after last years reissues of the miami based label, dancefloor, emotional rescue returns to the citys music with a look at the affiliated konduko records, with a collection of reissues from the acclaimed king sporty.
the king sporty reissue series continues with the lesser known, but no less worthy, rock attack. this first time release of the song under the king sporty name having previously only been released as by the vocalist in the ex tras, johnny griffin brings in to focus the breadth of music, numerous alias and versions used by noel williams on his konduko label.
get on down is a heavyweight slice of storming jamaican disco-reggae heat from the legendary studios of miami s tk disco empire. king sporty s version may not have been as well known as connie cases electro laden later 1982 version (also produced by sporty) but the perfect marriage of disco stylings and sports jamaican roots meant the original 1979 version was a cult classic in underground deep disco circles. over 35 years since get on down was released the keepers of the tk disco vaults have given permission for some of their classics and lesser known gems to be respectfully tweaked by contemporary producers and dj s who fully understand the lineage of the label and the music contained within. stepping up and get his hands dirty is none other than london dwelling, wolf music man medlar. a regular face behind the turntables all over the world medlar has lovingly freaked king sportys anthem for the modern dance-floor, extending the right parts in just the oh so right way, dubbing out parts that needed just a smidgen of echo here and there and generally making the track irresistible to dj s with its lovely long beat led intro. these are extremely tasteful edits, done with respect and reverence over 2 parts old school style. look out for those low flying dubbed out vox and lazer beams too, powerful stuff! this is only one of many underground disco classics that the mighty miami based tk disco label brought to the world, reimagined for 2016s dance-floor, officially sanctioned in conjunction with henry stone music / tk disco. file under - classic / essential!
pure badness all over this 1979 jamaican disco-funk odyssey! king sporty should be no stranger to those of you with a keen ear for esoteric underground disco sounds, his tracks have been getting serious play by top shelf, discerning jocks since the 1970 s & his konduko label has dropped many a left-field bomb on unsuspecting dance floors! fire keep on burning is one such bomb, an lp crammed full of unstoppable stripped back island sounds, too many killer cuts to mention but just check out the og version of get on down for starters! an essential & extremely rare record & one that deserves a spot in any self respecting disco lovers collection. %100 heat on here, party jams from start to finish, let s go to the disco!
artizan number four wheels in the big guns from londons clubbing firmament in the shape of faith head honchos terry farley & dave jarvis who deliver a simple yet deadly house groove. if that were not enough, there are some heavy duty remixes from jafar & touch, funky transport & tom blacksoul, this ep adds a touch of class to proceedings
starting with london based duo lo-rez, who have been releasing on labels like hi-phen, shva and david duriez s block records. they are putting some bleeps back in action with their rockin clubtune >embed<. watch out for their full 12inch on morris audio citysport later this year! llc is paris based laurent le coustumer, the man behind the famous blabla poetry project…. crossing over the argentina to pick up the hot juan fracik from buenos aires and his pumpin 808 styled track >baby on the water<! bit of a dash dude style, he s definitely a guy to watch! finishing off a well balanced ep with some deep detroit styled techno courtesy of top irish producer t-polar! gary spence has been releasing his debut album >department of stealth< on morris audio citysport and has been working with labels like karloff, epsilonlab and thinner
repress . produced by j dilla - mixed by dj pete rock! feat black thought (the roots), doom, m.o.p. and others!!! 25 track collection of unreleased dilla beats mixed and arranged by soul brother no.1, dj pete rock!
newly discovered and previously unreleased concert from ella fitzgerald, recorded live march 25, 1962 at the sportpalast, berlin. the double vinyl lp is houded in a gatefold sleeve.
originally released in ‘06/’07 as the appetizer to only built 4 cuban linx ii, the vatican mixtape series consists of a vast collection of unreleased tracks, wu & solo classics (“shame on a ni**a”, “diesel”, “ghetto boy”, & “yae-yo”), as well as some of rae’s best guest work through the years (“the heist”, “brown paper bag”, & “bump bump”). volume 2 includes guest spots from busta rhymes, nas, az, & wu-tang brethren rza, gza, & ghostface killah. this 2xlp is the first time this volume and series gets pressed to wax, and features completely new artwork for a fresh look
after a run of successful mixtapes over the last fve years, self provoked released his debut album triangles on october 28, 2016. production has been supplied by la natives nobody, kenny segal, louden, big game huntaz and daddy kev.
hailing from the los angeles county region of san fernando valley, self provoked’s music career has been elevating through his crew on a high note, building on 70.000+ subscribers over his streaming channels and opening up for hip hop legends such as bone thugs ‘n harmony, talib kweli and dilated peoples. triangles is the summation of his endurance and discipline as an mc, running through unique wordplay and imagery over the 43+ minutes of the entire album.
every line of triangles opens up the most honest of windows into self provoked’s thinking process and the beats ride through west coast tinged ?avors of the darkest and brightest sides. the frst track to premiere from triangles was launched this summer, galvanizing his perspective on the realities of society with the nick rodriguez directed music video “supposedly.” bringing in 150.000+ plays in the last few months, “supposedly” was produced by long time working associate of provoked’s, louden.
triangles was recorded, mixed and mastered by low end theory co-founders nobody and daddy kev at the cosmic zoo.
ritual chants is a stellar earthbound and outer space odyssey spanning 3 chapters, respectfully embellishing psychemagik s taste and passion for the wonderful, the sublime and very often unusual.
the album astral traveling by innerspace halflife is among us with 9 tunes straight from the universal psyche, yet articulated with the tools of human perception through waveforms. deeper and deeper the tunes take a listener on a journey of spacey pads, longing melodies, electronic bass notes, and jacking drum programming. in terms of human understanding, the universe is infinite which makes any scenario one can think of possible. with this in mind, astral traveling was composed and explores the deepness of creativity as innerspace halflife reaches down to pull out sounds using various techniques. the story begins with teardrop from nebula 1122+22. straight from a far away point in space which can serve as the beginning or end of a journey.
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