welcome to the astral theme. a new art series by virassamy. we are pleased to have ivano tetelepta back on the label. he s a talented artist who makes rare appearances and who doesn t follow any sound of the moment. he s just doing naturally his own thing with subtle class and warm grooves. for this ep ivano has invited his friends for a second shot in a series that started on one of uk s finest labels, fear of flying. passing through different moods and minds this ep will lead you into a fabulous trip. hot wax ! early supports by: raresh, sebo k, bambounou, dyed soundorom, einzelkind, john dimas, martyné, molly, nail, och, seafom, giovanni verrina, yamen & eda, anestie gomez…

excellent groovin deep house ep , just check

all tracks written and produced by siler & dima, le loup voice by chez damier
the two french friends, siler & dima , have collaborated on phonogramme imprint to present you their 2nd release « friends chip » ep. a first release almost 2 years ago on their own label, popcorn records, siler & dima , took a little break from producing. when the two of them finally got back in the studio, they were unsure exactly what would result, but both wanted a return to their background and the music they like to work together. a music based on sampling, with a melting pot of jazzy & funk soul influences, from moodymann to gil scott heron or donny hataway. the result is here, with 3 groovy tunes, with a strong jazz touch, influenced downbeat of the 90’s. this friends chip release is also the fruit of several collaborations. in « the hunters » you can easily recognize the unique and sexy voice of chez damier, a key influence of the french duo. in “memoory” ,the young & talented paul cut brought his keyboard science , and le loup, one of the main highlight of the french scene, appears on the last track, « willie hutch”. to bring his music knowledge and groove to the original. the result is a beautiful ep truly “friendship”

killer nyc house !!

three mannheim based labels will be joining forces to release a 3 part ep showcasing the emerging talent coming from their hometown and community. 9 tracks, 9 artists, 1 release date.

marcel vogel is back with this 8tracker including remixes by label mates reginald omas mamode iv and dear earth. lowslung grooves for an evening in front of the fireplace with your lady (or man), this ep was created in an collaborative effort by berlin singer khadija, keyboardist tim jules, guitarist jair wix and written and produced by marcel vogel. outstanding tracks are the sleazy moonchild and the title track human being.

tom burford aka contours, throws a deeply percussive and jazz focused ep for bristol’s shall not fade, featuring soulful, melodic productions with earthy percussion throughout. the ep is topped off with a remix from breakthrough artist ross from friends, whose luscious chords and melodies shine through.

friends & relations is a freshly minted imprint based in peckham, a neighbourhood that has gone from run-down dump to hipster haven in the space of a few short years. the label s first missive comes from its founder and proud peckham-dweller, ali nebraska gibbs, a producer best known for his missives on rush hour and mister saturday night. it s a predictably strong release, with both -stop playing with my heart- and -keep what ya got- showcasing gibbs skill for turning rubbery disco and soul gems into tasty, club-ready house cuts. he s particularly good at teasing out tracks via judicious use of sampled loops, as the deeper and smokier closer, -rat boogie-, deftly proves.

british quintet me and my friends are set to release their captivating and mesmerising second album, hide your way, on soundway records this summer. a unique and singular blend, it’s the sound of english folk colliding head-on with the golden-era music of 1970s west africa and the caribbean. towering vocal harmonies, soaring cello and clarinet lines, colossal basslines and drum patterns combine on an exquisite rollercoaster-ride of the emotions from euphoria to melancholia and back again.

release & versand am 29.08.2016 this will be the final release of white. after almost 10 years of releasing music on white we decided to move on and to end this era. we like to thank all our artists, fans and people behind the scenes who were involved and hope this release will make for an appropriate goodbye. see you somewhere in some galaxy sometime…
yours oskar and adam.

three mannheim based labels will be joining forces to release a 3 part ep showcasing the emerging talent coming from their hometown and community. 9 tracks, 9 artists, 1 release date.
ma001.1 by sukhumvit records
ma001.2 by valioso recordings
ma001.3 by medeia records! !
good times, bad friends.

three mannheim based labels will be joining forces to release a 3 part ep showcasing the emerging talent coming from their hometown and community. 9 tracks, 9 artists, 1 release date.

ma001.1 by sukhumvit records!
ma001.2 by valioso recordings!
ma001.3 by medeia records!

good times, bad friends

after a tropical storm powered by gaming-vengeance battered the long lost secret island, our young protagonist dj sonikku - ruffled but not deterred, having drifted for months on a bird-nested raft - finds himself landing on the shores of new york city. megadrive chip intact, mates along for the ride, and a half century of electronic heritage soaked up in a flash - all my friends is the culmination of sonikku s mental and spiritual journey into his own version of a hyperreal nyc.

nice price deal !!!

nice price deal !!! after the great success of the first 10inch vinyl the 2 firends alexander tholl and rubbertrap have produced now the new smasher !!!! again pressed as 10inch and limited to 300 units !

nice price deal !!! sweet n candy takes up the remix duties and delivers and outstanding minimal-tech house mix full of warm percussive shuffles. meanwhile on the flip side j alexanders original mix shows us his more techno inspired original. with a sharp kick drum and 909 percussion this mix is sure to fit into any late night set taking the dance floor on a deeper journey. >paradise lost< completes this release and if deep is your bag then they dont come much deeper than this, a unique track that fits somewhere between deep house and techno, dark little vocal cuts fit nicely along warm pads, massive sub base, quirky string samples and 808 toms.

if you are a fan of diverse production from dr. dundiff, then this is must have for your collection! this album falls on the year anniversary of the dr. dundiff & friends 2015 forecastle performance. immediately after the performance last year, dr. dundiff and all of his friends spent 5 full days of recording the whole forecastle performance. dr. dundiff & friends have captured the exact same show with the same live element, brought by the same musicians. this album has an 11-piece band, 14 rappers and a special cypher featuring everyone on the record plus a guest appearance from jim james of my morning jacket.
the limited blue marbled vinyl comes with a digital download card. artwork by ian klarer and alyx mcclain.

dave aju, alland byallo, kenneth scott and marc smith joined together as kamm, resulting in a mini-album called kick drunk love for marcel vogel s amsterdam based label intimate friends.idescribed in a press release as being influenced by the artists love of early 90s mowax era laid-back beats, it features barrite on lead vocals (with byallo and scott also contributing vocals), smith on guitar, byallo on trumpet and scott on moog synth. theres a couple guest appearances as well: damian schwartz plays some bass on-sidewalks and eureka provides a hell of a vacuum rev on stage left.

marbled 10inch vinyl two all new kiyoko tracks taken from the horo files - a collection of kiyoko releases for samurai horo.

the new ng trax, nima gorji and friends ep arrived and its a great split record. on his last visit to moscow few month ago, nima pop by ody art studio and together created peredelkino. back in his studio in ibiza, nima invited resident of ibiza underground kevin cook and together they worked on the second track of the b side called capish. a side comes from nima gorji him self.

zum 25ten label-jubiläum veröffentlicht fat possum ausgesuchte titel aus dem backkatalog erstmal auf vinyl so auch the george mitchell colelction von houston stackhouse. es ist george mitchell zu verdanken, dass viele klassische blues-aufnahmen entstanden und bis heute archiviert und verbreitet werden. ab 1976 arbeitete mitchell für das bureau of cultural affairs in atlanta, und er begann das land zu bereisen, um folk und blues-musik systematisch mit einem mobilen aufnahmegerät einzufangen und zu dokumentieren. diese arbeit betrieb er über eine dekade, und durch seinen persönlichen einsatz sind klassische blues-alben wie dieses von houston stackhouse und seinen befreundeten musikern entstanden. stackhouse spielte als erstes instrument die mundharmonika, und seit den 30er jahren spielte er in mississippi gemeinsam mit größen wie robert johnson. später verlegte er sich vornehmlich auf slide- und elektrische-gitarre. so spielte er in der folge auch mit muddy waters, little walter, jimmy rogers, roosevelt sykes und earl hooker.

last year saw the mysterious garage shelter make their debut appearance on skylax, and little is still known about them! all we know is they are back with some freshness on the skylax classic sublabel. first up is bring back love, a track that will sink its claws in with that infectious vocal sample hook. sticking with the old school sample vibe is the lonely heart dub of attempt, it’s a bit more mellow but still has plenty of groove in it. friend of the garage shelter, dj la foudre, appears over on the b side with it’s alright (signal st mix). still on that catchy sample tip, it features one of the grooviest bassline and funky guitar pairings i’ve heard in a long time. next up, perception 66 is a smooth house affair from yet another friend, asa no hikari. rounding out the package is garage shelter’s own you (still), a dreamy pad-driven track that may indeed be the pick of the release. while we don’t know much about garage shelter, we can’t help but look forward to what they come out with next!

ltd repress, * thats what friends are for* showcases adesses touch for building tension. think back to those twelves from the dons of dancefloor drama - ron trent, carl craig, dj duke and murk - music built for a world where the lights dont come back on.

2016. twentyfive years after der dritte raums first release on sven vaeths harthouse and eye q label, andreas krüger aka der dritte raum locked in his studio again to create electric friends, an album ostensibly meant to make up for his previous album aydszieyalaidnem and it marks a shift to a more pop direction. the double vinyl lp includes a download code for the full album.

robot ranch records proudly presents a very special collaboration with the kyoto based dj and producer yusuke yamamoto from japan. after some great releases on eyepatch recordings, piston recordings, rough recordings and of course his own imprint canary recordings he comes now again with four high quality deep house tracks. pure dope to enjoy!

played by adam shelton, mr ks, senzala
the first release is from duo senzala coming from london. 3 killer tracks for each moment of the night coming with a remix from one records boss adam shelton.vinyl only! no digital! no promo!

the ever growing international collective of bouq. s friends and family is proud to showcase its latest new talents. old mate matt sassari together with d-deck is joined by szkatulski & kosmalski from poland to demonstrate their very own dancefloor magic

killers from bristol. recommended. support from ben ufo, bake, semtek, throwing shade.

pascal feos drops a a little weight to come with an elegantly rollin remix deriving magic from minmal workouts.

bc & co. started out as a small group of friends who surfed and skateboarded together. as they hung out in venice and shared their interests and ideas about music, sounds started to take shape. what started off with no intentions of being anything serious began to develop, inspiring music composer alberto bof, music advisor paul t. and music coordinator alex olson to think about avenues of release. inspired by a seigen ono record put out for comme des garcons in 1988 olson got the idea to release the trio s project under his brand bianca chandon. this limited 12 inch has embodied the spirit of the creators and the motivation of the brand to become bianca s first record release.

the first wolf ep was an absolute killer and is still selling the boys follow it up with another superb ep this time... repress 2015

with one of the biggest artist lineups to have ever graced one ep, critical music presents phace, and his friends. the perfect outro for the labels most successful year yet. the double 12 inch includes a download code for all tracks as 320k mp3s.

fresh, boomy, explorative rhythm textures in dj compatible techno mode.

dikkens is a beautiful soul from rotterdam who is combining different heartfelt emotions in one wonderful record glued together by a tremendous subbass.

new ep by alixander iii. after azari & iii have finally split up, main man alixander iii joined the toy tonics records crew. like his first tt release also this new one consists of raw and heavy machine funk. its techno - but with a heavy dose of soul!

sometimes you wait and things fall into place, this is an a&r man s dream. you can spend hours banging your head, waiting for lightening to strike, trying to find the perfect pairing, it s there floating around in your head but the answer is not clear. the record needs a remix, but who would be perfect?

punctual is a stripped back, bleepy warehouse machine that hits hard but is versatile and funky. remix duties are taken care of by alex under from spain. after patrick s 12 on alex s cmyk musik it was time to invite alex into his community and alex delivered big time. alex refines the main ideas in the track, boiling it down to a solid groove and adding a killer bass riff that sounds like it was meant to be there all along.

wet play invite you to take a dip into their aural bubble bath for a third soaking as they complete their where good friends meet triptych on red laser records. inaugurating three new players into their much-loved steam room alongside long-serving patron, metrodome. rest assured this is one wash closet you are sure to frequent again and again.

alma s team is so proud to announce their latest exclusive vinyl just limited to 200 copies. for this special ocassion the label offered the opportunity to the well known german producer matthias vogt of creating his own selection of tracks made by three of his favorite artists and friends plus one of his own hot tunes. the results are amazing, mr. vogt, martin patino, hugo barritt and hans thalau bring us strong material. without a doubt this clear 12” becomes essential for any electronic music collector. strong limited

2015 repress - from the first glimpses of henry laufers work as shlohmo, it was clear that the la native and visual artist turned self-taught musician was onto something. with an effortless grasp on sound design, laufer combines deceptively simple and emotive melodies, subtle bass drops and swinging slow motion drums. his early work has placed him at the forefront of a new wave of rising talent amongst west coast producers… inspired by the desire to write songs and create a release of full-range instrumentation and vocals all his own, laufer promptly began home-recording >bad vibes<, his proper full-length debut album for the friends of friends label. some might say the songs on >bad vibes< represent the spawn of a new rhythm and blues - one that swings and sways under the backbone of henrys own take on modern electronic music. augmented with delicate slide guitar playing, homemade synth sounds and lilting, tuneful melodies, shlohmos latest output is one that will take you places - specifically the un-paralleled vibes swirling through this young mans head.

vienna in da house! the latest release from intimate friends invites viennese producer par excellence roman rauch into the fold for the essig jazz ep. straight from the home of the wiener schnitzel, roman is of course known for almost a dozen releases on labels like endless flight, philpot and quintessentials. the austrian is on fine fettle here with three twisted and rolling productions the spoken word delivery from caits meissner on got to be is something of a highlight as is the wonderfully messed up remix of the title track from glenn astro.

*sleepstep* is the first collaboration between raster-noton and artist dasha rush. the records subtitle *sonar poems for my sleepless friends* describes its underlying concept – *sleepstep* is a trip through electronically alienated micro-compositions and sound collages that, interwoven with text passages, aim at creating a dream-like atmosphere.

bouq comes closer and closer to celebrate the 10. friends & family release. this time with 2 flawless dj tracks from sicilian cristian viviano and kuo climax from malaga. you can definitely feel the southern european sun inbetween the beats.

the ever growing international collective of bouq. s friends and family is proud to showcase its latest new talents. old mate spencer k with or without his buddy collective machine from budapest are joined by clif jack from northern italy to demonstrate their very own dancefloor magic

käse kool s fifth release, the friends n no ends ep, is comprised of 5 berlin-based producers, each of which brings his own unique sound to ep. a1, appearance, comes from the face behind crude wax, vincenzo maurice. this tune comes with a rough attitude of sheer analogue house. a2, wismut, comes from the man with the plan, nick beringer. this track speaks for itself with its punchy bass-line and direct groove. b1, visions, comes from a newly formed duo who goes by mode7. this promising duo hits it home with their newest track visions as its sweet and sultry pads play with the drive of bass and drums. lastly b2, system is wack, comes from a producer who goes by the name of aurhythm (aka dennis sekyere). this track speaks for itself, as being very rude with it s rough drive but still keeping its own delicate stems

matrixman (spectral sound / dekmantel / ultramajic) delivers a submerged reimagining that world-premiered on xlr8r. severino (of horse meat disco) and hifi sean deliver a galloping up yours remix, and rotciv (unterton / luv shack) adds funky basslines to his outta sight version. the limited edition of 330 copies is hand stamped and hand numbered, and a large, heart-shaped hard ton sticker is included with every copy.

the groove brothers, aka jef k and rhythm&soul, keep things moving with the second release on their fledgling label, on a mission records. it’s been seven months since the label’s debut, demonstrating the duo’s considered approach to their outlet, which has been set up to capture the true spirit of house music, basing its ideals on some of the industry’s most respected labels and keeping that timeless, classic ethos alive. this second release unites the label owners with a couple of newcomers to the scene. retaining the sultry outlook of the first release the groove brothers inject jazzy notes and smooth funky rhythms into their music, while mr ks and kub follow in a similar vein with their well-crafted contributions. ks expanding on the jazz theme, while kub takes a more sensual pathway. (words by marcus barnes)

coming out of south london via sheffield, breaker breaker is a fledgling project headed up by haider masroor a.k.a ds1.