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More demented, brain-damaging Turkish electro-saz & synth drums galore by the mighty Derdiyoklar duo, originally released in 1984! Anadolu Pop doesn't get weirder than this! These two Turkish guys armed with electro-saz, guitar, drums and synthetizers were hitting the Turkish market in Germany where they lived, playing their sets of traditional flavoured electro-folk in weddings and circumcision feasts for Turkish emigrants in Germany. That crazy is the story, that crazy is their sound!!!

The next instalment in the Dubplate series sees the incredible Mojo Filter step up to the plate and lay down one of his famously foot friendly re-works to vinyl for the very first time!

Mojo Filter turns already great tracks into otherworldly escapades for the more discerning dancefloor. Adding a decidedly Ju-Ju Re-Rub to Nina Simone and a darkened heady drive to Dionne Warwick, he delivers a Diva tweaking pair of edits designed to set alight any dance.

Once again, we hope you enjoy!

!!! Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-83 !!!

Soul Jazz Records' new Boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979-83, with barely a household name in sight. Featured here are some the earliest hip-hop records that came out of New York City following the enormous commercial success of the first ever rap record, 'Rapper's Delight' by the Sugarhill Gang, in September 1979.
Artists and producers alike tried to jump aboard the new commercial possibilities of hip-hop. By the end of the year there were 30 hip-hop singles, all released by independent New York labels. The following year there were over 100 more, and so on.
Boombox 2 tells the story of how hip-hop went from its evolutionary roots in the Bronx through DJs Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa through to its second
phase where veteran music producers - Paul Winley, Peter Brown, Joe Robinson and others - all based in Harlem, began to put rap on vinyl for the first time.
Harlem is also where the separate worlds of disco and hip-hop met through the styles and influence of earlier 'uptown' DJs - DJ Hollywood and Eddie Cheba. In similar fashion these veteran Harlem-based producers instinctively tapped into a long lineage of African-American rhythm and blues, soul and disco.
Boombox 2 is a triple-vinyl set (+ download code) LP and double CD pack that features extensive text, exclusive interviews and stunning photography by Jamel Shabazz, Martha Cooper and others.

The DNA of Purple Rain can be felt throughout pop culture at large. It is a timeless body of work with an immortal resonance exemplified by smashes such as 'Let's Go Crazy,' 'When Doves Cry,' 'Darling Nikki,' the title track 'Purple Rain' and more. Minted Diamond by the RIAA for sales exceeding 13 million, the record stands out as the sixth best-selling soundtrack album in history, moving more than 22 million copies. Hailed by Vanity Fair as 'the best soundtrack of all time,' Time Magazine placed it as the 15th greatest album ever. The album won two 1985 GRAMMY Awards® in the categories of 'Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal' and 'Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special.' Posthumously, it was honored as 'Favorite Soundtrack' at the 2016 American Music Awards. It was also recently nominated for a 2017 Billboard Music Award in the category of 'Top Soundtrack/Cast Album.'

The Disconet vaults once again strike gold with 4 more tracks of exclusive edits by the Disconet team from the early 80's.

We kick off with a fantastic extended version of D.C. La Rue's seminal "Cathedrals"... this epic 11 minute version builds and builds and you'll soon be signing along by the end! Next up Time Bandits funk bomb "Live It Up" is sure to rock any discerning dancefloor.

On the flip we have two extended edits of electro-b-boy gems from the early 80's... Man Parrish's "Hip Hop Bebop" is given an extended intro - that really rocks the drums! Two Sisters "High Noon" still sounds fresh as a daisy and straddles the disco/electro boundaries in fine fashion.

Following on from Volumes 1-3, Volumes 4, 5 & 6 contain more unique remixes from the Disconet vaults. 'Volume 5' kicks off with Bohannon's 'Lets Start The Dance' which gives extra oompth to the percussion freak out. Imagination's 'Just An Illusion' is chopped to shred's with a number of other tracks to create something completely unique in 'Streetmix'. On the flip Bounce's little known 'Strut Your Tennis Style' and A Taste Of Honey's chart topper 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' are also given the Disconet Remix treatment.

The Disconet Greatest Hits series continues at a pace with number 7! Up first we have the original Disconet version of Globe & The Whiz Kid's 'Play That Beat', which was the first ever outing of 'Lesson 1 - The Payoff' which pioneered the whole sampling movement. Up next we have the heavy hitting dancefloor Kat Mandu's 'The Break', which has a true carnival feel! On the flip we have the Disconet version of Graffitti's blissful 'Feeling Love' which hit in 1979, and the Moroder inspired 'Dancer Dance' by Pussyfoot.

2 Edits from a well known producer under the guise of WYMM.
Pressed on limited Red Heart Shaped Vinyl

Rediscover the cult albums of the 80s most mythical Funk band reissued on CD and for the first time on Vinyl since their original releases!
Remastered from the original Master Tapes, including the hits: Flashback', Body Talk'...

The Silver Rider & Osmose serve up some beatdown style reworks spanning the tempo range. Joints for all occasions! Get some love... Vinyl only.

Soul Jazz Records' Record Store Exclusive Limited-Edition Soul 7' Box Set comprising five heavyweight 70s Afro-Funk, Afro-Disco & Afro-Rock seven-inch singles all with unique bespoke label artwork and all digitally re-mastered.

Seriously rare, killer and classic Nigerian 70s Afro-Funk, Afro-Disco & Afro-Rock tunes bought together here in this unique one-off Record Store Day box-set edition.

The title track features Boston based female singer songwriter Saucy Lady (well known for hit singles 'Touch It Rahaan Remix' and 'On The Floor').
Disco Town U-key "Do The Right Thing" puts a neo soul re twist on the title track by Japan's hot producer Yuki Monolog.
The EP contains both "Instrumental" and "Raw Vocal" mixes of down tempo, funk groover "Losing Streak" and a crossover into a more raw form of Tom's funk comes by way of the guitar driven and funky keys of "Live it Up".

Favorite Recordings proudly presents this new official reissue of ARIAN: A rare and underrated Disco album originally released in 1981 by PGP RTB label and fully recorded in New-York.
Arian Kerliu was born in the small town of Macedonia, Dibra or Debar. Arian's first recordings for a local radio stations were at the age of 14, appearing in almost every music festival in Ex-Yugoslavia. When he was 19, Arian came to New York City, working different jobs and studying music. His first music engagements were in various clubs throughout the city, playing guitar and singing. He then met with James Benjamin-Fish, well known bass-guitar player, with whom he formed the band ARIAN & FUNKY FAMILY, mainly performing in the best clubs of NYC at that time. Together, they came to an idea to record an album of their own. After travelling throughout the US, they got to know each other very well, and had connected with probably some of the best musicians you could find at that time. Thus they had Sinclair Acey arranging three songs and Hubert Eaves, as a writer of "Still Together", a beautiful ballad written in honor of his wife. By that time Hubert had gained two Grammy awards for Stephanie Mills' albums. Kornelius Cambell also wrote and composed two songs of the album, which Sinclair Acey arranged. The album also contains a great cover of Can't Say Goodbye' by Bobby Caldwell, a song that Arian and James had interpreted almost every night when touring. And all of this completed with the background vocals of Tawatha Agee (Mtume), Shevill Alexander and Sybil Thomas (Raw Silk) .Arian & Funky Family band was then invited in Yugoslavia for a European tour, including James, Kornelius and Stacey, but also others great musicians such as William "Spaceman" Patterson, Zane Mark, Steve Kroon, Trevor Gale, Alex Foster, or Reggie Marks, not forgetting Flame Braithwaite and Meli'sa Morgan on background vocals. Having the material of the 4 songs ready and finalized, the PGP RTB label from Belgrade offered them to release an album, with the idea to also adapt the songs with lyrics from the famous Croatian musician and writer Mario Mihaljevic.Today, Favorite Recordings is deeply honored to bring this brilliant LP back to life. In order to insure the best sound quality, the original tracklist has been dispatched on a double vinyl version, which should please all DJs and music collectors.

Blackman, multi-keyboard wizard played with the biggest names in fusion music including Lenny White & Twenny-nine'. As a leader and featured recording artist Don's keyboard, vocal and composing talents all came to shine on this debut LP, Blackman' originally released on Arista/GRP in 1982. The album became a sensation on the soul, jazz fusion, funk and rare groove scenes leading to it being constantly in demand since. In the UK Don performs every year at The Jazz Cafe' off the strength of this one album twenty years ago! In 2002 Expansion released his first solo album for Expansion Listen'.
Don toured the world with his band and The Marcus Miller Band', The World Saxophone Quartet', with jazz and bassist Tuero Nakamura.. His work on the acoustic piano and other keyboards was recorded on Mary J. Blidge's, Feel Like A Natural Woman' and Janet Jackson's That's The Way Love Goes' Nard' was sampled by Snoop Doggy Dogg' entitled Hustlers N' G's'.

From the land of Blah Blah comes this new 12 inch consisting of two brand new KBE edits and a couple of unreconstructed original gems. First edit is of an old Bert Stride track from 1983, originally recorded at Compass Point in Bahamas and mixed by FK - this starts with the actual song and moves into dub territory. An irresistible steel drum hook combined with that "Island" feeling and the unmistakable voice of Bert Stride makes for a true Balearic winner. Next in line is 'Thanks But No Thanks', one of those great warm up records heard in bars around Ibiza and also hugely popular in Italy - an 80s jazz cover version of that old Devaughn track from the early 70s, made even more famous by Massive Attack on their debut album. Flip over for record diggers' heaven 'Baateside', a funky obscure library music gem full of sunshine and beach feeling, lush keys, ambient guitars, wobbly bass, floating pianos, edited and with added guitars from KBE - a guaranteed Shazam free 'Cafe Del Mar' vibe. Last but not least is 'Leo's Diner', an old mid 80s Ibiza classic - pounding drums, groovy organ, strumming guitars, dubbed out indie vocals, memories of hierbas and madness. Blah Blah is limited vinyl, no digital - don't sleep.

Mit ihrer neuen Single "Chained To The Rhythm" ruft Katy Perry in Zeiten des Präsidentenwechsels in Amerika die Menschheit dazu auf, sich aus den Zwängen zu befreien und sich weder der Regierung noch den Medien zu unterwerfen. Mit ihrem gesellschaftskritischen Song trat sie bei den Grammys 2017 auf und setzte mit ihrer Liveshow ein klares Statement gegen Donald Trumps Politik. Auch eine politische Katy Perry findet bei ihren Fans Anklang: Der Track schaffte es bereits in der ersten Woche
in 25 Ländern auf Platz 1 der iTunes Charts, verzeichnet über 50 Millionen Audio und Video Streams und mehr als 21.000 globale Radioplays!

2 MASSIVE 70'S /80'S TRACKS REVAMPED AND BROUGHT UP TO DATE NEVER BEFORE ON 12"

Disco boogie classic by Amra "Dancin" original first pressing on T.C.I. Productions only available in hyper-limited quantities! Amra, comprised of France Joli's backing band, won three black music awards for the single Dancin including: Best Funk of the year and Top Funk single of the year.

Limited stock - act now! No-one else has this!

Original 12's from the year 2000!
Official promo 12" from the Strut "Club Africa 2" compilation

Debut solo album for the producer and DJ Danilo Seclì , titled "Reverse" and comes out on March 31, 2017 Smilax /. The symbol of the famous dj Samsara Beach Gallipoli beach doing dance and dream, looks back on many years of music has long coordinates the collective project Calls Salento Italy, with whom he released three albums and several compilations. For the first time, with this record he makes his musical personality and does so by collaborating with Sandro Cappello, German songwriter of Italian origin. "Reverse" is perfectly halfway between pop and dance. The lyrics of some songs give energy, others, it is the case of "Starlight", are true love songs, electronic sounds sometimes take a back seat. There are two covers ( "Master Blaster" by Stevie Wonder and "Sweet Harmony" of the Beloved), but even then the melodies and sounds of the past are proposed in a new way. It is no coincidence: Reverse in Italian means return and cover stands on a sort of portal in the form of R, facing the future and simultaneously towards the past. "The album is a kind of circulation and recirculation of life and music," says Danilo Seclì. "We 'a loop that tells the emotions that we all live and still live again through music. Today many DJs and even many artists prefer to be limited to the individual, but I wanted to express a concept a bit 'wider. " "Reverse" contains 9 songs and is a mix of past and future music. Melodie atmospheres and the 80/90's pop are reinterpreted by the arrangement essential and current songs. Who wants to dance or to dance can do it, but "Reverse" is primarily a disc to listen and listen carefully.

Rome was, of course, the pulsing heart of Italian library music - it is the place where tv and movies are made, so editors and musicians tend to gather there. But we must not forget what was happening in the library music world, at the same time, in Milan - where there was a very active music industry, but leaning more on the pop and jazz side. The Roman style was more connected to the classic and orchestral tradition, but the musicians from Milan adopted a more urban and international approach, in the vein of contemporary pop with some US jazz-funk instrumental deviations. It's not a coincidence that among the most active artists in the library world we find people who - in the Seventies and Eighties - played in many records by Mina, Fabrizio De André, Gaber, Branduardi and Fausto Papetti. The quartet featuring pianist Oscar Rocchi, bassist Gigi Cappellotto, drummer Andy Surdi and guitarist Ernesto Verardi is behind many great library music albums from the golden age, most of which released via the labels owned by Edizioni Minstrel. 'Crazy Colours' (originally marketed in 1979 via BAM label, credited to the New Sound Quartet), is quite a big effort for a library music album, since it features a whole orchestra to back the quartet and soloist Hugo Heredia (always present on sax and flute in the albums by the four musicians). In these eight tracks, orchestral disco music is the main focus: in the vein of late Seventies, the biggest influences are to be found in Quincy Jones and Barry White.

This AA side 12" single brings together two seemingly distant, yet somehow closely related zones of psychedelia. One side brings the original version of Magic Carpet Ride by Kontiki Suite, a dense and hypnotic epic culminating in a wall of guitar and harmony; just the way we like it. Far out.
On the flip, The Time and Space Machine, aka Richard Norris, fresh from remixes of DJ Harvey, Tame Impala and Bryan Ferry, stretches the original out into a cosmic psych jam from outer space. Guaranteed to get the hipsters swinging!

Third release in the already ludicrously collectable series !
10" marbled pink, single press, 400 only, hand stamped, hand numbered and no digital.
Tusk says; "I love the Coyote guys, they've been fantastic to me since starting up Tusk Wax. So I'm really happy to get these two mavericks to do a Porn release with me, so to speak."

At a time when bandleaders in Nigeria used titles as an affectation, Dr. Adolf Ahanotu was the real deal. He had a PhD in music compilation and Master's degrees in education and communication. He also played a mean tenor sax, an instrument he mastered touring Owerri with the Mirabels. Ahanotu's scholarly background is apparent in the impeccable arrangements and the way each track is labelled with its musical type. The banging opening track, 'Sensation' is disco, notes the helpful doctor. The legendary 'Ijere' is to be considered Remire or Afro Jazz. 'Litany of Freedom' is reggae, 'Cupid' is rock and 'Tropical Moonlight' classified as the blues. The mandatory ode to the nation, 'Happy Nigeria', is labelled as calypso. But these are not dry, scholarly pieces. 'Sensation' reeks of dance floor freakiness not the hallowed halls of academia. And listen to the pitch bend craziness on 'Injere'. Sure, Dr. Ahanotu had studied the rules. But he wasn't afraid to break them. From the freaked-out opening seconds of the title track you are left in no doubt: The doctor is in the house. Mastered and produced by Goddy Oku. - Peter Moore

The eastern Nigerian city of Calabar in Cross River State was colloquially known as Canaan City - a place of lush landscapes, alluring women and delicious cooking. When the Biafra War ended it became a land of milk and honey for bands as well, with jumping venues like the Taj Mahal and Luna Nite Club and a label called Clover, set up local entrepreneur Ben Okonkwo, releasing albums by bands like The Doves, The Visitors, Aktion and The Apostles. The youngest band on the Clover roster was Mansion, a teenage highlife group, led by singer and bassist John 'Holy Mountain' Ebiong. Okonkwo decked them out in flares, repackaged them as a funk band and put them in the studio with EMI super-producer, Kayode Salami. The result was Devil Woman, an astoundingly assured funk/rock album. The title track revels in a '60s psychedelic vibe. 'The Love Song' is a direct appeal to teenage hearts. 'Heaven Here On Earth' has an irresistible shuffling groove while 'You Can't Stop Us' is what James Brown would have sounded like if he'd been born in the Cross River State. Devil Woman is an album designed to set young hearts aflutter and draw approving nods from seasoned musicians. It succeeds in both. - Peter Moore

Unearthed by groove archeologist Betino Errera, this black gem was cut in Paris in 1980 by American vocalist Robert Helms. His French career being rather confidential with releases under his own name as well as Bobby Helms or simply Bobby, the Lay Down Girl album remained a well-kept secret for decades despite the fact that it contained two very strong disco-funk tunes.

Helms was backed by a seasoned studio band including Donny Donable (of Lafayette Afro Rock Band) on drums, Christophe Zadire (of Zulu Gang fame) on bass and Beckie Bell on backing vocals. The session was led by master musician Jacob Desvarieux on guitar, piano and synths, who was already at that time one of the founders of Kassav. These recordings were made under the supervision of Pierre Jaubert, who was a major player on the independent French production scene from the late 60s onward, operating his own studio, famous for also being a much appreciated meeting point for musicians. He is responsible for bringing forth works from legendary bluesmen like John Lee Hooker, Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes and jazz greats including Mal Waldron, Archie Shepp and Charlie Mingus. But to funk lovers, Pierre Jaubert is mostly known for his involvement with the mythical Lafayette Afro Rock Band whose prominent breaks and riffs have been sampled by the most illustrious rappers including Public Enemy, De La Soul, Naughty by Nature, Digital Underground, Wu Tang Clan and Ice Cube to name just a few.

Today, Betino's Records reissues two very sought after tracks from the original album: "Feet On The Ground", cowritten by Desvarieux and Helms and "Sekele I Like It", written by Desvarieux and Pasteur Lappe, the latter hailing from Cameroon was the first one to record the song in 1979. In addition, both tunes get the contemporary rework treatment. Baptman and Betino editing the vocals out of "Sekele I Like It" then turning it into a very danceable Philly inspired dub. For his part, DJ Vas digs the Afrobeat seam on "Feet On The Ground", thickens the sauce with thumping bass lines and adds an "Earth Wind & Fire" feel by putting the emphasis on the horn section.

And last but not least, this 12inch pressing is limited to 700 copies worldwide.

*Recent Harvey Favorite Alert!* Peaking Lights are back at it. While the clouds of pessimism hover, rays of sunshine cut and break thru with two new tracks for healing and conquering the shadows that loom. Little Flower featuring Chloë Sevigny for Regime Des Fleurs and curated by fashion sound guru Michel Gaubert. Over the summer of 2016, Peaking Lights was approached by DJ Harvey's camp for the instrumental version for sweaty times so for some of you this tune may ring familiar, however, this is the first time it's been available.... TIP! *Limited initial copies*
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The vocal version features Chloë Sevigny with a beautiful melancholic yet powerful chant to Saint Therese an alchemical figure who's words What matters in life is not great deeds but great love' ring true thru time. Peaking Lights production is a playfully psychedelic mid tempo love jam with a lot of groove.

On the flip is Conga Blue with the instrumental to follow. An upbeat weirdo disco cut laying it down at 120bpm with some dreamy vocals with a catchy line through dark and doom can flowers bloom' as the solid rhythm section holds it together while melodies float by and the clav and synths ride the groove. Originally this cut was released digitally in March 2016 one year later it's on wax.

Peaking Lights are also preparing to release their much-anticipated fifth record - a double album (title TBA) in April 2017 on their label Two Flowers Records.

Conceived in 2013 to re-release their album, 936, Two Flowers Records is now completely independent, run by Indra Dunis of Peaking Lights. The label follows an art as life ethic where the artist takes control of their work thru DIY mechanisms. Based in Los Angeles, CA.

Trevor & Lisa, the Parisian Funk band, is back!

L.A. Nights, their new EP on Hi & Fly is a new milestone in the band discography, setting it to a next level. The title track is a cover of the famous Yasuko Agawa's track (itself based on Light of the world's London Town') inspired by strong Zapp and West-Coast influences. Fat basslines, tight horn riffs and funky talkbox parts galore!

Break Droppin'' and The Battle' are infectious medleys played by the band with an extended line-up including extra brass, strings and percussions. In Breaks Droppin'', you'll find a carefully selected mix of cuts, ranging from the Hawaiian Hal Bradbury's You win, I Lose', to Julius Brockington's This Feeling (Freedom)', passing through CTI and other sampler friendly tracks.

The Battle' is a b-boy style up-tempo selection, mixing Latin influences with some classic battle cuts and evolving to a Disco finish, with a cover of the great Brothers' break Under the Skin'. It is 10' long, the beats & percussions are heavy and the extended band is in top condition. It won't let some rest to your feet for sure!

Last but not least, it's also the comeback of Hi & Fly, a French diggers' reference since 2000. So, one reason more to have a listen... Enjoy!

Following on from the previous 2 volumes of high quality Disco heat dug from Salsoul's legendary back catalog we have here the 3rd installment of selections that were favored by DJ-demi God Larry Levan on the dancefloor of his seminal, game changing NYC nightclub The Paradise Garage.

That's right, high quality Disco, Boogie, Funk & more is the order of the day here with prime-time hits flawlessly rubbing shoulders with underground cuts in a way that mirrors Levan's open mind & faultless ear for music. His elusive early 80's remix of Jimmy Castor's perennial B-boy jam "It's Just Begun" sits comfortably alongside essential tracks like Skyy's club classic "Here's To You", Inner Life's anthemic "Moment Of My Life" & Orlando Riva Sounds trippy "Moonboots" among many others.

This is an essential release for those who dig the Disco sound & want to have all these incredible records in one place, or for newcomers who wish to explore the sounds & vibe of one of the greatest DJ's of modern times & who want to get down to some of the tracks that have shaped modern day club culture.

Re-mastered, re-pressed & re-released for 2015 in full conjunction with Salsoul records New York City.

Sofrito present a unique slice of afro-disco from the celebrated griot, Niama Makalou, recorded in the late 70s.


Descended from a family of griots (traditional Malian praise singers), Niama Makalou moved to France in the mid 70s where she cut this, her one and only vinyl release. At the time Paris (like much the rest of the world) was swept up in disco fever, so along with a group of Malian musicians the date was set to cut a piece of disco, griot style. The resulting mixture of off kilter hand claps, raw string arrangements, Balafon flourishes and Bambara vocals combine with a heavy disco groove to produce a one-off piece of cross-cultural dancefloor mayhem.
On the flip Daphni (aka Caribou) crafts an extended version that distills it into a stripped down and dubbed out groove.

SHIRO SCHWARZ returns after a successful breakout 2016 including debut singles on STAR CREATURE & MOFUNK. Two floor fillers - The B Side featuring a party cut, "BOOGIE GHOST" - a cult favorite from their live performances & the romantic floor filler on Side A with "TOGETHER".

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Nous Horizon » is Yuksek's great studio album comeback, 5 years after his last album.

Yuksek's characteristic sound, midway between post-disco, house and pop, shines through on its various tracks. Even more than on his last album, « Living on the Edge of Time », Yuksek shows his talent as a singer.

'Nous Horizon' is an album of mostly duets, invitations to sing together (Break My Heart, Sunrise, Sweet Addiction, Stay) featuring greek singer Monika, French pop bands Her, Juveniles and Roman Rappak (from band Breton)

His new melodies are sunnier than before; his beats and production more subtle.

Airy, but still conveying a touch of hedonism in its most club-friendly sounds, this album is Yuksek's writing of a musical story.