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The New Year marks a time of change, fresh starts and new beginnings and 2017 will see the launch of a brand new vinyl series from 20/20 Vision. Up first on the series we welcome Portuguese native Marco Rodriguez, aka Photonz. He first caught our ear with his early output on cult London imprint Dissident, and then went on to release with tastemaker labels Crème Organization & Hot Haus. Negative Cities Pt.1 is filled with the deep, rich & fat analog sounds that Photonz has become renowned for. Whether it’s intergalactic acid bangers like ‘Astral Acid’, the skipping hi-hats and wonky shuffle of ‘Death Drive’, or the driving main room techno of ‘Somewhere I Read’, there’s enough ammunition here to satisfy any house and techno connoisseur. Negative Cities Pt.1 is out 13th February on 20/20 Vision. Limited to 300 copies. More

Photonz is Marco Rodriguez, a London based but Portuguese producer who has been active for a decade plus. Here he debuts on Creme Organization after impressing with EPs on Ibadan, One Eyed Jacks and Unknown To The Unknown. His first cut, 'Gnosis Of Wolfers' is a raw, knackered sounding house track with glassy melodic tension and slow-jack drums. It's intense, multi-layered and nervy and keeps you engaged from start to finish. 'Ceremonial Acid' is then an airy, spacious affair with heavenly pads and gurgling synths and drums. Loose but atmospheric, it's a fulsome track that really places you in the middle of Photonz's sound world. 'Sad Mania' is another misty sounding cut with watery droplets, aqueous textures and ramshackle drums rattling below, before 'Filterhatz' is a slow and sludgy acid offering with sharp hi hats, filtered 303 lines and lots of wobble. Lastly, digital only track 'Basik' rounds out the EP in brooding fashi on, with big retro synths, percolating drums and pinging percussion. There are plenty of unique qualities to Photonz's work and this EP further confirms that fact. More

Photonz have taken no prisoners in 2011. Following their dancefloor destroying third release on One Eyed Jacks alongside Tiago they up the heat yet again with a first outing on Don't Be Afraid. Spectre is surely destined to please fans of Oni Ayhun, Joy Orbison, and other forward thinking house music producers alike with it's jaded xylophone hooks and cold as ice groove. Wall is a slice of trademark Photonz Portuguese acid, an infinite groove that builds and builds. Dokos is a more downbeat, tracky number which will slot nicely into the sets of DJs who favour the old school house sound of Chicago and Detroit. Prometheus catches the pair at their most experimental, upping the tempo and unleashing an ambitious techno juke roller which is as much Machinedrum as it is the sound of 1990's techno circa Pacific Records and Plink Plonk. More

Naphta is a DJ and producer hailing from Wroclaw, Poland. Also, one half of Polish DJ/producer duo, Pvre Gold and host of Wroclaw’s infamous Loud & Clear parties, he takes inspiration from a variety of electronic stylings, with a thick dose of soul and southern rap and acid techno thrown in for good measures. After a string of 12's released on Studio Barnhus, Omena , Father And Son Records And Tapes, Transatlantyk and his first LP with a full live band as Naphta & The Shamans; the Polish producer returns to the latter with his debut EP for COSMIC CLUB, SKYLAX RECORDS sub-label. This is house music like you've never heard before - loose, freaky, hippie, voodoo machine funk, highly infectious grooves for any modern dancefloor. As usual : Vinyl only. SKYLAX RECORDS 4 EVER ! More

Cosmic Club 16 in the house, and for this one Skylax have delved deep into the mystic Cosmic Club 16 in the house, and for this one Skylax have delved deep into the mystic universe of the ever enigmatic Violence FM with a four track EP quite simply out of this dimension… Etoiles EP is an inconceivable work of art from Violence FM that will leave listeners stargazing for more, not to mention an extraterrestrial remix of Chez Damier's 'El Fin Esta Cerca' on the flip.Title track Etoile does the damage on the A Side, with a vocal (A1) & instrumental (A2). Lofty kick drums and enchanting synths bring this classic track right up to date, with the heavenly vocal harmonised seamlessly on top for a truly otherworldly experience - this is a must for anyone looking to get celestial with their DJ sets. We can already see early morning dance floors in the future raising their hands to these killer joints Violence FM further demonstrates his remixing ability on the flip, with Etoile Urban Mix (A3). A pitched down and even more intriguing edit of the work done on the title track. Intelligently layered synths guide you through a hypnotising drum rhythm as the complexity and attention to detail Violence FM puts into his production is perfectly exhibited. Scattered vocal snippets further add to the mystique of this exceptional remix. Rounding off the EP comes a another wonderful track in the presence of the great Chez Damier, “El Fin Esta Cerca vers la lumiere”. Violence FM (B) has upped the tempo up with this one but maintains and surpasses all elements of cosmic. Heavy Latin percussion drives a track that evokes multiple emotions, as it journies into new boundaries far outside the norm with a range of eerie samples and provocative melodies. Etoiles EP is not just a cosmic experience, but a voyage into the realms of a producer in a world of his own.

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Hailing from Berlin, but spiritually from Chi-town, Snuff Crew are back in your area with some freshly served up basement goodies once again. Following on from Basement Jams #1, from all the way back in 2011, the boys bring us tracks with the same playful nature as before but, dare I say it, they go even harder this time. Stalwart fans of the first release can stop reading now because it will almost certainly be a blind-buy for you; four tracks obviously engineered for use in the club, whether its the massive kick in ‘What It Is’ or the ravey acid lead in ‘88cents’. The jams on the B-side may do the most damage. ‘Remember’ holds absolutely nothing back, with its arpeggiated bassline lead and crisper than crisp 909 drum programming. Analog is a term that gets bandied about all the time nowadays, ever since so many young producers became enamoured with tape compression and hiss delay plug-ins. I know Snuff Crew are real analog guys though, in sound and mentality, so hearing Basement Jams #2 for the first time had me so excited once again. More

For this 14th release, we give you the opportunity to grab 6 fantastic trax done by one of today’s hotest producer from germany : ANDREAS GEHM aka ELEC PT1.After a bunch of releases on MATHEMATICS, BUNKER, CHIWAX, SNUFF TRAX, he sent us his brand new tracks & we felt it was so good that we decided to release them straight !His sound is firmly rooted in proto-house and acid. A whirlwind of crystalline electronics, playful synthesizer riffs (with a dash of original chi-town jack thrown in), it comes on like a particularly cosmic jam session between Stevie Poindexter & drexcya. Jack Attack ! On this evidence, Andreas is clearly one to watch
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COSMIC CLUB is SKYLAX Sub – label. For this 13th release, we give you the opportunity to grab 4 fantastic trax done by one of today’s hotest producer : JOE DRIVE. Here you will find something really rare these days : some intelligent house & techno. “1997” opens with an atmospheric dark & mysterious groove we fell in love with as if the track was completly suspended in the air. Followed by the monstruous “BLACK SHADES” that will bring your feets down to earth to start dancing to the sound of these incredible heavy melodies. On the flipside we have 2 other crazy tracks. It first start first with “NUT” which means night in the ancient egyptian religion, Nut was the goddess of the sky and indeed we feel completely immersed into the night all along the track. To end “MAAT”, a deep house track in the pure moodymann tradition to close the circle. To add maat is again in old egyptian the story of how the world began. To be true we really think that if cosmic music has a sense today, it should be done like this. Joe drive’s sound is firmly rooted in proto-house and acid. However, he does not just do a copy & paste of the past, he’s bringing something really fresh & new to those old sound. This 12 inch is wonderfull & already timeless for us. On this evidence, Joe Drive is clearly one to watch. More

For this 11th release, we give you the opportunity to grab 3 fantastic trax done by today’s hottest producers : Massimiliano Pagliara & Rotciv. Massimiliano P. has been responsible of delivering some of the best electronic tracks in those recent years on great labels such as Balihu, Rush Hour, Live at robert Johnson & Needwant. He teamed up for this special release with Rotciv (from Brazil) who made a name for himself with his special edits & has a very busy year with some upcoming 12 inches on D-Edge, Mister Mistery & Rebirth. Their name is The RIMSHOOTERS present “Tha Jackin’ Theory” !!!
Heavily inspired by Roland 909 chicago mythic drum machine, those guys deliver here 3 anthems, very close in spirit to Tensnake & Lee Foss best work.. Their sound is firmly rooted in proto-house and 80’s R&B. With ingredients like ancient drum machines, arpeggiated melodies, and 80’s pads, their connection boils over with a certain cheekiness that makes listeners grin from ear to ear. Those 3 tracks have lots of groove and solid bouncy Disco House beats and that piano (mmmhhh !!!). Vocals aren't the main event here but they do add another level showing some true Disco production skills. This is surely going to be one of the biggest release this year & yep, you read right - this is only their FIRST installment! Stay tuned.

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For this 12th release, we give you the opportunity to grab 4 fantastic trax done by one of today’s hotest producer : JUNE. Tasmpikos Fronas has been signed this year on argy’s label these days & delivered one of the most astonishing first album we’ve heard for a while called cytheria. He has already been remixed by DJ Sprinkles. He sent us his brand new tracks & we felt it was so good that we decided to release them straight ! His sound is firmly rooted in proto-house and acid. A whirlwind of crystalline electronics, sunshine-bright melodies and playful synthesizer riffs (with a dash of original chi-town jack thrown in), it comes on like a particularly cosmic jam session between Plone, Daniel Wang, Claro Intellecto and Larry Heard. On the moon. On this evidence, Fronas is clearly one to watch. And to add to the magic, we got an amazing remix done by the great & super talented italian producer : Simoncino. This is surely going to be one of the biggest releases this year, Stay tuned !

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For this 10th release, we give you the opportunity to grab 4 fantastic trax done by today hotest producers. A1 comes up with the amazing Walter Jones (from DFA fame), the track name speaks for itself “7 minutes of disco” full of cowbells & weird synths. A2 we have The Love Supreme “Barbatrick”. After releasing their great last12 inch on tirk, the team is back with one of its memorable song to date, smelling an african disco vibe that you won’t forget. B1 We get the chance also to have Peter Visti with an uptempo balearic track “Lost in space” B2 Renkas, that sounds like a mix between dopplereffekt & italo disco.

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