review 89:ghost present an ep recorded in 1996, and originally only a test pressing (2 copies remain in existence) on nottingham house oracle cas roc s big fella imprint. now remastered from the original tapes, it s 20 year wait for an official release is over. 4 late nite trax from deepest 90s nottingham, diy studio kinda cloudy. 300 slabs of no-frills black wax

volume 5 of the omar-s sidetrakx series featuring nite jewel on vocals, and ian finkelstein on keys.

after the sweat-soaked throwback fervour of his 2015 debut lp, unknown to the unknown and hot haus main man dj haus returns to rinse for a brand new 10-track album, “artificial intelligence”. working at a formidably high rate of productivity, haus returns with this new record less than 12 months after his last, and he shows no signs of slowing down, maintaining his reputation for creating hard-edged dance anthems that leave a lasting effect on the dancefloor.

founder of modern obscure music, pedro vian, drops his debut longer player “beautiful things you left us for memories”. having previously released on well respected labels such as hivern discs and mathematics recordings, vian brings things in-house, with 12 tracks that push beyond simple categorisation. travelling through abstract, sonic labyrinths, taking in ambient, techno and even pop, this release is a kaleidoscopic work that demands the listeners undivided attention.

repress / remaster ...dixon avenue basement jams returns with a late-summer bomb tried & tested in the field with exemplary results.

reissue of a 1966 james brown classic on 180 gram vinyl with download code included.

played by : jonna (city fly / shadeleaf music), ooft!, simba (shadeleaf music), vincent inc, thatmanmonkz (shadeleaf music), javi frias, paul thornton (dig deep / reboot), marcel vogel aka em vee, eddie c, bodhi, dj p-sol, red greg, masterworks music
marcel vogel s ever-ready lih imprint celebrates six years of juicy, sassy, often illicit disco soul with some of the label s best cuts to date. ideal for filling any holes in your collection, the likes of uptown funk empire s pharoah saunders cover -freedom-, manmademusic s gospel-level -circles-, eddie c s tweaking, freaking drum funk -what it is-, stacy and peven s stuttering funk -body jerkin- still slap and tickle just as stylishly and smoothly as they did when marcel first prised them from the editor s clutches... and still will in 10, 20 or 50 years-time. proper dancefloor clobber.

dj support : groove armada, psychemagik, greg wilson, horse meat disco & rahaan
on his previous midnight riot releases, joutro mundo has always included a number of scorching reworks of brazilian disco and boogie faves. now from his debut album the fast-rising producer is serving a 12 inch feast of authentic brazilian fare. a ride through uncharted brazilian boogie territory, strictly for the late nite tuff guy contingent where new productions are smoothly wrapped around golden sun-kissed loops, jaunty horns with additional added acid b-lines, funky beats & percussion

philpot and pauls musique chief tobi ettle starts this year a new series of releases from young and well talented producers around the periphery of the label and record store. the range of musical direction will be very open minded but in general there will be dub techno, deep and minimal techno as well as electronic beats with some italo disco and experimental approach. first is done by steppin wolf originally from basel and now staying in frankfurt/main. before he was living in stuttgart and he was frequenting the pauls musique record store always bringing updates of his latest production. here hes now dropping a deep piece of techno with several acid splash and some kind of a boards of canada-feeling. watch out also for his current release on kanns division mana-all-nite. thanks for purchasing a real copy!

moon b debut for his own imprint world aurale. check!

bristols banoffee pies are back with their 11th edition. but as far it goes musically: this certainty aint bristol! starting out with the smoothly reduced tendencies of local lad christian jays rhotic which sounds inspired by the sounds of trelik, there s more of the same (albeit much dubbier and smoked out) on starry nite life courtesy of utrecht s larry de kat very paranoid afterhour vibes on this one! on the flip we ve got some more dubbed out fare courtesy of christian jay, again, who enlists a bit of help from crump on the rusty and dust coated gg3. all caps artist florist adds a touch of vancouver to proceedings with the squelchy dj tool blacky.

the seminal production duo that was kevin hedge and josh milan - aka blaze - during the 90’s set the bar for soulful dance music. their body of work in the 90’s is unparalleled in house music, and is still discovered by generations of music lovers today. on this limited edition 12” repress we combine two timeless productions with milan performing under the moniker of alexander hope.

spanish musician alex font delivers the third release from his acme imprint this may with two groove led cuts set for a limited release of 200 copies on vinyl. since his first release in 2008, alex font has been etching his name into the worlds of house and minimal, building up an impressive back catalogue of releases on labels including oblack and nite grooves. his imprint acme s debut release 001 garnered support from dyed soundorom, ricardo villalobos, seth troxler, san proper and sascha dive amongst many, and font returns to deliver the third instalment in the labels catalogue. la buena onda kicks off the release with a series of punchy kicks, organic percussion licks and general funkiness before easing into a classic house groove reinforced by its compelling lead line and charming vocals. second offering sincopa y contratiempo switches things up with a minimal arrangement of shuffling hats, glitchy pops and clicks, a distinctly off-kilter swing and delicate nuances throughout its near 12 minute journey.

lntg returns with 4 killer reworks for rsd 2016. do not miss out!!

13 summer cruising tracks very much in the style of legowelts ppu release from last year. gold plated cassette in faux plastic luxurious case.

early support from disclosure, seamus haji, treasure fingers, loz goddard, admin, ashley beedle, danny tenaglia, mark farina, riva starr, hector romero (def mix), severino (horse meat disco), nachtbraker, thatmanmonkz, nick catchdubs, ooft!, harri (sub club), chrissy (nite owl diner), sleazy mcqueen, martin hayes (rose records), ionik (kojak), phil asher, sabo, groove assasin, nathan g, kolour, onionz..
at long last, jkriv & free magic make their collaborative debut on rnt reserve with a very unique triptych of productions. the a side is bonafide party-starter, working a soul sample in classic stomping house style, while the b-side delivers two jazzy and darker moods. a beautiful listen or spin on the dancefloor all around!

kaleid, 4 trax of wonky, late-nite-swing, the first ep of new house stuff by nail on his own 89:ghost label. step away from the drip-tray. props to bones. 300 copies on no-frills black vinyl.

here at bearfunk we have been pretty busy as of late it was a casual visit to geneva just like any other. we had just finished a buzzing set and soon after we found ourselves talking to a five bearded academic types. it turns out they were a bunch of theoretical physicists out on a cosmologists night out. they work them hard at cern and that day the large hadron collector had been a real beast rebooting five times before lunch. they were pissed off and needed a new challenge. we offered them a job on the spot and they promptly moved to our london hq working on a wage of tea, vinyl and nandos. we set them a challenge. build us a time machine! they started soaking up all those bearfunk-groove-boson particles and. you know what? they did it! a time machine of our own. our first task, jump back in time to 1985 and retrieve us something really cool. set controls to the manhattan office to celluloid records. fresh from their hit with herbie hancocks rockit, spearheading rap with fab five freddys change the beat and afrika bambata stompers the legendary label is preparing to release the debut album from nyc-paris emigre lord funk.

debut ep from industrious detroit-based dj, producer and live performer, previously seen on the nite owl diner. 4 effective, infective, face-melting techno cuts. original hand screen-printed artwork.

four deep & dark epic house reworks of blakkat’s “feel epic”. including john tejada remix on b2.

** repress 2016 ** two of the black madonnas most sought after early tracks return to circulation alongside one burning new jam on goodbye to all this, the latest release from stripped & chewed. drawn from the chicago labels 2012 compilation livin for the city ep, the piano dappled joy of *exodus* luxuriates across side a, spreading the good word with a pounding beat. *we dont need no music (thank you, rahaan)* from scrs004 takes another whirl around the dancefloor, its pinwheeling horns and infectious vocals pulling even wallflowers into the fray. and in case two remastered sure-shots arent enough, the brand new *who do you need* closes the record with a soulful thwack: half uplifting house, half blistering techno – all peak-time fodder. a fine addition to the black madonnas discography alongside records for argot, the nite owl diner, hometaping is killing music, and of course stripped & chewed.

first released in 1988, a huge year in house music history on unknown chicago label: critical house records. produced by billy jack williams using a minimal gear list including roland s tr-707 drum machine, casio sk-1 sampler and yamaha dx-7 synthesizer. billy jack went on to create the global smash hit warehouse days of glory by new deep society. official 2016 re issue!!

originally released back in 2001 on chicagos finest nite life collective, the world peace is one of brian harden s personal favourites among his many releases. born in chicagos southside and back by popular demand, harden s back catalogue is full of gems, but it was after a series of coincidences that we decided to reissue two of the tracks on the original the world peace ep, and then add a twist in the shape of an astounding remix by sit, the duo formed by cristi cons and vlad caia.

time to welcome chrissy, a chicagoan dj, producer, edit-maker, blogger, sometime dance music historian and documenter and general hard-working mother f..ker (according to stool pigeon). the smart bar resident has had a string of top drawer releases on house labels such as classic, tugboat edits, razor n tape and hypercolour, not to mention his own brilliant nite owl diner label which he runs with alex burkat. chuck in releases for planet mu and running the juke/footwork label loose squares and you start to get the picture. this guy is a genre-bender extraordinaire and clearly a tireless and highly creative individual so were very proud to have him join us hear for his freerange debut

after the late nite, neon-red funk of his last release the digital fantasy (which picked up support from the likes of benji b, alexander nut & ross allen), quaid returns with a new ep: cfe. ain contrast to the strung out, hazy eroticism of the digital fantasy, here the heart rate has elevated and the signals pushed further into the red nightlyfe best illustrates this with its rough hats, minor chords and irrepressible rhythm. body forms is a nod back to the hydraulic, locked funk of quaid s previous releases, whilst tango offers huerco s style synths under subverted prince housequake-era drums.a 99percent weaves around a driving bass algorithm and the insistent vocal refrain supplied by longtime collaborator dziko.atheres a change in mood here, the night has passed and sunrise is moments away. lights on tomorrows horizon glint endless glass, dust and chrome.

4x12 inch vinyl box, celebrating 15 years of pornographic recordings.

excellent funky / boogie / disco nuggets

fantastic 4 track ep of instant classics from atls stefan ringer. all bombs, all the time. tracks included: blow up, fri/sat nit, body, and overtone. out on monty lukes black catalogue label

2nd part by mr.nstephan laubner aka stl.

originally released in 2007 via tbot s all nite house party label, now available on his own tuff cut imprint. the lntg original has be remastered for 2015 & alongside a brand new remix from sydney s cassian. which makes this a killer package. a much sought after classic don t miss out!

introducing the super sassy, ultra sweet sugarz with her single- -city of lights-. produced by benny badge, the string-puller behind various other modern funk affairs including freekwency, nite class and silver linings and recent collaborations with tom noble and magic touch. backed by the acidic saturation of melbourne beatdown weirdo booshank with his shining b side remix (featured previously on firecracker records). private press vibes on this for the real heads, boogie aficionados, acid house reminiscers and just fans of the left of centre.

nach maxis auf seinem eigenen label contemporary scarecrow veröffentlicht der brite garry todd sein debütalbum nora lilian auf bpitch control. minimal der perlon-schule, trance, house der 1990er und balearic sind in seinem warm hypnotischen sound spürbar. zudem wohnt in ihm eine psychedelische seele und er schielt charmant auf den dancefloor. acht feinteilige sound meditationen in variabler bpm-stärke, deren fesselnde kraft offenbart, wie sehr die musik garry todd spielt und nicht umgekehrt!

marcel vogel has decided to celebrate the first five years of his edit-heavy lumberjacks in hell imprint in the only way he knows how: by putting together a sumptuous double pack stuffed with fresh new material. in keeping with the way the label has developed in recent times, the eight tracks blend the boundaries between original productions, illicit remixes and straight re edits. there s a celebratory, life affirming feel throughout, from the rubbery bass, d-train synths and rolling house grooves of giovanni damicos the break down, to the bluesy deep house brilliance of borrowed identitys queens bridge. highlights are plentiful elsewhere, too, from the hustlin electrofunk meets disco of vogel s own come on, to the killer synth solos and fuzzy bits of tim jules thrilling slap beat.

sampler of nyc house legends finest works from king street sounds. 4 of the finest deep cuts from the legendary duo who have worked with 4th floor, henry street and nervous records.

repress !! everything started back in early 2014 when i came across the first tracks of junktion on outplay, remembers dairmount with a smile on the face. heavy on the bacon & coconuts are already supported & played by dam swindle, session victim, medlar, axel boman, jimpster, wolf music, lay far, kito jempere, art of tones, crazy p, late nite tuff guy, henry wu, max graef, roberto rodriguez & more

fingermans release features cuts from lntg, fingerman, dr packer & situation all aimed straight at the dancefloor. support from lntg, fingerman, dr packer, situation, 80 s child, greg wilson, queen & disco.

jean claude gavris restore label returns with their third release featuring four brand new reworked edits by some of the leaders in the scene such as opolopo, ezlv, jean claude gavri himself & sleazy mcqueen & vinyladdicted.

13 summer cruising tracks very much in the style of legowelts ppu release from last year. 2 x vinyl edition.

randomer returns to l.i.e.s. with his second release for the label, a 5 track maxi-12inch jam packed with mixing tools to rip the floor. granted these arent your everyday mixers, randomer went in and dug up some percussive nastiness and got all dynamic with it, dropping in and dropping out, heavy kicks and bells, these tracks will work the crowd and are suitable for all nite clubs around the globe. club tested and approved, a classic in the making.

kiko navarro has released on some pretty impressive labels. nite grooves, third ear and even king street sounds to name a few! which makes us very excited to have him as part of plastik people. kiko delivers us some straight up dance floor house killers, first track, bates dance has infectious strings combined with moody drums & rhythms that are reminiscence of early point g sounds that came out on basic recordings back in the day, kiko then follows up with a groovy hip shaking track called camon yo! which will certainly move any floor.

brilliant disco with chicago & detroit flavours

late nite tuff guy is a new breed of disco vigilante, prowling the neon streets on a mission from god / david mancuso to reclaim the clubs and fuck shit up. the scandalous alter-ego of genuine techno legend hmc (known to his momma as cam bianchetti), late nite tuff guy (lntg) puts the acrimony in acronym, the oh in disco, the amp in camp and the dang in dangerous. his shit is controversial, but it doesnt stink.
peddling the most credible of disco edits – sexy and tasteful to a tight white tee – and accruing some serious acclaim from an illustrious roll call of heads in the know (including jeff mills, todd terje, richie hawtin, laurent garnier, ellen alien, steve lawler, carl cox, nic fanciulli, jackmaster, optimo and the don himself – sir greg wilson, who remixed lntgs one nite in a disco), the world is his and its about to blow up... 2015 pressing

2 excellent techno tunes that blow the dance floors all over the world away.

the late nite tuff guy returns with the 7th release in his tuff cut series with another 4 killer cuts - ltd repress

the late nite stepper, the strut in the stuff that leaves you wanting more. that goodnight kiss, that early morning mist. mystery producer olmos steps to the plate for his debut 12inch on hot shot sounds, boogie funk vibes paired with modern nods to house stomping og mix backed with remixes from label boss inkswel and faces & mcde maestro pablo valentino

vol 8 in the very popular midnight riot series sees some of the biggest names in edits on one tasty vinyl. b g baarregaard / 80s child / lntg & richard seaborne. support: paul trouble anderson, dj harvey, ron basejam, pete herbert, leftside wobble, soul clap, psychemagik, horse meat disco, marcel vogel, greg wilson, kon, rahaan

the return of the iconic legendary electronic disco dub band imagination, with fresh mixes of their new album >night dubbing ii<.greg wilson, horse meat disco, kerri chandler, john morales, danny krivit, dimitri from paris & the reflex

limited blaxck vinyl repress from windy city legend boogie nite.

after the summer break, the explorers leave the coast to get back to the sea. the new adventure is called * greener ep* and is signed by kemetic just (nite grooves, ndatl, pooled music..) 4 track ep that includes remixes by volcov, above smoke and a dark deep explorer mix with brad peterson on the keys