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Arkist incl Appleblim mix

Bristol based 'Arkist' has always been a versatile producer and as a result has an impressive rage of releases under his belt, with revered imprints such as Hotflush and Hypercolour. Recently he has been experimenting further in the studio and is ready to present his first 12inch in few years, under a brand new alias - Astrocat.In this debut, self-titled EP it is instantly apparent that vocoder-infused funk and disco of the highest order can be expected from this new Astrocat guise. The EP is full of vintage talk box vocals, warm spacey chords and infectious basslines that bring classic records from the likes of Zapp and The Rah Band into mind.With 5 tracks this EP has a lot to offer. Wether it be the raw, funked up james of the opener 'Small Talk' and title track 'Astrocat' or the more chilled, woozy grooves of 'Nightflare'. With features from Mr Woodnote and a dub remix from Appleblim this EP's roots sit firmly in the South West. Local legend DJ Die even lent his vocoder to the studio for some of the recordings.

Its been 12 months since Cin Cin's inaugural release and to celebrate co founder Fort Romeau give us 2 cuts of arpeggiohouse ready for the dance floor while Honey Sound System's Bezier delivers that top tier Hi NRG sound that has become his signature. Not a bad way to mark our first birthday!

With the label's 10th anniversary celebrations now done and dusted, Claremont 56 returns to action with something rather special: a magical debut single from a previously unknown talent.
There's not much we can tell you about Ferdi Schuster, other than that he is a talented young producer from Augsburg in Germany. As Claremont 56 is one of his favourite labels, he speculatively submitted some tracks for consideration. Label founder Paul Murphy was astonished by what he heard and believes the two tracks showcased on this 12' are amongst the best things the label has released for some time.
A-side 'Little River' is breathtakingly good. Opening with the sound o a babbling brook, it sees Schuster wrap plucked, sun-kissed acoustic guitar licks and jaunty vintage synthesizer motifs around a languid, samba-infuenced groove. As the track progresses, further magical musical elements come to the fore, including blissful electric piano solos and more mazy synthesizer solos, seemingly played on battere old equipment from the turn of the '80s. Schuster's love of the acoustic guitar is explored further on similarly impressive B-side 'Befreit'. Here, gently strummed chords and fuid Spanish guitar motifs catch the ear, as hushed cymbals and gentle hand percussion lap at your feet like the sea at sunrise. The German producer adds atmosphere through a combination of leisurely Hammond organ solos and a touch of Jew's Harp. When all of these immaculate elements combine, the results are little less than spellbinding.
Schuster may be taking his frst steps into releasing music, but his
compositional, playing and production skills are already fnely tuned. We can surely expect to hear more inspired music from him in the years to come.

1x each customer! / Repressed !
10" special on the A to Z label
The Lodger unpicks and reassembles two staples in his own inimitable style & dancefloor devastation ensues...
Limited run on these - don't snooze !
Another All Ears sureshot !

The first 12' starts with the jazz-infused, catchy groove of 'World', definitely a winner for your demanding dancefloor. On B side we find 'Bibi's Groove' a relentless african rarity stripped to its tight elements, followed by 'So In Loop', an irresistibly soulful tune extended for maximum pleasure, we can already imagine several nights closing with a tune like thi ! All tracks have been carefully edited without overdubs, in order to bring the spirit of classic disco manipulators to today's dancefloors ! Light Touches Records is devoted to shed a new light to hot rarities, unknown grooves as well as forgotten classics.

Produced by Mike Misiu who has also been responsible for a slew of anonymous underground releases and edits over the last few years as well as being one half of Londons Cut the Rug party crew. We first heard Bill Brewster drop "Do what you need" at the last ever Lowlife party and managed to track Mike down. The Loose change Project mixes raw soul warmth with ananlog grit and a dub aesthetic.

Most Excellent Unlimited's series of 45s celebrating the 45th year of Danny Krivit's career continues with a blast of two heavyweight cuts that, to borrow the parlance of the era from which they came, are bonafide Sure Shots. Wood, Brass & Steel's "Funkanova," a jazz-funk masterpiece and Loft classic that was liberally sampled in the house world (Black Science Orchestra, Terrence Parker, the Bucketheads), is pared down to its most joyous elements. From the intro, a typical Krivit maestro's detail of an opening bass slide prefacing hands-in-the-air cascades of iconic horns and keys, to the echo of the last notes, it's a perfect edit immaculately tailored for DJ usage.

The flip delves deeper into New York City dance history with a rough and rugged beat- down of a proto-disco, b-boy classic: Boobie Knight & the Universal Lady's "Sex." Displaying his usual knack of going straight for the jugular, Krivit takes the song's siren-call-to-the-dance floor horn riff as his starting point, peeling off another layer to the floor-shaking bass and drums before bringing it all back to the top with a perfectly placed drum roll that will have Flash disciples fiending for doubles.

Solidifying this blazing double-sider is the fact that neither of these essential cuts has ever appeared in seven-inch form. Another Most Excellent Unlimited sure shot!

Bienvenue au Calcium Club. Warm-up with Cosmic Creeper's direct beats. Cool off with Y Columba's trance induction techno. Mastered by Someone's Dad Cut at Schnittstelle. Artwork by Mel Keane.

HDSN took over the pad and the pen to continue the musical story of dat soul thang! NBASTWAX002 is a four track EP based on classic disco music, tingled with a touch of house on top.
Lover II Lover delivers what it promises and serves an eclectic, heart shaped listening pleasure to it´s audience.

Definitely a record that keeps your spirit bouncing.

Nu Era delivers another dose of Deep-Soulful Techno produced by Marc Mac. This Detroit style 4 track EP is backed with genre-fused science, analogue machines woven together by chords, melodies and beats we've come to expect from Nu Era, at times the string laden 4hero sound is synonymous throughout the four tracks and although synthetic still full of emotion. The Vinyl release is a lovely transparent red and an animated label design is a nice bonus, limited to 300 copies.

With artists like DJ Nature and Admin taking Boogie Café's "Black" series on a deep house ride, it was high time we brought you the second in our "Neon" series... focusing on new, hot-of-the-press, original disco, rising star Saucy Lady drops a brand new Boogie Banger on you with "Together"; An up-tempo percussion heavy disco treat with U-Key in the mix.
On the flip, Keyboard impresario E. Live goes to work with a sweet and jazzy remix, the way only he knows how. Finished off with an Instrumental to wind the EP to close.

Quantize Recordings is excited about the latest release from the incomparable Susu Bobien, "Help Is On The Way". Produced and written by Dewey Cioffi and BJ Nelson, this creative tribute to Jesus Christ is second to nothing else. Once you've heard Susu's
vocals on this recording, you will be amazed.
This package features the dynamic production skills of Earl Tutu and John Khan. Earl's beautifully laid keys are the perfect complement to John's driving drums.
Add the mixing talents of DJ Spen, and you've got their Original and Inspiration Information mixes that are simply irresistible! If that isn't enough, Thommy Davis lends his extraordinary talents to this project resulting in the gospel-driven Rescue Remixes.
These mixes rock straight down the aisle and contain all the elements needed to make dance floors explode with energy!

Its been a year or two since we featured a 12" single release from a new project. So hear at Bearfunk we are really pleased to be releasing a cracker of a track. "Gong Bong". It is from The Caribbean House who are a new(ish) Italian collective based around the core members of Billy Bogus & Ferderico Bologna.

The original is one part slo-mo disco, one part psychedelic moondance and one part sci-fi horror movie. The track begins with swirling bass guitar and grinding synth before layering on a waft of sound effects and spooky keys. If the first two thirds of the track is a caterpillar then the last third is a butterfly as uplifting riffs and swirls of layered keys bring things to a crescendo.

Fellow Italians The Mushrooms Project are up on remix duty first of all. They strip back the layers and concentrate on the growling bass and locked on pulsating synth. Its back to the UK for the second remix where label honcho Stevie Kotey gets his percussion out for a drum, timpani and swing remix.

Stay tuned for more from the Collective on Bearfunk shortly.

Emotional Rescue starts its 5th year by shining a light on one of Europe's best underground 80s' label in Spain's Auxilio De Ciento. Their Terra Incognita Volumes I and II collated an international mix of synth-pop, new wave, world and industrial sounds to a small but appreciative following. Released in 1985 and 1986, the Volumes have become highly regarded and rightly sought after, finding a place in discerning playlists from London to Amsterdam and Dusseldorf to Glasgow. Here, taking a premise of avoiding the songs unearthed on other recent reissues, is a unique album itself. Starting with Denis Mpunga & Paul K's esoteric Criola, a fusion of fourth world ideals and poly-rhythmic funk. The music of Mal, Bene Gesserit and La Caida De La Casa Usher, however, soon highlight that the decade also belonged to dark, minimal synth as to shiny balearic ideals. The inclusion of Hector Zazou with Bony Biyake and their contribution Komba, is a fitting continuation from their cult Noir Et Blanc LP before, things continue with US avant-artist Danny Alias and his humorous Big Brother "response" to Laurie Anderson's Superman O. Image Pour Image loose indie-pop and the inclusion of seminal Beast Of Burden lead again to a Zazou contribution, this time in his collaborative Stranger In A New Light, before the compilation eclectically ends with the dadaesque Lakota and the post punk dub of Instead Of's closer, Angels .

limited VINYL ONLY Release !!

Second in the series: Shake Tapes is an outlet for Dan Shake's private stash of DJ friendly cuts, exploring all corners of the globe.

The brand new label from Tokyo 'INFODUMP' drops new era House producer testa's debut EP and it comes with a superb OOFT! remix. testa a.k.a. Takuro Hasumi has been a part of Tokyo and Yokohama area club scene as a DJ and Live act, whose tracks have been picked up in Beats In Space and Bill Brewster's DJ History Podcast and in 2013. his track was in Tom Tom Disco's 1st compilation alongside with Avanti(Porn Wax), Iñigo Vontier (NEIN/Correspondant) and etc. Title track 'Losing My Illusions' is a heavy tune. Detroit-ish flutter drums and fat synth bass invite us to dope funky grooves, but looped voice samples and spacey synth works remind of Deep House/Nu Disco cliché at the same time. Scottish House master OOFT!, whose music has been released on labels the world over like Instruments Of Rapture, Wolf Music and Let's Play House, succeeded to make original's House feelings further deeper.

Getting support from The Revenge(Roar Groove/Instruments of Rapture), Tronik Youth(NEIN), Alkalino(Whiskey Disco), Matthew Moffre(Drrtyhaze/Love Tempo Records), Ugly Drums (Quintessentials/Kolour LTD), 9dw(catune/Is It Balearic), Xtal(Crue-L/Beats In Space)Kza(Force Of Nature).

'A reworked beach resort B-Boy classic with a stripped-down Canadian Disco belter on the flip' or something equally informal.
Thanks to Moton for suggesting the original version of the A-side as a worthwhile edit, and to Ben The Master for the added zest - and echo..

Third in the series: Shake Tapes is an outlet for Dan Shake's private stash of DJ friendly cuts, exploring all corners of the globe.

Say the label: 'This is our favourite Harmonious Thelonious 12" ever! All four tracks are original and self contained, both in relation to the other and to electronic music in general! The sounds are deep and delicate at once, there is never a standard kick... infectious rhythms... interlocking patterns, made of sounds from diverse sources.' Each record includes one of two risograph prints featuring a lino cut by the artist.

Moullinex is back with his finest album up to date, HYPERSEX, a collective love letter to club culture and its celebration of difference, freedom and love. In his third length, Moullinex reached out to several guest singers: Fritz Helder (Azari & III), Georgia Anne Muldrow (Flying Lotus, Mos Def), Iwona Skwarek (Rebeka), Best Youth, Marta Ren, Da Chick, UhAhUh and Tee Flowers, crafting a uniquely fresh piece that combines many of his musical influences, from the funk, groove and sunshine of his debut "Flora" to the psychedelia and tropicalia of 'Elsewhere'. Moullinex is the alter ego of the Portuguese producer and multiinstrumentalist Luis Clara Gomes. He's established himself as one of the leading artists in the modern disco scene, with several singles such as 'Take My Pain Away' and 'Maniac' ft. Peaches, and remixes of acts like Røyksopp, Cut Copy, Two Door Cinema Club and Grammyawarded artist RAC. The road to HYPERSEX has been paved by various singles and videos in 2017, expanding the spirit of collaboration to directors and visual artists, and gathered wide support from international tastemakers across the globe, including Vice, NPR, KCRW, Triple J, Majestic Casual, Les Inrockuptibles and Tsugi Mag. HYPERSEX is like Hypertext between humans, a system designed to multiply ideas and connections between people. The dance floor is the perfect medium.

Pittsburgh Tracks returns with a collaboration between label heads Pittsburgh Track Authority and Nice Rec of
East Liberty Quarters and Harmony Society Records.

The PGH boys release 2 from their personal stash: "I'm A Dancer" builds up spacey synths and funky bass, only to explode into a heavy horn riff guaranteed to take the party to the next level.

For their fourth release on Compost, SIREN, (Darshan Jesrani and Dennis Kane) offer up Lulu. A haunting and driven song with an emotionally lacquered vocal from Devi Mamboka. The song also features elegant guitar work from Danny Chavis of The Veldt (His twin brother Daniel sang vocals on SIREN'S first release) bass from SIREN engineer supreme Mark Dann, and percussion from Liquid Liquid front man Salvatore Principato. The Italian disco- and cosmic pioneers Daniele Baldelli and Marco Dionigi joined forces for an extraordinary timeless smoothly grooving re-interpretation of Lulu.

Black vinyl, black sleeves, black inners.

Brian Ellis known for his collaborations with legends Egyptian Lover, Howard Johnson also the modern funk contemporaries like Zackey Force Funk and XL Middleton, 'Mirror/Mirror' showcases Brian's handling of all instruments, vocals, mixing and production. Drawing from classic 70s west coast AOR to obscure french library music and early 80s funk presenting a timeless contemporary sound. Combining analog synths (Oberheim OB8, Minimoog Model D, Yamaha DX7, and more), live guitar, intricate drumming, smooth vocals with excellent songwriting have come together like never before. Sure to be a classic record in the years to come.

Vinyl 12" (180 gr., Full Cover), Ltd 500

Fouk are finally back on Heist after their great 'Kill Frenzy' EP in 2014 and have taken Mount Liberation Unlimited along for a remix.

We've been waiting patiently for new material, challenging the guys to take the signature 'Fouk' sound to the next level. Fouk's brilliance has been obvious on recent work for their own label Outplay and Razor 'n Tape, as well as their respective solo projects. We've kept a close connection, teaming up whenever possible for Heist showcases, with highlights in Amsterdam's "Claire" and Paris' "Concrete". Seeing their work and enthusiasm made it abundantly clear that it would only be a matter of time before they'd show us what the next step would look -or better yet- sound like.

Anticipation ran high but boy, do Fouk deliver. The excellent 'With lasers' EP still very much portrays their own style of loose, live percussion and many layers of funk, but they've expanded their vision and even toughened up a bit.
Their new taste for grit and an interest in the heavier side of funk is probably most evident on the opener 'F3000', where a thunderous arpeggio is supported by distorted drums and lush cosmic synth stabs. Title track 'With lasers' is more of a classic Fouk track, combining a lovely walking disco bassline and their signature drum programming with... erm... lasers. Lots of them.

The B side 'See you on the other side' sets a different pace, carefully blending guitar licks, rhodesy chords and vocal chops into a lovely groove that feels just as carefree and improvised as it feels exciting. Swedish synth nerds "Mount Liberation Unlimited" ran with it and transformed it into a dreamy -Pepe Bradock goes balearic- track where airy echoed guitars take turns with some equally dreamy and evocative pads. A real nice closing to an EP smothered in funk.

Your Sincerely,

Maarten & Lars.

*2017 repress, New Artwork*

One of the most mysterious and outsider 'Soca' 45s out there by H.M. 'These Eyes' Timothy.
The A-side 'Let Me Love' sounds like doo wop recorded with Oluko Imo's gear. And the B-side 'Soca Hustle' sounds like the Residents jamming a Marvin Whoremonger song with Augustus Pablo. The original 45 is so obscure that even his siblings didn't know that he made music. And rumour has it that, frustrated by its lack of success, Michael threw most of the copies of the 45 in the valley beside his family's house in the hills just outside Port Of Spain. One-time pressing of 500 copies.

Following his NAGAN belter and fresh from his recent appearance on the Boiler Room, CAIN returns to India with two superb rhythmic releases on HIGHLIFE.
Early support from Ben UFO, Optimo, Midland, Pearson Sound, Studio Barnhus, Honey Soundsystem, Cowboy Rhythmbox, etc.

Warehouse find!

Three major players from the now multi-generational broken beat scene: Henry Wu, Dego (2000black) and IG Culture have assembled for an irresistible late summer bruk-samba trip.Brazilian rhythms have always been foundational influences on the broken-beat and future jazz movements, and this EP continues to explore these connections, a running theme throughout Far Out's 23 year history with Seiji, Mark Pritchard, Afronaught, Domu, Da Lata and Jazzanova being just a few of the names to have contributed to this particular avenue of the label's pantheon of dance music.The joyful samba-soul in the title track of Sabrina Malheiros' latest album features the bass and keys of Brazilian Jazz-funk legends Azymuth, and is inspired by the quest for clarity in the face of difficult times, Clareia in Sabrina's own words means to clear, light, brighten or illuminate'. But this remix EP beautifully ruptures the 'clarity' in style, each crafting the breezy Brazilian beats into their own distinct brand of future-thinking club-funk... these beats were made to be broken!

After his MCDE supported track 'My People' Detroit native Dwayne Jensen delivers a one sided disco infused bomb inspired by the dancefloors of Studio 54 as depicted on the picture disc & insert. *Original Photograph by Hasse Persson, Studio 54, Max Stom Publishing.
12" one sided release silk screen Picture disc with Insert.

Lag Records are delighted to announce our first official release, a reissue of the 1986 single Neo-plant by Koharu Kisaragi and Ryuichi Sakamoto, licensed by King Records Ltd co,. Japan. The first and only single taken from Koharu Kisaragi's Tokai No Seikatsu LP, was cowritten and produced by the Academy Award winning musician, composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto, best known for his contribution in the pioneering electronic group Yellow Magic Orchestra and has musical scores for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Last Emperor and The Revenant.
Singer, songwriter, dramatist and theater director Koharu Kisaragi sadly passed away 14 years after her very short musical career, single Neo-plant and her LP Tokai No Seikatsu her musical legacy. Ryuichi Sakamoto after featuring on over two hundred different releases over four decades is still creating music in varying capacities. His most recent 16th solo effort async has been met with fantastic reviews.A-side Neo-Plant is a sample heavy, avant-garde, synth pop piece driven by early hip hop and dancehall rhythms. The B-side is a completely different affair, Traumerei a minimalist piece takes more from Japanese folk with Koharu's voice swooning over bassoon melodies, finally Tail is a new age gone in a flash instrumental.Neo-plant has been cut using the original master tapes by King Records engineers in Japan. The record comes with all its original artwork including the obi and insert with English and Japanese lyrics on standard black 12' vinyl.

Four #1 tracks together on one 12"! Mark Funk and Danny Cruz - My Givin My Love was a huge release for us. Peter Bropwn Funkospehere is doing the nastty to your ear hole, while the B side tracks from DJ Mes and Hazzaro will work the dancefloor into a frenzy.

For his maiden voyage through Space, Shan (Victor Shan, if it matters to you, and it should) offers Good To Me, a pair of revelatory dancefloor productions inspired by many a long night and early morning spent at the legendary Frankfurt institution Robert Johnson.A finely-tuned specimen of durable, architectural sampling, the 12' title track runs a rigorous course of breakbeat rhythms and classic chords while a diva's pleas are made and answered within seven minutes of perfect primetime rave.
On the flip, Shan churns through metallic stabs and primed drum sequences for the devious 'Version 1.' Shan spent close to four years perfecting 'Version 1' through various dancefloor demos, no more evident than in the stunning arc of this sought after jam.
Each 12 on Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. New York City's Momo elicits euphoria in relief atop a digital, tropical mesh. Constructed by WWFG, direct mail order copies of the 12' features a removable vinyl BIS logo cling.

Split Limited Edition 12" SSJJ and Devin Dare.

A long awaited release of two iconic songs by Mr. Ed Motta properly edited by The Mighty Zaf and engineered by the mighty Phil Asher. Fully licensed by Warner Music Brazil. A sure banger for this summer!

LTD to 100 x 12"s

Here at Plastique Recordings we have pressed up some very limited promos of 2 dance floor cuts of the collaboration between legendary synth outfit Soft Cell's Dave Ball with Hifi Sean jamming out an electro NYC Danceteria style number Ultratheque' a homage to Glasgow's first ever laser disco Day Version & Night Version both exclusive to this vinyl.

The Erefora Land" is the first solo record by Johan Kaseta, Lehult founding member. It's a nostalgic, hazy affair where the tracks work both on a dancefloor and as the score to an imaginary Super Nin-tendo RPG. Squelching vocal samples ("Hi!") and bubbling synths are reminiscent of the oldschool, synth-laden nineties game soundtracks young Kaseta still can't get enough of. "The Erefora Land" is like coming across the soundtrack to Earthbound after having forgotten to have ever played it - suddenly a rush of sights, sounds and smells from the past come back to you and gently pull you in. Kaseta takes this nostalgia of the forgotten and puts it into his very own context: shuffling hihats, missed drops - a playful version of house music. Swept up to the shores of Erefora land, you're greeted by "Lei Tindissima". A seductive, blistering track on the verge of falling apart yet always staying groovy and pumping. Being somewhat ambient and airy, yet relentlessly moving, "Erefora Steps" is not just a charm to listen to, it is also one hell of a weapon in the club - tested by yours truly intensively. Grooving on a broken, somewhat latin type of bounce, there are several twists and turns between heavenly pads, psycho-vocals and, of course, echoed airhorns.The third cut, "U Timmi", is a laid back Sunday afternoon jam. Despite being light, smooth and grooving, it's layered samples and micro melodies draw you further into the mysterious sound world of Erefora land.Finally, "Me times U" could almost be the theme tune of "Erefora Land", it's blissful chords so close to a conclusion yet always behind a veil of waterfalls, trickling shakers and swooping filters.