Special Remarks : gold stickers!


Tracklist
A1. B1
A2. It’s Alright
B1. Nu Life
B2. Is This Real
C1. Why So Mad
C2. Identify
C3. Cage Dance
D1. Hot Source
D2. Lean
D3. Zusammen (Ambient Mix)

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"Welcome Back! Now, that hopefully goes for the public & parties, life & love and most definitely for Klasse Wrecks’s mastermind Luca Lozano and Running Back. Bigger and better, rougher and tougher, „Boss Moves 2“ boldly starts, where the first part left us: somewhere in London’s record store Bermuda triangle between Black Market, Fat Cat and Release The Groove circa 1995. You will hear traces of Italian imports and IDM, European techno, British breakbeat and bass music culture, the DNA of what would turn into tech-house. With Luca Lozano as the conduit, „Boss Moves 2“ seems like a kaleidoscope of influences and a flash of inspirations.Seemingly all of a piece, it never appears like a scheme, but rather as a spirited, soulful and special double pack for dancers, DJs and devotees. Made in Sheffield and done with determination!“


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2x12" Double EP - "Boss Moves" - Luca Lozano's debut for Running Back

Tracklist
A1. Oh Jupiter
A2. Atmosphere
B1. Enter Jericho Feat Omega III
B2. Essential Elements
C1. Boss Moves
C2. Hellafied Sisters
D1. L.U.K.E.
D2. Solid State

Shortinfo: Assertiveness can be virtue. Hence, "Boss Moves" - Luca Lozano's debut for Running Back - is aptly titled. Generously spread over two vinyl plates, Lozano investigates the hybrid sound that once was embodied by groups like Future Sound of London, labels like Guerilla and DJs such as Sasha or Dave Angel. Blessed with the production of skills of today, the eyes of a tailor and the chemoreceptors of a perfumer, the Klasse Wrecks and Grafiti Tapes man delivers nine tracks that do it all: tribal, trance, breakbeats, house, 303s, bleeps, rave, dubby deepness and pianos. Like a trip down the 3d-visual-kaleidoscopic-artwork* hole or a snake charmer without a flute. Intake as a whole, record it to your tape desk and feel like tuning into on a pirate station in '95. Happiness is just around the bend.
*None of that can be found here. See explosive black-and-white sleeve for further reference.

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Tracklist 12":
A1. Gun Fingers (Original Mix) , A2. Calling All Dancers
B1. Gurn Fingers Massive Mix by DJ Sotofett
B2. DJ Sotofett's Gurn Redouble Riddim

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Klasse Recordings and Grafiti Tapes impresario, Luca Lozano, rolls up to Hypercolour with a 12" par excellence of genre blending, future dance grooves. Leaning on his Sheffield upbringing, it's of no surprise that the break beats, edits and bleeps of his native city seeps into his own forward thinking productions. Having racked up some super releases for Sex Tags UFO, Optimo Trax, Crème Organization, alongside his own imprints, Lozano really impresses on his Hypercolour debut.
'Gun Fingers' is a strictly heads down affair, luscious synths, tantalising breaks and heavyweight b-line sandwich in-between pounding kicks for a classy cut, whilst 'Calling All Dancers' is indeed a call to rave, laced with the familiar components of a golden era of UK dance, that never slips into pastiche, instead sounding fresh, vital and relevant to the times.
Kindred spirit, DJ Sotofett, weighs in with two versions of 'Gun Fingers' exclusively for the vinyl edition of this release. Those who know Sotofett's killer style will know the score here, and he certainly does not disappoint. And those who spent time chasing around motorways and A roads in search of the party will most definitely know what's up on this set of remixes!
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Format : Vinyl 12” (180 gr., Limited Full Cover)

Track list:

A1 Mirage
A2 Coffee
B1 Tapioca
B2 Mirage (Elisa Bee Remix)
B3 Abalone

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Label mainstays Fouk just dropped the perfect dancefloor Bomb with ‘Mirage’ paired with a high-octane Elisa Bee remix

We all know Dutch duo Fouk from their soulful, bouncy take on house music. They’re also responsible for some of Heist’s biggest tracks like Kill Frenzy or their Lil Louis inspired 2021 release ‘Blue Steel’. On their new EP, the talented duo shows us a fresh side of their sound: the main-room hands-in-the-air-going-wild side. To top things off, Italian producer Elisa Bee made time in her busy schedule of DJ’ing and releasing for artists like Ben Sims on his Hardgroove imprint and Unknown to the Unknown to deliver a killer remix of the title track.

Fouk’s return to Heist after 3 years is a welcome one and with ‘Mirage’, they might just have given us their biggest house track in their decade spanning career. The track is built around a stuttering synth loop and a seductive female vocal chanting ‘What made you wanna…” The real star here is the bassline, which propels the track into a seriously infectious groove. Add some lush strings and moody changeovers and you’ve got yourself a full-blown dancefloor weapon. Mirage has been a staple in Dam Swindle’s sets for the past months and has been one of their set highlights ever since.

“Coffee” is one for the classic Fouk fans. It’s got lovely Rhodes, a joyous combination of whoo’s, snare-rolls and synth hits grooving on top of an infectious orchestral background loop. “Tapioca” is a hybrid latin-electronic groove that builds on punchy synths, live percussion and drunk keys to balance the energy of the track.

Elisa Bee’s remix of ‘Mirage’ is an intense percussive workout that builds on a breakbeat loop and a rave-bassline. The tempo is turned up a notch or 2 and that stutter synth and vocal of the original make this remix a wild warehouse affair.

Closing track of the EP is ‘Abalone’; A lovely bleep-house affair that still has a bit of that warehouse vibe. It’s got the perfect amount of distortion the drums while keeping things dreamy with some face-melting pads throughout the track.

As always, enjoy the music and play it loud!

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