Crosstalk Newsletter Week 14 2012

Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 2012-03-30 08:25
Crosstalk International Newsletter Week 14 2012
               
This Week's Featured Items
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Hip Hop FW82 0 Souleance/La Gourmandise First Word Play 7 $9.99
Fulgeance & DJ Soulist bust loose some moves w/this lead-up to their "La Belle Vie" CD. Opener 'Schack' is a dancefloor bomb w/killer funk bass & horn stabs. B f/2 classic soul cuts w/trademark Souleance flips incl the achy "Tryin" from the CD..
               
House CR1256 0 Trackman Lafonte/EP Creme Play 12 $16.99
Raw, banging surfer house from the beaches of Northern California. The real tracks from tube, lo-fi, and gritty to the core..
               
Hip Hop-Funk-Soul FW73CD 5050580567580 Souleance/La Belle Vie First Word Play CD $16.99
Fulgeance & French DJ Soulist come correct w/a mix of soulful samples, crunchy beats, w/vocals from Rashaan Ahmad (Pride) & Homecut (The Unseen) + drums from Shawn Lee (Ubiquity). Funk, soul & hip hop merge in a great album.
               
House LONESOMEHERO05 0 Ed Shepherd/Remedy Lonesomehero Play 12 $14.99
Ed Shepherd is the newest addition to the Lonesome Hero roster. Having hoarded an arsenal of hardware, Shepherd employs his passion for all things analog to create a massive EP. Acid, heady Techno, and drone all factor into this quality release.
               
Electronic SAT005LP 850392004021 Francis Harris/Leland Scissor & Thread Play 3LP $33.99
Harris' most expansive work to date; electronic music with warmth & true dynamic range, bolstered by vocals, & live instruments. Billed as a requiem, it's a quiet affair, as peaceful as it is moody. Comes w/DL.
               
Techno-House-Downtempo TC028 0 Tomas Barfod/Broken Glass Friends of Friends Play 12EP $11.99
Drummer for Whomadewho, who also toured w/LCD Soundsystem & Hot Chip, unleashed house hits as TomBoy, remixed Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party. This EP f/ remixes by Jacob Korn, Shlohmo. Juxtaposes space & beauty w/darkness & the macabre.
               
Techno ALPHA23 0 Kris Wadsworth & Butane/Team.. Alphahouse Play 12 $9.99
Their individual dark pasts bring together two American techno heroes, Kris Wadsworth and Butane, for this release for the Alphahouse label. Three tracks of raw uncompromising techno. Warehouse-style jack mode techno.
               
House HP015 0 Rick Wade/Neverending... Harmonie Park Play DLP $28.99
A new full-length by Rick Wade 'Neverending Reflections' arrives on his own Harmonie Park! A soundtrack to the graphic novel, Rick proves to be a brazen and unique mind behind titles such as 'Swimming The Dimensional Sea' and 'Reflections Of A Space Mack'
               
Bass BUTTERZ009 0 Swindle & Silkie/Unlimited Butterz Play 12 $12.99
Anticipated collaborative single between Butterz' Swindle and Deep Medi's own Silkie, who have fused their love of retro funk-synthesizers with penetrative basslines. Flip for Swindles solo effort with a frantic beat pattern and woozy synths.
               
Disco-House SAVED078 0 Clio/Into The Disco EP Saved Play 12 $14.49
2 original tracks: A - Bad Boy. B - Into The Disco
               
House-Techno DKMNTLAS5-4 0 VA/Anniversary Series Part 4 Dekmantel Play 12 $14.99
Swedish duo Skudge ends Dekmantel’s compilation w/fierce jacking hypnotizing techno monster. On flip, San Proper deliver exiling piece of house music, that will shake up dance floors easily.
               
Techno FW024 0 VA/Fachwerk EP 3 Fachwerk Play 12 $15.99
The third in the series of artist compilation releases on Fachwerk sees Mike Dehnert once again enlisting Roman Lindau and Sascha Rydell who contribute some gritty and raw techno tracks. Some proper Techno!
               
House THEMA029 0 Beaner/Mixed Doubles Thema Play 12 $9.99
After releasing some cross-eyed dance floor burners on District of Corruption, Little Helpers, and Bar25, Beaner returns to Thema to stake his place on the dance floor with four deep, fractured after-hours jams.
               
House CJFD010 0 Geeeman/Bang't Clone Jack For Daze Play 12 $14.99
New Geeeman arrives on Clone Jack For Daze 1 year after his (or their, or her?) 'Rubberband2' release. Proper jacking tracks rooted in the good old Chi-town history of raw and banging house tracks. Just Bang't!!!
               
Hip Hop ACDW12X1 0 Devonwho/Strangebrew All City Play 12 $14.99
4 track instrumental EP from L.A based via Portland producer. Sun drenched synths & G-funk vibes along w/low-slung bass & melodic keys make up this record's sounds. Includes remix by Bay Area funkster B Bravo. Full color art + DL included.
               
               
New Items in Stock
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Bass BUTTERZ009 0 Swindle & Silkie/Unlimited Butterz Play 12 $12.99
Anticipated collaborative single between Butterz' Swindle and Deep Medi's own Silkie, who have fused their love of retro funk-synthesizers with penetrative basslines. Flip for Swindles solo effort with a frantic beat pattern and woozy synths.
               
Disco-House SAVED078 0 Clio/Into The Disco EP Saved Play 12 $14.49
2 original tracks: A - Bad Boy. B - Into The Disco
               
Dubstep ALLEYX001 0 Mieux/Next Episode Up My Alley Play 12 $14.99
Sophisticated Bass re-rubs on two classic tracks by Mieux, club material par excellence. 200 hand-stamped white labels only, no digital, act fast.
               
Electro NA004 0 Milyoo/Classic EP Night Audio Play 12 $12.99
Submerse and KingThing's label returns to wax w/industrial sized slap on title track 'Classic'. EP takes you on dystopian journey thru sonic landscape sculpted in a way that only Milyoo could envisage. Remix by VVV creates spacious deeper vibe.
               
Electro SHIP013 0 Funckarma vs Onionboy/Rusty Ko Shipwrec Play 12 $16.99
Funckarma goes in league w/Onionboy (Darko Esser), each w/org cut & remixing each other's. (A1) lush electronics & heavy dubstep. (A2) rmx old school electro. (B1) nostalgic synth over firm beats. (B2) rmx has complex IDM beat structures. LTD 300, pic cov
               
Electronic FOF115CD 711623731324 Tomas Barfod/Salton Sea Friends of Friends Play CD $13.99
At times bright with delicate pop melodies, 'Salton Sea' boldly submerges into dark, morose rhythms, juxtaposing the graceful & desolate characteristics of the Californian lakebed the album shares its name with, drawing you deeper into its shadowy pop.
               
Electronic SAT005LP 850392004021 Francis Harris/Leland Scissor & Thread Play 3LP $33.99
Harris' most expansive work to date; electronic music with warmth & true dynamic range, bolstered by vocals, & live instruments. Billed as a requiem, it's a quiet affair, as peaceful as it is moody. Comes w/DL.
               
Hip Hop ACDW12X1 0 Devonwho/Strangebrew All City Play 12 $14.99
4 track instrumental EP from L.A based via Portland producer. Sun drenched synths & G-funk vibes along w/low-slung bass & melodic keys make up this record's sounds. Includes remix by Bay Area funkster B Bravo. Full color art + DL included.
               
Hip Hop ARKST003 0 Bflecha/Qvasi Naves Arkestra Discos Play 12 $14.99
Bflecha returns to Arkestra Discos extracting spanish pop, R&B, contemporary electronica, and classic dance music on a quest for the definitive 21st Century pop sound. 'Qvasi Naves' features stuttering 808 percussion, frenetic stabs in high style.
               
Hip Hop BP04 0 MF 911/The Rukus EP Black Pegasus Play 12EP $10.99
Ant Live, Mainy Main, & Ced Rat were one of the 1st hip hop groups to put the "D" on the map way before the Eminem & Jay Dilla era. Their 1993 debut album "Idol: The Blood Sport" is a classic, & this is their shelved 1996 follow up.
               
Hip Hop FW82 0 Souleance/La Gourmandise First Word Play 7 $9.99
Fulgeance & DJ Soulist bust loose some moves w/this lead-up to their "La Belle Vie" CD. Opener 'Schack' is a dancefloor bomb w/killer funk bass & horn stabs. B f/2 classic soul cuts w/trademark Souleance flips incl the achy "Tryin" from the CD..
               
Hip Hop-Funk FW27 0 Souleance/Le Monde EP First Word Play 12EP $11.99
Fulgeance has been building a reputation in the beats scene. Soulist, the French funky president, is the founder & resident DJ of Paris clubnight What the Funk. They merge together to create a sum even greater than it's parts.
               
Hip Hop-Funk FW43 0 Souleance/Soupape EP First Word Play 12EP $11.99
6 tracks explore a wide range of styles that bring their idiosyncratic sound w/it's soulful influence to the fore, from Brazilian beats to boom bap hip hop.
               
Hip Hop-Funk-Soul FW73CD 5050580567580 Souleance/La Belle Vie First Word Play CD $16.99
Fulgeance & French DJ Soulist come correct w/a mix of soulful samples, crunchy beats, w/vocals from Rashaan Ahmad (Pride) & Homecut (The Unseen) + drums from Shawn Lee (Ubiquity). Funk, soul & hip hop merge in a great album.
               
House CR1256 0 Trackman Lafonte/EP Creme Play 12 $16.99
Raw, banging surfer house from the beaches of Northern California. The real tracks from tube, lo-fi, and gritty to the core..
               
House HP015 0 Rick Wade/Neverending... Harmonie Park Play DLP $28.99
A new full-length by Rick Wade 'Neverending Reflections' arrives on his own Harmonie Park! A soundtrack to the graphic novel, Rick proves to be a brazen and unique mind behind titles such as 'Swimming The Dimensional Sea' and 'Reflections Of A Space Mack'
               
House IT029 0 BMG & Derek Plaslaiko/Is Your Interdimensional Transmissions Play 12 $16.99
Killer and highly-danceable Detroit-style electronics from two of the city's best kept secrets, Derek Plaslaiko and Ectomorph's BMG. Screwed vocals and gnarly bassline action on the title track accompanied by dancefloor-ready interpretations on the flip.
               
House KLRLTD010 0 6th Borough Project/LTD10 Kolour Limited Play 10 $16.49
Graeme Clark (The Revenge) collaborative project, The 6th Borough Project, has bred a new 10" of deep, blissfully hypnotic sampledelia with track flows governed by the laws of extreme repetition. Musical spirits captured on wax.
               
House LONESOMEHERO05 0 Ed Shepherd/Remedy Lonesomehero Play 12 $14.99
Ed Shepherd is the newest addition to the Lonesome Hero roster. Having hoarded an arsenal of hardware, Shepherd employs his passion for all things analog to create a massive EP. Acid, heady Techno, and drone all factor into this quality release.
               
House TPT050 0 Ekoplekz/Westereigh Works Perc Trax Play 12 $14.49
Perc Trax, RA's December 2011 Label Of The Month, comes correct with their final salvo of the year, this time from Bristol experimentalist, Ekoplekz. With a full-length past this fall on Punch Drunk Records, this producer is poised for a big 2012.
               
House TWOARMADILLOS001-2 0 Two Armadillos/Golden Age 2of3 Two Armadillos Play 12 $15.49
(A) banging club track w/relentless pounding groove. 2 deeper cuts on flip.
               
House-Techno DKMNTLAS5-4 0 VA/Anniversary Series Part 4 Dekmantel Play 12 $14.99
Swedish duo Skudge ends Dekmantel’s compilation w/fierce jacking hypnotizing techno monster. On flip, San Proper deliver exiling piece of house music, that will shake up dance floors easily.
               
Techno ALPHA23 0 Kris Wadsworth & Butane/Team.. Alphahouse Play 12 $9.99
Their individual dark pasts bring together two American techno heroes, Kris Wadsworth and Butane, for this release for the Alphahouse label. Three tracks of raw uncompromising techno. Warehouse-style jack mode techno.
               
Techno FW024 0 VA/Fachwerk EP 3 Fachwerk Play 12 $15.99
The third in the series of artist compilation releases on Fachwerk sees Mike Dehnert once again enlisting Roman Lindau and Sascha Rydell who contribute some gritty and raw techno tracks. Some proper Techno!
               
               
Restocked Items
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Afro-Latin BJ019 0 Captain Planet/The Ningane EP Bastard Jazz Play 12EP $9.99
The Captain returns w/a dancefloor-destroying 12" steeped in his tough breakbeat sound f/Congolese singer Fredy Massamba over a horn driven slice of  Afrobreaks, w/remixes by Whiskey Barons + 2 more Afro-Latin burners, & instrumental of title track.
               
Afro-Latin BJCD02 711623405928 Captain Planet/Cookin' Gumbo Bastard Jazz Play CD $14.99
The Capt takes a trip around the world, weilding his hop hop production style to make dancefloor bombs & mixing these influences into an aural gumbo. w/assistance from LA soulstress Brit Lauren, & the Congo's Fredy Massamba
               
Afro-Latin BJLP01 711623405911 Captain Planet/Cookin' Gumbo Bastard Jazz Play DLP $19.99
After 3 successful EPs this full length continues the Captains penchant for running global sounds through hip-hop production machine, & spitting out irresistible dance-floor tracks in differnt stytles  F/"Fumando" "Samba Radiante" "Ningane" + new material.
               
Afro-Latin-Funk-Hip Hop BJ016 712000000000 Captain Planet/Speakin Nuyoric Bastard Jazz   12EP $9.99
6 globally fed beats & breaks, extra heavy on the roughness, in full pic sleeve. Salsa-meets-chunky hip-hop breaks, nasty MPC-flavored funk, serious chopped up Brazilian exotica, & riot inciting Afro chants w/remix by Palov & Mishkin.
               
Disco-Jazz-Funk DB7016CD 664000000000 Steve Marshall/Do What You Dope Brother   CD $12.99
Rare funky disco & jazz/funk heat from 1978! A must for fans of Mizell brothers & Brass Construction. Marshall is noted for flute on Steve Parks` `Moving In the Right Direction.` Full 12` versions of `Maintain` & `Do What You Will,` + 2 unreleased cuts.
               
Downtempo-D&B-Dub BJ018 711623405430 Colm K/Basics Bastard Jazz Play 12EP $9.99
This Irish DJ follows his BSTRD Boots 10", w/this heavy, bumping downtempo cut f/lovely vocals of Elaine Dowling. All stops are pulled out w/remixes by DJ Catalist, Jugoe, Ross Wakefield (Part Time Heros) w/Alex Stevenson (Patchwork Pirates). Pic sleeve.
               
Dub-Ska-Funk-Latin BJ014CD 0 VA/Brooklyn Bastard Jazz   CD $13.99
Eclectic grooves from a scene cultivated in little sweaty lounges where DJs start a set & a band might finish it f/Sharon Jones, Menahan Street Band,Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, DJ DRM, Subatomic Sound System, Chimp Beams, Midnight Lab Band.
               
Dubstep-Techno RS1107 0 Klaus/Tusk EP R&S Play 12 $12.99
His debut EP is erudite & cultivated, sets tone for early evening on heavy system or earlier morning on headphones against an inner-city backdrop. Twists & turns over 4 trks, w/layered drum patterns giving way to distorted atmospherics & heavy bass.
               
Electro DMSR00663LP 93652019315 Egyptian Lover/On The Nile Egyptian Empire   LP $10.55
REPRESS! His 1984 debut album f/alternate mix of `Egypt, Egypt`. This has not been available for several years.
               
Electro JDC0116 0 Sexual Harrassment/I Need A JDC   12 $7.99
Tracklisting: I Need A Freak (Long Version), I Need A Freak (Short Version), I Need A Freak Instrumental).
               
Electro RS1009 0 Untold/Stereo Freeze R&S Play 12 $13.99
Debut from 1 of UK dubstep's leading lights inspired by classic house, techno, jungle & rave that made R&S what it is. (A) is aimed at dancefloor & updates Detroit electro for 2010. (B) mixes rave stabs & electro bass over shuffling future house beats.
               
Electro RS1202 0 Model 500/Control R&S Play 12 $12.99
Juan Atkins returns to R&S on a Model 500 solo mission. 'Control' is vintage Model 500, classic electro with Atkins treated vocal riding over the crisp rhythm programming, dark basslines and Detroit synths. The moodier 'The Messenger' on the flip.
               
Electronic RS1007 0 James Blake/Klavierwerke EP R&S Play 12 $12.99
Solo outing from member of Mount Kimbie, great example of new post-dubstep scene. 4 trk EP whose title means 'piano works' signals change of direction w/more role for keys & his own voice.
               
Electronic RS1111 5055274701608 James Blake/Love What Happened Here R&S Play 12 $13.99
New EP looks to be return to experimental introspective beat-driven music of 2010's 'CMYK' & 'The Bell's Sketch'. These three new tracks will further his reputation as one of the finest auteurs working in electronic music today.
               
Electronic RS1201 0 Bullion/Say Arr Ee R&S Play 10 $12.99
Shows him as music lover of many styles who can identify and combine those elements with an air of sympathetic range and still have a sense of clarity and cohesion.
               
Funk-Latin BJ710 0 Lord Echo/Things I Like To Do Bastard Jazz Play 7 $6.99
Things I Like To Do is a feel good stomper w/fuzzed out organ stabs, bubbling bass, stuttering stripped down break & soaring horns. "Long Time No See" brings boogaloo vibes
               
Funk-Soul C112 0 The UBs/Everybody Knows I Love Counterpart Play 10 $9.99
These session men are back w/double dib o'love for Cincinnati soul legend Kenny Smith. A was a massive Northern Soul + "Think About Number One", a remake of "Go For Your Self'. Both vocal & instrumental. Black vinyl.
               
Funk-Soul-Disco DB7022CD 0 VA/Dopebrother Studio A Dope Brother Play CD $15.99
18-song collection of heavy funk, sweet soul & neck-snapping disco. Be mesmerized by the raw drums of `How You Gonna Do It?`, the mellow groove of `Foxfire,` the self-explanatory `Party And Get On Down` & the disco heat of `Maintain.`
               
Funk-Soul-Jazz-Disco RSR2YLIDIOMPH 0 Jupiter Tuning Center & Boogie Arkestra/EP Rotating Souls Records Play EP $9.99
Boogie Arkestra & Jupiter Tuning Centre lay down 4 streaming tracks, starting with the Stomping "Vodka Sour", moves to the funky "Tunnelwhip" flips to some funky beatdown on "Love & Fashion", & throws some disco-funk in w/"Don't Forget". Sublime.
               
Hip Hop FITB28LP 789577678712 Ecid/Werewolf Hologram Fill In The Breaks Play DLP $26.49
Minneapolis native MC, DJ & producer is a DIY indie hip hop machine. Sample based beats taken to another level underscore thought provoking vocals & explosive hooks. Fts cuts w/Awol One, Kristoff Krane & late Eyedea. Also includes DL code for full album.
               
Hip Hop-Dub-Latin-Funk BJXCD01 0 DRM/Sound of BSTRD Boots Bastard Boots Play CD $13.99
Label owner DRM hops from hip-hop to salsa & boogaloo, samba, boogie, dub & reggae, funk, breakbeats, disco, psychedelia, and more.on this retrospective mix. .F/E`s E, Greenwood Rhythm Coalition, Dub Traffik Control, Rebel Crew, Yosaku, etc
               
Hip Hop-Latin BJ7008 0 DJ Center/Groove Bastard Jazz Play 7 $6.99
A beautiful piece of midtempo bossa-hop, complete with soaring horns and easy tropical guitar vibes. On the flip Captain Planet pulls towards the dancefloor w/boomin` drums, samba whistles & cuicas, dirty synth bass, & funky Rhodes
               
House BM008 0 The It-Club Ice/Gallimaufry Ga Black Market Play 12 $15.49
2nd Black Market Classic release featuring beautiful Larry track 'The It - Gallimaufry Gallery', slow sexy & jazzy. Flip is club anthem from early 90s 'Manhassett (Larry Heard Space Mix)' by Club Ice. Timeless house music.
               
House CJFD010 0 Geeeman/Bang't Clone Jack For Daze Play 12 $14.99
New Geeeman arrives on Clone Jack For Daze 1 year after his (or their, or her?) 'Rubberband2' release. Proper jacking tracks rooted in the good old Chi-town history of raw and banging house tracks. Just Bang't!!!
               
House FXHEAOL 0 Omar S-Aaron Siegel/Tonite FXHE Play 12 $12.99
Essential jackin' Detroit house business, w/big R&B flavor courtesy L'Renee. 2 mixes, the stripped down original w/chugging synth bass, & the Detroit mix that's a bit smoother & deeper.
               
House THEMA029 0 Beaner/Mixed Doubles Thema Play 12 $9.99
After releasing some cross-eyed dance floor burners on District of Corruption, Little Helpers, and Bar25, Beaner returns to Thema to stake his place on the dance floor with four deep, fractured after-hours jams.
               
House-Techno NG001 0 Dijkhuis/Dijkhuis #1 Night Gallery Play 12 $8.99
Anonymous artist reveals a diversity w/3 tracker. The EP starts off with a Tangerine Dream vibe, moves into jackin' territory, & finishes on a deep melodic tip. Good response from Nebraska, Disco Nihilist, Infinitestatemachine, et al.
               
House-Techno NG002 0 Dijkhuis/Dijkhuis #2 Night Gallery Play 12 $9.99
From the land of Hovis, 2nd label release is another debut. Influenced heavily by Forgemasters & Sheffield bleep sound characterised by early Warp, 3 trks of rude but subdued electronic music. Takes us on journey twisting through dark & deep.
               
House-Techno RS1008 0 Space Dimension Controller/Temporary Thrillz R&S Play D12 $28.49
'Temporary Thrillz' double pack sees Jack Hamil advance his sound thru intergalatic slow jams, deep club excursions & mid-tempo space funk while retaining trademark depth, soul & finesse. Also incl 4 locked grooves. Cover shows is digital only, comes in R&S sleeve.
               
Reggae-Cumbia BJ7009 0 Romanowski/The Instigators Bastard Jazz Play 7 $6.99
The Instigators is a beat heavy Rocksteady track w/tough live drum break, bubbling skanks, fuzzed out guitar & female vocal affirmations. "Sol Cumbia" is dreamy tropical affair merging a dubby one drop with cumbia vibes
               
Soul COS003 0 Jordan Valentine/Tell Me What's On Your Mind Cultures of Soul Play 7 $8.99
New soul artist Jordan Valentine and the Sunday Saints. A side is a masterful cover of "Tell Me What's On Your Mind" and the B side is an original sister funk track with howls of joy reminiscent of Betty Davis.
               
Soul COS004 0 Fabulous Fugitives/What the Cultures of Soul Play 7 $11.49
Originally released in '73 on the J’Ace label. A is a politically charged funk bomb. B is a more straight forward funk track with plenty of fat drum fills.
               
Soul-Funk COS001 0 Original Black Sheep/Heaven Cultures of Soul Play 7 $8.99
Reissue of legenday 70s Boston 7`. A is modern soul style w/tight midtempo groove, vocal harmonies, & serene organ background. B is loose funk jam w/tight bassline & discofilled guitar & party vibe vocals (think Doobies meet Sly).
               
Soul-Funk UB1201CD 664000000000 Quinn Harris & The Masterminds Undercover Brother   CD $11.49
Reissue of a stone cold classic West Coast soul LP from 1970 originally released on Reynolds Records f/Lady Bianca. Includes `Stop! Tellin Me Lies` & `We Got To Get It Together` which command $100+ on the original 7`.
               
Soul-Funk UB1201LP 0 Quinn Harris & The Masterminds/All Undercover Brother   LP $11.99
Reissue of a stone cold classic West Coast soul LP from 1970 originally released on Reynolds Records f/Lady Bianca. Includes `Stop! Tellin Me Lies` & `We Got To Get It Together` which command $100+ on the original 7`.
               
Techno COSR35 0 Chicks On Speed/Art Rules C.O.S.R.   12 $14.99
Luminous color cover/ltd edition
               
Techno DETUND015 0 Phoenicia/Good Man Bones Detroit Underground Play 12 $9.99
Romulo del Castillo & Joshua Kay emerge from their long march into the aural wilderness of Miami. Five new sonic tapestries heavy w/ rhythm & rich in visual detail. Screen print colors w/ hot green/brown vinyl.
               
Techno HR001 0 VA/Hidden Sessions Hidden Recordings   12 $7.49
1st vinyl release from dig-label includes tracks from Argentina`s Gustavo Lamas (rave in Time Out New York) + remix by Deepak & Dieter Krause + other tracks from Deepak & Dieter off their `She`s Got Soul` digi-EP.
               
Techno RS1006 0 Model 500/Ofi-Huesca R&S Play 12 $13.99

3 tracks written & produced by Juan Atkins, Mark Taylor & Mike Banks. Also includes Mad Mike remix!
               
Techno RS1006RMX 0 Model 500/Ofi Remixes R&S Play 10 $13.99
2010's 'Ofi' was their 1st release for R&S in 11 years, & 1st w/new lineup of Juan Atkins, Mike Banks & Mark Taylor. Here they hand it to 2 young producers Buillon & Space Dimension Controller, each bringing their own unique vision.
               
Techno SG1252 0 Henning Baer/Drop Out Sonic Groove Play 12 $9.99
This latest transmission from New York label Sonic Groove comes direct from Berlin from 1/2 of currently one of the most successful Techno nights in the city, 'Grounded Theory'. Witness Henning Baer's dark, deep, gritty, analogistic industrial techno.
               
Techno SSDBI001 712000000000 Hieroglyphic Being/Secret Life Same Soul Different Body   12 $4.50
The last of the line of producers directly influenced by Ron Hardy at the Music Box. Uniquely qualified to write a new chapter of Chicago`s history, he does so with extreme vigor, wresting progress and vison out of a deep and spiritual love for the music.
               
Techno SSDBI002 0 LOWLOW/Below The Surface EP Same Soul Different Body   12 $8.99
Robotic and dark electro disco meets leftfield Chicago house & Detroit techno. This Italian producer stirs from his recent installments as Soulomon, further diving in the world of deep driven by emotions and sounds from lost underground clubs.
               
Techno SUDDENDROP006 0 Ivano Tetelepta/Throwdown Hous Sudden Drop Play 12 $14.99
Sudden Drop move closer to the classic house sound that helped launch their label with this 12" by Ivano Tetelepta. 'Throwdown House' treads a hypnotic path, while 'That Deep Shit' opts for a more traditional deep house sound.
               
Techno-House-Downtempo TC028 0 Tomas Barfod/Broken Glass Friends of Friends Play 12EP $11.99
Drummer for Whomadewho, who also toured w/LCD Soundsystem & Hot Chip, unleashed house hits as TomBoy, remixed Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party. This EP f/ remixes by Jacob Korn, Shlohmo. Juxtaposes space & beauty w/darkness & the macabre.
               
               
New Items for Pre-order
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Afro-Funk COSVF001 0 Afro Kelenkye/Jungle Funk Cultures of Soul Play D7 $16.99
4 prev unreleased Ghanaian funk tracks recorded after their legendary Moving World album. Red hot Afro funk curated by Voodoo Funk's Frank Gossner housed in heavy Stoughton jacket.
               
Bass-Cumbia GHT004 0 Lady Crew/Ghetto Croppee Ghetto Quietly Play 7 $11.49
Kingpin bassman T-woc flips Lady Grew's 'Ghetto Croppee' on a cumbia tip, complete with signature twists and drops in a rubadub style. Mad EP joins encampment bringing rooftop party vibez on his Sunshine Knuckles Mix of 'Bass Bully'.
               
Blues-Funk GET54038LP 664425403817 Howlin' Wolf/Howlin' Wolf Albu Get Down Play LP $23.49
The infamous "disavowed" album pits The Wolf against a stack of Chicago funky session men for a fuzzy wah-ed up psychedelic stagger through Wolf's songbook f/Pete Cosey & Phil Upchurch. Essential! Hand screened jacket.
               
Cumbia-Latin TROPIC08LP 0 Grupo 2000/El Destape Masstropicas Play LP+7 $22.49
First ever reissue of this rare piece of cumbia in it's entirety since 1974. Remastered directly from the original master reels . Housed in old-school 'tip-on' jacket. Full color 4-panel insert w/ photos & notes. LP is virtually unknown outside of Peru.
               
Disco AS11399 0 Carly Simon/Tranquilo Elektra Play 12 $16.99
Limited edition reissue of the deeply Balearic and impossible-to-find extended version of the magnificent 'Tranquilo (Melt My Heart)' from Carly Simon. Produced by Arif Mardin, this 1978 classic is a firm favorite on the Balearic scene.
               
Disco DV817 0 John Olzila/Vamos A Bailar Disques Vogue   12 $16.99
Limited edition reissue of this super-rare disco 12" featuring extended dancefloor-friendly versions of two superb Afro and Latin-flavored tracks taken from John Ozila's 1979 killer funk album 'Boogie Salsa'. Top quality Disco!
               
Disco OPCMUNLTDEP11 0 The Units/Connections EP Opilec Music Play 12 $15.99
First remix single taken from the mega compilation released late 2011. Todd Terje mixes it up with the music of the underground synthesizer-punk legends, The Units. Plus, Italian outfit I-Robots contribute two reworks. US disco-punk meets modern disco.
               
Disco SF003 0 VA/Supafrico Supafrico Play 12 $16.99
The 3rd release on the essential Supafrico featuring 4 Afro-flavored grooves dug deep from the vaults. An extended version of 'Hot Black N Sweet' by Kio Amachree, the hugely sought after Slow Down, the ultra rare 'Sabi' and 'Time Will Tell' .
               
Disco SLX1002 0 Indian Ocean/School Bell Sleeping Bag   12 $16.99
Limited reissue of a very rare and highly in-demand 1986 12" from Indian Ocean, alias of late great disco legend and Sleeping Bag founder Arthur Russell. Russell's fantastic original version A side b/w the stunning Walter Gibbons mix.
               
Dubstep SOLACE001 0 Clubroot/Scars Solace Play 12 $14.99
The first release from upstart label Solace Records features one of Dubstep's most notable underground names, Clubroot. Prepping his 3rd LP for LoDubs, Clubroot's 'Scars' sets off an early DnB vibe before laying down a massive sub and vocal hook.
               
Dubstep-Metal-Techno 3BY3009LP 0 JK Flesh/Posthuman 3by3   DLP $39.99
Justin Broadrick pushes into the darker side of the post-dubstep/industrial canon w/album of an album of soul-crushingly dark beats & bass. Will resonate w/fans of Godflesh & post-dubstep landscape alike. LTD 300 screen-printed sleeve.
               
Electro DEEK001 0 Bullion/Love Me Oh Please Love Deek Play 12 $15.99
Natural continuation from 'Say Arr Ee' EP on R&S. 5 track EP of written alone (except Robert Wyatt cover
               
Electronic-Rock RIDCD023 5060063897820 Pepe Deluxe/Queen of the Wave Catskills Records   CD $25.99
A flamboyant & ambitious concept prog pop electronic opera. "...makes Queen or Kanye's madly eclectic sonic excesses look like a campfire strum-along" - MIXMAG Scott Walker fronts a Morricone horse opera at the edge of the galaxy" - UNCUT
               
Electronic-Rock RIDLP023 5060063897868 Pepe Deluxe/Queen of the Wave Catskills Records   LP $0.00
A flamboyant & ambitious concept prog pop electronic opera. "...makes Queen or Kanye's madly eclectic sonic excesses look like a campfire strum-along" - MIXMAG Scott Walker fronts a Morricone horse opera at the edge of the galaxy" - UNCUT
               
Hip Hop CNT1017 0 Gone Beyond-Mumbles/Duet Content (L)abel Play 10PIC $21.99
New Mexico based beat-smith Gone Beyond meets the legendary Mumbles in "A Duet For Space and Time" is a sample-based ode to the influence of Space and Time on our daily lives. Uber-LTD 10" pic disk.
               
House ATA012 0 Pepe Bradock/Imbroglios 1/4 Atavisme   12 $15.49
Pepe Bradock continues his run of unparalleled releases on Atavisme with 'Imbroglios 1/4' - a glorious synopsis of his unmistakable style fusing snippets of jazz, soundtracks and atmosphere that can quickly change yet keep his signature quirky swing.
               
House AUS1238 0 Midland/Placement Rmxs Aus Music   12 $15.49
Hot on the heels of Midland's 'Placement' release, Aus follows up with a remix 12" featuring Lone and Motor City Drum Ensemble. Lone adds his signature neon tinge when MCDE crafts his remix in the vein of his Raw Cuts series.
               
House BECH015 0 Reboot-Robert Dietz/5 Years P1 Be Chosen Play 12 $16.99
1st part of upcoming 5 years compilation from Be Chosen. A. Reboot - Horses On The Dancefloor B. Robert Dietz - Oleander.
               
House DS11 0 Voices Of Black/Atom Bomb Double Standard   12 $15.49
The inimitable Voices Of Black return to Gadi Mizrahi's Double Standard label with a single from their forthcoming third album. 'Atom Bomb' is an offbeat, distorted disco jam with a rich sonic backdrop feat. remixes by No Regular Play and Tanner Ross.
               
House NSCC001 0 L-Vis 1990/Club Constructions1 Night Slugs Play 12 $14.99
Night Slugs sets up a Club Constructions series devoted to its most straight-forward productions. L-Vis 1990 leads off with a 5-pack EP drawing on classic Dance Mania and Underground Construction vibes. Strictly-analog slices of modern-day hard house.
               
House QMT049 0 Rufus/G Train To Bed Stuy Qalomota Play 12 $14.49
Plays his own live instruments including bass, percussion, keys, drums & guitar. Features flute by Ludovic Bors on 1 track.
               
House SL81 0 Tamara Wellons/Euphoria Seasons Limited Play 12 $14.49
Remix by DJ Spinna w/his signature deep vibes! Original produced & co-written by Anto Vitale. Also fts deep house remixes by Jose Carretas & Jonny Montana.
               
House STAL021 0 Afronaut/Eye Will Not Stalwart Play 12 $14.49
Member of UK broken beat combo Bugz In The Attic. Fts poetry of Suheir Hammad. Bugz give their own remix as well as mixes by DJ Rork & Djeff Kazukata.
               
House SWSH009 0 Savas Pascalidis/Condor Heroes SweatShop Play 12 $16.99
New Sweatshop release features a collaborative entry by label owners Savas Pascalidis and Joel Alter. Raw and solid grooves combined with an old school appeal.
               
House TX1595 0 Hercules/Lost In The Groove Not On Label Play 12 $9.99
All time Chicago 1987 classic from Marshall Jefferson b/w 7 Ways.
               
House WD12 0 B.G. Baarregaard/Playboy Whiskey Disco Play 12 $14.49
Re-edit label loosely connected to Sleazy McQueen, bent on dredging decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. 'Playboy' showcases musical wanderlust of Reykjav
               
House WRL009 0 Cobblestone Jazz/Who's Future? Wagon Repair Play 12 $15.49
The third installment in the Cobblestone Jazz 12" series featuring 'Who's Future?' full of bubbling elastic beats and deep chord swells. 'Across The Nation' is a stripped down and uptempo electro jam with crisp breaks and gated pads.
               
House-Hip Hop CO01 0 Nor'Easter & DJ QU/Tristate The Corner Play 12 $19.99
The Corner is a new imprint from Deconstruct's Anthony Parasole from NYC. The first track up 'Cuttin Heads' is by Nor'Easter which is an ode to the interlude. 'Times Like This' by QU is a driving, deep, and forward moving thumper. 'Tristate' b/w.
               
House-Techno MACROM28 0 Stefan Goldmann/Adem EP Macro Recordings Play 12 $15.49
Stefan Goldmann brings an Eastern flavor to a 3-track EP on his own Macro Recordings. 'Adem' is driven by and Arab-esque synth that pitches and bends in a slightly erotic fashion. 'Rigid Chain' is an detuned, yet strictly limited to an off-beat bassline.
               
House-Techno NG003 0 LOWLOW/Low Tide EP Night Gallery Play 12 $9.99
The Italian producer stirs from his recent installments as Soulomon w/robotic & dark dub disco meets leftfield Chicago house & Detroit techno focusing on 4 interpretations of the word "low". Support from Disco Nihilist, Thomas Cox, Santiago Salazar, m50.
               
House-Techno OY003 0 A.M.B./The Acid Music Band Old And Young Play 12 $16.99
New (?) artist based in Turin going by the intriguing guise of Acid Music Band presents his first EP of 303-soaked productions built to put you in a trance and make you move. Old And Young recruit Chicago's Ricardo Miranda to provide a remix.
               
House-Techno STILLMDCD005 0 VA/In The Dark DCD Still Music Play DCD $23.99
Critical repress of the rare first full-length on Chicago' Still Music. A stunning genuine picture of the underground Detroit scene. The DCD version contains 12-tracks from Moodymann, Mike Huckaby, Rick Wilhite and more, plus and exclusive 30-min film!
               
House-Techno STILLMDLP005 0 VA/In The Dark LP Still Music Play DLP $31.99
Critical repress of the rare first full-length on Chicago' Still Music. A stunning genuine picture of the underground Detroit scene. The DLP version included 6 tracks from Marcellus Pittman, Moodymann, Rick Wilhite, Keith Worthy and Mike Huckaby!
               
Latin-Hip Hop BJ021 0 Kid Loco/My Daddy Waza Bastard Jazz Play 12EP $9.99
Parisian producer rocked downtempo beats for Yellow Productions, DJ-Kicks in the late 90s. 2 tracks from his latest LP lean more to the Latin side + remixes from Ezequiel Lodeiro (aka Dr. Stereo), Italian producer Suonho, Greenwood Rhythm Coalition.
               
Reggae DUBK020 0 Dubkasm/Emotion Sufferah's Choice Play 12 $12.99
Take a walk down the avenues of digital 80s reggae, showcasing the fresh vocals of Rudey Lee and Solo Banton. 8 bit sounds meet tough JA riddims, with shades of Jammy
               
Reggae KSLP033 5060135760984 VA/Listen Up! Rocksteady Kingston Sounds   LP $22.49
Towards the end of 1965 due to the extreme heatwave that was hitting the Island, the people at the sound system dances demanded a slower beat, so the jerky ska swing was slowed down. These tunes that rocked the island 1966-1968.
               
Techno CLR057 0 Brian Sanhaji & Drumcell/Split CLR Play 12 $14.99
Frankfurt producer Brian Sanhaji teams with SoCal's Drumcell to bring this massive 4-track for CLR. From producers known for pushing the limits of their gear, CLR057 is an explosion of good energy and a faultless manifestation of mind-bending techno.
               
Techno CT03 0 DJ 3000/Echo Of Souls Contuse Play 12 $17.99
DJ 3000 is featured on the third release on Contuse exhibiting true High Tech Soul in a way only a veteran of the Detroit Techno scene can. 'Echo Of Souls' features pulsating kicks and steely rides. 'Mariner' is a darker piece 'Descendants' more uplifting
               
Techno GOOG017 0 Lowkey & Kardinal/Suspicious M Goog Records Play 12 $14.49
French techno duo making waves with releases on AFULAB return w/massive cut on their own label. Emotional remix by Traumer.
               
Techno MYST01 0 Will Azada-Jackson Lee/Easy Mystical Disco Play 12 $11.49
Will Azada opens w/a huge, meaty bleep-chunking stomper. Jackson Lee comes back on the flip w/his glacial dub, looming kicks awash in sub-ambient chords; then shifts from a mood of menace to one of somber longing.
               
Techno VPN002 0 Violetshaped/Great Mother Down Violet Poison Play 12 $17.99
Collaboration between enigmatic Violet Poison & fresh Italian talent Shapednoise (REPITCH Recordings) evokes spirit of deathless evil entity relegated in a cellar. 3-tracker of pure techno evilness pushed to edges of industrial and extreme noise.
               
Techno-Dub TLV060 0 Stare5/The Sprawl (Noah Pred) Thoughtless Music Play 12 $16.99
Bryan Zentz puts on his Stare5 guise for a 3-tracker of dub-filled deepness on Thoughtless Music. Label boss Noah Pred adds another layer to the low end to imbue his remix with a swinging pulse.
               
Techno-Dubstep MIXX16 0 Sehou/Changes EP Mixx Records Play 12 $14.49
Sehou
               
Techno-House BEDCORBCD1 5060156657188 John Digweed/Live In Cordoba Bedrock Music   3CD $20.49
Part of a 5 hr set he played at an open-air venue in Argentina f/tracks & remixes from Martin Buttrich,
               
Techno-Industrial BLACKEST008 0 Vatican Shadow/Iraqi Praetoria Blackest Ever Black Play 12 $16.99
Dominick Fernow arrives as Vatican Shadow. 2 trks remastered from debut VS cassette + powerful Regis remix of another early cut. Militant religious industrial. Music for assassins on the world-scale board game. Limited 1st edition in LP style sleeve.