afro house

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

detroit import

rae 70s d i s c o reissue

brilliant balearic / cosmic house

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.

nois land is a collaboration of artists from the detroit area who have come together to create an ep appropriately titled big kahuna. these are studio sessions pulled from a time capsule, reconstructed and brought back to life. a uniquely diverse and original listen, with styles ranging from island grooves to disco screamers to peak hour beatdown bangers. featured artists include blair french, todd modes, peter croce, mike seversion, damon warmack, topher horn, sam beaubien, and lennox karlisle.

having been steadily absorbing the flowery humidity in steamy spa towns of central florida since his debut outing chillax, floridian $1 house music purveyor blair sound design aka kyle lyon emerges into the lobster forest with all 16-bit brass and duvet filters blazing. taking inspiration from late 80’s and early 90’s bargain bin finds, as well as a lifetime spent strapped to game boy classic kirby’s dream land, “console humidity” finds lyon on classically chipper yet introspective form, carving a path well trodden but that is unmistakeable his own.

culled over the naïve bedroom sessions of early university, “chillax” is akin to blaring an extra hot mixtape from a junky deck in your car on your way to cape canaveral to see the last space shuttle leave earth, all while trying to speed run kirby’s dream land on your sister’s gameboy color.
heavy sampling tends to drive this jeep and give it some character, many popular/unknown gems lifted from various dusty tapes and wax procured from thrift stores and vinyl throughout northern florida, cheap drum machines are clumsily slammed against it all and keep everything in a familiarly dance-y zone, while amateur chords and melodies are provided via guitar center synths and youtube ripped commodore 64 blips and stabs (note the cheeky nintendo voices as outliers). a fusion of analog discoveries and pixelated memories (melded together by the relentless florida heat), its an apt soundtrack for long and wistful road trips.

there are also more frosty cuts that sound like a chilly autumn walk, tracks that feature emotive neo-classical piano pieces and suggestively rhythmic compositions that sooth your mind. the second half of the record touches on church like passages of synth heavy sounds, strikingly sad violins and lo-fi arrangements that sound, one hopes, a little like what you might hear as you pass from this life to the next.

reissue of a 1983 funk classic by dr john blair.

vinyl only release !!
kaitaro kicks off prismatique with this amazing 3-tracker.

fantastic remastered reissue of the original solar sound 12 inch release of nightlife, a stone-cold rare groove classic from blackbyrds guitarist barney blair perry. an absolute gem of a record that has become one of the holy grails of the scene going for mega bucks on the rare occasions copies surface on ebay, discogs etc. recorded back in 1978, nightlife is simply stunning - with phat bass and a wonderfully soulful groove that never fails to ignite the dancefloor and superb guitar work from the masterful mr perry. if that wasnt enough, the flipside features the equally beautiful deep fusion sounds of >virgo princess<. quality music and an essential purchase

atmospheric techy flavoured trance tracks

cool groovy funky vocal house

vol.3

reissue of the 2004 album from mountain goats.

we’re back with another instalment of badass funk from the disco era with supafunkanova volume 3 which has been selected by prolific dj, producer, remixer and record collector woody bianchi.

incl kiko navarro, kaidi tatham, blair frech, ezel, cee elassaad, chris coco, john beltran & john arnold mixes

a collection of 13 true techno classics on double vinyl, compiled by trax magazine.

supported by laurent garnier

half-speed mastered, pressed on black 180 gram double vinyl, download code included.

full cover sleeve. balearic summer vibes .. incl huge dj support! tip!

half-speed mastered, pressed on green and blue 180 gram double vinyl, download code included.

new label breaks n pieces drops some proper heavy ukg, breakbeat, bass & club fodder.

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.

cosmic handshakes sees the pairing of 2 extremely talented detroit natives - blair french & todd modes - who take elements of disco, techno, jazz, house, afrobeat, latin music, dub and electronics and filter them through their own unique view of dance music. steeped in soul, live instrumentation, sampling and analogous alchemical studio processes, french & modes give us an exhilarating and fresh take on the deepest smoked out, after hours sounds of the city of detroit. in the mist is the duo s second release, following on from 2013 s the delicate details , released on the m1 sessions imprint. the last 2-3 years has seen the pair individually release music on a plethora of varied and esteemed global labels such as fit sounds, claremont 56, rocksteady discos and more. we at gghq are very excited to finally share with the world what we feel is hands down one of our favourite releases yet. a compelling body of work from front to back, the tracks on in the mist work perfectly as a self contained home listener, or as we ve found, just as well on a darkened dancefloor, leaving the choice up to you, the listener.

waxwork records presents the deluxe soundtrack vinyl re-issue of the excorcist. directed by the legendary and prolific william friedkin (the french connection, sorcerer, cruising, to live and die in la) and starring linda blair, the excorcist remains one of the most important, and scariest films in cinematic history. . deluxe features include exclusive liner notes from director william friedkin, re-mastered audio, old style tip-on gatefold jackets with soft touch coating, a 12-x12inch booklet, 180 gram colored vinyl, and all new artwork by justin erickson of phantom city creative.

soul jazz records’ record store exclusive limited-edition soul 7” box set comprising five fantastic 70s soul seven-inch singles reproduced here in exact replica bespoke label artwork and all digitally re-mastered. previously only available individually and direct from soul jazz records website. seriously rare, killer and classic soul tunes brought together here in this unique one-off pressing record store day box-set edition.

celebrated ambient artist john beltran jointly release not one but two vinyl compilations on delsin records in association with his own dado label.

headmans be loved surfaces from relishs recent label round up compilation 3.the taught 808 foundation of the track is supplemented with heart swelling synth lines that unfold eventually into an upbeat electronic pop song repleat with live bass and swirling strings. vocal duties are supplied by rosie blair, known to some as vocalist for moon unit,and one half of the duo boy of girl with paul mogg (formerly of the psychonauts).the song steps a fine line between electro, synth pop and the electro/ acoustic dualism of wide boy awake.

although relish compilation 3 marks the third compiled label round up for headmans relish recordings, it is a compilation only in form, it has been constructed out of new tracks very much in the guise of an album. in label terms it highlights the new artists that have been unearthed this year – jr seaton, andreas esu, hannalelauri, daniel avery, international, montevideo – and presents them alongside new tracks from headman. ep 1 starts on side a with hannulelauris europa, a strict reverence to europes dance legacy. then it slips on into a quick thrust 808 funk of headmans latest be loved. be loved features the vocals of belfast singer rosie blair from the band boy of girl. we then glide through the straight chicago cut of andreas esus dance in space on side b and popping nrg/italo from chmmrs collaboration with glaswegians, a strict reverence to europes dance legacy.

dj rubbish samples any sound he gets and spits out any rant that comes to mind for just one reason - because he can! interludes proudly brought to you by project brothers.

essential acapella selections, perfect for advanced djs & very useful for producer

essential acapella selections, perfect for advanced djs & very useful for producer

hawkins unstoppable here with his next banger. hard punchin’ kicks, rollin’ bass. must.

for fans of:
john morales, crazy p, al kent, nile rodgers, todd terje, danny krivit.