percussive tribal tech house madness

very strong dancefloor ep! tip!

fünf brandneue tracks des meisters der stimmung, die ihren weg in die rekordtaschen anspruchsvoller djs auf der ganzen welt finden

crackling electro by lobster theremin newcomer privacy, a melodramatic dance tune by robert johnson resident chinaski and skittering house by partner in crime dj s aka dj slingshot. completed by giallorific tones of umberto and harsh compressor-experiments by nick klein.

new album from brazilian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist humberto gessinger.

six sonic experiments from humberto polar and mike sandoval.

the already legendary italian imprint with a new release

the echo beach dub compilation series continues.

first vinyl reissue of the 1965 samba jazz gem by humberto clayber, hermeto pascoal and airto moreira as the sambrasa trio.

pinche funky disco!

soundtrack from the 2015 documentation “blue velvet revisited” by tuxedomoon and cult with no name. the vinyl lp includes a download code.

a collection of italian horror sounds from the cam sugar archives. pressed on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

disco edits

italo pophits from the 60s on vinyl lp.

ltd repress - trio ternura (or tenderness trio) consisted of two sisters, jussara, jurema and their brother robson. their father, umberto silva was a revered brazilian songwriter and recording artist who introduced his children to the music world at a very young age. after performing some songs on broadcast television and at festivals early on, their father umberto and brother, beto scala wrote a gira for the trio to record. the song is a tribute to nature, spirituality and mindfulness. the hommage is made through a form of cantico (chant) or saudação (salutation), aimed at invoking an orisha named oxossi. otherwise known as saints, orishas are the deities worshiped in the afro-brazilian religion of candomblé. african religion and culture have had an undeniable impact in brazil, especially in music and on artists with african roots as its rituals were often accompanied by music comprising highly percussive drumming. as a result, a gira, an homage to a candomblé deity recorded in 1973 involves mesmerizing polyrhythms from the very first few bars and throughout, followed by the sisters soaring vocals and impeccable instrumentation. its a song that they can really identify with, in their own words it has the dancing, the expression, the lyrics and musical relaxation - something very brazilian. originally released on polydor in brazil, fully licensed and remastered from the tapes - mel012 comes forth in its 7-inch original vinyl format and digitally, b/w trio ternuras stunning version of gato barbieris last tango in paris and is accompanied by the first bilingual melozine.

80s disco feel! repress

produced in stockholm, artwork by finn cleverly

the original, previously unreleased soundtrack of the umberto lenzi cannibal movie from 1980. the extremely violent exploitation production “mangiati vivi! (eaten alive!) is still banned in most countries but received on youtube unbelievable 815 000 hits. certainly also because of it’s amazing score which was produced and written by italian composer roberto donati and maria fiamma maglione.

ali renaults cestrian alias is responsible for some proper gutter-dwelling electro business that has come to light on bunker records, mnx recordings and more besides. theres no let up with this new slab, presented to the underworld by vivod and unknown to the unknown as a joint release. napoli keeps the pressure wound up to a breakneck pace while -secret language places the emphasis on devilish synth tones. purge attempts something akin to a more melodic, mellow mood splattered with acidic bleeps, and then krapton fictor whips out some truly crafty android boogie loaded with short circuits aplenty. umberto swoops in at the last minute to remix napoli into a relentless, storming techno brute with brains to match the brawn.

ultra-rare gems extracted from 45s and 78s records released in the 1950s and early 1960s by obscure record labels! a collection of fast, hot and intense latin songs played by cuban, puerto rican, venezuelan, mexican and north american wild dance orchestras. recorded in the 1950s / 1960s and originally released on vinyl and 78rpm shellac records. savage bongos, volcanic trumpets, atomic rumbas, mambo inferno and wild conga for a successful party of exotic ecstasy!

casino shanghai was a -techno-pop- band started in the mid-80s in mexico city. they released their debut and only album -film- in december of 1985. an album considered today as cult status. casino shanghai were part of a great cultural change in mexico and its music scene. the band made various controversial appearances on tv when a band without a drummer or guitarist was unheard of. all members had been in different notorious bands in the local scene. ulalume was the lead singer of the casuals (punk-new wave) and denseundergrowth (avant-garde). carlos robledo and walter schmidt were part of size (post-punk) and have been playing together for many years in decibel (experimental). humberto alvarez played with mcc (prog rock) and is currently a well-known musician and multi-instrumentist. before the band split-up they recorded two last songs in 1986, -le tombeau d edgar poe- and -l action minimal-, as part of an unreleased solo ep for ulalume. these tracks were edited in 2014 on 12&#8243,,, by mannequin records together with a remix by in aeternam vale. the music of casino shanghai was also used for the soundtrack of some mexican films. -crónicas de familia- directed by diego lópez and nominated for the ariel award for best original soundtrack in 1986, and -juana la cantinera- directed by josé loza. -film- has been restored and remastered for this new edition including all original tracks plus two bonus: -le tombeau d edgar poe (haunted version)- and -cuerpos huecos- (spanish version of -hollow bodies- available only on a promotional 7&#8243,,,). limited to 350 copies on white vinyl with a new artwork and printed inner sleeve with photos and song lyrics.

after the night sea journey of francesco clemente-heinrich dressels split release il faro, minimalrome returns with a concept album inspired by the silence and the noises of the plague. heinrich dressel, umberto, anton maiof, alessandro parisi, and vercetti technicolor explore the solitude, terror, stillness and unsophisticated chaos of the epidemic in a 5 tracks lp that is limited to 250 hand-stamped copies and comes with a 12 pages color a5 booklet.

this release features a classic track by new-formed super-duo, lemi, who are stephane lefrancois and jason miles. this duos love for everything percussive and melodic comes through in *all i see is you*. treat yourself to the infectious rhythms and harmonies of the vocally driven original and the remixes by miguel graça, right2dance and koyla.
support by: laurent garnier, m.a.n.d.y, onionz, tony rodriguez (brothers vibe), rainer trubel, tyler stadius, joshua iz, marques wyatt, mark farina, julius papp, peter christianson (lawnchair generals), erik schneider (giant step / bastard jazz), murray richardson (baker street / rebel waltz), humberto matias (social disco club), jeannie hopper (liquid sound lounge / wbai / artonair.org / cielo ), doc martin, jamie kidd, voytek (my favorite robot), sascha weisz, mike burns, gvibe, mauricio aviles, giom, philip arruda, amir javasoul, trevor walker, christian pronovost (lost heroes), cesare cera aka black mighty wax, eleonora cutaia (samurai fm / m2o), dj the fox(antena 3 / dancetv / clubs), makossa (radio fm4 / vienna), dj reeplee.

sons and daughters follow up their silver spell / optimo remix package with a second 12 inch. this time round they focus on orion, taken from their latest album mirror mirror, which was afforded universal critical acclaim on release last year and described by q as a creative rebirth. the 12 inch features 3 mixes kicking off with the emperor machine remix, the solo project of andy meecham from chicken lips. next up psychedelic occultist umberto giving it some strange brew with his mix, and wrapping up the package are glaswegian djs wrong island with their own particular take on the track.

mogwai melden sich mit dem grandiosen neuen remix-album >a wrenched virile lore< zurück!

humberto matias, aka social disco club, has proven time and time again that his devotion to disco, in all its manifestations, knows no bounds. with releases on labels from the four corners of the globe the sound he produces is established to a level akin to perfection.

rebuilt album is a lp from ethnik groove that includes 6 new remixes from some of the classic tunes (funky moment - gotta go - unexplicable life) produced by paul eg with two bonus tracks. after several singles in collaboration with international renowned artists such as eriko tanabe, quantec, jeff bennett, davide squillace, florian meindel, markantonio and umberto carmignani, ethnik groove has invited benja, david lazzari, paul eg, reto ardour (switzerland), lee burton (greece), philip braunstein (brasil), jeff bennett (sweden). they frequently release outstanding lp on various international labels. these artists were chosen for their musical feeling and for their collaboration on brilliant tunes released on ethnik groove and minimo imprint, our techno-minimal division. musical approach the concept was to regroup artists with a diverse range of musical flavour in one lp to obtain a non -superficial album. the original tracks have a different approach from the techno tunes produced nowadays. the idea was to keep the same groove with a current trend to allow the artists to add their own musical flava in a defined style between techno, minimal and tech-house.
supported by:marco carola, steve bug, richie hawtin, alex flatner, paco osuna, maurizio vitiello, paul nazca, uto karem, angel alanis, kiko, patrick chardronnet, christian fischer

finally dusty presents the most exotic tracks of his new album >keep it raw< on this brilliant vinyl ep. true to the title, the opener guarantees an exotic mixture: dubby horns, latin voices, african drums as well as melodic saxophon and rhodes solos. umberto echo, a great dub producer from munich has formed the title track into a wonderful and energetic dub version with half tempo beats including great effects and reverbs.

supported by dj pippi, dario d attis, roed svensk, andy compton, mike fresco, umberto gianni & more soon… here it is !!! we have the pleasure to anounce the full release of kentphoniks new track uthando. after the massive success of hiya kaya and sunday showers last year, the south african band is back with another hot deep and melodic track. uthando means love in swayly, and kentphonik are delivering only but true love to music lovers here !! on the remix duty is featuring australias very own dj jorj, who after releasing his soulful hit back 2 me with us and some hot tracks on papa, farplane and she records, is bringing 2 big room club versions to please a different crowd than the original. also available here is the beautiful yet effective remix of sunday showers by nycs finest producer carlos mena aka casamena, that will be sure to please the heads !!!! check out this great package, theres something for (almost) everyone !!

portuguese based social disco club (aka humberto matias) delivers some laid back mediterranean spiced disco groove. >the way you move< sleeks along with sultry keys, latin groove, lazy percussion and all the flavour of an early-evening island vista. maia adds his tastefully high catchy vocals to round off the vibe. up on the edit is our pal greg wilson who re-jigs like only he can, creating a more floor based mix. the original is all about the great vocals whilst new norwegian disco-don diskjokke gives us his late 80s balearic sounding re-rub.. its ibiza 88 all over again.. drop the deal friends

as a sublabel of the respected rilis, loose is on the roll with a series of impressive, futuristic pressings. following the black and red ep comes a new gem named yellow. here rino cerrone teams up with some of his friends maurizio viteillo and umberto carmignani. these men slam down a solid stripped down techno ep with stunning quality and superb craftmenship