2024 repress, Watergate standard sleeve

Tracklist:
A1) Checkmate
A2) Checkmate (Cinthie Remix)
B1) Checkmate (Steve Rachmad Remix)

Infotext:
It's been quite a while since we've last seen our next artist on Watergate Records. It was 2014 when he dropped his Watergate mix and EP so it is with great pleasure that we welcome back the legendary Kerri Chandler.
'Checkmate' is the epitome of a Kerri Chandler classic and has all the makings of a timeless future classic. With bold, soulful keys and massive analog drums 'Checkmate' elevates any dance floor's intensity to meteoric levels. To give an extra perspective to the single we invited another icon, Steve Rachmad to remix the original and he delivers an incredibly soulful Techno revision while Watergate mainstay Cinthie hands over a expertly crafted modern twist with classic appeal. No matter what your searching for, there is a gem for you here. Welcome back Kerri!


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Super limited Collectors Edition of 100 Copies in 200G (!) Swirl Color Vinyl,
HiGH QUALITY VINYL HAND MADE IN DENMARK, EVERY 75th COPY QUALITY CHECKED IN FULL.

NEW 2023 ALBUM, 2LP, GATEFOLD,200G,Swirl Color Vinyl, Limited Collectors Edition of 100

Formed in the late 70's, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members has co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back singles such as Cocaine Cool, remixes from Soul Clap, and latest the mini-album Cosyland and the chill out album, Cosmic Vibes.
In 2013 they released the double album Uptimistic Music.
2019 was the 40th anniversary and release of the album Healing Feeling.

2023 marks the year of a new 21track studio album "Road To Fame"

As for concerts, Laid Back is touring worldwide at cherry picked sunny locations with their two-man electronic set up and selected festivals with the band.


TRACKLIST:
Vinyl
A
Road To Fame
Funky Dreamer
Sitting In My Sofa
Wooden House In Sweden
Art Of Love

B
My Baby Blue
Groovy Sunshine
Chill Out Man
Impression
You Are A Star

C
Beautiful Loser
Why Is Everybody In Such A Hurry
Green Village
Pass It On
Be The One You Are

D
Bright Side Of The Sun
Everybody's Looking For You
Happy Blues Man
Musk Malone
Mig
Mikkel Brygger


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LP 2x12"
MUNK presents: TEUTONIK DISASTER (Compilation)
German New Wave Funk 1979 - 1983
Compilation originally released 2003 on Gomma records.

A very special compilation. 8 edits and reworks of rare German New Wave Funk and Disco Punk.

Toy Tonics label heads Mathias Munk Modica and Kapote present Teutonik Disaster, a very special compilation with 8 edits and reworks of rare German New Wave Funk and Disco Punk from 1979 to 1983.

A1 Die Heteros - Monogamie, Kannibalismus unserer Zeit (Kapote Rework)
A2 Camilla Motor - Gefahr Im Tivoli (Kapote Rework)
B1 Exkurs - Fakten Sind Terror (Kapote Rework)
B2 Carmen - Schlaraffenland (Kapote Rework)
C1 Explorer - Yellow Power (Kapote Rework)
C2 BBB - Alltag (Kapote Rework)
D1 Roter Mund - Mit Dir Allein (Kapote Rework)
D2 Die Chefs - Frauenkörper (Kapote Rework)

There have been millions of typical disco edits in the last years. But there is so much more interesting music from the late 1970s and early 80s yet to bubble its way to the surface. One of those lesser explored fields is the crazy funky side of Germany's underground disco and new wave from that period. At the time, many German bands were trying to make their own version of English and American styles. After Kraftwerk and Can had started to use the German language in a cool, new way, many bands that followed in their steps experimented with German new wave. Most of these bands didn't reach a bigger audience. Their records never got pressed to more than 300 - 500 copies as they were a number of years ahead of the huge commercial explosion of German pop in 1984: The NDW aka "Neue Deutsche Welle", with Nena's humongous hit 99 Red Balloons. The bands featured on the compilation released their music before the NDW hype and later broke up. Plenty of these early bands are best forgotten but if you dig deeper you'll find the gems, bursting with style and attitude. And that's just what Toy Tonics heads Mathias Munk Modica & Kapote did. They hit gold.

Most of these tracks have already been released on the original "Teutonik Disaster" compilation in 2003 on Gomma Records. Gomma was the label that Mathias Munk Modica started before Toy Tonics 15 years ago, where he released records with James Murphy, WhoMadeWho, Asia Argento... Gomma is not active anymore, but it felt like the right time to re-release this compilation in 2019. Munk and Toy Tonics partner Kapote made new versions of these rare songs, adding drum machines and extended them. The result is unbelievable music, heavy funk basslines, soulful vibes, cool vocals that you would be hard pressed to expect from Germans and a vibe that slots in perfectly in 2019's post-techno and post-deep house scenario.

The artists:

Camilla Motor, Die Heteros and Exkurs: These bands were inspired by New York's proto disco bands like ESG or Liquid Liquid. Basslines that could come from a 1975 disco dancefloor and white boy funk drums which would bring to mind the music released on ZE Records during that period. Exkurs' "Fakten sind Terror" was discovered by Munk in an old vintage shop in Munich. It was first released on Gomma's original compilation in 2003, then re-released on Optimo's JD Twitch compilation "Kreaturen der Nacht" on Strut in 2018. Most of these musicians had connections to art academies in Cologne, Mannheim and Hamburg. They would often be dilettantes with their instruments, but with an unfailable passion for black music and new wave as well as dadaistic, ironic and scandalous lyrics: Take for example Die Heteros: "Monogamy, cannibalism of our days!" from the album "Romantik Ist Tot" (Cologne 1982). The title says it all.

Carmen's "Schlaraffenland", like most of these songs this track also came out in 1982. Two years before the commercially successful Neue Deutsche Welle exploded. Carmen's amazingly sensual German vocals stand out and the groove could easily have been on a Blondie or Talking Heads album. It's certain that these musicians tried to imitated the New York art funk vibe. The song was co-produced by Piet Klocke, who was part of another white boy funk group called Die Tanzdiele and later became a comedy star on German TV.

Die Chefs' "Frauenkörper" is a track from a band that deliberately flirted with controversy during its existence. Released in 1982, their album was took off the market by their label and their concerts were cancelled after protests. The track itself sounds like it could have been on a Prince record, with a weirdly funky beat and pan-asian indebted synth melodies

Roter Mund and B.B.B. are straight up disco vibes with German dada slogans, cold new wave drums but with a funky feel underpinning everything. You're guaranteed to rock any forward thinking disco dancefloor of 2019 with these. The two guys behind Hamburg's Roter Mund where inspired by American breakdance music when producing their debut LP in 1982. They pose with old school sneakers and imitate NY breakers poses on the back cover of the album. Later the guys became successful producers of German schlager (Germany's answer to mainstream pop). Munk & Kapote changed quite a bit here from the original versions, adding bass drums and hi hats, cutting out and repeating certain parts to make it sound fresher. The same process happened with B.B.B. where large sections of the original track were edited out.

Explorer's track comes from an album that was originally sonic experiments with early sequencers and synthesizers by Tony Carey, a legendary Californian musician who was part of Rainbow. He later moved to Germany where he worked with Peter Hauke but ended up producing schlager, TV commercials and pop. But his first album "Yellow Power" is cult. It's crazy to hear how these jams sound like early proto techno or electro funk. They could have been made in Detroit 15 years later. The original LP was cult between the late 80ies Cosmic and balearic scene. This is Robotic Funk.


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Opaque Red Vinyl, Double Sided, 12x12 Insert, Download Card, Marketing Sticker

You Only Live 2wice is the third studio album from Freddie Gibbs. Following a tumultuous time in Gibbs' personal life, the album focuses on Freddie overcoming his obstacles and rising from the ashes anew, as reflected in the album art depicting the resurrection of Jesus. At 8 tracks, the album has no features, instead using the space to let Gibbs bear his soul. The album includes the chilling violin-laced single, "Crushed Glass," as well as standout hits, "20 Karat Jesus," &"Amnesia." Executive produced by Ben "Lambo" Lambert & Gibbs himself, the album sees production from BADBADNOTGOOD, Kaytranada, Speakerbomb, Dupri, Jay Nari, Teddy Walton, Blair Norf & more. Back in print for the first time since its initial release and pressed on Opaque Red vinyl.

Key Marketing/Selling:
You Only Live 2wice is Freddie Gibbs' 3rd studio album
Freddie Gibbs is one of the most notable figures in modern rap
Freddie's last 3 albums have all been serious contenders for album of the year (Bandana, Alfredo, Soul Sold Separately)
Freddie Gibbs has not released a studio album that has missed among fans
Multiple videos released in support of the album
Freddie Gibbs consistently tours and releases music
This is the first ever repress, and first time offered on colored vinyl
Freddie Gibbs is set to appear on the new Kanye West album
The album received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork & an 8.5 by HotNewHipHop
The album has 40M+ cumulative streams on Spotify alone
Freddie Gibbs is featured and has one of the standout verses on the new Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign album, Vultures
Executive produced by Freddie Gibbs and Ben "Lambo" Lambert, the album sees production from BADBADNOTGOOD, Kaytranada, Jay Nari, Teddy Walton, Dupri & more

Tracklist:
A1/1. 20 Karat Jesus
A2/2. Alexys
A3/3. Crushed Glass
A4/4. Dear Maria
B1/5. Amnesia
B2/6. Andrea
B3/7. Phone Lit
B4/8. Homesick

Listen: https://listen.empi.re/51192

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