Marking his second for Northern Electronics, Rune Bagge's new album, Grab a Star, narrates a melancholic thread through a brilliantly luminous astral-electro scene. Carving an achingly delicate relief through six tracks, there's a neon hinge to the emotive mechanisms at work, offsetting the meditative armature with sheer torque and a blustered spirit. More

Repress!
A cunningly scattered and frenzied EP marks Rune Bagge's return to Northern Electronics. First appearing in 2018 with his gripping album 'Pink Dreams,' and closely following his contribution to Scandinavian Swords IIII, 'Closure' tears through a vial of wistful timbres and acute blisses for 5 smouldering and hypnotic signals. More

Reece Cox’s debut EP for Kulør is Emotion 1. The much anticipated Emotion 1 will be accompanied by remixes from Upsammy, Parris, Call Super, as well as Kulør regular, DJ Ibon. Kulør is a record label and multidisciplinary artistic platform that since 2018 has produced records, books, exhibitions, and programming across the music and contemporary art worlds. More

Kasper Marott is featured on the second release by Courtesy’s imprint Kulør, a label whose introduction to Copenhagen’s fast techno scene, Kulør 001, contributed a long-sought spin on contemporary techno. With his Forever Mix EP, Marott offers a 14-minute musical expedition through the slower-paced “Drømmen om Ø (Forever Mix ‘19)” and a personal take on his hometown’s accelerated blue euphoria with the floor-crushing “Sky Dreams”.

Artwork photography is by the Japanese artist Yoshinori Mizutani, and the vinyl will come with an A2 poster. Graphic design is by Spine Studio. More

Three Ways (Kulør 004)
IBON’s debut record marked the birth of the “blue euphoria” associated with Copenhagen fast techno. He revitalises and re-inhabits the trance of his youth by tinting blind nineties optimism with a melancholia very much born from our current moment. Three Ways is coming-of-age techno that looks reality directly in the eye but resists leaving naivety behind.

Rikard Thambert
Swedish-born Rikard Thambert received his MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2016. His sculptural practice centers on the revitalisation of a naive and organic representation of the body. The artwork for IBON’s “Three Ways” is a sculpture by Thambert commissioned by Kulør specifically for the reissue. More

Schacke’s Make Them Remember is a point of genesis. From the insectoid trippiness of “Life Is Absurd” to the anthemic martial churning of “Make Them Remember” and the ocean floor pensiveness of “A Future Not Materialized”, the record mapped out the road ahead for not just Schacke, but for Copenhagen techno as a whole – a cornerstone in fast techno.
Young Boy Dancing Group
Young Boy Dancing Group was initiated in 2014 as a mercurial dance collective with an ongoing alternating cast. The group deals critically with modes of dance production, digital culture, originality and institutionalisation. Past performances include the Lithuanian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2015 and Manifesta 11 in Zurich, among others. The artwork for Schacke’s “Make Them Remember” is made up of a photo documentation from a performance by the group in Copenhagen in 2016. More

Mega hit classic from Reboot, pressed on limited marbled vinyl only! More

“Heaven Inc.” was featured on Shlohmo’s 2019 BBC Essential Mix and seeing first official release after being heavily requested by fans
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New Spanish label Bueno Records kicks off their discography with a reissue of a classic Spanish house record from circa 1998.

The perfect record for the end of the summer, arriving just in time for the last summer days and nights.

Limited copies, grab it quick! More

HAND's new whitelabel edits series called POPPERS, featuring another ensemble of disastrous dancefloor-clearing DJ tools, from flamenco disco to japanese cartoon explosion sound effects and monsterous latin drum jam.
No expectations, no promises, only poppers - tread with caution. More

IF Music owner Jean-Claude turns his attention to Dutch record shop Klinkhamer Records for the latest in his “An Introduction To…” series on BBE Music, inviting owner Michel Veenstra to compile a special selection of music to represent the store.

Located in the city of Groningen, Klinkhamer Records began in the year 2000 as an offshoot of the already-established ‘Klinkhamer Antiek en Curiosa’ shop. Having made a success of the record trade, Michel Veenstra and his brother Stephan purchased the business from founder Martin Klinkhamer in 2005. “We kept the name” says Michel “since we both loved it, and it was already well-known in our town.”

Starting out as a record dealer in the late 90s, Veenstra soon found himself a regular at the World-famous Utrecht Record Fair, and has been trading records and antiques full-time ever since. Enjoying privileged access to rare and forgotten jazz music from the Netherlands and beyond, creating his own compilation was an idea Michel had been toying with for several years, but it wasn’t until meeting Jean-Claude that plans became concrete. A list of rare, never-before reissued records was submitted to BBE and the painstaking work of licensing the music began.

Featuring mostly cuts from the late 70s and early to mid 80s, ‘An Introduction To… Klinkhamer Records’ explores some true ‘holy grail’ records, mainly from across Holland, but also roaming as far as Chicago and Italy in search of sublime jazz, blues and even gospel sounds.

“When it comes to records” says Jean-Claude, “this guy knows his onions on a whole other level; his commitment to the cause is unwavering at a time when it is getting increasingly harder to run an indie shop. So, if you find yourself in Holland for whatever reason and are a vinyl freak, do yourself the biggest favour and pay a visit to Klinkhamer Records.”

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A1. Gianni Basso – Epitaph
B1. Oasis Band – Don’t Let Love

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C1. Don Jules’ Pules Band – Kweenie
C2. Sergio Coppotelli – Funky Blues
D1. Eddie Holman – Holy Ghost
D2. René van Helsdingen – Offshore Sounds More

Esteemed artist Jamie Jones is set to drop an EP titled Handy Work on his Hot Creations imprint this September. The release features three standout tracks that emulate Jamie’s distinct production skills and ear for the dancefloor. Title track Handy Work sets the tone with sharp percussion, prominent vocal stabs and a wonky, driving bassline. Next up, Mind Meld With Spock has a stumbling groove, with hypnotic keys and a striking clap. Last up, Sunday In Paris is a blissful number, perfect for the sunrise hours with emotive and elevating chords. A globally respected and highly accomplished artist, label boss at the seminal Hot Creations, founder and curator of the worldwide Paradise event series and member of cross-genre band Hot Natured, Jamie Jones has achieved iconic status in the electronic music world. A trendsetter and seasoned tastemaker, the Welsh dance music superstar pioneered his own distinct sound, drawing on his deep knowledge and experience to cultivate DJ sets that weave through a range of diverse, complementary styles selected to energise and enchant the dance floor. More

Expect the sounds of funk & soul mixed with jazz, influences from Brazil, Africa, Europe and all over the globe, textures of instrumental sounds & voices, fusing to create the much-loved ‘jazz fusion’ sound in Colin Curtis' Jazz Dance Fusion Volume 2.
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A1 Tino Gonzales – Latin Gypsy 7.23
A2 Paoli Mejias - Revelation 5.17
A3: 8VB - Gengis 6.38

B1 Marita Albán Juárez Quartet – Upa Neguinho 4.43
B2 Steven Kroon - Tombo 7/4 5.55
B3: Hajime Yoshizawa feat. Navasha Daya - Celebration 5.17
B4 Curtis Lundy - Never Gonna Let You Go 4.22

C1 Carmen Lundy - So This Is Love 3.34
C2 Raffaela Renzulli Ensemble - Brasilia 6.35
C3: Grady Tate - Little Black Samba 9.14

D2 JD Walter - Golden Lady 5.52
D3 Jam Session Goes Latino - Manteca 6.39
D4: Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen Trio – Keeper Of The Flame 5.24 More

"Flowers On Monday release their "Pirates Of The Sun” EP on In Waves." More

Non Stop Rhythm presents this 12” single by N.Y. native Freddy Bastone under his “Corporation Of One” alias. Originally released back in 1989 with big success across the UK, the two tracks have now been given a new lease of life for this 12” reissue will a full remaster. Only one run of 300 records have been made. More