limited edition 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve, includes download code and 60x30cm poster.
in early 1978, vincent ahehehinnou left the orchestre poly-rythmo de cotonou without explanation. he had been one of their principal vocalist since 1968 and had helped transform them from a hard-charging nightclubband into a musical powerhouse and africa-wide sensation. by the end of 1977, after an explosive performance at the pan-african arts and culture festival (festac77) in lagos, the band had reached the very pinnacle of their success.
for nearly forty years, the reasons behind vincent’s sudden departure have remained a mystery. until now. in an interview included with analog africa’s new reissue of best woman – vincent’s first post-poly-rythmo album, which has been out-of-print for close to four decades and nearly impossible to find outside west africa – the great singer finally breaks his silence. he didn’t leave … he was pushed.

musically and emotionally, superpitcher’s third full-length studio album, the golden ravedays, is a one sound autobiography that exhibits the skill, feeling and depth of style that the artist has honed over a period of twenty years, musically, and forty-plus-years, emotionally.

musically and emotionally, superpitchers third full-length studio album, the golden ravedays is a one sound autobiography that exhibits the skill, feeling and depth of style that the artist has honed over a period of twenty years, musically, and forty-plus-years, emotionally. and full-length it is: the golden ravedays is an epic album of 24 tracks that was released in january 2017 and is stretching over 12 respective chapter albums during a one-year period on record label, hippie dance.

after “theory of strings (part1)” ennio colaci and fabio della torre present the second part! the first track of a-side is the one who gives the title to the whole project, - theory of strings-, a dubby groover with a funky and psychedelic feel in the vein of a more coloured and dirtier studio 1 or soundhack. the -feeling good vibe- keeps going relaxed and chill with the smart up and down mood of the track -forty degrees- while on b side minimono get drier, minimalistic and more mysterious with the subtle after-hour jam of rewind. this strong effort by fabio and ennio ends trough the cinematic atmosphere and the romantic piano notes of the gentle but raw closing act -still mine-. mind the strings!

sheffield s finest, tommy vicari jnr joins the cult. presenting us 3 choice cuts each with their own distinct flavour. forty days provides the groove. three too many is the stomper. night of a thousand saturations’ a rhythmic trip. 22 minutes of musical wizardry!

it’s been a while but hey-ho, coincidence is back on vinyl. the tracks we got from aussie based female dj trinity were simply too analog sounding, so slapping it on wax was the logical thing to do. the vinyl release adds remixes by two of our alltime heroes - steve stoll and daniela la luz. basically: the originals are deep and darkish, the steve stoll rework is a rework in one smooth jam so with plenty of energy while daniela’s version does it really smart and housey. so on with the friggin show!
early support from: amelie lens, charlotte de witte, codeless, didier beydts, electric indigo, eric cloutier, flash brothers (cr2 / armada), goldfox (forty five), jim poe (inthemix), joseph capriati (drumcode), mickael davis aka dolby d (italo business) , paco osuna, paride saraceni, radical g / linear straight, redhead, robert owens, seba lecompte , steve cop, trinity, twist3d (bunker records), ...

sova stroj is the nom de plume of luxembourg-based producer michel flammant. with a history in black metal, rock and synth pop bands, he has now ventured out on his own, delving into experimental and electronic music. sova strojs debut album silent earth explores feelings of willful desertion through forty minutes of highly concentrated and almost teleologically dark ambient patterns. musically the album is centered around an abstracted industrial music influence paired with precise and evocative melodic and harmonic explorations

trevor jackson erlang mit playgroup und als output labelbetreiber (lcd soundsystem, four tet) weltweiten ruhm, später stellte er die strut samplerserie metal dance zusammen. nun erhielt er den auftrag, die elektronische seite des adrian sherwood-labels on-u sound abzubilden, was ihm mit vorliegenden 27(!) tracks auch vorbildlich gelang. die doppel-cd/dreifach-lp science fiction dancehall classics bietet einen perfekten einblick in die früh-1980 er szene, als electro, dub und post-punk kollidierten. neben favoriten von african head charge, mark stewart + the maffia und dub syndicate finden wir den bislang unbekannten track dead come alive aus der frühphase von neneh cherry, sowie zahlreiche tunes, die erstmals auf cd erscheinen, darunter von bim sherman, tackhead und der späteren massive attack-sängerin shara nelson.

undercover speaks to sounds affect on emotions. like waves in the ocean, each unique track comes from the same source. from the strongest and most powerful waves of a storm to the quiet and gentle tides, this is forty-seven minutes of pure pleasure.the feeling of this release is abyssal, dark and very organic, and it takes you on a very special underwater journey aboard vernes nautilus.

rounding off the vinyl series that accompanies themas label-defining strength in numbers compilation, part 4 downsizes from 12 inch to 7 inch to present two distinctive jams that show some of the farthest reaches of the new york imprints sound. laurine frost may be best known as part of the nonconformist house and techno scene of europe through releases on perspectiv, sharingtones and nervmusic, but on this special creation for thema he makes the perfect tribute to the city that gave rise to the label, with a little help from the racy diatribe of amiri baraka on “your house”. by way of a truly special finale for the series, minneapolis maverick dj slip graces the label with an all-too rare appearance, taking an altogether more primal approach on “x7” that channels his years spent conjuring up next level techno for missile, music man and more into a taut and punchy electro excursion infected with tricked out effects and seductive sci-fi noir atmospherics. it’s the perfect example of the freaky fringes thema has comfortably reached to over the course of the last forty releases.

music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. arts transparent was born with detache that presents his music to the world. area forty one and roger gerresen as gasometric run on the epic remix work. all on purple coloured 12 inch vinyl.

forty-two months can be a lifetime in the rapidly changing world of dance music, but the 3 1/2 years since maya jane coles previous mobilee release, 2011s beat faster, has seen the uk dj/producer accumulate unprecedented accolades from all corners of the dance music sphere, from magazine covers and reader poll placement to premier league bookings and regular play by her esteemed house music peers having seamlessly transitioned from buzz-heavy newcomer to perennial favorite, maya returns to mobilee with three tracks in her unmistakable style, one that has only become more potent with practice on releases by dogmatik, hypercolour, jackathon jams, 20:20 vision and her own i/am/me label.

another essential release from the nu-groove vaults, dyckman house is an amazing love letter to nyc from rheji burrell covering 6 tracks of raw late 80s garage house in true burrell style

der rhythm & blues-fachjournalist lois wilson (mojo, record collector) hat für fantastic voyage tracks aus dem chess katalog aus den genres blues, r&b und rock n roll ausgewählt. die vinyl edition enthält 32 clubtaugliche stücke und einen farbigen einleger. mit dabei sind songs von muddy waters, chuck berry, howlin wolf, bo diddley, john lee hooker, u.v.a.

the lone roamer is the experimental and deep side of riccardo dagostini, inspired by a dystopian world in which almost all the life forms are dead after an unspecified event. wandering alone through that devastated world is not just a physical act, it is a real personal and deep journey.

neues album von roddy frame, der mit aztec camera in den 80er jahren mit hits wie -somewhere in my heart-, -oblivious- oder -pillar to post- in indie-kreisen kultstatus erreichte. -seven dials-, sein erstes soloalbum seit -western skies- (2006), beinhaltet zehn wundervolle indie-popsongs, co-produziert von seb lewsley (edwyn collins, proclaimers, robert forster). das album erscheint auf dem aed label seines freundes edwyn collins, die sich bereits aus den frühen 80ern kennen, als aztec camera und orange juice auf dem legendären schottischen indielabel postcard records veröffentlichten.

the on-going celebration of delsin reaching 100 releases continues here with the 4th in the series of 100dsr releases. featuring key label friends redshape, d5 and area forty_one, its another compelling package.

for their next release, hot creations call upon talented italian duo paul c & paolo martini, whose combined career spans over forty years in the business. true to their personal style and doing what they do best they deliver three tracks bursting with groove and energy, aimed solidly at the dance floor. title track get this! bounces along a prominent bassline, progressing with trippy vocals that swirl into an epic build up, erupting for maximum destruction on the dancefloor.

the electronic dance world has seen the many sides of and.id as a talented musician, a multi-faceted producer and a live performer on the dance floor but his latest musical rebirth has sparked a new jolt of inspiration to travel back to his early days in thessaloniki where he passed the hours of the day discovering and analyzing a world of dance vinyls that ultimately shaped him as a live act today. the product of this rebirth is mobilees next album release, eternal return.

dutch techno label from the audiosculpture crew with some hot remixes by eduardo de la calle and area forty one.

erstmals auf vinyl! re-release von deadbeats 2001 album als aufwendige doppel-lp, gemastert von stefan betke aka pole. ein must-have für jede dub techno-collection!

incl. the 12 inch vinylreleases : &nd013 (daniel bortz - katorka ep), &nd012 (audision - forty one spalding) und &nd010 (sascha funke / ivf - vanish / celine) plus bonus cd audision - surface to surface .. full pack of music for less money

the son of a prominent nicaraguan politician, alfonso noel lovo was a choice target for the sandinista rebels who hijacked his homeward flight from miami in december of 1971, ultimately putting several rounds through the talented musicians torso and hand. after several years, and as many surgeries, he would break new ground on this psychedelic swirl of latin jazz and pan-american funk with his musical partner, percussionist jose chepito areas of santana fame. long unavailable, la gigantona has lived its forty years lost in the grooves of a single acetate. imagine a nicaraguan take on herbie hancocks afro-jazz masterpiece mwandishi with some of the most penetrating, left-field guitar youve never heard.

welcoming four new artists on field, the eighth ep in the vinyl series hovers somewhere between melancholic breaks, authentic deep house, and riveting techno. upstanding contributions are realized by dutch connoisseurs steffi, mark du mosch, artefakt and area forty_one.

concluding what has proven to be a nothing short of an epic trilogy, dynamic reflection unveils the final instalment in abstract divisions >form and function< series. the crowning piece features one new abstract division track, >deformation< and three remixes from mike parker, norman nodge and the secretive area forty one

the back on track vinyl collection takes one of the most seminal and classic new york house labels of the late eighties and early nineties and lets the sort after producer nicholas painstakingly update the sound for 2011. this special edition collection is made of three limited edition heavy weight 180 gram vinyls with printed sleeves. each four track ep is individually coloured to make the complete set of three, light blue, orange and dark blue. on each ep there are four nu groove tracks re-edited by nicholas that include vinyl only exclusives. the collection reinterprets classic nu groove artists including bas noir, roqui and n.y house n authority.

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fragen documents the extraordinary shedding of skin of one of the most important german electronic groups. hans-joachim roedelius was there from the beginning, first as a trio with conrad schnitzler and dieter moebius (kluster), from 1971 on as a duo with dieter moebius (cluster), and since 2010 as a duo with with onnen bock (qluster). bock (born 1973) and roedelius have been meeting up to explore new musical directions together since 2007. fragen is the first part of an exceptional trilogy, a grandiose new beginning, backed up by forty years of tradition.

at least some vinyl goodness from lunice courtesy of our friends at luckyme. this is playful futuristic beat music that screams instant hit but if you dig deeper there is alot going on underneath its glossy surface. every track is a winner to top it all off there is a remix from our man rustie. this is most certainly a record you should spend some time with.

a fascinating delve into the bizarre and brilliant world of jeremiah yisrael and the disco funk treasures of tap records. i ll let it rot before i let them take my shit. – jeremiah yisrael forty seven tapes, reams of sheet music, copyright forms, membership applications for the brotherhood of wisdom, two flaking acetates, three moldy 12inch singles, and a script for the still unfilmed motion picture angel dust. we stuffed it all into four supermarket fruit boxes, jammed them in the back of a rented chrysler town & country, and tore ass out of nathaniel jeremiah ben yisraels driveway, making a getaway that simultaneously spit us right back at the most bizarre recorded mystery we d ev

hardworking production duo taking a trip down memory lane here and its back to the acid house days a side is so retro sounding you would expect it to have them little bits of paper and pressing defects like an old trax tune and the same goes for the fingers rip on the flip

woody is finally back with the long await own new treat. unexpectedly open produced and very fresh sounding the two to long and intensely reduced tracks are immediately touching, yet just teasers of many more things to come from him soon. a1- put em up and b - 40/love go right back to the times of 'body music' taking its already classic tight sound spectrum but giving it a reduced stylish electronic appeal which makes 'put em up' a dangerously sublime peak time hymn and 40/love the timeless future afterhour classic we just cant get enough of. cool! played by ricardo villalobos ..

super-jewel case, 8 page booklet
everything begins with changes, whether you re moving geographically or emotionally. aeraÕs album ãthe sound pathÓ tells the story of this sentiment.
born in the high north of germany and now a berlin resident, ralf schmidt aka aera first appeared on the electronic music map when he established his own aleph music label back in 2010. with only a handful of releases, aera was able to lay out his very own musically topography on the cutting edges between house, psychedelia and breakbeats. this colourful mix culminated on his debut album ãoffseason travellerÓ in 2013, resonating the past forty years of electronic music, which brought him the attention of a wider audience as well as fellow djs and producers. so it was a logical consequence that his talent also attracted other labels and lead to widely praised releases on innervisions, maeve or john talabotÕs hivern discs. with these, aeraÕs sound bloomed further into bubbly acid and trancey territorries and his fine reputation as a singular producer, travelling dj and remixer flourished. with ãthe sound pathÓ aera continues his musical travels and permanent vacation is gladly hitchhiking on that ride. his second album is the most coherent and definitely most personal work to date. here, he has perfected his sound even further - adding nuances from the meadows of new age, kraut cliffs and high-flying kites of ambient. complete with the cinematic and nature-esque qualities of ralfÕs music, it will draw you in deeply through a great variety of landscapes before your inner eye. however, youÕll never lose track, because this path is beautifully illuminated.

holy goof gehšrt zur neuen generation des bass-house, inspiriert von hip-hop, uk garage, speed garage, dubstep, 4x4 bassline und uk funky. nach eigenen releases auf party like us, tumble audio, four forty und dj zincs lgendŠrem bingo bass-label, legt holy goof nun ein energiegeladenes fabric-mixset mit u.a. 15(!) exclusives vor, das von darkzy, skepsis und zomby bis zu chris lorenzo, my nu leng und eben dj zinc reicht.

the desecration of desire is the first album in 14 years from techno heavyweight dave clarke. the follow up to his acclaimed 2013 album devils advocate the new album is a dark, ruthless journey including features by mark lanegan, mt. sims, gazelle twin, anika and louisahhh and reinforces his title as the baron of techno, a moniker given him by the late, great bbc radio dj john peel

it seems that there is an overabundance of artists today who have reached a level of success from their work, but very few of them come close to the level of output and range as butch. equal parts producer extraordinaire, dj, gentleman, and comedian, butch has everything deserving of a star in todays dance music arena. which is why, we here at watergate are extremely pleased to present him as next in line for our watergate mix series

this is armada lounge volume 7. forty tunes of staggering beauty and significant musical skill, at times poetic, and at times as careless as an island breeze packed with exclusive tunes, there are acoustic versions of classic records, like marco v & christian burns --frozen- and the wistful live performance of cosmic gate ft. emma hewitt - -be your sound-. dutch producer rodg returns once more with his rendition of lost at sea, and conjure one graces not one but four songs on the album. the second set features heavyweights like paul van dyk, andy moor, gabriel & dresden, chicane, and several tunes from lustral. classic tunes from highly respected artists and fresh recreations of the year s biggest records can all be found here. clearly a labor of love, -armada lounge vol. 7- will surely go down as one of the greatest lounge compilations of our time. this record proves that musicality and vision are still very much alive in 2014, and it reminds us all that the pinnacle of electronic music has still yet to be reached.

home & garden is the debut album from the already established artist jay shepheard due for release in early 2013. shepheard has been releasing 12s and singles, and remixes steadily since 2007, blending disco and deep house seamlessly into his own unique sound.

gil scott-heron is one of the most influential and important singer/songwriters to have come out of america in the second half of the last century. much can be said about why this gil s lyrics are so original and powerful but ,it is important not to overlook his utterly singular voice which is so distinctive and rough and tender. it is a voice of experience. a new record from gil scott-heron, forty years after his first solo album, is a cause for major celebration and something that the world needs now more than ever.

spinning nowadays regularly throughout legendary clubs in berlin, dave is also playing gigs all around the world. having released his first 12inches on raum musik in the late 90s, the long players sensory overload (2000 mueller records) and lights and colours (2007 moodmusic) were the highlights of his career which is now being crowned with retake one.

back in 2000 the herbaliser self-released their highly acclaimed double-vinyl album session 1: taking key tracks from previous albums and re-recording them in their purest form, expanding them, without vocals or lyrics this is an excellent representation of the bands live show at that time.

while the major inspirations behind >surface to surface< - basic channel, detroit, warp - are clear, audisio s refined, unhurried sound is also entirely its own. by looking back, audision are simultaneously pushing things forward, quietly, gently, and in their own time. its the sound of high-end, deep frequency techno at its very finest