Timeless collection of house and techno from Japan s Shinichi Atobe. Most of us were turned on to Atobe s minimalist productions with 2014 s Butterfly Effect via Demdike Stare s DDS label. Although he d released the Ship-Scope 12 on Chain Reaction back in 2001, Atobe s idiosyncratic brand of electronic music did not…
For healing use only. This is the next best thing to a full body massage or hitting the five footer to reach maximum chill status. The Mood Hut posse have been dealing their unique strain of laid back Vancouver house for a minute now, but this might just be the most chilled out record yet. Slow Riffs completely do…
Let s groove! Sought-after 90 s house cuts from the cult Japan s underground scene get a long overdue repress courtesy of Hhatri (History Has A Tendency to Repeat Itself). We ve been loving all the Soichi Terada jams that have been resurfacing lately, but these ones are extra special and have never before been reissued until now. Originally released on Far…
Soul Clap returns to Gator Boots with a pair of funky dancefloor weapons for your spinning pleasure. The Boston DJ producer duo have been moving butts across the globe with their signature funk-infused dance sound for many moons by this point and guarantee some serious rug-cutting action with these selections. Get the party going with the infectious…
Unreleased heaters from Theo Parrish s Sound Signature imprint! Unexpected compilation that was apparently inspired by Parrish s frustration with delays at vinyl pressing plants. A wide variety of artists that have previously on the label are present, including Amp Fiddler, Kyle Hall, Alton Miller, Hanna and, of course, Parrish himself. Nobody is given outright…
Roooollllaaaa! Originally released in 1996 under their Hokusai alias, Black Rose came at the height of Source Direct s Amen break murderation. You ll be heard pressed to find a darker rolling drum n bass track than this one. It takes the duo s supreme hardware sampler skills a step beyond and was a killer…
Classic deep Chicago house and minimal tech from some of the best. Spencer Kincy aka Gemini moved down to Dallas, TX in the late 90s to spend time with JT Donaldson and get away from the Windy City. The two revered producers seem to have spent some time making a bit of music as this…
Dramatic soundtrack vibes from Legowelt. Take the best elements of Claudio Simonetti and John Carpenter mix them up with a dose of The Hague Sound and you ve got yourself a little Squadra Blanco. Originally released in 2002, Night Of The Illuminati finds Legowelt exploring the no man s land where Italo disco and b-movie…
Love might bring us back together. Stardust s 1998 anthem, back on 12 where it belongs. In a perfect world, this song would be blasting all over the planet, and all humans would be getting down to it s irresistible disco house groove as the aliens come down and dance along with us. It s that kinda song…
Ambient house classic repressed! Originally released in 1989, Sueno Latino s eponymous track took the balearic sound from the beach side to the masses, eventually hitting #1 in some European countries. The track itself borrows heavily from Manuel Gottsching s influential krautrock masterpiece E2-E4, but adds a bumping 4 x 4 rhythm to groove as well as some atmospheric accoutrements (peep those…
Repressed by popular demand! The Black Madonna dropped the Lady Of Sorrows EP back in 2013 and it has proven to be the Chicago-based producer s most sweated release to date. Original copies quickly got swooped up by all the savvy DJ s causing prices to shoot up on the 2nd hand market, but thankfully Argot…
Let s groove on together. Justin Van Der Volgen delivering the unexpected, but totally welcome post-punk vibes on the latest from his own My Rules imprint. Here he extends and re-works The Creams obscure 2012 release Let s into a feel good punk-funk stomper. Think The Slits with a touch of Liliput though a Tokyo pop filter and you ll be…
Far out sounds from The Mystic Jungle Tribe. Solaria is the debut album from the mysterious group and it literally sounds like it came from another planet. Using a treasure trove of vintage synths and drum machines (Korg, Roland, Casio, you name it) and possibly a good amount of mind-altering substances, MJT create an alien soundscape that crosses…
The Underground Solution aka the prolific Roger Sanchez released Luv Dancin in 1990, and the track is a fine slice of NYC deep house. Yes, the Arthur Russell Loose Joints Is It All Over My Face sample is a key element that drives the tune, but peep the rolling garage bassline, heady keys and pads,…
Love when Theo and Marcellus get together, you’re never gonna get anything remotely close to the same track twice. This one’s always been pretty hard to find. Originally released in 2002 on Track Mode, a killer, dare-we-say-slept-on house label that (sadly) has never had the same clout and fervor with Zee Germanz as Sound Signature, who…
Back on wax! 2005 s Capritarious #7 and Levels singles were apparently meant to be a set (notice the A,B,C,D marking on the labels), but were released as separate 12 s. I guess Theo went back to his original idea, because now he s reissued them together. Capritarious is Theo at his deconstructing best. The mad…