kayama Japan based artist DAISUKE KONDO serves up a hearty dose of Detroit inspired soulful house, with a dash of jazzy broken beat on this 4 tracker from Chicago's JITNEY MUSIC. This 12" aims straight at the hearts and souls of fans of labels like SOUND SIGNATURE as well as artists like DEGO. More

ALTZMUSICA brand-new release a white color 12” vinyl by KETA RA, a Japanese naturalist, musician & guitarist, including remixes by CALM & ALTZ. KETA RA has ever released 2 albums, “ALBUM” from AIUEO RECORDS including remixes by ALTZ & YAKENOHARA, and “Rinth” from WOOD FRAME, a unique label in Osaka. Track 1 on the A side sounds like water is flowing and the guitars & groove are gradually throbbing. Track 2 is a remix by ALTZ, in which he has created a visional space, a magical sound world rousing imaginary music. On the B side is a house remix by CALM. It is a synthesizer work and a modern Balearic trance track that has sublimed paradisiacal, positive euphoria in the powerful dance groove. IMPORT EXCLUSIVE - NO SALES TO JAPAN
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IDJUT BOYS started in early 90s, when House Music was heading for the bubbly, wild excitement, and they have always been active in an underground scene which has been drawing the line at the mainstream. Carrying on the tradition of House and Disco, they have ever played an important role in forming the House and Disco culture in UK, producing the intoxicating groove of Funk and Dub, which is the significant factor in House and Disco. They also have been supported and loved in Japan together with DJ HARVEY, even in the days when the scene of Club and Party was being reformed in 2000s, so to speak, Summer of Love "in Japan." Their longawaited 7" single is released from a label ALTZMUSICA, which is presided by ALTZ, who has made sworn friends with them since ALTZ's tracks "Yello" and "Tune In" were remixed by them in 2005. This work is an Edit & Dub work based on guitars and basses performed by ANDY HOPKINS, who is like an associatemember of IDJUT BOYS. It has dance groove which consists in a psychedelic perspective which, as it were, reminds us of the primitive, fluid wriggle before dawn. The groove is also positive energy. A remix by ALTZ, "VERSION ALTZ," on Bside is reconstructed in different dub work from the original, taking over the viewpoint of IDJUT BOYS. It is a version which has gained strength and experimental taste by more progressive editing and effecting.
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japanese import ALTZMUSICA is a label presided over by ALTZ, who is known for releases from Bearfunk, Dfa, and Bosconi. This work is titled “Gonno vs Altz.” It is a split EP by ALTZ and DJ Gonno, the standard-bearer of next-generation House/Techno in Japan. It sounds aureate melodies peculiar to the Japanese, deep groove, and beautiful downbeat. DJ Gonno is famous for EP “Acdise #2” released from International Feel Recordings in Uruguay, and he will be more and more successful from now on. ALTZMUSICA has been releasing lots of works since 2005, and has sent out such artists as Grupo Chambelan, aSymMedley, and San Gabriel, to the public. No sales to Japan! More

kayama Japan based artist DAISUKE KONDO serves up a hearty dose of Detroit inspired soulful house, with a dash of jazzy broken beat on this 4 tracker from Chicago's JITNEY MUSIC. This 12" aims straight at the hearts and souls of fans of labels like SOUND SIGNATURE as well as artists like DEGO. More

2023 Repress

Tracklisting:
A1 Djrum - Plantain
B1 Djrum - What I Was Doing When I Was Doing What I Was Doing

Sales Note:
2023 Repress of the Djrum 12" for Samurai Red Seal on a special Colour in Colour pressing More

Originally released in 95’ via CD on the seminal U.S ambient label, Silent, Numinous Island is the result of live jam sessions between Yokota and Castle. Several original tracks were recorded to DAT tape and then mixed to create a long form audio travelogue to an otherworldly destination. The result is something similar to the KLF’s Chill Out paired with Yokota’s unmistakable sound palette and Castle’s gift for storytelling. The vinyl edition has been faithfully edited by David Fogarty for uninterrupted hi–fidelity vinyl playback, maintaining the original track sequencing and energy of the CD version. More

Endlessly sampled across the board, for those dreamy guitar licks, killer Rhodes keys and luscious strings, Goody Goody ‘It Looks Like Love / Super Jock’ is a 1978 masterpiece of disco gold. Original copies of the Atlantic Promo 12” sell for upwards of £65 so it’s about time a remastered, officially reissue landed.
Produced by Vince Montana of MFSB and The Salsoul Orchestra fame, ‘It Looks Like Love’ was a Larry Levan / Paradise Garage classic and still commands dancefloors the world over. Flowing flutes, sultry vocals and xylophone twinkles open up proceedings, as those iconic, funk-flavoured staccato guitars and rising strings step up to the plate. Combined they produce a glistening groove that captures the feel-good factor of NYC’s disco apogee.
Delectable disco, fuelled by an undeniable funk that continues to be harnessed, chopped and sampled by some of house music’s biggest players from Nick Holder and Armando, to Tom Trago and Glenn Underground.
On the B side, soul-searching cosmic fluctuations via ‘Super Jock’, with interplanetary vocal refrains stretching out above a full-bodied bass, tight drumming and spacey Rhodes. Montana’s world class arrangement sees bongo-led percussive interludes and dancing keys solos take listeners to a mesmerising galaxy, far far away.
A double dose of that good stuff!
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2024 Repress!

No introduction needed here, the collectors version of 2 previously re-issued LPs on Transmigration no available as one double LP. Now complete with Obi strip and insert.

Susumu Yokota's vision of techno - house, lovingly collected in collaboration with Space Teddy and the Yokota family. Presented through linear notes in English and Japanese with archival photos from Uwe Reineke and Mijk Van Dijk. All tracks have been remastered by Steffen Müller.
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