Vinyl Releases
DULL CLUNK (2X12 INCH)
2x12 Inch
08.10.18
full spectrum double 12” from garies - eight tracks running from bittersweet beatdown-ish bits to slow-burn electro to second wave-inspired techno, injected with funk, melody and an mpc-mindset. garies = new jackson (all city, hivern) + lumigraph (mpr, opal tapes). full colour cover. mastered by thomas p heckmann. cut at schnittstelle. pressed at mpo. artwork by mel keane.
METROFLEX
12 Inch
18.05.15
swinging, relief-ish mpc house from new jackson, with the hieroglyphic being beaming in on the b-side. mastered by helmut erler at d&m, out on 12 inch only - very limited!
compassion crew bows down with three wildly different prayers for the faithful. mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane.
THE BEDS
12 Inch
09.08.18
melly aka dj apres ski with four tracks of cerebral club music only for the headstrung. highlights from where to now? and jheri tracks alumnus include the tripped-out meandering tease of shrubbery and the space bass of mineral water, which closes the 12inch on a locked groove. mastered by someones dad? cut at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane.
PRESSURE
12 Inch
18.01.18
ltd 2018 repress ... ability ii’s bleep milestone from 1990, the evergreen ‘pressure’, gets a careful reissue. the crucial ‘pressure dub’ is here, alongside a new remix from longtime fan luca lozano, who steps with with a respectful roller, and supplies the full cover art. restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. artwork by luca lozano.
Compassion Cuts
Major Problems
new years deal - compassion crew fires up windows 95 for the three-pronged habitue - the hardy dubliner gets in a huff on habitué i, does it for the trackheads on ii, and stops you in your tracks with the mesmerising, meandering habitue iii
2.95 EUR *
9.82 EUR
70% Discount
DONT TELL ME (HOW LOVE SHOULD FEEL)
12 Inch
23.10.17
following on from the ability ii pressure re-release, major problems and compassion cuts present another in-house favourite from their vaults: the sublime garage/rnb earworm dont tell me (how love should feel) by 2-bmw. a tony humphries/zanzibar favourite, the sole release on life of luxury in 1990 was new jersey producer larry p rauson’s first cut, and never saw a full release. it’s presented with three remarkable dubs from the mysterious man in bed, two of which in turn are flipped by compassion crew and, completing the circle, by larry himself. full colour cover with matt finish. restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann at trope. cut by andreas kauffelt at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane. larry on dont tell me: tony played the song at zanzibar (on a) saturday night. that sunday morning my phone was blowing up... that weekend gave me the moment of my career. i was an engineer at the local cable company. listening to tony humphries on the radio, not expecting it, tony humphries played my record on his show... i did not last much longer at that job.
Compassion Cuts
Major Problems
COSMIC CREEPER
12 Inch
27.07.17
bienvenue au calcium club. warm-up with cosmic creepers direct beats. cool off with y columbas trance induction techno. mastered by someones dad? cut at schnittstelle. artwork by mel keane
TRICK STATE GESTURE
12 Inch
11.04.17
melancholic, meandering, mixed-up-in-the-head electro/nix direct from the desk of design a wave. mastered by someone’s dad? cut at curved. artwork by mel keane.
APRES SKI
12 Inch
07.11.16
chord memory house and wobbly-jawed electro on masked man dj après ski’s classy debut run.
3.60 EUR *
9.00 EUR
60% Discount
BULLETPROOF HOLIDAY
12 Inch
13.06.16
the returning lumigraph on full flex - romping across both sides with hood up techno and mesmerising, advanced electronics. happy holidays.
COMPASSION CUTS, TAPES & ACETATES (2X12 INCH)
2x12 Inch
15.04.16
new years deal - following on from the admas/andras fox 12inch mpr007, major problems raids compassion crews vaults for this killer double comp, featuring 11 tracks from frak, admas, plustwo, big city orchestra, philip jeck and more. compassion cuts, tapes & acetates runs through a rarified selection of raw house and most-wanted italo 808 and vocoder jams, proto-house dope synth workouts private press gospel and some experimental tracks that just wont be defined. dont look, hide! all tracks restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann and cut by andreas at schnittstelle. out on 2x12inch gatefold lp, with simon landreins full-colour artwork presented in a laminate gloss finish.
11.43 EUR *
22.86 EUR
50% Discount
I LIKE UR INDUSTRY (INCL DJ SOTOFETT RMX)
12 Inch
29.01.16
hard currency from pirac¥ debt$, live and direct on the a, with 15 minutes-plus of loose change from dj sotofett on the remix. mastered and cut at d+m, out on 12 inch
KALATASHEW WAGA
12 Inch
15.01.16
the first compassion cut is the deepest. ethiopian funk mob admass accidental houser * kalatashew waga* from 1984 gets a reissue (and a remix from long-time fan andras fox). restored and mastered by thomas p heckmann. hand-stamped 12 inch, with a debossed mpr logo on sleeve
SECOND LABOUR OF HERCULES (VINYL ONLY)
12 Inch
29.07.15
a glassy-eyed triptych of techno variations from terriers. check *aqua on my mind*. raw to the floor like reservoir dogs. mastered by helmut erler at d&m, out on 12 inch only.
OGDEN PLACE
12 Inch
16.04.15
four mesmerising tracks of stepping techno and hypnotic house from seattles secondnature affiliate and tacoma inhabitant, simic.
MASTERS OF THE GENTLEMANLY ART
12 Inch
25.11.14
after releases from terriers and new jackson, major problems welcomes the compassion crew, who returns with another session of impeccably sourced cut-and-paste house music. cc’s ‘masters of the gentlemanly art’ is proto-house/nu-beat-ish bruiser, while his ‘panic chicago’ version gets lost in the groove. leisure connection walk the night with a memorable 10-minute-plus psych/dub/house remix. mastered and cut at calyx, this is a vinyl-only release. artwork from simon landrein. support from hunee, new jackson, beats in space, serge, marcel hesse
HOUSE NO9
12 Inch
11.08.14
three tracks of pickled, tripped techno-not-techno and crushed house from the dubliners, backed with a wry remix from tuff sherm aka dro carey. mastered by helmut erler at d&m, this is a vinyl-only release