non worldwide co-founder chino amobi makes his vinyl debut with the soundtrack to choreographer ligia lewis’ minor matter, a performance piece that deftly articulates an argument for minoritarian politics. most of the material is newly commissioned but one of the tracks, ‘locus of control’, is lifted from amobi’s provocative airport music for queer black and brown folk album, in which he follows brian eno in inducing the atmosphere of an airport terminal. but through the eyes of a black man and with 2016 realism, it’s a different story, where eno invites lullaby, chino unshackles nightmare

next up on candela rising is a 4 track ep from ancient methods.... the asking breath comes to each is a perfect example of collaboration on an international scale. michael wollenhaupt a.k.a ancient methods, continues his fine form with 4 unstoppable tracks of industrial tinged funk and fury, with a different vocalist featuring on each. new york s zohra atash a.k.a azar swan features on the shamanic swallow the screw which ushers you deep in to jungle territory like a shot of dimethyltryptamine. berlin based huren rages about a profit driven society on the devastating the standards will come and go . on the flip, things take a more contemplative turn with los angeles camella lobo of tropic of cancer providing other-worldly elegance on the atmospheric it won t take me . closing the record is the weightless andromeda , a tribute to our galactic neighbour performed by allison lewis a.k.a zanias of linea aspera and keluar.

next up on candela rising is a 4 track ep from ancient methods.... the asking breath comes to each is a perfect example of collaboration on an international scale. michael wollenhaupt a.k.a ancient methods, continues his fine form with 4 unstoppable tracks of industrial tinged funk and fury, with a different vocalist featuring on each. new york s zohra atash a.k.a azar swan features on the shamanic swallow the screw which ushers you deep in to jungle territory like a shot of dimethyltryptamine. berlin based huren rages about a profit driven society on the devastating the standards will come and go . on the flip, things take a more contemplative turn with los angeles camella lobo of tropic of cancer providing other-worldly elegance on the atmospheric it won t take me . closing the record is the weightless andromeda , a tribute to our galactic neighbour performed by allison lewis a.k.a zanias of linea aspera and keluar.

soul jazz records’ new boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979-83, with barely a household name in sight. featured here are some the earliest hip-hop records that came out of new york city following the enormous commercial success of the first ever rap record, ‘rapper’s delight’ by the sugarhill gang, in september 1979. artists and producers alike tried to jump aboard the new commercial possibilities of hip-hop. by the end of the year there were 30 hip-hop singles, all released by independent new york labels. the following year there were over 100 more, and so on.
boombox 2 is a triple 180g vinyl set (+ download code) that features extensive text, exclusive interviews and stunning photography by jamel shabazz, martha cooper and others.

brand new 2017 recut finally available on vinyl for the first time. 2xlp+mp3 in full original coverart. the legendary movie soundstrack based out of kingston, jamaica in april 2008, telling the story of the original vocalists and musicians involved. the sixteenth release on the moll-selekta label shares its title with a wonderful film, a heartwarming homage to the golden age of rocksteady. it documents the recordings being made for this very album at the tuff gong studios, kingston, jamaica in april 2008, telling the story of the original vocalists and musicians involved. excerpts from an all star reunion concert staged in kingston and older archive material complete the picture. never before in the history of jamaica, which already occupies a unique place on the world map of song, its sound embraced by western popular music, has such an illustrious collection of singers and players been assembled. the album showcases 15 rocksteady classics in sparkling, deeply inspired new versions, recorded in the studio which also played host to album sessions of a certain bob marley. under the musical direction of ernest ranglin, a guitarist of considerable renown not only on the reggae circuit, but also on the jazz scene, mixed by legendary engineer errol brown in duke reids employ at the treasure isle studio in the sixties - and freshly arranged by lynn taitt

for the first time, the world’s greatest film composer performed by the world’s most exciting musicians.
double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

calibre’s new album “grow” for craig richard’s label the nothing special.
12 tracks pressed over 4 pieces of 12 inch 180 gram vinyl presented in gatefold sleeve.
all music written and produced by calibre. all artwork by craig richards.
mastered by lewis hopkin at star delta mastering.

once upon a time… four house headz from uk, us and europe were separated. but one day, their fate crossed the same road. as they shared the same vision of house music and harmony. they worked hard with some magical & musical beans… and one day, a piece of wax appeared which was called “magnetic”. indeed, this wax has something definitely magnetic. the melodies, the vocal hooks, the atmosphere? definitely! and yet it remained underground until the magnetic power of this wax revealed! since that day, international dj’s like: amine edge & dance, sam divine, ben mono, mike millrain or dave meyer, to name a few, play and support that magnetic sound... today, this magnetic strength is revealed to you! (... and they had many children.)

we go now back to 1993, a prolific year for house music and again with a classic u.m.m. produced by nello nicita, jamie lewis and rene s. eau de chanté was one of the most sold records in that period , a house classic that can still get any dance floor going and highly demanded nowadays ! hot flash forward reissue !!!

cupol was an english post-punk band that formed during wire s 1980-1984 hiatus. the duo consisted of bruce gilbert (guitar, vocals, synthesizer) and graham lewis (bass, vocals, synthesizer). building on wire

shifted’s debut for hospital productions following an album for sublabel bed of nails in 2013. integrating his more searching work as alexander lewis and his increasingly introspective work as shifted while eloquently addressing his past, ‘appropriation stories’ is a comprehensive statement of intent and brewer’s finest, most mature work to-date.

33 offers the most fine and rare form of sensitivity. nery blends electronic and acoustic patterns as if they grew up together, proving that having differentiated influences can result in something particular.

in den späten 60er jahren entwickelte sich reggae weltweit zu einem dominanten musikalischen genre. die frühen jamaikanischen original reggae-aufnahmen waren bekannt für ihr hohes tempo und energielevel, das sich deutlich von den langsameren rocksteady tunes absetzte. die frühen reggae sounds lieferten den soundtrack für die britischen rude boys der siebziger jahre und erfreuen sich bis heute einer großen beliebtheit.
diese vinyl-only compilation auf dem legendären reggae-label trojan records liefert die besten tracks des »early reggae«.

a couple of months after the release of contemporary spaces, four of abstract division s tracks get remixed. and who better suited for the job than label residents stefan vincent and deepbass & ness, and dynamic reflection debutants tensal and lewis fautzi.

celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the rocksteady music genre, 17 north parade presents -first class rocksteady-. the collection captures early work from some of the genre s defining artists, and here are further 24 hot tracks additionally to the tracks of the limited edition 7x7inch box set of the same name. available as double vinyl with deluxe printed inner sleeves featuring sleeve notes and images.

nice price deal !!! shur-i-kans trademark blend of musicality with cutting edge electronic production has been turning heads and gaining fans for a number of years now. fred everythings lazy days recordings were quick to snap up >simply yes< featuring alexander east, and give it a mighty remixe from magik johnson and another from fred himself, along with an additional track from shur-i-kan. full support from luciano, laurent garnier, ian pooley, grant nelson, mark farina, andy inland knights, johnny fiasco, marlon d, nick holder, jay west, nacho marco, giom, pezzner, peter christianson, roberto rodriguez, sarah main, demarkus lewis, luke mckeehan, murray richardson, miles maeda, marko militano, olivier desmet, dj mes and more

silence in metropolis is back on vinyl with four hot tracks that span the underground spectrum from deep, soulful, tech to techno.

separate disc 3 of the polegroup 5yrs vinyl box.

separate disc 5 of the polegroup 5yrs vinyl box.

with its next release, the ever evolving moon harbour kicks off a great new various artist ep series entitled orbiter. with the aim of showcasing both newcomers and established label acts alike, the first one features great new music from associates like detlef and lewis boardman, as well as from newbie collaborators zlatnichi & joey daniel and the returning andrea oliva, who debuted on the 2014 inhouse compilation

the first limited edition polegroupbox includes:

5 12” eps.
1 set of polegroup 5yrs slipmats.
1 polegroup 5yrs poster.
4 exclusive polegroup stickers.
1 download card.

crunch 22 takes a major shift from their debut album, expanding their musical breadth into a full length concept lp, based on lewis carroll’s masterpiece of psychedelic literature – “alice’s adventures in wonderland”. keeping raw groove as the core of their music, the band’s musical language now grasps some further out melodies, abstract harmonies as well as thick layers of swirling samples, influenced by musique concrète no less than it is by modern cut-n-paste turntablism.
the album is released by tel-aviv-based boutique label audio montage on an exclusive 180g limited edition vinyl, in a beautiful gatefold sleeve illustrated by street artist jack t.m.l (shahaf ram).

new granulart limited release from label boss valentin corujo aka kessell. four tracks of modern techno, as on previous limited serie, pressed on colored solid blue, black & clear mixed vinyl.
early support from oscar mulero, answer code request, reeko, samuli kemppi, pfirter, lewis fautzi, peter van hoesen, rodhad, antigone, birth of frequency, inigo kennedy, zadig, paul mac, brendon moeller, angel molina, raiz, discknocked, blndr, mental resonance, alexander kowalski, quail, jose pouj, ame, etapp kyle, eric cloutier, ben sims, ness, hector oaks, nx1, developer, arnaud le texier, james ruskin, henning baer, kwartz, vince watson, victor martinez, kike pravda, amandra, andrea, marcel heese, p.e.a.r.l., sigha, marcel dettmann, dj pete aka substance, slam, aiken, dj rolando, w.i.r.e., xhei, kr!z

make it right sees typesun bring together mobo-award winning jazz quartet empiricals lewis wright (vibraphone) and top guitar sessionist miles james with a group of bristols finest musicians, inspired by the great soul and rare groove producers of the past. the result is a lush, melodic house jam pinned down by typesuns finely-honed production chops and backed by a detroit house remix from fxhes jason fine.

the second of two brilliant eps produced by merweyn saunder and eric lewis. although this was released under a different name, they were actually all done in the set of sessions that also gave us the previous release, the virgo four ep. as far as the duo were concerned m.e. was their name and virgo was imposed on them by someone at trax. the two eps were later conjoined and released as an album in the uk radikal under the name virgo. it was re released in 2010 by rush hour.

hut23, hut24 & eminor33 bundled up for a special price.

triple vinyl pack from the e-minor camp, featuring these eps:
- eminor13: gennaro mastrantonio - slim side / reset
- eminor26: knopf & seferyn / neal white - rejdowak / fm melodie
- eminor33: lewis fautzi - warp ep

*raunchy sugar* ist der 5. teil der sugar-serie und erscheint nun mit einer auswahl von 32 highlights der 75 aufnahmen der gleichnamigen 3-fach cd zusammenstellung von rock-n-roll-songs aus memphis. die zusammenstellung wurde vom produzenten und musikhistoriker stuart colman durchgeführt und enthält einige super-rare titel der rock-n-roll-geschichte. das limitierte doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover.

after appearances on the workshop 21 compilation and the first 2 meandyou releases, label co-founder sam lewis aka herron finally delivers his debut ep.

this is how it started focuses heavily on the early days of the chicago sound, especially in the formative years at ron hardys music box

welcome to the 12th edition of shir khans black jukebox series. introducing anonymous project aussteiger + 2 edits from underground producer martin lewis. limited collector s vinyl only. cop that before it sells out!

impossibly rare sweet soul & funk from the vaults of miami s bold records (a subsidiary of the mighty t.k. disco label). there s scant information on reid inc as a group but the album boasts some gorgeous soulful melodies from the all female personnel and features stellar string & horn arrangements from miami studio stalwart mike lewis (blowfly, kc & the sunshine band, latimore, fern kinney) & is produced by the mighty clarence reid who has written, recorded & produced too many records to list here (betty wright, wilson pickett, dusty springfield, bobby byrd, gwen mccrae) throughout his 50+ year career. this is a real rarity, a record that fetches top, top dollar ($500 plus) on-line among soul, funk & disco aficionados. -what am i gonna do- has been comped numerous times but this is the first time the whole lp has been re-mastered & re-issued on vinyl (having previously only been re-released on cd in japan) brought to you in conjunction & with the permission of t.k. disco / henry stone music, miami usa.

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the new desolat x-sampler comes as a 2x12 inch package with eight tracks, and includes a download code that gives the buyer those eight tracks in digital format, plus another six digital tracks. in keeping with tradition it features a combination of artists who have already graced desolat before and artists who make their debut on the label.

teh best of 10 years stylerockets on 2x 12inch vinyls

inaugural release from bokhari records offshoot sorn, for explorations into techno, ambience & crunchy cosmic dirt. sorn takes its name from the alien race in the cs lewis space trilogy. black merlin is no stranger to creating music for other worlds and offers two industrial monsters for proper systems and then finishes it off with the beautiful and aptly titled orbit.

supported by etapp kyle, edit/select, mattias fridell, svreca, eomac, unam zetineb, antonio de angelis, dars, gianluca meloni, brando lupi, refracted, vilix, xhin, dj sandrien, eric cloutier, arnaud le texier, developer, nima khak, ancient methods, casual violence, rasmus hedlund, sleeparchive, eastern renaissance, ryuji takeuchi, smoke machine, artefakt, reggy van oers, tom bonaty (prologue), and, attemporal, lewis fautzi, antonio vazquez, modvs, ntogn and many more.

happy meals is the glasgow-based duo of suzanne rodden and lewis cook, life-partners since high school finding expression in cosmic form.

tom findlay (groove armada) und late night tales beweisen wieder einmal geschmack und stilsicherheit. auf spätsiebziger yacht-pop folgt supercooler 80s groove, der sound der post-disco-Ära, als der soul/r&b das synthesizer-zeitalter enterte. wir hören begnadete jimmy jam/terry lewis-produktionen für thelma houston und alexander o neal, wir hören sharon brown in einer produktion der disco-legende tee scott, wir hören die Übergroover mtume und zapp, wir hören die smashhits von donna allen, rene & angela und des timex social clubs, und als exklusives cover hören wir eine superbe version von sugardaddy (tom findlay & tim hutton) des hitklassikers *dont look any further*.
die 3x12 inch lp erscheint als limitierte 180g pressung mit 18 von 20 ausgespielten tracks, audiophil auf halber geschwindigkeit gemastered, inkl. bonus-download-code mit allen tracks (einmal komplett ausgespielt, einmal als mixset) in wav/mp3-formaten, im gatefold mit antistatischen innentaschen.

bells jam is stand-and-deliver improvisation, alive and rocking, with minimal editing, split guest is dense, multi-faceted, hypnotic music by matthew mullane, from princeton, nj, and spectrum spools, label co-founder sam lewis aka herron returns with the time-shifting rhythmic complexity of 33 weeks, nick lapien from sequencias and field records makes a long ascent as metropolis.

last copies of this faya combo release by dj gregory!
on top of most playlists from louie vaga, mousse t, martin solveig, claude monnet, kiko navarro, jamie lewis, pete tong, lewis dene, cool cuts, buzz charts ...

some rather memorable moments in the catalogue of jimmy tamborello, aka dntel, feature collaborations with neatly paired guest vocalists such as ben gibbard, jenny lewis, baths and mia doi todd, to name a few. tamborello has always paid a good deal of attention to picking these singers carefully, with his backing a perfect complement- the producer humbly stepping out of the spotlight, allowing the guest to shine.
the vinyl lp includes an mp3 download card.

no artificial colours have been busy. the south east london duo lewis wright and ryan ellis have been name checked by everyone from maya jane coles and jamie jones to cyril hahn and paul woolford and legends such as kerri chandler. following their recent smash for pmr *reach for me* (feat. alex mills) no artificial colours are back with a late night ep for kerri chandlers madtech records.
the menace ep sums up everything that is exciting about the no artificial colours sound: raw, soulful, rooted in classic garage and house, big room party vibes with underground cool, it is no surprise to see the pair have been highly lauded by the likes of pitchfork, vice, i-d and fact of late.

british trio little barrie — the group with the unrivalled, trademark blend of rock, blues, garage and soul flavours — are back with their fourth album *shadow*, and sounding better than they ever have. the three-piece of writer-guitarist barrie cadogan, bassist lewis wharton and drummer virgil howe, have slowly and surely been honing their sound and maturing their style since the groups debut on record all of 15 years ago. *shadow* is the super-cool and confident sound of a band at the top of their game, full of brooding self-confidence, brilliantly combining texture and liveness.

*all under*, the companion release to *all over* compiles soundtracks to films, installations and a self penned short story. this is familiar terrain for lewis who, along with bruce gilbert produced the early interactive audio-visual installation mzui at londons waterloo gallery in 1981. since this period lewis as been involved in countless soundtracks to all manner of cultural artefacts.

part 3 of 5 in the classic series features material previously released (andres and john tejada & arian leviste) on the m&g compilation >beneath the surface< but never pressed on vinyl. also featured are planned but unreleased nuggets from brad peterson & ewan jansen.