very cool mixture of of funk, soul, jazz, reggae sounds

reality check a one-off project from freddy turner & jason hernandez who dropped this soulful, street-tough slice of house on strictly rhythm back in 1998. this is one of those hidden gems, tucked away in the recesses of the strictly catalogue, so it may well have slipped by under the radar save for a few dedicated heads and vinyl junkies! it s got that nyc sound, hard drums, vocal samples, tripped out loops and stabs. perfect dj material if you re into the funked out stripped back house sounds of the mid to late 90s, this one will certainly be (in) your bag. fantasy has been given some tasty 2017 remastering treatment and repressed onto a high quality, weighty 12inch for all you fiends out there, this one will keep them moving in the mix. perfect nyc house sounds here, untouched and represented in its original 1998 form, no sleeping permitted!

what can be said about kerri chandler that hasn t already been said? the man is one of the greats of contemporary house music, a true legend & one of the most hard working & consistent producers out there today. trionisphere, his (second) lp from 2003 has it all, those gritty drums, the deep garage groove, the church feeling that influences so much of his sound & those bass-lines that he s renowned for are all here, not forgetting the outstanding vocal performances from his long-time collaborator dee dee brave amongst a cast of other guests. the sounds on the lp are wide ranging, from the uplifting latin swing of ye yo ma (mother) to the sparse, pacey, heads down house of it s you we re treated to a glimpse into mr.chandler s sound world across 2x12inchs & we all know that can only be a good thing! trionisphere has always been a fond favourite with house aficionados around the world & hasn t been available for a little while.until now! fully re-mastered, re-pressed & re-released in conjunction with king street sounds, nyc & made available again for 2015 in it s original format with the permission & participation of all rights holders. now s your chance to own a piece of ny/nj house history!

the first volume in an ongoing series compiled by butter sessions & noise in my head, domestic documents surveys independent artists who are living and producing electronic abstraction in australia far from a complete guide to the country s burgeoning scene, the 2lp set presents a cross-section of wide ranging sounds and ideas, travelling the endless highways between brisbane, sydney, canberra, melbourne & adelaide as well as regional towns, ballarat and keyneton. featuring exclusive tracks from daze, mic mills, albrecht la brooy, lucy cliche and more, the comp also marks the first vinyl outing for newcomers chiara kickdrum, ben keynes & a fresh dan white / ryan hunter collaboration turner street sound. stay tuned for volume 2, coming late 2016!