House Novedades

Following PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED - the critically-acclaimed run of nine 12' vinyl EPs released this summer over 9 weeks by Trevor Jackson's much loved PLAYGROUP - a Limited Edition Double CD (and Digital Album) of highlights from the vinyl will be released on December 2nd, via Yes Wave records. The music featured is a collection of reworked demos and unreleased recordings. A hedonistic mix of raw Disco, Dub, Funk, Electro, New Wave & Post Punk that still sound as relevant today as they did when initially recorded for the debut PLAYGROUP album during 1997 - 2001. The sold out run of 'PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED' vinyl has been supported by numerous DJs including Four Tet, James Murphy, Gilles Peterson, John Talabot, Optimo, Pedro Winter, Heidi & Laurent Garnier. Several of the tracks were freshly re-edited and tweaked with the assistance of Sasha Crnobrnja from In Flagranti. Ed DMX lends a helping hand on one track, two feature the vocals of Mike Z from the seminal new wave band Crash Course In Science, and a young Kieran Hebden (AKA Four Tet) plays guitar on the album's final number.

I started writing demos for what eventually became the Playgroup album at the start of 1997, after an extensive period producing recording and remixing dark hip hop based tracks as The Underdog. I consciously wanted to move in a different direction combining influences from my youth along with inspirations from the foundations of club music, that were barely written about seriously in the mainstream media at the time', explains Trevor. Inspired by the hedonistic early days of house, disco, post punk, no wave, electro and dub, these tracks reflect a unique moment in time. The emergence of underground club culture in New York, London, Chicago, Paris and Northern Italy was driven by pioneering DJs playing a wildly diverse soundtrack to a passionate, dance driven and open minded audience. A sensory overload of chemicals, bass, smoke, sweat, sex and danger, a testament to the non-air conditioned, non-i-Phone infested and non- corporate clubbing days of yore.'

PLAYGROUP'S self-titled debut album was released on the Virgin affiliated Source label back in 2001, then re-issued on Trevor's own Output recordings label in 2003. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with Mojo stating there will be few better albums this year' and The Face calling it a shuddering amalgamation of risky disco, punk-funk and early house vibrations'. Rolling Stone described perfect incandescent pop funk' whilst XLR8R dubbed it a concept album that does that rare thing - actually delivers'. Featuring Kathleen Hanna, Peaches, Gonzales, Edwyn Collins, KC Flightt, Rowettea, Roddy Frame, Dennis Bovell and Shinehead, the album played a key part in the rediscovery of modern dance music's foundations rooted in the 80's underground - something that still powerfully reverberates today.

Trevor Jackson has been working at the forefront of audio and visual culture for over 20 years. The London based Creative Director, moving-image maker, producer and DJ's work includes countless classic record covers, and has been exhibited at prestigious international galleries/museums like the ICA, the Barbican, and the Guggenheim. Jackson's iconic Output Recordings label ran from 1996-2006 and helped launch the careers of Four Tet and LCD Soundsystem. Trevor has released a released a 'DJ Kicks' album for !K7 and produced/remixed Metronomy, Massive Attack, U2, The Cure, Tiga, Run DMC, Soft Cell and Dinos Chapman. He has created award-winning artwork for Soulwax, been commissioned to create audio visual works for major brands like BMW, Lexus and Coca Cola, and continues to work as an art director, designer and film maker - most recently for XL recordings signing POWELL and US beat-maker Clams Casino.

'PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED' follows the success of last year's multi-edition album release 'F O R M A T' via The Vinyl Factory and media praise his 'Science Fiction Dancehall Classics' On-U Sound compilation, and the 'Metal Dance' series for Strut.

Jackson DJs internationally at some of the world's finest clubs, such as Berghain/Panorama Bar, Salon des Amateurs, Robert Johnson, Watergate, The Rex, Lux, Fabric, Oval Space, The Warehouse Project and Red Bull Music Academy. Recent festival appearances include Sonar, Primerva, Bennicassim and Glastonbury, plus's he's played at top galleries including LACMA, The Serpentine and Kraftwerk's Tate Modern residency. He also hosts a fortnightly radio show on NTS featuring the very best in brand new, alternative underground music titled 'Music for Sick Minds and Warm Hearts'.

Following the amazing debut EP from YSE Saint Lau'rant, we have the long-awaited follow up
After releasing the incredible 'Abah Dabah Dis' on PPFLIMITED, YSE expertly handled the debut on Pickpocket & now returns with the monster ERASMOS a mid-tempo throbber of the highest order
Mysterious newcomers FENCE handle proceedings on the flipside, Letta From Soweto is a dub rework of the Afro-Balearic beauty 'Normalizo' while Yebo ! takes on an early 80's
B Side from Art Of Noise, skillfully reworked into a super chunky slo-mo, chant laden frugger.

The Saint Petersburg-based DJ duo Gradient Logic has released a new EP on vinyl with producer Milos Dordevic, better known by his stage name Tonbe.
Their first cooperation brought four digital tracks released by Disco Fruit Records in January 2016.
The repertoire on their new EP is varied without losing the characteristic of Gradient Logic's disco-groove.
"I Want You Slide" is an energetic track trembling with the chords of a killer bass-guitar.
"Talk About" has a summer feel to it with vocals that invite you to the dance floor and a beat that makes you want to move.
"Far Away" with its electric beats takes you far away from ordinary life and brings you into a party mood the way only a good summer track does.
"Feel Me" is a skillfully cut slow track pleasing as lounge music and catering for unhurried dancing.

Chapter Edits is the brainchild of Scott Gray AKA Chapter (artist and DJ) and Corbi (producer, DJ and A&R at Fina Records) with the aim being to bring art and music together by releasing disco-funk re-edits in limited edition Chapter art sleeves. The first 50 of each release will be signed, numbered and stamped for extra exclusivity. Based in Ibiza, they will be collaborating with guest DJs and producers from with each new release as well as hosting their own parties under the name 'Melon Bomb' at various venues across the island.

400, 10" marbled pink, hand stamped, individually numbered records, single press only. The man behind the very first Porn Wax returns for the tenth in the collection.

1x each customer!

MAKE BELIEVE DISCO is a very welcome new addition to the SLEAZYBEATS family of labels !
Boasting a consistent and unsurpassed catalogue of releases (across their now retired Sleazy Beats and Black Ops offshoot) the label haven't strayed too far away from a winning formula, while ploughing a deeper furrow with Make Believe Disco
The debut release very capably handled by up & coming French producer FolamourThis under-the-radar craftsman has released a handful of lo-slung sample & deep House cuts on various labels, displaying a flair for combining live instrumentation and deft sample manipulation that brought him to the immediate attention of the SB crew Folamour kicks things off perfectly with a 3 piece of warm, hook heavy deepness that's impossible to resist, drawing as it does on a rich French heritage of Deep House, with some NY roughness and a certain je ne sais quoi aimed squarely at the hips.

We finished 2015 with a six-track jumbo EP from Borrowed Identity and thought we'd repeat the same trick for 2016, though this time with originals from Okayama-based producer Keita Sano.
EYE begins with Keep an Eye Out, Pt. 2,' a propulsive song that sounds like a lost contender for the Knight Rider theme. Own Signal' keeps things dark, but with a spartan bleakness. The side finishes with Smoker,' another manic cut that'll give you chills.
The flip finds Keita exploring brighter sounds without losing that industrial, jagged edge. TRMK' is essentially a beat track that'll ignite any dance floor and Fix' is a herky-jerky ditty that'll get you stomping around the club like a possessed reveler. The 12''s cherry on top is Think Twice,' a funky ass-shaker that centers around a crackly sample of crowd noise, a chopped-up disco vocal, and bouncy bass. A fiery finale for this hedonistic party.

Excellent debut EP from Paradisica with warm night Balearic dance vibes across all 4 tracks. A side, beautiful romantic dance grooves for the sunset hour. The flip 'Amore' brings a sexy and upbeat late 80s house vibe with a driving Pete Herbert mix to keep the party going strong.

Massive mix alert! "It's party time tonight!" - NYC Mix maestro Mike Maurro has turned in a storming, 14+ minute version of Patrick Adams' classic "Weekend" by Phreek, a true blue club classic from 1978 (Later covered by Class Action, sampled by Todd Terry etc) "Weekend" was an absolutely huge Paradise Garage staple getting unlimited spins from Larry Levan during the club's lifespan, the definition of a "Garage" record indeed. Maurro's new mix rearranges and deconstructs the original version with so much style, respect and feeling, using unheard synth vamps, string sections, percussions and breakdowns pushing it into a whole new direction while retaining the feel of the original mix. The track is already electric in it's original form but here Mike Maurro pushes the energy levels right through the roof, birthing a fresh new mix of a stone cold classic!
On the B-side we have the low slung funk of The New Birth's killer "Deeper", released in '77 as a single on promo 12" this cut gets the MM mix treatment, with the intro extended and the drums brought fully upfront in the mix Mike has teased out all the best parts of the original arrangement while managing to stamp his always unique style on this new version. This midtempo groover is pure Soul all the way, one for the serious dancers that keeps rolling itself along into one of the most solid, funkiest grooves ever! Simply put, another set of essential mixes from a modern day master! File under - *Essential Disco*

The land of Blah Blah goes small! A nice 7 inch featuring two beautiful lost gems by Señor M. Side A is a sunset killer tune sampling a well known classical Japanese artist. The result is a Cafe Del Mar-style string-armed weapon that will go down a storm at any sunset. Flip over for a sought after track that has been bootlegged several times and sells for high amounts. Here it is in its original form featuring the unmistakeable voice of a well
known eighties icon dubbed into a timeless piece of reggae. Don't sleep as Balearic Blah Blahs always sell fast .. Limited edition - only 300 collectable 7 inches!

Seminal early 70's Bahamian Funk of the highest order! The debut LP from the Munnings brothers legendary outfit. "Funky Nassau" is one of the most sought after Soul/Funk records ever with it's highly original blend of US black music styles and Bahamian roots. A very famous band in their native Nassau, the group only had 2 full length albums under their belts along with a slew of 45 singles but have managed to stamp their name on the ears and minds of record lovers since they first burst onto the scene. The obvious track to reference here is the title track "Funky Nassau" a breakbeat fuelled monster dance cut that has supplied hungry samplers with sounds for decades (everyone from The Prodigy & The Roots among those who have used the cavernous drum break!), the rest of this excellent LP also includes the amazing Funk of "Come Down" and a whole host of other brilliant sun-drenched tracks. Absolutely essential. Here's your chance to own a true classic! You'd be hard pressed to find another well rounded debut LP, this one is pure joy from start to finish.
The LP has been illegally reissued numerous times without any care or attention being taken to retain or respect the quality of the amazing music contained within. Not so on this occasion, this is a fully legit, sanctioned reissue done in conjunction and with the assistance of Miami's TK Disco empire. Now is the perfect time to revisit the deep, soulful sounds of the Munnings brothers endeavours, a truly sublime collection of songs, masterfully produced and performed with pure vitality.
File under: ESSENTIAL / CLASSIC
"Nassau rock and Nassau roll, Nassau's got a whole lotta soul"

Awaiting VoX LoW EP finally out on Astro Lab Recordings, 3 originals tracks came with a Remix by Ivan Smagghe on the B side.

Of course you know the original 12-inch version starts with women's chat and is over 16 minutes but this DK's edited version
has high potential and starts with the symbolic piano phrase. This masterpiece has been played by many DJs since its
release but this edited version will definitely show you another world apart from the original version.

3rd Ep from Szuu Harmony music.
Yuji Noto feat Joi Cardwell =Color of Love 2016 edit=
Originally released from Joi Cardwell's Label No-Mad Industries in 2009 on CD and DATA. This release is 2016 Update version of Color Of Love and this is Extended version.

the 2nd part of the compilation with the hottest ibiza tunes of 2005 !!!

For his first outing on NAAR, Eric Duncan presents us with Shut it, a full bore Techno-Disco Work out, complimented by an altogether more Cosmic yet Tribal remix from living legend Daniel Baldelli, alongside production partner Marco Dionig. On the B side you will find Zona De Perigo, which is a compelling mongrel affair showcasing a Drug Chug rhythm with a New Age feel, and melodies that border on the Anatolian, before breaking in to a satisfyingly arpeggiated conclusion.

Chord Memory! The hymn for the widely used feature in 80s hardware synthesizers got some individual rewiring done. If ten fingers ain't enough Hyboid uses his Galactic Memory for punchy disco purposes while Robyrt Hecht reaches for a swinging Pivot Memory to sweep and swipe your electro habits. On the other hand Milium likes the exposed wires of his Mutiny Memory to revolt whereas CCO simulates his natural Echoic Memory with floating acid sparks. Completing the mechanical rewiring the duo Nachtzug added delicate software to Execute the algorithms and installed a Memory Loss button, if you are in need of a reset.

The second Phalanx release is called "Lost In Your Eyes". The track is composed and arranged by Joey Mauro and sound engineered and mixed by Laurent Gelmetti, who has been mixing and sound engineering the most of the Aleph tracks in the 80s. "Lost In Your Eyes" vinyl has four different mixes from this powerful track, which has the same energy as the Aleph tracks had in the past. The male vocals belong to Terence Holler and the female vocalist is Clara Moroni, also familiar name from the 80s Time Records productions.

REPRESSED !!
One of the first releases in a series of limited represses on colored vinyl for the 20th anniversary of MATHEMATICS! ANALOGOUS DOOM's classic EP featuring 5 tracks of Detroit and Berlin-fetishizing techno and electro. This one will probably be out of print again very quick!!!

3rd Disco Ep on Editorial

The term Cosmic classic has been banded around increasingly in the last decade, with its modern disco retake, thankfully, soon running out of steam. However, in Michael Chapman's Lescudjack we see the genius of Daniele Baldelli in finding obscure records that do not fit the traditional dance floor and making them work. So how does a former art and photography teacher turned singer-songwriter from the 60s folk scene end up making a discernable leftfield track that was a underground hit in the late 70s Italian club scene After a series of successful albums for the Harvest label, things started to change tack when Chapman signed for Decca and released the 1973 Milestone Grit album. Mixing his oft-gloomy writing with some lively instrumentals, this semi-experimental work was a sign of things to come.
By the time he released the Life On The Ceiling album in 1978 a pattern had emerged. The fact one such instrumental was then chosen for release a year later as a 7' and subsequent limited 12' was all the more surprising. Here then Lescudjack finds it's way to the infamous Mr Baldelli and it's place in the Cosmic greatest list and it's easy to hear why, with the Celtic influenced acoustic and electronic guitar interplay riding atop an almost rudimentary mid-tempo phased electro-beat and claps.
Derived from the Celtic words for shielded stronghold, the roots of the song are apparent, however, by utilising a modern electronic backing track, the song becomes something else altogether.
At just over 2 minutes long this oft-kilter guitar cut was always ripe for reworking and who better than DJ and producer Lexx to provide an extended edit. Almost doubling the length, loops, echo and fx push the original higher, meeting modern DJ needs while respectively allowing Chapman's brilliant playing to remain at it's heart.

Scotland's foremost (possibly only) disco obsessive returns with a fourth volume in the critically acclaimed Disco Love series. Previous volumes had critics saying things like Some of it is risqué, cheesy and (may I say) sexy. Great stuff for us disco-geeks' and A real gem for the disco connoisseurs' and This will enhance any deep disco collection' and the ever-reliable Glaswegian crate digger unearths even more dusty gems' and Just when you think that Al Kent guy is not going to get you again, he assembles a third Disco Love that is more stimulating than the first two volumes' and, less excitingly, The mastering and sound quality is great'.

So, just when you think that Al Kent guy isn't going to get you again, here he is - with fifteen more obscure disco tracks (or at the very least soul records you could dance to), most of which were pressed in limited quantities before sinking without trace, including five very special edited and extended versions and a DJ mixed second CD.

After a hiatus of 11 years it appears Monkeyshop are using the Vivod portal for their current works, this being their 2nd ep for Ali Renault's imprint. Title track Island of Love is a melodious sprawling opus perfect for keeping the summer vibes going all year round and takes the whole of side A. Side B has 2 more cuts. Heartbreak is another disco pulser and the final track is Island of Love given a brilliant rework treatment from fellow Swede electroist Obergman. Monkeyshop are back and they mean bussiness ! Usual deal, limited to 300 copies with full screen print and Vivod sticker.

Second single from the fledgling label following on from the Morris Kincannon - To see one eagle fly 12' and this weeks huge Jeremy Underground Compilation LP.

Well over a decade has passed since the birth of Dedication, Mikey Yamada and Felix Dickinson's collaborative band. The project was born way back in 2005, during one of Dickinson's frequent DJing trips to the Far East. While staying in Japan, the Cynic Records boss found himself in Yamada's studio, alongside new friend Tsuyoshi Kosuga (a bassist and guitarist most famous for his work as part of Cro-Magnon), and arpenter-turned-keyboard wizard Botch. The name Dedication
was borrowed from the clothing brand Yamada had been eveloping for some time. Felix took the recording of that frst session back to the UK, where Kyle Chandler (his partner in Foolish and Sly) added some vocals. That track, 'It's A edication' was released on Cutting Edge in Japan the following year.
Since then, Dedication material has slipped out frustratingly infrequently, a refection of the occasional nature of their recording sessions. Aside from a high profle - and well received - 12' on DFA in 2014 ('I Ain't Gonna Tell You', which was backed with a scorching rework by DJ Kaos), the outft's output has been limited to a handful of tracks on hard-to-fnd compilations. Here, two of those in-demand compilation cuts appear on 12' for the frst time, via Claremont 56, the long-running label operated by Dickinson's old friend Paul 'Mudd' Murphy. On the A you'll fnd the sublime 'Let Me Rock You', a track that frst emerged on Jason
Kincade's Mangiami collection, a tribute to the legendary NYC bar-turned-midweek party venue of the same name. Tactile, groovy and emotion-rich, the track sounds like a long lost,
late '80s remix by Frankie Knuckles - perhaps the Godfather of House's legendary reworks of Womack & Womack's 'Missing Persons Bureau', and Chaka Khan's 'Ain't Nobody' - with
Botch's fuid piano solos recalling the similarly superb work of Satoshi Tomie. It's little less than a dreamy, wide-eyed dancefoor hug. On the fip you'll fnd 'Pito Deep', a track named after a deep underwater trench that was recorded after Dedication's band members swapped instruments. Powered by a headline-
grabbing synth bassline, tidal guitar fourishes, crunchy Clav lines and spacey synth solos, the track has been in demand since it frst appeared on Mule Music's CD-only The Defnitive Japanese Scene compilation way back in 2009. Finally, this winding chunk of deep disco brilliance has fnally made it to wax.

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

NYC's legendary SAM Records dropped the mysteriously named K.I.D.'s "Don't Stop" in 1981. It has it all - Trancey arpeggios, Vocoders & vocals trading off with each other, Brass & some heavyweight Disco drums that helped propel it forth into the hallowed category of "club classic". The record perfectly suited the open minds and open ears of discerning disc jocks in locales such as New York and Chicago where this sublime piece of electronic Disco sleaze would get plenty burn on the city's infamous WBMX thus having a huge impact, along with a whole host of other similar records, on the burgeoning house scene that was germinating in the fertile mid western soil. "B-Side" cut "Do It Again" is a pleasant enough early 80's Disco jam, but compared to the futuristic burner that is "Don't Stop" on the other side there's one clear winner. A must have for all Cosmic, Disco, Funk aficionados. Now made available again, legitimately licensed, remastered and reissued in conjunction with SAM Records New York City.

The second release from the mysterious 'Edits From' Series. Tripped out West African inspired jams to freak you out.
The first release from an artist only known as 'junior' was an instant sell out, now commanding silly prices on the 2nd hand market.

6 super hot remixes and disco re-edits you wouldn't be surprised to hear being championed by the likes of JOEY NEGRO, DIMITRI FROM PARIS or DJ HARVEY. Some famous jams paired with more rare obscure cuts to make this a must-have SPECIAL SELECTION FOR DJ. DISCO EDITS