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DJ Soch - A1. Keep on Keep on
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DJ Soch - A2. Funky Dreams
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DJ Soch - B1. Rebel Soul
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DJ Soch - B2. Rebel Soul (Turbojazz RMX)
CHIWAX welcomes DJ Soch to the artist family!
We are very happy to present you this great DJ & Producer from Italy on our 39th edition. 'Keep On keep On' is a fantastic Disco House release with an outstanding remix byTurbo Jazz. More
We are very happy to present you this great DJ & Producer from Italy on our 39th edition. 'Keep On keep On' is a fantastic Disco House release with an outstanding remix byTurbo Jazz. More
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DJ Soch - Dance With Me
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Four Framed Music proudly welcomes the Italian deep house master, DJ Soch (AKA the Italian Stallion), to the label with an outstanding new EP titled ‘Speaking of House. The release includes four amazing deep house cuts that flawlessly merge the old school sound with DJ Soch’s own unique style. He effortlessly transports you on a deep journey through his music, where the melodies themselves become the voice. Simply listen and let the music speak for itself.
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DJ Soch - No Title
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DJ Soch - No Title
We are delighted to welcome again our beloved Skylax Records label the 'italian stallion' : DJ Soch ! He's one the few producers around able to merge the old school sound by making a new unique sound. The owner of Black Angus delivers on this new 12 inch, 3 rough & amazing deep house cuts and as a bonus, we got an analog cops remix.
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dj soch - "Love For Yourself"
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dj soch - Love For Yourself" (Minimono remix mix)
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dj soch - Black Jack" (Gate123 mix
Mid 90's, dark basements, muscle boys & party kids, kings & queens,, cheap drugs & dry ice, pimps & whores.... and the greatest dance music ever. Dj Soch, with his latest release, pays tribute to that wonderful era with his own personal vision. To complete and give that extra value to the package, comes a super groovy remix by Minimono a.k.a. Fabio Della Torre and Ennio Colaci
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Dj Soch presents the third volume of "Kick Tom & Hi-Hat". The first track, "Fight for love", is a powerful raw groove in jacking style. When you least expect it, it turns into a dream traveling towards infinity, a poetic voice; the pad and the synth transform the track and take the dancefloor to another dimension; straight from Mathematics Recordings, Giorgio Luceri curates his remix, taking the arpeggio and buying a ticket for a techno trip to Detroit, made of synths, pads and drums that remind us of Carl Craig productions. Speaking of Detroit, here comes "A friend from Detroit" - it seems that DJ Soch know the way to our destination, with a super, Detroit techno, stylish funk-bomb! vinyl only limite edition …
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Perseus Traxx is back on CHIWAX!
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Felipe Gordon - Like Father, Like Son
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ManooZ - Juno Dreams
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ManooZ - Boxin' With GOD
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ManooZ - Galaxies
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Nu-Cleo - Clouds
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Boo Williams Feat. Jamiel Patton - Chicago The Place To Be
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Vanilla (Aka Daniela La Luz) - Global Transformation
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Tim Harper - I Know You Gonna Dig This
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Tim Harper - Slammin All Night
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Tim Harper - Candyman
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Tim Harper - Return Of The Dragon
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Andrew Red Hand - In The Cemetery (Part III)
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Andrew Red Hand - Summer Nostalgia
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Andrew Red Hand - Autumn Nostalgia
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Andrew Red Hand - Sorrowful Joy
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Nostalgia EP is a very personal and intimate release for Andrew. More
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Paul Johnson - Come On Children (Rmx)
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Paul Johnson - Buzz Buzz (Rmx)
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Paul Johnson - It's House (Rmx)
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Paul Johnson - Movin Baby
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Paul Johnson - I'm A Freak (And Your Girl Is Too)
CHIWAX CLASSIC EDITION PRESENTS PAUL JOHNSON - IN THE KITCHEN 95', ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON NITE LIFE, RUNNED BY THE LEGENDARY DANCE MANIA FOUNDER, RAY BARNEY IN 1995.
THIS IS ALSO THE LAST RELEASE WE'VE DONE TOGETHER WITH OUR DEAR FRIEND PAUL, BEFORE HE LEFT THIS PLANET WAY TOO EARLY...
DON'T MISS THIS RE-MASTERED RE-ISSUE AND HEAR THIS BEAUTY LOUD! More
THIS IS ALSO THE LAST RELEASE WE'VE DONE TOGETHER WITH OUR DEAR FRIEND PAUL, BEFORE HE LEFT THIS PLANET WAY TOO EARLY...
DON'T MISS THIS RE-MASTERED RE-ISSUE AND HEAR THIS BEAUTY LOUD! More
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Boo Williams - Ambushed
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Boo Williams - Zone
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We are very happy to present you "Natural Service EP" on CHIWAX#37
The 6th release from the Chicago Legend on our label - in our opinion a modern classic. More
We are very happy to present you "Natural Service EP" on CHIWAX#37
The 6th release from the Chicago Legend on our label - in our opinion a modern classic. More
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Iron Curtis - A1. Schweben
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Iron Curtis - A2. Push Push (Live At Passagen)
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We also hear rumors about him on HOUSEWAX ;)
Watch out for more! More
We are very happy to present you one of our favourite producers on CHIWAX and couldn't be happier with the "Weather Report EP" which marks only the beginning of a series from Iron Curtis on CHIWAX.
We also hear rumors about him on HOUSEWAX ;)
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dj sneak - The Lights (part 1)
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dj sneak - The Lights (part 2)
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dj sneak - Amiz
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AWAX proudly welcomes Mr. Carlos Sosa aka DJ Sneak to the Family! You can't imagine how happy we've been when we received an email from DJ Sneak paying us respect for the work so far and offering us most of his amazing past productions. We'll pay our respect to DJ Sneak and will present his own series on CHIWAX called "DJ Sneak Edition", with re-issues, new productions and also with unreleased tracks from the 90's. The first release will be the legendary "Blue Funk EP" from 1994. First 500 copies will be pressed on blue vinyl.
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Robert Armani - Road Tour
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Robert Armani - Clockwork
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Robert Armani - Road Tour (Dave Clarke Remix)
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Robert Armani - Bouncing Baby
CHIWAX PRESENTS THE FOURTH RELEASES BY ROBERT ARMANI ON HIS OWN SERIES CALLED ROBERT ARMANI TRAXX SERIES.
THIS TIME IN THE REBOUND THE MASTERPIECE FROM 1996 FORMERLY OUT ON LEGENDARY DANCE MANIA 173
INCLUDING ROAD TOUR, ROAD TOUR (REMIX BY DAVE CLARKE), CLOCKWORK AND BOUNCING.
ALL TRACK ARE RE-MASTERED. THE VINYL IS EXPECTED IN NOVEMBER. More
THIS TIME IN THE REBOUND THE MASTERPIECE FROM 1996 FORMERLY OUT ON LEGENDARY DANCE MANIA 173
INCLUDING ROAD TOUR, ROAD TOUR (REMIX BY DAVE CLARKE), CLOCKWORK AND BOUNCING.
ALL TRACK ARE RE-MASTERED. THE VINYL IS EXPECTED IN NOVEMBER. More
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Piussi & Zelaya - Play And Stop
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Piussi & Zelaya - V2
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Piussi & Zelaya - Mysterious Woman
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Piussi & Zelaya - Rad On
CHIWAX presents Piussi & Zelaya - Play And Stop EP
This release is a journey back to the glory days of a genre which makes us happy to feel the 90 again.
You can expect more action from this talented duo here. Well done, boys!!! More
This release is a journey back to the glory days of a genre which makes us happy to feel the 90 again.
You can expect more action from this talented duo here. Well done, boys!!! More
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Stefano Curti - Clouds 2020
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Stefano Curti - Reflections
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Stefano Curti - Bubbly Devil
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We are happy to present you this great artist who's delivering timeless music since the early 90s! More
We are happy to present you this great artist who's delivering timeless music since the early 90s! More
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Let's dive back into glory days of Rave. This release makes fun from the first to the last minute!
Highly recommended! More
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CHIWAX proudly welcomes Gene Hunt!
We are happy to present you some unreleased treasures from the 90's on "Volume One" EP! Forthermore there will be another two releases out in 2021 from the Chicago Master. Stay tuned! More
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B2. Music (Boris Dlugosch Tribal Reprise)
B1. Music (Boris Dlugosch Bonus Beats)
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When I first stumbled across mix tapes out of Hamburg's seminal Front Club (with Klaus Stockhausen and Boris Dlugosch at the helm) during the glorious and carefree early days of the popularized internet, there were certain tracks on them that struck a chord and had me rewinding the mp3-player.
In fact there was one specifically, I couldn't stop listening to. The mixture of an infectious bass line, a super sharp snare, "music" and "harmony" vocal snippets, happy claps and synths lines that evoked pictures of a convertible going down a coastline, and - to top it all off - a tribal chant, was irresistible. After some intensive track-id-hunting pre-shazam, I found out that the heaven-sent hymn was Music by an act called Syncbeat. Originally released in 1984 during the craze that was called UK Electro via Street Sounds resp. Streetwave and later licensed to German omnivore Zyx Records. A joint venture between the Electro-Funk mastermind,DJ pioneer and edit maestro Greg Wilson as well as Manchester musicians Martin Jackson & Andy Connell, it is exactly that type of dance track that eludes any classification - as you can see from my description above. Or to cite Greg Wilson himself from one of his essays on the subject of UK electro: "The track that received the best response was "Music" by Syncbeat, which was full of good vibes and could have easily been re-vamped down the line as a House track."
34 years later down the line, and in the wake of mix-cd-compilation by Stockhausen and Dlugosch portraying those divine years at the Front, Music is available again for the second time on this planet. Carrying all three mixes of the original and equipped with an extended Re-Mix, a bonus beat and a tribal reprise all perfectly conceived executed by Boris Dlugosch, this like a dream came true and a welcome addition to the Super Sound Singles series on Running Back.
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A2. Music (Remix)
A3. More Music
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B2. Music (Boris Dlugosch Tribal Reprise)
B1. Music (Boris Dlugosch Bonus Beats)
Shortinfo:
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In fact there was one specifically, I couldn't stop listening to. The mixture of an infectious bass line, a super sharp snare, "music" and "harmony" vocal snippets, happy claps and synths lines that evoked pictures of a convertible going down a coastline, and - to top it all off - a tribal chant, was irresistible. After some intensive track-id-hunting pre-shazam, I found out that the heaven-sent hymn was Music by an act called Syncbeat. Originally released in 1984 during the craze that was called UK Electro via Street Sounds resp. Streetwave and later licensed to German omnivore Zyx Records. A joint venture between the Electro-Funk mastermind,DJ pioneer and edit maestro Greg Wilson as well as Manchester musicians Martin Jackson & Andy Connell, it is exactly that type of dance track that eludes any classification - as you can see from my description above. Or to cite Greg Wilson himself from one of his essays on the subject of UK electro: "The track that received the best response was "Music" by Syncbeat, which was full of good vibes and could have easily been re-vamped down the line as a House track."
34 years later down the line, and in the wake of mix-cd-compilation by Stockhausen and Dlugosch portraying those divine years at the Front, Music is available again for the second time on this planet. Carrying all three mixes of the original and equipped with an extended Re-Mix, a bonus beat and a tribal reprise all perfectly conceived executed by Boris Dlugosch, this like a dream came true and a welcome addition to the Super Sound Singles series on Running Back.
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Following the recent dip into the theo parrish archives that was the twin cities, Phil Weeks' Robsoul imprint looks to another one of Detroit's adopted sons in the form of Rick Wade. Like that recent Parrish reissue, Weeks re-releases another three tracks from wade's bulging discography. The upbeat disco loops of "Players Theme" was originally released on French label Funky Chocolate in 2002 and still sound fresher than anything being plied by the soundcloud dwellers today, while "Can't You See" from 2003 provides a more soulful take on house music. On the flip, the tracky funk and cascading string melodies of "I Feel Good" originally graced Wade's own Harmonie Park imprint in 1998, but sound no less vital today. Essential.... More
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Following the labels 150th release, Will's teamed up with Paul Woolford to rework the original. A good friend who's spent the past two decades redefining a sound to move dancefloors. Paul's signature piano chords and reworking of Gill's vocal creates the type of big moment he's well known for. A watershed moment for the label. Your Time Is Up.
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Following the labels 150th release, Will's teamed up with Paul Woolford to rework the original. A good friend who's spent the past two decades redefining a sound to move dancefloors. Paul's signature piano chords and reworking of Gill's vocal creates the type of big moment he's well known for. A watershed moment for the label. Your Time Is Up.
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Amir Alexander's unique production style and his musical output has been an inspiration for a long time. His record were always special ones and we were loving the fresh vibes outta Chicago a lot. In 2012, we were happy to host Amir to play his first-ever DJ-gig in Germany at our Smallville night at Golden Pudel Club in Hamburg, as part of his first EU tour ever. The night remains a memorable one and so we are very happy to close the circles now and to release this special 12“ by Amir. Full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.
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Where the dystopian aqua-tronics of previous Drexciya were often jet-black, cold, brittle and abrasive this is a yearning soul music, played out down rain soaked streets, the buzzing lights of industry flickering in the darkness, the warm blue of a new day ready to break. This is a record where techno reached its raw, most emotive peak... Sustained pads paint minor-key melodies while electroid-vocals are buried deep in the hydrothermal mass of squelching bass-clusters and funky-filtered bleeps. At its skittering percussion core, a stripped back 808 tapestry, sequenced into myriad jazz-inflected shapes, a pulsing kick drum the snapping heartbeat, ticking hi-hats bursting from every angle.
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