a collection of classic songs from the highly influential blues & folk legend on double 180g vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

kapitel 2, and once everything is new! the collaboration of talented young producers and skilled heroes of the scene provides a colorful picture of the current sound development of the label in 2011. between tempo throttled, acid infected dancefloorkillers of l kubic and old school groove monsters of tokra thaan in a remix of james flavour up to grinding minimal beats with hypnotic-flashing sounds of trockensaft, to chameleon tracks from swen weber, which welcomes you with a dancehall impregnated beat in a 4/4 beat corset, which is ironed in the course of its construction and stay suddenly like a stomping and snorting steam train in the ear canal. and if then hardy hard mates early nineties rave influences with house vocals and flat-fuzz comes with a ghostly- kicking sampletrack around the corner which is just as hip hop as electro, it is clear, that these pieces are absolute killers of their guild, from the first to the last track, and each of them is conspicuous by its own distinctive aesthetic. originality is all

here is some more disco ammo from mdd. >me for you for me< may be based on a classic, but the crowd reaction when it was played at a recent warehouse party shows theres certainly still life in the old dog yet. john luongo thought he d nailed it when he put the breakdown before the verses? pff.. what verses? then theres >think< – not the usual sound we have come to know from al kent possibly – no strings? no percussion?? ah, but theres a squelchy synth. finally theres waltered states. this is possibly what it would sound like if walter gibbons and ron hardy went on a bender then made some edits together.

traxx - who has productions with international deejay gigolos and creme organization under his belt - is the man behind the third release from fledgling imprint lumberjacks in hell, following sterling efforts from spanish edits don rayko and the mysterious em vee. sprawled luxuriously across the a side is the epic 13 minute ode to danielle baldelli, >to the beat bizarre<, all tumbling drums, tangerine dream synths, and perfectly timed claps and keys. >an insane experiment<, influenced by ron hardy, clocks in at a meagre 09:47 and is characterised a straight up jacking rhythm, with junkyard drums, eerie synth squiggles and truly weird robotic gurgles trading blows before the track morphs into a full on acid wigout. in a word, awesome.

part 1 of 2! gene hunt shares his ancient treasures with us... up to now this stuff resided only on reels! featuring a truly all-star line-up! rush hour continues to unearth never released chicago house classics from the eighties, also known as the golden era of house music

after a solid year of releases and widespread acclaim from post-dubstep, house and uk funky tastemakers alike deep teknologi records sign off from a fruitful 2010 with a vinyl-only compilation of this years favourites from the label.

slamming chicago house classic !! now, 2011 with fresh updated versions

three other edits by the italo deviances founder marcello giordani. stop is an italian release from 1983 with 303, live & electronic drums, and percussions…a very chicago feeling till the lead vocal starts so become very early 80s italo disco! automatic is from an italian singer / soubrette called patrizia pellegrino… warm bass and synth pianos with a space/ flangered lead vocals. p&p is a must for all disco lovers, taken from the break of nightlife unlimited peaches & prunes its a tribute to ron hardy (who has been the first to edit the song)

the next smasher by felix !!! already big support by butch, jesper dahlbäck, dr. motte, hardy heller, m.in, perc, d.diggler, sophie nixdorf

upbeat, jackin house music in chicago style.

steve summers is back with his third ep, this time around for greeces echovolt label. summers continues to play with his main inspirations, the energy and grit of hardy tape edits, melodies of larry heard, and deep bass tones of william s. this four track ep manages to capture a feeling of experimentation and authenticity thats often missing in modern dance music. strong 12 with timeless chicago house tracks! very cool!

first gimme! gimme! release featuring can t live without your love by tamiko jones and the super rare cosmic classic this man by phill & friends band. “can’t live without your love” was popularised by david mancuso s loft cd/lp. originally released in 1979, it’s considered a huge influence as an electronic-disco record and is a massive chicago favourite. this record has been heavily sought after for some time and played by larry levan, ron hardy, gene hunt, frankie knuckles, …… „this man“ was a huge track with dj baldelli at cosmic when it was released in 1980 and it has been top of many collectors wants lists for a long time. very rare and very expensive, this sleazy downtempo rock/dub disco cut really is one of those extraordinary once heard never forgotten tracks.

already supported by hardy hard, audiotrucs, lucky break-crew, ...

mixes by roger sanchez, paul thomas (dirty vega) and craig hardy (kinnys soul revival mix)!!

prepare 4 some classic chicago house tracks!!

nice price deal !!! after a summer of midnight studio sessions and surprise shows, da hardy boyz (aka blu jemz, unemployed lloyd, and sterryo) have finally emerged to the bright surface with their debut ep. opener here i a whispers to their formative period as a cheeky german techno - ron hardy tribute band (we re keeping the demos under wraps). dont take it too seriously... but take those arthur baker inspired beats and synths seriously. the instrumental i want you there pays homage to the cosmic disco 12inches the boyz love so much and sets up the club heater hardy time. this club mutant has been getting the hardest love at shows with its hard drums, new wave basslines and echoed lyrics. for the cherry on top, dfas runaway deliver one of their finest remixes, completely deconstructing here i am into a minimal disco hit.

already supported by nick curly, dan ghenacia, markius fix, robert dietz and more!
alex is back with his london home cinematic recordings - this time with a 4 track stormer! >north london cutz ep< is a homage to his inspirational north london neighborhood - where his infamous >rhythm tech< studio is based during the last couple of years - and he got it just right! he delivers a phat 4-tracker with plenty of moods to choose from!
on the a side >bellawatt< - a big room techno with a disco feel and a rumbling bassline on point with todays sound. a2 brings us >ductile< introducing a jackin chicago vibe with a more techno attitude on the beats and a pumping tribal groove on the subs. >this goes out to ron hardy he from chicago< belches the spoken word. funked up to the max! on the flip >route 277< is a warm tech house affair with a dub mood and a strong banging hihat beat and the last joint goes deep and techy with a hypnotic vocal and a haunting oriental melody, all summed up in a percussive jungle mood. overall a very strong and dj friendly release to stay in the box and a perfect follow up to alexs latest releases on arearemote, cecille and tuning spork earlier this year!

dfa complete the set of black meteoric star tracks onto vinyl with >dreamcatcher/dawn< on the third and final 12 from the album. gavin russom has created a unique tribute to the early days of synth and drum machine experimentation with this project, inhabiting the spirits of everyone from giorgio moroder to ron hardy with hypnotically brilliant effects. >dreamcatcher< is another undiluted jam at 120bpm, sounding like a lo-fi moroder tripout with gorgeous arpeggiations swirling in a pool of shallow resonant tape hiss. >dawn< on the flip is the slowest track on the album, a sub 100bpm psyched electro-soul groove with cracking handclaps and an uncompromisingly lo-fi attitude. dead cool.

the rustys crew strike again ! no 4 on the label and another expertly mined duo of underground classics first up we have the awesome savarese produced 1979 killer >come inside my love< from bonnie oliver championed by ron hardy at the seminal music box, this uptempo vocal joint still sounds fresh 30 years after its original release !! on the flip we have the ludicrously rare & sought after >good love< by rome jefferies, a celebrated and super soulful boogie joint released in 1983 on the crazy rare rain label. both tracks have been remastered and are essential additions to any serious collection, not to mention impossible to find elsewhere ! as usual, theres only a small number of these around - 500 in fact, so dont delay as we have a >first come, first served< policy on the limited goods

djs is a label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs / limited edition no promos. for this 5th release, we bring you the best of the best & obviously the rarest 12 inches around. a side comes up with the amazing track from the it donnie & obviously we brought you the mix that you definitely need to have, the ron hardy mix (back from 1986), full of lust & deepness. a pure chicago anthem & a rare chance to get this in your dj bag for a decent price. a cornerstone for todays timeless djs. on b1 we get the fantastic santos beat the knuckles (mental mix done by franckie knuckles & written by ron hardy again), this track is so modern in terms of production that it still fit in any techno or house dj set without a doubt & on b2, we get virgo with do you know who you are & as you know, this was the supergroup project of marshall jefferson, adonis & vince lawrence in 1986 (!). you wont find this track anywhere else...

re issue, originally released 1984. this is very very strong, played to death by ron hardy, recorded by a new romantic band from 1984.

hardy hard feat lady waks! punching slightly broken beat inflated bass rocka!!! monsta tune by mastere hardy hard, plus rockin phat bass remix by westbam!

huge collaboration of hardy hard, lady waks and afrika islam! their new project hardwaks comes along with a massive electro stomper featuring brilliant vocal shouts by the famous mr.x aka afrika islam. the message...bring the records back!!!

bosconi is back with his third release featuring the naughty quitèfrut guys, label boss fabio della torre and his parisian-berliner mate mattako. the orginal tracks are the spontaneous results of two afterhourmakingmusic studio sessions and what came out are two proper minimal kickass bass throbbers, dry but fat dj-tool house that take inspiration from daniel bell, baby ford, zip and mike ink works. the production is concentrated on the use of analogue instruments that give the tracks a deep and warm feeling with an oldskool vibe. ?absoluca? is a trippy and hypnotic blend of tight and intricate grooves enriched by subliminal cinematic samples, tropical atmospheres and sinister male voices. special guest on bosconi this time are robsoul boss phil weeks and didier allyne under their p&d guise who drop out a very effective dance mania style remix of absoluca, a dancefloor smasher tool that goes straight to the point, strongs 909 kicks and aggressive hi hats those take you back to the chicago warehouse party time, and we think ron hardy wont have disappointed this at all !! last track called at some point? is a deep driving techno track that open your senses, the groove is detroity and the sounds of synths draw into your brain and don?t let go. open your mind to the sounds of nature!!

special reissue of the 1982 sugarscoop records release of plastic bertrands - stop ou encore. this extremely-rare slice of sleazy electronic disco was huge both on the cosmic scene and in chicago where it was championed by the legendary dj ron hardy !!

the second outing on frittomorto is by subway who have previous releases on nuphonic, sunday best and souljazz....they also have a forthcoming album on souljazz. the a side cs-87 is exactly the sort of tackle that you would expect mathew jonson to come up with if he was born twenty years earlier and had met vince lawrence and ron hardy in an all night gentlemens sauna. the flip side second sign sounds a bit like black dog before they went crap

underground resistence mix, kevin saunderson mix, marty hardy mix

jacking madness that drills holes in your head plus the voice of martin luther king - and all that edited by ron hardy. any questions?

killer re edit from section 79, based on the 80s electro classics from savage progress original 12inch version... from a simple but clever re edit of the original, the tracks dig further and further into a more acid based loop that would turn upside down any floor for real... so many influences here from ron hardy to armando, to new york noise scene.... ultra limited edition. one for the headz.

ister smooth steps out with 3 new edits to expand his palette.nightlife unlimited is a classic muzic box favorite, all disco, all the time. the ron hardy version of peaches & prunes appears on muzic box classics volume one, and automan 2. theo parrish used it to create his track mustang 1 which appeared on a ltd white label in 2000. his version of bostich takes a huge swipe at this wbmx classic extending the drum intro into a crowd stoker and encorporating parts of the lp version into the original 12inch mix. guaranteed to stoke some fires in your set. the b side is a 10 minute version of the super rare le cop rock freak, a disco funker thats a deal sealer for those on the edge of snagging this ep

supported by hardy hard, jay jay cunning, baymont bross, barry ashworth, deibeat, denis naidanow, garagefm,… kdb breaks - first post-soviet breaks vinyl label takes a fast start with best russian producers access denied with two huge dance floor hits. both tunes (mini break and d.y.s.o.t.s) are timely dance floor breaks and are guaranteed to put hands in the air when they drop. also includes huge- fat-block-party-breaks remix by italys finest andrea lai and really groovy tech-roller remix by moscow freespace! release gets big support by breaks scene hardy hard, jay jay cunning, baymont bross, barry ashworth, deibeat is playing it already. ring the alarm!!!

what may be the last vinyl volume of this series breaking out to the world the sound pioneered by music box dj ron hardy in the 80s. the only member paired the cool euro/italo sound with more hot american 80s disco grooves.

following three solid eps of ron hardy edits, partehardy releases a new ep from chicagos jamie 326. he gives us two disco edits including >coming on strong<, which is also played by theo parrish in his sets

2002 classic release by hardy hard!! includes holgi star rework!!

hot on the heels of the bestselling second edition in the limited series, the ppf boys dropped off this outstanding third ep in the sample pleasures trilogy!!! as always, they expertly reference classic, though less well known underground gems from the last days of disco to early forays into proto house. heavily influenced by the fertile early 80s period, when european disco and boogie sounds took us in a more electronic direction, and the kind of boundary pushing, energetic, funked up soundtrack ron hardy laid down in the music box, the popular peoples front have established a formidable reputation for making stand out modern club cuts...

limited to 200 copies!! old-school italo flavoured electro with huge dancefloor appeal. reminiscent of klein & mbo and exactly the kind of stuff you can imagine getting banged at the box by ron hardy and caned by the hotmix 5 on chicagos airwaves in the early 80s.

the ron hardy tribute juggernaut rolls on with two more flashes of enlightenment. a slice of salsoul scorcher is paired with the cooler vibe from chris & cosey. >i remember ron hardy dropping nitzer ebb (hard industrial band) in between records by marshall jefferson and adonis.< says scott k. (more club, los angeles >in urb magazine theres an article on felix da housecat where he mentions frankie knuckles dropping cuts from bands like new order. he then credits (rightfully so) ron hardy for starting that.< >ron was more adventurous that frankie knuckles. frankie would play straight disco but ron would play all kinds of stuff. hed play eurythmics, he play man parrish, hed play shannon, right along with the disco. and man, he just stole all of frankie knuckles crowd.< - marshall jefferson deep underground chicago staple of music played by the chose few to the ones who truly know how deep it is. now its time for the masses to feel the real deepness of the true chicago 80s era of music. only ten percent of what happened here in the 80s, is known to the rest of the world. dont you want to be a member?

3 more smoldering infernos from this towering chicago producer who pays tribute to the legend of ron hardy in his own way. here we find edits made from welcome to the terrordome, c & c music factorys salvation and the stars on 25 remix of kline and mbos dirty talk and b beat girls for the same man.

2 more smoldering infernos from this towering chicago producer who pays tribute to the legend of ron hardy in his own way. here we find edits made from claudia berrys >sweet dynamite< and crown heights affairs >gallery of love<

big electro house tune prod by dÜse !! 2 massive groovy tracks with murder basslines and cool vocs. + horny minimal blackjackers (selected works artist) remix. remix supported by: thomas schumacher, samuel l session, bad boy bill, tomcraft, westbam, hardy hard, jens lissat, toby montana, eric smax, karotte, thomas schumacher, bad boy bill, samuel l session...

4 track ep with hardy and heady detroit techno

a brand new edit series coming out of the the south side of chicago. dicky moe has chosen two classics to bring back those deep dirty chicago roots of editing disco for the dancefloor.on the a side made in the usas melodies gets a classic ron hardy style pause tape edit.on the flip its harvey masons groovin you that gets a deep chicago disco style extension on the intro and just the right touches to the breakdowns

fetter tanzbarer elektrosound mit einer spur melancholie. bladerunner eben... supported by: john acquaviva, the hacker, hardy hard, trick & kubic, drama nui, sebastien sun, ron flatter, florian meindl, james alexander, franz & shape

a big forgotten chicago club hit from 1984! pre-house release from knight action which came out at the very beginning of electronic dance music. before house was house... before techno was born and when club music was just called disco. single girl was a big hit in chicago clubs like the music box and was played by ron hardy and all the hotmix 5 guys (farley, mickey oliver etc.) and its still a big collectors item. made with the first electronic instruments and without any pretentions... just made for the fun of making music. d-rail is one of the very first steps to jacking house music. another (almost) forgotten piece of dance music!

the 4th installment maybe the hottest one yet! hard to top such previous quality but when there is a will there is a way. >gonna make it now< is a super-rare disco joint only released on a white label in the 70s and played by chicago s superstar dj ron hardy. re-edited and released here for your dancing pleasure. on the flip is some classic last poets agitprop >niggers are scared of revolution but niggers shouldn t be scared of revolution because revolution is nothing but change, and all niggers do is change. niggers come in from work and change into pimping clothes to hit the street and make some quick change<. a stone cold killer

emotional technoid berlin electro house & clash remixes by pierre deutschmann (selected/ elelctric kingdom) & mujik (delta b/ uk/ my trashmelodies/ ar). playlist: hell, lexy, hardy hard !

a piece of chicago music history moody old school synths adorn what sounds like the perfect blueprint of chicago drummachine jack work on both sides the marcus mixx originals are reworked into two brilliant and never before heard tracks courtesy of chicagos own legendary ron hardy recorded at the infamous head studios circa 1988 these tracks are magnificent examples of his legacy

dj support: woody (fumakilla), funk d void, hardy hard, da fresh, laurent garnier, toni rios (cocoon), miss yetti... // three fantastic remixe of the upcoming french superstars junesex (their latest records are played by tiga ...) two mixe by monoroom and one mix by sebastian krieg(realbasic rec.) and easy l aka sascha bickel !!