o SECOND RELEASE ON SPECIAL FORCES (SF-2) MARKS HIS 8th RELEASE RECORDING AS 'SHARIF LAFFREY'
o ALSO APPEARS AS SHARIF LAFFREY ON RELEASES WITH: ESP INSTITUTE, DISCOS CAPABLANCA & LOVE ON THE ROCKS

SINGLE-SIDED 12" VINYL BLACK INNER SLEEVE

TRACK LIST A-SIDE: "SOUNDS TO COME"


Sharif Laffrey is something of an unheralded hero of the underground Detroit scene. Active since the halcyon days of the early-90s Motor City rave movement, his sporadic releases are rarely less than superb. Sharif Laffrey has been playing records and making music for over 20 years. Born in Detroit, Michigan - he's worked on the line checking camshafts for Chryslers & as an operative for Underground Resistance (UR) at Submerge for Mike Banks, at the same time. Currently releasing music on his own label SPECIAL FORCES.
Championed by DJ Harvey, Carl Craig, Dixon, Andrew Weatherall, Ivan Smagghe, Seth Troxler, The Juan Maclean, Optimo, Trevor Jackson, Hunee, Manfredas, Solar, The Chemical Brothers…


"SOUNDS TO COME" - Is the 2nd release on Laffrey's own label SPECIAL FORCES
following its successful debut release "AND DANCE".



'Sounds To Come' is a long trip of low "techno" with a brute baseline and mesmeric vocals - when turning directly into The Golden Hour of a late night / morning is the thing to do.


"Rhyth-matic traditions that have become oblivious to our modus operandi.…
welcome to awesome…..the sound of sounds to come"


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Tracklist
A-SIDE: AND DANCE

A true lynchpin of the Detroit underground. Sharif Laffrey has been producing music & djing
internationally for over 20 years. Sharif's participation in Detroit's early rave scene during the early
1990s led him to music, djing & organizing underground loft parties. Sharif became part of Detroit's
Submerge squad as he worked & lived in its storied 2030 Grand River Avenue headquarters working for
Mike Banks as an operative for Underground Resistance & Submerge.
“AND DANCE" is the debut release on Laffrey's own record label SPECIAL FORCES.
a workout of a jam that along its 14 minute long route undergoes - transformations.
cryptic spoken vocals and Sound for Dance.
”HE BEGAN MOANING AND MOVING ABOUT ON THE FLOOR - SLOWLY GOT UP - IN RHYTHM TO THE MUSIC - AND DANCED..."
“AND DANCE" is a live recording. It is presented here fully unedited.
THE POSSIBILITY OF MISUSE DOES NOT PRECLUDE RIGHT USE.

- DEBUT RELEASE FOR SPECIAL FORCES (SF-1) MARKS HIS 5th RELEASE AS SHARIF LAFFREY
- ALSO APPEARS AS AS SHARIF LAFFREY WITH RELEASES ON: DISCOS CAPABLANCA,, LOVE ON THE ROCKS & ESP INSTITUTE
- TOURS EUROPE JUNE & JULY 2018

ALREADY PLAYED BY: CARL CRAIG, IVAN SMAGGHE, MAGDA, MANFREDAS, HUGO CAPABLANCA, MOZHGAN,
MIKE SERVITO, SOLAR, CHIDA, SETH TROXLER, TREVOR JACKSON…




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Tracklist EP:
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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limited! 1 Sided + Large Gravure on other side.

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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