THE PLAYGROUND is back in the fold, inviting deep house connoisseur KEZ YM around for a second time. A side features two lush & groovy beatdown tracks that make you lose sense of time. The flip side delivers a funky up-tempo bass heavy banger with a remix by Detroit don RICK WADE. More

Kez YM made his debut in 2010 on 4lux. He released great music through labels such as Yore, Faces and City Fly after. The Japanese producer now returns to 4lux with what he does best and delivers 4 amazing deep house tracks.

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THE PLAYGROUND's 8th release comes from Japanese artist KEZ YM. His ability to blend soul-infused house and disco seamlessly is revered by many. Four solid tracks with the A-side featuring strong and deep grooves, while the B-side feels warm and dubby. Vinyl ONLY release (no digital!). More

City Fly are very excited to present their latest 12 inch, this time coming from long time friend of the label and all round powerhouse Kez YM. The Leicester label have long been representing for the East Midlands underground house scene, bringing local talent to the world and bringing global connections to their locale. Hot off the back of their 10th release celebration VA and a strong offering from legend Tim Toh, the Japanese connoisseur Kez YM is back with more of the goodness that has made him a favourite of the label from such an early stage. The EP drips with Kez's trademark blend of deepness, kicking off with the heads down groover of 'Bump into the Sky'. Next up 'Eagle Eye' builds around crisp 909 drums and a super tight bass line. Pure classic vibes from start to finish. Over on the flip 'My Joy' is underpinned by deep, jazzy chords and finishing off we have 'Spiral Traffic' which takes things to a new tip entirely with an almost Latin feel to the chord patterns. More

After "Stride EP" and "Root Bound EP" the Japanese deep house king is back with his third release on the FACES imprint. "Escape to The Vibe EP" is Kazuki's first release after his relocation to Berlin. As usual mixing ingredients from Detroit, Chicago House, Funk, Disco & Afro to the cooking pot that blends Kez YM into a serving of signature recipe. His reputation extends beyond his productions, as one of the standout Japanese House Djs endlessly rocking dance floors and hearts from Berlin to Tokyo. More

Kez YM brings 4 excellent Detroit-style house tracks... sure fire TIP! More

Known for his contributions for Lumberjacks in Hell, Seven Limited or Black Key Records, Giovanni is a talented musician/dj from South Italy, producing music for over a decade now. For his FACES Records debut, Gio is going deep, straight back to his latin/jazz roots with "La Dame et Le Conga" and "What U Feel Like". While paying tribute to the old NY / Garage sound on "Tell You What I Do" Cherry on the top, Detroit legend Rick Wade offers a new take on the title track, crafting a magnificent deep mix of « La Dame et Le Conga" Recommended to every Deep House fans and Children of the Drum! More

Loaded comp of DJ gear and smoker interludes...TIP! Le Sampler Des Copains (litteraly, "The Friends Sampler", in french) is a 10 tracks, 2xLP bundle,
showcasing both established and upcoming talents who currently gravitate around the FACES Records family. Remember Danilo Plessow first full length offering (even before his MCDE project, when he was producing under the Inverse Cinematics moniker), or Mono/Poly debut 12", "The George Machine EP"?
FACES allowed those then-newcomers, soon to be stars to release their first pieces of wax, because that's what the labe's all about. This time we're happy and thrilled to present you a sick draft of new talents and friends music, ranging from Deep House to Techno, without forgetting the Hip Hop, Instrumental roots. Friends? All producers on this compilation are close personal friends, old and new. A Sampler? This 10-tracks selection will give you a taste of what's the future sound ventures of FACES will be about (As a matter of fact S3A, Roman Rauch, Hugo LX, LB aka LABAT, Steven Wobblejay and Pablo Valentino are all working on new material for the label) Recommended to any Children Of The Drum, beatsmiths, and any repepetitive beats lovers! More

After "Stride EP" and "Root Bound EP" the Japanese deep house king is back with his third release on the FACES imprint. "Escape to The Vibe EP" is Kazuki's first release after his relocation to Berlin. As usual mixing ingredients from Detroit, Chicago House, Funk, Disco & Afro to the cooking pot that blends Kez YM into a serving of signature recipe. His reputation extends beyond his productions, as one of the standout Japanese House Djs endlessly rocking dance floors and hearts from Berlin to Tokyo. More

Fabricio Gerardo Tepetitlan aka 4004 is a Mexican producer known for his previous works under the name of 4004 & Sebastien Vorhaus and Soul Of Hex for labels like FACES, Quintessentials and Vicario Musique. He's now back on FACES Records with a killer 4 tracks EP. 3 Original tracks and one remix from our good friend and Concrete Paris resident : S3A (Sampling As An Art)" From Mexico to Paris via Amsterdam, serious weapon for the dancefloors from a name to watch in 2015! TIP! More

The Creative Swing Alliance are back! After creating a buzz with past releases on MCDE, Wolf Music and Tsuba Records, the french duo is back to their home base on FACES Records More

Cologne based lone ranger, producer, coffee drinker and occasional bike rider Steffen Baldo aka Ugly Drums has been fine tuning the spokes of his career for 10 hard working years. Making early marks in the scene with his "Next Room EP" on German based label Polyfon, which received support from Moodymann, MCDE and cemented his reputation early on. Steffen later released dance floor workouts on Rush Hour, Fifty Fathoms Deep, Black Key Records, Quintessential and KOLOR LTD. His 2013 album left a burning mark on the sample based house scene, pushing the boundaries of the melting pot of his home base Cologne. Mr Drums has also extensively backed up his original works by remixing the likes of Manuel Tur, Toby Tobias, Holly Backler, Andy Ash, Inkswel and Bartellow. After the smashing "Get Up" edit released on FACES alongside Kid Sublime and Jayson Brothers, Ugly Drums is back on FACES Records with his best work yet "The Freak EP". Co-produced by Kalakuta Soul System, Chesney and featuring Detroit based MC/Producer :brownstudy, Steffen deliver a multi dimensional, raw, untainted EP, that displays a splash of all colours- House, Disco and Hip Hop. A definitive weapon for the record crate! More

Quality House Music with that b-boy feel that will set all floors on fire! Don't sleep! Limited Vinyl copies only. Here we go! New tasty sampler on FACES Records featuring S3A (Concrete, Paris) & Creative Swing Alliance (MCDE, Wolf Music) as well as 2 newcomer producers : Aurelian aka KM3 (from Paris) & 4004 & Sebastien Vorhaus (from Mexico) More

Tidy discofied house EP from the faces boss.... also featuring the talents of Tokyo's Kez YM... TIP Friends come first, so to speak. We hold the words of those we hold dearly as gospel, and this EP mirrors that feeling. After his last release "One" on Room With A View (w/ Detroit Swindle remix) and several contributions to labels like MCDE, Endless Flight or together as Creative Swing Alliance on Wolf Music, Tsuba & City Fly - FACES Records & MCDE labels head honcho Pablo Valentino decide to release what he describes as his first full EP on his own imprint FACES. "Friends Say So" is a nicely stripped down filter-jam; you don't need much when all the elements are good like this: a haunting female vocal sample, gritty lo-fi beats, a disco loop. Reminiscent of early Shake or the very first Sneak records, this beauty will definatly set the floor on fire. "What Does It Take" sounds like a straight up Shelter anthem from '92 that just got unearthed. Heavy on the 909 and Juno keys, its the kind of late night jam that leaves everybody with a smile on their face. On the B-side, "Nuff Thangs" opens up things nicely; lush keys on top of a disco sample set the mood for things to come with "Can't You See", a female diva singing her ass off over dirty-as-hell MPC beats and rhodes stabs. You cant go wrong with this package!
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Australaborialis is the concept mini-album from Melbourne drum machine kid, Inkswel. A collection of raw ideas, tape jams, new concepts and gritty homages More

After his excellent "Devotion EP" (Faces 1211), Rondenion is back on FACES Records with another killer 4 tracks EP, including a remix by Australian drum machine maestro Inkswel (Firecracker, Dopeness Galore). TIP! The next release in our "Nihongo series" featuring only Japanese producers and excellent artwork/pictures from our man in Japan : Paul Geler. Rondenion deliver another strong release with a proper mix of hipnotic House (Convulsions), a splash of Andrés b.boy house (Surely), a twist of Moodymann (Herb) and a shake and stir of truly dope original Rondenion signature sounds! Paired with Inkswel's voyage to Detroit via Beirut on the remix duties.
B.boy house to move the soul! More

Killer 3 tracker from this Tokyo based house king! Disco vibes all the way, if this were 97 we'd say "always in the box!... probably! The reach of Japanese born producer Rondenion is consistent and impressive, releasing stand out productions over the years on great labels such as Still Music, Rush Hour, Aesthetic and Bosconi and his own imprint Ragrange Records. Following the "Nihongo series" after Kez YM and his excellent "Stride EP" Faces proudly brings you his latest dance floor killer, a 3 tracks EP jamming between the fringes of hypnotic Disco (Volare) to soulful House (Song A) and the pure floor filler Anthem (Devotion). Big tip for fans of soulful house, a splash of Andrés, a twist of Moodymann and a shake and stir of truly dope original Rondenion signature sounds! For Real House Music Lovers, B.boy house to move the soul! Limited to 500 copies worldwide! More

Kez YM brings 4 excellent Detroit-style house tracks... sure fire TIP! More