Pop & Rock Novedades

Welcome To Vice City is a compilation dedicated to the existence and message of Vice City, a passion project by Arno Lemons and his fellow residents DJ Boats, Lil Lawaw & Juicy “the DJ”.

After 7 lucky years of translating paradisal philosophy to the dance floor, they're now releasing an 11-track strong compilation featuring a handful of previous
guests and local talents from downtown, showcasing soulful tracks in various forms of house music which celebrate the 7 most exciting years of their lives.

Pablo Valentino, Daniel Wang, Nick The Record, Glenn Astro, the mysterious G-machine project, Keith Lorraine and local talents Juicy “The DJ”, Coulier and My Loyal Friend all contributed to this compilation, in order to spread the soul of the city in your living room or to start your own party/set as viciously as you should. included with the record is an original copy of the infamous “Daily Vice” newspaper.. Extra Extra!!

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Nino Lepore hails from South Italy, and is best known for his self-titled LP from 1986, as well as for his uncredited work on Dancer Record. The 'Chok Musik' 12" from Best Record Italy focuses on two productions from his sole LP, and in the titular track, sexualized funk basslines join a disco drum strut, as guitar riffs shimmer and brass and string orchestrations swirl deliriously between filmic romance and symphonic madness. And after a breakdown into percussive chaos, smooth piano solos alternate with passages of sizzling sax. As for "Bad Time," an introduction of decaying gongs leads to a broken beat groove, with strings evoking atmospheres of exotic noir and horns soloing softly over subdued funk bass motions and distant flashes of guitar. There are jazz rock breakdowns into liquid riffing and flamboyant brass, and during handclap climaxes, horns swell towards the sky.

Soul/Disco/Funk single here for the first time ever on vinyl!
The independent label Six Nine Records Ltd. UK, based in Newcastle upon Nekita's diverse musical journey has taken her through chorus groups, musical theater, Hartt School of Music, Gospel in church, and mentoring and performing with many independent artists.
“Won’t Stop Loving You” is a beautiful mid-tempo track and “Best Shot” a brilliant mover, both with lyrics which matter, both blessed with the divine voice of Nekita Waller and both on vinyl for the first time!
Tyne, proudly presents Nekita Waller and her first release on the label!
There was never a question that music would be a part of Nekita Waller's life. From her stage debut as a child at the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, to singing the American national anthem to thousands of spectators at professional sporting events as an adult, music defines Nekita's life.
Definitely not to be missed as it is a limited UK press with small hole
and full colour printed picture cover!

A Berlin based collective of music aficionados launch a limited and lovely 7" platform for club-ready flipped classics.

Simple, effective
Floor food for all moods...TIP !

Gloosy and sexy 80’s synthwave designed by Joone and Miss Zagato in UK. Their past / future italo-disco will be a fundamental masterpiece for any passionate vinyl collection. DE SCHOOL Ltd. Edition EP comes presented in a ONE-OFF truly limited edition of 200 copies lacquered pressed on 180 gr. high quality SOLID WHITE vinyl. All tracks have been specially remastered for LONG CUT vinyl by Daniel Hallhuber at Young and Cold Studios.

The third release on Tempo Dischi is 'Keep On Dance' by Contact Music, a little gem that is part of the Italo Disco history, but has characteristics of the early Proto House sound.

Antonio Cucaro, the Italian musician, songwriter and producer behind this project recalls ‘I started playing guitar very early. I drew my inspirations from the echo of Woodstock that came through the ‘Bandiera Gialla’ show on Radio Rai: emotions that were equal to true revelations when listening to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cream, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Joe Pass, Alvin Lee, George Benson. Stimulated by various musical contamination, which came from rock and Italian authorial music, I started immersing myself into searching new exciting sounds, applying composition to various directions while trying to produce something new without worrying about genres or people's judgements, all without a compromise. I would not have imagined that one evening in 1983, 'Keep on Dance' would be born. It was produced together with three DJs who wanted a sort of opening track for their sets, putting together some sequences recorded by myself using percussion, acoustic and electronic drums (Linn, Oberheim, Simmons). The fact that after almost forty years it has been revived and considered a Proto House pearl really honours me. Composing music is like breathing pure oxygen: you compose, record and realise that you are already thinking about the next step to keep breathing’.

So we have been slacking a bit on Disco and Modern 45s, we are putting that right this month with some strong dancefloor r(or live stream) releases for when they exist hopefully later this year. True Image - Keep Me Dancing was a spin for me back in the day but sold it when I bought my house 10 years ago, thanks to being hooked up with the owners this dancefloor banger is democratized for everyone to enjoy at the right price, do it.

NYC RECORDS latest 7”, “NYC, 1984” is an homage to that year for writers, DJ’s, dancers, mc’s, & producers based in NYC at the time.

Ultra-rare modern/Northern soul/funk crossover, now extremely expensive in its original form. Cut loud & proud. Artwork based on the original promo version. Officially licensed from Phase One Network.

Originally released as a 12” single in 1982, ‘Every Brother Ain’t A Brother’ was the final record from Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist and producer Freddie Thompson’s Panaché band. Built around a fully cleared sampled bassline from ‘The Message’ by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, ‘Every Brother Ain’t A Brother’ plays out like a summertime stroll through New York in the early 80s. The streets are full of excitement, but as the lyrics, written by vocalist Denise Williams (not to be confused with Deniece Williams of ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boy’ fame) make it clear, they’re dangerous as well.

Thirty-nine years later, Isle of Jura is proud to present the first official 12” reissue of ‘Every Brother Ain’t A Brother’. A cult classic from the disco-rap era, the reissue includes the original vocal and instrumental versions of ‘Every Brother Ain’t A Brother’ plus a Jura Soundsystem special version with additional live percussion.

Originally made up of Freddie, his wife, the singer Debra Thompson and keyboardist Douglas Glover, Panaché formed at the behest of a local disco DJ, Carl Nelson. In the wake of Chic’s early singles, Carl felt a French name would give Freddie a competitive edge. “He explained it to us that it was a French word for style and elegance. Panaché, a step above chic,” Freddie reflects.

Business minded, Freddie formed his own label, Roché Records and joined SIRMA - The Small Independent Music Manufacturers Association. “It was very hard for the independent manufacturers to get airplay and distribution at the time, so we all came together,” he remembers. Through SIRMA, Freddie met Joe and Sylvia Robinson from Sugar Hill Records, who several years later, let him sample ‘The Message’ for ‘Every Brother Ain’t A Brother’.

In 1979, Panaché scored some radioplay when they covered ‘Not On The Outside’ by ‘60s D.C R&B group The Moments. Emboldened, they brought onboard backing vocalists and recorded their only album. This Is Panache saw the band blurring the boundaries between soul, jazz-funk and disco and become a sought after collectible.

By 1982, Debra had stepped back, and one of Panaché’s backing singers was center stage, Denise Williams. “Denise was good with writing poetry,” says Freddie. "She had one called ‘Every Brother Ain’t A Brother’. It was about the unrest that was going on in the city at the time. I thought I could do something with that.”

After releasing ‘Every Brother Ain’t A Brother’ in 1982, Panaché quietly moved from center stage to behind the scenes. Over the last thirty-nine years, Freddie has continued to work in the music industry as a session musician and producer. “As soon as we stopped trying to become stars as Panaché, we became busy working in the industry,” Freddie laughs.

Spaziale coming in hot once again with another officially licensed, remastered, reissue featuring two hard-to-find rump shakers from
one of the key forces of disco in the ‘70s: The American producer and percussionist and sideman of Stevie Wonder in late ‘60s, Hamilton Bohannon.

Includes the super rare, long 12" version of “Me And The Gang”, plus on the flip the original version of “Let’s Start The Dance” both only available as rare promo singles. An essential bit of kit in the collection.

Birds are singing, a soft female voice embraces the stars, then the funk hits the fan: the second album of mysterious Japanese singer Nadja haunts immediately and marks one of the most exquisite reissues in the ever-growing catalogue of Studio Mule. Originally released in 1989 as promo only CD on the Japanese label Polystar, the album features some of the finest eighties pop funk fusion arrangements of the era. A deeply enchanting lost gem, that gets listeners instantly into heavy repeat addiction.

All ten songs are arranged by a group of grandmasters of their art. Japanese saxophonist, composer and music producer Yasuaki Shimizu, man behind the electronic ambient fusion classic “Kakashi”, was in charge for tunes like “Wac-Wack”, a neon light funk pop song, full of soft big city eroticism, ultra-slick synth lines and real funkateer explosions. It’s followed by “夢のとりこ”, the most stirring pop tune on the album, that originally was written by French composer, multi-instrumentalist, actor and singer Areski Belkacem, known for his and long-time collaborations with French avantgarde singer Brigitte Fontaine. Shimizu transformed the song into a low hanging funk jewel, with a cool rolling bassline, dub depth and synths that cry for cosmic help. Above all Nadja signs with a sexy chill, that somehow could only emerge in the 1980ees, when the cold war even made pop music real cool. The follow up is named “真珠のように”, features again music by Belkacem, this time transformed by Shimizu into electronic erotic pop - dreamy, witchy and precisely musical composed.

The B-Side opens with “Velvet Rain”, a funky urban boogie composition by Japanese keyboard player, composer and producer Akira Inoue, enlarged with glimmer camp kitsch, that immediately puts a smile on the listeners faces. It gets followed by “Paradise Catcher”, a soft pop tune with longing string and horn sections, arranged by legendary Jamaican rhythm and production duo Sly & Robbie. It somehow marks one of the strangest songs in their longstanding career, as it is largely minimal orchestral but yet super tight when it comes down to the rhythmic magnitudes. The next tune, “Private Tripper”, also stays soulful, funky and horn driven. Always pleasing the super tight, yet feathery voice of Nadja, that is dancing about boogie grooves and illuminating melodies with a seducing tragical coolness. Finally the album ends with a stylistic break in the overall musical atmosphere. It comes from Japanese musician Hiroaki Goto, it’s called “地図をずっと南へ”and features Afro-Brasilian voodoo rhythms, pan flutes, cosmic piano notes and Nadja, singing like a rain forest sorceress from outer space.

Ten arrangements by a bunch of high-grade arrangers, that all left Nadja’s voice enough space to widespread her talent as a supremely seducing singer, who wrote all lyrics, vocals and chorus by herself in order to present her touching vocal class in a vivid, bewitching timeless style. Come in and get ensnared!

James Greenwood of Manchester DJ collective, Supernature Disco, follows up the instant sell-out debut on Semi-Skimmed Edits with a glorious second EP !

A label dedicated to the traditional style of re-editing. Nothing added, just precision sliced disco for modern day dance floors.
Edits for the underground.

Tape / Cassette

Canvo was born in 1987 in Lima, Peru to very musical surroundings. He developped his style of vaporwave songwriting in Lima and also Barcelona, where he moved later in life. Inspired by the Barcelona Montjuic sites, built for the 1992 Olympic games, he wrote a mini album named after this area in 2020.

24 Carrot #2 is here!

This time Fouk & Junktion bring you a perfectly delectable palate of servings:
For starters Fouk bring a dish of 'Winner Winner' with a following of 'Chicken Dinner'.
Junktion tops it off on the flipside with a bit of 'Mustard' and for those so inclined some 'Smokes' as a digestive.

Repress in black sleeve

New label Smiling C starts off with a compilation LP of released and unreleased works by the Arabic rapper, Shams Dinn.

For their first ever reissue, Smiling C connects with the Arabic rapper Shams Dinn to release a compilation his best songs, including the hit "Hedi Bled Noum". The compilation covers his entire career of with songs made between 1985-1990, most of which went unreleased at the time. One of the few Moroccan rappers to ever be recorded on vinyl back in the 80s, Shams Dinn was a pioneer of Arabic flow. Starting his career because he wanted to be a positive light for the Arabic immigrants living in France. He earned his status participating in freestyle competitions, and performing in small clubs around Europe. His career came to a turning point when he was asked by a major label to record a full LP. Unfortunately, the label decided they didn't want to promote Arabic music (largely because of the Gulf War) - and asked Shams to translate the Arabic to French. Shams Dinn wouldn't stand for that, and he was dropped from the label. The following years he worked at a school, teaching kids how to rap and express themselves through words.

The reissue comes with newly imagined art, and an inner sleeve with interview and photos.

180 grams black vinyl edition! Finally back again! This Reissue is dedicated to the 1983 so rare mix of the Balearic / Italo-Disco pure bliss 'Shadows from Nowhere' of Blue Gas / Celso Valli, recorded at the famous Stone Castle Studios (Carimate, Italy). With the original 12'' 1983 versions (''Shadows form Nowhere'' and ''Marie'') for collectors and aficionados and an extended edit by Danilo Braca the Balearic Heads.

Heavyweight 2LP+MP3

16 bisher unveröffentlichte Tracks von Poolside, Roosevelt, Kraak & Smaak und vielen weiteren exklusive auf dieser Compilation!

The Sunset Manifesto erscheint am 04.12.2020 auf How Do You Are? und versammelt eine eklektische Gang von der Westküste der USA bis nach Norwegen und allem was dazwischen liegt- mit einer gemeinsamen goldenen Wurzel: Diese warme, akustische, aus Laurel Canyon Leuten und LA Session Göttern bestehende Clique, ausgestattet mit einer zeitgenössischen, elektronischen Sensibilität. All diese Acts berühren den zurückgelehnten, Daytime Disco-Style, der als Balearic in die Musikgeschichtsbücher eingegangen ist. Aber es liegt etwas Neues in der Luft. Die Künstler*innen auf The Sun Manifesto versuchen nicht einfach die Vergangenheit neu aufzurollen. Nein, das hier ist mehr „Parallel Pop“- und damit der Soundtrack für eine herrliche, imaginäre, aber dennoch zeitgenössische Welt jenseits von Retro-Kitsch. 16 anspruchsvollste, AOR- und Dance-orientierte, zeitgenössische Popsongs aus dem Too Slow to Disco-Universum. Wie ein Detektiv hat DJ Supermarkt die Künstler*innen auf dieser Compilation lange beobachtet, ihr Schaffen verfolgt und dann im richtigen Moment Nägel mit Köpfen gemacht. Worauf wir dieses Mal ganz besonders stolz sind: Alle Tracks auf The Sunset Manifesto sind exklusiv und unreleased und wurden teilweise extra für unsere Compilation gschrieben, was für eine Ehre!

Repress..!

Small run 45 with live recordings from two of their trio
concerts, coming with artwork by Carsten "Erobique" Meyer
himself. Having been studio neighbours for 5 years and
musical collaborators ever since, an actual live show by
Session Victim & Erobique as a trio sees both acts diverging
from their usual ways just as much as combining what each
of them is best at - although it has been and most likely will
always be a rare thing to happen. This record includes an
intense rendition of Session Victim 's "Good Intentions" at
London's Jazz Cafe and a beautiful cover version of The
Emperor Machine's "The TV Extra Band" at Berlin's Prince
Charles as part of the XJazz Festival 2017.

Repress..!

Disco Segreta brings you another most-desirable italian holy grail disco gem !

Originally released in 1979 as a 45 single on the tiny private label “Papaya”, “La Mosca” is the very first version of the “Andromeda” track, already reissued by Disco Segreta in 2015, but this sports completely different lyrics and is sung by a different voice, that of italian folk pop chanteuse Louiselle.

Surprise ! The reissue 12” will not only sport the original 45 vocal version, restored to its glory in two versions, but will also include a ***previously unreleased*** version found on the tape, with a completely different arrangement , “fly” sound effects and different lyrics.

Both versions are directly taken from the analog masters.

Limited edition of the terrific funk groover Party Freak by Alan Shelly and Dance
Together on the flip. Only released as a 7 inch cut in Italy in the mid seventies now
reissued in the full 12'maxi single with no fades so fully extended !

Early 80's Balearic Italian Disco Solid Release From The Classic Bolognian Band Aid, Not To Be Confused For Bob & Midge & Co. This Limited Edition Project Features The Legendary Dj Tony Carrasco For The Vocal And Dub Versions And The Precious Addiction Of The Unreleased Mediterranean Version, Mixed And Overdubbed By Early Sounds Recordings Boss Pellegrino, Adding Aggressive Percussions Remembering Something Of Konk Style.

Best Record Italy came out with another obscure italian disco production from 1977 containing the fully extended disco versions of 'Vibrations' and 'Baobab' previosly available on the Billy Woost Album like one continuous edit', but this time we have these two strong disco songs fully extended and in the right form!

Man Face Is A Disco Afro Studio Project From 1977, From The Musicians Duo Winston Alwyn Gill And Henderson Brathwaite From Sounth Africa But Recorded In Italy During The Disco Era. Now Rediscovered By Early Sounds Recordings In Conjunction With Best Record Italy.
Early Sounds Recordings Owner Pellegrino Delivers An Additional Remix And Overdub With The New na Na Na Edit' Plus The Remastered Original Disco Version Available On The Flip.

Remastered Reissue Of One Of The Rarest Boogie-funk Oriented Italian Releases : Matakena A One-off Italo Boogie Studio Project From The Same Producers Behind kano'. The Plus On This One Is The Instrumental Version Of Aphrodisiac That For Strange Reasons Wasn't Available On The Original Release.

Berlin-based Duo Sanctuary Commence Their Life Classics Label, Featuring A Mixed Selection Of Styles Edited For The Dance Floor With Respect To The Original Work.

First EP of the french duo with Pura vida sounds / Heavenly sweetness, the start of a series dedicated to tropical music re-edit. This first volume is dedicated to Sega music from La Reunion.

Written In 1984 During Midem In Cannes 'ecoute Le Son Du Soleil' Alternating Dj Vocals And Singing, Interspersed With Jingles, Reflect Yannick Chevalier's Radio Shows, Club Performances And Live Sets. Today Can Be Considered One Of The Most Cosmic Records Produced In France.... Thanks Also To The Heavy Use Of One Of The Very First Harmonizers (publison Dhm 89 Called The Infernal Machine) For The Effects On Voice. This Limited Edition Reissue From Best Record Italy Contains The Vocal, Instrumental Plus The Unreleased Dub Version And The Jingles That Can Be Useful On Your Personal Selections !

UGBOAT EDITS presents TUGBOAT EDITS VOL 15 (PATCHOULI BROS ROUND 2). Round two is for big time beefed up disco bangers. Smoothness already getting lots of love from heads in Chicago with the white labels circulating all the big jocks live streams. Get yours now on the WINDY CITY disco imprint.

Lego Edit series continues with the collaboration between
Hotmood , The Funk District and Lego Edit a dj bag tips!

limited to 200 copies - no repress

Italian edit maestro Moplen is establishing himself as one of the key figures on the re-edit scene and has been a returning act on GAMM for years.

On this strictly vinyl release we see Moplen reworking Deodato's jazz-funk classic 'Whistlebump' into a massive + ten minutes long escapade...
that string breakdown towards the end is jus’ bad ass!

On the flip we also included his much demanded rework of Chaka Khans 'I Know You, I Live You' that has been a big spin for many close fam DJs over the last year.

Super dope South African disco LP from 81', not a bad track on this really.. Standout tunes are the mesmerising ''Mother Earth'' and the groovy ''Ukhamba'' (even better when pitched up a bit).. GREAT basslines and solid drumplaying all over. BIG tip !!

After the phenomenal response to our previous survey of disco and boogie sounds from early eighties South Africa, we decided to wade a bit deeper into the pool to focus on one of the most compelling acts to emerge from that theater, the Space Cats.

Hailing from the small, insular music scene in the coal-mining city of Witbank, the Space Cats were a five-man band fronted by singer/bassist Themba 'T'Rex' Mzwakali and singer/guitarist Santy Dladala. Operating as a semi-professional live combo rather than a studio-driven aggregation, they stood out from the slick, highly polished conventions of the day. And when they took the stage they offered a take on disco that was stripped-down, raw, rugged and inspired by afro-rock groups like Harari and Hedzoleh Soundz.

While the Space Cats' moment in the spotlight was short-lived—the band played together for barely a year before management issues necessitated a breakup—they managed to produce one endearing document of their brief career. Something New, their first and only album, released in 1981, features ten tracks of jittery, hard-edged disco-boogie-funk that capture the flavor of their performances in the rollicking dancehalls of Witbank.

Issued on the tiny Rejoice imprint, Something New had a very limited distribution reach even within South Africa and has remained heard by very few people over the last thirty-eight years. So we're proud to make it available for the first time to the wide audience it surely deserved upon its initial release.

The 1980s were an epoch of upheaval and rapid change in South Africa. The decade began with the country’s apartheid government fighting to maintain its institutionalized racial segregation in the face of global protests and demands for the release of human rights activist Nelson Mandela, who had been jailed since the early 1960s. By 1990, Mandela was free, and apartheid was on the way to being dismantled. On the music front, things were changing too; At the beginning of the decade, the main music style of black South Africans was the jazzy indigenous jive of mbaqanga, a provincial style that had held its place as the sound of South Africa since Mandela was first imprisoned. By the end of the decade, South African music stars were making international waves with bubblegum, a flashy variety of Afro-techno-pop.

On this album, Cultures of Soul explores this period of change, and the intermediary forms that filled the gap between mbaqanga and bubblegum. The years when South African musicians and producers wrestled with the incursion of foreign disco and formulated their own style of homegrown disco-pop.

Starting from the early 80s, when bands like Varikweru, Black Five and Soundburger essayed local attempts at boogie and jazz-fusion, through experiments like the Madonna-cloned diva Margino, who domesticized the burgeoning Italo-disco and NYC electro sounds, up through the massive breakthrough of Brenda and the Big Dudes, who arrived at the right mix between native and international influences to point the way forward for South African pop.

We can’t think of many artists that have had as diverse a career and who have been involved in as many different genres of music as Asha Puthli. A musical pioneer who forged a path through 60's psych, free-jazz, pop, rock, disco, and more.

Asha's 1976 album 'The Devil Is Loose' is maybe her most well-known record. Featuring the beautiful disco-funk-classic 'Space Talk’, Asha's ethereal soaring vocals take us on a journey that almost mirrors Asha's eclectic career. The track was championed by a wide-range of musical scenes and movements, and over space and time it has been commandeered as their own. You would hear it played by David Mancuso at the now ‘mythical’ underground New York party 'The Loft’, in the most discerning disco nightclubs across the globe, in the Rare Groove scene, and also being sampled by hip-hop heavyweights such as The Notorious B.I.G / P Diddy, and The Pharcyde. The appeal and lifespan of ’Space Talk’ keeps on extending and morphing as new audiences gleefully discover it for the first time - it still sounds as relevant and fresh on the dancefloor today - a sign of a true classic.

Here at Mr Bongo we are thrilled to be releasing records by such an iconic musical maverick as Asha, from her roots in India to becoming a globe-trotting artist with a celebrated career in music and acting, whilst always staying true to her art. She has blazed a trail so that others could follow. Whether you are buying this album as a replacement for your worn-out original copy or it's the first time you've heard of Asha Puthli and you're just intrigued and drawn in by the cover, we hope you enjoy this quintessential slice of Asha's world.

• Featuring the legendary ’Space Talk’.
• Played by David Mancuso at the ‘mythical’ underground New York party 'The Loft’.
• Sampled by hip-hop heavyweights such as The Notorious B.I.G / P Diddy, and The Pharcyde.
• Also available on Limited Edition Pink Vinyl

Following ‘On & On’ we present the second reissue from The Pearls, the sought after ‘Groovy Beat / Groovy Rock’ originally released in 1980 on their Reality Hits label. Expect another fusion of Disco, Reggae & Rap influenced by the sounds coming out of New York at this time from the likes of Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash, but with a distinctly Jamaican vocal delivery from Norman Watson and Stanley Shaw. On the flip side label head Jura Soundsystem combines both versions for an extended edit which includes snippets of studio chatter found on the original master tape.

Samurai watching - Cherry blossoms - While record spinning