limited red repress! only a few copies. 001 is from the label boss himself and features the stripped, staccato sounds of the title track and the stealthy purring acid of isolation. the labels first remix selection sees andre look to argentina and two of the countries finest musical exports, jonas kopp and pfirter. both take terminus into tougher territory where kopp twists the piercing note of the original and pfirter assaults us with his blistering drum work.
limited to 100 copies on clear double vinyl. the mashup masterpiece from amerigo gazaway, the man behind the bizarre tribe, yasiin gaye, and fela soul mashup albums. here he imagines a studio session between the high priestess of soul nina simone and hip hop legend lauryn hill. 17 track two lp set in pic sleeve.
orbital london is born. a concept from the big smoke, providing a platform for the natural and raw talent of jack michael and associates. the opposite visions ep consists of four uk influenced records, with a certain garage and breaks tip. the title track is somewhat sought after, after support from several heads in the london scene. a seductive vocal sample leading you to a bassline, asking to be played on a club system. dogmatik boss alex arnout provides his take on opposite vision with a dubbed side winding rhythm, full support from the experienced artist. carrying on the heads down affair on the b side is ghetto trooper and kult . heavy sounds for the two steppers, laced with flickering rap style vocals. will make you move.
an original outlet, staying true to its home. breathing character, and absorbing flavours and influences from the surroundings the project is based upon. promising for the young artist.
repress without 7 inch! five guys jamming together, each throwing in funk-nuggets from a finely honed appreciation & a shared love of the good groove. this studio project was compiled from a free-wheeling desire to just team up and play together, see what happens... the holy trinity of rhodes, clav and live bass, all wrapped up in a heavyweight rhythm section has provided the backbone to over 50 years of ground-breaking and floor-shaking black american music. the max graef band project channels this energy with the tight efficiency of the headhunters tag-teaming the new power generation, oh yeah - anyone expecting elbow patch, 6th form funk can think again, this is mosquito’s tweeter territory folks. from raw, p-funkin jams to punk-funk workouts & freestyle jazz flavours, dog pays homage and wears its influences proudly, while bringing a fresh take on the foundation funk that informs this collective’s own celebrated sample-house revival.
major heat for the dance floor! three cuts take you back to the mid 80 s pushing that electro boogie & post disco sound of brooklyn & chicago when the hustlers ruled the streets & everybody was fresh and fly! featuring artists, james cobbin & prime cut, firefox and crystal. limited one sider! disco
good things take time and so does music! portal is a new series on sckt putting emphasize on tracks which take time to evolve in your mind and on the dance floor. nowadays most of the people got a short attention span through the social media and the fast pace daily life. this fact can be transferred to our club culture. its nearly impossible to get lost in a vibe and enjoy the moment. >music is able to lift your spirit so take your time, enjoy the moment to the fullest. close your eyes and enter this portal and transcend into another dimension.< make your transition.
2019 repress - first recorded in 1983 under the name visual, boyd jarvis s cut the music got me is one of the first true house records. a staple on the 80s new york club scene, the visionary instrumental dub was played everywhere from the paradise garage to zanzibar, dance-floors packing to it s mix of throbbing bass and wooshes of analogue synth magic. at ransom note we ve long been obsessed with the record, so when house hunting s aiden d araujo interviewed boyd - and found out that we could license it - we jumped at the chance. now, we present the music got you sounding bigger and better than ever before. remastered from boyd s original tapes by keith tenniswood at curved studios, the music got me is pressed on limited edition, heavyweight vinyl for clarity and bass pressure. complimenting the original release come 2 completely new mixes the first is a dubbed out masterpiece from edit-king nick the record alongside dan tyler of the idjut boys. between them they take the essence of jarvis s original and tease it out into a cavernous disco killer. next up comes bawrut man behind ransom notes debut release, the nu-acid anthem ciquita. bawrut does what he does best, throwing in latin percussion, layers of screwball 303 burbles, and a sense of joy, all whilst keeping boyd s original bass groove rolling.
on pair, his 2nd album and released on brussels outernational label rebel up records, he has worked hard to enhance his special formula. inspired by the cruel death his nephew, it became a testament against oppression via the mixed sounds of afro boogie, disco, funk, afrohouse, coupŽ dŽcalŽ and kuduro, with english and portuguese lyrics.
drawing from early metalheadz influences, sounds and ideas, black barrel has crafted his own unique take on it all ranging from the intricate edits and soulful ksr vocals on ‘elevate with me’ to the unparalleled funk and gnarly prominence of ‘hear the sound’. it’s further proof that black barrel is more than adept when it comes to producing full spectrum drum and bass.
2019 repress - route 8 is taking a detour to visit his lifelong lover and take a nice acidic bath. 4 tracks: one to set the mood, one to stomp, one to bang & finally one to finish your evening or just for starting the night. ps.: none of these is ‘id26min’ from boiler room, but better.
strap yourself in and take 4 mind-blowing hits of viers! bass to break skin and torrents of drums flow through the bloodstream. synth stabs up the spine. hi-nrg surges within. straight-to-the-face warehouse sonics with techno vertigo to elevate your heart rate. you can expect withdrawals.
from da split # 1, 1st split ep of a big series on increase the groove records. with oden & fatzo and kizoku and luks on the b1. mixing the worlds of breakbeat, house, minimal & hip-hop while being groovy and lively, this split ep will delight the curious!
supported by the black madonna, motor city drum ensemble, basement jaxx, nightmares on wax, joe goddard (hot chip), horse meat disco, groove armada, jimpster, simbad, fouk, luke solomon, butch, tensnake, graeme park, marcel vogel, crazy p, hi fi sean, matthew herbert, axel boman and more
having discovered electronic music at the end of the 90’s, thomass grew up going to raves where trance was one of the main styles played at this massive partys. the influence it had on him was planted deeply into his dna and this ep is the interpretation he has these days of the genre. he moved on to different pastures soon after but the style was already in him. thomass now takes the old fashioned elements he still likes and takes them to new directions. fueled by gated chords, dreamy arpeggios, trippy vocals and percussions this tracks are destined to take you back into the past and bring you right back to the present. forget what you learned. trance not trance.
one of the founding fathers of chicago house, himself a grandson to a dj and frequently alongside other greats such as ron hardy on the decks, gene hunt summons a 3-tracker for the midnight shift label. true house and techno direct from the source and in his own words, a rather ‘jungly’ take of it due to the tracks’ chaotic percussion. ‘feeling it’ takes you back to the original old school, with all the classic elements in place, it’s a house lover’s wet dream, 30 years after the fact. spector twists things up while keeping that pumping jacking groove a perfect intersection between then and now.scatter punches through the noise like a clarion call to arms - where are all our jacks and jackies at report to the dancefloor, please.
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