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Reformed Society - Constant State Of Hustle
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Reformed Society - Touch And Go
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Reformed Society - Hammer The Keys
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Reformed Society - Hug Pit
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Reformed Society - Adrenaline Rush
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Reformed Society - Dream Shuttle
Reformed Society joins the roster of Brussel's, Belgium's Basic Moves this June with a 2x12'' EP, comprising six original compositions from the New Delhi born now Barcelona based artist. After many years sharing music, Basic Moves boss Walrus welcomes Indian artist Harsh Puri onto the imprint for a special double pack vinyl release. The material was gradually reduced down to the six compositions that make up BM19 after received over a hundred demo tracks from Harsh the past few years. Much of the release is inspired by UK tech house of the late nineties and the turn of the millennium and embraces a heads down, dance floor focused aesthetic throughout. Opening the release is 'Constant State Of Hustle', perfectly setting the tone with an amalgamation of bubbling synthesizer tones, a choppy bass groove, sporadic pads and a heavily swung drum groove. 'Touch' then shifts focus over to fluttering stab sequences, bright chords, airy strings and a crunchy rhythm section before 'Hammer The Keys' embraces the core essence of the early Tech House sound, fusing organic percussion with multilayered machine funk melodies, all infused with an underlying acid feel. Next up is 'Hug Pit' which dives into deep realms via ethereal, cinematic pad textures, wandering resonant synth lines and shuffled drums. The aptly named 'Adrenaline Rush' follows next, picking up the pace again courtesy of a gnarly bass melody, squelchy synth tones and a robust drum machine workout. 'Dream Shuttle' then rounds out the release, employing hazy atmospheric textures and a bumpy bass groove alongside dynamic, crisp drums.
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Reformed Society - Night Vision
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Reformed Society - Cosmic Perspective
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Reformed Society - Sci-Fi Love Story
Harsh Puri, aka Reformed Society, is not new to the club scene. Since 2015 the London based artist has been releasing numerous records for various labels, including Berlin's vinyl only Superb Recordings and Marco Faraone's Uncage, as well as running his own club night Play at The Waiting Room, and its downtempo version, Downplay at Brilliant Corners. Characterized by raw textures and hypnotic arrangements, Harsh's sound uniquely crosses the boundaries of house and techno, resulting in effective and genre bending compositions. Funnuvojere is pleased to present Cosmic Perspective, which reveals, as the title suggests, Reformed Society's mastery of synthy harmonic layering. Appreciated by the late Andrew Weatherall, to whom Harsh had the pleasure of playing the first arrangements, Cosmic Perspective will never leave the record bag of downtempo aficionados. This record is a collection of emotional grooves made for receptive ears.
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Release-Date:16.03.2018
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Vinyl track order:
A1 - ONE LIFE (JOHN OSBORN REMIX)
B1 - DIMENSIONS
B2 - CHASING TITANOID 3077
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The fourth installment in John Osborn's DRED RECORDS series will be from fellow UK producer Harsh Puri who goes under the moniker Reformed Society. DRED 004 consists of six tracks in total - three that will appear on the vinyl release, followed by another three that will be digital-only exclusives.
Harsh Puri aka Reformed Society debuted in 2015 with this being his sixth consecutive release in order. Harsh's productions caught John's eye, or rather ear, after being sent to him last year and resulted in this release of six solid prime time deep house stompers. Packaged in an understated matte white sleeve with a black and white picture of Brahma (the four headed Hindu god of creation) handstamped on each cover by the label owner himself, this being a continuation of the human skull DRED logo.
"ONE LIFE" opens the "DIMENSIONS" EP and is the track given to label boss John Osborn for deconstructing and remoulding into his own specific vision - each release will contain a rework from Osborn. If you are familiar with John's previous work you will immediately recognize his characteristic resonating percussion, the tune being a deep house sci-fi storm expedition driven by a full luscious kick covering the tracks of chords from unsettled pads. The EP's title track has ambient sonic rays flowing through it, being aptly named "DIMENSIONS" - it is also the record's warmest adventure; distorted percussion juggles sparse subaqueous melodic moments, and from here we go into the 12"s final moment, "CHASING TITANOID". Reformed Society goes in with full yet silent force on this one. A warped bassline co-creates the groove with a particularly bouncy beat with sharp strings piercing though.
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Vinyl track order:
A1 - ONE LIFE (JOHN OSBORN REMIX)
B1 - DIMENSIONS
B2 - CHASING TITANOID 3077
SHORT INFO:
The fourth installment in John Osborn's DRED RECORDS series will be from fellow UK producer Harsh Puri who goes under the moniker Reformed Society. DRED 004 consists of six tracks in total - three that will appear on the vinyl release, followed by another three that will be digital-only exclusives.
Harsh Puri aka Reformed Society debuted in 2015 with this being his sixth consecutive release in order. Harsh's productions caught John's eye, or rather ear, after being sent to him last year and resulted in this release of six solid prime time deep house stompers. Packaged in an understated matte white sleeve with a black and white picture of Brahma (the four headed Hindu god of creation) handstamped on each cover by the label owner himself, this being a continuation of the human skull DRED logo.
"ONE LIFE" opens the "DIMENSIONS" EP and is the track given to label boss John Osborn for deconstructing and remoulding into his own specific vision - each release will contain a rework from Osborn. If you are familiar with John's previous work you will immediately recognize his characteristic resonating percussion, the tune being a deep house sci-fi storm expedition driven by a full luscious kick covering the tracks of chords from unsettled pads. The EP's title track has ambient sonic rays flowing through it, being aptly named "DIMENSIONS" - it is also the record's warmest adventure; distorted percussion juggles sparse subaqueous melodic moments, and from here we go into the 12"s final moment, "CHASING TITANOID". Reformed Society goes in with full yet silent force on this one. A warped bassline co-creates the groove with a particularly bouncy beat with sharp strings piercing though.
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reformed society - No Title
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reformed society - No Title
Reformed Society is back! “Food For Thought” and “Sunflower Startfish” are two pure Deep House tracks, “Zero Gravity” is the bumping house affair. About Massimiliano Pagliara remix, there is no need descriptions.
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reformed society - High Tension
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reformed society - High Tension Remix
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reformed society - Volgende Halte
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reformed society - Orbiting Jupiter
British producer Reformed Society is on a steadfast mission to dig deeperby going against the grain, standing up to the status quo and daring to dosomething different. A self proclaimed goal that is easily noticeable in hisfirst release for "made of CONCRETE", wherein he reveals three originaltracks and a remix by Gathaspar, one of the label's regulars.Kicking things off with "High Tension", a high strung stripped back piecewith an aerial feel, the artist builds up the entire mood of the EP fromscratch. A clear-cut, steady groove whose versatility makes it relevant asan intro, outro or interlude.Gathaspar's Rausch Remix is a sub-bassy reinterpretation of the initialpiece, filled with contorted whirs and whizzes that give the track a sub-aquatic feel.On "Volgende Halte", the opening vocal sample shifts from a seeminglyconventional soundbite to a recurringly haunting snippet that remainsetched into the listener's brain. Rhythmical rolling pads galvanize thegroove, making for an eerie yet relaxed overall vibe.Movement inducing from the get go, final offering "Orbiting Jupiter" centersaround wavering bass leads, while playing on a blend of spacious synthsand timbered percussion patterns.
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Cat-No:wen009
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reformed society - Hope
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reformed society - Optimistic Chaos
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reformed society - Incognito
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reformed society - Detracid
Embracing Disco, Techno and House music in all its declinations, What Ever Not introduces now British artist Reformed Society, project started by house producer Harsh Puri as a consequence of djing and collecting records since 1998, debuting with a four track old school house EP, Optimistic Chaos coherently fitting with the Italian imprint philosophy. ‘Hope’ has that solar, yet dusty groove folding distorted rhythmics and joyful pads around an insistent lead dubby pattern and shimmering synths. ‘Optimistic Chaos’ is again smooth but lightly gloomy, until a pause intoxicates one’s body and mind filling them with inebriating ambients. ‘Incognito’ delivers a deep driving atmosphere here, featuring dogged, crisp drums together with minimalist, yet momentary cosmic motives. For the closing cut ‘Detracid’, the artist cooks up a brew of acid lines with the usual charming synths and vivid hats, building a light sense of tension fired up by the warm, heady sound scapes. Each track is similar to the last, stiffening the musical timbre of the label, confirming the producer’s strong artistic identity as a consequence.
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Circadian Rhythms - Party Night
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Not so long ago in 2017, the first release on Michiel Claus' and Ailsa Cavers' Basic Moves saw the light of day and especially the shine of night. Produced by founding father Walrus, BM01 set the tone for a record label that focuses on releasing hidden archives from the 90s, whilst combining them with modern club music from the here and now. By highlighting the musical heritage of the Belgian electronic music scene, the label illustrates the continuity between past and present, history and shaping identities of 21st-century artists, undeniably building on the strong foundations of their forerunners. Seven years and nineteen releases later, Basic Moves is rounding off the series with BM20, a final double 12'' by one of the major figures from the Belgian underground: Circadian Rhythms also known as Dj Deg. After many years of collecting, deejaying and producing music, his musical spectrum ranges from synth, library and wave, to jazz, funk and disco, from house to techno. His journey started in clubs like Bocaccio (1988 - 1993), and La Gait? (1979 -1989), where young Deg came across deejay's like Olivier Pieters or Eric Beysens who made him choose the path of becoming a devoted disc jockey himself. BM20 is a sonic witness of Deg's first musical encounters with his machines, revealing a withdrawn selection of six bedroom patchwork tracks produced between the years of '93 & '99, a time without the internet or user manuals to help you solve the riddles of technology. Though only at the very beginning of his creative process, Deg's unique personality is nevertheless already clearly identifiable: blending techno with jazz, where the sharp edges of 16-step drum-sequences are smudged and bent in different directions. In the lower countries, the second half of the 90s was a period of fast & funky, happy Detroit, 140 BPM techno. Whenever Deg was not oscillating between record shops or gigs and had a moment on his own, mostly during morning hours after the club, he would spend his leftover energy in the studio. Either by himself or with his loyal ally Mike DMA, he would benefit from these moments to slow down and give space to a different, introverted sound - processing moods, feelings and thoughts. This record therefore gathers only a few of many (unrecorded) one-shot live sessions which were never intended to be shared - and only existed for the love of music and its power to take you beyond all things known. Thank you Deg for sharing your music and giving us a glimpse of your universe. Without your productions, your memorable warm-ups and closing sets - many of us would not be where we are now, and Basic Moves might never have been founded. As a last note to a closing song, BM20 is about being fully committed to the music and the club, a medium and place of fruitful settings for encounters, creativity and growth. Where dreams and ideas have a chance to exist, being almost ready and thought out to shape future times to come - and many party nights. Gurl, December 2023
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One of New York's early pioneers of techno and DJ culture, Reade Truth has been an integral part of the cities' techno history. His first of over two dozen releases came out in 1994 on the Brooklyn underground acid label, Direct Drive. Since then, his releases have made many a mark on labels like Planet E, Strictly Rhythm, Sonic Groove, Instinct, Pomelo, Wurst, N-Syde, Path Records and so on. Basic Moves continues the New York vs. Belgium love story with six carefully selected tracks (never released before!) out of Reade his personal archive. (NOTE: original liner notes will be written by his best friend Adam X)
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Welcome to BM-18 the biokinetic realm created by Dana Kuehr, a lush audio environment where organic and synthesized matter coalesce. As we float disembodied above this verdant pixel plain, Dana offers us shifting repetitions and sequences in disguise, each track a landscape within a world created in the utmost detail, from the minute bleeps and chirps to the enveloping and bumping bouncy basslines. Flickering drums explode like dandelion seeds in a breeze, searching for a place to lay, grow, and flourish. Sounds are captured (fingers tapping, rain patter, Belgian parakeets released from a '70s zoo, vocal oohs and ahhs) and hybridized with patterns, samples, and musical manoeuvres (jungle breaks, west coast hip hop, layered drums, IDM crunch and twinkle, reverb, delay, '90s R&B, underwater video game soundscapes). As in any imaginary sphere, there are characters who exchange and converse: rivers, coasts, clouds, lakes, echoes of dolphins, and peaceful frogs. Amidst their complex chatter, the sounds of BM-18 extend an invitation to dance, to feel our bodies alive and present, to acknowledge the impulse of movement and the pulsing heartbeats of each track. An ode to the Taoist consideration that all creatures live together in mystic unity, co-evolving and feeding each other, Dana brings together cloud ethereal with earth pounding, and like an orca's tail upon a restless sea, it slaps!!! All tracks written and produced by Dana Kuehr between April 2020 and November 2021 in Brussels, and mixed by Dan Piu at Checkpoint Charly Studio in Zurich between November 2021 and March 2022. Mastered and cut by Stefan Betke at Scape in Berlin. Original artworks by Camiflage and text by Ailsa Cavers. A1 was first digitally released on Ojoo Music. Dana thanks Michiel, George, Jakob, Camiel, Ailsa, Tania, Victor, Jill, Karen, Daphne, Arne, Oscar, Joe, and Gwenan for the love and inspiration. True voyage is return!
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A live performance of four early works by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "My Name Is", "Piano Phase", and "Phase Patterns." This performance marked an important moment in San Francisco Bay Area new music history with the triumphant return to the East Bay by Steve Reich, who studied at Mills College with Luciano Berio, and who performed the 1964 world premiere of Terry Riley's seminal work, “In C", at the San Francisco Tape Music Center. The resonant acoustics of the University of California at Berkeley Museum’s concrete interior were especially appropriate for “Four Organs”, with its long additive sustained chords over a maraca pulse. The capacity crowd occupied every conceivable area of the interior space, including walkway ramps suspended over gallery spaces. It was an electrifying evening!
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(clear pink color vinyl / LP with OBI) Fresh reissued magic of Funky Stuff, formerly a rare exquisite by jazzmaster Jiro Inagaki, originally released in 1975. An enduring, pioneering fusion of jazz, funk, soul and rock - the album features some of the best and most acclaimed Japanese musicians of the time, enlisting the talent-wares of Hiromasa Suzuki on keyboards, Akira Ishikawa on drums and Takeru Muraoka on sax.
TRACKLIST
A1. Painted Paradise
A2. Funky Motion
A3. Breeze
A4. Scratch
B1. Funky Stuff
B2. One For Jiro
B3. Gentle Wave
B4. Four Up
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Fresh reissued magic of Funky Stuff, formerly a rare exquisite by jazzmaster Jiro Inagaki, originally released in 1975. An enduring, pioneering fusion of jazz, funk, soul and rock - with influences from Herbie Hancock, James Brown and Santana - the album features some of the best and most acclaimed Japanese musicians of the time, enlisting the talent-wares of Hiromasa Suzuki on keyboards, Akira Ishikawa on drums and Takeru Muraoka on sax.
Originally released in 1975
Features a cover of “Funky Stuff” by Kool & The Gang
All songs written and arranged by Hiromasa Suzuki
Pressed on Pink Vinyl
Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Flute, Producer – Jiro Inagaki
Electric Piano – Hiromasa Suzuki
Drums – Hajime Ishimatsu
Bass – Akira Okazawa
Guitar – Hiroshi Yasukawa
Trombone – Takashi Imai More
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A1. Painted Paradise
A2. Funky Motion
A3. Breeze
A4. Scratch
B1. Funky Stuff
B2. One For Jiro
B3. Gentle Wave
B4. Four Up
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Fresh reissued magic of Funky Stuff, formerly a rare exquisite by jazzmaster Jiro Inagaki, originally released in 1975. An enduring, pioneering fusion of jazz, funk, soul and rock - with influences from Herbie Hancock, James Brown and Santana - the album features some of the best and most acclaimed Japanese musicians of the time, enlisting the talent-wares of Hiromasa Suzuki on keyboards, Akira Ishikawa on drums and Takeru Muraoka on sax.
Originally released in 1975
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All songs written and arranged by Hiromasa Suzuki
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Electric Piano – Hiromasa Suzuki
Drums – Hajime Ishimatsu
Bass – Akira Okazawa
Guitar – Hiroshi Yasukawa
Trombone – Takashi Imai More
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After 8 years Georgian pioneer George Dzodzuashvili is back as Post Industrial Boys with a new album. It's his most personal record to date and opens up its own world: a world full of memories of a bygone time and observations so precise you almost feel like you are living and capturing them yourself with a Super8 camera.
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With J Jazz volume 4, the BBE J Jazz Bullet Train continues its journey traversing the expansive landscape of modern Japanese jazz. Volume 4 is the latest in the universally praised compilation series exploring the best, rarest and most innovative jazz to emerge from the Far East. Please take your seats for a first-class ticket to J Jazz central.
This latest station stop off is with the famed Nippon Columbia label, one of the biggest labels in Japan, whose jazz output embraces every possible style imaginable. Focussing on the key years 1968-1981, J Jazz volume 4 sees compilers Tony Higgins and Mike Peden dig even deeper into their record collections and pull-out tracks that span styles ranging from solo to big band, jazz classical interpretations and heavy jazz rock, to febrile post-bop, white hot samba fusion, and modal psychedelic wig-outs.
J Jazz volume 4 features icons such as drum master Takeo Moriyama, keyboard magi Hiromasa Suzuki, Fumio Itabashi, and Masahiko Satoh, and guitar wizards Kazumi Watanabe and Kiyoshi Sugimoto, alongside big band maestros and innovators Nobuo Hara and his Sharps and Flats, and Toshiyuki Miyama’s New Herd. Thunderous basslines nestle alongside glistening runs of electric piano, bubbling synths and air-tight drumming as the heavy psychedelic modal blues of Jiro Inagaki flows with the infectious samba grooves of Takashi Mizuhashi featuring Herbie Hancock; Shigeharu Mukai’s fusion funk epics take the music to another level and Mikio Masuda’s driving keyboard rhythms brings the heat to an incendiary dancefloor zone.
With 7,000 words of extensive sleeve notes, J Jazz vol 4 comes in a triple 180g vinyl set inside a deluxe gatefold sleeve with obi strip plus a 4 page insert. The double CD features two bonus tracks not on the vinyl edition. Mastered at the Grammy-nominated Carvery Studio by Frank Merritt, this latest collection is a worthy successor to the preceding three volumes that have set the bar so high.
J Jazz is curated for BBE Music by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden.
Tracklist LP:
1. Exchange – Takeo Moriyama
2. The Ground For Peace – Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media
3. Chakkiri Bushi – Nobuo Hara and his Sharps & Flats, Hozan Yamamoto
4. Trial Road – Tomoki Takahashi
5. A Muddy Muffin – Masahiko Sato
6. Samba de Negrito – Takashi Mizuhashi & Herbie Hancock
7. Scramble – Hiromasa Suzuki
9. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun – Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats
10. Jones Street – Kiyoshi Sugimoto
11. By The Red Stream – Hiromasa Suzuki, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media
12. Kaleidoscope (Edit) – Mickie Yoshino & Kazumi Watanabe
13. Ougi Denju-shiki – Toshiyuki Miyama and His New Herd
14. Toppu – Shigeharu Mukai
15. Mickey’s Samba – Mikio Masuda
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This latest station stop off is with the famed Nippon Columbia label, one of the biggest labels in Japan, whose jazz output embraces every possible style imaginable. Focussing on the key years 1968-1981, J Jazz volume 4 sees compilers Tony Higgins and Mike Peden dig even deeper into their record collections and pull-out tracks that span styles ranging from solo to big band, jazz classical interpretations and heavy jazz rock, to febrile post-bop, white hot samba fusion, and modal psychedelic wig-outs.
J Jazz volume 4 features icons such as drum master Takeo Moriyama, keyboard magi Hiromasa Suzuki, Fumio Itabashi, and Masahiko Satoh, and guitar wizards Kazumi Watanabe and Kiyoshi Sugimoto, alongside big band maestros and innovators Nobuo Hara and his Sharps and Flats, and Toshiyuki Miyama’s New Herd. Thunderous basslines nestle alongside glistening runs of electric piano, bubbling synths and air-tight drumming as the heavy psychedelic modal blues of Jiro Inagaki flows with the infectious samba grooves of Takashi Mizuhashi featuring Herbie Hancock; Shigeharu Mukai’s fusion funk epics take the music to another level and Mikio Masuda’s driving keyboard rhythms brings the heat to an incendiary dancefloor zone.
With 7,000 words of extensive sleeve notes, J Jazz vol 4 comes in a triple 180g vinyl set inside a deluxe gatefold sleeve with obi strip plus a 4 page insert. The double CD features two bonus tracks not on the vinyl edition. Mastered at the Grammy-nominated Carvery Studio by Frank Merritt, this latest collection is a worthy successor to the preceding three volumes that have set the bar so high.
J Jazz is curated for BBE Music by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden.
Tracklist LP:
1. Exchange – Takeo Moriyama
2. The Ground For Peace – Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media
3. Chakkiri Bushi – Nobuo Hara and his Sharps & Flats, Hozan Yamamoto
4. Trial Road – Tomoki Takahashi
5. A Muddy Muffin – Masahiko Sato
6. Samba de Negrito – Takashi Mizuhashi & Herbie Hancock
7. Scramble – Hiromasa Suzuki
9. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun – Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats
10. Jones Street – Kiyoshi Sugimoto
11. By The Red Stream – Hiromasa Suzuki, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media
12. Kaleidoscope (Edit) – Mickie Yoshino & Kazumi Watanabe
13. Ougi Denju-shiki – Toshiyuki Miyama and His New Herd
14. Toppu – Shigeharu Mukai
15. Mickey’s Samba – Mikio Masuda
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Label:Soul Jazz Records
Cat-No:SJRLP521
Release-Date:29.09.2023
Genre:Funk
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You are about to embark on a new intergalactic journey into black space, fuelled by funk, powered by computers. Soul Jazz Records" new second collection of twisted hyperspace electro/funk "Space Funk 2: Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84", continues its intergalactic journey. Featuring rare and off-the-wall space funk and electro rarities and obscurities, all released on small independent USA record labels in the late 1970s and 1980s. Artists on this release include Alien Starr, Bobby Demo, Maggatron, Mid-City Crew, Tribe, Junie, Rich Cason and the Galactic Orchestra and many more intergalactic space warriors! This is space age bionic funk, programmed to make you dance!!!
TRACKLIST:
A/B
1. Alien Starr - Music-A-Lizer
2. Chance - Master Groove (Instrumental)
3. The Bobby Deemo Band - More Ounce Rap
4. Mack Simmons - Skin Tight
5. Maggotron - Computer Pop
6. Tribe - Vulcan Voyage
7. Command Performance - Breakdance
C/D
1. Junei - Let's Ride
2. The Graingers - Shine Your Light
3. Mid City Crew - Get Right
4. Chapter Three - Smurf Trek
5. X-Ray Vision - Video Control
6. Rich Cason and The Galactic Orchestra - Year 2001 Boogi
7. Frank James and Shadow - Summer Tim More
TRACKLIST:
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1. Alien Starr - Music-A-Lizer
2. Chance - Master Groove (Instrumental)
3. The Bobby Deemo Band - More Ounce Rap
4. Mack Simmons - Skin Tight
5. Maggotron - Computer Pop
6. Tribe - Vulcan Voyage
7. Command Performance - Breakdance
C/D
1. Junei - Let's Ride
2. The Graingers - Shine Your Light
3. Mid City Crew - Get Right
4. Chapter Three - Smurf Trek
5. X-Ray Vision - Video Control
6. Rich Cason and The Galactic Orchestra - Year 2001 Boogi
7. Frank James and Shadow - Summer Tim More
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Cat-No:RG-009Blue
Release-Date:30.06.2023
Genre:Funk
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Genre:Funk
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Junie - No Title
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Junie - No Title
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Junie - No Title
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Junie - No Title
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Junie - No Title
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Junie - No Title
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Junie - No Title
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Junie - No Title
Format: 1 x LP | Limited Blue Transparent Edition
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Junie II
2. Medley: Pain | Cookies Will Get You | Pleasure | Ecstasy
3. Musical Son
4. Fopp
Side B
1. Surrender
2. Super Groupie
3. Super J.
4. Granny's Funky Rolls Royce
Release Notes:
Walter “JUNIE” Morrison was a former member of the OHIO PLAYERS and responsible for writing and
arranging their early 1970s hit singles “Pain”, “Pleasure”, “Ecstasy” and most notably, the group’s
first Billboard R&B Number One “Funky Worm”. In 1978 he joined George Clinton’s Funk Mob
PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC and, as their musical director, played a key role during the creation of the
hit albums “One Nation Under A Groove”, “Motor Booty Affair”, “Gloryhallastoopid” and their R&B
Number Ones, “One Nation Under A Groove” and "(Not Just) Knee Deep". In between acts he
released three solo albums for Westbound Records that showcased his unique take on the funk. “The
Funky Worm – Live at Dooley’s 1976” is a one of kind live recording from his mid-70s Westbound
solo period that was only recently discovered. Regrooved Records is proud to present the very first
live album of funk icon JUNIE MORRISON. More
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Junie II
2. Medley: Pain | Cookies Will Get You | Pleasure | Ecstasy
3. Musical Son
4. Fopp
Side B
1. Surrender
2. Super Groupie
3. Super J.
4. Granny's Funky Rolls Royce
Release Notes:
Walter “JUNIE” Morrison was a former member of the OHIO PLAYERS and responsible for writing and
arranging their early 1970s hit singles “Pain”, “Pleasure”, “Ecstasy” and most notably, the group’s
first Billboard R&B Number One “Funky Worm”. In 1978 he joined George Clinton’s Funk Mob
PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC and, as their musical director, played a key role during the creation of the
hit albums “One Nation Under A Groove”, “Motor Booty Affair”, “Gloryhallastoopid” and their R&B
Number Ones, “One Nation Under A Groove” and "(Not Just) Knee Deep". In between acts he
released three solo albums for Westbound Records that showcased his unique take on the funk. “The
Funky Worm – Live at Dooley’s 1976” is a one of kind live recording from his mid-70s Westbound
solo period that was only recently discovered. Regrooved Records is proud to present the very first
live album of funk icon JUNIE MORRISON. More
Label:Hole In One
Cat-No:HIOX006
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SMK - Nigga Type Shit (Original Version)
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SMK - Who's Got The Fiah
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SMK - Get Off A Niggaz Nutz (Original Version)
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SMK - It Ain't Easy
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SMK - Every Single Bitch
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SMK - Dat Bounce
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SMK - Just A Murdarah
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SMK - Yall Bitches
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SMK - They Can't Attack
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SMK - It's Hard Being Black
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SMK - We Got Da Weed
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SMK - Suck A Nigga Dick
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SMK - I Want YOu
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SMK - When I Make It Rich
SMK aka South Memphis King is one of the real godfathers of Memphis rap. He released his first album in 1991 and is still active today. This is one of his early recordings, never released on vinyl before, Straight bangin' underground shit for the streets of your city. Roll a blunt and enjoy the sick madness over here.
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Cat-No:TRESOR300x
Release-Date:29.07.2022
Genre:Techno
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Simulant - New Machines 06:32
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Simulant - Musical Box 05:55
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Simulant - Wav. Form 06:30
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Simulant - Wav. Form (Mix) 07:05
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Simulant - Untitled (locked groove)
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Simulant - Knife Edge 07:28
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Simulant - Spectre 06:52
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Simulant - Access Future Audio 04:36
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Simulant - Access Future Audio (Mix) 08:13
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Pollon - Lost Souls 05:42
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Pollon - Lonely Planet 07:04
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Pollon - Intro 02:25
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Pollon - Lost Souls (Mix) 04:41
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Pollon - Xtro 02:06
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Various Artists - Optimal Flow 05:09
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Simulant - Pressure Point 05:12
Territories: World excl. UK + North America
FORMAT 4x12” 180g vinyl, UV spot varnish
TRACKLIST:
SX12001 Simulant – Simm City (1998)
A1. Simulant - New Machines 06:32
A2. Simulant - Musical Box 05:55
B1. Simulant - Wav. Form 06:30
B2. Simulant - Wav. Form (Mix) 07:05
B3. Simulant - Untitled (locked groove)
SX12002 Simulant – Out Of Ether (2000)
A1. Simulant - Knife Edge 07:28
A2. Simulant - Spectre 06:52
B1. Simulant - Access Future Audio 04:36
B2. Simulant - Access Future Audio (Mix) 08:13
SX12003 Pollon – Electratech (2000)
A1. Pollon - Lost Souls 05:42
A2. Pollon - Lonely Planet 07:04
B1. Pollon - Intro 02:25
B2. Pollon - Lost Souls (Mix) 04:41
B3. Pollon - Xtro 02:06
SX12004 Simulant (2000)
A. Simulant - Optimal Flow 05:09
B. Simulant - Pressure Point 05:12
RELEASE INFO:
Extended Repress Alert!
Originally reissued to mark the 300th release on Tresor Records and the 20th anniversary of the mysterious Scopex
imprint, Tresor is pleased to present the long-awaited repress of the package. The three essential Scopex records
and the previously unreleased track "Optimal Flow" are now completed by "Pressure Point", a new track on the
H-side, available on vinyl for the first time on the 2022 edition.
Re-mastered from the original DAT tapes, the 4 records come together in a beautiful gatefold sleeve featuring the
original and idiosyncratic Scopex designs with delicate spot UV print.
Essential...
INCLUDES:
SX12001 – Simulant - Simm City (12”)
SX12002 – Simulant - Out Of Ether (12”)
SX12003 – Pollon - Electratech (12”)
SX12004 – Simulant - Optimal Flow/Pressure Point (12”) More
FORMAT 4x12” 180g vinyl, UV spot varnish
TRACKLIST:
SX12001 Simulant – Simm City (1998)
A1. Simulant - New Machines 06:32
A2. Simulant - Musical Box 05:55
B1. Simulant - Wav. Form 06:30
B2. Simulant - Wav. Form (Mix) 07:05
B3. Simulant - Untitled (locked groove)
SX12002 Simulant – Out Of Ether (2000)
A1. Simulant - Knife Edge 07:28
A2. Simulant - Spectre 06:52
B1. Simulant - Access Future Audio 04:36
B2. Simulant - Access Future Audio (Mix) 08:13
SX12003 Pollon – Electratech (2000)
A1. Pollon - Lost Souls 05:42
A2. Pollon - Lonely Planet 07:04
B1. Pollon - Intro 02:25
B2. Pollon - Lost Souls (Mix) 04:41
B3. Pollon - Xtro 02:06
SX12004 Simulant (2000)
A. Simulant - Optimal Flow 05:09
B. Simulant - Pressure Point 05:12
RELEASE INFO:
Extended Repress Alert!
Originally reissued to mark the 300th release on Tresor Records and the 20th anniversary of the mysterious Scopex
imprint, Tresor is pleased to present the long-awaited repress of the package. The three essential Scopex records
and the previously unreleased track "Optimal Flow" are now completed by "Pressure Point", a new track on the
H-side, available on vinyl for the first time on the 2022 edition.
Re-mastered from the original DAT tapes, the 4 records come together in a beautiful gatefold sleeve featuring the
original and idiosyncratic Scopex designs with delicate spot UV print.
Essential...
INCLUDES:
SX12001 – Simulant - Simm City (12”)
SX12002 – Simulant - Out Of Ether (12”)
SX12003 – Pollon - Electratech (12”)
SX12004 – Simulant - Optimal Flow/Pressure Point (12”) More
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Pink Elln - Human Perc
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Karen Marks - Cold Cafe
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Disque Omo - Toujours L'Amour
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Vorgruppe - Mensch Im Eis
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Iham/Echo - Eagle
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Perfect Mother - Dark-Disco-Da-Da-Da-Da-Run
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Arvid Tuba - The Seasons Are Sitting On Chairs
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Subject - Don't Be Blind
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Denial - California Dreaming
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Unovidual - Dit Is Pas Het Begin
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Aural Indifference - Park
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Autumn - You Are You Are
Over the last two or three years, New York's Minimal Wave outpost has focussed on releasing plenty of new music that fits in line with their unashamedly 'cold-wave' approach, and this has opened them to a whole variety of listeners and DJs. However, in our opinion, where they truly shine is in providing the underground masses with compilations such as this latest The Bedroom Tapes: A Compilation Of Minimal Wave From Around The World 1980-1991, a glorious snapshot of all the very best slices of lo-fi that has largely gone unnoticed to the modern eye. Of course, the majority of these tunes are now expensive in their original formats, but we're taking about a small crew of Discogs sharks who are upping the prices. Here, you're able to properly - and peacefully - enjoy some of the very best minimal machine-drum soul from peeps like Karen Marks, Vorgruppe, Perfect Mother and Aural Indifference, among others. This truly is a feast for the modern digger. Excellent.
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(Pressed on Black vinyl, LP with OBI, original released in 1970) 2023 pressing Japanese Import of the Japanese Jazz-Funk classic. From the opening 'The Vamp' to the final 'Head Rock', this is a dazzling jazz rock showcase with dreadnought songs that are filled with ideas and passion you can hold. A masterpiece that has an overwhelming presence in the history of jazz in Japan, as a heresy left on the prestigious jazz label Tact.
TRACKLIST
A1. The Vamp
A2. Twenty One
A3. Spoonful
B1. Back To Rack
B2. High Jack
B3. The Ground For Peace
B4. Head Rock
INFO
From the opening “The Vamp” to the final “Head Rock”, this is a dazzling jazz rock showcase with dreadnought songs that are filled with ideas and passion you can hold. A masterpiece that has an overwhelming presence in the history of jazz in Japan, as a heresy left on the prestigious jazz label Tact.
Bass – Yasuo Arakawa
Drums – Sadakazu Tabata
Guitar – Ryo Kawasaki
Organ – Masaru Imada
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jiro Inagaki
Trumpet – Tetsuo Fushimi More
TRACKLIST
A1. The Vamp
A2. Twenty One
A3. Spoonful
B1. Back To Rack
B2. High Jack
B3. The Ground For Peace
B4. Head Rock
INFO
From the opening “The Vamp” to the final “Head Rock”, this is a dazzling jazz rock showcase with dreadnought songs that are filled with ideas and passion you can hold. A masterpiece that has an overwhelming presence in the history of jazz in Japan, as a heresy left on the prestigious jazz label Tact.
Bass – Yasuo Arakawa
Drums – Sadakazu Tabata
Guitar – Ryo Kawasaki
Organ – Masaru Imada
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jiro Inagaki
Trumpet – Tetsuo Fushimi More
Label:1985 Music
Cat-No:ONEF050
Release-Date:03.11.2023
Genre:Drum + Bass
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Alix Perez & Headland - A1 - Mirage Pt I
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Alix Perez & Headland - A2 - Mirage Pt II
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Alix Perez & Headland - B1 - The Grove
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Alix Perez & Headland - B2 – Shuriken
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Alix Perez & Headland - C1 – Hellion
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Alix Perez & Headland - C2 – 1024
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Alix Perez & Headland - D1 – Coco
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Alix Perez & Headland - D2 - Elk's Point
Label head honcho Alix Perez teams up with fellow New Zealand based producer DJ Headland on their mini LP 'Hellion'. Delivering eight heavyweight cuts that have been doing damage on sound systems across the world.
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Tasti Box - - San Francisco
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Mattski - - Live at the Brotherhood
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Bass Kittens - - Get a Grip (Mission St. Mix)
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Housebound - - Electro Rhythms
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Hawke - - 3 Moods in a Purple Garden (Robbie Hardkiss Mix)
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Trailmix - - Tequilla Sunset
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Studio X - - Los Kings del Mambo
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Deep2 - - Sphere
The Beat by SPUN – West Coast Breakbeat Rave Electrofunk 1988-1994. In the late 1980s, Disco was taking a backseat to the burgeoning psychedelic scene in San Francisco, marking a pivotal shift in musical culture. A dynamic transformation was underway as the younger generation sought a fresh auditory adventure, all while the devastating AIDS epidemic cast a somber pall over the city's nightlife. Amidst this evolving backdrop, a subtle yet distinct sonic movement quietly emerged within the confines of San Francisco’s vibrant club scene, often referred to as "The Beat." Although Hip-Hop, New Wave, Gothic, Punk, and the burgeoning Modern Rock genre held considerable sway, the pre-RAVE clubs in SF witnessed the fusion of these genres into a unique amalgam of sound that insiders dubbed “The Beat.” This musical tapestry encompassed everything from Hip-Hop and Freestyle to Industrial, New Wave, Boogie, Miami Bass, and Techno – the unifying thread being the distinctive vibe that characterised this eclectic mix. As House, Techno, and Raving gradually gained prominence along the West Coast, a distinctive interpretation of these evolving sounds took root. Drawing inspiration from influential hubs like New York, Chicago, Detroit, Europe, and notably the UK, which saw a wave of talented young DJs migrate to California, San Francisco became the backdrop for its own version of the second Summer of Love. While the exact chronology might spark debate – some recalling '92, while others leaning towards '93 – what remains indisputable is the era spanning from 1990 to 1994, an unparalleled epoch of exuberant dancefloor revelry on the western shores. In the face of limited backing from major labels or established independent dance music entities of the time, a grassroots movement of labels and producers emerged organically, ardently championing this distinct sound and catapulting it onto the global stage. This sonic identity was deeply influenced by “the Beat,” acting as a creative wellspring that informed the musical landscape. While the tracks compiled in these volumes might not encompass the entirety of this transformative musical epoch, they offer a vivid snapshot of the melodious tapestry that coloured San Francisco and the broader West Coast during that era. Each track featured stands as a 100% Sure Shot that was played heavily by DJ Spun back in those very heady days.
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