uk residents lee dearn & chris james crowther comprise the deep house duo better known as purple velvet. in addition to running their own label, secret reels, the boys have also had releases on labels such as local talk, dirt crew, & large music. their brand of spaciously deep, soulful deep house is a perfect fit for us here at kolour ltd so the combination of forces was inevitable. for extra measure - we ve assigned remix duties to our dear friend thatmanmonkz. fresh off his smashing lp for delusions of grandeur, our boy scott delivers the goods in prime fashion once again to help us round out our 25th release on kolour ltd.

support from todd terje, crazy p
from da vaults…nettles is a new series from red rack ems bergerac label which will focus on the more sample based end of things. tracks which have remained secret weapons for many years will finally see the light of day. this first release features music which was played by quite a few heavy hitters but sadly remained lost on the hard drive…until now… ‘bill george starts of as a super funky, cut up electro disco jam which morphs into the mother of all breakdowns before drifting into super deep detroit style house and then peaking back to the original electro funk vibes. a secret weapon for the likes of crazy p (who featured it on their beats in space mix way back in 2010) and one of red rack em most unreleased tracks requested for release , there s going to be quite a few people around the world celebrating bill george finally making it to wax. a 30 second piece of incidental music from a long lost german children s television series is extended into a late night disco jam timm which picked up props from none other than todd terje when danny extended it back in the hot coins edit days of 2007. another lost track which is finally seeing release…. ‘transfer list began life as a hip hop beat which ended up being such an epic opus that the full glory of the track had to be unleashed. once again a cdr classic for a trusted few. a super funky beat evolves into a kind of honky tonk vibe sort of on the kmd tip but with added poppy vocals. made in 2003

in seiner glanzvollen karriere remixte er bereits lcd soundsystem, depeche mode, coldcut, the xx, moby und viele andere. mit seinem label turbo verhalf er neuen künstlern wie duke dumont, chromeo, gesaffelstein oder boyz noize zum durchbruch. außerdem arbeitete er regelmäßig mit koryphäen wie james murphy und pusha t zusammen. auf no fantasy required erhält er nun verstärkung von hudson mohawke und jake shears von den scissor sisters. mit no fantasy required hat tiga in zusammenarbeit mit erfolgsproduzent matthew dear und dem finnischen genie jori hulkkonen (der auch live mit ihm performt) eine platte geschaffen, auf der er sich ehrlicher, offener und verspielter fühlt, wie er sagt. es hat immer eine sehr fruchtbare kreative spannung im herzen von tigas musik gegeben: auf der einen seite ist er der underground techno don, auf der anderen seite wohnt ihm eine pop-sensibilität inne, die es ihm ermöglicht herausragende songs zu schreiben. es ist diese dualität, die ihn zu einem der fesselndsten charaktere der elektronischen musik macht.

the first 3 mono releases all bundled up for one special price!

for the second release on tfbm we have one of our long-time secret weapons: nerd technique, a deep-n-dirty, lo-fi tune, early 90’s techno flavor, edited by rebirth’s boss shield. we also have an amazing mix by maxi mill (rush hour / voyage direct) with an exxxxtra deep bassline, and another mix by echonomist (upon you / memento), delivering a supa grooovy dancefloor killer!

modelisme is proud to welcome the french talented and prolific artist anaxander we use to see on labels as pokerflat, tasteful nudes, quintessential, local talk to name a few.. house - techno moods have no secret for him, and for this 30th release on the label, he delivers a surprising and solid ep based on house music mainly.
already supported by jimpster, ooft, kelton prima, grego g, jee, mugwump, hardrock striker, oyvind morken, dj steef, jona saucedo, michael zucker, hydergine, kriss liferecorder, dawad & mokic, virgo music, la dame noir & more…

using the success of his album “swinger” as a door opener in america, mano meter has also grooved straight into the hearts of artists like parov stelar, simina grigoriu - paul kalkbrenner’s wife and alle farben. it was only a matter of time, to present his latest work from the studio. together with david gerlach, who’s kind of an wunderkind on the piano, he has produced a song called “polyphobia”. you’ll find a pearly, extremely fresh groove which has already influenced dancefloors from europe all the way to burning man! he finally had mercy with the ordinary music lovers and released this well kept secret to the public on vinyl and digital! it has been enhanced with remixes from der schmeisser & der tietz, das fachpersonal and nikolas noam.

mood 24 brings you the first in a limited vinyl only series in the form of mood series. each track has its own story to tell from artists silat beksi, gorbani, herck, leparente. *secret circle* from silat beksi has a very minimal feel, simplistic drums, repetitive groove combined with spacey atmospheric pads and synths. gorbanis track *the jaw* is more drum and percussion oriented with subtle fx shots and and groovy sub bass. hercks *gura sada* is very atmospheric, lots of organic noises. but its that main synth that gets you moving which the entire track is built around. *flashback* from leparente is deep and groovy, pieced together with a wicked bassline and main synth/pad that you can feel in your soul. ears open, this is just the beginning.....

red rack ems cult radio show inspired smugglers inn series returns and this time it s under the bergerac label umbrella. volume 3 brings more secret weapons to the table and features an all star cast of space funkateers.

unblock music comes back again stronger with its reference 003 retro city ep, spicing up the electronic with three new cuts of one of its most self-wise producers: tomoki tamura label boss of the mighty holic trax.the title track to the ep retro city, with taste of acid house lines, analogue machine and mix of vinyl samples wrestling each other for control here tomoki builds an absolutely mental stuff.among the tracks is eee something rmx, this cut reflects the imprint from unblock label boss tuccillo, whose eclectic discography has earned him a well deserved international following in the last years old school house sound that allowed to breathe in a warm, enveloping sound, there s not a weak point on here.finally the 12inch to listen the eee something original and its secret weapon , the intriguing rmx of djebali that has its own distinctive flavor full of emotion and musical invention.in this latest offering of unblock music.tuccillo and the camp around him individually as well as their labels and frequent collaborators are continuously releasing solid electronic music and the result is simply brilliant.

for the 9th release on concealed we offer you the debut ep from ddalmh, a mysterious copenhagen based artist. daniel lyons (as his real name is) may be known to people on the scene as the owner of the well respected lomidhigh imprints, but his music production have been kept in secret until recently. daniel’s sound is a very deep, unpretentious and dubbed out kind of house music. on the flip side we invited thomas melchior to make a remix, he turns “sun” into a timeless tripped out deep house tune that will hypnotise any dance floor in the early morning hours.

it’s been some time since the last black jukebox edition came out. this time shir khan hits us with the 14th edition featuring onsra & bas roos. secret parisian project onsra came out of nowwhere with his debut track funky town‘ which was the best selling track on exploited last year - topping tons of charts. support did come from various djs such as disclosure, danny krivit, laurent garnier, dj sneak, luke solomon, adriatique, terranova, ardalan, ben pearce, friendly fires, xxxxy, miguel campbell, jaques renault, rainer trueby, dj t to mention a few. now he is back with 2 new joints - so good is a 112bpm loopbased disco house jam which reminds a bit of old soundstream records. other day is a real boogie joint. bas roos on the flip is a newbie and youngster from rotterdam with a fresh residency at toffler club keeping things smooth and mellow with searchin’ and don’t let go the disco limited collector s vinyl only. cop that before it sells out.

feel music back in action! realignment stage 1. the fruits of a journey back to the source, where it all started. classic feel music tones from label owner john daly. do not sleep.

alpha 606 on it with a visionary remix from anthony “shake” shakir. a secret dance floor anthem that works in almost any context from bmg and a beautiful spaced out take on “electronic flotation device” by erika. this was the last record mastered by mark richardson at prairie cat mastering. all tunes from the lost alpha 606 lp “afto-cuban electronics”. miami post bass from a cuban perspective. what is it to be an exile of the country you love? the largely cuban city hialeah, part of the sprawling miami metropolis, is home to not only alpha 606’s exiled family, but also to miami bass.

we are glad to introduce “fareed” half part of the french duo “society of silence” for his first solo ep on a label. with the “phausis ep”, fareed offers an interesting balance between emotional melodies and organic textures, raw sonorities : the result is full of tension and very personal : another point of view on the techno. we choose three original tracks and ask to our friend voiski to work on a aerial and refreshing remix which sticks perfectly with the original project. enjoy …

it is by now no secret that the sounds of the kick drums echoing off the hills of the tennessee valley have been singlehandedly redefining what we know to be truly proper for the better part of a decade now. however, the faces of those that make up this new world order have remained largely in the shadows. as such we are beyond excited to bring tennessee’s two most elite producers, memphis’s will azada and knoxville’s alex falk, back to cgi.

after a strong release by soul in the holes disco godfather sadar bahar, kalakuta soul records returns with a strong three tracker by the hands of west atlantis best kept secret cuttlefish & asparagus that celebrate their third release on the label. this time, the duo dedicates the a side of this three-tracker to never ending dances with a touching vocal that goes through body and soul. on the other hand, the b side is a sure shaker and a massive dancefloor oriented set of tracks that brings out the boogie in every single person in the club.

six years after his mila ep, uk techno artist lee renance, better known as 100hz with james chapman, is finally back on bosconi with another strong 3 tracker release called -circles-, a combination of very sought-after gems and reworks of old tunes: the record begins with the gentleness of the groovy and jazzy vibe of that mega rare undergound deep anthem named -shoot the bar-, a track originally out in 1998 on pacific records which many people have been probably waiting since long time for a repress, while on b side the artist presents himself under one of his more obscure aliases as mr format, going trough more voodooish and hypnotic dub techno territories with a pitched down version of primary colours track, an undiscovered and carefully crafted secret weapon previously released on his own imprint format records. last cut of the record is a totally renovated version of the track oliva out in 2009 on the greatest french logistic records. in this new version , “oliva funk” epic strings and pads merge with compelling and engaging beats creating a levitating effect which drive the mind and the mood of the dancefloor into dreamy soundscapes. you ll make it yours.

needing very little introduction here is soulful scotsman al kent, who delivers the dirty goods for his first outing on rnt. good inside and 4006 are a pair of dusty reworks, as gritty and groovy as you like. but the prize of this ep might just be come back home, the crown jewel of his decade-earlier secret sounds collection, finally getting a proper vinyl for the first time ever!

luv*jam presents error404 and oddnipp. 2 secret filth bombs from somewhere out of nowhere. check out the bjj nippi side project too - the legend of gelert also.

the double drop label present the second of three parts from the invisible cities collective, made up of luca c & brigante plus guests. following the summers moments in between (featuring ivan smagghe remixes), in my garden finds the guys carving a sumptuous slo-mo house groove, with a rather special secret collaborator on vocal duties. the result is something lush and unique. the original is backed with a fine interpretation from the mole, and the super cool edge of our love completes the package. the new music from invisible cities doesnt stop there. next up is part 3, sunkissed with remixes from apiento and special dubs from mad professor.

repress 2016 !! last year stockholm based producer hnny provided us one of the biggest releases on local talk to date. now he’s back with a follow up, yearning, a straight up jackin’ house track to prove he’s not just one trick pony. dirtytwo got lot’s of music planned for 2013 on local talk. first up is a remix of hnny’s ”for the very first time”. this particular version started out as a secret weapon which they guys used in the liveset. mats & tooli heard it and decided that their version had to be released. simply put, the dirtytwo midas touch version is pure gold.

its no secret jimi jules is an integral part of the watergate crew since he is a regular fixture at both the club and our international showcases. as well as being a core artist on our very own w-agency we are extremely proud and excited to say we can now include him as part of the watergate records roster.

new yorks not so secret weapon reade truth is back for his solo ep on n s y d e. after the well received split ep together with release brother mobach on nsyde008, which received quite some attention from the technocircle not at least, due to the support of a man called marcel dettmann, the true new york techno at its best is taking place on nsyde014! check!

following secret chapter, architectural s debut lp, and the release of amour in 2015 with the dutch imprint wolfskuil, we are delighted to bring you release number 7 which continues a saga of eps that are very effective on the dance floor without renouncing to their atmospheric and experimental roots. presented in an elegant 10 inch transparent vinyl, its two tracks, 7.1 and 7.2, share the limelight and will both leave the dance floor in ruins.

ubuntu means *i am because we are*. ubuntu rec is the brain child of federico grazzini, an interactive open space where to share music and any form of art, with friends like-minded and whoever is interested in this modern laboratory. first vinyl is a collection of secret weapon played during the season, raw tracks produced by the newcomer e-dward!, double dash and federico himself.

hot on the heels of his very well received ep on money $ex records, herr seidel returns with another nifty 4 tracker for copenhagen s finest, tartelet. loose, swinging sample-house rubs shoulders with an irresistible syncopated funk workout, and a pacey peak-time roller. seidel does it again !

heres an ep with two songs that are sure to take you back. originally mixed by the legendary larry levan of the world famous paradise garage. these two tracks were both considered anthems when played by larry himself. officially released in 1986, but this demo mix of winners was never released. larry levan played this unreleased cut for many years. groove was never actually released and it was larrys secret weapon! in january of 2003, both songs will be available for the first time together and are sure to bring back the nostalgia that has tried to be recaptured ever since. written by brodie williams. mixed by larry levan

duckcomb aka patrick billiard is one half of brooklyn s sharegroove. a longtime brooklyn dj and digger, duckcomb drops two edits from the far corners of the disco stratosphere. bonnevie is a hands-in-the-air dancefloorgroover with sexy female vocals, funky bongos, synth melodies, and a heartbreaking keyboard solo. every night hits us right where it hurts with soft rock for hard times written all over it. male lead and female backup vocals, night drive guitar solos, and a drummer with a heart of gold, every night is just begging to be sampled, like kurt hauenstein or jim capaldi hid a secret mega tune in some private press tax scam record, knowing patrick would eventually come along and take care of the rest.

super secret bergen/stavanger/oslo/haugesund/berlin based collab label glueuntz is back with another release, after the very successful q&a 12 two years ago.

we are happy to welcome ghosts of the sky in the family, 65th & lawndale is a deep and strong track sitting in a side, magical chords, stomping bass and lush drums are the secret of this beauty, a future classic. on the other side, melanin is a bit darker with its flowing pads and acidic bassline, really personnal. acieeed, like you might imagine is a pure acid jam in its most classical form. a fantastic ep we are proud of.

syberian is a new pattern by sergey yakovlev. as his first project called gedevaan this another also focused and keep on the fine tune electronic music entering deeper to techno, house and experimental constructions among them. syberian is pitched hypnotic, cosmogonic shade of melancholy which sincerely looks on the world background. it has an authentic perception imprint and a set of sedate witness. the first release by syberian *an object by a human being* contains four basic tracks.

bordello a parigi is returning to where it all began. four years ago dj overdose inaugurated the label under his masked model man moniker. now he s back. missile crisis and intercepted communique, hidden waves collects six underhanded secret music documents of cold war espionage.

als gitarrenlegende michael rother bei einem konzert der secret machines unlängst plötzlich geisterhaft auf der bühne stand und mit den us-nachwuchskrauts sein deluxe rockte, knisterte der kleine hamburger club vor magie. das stück findet sich auf dem zweiten und letzten harmonia-album von 1975, welches nun zum zweiten remaster-schub historischer krautrock-alben gehört. -deluxe- ist ein repetitiv rockendes meisterwerk voll studiotechnisch veredelter saitenmalerien und wild pumpenden e-orgeln. dazu rufen rother, moebius und roedelius manchmal kraftwerk-hafte slogans, deren monotonie genauso hypnotisch wirkt wie die melodiemosaiken. hinreißend! parallel erscheinen in gleicher digipack-aufmachung klassiker von cluster (zuckerzeit, 1974) und os mundi (43 minuten, 1972) sowie titellose alben von electric sandwich (1972), novalis (1975) und kin ping meh (1975). zu den ersten käufern werden die secret machines gehören. garantiert.

after releasing a beautiful debut 12inch last year on antinote, the man behind the visual identity of the parisian imprint makes an impressive come-back on the labels catalogue with life goes on if you are lucky. while listening to it for the first time, we can already imagine the long nightly conversations held between nico motte and his machines that gave birth to this album – the man trying to learn from the machines their most secret sounds. tip!

between grooving underground elements, tight hats and some really special ideas surounded by a lot of very warm and misterious colors, the first release of sidefact shows out. with crocodile soup, jam on, silat beksi, groovesh, mokma and an artist that wants to stay secret as unkown we will take you on this trip and hope you enjoy the special styles on every side. our artworks are painted by a good friend and artist which gives it the extra flavour.

home invasion is the new label from real tone man franck roger, a man whose career has scaled the full depths of house music over the past decade or so. evidently seeking a new challenge, the parisian s new imprint promises to adhere to a vehemently underground way of working and produced exclusively on analogue equipment. franck is back again for another solid ep, this time coco bongo is taking the level really high with some mpc beats, weird stabs going thru analog delays mixed with some spring verb to give a unique sound and direction on this one. hypnose is one of the first series of hypnotic low techno direction wich franck wants to go back, using some modular sequences aswell on this one. virgo will surely please some of the deepcore heads around with a ruff beat and hypnotics stabs still mixed in differents external effect wich franck got the secret.

alleviated records is proud to present the -expressions- ep by leepearsonjr. collective. chicago native lee pearson jr. has participated in musical offerings over many years in the capacities of dj, lyricist, vocalist and producer. chicago talents aki dawson and k ladawn provide soulful vocal stylings and longtime collaborator lyricist erwin -mac- mcewen are among the contributors to this creative effort along with masatoshi chiba of sendai, japan providing his interpretation of -love s a secret place- and larry heard composing music for the 2 included selections. lee and erwin are also the team that penned the lyrics to -on a corner called jazz- for the mr. fingers -introduction- album back in 1992. we hope that you enjoy the 2 versions and timeless feels of each selection for many years to come.

music is art presents a high quality various artists double pack! a fantastic selection of music for the winter season!

oh my goodness ! oslo s rune lindbaek finally unleashes his latest stash of secret weapons - featuring the incredible higher (as featured on harvey s boiler room milan show - back to back no less !) uber rare disco / rock extensions flipped with beautifully realised edits taking in afro- balearia, an early 80 s dub freakout & a sunrise classic. limited run - buy now or cry later .

weve been meaning to put out some music by our friend harald ever since we started this wee operation five years ago. imagine our joy now that were ready to release not one, but two masterful records signed mr. björk! solemn chord improvisations recorded in the secret gardens of nacka pair up with a shameless yet humble cover version of a techno evergreen on this perfect little vinyl exclusive record, beautifully designed by malin gabriella nordin. this 7inch single is released synchronously with the 12inch fritids ep

la based dj/producer trent cantrelle is one of those rare artists who manages to have a foot planted in both the mainstream and underground camps of electronic music. whilst his music has topped the download charts on a variety of labels and he has rocked the main stages at global music festivals, he is also firmly at home rocking the secret warehouse parties of his adopted home town.

• great new various artist doublepack from the inner surface music crew !
• fully printed sleeve
• inner surface music are very proud to present our 10th release. we mark the occasion with the double pack compilation replicants . our secret agents for this mission are sleeparchive, o/h, perc, honzo, gaja, takaaki itoh, ontal and sturqen.

a tri-continental modern funk teamup with tug boatmen joining megadon to rerub 2 of his deepest cuts. the a-side is a funky boogie classic with a cylon-esque robotic vocal. b/w “don’t ask” a floor filling modern disco knockout-one of tz’s personal secret weapons! two winners! get this.

dj ralf is the italian icon who runs the much loved laterra recordings label and management, and is now back with ‘er suonone’, a new track from margot that is all set to be a late summer smash. anyone who has heard the legendary dj ralf (a cult figure who has been the subject of a documentary, has played all over the world, runs his own legendary bella ciao party and holds a cult residency in cocorico) play recently will most likely have heard this track in his set, and it has been an unknown but much loved secret weapon for a while now. as such this one sided vinyl pressing will please many people who have been hunting it down. margot, of course, is an italian pair of accomplished producers who have released on, les disques de la mort, hell yeah and border community and run their own margot records label. ‘er suonone’ is a pumping, deep, slow burning bit of cosmic house that builds and builds and teasers listens without ever releasing the pressure. monstrous kick drums drive it down below, pixelated stabs add suspense in the distance and icy hi hats slither in the foreground. it’s the sort of track to drop right at the peak time and it will surely go right off, with people fist pumping along to the groove.
early support by dj ralf, prins thomas, ivan smagghe, erol alkan, ed (chemical brothers), jody wisternoff, sasha, innervisions, jared, luca c, nick warren, fatboy slim, edwin (the foals), reude hagelstein, catz n dogz, laurent garnier, dubfire, martin ikin…

ok, we are quite slow on releasing records, but here is our next release on film. we stumbled upon the artist on a reseach for a music video - in the end we didn t discover a video director, but denial.of.service, an artist in many fields including music, video and performance art. as he ist active since the early eighties, he was involved in numerous projects, doing productions, remixes and videos for and with artists like david bowie, attrition extrawelt and daf. if you take a closer look on his artistic activity since the early 80ies ever then you will quickly realize there is a whole universe to uncover foald from around this artist. our suggestion: start with this fine ep, featuring a hidden secret artwork that unveils in the dark.

ilija rudman returns to ism record s with his third ep for yam who?s label & without doubt his strongest to date. 2 killer hard analogue originals full of his trademark future retro studio sounds & then on the remix controls, everyones man of the moment hot toddy from crazy p & our nu deadly secret weapon, ourra.
dj support: horse meat disco, ashley beedle, greg wilson, rahaan & alfos

wood, brass & steel “always there” is a party jam, a secret weapon that had every deep house dj & crate digger bugging out. seaquence “disco thing” is a lost private modern boogie/soul record from san diego. nice & tight for the floor.

recorded at johns last night at the vagabond nightclub in downtown miami during this years miami music week, live in miami features 37 tracks and nearly 4 hours of the very best underground electronic music, spanning across more than two decades. showcasing a wide selection of new and classic records ranging from as far back as 1992 (secret knowledge - sugar daddy) and 1993 (nicole - a small entrance to a large spectrum and laurent garnier - acid eiffel) digweeds latest opus effortlessly takes us through a vast array of sounds, eras and genres from what was an incredibly special night back in march of this year.