IDO returns with the second chapter of Transcendental Movements - a series dedicated to active meditation and deep listening. Active meditation is a practice of fully inhabiting the movement of sound. Instead of seeking absolute silence, it invites you to dive into textures, to be carried by frequencies, to follow oscillations like a breath. Every vibration becomes an anchor point, every resonance a gateway inward. In a world saturated with noise and anxiety, this approach offers a space to refocus the body and calm the mind. Here, listening is not passive: it's an awakened trance where tensions shift and dissolve, leaving only a pure sense of presence. For this second volume, Valentino Mora has gathered a new ensemble of artists exploring the frontier between intimate perception and sonic landscape. The compositions - slow and organic - unfold like micro-universes, at times ethereal, at times dense, designed to guide the listener on a sensory journey that transforms anxiety into movement, and movement into inner peace. Transcendental Movements Vol. 2 is an invitation to listen differently: not to escape, but to return to yourself.

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His five years at the helm of IDO (Intercontinental Dance Organization) have provided Valentino Mora the outlet to explore his concept of "active meditation", through the lexicon of deep and organically-textured ambient house and techno. Now with the inking of sub-label imprint EDO (Exothermal Dance Organization) Mora's newest output finds direct, molecular inspiration from deep in the aquaverse. Taking its name from the chemical release of heat, EDO's exothermic first EP delivers four tracks of heady, transformative techno atmospheres. Charting Mora's evolution from multi-channel acoustic recordings, samples and digital-analog hybridity, Hydrosphere EP continues his production complexity yet arrives at this point via the singular expression of modular synthesis. "Erosion" opens as a cryptic transmission from submersed entities, with haunting tone tendrils emerging from within the indigo unknown. A subtle echo of reverb softens the edge of its propulsive kick drum, creating an entrancing, enticing and unsettling journey into the deep. The snaking minimalist shimmer of the title track "Hydrosphere" evokes a landscape of frozen tundra, with a backdrop of shifting, urgent techno precision. Bewitching through endless motion and slow deliberation, chimes and pings are stretched out and warped to mind-bending effect. "Doppler Shift" takes a forthright approach, leading with prominent looped bass tones, percussion and rhythmic sweeps. Rounded shapes move rapidly through the inkinesss, forming repetitions that only intensify in pace and energy. To complete the resynthesis, "Solarized" embodies the life-giving warmth of it's name, beaming irregular shafts of illumination into dark, bass-heavy, chugging terrain, forming melodic wisps of tonal condensation.

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Kalahari is the first EP from producer Sindh, who, like many of the artists on Valentino Mora's IDO, expresses a wistful fondness for nature in its myriad forms. The project Sindh was named as such after the musician had an affecting encounter with the magnificent Indus River in Ladakh, the lush vegetation and landscapes in this region clearly inspiring Sindh's sound. Sindh's regard for the natural world as well as science fiction is reflected in the instruments employed in Kalahari ranging from flute, bongo, percussions and modular and Ciat Lonbarde synthesisers. Over the four tracks, Sindh leads us through four distinct landscapes, the narrative unfolding track by track. In Saptura, ethereal atmospheres guide us through a ruin-strewn terrain where vegetation has virtually obscured all traces of human life. The resoundingly tranquil mood maintaining faith in the arch of the universe. Sidam opens with a more mysterious tone, inviting curiosity into the next environment as a gentle rhythm guides, allowing space for strange, other-worldly surprises. As winds whisper and synthetic rain responds, the pared back percussions that prevail in Nun-kun introduce a human touch. The warm grooves and atmospheres hint at a more temperate (future?) climate than the tracks namesake currently suggests. Arriving at the closing track of the EP, Kalahari delivers deep grooves and spirited high-hats that will ignite the weariest of travellers. The bizarrely brilliant inflections will remain in your ears long after the track is finished. A stunning sixth release for IDO, Kalahari demonstrates the evolution of the label's sound, offering the opportunity to include traces of minimal and glitch sound palettes whilst maintaining IDO's luscious, spiritual qualities.

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For Intercontinental Dance Organization?s (IDO) third release, Astrometric Effect EP, sees the label?s founder Valentino Mora collaborating for the first time with experimental Japanese musician Yoshitake Expe. The EP comprises of 2 hypnotic house tracks with tribal percussions created through live improvisation between the pair and a third track, an effective dub version by Valentino Mora.

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The Dub I Lost is a compilation mixed and compiled by Zepher in Saint, founder of Tribe Records. And from it come 2 separate vinyl releases TRIBEV10 and TRIBEV11 that see house music royalty join Tribe mainstays to create house music dubs, drenched in soul and rich in organic instrumentation. TRIBEV10 features tracks by Teddy Douglas, Timmy Regisford & Arnold Jarvis remixed by the legendary Ron Trent and Danny Krivit.

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sweet melodious new aya 12" with mixes by original blue 6 mastermind JAY DENES and MIGUEL MIGS

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Versatile Parisian Jay Ka, offers a slow dripping slice of deepness to the SAFT following. With the help of Paula King on vocals, title track Only Grace is a reminiscent anthem with strong vocals supported by lush chords and smokey rhode hits. As a real single should, this package also offers 3 interpretations of the original. With remixes by Briton NY*AK and Atlanta situated Kai Alce, this SAFT output should grab your full attention easily. Where NY*AK's rework maintains a more repetitive vibe with nicely timed vocal cuts, Kai Alce's 'Late Night' interpretation recalls classic vocal-house reworks from the glory days of extended 12inch mixes. As usual for a complete single like this, an instrumental version of Kai Alce's rework is included.

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After Eloi’s memorable debut on LTDBLBL009 and the follow-up journey of LTDBLBL013, Eloi returns to Limited White Label with his third and most mature release yet.

If LTDBLBL009 was your imagined late-summer teen romance, LTDBLBL018 is the bittersweet memory of it—years later, playing in the background of a slow, golden-hour evening. Eloi channels the soul of the early 2010s through his signature blend of warm vintage synths, dusty drum machines, and emotionally charged melodies. It's laid-back, sophisticated, and deeply sentimental—an album like a finely aged bottle of wine, best enjoyed in one sitting, with no rush and all heart.

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On a chance encounter whilst producing in Nashville of all places, Zepherin was so blown away by vocalists he was using to do backing on a project, that he immediately felt inspired to record a new version of Raphael Saadiq’s classic Skyy, Can You Feel Me. Originally used in his sets as an edit, Zepherin had the soulful house community going into a frenzy with hopes for its release. Tried and tested on dance floors around the globe in his sets it’s now primed and ready for release.

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Lyrics written by Sabrina Chyld and Sy Sez. Lyrics performed by Sabrina Chyld. Keyboards and drum programming by Sy Sez and Gavin Peters (AKA AphroDisiax). Mixed by Toni Ecomomides at Garden Studios, London. AA1 Remix and additional production by Ron Trent for MusicAndPower. All tracks mastered at Optimum Mastering, London.



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British producer Zepherin Saint has always been a man with a fierce passion for quality-strewn, vocal heavy deep house. A thoroughly captivating affair throughout, ‘Butterflies’ sees the producer return to his Tribe Records imprint alongside regular vocal collaborator, Miranda Nicole. Kicking off the release is the ‘Tribe Vocal Mix’- full of hazy, fuzzy sounds that play out beautifully. A refined house cut, it’s made all the more mesmerising by Nicole’s sultry vocal contribution. A perfect foil to Zepherin Saint’s beats, the coming together of both is truly a joy to behold. Bolstering the latter is a live mix, as well as an instrumental version, named here as the ’Tribestrumental’ offering. Zepherin Saint is a truly exciting artist and one whose stock continues to rise thanks to his infectious-sounding, afro-tinged house sound.



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2017 remixes of Volcov’s [this time under his classic Isoul8 moniker] song ‘On My Heart’, featuring the great Paul Randolph on vocals. The NDATL boss delivers three versions that combine jazziness and dancefloor attitude. Also included here the in-demand jam ‘Speak Your Word’ that features Osunlade on keys and spoken word by Rasiyah.



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Escola Records is very proud to present a refreshing reinterpretation of Uptown Funk Empire’s 2009 cover of Pharoah Sanders’ You’ve Got to Have Freedom. The release features four dancefloor-oriented versions crafted by legendary French DJ and producer Greg Gauthier, alongside talented musician, DJ, and producer Lucas Moinet (half of Groove Boys Project and Keraw). The A-side delivers the smooth and mellow “937” Vocal and Dub versions, where Greg and Lucas offer two uplifting, soul-infused reworks in a groove- heavy ride full of organic grooves and a beautiful xylophone solo, creating the perfect space/beat for some of the most hopeful vocals we could ever dream of. The B-side completes the package with the “Dance Culture” remixes, paying tribute to the legendary party Greg launched over 20 years ago at Paris’ iconic house music mecca, the Djoon club.

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The tone always makes the music. But only those who actually make the sound? An ancient-house-avantgarde dream has always been there since the legendary "Warehouse" days of Ron Hardy, to bring more sounds and tones constantly to an independent, repetitive development. And thus beyond the limits of an executive creative artist on the otherwise purely commercial sense what we call in common „beyond imagination“.

"Raw Footage", the latest album concoction of Chicago house legend Ron Trent (Prescription) on his new imprint "Electric Blue" works in the best sense of Stanislav Lem heroes Trurl & Klapauciusals, cruising like those two metal brains frantically invented by the universe of 4/4-Sounds to get insane tracks out of the new material matter located there, and put them together to brand new ones. This trackwerk varies as well as of course between classical Chi-Town to the context of contemporary, epic house dubs and lives in a perfidious manner from the interaction of various computer modules that constantly spits out new and exciting interactions. In the end, the software sings only as digital output of great analog sounds, which may well be understood as a mocking voice to the majority of contemporary Homeboy wackiness formats."Unpredictable" and less "cryptic" might fit here as a keyword excellent, where you kick out of the rough house plant a significant entertainment value must, without the need to posess necessarily the same nerves of steel. Anyone who has ever really wondered what House sound could be appropriate for a journey through the vastness of the universe is, gets there now at this point completely to his fullest expense. Trent 2012 and its tracks on this album reflect a lot about the revolutionary founder of „Spirit of music“ from the mid-80s, who is recorded then as now but with inadequate slogans such as "light years ahead of its time". For as Trents body of work "Raw Footage" is also particularly scary genius material, although still of totally solid stress field and background from the musical spectrum between the Windy City and the Motor City engine bridled her."But heres to the Future" – For Sir Trent more than twenty years after "Altered States" and the relevant follow-ups, thats not really a problem!

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Fifth Neroli ep from Trinidadian Deep. Once again you’ll be projected to his world of organic, deep, spiritual beats and melodies, this time with a more electronic edge!



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Record after record, TRINIDADIAN DEEP provides the best in the DEEP HOUSE Department , bringing lush pads deep moog basselines and heavy rhythms arranged around percussions and sounds to make you travel into a cosmic soulful journey this new single will please many dj’s like Ron Trent , Volcov , Chaos in the Cbd etc.. With the amazing releases on Various labels such as Neroli, Future Vision and now Visions, Trinidadian deep brings once again top quality dance music . This new EP will not disappointed you. We are extremely proud to put out 2 fantastic jams ready for your DJsets.Native Revolution and Native Tribe are two tracks simply built for the deep dance late night dancefloors
The A side is a rolling house track and the B side has a little afro vibe with a huge basseline. DEEPNESS guaranteed!!!!



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