FLYING TURNS (VILLALOBOS REMIX) (LTD BLACK VINYL REPRESS)
12 Inch 05.06.23
if it takes only 7 days for the first two releases to completely sell out, it comes as little surprise that the label is causing a stir with all the usual suspects. heavy club rotation from many a-list djs has only thrown more fuel on this blazing fire.
coming next from adult only: the repress of one of the most sought-after 12s from the label back catalogue. ao19: “formula express – main course” was originally released in 2002 and featured guillaume la tortue, jef k and chris carrier.
this is actually some of the last records ever produced by the mysterious guillaume la tortue, one of the pioneer of electronic music in france, who’s quoted by laurent garnier in his infamous “electrochoc” book as one of his main influence back in the days.
the record opens on the “main course”: a classic tech-house number with a beautiful 909 beat and a tasteful use of various samples and fx all through the track. the funky vocals still sound fresh today but the secret here (as often with chris carrier’s related work) is the groove – the kind of groove that reminds you summer days in the park while the strong bass-line announces already the next track.
on the flip, “starter” stands out as the perfect dancefloor killer with an infernal groove and a real fat analog bass-line that will keep you moving whether you want it or not. add just a few crispy tribal percussions on a classic raw 909 beat and you got the simplest and dubbiest song of the record but also the most efficient dancefloorwise.
the last cut, “apple pie”, might be the deepest of them all. spacy melodies and trippy vocals in the background make you first feel like you’re chillin on some extraterrestrial beach far away from earth. it starts as a nice breakbeat building the atmosphere before slowly evolving into a more 4-4esque tech-house with the bass coming in only after a couple of minutes. even if the sound was resolutely analogic, the whole ep is extremely well produced with a special care for details. at many levels this three-track ep is a landmark in the label history.
time for repress.
crash course in science are a post punk band that formed in 1979 in philadelphia. the band members, dale feliciello, mallory yago and michael zodorozny, met while attending art school, where they began to experiment with crude electronics and off-beat lyrics. ccis avoided conventional instrumentation by using toy instruments and kitchen appliances to augment the distorted guitar, drums and synthesized beats.
the vinyl is housed in the original jacket featuring stark black and white photos of pier 13. each lp includes a double sided 11x11 insert with lyrics, photos of the band and the atmospheric pier. crash course in science go above and beyond what is considered new wave in attitude and sound.
ricardo villalobos and frost & einzelkinds take on flying turns by philadelphia based post-punk band crash course in science, originally released in 1981 on the signals from pier thirteen ep. limited first pressing on picture vinyl.
*its own course* is a double whammy! jay west and stee downes join forces to deliver a true club bomb with an acid touch. it combines a groovy bassline, impulsive drums and warm rhodes chords that simply reek of hit-potential. the track has a compelling build-up, storming towards an inevitable climax and is shimmed by stees distinctive voice. let yourself be guided by its flow.
after constributing to last years superlongevity five compilation, we were more than happy to receive those tracks from mister tanaka, who currently resides in between tokyo and berlin.
supported & played by : boyz noise, gregor tresher, motor, frank kusserow, jor-el, nicolas masseyef, franz & shape, david carretta, felipe ...
this classic and legendary track from 79 belongs to the very origins of techno. it has been sampled by djs but was >impossible to find on vinyl<, now this finally changed! the track is back on vinyl and even includes some new remixes. danton eeproms remix a real club monster, and terence fixmer remix with an unexpected groovy mood sound, changing suddenly into a dark deep track. crash course in science have also reworked this year their own original mix and now deliver us a new version, that prove us that they are not out of date, but still remain the real brain of sounds, that for many artists has been the core influence of techno.
wash your hands before touching this record and your ears before listening to its sound! this invaluable collection of sounds deserves to be handled with care and love.
rmxs by vitalic & david carretta, crash course in science (ccis) is an electronic musical group that was formed in 1979. the band was formed as a way to explore performance art and music, which the members desperately needed to express. .. this 12inch contained the songs >cardboard lamb< and >flying turns< which are two of the bands most recognizable tracks. this record has been regarded as influential to the techno industrial genres and was an early inception of what is now known as the >electro< sound.. one remix made by the crash course in science band themselves in 2006 !!! amazing uptodate remix done by the original member, which sound incredibly music of now. another remix made by vitalic , which gonna be a classic hymn for clubs as always when vitalic rework a track. and the last remix done by david caretta who give another dimension to the original track. this crash course in science band have been many times sampled by artist of today, now you know from where comes the original
with situational awareness, post-punk legends crash course in science deliver an album consisting entirely of brand new material. the songs on situational awareness sound crisp and ultra-fresh, while the band from philadelphia, usa, maintains their distinctive diy sound created by toys, kitchen appliances and self-built synths. far beyond new wave, the music is experimental and danceable at the same time - science and art, together hand in hand. the cd edition contains a remix of im here to tease as a bonus track, not available on the vinyl album.
aural imbalance has enjoyed a colourful and celebrated journey through music over the years, taking in ambient soundscapes, deep house and of course, a pioneering role in atmospheric drum & bass. the album copmes on transparent orange & red double vinyl.
外,神,田,deepspace weaves a course through the shinjuku cityscape on the second clave house release with atmospheric dubbed out techno, warm neon-soaked house, and pumping acidic grit.
orange indie edition + poster ! the original motion picture soundtrack from quentin tarantinos “once upon a time in hollywood” on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
"many electronic producers make music that sounds like the future. alavux is making the future and has carved himself a millennium head start. whilst many of his peers maintain a course along the kraftwerk or drexciyan trajectory alavux is committed to creating his own path; still drawing on the inspiration these great pioneers gave to so many, but choosing to adopt their pioneering spirit and innovation rather than their sound and track structures.
many a conversation has taken place about whether alavux is a maker of techno or electro. his discography tells you that he can pull off both very well and octagon shows you that both can be combined with explosive results. the sheer power and intensity of his grooves make each track a force to be reckoned with.
supported by dave clarke, billy nasty, igloo magazine, thomas h green (the arts desk), dj stingray umwelt and more."
backstock incoming! 777hz teams up with murray man this time for another dubtechno meets reggae tune and of course we are going extradeep on the b side, blissful bass as you could expect it on the777hz label.
b-stock! cover with seam split. vinyl unaffected & mint. a year after his debut outing on the label, max essa makes a welcome return to hell yeah with the han zon roc ep, which is another of his impossibly laidback offerings. essa is of course the long time uk talent who has become a part of the balearic mafia thanks to releases on labels like aficionado, music for dreams, and his own jansen jardin. this is the second coming together of artist and label and is another timeless excursion far out to sea. opener han zon roc (midori coup) is an epic 12inch minute adventure that slowly awakens your spirit with new age guitar plucks and heavenly ambience before organic drums slowly being to drift into earshot. they grow ever larger as synths start to spray about the mix, hand drums pitter patter and big chords bring the soul-shine. its like the soundtrack to an afternoon boat party all condensed into one brilliant cut. how you showed me everything then gets super chill with lazy drum tumbles, bendy guitar lines and scattered hits. withering cosmic chords colour the airwaves and its a track that will slow your heartbeat to nothing. last of all, rain birds alfalfa jam is a analogue drum work out with early 90s hip hop influences and diving basslines. it s light and airy, nimble and playful and of course filled with the sort of tropical rays that make all of essa works so brilliantly escapist.
after releasing heavyweights like patrice scott and dego, forbidden dance records continues its story with a new release from chicago don specter with a 4-track ep. highly recommended!
post the smooth birthday bash celebrating 50 merry slices of the electronic life, freude am tanzen barely has time to take a breath, and thats why a celebration of achievement is in order – the older the bolder, or something on that order. douglass greed asks of himself and everyone else the essential question. with his >love & hurt< ep he manifests a solid commitment to loud-played club systems – of course not without a stunner peak time, whistles of euphoria and flying drops of sweat.
ten years jeahmon! - this is why we celebrate this decade for our imprint with our roots: a jubilee pressing on 12inch vinyl. remember how it all started back in 2013: with a hand painted full cover vinyl series. the crazy fishes from back in the days are still here! ten years later marc depulses imprint developed to the top 5 leading indie dance labels on the planet – with over 80 releases and a lot of chartbreakers during the years. this vinyl represents a little family showcase with homie artists that built the brand over the past few years and who are an important face for jeahmon! these days. just to name a few of course – there are still so many other representive artists that made our imprint becoming so big and successful. jeahmon!089
repress , unison wax 01 as a whole is an exercise in classy, reduced house for the summer generation. a-side -seize- crashes into force, with unapologetic bass that seems to be breaking at the seams. perfect for building or taking it down, its simple, four-four quality as dusty hats scatter and float around the top. then the keys hit, sizzling and singeing at the edges like they’ve been left on the grill too long, before the whole thing melts into the break. its hot summer garage house for late evening breakdowns. flip it over and the vinyl takes on a distinctive darker flavour. -groundhog- plays smooth, reduced house elements against a driving, deep bassline that rumbles and pushes you on. around that coils softly pulsating synths that swell in and away from you before the tooly, smooth finish reduces to a close. -special treatment- is smoother though. dusty shakers, jacking claps, druggy synths and a rolling, questioning bassline shows a deeper, darker shade of berlin house before it casually pumps its way to the close... and of course vinyl only
2023 repress - dj koze might be one of the worlds best producers, but above all hes a dj, and it’s his dj ear that governs. just as in a great set, so with his releases: seeing aliens came out of nowhere, a big buzzing beast of a track, to announce that koze was back on the scene and prime everyone for the coming album, knock knock. but now that koze has your attention, it’s time to remind everyone what’s most important about club music, pull things back, take a turn to the left, and get deep into the groove. thus pick up: the second single from knock knock is 100% pure groove, doubly so in the extended 12inch version. in a sense its incredibly familiar it is essentially a filter disco record, very close to something you could imagine coming out of paris around the turn of the millennium. but of course, this is koze. nothing is normal or familiar in his world, and hes taken this most foundational of clubland staples into new territory
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