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Norm Talley returns to his Upstairs Asylum label alongside fellow US house pioneer Delano Smith for Straight Up No Chaser, an eight-track opus featuring four solo cuts each Talley's gritty, dubbed-out, low-rolling house style is present and correct throughout with the loopy chords of 'Blak Bottom' getting things going, 'The...
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2023 marks the 10 year Anniversary of Kyle Hall & Steven Julien's collaborative project "Funkinevil" on Wild Oats Music, now released as 2 LP on white vinyl Following the release of their recent collaborative LP “Crown” on Steven Juliens Apron Records, Funkinevil 2LP brings us back full circle to the origin of the...
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Toy Tonics brings back the Kapote album What It Is -- ten dancefloor tracks originally released in 2019 -- now reworked, re-edited and with two new tracks, released as What It Is (20) House music, but with a heavy jazz-funk, brasil, lo-fi influence A mood that evokes early Moodymann, Kerri Chandler or 1990s Paris stuff When this...
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Out of stockCosmocities presents a brand new music project dedicated to Japanese electronic music His influence on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalague The first volume gets the ball rolling with a fine assortment of mostly ambient, electronica and deep house-focussed joints, which outlines with its...
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Out of stockCosmocities presents a brand new music project dedicated to Japanese electronic music His influence on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalague On this second volume, focus is laid on the boogier side of Japanese sonics, nimbly moving the cursor from jazz to Afro-house, via deep technoid wares...
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Out of stockRonan lands with renewed focus and a new EP on nascent X-Kalay sub-label, Another Place Musing on personal crossroads, ‘Leaves of Life’ is a highly evocative contemplation on the tides of life It’s the culmination of a personal arc having sat with the material for six years, further refining the lush, introspective sound...
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Out of stockThe latest project by "El Gusano", a moniker of the elusive Pablo Arrangoiz, aka Dj Fitness, Bauzer Vep, Señor Faxwater, Glue Boy, Goiz and too many more to list (seriously, check out his Bandcamp/Discogs) Arrangoiz is a Mexican native based in Miami, known as much for his ever varying aliases as he is for his scrupulous...
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Artist, producer, DJ and cultural icon Peggy Gou returns with her first new music in nearly two years Inspired by the eclectic house and pop classics that defined the Balearic sound, alongside 90s and 2000s dance anthems and Peggy’s own inimitable contemporary club production, “(It Goes Like) Nanana” has been the sound of...
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Following reissues for Rush Hour & Studio Mule, Sound Of Vast present “A Love From Tokyo 1991-2003,” a collection of work from Japanese artist, Hiroshi Matsui The album features ten tracks produced between 1991 and 2003, and includes material reissued for the first time and previously unreleased treasures from...
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JUNGLE GYM RECORDS presents "Natural Paths", a brand new extended play from LA's Lac Seul Fresh off of 2022's instant-classic "Lac Seul" cassette, the shadowy duo continue to develop their one-of-a-kind blend of coastal drift-house and tactile aquatic electronics on "Natural Paths", wandering off trail only to emerge again in...
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Experience the mesmerizing fusion of traditional African sounds and modern Latin house in Brian Jackson's latest single package, "Mami Wata" Drawing inspiration from the depths of West African mythology, this track takes you on a captivating sonic adventure that spans vast regions of the continent Brian Jackson's rendition of a...
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Latin Freestyle was a dizzying, passionate, ultra-modern music It was the aural equivalent of a can of thirst-quenching Quatro or a Spanish Harlem dance-off, and it became the electronically constructed bridge between disco and house Freestyle grew out of the electro sound of the early 80s, combined clean staccato rhythms with...
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JUNGLE GYM RECORDS presents "Słońca Brak", official label debut of Warsaw's Verlake Following a string of high quality offerings for various boutique micro-labels (including their own "Laral Tapes"), Verlake surfaces on JG with their most polished and comprehensive album to date, a smoked out collection of lunar-tidal dub,...
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Following up the Ambivalent album from Satoshi earlier this year, these mix out sessions feature Soichi Terada and Kuniyuki on edit and remix duties "Coastlines" is reconstructed by Soichi Terada as a house track in his recognizable style, expanding the positive and light dance music appeal of the original Kuniyuki made two new...
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Out of stockParisian funk band Jéroboam returns with their second single for Space Grapes, delivering two slices of modern disco heaven sure to turn heads Influenced by the deeper side of late 70s New York (think Mancuso, Gibbons and Levan), the single features both vocal and dub versions of the dancefloor jam “Turn Down The Lights“,...
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Out of stockThe original single from Escape From New York finally gets an official reissue Originally released in 1983 ‘Save Our Love’ was released a year before ‘Fire in My Heart’ and sets out their highly effective fusion of New Wave, Disco, Italo and Post Punk Featuring Jaki Graham and DC Lee on backing vocals, the 12” also...
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Out of stock"Cover versions of international songs have long thrived in South Africa’s music industry Often unable to license the original tracks (until the early 90s the result of an international boycott of the country) labels instead hired producers and session artists to re-record them for the local market Early house music in SA was no...
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Tenderly propelling and full of haunting melodies: Studio Mule reissues Sakura Tsuruta's so far digital-only, self-released debut album C/O from November 2022 An evocative first long player by Tokyo based artist, who was trained in classical piano during childhood, played with brass instruments, studied music production, and is...
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Out of stockTheo Parrish and Maurissa Rose are both veterans of the Detroit scene, having collaborated on a select few singles since 2019 Now they present a full album together of luscious, meditative loops and smooth vocal explorations Free Myself is another of Parrish’s signature deep house productions with a lofi flair, seeing Rose...
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Label head DJ SUPERHERB debuts under this alias on Full Dose, in collaboration with fellow Glaswegian compatriot, TEN YEARS LOST " Concrete City Merchandise " is a timely selection of iced out beats - a perfect companion to an unusually sweltering summer A surprising collision of minds has produced an album of near-horizontal...
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The second 12" to drop on Hank Jackson’s Anno Records comes courtesy of NYC techno oddball Huerco S under his Loidis moniker A Parade features three minimal club tracks replete with chirruping synth motifs and the odd dub-techno bassline The title track is a hypnotic, edge-of-the-dancefloor delight Imagine a more adventurous...
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Ricardo Villalobos lands on Dana Ruh’s BQD TRAX for the label’s second ever release with two fresh sides of marathon-length minimal and broken beat entitled I’m Broken Offering two different looks at a similar palette of sounds, Villalobos favours a mid-tempo break-y chug here, drawing deep emotion and ennui out of a vocal...
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Underground Resistance member James Pennington aka Suburban Knight has his first night strike on EPM with Winds of Fear Pennington is known for being one of the producers behind the Inner City hit single "Big Fun", as well as his own solo productions for Transmat with "The Art of Stalking" and numerous tracks on UR, most...
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first released in late 2016, flamingo tripper is a rough-hewn, glowing piece of after hours house music which continues to charm years later originally described as "near perfection" by dj mag, this revisited edition features a remaster of the title track alongside fresh reinterpretations of the original ep a side: ninja...
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‘For when we haven’t slept’ is Ploy's first of ’23 and a marked switch from the rugged murder of the ‘Unit 18 EP’ Starting up on the bad foot with a South London-via-Bristol toned hybrid of El-B style 2-step and Pinch-esque percussive rolige in ‘CrazyBBY’, it goes heads-down with the blend of auto-tuned vox,...
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Familiar Strangers founder Remotif heralds the 30th release, complete with a digital-only remix from Youandewan The first half finds the Bristol mainstay at his deadliest Harnessing pure proggy momentum, peak-time scorcher ‘In the Blink of a Cosmic Eye’ comes hurtling out the tracks ‘It’s Inside U’ then keeps pace...
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The cheeky yet sophisticated “Manzo Edit” calf returns with a fresh assortment of four lushly revisited cuts First on the menu is “Digestif”, a laid-back Disco House track ideal for setting the dance floor groovin “Get It” also falls into the downtempo realm with its smoky acid beat, while “Dancecraft” hits you...
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Out of stockCarlo Troja aka Don Carlos was active during Italy's golden days, the years that saw the likes of Beppe Loda and the rest of the 'cosmic' crew pave the way for what was to then become house music as we know it in Europe Although he was an influential DJ as far back as the 1970s, Troja only released his first EP in 1991, the...
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Out of stockAbsolute classic Italo piano house monster from 1990 Produced by the Keytronics Ensemble, and originally released on Irma - this simple, breezy house instrumental was just the ticket when everyone was looking to Italy for their musical dancefloor inspiration 3 mixes but the gem here is the Paradise version of 'Calypso of...
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For our last record of 2023, Incienso is returning to the club just in time for peak time raving with “Lost and Happy”, a new EP from NYC based producer Ben Ritz In EPs for Sweat Equity and Fixed Rhythms, Ben honed in on a uniquely hyped and hypnotic take on techno With his new EP for Incienso, he steps out into the light...
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Two more masterpieces of detroit house that will send shivers down the spines of true deep heads “Dirt Rhodes” has an uncut, raw afro-beat feeling to it with layers of distorted, delayed, effect-ladden rhodes meandering on top “U Forgot” spreads a feeling of deep melancholy with voices moaning the blues over a trademark...
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Yetsuby lands on Third Place with her 'Water Flash' EP this July with four bubbly tracks :) Seoul-based artist Yetsuby is best known as one half of electronic super-duo Salamanda, who have won hearts and minds with their light and floaty new-age electronica via releases on Good Morning Tapes, Human Pitch, and Métron Records As...
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’THP’ hails BFTT’s transition from one party city, Leeds, to another, Manchester, in the post-lockdown euphoria when everyone was dusting off their dancing clogs He hadn’t made club music during the pandemic, but got right back on it that summer, chiselling signature production details into a trio of restive swingers and...
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Killer, left of centre house and techno from Washington DC hero Sami Tip for fans of Jamal Moss & Beautiful Swimmers For the last twenty years, Sami Yenigun has DJed, thrown parties, released records and built community in Washington DC He lived in and helped produce the underground event space Subterranean A He's a...
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Out of stock2023 repress Nicolas Jaar shows he is paying attention to the masses by issuing a widely called for vinyl press of his AAL (Against All Logic) album 2012-2017 Originally issued as a digital-only release back in February of 2018, it's slowly grown to become one of the most cherished releases in the entire Other People discography...
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Two highly effective late 80's house tracks channeling early Balearic house vibes one might imagine hearing outdoors on a sunny dancefloor at Amnesia in Ibiza "Feeling Wild's" dreamy use of samples and bass lines places the listener somewhere between subaquatic deep diving with sea mammals and moments of tropical dawn A potential...
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The original Berlin dance floor trouble makers from the early 90s, Saba Komossa and Gabi Delgado's joint project Anti-Time was a powerful soundtrack to Berlin's nightlife after the wall came down Merging their naive curiosity with access to latest studio equipment guided by an unmatchable instinct for what works on a dancefloor,...
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In the rich legacy of '90s Italian clubs there's a region and, especially, a place that had its own set of rules Club Imperiale was located in Tirrenia, on the coast of Tuscany Its legendary parties, called "Mezzanotte Mezzogiorno” (Midnight Midday), were huge dj marathons that included the cream of local selectors such as...