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Swedish team does total reconstruction using own instrumentation tackling Daft Punk "Around The World", R, Astley "Never Gonna Give You Dub", Diana Ross/Supremes w/"My World Is Empty w/out Dub", Cortex "Freaky",

Compilation of Larry Levan's finest work f/Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face, Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine, Gwen Guthrie - It Should Have Been You, Inner Life - Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Frontline Orchestra - Don't Turn Your Back On Me

Next up on Tirk is a brand new act, Free School. Hailing from Birmingham, the duo of Andy and Steve bringing the sunny Balearic sounds of summer and the icy kosmiche sounds of winter all in one hit. Free School are maximalist and minimalist all at once. But in a good way. The band like to compare themselves to Caribou, Orbital, Hot Chip, Fourtet and Pet Shop Boys.

Their debut EP features the uplifting and euphoric 'Ranting and Raving' and the 9 minute soundmovie 'Lemon'. Remixes come from Richard Norris and his Time and Space machine project.

And here continues the great Boxsets serie 'We call it...', this time with the history of 80's music. 100 extended & unmixed hits in 5 CDs. The best of the best of the House music !!! Can't miss it !!!!

disco re-edit from House Mannequin in varied edit style. House Mannequin EP 4 is the 4th release from "House Mannequin" label in Berlin. inclusive four summer disco/house tracks, direct to the dance floor and open air situations.

Motor City Drum Ensemble's DJ Kicks mix is the latest installation into the outstanding discography of Danilo Plessow, and is not to be missed. The addition of a selection of MCDE exclusive tracks, and the majority of tracks being rare pieces of music from Danilo's personal collection make this a mix of not only exceptional mixing capability.

1. Tramadol Beach
2. Candy Coloured Lady
3. Winter Deep Summer High
4. Eternal Swells
5. Fools Voyage
6. Sweet Rain
7. Ghost Reef

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NEW LABEL TENTH CIRCLE WITH A SUPERB EP FROM ZOO LOOK.

Interesting new label bringing you explosive jazz versions of two classic Dance tracks! Side X: Dumb Machine's version of Theo Parrish's Falling Up is based on the Carl Craig version of the track rather than the version recorded by Theo. Carl's version, released in 2005, was one of the biggest dance hits of the 2000s and is now a recognised classic. Theo's recording is still regarded by many as one of his signature tracks. Both Theo's and Carl's versions are instrumentals. Dumb Machines have introduced words. The word 'falling' is intoned throughout the track and the second stanza from Louis Macneice's poem Snow is recited. Side Y: Written by Tori Amos. Dumb Machine's version is based on the Armand van Helden remix. He created an irresistible dance groove, selected a few choice vocal samples, which became part of the clubber's lexicon, to create one of the biggest dance records of the 90s. Dumb Machines have gone back to Tori Amos' lyric, taken various lines from the lyric and cut and pasted them together. Pretty sensational first releases of this Third Ear sublabel!

Dicky Trisco wields the blade on two more underground disco classics and reworks them for DJ use only.
Night Dancing is a hot blend of rare, bumpin' electrofunk and late night boogie. While over on the flip, Got To Have Your Dub is a funk-infused dance floor stomper.
Both tracks are lovingly edited and beautifully re-mastered for your absolute DJ delight.
Enjoy the music!

NYC'S MUNGA WITH A DEBUT EP OF QUALITY EDITS & RE-WORKS. DJ SUPPORT FROM: JKRIV / RAYKO / MANMADEMUSIC & MORE...

SHAHI'S REVENGE REWORK

The Fried Tofu crew follow up their excellent first course with another tasty selection !

The label exists to bring some soulful sounds back into the mix
They have a militant approach to their output, selecting only the finest source material, and sympathetically reducing the ingredients to their raw, dancefloor friendly essence Celebrating the often superior production of the 70's and 80's - Here's what they have to say about release No2

Eli Escobar makes his Wurst debut with former Hercules & Love Affair diva Nomi Ruiz in tow

Early DJ support comes from The Revenge, King Britt, Unabombers, Slow Hands (Wolf+Lamb), Sinden, Rob Mello, Mustang, and Sasse.

A1: Late Night Fright
Heavy track, growling synths with quick percussions and a deep kick drum piercing through. Big!

B1: Love & Hate You
Slower beat, with a hypnotic synth line. Awesome vocals and a funky, deep bass!! Brilliant!

B2: Not In My Disco
Again with a hypnotic synth, funky and super deep bass! Drums and percussion are excellent, shuffling throughout the song with feel of garage about them.

Disco synth combined with rock and punk!

The Bloodfire series is back, this time Vs. Creative Source. Sticking to the two-track original and dub idea. This is as good as the last, if not better!!

A: Original Mix
Beautiful vocals backed by funky guitar and a deep, heavy bass drum. Quick percussion elements lead in and out of an amazing mid section. Brilliant track!

B: Dub Mix
As good as the original mix, directed more for DJ's. All the best parts of the original, with the vocals cut down to impressive, teasing builds. intellectually reworked!

SERIOUSLY GOOD FUNK BOOTY MASH UPS.

Strictly limited to 150 stamped and numbered copies on red vinyl.

A1: Your Love I want
This track has killer groove from the percussion. With a light bass line, heavy keys and a synth line give off an almost cosmic vibe. Dreamy vocals give it that little bit extra!

A2: Funky Beat
Throwback to the funk era! The bass really pops, accompanied by synth and choppy guitar. A real feel good track that will have you clapping along!!

B1: Feel It
Ethnic percussion kick start this track, giving it a real sense of movement. Bass slowly creeps in, along with the synth line and vocal until the break. An epic break for a disco track. The groove kicks back in until the end. An awesome track!

B2: African Land
The bass line in this track is brilliant! Very deep and ties the track together giving a flow to the whole thing. Keys compliment the bass and the percussion is very light letting the bass do the talking. Vocals go really well and top the whole thing off!!

A COMPILATION FROM 2 OF THE SHINING LIGHTS ON THE NU DISCO / BEATDOWN SCENE. WOLF MUSIC & SLEAZY BEATS TEAM UP TO BRING US SOME OF THEIR FINEST TRACKS SO FAR.. CD1 IS COMPILED & MIXED BY THAT OTHER RISING STAR COSMIC BOOGIE AKA STU ROBINSON. CD2 IS A SELECTION OF FULL LENGTH 12" VERSIONS SOME FORTHCOMING STUFF. A SUPERB LOOK INTO THE SCENE A MUST HAVE.
CD1 - Compiled & Mixed by Cosmic Boogie











12. KRL - Remember Donny (Greymatter Mix)



Disc 2 - Unmixed Full Length Tracks

This first EP features some of their finest remixes & reworkings of tracks old
and new something for everyone.

Like the feathery namesakes from the animal world, RSS Disco's song "Lovebird" is a social and affectionate creature. Meticulously handcrafted in sprawling sessions together with Hamburg live-techno duo Sugarwater and remixed by friends (Christopher Rau / Smallville, Pampa) & family (Achim Maerz / Freund der Familie, Dérive), it'll be your summer love.

Fresh Up specialise in strictly limited edition 45rpm singles showcasing the finest in new-old-sounding library funk, Moog disco and vocoder boogie sounds.

Fantastic remastered reissue of the original Solar Sound 12' release of 'Nightlife', a stone-cold Rare Groove classic from Blackbyrds' guitarist Barney 'Blair' Perry. An absolute gem of a record that has become one of the holy grails of the scene going for mega bucks on the rare occasions copies surface on ebay, discogs etc. Recorded back in 1978, 'Nightlife' is simply stunning - with phat bass and a wonderfully soulful groove that never fails to ignite the dancefloor and superb guitar work from the masterful Mr Perry. If that wasn't enough, the flipside features the equally beautiful deep fusion sounds of 'Virgo Princess'. Quality music and an essential purchase!

Remastered reissue of Bobbi Humphrey's superb Baby Don't You Know. Originally released in 1982 on the excellent Uno Melodic Records label, this wonderful collaboration between brilliant jazz flautist Bobbi Humphrey and the legendary Roy Ayers was a match made in heaven and produced a disco boogie masterpiece. Both sides are amazing - on the A side you get the full vocal version featuring Bobbi's beautiful vocals over a stunning funky Roy Ayers production then on the flip is the awesome instrumental version where Bobbi swaps her vocal duties for the flute, and Roy beefs up the rhythm section creating a dancefloor friendly gem. Spot on!