rap was something that just happened to her. keny arkana was only twelve when she started writing her first lyrics. her first contacts with the record business came in 2005. but even before she infiltrated the matrix, keny released her first opus, l’esquisse, a fast and furious street album containing the hit “le missile est lancé” produced by tefa & masta as well as “de l’opéra à la plaine”, a gargantuan freestyle track by twenty writers born and bred on the streets of marseilles. 12 years after l’esquisse and 6 years after l’esquisse 2, keny releases l’esquisse 3. a spontaneous, creative, sincere, energetic and meaningful record, with powerful rhythmic and precise arrangements. even though the record has a mixtape appearance, it hasn’t been a botched job, as evidenced by its complex structure and harmony: musical interludes around the four elements, true rap anthems like “couleur molotov” or “lejos” and contemporary hits like “abracadabra” or “freestyle beatbox” with beatboxer tressym for an instrumental. both dark in its lyrics and lively in its energy, keny’s mixtape l’esquisse 3 reveals again an artist just as we could dream in 2017: clear-sighted, offensive, touching and inspired. dear she’s been missed!
double vinyl in gatefold sleeve, cd-copy of the full album included.

erstklassiger northern soul-sampler mit zwölf einzigartigen raritäten, die alle zur zeit ihrer entstehung unveröffentlicht blieben und nur über das abspielen von mastertapes im laufe der zeit popularität in den clubs erreichten. mit chuck jackson, the mayfield singers, the platters, len barry, roscoe shelton, u.v.a. laut gemastered und somit ideal für soul-djs (und -fans).

they say you have your whole life to make your first album, years upon years of growth, learning and experience filtered into one perfect record. your debut is supposed to be the one you labour over, while the follow-up is meant to be served up within spitting distance of the last. well, not if you’re london based wild palms. “we did that in reverse,” explains the band’s sardonic, quick-witted frontman lou hill. “the first album was just the songs that we would play live, we wrote it really quickly. but this one took ages...” five years in fact.
recorded by the band in the same self-built manor house studio where they made their 2011 de-but ‘until spring’, the new album ‘live together, eat each other’ is a lusciously layered offering of hazy experimentalism and off-kilter alt-pop, that follows in the auspicious lineage of beach house, cocteau twins and tv on the radio.
the vinyl lp is housed in a gatefold sleeve with download code included.

your favorite foil faced machine heads, frak, on lux rec. big tip! nordic woods are a dangerously primitive place. fueled with madness and induced delirium frak land on planet lux. three slow, acid numbers with a barbaric, crude attitude. relentless drums. fierce, hypnotic synthesizers that get you lost in your own mind. suddenly sinister, disastrous images populate your consciousness. and then one last strange, twisted wave track. new places, new adventures

played by martin haberland, james ornate, james what, agnostic rhythm, anna wall, lance desardi, kammerton
following the release of their debut lp, keep up appearances on their new label modelmaker, dan berkson and james what draft in frank & tony, dana ruh, dorisburg and alan doe for remixes. berkson & what have chalked up many releases on poker flat and crosstown rebels over the years whilst most recently turning heads outside of their own modelmaker imprint via singles for dogmatik and seth troxler s play it say it. the duo s lp, released in january, marked a new chapter in their production history and has seen support from josh wink, mr g and skream over the past few months. keep up appearances - remixes opens with anthony collins and francis harris superb frank & tony alias taking on seraphim which results in a tense but understated piece of layered, classic sounding house music while dana ruh, fresh from her excellent debut lp on underground quality last year, drops an eerie recreation of worship that draws on spacey synths and unsettling ambience. dorisburg, known for outstanding material on sweden s aniara amongst others, continues a sterling run of form with a rendition of feel free which employs soaring chords to fashion a luscious and elevating take on the original. rounding off the package is berlin producer alan doe, an artist who debuted on rue de plaisance in 2014. doe s worship remix is squarely dancefloor-aimed with punchy kicks, smokey effects and teasing keys

legworks 2nd single comes from another one of our texas compatriates, the indelible brett johnson, fresh off some amazing work on classic, get physical, rawax and other killer imprints. the mission harks back to some of our favourite dub-techno moments, but keeps its own flare with bretts signature robo-rhythms and chopped and screwed vocal cuts. on the remix tip, its label head lance desardi & convextion bringing their own flavour to the table respectively, with lance stepping to the chord memory, deep bass, and over sampled drums, and convextion going all the way out into hyper space with his usual sub-aquatic space funk.

for legworks first outing, we ve recruited a seminal techno-soul producer from dallas, texas, who prefers to stay in the shadows, remaining nameless(ish). that said, anyone who s serious about detroit techno know s his work on matrix, down low, and most receintly delsin.

modelmaker is a new london label from the collective minds of dan berkson and james what. the esteemed house duo has long been garnishing a range of international imprints with their inventive analogue house and techno sounds, but now they are focussing on their own outlet. initially launching with a couple of self penned eps, release number three will be the pair s long-time-in-the-making debut album, and after that a considered selection of other talents will join the ranks as the label pushes on. always primarily focussed on machine made, texturally rich house and techno, each release will come with unique artwork based on works from whats great grandfather, conrad felixmuller, who was a well known german expressionist.

phil weeks ~ crate diggin ~ project has been bubbling under for some time while the french dj/producer carefully selected 30 of the tracks which have been most influential to him over the past 15-20 years. indeed many of the tracks - from artists including dj rasoul, dj sneak, brett johnson, inland knights, rick wade, mood ii swing and lawnchair generals - still feature as heavily in phils dj sets today as they did when originally released. released over three vinyl samplers, * crate diggin* is a window into the musical dna of one of the most respected and prolific underground house artists of this century. as well as being a highly personal project to phil, it offers a rare chance to finally pick up hard-to-find and sought after gems that were only previously released on vinyl.

tattoo detectives alias lance blaise & gabriel ben productions have been favorites of many including being charted top 10 with carl cox for il salto fuori and also selected by carl as one of the best tracks in 2006. global friendship ep.

black catalogue is owned and operated by dj/producer monty luke. the label is a forum for underground music from around the globe. and beyond. detroit universal. this release is limited to approximately 400 copies.

tommy stewarts disco love affair is the sound of hotlanta nightclub music in the late 70s. thats right - cultures of soul is bringing you an album of sensual disco delights from classic producer / composer / arranger / pianist tommy stewart. stewart is already well-known among disco collectors for his track >bump and hustle music< as well as his studio work with artists as diverse as major lance, tamiko jones and loleatta holloway.
disco love affair features 14 cuts of rare disco funk. this includes the great disco jams >pay the price<, >party nights< and >hotbox<, as well the brilliant unknown modern soul track >universal love<. featured are two cuts reworked by famous disco dj/remixer al kent. this album also contains two unreleased tracks, >night flight< and >beyond love<, taken from the vaults of tommys private archives.

dap, also known as daniel poli, andrea mazzini and philippos nikiforakis, mans the controls for this impressive tech house ep, > brush your lips< - two cuts of irresistibly groovy, no-nonsense, stripped back house, featuring lance de sardi on vocal duty for the title track.

this is a huge come back for legendary dj ra soul, already receiving massive support from the likes of richie hawtin, mark farina, justin martin, james zabiela, lance desardi and many, many more!

mixes by antoine clamaran, tristan garner, olav basoski!! next big house bomb, redroche vs. armstrong... is it lance armstrong ??? no so sorry , its dave armstrong...

first single taken from lanus (aka bamboos band leader lance ferguson) upcoming album >her 12 faces<, featuring one of australias biggest new musical stars, megan washington.

fresh and soulful deephouse by markus nikolai featuring nina, remixed by lance desardi and dubloner.

deluxe edition double 180gram vinyl, double cd, 2 booklets, 1 speakeasy. includes interpretations & remixes of all eleven tracks by thom yorke, carter tutti, devendra banhart, alan vega, melvins and more!

2002 classic by yann fontaine (ovum. low pressings) with a deep, deep rerub from west caost favourite lance desardi (seasons). in a very metro area vibe, lance takes the dubby tech original into a smoked out trip of new wave keys and mininimal drums, that morgan geist would sweat on. the flip heads into rob paine world, with a low rumbling bassline and rasta fills. a litle more reserved than yanns normal tech housers, this is a cool track that could easily be on bluem or environ.

another outstanding deep house release from the naked camp with brilliant remixes from andi caldwell, lance desardi and artist/production team fenomenon. their mix actually leads off as a1 and deservedly so. a slick broken beat excursion that uses the full vocal by ernesto and lifts the track to another musical dimension. caldwell and desardi opt for not using the vocal and creating two pumping dubs that fit the naked mood beautifully. desardi turns out a hot deep tech electronic mix that fans of francois k should check out!

2005 classic by lance desardi aka land shark!!

a chunky / phunky chicago house classic , contains mixes of mark farina & lance de sardi

another wicked addition to the yin yangs world series! man of the moment a.paul drops 4 solid techno slammers!really like a.paul stuff!! will hammer! (spiros kaloumenos)thanks for the tracks brother!! amazing stuff, i will play them all!!! my support :) (axel karakasis)wicked stuff pete. one of the best releases in yy lately. i really like mondo, perfect vibe for me, and also diverted sounds pretty cool. nice package! (wehbba)dope shhhh. support! (boriqua tribez)great release dude, on to diverted :) (eddie halliwell)pravda and diverted are the best here. they have the true yin yang sound that i love!! (mark sherry)stomping stuff as usual, love apaul at the mo, (dave the drummer)diverted is stonking great! 10/10 (john o callaghan)super stuff from paul. really into diverted :) wikid groove. will be playing this ep a lot over here in the usa! (roman zawodny)awesome ep. classic a.paul sound! lovin the ep and will be playing mondo out this weekend! (lance blaise aka tattoo detectives)

one of the biggest tracks in 2003, certainly here at syntax, gets a rework courtesy of landshark lance desardi and luke sardello. landshark main mix removes the adam sandler intro, beefs up the beats and adds an extra melody, almost german poptastic, and includes an instrumental. flip for the dub - huge oompty shiznit happenings ! massive wobbly reverb bass and a touch of quirky acid, little telephone ring loops ad shuffled hi-hats. >mix your own temptation<is an acapella with hand claps. icon roll on

the original is a funky house affair with catchy vocals, funky guitars and cool horns. includes mixes by alex neuret & shorty, palma and lance & cristensen

incl mixes by festa bros., lance jordan, dj fame and adam force

nice price deal !!! long awaited self titled, full length album from land shark a.k.a. lance desardi on coco machete will shake up any preconceived notions held by fans of all dance, rock, electro and alternative sounds. the land shark project is an edgy departure from lances previous projects as an underground house music mainstay. still deeply rooted in dance rhythms land shark takes derailing hard left turns into the sonic realms of industrial, punk and electro. definitely for fans of dance rock crossover acts such as blackstrobe, soulwax, the rapture and dfa. an album that sounds like an album not a compilation of lumped together twelve inches

by lance desardi also known as landshark. this time out, under the moniker tiburon he throws you down into the darkest corners of his heavily stretched imagination. the rawest drum patterns and grittiest electro basslines back up by nastily distorted vocals hinting at the possibilty of an increasingly tortured escape. if you have escaped side a unscathed, head straight for the flip for a funkier driving instrumental mission. keep your hands on the wheel for this one though as there are plenty of sharp turns and curves leading you through a state of profound unconsciousness, coma

amazing deep house tracksÓincl remixes by innocent lovers & lande de sardi

2 tracks with progressive touch on the edge to tribal & techhouseàthe labelcover with jan ullrich & lance armstrong

stunning project shocasing hamburgs finest.2 cd for special 1 cd price! includes downloadcode to the full, unmixed tracks from cd2! - 2cds in a digipac for a special price include in total 29 tracks (dj koze, remute, smallpeople, extrawelt, isolŽe, andre winter/h.o.s.h., lawrence, vincenzo, boris dlugosch. a.m.m), no less than 15 of these are new and exclusively produced by wareika, erobique, oliver huntemann, rvds and many more - theres a vinyl ep too. hfndisk30 !!

2 cd set, contains 42 inspirational & adrenaline fuelled classics!, incl the heavy - how you like me now

2 cds from the underground house scene in paris at the turn of the millenium. incl. black strobe, soha, jovonn & dj deep, krikor, phil weeks .. and more

incl. groove armada (m3 & bachelors of science remix of history), wagon cookin (music is not far), and shiny objects (set it off marcus mescaline mix). along with other choice cuts & remixes by hot toddy, mike monday, fred everything, lance de sardi, ron basejam and shiny objects.plus 55+ minute continuous mix by al velilla.