hand-stamped 12" in sealed inner sleeve + Sticker
Genre: House, Deep House, Chicago House, Disco House

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Groove in You (6:14)
A2 - Stand Alone (5:45)
B1 - Stressed Out (6:08)
B2 - Que (6:21)

Short Info:

Flash back on jacking, Disco rooted, original Chicago House.


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Tracklist 12":

A1. Slow Reflex
A2. Kiss The Sky
B1. Beat Down
B2. Open Up

Short info:
Chicago' original Bernard Badie is back and delivers four new tracks for Mojuba! The creator of the classic "Time Reveals" is showing his skills with this new EP to the fullest! His vision of Chicago House 2015 comes in four different flavours and will please everybody who loves quality and kicking house music! Open up you ears and let the music make you dance!



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limited 12" vinyl in hand screen-printed cover

Genre: Deep House, House


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Summer Solstice
A2 - Be With Me

B1 - The Loop Machine
B2 - Winter Solstice

Short Info:

The wait is over, finally some new music by our Japanese mainstay stereociti aka Ken Sumitani. Exploring new approaches and places of his sound cosmos of deepness. Indulge in this musical journey of four delicious flavors celebrating the constant evolving changes of life and seasons.

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- collectable hand screen-printed cover
- high quality music on vinyl


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Genre: Dub House, Deep House, House, Dub Techno

Tracklist 3x12":

A - Presence
B - Absence

C - Energy Flow
D - Insideout

E - Coronal Mass Ejections
F - Polar Night

Short Info:

Mojuba mothership is back from the hiatus with an epic musical triptych by no other than Grad_U, Lithuania's expert in all things dub! Presenting six atmospherical mesmerising dub house excursions over three 12"s with a whopping playtime of over one hour ready to serve you for various purposes on and offside the dance floor taking you on a transcendental journey musically speaking. Enjoy.


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Genre: Dub House, Deep House, House, Dub Techno

Tracklist 3x12":

A - Presence
B - Absence

C - Energy Flow
D - Insideout

E - Coronal Mass Ejections
F - Polar Night

Short Info:

Mojuba mothership is back from the hiatus with an epic musical triptych by no other than Grad_U, Lithuania's expert in all things dub! Presenting six atmospherical mesmerising dub house excursions over three 12"s with a whopping playtime of over one hour ready to serve you for various purposes on and offside the dance floor taking you on a transcendental journey musically speaking. Enjoy.


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Genre: Tech House, House, Deep House

Tracklist 12":

A1
A2
A3

B1
B2
B3

Short Info:

Long awaited 2nd part of Sven Weisemann's Limerence ToolZ series is here to jack your body and causing swinging motions while stirring up dance floors, enjoy!

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Genre: House, Disco House, UK Funky

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Oops
A2 - Undeep

B1 - Subboogie
B2 - Bemypreciousmaybe


Short Info:

On our latest Mojuba sublabel Frekoba, we welcome JJ, a friend of ours who we love for his unique approach to a truly diverse colorful palette of club tracks on his debut for us called OOPS! So what do these four tracks sound like?
magine a night at a club like Panorama Bar where Soundstream, Lil Silva & Errorsmith are having a blast. Now you are in the right zone to have fun with JJ's debut 12". House, Disco, UK funky and off-kilter cut-up grooves for your enjoyment, have fun!


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• limited edition
• collectable stickered cover
• high quality music on vinyl

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Special remarks: numbered limited 12“ vinyl, recycled screen print cover

Genre: House, Deep House, Dub House, Dub Techno

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Airial
A2 - City Of Dreams
B1 - Midnight Moon
B2 - Interlude Instrumental

Short Info:

Mojuba welcomes no other than Idealist from Switzerland to the family, gracing us with three cuts of his trademark dusty swinging dub magic we love and appreciate so much via his Idealist Music and Details imprints. The title track "City Of Dreams" is a step into a more reflected an emotional journey rarely heard by Idealist. Let the music speak and enjoy!



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Special Version, Stamped Inner, No Outersleeve!

Genre: House, Deep House, Dub House, Dub Techno

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Airial
A2 - City Of Dreams
B1 - Midnight Moon
B2 - Interlude Instrumental

Short Info:

Mojuba welcomes no other than Idealist from Switzerland to the family, gracing us with three cuts of his trademark dusty swinging dub magic we love and appreciate so much via his Idealist Music and Details imprints. The title track "City Of Dreams" is a step into a more reflected an emotional journey rarely heard by Idealist. Let the music speak and enjoy!



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Special remarks : 12“ Vinyl full color cover

Genre: Deep House, Dub House, Deep Techno, Electronic


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Ancient Ruins
A2 - Tauran
B - Long Bright Dark

Short Info:

The wait is over, Mojuba is very proud to present the sixth episode by Jouem called Resonance On The Edge in his long running Episodes series. This release adds three new offerings to the story, each reflecting further facets to the unique Jouem sound. Ranging from moody delay and reverb drenched immersive driving rhythms of opener Ancient Ruins via the shimmering laidbackness of ‚Tauran’ to the epic string-ladden closing of the 12“ called Long Bright Dark. All in all a much needed new piece to join the musical and visual puzzle to continue this remarkable journey by Sven Weisemann under his Jouem moniker. Listen, dance, love and enjoy!


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Genre: Deep House, House, Deep Techno, IDM

Tracklist 12":
A1 - Caldera (7:31)
A2 - Gravitational (6:27)
B1 - Haunted House (Bigger Mix - A Tribute To Larry) (5:53)
B2 - Heian (5:51)

Short Info:
Four fresh cuts by the one and only Sven Weisemann, showcasing what he is doing best.
Let the music speak!


Vital Sales Points:
- come on it's Sven Weisemann ;)
- touching your very soul, nurturing your imagination & tickling you dancing feed


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- touching and emotional deep music by one of Holland's most talented new artist

Genre: House, Deep House, Ambient

Tracklist 12":

A - To The Ocean Floor (11:23)
B1 - Dreaming Of Paradise (6:41)
B2 - Dreaming Of Paradise (Oracy's Leaving Eden Dub) (9:22)

Short Info:

Please welcome Blue Closet a fresh talent from Utrecht to the artist family. Title track "To The Ocean Floor" is an epic emotional evolving piece in true Mojuba manner. The flip side convinces with slow burner "Dreaming Of Paradise" and comes along with an additional dub by Mojuba head honcho Oracy. As usual we better let the music do the talking, enjoy!




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- touching and emotional deep music by one of Holland's most talented new artist

Genre: House, Deep House, Ambient

Tracklist 12":

A - To The Ocean Floor (11:23)
B1 - Dreaming Of Paradise (6:41)
B2 - Dreaming Of Paradise (Oracy's Leaving Eden Dub) (9:22)

Short Info:

Please welcome Blue Closet a fresh talent from Utrecht to the artist family. Title track "To The Ocean Floor" is an epic emotional evolving piece in true Mojuba manner. The flip side convinces with slow burner "Dreaming Of Paradise" and comes along with an additional dub by Mojuba head honcho Oracy. As usual we better let the music do the talking, enjoy!




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hand-stamped 12" in sealed inner sleeve + Sticker
Genre: House, Deep House, Chicago House, Disco House

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Groove in You (6:14)
A2 - Stand Alone (5:45)
B1 - Stressed Out (6:08)
B2 - Que (6:21)

Short Info:

Flash back on jacking, Disco rooted, original Chicago House.


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12" in full color collectible cover
- highly collectable limited edition 12" in full colour cover
- project produced by no other than Sven Weisemann

Genre: Deep House, Dub House, Ambient House

Tracklist 12":

A - Anomalous Diffusion (8:40)
B1 - Kazumi Cycle (7:45)
B2 - Contagion (5:31)

Short Info:

The epic story of Jouem's Episodes is moving to the next chapter, in part five of the series he's presenting us three new paths to extend the musical tale of this project. Subtly pulsating, chilled, blue Ambient House beauties.





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- co-produced by John Daly - - Debut Album by February & Mars

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Mojuba is celebrating its 10th birthday in a very special way by releasing the magnificent selftitled debut album by analouge rockers February & Mars. Hailing from the stunningly beautiful west of Ireland, the Galway group's sound is awash with its environment, ranging from the rolling limestone mountains to the wild Atlantic sea. Core members Carl Ramberg and Jack Considine use classic drum machines and vintage synthesisers to carve their music, which is inspired by Detroit, Eno, Guns 'n' Roses and interplanetary love! However, it's their use of more conventional techniques, vocal, guitars, piano etc that give February & Mars their dreamy signature sound, which is forming a hybrid of electronic music, psychedelic rock, indie pop and cosmic disco with an upbringing fostered by house and techno club nights! This unique studio debut album involves no other than John Daly in the co-production role, who also released the group's 3-song debut EP on his own imprint Feel Music. As with every other release on Mojuba, we are confident that great quality music will always find a place in the heart of the open-minded listener & dancer!

Tracklist LP:

A1. Secret Storm At The Edge Of Night
A2. Sex Guest
A3. Jump City
A4. The Farmer's Song
B1. Lick The Bag
B2. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
B3. Deep Transformer
B4. Desert Winds


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Tracklist 12":

A1. Slow Reflex
A2. Kiss The Sky
B1. Beat Down
B2. Open Up

Short info:
Chicago' original Bernard Badie is back and delivers four new tracks for Mojuba! The creator of the classic "Time Reveals" is showing his skills with this new EP to the fullest! His vision of Chicago House 2015 comes in four different flavours and will please everybody who loves quality and kicking house music! Open up you ears and let the music make you dance!



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highly collectable limited edition 12" in full colour cover

Tracklist 12":

A1. Tale Of Victory
A2. Real Of Darkness
B1. Melian

Short info:
HALFTIME in the epic Episodes series by Jouem on Mojuba, the big picture is starting to get more and more recognizable. The fourth part is pushing the boundaries of Jouem's unmistakably sound again to new heights. This EP is by far the most dance floor oriented outing by him with fat basslines, heavy but open and dynamic drums and an atmosphere with a feeling that is pure bliss! Let the music talk to you!

project produced by no other than Sven Weisemann


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Release: 15 September 2014

Tracklist 12":

A. Strider
B. Strider (Oracy's Extended Tried 2 B Shady Edit)

Short info:
MK aka Marc Kinchen should need no introduction, he still is the master of the finest Dubs and Remixes in the House business for more than two decades. His 1991 track Strider remained an obscure Detroit Techno classic only for those who know and were lucky enough to get hold of the a rare test pressing of MK's first release Get It Right! on his own imprint called Masahiro Records which later became Area 10. However Strider didn't made it to the official release and was replaced by another track, as years gone by a video of this true gem caught a lot of attention and leaded to this reissue eventually. The track was remastered and comes with an additional extended version edited by Mojuba's very own Oracy. Enjoy this almost forgotten piece of Detroit music history!


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Shadow Pressings hits release number 3 with a fully stacked EP from Detroit luminary Mike Agent X Clark. Founding father of the Beatdown sound, Mike’s productions can be found on labels such as Third Ear, Planet E and Shockwave Records as well as being a member of the Underground Resistance crew.

For his Shadow Pressings debut Mike has conjured up some classic house tracks with his trademark Detroit touch. Lead track In The House Club features the spoken word of fellow Detroit native Dr. Tinglefingers who lays down his call to the dance floor making for a solid slice of raw, minimal, classic house music. Jimpster gets busy on the remix working up a similar mood to that of his evergreen 2005 remix for Delano Smith’s Message For The DJ. Keeping all the elements in place, Jimpster thickens up the stabs with extra Rhodes and adds some choice touches to keep the energy bubbling nicely.

Get Up is just the kind of stripped back, bass-heavy drum tool that Ron Hardy might have worked the dancers into a frenzy with at the Muzic Box. Closing out the release we have Fresh Air which keeps things deep and minimal for a proper heads-down, no nonsense basement jam with that authentic Agent X flair.

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Ukraine's living house legend, SE62, returns with his latest EP Moon Light Dance, marking the eighth release on Raw Soul. Known for his iconic 2013 track "True Force" on My Love Is Underground, SE62 has continued to evolve his sound, combining his love for raw, e-mu sp1200 driven music with a modern edge.
SE62 regularly plays in Belgium and its surroundings, solidifying his presence in the European underground. Moon Light Dance showcases his refined approach to timeless house music, blending heavy, groovy basslines with emotional depth and modern flair.
The A-side opens with "Fantasy" (A1), a track powered by a driving kick and lush piano chords, elevated by the soulful vocals of singer, producer, and DJ Javonntte. The second track (A2) is an uplifting house anthem, featuring a hypnotic saxophone hook and a deep, bumping bassline, guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
The B-side takes a more stripped-down, slightly faster approach, offering a modern vision of deep house music without losing its soul. It's raw, dynamic, and perfect for those deeper moments on the dance floor.
With a history of standout releases on Hot Haus and SlapFunk, SE62 continues to push boundaries while staying true to his roots. Moon Light Dance is a must-have 12" for any house music enthusiast.

Tracklist:
A1. SE62 - Fantasy (feat. Javonntte)
A2 SE62 - The Moon Will Smile All Night
B1. SE62 - Let´s Go Dance
B2. SE62 - Planet Vibe

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12”, 180 gr. vinyl


GENRE/S: Deep House

TRACKLISTS:
A1. Cecile (with Eliana Glass) (Charles Webster Remix)
A2. By The End They Will (C.K Remix)
B1. Olympia (Timmy Regisford Instrumental Remix)
B2. By The End They Will (Octo Octa's Dazed These Days Dub)

SHORT INFO:
Frank and Tony’s long history together has produced many seminal moments, and the release of the Ethos album this year on their own Scissor & Thread imprint marked yet another high point.
The album saw the friends and long term collaborators produce a body of work that was both joyous, thoughtful and politically charged. Adding to that is this five track remix EP which enlists artists of a distinct pedigree to reimagine some of the tracks, and to stunning effect. First up is Cecile featuring Eliana Glass, the pianist and singer who graces a pair of tracks on the album and this EP. Charles Webster is responsible for the flip - a typically moody and atmospheric vibe brings out new layers in the original. Eliana Glass also features on Timmy Regisford’s remix of Olympia, which exhibits some of the New York legends greatest attributes - a hypnotic, uplifting masterclass ensues. Regisford’s instrumental version of Olympia is also shared here. Elsewhere C.K brings the heat with a rework of By The End They Will, creating a bumping, raw cut. The same track is flipped by Octo Octa, who takes the vibe fathoms deep and produces an idiosyncratic ravey version while honouring the spirit of the original.













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Marma Boog releases ‘Hotel Palais’ EP on Pond Life Records; a hot single with 3 artists on remix duties.

A1 (Original Mix) - Marma combines field recordings from skaters in Hyde Park (Leeds) and inspiration from 80s French pop and fuses them to form a sexy beast.
A2 - Snorkel Records boss Olefonken produced an elegant Scandinavian slowmo euphoric remix.
B1 - Amsterdam’s local hero Monty DJ has taken the time and tempo skyward with a 10 minute rhythmical journey of raw drums and metallic vocal sampling with nods to the “Prince of Soul.”
B2 - Remix from rising star Retromigration. A broken beat laced with solos of Flute and keys.

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Tracklist 12":

A1) Invincible (David Morales Club Mix)
A2) Invincible (David Morales NYC Remix)
B1) Too Big (Atjazz Remix Extended)
B2) Fake Love (Kai Alce Remix)

Release Info:
This is a fat package of remixes. David Morales, Kai Alce, Atjazz, The Checkup. All reworked songs from the upcoming debut album of Kosmo Kint.

Toy Tonics discovered Kosmo Kint 3 years ago when looking for a singer to work with. Kosmo is a Soul vocalist raised in New York. He lives in Berlin since a few years, after studying Opera singing in Vienna and was looking for the right crew to hook up in Berlin. Toy Tonics was perfect. Now, After 4 collaborations on songs of different Toy Tonics artists (Kapote, Rhode & Brown, Mangabey, Sam Ruffilo) Kosmo is ready for an solo album. The album will come out in spring, as the music has a fresh uptempo neo soul vibe. But these 4 remixes are made to introduce the voice of Kosmo. Four fat remixes. Check out.





















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Legendary producer Sweet Abraham, head of Diaspora Recordings, is making his long-awaited
return to vinyl with a release on the swiss label imprint Léman Records. For the first time in a

while, he feels the same sense of responsibility and excitement as in his early days with
Defender and deep4life. While remaining true to his signature sound, Abraham ventures into
a more relaxed, slower house tempo, creating a deep, atmospheric, and dub-infused vibe. The
tracks "Givin U" and "Walk of Melech," though distinct from one another, offer a fresh take on
his style, while maintaining the richness and depth his fans have come to expect!

3rd release on Léman Records with a special collaboration with the diaspora recordings boss Jeffrey Peacock aka Sweet Abraham.

A1 Walk of Melech
A2 Givin’u (Low Slow Bump)
B1 Givin’u (S.A’s Lucid Dream)

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LP: 180g vinyl, half speed mastered, heavy sleeve, obi, gold ink
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Funk

Tracklisting LP
A1. Shrimp Dance
A2. Kuro To Shiro
B1. Walk Tall
B2. Cat
B3. Romance


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We Release Jazz is ecstatic (purrrr!) to announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki's glorious jazz-fusion-funk Holy Grail Cat (originally released in 1976), sourced from the original masters and available on limited edition 180 gram vinyl mastered at half speed for full audiophile sound, as well as on digipack CD. Both versions come with liner notes by Teruo Isono.
Cat was recorded in October 1975 at at Nippon Columbia Studio, while Hiroshi Suzuki was visiting his home country of Japan after moving to Las Vegas in 1971 to play with Buddy Rich and perfect his craft. Back on his old stomping grounds, the man known as Neko (Cat) immediately reunited with his dear friends for an epic two day session of groove magic. The chemistry was still intact. The skills and style had grown.
The result, Cat, is a smooth masterpiece, a deep and soulful affair where stunning trombone solos by Hiroshi Suzuki flirt with Takeru Muraoka's heavenly saxophone and the sensual rhythm section of Hiromasa Suzuki (keyboards), Kunimitsu Inaba (bass), and Akira Ishikawa (drums).
Celebrated in jazz collectors circles, in the lofi beat scene, and among music diggers around the world, Cat has become one of the most sought-after Japanese jazz albums of all time and, much like Ryo Fukui's Scenery, has fascinated old and young generations alike.

Points of interests

- For fans of jazz, fusion, funk, trombone, Japanese jazz, smooth rides, cats, allure.

- Official reissue of the glorious jazz-fusion album by Japanese trombonist extraordinaire Hiroshi "Neko" Suzuki.

- 10th release from We Release Jazz, following Ryo Fukui's Scenery, Mellow Dream, A Letter from Slowboat, and Ryo Fukui in New York, the soundtrack of Le Cercle Rouge by Eric Demarsan, Stuff Combe 5 + Percussion, Marc Moulin's Placebo Live 1971 and Boillat Thérace Quintet albums. We Release Jazz is the sister-label of Geneva-based WRWTFWW Records (Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass and Lunar Cruise with Masahiko Sato, Pierre Barouh's Le Pollen, Jun Fuka-machi's Nicole, Grauzone's discography, …)


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Format: LP + Book

Format Notes:

Housed together in a stunning 380gsm board slipcase with a matt laminate soft touch finish and a UV spot varnish on the beloved Be With logo, we proudly present the Be With 10 Years record and book package.

Record contains 10 exclusive never-before-on-vinyl tracks from 10 Be With family members. 310mm square softcover book printed on a 350gsm woodfree uncoated board. Book block printed on 120gsm Dadong Lucky Bird woodfree uncoated paper. 140gram vinyl with a 380gsm jacket. 1000 copies only for the world, no repress!

Track List:

A1 Thomas Almqvist - Lullaby For Zak
A2 Lewis Taylor - Cherry Blossom
A3 Mic Murphy - Salon du Chocolat
A4 52nd Street - I'd Fallen In Love (With The Wrong Kind)
A5 Coastlines - Hot Wind

B1 Maston - Joyride
B2 Kenny Dickenson - Stupid Rain
B3 The Autumn Defense - Bluebirds Fall
B4 Stimulator Jones - Aquarius-Pisces Cusp
B5 Andre Cymone - Sex Love Experience

THE RECORD: JOYRIDE

10 tracks for 10 Years of Be With from 10 of our favourite artists we've ever worked with over the past decade. As a happily "all over the place" label, the music, accordingly, had to be varied in vibe and style.

We start with a gorgeous acoustic folk track from Thomas Almqvist. I first heard this when our dear friend Andre Allday - who first suggested and then facilitated the Nyanser reissue - played it during our release party for the record at the amazing Hosoi in Stockholm. As something to grab your attention from the off, it's a pretty good opener, I reckon - it'll stop you in your tracks.

We move into an almost totally "lost" Lewis Taylor track, known to and beloved by only his hardest of hardcore fans. Before now, it has only ever seen the light of day on some obscure late 90s CD of "lullabies" compiled by Joan Armatrading. Us neither!

Mic Murphy from Sass/The Mighty Soulmates/The System (!!!) allowed us to use an unreleased track from his mysterious late 90s period. He sent over 7 stunning tracks and, over breakfast one winter morning with my two sons, Rocco and Bruno, the 3 of us selected the track that made us bounce the most while chomping on our cereal.

In deep fall of 2023, myself and Steven (The Funky Paramedic™) had the great pleasure of visiting Tony Henry, leader of the legendary Manchester 80s soul-funk act 52nd Street (those who "put the dance into Factory") to speak some more about a forthcoming retrospective that's been in the works for 5 years now. Fear not - it's coming! Anyway, we went into Tony's amazing studio and he played us the track you hear, here. A demo originally meant for Phyllis Hyman (I mean, come on!), he's very kindly let us use it for this record. A thousand thank yous. It's sensational.

Side A closes out with an elegant exclusive from our favourite Japanese duo, Coastlines, a tropical jazz-funk-fusion track that only they can so effortlessly craft. Sublime.

Side B opens with another total exclusive, and the title track of this compilation. "Joyride" is like some kind of swinging, G-Funk library from the Californian master of modern cinematic soul - Maston. We love everything about this dude. Speaking of California, next up is possibly the coolest ex-pat Manc in all of the Golden State.

Kenny Dickenson's instant classic "Stupid Rain" knocked me out the first time I heard it. The way it starts as a beautifully ornate ambient piece before introducing the barest of pulses to then segue into a full slo-mo cosmic chugger just gets me every time. Man's a genius.

Our great friends from Wilco, Pat and John, comprise The Autumn Defense. Two of the nicest humans in the game and "Bluebirds Fall" is chiming folk-rock at its finest. What they do best and, beyond a tiny-run CD EP decades ago, this is the only way to own this majestic stunner.

Stimulator Jones is a Stones Throw artist who we've loved ever since the epochal "Soon Never Comes" graced our ears. We're putting out his archive beats and when I asked if he had anything fresh that hadn't yet found a home, he sent over a modern / spiritual jazz movement that just blew me away. It's here.

We round out the compilation with a staccato funk-rock track from a Prince alumnus, the one and only Andre Cymone. If this track isn't blasting from radio stations from Dublab to Gilles to NTS then there's no justice in the world.

Of course, as is our way, none of these tracks have ever appeared on vinyl before. This is the only way to own them on wax. Pretty cool. As ever, all we ever want to hear is music with soul and personality. And that's what's contained here. We think we've nailed it. We think you'll like it too.


THE BOOK: LABOUR OF LOVE

Created in conjunction with the editor and design team behind Disco Pogo, Labour Of Love is our first ever book and serves as a brilliantly rich and varied document of Be With's first 10 years. It surveys our entire catalogue with the artwork for every single release faithfully reproduced in full colour accompanied by Rob's inimitable reviews.

The book contains fresh, exclusive interviews with Ned Doheny, Leon Ware, Lewis Taylor, Tommy Guerrero, Wally Badarou, Steve Moore, Pete Fowler, Kimiko Kasai, Tony Henry (52nd Street), The Autumn Defense, Coastlines and The Mighty Soulmates.

There's also fantastic contributions from a whole host of well regarded fans of the label. We have Gilles Peterson on Ned, Trevor Jackson on Nucleus, Efficient Space on Steve Hiett and the joy of collaboration in a competitive industry, Bill Brewster on Marti Caine, Balearic Mike on Kylie and Lou Hayter on her beloved Air.

We explore the development of the Be With logo and also take an insider's look at the journey of a typical Be With record; from the mastering stage with Simon Francis, cutting it up with Cicely Balston, the artwork ordeals with Chris Stevenson, pressing matters with Record Industry, slinging product with ace distributors Word And Sound, stocking product with our favourite London record shop When Spaceships Appear and even packing records for direct orders with our very own Funky Paramedic.

There's also an irreverent look at the legendary Reissue Request Line over on Facebook, with many hints at things to come.

Beautifully designed and printed, the book is a large format (310mm square) softcover gem, printed on a 350gsm woodfree uncoated board. It's been block printed on 120gsm Dadong Lucky Bird woodfree uncoated paper. It's housed in a stunning 380gsm board slipcase with a matt laminate soft touch finish and a UV spot varnish on the beloved Be With full colour logo.



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In an unprecedented international collaboration, Energy Exchange Records presents 'The Napoli Exchange' - the brainchild of Energy Exchange Records co-founders, Lewis and Ziggy, joining forces with producer and label boss Federico Gallotti (Tartelet / La Scimmia), the project was inspired by numerous visits to Naples, allured by the mediterranean breeze and of course the underground disco and funk forged by labels such as Early Sounds and Periodica Records. This meeting of minds created an opportunity to build bridges from the historic Italian city to the broader european scene of club crossover music.

A1. Juno, Minerva, Venus e Fortuna
A2. Napoli Fresca
A3. A Pusteggia
A4. Holding Your Heart
B1. Seratina
B2.Cavalluccio Rosso
B3. Hurting Lies
B4. Girovago
B5. Controra


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