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Support From.. Riccardo Villalobos, Raresh, Onur Ozer, Cesar Merveille, Fabrizio Maurizi, Leon, & Many Many Bad Boyz!!!

Live at Robert Johnson get on a roll. Here's the next excellent release filled with thrilling House music.
The Citizen's Band's second instalment for Ramona's favourite label hollows their long lasting love affair. Christian Beiss-
wenger's (CB Funk, one half of Arto Mwambe) is nothing less than dealing with the demise of an empire. 'Broken Rome' is
a codeine trip through early Nu Groove rave tracks as well as an ode to Junior Vasquez at the helm of the Sound Factory
seen and heard through frosted glass. 'Densed' on the other hand tips its toes into the current deep house stream with an
Arto-Mwambe-like hook and a thumping bass line. The spaces in-between those rudiments are taken up by the idm finger
exercise and jewel that is 'Into': Ottoman dancing!

Deepblak's Chief Connoisseur presents his first full-length & further grows his Afro-inflected house vibe into spiky new directions featuring compelling vocals of Khalil Anthony and some assistance from Afrikan Sciences.

Three EPs on I'm a Cliché from 2012 and a bunch of EPs, tracks, remixes and edits on international imprints such as Correspondant, Relish, Days of Being Wild, Throne of Blood, Kill the DJ and more, made Red Axes gain respect throughout all the cold-ravers community.

'Kicks Out of You EP' is their fourth EP with the Paris-based boutique I'm a Cliché. It is their last DJ-friendly record (both vinyl and digital) before the awaited release of their first LP entitled 'Ballad of the Ice'. Three original tracks are included. They feature: a tune in Spanish in 'Candela Viva'; some spoken word in 'Kicks out of You' (courtesy of their Brazilian punk friend Abrão, the same who featured in their hit 'Caminho de Dreyfus'); and finally some unexpected samba beats in beautiful 'Too Late to Samba'.

The reason why these two young guys born and raised in Israel should be that attracted to Latin America is like the reason why they should be so interested in German and French coldwave and other underground genres from the seventies and eighties: it shall remain a mystery. Red Axes are space and time travellers. However, what they send us from their trips is far from the typical postcard or the beach selfie. On the dancefloor, their sound plays with our craving for darkness, our sense of fun and our blue feelings; it frustrates and obsesses us. And thanks to their incredible technique, their passion for the past and the remote translates into something that belongs to right here and right now.

DER DRITTE RAUM is a super project at constant altitude flight. Releasing music on labels such as Harthouse and Cocoon since the early ninetees DER DRITTE RAUM has established a name for high quality electronic music and a live show you will never forget.

the session 2

kuni&henrik's collaboration again! since dancefloor hit track "once again".

original version on a side, henrik's trippy melody and kuni's musical flute sound fits amazing.
it's new style of jazzy deep house.

on b side, our favotire kraut rock oriented band who base in cologne "von spar" delivered excellent
remix. if you are following pampa's die vogel, you will love their remix.

remix package of "session 2" with lord of the isle&henrik's children johannes brecht remix are coming
in the summer.
label:

Tribal Roots is the eighth and latest EP release from Batti Batti Records. It's a four-track affair once again this time featuring label stalwarts Owen Jay and Melchior Sultana alongside percussionist Antoine with an infectious perc-driven number, whilst Rai Scott (Inner Shift/Minuendo) debuts with the deliciously dreamy and enchanting Depth Of The Ocean. Both 1Dan and Marco Nega, meanwhile, make welcome returns to the label, the former with the twisted yet insanely groovy Recovery Process and the latter with the sumptuously soulful Inside Out featuring Leen Vivid!

in stock again!!

After releases on ESKIMO, IS IT BALEARIC, TUSK and DISQUES SYNTHOMME, JOSE drops the debut 12" on new lable IT'S A LECTRIC WORLD (a spin-off from LECTRIC SANDS). A slo-mo house track with heavy percussion, Afro samples and an epic acid bassline.

Second vinyl installment by Levitium Records. Label owner Vicente Guevara turns to the charateristics of his home town in Ecuador, including some anecdotes about the culture of Guayaquil.
Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of Ecuador
Big support by Loco Dice!!!

limited clear vinyl pressing
The allmighty PRSPCT arsenal gets expanded bigtime with the coming of PRSPCT XTRM.. The name says it all extreme.. Over the top underground vibes!!!

Peder Mannerfelt joins the Ultimate Hits crew with four tracks of cold, rhythmic, electronic work-outs. Deceivingly minimal and effortless upon first listen yet complex and deftly executed upon closer examination. Limited to 300 copies, hand printed sleeve.

Calling on his collective and collected spirit, El Rudo del House strikes again with this fourth release of this series. Since the start of this journey the goal to bring the awareness of body mechanics to the masses through the sounds, sights, and movements of El Rudo Del House has brought him on adventures while touring this message- from the clubs and bush of South Africa to the streets and rooftops of New York City, to the stage of a multi-coloured fiesta at Vive Latino in Mexico City.
All tracks are written and produced by Matias Aguayo.
Originally inspired by the Elbee Bad question, 'Why not just dance through life', Aguayo pursued the question leading him to this radical dancing Spirit who says you should confront every situation with dancing, and apply this spirit into your everyday life.

Hivern Discs keeps unveiling new talent by introducing Mistakes Are Ok. Hailing from Bar- celona, Mistakes Are Ok is the new project of Franc Sayol, who's been one of the minds behind Hivern Discs since the label's birth.
Following celebrated remixes for the likes of The XX and John Talabot, Mistakes Are Ok will release his debut album, 'Nowhere Near', in early 2016. Forgiven is its first single, and comes backed with two stellar remixes by Giegling's Edward.
Mistakes Are Ok sound is not easy to pinpoint. With influences ranging from pop to dub, kraut to house and disco to electro and an approach to production somewhere in between the grainy sounds of Actress, the organic sampling of Four Tet and the pop sensi- bility of his longtime friend John Talabot, his productions are equally hazy, psychedelic and emotional.
'Forgiven' is a captivating slo-mo number that displays a woozy atmosphere in which mourning chords and melodies are propelled by shuffling rhythms, and with interlacing voices and tropical-indebted chimes.
In his first remix, Edward increases the tempo to deliver a robust dancefloor-oriented rework driven by icy sequences and stinging analog claps that infuse ravey tones into the original's gloomy spirit. Edward's 'Alternate World' remix deepens into the hazy and humid ambiance of the track, creating a highly soothing composition that layers narco- tic percussions, field recordings and subtle melodic details.
The 12"comes wrapped in beautiful artwork by Australian via Berlin illustrator Elliot Beaumont.

The World In Pieces by Alfons Knogl is a musical reflection about the unrestrained and powerful transformation of Istanbul. Composed during a residency there it is like a blueprint for changing social structures. They are followed by huge emotional imbalances in coexistence notwithstanding that the aesthetic density of the metropolis appears entirely marvelous.

finally repressed!
Golden Teacher started life as a studio collaboration between Glasgow's noise punk trio, Ultimate Thrush and Glasgow's all analogue house duo, Silk Cut. The results of their collaboration turned the ears of all who heard them, not least Twitch who after one listen asked if he could release the project on Optimo Music label.

Recorded live, direct to tape at Glasgow's legendary Green Door studios with minimal overdubbing and editing, the tracks feature various associates of the band contributing vocals and additional percussion. It's a little hard to describe Golden Teacher's sound (always a good thing in our book) but imagine Arthur Russell's Dinosaur L jamming with Bobby O, K Alexi Shelby, Liaisions Dangereuses, Imagination, some voodoo drummers and Sly & Robbie. It is in our opinion one of the most original and wildest records to come out of anywhere in 2012. We like to call it hypno-psych voodoo groove.

The resulting 5 track 12" EP comes in a beautiful hand screen printed sleeve constructed by the band and will be released in this format as a limited edition of 250 copies. Any further pressings will be in a generic Optimo Music sleeve.

Golden Teacher made their live debut at an Optimo night in Glasgow in early October. In future they will be playing select live shows at times and places of their choosing. If you are looking for slick, smooth, generic computer made music, this release probably isn't for you, Sugar

DAUWD kehrt mit seinem dritten Release in gerade mal einem Jahr zu Kompakt zurück. Diejenigen, die ihn bereits kennen, fanden einen würdigen Vertreter des derzeitigen melodischen Technogrooves vor, doch hier wandelt er auf anderen Pfaden - und wählt eine Richtung, die auch Housepuristen aufhorchen lassen wird.

The third and last twelve inch of the 'Still Living In Slavery Remixes' series. Please remember: The last twelve inch came in a neat sleeve that easily stores all three records in it. The first side contains Kuniyuki Takashi's remix of ' Dounougnan Magni'. He enriches the track with lively percussion and softens the somewhat sparse and minimalistic style of the original. A perfect backing for Hamed Sosso's story about live,death and the pursuit of happiness. The flipside contains the last chapter of the epic 'Enchained Tribe'. A deep glowing track with a haunting vocal and progressing drums that literally break free in the middle. Kuniyuki Takashi's flute provides additional athmosphere and keeps the track moving into a lush (and almost beatless) outro. Next is 'Break Your Chains And Return To Botswana'. Eight and a half minute of slow paced african percussion - and an accompanying chant that fades in and out of the mix.It's all about beats, beats, beats - Mr Raoul K's talent in arrangement and beat programming is very much on display and delivers a real groover without any bassline, Makes you shake your... whatever you want to shake. Enjoy.

The night came and with it, Aguardiente and smoke. We listened to salsa records and played along on the MPC. Wilson the dog saw us working, dancing and singing. A little more than a month went by. We were joined by a piano player, some singers, a percussionist, and recorded day and night, with more Aguardiente. We recorded, with delay and distortion, adding layers of melodies and rhythm. We call it RIONEGRO, like the place where it was created, like the river that flows down and crosses Medellín on its way to the ocean'
Liner Notes: Sebastian Sano' Hoyos.

In January 2013 Sebastián Sano' Hoyos, Gregorio Gladkazuka' Gomez, Natalia Valencia, and Matias Aguayo set out to gather at Rionegro, a town on the outskirts of Medellín, Colombia. Others, like Byron Idárraga, Natalia Lara, Luis Miguel Jaramillo, and more, would join the sessions. In this project, a musical spirit was followed, initiated by Sano's inspiration in playing the rhythms of Salsa, Descarga, Boogaloo, Merengue, and so on, using the machines of today.

Together, all were conscious about the aim not to make a fusion of styles but rather an authentic delivery of their love for music, and something to which you could dance the same steps as the great Salsa classics.

They performed these grooves in a house by the mountains, and everything was about the love for the music they grew up with and about playing it today with their own means. Recordings were made during long lasting, late night jams, in-and-around the house (that's why you can sometimes hear barking dogs and other background noises on the record).

Gladkazuka worked drum machines and sequencers, recorded, and played his distinct minimalist electric guitar riffs of dark Latin psychedelia, reminding us of moments when Beat and Rock'n Roll embraced Cumbia.

Sano is a Salsa lover, a salsa dancer, as well as a House and Salsa DJ. Being a lover of Nuyorican takes on House music- where rhythms stand as close to tropical music as they do to disco and funk. He continues in this vein by translating those hard rhythms of the past, reinventing the dirty distorted Salsa - cowbells, the conga cascades of the energetic Descargas', and the aggressive trombones hearable on old vinyl.

Following the 2008 release Deep Vibes crew proudly presents the 2nd instalment of IN THE STREETS. This time split in two EPs, you can expect some dope tunes from THE ZARS, SLACK SOCIETY AND HENRY L & INGO SÄNGER.

Cumpa Limited is a vinyl and digital Chilean Label company. It is born in 2013 under the motivation of a group of friends and lovers of electronic dance music for dance floor. Our Label constantly looks for an harmonic fusion of organic melodies and synthetic textures through voices and folk roots sounds, managing to deliver a spatial personality to our rhythms.

This label has a strong tendency for the rescue of our electronic sound culture, which has enabled us to enter in the sets of recognized DJs and be identified worldwide as the "Chilestyle" sound.
Cumpa Limited requires to all producers to have a special personality in order to become a real "CUMPA" (friend)

ALEX NERI and FEDERICO GRAZZINI join forces to remix the single "lemonade" from PLANET FUNK and deliver a killer tune in two versions : vocal and instrumental !

Muffled hammering grows rhythmical. An uncarpeted snare joins in, clicks and clacks, babbling, racing from left to right around your head, out the back and in through the front again, a beat, a beat drives forward, forward through jungle, tunnels, pushing on and on, Tempelhof, down the corridor, knocking, knock knock, doors open, everyone in. Doors close. A cigarette. Menthol. Hangs in the air. Screws the spring into the metal. Sacral. Sharpens. Sharpens. The sound gets dirtier. Breaks off. Breathe. Another cigarette. Menthol. Feedback fills the room and on it goes. Automat and Max Loderbauer open proceedings on the new SELEKT label quite masterfully with an auspicious 4 track EP - Verstärker / Hall / Kompressor / Echo. How did this come about Automat, busy recording their second album, came across Max Loderbauer in the neighbouring studio. They got along swimmingly and started working together straight away. Everything played live, no overdubs' as Automat's bass player Georg Zeitblom confirms - first take, no shake. The studio was stripped down to basics. No computers though: a tape machine, guitar amplifier, analogue EQs, rehearsal space: Re-rewind, the crowd say Bo Selekter!'

Special triple pack for all you
Days Of Being Wild / Metis lovers out there
contains three classic releases

met001: catalepsia - i'm not from chicago ep

wild004: catalepsia - dope menace ep

wild015: club bizarre - la mort du petit cheval (chloe, matt walsh, catalepsia remixes)

January of 2016 will mark Danny Krivit's 45th anniversary of DJing. Those decades have essentially spanned the entire arc of contemporary dance music's evolution and, as anyone who's heard him play will attest, Danny does the same in his creative, far-reaching DJ sets. What better way to mark a 45th anniversary than to release a 45RPM record The latest offering from Most Excellent Unlimited is a two-sided seven-inch that features Danny touching up two percussive monsters that exemplify the down and dirty tribal vibe of the earliest, pre-disco dancefloors. The breakdown section of Cymande's "Bra" is teased to multiple climaxes on one side while the flip, slyly sliced from obscure German progressive rockers Niagara, takes no prisoners, riding a ferocious drum break for four-plus minutes of pleasure.
As Mr. K's auspicious landmark approaches, Most Excellent Unlimited plans to release a series of sevens that will chart Danny's path through these past 45 years of dance music, while Danny himself will be joining the fun by adding 45s-only sets to his already diverse repertoire.

The 6th Copy of the black gold on Mimique-records comes with clenched Frankfurt / Oder power. After this statement, just two names are eligible for musiclovers, Marco Fender and Andy Kohlmann. The two are known for excellent releases on labels like Supdub, Lordag, Kol Mojito, Karateclub, Extrasmart and Damm rec. through which they put their skills to the test in recent years, now comes the next installment of the saga Fender & Kohlmann called "Flowkati EP". The result is a musically well balanced release with dance guarantee. At the latest after the Vinyl is spinning the third time on the turntable, it will admit even the last doubts. As icing on the cake Ron Flatter contributes a very sonorous remix, which perfectly rounds off the EP. The tracks Flowkati and Libanese contain vocals by Leeroy.

CR2 return with another underground sampler feat 3 massive tracks from dancefloors across the globe.

Peerless rhythmist and sonic explorer Afrikan Sciences makes his PAN debut with
'Circuitous,' the third full-length, freeform offering from the New York-based artist.

At the nexus of Afrofuturism, science fiction, transcendental free jazz, and future hip hop, this new work from Eric Porter Douglas casts itself and its creator in a liminal zone most recognizably charted by astral traveler Sun Ra.

'Circuitous' follows from nearly a decade of releases for Deepblak —the Oakland-rooted imprint of frequent collaborator Aybee— and shares common blood with both the elevated conscious- ness of late '80s club culture and contemporary West Coast beat scene

Built around Douglas' signature polyrhythms and complex melodies, the unorthodox agility demon- strated throughout the album's fourteen tracks reflect his long history of live, improvised sets combining multiple turntables, upright bass, and a command center of digital tablets and controllers. Each track maps the artist's own movements, tracing paths of flight, highway trajectories through tunnels and over bridges, and rides through rough and gated neighborhoods. If familiar on the surface, deeper or repeated listenings to 'Circuitous' reveal the dynamic multiplicity embodied within.

'Circuitous' is a free and unbound body of work—one that defies easy classification yet translates fluidly across multiple environments—compiled over double LP in order to fully realize the scope of Afrikan Science's sonic palette.

The album is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at D&M, pressed on a double 140g vinyl
& CD, featur- ing artwork by Louis Reith & Bill Kouligas.

Two mixes of Mr Raoul K's opus 'Break Your Chains And Return To Botswana'. Kaito takes a step back and uses parts of Mr Raoul K's tricky beats as a rock solid base to build his soundscapes on. His mix is like the soundtrack to a movie dealing with alienated individuals who try to escape imprisonment through an endless desert. They cross this cold and dark place full of rocks with strong hearts. Stopping and hiding occasionally to avoid being seen. At last, the slowly rising sun shows them the way to freedom. Keeping their eyes fixed on the gloomy red light far away keeps their hope alive and their faith strong. Mr Raoul K's own mix takes the already beat heavy track to a whole new level by adding even more percussion. His mix illustrates the preparation of the escape. Planning, setting up decoys, be prepared to response to any move the other side takes. Timing is everything. Every unnecessary step my lead to failure. The atmosphere is dense. Hide in the shadows, take only small steps forward until you reach your goal: leave your chains behind and step out into the desert to finish your journey to freedom. Enjoy.

Porn Sword Tobacco and SVN return to Kontra-Musik for another untouchable release far off the beaten techno track. Trying anxiously to get with whatever is fashionable right now has never been Kontra-Musik's way of doing things, and the same goes for Porn Sword Tobacco and SVN. That's why we're such a good match. The A-side consists of an eleven minutes scuba dive into the deep. The water is warm and pleasant and bright colored fishes in all shapes and sizes are swimming all around you, creating an abundance of shimmering bubbles. You'll be amazed by all the micro-rhythms and deep basses down here, but as you descend further down the scenery changes: The water gets cooler and more acidic and the sea life stranger and less gaudy. But there are still glitchy rhythms and bubbly basses everywhere in the dark, so keep going. As you touch down on bottom of the sea, you'll hit the B-side. You'll need both your feet down here, because here comes the kick drum and it's in good company. The beat shares it's trembling minimal core with Plastikman's Snark, but there's more pace and concentrated driving force - a force that's getting even stronger as the record enters it's last chapter, almost causing a sea floor rift.

El Guincho side project gets the remix treatment from edit-champ Pilooski, Visionquest / Soft Touch mega-talent Clarian and Turbo / Multi Culti A&R Von Party.

Spanish musician Pablo Diaz-Reixa, best known for his psychedelic, tropical pop act El Guincho (released on Young Turks), posted 5 sample-based tribal tracks back in 2013 on the site tranc.es. The music drew the attention of John Talabot, who released two of them, titled simply '4' and '5,' onto his Hivern Discs label, as a vinyl-only release, which found its way to Thomas Von Party and inspired this remix pack.

Pilooski hasn't released much music of late, but what he has put out has been of exceptional quality, with remixes for I:Cube and Tim Paris being highlights of 2014. His remix of Trances 4 is a sprawling modular head-trip, far out in every way, yet somehow listenable and versatile as a DJ tool.

The increasingly prolific Clarian (formerly of Footprintz), flexes a progressive acid house builder out of Trances 5, proving his skill in yet another facet, after an incredibly wide range of releases ranging from indie rock on Seth Troxler's Soft Touch to indian chant-pop on his Multi Culti EP. It's a sonic departure from the original, but one that stays true to the verb in question.

Finally, Von Party brings the tempo down on to a smooth 116 BPM, restraining some of the abrasive elements to make for a low-slung crowd-pleaser that works equally as warm-up or late-night takedown - already played and supported by Tiga.

Also included in the package are the amazing originals, available for the first time digitally, and as a digital exclusive, a previously unheard alternate version of Trances 4.

The swizz house maestro who delivered last years Miami monster "Likewise" returns with a stunning two track 12" that's already been turning heads and sending many beards a scratching...

"Dove" is a beautiful piece of jazz house with afro roots and one hell of a groove. On the flip is "If u so" which will appeal to fans of Cadenza.. Hint hint ! Disco tool house...or "TIP" as they might say in Berlin !

finally repressed!
BOOGIE NITE drop their 2nd 12" on GLENVIEW and it's a stunner. 4 cuts all guaranteed to get the dancefloor moving: "LOVE U" (a bangin' disco houser), "EVEYRTHING GOOD 2 YA" (a slow SUPERFLY-TASTIC jam), "FREE 2013" (a soaring jazz tinged house groover) and "DAT BOY AGAIN" (a punchy disco cut).