Following Chicago’s tradition in special edits and dj personal reworks to extend crucial parts and surprise the dancers, Theo Parrish has always sparkled his legendary sets with his own versions of classic and obscure disco, funk and soul cuts to maximum effect! Some of those were available to fans in mid 2000s via the Ugly Edits series, now it’s finally time for the LOVELY EDITS.

Officially licensed and using the original parts from the master tapes, here we have Theo’s takes on two absolute staples: BT EXPRESS ‘Peace Pipe’ and GEORGE DUKE ‘I Want You For Myself’. More

Growing up in Chicago, later Detroit-based music producer, Theo Parrish is internationally well known for his own inimitable downtempo house music style. The approach Parrish took to compiling DJ-Kicks was very ambitious, inviting his Detroit peers to produce a collection of brand new material, and in turn creating the first ever all exclusive entry to the esteemed series.
2CD TRACKLIST
1/01: De'Sean Jones & Ideeyah - Pressure
1/02: Donald Lee Roland II - Simba's Theme
1/03: Meftah - When The Sun Falls
1/04: Theo Parrish & Duminie DePorres - The Real Deal
1/05: Specter - The Upper Room
1/06: Deon Jamar - North End Funk
1/07: Ian Fink - Moonlight (Duality/Detroit Live Version)
2/01: John C & Meftah - Full
2/02: mBtheLight - aGAIN (T’s Edit)
2/03: De'Sean Jones - Psalm 23
2/04: Raybone Jones - Green Funk
2/05: Jon Dixon - Wind Drifts (Instrumental)
2/06: Whodat & Sophiyah.e - Don’t Know
2/07: KESSWA - Chasing Delerium feat. Nova Zai
2/08: Raj Mahal - Hudsons
2/09: De'Sean Jones - Flash Spain
2/10: Jason Hogans - Surrounded By Trees
2/11: Howard Thomas - Experiment 10
2/12: Sterling Toles - Janis More

Growing up in Chicago, later Detroit-based music producer, Theo Parrish is internationally well known for his own inimitable downtempo house music style. The approach Parrish took to compiling DJ-Kicks was very ambitious, inviting his Detroit peers to produce a collection of brand new material, and in turn creating the first ever all exclusive entry to the esteemed series.
3LP TRACKLIST
A1: De'Sean Jones & Ideeyah - Pressure
A2: Donald Lee Roland II - Simba's Theme
A3: Jason Hogans - Surrounded By Trees
B1: John C & Meftah - Full
B2: Meftah - When The Sun Falls
B3: De'Sean Jones - Psalm 23
C1: Ian Fink - Moonlight (Duality/Detroit Live Version)
C2: KESSWA - Chasing Delerium feat. Nova Zai
D1: Specter - The Upper Room
D2: Raj Mahal - Hudsons
E1: Raybone Jones - Green Funk
E2: Whodat & Sophiyah.e - Don’t Know
F1: Howard Thomas - Experiment 10
F2: mBtheLight - aGAIN (T’s Edit)
F3: Sterling Toles - Janis More

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limted one sided promo special release. 30% of profit from this record will be donated to the "United Way for Desaster Relief" in America. actually "major moments of instant insanity" is the real title.theo´s answer to whats been happening in the world lately ... an absolute must have piece with beginning monologues talking about the state of america at the moment and an absolut chilling MARVING GAYE "bad breaks" rhyhtm. More

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this is right up the alley of those who digged theo parrish's "dance of the drunken drums": a hipnotic piano chord pattern sets the tone, while JERRY THE CAT provides smoking live percussion and a walkin jazz-bass bops effortlessly. the flipside dives even deeper into jazz territory with a jazz trumpet improvising over quirky percussion sounds. More

Repress!
The roots of Sound Signature are revisited in fine style with the first of three essential Theo Parrish represses this week! Originally released back towards the tail end of 1998, Roots Revisited is Theo in full on percussion mode, perfectly balancing the rhythmic elements with his innate understanding of true soul and how to implement it. Lead track "Dan Ryan" is one of those deeply meditative Theo cuts that feels like it can probably seep into infinity without any danger of losing its charm, whilst the Liberation Mix of "Walking Through The Sky" will provide a bone of contention for the most feverish of Theo followers out there. More

Two floor-smashing highlights from the gnarliest corner of the Spectral Sound library get a welcome reissue on the first limited addendum 12” to the Dope Jams NYC Volume 1: 2005-2012 compilation. First up is futuristic acid banger “Poison Dart” by 2 AM/FM, the double-headed beast of Ann Arbor’s D’Marc Cantu and James T. Cotton. Beginning with an eerie synth coiling endlessly around a shuffling, anxious beat, the track unexpectedly blasts off with one of the nastiest acid basslines since “Washing Machine.” Commanding, otherworldly, and freaky to the core. On the flip, Cotton flies solo and tosses listeners headfirst into his chaotic and terrifying “Bizarre Carnival.” Pounding kicks, blown-out bass and frenzied synths relentlessly collide with one another, creating an endless nightmare of a world on the verge of machine-induced annihilation.

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Dope Jams NYC Volume 1: 2005-2012 is an essential chronicle of the timeless music, colorful characters and uncompromising spirit that made Paul Nickerson and Francis Englehardt’s original Brooklyn-based brick-and-mortar more than just a record store, but a one-of-a-kind community. Assembled with the same painstaking detail that Nickerson and Englehardt have brought to every facet of their shop since day one, Volume 1 includes a 3x12" compilation and 32-page booklet that's jammed packed with vivid photos, profiles of staff and regulars, shop history, personal reflections, discographies, assorted ephemera; and as much tomfoolery, myth-making and shit-talking as anyone with even a passing familiarity with the place should expect. The three 12”s boast a selection of reissued and previously unreleased tracks that together encompass the store's multi-faceted musical vision and evolution. Highly coveted golden age masterpieces like Groovestyle's euphoric "L.O.V.E." and lesser known treasures like Funk D’Void’s “Thank You (Slowly)” and Tommy E’s “I Need to Go Away” join the long list of underground house classics Nickerson and Englehardt have resurrected since opening Dope Jams. Celebrate LIFE peaktime favorites "Desolate Cities" and "Old Landmark" and druggy early morning detours "In a Hole" and "Living in a Zome" recall the all-consuming intensity of the shop's monthly parties. And showcasing the store's never-ending quest for mind-bending new dance sounds, Volume 1 features a trio of exciting, previously unreleased jams from current artists -- "Taken," an explosive techno time bomb from shop favorite D'Marc Cantu; Englehardt's dark and demented dub of Spike’s “Magic Table"; and Beige's mystical, slowly unraveling “Hollow Point."

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Resurfacing a few years major his explorations "At the End Of the World," Dan Quin throws from left field and scores a hit with his unorthodox take on vocal house music. "Everybody Knows" is a party-rocker with heart and integrity, remaining loyal to the tenants of dark, exploratory house and techno while superseding the problematic attachment to the past that has retarded the development of song-based dance music. The result is a sprawling, ominous and moving piece of internally conflicted electronica, caught in the ford between a reverence for the work of electronic-pop visionaries like Fever Ray, and the loyalties of the vast, red-lit expanses of NYC rooted club music. Featuring the fresh new talents of Brooklyn native Tammy K., "Everybody Knows" is the latest release on Dope Jams' very own in-house record label, a new manifestation of soulful house for a new generation of dance music devotees thirsty for the universal sensibilities of the vocal without the tired cliches of yesteryear. More