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Wilde Calm is proud to present String Figures, the latest project from Pocketknife working under his new moniker Boonlorm. A ten track album featuring 'piano not piano' house music created solely with a prepared piano and raw drum programming that pays homage to Chicago, Detroit, and the 20th century avant-garde. String Figures is 'screw music' in the most literal sense with direct ties to the late composer John Cage who created the first prepared piano pieces by inserting objects into the strings of a grand piano. The sound that resonates is a rich combination of tonal, atonal and percussive timbres. String Figures buzzes, vibrates, and jacks all at once.

Known for the 'DEEPER EDITS OF CHICAGO' 12s JDEEP is back along with THE SHOES' DCASTILLO for this debut 4 track edit 12 on DEAD AS DISCO. Four deep cuts carefully selected and skillfully edited to keep the party going. For fans of LTJ EXPERIENCE, SUPER EDITS, etc.

Scuba continues a strong run of form with his take on Yadi's 'Guillotine'.

Another top quality selection of wonderful sun-drenched obscurities from the Balearica camp. Kicking off with the brilliant instrumental version of Jago's 'I'm Going To Go' from 1983, this is Italo at its best with a super phat analogue B-line which sounds incredible on a big system. Massive on both the early Balearic scene as well as on the dance floors of Chicago and New York, this is an essential. Next up is the dreamy disco groove of Wolfgang Maus' 'Testimony' taken from his uber rare 1979 'Children Of The Universe' LP. Side B features the impossible to find but highly desirable 'It's Broken' by Bob Chance, an amazing nine minute slice of avantgarde disco rock grooviness that receives heavy rotation from DJs lucky enough to have found a copy like DJ Harvey, Rub & Tug and Soft Rocks. Finally rounding off this splendid compilation, you get the original Rolling Stones version of the Balearic favourite 'Heaven', back in demand recently after being covered by Kasper Bjorke. Excellent stuff!

This 12' contains remixes from Bjørn Torske's acclaimed Kokning album from last year. Here Torske gets remix

treatment from DJ Harvey (with Harvey on vocal!), fellow Norwegian Todd Terje and Italy`s Crimea X.

Excellent new housed up edit of the Bill Withers classic

Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band serve up a brand new album of ragbag delights from the funkier genres taking in boogie, disco, funk and jazz to Go Go and down tempo.
Legendary UK electronic producer and DJ Dave Lee, aka Joey Negro, regroups with London's magical live nu-funk and boogie cult hybrid, The Sunburst Band. With members culled from the funkiest ends of Incognito, Jamiroquai and the Kyoto Jazz Massive, The Sunburst Band is unashamedly musical. Fulltime front man Pete Simpson is also known for lending his vocal talents to the Unabombers' alias, The Elektrons.

MASSIVE TUNE ! Contains a three-minute Kenny Dixon Jr. speech sample, taken from a 2010 Manchester appearance, dub also included without the sample

Persnickety Sounds is here to funk-ti-fy your world!
In this era of Nü-Disco, Space Disco, Cosmic Disco, Disco House and shit, there must be a beacon of quality to light the way and lead the faithful back to a place where good grooves matter and realness is holding court.
Let the labels fall and just get it movin'.

Limited white vinyl from Hypercolour, 4 track EP

This cheeky bootleg comes from a well know viking, who has released on labels such as Koze's Pampa Records and Hypercolour imprint, Glass Table. 4 tracks of super-fun, tongue-in-cheek house party classics

Highlive are introducing themselves with an interesting mixture of musical visions thru their first Physical & Digital EP accurately titled "A Thing Called Fusion". Its title track is an elegant melting of bass lines, easy highs and simple melody conduction. Yet you never get annoyed nor are you expecting Jim Morrison to open a door, but it happens. There is a psychedelic touch when you least expect it. The next vision entitled "New Fashion" is the title track total opposite. Strong and clear structures are whipping you over the dance floor, no-holds-barred! "New Fashion" is additionally re-fashioned 2 times for your listening pleasure. First a new dress by Michel Sacher who softens the whole musical design and structure without losing the tracks nasty and racy nature. Highlive are teaming up with friend Maalva Cruz renewing their fashion intensively. Ears do need fashion, too... try some! Finally to this well balanced musical fashion feast find a remix by Philip Bader. He redesigned "It's Over Now" into a catchy and hypnotic club tune. No savings on bass or rhythmic, easy balanced in melody and charm. Enjoy a musical high in your life; Enjoy Highlive - A Thing Called Fusion EP

But you should definitely, ahem 'go for this' ! A top notch 2011 housed-up update of the 1981 Hall & Oates stomper

Hot on the heels of volume 12 and with a familiar Let's Get Lost face at the helm, volume 13 welcomes Jacques Renault aboard once more and he's jumped genres yet again! After the relentless house edits of his last LGL voyage this release sees him return to the familiar waters of synthesizer prodded orchestral disco for the first two tracks and a saxophone and choir led afrobeat gem to round things off.

Finnish DJ crew Rollomatik break out on the Boogie Boutique imprint with a two track release that aims to represent the Arctic Circle fully in the nu funk/breakbeat scene. Formed of Hesh & Eaves, Rollomatik aim to rock the party and that much is evident on this cheeky 12" with "We Love To Party" deftly blending Will Smith with Chic amidst a melange of other recognisable samples. A similar approach runs through flipside jam "The Greatest" as Rollomatik lay down the vocal from an oft used Q-Tip solo joint over a heavily filtered take on Sister Sledge's most ubiquitous track.

DFA has long been a favourite at the Bitches HQ and we were chuffed to be asked to remix one of our favourite acts, The Rapture. We certainly were not shy and dove headfirst into this mix bringing out the guitars and the lovely Beach Boy-esque harmonies twisting it into an indie-electro-house dance floor stomper. It's not for the wallflowers to be sure.

DFA have released this goodie digitally, but as we Bitches love our biscuits, we had to see it released on vinyl. And of course, we must ensure premium sound quality so this release is 45 rpm on 180 gram vinyl. Happy listening.

Two years in the making, with tunes recorded in 4 different countries, Can't Help It aims to be a modern prototype for further directions in future R&B and soul music.
The brain-child of Los Angeles born globetrotter Brian Gibbs. Born in 1978 to a Motown-addicted single mother. Gibbs absorbed the music of Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke before he could even walk. Growing up in California led to a deep rooted and abiding love for Disco, P-funk and ultimately Hip Hop. On discovering bebop and then free-jazz, Brian swore to apply the improvisational techniques to modern technology. Early works included eerie sonic predictions of things to come in the now globe conquering 'west coast beat' scene - including, on the infamous PCH label, a 13 minute opus that took us from latin jazz, to afro cuban funk and banging downtempo rhythms. Later Gibbs would move to Tokyo, turn to techno influences, and begin to release 12 vinyls at a frenzied pace! Since 1999 his projects have been diverse and undefinable, yet remained consistent and unmistakably original.

June 2012 brings Echo Park's 'Cant Help It' - the first ever full length album on Disfigured Dubz. Currently relocating back to the United States from Chile, Brian himself describes the current Echo Park direction as 'freaky bass driven hip hop and soul music with a touch of 'Nintendo noir'.

The excellent Lumberjacks In Hell imprint has served up some fine edits in its short lifespan to date, most notably from Chicago's Mutant Beat Dancer Traxx and the label's latest release turns to two other Windy City residents renowned for their collections and skills. Rahaan needs little introduction for the disco loving community with essential drops on Stillove4music, Disco Deviance and more, whilst Mr Sounds runs the excellent Bring The Heat website. This twelve is all about the A Side "Rainin Bleeding Boy" which puts a well loved UK EBM couple through the dub laden beatdown grinder - though DJs will get plenty of mileage out of both tracks on the B Side with "Flip Side" some supremely chopped up disco funk and "War I Declare" a stomping and heavily filtered bomb.

Here is the next Geregelt from 2 artists (from Solingen Germany) Ibatan and matla mute support by Tube and Berger , Basti grub and more.. have fun with this :)

Well, Time flies and brought us to our 50th Release on Dirt Crew Recordings after a bit more than 6 Years of putting out amazing tunes by our Artists.

The old stager and Stuttgart-representative of the minimalistic House and Techno scene Vladimir Corbin and his ally Peddy collaborate on Mo's Ferry number 55.

For the first time ever on 7", Slim Harpo's killer cover of the John Lee Hooker classic. Backed with Part 2.

Blah Blah Blah turn 5 years old this May and as part of their celebrations they have saved
perhaps their most exciting signing yet for a Ltd WeAre5 Vinyl' release, the prolic genre
juggling Blacksmif.
Blacksmif irts on the edge of reason, taking amboyant percussive and melodic risks within
a bass driven jazz tinged environment, such is the adventurousness of his music that he
has already gathered himself quite a fan club, among which he can count Mixmag, Gilles
Peterson, and Mary Anne Hobbs as leading members.
Opening track Hoop Dreams gently patters into life as a comforting wall of sound builds
beneath crisp percussion and a skittish bassline, its simplicity seductively luring you into its
clutches before it totally immerses you in a unfolding mix of shifting melodies, competing
vocal snippets and percussion that comes at you from every angle. Microweight follows a
similarly weaving journey of evolution as layers ebb and ow between triumph and
thoughtful contemplation.
With his rst single Mandy' coming 5th in Mixmags Big Tunes in April and with shows lined
up at Glade, Dimensions and a supporting slot with Julio Bashmore, Blacksmif is set for an
enthralling 2012.

A mere 10 years old, Watergate has steadfastly become one of the world's most prominent electronic music
institutions. This is due in no small part to its heady combination of picturesque location - its dancefloors face
directly out onto the river Spree - a wall-to-wall LED light installation and its impeccable music policy, with the
cream of the electronic crop passing through its doors every week.

The mix CD series, now in its eleventh incarnation, is a further means for the club to stamp its seal onto the
scene, with many of the clubís residents and regular talents having been invited to contribute. Previous artists
have included the likes of Tiefschwarz, Ellen Allien, Sascha Funke and dOP, amongst others. For the latest
edition, DIYNAMIC label boss and man of the moment Solomun takes up the mantle and demonstrates his
own interpretation of club music.

In this era of Nü-Disco, Space Disco, Cosmic Disco, Disco House and shit, there must be a beacon of quality to light the way and lead the faithful back to a place where good

Without doubt, there are only a handful of contemporary bands who can really nail the authentic, gritty and soulful feel that so many groups attempt to create, and Australia's Deep Street Soul are one of those outfits leading from the front.
One vital factor in creating genuine 21st century funk & soul is having top notch vocalists with the prerequisite spirit of real soul and DSS suffer an embarrassment of riches in that respect - having both Mighty May Johnston and Shirley Davis strut their stuff on either side of this cracking 45 single.
Taken from the recent DSS album 'Look Out, Watch Out' (FSRCD092), the A side 'Hold On Me' was screaming out for release as a kicking 7 inch single, as May and the band push the big funk button on this original composition. We suggest you wallow in the chunky horns, diamond hard drums and growling organ riffs and let your knees be knocked bandy by Warren Hunters thundering bass lines!
Residing on the flip side is DSS's respectful take on a quite recent modern funk classic, namely Charles Bradley & The Bullets 'This Love Ain't Big Enough (for The Two Of Us) Shirley Davis puts a feminine slant on this super hard funky soul gem, and rounds off Deep Street Souls' latest addition to the modern funk lexicon.

3 TRACKS & 5 ARTISTS =3.5 EP FEAT 5 OF THE HOTTEST NAMES AROUND

In the words of Pitchfork's Stuart Berman, Cornershop may have made their name in the mid-1990s with a heady, cosmopolitan concoction of psychedelia, old-school funk, and mantric Punjabi folk, but their music also makes room for 1970s boogie-rock, cornball country, and vocoderized robo-disco. From their latest album, "Urban Turban" we present this fresh French filtered 'singhle'.
At its core Cornershop's "Solid Gold" is an avant-gardge homage to the happy-go-lucky pink roller-rink dance music of yesteryear, somewhere between disco house and euphoric 90's. Todd Edwards of Dusted Magazine describe it apltly as follows: "The filters on 'Solid Gold' are pure French touch, and the rapturous threading of micro-samples that dot the song's event horizon recalls Todd Edwards."
Tal M. Klein's remix brings forth vintage drum machines from the antique cabinet and geeks out on drum programming for a bit can you identify the Electro-Harmonix Super Space Drum Things turn sleazy with a 303 bass line and a touch of cowbell, Tal's remix brings a modern disco aesthetic to the original.

Finally! After already two digital releases on BigM Productions,
Stereo Beatz now presents his first vinyl 12" EP, packed full
with four Stereo Beatz bombs. From Ghetto Funk over Breaker
Breats and Breakbeat to Oldskool Breaks, the records contains
a great variety of huge slammers for the floor. A peak time
choice and must have.

BIRMINGHAM BASED CAUSE & AFFECT WITH AN EP FOR SONNY FODERA'S BEATDOWN. 4 TRACKS OF BUMPY GOODNESS INC A MIX FROM LABEL BOSS FODERA.

[B[ B1 | OOH WEE BABE (Instrumental)

Four highly sought after and extremely fine records from all corners of the globe get dusted off and given the inimitable Onur Engin treatment. Subtle re-touches on first listen but as keen followers of his work will confirm the power of this particular tape splicer are not to be sniffed at.

Japan, South Africa & East and West Coast America provide the raw materials for this outing of four consistent yet decidedly varied edits on one 12"!