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BIRMINGHAM BASED CAUSE & AFFECT WITH AN EP FOR SONNY FODERA'S BEATDOWN. 4 TRACKS OF BUMPY GOODNESS INC A MIX FROM LABEL BOSS FODERA.

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Four highly sought after and extremely fine records from all corners of the globe get dusted off and given the inimitable Onur Engin treatment. Subtle re-touches on first listen but as keen followers of his work will confirm the power of this particular tape splicer are not to be sniffed at.

Japan, South Africa & East and West Coast America provide the raw materials for this outing of four consistent yet decidedly varied edits on one 12"!

After extensively touring all around the globe over the last few years Jazzanova finally went back to the lab. During last
November the loose collective of stand-out musicians (members of the Jazzanova live band) spent some time together in the prestigious and legendary GDR Rundfunk Orchestra studios in East Berlin. Over several sessions most of the songs they have been performing live lately to critical and public acclaim were put to tape. This unique endeavour has been filmed and some of the footage can soon be seen in the video clip for the brand new song "I Human". "I Human" predicts the upcoming new album - Funkhaus Studio Sessions' (due in March 2012) and the tour of the same name.

Coinciding with a hot new video and an upcoming album re-release courtesy of Island Records, Turbo weighs in with heavyweight remix support from label bossmaster TIGA and Russian Rave-Czar PROXY.

Just in time for summer, here comes 5th volume of this massive serie. Ralf Gum, Michael Procter, Sabrina Johnston, Fabio Tosti, New Mondo, House Bros, Rude Soul..... great names for a great product. Soulful, Deep and Latin style, including 3 previously unreleased tracks !!!







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What's cooler than being cool Real Cool! It's the verge of summer and we got some banging tunes for you. The record of the year has arrived.
The fourth release on Geography is the debut 12 from our hometown homeboys Real Cool. The EP is called 'Eighties Children EP' and is a playful house record including a 90's NYC house banger with a dubby moog solo, a groovy bass driven jazzy piano spoken word track, and the beautiful nu-disco influenced b-side with Bruce Hornsbyesq piano and Detroitish synth pads.
Real Cool are Patrik Andersson and Johannes Kjellgren from Geography's hometown Malmo Sweden. Patrik is one of Swedens ruffest hiphop producers and Johannes is a long time disco dj and record collector. Together they make the best of house!
Look out for this one and our future releases. Geography is our name and house is our game.

Another couple of gems from the Barbara Lynn repertoire. Barbara is known and loved on many scenes for her boundary-crossing 'I'm a Good Woman' which we released on Fryers some time ago.

Side A is a huge modern soul spin with dense production on the intro and a chorus that's broken up by a sparse open verse making for effective dancefloor teasing. Originals are notoriously difficult to locate these days and reach upwards of $500. And if you think you can manage with the reissue of a few years back, forget it, they're all off centre! Ours is done great, straight from the tapes and pressed in the USA.

Side B is criminally underplayed probably due to the huge 'I'm a Good Woman' overshadowing it. Clean and sharp and straight to the point like cold water in your face a 6am. Cracking drums, guitar and a killer vocal is all you need IF you have the talent. This alternate taken right from the master tapes is even more direct than the original and sounds as if it was recorded yesterday, MASSIVE!

Nynfus Corporation is the name of a crew of rising starts in the nu funk/ghetto funk scene. Top class ghetto funk productions with an ethnic twist are what the 3 boys from Budapest, Hungary are all about.
After doing release on the Bombastic Jamand BigM label the crew turned to BBP to drop their dopest release to date. The a-side gives us funky peak time ghetto pumpin' jams, whiles the b-side shows us a little a of that ethnic/Europeanstyles the boys do all so well. All 4 tunes are tested with party rockin' guarantee, and they'll surely be doing some major damage on the dancefloors this summer.

Ladies and Gentlemen. We proudly present: "The Gemini Bros.". With
their 12" vinyl single "Trump Skyscrapers", the twins from Bucharest
provide a huge show for a debut on BigM Productions. Following their
motto "Keep the funk alive", they present a funky, groovy and loungy
breaks tune with great remixes by CMC&Silenta, DJ Nixon of Mustbeat
Crew and Jon Kennedy & Ewan Hoozami.

2011's debut album from The Shaolin Afronauts 'Flight Of The Ancients' was a critical and commercial success story, lauded as a truly original blend of the sounds of1970's West Africa, Ethiopia and the pioneering and progressive avant-garde jazz artists of the same period.
This new single 'Brooklyn' displays the bands musical progression. Whilst the multi layered rhythms remain, as well the hypnotic horns and melodic interplay, the soulful, jazz inspired harmony has been taken up several levels to a quite stunning effect.
The b side of this limited edition 12 inch single is a very special live version of 'Kilimanjaro', which was recorded in January 2012 at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Space Theatre with an expanded 18 piece line up - as The Shaolin Afronauts Ensemble. This track is not included on the forthcoming new album and is a totally exclusive to this single.

check these tracks !!!
secret weapon !!!

K - Skip' Skipson has built himself quite a fan base with his funky releases as (Knarf) Skipson on Quintessentials and other labels. The young man from Berlin is deeply infuenced by Hip Hop - both in terms of production techniques (he uses an MPC as his main instrument) as well as aesthetically. For Maria Colors he comes up with four massive House tracks full of Hip Hop and Soul samples which make you wonder: can it get any deeper than this! Funky as hell and extremely soulful - that's what makes these tracks from Skipson so special - and at the same time they're a wonderful way to celebrate the label's frst birthday. The photography on the record comes from Laptopcity 2000.

Soweso 009 bring us one of Rumanians upcoming house-masters Negru. After his amazing contribution to
the Soweso Various Artists EP last year it's time for him to do his own release.

Two Deputies of Love from Berlin set out for defending love. The Deputies of Love release now their third EP! a - controvercy b - untill we bleed

Following on from the likes of Maya Jane Coles and T.Williams, next to release on ever cultured Hypercolour off shoot HypeLtd is Toronto beatsmith Kevin McPhee. With releases on labels like Idle Hands and [nakedlunch] in 2011, this man has established himself as one of the finest and freshest producers of the year.

A1: I Wanna Boogie
Slick percussion on this one, with a spacey lead synth and vocal. This one has been gaining huge reactions on the dance floor! A great, refined disco/house track.
A2: My People
A different vibe on this one, but we loved it so much we couldn't leave it out! A chilled vocal track with gentle percussion and warm keys. A superb track in its own right that will undoubtedly become a secret weapon for warm up and after party sets alike.
B1: Looking In Your Eyes
Back to the house style - synth sounds which are so typical of Volta Cab's productions, as you will come to find out! Again a great groove on the beat and some really tight percussion to bring things alive.
B2: Freak Your Soul
Dreamy house to round up the release, giving a nod towards the old school house styles. Great beat, nice vocal and a really infectious synth line. Nice!!

Soul Motive have always been representative of the current strains of Bristol's ever flourishing tapestry of music scenes so it makes perfect sense that the label would call on the Young Echo collective sooner or later. After some notable releases for fellow Bristol hubs Idle Hands and Punch Drunk, Kahn steps forth with another example of his undoubted talent for making music that spans the shades of the bass music spectrum with the rowdy yet soulful 2 step bump of "Angeles." This is Kahn in smooth mode, demonstrating his prowess at weaving vocals so that they form an integral part of the rhythm. Fellow Punch Drunk acolyte Superisk ensures it's an all Bristol affair with a remix that dampens the soulful nature in favour of something altogether darker.

Anna Lunoe & Friends 'Real Talk' EP is all Australian and all party! On 'Real Talk' Anna teamed up with mysterious Sydney producer Touch Sensitive - who you may remember brought you 'Body Stop' back in 2009 on Future Classic - for what could be THE perfect summer house anthem... pianos, uplifting pianos, vocal stabs, pianos. A tune that you could definitely see rubbing shoulders with classics like 'Strings of Life' and 'Gypsy Woman'. Next up is 'I Met You', Anna's collab with another Sydney producer that's been catching lots of attention from the likes of XLR8R, Electronic Beats and inthemix called Flume. Anna's beautiful vocal work gets Flume's catchy chopped and pitched treatment and is packed with more chunky bass than you've ever imagined. The final track on the EP is an essential DJ tool by one of Australia's earliest pioneers of house and techno DJ HMC. HMC takes all the power of the original 'I Met You' and brings up the pace and kick for some very delicious results. HMC has been making dance music in Adelaide since around '91 and is still rocking, in fact if you're from the new school you might know is other alias Late Nite Tuff Guy.. The Australian born Anna Lunoe has DJed with giants like The Chemical Brothers, Soulwax, Daft Punk and Salt n Pepper, ran cult club parties with her DJ crew Hoops, mixed compilations for Ministry of Sound, given music direction for everyone from Louis Vuiton to Hugo Boss and even nabbed a spot in Sydney magazine's 100 most influential people list. Is there anything she can't do

new bomb by Jesse & Oliver !!

R.K. is the new musical collaboration of Ronnie Turner (Blunted Funk Project) and Kev Beadle (Solar Radio/Southport Weekender).
On this first release the boys have chosen two much loved classic tracks from back in the day and have respectfully extended and re-tweaked them for play to those that know the score.
First up Charles Earland's 1980 classic 'Coming To You Live' gets the R.K. treatment with an extended intro featuring killer brass,
percussion and bassline groove that builds and builds to the hooky vocal drop.
Next up the percussive and horn heavy, orchestrated string laden Salsoul Orchestra disco version of the Earth,
Wind & Fire classic 'Getaway' gets an overhaul extending the track by nearly 3 minutes from the original.
This one is all about the groove and if this doesn't get them going you're dj'ing in the wrong place !!

Holding no limits Hot Creations are back with their next release, Digitaria & Funky Fat's 'Masochist EP' - a funky fusion of all things electronic, from deep house and disco to indie-pop and electro.

Label head Jamie Jones met Digitaria the Brazilian song writing, electronic duo of Daniel Albinati and Daniela Caldellas while touring in Brazil. Digitaria's first album was released in 2006 on Gigolo Records from Berlin, where they also released the smash hit 'Teen Years'. In 2011 they dropped their second album, this time on Brazilian 3Plus Label, Emotion/Simulation. For this next release they have teamed up with fiery trio Funky Fat aka Guilherme Santoro, Thiago Guimaraes and Rafael Cury from Belo Horizonte. Together they explore a collection of groove, funk and down right disco!

Title track 'Masochist' gets to work with electro synth lines riding over the powerful bass and sharp percussions. Oozing with groovy melodies and super funk this is an indie-pop smash hit, with resemblance to fellow Brazilian groups such as CSS.

Taking a much housier turn is Digitaria's 'Paradise Club Mix'. The garage style bassline pumps with rounded bounce and fluid movement while the soothing melodies leave a feeling of euphoria. Haunting synths permeate the outer layers, twisting this dance floor bomb for a darker edge.

Over on the B side 'You Bring Me Down' is the second collaboration from Digitaria and Funky Fat. Soaring synths swarm the mind with grumbling electronic stabs and a true injection of funk leaving the blissful vocals to tell the story.

Rounding off this fresh release is Digitaria's 'Crazy Life'. Intoxicating vocal melodies, spacey synths and rounded keys combine to make this electro dream one that will blow your mind.

When Grieche & Vokal drop out a new bomb, you definetely know it's serious business.Yet again heavily supported by the ones like Felix Bernhardt, Mentalic, Tonk Berlin,Louie Cut, Dennis Fröhler and many others, those two young artists know how to reach
the party people. Their sound, which is often compared to the high quality stuff from Super Flu, Andhim and Hanne & Lore, hits the right spot in the scene,once again reaching NO.1 in the deejay.de charts after the huge success of "Old Shatterhand"!"Der kleine Leuchtturm" on Strict Recordings!

Stereofunk, The guy from Dresden, is back with a new single on Coco Machete Records called 'El Patron'. This is the second single from his upcoming full length album 'Radio Robotic' due out next month.

DJ PRIME strikes nicely with his takes on two uber classics. somewhere between re-edits and remixes on Universal Robot Band on Aside, and Marvin Gaye on the flip. great for the dancefloor as for home listening for sure.

JOEY NEGRO re-edits the classic Jacksons 1978 smasher ! Also includes Chantapella !!

Bonar Bradberry is a name you won't forget in a hurry. One of the new breed who marry the snappy energy of house with the weight of disco beats, his productions have recently piqued the interest of Andrew Weatherall among others.

Bradberry's second venture with London label Under The Shade packs a real punch, with full, chugging bass lines driving bright melodies and crisp drums. On UTS35 his two originals are given contrasting remixes from a pair of duos on either side of the Atlantic.

Dropping a clue in the title, "On The Bounce" locks in rigid drums with crunchy low end. Vocal samples duck and dive with dirty acid flecks to consolidate this lolloping tribal groove, perfect for whipping the floor into shape!

Midlands pairing SAS (Below's Subb An and Adam Shelton) roll out a straight up houser and dont mess with the bounce. Tempering the drums slightly and bringing the longing vocals to the fore they drop a forceful bumper.

The mischievous bass of "Guess Who" sets a killer groove, with Bradberry allowing subtle congas to roll around freely. Jazzy samples illuminate while vocal samples add depth and texture.
New Yorkers No Regular Play strip the sheen away from the low end and add a helping of grit to the original drums of "Guess Who". Working a shimmering synth into vocal snippets they drop an assured remix, perfect for outside spaces and lost summer days.

Ajello feature once more on the Demo Disc label. Following on from the storm created from the 'Editainment' album early last year. Heavy as usual with Ajello's special space disco-funk flavour!

Punto De Partida is a disco Latin track, Barkin'Soul and Paprika have worked on back in 2007 and has finally made it on vinyl as the title of Barkin'Soul single.

Recorded in a Queenslander weather board house in Mullumbimby it captures the passion for Latin music that both developed through the years.

Score one for isolation.' - The New York Times

'Scrappy, homemade, lush and simultaneously familiar and completely foreign.' - The Fader

'It sounds like what would have happened if that sax scene from Lost Boys swapped the beefcake with the ponytail and greasy torso for Arthur Russell in post-disco mode, plus some astral synths and elephant noises(). It's dance music, clearly.' - Stereogum

When I See You Again', from Canyons' 2011 debut Keep Your Dreams, is a slice of the most relaxed paradise you could imagine. Tribal drums, slinky synth lines, Balearic beats and a little saxophone - the song should come with a Pina Colada.
Remixes from Morgan Geist, Nick Zinner, of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Canyons themselves

Casbah73 is back with this wicked eccentric house 12'. "I'm Feeling Lucky" is a deep and intense Detroit-influenced vocal house jam. A take on the classic Muzic Box spirit, this one's got that anthemic feel about it and has classic written all over it.

Check The Guns are back with the second to last instalment in their Tape Edit series.
It's onwards and upwards for 004 where side one sees a deconstructed work out of The Fatback Bands 'The girl is so fine'. Track 2 'House Down' is a no holds barred party tune for the discerning dance floor that will do all the work for you.

On the flip 'Sugar Samba' is a rework of the London records classic from Julia and co. Finishing off we have an edit of Heatwaves 'Super Soul Sister' which is a gem of a vocal funk track that gives as good as it gets and leaves you wanting more.

Kicking things off in style is New York's Deep & Disco with the heavily groovy Knock Me Out.
While Irish masters of cut n paste business, Get Down Edits, take more of a disco funk path with the highly infectious 'Make Your Body Move'.
Finally, all the way from Monte Carlo, Rocco Raimundo (the man behind the massive We Love Dreams from last year) threatens to tear up the dance floor with the ecstatic 'Must Be Love'. Lovingly edited and re-mastered for 100% disco action.