House Novedades

Non Plus Ultra : the legend talks about an inscription, which was cleaved on Calpe and Abila mountains by Hercules. They make up the famous "Pilars of Hercules", the same colums that definited the extreme limit of the Ancient world. But "Non plus ultra" also indicates the sense of perfection and elegance par excellence. This is the reason which drove our choice for the title of our first release. In other words, we want to give a smarter face to House Music.

REPRESSED !!
Fresh off the back of his debut EP for Phantasy which won support from the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Tiga, Damian Lazarus, Andrew Weatherall, Gesaffelstien, Jackmaster, SMD, Heidi and many more, Phantasy proudly presents Paul Woolford's Special Request remix of 'Taste'. A thundering rough and ready approach to the original track, twisting it into something which would resemble Kraftwerk had they spent their formative years overdosing on jungle.

Drewsky strikes again! Coming straight outta 1994 "Phase II" is still slaying the dance-floor today in 2016! This one is big!
It's more of that hard, raw Dance Mania style, no frills at all. Drewsky cutting up some Disco and flipping a well known Muzic Box classic kicks off the EP, "U can't see me" is straight fire - Ron Hardy would definitely approve. Across the rest of the EP Drew kicks out some heavy jams ranging from tripped out organ ghetto house bangers to gritty SP1200 hip hop beats. Overall the whole record is pure heat, and has long been in demand among house heads and collectors often fetching top dollar prices on the second hand market. This is the first time "Phase II" has ever been reissued in full, just as it was originally released in 1994, complete with original Dance Mania label artwork. 100% legit, reissued in conjunction with Dance Mania records, Chicago IL and Parris Mitchell - "4 U ALL".

An all-round Classic family collaboration here....Honey Dijon and Seven Davis Jr. working together and delivering outstanding results, backed up by new member to the crew Eli Escobar and long-time associate Deetron. Houze!

Next up in the KMS Remixes series Kenny Larkin steps up to the plate.

3 seminal remixes from the mid 90's from one of Detroit's true pioneers. Re mastered and re released in conjunction with KMS 2015.

Globally admired DJ and producer Riva Starr is back on Hot Creations and fired up to send dancefloors wayward with 'Dippin' Side.' This time he calls on techno don Joseph Capriati to remix plus teams up with rising producers Haiku 575.

Title track 'Dippin' Side' is an ultimate club banger, while Capriati's remix skillfully strips back into a deep end roller. 'Owls and Toucans' brings the collaboration with Haiku 575, playing with trippy synths over heavy percussions.

Snatch! Records boss Riva Starr has released on the most esteemed underground labels, from Dirtybird, Saved and Hot Creations to his forthcoming album 'Definition Of Sound' on Cajual Records. His famed 'Rechunk' re-edits have given his fail safe touch to names like Daft Punk and London Grammar. Making this cross-pollination seem so effortless has won a team of supporters from Gilles Peterson to David Squillace, Adam Beyer to Pete Tong.

Joseph Capriati is recognized as one of the principal profiles in techno. From his 'Self Portrait' album on Drumcode in 2013 to his Music On residency at Amnesia for Marco Carola he has become one of the most in demand names in the business. Haiku 575 is a duo composed of M_Abbatangelo (manager and co-owner with Davide Squillace of This And That Lab) and Cipy (a veteran producer and long-time member of the Get Physical and Kinsdisch family), who after more than a decade of friendship decided to go into the studio together. The duo and Riva are thrilled with the release and planning more collaborations together in the future.

The fourth release on Spazio Records is indeed a very special one. It's the first release from Behrang Mohammadi: who also is one of the label bosses. Coming from the punk/noise scene playing in various bands, he found his true calling in the underground electronic community of southern Sweden.

The EP consists of two minimalistic club weapons, each one of it's own kind. It's a groovey affair with the typical elements of Behrangs own DJing: it's not too much, not too little - always full of passion

Unreleased material by the great Vincent Floyd.... TIP!

After seven years and 11 releases on labels like Slices of Life and Daniel Bell's Elevate outpost, Berlin producer Baaz is ready to reveal his first full-length effort. His 10-track LP, Red Souvenirs, is set to drop on 24th of November via the beatmaker's own Office Recordings, which makes it the fourth release from the imprint after a record from Christopher Rau and two EPs from Baaz himself.
There's no overarching concept behind the album, nor any grandiose statements or artistic messages. Rather, Red Souvenirs captures flashes of Baaz's moods and translates them into vibes that are communicated via hypnotic grooves, crisp beats, and astral synths. The tracks, which he made between 2010 and 2014, span the genres that have attracted Baaz the most over the years, from snappy house beats to narcotic dub techno and psychedelic hip-hop. Album opener 'Everyone' is a mostly ambient tune peppered with glittering synth pricks, gentle rhythmic tick-tocks, and extended synth pads, while tracks like 'Endori' and 'Closed' are snappy deep house workouts with quiet, screwed-down vocal samples. 'Spacehub' and 'Pressyn,' on the other hand, explore languid hip-hop instrumentals embellished with zaps and long, gliding chords that hold for minutes on end. But no matter what form his productions take, Baaz's emphasis on enveloping rhythms, bubbling melodies, and relaxed atmospherics remains.

Boo William's "Mortal Trance" remixed by Ricardo Miranda, Jordan Fields and Boo Williams himself.

ItaloJohnson's first release in 2012 breaks the standards of the classic 12- inch model with two tracks representing a double A-side on a 10-inch vinyl. This is the first release that's branded with the ItalioJohnson logo so grab it while it's hot because stickered copies are limited to 500 vinyl.
The stamped side blows you away with a solid bassline powerful enough to light your ass on fire. Unique FX-sounds, an explicit arrangement and sharp drumming pull the track together.
The flip side provides you with proper house music as the vigorous, repetitive vocal-stabs, a Hells Bells Bass and the fearless 707 drums flow into ItaloJohnson's trademark sound.

First release in Minuendo by Marc Cotterell owner and producer of Plastik People Recordings with vocalist Doreen Younglove. Contains remix by Chris Gray (Deep4Life).

Finally repressed

After efforts by Legowelt and Behling & Simpson, Berlin based Oskar Offermann comes up with the 3rd installment in the Riverette series.

Antonio debuts on NS with an E.P of muscular dungeon boogie straight from Italy's golden coast via the dank basements of Frankfurt.Drawing on the metallic throbs of his adopted German hometown, Antonio pushes the machines to breaking point, allowing primitive techno flourishes, crushing breakdowns and dopamine-draining house excursions to be fed straight into the back of a tape deck.

Another hot LO-FI EDITS 7" featuring a deep abstract remix of a legendary Jazz diva & then flip it for Paris underground deep house by LEANDRE. Plus 22 bonus locked grooves featuring DAN CURTAIN, JORDAN FIELDS & JIVARO & many more! Limited hand stamped white label with a collectable sexy photo.

Finally we´ve got a new SoulPhiction 12 coming up here on Philpot. And it got all his well known ingredients pushed to the next level! This thing is jazzed up House with a tense but subtle techy edg. "Thanks for purchasing a real copy!"

When it was released in the summer of 2016, Eli Escobar's Happiness blew people away with its sophisticated house/disco hybrid sound and striking urban landscape. Critics were falling over themselves to hyperbolise over Eli's exquisite synth stabs while the coveted double LP continues to sell through to this day. The quintessential New York DJ, Eli's Happiness stomped through the streets of his city, stopping off along the way at the jumping Brooklyn basement clubs and dusty record shops that he frequents.

Some months later, developing on those themes seemed like the most natural thing to do; hands flew up across the board for remixing duties and assembling the extended Classic family to contribute was an easy, nay joyful, task. Happy Again was born, giving the album a fresh new suit of clothes. Re-works from Kon, SoulPhiction and Yam Who alongside bonus versions of tracks from the original album makes this the ultimate vinyl bumper pack.

June 2016 sees Freerange Records celebrate 20 years at the top. The label, run by Jamie 'Jimpster' Odell and Tom Roberts, is marking the occasion with the summer release of a carefully curated and lovingly assembled 20 track, five vinyl box set featuring exclusive new music from associates old and new, as well as with a
worldwide events series.
Over the last two decades, generations of DJs and dancers have gotten down to the Freerange sound. Initially that was a mix of sample-heavy productions incorporating live musicians, flirtations with the broken beat sound and some ground breaking fidget house cuts from Switch and Trevor Loveys. Then, and most enduringly, the label settled into a rich vein of deep house. Shur-I-Kan, Kirk Degiorgio, Milton Jackson, Trackheadz, Stimming as well as Jimpster ushered in this most recent chapter, and in turn the label has helped make household names of many more previously unknown talents from Detroit Swindle to Manuel Tur, Andre Lodemann to Tony Lionni. Wherever you look amongst the hundreds of EP and LP releases on
Freerange, you will find nuance and evolution, dance floor sensibility and genuine emotional impact.
That same sense of timelessness characterises this new compilation, which is packed with great music from the likes of KiNK, Pittsburgh Track Authority, Kuniyuki, Kito Jempere, Soul of Hex, Clavis, Detroit Swindle, and of course Jimpster himself, as well as a whole host of other Freerange regulars. There are many highlights across
the 20 track package including a warm and skipping house cut from Bulgarian live specialist KiNK, a typically slow burning and beautifully arcing epic from Andre Lodemann and spaced out jack tracks from classically inclined Liverpudlian Tony Lionni.
Big name stars like Detroit Swindle return in style with a robust and acid laced banger, the ever-underrated Milton Jackson builds something melodically magical and Pittsburgh Track Authority layer up majestic string stabs and rubbery bass into soul infused future music. Jimpster himself bolsters the whole package both solo and with Luv Jam as well as remixing Tim Toh, and on each occasion proves why he is one of the pivotal figures of the UK deep house scene.
Few labels make it to twenty releases let alone twenty years strong. Often doing so without making any real fuss, now is the time that Freerange Records deserves its time in the spotlight, and this compilation more than proves that.

If you missed EP Vol. 1 don't get caught without Vol. 2. The return of Chapter Two Recordings next Vinyl EP release is sure to be a smash. This time around Santonio, Moire Patterns and Orlando Voorn have teamed up to produce the Vol. 2 EP. These producers need no introduction featuring sounds of Deep House to Techno. This quality release will feature four banging tracks. Two of them are written and produced by Moire Patterns entitled 'Ninties 2 Love,' and 'Hear No Evil.' Orlando Voorn has written and produced the track 'Let It Go,' and Santonio Echols produced the other track titled 'Detroit Brass.' This Vinyl EP will be available for purchase next month.

DJ OIL is an old friend, musical activist from the wrongly dreaded city of Marseille. Some of you may remember Troublemakers and Lionel records for BBE.
'Rain' features Saul Williams in a troubled stomp. Voodoo house if you want to call it something. It's turned into a electro monster by 'Radioactive Man'. Cold Europe under the sun or a frozen Southern island. Who knows We got lost on the way. 'Space Opera' and 'Hypnosis' push the boundary of psychedelia. Slow burners but potent mushrooms. Warped politics.

More Nervous gold from the classic labels dusty vaults.
A lesser known highly collectable gem from 1992 from The D.A.T. Project.4 stone cold killers here... with 'C'mon Sweat' a particular highlight.First ever vinyl repress... released in conjunction with Nervous Records NYC!

Highly limited mysterious acid madness served up on a one sided platter.
No idea who's behind this but it absolutely rocks. Very very very limited vinyl....once its gone its gone!

It is with great pleasure we welcome to our label, the hero of the Parisian underground scene, and Circoloco resident, DJ W!LD!!!

As we enter into our 3rd year of running Pathway Traxx, we wanted to raise the bar both musically and artistically and this EP certainly delivers that. DJ W!LD has always been a personal favorite of ours we were over the moon when he signed with us. Fresh of the back of his 2014 Album, When you feel me on his own The W Label, this guy is arguably in the form of his life! With an expansive discography backing up his formidable DJing skills, the accolades he's receiving now are simply long-overdue recognition for one of France's long-serving underground house heroes.

The lead track on this EP comes in two forms, the original mix and more tougher dub version. While the original delivers a slightly more laid back summer vibe as the hypnotic filtered chords provide the perfect backdrop for the hair raising vocals. W!ld's simplistic approach to drums and bass lines deliver that raw power we have come to love from him. This track is almost written for those Monday afternoon Circoloco vibes and you can be certain this will be getting plenty of airtime in DC10 over the summer.

As we flip over to the B-side, W!LD continues to deliver his signature stripped back heat with the playfully named "Get Some Balls!". Once again his heavy raw drums do the work here whilst supported by a pumping stripped back bassline. His cleaver use of layered samples and texture let the mind wonder during the breakdown only to be brought back to earth with a bang when the unforgiving groove drops back in.

Last but by no means least, the EP is rounded off with the stomper that he's titled Jew-Jitsu. Again W!LD shows us that less can and always will be more when it comes to his production. The highly addictive ride and clap in this track leave you literally begging for more. All the while his seamless approach to sampling adds the space and flow that brings this track together.

This rounds up our 6th EP and a true land mark in the journey of Pathway Traxx. As always if you like the music, please buy the vinyl

For his 2nd EP on the parisian label Ondulé Recordings, DJ Un*Deux decided to surprise us.
With "Tool for fools", his hip hop background is talking......With "Two for bass" that's the dark side of DJ Un*Deux,
the kind of track you keep preciously for the peak time when you need a jumpin' bassline...
and finaly with "Groovy Vapes", this is a pure soul cut that ends the trip.

The third release on Purple Velvet's Secret Reels imprint sees UK house maestro Chocky craft 3 superb tracks on a slice of pure white vinyl. The moniker derives from the John Wyndham novel of the same name. With previous releases on Big Bait, Flumo, Artful Division and City Fly, Chocky has crafted a deep, grooving and sumptuous sound all of his own.
The lead track 'Secret Voyagers' sounds like it was made in the basement of a Parisian Jazz Café and will have your head nodding and feet shuffling after the first few bars. 'Know' has a bassline and groove that will make your chest pop and stick a massive grin on your face. The title says it all, Chocky knows that this is a straight up groover!
Fresh from his house chart topping EP on Apersonal Music, Paxton Fettel turns in a remix of 'Secret Voyagers' that is even jazzier. With dusty Rhodes chords and piano licks, Paxton really shows off his musicianship that followers of his home label Greta Cottage Workshop will no doubt be familiar with.
Lastly but by no means least comes 'Lick It', a track full of jazz samples and hits that rumbles on relentlessly with a groove that moves!

The G man returns to his Phoenix G home with a somewhat special album release.
Where the usual MR.G sound is still present on this 2x12'' LP, Night On The Town showcases G's more adventurous works and exposes some of his more exotic infuences.
African Rhythm sections, hints to EBM and low tempo chugs make this album very actual yet unique. Night On The Town will be available on 2X12'' and will get a digital release a while later.

Chicago's DJ Clent has long been revered as one of the founding figures of the city's unique juke and footwork scene. Having released some of the genres earliest examples of the sound he's rightfully respected as a DJ and producer in the game. "100% Ghetto - We 2 Ghetto 4 Ya!" was originally released in 1998 on the legendary Dance Mania label and has been long sought after by fans of juke, footwork and the ghetto house sound and is quite a tough record to track down often commanding collectors prices in the used market.Across 7 tracks covering various styles Clent gives us his rough, ready and raw sound. Uncompromising, heavy, frenetic and just plain jacking this EP still packs a serious punch! The sinister, brooding "3rd Wurle" still manages to sound foreboding and otherworldly, while straight up ghetto house staples "Let me hit it (from the back)" and "Bang that rat" still rock any sound-system today! This is the first time "100% Ghetto - We 2 Ghetto 4 Ya!" has ever been reissued in full, just as it was originally released in 1998, complete with original Dance Mania label artwork. 100% legit, reissued in conjunction with Dance Mania records, Chicago IL and Parris Mitchell - "We 'bout it"

Klasse Recordings label heads Luca Lozano and Mr Ho hook up here with a new EP on Creme Organization. They turn out one solo track each and two collaborative efforts and explore the sort of jacking, mystical house sounds you would expect from this established Dutch label. First up, 'Dripbox' - crafted by both producers - is raw and tough, with lots of analogue atmosphere, tripped out synths and muffled vocals. 'Bear Samurai' is then a solo effort from Mr Ho that marries droning sirens with gallivanting, lumpy drums and hiccuping percussive patterns. It's sythentica and metallic, reflective and shiny before the pair hook up again for 'Hot Trak', which is a more serene and bubbly deep house cut. The claps chatter, the cow bells get lively and the drums are super corrugated. Finally, Lozano gets even more raw and prickly, kinetic and textural with his closer 'Autonomika', which also comes complete with sci-fi melodies and a thick, dirty bassline that will destroy dance floors.

The Berlin based producer and DJ Marquis Hawkes is next to take the baton for Creme Organization with another of his searing EPs. Before now Hawkes, about whom little is known, has released a diverse array of rough and ready, raw and ripping tracks that range from deep house to jacking acid, weird techno to freaky electro on labels like Dixon Avenue Basement Jams and Clone Jack For Daze. First up here is 'Tunnel', a slow and lazy house cut with rubbery bass drums and sharp edged hi hats making for an inviting groove. Starry melodies unfold up top like a classic night sky and deep, spacious synths flesh out the simple but effective track. Next cut 'Prince Among Men' is a much more prickly and synapse firing affair with random hits, stuttering drums and chopped up vocal samples all chucked together into one fierce brew of soulful analogue noise. On the flip, 'Sofa Acid' is riddled with hiccupping 303 lines and proceeds at an inviting mid tempo pace, whilst closer 'October Blues' is a deconstructed house jam with rave whistles, cow bell pings, wooden hits and tinny drums all loosely glued together into a slow and sombre track that oozes a freaky late night moodiness. Overall, then, an EP that fits in perfectly with Creme and is another fine release from the man they call Marquis Hawkes.

LTD repress !

Family in the house ! GMUF's 4th release is a four tracker various artist EP with friends
such as Alessandro Crimi & Raphael Raban, Summed & Dot, Thomas Wood and Dzanin.
A diverse compilation for any taste of todays Club Music.

Translunar Injection - You can feel the journey to the moon literally. Imagine this fat sub
drives you there... light as a feather but intense like the love for the sound. Waehlscheibe
Rec. Boss with buddy Raban on point as always.

A strange situation - 90's in full effect that's House. The funky vocal steps up and down
while the wild hats and deep chords looking for some crazyness. The italian duo goes
through it all.

Stick to that! - Groove after groove, snare after snare...a dancefloor masterpiece for the
the hungry ears by Zurichs strong talented Thomas Wood.

Ptice Dzanin demonstrates that even birds can dance and takes you with him under the
ground.

Early early early Supports:
Raresh, Francesco Del Garda, Dusky, Sneak, Ray Okpara, Huxley, Andrea Oliva, LTJ Bukem, Emre, Till von Sein, Josh Wink, Alon Levi, Gerd, Groove Armada, Amilcare, Baikal, Alci, Alpha B, Zafer, Donato Capozzi

There are many ways to move forward as an artist. You can reinvent yourself, keep track of fashions, or try bold new things. Tom Trago has spent the best part of 10 years pushing his sound in impressive new directions. Yet on his new album, the well-regarded Amsterdam-based producer has done things slightly differently. This time round, his influences come from much closer to home, and he has admitted to being inspired by the dancefloor-focused style with which he made his name.

Welcome to The Light Fantastic. We're sure you'll enjoy the trip.

Trago is an old hand at this kind of thing. Back in 2009, his debut album, Voyage Direct, impressed with its warm, disco-centric blends of full-throttle deep house and boogie-influenced synthesizer funk. He cast his net wider on 2011's Iris, choosing to work with a wide variety of international collaborators on an album that laid bare his myriad of musical influences.

On the Light Fantastic, he's decided to 'step back to move forwards' with a warm, involving set that puts the simple pleasures of the best dancefloor moments at its heart.

'I tried to go a bit back towards the style I was doing on Voyage Direct, so dancefloor beats with deeper impact,' Trago admits. 'I was trying to male tracks that work on the dancefloor, but also move your heart.'

In some ways, The Light Fantastic is Trago in 'back to basics' mode. Partly inspired by his ever-increasing travels around the world to DJ, it melds together a range of influences - deep house, vintage synthesizers, classic boogie, disco, Chicago jack, acid house, and even a dash of full-throttle rave revivalism on the raw funk of 'The Elite' - on a set that sounds like it was painted in vivid colours by an artist at the top of his game.

'I'm like a professor in a lab, trying to make little ideas work,' Trago enthuses, warming to the theme. 'The tracks are all there in my head, like a puzzle, and I have to make all the pieces fit together.'

The 'back to basics' theme extended to his choice of collaborators. Whereas Iris was notable for featuring an impressive cast list of international singers, musicians and producers, The Light Fantastic is more of a homegrown affair. While plenty of people lent a hand during the recording process, they were trusted locals from the Dutch electronic music scene, rather than outsiders.

'This time, I thought 'whoever walks in the studio can get involved',' he says. 'If they walked in, they could sing, play some synths or do some mixing. A lot of people came to hang out and ended up lending a hand. It's a much more fun way of working than sending your track to somebody across the other side of the World.'

There are many collaborations on The Light Fantastic, but listen out for contributions from Steffi, Ben Westbeech, 'studio neighbour' San Proper, Makam, vocalist Holly Wood and, most surprisingly, a local club owner who just happened to swing by the studio. 'Using my friends was a big part of the process,' Trago admits. 'One of the points of the album was using people who were close to home, part of the family almost.'

It's an approach that definitely paid dividends. Certainly, this celebration of Amsterdam's blossoming electronic music scene adds a little extra frisson of excitement to The Light Fantastic's impressive vibrancy.

By the time the rush-inducing positivity of 'The Wrong Right' gives way to the mutant alien funk of album closer 'Desire', you'll be ready to listen to it all over again. That's the thing with The Light Fantastic - it's a trip you'll want to take again and again.

4 superb pieces of deep, underground house vibes straight out of Grodno. ´
By now - Four Walls & Funkyjaws perhaps need little introduction to you. Coming off the heels of their smash hit release "One Night In Grodno" the Belarus boys return to us with the follow up release simply titled "Another Night In Grodno". The recipe stays the same - four deep, underground house joints crafted with love and precise execution. Giving you more of what you came here for!

Last year Apollonia dropped their debut album 'Tour à Tour', a collection of tracks that represented their all night long b2b2b sessions. Now the boys proudly present the remixes! Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom and Shonky have carefully curated a selection of remixers from their closely-knit group of talented friends within the underground scene to create an album of exquisite reinterpretations. Each of the artists who've contributed to the album of reworks has a personal connection to the crew; members of the Lola ED family, friends from foreign lands, French comrades... they're all here and they've all put their own fresh twist on Apollonia's original works. An old hand brings a totally invigorating energy to the heartfelt 'June' as Charles Webster injects his experience into transforming the track into a light, leftfield-leaning soundscape. His rework takes us into dreamland, with smooth washes of synth and tinkling percussion giving it a slight tribal feel. 'Mouche Tsé Tsé' gets not one but two remixes; Hold Youth (Le Loup and Seuil) give it a sleazy, electro lick with a winding bassline and naïve, 8-bit esque FX for those hazy after-hours gatherings. Meanwhile, Thomas Melchior takes thing a little left of centre with his abstract rework full of odd sounds and clattering drums. Two very different versions, but both equally high-quality. Fellow Parisian Terence:Terry: aims straight for the dance floor with his mesmerising mix of 'Sona'. A groove-led production, it relies on a hefty bassline together with crisp percussion and a heady set of pads that will transport you to a higher plain. New York legend Jovonn, a previous contributor to the label and an inspiration to Apollonia, also lends his talents to reconfiguring 'Sona'.

Chicago Basement Trax returns with an homage to the king of the raw himself Ron Hardy. Those that experienced Ron Hardy first hand will tell you there was a vibe like no other. A minimal space with strobe lights and a bangin system. If you put your hands on an EQ or isolator as a DJ thank Ron as being an innovator of this creative style of frequency manipulation. Not only did Ron drop the bass, he dropped whole songs to expose the beautiful crispy hi hats, vocals and then romanced you with the piano before slapping your whole body with the beat. This ep does it's job to take you there, just close your eyes and blast off!

The debut release from Pocket Money brings together 4 of our favourite artists from the Underground scene, bringing the heat from France, Berlin and all the way from the US.
Each artist shedding their unique styles to bring together a VA with different colours flavours, sampling Pocket Money's varied sounds and giving a little taste of what's to come in the future.

Summed&Dot are writing the 3rd chapter of GMUFs journey into the future. "Shadows in the dark EP" brings John and Filippo back together from a long time darkness. Fasten your seat belt and take a ride on their warm analog sound through time and space.