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On Local Talk's 74th release it's about time to get real...and we're not only talking about the music!This a heavy and political record that through music expresses the constant struggle for many African Americans living in the US today. Or like Jamie 3:26 said after he first heard Sameed's initial version - it instantly hit me with the raw pain and emotion of the lyrics. There is so much struggle in the world today, many black men and women are in emotional, mental and spiritual battles.The message is delivered over two tracks, 'Testify' and 'Can't U'. Both tracks are using the same themes and samples but with a distinct difference on the end result. On the A side we find Chicago legend Jamie 3:26 teaming up with Amsterdam's new shining star Masalo (Brighter Days crew) for a gospel inspired Disco / House jam that comes with a slight warehouse feel and a thumping bassline that is 100% on point On the flip Sameed is back on Local Talk with 'Can't U'. A track that uses the same foundation as Testify but instead goes straight for that dirty disco knock out punch...heavy stuff!
As an extra bonus we also included 'Dusty Jazz', a fender rhodes driven Jazz-House cut from Sameed that sounds like it comes straight from a dark juke joint in Manchester.

In 2019, the World is shaking... our man Too Smooth Christ, prolific & sensitive composer invite to expand your body and mind beyond with its new release Emogreen Thoughts EP. Bringing you a good dose of Acid on one side, featuring two bangers flirting generously with Chicago House vibes and Detroit Electro gems, keeping the floor filled and your senses in orbit on the other side with two trippy, cosmic ambient sound scapes, perfect for creative excursions. The FUEGO 004 will come in a limited number of 300 copies, watch out!

Here’s another batch of jacked up beat traxx from our vault of lost Chicago house reel to reel tapes.

Fresh from her last release which featured an essential remix from Ricardo Villolobos,
Russian artist Julia Govor is back with three more great tracks on the ever excellent
Rhythm Cult.

Julia has come a long way since playing in a military band and is now a foremost house
and techno name who has released on labels like Cocoon, Hypertone and Second
State. She can also be found rocking crowds at the likes of Awakenings, Time Warp,
ADE & Sonar often alongside Richie Hawtin, with the core of her sound built around
an emotional truth, depth and devotion to seductive rhythms.

Opening the EP is the immediately absorbing 'United', a deep electronic house tune
with a warm bed of crisp, driving beats overlaid with acid twitches and dry claps. It
really locks you in and some female musings add a pensive air.

Next is the equally excellent 'Morse Code,', an airy and cerebral, super deep roller that
is quick and slick and filled with eerie atmospheres. Razor sharp hi-hats cut up the
groove, ponderous and hollow bass synths add depth and the whole thing is made for
heady backrooms at 4am.

Last of all is the seductive 'Parallelepiped', a quick and clipped deep techno cut that
will get you on your toes. Distant synth patters and perfectly programmed, frictionless
drums all add up to a steamy and seductive sound.

This is a high class EP of heady house and techno that will find favour with
connoisseurs all over.

With Adryiano and Kastil on production duties for their Loskober alias (which first emerged through Soul Notes in 2013) the 15th SAFT release has some serious sounds on it.

Apart from the two originals this time around the label has acquired remixes from the likes of 'Keita Sano' and Berlin based Australian 'Andy Hart'. Ranked 38th is a slab of tough disco tainted sample house with tight drums and a catchy phrase to highlight the dance floor nature of the opening track.

For the sophomore track Japan native Keita Sano rewords the title track in an original fashion using the main elements while layering this with outlandish percussion and elevating FX.

On the B side we find the modern classic sounds of 'Lake Michigan'. This is a piece of dance floor oriented music in the vain of the much appreciated sounds from the motor city heydays. Touching pads collide beautifully with the spacious bassline and the courageous drum work.

For the B2 position, Berlin based 'Andy Hart' cleverly reworks the sounds of 'Lake Michigan' to a more contemporary house track without losing the central focus of the appealing bassline

For their second birthday RAW CULTURE is proud to introduce its little sister: GHETTO CULTURE! Ghetto Culture is a series of releases inspired by ghetto house sound, techniques and feelings yet reinterpreted in a modern way. This first release is signed by GHETTO 25, the punk connexion between two mysterious french artist with only purpose of making unintelligent tracks for unintelligent people. Footwork, hard twerk and champions league are their only goals for next seasons. The EP includes a remix delivered directly from Chicago's ambassador of ghetto sound: PAUL JOHNSON! This series of releases will include a little fanzine with an exclusive interview with the master PJ, some exclusive artwork from the french duo and some other gems.

There's no stopping Ludovic Llorca!
After having several successful releases out on labels like We Play House, Shadeleaf and House Of Disco, Art Of Tones returns to our beloved LT family with a second 12" 'The Rainbow Song' is the follow up to The Same Thing EP released back in 2013.

If you've come across Art Of Tones before you know what's in store for you. The Rainbow Song got all the signatures of a great Art Of Tones track. It's uplifting, got a tight groove, a strong vocal hook and well crafted jazz-like rhodes chords, it's damn catchy!

For remix duties we find one of Paris' finest purveyors of high quality underground electronic music, S3A aka Max Fader. Max showcases his deep seated love for disco and house and has created a version that celebrates both, while aiming straight for your hips.
With just a few added elements he takes the track in a different but no less powerful direction.

A fireball to accelerate our post-winter thawing.

Spanish producer Pe´pe's first foray on LPH.

It starts off unassumingly, with a bright, airy beach boogie that's all gentle drums and trebly synth figurations, but it quickly turns its eye to the strobe-lit nightclub, first with 'Delusions of Grandeur,' an angular hypnosis of syncopated rhythms, then with 'Aerial,' a 130 BPM blitz with an epic build and an equally dramatic breakdown. Capping it off is '50 AM,' which, as the name indicates, is a woozy shuffle that'll help you land the plane nice and easy.

Bloor West, the second EP from Rich P & Lee on Deeptrax Records. Techno grooves from a talented producer. We start with 'Fruity Flute' cleverly sampled fluites on the background provided a thriving kick on great analogue feel recorded production. The second single 'Ownme' has a beautiful synth line on a superbly produced rhythm with cut vocals on top. On the B side you'll find 'Ate My Heart', an UK sounding breaks track with Burial like percussions. 'Bellbottoms Ghost' is a short 3 minute track that starts with beautiful ambient synths flowing into electro breaks that has almost a dub/reggae kind a feel. As they describe it themselves: "This is the first ever collaboration between Richando Procopio and Mr. Jonny Lee after meeting in Dr. Sixto's clinic in Luxembourg back in 2003. Lee was a professional flute player for chamber orchestra back then and Richando was a full time fisherman. Fast forward to summer 2017, under Dr. R. Don's supervision, the two were locked up in their Bloor West laboratory and managed to program and record few materials and these are some test samples of what came about." After the banging EP from Buddy Broke and the summer vibes of Mr. Crux on the Deeptrax Records sub label it is time for another jacking release. On our sub label we will do limited runs of great jax-ing dance-floor tracks. All are hand stamped, very limited and pressed at Deepgrooves, our very own pressing plant!

Brand new from DJ Qu!
Side A has a deep vocal cut featuring Peven Everett & Josh Milan whilst the flip features an amazing old school Derrick May type track.

More quality from the Trax vaults. One of the biggest all time house music anthems from Marshall Jefferson, mixed by Ron Hardy and produced by Virgo. Re mastered versions from the Traxbox compilation.

Audio restoration by Arjan Rietvink's Digital Mastering. Released in conjunction with Trax / Harmless.

Flash back on jacking, Disco rooted, original Chicago House

Slow Down is a new vinyl only label. We love house music, and this our playground! We don't want you to focus on who made the tracks, we want you to feel the music!
This is the first release, proper old school Chi-town/NY vibey stuff. Limited press!

Ras G's Dance Of The Cosmos Is The Heralded Beatsmith's First Foray Dedicated To The 4 On The Floor' Tabernacle Of Chicago House . Deeply Ingrained In The Music Is The Message Of Black Diaspora. As We Sonically Time Travel In Typical Ras G And The Afrikan Space Program Fashion Dance Of The Cosmos Takes Us On A 30 Minute Journey Way Beyond The Ionosphere.

Vinyl only. After collecting good feedback from Rick Wilhite, Marcellus Pittman and others to the 'Flying with you' EP, Sai finally delivers a new 4 track release named 'Goes into space'. A fine Techno record that will expose his music to wider audience.
Sai has been sculpting a distinctive sound through a number of quality releases and reaches now to maybe his most accomplished work. Deep hypnotic and highly infectious this is a timeless piece of vinyl.'Goes into space' EP is Japan's cutting edge answer to the global electronic music scene.

The latest hot platter on Al Zanders A to Z label !

This one's a split EP with newcomer JVXTA - who's proven himself through his EPs on Homage and Distant Hawaii - & Al Zanders under his resurfaced AZ alias.
They were brought together by a love of classic Chicago house.

JVXTA co-runs the Hardmatter imprint in Berlin and has released music from himself and Detroit legend Javonntte amongst others.
All the tracks are love themed, hence the title 'Love Sensations'

Limited run on these - don't snooze !

MCDE Recordings is happy to add a fresh new talent from down under to the label, Harvey Sutherland, who has been releasing some amazing records in the last two years.
Danilo has been supporting him since his very first release, and we are proud to put out some of his trademark cosmic boogie biz on this double sider for MCDE.

A one-time session player and behind-the-scenes man, analog synthesist Harvey Sutherland emerged from Melbourne's bubbling underground with a cassette tape in hand. 2013's Nexus EP on This Thing Records - a trip through lo-fi boogie and Roland house music - was a cult hit amongst dancefloor aficionados, priming listeners for a lauded EP on Echovolt Records and the best-selling 'Brothers' on Voyage Recordings. His music has been played and appreciated worldwide, with enthusiastic support from prominent tastemakers and weekend warriors alike.

"Everyone wants to know who the hell made this "Brotherhood" record Well, me too !
Big in every corner of the globe, this sick 12" from the mysterious "It's not over" label is not to be missed ! 100% dynamite"

Following on from his recent Nixwax debut, Tommy Vicari Jnr serves up three superb DJ tools. Limited pressing, VINYL ONLY, one for the heads...