nitai hershkovits is a pianist and composer based in ny. mostly known from collaborating with renowned bassist avishai cohen in the studio and on tour. combining the classical and jazz worlds with singer-songwriting elements, nitas compositions and playing are simple with a twist of complexity.

having done such wonderful work alongside wolf muller on the sound of glades album, cass makes a welcome return with an expansive album release on emotional response. the german producer s ambient tendencies blossom here, occasionally meeting with laconic drums as on u but primarily dealing in huge swathes of melody. djs will want to hold out for the dramatic pulse of ann, where a more pronounced drum set makes for one of the album s most club-ready moments. theres a strong variety of tones and moods across youth sessions, from the strafing arpeggios of running to the bliss-out shapeless swirl of prismatic prolog, and this ensures that the album will not dull with repeated listens.

�drugstore phones� is a double lp from russian wizard piper spray. this enigmatic producer is a hidden gem of russian electronic underground. the album is taking you on an unexpected trip in many ways - it�s hard to define the genre but one can feel the author�s willingness to experiment and explore new sounds. this sonic documentary of piper�s world is breathing and constantly changing, though it�s the most balanced and mature work of the author. a spectacular opener for gost zvuk�s gatefold lp series.

born from the mind of ilario alicante, virgo is a platform for idm techno transmissions. the first release is from the mysterious slv. two techno stompers with a melancholic touch. including 2 remixes from keith carnal and border one.

played by : subb-an, monsieur cedric (serie limitee), adam shelton, mr ks, alex arnout, julien sandre, titonton duvante (residual)
following their recent release on the one records va, core family members yamen & eda are the next offering on the label with the �temporis ep�. the sophisticated ep offers four dance floor tracks journeying through mesmerising grooves, intricate percussions and quirky sound effects. �we are very happy to return on one records, it�s really like a family. adam and ash believe in our music and we really feel being part of a crew. that�s why it�s always special to release on one.� - yamen & eda having first become part of the label back in 2012 as part of a va, french duo yamen & eda have since been an integral part of one records with their ep �planet brooklyn� and a remix of acid mondays plus a debut gig at fabric as part of a one records showcase. over the past few years the pair have been hard at work in the studio refining their style and becoming more confident in their production and dj gigs. their release last year on early dub and this latest offering on one demonstrates this clearly, which has gained them support from the likes of appolonia and raresh amongst many

what s in the du name? 030303 records asked three of their favourite prod ucers with matching names to du an ep together: ann harbour s d marc cantu and mark du mosh & paul du lac, both from the dutch harbour city rotterdam. the result is dynamite! a1-mine motion- is a monsterous jacker in the rawest form how only mr cantu can du! on the b side mark du mosh takes off with a flight to -bermuda- with a hot & steamy roaring electronic beast sitting on the wing of the plane and causing some heavy turbulence. fortunatly du mosh keeps us flying high with some deep emotional synths. last but not least paul du lac delivers a dark psychedelic techtool called -beta rhythm-. a track that creeps under your skin as a virus, causing some serious haziness from noding your head. be aware that this record will appear on vinyl only!

welcome to the rocksteady sound from jamaica. towards the end of 1965 some say due to the extreme heatwave that was hitting the island the people that followed the sound system dances demanded a slower beat so they could still move and groove to the all night musical night affairs. so the jerky ska swing was slowed down to a steady beat that also allowed the songs cut at this time to shine throgh. so sit back and enjoy the tunes that rocked this islands between 1966-1968 the rocksteady sound that hit that town..

beste freunde vol. 3 mit der nächsten 4 track ep stylisch zwischen deep house & techhouse

fantastic voyage�s autumn 2015 release of soul for dancers proved so successful, that we didn�t have to think twice when lois wilson (mojo, record collector) asked if she could do it all over again. it turns out that there were plenty more classic sides in her dj crates, drawing on that rich seam of early soul and proto-soul rhythm & blues, of the sort that would have packed the dancefloors on the sixties club scene, or has been embraced by subsequent generations of club soul diehards.

delsin records welcomes back dennis van gemert aka area forty_one for a second ep on the label. it is a second part to the nocturnal passions series started back in 2013, and come five years after his first ever release, which was on ann aimee in 2011, once again fusing ambient with techno, downtempo and electro. nocturnal passions part 2 is seven minutes of slithering electro funk. full of twinkling keys and spaced out chords, it has rugged bass and bumpy drums all making you want to move. voyage is then a raw, beat driven yet still brilliantly serene affair with angelic chords, consolation is a comforting, mid tempo tumble through the galaxy with soft focus, rippling melodies and gentle churning kicks and orbiting is a suspensory, fully ambient track that sounds like a slow journey up to heaven. this is teary eyed, emotive stuff that comes from another world entirely.

lay-far returns with the second part of his album * how i communicate*.
part 1 had an impressive cast of collaborators and showcased his love for the whole spectrum of dance music and why change a winning concept ? part 2 is crammed full of musically expansive, organic dancefloor treats, songs that really hit the spot.
or as lay-far describes it himself * the album is about music as the universal language, the ultimate means of communication, bringing people of the world together.*

first light is the first full-length album of original songs from easy star all-stars. the easy star all-stars have built a huge following around the world, having sold over 350.000 records and played shows in over 30 countries on 6 continents. the band - a collective from the nyc scene overseen by producer/guitarist michael goldwasser - has always played original music in its live set, some of which was released on until that day, an original ep in 2008. first light is an important step in the band�s story, demonstrating a wide range of approaches to reggae, from progressive to classic, roots to futurist, confirming the all-stars place as one of the most influential acts on the us reggae scene. the album includes 12 songs and one dub, with guest appearances by the meditations, cas haley, junior jazz, lady ann and tony tuff.
the vinyl release includes a download code.

keeping up the urgent pace set by the strength in numbers collection, thema now turns to a modern master of the jakbeat, d�marc cantu. hailing from ann arbor on the fringes of detroit, cantu has worked for more than a decade developing a sound that carries the torch from the box jam originators of techno and house music. his first appearances were alongside the mighty tadd mullinix (better known as james t. cotton) with their 2 am/fm project, before bringing traxx into the fold for the x2 venture. as a solo artist cantu has shored up on labels as highly regarded as crème organization, m>o>s, nation and desire, bringing a rich, full-bodied sound laden with powerful synth hooks, crafty drum programming and a live, jammed-out delivery that overflows with imagination. given his adventurous tendencies and punchy midwestern finish, cantu is a perfect fit on thema and the six tracks that make up this record show a great deal of the diversity the man is capable of, from dancefloor burners to atmospheric introspections.

returning to their home label circus recordings with their second full ep, long time friends of yousef acid monday s provide an electric new ep. opening with blazelnuts, a thunderous club banger certain to grip dancefloors the world over. with bold percussion and low-slung bassline, the track stampedes with a furious attack. next up, interstellar cake leads with a dark spoken vocal, paired with an unmistakable groove that s set to cause major damage. with remixes from both richy ahmed and subb-an, two well known facilitators of underground club culture, the package possesses everything from acid to soul and is aimed solely at the dancer

technos brothers on the run, octave one, take time off from global touring to deliver what promises to be one of the biggest dance anthems of 2016.

we re glad to say welcome to renè for our second wax. with his residency@circoloco in ibiza since years, he had the chance to play at some of the best gigs in the world. his track anything has a unique touch, with a lot of warm and deep pads that match perfectly with bassline, doing a beautiful atmosphere. renè on the keys never fails, that s what we say! alessandro di maria aka sossa is another italian resident dj of circoloco in ibiza. he worked with a lot of amazing artists like mass prod, quenum, subb-an and many more, especially with his own label garbant wave. his track toga is what we call a trip, ranging from minimal beats to deep pads and chords. certainly this one makes the right job in the warm up! we re happy to have the young talent giacomo trevi in the b side. with releases on claque, superfiction, etruria and more, his track voyage has a powerful 909 groove, with an old school pads and some detroit influences in the chords.

after dropping his �can�t remember / talking to you� ep, his debut solo release for dfa, last summer, austrian musician and producer wolfram eckert returns with a stellar four-tracker for kim ann foxman s firehouse imprint. his new offering, a track called �united 707�, finds wolfram in fine form, delivering an infectious jam that makes us want to jump in his �80s vw scirocco for a late-night ride around new york. the release comes backed with remixes by simoncino and legowelt! pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl, housed in a full colour sleeve, limited to 500 copies worldwide.

z records presents le freak music inspired by chic - complied by joey negro contains fourteen glorious chic inspired cuts that groove like a disco train straight from the 70s.

after over a decade of music on pedigree labels like spectral, nation, m>o>s, and creme organization 2amfm offer their debut lp on bopside. based in ann arbor and raised in the detroit area, d�marc cantu and tadd mullinix are charged by a lifetime of midwestern soundwaves and the reinforcement of contemporaneous area innovators like carlos souffront and traxx. again, they join forces but with this monumental excursion into the ether of their very own techno/house universe. sounds herein are cast from debonair techno funk, rumbling house grooves, italo acid, galactic swing - offering a diverse array that�s perfect for the album experience.

who in this world doesn t know el baile aleman. probably one of the most recognized tracks from the worldwide electronic music scene.

f.s. blumm aka frank schültge from berlin has been making marvelous music for many years now. be it solo like on his latest album (pingipung in 2013) as part of the subtle folk-duo -bobby & blumm- or as a sound- scape researcher at the side of nils frahm. but even though f.s. blummbastic sees the light of day for the very first time in this release, the combina- tion of dub and blumm is not new: he is part of the quasi dub development (qdd). the collective around blumm and luca fadda from new york recently released the album -little-twister vs stiff-neck- with features by lee scratch perry or lady ann on pingipung in 2014. these -riddims and biscuits- came to live during the creation of material for future qdd-concerts. f.s. blummbastic played all instruments himself, rhythm guitar, organ and of course bass to send the results the the colleagues in new york. soon it was clear: these riddims have the most impact in their reduced form. theyd like to stand alone and get played back loudly. for the drums f.s. blummbastic brought helmut erler aka hey from hey-Ø-hansen into the qdd cosmos. not only did he bang the drums, but he has also mixed, mastered and cut the vinyl of this album.

cowboy rhythmbox return to phantasy with a new set of recordings, following last year s celebrated debut two-side, we got the box and * rattle*, which gained international dj support from the likes of barnt, carl craig, seth troxler, roman flugel, kim-ann foxman, jackmaster and lena willikens, as well as featuring on erol alkans acclaimed fabriclive 77. fantasma s distinctive three tracks continue from where cowboy rhythmbox left us, a trident forged from the sweat of a thousand lost nights spent dishevelled beneath tarnished mirror balls.

repress 2015 !! typically bold and playable gear from this ann arbor based machine head. heavy on the jak, this one. tip! -incredibly this is already d marc cantus third ep of the year following efforts on new label one electronica and ansatz

not content with a rich and flawless back catalogue of releases under a plethora of monikers such as dabrye, jtc and charles manier spanning multiple genres on a wide variety of labels such as ghostly international, rephlex amongst many others, and a career spanning 15 years, 2014 seemed like the right time to make plans to create an imprint with the aim of releasing the the rich flood of music that flows forth from tadd mullinix�s ann arbor studio. those plans have come to fruition and the first release this year is a 3 track 12� from jtc.

vinyl: 180 gram
drawings by: craig richards
mastering by: beau thomas
dj support from seth troller, neville watson, tim sweeny, doc martin, subb-an, slam, tensnake, ewan pearson ...

der wiener thomas oliver johnson alias dorian concept veröffentlichte bereits 2014 sein von kritikern und fans hochgelobtes album *joined ends* für das britische ninja tune label. mit der *joined ends remix ep* gibt es nun einen genialen nachschlag! als remixer fungieren tim hecker, bibio (warp), kuedo und nathan fake der bereits auf labels wie border community, traum oder pampa veröffentlichte.

ltd nice price blow out , last copies left ... very useful and more highly demanted defected acapellas. this time the code red vocals. not to be missed

noir music is touching another classic to be refreshed for 2012. the track by hollis p monroe is a real alltime house hit originally released on stickman in 1997. newest vibes are added by subb-an (crosstown rebels, saved), larse (known for his hits >the more i want< and >so long<), laura jones (leftroom, visionquest) and sis (cecille, get physical) who just turned it into a 12 minutes techno monster

limited vinyl only release to 300 handstamped copies, union of 2 parisian and london based underground house labels soleil de nuit and signatune .already in the bag of tuccillo, subb-an, cassy, djebali, adam shelton, d julz, carlos sanchez, rhadow, franck roger, politics of dancing, john dimas, jef k, alexkid, alex arnout�

kievs yan cook here steps up from sister label ann aimee to big daddy delsin, as the two imprints have been fused into one going forward, with boris tellegen aka deltas carefully designed graphic covers also moving to the main label. earlier in the year, the techno man released morse with the dutch outfit, and has also impressed on labels like on records, planet rhythm and dynamic reflection with his ravey, heavily textured sounds

four very hypnotic tracks. played by tini, hector, adam shelton, subb-­&#8208,,,,an. and more... a fresh new wave of sound comes from leeds -­&#8208,,,, jack wickham, a young and talented artist is spreading his wings with a unique style. drumma is happy to welcome him.

handpicked by carl craig for his first release on the label, veteran producer fabrice lig delivers an inspiring album of hi-tek funk, soul, house and breakbeat with his galactic soul odyssey album on planet e.

the krause-care from philpot-ish tones is delivered by soulphiction in the form of five songs that are

1. crom & thanh - these walls feat. ann saunderson the partnership of andre crom & chi thanh has already proven to be extremely productive, with a number of chartstorming originals and remixes.

anstascia d elene and vivie-ann bakos aka blond:ish are members of the notorious kompakt and get physical families along with a slew of other labels, they have carved out a niche thanks to their dark, sensual club music, sultry dj sets and outrageous, fun-loving attitude. a slew of original productions, remixes (the last one for the electronic music legends depeche mode) and gigs all over the world helped reinforce their undying love for music and demonstrated that, where words fail,blond:ish s music speaks.

celebrating 5 years of needwant, the imprint that made the world familiar with mario basanov, kim ann foxman, ejeca, maxxi soundsystem and many more, asks their now admired artists and its extended family to create fresh reinterpretations of its stunning back catalogue

pressing on translucent, green coloured vinyl.

auch wenn don bryant bei dem legendären soul-label hi-records nicht als einer der führenden künstler vermarktet wurde, war er doch ein integraler bestandteil der firma. so gehörte er zum songwriter-team von willie mitchell und war als sänger auf etlichen aufnahmen zu hören. als co-autor von -i can t stand the rain- von ann peebles schrieb er auch einen der größten hits des labels mit. zudem heiratete er ann peebles. auf seinem nun widerveröffentlichten solo-album sind echte soul-perlen zu vernehmen. zudem zeigt don bryant, dass er sich als sänger mit den großen namen des hi-records labels messen kann. lp only.

wiederauflage als vinyl-edition! von künstler willie mitchell 1971 für hi-records unter vertrag genommen, entwickelte sich syl johnson neben al green und ann peebles zu einem der erfolgreichsten soul-künstler des labels. -total explosion- ist sein populärstes solo-album und enthält den größten hit -take me to the river-. dieses stück gibt es auch in einer interpretation von al green, jedoch ist syl johnsons version deutlich langsamer eingespielt, so dass diese eine gänzlich andere wirkung entfaltet. syl johnsons tochter ist die r&b-sängerin syleena johnson, die er bis heute künstlerisch berät und begleitet.

so episch wie noch nie zuvor praesentiert der oesterreichische musiker und produzent auf seinem zweiten album das bislang größte und kühnste werk seiner karriere. die 180 gramm vinyl lp erscheint inklusive download-code.

o.v. wrights album -into something- wurde von hi-records qualitativ so hoch eingeschätzt, dass man den künstler mit den besten voraussetzungen für die aufnahmen ausstattete: memphis horns and strings bilden die backing-band, ein gewisser james brown spielt piano, und die besten background-sänger aus den eigenen studios wurden verpflichtet. o.v. wright, der ja zuvor schon mit al green und ann peebles aufgenommen hatte, nutze die gunst der stunde und produzierte dieses kleine soul-juwel und überzeugt zudem mit seinem einzigartigen gesang.

after last years second part, the third contribution of the >vinyl only edits< series is curating a wonderful showcase of the diverse artists on bpitch control. besides joy wellboy, furfriend, snuff crew and cesare vs. disorder & dave vega put hands on their own tracks again.

drittes und begnadet gutes neues album des us-alternative-country-duos shovels & rope, das seine karriere mehr als marathon statt als sprint lebt, und auf -swimmin time- auf sehr erfrischende art und weise folk, country, rock und punk miteinander vermengt und damit brilliert.

vinyl re-release des mr. scruff-klassikers *keep it unreal* aus dem jahr 1999 - kommt als 180 gramm 2x12 inch lp + mp3!

2014 repress as vinyl !!! this track was originally released on delsin sub label, ann aimee, and sold out within no time. its been in demand ever since so here it is complimented by a huge remix from marcel dettmann (mdr)....big one.

otis clay gehört neben al green und ann peebles zu den federführenden künstlern des amerikanischen soul-labels hi records. das album -i can t take it- war lange vergriffen und wird hiermit für den deutschen markt in einer exklusiven auflage von 200 stück in farbigen vinyl (180g) neu aufgelegt. otis clay war neunmal für den grammy als bester r&b-sänger nominiert und gilt international bei soul und blues-fans als außergewöhnlicher sänger.

losers can win is the first ep from electro-pop superband starwalker, comprised of frenchman jean-benoit dunckel (air) and icelandic composer bardi johannsson (bang gang). starwalker is a brand new collaboration between two electro-pop icons: jean-benoit dunckel (air) and icelandic composer bardi johannsson (bang gang, lady & bird). the title starwalker - suitably spatial and curious - is an umbrella term for the duo s new works together. included in this blossoming canon is the debut ep including singles bad weather and losers can win , a celestial song featuring the vocals of keren ann

freak out mit den ruffcats. the essence vol.3�g ist ein krautfunk masterpiece von deutschlands hardest working backing band. non-stop auf tour sorgen die ruffcats bei so unterschiedlichen kunstlern wie flomega, miles bonny, ivy quainoo oder georgia ann muldrow fur den guten ton.