philadelphia s michael the lion has been making waves recently with his original productions and edits for soul clap records and razor-n-tape. michael s most known edits ep brings the philly flavour with big strings, hot percussion and uplifting vibes. he adapts the trademark sound he d developed for over a decade under the pseudonyms dj apt one and rcmp - live instruments sit seamlessly with sampled grooves to create organic, classic textures. the lion sound is always funky, always strong and always ready for the floor. a1. the hangover - a reslung take on one of the great dancefloor classics. a long-time staple of michael s tour sets. a2. know this - rock solid philly funk grooves complete with live bass and organ right in the pocket. b1. fly robert - strings and percussion rule the day on this uplifting take on a most known cut. b2. bo knows - bo knows afro-latin percussion, bo knows horns. bo knows feel-good vibes! michael s recent releases have had dj support from bicep, faze action, mark farina, the reflex, kraak & smaak, greg wilson, jacques renault, cosmo baker, mousse t, ron basejam, yam who?, razor-n-tape, nicholas, dj bruce, soul clap, sleazy mcqueen, hot toddy, pete herbert, dj rocca, inkswel, recloose and more.

one of the most talented musicians of the new york jazz scene but who frees himself completely from borders of the jazz to have a walk in 4 corners of great black music. leron is already well known from public thanks to guts hit man funk, it is also him the singer and the frontman of guts live band the featuring of bilal and simon, the leader of hiatus kaiyote.

besser bekannt als mitglied der aus chicago operierenden footwork teklife crew veröffentlicht dj paypal seine erste double ep auf flying lotus brainfeeder label. mit von der partie sind u.a. seine teklife homies dj earl, dj taye, keiska, feloneezy und jackie dagger. dj paypals rasanter mix aus booty ghetto trax, electro, hip hop, disco, funk und jazz beeindruckt auf ganzer länge!
das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.

with production credits for pan, ppu, and future times, it’s been a busy year for dawit eklund, winding up to this fully-fledged debut on the label he co-founded. litchi juice is funk-laced ‘gully club music’, channelling inspiration from theo and pepe. on the flip, the psychedelic menace of lies are chic is influenced heavily by herbie hancock and tony allen records. ace, warmly recommended.

the imogen label launched back in september with a pair of ilija rudman remixes of london acid jazz favourite brand new heavies. this second release sees them change tack somewhat, adopting an archival focus to dig out two tracks by croatian hero ilan kabiljo. known mostly for his 90s work, kabiljo comes from legendary croatian music stock - his father was composer and musician alfons alfi kabiljo. this expression 12inch sees imogen dig through the ilan archives for two rare and unreleased tracks records in 1990, with a side cut cool nights a supple midnight saunter through jazz funk that highlights kabiljo s compositional class. golden days is just as good as sounds like a loving homage to the 80s.

limited to 250 copies.spain s alex font inaugurates his new acme imprint. on the a side, sound on canvas is deep and percussive minimal house with a rolling bassline and trippy sound design that is typically suited to awkward and paranoid afterhours shenanigans. the rhythm gets up more on the deep house tip, still keeping the exotic wooden percussion grooves with organ stabs and dreamy, swirling keys that fans of the mountain people or agnes and quarion will appreciate. on the flip into the flux is a sweaty, peak time people mover, using the same reliable elements like on the other side but with a swing fuelled groove and a hell of a lot of funk that fans of sascha dive or brothers vibe will no doubt dig.

it’s now pretty obvious that disco influence has not only been powerful in western clubs. it has also influenced musicians all around the world, and west-indies islands are no exception to the rule. indeed, at that time in the caribbean territories, local musicians and producers seized the sound of their us counterparts, and make it their own, melting-up disco, funk, and boogie (even early rap) elements with some more traditional or local styles. apart from some obvious titles which made it to the charts, very few was known on these productions until recently. from an initial pre-selection of 40 tracks, favorite recordings and waxist teamed up to narrow down the actual tracklist. with no pretention to be exhaustive, this selection represents a tiny sample of a broader ocean of quality caribbean disco/boogie tunes. favorite recordings & waxist are very happy and proud to bring back lights on some of these rare tunes.

with 100% beats by madlib, bad neighbor is the brainchild of med a cornerstone in stones throws history and blu the voice behind modern classics like below the heavens who instantly clicked a decade earlier on tour with emanon. the album is an exclamation point on the idea that began with the burgundy ep, expanded to include dam funk and mayer hawthorne on the buzz ep, and continued until contributions from anderson.paak (dr. dres compton), hodgy beats (odd future), and the one-and-only mf doom made bad neighbor ready to launch. the double 12 inch vinyl includes a download code.

introducing the super sassy, ultra sweet sugarz with her single- -city of lights-. produced by benny badge, the string-puller behind various other modern funk affairs including freekwency, nite class and silver linings and recent collaborations with tom noble and magic touch. backed by the acidic saturation of melbourne beatdown weirdo booshank with his shining b side remix (featured previously on firecracker records). private press vibes on this for the real heads, boogie aficionados, acid house reminiscers and just fans of the left of centre.

cure music brings you hints on a hidden, underground network connecting santiago de chile, buenos aires, and berlin s dancefloors. feel the healing effect of lively beats and vaporous atmospheres in a trip in time and space. helmed by felipe valenzuela and momo trosman.

to anyone with even a passing interest in the weirder end of good-time party-ready house music, freaks should need little introduction. luke solomon and justin harris have been keeping our preferred kind of dancefloor vibrating to the cheekiest manifestations of house music since the mid 90s, never letting up and moving in the same oscillations as the good ship circus company.

timeless techno with soul, funk and energy on this new sub club label, nautilus rising! with 28 years of nurturing local dj talent and delivering quality music week in and week out to glasgows most clued up people, the sub club is proud to present to you their brand new record label, nautilus rising. fair to say its been a long time breaking the surface! for this inaugural nautilus rising ep, the sub club sticks with that tried and trusted subbie approach. nr001 presents 4 new tracks from 4 scottish producers. all quality tracks on this first release

moscow producer (futureboogie, manmade, sonar kollectiv, kerri chandler’s madtech) with 4 tracks of nasty modern funk-meets-house, some driving boogie-fueled business, low slung pulsing funk, shimmering disco vibes, + a bit of a melancholy strut.

1979 one-off 45 by akron, ohio-based funk duo edited by blackcash & theo. sampled by motor city drum ensemble, madlib, others.

2018 repress , following on from co-compiling one of 2012s best received compilations into the light: a journey into greek electronic music, new amsterdam based record label music from memory sets sail with a compilation of lo-fi beach funk and lazy synth jams from the rhode island keyboardist and ocean loving leon lowman.

having issued a mini album from fuxa earlier this year, stuart leaths tireless emotional response welcomes the detroit band back to the label with an album recorded alongside neil mackay of loop fame. apollo soyuz was originally released digitally earlier this year via bandcamp, but you can see why leath would want to license it for a proper vinyl edition. the eight tracks form an exploration of the outer cosmos that is tinged with a deep psychedelia that will resonate warmly with fans of emotional response. from the space funk of the opening apollo soyuz, fuxa and mackay lead the listener through galactic kosmische, spatial ambience and primal tape loop experiments and more with testz 1 a considered highlight.

marcel vogel has decided to celebrate the first five years of his edit-heavy lumberjacks in hell imprint in the only way he knows how: by putting together a sumptuous double pack stuffed with fresh new material. in keeping with the way the label has developed in recent times, the eight tracks blend the boundaries between original productions, illicit remixes and straight re edits. there s a celebratory, life affirming feel throughout, from the rubbery bass, d-train synths and rolling house grooves of giovanni damicos the break down, to the bluesy deep house brilliance of borrowed identitys queens bridge. highlights are plentiful elsewhere, too, from the hustlin electrofunk meets disco of vogel s own come on, to the killer synth solos and fuzzy bits of tim jules thrilling slap beat.

seven davis jr.s rougher mix aus (dirty) chicago house, r&b, detroit und p-funk begeisterte bereits auf seinem debütalbum * universes*, welches im mai diesen jahres erschienen ist. nun gibt es zwei tracks aus dem album in brandneuen reworks von den house music titanen karizma und osunlade alias yoruba soul!

new years deal - 3024 welcomes a bright young lad from denmark to the label by the name of erosion flow. these three vibrant little nuggets of funk are the introduction to his ambitious spectrums series. artwork by erosie (no relation)

uk techno stalwart ben sims adopts his ron bacardi alias for an outing on bass culture records, bringing with him three varying slices of 4x4-based music. d’julz has a deep penchant for bass and funk, and this is evident throughout the ep. we get off to a rugged start with ‘rock your body’, a deliciously dark slice of grumbling techno. intertwined with the morose bassline is a mysterious, tribal-esque female vocal, warped and twisted to add a primal feel to the track. on the flip, bacardi puts his a different hat on giving us ‘first effort’ a vivacious funk-laced hybrid, which teases you spitting out intermittent trumpets and other such live instruments. finally, ‘the money/dub’ goes straight into disco territory with that oh-so-familiar entrancing rhythm that will keep you fixed to its beat from start to finish. that filtered wah-wah guitar is impossible to resist, especially when combined with such crisp percussion. sheer quality from monsieur bacardi…

slamming funky disco edits by legendary soul clap

the two track evolutions ep sees enzo siragusa and alexkid each give us their own personal take on the infamous kilimanjaro sound. label head enzo once again fuses his junglist past with sleek tech beats on the a side in the form of desire skippy percussion imbuing the track with a real sense of funk before a monster 90s style b-line cuts through the mix to really nail the floor.
alexkid steps up with his trademark dubby style on the flipside with wear your cape, razor sharp percussion and a cavernous bass taking the track to deliciously lofty heights. both tracks are logical progressions from the notorious kilimanjaro sound they pioneered.

this is the first record on slow motion’s sister label, wrong era. wrong era takes the name from our monthly berlin party and has a focus on international artists who are dealing in all things electronic and discoid. the first release comes courtesy of kruton aka milo smee (bintus, power vacuum), who brings four tracks of mechanical funk and tweaking disco. included in the package is his remix of friction by gold blood, a track that has long been a secret weapon for a few select dj’s. there are also three brand new original tracks of heavy ebm jams that are guaranteed to keep dance floors moving all night long. wrong era arrives in a physical format with a bang!

the inaugural release from edible comes from lord leopard. direct from his studio, somewhere in the depths of rural cornwall, he brings some serious heat to the first release. mark of passion is a stellar slice of face melting, twisted tech-funk whilst fantastically well is a jazz heavy slugger, the good lord gets deep into the groove, flipping vocal samples and insane breakdowns for a very individual and unique sounding cut.

dave allison back on his home label of kinjo with 3 sweet down-tempo jazzy jams to warm up winter and a disco funk number on the flip which gets a remix from the ever so hot junktion! pressed on limited green 12 inch vinyl.

pagan robot sex, burning effigies, witchcraft & dark stinky funk. i don t know what else you could want from a record. or a party. a welcome follow up to 2014 s house lp of the year (test pressing) sees the now unmasked dean meredith & ben shenton project navigating new waters, possibly off world. you decide...

after a short break, 200 records is back with sebastian habbens solo debut >inner city<. habben, based in cologne, is one half of the producer and dj duo raucherecke who have released three eps on our label so far. lately, sebastian has concentrated on his own label >im in love< and his solo career. quite recently he released his tracks >nebel< on chilean imprint drumma records.

after 3 years of hosting and co-hosting several successful events the guys at vbx decided to expand their musical horizon in the form of a vinyl only label. none other then vbx mainstay ferro is responsible for the kickoff ep. >time will tell< perfectly showcases the various facets of ferro s musical persona. the a-side track >time< is the most introspective and hypnotic on this ep. the background atmospherics swell and fall, while the rhythm steadily chugs forward, slowly making you lose your sense of time. the growling sounds and heavy kicks that form the backbone of >mushin< make this track the most straightforward club banger of the bunch, while still maintaining an edge through the intricate sampling of armand van helden s >the funk phenomenon<. ferro rounds up the ep with >opening the seven<, nagging vocal snips serve as a melodic hook while distorted rhythmical elements give the track its typical ferro sense of swing.

la nature malade brings along a brand new album of analog electronics for 2015 from a well known uk producer operating under a new alias, aquariun. eden and after is a 9 track album on a limited hand numbered pro dubbed blood red cassette in an edition of 100 worldwide. crossing styles and opening with the sub aquatic funk of title track side one takes you through banging electro on energy in constitution, the dark dub techno of to the letter of my oath and leaves you disappearing through a black hole on the path of helium rain. on side two a slice of dark, heavy instrumental hip hop gets things started with where is that perception? next we get into some straight 4/4 club techno with cut up drums and bumping baseline of mi dominante before moving through some blissed out detroit vibes on earth looking inwards, aliens talking through fm synthesis on collected stills and finally closing out on a rough as you like tr606 driven electro groover. look out for more to come from aquariun in 2016.

since the release of his first album in 2013, lucas arruda has quickly established himself as one of the most talented young artist and composer from brazil. his music is filled with fusion style, mixing influences and elements from his latin musical background, with his genuine admiration for jazz, soul and funk music.

pursuing their explorations in the vast corridors of international funk and disco music, favorite recordings and bruno patchworks hovart present us voilaaa. following a first 2 tracks single acclaimed this summer and clearly revealing the afro-disco inspiration of this new experience, here comes voilaaa’s first album, titled *on te l’avait dit*. the double 12 inch vinyl comes in gatefold sleeve.

craig peyton was a mainstay in nyc jazz and dance music beginning in the 70s. from playing on dan hartmans -vertigo/relight my fire- to his work on boogie funk productions with daryl payne, he is one of the unsung heroes of the era where disco transitioned into house music. his drum machine and synth based cover of william devaughans -just be thankful- came out on profile records in 1983, a daring move for a white man trained on the vibes. he gives the jam a haunting and funky rework that has only escalated in popularity over the years. it has been bootlegged extensively while original copies remain quite elusive.

we re very happy to announce the re-lauch of klakson, the legendary electro/techno label run by steffi and dexter! klakson was one of the major west coast labels during the second wave of dutch electro/techno heydays at the beginning of the century, releasing several classics such as dexter s i don t care or fastgraph s systematic . now the time is right and a return in style it is... without mercy dexter drops four of his trademark razor-sharp sci-fi electro p-funk bombs that will make dancefloors explode worldwide... listen and learn ya kiddies!

nice price deal !!! future times is back in the mix, expanding the sound and vision of the label with the latest in their compilation series, vibe 3!

who plays guitar during a drummachine jam? what for? gay funk straight from warsaw, deviant jandek house. first heroinys lp (piotr kureks fresh project) on a new label run by lutto lento and filip lech. well, dunno.

nordic ice meets spanish fire in the latest offering from fine grains records collaboration series. blais is a split ep featuring norwegian skweee boss beatbully and barcelona-based machine funk don fitzroy north. the release is complete with three distinct remixes by young scottish grime producer inkke, synthetic funk master joe howe (fka ben butler & mousepad) and one of the finest contemporary beats producers this side of the atlantic, mwëslee. the artwork comes from norwegian graphic artist halvor bodin. blåis , one of over 100 nordic words for snow and ice, occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of the glacier. over the course of 8 tracks, beatbully & fitzroy north squeeze the maximum from their respective mpc & synth setups to deliver an unpretentious and fun mix of synthetic funk with a punch. moments of minimality, sweet harmonies, bleeps, squeaks and bass are compressed into a gleaming crystallised form

groove line records are proud to add to their 2015 releases of half-speed mastered re-issue singles with both the extended special disco version and instrumental version of earth wind & fire s 1976 funk bomb getaway gracing each side of a 180g 12” virgin vinyl disc. looking to gain on his groups critical and commercial success from the early 1970s ew&f s main man maurice white brought in the legendary charles stepney, who had tutored him at chicago s chess records in the 1960s, as the co-producer and arranger on their incredible 1976 album spirit, which opened up with the formidable funk track getaway. co-written by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter bernard “beloyd” taylor (s.o.u.l.) and songwriter peter corbelenky around the theme of escapism and self-fulfilment, the primal urgency of getaway was the ideal composition for white to record with ew&f. white felt the song s energy and positive, uplifting lyrics matched the attitude and ethos of his group perfectly. as a result ew&f created a funk gem both musically and lyrically perfect for the dance floor.

2015 repress (with fresh recut )...
supported by efdemin (dial), willie graff (drumpoet community, freerange), oliver deutschmann, break sl (philpot), cb funk (brontosaurus), nd baumecker, boris (panorama bar), elie eidelmann (tape), falko brocksieper,.... vinyl only release

die verboten are a space rock band formed by david and stephen dewaele of soulwax, fergus fergadelic purcell and henry riton. this is the first album from die verboten, written and recorded in 2007, rediscovered and mixed in 2015. this lp consists of five tracks, dafalganger, white island, e40, nacht winkel and aquarius. it is the sound of classic german kosmiche, live drums, synths, percussion and a loose funk you only find in these kind of stretched fluid grooves. the album was produced by die verboten and recorded and mixed at deewee. artwork is by ill studio / fergadelic. die verbotens debut ep live in eivissa was released in 2009 via londons vinyl factory (now selling for over £100 on discogs) and was recorded poolside in ibiza.

2015 black repress! since the climate has slightly changed during the last years, its hard to talk about real winter in the northern hemisphere. however the world feels a bit colder these days. to keep your hearts warm, etui records has opened the winter camp again. artists from australia, italy and germany are delivering a musical fireplace of dub and deep techno. can dub techno sounds happy? of course! melbournes silver ash opens the vinyl edition of this years etui winter camp and spreads some dubby chord funk across the dancefloors with his meranti. dresden based dandytracks of vekton tell part 2 of their dubstories about us. on the flip side etui records label head insect o. shows his love for hypnotic driven techno in his kondor and new italian artist drafted proves in his ascending that detroit techno and minimalism have been always a great combination. may the world feels a bit warmer with this.

der nigerianische musiker fela kuti gilt als begründer des -afrobeat-. das label knitting factory legt nun verschiedene werke aus dem backcatalogue als vinyl-edition vor. -na poi- ist 180g schwer und mit einem download-code ausgestattet. 1971 aufgenommen, ist dieses album maßgeblich von einer reise fela kutis in die usa beeinflusst. dort traf er sich mit musikern wie the last poets, james brown und sly stone. die drei langen stücke sind von einem sich endlos wiederholenden percussion-getriebenen funk geprägt, wie man ihn in den usa von bands wie parliament und funkadelic kennt. das phantastische schlagzeug-spiel von tony allen ist dabei ebenso maßgeblich, wie die prägnanten bläser-sätze.

• more of magnetic souls expert disco dub treatment !
• hand stamped white label - very limited
• support from: rahaan, mark 7, ltj, vinyl addicted, copycat, yam who, 80s child, beaten space probe, jay ru & sad ghost…
essential 4 track ep of deep disco and summer soul, boogie house and steady groovin’ funk edits. all tracks are given magnetic soul’s expert disco dub treatment focusing on grooves, added presence and beefed up bottom end for a solid dance floor feel.

the two dirty birdies from hageby are back with the back in the day ep! the title cut flips a classic brooklyn funk sample into a deep house burner, last night really gives it to us (baby), and estrelar showcases the groovy disco side of the wo. rounding out the ep is a daniel leseman remix that reworks the title track into a completely fresh production, bringing the deep dance floor heat for which the fouk member and outplay records co-boss is known. all killa no filla!

mgrown syndrome is a strong 2 sided major label banger that has been heavily in demand (therefor expensive) for the last 8 or so years. a banging disco funk a side flipped with a deep quality 70s soul stepper, it s a no brainer. tip for o.g heads: go for the canadian press as they are vinyl and have the dope flip. fryer homegrown syndrome actually derived from the group home grown funk...which originated from memphis, tennessee. we moved to los angeles, ca in 197...

cool creations of st maarten were formed in 1975 by carlyle barriteau, funk gumbs and winston macco. they were all in our last year of high school in st maarten. the name coolcreations was inspired by kool and the gang, one of their off island influences. the band mainly played hotels, local dance clubs and carnival parades and they recorded one lp. these two tracks were taken from that little know but much loved lp which was recorded in san juan in puerto rico (no one can remember t...

fraction of time presents a raw and hybrid techno. the uncompromising * wfs* is in line with the original social concern of the detroit techno pioneers and should have an instant impact on any clubber anywhere. the b-side contains two tracks, * zygomatiques* and * slow suicide*, with elaborate melodies and funk influences. the use of analog synthesizers brings a radiant aspect to these tracks.

berlin dj/producer daniel steinberg returns with his wonderful third album left-handed, a kaleidoscopic trip through house, electronica and jazz and imbued with the artists trademark warmth and adventurous musical spirit. left-handed vinyl part 1 includes opening track: corn dog - a melting pot of latin tech, funk, rap and jazz, the chicago inspired ctate of mind and bones to the bluesy nostalgia of peace. this is an albums album thats heavy on highlights, while working beautifully as a cohesive whole.

groove line records are proud to add to their 2015 releases of half-speed mastered re-issuesingles with the pointer sisters classic 1980 tracks we ve got the power and evil, taken from the richard perry produced album special things. this is the first time we ve got the power has been released on a 12inch single. the genre defying female family vocal group the pointer sisters during a critically and commercially successful career took in country, jazz, blues, soul and funk to pop, disco, dance, electronic music and rock.

after recording various psych soul and funk tracks on the whiz record label the real thing carried on after leaving the label to record more studio cuts with musician and producer stu gardner. here they let it rip with an incredible fast version of james browns *give it up, turnit loose* ... and they left in that all important secret ingredient of a lovely long drum break. stu gardner himself took to the microphone on this track, with various background vocals and screams, and did the vocals for the amazing b-side *it s a family thang*!