ryota o.p.p aka ryota arai is the latest signing to meda fury. a highly respected dj, promoter and producer - ryota is a lynchpin of tokyos burgeoning disco / house scene, his comtemporaries include cos/mes, kuniyuki, and kza among others who mix eastern mysticism, jazz spirituality, rare cosmic disco and deeply musical / intricate house.

dj f inaugurates the first release from his new label prayers for the long life. four tracks spanning deep, minimal techno, 90’s anthemic house and warm, funk infused breaks. a truly eclectic and forward thinking 12” sure to shatter dance floors this summer!

sleeper cell is the new collaboration between earthen sea and lovers rock label head ital. recorded over three days and nights in a dark ny winter, * quality of life* reflects a declining america in a winter of its own. corroded dub atmospheres, haunting melodies, subdued flashes of tenderness and occasional searing noise swim together like murky oil in a puddle of grimy water on the side of the road. opening with the entrancing * initiate* , * sleeper cell* welcome the listener into their world, where menacing whispers dance and echo around synth swells and a poignant lead melody. from there, the duo journey through a crumbling and eerily spacious sound world.

very sexy disco theme on fever zone

secret life music has teamed up with dj/producer simon mills for their next release on both vinyl and digital formats (slm010). best known for his work with wonky chill out act bent, these days simon produces solo material under the name napoleon. last year he fine-tuned the synth heavy napoleon sound by setting himself the goal of self-releasing an e.p. every month.
dj support: pete gooding (cafe mambo), phil dockerty (secret life), jose padilla (cafe del mar), richard norris, balearic gabba soundsystem, robot 84, napoleon, t-polar, chris coco, phil mison,michael mayer (kompakt), eli (soul clap), rob da bank, henry saiz, king unique, sahar z, nick warren, lonya koval (cat & dog, tel aviv), luke & justin (unabombers), severino panzetta ...

all proceeds to the steve reid foundation, comes in hand made letter press sleeve designed and printed by marta dos santos.

cpu records are honoured to welcome back the elusive automatic tasty, aka jonny dillon, from dublin, who delivers 4 tracks of trench coat acid / electro funk with at’s signature acid-tinged break beats woven throughout. the life parochial demonstrates jonny’s accomplished studio mastery, where you’ll find nods to mr fingers, luke vibert and metro area. but more importantly his own stamp of quality and musicality where each track is bursting with insatiable melodies that compel you to listen again.

oid is the solo project of russian producer andrei antonets who is set to release his latest track bright side of life on pnn records 13/07/2015 born in riga and having lived in berlin, oid is now based in moscow, where he is inspired by the citys rapidly changing scene. bright side of life translates a sense of potential, it is upbeat without being commercial. the tracks singular sound has prompted the field, popnoname & j.p janzen (von spar) and mujuice all to produce remixes which will appear on the ep alongside the original. each of these deliver a unique take on this uncommon yet catchy tune.

matthew morandi returns to l.i.e.s. records with a new album under his solo moniker, jahiliyya fields.

after waiting 3 long years, and finally getting the multi track session to do a b side, im proud to present the star blazers cover version of the masterpiece danger zone which was originally done my midnight express. many should be familiar with detroit producer recloose, while back in new zealand he assembled a band who called them selves star blazers (an ode to the 70s legendary japanimation series and a big hit on bostons tv38.. indeed recloose is from massachusetts) and they recorded a few cover tunes.upon hearing this i knew it was special. while most modern covers miss the mark, purely emulating and sounding like a cheap imitation, leaving me wanting to just play the original. they flip the tempo, swing and vibe, straight up owning this and making it their own.

over three decades after -rhythm of life-, james mason rediscovered tapes with more recordings from the same late seventies period. the dance of life (ft. bernard purdie on drums and fonda rae on backing vocals) and up jump are the first two tracks taken from the -recollection echo- album that rush hour are very proud to release on vinyl

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
summer of my life joins newcomer and alumnus, closed paradise and b.g. baarregaard. the title is a cheeky reference that sidesteps youthful sentiment with a nod towards middle age. b.g. establishes the mood with his impeccable balance of sample and synthesis with the loopy, upbeat astarjatning and the carefree, balearic astargardurinn. closed paradise produces original disco with sheer panache weaving sample and groove with slight melancholic tones across breakin down and wolf sisters. whiskey disco #40 exemplifies our roots and future, a constant evolution of modern disco and vintage edits.

deep disco warrior the revenge turns in an epic hypnotic mix of slow burning house nailed down by analogue bass and acid. using a filtered vocal it builds slowly as the bottom end is tweeked towards a mesmeric journey through minimal wigged out disco. sleazy mcqueen and romano arcaini turn in a disco inflected house mix with congas, spaces out synths and enough dynamics to keep any dancefloor bubbling. it builds with added percussion and a filtered pad before the lead hits the break and the track comes back in with even more wallop. drug empire is an original off the album and has had support from the likes of rune lindbaek, crazy p’s hot toddy and horse meat disco. said to be inspired by theo parrish’s productions it’s a delicious slice of bass driven deep disco with a nod to the looser end of detroit and chicago. it’s all about the fully locked in three note analogue moog bass which holds down the grooved out drums before breaking to jazzy rhodes at the end. one for the heads.

marc philipp & nils weimann are back on pleasure zone #17! we re happy for the boys about this great ep. on top they present us funk e as remixer for the * prerom* track. strong package

klopfgeist is back with a vengeance. *life in the clouds* is the anticipated debut album of niels schilder aka malbetrieb. the vinyl sampler features two original album tracks plus a remix by sebastian mullaert from minilogue. also on the ep is malbetriebs exclusive *wa wu we dub* as featured in his recent sets and podcasts. limited copies available. remixes will be released on vinyl only.

fly by night music welcomes giorgio luceri back to it ranks for a cool dose of insightful analog house trax, this time deploying bu-mako recordings’ boss jenifa mayanja to share her dreamy vision of luceri’s ‘love is a storm’.

mehr northern soul-raritäten aus den 1960er jahren!

it gives us great pleasure to welcome london-based producer leif in to the idle hands fold. from his earlier micro house releases alongside tom ellis on their trimsound label through to starting the otherworldly untilmyheartstops imprint alongside tom s brother joe, he has displayed an innate gift for combining crisp, flexible rhythms with serene, dubby melodic content that sits in a comfortable flux between icy and warm, natural and synthesised, funky and floating.

dungeon meat are back with a bang and start 2015 with a mighty slam of the hammer. the 4th ep to come from the dungeons and a special one as the boys enlist one of their long time inspirations point g aka dj gregory to deliver his first ep for the label. this heavy 3 track collection marks the first collaboration between the parisian don and leeds finest beat butchers. an alliance that will have fans of both artists hot under the collar. dm are very honoured to be the first label outside of point gs own imprints to release a full ep from him. here point g delivers a selection of his trademark stripped back club bangers ready to do the damage on any dance floor. if this is a taste of things to come then we can t wait to hear what is served up in the near future from this united force.

recondite presents two unique techno narratives for his much anticipated first ep on life and death

this one took us long enough! new offspring bastard house from the dark waters of r-zone.

*in the beginning* is the inaugural release of romanian vinyl­-only imprint we play wax, that joins the italian giovanni damico and his close english friend tomson for a special 12 inch release that has both artists remixing each others original tracks. with a vocal featuring by keter darker and a beautifully designed dj­friendly package by romanian artist lar pavel, *in the beginning* is already making a buzz. out on the first day of summer on heavyweight 180­ gram black vinyl!

after touring the world like no other techno artist on this planet and focusing on his ibiza-parties and mix-cd-projects our most wanted techno shamen sven vaeth returns with a new 12inch finally! well, its not really a new solo production to be honest as it is a remix-treat sven received from adam port who fell in love with the 1993 classic ritual of life.

studio 14 3rd consecutive vinyl release. features as a limited pressing on high quality black. david att returns to studio 14 with his the beginning of a new era ep, showing 3 killer tracks with his unmistakable dark style full of character plus a remix by helium s.

with its first release of the new year, life and death is proud to introduce the newest members of its formidable and tight knit family, woo york. hailing from the ukraine, this hard working duo has been successfully making the transition from local heroes to major international players through their crafting of strong, emotive techno accompanied by a live show notable for its improvisational streak, allowing the guys to stay true to the spirit of the songs while still adapting them to whatever setting they find themselves presented with.

rat life returns with the pagan rites on catalog number 4. little is known about the band from sweden, first signals were received in 2010 when they submitted their track 03 to the ifm demo contest. in october last year rat life sent out a submarine to search the swedish coast line for the small hut where the duo records their songs (apologies to the swedish authorities at this point, who confused our research with a russian military threat). all four tracks are packed with bittersweet melancholia, reflecting the neverending darkness of cold scandinavian winter, still the midnight sun is always in sight on the horizon! already recorded between 2008 - 2013, rat life records is very happy to finally make this music available on vinyl.

recorded in a bunker somewhere in the ancient basque region, sagas of subterranean life is a collection of 5 sagas that are heavily influenced by scandinavian life and european culture in general. showcasing a versatile collection of 5 bits that range from moving distorted house jams to synth blops and violating techno, norse is not just a collaboration between soul notes head honcho kastil and rotterdam based gitchell moore, it s also a project that tends to avoid genre-restrictions and box thinking. odd sequences x violating drum patterns x palindrome titles = sagas of subterranean life.

new 2 track 12 inch release from zed bias for swamp 81 sublabel, 81.

after releasing his new album, film of life, late 2014, tony allen makes a bridge with modern club music through 2 remixes. house guru ricardo villalobos and partner max loderbauer present a rework of * african man* , in which they slowly drags it in a minimalist groovy mutation. on b-side, rising londoner fort romeau reveals a new facet of tonys piece * go back*, bringing deep graceful and elegant modern discoid rhythm mixed with damon albarns silky vocals.

limited edition 12 inch in picture sleeve with artwork by mighty wright. city life is one of the two releases on the beau-jolly label, dating from the following year. a handclapping, screaming, chase through breaking glass and slick 80s pop videos. uptown downtown. red lipstick and white fur coats. glamour, gangs, and boppers. the exclusive artwork by chris wright of turbo island illustrates the crazy in & out vagaries of loves playground.

pleasure zone welcomes another great talent from bucharest to the family. please give a warm applause to soll! more to come - stay tuned!
first 500 copies on coloured vinyl

introducing damien zala... the next promising young frenchman to release on hold youth. although relatively unknown, his first album *lonely happiness* received strong support from theo parrish, norm talley and luke hess amongst others. combining analogue synths and drum-machines with acoustic elements and samples from old records, the trained sound engineer is a rigorous technician aiming to create sophisticated deep house atmospheres. hold youth provide a breeding ground for open-minded and innovative music, and zalas second life ep ticks all the right boxes. exploring sounds from a broad spectrum, *ms blue* is the moody opener that creates a melange of raw minimal jazz, while the b side continues in this vein with more of an obvious off-key german micro house influence. *considered done* references the late herbie hancock, sampling his voice over a flowing piano melody and punchy bass line, while *tribute to willy simon* goes all out funky, full of brass, with a classic hip hop swagger.

the eccentrics parties started some three years ago by will and mark, have been a monthly staple of the eclectic nightlife scene in peckham since its inception. the party has hosted many great guests over its three years, such as andi hanley, piers softrocks, toby tobias, phil mison, frank tope, bill brewster and many more. this 12inch is the culmination of mark and will saving their hard earned gig money so they can present the sound of eccentrics to a wider audience. these edits were put together along with another local hero sanky (a regular guest) whom has kindly provided the system edit and the artwork for the jacket.

pleasure zone presents ali nasser and his first artist album called *all we need*, ali was part of pleasure zone from the very beginning.

limited edition of 500 copies.

official 2015 reissue of the 1985 italo-disco classic. including the originals versions plus 2015 re-edit and italoconnection re-edit...limited !

secret life records are back with their first release of 2015 from the ball and the wall, the creation of danish/american producer and musician noah rosanes.

the mole is back on slices of life with 3 new tracks and 3 different views on the house music of these

2 sleazy, obscure, top shelf chicago basement tracks of the highest order here, dug straight from the trax archives of 1988 & refreshed for 2015! fantasy is a creeping, sinister, rough hewn spoken word banger that has all the things we love about these tunes, dark synths, frenetic drum programming & those lyrics! classic material indeed from short lived production outfit pleasure zone. flip it over for the b-side i cant understand & an instantly familiar vibe jumps out at you, the raw claps, basic melodies & the story of a lover left high & dry recounted over tough jacking rhythms. essential! re-mastered, re-pressed & re-released with the full co-operation & participation of all rights holders.

*hi life jump* comes on limited single-sided red marbled vinyl as an teaser for rons upcoming album.

first 500 copies in coloured vinyl

this limited ep is vinyl-only, strictly no digital! grounded in humanity is celebrating their 6th release with trademark sounds from well known french producer life recorder.the ep offers 3 original tracks with deep chords and swirling arpeggios from the frenchman plus a space tech remix from soulray and finally an outro from an unknown source. it is also the 6th chapter of the story behind the label. uprising describes the dramatically evolving situation on planet earth with the clones starting to rebel against their creators, the future is dark.

carousel records makes it’s debut alongside toronto’s benjamin wood, delivering 4 illusory cuts inspired by tarkovsky’s “stalker” and the paranoid fiction of w.s. burroughs. queen street noise, industrial ventilation and partially functioning gear meet in a rusty parkdale apartment to realize wood’s sui generis sound.

no stranger to the house scene, kiko navarro is a dj and producer whose productions, remixes and edits have appeared on an impressive list of labels for many years.

this ep was made during a period where my whole outlook on everything was transforming. the voidloss project started as an investigation, i was conducting a lot of research and study on the mind, the occult, on different thought modes, and the voidloss project represented this. the idea was about a leap in to the void. a leap of abandonment into the dark, with total acceptance, total commitment.

los angeles meets chicago on this infectious, energetic 12. 6 tracks from a mysterious producer going by the name of druguse inspired by juke and footwork sounds. mini lp. a more drugged out cali sun drenched hazier version of the chicago sound, but theres barely time to catch your breath for that bong hit as this 12 baits along with the same frenetic pace and energy of its the mid west inspirations. all anchored by vocal hooks, theres a strong hip hop feel to this quirky and original 12inch.

** 2015 repress ** vinyl only release , incl point g remix
taverna tracks have tapped rising star john dimas (one records, la vie en rose) for their second release. already supported by raresh!

once again mind against bring their signature sound to life and death - including a recondite remix

nice price deal !!! keeping up the pressure with their anonymous ep series, r-zone now offer up three more cuts of purely dance floor aligned action. opener you wear the mask of the beast is a mysterious cut with a spooky lead synth, subtle, buried deep drums that are full of implicit energy and build to a heady peak.