alfa/yen records 1980-1987: techno pop and other electronic adventures in tokyo. double vinyl lp, japan import.

incl. dj satelite afro remix

cultural sounds of the natives of ghana

mr bongo presents the first 12inch in a series of remix packages curated from ebo taylors brand new album yen ara. the 81-year-old composer, arranger, guitarist and vocalist has been a key figure in the evolving afro-funk sound since the seventies, working with the likes of apagya show band, ck mann and pat thomas. this 12inch combines three of the best remixers in the business - the legendary ron trent, west coast talent flako, and disco connoisseur nick the record. you will hear the high-energy afrobeat, sweet highlife, jazz and konkoma influences that ebo is famous for, and the remixes have contributed their disco pulse, house groove, and hard-hitting percussive edge to the tracks.

ghanaian legend ebo taylor returns with perhaps his finest album to date. but don’t take our word for it. that’s coming straight from the man himself. and he should know after more than 60 years in the business.

final volume in the ‘walk.man’ mix series. a 4 track of burners and disco thuds. ‘cloud break’ bolts out the blocks with deadly bongo drums and heady vocal whilst ‘don’t you? opens it out on the breakdown with xxxy. ‘magnolia is looped up phaser disco distilled. finished with the glacial ‘ur salvation’

repress in generic white cover , earl has been with us since the beginning. the c in c.r.s.t. from some of our earliest releases to the spanking goodfoot ep as chesus and more recently his twisted disco remix of daneekas what s it gonna be? with seven davis jr. as earl jeffers he s really found his sound and we are stoked to have him back on board with his best ep yet. these tunes have been flaming all year in the clubs. proper essential stuff.

hot on the heels of both save me and the robert owens collab is the third instalment of the walk.man series. big wide-eyed club womper better dayz on the a and the subtler soul rolla stay away from music on the flip. these go off. the walk.man mixtape will be released in full on cassette and digital at the end of the summer

second up in doc daneeka’s walk.man series sees the all-time don, robert owens step up. two tracks, recorded in berlin that could have stepped directly out of his 90’s back catalogue. one for the lovers. the walk.man mixtape will be released in full on cassette and digital at the end of the summer.

vol. 1 of doc daneeka’s mixtape series ‘walk.man’ this is the first in a series of 12”s dropping over the next few months, & will be compiled into a mixtape on cassette and digital at the end of the summer. before we announce the guest vocalists on the rest of the mix, get stuck into this summer soul burner. early support from midland, annie mac, btraits, gilles peterson, moxie 1luv

xxxy returns to his spiritual home on tty with a with a package of club burners. ready for summer.

after constant id requests all year, doc daneeka finally drops these two new powerhouse jams fresh for summer - vinyl only, for the heads. / ltd repress

mysteries. adventures in paradise. in a world where we got it all clear and cut. it pays to see between the lines this track first caught our attention in the series of yen parties we did last year across europe, and every time this tune got the id treatment. he followed it up quickly with the soul burning joonya. both tracks are beasts in the club, and we hope you feel them too.

ten thousand yen is very proud to announce a new signing - rimbaudian, with this stunner of an ep. we first met him at our party in nitsa, barcelona last summer. we loved his meda fury debut and asked if he’d send some tunes our way. by the time we got home, there was a new folder waiting with about 40 tracks from rimbaudian and a certain dj seinfeld. just about every single one was great, a feat we can assure you never happens. this is easily some of our favourite music right now, and we’re stoked to share it with you!

nach releases auf petit records, psyth und im eigenvertrieb mit props von maya jane coles, groove armada und soul clap, präsentiert der britische produzent rob shields auf seinem debütalbum auf dem needwant-schwesterlabel yen eine warmherzige mixtur aus deep house, balearic und dubbigen sounds.

neues album des britischen electronic produzenten tom szirtes, der als shur-i-kan auf labels wie anjunabeats oder freerange veröffentlicht. barely breathing- ist ein betörendes electronic-listening-klangerlebnis mit einflüssen aus trance, progressive, klassik und ambient.

the boy, mickey pearce, back on yen after dropping a beauty of an album on swamp 81 this year. banging, rapscallion beats.

mystic heaters from the one they call deadboy. a debut on yen and first output from his new montreal hq. ten of cups ambient version is vinyl only.

xxxy no matter ep 4 rather good arias by manchesters finest xo. tty

warm house heaters from label boss doc daneeka.

strong mgf remix !!

having dropped some of our favourites from the last year on labels like mr saturday night and autonomous africa, we are very happy to welcome these guys to the ten thousand yen family. weird, trippy rhythms, space echoes and chaos held together with hard percussive sound. so sick.

in the lead up to his debut solo album the ten thousand yen label boss returns home with four essential cuts, with two vocal features from la s seven davis jr. the ep is led by what s it gonna be? which is already picking up early love in the clubs and on radio by the likes of annie mac & skream. from the disco-charged drive of together to house/acid/techno morph ghost text to the r&b lean of i promise , the from mine to mistress ep is a diverse collection of tunes that really show off daneeka s varied production style.

xxxy returns to ten thousand yen with a pair of cybertron futureproof rave burners. goldfish exists to pull you in, mangle you up and squash you out the other side. the flip evade is on a hands in the air, vapour jets in amnesia flex. we love em both. a lot. hope you do too x.

phunkin 70s inspired disco

quick-firing into the new year, doc daneekas ten thousand yen returns with the absolute dance heat that is bodhi, *i need you e.p.*. the pair rose to prominence over the last two years with deft mixes for people like the xx & sampha and london grammer. releasing original material via channels like grizzly and australias future classic, bodhi join forces with their welsh compatriots at ten thousand yen for these collection of rough and ready, yet soul burning dance floor bombs. these have been doing serious business in the clubs. i need you!
the vinyl ep includes a downloadcode.

ushering in a big new year for doc daneekas ten thousand yen is one of the most exciting underground artists to emerge over the last few years. combining a bruk shuffle with a natural flare for techno, presk has been carving out his own subtle niche since 2011. each track on this release stands tall alone, showcasing presks natural leanings, from the raw broken funk hit of *saluki*, the warped techno of *mod1 & rais* to the deft touch of *vigor*. this is presk at his very best, showing whats to come of this exciting producer and marking a very fitting return to the label. with support already from gilles peterson and a prime slot on jackmasters soon-to-become-legendary mastermix 4, saluki is set to be around for a while. don t sleep on this one.
includes immediate download of 4-track album in the high-quality format of your choice (mp3, flac, and more).

i made another record for the lovely welshmen at ten thousand yen. the a side is an arpy thing with bass the flip is a vocally thing with bass. they both contain breakdowns - please dont hold this against me xoxo

chesus, c from c.r.s.t., half of darkhouse fam and the one and only metabeats fresh from his recent hip hop smash >hookers< with action bronson. so apart from having a finger in just about every conceivable pie, chesus is going back to his house roots on this solo project, which features the local talents, also making a fair name for themselves, the organ grinder and didz. this is an e.p. of classic house smashers, harking back to the house heyday of the 90s but with a production twist from 2012.
code for free mp3 download of these tracks included.

ten thousand yen is proud to present our new signing: presk. he weighs in with the sublime 4 track love again e.p. as the first ever 12 inch on tty. we first came across presk in eindhoven last year playing support for doc daneeka. he played a set of straight original material and tore the place down. since then we have heckled and begged until he finally signed his life away to us, and now that we own his soul we plan on sharing it with you. this e.p. comes correct for 2011 - with some of the most relevant dance music around right now, in our humble opinion. sharp edged rhythmic dance music with a distinctly techno lean - we really love the tunes and are super excited about this release, hope you are feeling them too.
comes with code for free digital download of this release.

international amateur rifle shooting champion, julio bashmore, has just returned victorious from the world championships in helsinki, finland. whilst there he was inspired by the local landscape and has delivered these two beautifully scandinavian ice cold classics.
the release is number three in a five part series of coloured 10 inch vinyl, strictly limited to 350 copies each. all vinyl are coloured and numbered, with hand screen-printed sleeves.
each vinyl order includes a download code for instant mp3 / flac / wav format.

two new heavy bass riddims from the current hotbed of welsh production talent. both tracks have had radio one support from mary anne hobbes and gilles peterson as well as love from greenmoney, martyn, oneman, seiji, ben ufo and more. the release is number two in a five part series of coloured 10 inch vinyl, strictly limited to 350 copies each. all vinyl are coloured and numbered, with hand screen-printed sleeves. each vinyl order includes a download code for instant mp3 / flac / wav format.

inally, this club smasher from londons underground blog merchants venom and damage is due for release! having cut their teeth in londons gutter house bass movement with tracks like >love in the club<, >paradise slugs< and their >maximum carnage< mixtapes, venom and damage drop a new take on the uks house sound, in the form of >deeper<. its hard edged production, syncopated rhythms and anthem-like synths are recognisable from a mile off and are no doubt what has been causing such a stir in the clubs. if youve seen modeselektor any time in the past 12 months, chances are youve gone nuts to this track – so big, the guys included it as a focal point of their recent global live sets, and featured it on their resident advisor podcast. it has also and gained support from djs such as adam freeland, marcus nasty, martyn, brodinski, jackmaster, xxxy, julio bashmore and more. deeper becomes the first release on the ten thousand yen imprint, co-run by the uks rising star doc daneeka and its the man himself who delivers on remix duties, keeping the strong melodic feel, but giving it that more oppressive basement vibe.

an onslaught of determined rhythms interlace in a glorious cacophony for the dance floor on kim dürbeck’s latest. the vinyl release includes a download code.

reissue - 2x vinyl lp gatefold obi printed innersleeves

limited edition ultra clear double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

limited edition neon yellow double vinyl.

recorded in brooklyn & ghana

first ever reissue of the 1981 masterpiece from orchestra baobab, remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 1890 gram vinyl.

10th birthday dropout incl. juan wauters, chassol, david numwami, lord apex, nxxxxxs, myd, voiski, tryphème, myth syzer

ammar 808 takes us on a breathtaking sonic adventure to south india.

vol.4 , ltd as usual , 1 per customer

number 4 of beeyou records

second tsarskoye selo release from chaotic discord. hand-stamped / vinyl only.

massive tracks with massive basslines

shaw cuts is happy to welcome a new face to the label squad: lazarus, a young producer from nuremberg, yields the perfect soundtrack for ‚the magic blade‘ with his debut record. the story begins with another clash between arch-rivals fu hung hsueh and yen-nan fei, two of the country’s most skilled swordsmen, both on a quest to number one. ‚rhea’ sets the perfect tempo for the duel with its heavyweight drums, revolving percussion and energetic pads. clanking swords are interrupted by the arrival of shady company – followers of the mysterious underworld swayer sent by master yu who wants yen-nan fei’s head. fu hung hsueh and yen-nan fei join forces, slaying the villains in seconds. ‚reverof nema‘ rolls in, its commanding rhythm and moody chords giving the swordsmen new force and vitality. yu wants to eliminate the swordsmen so that they never gain possession of the peacock-dart, an indestructible weapon with thanatophoric effects and the object of yu’s desires. but fu hung hsueh and yen-nan fei have already picked up the scent. bloody battles follow against more of yu’s entourage. the race against time is led by the energetic synth delirium and savage drums of ‚casio flex‘, leading hsueh and fei safely to the sublime weapon. the duo journey on, defending the peacock-dart until they reach yu’s temple. the final showdown. ‚overcome’ and its warped groove, warm synths and thundering drums bring master yu to his knees and the netherworld. but who was master yu? was it you? the myth lives on…

remixes of the recent croatian amor album “love means taking action” as a one-off limited pressing. tracks by brynje, age coin, why be, yen towers, ctm, felicia atkinson, drew mcdowall, kyo featuring health & safety.

“motor city” remixes by yen towers, abdulla rashim, quiltland and 1991. from blissed-out, droney tape works to sharp dance floor tracks, each of the four remixes presents a beautiful elaboration and articulation of sand circles “motor city”.