House News

Having previously had their music released on labels including BearFunk,
Is It Balearic, Electric Minds and Under The Shade, the Mushrooms
Project are already well known in the sleazy disco scene.
Italians Giorgio and Marco have been producing their blend of freaky mid
tempo weirdness since 2008 and have always aimed their music straight at
the late night party.
'Fly Away' is their debut release for Leng and, at 16 minutes, is as long as it
is mesmerising with it's lazy afro quality. Full of analog instruments; guitar,
bass, synths and percussive sounds create a dirty but unique window into
the unusual minds of the Mushrooms and has set the standard for their
future releases.
On the B Side, fresh from their recent 10' release for Leng, the 40 Thieves
return with a mix of 'Fly Away' that once again shows they are ones to
watch. Adding more of those warm sounds they up toughen up the beats
for a hypnotic late night dance foor epic.
Look out for long players from both Mushrooms Project and 40 Thieves later
in 2012...

Double ten inch pack edition of the debut release from Love Interest, a newly minted label from the Records enclave. Minneapolis based electroboogie crooner Nyteowl has been handed the honour of the debut release with the Prince-leaning "Love Of Mine", and this edition features remixes from both Brassica and Astro Chicken founder Hyboid. Given the nature of their output, both are perfectly placed to tease out the nuances of a 80s referencing electronic soul track and Brassica in particular excels, extracting gleeful new levels of texture out of the synth sounds with a truly twisted remix. Hyboid adopts an outer galactic electro poise reminiscent of his finest output on Astro Chicken, and if vocals aren't your thing, check the B-side of each ten inch slab for instrumental mixes.

Love Interest is a new label-shaped endeavour from some of the decision makers at Records sporting a broad international remit, and they launch in style with a triple format release! The honour of the maiden Love Interest release falls upon Nyteowl, an artist based in Minneapolis and perhaps inspired by that city's most famous son Prince Rogers Nelson. This seven inch picture disc edition contains only the original Nyteowl rendition of "Love Of Mine" - there are some tasty remixes on the other DJ friendly formats - and the track is a deliciously sultry slice of electronic soul with a notably 80s flavour. Check those big drums!

The classic 1996 Paperclip People album by Carl Craig gets remastered for a brand new 2012 edition on double LP. Spanking new Artwork too...! More info soon

Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco release an un-mixed compilation of their most popular disco reworks from the last few years put together with a number of super tasty never released before cuts exclusive to this format !!

Usual high standards are maintained as the pair lovingly tweak and rework some killer tunes into big-hitting dance floor bombs.
Many of these versions have featured in their DJ sets and mixes and are now exclusively available in this limited CD release.

IS IT BALEARIC continue to provide a steady supply of killer 12's !



Next release from Is It Balearic.. comes courtesy of Basel's nu disco wizards Pharoa Black Magic.

The track Amulet features the vocal talents of Peter Coyle of The Lotus Eaters. This is a mid tempo mellow electronic/Balearic pop groove.
Beautifully produced to create a sublime understated sunshine anthem.

Top drawer remixers are present and correct as always:
Begin takes the original and creates a deep balearic groove with marimbas and soft synth melodies.
Reverso 68 add trademark arpeggios and dance it up a touch whilst original balearic pioneer Steve Proctor rearranges the track into a big chugging acid disco groove.

Following on from the massively popular 'Philadelphia International: The Re-Edits' package, here is the 2nd release in our special 'Philly 40' campaign which is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Philadelphia International Records. Welcome to the hugely anticipated 'Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes'.

Tom Moulton's involvement with Philadelphia International spans the entire 40 years of their existence with many of his early mixes unaccredited in the era before the 12' Disco Disc. In 1977 PIR released the ground-breaking historic original double LP 'Philadelphia Classics' which featured 8 ofTom Moulton's greatest PIR mixes. The album has subsequently been reissued several times and is rightly hailed as a 'must have' classic for ANY serious music lovers' collection.

Pitchben in full effect again. After the massive success of the album and - Stand Up' remixes, which went top 10 at Beatport, and was seen in dozens of DJ playlists, here comes the second remix package of Munich's true disco entrepreneur. Alexander Maier's remix is perhaps one of the best remixes we can offer in the first half of 2012, already recommended as remix of the year by Penner & Muder (Mood Music). The whole Compost team love this remix, too! Ideosyncratic slinky deep house at it's best! Alexander Maier (DJ Allstar) has releases on Buzzin Fly, Moodmusic, BlueFin, Exun or Criminal Records, or remixes made for Mugwump, Ben Watt, Kruse & Nürnberg, Martin Eyerer and others.

We're happy to report, after a short hiatus Ray Mang and his incomparable Mangled label are back !

His recent Disco Deviance release was more than enough to remind everyone what they'd been missing, but here we have a fresh new Mangled release - filled to brim with Ray's unique take on lost classics

Mangled has been a benchmark for quality edits since the late 90's, and with renewed interest in dance music's heritage, Ray has found himself back at the forefront of a scene he was instrumental in forming.
Having been behind a plethora of releases on cult Nu-Disco labels like Noid, Fiasco, U Star, Nuphonic, Eskimo etc etc over the years he has cemented his reputation as an amazing producer in his own right as well a studio engineer extraordinaire for the likes of the Idjut Boys, Glimmers & many more.

Brand new 12 from Traveller Records, hot on the heels of the boogie masterclass that was Alphabet City, comes Rayko to school you in nu-italo recreation. This is chuggy Moroderish dancefloor stuff of the highest order - watch the crowd dissapear into the tunnel from the beginning titles of 70s/80s Dr.Who - and fall out the other side into the Tomorrows World studio!

Room 315 step up to the fledgling Kinfolk imprint for three tasty psyche-edit numbers; opener "The Eon Men" sets the standard with its robust bass pulse driving a slow beat forward on a flurry of digitised synth solo and live guitar action, whilst "Night On The Shore" begins as a sinister number with lurching bass, but soon opens itself up with its solitary guitar line and floating synth pads which recall the end credits to an 80s thriller, all driven along with minimal 808 percussion. On the flip, edit masters Soft Rocks provide their own version of "The Eon Men", taking the grizzled quality of the original and creating their own minimal wave inspired reworking, with a brittle bassline joined by shady echoes of dub music in its cavernous backdrop and savage low end.

After the success of Rayko's Juno chart topping 'People' EP (Retro006), Retrospective label heads Ruben & Ra step back into the breach for the label's 7th release.

Warehouse Find !

Here we have the third and final installment of Session Victim's Haunted House Of House LP Sampler. Part One has already sold out having hit the top spot on Juno's Best Sellers Chart. Soul Clap declared it Beautifully diverse - best DOG in ages!' dOP, James Teej, Catz n Dogz and Tornado Wallace said Superb', Inspiring', Fantastic' and Bloody Ripping' respectively. Enjoy Part Three, full of deep, sample-heavy house and leftfield beats.

Aficionado is a Manchester institution, a Sunday night session devoted to the musical miracles which many overlook.
Moonboots and Jason Boardman have, over many long years at the helm, championed an endless list of lost classics and new delights. It's the very definition of Balearic, without genre or agenda...

So it's high time they had a platform to showcase some of their buried treasure with the rest of us. The debut release defines what they're about perfectly.
The super talented Shawn Lee (and his Ping Pong Orchestra ) has released some truly amazing music since the mid-nineties, one of his songs was even covered by the stout chinned talent show crooner / pop sensation Will Young.
But it's Shawn's recent work on Ubiquity which has really shone. 'San Diego' first appeared on the Miles Of Styles album and became an end of night staple at Aficionado.
So, who better to take the gentle melodic bossa of the original to the beach bar than Balearic stalwart & 'nado regular guest DJ, Phil Mison
Phil expertly re-arranges the song, bringing the percussive elements & acoustic guitar to the fore and adding a splash of sonic confectionery.

It's basically sunshine on vinyl. Roll on summer

The Situation crew have paid their dues with some of the better disco edits to surface in recent times - a particularly slick and slippery revision of a Quantic standard for Disco Deviance still gets rotation from those in the know. It's nice to see the slightly elusive Five Valley crew return to the art of the twelve inch with something a bit more substantial in form of a new label Situationism and some original material for the debut release. "Barcelona" is presented in three different danceable situations (geddit) with the disco version a particular highlight. The excellent Psychemagik are also called on to remix the track in their own inimitable somewhere between house and disco style.

NEW from Joey Negro's Z Records, hand numbered 12's 1 - 430.
This 3 track EP from SPIRIT CATCHER aka THOMAS SOHET & JEAN VANESSE brings out some serious 80s boogie-esque funk! "STREET SKILLS" takes on the A-side while the bumpin "RENDEZ-VOUS" and "ABSOLUTE DROP" hold down the flip.

I think you don't need presentation for Sabrina Johnston, and this time Stereocity presents this great cooperation with Steve Gregory. Already in all main DJ charts, Traxsource's Top Download list, main soulful hose list. Now also available on CDMaxi with remixes by House Bros, Roby Arduini & Pagany !!

GAMM is mucho mucho proud to invite Suonho to the GAMM family.
He's already a well established name on the edit scene, especially after his huge Donny Hathaway edit last year. On GAMM he's now droppin' two heavyweight reworks on one of our all-time social ghetto soul tunes "The World Is A Ghetto". Suonho made classy edits of both the original War version but also George Benson's epic jazz-funk version.

To be honest, we can't choose a winner as we love both version equally but we guarantee you'll use both versions.

Lets take em' to the ghetto!

After the HUGE success of Suonho's 'The Ghetto' 12' last year, we jumped at the opportunity to work together with him again. This is the first 12' from an ongoing project titled 'The Director's Cuts'.
Five hard to find tracks each with deep funky flavour and not originally intended for the dance floor superbly 'reloved', rearranged and given that extra bit of Suonho magic!

Excellent third release on the essential 'Supafrico Records' featuring four absolutely stunning Afro flavoured grooves dug deep from the vaults. First up we have a previously unreleased extended version of 'Hot Black 'N' Sweet' by Nigerian funkster Kio Amachree. Taken from the über-rare 1981 'Ivory' LP, this a slice of pure funk filled afro boogie led by a groovy phat bline, driving horn section and Kio's magnificent Kid Creole-esque vocals. Number two comes in the form of 'Slow Down' from the hugely sought after 1981 'Grill' album by Amas. But 'Slow Down' it doesn't! With a catchy, pulsating drum intro, layers of incredible stabbing piano and damn-right groovy guitar licks, by the time the vocals come in, you're already in a state of Afro-euphoria! On the flip, we have the full 10 minute version of the ultra rare 'Sabi (Get Down)' from Ghanaian master drummer, Okyerema Asante feeding us a funk-riddled piece of undiluted afro groove pie with awesome vocals and tripped out synths Finally, if that wasn't enough, Time Will Tell is a deeply undulating Afro funk disco gem from the 7-piece who were also known as the Lafayette Rock Band. Remastered to the max, this EP is an absolute necessity!

Historical 70's Disco music tunes. 10 original extended versions including Bob-A-Rela, Tee Cee's, Vincent Montana, Calender, .... and many more !!!

Ivory Boy and Pash are back once again as The Peanuts, huge funky release on No More Hits. The label has had a short hiatus but now is back with a bang!
The guys have been working on this release for some time now, a lot of effort has been put in and it really shows!
A1: So Happy
Original mark one Rhodes keys, clavinet and micro korg by Alex Trebo
B1: Fuir Au Delais
Flute by brother martin
Original mark one Rhodes keys, clavinet and micro korg by Alex Trebo Backing vocals by Diana

Strut follow up Trevor Jackson's acclaimed 'Metal Dance' compilation of original industrial, post-punk and EBM (Electronic Body Music) gems with a 12' single featuring three essential cuts from the compilation, none of which feature on the LP edition.

Disco Discharge is back! The highly acclaimed series returns for its fourth set of releases throughout March, April and May to once again
lift the spirits and provide a perfect Disco soundtrack to spring 2012! As usual the winning combination of ace compiler Mr Pinks is
accompanied by expert Disco commentator Alan Jones. A deadly combination with a proven track record

(Original 12' Mix) 6.57


(Original Album Version) 15.00
[aD] CD 1-4 | Love Twins - Miami Heatwave (Original 12' Mix)







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(Original Album Version) 14.24

The Sccucci Manucci label has done a fine job of handpicking artists on the rise for their releases to date, collaring the likes of Casino Times, Francis Inferno Orchestra and Toomydisco as well as the odd established name like Jacques Renault. The label's fourth release Forza Quattro is still grounded in the disco/house sensibility that has served them so well, though the presence of Waze & Oddysey demonstrates the Sccucci A & R team are willing to deviate. The elusive US pair are in the midst of a hot patch right now with releases already burning on Body Work and Southern Fried and plenty more due over the coming months, so their presence here is a real coup. "I Can't Hear You" sounds vaguely like a extra bouncy cover of the classic "RIP Groove" and definitely ranks alongside their output to date. Alongside this the white vinyl EP has tempo traversing contributions from Fil Lavin, Sellouts and Deadly Sins, with the latter's slow and chuggy "Don't You Know" a particular highlight.

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.

Behind 'cosmic metal mother' you'll find our man in rome paolo di nola. here he takes time out from running his panacustica label to present you a lovely, melancholy, downbeat piece of cowboy disco. on the a-side you'll get an additional version by label honcho prins thomas, giving you what you never knew you wanted... a potent mix of bluegrass and acid... on the b-side NYC's The Stallions aka gunslingers extraordinaire Lovefingers and Lee Dougles fights of the bad guys and gets the girl in the end.... into the sunset... Internasjonal HQ, September 2011

Diner City Sound is back with the seventh in the series. A huge release from Spain-based producer Kastil.

SIDE A
A1: Bring Back
Soulful track with Nicholas written all over it. Cool female vocal and a nice shuffle on the percussion. Synth and bass are trademark Nicholas/NMH style. Back to his best!!

A2: Reachin
Again, another instantly recognisable Nicholas production, the dude has style! Nice percussion and a hypnotic vocal. Great synth lines and pumping, old school house style flavour to the bass/keys.

Side B
B1: All I Got
Really simple but a effective track. Again, a real old school house vibe on this one brought to life by the synth and with a short vocal sample topping things off. Very well executed production.

B2: If You Want
More of a funk vibe going on here. Definite dancefloor hit, that's much deeper than the rest of the record, and it hits the spot! Bass is brilliant, vocal superb - just makes you want to groove!! Hit!

Nicholas is back where he belongs, on No More Hits' 14th release. A special release as ever from the underground maestro.

ollowing their recent track on Redux's Pick & Mix Vol. 1, the disco legend that is Pete Herbert and Melbourne's Golden Fleece further cement their collaboration with this full EP on Space Walker Records. "Ivory Waves" is a 90s influenced cut of uplifting piano-driven Balearic house, complete with lush cosmic flourishes, whilst "The Bells Of Hackney" is a more low-slung, but no less powerful production. Initially combining a snaking live bassline and spaced-out arpeggios, the track builds to a crescendo as heavily flanged piano and tights guitar licks come into play. The B-Side meanwhile serves up two remixes of "Ivory Waves"; Lithuania's Downtown Party Network recompose it as an even more-good time anthem (if such a thing is possible) with their trademark melodic charm, while Slovenia's Sare Havlicek takes the track into deeper territory bringing the thick bassline teasing the melody with dubbed out stabs, slowly bringing the huge piano line in before dropping it with force, taking the anthem potential of the original and running with it.

Danish duo Laid Back made a most surprising comeback to the clubs in
2010 with "Cocaine cool". Not that they had ever been really forgotten:
Their electro pop classic "white horse" remained a sure shot in clubs for
the thirty years after it's release 30 years back and a constant
inspiration to boatload of diverse artists from techno to hip-hop.

1990. England. A revolution is building across the UK. Dilapidated warehouses and factories come to life at night. Euphoric teens defy police bans and cordons to embrace life and the dancefloor. Acid house has arrived and friends Matt (Henry Lloyd-Hughes - 'The In-Betweeners') and Dylan (Jack O'Connell - 'Skins') are at the heart of it. This is their story. Welcome to 'Weekender' - a brand new film that documents the rise of House Music and Rave culture in the UK in the late 1980's/early 90's.
To tie-in with the film's release Harmless are proud to launch 'Weekender - Soundtrack Gems + More Inspiration' - a 3 X CD deluxe package compiled by Terry Farley which contains one CD featuring the best tracks from the film, a second CD featuring further inspiration from the era and a bonus third CD which features an exclusive Terry Farley 'Weekender' continuous mix. The vinyl offering contains 3 exclusive new edits of seminal acid house anthems "Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)" by Terry Farley & Leo Zero plus "Baby Wants To Ride" by Miles Simpson & Neville Watson.

Limited edition 12" picture disc of two new edits of Ease Along, a 1978 Balearic secret weapon from an icon of British music. The mixes come from Cottam and Paul Watson.

DJ Promo only !! Tango house re-edit of Chic's funky 1979 track from their classic Risqué album