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'This Is How It Started' focuses heavily on the early days of the Chicago sound, especially in the formative years at Ron Hardy's Music Box.

Following Chicago's Disco Demolition Night in 1979 the genre's popularity fell dramatically, hence fewer disco records being released.In this era Chicago's DJs such as Hot Mix 5, Hardy, Knuckles & Jesse Saunders played a variety of styles mixing in Italo, electronic pop music, electro-funk and older disco joints often playing their own edits which focusing on the portions of the songs which always rocked the dancefloor. At the end of 1982, when
DJ Frankie Knuckles left the Warehouse to open the Power Plant, Ron Hardy started to DJ at the Warehouse's new location until owner Robert Williams renamed it The Music Box. In 1984, a local label released a 12-inch single called "On and On" by locals Jesse Saunders & Vince Lawrence who had simple made the song in order to replace a record which had been stolen from Saunders' collection, the "On & On" bootleg disco megamix by Mach. Hence Chicago House Music was born and a modern day phenomenon followed.

The direction of this new compilation was to delve deeper into the early sound that fired Ron's eclectic vision and to harness this within todays scene, bringing in not only artists from the original Chicago era but also the DJ & producers who have been influenced by those halcyon days.

Vinyl Sampler 2 of a comprehensive journey in the essence of Chicago House Music, featuring forgotten gems, future classics, highly sort after originals and obscure edits.

Well well well, what have we here then The folk from KAT come up with a might nice surprise brining us a name we haven't seen or heard for a good while, Domu. Domu is a name synonymous with the Broken beat scene (still bubbling away folks) and everything he touched oozed pure quality. No exception here with a couple of big re-edits that are taken from the Japa-nese only release (and uber rare) ESP DJ Classics Vol 2: Domu's Disco Jazz released back in 2009. The Emotions, Love Vibes has been sampled a good few times before, a couple of re-edits have reared their heads but none go anywhere near Domu's wonderful take on this Jazz Funker. The tempo is taken up a notch or three, we have an arrangement to die for and just listen out for the filters - cheeky! On the flip we have a mighty edit of Claudia Barry's Give it Up, originally out in 1978 and taken from the 'I Wanna Be Loved By You' album. Funked up Disco with a killer groove, raunchy guitars and aching sassy vocals to boot. So good to see this finally out on vinyl.

Nick J Smith has been immersed in the Leeds underground music scene for ages and is one third of the DJ crew and top mixtape blog Clandestino.This EP is representative of the eclectic vibe Nick brings to the trio. The main track 'Flashback' bubbles with Chicago style dreamy chug and 90's rave gaze.
Planet Raider is cyborg Manc-talo Electro night driving music at its best and mega Geordie Man Power twists the 'Flashback' remix into an impressive and progressive 9 minute bulimic tek belch. Nick has been regularly releasing his music on Red Laser since his debut on EP4. Word is he finished this EP at least 6 months ago and it only just gets released due to the vinyl pressing plant melt down across Europe.Soul-less cretins at the major labels are selling repressed LPs for 20 quid that you can buy in any charity shop for 50p and it's this overload that's causing the blockages. Well you won't be seeing this EP in any charity shop soon as it boasts three appendix bursting club bangers for any 'fill the dance floor' emergency.

These two young guns from Amsterdam promise to leave a big mark on the scene. Their fresh interpretation of classic US House convinces with soulful vocals, stomping beats and surprising breaks. On their debut EP, Soultage delivers with 'Old school love' and 'Soulful Damage' two House anthems, which will definitely make every peak time dancefloor go Boom.
To 'Warm up the place' in the earlier hours, the duo recommends a swinging groove and jazzy Trumpet.
To round things up we find Let's Play House maestro Jacques Renault on remix duties, who turns 'Soulful Damage' into a percussive dub monster. Say what House Music all night long!

Ibiza Night Records presents a selection of tracks that will bring you in warm beach of Ibiza even in autumn, Ibiza Fashion Cafè (Chic Luxury). Official Partner Radio CiccioRiccio

Smilax Records presents the fourth release of Ibiza Night Dancefloor. A selection of songs signed by Smilax to liven up your evenings at the disco Inside Danilo Seclì, Panzer Flower, De Martijn, Get Far & Sagi Rei and many more.

After ep's on Aficionado or Music For Dreams, A Vision Of Panorama is back on his own label Mellophonia for it's long awaited first album! His debut album on which races his creativity, glides into the future and brings in listeners for a sonic embrace with more soothing Balearic secrets. Tropic tones and heat haze on 8-track exploration Aquafusion that sends you sailing straight into the ocean. Top notch Balearic and sun-soaked soundtracks for your lazy afternoons on the beach. An amazing album, every track is spot on as you come to expect from AVOP, you will thoroughly enjoy this!

"It all started in 1974 with the purchase of my first Mini Moog and another 70's dream machine, a white Mellotron M 400." So starts Klaus Hoffmann of his 40 years love affair with the Mellotron. Moving from Prog-Rock guitarist to Cosmic Disco warrior in a space of a few years, the birth of Cosmic Hoffmann would lead to a number of classic Kosmiche albums through-out the 1980s. Before this though came Space-Disco. Initially recorded in 1978 after endless late night sessions exploring the new realms of this free form electronic music, the first incarnation was recorded live to tape for a failed film project. An uplifting spaced-out synth journey, it was the later reworked version that would go on to become the lost cult classic. With added disco syncopation taking the track into interstellar spheres, it appeared only as a flipside of Cosmic Hoffmann's first and last single, "Weltraumboogie", in 1982. Unfortunately the release did not make much impression at the time but has become highly sought-after for the more leftfield DJ and music lovers in the years since. Now fully licensed and remastered, the inclusion of the unreleased 1978 Original will be only add to the collectors dream.

Killer new Misterio 12" from Devin Dare. Some limited business as usual!

Four fine edits of super rare cosmic disco tunes from French playboy and producer Maximilian Blanc. Maxi wouldn't reveal the details of the originals but needless to say these tracks will do the business on the dance floor. The tracks range from wigged out funk to space cruising strutters, all with that classic cosmic vibe. Enjoy the ride...

4 disco and boogie edits from the Essex rascals member Ron Bacardi

Occasionally, a record — or sometimes even a DJ — simply falls out of the sky, like so many unexplained showers of fish, or midnight deliveries of frozen piss from passing jumbo jets. And so it was when DJ Steve first came to our attention in 2011 via Tim Sweeney, who discovered him quite by chance DJing in the Italian seaside town of Tropea. Sweeney, on vacation in the area, was so impressed with Steve he passed him his card, telling him to call him if he ever made it to New York. Some time later, DJ Steve did make it to New York, called Sweeney and turned up at the Beats In Space studio, barely speaking any English but with a pile of DJ Steve special cuts', white labels and acetates, and laid down an extended mix - Italian style!'. Then, nobody ever really heard from him again. Fast forward to Berlin 2013, and the mix had become a staple at the after hours of a small group of friends, including Paramida, who would soon start Love On The Rocks. They called it the DJ Steve experience'. Paramida counts it as one of her main musical inspirations, saying it showed her another perspective of groove, and turned her perception of dance music upside down'. And still, nobody seemed to know who he was. speaking any English but with a pile of DJ Steve special cuts', white labels and acetates, and laid down an extended mix - Italian style!'. Then, nobody ever really heard from him again. Until one day in early 2016, after years of exhausting all her contacts in an effort to track him down, after all the blood, sweat and tears, and countless hours spent interrogating various dance music insiders, Paramida finally received a message. Minkia, stu pezzu nci spunda u culu e passari!' Whatever that meant, it was instantly clear that her search had come to a conclusion. Despite the near-indecipherable dialect, and other obvious communication problems, Paramida somehow persuaded him to sign two of his special

Los Amigos Invisibles (The Invisible Friends) have created the ultimate party album. Surprising segues — one after another — join non-stop grooves. Like having an incredible DJ at your house working for the mere price of a CD (or Cassette)... it flows and swings and never stops... one song/groove leads right into the next, no waiting. It feels like being smacked upside the head in a delicious way.
The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera is a journey deep into the pants of rhythm. (We won't even mention the old sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera). Party music hasn't sounded this chic since Chic. The Gozadera, more than a musical style, is a concept allowing us to use whatever music we enjoy and mix it up,' says guitarist Jose Luis Pardo. Like boogaloo, salsa, bossa nova, funk, disco, house, techno, jungle, merengue, New Wave, cha-cha-cha, mambo, and of course Acid Jazz.' And who better to pull this off than producer Andres Levin (Aterciopelados, Chaka Khan, La Portuaria, La Secta, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, and many more) along with engineer Fernando Aponte (Masters at Work, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Deee-Lite, Towa Tei)

A1 Yes, another killer cut on ZR. Zo!'s gorgeous soul tune featuring Eric Roberson and Phonte gets subtly housed up mix by Dave Lee.
A record you'll be hearing all summer at more musically inclined parties across the world.
A2 Jakatta's house classic American Dream gets a very cool bassline driven remix from Andre Crom & Chi Thanh...

B1 New and unreleased....
B2 Akabu feat. Alex Mills "Everybody Wants Something" was an enormous tune for many in 2013 and is still getting played by big name dj's in bustling nightclubs around the world.
Now we give you an off the chain/on point/un-believable remix from Rhemi. We're not going to describe the nuances of the remix and highlight why the aforementioned big name djs like dropping the track in their sets at cool clubs/festivals/corporate events but its pretty bloody good...

Superconscious Records offshoot "Suco" returns with two bizarre club cuts from the mysterious Bjorn This Way

Torske's debut album under his own name was Nedi Myra' in 1998 on UK label Ferox. After that he released a string of singles with Svek label, among them the seminal Jegvilværesøppelmann' (that translates to I Want To Be A Binman' in English). Also on Svek was the single Sexy Disco', cited by Todd Terje as the first time I listened to disco in a non-ironic way'. The "Trøbbel" album was released in 2001 and in 2005 he signed to Smalltown Supersound and released the two 12' singles KoktKveite' and Ny Lugg/Kortbaklangpåsiden' and the albums Feil Knapp' (2007) and Kokning' (2009). In 2010 he released Oppkok' 12' EP with remixes by DJ Harvey and Todd Terje. 2013 saw the release of Kok' EP which contained additional material from the Kokning' album sessions.

World exclusive ltd 12" edition !!!! The legendary American band formed in 1976 won the American music market in the early 80s when they realize with Solar Records 3 albums of great success and earned a double platinum with the album " No parking on the dancefloor ' officially become legendary producers , authors and enterteiners c , onquistando the top 10 of the rankings Many gold records in the 80 Albums & single " Freak on -zoid " , " No Parking on theDance Floor " , " wet my whistle ." " Slow Jam " : Number 1 on the charts in 1985 with ' Operator ' & ' Curious ' & golden disc in 1986 " with MIDA 'S TOUCH " No. 1 on the charts in 1988 the title " Do not rock the boat " and in the early 90s comes the smash hit " Do it "( one more time )

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Classic 1979 Miami funk nugget from Henry Stone's Glades Records.
Produced by Clarence Reid, this is an epic piece of sunshine soul.
Re mastered and re issued in conjunction with Henry Stone Music 2016.

Hotline number: +44 776593 8693. Continental sugar daddies bringing you a hot new special addition: Studio 89 Records 001. Deluxe french ticklers; 3 sisters and their love. Music and art as one: spanking good fun for lovers of discipline. Mystery artist relaxes and touches you whilst a young couple screws nearby. Let us transcend you... we are a rail service, you are a hitchhiker who will hitch more than you expect. Studio 89 sucks.

West End's second release in its new series of "Disco Boogie Essentials".
4 dancefloor killers from Boogie's golden age. Volume 2 sees Glass "Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat", Taana Gardener "Work That Body", Sybil Thomas "Rescue Me" and Sparque's "Take Some Time".
All beautifully re mastered and released in conjunction with West End / Verse 2016.

In the summer of 2014, producers Frankie Valentine and Thomas 'T-Ash' Sciurpa bumped into each other in a London shoe shop. Over a fine selection of brogues and loafers, the conversation drifted onto music. The duo quickly realized they had much in common, and a plan began to form: they would get together and make music as Vitruvians, using the alias as a vehicle for their collaborative work.
Some 18 months and numerous recording sessions in England and Italy later, the first Vitruvians record is ready for release. Dropping on Paul Murphy and Simon Purnell's Leng Records imprint, 'Spaghetti Saloon' is a banjo-pickin' hoedown at the last drinking hole in the Milky Way. Propelled forwards by a restless drum machine rhythm, the duo's original version expertly combines winding synthesizer melodies, wild honky-tonk piano solos, clanging 'closing time' bells, and the most loved-up banjo player in the galaxy. Ennio Morricone, eat your heart out.
The flipside of the 12' features a pair of tasty, DJ-friendly revisions. There's the chugging Banjo Dub, where delay-laden bells and undulating banjo lines rub shoulders with a throbbing, space disco groove, and the even more psychedelic and alluring Piano Dub. As the title suggests, this pushes the duo's distinctive keys work to the fore, stretching out the life affirming solos in a bid to incite even greater dancefloor abandon. Down a glass of bourbon, grab a partner, and get dancin

First volume for this massive collection that contains the most ' big disco hits of 70/80/90 . A collection of six tracks vinyl EP completely re- mastered !!!!

Ladonia is a micronation proclaimed in 1996 by the artist Lars Vilks. In 1980, he began construction of two sculptures, Nimis and Arx in the Kullaberg nature reserve in north-west Skane, Sweden. t. Frank Agrario has given Ladonian citizenship this year and titled the label's second release to his new nation. The peaceful and deep nature that surrounds Nimis really impacted the sound. There is a certain deepnes that dominates the tracks, still the beats are funky as usual and percussion and dub fx work is an undeniable Frank Agrario's trademark. The Rmx comes from his Majesty RICK WADE that sparkled the release with his magic Detroit's vibe, a masterpiece. Note : Anthem is the first recording of Ladonia's national anthem known to be pressed on vinyl. "

Vivod welcome Paul Withey to the fold for a slice of his funk tinged repertoire. With recent tracks on Birmingham's Ruby Hills & Diamond Mountain and a remix for Future Unit's Tusk Wax release, this should be a telling year for Mr Withey. Screen printed artwork as usual and limited to 300 copies. Don't sleep !

The Sound of Detroit by one of it's unsung heroes, Amp Fiddlers new album Motor City Booty comes straight off the D Funk assembly line, a full on dance floor affair from Motown to P-Funk, Techno and Neo Soul.
This 11 track album produced by 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 Akai MPC techniques, setting the path for some of Hip Hops finest recordings which have defined the shape of things to come.

Not An Animal keeps up the pace and pressure with yet another high quality distinctive release, further cementing the labels specific sound and revealing more of the scope of its musical mission. Machete Savane are compromised of label co owner Andy Bainbridge and producer/composer Saul Richards. Manticore continues with their instantly recognisable hi octane yet organic discofied sound, as previously displayed via their releases on Cynic and Redux. Remix wise, there's a very much 'night and day' choice to be had here, with Johnny Nash (Land Of LIght) providing his trademark blissed-out ambience to a beatless rendition and Ian Blevins taking the original even further into dancefloor territory, upping the tempos and evoking the drive of Paperclip People.

Two disco-house edits from a well known artist. Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies.

Zarenzeit is a band project by the label owners with lead keyboarder and producer George Btp, also known as Allstarr Motomusic or Dan Piu. After several live projects back in the 90ies, the band releases its first full album as "Black Inside" with vocalist Debra Jones Davis and Sarignia Bonfà.
The LP infuses deep soulful house and 80ies funk elements, starting with the ambient house drift of "Time Travel", which soon settles into a classic rare synth pop as "2Souls, 1Heart", while "Let them know they won" blasts more into the spacy and light dancefloor. Sarignia's lovely gospel version of "Talk about a child", ends the album on a spare, but no less grooving, note.
Quality house music not only for adults.

Mozez (Zero 7, Nightmares On Wax) teams up with Ray Mang for some gospel disco infused versions of Run River, a track from his new album Wings.

After the success of their collaboration with Mozez' girlfriend Mari's track Free a couple of years ago, Mozez invited Ray to do some versions of something from his new album Wings recently released on Numen Records. Run River with its powerful gospel vocal harmonies and disco tinged guitar seemed the obvious choice. Presented here on heavyweight 180g 12" vinyl in three versions for your listening pleasure with digital to follow.

'Geometry, is a perfect amalgamation of the influences mentioned above...a melodically-driven collection of pop-infused house music.' XLR8R

"An accomplished piece of twisted disco with enough darkness to get the mind thinking and enough thrust to get the feet moving. We're already hankering for more.' The Line Of Best Fit

Boredom is the potent cross pollination and sonic reaction of two particular heady strains of Manchester and Amsterdam beats. Taking their name from the book by Alberto Moravia, Boredom are that strange juxtaposition where being surrounded by people can create severe isolation, their mantra 'Gotta get up and out and up and out' is a liberating call to arms of defiance to escape all expectations.
Bonding over a shared love of Polish disco, 80s Japanese pop and Paradise Garage mixes, Melodic Records label manager Andy Moss and Delphic's James Cook unknowingly recorded their debut release over two consecutive weekends, starting in a murky Salford mill basement only surfacing early on the Monday morning to start an eventful roadtrip and ferry ride to Amsterdam, where they finished the recordings on an Overtoom townhouse rooftop. As the sun came up, Boredom was born.
Joining the party are German House stalwarts Panthera Krause and Sandrow M who offer remixes on the Melodic 12' house bag which includes the original workings 'Geometry' and 'Turn Your Head'.
Full Print, Online and Radio Campagins (Support from NME, XLR8R, Les In Rocks, BBC 6 Music already confirmed).
Debut 12' Limited To 300 Copies With Download Code. Comes in the Melodic 12' Housebag With Hexagonal Hole following on from Howes, Georges Vert and Paume.

The Frozen Autumn is an Italian darkwave band, formed in May 1993 in Turin, Italy.
Originally the solo project of singer, keyboardist and synth programmer Diego Merletto, guitarist Claudio Brosio joined on during early studio sessions and live performances. Together they recorded and released two albums, Pale Awakening' in 1995 and Fragments of Memories' in 1997. In 1998, Claudio left the band and Diego recruited Arianna (aka Froxeanne) who sings, programs and composes. After 18 months of work, The Frozen Autumn's third album, Emotional Screening Device', was released in April 2002.

Time Is Just A Memory' is a 6-track overview of songs from The Frozen Autumn's first three albums. Characterized by a blend of melancholic vocals, atmospheric gothic-wave and 1980s-style electropop, the duo call their style "frozen wave'. The Frozen Autumn have stated that labelmates Clan of Xymox have been their main source of inspiration over the years. Other influences include Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, The Sisters of Mercy, Xmal Deutschland, David Sylvian and Depeche Mode. These six tracks stand out for their rich melodies, from the guitar-laden early tracks Dusk Is Like A Dagger', Wait For Nothing', There's No Time To Recall', and This Time,' to the electronic sheen on later songs Is Everything Real' and Silence Is Talking'.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The release is housed in a custom-made jacket by Peer Lebrecht, from German electro/synthpop band The Dust Of Basement, incorporating a photograph by Diego over a textured background that recalls early 4AD designs. Each copy comes with a double sided 11x11 insert with lyrics and notes.

The "CONTEMPORARY JACUZZI AEROBICS VOL. 1" tape (the jacuzzi is optional) has Chicago DJ/producer/STAR CREATURE label boss TIM ZAWADA taking listeners on an healthy aquatic adventure for 90 minutes of relaxing, contemporary electronic RnB music. Cuts from labels OMEGA SUPREME, FUTURE TIMES, COSMIC CHRONIC and more. Released in time for Cassette Store Day 2016. Picture insert with tracklisting.

Alma Negra is a Swizz collective that consists of four musically driven friends, the Figuiera Brothers Dersu & Diego who's roots are established firmly in their Cape Verdian heritage, Dario with his half and half Portuguese/Italian mix and finally Mario with Spanish roots.They are all passionate diggers who love playing music from all over the world, something that's evident in their productions as well. Encompassing jazz, african and latin sounds to soul, funk, disco, house and even techno.
As far as inspiration goes they mention Donald Byrd ,Fela Kuti and Theo Parrish. Their creative output has let them to release on such fine labels as Sofrito, Highlife and most recently Basic Fingers.Fans of Alma Negra include Gilles Peterson, Ben UFO, Axel Boman, Detroit Swindle, Africaine 808 and Tim Sweeney.
Digger's Workout Part 2 continues where Part 1 left us, proving once again Alma Negra are on a roll.Included is a killer remix from Osunlade and his Yoruba Soul Mix of Safari is deepness on a new level.

Originally released in 2013 - 'Missing You' now comes with remixes for 2014 from Eric Kupper and Nineteen96. This record has never previously released on vinyl and also includes vinyl-only accapella on the package.
Extra Dry originally approached Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper to produce a Director's Cut remix on this record early in 2014. In his own words Eric explains how this mix came about...
I have been regularly playing the original version of this amazingly beautiful record since I first received it last year and I was originally scheduled to do this mix with my musical partner-in-crime, Frankie Knuckles. After his untimely passing, I still really wanted to remix this record - in the Director's Cut style we carefully honed over the years - with his guidance from above. I am very driven to keep our musical vision alive and evolving. "And I'm Still Missing Him"...forever. I love you Frankie. - ERIC KUPPER (JUNE 2014)
DJ Support:

Frankie Knuckles (inc. Traxsource + Beatport chart support), Quentin Harris, Sandy Rivera (Defected Radio Guest Mix support), DJ Cameo (BBC Radio 1Xtra), Doorly, Tom De Neef, The Shapeshifters, Grant Nelson, Nihal (BBC Radio 1), Tommie Sunshine, Eddie Thoneick, Roger Sanchez, Danny Krivit, Tony Humphries (inc. Traxsource chart support), Marcus Nasty (Rinse FM), Lovebirds, Andy Daniell (Bargrooves), Peo De Pitte, Stretch Silvester (Stretch & Vern), Boris Dlugosch, Mousse T, Andi Durrant, Nick Hussey, Sarah Main (Pacha), Michael Gray, Full Intention, Pookie, Jason Chance, Carl Hanaghan (Hed Kandi), James Herkes (Fire 107.6), Richard Earnshaw, Pete Griffiths (Toolroom), Jason Kramer (KCRW Los Angeles), Steve Mac, Tony English (Gaydio), Andy Smith, Lenny Fontana, Steven Cooper (98FM Dublin), Jason Phats, Roy Davis Jr, Quinten909, Dublin Aunts, Treasure Fingers, Stonebridge, J Paul Getto, Danism, Sebastian Gnewkow, David Dunne (Triple Dee), Copyright (Defected), Moonbootica, Redanka, Ben Santiago (Hed Kandi), Andy Mac (Cream), Reel People, ATFC, Part Time Heros, Booker T, Nikhil Chinapa (MTV India), DJ Nawed (Radio 1 India), Ally Byers (Data Transmission), Paolo Mojo, Moullinex, Hybrid Theory, DJ Mannix, Yass, Garnica, DJ Spoony (Ministry of Sound Radio), DJ Neev (Hed Kandi), Paul Miller Soul Show (BBC Radio Solent)

Some say red squirrels are more peaceful. You can judge for yourself. This one speaks of love and then gets dirty on the flip side. Both cuts are loud and proud. Yet more top notch chopping for discotheques by those masters of the edit, the Secret Squirrels.