Crosstalk Newsletter Week 23 2012

Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 2012-05-31 18:42
Crosstalk International Newsletter Week 23 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
               
Afro-House H_P005CD 5060120875358 Auntie Flo/Future Rhythm Machine Huntleys & Palmers Play CD $17.99
Body of work draws on & demonstrates far flung influences including African & Latin lessons in rhythm as well as Kwaito & Chicago house. Guest vocals from Chilean Mamacita & South African Esa Williams. Connects Afrobeat, techno, highlife, soul & hip hop.
               
House UNO009 0 Fur/Cocoon Uno Play 12EP $11.99
Texas-born Bryce Isbell, extracts minutiae w/precision; his tracks are saturated w/details & composite micro-samples are infinitesimal. His crisp, percussive arrangements are soaked in deepness, & are surprisingly emotive. 4 tracks, pic sleeve.
               
House XOXOKOKO 0 Kornel Kovacs/Baby Step Studio Barnhus Play 12 $15.99
Repressed due to huge demand are underground hits 'Baby Step' & 'Down Since '92' (both previous Studio Barnhus vinyl only releases) + their instrumental versions. Dreamy bumpin house. Limited repress, no digital.
               
Leftfield-House TEXT015 0 Four Tet/Jupiters Text Records Play 12 $15.99
Not much info to go on here, but judging by the track record for quality from both label and its owner, Four Tet, you can bet this to be a highly-sought after release right off the bat! Get yours already!
               
House NOW007 0 The Florian Muller Project/Mon Nowar Play 12 $14.49
French producer Florian Muller brings a unique, jazzy and mellow deep house trip. 'Space Bass' begins with stripped robotic sounds the introduces beautiful chords and strings. 'Hardloop' funks with rolling bass and jazzy stabs. 'Long Time' deep disco vibe
               
House WOLF10002 0 Steffi-Waze & Odyssey/Yours Wolf Music Play 10 $14.49
10" white vinyl, hand stamped & numbered. (A) is Steffi's 'Yours' getting remixed by Medlar. (B) is Waze & Odyssey's 'Feel My Voices'.
               
House LANDEDREC005 0 Norm Talley/Travlin EP Landed Records Play 12 $14.49
True player in Detroit house scene continues his fully analog output, no computers, no gimmicks. Piure warm deepness mastered by Geoff Pesche of London's legendary Abbey Road Studios using the EMI TG analogue system. Hand-stamped red vinyl.
               
Techno RAWAX008 0 Rio Padice/Urania EP Rawax Play 12 $16.99
Debut for Rio on Rawax.
               
House SAVEDLTD003 0 Mark Fanciulli/Sacrifice Saved Play 12 $14.49
Solo debut on Saved fts catchy old school bass running along deep punding kicks & bright hats. Vocal takes center stage guiding towards drop w/synths adding extra energy. Flip for Terrance Parker remix, his usual high standard of production. Blue vinyl.
               
Techno SOMA333 0 Slam/Azure [Carl Craig & Kink] Soma Recordings Play 12 $17.99
Slam's 'Azure' track from 2007 is up for a remix and Carl Craig and Kink certainly don't disappoint bringing both ideological and musical reshaping of the track to create two very different and equally powerful takes on the original.
               
House-Bass NSCD02 5060120875303 Jam City/Classical Curves Night Slugs Play CD $17.99
Jam city cuts loose on his debut LP for Night Slugs, 'Classical Curves'. Drums snap, crunch, jerk and bump, while guitar synths, tape hiss, clouds of static, saxophones, lamenting choirs, and slap bass all factor into the mix.
               
House-Bass NSLP02 0 Jam City/Classical Curves Night Slugs Play DLP $32.99
Jam city cuts loose on his debut LP for Night Slugs, 'Classical Curves'. Drums snap, crunch, jerk and bump, while guitar synths, tape hiss, clouds of static, saxophones, lamenting choirs, and slap bass all factor into the mix.
               
House ESOL003CD 3661311101922 Vince Watson/Every Soul Needs Everysoul Records Play CD $17.49
7th album comes after 5 year gap sees VW jump to next level of production & artistic presence. Fuses elements of modern day club music, electronica, ambient, classical piano playing w/nu-jazz & broken beat.
               
Techno FW025LP01 0 Mike Dehnert/Fachwerk 25 Fachwerk Play DLP $31.99
Berlin's Mike Dehnert marks the 25th release on his label with a full-length album. Comprised of 13 tracks and coming almost a year after his last effort, 'Framework' on Delsin, this new album sees Mike experimenting with ambient pieces and acid workouts.
               
House GOGO050 0 Ralf Gum ft Robert Owens/Fly F Gogo Music Play 12 $14.49
'Fly Free' is 1st single from upcoming album. Features house vocal legend Robert Owens over sleek simmering track w/Afro-influence. DJ Spinna lends his remix skills & instrumentals of both versions are included.
               
               
New Items in Stock
Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Afro-House H_P005CD 5060120875358 Auntie Flo/Future Rhythm Machine Huntleys & Palmers Play CD $17.99
Body of work draws on & demonstrates far flung influences including African & Latin lessons in rhythm as well as Kwaito & Chicago house. Guest vocals from Chilean Mamacita & South African Esa Williams. Connects Afrobeat, techno, highlife, soul & hip hop.
               
Bass-Latin-Dub-Cumbia PWI106LPWL 0 Maga Bo/Quilombo Remixed PRE RELEASE WHITE LABEL 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 Sabo, Frikstailers, Uproot Andy, Subatomic Sound System, Stereotyp, Dub Gabriel, Poirier, El Remolon, more.
               
Electro SHIP014 0 Datassette/People Without Mouths Shipwrec Play 12 $16.99
Proper contemporary electro tracks with a bit of that early nineties emotional yet funky Rephlex/electronica fee. One of the hottest releases of the already on-point Shipwrec catalogue so far. Free download included.
               
Electro-House SD20 0 Mark du Mosch/Salmiak SD Records Play DLP $28.49
The first full length from Mark du Mosch arrives on Syncom Data, and it is absolutely astounding! Blurring the lines between House, Electro, and Disco, 'Salmiak' is an essential piece of music showcasing Mark's superb production abilities.
               
Hip Hop ACLA10X7X1R 0 Om Unit+Om'mas Keith/LA Refix All City Play 7 $11.99
Om Unit gets his hands on two tracks from All City's backcatalog, one each from Om'mas Keith and Daedalus presented on a limited 7".
               
Hip Hop-Jazz ACSR12X2 0 Austin Peralta/Views of Saturn All City Play 12 $14.99
Brainfeeder's Austin Peralta gives the late Sun Ra a sunny reworking in fresh LA style. Includes both the original 'Space Loneliness #2' along with Austin's 2012 reworking.
               
House ESOL003CD 3661311101922 Vince Watson/Every Soul Needs Everysoul Records Play CD $17.49
7th album comes after 5 year gap sees VW jump to next level of production & artistic presence. Fuses elements of modern day club music, electronica, ambient, classical piano playing w/nu-jazz & broken beat.
               
House FS009WL 0 VA/Finale Sessions 9 PRE-RELEASE WHITE LABEL Finale Sessions Play 12 $9.99
Miles Sagnia gets into some acid business, Carlos Nilmmns AKA Ross Mcmillan drops some lush deep house, Opolopo gives up analog madness w/killer drums, Shane Linehan remixes Dave Pezzner's "Waking Up Then Going Back To Sleep"
               
House GOGO050 0 Ralf Gum ft Robert Owens/Fly F Gogo Music Play 12 $14.49
'Fly Free' is 1st single from upcoming album. Features house vocal legend Robert Owens over sleek simmering track w/Afro-influence. DJ Spinna lends his remix skills & instrumentals of both versions are included.
               
House LANDEDREC005 0 Norm Talley/Travlin EP Landed Records Play 12 $14.49
True player in Detroit house scene continues his fully analog output, no computers, no gimmicks. Piure warm deepness mastered by Geoff Pesche of London's legendary Abbey Road Studios using the EMI TG analogue system. Hand-stamped red vinyl.
               
House NIGHTSLUGS013 0 Girl Unit/Club Rez Night Slugs Play D12 $27.99
Girl Unit returns to Night Slugs for a double 12" EP of his most sophisticated material yet. 6 tracks that meld neon-colored pop sensibility with dark dancefloor electronics.
               
House NOW007 0 The Florian Muller Project/Mon Nowar Play 12 $14.49
French producer Florian Muller brings a unique, jazzy and mellow deep house trip. 'Space Bass' begins with stripped robotic sounds the introduces beautiful chords and strings. 'Hardloop' funks with rolling bass and jazzy stabs. 'Long Time' deep disco vibe
               
House QMT049 0 Rufuss/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 RH118LP 0 San Proper/Animal LP Rush Hour Records Play DLP $31.99
San Proper unleashes his inner beast in the form of his debut LP, 'Anima'. Taking you on a journey inside the twisted brain of a man who has seen it all, boasting raw emotion and subconscious desires.
               
House RH120 0 Policy/One Last Time+Rmxs Rush Hour Records Play 12 $14.99
New York producer Policy returns to Rush Hour with a brand new single with remixes from FaltyDL and Tom Trago, serving as a taster for his debut album on the label, 'Everything Hits'. 'One Last Time' is gentle and emotive with lively percussion.
               
House RTR054 0 Burnski & Manik/You Know What Real Tone Play 12 $14.49
2 young talents join forces for slice of rich, atmospheric house from echoey keys, spoken word vocals & sharp hi-hat rhythms. Dutch sensation Gerd steps in w/3 remixes, combination of fidgety beats, energetic breakdowns & acidic basslines.
               
House SAVEDLTD003 0 Mark Fanciulli/Sacrifice Saved Play 12 $14.49
Solo debut on Saved fts catchy old school bass running along deep punding kicks & bright hats. Vocal takes center stage guiding towards drop w/synths adding extra energy. Flip for Terrance Parker remix, his usual high standard of production. Blue vinyl.
               
House SHH001 0 Unknown Artist/Gravel Shh! Play 10 $14.49
This low key series is a no thrills package for the vinyl collectors. Only for those looking for rare vinyl. Once they are gone they are gone. Limited edition 10" release on clear vinyl .
               
House SHV008 0 Paolo Rocco/Present EP Sharivari Play 12 $14.49
Solo debut pressed on marble vinyl follows his remix of Round Table Knights 'Say What'. Talented Canadian brings 4 deep funky cuts showcasing love for NY house. Deep chords, soulful vocals & raw beats.
               
House SLAPFUNK002 0 Malin Genie/Sancta Simplicitas Slapfunk Play 12 $16.99
New label that stands out from wave of new-old school house imprints. 4 cuts of deep seductive vibes somewhere in between Rick Wade and Kerri Chandler.
               
House SPECIALREQUESTEP1 0 Special Request/Lolita Special Request Play 12 $19.49
Alias of Paul Woolford, raving warehouse anthem w/corrosive bassline synth, hypnotic looping arpeggiator, jacking house rhythm, & tribal conga accent. Well executed house. Stamped white label.
               
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 UDACHA002 0 Dices/Udacha 2 Udacha Play 12 $16.99
Dices collaborated w/Vakula on recent Leleka release. On this 4 trk EP he shifts thru various moods & expressions of house w/great attention to detail. Glistening, crystalline moments imbued w/Afro feeling contrast shuffling, disjointed rhythms.
               
House UNO009 0 Fur/Cocoon Uno Play 12EP $11.99
Texas-born Bryce Isbell, extracts minutiae w/precision; his tracks are saturated w/details & composite micro-samples are infinitesimal. His crisp, percussive arrangements are soaked in deepness, & are surprisingly emotive. 4 tracks, pic sleeve.
               
House WAXJAM01 0 Luca Ballerini & Rio Padice/Ne Wax Jam Play 12 $15.99
Fun analog deep house tracks by Italian producers Luca Ballerini & Rio Padice, obviously inspired by early US house, but with a fresh and authentic signature which make them stand out, and just perfect for modern club abuse.
               
House WOLF10002 0 Steffi-Waze & Odyssey/Yours Wolf Music Play 10 $14.49
10" white vinyl, hand stamped & numbered. (A) is Steffi's 'Yours' getting remixed by Medlar. (B) is Waze & Odyssey's 'Feel My Voices'.
               
House XOXOKOKO 0 Kornel Kovacs/Baby Step Studio Barnhus Play 12 $15.99
Repressed due to huge demand are underground hits 'Baby Step' & 'Down Since '92' (both previous Studio Barnhus vinyl only releases) + their instrumental versions. Dreamy bumpin house. Limited repress, no digital.
               
House-Bass NSCD02 5060120875303 Jam City/Classical Curves Night Slugs Play CD $17.99
Jam city cuts loose on his debut LP for Night Slugs, 'Classical Curves'. Drums snap, crunch, jerk and bump, while guitar synths, tape hiss, clouds of static, saxophones, lamenting choirs, and slap bass all factor into the mix.
               
House-Bass NSLP02 0 Jam City/Classical Curves Night Slugs Play DLP $32.99
Jam city cuts loose on his debut LP for Night Slugs, 'Classical Curves'. Drums snap, crunch, jerk and bump, while guitar synths, tape hiss, clouds of static, saxophones, lamenting choirs, and slap bass all factor into the mix.
               
Leftfield-House TEXT015 0 Four Tet/Jupiters Text Records Play 12 $15.99
Not much info to go on here, but judging by the track record for quality from both label and its owner, Four Tet, you can bet this to be a highly-sought after release right off the bat! Get yours already!
               
Techno FW025LP01 0 Mike Dehnert/Fachwerk 25 Fachwerk Play DLP $31.99
Berlin's Mike Dehnert marks the 25th release on his label with a full-length album. Comprised of 13 tracks and coming almost a year after his last effort, 'Framework' on Delsin, this new album sees Mike experimenting with ambient pieces and acid workouts.
               
Techno RAWAX008 0 Rio Padice/Urania EP Rawax Play 12 $16.99
Debut for Rio on Rawax.
               
Techno SOMA333 0 Slam/Azure [Carl Craig & Kink] Soma Recordings Play 12 $17.99
Slam's 'Azure' track from 2007 is up for a remix and Carl Craig and Kink certainly don't disappoint bringing both ideological and musical reshaping of the track to create two very different and equally powerful takes on the original.
               
Techno UHB006 0 Unknown Artist/Untitled Unhoerbar Play 12 $15.99
Straight up raw and heavy techno tracks from Jena City. Guaranteed floor burning stuff. Hand stamped limited edition.
               
Techno-Dub DUBWAX001 0 Vualitron/Blagodub EP Dubwax Play 12 $16.99
Hand-stamped grey marbled vinyl. LTD to 300 copies. No repress.
               
Techno-Dub DUBWAX002 0 Herzel & Genoveva/Action Of St Dubwax Play 12 $16.99
New on mysterious stamped colored vinyl series.
               
               
Restocked Items
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.
               
Afro-Funk ECR008 0 Cage & Tame 1/Got Wet? Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $5.99
1st single from forthcoming full length f/ Weathermen native & former member of Artifacts. F/ production from Camu Tao (Def Jux) & JZone. Buzz for this record has already begun as it marks the follow up to Cage`s `Movies For the Blind`
               
Afro-Funk ECR017 0 Debo Band/Gedawo Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $6.99
Ethio-funk classic by the great singer Ayalew Mesfin recorded live in Ethiopia w/Fendika, Debo
               
Afro-Jazz-Rock ECR011 0 Sway Machinery/Khaira Arby Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $7.99
Horn driven indie Supergroup (members of Balkan Beat Box, Barbez, Arcade Fire, Antibalas) are joined by Khaira Arby. Colin Stetson's bari sax provides a perfect counterpoint to the legendary Malian singer's wailing.
               
Blues-Funk-Rock ECR018 0 Little Shalimar/Bad Position Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $6.99
Aka Torbitt Schwartz, the drummer / founder of Chin Chin. Comes out of the gate with a thick, grooving bass line that
               
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-Funk ECR021 0 Super Hi Fi-Polyrhythmics/RSD Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $6.99
Brooklyn-based Afro-dub purveyors bring some classic, two-trombone-fueled dub, while Seattle's finest are propelled by an in-the-pocket rhythm section that's crazy-glued together by a swaggering horn section. incl DL w/bonus remixes.
               
Dubstep-Hip Hop-Pop MAG003CD 0 Major Lazer meets La Roux Mad Greasy Play CD $8.99

Diplo & Switch put this mixtape together for La Roux while working on new material in Jamaica. It features a bunch of JA-inspired blends, special remixes, dubplates and more. Guests by Gucci Mane, Drake, Gyptian, Rusko. Full color 2 panel cardboard sleeve
               
Funk-Jazz ECR009 0 Bio Ritmo/Dina's Mambo Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $5.99
Approaching their 20th anniversary, Bio Ritmo is a one of a kind phenomenon in the indie salsa world, w/a healthy adventurous streak + underpinning of authentic sabor criollo.
               
Funk-Jazz LHLP025 7806610025127 Pharaohs/Awakening Luv N' Haight Play LP $17.99
Originally released in 1971 & re-issued by Luv n'Haight in 1996, a must-have for collectors of spiritual, deep, Afro-centric Jazz. They started at Crane Junior College on the West side of Chicago, & eventually worked w/Phil Cohran.
               
Hip Hop G4CD0007 709000000000 Typical Cats/Typical Cats Galapagos 4   CD $11.99
Classic from G4, finally repressed! MCs Qwel Qwazaar & Denizon Kane (Dennis Kim of I Was Born With Two Tongues) + producer/DJ Natural have put together a record of straight up hip hop w/provocative lyricism original concepts & raw energy.
               
Hip Hop RAMP045LP 0 Ras G/Down To Earth Ramp Recordings Play DLP+CD $27.99
19 trks from LA cult figure & master of all things in realm of wonky Afrocentric boom bap. Low slung forward thinking beats, spiritual ragga vibes, & red-eyed dub wizardry prevail. Comes with "free" CD.
               
House 0001ADLP 0 Boo Williams/Home Town Anotherday Play D12 $25.99
A reissue of his 1996 album for the Relief label. Boo's electronic love letter to House music showed a softer side to his sound, and the perfect place to start a new label dedicated to shedding light on forgotten classics.
               
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 CHIWAX001 0 Steve Murphy & Co/Windy City Chiwax Play 12 $16.99
Sublabel of Rawax drop 4 trk dancefloor EP w/analog feel. Inspired by Chicago. Green vinyl.
               
House CHIWAX002 0 East Soul Person/Minsk EP Chiwax Play 12 $16.99
Limtied handstamped colored vinyl. Acid house. More info soon.
               
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 HOUSEWORX007 0 Sakro/Believe In House EP Houseworx Play 12 $15.99
4 track EP also ft Paravoice on 1st cut.
               
House NLRNT002 0 October & Borai/Level Restrain Never Learnt Play 12 $14.49
Vinyl-only label Never Learnt follow up the well-received EP by Nyra with a 12" from Bristol's October and Borai who in turn follow up their acclaimed track 'String Theory' on Simple Music. Two dubbed out, cosmic housers heading for the deeper floors.
               
House RH039 0 Gene Hunt/May The (Parrish) Rush Hour Records Play 12 $15.99
Chicago's Gene Hunt arrives once again on Rush Hour with a jacking single 'May The Funk Be With You'. Classically-styled anthemic Chicago House accompanied by a remix by Theo Parrish!
               
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 RHRSS4 0 Dream 2 Science/Dream 2 Scienc Rush Hour Recordings Play LP $19.99
Originally released in 1990, this re-release of a lost 6-track album by New York's Ben Cenac, Dream 2 Science. 'A truly, dreamy, beautiful classic deep house mini-album from the golden post-Larry Heard era.'
               
House ROULE305 0 Stardust/Music Sounds Better Roule Music Play 12 $14.49
Repress of French house classic 'Music Sounds Better With You' featuring vocal by Benjamin Diamond. This song was later used by Daft Punk for their live album 'Alive 2007'.
               
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 TOGETHER2 0 DJ Falcon & Thomas Bangalter/S Roule Music Play 12 $14.49
Repress of 2002 singled sided release by the French house duo Together, otherwise known as Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon.
               
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 MDREAMS008 0 Innerspace Halflife/Cosmology Machining Dreams Play 12EP $9.99
Limited 250 copies, vinyl only. The collaboration between Chicago producers Hakim Murphy and Ike Release brings a cosmic palette of futuristic sounds that give homage to the spirit of Chicago Jack. Organic collisions appeared with this 3-track EP.
               
House-Techno UNO002 0 Jacques Greene/Lay It Down Uno Play 12 $9.99
Montreal producer reveals a darker, acid housed side. 'Lay It Down' unites bass swing with a floor shaking acid line, Whatever/Whatever give the flip side a jacking makeover. Hard hitting 'What Are You Feelin' builds up the grand finale.
               
Latin CB028LP 0 Jack Costanzo/Back From Havana Cubop   LP $12.50
Produced by Bobby Matos & feat the stunning vocals of Mariluthis is one of his best albums of his 50 year career. Full of scorching descargasmambos& cha chas!
               
Latin-Boogaloo ECR020 0 Spanglish Fly/Me Gusta Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $6.99
Spearheading a Latin boogaloo revival they drop 2 original burners that sound like a 1960s Latin boogaloo party. "Me Gusta Mi Bicicleta" IS cha-cha with a backbeat, "The Po-po" starts as a classic boogaloos before shifting gears.
               
Rock ECR003 0 Greg Ginn & Taylor Texas Corru Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $5.99
Black Flag guitarist / SST Records owner drops some evocative melancholia f/Greg playing bass, guitar, & organ. Atmospheric, w/a touch of desert dust + jazzy flair.
               
Rock-Electronic-Soul MAD128LP 891063002724 Bosco Delrey/Everybody Wah Mad Decent Play LP $13.99
This stylish purveyor of electronic-tinged rockabilly, references the sounds of Sun Studios-era recordings, updating the lo-fi guitar twang with the use of an MPC drum machine and vintage synthesizer emulators to create a wall of distorted dance/grunge.
               
Rock-Funk ECR000 0 Superhuman Happiness/ Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $5.99
Fronted by Stuart Bogie, horn wizard for Antibalas, TV on the Radio, the Sway Machinery, Iron & Wine, etc. Founded in 2008 to seek joy & love through rhythm & melody, then dispense it through composition & improvisation. 2 very pop offereings.
               
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).
               
Techno ARR001 0 Abdulla Rashim/Gizaw Abdulla Rashim Records Play 12 $15.49
1st release from Swedish producer, 3 tracks refined from 1 single signal generator, processed thru mixture of aqua regia & sulfuric acid. Serious tracks on this new label with ultra limited first edition! 200 cps, for fans of Sandwell District, Semantica
               
Techno ARR002 0 Abdulla Rashim/Asayita Abdulla Rashim Records Play 12 $16.49
Trippy deep gritty techno tracks from guy clearly not aiming to be next most popular producer in Resident Advisor poll. Uncompromising tracks that must be played out loud in dark basement style setting w/loads of smoke & strobe. Raw techno.
               
Techno KOMISCH011 0 SP-X/Stalker EP Komisch Play 12 $14.99
Following his release on Peter Van Hoesen's Time 2 Express late last year, SP-X drops his third EP for Komisch. Fans of 'Signal Path' and 'Field Lines Never End' will not be disappointed as the Brussels producer deliver 3 tracks of uncompromising techno.
               
Techno T2X017 0 VA/The Labyrinth Time 2 Express Play D12 $29.99
Heavy double pack on Peter Van Hoesen's label w/all-star techno line up of Donato Dozzy, Convextion Mike Parker, & PVH himself. Gatefold sleeve, LTD 500 copies.
               
Techno-Ambient MDREAMS007 0 Alarma!/Mentiras Politico Machining Dreams Play 12EP $9.99
Aka DJ Spider, brings out a socially conscious 4 tracker from the CD "Escrito Con Sangre". 2 tracks atmospheric stuff w/2 audio verite tracks. Definite headphone music.
               
Techno-House SPECIALREQUESTEP2 0 Special Request/Deflowered Special Request Play 12 $19.49
2nd in series based on capturing energy & culture of UK pirate radio. Limited press. The eagle-eyed may have spotted which celebrated producer is behind this. A: 'Lolita (Warehouse Dub)' B: 'Deflowered (Kassem Mosse & Mix Mup Remix)'
               
World ECR005 0 Debo Band + Kiddid/Adderech Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $5.99
11-piece Ethio-groove collective combines Ethiopian pentatonic scales & vocals, American soul & funk + instrumentation of Eastern European brass bands. On B Kiddid's remix deconstructs w/dub, electronics, & hip-hop.
               
               
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Genre Item # UPC Item Name Item Label Sample Format Price
               
Afro-Funk KFR1028LP 720841802419 Fela Kuti/Live in Detroit 1986 Knitting Factory Play 4LP $35.99
Official release of bootlegged concert from his 1st US tour, 1 year after he was released from prison. The set is only four songs long, but it sprawls for nearly two and a half hours.
               
Afrobeat-Funk ESL211 0 Chris Joss/Toxic Smoke Eighteenth Street Lounge Play 7+DL $6.49
ESL's French Connection drops 2 Afrobeat-inflected bomps directed at the Afrocentric dancefloor. "Toxic Smoke" is a fast paced blazer. "The Sequence of Spectators" is a more laid-back horn-heavy groover w/funky organ.
               
Bass FRM004 0 Notion/Digits EP Formula Play 12 $12.99
Hereford-based producer serves up 3 tracks of unpretentious dancefloor weaponry. . Lead track borrows elements of UK funky w/syncopated drum patterns & quirky key stabs. (B1) electrifying bassline & sporadic reggae sample. (B2) brutal stomper.
               
Disco MB2023 0 Martin Brodin/Agogo MB Disco Play 12 $14.49
Starts as slow bubbling deep house, transforms into spaced out disco-funk before going back into rhythmic break. Features deep-disco-spaced out remix by Bottin, then Sweden's Copycat beefs it up a bit with a funky Nu-disco house twist.
               
Disco NRV22577 91012257711 Legendary 1979 Orchestra/Take Nervous Records Play 12 $5.99
Legendary 1979 Orchestra is the brainchild of Andrei Idu, Netherlands based nu-disco producer. B is by Real Nice & Cubiq, from Oxfordshire.
               
Disco-Edits MME101 0 VA/Macadam Mambo Edits Vol 1 Macadam Mambo Edits Play 12 $15.49
4 disco edits perfect to soundtrack your summer. 'Okay Okay', tropical trk by Bob Bernard. 'Spartacus', punk disco hit dubbed & freaked by Bikini Freak. 'Sweety Francisco' Balearic ballad by Roger Suchard. 'Le Jardinier' demonic boogie by TeeTwo Mariani.
               
Dub ZAMZAM02 0 Alpha & Omega/Revolution ZamZam Play 7 $7.49
A pounding, militant dub utilizing a Doctor Israel originally tracked for Systemwide. A uniquely British style of steppers
               
Electro VER079 0 Zombie Zombie/Rocket Number 9 Versatile Play 12 $15.99
4 trk EP features remixes by Gesaffelstein & Joakim, as well as original & acapella versions.
               
Electronic AMB1204 0 Gacha/Remember R&S-Apollo Play 12 $13.99
Young artist from Georgia capable of pulling together various strands of electronic music heritage & stitching them artfully together to make bewitching sound all his own. (A) distorted washed out chords underpinned by funeral-march beat. (B) is heavier.
               
Electronic-Dub-Techno MEX114LP 184923111415 Peaking Lights/Lucifer Mexican Summer   LP $18.99
3rd full length from West Coast dub heroe crystallize their mesmerising sound, boasting much to please anyone seduced by the genre-defying, gritty grooves & sensual melodies of the band
               
Electronic-Hip Hop PMC014 0 Submerse/Tears Project Mooncircle   EP $19.99
DJ/producer from Cheshire w/distinct recognisable sound that traverses beat music, ambient, 2-step and autonomic whilst being punctuated by myriad of unique & personal influences. Catpures feeling of urban solitude. Transparent blue vinyl.
               
Grime COY001 0 Mella Dee/CTRL Coyote Play 12 $12.49
Half of much-lauded garage/house duo Mista Men (Greenmoney), Colourful 8 bar grime joint that harks back to early days combines punchy hard-hitting bass w/serious dance floor credentials. Remixes come from Baobinga & Mr Mitch.
               
Grime-Bass BUTTERZ011 0 Champion/Crystal Meth-Speed Butterz Play 12 $12.99
Crystal Meth
               
House 87001 0 Jacuzzi Boys ft San Proper/Not 87 Records Play 12 $16.99
1st release from new label by owners Florian Settele & Marc Phillip aka Jacuzzi Boys, in collaboration with Amsterdam's San Proper on (A) as well as tracks w/SeDe & Nils Weimann on flip.
               
House AD021 0 Funkalicious James/Take Off EP Air Drop Play 12 $14.99
Half of disco-house super-duo Childhood '87, along w/his old pal Le Loup. Parisian born producer prepared 2 explosive cuts for A-side, starting mellow w/'Call On Groove' & speeding it up on 'Broken Hips'. On flip Douze & John Spring offer remixes.
               
House BASSCULTURE025 0 Franco Cinelli/Take Me Back EP Bass Culture Records Play 12 $15.49
Rosario born Argentinean became key player in South America in late 90s before touring Europe in mid 2000s. New take on his trademark deep & techy house with 4 original tracks.
               
House DPU1370 0 Phlash/House Phillerz Vol. 2 Archive Play 12 $15.49
Aka Phil Asher, 2nd EP of Phlash project for Archive Records. (A1) collab w/Mark Force for unique twisted acid track. (B1) pure rawness. (B2) collab w/Mark De Clive Lowe on late night deepness.
               
House IPS003 0 Semtek/Couer De Lyon In Plain Sight Play 12 $16.99
Leaves comfort of his Don't Be Afraid imprint to supply 3rd 12" on Andy Blake's label. (A) chunky house jam w/shuffling hats, stripped back bassl & vocal many from one of MK's legendary remixes. (B) analogue jam in mold of Legowelt w/club-ready potency.
               
House OFM001 0 Rick Wade/Detroit Lotus Style Old Future Music Play 12 $19.49
Label from Naples Italy enlist Detroit's Godson & Harmonie Park boss for 3 original Motor City soul arrangements. (A) has glowing chords & vibed out texture over skipping beat. (B1) is rowdier w/cluttered rhythms, (B2) has rugged beatdown & evil bass.
               
House PHONOGRAMME4 0 Professor Inc & MB/House Phonogramme Play 12 $15.49
1st collaboration between producer Professor Inc & sound engineer Mathieu Berthet, using drum machine & keyboard.
               
House PRAT004 0 New Tower Generation/Horny Goa Praterei Play 12 $13.99
4th release on Vienese imprint from local boys is heady 2 track offering that fits w/label's ethos of focusing on essence of house. 'Horny Goat Weed' is perm twisting delight, w/grainy string sample aligned w/loose rhythms. Flip for mellower mood.
               
House SBR016 0 Adham Zahran/Paddington EP Space Breaks Play 12 $14.49
4 raw tracks by Adham Zahran, new talent from Egypt, who usually appears on Moodmusic & Acryl Music. Here he delivers deep house EP w/quality & solid tracks for Space Breaks. Remixes by Petr Serkin & Russian duo Autumn Park.
               
House SMR011 0 DJ Qu/Infect EP Strength Music Play 12 $16.99
Advanced house from Strength Music Records label owner. Darker and deeper introverted tracks that slowly build and show their real strength on the dancefloor.
               
House WBTTU3 0 VA/WBTTU #3 Welcome Back To The Undergroun Play 12 $15.49
Mysterious producer from Paris, w/Joey Kay from Chicago on 1 deep house cut. (A1) popular disco hit melted w/various vocal samples. (A2) hard 4x4 groove. (B1) Joey Kay's timeless trip. (B2) essential deep beat. Hand-stamped white vinyl.
               
House-Disco WAR2 0 Niko Marks/Warehouse Classic 2 Warehouse Classics Play 12 $15.99
4 tracks going from obscure disco to new wave, first popularised at Music Box & rarely heard anywhere else. Detroit legend Niko Marks (UR) gives versions of Tom Tom Club, ABC, Donna Summer & Marvin Gaye. Mesh of disco & heavy effect laden machine funk.
               
House-Electronic FOF118 0 LOL Boys/Changes Friends of Friends   12EP $10.99
A viral force, this LA-via-Montreal duo delivers a breezy, 4 tracker, primed for Summer. Typically FOF, this EP offeres skewed takes on pop dance moves w/an Anenon solo sax cover of 1 track, & Shlohmo remix of another. 6 tracks, pic sleeve.
               
House-Techno MUSUN17 0 Matt Star/Live Extracts Pt 2 Musique Unique Play 12 $15.99
Three extracts from his current liveset, all recorded during live shows in clubs around Europe. Limited edition of 300 copies on orange transparent vinyl.
               
House-Techno OPCM12028 0 Orlando Voorn/Format Remaster Opilec Music Play 12 $15.49
Dutch master w/2 trk release containing some of his pioneering material as Format. Rightly recognised as builder of crucial early bridges btwn Europe & Detroit. Incl 'Damn Right' & 'Jam Session' from 1993. Energetic, melodic & broken.
               
House-Techno OPCMLTDCD004 0 Federico Gandin/Legion Of Lost Opilec Music Play CD $20.99
Italian producer who delivers exploration into deep house & deeper techno. Ranges from proper club tools to more dreamy, hypnotic tracks & atmospheric jazz inflected dub-house. Ft vocal performances by Ivan Ber.
               
Jazz-Funk-Soul SO1202LP 687480120215 Soulive & Karl Denson/Spark Royal Family Records   LP $11.99
Soul-jazz organ trio teams up w/saxophonist/flautist Karl Denson (Greyboy Allstars) for this tribute to Melvin Sparks, a guitarist who recorded for Prestige, & the smoky vibe of early-
               
Latin-Cumbia ECR025 0 Chico Trujillo/Gran Pecador Electric Cowbell Records Play 7 $7.49
One of Chile's most important orchestra is the soundtrack to every party from Arica to Punta Arenas w/a mixture of classic cumbia, bolero, reggae, & more, has assured them an audience from every generation and walk of life. Pic sleeve.
               
Reggae NMREC45 0 Macka B/Outta Order Necessary Mayhem Play 7 $10.99
Taster a new Macka B album
               
Rock-Electronic-Soundtrack ESL209LP 795103020917 Shawn Lee/Synthesizers in Space Eighteenth Street Lounge Play LP+DL $14.99
Driven by his discovery of a vintage 'mystery-box" instrument to create a diverse, densely layered collection of Fatboy Slim hooks, T. Rex rockers, built on real drums, swathed in a crusty, magnetic sound. Comes w/download card.
               
Techno NST053 0 Octave & Dolby D/Room 47 EP Nachtstrom Schallplatten Play 12 $15.99
Dark and driving techno bangers by Octave & Dolby D coming as limited special edition on red transparent vinyl.
               
Techno OPCM12024 0 Danny Ocean/Parallel Reality Opilec Music Play 12 $15.49
Deep emotive techno EP from Spanish producer rapidly building his rep. Title trk is smooth dubby brooding slice that layers dark pads & stabs over rolling soundbed of percussion & bass. Flip for beautifully balanced piece w/old school Detroit feel.
               
Techno TRESOR252 0 Mike Huckaby/The Tresor EP Tresor   12 $14.49
Mike Huckaby returns to Tresor Records with the track that hel
               
Techno-Dub PONG04 0 PCM/Hakuro Pong Music Play 10 $14.49
2 techno / dub techno tracks which feel like cross between Basic Channel & deep melodic sounds. Red vinyl.