Vinyl Album 2*12" (Limited Full Sleeve w/ Inlay)

Track list:

A1 Intro (Eva)
A2 Fever
A3 First Day With Lucien
B1 Greed
B2 Lockwood
B3 Interlude for Marc
C1 Clarence J. Boddicker
C2 Friends
C3 Joint No. 5
D1 Leaving 19th
D2 Obsession
D3 Eaux Troubles
D4 Outro (Bastien)

Release Info:

After S3A's "Deep Love" contribution last year we are stoked to present you this great collection of music! Coming from the French underground S3A aka Max Fader is absolutely no stranger to the scene. With releases on Local Talk, Quartet Series and his own "Sampling As An Art records" he is deeply rooted in House, Hip Hop, Disco, Soul and Funk serving residencies at Paris clubs "Concrete" and "REX" he has become a local favourite as well with his DJ and Live sets. We are more than excited to release this special debut album that showcases some older and recent work, with live acoustic songs from early 2017 recorded at the Paris "Red Bull Music" studios to new sample based House and Disco infused tracks in the signature "S3A" style we got to love so much in recent years.

"Fever", "Friends, "Joint No. 5" and "Greed" are all funk fuelled jams composed by Max, re-played and recorded again in several live jams with fellow musicians Nicolas Taite, Raphael Vallade and Pierre Vadon and edited in the studio by S3A afterwards, they breath this special Soul and Funk love Max got into by listening to "Masters at Work" and old Disco jams. The latter "Greed" has a special story, it is a cover of an early "Laurent Garnier" track that got reworked by "Avril" in the early 00's, here Max wanted to present his own Jazz and Funk perspective on that same track.

The club stompers "First Day With Lucien", "Lockwood", "Clarence J. Boddicker" and "Leaving 19th" are the true party business on this album and range from Deep House to more classic edit style Disco tracks with live improvisations played on top of them. This is what made us love the S3A sound from the start and it has that unique cut up sample work Max is best at.

"Interlude for Marc", "Obsession" and "Eaux Troubles" introduce a third vision of S3A's musical universe. Cinematic, emotional and with an much more old school "Trip Hop" approach to them, in some parts even referring to 80s "Italo / Cosmic" and early French funk. These are some of our personal favourites on the album, especially "Eaux Troubles" is a 6 minutes dramatic string filled trip that is just the perfect ending to a beautiful album journey.

As a vinyl only bonus Max also added a very personal Intro and outro that consists of field recordings from his trips abroad and kids Eva and Bastien accompanied by Rhodes and strings recorded during the above mentioned live sessions.

We hope you enjoy this album and it will become the soundtrack to your summer on travels, the beach, at home and of course at the clubs and House parties around the World!
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140Gr Brown recycled discobag

Booty-shaking & mind-moving! The new S3A release specifically originated and is meant for the dancefloor, one dancefloor in particular to be precise. Taking experience from his alma-mater Rex-Club in Paris, S3A crafts a 4-track EP to honour this legendary venue in the heart of Parisian music history.

Tracklist 12":

TAR016_a1_S3A_ 4000e 6:48
TAR016_a2_S3A_Spaceship 6:06
TAR016_b1_S3A_QuickSheitan 6:17
TAR016_b2_S3A_Jun 6:25

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Booty-shaking & mind-moving! The new S3A release specifically originated and is meant for the dancefloor, one dancefloor in particular to be precise. Taking experience from his alma-mater Rex-Club in Paris, S3A crafts a 4-track EP to honour this legendary venue in the heart of Parisian music history.
The label Times Are Ruff releases a steady stream of DJ-friendly tools and dancefloor ready house-tracks, with a hint to the past but never sounding dated.

Vital Sales Points:

" S3A Rex Club Paris resident
" EP dedicated to legendary REX club in Paris
" S3A just came back from his first Australian tour
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With the previous releases being delivered by Tell and label boss Nachtbraker, we are very delighted to welcome back Parisian sample connoisseur S3A for the third installment of the Trophy Quartet.
- limited to 500 copies with artwork
Track list:

A1 - Presentiment (feat. Mika Blaster)
A2 - Something More
B1 - Wu Impact
B2 - Influences


Release Info:

S3A, a fundamental player in the French house scene and resident at Paris' famous Concrete between 2012 and 2016 has been making serious waves with releases on labels such as Gerd's 4lux, Local Talk, Hold Youth, Lazare Hoche, Quintessentials, his very own Sampling As An Art records and in 2016 he debuted with his track "Antois Benime (Austral Parc)" on the second release of Quartet Series. This cut became a major summer hit, played by nearly every house music DJ, including Byron the Aquarius during his wicked set on the Boiler Room stage at Dekmantel in 2017. We decided this greatly deserved a follow up and we're proud to finally present Climax EP with S3A's signature sound written all over it....

Opening on the A side is "Presentiment", a collaboration with Mika Blaster. Starting off with majestic strings then suddenly dropping into a massive beat with haunting samples flourishing over the thriving percussion telling you to dance... THOU SHALT DANCE!! The second track "Something More" picks up where Antois Benime left off. A genius mix of uplifting samples and 909 percussion makes this another club ready weapon, bound to leave smiling faces on the dancefloor.

When flipping the record you'll dive into S3A's deepness with "Wu Impact". Soft and sweet Rhodes chords, an insanely groovy bass line with percussion and those mellifluous strings again. Finishing off the release is a deep slammer that goes by the name of "Influences", again a display of S3A's ability to use a wide array of elements within a single tune, molded together to one coherent, lovable and danceable piece. Boy did we wish we had the sampling skills of this master.

A must have record for any House Music lover. On y va!
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Tracklist 12":
A1: Dick Jones track A2: Feels like garage
B1: Rush B2: Massive horns interlude

Short info:
Bienvenue S3A = Sampling As An Art! With great pleasure we welcome this versatile french producer, who has been making waves with splendid releases on labels like Local Talk, 4Lux, Phonogramme, Hold Youth or his own S3A records. Well crafted proper house music, garage, disco touched, funky - he can do it all! He's Sampling As An Art! Merci Monsieur!

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Genre: House

Tracklist 12":
A1: Bongos, Rhodes & Candles (05:46)
A2: Wild Horse (06:25)
B1: Sunshine On My Mind (07:11)
B2: Vertigo (05:40)

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Cinthie’s Collective Cuts sub-label of her 803 Crystal Grooves imprint returns in
February with a fresh four- tracker from Belgium’s UC Beatz.
Vital Sales Points:
Hailing from Brussels, Belgium, UC Beatz has been steadily making his mark
on the contemporary house scene via releases on the likes of Razor N Tape,
Roundabout Sounds, his own Entrepôt Records and Cinthie’s Collective Cuts
where he returns here for a full length EP, following his contribution to the various artist package which preceded this one. More

Cinthie’s 803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts returns this May with its second release, a split-EP from Anaxander and Azuni.

Tracklist 12":
A1: Anaxander - For Cinthie (06:47)
A2: Azuni - Uranus (07:48)
B1: Azuni - Orkus (06:08)
B2: Anaxander - Blackalitt (04:22)

Vital Sales Points:
The 803 Crystal Grooves Collective cuts label was launched in 2019 by Cinthie as a platform for material from her collective of friends and producers she admires.
The project was launched with a four-track VA featuring S3A, 9th House, KETTAMA and Asquith and here we see two new additions to the roster in the shape of France
Anaxander and Azuni aka Washerman. More

Cinthie launches her new imprint 803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts this December with a VA featuring S3A, 9th House, Kettama and Asquith.
Genre: House

Tracklist 12":
A1. S3A – 92 Anthem (5:44)
A2. 9th House – Equinox (5:25)
B1. KETTAMA – Smoke A Sec (5:07)
B2. Asquith – Gurgle (5:55)

Vital Sales Points:
Berlin’s Cinthie launched her 803 Crystal Grooves imprint in 2018 and marked a new
chapter for her own productions, gaining widespread recognition across the globe for
her take on raw House, Techno and Disco. Now 2019 sees the label branch out off
the back of its success with a sub-label entitled 803 Crystal Grooves Collective Cuts,
as the name would suggest, a home for music from the friends and likeminded artists
of the label founder. More