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REES - Dubmite
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REES - Spelaion
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REES - Ascend
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REES - Subterranean
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REES - Column Science
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REES - Calcium Cult
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REES - Cave Dweller
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REES - Mineral
Music For Stalagmites is a slow-form, immersive album, marking the accumulation of over 20 years of experimentation from the Middlesbrough based artist.
The album explores the duality of both primal and futuristic worlds, drawing inspiration from nature, technology and evolution to create a body of work that transcends beyond any timeline that has come before us. Forging vivid and otherworldly subterranean environments that transport the listener to an alternate haven. Music for Stalagmites embodies the sound of animism, a concept where all forms of nature hold a spiritual essence.
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The album explores the duality of both primal and futuristic worlds, drawing inspiration from nature, technology and evolution to create a body of work that transcends beyond any timeline that has come before us. Forging vivid and otherworldly subterranean environments that transport the listener to an alternate haven. Music for Stalagmites embodies the sound of animism, a concept where all forms of nature hold a spiritual essence.
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More records from REES
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Rees - Dream Wave
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Rees - The New Beat
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Rees - Electric Body
Rees landed on Bordello A Parigi with a bang. His “Three Eyes” track left dancefloors slippy and listeners wanting more. Thankfully, the Middlesborough musician only too glad to comply. Dream Wave collects three tracks that are emblematic of Rees’ enviable ability. A serial cross pollinator, genre lines are blurred before being rewritten. “A Dream Wave” melts rich basslines and muscled percussion with a daringly upbeat counter melody. Kick drums usher in “The New Beat”. Flourishes float above the thump before Rees lets loose. Acid barbs, rave shouts and Eastern echoes coalesce in this unique work. Keeping bodies moving until the very end, Rees delivers “Electric Body”. Guitar strings and incising snares collide with a hypnotic synthline that adopts elements of synth pop and full bodied techno. A record that perfectly illustrates the versatility of this style shifting artist.
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REES - Devils Club
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REES - Magic
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REES - The Spirit
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REES - The Spirit (Dub Mix)
Following releases from label founder Palms Trax, a reissue of eighties Chicago House innovator Rog’e, and a pair of cassette mixtapes from Berlin-based selectors Enchanted Rhythm and Budino, CWPT looks to the North-East of England for its next release, live and direct from REES. Hot on the heels of a twelve-inch on Bordello A Parigi and underscoring a slowly simmering reputation as one of the brightest stars of his community, REES’s debut on CWPT is a classy and globally informed perspective on house, disco and acid styles. Undistilled rhythm is at the heart of Rees’s vision of club culture; on title track, Devils Club, it’s effect makes itself known immediately, driving a channel of lively percussion towards a series of tasteful breakdowns that are both propulsive and alluring. On ‘Magic’, a confidently raw, loose drum loop accelerates into a glossy, psychedelic speed-chase that’s pure Miami Vice reimagined in Middlesbrough. On the flip, two versions of ‘The Spirit’ tastefully expand beyond REES’s musical borders and into warm, cinematic territory, blending tropically tinted instrumentation with (and then without) an entrancing vocal sample.
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More records from Magic Ritmo
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Hulusi - Dream (Emblem)
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Hulusi - Dream (Effigy)
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Hulusi - Roara Tamanka (Original Mix)
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Hulusi - Kurdzod (Sultan Suleyman The Magnificent)
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Hulusi - Sonance (Original Mix)
Emerging from the suburbs of North London in the early 1990s, Hulusi was an experimental electronic music collective formed by four friends of multi-ethnic origin: Cypriot, Caribbean, Indian and English heritage.
Cultivating their musical practice within very specific parameters of time and space, Hulusi instills the essence and spirit of the acid house movement (and its aftermath) that had taken much of England by storm from 1988 onwards. The ‘Dream’ EP was the collective's first release of their self-funded and limited output, offering up a categorically elusive record that could soundtrack the most esoteric and life affirming club moments, whilst simultaneously satisfying the ears and obscure desires of those found dwelling in the heavily occupied ‘chill out’ rooms and nocturnal after parties.
As the emerging UK rave scene aligned with newfound accessibility of music production, the late 80s and early 90s became a fertile ground for experimental electronic music, spawning a generation of bedroom and basement producers interacting with and creating music for often the very first time. Like many, Hulusi was a musical project that connected the dots between DIY spirit, technological advancements and the burgeoning cultural phenomenon of acid house. The project operated outside of the then perceived, traditional band conventions, instead developing their sound and exchanging ideas through the format of demo tapes and floppy disks, nurturing their work through individual bedroom studios and feedback sessions.
Considered a crucial and possibly defining element of the record, is Hulusi’s unconscious exploration of the groups hybrid cultural identity.
Rooted in a shared desire for self-invention, the Dream EPreflects Hulusi's response to a world of rapid musical and technological change. Each track on the record draws inspiration from both Western and Eastern musical frameworks, symbolized through the record’s structure. The ‘Western Side’, featuring "Dream," echoes the ambient techno and acid house influences of early rave culture and bands like 808 State and Orbital. In contrast, the ‘Eastern Side’ of the record is highly decorated with samples, yet stripped back, through its purposeful use of organic sounds, reflecting the group's fascination with blending Western modernism with imagined Eastern themes.
Despite operating in near obscurity, Hulusi - The Dream EP acts as an audible catalyst to transport the listener to a different time and place, offering a lucid snapshot into the musical and cultural explorations of the past whilst simultaneously remaining a timeless piece of music.
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Cultivating their musical practice within very specific parameters of time and space, Hulusi instills the essence and spirit of the acid house movement (and its aftermath) that had taken much of England by storm from 1988 onwards. The ‘Dream’ EP was the collective's first release of their self-funded and limited output, offering up a categorically elusive record that could soundtrack the most esoteric and life affirming club moments, whilst simultaneously satisfying the ears and obscure desires of those found dwelling in the heavily occupied ‘chill out’ rooms and nocturnal after parties.
As the emerging UK rave scene aligned with newfound accessibility of music production, the late 80s and early 90s became a fertile ground for experimental electronic music, spawning a generation of bedroom and basement producers interacting with and creating music for often the very first time. Like many, Hulusi was a musical project that connected the dots between DIY spirit, technological advancements and the burgeoning cultural phenomenon of acid house. The project operated outside of the then perceived, traditional band conventions, instead developing their sound and exchanging ideas through the format of demo tapes and floppy disks, nurturing their work through individual bedroom studios and feedback sessions.
Considered a crucial and possibly defining element of the record, is Hulusi’s unconscious exploration of the groups hybrid cultural identity.
Rooted in a shared desire for self-invention, the Dream EPreflects Hulusi's response to a world of rapid musical and technological change. Each track on the record draws inspiration from both Western and Eastern musical frameworks, symbolized through the record’s structure. The ‘Western Side’, featuring "Dream," echoes the ambient techno and acid house influences of early rave culture and bands like 808 State and Orbital. In contrast, the ‘Eastern Side’ of the record is highly decorated with samples, yet stripped back, through its purposeful use of organic sounds, reflecting the group's fascination with blending Western modernism with imagined Eastern themes.
Despite operating in near obscurity, Hulusi - The Dream EP acts as an audible catalyst to transport the listener to a different time and place, offering a lucid snapshot into the musical and cultural explorations of the past whilst simultaneously remaining a timeless piece of music.
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G.F.X. - Eternal (Mix 1)
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G.F.X. - D.D.M. (Original Mix)
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G.F.X. - The Chill (Original Mix)
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G.F.X. - Eternal (Mix 2)
Magic Ritmo returns with their second release, a highly demanded reissue of ‘G.F.X. - Eternal’ originally released in 1990.
Shrouded in mystery, the record has gained cult status among veteran ravers, record collectors and those who are allured by the spiritual and ethereal quality the record embodies. Magic Ritmo is delighted to lift the cloak and share the story of the record and artist through a fully licensed and remastered release.
G.F.X. is the alias of Geoff Waterston, a musician, producer and engineer from the coastal town of Whitley Bay, North East England. G.F.X. was born from a youth spent tampering with electronics, taping drum beats off the radio and resourcefully discovering his creativity. Performing originally locally, G.F.X. quickly became a name spotted on the line up of many acid house nights that were popping up across the North east, as the area began to receive their first transfusion of acid house.
Often hidden away from the archives documenting this time, the North East of England was a pivotal and culturally rich scene amongst the acid house movement. Most prominently, and fondly spoken of, was Middlesbrough’s ‘Butter Loggie’, a bizarre sounding party that grew to crowds as big 10,000 youths partying at the Herlingshaw Centre in Eston, a community centre by day and place of pilgrimage by night for those eager to experience the beginning of acid house. G.F.X. performed regularly at the Butter Loggie and recalls the impact and ferality of the event, a wild and loose party where the soundsystem shook through your bones. These early experiences provided Geoff with his first glimpses of spirituality, which provided much of the inspiration behind the EP’s title track ‘Eternal’.
The story and legacy of ‘Eternal’ lives on, remastered and reimagined through the lens of Magic Ritmo.
Limited 500 copies.
180g vinyl including inserts.
We would like to thank Geoff and Zara for their trust in us and allowing us the honour of putting this important piece of culture back into the world.
"Eternal was a snapshot of a time when an opening up of alternative lifestyles, spirituality, political activism and music were creating an overall sense of freedom and separation from mainstream society.
And for the first time in my life, I felt a sense of peace and belonging that I had never experienced before and that's where eternal emerged from"
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Shrouded in mystery, the record has gained cult status among veteran ravers, record collectors and those who are allured by the spiritual and ethereal quality the record embodies. Magic Ritmo is delighted to lift the cloak and share the story of the record and artist through a fully licensed and remastered release.
G.F.X. is the alias of Geoff Waterston, a musician, producer and engineer from the coastal town of Whitley Bay, North East England. G.F.X. was born from a youth spent tampering with electronics, taping drum beats off the radio and resourcefully discovering his creativity. Performing originally locally, G.F.X. quickly became a name spotted on the line up of many acid house nights that were popping up across the North east, as the area began to receive their first transfusion of acid house.
Often hidden away from the archives documenting this time, the North East of England was a pivotal and culturally rich scene amongst the acid house movement. Most prominently, and fondly spoken of, was Middlesbrough’s ‘Butter Loggie’, a bizarre sounding party that grew to crowds as big 10,000 youths partying at the Herlingshaw Centre in Eston, a community centre by day and place of pilgrimage by night for those eager to experience the beginning of acid house. G.F.X. performed regularly at the Butter Loggie and recalls the impact and ferality of the event, a wild and loose party where the soundsystem shook through your bones. These early experiences provided Geoff with his first glimpses of spirituality, which provided much of the inspiration behind the EP’s title track ‘Eternal’.
The story and legacy of ‘Eternal’ lives on, remastered and reimagined through the lens of Magic Ritmo.
Limited 500 copies.
180g vinyl including inserts.
We would like to thank Geoff and Zara for their trust in us and allowing us the honour of putting this important piece of culture back into the world.
"Eternal was a snapshot of a time when an opening up of alternative lifestyles, spirituality, political activism and music were creating an overall sense of freedom and separation from mainstream society.
And for the first time in my life, I felt a sense of peace and belonging that I had never experienced before and that's where eternal emerged from"
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Past Tense returns with a second helping of buried treasure: three previously unreleased tracks from 90s and early 2000s written by US legend John Howard. Made between two millenniums, these cuts blend house, techno, and tech house into a hypnotic, time-warped trip. How they stayed in the vault for over 20 years is anyone's guess.
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Fresh & Low - Love Capsule Deluxe (Original Mix)
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Fresh & Low - Love Capsule Deluxe (Sax In Space Dub)
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Fresh & Low - Love Capsule Deluxe (Deep Space Dub)
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Fresh & Low - Love Capsule Deluxe (Vocal Mix 2)
RAWAX proudly presents the 9th release by Fresh & Low on their own „TREASURES" series!
This time we have the honor to re-issue "Love Capsule Deluxe“ formerly released on Guidance Recordings in 1998!
Our vinyl only edition includes the 4 strongest (in our opinion) tracks.
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This time we have the honor to re-issue "Love Capsule Deluxe“ formerly released on Guidance Recordings in 1998!
Our vinyl only edition includes the 4 strongest (in our opinion) tracks.
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Label:Disques de la Spirale
Cat-No:LPSPI007
Release-Date:05.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Disques de la Spirale
Cat-No:LPSPI007
Release-Date:05.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Parasite Jazz - Bongopoly
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Parasite Jazz - Apocalypse Egged Up
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Parasite Jazz - Mascara
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Parasite Jazz - ????
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Parasite Jazz - Choir Culture
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Parasite Jazz - Black Moon
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Parasite Jazz - Blue Moon
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Parasite Jazz - Piano Cat
Territories : ww -fr -benelux -uk
Genre: Electronic, experimental, jazz, krautrock
Tracklist
A1. Bongopoly
A2. Apocalypse Egged Up
A3. Mascara
B1. ????
B2. Choir Culture
B3. Black Moon
B4. Blue Moon
B5. Piano Cat
Second album of french incendiary fake big band Parasite Jazz. A krautrock, jazz-non-jazz, experimental album recorded along four seasons by three musicians (Alex Larsen, Tamara Goukassova & Théo Delaunay) from the french fringes ; members of Succhiamo, Diagonale des Yeux, Simple Music Experience, Violent Quand on Aime ... featuring Radio Hito, Kyle Knapp (Deliluh) & Hochiwah.
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After its first release in 2023, the tiny big band Parasite Jazz brings its public iterations to fruition with “?”, a testament to an alternate reality, matured voyaging across France over the span of four seasons.
It sees the music flee through exuberant forests and steep troglodytes ; a parallel genre movie with a soundtrack of diluvian rhythms, mocking chants, jazz noir and voodoo accidents. In this shifting, autonomous world, the elastic orchestra—whose members [Radio Hito, Valentin Noiret, Kyle Knapp, and Hochiwah] keep on appearing and disappearing—plays for nocturnal secrets and feverish cavalcades.
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Genre: Electronic, experimental, jazz, krautrock
Tracklist
A1. Bongopoly
A2. Apocalypse Egged Up
A3. Mascara
B1. ????
B2. Choir Culture
B3. Black Moon
B4. Blue Moon
B5. Piano Cat
Second album of french incendiary fake big band Parasite Jazz. A krautrock, jazz-non-jazz, experimental album recorded along four seasons by three musicians (Alex Larsen, Tamara Goukassova & Théo Delaunay) from the french fringes ; members of Succhiamo, Diagonale des Yeux, Simple Music Experience, Violent Quand on Aime ... featuring Radio Hito, Kyle Knapp (Deliluh) & Hochiwah.
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After its first release in 2023, the tiny big band Parasite Jazz brings its public iterations to fruition with “?”, a testament to an alternate reality, matured voyaging across France over the span of four seasons.
It sees the music flee through exuberant forests and steep troglodytes ; a parallel genre movie with a soundtrack of diluvian rhythms, mocking chants, jazz noir and voodoo accidents. In this shifting, autonomous world, the elastic orchestra—whose members [Radio Hito, Valentin Noiret, Kyle Knapp, and Hochiwah] keep on appearing and disappearing—plays for nocturnal secrets and feverish cavalcades.
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SDK (Simone De Kunovich) - Summer Card
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SDK (Simone De Kunovich) - Summer Card (M's Freak Mix)
Summer Card, is the debut release on Safe Trip of SDK – a new project by Simone de Kunovich. Refining his sound into a more glossy, dancefloor-driven direction, this summer anthem blends nostalgic, early-2000s chords with a clean, propulsive groove. The release includes a vinyl-only DJ Tool tweak by Young Marco (M’s Freak Mix), pushing things into obscure territories. You have been hearing this one been played out by a select few past year, and now its finally here!
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Shin Watanabe - Ethos Mama Trax VI
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Shin Watanabe - Red Zone Trax III
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Shin Watanabe - Red Zone Trax I
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Shin Watanabe - Red Zone Trax II
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Shin Watanabe - Ethos Mama Trax X
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Shin Watanabe - Ethos Mama Trax III
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Shin Watanabe - Ethos Mama Trax VIII
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Shin Watanabe - Red Zone Trax VIII
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Shin Watanabe - Ethos Mama Trax VII
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Shin Watanabe - Ethos Mama Trax I
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Shin Watanabe - Red Zone Trax X
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Shin Watanabe - Red Zone Trax V
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Shin Watanabe - Red Zone Trax IX
double pack of deep, late night house moves from this new(?) producer.. TIP!
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Rob Pearson - Odd Job Mischief
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Rob Pearson - Dodgy Brass
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Rob Pearson - The Right Speed (Ft. Jayson Walker)
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Rob Pearson - Beautifully Mangled
Expanding beyond the West Coast with release number three, Goodtunes invites master of the craft Rob Pearson for a dark & moody EP.
Opener “Odd Job Mischief” bends itself over dubbed out low end pressure as echoic LFOs rip through the groove. A2 “Dodgy Brass” doubles down, forcing hazy horns through truncated rhythmic cracks split from beneath its own weight.
On side B, “The Right Speed” is all gas, no breaks. A moody, stripped back weapon with detailed texture & the dark, tripped out aesthetics of Jayson Walker’s murmurs over the top. “Beautifully Mangled” wraps up the EP with a dark minimal groove & lush atmosphere that slowly builds into a warm driving force.
Third time’s certainly the charm on [GT003], with Pearson pushing his productions into new territory with meaningful intention.
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Opener “Odd Job Mischief” bends itself over dubbed out low end pressure as echoic LFOs rip through the groove. A2 “Dodgy Brass” doubles down, forcing hazy horns through truncated rhythmic cracks split from beneath its own weight.
On side B, “The Right Speed” is all gas, no breaks. A moody, stripped back weapon with detailed texture & the dark, tripped out aesthetics of Jayson Walker’s murmurs over the top. “Beautifully Mangled” wraps up the EP with a dark minimal groove & lush atmosphere that slowly builds into a warm driving force.
Third time’s certainly the charm on [GT003], with Pearson pushing his productions into new territory with meaningful intention.
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Damian Dalla Torre - Intro / Sprouts
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Damian Dalla Torre - Longitude
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Damian Dalla Torre - Nacre
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Damian Dalla Torre - Chives
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Damian Dalla Torre - Bupi
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Damian Dalla Torre - Slant
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Damian Dalla Torre - Loops
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Damian Dalla Torre - Tenki Ame (feat. Manami Kakudo)
LP
Special remarks: 180g
Tracklist:
A1) Intro / Sprouts 00:03:00
A2) Longitude 00:07:29
A3) Nacre 00:01:58
A4) Chives 00:06:22
B1) Bupi 00:02:05
B2) Slant 00:04:15
B3) Loops 00:01:51
B4) Tenki Ame (feat. Manami Kakudo) 00:04:35
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Damian Dalla Torre returns with People Pleaser, a record shaped by movement, collaboration and an ever-deepening relationship with sound as environment.
The Leipzig-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer first found wide attention with his 2022 debut Happy Floating, and his subsequent album I Can Feel My Dreams was named the #1 Contemporary Album of 2024 by The Guardian, an accolade that broadened his audience and deepened confidence in his evolving voice. That second album, written between Europe and South America, opened unexpected doors and took Dalla Torre to stages across New York, Japan and Italy. “When you release music, it’s very intimate,” he reflects. “You show your emotions pretty raw. I was kind of scared. But getting so much positive feedback gave me a lot of self-confidence to try out more.”
People Pleaser begins in that quiet shift of confidence.
The title stayed with him for months before he committed to it. “It was a working title for a long time,” he says. “I didn’t actually think I would use it. But this term also felt somehow relevant in connection with the phase of self-negotiation during the development process. Some aspects are related to pressure, others are positive.” The ambiguity felt right. Rather than presenting it as a statement, Dalla Torre leaves it open, an invitation rather than a confession.
At the centre of People Pleaser is collaboration. Guitarist Bertram Burkert, whose playing stretches from classical delicacy to electric abstraction, joined Dalla Torre in the studio for an intensive three-day session, recording a wide palette of textures that would become the backbone of the album. Vocalist Laura Zöschg, a key live collaborator, harpist Babett Niclas, organist Felix Römer, tape experimentalist Markus Rom, marimba and vibraphonist Volker Heuken and Japanese artist Manami Kakudo also contribute, creating a sound that feels intimate yet expansive.
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Special remarks: 180g
Tracklist:
A1) Intro / Sprouts 00:03:00
A2) Longitude 00:07:29
A3) Nacre 00:01:58
A4) Chives 00:06:22
B1) Bupi 00:02:05
B2) Slant 00:04:15
B3) Loops 00:01:51
B4) Tenki Ame (feat. Manami Kakudo) 00:04:35
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Damian Dalla Torre returns with People Pleaser, a record shaped by movement, collaboration and an ever-deepening relationship with sound as environment.
The Leipzig-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer first found wide attention with his 2022 debut Happy Floating, and his subsequent album I Can Feel My Dreams was named the #1 Contemporary Album of 2024 by The Guardian, an accolade that broadened his audience and deepened confidence in his evolving voice. That second album, written between Europe and South America, opened unexpected doors and took Dalla Torre to stages across New York, Japan and Italy. “When you release music, it’s very intimate,” he reflects. “You show your emotions pretty raw. I was kind of scared. But getting so much positive feedback gave me a lot of self-confidence to try out more.”
People Pleaser begins in that quiet shift of confidence.
The title stayed with him for months before he committed to it. “It was a working title for a long time,” he says. “I didn’t actually think I would use it. But this term also felt somehow relevant in connection with the phase of self-negotiation during the development process. Some aspects are related to pressure, others are positive.” The ambiguity felt right. Rather than presenting it as a statement, Dalla Torre leaves it open, an invitation rather than a confession.
At the centre of People Pleaser is collaboration. Guitarist Bertram Burkert, whose playing stretches from classical delicacy to electric abstraction, joined Dalla Torre in the studio for an intensive three-day session, recording a wide palette of textures that would become the backbone of the album. Vocalist Laura Zöschg, a key live collaborator, harpist Babett Niclas, organist Felix Römer, tape experimentalist Markus Rom, marimba and vibraphonist Volker Heuken and Japanese artist Manami Kakudo also contribute, creating a sound that feels intimate yet expansive.
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Hannah Lew - 1. Time Wasted
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Hannah Lew - 2. Sunday
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Hannah Lew - 3. Another Twilight
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Hannah Lew - 4. Siloed
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Hannah Lew - 5. Replica
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Hannah Lew - 6. Damaged Melody
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Hannah Lew - 7. Move In Silence
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Hannah Lew - 8. Distance Of The Moon
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Hannah Lew - 9. The Cloc
LP - territory: WW- UK/USA/CA/Benelux/AU/NZ
TRACKLIST:
1. Time Wasted
2. Sunday
3. Another Twilight
4. Siloed
5. Replica
6. Damaged Melody
7. Move In Silence
8. Distance Of The Moon
9. The Cloc
“One foot out the door, another in the otherworld…”
So begins Hannah Lew’s debut, self-titled solo record, soaked in imperious, wide-eyed pop songwriting and a girl-group/post punk
aesthetic that belies the artist’s history in the U.S. underground. A towering, hook-laden album, it’s infused with an optimism and
surrealism that conversely deals with the times we find ourselves in.
Recorded at home in Richmond, CA and in The Best House studio with Maryam Qudus in Oakland CA, with the assistance of a crack
team of West Coast musicians, this album sees Hannah Lew stepping out from behind the legacy of her two groups Grass Widow and
Cold Beat. While musically bearing similarities with her previous work, “Hannah Lew” is a bold leap into direct pop territory, making
ample use of a vocal style that teases out the inherent melancholy in her melodies. Mastered by Sarah Register, each song is a
perfectly honed nugget that frequently pulls the heart in two directions at once.
Themes of change, breaking up, shattering old ways of being are shot through the record. For the front cover, a photograph of the
artist’s face was printed, ripped up and re-assembled, resembling the creative process embarked upon by Lew for her first “solo”
material. The album feels instinctual, almost dream-like in its assemblage of sweeping synths and pulsating, propulsive drum machine
beat patterns with Lew’s vocal performances sensitive and caressing over the top. Increasingly relying on the subconscious and
dreams to guide her creative process, Hannah Lew frequently abandons literal interpretations or linear narratives, the songs seeming
to exist in a swooning, effortless flow-state while remaining emotionally hard hitting.
On an album where every song could be a single, there are kaleidoscopic shades and varying emotional tones in abundance. First
single Another Twilight is carried along a pumping, Italo-disco-style 4/4 beat and mono-synth bass line, the low end pulling at the
heart and body. Lew’s vocal melody teases the track before swan-diving into a gorgeous chorus as she sings “it’s all over baby and I
don’t mind… in decline, I take my time…” The album is suffused with moments like this. On slow builder Damaged Melody, an
arpeggiated synth elongates the verse before a cascading synth showers down melodic glitter. The stunning Replica uses dual
swirling synth patterns before a driving, synthpop chorus for the ages carries Hannah Lew’s vocal into the stereo field, sailing in on a
high register singed with the embers of a break up.
In a departure from previous groups, her solo songs are guided by dreams and free association inspired by Dada and the Surrealist
movement and sculpted afterwards. As such, the songs reveal themselves on repeated listens, revealing traces of heartbreak inspired
by both personal and global elements - Hannah Lew regards the album “a wartime album.” On Move In Silence, Lew intones “there’s
a war outside, just out of view,” revealing the dichotomy at play throughout. With the songs evolving naturally and in a flow state, the
pressures and sadnesses of the modern age bleed through, mixed in with Lew’s inherent love, sensitivity and fractured-but-intact
optimism. On the swooning, sublime Sunday layers of Numanoid synths open up for the commanding vocal performance pontificating
on grief, love, pain as she “feels the ache on Sunday…” As the chorus builds and Lew’s call-and-response vocal adds to the emotional
tension, it almost feels like too much to take.
Elsewhere, there are echoes of Hannah Lew’s previous work. On Time Wasted a bass guitar comes in with a heavy, punk attack
before the synths and vocal harmonies reminiscent of later Cold Beat elevate everything. The glassy, sweetly resigned closer The
Clock sounds like so classic it could be cover, a sweetened Jesus & Mary Chain tune perhaps, before it erupts into volcanic chorus
that could only come from Hannah Lew in 2026.
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TRACKLIST:
1. Time Wasted
2. Sunday
3. Another Twilight
4. Siloed
5. Replica
6. Damaged Melody
7. Move In Silence
8. Distance Of The Moon
9. The Cloc
“One foot out the door, another in the otherworld…”
So begins Hannah Lew’s debut, self-titled solo record, soaked in imperious, wide-eyed pop songwriting and a girl-group/post punk
aesthetic that belies the artist’s history in the U.S. underground. A towering, hook-laden album, it’s infused with an optimism and
surrealism that conversely deals with the times we find ourselves in.
Recorded at home in Richmond, CA and in The Best House studio with Maryam Qudus in Oakland CA, with the assistance of a crack
team of West Coast musicians, this album sees Hannah Lew stepping out from behind the legacy of her two groups Grass Widow and
Cold Beat. While musically bearing similarities with her previous work, “Hannah Lew” is a bold leap into direct pop territory, making
ample use of a vocal style that teases out the inherent melancholy in her melodies. Mastered by Sarah Register, each song is a
perfectly honed nugget that frequently pulls the heart in two directions at once.
Themes of change, breaking up, shattering old ways of being are shot through the record. For the front cover, a photograph of the
artist’s face was printed, ripped up and re-assembled, resembling the creative process embarked upon by Lew for her first “solo”
material. The album feels instinctual, almost dream-like in its assemblage of sweeping synths and pulsating, propulsive drum machine
beat patterns with Lew’s vocal performances sensitive and caressing over the top. Increasingly relying on the subconscious and
dreams to guide her creative process, Hannah Lew frequently abandons literal interpretations or linear narratives, the songs seeming
to exist in a swooning, effortless flow-state while remaining emotionally hard hitting.
On an album where every song could be a single, there are kaleidoscopic shades and varying emotional tones in abundance. First
single Another Twilight is carried along a pumping, Italo-disco-style 4/4 beat and mono-synth bass line, the low end pulling at the
heart and body. Lew’s vocal melody teases the track before swan-diving into a gorgeous chorus as she sings “it’s all over baby and I
don’t mind… in decline, I take my time…” The album is suffused with moments like this. On slow builder Damaged Melody, an
arpeggiated synth elongates the verse before a cascading synth showers down melodic glitter. The stunning Replica uses dual
swirling synth patterns before a driving, synthpop chorus for the ages carries Hannah Lew’s vocal into the stereo field, sailing in on a
high register singed with the embers of a break up.
In a departure from previous groups, her solo songs are guided by dreams and free association inspired by Dada and the Surrealist
movement and sculpted afterwards. As such, the songs reveal themselves on repeated listens, revealing traces of heartbreak inspired
by both personal and global elements - Hannah Lew regards the album “a wartime album.” On Move In Silence, Lew intones “there’s
a war outside, just out of view,” revealing the dichotomy at play throughout. With the songs evolving naturally and in a flow state, the
pressures and sadnesses of the modern age bleed through, mixed in with Lew’s inherent love, sensitivity and fractured-but-intact
optimism. On the swooning, sublime Sunday layers of Numanoid synths open up for the commanding vocal performance pontificating
on grief, love, pain as she “feels the ache on Sunday…” As the chorus builds and Lew’s call-and-response vocal adds to the emotional
tension, it almost feels like too much to take.
Elsewhere, there are echoes of Hannah Lew’s previous work. On Time Wasted a bass guitar comes in with a heavy, punk attack
before the synths and vocal harmonies reminiscent of later Cold Beat elevate everything. The glassy, sweetly resigned closer The
Clock sounds like so classic it could be cover, a sweetened Jesus & Mary Chain tune perhaps, before it erupts into volcanic chorus
that could only come from Hannah Lew in 2026.
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Paul Johnson - Relax With Me
2
Paul Johnson - A Little Suntin Suntin
3
Paul Johnson - You Make Me Say Do Be Do
4
Paul Johnson - Hear The Music
5
Paul Johnson - About Your Love
6
Paul Johnson - Summer Heat
7
Paul Johnson - I Wonder Why
8
Paul Johnson - The Groove
TRACKLIST:
1. Relax With Me 04:46
2. A Little Suntin Suntin 05:37
3. You Make Me Say Do Be Do 04:40
4. Hear The Music 05:21
5. About Your Love 04:56
6. Summer Heat 05:28
7. I Wonder Why 05:24
8. The Groove 04:16
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OVERVIEW:
Born and raised in the birthplace of House Music, Paul Johnson was known for his raw, soulful, and infectious sound, that helped shape Chicago's house scene and inspired generations of DJs worldwide in particular he was a massive inspiration to Daft Punk and the 'French Touch' scene. Releasing a vast amount of music throughout the 1990s for some of the most consistently underground dance labels including legendary Chicago imprints Cajual, Relief and Dance Mania he finally gained global fame with his 1999 hit "Get Get Down," a dancefloor anthem that topped charts across Europe. Despite facing physical challenges, including losing both legs in accidents, he remained an unstoppable force in music-touring, producing, and uplifting others with his resilient spirit and signature groove. Originally released in 1996 Feel The Music was Paul's second album for Peacefrog Records. Containing some of the classiest house music to hail from the Windy City. Classics such A Little Suntin Suntin , Summer Heat and I Wonder Why will have you smiling while you're jackin' and the irresistible and infectious Hear The Music was fthe opening track for Daft Punks legendary Radio 1 Essential Mix.
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1. Relax With Me 04:46
2. A Little Suntin Suntin 05:37
3. You Make Me Say Do Be Do 04:40
4. Hear The Music 05:21
5. About Your Love 04:56
6. Summer Heat 05:28
7. I Wonder Why 05:24
8. The Groove 04:16
LP FORMAT DETAILS: 35th Anniversary Edition of Peacefrog - 2LP Smokey Vinyl
PRIVATE LISTEN LINK: https://open.spotify.com/album/3R38w0nQOzuI5mcGPNivxm?si=IcykacfURBa6HI8Qezb7aw
OVERVIEW:
Born and raised in the birthplace of House Music, Paul Johnson was known for his raw, soulful, and infectious sound, that helped shape Chicago's house scene and inspired generations of DJs worldwide in particular he was a massive inspiration to Daft Punk and the 'French Touch' scene. Releasing a vast amount of music throughout the 1990s for some of the most consistently underground dance labels including legendary Chicago imprints Cajual, Relief and Dance Mania he finally gained global fame with his 1999 hit "Get Get Down," a dancefloor anthem that topped charts across Europe. Despite facing physical challenges, including losing both legs in accidents, he remained an unstoppable force in music-touring, producing, and uplifting others with his resilient spirit and signature groove. Originally released in 1996 Feel The Music was Paul's second album for Peacefrog Records. Containing some of the classiest house music to hail from the Windy City. Classics such A Little Suntin Suntin , Summer Heat and I Wonder Why will have you smiling while you're jackin' and the irresistible and infectious Hear The Music was fthe opening track for Daft Punks legendary Radio 1 Essential Mix.
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Spincycle - Minty Fresh
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Spincycle - Dinky Fellas
3
Spincycle - Could This Be
4
Spincycle - Cinders
Spincycle are back on Coin-Op with a new 4 track EP.
First up is “Minty Fresh” with tight old school chord stabs punching through a swirly vocal sample.
Dinky Fellas is reminiscent of the West Coast sound of the 00’s, a proper groover with a glorious string breakdown.
On the flip “Could This Be” opens with some fresh synth chords sounding like a beach-side drive in an open top car, before bringing in looped vocals, chunky bass and a kicking drum groove.
Closing the EP is "Cinders", a slow-burning deep house track, featuring Phil Koerver on bass adding some subtle funk to a soulful journey.
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First up is “Minty Fresh” with tight old school chord stabs punching through a swirly vocal sample.
Dinky Fellas is reminiscent of the West Coast sound of the 00’s, a proper groover with a glorious string breakdown.
On the flip “Could This Be” opens with some fresh synth chords sounding like a beach-side drive in an open top car, before bringing in looped vocals, chunky bass and a kicking drum groove.
Closing the EP is "Cinders", a slow-burning deep house track, featuring Phil Koerver on bass adding some subtle funk to a soulful journey.
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Honey Dijon ft. Chloe - - The Nightlife
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Honey Dijon ft. Greentea Peng - - I Like It Hot
3
Honey Dijon ft. Rochelle Jordan - - New Wave Groove
4
Honey Dijon ft. Madison McFerrin - - Smoke And Mirrors
5
Honey Dijon ft. METTE - - International
6
Honey Dijon ft. Bree Runway - - Slight Werk
7
Honey Dijon ft. Adi Oasis, Danielle Pond - Just Friends
8
Honey Dijon ft. Rochelle Jordan - - Private Eye
9
Honey Dijon ft. Mahalia - - Rush Me
10
Honey Dijon ft. Jacob Lusk - - Satisfied
11
Honey Dijon ft. Dave Gilles II & Cor.Ece - Welcome To The Moon
The Nightlife finds Honey Dijon exploring the space between house music’s past, present, and future — blurring boundaries, bending conventions, and inviting an all-star cast of collaborators to help redefine what club culture sounds like for today. Rooted in the lineage of house yet never confined by it, the album moves effortlessly from sweat-soaked basement energy to lush strains of soul and R&B — and into unexpected spaces in between. It’s not a strictly house record; it’s an expression of nightlife itself: fearless, fluid, and in constant evolution. At once reverent and forward-looking, The Nightlife honors the foundations of the dancefloor while pushing its possibilities outward. It captures the communal pulse, the intimacy, and the transformative power that only music at night can hold. A love letter to the dancefloor.
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Micah Shemaiah, The 18th Parallel - To Be Free
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Micah Shemaiah, The 18th Parallel - Freedom Dub
3
Rod Taylor, The 18th Parallel - Guiding Star
4
Rod Taylor, The 18th Parallel - Shooting Dub
5
Var, The 18th Parallel - Let Thy Kingdom Come
6
Var, The 18th Parallel - Kingdom Dub
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Keith Rowe, The 18th Parallel - Love Gets Sweeter
8
Keith Rowe, The 18th Parallel - Dub Gets Harder
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Itral Ites, The 18th Parallel - No More Will I Roam
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Itral Ites, The 18th Parallel - Roaming Dub
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Hezron, The 18th Parallel - Keep On Keeping On (Extended Mix)
Swiss powerhouse The 18th Parallel presents another slice of fine modern roots reggae! All Fruits Ripe is a heavyweight showcase album rooted in the foundations of reggae while firmly anchored in the present. Recorded between 2015 and 2025, the project brings together a powerful lineup of Jamaican vocalists — Micah Shemaiah, Keith Rowe (from rocksteady duet Keith & Tex), Rod Taylor, Var (Inna De Yard, Pentateuch), Hezron, and Itral Ites — each representing a different generation of conscious reggae music.
The album features six vocal cuts and five dub versions, highlighting both lyrical strength and sound system culture. Carefully mixed by master engineer Roberto Sánchez, All Fruits Ripe stands as a transnational reggae statement: Jamaican voices carried by a European band deeply connected to the roots with a profound respect for the culture that gave birth to reggae and dub. It features legendary guest Jamaican musicians Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace, Scully Simms, Dalton Browne, or Errol ‘Blacksteel’ Nicholson.
A mature and carefully crafted release where every track feels essential — like fruit finally ready to be harvested.
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The album features six vocal cuts and five dub versions, highlighting both lyrical strength and sound system culture. Carefully mixed by master engineer Roberto Sánchez, All Fruits Ripe stands as a transnational reggae statement: Jamaican voices carried by a European band deeply connected to the roots with a profound respect for the culture that gave birth to reggae and dub. It features legendary guest Jamaican musicians Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace, Scully Simms, Dalton Browne, or Errol ‘Blacksteel’ Nicholson.
A mature and carefully crafted release where every track feels essential — like fruit finally ready to be harvested.
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