skylax records, the company focused on realeasing original obscure dance classic and everythings that sounds fine to their ears ! what a special one we have here on skylax classic! damien zala, the man who put out the superb album ‘lonely happiness’ on rowtag records in late 2012, who gets heavy support from the great theo parrish, dishes up six special tracks for our next release. before diving in, it is well worth noting that a selection of damiens album tracks had remixes by the likes of house icons such as dj jus-ed, rick wade and boo williams! if those names register even the slightest blip on your radar, which they should, then this record might be the treasure youve been searching for. damiens sampling technique has a certain air of grandeur to it. shake vibration makes this apparent right from the start with intricate layers of vocals, guitar licks and keys. all my respect and come around both follow suit whilst dizzie picks up the b side with a bit more energy and frenzy compared to what has come before it. the record rounds out with two tracks taking things a bit deeper. stay where you are drives forward with filtered pad chords that accompany jazzy sax and vocal cuts while conversely, z to the jz brings in a moodier vibe with its jazz samples and smoky drums. do not miss the chance to get such a gem of a record from damien zala!, c l a s s i c ! a must to have in every djs collection. essential item no digital
YOU WEAR THE MARK OF THE BEAST / SALT VOLATILE THIS SUCKA / ARROWHEAD
12 Inch 22.01.15
nice price deal !!! keeping up the pressure with their anonymous ep series, r-zone now offer up three more cuts of purely dance floor aligned action. opener you wear the mask of the beast is a mysterious cut with a spooky lead synth, subtle, buried deep drums that are full of implicit energy and build to a heady peak.
what a great and fresh re-start for santos. more productive and creative than ever, the italian mastermind returns with his trademark grooves and wicked vibes for his debut ep on bouq. and also butch recognized the big ingredient of this la and used the driving percussion to build his monster remix.
for its third release, sorry for this records welcomes italian innovator roberto clementi to its stables, providing two lush cuts of deep techno and then invites steve o’sullivan to slow things down a little.
with all the negative media surrounding detroit and its inhabitants, this hard hitting ep from urs alone raises some disturbing issues about responsibility, commitment, faith and honesty from the very institutions that teach these same values. this is a sonic question!
the vinyl arm of the lessizmore family makes a welcome return with this very special release that draws on close friends of the label for an adventure deep into the heady fringes of the house and techno world. our invited guest san proper is a powerhouse of the amsterdam music scene, operating in his own idiosyncratic sound world while maintaining connections with such esteemed operations as rush hour and perlon.
having taken a break from releasing on the basic grooves imprint, shane linehan returns to his native label with a straight up house music two tracker. side a meditate on this takes inspiration from detroit styles. moving chords, slammin claps and a chopped up scat style vocal is what s on offer here. the b side -the unintentional dub is a stripped back eeh, dub true to the original bg style.
unser lieblingsfranzose und mann für die dancefloor-euphoria meldet sich mit zwei floorburnern zurück, die er bereits in seinem boiler room-set in paris im september 2013 einsetzte und dessen ergebnis auf mehreren youtube-videos festgehalten ist. beide tunes werden auch von anderen djs viel support erhalten: in der panorama bar über die strände kroatiens bis zurück nach paris!
colors, the east-london party collective has been on a roll as of late, with a spate of successful events that have taken them across europe to berlin, istanbul and barcelona to name a few countries. as the name suggests, each event draws inspiration from the colour spectrum, with guests encouraged to dress up in a different chosen shade each night to get down to a soundtrack influenced by deep house, funk, disco and techno.
a very warm welcome back to the marvellous creative use imprint. life in the balearic fast lane, may well be moving at a distinctly slower rate than fans of this cult label may like, but we like to think each carefully considered and crafted release is worth the wait ! kelvin andrews world famous stable for his own and likeminded producers (like mark e & mark seven to name but two) secret dj weapons is back to the fray with another 3 track salute to exceptional dancefloor moments a diverse trio of 45s provide the inspiration for their tenth excursion, as a lovingly amended funk beauty sits alongside indian infused mexican rock & jazz-fusion gems, which are all subjected to the highest quality creative use treatment!
2014 repress with new mastering !! supported by: raresh, laurent garnier, kiki, dj sneak, karotte, lee curtiss, alex kid, jimpster, brothers vibe, etc.. i guess we dont have many words to describe this new esperanza in which we are proud to present on this vibe from the one and only fred p (black jazz consortium) and a delightful remix by sistrums favourite patrice scott. the original track is an amazing late night detroit ride which evolves slowly until it makes you feel floating on clouds. it may last 10 minutes but it s absolutely the kind of track you would want to be endless. on the flipside, patrice makes some twists and turns to the original track to put his own trademark signatures delivering another breath-taking emotional space walk. we are proud to release this record and hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
those generous chaps at aficionado return with their tenth release, eager to extend your summer with a 12 inch ticket to the sun and fun of la isla blanca. as you should know by now, messrs moon and boardman dont do things by halves so rather than hastily booking a scattering of seats on an easyjet airbus, they have plumped for the luxury and bliss of club class on onyricon air, the airline that gives you mas y mas. this pan european consortium, headed up by the production duo of leo mas and fabrice (ably assisted by the writing talent of italo legends rago and farina) formed with the aim of creating the perfect flying experience and their triumph is presented in all its transcendent beauty on the opening track.
new alias for richard gateaux (aka phoreski) dropping two essential jams for the soft rocks boys on their kinfolk imprint. this devil can dance is a scary anthemic electronic dance monster from the left that will slay many a dance floor this year and has legend written all over it. add to the mix the downtempo delight lone soldier theme that takes a different electronic route with it s echoes of assault on precinct 13 / escape from new york filmic vibe this makes for an essential package.
bok & trago are back with another 12- of deeply textured, hypnotic house music. this time taking a melodic approach on the a-side main mix of -need this-, the london-amsterdam duo borrow and flips motifs from a classic. -need this (radio mix)- is a piece of slow-burning deep-tech, helicopter blade arps hovering over epic fm bassline and churning percussive guts. a well-deserved melodic reveal at 4 minutes gives way to plenty of weightless beats to keep djs busy on the loop button - blending perfection ensured. on the flip, the 12- mix strips out the melodies and turns up the percussive heat. the results are a sweltering dub strictly for the dancers
john tejada does not really need any introduction - he is simply a phenomenon. starting with his first releases in the mid nineties, he has been constantly expanding on his massive catalogue of singles, remixes and albums released on well known us and european techno, house and electronic music labels and there seems to be no end in sight. in addition to his output on prestigious labels such as playhouse, plug research, defocus, moods and grooves, 7th city, kompakt, and others he has also been running his own palette recordings imprint since 1996. john tejada s ep for slices of life make reference to his earlier releases that were beloved by dj s for their driving energy and an occasional wink of humor. the three tracks on -times like this- combine a musical glance back to earlier times, while showcasing tejada s high level production skills of today: a slice from the past without being nostalgic
house is ok is proud to announce the label debut from young greek god christos mavridis aka eddoh! two originals and a remix by label boss oliver achatz, who teamed up with keyboarder daniel nentwig aka d’lonely al, will bring purely good vibes to dancefloors.
the first release on new tokyo and hong kong-based label palms & charms delivers a balearic reflection on the paths of our lives through space and time.
talahachi introduce themselves with a four track compilation of melodic techno and deep house. john beltran opens a crystal music-box on pisces. glasgows stephen lopkin treks across rannoch moor. dancer, choreographer and producer sir lord comixx constructs breakbeat techno from his unique perspective and invitation au voyage visits the centre of the periodic table.
nixwax is proud to add timanti to the nixfam with her debut ep, this time. 12inch vinyl in a thick polymer sleeve with free 24x24 fold out poster featuring artwork from hani abusamra.
BEFORE THIS THERE WAS ONE HEART BUT THOUSAND THOUGHTS
12 Inch 11.06.14
dave harringtons first solo release is a two track, multi-movement ep called before this there was one heart but a thousand thoughts. casting synapses between his work as as a multi-instrumentalist, dj and producer, harrington leads a sonic odyssey through this latticed world rich in wild experimentation and sublime, combustible beauty.
special backstock action !! ramon tapia is on fire! mit >sunka sunka< lieferte er auf great stuff gerade eines der erfolgreichsten house alben des jahres ab, als remixer ist er gefragter denn je, und sein debüt auf strictly rhythm anfang des jahres markierte den endgültigen internationalen durchbruch. nun der bisherige höhepunkt seiner noch jungen karriere. in den fußstapfen von radio slave, michel cleis und charles webster präsentiert er die kommende ausgabe der gefeierten strictly rhythms serie. neben exklusiven neuen edits von mode ii swing, armand van helden, dj sneak und barbara tucker ragen dabei vor allem seine 4 eigenen produktionen heraus. die clubhits >this groove< und >its that dub thing< sowie die beiden neuen tracks >year 3000< und >yeah yeah< sind von beeindruckender qualität und repräsentieren somit gleichzeitig ein best of der strictly rhythms vol. 6. als bonus gibt es ramons continous mix davon als free download beim kauf der platte! ramon tapia stellt endgültig klar, dass ihm die zukunft gehört. hypnotisch, melodiös und souverän: year 3000 baby!
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deep and sexy 12- with two tracks taken from the forthcoming hell of a funky solo debut album country city country and an old school techno cut by prime numbers trus me. big with joy orbison, mosca, nina kravitz, dettmann, antal rushour, tini, deetron, spencer, ryan elliot. further support by kalabrese, crowdpleaser.
luckily there werent any of the anticipated refund claims for the first two chapters of >if this is house i want my money back<. so we finally dared to compile number three. the concept of the compilation is pretty simple: we ask friends, pv regulars, and other good looking producers, who are famous for dancing around the edges of the genre, for an exclusive track, all of which we put together on one neat compact disc. this time the bill reaches from hot shot producer mano le tough (who celebrated his permanent vacation debut on vol. 2 of this series), maeve label buddy the drifter, the swedish house mafia in form of house dandy axel boman and edit ramajam hnny, rising star lake people, long time vacationer bostro pesopeo (together with local munich dj san quentin) and sizzling newcomer boska to the jack of all trades willie burns, fellow nyc resident octo octa, berlin-based melody masters kim brown, the neukölln acid kingpins achterbahn d’ amour (aka iron curtis & edit piafra) as well as hotflush and we play house regular locked groove. each and everyone of the participants are more than convincing in what they are doing and although they have different perspectives on the long runner house music, the tracks come together in sweet harmony on this compilation
eine definitive soulhymne für 2014! *better than this* von uk-soulsänger paul johnson (nicht zu verwechseln mit dem gleichnamigen us-house-produzenten) als exklusive rsd 12 inch auflage in mixen von frankie knuckles, soul talk (ernie mckone & toby baker), osiki ojo und 4 heros dego & kaidi. handnummeriert. 750 stück weltweit.
this time around is the long awaited follow-up to the succesful probe album by roswell return. the original is a mesmerizing piece of minimal electronic music, heavily inspired by composer steve reich. more than 10 minutes of pure synth bliss. on the b-side syncom data take it into deep techno territory with a shuffling and ridiculously low-end remix thats both warm and unsettling at the same time. deep basslines keep pushing everything forward, while the constantly rising church-like organ brings a nervous mayhem quality to it.
im jahr 2007 waren die amerikanischen mcs mystic (goodvibe), hezekiah (soulspazm) und dave ghetto (counterflow) in europa auf tour und machten auf ihrer love life-tour in wien halt. die drei umtriebigen mcs der underground-hip hop-szene begaben sich mit dj buzz, produzent und mitglied der turntablist/dj crew waxolutionists, über mehrere tage in sein buzzment studio und so entstand bislang unveröffentlichte musik, die dj buzz nun endlich zu einem 17-track starken album arrangiert hat, dass nun auch als limitierte edition der instrumentals auf dem personal records label von preddy tendergrass aus wien erscheint!
long time waited, mzkbxs debut album is almost ready. from chicago house to acid, from new wave to deep house, downtempo to experimental bassline… macadam mambos boss label delivers us 50min of great atmospheric tracks, not in the same way as usual karat records, he summons the spirit of early chicago house music, british summer of love or detroit techno breathes in its corpse again.
great reissue of the hugely in-demand rota enterprises 12 inch release of panaches massive jazz-funk tune *sweet music*. unstoppable and fiercely funky, this brilliant cut never lets up the energy for a second - frenetic guitars and bass combine with grooving keys and sweet vocals in a highly-charged dancefloor bomb. backed with the equally wonderful instrumental jazzy version which ramps up the drums and keys, a big favourite of kenny dope amongst others. unbelievably good and ultra hard-to-find in the original, you wont want to miss this!
so it begins, our good friends zoo look kindly kick off the abstract culture legacy, due out late this year the duo have worked out 2 awesome original cuts that each get remixed by some fine talent, together like this is the a-side and made with the dancefloor in mind, check it!
boo williams moon mans return sees headphoniq issue its 10th release! this track comes from the same time period as boos mars track. jordan fields 1986 in the mix is classic jack. headphoniq represses stephane veras sitback & mr. feelings pink sunshine close out the ep.
once again danse club records have unearthed a forgotten and sorely overlooked house track here, then they have enlisted a fine pair of contemporary producers -sqim and deepchild - to remix it and bring it right up to date. the original, whos dick is this is a 1994 kicking house bomb by the mysterious princess di, who released but three eps during the 90s on music station with this track being the pick of the bunch. german producer sqim is associated with labels like exploited and play it down and firstly offers up a ghetto mix of the track
one of the most participative members of the off family, german production duo mat.joe, gets back on the release pipeline with a new exciting ep, this time collaborating with talented vocalist/producer/dj kevin knapp, already an important part of berlins underground dance scene.
the late 2010 album soulbooster from command strange is now split in two parts for the collectors. plate 2 contains you cant touch this.. command strange takes the vibe down a bit for a vibing deep roller for those special moments.. if r&b could be d&b then this would be its slow jam..for the last side we turn to want you back.. one last time we crank it up a notch with some good ol rolling breakbeats and smooth piano touches.. a brilliant jazzy roller with a vibe like no other
NO LIFE IN THIS GHOST TOWN 8CHATEAU FLIGHT/LIBRAH RMXS)
12 Inch 19.11.13
paris house legends chÂteau flight and up-and-coming swedish producer librah deliver beautiful dancefloor-focused remixes of stareaways (aka markus guentner and heiko badje) epic pop/ambient sketches no life in this ghost town and appointments, both taken from stareaways album no life in this ghost town, also released on couldnt care more.
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