Crosstalk Newsletter Week 21 2012

Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 2012-05-18 11:48
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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.
   
Crosstalk International Newsletter Week 21 2012
               
This Week's Featured Items
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Hip Hop-Electronic PMC101 4260116721985 Sweatson Klank/Elevate Me Project Mooncircle Play EP $18.99
Artist aka Take, long standing LA producer working at periphery of hip hop & electronic & who had a direct hand in shaping current LA beat scene. 5 trks of crunchy head nodders, intricate melodies & melancholy on clear vinyl, limited.
               
House LAVIDA001 0 Andres/New For U La Vida Play 12 $11.99
The unsung hero of Detroit house drops one on his own label. An instant classic.  3 tracks of what-it's-all-about Detroit funk; all uplifting soul-house, pure rooftop barbecues & good vibes.
               
Techno SEMANTICA033A 0 Svreca/Vilna Semantica Play 12 $16.99
Relentless and dark techno by label boss. Svreca is taking things to another level with his dark and haunting tracks. Features remix by Orphx.
               
Dubstep AMB1202 0 Jack Dixon/You Won't Let Me R&S-Apollo Play 12 $13.99
London-based electronic artist draws influences from Wolfgang Voigt, mutant disco, Autechre & Tim Hecker. As much at home on heaving, sweat-soaked, educated dance floor as on headphones. Joins melodic nuances of house w/minimal techno.
               
House AEST014 0 Keith Worthy/Moments in Rhythm #3 Aesthetic Audio Play 12EP $9.99
Inspired by an in-depth conversation that questioned the level of importance that today's society does or does not place on it’s art forms. An open-ended letter, in 4/4 format that shares the passion of this conversation. 4 tracks.
               
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!
               
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,
               
House MIKRODISKO8 0 Mix Mup/Drive-By Mikrodisko Play 12 $14.99
Suspends principle of causal relation. together we travel down a road that has lost its destination. the road becomes the actual reason for our motion. Past connecting elements we cruise from one possible interpretation to the next
               
House 4LUX1202 0 Iron Curtis/Thoughts On 4lux Play 12 $14.99
After taking a hiatus to concentrate on his Achterbahn d'amour collaborative project, Iron Curtis comes back with his magic for his debut release on 4Lux featuring two mixes of the deep yet upbeat 'Thoughts On'. Solid 4-tracks of Detroit-inflected House.
               
House-Techno NR013 0 Roger 23/Four Hallucinating Neurhythmics Play 12 $14.99
Roger 23 compiles 4 slices of anxious, jacking rhythms that getting deep and spacey, as well as dark, edgy and acidy crossing in and out of the traditionally laid-out boundaries between house, techno, and electro.
               
House-Bass RS1206LP 5055274701721 Lone/Galaxy Garden R&S Play DLP $27.99
R&S Records preps the anticipated new full-length by, Lone. Since his 'Emerald Fantasy Tracks' LP and 'Coreshine Voodoo' release, the Manchester artists extracts influences from Chicago/Detroit/London to create his most complete body of work to date.
               
Electro CE010 0 Sonar Base/We Attack At Dawn Cultivated Electronics Play 12 $14.99
Cultivated Electronics preps their tenth release, this time by Dutch electro pioneer Frank de Groodt under his Sonar Bass alias. 3 killer cuts giving a nod to the mid 90's Electro sound of Underground Resistance with a remix by label head, Sync 24.
               
House-Techno DOLLY008 0 XDB/Recago EP Dolly Play 12 $15.49
Pushing boundaries btwn house & deep techno, more than just proper DJ-tools. Well-crafted, deep, harsh & hypnotising, always keeping floor contact w/minimal yet funky drum programming. Brooks Mosher on remix duties delivers Detroit inspired take.
               
House CFR002 0 Creative Swing Alliance/CSA EP City Fly Records Play 12 $14.49
Further showcases deeper house sounds synonymous w/label's ethos. Duo Pablo Valentino & Steven Wobblejay (Faces Records) Showcases ability of joining dots btwn classic sounds of Detroit techno, Chicago house & New York garage. Incl James Johnston remix.
               
               
New Items in Stock
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Afro-Latin-Dubstep-Hip Hop PWI105CD 711623730624 Maga Bo/Quilombo do Futuro Post World Industries Play CD $13.99
Coco, maculele, samba, jongo & capoeira meet ragga & dub, hip hop & kuduro, grime & dubstep. Serious batucada & bass, w/no canned loops, all tracked live. F/Jahdan Blakkamoore & MC Zulu.
               
Dubstep AMB1202 0 Jack Dixon/You Won't Let Me R&S-Apollo Play 12 $13.99
London-based electronic artist draws influences from Wolfgang Voigt, mutant disco, Autechre & Tim Hecker. As much at home on heaving, sweat-soaked, educated dance floor as on headphones. Joins melodic nuances of house w/minimal techno.
               
Dubstep-Electronic PMC096LP 4260116721947 Rumpistol & Red Baron/Floating Project Mooncircle Play DLP $29.99
Danish electronic artist collaborates w/LA vocalist Red Baron further explores post dubstep vocal territories opened up on last year
               
Dubstep-Techno RS1003 0 James Blake/CMYK EP R&S Play 12 $13.99
Black vinyl pressing of debut by hotly tipped London producer. Pushes boundaries of what is considered dubstep, this underground intro made him a star w/features in Pitchfork, NME and Dazed & Confused.
               
Electro CE010 0 Sonar Base/We Attack At Dawn Cultivated Electronics Play 12 $14.99
Cultivated Electronics preps their tenth release, this time by Dutch electro pioneer Frank de Groodt under his Sonar Bass alias. 3 killer cuts giving a nod to the mid 90's Electro sound of Underground Resistance with a remix by label head, Sync 24.
               
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.
               
Hip Hop-Electronic PMC101 4260116721985 Sweatson Klank/Elevate Me Project Mooncircle Play EP $18.99
Artist aka Take, long standing LA producer working at periphery of hip hop & electronic & who had a direct hand in shaping current LA beat scene. 5 trks of crunchy head nodders, intricate melodies & melancholy on clear vinyl, limited.
               
House 4LUX1202 0 Iron Curtis/Thoughts On 4lux Play 12 $14.99
After taking a hiatus to concentrate on his Achterbahn d'amour collaborative project, Iron Curtis comes back with his magic for his debut release on 4Lux featuring two mixes of the deep yet upbeat 'Thoughts On'. Solid 4-tracks of Detroit-inflected House.
               
House AEST014 0 Keith Worthy/Moments in Rhythm #3 Aesthetic Audio Play 12EP $9.99
Inspired by an in-depth conversation that questioned the level of importance that today's society does or does not place on it’s art forms. An open-ended letter, in 4/4 format that shares the passion of this conversation. 4 tracks.
               
House-Techno NR013 0 Roger 23/Four Hallucinating Neurhythmics Play 12 $14.99
Roger 23 compiles 4 slices of anxious, jacking rhythms that getting deep and spacey, as well as dark, edgy and acidy crossing in and out of the traditionally laid-out boundaries between house, techno, and electro.
               
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!
               
Techno RSVER001 0 Pariah/Detroit Falls-Opheus R&S Play 12 $13.99
Folds a vintage R&B sample into a pendulous dubstep arrangement and builds a sticky refrain from manipulated low-end synths and the leftover vocal fragments. Samples The Originals's "I've Never Begged Before".
               
Techno SEMANTICA033A 0 Svreca/Vilna Semantica Play 12 $16.99
Relentless and dark techno by label boss. Svreca is taking things to another level with his dark and haunting tracks. Features remix by Orphx.
               
               
Restocked Items
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
African-World TC020LP 859706768482 Jah Youssouf & Bintou Coulibal Friends of Friends   LP+DL $16.99
Jah Youssouf & Bintou Coulibaly "Sababou". Recordings of Southern Malian Jah Youssouf & wife Bintou Coulibaly from Cote d'Ivoire made by Lobisomem. He plays the calabash guitar & she plays the drums, while they both sing. Comes with DL.
               
Afro-Latin-Electronic TC024LP 0 Lobisomem/Onze Atiradas Tall Corn Play LP+7 $21.99
Onze Pedras Atiradas Reimagining of tracks from 2010's "Onze Pedras" f/Dan Bitney, The Eternals, Bundy Brown, others + 7" f/remixes by DJ /rupture & Chief Boima, & Clive Tanaka.
               
Bass RS1205 0 Airhead/Wait R&S Play 10 $12.99
His releases on Brainmath were floaty & ethereal, his beats like the work of one-time collaborator James Blake.  For a producer who made his name on delicate beats, he does the big loud thing well, another aspect of one of bass music's most quietly fascinating producers revealed.
               
Disco-Funk TC007 0 Clive Tanaka y Su Orquesta/Jet Tall Corn Play CASS $6.99
Part disco funk, part basement breaks, part vintage dancefloor Miami Vice so rich you can feel the stubble. One side labeled "For Dance", the other labeled "For Romance", the only downside is you'll wear this cassette out before Summer's end.
               
Downtempo-Disco-Funk LD001 0 Cole Medina/West Side Ep V1 Licorice Delight Play 12 $15.99
3 new ones from left doast sample don makes it look easy, as he applies minimal changes to sometimes obvious material but ends up with a terific result by keeping it simple. High priced, but sure to disappear in minutes.
               
Electronic-Hip Hop-Bass TC013-014 0 Ground Is Lava/ST Friends of Friends Play LP+7 $21.99
Takes old templates of 8 bit & chip-tune styles & turns them into worlds full of oozing, swirling melodies backed by driving drum beats, heavy bass drops & soaring vocal melodies from vocalist Weary. F/Shlohmo & Jon Wayne. Red vinyl LP + gold 7"
               
Electronic-Hip Hop-Bass TC019LP 724101759819 Shlohmo/Bad Vibes Friends of Friends Play DLP $26.99
Some might say these songs represent the spawn of a new 'rhythm and blues', one that swings and sways, with delicate slide guitar playing, homemade synth sounds, lilting, tuneful melodies, & un-paralleled vibes.
               
Funk-Disco PPU014CD 845000000000 VA/Family Album Peoples Potential Unlimited Play CD $11.99
18 tracks of disco funk & boogie from the label that`s elevating obscure boogie music as well aa anyone. F/most of PPU vinyl singles, + new tracks by George Smallwood, & Saavy! 18 tracks in shrinkwrapped digipak.
               
Hip Hop PMC092LP 0 1000names/Invisible Architect Project Mooncircle Play DLP $28.49
3rd full-length album by like minded production duo draws inspiration from unconscious moments that happen during live shows or studio mprovisations, happy accidents when music emerges out of chaos w/no traceable origin.
               
Hip Hop PMC095 4260116721909 Mike Gao-Daisuke Tanabe/Finest Project Mooncircle Play EP $19.99
Split release. Gao has produced for Qwel & Mestizo on Galapagos4 as well as Luckyiam. Tanabe has released on Ninja Tune & BBE. Both use ultra-precise sonic waves to navigate imperturbably through dark nights, leaving their prey with no chance of escape.
               
Hip Hop PRCD4033 0 VA/Echo Expansion Porter Records   CD $13.99
Expanded rerelease of 2007 Dublab album of future roots music f/Flying Lotus, Dntel, The Gaslamp Killer, Ras G, Daedelus, Dimlite, more. LTD 2000.
               
House ACM3251811003 0 Lord Of The Isles/Ultraviolet Adult Contemporary Play 12 $14.99
Original & The Beat Broker Remix. 180 gr vinyl with postcard.
               
House AOS009 0 Omar S/Here's Your Trance, Now Dance! FXHE Play 12 $11.99
Euphoric synthetic strings, organic bassline and simple, yet very powerful and catchy arrangement. Single sided.
               
House AOS432D 0 Omar S/Psychotic Photosynthesis FXHE   12 $9.99
Single sided
               
House BIGBAIT010 0 Citizen Funk-Roger 23/Gefahr! Big Bait Play 12 $14.99
Peter Clamat & Scherbe serve up 2 fresh different by any means necessary interpretations of contemporary deep house. Never ending story of deep dirty beat funkiness form steady-shuffling ingredients. Remix by don of dub-influenced house, Roger 23.
               
House CFR002 0 Creative Swing Alliance/CSA EP City Fly Records Play 12 $14.49
Further showcases deeper house sounds synonymous w/label's ethos. Duo Pablo Valentino & Steven Wobblejay (Faces Records) Showcases ability of joining dots btwn classic sounds of Detroit techno, Chicago house & New York garage. Incl James Johnston remix.
               
House KANN11 0 Traumprinz/Paradise With... Kann Records Play 12 $14.99
Traumprinz's debut on Leipzig-based Kann Records. More info and audio clips coming soon.
               
House LAVIDA001 0 Andres/New For U La Vida Play 12 $11.99
The unsung hero of Detroit house drops one on his own label. An instant classic.  3 tracks of what-it's-all-about Detroit funk; all uplifting soul-house, pure rooftop barbecues & good vibes.
               
House MIKRODISKO8 0 Mix Mup/Drive-By Mikrodisko Play 12 $14.99
Suspends principle of causal relation. together we travel down a road that has lost its destination. the road becomes the actual reason for our motion. Past connecting elements we cruise from one possible interpretation to the next
               
House MPITTMAN2 0 M. Pittman/M. Pittman EP #2 FXHE   12EP $9.99
More info soon, besides... what do ya need to know? It's Omar S!
               
House NAIF04 0 RNDM/Recover Naif Play 12 $14.49
Efdemin's NAIF label returns with this split 12" from RNDM (Dial) and Grimes Adhesif. Side A plays with a pitched-down vocal and heartbeat thump. The flip features subtle atmopherics and a persistent, upbeat and energetic groove.
               
House OAS14 0 Oasis/#14 FXHE   12 $9.99
Single sided
               
House PGHTRX001 0 Pittsburgh Track Authority Pittsburgh Tracks Play 12 $9.99
PTA come correct w/ their most dancefloor friendly effort yet. "Untitled" is a distinctive twist on a classic style of techno, only possible from the 412. "Monongahela Rainforest" is the soundtrack for Pittsburgh
               
House SEQ001 0 Specter-Aroy Dee-HieroBeing/EP Sequencias Play 12 $9.99
'Elusive Triiumph' 3 trk EP from Specter (Sound Signature), Aroy Dee (M>O>S) & Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being. Fat jacking cuts, label's 1st release, ultra limited to 200 copies.
               
House TC023 0 Salva/Yellowbone Friends of Friends Play 12EP $13.99
Salva creates future-leaning take on electronic music informed by growing up in Chicago. His is a world of funky collisions between house, electro, hip hop, + everything before that + some that's not been invented yet. Remixes by Shlohmo & LOL Boys
               
House-Bass RS1206LP 5055274701721 Lone/Galaxy Garden R&S Play DLP $27.99
R&S Records preps the anticipated new full-length by, Lone. Since his 'Emerald Fantasy Tracks' LP and 'Coreshine Voodoo' release, the Manchester artists extracts influences from Chicago/Detroit/London to create his most complete body of work to date.
               
House-Disco FXHEO_O 0 Omar S & Ob Ignitt/Wayne Count FXHE Play 12 $11.99
OAS/AOS takes a walk on the techno side. Original version, and Omar S remix.
               
House-Downtempo-Techno TC010 669158522545 Salva/Complex Housing Friends of Friends Play LP+DL $15.99
Heralded by the Numbers, Ernest Endeavors, LuckyMe crews (UK), Low End Theory (LA), + own Frite Nite label/crew (SF), Shimmering synthesizers collide w/funky vintage drum programming, heavy bass drops & rapid arpeggios. CV + DL
               
House-Techno DOLLY008 0 XDB/Recago EP Dolly Play 12 $15.49
Pushing boundaries btwn house & deep techno, more than just proper DJ-tools. Well-crafted, deep, harsh & hypnotising, always keeping floor contact w/minimal yet funky drum programming. Brooks Mosher on remix duties delivers Detroit inspired take.
               
House-Techno MDREAMSCD03 0 Hakim Murphy/DECONSTRUCTION Machining Dreams Play CD $9.99
Going straight to the essence, using minimal drum patterns & tender FX tweaks. Making the music grow through the use of slight instrument articulation, merging beatdown w/jack tracks. Slim card sleeeve. Hand stamped.
               
House-Techno PROEP01 0 P.Laoss/Bamboo Mat Pronounce Play 12 $9.99
A deep house meets the tribal dub space echoes. B is more techy but still on the same deep lush trip. 300 hand #d copies in various shades of blue & green vinyl.
               
Jazz PRCD4048 0 Nick Rosen/Into The Sky Porter Records Play CD $13.99
Having recorded, performed &/or toured w/Henry Grimes, Bennie Maupin, Arthur Blythe, Macy Gray, Esthero, & Perry Farrell, this LA native (member of Build An Ark)is ready to strike out on his own w/his soul-bearing debut album.
               
Reggae RB7026 0 Analog Players Society/I Can't Redbud Play 7 $7.49
Amon from Afrokinetic / Turntables on the Hudson takes his crack team on a tour of cover of Nu Shooz' 1986 freestyle favorite "I Can’t Wait," done island style, w/Cecilia Stalin on the mic.
               
Reggae-Dub RB7025 0 Analog Players Society/Let The Music Play Redbud Play 7 $7.49
Amon from Afrokinetic / Turntables on the Hudson breaks out w/his team of top shelf players, who cover Shannon's "Let the Music Play" & Wang Chung's "Dance Hall Days" in old school roots style.
               
Rock-Hip Hop PVL119LP 0 Of Montreal/Satanic Twins Polyvinyl Record   DLP $17.99
Exquisitely packaged vinyl-only double album w/remixes by Broken Spindles, Grizzly Bear, I Am The World Trade Center, Restiform Bodies, etc from `Satanic Panic In The Attic` & `The Sunlandic Twins`. LTD 2,000 copies.
               
Soul-Funk PPU007 0 Minority Band/Journey to the Peoples Potential Unlimited   12 $12.49
Jersey Shore`s Finest Funk. Full printed sleeve.
               
Techno CBS011 0 Blawan/Peaches Clone Basement Series Play 12 $14.99
This is his first 4 track EP containing cuts that are more straight forward compared to his early releases. 4 relentless tracks.
               
Techno PMK001 0 Jeff Mills/Java Purpose Maker Records   12 $9.99
The first of many to come... says the run out groove with four tracks engineered for dance to boot.
               
Techno PMK002 0 Jeff Mills/Kat Moda Purpose Maker Records   12 $9.99
Features the timeless and most popular Mills` hit, `The Bells`, guaranteed to rock dancefloors time and again.
               
Techno PMK003 0 Jeff Mills/Force Universelle Purpose Maker Records   12 $9.99
Classic Mills minimalist mayhem.
               
Techno PMK004 0 Jeff Mills/Our Man In Havana Purpose Maker Records   12 $9.99
Percussive hard pumping & atmospheric techno tracks.
               
Techno PMK009 0 If/Tango Purpose Maker Records   12 $9.99
4 tracks from one of techno`s biggest names featuring vocals & arrangements by Anna F.
               
Techno PTMTM03 0 Mateo & Matos/Hypnotized EP People That Make The Music Play 12EP $14.99
A1. Mateo & Matos Ft Vincent Inc - Want U Tonight (DJ Sneak Remix) A2. Eddie Matos - Hypnotized (THOR Music Box Remix) B1. Eddie Matos - Hypnotized (ILYA Santana Remix) B2. Eddie Matos - Hypnotized (RENE Breitbarth Remix)
               
Techno RS1108 0 Blawan/What You Do With What R&S Play 12 $11.99
Takes fundamental message from KDJ spoken word & twists it thru submerged acid lines, trademark driving percussion & classic stabs. Flip is another twisted piece of acid house put through his blender. Mary Anne Hobbs tagged him her fave producer right now
               
Techno SITS003 0 Jeff Mills/Something In The Sky Part 3 Axis Play 12 $9.99
#3 of Mr Mill`s tribute to UFOs, night lights, and unexplained phenoma from techno`s king of the inexplicable.
               
Techno-Dub ECHOSPACE006 0 Echospace/Spatial Dimension Echospace [Detroit]   12 $13.99
Rod Modell & Soultek`s 1st single since `The Coldest Season` dropped on Modern Love. Deep-dub transmissions from the darkest recesses of the universe. Space-dub supreme. If you liked cv313`s `Dimensional Space`, you`ll LOVE this.
               
Techno-Electro-House PURE23CD 0 Alan D. Oldham/Beyond Djax Pure Sonik Play CD $15.99
Designed as a companion piece to Alan's sold-out Amsterdam gallery show it f/8 tracks of unreleased Oldham minimal soul for which he has designed full CD & digipak artwork, including photos from the Outland Gallery show.
               
Techno-Electronic OUTER005 0 Santorini/The Smooth EP OUT-ER Play 12 $14.99
Italy-based label Out-Er returns with a new single from Andrea Santoro aka Santorino, featuring 4 tracks of deep techno and broken beat electronica.
               
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-House DOLLY007 0 Basic Soul Unit/Soulspeak Dolly Play 12 $15.49
Warm techno cuts use his personal blend of Chicago, Detroit & UK. Shed comes w/rough attitude on his raw deep & challenging remix.
               
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.