the debut album by frankie goes to hollywood was released in 1984 after the runaway success of the singles relax and two tribes. it had orders of over a million copies and went straight in at number one in the uk album chart. produced by trevor horn, it was seen as a ground-breaking release and helped define pop music production in the eighties.
KEPLER CONSPIRACY EP (INCL. LAPUCCI REMIX) (VINYL ONLY)
12 Inch 26.06.18
antam is back from its galaxy ! for this second release, the french label adds a 100% italian flavor to his collection. frankie lazz delivers a complete ep with different tastes, droven by a bubbly-acid-spatial-brokenbeat style. as a remixer, the talented producer lapucci brings his vision of what life on mars looks like.
super rhythm trax is excited to unveil their brand new side label. bleeper, which will concentrate on a slightly tougher strain of techno. the first four releases are in production and will be enough to give you a strong idea of where the label will be going! first out of the gate are ford foster (unknown to the unknown/opal tapes) and frankie castle with bounce that, an ingenious ghetto house jam with a serious twist, backed with a jerome hill remix that strips the whole thing down leaving the bare ingredients to do damage on the dancefloor. also included are an instrumental version of the original, and the slo mo banger shake that.
after popping up on a various artists release last year, ugly frankie makes good on his connection to the vinyl only label with a full fat ep of chunked up, funked out house business for sunny climes. there s a dusty, rolling tone to the tracks on offer here - the crafty edits, nimble sample treatment and inventive layering creates a vibe you can lose yourself in all day. these aren t just straight up dancefloor rollers either cow boogie bumps and slides with a low slung swagger that will have you popping at a slower tempo but they re all prime for the get down. for some dusty, soul-laced cuts produced with flair, look no further.
frankie say relax . those three words in black letters on white oversized t-shirts persist as a main part of the imagery of the eighties. but even if you take away all the malcolm mclaren-styled-marketing, welcome to the pleasuredome still stands out as one of the seminal records of the decade. the re-mastering of this album will make your head spin and is the first that does the trevor horn production justice.
pressing on audiophile 190 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
arriving as the third outing of len faki’s recently established non-profit platform lf rmx, these previously exclusive edits take on a raging classic by courtesy of frankie bones, godfather of the north-american rave scene. the new hardspace mix bolsters up the characteristic vocal and synths for even more frantic effect but trades in the percussion for faki’s signature assault of claps and hats. these also dominate the stripped-back hardspace tool, which carefully builds momentum only around the sirens and some seriously sizzling low-end rumble. both of faki’s personal mixes capture the original’s raw energy, yet manage to appear in both sleek but powerful presence. as with all releases of lf rmx, the proceeds of this record will be donated to the berlin charity project straßenkinder e.v. to be used in actions against child poverty.
vinyl only reach their seventh release with a fresh grip of lesser known producers bringing high grade grooves to the table. bubbadog opens the 12inch up in a woozy fashion with the warbling piano chords of goin round, capturing a time-slip mood that carries through to the dusty jazz soaked beat down of minus the majors strole on through. on the b-side, alex zuiev gets into an exotic, chiming, 80s-inflected mood on down by the river, creating a slow-burning dancefloor heater out of classic ingredients. ugly frankie finishes the ep off with the stripped down funk of your ears look great
for their 12th release, fasaan recordings has dug deep into the techno underground of malm and found the drum machine anthems of frankie twilight. not your usual techno producer, the woman behind this alan vega-esque alias does not subscribe to any genre definitions. having played in a berlin-based punk band as well as acting as resident dj at a members only 78 rpm jazz club, to say her tastes are diverse is quite an understatement. the diy spirit is however a red thread throughout the 4 tracks of her synergy ep for fasaan
COUNT TO TEN: THE SINGLES COLLECTION 1968-1977 (LP)
12 Inch LP 05.04.17
sweet soul und funky grooves von baltimores frankie & the spindles aus den jahren 1968-1977 mit produktionen von george kerr und bunny sigler, die ursprünglich nur als heutzutage schwer zu findende 7” singles veröffentlicht wurden, erscheinen nun erstmalig auf lp.
special double pack for all you faste music lovers out there - contains 2 classic releases:
- faste002: frankie - dontact ep
- faste003: frankie - salute! ep
enjoy these tracks from the soon-arriving powell album sport. these versions of frankie + johnny are a little different though, featuring bonus vocals from jonnine standish out of htrk.
soul food starts innocently til the heaviest drums in all of creation, arrive. take me with you is a moody, dreamy jam sampled by ll cool j, havoc feat raekwon & styles p, the game, etc.
liverpool is frankie goes to hollywood’s second and last studio album, released in october 1986. it would be the band’s final album of all-new material, and lead singer holly johnson would leave the band following the corresponding world tour.
with frankie rothstein, his first album on fat beats records which features production from the likes of j rocc, j dilla and dj rhettmatic, l.a. based, detroitbred mc frank nitt brings his distinguished, decadeslong careerfull-circle, packing his inimitable style and years of industry-hardened grit in with a newfound maturity and growth.
esnard boisdur is one of the great voices of gwo ka – the folkloric rhythm of guadeloupe. frankie francis & simbad flip his 1991 track *soufwans* (sufferance) into a groove that combines hypnotic percussion and mournful vocals with detroit-inspired synths and a deep deep bassline. trust us this one is a monster on the dancefloor!
a great musical journey start with stop in italy germany, holland and mexico. different approaches in the use of machines and different influences, 3 techno star as alex bau, luis flores and red square, comparing their styles on frankie serious original tracks.mnestic / roaches, 2 mental & hypnotic tracks where thin voices are supported by thumping rhythmic, result: a great techno groove!
for our 93th vinyl release on 100percent pure, we proudly present frankie dep feat a dam mclovers are welcome to crash the dance floor with frankie deps newest and hottest release falling in love.
the international dialling code for amsterdam ? is the city s hot tech-house imprint co-founded by sandy huner and dave ellesmere in 2007, now run solely by sandy. for thirtyonetwentys next strike we welcome chube.ka & frankie dep!
nach ihrem durchaus gelungenen und erfolgreichen debütalbum *hunger* (top 40 uk-charts), haben die fünf jungs von frankie & the heartstrings ihr zweitwerk fertiggestellt. ihr großartiges nachfolgewerk *the days run away* wurde produziert und aufgenommen vom suede-mitglied bernard butler, der auch bereits 2011 an dem stück *everybody looks better (in the right way)* mitgearbeitet hat. die lp erscheint inklusive cd-version des albums.
d-floor is a new label from the italian crew comprising by nice7, leon and pirupa. the debut ep comes from frankie watch (ops records, tenax) and gets remixed by nice7 (noir music, defected) and pirupa (desolat, defected) a hot mixture of classic house with a breakbeat-influenced b-side.
the italian duo locchi & watch signed with moan this awesome floor up ep. three powerfull original tracks ready to destroy all dancefloors from these great italians, already supported and played by stacey pullen at bpm festival, loco dice and many more.
if you have even got a passing interest in house music, there is very little chance that frankie knuckles name has escaped you. starting off as a clubber in the new york disco scene—his first job was to spike the punch at nicky sianos now legendary the gallery gatherings—frankie soaked up the knowledge passed down to him from his good friend larry levan, and managed to secure a residency alongside the paradise garage luminary at the citys continental baths.
>bite sized beats vol. 3< celebrates the return of the flapjack master chef and spatula maker, frankie j. sometimes it feels good to crawl out from behind the curtain, fart, do a lap around the room giving it a good crop dusting, and then blame it on poor ventilation. so that just about sums up this fabulous new single from frankie j. >gonna give it to ya< will definitely clear a room and move them straight to the dance floor with its awesomely odoriferous bass line and tantalizing vocal workout. this is one for both cheeks and makes for all the right vibrations.
flapjack records is super stoked to present its 4th vinyl edition. in this episode we have flapjack front man frankie j, who has recently earned himself honorable mention in the completely made up breakfast foods quarterly for his solid recipes during the sound republic era alongside solo releases and remixes on spatula city & flapjack. this release also features adelaide iron chef sonny fodera, fresh off his two smash releases from drop & guesthouse wasting no time in the kitchen with his slammin joints. together these two somalies of syrup bring you a maple syrup conglomerate of dynamite proportions.
supported by: nic fanciulli, slam, tedd patterson, lauhaus, plasmik, michel cleis, livio & roby, clive henry, paul woolford, guy gerber, mark henning, mr g, adultnapper, brothers vibe, afrilounge, catz n dogz, gorge, alex flitsch, meat, boris werner, ekkohaus, solomun, trickski, mazi, miss jools
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