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More heat from Nervous... Another seminal EP from one of the greatest house production duo's of all time - Mood II Swing AKA John Ciafone & Lem Springsteen.

This was only their second EP from 1992 and showcases their trademark drum programming and deep 90's chords. Contains 4 mixes including the sought after Mood II Swing Dub. Remastered for 2015 in conjunction with Nervous Records, NYC.

All 4 mixes of this classic re mastered for 2015!

H-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-house nation!

Killer tracks from mr Tommy Vicari Jnr, vinyl only stuff

next record from old dirty dessau comes from laubenpiepers labelhead @oliverbernstein himself. its a fivetracker with a dope remix from our friend @siggatunez and an extra slow collaboration with our man @kabovsky on the flipside. for shure the record is more the sunrise stuff but will work in dark clubs as well.
180g vinyl in limited edition of 300 copies with handprinted cover by @duktus

WOLF welcome their latest recruit, Thrilogy to the pack. The EP opens with Heaven, a gospel vocal, piano laden house beauty.
The EPs second track, Hold Me In Your Arms, with its long breakdown has Summer festivals written all over.
We can't wait to play this one in Croatia! On the flip, another newcomer, K98 takes Heaven up a notch into serious peak time territory.

French Kitchen is a label of electronic music and intelligent sounds recipes based in Paris. It was born in 2012 by the chief's hands of the music duo SuCré SaLé and their cocobeach friends. How to cook. A fashionable sweet and salty Techno recipe: Take a good soft Kick and simmer in a light reverb effect. Add Hight Hat, crashes and percussions. Sprinkle a good pinch of Balkanique groove. Melt a good motivating base and add it to the mixture. Add the nappees, A few vocals freshly recorded and two returns. Cover in breadcrumbs and let it cook as long as a Rakia.
French Kitchen FAMILY offers us her first release with a Various artists cooked by chief's hands. In it you ll find a combination of
Groovy House, soft musical techno and intelligent music recipes signed by international chiefs like Alejandro Mosso, Anthéa, Michael Melchner, Vid and some others Enjoy !

House music has enjoyed an incredible year, and 2017 looks set to continue to provide yet more outstanding additions to the genre. Defected presents Most Rated 2017 celebrates the wealth and variety of house created, played and enjoyed on dancefloors worldwide, showcasing the records doing the business in clubs right now, previewing the hits of the year ahead, and reflecting on the big tracks from the past twelve months that are destined to become tomorrow's classics.Most Rated is the series that consolidates the DJ essentials and biggest records of the moment and the future, presenting them in an unmissable package of full length, unedited, unmixed tracks. With tracks and remixes from the biggest artists in house music, including Disclosure, offaiah, Claptone, Kölsch, Bicep and Paul Woolford featuring alongside Defected friends and family Sonny Fodera, Duke Dumont, Sam Divine - plus the imprint's landmark 500th single release from Dennis Ferrer - Defected presents Most Rated 2017 is an essential collection for any DJ, from bedroom first starters to globetrotting A-list superstars.

Paris' prodigal son Djebali returns with this bumper collection of music, curated and compiled to showcase some of his finest work
in digital format for the very first time. Ever since he launched his own label, ( djebali ), the young talent has focused solely on
representing his sound through vinyl. With Ideal Juice, named after his popular residency at the legendary Rex Club, Djebali gives his fans the chance to own specially edited digital versions of material from his back catalogue. Each track is shorter than the vinyl original, so that both digital customers and the vinyl lovers both have exclusive versions of the tunes.
Kicking off with 'Ideal Juice', a late night groover full of soul and funk, Djebali's ability to construct captivating jams that represent the true house sound is evident throughout the compilation. 'Urban Posture' channels that gritty street flavour that can only be found in New York, with smooth, jazzy timbres. 'This Ultimate Dare' is bouncy, infectious and flows effortlessly like a picturesque waterfall. Track four, 'Sakura Park' lures us into the deepness, enveloping us with its mystical atmosphere and thick, jaunty bassline. After that 'Original Rude Boy' ups the pace, coming at you with a killer low end and vibrant pads giving the track a bright outlook.The sixth track, 'Bezbar', turns things a little bit weird. Djebali's distinctive groove is still there, but intertwined with layers of odd filtered
, oily sounds and reversed chimes. 'Hunting Back' epitomises Djebali's ability to create simple, yet detailed and highly effective house cuts full of life. A beauty.
After that, 'Juicy Street' turns things a little bit sleazy, with a morose bassline, crisp beats and minimal composition. Penultimate track 'This Thing For Wil' swings the clock and hypnotises us with its repetitive rhythm and the final entry in this superlative collection of work, 'Seven Cells', gets cosmic with its animated bleeps and swirling pads.
And there we have it, 10 classy joints from one of Paris' shining stars all released digitally for the very first time. Essential!
Already support by Ryan Crosson, Dubfire, Seth Troxler, Subb-an, Shaun Reeves, Laura Jones, Ekkohaus, Guti, Einzelkind, Tobi
Neumann, Christian Burkhardt, Phil Weeks, Sebo K, Kate Simko, Seuil, Julietta, Le Loup, Robert Dietz, Dan Ghenacia, Jimpster
John Dimas, D'julz, Varoslav, Raresh, Boris Werner, Yakine, Doc Martin, Tristan Da Cunha, Anthony Collins, Terence:Terry:,
Michel de Hey, Alex Arnoult, Amnaye, Andrei Osyka (Droog), Anthea, Javier Carballo, Okain, Pete Madigan, Sishi Rosch, Tania Vulcano, Voitek (catnzdogz), Tuccillo, Chris Carrier...

Lany Recordings, now six years old, has been a home and a stepping stone for many of scene's biggest rising stars. Think Kolombo, Tube & Berger, Larse, San Soda.
We are happy to keep following this path, and working with young and local talents, alongside some of our oldest friends.

For this new release, we're very excited to welcome a great new talent from Ghent: Sue Avenue. Together with fellow Ghentians Stavroz, responsible for an absolute killer remix, they helped creating a new and refreshing, yet timeless and ripe deep house sound. Together with the label's founding father, Maxim Lany, they picked their very best tracks, in order to compose the perfect ep. This EP is nothing less than a celebration of the family-feeling that has been created around the label over the past few years. The best externalization of this feeling is the deep friendship between Maxim Lany and Ante Perry, the label's closest friend and support since day one.

After a blistering debut on Hot Creations with the irrepressible 'Games', released in November last year, Infinity Ink are back with 'Infinity' on Crosstown Rebels. A momentous slice of Cosmic Garage that is about to transform your summer forever!

Long-term friends and cohorts Ali Love and Luca C have succeeded with something quite extraordinary in their new production guise as Infinity Ink. Already amassing a legion of support and an escalating fan-base their unique cosmic take on garage has struck a chord with the dance-floor and beyond. 'Infinity' has been one of Crosstown Rebels most highly anticipated records of recent times. A smattering of DJ's, from Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Damian Lazarus, Lee Foss and Art Department have been championing its intoxicating qualities to nigh on sonic-hysteria over the past few months. Luca and Ali's anthemic 'Infinity' is set to reach epidemic proportions this summer!

'Infinity' is an incredibly hooky slice of left of centre underground house, which encompasses elements of garage, through a hallucinatory resonance that cleverly maintains its notion of pop-sensibility. Ali's evocative trademark vocal phrasing faultlessly compliments the monstrous disco bass line and intoxicating melody. A perfect unison that culminates in a piece of music that is pure hedonistic joy!

When remixing such a ground breaking piece of leftfield garage, who would be more suitable than Todd Edwards, and here he goes the extra mile to deliver arguably his best remix of recent years. The remix king of hypnotic staccato garage, Todd takes 'Infinity' to the next level and whisks you away to The Raleigh at WMC '96! On the flip, the guys jack the groove and deliver another killer in the guise of 'House of Infinity'. A superb compliment to 'Infinity', this is for more peak-time play, as disco fills, jacking hi-hats and Ali's hypnotic vocals mesmerize the listener into a spellbinding state of dance-floor bliss.

Ali Love's prolific career has witnessed him produce two artist albums; several hit singles, and provided the vocals on hits by The Chemical Brothers, Justice, M Craft and Hot Natured. Luca C, formally of Luca C & Brigante fame, has been producing music under various guises and in various band for years and has recently co-written and produced a track on Jamie Jones's latest album. Besides working together as Infinity Ink, Luca and Ali are working on a project with Jamie and Hot Creations - more news to be announced soon. So now, with Infinity Ink as the combination of their extraordinary talents, the future is looking very bright indeed for Luca and Ali.

After a geographically imposed hiatus (the travel links between Nottingham and Hong Kong are intermittent to say the least) Pressed For Time label bosses Rhythm Plate are back with a new project featuring Massive Attack/Presence vocalist Sarah Jay. The original mix of 'No More' is a moody house roller with some trademark Rhythm Plate chord progressions and speaker thumping bass frequencies. Using chopped up licks of Sarah Jay's vocal to introduce the groove it subtly segues into the main vocal and then builds to a euphoric climax complete with strings and synth flourishes. The Goshawk (50% Rhythm Plate DNA) Vocal Flight treads a more New Jersey deep garage vibe with swinging hats, lush warm chords, bumping bassline and chopped up sax. One for the late night, locked in crew. Homepark (Ornate/Third Strike) go for a more party vibe with tougher drums and a Mr Fingers style bassline. A proper dub mix if you will. Finally, Mad Maxx Traxx are baxxx on PFT with a speaker damaging Dance Mania style drum track. No messing. Rumour has it there may be some more of 'No More' watch this space.

Internationally-renowned NY duo The Martinez Brothers have teamed up with the influential Miss Kittinfor 'Stuff In The Trunk', the latest release to come out on the Brothers' own label, Cuttin' Headz. Due for release on the 13th May, this package includes the original track alongside an instrumental and a clean edit.
'Stuff In The Trunk' is certainly an eagerly-anticipated release, with The Martinez Brothers having already teased it at a select few shows - it's prompted big reactions at the likes of Caprices Festivaland Fabric in London, resulting in widespread excitement amongst peers and fans alike.
Miss Kittin's vocals are instantly recognisable, the teasing lyrics standing out against the bouncing bassline and skipping hi-hats. Fast-paced and catchy, it's evidently a hugely effective dancefloor-ready release.
Perfectly timed to come out just as the duo's busy festival and Ibiza season kicks off, 'Stuff In The Trunk' is an exciting addition to the Cuttin' Headz discography.

Having been on something of a hiatus following the birth of his kids, Milton Jackson is back and in best form ever on Songs Without Words.
His most recent releases have been on UK label Tsuba and is responsible for remixes for Recloose on Planet E, Al Kent, and M A N I K.
Kito Jempere debuted on Freerange in 2013 but quickly got soon after got snapped up for EP's on Dirt Crew, Let's Play House and most recently Room With A View. He also owns and manegs the Fata Morgana label from his base in Saint Petersburg.
Pittsburgh Track Authority are the genre bending trio releasing some of the finest house and techno from the East Coast of the US on their own label In The Machine Age as well as esteemed imprints such as Azuri, Argot and Finale Sessions.
Kuniyuki is something of a Japanese enigma, staying resolutely below the radar despite being heralded by many (including Derrick May) as a major inspiration.
The multi-instrumentalist has collaborated with Henrik Schwarz, Vakula, DJ Nature and Jimpster and has released on Mule and Sound Of Speed and remixed DJ Sprinkles, Joe Clausell and Ananda Project.

Birmingham, Alabama producer Byron the Aquarius (we know him for his collaboration with french producer Onra as The Big Payback) drops this debut 12" for Sound Signature!
The A side is a warm key-driven cut with lush synths added. The flip comes in heavier and has live Drums by Dmitri Walker.

LTD repress !

We start off our string of releases with a flash back to the groovey
days of Chi-town, breakin' it up and layin' it down like it is. And to
boot, we got Sushitech regular Anonym to back us up with a stompin' acid
rework of A side, just for you. So here you go everybody, Crystal
Structures release numero uno, enjoy.

Cromby is an exciting addition to the London House music scene: Originally hailing from Belfast he has made camp in the British capital and brought his MPC 2000 XL with him. The young man who has grown up listening to Chez Damier and Moodymann makes use of the Japanese sampler from Akai in a highly fresh and creative way combining raw drums with sweet and melancholic pads and chords. On his 'Planets And Parks EP' Cromby displays a very nice balance between a traditional Deep House understanding and a forward thinking attitude and is thus just perfect for Tenderparks's idea of musicality. As far as the artwork of the record is concerned the beautiful black and white image is the last part of Tenderpark's current series concieved by art director Till Sperrle and photographer Magdalena Bichler. And as you've come to expect from Tenderpark all tracks have been mastered and cut by Helmut Erler at Dubplates & Mastering once more.

Warehouse Find! Test Pressing

RA's number 1 voted live act of 2015; KiNK provides time out of his ridiculously busy tour schedule to provide the opening track Roads.
KiNK's remix of Moderat is just about to drop on Monkeytown as well as his Valentine's Groove 12" for Clone Royal Oak.
KiNK has had huge releases on labels such as Rush Hour, Running Back (last year's Cloud Generator EP) and has remixed the likes of Sven Vath, Herbert, Nina Kraviz
and Deetron.
Tim Toh is the Berlin based producer responsible for some fine output on Soulphiction's Philpot label as well as Mild Pitch and legendary house imprint Nervous.
The New Tower Generation have had two amazing releases on Austrian label Praterei.
Jimpster & Luv Jam hooked up for this collaboration following Jimpster falling in love with Luv Jam's mad-cap Detroit-inspired deep house on We Play House, Phonica
and Tsuba. Luv Jam also produced an exclusive track for the Freerange 200th release entitled Hamburglar.

More quality from the Trax vaults. Robert Owens classic from 1986 - produced by Larry Heard/Mr. Fingers. Re mastered versions from the Traxbox compilation.

Audio restoration by Arjan Rietvink's Digital Mastering. Released in conjunction with Trax / Harmless.

We have a small quantity of this rare promo vinyl that never came out commercially containing The SESSION by JORDAN FIELDS & ROY DAVIS JR.(DJ FREESTYLE MIX) Also check JORDAN FIELDS' edit of "AFROBEAT BREAKDOWN" by HAKIM MURPHY & "IF YOU WANNA" by DAVID BRITTON.

Reggie Dokes will be back this fall with another EP on his own label Psychostasia. After a long hiatus he returned last spring with his fresh Detroit House sound. Now, we're happy to present his follow up; New York EP.

The Maghreban returns with essential new house odyssey 'Brooklyn', named after his dead cat.

* His second outing on Black Acre, 'Brooklyn' is a breathtaking night flight, viewed through a prism both phantasmagorical and seedily terrestrial. Trance inducing Caribbean percussion, possessed chants, Motown bass, sci-fi synths, wayward filter sweeps, analogue free jazz - all get their moment to shine in the weird and wonderful 8-minute microcosm that is 'Brooklyn'.

* Flip-side 'The Carpenters' strikes a more domesticated tone, with motorik industrial dub eventually giving way to haunted sci-fi bachelor pad lounge.

DJ Feedback:
Pangaea (Hessle Audio / Hadal) - 'Very groovy!'
The Black Madonna - 'Super cool'
Laurent Garnier - 'Just got this from the man himself. This is GGGRRREEEAATTTTTT'
Tom Wrankmore (Eliphino - Brownswood / Somethinksounds) - 'dope! Something different, really interesting sounds'
Axel Boman (Hypercolour / Pampa) - 'Super cool! As usual. Thanks!'
Santiago Salazar (DJ S2) - Some funky dark stuff
Alice Moxom (Moxie - NTS radio / BBC one) - Great record, already been playing this one out. Cheers'

All small booty women, report to the dance floor. Original unreleased late '90s version of this banger b/w one of the later remake / remixes. Guaranteed floor filler. Deeon's been rinsing versions of this all over Europe to great effect. LTD white label

Belgian producer Joris Biesmans (aka Cashmere* and Benn Lian) delivers a counterweight to the "fast food music" that ram-raids its way into today's mainstream consciousness, with a project named TVe - "The Virtual escape" - indicating his urge to escape from today's data-saturated, music-as-mass-industrial-product environment. Musically, TVe aims for an aesthetic ambush incorporating strange & self-made hardware instruments, tape machines, non-standard structures, atonal abstraction, noise, distortion and randomness - openly embracing imperfections instead of smoothing them out with calibrated presets & templates. To this end, TVe has brought two masters of this approach on board for the label's debut EP and with Creme Organization alumni Legowelt and ASOK bringing forth their own inimitable style on remixes of Biesmans' delightfully askew original productions. Keep an eye out for more engaging oddities on future TVe releases to come. Early support from: Massimiliano Pagliara, Tim Sweeny, Ambivalent, Lando

'Freedom School' is well known for releasing music from the likes of IG Culture, Mark De Clive Lowe, Eric Lau and Rick "The Godson' Wilhite. The third volume of the FREEDOM SCHOOL D.J. SERIES features the work of Kaidi Tatham. There are three solid tracks on this 12' from beat-down House to jazzy down tempo beats. Kaidi brings his futuristic funky fusion to give all the dancers warm and peaceful vibes!

Every home should have this record from the 2 of the originators of deep House! Virgo 4 were kicking out the most melodic, fathoms deep, complex emotional machine music before anyone else (them & Larry obviously!) had caught up with them & the "Do You Know Who Are" EP from 1989 is as flawless as it gets, often imitated over the years but never, ever bettered!

Every single track on this slab of wax is a classic! Virgo manage to reach right inside & take us somewhere on every cut while maintaining an otherworldly sense of melody & rhythm, some of the playing on this record is incredible & so accomplished, "In A Vision" for example still sounds like it's beaming right at us from the future while "Take Me Higher" carries it's stately, Reggae-like vibe along smoothly while retaining enough bounce to keep the floor locked in.

Basically, "Do You Know Who Are" is an almost perfect record. You need it. It's the truth.

Fully re-mastered, re-pressed & re-released for 2015 in it's original format with the permission & participation of all rights holders with all original Trax label artwork intact.

Young Marco made a big impression to a new lot of listeners at the beginning of 2012 with his ESP Institute debut, Nonono / Darwin in Bahia (played by Dixon and James Murphy amongst others). The young man from Amsterdam now returns with a sister 12" to his Nonono, a perfectly complimentary piece of wax that maintains his esoteric stance on House music, and proves that he's no one-trick pony. Video Days blends Marco's signature analog synth work with tribal rhythms and a loose sense of narrative, while the flipside Later Than U Think takes a more cheeky approach, pairing a blissfully stabbing core melody with a mousey counter-melody and setting it all over some huge tom-heavy drum programming. These songs are the perfect close to a beautiful Summer, whether you're lost in euphoria as the sun comes up, or simply dancing around your kitchen in the nude.

Another acquisition into our collection of fine gems. Another split effort, but this time ,front faced, is Mike Sharon a first hand guest into our house with two attemporal musical experiences for the music connaisseur.

On the other side we'll find the younglings Dub Jamz with their intensity and colored tones that boost the soul of those dancefloor driven beatz.
A MUST HAVE!

Ricardo takes the time out to pay tribute to dear friend, DJ/producer Boo Williams. After releases on Rush Hour, Vega Records, Trippin, Reincarnation, Neroli, & Jellybean Soul, Rick drops 1 in Boo's classic style. LTD white vinyl x300.

REPRESSED !!

Previously only available on CD. This is the first official vinyl release of Ron Trent's tribute track to the legend that Ron Hardy is....Pressed in limited qty, one sided vinyl release in RH's RSS series....

Residing in Toronto and making up one half of Hermans, Jerry Riggs debuts on Run Out Run with four diverse tracks all bringing their own identity to the equation from the knee jerking 'Sick Sense' to the heads down 'Everybody Clap'. Mike Davis, the man behind the newly inaugurated Brenda project, weighs in with two collaborations with Riggs. 'Beiruth' is an early hours club excursion moulding strains of dub techno and some hypnotic synth work effortlessly while 'Come Home (Police Militar)' is peak time and made to be played loud!

RP Boo returns with 'The Ultimate RP Boo', showing off six brand new cuts that mix a range of styles with his vivid use of samples and improvised drum programming. 'The Ultimate' kicks things off with a sliding synth riff that wouldn't sound out of place on a '91 Prodigy track with cut up rave vocal interjections over Bu's trademark pulsing bass. 'Bang with the Funk' crushes the 1-2-3-4-5 Sesame Street song, chopping its samples into hard shapes. Things turn dark and minimal with 'The King' which features a sample from Fresh, with strange atonal tones playing off against spooky chords and a tactile bass. On the flipside 'What Am I' pairs syncopated snares and 4/4 bass pulses while percussion bangs and shimmers over clipped diva refrains and anxious piano. 'Bu'Moon' meshes together some pumping horn blurts and some old fashioned steamy synth wooshes that wouldn't feel out of place on a 50's sci-fi film into a relentless battle track. 'Electric Energy' finishes the EP, sampling an unusual pop source and chopping them over pulsing half time subs that pitch up and down around slipping and sliding drum hits.

Finally, KANN Headquarter duo Sevensol & Bender bring out a new EP. Both tracks unite the labels perception of contemporary and personal dance music. Again, they perform with a dreamy and harmonic sense for rhythm and express what house music means to them. If you understand the record as a pretentious instruction of 'how not to lose things', you have to find out yourself. KANN firmly believes.

The second sampler from King Street celebrating the work of the mighty Kerri Chandler. Kerri's career in dance music stretches way back to the late 80's and he has remained at the top of his game throughout, thus rightfully earning him the title of - House Legend!

As with the sampler before, the King Street vaults have been raided for only the highest quality cuts from his extensive back catalog. Kicking off the EP is his all-time classic, monster, dance-floor wrecking "Bar A Thym", A real deep House masterpiece that should need no introduction and the perfect way to start things off. Over on the flip we are treated to "Welcome To King Street" a deep, immense spoken word love letter to the dancers delivered in true "Kaos 6:23" fashion! This track has never been issued on vinyl before, only ever appearing on the 2012 King Street compilation of the same name. Finishing things off is "Be There", another solid banger lifted from the "Kaoz On King Street Chapter II" 12" from 1997. All in all, a killer selection of tracks from a true master!

This (and the preceding) EP are the perfect points for those who missed these killer tracks first time around, or are a great place to start for those who are new to the legendary Mr.Chandler's sounds. All tracks included have been re-mastered and re-pressed in full conjunction with King Street Sounds, New York City.

Three slamming garage tracks all from the 90's - Blak 'N ' Spanish mix of Sara Parker - My love is deep, Vocal cut from Rusharn with Mine O Mine & lastly underground track from Masters Of the Underground - Reach For The Top. A must need EP for the true garage heads .

Finale Sessions is really pleased to launch new series Finale Sessions Limited with Berlin up and coming act Arcarsenal. Duo comprised of Alan Mathias and Etienne Dauta, both founders of Bass Cadet Records and its dedicated vinyl store located in the heart of the german capital, they are also active members of the large Underground Quality family. Arcarsenal have already started to establish themselves as proponent of a crossover sound, mixing many influences from jazz, house, ambient to dub and techno. They are always giving a prominence to jam, improvisation and textures work in their studio routine. This EP called « Dark Skies & Wetlands », even if slightly grittier than usual, is no stranger to the rules of the duo. The opening track « Different Planet » is an epic dark deep house cut which develops itself over a course of 8:40. Starting with a stamping ground bassline and hazy atmosphere, the track opens up with synth attacks, dub echoes and slowly brings in a blissful melody that ends up linking all the elements. « Substance Of Arjuna », the following track on the A-side, is a-contrario a short but intense ambient work. Shot in one take, this subtle cut showcases the kind experimentations that Mathias and Dauta can end up doing late at night in front of their machines. The b-side of the EP leaves all the space to « Racoons », one of the weirdest and yet most powerful work of the duo to date. Tribal techno could be a short try to define what they achieved here, but the track goes far more than this. Built on a gritty mental acidic bass and a huge drum kick, the frenchmen bring over aggressive synth work that could sound like an orchestra on rehearsal, pachydermic screams or an overdriven guitar larsen. Underlined by a complex percussion pattern recorded live in their nest and chopped up to the best effect, the track ends up in a looping transe from which the listener might not leave in a normal state.

Micronation is the Frank Agrario's new label. After some key releases on Internasjonal, Tom Tom Disco and Maxi Discs Frank decided to start his own vinyl label. Micronation is a declaration of independence, Frank makes his own rules, passports and stamps, while music is the currency.02. Percussion, deep bases and Frank's trademark dubby dealys are all there. Bottin provides a killer rmx ready to destroy any dancefloor. Early support from Soul Clap, Jimpster, Munk, Swayzak, Mammarella and Thomas Von Party.

Mr. G's annual Record Store Day release! Physical stores first