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when diamond district dropped in the ruff on mello music group in 2009, the gritty drums and grimy raps combined as elementally as hydrogen and oxygen. the d.c. voltron of oddisee, yu, and x.o. dusted off and revitalized a sound once consigned to the catacombs. hailed as an instance classic, its impact reverberated throughout the underground and mainstream. the washington d.c. city paper called it the citys best album in many years. during an era when lyricism was deemed too intellectual and samples too dated, diamond district overturned conventional logic. they preserved the raw and made it righteous. a half-decade later, the holy trinity has returned with march on washington. the truths remain timeless. wisdom over rhythm. slang turned into testament.

auf cherry red records erscheint jetzt eine exklusive veröffentlichung der indie-rock-formation lost girls. nachdem die beiden musiker patrick fitzgerald (kitchens of destruction) und heidi berry (4ad) aus ihren alten bands ausgestiegen waren, gründeten sie 1997 die band lost girls. die band bestand aus patrick fitzgerald, heidi berry, ashley wood, dave morgan und kim smith. lost girls spielten ende der 1990er einige live-shows und veröffentlichten 1999 die single needle s eye, ein album wurde jedoch bis heute nicht veröffentlicht. mit dem album -lost girls- erscheint nun erstmals das komplette songmaterial der band auf einer 2cd. darunter titel wie all fall away, -hold me down, a reason to live, u.v.a. patrick fitzgerald beschreibt den release wie folgt: -im so glad these songs at last get to be heard - ragged and raw, done and undone, whatever, they were loved and not at all lost after alldefinitv ein must have für alle indie-rock-fans! jetzt erhältlich als limitierte 180 gramm vinyl edition inklusive mp3-download-code (album-tracks + 10 bonus-tracks der 2cd)!

more essential burrell related goodness from the vaults of nu-groove. this time the brothers collaborate with basil thomas aka the wonderfully named basil hardhaus on “make me dance-, another stomping ny garage house smasher from 1991. it’s all here, vocal mixes, dubs, shout outs to all the radio and club dj’s of the day, the record store and promotions people and most importantly - the regulars and dancers of nyc’s legendary shelter club where the brothers were regular fixtures! on the flipside there’s more garage pressure in the shape of the grooving “for the underground” and 2 separate mixes of the much sampled (but never bettered!) “black man-. all the tracks included here have that deep, late night, classic sound that is instantly recognizable as the burrell brothers, sultry vocals, warm pads & heavy, swinging, raw drum beats! “make me dance” has always been one of the tougher 12&#8243,,,,,,,s to track down from the enviable nu-groove catalog. now it’s here, back again, re-mastered, re-pressed and re-issued in conjunction with the burrell brothers and nu-groove records. complete with original label artwork. one for the real house heads!

chris “bam bam” westbrook is one of the unsung heroes of chicago house. his westbrook label was responsible for releasing a slew of quality records from artists like armando & mike dunn as well as his own productions. one record that mysteriously never officially came out on the label was “hot spot” from 1987, never making it past white label stage. here, for the very first time, “hot spot” finally gets a full release boasting all 4 alternate mixes of the track by the man himself. suggestive lyrics, chattering drum machine rhythms and uplifting pianos in the classic raw chicago style are what makes “hot spot” a special re-issue. harking back to a headier time, the record still slams hard today and shows contemporary producers how house music should really be done. a long lost, un-released nugget from the old school, re-mastered from the original dat and officially released for the first time with original westbrook label artwork in conjunction with bam bam / westbrook records, chicago usa.

prime are delighted to welcome chicago house legend stacy kidd to our roster, and with him is club busting label house 4 life. stacy, cousin of another chi-town legend (if you didnt know already), paul johnson, has been delivering bombs on wax for 20 years on seminal labels like dancemania, peacefrog, dust trax, ken lou, and yellorange, and house4life continues that trend of raw, stripped down, looped up, jacking chicago house that we all know and love. disco feet is a perfect ep to kick things off with 3 discofied jacking mixes from the man himself along with a remix from another chi-town favourite, this time female dj/producer sundance. supported by a plethora of the chicago massive and charted by maurice joshua.

metropolis- is it an actual city or a digital fantasy a construct formed inside a synthetic brain? either way this is the soundtrack to a city that exists somewhere. a place that comes alive at nightfall and breathes artificial light until dawn. where millions of human threads interweave, and a machine conciousness drifts by on the periphery, searching for an intimate connection. limited pressing.

the corner presents * bloodlines* its tenth release with a split ep by marcel dettmann (berghain, mdr, fabric, ostgut ton...), silent servant & anthony parasole… raw power!

chicago disco legend rahaan returns to disco deviance and drops a seriously hot package of reworks. his raw and cut up editing style is heavily influenced by his heroes ron hardy and larry levan. and his versions are always guaranteed to be 100percent dance floor dynamite. as they say in chicago beat that shit rahaan! enjoy the music!

black dog is a more than fitting title for the debut ep from untzz twelve inch cofounder babicka, a record that presents a brooding and intelligent trio of minimalist tools, made for mixing. the uk born, now fully fledged australian resident maintains a raw and dark energy synonymous with his name since breakthrough track zero (the one). this debut ep is a noteworthy addition to babickas growing reputation as one of australias best selectors and future talents.

copenhagens tartelet records reach their 30th release in style! this va birthday party features label regulars like uffe alongside a whos who of modern german house heads. tito wun & damiano von erckert from the cult ava imprint, cosy up alongside mpc wielding giants like max graef & glenn astro (alongside regular sidekick inmyrmind) submerged funk loops, off kilter chord work and sharp disco percussion share a packed dancefloor with heavily delayed hip shakers (swing set to the high 70s) elsewhere gritty, tightened up 4/4 sample house rocks out alongside neck snapping mid-tempo cuts, all concocted from a wholesome melting pot of four decades of black american music. its raw & for the floor, you couldnt ask for more

be as one is once again showcasing the talents of a young and bright producer with a promising career ahead of him. yotam avni’s unique approach to music didn’t took long to be noticed and brought onboard by the be as one crew. yotam debuts on the israeli label with an ep that reflects how he sees techno: dark, raw, pumping, relentless with ur sleeping on the a side emotional melodic, driving with the detroit inspired better days on the flipside. timeless techno once again on bao.

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nabla is a mathematical function that when applied, gives a multi-dimensional figure the ability to have many slopes in different directions. like the label’s name, the artists’ of nabla interest in all genres and textures will reflect in the varied nature of their future releases. for its first release, nabla artist lakehead continues the well-trodden path between techno and sci-fi but with a more eerie waif-like approach. raw lo-fi influences impose themselves through interesting percussive mechanics and ghost-like synths in a1. the ambient weightlessness of a2 gives way to a greater intensity on the b-side. the offbeat delivery on b1 is guided along industrial sounding landscapes while heavy metal hi-hats and trance-like melody of b2 rounds off a versatile first release

looking back it has been a killer year for dj haus and his pair of labels, unknown to the unknown and hot haus, and it seems like he wont be easing the gears down from unfcknrelenting now december has arrived. the latest hot haus release (the sixth issued since september!) sees a welcome return for whippersnapper producer palace whose vision 12 inch is the third record issued on the uttu offshoot in a year! if you liked previous palace records, you love the three tracks here which are all raw and effective dj tools sprinkled with immediacy, individuality and nagging basslines - *solstice* in particular is a real burner of a track. dont sleep!

dan mela & dodi paleses what ever not reach release number 6 presenting here the super talented marco erroi aka goldfinger (also co-founder of common series). an ep going from the electronic deep influences of the m.t.s to the detroit raw sound of housemate.

sync 24 aka phil bolland is taking a break from his cultivated electronics label to get some well deserved binary treatment. starting out on andrea parker’s uk electro imprint touchin’ bass, phil has consistently produced electro of the highest caliber, be it his solo efforts or remixes for morphology and exaltics to name a few. twilight zones - 4 tracks of raw electro with an experimental approach, pushing the genre into what can only be described as ice cold circuit bent funk.

parrish smith s debut of dystopic forbidding sets the tone of this label s impressive first release with a superb stark, acid ridden slab of body music. helena hauff adds to the proceedings with her remix of pankows >das vodkalied< taking no prisoners and using heavy percussion in contrast to a wonderfully tense set of arpeggiations, which all descend into skull crushing pressure. carrying over to the flip side are pankow, pioneers of the italian industrial/ebm scene, with two tracks from their legendary first tape -throw out rite- from 1983. with das vodkalied disembodied vocals are cut up and come from every direction driven by a raw, off-kilter energy and pounding beat. i m food for you cranks up the drive and anxiety to create a killer track based around stark arpeggiation. last of all, perseus traxx provides an acidic stripped down venting of frustrations which he spits out with vehemence.

( includes hand numbered postcard artwork on raw 250g paper ) following up their first release, bare hands opt for rather eclectic soundscapes, yet keeping analogue roughness and a spontaneous feel in their focus.

the title track crystal city shows a real understanding of the techno aesthetic, combining cathedral like atmospherics with rough, raw and rugged drums. the italian tape saturation master steve murphy (lobster theremin/chiwax/wilson) is employed to remix the title track. murphy brings the track back in to the realms of house and sprinkles it with his analogue know how to turn in a sub rumbling interpretation

axe on wax return with it s third release welcoming on board speakdeep, stefano esposito (luca tuccillo piano mix), ciro de gais & kidmark all supplying raw old school sounding house bombs essential for real house music lovers that play quality wax!

red royalty is about to take a step outside of his realm of music abrasion. his debut ep spirit is the first in a row of raw and obscure techno jams to come. you can expect these future classics on his own imprint second voyage.

albion 04 brings forth one of the true pioneers of the french house scene with a three track ep from the infamous, ark the ep features 3 original tracks which have been dug out from the vaults of his studio deep in lyon. the before now unheard tracks consist of three peak time slammers: funk da police (2013) dunktrain (1994) and liposuccion (1996) all tracks emanate that raw, heavy hitting analogue sound which albion is renown for. on the remix duties its the industrious arttu who delivers a seriously heavy remix which is a real dancefloor weapon.

romansoff is the man behind raw tools, a guy who loves to dj and arrange parties in and around bucharest, he is starting to stretch his wings further afield. with a release on machine records inc being his first for another label, romansoff delivered 3 tracks of dancefloor goodness to the ruff draft inbox that made me jiggle in my chair. it was when i got up and started to dance like my dad, and my son started to laugh and point, that i knew it was a winner. i contacted romansoff who suggested we should have a game of stone, paper, scissors to decide the track order

long established detroit talent keith worthy traverses a fine line between deep, bumpy house and raw techno on his debut double album, the price of non-conformance. t.p.o.n.c. is a conceptual project that takes you on a virtual walk through the streets of detroit. from a musical standpoint, the sound and feel of t.p.o.n.c. aligns with worthy’s own dna, a complex blend of house and techno, and all while incorporating a degree of fantasy into every composition. always striving to create his own path, and never allowing everyone else’s “norm” to become his influence, worthy really excels in this long player format. in total, t.p.o.n.c. consists of 14 tracks (including 8 songs and 6 interludes) all crafted to convey a vision of what non-conformance looks and sounds like. t.p.o.n.c. has range, from the boom-bap of the drums to the unorthodox patterns and key structures, this project evokes a sense of individualism that often gets lost in todays modern world of musical proliferation. in true detroit fashion, and in tandem with the spirit of aesthetic audios own mantra, t.p.o.n.c. maintains, the rule is there are no rules.

thats what we call house music! simon ferdinand is back with his 3rd ep for night drive music. deep and moody, raw as f... mixup between new york, detroit and chicago. 180 gramm vinyl. shrinked.

our label residents tigerskin and till von sein are back with their annual attack on your dance floor. as you know from their previous releases we can expect raw and uncompromised house music here.

early support from: raresh, loco dice, reboot, nathan coles, dan ghenacia, claudio coccoluto, fred everything, tiger stripes, doc martin, shur-i-kan, luke solomon & more..

inner city records returns with their fourth release, continuing with the ethos of providing first class, dance floor-driven house music with groove and attitude. innercity welcomes the return of an artist who has been there from the very first release and one that fits the innercity sound perfectly. leigh d oliver, hailing from yorkshire (uk) has firmly established himself as an artist synonymous with top-notch house music. leighs passion for proper house coupled with his raw talent has resulted in him gaining numerous chart positions and releases on prestigious labels such as large music, underground source and freche fruchte.

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if *the wanderer* was the record that brought romanthonys obscure blackmale label to a wider dj audience, *testify* was the release that cemented its reputation as one of the labels to check for in the us import section. here are brandnew remixes: jimmy edgar, in true blackmale style, takes romans original chops it in his sampler and lays the results over a thundering distortion tinged beat. it is proper raw jacking business, perfect for small dark rooms with a few hundred sweaty bodies. waifs & strays deliver a brilliant modern update complete with an air-punching sax solo (something that was definitely one of the nails in the deep house coffin the first time round and the kind of thing that could get you shot if you used in the 00s). illyus & barrientos deliver what is arguably their strongest remix to date dropping snips of the original over a quite brilliant bassline groove. ed one & boddenalso opt for some bassline action but add in classic organ stabs and todd edwards style vocal chops to their big-ass bass wobbler. lastly, we have the previously unreleased cd#9 vocal version which as usual, features one of romans deeper, more organic mixes.

sonofdistantearth finally releases his debut parachute ep, exploring a raw and textured blend of techno ideas drawing from the epic melodies of us contemporaries such as levon vincent whilst evoking the desk-crushing saturation of the very same east coast noise-techno scene.

poker flat recordings has been dealing out underground house music with a unique twist since 1999, from the defining debut loverboy through the bugnology series, acclaimed albums and worldwide club hits, steve bug’s essential imprint has unearthed new talent, developed rising stars and welcomed veterans into the fold. steve bug’s reputation as an exceptionally gifted dj, producer and music connoisseur is about to carry the beloved imprint to its 15th anniversary, which will be celebrated with its finest collection of raw talent yet, starting with this first instalment of the anniversary series called four jacks.

after the success of their first release charmin are back with another high quality wax. this offering showcases the talents of florist and close friend of the imprint tilman, all pressed up on heavyweight vinyl with a lovingly designed cover. the ep kicks off with “proof nothing” which is a statement of intent. deep, churning piano chords overlaid with delayed vocal samples all underpinned with a solid beat and deep bass. next up “raw” does exactly what it says on the tin. this is a stripped down thumper with crunchy claps and an infectious groove. “once again” has a looser, more percussive feel to it with machine gun snares rattling off overt the top of a killer chord line. bringing things to a close is “mood swings” which builds brooding atmospheres and eerie vocal snippets. all in all this ep carries on the good work of this exciting new label. charmin continues its journey to bring you uncompromising, underground house music of the highest order.

think of this release a quadruple a side. none of these will fail on the dancefloor.

third shot on connwax! following up our first two widely acclaimed eps produced by eduardo de la calle and refracted, three unique and versatile techno tracks are emerging from the abyss. banging raw rhythms, sharp chords along with stripped down and spaced out soundscapes recomposed to an out of the ordinary highlight of the berlin based producer monomood who recently did a great release on uncanny valleys sublabel shtum. limited to 250 copies.

paranoid dancer remixed is the next exploratory techno sound trip from the young berlin label. the special remix edition vinyl release navigates through a range of minimalist ideas, analog grit and tight dynamics with dark, raw and imposing remixes from alexander kowalski, petter b, ray kajioka, mario berger and patrik carrera.

busta rhymes delivered his debut album, the coming, in 1996 - three years after the leaders of the new school unofficially disbanded. though his talents were evident on those leaders of the new school releases, busta went on a series of features that only built up the publics desire for a solo busta album.

cut copy presents: oceans apart - vol 2, is the second of two vinyl 12inch eps that compile a selection of un-mixed highlights from the dj mix compilation, for djs, vinyl collectors and home listeners.

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slamming electrohouse bomb includes raw shape remix

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tigersushi presents dye debut ep. dye is french, young and passionate. this ep was recorded in his bedroom within a few sleepless nights. a few analog synthetisers, drum machines and an mpc. no laptop, no midi. old school techniques for futuristic minimalistic electro. raw like a sushi. it s ghetto and it s deep. dopplereffekt meets sound stream in a razor blade fight.

lobster theremin launch their first sublabel proper, heralding a darker, murkier and deeper sound on their newly minted mörk imprint. retaining its mother labels passion for championing newcomers, mörk launches with a debut release from young netherlandic producer nthng. cultivating a sound that sits somewhere between prince of denmark and early claro intelecto with splashes of clone influence, nthngs stripped-back techno walks fuzzy, shrouded paths through nolstagic moments in time. at times almost drowning, his engulfing sound is a raw reminder of the power of subtlety and the use of meditative looping along with a rough-around-the-edges production style has led to an incredibly moving debut work.

hes ridden us raw with his naked piano, made our booties clap so hard weve needed medical care, shown us his titsss and hes even taken us to the mo wherever that is. now belgian wunderkind kill frenzy is about to flip the biggest switch of his career and whisk us away on his most exciting, most extensive dirtybird adventure yet: his long-awaited debut album taylr swft.

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cool raw and crunchy detroit / minimal tech

white inlay reissue. tape only! eight electronic cuts from house and techno to electronica and ambient. c60 tape only release with special packaging and download-card enclosed. curated by phil latch mastered by zzzzra, artwork by alex ketzer, distributed by noorden.
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german based imprint baroc return with their second installment! paperwork steps up with three untitled cuts of properly raw, atmopsheric house and techno. drums thump whilst synths and fx float around the perimeters. baroc002 is a real statement of intent - a completely essential release! comes hand stamped, limited copies with inserts.

bas mooy steps up for his debut ep, after his superb rework of hans bouffmyhres easy meat track last year. bleeds & shanks are both upfront, no nonsense techno tracks with a raw distorted vibe. for remixes we have two glasgow based artists! firstly, hans returns the favour with a bass heavy and hypnotic remix of bleeds. edit select makes his first appearence on sleaze after his flawless album on prologue music. he does what he knows best with a deep, druggy remix of bleeds

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new member to the eklo family, vadim svoboda is a new talented artist from paris. he delivers 3 tracks full analog, no computer in the game. three cuts which show his modern micro house/techno vibe, full of deep subs, tight beats and futuristic glitches, every tracks were recorded live, a raw feeling all over.
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ben long from uk techno mainstays, space djz, with a new solo ep entitled *toltec* featuring remixs from the detroit grand pubahs & darko esser (aka tripeo). *toltec* sees ben stepping away from the blistering techno of space djz, to a more minimal approach that is thoughtful and melodic, as it builds from its soaring intro into a raw and grinding groove.

from the copenhagen underground comes a new raw house label. both known and up and coming talents contribute with anonymous releases on a series of two trackers exclusively on vinyl. for the first release we have a rare filter house workout with a disco sample filtered to perfection to give you that hypnotic feel when everything melts apart and comes together again in that breakdown. for the b-side we have another classic house exercise, one of those chop chop rollers that just keeps the floor going with its eternal bassline and an organ riff sampled and resampled into obscurity.

polytone recordings is back with a three-track ep featuring two originals from orion and a raw remix from johannes volk.

poker flat recordings has been dealing out underground house music with a unique twist since 1999 from the defining debut loverboy through the bugnology series, acclaimed albums and worldwide club hits, steve bugs essential imprint has unearthed new talent, developed rising stars and welcomed veterans into the fold. steve bugs reputation as an exceptionally gifted dj, producer and music connoisseur is about to carry the beloved imprint to its 15th anniversary, which will be celebrated with its finest collection of raw talent yet, as seen on this second instalment of the anniversary ep series called 4 jacks.