Tracklist 12":

a1_TimesAreRuff_LazersHaveFeelingsToo 8:35
a2_TimesAreRuff_Booté 5:39
b1_TimesAreRuff_1982 7:01
b2_TimesAreRuff_DaisyMay 7:20


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Disco meets Acid meets House. Banging A-side and funky B-side. Warehouse ready

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Played by William Kouam Djoko, Brame & Hamo and Fouk


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Tracklist 12":
A1_TimesAreRuff_Bottles 7:38
A2_TimesAreRuff_DoubleD's 8:23
B1_TimesAreRuff_LostBeat 7:50
B2_TimesAreRuff_Wings 7:46


Short Info:

Well. I think we just ran out of Waldorfs! So lets us serve you TAR010 instead.

Vital Sales Points:

10th anniversary release on Times are Ruff by the owners them self
The artwork shifts from spray-paint to pictures



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140Gr Brown recycled discobag - Siggatunez debut on Times are Ruff

Tracklist 12":

a1 - Times are Ruff - Eyes To See - 5:09
a2 - Times are Ruff - Vanilla Ice - 5:30
b1 - Siggatunez - Rush Hour - 6:37
b2 - Siggatunez - The Upper Room - 7:48

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Siggatunez debuts on Times are Ruff and splits a 12inch with the label owners. Both share a Berlin connection through their studios located in the same building, something unknown at the time the first contact was made. Unsurprisingly that became the theme for this joint effort of music.
Both sides contain serious dancefloor intended tracks, in signature style of the label, where beats and groove take the lead, but keeping the soul.



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140Gr Brown recycled discobag

Booty-shaking & mind-moving! The new S3A release specifically originated and is meant for the dancefloor, one dancefloor in particular to be precise. Taking experience from his alma-mater Rex-Club in Paris, S3A crafts a 4-track EP to honour this legendary venue in the heart of Parisian music history.

Tracklist 12":

TAR016_a1_S3A_ 4000e 6:48
TAR016_a2_S3A_Spaceship 6:06
TAR016_b1_S3A_QuickSheitan 6:17
TAR016_b2_S3A_Jun 6:25

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Booty-shaking & mind-moving! The new S3A release specifically originated and is meant for the dancefloor, one dancefloor in particular to be precise. Taking experience from his alma-mater Rex-Club in Paris, S3A crafts a 4-track EP to honour this legendary venue in the heart of Parisian music history.
The label Times Are Ruff releases a steady stream of DJ-friendly tools and dancefloor ready house-tracks, with a hint to the past but never sounding dated.

Vital Sales Points:

" S3A Rex Club Paris resident
" EP dedicated to legendary REX club in Paris
" S3A just came back from his first Australian tour


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VIBE ALERT! Times are Ruff teams up with the Italian 'Il Garage'-crew to bring an atmospheric split EP for your body & soul.Member of the Il Garage crew is Nu-Type who previous released on DVS1's - Mistress Recordings

Tracklist 12":

TAR015_a1_TimesAreRuff_GhettoMiles 8:09
TAR015_a2_TimesAreRuff_Dr.Zanbar 6:58
TAR015_b1_IlGarage_Croccante 5:22
TAR015_b2_IlGarage_Delizioso 5:58

Short Info:

VIBE ALERT! Times are Ruff teams up with the Italian 'Il Garage'-crew to bring an atmospheric split EP for your body & soul.

Vital Sales Points:

" The vinyl debut of the mysterious crew from the Italian Sicilian island: Il Garage.
" Member of the Il Garage crew is Nu-Type who previous released on DVS1's - Mistress Recordings
" 15th release of the well-known underground label Times are Ruff, extends its reach into the digital realm as well.


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Special remarks : 2LP, 12"/ 30cm Vinyl, 140 gramm
12" white unpadded paper inner sleeves (middle hole both sides) (T220092)
12" labels, 3-4 colour, euroscale
Kraftpak 307g/m2 Standardsleeve with 2 holes T200415


Tracklist 2LP:

A1_K.98_PBJT_6:42
A2_Fouk_RonnieSlaws_6:46
B1_S3A_Cabaret_5:29
B2_Liem&EddieNess_5MinBassdrumSolo_4:48
C1_NathanSurreal&Eversines_TrustMe_6:56
C2_TvFrom86_HolderOfThings_5:28
D1_TimesAreRuff_Searchin_8:07




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Times Are Ruff celebrates their 5th anniversary and bring together a nice group of friends for this special VA edition.

Seven different tracks fitting for seven different moods on the night. Fouk and K98 are bringing the heat with disco-fueled pumpers. S3A gets jazzy with a clarinet, and Eddy Ness & Liem keep it functional on their crazy BD-tool. Nathan Surreals collab with Eversines brings us a hypnotic trip down Detroit lane. While TvFrom86 and label owners Times are Ruff themselves keep things moody & groovy.

Vital Sales Points:

All-star line-up of undergrounds finest. The mysterious K98, French super-sampler S3A, Dutch-funk duo FOUK and les enfant terrible from Hamburg Liem & Eddie Ness.
- Liem had last year a huge with with “if only I could”
- Fouk’s had huge success with their releases on heist


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Tracklist 12":

a1_TimesAreRuff_LazersHaveFeelingsToo 8:35
a2_TimesAreRuff_Booté 5:39
b1_TimesAreRuff_1982 7:01
b2_TimesAreRuff_DaisyMay 7:20


Short Info:

Disco meets Acid meets House. Banging A-side and funky B-side. Warehouse ready

Vital Sales Points:

Played by William Kouam Djoko, Brame & Hamo and Fouk


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Tracklist 12":

a1_AlexFields_PaperPlane 7:29
a2_AlexFields_LaRue 8:39
b1_PeteBandit_Ruffstreet 7:40
b2_PeteBandit_Dirschauer(Beatmix) 6:16



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Times are Ruff is here with the 11th edition of its imprint. showcasing some of the styles the label stands for. percussive. jazzy. hypnotic and rhythmic house-music. TAR011 is a dance floor oriented 4-tracker by Alex Fields and Pete Bandit. The guys behind the collaborative Times are Ruff project & label (which they do together with Resistance Orchestra) bring you this time two solo tracks each. Alex Fields brings two tracks to the table which both are based on a jazzy foundation without becoming lazy. Fields pushes his drums and patterns to overdrive to uplift every dancefloor. while keeping the melody side musically interesting with jazzy solos. Bandit keeps it more rhythmic and straight-forward on his side. with a percussive driven beat-track and a small wink to earlier more hypnotic TAR releases with his track Ruff Street.

Vital Sales Points:

2 of the founders of TAR share an EP under their own name and bring their personal strangths to the table.


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Tracklist 12":
A1_TimesAreRuff_Bottles 7:38
A2_TimesAreRuff_DoubleD's 8:23
B1_TimesAreRuff_LostBeat 7:50
B2_TimesAreRuff_Wings 7:46


Short Info:

Well. I think we just ran out of Waldorfs! So lets us serve you TAR010 instead.

Vital Sales Points:

10th anniversary release on Times are Ruff by the owners them self
The artwork shifts from spray-paint to pictures



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Tracklist 2x12":
A1: Introduzione A2: Aroma de mi vida A3: Whoja vu B1: Dunneed2give it up B2: Jeep ridaz C1: Double pain C2: Storia losca D1: The quiet Bobobo D2: Latexxxnite enemy (feat. P Lok) D3: Damaging ur mental
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Following a number of exciting tunes released on the renowned Quintessentials, here comes Mat Chiavaroli's first long-player "No Stranger To Madness". Warm Fostex tape hisses and MPC swings, the guy from the Pescara hills delivers 10 tracks for both your dancing and listening pleasure.
The A- and B-side tracks are drenched in dusty funk samples, gritty chords and syncopated rhythms. In "Aroma De Mi Vida" Mat chops obscure Rhodes riffs and layering them with more elements, just like in "Whoja Vu", a heavy-sampled disco juggler very close to his previous Quintessentials releases. On the flip we find some deep chords melting with powerful gospel vocals, giving life to a track that annihilates boring dancefloors. There's a similar vibe in "Jeep Ridaz" that reminisces about seminal Atavisme classics with broken detuned bits and agitated cut and pastes give a sense of randomness. The second part of this album shows Mat Chiavaroli's deeper side. "Double Pain" is a tune that progressively brings you to many aspects of what Mat loves: saturated female vocals stick out while gloomy chords gently develop. "Storia Losca" has a slightly different attitude with a huge synth presence, live percussion and dreamy pianos. The D side opens with "The Quiet Bobobo", a distorted floor delight and ends with something closer to Mat's early music, disclosing a fresh collaboration with the young studio fellow P.Lok.
"No Stranger To Madness" fits many bills and is an impressive proof of what Mat's musical ability is.



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Format : Vinyl 12” (180 gr., Limited Full Cover)

1st single of the long awaited new album "High Life" featuring Pepe Bradock Mix + Pepe´s "Urgent Spookapella", John Barera & Will Martin Boomerang Dub, Original Mix

Track list :
A1 Dam Swindle feat. Seven Davis Jr. - Flavourism (Original Mix)
A2 Dam Swindle feat. Seven Davis Jr. - Flavourism (John Barera & Will Martin Boomerang Dub)
B1 Dam Swindle feat. Seven Davis Jr. - Flavourism (Pépé Bradock’s Bittersweet Mix)
B2Dam Swindle feat. Seven Davis Jr. - Flavourism (Pépé Bradock’s Urgent Spookapella)

Release Info:
2018 marks our first step into album territory, releasing the sophomore album “High life” of Heist’s very own Detroit Swindle, to be released end of May. This single features the album cut “Flavourism” with vocals from Seven Davis Jr. Here, the single is presented with remixes by the amazing Pépé Bradock and Boston-to-NYC house duo John Barera & Will Martin.
Flavourism is as much a throwback track to classic Dam Swindleterritory, as it is a look into their contemporary view on soulful deep house. The vibe is set by Seven Davis Jr.’s distinctive vocals, accompanied by warm ‘side-chained’ pads and a rubbery live synth-bassline. Fans of “The Wrap Around” will definitely feel a nod to that 2012 classic with those Prophet pads. If you’ve seen their live performance with Seven Davis Jr. during Dour festival in 2015 or heard their remix for SDJ’s track “Friends” on Classic Music Company, you might already anticipate a collaboration that works like a charm.
When deciding on a remixer for this project, the boys wanted to do something special. Ask someone special. And so it happened that they asked Pépé Bradock: someone who stood at the root of European house music and has pioneered in the genre, carefully curating his own style into something that surpasses genres. Here, he delivers both a stunning and deep interpretation of the original, with added harmonies, a touch of lo-fi and his own signature electronics. On top comes the ‘acapella’, stripped from all percussion and leaving the vocal and all of Pépé’s lovely weirdness.
The single further features US house duo John Barera & Will Martin, who have already released some amazing music on Dolly, or John’s own ‘ Supply records’. Not surprisingly, they deliver a great clubby house cut with some Chicago flavour, dubbing and out the vocal to a basic mantra: “I’ll always keep”.
Keep an eye out for High Life out soon with more collaborations. For now, please enjoy Flavourism.
Best Regards,
Heist Recordings.

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Tracklist 12":
A1: This is harmony
A2: This is harmony (Creative Swing Alliance remix)
B1: Swan
B2: Areg
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He's back in full! After his compilation contribution on "Thank you freaks "part 3" (QE36), italian producer and DJ Mat Chiavaroli is back on Quintessentials with his first full EP. A rich blend of music with lots of beatiful details! Tastes as delicious as pizza and pasta! Plus as desert a dope remix from the ever reliable Creative Swing Alliance (Tsuba, Mule Musique, Faces). Get the "Swan EP" for your (quint)essential house collection!


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UPC: 827170570962 Release : 01.12.2014
Very worthy 180g 12" + 10" Pack - Limited!
Tracklist 12”:
A The Organ Grinder – Changes All the Time (Detroit Swindle Remix)
B1 Dam Swindle – The Break Up (Max Graef Remix) B2 Nachtbraker – Bluebottle (Frits Wentink Remix)
Tracklist 10”:
C Max Graef & Andy Hart – Jungle (Nachtbraker Remix) D Frits Wentink – Schrewd (The Organ Grinder Remix)

Info:
Listen to this if you like: anything that we've put out last year, wrapped together in a lovely double pack of a 12" and 10". The Roundup part 1 is the first part of an annual recurring event: the big Heist family remix EP, where all artist names get put in a big bowl, and by luck of the draw, find themselves remixing (and remixed by) another Heist artist. We've got Max Graef remixing Dam Swindle and turning the break up into a full on Graef-affair. The label heads themselves take "The Organ Grinder"'s "Change all the time" and turn into a deep Chicago-esque tune and completing the 12", there's Frits Wentink's take on Bluebottle, experimenting with his trademark shuffle. On the 10", Standout track of the first year of Heist "Jungle" gets a lovely rework by Nachtbraker, giving it a more 4x4 feel than the original and The Organ Grinder who turns Frits Wentink's Schrewd into a full on Filter house cut. The artwork is handmade and photographed by Baster.

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2026 repress


Tracklist 12":
A1) Back In The Days
A2) Native Riddim (Vinyl Bonus Track)
B1) Jugendstil
B2) +++
Info:
COEO are to Toy Tonics records, what Master at Work were to the House scene of the 1990ies: They bring the Soul into the House. Their new EP "Back In The Days" is a 4 track house stomper that could have been made in 1997 by guys like Sneak, Dimitri from Paris or Little Louie. But still the similarities to the new Berlin Sample-House scene around Max Graef and Hodini are evident, too. Already their last years' superhit NATIVE RIDDIM (which is featured as a bonus track on this vinyl) included some heavy jazz samples they found in their parents' bag of soul. Native Riddim has been no.1 in the Traxsource charts for several weeks and was the basis for their already huge following. From Laurent Garnier to Tensnake - the feedback has been awesome. Now they proceed their way of souldful house. Just good taste.


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Tracklist 12":

A1) Danza Organica (Musumeci Remix) (5:33)
A2) Perfetta Cosi (Gome Remix) (4:45)

B1) Es Buena (Extended Mix) (5:44)
B2) Perfetta Cosi (Extended Mix) (4:58)

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It’s Italian time! Sam Ruffillo is back. Sicilian producer doing smooth Balearic disco with Italian vocals. The direction is clear: Sam Ruffillo's music brings us back into the Italian riviera and the hippy days of Ibiza in the late 1970ies. Even his way of production is similar to how the early days disco producers in Italia used to work: No samples needed. Instead a few guest musicians come to jam over Sam's beats in his Italian studio space. Guitar, bass, percussions. Sam later makes the production and added keyboard solos and put together the vibes into what is this new EP.

The girl voice comes from NINFA. It’s the classic studio story: Ninfa is a singer and DJ and friend of Sam. She was hanging at the studio while Sam was finishing these tracks. She stated to sing along... the words came up spontaneously… so they decided to record her and finally decided to keep them. The vibe was too good. Why talk English if u can do it better: in Italian! :)

This is second for Toy Tonics after his Sport House EP from last year. Sam also appeared on the solo record of Joel Holmes on Toy Tonics. Together with Kapote Modica he co-produced and made the beats on that record. Now Sam is back with this pure Italian EP. Inclusive remixes by new German artists Gome and Italian Musemeci - known to many from his fabulous Italo-trance releases on Diynamic records.




















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As Hans Peeman's side project next to his Junktion moniker, New Franklin Theory returns to Outplay with a very personal project. Five carefully produced songs in the form of a mini-album of sorts, which showcases his journey into more melodic synth heavy work. Starting off, 'Andromeda Beach' eases you into the spacey atmosphere of the record with dreamy rhodes supported by his distinctive percussion and bass work.
Following, 'Homeward' introduces melancholic synth lines grounded by an infectious bass line for a Balearic inspired feel. 'Afterburner' ups the tempo with warm arpeggiated Juno sounds and saxy disco samples, which will remind you of his previous work.
Space-funk-synth-boogie, that's what comes to mind when listening to 'In Orbit'. Instant groove with a solid beat interspersed with brief vocal samples and dreamy rhodes chords. As the closer, 'The Holtzman Effect' (award for 2018's most nerdy song title, look it up) sets you off floating away on warm chords and bass together with characteristic space bleeps.

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GENRE/S: House, Disco, Afro

TRACKLIST:
A - Deroy
B1 - Latin Emanon
B2 - Nitollano

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Three-track heater by Felipe Gordon, signing the 6th installment of NeighbourSoul Edits.




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Track list:
A1. Belair
A2. Jubilee
B1. On Top (Strip Steve Remix)
B2. And I Said (Tensnake Remix)

Release Info:

Exactly one year after Lorenz’s debut EP on Dirt Crew he is back with a super funky follow up. With the recent
“Marakuja” track on our “Deep Love 2018” compilation he already set the tone to a much more fluid and organic live approach to his sound recording.

The opening title track “Belair” is a heavy “wurly” organ jam he developed mainly by playing live and afterwards finalizing it in his Cologne studio. After his recent tour and shows as part of the Detroit Swindle live outfit he really got into improvising and composing his tunes on the fly. The Funk is all over this one and it is a great uplifting “sunny” jam to play out. Following this one is the slower and deeper “Jubilee” that’s adding even more soul to the “Rhode” funk with an irresistible bass line and melody and when the clavinet break sets in it’s nothing but Good Times on the dance floor! A certain rewind for us and favorite track off this new EP.

On the flip we added two remixes from his previous high in demand tracks “On Top” and “And I Said”. Lorenz has been working a lot on various projects with his good friends Strip Steve and Tensnake and both had their go on these tracks from last year. Strip Steve took the parts of “On Top” and turned them into a deep Detroit flavored House Jam with stabby beats and beautiful strings added. Last but not least Tensnake fires up a high octane remix of “And I Said” that leans much towards old school New York house rhythms and the additional “Sax” topping gives it a groovy 90s feel to it. For sure bringing back that great happy and funky flow of the original.

We hope you dig this funk and soul laden EP by Lorenz Rhode as much as we do! Enjoy!



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Track list:
A1. Stingray Nebula
A2. Undine
B1. Thales
B2. Inside
B3. Train Ride to Bratsk


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The OUER guys just live down the road from us in Berlin and we have been crossing paths many times these past years so it is with great joy we can finally present a full EP with their unique approach to electronic music on Dirt Crew Recordings. Since their debut on “HEIST” in 2016 Xaver and Oliver have consistently pushed their sound and production, on their own OUER imprint they released four EP’s up till now and the latest called “E” is just a few weeks old as we speak.

The A side opens with the title track “Stingray Nebula”, a bliss composition of layered arpeggios underlined by a deep sub bass, building steadily towards etheric strings setting in and descending again with a break beat ending that builds perfect grounds for the following dance floor stomper “Undine”. That second A side track is a great mix of Deep House and Electronica and is what makes OUER’s music so special, almost entering trance territories here but keeping those Chicago and Detroit references alive.

When we head over to the B side we encounter some new tracks that really made us want to release this EP in the first place. The beautiful “Thales” contains live bass and percussive instrumentation and is a crossover indie-tronica gem. Following that is the deep “Inside” where an “emo” piano themed House jam meets clever vocal sampling and filtered synth stabs to produce a great going groove. Closing out we have some real ambience electronica for you in “Train Ride to Bratsk”, again played mostly live and using acoustic instruments recorded in their Berlin studio the OUER guys are crossing borders again and turned out this piece of goodness.

Enter the world of OUER, we hope you like it as much as we do!


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