions of systems as beautifully symbolized mario hugo s capsule of cardiologyyet another visually arresting module in the esp institute catalogue. some music is made for drugs, some is made on drugs, these tracks simply are drugs.

a perfect fusion between deep, soul and jazz elements for the first release of >fides<, the newcomer label growth from the fantasy of his founder z.i.p.p.o. 180g vinyl in anti static sleeve.

raxiera, the first-ever solo ep from eric cloutier, will see release in may in the limited arm of nijmegens wolfskuil records imprint, a vinyl-only three-tracker with two original cuts and a remix from veteran italian producer donato dozzy

ben cohen is a french dj based in paris. he started to play music at the end of the 90’s and produces undefined house/techno with esoteric references invoking the hazy contours of the ever mystical inner zones. he has released two eps on the french label badance and recently voyage to rahoz on bliq. his first appearance on dba was on the various artists excursion dab019.5.

first part of the ace new a made up sound double drop on his own label. two pieces of his signature stutterfunk with the machines slowed down to a midtempo drift. stumbling on the a-side, slamming on the b-side. highly recommended.