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taana gardner - Heartbeat - Party Mix
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taana gardner - Heartbeat - Club Mix
Disco-boogie benchmark release from the West End deep vaults. Mixed by Larry Levan this is a bonafide classic from the era. Originally released in 1981 - this release has been digitally remastered for 2015 and releases in conjunction with the West End rights holders.
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Taana Gardner's s/t NYC disco classic from 1979 is celebrating its 40th anniversary! Happy birthday! Nicely repressed, remastered and spread across 2 x 12" sides of wax we have this mammoth, benchmark record back on the streets. All the 12" mixes are here, in their full glory. Pressed nice and loudly from all master sources. It's all here. RSD 2020 sees this special west end product available for you, the lovers of this incredible, disco music. Still sounding as amazing and bombastic as it did in '79, you'd be hard pressed to find another, more solid collection of cuts, produced by the incomparable Kenton Nix, mixed by Larry Levan - need we say more? If you dig your classics, and you love the disco sound, this one is unmissable. You're welcome! Produced in collaboration with Sony / Above Board distribution, 2020. A. When You Touch Me, B1. Heartbeat (12" Club Version)
B2. We Got To Work It Out, C1. Just Be A Friend, C2. Paradise Express, D1. Work That Body (Original 12" Version), D2. No Frills (Party Down)
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B2. We Got To Work It Out, C1. Just Be A Friend, C2. Paradise Express, D1. Work That Body (Original 12" Version), D2. No Frills (Party Down)
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taana gardner - When You Touch Me
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taana gardner - When You Touch Me (Instrumental)
NYC's legendary West End record label has contributed a fair few classics to the disco cannon and continues to influence dance music today with it's forward looking releases. 'When you touch me' is no exception, recorded and released in the golden year of 1979 and featuring the breathy, sensual vocals of a young Tanaa Gardner who had previously worked as a backing vocalist for numerous other projects until the label released her (other) stone cold solo classic 'Work that body' the same year on 12".
Both cuts featured on her self titled debut LP and boasted the combined production and studio talents of Kenton Nix, Bob Blank and of course - Larry Levan. Now, that's a serious line-up to have behind the boards (& in the clubs!) and of course 'When you touch me' was a classic with it's slow, elongated intro that calls to mind a sleazier version of Donna Summer's 'Love hangover' before launching into a full-on disco assault that you won't forget in a hurry! Yes, the record surprises you, Tanaa leads us into a false sense of a 'slow jam' and then - Boom - We're off! Backed with the incredible instrumental version the 12" is repressed here in it's original 1979 glory, an essential classic that has stood the test of time for the last 30+ years & is now available again, remastered & repressed for 2017 in conjunction with West End Records, NYC.
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Both cuts featured on her self titled debut LP and boasted the combined production and studio talents of Kenton Nix, Bob Blank and of course - Larry Levan. Now, that's a serious line-up to have behind the boards (& in the clubs!) and of course 'When you touch me' was a classic with it's slow, elongated intro that calls to mind a sleazier version of Donna Summer's 'Love hangover' before launching into a full-on disco assault that you won't forget in a hurry! Yes, the record surprises you, Tanaa leads us into a false sense of a 'slow jam' and then - Boom - We're off! Backed with the incredible instrumental version the 12" is repressed here in it's original 1979 glory, an essential classic that has stood the test of time for the last 30+ years & is now available again, remastered & repressed for 2017 in conjunction with West End Records, NYC.
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One of West Ends biggest admirers is one of the UK's longest serving DJ's and editors, a truly legendary Northern selector who's unique reel to reel DJ sets and reworks has gained him fans worldwide and continues to do so. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you Greg Wilson's West End versions, 4 tracks of unparalleled funk touched by the man himself who has also kindly supplied some choice words about this special release: "West End has a particular place in my heart. Along with Prelude, it was my main go-to label during the early ‘80s, an underground New York powerhouse issuing a relentless run of now classic and cult-classic club cuts during the time I was DJing at Legend in Manchester. For me personally, the label is forever connected with this then futuristic venue, West End’s progressive approach to dance music, incorporating electronic elements to play a key role in ushering in the Electro-Funk era, finding its perfect environment at Legend, with tracks by Stone, and especially the Peech Boys’ hugely influential ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’, providing major stepping stones. This is a project that holds a deeper resonance for me, given my personal relationship with the label, and I’m so happy to contribute to the series; the 4 favourites tracks I selected for this release illustrating West End’s best qualities – serious grooves and soulful vocals. The edit of ‘You Can’t Take Your Cake And Eat It Too’ by B.T. (Brenda Taylor) was originally featured on my first Credit To The Edit compilation, back in 2005, whilst Raw Silk’s ‘Do It To The Music’ was also edited around the same period, but has never been made available until now. ‘Keep On Dubbin’’ by Forrrce, although not as big as the other inclusions at the time, was an ahead of its time hybrid, mixed by François Kevorkian, whose dub awakening had taken place the previous year, and Shirley Lites ‘Heat You Up (Melt You Down)’, which draws from the instrumental ‘Melt Down Mix’, the version of choice at Legend, where dub and instrumental mixes often trumped the main vocal versions" A truly golden era of dance music history, all killer - no filler! All tracks featured re-edited by Greg Wilson and re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released with the permission of and in conjunction with West End Records, New York City / BMG. '
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carl bean - I Was Born This Way (Tom Moulton 12" Vocal Mix)
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carl bean - I Was Born This Way (Larry Levan Live Edit)
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carl bean - I Was Born This Way (Shep Pettibone Better Days Mix)
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carl bean - I Was Born This Way (Shep Pettibone Club Mix)
What can be said about this absolute CLASSIC that hasn't already been said? A true, blue gay anthem and much loved and sampled dance record, it really doesn't get any bigger to be honest. How about a super high quality 2018 reissue with all of the BIG mixes in one place? Sounds good, right? Featured here on this brand new pressing are Shep Pettibone's 'Better Days' and club mixes, Tom Moulton's version AND Larry Levan's live edit mix. Need we say more? Bag yourself an essential piece of Disco and dance music history, remastered and reissued for today! A 100% legit collaborative repress made by Above Board distribution.
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Taana Gardner - - When You Touch Me (Larry Levan Mix)
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Glass - - Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat
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Sparque - - Music Turns Me On (Tee Scott Mix)
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Master Boogie Song and Dance - - When The Shit Hits The Fan
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Michele - - Disco Dance (Tom Moulton Mix)
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Inez Brooks - - Chilling Out
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Philly USA - - Speak Will (Tom Moulton Mix)
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Forrrce - Keep On Dancing (Francois K Phase II)
NYC's Disco powerhouse West End Records should need no intro. The home of too-numerous-to-list club classics for over 30+ years is still impacting today on what we know to be club culture. The label started by one Mel Cheren (RIP) with assistance from Larry Levan and more way back in 1976 is still held in such high regard today with it's catalogue constantly being played, rediscovered, reinterpreted and loved by waves and waves of new fans and admirers. 'The West End story Vol. 4' is an essential overview of this most iconic of labels and some of it's more 'under the radar' output, following on it's from it's predecessor the quality bar is obviously set extremely high, one only has to look over the tracklist to see the names and titles that are included! Rare and overlooked cuts from Taana Gardner, Sparque, Forrrce, Inez Brooks and more make up 4 joyous sides of essential forward looking post Disco classics - We're talking late 70's, early 80's, synths, mega overdubs, left-field arrangements and anything and everything in-between. A truly golden era of dance music history, names like Tom Moulton, Francois K, Tee Scott and more make up some of the talent featured on this flawless selection of goodies. Oh, and for the record (no pun intended) these are all the extended mixes, 12" versions and special cuts, all killer - no filler! All tracks featured re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released with the permission of and in conjunction with West End Records, New York City / BMG.
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Taana Gardner - Work That Body Club Version
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Loose Joints - - Is It All over My Face (Female Version)
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Barbara Mason - - Another Man
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Billy Nichols - Give Your Body up to the Music
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v.a. - Ride on the Rhythm
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Stone - Girl I Like the Way You Move
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Bettye LaVette - - Doin'the Best That I Can
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Raw Silk - Justin Time
NYC's Disco powerhouse West End Records should need no intro. The home of too-numerous-to-list club classics for over 30+ years is still impacting today on what we know to be club culture. The label started by one Mel Cheren (RIP) with assistance from Larry Levan and more way back in 1976 is still held in such high regard today with it's catalogue constantly being played, rediscovered, reinterpreted and loved by waves and waves of new fans and admirers. 'The West End story Vol. 2' is an essential overview of this most iconic of labels, following on it's from it's predecessor the quality bar is obviously set extremely high, one only has to look over the tracklist to see the names and titles that are included! Cuts from Loose Joints, Taana Gardner, Barbara Mason, Stone, Raw Silk and more make up 4 joyous sides of essential forward looking post Disco classics - We're talking late 70's, early 80's, synths, mega overdubs, left-field arrangements and anything and everything in-between. A truly golden era of dance music history, names like Arthur Russell, Kenton Nix, Walter Gibbons and more make up some of the talent featured on this flawless selection of goodies. Oh, and for the record (no pun intended) these are all the extended mixes, 12" versions and special cuts, all killer - no filler! All tracks featured re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released with the permission of and in conjunction with West End Records, New York City / BMG.
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A carefully crafted recreation of the 1987 pressing. Featuring Taana Gardner, Sparque, Shirley Lites, Raw Silk, Michelle, Sybil Thomas, Stone and Brenda Taylor this eight track compilation of full length history making classics showcases just some of the highlights from the legendary West End catalogue. As Sparque says.... Lets go dancin'.
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taana gardner - When You Touch Me
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taana gardner - When You Touch Me (Instrumental)
NYC's legendary West End record label has contributed a fair few classics to the disco cannon and continues to influence dance music today with it's forward looking releases. 'When you touch me' is no exception, recorded and released in the golden year of 1979 and featuring the breathy, sensual vocals of a young Tanaa Gardner who had previously worked as a backing vocalist for numerous other projects until the label released her (other) stone cold solo classic 'Work that body' the same year on 12".
Both cuts featured on her self titled debut LP and boasted the combined production and studio talents of Kenton Nix, Bob Blank and of course - Larry Levan. Now, that's a serious line-up to have behind the boards (& in the clubs!) and of course 'When you touch me' was a classic with it's slow, elongated intro that calls to mind a sleazier version of Donna Summer's 'Love hangover' before launching into a full-on disco assault that you won't forget in a hurry! Yes, the record surprises you, Tanaa leads us into a false sense of a 'slow jam' and then - Boom - We're off! Backed with the incredible instrumental version the 12" is repressed here in it's original 1979 glory, an essential classic that has stood the test of time for the last 30+ years & is now available again, remastered & repressed for 2017 in conjunction with West End Records, NYC.
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Both cuts featured on her self titled debut LP and boasted the combined production and studio talents of Kenton Nix, Bob Blank and of course - Larry Levan. Now, that's a serious line-up to have behind the boards (& in the clubs!) and of course 'When you touch me' was a classic with it's slow, elongated intro that calls to mind a sleazier version of Donna Summer's 'Love hangover' before launching into a full-on disco assault that you won't forget in a hurry! Yes, the record surprises you, Tanaa leads us into a false sense of a 'slow jam' and then - Boom - We're off! Backed with the incredible instrumental version the 12" is repressed here in it's original 1979 glory, an essential classic that has stood the test of time for the last 30+ years & is now available again, remastered & repressed for 2017 in conjunction with West End Records, NYC.
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Shirley Lites - - Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (Medlar Extended Edit)
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Love Club - - Hot Summer Nights (Medlar Dub Edit)
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Kenix featuring Bonny Youngblood - - There's Never Been (No One Like You) (Medlar
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Sweet Life - - I Get Lifted (Medlar Dub)
The legendary West End Records kick off 2017 with the a brand new re-edits series inviting like-minded producers with an underground thirst and a deep understanding of house & disco culture to collaborate on a very special project. First up, Wolf Music man Medlar; applying his dancefloor know-how to West End’s rich archive of classic disco and boogie. Hand picking four personal favourites, Medlar reworks them perfectly for current club sets. Picking out dub sections and skilfully reworking & extending them proving exactly why Medlar has been such a draw to labels like Delusions of Grandeur and For Discos Only. “I put these edits together for myself and a few friends to play in our DJ sets. West End was one of the key stepping stones to what would later become house music and for many is the definitive sound of early 80s New York. I'd argue that it's aged better than any other label of that era and if you're relatively new to the label or know it inside out, the catalogue can likely still provide something new.”
These four sublime new edits from Medlar showcase his passion for digging deep, knowledge of house history and skills as a producer.
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These four sublime new edits from Medlar showcase his passion for digging deep, knowledge of house history and skills as a producer.
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Loose Joints' Pop Your Funk: The Complete Singles Collection will be released on vinyl via West End Records for Record Store Day. The tracks Arthur Russell created for Loose Joints are among his most enduring, dance floor-ready productions. The group has been the subject of various rounds of reissues courtesy of West End, but this coming April version is for the completists, taking its basis from a 2013 Japan-only CD set. Included across six sides are six versions of "Is It All Over My Face," among them Larry Levan's original "Female Vocal Version" and two 2001 remixes from Masters At Work. The Record Store Day release also includes various takes of the group's other singles, "Pop Your Funk" and "Tell You Today." Contains 10" lyric sheet insert.
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Glass - - Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat - Vocal
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Taana Gardener - - Work That Body - Original Mix
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Sybil Thomas - - Rescue Me - Original Mix
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Sparque - - Take Some Time (Vocal Mix)
West End's second release in its new series of "Disco Boogie Essentials". 4 dancefloor killers from Boogie's golden age. Volume 2 sees Glass "Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat", Taana Gardener "Work That Body", Sybil Thomas "Rescue Me" and Sparque's "Take Some Time". All beautifully re mastered and released in conjunction with West End / Verse 2016
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Debbie Trusty - - Searchin For Some Lovin
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Bombers - - Lets Dance - 12 Inch Mix
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Ednah Holt - - Ednah Holt - Serious Sirius Space Party - Club Mix
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Stone - - Girl I Like The Way That You Move - Dub Mix
West End kicks off its new series of "Disco Boogie Essentials". 4 dancefloor killers from Boogie's golden age. Volume 1 sees Debbie Trusty's "Searchin For Some Lovin", Bombers "Let's Dance", Ednah Holt's "Serious, Sirius Space Party" and the twisted dub mix of Stone's "Girl I Like The Way You Move". All beautifully re mastered and released in conjunction with West End / Verse 2015.
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sesso matto - Sessomatto (Theme From How Funny Can Sex Be?)
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sesso matto - Sessomatto (Theme From How Funny Can Sex Be?)
Pure sleaze from West End circa 1976!... How Funny Can Sex Be? Fully re mastered for 2015 and re released in conjunction with West End. This is one of the most in demand titles of West End's vast catalogue and you'll soon see why
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stone - Time - Original 12" Vocal
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stone - Time - Original 12" Instrumental
More boogie classics from the West End vaults. From the simple beginnings of the clock ticking, this is a stone cold funk masterpiece from 1982. Fully re mastered and re released in conjunction with the rights holders.
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sparque - Let's Go Dancin' (Club Version)
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sparque - Let's Go Dancin' (Reprise)
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sparque - Let's Go Dancin' (Party Version)
Prodigious underground NYC producer Larry Joseph's Sparque project turned in a handful of classic 12's for West End Records & "Let's go dancing" is probably the most well known of all of them. All the hallmarks of classic West End are here, the futuristic production (1981!) soulful vocals & killer arrangements all combine with Francois Kevorkian & Larry Levans legendary mixing desk skills to give us this bonafide Garage classic that rocked dance floors from NYC to Chicago on it's release & still packs a punch today! This record is all about having fun, partying & losing yourself in the music, an essential classic that has stood the test of time for the last 30+ years & is now available again, remastered & repressed for 2015 in conjunction with West End Records, NYC.
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RECORD STORE DAY 2015 RELEASE! RSD CONDITIONS APPLY - ONLY FOR SALE TO REGISTERED SHOPS AND NO ONLINE PRE ORDERS! Classic Arthur Russell 7" from the depths of West End's vaults. Timely re mastered from the original tapes... This is a different version to the Honest Jons 12" released in 2003 with more moog bleeps and a slower tempo and has never been commercially available on vinyl (track run time 2:45). It also includes the uptempo freakout rare as hens teeth 'Instrumental Mix'. Original 7"s going for up to £200 on discogs and only 12 people in the world showing they own a copy. This release never got passed promo stage at West End in 1980.
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forrce - Keep On Dancin' (Phase II)
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forrce - Keep On Dancin' (Out-Of-Phase)
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forrce - Keep on Dancin' (Keep on Dubbin') (With No Commercial Interruptions)
Another classic from the West End archives! Forrrce's "Keep On Dancin" from 1982 was a huge record across the board from Bronx block parties to the Paradise Garage in NYC and DJ Harvey's "Moist" nights in London town, it's popularity was bolstered by a fierce Francois K dub mix on the B-side that stripped the record right back to it's most basic elements with a healthy dose of reverb assisted psychedelia thrown in for good measure! This killer cowbell led Boogie jam has always been a big hit with Disco freaks and continues to sound fresh some 30+ years later even making it's way into veteran UK DJ and music historian Sean P's "100 Boogie Essentials 1980-1984" list. High praise indeed! Re-mastered from original tape transfers, re-pressed and made available again for 2015 in conjunction with West End Records, New York City.
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george & glenn miller - Touch Your Life
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george & glenn miller - Touch Your Life (Instrumental)
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george & glenn miller - Touch Your Life (Radio Version)
HUGE record alert! Possibly one of the rarest (and funkiest!) jams on the legendary West End label! "Touch Your Life" is an elusive beast, co-produced and mixed by Bert Reid (Crown Heights Affair, Empress) and steeped in low slung, spaced out electronic Funk, this 1982 release is surely one of the most sought after in the labels catalog. A slick quiet storm number featuring the ultra smooth, laid back vocals of the Millers backed with some serious synthed-out grooves, a real beauty of a track that will appeal to all Disco, Soul, Electro-Funk and Boogie heads alike. Both the vocal mix and the instrumental are featured here just like the original 12" release. This is the very first time this record has ever been re-issued in over 30 years. Don't miss your chance to scoop up a true rarity, used copies of "Touch Your Life" usually sell for above the £100 mark and don't turn up very often, if at all! This re-issue has been re-mastered from the original tapes and re-pressed with original label artwork in full collaboration with West End Records, New York city.
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Jakki - You Are The Star
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Sounds Of Inner City - Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Another killer, rare Disco offering from deep within the legendary West End Records vaults. Released in 1976 and mixed by the mighty Tom Moulton, this split 12" is one of the labels earliest releases and features two sumptuous, epic cuts from the initial wave of Disco 12"s. Both tracks featured heavily on the play-lists of various cult NYC Disco jocks, including Larry Levan, David Mancuso and many more. Jakki's "You Are The Star" is a deep, funky journey for the dancers, while on the flip side, the Vince Montana Jr. produced instrumental version of Sounds Of Inner City's "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (A Disco ode to the cult 70's soap opera star) features. A long sought after 12" by Disco fans for many years, this release has fetched top collectors prices on-line in the past. Now it has been made available again, re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released in conjunction with West End Records and featuring all original label artwork.
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raw silk - Just In Time
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raw silk - Just In Time & Space (Dub)
Another early 80's NYC club classic from the vaults of West End Records, "Just In Time" is yet another sublime record mixed by the Martinelli / Todd team & features many of their trademark touches & the ladies of Raw Silk's incredible voices. "Just In Time & Space" is the dub mix on the B-Side & is a deep, soulful journey that taps into the veins of Disco, Boogie, Jazz-Funk & Dub in classic West End fashion, though this time the track is quite literally floating in space! A true late night, early morning gem. Still sounding incredibly fresh & contemporary, "Just In Time" is now available again, re-mastered & re-pressed in conjunction with West End Records.
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LP: Limited Edition of 500, Heavy 350gsm Metallic Silver Cardboard Sleeve, Sticker
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A1. Another Classic
A2. Elvis
A3. I Can’t See
A4. View Of The Beach
A5. The One You Love
B1. Getting Started
B2. Both Of Us
B3. In One House
B4. Not Knowing
B5. Two Times
B6. Missing Romeo
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WRWTFWW Records is happy to announce its fourth collaboration with New York ambient / jazz / downtempo musician Danny Scott Lane with the release of his newest full-length Songs For Sex. The seductive 11-track album is available as a limited edition LP (500 copies worldwide) housed in a shiny 350gsm silver cardboard sleeve. It is also available digitally.
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B2. Both Of Us
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GENRE/S:
• Deep House
• Drum & Bass / Jungle
• Electronica
• House
• Leftfield
TRACKLISTS:
A1 - Jack Bags - Natural Thing
A2 - Mike Riveria & Marco Ohboy - Euphoria
A3 - A Soft Mist Production - Upside Down Rainbows
B1 - Dr. Sud - Zaffiro (jazz cut)
B2 - datSIM - Influx
B3 - The Rabbit Hole - Tail Groove
Short version:
Q1E2’s Q1#1EP takes listeners on a thrilling speed-run through cosmic club sounds, showcasing emerging global talents.
Final version:
Electronic music at its best offers a tantalising glimpse of the future, capturing the moment of conception where new worlds and genres are brought into being. Amsterdam-via-Berlin label Q1E2 (standing for “quality first, ego second”) embodies this expansive promise on their new various-artists compilation, a thrilling speed-run through the cosmic outer-reaches of contemporary club sounds that highlights the work of essential emerging producers from around the globe.
Milan producer Jack Bags opens the proceedings with “Natural Thing”, an astral deep-dance immersion with zero-gravity synthesizer pads and skeletal dub percussion that echo out through the void, sensuous vocal samples arriving like scattered transmissions from the stereo of some long-lost spacecraft. datSIM’s “Influx” races through kaleidoscopic sci-fi spacescapes, presenting a futuristic reimagining of UK bass sounds with dextrous organ melodics and widescreen atmospherics. Mike Riviera and Marco Ohboy bring us back down for a more earthly kind of ecstatic experience, cranking up the humidity and coaxing out the endorphins with the appropriately-titled “Euphoria” - a rugged, rave-adjacent heater that cleverly rearranges elements of classic house and garage into a decidedly modern club workout.
Elsewhere there’s a distinctive undercurrent of jazz flowing through the compilation, mapping out thrilling new evolutions of the music on and off the dancefloor. Dr Sud’s mesmeric rhythm excursion “Zaffiro” unfurls like the coils of a cosmic serpent, tessellating percussion and slinking subs tracing intricate beat geometries. A Soft Mist Production’s “Upside Down Rainbows” settles in for the afters with smoked-out soulful atmospherics, syrupy vocals curling and turning in the air like smoke vapors from the last vestiges of a still-lit cigarette. The Rabbit Hole’s “Tail Groove” closes out the proceedings with a surprising bait-and-switch - opening on lustrous lounge piano that could have been comped straight from a Bill Evans record, the track quickly gives way to interstellar bass ‘n’ breaks. The producer’s canny use of cello licks adds a grounded, organic feel, jazz futurism that recalls Photek or LTJ Bukem’s sampling experiments.
Taken together, the label’s new compilation provides a snapshot of a scene in constant evolution, taking the temperature of the modern electronic scene and finding it to be in rude health.
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GENRE/S:
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• Drum & Bass / Jungle
• Electronica
• House
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A1 - Jack Bags - Natural Thing
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A3 - A Soft Mist Production - Upside Down Rainbows
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B2 - datSIM - Influx
B3 - The Rabbit Hole - Tail Groove
Short version:
Q1E2’s Q1#1EP takes listeners on a thrilling speed-run through cosmic club sounds, showcasing emerging global talents.
Final version:
Electronic music at its best offers a tantalising glimpse of the future, capturing the moment of conception where new worlds and genres are brought into being. Amsterdam-via-Berlin label Q1E2 (standing for “quality first, ego second”) embodies this expansive promise on their new various-artists compilation, a thrilling speed-run through the cosmic outer-reaches of contemporary club sounds that highlights the work of essential emerging producers from around the globe.
Milan producer Jack Bags opens the proceedings with “Natural Thing”, an astral deep-dance immersion with zero-gravity synthesizer pads and skeletal dub percussion that echo out through the void, sensuous vocal samples arriving like scattered transmissions from the stereo of some long-lost spacecraft. datSIM’s “Influx” races through kaleidoscopic sci-fi spacescapes, presenting a futuristic reimagining of UK bass sounds with dextrous organ melodics and widescreen atmospherics. Mike Riviera and Marco Ohboy bring us back down for a more earthly kind of ecstatic experience, cranking up the humidity and coaxing out the endorphins with the appropriately-titled “Euphoria” - a rugged, rave-adjacent heater that cleverly rearranges elements of classic house and garage into a decidedly modern club workout.
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Taken together, the label’s new compilation provides a snapshot of a scene in constant evolution, taking the temperature of the modern electronic scene and finding it to be in rude health.
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