der produzent willie mitchell brachte die talentierte rhythm group hervor-hi rhythm, welche aus den hodges bruedern und howard grimes bestand. im jahre 1976 nahmen sie die lp on the loose auf und waren als band bis in die 90er hinein zusammen erfolgreich unterwegs. das quartett gilt auch heute noch als eine der besten und bedeutendsten bands im bereich soul-musik. und neben ihnen waren weitere großartige künstler wie ann peebles, otis clay oder auch syl johnson auf dem brillanten label hi-records vertreten. der gesamte umfangreiche backkatalog des legendären us-soul-labels hi records wird nun via fat possum re-released. sämtliche alben werden mit der original-tracklist veröffentlicht. die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive download-code.
founded in 2012, numoment recordings is established on the simple basics of house and techno music. faithful to its founders fairminded pragmatism, numoment recordings remains, as its name suggests complety contempory, inspired by deep and eclectic sounds. way more than a catalog of tracks, this label endeavors to offer to its listeners a memorable and unique moment. dj steef continues to distill his groove by signing the 10th release of the label and delivering a new ep, « turbofolk» available on vinyl in a limited edition. two tracks called:« gonna getta », as sexy as a summer nap: mid-tempo rhythm, sensual voices and an unstoppable bass line… the perfect track to open the hostilities on the dance floor!« new player » only requires to be justly played : funky synth lines, soul voices and catchy guitar riffs for a result in the way of motor city drum ensemble!
this is the third hobbes music release and the second in a series of remix eps featuring up-and-coming scottish artists remixed by well-established and emerging local and international talents...
after the huge success of degree 002 by nick curly, which was played a lot on the hot summer festivals 2013, the label now comes up with its 3rd cracker called >nature calls ep< of the three romanian guys horatio, elchinsoul and gruia. three well-known artists, who will again let degree impact on the dancefloors around. despite the stylistic variety of three producers, a clear golden thread runs through the sound. it combines the sultry soul of romania and lets the blood boil in your veins. all in all degree again releases a totally different record, which however has its typical style. high-class sound which is told by artists, who tell more than just one story. a powerful ep for each moment in life and on the dancefloor.
i came across j.cs music through the argentine label greener records on which he released the m-theory ep in early 2013. to this day, this 12inch has not left our record bag! i really like how j.c naturally blends a house feeling and groove with a techno vibe. in 2012, j.c started the ahd label together with his friend damian schwartz, releasing records from the likes of fred p, dj f, marcos cabral and epiphany. he also recently released a split ep with new york producer fred p on soul people music, as well as set the first release of his own label j.c records, which came out last month. i am very pleased to release his new record on deeply rooted.
autoreply label owner och invites kashawar into the fold for their 16th release, following the rising german producers breakout releases for underground imprints project london and soul.on records. for his autoreply debut, kashawar presents moments and lost memories (parts 1 & 2) which covers all bases of his production palette.
detroit master of technosoul eddie fowlkes shows us that he can still surprise us with his original beats. influenced by soul music, in love with dance music, this powerful track is a perfect combination of his inspirations. and it really makes you want to dance and feel the music go into your ears until *something e special* gets stuck in your head for good. bringing you catchy lyrics, vibrant beats and a great kick. who else than the legendary eddie fowlkes can declare war on dance music? well, not me. the only thing to do is to follow the hypnotizing beats and sounds of this track and let our bodies go crazy. and when the backbeats hit us, it transports us to a new level where we definitely join mr fowlkes on his trip to become his allies.
mr. g stikes back with an vinyl only track on the b!supported by: alix alvarez, anja schneider, axel boman, ben sims, catz n dogz, dan curtin, danny howells, eats everything, funk dvoid, gerd, jimpster, joel alter, kink, laurent garnier, loco dice, luca bacchetti, luke solomon, mosca, satoshi tomiie, scuba, soul clap
deepblaks chief connoisseur weaves his jazz, funk, & soul influences into deep delicacies. sprinkled with warmth & atmosphere, damons rhythms have the tendency to invite. afrikan sciences joins on *babylonian spliffs*.
equal parts elastic, ecstatic funk and sensitive, reverb drenched romance, on this first installment of endangered speciesremixes the crew love team turns no regular plays genre-defying album upside down. the unexpected results will ignite right-minded parties the world over.
the sixth volume in our luv n haight edit series featuring 2 hard-hitting tracks from turner brothers is a throwback to the classic edits sound courtesy of sun sound records owner, edit master and renowned record collector paolo scotti. with several recent edits under his belt including classics by touch of class, joe thomas, and ultrafunk as well as a compilation of rare disco and soul from his sun sound records label imprint based in italy, the time was right to tap him as the next producer for our ongoing series of edits from the luv n haight catalog.
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.
once upon a time…in the midst of masked identities, artist pseudonyms and the like, midnight shift introduces a creature not even of human form.
tapirus conjures music reflecting the duality of his soul. on one hand, rough and acidic to tell of the terrain of his past. and on the other, pure ethereal sounds borne of another place. this ep, showcasing 3 songs of the tapirus alongside a remix by label artist basic soul unit, is just the introduction to his tale.
erste debüt ep des iren samuel auf technicolour! samuel verbindet auf den vier tracks elegant elemente aus bass, bleeps, electronic urban blues und soul. neben seiner produzententätigkeit zeigt sich samuel auch für die vocals verantwortlich, die sehr soulful ausfallen und streckenweise an frank ocean erinnern. cool!
LOST BANK CARDS & FRANK RIJKAARDS (AMIR ALEXANDER RMX)
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leeds burgeoning vinyl only label albion records is ready to follow up the success of their debut ep from fabio monesi with three new tracks from de sluwe vos. the fast rising dutchman is a staple on his local amsterdam scene and plays clubs like studio 80 and many big festivals with his impressive live show. the ep comes with a remix from hotter than hot chicago talent amir alexander...
4 raw, moody deep house cuts from vancouvers resident soul slinger. heavily influenced by classic hip hop production styles, he reworks soulful vocal samples with gritty drum grooves for a modern twist on classic urban sounds. limited to 300 numbered copies.
funky towns wide musical range means their ft005 work is perfect for both chilling at home and the next party in any worlwide place (club or open air). funky town music is proof of their finely tuned senses, it mirrors both the global audience it addresses and their very personal view of the world. delivering an intense and fantastically broad musical picture, where ep meets surround sound for body & soul!
triple vinyl pack from the dilek camp for a special price, contains these eps:
- dilek010: franco bianco & nacho benedetti - jorge drexler remixes (white vinyl)
- dilek 012: jose wated & encebolladoman - satisfy my soul (red vinyl)
- darek 015: secret island festival - the 2012 compilation (yellow vinyl)
it is 2013 and in this release we hear a totally new approach to sampling. a vinyl release of two artists. fitz ambro$e (cape breton island) residing intokyo, & ohbliv of richmond, virginia(usa). fitz ambro$e sound has unique influence from 90s hip hop and 80s soul, he is also affiliated with cosmopolyphonic collective in tokyo. from the record archives of his father, ohbliv developed the charm of sampling. the record is a 14 track collage of beats from two uniquely talented artists who transcend their individual musical roots. as if competeing with each other both leave the remnants of sampling material, and the method in which they cut and chop is truely an interesting work.
hot fire! large music strikes again with large wax 5 highlighting four terrific tracks all drenched in groove and soul. uk based artist leigh d oliver gets things started with a sparkling remix from max graef and is followed up by roland nights with the bluesy feel of the shake. side b features a heavy peak time workout from steve mill and closes with pure melodic deepness from irelands deep future.
polly scattergood ist die 25-jährige sängerin, songwriterin und produzentin, die vor einigen jahren ihr - hierzulande nur als import erhältliches - debüt herausbrachte. ihr zweitling *arrows* erscheint mitte oktober nun weltweit via mute. ganze zwei jahre dauerte es, bis das zwischen frankreich, deutschland und england geschriebene und von ken thomas (sigur ros, dave gahan, m83) und jolyon thomas produzierte album endlich vollendet war. mit scattergood am steuer wurde solange an jeder note und jedem kratzenden sound gefeilt, bis alles an seinem platz saß. konzentriert darauf, ein pulsierendes werk zu schaffen, das inspiration und euphorie mit wut und kathartischer erlösung vereint, bleibt polly scattergood auch bei diesem album ihrem gekonnten stilmix aus storytelling und soul-searching treu.
der vinyl-lp liegt die cd-version des albums bei.
in the 70s radio stations were a powerful force across the whole of the us, and anyone with a transistor radio had access all kinds of music. live music was another matter altogether, and unless you found yourself in a major city your nights out were limited to what the local talent had to offer. this was especially so with soul and funk acts, as mainstream rock and pop was where the money was. so for small time oklahoma soul bands such as husband and wife charles and barbara burtons groups messengers inc - and later burton inc - times were tough. however, like many purveyors of soul, tough times were no match for those with determination, persistence and a story to tell. many artists scraped enough money together to make a 45 or two on their own label, but the burtons took this to another level – they got themselves organised and released their own full length lps.
limited to 1000 individually numbered vinyl lps.
*gently down your stream* von the four mints markiert einen kreativen höhepunkt innerhalb der columbus, ohio, soul-szene, an der verbindungsstelle zwischen den 60er und 70er jahren. the four mints waren eine der einflussreichsten lokalen gruppen ihrer Ära - und mit unterstützung von columbus doyen und capsoul hoflieferanten bill moss - unter den wenigen, die ein full length album veröffentlichten. die liste der gastmusiker liest sich wie das line-up einer midwest supergroup, mit überraschenden auftritten des in indianapolis beheimateten vibraphonisten billy wooten und schlagzeuger bobby allen von den fabulous originals aus dayton, ohio.
from the deepest depth of a dark studio filled with a handful machines full of crooked circuits and malfunctioning oscillators rises a new project - expansion unit. their alchemical blend of sounds explores the twilight zone of classic electro, full of haunting melodies, squelching synths and pumping low-end. three tracks, three different moods. the journey of expansion unit begins here
well worth the almost lifetime of waiting, luaka bop present world psychedelic classics 5: who is william onyeabor. spread across 3 lps wit download code included, this is the essential collection of one of the most unique and mysterious musicians in recent history.
alis new highly anticipated single another has been dubbed one of the most requested tracks of the summer from label boss damian lazarus. co-produced with steve dub another pumps a four to the floor beat with glitchy percussion and distinctive psychedelic vocals. techno soul at its best. the single comes with remixes from tuff city kids (aka gerd janson & phillip laur) and the inimitable felix da housecat. tuff city kids channel reese, and drive it deeper...
dfa is proud to announce a new split single featuring both the juan maclean and shit robot. the single highlights the warped and wonky piano house both acts have become famous for. the juan maclean track features long time vocalist nancy whang (also of lcd soundsystem), who helps deliver yet another wildly catchy dance floor anthem, in line with prior collaborative successes “happy house” and “you are my destiny.” shit robot brings in famed stand up comedian (and closet soul vocalist) reggie watts whose incredible voice glides from falsetto to baritone in a single verse. the combination of the deep bass lines, wild voice and piano stabs weaving in and out make this one of the strongest and unique singles in the shit robot catalog. both shit robot & the juan maclean have full length albums due in 2014 on dfa records. limited to 500 stamped and numbered copies, includes digital download code.
funk, soul, disco, ein down- und midtempo-himmel voller soul! the blaxploited orchestra ist das neueste projekt des spanischen produzenten simon garcia (poker flat, supplement facts), der sich hier von klassischem funk, soul, disco oder motown beeinflusst zeigt. unter den vier tracks ist auch ein brillanter remix von good guy mikesh & filburt.
with release nr. 11, luv shack records are once again eager to exalt the diversity of their releases, while keeping up the quality. luv011 is the split ep of the two up and coming electronic music duos manhooker and space echo. whilst both projects are still relatively new to the scene, they have equally made a stir with their first releases. manhooker consists of the two berliners by choice tomasz guido switala and sebastian mavin magassouba. their first release appeared on ostgut ton s sublabel unterton and their second ep was recently released on german heavy hitters sonar kollektiv - a collab with ex new yorker snax, featuring a remix by justus köhnke.
rawthenticity is back with a brilliant 3 track vinyl ep produced between france & japan by fulbert (foul & sunk, soul notes), miruga (balance, ethereal sound) & toni be (soul notes, remote). serious deep house cuts from the edge of disco to more dub techno infused sound.
basic fingers release no. 15 is patrice larrar aka reverend ps blisteringly good reworks of two very familiar voices. if this is not soul & disco seduction of the highest order we really do not know what to say. truly spellbounding stuff.
a very unique style... whim-ee, aka sara garcia is a french dj/producer. originally from recife, brazil she relocated to paris as a child where she began her journey into music via classical piano school for nine years. whim-ee later began experimenting with electronic music, injecting her own unique fusion of house, techno, jazz, funk, and soul.
reissue ep featuring 4 hard-to-find classics from northern soul hero edwin starr. blessed with a powerful voice, he also showed great skill & innovation in his productions creating masterpieces in wild variety of styles from lo-fi minimal funk to hi-octane disco.
oneoffs volume 3 offers just like the previous volume four new cuts from four different producers. first up we got swedish producer jonas rathsman and *yes i am*, a lush deep house track that is both heartfelt and sublime. let it breathe on a large sound system for maximum effect! ending the a-side is duo twinpeaks funk-fuelled ride *not that tech house - dj tool dropped by paris hilton you were searching for*. a track that would fit right into any peak time set, even by paris hilton. want from pixel82 is a punchy track with its scattered synth chords, jerky hats and a thick groove followed by *life is a gamble* where jesse futerman takes us on a soul inspired journey of deft sample manipulation
repress 2015 !!
the dreamteam of deepest sound hallucinations enters a new horizon. after their outstanding longplayer >songs from the beehive< and releases on shanti and workshop move d and benjamin brunn are back on the dancefloor with three new tracks on the smallville imprint. warm like an early summer night this 12inch is the perfect soundtrack for the season we all prefer. magical sounddesign meets hypnotic grooves. move d and benjamin brunn again create storytelling music with a highest grade of soul.
at the start of the 70s, france had no petrol, but it had ideas and artists that managed to tip them into the 21st century 30 years in advance. cosmic machine compiles 20 rare tracks put together with passion and erudition by uncle o (who previously did the shaolin soul compilations) and throws together a collection of stars, a few free-spirits, and also shooting stars.
the transparent double vinyl comes in gatefold sleeve with a cd-copy of the full album.
limited reissue of this ultra-rare gem from 1978 originally released on tiny nyc private press label wabine productions. both tracks on the 12 inch are absolute killers and hugely in-demand with djs and collectors alike. although *sail on* is the acknowledged biggie, a highly sought-after jazzy soul classic melding super-cool low-slung grinding island funk with understated steel pans and a dreamy female chorus, dont overlook side as wonderful *the martians visit* - a tight slab of sun-drenched space-disco with a solid up-tempo caribbean groove, great strings and squelching bass.
die new yorker band midnight magic klingt wie das von donna summer und george clinton gezeugte uneheliche kind, von dem niemand wissen soll. die combo um die sängerin tiffany roth kredenzt ein orgiastisches fest aus funk, disco und soul. schon 2010 hat midnight magic auf permanent vacation mit der single beam me up fuer furore gesorgt, ein jahr spaeter folgte hold the line. mit midnight creepers erscheint nun im lp-format eine compilation ihrer besten tracks.
northern irishman ejeca makes his second appearance on london based needwant after his highly successful horizon ep. title track together showcases the talented producers style when it comes to combining a new twist on 90s garage with a 4/4 beat. the tracks huge euphoric breakdown cleverly reference the past whilst still keeping the future in mind, a signature sound that ejeca has become so well known for over the past twelve months.
nycs escort, founded by eugene cho and dan balis and fronted by the enormous vocals of lead singer adeline michèle, delivers a danceable blend of disco, funk & soul that pays homage to the classics while remaining fresh and modern. mysterious dance duo tiger & woods are known for cutting pop melodies with sourced disco, boogie & funk edits. check out the *barbarians* (tiger & woods remix) space invader where it premiered with pitchfork. following a critically acclaimed self-titled debut album that was hailed as one of the best albums of 2012 by both spin and rolling stone, escort will release the 12 inch vinyl package complete with remixes by italian nu disco kings tiger & woods, jkriv of deep&disco/razor-n-tape and a dub by the mysterious rance muhammitz.
mr. afro bionic djinji brown brings us an eclectic palette of grooves and sounds that breathe deeply from the soul of music. djinjis corner cleverly reaches though his diverse influence creating an ep that is deep, primal and soul filled. his gift lies in the ability to take music to the edge, stretching beyond the limits of any one genre. as a tribute to his father, jazz artist marion brown, he used a song title taken from marions album titled afternoon of a georgia faun written in 1970 in honour of the birth of his son
in paradisums 11th offering comes from low jack, who returns to the label after his collaboration with qoso. it is a heavy ep of dense, apocalyptic sounds from the fast rising french dj and producer that often churns along at a very predatory sub-100bpm.
our west coast brother from another mother marc barrite has been a vital part of the circus company troupe since the early days of the label, due in no small part to his combination of flamboyant style and hefty funk. for all the experimental qualities in marcs music as dave aju there is an equal amount of hip hop swagger and heartfelt soul, and when you filter those elements through a house music template you get close to a perfect definition of the tastes that drive our label.
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