House News

The last time Alejandro Mosso released one of his original productions on Airdrop, he was still operating under his Funzion alias. Released in April 2008 and designed with Franco Cinelli, the Singa*Pure EP left a distinctive footprint on many wooden and concrete floors. The Mendoza-born producer is now back, revealing here one of the highlights of the new live performance he has presented throughout Europe and Japan over the last year, 'Nightwalker' - a cutthroat, synth-driven number, which slightly departs from Mosso's usual signature sound. On the flip, who better to spread some funk and soot than legendary Frankfurt artist LoSoul One cannot possibly forget his 2008 title 'West Side Horn' on Playhouse - the one that actually made us think how most appropriate the LoSoul treatment would be on Nightwalker... we were not wrong!

After starring on the One Records various artists release earlier this year with the heavy-duty hit 'Gorilla', DC10 hero DJ W!ld is back on board the label with 'Circo Fever' featuring two original tracks with remixes from label boss Adam Shelton, fellow DC10 legend Clive Henry and one of Portugal's finest exports, Rui Da Silva.
Keeping in touch with true DJ W!ld style, the aptly named 'Circo Fever' perfectly pinpoints the chugging house sound that the prolific French artist has become so well known for. Riding out along a solid groove of rolling pacey percussions, the epic synths soon sweep in for a dramatic affair and all engulfing dance floor effect. An electrifying breakdown is central with the powerful bass and magnetic vocals coming back into play for an intoxicating sensation. Tried and tested by some of the biggest names in the business including label heads Subb -an and Adam Shelton there is no doubt this is the essential DJ weapon of the summer.

CD1: The Original Re-Edits & Remixes













CD2: More Original Re-Edits and Full Length Mix By Jacques Renault

Following on from Torquato and Boghosian's acclaimed debut on Yoruba is this, a selection of remixes diverse and interesting enough to do justice to the original LP, which received praise for the rich tapestry of musical sources it drew influence from.First up, Afefe Iku delivers a much deeper, weightier version of Paradice laden with heavy synth stabs and woody percussive elements.Aybee takes When U Touch Me - probably the standout 'club track' on the original LP - into much deeper realms, stripping back the original groove . It's remarkably simple but flawlessly executed, the chord motif working effortlessly alongside the crisp hats.
Atone tackles Zulu Girl and in the process unravels a much more mechanical track, a massive mid-tempo thud dominating over delayed cymbal crashes and ghostly vocals.

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New L.I.E.S! They did it again!! Check!
Just when we had our doubts about the West Coast, Los Angeles via NYC producer Delroy Edwards steps up with his debut release for L.I.E.S. Musically Edwards takes his influences from that Barney's Ghetto sound with oversaturated 909 shuffling highs, DX bells, 101 filters and ends up making fresh, and yes, melodic ghetto style tracks that somehow get stuck in your head even without vocals. A unique take on a modern classic with the dancefloor in mind.

Ibex is no more, so Tony launches NSD w/4 tracks that harken back to the late 80s, which may be appropriate, as that is when he started. Analogue bounce, acid, 707 & 727 sounds are all tweaked on this futurist look at the past.

Label boss sticks tongue in cheek & heads for the big room. Imagine Kraftwerk, Farley Keith & Daft Punk in a bar room brawl, then make up over an MPC 60 & a bag of Sour diesel

Factory Floor offer up a substantial distraction while the band put the finishing touches on their debut album, due out on DFA Records in early 2013. Their last single "Two Different Ways" is remixed by two different electronic music leaders. Richard H Kirk, co-founder of both Cabaret Voltaire and Sweet Exorcist, puts his own warped spin on the single, while Perc aka Ali Wells, takes the original and piles on his signature throbbing bass for the main remix. Perc also offers up a 'Noisy Mix' taking avant waves of feedback and noise and shaping into something unexpectedly beautiful.

Sound Signature release of the long overdue 10 track debut album of Marcellus Pittman showcasing his talents.

The first gotwax! release features label owner b-trak with a two-track EP with dub-inspired analog sounding techno and house music that invites you on a journey between the dancefloor and pure listening pleasure.
'Infinity' brings you to an ethereal space of subtly changing, reverberating chords substantiated down-low by a warm and heavy bass line combined with a tough bass drum that pushes you forcefully further towards an indefinite horizon. Driven by smooth pads, sizzling HiHats and Claps, yet minimalist all around, 'Infinity' takes you on an endless trip into the deepness of time and space.On the flipside, 'The Answer' is a more raw production where chords meet each other in a short feedback loop and the bass line gives the underlying serious reply. Claps, HiHats and a marvelous mind-bending pad nothing more, nothing less lock you into the groove with no possibility to escape. A track that is hard to resist.
Mastering & Cut by Andreas 'Lupo' Lubich at Dubplates & Mastering. Pressed by Optimal-Media each record is Hand-Stamped.

The summer is bad as always in Munich, but that's no reason to not have fun and spreading out the fire cuts. The 12 starts off with Anisa, dedicated to Marco's lady in mind and partner in wine. The eastern influences from his hood aren't easy to ignore, and if u listen very carefully u can feel and smell the shisha dust inside the Landwehr street.
In a city like Munich it's hard to rent an extra room for a studio due the extremely high prices, so we all have bedroom studios with the advantage that we can do music whenever we feel to.
However our Stressin turkish Neighbour behaves like THE pain in the ass of the whole neighbourhood.
But we all have a Vision and the Night gives us the support we need to create our own space and our own time within our own spirit on 180 g vinyl from now on with a vinyl only cut on every 12.
Twenty-three foreva!



[D] B2 | Night Vision [Vinyl Only]

The Detroit veteran and "cousin to Omar-S" known as Leonard "Big Strick" Strickland returns with the follow-up to his well-received 2011 long player, Detroit Heat. Where that largely stuck to deep house, this set casts the net much wider, offering a mixture of sparse, melodic techno, hypnotic tech house and even ambient moods (check the luscious "Days Gone") alongside Strickland's simple-bit-effective deep house. Check, for example, the classic Detroit revivalism of "Reese Cup", the chiming melodies and jackin' beats of "Code 1" and the curious piano jazz of "Slow Ride". There's also a track written with friend Omar-S, the wonderfully deep and fluid "Family Affair".

First release on vinyl for the Sicilian Aurour Records!
We have chosen for the debut of our first release on vinyl two Italian artists, new talent and owner of Wilson Records, Fabio Monesi, and the affirmed producer Mirco Violi.
The release is a good quality split, a mix of '90s underground classic sounds in Fabio Monesi's tracks, and most Deep sounds in Mirco Violi's tracks.
In A Side we can find the deeply house tracks by Fabio Monesi: "Drugsnare", energetic and by the title we can imagine that the snare leads the track."Machine", where the softer synth drags you along with the female voice In B-side we have, instead, the two tracks by Mirco Violi, where the Deep sound envelops you in a long journey through vintage sounds and hypnotic synths.Do not miss this split of pure MADE IN ITALY sound.

UK's Fudge Fingas debuts on Rush Hour with his S.V.T. EP, which includes the modern soul classic 'Snow Day'.
Fudge Fingas aka Gavin Sutherland, mostly known for his releases on Prime Numbers and Firecracker, has been quite prolific over the past few years with releases out on various labels, but when he approached us with this three track demo, it was just too good to leave it untouched.
'Snow Day' is a dream-perfect, lullaby-like, reminiscing-heavy song about a... snow day. We are not sure why, as there is not much sun in the UK last time we checked, but we are sure that this song is so hot it will melt away any cold day.'Vin 2 Win' lifts us up and reminisces us back to back to the good old days somewhere in the mid nineties when Underground Resistance was giving is their take on 21st century funk. Amazing keyboard business.'Trans Pennine Express' closes off this EP in a delightfully deep manner. A great tune to close off the night, or start up your day.Three cheers for Fudge Fingas!

Los Lopez is versatile Spanish duo Alvaro Cabana (Wonky Nights) and Marcos In Dub (GOA Parties / Highrade) and you may have noticed their monstrous remix of Catalepsia's previous release "conducting the band". Slow Grinding Techno as we like at Days Of Being Wild. 250 ea Hand Stamped.

Supported by: TREVOR JACKSON, JENIFER CARDINI, X-PRESS 2, GROOVE ARMADA, MICHAEL REINBOTH, ETC...

Moveclean release number 02. Moveclean is an anonym project. Let the music speak for itself.

It's time for the italian House hero again - Nicholas! He has been all around in the past and he just can't do wrong. When it comes to proper US influenced house music, Nicholas is the man. His new full release for Quintessentials proves his talent again. It's all there: the beats, the basslines, the pianos, the vocals! We love that! Grazie Nicholas!

n August 4th 2011, the Sony Music warehouse in Enfield, North London was attacked during riots and looting that affected many areas of the capitol over the course of a week. The warehouse burned down completely, taking with it millions of CDs and vinyl stored by the distributor PIAS including the back catalogue of Freerange. The blow was devastating for many labels, with the logistics of manufacture and minimal insurance payouts meaning that recreating the entirety of their old stock was completely impossible and many releases have been lost forever as a result.
Vinyl is beloved of many not just for its retro appeal and alchemic audio qualities, but because of its physicality, the very real and tangible connection it gives you to the sound and art of music. Increasing interest in small scale and localised events like listening parties and Record Store Day proved that while vinyl might be an archaic niche interest in some respects, its power in binding together musical communities and inspiring passion and loyalty is still very real and current. Which is why we've brought together this box set of tracks from 12's lost in the fire and other music previously unavailable on vinyl: not to commemorate wanton destruction, or to mourn a loss, but to celebrate a lesson learned and a passion rekindled. Out of the ashes comes renewed determination to build for the future.
Trying to represent the label and artists from over one hundred and fifty 12's and thirty LP's was never going to be an easy task. We wanted to included a mixture of out-of-press favourites (Jimpster's Dangly Panther and Milton Jackson's Ghost In The Machines) as well as more recent digital only releases (Deetron's mix of Tony Lionni and Axel Boman's mix of Lovebirds) to give both the newcomer as well as the long-standing fan a representation of Freerange. The resulting 5 disc box set is something we're very proud of and want to send thanks and good vibes to all those DJ's, clubbers and music fans who have supported us over the years and helped enable us to do what we love to do; releasing the music we have passion for and believe in.

New Trackman Lafonte & Bon Qui Qui - Raw analogue house music!
When computer programmer and music enthusiast Lowrell "Trackman" LaFonte was relocated to a small suburb North of Santa Barbra California a chance
encounter brought him to meet Bonquiqui Pardue. As he scoured his local break to find someone with a resin patch kit to fix a fresh ding in his favorite tri-fin fishtail, Bonquiqui, dental hygienist, and also an avid
surfer just so happened to have a kit handy and a union was born. From this moment on Lafonte & Bonquiqui were inseparable, often hitting the clubs and
immersing themselves in Latin Freestyle and obscure local house productions from the smog filled Valley. As it would have it, eventually the two moved in together and began working on their own music, using strictly Casio drum machines and keyboards. Inadvertently, Lafonte & Bonquiqui pioneered a sound now known by the masses as "Surfer House." These three tracks stand as a testament to a time in California music history that can never be recreated, no matter how hard the posuers at the local break try.

Geek Emotions - the first single from forthcoming Hot Coins album, features an amazing duo of mellow house remixes from Ajukaja and Gerry Read. Ajukaja offers up a lovely take of the original, with warm, chopped up analog stabs and a perfect driving drum line, Gerry Read provides the B-side, diving into the depths of deep house and coming back with a beautiful mix of lush synths and mechanical jabs

limited edition white to 300 copies get them quick -ultra rare
urban is an essential detroit late night jam for me. i get chills hearing this. i remember when it first came out, on a double pack. very rare raw and chunky and beautiful. all these elements. this track sounds like how theo deejays, to me. tweekin the knobs, EQ-ing the bass and hi's, til we couldnt take it anymore, as he bounced his head. probably one of the most eclectic deejays. he's incredible and so is this track

Mark Henning is back! Back on Cityfox! A classic acapella and Markís distinctive sound collide, result-
ing in a huge tune, sounding old school and fresh at the same time. Not just the vocals are telling a
story here, the synths and bassline add their part to complete the track. The second original 'Trojan' is
the secret weapon and club bomb, the dark side of the release, because too much sunshine is never
healthy ... Afrilounge take it a step deeper in their mixes. The 'Back2Basic' mix features the dynamic
they are famous for, the ëFM Dope Mixí (digital only!) and its big string melody sounds as clean as and
sparkles like the sunrise itself. The ë1998 Edití incorperates the rhythms and vibes of classic House
and Techno from the era when it all began. Thick, groovy basslines and pulsing pads laid out over
infectious percussion make this track an instant classic.

The label say : Well, it's been almost 2 years since the last San Soda release on WPH. Testament to the timeless quality of his work is the fact that nobody asked us when the next one was coming, although that might have something to do with some killer remixes he did and the FCL stuff with Red D that was released since his last E.P. on WPH in 2010. Or maybe people just didn't care, it's not like our clubs are all crammed with quality music now are they

Roots tracks...from the beginning of Manmade Science.

Three more killer tracks taken from Moodymanns latest album 'Picture this'

Diynamics new member duo Hunter/Game suprise with their first Diynamic release. The two young boys from Italy, Emmanuele Nicosia and Martino Bertola, bringing a really nice groove with them! Its exactly the sound, Diynamic stands for: Deep Basslines combined with groovy, harmonic vocals add up to the newest Diynamic EP "Reckless Lady".

SlapFunk is back with 350 copies of solid black marbled vinyl with 6 straight up grooves on it. Anil Aras and Larry de Kat are members of the SlapFunk
Family but they also run their own parties called Grooveroots. The sound that you hear on this EP is exactly the sound you can expect at their events.
Just oldskool bangin' freaky grooves.
This is Larry de Kat (LdK) his first release and we are honoured to show his view on music on this EP. Watch out for this analog monster because this
won't be his last one!
Anil Aras doesn't need an introduction anymore. Our Turkish friend knows exactly how to Bang a Groove. Straight up Slappin' material
for all serious Househeadz, don't sleep on this one!

This 4 track sampler from Heckle's award winning album features cuts that were not previously on vinyl. Includes ''ONE'S SELF'' and ''I&I'' on the A-side while the flip holds ''FLY CITY'' and the amazing ''ANALOG BULLDOG''. Essential house.

Rio Padice makes a return to Hudd Traxx with a sublime assortment of deep grooved gems in the shape of 'A Vison Of A Dream' EP, guaranteed to get you in the summer mood. The first track 'Guabonito' sets the tone with a selection of spacey synths and a BPM that teeters just on the right side of chilled with a riff that sounds just like sunshine. Following it 'Sunset on Bolsena Lake' maintains the tempo on the lower side of the scale but with a hook-y bassline that will ensure all eyes are down on the dancefloor. 'The Pains of Sleep' then changes pace, bringing you back into club-stomp territory yet still maintaining that swirling deepness we all know and love at Hudd Traxx...finally to round things off there are trippy grooves and thumping beats in the form of 'Xanadu'.

Early feedback and support from Reboot, Steve Bug, Jimpster, Raresh, Deetron, Soul Clap, Subb-An, Huxley, Damian Lazarus, Tania Vulcano, Ryan Crosson, Ellen Allien, Dj Deep, Dyed Soundorom, Matthew Styles, Kate Simko, D'julz, Trus'me...
While feeling very honored and excited to have three extremely talented artists feature on his new Real Tone Records release, Shonky the French Berlin-based producer who is also a part of Apollonia, has asked Larry Heard, Delano Smith and The Martinez Brothers a couple of different questions each to give us more of an insight to them and their artistry.
RESERVE YOUR COPIES NOW !!!

youANDme & Rhauder present their interpretations of the Radio Slave track "K-MAZE" clear vinyl pressing!

After three Creepy Autograph releases in 2008, Valentine Connexion returns with a five track EP from the little known artist The Abstract Eye. Five brilliant, analog techno tracks, which keep the spirit of original Detroit techno alive. It really leaves us breathless. Beautiful stuff! For fans of Dopplereffekt, Drexciya et al.

Trevino is the alter-ego of Marcus Intalex. The Discovery brings a variety of styles to this one EP and paves the way for a return of Soulr's sister label 'Revove:r'. Plays from Scuba, Loefah, Martyn, 2562, Appleblim, Paul Woolford, DJ Pete, etc.

After a very successful debut EP on Sound Pellegrino (best seller on the label so far) and a single on the über cool blog/label Discobelle, Matthias Zimmermann decided to present his new EP on Tigersushi *Matthias Zimmerman is one of the most exciting new young producer on the future house and bass scene, mixing irresistible beats with beautiful melodies and balearic atmospheres. *This new EP is part of a concept series of releases, each song has a character's name, each character is an inhabitant of an island that Matthias imagined.

Even whilst travelling the globe, djing or touring with Inner City, Saunderson continued to produce and release not only his own tracks on his KMS label (with tracks such as 'The Sound' by Reese, 'Rock To The Beat' by Reese, 'Truth Of Self Evident' by Reese & Santonio, 'Let's, Let's, Let's, Let's Dance' by Keynotes and 'Colour Of Love' by The Reese Project), but he also released tracks by other up and coming artists, releasing classic underground gems, such as 'Flash' by Fix, 'Can You Feel It' by Chez Damier, 'Soundscape' by Kosmic Messenger, 'Definition Of Love' by Kaos and 'Use Me' by R-Tyme. The list is endless.
Fast forward to 2012 and it's hard to believe that KMS is still releasing records. With such a long history, what better way to celebrate than to release a special CD Boxset. The 'KMS 25th Anniversary Classics' will be released on CD, Digital (and for those vinyl collectors, there will be 6 x 12' Samplers). Each format includes a plethora of gems which have been released on KMS over the last 25 years.
KMS may be celebrating it's 25th Anniversary, but there's no slowing down for Kevin Saunderson. He's still producing, remixing and djing (all over the world). Here's to the next 25 years....

Detroit House tracks originally released on City Boy Record.
Calling on a roster of talent that includes the much vaunted luminaries Tyree Cooper, Rick Wade and his namesake Wilhite, Scott Grooves, Terrence Parker and more you know that the Vibes & Pepper agency expanding operations to include a label means the standard of music will be high. Number three in the fledgling wax initiative arrives with the man, the myth, the maverick that is Norm Talley at the helm for the three track bumper The Westside Project. Talley fans will be all over this one for the chance to grab B Side hugger "Grove Street Shuffle" a track that originally featured on the producer's uber rare 1997 release for City Boy, and the two tracks that complement it find the Beatdown Brother in fine form. Lead track "Do What You Like" deftly weaves in some expert Voodoo Ray sampleage amidst a permanently punchy groove whilst "Greenfield Groove" has Talley in looser rhythmic mood, with busy percussion driving through a thick swamp of vocal pressure and ever twisting piano riffs.

Morgan Geist's project STORM QUEEN marks a return to his roots with an analog approach towards modern house music with a disco pedigree. 'Let's Make Mistakes' once again features the vocal talents of Damon C. Scott. Storm Queen's debut of 2010, 'Look Right Through,' became an underground hit and was reissued as a remix package by Defected Records. 2011's 'It Goes On' nearly outstripped Storm Queen's debut in popularity and was featured in countless radio and club DJ sets and charts. 'Let's Make Mistakes' extends the Storm Queen continuum at 117 BPM, slowing down and emptying out to form a sinewy, building sound sculpture with a pop song nestled at its core. STORM QUEEN physical releases will be limited-edition 12's only. STORM QUEEN is made for DJs, but doesn't sacrifice atmosphere and songwriting. STORM QUEEN owes a debt to classic house music from New York, Chicago and Detroit, as well as disco and boogie. S T O R M Q U E E N i s a l e a p o f f a i t h .

2012 sees Detroit label, KMS Records, celebrating it's 25th Anniversary.

Founded in 1987, by Kevin Maurice Saunderson, his first release was 'Triangle Of Love' produced by, 'Kreem', (just one of his many guises), little did Saunderson know, at that time, that two and a half decades later, he would still be releasing music on his KMS label.

Let's go back to the beginning... Born in Brooklyn in 1964, Saunderson moved to the picturesque Detroit suburb of Belleville, when he was nine, a different world to the urban decay of the city itself.

Saunderson has an enviable dual reputation. To the dance cognoscenti he's one of the 'Belleville Three,' (with Saunderson being the 'Elevator', Juan Aktkins being the 'Originator' and Derrick May being the 'Innovator'), the trio of friends invented Detroit Techno.

The trio met at Belleville High School where, Saunderson befriended Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who introduced him to the eclectic post-disco playlists of Detroit radio DJ Charles 'The Electrifying Mojo' Johnson. ' Johnson played disco, funk, Prince, Parliament/Funkadelic, Kraftwerk, the B52's and Tangerine Dream, to name just a few. Saunderson already had a serious love for music, but he didn't realise he was going to produce music, until then.

In his first year at East Michigan University, where he studied telecommunications, he gave up football to become a DJ himself. He took inspiration from visits to Larry Levan's Paradise Garage in New York and Frankie Knuckles' Warehouse and Music Box in Chicago. Saunderson, Atkins and May, played at campus parties, until setting up their own club in Detroit, the fabled Music Institute.

Of the 'Belleville Three' Atkins was the first to make a record, with electro group Cybotron's 'Alleys of Your Mind' in 1981, then May, with Rhythim is Rhythim's 'Nude Photo' in 1987. Inspired by his friends, Saunderson bought some basic equipment and made his own debut in 1987 with 'Triangle Of Love'. 'I just had a good ear and a good heart for music,' he says. 'Juan Atkins led me into DJing which led me into making extra beats to play in my set. Then I started learning how to play basslines, putting a lot of work in, just elevating it from there'

Undeniably, Saunderson is a gifted producer (going under guises such as Reese, E-Dancer, Tronikhouse and Reese Project), remixer and a tireless international DJ. To lovers of great pop music he's also one third of Inner City, who made regular visits to the Top 20 in the late 80s with jubilant hits like 'Big Fun' and 'Good Life', paving the way for hundreds of underground-to-chart crossover records to come.

On a visit to England in 1988 Saunderson realised that a mythology had built up around the 'Belleville Three'. To his even greater surprise, 'Big Fun' became not just a massive club record but a pop hit. He also helped to revolutionise remixing when he worked on 'We Know It' by Wee Papa Girl Rappers. Over the following decade Saunderson would continue to produce imaginative remixes for the likes of New Order, Pet Shop Boys, The Shamen, Paula Abdul and the Lighthouse Family.

Even whilst travelling the globe, djing or touring with Inner City, Saunderson continued to produce and release not only his own tracks on his KMS label (with tracks such as 'The Sound' by Reese, 'Rock To The Beat' by Reese, 'Truth Of Self Evident' by Reese & Santonio, 'Let's, Let's, Let's, Let's Dance' by Keynotes and 'Colour Of Love' by The Reese Project), but he also released tracks by other up and coming artists, releasing classic underground gems, such as 'Flash' by Fix, 'Can You Feel It' by Chez Damier, 'Soundscape' by Kosmic Messenger, 'Definition Of Love' by Kaos and 'Use Me' by R-Tyme. The list is endless.

Fast forward to 2012 and it's hard to believe that KMS is still releasing records. With such a long history, what better way to celebrate than to release a special CD Boxset. The 'KMS 25th Anniversary Classics' will be released on CD, Digital (and for those vinyl collectors, there will be 6 x 12' Samplers). Each format includes a plethora of gems which have been released on KMS over the last 25 years.

KMS may be celebrating it's 25th Anniversary, but there's no slowing down for Kevin Saunderson. He's still producing, remixing and djing (all over the world). Here's to the next 25 years....

Three new and raw box tracks by Paul du Lac, who seems to be pushing his minimalistic jackin' sound palette even further. We have the fierce and autistic-tantristic dirtyness of 'Tantra Master', the Dance Mania flavoured funk of 'Childs Play', and the deep strings of the bassline-driven 'Spaces Below', a classic Chicago-inspired piece of work that seems to come from deep within... Punchy and excellent dj tools... Lo-fidelity, hi-energy!