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Contrary to their antipodean name the 'Marsupials' are not Australian or for that matter New Zealanders. They are in fact a collective of Italian producers residing next to the active volcano of Mount Vesuvius in the city of Naples, Italy. The collective have come from unknowns to gardening releases on Sccucci Manucci, Seven Music and of course our imprint Dabit Records.

The 'Taxonomy EP' is a 4 track vinyl which packs the deep house goodness that we have come to expect from Dabit Records. Kicking the EP off in style is 'Numbat' a bumping, gospel laden, side compressed groover. Next up is the organ roller 'Bilby', which gives a cheeky nod to Chicago house sound. The 3rd track on the EP entitled 'Opossum' swings harder than a married couple in the Seventies. Last up is 'Quoll'... sounding like some roots NYC House with its filtered sax rift and 'What Did I Do' refrain. The 'Taxonomy EP' is a solid house release and the Marsupial's have a good future ahead of them.

The vinyl package comes limited to 200 copies. Each vinyl sleeve has been hand painted by Sicilian Artist Giuseppe 'Piscal' Scaltrito. Piscal is a contemporary artist who has exhibited in Milan, Florence, Palermo, Venice and Rome. His brief was to paint Australia (in keeping with the theme of the EP), he settled on three colours that for him characterized Australia. The collection of 200 painted sleeves is entitled 'Paesaggio Australiano', and makes this package from Dabit Records a real collectors item.

Boytalk, die Softeis-Macheten des House.

4th and final part of this legendary Morris Audio compilation series bringing some new (Origins Sound, ManooZ) and old faces (Volta Cab, Julien Sandre), but keeping the house vibe in different shades. Up and coming Origins Sound (Glasgow Underground, Lost) present a bassy pumping UK house tune whereas Volta Cab (Kolour, Hypercolour) goes back the the rave days and invites us to some hardcore heaven. The flipside starts with Morris Audio buddy Julien Sandre, who is still some kind of "secret underground weapon", even if he already released on Argy's "These Days" label or on Tsuba. Finishing off the EP is ManooZ (Alive, Extended Play) with a great deep and raw house tune. This all is for you, seven daze a week!

Käse Kool brings you its third installment of the Da Fromager series with four unique artists. The first track on side A comes from none other than Lyon-based producer Ortella. Having already amassed five releases on both of Dj Steaw's imprints--Steaward and Rutilance Recordings--Ortella lends his signature sound of dubby techno house to the release. A2 comes from the Melbourne native, Kid Only, a new face to the scene with a lot of potential. His track "Recovery" is a stripped-down, 4/4 tooly tune with bouncy kick & bass combination. Flipping to the other side, the next tune comes from London-based native Mikki Funk. Having built quite the reputation for himself with releases on Deep Down Slam, Made Fresh Daily, and Oli Furness's Music Is Love, Mikki's track brings some bassy '90s flavour to the release. Lastly, B2 comes from Brunbjörn (formerly know as as Brunbjrn). Having already made his debut on Käse Kool's first release, he is back with another swingy groove of sheer bliss.

The Creative Swing Alliance are back! After creating a buzz with past releases on MCDE, Wolf Music and Tsuba Records, the french duo is back to their home base on FACES Records.
Packing a jetpack of house soul rocket fuel, the captains of this journey Pablo Valentino and Steven Wobblejay take you to the outer realms of the funk galaxy.
3 Original super charged missiles to put you in orbit and an interstellar remix by Fulbert (Rawthenticity). Check!

Limited Orange Vinyl Pressing!

LIMITED PRE-RELEASE OF THE UPCOMING ALBUM "BASED ON ELECTRICITY"

Kool Vibe's music today reflects the best of the 90s House music sounds that he manages to capture so well. After releasing on My Love Is Underground & Traxx Underground in 2011 and 2012, the French producer launched his very own label KV Records in 2013.
Here he comes back with a new solo project on his own label : The Black & White Project (Pt.1 & Pt.2) Both records will be sold separately. These two EPs invite you to a musical journey through 8 tracks which definitely prove Mr. Vibe's unconditional love for House music. Every track is a dedication to the essential vibes of the 90s and a joyful reminder of those original days when House music was in the making.

Residing in Los Angeles, California, Seven Davis Jr was raised on the classics - from Michael Jackson and Prince to Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. His early self-released output, however, was more closely aligned to the city's vibrant left-leaning electronic underground. The past 18 months have seen Seven skip from a retrospective EP via Kutmah's IZWID imprint to 12"s with Must Have Records, Classic, Ten Thousand Yen (alongside Doc Daneeka) and Funkineven's Apron Records on a Peven Everett vs. Sa-Ra vs. Derrick Carter flex.
The perfect Valentine's gift for those who like their smoothness a little rough around the edges, "Wild Hearts" and "Let Somebody Love You" distil the soup of influences above into two delightfully dishevelled, groove-ridden, catchy-as-hell nuggets... nocturnal fonque of the highest order. His debut album is due later this year.

Number six !
played by Anthony Shakir, Mike Huckaby, Alfonso Pomeda,
Orlando Voorn, Leonard Strickland...
Here is a groundbreaking diverse 3-trackers from the G-Man, Gari Romalis, back on Dockside Records. Pure Detroit fuel, mid-house funk injected / mid-straight to the floor unpolished house sound.Feel it, buy it before it's too late.«I made this EP to show that you don't have to have the latest greatest, you just have to use what you got to get what you want out of it. The name Soundvisionary» comes from my love for vinyl and how it sounds. I use that old sound to power my production for the future. You can't go wrong with the basics, the past is the future. Each track on the EP is how I was feeling on that particular day. My tracks are based on feel, if I don't feel it I don't do it.
The mothership has landed.»

If you've followed Local Talk thru the years you've most likely noticed how we like to throw a few curve-balls every now and then. For our 65th release we've got Gomma boss Mathias Modica aka Munk and NDATL head honcho Kai Alce sharing the black gold.Two producers with their own unique style presenting something special.
While Munk's original version of Hot Medusa is a shimmering and warm head-nodding & toe-tapping jam, the remix by Mr Alce is deep, soulful and musically rich House.
Two very different takes on one track, take your pick.
On the flip Munk delivers Purple Dust. This time he's upped the tempo a few bpm's, accompanied by a deep bassline with lush melodic synths and chords.
Mr Alce ends the 12" with a dub of Hot Medusa which is brilliant from start to finish. Another highly recommended and essential release.

We're back with Aria Rostami's Czarat EP, Spring Theory's sophmore release. Rostami is a San Francisco-based musician whose roots extend off into theoretical dimensions far beyond conventional dancefloor fodder (his material has appeared on labels like Audiobulb and Crash Symbols). For Czarat, however, he's honed his approach to produce an unusual dancefloor anthem. Melding influences from around the world, the song arrives at something that sounds like acid house and techno as interpreted through an internet-enabled, information rich dialog of the present moment.

The names of the songs on the release hint at this culture clash. Opener "Czarat" is a fusion of the Russian word "Czar" and the ancient Persian god "Zarathustra." Rostami refers to this as a "cultural mishmash" and ultimately the names are a nonsense words, creating something new from familiar ideas. The song stands as a reference to the melting pot of disparate sounds within: Motorik Krautrock and North African rhythmic pulsations, Arab synth solos, Chicago acid lines, and Japanese riffing results in an overarching East meets West sensibility, gelling together to create something novel from a chaotic, contemporary trans-cultural communication. And while seemingly heady in its references, hidden beneath its surface is a banging house music core that positions the track well for those moments when the spotlights cut out and the strobes kick in.

Or, for less intense moments, LA's Secret Circuit takes Rostami's original and re-interprets it as sunny Balearica, with warm acoustic guitars and delay washes that make for a round, mellow feeling that keeps the energy laidback, sleek, and sexy — like a tripped-out renegade party on some forgotten beach along California's Pacific Coast Highway.

Finally, "Vietnamoses" rounds things out. A completely different direction, it reveals aspects of Rostami's more experimental side, with a downtempo feeling inspired by (but, we stress, not evocative of) dub-techno juxtaposed with less overt influences from music around the world with it's twangs and drones. Space is the key here — his whipping drum patterns lull a hypnotic trance beneath massive walls of metallic echo and delay and a heightened focus on transition (one of Rostami's favorite themes) allows the song to grow in unexpected ways.

Another slice of essential Knuckles / Principle magic, here the duo's love of Italo and Euro pop records seems to collide with Chicago's darkened dance-floors and raw drum machines. Perfectly sleazy and insanely danceable, Jamie Principles voice was made for Frankie Knuckles pristine productions and their unique styles compliment each other endlessly,

Both tracks featured on this 12" take us into the subterranean night life of Frankie and Jamie's world, a world of yearning, heart-break, love and acceptance. A huge pairing of tracks on their initial release and still to this day some 25+ years later, "It's A Cold World / Bad Boy" was a total game changer, almost verging on pop but too "outsider" to gain the mainstream attention it so deserved, the record stands today as a true classic. Truly ahead of it's time.

Re-released for 2015, re-mastered and re-pressed with all the original Trax label artwork present in conjunction with the official rights holders / owners.

Back with yet another killer release and proving why it is impossible to pigeonhole this unstoppable label, Hot Creations welcome you into the utterly mesmerizing world of Freaks with their next huge hit 'Black Shoes White Socks.' This epic single release features impressive remixes from Chicago legend Cajmere and Hot Creation's new recruit wAFF.
The ever evolving and never predictable music venture that is Freaks first materialized as the brainchild of house heroes Luke Solomon and Justin Harris. Having remixed for artists such as Pulp, Damon Albarn and Kasabian and receiving support from a wide selection of artists including Derrick Carter, Damian Lazarus, The Chemical Brothers, Ewan Pearson and Laurent Garnier, there is no doubt that Freaks are a welcomed addition to the Hot Creation's camp. Not to mention they had a top 10 hit in the UK charts in 2007 with 'The Creeps'..
Wonderfully enchanting 'Black Shoes White Socks' oozes the air of a timeless classic, beautifully mystifying with intoxicating vocals and off-kilter Arabian flutes, it showcases immaculate production while perfectly grasping the sound of the new era, edged with popular appeal and disco flare.Up first on remix duty, number one professional Curtis Jones aka Cajmere delivers a dance floor bomb like only he can. This deep groover is pumped with a powerful bass and shoulder shifting clap while an effective play on the vocal is used to maximum effect. Over on the B-side and fresh from his debut EP on the label 'Rainbows', wAFF adds a welcoming dose of techno. This heavy-duty remix is certainly one for peak time, with added vocals submerged in deep, driving energy, this rising star is one to keep a close eye on.

Poker Flat continues to roar ahead into 2011 with a seriously jam-packed new compilation on CD, Vinyl and Digital, featuring only brand new and exclusive tracks entitled "Forward to the Past".

Side A

"4 U (kick back mix)"
Warm and bouncy Emax samples with screwed G lyrics - Laid back evolution of drums - unexpected break announced by air raid siren and followed with euphoric disco theme.

Side B
dedicated to late night club session.

Station Wave (club mix)'
Heavy nonchalant slap bass - progression of house stabs and altered drums - final stage with infected Juno voice.

Sneakers 91' (intuitive mix)'
Efficient wooden piano bass line - 90s digital horny horns - fatal female beat-box voices.

It's not everyday that an EP comes your way after extensive roadtesting by none other than A LOVE FROM OUTERSPACE aka ANDREW WEATHERALL and SEAN JOHNSTON). But an intro email and a gentle nudge from Johnston is indeed how Milan-based BRIOSKI's new EP wound up on THRONE OF BLOOD.

Coming just a few months after the SHORTY EP from Johnston's HARDWAY BROS project, Brioski is continuing a streak of releases on THRONE OF BLOOD which blurs the lines between techno, house and a wild combination of influences, including new beat, electro, balearic, post punk, disco and more. The dark, druggy vibe puts the LATE NIGHT EP alongside Throne of Blood sureshots from Split Secs, Chloe, Bohemian, and Daniel Avery (who's MOVEMENT EP got remixed by Weatherall as well...)

Brioski kicks things off with 'Late Night,' pairing drum machine funk with a warped bassline, smokey atmospherics and some italo synths to lighten the proceedings. The vibes persist even as the tempo falls with 'Hey Gringo,' a slo-mo groover with heavy bass and some spacey vocal samples. 'Let Me Hit' brings things back to the dancefloor, juxtaposing a robotic house loop with one of the biggest basslines we've heard in a while. Brioski's off kilter brand of funk shines, twisting the groove into a leftfield acid breakdown halfway through. 'Rough Sailor' closes out the LATE NIGHT EP, pairing still more analog synths with robofunk bass throbs and a finely tuned handclap.

Veteran Deep House music producer originally from Derbyshire, slowly greying but still looks distinctly average for age, is seeking the ultimate groove for creation. Must be up for good times, deep beats, soulful vibes and the occasional chilled night in.

Enjoys nicely syncopated rhythms, heavy melodies, outgoing quirkiness and a quality glass of cheap Brandy and Coke - hold the ice.

At weekends, likes to lead a more refined lifestyle, with his current favourite stench being anything by YSE Saint Laur'ant.

Bangs out music as one half of Matlock super duo Rhythm Plate so comes with a bit of history, mostly spanning 18+ years of DJing in clubs (was the only legal way of getting in!)
and 15+ years of music releasing and remixing for numerous labels (Pressed For Time, Whiskey Disco, Lost My Dog, Winding Road Rec, Ornate Music, Faux Métier etc) and artists
but don't let that put you off. GSOH

Art Department Presents Martina Topley Bird Featuring Mark Lanegan & Warpaint - 'Crystalised' is a re-imagining of The xx's modern classic of the same name. The original down-tempo version will be released on digital, featured on the 12' are remixes from Director's Cut aka bona-fide house legend Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper, French luminary Agoria and close label associate Deniz Kurtel.

Masterfully re-built from the bottom up with Warpaint's instrumentation and vocals from Martina Topley Bird and celebrated American singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan, the original was then remixed to perfection for the 12'. There are two versions from Directors Cut (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper), the first is an impossible not to love Signature Mix and realigns the track for dance floor purposes. It's bouncy, airy and lush with gentle-jazz chords that emphasis the sweetness of the original version's vocals from Topley Bird. It's sweet and classic house music that will never sound old and is a typically masterful remix from the legend that is Knuckles and comes backed with a dub version.

Former Infine boss and revered French producer Agoria then turns his hand to the track, slowing it down to a beautifully melancholic piece of deep house complete with heart-wrenchingly draped piano chords. It's a sublime remix of an already sublime track that Dixon loved so much he provided his own vocal re-touch of Agoria's epic original. Crosstown Rebels and Wolf + Lamb associate Deniz Kurtel's version is just as special. This version is darker and more roughshod round the edges, as is often Kurtel's way: there's great swing in the drums and moody vibes pervade from start to finish, with the vocal now sounding suitably ominous in the midst of it all.

Martina Topley Bird is arguably best known for providing vocals on trip-hop pioneer Tricky's debut album and Massive Attack's Paradise Circus LP, but has also amassed her own enviable discography thanks to albums like Quixotic. Mark Lanegan of course is an internationally acclaimed alternate rock musician who has worked with everyone from Kurt Cobain to Bomb the Bass, and for more than a decade has been a steady contributor to Queens of the Stone Age, featuring on a number of their albums between 2002 and 2013. Completing this heavyweight collaboration is Warpaint, the LA based indie band that deals in art and psychedelic rock as well as dreamier pop soundscapes.

No19 is a label known for pioneering its own sounds, and this latest genre-blurring single package is sure to prove their most emphatic release yet.

Jesse Perez is the new kid on the Hot Creations block and he launches straight into the fire with a double hitter of old school nostalgia and heavy hip house grooves, 'Jesse Don't Sport No Jerri Curl'.

A-side 'Jesse Don't Sport No Jerri Curl' is big and bumpy, with a lot of attitude coursing that heavy old school bassline. Lashings of ghetto funk and plenty of sleaze, it's best served in a steamy club on a monster sound system with a side of scantily dressed and grinding boys and girls. B-side 'Dejen De Comer Tanta Pinga' - featuring warped vocals and a Perez twisted mantra is another old school banger with a nonchalant percussive groove of cowbells, techy hi-hats and another 80s elastic fantastic bassline.

Born in Little Havana (a small Latin neighbourhood in Miami), Jesse Perez had a colourful upbringing textured by early exposure to booty-shaking music and sneaked experiences alongside his stage-dancing mother. After a stint in the porn business, Jesse started the label Mr. Nice Guy Records and started spreading his unapologetically bad boy house music gospel with releases on an array of the Miami undergrounds labels including Stereo Productions, Spica Records and Booty Breaks. Now with a tight two tracker for Hot Creations, this Miami boy is about to fly.

The second offering from Brooklyn-based Let's Play House offshoot, Room Service, is, like the first one, a four-track solo EP by one of the most exciting house music talent's around. RECORDS features four originals by Spanish producer Kresy, who's already released a few 12"s on the esteemed Hivern Discs as well as Retrofit, Freerange, and his own Discomaths. The songs included here vacillate between hands-in-the-air feel good disco and jittery, shuffling house, though they're all unified by an inherent grooviness and bright tonality.

HOLIC Trax was founded in 2012 by Berlin based DJ/Producer Tomoki Tamura and now serves up its 15th release from none other than Detroit music making machine Rick Wade of Harmonie Park and Moods & Grooves association. TBA shortly.

Don't forget to go home contains the rhythmic personality of Lucianno Villarreal and Sombro, two faces of the same coin.
On one side we have Villarreal sense of swing and musical mischief, soulful vocals and ghetto beatz, on the other we have a dancefloor horiented "Move back"from Sombro and the more classy "time to jack" reveals the true nature of this records, make your body move to the groove and not letting you go back to normal life outside the club.

Takes the Sludge sound into another dimension: "Cheddar Bae" shows Applewhite's more Ghettotech side w/insanely catchy call & response vocal hook. "Mouthwork" has a drag gin juke beat, w/Ashbaby pimping the Dance Mania vibe.

A new musical adventure is coming up from Ruff Stuff.
The producing duo from Milan, launch a new series of 12' white labels dedicated to the exploration of the different souls of their musical path.The first release includes four tracks with different identities and a common trait: warm atmospheres and thick grooves.

Responsible for the still stunning WPH 006 in the early days of the label, we are very very happy to have Russ Gabriel back on board for another stunning E.P.
Three original tracks and one remix by label boss Red D and his young buck Kiani & His Legion, BOTH huge fans of Russ Gabriel's work old and new.

Fact: Red D has the most extensive vinyl collection of Russ Gabriel music in Belgium and beyond...

Luke Hess' Dimension.D EP is the 5th release on his own DeepLabs Detroit imprint. The title track Dimension.D is a perfect balance between house and techno, and it contains all the right signals for becoming a future Detroit classic. Dimension.D creates the frenzy of a dance floor filler with robotic vocals, raw Detroit stabs, and funky-tweaky percussion grooves. The Dimension.D VOX Reshape is a loose and beat-less version of the title track with a focus on the robotic vocal surrounded by tape processing and the introduction of new analog elements. Mission.106 takes up the entire B-side of the record and is a dark melodic Detroit techno gem, reminiscent of classic mid-90's Detroit warehouse music and suitable for heavy rotation on all serious sound systems.

Less presents his house heroes as classic Chicago oldschool house DJ tool cuts.

The Bush is a homage to the place where I have lived for the last decade (Askew Road). The Askew Road itself is slowly changing so I wanted to document all the places that play a big part in mine and my families' lives before they eventually get sold for more flats or Tescos. 002 was all about the mighty Sun pub which has now been sold and transformed into a Costa coffee and an estate agents. Next up is our local park which hopefully will never see change as its been our little slice of heaven in w12 since we moved here.

Huge re press of the DJ Romain 4 track EP "Timeless House" from '96!

All 4 tracks still packing a punch for 2015 with "All Day, All Night" still regularly played throughout the world by discerning DJs.
Re mastered and re issued for 2015 in conjunction with Nite Grooves, King Street Sounds NYC.

collecting orders for a repress!
A little trip into the New York and Jersey house realms. Here the House Ala Carte project of Jovonn restored and available again, a release which may not be representative for the majority of Jovonn's work, but in our eyes probably one of the most unique releases he did. Originally released on Project X records in 1993

Philadelphia's Fox brings an eclectic array of sounds and artists together for his first vinyl release on Jersey City based label Green Village. Their third vinyl release showcases tracks with slanted percussion and multiple flavors of techno and breaks. The accompanying remixes from Fabricator and Undrig bring you a taste of 2step as well as a classic big room Dubstep sounds.

WPH TEN-2 follows...WPH TEN-1! Sometimes life can be really simple... So now, the music. Vintage Dynamodyse (who is also SRF Inc of course, with some help from his friends) is what you are getting here. But seeing as our deep man from Cologne isn't exactly the most famous producer on the block, we'll just remind you by saying that the music is deep house that has absolutely nothing to do with what all techsters and hipsters have been calling deep house. Just listen and play the f*ck out of these two!

Rising electronic producer Mario Basanov releases his highly sought after debut album with long time label partners Needwant Records this autumn. Available as an limited double vinyl pack with specially created gate fold artwork including exclusive vinyl versions. Also included is the full album as bonus CD insert.
Basanov's consistent and quality production techniques express a style that is both elegant yet enigmatic winning him fans from many different corners of dance music's spectrum. His music sits as comfortably in the worlds of House and Disco as it does electronic or even popular music. In this debut album he walks the tightrope between the popular and the underground and makes the crossing with true finesse.
Mario Basanov's Vinyl versions of 'Journey' exposes new and exclusive records made especially for the LP that sit alongside some of his biggest tracks to date. Discover new interpretations of 'Just Think About' and 'We Are Child of Love' alongside new material featuring the vocals from the likes of Stee Downs or Jazzu. The vinyl version of 'Journey' will also include a 16 track CD version of the album so you can enjoy both the

OK, so YSE Saint Laur'Ant has spent far too long writing and releasing music in one guise or another to endure writing clever promo/impress releases. Instead, Vinyl Only wants to let the music speak for itself - keep it simple - if you don't like it today then thats cool, we get we can't please all the people, all of the time. However if don't buy from Juno today please dont whine to us when you'll be forced to spend the better part of double/treble the price for this very same release on Discogs in a few years time.

finally repressed!
Four shady but sexy house cuts on the mighty ViewleXXX, still going strong...

Pocket Money returns for their third release and they are back with what could easily be their strongest output yet.
Just hitting the ripe old age of one, and a couple of releases in, this label has found its stride nicely and starting to turn heads in the scene.
Taking the spotlight for the Deep Basics EP is the producer Keepin Soul, who may only have a handful of releases to his name but puts himself in the spotlight with this deep and meaningful pocket money release.
This is a beautifully dusty sounding record, it opens up doing exactly what it says on the tin - Deep Basics and doing them well.
This A1 is all about hypnotic grooves undulating against the drive of crisp, warm and exciting percussive grooves.
I Can't Stop picks the energy up slightly on the record, but is still treated to the same lavish warmth and tradition of the opening track, as the vocal swirls and dreamily drifts off into the night, its hard not to fall in love with this track.
Flip the record and your greeted with Sun's Gonna Rise, a faster paced track laced with a groovy filtered riff. It's clear that Keepin' Soul has a fantastic skill of switching arrangements to keep everything in exactly the right place.
The B2 brings us to the party piece of the record. Love is... breaks out the vocals, organs, splashy hats and heads for the dance floor, fantastic energy in amongst a beautifully constructed EP. If your looking for an authentic experience that will draw you in this is a record you should not miss.