a collection of rare and very sought-after underground british disco, funk and soul tracks avoiding the obvious hits that have been on a million cdÆs already. many of these tracks never went beyond a very small local release but have since become very collectable - buying this lot would set you back somewhere in the four figures.
back street brit funk is the latest compilation from dave lee aka joey negro released on the z records label. the double disc album features highly collectable tracks from the late 70s through to the mid-80s with sleeve notes from soul weekender veteran mark webster.

the flavor savers is back with vol. 4 in our colorful series that boasts a wide variety of juicy cuts for the underground house music heads.
already receiving massive support from the likes of: dimitri from paris, dj sneak, mark farina, cj mackintosh, fred everything, danny krivit, richard earnshaw, jask, jt donaldson, dj heather, soulmagic, jon cutler, raul campos (kcrw), joshua heath, random soul and many, many more!

big record alert! great full length e.p by the third side, the infamous berlin based team formed by panorama bar resident steffi (ostgut ton/klakson), marieu (restoration/sabotage) and lucretio (restoration/mixworks/deepmoves).
>nyx< is an invocation to the primordial goddess of the night summoned with soul and machines, nyx, rather than chaos, is the first principle.
all tracks are recorded live on dusky tape with no computer involved.

aconito records newest acquistion, alessio pili, has joined forces with nax-acid for his debut release: dgt is shit, a provocatory title for an ep dedicated to a world that is slowly losing the inner soul of the cult of vinyl and djing. the two versions differ in their emphasis on the rhythms: driving and smooth in the edit version, harder and more incisive in the original to help preserve the atmospheric flavour.

for release no.4 well rounded records proudly present deadboy with his effortlessly hype >cash antics volume 1< ep. three r&b re-rubs that showcase his adeptness at different styles to suit all. the new tracks he has built to support the accapellas sound fresh, natural and exciting. on the a >way that i luv u< is a breathtakingly, heartbreakingly epic rework at dubstep tempo. over pon the flip >unofficial girl< is a gloriously anthemic soca-step bomb that is pure fiyah for the dancefloor. this is followed by >long way 2 go< - a sultry crunk-hop rebuild with some serious soul. dj support from martyn, trg, bok-bok, hot city, doc daneeka, greenmoney, ramadanman, blackdown, hackman, ikonika.... this year is going to be a big one for deadboy. dont sleep on this part of the story!

re-edit of a beautiful soul-drenched and piano led boogie obscurity!

after more than 15 years of playing in some of the most prestigious clubs worldwide, charles schillings is one of the most sought after french djs around, playing his eclectic and melodic, powerful house fusing rock, electro-funk, soul, groove and jazz.

taken from the 1975 album >dance your troubles away< by archie bell & the drells.

house remakes by master kev & tony loreto of this 1980 funk/soul classic from atlantic starr.

after a long 5 year hiatus from recording original material, stacey pullen returns with a future smash hit >alive<. the track features futuristic vocoder vocals from the man himself announcing his return to producing timeless music in a microwave lightning speed action pack world. the (original mix) takes you on a rhythmic adventure that keeps you wondering where hes gonna take you next, then the bassline comes in like a tsunami. stacey is experimenting with loads of new ways to capture your senses threw aural pleasure. with so many tracks released nowadays sometimes we forget about the melody which is important. alives techno mindframe comes to you full of different aspect to capture staceys musical intellect.

a new name appears in the hispanic techno scene: architectural, label and author, all in one. but who is the mind that draws the plans with this new pseudonym. we still ignore it, but this one, who has wanted to give free rein to the creativity that beat under his skin, has sculpted the first tracks that you will be able to listen, from a solid matter base composed by pure sonic techno with minimalist touches from chicago, with detroit streaks and forged alloy derived from the most genuine soul.

already bubbling under since 2009 we are proud to announce the re-release of the 2002 dancefloor classic with fresh remixes by the likes of joris voorn, soul migrantz and fabrice lig.

fourth hideout release from the man himself, luca bacchetti. following his recent release on ovum and the successful remix on be as one, luca is back once more with an ep and two tracks ready to be the centre of attention on this summers dance floors. luca has got us used to surprises, and his vision of music without rules where everything goes - the only common denominators are his trademark sound, his touch, and his feel. nothing to take for granted here as he describes two emotional states at opposite ends of the spectrum: the sunny brightness of endless summer and the dark introspective world of what your soul sings ... endless summer is also his first solo effort on hideout, after the west side story ep collaboration with his label co-owner davide squillace

yosa ist ein nachwuchtalent aus tokio. seine >rough & tough ep< auf dem züricher label drumpoet community ist indes eine deutliche weiterentwicklung gegenüber seinen releases auf resopal oder dirt crew. so viel soul und funk hatte die musik von yosa noch nie. ein unüberhörbarer einfluss sind neben jazz- und funk-platten aus den 70s die frühen produktionen des chicago-house-pioniers lil louis.

the creative swing alliance consist of the 2 producers pablo valentino and steven-j. pablo is responsible for the faces records label & his recent subdivion called motor city drum ensemble. steven-j released records on compost records, soultronik & jazzmin and played double bass for the japanese jazz band >sleepwalker<. they both come from the city of strasbourg fr, shared turntables & droped parties for more than 10 years together. the concept for the csa project was very simple: they locked themselves for one week in pablos attic to work 7 days on 7 tracks all named after the days of the week. bonzzaj records selected for this 12inch their 3 favourite tracks: on >monday< pablo and steven-j created a heavy opener for their project. bumpy they riding their mpc with a deep diving bass and wonderful synths. simbad turned the original >monday< into a heavyweight soulful dancefloor filler mashed with good old west-london broken beats. an essential dj weapon! naturally within the week you can hear some different moods while other friends/artists where passing in the studio...for example on >thursday<, when kira neris joined the alliance to create a spaced-out and captivating disco journey with a wonderful soul sample. last but not least, >saturday<: dusty old jazz records and beat generation hip hop for the b-boys and b-girls! raw! strong stuff for fans of bullion, onra, the linkwood family, etc! limited edition... so you better watch out

cool 2010 disco edits !!

luciano must be feeling generous. oour swiss-chilean hero returns with a major double-pack for cadenza proper, featuring four more remarkable tracks that capture his many versatile talents, from driving house tools to psychedelic anthems to bright, melodic, electronica...

its a brand new year with a new start and steal vybe and alexis do it again. from the last single >goddess of the moon< that was an instant hit, gives yet another classy soulful vocal for your mind, body & soul with a variety of mixes to suite your personal mood. steal vybe gives you afroditey co-written by alexis simmons. including mixes from abicah soul and conan liquid.

4 alltime disco classics with lots of funk and soul!

played by: groove armada, busy p, anja schneider, steve rachmad, lee burridge, john acquaviva, john digweed, tom novy, slam, silicone soul, dubfire, hernan cattaneo, catz n dogz, nic fianculli, anthony collins, james lavelle,

1979 disco sampler on paul winleys imprint, featuring funk, soul, jazz, latin sounds that make the disco go wild.

thirtyonetwenty is the international dialling code to reach amsterdam. its also the name of amsterdams hot label run by sandy huner, who co-founded techno imprint 100% pure in 1992.
for the 13th release on thirtyonetwenty we welcome gabriele baldi, a young, talented italian whose recent release on label bitten got heavy play from top djs such as oxia, ricardo villalobos and 2000 and one, causing havoc on the dancefloors.
gabrieles passion for music began at a very early age, from piano to rock, blues to soul, funk to 80s … his evolving eclectic musical background provides him with the foundations for his productions now – heavily influenced with deep, house and acid-funk sounds.
this time he is back with two grooving funky (tech) housetracks >all i want< and >crash love<. amsterdams own tom ruijg (bangbang!) finishes it off with a deeper house-take of >all want<.

7th release in the series of rare and hard to find soul, disco, funk & boogie, selected by dj funky chocolate.

portugal based talented deep house producer johnwaynes. they have released at compost black and mule musiq. thats why deep house producer johnwayness new single is coming out on endless flight, because of their new moniker just john.
johnwaynes determined to release an alternative stuff or music which they dont play the instruments by themself by this moniker. the sound is similar with the revenge or motor city drum ensemble. both tracks are beatdown housetrack with the vocal sampled from 70s soul. music is simple but very attractive.

space ranger comes from the stars. the trio based in stuttgart have a wide experience and an unlimited love for music. in their previous disguises they have done remixes for the likes of kool & the gang, sugababes and kurtis blow, but now they are absolutely focused on this new project. space is the place. he three members their dj careers in late 80s / early 90s and they are strongly influenced by the deep club sound of those days. combining sophisticated production skills, a huge range of analogue equipment and a long-term experience of what works on dance floors around the world they know how to move the crowds. by accessing to samples taken from a huge collection of old-school dance, disco and soul records they are creating the distinctive and sophisticated house and disco sound of today

still only 20, leeds-based youandewan has emerged as one of the stand-out raw talents of 2009. he has been featured in future music magazine. and he is already receiving support from steve bug, slam, nick warren, technasia, gavin herlihy, silicone soul, brothers vibe, arnaud le texier to name a few

>afro rock vol. 1< is one of the most important compilations of heavy original 70s afro funk and soul to be released in recent years. originally surfacing on duncan brookers indie kona label in early 2001, the album single-handedly kick-started the thirst among jazz, funk and soul fans and diggers to rediscover lost music from africa made during the 60s and 70s from a time when many countries were gaining independence and celebrating a pan-african identity within their music. the album was one of the first to reach a far different audience to the traditional ?world music? market and spawned many further projects and labels in its wake. a year later, the >nigeria 70< compilation surfaced on strut and labels like soundway and analog africa would continue to unearth amazing lost gems from the motherland.

limited to 200 copies, vinyl only!! abstract forms brings you another slice of fine quality electronic music. derrick may describes him as >a very accomplished musician<, and he is not wrong. . . please welcome the very talented louis haiman. the formless ep features 4 tracks of wonderfully thoughtful and sublime electronic music. from hypnotic detroit influenced techno to slow outer limit electronics, this ep oozes buckets of digital soul thats carefully designed to take you on a sonic journey, it will free your mind. featuring 2 new exclusive tracks and 2 tracks from the >life after people< lp that was previously only available as a digital download, this ep will no doubt please all the vinyl lovers amongst us..

dj romain presents soul sweet city feat.jacque joy

big with: patrice bäumel, pele, marco resmann, silicone soul, president bongo, dubfire, kiki, steve rachmad, gregor tresher, robert dietz, marc romboy, simon baker, laurent garnier

a welcome return for jaime read who has been releasing quality deep house and techno since the mid 90s via his own push ii shove label, tenth planet, fragmented and ugly music. here he drops a timeless ep of house and techno rythims to great effect. messages from outer space is a deep slice of timeless 808 driven electro soul. name no names moves along with spaced out keys and a sax line reverbed to great effect. no relief has that old school chicago house sound with piano stabs and a lush string breakdown. digital acid wraps it up sounding much like the title suggests with deep 808 bass and floor smashing snares

support by: silicone soul, groove armada, loya bushwacka!, brothers vibe, x-press 2, tim green, tom novy, kasper bjorke, sarah main, zdar, terry francis, wally lopez, patric la funk, noir, ante perry, wollion... after their big success of their charity project >it began in africa<, juliet sikora and tube & berger come along with another wicked bomb called >la boca loca< on kittball records. beside the wicked >mouth trumpet< hook the track contains an extremely danceable and organic tech house groove and a bass line that will cause heavy vibrations in your stomach.

supported by miss kittin, laurent garnier, joris voorn, samuel l session, varoslav, clement meyer, misstress barbara, terry françis, ewan pearson, john digweed, silicone soul, hernan cattaneo, mikael stravostrand…

its back, its great, its acid, its deep, its house, its time! after a little break the label its is back with a fine release of deep acid house by the dj artist rvds. 3 tracks (two with british vocals) full of soul, acid and love, inspired by the detroit classics like mr.fingers, omar s, etc.. all house heads are in for a treat. listen, dance or take it as a dj tool? - the tracks goes into one another - in this time you can dance, talk to people, go to the toilet, take what you need and go back to the turntables!

2003 deep and soul house by hundrid birds

the advent & industrialyzer bring you another dance floor monster. doing what they do best.. serious intense techno with slower bpms that keeps the true soul of techno alive..

deepe platte mit schönen vocals remixes by luke fair & mv (envy)

signaletik records continues its momentum of duets after warren fellow & michael steinbach and french danzca, the label has set her sights on a duet from belarus, sasha wins & igor shep. this collaboration is very special because, firstly, it contains two original tracks and two remixes by maetrik and mark broom, and secondly, it is in two volumes. each will find the version of those titles that best match their musical aspirations.
supported by angel molina, alan fitzpatrick, electric rescue, drumcell, tarlouf x, dubfire, claude young, sabb, karl simon, tomaz, terence fixmer, andreas henneberg, paul nazca, kiko, dj chloé, egor boss, soul phonic, monika kruse, siskid, yasuo sato, tom dazing, etc.

karizma returns with a heavy remix package featuring versions by osunlade, atjazz, deep order and karizma himself. yoruba soul legend osunlade has transformed good morning (featuring vocal diva monique bingham) into a deliciously jazzy soul extravaganza. like diving into a melted chocolate swimming pool… next up, karizma takes his own track and gives it his distinctive club floor treatment turning this soulful song into a dancefloor beast as only he know how. then flip to the b-side for a truly astonishing tech house remix of groove a k ordingly from the one and only atjazz, causing absolute dancefloor mayhem. add to that a dub from the mysterious deep order, (from the atjazz lable) who turns in an electronic tech dub to rock the spot

new project of super duo the revenge and harri ( resident of glasgows legendary sub club ).one cut in a early 80s boogie/ hip hop style while the flip harks back to the early 70ies psychedelic soul craze with a stomping soul disco cut a bit like the revenges planets on jisco music a while back ( but still going strong!). you cant go wrong with this

soul minority remix dj support from jimpster, osunlade, charles webster, ripperton, h.o.s.h, tony rodriguez, burnski, franck roger, john daly, melon, lee curtis, tricksi, rob mello, kiki, g-ha (sunkissed), alex flitsch, jay tripwire, brendon moeller, till von sein...

herman is probably the coolest artist name we have heard in a while.. so unsexy and very unlikely that its not someone s real name... but stuart li must have had a laugh about it with some friends and some beers! stuart li aka basic soul unit aka herman starts this project for his production that one would not directly link to his chicago house rooted basic soul unit releases. herman delivers two hot tracks with dubstep fueled beats, sub bass driven grooves with detroit influenced sounds that one could expect on a label such as hessle audio. title track prototype is total killer which goes into the direction of 2562 and martyn. april skies sound like aril brikha meets 2562 meets basic soul unit. hot release!!

large music is honored to present rics second project for the label: a thrilling new ep entitled magic. as already pointed out by many who have heard the project, magic is a retro-influenced deep house gem that has the trademark large sound. two dubs are included for the tek house massive. classic large goodness! dj support: tom middleton, shur i kan, fish go deep, motorcity soul

fatima drops her first official solo release. after featuring on many of last years biggest tracks including shafiq husayns lil girl, floating points peroration five, tettorybads unite ,funkinevens, kleer as well as live collaborations with i.g cultures zen badizm workshop, the floating points ensemble and not to mentioned a recent live p.a. with slum village, its plain to see why the london resident is in such high demand. this 12 features production from the likes of dam funk, veebeeo and funkineven, and is an eclectic journey through the thoughts of this 24 year old, swedish born, east london based star. check!!

part d of the reklusive remixes

back in stock !!! crash test is a long player, a four to the floor album that can be listened to from start to finish. an organic sequence of shifting moods to sublimate existing minimal house or techno paradigms. the lp is shaded with bass weight: a reflective, meandering interpretation of the grooves that have always inspired buttrich: echoes of hip hop, jazz, reggae and soul. emotive tangents hover, punctuated with found sounds & textures recorded in public spaces. / deluxe gatefold coverartwork incl free download code (free access for the hole album and bonus tracks...)

guy gerbers supplement facts records is proud to present sundowna by till von sein. when we say sundowna we are paying homage to the idea of embracing the spring & sun with open arms. the sundowna ep will defrost your minds and hearts with its warmth and soul. with his first ep on supplement facts, we are extra pleased to welcome till von sein to our family of artists. the ep is filled with a solid remix pack of surprises - next up, after after the title track, we are equally excited to welcome >joeski< to the label family with a housey retouch to >sundowna<. and to complete the vinyl release we managed to team up with our label hero dyed soundorom, while he pairs up with yet another newcomer to the label, >shonky< - bringing more of a dance floor banging retouch of the title track to the package.

more ruff jamz from the 6th borough project bunker kicking off with the supa-dupa-slo-mo-soul cut, >slow down baby<, with chopped up strings and heroin-house bassline all present. the flip brings us >closer< to the edit and pitches us nearer the holy grail of tempos. >stratus quo< gives us tracky rhodes action on the intro and sends us a message in the music. number five is alive.

next cool two tracker from dj f-one