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New Special Editions Edits from Magic Wand label 4 heavy duty disco reworks from Mind Fair

Covering various classics is not uncommon in Italo Disco. Hardly a song that has not been pressed through the synth mill and spit out again with its own charm.

This is also the case with the premiere release from the label “Mattoni Pazzi” with the “Monomax Band”: As the song title already reveals, you will find a reference to the Led Zeppelin classic on side A. In full 80’s Italo fashion, this version is peppered with synth riffs, glittering arpeggios, a thundering DX-7 bassline and almost gothic-tinged vocals.

Side B is a remake of the remake and drifts off into the cosmic at a much higher tempo. A hypnotic repetitive bassline is underpinned with loving, oriental-inspired, lead melodies and vibrating soundscapes.

Tartine Records is pleased to present their duo Coco à Gogo with a brand

new 4 tracks EP. After a first track released this year on the various “Cut A Rug” of french imprint Aurore 404,

the duo formed by John Tareugram and Nuno is proud to brings you this seaside-flavoured release made between Paris and French West-coast.

The Coco à Gogo’s intentions are to take you deeply out of yourself keeping the dance-floors and your fav old-fashioned 80’s cabriolet in your mind…

Shara music emerges with a concept that glitters by love for a very special woman named Sara. The producer of Barcelona Owen Ezard presents his new record label, Shara Music, and it starts nothing more , nothing less with this great piece of EP signed by the mexico-Italian couple Mijo & Rodion. A futuristic sound ep charged with hints Techno Latin and classical Italo influence also with the remixes included of "Chapo Guzman" and our great Damon Jee. Exceptional beginning for this label and where in addition They have prepared for us a lot of amazing references that will see the light as the year progresses. First reference Shara Music... SHM001 is coming up

Schatzi 007 is spun, not stirred, with five special-ops disco Bond boogies dug up from the Schatzi R&D department reserves.

"Some men just don't like to be driven" but we all like to dance...

Saint Wax's head honcho Gledd delivers a range of tracks that perfectly represent his musical influences mixing soul and funk samples with house beats.
"Behind a Cloud" is a tangle of summer end vibes and solid housey grooves, while " Want Somebody " and "I Hold You" burn the dancefloor with Gospel vocals and Funky flavour rhythms.
"Sweet Love" complete the EP with some deep loops and a vibrant voice that lead a sexy disco affair!

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South Street delve into the The Sound Of Detroit from one of its unsung heroes, reissuing Amp Fiddler's 'Motor City Booty' LP on suitably swanky purple and pink vinyl respectively. Coming straight off the D Funk assembly line, it's a full on dance floor affair from Motown to P-Funk, Techno and Neo Soul.

This 12 track album produced by Amp Fiddler & Yam Who? includes the massive 'Soul Fly' sounding like a Mark Ronson production had he been hanging out with George Clinton's Parlet followed by the bonafide P-Funk anthem 'Steppin' both featuring the stunning vocals by the Dames Brown girls.




Amp Fiddler is credited for taking both a young J Dilla and also Q-Tip under his wing teaching them his Akai MPC techniques, setting the path for some of Hip Hop's finest recordings which have defined the shape of things to come.

His musical collaborations & current duties include: Moodymann's musical maestro, keyboard wizard for Theo Parrish's live band, a longstanding Funkadelic member, co-writer for Sly & Robbie, Prince, Maxwell, Jamiroquai & Seal to name a few.

Small Great Tunes Vol.1 is varied and offers a traveling DJ multiple vibes to choose from. The energy on this new record takes off within the few first bars. The opening track "Sport Casino" by Kid Simius introduces a lighthearted mood and 80s synthesizers.

Peter LC's "Sogni D'infanzia" is very likely to become the next lofi-house classic on disco dancefloors around the world. Dreamy and melancholic but groovy nevertheless.

The B1 track “Kamal”, a collab between David Silver & Luca Olivotto is a tasty house mood. The tune features a powerful and groovy bassline and sparkling synth leads all accompanied by rhythmic piano chords. B2 is similar to A2 in the way that it's also a lofi-house track with nostalgic moods and careful sound design.
With each side of the record featuring both a sunnier and a moodier track, the EP is a perfect fit for summer sets in a heated club or leisurely listening sessions on late afternoons enticing the listener to let go and bringing back memories that have yet to be created.

Orlando Voorn is one of the first European musicians to establish a vital link with Detroit, and since the end of the 80s has proven himself as one of the most original and inventive producers of electronic music. It’s an understatement to say we’re honoured to have him on Burek’s 20th release.

The EP consists of 5 tracks and, perhaps unsurprisingly for a producer with more than 30 years worth of releases and more projects than you can remember, it touches on many colours of house music. From first to last second, this record moves from old funk samples to shades of early Detroit futurism in a brilliantly executed dance floor manner. Orlando’s “Soul Society EP” respectfully nods to genre’s roots while keeping focus firmly on the future.

THE SECRET SQUIRRELS CONTINUE THEIR HEAVY LOVE AFFAIR WITH UNCLASSIC DISCO-INFLUENCED PARTY STARTERS.

JUST TAKE EQUAL MEASURES OF SERIOUSLY GOOD DANCE FLOOR ATTITUDE AND ADD HEAVENLY UPLIFTING VIBES, THEN MIX VERY CAREFULLY TOGETHER.
THE RESULTS WILL KEEP US DANCING TOGETHER FOREVER!!!

'Exhumed' is the first new release by DJ Harvey’s Locussolus project since their critically acclaimed self-titled album was re-released as 'Locossulous Expanded' in the Summer of 2020, including streaming for the first time.

Originally a part of 'Harvey’s Tales from the Nocturne', this EP comes off the shelf for a special Halloween release, led by the title track 'Zombie Sex Dream' which features vocals by original band member Tara Selleck and is accompanied by a demented video directed by bandmate Sam Fox.

SB EDITZ hits its 5th instalment with four more choice cuts from four different artists around the globe.

Classic looped up disco house reworks and a lo slung 80's boogie funk jam.

Three of the worlds best disco remixers, come together for this killer ,180gm, double pack 12. Reworks include a revisit to the classic "Always There" , a reinvention of " LLS, Expansions", A huge tribute to "Candidate 4 Love" by Casa Blanco and last but not least, the Larry Levan floor filler ,I Need U gets a sublime rework from Italian Producers NS & LG. Always the best quality revisits & reworks by the Redux Inc Record Label.

Nach zwei Alben auf Growing Bin mit Jan Schulte/Wolf Müller, 2 EPs mit Sascha Funke auf Multi Culti und einer Solo EP auf Kryptox veröffentlicht NIKLAS WANDT aus Berlin seine 2. Solo EP auf ITALIC. Durch die neuartige Verwendung von E-Piano, Synthesizer, Stimme und Flöte, sowie der Vermischung von amerikanischem Elektro und italienischem Cosmic ist eine EP entstanden, welche an die Musik von Tangerine Dream, Arthur Baker und Daniele Baldelli erinnert.

The latest edition of Gator Boots is a split 12' with edits that cut straight to the dancefloor.

On the A Side Boston's Trip Report pays R.E.S.P.E.C.T. with an acid workout. On the flip G Markus freaks a dancehall classic with some more acid and smooths out a forgotten 2000's r&b gem.

Under exclusive license from Goldschool Records, Alliance Upholstery is pleased to present the vinyl version of Elite Soul's 'Love Just Keeps on Coming.' LJKOC is the debut release from Mitch Erwin's latest project featuring Vernon Reid (Living Colour) on guitar and the vocal stylings of Tito Love.

Mitch Erwin/Mitch Race was quite the man about town in the 80s, producing records for labels like Supertronics, 25 West and Sutra Records (amongst others). Best known for a track on Jump Street's seminal 'Welcome to the Club' LP and the Dub mix of Up Front's 'Infatuation', Mitch draws from the spirit of NYC's past while injecting a modern feel into this unique single. In some ways it sounds like a forgotten master tape recently unearthed from the basement of a long closed studio, in others a current R+B producer trying out a few analog synths while doing his best Robert Owens impression.

This dreamy, heartfelt low BPM stomper is served two ways. The 'Guitar Aficionado Pop Mix' takes the listener on a celestial journey through the clouds while the 'Funk DeFacto RNB Mix' brings a more straightforward club vibe for heating things up early in the night. The message is clear. Love just keeps on coming!

On 150 gram vinyl from Brooklyn Phono and mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann.

Jennifer Touch - a name that most likely will ring various bells in the ears of those who have been monitoring the recent proceedings within the Riotvan camp. Just remember her vocal refinement of the New World EP and her (still newsworthy) contribution to the - Familiar Faces No.1' label compilation. After a collaborative EP with Keinemusik's own Adam Port, released on Pets Recordings, her time has come for an ultimate declaration of independence.

Acclaimed Russian producer, DJ and live musician Kito Jempere is back with a stunning second album, this time on Italian label Hell Yeah. Entitled Sea Monster and due for release in early 2017, the nine track album is a fantastic fusion of live instrumentation and electronic production.

Kito Jempere is a musical polymath. The Russian artist, producer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader has been involved in many projects over the last ten years plus. These range from rock to acid jazz to electronic bands and often call upon a rotating cast of other members who are all equally talented.

From playing in small bars to headlining big shows for thousands of people in Saint Petersburg, he has put out a number of albums and singles on labels like Freerange, Room With A View and Hell Yeah and DJs around Europe.

Jempere plays live as the Kito Jempere Band, and here he calls upon his bandmates for their many skills to lend the album a richly musical feel.

Mixed and co-produced by band member Roman Urazov, the album features Artemiy Gunbin aka Noteless, the voice of the Kito Jempere Band and front man of his own rock band Videatape, as well as Ruslan Gadzhimuradov, a long time drummer on many projects, plus Matvey Averin, the bassist but also co-producer for cult group Manizha and finally Sergey Lipsky who here plays guitar and is also half of Simple Symmetry as well as having played for Kito's other project Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club group.

Sea Monster kicks off with Lifetime Theme, a heavenly groove with loose drums and percussion and gorgeous keys. Form there, Artemiy Gunbin's ethereal and crystal clear vocals take centre stage amongst balearic guitars on album single 'Ampa', and then 'To Talk' is a deeper cut with bumpy drums, long tailed pads and shiny synths all making for a curious and whimsical atmosphere.

'Grid Cells' is a lush instrumental track with clever revel and echo adding a sense of grandeur to the freeform jazz drums and frazzled synths, 'Uohha' is as sunny and laid back as an afternoon on the beach and 'Puzzled' then layers up scuzzy basslines, popping hits and suspenseful synths into something smooth and seductive.

The final third of the album closes out with blissful guitar licks, lazy broken beats and brilliant drum playing that all have you wishing it was summer again.

This is an album with elements of jazz, house, disco, balearic and many more sounds all smoothly blended into one coherent and captivating album full of soul and musical skill.

'Stratos Bleu' marked an evolution in Smoove & Turrel's career, seeing the band create another masterful album, which gratified the immense appetites of their fiercely passionate and eclectic fanbase. Stepping up to the challenge of remixing album track 'Elgin Towers', Nu disco legend Hot Toddy (Crazy P) delivers a deep, dreamy and driving groove as the bedding for John Turrell's wholesome tones.

Lyrical themes explore the world's lust for greed and power, while a full gospel choir section builds the track smoothly to an anthemic and soulful climax. If that's not enough, this 12" also comes with a glorious Balearic dub to fulfil the need, alongside the formidable original album version.

"This release is 3xLP and it's individually 1000 hand-numbered limited edition. The first 200 copies are pressed on BLUE TRANSPARENT vinyls (AR012).
It's dedicated to the Organic / Meditative / Groovy 1992 Japanese release, with all the ORIGINAL tracks, contained both in the CD and in the now so rare 12"" + 4 SPECIAL REMIXES from Japanese men, none than... Kuniyuki, Chee Shimizu (Organic Music), Max Essa and Tadashi Yabe (U.F.O.).
Archeo Recordings is a reissue record label that regenerates old, lost, obscure (and forgotten) rare gems of Italian music of the 70s and 80s, and not only.
All outputs are licensed by the artists and the vintage labels; audio tracks are remastered in their original form; the sleeves and center labels are graphically recreated for today but all based on the original images. Archeo would like to make the music available to a wider audience of collectors, DJs, music lovers of a forgotten time.

New York's JKriv returns with his outfit The Disco Machine to release another big-hitting track on 100% original Disco label File Under Disco.'Make It Hot' - which he released on the imprint a couple of years back and then found its way into the sets of top disco jockeys all around the globe including Rahaan, Horse Meat Disco, Idjut Boys and Greg Wilson - has been called a future Disco classic in the making.The new single, 'Can't Give it up', again features the amazing vocal talents of Adeline Michele from Escort and picks up the beat right where 'Make It Hot' left off.
And with an infectious blend of top class live instrumentation, real quality vocals and high-end contemporary studio techniques, the result is yet another dance floor weapon. The Disco Machine is back!!!

Disco House slammers.

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Finally the official remastered reissue of one of the rarest and sought after italo-disco record from early 80's. You'll be hard pushed to hear anything like this ever again... this is an epic out there electronic production that's one of a kind. In the same period of other italo-disco classics like REM, STOPP, Klein & MBO, GANG previously reissued by Best Italy, they representing the roots of chicago sound played by the pioneers like Ron Hardy!

On Animals Dancing's eighth disc, Dazion aka Cris Kuhlen lets rip with three psychoactive, percussion-laden mind benders for all good dance floors.

A tweaked vocoder mantra speaks in tongues across interlaced layers of live percussion on 'Yu Go Bah' before sirens ring in the distant chants.

Blood Moon takes the marching band down to the basement, fusing more twisted percussion with electro squelch to soundtrack the sweat rain down from the heavens.

'The Chant Of Celebrational Beings' beckons in a sunrise as the last inklings of serotonin jerk a tear to your eye.

Following previous sold out instalments from Yadava, EVM128 & James Rudie, Partner Music, High Praise bossman Hugo Mari steps up to the plate for the 5th instalment of the label’s lauded edits series. Two action-packed, vinyl-only, bombs set for dancefloor detonation, the A-Side 'Tired Of Sitting Down' channels the past year's sedentary frustrations into a joyous invitation back to the club, whereas on the flip 'Acid Locomotive' is an intense, driving number, complete with uplifting fanfares and (as the title suggests) a little acid-tinged addition. It’s good to be back.

Having steadily honed his soulful sound over the past few years with releases on Heist and Freerange Records, as well as amassing over 2 Million Spotify streams, Hugo has marked himself as one to watch in the UK’s vibrant electronic music landscape. His knack for fusing organic musical elements with driving rhythms and emotive melodies, allows him to craft beautifully uplifting music that works beautifully either at home or on the dance floor, winning support from Jamz Supernova, Tom Ravenscroft, Nemone, Complex, Stamp The Wax, Ransom Note & many more.

It was too hard to resist another Record Store Day outing once Pontchartrain dropped these edits on us.

It’s an honor to announce the next release on Giorgio Records. We present to you Simon Bennett and his beautiful track ‘I Wanna Tokyo’u’, which is reborn on vinyl again after 37 years! An elegant track, written and sung divinely by Lorenzo Lombardino aka Simon Bennett. Back on track is the legendary Flemming Dalum with a stunning remix. On top we welcome Marcello Giordani to the Giorgio Records family, who serve us a remix and ‘rhythm track’ to dance forever!

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after the brilliant first solo album "dig&edit", kza returned with two fresh songs.

Reprise! One Swallow Doesn’t Make A Summer Part 2 is the follow up to a Various Artists sampler for a hypothetical mixtape (still hasn’t been made). This time, the international cast consists of (in order of appearance): Llewellyn, Fred Asquith, John Noseda and Lipelis X AC. The plot: Dance music in its broadest and loosest form and at its best without too many sub-genre flags. „Synergy Bar“ by Llewellyn is the starting point. An ode to a well-known place in Berlin, it was conceived there as well as floor-tested by DJ GJ and oozes that special Sunday sweat from every single pore. Fittingly, „Please Hold The Line“ by Yogtze follows next. Remixed by Fred Asquith purely because he thought he had too, it puts party make-up on the originals pretty face. Flip around for John Noseda’s power house trip „Spiral Galaxy“. Imagine a New Romantic cover band being mangled by an Acid House (the philosophy, not the 303) DJ. Last but not least, „Central Store“ by Lipelis X AC closes this chapter, with some bittersweet heartbreak rave in very slow motion. Cry, dance, cry some more, but don’t stop dancing!

... Next up for 'Spaziale Recordings', one of the most sought-after Arabic disco records, A. Mislayene, 'El Fen' finally gets a long awaited fully official remastered reissue, original copies of which sell for close to £300. This 12" was only issued in seriously limited quantities on the tiny Stip records label out of France in 1976.

Sought for the chuggy exotic rhythms of the B side 'El Fen' at long last this eastern-influenced disco masterpiece is available to those who don't happen to have a spare £500! Aït Meslayene was a Kabyle traditional singer who moved to Paris to try his luck.

He was driven by an Algerian manager who pushed him to make a "disco" album, a new trend at that time. The recording found place in a studio near Paris, with an American drummer from the funk group "Ice". For 'SPZ002', Viaggio Recordings head honcho Stefano Ritteri steps up to provide an exquisite “Versione Spaziale” of 'El Fen' on the A side, with the original version and 'Yemma' taking the flip.

Dynamic Dublin-duo Boots & Kats get given the keys to the House of Disco channelling an Italo Disco rave of interplanetary proportions for HOD028. Three pure peak-time pumping Italo warpers, complete with an exquisite Johannes Albert’s Party Talk remix to round off the package.

Fists in the air business in a far-away planet, one where synthesisers rule the lands using colossal kicks and huge snares to enhance the power of their all-encompassing arps that range from rapid fire bass to gargantuan top lines. Johannes Albert then throws in some party chatter and deft sampling to his reworking of ‘Party Talk’ completing this futuristic capsule of interstellar goodness.

It’s the best of that ‘80s Italo sound given a modern take that harnesses Boots & Kats’ unbridled Irish energy.

When two new acclaimed House artists pair up in the studio, you know the result is going to be something pretty special. We welcome Dombresky and Boston Bun to the Toolroom Family as we continue to develop our musical roster with exciting new collaborations for 2020.

’Stronger’ is a party-infused piano House track. Upbeat, drenched in energy and feel-good vibes. With the original version already well past 1m streams on Spotify alone, Dombresky & Boston Bun's incredible 'Stronger' gets some serious remix treatment from Danny Howard, Tensnake and Mat.Joe.

Radio 1’s Danny Howard kicks off the remixes with a high-energy, club ready remix made for the dancefloor. Hot off the back of writing his 2nd studio album, Tensnake delivers a trademark feel-good vibe by taking this to the daytime pool parties and sun-drenched terraces of Ibiza and although they seem like a distant dream at the moment, with one listen to this we're instantly transported to the White Isle! Mat.Joe take things a little tougher and add their unique blend of tough, techy drums, quirky percussion and bundles of energy alongside those unmistakable pianos and vocal hooks from the original.

Unadulterated funk-styled boogie bomb from ’82 by Laurice Hudson, ‘Feel My Love’ is a monster cut whether you’re hearing it for the first time or 50th and with a price tag of upwards of £60 on an original, an officially licensed remastered, reissue was clearly in order.

Infectious basslines, coupled with juicy layers of funk strumming and sensuous vocals from Laurice, co-written by Curtis Hudson, with Pure Energy on production its a classic through and through.

Two belting house cuts here on this limited edition, vinyl only, hand stamped white label disc from LoveHrtz.

'Classic Case' has already been receiving Radio 1 airplay in the UK, and both tracks have been doing the rounds the Ibiza this summer; no surprises really, as the two cuts are solid, feel good, disco injected house tracks that ooze pure boogie power!

The original, the inspirational, the bombastic, the never bettered, the one.
'Don't make me wait' is all of the above and so much more. Classic to the core. Huge earth shattering record right here.
OK, so the scoop, for the uninitiated is this - the Peech Boys were Larry Levan's group, we're talking early 80's NYC here, 1982 to be precise, around the height of the Paradise Garage as Larry was making the transition from superstar DJ to producer. He brought a sparse, dubbed out, narcotic late night feel to the overall sound of this record. This was a short-lived project, but the influence is still felt today, the Peech Boys DNA is inside the veins of modern dance music, as is Larry's. There is no underestimating what an impact this record had. 7+ minutes of electronic bliss, trailblazing stuff, and don't get us started on the dub. Do yourself a favour, BUY this classic if you don't own it already, you'll keep coming back to it time and time again. Guaranteed. This essential 12" is repressed here in it's original 1979 glory, an essential classic that has stood the test of time for the last 30+ years & is now available again, remastered & repressed for 2017 in conjunction with West End Records, NYC.