limited edition super loud double vinyl, part 2 of 2.
the music on this two volumes of 2x12 lp features tracks that were the soundtrack to voguing, the dance style that erupted in new york city between 1988–1995.

the lights go dim,the crowd roars and the announcer cries out, ladies and gentleman,its soul time!

brilliant detroit piano house nuggets - dj john collins edits....features productions from mad mike banks

chicagos richard pegue was one of the most intriguing figures to come out of the chicago soul scene in the 1960s and 1970s. raised during the citys fertile doo-wop era, pegue immersed himself in music immediately. he cut his chops as a mobile dj, record store clerk and recording artist before stepping into the booth as one of chicagos most enduring radio personalities to grace the citys airwaves. the nickel and penny labels featured in this compilation are twin sides of the same eccentric coin, pegue himself.

silicone soul celebrate darkroom dubs 50th release in true style, including a remix by kiki.

brand new album featuring non-stop killer studio one cuts from the skatalites, heptones, lone ranger, horace andy and loads more. album comes in jewel case with slipcase style cd, limited edition gatefold heavyweight double vinyl and exclusive digital download from here. this is the first new studio one/soul jazz release in over 3 years and is being released to coincide with our forthcoming monster new deluxe hardback 12x12inch 200 page full colour book featuring hundreds of super classic and rare studio one sleeves.

early support: adonis smith, hakim murphy, neville watson, perseus traxx (future flash), anthony shakir, david vunk (moustache records), massimiliano pagliara, mass prod, ksoul, photonz (one eyed jacks), boris noiz, ali renault (human shield recordings), humandrone, michael eldridge, rick hopkins (thunder, london), terrence sinclair allen, john heckle, lula circus, eddie richards, alexxei n nig (exprezoo), rufus (bosconi records), moody manc, merrick brown, g marcell marcell, edoardo scarpellini (aka e-dward!).
locura present the second vinyl of our brand new imprint, locura records. they are trying to involve the best underground artists, focusing on the first chicago sound, with deep, acid and disco elements. this record starts with our collaboration with ennio colaci, half of minimono (oslo, bosconi, tuning spork), >the keeper of dreams<, remixed on the same side by the highly acclaimed german duo snuff crew (gigolo, rush hour, snuff traxx). the 3 tracks b side will contain 3 originals by meschi (lunar disko), rio padice (tsuba, morris audio) and takeshi kouzuki (mathematics).

soul jazz records are re-releasing their seminal retrospective on arthur russell.
since the initial groundbreaking release of >the world of arthur russell< five years ago, russell has become the subject of intense media interest. with the recent release of a film about his life (>a portrait of arthur russell<), as well as a new album of unreleased recordings, (>love is overtaking me<), arthur russells stature as a great artist has grown to is current height. (>one of the great songwriters of the 20th century< the wire).

already receiving full support from the likes of: dave lee, tony humphries, roger sanchez, dj sneak, danism, roy davis jr., cj mackintosh, soulmagic, sir piers, sonny fodera, dave mayer and many many more

leah gordon

new york noise describes the period in history (1978-88) where new york art and music collided. beginning in the mid-1970s, new york city s soho and east village became a hot-bed of musical and artistic ideas. owing to new property laws, downtown new york and its many warehoure and loft spaces became the home of artists, bands, filmmakers, studios, art galleries and more. in this small area partically every musican was also an artist, every artist a filmmaker and every filmmaker was in a band. this scene is documented over a vibrant ten year period and the book includes pictures of jean-michel basquiat, david byrne, suicide, keith haring, glenn branca, esg, madonna, laurie anderson, philip glass, afrika bambaataa and hundereds more previously unseen photographs. with accomanying text from david byrne, laurie anderson, cindy sherman and more, this is an essential record of a fascinating era in new york s cultural history.

disco classics , back on vinyl

somethinksounds put their name on the map last year with eliphinos wildly successful debut release >the undivided whole< ep. this year the label is back with their second 12inch, >the slow ground< by newcomer, lucky paul. this release is part one of an impressive aural package and comes complete with three remixes, most notably a worldwide exclusive first from g$ vs gold, gadi mizrahi of wolf & lamb and eli gold of soul clap, respectively.

foliage records return with yet another addition to their abundance of remarkable releases in 2011. encompassing the production prowess of none other than rocco and c. robert walker, foliage records offers a decadent aural exploration in the form of i love the night, underpinned by atjazz and raw artistic soul, offering their own musical reincarnation.

limited backstock, old skool classics.

part eight in the instruments of rapture series sees the anticipated release of the soul renegades deep n slow, fireside-funk jam, >darlin< (which is only a year overdue). the title track is reinforced by the uptempo, ballroom blazer >y all wont let me< with full fat remixes by the mighty faze action and the lincoln lecturer aka craig bratley.

manchester based freak seven, known for his releases on new religion a few years back, teams up with renowned vocalist aniff akinola, whose large cv includes co-writing a guy called geralds >voodoo ray<. together they produced two 21st century techno soul tracks that both are on heavy rotation at rh hq ever since they made their way into our offices. nano kids is a pulsating house track which get uplifted by aniffs voice, creating an anthematic message from the future. feel the soul is a more intense, urgent track based around repetitive feel the pressure,.. vocal. its dark, robotic feel will surely cause mayhem on the floor.

etichetta nera starts his limited catalogue, with the soul series. each release will be done by the duo francesco bonora & the label owner, mirko, every time with a special remixer. for the first one its the turn of the cadenza & fumakilla genius alejandro vivanco with an amazing remix.rock your soul...

debut release on under the shade by aussie new face on the scene francis inferno orchestra. remixes come from soul clap and eddie c. early support from the likes of mark e …

the paso label return with a head turning pair of remixes from anja schneider and steve lawler that are set to feature on sebroks upcoming artist album the pain. this is a pile driver ladies and gents, this is big show!

great 12 inch of edits and original tracks from clause four (dc, jahtari). a man to watch, his sound is big and this release showcases his skills to a tee.

this summer seems to be the return of fabrice lig with his album on fine art, 12on r&s and this great third ear release with remixes by... underground resistance timeline (mike banks and jon dixon), luke slater, marco passarani and fluxion! slater delivers hot techno action... peak time big room sound that will get the hands up, nice job! ur delivers the hi-tech soul techno and is unique and special as always. passarani delivers some old school detroit influenced beats refering to the hay-days of kms and kevin saunderson. could easily be our favorite mix on this 12! fluxion drops some smoking hot dubby techno. total winner remix package!!

nice price deal !!! 2001 release by karim sahraoui aka the soul monkey.

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!

culprit records is the imprint of los angeles party organizers droog. culprit has previously only had digital releases, from hot natured, lee foss, matt tolfrey & kenny gibson. this latest release on vinyl is by sect, a four-man production team compromising of the infamous soul clap (airdrop, wolf & lamb, crosstown) alongside boston house heroes tanner ross (voodex / dirtybird) and sergio santos, comprising in sect. the man of wisdom 3 track ep, features three monstrous, mid-tempo killer house tracks. a1 >man of wisdom< is a sparse, dubby, exotic horn infused workout. b1 >hi-fi all around< invokes almost an r&b feel to the stripped down psychedelic micro house, whilst b2 >sectsy< is a swirling slice of heady house pie. this ep is the perfect antidote, combining lots of exotic elements and showcasing the best of boston, ma, producers. watch out for forthcoming releases from hot natured, matt tolfrey & inxec, adultnapper and big bully

2 rnb/soul classics straight from the 70s.

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

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

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!

the soul square were born in 2005, when 3 french hip hop beatmakers (arshitect, guan jay & permone) influenced with the same musical roots (mainly jazz, soul, funk?,) decided to work together. on the same year, they released their first remix album, the fresh touch, available for free on the web...

soul purpose pays homage to the masters at work classic originally released in 93. now replayed and in 3 superb versions from martin ikin, a former tracksource #1. dj support grant nelson / shur i kan / aaron ross / cj macintosh / wez clarke / miguel migs & more

right on the heels of aux-records enthusiastically received 1st release featuring very contemporary revisits of the 1950s classic >fever< by franco cinelli and club rayo, this 2nd chapter of the aux-rec project travels to different eras, into different styles. and this is precisely what we had set to do: zig-zag through dance music history in search of personal favorites and classics to be revisited or refreshed. for the present release, we travel to two distinct dates: 1989 for the a-side, and 1979 for the b-side. two tracks that are 10 years apart, but that both share a fiercely upbeat and affirmative musical profile, as well as a certain ageless, core, compositional quality.

dj support: hardsoul, richard earnshaw, jamie lewis, sergio flores, shane d, hed kandi crew, etc.

jp soul and afi ayanna go deeper on this 2001 release by san fancisco based roam records.

slamming 2 track 12 inch with legendary tracks... classic

this record is just so wooow it hurts to close the gap. it s like it says on the tin of cliches: >the definition< is giving you a concise description of where soul clap, the humorous boston-based house duo, is heading. well, not quite: more where they have arrived, actually. they have found their style. eleven out of ten! this is light years away from the sick >puppy crack< anthem that left you with wobbly legs. get ready to be completely overwhelmed as the sassy producers beamed themselves into futuristic groove heavens while staying firmly grounded on the proto 90s floor. right on!

no need to tell sth about these classic tracks!!

for the 50th release on gamm we just had to give you a big one! mad mats reworks two of his all time favourite tracks...can it get better? both joints were huge at this years wmc conference with peeps like timmy regisford and dj spinna blasting the tracks...nuff said!

martin ikin, aka dj mayhem, has been producing since 1991, originally recording hardcore, jungle techno, and drum and bass tracks for such legendary labels as basement, face, and precious materials. after a brief hiatus from the music scene, he has returned with a vengeance with releases & remixes for labels like defected, hed kandi, stereo sushi, soulfuric trax / migrant & of course his own soul purpose label. here we have a new guise key issues but nothing changes and as ever with mi productions it’s the same tight production, driving beats, rolling basslines & sizzling keys. if you liked dj mayhem blow which was signed to defected then this is for you!!

blockhead drop the æfunky soul sampler just in time for the summer months featuring some top notch names. australias d-t3ch hits the spot with æswingin for the fences with many djs charting and playing this 1 from the ep. magnus wedberg hails from sweden and has recorded for lables like black vinyl & groove baby. æbrooklyn has had support from the inland knights.the title track from the ep comes from scotlands craig hamilton having had tracks out on tango / greenhouse & flatpack traxx etc. æfunky soul is a wicked rework of the james brown classic, purple musics jamie lewis has picked the track for his new mix cd dj support from giom / dj heather etc. rounding things off we have singapores #1 dj kane ian who takes things a bit techier and finishes the ep rather nicely

10inch !!!! this is something special. 10 years after its very limited release (simply due to a low budget and limited sales expectations, not to try and make the record scarce), norm talleys the journey is picked up by a a few hip berlin djs, and a fire starts with the record being offered on ebay for over €100.00, because nobody can find a copy. even norm had to borrow a copy when he went to dj in berlin and the berlin party crowd had already asked him to confirm if he was bringing the record..no joke. so here is that tune, the journey, now re-mastered by stefan betke and cut by andreas@schnittstelle, and sounding very nice. on the flip is the unreleased in yo soul, chosen by third ear to complement the journey and complete a full on in your face piece of norm talley groove. and to round it off, its on a 10. cool and compact. just like norm, who is known in the dj circles of detroit as a secret weapon.. need your party fixing?... call norm talley. serge at clone kindly added a few words... nice re-issue of an obscure dj favorite produced by norm talley and previously released on the nouveau riche label from detroit. here you have two tracks that turn out to be great dj tracks when played out loud. the journey somehow got lost in obscurity. but luckily someone was clever enough to get it back out again, together with the previously unreleased in yo soul, and here they are... 10 inches of pleasure! pure detroit house music as we like it