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A rich and diverse palette of 7 tracks occupies the record, touching on italo disco, some sparks of bass driven synthwave and the late '80s house sound. 'RITMO!' is full of melodies, injecting beats and energy that create an addictive drive and momentum. The record is featuring an impressive list of artists as vocal collaboration as well, leading to an expressive journey that evolves throughout its infectious grooves and powerful 4/4s. It's the dynamic and propulsive power sparked by the 80s sounds that makes 'RITMO!' an album you would want in your collection, or on your decks while playing at the club

Following on from last years noche espanola release (which received support from tako ,jexopolis, renata do valle ( hello sailor), pete herbert, nick the record, kenneth bager, john gomez , nancy noise and willie graff amongst others ) the follow up ' domino' sees Phil Mison / Cantoma come up with another balearic groove aimed squarely at the dance floor. The outdoor mix is a more summery disco groover while the ' indoor ' mix heads into more spaced out territory.

Limited to 400 copies , hand numbered and stamped.

Having carved out a reputation for some of the finest cosmic house productions on labels like Omena, Dirt Crew and Quintessentials, the Lithuanian based producer delivers three new cuts on this release, which comes ably backed by a remix from Italian producer Fabrizio Mammarella.

On the title track, Alex Pletnev (Ponty Mython), goes for breezy synths and wandering melodies over a chugging mechanical beat and an FM style bassline, whilst Fabrizio Mammarella (Bear Funk/Les Disques De La Mort) toughens things up slightly on his remix, plunging into a darker sound aesthetic for a great reinterpretation of the original.

On 'Time Spiral' an unhurried groove is laced with layer upon layer of meditative synths and percussive rolls for a fat dose of eighties soundtrack vibes, whilst EP closer, 'Appreciate It While It's Not Too Late', settles down to a head-nodding pace with funky bass and key melodies and live drum samples for a real earworm of a track.

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For our second release we may introduce the Rotterdam-based beatmaker The Soul Pilot. He is known for his funky, soulful and beats heavy productions. For Les Cidres he created two summer tunes Lawless and Craving showing more of his repertoire.
Lifting off with Lawless. In this hot, sweet, bassy piece of sexyness, being true to his name he shows his passion for vocalizing himself - letting you blush and sweat with him in this heat.
The journey continues with Craving - with this funkiness blowing through your hair, body and soul.
A summer must have! <3

First in a series from someone you might know using obscure and sometimes not so obscure elements from days gone by...

On a chance encounter whilst producing in Nashville of all places, Zepherin was so blown away by vocalists he was using to do backing on a project, that he immediately felt inspired to record a new version of Raphael Saadiq's classic Skyy, Can You Feel Me. Originally used in his sets as an edit, Zepherin had the soulful house community going into a frenzy with hopes for its release.

Tried and tested on dance floors around the globe in his sets it's now primed and ready for release.

Hailing from Modena, playful, irreverent, Balearic heroes, Italo legends and Eurotrash pioneers, Ciao Fellini marked the 80/90s decade with several covers and bold Italo-pop singles. They won a Festival Bar, got photographed by genius Luigi Ghirri, sold more than 100.000 copies of La mia banda suona il rock', were invited to the trendiest TV shows of the time such as Discoring and Super Classifica Show and ran one of the most prestigious night clubs of the 80s in Northern Italy, the Graffio.

The Caribbean House is Billy Bogus' new project: a new blend of creepy atmospheres, sunset grooves, analog feelings and constant rhythms.

Bogus leads this new collective formed by Federico Bologna (Ohmega Tribe, Technogod) and Cristiano Santini (Disciplinatha, C.S.I,), proper landmarks of overt 90's underground Italian electronica and noise rock, once again ready to tie their receptive minds to something new.

The deep background and the intense attraction for oddities brought them together, making The Caribbean House remixing Rita!!! A demo tape straight from 1983, for In Flagranti's new trademark: Hotfoot!

"French Disco auteur Dimitri From Paris' Le Edits imprint is proud to present a very special and limited record store day release for 2018. Le Edits burst onto the music scene in 2017 with the highest quality re-workings of stone-cold Disco classics and rarities for the discerning record buyer, striving to present the best possible product in a world of cheap bootlegs. This particular release has been in the works for the last 18 months and has been conceived with all copyright owners' blessings.

Using only the finest materials available, sourced from multiple countries across the globe, as well as top shelf engineering and mastering - this product cost 4 times as much to produce than your average Disco edit 12'' because Le Edits believe in quality first and foremost.

Strictly limited to 300 copies, hand numbered and signed by Dimitri From Paris - No re-issue guaranteed. Utilising the highest end tip-on heavy duty gatefold sleeve, and inner protective sleeves, pressed onto 100% virgin vinyl and housed in a handsome protective plastic cover and exclusive printed tote bag. These new mixes have been commissioned for RSD 2018 and will not be available digitally. A truly collectible and desirable item indeed.

Optimo's prolific DJ/producer/label boss JD Twitch aka Keith McIvor has curated a compilation of early '80s synth, industrial and cold wave classics and undiscovered gems in collaboration with The Vinyl Factory, following the (Cease & Desist) DIY! (Cult Classics from the Post-Punk Era 1978-82) compilation on his own Optimo Music label, and Youth Stand Up!, a collaborative recording project featuring young musicians from Glasgow, Ghana and Belize on his Autonomous Africa imprint.
Titled So Low and set for release on 19th February 2016 on double vinyl, CD and digital download via The Vinyl Factory, with hand screen-printed artwork by Katie Shannon, the 16-track collection had its genesis in McIvor's irregular club night of the same name in his hometown of Glasgow. So Low is an occasional night at The Poetry Club in Glasgow where I play some of the music I played when I first started DJing back in 1987,' McIvor explains. At that time the audience I played to mostly loathed what I was playing and rarely danced but then shortly after, when House music arrived I found a different audience who actually liked to dance.'
In response to my wife's deep love of this music and requests from some friends who were too young to hear it in a club at the time, or indeed were not even born when most of this music was made, I was persuaded to revisit a lot of records I still loved but rarely played out, and So Low was born. It has an extremely enthusiastic audience, a joyous atmosphere and is the antithesis of what a club in Scotland playing this music nearly 30 years ago would have been like.'
The term 'cold wave' was first coined on the cover of a 1977 issue of UK music magazine Sounds featuring Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk, and later by the same magazine in an article about Siouxsie and the Banshees, with the publication proclaiming, "Listen to the cold wave roar from the '70s into the '80s". It grew to take in the icy post-punk production and futurist, apocalyptic love songs of Joy Division, The Cure, Bauhaus and more.
So Low focuses on the perhaps lesser known protagonists of the scene, such as UK/European minimalists P1/E, Colin Potter and Gerry & The Holograms, and American industrial/experimentalists including Michigan's Hunting Lodge and avant-garde San Francisco collective Tuxedomoon, as well as a number of French and Belgian acts such as Siglo XX, Front 242, Marc Verhaeghen's The Klinik and Clair Obscur. Tracks from industrial forbearers Throbbing Gristle and band members Chris Carter and Cosey Fanny Tutti, who went on to record as Chris & Cosey, and Germany's pioneering minimal wave musician John Bender are also included.
With many of his contemporaries and newer artists alike coming forward as fans of the sound, McIvor and The Vinyl Factory have enlisted XL Recordings upstart Powell and Hamburg's Helena Hauff to provide remixes for their favourite tracks on the compilation.
Stay tuned for news on London, Glasgow and Berlin launch Parties, set to take place in early 2016.

Marbled Green Vinyl

Vocals by Katey Ellen

Originally released in 1986, 'Alkaid' was the first solo release of DECA following his debut appearance on the cult various artists compilation 'Angelo Segreti' The original edition was published in a tiny edition on the independent Italian label Videoradio and to this day remains a rare and sought after album. Following Mothball and Bordello's continued work with DECA, we are proud to make this diverse and fascinating collection of music available to a wider audience. On this instrumental LP we can hear elements of modern classical, synth-pop, dark ambient and even some middle eastern influence.

Second release of the MTMU edit series (ETMU) with extended/remastered edits of an afro-disco anthem on the a-side and two Filipino 80's electro jams on the b-side, one of which a live cover of Afrika Bambaataa's Planet Rock. Pressed LOUD!

THE DARK SIDE MIXES is a compilation of new official mixes by Dj Dark Side (Marcelo Carreira) of 4 cold and post-punk super classics, including venerated cuts by Eleven Pond, Silence Gift, Mecano and Parade Ground remixed and remastered for this occasion.... it arrives presented on 12 EP format and produced in a ONE-OFF truly limited edition of 300 copies lacquered pressed on 180 gr. high quality solid black vinyl. All tracks have been specially remastered for LONG CUT vinyl by Eric Van Wonterghem

Gay Marvine (pronounced Gay Marveen) is back once again proving his limits are far beyond most, this time exposing the deeper hedonistic elements hidden deep within pop music. What emerges through his filter of reshaping and repurposing and incredibly fine ear for pacing is 4 perfectly distilled late night jams, a magick far beyond anything Aleister Crowley could conjure.

This is the 10th volume of the Secret Mixes Fixes series, in our never ending quest to show unique sides to late night classics, forgotten gems and things so obvious you may already be sick of them, but you aren't when you hear Gay Marvine's take on it. We are further expanding this concept in the future with some even cheekier choices for the next Fix records and a brand new sub-label to represent Gay Marvine's burning Disco side, Bathhouse Etiquette. The Bathhouse Etiquette EPs will showcase the many facets of gay disco as seen through Gay Marvine's eyes. You have been warned.

For the first time ever on vinyl after 36 years, the most wanted Susana Estrada track, Espacial, only previously available on the lost "Machos" cassette, and featuring two new remixes.
Susana is possibly the most acclaimed superstar of the Spanish "destape" b movies era and this was the "soundtrack" of one of her most famous sexy live shows, hence probably only distributed on site and therefore very rare.

NU YORK GROOVE SESSIONS drops another hot LP of rare boogie, disco dub & holy grail cuts! Followers of LARRY LEVAN's Paradise Garage, crate diggin fanatics & trainspotters alike should jump for joy as thus runs the full spectrum for you & yours. Super limited pressings so don't miss out!

Andrew Scott, aka NY*AK, Scott has remained a consistent representative of the music scene and we're delighted to have him on board for the first release of 2018 on Local Talk, Bound EP.

We're treated to four tracks, the opening track 'Bound' is a cut up, soulful disco house slammer.
Next up we got Dancing, a perfect example of Andrew's skill when it coms to slowing down the tempo but still letting the track have enough character to keep you...'dancing'.

On the flip we got 'See More' which takes you straight to a dark and gritty club with it's stuttering chords, tight drums and pulsing bass.
Last but not least we got 'Sandwiches' which features long time collaborator Ian Blevins.
A stunning low deep groove for any Theo Parrish or Marcellus Pittman fans out there.

NU YORK GROOVE SESSIONS drops another hot LP of rare boogie, disco dub & holy grail cuts! Followers of LARRY LEVAN's Paradise Garage, crate diggin fanatics & trainspotters alike should jump for joy as thus runs the full spectrum for you & yours. Super limited pressings so don't miss out!

red vinyl 12´´ (REMASTERED)

Danny Krivit has been holding this edit release for a special occasion. Now, his secret Garage classic is revealed. Remastered specifically for Vinyl and Sound Quality, tested and approved by Danny with Shorty's award winning SBS system in NY. This is another dancefloor hit which Danny has been playing for a long time, people keep asking him "What Is It" You can get it now on Vinyl only! Joey took out the vocal and turned it into a instrumental disco track. It makes you dance from the beginning and keeps building till Dancers lose their minds!!

Rare brazilian song from legendary Azymuth inspired Gigi during his journey in Sao Paulo in 2013 circa getting deeper with live shaker and drums.Marsupials kicked out an eagle with more groove from their fold to spread her wings and fly, inspired by the original song Like an Eagle of Dennis Parker.a

The third cut on Kalahari Oyster Cult comes from Erell Ranson, a producer who combines the subtleties and depths of UK electronics with the groove of the US. Hand in Hand EP is a transatlantic marriage of machine music. Warm sounds abound, lush pads and textured tones accompanied by pulsing toms and clean claps. Melodies are flexible, bending and giving as moods change and harmonies unfold in effortless shifts. Let Ranson take you, Hand in Hand, to hear the beauty of the machine.

Italian digger extraordinaire Fab Mayday supplies another four beauties from the vaults!

Double disco trouble by the G-Machine!

NEW SERIES FROM IRISH DJ AND PRODUCER DAZ DALTON. DJ SUPPORT: GREG WILSON / TRICKY DISCO / THE REVENGE / CRAIG SMITH & MORE..

Remastered 2017 version of the 2002 Thump mix with a new version on the flip, played with band and the addition of live instruments..
The legendary German House label NEEDS (not wants) returns after a long hiatus with a new release on the exclusive Gold Edition that is set up for revisiting their own classics to upgrade them with brand new versions and re-interpretations. Walkin Thru Circles - originally produced by Lars & Marek Bartkuhn - has always been a favourite for many of their fans. The original Thump Mix is a constantly building mover that is based on a massive beat, hypnotic soundscapes and highly energetic chord hooks, ready for taking off to outer space.

For the Full Expansion Lars has gone back to the studio to recompose and re-record the whole thing over again, combining the skills of some excellent session musicians with lots of live instruments, drum & percussion and vocals all played and sung by the producer himself. The result is a complex, epic and fearless Jazzfunk odyssey, both musically expansive and heavily grooving at the same time.

REPRESSED !!
Originally released in 2005, this sought after 12' from West End offshoot West End Blue gets an exclusive reissue for 2017. A four track slice of night time Detroit Soul comes backed with a remix from fellow Motor city resident Theo Parrish.

Vinyl Only, Hand stamped and hand numbered 12" Vinyl + Downloadlink for bonus track + Sticker Second and last part of our edit series, pressed on a 12" with sounds from all over the world

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A familiar and reliable musical force, Jonny cut his teeth behind the counter at Phonica & Blackmarket Records during the 00's and has has proven his tastes time and time again with his Disco Hamam and Hamam House imprints and releases on labels like Cocktail D'amore and Oye edits. This three-tracker rides Middle Eastern waves, reflecting mystical vibrations to take you through time and space. Jonny delivers reworks of 'Radio Morocco', an italo tainted work out that rumbles and punches, 'Housey Mousey', an exquisitely eery acid house jam from '88 and 'Yab Yum', a wild and percussive trip. All three are sure to roar like thunder on the dance floor!

Sha' D Underground Trax comes forward with his first private pressed release, hailing from Birmingham with a passion for basslines and vocals, the 'Scalpel' EP aims to deliver just that with a mix of Electro, Freestyle & Boogie cut up, chopped and reworked focusing on the drums and raw basslines while bringing the silky vocals to the fore and removing all the cheese, for those of you who buy records looking for the dub versions or Step Pettibone remixes this is the perfect record for you, built by the dance floor for the dance floor, late night low slung sleaze business.

Monologues Records' vinyl-only various artists series returns for its second volume with four hot trax. Long-time deep house guru Nail follows-up the successful re-issue of his classic 1996 album 'Big D's Lounge' with an absolute bubbler in the form of 'Decisions', all skippy percussion, woozy keys and slinky double bass. SMBD (commonly known as Brownswood regular Simbad) provides a stomping disco cut-up on 'Captain', a big track propelled by a crunchy, chunky rhythm. Athde remixes American spoken word poet Kamal Imani's 'Cosmic Being' in a lush lo-fi house way with jazzy keys and warm bass, while G. Markus rounds off with the mystical Afro jam 'Moon Face'.

Support: Tom Trago, Danny Tenaglia, Scuba, Laurent Garnier, Kiko Navarro, Funk D#Void, Lrusse, Peter Kruder, Citizen, Luke Solomon, Oliver $ Waze & Odyssey, Larse, Droog, Auntie Flo, Moon Boots, Bonar Bradberry, MJ Cole, Atjazz, Nail, Breach, Golf Clap, Terrence Pearce, Lars Behrenroth, Mia Dora, Michel De Hey, Eli & Fur, Lancelot, Lrusse, Bill Brewster, Severino, Edwin Van Oosterwal, Moodymanc, Piek, Larse, Inland Knights + many more

Reptile Dysfunction launches Think Sideways Edits: a four track vinyl EP with club cuts from Soul Clap, Charlie Rope, Noah Schy & Rick Trainer and Doorly himself.
Doorly and Reptile Dysfunction proudly present the first of their new vinyl Think Sideways Edits series, in which the label boss will be calling in favours from A-list stars and bright young guns to release some heavy duty, clubfocussed edits and sample heavy cuts.
Since launching in late 2016, Reptile Dysfunction has been resolute in championing previously undiscovered talent alongside releases from firmly established artists. Now with the launch of a new vinyl edits series, and the first official Reptile Dysfunction parties just around the corner, the label looks set to have a landmark year.
With Miami WMC just around the corner and the summer season following sharply on its heels, Think Sideways Edits Vol.1 presents four disco-sampling,
feel good club edits ripe for pool parties and basements alike.
This one features one from me that one been holding tight for a while. I'm now putting it out due to popular demand after people track IDing the hell out of it for the last few months. Soul Clap have - unsurprisingly - turned in a stunner, then we have new talent from Noah & Rick Trainer and a follow up to his wonderful EP from Charlie Rope.
All of these tracks have been severely road tested in the clubs and I really believe it's our strongest release so far.' Doorly

Chicago House DJ & disco edit machine CHRISSY launches a new series of white label 12"s called COOL RANCH. The first catchy disco house workout is "WE AIN'T GOIN NOWHERE" on the A side, which also gets a PONCHARTRAIN remix on the flip, where "AAAAHHH!" also brings the 90s breakbeat action.