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deluxe triple vinyl edition, half-speed mastered at abbey road studios, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, download code included. six panel gatefold with three inner picture bags.
live at the apollo, volume ii by james brown and the famous flames was originally released in august 1968. a follow-up to the original 1963 album live at the apollo it too was recorded in new york at the apollo theater in harlem. this deluxe edition features a more expanded live set including 19 minute version of “it’s a man’s man’s man’s world”.

one of the leading lights of a growing collection of electronic pioneers from russia, muscovite anton zap steps up with an album of gloriously deep, beautifully produced music for apollo records. with a background in sound engineering, a back catalogue stretching back to 2007 and a djing career that goes back a decade further, anton zaps music is imbued with a serious knowledge and understanding of electronic music - from ambient movements to the late night thump of deep house proper, here is a producer who is as comfortable making out-there space soundscapes as he is detroit-influenced dance-floor weapons.
the collection of tracks here includes a selection of previously released material (on jus eds underground quality imprint and anton s own ethereal sound) going back as far as 2008, along with three brand new tracks seeing a release for the first time, and the overarching feeling is of a portrait of an artist who has been slowly, steadily carving out a singular niche.

david k is the parisian-turned-berliner producer who has been a prominent artist within the underground house scene since the late 90s, having first joined forces with dan ghenacia of apollonia when releasing his bestseller * boul de nerf* on freak n chic. a fruitful career in production led to music on labels like cocoon, visionquest, supplement facts and bpitch control, while his new album * out of range * is just about to drop. ten years in the making and signed to tiefschwarzs souvenir, david proves his music is still as relevant today as ever. as one of the main artists on freak n chic, david k seemed a natural fit for apollonia to approach...* david is an old friend and talented produced who we have known from the beginning back in paris. of course we wanted to see what he could do for the new label, as you know by now we apollonia are always referring back to our roots. a 2-track package, * middle-aged romance* is characterised by its bell melody and hard-hitting bassline, an electric story moving between ethereal wonder and an intense workout. * drop the beat* perfectly demonstrates the classic chicago house style david k and apollonia first enjoyed together all those years ago, but adding a very modern, textured touch. coming 2014, apollonia invite premiesku to the label – the combination of livio & roby and their pal george g – and also the newest addition to the lola ed roster.

close your eyes and breathe deeply with this one, as synkro returns for his third release on apollo with four new productions of affecting, midnight electronica.

limited edition pink vinyl pressing, 300 copies only. includes a remix of *amber road* by the haxan road.

makoto returns to apollo with the primitive ep. as he builds his fast-paced style into a leaner, more aggressive manifestation of the soulful makoto sound, it quickly becomes clear that no one genre or signifier can fully describe this new collection of five tracks, from the rampant tribal ideology of *primitive* through the freestyle explorations of *ritual*.

kasket (aka charlie baldwin) returns to apollo with his second ep. warm regards, a collection of four songs left to simmer with traces of ambient, jazz, and dance rhythms, opens in dramatic fashion with a majestic title track of billowing synths and plaintively struck chords that serves as an ideal introduction to kaskets most realised work yet.

apollo are proud to present the beautiful debut lp book of hours from cloud boat aka london duo sam ricketts & tom clarke. this deep & dreamy debut brilliantly showcases them as part of a generation for whom electronic production & songwriting are far from separate worlds similar to childhood friend james blake.

french producer fred siera comes along with two driving tech house tracks for rennbahn records. last glass on apollo is influenced by dark and deep sounds combined with a sexy female vocal. david jachs remix is full of groove and sounds more fluffy than the original. the b side boast with moonboots 69 a deep and melodic tune. with this pure deepness, percussions and open hats larssons powerful remix is definitely made for the dance floor.

having first hit the scene 15 years ago with night over manaus, boozoo bajou have since gone on to release 3 critically acclaimed albums on !k7 and stereo deluxe, working with the likes of legendary drummer tony allen and soul legend willie hutch and remixing. common and tosca along the way. stepping up for their debut release on apollo records, the nuremberg duo of peter heider and florian seyberth have put together a stunning four track ep that draws on their considerable history while simultaneously moving their sound forward.

exclusive to this release is an excellent remix of wanderlust by old apparatus sullen tone.

embodying the spirit that has imbued apollo with a fresh lease of life since last years rebirth, jack lever aka bering strait channels a wealth of electronic influence on his debut ep, applying his own natural sense of rhythm and production talent to create purposeful and emotive music.

eight tracks from one of the worlds leading up and coming producers on two 12 inches in a picture sleeve. initially coming from a background in the musically raucous worlds of 2 step and garage, synkro has, over time, developed a sound that is altogether more introspective, more emotive and more emotionally complex. stepping up here with his second release on legendary apollo records, synkro delivers eight tracks that - while retaining some of the stutter and swing of garage, are far more rooted in the textural world of ambient music for which apollo is famed.

apollo-debut des jungen produzenten liam blackburn (hypercolour, brownswood und tectonic) indigo + apollo records = you know its gonna be? massive!

incl edm / trance bombs by armin van buuren, scooter, megara vs dj lee, djs@work, pulsedriver, ben gold, solar vison and many more !

double a-sider!

originals from donor, remixed by alien rain, pfirter, squaric and zadig. plus a special bonus track from yuuki sakai.

b-stock! cover with seam split. vinyl unaffected & mint. steve and dave conner return as bitstream.

apollo presents the new album from sonic sculptor nuel.

steve and dave conner return as bitstream.

the 3rd longplayer from antwood on planet mu.

garden city movement bestehend aus roy avital, yoav saar und johnny sharoni haben eine reihe von sounds aufgenommen, die alle spiegel ihrer diversen kulturellen welten darstellen, ausgehend von art-pop über experimental house bis hin zu sich abwechselnden angeordneten vibes. seit ihrer gründung 2013 hat das trio zwei eps sowie eine 12inch (in kollaboration mit the vinyl factory) heraus gebracht, mit move on 2014 den mtv best music video award in israel gewonnen (zudem als best music video beim l.a. film festival nominiert) sowie diverse chart-hits in ihrem heimatland landen können. dazu gesellen sich viele touren weltweit, u.a. mit bonobo, caribou und alt-j. ihr video zu shes so untouchable- wurde im september 2017 beim raindance film festival in london gezeigt. die 18(!) tracks auf apollonia schlagen einen düsteren lyrischen ton an. manch süß-saurer ton trägt die bittere botschaft eines sich schleichend abzeichnenden endes einer beziehung und die darauf folgende depression, einsamkeit sowie missbrauch. diese melancholische fusion kennzeichnet das sehr emotionale album als moderne soul musik und erdet es in der realen welt.

repress 2017 , allez! as the curtains come down on another crazy summer of love, apollonia drop their latest release courtesy of io mulen - the ukranian rude boy who appeared on the label at the beginning of the year with ‘unknown to the unknown’. he’s back with a hefty six-track package which is sure to please his fans, and win him a whole new army of supporters. we get straight to business with the first track, ‘rdm37’, one of those trusty apollonia bouncing bombs. skittish beats work off a sublime groove, while io keeps the background full of interesting sounds, boings, cheeps and all manner of whimsical effects, introducing more and more as the track progresses. by the midpoint you’re so gripped by the track that your whole body is moving uncontrollably, super glued to the rhythm. next up, it’s ‘xdt54’ coming through with a deep, persuasive bassline that jigs around in the low end luring you into its web. simple, polished percussive elements keep things moving at a pace while subtle keys and barely-there vocals add further layers to this catchy little number. the third track in on this lengthy ep is ‘mpc13’, a walk on the sensual side. vocal snippets are interspersed among sultry pads, skipping four to the floor beats and a sleazy b-line to create a delectable slice of dance floor naughtiness. this one flirts with you as it writhes around, taking you ever deeper…four tracks in we have ‘zgb41’, another alluring cut that has all the hallmarks of a deep house classic. those shimmering pads, a bassline that feels like it was born in nineties chicago, diamond-cut beats and a general feeling of what we would call ‘true house music’. there’s soul, there’s funk and there’s realness, what more can you ask for?ypt58’ keeps us locked in to that hypnotic groove with an insistent b-line holding things down - together with the infectious rhythm cultivated by the drum arrangement, it’s a killer combo. put those together with the smooth atmospherics plus synth lines staggering in and out of the background and you’ve got yourself a roller. last but definitely not least is ‘zxy22’, a wistful slice of technoid funk which has a delicate melody at its foundation. as it develops we get sucked in to layer upon layer of beauty, from the analogue low end to the electric guitar riff – each layer complementing the other and creating a symphony of sounds that acts as a perfect way to close out the ep and will no doubt end plenty of dj sets, when it’s released. so monsieur io (mulen) returns to apollonia with an instant classic, make sure you snap it up right away. magnifique!

following his stunning apollo debut album *water* in 2013, anton zap aka anton barbashev, the russian electronic pioneer returns to the label for another foray into his highly distinctive, deep and ever evolving productions. without doubt one of the leaders of the burgeoning generation of muscovite electronic producers, *subculture* sees zap building on water s seismic achievements, expanding on his trademark luscious house sound into verdant new areas. once again, as we ve come to expect from an anton zap record, the production is impeccable, with sounds ranging from the blissed-out hip-hop stomp of *free fall* and crunching beats of *one week*, to the slender, mysterious jazzy breakbeat workout *incident* and dubby space-tech of closer *pauspapier*. a vital release from one of electronic musics most original and singular voices.

early support from : sonja moonear, audio werner, martinez, alejandro vivanco, giovanni verrina, grego g & more... after a while here comes the new ep from french producer & label manager of crazyjack, lowris, with some trippy minimal house flavoured on the originals, in the flipside, ugold series s boss, ion ludwig is bringing his magic touch on the remix.

limited edition red vinyl pressing, download code included.
cloud boat aka tom clarke and sam ricketts are back with their second album following last years critically acclaimed book of hours debut. one listen to model of you tells you that cloud boat are not the same band they were 12 months ago. richer, heavier, more adventurous. this is an emotional record untethering themselves from the past sailing into deeper waters.the man charged with helping cloud boat navigate this new course is andy savours, the english producer who has worked with the pairs favourite bands such as my bloody valentine, sigur ros and the horrors. the result is a dramatic body of work destined for further greatness.

gacha is a young artist originally from georgia, now operating in berlin, this second ep for apollo records is an excellent six tracker that fits the apollo chillout manifesto perfectly. his music is a cinematic, glacial mix of beautiful melodies, treated guitars and tender drum programming, and two tracks on this release see him working in tandem with natalie beridze who adds her ethereal vocals for standout tracks *saysea* and *atlas*. elsewhere on the ep gacha continues the form of his last ep, working his influences from classic electronica to garage into his trademark deep and atmospheric sound.

filippo blasi foglietti is another third ear find well worth checking. the john nixon memorial ep is trippy, dark, deep and grooving. there are four different grooves here, all of which can disconcert and disorientate. perfect for tripping up and tripping out the dance floor.

official re-edition written & produced by dana kelly for guidance and dkma. rip.

produced by shonky, dan ghenacia, dyed soundorom.

where the voice ends is the awakening of music! 4 tracks of blazin deep, dirty high & low life fun in berlin

less than a year old, the newly formed label apollonia presents its debut album release inviting you on an imaginary journey in their lotus seven, a road trip back to 90s san francisco takes chris carrier and hector moralez on a musical mission, stopping for hip hop style smokes, disco jams and soul-warming joints on the beach, this is an exploration through their colourful inspirations and rhythmic upbringing.

manhattan 85 is a funk driven affair of disco-led house. dabbling in a melange of sounds from classical strings to techno bleeps and vocal samples, the build-up to some complex layering is arranged seamlessly into feel-good, tuneful house that will lift any room.

hailing from georgia gacha is a young artist whos star is rapidly on the rise, a producer capable of pulling together various strands of electronic music heritage and stitching them artfully together to make a bewitching sound all of his own. this debut release proves to be a perfect match to the slowed down, spaced out ethos at the core of the sound with which apollo records, the offshoot of r&s records set up and run by renaat vandepapeliere, are synonymous.

the second apollo krieg release presents the krautpop house sounding >change< by mille & mr.hirsch. the remix on the flipside is made by the italien producer paolo di nola a.k.a. cosmic metal mother from rome. his rainy woods mix is a melancolic cosmic mirror of >change<

dan ghenacia & shonky for new ep ! the mole remix

after 7 years of staying out of the limelight, mille & mr.hirsch (playhouse, newpolish, r.a.n.d. musik and much more!) are back with new material. the new imprint owes its name to a group of berlin artists called apollo krieg who produce fashion, artworks and whacky installation art. with berlin as their base, mille & mr.hirsch hang around & see much of their work influenced by the work of this group and decided to name it after this group of artists – true to the motto: nowadays the guys from apollo krieg also produce music. side a: (apollo/alpha) golden age is the classical, heart-warming, romantic and seemingly never-ending deephouse epic which finds its place somewhere between detroit house, balearic, jazz and funk. it is always a tad larger than life and opulent in harmony and melody but, with due to its well-defined instrumentalization, it seems somehow traditional. this track has a 9-minute arc of suspence and is devoid of any drum-machine orgies and razzle-dazzle a unique piece of shit!side k: (krieg/kokain) kinky love is a bit more modern, with more track, less melody and less music. the mix of strong samples (e.s.p./kinky go) with slightly dark and deep functional track make this 8-minute track a potential floorfiller! best regards apollo krieg berlin

excellent jackin and tribaling electro tech trax.. old school influences