louie vega s latest album, louie vega starring... is a dualdisc conceptual record featuring over twenty-five artists on twenty-eight different songs. the record is louie vega’s first solo album ever and a contender for his magnum opus. vega is in esteemed company, with a seasoned group of collaborators imparting their magic for this special project including, funkadelic & george clinton, the 3 winans brothers and the clark sisters, jocelyn brown, nick monaco & soul clap, n dea davenport, lisa fischer, cindy mizelle, anane vega, monique bingham, caron wheeler (soul ii soul), josh milan, bucie, tony momrelle, kaylow, vikter duplaix, cassio ware, adeva, covertion & leroy burgess, kenny bobienl, zara mcfarlane, luis salinas, roberto roena, diviniti, and byron stingily.

finally, justus köhncke is unveiling new tracks! his first release since justus köhncke & the wonderful frequency band (kompakt, 2013) is both daring and serious. five songs in german, interpretations of material by howard carpendale, juliane werding and nik p. plus english-into-german translations of two pop classics (twist in my sobriety by tanita tikaram, captain of her heart by double). this is not an ironic joke about seemingly stupid music or schlager: köhncke embraces these five compositions and turns them into his own. they transmutate into his very own vision of nu-german comps-soul‹ while retaining justus unique sound.

felix fleer, rythen, jonas landwehr, parasian labelhead awb and new york based groove selecta feature on raw imprints second vinyl release. the five-track various-artists ep will drop september 9th. early support from rodhad, inigo kennedy, etapp kyle, exium, pfirter, regal, mtd, nx1, chris liebing, setaoc mass, bleak, pvs, oliver deutschmann, oscure shape, exal

stockholm ltd welcomes nihad tule to the label, pairing the sweden-based producer with label boss par grindvik for a split ep titled >landmarks<. each component of this five track release, although written separately, fits together like a story which was meant to be.

early august will see the martinez brothers cuttin’ headz imprint return with a five-track ep from luke solomon, featuring remixes from byron the aquarius and filsonik. although only marking its seventh release here the cuttin’ headz imprint has carved out quite the reputation already with its most recent output, a collaboration between label-heads martinez brothers and miss kittin garnering huge support from both underground and commercial tastemakers.

soft bangers and beatless movements from brooklyn­ based producer umfang, following up last years 1080p ­released cassette “ok” with the five track “riffs” 12”. this vinyl debut finds her tripping on ambient and rediscovering the microkorg that she tried to sell but started experimenting with again. these five vivid tracks are a logical progression from the previous polyrhythmic techno—footwork thoughts, avoiding 4/4 and textured with imagery, simple melodies and landscape ­invoking sensations. umfang is emma olson, prolific dj, co­-founder of discwoman and programmes technofeminism, a monthly residency at bossa nova civic club focusing on emerging local talent and an affection for vinyl.

nice price deal !!! spam chop, more sensibly known as lukas cole, has been a long serving proprietor of wonky, complex and intricate music, or as mary anne hobbs described it when she showcased his music on radio 1, rude boy techno. as head honcho of the aurally inspiring and visually sumptuous wigflex label, club night and clothing line, lukas has been pushing other peoples tunes on vinyl for over five years now. so, the ever-timely collective at mimm have decided enough is enough and its about time the left-of-centre techno producer brought his own tunes to the table.

played by gilles peterson on bbc
* i just do what comes , i don’t limit myself when i’m in front of the mpc, just put the power on and fiddle shit with it.*
the words of lyon based artist and new robsoul jazz signing lb aka labat, a producer on the rise and a young man who’s already caught the ear of mcde. with a devotion to jazz and hip-hop it s no surprise that both genres heavily influence his own work, but house music? well, that’s more a means to an end. “first and foremost i love to dj. i’ve discovered how much i love that feeling of sharing my music and whats the point of a live show if it doesn’t make your hips shake? thats why i produce house music.”2014 was the breakthrough year, when his track ‘more kindyness’ was included on the ‘le sampler des copains’ vinyl release on face records. since then his soulful, groove-heavy productions have impressed and lead to the current 2016 pinnacle of ‘disques solaires’, his debut album release on groovedge records. a new chapter now opens with his debut robsoul release. an impressive five track selection that sashays through styles and sound to present a perfect picture of lb aka labat. house, soul and hip-hop feed our soundtrack, powered by a sublime sample selection. swing ghetto vol.1 … enjoy!

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a compilation album featuring some of the best music over the last five years from the labels most exciting artists...
ltd to 450 copies

dieter moebius is a renowned experimental krautrock / electronic musician (cluster, harmonia), conny plank is a legendary sound engineer. they recorded five albums together, the last one being *en route* (recorded 1986, released 1995). it transports us to moebius and planks customarily audacious, bizarre, wonderful and definitively unique world of sound, noise and rhythm. *en route* is hip electronic music, yet it steers well clear of the mainstream. includes three remixes by manu guiot. pressing on 180 gram vinyl.

the first renascence 12” contains five tracks from coastdream. some dance floor tools with a fresh and punchy vibe straight from brazil including a darkside rework by the german producer annanan.

re-issue on 180 gram vinyl.

killer 12inch! free synths, driving rhythms, perfectly suited for those breezy summer nights spent dancing! following the success of their debut record, maurice jnr and roy rozell are joined by fellow sugarhouse records founders, seb miguel and jamie paul, for this triple aaa 3-track as paradise forum. original artwork by alistair hanson and photography by rob low

a career-spanning retrospective, featuring 28 johnny cash classics. remastered from the original sources and delivered on double 12 inch vinyl.

nice price deal !!! congratulations to what! what! records for five years of releasing finest funky & party banging techhouse nuggets

raging fyah is the celebrated five-piece band from kingston, jamaica making their name with retro sounding roots reggae riddims and sweet harmonies. the music is thoughtful and melodic, blending the best elements from groups like steel pulse and morgan heritage. “everlasting” is their third studio album and first with vp records and features busy signal, j. boog and jesse royal! the longplayer will carry the dub rockers imprint - an initiative targeting the growing us reggae live scene that has fostered bands like soja, rebelution and slightly stoopid.

double vinyl re-issue of david bowie’s legendary 1972 concert in santa monica, california.

rolling straight off the back of another successful vatos locos off week event at city hall, barcelona and following his jacuzzi killer ep, hector is now ready to unleash the third installment from his new label vl recordings . fusion is a collaboration from core vatos locos member david gtronic, and flourishing romanian up-and-comer iuly.b. the fusion ep is a product of david and iuly.b combining their musical forces to create five unstoppable tracks, satisfactory for any deep dance floor moment, bringing a beautifully subtle tempo to the groove.

ride through five boppin’ cuts on this varied five tracker fresh out of tallinn, estonia. offering up the lekker man’s hardy techno, disco-house and jungle flavourings, nikolajev takes no prisoners on his self-titled debut. rest assured that collect-call has got you connected with no hassles.

special 4x12 inch pack for all you budenzauber lovers out there - contains 4 classic releases:
- buza003: aki latvamäki - pöly ep<br / >- buza004: five green circle - revenge of the nerd ep
- buza007: jesse somfay - flight of disposition ep
- buza010: steimel & schuetz - halium ep

a chugging various artists ep from banlieue records. five tracks of red hot, rapid fire club tracks, channeling spikey, clattering machine beats and ethereally deep synth work. club damage personified.

out as a vinyl-only offering on 15th july 2016, gti005 is the first official release from forever, a talent who pulls influence from nostalgic jungle and rave genres, as well as elements from classic house and grime. a1 coarse is a blissful, liquid-like journey that plays on forever s broad range of influences, think haunting melodies mixed with a jungle-like drum foundation for a masterpiece that aligns itself to not one genre. track two invaders is a murkier, spaced-out number with a squelching bass, one for the after-hour sessions. an industrial vibe echoes across invaders five minutes, and the track holds transcendental, meditative quality aligned to forever s 2013 track playfights. turning over to side b, grade 10 invite house icon mr. g to step up for a coarse remix that adds his signature flair to the original, turning coarse into a raw, acid-tinged track

a year after his debut album viaggi, amsterdam based italian marco antonio spaventi is back with another fine full length statement. entitled -isola sommersa and landing on m>o>s recordings, it follows up after many great eps on the label over the last five years. spaventi has a passion for old school house but always brings it up to date. using hardware tools like a natural extension of his body, he cooks up rugged grooves, nostalgic moods and smoky atmospheres that cocoon you in sound of its own. as well as releasing on other labels like slow motion, secretsundaze, pizzico records and cos mos, he is also an acclaimed production wizard and runs his own professional studio.

envisaging a trustworthy approach to sound, french dj and producer voiski has steadily built a name for himself in contemporary left-field dance music. he took a singular path in techno, oscillating between experimental projects and signature sound dance floor material. the parisian brings his versatile skills together on the third installment of dekmantels ufo series, serving up five completely different yet coherent sounding tracks.

the lobster white label series finally gets back into gear with a sublime five-track scorcher from core london member luke palmer aka ozel ab. after firing some deafening shots with last years crimes ep - which burrowed deep into some seriously trippy and journey d house, techno and acid - valis sees palmer develop those evolving arrangement ideas across five very different soundboards that bring his signature brain-fuzzed deepness, rubbery acid and dubbed-out sound design to the fore.

not so many things to say about this five all killer, no filler trax - except that this antonio ep is the perfect business card for the pescara guy in order to confirm himself as one of the most talented young-bloodied, rawness manufacturer around right now. from 130 bpm ghetto acid madness to a surf-house summer anthem such as -untitled- and the electro standout track -clara-. fasten your seat-belts and enjoy this ride provided by unintelligent trax outsourcing, milan.

golden parachutes is a unique, collaborative musical effort comprised of stewart walker (us/berlin) and touane (italy/berlin). following five years of collaborative live-performances and techno releases through stewart’s persona records imprint, here the duo has decided to co-mingle their influences from afrobeat and progressive jazz into a boundary-free exploration. liberated from the constraints of repetitive, pounding kick drums, they unveil a new sound of timbral fluidity built-up from live and sequenced instruments. more than just music, their innovative approach delivers 43 minutes of consummate aural landscapes that pull the listener in head first. as the title ‘into the dark grey morning’ suggests the album takes you on a sweet atmospheric journey where melodic washes of colour and light flicker illumination into the dark clouds of monochromatic noise and reverb compositions, evoking fresh beginnings in electronic music... like a light at the end of the tunnel. as level records third long-play release, ‘into the dark grey morning’ is an unexpected turn away from the labels normal tendencies. with it’s live-instrumental melodies layered over sweeping electronic backdrops the album dips deeply into progressive rock waters and surfaces with a contemporary krautrock sound, logically delivered by a label from düsseldorf, the birthplace of krautrock music.

that night, we answered a regular call, something about crazy loud noises coming out from a basement. while driving to the area all i could think when i first heard the bass stomping was: “man, whatever, this doesn t even sound like music to me.” and we were at least a 100 meter away from the source of the sound. when we got there, after knocking several times on the door, we decided we had more than enough probable causes to bust in. after a warning, we kicked the door open. what we saw inside was a five feet tall woman jumping around in that cacophony. we screamed and she ignored us, my colleague then panicked and shot her with his taser several times – she then simply pulled the probes out of her body shouting moments moments – and continued to jump around..

next up on titanic city is stephen lopkin, who serves up five new cuts on the strategic reserve ep. stephen is a massive talent and has really turned heads over the last couple of years with releases on m>o>s, bokhari records, and raw tools. needles to say were delighted to have lopkin on board

after a five year absence the illusive cottam label returns. since the original series paul has travelled the world djing, released on labels such as aus & versatile and started his own imprint ruff draft for his own original productions and tracks from other producers. currently taking a break from djing & concentrating on production it felt like the right time to reactivate the label that started it all with some new under-the-counter specials. first up we have ‘mixing tool’, a heavy beat and percussion setting the dark & foreboding tone, the unease increasing like something is creeping up behind you until the distant war cries reveal themselves - a deep track that is much more than the title suggests. next up, the long awaited vinyl release for the cottam re-wiring of a classic film title track, mixing the best elements of the originals synth score with a club ready beat and acid that adds to the original - this is one of the finest carpenter reworks you ll hear.

ritornell’s richard eigner & abby lee tee originally teamed up to provide the score for a collaboration with filmmaker andreea sasaran and illustrator katja seifert entitled »melting sphere«. sharing a passion for the combination of filigree electronics with playful timbres of diverse acoustic instruments and odd utensils, the cooperation of the two producers was a logical choice.
»melting sphere« merges subsonic bass, kalimba rhythms, accordion sounds and toy bells, all framed by eavesdropping recordings of abby lee tee’s cat, bathroom squeaks for five minutes of organic downbeat bliss.
»tired dancers« on the flipside offers a melancholy tale of seduction relayed from the shadows, with field recordings of nightly city noise, a reversed music box melody, hypnotic chords and meticulous percussion. delicate, celestial cello (by lukas lauermann) and contrabass flute emerge as counterpoint to this rhythmic hypnosis.
this record is as shimmering as you would expect.

after five well-respected digital releases with the likes of frazer campbell and iuly.b, munster/berlin based onegroove records drops its first vinyl release with 3 friendly minimal groovers. very playful rimshot madness by iuly.b on side a, floegel and retza keeping it dubby on the flipside.

ltd 5 lp box set
june 2016 sees freerange records celebrate 20 years at the top. the label, run by jamie ‘jimpster’ odell and tom roberts, is marking the occasion with the summer release of a carefully curated and lovingly assembled 20 track, five vinyl box set featuring exclusive new music from associates old and new, as well as with a worldwide events series. over the last two decades, generations of djs and dancers have gotten down to the freerange sound

deluxe double 12 inch edition, featuring the iconic “awesome mix vol. 1” on the first vinyl and the original score by tyler bates on the second.

they say you have your whole life to make your first album, years upon years of growth, learning and experience filtered into one perfect record. your debut is supposed to be the one you labour over, while the follow-up is meant to be served up within spitting distance of the last. well, not if you’re london based wild palms. “we did that in reverse,” explains the band’s sardonic, quick-witted frontman lou hill. “the first album was just the songs that we would play live, we wrote it really quickly. but this one took ages...” five years in fact.
recorded by the band in the same self-built manor house studio where they made their 2011 de-but ‘until spring’, the new album ‘live together, eat each other’ is a lusciously layered offering of hazy experimentalism and off-kilter alt-pop, that follows in the auspicious lineage of beach house, cocteau twins and tv on the radio.
the vinyl lp is housed in a gatefold sleeve with download code included.

nun erscheint nun das selbstbetitelte debütalbum von blackhill transmitter, dem seitenprojekt von brian dougans und gary cobain (future sound of london). auf den 15 tracks vermengt das duo krautrock mit grobkörniger synthese und klingt eine 70er-four tet-version. schwarzes 180g vinyl.

thomas urv and miss mostlys norwegian techno imprint ploink drops the second in its trilogy of releases celebrating the brands 20-year anniversary. following on from the first release that featured renowned scandinavian artists such as prins thomas, mental overdrive, urhaug, nordenstam, christian tilt and hutmacher, the labels next outing sees five more members of the local scene make appearances.

italo disco for the freaks out there! elitechnique with their new disques panoramiques project. five 45 s scheduled with italo styled cover versions of 80 s rarities. featuring female vocals on top of their slow and sexy disco grooves. original versions by patrizia pellegrino and valerie dore coming in fine crafted elitechnique versions. no samples used, all music performed with the elite technique from phako and florintintin. limited edition of 200 copies.

dba present another vinyl-only various artists excursion, once again mixing new arrivals to the label like london’s karen gwyer, raven cru and italys dukwa, with established label favourite lily.

last copies left - 30% spring deal - limited edition of 300 copies on white & black splattered vinyl.

on his first release on svedjebruk pistol pete delivers four full-on epic tracks. capturing the raw power and funkiness of his live-sets, stockholmska ryggdunkarsällskapet is a true tour de force of hooks and vibe.

paris-based beat x changers brings up to you a new record with a collaborative project in the shape of classic cuts.our new release introduces two new french artists brought together on a split ep: tell from paris and name from the sunny avignon city, both of them backed- up by exclusive remixes from three of our historical beat x producers: neue grafik and pulkone (aka x_1 & monomite). on the a-side, discover tell - a 20-year old jazz drummer - who releases two soulful and melodic tracks. you’ll recognize the heat of the mpc grain, obsessing samples and uplifting breaks. on the b-side, southern producer name offers a disco-like and funky house music via two dancing tracks with a clear reference to the clubbing universe of new york and chicago. this activist dj and experimented producer – he is an ableton teacher on the side – gained recognition in the south of france music scene in the last decade and reached the ears of producer kink.grand Écart (i.e. wide gap or split) recalls the time it took to release this ep. it’s also a geographical gap, a gap between the ideas of the five artists brought together on this release, a gap between our expectations and the reality of some passed – or cancelled – venues in paris. we have always believed in this project and in our flexibility!

give a warm welcome to a new afu member, mexican dj and producer israel toledo with his undertaker ep !all tracks convince right from the start, very fat produced and arranged with compelling melodies and a driving bass. after five years israel toledo is back again on vinyl. this ep is a welcome opportunity for all fans and vinyl lovers to enjoy the distinctive sound of israel toledo on the black gold again.

the mighty brassfoot (apron) going overseas with a devestating ep on the dutch bio rhythm imprint, delivering five grim yet hedonistic & intense post-modern voodoo jack tracks, kickstarting what appears to be the labels second phase.

the crate-digging credentials of psychemagik’s danny mclewin are well established. even so, he’s excelled himself with the first release on spacetalk, a joint venture with leng records’ simon purnell and paul murphy.
the trio have successfully worked together a lot over the last five years, with purnell and murphy releasing a string of superb collections, compiled by mclewin and psychemagik partner tom coveney. all three men were keen to continue this partnership, and have founded spacetalk to re-release long forgotten, little-known or overlooked music, as well as previously unheard archive material from some of the artists involved.
the label’s first release is as obscure as they come. morrison kincannon’s to see one eagle fly is stupidly rare, having initially been released by its’ creators as a private press record during the early 1970s.

the official re-issue of the dub classic “wins the world cup” available as extended 2lp vinyl-set with 20 tracks and poster. the original album from 1982 has been state-of-the-art remastered and is twinned with a second disc of the original vocal versions. all music recorded at channel one with the roots radics and mixed by scientist at king tubby’s with producer henry “junjo” lawes.

red double vinyl in gatefold sleeve with download code included.

disciples of chaos “benvenga il chaos poiche l’ordine ha fallito.” healing to darkness, joining the united forces of techno, “disciples of chaos” is a twisting vortex of sickness conceived of five brand new tracks by lamanna & sirio grimaldi, fire at work, drvg cvltvre, valerio moscatelli, zone démersale, produced by love blast together with stirpe999.

one of kompakt s most mythical entities, superpitcher has always followed a thoughtful and rarified release policy, rather honing a record until it s perfect (and risking longer periods of time in between outings) than rushing it out, its a release rhythm that suits his idiosyncratic approach to dance music, not so much churning out floor fodder than creating timeless classics on his own terms. as one of our longest-serving artists, he has still managed to build an impressive portfolio, especially if you consider the ratio of iconic tracks per release. it s no wonder, then, that at any given time, a big part of his back catalogue seems to be sold out. five years after the highly acclaimed, award-winning full-length kilimanjaro (kompakt 222 cd 80), it is time to revisit superpitcher s unique body of work with so far so super, an enticing selection of some of his most cherished cuts - acting as our 2016 vinyl offering for this year s record store day, it collects highlights from all stages of his career, the underground club bangers as well as the conceptual album work. from opener jackson (as featured on pop ambient 2012) and early successes like heroin, baby s on fire (from total 4) or total confusion/speicher anthem i walk to signature tracks like happiness or rabbits in a hurry, you ll find lots of magical moments to unearth or rediscover - all in one jam-packed, gorgeously wrapped vinyl release that no serious fan of electronic dance music should miss out on.