das neue album von dan sartain >too tough to live< endlich als vinyl! dreizehn punkrock-tracks in einer durchschnittlichen länge von eineinhalb minuten. aufgenommen in den lucky cat studios in san francisco, liefern diese songs gefühle der verärgerung, frustration und unzufriedenheit in bester sartain manier ab. und als eine super Überraschung gilt der gastauftritt von jane wiedlin, ex-the go-gos auf dem song >now now now<.

the citizens bands second instalment for ramonas favourite label hollows their long lasting love affair. christian beisswengers (cb funk, one half of arto mwambe) is nothing less than dealing with the demise of an empire. >broken rome< is a codeine trip through early nu groove rave tracks as well as an ode to junior vasquez at the helm of the sound factory seen and heard through frosted glass. >densed< on the other hand tips its toes into the current deep house stream with an arto-mwambe-like hook and a thumping bass line. the spaces in-between those rudiments are taken up by the idm finger exercise and jewel that is >into<: ottoman dancing!

label like soma records, universal, get physical and also highgrade, all contribute to the impressive credentials of the spaniard, prompts breathtaking live sets and releases. but prompt, himself the founder of his own label 7noise, is never one to rest on his laurels: instead he continues to push boundaries with his new live project: the prompt live band, a fusion of electronic sound production and jazz. this is not the first such step for the clasically trained musician, with his onuba project he has already mixed the flamenco sound of home country with electronic music. the three tracks to be released on highgrade records, created in collaboration with the chop suey quartet, bring to life what would appear to be almost impossible: a real connection between the highly concentrated nature of electronic rhythms and the loose and improvised sounds of jazz instrumentation. the result is a very special kind of studio jam session: victor tarín on piano, david blanco on bass, daniel del val on the drums - and prompt on a computer! with so much pasion for musical innovation on show, its no wonder that highgrade co-boss todd bodine wanted to get his fingers into the pie and deliver his own remix for the ep

this march the london based art editions and experimental electronics label we can elude control presents a new 12 inch by the sound artist and sculptor tom richards. through his custom built array of hardware richards has developed a tense percussive language, crafting immersive rhythmic compositions that explore aspects of structure, tonality and variance. his loop based patterns evoke a purist machine aesthetic reminiscent of a vintage analogue sensibility in collision with a super-modernist compositional approach and an exploration of post-techno ritualism. his production process focuses on a live improvised approach working across several custom made devices to built a rhythmic composite of interlaced tones and cyclical pulses.
including cd with live recordings by tom richards.

along with massive attack and tricky, portishead was part of the bristol triumvirate that popularized triphop in the early nineties, especially in america. but what made them stand out was their added elements of cool jazz, acid house and soundtrack samples to their slow, elastic beats, creating an atmospheric and seductive sound that appealed to a broad audience. in 1998, when they realized that fans were swapping bootlegs of their live shows like crazy, portishead decided to capture a unique performance.
>roseland nyc< was a one night stand of sorts at the new york city roseland ballroom, where geoff barrow, adrian utley and beth gibbons were joined by the 35-piece new york philharmonic orchestra. these new arrangements gave a new sense of dramatic tension, and in the process they created one of the most breathtaking albums of the genre.

along with massive attack and tricky, portishead was part of the bristol triumvirate that popularized triphop in the early nineties, especially in america. but what made them stand out was their added elements of cool jazz, acid house and soundtrack samples to their slow, elastic beats, creating an atmospheric and seductive sound that appealed to a broad audience. in 1998, when they realized that fans were swapping bootlegs of their live shows like crazy, portishead decided to capture a unique performance.
>roseland nyc< was a one night stand of sorts at the new york city roseland ballroom, where geoff barrow, adrian utley and beth gibbons were joined by the 35-piece new york philharmonic orchestra. these new arrangements gave a new sense of dramatic tension, and in the process they created one of the most breathtaking albums of the genre.
music on vinyl is proud to re-release this album on vinyl for the first time since its original release!

ramona still gets plenty of mileage from massimiliano pagliaras wonderful and critically-acclaimed album focus for infinity. thus you will find the second 12 inch of top-quality remix action right here: from acid romantics to reggae house. this time removed from all links to producers from frankfurt, but injected with international rollercoaster sounds.

incl part 1 & 2 of the album >lessons in dub< plus live act cd >marc depulse live at spartacus< ...

performed by alexander kowalski and recorded live 14.05.1999.
whitelabel copies with kanzleramt stamp and handwritten releasenumber.

ramona welcomes hungarian homeboy san laurentino (electric minds, mathematics recordings) for his first outing on live at robert johnson. a self-taught producer and isolated from the hubs of electronic body music in europe and overseas, laurentinos music bears all the qualities that such a recluse has to offer: deviating, different, definite and demonstrative music. four cuts of neo-star trance, ambient wave, erotic illusions and borderline rain-forest house. ramona fell in love with them. forbidden fruits taste best.

when no one is watching ramona, is usually listening to future times records and beautiful swimmers all days. maxmillion dunbar is not only half of those aquanauts, but also running the label and releasing music as max(million) d(unbar). what a guy! hanging out in the vague territory between slow-motion house with a hip hop feeling or dubby and dubious fun music, his melodious approach is extremely hard to categorize but all the more enjoyable. >polo< already saw the light of day on >max trax for world peace<, but ramonas favorite dj ata and live at robert johnson manager oliver hafenbauer were so much in love with the bleepy bonbon that they offered it a place by their fireside. now cautiously modified, fine-tuned and extended for its label home, its a rainforest serenade for beatnik boys and girls, with all the ingredients you want from tha d. the only kid able to thrown down the gauntlet in front of maxi is frankfurts melody man phillip lauer (arto mwambe, brontosaurus, etcetera etcetera). turning >polo< into one of his trademark sluggish bass line barrage tracks with falsetto synths and sharp snares. get your vogue brogue out.

ambientish mixture of future garage, uk funky & techno with a subtle rave factor. double 12 inch on black vinyl.

ambientish mixture of future garage, uk funky & techno with a subtle rave factor. double 12 inch on transparent vinyl.

live at the regal ein klassisches tondokument, das nicht nur im blues seines gleichen sucht. ein album, welches in keiner sammlung fehlen darf.

limited one-sided 12inch of the playgroup remix of mickey moonlight single, recorded live in 1986 in chicago.

ohne schummelei und overdubs: erstes livealbum der berliner metal-punks.

a one-off release from james and karl here showcasing chunks of their killer live set from a recent london gig. the a-side is basically a brilliantly executed and bass heavy mashup of ruskins classic track work alongside the much loved blunted rhythms of kalons man is the superior animal.in contrast the b-side is a great intro/outro beatless tool.

last summer hey blop (live series vol ii) was the hymn that burned down dancefloors all over the world. gabriel ananda continues his live series (here vol. iii) and delivers 2 more sophisticated techno-tracks with diabolic methods.

in 1973 focus were at their peak! they simultaneously had two top 10 albums (focus 3 (movlp022) and moving waves (movlp023)) and two hitsingles (sylvia & hocus pocus). all of the musicians were voted as top 10 musicians in each of their categories. jan akkerman was voted worlds best guitarist. with a live reputation that proved focus lived up to these best musicians claims, the right thing to do was to release a live album: focus at the rainbow. (fact: on the night of the recording, due to the demand for encores, focus ran out of pieces to play!)
180 grams audiophile vinyl pressing with insert.

ramona is pretty nervous to welcome a new name to her ever-growing happy family. in fact, its actually an old band member. christian beisswenger alias cb funk alias one half of arto mwambe is not exactly one you would call a stranger. for >77 reasons< he debuts as the citizens band with some novel sounds on risky grounds. in love with details, fragile sounds, little tricks and with a fine ear for the action, the band leader tiptoes into deep bleepy house just enough to call >west 42nd< exactly that. >77 reasons< however plays around with a memorable little melody, a skanking lead and some boom sonics. whatever you want to call it, ramona is fine with it. orson and kane would be proud.

now with lovingly remastered audio, extensive liner notes, and unpublished photos, this double l.p. set gives you both of the aforementioned rarities and the best of overton berry - that is, if you havent had the good fortune of seeing the man play live. still performing his trademark blend of standards, thoughtful interpretations, and original compositions weekly in-and-around seattle, if you find yourself music hungry in the pacific northwest, you just might have a chance. berry is still doing his thing with the utmost respect and dedication to his craft.lp limited to 1000 copies.

amazing john mayer trio live album. with steve jordan and pino palladino live in concert. 180 gramm audiophile vinyl pressing.

stephane signore delivers an excellent record called >we live in a world of ba57ard ep< chordy and firm techno that will rock in venues with good soundsystem. with long an well constructed builds on the opening track called bad trip. this is a vinyl that will no doubt get support from larger names in the industry. the second track is the stanny franssen remix of ba57ard. this is a nice rolling remix with a lot of dynamics and way more uplifting that the original. for the 3rd track on the ep we find this original piece. this is a very deep somewhat chaotic production, this might just be the eps winning track. with a strong arrangement and little vocal edits this will no doubt get played alot. for the closing track we have got >paranoid< the title covers the load, strong dark techno music that will rock your world.

j-live s long awaited fifth full length album, >s.p.t.a.<, will be available on cd, vinyl and digitally. >s.p.t.a. said person of that ability< (pronounced spitta) is the follow up to the >undivided attention ep<. this is the first full length project released from his own imprint triple threat productions. the producer, deejay and emcee, approaches this project creatively as if he were a three man group rather than a solo artist. the album features production by j-live, rjd2, nicolay, the audible doctor, illastrate, korede, floyd the locsmif, marco polo and diamond d. the cover art features illustration by adam >illus< wallenta and art direction by collin badger of freshrr.

live recording of a 6 channel loudspeaker concert of improvised electronic music., november 14th 2010 at Äänen lumo festival for new sounds at myllysali, suomenlinna island, helsink.

early support : laurent garnier, funk d’void, miguel migs, jimpster, danny krivit, lovebirds, matthias voigt, phil weeks, lee curtiss, grant nelson, nick holder, luke solomon, rob mello, roberto rodriguez, jef k ... the title track life live is a gorgeous deep house number, in pure shur-i-kan tradition. you can really hear toms amazing keyboard skills and great musical legacy. lastly, we have one10, a slower track with a balearic feel to round up what we think is one of the best record we heard so far this year.

rather lightweight live album, only thirty four minutes long, three songs and some painful applause herding for an encore. the line-up is essentially the girls line-up, though john g. perry s been replaced by an also-excellent mike wedgwood. the production is clear but the mix misjudged: the admittedly nicely brought out bass sound dwarfs all other elements. in particular, pye hastings guitar is very low, the drums never seem to match the bass volume.

the new age sound of frankfurt! hot on the heels of massimiliano pagliaras praised album debut focus for infinity youll find a neat 12inch of top-quality remix action. first up, frankfurts version of a young peter daou aka phillip lauer (arto mwambe, brontosaurus) and running backs gerd janson (who spend a big deal of his youth trying to perfect a weak bobby konders mimicry) team up as tuff city kids. offering two takes, pagliaras >a wrong chance< gets split into a sweet layer cake of bass, synths, strings and for those who are faint at heart, an additional riddim version provides hidden acid fantasies. upside down, oliver hafenbauer and christian beisswenger (arto mwambe fame again) keep on exploring their sharp electro funk under their b.h.v.f moniker. with a playtime that exceeds nine minutes, you get right twists and wicked turns and most of all sounds unheard. modern music with an old-fashioned style of lovin.

acid jazzs rare mod series is a collection of vinyl eps, compilation albums and books that shines a light on the forgotten side of the british mod scene.
one such album is live 65 from kenny bernard & the wranglers, which is an extraordinary historical document that turned up at a car boot sale a couple of years back.

bristol based sound artist works with electronic hardware recorded to cassette. although known for his release on punch drunk, this is a recording of his 1st gig, 45mins of totally fried & directionless pulses, bleeps, and atmospheres. screen print sleeve.

unreleased live session from 72 from prolific co-founder of tangerine dream & kluster. although very much from the experimental side of things, he has had a wide ranging influence on musicians of many different slants. screen print gatefold sleeve.

incl live act by elektrodrei! big with laurent garnier, luciano, stephan bodzin, luca dobbie, patrick bateman. following the successful memories ep on owspezi006, elektrodrei have shown us where their road will go to. now they will up the ante with soebenuntwintig and the two tracks >w.b.f.< and >human reaction<, to sound the bell for the festival season on the premises of ostwind. 2 sweeping tunes bursting with temper just as going under your skin. no doubt they will raise the roof of every festival stage. halleluja!

no time to rest, here is anandas next on basmati. like his smash single >doppelwhipper< the present tracks for his >live series< were performed live on stage. >hey blop< is a perfect and very playable summertrack while >give me five< shows how percussions should be looped into great techno.

incl live act & ostwind sticker! sandru is the name of the young argentinean, who made his debut on fievuntwintig and entered the playlists of catz & dogz, kiki, stephan bodzin or cumiks with his track >late night stories<. now it is about time for him to show how electronic awareness of life feels in south america with his >argentina ep< on ow036. he shifts sound aesthetics as well as emotions and his tunes move directly and incredibly intuitive into the listeners ears. dj-optimized arrangements, detroit techno harmonies and terrifically minimal techno grooves & rhythms make for sandrus >argentinia ep< to be one of ostwinds most true releases.

ltd warehouse found.. last copies of legendary classic label

the vinyl factory are pleased to unveil this beautifully crafted limited edition from one of the worlds leading electronic music artists, hamburg-based producer tensnake, the man responsible for the biggest underground crossover dance tune of 2010, the omnipresent >coma cat<, and a string of critically acclaimed remixes for aloe blacc, hercules and love affair and azari & iii alike. meticulously hand-crafted by the world-renowned dutch design company droog for the german electronic musician and featuring 2 exclusive new tensnake tracks plus 3 exclusive edits and a bonus live mix cd, this beautiful limited edition is a unique proposition

collectors item ltd. to 500 copies on blue vinyl

collectors item ltd. to 500 copies on orange vinyl

collectors item. ltd. edition 500 copies on red vinyl

wetyourself! recordings introduces wys008... following their live debut in fabrics esteemed room one, wetyourself! resident peter pixzel delivers his second collaborative effort with producer august jakobsen. it will be the pairs vinyl debut and one the most comprehensive releases on the label so far.

excellent deep slo mo house / disco journey...

parallel to the release of his album >selected works techno< ananda starts on basmati his live series. published here are the tracks which have been established on the floors during his recent live sets. the tracks hold almost forgotten practice to deceive an audience: occasional imprecision is a stylistic device, the post production was skipped, unpolished rough edges remain. live series vol.1 is coming with the tracks >alpha< and >smash<. this year at least 3 more releases of this series will appear on basmati.

nice price deal !!! atom heart and pink elln team up again for what is volume 12 in their live recordings series. for the first time on pomelo, this set was recorded on november 14 2009 at berlins infamous berghain and features pure analogue acid techno, applying repetitive tones and baselines over deep 808 beats.
1 track per side, 11 + 13min, building slowly and highly hypnotic.
as a very special bonus the record comes with a hand-painted cover art, courtesy of dextro.

secret weaponry of robert johnsons finest: thomas hammann & gerd janson! yo! this is deepest underground quality. welcome this label to its appearance in earths music world. it comes straight from the middle of the earth. it is very hot down there in town so the few people from the earths core enjoy listening to the coolest sound around.

ramona loves roman. roman loves ramona. the two just cant help it. naturally, the desperate housemen ep is his second 12-inch effort for live at robert johnson and a showcase of his versatility. like a crosspollination of his efforts as solyent green, roman iv or under his original name, you get four distillates of house music, cold wave and frankfurt-style electro-funk. distinctive, sparkling, 4x4 and paying attention to detail, this is like an update of the unpredictability that once made a nu groove record so exciting, fresh and not desperate at all. truly romantic!