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The master jammer returns! Opal are so proud to release this set of four beautiful, sun filled pieces of pure electronic music. Ged Gengras' Personable project is the boiled down syrup of many years spent learning his craft within synthesis. Captured directly from live home studio recording, each track lives and breathes in it's own space, 'Gambetti' serves a light structure of rattling snares and resonant bass boops dressed up with gorgeous, almost gothic hanging notes. 'Window' is a funked slice of Ged at his best, referencing grime/garage structure but extended out into am 11+ minute epic that conjures buccolic idyll, like funky sunshine. B-side opener 'Oyster' flips the vibe inward into a more paranoid number, similarly long form and rolling but with all melody turning in on itself and riffs decaying away into thin whispers. To close; the stunning 'Cormorant' forms itself from a bed of padded out bliss. Reminiscent of Oval or Pinkcourtesyphone, the track haunts with a breathy sadness which pulses forwards into squash court squeaks and deep forward facing kick drums. Every time I listen to Personable I'm hearing someone who approaches their instruments as a player, no concepts or grand ideas, just playing a synthesiser and doing it so well.

Serving up another fierce 4-track EP, Inner Sunset Recording's Low Top (Homero G.) is back at full force as The Honorable Mr. Top. This 12 doesn't waver one bit from the classic dance vibes that Inner Sunset Recordings is hailed for, nor does it fail to deliver the same excellent variety and quality that can be found throughout the label's highly sought-after catalog. Side A's two mixes of To Fantasize offer up a superbly crafted nod to classic US/UK garage and house sensibilities. Side B's That Happy Day is a brilliant and flashy hybrid of deep house and breaks-driven grooves, while Lunar Launch Candidate dares to defy genre classification, taking the dance floor on a wild and pumping ride through atmospheric pads, deep organs, rave stabs and rolling breakbeats. This EP is sure to go down as one of the label's seminal releases, so grab your copy now before it disappears!

For the last 20 years London-based author and party organiser Tim Lawrence has dedicated himself to excavating the history of New York City party culture and bringing some of the most powerful aspects of that culture to London's dance scene, from where it has ricocheted around the world. Having conducted the first set of major interviews with David Mancuso, Lawrence started to put on Loft-style Lucky Cloud Sound System parties with David and friends in London in June 2003. In early 2004 he published Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-79, which tracked the influence of the Loft on the wider New York DJ, dance and disco scene. In 2009 his biography of the iconic musician Arthur Russell became the first book to map the wider downtown music scene. These beautifully written and politically insightful histories have educated, inspired and celebrated the previously overlooked foundations of contemporary dance music.

Lawrence's most recent publication, Life & Death On The New York Dancefloor, 1980 - 1983, published in late 2016, shines a light on 'one of the most dynamic and creative periods in the history of New York City'. Falling between the more regularly celebrated sounds of disco, house and techno, the period produced a uniquely hybrid series of sounds that never acquired a settled name. This led them to be largely ignored by historians and even DJs, yet the power of the period's music and the scenes it birthed, Lawrence argues, remains undeniable. Met with a rapturous response, Life and Death On The New York Dance Floor saw Lawrence on the road for most of the next year as he spread the word about the characters, the records, the clubs and the bands that shaped the post-Disco, post-Punk, and burgeoning Hip Hop landscapes of New York City during the early 1980s—a period when freedom still ruled.

This, the first of a 2-part sonic tribute to the 1980 - 1983 era as well as a musical companion piece to Life & Death On The New York Dance Floor sees recognised musicians (David Byrne of Talking Heads) nestle up alongside the belatedly recognised (Arthur Russell's Dinosaur L and Loose Joints, and Suicide's Alan Vega) and the downright obscure (Gray, 2 Teens Kill 4 and Tuxedomoon). An indication of what's to follow, Dinosaur L's original album version of 'Go Bang' has been dramatically overshadowed by the definitive François Kevorkian remix yet received regular play by David Mancuso and remains an enthralling experimental Arthur Russell jam.

Lovingly curated across 2 slabs of vinyl, the album introduces listeners to a stunning array of sounds, styles, vibes and feelings that encapsulate this most fertile and forward-thinking era, when music, fashion, sound system innovations, leaps in music technology, a DIY attitude and a freedom from corporate politics combined with extraordinary expressivity. All music contained within this album has been hand-picked and programmed by Tim Lawrence. It represents a selective yet rich introduction to one of the most extraordinary periods in New York City's epic musical history.

This is the first release on Reappearing Records, a label led by Tim Lawrence and distributed worldwide by Above Board distribution. Licensing courtesy of Tracksuit Music. Mastering by Optimum Mastering, Bristol UK. Artwork & design courtesy of Atelier Superplus. 2018.

The latest from the Galdoors stable: Cafe Nostalgia takes off, a pumping slab of bubbling bleeps and bass with creeping pads to chew on as you go. Conclusions Like Curtains keeps up the pace on the B-side - driving arpeggiator-tech with FM tweaks and washes taking it deeper. Looped-up rounds off, with layers of restless, twittering snippets wrapping you up in a wigged out groove. One-to-watch from Junes on his own imprint.

Official repress on 12" of these sought after Charly Kingson tunes..
The label says:
Charly Kingson, (ps. for Charlie Kingue Soppo) is a legend of afro-funk who managed to shake the entire continent up with his infamous 1978 LP, Born In Africa. Often forgotten when conversations turn to Afro-dance, and the likes of Tony Allen or Fela Kuti, he has been an incredible source of inspiration to many musicians exploring the funkier side of jazz-dance, and this album itself goes way beyond any traditional notion of tropical discotheque. "Born In African" itself is a funky groover for the dancefloor and here is the original 1982 Remix, made by Dutch legendary percussionist Eddie Conard available again, featuring Nimele Bolo' on the flip-side. Released in 1982 on Ariola/Fleet, but also pressed on the original Fleet label. The latter (remarkably with identical catalog-number) never saw daylight. But, we got them all! All in all, this hard to find 12' (at Discogs copies on the Ariola/Fleet label go for around 250 euro) was recently re-discovered, and now you can finally enjoy it again.

4 tracker catering to various moods - from the early Madonna / Petshopboys influenced cut Ascona over to some deeper dance excursions to Lucas's own interpretation of reggae. With much love to detail and support from Timo Hein on bass.

For the last 20 years London-based author and party organiser Tim Lawrence has dedicated himself to excavating the history of New York City party culture and bringing some of the most powerful aspects of that culture to London's dance scene, from where it has ricocheted around the world.
Having conducted the first set of major interviews with David Mancuso, Lawrence started to put on Loft-style Lucky Cloud Sound System parties with David and friends in London in June 2003.
In early 2004 he published Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-79, which tracked the influence of the Loft on the wider New York DJ, dance and disco scene.
In 2009 his biography of the iconic musician Arthur Russell became the first book to map the wider downtown music scene.
These beautifully written and politically insightful histories have educated, inspired and celebrated the previously overlooked foundations of contemporary dance music.

Lawrence's most recent publication, Life & Death On The New York Dancefloor, 1980 - 1983, published in late 2016, shines a light on 'one of the most dynamic and creative periods in the history of New York City'. Falling between the more regularly celebrated sounds of disco, house and techno, the period produced a uniquely hybrid series of sounds that never acquired a settled name.

This led them to be largely ignored by historians and even DJs, yet the power of the period's music and the scenes it birthed, Lawrence argues, remains undeniable. Met with a rapturous response, Life and Death On The New York Dance Floor saw Lawrence on the road for most of the next year as he spread the word about the characters, the records, the clubs and the bands that shaped the post-Disco, post-Punk, and burgeoning Hip Hop landscapes of New York City during the early 1980s — a period when freedom still ruled.

This, the second of a 2-part sonic tribute to the 1980 - 1983 era as well as a musical companion piece to Life & Death On The New York Dance Floor, sees recognised classics (such as 'Don't Make Me Wait' and 'Din Daa Daa') nestle up alongside the belatedly recognised (including the August Darnell remix of 'Contort Yourself' and Mark Kamins remix of 'Love Tempo') and the downright obscure ('Vena Cava' and the B-side of the 'Pop Your Funk' 7' promo).

Capturing the range and the mayhem, Material's under-appreciated 'Bustin' Out' features Nona Hendryx delivering lyrics inspired by Black Panther George Jackson's prison letters plus a music track featuring dance beats combined with a heavy electric guitar — a combination proposed by Michael Zilkha after the ZE label head rejected Bill Laswell's first effort. The mix comes courtesy of Better Days resident DJ Tee Scott. Everyone, it seemed, was open to everything.

Lovingly curated across 2 slabs of vinyl, the album introduces listeners to a stunning array of sounds, styles, vibes and feelings that encapsulate this most fertile and forward-thinking era, when music, fashion, sound system innovations, leaps in music technology, a DIY attitude and a freedom from corporate politics combined with extraordinary expressivity. All music contained within this album has been hand-picked and programmed by Tim Lawrence.

It represents a selective yet rich introduction to one of the most extraordinary periods in New York City's epic musical history.

This is the first release on Reappearing Records, a label led by Tim Lawrence and distributed worldwide by Above Board distribution.

Licensing courtesy of Tracksuit Music.
Mastering by Optimum Mastering, Bristol UK.
Artwork & design courtesy of Atelier Superplus - 2018.

Kicking off 2019 for Idle Hands comes a release from K-LONE, boss of the Wisdom Teeth label alongside Facta.

Two tracks in a classic IH style. Dub and Garage influences to the fore, broken House vibes.

For its newest record, Public Release soars over the Atlantic and glides into Greece to convene with two brothers from Thessaloniki, Christos and Fotis Papadakis, for Cosmic Swimmer, a gentle, lilting sunbleached house escapade.

The 12-inch opens with their soft and cushy original mix of 'Cosmic Swimmer', a charmed layer cake of round, full-bodied hand drums, airy pads, and washed-out vocal harmonies. A breezy, wide-open endless groove that ambles along at a not-too- slow, not-too-fast Goldilocks pace that will easily keep you undulating on the floor or in your head. Another pair of brothers, the Soulwax boys, making a very rare, celebrated appearance here, take the reigns and fill out the arrangement by wrapping it all up in some stone-cathedral euphoric resonance and injecting it with their trademark finger-plucked bass struts. One of their top remixes ever Perhaps.

The hot potato is then passed to New York City's Kim Ann Foxman for her take, a more urgent and pressed affair that swaps the organic elements for jittery programmed percussion, strobed effects, and brittle synth licks, all the while somehow keeping the dusting of Balearic feel-good presence intact. Finally, Eric 'Dr. Dunks' Duncan jumps into the frame with a tough love acid- flecked interpretation that thrusts the record into peak-hour rave territories.

77:78, the new project from Aaron Fletcher & Tim Parkin, card-carrying members of the musical kaleidoscope that is The Bees, are releasing two genius Ashley Beedle remixes of Love Said (Let's Go), the latest track to be taken from their debut album, Jellies, which was released on Heavenly Recordings back in the summer.

On the flip of this limited edition (300) 12' is the original version and a glistening remix by new kids The Flying Mojito Brothers.

This remix package features the cutting edge of underground dance music in the form of remixes from Deetron, Prospa, Kideko and rising talent Hi, I'm Claude.

The official track has amassed 100 Spins at UK radio including plays from Danny Howard, Pete Tong and KISS FM. It has amassed over 1 million streams since launch and is growing at club with huge support from the likes of Ritchie Hawtin, Marco Carola, Richy Ahmed, Lee Walker, Gorgon City (Prospa Mix) and many more

Tech House heavyweight Deetron is hot off the heels of a jam packed 2018 touring including 19 countries over the year. He is highly regarded within the scene and has a Dj Kicks and Fabric Live compilation to boast among credits.

Prospa are one of the hottest tipped Dance acts for 2019. Their underground smash Prayer has had 48 spins at Radio alone since release and is flying at the moment. Their mix of Just About was premiered by Pete Tong on Radio 1 and this is the unreleased extended mix.
Kideko provides a huge sounding house mix of Just About that had already had 10 spins at KISS FM.

Growing up listening to pirate radio there were always tracks you heard but never got released for various reasons. We are the biggest Newham Generals fans, and we used to listen to their weekly slot on Rinse FM with DJ Tubby from 2005 until it finished in 2012 on Sunday's 7-9pm (coincidently a slot we have also held) and these three tracks are some of Footsie's best productions that somehow haven't seen the light of day until now. Scars was a hit instrumental doing the rounds already on the pirates in 2005. The vocal alongside D Double E and original Newham Generals member Monkstar alongside the one and only Wiley was an instant cult classic. It is one of the few tracks with Wiley and the Newham Generals together the other only being Trim's Boogeyman and Prangman Remix which is also featured on this record. Move To The Beat is Footsie & D Double E at their best, a fun exchange for the ravers. Over the last 12 months we have worked with Footsie & D Double E really closely at Fabric, Outlook Festival, Notting Hill Carnival and our Jamz parties in Leeds & Manchester developing a unique synergy. As a mark of respect for being such a strong and positive influence on us and the rest of the scene, I wanted to commit some special music to wax for people that have seen us all together live to appreciate. Footsie has done it all in Grime. He has his own label: Braindead which has been the home of his productions since 2003, he clashed on the original Lord Of The Mics DVD, he has done over 15 years of pirate radio as part of Nasty Crew and Newham Generals and has produced for Dizzee Rascal.  Hopefully this release gives the younger generation discovering his new music via online platforms like SBTV, GRM Daily and Noisey a glimpse into the long journey that it takes to reach legendary status in the scene.  - Elijah.

Separate Planes marks the release of dark, seductive beats from VVV, alias of Austin, TX-based electronic producer Shawhin Izaddoost. Previously showcasing his intricate, nocturnal, immersive style on labels such as Fortifed Audio, Tube 10, and Sound of the Cosmos, VVV's first release for Seattle-based label Hush Hush is a masterful display of emotional tone and heavy textures. Separate Planes' 6-handpicked tracks blur flickering ghostly vocal samples and low-slung, slow-motion, bass-heavy beats within a warm, enveloping haze of atmospheric layers, resulting in an intoxicating and ideal late-night soundtrack.

World Clique is the debut album by the dance-music band Deee-Lite, released in 1990. The album's first single, 'Groove Is in the Heart, was a top-five success on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart as well as a number-one hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Three subsequent singles also hit the top ten on the U.S. dance chart, including Power of Love/Build That Bridge and Good Beat, which also hit number one.

Guest artists on the album include Bootsy Collins (Try Me On... I'm Very You, Smile On, Groove Is in the Heart, and Who Was That), Q-Tip (Groove Is in the Heart), Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (Try Me On... I'm Very You, Smile On, Groove Is in the Heart).

New House edition for DJ Selection , with all original, extended versions !!!

Fringe Society Should Be A Familiar Name To Anyone Who Has Visited One Of Our Recent Wrong Era Parties. Channeling The Same Slick Electronic-funkiness Of His Dj Sets Into Four Tracks Of Wildly Different Music For Wrong Era's Vinyl Imprint, This Is A Record For All Occasions That Takes In Dreamy Cosmic-psychedelia, Chugging Dance-workouts And Explosive Peak-time Bangers.

Clark Eng and Emil Newman hooked up under alias Odem. This is their first release together and it's a solid 3 tracker. Each with a own distinct sound but all with a percussive feel.

180g heavy vinyl. Strictly limited to 150 copies only! Hand stamped and hand numbered.

'You Can' stares directly into the haze and the strobes of the transformative night-out documented throughout Gabe Gurnsey's debut LP, 'Physical'. Undoubtedly one of the record's most outright hedonistic moments, 'You Can' finds Gabe cheekily intoning an invitation to dance, get high, or both, assisted by a deeply trippy sonic atmosphere and a seductive, twilight bassline.

In the spirit of classic extended edits, the 'Extended Dub' version unpicks and expands on each of these elements, retaining the solid groove of the original while transforming it into a heady dancefloor tool. A staple of electro for the past two decades, The Hacker meanwhile continues his recent hot streak with his remix of 'You Can'. Firmly executed with his usual cyber-militancy, his simple but effective reimagining is littered with elasticated synth stabs, urgent oscillations and an audible desire to transform Gurnsey himself into a man-machine.

Die skandinavischen Superstars Little Dragon veröffentlichen ihre brandneue 3-Track-EP - Lover Chanting' Mitte November auf Ninja Tune. Little Dragon wollten neue Musik veröffentlichen, die eine luftige und lustige Leichtigkeit hat. Die Geschichte hinter den Ursprüngen des Tracks ist so eigenwillig und abstrus, wie man es nur von einer Band erwarten würde, die ihre Karriere stets nach den eigenen Regeln verfolgt hat. - Es begann damit, dass Fred nach einem Hochzeitsmarsch gesucht hat, der von einem schwedischen Prog-Funk-Folk-Keyboarder namens Merit Hemmingson inspiriert war.', erklärt die Band in ihrem Göteborger Studiobunker. - Erik ließ sich vom Track leiten und fing schließlich an zu singen! Nachdem er seine Gesangsverse geschrieben hatte, machte sich Yukimi ein wenig Sorgen um seine lyrischen Fähigkeiten und begann, ihre Rolle in dem Song hinzuzufügen. Håkan flog derweil nach Deutschland, um ein schön gestimmtes Clavinet aufzunehmen. Nachdem dieses aufgenommen war, fügten Fred und Erik mit einigen Drums und tiefen Synthesebässen noch ihren eigenen Touch hinzu - und fertig war der Track!'.

Die EP - Lover Chanting' zeigt den nach vorne gerichteten Pioniergeist der Band, der den Status von Little Dragon als eine der beliebtesten Bands der Gegenwart gefestigt hat. Von frühen Kooperationen mit Gorillaz, SBTRKT, Kaytranada & Flume bis hin zu aktuellen Tracks mit Faith Evans, Raphael Saadiq und den bereits erwähnten Kooperationen mit BADBADNOTGOOD und Vic Mensa Anfang des Sommers inspirieren Little Dragon neben etablierten Ikonen auch eine ganz neue Generation von aufstrebenden Künstlerinnen und Künstlern.

New 4 Track 12" release from Lamont for Swamp 81 sublabel, 81. Mastered at TenEightSeven

It has been a good year for Idle Hands. The label reached its 50th release with a release from Livity Sound's Pev and November saw the release of Parris' latest 12' featuring a KMOS remix.
For the labels final vinyl release of 2018 it is the turn of Stockholm's Pistol Pete. Idle Hands boss Chris Farrell has long been a fan of this artists work. He may not have put much out over the years but each release has found a welcome home at the Bristol record shop from which the label operates.
On this release we find three club focused House tracks, each exuding a warmth one would hope for in these cold winter monts. 'Orphan' opens the set with crunchy, swinging drums and the deft use of a sample. 'Lundagatan' continues things apace with some concentrated drum programming and a chopped up soul sample. 'Esqpads' rounds things off with a warm Deep House feel and grooving bassline.

For our sixth release, we present the stylish yet militant works of London born/Leeds based producer and Wisdom Teeth co-owner, K-LONE... Shoulders at the ready.

Things tend to move in circles until they are complete. Such is the case with WPH TEN-8. When FCL released their 'Cherry Pie E.P.' on Kai Alcé's NDATL label it was already decided that Kai Alcé would find a home on WPH as well. And with his absolutely stunning string of remixes of recent years in mind it made sense to ask Kai to take up remix duties for a new FCL release.

The result is a release that oozes soul all over. The original track is FCL's 'let's make a track and have great singers aka Lady Linn and Gustaph singing about house music'-moment and Kai's remix is...well...simply another amazing slice of soul from the man that can do no wrong. It's house music...as you should know it.

The first fully autonomous artificial intelligence with the ability to learn and improve itself is created by the Sega corporation. Two years later they invent the first time machine, and call it the Timecast. Sega decides to send the A.I. named Segadeath back in time to 1881 to destroy Nintendo before its creation. Helsinkis Mesak and Marseilles Bill Vortex are the Jompo Boys and their Jompo dance to the Jompo Anthem is the new craze all over Europe. Its a uniting front we form while Jompo spreads and spreads and takes over every fiber on the planet.

The long awaited debut release from Melbourne based producer / personality Mousse is here! Until now, Mousse aka Simon Barry has kept his craft close to his chest and we finally hear the result of years of hard studio labour in the bungalow. Barry has been a crucial part of Melbourne's dance community for the past five or so years, co-hosting the legendary disco party 'Misty Nights' with Danny Hotep as well being a fixture at The House De Frost and Animals Dancing parties.

On the A side we have the anthemic 'Sex and Acid' and 'Big Fat Party Popper' two raw house tracks with links to early Chicago classics. Quirky sound effects and catchy vocals simmer on top of hot acid bassline to give you a couple of the summers most memorable bangers! But don't be fooled, Mousse is no one-trick-pony. On the flip we step out of the bungalow and into 'Afternoon Bloom' where jazzy pianos dance around a playful machine rhythm. Rounding out the four tracker 'Bare With Me' delivers an evolving house jam with a conversive synth line and dubbed out chords.

A killer debut release from one of Melbournes rising stars.

Unschuld und Verwüstung heißt das zehnte Studio Album und es ist ihr Debüt beim Berliner Label
Staatsakt.
It's the end of the world as we know it, zitiert Morgenstern gleich im ersten Stück R.E.M. und ihren
Sänger Michael Stipe, nach dem ihr Album-Opener auch benannt ist. Eine Hommage!
Das R.E.M.-Stück aus dem Jahr 1987 ist auch über 30 Jahre nach seinem Erscheinen noch ein
wirksames Pop-Mantra das uns beim Aushalten von Widersprüchen hilft.
Es geht auf Unschuld und Verwüstung auf Albumlänge um ein Weiter-im-Trotzdem, um ein Irgendwie
im weiß-auch-nicht-so-genau, um den Wunsch nach Seelenfrieden - a peace of mind - und auch,
wenn es uns immer unmöglicher erscheinen mag, darum, das Falsche endlich einmal gerade zu
biegen!
Der (Work-)Flow in Morgensterns Songs ist dabei immer - schön und radikal' zugleich. Spätestens
wenn der Beat der Arbeit einsetzt, der auf Unschuld und Verwüstung aber genauso oft auch wieder
entspannt aussetzt und dem erquickenden Summen von Holzblasinstrumenten Platz macht, glaubt
man plötzlich auf einer Future-R'N'B-Platte gelandet zu sein! Ansonsten haben wir es weiterhin mit
Barabars unverkennbarer, fein-versponnenen futuristischen Folk-Musik zu tun.
Nicht von dieser Welt. Schade eigentlich.

Everybody Dance... A bonafide dancefloor invitation, this classic cut by Chain Reaction was originally released in 1980 on the P&P affiliate label, Sound Of New York. A project between keyboardist Dwight Brewster (of The Imperials) and percussionist Harold Sargent (of Wood, Brass & Steel fame) Dance Freak provides one finest moments in the entire catalog. A funky disco track with all the elements of a party anthem, it's no surprise it's been a favorite of veteran Deejays like Kenny Dope and Danny Krivit.

There are many reasons why this track is a must-have for Disco DJs. Outstanding percussions; check. Funky Guitar & Bass lines; check. Catchy chorus; check. Brass accents; very welcomed. Using a synth as a percussive instrument; incredible and most likely lifted from the Patrick Adams Handbook 'How to make a hit record'. There really isn't much more we can say here. We 'just wanna Dance with you...'

Limited Edition 12" Picture Disc Vinyl Of The Massive Recent #1 Single. (radio Edit & Extended Mix).

collecting orders for repress!

Folamour has worked under a number of different aliases and makes poetic music. As a DJ he has lit up dance floors all over France, and he also runs the FHUO Records label. This new nine track LP is the start of a busy year that promises more music on Church and Defected, all after some fine outings on labels like Fauxpas Music and All City Records. The excellent album is an ode to his love of Japanese culture and mixes up beats and house samples, disco swing and future jazz in ways that work both in the club and your living room.

The warm and musical 'Night of Desirable Objects' kicks things off with loose jazz chords, shuffling beats and welcoming moods that come from smart vocal samples. It's a brilliantly heartfelt opener that makes way for the slowed down grooves of 'Y'all Right.' Trumpets, live drums and gorgeous chords all exude genuine soul and funk, and 'Petit Prince Du Macadam' is an exquisite hip hop beat that echoes the great Dilla.

Elsewhere, 'Ivoire' is a big, afro-tinged cut with bouncy drums and vocals as well as party-starting percussion. 'Look at Me or I'll Steal Your Eyes' then pulls back to perfect loops of funky guitar, trilling chords and organic drum work. Like much of the music here, the loveably rough style of Moodymann is a big presence in this one. French filter styles characterise the sunny disco influenced grooves of 'Devoted to U', 'Oyabun' is a blissed out bit of romantic house, 'Kickflipin' That Stuff' is another gorgeous hip hop interlude weighed down by hot soul and 'Jah Love' is a masterfully melodic piece with splashes of cymbal, brilliant key playing and jazz drums that find their way into your heart.

Luv Shack Records' newest EP marks the 26th release on the label, and its a classic split affair by stalwart Artists Space Echo and Jakobin & Domino.

Space Echo's 'My Heart, My Soul' evokes the best feelings we have for sample heavy filter house, but manages the transition to modern club standards effortlessly, and elegantly.

"Party Together" is Space Echo in full on laid back funk territory at the start, but quickly turns into a deep and highly addictive stomper that just gets more intense as it goes along.

Jakobin & Domino bring us 'You Want My Love', a disco infused house jam that overflows with sultry vocals, moody fender rhodes hooksa and a super catchy drum sample.

'Filter Queen' is a full on party track that is basically eponymous, but Jakobin & Domino amp up the classic theme (house beat & filtered sample) with a modulated synth sequence, a few well timed fx and a funky beat to boot


DJ Support

Gerd, Pete Herbert, Fingerman, Hard Ton, Alkalino, Massimiliano Pagliara, Lenny Fontana, Thomas Herb, Jason Kendig (Honey Soundsystem), Hurlee, Jacques Renault, Joyce Muniz, Tensnake

Helixir's back for his second 12'' on 7even Recordings!

After the buzz of his Narcotik Dub / Springz and Wires cut some months back, Helixir do it again with 'Helicraft' and 'Dub 4 P.', blending in his music shaker all kinds of influences, from Dubstep to Techno, Jungle, Breakstep and Dub, produced and executed with immense attention to detail.

'Helicraft'is just a mad track! Wicked beats, Techno loops, Old Skool sounds and tricky mixing potential make it a proper killer cut, as heard in Mary Anne Hobbs' BBC Experimental radio show. The other side of this double A Side, 'Dub 4 P.' is a real smasher, rolling on a broken beat+bass 4/4 riddim bringing the horns to the dancefloor. Killer.

EFFECTIVE96 PRESENTS

THREE ANGELS AND NINJA RIDDIM EP VOL.1

Label boss Ishio D coraborat with three female Balearic' singer in this V.A compiration EP .

3 styles song for 3 style free electro musics.

First one' Jungle riddim shake Asian vibes' blue sea song from Yokohama Japan .

Second riddim Hawaiian funky lady' rapping high .

Third deep dub beats meets traditional August ' Yoga dance in hot summer Japan.

(Minyo dub .Bon-odori dub)

Nothing others ' Balearic Vibes meets brand new beats from somewhere this planet .

The spanish techno imprint celebrates the release of their first long lenght with this compilation featuring tracks by some of the most prominent underground techno artists among some new talents including works from: Christian Wünsch, Datura Dilema, Developer, Dinamite, Kalter Ende, Stanislav Tolkachev, Unkle Fonand Vertical Spectrum.The sound palette focuses on danceable numbers, but also include some broken beats and industrial touches showcasing the diversity of their catalogue.

Low Flung presents a new four tracker rich with dreamy soundscapes, emerging bass adventures and subtly dub leaning drum machine rhythms. As the head of the impeccably curated Moontown Records, Low Flung aka Danny Wild has been a driving force in uncovering and releasing amazing Australian recordings since 2012. As a producer and artist Wild is extremely accomplished, releasing a stack of EPs and just recently his debut LP 'Blow Waves' on Ken Oath Records. You may also remember his contribution to the first volume of the Domestic Documents compilation 'Quietreakin Outly'

On the A side we are treated to two long form cuts 'Deep Dribble' and 'Shallow Sleep'. The former is a beautiful leftfield digi-dub amalgamation. A heavy hitting bassline emerges from the misty textures before a killer rhythm appears. On 'Shallow Sleep' we indulge in over 12 minutes of brain tingling ambience, rich with field recordings and textures. The B side looks to the quirkier side of Wild's productions. On 'Exotic Dirt (Blend 43 Dub)' and 'Air Dry' off kilter rhythms and zonked out skanking synth chords take full charge while maintaining a sense of warmth

Sit back or stand up, day or night, different moods for all open minds in this stunning EP from one of Australia's unsung heroes!

Whilst a certain Parisian electronic duo were still (probably impossibly chic) toddlers, French band/production Space had worked out that making lots of hooky synth disco and wearing Space suits in public at all times were a potent pop combination, one that enabled them to sell 12 million records across 4 albums from 1977-81, before imploding in the time honoured fashion of lawsuits and bitter recrimination all round.

Space was the brain child of French producer JP Iliescuo. He assembled a crack band of French session musicians for (at the time) a previously unheard cosmic-disco-synth combination. The unforgettable melodies came from talented young composer Didier Marouani (also known as Ecama). The musicianship from Roland Romanelli and Jannick Top, Joe Hammer and Madeline Bell.

Fast forward over 4 decades and for our debut release we at Array Recordings are proud to present our first release which captures the essence of those 4 albums, and the breadth and diversity of their sound in one 14 track extravaganza. All remastered to present a new sonic experience.

"Magic Fly" sounds as fresh and other-worldly now as it did then with it's irresistible hookline, whilst at another end of the spectrum, "Carry On Turn Me On" remains Space's most genuine contribution to the disco pantheon, with it's orgasmic vocals and floor destroying, organic groove.

"Running In the City" and "Air Force" is the sound of forgotten futures past, "Flying Nightmare" a cosmic funk odyssey. "Deliverance" remains one of the few Disco tracks to feature a full male voice choir and "Deeper Zone" ushers in the sound of the 80's.

The band were not short on conventional pop moments, "Save Your Love For Me", an epic, over blown euro-synth pad belter, full of genuinely synthetic emotion. "Symphony" is grand, positive and catchy as. The band also knew how to preserve (and intensify) the emotion at the slower tempos. "Just Blue" is a gradual funk odyssey and a perfectly plastic soul. The haunting, dystopic "Velvet Rape" draws the work to an menacing close

The compilation is a fitting tribute to one of Europe's great forgotten innovators.

'i Like To Move It', 'go On Move' And 'can You Feel It' Had Already Established Erick Morillo And The Mad Stuntman As One Of The Biggest New Acts In 1994 - And Then Came 'raise Your Hands'. Originally Starting Life As 'asuca' By R.a.w. (another Morillo Alias On The Legendary Strictly Rhythm Label), The Addition Of The Mad Stuntman's Unmistakable Vocals Helped Give Them Their 4th Top 15 Hit Of The Year.

The Update Comes Courtesy Of Uk Producer Shadow Child, No Stranger To Chart Success Himself.

i Couldn't Wait To Get My Hands On This One,' Added Shadow Child, Who Also Debuts His Acidub Edit As Part Of The Record's Release. that Infectious Riff Has Been Going Round In My Head Since I Originally Heard It And It Is Such A Honour To Get To Make 2 Versions!'

Shy Luv Release Shock Horror EP (Black Butter) Premiered via Pigeons And Planes Dz...the electropop hitmakers managed to repackage '70s beats and vocals into a modern digital musical experience'-NYLON 'Joyrider' is a song that seems to cruise through... climbing to a spectacularly cosmic climaxdz-NOTION'...electronic beauty featuring a disco pop, funk-fuelled bassline' - ImposeAfter kicking off 2017 with excitedly received singles Joyrider and Shock Horror.
Shy Luv are back today with two new tracks Nightingale and Never Let Me Down (Intro), rounding off their Shock HorrorEP. Premiering on Pigeons And Planes, the full release is available to stream and download now. Joining the trippy disco of the previously previewed EP title track (featuring JONES), whose arresting CGI-laden video has ranked up over 750k views between YouTube and Vimeo (where it was highlighted as a Staff Pick), and the lush nocturnal funk of Joyrider, which was trending on the Spotify Viral Chart (Global #22, UK #8, US #31) and went to #3 on Hype Machine, new vocal track Nightingale' alternates between silky soul vocals and bumping hip hop interludes, while the atmospheric string-laden EP opener Don't Let Me Down (Intro) builds to a powerful crescendo. Listen to the EP and read an interview with Shy Luv HERE Released on Black Butter, the Shock Horror EP presents a new phase of the Manchester band's evolution, traversing timeless disco, funk-punk and electronic sonic touchstones while carving out their own playful aesthetic and live, organic feel. All tracks are written, performed and produced by the band, with Karma Kid demonstrating he is not only an accomplished musician, writer and producer, but a talented front man as well. Having made their live debut supporting SG Lewis at KOKO in November (they perform as a three piece with live vocals and instruments), Shy Luv have also announced several festival dates for this summer, with further show info to follow.

incl. mixes by jesper dahlbeck und juri hulkonen, mit dub version