bologna connection and k88 deliver a double a-side with massive club-action!

nice price deal !!! bologna connection puts together some important people of the bolognese dance scene such as fernando lopez, paul carpenter, frederik, gianmarco silvi and olli dj who put themselves together to produce this very fresh and hot tune rignt on time for summertime...we can only give you a very simple advice...play it loud!

new label. house and cosmic ep

highly recommented by many house djs!

limited to 100 copies - vinyl only! comes in tartan fabric cover (all different!) and an orange silver-screen printed cardboard poster.
oto casa discografica celebrates italy’s hidden treasure and hometown: bologna, the city that gave birth to the most creative italian cultural movements since the mid sixties. contemporary art, comics, design, music… you name it, we made it before, better and wilder!

180gr

reissue on double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

die elektronische version von lunedì cinema, die vor fast 20 jahren in bologna im persönlichen studio von lucio dalla aufgenommen wurde und von bottin produziert wurde, der mit dalla sowohl freundschaftlich als auch durch verschiedene berufliche kollaborationen verbunden ist, ist noch nie auf vinyl gepresst worden. diese -neue- veröffentlichung enthält den martedì-mix (2008), den minibar-bonustrack sowie einen remix (den drive in mix) von leo mas & fabrice (legendäre pioniere des balearic beat und des italienischen dream house) und einen dub-mix, an dem bottin selbst mit räumlichen arpeggios und einer pulsierenden tb303-linie beteiligt ist. diese 12- in limitierter auflage enthält auch ein insert, das die geschichte des titels lunedì cinema erzählt, der viele jahre lang die erkennungsmelodie der rai (eines der wichtigsten italienischen öffentlich-rechtlichen fernsehsender) war.

limited to 200 copies

lp, coloured vinyl, 180 g, limited edition

ragoo records feiert sein debüt auf vinyl, alle künstler stammen aus der stadt bologna (italien) und sind dort in der house musikszene ansässig.

three planet rhythm releases bundled up for one special price! (prrukblk006 / prrukblk022 / prrukblk024)

music from season 3 of the netflix series “stranger things”. the double vinyl comes with bonus 7 inch, all housed in a gatefold sleeve.

the caribbean house is a new billy bogus project. it’s the perfect meld of creepy atmospheres, sunset grooves, analog sensibilities and incessant rhythms. bogus leads this collective formed by federico bologna (ohmega tribe, technogod) and cristiano santini (disciplinatha, dish-is-nein,). this triumvirate of 90 s underground italian masterminds come from the world of electronica, noise rock and psychedelia. here they all combine to rise again rise and unite to create something entirely new.

ter end continue to forge a path that s entirely their own, with another in the limited pre-release series... vibrating james on side a, makes a funky foundation from the psilocybin soaked bones of the king of soul, and then liberally layers up some chest caving low end. utterly irresistible and already the cause of many a moment in the worlds finest cathedrals of escape on the flip we get some buried treasure in the shape of the house a nostalgic romp through a bitter/sweet early 90 s style piano anthem that marries bologna s finest formaggio to some good old fashioned bass from the drop forgio once again bitter end rips up the rule book, and crafts a whole set of new, better ones in which freedom reigns light years ahead !

capofortuna is a duo made up of legendary bologna-based house maestro, dj rame and multi-instrumentalist ricky cardelli from rimini. perhaps our housiest release to date. crush on you is an ep of particularly sophisticated forward thinking dance music. with glorious live instrumentation and joyous arrangements this is the kind of record that is going to slip right into many dj s collections. don t sleep on this one.

dj rou & lite orkestra proves to be one of those original, eclectic and interesting projects for the musical research of the current scene. they got to know each other in the summer of 2014 and a character affinity was born immediately, later transformed into a very strong artistic empathy, so much so that in the immediate future they decided to meet often between bologna and verona for jam sessions, sharing ideas. in the summer of 2017, cognitiva records, label runned by sofatalk, became aware of the project and decided without hesitating to press 1.2,3, original tracks of the release “the ambassador’s way ep”. the compositions are a combination of the electronic drums of dj rou (mpc, korg electribe and other gears), the contrabass and the guitar of lachi + thomaspizzini, better known as lite orkestra. the result is a hybrid exuberance between jazz, afro and the experimental flow that derives from the roots of the jam sessions

midnight conversation is the new italian project inspired by the new school of funk, jazz and broken beat written and composed by mattia trani and giuseppe maffei. a collection of their favorite works made in the past two years between bologna and berlin.

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.

smile&stayhigh is label based in bologna and founded by dj cream. pure house music for da blazers

nice price deal !!! let s continue with the third ep set s release, introducing another true and eclectic talent born and raised in bologna: francesco zaniboni aka dj rou. three master tracks, a2 side featuring jackie, with an deep house groovy and funky keyboard pinch rhytm characteristic of his sound. as always dj rou loves the sampling and free creativity. on the b side, moreover, you can find a remixing masterpiece by the florentine duo minimono, recorded and fully composed in live session.

second episode of the collaboration between fabrizio maurizi and matteo manzini, as the title suggests. the three tracks were conceived during few days spent together in the countryside around bologna then finalised along an imaginary bridge between there and london. any scream heard inside is a scream of excitement. vinyl only.

italys legendary dream team enrico mantini, flavio vecchi and nudge joins forces for the first time in bologna to deliver an exclusive deep house anthem which will surely mark many afterparties around the globe. nudge boys complete the job on the b side with two lovely moody yet proper house cuts!

wrong assessment has turned some heads in recent times. shortly after the launch of his awry imprint he debuts on planet rhythm with a full ep. close to red ep is a four track spanning journey through sophisticated techno. wa’s range is very wide. he goes from beautifully orchestrated tracks such as weight of truth to the neurotic sounds displayed on close to red and bologna. a very diverse debut from a producer whom we expect to hear more often on planet rhythm.

vinyl only - 300 limited copies no repress)
bologna s increasing influence on dancefloors across the world continues as hotly tipped lo-fi house duo nas1 drop their first release on their home town label, sorryforthis records and is sure to be a big moment for their burgeoning reputations. it s an eclectic, multi-layered 4 track ep that pushes the boundaries of what is possible with such minimalist kit to the extreme and includes a remix from sound signature legend marcellus pittman. vino cheenese, as the title suggests, is a leftfield rumbler that, once finished, leaves you unsure how you got there - but sure you enjoyed the journey. oriental synths flutter over a pounding bassline, taking you from gloriously lo-fi, serene moments to being inundated with beats provided by a simmons sds8 and akai mpc1000 that puncture the surreal atmosphere. the pittman remix removes any pretence of serenity and has more of an eye on the dark end of the dancefloor. the bassline is rendered more ominous and the beats more relentless and distorted, while keeping the leftfield vibes in tact. ag pini brings in a lower tempo, with punching industrial yet melodic synths coming in and out of sparse rumbling beats it feels like a kraftwerk track if they had grown up in detroit. the springer is the hardest tune on the e.p – with layers upon layers of crunching beats surrounded by howling, swirling high end synths, looping in and out of each other, putting almost an entire history of dance music in one brutal track.

its been a year or two since we featured a 12- single release from a new project. so hear at bearfunk we are really pleased to be releasing a cracker of a track. -gong bong-. it is from the caribbean house who are a new(ish) italian collective based around the core members of billy bogus & ferderico bologna. the original is one part slo-mo disco, one part psychedelic moondance and one part sci-fi horror movie. the track begins with swirling bass guitar and grinding synth before layering on a waft of sound effects and spooky keys. if the first two thirds of the track is a caterpillar then the last third is a butterfly as uplifting riffs and swirls of layered keys bring things to a crescendo. fellow italians the mushrooms project are up on remix duty first of all. they strip back the layers and concentrate on the growling bass and locked on pulsating synth. its back to the uk for the second remix where label honcho stevie kotey gets his percussion out for a drum, timpani and swing remix. stay tuned for more from the collective on bearfunk shortly.

grandi successi is a project by angelo sindaco and maurizio carli moretti with guests like raime drummer valentina magaletti, soft moon matteo vallicelli, impro-avant combo starfuckers, jonathan clancy (singer of his clancyness) plus contemporary artist claudio corsello and writer-performer emidio clementi. angelo sindaco started producing electronic industrial music on tape in the mid 80 and dark techno during the nineties, releasing albums for acv, minus habens, eukatech and more. he has been the first techno dj in bologna (italy) at link club sharing decks with underground resistance, aphex twin, theo parrish and many others. maurizio carli moretti started djing in 1981 opening for killing joke and contorsions acts and then performing in clubs and art galleries mixing dark wave and electronic music.

grandi successi is a project by angelo sindaco and maurizio carli moretti with guests like raime drummer valentina magaletti, soft moon matteo vallicelli, impro-avant combo starfuckers, jonathan clancy (singer of his clancyness) plus contemporary artist claudio corsello and writer-performer emidio clementi. angelo sindaco started producing electronic industrial music on tape in the mid 80 and dark techno during the nineties, releasing albums for acv, minus habens, eukatech and more. he has been the first techno dj in bologna (italy) at link club sharing decks with underground resistance, aphex twin, theo parrish and many others. maurizio carli moretti started djing in 1981 opening for killing joke and contorsions acts and then performing in clubs and art galleries mixing dark wave and electronic music

finally the third release for red rooster records. like the second one, we are talking about a various artists e.p.: minimono (fabio della torre and ennio colacci) is an italian duo born in florence in 1997. in 2008 fabio and ennio founded their own label -bosconi records- where they released their first album in 2010. now minimono works with robsoul records, vibraphone and other very good label from all over the world. dj rou is parts of the project called homequest, a real crew of artists made in bologna, we can also find his music on robsoul jazz, bosconi extra virgin or flexi cuts. memoryman aka uovo is one of the famous pastaboys, he has a long story that starts with the label manocalda, he worked with a lot of big artists from the main house scene and he did a lot of records with the bests labels. d’arabia, class 1991, is the owner of red rooster records and this is the third release for him, surely not the last.

smile&stayhigh is label based in bologna and founded by dj cream.
pure house music for da blazers!

paper recording are back on vinyl with a fantastic debut 12- from italian duo soundersons, who have come up through the underground bologna house scene. can t get enough is a deep electro-funk slice of nu disco with diana g on vocals. it s got 80s synths and squelches, vocal hooks a plenty, clonking percussion, rhodes and that metro area / tom tom club vibe. parts i and ii are split in to vocal and instrumental over one side on continuous play for maximum dance floor action. on the flip, the mighty dj spinna brings his a game with a deep nyc take that is underground house at it s best. he uses synths, arps and the vocal to slowly build the remix that hits it s peak at the end. finally education finished things off with a raw disco cut up that hits the floor running and keeps going full pelt. one for the dancers.

random numbers split series vol.1 is the new mask worn by bologna based label random numbers: two tracks recorded on a tape of 22 minutes per side, where is engraved the story of the clash of two modular synthesis warriors.

nice price deal !!! andrea doria is such a maniac in the best possible way for sure, when its about creating soundscapes, noisy filters and funky percussion breaks. with tracks like >arsenico< or >exit<, he stopped beeing nice and presents the dirrrrty side of italian sound made in bologna. distortion, bitreduction and noise are the key elements accompanied by stomping grooves that can t be resisted. not less placed in the range of loud and proud sound comes >summertime< with beautiful harmonics, paired along its deep, subtle bassline ready to blast every afterparty.

original cultures returns with a special package made in bologna featuring local globetrotting duo c’mon tigre and printing house squadro alongside famed italian animator gianluigi toccafondo and producers dj khalab and populous. it’s a whole world of fun in one carefully crafted, limited 12” package.
the elephant rmx ep features a brand new c’mon tigre track and two remixes of tracks from the duo’s self-tited debut by dj khalab and populous.

new ep from italian producer bioshi, a former itf world champion and hardware obsessive who debuted on original cultures in 2012 with the formula ep. bedroom tales collects five new instrumental productions in the vein of the electronic hip-hop of the beat scene. completing the ep are two remixes from rbma alumnis jolly mare (who also mastered the release) and daisuke tanabe, who each bring a different twist to the beats. available on 12inch with design by bologna s paper resistance. early support from om unit, kutmah, jay scarlett, nts radio.

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

the sweetest- volume 2 sees on a side the driving and elegant detroit jazzy styled house of twovi from bari, the soft chicagoish swing of tadao from perugia and the chilled funky - filtered and disco-infected vibe of the archivio record store s boss dj rou from bologna. b side starts more minimalistic and trippy with -lara sogna- by already known producer and masterchef livio improta from napoli (already on rawax) , changing then on a romantic and sensual direction with the perrone brothers s project -easy to remember- , unclear s duo from arezzo, and the closing piece by russian danny dust called -days on earth-

one of the holy grail of the minimal synth and one of the most obscure musical projects ever produced in italy is finally reissued on mannequin records. originally released in 1981 by broadbean records, a sub-label of lm records, flo & andrew only release take suicide was home-recorded and home-mixed by the duo in bologna, using early drum machines like the boss dr-55 and the korg kr-55, analog synthesizers, guitar, saxophone, tape loops. flo & andrew music is truly unique and exemplifies the fact that limitation can be the perfect source for creativity. the title-track and to committ suicid’ travel through contort and nervous synth sounds and loops, taking somehow inspiration from the no wave heroes, while japanese girls is nothing less than a beautiful minimal electronics track in the mythology of the futuristic rise of japanese country. recently (re)discovered, ‘take suicide’ is a milestone of the european minimal synth singles and is not really a coincidence that a young generations of producers take it as inspiration (you can see take suicide floating in the tracklist of artists as helena hauff and ngly). another must have in your collection / record bag! mastering by ruud 66.

nice price deal !!! alessandro bocci s first official full-length album under the m16 guise considerably fleshes out the portrait previously established on the eps he s issued since the alias s 2004 inception (prior to m16, the bologna-based producer was a member of starfuckers). in its early going, lack corner after the beat sessions sounds like it might shape up into a solid but well-behaved collection of artful techno, in particular when armati opens the set promisingly with four minutes of metronomic, bass-heavy throb, and lab 1 follows suit with an agitated broil of bottom-heavy locomotion. but a more experimental side gradually begins to declare its presence in the rippling crackle and buzzing whirrs that threaten to smother the combustible beat undercurrent pounding throughout lab 1. sounding perfectly at home in this context, the already-heard ep cut agenzia 13 then works a thunderously thudding kick drum and ricocheting percussive accents into a roiling groove that grows ever more forceful until it reaches a steamrolling climax.

bologna s frank agrario decided to take destiny into his own hands earlier this year, founding micronation records as an outlet for his music. the ladonia ep - named after a disputed micro-nation in southern sweden - is agrario s second missive for the imprint, and features a particularly luscious, amospheric dancefloor roller named after the state s most famous landmark, a sculpture called -nimis-. arguably even better is -i played that track already , a dusty, detroit style deep house cut blessed with a bold cowbell line, sustained chords, and a nagging vocal hook. rick wade provides a deliciously deep and soulful interpretation of that track, while the softly jazzy, broken-house track -lesboa- is also worth a listen.

the grasso is greener in bologna: home to two of the most well-connected collectors in italy. suppliers to the likes of kenny dope, phil asher and dimitri, gino and federico have carved their crate craft to insane levels over the last 30+ years. as shown on this detailed, widescreen boogie, funk and disco collection for bbc.

this is a fresh new project based in bologna, italy. red rooster ep includes four different sounds with a logical framework. d arabia and dj rou (homequest) are two emerging artists that in 2015 began to share their skills in the same recording studio, the result is a groovy sound with a great energy. this is the first release for red rooster records and the future plans are to give us a lot of new emotions from a lot of new talented artists.

the caribbean house is a live project that finds bogus teamed up with federico bologna, from seminal technogod and ohmega tribe collective, and cristiano santini, from legendary italian act disciplinatha. straight from electronic italian suburbia of the nineties, skilfully mixed with bogus uncommon approach, this is an outstanding blend of new wave and slow motion disco, strictly for midnight vultures.

odd009 comes from bologna-based duo, nas1. the boys got in touch a wee while ago with a handful of rattling, spaced-out, detroit-edged demos. the rest, as they say, is history. we are very proud to present this record, and to welcome nas1 to odd socks. enjoy!

after a very promising debut almost an year ago with their *super quartet ep*, nas1 are back on bosconi extra virgin with another 6 tracker of modern detroit influenced house. the record starts with the wobbling shuffles of 2 bass heavy cuts, the robotic melancholy of *head on* and the funkier-ecstatic *bravo cafe&#769,,,*, while on the closing cut of a side appears the stomping garage beat of *la tosse*.
the talented duo from bologna then shows its great technical skills within creating unique grooves: nastier vibes those look like coming from a dirty and dark basement open b side with the dusty, dubby and whirling jam of *rabbit backbone*, while with the following *seemed* track they keep the mood in the same hypno-delic direction just making everything sweeter and smoother in order to end in a proper way this vinyl with the soulful and joyful downbeat of *seduta*. italian docg modern soul!

getwet comes back with the second release, after a very well received first 12- who got played in some of the most forward thinking dancefloors in eu, japan and usa. the opener is a majestic track from the caribbean house, side project of billy bogus teamed up with federico bologna, from seminal technogod and ohmega tribe project, and cristiano santini, from legendary italian act disciplinatha. what came out is an outstanding blend of new wave & slow motion disco, strictly for midnight vultures.

:-crimini- is a new independent label born from the experience of some members of the mighty kitchentstudio3, based in bologna italy. the first release contains on the first side three track by nas1 duo. the young duo work at the kitchenstudio3 since 2011, where they produced a lot of good stuff, including a track featuring kyle hall (released by wild oats music), their debut ep on bosconi records, two tracks released by nick anthony simoncino s hotmix records, and many other cool works. on the other side there is a power track, spinning at 45 tmp, produced by the mysterious grienkho, appeared on pushmaster records and austerity, and kosmik, legendary record collector from south of italy.

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.

after their featuring on kyle halls boat party ep, the bologna based duo nas1 join the bosconi family with a lush six tracks vinyl strongly influenced by contemporary detroit house. a side starts with the chuggin and moody beat of -black coffee-, then continues with the stomping and sexy midtempo of -i don t mind- and ends with the more mysterious, electro boogie raw jam of -dallas vertical roll-. on the flip we find the slapped roadhouse blues of madturkey followed by the twisted gifted & blesseds re-interpretation of -i don t mind-. the ep ends with the melancholic and soulful textures of the shuffle groover -hoarse presence-. tasty!