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RekaB - Soulful Season 05:58
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RekaB - My Future and My Past 06:14
3
RekaB - Raw Note 05:43
4
RekaB - Bad Nights Better Nights – 06:43
Deep Techno / Techno / Detroit Techno / Deep House
12", Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
Tracklist:
A1. RekaB - Soulful Season 05:58
A2. RekaB – My Future and My Past 06:14
B1. RekaB – Raw Note 05:43
B2. RekaB – Bad Nights Better Nights – 06:43
Yore is on something like a roll at the moment. Think of Kaidi Tatham's "It never Stops EP", or the much acclaimed version of Frankie Knuckles Tears by Chicago's Elbert Philips & Andre Espeut or the recent series of classic Detroit Techno Ep's by our very own P0lyrhythm. A lot is to be expected with having had these under our belts. But as you'd expect, we draw out quick, faster than Lucky Luke's shadow - this time with a deep as its gets Techno EP by ReKaB.
It's easy to forget that, at its core, Techno hopes for a better future. This new four-track EP of connoisseur-grade repetitive beats from ReKaB (AKA James Baker) reminds us of this with a reverent nod to the past and a look forward to a human-centred tomorrow.
Tradition is a big part of the ReKaB sound. Classic timbres run through all the tracks, but what James does so well is how he deploys and contrasts the elements. Piano chords layer late-night soul over syncopated bass. Comforting strings and ethereal pads upgrade your consciousness while your body remains rooted by Techno City square waves. Call and response between acid lines and synth patterns feel like the machines interact, whilst the ever-present 909 thump adds the all-important dance floor framework.
Throughout the whole EP, ReKaB shows deep knowledge and respect for the art form, proving he is no less than a master of the craft.
Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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12", Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
Tracklist:
A1. RekaB - Soulful Season 05:58
A2. RekaB – My Future and My Past 06:14
B1. RekaB – Raw Note 05:43
B2. RekaB – Bad Nights Better Nights – 06:43
Yore is on something like a roll at the moment. Think of Kaidi Tatham's "It never Stops EP", or the much acclaimed version of Frankie Knuckles Tears by Chicago's Elbert Philips & Andre Espeut or the recent series of classic Detroit Techno Ep's by our very own P0lyrhythm. A lot is to be expected with having had these under our belts. But as you'd expect, we draw out quick, faster than Lucky Luke's shadow - this time with a deep as its gets Techno EP by ReKaB.
It's easy to forget that, at its core, Techno hopes for a better future. This new four-track EP of connoisseur-grade repetitive beats from ReKaB (AKA James Baker) reminds us of this with a reverent nod to the past and a look forward to a human-centred tomorrow.
Tradition is a big part of the ReKaB sound. Classic timbres run through all the tracks, but what James does so well is how he deploys and contrasts the elements. Piano chords layer late-night soul over syncopated bass. Comforting strings and ethereal pads upgrade your consciousness while your body remains rooted by Techno City square waves. Call and response between acid lines and synth patterns feel like the machines interact, whilst the ever-present 909 thump adds the all-important dance floor framework.
Throughout the whole EP, ReKaB shows deep knowledge and respect for the art form, proving he is no less than a master of the craft.
Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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More records from RekaB
1
ReKaB - What We need to Do
2
ReKaB - The Last Talk of the Machines
3
ReKaB - Finding That Path
4
ReKaB - Don't Fall in the Dark
Deep Techno, Techno, House, Detroit Techno
James Baker aka ReKaB passed away very recently and so unexpectedly. He had only submitted the music for his new EP for YORE less than two weeks before his sudden passing.
The original title was meant to be "Let the Machines Talk", but we decided to change it to "The Last Talk of the Machines."
It feels not only sad but also surreal to hear music that was created only shortly before, knowing James is no longer with us in embodied existence. This is the very last talk of his loved Machines.
R.I.P James aka ReKaB- Lost but not forgotten.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (NO REPRESS).
Tracklist:
A1. ReKaB - What We need to Do 06:12
A2. ReKaB - The Last Talk of the Machines 06:43
B1. ReKaB - Finding That Path 07:19
B2. ReKaB - Don't Fall in the Dark 06:50
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James Baker aka ReKaB passed away very recently and so unexpectedly. He had only submitted the music for his new EP for YORE less than two weeks before his sudden passing.
The original title was meant to be "Let the Machines Talk", but we decided to change it to "The Last Talk of the Machines."
It feels not only sad but also surreal to hear music that was created only shortly before, knowing James is no longer with us in embodied existence. This is the very last talk of his loved Machines.
R.I.P James aka ReKaB- Lost but not forgotten.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (NO REPRESS).
Tracklist:
A1. ReKaB - What We need to Do 06:12
A2. ReKaB - The Last Talk of the Machines 06:43
B1. ReKaB - Finding That Path 07:19
B2. ReKaB - Don't Fall in the Dark 06:50
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
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Germany
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1
ReKaB - Art 4 Me
2
ReKaB - Trapped In Boxes
3
ReKaB - Art 4 Me (Nuron Remix)
4
ReKaB - Our World
Summer of 2025, the UK techno community was shocked to hear of the sudden and untimely passing of one of its leading lights, James Baker, better known as ReKaB. As his light had been glowing ever brighter in recent years, with forays across the deep end of the techno spectrum, his passing was even more tragic. He had certainly found his voice, a particularly emotive, soul-tinged strain of techno building on the foundations of the 90s bastions of the form. Though bittersweet, Distant Worlds is immensely proud to present this release showcasing his personal evolution and mastery of the sound both he and the label love so much.
‘Art 4 Me’ opens with a transcendent chord progression, gradually incorporating brain piercing synth-work and chunky percussion before opening out into a perfect intersection of melancholy and euphoria. ‘Trapped In Boxes’ opts for a more introspective take on the classic techno template incorporating a Detroit palette of sound atop punchy bassline and beats.
Flip over for UK techno royalty Nuron’s take on ‘Art 4 Me’, a characteristically apposite reimagining. Teasing layers of inverted synth and percussive elements until a beautiful breakdown finally delivers that majestic chord progression. ‘Our World’ closes out this fantastic release with pure elegance; beats skitter, Detroit strings soar and cosmic pads align in timeless fashion. These are 4 tracks of deep, electro-soul music helping cement the legacy of one of the truest practitioners of the form over the last decade.
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‘Art 4 Me’ opens with a transcendent chord progression, gradually incorporating brain piercing synth-work and chunky percussion before opening out into a perfect intersection of melancholy and euphoria. ‘Trapped In Boxes’ opts for a more introspective take on the classic techno template incorporating a Detroit palette of sound atop punchy bassline and beats.
Flip over for UK techno royalty Nuron’s take on ‘Art 4 Me’, a characteristically apposite reimagining. Teasing layers of inverted synth and percussive elements until a beautiful breakdown finally delivers that majestic chord progression. ‘Our World’ closes out this fantastic release with pure elegance; beats skitter, Detroit strings soar and cosmic pads align in timeless fashion. These are 4 tracks of deep, electro-soul music helping cement the legacy of one of the truest practitioners of the form over the last decade.
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1
RekaB - My Inspiration (05:54)
2
RekaB - Soul Brother 88 (07:03)
3
RekaB - Future Times (06:43)
4
RekaB - Random Fragments (07:13)
Genre: Deep House / Soulfull House / Acid House / Vocal House / Chicago House
Tracklist 12", strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
A1. RekaB - My Inspiration 05:54
A2. RekaB - Soul Brother 88 07:03
B1. RekaB – Future Times 06:43
B2. RekaB – Random Fragments 07:13
Release Info:
ReKaB drops another strong four-track EP, rooted firmly in the Detroit sound with a nod to the soulful techno styles that shaped the UK underground in the 90s. His second EP for Cologne's YORE Records. The production, as always, is spot on—sharp, detailed, and endlessly listenable. While the tracks carry the weight of tradition, they’re not stuck in it. There’s a fresh, forward-facing energy here that keeps things exciting.
My Inspiration opens with classic metallic strings and a tight, robotic square bass that locks you in straight away. Just when you think you know where it’s going, the vocal drops—a bold touch that shifts the track into more human territory, giving it an emotional pull without losing its edge.
Soul Brother is a late-night cruiser. Rhodes chords, rolling bass, and lush strings set the scene for a proper cityscape vibe. It’s smooth, it’s warm, and it glides effortlessly, all while keeping enough groove to move.
Future Times kicks things up a gear with more tempo and bite. Acidic basslines and a writhing lead sit alongside deep chords, making it equal parts hypnotic and urgent. It’s the kind of track that turns heads in the club—direct and effective without being predictable.
Wrapping it up, Random Fragments pulls things back into a more reflective, dubby space. The layers are rich but restrained, with chirps and analogue echoes drifting through a hazy atmosphere. It’s introspective but not sleepy, the perfect comedown to round off the EP.
ReKaB’s consistency is something else—each release feels like it’s levelling up, pushing his sound forward without losing its roots. This EP is no different. It’s a tight package of ideas, all executed with precision and style. One for the heads, no question.
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Tracklist 12", strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
A1. RekaB - My Inspiration 05:54
A2. RekaB - Soul Brother 88 07:03
B1. RekaB – Future Times 06:43
B2. RekaB – Random Fragments 07:13
Release Info:
ReKaB drops another strong four-track EP, rooted firmly in the Detroit sound with a nod to the soulful techno styles that shaped the UK underground in the 90s. His second EP for Cologne's YORE Records. The production, as always, is spot on—sharp, detailed, and endlessly listenable. While the tracks carry the weight of tradition, they’re not stuck in it. There’s a fresh, forward-facing energy here that keeps things exciting.
My Inspiration opens with classic metallic strings and a tight, robotic square bass that locks you in straight away. Just when you think you know where it’s going, the vocal drops—a bold touch that shifts the track into more human territory, giving it an emotional pull without losing its edge.
Soul Brother is a late-night cruiser. Rhodes chords, rolling bass, and lush strings set the scene for a proper cityscape vibe. It’s smooth, it’s warm, and it glides effortlessly, all while keeping enough groove to move.
Future Times kicks things up a gear with more tempo and bite. Acidic basslines and a writhing lead sit alongside deep chords, making it equal parts hypnotic and urgent. It’s the kind of track that turns heads in the club—direct and effective without being predictable.
Wrapping it up, Random Fragments pulls things back into a more reflective, dubby space. The layers are rich but restrained, with chirps and analogue echoes drifting through a hazy atmosphere. It’s introspective but not sleepy, the perfect comedown to round off the EP.
ReKaB’s consistency is something else—each release feels like it’s levelling up, pushing his sound forward without losing its roots. This EP is no different. It’s a tight package of ideas, all executed with precision and style. One for the heads, no question.
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More records from Yore
1
DJ Alone Again - Internal Question
2
DJ Alone Again - Crowdfunding
3
DJ Alone Again - House Music Memories
4
DJ Alone Again - One Eye Open
Genre: HOUSE, DEEP HOUSE, NY HOUSE
Tracklist:
A1. DJ Alone Again - Internal Question 06:44
A2. DJ Alone Again - Crowdfunding 05.20
B1. DJ Alone Again - House Music Memories 06:16
B2. DJ Alone Again - One Eye Open 04:40
Yore Records proudly presents Yore 060 by DJ Alone Again from NYC - four deep, driving cuts channeling the essence of 90s New York House. Fusing raw groove, crisp percussion, and soulful undercurrents, this EP delivers pure dancefloor authenticity with a modern touch.
DJ Alone Again captures that timeless NYC spirit: hypnotic, stripped-back, and irresistibly groovy.
Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (NO REPRESS).
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Tracklist:
A1. DJ Alone Again - Internal Question 06:44
A2. DJ Alone Again - Crowdfunding 05.20
B1. DJ Alone Again - House Music Memories 06:16
B2. DJ Alone Again - One Eye Open 04:40
Yore Records proudly presents Yore 060 by DJ Alone Again from NYC - four deep, driving cuts channeling the essence of 90s New York House. Fusing raw groove, crisp percussion, and soulful undercurrents, this EP delivers pure dancefloor authenticity with a modern touch.
DJ Alone Again captures that timeless NYC spirit: hypnotic, stripped-back, and irresistibly groovy.
Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (NO REPRESS).
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
1
ReKaB - What We need to Do
2
ReKaB - The Last Talk of the Machines
3
ReKaB - Finding That Path
4
ReKaB - Don't Fall in the Dark
Deep Techno, Techno, House, Detroit Techno
James Baker aka ReKaB passed away very recently and so unexpectedly. He had only submitted the music for his new EP for YORE less than two weeks before his sudden passing.
The original title was meant to be "Let the Machines Talk", but we decided to change it to "The Last Talk of the Machines."
It feels not only sad but also surreal to hear music that was created only shortly before, knowing James is no longer with us in embodied existence. This is the very last talk of his loved Machines.
R.I.P James aka ReKaB- Lost but not forgotten.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (NO REPRESS).
Tracklist:
A1. ReKaB - What We need to Do 06:12
A2. ReKaB - The Last Talk of the Machines 06:43
B1. ReKaB - Finding That Path 07:19
B2. ReKaB - Don't Fall in the Dark 06:50
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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James Baker aka ReKaB passed away very recently and so unexpectedly. He had only submitted the music for his new EP for YORE less than two weeks before his sudden passing.
The original title was meant to be "Let the Machines Talk", but we decided to change it to "The Last Talk of the Machines."
It feels not only sad but also surreal to hear music that was created only shortly before, knowing James is no longer with us in embodied existence. This is the very last talk of his loved Machines.
R.I.P James aka ReKaB- Lost but not forgotten.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (NO REPRESS).
Tracklist:
A1. ReKaB - What We need to Do 06:12
A2. ReKaB - The Last Talk of the Machines 06:43
B1. ReKaB - Finding That Path 07:19
B2. ReKaB - Don't Fall in the Dark 06:50
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1
Alfonso Bottone - Bring us Back to Boulevard
2
Alfonso Bottone - Agos and Tine
3
Alfonso Bottone - The Bar Groove
4
Alfonso Bottone - Nobody at the Frontdesk
Deep House, Soulful House,House
Yore drops the second Alfonso Bottone 12”, The Bar Floor EP.
Four cuts of deep-as-midnight, jazz-soaked house – lush melodies, rich textures, and grooves that hit straight to the floor. Emotional enough for the sunrise, driving enough for peak time.
Limited pressing – once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Tracklist:
A1. Alfonso Bottone – Bring us Back to Boulevard 06:40
A2. Alfonso Bottone - Agos and Tine 06:25
B1. Alfonso Bottone – The Bar Groove 06:09
B2. Alfonso Bottone – Nobody at the Frontdesk 07:01
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Yore drops the second Alfonso Bottone 12”, The Bar Floor EP.
Four cuts of deep-as-midnight, jazz-soaked house – lush melodies, rich textures, and grooves that hit straight to the floor. Emotional enough for the sunrise, driving enough for peak time.
Limited pressing – once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Tracklist:
A1. Alfonso Bottone – Bring us Back to Boulevard 06:40
A2. Alfonso Bottone - Agos and Tine 06:25
B1. Alfonso Bottone – The Bar Groove 06:09
B2. Alfonso Bottone – Nobody at the Frontdesk 07:01
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Germany
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1
ANDY VAZ - Bicycle Love (2021 repress) - A1: Bicycle Love (Original Mix)
2
ANDY VAZ - Bicycle Love (2021 repress) - B1: Bicycle Love (Brad P’s Strings and Keys Mix)
3
ANDY VAZ - Bicycle Love (2021 repress) - B2: Bicycle Love (Damon Lamar’s Lower Wacker Drive Mix)
2025 Repress
Format: 12” blue transparent vinyl / limited 150 copies
Track list:
A1: Bicycle Love (Original Mix)
B1: Bicycle Love (Brad P’s Strings and Keys Mix)
B2: Bicycle Love (Damon Lamar’s Lower Wacker Drive Mix)
Release Info:
Limited Repress of a Deep House Classic. 12inch comes as blue transparent vinyl.
Andy Vaz has a giant passion for cycling, precisely for extensive trips from his Hometown Cologne to Düsseldorf and other destinations around the area on his old school flavoured VITUS 979 Duralinox racing bike. “Bicycle Love” is his personal homage to it.
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Format: 12” blue transparent vinyl / limited 150 copies
Track list:
A1: Bicycle Love (Original Mix)
B1: Bicycle Love (Brad P’s Strings and Keys Mix)
B2: Bicycle Love (Damon Lamar’s Lower Wacker Drive Mix)
Release Info:
Limited Repress of a Deep House Classic. 12inch comes as blue transparent vinyl.
Andy Vaz has a giant passion for cycling, precisely for extensive trips from his Hometown Cologne to Düsseldorf and other destinations around the area on his old school flavoured VITUS 979 Duralinox racing bike. “Bicycle Love” is his personal homage to it.
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1
Ross Alexander - Soul Roots (06:56)
2
Ross Alexander - Cycles (04:44)
3
Ross Alexander - All I Need (05:20)
4
Ross Alexander - Reflections (04:56)
Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno, Soulful Techno, Deep House
Tracklist:
A1. Ross Alexander – Soul Roots (06:56)
A2. Ross Alexander - Cycles (04:44)
B1. Ross Alexander – All I Need (05:20)
B2. Ross Alexander - Reflections (04:56)
Release Info:
Yore returns with an unusual one for us. This first EP by Ross Alexander is more Techy than what you would expect on Yore – However, its still somewhere between the slim lines of House and Techno – more Techno in a Detroit way. Well, Ofcourse – what else would it be, right?
All four tracks are ready for your dancefloor – so grab yours, as these very limited copies, will be gone in no time.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (no repress).
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Tracklist:
A1. Ross Alexander – Soul Roots (06:56)
A2. Ross Alexander - Cycles (04:44)
B1. Ross Alexander – All I Need (05:20)
B2. Ross Alexander - Reflections (04:56)
Release Info:
Yore returns with an unusual one for us. This first EP by Ross Alexander is more Techy than what you would expect on Yore – However, its still somewhere between the slim lines of House and Techno – more Techno in a Detroit way. Well, Ofcourse – what else would it be, right?
All four tracks are ready for your dancefloor – so grab yours, as these very limited copies, will be gone in no time.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (no repress).
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1
Alfonso Bottone - On Hilly Earth (06:52)
2
Alfonso Bottone - Teach me the way you walk (06:19)
3
Alfonso Bottone - Beggin' For Love (07:27)
4
Alfonso Bottone - It's a Heart Feeling (07:44)
Genre: Deep House, Jazzy House, Detroit House, Chicago House, Soulful House
Tracklist:
A1. Alfonso Bottone - On Hilly Earth (06:52)
A2. Alfonso Bottone – Teach me the way you walk (06:19)
B1. Alfonso Bottone - Beggin' For Love (07:27)
B2. Alfonso Bottone - It's a Heart Feeling (07:44)
Info text:
Yore returns with Alfonso Bottone bringing it so Deep, it literally hurts.
This four track EP is by far the deepest shit we've heard in quite some time. Fans of the Deep4Life sound will love this. Deep, Bright and with so much warmth.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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Tracklist:
A1. Alfonso Bottone - On Hilly Earth (06:52)
A2. Alfonso Bottone – Teach me the way you walk (06:19)
B1. Alfonso Bottone - Beggin' For Love (07:27)
B2. Alfonso Bottone - It's a Heart Feeling (07:44)
Info text:
Yore returns with Alfonso Bottone bringing it so Deep, it literally hurts.
This four track EP is by far the deepest shit we've heard in quite some time. Fans of the Deep4Life sound will love this. Deep, Bright and with so much warmth.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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1
Shaka - Build On Revolution (06:49)
2
Shaka - Consitand Blues (07:35)
3
Shaka - Lost In Time (06:50)
4
Shaka - Walking On Clouds (06:32)
Genre: Deep House / Soulfull House / Acid House / Vocal House / Chicago House
Tracklist 12", strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
A1. Shaka - Build On Revolution 06:49
A2. Shaka - Consitand Blues 07:35
B1. Shaka - Lost In Time 06:50
B2. Shaka - Walking On Clouds 06:32
Release Info:
Swiss Master SHAKA returns to Yore and brings as the deepest, most musical House for his new EP entitled as “Lost In Time”. Shaka got so much Jazz and that's a fact, so that we internally like to call him the European GU (Glenn Underground). This one is something for those who know and there's only 200 copies pressed. Strictly no repress. When they are gone, they are gone forever.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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Tracklist 12", strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
A1. Shaka - Build On Revolution 06:49
A2. Shaka - Consitand Blues 07:35
B1. Shaka - Lost In Time 06:50
B2. Shaka - Walking On Clouds 06:32
Release Info:
Swiss Master SHAKA returns to Yore and brings as the deepest, most musical House for his new EP entitled as “Lost In Time”. Shaka got so much Jazz and that's a fact, so that we internally like to call him the European GU (Glenn Underground). This one is something for those who know and there's only 200 copies pressed. Strictly no repress. When they are gone, they are gone forever.
Strictly limited to 200 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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1
RekaB - My Inspiration (05:54)
2
RekaB - Soul Brother 88 (07:03)
3
RekaB - Future Times (06:43)
4
RekaB - Random Fragments (07:13)
Genre: Deep House / Soulfull House / Acid House / Vocal House / Chicago House
Tracklist 12", strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
A1. RekaB - My Inspiration 05:54
A2. RekaB - Soul Brother 88 07:03
B1. RekaB – Future Times 06:43
B2. RekaB – Random Fragments 07:13
Release Info:
ReKaB drops another strong four-track EP, rooted firmly in the Detroit sound with a nod to the soulful techno styles that shaped the UK underground in the 90s. His second EP for Cologne's YORE Records. The production, as always, is spot on—sharp, detailed, and endlessly listenable. While the tracks carry the weight of tradition, they’re not stuck in it. There’s a fresh, forward-facing energy here that keeps things exciting.
My Inspiration opens with classic metallic strings and a tight, robotic square bass that locks you in straight away. Just when you think you know where it’s going, the vocal drops—a bold touch that shifts the track into more human territory, giving it an emotional pull without losing its edge.
Soul Brother is a late-night cruiser. Rhodes chords, rolling bass, and lush strings set the scene for a proper cityscape vibe. It’s smooth, it’s warm, and it glides effortlessly, all while keeping enough groove to move.
Future Times kicks things up a gear with more tempo and bite. Acidic basslines and a writhing lead sit alongside deep chords, making it equal parts hypnotic and urgent. It’s the kind of track that turns heads in the club—direct and effective without being predictable.
Wrapping it up, Random Fragments pulls things back into a more reflective, dubby space. The layers are rich but restrained, with chirps and analogue echoes drifting through a hazy atmosphere. It’s introspective but not sleepy, the perfect comedown to round off the EP.
ReKaB’s consistency is something else—each release feels like it’s levelling up, pushing his sound forward without losing its roots. This EP is no different. It’s a tight package of ideas, all executed with precision and style. One for the heads, no question.
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A1. RekaB - My Inspiration 05:54
A2. RekaB - Soul Brother 88 07:03
B1. RekaB – Future Times 06:43
B2. RekaB – Random Fragments 07:13
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ReKaB drops another strong four-track EP, rooted firmly in the Detroit sound with a nod to the soulful techno styles that shaped the UK underground in the 90s. His second EP for Cologne's YORE Records. The production, as always, is spot on—sharp, detailed, and endlessly listenable. While the tracks carry the weight of tradition, they’re not stuck in it. There’s a fresh, forward-facing energy here that keeps things exciting.
My Inspiration opens with classic metallic strings and a tight, robotic square bass that locks you in straight away. Just when you think you know where it’s going, the vocal drops—a bold touch that shifts the track into more human territory, giving it an emotional pull without losing its edge.
Soul Brother is a late-night cruiser. Rhodes chords, rolling bass, and lush strings set the scene for a proper cityscape vibe. It’s smooth, it’s warm, and it glides effortlessly, all while keeping enough groove to move.
Future Times kicks things up a gear with more tempo and bite. Acidic basslines and a writhing lead sit alongside deep chords, making it equal parts hypnotic and urgent. It’s the kind of track that turns heads in the club—direct and effective without being predictable.
Wrapping it up, Random Fragments pulls things back into a more reflective, dubby space. The layers are rich but restrained, with chirps and analogue echoes drifting through a hazy atmosphere. It’s introspective but not sleepy, the perfect comedown to round off the EP.
ReKaB’s consistency is something else—each release feels like it’s levelling up, pushing his sound forward without losing its roots. This EP is no different. It’s a tight package of ideas, all executed with precision and style. One for the heads, no question.
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Rick Wade - Hustlers Lament (05:58)
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Rick Wade - Shinjuku Strut (05:14)
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Rick Wade - After Dark (05:55)
Genre: Deep House / Detroit House
strictly limited to 300 copies
Tracklist 12":
A1. Rick Wade - Hustlers Lament 05:58
B1. Rick Wade - Shinjuku Strut 05:14
B2. Rick Wade – After Dark 05:55
Official re-issue of Rick Wade's Hustler's Lullaby, which was originally released in 2013 on Japanese Label: "Unknown Season". The record goes for 130 - 200 Bucks on Discogs, so we decided to make this available again. Strictly limited to 300 copies and no repress. Best to secure your copy for a regular price now, as they will go real quick due to heavy demand.
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Tracklist 12":
A1. Rick Wade - Hustlers Lament 05:58
B1. Rick Wade - Shinjuku Strut 05:14
B2. Rick Wade – After Dark 05:55
Official re-issue of Rick Wade's Hustler's Lullaby, which was originally released in 2013 on Japanese Label: "Unknown Season". The record goes for 130 - 200 Bucks on Discogs, so we decided to make this available again. Strictly limited to 300 copies and no repress. Best to secure your copy for a regular price now, as they will go real quick due to heavy demand.
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Andy Vaz - Minimal Acid (07:10)
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Andy Vaz - He Used To Be An Asian (07:24)
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Andy Vaz - Imaginary Beings (07:19)
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Andy Vaz - Still On Time (08:51)
strictly limited to 150 handstamped copies, no repress!
Genre: Acid House / Chicago House
Tracklist 12":
A1. Andy Vaz – Minimal Acid 07:10
A2. Andy Vaz - He Used To Be An Asian 07:24
B1. Andy Vaz - Imaginary Beings 07:19
B2. Andy Vaz – Still On Time 08:51
Official re-issue of Andy Vaz's 2012 “Imaginary Beings” EP originally released on Chiwax + Bonus track. Serge from Clone called this the best authentic Chicago Acid House heard in a long time – sounding like something Jack Frost (aka Adonis) would had made.
We don't have much to add to this. If you are looking for some real Chi-Style rough and raw acid house. THIS IS THE CLOSEST IT CAN GET. Comes as strictly 150 copies limited HANDSTAMPED EP.
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Genre: Acid House / Chicago House
Tracklist 12":
A1. Andy Vaz – Minimal Acid 07:10
A2. Andy Vaz - He Used To Be An Asian 07:24
B1. Andy Vaz - Imaginary Beings 07:19
B2. Andy Vaz – Still On Time 08:51
Official re-issue of Andy Vaz's 2012 “Imaginary Beings” EP originally released on Chiwax + Bonus track. Serge from Clone called this the best authentic Chicago Acid House heard in a long time – sounding like something Jack Frost (aka Adonis) would had made.
We don't have much to add to this. If you are looking for some real Chi-Style rough and raw acid house. THIS IS THE CLOSEST IT CAN GET. Comes as strictly 150 copies limited HANDSTAMPED EP.
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Niko Marks - HERE IN PARADISE (Nile River Mix) 06:42
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Niko Marks - MODEST INTELLECT 06:53
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Niko Marks - ORGANIZED FUTURE 06:15
Genre: Detroit House, Soulful House, Deep House, Vocal House
Tracklist 12":
A1. Niko Marks - HERE IN PARADISE (Nile River Mix) 06:42
B1. Niko Marks - MODEST INTELLECT 06:53
B2. Niko Marks - ORGANIZED FUTURE 06:15
Detroit's Niko Marks with a Soulful Detroit House EP. Soulful,Jazzy, with vocals
so sweet, your soul's gonna hurt. Strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress.
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Tracklist 12":
A1. Niko Marks - HERE IN PARADISE (Nile River Mix) 06:42
B1. Niko Marks - MODEST INTELLECT 06:53
B2. Niko Marks - ORGANIZED FUTURE 06:15
Detroit's Niko Marks with a Soulful Detroit House EP. Soulful,Jazzy, with vocals
so sweet, your soul's gonna hurt. Strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress.
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P0lyrhythm - P0lyrhythm – Android Dreams 07:13
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P0lyrhythm - First Contact 06:24
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P0lyrhythm - Lake Michigan Breeze 05:49
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Andy Vaz - Detroit In Me (P0lyrhythm Remix) 05:37
Detroit Techno / Deep Techno / Techno / Deep House
strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
Tracklist:
A1. P0lyrhythm – Android Dreams 07:13
A2. P0lyrhythm- First Contact 06:24
B1. P0lyrhyhm - Lake Michigan Breeze 05:49
B2. Andy Vaz – Detroit In Me (P0lyrhythm Remix) 05:37
P0lyrhythm returns with his outstanding Detroit Techno EP: Android Dreams, featuring a Remix of Andy Vaz's “Detroit in Me”, originally released in 2011 on his “Straight Vacationing” LP. If you are looking for early Detroit Techno influenced grooves, you're in the right place.
Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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Tracklist:
A1. P0lyrhythm – Android Dreams 07:13
A2. P0lyrhythm- First Contact 06:24
B1. P0lyrhyhm - Lake Michigan Breeze 05:49
B2. Andy Vaz – Detroit In Me (P0lyrhythm Remix) 05:37
P0lyrhythm returns with his outstanding Detroit Techno EP: Android Dreams, featuring a Remix of Andy Vaz's “Detroit in Me”, originally released in 2011 on his “Straight Vacationing” LP. If you are looking for early Detroit Techno influenced grooves, you're in the right place.
Strictly limited to 250 Copies worldwide (no repress). Grab yours while they last.
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Kaidi Tatham - It never Stops (06:40)
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Kaidi Tatham - One For The Brain (06:36)
2024 Repress
Genre: House, Jazz, Breaks, Electronic, Beatdown,
Tracklist 12":
A1. It never Stops 06:40
B1. One For The Brain 06:36
Release Info:
Imagine a held-up-in-traffic Wayne Shorter arriving late to a Weather Report studio session and Joe Zawinul, Victor Bailey, and Omar Hakim filling in the time by jamming on a grooving house cut. Had that happened, it might have sounded a little bit like “It Never Stops,” one of two ultra-fresh tracks on Kaidi Tatham's Yore debut. Jazz and house are obviously distinct genres, yet as this irresistible cut makes clear swing is common to both. The other track, the cerebrally titled “One for the Brain,” locates itself closer to house music proper but is no less appealing for doing so.
Given the jazzy vibe of “It Never Stops,” it's fitting that Benji B once deemed Tatham the "Herbie Hancock of the United Kingdom.” Regarded as one of the originators of the Broken Beat sound, the UK-based multi-instrumentalist has worked with many an artist, from Bugz In The Attic and The Herbaliser to DJ Jazzy Jeff, and his session work credits list Slum Village, Amy Winehouse, Soul II Soul, and others. His own discography includes EPs and releases for labels such as 2000 Black, First World Records, Theo Parrish's Sound Signature, Eglo Records, and now, of course, Yore.
“It Never Stops” rolls in on a wave of silky synthesizer textures and percolating precision with a tight, funky groove that instantly pulls you into its velvety world. Triangles, electric bass, and clavinet add collective radiance to the material as the tune struts its way into your psyche. As if to make the jazz connection even more explicit, Tatham works an acoustic piano solo into the cut's second half before shifting focus back to the groove for the coda. “One for the Brain,” by comparison, digs into its chugging house pulse with fervour whilst also sweetening the arrangement with painterly synth flourishes. This one charges with breathless determination and like “It Never Stops” nods in jazz's direction with the inclusion of a freewheeling piano solo. Every minute and second on this strictly limited 12“ release seem's meaningful.
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Genre: House, Jazz, Breaks, Electronic, Beatdown,
Tracklist 12":
A1. It never Stops 06:40
B1. One For The Brain 06:36
Release Info:
Imagine a held-up-in-traffic Wayne Shorter arriving late to a Weather Report studio session and Joe Zawinul, Victor Bailey, and Omar Hakim filling in the time by jamming on a grooving house cut. Had that happened, it might have sounded a little bit like “It Never Stops,” one of two ultra-fresh tracks on Kaidi Tatham's Yore debut. Jazz and house are obviously distinct genres, yet as this irresistible cut makes clear swing is common to both. The other track, the cerebrally titled “One for the Brain,” locates itself closer to house music proper but is no less appealing for doing so.
Given the jazzy vibe of “It Never Stops,” it's fitting that Benji B once deemed Tatham the "Herbie Hancock of the United Kingdom.” Regarded as one of the originators of the Broken Beat sound, the UK-based multi-instrumentalist has worked with many an artist, from Bugz In The Attic and The Herbaliser to DJ Jazzy Jeff, and his session work credits list Slum Village, Amy Winehouse, Soul II Soul, and others. His own discography includes EPs and releases for labels such as 2000 Black, First World Records, Theo Parrish's Sound Signature, Eglo Records, and now, of course, Yore.
“It Never Stops” rolls in on a wave of silky synthesizer textures and percolating precision with a tight, funky groove that instantly pulls you into its velvety world. Triangles, electric bass, and clavinet add collective radiance to the material as the tune struts its way into your psyche. As if to make the jazz connection even more explicit, Tatham works an acoustic piano solo into the cut's second half before shifting focus back to the groove for the coda. “One for the Brain,” by comparison, digs into its chugging house pulse with fervour whilst also sweetening the arrangement with painterly synth flourishes. This one charges with breathless determination and like “It Never Stops” nods in jazz's direction with the inclusion of a freewheeling piano solo. Every minute and second on this strictly limited 12“ release seem's meaningful.
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Elbert Philips & Andre Espeut - Tears (Acid Dub)
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Elbert Philips & Andre Espeut - Tears (Sinsay Reprise)
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Elbert Philips & Andre Espeut - Tears (Loving Tribute Instrumental)
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Elbert Philips & Andre Espeut - Tears (Andrew Emil's Dreamix)
12", strictly limited to 300 copies, no repress!
Genre: Deep House / Soulfull House / Acid House / Vocal House / Chicago House
Tracklist:
A1. Tears (Acid Dub)
A2. Tears (Sinsay Reprise)
B1. Tears (Loving Tribute Instrumental)
B2. Tears (Andrew Emil's Dreamix)
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Genre: Deep House / Soulfull House / Acid House / Vocal House / Chicago House
Tracklist:
A1. Tears (Acid Dub)
A2. Tears (Sinsay Reprise)
B1. Tears (Loving Tribute Instrumental)
B2. Tears (Andrew Emil's Dreamix)
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Shaka - Cosmic Bossa 09:28
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Shaka - Days of Life 07:22
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Shaka - Our Instinct 06:20
Genre: Deep House / Soulful House / Bossanova / Detroit House
Tracklist 12":
A1. Cosmic Bossa 09:28
B1. Days of Life 07:22
B2. Our Instinct 06:20
Release Info:
Shaka of the Vibes and Grooves imprint with releases on Local Talk and forthcoming EP on Kai Alce's NDATL, debuts on Yore with a Bossa Nova Deep House masterpiece and classic soulful jazzy deep house on the flip. Not to be missed as this will sell out real quick as only very limited copies available. NO REPRESS.
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Tracklist 12":
A1. Cosmic Bossa 09:28
B1. Days of Life 07:22
B2. Our Instinct 06:20
Release Info:
Shaka of the Vibes and Grooves imprint with releases on Local Talk and forthcoming EP on Kai Alce's NDATL, debuts on Yore with a Bossa Nova Deep House masterpiece and classic soulful jazzy deep house on the flip. Not to be missed as this will sell out real quick as only very limited copies available. NO REPRESS.
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P0lyrhythm - 313 Hazy Days 06:55
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P0lyrhythm - Shimmering Lights 07:27
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P0lyrhythm - Motor City Dreams 07:41
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P0lyrhythm - X-Ray Eyes 05:25
Genre: Detroit Techno, Techno, Soulful Techno
Tracklist 12":
A1. 313 Hazy Days 06:55
A2. Shimmering Lights 07:27
B1. Motor City Dreams 07:41
B2. X-Ray Eyes 05:25
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Tracklist 12":
A1. 313 Hazy Days 06:55
A2. Shimmering Lights 07:27
B1. Motor City Dreams 07:41
B2. X-Ray Eyes 05:25
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Artispure Feat. The Remedy - Chicago Underground (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
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Change Request - Sunday's Best (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
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Elbert Phillips, Andre Espeut - Sunlight (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
Genre: Chicago House, House, Deep House, Jazzy House
Tracklist 12":
A1. Artispure Feat. The Remedy - Chicago Underground (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
B1. Change Request - Sunday's Best (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
B2. Elbert Phillips, Andre Espeut - Sunlight (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
Release Info:
Chicago house producer Andrew Emil (aka Change Request) joins Andy Vaz's Yore label. House music that comes directly from the source – That is Chicago, IL.
The “Nite Dreams” release features remixes (called here Dreamixes) by Emil of one of his own Change Request productions and two by other artists.
The three lustrous Dreamixes on Emil's Nite Dreams are, put simply, irresistible. Chicago-based music collective Artispure (feat. The Remedy) opens the release with the enticingly swinging “Chicago Underground,” its dynamic house groove sprinkled with claps, chunky synth chords, slick hi-hat accents, and soulful vocal interjections. Made over by Emil, the tune's straight-up fabulous. The snappy Change Request production “Sunday's Best” glides breezily on a tropical wave of claps, a skipping house groove, and gentle melodic figures that give the music a nostalgic, even plaintive quality. The closing cut, Emil's soulful treatment of “Sunlight” by native Chicagoan Elbert Phillips and singer Andre Espeut, shows no drop-off. With a snare-popping groove driving the tune and Espeut laying a beautiful vocal across the percolating backdrop, “Sunlight” rivals the other two tracks for quality and appeal. Vaz keeps bringing them strong.
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Tracklist 12":
A1. Artispure Feat. The Remedy - Chicago Underground (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
B1. Change Request - Sunday's Best (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
B2. Elbert Phillips, Andre Espeut - Sunlight (Andrew Emil Dreamix)
Release Info:
Chicago house producer Andrew Emil (aka Change Request) joins Andy Vaz's Yore label. House music that comes directly from the source – That is Chicago, IL.
The “Nite Dreams” release features remixes (called here Dreamixes) by Emil of one of his own Change Request productions and two by other artists.
The three lustrous Dreamixes on Emil's Nite Dreams are, put simply, irresistible. Chicago-based music collective Artispure (feat. The Remedy) opens the release with the enticingly swinging “Chicago Underground,” its dynamic house groove sprinkled with claps, chunky synth chords, slick hi-hat accents, and soulful vocal interjections. Made over by Emil, the tune's straight-up fabulous. The snappy Change Request production “Sunday's Best” glides breezily on a tropical wave of claps, a skipping house groove, and gentle melodic figures that give the music a nostalgic, even plaintive quality. The closing cut, Emil's soulful treatment of “Sunlight” by native Chicagoan Elbert Phillips and singer Andre Espeut, shows no drop-off. With a snare-popping groove driving the tune and Espeut laying a beautiful vocal across the percolating backdrop, “Sunlight” rivals the other two tracks for quality and appeal. Vaz keeps bringing them strong.
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P0lyrhythm - 1. Starlink 07:07
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P0lyrhythm - 2. Belleville Dawn 06:13
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P0lyrhythm - 3. Spaceport Saturn 09:10
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P0lyrhythm - 4. Techno Boulevard 06:15
Genre: Detroit Techno, Techno, Soulful Techno, Hightech Soul, Detroit
Tracklist 12":
1. Starlink 07:07
2. Belleville Dawn 06:13
3. Spaceport Saturn 09:10
4. Techno Boulevard 06:15
Classic Detroit Techno like they don't make it anymore.
One for all 313 fanatics.
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1. Starlink 07:07
2. Belleville Dawn 06:13
3. Spaceport Saturn 09:10
4. Techno Boulevard 06:15
Classic Detroit Techno like they don't make it anymore.
One for all 313 fanatics.
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Musically, Fire Water "Twilight" sits at the crossroads of spiritual jazz, soul jazz, and atmospheric funk, with meditative grooves and arrangements reminiscent of Weldon Irvine, Roy Ayers, or Doug Carn. The instrumentation leans heavily on Fender Rhodes, warm and hypnotic basslines, subtle horn sections, and Afro- Latin percussion.
The result is a sound both introspective and cosmic, yet urban in pulse—equally suited for solitary reflection or a sophisticated dance floor.
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A1 - Magnifique
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B1 - Iñigo Vontier
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Repress bundle of the XXX333, 666, 999 edit series.
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GENRE/S: (nu) disco, new wave, left field disco
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XXX333
A1 - Pete Blaker
A2 - Correlations
B1 - Dr. Dunks
B2 - A.M
XXX666
A1 - JMII
A2 - Il Est Vilaine
B1 - Marvin & Guy
B2 - SHMLSS
XXX999
A1 - Magnifique
A2 - Stijn Sadée
B1 - Iñigo Vontier
B2 - DJ Rocca
SHORT INFO:
Repress bundle of the XXX333, 666, 999 edit series.
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Frivolous - Allen Town Jail
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Frivolous - Back Into the Deep
3
Frivolous - Rising...
4
Frivolous - Red Tide
5
Frivolous - Cryin
6
Frivolous - Serenade Des Excentriques
7
Frivolous - Cinemascopique
8
Frivolous - Lunar Phaser
9
Frivolous - Ostalgia
10
Frivolous - One Fine Solstice
11
Frivolous - Wasting Time
Tracklisting
A1 Frivolous - Allen Town Jail
A2 Frivolous - Back Into the Deep
A3 Frivolous - Rising...
B1 Frivolous - Red Tide
B2 Frivolous - Cryin
C1 Frivolous - Serenade Des Excentriques
C2 Frivolous - Cinemascopique
C3 Frivolous - Lunar Phaser
D1 Frivolous - Ostalgia
D2 Frivolous - One Fine Solstice
D3 Frivolous - Wasting Time
Sales Note
On the streets of Berlin, it's easy to spot people who know their electronic music. You'll see curious partygoers as well as picky listeners whose appreciation isn't easy to win. Tonight, both crowds are heading to the presentation of Daniel Gardner's record. A cult album that was revived thanks to a fresh concept and a remaster. By evening, Jonny Knuppel was packed. Among the guests - a flamboyant duo that couldn't go unnoticed. Some swayed to rhythms that felt like old friends, while others - luckier ones, perhaps - were discovering an entire world for the first time. As they approached the booth, Plate leaned in with a warm smile:
- Daniel, we're huge fans! And that track in particular, Wasting Time, the way the instruments speak to each other, it is just incredible.
- Thanks, guys. It means a lot to know you're getting the meaning behind it.
- We'd love to chat after the party, if that's okay with you.
- I'd love that. Here, this one's for the devoted listeners.
A signed copy now rested in Plate's hands, bright cover and all. A photo sealed the moment. A quiet tribute to an entire era of intelligent sound, and a reminder of where their love for the art had once begun.
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A1 Frivolous - Allen Town Jail
A2 Frivolous - Back Into the Deep
A3 Frivolous - Rising...
B1 Frivolous - Red Tide
B2 Frivolous - Cryin
C1 Frivolous - Serenade Des Excentriques
C2 Frivolous - Cinemascopique
C3 Frivolous - Lunar Phaser
D1 Frivolous - Ostalgia
D2 Frivolous - One Fine Solstice
D3 Frivolous - Wasting Time
Sales Note
On the streets of Berlin, it's easy to spot people who know their electronic music. You'll see curious partygoers as well as picky listeners whose appreciation isn't easy to win. Tonight, both crowds are heading to the presentation of Daniel Gardner's record. A cult album that was revived thanks to a fresh concept and a remaster. By evening, Jonny Knuppel was packed. Among the guests - a flamboyant duo that couldn't go unnoticed. Some swayed to rhythms that felt like old friends, while others - luckier ones, perhaps - were discovering an entire world for the first time. As they approached the booth, Plate leaned in with a warm smile:
- Daniel, we're huge fans! And that track in particular, Wasting Time, the way the instruments speak to each other, it is just incredible.
- Thanks, guys. It means a lot to know you're getting the meaning behind it.
- We'd love to chat after the party, if that's okay with you.
- I'd love that. Here, this one's for the devoted listeners.
A signed copy now rested in Plate's hands, bright cover and all. A photo sealed the moment. A quiet tribute to an entire era of intelligent sound, and a reminder of where their love for the art had once begun.
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Frederiksberg Records is proud to announce the long-awaited reissue of Ambonisye Lord Shepherd’s 1981 debut album, Evidence For Real — a deeply personal and spiritual fusion of Soul and Jazz that has remained a hidden treasure for more than four decades.
Tracklist
1.124th and Lake Street
1.2Life and Times of Malcolm X
1.3Fight for It
1.4Death Land
1.5I'll Always Love You
1.6The Day the Little Shepherd
1.7Verline
1.8The Teachings of Don Juan
1.925TH
https://listen.k7.com/2d96dfe1-f81a-40a2-9c99-d3566d309f45
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Tracklist
1.124th and Lake Street
1.2Life and Times of Malcolm X
1.3Fight for It
1.4Death Land
1.5I'll Always Love You
1.6The Day the Little Shepherd
1.7Verline
1.8The Teachings of Don Juan
1.925TH
https://listen.k7.com/2d96dfe1-f81a-40a2-9c99-d3566d309f45
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michael wycoff - Looking Up To You (05:18)
2
michael wycoff - Diamond Real (Tee Scott Instrumental Mix) (07:05)
2024 Repress
Tracklist:
01. Looking Up To You (05:18)
02. Diamond Real (Tee Scott Instrumental Mix) (07:05)
Two seminal 12" mixes of a pair of Michael Wycoff heavy hitters from 1982. One a two-step favourite and one a Loft classic, these sought-after versions have never been paired on the same record.
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Tracklist:
01. Looking Up To You (05:18)
02. Diamond Real (Tee Scott Instrumental Mix) (07:05)
Two seminal 12" mixes of a pair of Michael Wycoff heavy hitters from 1982. One a two-step favourite and one a Loft classic, these sought-after versions have never been paired on the same record.
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Label:World Of Paint
Cat-No:WOP002
Release-Date:31.10.2025
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP
Label:World Of Paint
Cat-No:WOP002
Release-Date:31.10.2025
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP
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Cindy - Another
2
Cindy - 2Y & 6M
3
Cindy - My Mother
4
Cindy - Never Let Me Go
5
Cindy - New Power
6
Cindy - Cousins Birthday Party
7
Cindy - Seaview Parking
8
Cindy - Justin
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Cindy - Mary
10
Cindy - Boyfriend
11
Cindy - I Love You
12
Cindy - Voice Message
13
Cindy - Maybe Because Its Over Now
Repress!
Debut album by Cindy is aptly called I'm Cindy. Produced by Kai Hugo a.k.a. Palmbomen II. Who exactly is Cindy? If producer Kai Hugo used oblique strategies it would be this question that's been central to his past four years of musical output. First appearing on his 2015 LP Palmbomen II as the titular subject of the track Cindy Savalas, her life has become intertwined with the producer's. "Following that release, I made a music video for Cindy Savalas, where Cindy came to life through the portrayal by Blue LoLan,' Hugo explains. 'I really felt a connection with this character and went deeper into developing who she was and the world she lived in. The result was the creation of the LP Memories Of Cindy, where my goal was to reveal more about Carmel Vista, the town Cindy lived in. Afterwards, I imagined Cindy having her own 'lost' album, as if she had once released a record that was kind of forgotten.' I'm Cindy is altogether different though. It sits at an uncommonly explored intersection between Italo disco and shoegaze - Cocteau Twins and Slowdive are mentioned as influences and you can hear that in the blurred textures and hazy synths of the 13 tracks here. But Hugo also revels in a chance to use his self-created character as a conduit to explore his love of both mainstream pop and its more skewed forms. In many ways the record is as much LoL?n's. It was she who gave the character her voice - initially across 27 tracks recorded with the producer - but her own connection to Cindy runs deeper than that. 'It makes me really nostalgic thinking about everything Cindy went through, she and I have similar feelings' says the vocalist. 'Cindy is a mix of me and Kai so when I listen to the album I feel like I'm half entering Kai's head and half in mine, with a whole bunch of deep emotions, purity and loneliness that just makes me want to dance and cuddle with all my cats in a disco forest somewhere outside of Carmel Vista.'
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Debut album by Cindy is aptly called I'm Cindy. Produced by Kai Hugo a.k.a. Palmbomen II. Who exactly is Cindy? If producer Kai Hugo used oblique strategies it would be this question that's been central to his past four years of musical output. First appearing on his 2015 LP Palmbomen II as the titular subject of the track Cindy Savalas, her life has become intertwined with the producer's. "Following that release, I made a music video for Cindy Savalas, where Cindy came to life through the portrayal by Blue LoLan,' Hugo explains. 'I really felt a connection with this character and went deeper into developing who she was and the world she lived in. The result was the creation of the LP Memories Of Cindy, where my goal was to reveal more about Carmel Vista, the town Cindy lived in. Afterwards, I imagined Cindy having her own 'lost' album, as if she had once released a record that was kind of forgotten.' I'm Cindy is altogether different though. It sits at an uncommonly explored intersection between Italo disco and shoegaze - Cocteau Twins and Slowdive are mentioned as influences and you can hear that in the blurred textures and hazy synths of the 13 tracks here. But Hugo also revels in a chance to use his self-created character as a conduit to explore his love of both mainstream pop and its more skewed forms. In many ways the record is as much LoL?n's. It was she who gave the character her voice - initially across 27 tracks recorded with the producer - but her own connection to Cindy runs deeper than that. 'It makes me really nostalgic thinking about everything Cindy went through, she and I have similar feelings' says the vocalist. 'Cindy is a mix of me and Kai so when I listen to the album I feel like I'm half entering Kai's head and half in mine, with a whole bunch of deep emotions, purity and loneliness that just makes me want to dance and cuddle with all my cats in a disco forest somewhere outside of Carmel Vista.'
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Zachary Berns - Whispers Of Goddesses
2
Zachary Berns - Reminisce (Vinyl Rework)
3
Zachary Berns - Incarnations (Extended Version)
4
Zachary Berns - Times Feat. Joe Don (Vinyl Rework)
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Zachary Berns - Nocturnes
6
Zachary Berns - Flights Feat. Agho, Yoh
Berlin’s Limited White Label presents the vinyl debut of New York City-based composer, producer, and drummer Zachary Berns. A fixture of NYC’s jazz and underground scenes, Berns has built a reputation through boundary-crossing projects (notably “zbeeez” and jazz/hip-hop collective “poetic thrust”), collaborations with rising artists across R&B, jazz, and electronic music, and acclaimed appearances at parties such as “Soul in the Horn”. With LTDWLBL011, he steps forward under his full name for the first time, delivering a statement that bridges his dual lineage in jazz and house/electronic/club music.
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Sladek - Weight Of The World
2
Sladek - Stranger
3
Sladek - Wait For Me
4
Sladek - What A Little Love Can Do
5
Sladek - Here To Stay
6
Sladek - Lotus Eater
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Sladek - Things Gotta Change
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Sladek - Beacon
9
Sladek - Waking Dream
10
Sladek - Bye Bye
Austrian soul band SLADEK returns with Things Gotta Change, a deep, analog-crafted album blending classic soul with a modern touch.
A1 - Weight Of The World
A2 - Stranger
A3 - Wait For Me
A4 - What A Little Love Can Do
A5 - Here To Stay
B1 - Lotus Eater
B2 - Things Gotta Change
B3 - Beacon
B4 - Waking Dream
B5 - Bye Bye
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A1 - Weight Of The World
A2 - Stranger
A3 - Wait For Me
A4 - What A Little Love Can Do
A5 - Here To Stay
B1 - Lotus Eater
B2 - Things Gotta Change
B3 - Beacon
B4 - Waking Dream
B5 - Bye Bye
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RekaB - My Inspiration (05:54)
2
RekaB - Soul Brother 88 (07:03)
3
RekaB - Future Times (06:43)
4
RekaB - Random Fragments (07:13)
Genre: Deep House / Soulfull House / Acid House / Vocal House / Chicago House
Tracklist 12", strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
A1. RekaB - My Inspiration 05:54
A2. RekaB - Soul Brother 88 07:03
B1. RekaB – Future Times 06:43
B2. RekaB – Random Fragments 07:13
Release Info:
ReKaB drops another strong four-track EP, rooted firmly in the Detroit sound with a nod to the soulful techno styles that shaped the UK underground in the 90s. His second EP for Cologne's YORE Records. The production, as always, is spot on—sharp, detailed, and endlessly listenable. While the tracks carry the weight of tradition, they’re not stuck in it. There’s a fresh, forward-facing energy here that keeps things exciting.
My Inspiration opens with classic metallic strings and a tight, robotic square bass that locks you in straight away. Just when you think you know where it’s going, the vocal drops—a bold touch that shifts the track into more human territory, giving it an emotional pull without losing its edge.
Soul Brother is a late-night cruiser. Rhodes chords, rolling bass, and lush strings set the scene for a proper cityscape vibe. It’s smooth, it’s warm, and it glides effortlessly, all while keeping enough groove to move.
Future Times kicks things up a gear with more tempo and bite. Acidic basslines and a writhing lead sit alongside deep chords, making it equal parts hypnotic and urgent. It’s the kind of track that turns heads in the club—direct and effective without being predictable.
Wrapping it up, Random Fragments pulls things back into a more reflective, dubby space. The layers are rich but restrained, with chirps and analogue echoes drifting through a hazy atmosphere. It’s introspective but not sleepy, the perfect comedown to round off the EP.
ReKaB’s consistency is something else—each release feels like it’s levelling up, pushing his sound forward without losing its roots. This EP is no different. It’s a tight package of ideas, all executed with precision and style. One for the heads, no question.
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Tracklist 12", strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress!
A1. RekaB - My Inspiration 05:54
A2. RekaB - Soul Brother 88 07:03
B1. RekaB – Future Times 06:43
B2. RekaB – Random Fragments 07:13
Release Info:
ReKaB drops another strong four-track EP, rooted firmly in the Detroit sound with a nod to the soulful techno styles that shaped the UK underground in the 90s. His second EP for Cologne's YORE Records. The production, as always, is spot on—sharp, detailed, and endlessly listenable. While the tracks carry the weight of tradition, they’re not stuck in it. There’s a fresh, forward-facing energy here that keeps things exciting.
My Inspiration opens with classic metallic strings and a tight, robotic square bass that locks you in straight away. Just when you think you know where it’s going, the vocal drops—a bold touch that shifts the track into more human territory, giving it an emotional pull without losing its edge.
Soul Brother is a late-night cruiser. Rhodes chords, rolling bass, and lush strings set the scene for a proper cityscape vibe. It’s smooth, it’s warm, and it glides effortlessly, all while keeping enough groove to move.
Future Times kicks things up a gear with more tempo and bite. Acidic basslines and a writhing lead sit alongside deep chords, making it equal parts hypnotic and urgent. It’s the kind of track that turns heads in the club—direct and effective without being predictable.
Wrapping it up, Random Fragments pulls things back into a more reflective, dubby space. The layers are rich but restrained, with chirps and analogue echoes drifting through a hazy atmosphere. It’s introspective but not sleepy, the perfect comedown to round off the EP.
ReKaB’s consistency is something else—each release feels like it’s levelling up, pushing his sound forward without losing its roots. This EP is no different. It’s a tight package of ideas, all executed with precision and style. One for the heads, no question.
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The Bug - Millitants
2
Ghost Dubs - Into The Mystic
Split album from The Bug and Ghost Dubs, released on The Bug’s PRESSURE label.
Defines a new form of spectral dub: brutally minimal, hypnotic, and sub-quake heavy.
Features the original lead tracks from their recent "Imploded Versions" white-label single.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (POLE) at Scape Mastering for ultimate low-end clarity.
Fusing dub, techno, and doom into a sacred, narcotic whole.
CD version features 4 bonus tracks.
Description:
When Chuck D proclaimed "Bass, how low can you go?" on Public Enemy's anthemic 'Bring the Noise,' maybe he was pre-empting or inciting the 10,000 fathoms-deep, spine-bending basslines and sub-quake tremors of 'Implosion.'
Implosion is a crushing split album, appropriately released on The Bug's own PRESSURE label. Mapping out a new form of spectral dub, the sound is deliberately immersive, introverted, and yes, definitely implosive. In pursuit of heavy lids, blurred vision, and merciless bass bin punishment, it’s one part meditation, two parts low-end theory, and essentially a confession of devoted sound system addiction.
As expected from a tag team featuring British soundlab explorer and 'London Zoo' composer Kevin Martin, aka The Bug, and Michael Fiedler, aka Jah Schulz—a long-time graduate of Germany's new school of sound system reggae culture—the duo approaches their target differently yet share the goal of keeping their sound "raw" (Fiedler) and "brutally minimal" (Martin). This proves that opposites can attract, even if their tools are different and their methods sometimes diverge.
From such a disparate combo, hailing from different geographical and aesthetic backgrounds, contrasts are certainly on display, even within each artist's own contributions. From the melancholia and transcendence of 'Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds),' to the duality of ascension and descension on 'Hope,' or the Sunn 0))) in dub, visceral drone of 'Dread (The End, London),' to the tripped-out repetitions of 'Midnight,' which reinvents Chain Reaction for post-millennials, the result is both sacred and narcotic. Each track illuminates the emotional impact and atmospheric pressure being explored across this deceptively sparse album—a mastery of tone and texture.
This collection might be as reduced, minimal, and deep as The Bug has ever gone, perhaps echoing the solemnity of his recent Kevin Richard Martin Black release and invoking the futurist steppas self-pioneered on his previous Pressure album. Alternatively, Fiedler‘s Ghost Dubs project ventures into his most heavyweight direction yet, which is no mean feat considering his previous, the critically acclaimed album Damaged, was a monstrously massive triumph of analogue weight and enviable sound design.
Implosion is ice-cool, a stark contrast to the warmth and sociability of traditional Jamaican roots and the current trends in digi-dub. Instead, the mood is soaked in tension and intense dread, finding an unexpected melting point where classic dub's stark rhythm attack, isolationist ambience's eerie drift, dub techno's floatation strategies, and even the relentless riffs of doom metal collide. As the bass-obsessed pair drop what is arguably the heaviest ambient dub album to emerge from any electronic sector—a moody counterpoint to The Orb's fluffy clouds, etc, Martin has cited The Roots Radics, Black Jade, and On U Sound's Pounding System as heavily influencing his approach to the album, while Fiedler has expressed his admiration for Adrian Sherwood's productions and Rhythm & Sound's enchanting soundscape. Yet, the super heavyweight pulsations, emotive resonances, and bone-rattling vibrations detonated here effortlessly go far beyond these influences.
Shadowy and elusive, there’s a mysteriousness at this record's core. A haunting moodiness oscillating between nostalgia and future shock. Despite the deadly fixation with SLOW and HEAVY, the album maintains a totally hypnotic swing throughout. Implosion and its lead single 'Imploded Versions' are testaments to being enveloped in bass, seduced by bass, submerged in bass, and utterly crushed by bass, as The Bug and Ghost Dubs seek to craft a new form of dub for zonal headz and Babylon seekers.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (a.k.a. POLE) at Scape Mastering studio, this record is heavy as f-ck without resorting to continuous distortion. It’s low-end worship taken to an absolute extreme, yet remains highly listenable and definitely danceable, albeit at the slowest of paces. Sacred and narcotic, this is low-end worship amplified to the max. Dive in if you dare.
Tracklisting:
01. THE BUG – Hooked (Hyams Gym, Leytonstone)
02. GHOST DUBS – In The Zone
03. THE BUG – Believers (Imperial Gardens, Camberwell)
04. GHOST DUBS – Hope
05. THE BUG – Burial Skank (Arches, Vauxhall)
06. GHOST DUBS – Dub Remote
07. THE BUG – Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds)
08. GHOST DUBS – Down
09. THE BUG – Militants (The Rocket, Holloway)
10. GHOST DUBS – Into The Mystic
11. THE BUG – Dread (Mass Brixton)
12. GHOST DUBS – Midnight
https://soundcloud.com/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/sets/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/s-ZAkhMCyRUFs?mc_cid=92ab01d063&mc_eid=38fffc39d4
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Defines a new form of spectral dub: brutally minimal, hypnotic, and sub-quake heavy.
Features the original lead tracks from their recent "Imploded Versions" white-label single.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (POLE) at Scape Mastering for ultimate low-end clarity.
Fusing dub, techno, and doom into a sacred, narcotic whole.
CD version features 4 bonus tracks.
Description:
When Chuck D proclaimed "Bass, how low can you go?" on Public Enemy's anthemic 'Bring the Noise,' maybe he was pre-empting or inciting the 10,000 fathoms-deep, spine-bending basslines and sub-quake tremors of 'Implosion.'
Implosion is a crushing split album, appropriately released on The Bug's own PRESSURE label. Mapping out a new form of spectral dub, the sound is deliberately immersive, introverted, and yes, definitely implosive. In pursuit of heavy lids, blurred vision, and merciless bass bin punishment, it’s one part meditation, two parts low-end theory, and essentially a confession of devoted sound system addiction.
As expected from a tag team featuring British soundlab explorer and 'London Zoo' composer Kevin Martin, aka The Bug, and Michael Fiedler, aka Jah Schulz—a long-time graduate of Germany's new school of sound system reggae culture—the duo approaches their target differently yet share the goal of keeping their sound "raw" (Fiedler) and "brutally minimal" (Martin). This proves that opposites can attract, even if their tools are different and their methods sometimes diverge.
From such a disparate combo, hailing from different geographical and aesthetic backgrounds, contrasts are certainly on display, even within each artist's own contributions. From the melancholia and transcendence of 'Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds),' to the duality of ascension and descension on 'Hope,' or the Sunn 0))) in dub, visceral drone of 'Dread (The End, London),' to the tripped-out repetitions of 'Midnight,' which reinvents Chain Reaction for post-millennials, the result is both sacred and narcotic. Each track illuminates the emotional impact and atmospheric pressure being explored across this deceptively sparse album—a mastery of tone and texture.
This collection might be as reduced, minimal, and deep as The Bug has ever gone, perhaps echoing the solemnity of his recent Kevin Richard Martin Black release and invoking the futurist steppas self-pioneered on his previous Pressure album. Alternatively, Fiedler‘s Ghost Dubs project ventures into his most heavyweight direction yet, which is no mean feat considering his previous, the critically acclaimed album Damaged, was a monstrously massive triumph of analogue weight and enviable sound design.
Implosion is ice-cool, a stark contrast to the warmth and sociability of traditional Jamaican roots and the current trends in digi-dub. Instead, the mood is soaked in tension and intense dread, finding an unexpected melting point where classic dub's stark rhythm attack, isolationist ambience's eerie drift, dub techno's floatation strategies, and even the relentless riffs of doom metal collide. As the bass-obsessed pair drop what is arguably the heaviest ambient dub album to emerge from any electronic sector—a moody counterpoint to The Orb's fluffy clouds, etc, Martin has cited The Roots Radics, Black Jade, and On U Sound's Pounding System as heavily influencing his approach to the album, while Fiedler has expressed his admiration for Adrian Sherwood's productions and Rhythm & Sound's enchanting soundscape. Yet, the super heavyweight pulsations, emotive resonances, and bone-rattling vibrations detonated here effortlessly go far beyond these influences.
Shadowy and elusive, there’s a mysteriousness at this record's core. A haunting moodiness oscillating between nostalgia and future shock. Despite the deadly fixation with SLOW and HEAVY, the album maintains a totally hypnotic swing throughout. Implosion and its lead single 'Imploded Versions' are testaments to being enveloped in bass, seduced by bass, submerged in bass, and utterly crushed by bass, as The Bug and Ghost Dubs seek to craft a new form of dub for zonal headz and Babylon seekers.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (a.k.a. POLE) at Scape Mastering studio, this record is heavy as f-ck without resorting to continuous distortion. It’s low-end worship taken to an absolute extreme, yet remains highly listenable and definitely danceable, albeit at the slowest of paces. Sacred and narcotic, this is low-end worship amplified to the max. Dive in if you dare.
Tracklisting:
01. THE BUG – Hooked (Hyams Gym, Leytonstone)
02. GHOST DUBS – In The Zone
03. THE BUG – Believers (Imperial Gardens, Camberwell)
04. GHOST DUBS – Hope
05. THE BUG – Burial Skank (Arches, Vauxhall)
06. GHOST DUBS – Dub Remote
07. THE BUG – Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds)
08. GHOST DUBS – Down
09. THE BUG – Militants (The Rocket, Holloway)
10. GHOST DUBS – Into The Mystic
11. THE BUG – Dread (Mass Brixton)
12. GHOST DUBS – Midnight
https://soundcloud.com/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/sets/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/s-ZAkhMCyRUFs?mc_cid=92ab01d063&mc_eid=38fffc39d4
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SML is the quintet of bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann. Their second album, How You Been, finds the supergroup of prolific composer/producers pushing ever further into the hyperrealist, collectivist approach to music creation nascently explored on their debut Small Medium Large, which was lauded as “awe-inspiring” by Glide, “exuberant” by the Los Angeles Times, and “an exciting milestone” by Pitchfork.
How You Been represents a breakthrough in the musical language of the group. This new work was crafted via extensive post-production of recorded improvisations from a handful of shows in a similar fashion to their debut, but whereas Small Medium Large was constructed from analog tapes of the band’s very first (and very modest) shows at bygone Highland Park LA venue ETA, How You Been was built with a far higher level of self-awareness and a far deeper pool of source material.
As SML has evolved and spread out in space-time, their fluencies, both as an improvising unit in performance and as a production team in the studio, have sharpened. At inception the band inspired disparate but distinctive artist comparisons like Essential Logic, Oval, Herbie Hancock’s Sextant, and electric Miles Davis, as well as assorted genre touchpoints like Afrobeat, kosmiche, proto-techno and new-jazz. With How You Been their work manages to both collapse and explode such derivatives, displaying a new, high resolution version of SML, fully-flowered into a new strain of sound, bound to incite its own copycats in due time.
“SML might signal a new iteration of jazz, or it might not be jazz at all, or it might not matter.” - Pitchfork
It’s important to note that SML’s sound wasn’t created in a vacuum. The band is part of an extensive community of creative musicians who collaborate in a multitude of ways, and that community has proven to be essential to a growing family tree of innovative, genre-expanding music. Los Angeles in the 2020s is a musical Petri dish in the same way that Cologne & Dusseldorf were for the birth of Krautrock; Canterbury for progressive rock in late-60s; NYC for No Wave & the Downtown sound in the late 70s and 80s; Chicago for genreless, Tortoise-adjacent sounds in the 90s. The musicians of SML represent the core of a new school within the Los Angeles jazz and improvised music scene that seems to breed infinitely overlapping combinations, including Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet, the Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes trio, Anna Butterss’s own band (as heard on 2024’s Mighty Vertebrate), and various other solo and ensemble projects encompassing every single member of the SML, respectively. Available Friday November 7th, 2025.
Listen: listen.k7.com/e29444dd-0fd1-4859-91d1-6ff8d0730dd0
Tracklist:
1.1Gutteral Utterance
1.2Chicago Four
1.3Taking out the Trash
1.4Plankton
1.5Chicago Three
1.6Daves
1.7Old Mytth
1.8Stepping In / The Loop
1.9Brood Board SHROOM
1.10Odd Evens
1.11How You Been
1.12Moving Walkway
1.13Mouth Words
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
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How You Been represents a breakthrough in the musical language of the group. This new work was crafted via extensive post-production of recorded improvisations from a handful of shows in a similar fashion to their debut, but whereas Small Medium Large was constructed from analog tapes of the band’s very first (and very modest) shows at bygone Highland Park LA venue ETA, How You Been was built with a far higher level of self-awareness and a far deeper pool of source material.
As SML has evolved and spread out in space-time, their fluencies, both as an improvising unit in performance and as a production team in the studio, have sharpened. At inception the band inspired disparate but distinctive artist comparisons like Essential Logic, Oval, Herbie Hancock’s Sextant, and electric Miles Davis, as well as assorted genre touchpoints like Afrobeat, kosmiche, proto-techno and new-jazz. With How You Been their work manages to both collapse and explode such derivatives, displaying a new, high resolution version of SML, fully-flowered into a new strain of sound, bound to incite its own copycats in due time.
“SML might signal a new iteration of jazz, or it might not be jazz at all, or it might not matter.” - Pitchfork
It’s important to note that SML’s sound wasn’t created in a vacuum. The band is part of an extensive community of creative musicians who collaborate in a multitude of ways, and that community has proven to be essential to a growing family tree of innovative, genre-expanding music. Los Angeles in the 2020s is a musical Petri dish in the same way that Cologne & Dusseldorf were for the birth of Krautrock; Canterbury for progressive rock in late-60s; NYC for No Wave & the Downtown sound in the late 70s and 80s; Chicago for genreless, Tortoise-adjacent sounds in the 90s. The musicians of SML represent the core of a new school within the Los Angeles jazz and improvised music scene that seems to breed infinitely overlapping combinations, including Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet, the Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes trio, Anna Butterss’s own band (as heard on 2024’s Mighty Vertebrate), and various other solo and ensemble projects encompassing every single member of the SML, respectively. Available Friday November 7th, 2025.
Listen: listen.k7.com/e29444dd-0fd1-4859-91d1-6ff8d0730dd0
Tracklist:
1.1Gutteral Utterance
1.2Chicago Four
1.3Taking out the Trash
1.4Plankton
1.5Chicago Three
1.6Daves
1.7Old Mytth
1.8Stepping In / The Loop
1.9Brood Board SHROOM
1.10Odd Evens
1.11How You Been
1.12Moving Walkway
1.13Mouth Words
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More