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Written, produced, arranged and engineered by Joseph Longo III Pal Joey Music aka Earth People

New York finest Joseph Longo III (aka Pal Joey / Earth People) presents an excursions into deep &
soulful house, downbeats and electronica.

(Locked Groove, Nuno De Satos remixes) Something Happening Somewhere and Mary Go Wild combine their forces for a very special record, containing two cuts by Presk and remixes by Locked Groove and label honcho Nuno dos Santos.

Something Happening Somewhere and Mary Go Wild combine their forces for a very special record, containing two cuts by Presk and remixes by Locked Groove and label honcho Nuno dos Santos. The original A1 side has already been released on SoHaSo last summer on their SOMEWHERE compilation, but has now found a place on delicious black gold and is further enriched with a fresh B-side and aforementioned remixers delivering quality reworks.

2BXPRZD is an ode to the celebration of night life and the diverse spectrum of people that move within it. The club has always been a place where people from every background, religion and gender imaginable can meet and express their being through Dancing. It doesn't matter in what way you move, only that it's authentic and respecting towards the fellow dancers around you. Presk provides all the necessary ingredients: the funkiness in the drums melting with the dark and sinister bassline and pitched vocal perfectly assemble the conditions for such an interaction to take place.

Locked Groove takes this celebratory dance and turns it into an even darker and hypnotizing affair. Stripping the original to its bare essence with a pounding kickdrum to lead the way. Pulsing atmospheres and emotive pads swirl around and behind, granulated in a way that they almost fall apart. This is further reinforced by the stream of voices that are processed to sound like a field recording from beyond the iron curtain in Soviet times, anticipating the unavoidable collapse that follows.

The B sides provides a little more uplifting environment with Starets, unsettling melodies and dissonant atmospheres propel forward before restraining the whole thing and letting broken chord stabs seep through the system. Again reworking the original material into a more skeletal structure, Nuno dos Santos adds a poignant arp melody that is typical for his melancholic style. Driving yet breathing with emotion, it's the perfect accompaniment for a night drive while floating through clear skies. This records proves a delightful combination, containing something imperative for every soul feeling the need to express themselves in a unique way.

First vinyl from London's Coastal Haze for Tokyo friend Aquarium aka Deepspace

REPRESSED !!
Upcoming Various Artists EP on 777 Recordings!

support by: Karotte, Nick Curly, Lee Burridge, Laurent Garnier, Kasper Bjorke, Anthony Collins, Chateau Flight, Jimpster, Luke Solomon, Till von Sein, Chris Carrier, Gerd, Rainer Trueby, Tobi Neumann, Christopher Rau ..
Systematic Recordings Lost Treasures series has been a revelation since label boss Marc Romboy took the inspired decision to looks at licensing some of the most precious and memorable moments from his musical youth. Not only has he released the remastered versions on Ltd 10" vinyl, he has also backed the singles with exciting remixes, where the choice of producer and the mixes themselves show a deep respect for the original record. 001 saw UK producer Jimpster join Romboy in reworking Terrence Parker's Love's Got Me High and in December of last year F.E.X. and Melon shone on 002 as they turned their talents to Mike Dunn, Victor Simonelli & Luis Radio's 1997 smash, Nothing Stays The Same. Today Marc paints the original with his acid-tipped brush as his Devilfish remix takes us on an bubbling oldskool journey. We are also treated to a remastered version of Victor Simonelli's Lost-In-The-Groove-Mix from 1997 and the brand new Super Dub from F.E.X.

Nur mit einer Handvoll Releases bewaffnet eroberte das 2010 gegründete LIFE AND DEATH Kollektiv die Clublandschaft, darunter so großartige Platten wie WhoMadeWho's 'Every Minute Alone' oder Pillow Talk's 'The Come Back EP'. Jetzt stellt KOMPAKT mit DJ TENNIS' THE OUTCAST eine neues Meisterwerk aus der italo-amerikanischen Soundschmiede
vor, ein melancholischer Floorschmeichler mit opulenten Vocals und psychedelischen Einflüssen. Es war nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis wir auf den Zug aufspringen: Life And Death ist schließlich wie Kompakt als ein Label mit Vorliebe zum Melodiösen und Besonderen bekannt, als Verfechter der Emotionen auf dem Tanzflur. DJ TENNIS' neues Meisterwerk passt da hervorragend ins Bild: Als eines der aufregendsten neuen Talente in der aktuellen Tanzmusik hat Manfredi Romano
aka DJ Tennis das Life And Death-Label mitbegründet und mit Daze auch noch eine der wichtigsten Event- und Bookingagenturen Italiens geschaffen. Nun tritt er mit dem Ausnahmetrack THE OUTCAST ins Rampenlicht, entstanden in
Kooperation mit den einzigartigen PILLOW TALK. Ein feinmaschiges Netz aus Spätsechziger Einflüssen, perfekt austariertem Pop-Geflüster und rohen, für die Primetime hochgerüsteten Beats wird hier serviert und unterstreicht einmal
mehr die nahezu unheimliche Fähigkeit von Tennis, eine lose Sammlung von Einflüssen und Ideen in einen großartigen Clubtrack zu verwandeln der mehr darstellt als nur die Summe seiner Teile.

liit is back, in your face .

IvanLatyshev is a record producer and DJ with more than 10-years experience, having grown up in Russia's cultural epicentre of St Petersburg. Developing a love for deep house, the young producer has been releasing his perfectly-realised club tunes on labels such as Toolroom, and now provides us with a second outing on Dessous Recordings. The Art of Flying EP presents two original tracks and a pair of remixes of the lead cut. The original 'Art of Flying' is quite a statement - a jazzy, swingy beat introduces the track, before solidifying around punchy 4 / 4 groove. Restless synths drift in and out resulting in a track that is both exceptionally funky and deeply wonky - topped off with a killer spoken word vocal. The ever-dependable Eddie Fowlkes steps up on remix duties and supplies a more jacking interpretation, adding a filthy bassline on his Fly Mix. The same track also gets a 'Crazy Dub' rework which expands the space within the track and strips it down for maximum club effect.

Basic Soul Unit returns with another deadly EP on Dolly, further investigating the thin dividing line between techno and broken beats. A-side "Wallow" is a menacing big room stormer with a delicate pad breakdown, with Voiski providing an alternate more driving techno version of it with a splendid melodic twist midway through the track. "Radiate" and "Joyride" on the B both have BSU's signature rhythmic ideas and fresh energy with "Radiate" even going full-on Broken Rave! "Joyride" is that upbeat funky techno nugget that's going to sit in your DJ bag forever.

"I want them to hate me for putting this out" says Jackmaster Hater, referring to tracks once possessed by a mere handful of Chicago House DJs. These recordings, traded secretly on tape, were exclusive to the likes of Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles.

Here is the new compilation by Jerome Derradji with Kevin Starke, aka the infamous Jackmaster Hater and owner of Kstarke Records in Chicago. It is one of the sickest slice of Chicago House Music ever released.

This compilation features ultra rare and lost Chicago classics paired with a nice selection of newer tracks produced by Jackmaster Hater and his friends, all nicely laid out on a DCD and 2 DLPs. The DLPs come with a killer poster and the DCD features a booklet about Kstarke records and Kevin Starke and a few more surprises.

It includes rare tracks by Ron Hardy, James "Jack Rabbit" Martin, Terrence Woodard, Traxmen and many more.

This is the real sound of Chicago.

More dead bears for the masses! Unreleased/never heard before material by Newworldaquarium, trancendental disco fever straight from the aquarium. Mastered by Ma Spaventi, artwork by Graphic Surgery. Tip!

After seven years and 11 releases on labels like Slices of Life and Daniel Bell's Elevate outpost, Berlin producer Baaz is ready to reveal his first full-length effort. His 10-track LP, Red Souvenirs, is set to drop on 24th of November via the beatmaker's own Office Recordings, which makes it the fourth release from the imprint after a record from Christopher Rau and two EPs from Baaz himself.
There's no overarching concept behind the album, nor any grandiose statements or artistic messages. Rather, Red Souvenirs captures flashes of Baaz's moods and translates them into vibes that are communicated via hypnotic grooves, crisp beats, and astral synths. The tracks, which he made between 2010 and 2014, span the genres that have attracted Baaz the most over the years, from snappy house beats to narcotic dub techno and psychedelic hip-hop. Album opener 'Everyone' is a mostly ambient tune peppered with glittering synth pricks, gentle rhythmic tick-tocks, and extended synth pads, while tracks like 'Endori' and 'Closed' are snappy deep house workouts with quiet, screwed-down vocal samples. 'Spacehub' and 'Pressyn,' on the other hand, explore languid hip-hop instrumentals embellished with zaps and long, gliding chords that hold for minutes on end. But no matter what form his productions take, Baaz's emphasis on enveloping rhythms, bubbling melodies, and relaxed atmospherics remains.

ItaloJohnson's first release in 2012 breaks the standards of the classic 12- inch model with two tracks representing a double A-side on a 10-inch vinyl. This is the first release that's branded with the ItalioJohnson logo so grab it while it's hot because stickered copies are limited to 500 vinyl.
The stamped side blows you away with a solid bassline powerful enough to light your ass on fire. Unique FX-sounds, an explicit arrangement and sharp drumming pull the track together.
The flip side provides you with proper house music as the vigorous, repetitive vocal-stabs, a Hells Bells Bass and the fearless 707 drums flow into ItaloJohnson's trademark sound.

Amazing stories propose a various artists for his debut release!
Riccardo, Saverio Celestri, Markus Sommer and Filippo Bena are the protagonists of this new one, don't miss it!

Sixth record from danish NORD Records is out now. NORD005 is an EP made by Bookworms containing four hypnotic tracks.

On Colonial Patterns, Brian Leeds (Huerco S) treats his Kansas City region as a universe worthy of its own electronic music.To that end, Leeds deconstructs Midwestern techno and house tropes. The pieces are corrugated, rough, and decompositional. Working cheaply, Leeds conscientiously uses low-end software, synths and cassettes so as to subvert the gloss of so much urban dance music, giving tracks an impressionistic, emotive feel.
Colonial Patterns shares Jon Hassell's hybridized experiments in percussive ambience, as well as William Basinski's strobing melancholia. When tracks subtly veer into house/techno territories, they mirror the no frills dance mechanics of Midwest figureheads Ron Hardy, Omar S and Theo Parrish.
Most exemplary of this sonic architecture are "Struck With Deer Lungs" and "Angel (Phase)." Both layer subtle rhythmic pulses with broader strokes of deep sustain, creating a pair of intro/outro signals that shape the album's whole sequence and function as main supports to the album's busier core. Bass heavy, Detroit techno leaning "'linzhiid" and "Quiviria" deliver foreboding standouts with snappy economy.
Stripped of pop devices, discarding utopian delusions, Colonial Patterns is electronic music for the open prairie. Inherently inhabitable, yet strangely dispeopled, it's a fitting universe for this otherworldly debut.

Next up Creme Organization is a return by regular artist Lake Haze. Following his Natural Insight EP earlier in the year comes Intergalactic Communicationz, four more fresh tracks of acid, techno and electro that is brilliantly evocative. The Portuguese artist known as Goncalo Salgado also please son labels like Unknown to the Unknown and is a real hardware master. At The Gates ov Futron is a turbulent lack track with zipping acid and a cacophony of percussion that is visceral as well as cinematic. Drexciyan Aquarium is, as the name suggest, an aqueous electro track that slithers and slides through an expansive underwater world. Poseidon's Dream then offers a more rugged electro groove that is backed by heavenly pads and a real sense of loss in the synths. Last of all, Intergalactic Communication closes out this far travelling and intergalactic EP with a sci-fi deep house track that is filled with light, 909s and a sense that the end of the world is coming.

Mystic Deepness only for the aficionados.

Official reissue of some ultra rare electro tracks produced by Anthony "Shake" Shakir. Raw Detroit electro with a nod to Miami bass!