transcending and immersive - the second album from blair french, featuring 14 tracks on double vinyl.

detroit import

sexy disco action

limited edition hand stamped sleeve

tropical disco latin house

rocksteady disco

it was memorial day weekend 2016, and the sun shined bright over the detroit river. pontchartrain stepped up to the decks at the red bull stage at movement electronic music festival donning his infamous detroit vs. itself- t-shirt. his first song through the rane rotary mixer was a dubplate made specifically for his set: afterlife. its a brilliantly executed balearic daytime disco rework that warrants the praise of summer anthem that its earning. on the flip is pool an equally sunny slomo beatdown rework from blair french. it s a delightful blend of cerebral and soulful, and is finally getting a release after being originally championed by peter croce on his le mellotron paris set back in early 2018. this 7inch is pressed heavy and cut loud at 33.3 rpm with a normal non-dinked hole.

blkshrk (fat finger cosmic) and topher horn (rocksteady disco) with a limited split-ep.

peter croce takes the baton back from blair french for rocksteady disco’s 9th release entitled agape. its vision is similar to standing still is an illusion, with peter’s unique take on this afro­brazilian deep house three­tracker.

brand new detroit duo man vs indian man comprises ian finkelstein (of scott grooves’s overdubs fame) and even haywood. complementing each other’s strengths, the pair make the perfect match as they pour out thick viscously barbed future soul in thick gooey doses, both “ice accountant” and “cloud nine” are wrapped in foggy layers of sleepy textures as the falsetto vocals and lean instrumentation cut through with dreamy delight. remixes from the legendary egyptian lover (cosmic electro), fellow detroitian pontchartrain (filtered disco house) and brazilian table daddy (lolloping dream tech).

physician by day, musician by night, moonlighter makes his production debut after steadily holding down rocksteady disco labelmate duties. “give us rain (ah mila)” begins the 12” beautifully, blending ethereal african samples with moonlighter’s own melodic and percussive performance. “kinematic” kicks off the flip on a more cosmic and tech­y tip, with bubbly synth stabs and drums. “a certain average kind of normal experience” closes out this opus with a massive peak hour bassline, emotive synthesis, and a vocal sample from everybody’s favorite uk philosopher. the moonlighter ep is a culmination of his diverse production and digging ethos by blending the percussive with the melodic, the peak hour with the subdued, and the head with the heart.

hot off a couple of 12” from topher horn, rocksteady disco follows up with its first compilation featuring a heap of heavily sampled originals from more well-known editors. pontchartrain leads the release off with a summer-inspired aural prozac number, just in time for this june release. next up is notorious detroit editor lafleur, busting out this original milky-smooth detroit boogie house production. a slight little rearrangement from rocksteady disco label boss peter croce makes this one a bit smoother for the djs. lyon, france’s g2s kicks off the flip with a big-bottomed stomper reminiscent of some mcde ‘raw cuts’. pontchartrain book-ends this release with a track that puts the ‘rocksteady’ in rocksteady disco, with heavy analog-meets-electro drum programming and complete with pontchartrain on vocoder duties. hand numbered edition of 500 copies with dl code.

limited edition of 500 numbered copies.

second part of the soul jazz compilation with rockstady, soul and early reggae at studio one. double vinyl with download code.

the music lovers collection bring you a cool selection of rockesteady anthems, get ready to party!

soulful reggae and rocksteady from the late 60s and early 70s on double vinyl in gatefold sleeve with download code included.

2nd release on uluru, reggae in bestform, 7inch handnumbered!

limitiert und remastered: fünf nachpressungen vergriffener studio one bestseller.

after 2 years as rocksteady disco head honcho, peter croce makes his 12inch debut with revival, which features a speech by rev. william barber ii as well as peters own electric bass performance. the a side is the main mix while the flip gives us beat and a capella versions. early support from jamie, (chicago), chuck daniels (detroit), ladymonix (la / detroit), stacey hotwaxx hale (detroit), and pontchartrain (detroit)

celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the rocksteady music genre, 17 north parade presents -first class rocksteady-. the collection captures early work from some of the genre s defining artists, and here are further 24 hot tracks additionally to the tracks of the limited edition 7x7inch box set of the same name. available as double vinyl with deluxe printed inner sleeves featuring sleeve notes and images.

welcome to the rocksteady sound from jamaica. towards the end of 1965 some say due to the extreme heatwave that was hitting the island the people that followed the sound system dances demanded a slower beat so they could still move and groove to the all night musical night affairs. so the jerky ska swing was slowed down to a steady beat that also allowed the songs cut at this time to shine throgh. so sit back and enjoy the tunes that rocked this islands between 1966-1968 the rocksteady sound that hit that town..

stix records is a sub-division of favorite recordings, recently launched with a first official single by taggy matcher birdy & nixon (stix033), who pleased us with two reggae-rocksteady renditions of the famous black keys. precisely specialized in the exercise of producing covers with a reggae twist, the new label presents his first album entitled *disco reggae*. many artists faithful to the stable of favorite recordings and its various sub-labels are invited for the occasion: the dynamics, blundetto, grandmagneto, 7 samurai, john milk or taggy matcher. all came and brought their respective touch to this first compilation, with among other things some of the rarest titles from their big single records’ years, but also 4 new and exclusive productions. each of them delivers a great disco-reggae version of classic hits by some artists as diverse as madonna, herbie hancock, justin timberlake, the commodores, the o jays, curtis mayfield, harry nilsson or sugarhill gang. whatever the genre or the period, nothing can resist their inventiveness and creativity, to the point sometimes we confuse between originals and covers. everything is remastered and cut at carvery records (uk), known for their expertise in caribbean and disco music. the vinyl lp comes in a deluxe version, housed in an old-school tip-on jacket.

following the first release on my lit label is from the quite brilliantly named, bebop & rocksteady. this might be a new name to some but the guys behind this project are lukes anger & ben mallott. after playing catalunya throughout the year i felt this tune needed to see a release, its just so f***ing good. its response on the dancefloor was devastating. anyone who has seen me dj recently would remember this one in my set, it gets a massive reaction once that drop comes in. i will still be playing this all year, a proper slice of good wonky techno. -addison groove

the latest addition to the ostgut roster, detroits ryan elliott, is a recognised force on the international dj circuit - yet his productions are few and far between. now re-located in berlin, the new berghain resident contributed his track >abatis< to the >fünf< anniversary compilation, setting the tone with dark and brooding techno undercurrents. these two new tracks bring ryans production skills to the fore, both slow burning and refined recordings that show off his love for bassline-led, straight forward club tools.

oldschool hip house classic by mr tyree cooper!! comes in a huge package of remixes feat mixes by fast eddie, julian perez and tyree himself!!

mit unerschütterlicher konsequenz und hartnäckigkeit, setzen flatliner und rock steady da an, wo ihre vorgänger aufgehört haben. minimal, treibend & kompromisslos, sagt heib modernen schnickschnack & fiesen scratchoristen den kampf an

limited dj promo edition >> bangin electrohouse remix from martin ten velden !!

two banging acid techno banger

soulful reggae and rocksteady from the late 60s and early 70s.

the sixteenth release on the moll-selekta label shares its title with a wonderful film, a heartwarming homage to the golden age of rocksteady. it documents the recordings being made for this very album at the tuff gong studios, kingston, jamaica in april 2008, telling the story of the original vocalists and musicians involved.

limited pressing on neon yellow vinyl.

two classic rocksteady sides from derrick harriotts move & groove label.

ska, rocksteady, reggae, roots and dancehall reissue

eight track longplayer

kingston sounds presents a fine collection of rocksteady hits.

split ep from junglefever and dart on yellow marbled vinyl, download code included.

album first released 1980 and now re-released on red vinyl! all songs are performed by byron leeÆs allstars. featuring ken lazarus, jo-jo, keith lynn, smokey 007, hubert lee and cecil barker. all the tracks originally recorded in the mid-sixties, were produced by alty east, one of the first producers of ska in jamaica

a pure gem between rocksteady, soul and reggae - the new studio album from glen ricks.

repress

new detroit electronic quarterly 12inch featuring new music from urs jon dixon, claude young, dj holographic and more.

soul radio is an ambitious representation of the artistic fullness of marina p, expanding into multiple genres while keeping its roots in rocksteady, reggae and ska.

from reggae to ska

a collection of reggae, ska and rocksteady from catalonia on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

the new rocksteady sensation from geneva! cosmic shuffling brings back the jamaican 60s golden sound with his vintage ska and rocksteady. recorded with just a few ribbon microphones and mixed in the purest tradition by spanish wizard roberto s‡nchez on analogue tapes, cosmic goes wild is simply irresistible. between sweet romance and serious life reasoning, between heavy bass and sweet horns, sharp guitars and rough drums, cosmic shuffling gives a modern approach of an old time music, with a stunning vintage sound ! pressed on 12inch maxi vinyl, this record was built especially for sound system purpose. only 300 copies!

ska meets the rocksteady train.

rocksteady sound at its finest from one of the most soulful voices to come out of jamaica - alton ellis.

brand new single from legendary rocksteady duet keith & tex!