uniquely sample heavy productions from polands lutto lento form the inaugural release on charles drakefords ftd label. a compilation of productions from self-released tapes, re-mastered and presented on vinyl for the first time.

unfinished business is the latest step for luke solomon, a mix album for his kaleidoscopic talents that gives him the chance to highlight what is still the bedrock of his extraordinary career: being behind the turntables and digging out those records you really should be listening to but might have missed in the avalanche of background noise. this handpicked four track sampler highlights some of the exclusive vinyl only releases from the forthcoming compilation.

tanzlife & kammerton drop *those family affairs* ep on silence in metropolis this september, with martin aquino and sam haas remixes in tow. the washing dc-based imprint silence in metropolis returns this summer with a dynamic four-track offering from tanzlife & kammerton. despite its relatively fresh start the label welcomes the pair to an ever-burgeoning roster to sit beside names such as funkdamentalist, dale howard and more recently jmf following his popular *point to yourself* ep that dropped back in may.
early support from: dj sneak, doc martin, stacey pullen, french express, dirty channels, claudio coccoluto, kellerkind, andrew grant, jorge savoretti, kirby, diskjokke, zombie disco squad, nils noa, julian sandre, manooz, brother s vibe, javier carballo, ricardo miranda + more.

bells jam is stand-and-deliver improvisation, alive and rocking, with minimal editing, split guest is dense, multi-faceted, hypnotic music by matthew mullane, from princeton, nj, and spectrum spools, label co-founder sam lewis aka herron returns with the time-shifting rhythmic complexity of 33 weeks, nick lapien from sequencias and field records makes a long ascent as metropolis.

karma kid, aka sam knowles, is a self-taught, 19-year-old producer who will release his new single bird of prey on future classic. bird of prey is the title track from the forthcoming ep, bird of prey. karma kid is one of the freshest faces in the uk bass scene. the vinyl ep includes a download code.

summer 2014 is drawing to a close and drumcode continues to release the hotest new tracks that make waves within the techno community. releasing tracks from artists such as adam beyer, alan fitzpatrick, joseph capriati, gregor tresher, luigi madonna, ida engberg, joel mull, sam paganini, harvey mckay and ben sims.

jerry williams jr. alias swamp dogg ist ein echter exzentriker unter den soul-legenden. in dem wissen, dass eine außergewöhnliche biographie die halbe miete ist, verlieh er sich nivht nur seinen spitznamen, sondern behauptete zeitlebens er habe nie die schule besucht (stimmt nicht!) und sei eines morgens aufgewacht und habe gewusst, er sei ein -musikalisches genie- (kommt schon eher hin). jedenfalls arbeitete er als produzent, songwriter und studio-musiker für andere soul-musiker, bevor er sich eigenen songs widmete. und obwohl musik-kritiker vergleiche zu curtis mayfield und quincy jones bemühten, war ihm der große erfolg doch nie beschieden. dazu war er dann doch eine nummer zu abgehoben.

vinyl box-set limited to 500 copies + includes the compilation on cd - time is running and it seems like we just woke up out of our interstellar sleep-mode as we are facing the arrival of the 14th edition of the almighty cocoon recordings compilation.

with its frankie knuckles-esque arpeggiated synth motif and winsome, wide-eyed-with-wonder vocals courtesy of danny pratt, simple science is an assured and blissful revere, yearning, euphoric and primed for the dance floor. elsewhere on the vinyl, henry and sam gift us the sublime kosmische shuffle of red, blue and green.

phat four track pic disc , getting already support from matthias tanzmann, alex piccini, rai okpara, nick curly, danny tenaglia, gel abril, sam paganini, aldo cadiz, hermanez....

as headman gears up to release his sixth album it appears he is having something of an identity crisis... is he headman? or is he, as his mother named him, robi insinna? either way, he is one of disco s most daring of producers and, monikers aside, anything he releases is well worth your attention. especially this first sampler from the album 6. a collaborative affair, each track sees him teaming up with kindred spirits and friends to forge new groove paths and re-position old references. -work- takes a kraftwerkian recipe and stretches it like a well made pizza dough, -barbarism- dusts off the cosmic guitars for an enlightened star-gazing session, -der- sits happily between black strobe and jeff wayne while -sleep red- cruises towards dfa city limits in a cowbell escalade. each one of them will have you hankering for the album. guaranteed.

when leeds duo galaxians formed in 2012, their mission was clear, to bring back beat, and at a breakneck pace, including releases on rotating souls (atlanta) and leedss own stargaze, plus stages shared with the likes of tom tom club, golden teacher, zombie zombie, and ultramagnetic mcs, galaxians are here to bring back visceral funk. with their latest release on brooklyns dither down records, galaxians have found the perfect home for a duo inspired by nyc boogie labels like west end and sam. giving them the perfect opportunity to showcase the sounds that have made them such a hit with festival crowds. it is their inherent love of nycs hard attack, that makes the bounce of ducket$z through the slippery glide of skydive all the more visceral and exciting. say hello to your new favorite gang of two, galaxians.

supported by andreas henneberg, hanne & lore, acid pauli, animal trainer, mollono.bass, richie hawtin, sam divine, bara bröst, agent!, andrew grant, franco bianco, chris fortier, ryan dupree, bastian schuster, vanilla ace, daniel bortz, king unique, marco fender, stanny franssen

standard black vinyl pressing, download code included.
cloud boat aka tom clarke and sam ricketts are back with their second album following last years critically acclaimed book of hours debut. one listen to model of you tells you that cloud boat are not the same band they were 12 months ago. richer, heavier, more adventurous. this is an emotional record untethering themselves from the past sailing into deeper waters.the man charged with helping cloud boat navigate this new course is andy savours, the english producer who has worked with the pairs favourite bands such as my bloody valentine, sigur ros and the horrors. the result is a dramatic body of work destined for further greatness.

limited edition red vinyl pressing, download code included.
cloud boat aka tom clarke and sam ricketts are back with their second album following last years critically acclaimed book of hours debut. one listen to model of you tells you that cloud boat are not the same band they were 12 months ago. richer, heavier, more adventurous. this is an emotional record untethering themselves from the past sailing into deeper waters.the man charged with helping cloud boat navigate this new course is andy savours, the english producer who has worked with the pairs favourite bands such as my bloody valentine, sigur ros and the horrors. the result is a dramatic body of work destined for further greatness.

fantastic voyages new series, soul city, explores the music being produced in key centres in the early 1960s, when r&b was evolving into the style that was soon widely referred to as soul. having kicked off the series in detroit, we now turn our attention to the big apple. special backstock

second release single featuring luke jenner (the rapture) of joakims ace new album >tropics of love<. includes remixes from william burnett, young marco and sam tiba. the vinyl ep comes with downloadcode included.

new collaborative project by two london based producers and djs, sam williams (aka chamboche) and sam halsall (elevator), drawing influences from artists across the house and techno spectrum.

sam purcell is back on his blank mind imprint. stamped whitelabel 180 gram vinyl.

it is soul time down at the cassette library! produced by bob bhamra. additional production on *clavichords* by the early learning centre. mastered by sam john, precise mastering. manufactured by agr manufacturing.

with the second serving in our underground sidekick uyx-series were sending a warm welcome to a fresh young talent and the latest member of the upon.you family - mr. pascal hetzel. pascal already proved his production skills with his widely acknowledged remix for my space feat hollis p monroe & overnite by kink & sierra sam in 2013 and now fully debuts with his three track ep feel that beat which is his first solo release ever and a forecast of whats to expect from the young and aspiring producer / dj regularly appearing at the decks of berlins famous panorama bar.

the godzilla kebab label was started in 2012 by sames, is based in saint-petersburg, russia and now serves up its 6th ep, a four track affair that calls on various artists from across the world. quintessentials associate andy ash, label boss sames, sam williams (aka chamboché) and sam halsall (elevator) come together as ampers& and finally replika are the names who turn in one tune each with the results making for fresh house listening. bad cat is the first jam and it comes from sames.
big with: laurent garnier, the revenge, red d, jef k, ian pooley, ugly drums, ...

thirtyonetwenty - the international dialling code for amsterdam - is the citys hot tech-house imprint co-founded by sandy huner and dave ellesmere in 2007, now run solely by sandy.this is the second release in the family joint series

oblique soundsystem murderers from the trio of amos childs, seb gainsborough (vessel) and sam kidel - members of bristols noted young echo collective. killing sound make their full recorded debut on this self-titled 2x12 inch, with four tracks cut obnoxiously loud across four sides by matt colton at alchemy.

jazz & milk is back with a brand new compilation series featuring previously unreleased tracks by international label artists, friends & family! the 6 track *footprints ep* offers a small foretaste of the forthcoming full-length compilation to be released in april 2014.

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having lent her talent to the recent floating points ensemble ep, label mates and long time collaborators fatima and floating points once again join forces to sprinkle a little magic over the airwaves. deep, warm, and soulful in its entirety, the follow you ep showcases the natural chemistry between the london based/swedish born singer and the ever impressive boy wonder sam shepherd. the eps four tracks are a cohesive expression of fatimas inner thoughts and feelings, wearing a warm heart boldly on its sleeve as the pair journey through soul, gospel, blues and house... allowing the songstress to pour her emotions over floating points fuzzy, full bodied beats and keys like it was honey over a pancake.

nice price deal !!! mit seiner mischung aus juke, electro, dubstep, ghetto-house und jeep-rocking hip-hop erstellten bass musik zum tanzen zwingt oder man sich die unterlippe wund beißen müsste.

3 heavy cuts by drumcomplex & krenzlin and a remix from jon gurd on green marbled vinyl.
supported by: dubfire, richie hawtin, joseph capriati, luke slater, sam paganini, markantonio, ben sims, slam, marco bailey, mikael jonasson, roberto capunao, industrialyzer, space djz ...

for this release, miguel lobo from spain (8bit, cécille, brise records...) and psyko loco from paris (cadenza lab, limonada, minibar, malo…) delivers > scarlet fever<, a very nice groovy and hypnotizing house track, with some bottles percussions and strange summer voices. people will surely lost themselves in this tribal beat :)sucré salé (cocobeach, karat, paris) remix is a pure deep house remix with a nice distort atmo pad and crazy effect on original voices … lowris (concrete - paris) remix is perfect for after or minimal set with hypnotic textures. support by brothers vibe, loco dice, richie hawtin, timo maas, mirco violi, andre butano, chris carrier, cesar merveille, okain, kabale und liebe, sam paganini, fex, yaya, paco osuna, tripmastaz, toni rios, karotte, francisco allendes, nima gorji, jerome pacman...

top-compilation mit allen neun 50 weapons remix-maxis, die fast komplett alle erstmals auf cd erscheinen, in chronologischer reihenfolge. das tracklisting enthält einige der besten produzenten elektronischer musik: von moderat ueber robert hood bis marcel dettmann, von chris liebing ueber legowelt bis modeselektor. als weiterer bonus erscheinen vier bislang unveroeffentlichte, exklusive top-remixes auf beiden formaten.

little 15 has been making waves on the london house underground scene since foot & mouth snapped up his amazing bootleg of depeche mode s policy of truth. several releases later, he joins forces with rome s metropolitan records to bring you his distinctively melodic take on deep house, cascading synths over a bumping bassline, before a beautiful vocal swoops in to bring back memories of hazy sunrises and loved ones. on the flip, sam russo (leftroom) takes the track down a dark alley, turning it into a deep, ominous, techy monster, totally turning the song on its head. mastered by masteringdivision

adolpho and franky, elektronik bomb original..a truly unique old school techno track, which sounds like nothing else, original elektronic bomb is built on the foundations of a solid and swinging groove.

next up on the silence in metropolis label he co-runs is funkdamentalist aka bilal a, who has previously released on i! records and something different records, picking up support along the way from djs like roger sanchez, luna city express and no artificial colours.

dubstep and garage pioneer zed bias is set to release a brand new album, titled boss, on november 25th through loefahs revered swamp81 imprint. the lp is bias aka dave joness fourth in total following releases under aliases including maddslinky and phuturistix, and his first for the label. boss also marks swamp81s second ever album release following kryptic minds one of us. zed bias is widely regarded as one of the legends in the bass music game and beyond, with an unquestionable influence on many of todays leading djs and producers including skream, benga, oneman, martyn and disclosure whose chart smash latch featuring sam smith he remixed in 2012.

four stalwarts of the auxiliary camp combine for the second issue of veil unveil, with impressively eclectic results. pressing on transparent, light blue coloured & marbled vinyl.

this autumn the most prolific label in the game, greco-roman, keeps on giving as they announce an ep from rising manchester dj/producer tcts aka sam o neill. the respected london collective will release *these heights* including remixes by dam swindle and greco-roman soundsystem.

das quartett hejira besteht aus etablierten musikern wie sam beste, rahel debebe-dessalegne, alexis nunez & alex reeve und gehört neben acts wie kwes., micachu, the invicible oder gwilym gold zur avant-pop-szene londons. das von matthew herbert produzierte album *prayer before birth* ist eine symphonische orchestrierung mit elementen aus electronica, folk, klassik und avantgarde, mit ausdrücklicher empfehlung des mercury prize-komittes.

kraak & smaaks new album *chrome waves* is already off to a flying start with debut single *the future is yours* topping club charts in the uk and germany and getting the coveted tune of the month accolade in mixmag. featuring ben westbeech on vocals and with a righteous summer groove that has made it a big ibiza hit, the track is a positive and uplifting vocal house anthem at a time when much of the scene is going deeper underground.

experimenting with analog synthesizers and obscure percussion instruments helped kyson create the melancholic atmosphere of >the waters way<, the title of his new lp and first with friends of friends music a reflection of his time living in the long and harsh european winter. the new kyson live show, debuting this fall, is energetic as well as intricate. the three-piece setup incorporates live drums, analog synthesizers, vocals and samplers. accompanied by scott van manen (drums, samplers) and sam rogers (keys, vocals).

afr return after a summer break with 3 more slices of techno, this time from manchurian producer, setaoc mass (sam coates) backed with a fantastic remix from argentinean, jonas kopp. a relative newcomer to the scene, sam has carved a distinct sound. rough rhythms are permeated with dub infected synth hooks and tough percussive workouts. definitely a rawness crafted in the uk. shrinked.

this vinyl release brings together first class remixes taken from the singles, the future is yours and good for the city - which features sam duckworth of get cape wear cape fly fame. first up on the a-side from solomuns diynamic crew is adriatique. the duo were big fans of the future is yours, featured it on the diynamic podcast and got in touch with the kraakers to say they would be up for remixing the song. the result is deep house heaven and a summer terrace stalwart. next up is portuguese disco don moullinexs take which lays down a classic disco style and vibe in the mix.

mole city is not in the tradition or deviating from the tradition – it is the tradition. after two decades of launching drums, guitars and pianos through the shifting interzones between harmony and chaos (moonlighting along the way with the likes of sleater-kinney, wild flag, elliott smith, built to spill and a long list of others), quasi are a genre of their own - they write songs in the style of quasi, and mole city is the quasi song book: parlour sing-alongs for the last century.
now in their 20th year as a band, and a two-piece once again, sam coomes and janet weis hand-deliver the double album/liberation cookbook/encyclopedia of kicking ass, mole city, to those of us who still care about well-built, homemade objects crafted with integrity, spirit, fire, and skill.
pressing on double 180 gram heavyweight virgin vinyl, housed in gatefold sleeve with mp3 download code included.

dutch producer arts the beatdoctor is set to release his newest work, collaborating with pioneering label lowriders recordings. this ep, titled lazy thunder, marks a significant change to his trademark sound. breaking away from his former laid back style displayed on 2007s transitions (unexpected records), 2008s progressions ep (beats broke) and his releases with the q4 (project: mooncircle), this new ep continues the trend already hinted at in his recent remixes: still present are the hypnotic loops and deep atmospheres, but the setting has changed from the lounge area to the main stage

veil/unveil is the new limited edition vinyl series from auxiliary. veil/unveil takes the symbol concept further, by mixing up the artists, for a varied four track experience with each issue. issue one features tracks by asc, vaccine, sam kdc, and a collaborative effort from asc & synth sense. comes on transparent, orange coloured & marbled vinyl.

leftroom continues its fine run of eps (recent outings have come from kate simko, sam russo, william djoko, matt tolfrey and others) with a first appearance on the label from lil mark. born mark currell, lil mark has been producing top-notch house since 2001 when he appeared on classic and music for freaks, and more than a decade later still puts most of his peers to shame. the two tracks he supplies here come with remixes from matt tolfrey and matthew styles

supported by: laurent garnier, loco dice, adam port, dubfire, rampa, reyou, vito, lee burridge, sam divine, paco osuna, fumée grise, anthony collins, karotte, mat joe...