a few years ago we received an anonymous email with a link to three tracks and a simple message: “hi, maybe you would be interested in this music.” it’s easy to be skeptical of yet another link from yet another artist in a world overcrowded with them, but listening is our job and so we do it. the songs were instantly striking: extraordinarily slow, somber, and spacious, each vaulted cathedral chord reverberating poetically into the distance, the melodies rolling out like fog across a cemetery. captivated, we requested more, receiving a single word in response: “yes.” then, nothing. eventually, three months later, we received another email with slightly more information: a name (irma orm), a location (stockholm), and a bit of context (she worked alone, and progress on music was slow but steady).
fast-forward to mid-2016: we’re informed the album is complete, and it is breathtaking. hermetic gothic swan songs conjured from funereal piano, twilit ambience, minimalist percussion, and spellbinding vocals. the mood is lulling and lush but lost in sorrow, stark grey structures looming in the night. majestic open spaces between notes heighten the melancholic grandeur of orm’s arrangements, blurring the line between lament and lullaby. the songs less end than ebb away, succumbing to their own downcast beauty.

carlo troja aka don carlos is active as a dj from the late 70s. he debuted as a producer towards the end of the 80s with the single alone, which became one of the cult tracks of the international deep house scene. his productions have always mixed house rhythms with afro-american jazz sounds, verging sometime towards disco, sometime towards progressive house or electronic soul. in 1992 calypso (irma) released mediterraneo a mini album all by playing ... deep jazzy house !

100 limited coloured vinyl! carlo troja aka don carlos is active as a dj from the late 70 s. he debuted as a producer towards the end of the 80 s with the single alone , which became one of the cult tracks of the international deep house scene. his productions have always mixed house rhythms with afro-american jazz sounds, verging sometime towards disco, sometime towards progressive house or electronic soul. in 1992 calypso (irma) released mediterraneo- a mini album all by playing. deep jazzy house

another gorgeous and lush house tune released originally on irma records in 1990 that quickly become a timeless classic.
a deep house gem that s worth having.
remastered - limited - please preorder your copies now !

100 limited numbered marbled vinyl copies!
another gorgeous and lush house tune released originally on irma records in 1990 that quickly become a timeless classic. a deep house gem that s worth having.

another 1991 italian house classic, produced by moz-art and ricky montanari for irma records. now reissue on flash forward records big tune!

limited edition - only 300 copies pressing.
1991 production by flavio vecchi and ricky montanari for ethos mama production and irma records rimini , riccione and all the - riviera - always been the place where there is the highest concentration of clubs and ethos mama was definitely one of the most underground of that period ... ricky & flavio imposed their unique sound and realized one of the most played and danced deep house record ever!

this compilation should enrich everybody’s soul with a mix of something for everyone who likes or wants to explore the variety of early soul tracks which are finding new favour on today’s uk soul scene. from the lesser known tracks from big name artists like aretha franklin, otis redding, gladys knight and the drifters, to established hits from the valentinos, sam cooke, steve alaimo, chuck jackson and timi yuro.

for more than ten years soul jazz records have been exploring and documenting the sound of new orleans funk. now we turn their attention to the flipside of this musical coin - new orleans soul. these two musical forms share a lineage that begins with the citys enormous rhythm and blues explosion in the post-war 1940s and 1950s. new orleans soul incorporated the soulful vocals of the gospel church, the driving beat of rhythm and blues, as well as traces of the second-line parade bands and the latinized rhythms of the city. this album tells the story of new orleans soul and comes complete with extensive sleevenotes, exclusive photography, supreme sound quality and comes as super-heavy, super-loud limited-edition double vinyl album + download code.

der sechste teil der fantastic voyage-serie soul city, die sich mit der musik in verschiedenen schlüsselstädten beschäftigt, als r&b zu soul wurde, befasst sich mit new orleans. die sammlung von 60 songs auf 2 cds und 28 songs auf 2lps wurde von der soul-autorität clive richardson zusammengestellt und annotiert.

superb freaky classic electro / classic / experimental

dial rb+47 for telephones! known for his releases on sex tags ufo and full pupp as well as dapper facial hair, the norwegian berliner graces running back with an island fantasy of his very own. immured in the sands between the beaches of rimini and sant antoni, the ocean called ep evokes the lucid dreams and hazy visions that pale club kids allways had of these places. think vintage irma and calpyso records done in a modern way, or tony humphries in swimming trunks. four tracks, four waves of joy well as rhythm tools and cool spots. barefoot in the head 4ever.

terrific release by modular synths man hash! 4 x 100% pure analog bombs amazingly produced moving forward from finest minimal techno a la robert hood to more modern cynematic and experimental rotative productions.
two of the tracks are revisited by label boss corcos, on his techno vest and ennio colaci, both the men behind minimono project. hask aka daniele de rossi has already released on cult electronic music labels like irma and minus habens records ... he is an experienced producer and this is his techno output.

2013 repress !

the italian slok consider himself more a great pasta chef than an underground contemporary electronic music artist...by the way, he had big influence on the italian breakbeat, drumnbass and jungle scene with his two debut albums they call it jungle and freak 2000, both produced for the renowned irma records. after a natural change to electronic and personal house music beats and sounds in 2006, the international club hit lonely child, released with the collaboration of satoshi tomiie & hector romeros saw recordings label (defmix production), boosted his musical career quickly. his discography also includes releases and remixes on hi profile records labels like get physical music, my favorite robot, circle music, one records, turbo, om, harthouse, plastic fantastic (stereonova), futic tokyo and many more. he currently runs on his own imprint electronic petz, a structure created for support brand new talented electronic music minds. in 2010 he released two different albums: rain, on alex flatners label circle music germany, and the fat pasta grooves on electronic petz. after an intense studio work and sounds research, the year 2012 promises to be full of new collaborations including the release of a new artist album and a live set.

memoryman is the new alias of uovo, the well known member of the pastaboys. over the past 15 years he has released on labels including irma, defected and renaissance. today sees his first release on tenax recordings, and he debuts with a real house bomb. powerfull bassline, groovy drums and obsessive vocal sample come together perfectly to create a fantastic dancefloor gem. this great track receives a monster of a remix from label head alex neri & federico grazzini.

stomping hardcore with storming nightmare anthem !!ipnotika gang !

second release on the irma slit up comes from ninfa. mixes by pirate robot, en masse, dmt and santorini

new irma electro house sub label!!

lucy lee quality recordings is proud to present uno the second single of ebbro project of gianluca pandullo. gianlucas other projects include i robots (irma) and nemesi (relish). i robots came into the light with the vv.aa. italo electro disco underground classics, together with the nemesi tracks, they have immediately gained support among the most important djs around the world and from specialized music press, i robots frau (produced together with und from trapez records) was included on ivan smagghes fabric 23 mix cd. later, kid alex produced 2 remixes of the single for his berlin based label, boys noize. gianluca pandulo also released cosmica on relish which was remixed by the famous neo disco duo lindstrom & prins thomas.

the new project of japanese dj/producer yukihiro fukutomi. he is well known as a pioneer of the japanese house/dance music scene. his career started as the dj of legendary club gold in the late 80s, and started productions from 1990. his works are known worldwide, releasing on king street, irma and jcr. foog is a project inspired by his musical roots old school chicago,detroit techno,spiritual jazz,progressive rock…he makes fourth dimension sounds with digital synths and real vintage keyboards. 4040s rhythms and textures are inspired by spiritual jazz, this would be great stuff for fans of henrik schwarz,carl craig,and the deep space sound

after his brilliant and critically acclaimed convextion album on down low records the convextion man returns with his e.r.p. project. 3 beautiful detroit tracks

the pandullo vs und mix was first released in 2005(b-side on electrica/irma) as a limited edition and received immediate support by djs such as ivan smagghe. on this record you will find a noooiizy rework by fucking boys noize and a fantastic remix by kid alex (listen to it carefully!!!) also you can scretch,fuck & destroy the accappla tool…love will follow !!