House News

Hell Yeah, this time in collaboration with DJ Ralf's Laterra Recordings, is a label you can always rely on to come up with some interesting musical projects, and that is exactly the case here: the Italian outlet's next releases are two Balearic tinged remixes of a popular Italian chant, Bella Ciao, by Brooklyn troupe Underground System released on a 12" and a 10" vinyl, remixes come from Leo Mas & Fabrice, and stunning artwork by Andrea Amducci inspired by Guttuso's Funerale di Togliatti.
This new project came about after Leo Mas played the afro-beat original cover on his Boiler Room set in Ibiza and made it a bonafide Balearic nu-classic, legend Alfredo loved it so much he requested a copy, which lead the label to get official rights for its release.
Originally, Bella Ciao is actually a partisan Italian song created during the civil war that is a hymn of freedom and resistance.
Here it is flipped into two tantalisingly feel good disco anthems by Leo Mas & Fabrice, one with vocals and one all dubbed out.
Leo Mas is a true legend, who was there at the start of the Ibiza revolution in the 80s.
He played at Amnesia with Alfredo and since has pioneered a house and Balearic sound on many different labels.
Fabrice is another Italian with long standing disco roots who, along with Leo and Andrea Gemolotto, was part of La Magica Triade and now releases/remixes on labels like Is It Balearic, Golf Channel, Music For Dreams
The vocal version is full of gentle tumbling toms, cute guitar riffs and rolling bass. The exquisite vocal chants up top add plenty of joyous vibes to the already summery beats and then it just rolls and rolls, making you shake your behind and swing your hips as it goes. The dub version is deeper and more low slung, with more emphasis on the drums and the elastic, lazy grooves.

To accompany the release of Especial's compilation mix CD, "Eleccio" - offering of a snapshot of the first 9 EPs on the label - a limited edition sampler EP is being released featuring 4 unreleased remixes from the label's roster to date. Ever since the first white labels appeared at the end of Summer 2013, (Emotional) Especial has had a busy release schedule, putting out music that are a slightly warped take on club music. Mixing the influences of dub, electro, disco, proto-house, house and techno, a feeling, a sound, a vibe has appeared without any preordained plan. With the release of EES10CD - a DJ meets studio compilation mix created by label mainstay and handyman, Jamie Paton - to mark the end of first series of the label, it was decided to included a couple of specal unreleased remixes to add a bit of new with the old in the mix. To that end this limited edition vinyl sampler was created to include the two remixes, plus
the inclusion of another two gems that simply needed to see the light of day. First is the alternative "Member" remix of Inhalt by Black Merlin - a strings meets leather bar club-dub-out that takes things deeper and darker than before. This is followed by Jamie
delivering his own take of Khidja's massive Mustafa, with a warped, swamped out dub. Next is another mix from Cage & Aviary of their pals, Blancemange. Brooding low-slung rerub dub
anyone Finally there is a very special remix by Khidja of The Ganges Orchestra. Reissued on Emotional Rescue in 2013, this special remix takes the vocal mantra of the original and
creates a balearic-raga tale that perfectly rounds off Especial to date.

Second outstanding release on ARCHIVIO FONOGRAFICO's sub label BORDERLINE EDITIONS ! Limited remastered official re-issie originally out on the legendary S.P.Q.R. label LIMITED 300 COPIES ON STANDARD BLACK VINYL / PICTURE COVER LIMITED SUPPLIES / 1st copies only on colored vinyl One of the most electronic italo records ever made. Originally a tribute for the Cellophane club in Rimini.

Disco Deviance is coming straight outta Chicago for their latest release as legendary DJ and edit supremo Rahaan wields the blade on two lost disco classics.

Proceedings kick off with the looped up Chicago-style boogie of 'Make Me Whole', a groove that is 100% guaranteed to work the dance floor.
While over on the flip, Rahaan digs even deeper into the crates and comes up with 'Shut Up & Rock Me' an absolute dance floor bomb of a cut!
Lovingly edited and re-mastered for modern floors.


Enjoy the music!

The brainchild of respected Japanese DJ Yoku, A Hundred Birds is an ambitious live collective, performing across Japan since 1996. Already a popular festival orchestra, the group got a taste of international success in the year 2000 when overseas debut "Batonga" was released on Francois Kevorkian's Wave Music. Fronted by Yoku, who acts as conductor at live shows and keeps the set running continuously like a DJ mix, the band perform an engaging mixture of covers and original material.
DISCOvery is a joyful collection of extended cover versions based on the definitive 'club mixes' of the 70's and 80's, characterized by sublime horn and string arrangements, virtuoso musicianship and a tangible sense of fun. Best described as a devoted tribute to the golden age of disco music, DISCOvery sees A Hundred Bird's talented players and singers effortlessly tackling a selection of truly iconic records. It's time to party: Japanese style.

About two years ago Sonar Kollektiv released Marlow's first 12inch. The funky sparkler inviting everybody to bop along, Backroom' (SK265) soon became a stable club hit and got airplay on all respectable radio stations all around the globe (f.e. Gilles Peterson's Worldwide show on BBC Radio 6 Music). The song with the distinctive voice of Pete Josef still works perfectly as proven by this year's Sonar Kollektiv's (limited) Record Store Day release. Two brand new remixes give wings to Backroom' and transport the track a second time to all the dance floors where hips are swayed lasciviously. No less a figure than the Hamburger allround entertainment machine Erobique takes the track to task and puts you with his Maxi Mix in a cheerful mood in an infectious way. A tiny bit more restrained is the Super Disco Dub remix by Alex Barck and Marlow. Supremely sensitive the bassline played by Christoph Kaiser works its way sluggishly into the groove until the keys by Erobique - in this version as well - take lead. Everything leads to Marlow's debut album, coming this June!

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FX Drums, please! A funky fresh EDITAINMENT 12 from Tiger & Woods' latest siblings Boe & Zak. 'Loop For Love' is an epic Henry-Street-disco-house track with soaring strings and an instantly captivating vibe. This will haunt you for months. 'Kiss My Cologne' is a dubbed out drum workout that's laden with FX and is a useful tool. On the flip 'Unstoppable' is a disco rap cut up with an additional bonus trip . You've been warned!

Official 2014 re-issue ! LIMITED 300 COPIES ON STANDARD BLACK VINYL / LIMITED SUPPLIES / TImeless record released in 1983 anticipatng the sound of the next decades and still sounding extemely actual !

We continue our tribute journey, now we bring in Oscar winning and Dance Hall Of Fame awarded Giorgio Moroder, the man behind such classic tracks with Donna Summer (I Feel Love), Irene Cara (Flashdance) and a number of great film scores such as American Gigolo, Scarface and Midnight Express big support from Dimitri From Paris, Headman, The Glimmers, Simon Lee, Ajello, Ilya Santana and many moore..

Ilija Rudman has a passion for disco, pure analogue disco at that with buckets of soul to boot.
For over 10 years he's been producing bonafide dance music which has seen him team up with the likes of Mark E, Chaz Jankel, Steve Kotey, The Revenge and Greg Wilson amongst others with releases coming via Rong Music, Under the Shade, Bear Funk and Tirk labels.
Here we see Ilija bring a 3 tracker to the table for the KAT imprint which brings somewhat of a change in direction for them as these are not re-edits or reworks but original tracks.
'Just Remember' is a sultry Summer time Disco house melter which oozes all that's good about dance music... Fender rhodes, laid back guitar licks, strings and a groove that glides along effortlessly throughout but it's the ever so subtle dreamy soulful feel to this track that makes it really shine through.
On the flip both tracks take on a slightly more uptempo House feel but the analogue sound continues...
'Never Forget' really is all about the hooks...staccato guitar licks and a rhythm section that's more solid than your average breeze block. And 'Once and 4 all' ending things on a high with a breathy pad lead track that delivers on all fronts.
Iliya's studio has taken 3 years to build and consists of 15 years of collecting studio gear all based around the MCI 542 D Series console from 1981. Fully restored, this is the hub to the whole operation which also has EMT compressors and limiters, 25+ synths including Moog, Prophet and Oberheim and a huge rack of drum machines and samplers.
Ilija Rudman returns!

Here at Bearfunk we have been pretty busy as of late... it was a casual visit to Geneva just like any other. We had just finished a buzzing set and soon after we found ourselves talking to a five bearded academic types. It turns out they were a bunch of theoretical physicists out on a cosmologists night out. They work them hard at CERN and that day the Large Hadron Collector had been a real beast... rebooting five times before lunch. They were pissed off and needed a new challenge. We offered them a job on the spot and they promptly moved to our London HQ working on a wage of tea, vinyl and Nandos. We set them a challenge... Build us a time machine! They started soaking up all those Bearfunk-groove-boson particles and..., you know what They did it!! A Time machine of our own.

Our first task, jump back in time to 1985 and retrieve us something really cool. Set controls to the Manhattan office to Celluloid Records. Fresh from their hit with Herbie Hancocks "Rockit", spearheading rap with Fab Five Freddys "Change The Beat" and Afrika Bambata stompers the legendary label is preparing to release the debut album from NYC-Paris emigre Lord Funk.

The album is prepped and ready to go with a release date. It's a cornucopia of mid 80s sounds. Disco, Hip Hop, Rare Groove, Deep Boogie and foot-tapping funk. We manage to hijack a shipment of the records on the way from the plant to the record distributors and bring them back to 2016. We are ecstatic but Celluloid Records are furious. Celluloid never gets to release the record and its existence slips into music legend. We however find ourselves in the 2016 future sitting on a stack of LPs which represent one cool sound from 1985. Surely just what time machines were invented for.

Alas this story doesn't have a happy ending. As we were beaming the last batch of master tapes... the ones containing the Larry Levan remix of Bad Day and the Jean-Michel Basquiat artwork for the album sleeve... things went terribly wrong. A stray chicken bone fell into the spacetime-continuum-field-generator and our beloved time machine imploded, never to be seen again. The remaining mixes and artwork were lost too. However it's not all bad as we at least had the batch of vinyl of the Global Warming LPs. Which we proudly present you, new sleeve and all, for sale in 2016.

Renowned electronic music duo Ogris Debris from Vienna is releasing its debut album! On "Constant Spring" they manage to keep a balance between vigorous house music, electronic pop and playful musicality.

The title says it all: spring fever, constant euphoria and a pioneering spirit are leaving a lasting impression and induce a longing for endless repetition. But the 12 multi-layered tracks do not only feed bold dance hedonism to the listener, they furthermore lure into a world of double meanings, depth and substance.

"Giant Stabs", as the opener is called, is a full-blown house anthem, setting the pace with massive synths and samples. This mood is carried on by more irresistable piano chords in tracks like "Racer" or "April Fool" and the driving synth-techno of "Midnight". In between those we find enchanting dancefloor pop hits like "Brainfreeze" or "Beyond The Wall" as well as the Latin-tinged stomper "Lazer Gun" and the sweet and bubbly final track "Sometimes".

There is also room for the rumbling funk of the successful album precursor "See The World" (check the video!) and the acid-soaked "Lie Cheat Steal" with its intriguing choir and lyrics, all the while showing the impressive range and depth of this album. To complete such a blooming variety we are treated to a revamp of their timeless onomatopoeic club hit "My Miezekatze" and the dubbed-out chords and rolling beats of "Nebula".

Just like their label mates Dorian Concept and Cid Rim, Ogris Debris are never at a loss for catchy melodies embedded in formidable harmonic structures and very individual sounddesign to form a precise and idiosyncratic language. Among their most unique features are the inventive use of voices, sampling and synthesis. They enmesh the listeners with hooklines and clever yet poetic lyrics, all the while tearing down the dancefloor with muscular and elaborate beats.

Ogris Debris are sometimes compared to acts like Nôze or dOP, but if you ask the guys they will rather cite Frank Zappa, Pharrell Williams, Queen, DJ Koze, Jamie Lidell, Matthew Herbert, Modeselektor, Four Tet or Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys as influences.

And now Ogris Debris are ready to make the big leap forward - forget about summer, autumn and winter, 2016 is the year of "Constant Spring"!

Opolopo first hove into view for many as the man behind the genre-crossing house remix of Gregory Porter's '1960 What', a tune that finished in the Top Ten of many DJs in 2012. Labeled future jazz by some, it's only a minor part of the Opolopo story which spans genres like a musical suspension bridge.

Opolopo was born Peter Major in Zirc, Hungary, a short drive away from the beautiful tourist spot Lake Balaton, but spent a large part of his childhood touring around with his keyboardist father, listening to the fusion sounds of Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber, Jean-Michel Jarre and Tomita, while finally ending up in his current residence of Sweden. It's little wonder he's ended up where he is.

His work, both on remixes and original productions is imbued with a life spent listening to the soul, funk, jazz and fusion of his youth. Yet, while clearly inspired by the past, Opolopo's work still has enough clank and clamour to suggest its feet are still firmly in the present, whether it's channeling the sound of a 21st century D-Train, dark, fathoms-deep house or doom-laden dubstep. His reworking of St Germain's 'Sure Thing' suggests someone inheriting Ludovic Navarre own jazz-house crown, while 'Treat You' by Omar is underpinned by all sorts of wonkiness while Omar takes care of the topline. His remix and production work has appeared on JVC Japan, Tru Thoughts, Warner Bros, Tokyo Dawn and, of course, Z Records.

'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 mega mix 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 1 of a comprehensive journey in the essence of Chicago House Music, featuring forgotten gems, future classics, highly sort after originals and obscure edits.







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Smilax Records presents Motel K Love Connection, a double cd with relaxing rhythm so you can spent a romantic San Valentine with good music.

CD: 1Relax & Wellness
01. Santorini
02. Venus
03. Incanto
04. Balkan
05. Piano 11
06. People Smile
07. Easy
08. New Africa
09. Tipitone
10. La nuit
11. Illumination
CD: 2 Goody Goody
01. Flowers
02. Stars
03. Jazz that funk
04. Assurdite
05. India House
06. Tango del sol
07. Tom Tom Town
08. Thailandia
09. London Party
10. Bolero 2016
11. Ocean Deep
12. Shakya

In 2016, the new Breakbot version 'one plus one' (Breakbot + Irfane) will release a second album, Still Waters, a new assortment of southern sunrays, with swinging images of dancefloors filled with guys in flowing trousers and bare-shouldered young girls. For this occasion, Breakbot and Irfane followed a well-oiled formula. They each cook-up outlines of rhythms and melodies that the two boys then modify, complete and prolong to reach a final draft. For Still Waters, which also contains 13 tracks, Breakbot have nonetheless tried out a few new moves: unlike the previous album, this one is more of a matrix with intricate workmanship, carved out with the help of old analogue machines rather than softwares. Some of these tracks were also happy accidents from improvisation sessions, ricochets of voices and chords born of old-school jamming sessions. Thirteen bouncy acts with Stevie Wonder and the Motown crowd in the background, spouts of funk and disco on a well-trodden dancefloor. Crafty ideas whipped-up in a vintage outfit with techno vibes and futuristic accelerations creating a perfectly current soundtrack. Tomorrow's retro. With Still Waters, Breakbot introduces its new head along with a new uniform. With the help of art director Philippe Jarrigeon, the guy wearing short shorts and knee-high socks has become a character in a cocktail coloured costume, like a Florida prince. Image on music.

Taken from 'Off Track Vol. 3', 'Tin Top' provides yet another reminder of why Kon is revered almost as much for his music knowledge and record collection as he is for his production skills. A party disco belter, Kon's subtle edit of 'Tin Top' simply can't miss on the dance-floor thanks its infectious groove and fun lyrics. In Pt.2, the story takes a darker turn, while the track just keeps on grooving.
12' vinyl for the first time, exclusively for RSD 2016, strictly very limited!

Serge born in Russia came to the USA in the late 80s, got heavily in hiphop and digging in the crates for breaks and loops as well as production under dj supreme one moniker. He worked with such industry's heavyweights as Masta Ace, Edo G, Guru and many more. Serge is an avid vinyl collector of soul, funk, jazz, disco, boogie. Loads of good music is to come from Serge Gamesbourg.

Back in soviet times when the official local music market was controlled by the biggest record monopoly in history "Melodiya", many local musicians who wanted to express themselves in actual form, released tapes themselves and spread it through a big underground market network called "Magnitizdat" (short of Magnetic Tape Release). It began in the 60s with soviet rock movement and illegal copies of foreign music which got through border with tourists, seamen and diplomats. In the late 80s you could find there many different shades of music from underground protest rock, post punk, avant-garde to a lot of electronic pop, local kind of italo disco and dj's mixtapes with a personal rap on top of it. Plus Seven Records begins a sublable series of remastered edits which narrate about dance part of this story.

Brame (Tiarnan Mc Morrow to his parents) is an upcoming young producer from Sligo/Ireland. The 20-year old is on the run to spread his music and we honestly believe that he deserves to be heard. Having lined up EP's on Saft, Morris Audio and Deep Down Slam as well as his current EP on Dirt Crew with his buddi Halo and remixes for Washerman and many others to come it's just a matter of time for him to be recognised the way he deserves it.

Monster sampler taken from Midnight Riot Vol 5 with an added bonus track from the man of the moment Late Nite Tuff Guy with "Being In Love" alongside 3 other killer tracks.

RUNNING UP THAT HILL (Heavy Disco Edit) Freshly remastered, this Kate Bush classic get's an airing again. This edit has been a mainstay of many a dj's playlist over the years. It's a deep, throbbing, psychedelic monster groove with added keyboards and efx over one of the strongest edits to have come out in a long time. Essential.

Youth Stand Up! is a collaborative recording project between Glasgow's Green Door Studio, Lebeha Drumming Center in Hopkins, Belize, and the Tafi Cultural Institute based in Tafi Atome, Ghana. The results of the collaboration are this nine track album released on Autonomous Africa . All proceeds from the Youth Stand Up! album sales will be split between Tuteme Band, Belize and Tafi Cultural Institute's fund to build their recording studio and cultural centre. There will be two 12"s released in late 2015 / early 2016 featuring remixes of tracks from the album by JD Twitch, Midland, Auntie Flo and Hodge. The 12"s will eau also include an additional bonus track recorded at the original sessions.

The aim of the project was to see what would happen if young musicians from opposite sides of the world were given the opportunity to cook up a musical melting pot of West African, Caribbean, and contemporary Glaswegian music. When Green Door Studio's Emily MacLaren approached JD Twitch from Optimo Music/Autonomous Africa with the idea of an international album project involving musicians spread across three different continents he said he would happily release the results.

The studio recruited a total of 11 young musicians from Glasgow bands such as Golden Teacher, Whilst, Psychic Soviets, and Froth to work with 7 young Ghanaian musicians making Hiplife and Borborbor music and 5 young Belizian musicians from Tuteme Band, who played traditional Garifuna music at Lebeha Drumming Center. The Glaswegian musicians came from a variety of musical backgrounds including electronic music, post punk, and free jazz, with the youngest still studying music at school.

While Ghana's rich history of Highlife music is well documented, the traditional Borborbor music of the Volta region, where Tafi Atome is situated, has not been given much exposure. And in Belize, the traditional rhythms of the Garifuna Afro Caribbean community fuse ancestral West African roots with Latin American energy. The Ghanaian and Belizean musicians, whilst practicing traditional BorBorBor and Garifuna rhythms, also shared a strong passion for Jamaican Dancehall and international Hip Hop.

After two years of playing in multiple venues in Paris and across France, Mawimbi is now a label. MWB001 is a 4-tracker 12 inch record and 9-track digital compilation focusing on various expressions of the afro-centric musical influence in modern club music.

Early support by Sound Pellegrino, Acid Arab, Cottam, Noema, DJ Zhao!, Joakim, Zaltan, Murlo, Lil' Mike (Birdy Nam Nam), Imhotep (IAM), Auntie Flo ...

Kosmische Musik von 1973: Neuauflage mit großzügigem Bonus und ausführlichen Linernotes.

Die Wiederveröffentlichung dieses erstmals 1973 erschienenen, von Klaus-Schulze-Fans sehr gemochten Albums erfolgt als attraktiv designtes 2CD-Digipak mit dem 50-minütigen Bonustitel "But Beautiful", der live 1977 in der Brüsseler St.-Michael-Kathedrale aufgenommen wurde, und ausführlichen Linernotes in einem 16seitigen Booklet. Wie das deutsche Magazin "Flash" 1974 befand, handelt es sich bei "Cyborg" um "das konsequenteste Album, das je unter der Rubrik 'kosmische Musik' erschienen ist". Als Grund dafür gibt Schulze selbst die Verwendung von Orchester-Tapes an, ähnlich wie er das bereits zuvor bei "Irrlicht" (1972) getan hatte. Mit dem Unterschied, dass ihm für "Cyborg" bessere Bänder zur Verfügung standen. Diese zerschnitt er in kleine Portionen und verstreute sie wie ein Gewürzmittel über die - damals - vier LP-Seiten

Maroon 5 continue their journey into perky, mainstream pop feel good territory. This time they adopt a reggae beat for summer radio. It is all cheerful, upbeat and fun to hear, and with these remixes you'll definitely be adding it to your daily rotation of music.
- 4 REMIXES + ORIGINAL
- EXTRA BONUS TRACK (PAYPHONE REMIX)
- HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL
- FULL COLOR LABELS
- BLACK SLEEVE

Great new reissue featuring three of the Stones' funkiest and most collectable tracks. Originally released as limited promo 12' versions on the band's own Rolling Stones Records label and now incredibly hard-to-find, these superb tracks showcase the rock gods' highly successful foray into the world of funk and disco. First up is 1976's 'Hot Stuff' which marked the start of The Stones' disco sound exploration - driven by a stupendously funky bassline accompanied by a heavy drum pattern, Mick Jagger breathes 'Hot Stuff! Can't get enough!' - we certainly can't! Next up is 'Dance', the ultra-rare instrumental version of 'If I Was A Dancer' which only ever appeared on the 1981 promo 12'. With brass stabs, DJ-friendly breaks, tweaky animal noises and lolloping basslines, this is seriously killer. On the flip, we have the band's first ever dance remix, the spectacular eight minute extended version of 'Miss You', a hypnotic disco burner with mesmerising harmonica, compulsive guitar, beautifully smooth electric piano and of course Jagger's signature falsetto 'oohs'. A must have for Stones fans and disco junkies alike!

The land of Blah Blah comes again with another very strong package of classy originals and very special edits from the anonymous Balearic boffins. Opens with 'Compass Smokers', a classic from the early eighties, originally made by U2 producer Daniel Lanois and played by Ibiza legend Alfredo. KBE have edited it into a dubby melting pot, repeating the Grace Jones-style chorus, adding Wally Badarou-esque keys and bang you have a winner for the 2015 dance floor. 'Not Med Theny is an original KBE-discovered hidden gem - a beautiful sunset tune with hints of some famous Balearic artists as the title suggests - the perfect DJ secret weapon oozing pure class and beauty with its melodic jazzy guitar and emotional keys bringing back memories of Jose Padilla at Cafe Del Mar in the early 90s. Flip over for 'Paris In Reeed' edited by JM, an Italian with many releases under his belt. Theatrical and Balearic at the same time, the instantly recognizable and hooky accordion blends with newly added dynamic beats to make a futuristic Balearic classic. Closing this value-for-money package is 'Balearic Generation', a perfect Swedish groover recently rediscovered bt Malmø's Wild Life crew but here extended, looped and edited by the mysterious Mr Riolo. Limited vinyl - don't sleep ...

2015 was another great year for Z Records, a year that saw the release of the new artist album from Opolopo, the Joey Negro compiled Le Freak - a tribute to the sound of Chic, 90's House & Garage and the long awaited Supafunkanova Vol.2 alongside Sean P.
Z Records is starting 2016 in similarly strong fashion with the follow up to Remixed With Love. It's been over two years since the first instalment which topped many sales charts on its release so now the remixes that made up that album have been heard on house and disco dancefloors around the world ever since, it's time for Volume 2. So allow us to present 20 more reworkings of classic soul, funk, disco and boogie tracks from the likes of Grace Jones, Robert Palmer, Cheryl Lynn, The O'Jays, Gwen McCrae, George Benson and many more. Admittedly, we live in a world where remixes and edits of vintage dancefloor anthems aren't exactly hard to come by, in the same way that grains of sand aren't hard to come by on a beach. But where Soundcloud, Beatport et al heave under the weight of a gazillion bootleg offerings, many taking a dusty, scratched old 12-inch or a dodgy MP3 as their starting point, Remixed With Love is a little different. Not only is the man with one of the most legendary record collections in the game guaranteed to dig deeper than most, every track you hear has been (re)created using spanking new analogue transfers of the original multi-track tapes, with the full consent and co-operation of the copyright owners. Which means not only are you getting the best possible sound quality, the creators of the original tracks are getting paid too - as they damn well should be. These multi track tapes also uncovered elements that were not used in the original mixes so Joey has incorporated some of these never before heard parts such as the Grace Jones aerobic workout instruction.

Putting an album like this together is no easy feat, as Dave himself explains in the extensive liner notes that accompany this package. First, you have to get permission from the copyright owners to undertake the project at all - which can in itself entail hundreds of emails and phone calls. Then you have to track down the original tapes - when many may have been recorded over, lost or simply destroyed - and convince the label archivists to get them digitised. And that's before you even start on the remixing... which is when you find half the parts are missing, or you can't foreground that killer piano lick you wanted to because the original was recorded live in the studio and the piano track has the bassline bleeding all over it. The title of this album is extremely appropriate, because for Mr Lee this definitely has been a labour of love!


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Not much is known about Manchester based producer Belly, his online profile merely states 'Live artist & vocalist from the UK'. What we do know is that he releases records on his own imprint 'Belly Dance UK' and that the 3rd instalment in this series (produced by LA's Seth Cobblepot) is yet again hard hitting and dark.
Following on from the previous 2 records, featuring Timothy J Fairplay & Headman respectively, he has invited 2 more underground powerhouses, Brassica & Thinnen, to contribute their takes on his new EP simply entitled 'Water'
The original track follows the same Dark breakBeat theme that runs through the first 2 records , powerful vocals floating over layers & layers & LAYERS of synth parts that bring something new to the mix with every single listen. Thinnen's remix keeps similar themes but adds the kind of break drums that DJ Shadow would have been proud of. Then in comes Brassica who completely turns the record on its head with a completely overcharged, 90's acid remix that unfolds into a killer bass and breakbeat drop. A guest remix from Gummerson completes another re-fined record from camp Belly.

Trying to go deeper with this one, the feature cut is a transformation of disco tune into a jacking house groove with techno sensibilities, can be played on a huge system in a techno set and sound right, and the rest is exploration.
Rare controversy era prince with gary numan keys, a 90 second piece from liaisons dangeruses' first project CH BB transformed into a monster, and a 1980 jam from sci-fi rockers chrome revisioned.

Debut release on RON TRENT's new MUSICANDPOWER label. Two tracks of deep, spiritual Chicago house in RON's distinctive style that blends jazz and African rhythms. Hand stamped white labels.

Our dance floor shattering collection returns once again as Trash The Wax # 3 lands & leaves a trail of raised hands along the way.
The vinyl taster picks four of the best from the latest compilation and kicks things off with a collaboration between our very own boy wonder Chris Massey and Homoelectric's Will Tramp to deliver Red Room Disco. It's a full on sweat box banger with big wobbly bass, diva style vocals and drops that gives a tip of the hat to the aforementioned Manchester club night for twisted sleazy people. Former 2020 Soundsystem chap Julian Sanza turns in The French Mistake which sounds a bit more Italian than its Parisian name. With a solid low end stomp partnered by snappy percussion, hypnotic synth stabs & soaring strings, this is one to file under perfect mood setter.On the flip, Tromso's Kohib drops Talk To Me that sounds like the bastard lovechild from Optimo and Erol Alkan's (sadly missed) Trash night. With a Kraftwerk-esque vocal and raspy siren synth alongside a low slung murky bassline, it all adds up to the greatness!
Spiral comes from Seen On TV and is all kinds of Italo brilliance. Arp bassline Check. Stabby synths Check. Weird wonky honky-tonk pianos Check! This is definitely the kind of thing to drop in a set to catch them off guard and go down a wonkier route....Massive DJ Harvey vibes!



(4am at Homoelectric Mix)

Absolute classic modern soul from Breakwater, both tracks previously released sepaartely as 7' singles in 1980 but hard to find today. Original copies have exchanged hands for small fortunes

Acid house pioneer Jaime Read is one of the few UK artists who has had the dubious honour of being ripped off by Chicago house royalty. Never one to let this early setback hold him back, Jaime has gone on to an illustrious career, producing great music since the early nineties, and more recently in collaboration with legendary UK deejay Felix Dickinson under the name L.H.A.S. inc (Larry Heard Appreciation Society).
This 4 track solo EP sees him mastering a variety of styles.
The opener is a dreamy emotional R&B number called 'Is it Real What U Feel' which features a gorgeous vocal turn from Jaime himself.
'Kaanlile' floats a sumptuous melodica line over some mellow electro influenced acid. Deep cut 'Rolling Dreams' has slinky piano, soaring house strings, more vocals and strong ecstasy vibes. Finally, 'A Night In Shirley' closes out the ep in a beautiful boogie influenced, relentless but mellow groove. 

Another monster Italo Disco Classic on Fonogrammi Particolari !
The release is strictly limited to 300 12' vinyls, 150 colored copies plus 150 classic black vinyls.