Tracklist EP:
A1. Alex Kassian - Oolong Trance (Club Mix)
A2. Alex Kassian - Oolong Trance (Paradise Mix)
B. Alex Kassian - Oolong Trance (Telephones Remix)

Alex Kassian steps up for his first solo 12" on Love On The Rocks with 'Oolong Trance', a driving, tropical-tinged uplifting acid trip in 'Club' and 'Paradise' mixes and a supercharged 'ADHS' mix from Telephones.

Kassian is no stranger to the label, which celebrated its fifth birthday last year with the 4-part 'Supergau' compi-lation that opened with Kassian's 'Chopstick Romance'. He also remixed Ghost Vision in 2018 on their Love On The Rocks debut, 'Shakuhachi'.

Young Kassian from Kyoto, who has the silkiest hair in house, has recently been enjoying success alongside his longtime collaborator Hiroaki OBA as Opal Sunn, taking their live show on tour around Europe and Asia with stops at Field Maneuvers in the UK and Panorama Bar in Berlin. Their first releases on their own imprint, Planet Sundae, got the attention of the late Andrew Weatherall (RIP) and early support from the likes of DJ Sprinkles and Nick Höppner, who released their last two EP's on his label, Touch From A Distance: 'Parallax' in late 2018, and 'Laika', earlier this year.

As well as being Kassian's debut on the label, 'Oolong Trance' is the first Love On The Rocks record for 2020, so, what's in the tea?

The Club mix is classic Kassian: big kicks, driving percussion, swirling pads, a tropical sunrise, a celestial or-gan and a large dash of acid. The Paradise Mix is what you get when you let it brew a couple seconds longer: off the charts trance levels and Alex delivering some truly ecstatic piano work, channelling the spirit of a young George Michael, truly intoxicated on the Oolong drank.

Telephones also delivers a hell of a brew, with his 9-minute, 90s house and garage inflected 'ADHS' remix tak-ing the keys off in yet another direction and delivering a energetic, Chicago-inspired oddball rework with hints of Detroit and more than a few drops of old school, classic house spiritualism. The tea, as they say, is particularly good today.


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Tracklist EP:

A. Longhair - The Forbidden Dance (Original Version)
AA. Longhair - The Forbidden Dance (Rhumba Version)

From the murky depths of Berlin comes a monster, a wicked beast with two heads, a strange penchant for house music and the bizarre. Longhair is the duo made up of Marko aka Homeboy and Bene from Peak & Swift, two well known figures in the Berlin musical community who have begun to amass inter-est and intrigue as a production outfit, appearing on imprints like House Is OK and Bordello A Parigi. There is an unholy amount of musical ammunition ready to be unleashed upon the innocent world and it's bloody great.

There are plenty of influences from all kinds of corners in Longhair, from 80's synth sounds, to Italian dream house beats, but it clearly has its own vibe as they demonstrate on "The Forbidden Dance", their debut single for Paramida's Love On The Rocks label.

A ubiquitous summer hit in the making: a sure-fire combo of unforgettable melody, nostalgia kicks, totally dreamy production and the sound of seagulls. On the flip, we find the Rhumba mix, a mostly beatless counterpart, perfect for DJs that want to get creative.

Longhair's take on house music is emerging as a sound of their own; groovy, very danceable but laid back, marked by a progressive approach and a softer attitude and ultimately an ideal match for Love On The Rocks.


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Tracklist EP:
A1. Alex Kassian - Chopstick Romance
A2. Daniela La Luz - Warszawa
B1. Etbonz - Something To Dream About
B2. Fantastic Man - I Love You Baby

Paramida made her name as an integral part of the new Berlin school of DJs embracing a more expansive sound, a charismatic and eclectic idealism beyond the steady, straight-forward pulse of house and techno. Following five years at the city’s
diverse OYE Records store, and alongside an international schedule of DJing, she has spent the previous five crafting her
Love On The Rocks label in that same generous spirit.
Now, with half a decade passed, she has called upon many of the label’s previous associates, alongside some new faces, to
curate a five-disc compilation produced upon the adventurous and personal principles upon which the label was founded. The
title of the collection is ‘Supergrau’, which Paramida explains to mean, "A disaster beyond all expectations". It’s a typically
pithy title for a label that’s found a unique groove between dancefloor fulfillment and surprising turns, keeping it’s dedicated
buyers and open-minded DJs on their toes, just as Paramida likes it. Still, it hasn’t always been easy.
This compilation represents five years of ups and downs, tears and joy, growing, losing and finding itself again. I've never
really questioned or reflected it much. The label has been pretty much a mirror of my personal life, my taste at a certain point
and the artist or person that was involved in my life at that particular stage of my life. As such, I want to give this first chapter
of Love On The Rocks a nice closure.”
Some artists on the compilation return to the fold, such including Fantastic Man, Massimiliano Pagliara, Violet, Elles, Etbonz,
Dirk Leyers and Alex Kassian. Others are featured for the first time such as Francis Inferno Orchestra, Bartellow and Eric
Duncan. And others again are a complete surprise, including Kornel Kovacs, Daniela La Luz and Hermann Kristoffersen. ‘5
Years of Love On The Rocks’ presents an opportunity for artists to explore the charismatic boundaries between house, disco,
new wave and acid, with the shared goal of sheer dancefloor bliss.
“Every record I put out felt like a message I'm sending out into the universe”, explains Paramida. “And everyone featured on
this compilation is someone I deeply connect with, even though it's a pretty unexpected mix of artists. Here’s to the next five
years

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Tracklist EP:
C1. Warehouse Preservation Society - Loving Touch
C2. Francis Inferno Orchestra - Drongo Bongo
B. P&D (Paramida & Dirk Leyers) - Deal
Paramida made her name as an integral part of the new Berlin school of DJs embracing a more expansive sound, a charismatic and eclectic idealism beyond the steady, straight-forward pulse of house and techno. Following five years at the city’s
diverse OYE Records store, and alongside an international schedule of DJing, she has spent the previous five crafting her
Love On The Rocks label in that same generous spirit.
Now, with half a decade passed, she has called upon many of the label’s previous associates, alongside some new faces, to
curate a five-disc compilation produced upon the adventurous and personal principles upon which the label was founded. The
title of the collection is ‘Supergrau’, which Paramida explains to mean, "A disaster beyond all expectations". It’s a typically
pithy title for a label that’s found a unique groove between dancefloor fulfillment and surprising turns, keeping it’s dedicated
buyers and open-minded DJs on their toes, just as Paramida likes it. Still, it hasn’t always been easy.
This compilation represents five years of ups and downs, tears and joy, growing, losing and finding itself again. I've never
really questioned or reflected it much. The label has been pretty much a mirror of my personal life, my taste at a certain point
and the artist or person that was involved in my life at that particular stage of my life. As such, I want to give this first chapter
of Love On The Rocks a nice closure.”
Some artists on the compilation return to the fold, such including Fantastic Man, Massimiliano Pagliara, Violet, Elles, Etbonz,
Dirk Leyers and Alex Kassian. Others are featured for the first time such as Francis Inferno Orchestra, Bartellow and Eric
Duncan. And others again are a complete surprise, including Kornel Kovacs, Daniela La Luz and Hermann Kristoffersen. ‘5
Years of Love On The Rocks’ presents an opportunity for artists to explore the charismatic boundaries between house, disco,
new wave and acid, with the shared goal of sheer dancefloor bliss.
“Every record I put out felt like a message I'm sending out into the universe”, explains Paramida. “And everyone featured on
this compilation is someone I deeply connect with, even though it's a pretty unexpected mix of artists. Here’s to the next five
years.

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E1. Elles - Squirtelle
E2. Bartellow ft. Jonas Friedlich - Dogz Out
E3. Kornel Kovacs - Mindegy
F1. Violet - Run Free
F2. Eric Duncan - Quick Confused (Marcela’s Edit)

Paramida made her name as an integral part of the new Berlin school of DJs embracing a more expansive sound, a charismatic and eclectic idealism beyond the steady, straight-forward pulse of house and techno. Following five years at the city’s
diverse OYE Records store, and alongside an international schedule of DJing, she has spent the previous five crafting her
Love On The Rocks label in that same generous spirit.
Now, with half a decade passed, she has called upon many of the label’s previous associates, alongside some new faces, to
curate a five-disc compilation produced upon the adventurous and personal principles upon which the label was founded. The
title of the collection is ‘Supergrau’, which Paramida explains to mean, "A disaster beyond all expectations". It’s a typically
pithy title for a label that’s found a unique groove between dancefloor fulfillment and surprising turns, keeping it’s dedicated
buyers and open-minded DJs on their toes, just as Paramida likes it. Still, it hasn’t always been easy.
This compilation represents five years of ups and downs, tears and joy, growing, losing and finding itself again. I've never
really questioned or reflected it much. The label has been pretty much a mirror of my personal life, my taste at a certain point
and the artist or person that was involved in my life at that particular stage of my life. As such, I want to give this first chapter
of Love On The Rocks a nice closure.”
Some artists on the compilation return to the fold, such including Fantastic Man, Massimiliano Pagliara, Violet, Elles, Etbonz,
Dirk Leyers and Alex Kassian. Others are featured for the first time such as Francis Inferno Orchestra, Bartellow and Eric
Duncan. And others again are a complete surprise, including Kornel Kovacs, Daniela La Luz and Hermann Kristoffersen. ‘5
Years of Love On The Rocks’ presents an opportunity for artists to explore the charismatic boundaries between house, disco,
new wave and acid, with the shared goal of sheer dancefloor bliss.
“Every record I put out felt like a message I'm sending out into the universe”, explains Paramida. “And everyone featured on
this compilation is someone I deeply connect with, even though it's a pretty unexpected mix of artists. Here’s to the next five
years.

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G1. Ivan Berko - Joule Thief
G2. Massimiliano Pagliara - Cuddle Me Away
H1. Das Komplex - Fala
H2. Herrmann Kristoffersen - Idolon
Paramida made her name as an integral part of the new Berlin school of DJs embracing a more expansive sound, a charismatic and eclectic idealism beyond the steady, straight-forward pulse of house and techno. Following five years at the city’s
diverse OYE Records store, and alongside an international schedule of DJing, she has spent the previous five crafting her
Love On The Rocks label in that same generous spirit.
Now, with half a decade passed, she has called upon many of the label’s previous associates, alongside some new faces, to
curate a five-disc compilation produced upon the adventurous and personal principles upon which the label was founded. The
title of the collection is ‘Supergrau’, which Paramida explains to mean, "A disaster beyond all expectations". It’s a typically
pithy title for a label that’s found a unique groove between dancefloor fulfillment and surprising turns, keeping it’s dedicated
buyers and open-minded DJs on their toes, just as Paramida likes it. Still, it hasn’t always been easy.
This compilation represents five years of ups and downs, tears and joy, growing, losing and finding itself again. I've never
really questioned or reflected it much. The label has been pretty much a mirror of my personal life, my taste at a certain point
and the artist or person that was involved in my life at that particular stage of my life. As such, I want to give this first chapter
of Love On The Rocks a nice closure.”
Some artists on the compilation return to the fold, such including Fantastic Man, Massimiliano Pagliara, Violet, Elles, Etbonz,
Dirk Leyers and Alex Kassian. Others are featured for the first time such as Francis Inferno Orchestra, Bartellow and Eric
Duncan. And others again are a complete surprise, including Kornel Kovacs, Daniela La Luz and Hermann Kristoffersen. ‘5
Years of Love On The Rocks’ presents an opportunity for artists to explore the charismatic boundaries between house, disco,
new wave and acid, with the shared goal of sheer dancefloor bliss.
“Every record I put out felt like a message I'm sending out into the universe”, explains Paramida. “And everyone featured on
this compilation is someone I deeply connect with, even though it's a pretty unexpected mix of artists. Here’s to the next five
years.

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Tracklist EP:
A. Romie Singh - Cry Freedom


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Love On The Rocks returns with its first release for 2019 and its first-ever reissue, “Cry Freedom” by Romie Singh.

It’s hard to love with so much fighting, hard to love with so much war / All they want is gold and silver, all they want is time to love / And freedom to dance.

Thirty years after its initial release, the song feels timeless and its message feels more relevant than ever. 1989 was a year of drastic global shift that brought globe-altering change to Johannesburg, Berlin, Moscow, and Beijing. 2019 marks another stage global shift with the tightening of borders, erosion of civil liberties and human rights, and endless beating of the political drums calling for division and war, Singh’s lyrics express a universal call that echoes around the world, with no regard for borders, race, colour or creed. The cry for freedom. To live. To love. And that most fundamental expression of joy and unity known in every culture and corner of the world...to dance!

“Cry Freedom” is the 19th release on Love On The Rocks. It is issued as a limited edition of 300 hand-stamped and numbered 12” vinyl containing the 10-minute, 22-second ‘long’ version of the track as originally released on the 1989 maxi single. The other side contains an etching based on the original album cover artwork.



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Backed with 4 heavyweight remixes from Love On The Rocks fam Kasra V, Prins Emanuel, Etbonz and Massimilano Pagliara. Pure love.

Tracklist EP:

A1. Elles x Violet - A Life Lived In Fear Is Like A Life Half Lived
A2. Elles x Violet - A Life Lived In Fear Is Like A Life Half Lived (Kasra V Remix)
A3. Elles x Violet - A Life Lived In Fear Is Like A Life Half Lived (Prins Emanuel Boot Dub)
B1. Elles x Violet - A Life Lived In Fear Is Like A Life Half Lived (Etbonz Remix)
B2. Elles x Violet - A Life Lived In Fear Is Like A Life Half Lived (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix)


Paramida's Love On The Rocks imprint readies its eighteenth release, in this, the year of our lord, 2018 - the latest instalment on the ever-evolving, hard-to-define label is a decidedly non-dancefloor oriented, melancholic/euphoric instrumental number from promising Lon-don/Lisbon producers Elles & Violet.

Elles, fresh from her Netil Radio & Rádio Quântica residences, alongside Violet, with a string of releases under her belt on One Eyed Jacks , Cómeme, Paraíso, Snuff Trax and her own imprint, Naive, deliver big time here with A Life Lived In Fear Is Like A Life Half Lived, a warm and bubbling acid future closing time jam that has all the feels of watching the sun rise over the city with your best friends on ecstasy.

Backed with 4 heavyweight remixes from Love On The Rocks fam Kasra V, Prins Emanuel, Etbonz and Massimilano Pagliara. Pure love.


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Tracklist EP:

A1. Ghost Vision - Shakuhachi
A2. Ghost Vision - Shakuhachi (Tokyo Black Star Atlantis Remix)
B. Ghost Visoon - Shakuhachi (Al Kassian Remix)

In late 2017, Thomas Gandey and Danny McLewin - known from the popular disco-influenced electronic music collective Psychemagik - emerged from their studio in Bordeaux, France, claiming to have produced an extended musical arrangement, both entitled, and containing the sounds of, the shakuhachi. Furthermore, they insisted, for the purposes of this production, and a further album of related arrangements to be released subsequently in conjunction with the successful German record label Kompakt, they should be referred to henceforth as Ghost Vision. Shortly thereafter, the audio recordings described by Gandey and McLewin came into the possession of noted Los Angeles degenerate, DJ and nymphomaniac [citation needed] Dirty Dave, who was quick to relay the hallucinatory qualities of the duo's productions to fellow DJ and trusted hallucinogenic expert Paramida, of esteemed German musical imprint Love On The Rocks.

Paramida, recognising the innate quality of the sounds presented to her, decided that such recordings warranted immediate release through her audio distribution channel, and not without remixes. Quite without thinking of the origins of the instrument which had given the recording its particular sonic distinguishment, and of course, its title, she enlisted the help of two musicians named Alex - one from Tokyo, and one from Kyoto. Both Alex From Tokyo - teaming up with his colleagues Isao Kumano & Kenichi Takagi as Tokyo Black Star, known for their prior releases on popular German label Innervisions - and his counterpart, Alex from Kyoto, better known as Al Kassian, rising Tamagotchi on Paramida's Love On The Rocks imprint, and his own label, Planet Sundae - turned in striking reinterpretations of Gandey and McLewin's composition. It was reported that upon their arrival and first listen at Love On The Rocks headquarters, wild dancing broke out almost immediately and did not stop for more than 36 hours.

The resulting package of stereo recordings was finally released for public broadcast and manipulation by disc jockeys in early 2018, to much rejoicing, from London to L.A., throughout Europe, Japan and everywhere music is played. It marked the first release for the label in their fourth year of operation, in which, it has been noted, there is much to look forward to.


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Tracklist EP:
A1. Bye / A2. High Hopes / B1. Back and Forth
Omer joins the Love On The Rocks family with a massive underground smash, the not-so-well-kept secret rework that’s been doing the rounds recently among a handful of trusted DJs, inducing hands-in-the-air hysteria and clocking up more than a few plays in clubs from Robert Johnson to Panorama Bar. Finally it lands here as the title track of the EP, perfectly tooled for any poolside dance party. Phew!
Finding just enough room for another huge jam to share the same side, Omer moves effortlessly into his trademark late night melancholic trip territory with High Hopes, leading in with snapping percussion before giving way to a fierce bassline, swirling layers of melody and synths that resonate with warmth and emotion.
Rounding out the proceedings, Back and Forth pulses with electric energy from the word go, quickly pulling you into its distinctly neon after-dark atmospherics, with a forboding hook that twists around itself amid spiralling tension, and on into euphoria. You and me to the party, you and me all night. You and me to the party,you and me all night.

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A1. Head Shop Boys / A2. Haole
Totes Preesh make tracks for your ears. Sean Marquand and Patrick Wood of New York City have created these sounds for you and your friends and tooled them to perfection, for your pleasure. Whether you're at home, or in the club, or driving around in your car, looking for drugs, you can count on these guys to soundtrack your day correctly. They were featured on 2015’s ‘Mangiami - La Compilation’ on Golf Channel Recordings, but this is their first 12”. They are here to make you bump to a cosmic sound that is sexy and pristine, and yet, also feels exactly like two buffalo boys going round the outside, round the outside.
Double A-side alert. First up ‘Head Shop Boys’, a kicky, kinky, neon affair, perfect for late-night debauchery; on the flip, ’Haole’ is a straight up trip with some serious old school New York flavour, and will undoubtedly prove to be the world’s first crossover drive-time club banger.

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Tracklist EP:
A1. Szlugi / A2. Polonez / B. Flauta
Das Komplex, aka Marcin £ukaszewicz aka.. what is this guy’s name? Whoever he is, he is fucking slow. But word on the street is, he is super happy, to be slow, and to make records, and build ships, or whatever it is that he does, when he’s not answering our emails. Rumour has it, that Henry is the man who built the Ostbahnhof - with his own bare hands.
Before that he was making music. For twenty carefree, happy-go-lucky years. Recently, he started releasing some of it, much to his surprise, on nice, family-themed labels such as Young Adults and Father & Son. This is his first offering for Love On The Rocks. It’s sublime, it’s soft, and it wants you to fall in love, at night, back in the days, under the electric light of your favourite dancefloor, with two major jams on the A-side, and a consciousness-altering, life-changing, dance floor destroying, 13-minute disco trip on the other. Music to microdose to.

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Tracklist EP:
A. My Kinda Future
B. My Kinda Future (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) Elliott Thomas, AKA Etbonz, Portland's prodigal son, touches down for the first time on LoveOn The Rocks with 'My Kinda Future'. Etbonz, the lovechild of Buckaroo Banzai and TheTalented Ellen Ripley, utilises the latest KrystalVision™ technology over this eleven and a half minute opus to bring you to the edge of a future where maybe, just maybe, Arnold didn't kill the Predator.. Where some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favourite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye and asks you if you paid your dues. Where you can’t even get to the chopper, because Kurt Russell is in the cockpit with a head full of acid, wearing a hat made of drum machines. Should we check it out? Or just check into a psycho ward? Whichever comes first, huh?
It's a kinda future that leaves you asking yourself, if I am not me, then who the hell am I? Am I Prins Thomas? What is a Diskomiks? You ever fuck a mutant? Tall guy, weird clothes. First you see him, then you don't.
The best mindfuck ever!

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A. TM (DJ Steve edit)
B. Gadaafs (DJ Steve edit)
Occasionally, a record — or sometimes even a DJ — simply falls out of the sky, like so many unexplained showers of fish, or midnight deliveries of frozen piss from passing jumbo jets. And so it was when DJ Steve first came to our attention in 2011 via Tim Sweeney, who discovered him quite by chance DJing in the Italian seaside town of Tropea. Sweeney, on vacation in the area, was so impressed with Steve he passed him his card, telling him to call him if he ever made it to New York. Some time later, DJ Steve did make it to New York, called Sweeney and turned up at the Beats In Space studio, barely speaking any English but with a pile of “DJ Steve special cuts”, white labels and acetates, and laid down an extended mix - “Italian
style!”. Then, nobody ever really heard from him again. Fast forward to Berlin 2013, and the mix had become a staple at the after hours of a small group of friends, including Paramida, who would soon start Love On The Rocks. They called it “the DJ Steve experience”. Paramida counts it as one of her main musical inspirations, saying it showed her another perspective of groove, and turned her perception of dance music “upside down”. And still, nobody seemed to know who he was. speaking any English but with a pile of “DJ Steve special cuts”, white labels and acetates, and laid down an extended mix - “Italian style!”. Then, nobody ever really heard from him again. Until one day in early 2016, after years of exhausting all her contacts in an effort to track him down, after all the blood, sweat and tears, and countless hours spent interrogating various dance music insiders, Paramida finally received a message.
“Minkia, stu pezzu nci spunda u culu e passari!” Whatever that meant, it was instantly clear that her search had come to a conclusion. Despite the near-indecipherable dialect, and other obvious communication problems, Paramida somehow persuaded him to sign two of his “special cuts” for Love On The Rocks, which would soon become the record you now hold in your hands.
As DJ Steve had put it so well: “Dick! This thing could pierce the anus of a sparrow!”. Amen.

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A. PONY J.A.M. - B. PONY ROGER
Detroit enigma Sharif Laffrey makes a return to Paramida's Berlin-based Love On The Rocks imprint with ‘Pony EP’. The two track EP marks his second release with the label (following ‘Key Jam (A.C.I.D.)’) and his third release in three years - something of a roll for Laffrey who typically allows years to pass between each outing.

A-Side: ‘PONY J.A.M.’
Over 9 minutes of what sounds like nineties 4/4 Indian acid-house bass music - in the best way. Surprising vocals & a healthy 3 minute lead in.
B-Side: ‘PONY ROGER’
If the pony you were riding on the A-Side was galloping through a grassy meadow - this pony heads into a dark cave. If the A-side is The Never Ending Story then the B-side is The Dark
Crystal. But with Prince instead of Bowie. Sharif Laffrey has been playing records and making music for 20 long hard years. Born in Detroit, Michigan - he’s worked on the line checking camshafts for Chryslers & at Submerge for Mike Banks - at the same time. He toured Asia with Juan Atkins and once had to chase a grown man through the streets at night, who had crawled into his living room through an open window.
An active member in Detroit’s early rave scene, Sharif remembers booking all foreign gigs with something he calls a fax machine.

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Tracklist EP:
A. Beyong Katovl (Pepsi Edit) / B. Ms. Bombastic (Pepsi Edit)

Paramida proudly presents TEHRAN BOMB - the first in the new edit series from Love On The Rocks.
This EP represents the first outing for label boss Paramida on her own Love On The Rocks imprint since its debut EP from Massimiliano Pagliara in 2014.
Two edits bound to induce air raid sirens and international sanctions from Isfahan to Tel Aviv, A-side Beyond Katovl channels peak time Hi-NRG tension and proto-trance euphoria to send early-morning chills down the spines of unwitting ravers and U.N. delegates alike.
B-side Ms. Bombastic takes the long way home, luring unsuspecting bystanders into a hypnodelic desert march to the outer rims of the after hours, proceeding through the Neukölln Sahara with a heavy-driving bassline on a seven-minute journey to a hitherto-unknown spiritual oasis. Supported by camel herders and snake charmers from here to Ahvaz. B-O-O-M.

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Tracklist EP:
A1. Key Jam (A.C.I.D.)
Love On The Rocks is very excited to present Sharif Laffrey’s Key Jam (A.C.I.D.). His first release since the sleeper hit Turn It Up was released on Discos Capablanca over two years ago. Key Jam (A.C.I.D.) is The Treasure + The Mystery. Laffrey’s signature raw edit style is in full effect on this 9-minute proto-dance heater. Sharif Laffrey has been playing records and making music for 20 Long Hard years. Born in Detroit, Michigan - he’s worked on the line checking camshafts for Chryslers & at Submerge for Mike Banks - at the same time. He toured Asia with Juan Atkins and once had to chase a grown man through the streets at night, who had crawled into his living room through a open window. An active member in Detroit’s early rave scene, Sharif remembers booking all foreign gigs with a Fax Machine - and would still do it that way, if anybody else had them anymore. He drove a black Trans-Am from 1990 to 1995. Acid, tons of random stuff, tough, sexy, lovely, slow. Freak mode. He is dealing with The Fame. More to come. Slowl

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Tracklist: A. Snake Language, B1. Calo, B2. Yama

For the 7th release on Love On The Rocks, we welcome the Mexican duo Zombies in Miami for a three track EP titled “Snake Language”. The title track is a raw an haunting drum heavy number. On the flip comes “Calo” with its twisting riffs that wind and turn alongside percussive interludes. “Yamo” changes the pace but is no less impressive with climactic flutes and a driving bass line. El Fuego completes the release as a digital exclusive. With this EP, the Zombies in Miami are literally on fire!

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Tracklist
Side A
A1. Rhythm of the Conga
A2. Keep On Movin ft. Tour-Maubourg
A3. Groove Attack

Side B
B1. Jazzy Cats
B2. On The Run ft. Felipe Gordon
B3. Always By Your Side

Blurb:
Saib introduces "Jazzy Cats", his new house EP. The Berlin-based music producer, originally from Casablanca, is ushering in a fresh era of jazzy house beats. As one of the most renowned lo-fi artists, known for his hit "Sakura Trees," which has amassed over 66 million streams across various platforms, he now explores a new rhythm, utilizing his beatmaking talents to craft six tracks that will undoubtedly inspire you to dance and groove all night. Featuring collaborations with Felipe Gordon and Tour-Maubourg, this house sound will elevate your mood and keep you dancing till dawn.










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Genre: Techno, Tech-House, Trance


Tracklist 12":

A1 – Endless Summer (08:11)


Info:

A surprising, timeless summer anthem by Rico Puestel like it was born on Ibiza!



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Vinyl Only / NO Return!

700 limited copies, hand numbered, vinyl only, mastered by DJ Steaw, Made in Europe

A1: Latino
A2: Paradise
B1: It was just a dream
B2: RUFF Menace


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GENRE/S: House, Disco, Deep House, Tech House

TRACKLISTS:
A1. Eddie C – Disco Freaks
A2. Tilman – Forevermore
A3. Julius Rennert – Got A Lot
B1. Toomy Disco – Dujour
B2. Ron Brown – Told Me
B3. Meeshoo - Miracles


SHORT INFO:
INEX016 takes you on a magical journey through the mellow realm of house music. Veteran Eddie C delivers a disco-infused belter that will make your hips shake. Tilman presents a juicy nu-groove track that transports you back to May 1st, 1992. Making his wax debut, Julius Renner offers a soulful voyage to the peak of the dance floor. Toomy Disco, a newcomer on InEx aswell, delivers a shuffling and groovy bomb, pondering the future of DJs. Ron Brown collaborates on a deep, almost Latin-spiced organ track with moments of melancholy and hope. Lastly, Meeshoo touches our souls with strings and disco excellence.






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Tracklist:
(1) Riccardo De Polo – Ascension (DE-Q20-24-00011)
(2) Riccardo De Polo – Wahnstimmung (DE-Q20-24-00012)
(3) Riccardo De Polo – Inception (DE-Q20-24-00013)


The epochal energy of "Ascension" captivated us from the very first moment, making it an ideal intro track. With its cinematic soundtrack reminiscent of "Vangelis", Italian producer Riccardo De Polo has crafted a sublimely ethereal experience that transports listeners into the vast expanse of space. As stars and planets drift by, the music beckons us to explore further, to surrender ourselves to the moment. The low strings serve as a booster until the rocket engine roars to life and the spaceship disappears into another galaxy.

Subsequently the polyrhythmic sequence of "Wahnstimmung" spirals abstractly far below the cerebral cortex. The driving bass drum, paired with shakers and percussion, propels the composition forward at a steady pace. The tension intensifies, painting a picture of liquid metal pouring into a melting pot.
Pure, stripped-down techno as we know it from its origins.

"Inception" hypnotically takes you into a deep state of trance, engulfing you in a tribe's energy. It’s truly a classic Cocoon sound that has its very own place in Sven's sets. The vigor is palpable, the shimmering sequence will make the dust visibly glow above the open-air dance floors while the air begins to shimmer. Noisy snare drums heat the narrowed arrangement to the absolute boiling point. This is the energy we have been looking for!






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GENRE/S: House

TRACKLISTS:
A1: Night Susan
B1: Boom-A-Rang

SHORT INFO:
‘Two pop-infused tunes from under the blanket, ahead of their upcoming new EP, stay tuned!’














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GENRE/S: House / Techno, Trip-Hop/Headz

TRACKLISTS:
A1: Omina (DJ Counselling Remix)
A2: Flakon (All Is Well Remix)
B1: Slow White (Yuu Udagawa Remix)
B2: Shadowgraph (Yuu Udagawa Remix)

SHORT INFO:

Following the recent vinyl reissue of Manuel Tur's cinematic downtempo album "Intertextural", originally self-released during the Covid 19 pandemic, comes this package of fresh remixes featuring interpretations of four standout tracks from the record by DJ Counselling, All Is Well and Yuu Udagawa.

London-based DJ Counselling opens the EP with his energetic version of "Omina", raising tempo and hands with an expertly executed arrangement, while the newly added filtered synth chords echo some of Tur's best-known releases of the late noughties. Next up is Montreal's Frédéric Blais aka All Is Well, who after his recent LP success on Drumpoet and another brand-new album under his main moniker Fred Everything just released, turns "Flakon" into a head-nodding groove masterpiece that recalls the subtle 90s trip-hop flavor of the original version. On the B-side, Tokyo native Yuu Udagawa, who has collaborated with Tur on several occasions, unleashes two beautiful and ethereal remixes of "Slow White" and "Shadowgraph" that let us float through her signature sparkling sound.





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1. Format: 12"
2. GENRE/S: Techno, Tribal, Tribal Techno, Persian Techno

3. TRACKLISTS:
Payam
Payam (Dub)
Koobkoobideh
Koobideh
Koobideh(Dub)

4. SHORT INFO:

Dauwd’s Psssh imprint returns with the debut release from Zadeh,
high-octane, percussive and psychedelic techno from an Iranian sound
palette.










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Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter / R&B


Tracklist 7":

A1 – So Many Hints (Until Pain Matters)
B1 – Walking To Class


Info:

The prelude record to Rico Friebe's fourth studio album „Pain Matters“ (September 2024) including the album key track „So Many Hints...“ and the exclusive B-side „Walking To Class“.


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Format Notes: 2024 first time vinyl release, 140g double vinyl, remastered audio with restored artwork


Track List:

A1 Mr. Righteous (Intro) 0:35
A2 You Need Knowledge 3:45
A3 88 Soul 3:12
A4 Black Shakespeare 3:02

B1 For My People...It's Spiritual 2:55
B2 Lonely At The Top 3:56
B3 Just Listen 4:05
B4 California Dreamin' 4:33

C1 Purity 3:59
C2 Kunta Kente 4:20
C3 1993 Shit 3:49

D1 We Got Plots 3:38
D2 Do Win-Dis 4:11
D3 Hope She Remembers Me 3:15

Release Notes:

Holy grail hip-hop alert! Superstar Quamallah's Invisible Man was never released on wax so, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of this astounding record, we present the first ever vinyl edition. A stunning record which gained accolades upon its initial release, such as a prominent feature on Gilles Peterson's renowned Best Of 2009 show, it's one of the most essential jazz rap albums of all time. Cut across double vinyl, it’s exceedingly limited, with just 500 pressed for the world.

Deep jazz rap on that mellow-melodic tip, Invisible Man is an unforgettable album with nothing but dope beats and dope bars. There's a strong chance this album has passed you by but we truly believe it to be a lost hip-hop masterpiece. It supremely captures the essence of a golden age classic without being slavish to the past. No, this ain't some facile throwback rap. It's a fresh and deeply soulful, original album shot through straight from the heart. Perfect to chill to, Invisible Man is profoundly jazz-oriented and captures with simplicity and sincerity the essence of hip-hop circa 1983-1994. It sounds like vibing with your nearest, dearest and oldest friends on a long hot summer night as the tantalising thought that anything is possible fills the air. You know what, we can just call this "magic hour rap" and we think you'll know what we mean. It's just beautiful. Just Listen.

Brooklyn-born, California-based emcee, DJ, and producer Superstar Quamallah was active in the West Coast underground scene throughout the 90s and recorded extensively with such revered names as Defari and Tajai. His parents were some serious artistic heavyweights, too; his father was soul organist Big John Patton, a giant in the jazz world known for his releases on Blue Note whilst his mother was an active designer. However, he remains relatively unknown. Invisible Man, named ostensibly after the classic Ralph Ellison novel, could also refer to how he is viewed by the public at large. With close affiliations to the Hieroglyphics, Dilated Peoples and Likwit crew, his debut EP "Don't Call Me John" arrived in 1999 on ABB Records, after which he took a sabbatical from recording which included graduate school, travelling, teaching at Inglewood High and eventually a professorship of African Studies at Berkeley.

With a laidback flow and deep, relaxing presence on the mic, Superstar Quamallah is equal parts Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and Guru. Invisible Man is refined, soulful, feel-good hip-hop of the old school. Its wise, spiritual and literate sound, combined with the summertime vibes projected by the smooth beats and the nostalgia-inducing samples and vocal scratches, created jazzy boom-bap rap reminiscent of prime De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr.

Irresistibly bouncing opener "You Need Knowledge" loops sparkling pianos, horns and a nagging whistle refrain with scratched vocal refrains from Slick Rick, Mobb Deep and Guru. The super-smooth head-nod classic "88 Soul" also utilises a beautifully swelling piano line and dusty breaks whilst Quamé reminisces about his childhood in NYC. Deeply moving, the silky, sultry "Black Shakespeare" is built around an elegant piano loop and goes hard on the superman lover tip whilst "For My People...It's Spiritual" is transcendental rap in conversation with Rakim and older gods. The "Moment Of Truth"-sampling "Lonely At The Top" is striking for its undiluted boom-bap stylings and the staccato flute-hop of "Just Listen" is riddled with soulful refinement. The deeply-affecting, wistful-yet-triumphant bells and horn-drenched single "California Dreamin'" is top-tier rap of unimpeachable quality. What a flow!

Another highlight is the rich melodic piano-rap of "Purity", a beautiful ode to the foundations of rap and those keeping the culture authentically alive. Beautifully played instruments and spiritual jazz samples elevate the deep thinking present on "Kunta Kente" whilst the darker jazz-tinged battle-rap of "93 Shit" goes super hard both in a lyrical sense and with its no-holds drum punches. The breezy Rhodes and string loops that serve as the sonic backdrop to the slinky jazz rap of "We Got Plots" are just gorgeous as our hero evokes Common's "I Used To Love H.E.R." with a head-spinning tale of crime, deception and double crossing. And some twist! "Do Win-Dis" has a tense crime-funk backing and rolling beats which complement Quamé's flow perfectly before the record is rounded out by the tough yet jazzy brilliance of rap confessional "Hope She Remembers Me". Just sensational.

Upon its original release, Quamallah himself declared: "My favorite time period for Hip Hop music was definitely between 1983 and 1994 with 1988 and 1993 being two years that standout as extremely impressive years musically and culturally. The fashion, slang, movies, TV shows and vibe during those years was incredible. While totally submerged in the feelings and music of that entire time period, I went to work on Invisible Man and I am excited for people to hear the result! It is an album that I would want to hear from some of my favorite artists of the past and present today. This is not a RETRO trip for me; this is me at my best lyrically and spiritually using the accessories of the 80s and 90s to fuel me. I am a 88 soul as the song states!"

This album goes deep. It goes all in. When Invisible Man first came out it had a real hold on us here at Be With HQ. We couldn't stop listening to it. We'd venture to say it's one of the top 25 rap records of the 2000s. In the years since its release, it has remained a criminally underrated record, an increasingly hidden gem. We sincerely hope this first time double LP release will go some way to correct this. It's been mastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston and pressed at Record Industry. Finally available on the format it should always have been on, it must never be rendered invisible again.


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