incl a skillz remix

a side features heavy acidic bassline house floor action!! flip for a smooth all good funk alliance breaks mix!!

nicola conte remixes thunderballs “elevated state” in his signature jazz style. while on the flip, ursula 1000 drops an electro breaks remix of “get up with the get down” + an instrumental version.

10years anniversary release

file under : electronic , electronica , indie dance

remix package of josh winks seminal release sixth sense with ursula rucker. remixes from legendary louie vegas as well as techno stalwart shlomi aber.

2018 vinyl remaster. von jan jelinek kompilierte werkschau der legendären musizierenden pharmazeutin. die vinyl-lp erscheint im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.

marquis hawkes is an alter ego adopted by long time electronic music producer mark hawkins, founded for his house music focussed activities. hawkins decided it was time for a reboot after being head-hunted by old friends dan monox and kenny wasp, who had just founded dixon avenue basement jams in 2012, particularly as the material differed from what hed previously released.

original written, produced and arranged by barend-jan beljaars (aka diephuis). vocals written and performed by ursula rucker. percussion solo by serigne queye. flute and saxophone by franklin ceasar rodriques. keyboards and drum programming by barend-jan beljaars (aka diephuis). vocals recorded by tim motzer. percussion, flute & saxophone recorded by barend-jan beljaars (aka diephuis). mastered at optimum mastering.

und weiter geht es mit den geschichten aus dem wald. genau da, da wo sich fuchs und hase meistens gute nacht sagen. diesmal im zweiten kapitel mit einer tollen kooperation der 3 oberfoerster dole & kom und dennis reich. genau das richtige um diesen kalten, tristen winter hinter uns zu lassen. die herren bringen uns den sommer ins wohnzimmer und in den club. tilli sagt, super sache. vinyl only und die erstpressung kommt im handgemachten cover - limitiert auf 200 stueck

untitled flow, is an hypnotic, brave and electronically bouncing track full of pride, which answers the question seldom asked these days, what was hip hop actually all about - both musically and regarding its content? “untitled flow, revamped with italy’s own mario pagliari complimenting this remix on sync with a nice edgy and slick bass tone driven beat that marks the impressive return of a voice, a woman, trained journalist, mother, singer and prize-winning poetess.

taken from the forthcoming album.. will saul featuring ursula rucker s >where is it?< takes its cue from the ambient techno sound that s found favour once again in the mid noughties, >where is it?< splices this with a heavyweight vocal from premier lyrical activist, ursula rucker..

tic toc came about after will met ursula rucker after her gig at the jazz cafe. being a gentleman he walked her back to her hotel, they talked about how life throws unexpected problems in your path and the world needing a damn hard kick up the arseà on the flip, swayzak take the track they describe as like sly & robbies work with grace jones remade for the 21st centuryand strip it to a dubby, minimal techno groove. dj support danny howells, m.a.n.d.y ,rich goold , strictly kev / dj food damian lazarus.

dj support: laurent garnier, françois k, adam bayer, john digweed, timo maas, danny howells, jimpster, gorge, mr. v, joyce muniz, jonathan kaspar, musumeci, m.a.n.d.y., pig & dan, mihai popoviciu, marco resmann

2xcd + dl continuous mix

already support by dj support from laurent garnier, timo maas, clavis, john digweed, andre lodemann, elif, nico morano and more

11th issue of the slow grind fever series from stag-o-lee.

this volume indian rare groove, discover the artists that redesign the musical universe of bollywood. during the 70’s and the 80’s, funk, soul and disco are invited inside most productions. from comedies to horror movies or thrillers through romantic films, the groove is not so far. have a good trip!

picture sleeve with printed innersleeve

a project in support of the struggle for recognition and justice by aboriginal and torres strait islander people of australia. pressed on black vinyl.

a project in support of the struggle for recognition and justice by aboriginal and torres strait islander people of australia. pressed on bright yellow vinyl.

8 (unmixed) tracks from mirko loko’s “detroit love 4” mix on double vinyl. housed in a gatefold sleeve with mix-cd included.

incl rmxs from kenny dope gonzalez, joe claussell...

llv live project

file under downtempo / electronica

debut ep of mason maynard on hot creations

incl hot remixes

first terrace records present the debut long player from french multi-dimensional/disciplinary artist/being pauline canavesio aka bora.

berlin based electronic mainstay marquis hawkes has announced details of his second lp the marquis of hawkes. the album will be the producers second lp for us, following his critically acclaimed debut social housing for the label, which was released in 2016. entitled the marquis of hawkes, the new album adheres to a specific sound palette whilst still displaying eclecticism across its eight tracks. opening with the beat-less droning ambience of beton theme, the album takes in a variety of themes from across the house music spectrum, from the deep and dubby meditation of instrument of thought to the body jerking rhythms and retro bass stabs of tough love, the introspective mood of the matrix, to the soulful new jersey styled house grooves with a contemporary twist of sunset building through the optimistic joyousness of ‘hope in our hearts before closing with lidells heartfelt and passionate emotional overload on we should be free. first emerging in 2012, after being sought out by glasgow label dixon avenue basement jams, and having previously been heavily involved with the free festival sound-system culture, the london born artists iconic sound has taken shape with the influence of music from cities like chicago, detroit and new york alongside the uks underground house scene. with both depth and clarity of vision, marquis hawkes second album for houndstooth expertly hones a shining hybrid of classic slamming house and grittily soulful optimism, making for a career-defining piece of work.

berlin based electronic mainstay marquis hawkes has announced details of his second lp ‘the marquis of hawkes’, due out 24th august 2018 on fabric’s in-house label houndstooth (home to call super, aïsha devi, special request and more). ahead of this, hawkes will also release a new single featuring acclaimed uk soul singer jamie lidell. the single, entitled ‘we should be free’, features, alongside the low slung but melancholic original version, three reinterpretations of the song, remixed by hawkes himself. both this, and the essential previous single, “don’t u”, which featured the vocal talents of ursula rucker, will appear on the forthcoming album.

# twin bang # is mirko loko third album, the first own on his own label comet traxx, and proudly host collaboration with detroit techno legend derrick may, philadelphia singer ursula rucker and the french/italian duo moody preachers.
comet traxx is the new label of swiss prolific producer mirko loko, best known for his musical output on cadenza, visionquest and memento records. this new imprint is focused on cosmic grooves, with the aim to release quality timeless material. the first release on the label is the stunning -twin bang- album by the label honchos, mirko loko, delivering a modern sophisticated record with a very classic feeling, rich of collaborations with heavyweight musicians as derrick may and ursula rucker. for the next chapters of these astral tales, we can expect a spontaneous organic blend of electronic genres joined with a galactic touch: releases are not going to come only by mirko himself, but from interesting newcomers, as well as veterans as guido schneider who is in scheduled on the second catalogue number.

portable is alan abrahams, a south african born artist and producer who is also a celebrated live act. emerging more than fifteen years ago with a sound that marries real electronic soul with deep moods and abstract grooves, he is someone who has released his minimal wares on cult labels like perlon and live at robert johnson, as well as his own süd electronic.

james ross is a guitarist and composer living in brooklyn, n.y. originally from pittsburgh, pa., he has studied guitar at the university of pittsburgh and the mannes college of music in new york city. he has studied sitar with pandit krishna bhatt, and north indian classical music and composition with la monte young and marian zazeela. a composer in a variety of genres, james has written music for orchestral and chamber ensembles, as well as solo music for the guitar and the zhongruan (a type of chinese lute). he has also performed and recorded electronic and improvised music. recent performances as a composer and performer on the electric guitar, laptop and other instruments include sets at the bell house, at the small beast at the delancey with percussionist joseph benzola, a performance with kyle bobby dunn at issue project room, at pianos with richard lainhart, at glasslands gallery with michael vincent waller, at goodbye blue monday with david beardsley, providing live music for katherine liberovskaya and ursula scherrer’s optosonic tea series at diapason gallery in brooklyn, with video artist alex carpenter at the tank in manhattan, and at damrosch park at lincoln center as part of the guitar ensemble for rhys chatham’s “a crimson grail.” a recording of the -crimson grail- performance was released on nonesuch records on sept. 14, 2010. as a classical guitarist, james has performed as a soloist and ensemble player throughout the northeastern united states. he received a solo recitalist fellowship in 1992 from the pennsylvania council on the arts and won the 1993 mannes college of music concerto competition, resulting in a performance of joaquin rodrigo’s “fantasia para gentilhombre,” at symphony space in new york city.

ltd one sided ursula 1000 remix

first release on ursula 1000s label comes from the man himself under his new quentin quatro moniker, with remixes by sleazy mcqueen, psychemagik and space coast.

die zweite 12inch-single von farben präsentiert vier tracks. während >eroten reiten auf einen delphin< auf einem zuvor unveröffentlichten thema von ursula bogner beruht, belegen die übrigen drei titel die spontaneität und simplizität von jan jelineks farben-aufnahmen im jahr 2011. dabei wird der frühere farben-wunsch, die sinnlichkeit eines burt-bacharach-songs auf clubmusik zu übertragen, wieder aufgenommen. der in berlin lebende elektronikproduzent veröffentlicht seit 1998 u. a. unter dem pseudonym farben.

kicking off 2011 with a killer e.p. is our favourite artist art bleek featuring a number of remixes from the new art supplies album released on loungin this month plus some fresh cuts exclusive to this release. starting the e.p. is a floor filling remix of clap your hands by our own trevor loveys. the original has been out for a few months in the blogosphere and has been picking up some heavy props. next up is hold it (a little longer) where art shows off his true talent of the master of the musical groove with a rolling bass and a choppup vocal lick to keep the party rocking. flip over to side b and you would be excused if you thought someone had swapped the record out for a disco classic. with vox by noelle scaggs and a harmony that nile rodgers would be proud of arthur creates a boogie classic that is very much flavour of the moment. following on is an exclusive remix of the hunt dance featuring the unmistakable voice of ursula rucker. the original on art supplies has had such amazing reactions that we all thought it would be hard to better it, but again arthur has done it delivering a groover for the heads. finally is right on featuring l.as finest charlie sputnik. art delivers a more techy grove to this classic which is a sound he is becoming more recognised for which contrasts so will with charlies trademark smooth vocals.

the wax-war goes on! uplifting vocal-house with a healthy dose of funk, soul, jazz & latin from the ever reliable soulfuric camp. the perfect spring-soundtrack!

taken from fab samperis forthcoming debut album power bossa on agogo records comes this 12 inch featuring a brand new song - which you may know as a version of a marvin gaye track - and a package full of soulful funky beats & breaks remixes by some of the most wanted producers of this sound around.

james holden may not be a household name, but to fans of adventurous, progressive electronic sounds, the british techno sorcerer and psychedelic shaman is renowned as a genius. so revered are his talents that he has been tapped to remix some of pop music most eminent stars, including madonna, depeche mode, & britney spears, though as this mix demonstrates, his tastes tend more to the cerebral than those associations suggest. head of the zeitgeist-defining label border community which boasts fellow forward thinkers nathan fake & extrawelt on its roster, holden can count himself amongst that very modern breed of dj with a special knack for layering the most surprising of records with an unparalleled musical ear. his status as a free-spirit unconstrained by genre or scene is now championed by independent stalwart !k7, who have called up holden to deliver the next installment in their definitive mix series dj-kicks. holdens masterfully eclectic mix includes the first solo holden single in four years >triangle folds<, and his exclusive previously unreleased remix of mogwais >the sun smells too loud<.

superhero by the glass, the second single off their upcoming album, is a pop leaning dancefloor track with an infectious hook. remixes come courtesy of uks luke solomon, founder of classic recordings with derrick carter, and all round house music champion. lukes mix is an old skool rave dub with pulsing percussion, trippy synths and a wonderful retro bassline. esl recordings ursula 1000 plays up the hip hopelements in the original production with 80s electro feel, shimmering hats and a 90s ravey vibe. finally newcomer bit thief brings an amazing nu house remix to the table with an incredible conga heavy mix which includes tenor sax honks and much much more… the glass are on tour in the usa in september and europe in october and december!!!

nrks coast2coast opens up its post summer account with a mix cd from one of the scenes brightest stars, karizma. best known for his basement boys collaborations, karizma has struck it solo in recent years and has bridged the gap between jazz influenced broken beats and the edgier, techier sounds of his kohesive productions. these double pack vinyl lps present some of the choice tunes on offer on his dj mix, including tracks & remixes from slope, onsulade, pasta boys, tyree, vikter duplaix and many more

superb swayzak remix 12inch collection with tracks from m_nus (a1), klang elektronik(a2, bergheim 34), simple records (b side, will saul)