a collection of lost tracks and demos from weldon irvine and don blackman.

dr robert blackman from san francisco

lp with picture sleeve

great deep house 2-track ep incl. mark hand rework

melodies international are extremely proud to bring forward their latest reissue and 17th release, an early-2000s boogie anthem by jazz-funk legend don blackman: just cant stay away

limited 180g vinyl reissue of don blackman’s self-titled 1982 album.

it’s difficult to describe the feeling when you know you’ve heard something that eclipses the mighty mr bird & greg blackman’s ramrock blue modern soul 12” classic ‘over again’ featuring the now legendary tom moulton remix. but many of you are going to experience that feeling and your feedback is going to reflect that moment when that single musical droplet of universal joyful harmony hits your hippocampus and you dissolve with happiness.

remixes from ashley beedle and tom moulton.

another huge monumental piece of house history from the trax back catalogue! farley jackmaster funk under his blackman guise. i ll beat that bitch with a bat. repressed and re mastered in conjunction with trax 2016.

apartment returns with a release exploring 3 facets of house music all inter-connected by the vocals of uk soul & rnb singer, greg blackman (bbe music). steve leggets (four hands, claremont 56) original believe mix, the catalyst for the project, is an expansive 10 minute-plus journey through wistful dub lead by blackmans soaring vocals. on the flip mark hand (signals from the north) delivers a re-working, sculpting a beautiful, sun-kissed masterpiece featuring drums and percussion by darren moore alongside hands inspired playing on the rhodes and moog. to close out the release ncw finally makes a return to apt and subsequently gets lost in the dmz pitching and twisting blackmans vocals over a pulsating, bumping house banger.

dc breaks on the remix of the superb byrd of prey buzz chart top ten & radio 1 xtra record of the week 16th nov.

2003 groover, remixed by sina m. solouk aka devilfish.

ltd backstock !! hier wurde 1998 ganz dick aufgetragen, und zwar auf rotem vinyl

1997 minimal detroit-techno release by blackman aka jay denham on his own black nation imprint.

limited edition double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

black vinyl

standard weight transparent with pink splatter vinyl – indies exclusive.

remaster

limited half-speed remastered reissue.

ministry of sound presents the origins of funk on double vinyl.

house classic reissue.

excellent laid back deep house ... 90s sound design

dreadsquad, aka marek bogdanski, returns to the scene with the second and third instalments of his riddim machine series. as part of a collaboration consisting of dreadsquad’s own superfly studio and the renowned moonshine recordings, listeners are in for a treat, courtesy of poland’s most prolific reggae dancehall producer. as ever, dreadsquad manage to encapsulate all evolutions of reggae – from rocksteady, roots and rub-a-dub to dancehall and dub – all with a present-day twist to keep the bass bins rumbling and the people skanking.

in 1979, emma dorgu decided it was time to act. he’d torn up the lagos live scene with the thermometers and conquered the airwaves with the single, ‘world people’. but there were injustices afoot, not just in nigeria, but in south africa and zimbabwe and across the continent as well, and he felt that something needed to be done. roverman was his politicized call to action. blackman akeeb kareem lent him the instruments and let him rehearse in his sitting room. dorgu sets his stall out early in the reggae-tinged ‘free my people’ calling for freedom for south africa, freedom for zimbabwe, indeed, freedom for all. thankfully political injustice hadn’t rid emma completely of his urge to get on down. the new york ghetto funk of ‘roverman’ and ‘loving’ and the straighthead boogie of ‘afro fever’ leaven the message with a funky beat and an irresistible pull towards the dancefloor. on roverman emma dorgu has achieved that that rarest of beats, an album that challenges your mind while it speaks to your feet. protest music has never sounded so funky.
(peter moore)

hard previously unreleased dubplate cuts on side a, i roy vocal & dub on the same rhythm on the b-side! legendary channel 1 dubplate music. this version of -free black man- by earth & stone was scrapped for release in favor of the softer version that eventually appeared on their -kool roots- album, but this heavy cut achieved infamous dubplate status thru play on uk sound systems. in the case of this tune, it seems only dubwise cuts made the rounds, as we ve not heard (or heard of) a full vocal. and like many tunes not pegged for release from back in the day, mixdown masters were never kept, so only dubplates remain to haunt us. here you get two hard dubwise cuts, remastered from dubplate (punters beware!), raw as ever. on the flip side, i roy s vocal, the only released cut on this rhythm, as well as the only released dub, as appeared on the -musical dub attack.-

the 1983 album from bob marley & the wailers back on 180 gram vinyl. comes housed in a gatefold sleeve with download code included.

strut follow up their hugely successful marshall allen-curated *in the orbit of ra* compilation with a newly curated set from the immense 125 lp back catalogue of jazz maverick, diy philosopher and self-professed member of an angel race, sun ra. to those of earth ... and other worlds is a hand- picked selection from bbc 6 music dj gilles peterson.

this month athens of the north presents two 45 s from a true musical genius, weldon irvine. here we have 2 classic sides taken from the 1976 lp sinbad on rca. the vocals don blackman are certainly the equal of marvin gayes whats going on for conscious soul perfection, i don t think i can give it higher praise than that. this is in my top 5 records of all time dont think, buy it.

it seems like no part of the world has evaded discos ubiquitous inuence, including the caribbean. the caribbean in the late 70s and early 80s was a hotbed of musical activity and this compilation focuses on the best disco-inuenced tracks from trinidad and tobago, jamaica, and the bahamas. all of the tracks here were ocially licensed and reissued for the first time ever. highlights of the 13 tracks included on this compilation are: the under-the-radar cosmic disco tune -got to have you- by joanne wilson, a rare p&p records-inuenced track -dance with me- by odessey one, the icy cool synth-trenched -living on a string- by wild fire, the incredible dance oor-friendly -instant funk- by merchant, and the disco reggae cover of -rapper s delight- by prince blackman. this compilation was compiled and researched by deano sounds and includes edits by al kent, the whiskey barons, and waxist selecta.

dnaut is a brand new label launching with an ep from the mysterious collective mdec - music dance every chance. the first track *the treasure* is a spangled fusion of synths that variously rasp to shine, while the percussions lend a rough feel. the rubbery drums and bass line of *riz jungle* harks back to old school chicago. *hero* is a predatory, creeping and crawling house grove with a whispered voice to add yet more intrigue. *desire* featuring hayley blackman is a little more playful- rooted drums underpin elastic, swaggering percussive lines and a little disco dazzle is hiding in the subtle synth patterns. *glisten feathers* feat billy love closes the ep heartfelt style with a breathy male vocal. shimmering synths, lingering pads and tinkling pianos add color to the killer vocal.

weve complied two blackman and maurice joshua productions for the fourth house of trax 12inch. its a bit of a dirty one... to say the least. althought more polictically incorrect then a dutch politician, these humourous trax will set fire to the speakers for the right reasons too. the little known blackman had a 1993 release with >beat that bitch with a bat<, a song which later got popularized by johnny dangerous. the original 12inch got pressed up in small quantities and is available for the first time in 17 years. on the flip theres both the vocal and instrumental version of maurice joshuas (with hot hula hands) >i got a big dick<, which originally came out in 1988, as the a-side of his more known >this is acid<. both tracks are pretty rare these days and will still go down a storm on the dancefloor.

mr eclectic electric, mr internationalist (69 countries to date), part time fat freddys drop collaborator / remixer and dj (electric freddy), the john coltrane of electronic music, grammy nominated (2002), multi award winning dj and producer, daddy vad returns with his 6th solo album entitled >dont be scared<.

1999 funky & soulful deephouse by teo boogieman moritz the first release for his superhuit imprint.

acid and techno tracks from the files of mauser. he is straightup representing chicago techno that moves heads and dancefloors.
blackman: begins with a jazzed out acid house beat and progresses into a journey of ryhthms. the appregiated melody lines, bring out your inner jack as the acid lines sneaks up on you so sweetly. yes, i m jacking to the pulse with the four on the floor!
dancin: previously released on the digital only >jack pulse ep< (synapsis002), dancin is built on a melody line that constantly filters together with sparse sounds and vocals that say, dancin. what an acid banger, seriously you will start dancin.
binary: a video game synth is abundant in this track, mauser turns this sounds into a jacking melody. i m appreciating this chicago techno story. bounce, bounce, bounce.
regenerate: says, >time for the techno beatdown<. mauser shows us his love for techno as regenerate moves and bangs.

classic tracks!! selected by dave clarke

classical 80 s disco stuff with don blackman, harvey mason, the isley brothers and evelyn champagne king

for jayda g, joy is a state of mind. whether she transmits it through her upbeat productions or magnetic energy at the decks, the canadian-born dj and producer, real name jayda guy, is a beacon of empathy on the dancefloor. mixed cd

this is global music, peng bass. what genre is this? not sure, but one things for sure, there is no one else who makes music quite like vadim. this album is perhaps the danciest we have witnessed from vadim and this is something that for those who have seen him live in the last few years will have felt. its a tropical bass extravaganza with no limits, no boundaries, no boxes. a nod to your mind, body and soul.

bullet train is the brainchild of marc thomas one of the hottest properties in dubstep at the moment. currently riding high with the massive wave of interest surrounding his i-dj coverage, marc s consistent bullet train label has been a revelation since its inception 2 years ago. this cd celebrates what the label stands for, taking in remixes & tracks from the likes of unicorn kid, borgore, bertie blackman, roska & last japan. for existing fans & newcomers to the label this cd provides a snapshot of all that is good in the world of dubstep.

die compilation zum gršssten dance-event! sensation! including way out west, dirty south, freemasons, tv rock, wippenberg, underworld, bertie blackman and many more.