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Following successful disco excavation from the Caribbean to South Africa, Boston-based label Cultures of Soul booked a first class ticket to Narita to bring you the latest release, Tokyo Nights: Female J-Pop Boogie Funk: 1981 to 1988. This compilation presents 12 of the most memorable and sought-after songs of the era recorded by female artists. The music is a reflection of the unbridled optimism, technological achievement, excess and exuberance of Bubble-era Japan. More than catchy melodies and funky baselines, these are reflections of a time when Japan was the center, and futureof the world. The Bubble can be characterized as an endless, extravagant party where personal and corporate wealth soared through the explosion of real estate and stock prices. Scores of young Japanese men and women moved to cities in search of affluence, transforming them into neon wonderlands. Changes in morals, values and gender roles followed suit. Prosperity leads to indulgence, and the taste for nightlife, from flashy restaurants to glitzy discotheques, was unquenchable. A soundtrack to this new, lavish lifestyle was necessary and the latest sound, City Pop (urban pop music for those with urban lifestyles), epitomized these attitudes. While influenced by American R&B and boogie, elements of fusion, YMO style Technopop, and adult-oriented rock (AOR) are front and center. Sung primarily in Japanese (with a word or two of English sprinkled in), City Pop is Japanese music for Japanese people. Producers like Tatsuro Yamashita, Toshiki Kadomatsu, and Haruomi Hosono were quick to embrace the latest studio equipment and technology. Synthesizers like the Yamaha DX7, Roland Juno-60, ARP Quadra, Moog Polymoog and Oberheim OB-8, as well as drum machines like the Linndrum, were prevalent. Digital reverb was applied liberally. Compiled by Eli Cohen (Alliance Upholstery) and Deano Sounds (Cultures of Soul), Tokyo Nights includes tracks by Hitomi Tohyama, Junko Ohashi, Mizuki Koyama, Kaoru Akimoto, Aru Takamura, Mariko Tone, Rie Murakami, RA MU, Kikuchi Momoko and Yumi Seino. Each selection celebrates the unique traits and meticulous production that define the sound. Think sandy beaches and metropolitan skylines, illumination and romance. Embrace the feeling of movement, from a coastal highway stretching towards the horizon or the city sprawling into the future. Turn on the hi-fi and slip into these Tokyo Nights.

There's a reason why so many of house music's early releases have endured over the decades. The best
of them have a quality that defies logic. Early house records like Heard's own "Washing Machine," or
the "No Way Back" by Adonis, still have the power to stun listeners and drive clubs wild. They sound
alien and beautiful, simultaneously ingrained within us and so unlike everything that followed. And
few sound as beautiful, or as alien, as "Can You Feel It."
By 1986, Heard—who was born and bred in Chicago and been playing in bands as a drummer—had already
proved to the world that he was a master of poignant, enthralling house. The previous year's elegant
Mystery of Love,' originally released on Alleviated Records, had featured an insistent ascending
bassline repeating under a plaintive, swooning analog synth, with a gentle, conga-led rhythm setting
the pace. It was soon rerecorded in a slightly more fleshed-out style, this time featuring frequent
collaborator Robert Owens on vocals—'There's a moment in our lives when we all must try the mystery of
love'—and rereleased on D.J. International.
The song helped to set the Larry Heard template: A hollowed-out bass underlies percolating percussion,
while a deceptively spare instrumentation lays out a wistful, yearning melody, all blanketed with
ethereal ambience. But Can You Feel It,' released by Trax Records the next year on an EP that also
boasts the equally dreamy Washing Machine,' took that mold and refined it into exquisite, crystalline
form. As with most house of the era—the components of Can You Feel It' are few. There's a throbbing
kick, tuned so loosely as to make it feel like the head's in danger of falling from the drum, cascading
hi-hats, shivering and shimmering, a three-chord synth pattern that flirts with melancholy, occasional
distant pads and crisp countermelody, and most of all, that angular, acidic low-end. With this track,
along with Washing Machine,' Heard had perfected his signature bass sound: an alien signal, caving in
upon itself, that's simultaneously soothing and a little bit disconcerting. In 1986, it seemed like a
beacon from the farthest reaches of the galaxy, even today, it's one of the most identifiable tones in
electronic music.
Heard himself has claimed to have little distinct memory of making Can You Feel It,' saying it was
merely the result of fooling around with some newly acquired gear. But apparently, Can You Feel It'
was first laid down on tape in 1984, the same session yielded a much slower, 110-BPM prototype of
Mystery of Love.' Roland's Juno-60 polyphonic synthesizer provided the bass and melody, while the
drums were courtesy of a TR-909. A friend came up with the song's title, Heard has admitted in
interviews that he's not adept at naming his own work. The track ended up in the hands of the
influential Chicago DJs of the era—Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, et al—and eventually made its way to
Trax Records' Vince Lawrence. A few years later, alternate versions of Can You Feel It' surfaced, many
of these with Vocals Samples that detracted from something that was already graceful and full of
feeling. And really, how could anything improve upon the transcendent '86 Trax release, a song that
feels like a blissful caress

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PP020 Toot Toot Beep Beep! Ladies and gentlemen, hold on to your hats - 'cause this ain't no Lightrail! All aboard THE B.T. EXPRESS for a trip through space and time with your conductor, Rohan Bell-Towers. Feel the locomotion. Let the tracks take you there. You've got to get on to get off!

The group Shake was the brainchild of the elusive soul and funk singer/producer Lenis Guess from Norfolk, Virginia. It is now considered one of the great overlooked funk bands of the late 70s Virginia scene - a tight little combo with a warm style that's just right for the dancefloor! The VA groove of the time was a different take on the styles being used up north in Philly and New York - as the groups were often more traditionally funk-based, especially in their instrumentation - but played in a mode that was upbeat and soaring, perfectly suited for the disco-era dancefloor, yet handled with the sincerity of an indie soul group. Shake communicate a heck of a lot in their music - moving through some great original tunes written by producer Lenis Guess, done with some nicely personal touches that maintain the indie spirit of the set, even though the group's overall sound is tightly professional. Originally released on Guess records, it includes the Kon & Amir favourite 'Lost In Space', but the whole album is just great.

Dies ist die erste Zusammenarbeit im Jahr 1979 mit dem legendären Giorgio Moroder (der derzeit Daft Punk unterstützt). Obwohl es in den UK-Charts nur zu Platz 73 reichte, war das
Album weit über seine Verkäufe hinaus für viele Künstler ein Meilenstein. Die Sparks definierten das Synthi-Duo Format, gefolgt von den Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Bronski Beat und vielen anderen mehr. Phil Oakey von Human League (der später mit Moroder zusammenarbeiten sollte) zitiert begeistert: "Wirklich großartige Singles einer meiner Lieblingsgruppen."
Die LP enthält Smash-Hits wie "The Number 1 Song in Heaven" (UK # 14) und "Beat The Clock" (UK # 10), Sparks erfolgreichste Singles seit Mitte der 70er Jahre und immer noch Karriere-Highlights bis zum heutigen Tag. Remastert für Vinyl !

Hello Sailor Recordings 5th release features two edits by Tom Noble and label's captain Renata do Valle.

On this collaboration we navigate through West Africa, exploring sounds from Cameroonian singer Marthe Zambo - 'Alu' and Nigerian musician Sonny Okosuns - 'My Ancestors'.
These edits are subtle works and an homage to these artists, keeping the music true to its originals.
Do Valle often likes to explore African sounds on her HS releases which are a big influence on Brazilian music, it's origins and roots.
Tom Noble is an avid collector, selector, producer and the man behind the great Superior Elevation Records in NY

SMBD aka Simbad is back with the second volume of his seasonal themed reworks on GAMM.

On side A we get a big dance floor bullet where Mike Lowrey & SMBD fuse John Coltrane with Craig Mack. Trust us, this one works perfectly!

On the flip SMBD drops his disco shit with two full on 70's bangers...Stompin’!

- A selection of Prince's Greatest Hits, as nominated by NME, performed live on TV broadcasts from the early nineties.
- Legendary live performances at the Tokyo Dome, Japan and Estadio Maracana, Brazil.
- Includes two incredible versions of the popular The Most Beautiful Girl In The World performed at Prince's Glam Slam Club in Miami.
- Digitally Remastered for enhanced sound quality
- Includes background notes and rare images

By the start of the 1990s, Prince was firmly established as a global superstar, with a string of innovative and hugely successful releases behind him, and a reputation as an exciting and provocative live performer. In the summer of 1990 he embarked on his Nude tour, with a revamped Revolution band. The following year he debuted his 'Love Symbol' alter ego, and formed the New Power Generation. This collection of Greatest Hits, brings together live televised performances and showcases his typically precise and virtuoso musicianship. It's presented here with background notes and images, and includes two versions of his huge international hit, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, performed at the opening of his own Miami club, Glam Slam in June 1994 during his sporadic 'Interactive Tour'.

Don Dini geht wieder an den Start! Compost's langjähriger House-Spezialist Shahrokh Dini überzeugt mit zwei wahren House Sure Shots, abgerundet mit eleganten Remixes von Karim Sahraoui, LoYoTo (Eva Be und Clé aus Berlin) und einem schön fluffigem Digital Bonus Remix von Flo Førg.

House- und Hoflieferant der DJ-Spitzenriege Shahrokh Dini erfuhr in seiner langen Karriere schon immer breiten Support als DJ und authentischer House-Produzent. Bereits in den 90ern hatte er Releases auf Strictly Rhythm und mit etlichen Releases auf Compost Black Label geriet er seit jeher in die Plattenkoffer von Âme, Ron Trent, Jimpster, Dimitri From Paris, Rainer Trüby, Sasse, Laurent Garnier und vielen mehr.

Übrigens ist Shahrokh nicht nur House Produzent und -DJ. Er betreibt auch Clubs und Venues seit Mitte der 90er, promotet von Zeit zu Zeit große Musik-Events, hat mehrere DJ-Residencies und besitzt auch seinen eigenen Laden - Monk in Karlsruhe.

* Compiled by Alan Perrott and John Baker (WHO)
* Double LP, with illustrated inner sleeves showcasing the sleeves of all the original LP releases
* First re issue of Dalvanius & The Fascinations 12 inch disco mix of Voodoo Lady with Dal & the gals being backed by Tokoroa's finest Collision
* THE 12 inch mix of Voodoo Lady is unique to the vinyl version - the CD's Voodoo Lady is the truncated 7 inch version
* First time re issue on vinyl for all tracks
* Liner notes by co compiler Alan Perrott based on interviews with actual participants in the recordings in black & white booklet with tasty pics and ephemera
* Locating original copies of these records will 1:take a long time and 2: make you wish you'd won lotto
* Limited to 1000 copies worldwide

Aotearoa. New Zealand, nineteen seventy something. Bottom of the South Pacific - the largest Maori and Polynesian population in the world and ... a nation wanting to groove.
Approx 3 million people. Two islands, hot summers , muddy winters, one tv channel till 1975 and all radio was AM. Cantankerous (and sometimes not so sobre) Prime Minister Rob Muldoon was in his pomp, the economy was in the toilet, and rugby (a national sport and in many parts of NZ , a religion) was a mess played in a mud bath ... the people had to dance!
A constant supply of international soul, funk, and disco releases were available for local issue through the major labels , but things got really interesting when local artists found their soul on vinyl.

Colour, clothes and sex began seeping onto the dance floors, while back at home kids watching music clips on television were turning to their parents: Is that a boy or a girl' New Zealand would never be the same again. A new generation was taking over and they wanted to boogie.
This new group of faces were taking to the dance floors. People like Mr Funky, people who'd stepped out in style and wanted to get down with their own bad self. A funky revolution was brewing with bands that'd been mired in the middle ground now swerving into sounds more suited to the disco than a rugby club social. Other bands were emerging from cabaret and had shifted from being the show to creating the show.
These then are the songs that drove a country from black and white to technicolour, and being a scene born in total isolation it took turns that weren't heard anywhere else.
This is funk, soul and disco as it would've sounded if Studio 54 had been set up within five minutes of a dairy farm, a rugby club and a marae, and if nothing else it finally let people to dance because they simply wanted to.

Heed The Call! collects the best New Zealand material from the afrotastic days of 1973 to 1983. Artists like Mark Williams whose House For Sale became a sought after northern Soul single, The (three) Yandall Sisters (two of whom are pictured behind Mark WiIlliams on our cover), a teenage Tina Cross, Dalvanius & Prince Tui Teka, all became household names in NZ. The collection mines some overlooked nuggets from their respective catalogues alongside lesser known boogie cuzzins The Pink Family with their non-secular floor sizzler Don't Give Your Life Away, the gritty gospel soul of Sonia & Skee, The Johnny Rocco Band, Inbetweens, and The Totals. The Kaukau brothers were four fifths of Golden Harvest who hit the national charts with the number one I Need Your Love in 1978 which featured new addition 17 year old Karl Gordon fronting the band. Local 60s beat pioneer Larry Morris fresh out of the big house after a public LSD misdemeanour finds his groove on Who Do We Think We're Fooling. Funk dynamos Collision hail from Tokoroa, and in an earlier incarnation were known as The Shriek Machine, move to Australia on Dalvanius's insistence to record the showstopper You Can Dance. Early 70s Acid Rockers Ticket flaunt their funky flare(s) with their Vertigo single only release Mr Music (later covered by Collision) , and the windy city jazzmen The 1860 Band take form fitting self promoting t-shirts to the next level while re- interpreting Rita Jean Bodine's Thats The Kind Of Love

Limited edition 12' containing four selected songs of 1983 from the disco group led by Geoff Bastow (from Giorgio Moroder's team). These unreleased extended disco cuts give big value to this work

* 180 gram audiophile vinyl

Herbie Hancock Is One Of The Most Prolific Jazz Pianists Of The 20th Century. A Child Prodigy, He Played With The Greats Such As Donald Byrd And Miles Davis. As He Was A Bit Of A Geek, He Enjoyed Gadgets & Buttons And He Was One Of The First To Embrace And Master The Electric Piano, But He Always Stayed True To The Acoustic Sound. In Fact, He Always Bounced Back And Forth Between His Electronic And Acoustic Sound, Touching Upon Almost Every Development In R&b, Funk And Jazz While Retaining An Original And Distinctive Voice.

Head Hunters(1973) Was Thefirst Offering Ofherbie's New Backing Band,the Head Hunters. In His Own Words: "i Began To Feel That I Had Been Spending So Much Time Exploring The Upper Atmosphere Of Music And The More Ethereal Kind Of Far-out Spacey Stuff. Now There Was This Need To Take Some More Of The Earth And To Feel A Little More Tethered, A Connection To The Earth....i Was Beginning To Feel That We (the Sextet) Were Playing This Heavy Kind Of Music, And I Was Tired Of Everything Being Heavy. I Wanted To Play Something Lighter."

This Is One Of Herbie's Funkiest Records Andone Of The Best Selling Albums In Jazz, Due To The Fact It Appealed To A Broad Audience - Think Hip Hop, Funk, Soul & Jazz Funk Fans. With Head Hunters, Hancockclaims Astake In Jazzwith Hisinfectuous Synthesizers And Clavinetmelodies On Top Of A Supertight Groove, Augmented By Subtile Horn Soloing.classic Songs Such As "chameleon" And "watermelon Man" Are Living Proof Of His Genius And Ability To Craft A Coherent Jazz Fusion Album.special Mention For Drummer Harvey Mason, Bassist Paul Jackson Andreedist Bernie Maupin (who Also Contributed To Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (movlp020).

The Mighty Zaf & Phil Asher Present The Second Release On '80s, Which Is Their New Edit Label Specialising In Disco & Boogie, And Strictly Vinyl Only.
Their Debut 3 Track Sold Out Very Fast Indeed And This Second Release On 12" Vinyl Only Brings Once Again A Mixture Of Boogie, Disco & Disco Funk, Something For Everyone.

Oddball space disco/fnk tracks, composed between 1970 and 1985. Big tip!
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A master of the mixing board, from the late 60s until the 90s Bernard Estardy was the wizard of French musical recordings. As head of CBE studios, he shaped everything from Gérard Manset's concept albums to Claude François' hit singles, Françoise Hardy's delicate tear-jerkers and Michel Sardou's soul-stirrers. This giant' had his hand in the whole range of mainstream French music by making his studio a veritable playground for experimentation. His legendary album La Formule du Baron,' released in 1969, and the eight LPs of production music he made between 1974 and 1978 for Tele Music are vivid proof. In the CBE studio, which she runs today, his daughter Julie Estardy discussed his singular career.

First Time Reissued On Vinyl! This Is In Fact More Than Just A Rare Record And Definitely More Than Just A Vinyl Share For Insatiable Collectors Who Only Judge A Record By It's Monetary Value. This Is A Prime Example Of Overflowing Talent Coupled With A Simmering Passion For Music And The Hunger For Life Right At The Moment. The Story Begins On Jue 7th 1957 In A Small Ghanaian Village Where Kofi Kwarko Gyan, Nicknamed Kiki, Was Born Into A Middle Class Family. Soon His Talent As A Musician Began To Show When He Started Taking Piano Lessions By The Age Of 5 And Went Professional By The Age Of 12. He Dropped Out Of School Shortly After And Began Living A Life On The Road With Regional Ghanaian Bands. One Trip Abroad Took Him To London In The Early 70s Where His Career Received A Giant Push At The Age Of 15. He Joined Afro Rock Legends Osibisa In 1972 As Their New Keyboardist After His Predecessor Had Left The Band. By The Mid 70s Kiki Gyan Had Played With Osibisa To Giant Audiences Allover The World And Met Personalities From The International Music Scene Such As Elton John And Mick Jagger. He Was Not Only A Steady Keyboardist For Osibisa But Also A Very Popular Session Man For Fellow African Bands And Musicians, Among Them Ofege From Nigeria. He Released A Couple Of Solo Albums And We Take A Closer Look Now At His Second Effort From 1979, feeling So Good'. The Music Keeps What The Title Promises As This Is A Delightful Example Of Joy Manifesting In Music. Everything Is Bright Here, The Grooves Are Complex And Powerful, Yet Always Accessible. The Harmonies Enchant You With Their Friendly Approach. The African Sun Shines From Each Note Played On This Record. Gyan Mixes Western Disco Sounds, Funk, African Traditional Chants And Reggae Sounds Into An Ever Flowing Groove Music That Has Lot's Of Melody And Mesmerizes By The Swirling Percussion Patterns. feeling So Good' Is An Equally Physical And Spiritual Affair And Contains Six Lengthy Tunes. Tunes That Live From The Tight Interplay Of All Instruments, The Crisp, Clear And Powerful Production And A Wild And Steaming Atmosphere. Kiki Gyan Was On The Step Of Entering The 'hall Of Legends' Like Stevie Wonder Did, To Whom He Often Got Compared To. His Legacy Remains Huge, Not Only For African Music But For All Black Music That Ruled The Early Disco Scene In The 70s And Whose Popularity Is Still At Full Blossom. Next To Fela Kuti And Geraldo Pino, Kiki Gyan Can Be Called A True Force In African Pop Music Of The 70s!

Soundway Records presents the debut EP from Amsterdam based The Mauskovic Dance Band - a potent, modern blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and space disco, destined for bustling dancefloors.
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The Mauskovic Dance Band is the brainchild of the Amsterdam-based producer and musician, Nicola Mauskovic. A seasoned drummer, he finds himself constantly in demand - as part of Turkish psychedelic outfit Altin Gün, a recent tour with the revival of Zambian legends W.I.T.C.H., and a worldwide tour with psych-pop artist Jacco Gardner, with whom he then went on to form the dance-oriented duo Bruxas (released on Dekmantel). Throughout this hectic schedule Nic still found time to begin studio experiments that would eventually lead to several 7' singles, released on Swiss label Bongo Joe Records in 2017 under the name The Mauskovic Dance Band'.

Julian Sanza and Andre Espeut, are two very familiar names in the scene. Julian, who hails from Argentinian/Cuban roots and Andre with his French/Caribbean heritage, come together to merge electronic dance, modern funk, soul and boogie, creating their own unique melting pot of goodness!

There's something distinctly anthemic about 'Perfect System'. Low slung, synthed up funk, with a house tinge driven by those sweet soulful vocal harmonies - sure to get stuck in your head for days.

OPOLOPO opens up the e.p. adding his trademark disco remix magic touch to the original - upping the tempo, laying a shuffling beat behind, pumping up the bassline and getting spiritual on the keys.

On the flip the 'Situation Remix' channels the inner improv funk, keeping the vocals to choice snippets before the 'Sare Havlicek Dub' rounds the e.p. off reworking the bass synth to the point where it exudes the sleaze.

This is the first in a series of collaborations between these two... keep those eyes peeled!

Independently released album of 80s influenced / new era Boogie, Disco and Jazz fusion performed and recorded by Skymark. Great songwriting and drum programming skills are on display throughout while he deftly works an array of synths (ARP, Prophet, Moog, Roland and Korgs). Big Tip!

This ill little 10" release from Ukokos got two reworks (not edits) that flips a classic Steely Dan track and a rare Polish jazz-funk gem from Krystyna Pronko.

Watcha Got twists Steely Dan into a fierce breakbeat nugget with a strong dance floor appeal while Saison blends EU jazz-funk and funked up electronic layers that sparks memories of old school Carl Craig productions.
Just wait for the disco breakdown...bad ass!

Having never received a full release in the USA (or any release at all in the UK), the 1979 US promo 12" (7:01 mins) of "Shining" by Venus Dodson continues to fetch considerable sums from collectors in 2017. The track was a staple Paradise Garage banger and is surely one of the finest Leroy Burgess penned tracks to come from the peak years of disco. In the interests of restoring some historical balance, Kinfine now present a remastered, limited press, replica 12". Cut with love at 45rpm to ensure a higher audio resolution (than the hard-to-find original).

Africa 45, number 17
Fathili & The Yahoos came from Kenya. Soulful but raw, mid-tempo afro-funk. Licensed from Melodica music stores courtesy of our great friend Abdul Karim. The Wings were a Nigerian band. 'Gone With the Sun' featured on their 1974 album 'Kissing You So Hard' and fuses bluesy disco, funk and soul moods with quirky synths and effects.

Smooth and sensual disco cuts.

Disquaire Day 2018 reissue

New 12" from Hans-Peter Lindstrøm not feautred on his latest album 'It's Alright Between Us As It Is'. Accompanied with a remix and a acapella version.

REPRESS ALERT: As Emotional Rescue continues to deliver the goods for those who love discofied rarities from the 70s and 80s, here comes this EP from Kevin Harrison, originally released in 1982 and worth a pretty penny second hand. It's a wistful, proggy kind of groove that finds Harrison's voice lost in an alien phaser while the live band feel gels with synthesiser parts for a fluid kind of cosmic goodness. There's simply no arguing with the plush melodic wonderment of "Views Of The Rhine", while "Fly" is the jam the party DJs will reach for, not least for its slinky bassline. Amazing.

45 year anniversary of William DeVaughn's smooth soul classic remastered and reissued for RSD on exclusive white vinyl.

'Diamond in the back / Sunroof top / Digging the scene with the gangster lean" - Does it get any smoother than that Stick this record on and get lost in that effortless bassline, sensual guitar licks, coupled with DeVaughn's silky vocals and you'll be right there kicking back in the Cadillac. Oft sampled by the likes of NWA and De La Soul and covered multiple times, most notably on Massive Attack's debut album.

On the B side you're treated to 'Blood Is Thicker Than Water', DeVaughn's first single giving a taste of the masterfully stylish soul he was to carry throughout his career.

Coming at you hard with a brand new release, thats moved away from or usual unissued releases. DJ Rude Lead played me a demo he and Tom Noble from Superior Elevation cooked up whist Tom was in Denmark deejaing. They approached in indemand vocals of Jay Nemor from the states., who layed over some killer sultry lyrics and tones.The song was only in demo form, so Super Disco Edits in house engineer Matt Fletcher and Owner of Super Disco Edits Russell Paine gave the song the boost and heaviness it desired! We really are pleased with the result, thats cut super loud and sounds awesome over a big system

Wan Chai Records is a Hong-Kong based label, specialized in rare Asian records and quality reissues.

After a few years of hard diggin' in Asia, meeting the artists and many local figures of the 60's, 70's and 80's Scene in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, they wanted to share their best finds and put them together on vinyl with the best productions ever made in Soul-Jazz, Disco, Funk, Modern-Soul, and AOR.

The result is a selection of 10 totally unknown gems sung mostly in English and Cantonese with amazing covers of classics like Lovin' You', Make Me Believe In You', or Hurt So Bad' in a nice Artwork Gatefold LP.

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Another double-tracker out from the Napoli's West Hill Studio, this time by the hands of Whodamanny delivering two Italian funk-disco jams entirely made with electronic instruments.

The debut record for Low Budget Family DJ Cat aka Ivan Fomin, Moscow local and DS Bar regular showing his wide influence in different genres and styles by mixing them all together.

A1 is gooey 80's disco track featuring some recordings from a lost answering machine which gets less straightforward and more dubbed out atmospheric treatment from Lipelis on A2 with a nice touch of flute by no other then maestro Jimi Tenor !.

B1 goes to the totally different territory with a morning vibey breakbeat jam and it all rounds up with a 909 dubby slow jam on B2.

And if you were wondering what's that track Young Marco and Jamie Tiller were playing lately and couldn't find out, we got you sorted.
Hold on, Gigolo Calling!

Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra returns with Black Sun, its second full-length album of 100% original, unadulterated disco sophistication, featuring all three original members of pioneering Brazilian jazz-funk trio Azymuth, a full orchestra with arrangements split between Arthur Verocai and Azymuth's late maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami, plus members of the legendary Rio funk group Banda Black Rio.Since its critically acclaimed self-titled debut album in 2014, the FOMDO imprint has released a string of remixes by some all-time greats of dance music, including John Morales, Theo Parrish, Mark Pritchard, Marcellus Pittman, Andres, Dego, Volcov, Kirk Degiorgio and Al Kent. To huge effect in clubs and festivals around the globe, some of the more recent remixes teased the new album material, which for the first time, is presented in its original, soul-heavy incarnation, alongside instrumental versions highlighting the album's stunning arrangements and compositional brilliance.Far from a throw-back - with disco music firmly entrenched in the modern club vernacular - Black Sun is ecstatic dance music at its finest.

Two seminal cuts from Norman Whitfields standout project, The Undisputed Truth. Remastered and reissued on 180g vinyl.
If you're not familiar with 'You + Me = Love', well that bass synth intro will have you hooked from the off. 'Sandman' on the B side is a funk bomb nestled on the Smokin' LP....must have!

Main Ingredient's fantastic take on the Average White Band's original funky classic - for the first time ever on 7" too.
Backed with a Main Ingredient track that's shot-up in popularity over the last few years - welcome to the long 7" version of "Instant Love" previously only available on the U.S. promo 7" which will set you back circa £80 large.7 inch vinyl with a large dinked centre hole.

SMBD aka Simbad is back with his third seasonal EP on GAMM.
After a long and dark winter SMBD thought we all could need some uplifting and soulful spring music...church style!

These three gospel boogie/disco jams have been his personal DJ weapons over recent years but now they're given a sweet edit twist for your dancing pleasure. It doesn't really get more uplifting than this!

Great return of the classic and pioneer band of the French Funk scene! After a long absence, Malka Family reformed, burned some scenes and composed a new album without changing anything to its magic formula. Recomposed with almost all original
musicians, they come back today with a new album, Le Retour du Kif. At the heart of a still popular and multicultural Marais area in Paris, young musicians gather to jam. This is where Malka Family is formed. Their first self-produced album, Malka On
The Beach, was released in 1991, and gigs were immediately chaining up all over France and Europe, famous for their eccentric costumed performance and after-parties. In 1992,
Warner France signs them for a second album Tous des Oufs, a real P-Funk space opera with guests such as Sidney, Dee Nasty, Marco Prince (FFF), or Juan Rozoff... They will then traveled France, Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Namibia, Japan ...
And in 1994, the band becomes independent again and records an EP for Big Cheese Records, titled Fricassee de Funk. After a final tour for the third album, Fotoukonkass (BMG) recorded with Renaud Létang , the band finally broke up. At a time when Daft Punk is using funk artists to support their performance, when Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" continues to make the crowds dance, it's time for the original funkateers families to come back and teach a lesson to new generations. After the
band reformed and started touring again since 2015, they quickly decided to record a new album and to leave on the roads again...

80s Japanese pop GOLD - both versions of 'On Retinae' on 12" for the first time. Talk about an end of night finisher..oooh eee..
full info: Music From Memory's third 12' release features two versions of the track 'On Retinae' by the Japanese pop duo Dip In The Pool. With support from friend Yasuaki Shimizu (AKA Mariah) on clarinet, the track is pure end of the night pop perfection and something of a lost classic.

Originally appearing on Dip In The Pool's 1989 LP of the same name, 'On Retinae' was also pressed in Hong Kong as a 50 copies only promo 12' release, the existence of which remained unknown even to the band themselves until recently. True to that original promo release Music From Memory have chosen to present both the 'West' (English Version) and 'East' (Japanese Version) again in 12' format.

Blending a unique sense of music and style, Dip In The Pool created a refined sense of dreamy minimal pop formed by the productions of Tatsjui Kimura and the ethereal, floating vocals of Miyako Koda. Something of a fashion icon and a much-photographed model in Japan, Miyako is also an actress and has appeared in a number of Japanese feature films.

Since their debut LP on the UK's Rough Trade label in 1985, the group gained something of a cult following and have continued to record and perfom live, with this 12' coming ahead of a much-deserved compilation of the groups work which is to be released by Warner Brothers digitally and on CD later this year.