Crosstalk Newsletter Week 19 2012

Submitted by Phillip on Fri, 2012-05-04 07:59
Crosstalk International Newsletter Week 19 2012
               
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The mailer contains the following sections: Featured Items, New Items In Stock, This Week's Restocks, and This Week's New Items for Preorder.
   
This Week's Featured Items
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Techno CULT01 0 Rebekah/Cult Figures Cult Figures Play 12 $14.99
New label straight out of Birmingham UK, featuring Rebekah. Deep, cavernous, and rolling warehouse-style techno.
               
Disco-Breaks ER02 0 Persian ft MC Mell'o/Existence Existence Is Resistance Play 12 $16.99
6 tracks of bubbling breakbeat goodness following up sold out 'Feel Da' Vibe' EP. (A1) features one of Britain’s most legendary hip hop artists MC Mell'O. The rest of the EP contains other breakbeat reworks of classic tracks.
               
Techno DNR02 0 Regis/Ital Downwards Play 12 $14.49
Essential 'Application Of Language' EP tracks mastered properly. Features new unreleased version of 'Keep Planning' previously thought lost. Linear, hypnotic, low-fi machine funk. Twice hand-stamped printed Downwards jacket.
               
House CR1258 0 Alex Israel/Front Butt Creme Play 12 $16.99
Chicago's own Alex Israel comes to Creme with a rip-roaring four tracker in said style. Lush pads meander over swampy basslines and drum patterns that wash over you like a sweet monsoon.
               
Techno FROZENBORDER011 0 #.19.21.3.11.21.20/FB011 Frozen Border Play 12 $14.99
Frozen Border comes thru once again with the seemingly numerical moniker #.19.21.3.11.21.20 providing two old school stripped-down techno cuts cut and cured specifically for dancefloor damage.
               
Techno SEMANTICA042 0 NX1/SR Semantica Play 12 $16.99
Semantica debut of NX1, delivering more hot and moody basement techno, as on their highly-in-demand releases on their own NX1 label.
               
House REB067 0 Freaks & Stella Attar/We Move Rebirth Play 12 $14.49
Tevo Howard provides an Acid-infused remix for Freaks & Stella Attar's 'We Love'. Tevo explores his signature House sound, while still sounding fresh and distinctive.
               
Disco-House ARTIFACT04 0 Bottin Pres Cristalli Liquid/V Artifact Play 12 $16.99
Mysterious Italian electro-wave band Cristalli Liquidi are featured here with a rare Italo gem produced by Tinto B. Vocals on (A) & deep electro disco dubs on (B).
               
House VAULT2 0 Actress/Lost In The Streets Rush Hour Records Play 12 $14.99
The now out of print Actress remix of Tom Trago's 'Lost In The Streets of NYC' makes its way onto vinyl again backed with an unreleased Convextion remix of Terrence Dixon that was dug out of the vault.
               
Bass-House TEXT013 0 Burial & Four Tet/Nova Text Records Play 12 $14.99
One sided limited 12" on this hugely in demand label.
               
House DOLLY009 0 M>O>S/Lost Digits EP Dolly Play 12 $15.49
Aroy Dee under his M>O>S> guise is delivering deepness w/trademark vintage synths & drums, but this goes beyond average retro Chicago stuff. Marcel Fengler on remix duty adds a little techno punch.
               
House UQ044PT1 0 VA/Endurance RIP Pt 1 Underground Quality Play 12 $9.99
Tracks from the Endurance CD released as 3 individual Eps. A1 Ed & Fred P. Prodject, A2 Confussed Passion Jus-Ed, B Immortal Tape Jus-Ed
               
Dub-World WOHOP02 0 The Spy from Cairo/SOS Wo Hop Play 12 $9.99
Zeb made these ARABADUB style remixes of "Message in a Bottle" in response to the Katrina disaster. Lost on s dead hard drive, they were recently recovered, so you can heear the Spy
               
House ANIARA03 0 Gliese 581G Aniara Recordings Play 12 $16.99
Analogue tribute & journey to newfound planet in Gliese star system, far, far away. Idiosyncratic non-conformist house music. Expect stripped-down conga grooves & laser blasts of science fiction house music that will destroy some dancefloors.
               
Techno SFLTD002 0 Francesco Baudazzi (Obtane)/Bl Surface Limited Play 12 $14.49
'The Black Nobility Of Venice & Genoa' from man also known as Obtane, who runs Zooloft recordings alongside Giorgio Gigli. Sound dipping heavily into drone & industrial while keeping hypnotic sound of early Italian electronics. Ft edit by 65D Mavericks.
               
               
New Items in Stock
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.
               
Disco-Breaks ER02 0 Persian ft MC Mell'o/Existence Existence Is Resistance Play 12 $16.99
6 tracks of bubbling breakbeat goodness following up sold out 'Feel Da' Vibe' EP. (A1) features one of Britain’s most legendary hip hop artists MC Mell'O. The rest of the EP contains other breakbeat reworks of classic tracks.
               
Disco-House ARTIFACT04 0 Bottin Pres Cristalli Liquid/V Artifact Play 12 $16.99
Mysterious Italian electro-wave band Cristalli Liquidi are featured here with a rare Italo gem produced by Tinto B. Vocals on (A) & deep electro disco dubs on (B).
               
Dub ZAMZAM01 0 Henry & Louis/Every Time ZamZam Play 7 $7.49
Previously unreleased gem from the Bristol dub kings who brought you "Rwanda," "Jah Jah Never Fail I," "Rise Up," "Love Like," and the classic LP w/Rob Smith, "Time Will Tell." B/W Every Dub. Screen printed chipboard jacket.
               
Dub-World WOHOP02 0 The Spy from Cairo/SOS Wo Hop Play 12 $9.99
Zeb made these ARABADUB style remixes of "Message in a Bottle" in response to the Katrina disaster. Lost on s dead hard drive, they were recently recovered, so you can heear the Spy
               
Electro-Techno TRUST021 0 Clatterbox/Semi-Automatic Trust Play 12 $16.49
UK breakbeat legend Clatterbox returns to Trust with two killer hard-hitting electro tracks. Remixes come from the elusive Creepy Autograph with an electro-step-tech monster, and Dan Lodig recording under his Lok44 guise.
               
Electronic FOF111CD 845121043396 Ernest Gonzales/Natural Traits Friends of Friends Play CD $14.99
Known for both his Mexicans W/Guns alias + a string of quieter titles, he blends his gift for melodic songwriting w/classic electronic tropes to build tracks that float, flit, bump, & pulse w/grace & subdued movement. Includes DNTEL remix.
               
House 7DAYS1005 0 Big Strick/Alpha & Omega 7 Days Entertainment Play 12 $11.99
Big Strick is back at it w/this 3 tracker, & this time he brings Generation Next the first artist from the 7 Days camp to emerge from the city streets of the D. Only 16 this young man is bringing the real D flavor.
               
House CR1258 0 Alex Israel/Front Butt Creme Play 12 $16.99
Chicago's own Alex Israel comes to Creme with a rip-roaring four tracker in said style. Lush pads meander over swampy basslines and drum patterns that wash over you like a sweet monsoon.
               
House KSE03 0 Nacho Patrol/Linea Angola KSE Play 12 $14.99
Legowelt back on the Nacho Patrol for KSE. This time his super high-tempo synth workout, 'Lineas Angola' gets turned up even more by Shangaan Electro - at 180 bpms this remix is intent on making you move as if you were set on fire!
               
House REB067 0 Freaks & Stella Attar/We Move Rebirth Play 12 $14.49
Tevo Howard provides an Acid-infused remix for Freaks & Stella Attar's 'We Love'. Tevo explores his signature House sound, while still sounding fresh and distinctive.
               
House RH040 0 Boo Williams/Moving Rivers Rush Hour Records Play 12 $16.49
Boo Williams is back with the first new material from him in many years (a decade?). Rush Hour get behind the legendary Chicago producer with this 12", 'Moving Rivers', proper deep house from one of the pioneers of the style.
               
House UQ018 0 Anton Zap/EP Underground Quality   12 $9.99
In demand EP from Moscow house producer. Pressed on marbled vinyl. A1 Captain Storm A2 TK#4 B1 Cold w/vocals by Vadim K B2 PM Please.
               
House UQ027 0 Jus-Ed Vs DJ QU/Real House Underground Quality   12 $9.99
Ed & QU go head-to-head for 2 tracks each. No collabs or remixes.
               
House UQ032 0 Tazz/Techno EP Underground Quality Play 12 $9.99
New Underground Quality! A1. Unrestrained A2. Lost B1. Mental Institution B2. World Of Techno
               
House UQ033 0 Jus Ed/I'm Coming Underground Quality Play 12 $9.99
The first single release from Jus Ed's new album "Next Level",  f/remixes from Levon Vincent & Aybee.
               
House UQ044PT1 0 VA/Endurance RIP Pt 1 Underground Quality Play 12 $9.99
Tracks from the Endurance CD released as 3 individual Eps. A1 Ed & Fred P. Prodject, A2 Confussed Passion Jus-Ed, B Immortal Tape Jus-Ed
               
House VAULT2 0 Actress/Lost In The Streets Rush Hour Records Play 12 $14.99
The now out of print Actress remix of Tom Trago's 'Lost In The Streets of NYC' makes its way onto vinyl again backed with an unreleased Convextion remix of Terrence Dixon that was dug out of the vault.
               
House-Techno SAVEDLTD001 0 &Me/Red Flag-Clam Saved Play 12 $14.49
Berlin based artist delivers 2 track EP containing dynamic cuts 'Red Flag' & 'Clamb'. Demonstrates his production talents further with his original works that are sure to cause dancefloor damage
               
House-Techno SAVEDLTD002 0 Nic Fanciulli/Lost Mixes EP Saved Play 12 $14.49
(A) is his take on Radio Slave's classic, 'Grindhouse'. which has been highlight of Nic's sets for past 6 months. (B) is his remix of Loco Dice's 'Definition' which also gets a release after a long and successful spell on the underground.
               
Jazz-Funk CTI6148 0 Bob James/Nautilus Not On Label Play 12 $10.99
2 fusion classics. Mardi Gras was used by Grand Master Flash and Nautilus was used by Run DMC.
               
Jazz-Funk SUD007 0 Oneness Of Juju/Sabi Not On Label Play 12 $10.99
Plunky Branch leads his crew through 2 tracks of Afro-centric funky jazz tracks w/his signature tenor, somewhere in between CTI and Weather Report. "Sabi" on a, & "Space Jungle Funk" on b.
               
Techno CMC193 0 Roy Davis Jr-DJ Ali/About Love Classic Music Co Play 12 $14.99
From the Classic Revised series A1. Roy Davis Jr "About Love (Yambee! Sunday Service Remix) B1. Dj Ali Ft Tim Fuller "You Don"t Know" (Matt Tolfrey Remix) B2. DJ Ali Ft Tim Fuller - You Don"t Know (Matt Tolfrey)
               
Techno CULT01 0 Rebekah/Cult Figures Cult Figures Play 12 $14.99
New label straight out of Birmingham UK, featuring Rebekah. Deep, cavernous, and rolling warehouse-style techno.
               
Techno DNR02 0 Regis/Ital Downwards Play 12 $14.49
Essential 'Application Of Language' EP tracks mastered properly. Features new unreleased version of 'Keep Planning' previously thought lost. Linear, hypnotic, low-fi machine funk. Twice hand-stamped printed Downwards jacket.
               
Techno FROZENBORDER011 0 #.19.21.3.11.21.20/FB011 Frozen Border Play 12 $14.99
Frozen Border comes thru once again with the seemingly numerical moniker #.19.21.3.11.21.20 providing two old school stripped-down techno cuts cut and cured specifically for dancefloor damage.
               
Techno SEMANTICA042 0 NX1/SR Semantica Play 12 $16.99
Semantica debut of NX1, delivering more hot and moody basement techno, as on their highly-in-demand releases on their own NX1 label.
               
Techno SLEAZE068 0 Secluded/Hidden EP Sleaze Records Play 12 $14.49
Tresor and Fachwerk's Mike Dehnert and the anonymous rising Techno outfit, Shifted, contribute remixes to new UK-based Techno talent Secluded's EP on Sleaze Records.
               
Techno UDACHA001 0 A5/Udacha 1 Udacha   12 $15.99
Russia producer releasing records since 2007, consistently coaxes new shapes out of deeper house. Here following up those Rawax records with four abstract cuts
               
               
Restocked Items
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Afro-Funk ASS003 741360365636 Apostles/Onye Akpa Academy Special Single Play 7 $9.99
2 tracks of deep-n-dirty early 70's Afro-funk, from their early years as an unruly highlife-and-Congo music bar band & their transformation into a rugged soul unit. Fully remstered, & pressed with UK style punch-out center & pic sleeve.
               
Bass ER01 0 Persian/Existence Is Resistanc Existence Is Resistance Play 12 $16.99
New London based label from bass legend & founder of Same People Productions. Fts sought after 'Feel Da Vibe', recently resurrected for Four Tet's Fabric Live CD. Limited 1st pressing.
               
Bass-House TEXT013 0 Burial & Four Tet/Nova Text Records Play 12 $14.99
One sided limited 12" on this hugely in demand label.
               
Disco-Funk RSR3MSEP 0 Magnetic Soul/Magnetic Soul EP Rotating Souls Records Play 12EP $9.99
London-based producer/DJ (Kojak, ISM)  opens with 8 minute soulful number perfect for getting those Loft parties goin'. B1 has disco funk vocals sliced & seasoned w/serious basslines & dirty percussion, B2  a modern dancefloor take on jazz-funk, w/mesmerizing funky bassline.
               
Downtempo-Dub CPV0300 0 Chimp Beams/Menina Concent Prods   12 $7.99
EP from NY based Japanese label f/cool downtempo/instr hip hop cut a dubby headz cut by Cutsigh (On-U Sound, Audio Active).
               
Dub-Afro CPV0800 712000000000 VA/Best Of Codek Concent Prods   12EP $9.49
4-tracker of funky-dubby grooves from the Organic Grooves crew that hosted monthly parties in NYC featuring a blend of DJs and live musicians, a la Turntables On The Hudson f/Zeb, Nappy G, & Takuya Nakamura
               
Dub-Downtempo CPV0200 0 Chimp Beams/Vanishing EP Concent Prods   12 $7.99
4 track EP from the NY based Japanese trio. A mix of dub & electronica & f/2 dancefloor-friendly mid-tempo cuts reminding of Basic Channel. Includes remix by Force of Nature.
               
Dub-Dubstep CPV0700 0 Zeb/Zeb Step Concent Prods   12 $8.99
Zeb steps out w/4 new tracks bridging steppers dub to dubstep. Very reminiscent of the famous Guidance series `Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions`, these are very smokey tracks suitable for headz DJs w/synths, horns, heavy bass, and catchy melodies galore,
               
Dub-Hip Hop-House CPV0400 0 Chimp Beams/R2~Libyus Mix EP Concent Prods   12 $7.99
A is a dubby house track w/jazzy piano. B1 is dubby hip hop f/Roger Kahlon (Feenom Circle) on the mic. B2 has some jazzy vibraphone over fast break beats.
               
Dub-Jazz CPV0100 0 Chimp Beams/Lost Nomad Concent Prods   7 $4.99
Funky jazz reminiscent of a laid back Miles, or CTI release w/a dub aspect. Cool guitar, vibes, Rhodes piano, . Live playing mixes with sampling & layer upon layer. Familiar, but different.
               
Dub-Reggae CPV0900 712000000000 Rob Symeonn/Rob I Land Concent Prods   12EP $8.99
Two conscious tracks from this sweet-voiced Rastaman + dubs. A sterling example of how the straight-up JA roots-mode can still bring the fire to life. All production by Victor Axelrod (AKA Ticklah ) of Dub Side of the Moon/Antibalas fame.
               
Funk-Psyche-Breaks-World UBR1293LP 780661129318 Incredible Tabla Band/Tabla Ro Ubiquity Play LP $23.49
Shawn Lee's cover of the entire Incredible Bongo Band masterpiece, f/the oft sampled "Apache," tabla-heavy Indian-funk style. F/Cyber (Asian Dub Foundation) & Mick Talbot (Style Council) LTD 500 clear vinyl.
               
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 RAMP016 0 Flying Lotus & Declaime/Whole Ramp Recordings   12 $14.99
`Whole Wide World`. Trendiest beat-monger of current times, Stephen ﾓFLYING LOTUSﾔ Bingley has laced this crazy-voiced, badass west coast emcee with his best beats since 1983.
               
House ANIARA002 0 Dorisburg/Sinai Hypnosis Aniara Recordings Play 12 $16.99
(A) is deep intense while also lush & relaxed, slowly builds. Fresh evening breeze slowly turning into invisible silent tornado. Extended & dub versions. Flip is kind of ballad w/dubstep beat & soothing voice, leading gently into new territories.
               
House ANIARA01 0 Genius Of Time/Same Old Place Aniara Recordings Play 12 $16.99
Deep, dirty and slow house & techno from the northern hemisphere. Gothenburg duo delivers fresh take on what modern house music can be in the roaring 10's. Well-crafted tracks that builds slowly but surely through a rolling groove with bumping basslines.
               
House ANIARA03 0 Gliese 581G Aniara Recordings Play 12 $16.99
Analogue tribute & journey to newfound planet in Gliese star system, far, far away. Idiosyncratic non-conformist house music. Expect stripped-down conga grooves & laser blasts of science fiction house music that will destroy some dancefloors.
               
House DOLLY009 0 M>O>S/Lost Digits EP Dolly Play 12 $15.49
Aroy Dee under his M>O>S> guise is delivering deepness w/trademark vintage synths & drums, but this goes beyond average retro Chicago stuff. Marcel Fengler on remix duty adds a little techno punch.
               
House HHYR18 0 Jordan Fields/Boxbeater Hour House Is Your Rush Play 12 $14.99
2 80s recordings which were taken from reel & remastered. (A) inspired by slam dancers who used to go wild on the rhythm tracks Ron Hardy used to play at the Music Box. Blackout! (B) is deeper fierce house cut inspired by early Rhythm Is Rhythm material.
               
Soul-Funk PD14669 0 James Brown/Summertime Not On Label Play 7 $7.99
A stunning rendition of the jazz standard, B/W "A Message From The Soul Sisters Pt. 1&2".
               
Techno BP033P 0 The Fear Ratio/Morning Blues Blueprint Play 12 $14.99
Limited DJ promo version of upcoming 12 from techno supergroup of Mark Broom & James Ruskin. Incl exclusive remix from Plaid & exclusive Deadhand (Broom & Ruskin) remix of 'Guv Three', which will appear on CD but not LP version of upcoming album.
               
Techno EMP001 712000000000 Steven Tang/Windy City Emphasis Recordings Play 12 $8.99
The 1st release on this Chicago (by way of Hong Kong) based label. Minimal drum technology combined with soulful synth chords that make this an amazing release to have! LTD re-press.
               
Techno EMP003 712000000000 Tang/Nightfall EP Emphasis Recordings Play 12 $7.99
CLEAR VINYL! Chicago based Steven Tang beats out the deep driven sounds of Detroit with a modern edge. Pure atmospheric & chanting synth melodies sure to impress even Derrick May. Highly Recommended!
               
Techno OCS003 0 Shifted/Telic Our Circular Sound Play 12 $14.99
Sigha's imprint rolls on w/package feat twice hand-stamped folded poster in poly bag. 3 trks hypnotic & textural, leaning heavily on influences outside electronic music.
               
Techno SANDWELL20 0 Rrose/Artificial Light Sandwell District Play 12 $14.49
In stark contrast to his recent work 'The Merchant Of Salt', Rrose takes us way, way deeper with this brilliant new 3 tracker. With a well-received live set from the infamous Berghain, Rrose is poised to make in impact in 2011.
               
Techno-House NSD001 711623729819 Tony Ollivierra/Nangka EP Northside District Play 12EP $9.99
Ibex is no more, so Tony launches NSD w/4 tracks that harken back to the late 80s, which may be appropriate, as that is when he started. Analogue bonce, acid, 707 & 727 sounds are all tweaked on this futurist lok at the past.
               
               
New Items for Pre-order
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Bass-Latin-Dub-Cumbia PWI106LP 711623730617 Maga Bo/Quilombo do Futuro Remixed Post World Industries Play DLP $20.99
Drives the organic subtleties of the Afro-Brazilian rhythms deeper into the world of the sound system w/remixes by Frikstailers, Uproot Andy, Subatomic Sound System, Stereotyp, Dub Gabriel, Poirier, El Remolon, more. Pic sleeve & DL