from groovy techno to house

vinyl only heavyweight pressing !

the city of bologna (bolo for locals) has been always a crucial junction for the underground music scene in italy.
over the last few years a small group of bad boys has started to fill the streets with a distinctive and modern interpretion of house music.
we are here to represent that sound.
we are bolo represent.

already supported by tania vulcano, rich nxt, doubtingthomas, javier carballo, barac, fabe, janeret, onno, sakro, yaya, terence terry, david gtronic, yamen&eda.
first one in side a there is a fresh dancefloor track made by new yoyaku’s enter: brett jacobs. in a2 we can hear a housy sound coming out from the italian duo bassa clan.
in side b we find, first, an hypnotic groove made by the well-known minimal boss nima gorji and then, we get a new bomb from the young talentuos duo from ibiza: 2vilas.
release will be only vinyl. new artwork by uokytoky.
thanks to all artists who has worked with us.

third release from balearic guys 2vilas and tato plus remixes from spanish native s.moreira and the italian duo bassa clan.

5th release from basssa clan is another outstanding beauty!

dj soch delivers two banging house cuts. jam-packed with old school and funk band rolling beats. killer pumpin house remix by the great italian duo bassa clan. dancefloor alert!
support from josh wink, ryan elliott, adam beyer, norman nodge, maya jane coles, laurent garnier, joris voorn, andreas baumecker (barker & baumecker), kornel kovacs, rob smith (rsd/ smith & mighty), lovefingers (esp), kirk degiorgio, john osborn, fold, tiger stripes, iron curtis, woz, dop, nachtbraker, friend within, paul rhodes (2 bad mice), tensnake, jacques renault, alland byallo, kristian (ame), dave aju, michael serafini (gramaphone records, chicago), tom findlay (groove armada), gnork, jimpster + many more

fifth release of howl with effective and raw sexy beats, old school flavor jams, from warm to banging house, real classy stuff from the italian duo bassa clan. be fast or be sorry

vinyl only, the 4th bassa clan

3rd release from basssa clan is another raw beauty!

300 copies vinyl only -hand stamped.
two raw, hypnotic, dubbed out, detroit oriented, beautiful trax

bassa clan are a mysterious duo from bologna (italy). the project was born on a foggy night in the countryside. akai mpc 2000 and a radar oriented to detroit were the basic ingredients. raw, analog, roots devoted. from techno to house and viceversa. only vinyl - hand stamped - from our soul to yours.

fresh afro-soul music - ghana’s highlife going by the heartbeat of 70s soul music.

supported by mark knight, roger sanchez and more

banoffee pies records drop their third beats release samba del sol with clifford brown & jeen bassa ft. ella mae sueref - the album is influenced by carnival and latin sounds with hip hop drums and soul roots - meeting in middle ground as an expression of the production duos upbringing, johns heritage in mauritius and cliffords childhood in south america. partnered with ellas spanish language fluency and soft badhu acclaimed voice as previously heard on the single stop rewind credited by the like of gilles peterson and mr. scruff. the tracks were recorded on garageband by clifford brown and jeen bassa with 2 karaoke microphones, mixed in bath and later buried on a hard drive for over 6 years never to be heard again. sliding into the forgotten darkness of lost tracks and rediscovered in 2017. the production, originally just an instrumental, was then found and reignited, revamped with a vocal insert from the wonderful ella mae sueref. the 10 track album demonstrates a flurry of drums, latin inspired sampling, and mesmerizing vocals from start to finish. for the music and the lovers. living room jams made in smoke. banoffee xx in loving memory of anna sueref.

london’s 22a follow up their sell-out tenderlonious / al dobson jr split ep with nine more exclusives from henry wu and jeen bassa. originally limited to just 100 copies, this has become a hugely sought after 12”!
henry wu applies jazz infused hip-hop sensibilities to these synth-boogie, and deep house tracks. this was wu’s debut release and set the platform for further massive releases on eglo and rhythm section. on the flip jeen bassa goes in deep with percussive house infused afro-beats laden with jazzy hip hop rhythms. haling from a family of talented musicians (mo kolours and reginald omas mamode iv) he has since gone on to similarly large releases, including last years sterling time waves ep on 22a.

hand stamped 180 gram vinyl in picture sleeve.

blu has collaborated with renowned artists like the roots, logic, miguel, mf doom, anderson .paak, freddie gibbs, aloe blacc, roc marciano, slum village, evidence, and more.

jazz / easy listening

decks tipp

ghanaian highlife meets 70s soul music - the debut album from multicultural band jembaa groove.

solid jazz and funk compilation on 2x12 inch.

2xlp

limited repress due to high demand on requests on white vinyl. one of the most soulful eps of these last months, especially when you get to know why it is called >h57< jaffa surfas tracks for the 3rd release of the belgian underground label eating records are more than personal for the artist. he impresses us all in every single quality way he takes in notable releases on different labels from his first feel it ep on off recordings to the last all inn records (including a bright tool from the italian duo bassa clan). we can talk also about how he holds a strong appreciation from the soul, funk, disco, through all the shades of house music and all the way up to techno. it does not seem a surprise to see him producing a track as okota. we can notice some vinyl scratches and effects with some small vocal snippets from the legendary hungarian comedian, the stand-up artist hofi geza.

the third longplayer from hear & now on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

brothers reginald omas mamode iv and jeen bassa come together as mama odé on full length album “tales and patterns of the maroons”.

timeless deep house 4 tracker incl nudge, bassa clan, jackie and dj cream

classic deep house made for the dancefloors

the 3rd album from french togolese band vaudou game is a fantastic funk trip on double vinyl.

second various on nation house series. this time italy is in the spotlight.

nice price deal !!! nice price deal !!! nice price deal !!! the city of bologna (bolo for locals) has been always a crucial junction for the underground music scene in italy. over the last few years a small group of bad boys has started to fill the streets with a distinctive and modern interpretion of house music. we are here to represent that sound. we are bolo represent

howl in full effect, timeless various tracks from their artists, an homage to the raw original house music slamming, old school vibes

limited heavy-weight 12 inch vinyl to 300 copies only. azymuth drummer ivan mamao contis forthcoming self-titled solo project, remixed by west london broken beat pioneer ig culture for a scorching club monster, alongside three future-funk remixes from 22a records family tenderlonious, reginald omas mamode iv and jeen bassa.

boot & tax are back. after two 12inches for optimo trax and an album on optimo music they return to optimo trax with their first new music of the year, just before it ends. four tracks of spangled, idiosyncratic, woozily spacious and slightly off kilter music that could only have been made by these two milanese maestros. as ever on optimo trax a quadruple a side where all tracks share equal billing.

mo kolours flipped and whisked with some new treats ft. jonwayne, a jeen bassa version of soul s journey, a reginald omas mamode iv version of foundation and a dj sotofett reprise / dub version of golden brown! tip!

bassa bassa bassa bassa bassa bassa bassa bassa bassa bassa... feel the music !

jaffa surfa delivers a huge bomb for dance floors on all inn again. this time his three original tracks bring mid tempo house materials crossed with massive breaks, trippy atmospheres, shaped perfectly to the ideology of all inn releases. fuuls reshaped to an unmissable tool mix by bassa clan.

22a present fresh new talent on their latest split-release ep. south london lyricist, do£ boy has been grinding in the uk rap game for a hot minute and now joins the 22a family with tracks produced by tenderlonious, jeen bassa, al dobson jr and reginald omas mamode iv. be prepared for a journey into do£ boy s inner-city lifestyle. having previously featured on henry wu s all over track, shepherd now brings his own brand of heavyweight soul via his smooth vocal deliveries. working alongside label mate, reginald omas mamode iv, this south london pairing show just how deep a dynamic duo they are.

blue mondays is a project of alex ferrazzi and keemani. both vinyl collectors and involved within the italian underground scene from the beginning of the early 2000s, they grew up cultivating different backgrounds, alex was always into disco and old school house music while keemani was more into new wave and rock vibes. merging their backgrounds inside the studio, they come to you with a dance floor oriented sound spanning nu disco to techno, based on dope beats, smoked out samples, deep basslines, and uplifting vibes.

tenderlonious 22a label has put out the likes of al dobson jr, mo kolours, reginald omas mamode iv, jeen bassa and henry wu. after a split ep with al dobson jr, this is his first full ep for his label. over four tracks, spanning house, hip-hop and jazz. tender plays flute, piano, sax, percussion, hardware and synths, all recorded in one-take live sessions. support comes from gilles peterson, osunlade, paul white and more

nice price deal !!! tino venditti is back on metropolitan with a huge track! after the good feedbacks of >let the music take control< and >against the war<, he presents a new single from the sound of his >one night< called bassa frequenza!

ghanaian highlife meets 70s soul music - the debut album from multicultural band jembaa groove.