nice price deal !!! sur s fourth release by manuk. first in a series of solo ep s.

the vinyl only label comes from ant plate (of rhythm plate notoriety), and following some turns from ant himself as yse saint laur ant the label branches out to welcome brand new entity (or quite possibly alias) bubbadog to the playing field. the quality of the music eschews any notions of who did what, as the tumbling latin tones of -alma- meet with the laid-back, handclap-heavy bliss of -threshold-. -boodoo- on the flip deals in a more peppy kind of offbeat house, and then -talkin talkin - and -harry- drop down into a classic bit of funk breaks business.

without artwork edition, cosmic pint glass hit us with a stunning v/a 4 tracker to wrap up a year which has seen the label go from strength to strength ! the new found pan solo kicks off the hot tropics ep, taking us deep into a marimba & pan pipe heavy jungle paradise for a tree-top party that s hard to resist.

300 copies - screen-printed sleeve
s winter kicks in, it s good to remember there are parts of the world where its still sunny and hot. cosmic pint glass hit us with a stunning v/a 4 tracker to wrap up a year which has seen the label go from strength to strength ! the new found pan solo kicks off the hot tropics ep, taking us deep into a marimba & pan pipe heavy jungle paradise for a tree-top party that s hard to resist.

anchored between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, when industrial music courted funk, when electro(nica) made a shy appearance and house was visceral and plaintive, also inspired by current r&b productions and futuristic hip-hop, tropics of love is a slow tempo record that shines like a steel sun and rings diabolically romantic.
the double 12 inch lp comes in gatefold sleeve with cd-copy of the full album included.

tropics a.k.a. chris ward first appeared on planet mu last year, following up two eps with the album parodia flare. commended by pitchfork for his lush soundscapes and hazy pop, whats clear with tropics is that he listens to a lot of dance music and he cares about production values. the synth and beat programming is as competent as anything out there, and he avoids lazy indie stylings and one button bontempi organ beats – his are crafted songs, much of the pleasure lying in his gift for dynamic arrangement, which is a joy amid rafts of useful formulaically assembled house tracks.
in common with the general post-financial collapse vibe there is less sunshine in this ep than before, and he has absorbed something from a year of intensive house music listening, but chris essential qualities remain a forward-looking wistfulness, hope beneath melancholy, something even more acutely needed now than before. oh look! here comes winter.

uk based four:twenty continue their 2007 release schedule with this huge release from james mowbray & leiam sullivan, >lost in the tropics<. a slow burning, bass heavy groover with steadily rising keys and oddball electronic fx, >lost in the tropics< is an essential tech house track which will more than satisfy the countless supporters of the duo s previous release on four:twenty,. known for drafting in the finest remixers, four:twenty do not disappoint with their current choice of artist, matthias tanzmann. with releases on dessous, poker flat and his much-lauded moon harbour imprint he is the toast of underground house music and techno and turns in a suitably wonderful, subtle house groove

anchored between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, when industrial music courted funk, when electro(nica) made a shy appearance and house was visceral and plaintive, also inspired by current r&b productions and futuristic hip-hop, tropics of love is a slow tempo record that shines like a steel sun and rings diabolically romantic.

2011 debut album from tropics aka british producer and multi-instrumentalist chris ward. since planet mu released his first single, -soft vision-, the synthpop of his early tracks has evolved into a more substantial and personal style. parodia flare features ward as a multi-instrumental auteur, weaving together vintage sounds, rhodes keyboard, banks of old synths, software and guitars, live drums and electric bass.

ltd. col. 2lp: (opak wei?es vinyl, gatefold-h³lle)

a collection of vox populi! tracks from 1986-1990, mostly unreleased.

ltd reissue

the first release of the four seasons project focuses on autumn.

enchufada founder branko explores the global side of club music.

download code includes 2 bonus tracks: neka neka and the middle path

psychedelic chill

italo disco! brilliant new periodica release! quality as always.

long awaited vol.5

cold busted has navigated the smooth seas to unearth sailing, the new album from moroccan guitarist and beat-flinger saib. the casablanca- based producer has steered his sound into warmer waters. mixing tempered hip-hop beats with jazzy vibes and a lounge sensibility, saib. touches on a style thats both chill and opulent. the albums opener, archipelago, sets the scene with gentle piano, swirling strings, and beachside sounds that would make martin denny proud. tropics pushes the agenda further, featuring delightful vibraphone lines, stand-up bass, and boom bap beats, providing the perfect soundtrack for poolside cocktails. the sleepy crooning of blue memories, the future-retro sing-a-long of mermaid dreams, and the guitar/vibes interplay of pastel provide other highlights. sailings twelve songs show saib. as an artist capable of bringing a sunny climate to any listening environment

italian based label roots underground records links up with japanese dj and producer fuminori kagajo for its second vinyl outing. four tracks that skip through house, disco, 70’s funk allure and jazz-fusion treatments. real summer time flavours on this one and strictly limited numbers so don’t sleep.

initial listens to inre rymden (swedish for inner space) reveal it to be a curious combination of slow-motion house music and salubrious new age funk. in this case, first impressions are accurate, and they should intrigue you enough to dive deeper into the paradisiacal vistas tommy awards paint here. the opening track prometheus introduces that feeling of sundown deliquescence that very few musicians can summon, as it locks into a laid-back groove that induces utmost serenity, buoyed by sublimely mellow guitar vibes that should make fans of manuel gšttsching s ashra and phil manzanera s solo output spring to attention. draget conjures the sort of exquisite elegance and preternatural chill last heard on roxy musics 1982 lp avalon but somehow its even more blissed out than that boudoir classic. and so it goes for most of inre rymden: among the six tracks, only rexy hints at tension, courtesy of a bass line that sounds like it should score a prisoners walk to the electric chair. but thats tempered by guitar sighs of radiant melancholy, not unlike those lofted by popol vuh s daniel fichelscher. even when inre rymden gets relatively uptempo, as on hans logan, it still glides like gilded, glazed, balearic house jams, urged on by subliminal bongos and dappled with pastel guitar shimmers far off on the horizon. music is love and love is our music, runs tommy awards slogan (a sentiment beautifully echoed by david crosby on his revered 1971 album if i could only remember my name), but one could also argue that it is medicine a balmy ear massage that spreads healing frissons to all areas of your body and mind. tommy awards continue their miraculous act as scandinavians channeling the tropics with stunning audio verisimilitude.

wild is the most complete musical work by nuage up to date. following a thought-out plan from beginning to finish, with a real introduction, development, and conclusion, the album is influenced foremost by the sun, sea and tropics. the music slowly evolves from warm and uplifting songs towards colder and more mysterious realms. . taking a full year to finish the album, including the entire change of season from summer to winter, memories of trips to mexico, the mountains, and the seaside fade away and are replaced by days at home and in the studio in cold st. petersburg. at the same time the music itself goes through a very personal development from outgoing moments to parts of personal reflection. without adding too much weight or philosophy to the music, the album is an easy and natural listening experience that explores contrasting and at times contradicting themes between summer and winter, cold and warm, introverted and extroverted and many layers in between, while also harmonizing the musical past, present and future of nuage.

a milestone tenth release from butter sessions brings the worldwide debut of consumer watchdawgz, a collaboration between two mysterious figures from down under. experience a techno expedition to the dry waves of the central desert & moist air in the eastearn tropics, featuring dubbed out forward thinking rhythms & otherworldy electronics, for earth people...

for our milestone 50th release we felt we needed to do something special, so with that in mind we present the return of red axes to correspondant. way back in 2013 we were a new label, and they were a new face on the scene. their hit record camino de dreyfus helped propel both the label and the artist in to the established figures that both are today. avalon combines everything thats good about the axes, with their signature new wave sound taking in the tropics, but skewed through a middle eastern kaleidoscope. sequencia astronomical is familiar territory to many red axes releases, but takes everything either deeper, darker, or weirder than theyve previously ventured, showing the huge growth in their confidence in the intervening 3 years since their last correspondant ep. to round off the package correspondant also presents an as yet unavailable instrumental version of camino de dreyfus

marek bilinski is one of the most famous polish composers, pioneer of electronic music in poland and multi – instrumentalists, using the newest and classic, electronic keyboard instruments like moog, nord, yamaha & roland. he is an alumni of the academy of music in poznan (music college in poznan). he acquired his popularity on the music market thanks to his bestseller album “the garden of the king of dawn” and video clip “escape from tropics”, which were accepted by tv audience as the best clip of 1984 which nowadays can be called a classic video mash-up. marek bilinski compositions deduces from the best standards of classical and romantic music. his talent and knowledge unite tradition with vision of modern world sounds. 30 years after the release of his first best-selling vinyl record called: “the garden of the king of dawn” marek bilinski is back with the next 12” lp called “best of the best”. the album will be a treat for all fans of the 12” and warm analog sounds of electronic music. all songs on the album are the original versions of these songs remastered on a world-class studio equipment. that’s why the sound is so velvety and dynamic. if you are a big fan of: klaus schulze, kraftwerk, tangerine dreams or jean michel jarre it will be your icing on the cake!

for the opening ep from too many squares, frank butters manages to gene-splice together the raw dna from all of the ugly-beautiful sounds present in the birth of modern dance music. -conditioning for solitude- is the hum of dark tubes, the slice and hiss of sharp synthesised percussion and the scream of blissful dementia. the mutant that existed for a brief and joyous frozen moment while disco was still birthing house. -body burn” is the tropics with a black sun and africanism with a stopwatch instead of a heart. recalling experimentalist forays by the likes of liaisons dangereuses, patrick cowley and karen finley, the 2 originals on offer manage to recall the raw passion of an era without feeling contrived or derivative. the ep is rounded off by sheila fleurraters remix of * 3 minute warning* which continues the pioneer-ist motif, albeit allying itself with a much more early industrial aesthetic.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
wd43 welcomes italian-disco-demigod, bottin to the roster. bottin offers two uptempo and catchy re-edits sitting alongside a lovely dub of #1 deejay by hristo. on the b2, label head, sleazy mcqueen has elongated the soulful house classic, we all need love. 4 songs tweaked for the jazzy leaning disco set.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
each whiskey disco aims to shed light on forgotten gems of yesteryear. wd42 welcomes two men who need no introduction, kon & jacques renault. both known the world over for their sleek and well-oiled productions and their contributions to the wd catalog are no exception. jacques leads the a-side with disco bass, clattering percussion and sublime vocal crescendo making way for love dance s understated edit of this noodling version of the bill withers classic. kon wraps the b-side with a long and drawn, slightly dubbed and ever-building edit of the album version of promised land.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
olivier boogie returns to the fold with i know you care ep, the follow up to to his provocative first ep, wd27. the spectrum is as wide as one would expect from the famed dutch selector, uptempo and high energy cuts include the swirling speed of come inside and crescendo building loops of i know you care. to balance, we slow down for deep sexiness found between the notes of how high and rollerboogie funk of watch your step.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
summer of my life joins newcomer and alumnus, closed paradise and b.g. baarregaard. the title is a cheeky reference that sidesteps youthful sentiment with a nod towards middle age. b.g. establishes the mood with his impeccable balance of sample and synthesis with the loopy, upbeat astarjatning and the carefree, balearic astargardurinn. closed paradise produces original disco with sheer panache weaving sample and groove with slight melancholic tones across breakin down and wolf sisters. whiskey disco #40 exemplifies our roots and future, a constant evolution of modern disco and vintage edits.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
wd38 welcomes three newcomers to the whiskey disco roster, andy ash, jp source and vincenzo de bull & halve soul. they join alumni, rabo & snob, to present the disco darling ep. on the a side, andy ash adds his typical 909 vibes to the sliced and looped, chi-town influenced, you ve been found. in the inside, vdb & hs deconstruct and reconstruct cherry pie with acid tension and dub love. flip the platter for rabo & snobs darling, a showcase of what this duo does best, sample + analog synth jam. followed by the quirky rollergirl return. jp source offers a tool to keep the mid-set bouncing heavily, even at 107 bpm!

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
wd39 *you get by* is the second outing from rabo & snob, the tel-aviv based duo who previously surprised and delighted on whiskey disco #32, 3 chart-topping songs that brought this duo into the disco limelight. the fundamental goal of modern disco is to ride the groove and make folks move. r&s have an uncanny ability to distill music to this point by weaving new textures over old and creating instant classics. you get by, believe and together carry this torch with subtle nods to our inner disco hippy, signaling themes of peace, love and boogie. the title song has been re-touched by love dance. ld have tweaked the original vocals for a headier combination, aimed at the dawn patrol.

joakim wishes to say few words about his new new ep: ‘each other is one of my favourite tracks on tropics of love and the most emblematic of a direction id like to explore - slower, more soulful, more sensual.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
wd37 broadway kiss showcases the hair-split-contrast in our disco genre. 4 songs so good, they all deserve equal attention, pontchartrain delivers, lifesaver, an immaculate distillation of house and disco fused, buffed and polished. on the inside, osmose has bottled pure disco fire with broadway kiss, a perfect party starter for any warehouse with disco leanings.
flipping to the aa, seasoned jock, derek kaye has reworked holding on and in the process landed it (and a few others!) in greg wilsons top edits of 2014 chart. by now, you must know that we are very fond of a bit of cheese in our whiskey… rulefinn sidesteps the usual elements of la biondas i got your number to focus on the slick guitar, while retaining the vocals until the end for optimal impact.
after listening to this ep, you will feel like you have been kissed all over.

hello sailor is a party and record label based in brooklyn, ny founded by brazilian-born, new york based renata do valle. since 2012, the label has been staging events with an array of local and international artists. hello sailor recordings debuts with the focus on releasing only 7inch records and building its collection of significant disco, funk, afro, and balearic music.the energy of the tropics, sunset, and the beach informs the feel of this music. hello sailor recordings first 7inch release is a remastered african jam called muko wapi and an edit by french musician joakim. brazil meets africa via france!

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
hotel victoria is the debut ep from two talented editors from poland, holiday 80. holiday 80 inherited a massive collection of wax at a very early age, inciting a deep and lifelong respect for vinyl and the dark grooves. this instilled a profound love not-to-be-contained by a single genre. each song on this palette reflects that diversity and spectrum. from the smooth intro on kto da&#322, nam deszcz with its easy groove to the boogie-blaze of bez tego i owego. the rolling synth bass and sizzling strings of zabawa w stylu folk are at once dark and light in a tense contrast. as comfortable on the b2 as in the basement, we hear the acidic melodies of teleniedziela.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
kloof street diggin sees wd label honcho sleazy mcqueen team up with longtime dj cohort, romano arcaini for three super-sized re- edits of the highest order. each of these three songs are based around samples sourced during smq s recent tour stops in south africa. peace, love + harmony, the perfect track to segue between house and disco! flute and synthesizer call and response building to an unexpected vocal explosion.
on the flip, disco de moda, named after the johannesburg party with a decidedly digital disco bent, arps and chugs to robotic climax. finally, tidings are closed with the organic and synthetic, tied together in private life, a blend of flute and synth undulating to a psychedelic crescendo.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
disco meze ep impresses quickly with an uptempo collaboration headed by vinyladdicted. nym is a diggers delight, looped guitars and strings with a heady solo courtesy of jean claude gavri. pixelated drop the bpm and acid with their sublime re-edit of caught up in the rapture. in contrast to the relative obscurities on the a-side, the flip is packed with time-tested, tried-and-true sampling courtesy of alkalinos day to day and the silver riders hidden rung.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
oslo-based, icelandic producer, b.g. baarregaard, returns to whiskey disco for his third solo ep, disco inn. the title song features a talented roster of icelandic-via-oslo musicians. inga Þyri coos blissful harmonies atop a deep groove comprised of electric guitar chucks by sigurður guðmundsson and organ and bass by baarregaard. this deep groove will work those balearic moments to-a-tee. on the reverse, undercover lover exposes rnb style vocals, delayed claps and bass groove on the outside cut and country style guitar sitting comfortably next to 303 acid on the inside for kaffibarinn, an homage to the legendary reykjavik music venue.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
rabo & snob eschew the worn rhythms of disco injecting a heretofore unheard blend of middle-eastern rhythm mixed with western influence. equal parts studio musician and disco academia, this tel aviv duo know their history and can see the future. here we come is an appropriate maxim on their maiden vinyl release. these two weave a groove combining original and sampled elements to create a three track ep, each cut as strong as the next.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
not one to overstate the obvious, the disco scene is fairly obsessed with the cosmos. whiskey disco #31, offers four more reasons to space dance! hristo sets course for the stars with x-otic love, an unhinged and epic ride from funky start to euphoric end. next up is enigmatic editor, satisfaction, love & passions edit, dance (dance, dance), a cut sent to us under the veil of night with no return address. for the return, we cruise towards home with detroits rising star, pontchartrain as he guides us through some lesser known italo-influenced, synth heavy and floor packing reworks, be my lover + dance with me.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
like any good meat n three, whiskey disco #30 is open 24 hours. this blue plate special is served by the enigmatic breakfast lunch & dinner. a delectable disco collation on the a platter, try my love delivers right to your doorstep. on the other side, miracles and tonight offer second and third helpings of an already bountiful feast. who is in the clean plate club?

second release single featuring luke jenner (the rapture) of joakims ace new album >tropics of love<. includes remixes from william burnett, young marco and sam tiba. the vinyl ep comes with downloadcode included.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
whiskey disco #28 lost in the crowd by olivier boogie showcases the dutch masters skills with the knife. he has created a 4 color palette that will leave crowds besot with boogie fever.

2 long tracks of drum heavy house from gen ludd (feat. the dudes behind dam mantle/golden teacher/tropics of capricorn/lovers rights etc). if you copped their recent mister saturday night 12- then yer most certainly gonna dig this

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
whiskey disco #27, ladykillers ep by yse saint laurant. yse drops a sprinkling of femme fatale themed edits for this, his third full ep, on whiskey disco. whatever your saturday night plans, this ep will have something suited. the low slung, synth-riddled sunset woman, the groove driven and emotive crying woman both sit snug on the a side, leaving the b side for even more left-of-center grooves of ghetto woman and psychodelic woman. this ep further cements the foundation of yse as an amazing editor, producer and … ladykiller.

the first single of the upcoming joakim album releasy ( may 2014) >tropics of love<!

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
whiskey disco #26 dreams of the future. we went searching in outer space and found disco. whiskey disco alum, osmose, is joined by newcomers terrence pearce, mr mython and falcon punch on this 4 song compilation of standup, get down disco and boogie edits.