the new york-based (u)nity is made up of michael valeanu, axel tosca laugart, chris smith, max cudworth and amaury acosta. they formed the band in 2006 as a project to explore afro-cuban jazz, funk, soul and contemporary electronica. they say they ve been influenced by everyone from chucho valdes to art blakey to led zeppelin to kendrick lamar, and you can definitely hear all of that in this jawdropping work. guarapachanga is special in that it was the first song written by the band back in their days as music students at the new school. it s derived from the style known as guarapachangeo the most advanced form of cuban rumba, heavily improvisational and based on very complex rhythms and melodies. on this recording, (u)nity is graced with a guest performance by grammy award winner pedrito martinez, a master rumbero, one of the greatest conga players ever, an innovator who has left a permanent mark on cuban music. martinez is also a priest in the yoruba religion and a historian of cuban culture. over its eight and a half minutes, guarapachanga twists and turns and journeys through a mind bending array of different tempos and modes, from latin jazz to hip hop, ultimately ending with a trippy ambient soundscape. the whole thing is overlaid with free spirited melody, soul and the afro-cuban essence that is the bands lifeblood. the white-hot live playing gives it the feel of the best early-morning jam session, yet it packs a sonic punch that will make it sound incredible on a good sound system in the hands of adventurous djs in the world-beat or spiritual-house vein. if you didnt know guarapachanga was a contemporary work you might mistake it for a loft classic, yet it s also as fresh and exciting as anything you ll hear this year.

this classic deep house jam was huge in its original form when it landed on som underground back in 2000, and then it went on to receive the remix treatment from artists as widely respected as 2000 & one and christopher groove. aside from the official remixes, the likes of luciano took the accapella for a ride and created infamous bootlegs that took the scene by storm, whether soundtracking an intimate club throwdown or a blissed-out ibiza terrace moment. now, more than fifteen years on from the original release, it s time to revisit a stone cold classic and call in a fresh interpretation. berlin-based tony lionni has already scored countless essential deep house releases for freerange, madhouse, modelisme, mule musiq and versatile amongst many others. his warm, slow-grooving approach suits the mood of pachanga s laconic vocal delivery perfectly, but behind the mellow veneer there s a powerful, soundsystem-ready punch to the track that demonstrates why lionni has risen to be such an in demand producer over the years

repress / reissue

60s, 70s & 80s latin sounds from the legendary argentinian label music hall.

1967 descargas album by peruvian percussionist coco lagos y sus orates, featuring alfredo linares, charlie palomares, otto de rojas, mario allison.

re-release! three outtakes from the mix cd with mixes by pachanga boys & rebolledo and an exclusive rebolledo track

high quality lp with download code included. 1st of 4 different cover prints.

high quality lp with download code included. 2nd of 4 different cover prints.

high quality lp with download code included. 3rd of 4 different cover prints.

high quality lp with download code included. 4th of 4 different cover prints.

johannes albert is a producer as diverse as they come. comfortable across all sub genres of dance music from deep house to italo disco, in italy they call him giovanni alberto. hes been praised by the likes bicep, gerd janson, lauer and the keinemusik crew, and he’s only just getting started. the dancing plague ep is summer music for summer people. opening with the hefty, wonky basslines of the club ready, tpts. gravy train is a combination of grooving bass-lines and disco drums, the end result is a solid dancefloor stomper. the uniquely titled pachanga follows, abundant with nu disco and italo references. this is a real summer track, as the sun sets in the city ahead of a huge party, the one that will entice the shyest of dancers to move. keeping with the off the cuff track names, the ep finishes with the dusty, sun tinged rainbow pan. over the past ten years the needwant mantra has been to push the very best in new talent, having provided the platform for the likes of kiwi, the mekanism, maxxi soundsystem, the revenge and many more.

having turned quite a few heads with the first instalment “a very nice combinado volume uno” (yayhf 01), hippie dance sister label you and your hippie friends plows forward ever, backwards never on the latest 12” selection a very nice combinado volume dos, with exclusive tracks from kasper bjØrke, paulor, fantastic twins, zombies in miami and roman flÜgel remixed by pachanga boys.

phonk d presents his second solo ep on footjob and its a goodjob once again. four sample-based tracks are cutting up disco and funk and bring it back as classical partystompers.

chart-topping electronic duo royksopp present >running to the sea< - their first new single since 2011. >running to the sea< features stunning vocals by the platinum-selling norwegian artist susanne sundfør. remixes from late nite tuff guy and mexican production duo pachanga boys.

john digweed - live in argentina. taken from live recordings of two phenomenal gigs at rosario & buenos aires in late september.

for their remix the pachanga boys pull out all the stops and knowingly escalate the glamour level

john talabots debüt-album wird international als album des jahres gefeiert, was elektronische musik angeht. zu den fans des spaniers gehören auch the xx, die ihn für das vorprogramm ihrer aktuellen tournee ausgewählt haben. nun endlich erscheint die erste von zwei eps mit brandneuen remixen von tracks aus dem anfang des jahres erschienenen album fin. fin remixes part 1 erscheint als doppelpack, bestehend aus einer 12inch und einer 10inch. die 12inch enthaelt drei superbe remixe des tracks when the past was present von den pachanga boys (superpitcher und rebolledo), die dieses jahr mit time einen gewaltigen clubhit landen konnten. auf der 10inch finden sich destiny im bullion-remix und last land in einer version des daenen kenton slash demon (tartelet)

botox present >basement love<, the first part of their second album >sans dormir<. two years after their previous lp >babylon by car<, cosmo vitelli and julien briffaz decided to unveil this new project through six different moments - call them eps - like six volumes forming a single story, each one being released every two months. the slow title-song >basement love< is released as a way of introduction, along three dancefloor remixes that lift this basement up in the air.

so it s time for 10... what a run it s been folks and we re set to celebrate with our jubilee rollout for 2009 – still standing and stronger than ever kompakt returns with our annual tradition – the cologne event this year set for the 14th of august and the collection.
spanning the course of 2 cds and 3lps, total 10 aims to be the collection of essential tunes from our catalogue and highlights exclusive, new music from the likes of dj koze, thomas/mayer, juergen paape, wassermann aka wolfgang voigt and others. what one immediately will notice in comparison to other editions is the inclusion of remixes. the likes of ivan smagghe & tim paris aka it s a fine line tackling the likes of burger/voigt, gui borattos remix of sam taylor wood produced by pet shop boys, thomas fehlmanns stunning impression of the field and of course finally available, the lost remix of gotyes hit >heart s a mess< by supermayer.
expect the unexpected this year, total 10 promises to be one of the most diverse collections of tracks the label has ever brought forward in our history.

3x cd compilation incl kool & the gang, wham!, bonobo, mike dunn, henrik schwarz and more!

the greatest house tracks on 4 cds ! incl. bombfunk mcs, pachanga boys, armand van helden, swedish housemafia and many more

incl. mp3 download ! incl. tracks by nico schwind, pachanga boys, dapayk & padberk and many more

house-dj-legende erick morillo prŠsentiert die diesjŠhrige ausgabe seiner -subliminal sessions-, dem institutionellen gradmesser fŸr den aktuellen state of house. mit zwei feurigen mixsets aus knapp 30 tracks zeigt der housemaster, wo im house heute der hammer hŠngt. feat. andrea oliva, mark knight, dean mickoski & roland clark, harry romero, jose nunez, reinier zonneveld, oxia, pachanga boys, kiko, eagles & butterflies, green velvet, thick dick, the deepshakerz und natŸrlich morillo selbst.

wenn es die letzten beiden jahren einen newcomer in der clubszene gab, der weltweit fuer ganz große furore gesorgt hat, dann war dies john talabot aus barcelona. unter seinen fans finden sich größen wie james murphy oder the xx, die den spanier für das vorprogramm ihrer diesjaehrigen nordamerika-tour ausgewaehlt haben. verglichen wurde er bereits mit leuten wie james holden, four tet oder caribou.

grandiose fabric-ausgabe der berliner djane oesterreichisch-karibischer abstammung, cassy, die sich mit vier festen dj-residenzen in den top-clubs panorama bar/berlin, rex/paris, trouw/amsterdam und output/nyc einen kultstatus in der house-szene erspielt hat. nach mix-cds fuer cocoon und panorama bar serviert uns cassy ihren rohen, unverfŠlschten house-sound in einem trickreich-komplexen mixset von reduziertem hedonismus und herzlichern aufrichtigkeit.