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Second release for Nantes based Abstrack crew. Three takes on obscure ethnic recordings with an unknown origin! Abstrack comeS up with A batch OF music that sounds like them : spanning all the way from trippy grooves to heady dancefloor material.

An unbelievable anecdote from the 20th century led to these three tracks. Breaky and trippy vibes are played with on the opener : coming in and out of the groove, while the ambient air is sparkled with surprises. Malcolm TURNS up with a rolling acid and drums workout, coming up subtly and bringing hands upwards for sure.
Label man Vidock goes afro, epic and vocal on the last piece. A track to open up the vibe without losing dancefloor intensity. Super emotional and beautiful.

The (true?) story behind the record :

The Traumstatter Phonogramm Archiv is host to one of the world’s largest ethnographic recording collections. It was created in September 1901, when a group of Indian musicians came to Traumstatt, where Blois Schauder, a psychologist at Berlin’s university and Xiu Pu Sonmi, a physicist from China recorded them on an Edison cylinder.
150 000 ethno-musical recordings have joined the collection since then. During the cold war, many cylinders and tapes were safely kept out of danger out of the country and sent to the four corners of the globe.
After the wall came down, the repatriation operations started, and in April of 1990, the Miquelon-based ship “l’Herminie” sailed out, with a large number of recordings on board. Ten days later the ship sinks. The eight crew members were rescued by a Swedish cargo ship and a few floating trunks along with them. The few tapes that didn’t sink aren’t the main concern, and they end up in the posession of a swedish sailor.
After reading this unbelievable story in a collection of anecdotes from the 90’s, an investigative work began, leading us to track down two of the tapes. We digitized them and sent them to several musicians and producers. The difficulty to give them an age or a geographic origin gives us the feeling that they come from an unknown land and time. Dreamtown Ethnic Tapes is intended as a wink to this beautiful story, that started a century ago, in the city of dreams…

Second release for Nantes based Abstrack crew. Three takes on obscure ethnic recordings with an unknown origin! Abstrack comeS up with A batch OF music that sounds like them : spanning all the way from trippy grooves to heady dancefloor material.

An unbelievable anecdote from the 20th century led to these three tracks. Breaky and trippy vibes are played with on the opener : coming in and out of the groove, while the ambient air is sparkled with surprises. Malcolm TURNS up with a rolling acid and drums workout, coming up subtly and bringing hands upwards for sure.
Label man Vidock goes afro, epic and vocal on the last piece. A track to open up the vibe without losing dancefloor intensity. Super emotional and beautiful.

The (true?) story behind the record :

The Traumstatter Phonogramm Archiv is host to one of the world’s largest ethnographic recording collections. It was created in September 1901, when a group of Indian musicians came to Traumstatt, where Blois Schauder, a psychologist at Berlin’s university and Xiu Pu Sonmi, a physicist from China recorded them on an Edison cylinder.
150 000 ethno-musical recordings have joined the collection since then. During the cold war, many cylinders and tapes were safely kept out of danger out of the country and sent to the four corners of the globe.
After the wall came down, the repatriation operations started, and in April of 1990, the Miquelon-based ship “l’Herminie” sailed out, with a large number of recordings on board. Ten days later the ship sinks. The eight crew members were rescued by a Swedish cargo ship and a few floating trunks along with them. The few tapes that didn’t sink aren’t the main concern, and they end up in the posession of a swedish sailor.
After reading this unbelievable story in a collection of anecdotes from the 90’s, an investigative work began, leading us to track down two of the tapes. We digitized them and sent them to several musicians and producers. The difficulty to give them an age or a geographic origin gives us the feeling that they come from an unknown land and time. Dreamtown Ethnic Tapes is intended as a wink to this beautiful story, that started a century ago, in the city of dreams…

Vinyl LP (incl. DL-Code) from an artist in their seventies, you probably wouldn't expect to hear an album like this.
But Brazilian drumming legend Ivan 'Mamão' Conti has been experimenting and innovating for the last half a century.
Take a bite of Mamão's psychoactive Papaya and join the maestro on a weird and wonderful stroll through the Brazilian jungle.

Platform 23 returns with the reissue of songs from Canadian project, Vini Vidi Vici. With just one privately pressed mini-album in 1989 that bridged the gap between the later years of New Wave and the early vestiges of House, the music included in this edited EP highlights a thriving Montreal scene in its heyday.

Vini Vidi Vici was created out of two different music backgrounds. Paul Klopstock was a classical pianist, while Mario Langlois was a DJ, self-taught musician and radio producer, who came together when both worked at the underground arts / club Le Lezard. Starting in 1986 the space mixed painting, drag shows and bands alongside the latest alternative sounds, from Rap to New Beat, Electro to Acid Jazz.

As House and Techno started to filter through, Mario (aka Ave Mario) and the other resident DJs laid the ground of what was to come. From this Paul and Mario collaborated from late 1987 through in to 1988 and created the mini-album, however this EP concentrates on the duo's self penned work.

Recorded at Oliver Sudden Production studio, the A side is made up the raw House of 'Club Stuff" and Native American meets avant percussion of 'Vini Vidi Vici'. Showing a confidence and experimentation beyond their years, the two tracks production and all round hypnotic danceability, highlight why original copies are so prized (and expensive).

The B side follows with two tracks recorded in Mario's home closet studio. Lo-fi to the max and improvised, the no wave / world beat experience of title cut, 'Ou Sommes Nous' and the proto-electro-wave of 'AA HHH' are like something again, a mesmerising fusion and quite unique.

Self pressed, the project ventured to live performance and (sadly unreleased) remix work, before the partners went their separate ways, however this archival document can be seen as their own special conquest.

We could wax lyrical for days about the music of Ewan Jansen but we’ll leave that for the blog sites and Reddit message boards whose pages his name regularly graces. The Australian producer responsible for seminal 90’s label Red Ember could be seen as an unwitting progenitor of the now well established and flourishing Australian House music scene and his vinyl releases have become highly sought after and frequently exchange hands for triple figures. Appearances on other legendary labels such as Mike Grant’s Moods & Grooves (who released Ewan’s Blueline Summer LP in 2005) and Chez Damier’s Inner Balance. In 2016 Ewan brought Red Ember out of hiatus releasing some solo material that sounded fresher than ever, continuing to push his raw yet musical, authentic house sound. Cut to the start of this year and Jimpster is flicking through Instagram when he stumbles upon a short clip of some work in progress on Ewan’s
profile. Transfixed by the vibe, he contacts Ewan to offer a release on Freerange and we’re now super-proud to present you with the Perfect Strangers EP. Four original tracks showcase Ewan’s impeccable attention to detail in the grooves, sounds and production. With the uptempo, afro-tinged synth jam of Take U Away and the more crunchy, minimal bounce of Logarithm, we find Ewan in pure dance floor mode on the A side. Flipping over we’re treated to Chika Kozo, a rolling groove with an emotive vibe, perfect for a late-night drive through the urban metropolis. Closing out
the EP things get more intimate and introspective on title track Perfect Strangers. Layers of warm pads build upon a punchy house groove whilst a filtered Moog bassline keeps the momentum and brings the low-end energy to the track. Overall Ewan’s sound melds together many sonic worlds, bringing to mind early Morgan Geist, elements of Warren ‘Hanna’ Harris, Black Dog, ART and early 90’s IDM, all put together with love and skill by a master of his trade. Enjoy

After approx. 50 releases on the market, the Sweden based label Tom Tom Disco managed by Richard Rossa is going to release his first Vinyl EP. For this very special occasion, Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Raï, head of Hard Fist records are signing their second EP with the remix support of the Indonesian master Jonathan Kusuma and the Lithuanian magician Roe Deers. A slow percussive 12inch tinted by Middle Easters synth melodies, Brazilian psychedelic Berimbau and strong acid lines made to kill every dance floor at less than 110bpm. One message : « People Pray Together », affirming that all humans believes, and that believing have no borders. « People Pray Together » as an allegory of the crowd symbiosis enjoying a late night dance in a wet club.

Philippe Quenum returns to Cadenza Music with 'Solitaire', some thirteen years after helping kick start the Swiss label with the 2003 release 'Orange Mistake'/'Funky Dandy'. This groundbreaking single, co-produced with Luciano, has since become a landmark release, not just for the label, but also as the benchmark for the micro-house and minimal tech-house genre that developed over the decade. With a music career than spans back to the mid-80s (dancing in NYC as part of the breakdance troupe, The Magnificent Force), Quenum found his forte with house music, both as a DJ, and as a producer and label owner. Setting up the Access 58 label in 1998 as a platform for his music and collaborations, Quenum has consistently released over the years for labels like Crosstown Rebels, Soma, alphahouse, Thema and Trapez LTD. 'Solitaire' finds Quenum on fine form; on the lead track, dubby FX and bass shaking shots roll out over an urgent disco beat, muted brass and technoid stabs fire from all directions as the tension building pads flourish. Shadowy forces are at play on 'Mystic'; discordant sounds echo and bellow over reverberating percussion and a dense back beat that fire into life with shuffling hi-hats. Wrapping up this welcome return to the label is 'Mystery'; whipping snares and industrial clangs rumble over the urgent drums for more hypnotizing dancefloor work from Philippe!

Reaching the milestone of its 100th single/EP release, Circus Company welcomes back Aquarius Heaven with a new EP of poignant, uplifting house music loaded with a meaningful message for these transient times. It's nearly three years since Brian Brewster delivered the Parallela Mundi 12', and in that time he has been on a relentless mission to spread his unique blend of house music, Caribbean roots and psychedelic magic across the globe in a whirlwind of live performances and collaborations. In a manifestation of his well-travelled soul, these new pieces call upon traditional influences in amongst the modern motifs that Aquarius Heaven has been built on, while lyrically dealing with the pressing issue of refugees escaping conflict, poverty and famine. The proud drum throwdown and carnival bleeps of 'Bato Chargé' conceal the seriousness of its theme. In Brewster's native tongue Creole, bato chargé translates as overloaded boat. With the Caribbean as equally rooted in the history of displaced humanity at the hands of sinister powers, the groove of 'Bato Chargé' takes on a defiant, hopeful tone directly inspired by the traditional percussive music style Gow Ka. '50 Drops' by way of contrast takes on a noirish tone with its gritty, street-weary tale and nocturnal melodics played out through enchanting arpeggios and warbling leads. Cooling off the tempo and heading into a digi-dub skank that plays off Brewster's roots in reggae and dancehall, 'Marie Galante' takes those same warm synths and runs them through a low-but-heavy stepping landscape; the perfect backdrop to the vocalist's dexterous ramblings on the mic. It's not often you hear Creole New Release Information delivered in contemporary electronic music, with a rare exception being the legendary work of Tikiman et al with Rhythm & Sound in the 90s.

The 3rd EP (of 4) looking at the music of Exquisite Corpse's output from 1992 to 1994. As with the rest of the series the music included covers the palette of Robbert Heynen's output and is presented here, remastered and redesigned for club play.

Working as ever with friend and engineer Tim Freeman, as well as partner Debbie Jones, Heynen's post-Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia productions took his techno, trance and tribal explorations to a new conclusions.

With Point Zero all these elements come together with possibly the strongest tracks of the EPs. Opening EC's sophomore album, Inner Light, there is confidence in the interplay between oscillating sequencing and rattling drums, perfectly and infectiously interweaving between headspace and dance floor.

B K S from the Dream Night Dance Music album follows and takes things down a notch. Ethnic leanings interplay with light percussion and a deep bass to pull you till dawn.

Side two opens with the clattering, syncro-rhythms of Traditional Ties With Dreaming. Taken from their debut EP, Reassembling Reality is itself the perfect elude. Quasi-dreamlands, drumming for 1000 musicians that loops and builds, dismembers and starts over like a gentile, hypnotic orchestra.

To complete the EP, Dream Night Dance Music appears again with Elevator showing a love of the original deep house odes emanating from Fingers and Jefferson of late 80s Chi Town. Fluorescent keys overlay somber drum and bass to sink the most melancholy sunsets. An end to the beginning. A beginning to the end. A third ending.

sssIn January 2016 arts and music organisation Santuri East Africa invited guest producer Jan Schulte to join the Nile Project gathering in Aswan, Egypt - an intensive two week musical experiment featuring musicians drawn from all around the Nile Basin that functioned as both a creative cauldron for cross-border collaboration, and a forum for artists and cultural activists to discuss the issues affecting the Nile river.

Wolf Mu¨ller aka Jan Schulte has been a resident of Dusseldorf's era-defining Salon des Amateurs for many years, releasing wildly inventive and dance music under various monikers - from his birth name to Wolf Mu¨ller, Bufiman and his Young Wolf collaboration with Young Marco. Schulte's feel for off kilter sounds and rhythms and a playful approach to the sometimes po-faced world of dance music have resulted in some incredibly well received releases (Instrumental Musik Von Der Mitte Der World and the compilation Tropical Drums of Deutschland being prime examples).

Santuri East Africa is an organisation set up to connect musicians and producers from around the globe, a process of co-collaboration that has led to some highly well received releases on Soundway (Msafiri Zawose) Sofrito (Auntie Flo's Soniferous Garden) and On the Corner (Makadem and Mugwisa).

Clocking in at a shade over 15 minutes, A-side 'Mabomba Dance' gradually layers Kasiva Mutua's needle-sharp percussion over a deep analogue bass pulse, building into a hypnotic dancefloor workout.

The B-side sees erstwhile Owiny Sigoma Band collaborator Rapasa Nyatrapasa showcase his Nyatiti harp before delving into an almost Afrobeat-esque slice of afro-minimalism. The EP rounds off with Adel Mekha's stellar vocals over traditional Nubian percussion.

Marvin Jupiter is an 18 year old artist who mainly makes hip-hop music, using bass lines as rhythms more associated with funk. He uses and creates the sound of the modern day interpretation of trap adding his own personal twist.

'Reach' is a rendition of the typical "house" genre including rhythms sampled from South American cultures, using current sounds from the "trap genre" even having a small section of a "trap/hip-hop" beat towards the end of the song.

On the B-side you can hear the boogie & funk through a dego & Lord remix

Female vocal styles from Kenya, rewound as state of the art dance music: Four enthusiastic remix versions from four european electronic producers who magnificiently revisit ON MANDE, the latest album by kenyan vocalists OGOYA NENGO AND THE DODO WOMEN'S GROUP.

OGOYA NENGO AND THE DODO WOMEN'S GROUP are deeply rooted in the folk music culture of the Luo communities in Siaya County, western Kenya. Since 2013 producers Sven Kacirek (Hamburg) and Stefan Schneider (Düsseldorf) have regularly recorded with OGOYA NENGO at her village near Lake Victoria. Right after the release of their debut album RANG'ALA (Honest Jon's) the group has frequently been invited to extended touring in Europe and had quickly drawn a lot of attention from very diverse audiences.

In this respect ON MANDE VERSIONS is the first liaison between the traditional approach of Dodo music and contemporary electronic dance music.

LENA WILLIKENS (Comeme) saw Ogoyas breathtaking performance at Köln Stadtgarten in 2016. For the ORUTU RUN version, she took individual sound samples from different songs of the album. Orutu (a traditional kenyan one stringed instrument), a blow whistle and some vocal harmonies combine hypnotic strumming with propulsive rhythm machine patterns, only occasionally accentuated by shouts from a whistle.

MIX ZWEI by TOLOUSE LOW TRAX (Salon des Amateurs) is an intensely sparse signature mix by one of most original and prolific producers of today's electronic music. Captivatingly growing drum beats reflect the lovely sung vocal line "Where I see you I am here!" and relocates it to a momentum of after midnight funk.

As the shamelessly odd title already suggests, SORBE PEKINGESE by DON'T DJ (Borceuse Heroique) is an unrelenting excursion on digitally pitched vocal samples. Glistering frequencies all over the mix and MAXmsp treatments which expertly morph female vocals into a stunning alien imagery.

BUNDE DUB by Berlin based producer ORSON (Version) takes some complex Ohangla drum patterns to tight and powerful effect.

Bike Thieves are back. On last year's celebrated 'Laura EP', the Stockholm duo plunged into the sounds of classic garage and deep house. On 'Catherina EP', Daniel Strand and Erik Danielson move in a slightly different direction. An explosive blend of afro grooves, tribal vocals and deep kicks and basslines, 'Catherina EP' lets the rhythmic frenzy of Fela Kuti encounter modern house. The record also features Saine, one of Finland's finest underground producers.

On the opening title track of 'Catherina EP', Bike Thieves offer a mysterious deep house burner which slowly builds up around punchy congas, sweeping pads and female chants, eventually exploding in an orgasmic djembe solo. They get even more organic on 'The Greatest Curve', an afro jam driven by funky basslines and polyrhythmic percussions. On the B-side, Saine offers his own take on 'Catherina', turning the track into a hypnotizing and sleepless groove of dance floor tribal.

Masked, mythical, and bass! Few words are needed when superlative entities collide.Dengue Dengue Dengue are the Peruvian duo known for raising a tropical storm. Their electronic psychedelia and bass flows from their roots in Lima, Perú upstream to global dancefloors. The duo are constant in their evolution, exploring rhythms and sounds native to Peru and from the world over. Their focus is in recreating them in electronic form, mixing the old with the new, analog and with digital.

In owning their unique sound and visual identity they share a common quest in their pairing with London-Global label On the Corner. Already deemed 'Label of The Year' at the Worldwide Awards On the Corner are crossing more borders and breaking down the silo of left-field sounds having now been nominated for the 'Best Small Label' gong at the prestigious AIM Awards.
Gilles Peterson's 'Worldwide Premieres' called it back in summer 2016 saying that the label is 'On a never-ending quest to support and expose far-off musical cultures around the world'. On the Corner continues to leave no stone unturned.

In this 6-tracker Dengue Dengue Dengue team-up with label mates Penya. The band feature on the first track 'Pua' that sets a rich scene for the sonic journey ahead. The flip is stormed with title track 'Semillero' whilst hearts, minds and imaginations are set to be inspired with their versioning of 'Habu Raminibu' which is a healing chant of the Huni Kuin people whose ancient home is located deep in the Amazon where the borders of Peru and Brazil meet. The collaboration between artist and label seeks to honour and represent this heritage. The Huni Kuin have bestowed guardianship of this rare cultural treasure to Dengue Dengue Dengue and On the Corner.

'Semillero' is music that moves souls, allows imaginations to flourish and the feet to follow.

The spiritual concept running through this mini album/E.P is summed up in the meaning of title track's name. 'Semillero' is an incubator or seed. A place where new generations of life, culture and talent is nurtured, initiated, and bestowed with precious responsibility and knowledge. A place to keep, nurture and grow the seeds of the future.

Fantastic third release... once again digging for some folktronic music... Deep in the dancefloor !

Konduku returns with Gegek in the five piece sublabel series.

Finnish electro-tropical ensemble Maajo is delivering a new Queen Nanny EP with Ismaila Sané from Senegal. Currently based in Finland, Sané started his career as a dancer and percussionist in Dakar in 1974. He has since pursued an extensive international career and worked with the likes of Jimi Tenor and Piirpauke. Ismaila and Maajo have produced two powerful songs in Jola language, spoken in Casamance, Southern Senegal. Sèmbè is an off-beat mix of disco reggae grooves, dancehall rhythms, trancey synths, and African gospel. The dub version on the flipside does what a dub is supposed to do, strips the track to its bones for bass-heavy sound system. The second track, Anaata, is a dark and mellow dub disco groover with an equally sublime vocal performance from Ismaila Sané.

First production of the label Sound Crack Records, 'Organic Feeling (Tool
Mix)' is a run through the jungle, savage, tribal, the raw nature animals of
Mama earth bring the feeling of being in the middle of them, the TR08 add a
kick to the efficient duo live drum Fleury Saint Denis. A real tool for house
and techno DJ's to pump the energy to the top.
On the B side comes 'Before Midnight (Evolution Mix)'. This techno track is a
trip in the urban jungle, when the city sounds are coming out of nowhere, the
melody of the steel tongue drum live played by DJ GSD is bringing the human
vibration to heal the soul. An old school touch of Detroit techno, mix with a
meaningful speech of Kennedy will take you travelling through the evolution of
mankind.

"KUMP is delighted to release the first EP by HLM38 (ou HLM38's first EP), the naughty half of duo Ricco and member of the Notte Brigante crew from Lyon. The three original tracks, a mix of ethnic looting and industrial racket in slow motion, feel like steel wrapped in Turkish delight. Front de cadeaux's take on Illicite Cong' is reminiscent of an erotic rave flavoured with Oriental spices. Last but not least, Kris Baha slices up Exit' like a tablier de sapeur (local Lyonnais dish) served on a julienne of syncopated samples and noisy beats.'

Musically and emotionally, Superpitcher's third full-length studio album, The Golden Ravedays is a one sound autobiography that exhibits the skill, feeling and style that the artist has honed over a period of twenty years, musically, and forty-plus-years, emotionally.

And full-length it is:

The Golden Ravedays is an epic album of 24 tracks that was released in January 2017 and is stretching over 12 respective chapter albums during a one-year period.

The fifth piece of The Golden Ravedays puzzle will be released on Hippie Dance in May 2017.

Number 5 of the series introduces two further tracks of the sound adventure that Superpitcher is taking us on this year.

The djembe drum on the cover and the two titles of the tracks hint that this edition could potentially include stuff that was inspired by the rhythms and melodies of Africa - a sound legacy that is of great importance to Superpitcher. Side A features Bluesin.

Rumor has it that Superpitcher visited South Africa and adventurously traveled into the deep bush-bush where he met new friends with captivating voices who speak in enchanting tongues. Initially, Bluesin is bursting with aching, longing and the oldest story of sorrow but there is also comic relief and pride in this story; typical of the emotional signature of the sound of Africa and the Blues that it gave birth to later on.

Side B features Burkina.

It all starts rather innocently with Burkina.

One gets carried away by the funky, ethnic drumming thinking yummy yes, this is going to be a virtual trip to the Brazilian amazon, or maybe a corner of the Congo, Cameroon perhaps, and one is not even side-tracked by the arrival of birdsong and something that hypnotizes, like beautiful sirens because it is all too groovy for any dictionary, and then, oh boy, then their Mother Superior arrives and all hell breaks loose.

Frogs, kudu horns, rattlesnakes, things that hiss and croak and the haunting voice of Her.

As if that is not enough to make you believe you have been propelled to a new continent, wait until the ending of Burkina!

It will transport you to another universe altogether!

Fresh from classic releases on connected with 'Lust' Remix and 'Drained' EP from David Mayer and the sublime L.D.O.E. (Aaaron &Deckert) remix from Floyd Lavine, this time they team up for their own release , and its special !

A. Sondela feat.Xolisa - A beautiful almost nomadic journey through pulsing beats tense percussion and snatches of electrifying music evoking a celebration of earth water sun and music with dramatic percussive breakdowns massive synth drones all topped with a powerfull vocal urging the listener to 'Follow the Sound' maybe to the magical Sondela . Truly a thrilling and compulsive ride.

B1. XI - A deep smokey pulsing late night percussive dancefloor thriller with mysterious synth lines, bringing to mind urban dystopia.

B2. Sondela feat.Xolisa (Floyd Lavine Drumversion). The stripped down version , emphasizing the bare beats and percussion and vocal creating a tribal atmosphere.

Four stunning remixes of Front De Cadeaux by our Fabrizio Mammarella. Comprising Hugo Sanchez from Rome and DJ Athome from Bruxelles, Front De Cadeux serve up three brand new tracks of 4/4 leaning crackling, static dance-mechanics that will fit straight in to your peak time selection. Touching on tribal house at points and the foggy basements of Berlin in others these remixes are joined by Mammarella's 'Pedé BPM' re-work - a gnarly slice of synthetic EBM that was previously only available digitally.

Brotherhood Sound System masterminds, Silas & Snare, offer up an entrancing two tracker for BSS006 alongside a remix from one half of Genius Of Time, Arkajo.

'Tree Of Idleness' is a mysterious, delve into the depths of techno, full of crisp congas, a maze of shakers and modulated synthwork. Expansive soundscapes and tripped out samples reverberate throughout adding to the eerie aesthetic.

The B side takes a darker path via 'Paimpol's Theme', intertwining a multitude of synth melodies with echoing claps, heavyweight analog rumblings and sweeping delays. Journeying through its melancholic undergrowth, 'Paimpol's Theme' will enchant as much as it excites.

Closing out the EP Sweden's Arkajo, known for his work as one half of Genius Of Time, steps up to remix 'Tree Of Idleness', putting a harder hitting twist on the original. Focusing in on the synth stabs whilst layering ethereal strings and reworked conga and kick patterns, Arkajo produces a no-nonsense, club ready roller.

Previous BSS releases have picked up support from the likes of Skream, B.Traits, Madam X, Hodge, Arkajo, The Black Madonna, Agoria, Voyeur and DSC, and BSS006 is set to follow firmly in their footsteps.

What's A Perfect Stranger
Who is The Perfect Stranger

For us here at Disco Halal, The Perfect Stranger could be that person, which you will have a short encounter with that will almost change your life, give you much and ask little for return, without any restrictions, without any rules, without any obligation, just your full attention for a brief moment. What's A Perfect stranger for you Disco Halal Is Happy to Announce the Beginning, Again. Perfect Strangers Vol.1 Is Ready, Press Play.

BRS were a UK house outfit who released between 2000-2008 on their own imprint Friends & Families & on many other labels including 2020 Vision, Cyclo & Imperial Dub - the group comprised of Rob Evans, Ben Vacara & Mr Mulatto (the 2x latter now members of the Situation collective).

"Lovin' Me" was first released on a BRS EP on Imperial Dub recordings back in 2000. In its original format the 12" included The original mix, Dubtribe Sound System remix and a bonus track Bouncing.


SITUATIONISM are delighted to re-release the incredible full length Dubtribe Soundsystem remix again on limited vinyl. This remix became a classic, appearing on numerous compilations including Groove Armada's 'Another Late Night' and Ministry of Sound's Chillout sessions 2004 to name but a few.

Included on this limited vinyl run will be 2x new remixes from Italian deep house, motorbike duo Harley & Muscle & the also the lovely BitterSuite, both delivering quality mixes.

Deep Sexy Jams for the floor, you know the deal.

Nandu returns for his 2nd release on connected with another unique pair of tracks , the first an african influenced song with the mesmerising vocals of Oluhle , the second a 909 style acid dark dancefloor workout.
1. Nandu & Oluhle - Umfazi Omuhle (Original Mix)-
A gentle almost cautious arrangement building slowly and ethereally with a beautiful selection of sounds and an african influenced Nandu rythm with shakers and claves providing an original feel and leaving space for Oluhle's moving vocals.
2. Nandu - Another Jam (Another Acid Dub)-
A more aggressive,upfront side from Nandu. for the intense spot of the night with twisted groove of claps and percussion, heavier in the lows with a proper 909 kickdrum with the acid line coming in half way through..... hot.

The EP's exorbitant success and it's makers constantly evolving sound brings their relationship into late summer 2011 as Cadenza announce their sixty seventh cut; the 'I Ching' solo EP from Felipe Venegas. The two track EP triggers with "I Ching" and its spell binding intro of thundering gong crashes and jangling bells, betraying an almost story like theme as sporadic tom's and intense brass melodies converse with one another intensely.

Los Angeles DJ/Producer Jose Marquez's sound is a result of being brought up around Afro-Latin, Caribbean and other World Music at a young age. Always intrigued by electronic sounds as well, Jose's mission has been to fuse his love of global rhythms with the dance floor. Ankabé delivers just that!
The overall message of the song is about peace, 'Ankabé' means Unity in Sidy's native language of Bambara from Mali, West Africa. Sidy says 'The song is saying...let's all work together and bring the best in the world'.
Ankabé starts off minimally and slowly builds, creating anticipation as the drums start to get louder whilst Sidy's deep vocal intensifies to an inevitable climax that is sure to ignite any dance floor.
Jose says 'Sidy's vocal and drums are the perfect fit. You don't need to know the Bambara language to understand what the song is saying, you can feel it in the rhythm....let the drums speak to you.'
Jose burst onto the scene in 2010 with memorable remixes & edits of artists such as Celia Cruz, Nina Simone, Oumou Sangare and many others. In less than two years' time, Jose was blessed with the opportunity to introduce his sound to the world by remixing for renowned House music labels such as Tribe Records, Djoon Experience, Vega Records, Yoruba Records, Wonderwheel Recording and most recently, the iconic NYC label responsible for the explosion of Latin music in the 70's, Fania Records!

Great house cuts by Mr. G on his Phoenix G imprint.
Gotta keep pushing forwards. This ones personal!

Mr080

Played And Loved By: Danny Howard, Purple Disco Machine, Franky Rizardo, Riva Starr, Mihalis Safras, Mat.joe, Roger Sanchez, Mark Knight And Many More.

Having Marked Its 5th Anniversary With A Series Of Excellent Va Compilations, Berlin's Leading Label Mother Recordings Now Returns To Artist Releases With A Fresh Three Tracker From Cassimm. This Is An Artist With Releases On Labels Like Snatch!, Defected And Huge Bangers On The Mighty Flashmob Label.

- sunday Is A Massive House Track With Classic String Samples Lighting Up The Whole Track. Effective Drum Fills And Bouncing Bass Bring The Energy As Rolling Piano Chords Are Layered Over The Top To Get The Place Pumping.

- show Me Is More Stripped Back, With Dry Hits And Driving Kicks Bringing Darker Energy As Vocals Add To The Groove. It's A Real Roller For Getting The Floor Sweaty. Finally, An Original Version Of Sunday Is Included With Party Starting Vocals Really Adding Fuel To The Fire. This Then Is An Anthemic Ep Sure To Blow Up This Summer.



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Mr081


Early Support From Claptone, Amine Edge & Dance, Flashmob, Dj T, Mat.joe, Nhan Solo, Paolo Martini, Superlover And Many More.

Our Man Dilby Is Back On The Scene With Another Bomb Ep On Mother Recordings! Following On From The Success Of His Hit 'the Path' Earlier This Year, Dilby Delivers Another Stand Out Release Of His Signature Chunky Club Weapons.

First Up Is The Tittle Track, - tribal Talking . As You Might Have Guessed From The Name, This Is A Funky, Tribal Edged House Bomb. Swinging Percussion Brings Energy And Groove Above A Warm, Driving Analogue Bassline. An Ethnic Vocal Eases Into The Forefront And Is Joined By A Catchy Mallet Riff That Is Guaranteed To Stick In Your Head For The Next Month Or Two!

The Second Track Here, - new Day , Is A Warm Energetic House Jam With A Throwback, Feel-good Vibe. Chunky Vintage Drums Roll Out A Driving Groove Which Creates An Intense Atmosphere As The Lush Piano Riff Sweeps Across The Sound Stage. A Soulful Vocal Sample Rings Out While Lush Strings And A Bright Analogue Brass Riff Bring The Tension To Busting Point. This Is Proper House Music Right Here!

Originally released in 1992, Klasse Wrecks remaster and re-issue this piece of forgotten proto-prog for 2018. Tribal stompers unite!

TYR number 5 is here from emerging artist GMG. This Berlin based producer is a classically trained jazz musician and you can hear it shining through each carefully crafted composition. On the B side we start out with a top-tier remix from D_Roots, who delivers one of the most solid grooves of the year. These tracks are like nothing we'd ever heard before; they are truly original. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

RS (Rinchoa Stress) began in 2014 as a group of close friends, even before they started producing. The warm shout-outs in closing anthem "Hino RS" reveal the affection they feel for each other, just after the main melodic hook gets going. Things got serious in 2016 when Narciso, then 17, decided to take production seriously and relaunched RS as a proper crew with DJs (himself, Nuno, Nulo and Lima), producers (himself, Nuno and Farucox) and MC (Pimenta).

Out of "Bagdad" (Rinchoa, Rio de Mouro), in under 2 years, RS made a name for themselves with tight, across the board grooves, working melody and metal beats with equal proficiency. "Caipirinha" and "Constipação Do Poco" adopt a more muscular batida architecture and rave on with proper metallic cargaa; "Guerreiro" brings out a brilliant, dissonant main motive, defying some rules of melody and timbre; a string of semi-tarraxos follows: "Lingrinhas" and "Atrevimento" insist on the "wrong" side of melody in less than 2 minutes each and, at 2:04, "Futuro" slows down even more in a reflective mood while all around everything appears to be falling apart (listen closely to the explosions in the distance); on to the longer stretch of "Abertura", a house number where every element seems to follow its own independent course, carefully placed in a separate track, all moving in the same direction. Narciso and Nuno layed down all compositions here, teaming up as the core producers of RS, growing up post DJs Di Guetto (2006 - see our timeline elsewhere on the web) and into the crew's now regular gigs at Príncipe's monthly residency (@Musicbox, Lisbon).

Autarkic describe himself as first and foremost a songwriter but he has also made a name for himself as an international DJ. Over the past three years the musician based In Tel Aviv has, with great success, played clubs throughout all of Europe. One extra memorable gig was on last year's edition of Convenanza in the amphitheatre in Sete, France. Rumour has it that the sea living mammals of the area flocked in large groups in the waters below during Autarkic's gig.

This 12'' record is his first release on Hoga Nord Rekords and the slightly psychedelic, sample- and synthesiser based club music that has become Autarkic's trademark sound is captured by an impeccable production. The music is playful, yet stripped down to the essentials and not overloaded. The vocal elements works more as percussive elements than the carrier of the storytelling in the music.

If you missed him live or just don't have the means to go see him, this record give a taste of Autarkic's hypnotic live performances!

Both Tribal And Ballistic, Hypnotic And Mesmerising 'antropophony' Is The New Record From Dos Ritmos (klasse Wrecks Family Members Luca Lozano And Phran). The Two Producers, Based In Berlin And Barcelona, Join Forces Over The Sea To Create A 5 Tracker Of Demented Drums And Percussion, Ghostly Voices And Haunted Atmospheres.