after the huge success of *say no more* featuring azari & iiis cedric at the beginning of the year, birmingham bred subb-an is back on board crosstown rebels to deliver yet another incredible release. *vapour trails* is a solid, driving club track with that distinct subb-an sound featuring highly captivating vocals from amsterdams the million plan. also directed straight at the dancefloor with a deep hypnotic breakdown, the *terrace dub* perfectly fits into the series of terrace remixes the talented producer has released lately. specifically requested as remixer by subb-an, legend matthew herbert delivers a completely new musical adaptation with fantastic use of the vocal that plays out as the track constantly evolves. on the b-side *oasis* leads with swinging grooves, progressing into prominent hats, a unique stabbing bassline and a trippy vocal from whitney fierce formerly of hercules & love affair.

reissue of the 1973 album by r&b / soul legend syl johnson.

reissue of the 1975 album by r&b / soul legend syl johnson.

great debut release for electronic emergencies hailing from rotterdam! they present their first release, a new album of dutch cold wave legend das ding: why is my life so boring?

this limited picture disc sees four classic cuts from this chicago legend getting the remix treatment from house cats luke bowditch, raoul bellman s (swirl people), steve ward, 1200 warriors, giano & go gobizit bringing these legendary cuts bang up to date, essential for any chicago house vinyl lovers collection. the 12inch also comes with two label stickers allowing you to add them to the centre if you do so choose

bordello a parigi continues the riviera disco series with a top choice selection of artists from all over the world. first up is the mysterious duo stefano e bene that hooked up with italo legend fred ventura for a catchy love anthem. second track is a sensitive space disco bomb by tony cops from the city of montreal. the travel continues on the flipside with a hot and sweaty disco tune from mexican newcomer dany e. the finishing touch is by le chocolat noir from sisak, croatia with dark horror disco flavour for the creeps in the night. limited supplies!

sleazy mcqueen teams up with singer/rapper/legend blowfly and producer/dj robbie hardkiss for this 4 track ep on glenview records. sleazy does the original version and special ghetto shake your ass mix on the a-side, b/w cole medinas and bobby starrs remixes on the flip.

limited 12inch 180g records, single press, hand stamped, individually numbered, no repress, no digital. tusk says, -the title track from tw15 was conceived after a particular heavy tusk wax label party at renate in berlin. i went back to my old pal pork intl s place for a bit of drunk studio time and told him all about the living legend that is gizzy the fox. a couple of bottles of wine later and i was telling the story to a microphone and we were writing an oddity of a track. if you have had the pleasure to meet gizzy and spend time in renate you might understand the lyrics, if not, they ll probably just sound like the rantings of a drunk man, funny that.-

special triple pack for all you suruba lovers out there - contains three classic releases
suruba02: tigerskin - sequenced frame ep
suruba05: ludovic vendi - trhe legend ep
suruba07: e-contact - imagine her stoned (olene kadar remix)

marco shuttle and fellow italian techno legend donato dozzy team up for a duo project under the name anxur, a collaboration that combine two artits that certainly have a wide common ground when it comes to vision and musical aesthetics. the anxur takes vol.1 is the first instalment of the duos output, the release is a 2 tracker that have a strong esoteric feel as you could expect both from the label and from the artists involved but still maintaining quite a straight 4/4 dancefloor vibe

esteemed conductor of the black science orchestra, dj supreme, top selector and all round legend ashley beedle delivers the third release on his warmly received and fast rising new house imprint back to the world teaming up with electronica artist earl zinger. earl zinger for those with a longer memory may better know him from his days fronting galliano, or his spoken word epic *escape from ibiza*.

as bass culture proudly reaches its 40th release, it gives us great pleasure to welcome back john jastszebski after he last turned out an ep for us back in 2012. releases for phonogramme and robsoul in the past two years have confirmed that he is a force to be reckoned with in the booming parisian house and techno scene. his approach on the would be back e.p fits in perfectly with the bass culture aesthetic, delivering tracks with a simple immediacy, always loaded with soul in just the right places, but never shirking the all-important groove. > would be back< s sturdy beat leads neatly up to a colourful burst of piano chords and rousing strings that make this into a perfect summer house cut. > fevrier< comes on with an entirely different season in mind, as mysterious and dubby tendrils of synths and samples unfurl around each other with a distinctly wintry mood. > my girl< meanwhile keeps the energy levels up with a stripped back, punchy beat, filling the space in the mix out with rousing pads that soothe and uplift.for a remix of > would be back<, we decided to turn to a long-time legend of the uk house scene, nail. his remix takes a more emotive approach to johns original, dropping in some playful synth lines and dreamy effects with stunning results. reaching across all seasons, situations and times of day and night, the would be back e.p delivers just the kind of versatile house music that sets our souls alight here at bass culture

dyad is a collaborative music project and label by ben gibson and fundamental interaction. for their first release they bring two pieces of accomplished techno as dyad together with a remix by japanese legend takaaki itoh.

kerri chandler has always taken his music to the next level, hes always been original and pushed the limits throughout his illustrious twenty plus year career, thus giving him the title of a bonafide house legend. digging through the vaults of king street you will see kerris name pop up time and time again and this, the first of two samplers, is designed to celebrate the man and some of his classic contributions to the label.

we are very happy to welcome on deeply rooted a french techno legend, mr fixmer has been very productive in the past 20 years, we only got to properly meet each other recently, and i am very proud of this 4 tracks he delivered specially for deeply rooted! enjoy. dj deep.

detroit legend terrence parker lands on defected with > open up you spirit<, featuring four brand new mixes of one of the standout cuts on his life on the back 9 album.

hand stamped white label 12 inch featuring two unreleased, but dope as hell remixes/edits from chicago house legend, glenn underground: glenns jazzy and soulful nostalgic forever mix of amp fiddlers mornin backed with the his bumpy rewerk of raul midons sunshine. deep and wonderful!

up next on k klassik and 3rd outta the gate on wax is a 4 track banger from label honcho, and highly respected house & techno legend, chicago producer k alexi shelby shifting through genres at speed, and refusing to be pigeon holed or pushed towards a specific sound, this is a killer ep from the big man! as with the previous 2 k klassik vinyls, this is a limited colored edition pressing once theyre gone, theyre gone

new alias for richard gateaux (aka phoreski) dropping two essential jams for the soft rocks boys on their kinfolk imprint. this devil can dance is a scary anthemic electronic dance monster from the left that will slay many a dance floor this year and has legend written all over it. add to the mix the downtempo delight lone soldier theme that takes a different electronic route with it s echoes of assault on precinct 13 / escape from new york filmic vibe this makes for an essential package.

very welcome reissue of the 12 inch vinyl version of the superb *onda* from brazilian soul legend cassiano. one of the founding fathers of the scene, a contemporary of and collaborator with people such as tim maia, hyldon, etc., cassiano only released a handful of lps and singles but the quality made up for the quantity and this 1977 polydor 12- features two of his best moments. side as *onda* is a lilting sun-drenched slice of pure soul heaven with a grooving b-line and sweet vocals that at nearly 8 minutes is still not enough - a truly captivating mellow masterpiece that you want to last forever... the flip side is no less accomplished - an upfront bass-heavy funk jam guaranteed to whip the dancefloor into a frenzy. essential!

arnaud le texier & antonio de angelis ever seen on syncrophone recordings/nowhere with detect audio release new ep on cot with legend spanish techno oscar mulero & mike storm.

this special release is dedicated to detroit dj legend ken collier.-in loving memory of detroit dj legend ken collier-

hot city orchestra is a reformation of a band, which was originally formed in 1998. at the age of 17, arno völker (einzelkind) and simon birkenfeld became friends and started making drum and bass music together. they toured all over germany with their record label and had residencies at robert johnson in offenbach and tanzhaus west in frankfurt. after gaining years of experience within the breakbeat scene, arno went on to become einzelkind with releases on playhouse, cocoon, white and his own imprints la peña, jax and pressure traxx as well as worldwide dj gigs. simon was still focusing on his breakbeat career for another year, making an album with a uk drum and bass legend, but it was never released. he stopped making music and started focusing on his career in pr and marketing, where he mostly worked on music and art projects. during this time, the long-time friends arno and simon came up with the idea to launch the blog-network-project www.disco-very. net now, 16 years later, after making first beats together, the boys are back! a tiny bit older, much wiser, more handsome and around 50 bpm slower.

the chicago house legend strikes again with three more killer re-edits: freda paynes pullin back (gu edit) on the a-side, b/w easy to love (gu edit) from motown sounds space dance and lenny williams midnight girl (gu edit) on the flip. strictly limited pressing. burnin hot!

the faceless pdl aka perth drug legend offers up a dark and murky 12 thats sure to rattle your bass bins. shaky drum patterns and haunting vocal cuts sprinkled throughout. limited 300 hand-stamped and numbered.

drawing from its palette of chicago house, acid, detroit house and techno, this recently in 2014 established berlin based record label dizzy tunes dedicates itself to pure analogue work on vinyl only. dj krime, who has forced people to the dancefloor for 25 years now, gives his debut on his label. being the first release, dizzy001 follows the straight internal line offering four distinctive chicago house tracks of whom one is a remix, this time by none other than chicago legend tyree cooper.

on a mission records is the new label runned by jef k and rhythm&soul. focused on keeping alive the spirit of house music that inspires their own musical background. the first release comes with their project: the groove brothers. a classic flavoured house package that shows the label identity. the a side starts with -soul food café-. a strong 4x4 beat, house chords, some vocal hits and catchy piano melody. an everlasting groove. -everyday- is a track made to shake girls on the dancefloor. a funky bassline and a r n b vocal sample that slowly goes warmer and warmer. a summer tune that shows that both producers really like it when things goes sexy. on the b side a remix of -soul food café- by nottingham house legend, nail. a powefull remix that brings his extraordinary touch. floating chords a boundless groovy pad and a pumpy bassline that drives the original track into a timeless uk house anthem.

hidden away on a dat tape since 1997, 8 raw cuts from house legend nail are now being released as a limited pressing, individually numbered double pack vinyl. shabby doll records co-founder matt swift, who managed nail throughout the nineties, and along with charles webster ran remote records, found the dat in a box of tapes at his house when looking for something entirely unrelated. result. only one of the trax, brothers & sisters had previously ever seen the light of day. an edited version was released in 1998 on matt and charles s remote record label. shb012 will hold the full unedited version of brothers & sisters, along with all 7 other trax from the dat, exactly as they were left in 97...

180 gramm doppel-vinyl im klappcover, downloadcode und booklet inklusive.
-hard believer- wurde in 17 tagen im legendären sound factory studio in hollywood aufgenommen, erneut in zusammenarbeit mit produzent billy bush (garbage, beck, foster the people). urban, bluesy und lebendig ist das album eine meisterhafte sammlung von songs eines künstlers auf dem gipfel seiner kreativen energie. -we wanted to go deeper this time, and be more ambitious with the music to move the sound forward without losing touch of where we’re from.- (fin greenall) nachdem fink von ninja tune unter vertrag genommen wurde, sich vom gefragten club dj und electronic-produzenten zum songschreiber für acts wie amy winehouse, john legend oder professor green mauserte, bestieg er selbst die bühnen dieser welt mit seinen bandkollegen guy whittaker und tim thornton um seine eigenen songs zu spielen und verbuchte für seine live-qualitäten, als auch seine ersten vier studioalben, allseits das lob der kritiker und fans. sein neues album -hard believer- erscheint auf greenalls frisch gegründetem label r coup d in zusammenarbeit mit ninja tune. fink sind fin greenall (vocals/guitar) zusammen mit tim thornton (drums/guitar) und guy whittaker (bass).

hardmoon london continues its new found adventure by releasing another piece of the impure sound it thrives on. this time bringing in chicago legend: gene hunt. hunt takes a look back into the history books of chicago with some no-nonsense gritty acid tracks that have been designed to shatter teeth and jaws alike.

h45 sees manchester s tomson (freerange) & eddie leader (hudd traxx) colloborate with chicago legend chez damier. this project has been in a long time in the making and came about when chez met eddie at his house & techno night content manchester. chez was at the start of his comeback and they were introduced by mutual friend joshua, a former prescription and hudd traxx artist. the meeting resulted in chez becoming good friendswith tomson & leader and laying down some vocals in the studio for the manchester pair. h45 is a new catalogue number for the hudd traxx family

superb 12” reissue featuring three of trinidadian soul legend billy ocean’s greatest dancefloor tracks from the early 80s. side a features the six and half minute special disco version of ‘stay the night’ - a bass-heavy grooving funk monster with punchy horns and billy’s smooth vocals over the top. flip over for big frankie knuckles play ‘nights (feel like getting down)’, a pedigree jazz-funk cut often considered one of his finest. and last but not least is the long 12” version of the massive disco classic and studio 54 staple ‘are you ready’. with every track a guaranteed floorfiller, don’t miss this chance to own them all on one loud-pressed 12”.

fresh from impressing with the pulsating techno of boris werner and the fuzzy live house jams of san proper, tom tragos voyage direct label turns to a man who needs little introduction: dutch legend and man of many pseudonyms danny wolfers.
best known under his legowelt alias, wolfers has spent the last two decades flitting between strobe light acid house, 808 electro, fluorescent techno and shimmering space disco. throughout, he has kept his productions pleasingly analogue-heavy, making great use of classic drum machines and vintage synthesizers. while his music may be steeped in the past, wolfers productions always sound like the future.

dutch legend and wolfskuil inner circle member benny meets dystopian head honcho and man of the moment rodhad.early support from samuli kemppi, brendon moeller, dave clarke, cosmin trg, marcel fengler, sinden and adam beyer amongst others

the chicago house legend strikes again with three more killer re edits: freda paynes pullin back (gu edit) on the a-side, b/w easy to love (gu edit) from motown sounds space dance and lenny williams midnight girl (gu edit) on the flip. strictly limited pressing.

german melodic techno producer oovation aka peter bonaventura has had a brilliant year. techno legend tesla s remix of his collaboration with hakan ludvigson hit the charts hard last spring, and since then peter has had great success with releases on clubstream, univak, inlab recordings

the next release on contemporary scarecrow comes from chicago house legend boo williams. this double pack features 8 tracks of quality chicago house to complete another solid release on this rising australian label

the heavy thinker ep finds the legend that is dj skull back on sect to regale our ears and limbs with further precious techno and house gems! *bazzar* hits the spot with beautifully harmonious synths and a techno funk guitar lick that will keep you dancing forever. *heavy thinker* is a delirious peak time dance floor killer, working organic drum programming against techno siren and ominous kalimba hook. *power* is all about the old school detroit strings and tones, setting a steady pace to keep the momentum going into the small hours. finally, *rise* has those unmistakable chicago house values emerging once more, as keys and strings lift the spirits to elevate mind and body.

the fourth remix 12inch from last years livity sound compilation features remixes by uk techno legend surgeon and ostgut ton founder and panorama bar resident nick höppner.

fad is born in 2013 fruit of the collaboration between felipe valenzuela, argenis brito and dani casarano. the three cadenza artists began working together under the guidance of ricardo villalobos in berlin and have produced this exquisite ep full of elaborate textures and intricate phrases. the ep comes with a remix by alexkid, already a living legend in underground music.

the windtalkers ep comes to vitalik courtesy of the acclaimed collaboration of jef k and chris carrier. individually these two stalwarts of the french house scene are known as master-craftsmen of rhythm, renowned for their tight grooves and deft beat construction. together they compliment each others sensibilities beautifully, as seen on tracks like? in my system? which they collaborated with chicago legend chez damier to form the gathering and now again on the forthcoming windtalkers ep.

4 ethereal deep house cuts from vancouvers master analogue cook. remix of the title track coming by the way of the ukraines living legend vakula. limited to 300 hand numbered copies.

the 9th vinyl release is here and we re very glad that, after a long time, we finally have the noisemaker back on the label. and this time on wax. the noisemaker, new label / agency regular member, has putted all of his finesse in 4 new outstanding productions. this new ep is an experience with various feelings emerging from the different moods of the tracks. sometimes it goes on with broken beats, sometimes it is just straight and it always comes with hypnotic, tripping raw and acid synthetizers, entertaining rythmics, all wrapped in dark atmospheres. the ep is supported by a high quality remix from american techno legend paul birken that delivered a real cutting edge rework of the original track -processing-. more than a remix, we could call it a reinterpretation. paul s very own flow is immediately hitting with patterns running crazy and an intense energy which is raised by heavy bass drums and slashing percs.

dj clent - the low end legend - has been known for his music since the days of dance mania, releasing tracks such as *bounce* and *back up off me* which are juke classics. he also released the grimy call to arms footwork track *3rd wurle*, as well as tracks on both bangs & works compilations.

back for more so soon? yeah! baby is back! wilson records has fabio unleashing house legend gene hunt and not so newbie chiwax and lobster theremin veteran, stevie murphy for the fourth edition of the not a trilogy anymore split grooves series. its the perfect mix to brew an appetite for some dance floor destruction. we have mr. gene hunt taking on the a side with his twisted tracks get down and s and s. over to the b side, our cherished friend, steve murphys groove is anything but relaxed! crank up the volume and dont expect to stay glued to your seat. this one is special. no surprise when its laid out on a 180 gram vinyl. for the lovers!

limited double a side reissue of two classic disco bombs by 70s keyboardist don ray. with production duties undertaken by french electro-disco legend cerrone, both tracks are proper dancefloor weapons laden with heavy synths, bouncing b-lines and awesome punchy horns. first up is the amazing groove armada-sampled disco stomper standing in the rain, featuring powerful vocals over a searing groove that made it massive at the time. flip over for got to have loving, an exhilarating disco burner with hot sexy female vocals and a great breakdown later reworked by the revenge. superb double-header of must-have tracks - dont sleep!

hit it is nightwaves second ep on her imprint heka trax featuring the one and only ghetto house legend dj deeon, whose signature vocals can be heard on the lead track hit it bringing together chicago and glasgow in a unique and refreshing way.

no needs to introduce house legend chez damier, outstanding guest for this special release. after a fruitful collaboration with siler & dima on balance, they decided to continue the adventure working on a new and more developed project. french connection is the meeting of chez damier and his new disciples siler & dima and the talented new comer thomas zander, orchestrated by chez damiers willingness to transmit and share his unique experience. the idea is also to create a musical bridge between popcorn records and balance us, chez damiers record label. starting from a mutual musical basis in order to create an original and a club version each, popcorn records presents the fruit of this second collaboration before a special vinyl dedicated to remixes, to come on balance

german dj duo andhim brought us the wizard of us last year, making their ebut on get physical music with the 2 track ep. while the title track was a small hit in its own right, it was the b-side, hausch that stole the stage with its sunny vibes and feel-good atmosphere. now the boys have given the track to fellow cologne artist duererstuben, denmarks koelsch and american legend george morel for a highly anticipated remix treatment.