two slices of brilliant brazilian disco, painel de controle have a few bangers across their rca lps, these two being my favourites. *relax* is a straight up boogie monster, well known to deep disco & boogie heads flipped with *malandrinh* with its insanely catchy guitar. the original brazilian *relax* 7 inch plays at 33rpm (like many brazilian 45s), if you know you are cutting you will know this is not ideal. our new 7 inch is 45rpm and cut from a super crisp new master from the tapes at timmon cutting labs, sounds about 5x better than the o.g. ... simple choice.

this month athens of the north presents two 45 s from a true musical genius, weldon irvine. here we have 2 classic sides taken from the 1976 lp sinbad on rca. the vocals don blackman are certainly the equal of marvin gayes whats going on for conscious soul perfection, i don t think i can give it higher praise than that. this is in my top 5 records of all time dont think, buy it.

ot one for elaborate biographies or fancy press packs, twentysomething year old italian producer thomas a.s. simply prefers to let his music speak for him. and when you are constantly releasing tracks like the ones that make up his upcoming north lake ep, a string of fancy words are the last thing you need.

rune lindbaek s drum island label returns after a short hiatus - and what a return ! rune teams up with recent lp collaborator oyvind blikstad for north, an absolutely beautiful poly-rhythmic norse epic, with soaring strings, shifting live instrumentation and a sophisticated musicality that s light touch enough to lose yourself in completely... the flipside is handled expertly as ever by eddie c eddie never fails to deliver and he s amped up the african elements of north perfectly, taking us to a late night nigerian disco bar for a dubbed out, disco epic stunning stuff & another all ears sureshot limited edition import vinyl - full picture sleeve.

two sides from our favorite early 80s lover lew kirton. its the first time the sexy soul mans two track have been 45! both solid tried and tested lp tracks, but who wants to spin lps. 15 years of doing a club every week and you end up with some secret weapons, *something special* was always a big tempo change record. everyone is tired from dancing for two hours to fast disco, modern and deepfunk and without warning you just drop this badboy in take it down a notch and let the dry riding commence, solid. on the flip is lews straight up jack of gloria gaynors *i will survive*, pure shameless anthemic dancefloor disco smasher that i have championed for years, that catchy guitar line over lews big voice never tires.

in about 2003 i did some work for deepfunk and northern soul legend keb darge and as was the way back then i received payment in vinyl. included in the pile was this little detroit number which i instantly fell in love with. in 1980 david mcmurray and adell shavers and david mcmurray (who went on to be a member of 80s hit band was not was) wrote and produced this amazing detroit modern / boogie 45 which for some reason suffered the same fate of many of aotn releases and disappeared from history. but thanks to the generation of collectors before me this gem sat safely in northern collection such as kebs for years waiting for its day in the sun. it only got limited play but recently the record has had a resurgence in popularity and value which it deserves. after a tip off from jason stirland (soulstax records) i found david mcmurray and it was wonderful to find he was keen to help me bring this wonderful 45 back into the limelight. so here we are…

subspecies is here to stay. the spanish label repeat the formula of its first release: spanish and international artists, three original tracks and one remix. this is the volume 2 of the north gate series. the ep includes a special track produced by tomohiko sagae & h. paul exclusively for this release called different species, a great industrial track by delusions (ballistic) and the remix by kike pravda (senoid) of the original produced by demon.i/o. like the earlier release, it is published in special 180 gram vinyl.

top tier hawaiian disco boogie masterpiece available for the first time on 45. it took us 3 years to persuade nohelani cypriano to let us do *lihue* , a brilliant fairly obscure disco boogie track but if you are a fan and you keep trying your enthusiasm for the music pays off. not only are we are just delighted to present *lihue* on 7 for the first time (previously lp only) but to top it off the flip is a track from a very rare hawaiian 45 also by nohelani called *playing with fire*, which sounds like a party track straight out your favorite 80s film. i rate it, which means it is good! its like rare-groove scene all over again but with new records.

still no one knows who gerstaffelen is, but with this release the producer becomes a regular on the mos deep label and is now back with four more of the rawest cuts you could imagine.

vinyl only - 300 copies no repress - blue transparent vinyl

wenn bonobo am 28. november 2014 im legendären londoner alexandra palace auftritt, kommt die epische und wegweisende tour zu seinem letzten album *the north borders* zu ihrem ende. dann haben simon green und seine band über 290.000 kilometer zurückgelegt und 175 shows vor insgesamt über 2 millionen menschen in 18 monaten auf 3 kontinenten in 30 ländern gespielt! aus diesem anlass wird ein live-album als 2x12 lp + mp3 veröffentlicht - eine vollständige (und wundervolle) aufzeichnung der *the north borders*-show.

merck 274350 with its propulsive mechanical basslines, industrial-strength percussion, and a germanic vocodered mantra, this teutonic panzer tank of a track takes absolutely no prisoners - an electronic matter of fact statement inspired by the passing of time, fate, circumstance, and synchronicity. holland s misanthropic high priest of psychedelic, doomy, dark house & techno, drvg cvltvre, delivers a trippy interpretation, turning the track into a lysergic love letter to this iconic chemical catalyst, maintaining the dynamic bassline of the original but adding a nagging 303 line to deliver an explosive 3am dancefloor device. one step closer to heaven begins with a metronomic, rhythmic new beat stomp and a nagging insidious synth refrain that recalls the more electronic side of new order. muscular synth riffs then drop in and out of the mix, taking the track into dark ebm territory and ramping up the pressure before the influences of giorgio moroder and cerrone come to the fore, propelling the track into a rapture of hypnotic celestial electronic disco.

der produzent und dj north lake stammt aus michigan, detroit, wo er seit vielen jahre als resident dj tätig ist. nach releases auf resista, phonica und sweatshop freuen wir uns ihn an bord zu haben. das stück > flying in my avrocar< ist bereits seit längerem fester bestandteil im dj set von unserem label buddy mano le tough.

this is the first work published by subspecies, a new label of techno music based in spain. the north gate volume 1 wants to show how different artists like david meiser, ritzi lee, victor martinez or demon.i/o can work together and make a special release full of good sounds and good taste, enjoying themselves...

returning with the love is a luxury 12-inch, a two-track ep co-released by matt weiners own cgi and geographic north, twins ventures deep into the collected unconscious of our singular broken heart. elegantly expansive and densely fluid, each track a fragmented careen of erotic house music. with more than an eye on the dancefloor and an ear for hypnotic luster, a-side *love runs deep* hosts dubby house perfectly suited for basic channels low-end minimalism. b-side *the empty deep* conveys the desolate counterpoint, enchanting in its sullen hysteria. weiners dubby explorations of an exposed vulnerability manifest in the vinyl itself, containing and exposing both tracks with complete transparency, baring themselves on clear crimson wax.

95 north classics on the 20th anniversary editions of this classic new york house label.

wiederveroeffententlichung des albums von 1979 als lp vinyl! words of wisdom ist das populaerste und bestverkaufteste album von dennis brown und wurde von joe gibbs produziert. am mischpult saßen errol thompson, ruddy thomas und oswald palmer. die musiker: bass - lloyd parks, robbie shakespeare, drums - leroy horsemouth wallace, michael boo, neville grant, sly dunbar, guitars - bo-pee bowen, willie lindo, keyboards - frankie waul, winston wright, percussion - frankie waul, ruddy thomas, horns - dean frazer, nambo robinson, willie breakridge.

incl markus suckut remix. amazing, hypnotic and deep flowing release by north lake.

knallfetter prime time techno !!!

following lord of the isles year of the city ep phonica records return with a solid 3 tracker from north lake.

brill deep groovin disco, incl ooft! rmx

hat barrington levy seinen charakteristischen ohoho molldreiklang in absteigender tonfolge eigentlich jemals als markenzeichen schützen lassen? der reggae-saenger ist mit dieser stimmlichen signatur jedenfalls auf anhieb zu erkennen, nicht zuletzt, weil er von diesem gesangs-jingle ausgiebigen gebrauch gemacht hat. am legendärsten natuerlich auf seinem dancehall-hit here i come, mit dem diese werkschau seiner fruehen karriere von 1979-84 gewissermaßen abschließt. zu beginn war er uebrigens noch zarte 15 jahre jung und hatte mit songs wie shine eye gal schon ordentlich vorgelegt. ein zu unrecht vernachlaessigter klassiker. >d:bug<

the story of bonobo is one that has become uncommon in contemporary music. there was no sudden, viral internet sensation, no one-off big hit, no abrupt, accidental alignment with the zeitgeist. instead, over the course of four albums, myriad tours, singles, remixes and production work for other artists, he quietly but very definitely became one of the most important artists in electronic music. the hard work paid off, and culminated in 2010s black sands, a masterful album that married greens inimitable melodic genius and musicianship to bleeding edge electronics, bass and infectious drums.
after a year plus of touring the hypnotic, extended live versions of black sands, he finally found time last year to embed himself in his new york studio and write his fifth studio album. now, in 2013, he stands ready to take things up yet another notch. the north borders is a long stride forward - both a natural evolution and a continuation of the electronic palette of black sands. thematic, resonant, addictive and perfectly formed, it is a thrillingly coherent statement piece.
heavyweight double 12 inch vinyl plus code for free mp3 download of the full album.

danse club records continues its journey into 90s us house music with a superb new remix package of 95 norths > let yourself go< featuring remixes from matt tolfrey, moodymanc & brodanse. scott & austen smart aka brodanse are very much tapping into the musical zeitgeist with their recently launched danse club records label.

emile strunz continues his mid-tempo journey charting a course through the harder, darker waters of electronic dance music with the north sea body music ep on flight recorder...

after releasing eddie c & kerrier distrikt, sound of speed & jazzy sport cooperate again in releasing this project of mikhaylo vityuks (from ukraina) alter ego vedomir!

for release #5, resista welcome another new face to the family, ex-detroit resident and seasoned techno producer north lake, who delivers two tracks that are quite a departure from the labels recent output.

this limited to 500 vinyl pressing comes in a singlefold sleeve with heavy vinyl, a printed insert (signed and numbered) and a cd into the bargain to ensure you can importing to your mp3 players etc.

next journey into the world of sweatshop. this time its north lake again who combines harder droning techno with detroitesc feelings. amazing!

brand new single from monc, taken from their album >the north<. limited edition picture sleeve.

billyonair back on the main labels. after his melodic release on mainrecords in 2011 billy now delivered some dub-influenced technotracks. we start with flying north. cold and spheric sounds are combined in this song but with the right amount of melodies. on a2 martin woerner remixed where am i. a nice pumping track which will hit the dance floors. on b1 we have klain main - strange chord-sounds meets nice grooves is the best way to discribe it. and last but not least the original of where am i which goes in the same direction like flying north - deep melodic dub-techno. for the digital lovers we have another (stripped down) version of flying north and a supercool remix of “where am i” by our buddies pascal feos & frank leicher.release comes in green-coloured vinyl.

acquiring success in the spring of 2009 with the release one of the years biggest dancefloor tracks, the last twelve months has seen an amazing run of productions from alex celler, his is a story of talent married to dedication and resulting in increasing success.

a new 4 track ep by legowelt on the nice signals label. north sea spectrum unites the misty shores of the hague with the wind swept coastline of the north east of england. dedicated late night techno broodings for off-shore oil rig workers and channel island detectives seeking international crime syndicates. check!

next moody sweetshop monster. raw and dubby techno made by north lake.

another killer, dubbin minimal detroit techno at it best !!! dj support from: james ruskin, ben sims, norman nodge, surgeon, adam beyer, adam x, deetron, samuli kemppi, cio d,or

support from paco osuna, nic fanciulli, luciano, kaiserdisco, d.ramirez...

the first teaser from the long awaited second album of phil mison (aka cantoma) comes in a true idjut boy haze. reminiscent of early u star at its best, their remix of >north shore< is one of the most locked-in grooves we have heard for some time. the vocal version sucks you into an almost trance like fashion and is purely made for the late night hours on a sweaty dancefloor. hearing this on a big system is truly a spiritual experience. the instrumental ties down an amazing second 12 inch for leng and gives us further excitement on the release of the second cantoma album. simply terrific.

bron, a mysterious giant from the plains of canadas sub arctic region, comes out of nowhere with danksouls second release great white north. brons debut record is a truly northern take on the infectious grooves of micro house. the title track, great white north, is a jacked-up home grown classic that has been garnering a cult-like following in canada since its inception a couple years back. french avant-garde house producer le k provides a heavy handed remix, which will surely occupy a permanent space in record boxes and play lists across the globe. bron polishes off this ep with the bouncy beats and bass of splash back, followed by the soulful space hop of postcards from the prairies

dj support from cream with andy mac (radio city), a trax, laidback luke, fake blood, tepr, ali b, crookers, drop the lime, dj craze, bongorock, nadastrom, tittsworth, dj fame...

repress of this classic deephouse outing. very beautiful melodic stuff in that classic jersey vein with a dope remix from joe clausell on the flip.

already supported by nick curly, dan ghenacia, markius fix, robert dietz and more!
alex is back with his london home cinematic recordings - this time with a 4 track stormer! >north london cutz ep< is a homage to his inspirational north london neighborhood - where his infamous >rhythm tech< studio is based during the last couple of years - and he got it just right! he delivers a phat 4-tracker with plenty of moods to choose from!
on the a side >bellawatt< - a big room techno with a disco feel and a rumbling bassline on point with todays sound. a2 brings us >ductile< introducing a jackin chicago vibe with a more techno attitude on the beats and a pumping tribal groove on the subs. >this goes out to ron hardy he from chicago< belches the spoken word. funked up to the max! on the flip >route 277< is a warm tech house affair with a dub mood and a strong banging hihat beat and the last joint goes deep and techy with a hypnotic vocal and a haunting oriental melody, all summed up in a percussive jungle mood. overall a very strong and dj friendly release to stay in the box and a perfect follow up to alexs latest releases on arearemote, cecille and tuning spork earlier this year!

drokz alongside tafkat & mr courage bring us an insane 4 tracker of shear terror! ltd to 150 copies only - you need to grab this one before its sold out!!

2003 classic by delirium mastermind w.j. henze!

ricardo villalobos playlist!! the endless white of the far north. the opening melodies of adam marshalls >north at night< can be heard faintly over the whistling wind. a small black dot appears at the centre of the distant horizon. at first it appears to be still, but gradually we recognize movement. over the next few minutes the shape begins to grow until it has defined the image of a man walking towards us. as he approaches, the music grows clearer. like the warmth of the first sunlight >rose mountain< radiates its glow through the use of a flurry of rhodes electric piano chords. adams signature percussion permeates the dub and binds its elements into an infectious groove. >mfb flex< is the counter balance to the organic flow of the other cuts and molts the warmth into a techno roller designed for the long player mix. marshall said… >ive long been intrigued by that incredible tapestry of tundra and taiga which constitutes the arctic and sub arctic of our country. ive read about it, written about it and even pulled up my parka once and gone there, yet, like all but a very few canadians, ive had no real experience of the north. ive remained, of necessity, an outsider. and the north has remained for me a convenient place to dream about, spin tall tales about, and in the end, avoid<

dark and edgy 4-track smasher by manchesters upcoming techno-talent leif ryan, with influences from breaks and grime. great follow-up to fe03 by neil landstrumm!

banging harder 4 tracker!!