hip hop did not develop in a vacuum - its roots can be traced back to the earliest afro-american music, and the folks who were influenced by these sounds along the way. this lp compiles some of the great recordings that showcase the spoken word and street culture put forth from the 1920s through the 1960s that would go on to influence the entire rap music genre. the themes will be familiar - religion, politics, black experience, badass gangsta rap, speed, sex, drugs and rock n roll. lets listen to the lessons that the hipsters of the past taught the rappers of today.

the classic 1973 radio live broadcast by ksan-fm from the record plant, sausalito, california on double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

compilation of early blue beat tracks featuring laurel aitken in various guises. 16 track 180 gram vinyl album of early laurel aitken related blue beat releases. featuring the blues beats, the caribs, the boogie cats, ken richards, ruddy & sketto, juke reid.

14 new tracks of crunchy, greasy, punky, bluesy, gutsy rock n roll on heavyweight vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

4 classic cuts on another one nudisco ep pressed on us disco monsters label funky town. on a side maws rudiment its a spiritual nudisco hit. this track featured lola allens remix. mosaiks >funk sunshine< best example of uplifting disco-funky stuff. italian duo irrregular disco workers keep on traditions of space-disco with ethno fluids. final ftba track is debut side nudisco project of forteba. dont miss out!
getting already dj support from: kenny dixon, jimpster, ashley beedle, cerrone, giorgio moroder, jazanova, max essa, nik weston, sleazy mcqueen, felix dickinson, monty luke, voltacab, ilya santana, kevin yost, harley & muscle, jose padilla...

remixes of the 2011 ladytron album *gravity the seducer* on limited edition blue colored vinyl, including download code.

nobody knows where these guys were beforehand, but this record is a real hit. a new release has emerged from an equally new label - detroit techno archive it reflects the labels name perfectly. the 12inch recording includes six wonderful detroit techno tracks, from a couple of artists. the first associations that come to mind are detroit legends like underground resistance, derrick may, stacey pullen, kenny larkin, and octave one. youll find some old-school techno with a rich groove, multilayered melodies, and some great stories behind them. this is real hi-tech jazz.

a demo tape, sent to capitol records by the trash company in the early 90s, garnered this curt response from then president of the r&b division, joy bailey: some music was never meant to be heard. thug records returns with one of the most intriguing releases to grace the catalogue so far. not restricted by any one scene, max monroe of the trash company produces a hypnotic medley of original hard edge rhythm & blues, soul dance and classic psychedelic punk wave textures. armed with a condition known as synesthesia meaning he perceives sounds, words and letters in terms of color and a 4 track cassette recorder, the trash company has spent the last 30 years as a bedroom recording genius.

in the 1970s the american composer henry flynt started a series of pieces under the title >new american ethnic music<. in so doing he worked together native styles of music such as blues, country or hillbilly with electronic production methods to make something altogether new. so far in germany it has never been attempted to rework folklore electronically for a compilation. however, this picture changes if one redefines the idea of who the population is. incomers have brought new >national anthems< to germany, which means - even the portuguese fado, the african gnawa, the croatian klapa or the vietnamese quan ho are these days at home in germany. with the cultural project >heimatlieder aus deutschland< (native songs from germany) founded by former spex editor mark terkessidis and label manager jochen kühling all the various styles of traditional folk music now found in germany has been collected. thirteen of the songs recorded for the project have now been transformed by contemporary electronic producers to present a >new german ethnic music<. but why remixes? for one thing electronic music has recently focused a lot on the past (ghost music, hypnagogic pop etc.) – electronic editing is well suited to follow the effects of the immigrant music which the >imaginary national anthems< has created. furthermore the projects instigators were curious how >electronic musicians< would handle folk music and folk songs which is a hugely difficult task. to this end artists were sought out who could get along with the idea of each music style and who are known to already have experimented with the human voice. the results are as varied as the music styles and djs involved. some melodies remain completely intact while others are abstracted beyond recognition. margaret dygas associative approach ensured that she presents a polish song about a girls arranged marriage with a claustrophobic feeling. with his remix of the marrabenta of mozambique mark ernestus has continued the rhythmic experiments he is known for with jeri jeri. thomas mahmoud translated gnawa into dub and finaly ulrich schnauss turned the song of the italian chorus of >donni so< into a hymn for the horizon-expanding power of migration.hopefully this compilation will also expand some horizons.

supported by richie hawtin, laurent garnier, dubfire, loco dice, maceo plex, adam beyer, joris voorn, john digweed, josh wink, claude vonstroke, paco osuna, nick curly, shlomi aber, kenny larkin!

erste debüt ep des iren samuel auf technicolour! samuel verbindet auf den vier tracks elegant elemente aus bass, bleeps, electronic urban blues und soul. neben seiner produzententätigkeit zeigt sich samuel auch für die vocals verantwortlich, die sehr soulful ausfallen und streckenweise an frank ocean erinnern. cool!

2 x lp black & white ink blot vinyl in a gatefold sleeve the first 500 copies come with an exclusive cd which is only available with this vinyl release.

the prospect of a music is love release has become an increasingly notable proposition for electronic music fans with their assured consistency of groove-heavy beats having already resulted in four high-grade releases. the label has effectively cemented their reputation as a trailblazing imprint for fresh sounding house and from the introduction of new jack city through to the much hyped maxwell, their latest rendition further emphasises their status as reliable purveyors of effortlessly deep, contemporary house.

liquid spirit marks gregory porters blue note records debut, which arrives on the heels of two critically acclaimed indie label albums that quickly propelled porter to the upper echelon of contemporary male jazz singers and earned him two grammy nominations. don was, president of blue note, encouraged porter to stay true to his artistic vision.
*i firmly consider myself a jazz singer but i enjoy blues, southern soul, and gospel,* porter says, *those elements make their way inside my music. and i ve always heard them in jazz.*

double lp + colour insert collectors edition of 500 copies only. features 32 of the most sought after tracks from the 2cd, 50-track set highlighting jamaican r&b and the birth of ska, one of fantastic voyages most anticipated releases of the year. compiled by genre authority mike atherton, youths boogie features 32 examples of prime early ska by artists including owen gray, hortense ellis, laurel aitken, wilfred jackie edwards, derrick morgan, and keith & enid. disc one is devoted to major players on the jamaican production scene, duke reid and chris blackwell, while disc two investigates the work of other producers vying to make their name.

after three sold out releases on gamm the edit king the reflex is back with vol.4 in his re-vision series! this time around he goes slightly more rare groove-ish than before with three amazing re-edits.
first up blood sweat & tears gets a breakbeat rework that kills the original by the miles if you ask us. the dope jazz brake in the middle is extra nice.
to follow up we go on a funky blues trip on *gone is the thrill* and last but not least a hot (!) ohio players jam gets funked up to the max.
the reflex and gamm have done it again!

fleetwood mac is a band with many faces. in contrast to their poppy sound of the 70s, fleetwood mac actually started out in the sixties as a psychedelic blues band under guitarist peter greens lead.
pious bird of good omen was originally released in 1969 as a compilation of the bands bluesy roots: their first four uk singles and their b-sides and two tracks by bluesman eddie boyd with fleetwood mac backing. the albums sound is laidback, down & very dirty, featuring scorching cover versions of little willie johns >need your love so bad< and robert johnsons >i believe my time aint long<. the b-side features the international hit single >albatross< and peter greens composition >black magic woman<, the latter being popularized by santanas version in 1970. this album is a must-have for blues fans. anyone interested in the roots of fleetwood mac might discover they are essentially a totally different band than one might think.

nicholas desamory is proud to announce his latest basement luxury for the crowd. attention: with the purchase of a gold & diamonds 12 you get all the glamour money can buy. im so blase is the new imprint of berlin based producers and long term colleagues hanno leichtmann and nicholas bussmann aka the vulva string quartett and nicholas desamory.the label is named after their favorite song by the red krayola. this year we start the label with five releases: two vsq 12 and two nicholas desamory 12 at the end of the year a 12 from both of us remixing a very special guest .while people know hanno leichtmann and nicholas bussmann for doing a wide range of music im so blase has a clear focus, so what to expect? cinematic slow house & disco for the passionate dancer and listener. all 12 come in an intense red sleeve, so watch out for red sleeves. the wonderful handwritten i‘m so blasé is by lucy mckenzie

support by: luke solomon, douglas greed, rampa, nicole moudaber, alan fitzpatrick, huxley, karotte, kenny larkin and many more

different sides of the sun will be released on 2nd september 2013 on hot creations / ffrr / warners. recorded between london and los angeles and featuring guest vocals from kenny glasgow (art department), anabel englund, roisin murphy and s.y.f (cedric from azari & iiis starving yet full artist name), plus keyboards from mk on detroit, different sides of the sun is set to cement the groups reputation as one of the most exciting and ambitious in electronic music

flashback to chicago in 1985, when house music was just being born. a few kids - matt warren, miguel garcia and ralphi rosario, get together to join forces with the already established sunset mobile disco - owned by brothers alex and robert rojo - to create a new record label as an outlet for their productions. here still music presents the full story, written by jacob arnold - of one of chicagos house music best kept secret in a superb gatefold dlp compilation that includes remastered, rare and unreleased tracks from the sunset records inc. label along with lost pictures and artifacts spread in a gatefold dlp. check!

- superb new label project from shifted & sigha...
- features full picture outer sleeve and printed innersleeve. a fusion of like minds, shared ideals and distorted electronics.

the hakt label welcomes no regular play!

say hello to new va compilation from expanded elusive crew. there is no compromise when it comes to quality of our selections, featuring only the best in current underground movements we present you music that is here to stay.

brill house classic , incl kenny dope gonzalez rmx
special 2017 warehouse find

nice price deal !!! no-neck blues bands pat muranos rigorous & freewheeling cavalcade of bizarre sound events baffle & beguile. 21-min a-side is a fungal, fractured, dream-fever soundtrack. 20-min flip starts like a minimal techno banger & morphs into ruptured ambiance

sometimes known as leandre, sometimes known as lee andre. the vibe remains consistent throughout with this jet setting house dj and producer whose blessed take on the twin cities of house music (chicago and detroit) has graced lefreq, loft66, minimalizm, house is a feeling. now very much a part of the vibes & pepper family, andre takes care of the labels sixth release with the backup ep with first editions of vp006 arrive with a thick slab of 180g wax. from the off, andre is in classic deep house mode, pairing crisp percussive grooves with warm keys and chords.

simply he has never done us. the low-key friendly turkish producer with the unpronounceable name, has never made music for the hip all-together-happiness-floor. the man comes from jazz and blues. and at tolga baklacioglu means electronic music production to test the depths of house music. sometimes tricky, sometimes playful, sometimes psychedelic, but always deep. his tracks have often a length of eleven or twelve minutes. music takes time. prime-time music sounds different. and that is why we like him. and so tolga published with *feeling now and then* his fourth lebensfreude - ep. music that was heard up to buenos aires, where the argentine producer and dj violett (telegraph/unfoundsound/igloo) contributed a functionally magical remix. one thing we know. this time it will not be simple again. luckily.

in 2012 frost and einzelkind joined forces to release the pressure. no tricks, no gimmicks. just raw beats and basslines from the depths of frankfurt and offenbach. no bandwagon blues, no sounds-alike songs. pressure traxx does exactly what it says on the tin. more pressure, more traxx.

our third drop is a huge one. tomas malo (outernational, 20:20 vision) delivers two deep and gorgeous cuts of house music in its truest form, with nods to early blues and gospel fused with stunning chord work. remix duties are taken care by two of the industrys best: the inimitable manuel tur (freerange) and red-hot ben la desh (sleazy beats black ops, outernational, dirt crew).

includes download code for double cd dj mix! wow! fantastic triple pack of 12 of the choicest cuts from totally enormous extinct dinosaurs fantastic get lost vi double mixed cd on crosstown rebels. rare and illusive sonic nuggets have been lovingly compiled here by teed including richard h. kirk, kenny glasgow and kevin harrison all on vinyl for the first time ever!

2lp with download code included

paxton fettel intrinsically invites you to the very core of his soul with mana, a heart wrenching ode to suave and unassuming house music. real instruments and penetrating decisiveness serve an emotionally rendered piece of the blues, perpetually enticing mood binding empathetic maneuvers. paxton orchestrates feeling with musicality well beyond the average clique, despairing yet hopeful, slickly jazzed and upfront drumming produce a mad example of what he is capable of pulling off/straight out of copenhagen we get treated to yet another fine instance of a paxton fettel classic with they go unseen.

die aus virgina kommende ann alexander thweatt alias kid a ist das neueste signing auf technicolour. produziert vom franzosen pierre serafini aka opti (airflex labs) und in kooperation mit dem französischen techno-urgestein agoria gelingt ihr mit bb bleu ein fantastischer einstand. minimal-synthi-blues mit soul! remixe gibt es von eliphino (house), den label-kollegen dolor (electronica) und daedelus!

in 2012 frost and einzelkind joined forces to release the pressure. no tricks, no gimmicks. just raw beats and basslines from the depths of frankfurt and offenbach. no bandwagon blues, no sounds-alike songs. pressure traxx does exactly what it says on the tin. more pressure, more traxx.

marvin gaye’s iconic album from 1971 back on vinyl.

brother jt is central, pa’s john terlesky whose freewheeling boundless music has been released under many different monikers: brother jt & vibrolux, brother jt3 and most commonly brother jt. he has worked with an impressive roster of tastemakers such as drag city, siltbreeze, birdman, and drunken fish. brother jt is a moniker that finds terleskys songwriting and ample guitar skills taking a decidedly psychedelic form but never deviating too far from the classic song structure.

new greg gauthier on qalomota records! after better with kenny bobien here is the new production from this famous french dj/producer. fast forward introduces the female singer asha who delivers a perfect vocal for deep house lovers. sweet and groovy greg and asha give you an exclusive taste of house music feeling. only on qalomota records!

funken presents berlin based solo clarinet-player and performer andreas ernst aka randweg along with the first album equisetales. randweg portrays the theme of a journey that moves (and represents a thread between) while sketching the tiny little things beside the pathway

charles bradley wird am 5. april sein zweites album victim of love veroeffentlichen. der nachfolger seines hochgelobten debüts no time for dreaming erscheint auf dem daptone records sublabel dunham records

luv n haight presents lost soul, a comprehensive collection of material recorded by geater davis for the house of orange label. the name of the album is an accurate description of the life and career of the legendary blues and soul singer who passed away at age 38 while on the verge of breaking through.

bereits mit ihrem debüt fever to tell avancierten die yeah yeah yeahs vor zehn jahren zur neuen hoffnung der indie-rock-szene - insbesondere jener ihrer heimatstadt new york city. zwischen ihre mixtur aus rock n roll, post-punk und urbanem blues presste das trio um die charismatische performerin karen o einen großen brocken garagenrock und schuf so ein musikalisches konzept.

>i was a cat from a book< ist james yorkstons erstes album seit >when the haar rolls in<. sein neuestes schaffenswerk ist voller energie und absolut großartiger musikalitaet - und außerdem voll mit yorkstons bisher staerksten und gleichzeitig ueberraschendsten songs.

a luxury release on heavyweight double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve. all tracks recorde in 1961 at gaslight cafe, nyc (1-6) and bonnie beechers apartment, minnesota (7-24).

push the sky away ist das vielleicht außergewöhnlichste album der bad seeds. der longplayer strahlt natürlichkeit und waerme aus, ein werk von subtiler schoenheit. die songs haben über ein jahr hinweg gestalt angenommen in nick caves geliebtem notizbuch. das notizbuch ist ein analoges artefakt, doch das internet ist für nick cave ebenso essentiell.

stygian stride is jimy seitang, a new york based musician in the no neck blues band axis who, as a member of psychic ills and most currently with rhyton, was brought up in the midst of the groundswell of avant-garde and improvised psychedlic music in new york city over the past decade. on this, his debut solo release, seitang has moved away from rock music completely, instead turning his attention to gauzy electronic music reminiscent of gas and the classic era of mille plateaux and chain reaction, with nods to manuel goettsching and tangerine dream

the 3 chairs are back!! essential detroit house tracks produced by theo parrish, kenny dixon jr, rick wilhite and marcellus pittman!