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The second vinyl of this exclusive releases includes four epical hits: What's Up (Dj Miko, cover of the original Four Non Blondes' release), Bacon Popper's Free, Disco Down by House Of Glass (Bini & Martini club mix) and the tech-house anthem "Soul Heaven" by The Goodfellas remixed by the italian Pasta Boys together with Bini & Martini. Don't miss it!

Deep-house - lounge - elettronic . Double CD mixed and selected by Dj Lomax from Ibiza . Elegant packaging snakeskin and silver writing .

CD: 1
01. Nimino feat. Ina Shai - Come For The Flowers (Original Mix)
02. Cameo Culture - Right And Wrong
03. Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up (RAC Mix)
04. Artenvielfalt feat. Mylene - How We Chill (Original Mix)
05. PachangaStorm, FromDropTillDawn, Oliver Deuerling - No Practice
06. Mi Casa - Turn You On (Original Mix)
07. Pax The Pianist - Piano Chant The S.A. Files (Thamza's Audio Out Groove)
08. Clyde P - Purple Feeling (Jamie Antonelli Remix) 09. Elekfantz - Wish
09. Elekfantz - Wish
10. Lenny Ibizarre - The Rain
11. floorJIVERS - Fleur De Mer

Bonus:
01. HP Hoeger & Paul Lomax - Better life (Original Mix)

CD: 2
01. DJ Chop-E - Digital Nights
02. Matthew1626 & Jamie Kuse feat. Karolyn Haze - Walk On Water (Prosis Remix)
03. Wolfgang Lohr feat. Miss Natnat - Sunbelt Regret (Mollono.Bass Remix)
04. Nhan Solo & Dilby - Roll (Original Mix)
05. Juan Laya, Jorge Montiel feat. Mikie Blak - The Boogie Is Back (Pete Herbert Remix)
06. Flex Cop feat. Michael O - Cursed
07. Anturage & Stereoteric & JazzyFunk - Get Out of My Way (Moe Turk Remix)
08. Gabriel & Castellon - Es Vedra (Holter & Mogyoro Remix)
09. Gershon Jackson - Take It Easy (Sonny Fodera & Mat.Joe Remix)
10. AKA AKA & Thalstroem - True With Chasing Kurt
11. Yarosslav - Jungle Village (Original)

BB is back with the 10th 'Special Edition' release also featuring New Kid on the Block ' Dave B' with a tribute to the exceptional works of the San Fran maestro. Always with love and always with care X Out Late May 2016 on that 12 inch Black Wax from all the right wreckka stows!

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).

Permanent Vacation returns with the fourth instalment of, well, Permanent Vacation. The longest on going compilation series of the label (the first volume also marked the very first release of pv) is dedicated to the more beachy side of the dancefloor. But no need to stress the B word, the C word or even the big D. Blissed out vintage modernism from around the universe. 12 exclusive tracks by old heroes and new stars for eternity. Presented in a lusty deluxe cover edition.

AL & TONE are back with 2 new dancefloor heaters! Their crate digging pays off as AL goes to work on "SILLY", a groovy up-tempo disco tune while TONE comes through with a slam dunk, carving up the disco funk jam "DIS-GO THEME" on the flipside. 2 cuts to get the party started.

Nation Building is a real forgotten gem from the late '70s and is among the very best Afro-Beat Disco Lps ever. Berkely Ike Jones is one of the icons of the Nigerian scene being the guitarist and founder of BLO (forthcoming on PMG). BLO were one of the very best progressive bands from Nigeria and managed to release several albums for EMI (Nigeria) and Afrodisia Records. BLO are definitely a ground-breaking band, that managed to further establish the entire Afro-Funk genre. At the time Ginger Baker of Cream went to travel to Nigeria and invited Berkely Ike Jones to be part of session-band Salt. They went back to UK and toured in Europe. Berkely Ike Jones played with many bands like with Ofege on their Try and Love album and he also appeared on many other great albums by artists like Steve Black, Lijadu Sisters, Tee Mac, Kris Okotie, Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi, 'Blackman' Akeeb Kareem, Mixed Grill, Don Bruce And The Angels and Felix Lebarty. Nation Building is his solo project recorded in the late 1970s on Skylark Records. The original LP is extremely rare and very expensive, so this is your chance to grab your copy and listen to some really great Afro-Beat music.

REPRESSED !!

The fifth release contains more rare tracks from the Trax catalogue. The a-side features two mixes of the little known Gwendolyn track, which originally came out on Precision Records. This early vocal (house) gem was produced by Vince Lawrence and Jessie Saunders. It comes in two versions. A more straight forward original and a more dubbed out version by Farley Jackmaster Funk. A real treat. Side B features another early 80s Chicago track, again by Vince Lawrence and Jessie Saunders aka Z-Factor featuring Screaming Rachel. Classic Chicago house tracks.

« Parce que le matin, c'est encore mieux » (Because it's even better in the morning) is the motto of the Parisian after-party and edits label, Discomatin.Their first EP is composed by some edits from their resident DJs, within the spirit of the after-party, which is orientated towards funky stuff, freaky disco beats, or old-school and proto-house vibes.The four tracks open a full range of possibilities for all the DJs and reflect an eclectic long-term vision.

Die 2016 Ausgabe der House-Mixserie "Bloomingdale", die lange Zeit auf Defected erschien und dem gleichnamigen Strand in den Niederlanden gewidmet ist, bringt auf CD1 ein erstklassiges Set von Stefan Vikijn und Michael Mendoza mit 18 der besten House-Tunes dieses Sommers, darunter Sonny Fodera, Purple Disco Machine & Boris Dlugosch und M-22. Auf CD2 heizen uns Alex Meza & Timotheus mit einem exzellenten Trip durch 15 Jahre "Bloomingdale Beach" nochmal kräftig ein, darunter mit solch unsterblichen Krachern von Michael Solveig, Junior Jack, Laurent Garnier, Armand van Helden, Axwell und Hardsoul.

Superb new 12' only release from the ever wonderful Balearica camp featuring a mind blowing selection of Balearic obscurities, all lovingly remastered and loud-pressed for maximum impact. First up is a fantastic extended edit of the in-demand original Hot Chocolate version of the sleazy disco classic 'Don't Turn It Off', covered last year by 40 Thieves. Next comes the mega-rare Francois Kervorkian-produced Balearic boogie gem 'Obsession' by Guy Cuevas, a super sexy bubbler with luscious dreamy Spanish vocals. Side B features Georgie Red's killer 'Help The Man', one of the best slo-mo disco records ever made with its dope bass, super lush synths, slick guitar and wicked sax - it's simply got it all. Last up is the awesome 'Hypnodance', a superb low slung groover taken from the uber-rare self titled 1979 LP by French disco band Who's Who which included as a member Daniel Bangalter, the father of Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter. Top Stuff!

Those Secret Squirrels just can't get enough! After a brief period in the woods they are back with even more tracky Disco and proto-House business. Funky, chunky, raw and dirty, they drop two more gems that are guaranteed to power the dance floor all night long. Surrender to the Squirrels! Resistance is futile.

Smalltown Supersound is proud to announce the new album from Dan Lissvik (formerly of Studio), the album is a brand new collection of instrumentals made throughout 2015, the year Lissvik became a father for the first time. The title refers to the time he would start his recording sessions after his wife and newborn baby went to bed. Midnight is filled with the Dan Lissvik signature sounds, gentle guitars, laidback bass, dubby disco, lush balearics and sun-drenced psychedelics.

The album was recorded at home with a stripped back setup of an analog graphic equalizer he found at a flea market, a bass guitar and a mic. He worked at night with a thermos of coffee, while his young family slept in the room furthest away from his studio. His process was to press record and let the midnight jams unfurl, resulting in a sound and mood that has shifted since his previous release, Meditation, under the moniker Atelje in January 2015. Ten years ago, Dan Lissvik was instrumental in kicking off the midnoughties Balearic revival alongside his partner in the group Studio, Rasmus Hägg. Both came from the frozen coast of Sweden (rather than Ibiza) and their debut West Coast was hailed as one of 2006's best releases, making Rough Trade's top 10 albums of the year. Their sound was a blissful, effortless, laidback afrobeat-kraut-disco-pop and won a legion of fans.

Though West Coast made Studio internationally acclaimed (they even remixed Kylie Minogue's 2 Hearts') that was the only record they ever made. Lissvik showed little interest in pursing an international DJ career or touring as a band,' preferring to stay in Gothenburg and record. Then, in 2012, six years after West Coast was released, Studio officially broke up with a quick note. For Studio-addicts, Lissvik hinted at a tantalizing stockpile of new material - at one point posting 50 tracks on Soundcloud before taking them down. Then in 2014, he started to release new material, beginning with the limited-edition 300- release run of the Atelje LP Meditations, with the Dan Lissvik Airwalk/Shuvit' 12' to follow via Smalltown Supersound. Now, ten years following the release of West Coast, as the influence of Studio's work reverberates up through a new generation of producers (Jamie xx sampled a beach-blissed loop from it for Girl'), Lissvik's Midnight is set for release.

Favorite Recordings proudly presents this new official single reissue of Glow of Love', by Dave Baker. A scorching Caribbean-Disco version of the classic anthem by Change and Luther Vandross produced and released in 1980 on Black Jack Records.

Black Jack was a UK based reggae label active between 1978 and 1982 and ran by Jamaican singer and producer Danny Ray. After recording for MCA Records and Trojan Records in the early 1970s, he later set up Black Jack label, producing mostly his own music and a few others singers such as Christine White and Shirley James.

During these short 4 years of activity, Danny Ray and Black Jack also produced a few isolated singles by more famous Jamaican singers like Winston Francis or Jackie Edwards. Amongst them was also this hot lovers-rock version of Glow of Love' by the great Dave Baker, famous member of The Techniques and half of the duo Dave & Ansell Collins.

Pursuing his collaboration with Favorite Recordings and the recent reissue of Lamar Thomas single (FVR099), this very rare record is coordinated for reissue by French DJ and collector Waxist (aKa Julien Minarro).

Remastered from the master tape in its original 12inch version for the occasion, the vinyl single package also includes an exclusive extended Dub version finely edited by Waxist.

ESSENTIAL!!

Jozef K & Winter Son are a formidable force. 'Smiling Through Wide Eyes' on Skint Records emphasizes their capabilities. Remix duty has been handed to Swedish duo Mr Tophat & Art Alfie and Berlin based Argy.

Born from a desire to rip up the garage-psych hymn sheet under which Arp & Kristian met and embrace a new eclectic sound, LOOSE MEAT have achieved that rarest, golden musical moment: THE NEW!
A leap into the open-ended void of the now, via cherry-picked nuggets of the past, the making of LOOSE MEAT involved joyous and carefree manoeuvres inside the world of analog synthesizers and old skool drum machines whilst drawing on Capitol K's modern electronic nous.
Arp's stream-of-consciousness lyrical narratives are delivered by Brazilian artist Cibelle, with Viva contributing. Vocal tracks are often manipulated and multi-layered, while the music at times morphs into largely unidentifiable rhythm-scapes and electrifying sonic shifts.

JAPANESE IMPORT. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES WORLDWIDE. 2 EXCLUSIVE TRACKS.
Psychemagik are back and this time it's a limited edition, Japanese only, issue of their Healin' Feelin series edits on CD, if you've been following the duo's starcrossed rise over last few years these edits should require no introduction, Ass Nation, Make it Mellow, Diamond Star, Upskirt, Milky Way, Boogie Drome, For Your Love and Aldeia De Ogum are all present and correct and are joined by two previously unreleased and totally exclusive edits, Andalucia evokes images of sun drenched skies and dusty Andalucian mountains and a fresh drum heavy reworking of one of the duo's first ever releases, on Discoteque Wreckers, Runnin' Pt 2, that seems bound for dancefloor glory.
So for all of you without a turntable this is your opportunity to

Psychemagik are back with a bugged out mix of super psyched out cosmic disco, space funk, holy grails and freaked out club monsters! After the phenomenal success of Magik Cyrkles & Magik Sunrise compilations, they deliver another nugget packed selection of true rarities and sought after gems, this mix comes with beautiful artwork, one mixed and one dj friendly unmixed cd for your listening and dancefloor pleasure. No track id's, just grab it!!

Finally the dudes behind the fantastic Hell Yeah recordings step out into the limelight on their own with their debut EP of on Golf Channel. And what a debut !
Tracks range from blissful, boogie influenced house music (Adriatic Bolt) to the 1992 style Primal Scream psychedelic chugging banger (Quando) via sunny acid (Quiet Force) and deep emotional vocal led ambience (I Don't Care Who You Are).
Just as you'd expect from the amazing sounds their label has put out over the years, this ep is uncategoriseable in the best possible way We look forward to hearing more from the aptly titled Balearic Gabba Sound System, this is just an aperitivo, or is it a selection of antipasti...either way, it leaves you ready for the next course.
Golf Channel every time !

Pete Herbert drops the second release on Paradise Row - the imprint he and Dicky Trisco set up to release their own output.

Mango Moon is a very Herbertesque number pumped full of musical influences from House to Italo to Disco, but with an eagle eye at all times on driving the dance floor really wild.
Pedro demonstrates his years of experience as both a producer and a DJ in a track that captures so much of the territory he has covered in both guises over the years.
With its pumping live disco underbelly, its melodic Italo-style keys riding on top and its rock solid drums, it really is a very classy production by a DJ/ producer who knows where he wants to go and how to get us all there at the same time.

Meanwhile on the flip, his label and DJ compadre Dicky Trisco flips the track in a live disco direction with an epic take of his own that throws more than a few surprises into the mix.
Dicky teases the dancefloor with a long build up but just wait until those wicked keys by Faze Action's Robin Lee drop in !
Quality stuff, & more great dance floor tackle courtesy of Paradise Row.

Phillip Lauer makes his third appearance on Beats in Space Records, this time alongside Boss In Space and burgeoning producer Tim Sweeney as T & P.
On Shoot The Freak, the dynamic duo deliver a groove-infused three tracker for your inner and outer freak.After sharing a gig at Robert Johnson, the intimate German club near Frankfurt known for its excellent sound system and minimalist flair, the pair shared a few, freaky days at Hotel Lauer (Phillip’s residence and recording studio in the bucolic German countryside) writing and tracking the cuts of Shoot The Freak. Having worked together in other capacities, a chance to creatively collaborate unleashed unhinged music from deep within the duo's collective soul. Conceptualized with New York City's historic amusement park and freak scene in mind, title track 'Shoot the Freak' adds an acidic 303 line alongside a hypnotic vocal sample, the track slowly ascending like a roller coaster before rocketing even deeper into space. The b-side struts its stuff with 'Luna Park' a smooth-burning, string-laden house burner.
'Garden of Tears' completes the EP, its synthetic voices and slow, emotive bass line chugging and churning into the glorious sunset along Coney Island's beachfront.
Each 12" on Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. For Shoot The Freak, New York artist Peter Sutherland splits day and night through vertically collaged cosmic blinds. The 12" packaging constructed by Joanne features a removable vinyl BIS logo cling. Physical purchase includes a free, high-quality, multi-format download.

Afterlife is the fittingly-named sequel to 2012's Life, and sees the eight piece group venture into deeper, darker, more urgent territory. Chanted female vocals, pitched down male vocals, wild sax and horns coalesce into something uniquely antipodean, a bluestone back-alley hallucination that NO ZU call Heat Beat - a nocturnal sex dream bringing together no wave, funk, house, techno, and global percussion.

According to band leader Nicolaas Oogjes, Afterlife explores themes of human beauty, body movement, BDSM, belief systems, mortality, immortality, the fetishisation of Australian colonial invasion and destruction of land/cultures, all sung in dynamic dancefloor metaphors.



NO ZU have existed in various forms since 2007, but have really shifted into high gear of late. They contributed the standout track Raw Vis Vision to Cut Copy's definitive 2014 Melbourne dance compilation Oceans Apart, and instigated an ongoing collaboration with NYC punk-funk icon Sal P (Liquid Liquid).

Coming up over Australia's extended summer, they support No Wave icon James Chance (of the Contortions), then play Golden Plains and WOMAD.

Dj Sounds presents Moving, a 3 tracks record made for the dancers and the Djs. Track 1 "Moving" is an elegant built around a filtered disco-ish sample, simple while very efficient. "Casa Suave" is a classic sounding House track, easy to spin and sure to please the crowd. Closing the record, "Fragments" is a bit slower and deeper with its Roland pads and bass, still very danceable.

Jakarta based Jonathan Kusuma delivers a new EP on Cocktail d'Amore Music. After his European debut on Cosmo Vitelli's I'm A Cliche, followed by a successful EP on Berlin's imprint Love On The Rocks, the Indonesian artist keeps carrying the vessel of the Far East sound. The title track Black Magic is a fat disco-tribal inspired groove that builds fast, eventually climaxing with a cloud of acid synths and mystical vocals. Japanese duo Mascaras, Chida and Cos/Mes' 5ive, straighten up the groove giving a 4/4 beats restyling. The result is a Proto-Techno, Trance influenced soundscape, for foggy late-night dancefloors.Urban Sorcery is an Italo inspired maze of proto-acid synthesizers, sounding like an enchanted concrete-covered forest. 90's house inspired Redvox is an experiment of cosmic influences. As the vocal becomes part of the groove, the long pads fuel this spaceship pushing it to the borders of time and space.

P 16 | WES BLACK FEAT. THE STAR WEST ORCHESTRA: I

(Limited 300 Vinyl)

Vanity Press was formed in 2015 by David Marroquin to preserve and proliferate Southeast Michigan's rich history of dance music. Our first release is a 3 tracker by by young Detroit producer Julian Kendall. Cool, composed, lean neo-jackers that work as well in the car as they do in the club.

Madcliff recorded this, their only album in 1977. Singer, Songwriter, Drummer, Bassist and Keyboardist Chris Hills wrote all of the songs, two of them with Chico Waters with whom he had co written with on Herbie Mann's Embryo label in 1971.
The album has a broad range of Soul, Funk and Disco tracks. It contains the original versions of two tracks that Chris would go on to record as a member of the Players Association later the same year. The early cuts of 'I Like It' and 'Goin' To The Disco' have a more raw approach than the better known and more polished versions. The killer cut is the funk bomb 'You Can Make The Change'. This track was made popular by KebDarge at his legendary deep funk nights. 'It Takes A Little More' was co written with Danny Weiss with whom Chris would work with as The Players Association and then as the group Feel in the early 80's. This album is one of the rarest that we have released in our classic albums series. Original Vinyl copies sell for around £200.

Red hot limited reissue of this super-rare promo 12' from tiny NYC disco label Are 'n' Be Records. Mixed by the legendary Morales and Muzibai (M & M Productions), this boogie masterclass from 1983 grabs you from the off with its super-funky bassline, tight double handclaps and compulsive cowbells before Andrea Stone's dreamy falsetto vocals jab funk shaped holes all over the heady groove.
Flip over for the mind-blowingly tasty dub mix, a big favourite of many in-the-know disco DJs and hugely in-demand since being one of the standouts on Dmitri from Paris' Nightdubbin' compilation.
Pure class - miss this at your peril!

Invisible Inc's latest limited 12' brings cosmic adventurer Secret Circuit into the fold. Secret Circuit is the project of musician and visual artist Eddie Ruscha (Laughing Light Of Plenty, Blasé, Thriftcoteque, amongst others) whose solo and collaborative activities have issued forth an inordinate number of stellar releases on labels such as Emotional Response, Beats In Space, Internasjonal Spesial, ESP Institute, Exist Dance and Rush Hour's 'No Label'.

With Higher Planes Drifter Secret Circuit has excelled himself yet again. From the outset the bar is set pure and high and we're transported to far flung reaches where only Secret Circuit can take us: expanding upwards and outwards to bathe in the synthesized waves of a warm cosmic ocean. Gothic Rainbow, as the title might suggest, starts off dark and brooding like a bio-mechanical John Carpenter, and slowly evolves into what is quite possibly the most uplifting, blissful piece of music we've heard in a good while. With innumerable synths, a deeper-than-deep bass and a soaring guitar Ruscha manages to blend a perfect sound that's as emotionally warm (and emotive) as it is refreshing. Cold electronic music this is not!

Rattlesnake Jelly and Rhythmatic Generator push further out. With touches of 'kosmische', experimental lo-fi, some serious synth workouts and tripped up beats the music truly defies categorising as there's nothing else quite like it. Imagine, if you will, swarms of hallucinating microbes at a mass pagan ritual set on the surface of an old drum machine's circuit board and you'll be close.

The closing track, Memory Melt, is a thing of pure, lilting beauty. Transcendant, laidback and dubbed out, its piano, guitars, bass and space echo combine in a swirling whirlpool of colorful sound that early morning ravers on the beaches of Ibiza have only dreamed about in what is known as the vertical time shell pod: a phenomenon that appears on certain beaches once every 3 years.

 I made a mistake,' but this long-lost modern soul track is anything but a flub. Stu Gardner, leading a group of top notch session musicians in 1980, noticed there was still time on the clock after they had finished their work for a popular network television show. Making good use of precious moments, the band recorded an exuberant track that's quintessential 80's with a timeless and positive message. It's about love, desire and that bass line. Don't fight it.

Chicago's AL & TONE are back with 2 dancefloor burners on this new 7". AL kicks things off with the groovy disco instrumental "TSUNAMI" while TONE tackles the under the radar Afro boogie jam "SUNBURN". Both tracks should garner major spins and further solidify their rep for quality.

Official limited 300 copies reissue of the rare Blow Up records release of the Italo masterpiece Pink Footpath by Loui$. Originally released in 1985 and here officially remastered and released for the first time with original artwork and full picture sleeve under license of Gianni John' Tirelli. On the A side is Magic Dance and on the flip side the instrumental version of the track Pink Footpath' that with its analogue bassline , synths and mediterranean guitar riffs become a must to have and one of the most played tunes in Ibiza / New york / Chicago crossing the Italo disco and disco borders.

I had just opened "Click Records", my record label in the center of Milan, a short walk from CBS. Was in the '80s and in my office there was a constant coming and going of artists, many young talents at the first experience, others already well under way and some who later became famous as Pino Mango and Eros Ramazzotti - with which I composed the song "Un Amico" who later won St. Vincent festival catapulting him to the Sanremo Festival.

One day appeared to me a certain Luigi Fregapane (aka Louis) with a demo by himself produced in Turin. I listened to the track several times, and with a smile to him I gave my OK for that song sketched by hand.

The voice of Louis was amazing, and his dowry of guitarist eclectic and very personal was evident . I phoned Alberto Radius and booked a few days of studio to produce the track we later called "Magic Dance". Once the A side was done , I personally decided to work on a remix to which I gave the name "Pink Footphat" after being delighted observing an infinity of pink flowers covering like a carpet the street I was walking through in Milan.' Gianni Tirelli

Limited edition hand-numbered gatefold PocketPac CD - incl. 3 exclusive special edits by Musumeci & Olderic.

Olderic and Musumeci, whose friendship and close alliance is layering on their deep passion for electronic music, are stepping up to compile and mix the sixth instalment of Compost Records' Black Label Series DJ mix compilation. Both artists steadily and successfully shaping and contributing a modern, forward thinking approach of dance music and club culture - made in Italy.

Olderic, heading from Venice, is resident DJ at one of the most influential underground clubs in Italy - CirQ - where he's got a perfect platform to shape his unique style as a DJ but also gaining invaluable inspiration for his own productions. His 'Alma EP' released on Compost Black in 2015 as well as his recent remix for Musumeci & The Element and a soon to be released collaboration with Peter Pardeike (both for Connaisseur) are state of the art house music and received support by the likes of Mano Le Tough, Âme, Laurent Garnier, Tale Of Us or Ewan Pearson to name a few. Whereas Sicily based Musumeci, also part of the project Human Machine - making big waves with their '146 EP' these days, is one of the masterminds behind the superb Italian underground label Engrave Ltd - and a top notch DJ of course!

This being said, we are more than happy that Olderic & Musumeci now teamed up to compile and mix the next chapter of our Black Label Series. The duo did a superb job digging the crates and putting their favourite tunes of our rich and eclectic catalogue into motion. Paying attention to the labels recent years true highlights as well as adding some of their personal secret weapons in form of Musumeci & Olderic Special Edits - now exclusively available as part of the compilation for the first time. Olderic and Musumeci drawing a very personal picture and show how to shift from more leftfield and disco tinged territories to modern House, Techno and beyond to otherworldly regions of dance music with this fluent yet diverse mix which is touching all the right spots and senses - on and off the dancefloor!

Introducing Felix Leifur, Dirt Crew's latest discovery, an all new, raw and savvy talent from Reykjavík, Iceland. Reykjavík has a population of just over 120,000, so the disco, hip hop and soul sampling, house music community that Felix rolls with is pretty tight knit, giving him a unique and inspired perspective on the sound. Remixing is friend of the label, Manchester's Hidden Spheres. After breaking through on our 'Deep Love 10' compilation, he went on to drop his 'Waiting' EP last summer on 'Distant Hawaii' (the dreamy offshoot of 'Lobster Theremin'). On the A, 'Berg Toppur', is a dance floor workout, a sublime balance of shimmering rhodes and vibrant arps with slamming organic percussion. 'Giving' is a spirited and warbling cut, crooning vocals and gritty horn blasts punctuate it's steady groove and loose live clap. This one's got open air written all over it. On the B-side, 'The Sunday Club' is a eclectic and somewhat eccentric jam, samples from across decades, weave together to create something altogether new. Next up, Hidden Spheres' Rocky Top' remix of 'Berg Toppur' eases in with a casual vibe, steamy drums, and a no-nonsense bass line set the pace, while the arps and elated vocals from the original sweep and soar, building to a feverish peak of sun-scorched bliss. Finally, 'Wait' sets the mood with a dusty jazz piano refrain and a strutting groove, before bringing the playful yet punchy trip home with a solid head-nodding bass line. Felix Leifur's diverse ear and distinct style gives 'The Sunday Club' EP the perfect blend of breezy summertime spirit and serious night club heat.

As they did on their last release, Hell Yeah once again look to offer new takes on some of their excellent recent album projects here. This new EP finds four producers tackling tracks from Tempelhof's blissful and beautiful, ambient and slo-mo work alongside Gigi Masin, namely 2014's Hoshi. Those producers are Ptaki, Balearic Gabba Sound System as well as label regular Luminodisco and the legendary Reverso 68.
First up is fast rising The Very Polish Cut-Outs artist Ptaki, who with his remix offers up a seductive and sombre number with lazy chords, gently swaying drums and a subtle Balearic feel. Dreamy vocals complete the picture, but buy the EP digitally and you will also get a bonus instrumental. Then comes the label's in house and off kilter production team, Balearic Gabba Sound System, who flip 'Buena Onda' into a deep cut bit of sunset disco with glowing arps, elastic drums and sweeping string sounds in typically stylish fashion. It's all very romantic and sun kissed and that continues with Reverso 68 aka long time Balearic stars Pete Herbert and Phil Mison. Their take on Red Venus is one that slowly builds in stature, with plenty of lush pads, cute stabs and percolating drums that really lift you up.
Lastly, Hell Yeah regular Luminodisco gets a little more broken up and experimental with his dishevelled but soulful sounding version of My Velvet Book It's slouchy like a hip hop record, but overall, like a modern take on Don Carlos.Supported by Test Pressing, Lexx, Leo Mas, Justin Vandervolgen, Phil Mison, Pete Gooding, Kenneth Bager, Kito Jempere, Akirahawks, DJ Hendrix, Andy Wilson, Hugh Herrera, Chida, Reza Athar, Tensnake