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Since its inception in 2009 Slow Motion has set the standard for new wave of Italian dance music producers. With over 15 releases in the archive the Italo/Berlin based label is now about to drop it's first ever compilation; 'Italian Dance Wave'. Bringing together some of the secret weapons that label boss Franz Underwear has had tucked away in his record bag with brand new tracks from the likes of Clap Rules, Bottin and Riders of the Lost Arp this compilation packs a mighty punch with its 22 tracks. 16 of the finest cuts that have been causing damage on the dancefloor will also be released on vinyl alongside the CD and digi-pack versions.

80s Euro Disco Collection' ist die neue 2CD-CompilationSerie aus dem Hause ZYX Music. Die Mischung aus großen Hits der 80er Jahre, von den Stars der Euro Disco Szene, wie C.C. Catch, Silent Circle, The Twins, Mike Mareen, Fancy und den Raritäten dieser Zeit ist die Würze dieses Samplers.
Alle Titel gibt es in Maxi Versionen oder raren Remix Versionen. Weit über 2 Stunden bieten wir eine perfekte Reise in das große Jahrzehnt der Euro Disco Welle.

Disco is back! From Paris to Melbourne, Berlin or Athens, a new blend of 70s inspired disco sound is currently taking the dancefloors by storm with artists like Monika, L'Imperatrice or LeonxLeon, creating a stir on the international scene. Paying their dues to the pure form of Disco, these new artists, far from mimicking the cliches, are adding an unmistakable millennium twist to the genre. This is Disco 2.0

Juicy Fruit is as succulent as the name suggests - a feast of flavour served up by Dutch masters Kraak & Smaak. Their fifth studio album is one that sees them sonically revisiting the roots of their first releases, producing an organic and warm electronic disco and funk album packed with hot property collaborators including Mayer Hawthorne, Eric Biddines of Golden Rules, Parcels, Gallowstreet and Cleopold to name a few.

Effortlessly flitting between outright dancefloor boogie and meditative mellow moments it's a record that captivates the listener from start to finish, blending the timeless appeal of disco and electro with the best in indie dance and electronica.

Welcome to the first instalment of the new "Disco Diva Delights" series on Ambassadors Reception!

The compilation series will focus on one of the most important ingredients that is needed to make disco beautiful: the female vocals. Yes, we all know that mainstream disco divas have been featured and covered to death and you should also know by now that the Ambassador's Reception doesn't do mainstream.

So you won't find any Donna or Gloria here, my darlings. With that in mind, we decided to dig a little deeper and unearth some gems that you might know and some you might not. Compiled by veteran digger and DJ Stevie Kotey these nuggets have been tried and tested on the dancefloor, but will also provide perfect listening at home when you're ironing your flares for the weekend.

If this latest missive from Camp Nado is anything to go by, we're in for a scorching Summer. For the eighteenth (though mysteriously numbered 014) release on the Mancunian institution, Messers Moonboots and Boardman invite a cosmopolitan cast from France and, well, Yorkshire, to take us for a stroll through the surf. Hull's Renaissance man, Steve Cobby, takes centre stage on his label debut, collaborating with Leeds musician Rich Arthurs on the A-side epic 'Bushfarmer' before showcasing his skill at the mixing desk with a B-side remix of Penelope Antenna's sultry 'Tradewinds', which also appears in all its original glory.
Stretching languorously over the whole of the A-side, 'Bushfarmer' sees the Yorkshire duo harness the power cosmic at the heart of 'Transfer Station Blue' and 'E2-E4' to perfectly soundtrack the blazing embers of the setting sun. Over the course of a totally immersive ten minutes, the track transforms from a lone guitar to a widescreen symphony of kosmische psychedelia, slowly buildingthrough nebulous FX, frazzled sequences and skittering rhythms. As we head into the second half of the opus, the guitar drops out and the track drifts along in a hazy soundscape, before taking us home with a low slung space disco groove. Epic in any sense of the word, this is one trip you can't afford to miss.
Aficionado present another debutante on the B-side, enticing Balearic royalty Penelope Antenna (daughter of Isabelle) to grace the label with the siren song of 'Tradewinds'. A coastal serenade awash with lapping waves and gentle cicadas, this horizontal jam seems to float in a heat haze, swaying gently to a laid back rhythm while sweltering keys and gentle chimes suggest an endless Summer. Reaching for the factor 50, Mr Cobby tops a drum box backbeat with buttery bass and smooth keys, pushing the vocal up in the mix to serve up a flavourful portion of Summery soul food. Adding discofied guitar, jazzy organ and a killer breakbeat as the track progresses, the Fila Brazilia man ensures his remix sizzles until the last seconds. Officially Aficionado.

Frisbee is in orbit again. it just landed to bring three individual magic people together. Dea with his casual nature and gift to hear out the unique. Albion with his intention to find all mindriving sounds in this galaxy and spAceLex with the vision of all people dancing together to the sound which is around us. Anybody have his own understanding of music but there is one way we ride together. On this way we found out what to do. Releasing obscure electronic disco from 1977 to 1980 with the special touch of virginity. The emotion and the power these tracks have, is indescribable. Now its time to jump on the Frisbee and slide through the universe.

Massive single sided and super limited 12 from across the pond !
A secret weapon in the hands of a select few of the worlds best Disco defenders, and now available on a one-off import special

From a basement studio in Hackney, East London comes PAYFONE's 2nd release on GOLF CHANNEL - QUARANTINE b/w PADRE, PRAY FOR US. Following on from 2014's extremely well received PARADISE heater, PAYFONE continue down a similar path for the A side QUARANTINE. Featuring once again 24 year old vocal powerhouse Louis Howard Jones, QUARANTINE is a semi auto biographical take on the hardships of a an underprivileged youth, set against a tough Phil Passera production that sounds more New York City 1984 than New Port County 2004 (Jones was born and raised in Cardiff). Cruising at 120 BPM, the dark funk guitar intro gives way to some heavy slap bass and deep synth that touches Michael Jackson's THRILLER before the direct and brutal vocals of Jones hit you right between the eyes.PADRE, PRAY FOR US is a bizarre Afro-Cuban inspired homage to Passera's Italian father Sergio ( who's telephone call can be heard on the songs intro). Featuring the lethal trumpet of former Cuban military private Eikel Venegas Hernandez, this instrumental takes you to the Pinata Party via downtown Lagos.

The infamous grey Secret Squirrel has landed and is ready to take over the woods.
Yet more nuts stuff for clubs from the anonymous rework maestros. Cut loud and built for maximum club use. Dance floor devastation is guaranteed!

Those notorious victims of session return to what we like to think of as their spiritual home, if not their physical one, with the brilliant Glow In The Dark EP, and if you thought Solomun and his neon nights were the only day-glow players in town it's time to think again as the SV boys slap on the luminous paint and head straight to the dancefloor.
First up we have Yes I Know which carries on where Good Intentions left off with their own inimitable blend of raw house, disco, soul and funk all put in the pot and stewed to perfection. We think this track is the epitome of a Session Victim DJ set with the vibe, energy and flow of a two hour party condensed into a very heady six and a half minutes of fun and frolics.
Next up we have Berlin young gun Max Graef in on remix duties, shaking things up in a Box Aus Holz style and fashion. He does a brilliant job retaining the vibe of the original but adds his own unique spin on it with a killer funked up bassline and fat groove for the floor.

Finally, we have title track Glow In The Dark, a classic SV-style filtering balearic beauty which unfolds over 7 minutes into a hand-raising, seratonin-boosting masterclass in modern-day lo-slung disco.

Too early to go home, too late to stay still... The award winning Future Disco series sets the tone for 2014 with a limited red coloured vinyl sampler taken from their seventh compilation 'Til The Lights Come Up. In this installment the Future Disco team highlight their pick of the year's freshest talent to feature on their rare and sought after releases.

Never before on vinyl Lukas starts the A side off with his piano led Narwhals exclusive that's an indication of the party nature of this release. Discotexas' Mirror People - Kaleidoscope remixed by Psychemagik has been an underground synth bubbler all year and its once again available on vinyl as part of this limited press.

On the flip the underground Germanic duo Chopstick & JohnJon have their amazing secret weapon highlighted thanks to a great vocal by Signal Jacker. Finishing off this collection of not to be missed tracks is an exclusive Future Disco edit of Tempelhof's Drake.

Quality loud-pressed reissue of 'It's On' by Wizard, an irresistible slab of ultra-rare bad-ass boogie from 1982. Hailing from Gastonia in North Carolina, the acclaimed and highly-collectible Chocolate Cholly's label produced a slew of top-class funk and boogie 12's and LPs in the early 80s and this is no exception. A rocking synth-laden dancefloor bomb boasting a truly sleazy squelching bass, slamming drums and a great vocal, the rarity of this hugely desirable track has pushed prices for the original sky-high. Grab a copy while you can - essential!

Hier Bahnsteig 23 Summer Smasher !! Bump bump bump beats, ethereal melodie. Oriental liebeslied. Etbonz bricht herzen. One sider, etcher. Cambodian Dream Peoples !!!

With our return to Lost Village now just weeks away, anticipation is running high amongst those in the know. As tribes from across the globe prepare to voyage into the land of the missing, it is music that truly guides the way. To help you on your journey, we can now reveal the brand new Lost Village album. 15 tracks, from artists who will be performing at this year's woodland gathering, carefully crafted into a musical story that will lead you deep into the heart of the forest.

Lizards are Lee Forster (1/3 Last Waltz) and James Hadfield (the mainstay of the Elizabeth Collective).
Taking over a full side, and clocking in at over 9 minutes, Anthemic understatement is a very difficult trick to pull of, but the deepness of feel here, coupled with the restraint shown in rhythm and melody, allows the track space to ebb, flow and truly get under the skin of the listener. It's one of those rare tracks that are as equally beautiful as they are danceable International Track lives up to it's name, seeing the North Eastern English producers channel the Japanese take on the Balearic sound as heard in productions by artists such as CosMes.Ironically, with his remix, Japanese based Max Essa lends a Euro Pop lilt to the track, softening the beats and adding delicate 80s digital melodies.

Albion gewinner verbindet Bahnsteig 23 !! Alle anderen ruhestand. Sieg B23 ! Vier edits ov linkes feld rillen groovers.
En Trance gitarre liebe wobble. Schwarzen Mer iz syncho kurio.
City People escape in der nacht wit psychedelischen power. Die Marinette Der Zeit ihnene sagen. Panzer Peoples Shuffle Sh

The return of Konigs Jonny 5 !

Vollkreis liebe. Deja-vu nein Beats in Balearic Space. Schlagen bass, guitar himmel. One more time !!! Sirup vocal, groove funk. Das ist Last Trrrrraaaaain. Late-night-romanzen Uh-O Uh-O Miami kilter schlagzeug. Eindringlichen refrain. BababaBASS !! Finale Grazie ist Slow Bodies. 100 bpm, Arp kopfes. Und weiter. Panzer Peoples Funk Esel !!!

More Pesky Japanese disco edits from the Last stable. Yume's revision of Rie's Yoru weaves delayed clavichord between Philly strings and conga breaks, then trips head first into a blast of euro beat via Billy Jean; Junko's Communicate channels the joy of early Madonna, macerated to feed the gulls on the Japan sea.

The elusive Essex Rascals strike once more, this time with a highly limited 45 featuring 2 party starting Hip Hop mash ups for the fun loving DJ's amongst us.
Simple, effective and familiar, not only will these 2 golden era flavoured jams do plenty of damage at the dance but they'll also put a smile on the face of even the most hardened ageing boy.

Back in 2013, Futureboogie released The Fade EP by Outboxx, a record that received critical acclaim from the who's who of music press, helping to propel Outboxx on the upward trajectory they've managed to maintain since those early releases. Unsurprisingly, Futureboogie are delighted to get the pair back for more.
Having developed their sound in the two years since, the pair has refined the raw ingredients of those records to show a combined maturity beyond their collective years. Previously the pair of producers (Matthew Lambert and Jake 'Hodge' Martin) have released music on respected independent imprints such as BRSTL, Idle Hands, Well Rounded Records and Local Talk; honing their analogue rich sound that touches on the hard edge of drum machine rhythms crafted by Hodge and the harmonic, jazz soaked embellishments from Lambert on Keys.
'Day One' opens with the sound of a string sample drifting behind warm drums to beautifully open up proceedings. As the track develops with an explosion of shuffling hi hats, the main hook enters with more than a nod to the classic Acid basslines of a 303, built to hypnotize dancers into the early hours with subtle simplicity.
The EP's title track 'Under The Lights' shows the pairs appreciation of Disco, with overdriven drums and a dotting bassline setting the feel. As the track develops, elements of Detroit enter the picture, with more string samples setting the key, and further allowing Lambert to contribute more of his signature Jazz licks as the track winds down to an unwanted close.
'Gift of Life' features the always-beautiful vocal contributions from long-term collaborator, Naomi Jeremy. Having featured on some of their most memorable releases to date, Jeremy's vocals again add a complexity often found in Jazz, but with the drum machine funk of 90's House; creating a sound that blurs the lines between sampling and original composition, uniquely, as only Outboxx can.
The record ends on the appropriately named 'Closing Titles', a track seemingly built to allow Lambert the opportunity to show his prowess and mastery of melody and harmony. Creeping basslines and warm chords mix with looped drum machine rhythms to wind down the release elegantly, showing the pairs versatility and understanding of each other's strengths.

Warner and Universal deliver 50 house tracks over 3CDs featuring early classics from Frankie Knuckles and Inner City right the way through to massive no 1's from Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) / Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me / The Tamperer - Feel It / Livin' Joy - Dreamer and many more. A great round up of all the best House tracks over the last few decades.

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.

Mike Simonetti's first solo release since 2011 is a huge departure from his Italians-era work and that label's sound in general. Mike has been DJ'ing around the world for almost 10 years and and these tracks are club ready. Mike has a residency at Bossa Nova Civic Club and broke the tracks there to wide acclaim, so he decided to name the song after his favorite club.

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Music For Dreams are proud to present the latest vinyl sampler of 'Mediterraneo - Rare Balearica Vol 1', their Leo Mas curated series of sought after Italian goodies!
Leo Mas says: "This third sampler of my 'Mediterraneo' compilation opens with 'U (I Dig You)' by Chrisma, a cover of 'Who' by Odyssey, a project from 1974 that saw Vangelis collaborate with Richelle Dassin and Robert Fitoussi and which only ever came out on 7". It was covered twice in 1977, once by Chrisma and also by Demis Roussous, with his 'I Dig You' version. Chrisma's cover was produced by Niko Papathanassiou, Vangelis' brother, and the version I choose is the Extended, found on side A of the original 12", a sexy and nocturnal funk disco suite that I love.
'The second track on side A of the sampler is 'Clouds Over Thin Paper' by Faust'O from his album 'Love Story' that came out in 1985. Faust'O is a great borderline artist, original and innovative, a true rebel. His first productions from the late Seventies have a sound between Berlin Bowie, Joy Division and the first dark new-wave.
'On the B side, I choose 'Blue Light', a track by Giorgio Li Calzi ft. Marconi Union. Calzi collaborated in his career with artists like Wolfgang Flür from Kraftwerk, Alexandre Balanescu and others and for this track he worked with Marconi Union from Manchester, true makers of a minimal English ambient sound, who also worked with Jah Wobble. 'Blue Light' is an emotional track with a great dreamy atmosphere that I loved at first listening, simply beautiful. With my partner Fabrice we did a version of 'Blue Light', the Androids Dream Remix. We chose this title because while working on it memories of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner came to us!", finishes Mas. Limited vinyl - don't sleep.

Previously unreleased. Webster Station was a demo session recorded for Warner Bros. in 1979. The demo was rejected for not being 'mainstream' enough for their label and the tape remained in an A&R office for over 3 decades. Family Groove has faithfully restored the original tape for release on limited edition vinyl. 300 copies only.

Few parents while away time at the school gates discussing analogue synthesizers, dusty drum machines, and obscure old records. Then again, few parents are quite as musically
decorated as Mark Evetts and Stuart Hobbs. Evetts, of course, has carved out a successful career as a globetrotting DJ/producer under the Mark E alias, delivering a string of killer albums and singles on such esteemed labels as Running Back, Spectral Sound, Golf Channel Recordings, ESP Institute and his own Merc imprint. As for Glasgow-raised Hobbs, he currently works as a producer out of his own SHONK studio in Oxford, having previously co-owned Crash Records in Glasgow, and appeared in all manner of weird and wonderful bands alongside former members of Teenage Fanclub, Superstar, Ride and Candyskins. As the duo got to know each other - and their shared musical interests - while waiting to pick up their respective fve year-old daughters from school, a plan began to form. They'd
get together in the studio to have some fun, indulging in 'an eclectic groove-driven forage into the wonky playing of frst takes'. They decided nothing was off limits except 'the
formula'. Thus, Quarry Hollow was born. The frst results of their musical partnership are presented on this fne debut EP for Leng.
It's a deliciously warm, fuzzy and off-kilter exploration that touches on numerous musical styles, whilst developing an endearing loose mix of krautrock guitars, heavy dub basslines, bongo-laden percussion and futtering synthesizer lines. 'The Path Of Tranquility', the EP's triumphant title track, sounds like an unlikely jam session between Tangerine Dream, Terry Riley, Can and The Idjut Boys - all picturesque synthesizer lines, attractive cyclical melodies, fuzzy guitar textures and rolling, organic percussion. It's utterly sublime. 'Long Slide' takes a drowsy, high-grade fuelled trip into Balearic dub territory, with aquatic funk guitars drifting in and out of a mix that wisely emphasizes the duo's heavyweight bass, live percussion and ghostly synthesizers. 'Masons Arms', on the other hand, tips a wink to low-slung post-punk rock, whilst at the same time maintaining one eye on the dancefoor via restless ercussion, Doors-style organ riffs and hazy, psychedelic electronics. Formula-free music from the margins: what's not to like

For its 4th release, Malka Tuti is welcoming J.A.K.A.M. to its ever-expanding family. Born in Tokyo Japan, J.A.K.A.M. has been been one of the leading figures developing the music scene in Japan from the early 90s as a DJ, producer and a band member. His wide variety of musical influences ranges from house, hip hop, drum&bass, techno, reggae, jazz, rock and world music. With combining these different styles of inspirations and tradition, he creates the most unique time and space on the dance floor, a kind of fusion of early tribal house (recording live instruments in the studio), world music with a pinch of shamanic spiritual vibes. On his ep for Malka Tuti he delivers 2 Original epic tunes, followed by a smokey dub version by Versatile Records boss Gilb'r and a total dance-floor smashing remix by Aussie prodigy - Dreems. The label is also stating: "This record will include a hand-printed silk-screen cover and will be limited to 400 copies", so don't sleep on it.

New label Akuba Records bringing you the very best in Deep, Cosmic, Soulful & Funky African Disco Music.
Their debut release includes 2 edits, the A side is going to tear up the dance floor for sure, it's an afro disco bomb, heavy drums, tight guitar licks with added keyboard stabs, some wicked brass and cool vocals, add some dubbed out effects and we have the perfect afro party tune.
The B side is a more laid-back affair, cosmic dubbed out afro disco with a very tropical feeling going on, plenty of acoustic and electric guitars, copious amounts of effects and ending with some jazzy piano, a true desert island disc and perfect hula dancing material.

Fabrizio Martina, the man behind Jolly Mare, is a champion turntablist, with a master degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Vibration Dynamics under his belt. He's currently a full time producer and DJ, taking part in festivals across Europe from Sonar to Harvey's Discotheque Stage at Bestival. A graduate of Red Bull Music Academy in New York, he has opened acts from Masters at Work to Roy Ayers, worked with the likes of Soul Clap and Thundercat, and has already been featured in the likes of Pitchfork, Mixmag and Okayplayer with his dream-like brand of cosmic disco and house.

Jolly Mare's debut album "Mechanics" was conceived as a conceptual journey through the mechanics of groove and the dynamics of love. Featuring dew-eyed disco jams, Jolly Mare takes you on aural journey through a blackhole of futuristic funk and fresh, twinkling midnight beats -complete with crunchy, choppy bass riffs and plenty of outerspace synth action. Nowhere is this more evident in album opener 'Hun' with its breezy, rolling pulse and 'Hungry Angry' with its slow laser descent into an earthy, gritty guitar groove.

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Em Vee, the Lumberjack of Love comes out of retirement and chops up some favorite pieces. From boogie to high tech soul to proper disco. Three killer cuts that cut the killer.