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Label Hero Newman opens the release with the title track 'Chordz' - a synth-fuelled dancefloor banger, reminiscent of Harvey Sutherland's recent work. Flip it over and Ourra (aka Simon Tappenden aka 'Pop Out N Play') brings us a truly Tropical treat reminiscent of Palm Trees, Pina Coladas and 80's Miami sunsets. Last but not least, Keyboardist for Brian Ellis, Adam Chini plays 'Horizons of Funk'... a lush down tempo synth funk number bringing the EP to the perfect close.

From the tropics comes Whiskey Disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. It's loosely connected to Sleazy McQueen and his assorted cohorts.

Quantize Recordings is proud to present 'All Q'd Up' from the true originator of the extended mix & re-edit - the legendary John Morales. Credited as one of the first engineers to create extended versions of tracks via the painstaking cut/slice/tape procedure, his now infamous 'Deadly Medleys' & 'Sunshine Acetate Medlays' paved the way for his introduction to Sergio Munzibai. Working together as M+M Productions, John and Sergio went on to remix well over 650 ground-breaking releases for the likes of Class Action, Jocelyn Brown, Aretha Franklin & The Rolling Stores. John's discography is impressive and pulls no punches!

John & Spen's path first crossed at the Southport Weekender back in 2010, headlining the Disco Theme finale alongside Jocelyn Brown, Linda Clifford & Martha Wash. The duo quickly struck up a formidable friendship at the event and have remained close ever since. Through that initial connection, John has become something of a Quantize regular, bringing his hefty studio knowledge & production wizardry to a plethora of cuts on the label including the newly formed production name alongside Spen - Spencer Morales (clever eh).
'All Q'd Up' features 2 CDs spanning John's involvement with both Spen & the label. The unmixed disc features 9 full length tracks (many of which are exclusive to this compilation), whilst the second disc allows John's equally stacked talents in the DJ booth to shine.

Since contributing to the CockTail d'Amore 5 years Compilation, Andrew Cole aka Luv*Jam has been invited few times to rock the monthly party with his deeply blissful and futuristic sounds. This is his first 12' for the Berlin imprint.
The title track takes over the A side. Nip To Space is an abstract hypnotic slice of techno. Every frequency of the 4/4 groove is stretched to the max, and it's built to enhance the dance floor with masterful soundscaping. On the flip Forest of Nip is a raw tune, made by unexpected elements disappearing and re-appearing vibrantly, climaxing in a maze of fluffy acid synths.
With Flip To The Flop the alchemist of sound design explores breakbeat of the finest UK tradition that evolves unexpectedly in a cosmically distorted afterhours delight. LUV*JAM's psychedelic perspective of sound is at its best in this EP, coupled with his unique mastery of frequency manipulation.

Next up on Nang we are pleased to bring a really positive 3 year association with West Country, UK based collective Situation to a fruitful crescendo. After 4 singles, numerous remixes and a couple of Beach Disco mixes we are extremely proud to present the new album from Situation - "Visions".Situation is live, DJ and studio collective made up of the core members Ben Vacara, Mr Mulatto, Dom Thompson, James Payne & Paul Walker, with Vocalists Lauren Rimell & Andre Espeut (Defected & Fools Gold Records). The crew got together in 2008 through a shared love of house, disco, funk & soul music. Based in & around Stroud & Bristol in the UK, the crew released their first Edit based single on Disco Deviance with huge support from DJ's including Greg Wilson, who featured their edits on a Radio One essential mix & Resident Advisor mixes. Their Edit "Pushin' On" which was a rework of an Alice Russel/Quantic track got snapped up by Tru Thoughts & released as an official remix. They then formed their own "Situation" label in 2009 with a string of successful edits, establishing themselves strongly within the worldwide edit scene, which they still continue with. They have now gone on to write more & more original compositions (as well as edits) & so in 2012 formed their new label "Situationism" which concentrates on original compositions & compilations from themselves & other established & up & coming artists.The album opens up with the arppegiated synth groove and smooth vocals of Lauren Rimell in "Bring Your Love Back". Expansive synth the perfect tone setter for the album to come. Next up "Work Through It" gives us the first taste of the soulful vocals of Andre Espeut. His smooth tones sit effortlessly over the stomping grooves, house pianos and brass stabs.Situation first came to our attention when we heard their "Barcelona" track in 2012. We were blown away with its Balearic grooves and signed it as their debut single with us. This track is next on the track list sounding as fresh as ever.Get To Know" features a catchy vocal top-line, jazzy Rhodes and locked-on synth bass melded in perfect unison. "Here Comes The Sun" does exactly what it says on the tin with its sun drenched grooves, summertime Rhodes and lazy guitar. "Standing Here Baby" has Andre back on the soulful vocals this time over a walking synth bass and burbling synth swells. Title track "Visions" takes things on a housier, dancefloor excursion.Next up is a cover of the Inner City classic "Good Life". The Situation re-rub features the stabby synth of the original but adds layers of new dimension with its driving analog saw tooth bass synth and dancefloor sensibility. "Stay With Me" takes things on a jazzier detour whilst we lean towards the 80s with the big synth and snare fills of "Secret Situation Part 3". Things close off with the perfect closing nightcap of the evening vibe grooves and soaring vocals of Lauren Rimell.The Situation album also comes with its sister companion release "Revisions" which features the remix highlights of the album tracks and some brand new ones commissioned specially for the 2 X LP vinyl release.

Debut release on STAR CREATURE from the newly formed Chicago modern funk band featuring vocals from STEVE DOLFIN.

Magic Waves returns with more 12 action, this time from Funsize Jonny with his debut EP 'Vemod Exhale'. Hailing from Newcastle in the UK's North East, Funsize Jonny brings his own unique electronic psychedelic disco style in four mesmerising and hypnotic jams that are guaranteed to take the listeners and dancers on deep inner space trips to the back of their minds and beyond. Side A starts off with the title track, 'Vemod Exhale' a rocking mid-paced tone-setter that neatly introduces us to Funsize Jonny's signature sound before the action is shifted up a gear with 'Diode 36', one the DJs surely cannot resist to send any audience into a frenzy of delirium. Side B takes things deeper with the introspective and atmospheric strains of 'Seaside Experiment' and the closing track 'M.E.' brings proceedings to a close in magnificent style, its head in psychedelic clouds with its feet far below dancing solidly on the ground right in front of the speakers. Pick this up as quick as you can - copies are limited and won't sit on the shelves for long!

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Welcome aboard to Paradise Island!

Mind Lotion crafts a very modern guide to sun-drenched soundscapes in the form of Altitude Attitudes; a musical travel-log, consisting of eight pieces, written over two years, which are recollections of experiences, moments in time from trips - either real or romanticized - to exotic destinations. TIP
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Exploring the softness of 1980's digital presets, Mind Lotion creates mental landscapes in a way reminiscent to D.K.'s escapade to his Island of Dreams (ATN026): mineral samples meet crystalline synths on Dreamscape, evocating half-submerged coral reefs, while the redolent flute on 'Atmospherica' perfectly makes up for a great
piece of 'Lagoon House'. Some tunes from Altitude Attitudes, such as 'Hotel Breakfast', even recall the naivety of 'Exotica' masters, while 'My Language's' percussions and eerie sounds somehow taking us back to Umiliani's vision of Polynesia or Africa.

The flip provides the most housey moments of the record with Astro Girl: beginning with a heady DX-7 bassline
and layers of digital vibes, the song soon turns itself into a thumping typhoon of club fun. Next to this one is the
closing track, Algo Rydim, which illustrates the equilibrium reached by Mind Lotion on Altitude Attitudes: it always
stays sophisticated, though it never takes itself too seriously.

Nu-disco hero 80s Child has come a long way since Masterworks Vol 1, the inaugural release on his Masterworks label a year and a half ago. Now we have the follow-up and the second part revealing how the label's sound has grown featuring tracks by 80s Child, Osmose, Doc Jam & The Silver Rider.

DJ SCM delivers his second solo killer EP shot through his old analog hardware. Real underground sh*t, emotional party guaranteed!

After 3 years of hibernation, Golem is back ! The monster was reactivated. After listening his new EP "Lucifer En Discothèque", he decided to kidnapp I:Cube, brought him in his cavern and ask him to do special edits to make him dance.

This 12" is a dancefloor orientated bridge between their last album (their debut album) 'Cellar Door' and 'Versions'. The combination of Bjorn Torske, Prins Thomas and Idjut Boys is not accidental and 'just a bunch of remixes'. Bjorn, Thomas, Dan and Conrad have inspired each other since the early 90s. The respect goes both ways. Idjut Boys were (together with DJ Harvey) the main inspiration to what became known as the Norwegian disco scene (that started around Oslo's Skansen club). This led to Idjut Boys visiting Norway many times and discovering the talent lurking there and again getting inspired by the Norwegians. So for us this is a small, but a very special release. A release that connects the dots between Hackney, Oslo, Bergen. And the cosmos

Ghanaian Afro funk and Boogie from Sidiku Buari is the focus of the next Soundway 12'. On the A side a classic Ghana style afro funk cut recorded at Ghana Film Studios has a characteristc Lo-Fi sound led by George Amissah's (Ebo Taylor, K. Frimpong, Uhuru Dance Band) trademark sax over a squelchy synth and drum groove. This is backed on the fip by a boogie funk cut (Music) recoded in NYC in the early 80s with Fant chants and soulful vocals from the big man himself. 'Alhaji' Sidiku Buari gained fame in the 70s in Ghana and the USA afer moving to New York and recording an album (which featured the soul-jazz legend Bernard Purdie) for RCA that was one of the frst mainstream afro-funk LPs ever to hit the market in the USA. Afer two subsequent albums that produced some afro disco classics including the seminal 'I'm
Ready' he eventually returned to Ghana where he became the chairman of the Ghanaian Copyright Society (COSGA).
The two tracks are taken from an obscure 12' release from 1983 that unfortunately had a pressing defect on 'Anokwar', so with some twiddling and editng Hide & Smile have restored it ready for
some overdue dance-foor use once again.

Talented Chicago producer Chris E. Pants presents his disco credentials for inspection on this his debut release for File Under Disco.

1981 is an original slice of synth & piano led disco music that conjurs up memories of legendary producers like Patrick Adams, Shep Pettibone and Chaz Jankel amongst others.

Remixes come courtesy of fellow Chicago House producer The Black Madonna who holds onto the disco vibes of the original while heavily dubbing it out for the dance floor.
While on the flip, Disco Deviants, Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco, take a more Balearic inspired, hands-in-the-air disco trip that will please DJs and beachcombers alike.
Some people call it disco

Nado16 saw Stratus take us all the way from the Gower Peninsula to the Adriatic, and now Swedish newcomer Gryningen beckons us into a sepia dream for Aficionado's third 10" special.

The latest example of Moonboots & Boardman's fine ear for talent, the mysterious Gryningen appears out of the shadowy Stockholmsnatt without a word or a website, on hand to lead us right through the looking glass. The opiated drones of 'Tvu Kvarter Frun Vintergatan' set the tone from the off, shifting and shimmering while languid synths lazily embrace you amid the gentle roll of the groovesome rhythm section.

As the opener drifts out into the crashing waves, 'Jag Flyter Omkring I En Ask' rises from the Baltic Sea with a lilting sway and understated melody.
Cosmic sequences sparkle like water in the moonlight and the subtle textures of acoustic guitar and chimes send us deeper into slumber. The organ-led 'Slia Dagar I Rymdlaboratoriet' tumbles down through the ocean murk into a subaquatic terrain of dubby reverb and psychedelic echo, illuminated occasionally by the refracted shimmer of chiming keys.
From that moment of nocturnal shade we soar into the light on the swooning, swaying beauty of 'Frun Andra Hand Till Strnnderna I Nice'. Born out of the hazy childhood memory of matinee performances and fine white sand, this exotica inspired beauty warms the soul with its cinematic sense of wonder, all told through orchestral intricacy and steady guitar.
This is a dream you'll want to have again and again. Officially Aficionado.

Mr Mendel's disco credentials have been growing steadily in stature over the last few years.
Here the Dutch boogieman drops two killer jams for the Disco Deviance imprint. Both demonstrate his clean and tidy approach to editing which focuses on the quality of the original source material and a delicate desire to enhance and ease only the very best out of the music he loves so much.
As such he owes much to his Chicago mentor and good friend Rahaan whose influence and sound can be detected in these reworks. This is of course a good thing.
Enjoy the music! Mr Mendel does.

Why I have to play two hours of only funky or only disco I like to play every kind of music together, and that's what I like to say is my cosmic style.' - Daniele Baldelli.Inspired by his time at the Volcano Extravaganza festival on the Sicilian Island of Stromboli, Daniele Baldelli has created three new cosmic tracks. Including an epic remix of 1970's. A founding father of the Cosmic Disco sound, Italian DJ Daniele Baldelli rose to prominence with his mixture of European electronica, synth pop (often played at slower speeds), equaliser effects, and ethnic folk music. Baldelli's use of African and Brazilian material helps distinguish his style from Italo disco, which permeated the clubs of Northern Italy during the 1970s. Baldelli DJ'd the night away at last years festival and releases the EP on The Vinyl Factory in time for the 2016 celebrations. The art and music festival is hosted on the volcanic active island of Stromboli, which is known for its harmonic vibes and starry constellations.
The record pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl and contains photography taken at the top of the volcano. The inner sleeve has a full colour printed animation by artist Nico Bruno and notes from festival curator Milovan Farronato.

Commemorative Capitol Disco Sampler ( Remastered - reissue )
This rare promotional sampler four tracks E.P. It was originally released in 1976 by Capitol Records Inc. for DJs to celebrate the first year of operation of NYC Record Pool , founded in June 14, 1975 by David Mancuso and Vince Aletti .

Second split Ep with effective club music from core members Tobias Gullberg & Danny Downey Jr. Enjoy!

Two tracks one from each Rim & Kasa recent albums out in latter part of 2015 on BBE get the official edit treatment from Mukatsuku that have never been out before as official singles before

Album reissue limited edition 475 copies, remastered from the original master tapes. This is a rare Latin Funk studio project run by Julian Romero from Caracas (Venezuela).

Basil & Rogers is a sleazy, California Disco duo made up of Heru (DJ) Johnny Basil and Body Rogers.

Basil, a multi-instrumentalist, long-time record collector, and energy healer is a man that's been making music for a long time under many different guises and in many different styles.

Heru Avenger (Acid/Psych Rock), Non Stop (Electronic/Free Jazz), Baast (Kraut Rock/Jazz Funk), and Kandi Jones (Slut Rock) are just a few of his projects, past and present.
Most of this music has been around for the entirety of the 90's and 2000's without being heard because despite Basil's outspoken appearance (described by many as looking like Iggy Pop's twin brother and would never be caught wearing a T-shirt no matter the location) he's very quiet about his musical output.

Body Rogers is also part of the Non Stop group and is a master of electronics and engineering.
On the Basil & Rogers project the two have made a disco 12" that is influenced by classic-era dance music while still being completely unique and far from conforming.

It's crazy, it's sexy, and it's sleazy. 'Tune In'.

This monster 1976 LP from Nassau's Munnings brothers aka Beginning Of The End is a stone cold classic. Fact. Well deserving of a place in any record collection!
This, their second LP (with 1971's infamous "Funky Nassau" preceding it) features the brothers original, fresh sound - a mixture of tough funk rhythms, Bahamian soul and
flourishes of jazz and rock - is an extremely well executed and produced body of work. Not surprising considering the band were one of the Bahamas foremost musical outfits.
The brothers' musical backgrounds could not have been any more fitting, they cut their teeth playing regularly alongside the likes of Nat King Cole and Count Basie at their fathers
well known nightclub "the cat and the fiddle", what we get on this LP however is not jazz, but lean, melodic SOUL music! Original copies of this seminal LP can change hands for 100's on the used/second hand market and is a solid constant at the tops of the wants lists of record aficionados.
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, drenched in sunshine, masterfully produced and performed with pure vitality.
A truly classic album. Sounding as fresh as it did almost 40 years ago. "Jump in the water"! You won't regret it.....

The Kachiri Remix EP features a varied selection from some of the finest. Kicking off with Tronik Youth who takes the title track and reboots into a harder darker groove, pushing the synths to breaking point. Man Power ignites a fire on the dancefloor with real bass and spacey chords. Ivan Smagghe creates an off kilter eclectic groove with a different energy. Jamie Patton dubs out Pink Ghost with a twisted and warped groove that takes it to a new cosmos. Whilst, Kasper Bjorke takes us down to the sea with his love vibes and tropical rework of Volupia. Craig Bratley adds his dark synths and toughened grooves for late night dance floors. Two Mamarrachos lead us on an epic 11 minute journey with their massive Pink Ghost funk groove.

Produced by Kimmo Salo & Dyva for Flashback Records
Arranged, recorded and mixed by Massimo Traversoni & Roberto Calzolari at BlackZone Recording Studio - Sestri Levante/Italy

Dyva, the magical Italian group from the 80s, is back on Flashback Records with two new tracks. The main track "Unbelievable" is a slow-tempo track with all the typical Dyva elements; gloomy and dramatic athmosphere with heavy beat, spiced with charming vocals of Roberto Calzolari and Evelina Bancalari. Pure "Dyva romance".

"Alone Again", on the B-side, is an uptempo song with lighter arrangements and simple but catchy refrain.

The artwork has been made with shots taken from the videoclip filmed in 1986. The record has been pressed in solid red vinyl.

REPRESSED !!

House Music in its purest form directly from Isla Blanca : this is Ibiza Màs , a compilation double CD format with the strongest hits of the summer at a special price ! An unmissable product for DJs and fans !

Crazy The Lord...the man, the woman, the myth, or just the name of this latest release from the OUTERZONA
Consistent best-sellers, these little collections of secret weapons have made many friends out there on the floor
No.5 is a continuous play cut 12 featuring four more underground gems Super-charged Gospel Funk, alongside wigged-out filtered House minimalism keeps us on our feet on the A
Elsewhere a timeless Jazz-House cut gets a timely revive, amping up and augmenting the Jazz guts for some serious 'Hot Music' as we wind down with a slo-mo Afro-Arpeggiator workout
These are never around for long, so you know what to do

REPRESSED !!

The very first 12" by DEETROIT now being repressed. A mix of house, disco & techno. "DEEFINITION" (A2) feels like ROLANDO's "JAGUAR" with a mix of techno and Latin rhythms. Includes "CATCHIN' THAT GROOVE","DEETROIT" and "FEEELS". Hand stamped white labels. Repressed and back in.

Essex Rascals make a seamless segue from podcast (Way back Wednesdays) to wax with this superb 4 tracker of disco / funk / proto & soul reworks pretty much something for all here.

From winning a DJ competition in Bristol to now readying her highly anticipated Defected In The House mix compilation, the past 10 years have been both a hard-earned and well-deserved rise to the top for Sam Divine. The Bath-born DJ has gone from practicing in a shed at the bottom of her mum's garden to main stage festival headliner, while also becoming a label owner and the presenter of Defected's In The House radio show, the #1 house music podcast on iTunes.

Sam Divine In The House is a pure representation of Sam's refreshingly versatile approach to DJing in 2016, but also touches upon her many musical influences and showcases a selection of her own forthcoming productions, along with releases on the D-Vine Sounds imprint. This new material, including a number of exclusive collaborations with Curtis Gabriel, comes just over a year after the pair's infectious rework of Sweet Female Attitude's classic 'Flowers', which has now reached over 1 million plays online and became one of the summer anthems of 2015.

These new releases demonstrate a real progression in Sam as a producer over the past 12 months, as she finds her own unique sound and an ability to create uplifting house records fit for any dancefloor. Alongside tracks such as Max Chapman's tech-house smasher 'Paravana', Mat.Joe's tribal-sounding remix of Milk & Sugar - 'My Lovin', the classic dub of Mood II Swing's 'Closer' and Dennis Ferrer's anthemic new single 'Right Thing' - this compilation has a truly eclectic tracklist, making it an essential collection for any house music lover.

Drawing on all of her experience gained from working in record shops and holding down residencies at Ushuaia and Amnesia, Sam has developed into an expert at creating a musical journey and keeping the listener moving from start to finish, whether it be with her live sets or studio mixes. This is without doubt Sam's most complete body of work to-date and a seminal release, placing her amongst some of house music's all-time greats.

Sam Divine: It was a pleasure putting the Sam Divine In The House compilation together! It gave me a chance to go back through my collection and brought home some records that I had forgotten about! It also gave me a chance to showcase some tracks that I wouldn't normally get to play in a club! Disc 1 has a more stripped back balearic chunky vibe to it while disc 2 picks up the pace taking you from evening into night covering everything from Deep, jacking & tech house! A true journey of what's in my locker right now!'

Over 70 minutes of key, un-mixed tracks in this indispensable series.