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Italian Producer/DJ Patrick Gibin kick starts the year in fine style with our first release for 2019. 'Cloud Nine' is a two track EP featuring the soul filled tones of Detroit native Javonntte on vocals and musical polymath Mark de Clive-Lowe aka McDL on keys. Straight up four to the floor goodness that bumps and thumps with the slickest of grooves on both sides. Check it!

Remix of The Bucketheads classic is final release in Positiva's 25th anniversary seriesCelebrating 25 years at the summit of the dance music industry, iconic label Positiva Records is proud to unveil the final release of the Positiva 25 series, EJECA's extended 'Got Myself Together' rework.

First made famous by The Bucketheads in 1995, the track quickly cemented a reputation as a staple hit of many 90s clubbers lives. Reimagined with a 2019 touch by EJECA (aka Garry McCartney), the producer laces his own mix with a series of rhythmic bass-line grooves.

With Pete Tong supporting EJECA's previous productions on his BBC Radio 1 show, the Irish producer is famed for his dynamic blend of house and techno, releasing on esteemed labels such as Sasha's Last Night on Earth imprint, KMS and Defected.

Launching in 1993, Positiva's back-catalogue includes many of the biggest hits of the past quarter-century, with the imprint achieving a staggering 14 UK #1 singles. Marking the celebration in 2018 with a range of special events, Positiva hosted parties at a range of venues including legendary Ibiza venue Cafe Mambo and London's Ministry of Sound club. The label also released a complete Positiva 25 box-set to commemorate the occasion, providing party goers with a nostalgic trip down memory lane thanks to 6 discs of the imprint's classic anthems.

With EJECA's slick production set to drop on 12th April, the track is the final release from the Positiva 25 catalogue, and follows re-imaginations from the likes of Floorplan, Kideko, Yotto, Mele, Dash Berlin, Eats Everything and Shadow Child.

Vive La Musique burst onto the scene last year with the hugely successful "Tabala Mouv". For the follow-up, they present two songs from prolific Congolese talent, Sammy Massamba, taken from his cult self-released album "1990 - Beni Soit Ton Nom". Title track "Azali" immediately hooks you in with its mysterious intro, laden with early 90s keyboards and drum machine. Sammy's funk guitar and anthemic vocal lines turn this unique composition into an infectious afro-pop masterpiece. Label founder Aroop Roy steps up with a customary edit, extending the arrangement and giving the drums and mix a modern-club touch. Sammy describes the second track, "Birika", as a mix of Congolese Rumba, Afrobeat. and Reggae. A mid-tempo bass and guitar groove form the backdrop for Sammy's powerful vocals. An exquisite rumba guitar line completes another high class composition.

Marius Circus retuns to his own In The Garden label with his cover version of Lindstrom’s
‘I Feel Space’, backed with an Andrew Weatherall remix.
Norway’s Marius Circus has been steadily building stream over the past few years, starting out
with a release on Prins Thomas’ Full Pupp in 2011 before 2017 saw him launch his own In The
Garden label, picking up support on releases from the likes of Perel, Axel Boman, Jennifer
Cardini and Ivan Smagghe amongst others.
Here though we see Marius deliver his interpretation of fellow Norwegian friend Lindstrom’s
classic ‘I Feel Space’, replaying and programming all the parts of the original whilst adding his
own twist via squelching 303 licks, choppy bass hits and crunchy drums.
Andrew Weatherall’s remix follows next, with gritty low-slung drums, spiralling atmospherics and
winding 303 licks driving the composition whilst the cinematic melodies of the original further fuel the
murky, hypnotic groove.

Leoparden's first appearance is a groovy 45 featuring the soulful uplifting 'Boliglan', and the funky moog jam 'Rist Skjelettet'.

A real treat for the dancefloor, presented in limited 7" form by Norwegian label Lyskestrekk Records!

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The eight chapter of the infamous Slow Motion Compilation series, “Italian Dance Wave Disco Otto”, has quite some hidden gems to be discovered. Beginning with a track from Marcello Giordani DJ (half of the duo Marvin & Guy), that expresses a perfect Italian melancholic sunset (as the title also states), energetic, strong, but always poetic. Always following that "beachy" vibes we find The Caribbean House, serving a track that could last a century, and we would never mind. Electro hints mixing with deep and balearic vibes: ears glued to the headphones. Moreover, we have again Slow Motion queen, System Olympia with a track that could make even nuns sweat on the dancefloor: beats and bass to die for. To close this chapter, you can pamper your ears with a angry balearic track from Gallo, not suited for the more weak hearts, that’s for sure.

Liem and Eddie Ness are back on home turf with a club oriented four-tracker, the 'Metronic Disco Fever' EP. Four punchy, tempo-driven house tunes that stick together like glue. Produced entirely in their studio in Hamburg, these tracks have that analogue, spontaneous feel and pack some serious dance floor weight.

Bio:
After few years working in the Fashion field, Ricky Persi joined back Expanded Music (MO-DO, RAMIREZ, GLAM, BAMBAATAA, SANTOS, FLOORFILLA) were in the 90's Ricky drived DFC label for wich he produced so many Hits and Cults (SUENO LATINO, HAZME SONAR, LA MUSIKA TREMENDA, HABLANDO, EL GALLINERO, HELL'S PARTY, THE KEY THE SECRET....just to mention few) to give a new life to Expanded Music's first label: ITALIAN RECORDS. ITALIAN RECORDS has been the most original label for it's roots in the 80's New Wave scene with groups like GAZNEVADA, NEON, KIRLIAN CAMERA, N.O.I.A. all involved in the SYNTH-WAVE and precursors of the ITALO DISCO. ITALIAN RECORDS is now back spinning new productions along with its original tracks.

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We're proud to introduce you to the first release for the new phase of the classic Italian Records label, home in the Eighties to lot of seminal stuff by cult bands like Gaznevada, Stupid Set, N.O.I.A. Kirlian Camera and Confusional Quartet. Who best than two italian DJ legends like Leo Mas and Fabrice for this joint venture that goes back to the times of italo-disco and high-energy Leo and Fabrice are devastating the mix with Generation 83 "Bellissimo", a club track that keeps alive the old-skool spirit while speaking the language of contemporary dance music. This is hot and lot more is coming, stay in touch.

Nashville's dusty funkateers Magic In Threes return to RNT Reserve with a triptych of low-strung grooves, each complimented by a superlative remix. Chupa Cabra, a sweet soulful joint, is reimagined as a devilishly pulsating and funky burner by RNT mainstays FOUK on their remix. Parisian Patchworks takes the 70s-cop-show funk of Work Tapes straight to Nigeria with a beautifully crafted highlife remix. Finally there's Come On Down, reminiscent of classic Donald Byrd in the Larry Mizell days, which is beefed up and readied for the dance floor by analog wizard Lay-Far. A lovely package for listening, or bumping!

Producer and DJ O’Flynn has announced his new 12” single, ‘Sunspear’, to be released on 3rd May 2019 alongside previous single ‘Tru Dancing’ on Silver Bear Recordings.

His latest outing follows a self-released 12” on his newly incepted imprint Hundred Flowers earlier this year, as well as singles on Blip Discs and Ninja Tune.

With his new single he continues to evolve his signature style: the breezy Sunspear swirls with a euphoric world music sample and heated percussive energy, whilst peaktime weapon B side Tru Dancing is a horn-infused disco-house gem.

O’Flynn says "I wanted to make something for the summer dancefloor that people could have fun to. It was about taking the sample and recontextualising it to make something more modern whilst keeping the original feel, adding additional percussion to up the energy.”

If you make it out of this one, you're not deep enough. One of our very own, Loods, drops back in for Steel City Dance Discs Volume 11, resurfacing with four turbulent drifters.

SCDD011 echoes everything the Loods moniker has become synonymous with: Emotive, hands-in-the-air house, billowing with nostalgic breaks and waves of uplifting melody.

Mokadelic - Doomed to Live is the theme tune to the hit Sky original series Gomorra. In celebration of the enchanting classic, Crosstown Rebels commissioned Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi, who produce two stunning ‘Nu Disco’ and ‘Dub’ remixes and Davide Squillace, who provides the equally impressive ‘Ethnik’ remix.

Based on the acclaimed book of the Neapolitan writer Roberto Saviano, Gomorra, is focused on the fierce Neapolitan crime organization, depicting street-level crime and its hierarchical organization from the pavement, all the way up to regional government offices. The original theme tune played a significant part in the success of the show and was quickly commissioned to be remixed. The end result of which is a stunning release featuring a selection of Italy’s seminal artists, who each represent a different aspect of the country’s long-standing affiliation to club music and culture.

Baldelli and Dionigi’s Nu Disco remix combines cosmic synth stabs alongside otherworldly pads to form a meaningful astral cut, whilst the duos Dub mix features swinging drum solos and an infectious wooing vocal throughout. Davide Squillace’s Ethnik remix of Doomed to Live is a tribal fashion, as hollow drums pave the way for a soothing, emotionally charged piano key that runs alongside shimmering Maraca sounds.

Daniele Baldelli is a veteran of the scene and considered by many to be the pioneer of Cosmic Disco, a sound that first came about during his club residencies at Italy’s Cosmic and Baia Degli Angeli. On top of this, Baldelli’s collaborator Marco Dionigi held a residency at Verona’s Alter Ego club for twenty years. Born in Italy’s Siena, it was a trip to London that ignited Davide Squillace’s passion for electronic music. The Italian native debuted as a Circoloco resident in 2007, and has founded multiple labels since, including Sketch, Hideout and Titbit.

Manchester's Yadava steps up to the plate for the next installment of the High Praise Edits series. A member of the cities infamous party collective So Flute collective, Yadava has steadily been making a name for himself as a incredible selector with productions to match (including recent release on the likes of Church and Banoffee Pies records). He also holds down the 'Expansions' show on NTS Radio alongside co-host Contours.

With his incredible knack for weaving spiritual, soulful and uplifting energies throughout his music, it's no wonder we had to get him on board for High Praise Edits Vol IV.

Having hallmarked their success through their ability to showcase the hottest talents in dance music, whilst being renowned for curating some of the finest compilations over the years, London's finest party collective, Future Disco now offers a warm welcome to Gimbrère to the imprint. The young Dutchman steps up to the plate with his heavy weighted disco weapon, 'A Thing', seeing AVA regular Jordan on the remix duty.

Kicking things off, Gimbrère teases with a series of sweet melodic disco grooves under a booming range of 808 kicks, slowly sweeping off the filters to let the passionate vocal howls let loose and tear through the speakers. Coupled with thunderous crashes and well deserved breakdowns, this track is without a doubt some real peak time business from the flying Dutchman.

On the flipside, Jordan lays one down for the early hours, switching up the beat into a trashy hi-hat affair, making room for a wobbly old school bass and synthline to playfully glide along with the sam-ple hooks. Two completely different, yet equally as satisfying cuts, rounding off what is yet again an-other quality release from the Future Disco crew.

“Made in Switzerland for use in Italy”. Lowell’s charming Italo-ish oddity from 1985 gets a proper reissue, courtesy of Compassion Crew and MPR. B/w the dope instrumental and a runnin’ remix from Ruf Dug. Restored from vinyl and mastered by Thomas P Heckmann at Trope. Cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle. Full colour cover with artwork by Mel Keane.

Dance Regular is a brand new label set up by EVM128 and James Rudie of CoOp presents Selectors Assemble.

Not wanting to be pigeon holed into one particular genre the label’s ethos is just good music that moves your body, genre spanning through House, Bruk, Soul, Jazz, Boogie, Half Time, Jungle, Ragga, and beyond.

This is the first Various Artists compilation to kick off with, then to follow there are EP releases throughout the year from the likes of Duke Hugh (Rhythm Section / HW&W) Xtra Brux, James Rudie (CoOp Presents / Selectors Assemble) Trev, Ishfaq, Footshooter and more.

Who said that da new Long player must consist by Intros, Outros and Off-Tracks – that all lies in the eye of the beholder and depends on his perspective. It must be honest and has to odd pictures in the heads. DOMPE succeeded that in a perfect way. At the beginning of May, he will release his latest album named HIPPIE CRACK on his own Label JACKRUIT RECORDINGS.

HIPPIE CRACK – music is our drug – it makes us happy and gives us the chance to flee from the gray and ordinary daily routine. These 12 Tracks are highly addictively. Close your eyes, dance and time can be forgotten. Back to the roots – back to good old house music tunes, simple but not easy produced. The DOMPE Style has not to be described on more details; Again, and again full of different facets. These tracks are as always full of summer vibes und carried by lots of samples with plenty of old-school-sounds.

All tracks from the Album tell a story, can be listen to at home or also in the club. It starts with love and full of harmony, before it changes the chill mood the clubbing sounds. All in all, the complete package is very atmospheric. Like a good gig the sounds it goes harder step by step and at its best it comes to an end.

From the front till the back a project with a high intention – one of DOMPES heart wishes was a cover designed by BRINGMANN & KOPETZKI. The result is a perfect comic version of DOMPE and that's a banger. So, HIPPIE CRACK isn't only a musically hot shit, but also a visual highlight.

Faze Action return with Zeke Manyika to present "Kubatana", which aptly means "Together" in Zeke's native Shona. This second release, in a series of four 12"s, features live horns and flute with the lead track taking influences from the late 80s South African Proto House sound. The result being an uplifting slice of original African House for the modern dance floor.

Junior Executive returns to the record bag with another release, this time from New York producer / musician Bing Ji Ling. Give It To You delivers a peak time disco exercise and No Clue rides the guitar to Balearic land. Artwork by Atelje.

IIB celebrate their 50th release with Chris Coco dropping his Dinosaur Baby 12. Featuring the quirky vocals of Camillo Miranda. The OG mix is a hazy stoned out percussive groove dripping in mediterranean sunshine. The dub mix focuses on the hynoptic percussion parts and less on the vox. Rune Lindbaek creates a more electronic disco tinged affair while Luke Solomon creates a straight up deep house bomb. A great release to celebrate a half century!

More Edit Action Aimed Straight At Late Nite Disco Dancefloors!

Disco Bits Return To The 12" Format With Another Collection Of Varied Cut N Paste Edits.

Side A
1. Funk Freak
Disco Bits Are Suckers For A Bit Of Hip House And Here They Take A Slept On 80's Rap Classic And Polish It Up For Modern Dancefloors.
The Addition Of Beefed Up Drums And Percussion Turn This Into A Guaranteed Floor Filler. We've Already Lost Count Of How Many People Have Asked Us What This Is When We Tested It Out On The Floor.

2. What You Want
Here The Crew Take A Nu-yorican Disco Classic And Put The Break Where It Was Always Meant To Be, Right At The Centre Of The Track. Drums, Drums, Drums To Make The Dancefloor Rock, Rock, Rock!

Side B
1. Dance On
An Edit Of A Timeless Afro-tinged Disco Underground Classic. An Unstoppable Percussion-heavy Groove Teases A Build-up To A Heady Mix Of Horn Stabs And Vocal Chants.

2. A Thousand Megatons
A Rework Of A 1980's Slept On Jazz Fusion Album Track Puts The Groove Front And Centre, Building Around An Up-front Bass And Brass Workout That Underpins An Irresistible Vocal Hook. Destined To Detonate Any Party-time Dance Floor.

Gianni Marchetti is one of Italy's best kept secrets...
A composer with a long and elaborate list of writing credits in both pop music and movie soundtracks.
He penned proper anthems in Italy's post-war melodic tradition. Amongst his large and varied oeuvre, in 1977-1978 he composed and recorded the original soundtrack for the skin flick 'Disposta A Tutto'
A slow-burning mix of funky clavinets, scat vocals, wah wah guitars and sultry tenor sax lines, all tied together by a distinctly Italian sensibility.

Rather than fading into obscurity, the soundtrack became a prized collector's item for DJ's and rare groove enthusiasts.
In 2019, Heristal and Danilo Braca (AKA Dany B) are very proud to present a new version of 3 tracks from the Disposta A Tutto soundtrack, edited and extended for maximum dancefloor impact.

After a short hiatus Phonica Records revives its deep-house focused Karakul imprint for Harry Wolfman's new 12" 'The Ritual'!

Having produced a dozen 12's for labels such as Dirt Crew, Omena and Outplay, Harry has been honing his craft for the best part of a decade and you can hear how his sound has refined over the past few releases, reaching new heights with this latest record for Karakul.
'SMBC' kicks the 12" off in a laid-back style with its woodwind and brass samples complimenting bright pads and drums, reminiscent of MCDE, while the mellow and sultry 'Eva' is up next.

On the flip 'Obi 1' takes things up a notch both in tempo and energy, working around a lo-fi drum loop and cunningly filtered bassline.
Strings come to the fore halfway through making this a real uplifting gem, the mixture of instrumentation bringing to mind early Pepe Bradock.
Finally 'The Ritual' rounds out the record in a mesmerising way, slowly introducing more and more elements and stirring the pot before fading out again.
An original and fitting way to end the record.

The new Toy Tonics EP features four remixes of Kapote - tracks. New and exclusive works by FYI Chris (Rhythm Section Intl), Marvin & Guy (Life & Death), Art Alfie (Studio Barnhus) and French newcomer Real J.

"He has been described as one of the greatest net players of all time by Sport Australia Hall of Fame."

CRUE IS BACK

Preceding the release of his debut album, Curses presents 'Gold & Silber', a five track EP led by a hypnotic, post-punk leaning roller, as well as four additional remixes from Antoni Maiovvi, Chinaski and Fango. For the title track, Berlin based artist Perel provides cathartic vocals on top of a drowsy rhythmic framework drawing influence from early EBM, synth music and new wave. Fango provides a more angular, computerised take on the original, whilst Antoni Maiovvi raises the heat to a peak time flow. Across two interpretations, Chinaski provides maximal 80s synth work on the ‚Painkiller bonus vmix' and trippy dancefloor energy on the 'Tech Noir' Remix.

Out from electronic live improvisations , the first Ep of Destino starts with a
Clusterish ambient track (Orion)...
So DJ friendly , 911's siren and bleeps redefines the archetypical disco flavor of a
101 floor filler track .
Ceremony and it's balearic feeling will strongly warm up your electronic summer
nights.
Finally Loopo up delivers a dark electronic disco groove for cosmic dancers.

-Previous releases or remixes for Partyfine, Colette, Dfa, kill the dj, Tigersushi, Ed banger

'Window": HVOB explores the boundaries of music Music meets video meets installation: HVOB's new EP 'Window' opens a trialogue between artistic disciplines. The Viennese electronic duo HVOB has firmly established itself on the international electronic music scene with four EPs, a debut album and live appearances at festivals such as the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival and SXSW in Austin. The fifth EP, which was presented at this year's Parallel Vienna art fair and is about to be officially released, is the result of an artistic experiment by Anna Müller and Paul Wallner. Above and beyond the music, 'Window' is a complex art project. The EP is - like the electronic duo's follow-up album, scheduled for release in 2015 - the result of a trialogue with Vienna artist Clemens Wolf and the VJs lichterloh. At the heart of the project are materials and the processes of their transformation, addressed on all three artistic levels and wrapped up in a single work. Each track is therefore a self-contained piece comprising installation, music and video. The EP is made up of four tracks: 'Window", 'Oxid' and two remixes of the title track. HVOB has been fortunate enough to collaborate with luminaries of the music industry: Gui Boratto interprets 'Window' as a pulsating, emotive anthem to the joy of life, Acid Pauli places Anna Müller's vocals at the centre of an almost nine-minute journey through the HVOB world of sound.

Oh yeah, we love those tunes, we love the idea of this west (Mexico) to east (Lithuania) studio exchange, we love the jam style, we love the instant 'let's record it and put it on wax' feel! So we don't want to blow this up. No big PR stories, just good music made by Ponty Mython (Dirt Crew, Swedish Brandy, Eat More House) and Sebastien Vorhaus (Quintessentials, Faces Records, Vicario Musique). Buy it, play it, feel it! Thanks!

Tensnake's standard In The End (I Want You To Cry) release gets not one, but seven remixes. A nod to the good old remix double pack craze of the nineties, you will find them spread out over two plates. Ranging from a classic Tiger & Woods treatment to Prins Thomas quirkiness via Lone's happiness, two versions by Shan, the timid DJ Oyster as well as Pete Herbert's & Dicky Trisco's respectful re-arrangement, this one has it all: disco, techno, jungle (alomost!), house, cheese & chocolate!

An old hero at INT HQ, Andy Meecham(Bizarre Inc, Big 200, Chicken Lips etc.)releases his debut for Internasjonal with Vol.1 of a 2 part series entitled "2500". All synth noodles and doodles written, performed and produced by Andy Meecham and one rework by yours truly. Prins Thomas, INT HQ 24th of October 2016

With newcomer Törsh as the first release, the team of Zissou Records establish their uplifting yet down to earth approach to the world of underground dance music. Discover your element with their ¿Tienes Fuego EP - spicy-firy 'Thai Take Away", silky-flowing 'Laid On Coco", rich & earthy 'Magic Johnson' and cheerful-breezy 'Can't Let You Go". Uncover the raw emotion under all that tamped, dusty patina of the dancefloor and hand out happy smiles without expecting anything in return.

Fresh original, his one’s a spicy 122 bpm groover as that peaks with Bread N Butta laying down some
seriously smooth piano licks.
The groove comes out of nowhere, and ends up being the funkiest rolling deep house track you have always
wanted on 7 inch vinyl.
Calgary’s Bread N Butta, aka, Enoque Carrancho, Enno Karr and One Less Of Them is another extremely talented artist
to emerge from the city that seriously loves House music. Bread N Butta is a moniker intending to express a more
soulful, playful side of Enoque's musicality.