singer, actress and cultural conduit for peace, liraz releases a new collection of four songs, primed with an intensity and a raw musical revolt, energising the middle eastern musical landscape, sung in farsi and driven by her deep desire for positive energy and much needed global harmony and light.
celebrating 20 years of la casa encendida cultural center in madrid. limited edition clear blue vinyl. includes insert with texts in english and spanish.
there’s a good reason new age music has been soaring back to the forefront of the media’s cultural agenda and the population’s consciousness: this planet is a stressful ball of confusion at the best of times, and seeking refuge from reality’s shitstorm has become mandatory for us to regain a semblance of sanity. new age music is an effective coping mechanism in this regard. st. louis-based heavy breathing is one of america’s foremost proponents for the cause, proven here through his meditative “escalators in space” mixtape.
fresh from 1986, all time garage-house-afro crossover classic... absolutely timeless house anthem! need we say more? *ma foom bey* is one of those records, totally flawless, big in the dance everytime. stripped back drum machines, that cavernous, instantly recognizable bass-line & those chants, killing sound-systems stone dead! as we said before, dropped on easy street in 86, edited by the legendary tony humphries & subsequently caned by 3 generations of dj s across the galaxy ever since. every home should have a copy of this, no collection is complete without it. a record that will never go out of style & will always provoke some buckwild reactions on any dance-floor it is dropped on! shout out to easy street, %100 legit re-issue, re-master & re-press, essential wax!
dj/producer justin drake of peace division and accomplished dance music enthusiast and producer nicole moudaber join forces to remake this legendary house track and aim it directly at the 2007 ibiza crowd. both mixes stay faithful to the original while tweaking the classic elements for maximum appre ciation. the dub side really strikes out on it’s own with aneerily pleasing added synth line and a rumbling tribal(in the original sense) finish.
for the latest maya platter, cultural vibe and keith thompson revive the house classic >ma foombey< - a slamming slab of funked-up african-styled house, featuring adope ethnic/chant vocal and some tight tribal drumwork. romain mix features the vocal in full form over a heavy percussive beat, blakkats is a more stripped-down techier dub that packs a nasty punch.
tippa lee’s new album cultural ambassador will be released on stones throw, may 20, 2016. tippa lee was born and raised in kingston, jamaica. he started performing on his fathers sound system as a child, standing up on a beer bottle box to reach the mic. he made his first recordings at king tubby‘s studio at the age of 12. eventually he teamed up with rappa robert and as a duo had a number of hits including “no trouble we”, an anthemic statement against police harassment, which was a number one jamaican hit in 1988 and is still played often on jamaican radio. in more recent years he has been based in the us, performing live and releasing his own underground cds. produced by tom chasteen, dj and promoted at la’s long running dub club.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.
originally released as a highly sought after limited white label, leftroom now releases the immutable ‘cultural variance ep from dj bone, comprising two original choice cuts from the detroit producer
here comes the third release on new german label toy tonics. a label dedicated to all shades of modern outsider house music. this third one comes from fabulous mexico. by newcomers moon runner. formed by musicians alec sander a.k.a la royale and juan soto, who have been resident djs at mexico citys hottest clubs like rhodesia and mn roy for a few years now. they make deep, electronic funkhouse. the main track got already played by top producers such as space ranger and aeroplane (who used it on one of his recent podcasts)
remixe von kotelett & zadak & bara bröst - kinder, holt die hula hoops aus euren kellern, denn die hüften dürfen wieder gekreist werden! lasst uns voller vorfreude auf den sommer gemeinsam vom orient über afrika bis lateinamerika die reifen schwingen und dabei in eine kleine vielfalt an instrumenten und gesang eintauchen. bara bröst und kotelett & zadak konnten es sich auch nicht nehmen lassen an diesen spektakel teilzunehmen und trommeln daher fröhlich mit einher.
excellent and rare set from the highly respected roots group cultural roots originally released in 1984, which is now re mastered and gets a vinyl repress for the first in well over 20 years. recorded at channel one studios, jamaica, produced by henry junjo lawes, mixed by scientist and utilising the talents of the roots radics, this album still sounds as fresh and thrilling as it did when it was originally released. the albums features the popular love feelings, cut of john holts evergreen police in helicopter rhythm and the big hit hell a go pop a big favourite with reggae sound systems during 1984.
“metropolis” takes one to a trip through metropolitan berlin at night, a melting pot, where cultural exchange is a constant reality. at his backyard studio in berlin-neukölln digitalluc captures the fusion of jazz and hip-hop creating a unique sound that values both musical movements. thereby he invites plenty of fellow collaborators and old acquaintances to bring his concept of organic hip-hop grooves to life. contributions come from flofilz, made in m, hubert daviz, spanish saxophonist escandaloso xpósito and mexican bass player monno briceno, just to name a few
as a true reference cultural media, trace completes its musical offer with a first collection of 3 vinyls! find the cream of afrobeat selected by trace and journalist osman jr. with manu dibango-ebo taylor-shina williams...
as a true reference in the world of cultural media, trace completes its musical offer with a first collection of 3 vinyls! find the cream of zouk selected by trace and journalist osman jr. with: kassav--perle lama-admiral t...
as a true reference cultural media, trace completes its musical offer with a first collection of 3 vinyls! find the cream of salsa selected by trace and journalist osman jr. with tito rodriguez-setenta-the alegre all star....
this volume caribbean rare groove is an invitation to discover music from the cultural mix of the islands and countries located on the caribbean sea. from haiti to the bahamas via the french west indies, this journey explores the traditional rhythms of soca, calypso or biguine that musicians such as gordon henderson, max cilla or the group skah-shah have skilfully blended with soul, funk or disco influences, creating a unique groove with multiple facets. have a good trip!
acid skanking is dedicated to cross-cultural riddims. the first one drops versions of the planck riddim: acid basslines meets dub science on 162 bpm. there we go ska rude girls and boys skanking on acid. the flip side with the hypernism planck brings back old school hardcore on the same bassline inclusive a proper slamming hoover ending.
2020 repress!!!! a puerto rican sound of sound. and a cape verdean jus-ed both from the tri-state area of america. bridgeport ct. / brooklyn ny. have decided to put there cultural musical taste into a studio pot to come up with the grand combo ep. 5 delicious tracks. this is a club classic record. and a must have in your bag and collection. limited repress pressing 200 only.
a snapshot of the political, social and cultural situation in todays brazil - the 8th album from lucas santtana. the white vinyl release includes a download code.
first ever vinyl reissue of the 1976 jazz-rock-fusion album from multi-cultural french band synchro rhythmic eclectic language. the double vinyl is housed in a gatefold sleeve.
back in stock 2019! noah gibson is a young fresh producer from the contemporary stockholm scene that is responsible for cultural phenomena such as underground party the office a wide range of young and older artists and labels who push the local scene forward as well as ryan airs sunday morning flight from skavsta to schönefeld. he has now been djing for more than a decade and in that time has earned a reputation as a living database with a real talent for making the dance floor move. this new ep proves that he has picked up many great tricks and tips on his travels and now he puts them to great use in his own music.
the midnight hour is black excellence: an ode to the cultural sophistication that the harlem renaissance established for its people. the midnight hour is comprised of ali shaheed muhammad and adrian younge, alongside a tight rhythm section and a full orchestra.
malik hendricks second solo ep features four club ready originals, merging influences from house, techno and jazz. black chakra is a warm, soulful collage of dance selections with driving percussion and a deep low end. malik hendricks is a rhythmically inclined aesthetic enthusiast born in the 80 s, and raised in the 90 s. a dj for over a decade, he has always approached music with a rigorous curiosity and views the dancefloor as the ideal arena for collective cultural appreciation, a place where the quest for knowledge meets the quest for experience. dance is the true language of the body, and a gateway to the recognition of our shared humanity. money cat records - round black records bringing good luck. linking motion with emotion, dance unites the body and soul of all who participate. music from brooklyn to the world. established in 2018.
galaxians golden armageddon on natural sciences pulls at the virus that is lodged deep within the collective consciousness of mankind. a record challenging our ideas of bounty and material wealth by placing the human race in the palms of blood-sucking cultural institutions. institutions such as big pharma, religious mega-structures, consumer trends and tax schemes which have worked to reduce human behaviour to fetishised objects and de- humanised masses. it s a record that pulls away the shackles, asking for a new trail of thought through de-programming. electro pulses for enlightenment. get woke.
born and raised in algiers, dj and producer f.d.m processes his musical and cultural roots on his first release as a solo artist. “it’s a personal journey through time and memories”, f.d.m explains. on the 5-track ep titled “yalil” the dj mixes nineties acid sounds with african rhythms and arabic elements. he also conveys his love for disco and funk as in“papasunik”, a powerful energetic track which is indeed dedicated to his first born music-loving son. on the deep house track “deep mind” f.d.m collaborates with leipzig-based producer and artist duktus. the deep melodic “la nuit” closes the ep and f.d.m’s journey through the night
a new label from hugo mendez, co-founder of sofrito! a series dedicated to cross-cultural experimentation, kicking off with this exhilarating dive into the african underground of 1980s paris: a four-track ep from congolese singer albert siassia, backed by a group of young french dreads, rechristened tokobina lets dance, in lingala for the occasion. a mixture of post-punk, rumba, afro-disco and reggae, in two dancefloor sureshots reviving their sole 12 inch from back in the day, plus previously unreleased fire from the same session.
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