House News

Plevna (an alias of Horatiu Serbanescu, long-time contriver at Future Nuggets and co-founder of Steaua de Mare) presents its first full EP. After incubating for almost 2 years while extracting and forging gems in the south-east space-time anomalies, the untraceable sound of Plevna has reached the optimum balance between eighties delicate nostalgia and contemporary local oriental melody. Bouncing on the delightfully twisted 9/8 groove, this is a unique contact with a multiverse under meticulous construction, an excursion abundant in haunting tunes and unfamiliar melancholy.

"Salsoul Boogie Essentials vol. 2" the second part a new series from the seminal NYC label... specialising in all things BOOGIE!
This time we have 5 wonderful timeless tracks from ; Instant Funk "(Just Because) You''ll Be Mine", Special Forces "Stroke It", Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo "You Can Do It", The Jammers "What Have You Got To Loose" and The Salsoul Orchestra "Take Some Time Out (For Love)".
Released in conjunction with Salsoul Records/Verse 2015. Expect more Boogie Essentials in the pipeline...

Albion the disco druid from sweden takes us to paradise with four cuts of obscure hard to find oddities.
With releases on rotating souls ambassadors reception he drops 4 tracks aimed at the dancefloor. Music you have never heard before .... Number 3 and you know the drill by now ltd pressing...

On his new EP for The Magic Movement, Rio de Janeiro's own Carrot Green blends Brazilian Music, House and Techno to generate his own exceptional dancefloor gem.
Already proven in the Brazilian Shakedown series plus more stunning releases, this extraordinary producer knows his trade. The title track 'Danca das Criancas' features Brazilian spoken word, chanting and slightly peculiar synth chords enhanced with a strong House Beat. Following is the remix by Oceanvs Orientalis, who turns the tune into a hypnotic and bass heavy listening adventure.Flip it around and trip out on 'Duress (Psyche Mix)'. This psychedelic slow bomb transports you to places deep down the rabbit hole.
The EP closes with 'Marruero', a peaceable House jam with cut up piano samples and Brazilian story telling.
From Rio with Love!

A SPECIAL DOUBLE HEADER 2 TRACKS EACH FROM NZ'S FRANK BOOKER & UGLY DRUMS & CHESNEY: PRESSED ON RED VINYL

Synthetic is a track from IIB debutant Kimopots. Sythetic is a deep grooving house cut. Eastern elements and soft arps melting with subtle technoy acid vibes. Dreamy. Ilija Rudman brings out the analogue hardware and adds a boogieesque bassline keeping the deepness. Finally Robot 84 pumps it up a touch with a nod towards Italian house sounds of the early 90's. 3 great versions.

SUPER MOTION is a motional concept of Slo-Mo rare or not rare 70ties Disco or Funk Tunes Edits:
Nrb. two provides official licensed edits from @djchrisrhythm of: Bohannon, Johnson, Superfunky and Herbie Hancock, four track ep:

By now, the world is familiar with the extensive works of monsieur Dimitri From Paris. His prowess as a globetrotting DJ and taste-maker for over 20+ years, his reputation for the finer things in life, his sartorial style and of course most importantly his infamous remixes and Disco edits. Isn't it odd that until now, there hasn't been an official home for the man's stellar reworks It just doesn't make any sense. This is exactly the reason that he has decided to set up this brand new venture - Le Edits Records. Naturally, a high standard of quality is present with all Le Edits releases across the board - From sourcing 100% virgin vinyl used for pressing to the mastering through tape, to the beautifully crafted and designed 'tip-on' sleeves that were popular with record companies in the 1960's and 1970's, to the wonderfully imagined graphic design that adorns said sleeves - Dimitri has overseen every aspect of this, his first label.
'What about the music' we hear you ask Well, simply put, only the finest Disco reworks are to be released on Le Edits. Fans will be treated to Dim's special versions of classics and rarer than rare tracks, all lovingly re-touched and mixed from the reels and master tapes each time, fully sanctioned and created in conjunction with the artists, rights holders and Above Board Distribution. 100% official and 100% essential. This is no 'under the counter' operation, Le Edit is here to bring back some quality and class to the re-edit game by doing things, once and for all, properly and respectfully. The first duo of reworks on Le Edits are 2 tracks that should be more than familiar with all Disco aficionados, coming out strong Dimitri has decided to set things off with a bang by bringing a French chic to the music!
New York Disco legends Odyssey have long been a cult group with dancers and DJ's. They've had numerous commercial and underground club hits throughout their career and they are still performing live and writing material today. 'Native New Yorker' - their first single, and surely their most well known record and biggest hit has always been a huge crossover record since it's release in 1977, a track you could hear in the clubs as well as on the radio and at neighborhood parties and weddings that has endured the test of time. No-one has ever had the opportunity to rework 'Native New Yorker', at least, not from the original 1977 tape. Until now. Dimitri has taken this evergreen classic and respectfully added his own classic touch and flourishes with an extra-special 'DFP Super Disco blend'. A beautifully fresh and original take on the Disco anthem, Dimitri's rearrangement is markedly different from the original '77 mix and pushes the track into exciting new territory. A masterclass indeed.
Joining Odyssey on this beautiful slab of wax is another monumental club classic, another track that will be familiar to anyone with an interest in Disco. This one is truly epic and has long found it's way into the bags of DJ's and the eardrums of dancers since it originally came out way back in 1979. It's been re-released so many times over the years with many different mixes due to it's continuing popularity and it has also been famously covered and in the pop charts. Ladies and gentlemen we give you a 'DFP DJ Friendly Remix' of Dan Hartman's 'Relight My Fire'! Again, with this reworking Dimitri has tackled the master tapes to give us his vision of the ideal mix. Dimitri has skilfully put the open drums right upfront in the mix making this a versatile cut for the DJ's, leading us into what is surely one of the most recognisable vocal vamps of all time courtesy of the legendary Loleatta Holloway. It's only a matter of time before the iconic piano break drops and we're in! This mix will surely cause the dancefloor to burn up. A high energy, roof raising version of an anthem.
Le Edit is starting off in fine style as you can see. This is the first of many and Dimitri has many more incredible mixes and edits hidden up his finely tailored sleeve. Join us on the dancefloor as we elevate the art of edits and present new visions of dance classics from the past - DFP style!
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Ensconced at the Infinity nightclub in the Sheraton Waikiki,Phase 7 was Hawaiian disco royalty during the mid-1970s. Originally founded by Van de Guzman and Hemingway Jasmin, the group featured the island's top brass players. Here they are with some uplifting, Brazilian-style disco-funk; and a mellow soul groover, on the flip.Green vinyl.

It's time to celebrate the return of Tom Lunn and Finnian Casey to Sneaky Music. Together known as Silk 86, these English gentlemen were in charge of our first ever release back in 2013 with an outstanding EP that sold out in only two weeks, climbing rapidly to Juno's Deep House top ten.

We can only be proud of seeing the growth they have had during this time, releasing on labels like Manucci's Mistress, 1Trax and the recent launch of Emotive, their own imprint.

Now responsible for our lucky #13, Silk 86 deliver a perfect mix between old and new school, showing once again their true love for proper quality House vibes.

Some early feedback

Tensnake - Smooth Stuff.
Laurent Garnier - Cool Release.
Laurent Nash - Always super Ep on Sneaky Music !..Once again here come a new top one !..Nice stuff by Silk 86...Will play & FULL SUPPORT
Iain Taylor (Rejekts / Sankeys / Space Ibiza) - Pump & Black Magic are both really nice!
Echonomist - 4 Stars
Ben Gomori (Monologues) - Kurt is an absolute beauty, as is Siberian Curls. Playing both on the show.
Elie Eidelman (Berlin (Jack Off),Sweat Lode Radio) - thanx guys, lovely release again. you have been keeping the quality. cant wait to try them out on the dance floor.

We let the music speak for itself. More hotness and hot mess just around the corner, more Volumes to follow later. Full Pupp HQ, Autum 17

It's with two kisses and a hearty handshake that Bordello A Parigi welcome stalwart of electronic music: Mr Pauli. Schooled on the West Coast, this pivotal figure has worked extensively with likeminded visionaries to create iconic tracks as the Novamen, Matzo & Pauli and Sumerian Fleet whilst producing his own unique works on labels like Moustache and Viewlexx. After such successes Pauli returns as a solo producer, delivering to the Bordello mansion two tracks of pure class. 'At Night' is big, bright and brilliant. Hooks grip as soon as the needle lands. Vintage vocoder lyrics, a particular favourite of this trailblazer, tell a tale of twilight romance while crisp beats snap and notes sail. The flip keeps the fires burning. Synthlines are soaked in Mediterranean sunshine, an Italo Disco influence coming to the fore, with lovelorn vocals used to balance this cheer-filled creation. Golden sounds from a true pionee

Those familiar with the world of dub disco and modern Balearica should know all about Layne Fox, a San Francisco-based producer who has released some killer records over the last decade as part of noted collective 40 Thieves.

The Bay Area ensemble has been responsible for some killer records, including gems on Rong Music and Leng, who released their expansive debut album The Sky Is Yours back in 2014.

Now, Fox has decided to go it alone for an outing on Magic Feet that marks his first solo outing since 2005's Move Me under the Tuffy alias. It's something of a gem, too, effortlessly combining many of his familiar influences with nods towards druggy Italo-disco and horizontal pop.

Fox delivers two contrasting versions of No Runnin' Away. There's a Vocal Mix, where Sunny's icy, atmospheric voice drifts over a chugging mid-tempo groove built around a Moroder-style bassline, swirling electronics, dreamy chords and metronomic beats. Typically, Fox also provides a tasty Dub, where select vocal snippets drift in an out of a delay and reverb heavy mix that also gives increased prominence to his stretched-out synths and late night electronics.

Magic Feet boss Craig Bratley handles remix duties himself, offering a complimentary but notably different interpretation. His version subtly emphasizes the track's downbeat pop credentials, pushing the vocal to the fore above a sparse electro groove, dreamy pads and flashes of acid-inspired electronics. Think Cold Wave vibes but with actual production values, not pretend 'mastered on cassette'. It's the perfect accompaniment to Fox's hypnotic, head-in-the-clouds original.

Masterworks Music certainly know how to make an entrance, kicking off this new series, 'Bag Of Tricks', with a star-studded cast. Picking the best high-end sizzlers from a who's who of the nu-disco scene. Highlights include the sublime slicked-out Chic-style electro-disco of Rayko 'Looks Like Love', the shiny 80s synth-soul seducer 'Too Much For Me To Take' by Dr Packer and the shoulder-padded power-stomp of 80s Child's 'Bangkok Nights' Pressed on

This record is pure Italian craftsmanship and brought to you by Mushrooms Project & Almunia. Expect dark balearic summer vibes all over this one. Fellow countrymen Daniele Baldelli & Dionigi gave 'Arena Raindrops' a cosmic makeover. Artwork coverage comes from the north of The Netherlands where Klaas Jonkman was inspired by the Rupicola Peruvianus to paint the cover of this record. Enjoy this piece of art.

THE NITE OWL DINER co-founder ALEX BURKAT finally graces us with a full EP! "SPINNING PLATES", "STYLE WARS", "MOVING DAY" and "RED PINEAPPLE" are all driving late night stompers sure to leave an impression long after the party has ended. Support from THE BLACK MADONNA, OCTO OCTA & others.

Loleatta Holloway is one of the most distinctive voices in dance music history.
Her career has been long and storied. Coming from modest Chicago church roots she has forged a unique career lasting decades that has taken in Soul, Funk, Gospel and most importantly in this case - Disco and House music. Holloway's collaborations with the legendary NYC label Salsoul has long been a thing of legend, her voice has graced SO many classic club records that it is literally part of the DNA of contemporary dance music.
She has appeared and been sampled on numerous, huge hit records and continues to perform and work at the top of her game with some of the biggest names in the music biz.
This collection of some of her highlights from Salsoul's influential catalogue cements her reputation even further as a true star. Only the finest and most sought after versions have been included here featuring game changing mixes from some of the pioneers of dance music - Shep Pettibone, Walter Gibbons, Larry Levan, Tom Moulton and Bobby Guttadaro. Pretty much everything about this selection is legendary, faultless and essential. One only has to look over the tracklisting - 'Love Sensation', 'Hit & Run', 'All about The Paper' and more all feature, unabridged, in their definitive form, remastered and repackaged with the utmost love and respect.
A truly essential package for the die-hard Disco aficionado or for those who are exploring this most important movement in dance music for the first time. Curated with the full input and backing of Salsoul Records and carefully selected to reflect the truly timeless nature of the music contained within. For listening, for dancing, for turning on a party!
Remastered by Optimum Mastering. Artwork & design by Million Dollar Disco.

Dusk & Dawn is Private Agenda's most conceptual work to date featuring Faze Action, Ron Basejam & Ian Blevins Remixes.

4 tracks of stunning french disco in a wide range of styles : from 80s afrobeat to underground canadian cosmic groove, here is another bullet from the parisian gang! A1/ Guehi Jean Pantalon Craqué Guéhi Jean is a key figure of Ivorian music and many of his records mixing funk, jazz and afrobeat are sought after nowadays. Having left Africa in order to make it in France, he recorded this digital afrobeat hit in Paris, then went back to his native country where he died in 2012. Despite his talent, Guéhi Jean didn't get the recognition he deserved. A2/ Michel Conte & Cie Magoshan A disco anthem composed for Quebec cultists wearing flares, or the main theme from an obscure series Anyway it is time to acclaim Magoshan's pulsing come back on the dancefloo ! B1/ Jean-Michel Gascuel Dominus This French composer who collaborated with Pierre Schaeffer was also a great lyricist working for the likes of Vivian Vee or Suzy Andrews, and a fashion designer. With its Latin touch, this track is a little UFO standing out of the rest of his French productions, so let us be blessed by Dominus Domine Dominarum. B2/Michel Robidoux les Planètes This track by composer Michel Robidoux featured on a kidisk with a book called Visitons les Planètes avec Goldorak' and was released in Canada in 1980. This incredible space jam was chosen as a macaroon for this new EP - our tribute to an amazing composer who wrote more than 325 songs and even collaborated with Leonard Cohen.

Tracy Island announces Episode 2 of the 10 piece concept series with 'The Unlimited'. This time the musical transmission comes from Beach Wizards, the secondary alias of the well renowned collective Seahawks, offering their interpretation of Island mentality. The release opens with the ever growing mood of 'The Diamond Sea' - 18 minutes of building disco strings and stabs, rolling bongos and percussion, and intermittent ambience with an A side offering a true listening experience. 'Don't you wanna get off.' Get out the city they called. The B side starts and ends with the lulling sound of midnight waves in a downbeat balearic boogie of rain chimes and head nodding subs. Between these tides interjects 'Lucky Dips' on the B2, with melodies from an aquatic saxophone from below the surface.

"For WS021 we head to Italy where we find a duo by the name of Concret aka Italo-Mexican musician Diego Angelico Escobar and producer Q-pha. Together, they submit a couple of ethereal, stripped-back and driving techno tracks that compliment each other so well they appear to be brother and sister from the same session. On remix duty we've got another Italian, Rodion, who ads his signature sound to Ritorno and flips it into a laid-back dark groover. Last but not least is UK's Heretic, aka Timothy Clerkin, who remixes Andata into a classy acid burner fit for a massive warehouse party or dark, sweaty basement. "

The Eccentrics parties started some three years ago by Will Overill and Mark Gilbert have been a monthly staple of the eclectic nightlife in Peckham since its inception, playing a very wide selection of music attributed to thirty years of record collecting. The second release of which delves into those collections to amass a veritable hoard of gold.
Cosa Rosa: is a stunning fretless bass led boogie new age monster, with soaring vocals guaranteed to bristle hairs on the back of the most cynical of music fan, a sure fire winner here.
Wake Up: Is a dose of downtempo synth laden kraut funk urging the listener to taste life in all its technicolour glory.
Nar Na Neh: Here's something a smart Dj will use to build a dance floor, a disco not disco jam that rolls along with drum machine insistence, compass point sensibilities with synth and slap bass wonder.
Och Eye: Dirty, sleazy synth laden kraut funk, heavy heavy chugg
4 Rune : Mystical bongo laden intro with eastern snake charming seduction builds and builds to dramatic synth stabs, cinematic, wide and very very hot

For the second part of his "Connection Lost" series Massimiliano Pagliara teaches a lesson in how to translate Disco music in a modern language of sound. Without further ado "Trying To Hide But Then I Cried" comes across as pure dance floor material. Above a drum-fueled foundation various synths swell up and down while the bassline is pumping steadily for an irresistible groove. "If You Were Here" on the other hand benefits from similar ingredients but has a rather dreamy feel to it. Thanks to its elegiac pads and pensive synth melodies. "Ukulele Groove" takes its time to build things up but when the bassline and those distinctive synth stabs come in you can't help but hope for a never ending summer. The final word here is "No More Love To Follow" featuring the vocal talents of Matthew Morris, a slow progressing, gloomy Disco ode to the ups and downs of love. As for the first part of "Connection Lost" the artwork was created once again by Alexander Dorn a.k.a. Credit 00.

Norm De Plume (Kolour Ltd, Delusions Of Grandeur, Sideways Recordings, Plumage) debuts on Black Riot serving up four deep disco bombs in his signature style.

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Banoffee Pies Records launches its first white label to date, and it's a three-pronged collaboration by new and exciting faces in the scene. First up is Philou Louzolo and his excellent "Afrofuturism Dance", a solid house jerker with lively tribal influences, folloed siftly by Wendel Sield and his moodier, jazzier piece entitled "History Of Black People". On the flip, Huntleys & Palmers MMT proceeds to drop some Gipsy King house in the form of "Ton A Ton", backed by the more funky disco shades of "Pangae Flute". Nice and diverse for ya!

Jo Wallace's house label, F*CLR Music is proud to release 'Save Me' from the Moscow studio of international DJ/Producer Stan Serkin.The North Street Crew (Ashley Beedle, Darren Morris & Jo Wallace) give a nod towards Mr Knuckles by adding a BIG slice of piano action from keyboard supremo, Darren Morris

Heavily arpeggiated, slow paced, disco drummed LP by Finnish Televisio (produced by half of Helsinki's Jesse). Tracks never leave the territory of instrumental early 80's disco oriented grooves, some with chugging rhythms, others uptempo styled. Highlighting "Kutonen" as a peaceful space balad and "Seiska" as the most hypnotizing one.

Hot off a couple of 12' from Topher Horn, Rocksteady Disco follows up with its first compilation featuring a heap of heavily sampled originals from more well­known editors.Pontchartrain leads the release off with a summer­inspired aural prozac number. Next up is notorious Detroit editor Lafleur, busting out this original milky­smooth Detroit boogie house production. A slight little rearrangement from Rocksteady Disco label boss Peter Croce makes this one a bit more cohesive for the DJs. Lyon, France's G2S (In Any Case) kicks off the flip with a big­bottomed stomper reminiscent of some MCDE 'Raw Cuts'. Pontchartrain book­ends this release with a track that puts the 'rocksteady' in Rocksteady Disco, with heavy analog­meets­electro drum programming and complete with Pontchartrain on vocoder duties

At Sneaky we are very pleased to welcome G.Markus. What can we say about him Not much apart from the fact that he makes super groovy old-skool house beats like not many can these days. Spreading perverted twistedness mixed with great classic housey vocals, 'Smoking Hut' will be how your dance floor will end up when you play this record out.

Recently also known for releasing great re-edits on Soul Clap records and as part of S.H.A.G Edits VA on Roots for Bloom.

What else can we say Well, not much, really. G insisted on having a clause on the contract that clearly states that his true identity shall not be revealed. All we can say is that he's a real mofo and that you'd be better off listening to his music instead of to this silly banter

Laurant Garnier - Cool House release!
Scuba - 4 Stars !
Skream - 4 Stars, will support!
DJ Sneaky - Good Stuff.
Jacques Renault - Smoking Hut is catchy gonna test it out for sure ,)
OOFT! - Smoking Hut for me :)
Ellie Eidelman - you guys keep introducing me to great music from artist i dont know. keep it coming.
Laurent Nash - 4 Excellent House tracks ! I will play them for sure. FULL SUPPORT !
Neil Quigley - Another very nice EP from Sneaky - consistently good!
Joyce Muniz (Exploited) - Thanks for the great music!
Patrick Zigon - Smoking Hut is Great!
Terrence Chong - Really liking the vibe on Smoking Hut!
Silk 86 - Smoking Hut, nice raw floaty vibe.
Denite - Very nice record. Nice tracks all of them!
Iain Taylor (Rejekts / Sankeys / Space Ibiza) - Smoking Hut is dope. Thanks x
Paul Bongoloid - Great ep. Deep house at its finest. Sounding very old school. Will feature on both my radio shows.

Fred Ventura and Paolo Gozzetti are Italoconnection. In anticipation of their upcoming album 'Metropoli' on Bordello A Parigi we present to you the Voyage EP album sampler with alternative edits and an amazing cover version of The Electronic Circus' 'Direct Lines' which are exclusive to this 12.

1x per customer !

Upfront single sided white label release of this deadly edit/rework of a true underground nugget - courtesy of Mannequin Record's Alessandro Adriani. Full release soon on Invisible Cities, CA.

Christian B & Lavvy Levan return with the second instalment of their 'Sounds from the Den' series on Friday Fox Recordings. This latest vinyl 4-tracker picks up where Vol.1 left off and continues to explore the outer reaches of the house genre, kicking off with the massive 'Weak' from Fatty Mombassa which combines Fatty's now trademark spoken word against a ferociously infectious disco influenced groove. South Africa's Rudi Botha & Miggza return with a looped-funk affair in the form of 'People Come Together'. Rob Slac delves deep into the dark recesses of a tech-style groove with the deliciously sultry 'Lonesome Butterfly'. The package is completed by the upfront sound of Kieron Ayres 'What Must I Do'.