puenktlich zu sharon jones diesj?hrigem geburtstag wird die band ihren vierten longplayer >i learned the hard way< auf dem unabhaengigen brooklyner label daptone records veroeffentlichen. das album ist ein wichtiger schritt nach vorne f?r die band, die nahezu im alleingang die r?ckkehr von soul zu (s)einem traditionelleren sound losgetreten hat.

roberto bosco is becoming a household name these days in electronic music. he burst on to the scene with a remix of juan atkins classic >game one< in 2007 on orlando voorns nightvision records. since then, hes gone on to get praise from françois k, who has regarded robertos music as having an effortless quality. an almost dazzling sense of ease that masks a very strong foundation. a depth and musical maturity that belies his young age. this penned him to his >my universe< ep release on wave music earlier this year. now, mr. bosco has outdone himself with this 2 tracker ep release for minimalsoul recordings. simply put, its a timeless journey into the new sound of electronic music as we know it today. >biosphere ep< is a diamond in the rough and a positive input to quality underground electronic music!

a1 – the price of the beat: balearic funky percussion beats, dubbed out vocal, mellow chorus hook – chilled taste.
a2 – they dont tell the truth: starts off with killer percussion then goes into soul territory, raw groove business.
b1 – we love the theme: serious groove with beautiful strings arrangement comes with beautiful male & female vocal structure…

>toms diner< and >soul & roots< get their rejuvenation treatment to refresh 2010s dancefloors!

roman rauchs debut ep on viennas up and coming label tjumy records, already played and supported by dirt crew, m.path.iq, mikeburns, muallem, pat heart, peter kruder, chez damier, raoul belmans, reade truth, till von sein, michael rütten, simbad, matt flores, session victim, lefto, catz n dogs, johannes lehner and myny more!

two gorgeous tracks from detroits moods and grooves label that will fit nicely in the bags of djs who like it live and with a little world-music flair! bouncy latin drums, flutes and soft keys mix nicely on this new mix of abica souls and glenn undergrounds >esta hermosa cancion<, while gene hunts >i live< gets a tasteful dub mix. strong record that will sound great at the shelter!

side a) zone feat. robert lee – soul desires. summery slow mo disco, soulful beatdown. raw bass driving feel good track brings sunshine at your doorstep.
side b) time has been now. ltj … the longstanding producer from irma goes funky beatdown stylee, hypnotic, dubby vocal, whispering … as minimal as detroit production thought it still has the edge of italian recipe!

yore returns with the 3rd release on the yore limited series. 300 limited copies in green transparent vinyl. a beauty musically and for the eye. orlando b. favours the kind of funky and raw-sounding techno that flourished during the late-’90s and early-’00s and so naturally invests his maiden voyage on the yore imprint with the same kind of classic soul that renders that earlier era’s sound so appealing. ” beneath the surface ep ” largely focuses on warm house grooves. “a feeling” dishes out eight minutes of classic deep house that’s also as funky as hell. a subtle latin percussion vibe sneaks in at the beginning but quickly enough the tune rolls out a warm house strut that dominates thereafter, piano sprinkles, lush strings, and a crisp, hi-hat-spun groove give the tune added style and flair, as does the insistence of the titular vocal sample. “esoteric” digs into a steamy, bass-driven house beat that’s both raw and funky, then slathers it with a synth solo that squeals with delight, while “new york tale” smoothens its techno core with warm chords and delicious house swing. “mj12&#8243,,,, is the coolest and most techy cut on this diverse four cut ep. orlando b. sprinkling billowing dub chords and a spoken voice sample over a rock-solid tech-house base that will go straight under your skin, when it hits you on the dancefloor. 300 copies left still. go grab yours before it’s too late

finest acoustic & discoid soul funk from 1979

mabaan soul are back on metroline limited with their third release for the label. the talented italian duo have been causing a stir in the house and techno underground world with their 2009 release on metroline being charted by chicago legend dj sneak in his best of the year chart! on top of that, another house legend satoshi tomiie after hearing their debut new orleans ep on metroline limited, promptly asked the guys to release on his label saw recordings! the opening track joseph is jacking disco groove with an insistent bass hook and infectious lead synth. summer is nearly here! frankfurt, is a love song for the original robert johnson crew - the good people of frankfurt who really know what they’re dancing to. its an intense 5am grind that brings driving european warehouse techno together with the deep soulful grooves of detroit house. inxec and matt tolfrey pump up the midrange on their remix. they pick out a nice groove, and build on it with bright and airy percussion while maintaining the original disorientating shuffle and boomin low end. funky is definitely back. that rolling bassline keeps you locked in, and those brutal mpc-style percussion loops are would make marley marl proud.

tel avivs yoav b is back! a welcome return for this maverick producer on delsin records. after some years of silence we are proud to present new material by dj yoav b. if you dont know any of his singles, then you might know him from his underground cult hit >energize<, which got licensed to mix compilations by ame and carl craig. this is fifth full length single, again in his own freestyle sound. >higher love< sounds like house done by a passionate liquor store, with its lazy house beats and dramatic synthlines. >love dub< is a more freestyle beat jam, whereas >soul surrender< has a gritty moving bassline. welcome back!

2nd part of nick holders people in the shadows sampler... nice groovin deep house with futuristic moments, for those who knows

taking the freaky chicago sound down a couple of notches to the deeper realms of jazzy house. heavenly vocals, light broken beats, rolling live bass and touching rhodes progressions. the flip dives deeper into an instrumental version of the latter and is none the less satisfying.

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 with karotte, len faki, paco osuna, gregor tresher, hugo, laurent garnier and many more! amam is the new label from bright young italian producer alessio mereu, who has already made a name for himself releasing on labels like contexterrior, cmyk and toys for boys. while amams first release found alessio going solo, this time hes half the duo of pet soul boys alongside barcelona-based coyu -- you might have heard his productions and remixes that have appeared on diynamic, 2020 vision, liebe detail and saved. the debut psb single from earlier this year, >calypso soul< on hypnotone, was played by the likes of paul woolford, nick curly and italoboyz. not so bad for a couple of guys in their early 20s!

2 rnb/soul classics straight from the 70s.

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.

who stole the soul big with: monika kruse, ivan smagghe, joseph capriati, agoria, martin eyerer, stephan bodzin, timo maas, bushwaka,...

the third record already by thomas brinkmann on curle. these tracks are taken from his forthcoming album as soul center, the moniker he is best known for. on the flip for the very first time a remix on curles main imprint. its by uwe schmidt aka atom™ aka atom heart aka senor coconut aka about a zillion other disguises. we are very proud to have him on board! we also wanna grab the opportunity to thank everyone that came out to the curle night at maria in berlin with thomas and uwe last week, you were great!

4 alltime disco classics with lots of funk and soul!

after his succesful remix of arnold jarvis house classic >take some time out<, toronto based basic soul unit (aka stuart li) is back on creme with a 4 track ep and he is bustin out those dope moves holmes! deep and raw, at times retarded and industrial edged emotional jack trax that are firmly rooted in the detroit/chicago tradition while keeping an eye on the ... damn we are rolling out thos cliches again today! hot-cold, blue-red, we are on fire!

boy we couldnt resist hooking up with one of the youngest and brightest proteges in the west-coast undergound to slap out some crazy remixes of the bsu ep for yall. who is he? why, a made up sound ofcourse, or 2562 for short. steamrolling his way onto the scene in 2007, 2562 has been a mainstay from the get go, with amazing production skills and a keen ear for what rocks the house. in a very short time the 2562 name became almost synonimous for dubstep. but luckily for us theres the made up sound guise to provide us with a more mutant hybrid of slamming jak-step (and remember where you read that first). so take your pick, heres one for the heads and one for the bodies.

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

>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.

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…

killer afro disco tunes brought to fame by the legendary david mancuso!

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.

dj tasaka is the busiest, known as mix master of japanese techno scene, he mixes techno, minimal, house, disco, electro any records, any genre he feels like.
appeared on mueller records already in 2000 with his mix cd and received lots of attentions followed by many successfull gigs such as mayday, love parade and other well known events and clubs in germany and europe. during the last years he spend his time producing trax with japans top dj takkyu ishino and started a major cooperation with the upcoming big talent kagami. grown up in the regend club yellow ,he belongs to the solid parts of japans techno and house scene and therefore became a resident dj on asia s the biggest indoor festival >wire<.
right now in this very moment he presents newest solo album on berlin s straight techno classic label muller records. he established a reputation by own unique style of mix with tricky scratches, he can make up peek point in the floor, this needs to be mentioned definetely.this album you will find already in the cases of laurent garnier, frank mueller , cocoon djs and many others.

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

after the success of the >plough hand< ep soul minority are back with this awesome deep tech groove featuring remixes from rick wade, atjazz & bleep district dj support: florian kruse, the littlemen, scope, jimpster, james johnston, josh wink, aki bergen & many more

big with: jimpster, baaz , kai alcé, melon, d julz, brothers vibe, roberto rodriquez, trickski, catz n dogz, osunlade, pol_on,..

sweatshops third release rolls on in with two hot, old-school-vibed productions from joel alter! swedish-berliner alter turns in two fresh, yet raw, cuts that are perfect for the winter club season, and a special edit from label boss savas pascalidis also features. lead cut soul clap is a heavy metal bass weapon for the house or techno floors. pure adrenal action is on hand from the outset, where joels sub-assured kick and ravey, filthy organ riff works the groove. direct and straight to the point, its a strong, forward leaning tool that is sure to get the fires burning in early 2010. savas pascalidis also re-works soul clap with his own edited version, working the 909 into overtime and turning up the intensity even higher! classic and tough chicago vibes all the way!

this is the second 3 track vinyl sampler to the forthcoming sound of speed circles cd. and yet again, the up and coming sound of speed label have pulled 3 excellent tracks out the hat! first up tom szirtes aka shur-i-kan sticks to his signature deep house sound, keeping things musical with an afro vibe. tom’s acclaimed productions are in heavy demand having remixed the likes of akabu, trackheadz, miguel migs, fred everything and motorcity soul amongst others with releases on top labels such as simple, nrk, urban torque, physical graffiti and winding road.

soulful deepness, created by lisa millets voice and loftsouls sounds. remixes come from dj spinna and glenn underground.

our latest release comes from the raising talent and fellow swede, axel boman. axel released ourvisions best selling track >arcimboldo< in 2008, which got hammered by many big djs around the world. after this release a package of >arcimboldo< will come with remixes of the track from some of our favourite producers. first out on the a side is >brass fanatic<, a simple, raw and groovy track with a catchy vocal and acid bass. starting with >sell your soul< on the b side, axel squeezes in a looped bass and phased guitars which brings a nice summer feling to the track. last on the ep is >welcome to bomtown<, a detroit house track with looped percussion, soul vocal samples and hypnotic synths.

following on from their last ep, the worldwide renowned mn2s quickly drop their next 12inch release – again allowing a sneaky peek into all the forthcoming goodies the label is planning over the next couple of months! big vocal numbers are definitely order of the day here, with tracks from soul avengerz, sofia rubina, danism & justin michael all once again proving just why the label is rightly regarded as one of the leading players in house music.

sa19 ep bring us a side with percussive anthem >la caja herramientas< with its growling sub baseline, into a full on dirty techno stomper with loads of essential breaks, edits, and filters for another sa powerful and distinctive dance floor bomb that will guarantee a rawkus. b side >ritmo magnifico< takes a more straight forward approach with its pounding vibe, funky hypnotic riffs, and filtered effects. the same side b2 track >con gusto< stormin track, with its haunting overtones, vocal stab, hypnotic deep sub bass that will cause dance floor pandemonium. enjoy and play this strong croatian ep!
expected support from axel karakasis, spiros kaloumenos, cristian varela, bando, dave the drummer, dj murphy, pedro delgardo, stephane signore, carl falk, etc ...

after a short hiatus, kelvin andrews world famous stable for his own and likeminded producers (like mark e & mark seven) secret dj weapons is back to the fray with a truly timeless compilation of balearic belters. lovingly compiled by kelvin himself and the infamous balearic mike (creator of the sublime cosmic alphonsus series and head of the fascinating rhythms record label - remember last years >reckoner< rework which sold out in 2 days ?) this is a very limited sampler 12 from the cd compilation (which will be available very soon exclusively to all ears - more info to follow) all the tracks are licensed and 100% legit, so the guys wanted to release a 12 inch treat featuring two of the more floor friendly numbers, knocked into seriously good shape by danny mekanik (one half of soul mekanik with older brother kelvin!). already a hot topic on the blogs and likely to be the cd soundtrack of the summer, this is a superbly curated collection, and a killer sampler.

naked musics nude dimensions part 3. originally released in 2001. includes tracks by deep sensation, miguel migs, satin souls, jersey street and many more plus a special weekender remix on jersey streets step into the light.

the day is finally here... we kicking off the new year with a big one! the original release of restless soul and i know it in 2007 featuring the breath taking vocals of zansika took us all by storm the first time we heard this tune. it was one of those records that has timeless stamped all over it when it landed on our desk, but after years it was time to bring it out of the vault and give it new life! we called on restless souls new generation jose carretas to take a walk down memory lane and give us his take on this record we loved all so much... hope all enjoy this one as much as we do and play it loud!

ruffneck proudly presents his new album, of course brought on the mighty enzyme records imprint! a beautiful designed double 12 inch + bonus cd (contains all tracks from vinyl) which offers you 8 brandnew hardcore bombs that will blow your speakers! already played by all the usual suspects so have it large!

2003 classic back in stock!

excellent groovin minimal hypnotic techhouse monster, massive support: richie hawtin, luciano, 2000 and one, karotte, joris voorn, steve bug, danny tenaglia, andre galluzzi, gregor tresher, dennis ferrer, slam, anja schneider, nic fanciuli, alex niggemann, gorge, dj w!ld, julien chaptal, thomas schumacher, solomun, brothers vibe, michel cleis, anthony collins, silicon soul, serafin (mountain people), arnaud le texier, x-press 2, andrew grant, till von sein, butano, dani casarano, felipe venegas, mirco violi, william kouam djoko, mihai popoviciu, delete, lucca bacchetti, rhadoo, milton jackson, doomwork, marco resman, ues, lee jones, affkt, okain, varoslav, david pher, agnes, darlyn vlys, isaac n piok, jimpster, alex flitsch, tom findlay (groove armada), uner, gruber & nuernberg, enzelkind, nuno dos santos, alez attias, master-h, dj gregory, hector romero, atjazz, leix, chopstick, scope, osunlade, yannick trickski, shaur-i-kan, behrouz, lee burridge, miguel migs, shaun reeves, andre (beatburguer), steve parry (juice fm), raveline germany,christian (partysan.net), ibiza voice, jose maria ramon (ibiza global radio), ceoltronic radio dublin, diversion radio canada, russ (dj magazine), datatransmission uk, club madnezz holland, tsugi magazine france, de:bug magazine germany, deejay spain, loftco club spain and many more

starting the year off with this cracking deep ep by our new guys on dirt crew, the runners ! after their extremely succesfull first 12 inch in the beginning of last year which featured the stunning jay shepheard remix they are ready to deliver the next dose of classic house grooves that range from deep house to the more techy edges of electronic dance music. the four originals on this ep alone stand out and keep dirt crew recordings headed towards the future of true deepnes. but as we are real purveyors of soulfull rolling beats we had to add once more one of our favourite producers in the scene to do a remix, this time its our friend from barcelona soul minority who has gained great respect with his cool deep house records over the past years, especially his latest releases on pack up and dance were amongst our most played tracks last year. so here you have it! a great start and there is more coolnes to follow this year! stay tuned and stay deep!