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Hungarian Hot Wax are proud to welcome UK based producer Dan Wainwright to the family with the wicked Kabila Ngoma! On the flip we have the legend and gentleman that is Felix Dickinson on remix duties. Perfect to add a bit of spice to your summer sets. Early radio play and support from Robert James (Hot Creations), B. Traits, Dave Harvey (Futureboogie), Tanzlife, Jacques Renault and T K Disco.

Following on from the impressive opening statement from Modern Manners, the second installment from the hitherto unknown outfit sees the sonic remit reaching out to other influences while retaining that poised lounge attitude that made the first record so instantly endearing. "Research" is a dub track in essence, sporting ample space in the mix, the odd conga roll and sparse chords calling out into a field of reverb and delay. "Can Maneras" is a more shuffling kind of smooth jazz that aligns with the classy licks of St Germain and the like. "Serate Cosmiche" finishes the EP off on a melancholic tip that puts the synths at the front of the mix for the first time.

Synth wizards Salta & Roma return to Bordello A Parigi with four magical heaters!

Walter Jones has been composing music since 1977 and released his first record in 2003. He has released on various labels such as DFA, Westbound, Supersoul, Cisco/Stevier, HAKT, Permanent Vacation, Under the Shade. With "Instant Gratification," his second outing on Whiskey Pickle, the Louisiana based producer offers four, cosmically tinged dance tracks that sparkle effortless class and unique flair. Presented for the label's sophomore vinyl release, we are treated with bouncy, house-bumpers ("Razzmatazz" and "The Grinder"), low tempo chuggers ("Harmonic Urgency") and even ambient works ("Making Love").

Just over a year on since he released his stunning LP 'Happiness' on Classic Music Company, Eli Escobar returns to the label with an album which couldn't be further removed in sentiment. Whereas 'Happiness' radiated sublime house/disco hybrid bliss throughout, 'Shout' is a heartfelt rage against America's developing political disasters.
The quintessential New York City DJ, Eli is a devoted collector, explorer and connoisseur of all kinds of music from his hip-hop roots. He is hugely well-respected in the New York club circuit after over two decades of mutual love for the city and the house scene. Having been switched on to Eli by his debut album 'Up All Night', Classic Music Company is now his creative home.
'Shout' starts robustly with 'Nightmare Rag', police sirens ringing out in the background while a disgruntled voice repeats 'ode to America' and a dream-like piano riff gathers momentum, turning into a punchy acid beat. Giving way to tangible heartbreak in 'Interlude (American Sorrow)' with lamenting saxophone and light percussion, Eli maintains the political message in 'The People', urging the listener to wake up by using crafty vocal samples and hypnotic chords. Further highlights include heavier tracks like 'Muzik' which picks up the pace of the record, before 'City Song' brings back the New York house vibe with vocal cuts and warm synths. 'City Song Part 2' and 'Body and Soul' show Eli's disco influences while 'Goin' On' flickers with hope.
A stormy departure from the glowing balminess of his previous LPs, 'Shout' addresses Eli's anguish over his country hitting self-destruct, while still putting his own twist on his city's house and disco soundtrack, joining the dots between yesterday's golden era classics and today's club anthems. Underpinning it all is Eli's acute musical sensitivity; whether it's a straight-up party jam or a crafty disco cut-up, warmth and soul are poured in.

Finally the third release for Red Rooster Records. Like the second one, we are talking about a various artists E.P.: Minimono (Fabio Della Torre and Ennio Colacci) is an italian duo born in Florence in 1997. IN 2008 Fabio and Ennio founded their own label Bosconi Records' where they released their first album in 2010. Now Minimono works with Robsoul Records, Vibraphone and other very good label from all over the world. Dj Rou is parts of the project called HOMEQUEST, a real crew of artists made in Bologna, we can also find his music on Robsoul Jazz, Bosconi extra Virgin or Flexi Cuts. Memoryman aka Uovo is one of the famous Pastaboys, he has a long story that starts with the label Manocalda, he worked with a lot of big artists from the main house scene and he did a lot of records with the bests labels. D' Arabia, class 1991, is the owner of Red Rooster Records and this is the third release for him, surely not the last.

Whispered words from the ancient earth. The biosphere metaphorically battered by dusty drum machines, synth swept landscapes, industrial hooks that ring out from the barren outback. Was is das
Die Orangen are Australian-expats Kris Baha and Dreems, and together they have crafted a genre: "Krautback." Rooted in indigenous psychedelia, resonating the vast expanses of the island of Gondwanaland, turnt up by progressive cultures, and multiplied by the logic of the German mind.
Hear the sound of the Southern sun melt genres, feel it flow downstream into a languid ocean of sound.
Beware the punch of the red kangaroo, a bite from the deadly taipan, the neon stare in a tree-frogs eye, and the bleached siren call of the coral reef - these wild sonic reveries ominously soundtrack the future that nature has in store.

Finally the second release for Red Rooster Records. This time we are talking about a various artists E.P.: Dj Rou and Dj Cream are both parts of the project called HOMEQUEST, a real crew of artists made in Bologna, we can also find this two guys on Robsoul Jazz, Bosconi extra Virgin (Dj Rou) and Robsoul Records (Dj Cream). Frank Agrario (part of the 'project' Swayzak) has a very original sound that you can find printed on his label: Micronation Records. D' Arabia is known for the 2016's groovy track "Pajama Girl' printed on the first wax by Red Rooster Records.

The Kings of the Euro Funk Scene, Germany's First Touch release their first two sided 7" on STAR CREATURE. These 2 tracks saw a limited CD only release in 2010 but the only copies of that album seem to fetch $100 + online. Both are true instrumental slappers with synth, piano & horn solos for days. DISCO RETRO

The Secret Squirrel returns with number two in this limited edition series of vinyl only, dance floor delights.
Cut loud and built for maximum club use. Dance floor devastation is guaranteed!

Brooklyn's Dither Down Records presents Galaxians' debut long player Let The Rhythm In, available now on limited edition double gatefold heavyweight vinyl and download.

Firmly rooted in the club culture and dance lineage of their hometown Leeds, LTRI's eight tracks bristle and pulse with the same energy that the band's live performances have become well know for. The album's soulful, muscular sound resonates with a raw playfulness, and with the addition of singer Emma Mason in 2016 the band have forged a path to a sound steeped in the tradition of New York disco and boogie heavyweights such as Inner Life, Gwen Guthrie, and producer/writer Leroy Burgess.

London duo Jynx provide the next chapter to Kidnap Kid's 'Birds That Fy'; an imprint quickly building a slim but effective catalogue.
This two tracker is a true fusion of sound, entangling vibrant UKG percussion, emotive vocals and charmingly quirky production.
Altogether it creates something beautiful and unique, echoing the individuality of the label itself.

London's Alex Warren, AKA Kiwi presents "ThrowDown", a cover version of Carmen's cult and in demand 1986 Electro Funk hit. It comes in two versions, a 4/4 club mix and at the suggestion of JD Twitch, an updated take on a Latin Freestyle mix. Both versions feature full vocals from Ciara Haidar and have "summer hit" written all over them.

The Secret Squirrels are non-stop in their search for irresistible, raw and tracky Disco-tinged grooves that are primed and ready to slay your dance floors.The first offering here works the chunkier and funkier side of the woods, while the flip gets all late night, dirty and ecstatic on you.
Don't feed the animals when you can make them dance.

Taking one track from each of the Under the Influence CD compilations, and feat unreleased tracks and an exclusive Joey Negro edit of Sweet Talks "Do The Beat".
DJ Support:
JimmyTheTwin, Pete Haigh, Faze Action, Nowicki, Mudd (Claremont 56), Señorlobo (Lovemonk), Red Greg, Paul Phillips

Whiskey Disco continues to explore the boundaries blurring the lines between original and edit, disco and oddity. WD47 is helmed by Dutchman, Olivier Boogie, an artist known for strengths across the spectrum, in previous releases, we've seen his editing on display, No Goodbye is a fine balance between original synthesis and editing panache. Thoma Cher is a newcomer to the edit scene, but has been heavily involved in a disco and house renaissance occurring in Shanghai over the last few years.
His club chops have honed an acute ear, we love what we're hearing from him and can't wait for more.
The B-Side is everything a B-Side should be: weird. Label staple, Alkalino guides us along a cosmic journey of boogie-down grooves. Arps, baby.
We love em. SF crew, JP Soul & Anthony Mansfield have been attracting serious attention of late between outings on Roam Recordings and sightings at the famous Burning Man camp, Disco Knights. To say they are ravelords is an understatement.
Their pedigree is on full display in Warlord, equal parts Arp energy and HUGE (HUGE) lead, the right balance of fun and cheese.

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.

Fernando Pulichino is no stranger to Leng Records. The bass guitar-wielding Argentine made his first appearance on the label five years ago via the cosmic disco/psychedelic rock fusion of Blue Impala, returning two years later with the similarly inclined brilliance of Giant Desert. Pulichino then resurfaced on Leng late last year with a superb, digital-only three-tracker called Natural 77.

Now he's back on wax, buoyed by the success of the acclaimed Shining EP on Is It Balearic
Recordings. This time round he's in Search of Indigo, shaping hazy, sun-baked soundscapes around his distinctive basslines, echo-laden synthesizers, meandering Fender Rhodes solos,
gentle dub vibrations and glistening, early morning jazz guitars. This is music for the heads, hips and feet, soaked in Fernet and left in the afternoon sun to slowly ripen.

Arguably the most arresting of the four cuts is the title track, a head-in-the-clouds vocal number rich in bubbly electronic riffs, laidback electro beats, ricocheting percussion hits, swirling wind
effects and rubbery funk-rock bass.

Pulichino's penchant for intergalactic disco shufflers once again comes to the fore on killer Sundown Visions', a saucer-eyed chugger that simultaneously throbs, pulses and sparkles
thanks to sparring synthesizer motifs and eyes-closed space rock guitars. We suspect Daniele Baldelli and Andrew Weatherall would approve.

Elsewhere, Pulichino indulges his passion for sofa-surfing jazz-funk on solo-laden EP closer Frontera', a relaxed and undulating jam rich in cascading electric guitars, fluid electric piano, delay-laden flourishes and deep space synthesizers. You won't know whether to lie down, dance enthusiastically or wearily shuffle, either way, play at sunrise or sundown for maximum
enjoyment.

The EP also boasts a first vinyl outing for the title track of last year's digital-only EP, Natural '77'. Seemingly partly inspired by legendary West Coast funkateers Steely Dan, it's a lazy, low-
slung affair full of languid guitar solos, freestyle vocal improvisations, bongo-laden drums and one of his most inspired and elastic basslines to date.

Whiskey Disco #49, Rabo & Snob's 3rd EP on the label, is further proof that this Tel Aviv duo has their finger on the pulse of modern disco production.Energetic arrangements perfect for tension building at any tempo. This duo have also recently released affiliated projects on Mahogani, Strictly Rhythm - not to mention their previous work as Soulico.

Third in the vinyl only DJ K series see's three more fantastic edits by the Japanese based artist

1x each customer!

2 unreleased SYLVESTER disco mixes of cuts dating back to 1978 as part of a special Japanese DJ programme! "OVER AND OVER" on the A side with its non-stop bassline action has been masterfully extended and feels like a MAW classic. On the flip "GRATEFUL" in this full 12 minute form is an absolute scorcher!

"THE STORYTELLER" by RON TRENT'S GEMINI JAZZ is a tribute to JOHNNY HAMMOND "THE TONE" has hints of JACO PASTORIOUS. "THE PLACE INSIDE" is a beautiful piece with Latin Percussions & piano with a haunting Brazilian vocal. Support from LOUIE VEGA, VOLCOV, DANNY KRIVIT and FRANCOIS KEVORKIAN.

It takes a very special record to be christened a 'classic', 'timeless', 'legendary'. Heatwave's 1976 smash 'Boogie Nights' is one such special record, it undoubtedly deserves all the cache it has received over the decades since it's original release.
Written by the late Rod Temperton (who went on to work with Michael Jackson, George Benson, Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones and many others) this proto-Disco anthem still influences today and is renowned as an all-time classic dance record. 'Boogie Nights' was a hit in the USA, peaking at #2 in the charts in early 1977. Not bad for a group of Europeans with no connection to the hustle and bustle of NYC, or the grit and glamour of Detroit, Michigan with Temperton even calling Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire 'home'!
Now, in 2017, Brookside Records present part 1 of a very special 2 x 12" package indeed. NYC mix master Mike Maurro has stepped up, armed with a fistful of master reels from Epic's vaults and has undertaken the task of remixing this all-time classic and it's B-side 'Too Hot To Handle' in fine fashion. As usual, Maurro turns in respectful, faithful versions, made from the point of view of someone who has lived with this music all their lives. Much care and love has been taken with these new mixes, and new life has been breathed into Heatwave's music. Both mixes utilise some previously unheard studio ad-libs and instrumentation to fantastic effect, shining some new light on tracks that are engraved in the psyches of millions of dancers, DJ's and music lovers, no mean feat, but Mike Maurro pulls it off beautifully.
Again, Brookside bring us another set of cult Disco cuts reworked beautifully for 2017's ears, essential stuff for all lovers of this kind of music, this release is simply unmissable. The record comes with lovingly reworked Heatwave artwork and these remixes are exclusive to this release and are fully, 100% legit, licensed and sanctioned by all relevant rights holders.
Simply put, another set of essential mixes from a modern day master!
File under - *Essential Disco*

Periodica Records family member Filippo Colonna Romano aka Modula (Naples, IT) drops a weirdo, tropical, G'd up Yamaha PSS 780 fonk EP. RIYL Dam Funk, Prince B-sides, twisted dancers and cosmic oddities. First 10" format on Firecracker for some time!

RECORD EXCLUSIVELY TO PLAY ON YACHTS AND IN OPERA HOUSES.
These songs were not born in the club, nor were they written by producers' algorithms. So where did these hits come from Maybe from poolside changing rooms (Aldona Orlowska is the Polish champion in butterfly style swimming) Or maybe from opera singing lessons with Professor Olga Olgina, the melodist born at the beginning of the 20th century in Tsarist Russia She feels as good in performing on yachts as in beautiful churches. Aldona marries the virtues of an opera singer and a disco star. She creates together with her husband, an outstanding instrumentalist and unconventional producer. They don't care about trends, they go where the music is. For a quarter of a century they've been splitting their lives between Malmö
and Mallorca, Swedish piano houses and beaches. Aldona Orlowska. WOW!

special double pack for all you Clubstar lovers out there - contains 2 classic releases

clubstar63: dj sign feat. maxx diago - supermodels (slin project remix)
clubstar66: markus doerr - dibadey (niko tune remix)

12 Inch Vinyl hand stamped label & Sleeve with old school promo feedback sheet insert.

Phonk D presents his second Solo EP on Footjob and it's a Goodjob once again. Four sample-based tracks are cutting up Disco and Funk and bring it back as classical partystompers.

Andre Sebastian, a young chef with musical ambitions, delivers our second offering. Two tracks with enough carbs to keep you going and a sweet treat to finish off the meal.
Label Info: Take Away delivers music for you breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's not trendy or rare.
Just the music you really want to hear, in your own home, whenever you want.

THE FIRST RELEASE ON MELBOURNE'S VERY OWN MELBOURNE DEEPCAST LABEL. TRACKS BY LEWIE DAY (TORNADO WALLACE), FANTASTIC MAN (MIC NEWMAN), ANDY HART (DIKSO) & WEEKEND EXPRESS (ONE HALF OF 'A + O')

Last year's On the Corner underground smash release, the 12' EP Santuri's Embaire Umeme, introduced Uganda's Mugwisa International Xylophone Group (M.I.X.G) to the world.
The recordings center on the Embaire, a giant xylophone native to Ugandan folk music, which is dug into a pit for a natural, earthy bass resonance as gargantuous as the instrument itself. The instrument performs a key role in village life, with ceremonial playing sessions lasting for hours on end.
These recordings may be esoteric in nature but they add important context to the Santuri's Embaire Umeme 12' and are a vital documentation of the Iganga village's culture, as well as that of Uganda. Jones has artfully chopped the epic session into a series of short evocative chapters to create a pioneering masterpiece. Remix duties are led by Griot House innovators, The Diabolcal Liberties, who have raved-up some Sun Ra frequencies for the cosmic junglist crew.
Last but never least, Victoria Topping has created beautiful artwork using the session photography taken by Jones during the recordings

So the SHAG edits hits volume 6 and again welcomes in new talents to the Roots For Bloom roster. Ethyene delivers a sample laden vocal sprung straight up house classic. LK slows the pace but replaces with soul and crystal clear percussion. Georgi Barrel opens up the b side on one to please any daytime party with great use of his well equipped studio and a sample to die for. David Moran seals off the EP in true shag edits style, no barriers, great sampling and all with a great party In mind. Followers of the shag edits will not be disappointed.

Next up on our album manoeuvres we head back up to Sheffield. "Hiem" are back with their 3rd album, the galactic cornucopia that is "Hotspace". It is a fine follow up to the 2013 "Escape from Division Street" released here on Nang. "Hiem" consist of dynamic duo of Nick Eastwood & Bozzwell (he was the live vocalist for "The All Seeing I" who scored a worldwide hit with "The Beat Goes On" in 1998).We have always thought of Hiem as one part grown-up dance pop, one part fine 80's tinged songs and one part slightly weird and quirky. The third album doesn't disappoint managing to cram all those descriptions (and more) across ten fine songs.Things open up with the recent single, the high fashion disco stomper "High Life". Pure Nang sound distilled down into one song. Driving bass, snaking sax and snazzy keys. Next it is a breather in the form of part one of the "Hotspace" song quadrilogy. Part one is a sombre scene setting piano piece sounding like a long lost Eno B-side from 1978. Next things kick off with the sparking night time shimmer of part 2, "Hot Space" itself. Percussive bass guitar and shimmering guitar wrap around the sci-fi themed tour de force.Keeping things stratospheric we next slow things down for some sub-orbital slow-synth grooves with "Oxygene". To close off the Hotspace segment "Telepath" looms large with its pending-alien-invasion groove and slow pulsing basses. After a quick flip of the vinyl we slip and slide with a slow snaking groove of "My Evil Friend". Channelling some 10cc Dreadlock groove the pair next give us "That Girl She Made Me Cry".On every Hiem record there is a that section of light relief. This time "Monkey Office" fills that space with a cautionary tale of 9-to-5-ism. To close off the album first is the Bowie-esqe low minimalism of "Gortlizer Park" and the slow perc-groove funk of "Sign Of The Times".Album three, locked and loaded. Check out the lovely red vinyl version!

Expansion's most successful and longest running compilation series returns with a 2017 edition. The concept remains the same, fifteen must-have modern soul room gems taken from the year's biggest dance floor spins on the soul scene. While tracks here have topped UK soul charts, many have not been available in all formats. Once again, attention is paid to the 'flow' of the 15 gems chosen here from shuffling beats to boogie to more soulful house as played at modern soul events. Participants this year include Omar with Los Charly's Orchestra, Tawatha Agree (voice of Mtume's Juicy Fruit') with Aeroplane, Kenny Thomas with Thames River Soul produced by and featuring Incognito, and both Wez and The Groove Association formerly members of Brit Funk group Second Image. Leela James is here after her stint in a US realty TV show R&B Divas: Los Angeles', other guests including Amp Fiddler, Faith Evans, Trina Broussard and Lifford.

Welcome to our second celebration of the sounds of Bombay Disco, which digs deeper into the recordwallah shops in the bazaars of India. As fans of our first collection will recall, disco arrived in India in 1979, shortly after its mainstream popularity had peaked in the West. Disco songs remained in vogue throughout the subcontinent for a dozen years, in many ways because of the "cabaret scene" or "item number," a mainstay in South Asian cinema that dates back to the 1920s. Back then, these scenes depicted traditional courtesans or nautch (dancing) girls, but by the early 1960s dance sequences became much more surreal, with visuals inspired by Busby Berkley and music infused with jazz, Latin, and rock 'n roll. This tradition continued with an East-meets-West fusion of funk, disco and electro, to the hip-hop and EDM influences popular in South Asian films today. Disco songs continued to flourish after its early '80s ubiquity, often in the more tawdry films such as the horror movies that were immensely popular as the decade wore on. As the '90s continued, the cabaret sequences began to bear a closer resemblance to MTV videos. The music in these scenes changed to a similar style while the perennial love songs continued to entrance listeners. We haven't delved into the more massive film hits here, since the majority of those songs have been anthologized elsewhere. We prefer to dig deeper into the thousands of dusty, mold-encrusted records found in the back alley shops in India's teeming cities. For your dancing pleasure, we've cleaned off and polished up these vintage disco delites for your manoranjan (entertainment). Enjoy a cocktail and get on the dance floor! From the extensive liner notes, which by the way includes incredible cocktail recipes to enhance the Bombay Disco 2 listening experience

Highly in demand rare gem , last copy of the 7" sold for 480,00 Euro strictly limited No repress ! Gino Pavan - Magico. Official legit repress of a legendary and impossibly rare italian disco 45 from 1980. Features the 1981 unreleased track "Electrik Flower", recovered from a lost tape.

Los Amigos Invisibles are successful music exports from Venezuela creators of the disco love-funk ensemble "gozadera" - an irresistible fusion of Latin rhythms with fiery funk and house music. Signed for their first international breakthrough by David Byrne and produced by the likes of Dimitri from Paris and Masters at Work they have built a successful career full of world tours and various Grammy nominations. Fellow Venezuelan disco specialists Apersonal Music teams up with the band to press this vinyl-only special release packed with 2 original cuts from Los Amigos Invisibles plus the unreleased instrumental disco versions mixed by Ray Mang.