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Westbam & Nena (Oldscool Baby) - Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Smallpeople Version
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Westbam & Nena (Oldscool Baby) - Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Piano Mix
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Westbam & Nena (Oldscool Baby) - Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Gerd Janson Smallpeople String Dub
No Returns Sorry - B1 W&P by Klaus Jahnkun & Westbam - Remixes and additional productions by Smallpeople and Gerd Janson / Drawing & Typography by Stefan Marx
To shorten a night-time tale into it's evidence: Fuck Reality is finally here. The Piano Mix- still to be heard on undefinably diverse dancefloor around the globe and without a doubt our, the, true Westbam Classic, needed to be digged again by the kids and ravers- the time is now. Along the hard-to-compete original, it's Smallpeople, the true lovers, and the never-beaten Gerd Janson in control of both a new version and a version of the version.
Go Dance!
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A Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Smallpeople Version B1 Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Piano Mix B2 Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Gerd Janson Smallpeople String Dub
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To shorten a night-time tale into it's evidence: Fuck Reality is finally here. The Piano Mix- still to be heard on undefinably diverse dancefloor around the globe and without a doubt our, the, true Westbam Classic, needed to be digged again by the kids and ravers- the time is now. Along the hard-to-compete original, it's Smallpeople, the true lovers, and the never-beaten Gerd Janson in control of both a new version and a version of the version.
Go Dance!
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A Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Smallpeople Version B1 Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Piano Mix B2 Westbam & Nena – Oldschool Baby- Gerd Janson Smallpeople String Dub
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Fossar - Good 2 Me
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Fossar - Free
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Fossar - Make Me Feel
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Fossar - Aeriel (Windy City Version)
Tracklist:
A1 Good 2 Me
A2 Free
B1 Make Me Feel
B2 Aeriel (Windy City Version)
Smallville Record sub-label Fuck Reality returns in March 2024 with Fossar’s ‘Make Me Feel’ EP.
The Fuck Reality imprint founds it origins in 2015 as a sub label of the widely lauded Smallville label with a heavy focus on classic House music. The label kicked off with the reissue of Westbam and Nena’s iconic ‘Oldschool Baby’ with remixes from Smallpeople and Gerd Janson before going on to release music from Smallville staple Moomin, Frantzvaag – who also release the first album on the label last year - and more. Here the label welcomes Fossar, co-founder of the Feuilleton imprint, onto the imprint with his new EP.
‘Good 2 Me’ opens with airy chords, robust toms, flickers of resonant synth stabs and soulful vocals running atop snappy drums before ‘Free’ embraces a classic 90’s New York aesthetic with heavily swung percussion a jazzy bass groove, emotive piano lines and warm vocal chants.
The B-side is then kicked off with ‘Make Me Feel’, diving deep with shimmering, expansive leads, looped vocal, swirling string melodies and a classic bumpy bass and snare combination. The ‘Aeriel (Windy City Version)’ then rounds things out, as the name would suggest nodding to the Chicagoan roots of House and employing all the classic tropes from slick flutes, intertwined keys, glistening piano melodies and shuffled 909 drums.
All tracks written, produced and mixed by Pchris Gruber
Mastering by Lopazz / Mixmastering, vinyl Cut by Helmut Erler / Lathesville
Artwork and Typography by Stefan Marx
Distributed by Wordandsound
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A1 Good 2 Me
A2 Free
B1 Make Me Feel
B2 Aeriel (Windy City Version)
Smallville Record sub-label Fuck Reality returns in March 2024 with Fossar’s ‘Make Me Feel’ EP.
The Fuck Reality imprint founds it origins in 2015 as a sub label of the widely lauded Smallville label with a heavy focus on classic House music. The label kicked off with the reissue of Westbam and Nena’s iconic ‘Oldschool Baby’ with remixes from Smallpeople and Gerd Janson before going on to release music from Smallville staple Moomin, Frantzvaag – who also release the first album on the label last year - and more. Here the label welcomes Fossar, co-founder of the Feuilleton imprint, onto the imprint with his new EP.
‘Good 2 Me’ opens with airy chords, robust toms, flickers of resonant synth stabs and soulful vocals running atop snappy drums before ‘Free’ embraces a classic 90’s New York aesthetic with heavily swung percussion a jazzy bass groove, emotive piano lines and warm vocal chants.
The B-side is then kicked off with ‘Make Me Feel’, diving deep with shimmering, expansive leads, looped vocal, swirling string melodies and a classic bumpy bass and snare combination. The ‘Aeriel (Windy City Version)’ then rounds things out, as the name would suggest nodding to the Chicagoan roots of House and employing all the classic tropes from slick flutes, intertwined keys, glistening piano melodies and shuffled 909 drums.
All tracks written, produced and mixed by Pchris Gruber
Mastering by Lopazz / Mixmastering, vinyl Cut by Helmut Erler / Lathesville
Artwork and Typography by Stefan Marx
Distributed by Wordandsound
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Frantzvaag - A1 Become
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Frantzvaag - A2 Anyone Everybody
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The album comes with a full cover by Stefan Marx and the first edition includes a special 60x60 cm poster!
Tracklist Vinyl 2LP:
A1 Become
A2 Anyone Everybody
B1 After
B2 Solo Super
C1 Dose
C2 Going Away
D1 Come Later
D2 2001
D3 Blommenholm
Release Info:
Well, who would have thought: Fuck Reality seems common sense out on this world in the year 2022. And so the Smallville-offshoot comes along with the very first album ever- we are happy to present the debut longplayer from Frantzvaag, hailing from Oslo, Norway. The album comes with a full cover by Stefan Marx and the first edition includes a special 60x60 cm poster!
Electronic Dance music, particularly House and Disco have a huge history in Norway and there are various producers, that have made themselves a name worldwide. Mats Frantzvaag is one of the fresh face of the local house-scene, after 12“ releases on Fuck Reality and Full Pupp, he finally presents his own vision in full-length. Always with a fresh beat, 'Solo Super' paves its way with reduced-but-euphoric house, breaky feels, trancy pops and twinkling outta-this-world-moments, smoothly blent together into a colourful entire.
Love from Smallville - stay positive – Fuck Reality!
All Tracks are written, produced and mixed by Mats Frantzvaag
Mastering by Lopazz, Mixmastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
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A1 Become
A2 Anyone Everybody
B1 After
B2 Solo Super
C1 Dose
C2 Going Away
D1 Come Later
D2 2001
D3 Blommenholm
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Well, who would have thought: Fuck Reality seems common sense out on this world in the year 2022. And so the Smallville-offshoot comes along with the very first album ever- we are happy to present the debut longplayer from Frantzvaag, hailing from Oslo, Norway. The album comes with a full cover by Stefan Marx and the first edition includes a special 60x60 cm poster!
Electronic Dance music, particularly House and Disco have a huge history in Norway and there are various producers, that have made themselves a name worldwide. Mats Frantzvaag is one of the fresh face of the local house-scene, after 12“ releases on Fuck Reality and Full Pupp, he finally presents his own vision in full-length. Always with a fresh beat, 'Solo Super' paves its way with reduced-but-euphoric house, breaky feels, trancy pops and twinkling outta-this-world-moments, smoothly blent together into a colourful entire.
Love from Smallville - stay positive – Fuck Reality!
All Tracks are written, produced and mixed by Mats Frantzvaag
Mastering by Lopazz, Mixmastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
Distributed by Wordandsound
Smallville / Fuck Reality 2022
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Super Jim Z - Deep In Paradise
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Super Jim Z - Equator
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Super Jim Z - Give Yourself E
Full cover, printed discosleeve. Drawing & Typography by Stefan Marx.
Tracklist:
A Deep In Paradise
B1 Equator
B2 Give Yourself E
Release Info:
When Smallpeople went touring Australia for the third time in 2016, we played
a gig in Brisbane and had an amazing time hanging with James Hilan, a young
gun from the local scene- a heavy vinyl collector and bad-ass DJ. He took us to
the Wheel of Brisbane for our first Vape experience ever and after some good
laughs we became friends. When James sent over some of his deep yet
pumping tracks a few years later, we were blown away and when we played
them out at our monthly residency at Golden Pudel in Hamburg, we decided to
gave them a home on on Fuck Reality – so here we go! Typography and full
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B1 Equator
B2 Give Yourself E
Release Info:
When Smallpeople went touring Australia for the third time in 2016, we played
a gig in Brisbane and had an amazing time hanging with James Hilan, a young
gun from the local scene- a heavy vinyl collector and bad-ass DJ. He took us to
the Wheel of Brisbane for our first Vape experience ever and after some good
laughs we became friends. When James sent over some of his deep yet
pumping tracks a few years later, we were blown away and when we played
them out at our monthly residency at Golden Pudel in Hamburg, we decided to
gave them a home on on Fuck Reality – so here we go! Typography and full
cover artwork as always by Stefan Marx.
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Frantzvaag - There Is No
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Frantzvaag - I Skyene
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Frantzvaag - Goodbye
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Frantzvaag - Once Before
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A1 There Is No
A2 I Skyene
B1 Goodbye
B2 Once Before
Info:
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to present his very own vision of Norwegian dancefloor deepness. Essential!
Drawing & Typography by Stefan Marx
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B2 Once Before
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tv.out & smallpeople - Shadow Quest
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A Sailor Desperados
B1 Sailor Desperados (Borrowed Identity Rework)
B2 Shadow Quest
Info:
2 raw beauties from TV.OUT and Smallpeople, produced in the Owls Room,
Hamburg. Plus hypnotic-stripped back Borrowed Identity Rework- don’t sleep!
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A1 Knitring A2 Breakaway B1 Rett Fra Levra B2 Shortie
Info:
Mats Frantzvaag is a highly-talented young producer from the far northhailing
from Oslo, Norway. This is his first release ever on vinyl and we are
happy to have him on board.
Fuck Reality!
All tracks w&p by Mats Frantzvaag in Akersgata
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A1 Knitring A2 Breakaway B1 Rett Fra Levra B2 Shortie
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from Oslo, Norway. This is his first release ever on vinyl and we are
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Fuck Reality!
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Mastered by Lopazz at mixmastering.de
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moomin - room 207
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moomin - right on
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A You Are Sweet Sweet B1 Room 207 B2 Right On
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Fresh three-tracker, certainly Moomin-style. Well-tested and approved on the
road within his live- and DJ-sets around the world, now ready for the world.
Fuck Reality!
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Fuck Reality!
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Nu Genea - Bar Mediterraneo
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Nu Genea - Gelbi (with Marzouk Mejri)
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Four years after Nuova Napoli, Nu Genea are back with Bar Mediterraneo, a new album and journey, which projects the
sounds of the Neapolitan duo formed by Massimo Di Lena and Lucio Aquilina even further.
Nu Genea's Bar Mediterraneo is an idea of a shared place where people meet and fuse together; a space that leaves its
doors open to travellers and their lives, always exposed to the whims of fate. Some of this can be experienced through the
multitude of sounds that come together in the tracks, layers of different acoustic instruments, voices and synthesizers
merging in a unique musical blend.
Opening up to the voices of many different people, separated by languages but united by the sea and the music, Nu
Genea's hometown, Napoli, becomes a true place of encounter.
You can hear this all along. In "Gelbi", a gorgeously deep and propulsive Ney flute plunges into murky waters of the
melancholic Tunisian dialect sung by Marzouk Mejri. In "Marechia'", unbridled happiness and sun ooze from the delicate
vocals of Célia Kameni and create an acrobatic bridge between French and Neapolitan language. In "Straniero", your
soul is arrested from the moment the slow spell-binding mandolin ignites the hypnotic patterns recorded by the legendary
Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen. In "Bar Mediterraneo", the title track, bittersweet guitar’s riffs, analog waves and choirs are
overwhelming the song giving you what you would like to hear on a boat trip along the Amalfi Coast.
Nu Genea couldn't afford to overlook their firmly anchored roots into the Neapolitan culture and its dialect with "Tienaté",
where the power of neapolitan language (interpreted by Fabiana Martone) supports those quarter-tone strings and the
uncessant folk-disco groove that spreads to the entire song. In "Praja Magia", repetitive mandolin riffs lead the song,
giving space to a choral yet tight vocal line that speaks of Varcaturo, a village close to Napoli. In "Rire", a volley of poetic,
deceptively laidback, lyrical fury interpreted by Sicilian Marco Castello intimately combines with a highly musical, multitextured
instrumental backbone and the swoon of a chanson in its heart. In "La Crisi'', the lyrics of a Raffaele Viviani’s
poem from 1930 have been adapted to a laidback jazz-funk groove in full NG style. In "Vesuvio", revaluing the evocative
verses and powerful mantra of Vesuvio, Nu Genea re-adapted to the dancefloor a folk song by the working-class band E’
Zezi from Pomigliano D'Arco, combining the voices of a school choir with Jupiter-6 arpeggios and bold percussions.
Bar Mediterraneo is the place where people constantly return to transform curiosity into participation, tradition into
sharing, unfamiliar into familiar. When travellers come through its “doors”, carrying their treasures of words and emotions,
they aren’t strangers any more. They take part in a shared experience, enriching themselves and others by leading to
unexpected musical journeys.
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A1. Bar Mediterraneo
A2. Tienaté
A3. Gelbi (with Marzouk Mejri)
A4. Marechià (with Célia Kameni)
A5. Straniero
B1. Praja Magia
B2. Vesuvio
B3. Rire
B4. La Crisi
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Nu Genea's Bar Mediterraneo is an idea of a shared place where people meet and fuse together; a space that leaves its
doors open to travellers and their lives, always exposed to the whims of fate. Some of this can be experienced through the
multitude of sounds that come together in the tracks, layers of different acoustic instruments, voices and synthesizers
merging in a unique musical blend.
Opening up to the voices of many different people, separated by languages but united by the sea and the music, Nu
Genea's hometown, Napoli, becomes a true place of encounter.
You can hear this all along. In "Gelbi", a gorgeously deep and propulsive Ney flute plunges into murky waters of the
melancholic Tunisian dialect sung by Marzouk Mejri. In "Marechia'", unbridled happiness and sun ooze from the delicate
vocals of Célia Kameni and create an acrobatic bridge between French and Neapolitan language. In "Straniero", your
soul is arrested from the moment the slow spell-binding mandolin ignites the hypnotic patterns recorded by the legendary
Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen. In "Bar Mediterraneo", the title track, bittersweet guitar’s riffs, analog waves and choirs are
overwhelming the song giving you what you would like to hear on a boat trip along the Amalfi Coast.
Nu Genea couldn't afford to overlook their firmly anchored roots into the Neapolitan culture and its dialect with "Tienaté",
where the power of neapolitan language (interpreted by Fabiana Martone) supports those quarter-tone strings and the
uncessant folk-disco groove that spreads to the entire song. In "Praja Magia", repetitive mandolin riffs lead the song,
giving space to a choral yet tight vocal line that speaks of Varcaturo, a village close to Napoli. In "Rire", a volley of poetic,
deceptively laidback, lyrical fury interpreted by Sicilian Marco Castello intimately combines with a highly musical, multitextured
instrumental backbone and the swoon of a chanson in its heart. In "La Crisi'', the lyrics of a Raffaele Viviani’s
poem from 1930 have been adapted to a laidback jazz-funk groove in full NG style. In "Vesuvio", revaluing the evocative
verses and powerful mantra of Vesuvio, Nu Genea re-adapted to the dancefloor a folk song by the working-class band E’
Zezi from Pomigliano D'Arco, combining the voices of a school choir with Jupiter-6 arpeggios and bold percussions.
Bar Mediterraneo is the place where people constantly return to transform curiosity into participation, tradition into
sharing, unfamiliar into familiar. When travellers come through its “doors”, carrying their treasures of words and emotions,
they aren’t strangers any more. They take part in a shared experience, enriching themselves and others by leading to
unexpected musical journeys.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Bar Mediterraneo
A2. Tienaté
A3. Gelbi (with Marzouk Mejri)
A4. Marechià (with Célia Kameni)
A5. Straniero
B1. Praja Magia
B2. Vesuvio
B3. Rire
B4. La Crisi
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Tracklisting:
A1. Syl Johnson – I Hear The Love Chimes
A2. Ann Peebles – I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
A3. Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters – Hard Times
A4. The Emotions – I Like It
A5. Black Ivory – I keep Asking Your Questions
B1. Jackson 5 – Maybe Tomorrow
B2. Syl Johnson – I Hate I Walked Away
B3. Al Green – Something
B4. Eddie Holman – It’s Over
B5. Montana – Warp Factor II
C1. Detroit Emeralds – You’re Getting Too Smart
C2. Labi Siffre – I Got The (Blues)
C3. Southside Movement – I’ve Been Watching You
C4. The Sweet Inspirations – Why Marry?
D1. Mad Lads – Gone! The Promise Of Yesterday
D2. George Jackson – Aretha, Sing One For Me
D3. Teddy Pendergrass – Come Go With Me
D4. Syl Johnson – That’s Just My Luck
D5. Al Green – Simply Beautiful
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Tracklisting:
A1. Syl Johnson – I Hear The Love Chimes
A2. Ann Peebles – I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
A3. Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters – Hard Times
A4. The Emotions – I Like It
A5. Black Ivory – I keep Asking Your Questions
B1. Jackson 5 – Maybe Tomorrow
B2. Syl Johnson – I Hate I Walked Away
B3. Al Green – Something
B4. Eddie Holman – It’s Over
B5. Montana – Warp Factor II
C1. Detroit Emeralds – You’re Getting Too Smart
C2. Labi Siffre – I Got The (Blues)
C3. Southside Movement – I’ve Been Watching You
C4. The Sweet Inspirations – Why Marry?
D1. Mad Lads – Gone! The Promise Of Yesterday
D2. George Jackson – Aretha, Sing One For Me
D3. Teddy Pendergrass – Come Go With Me
D4. Syl Johnson – That’s Just My Luck
D5. Al Green – Simply Beautiful
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Tracklisting:
A1. Ann Peebles – Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
A2. O.V. Wright – Let’s Straighten It Out
A3. The Charmels – As Long As I Got Yoy
A4. David Porter – I’m Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
B1. Willie Mitchell – Groovin’
B2. Al Green – You Ought To Be With Me
B3. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – You’re All I Need To Get By
B4. The Emotions – If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)
B5. Bob James – Nautilus
C1. Al Green – Gotta Find A New World
C2. Syl Johnson – Could I Be Falling In Love
C3. Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy (Live)
C4. Syl Johnson – Could I Be Falling In Love
C5. Wendy Rene – After Laughter (Come Tears)
C6. Lyn Collins – Ain’t No Sunshine
D1. Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Back
D2. The Dramatics – In The Rain
D3. Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Way We Were
D4. O.V. Wright – Motherless Child
D5. Booker T. And The MGs – Children Don’t Get Away
D6. Barry White – Mellow Mood (Part 1)
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Tracklisting:
A1. Ann Peebles – Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
A2. O.V. Wright – Let’s Straighten It Out
A3. The Charmels – As Long As I Got Yoy
A4. David Porter – I’m Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
B1. Willie Mitchell – Groovin’
B2. Al Green – You Ought To Be With Me
B3. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – You’re All I Need To Get By
B4. The Emotions – If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)
B5. Bob James – Nautilus
C1. Al Green – Gotta Find A New World
C2. Syl Johnson – Could I Be Falling In Love
C3. Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy (Live)
C4. Syl Johnson – Could I Be Falling In Love
C5. Wendy Rene – After Laughter (Come Tears)
C6. Lyn Collins – Ain’t No Sunshine
D1. Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Back
D2. The Dramatics – In The Rain
D3. Gladys Knight & The Pips – The Way We Were
D4. O.V. Wright – Motherless Child
D5. Booker T. And The MGs – Children Don’t Get Away
D6. Barry White – Mellow Mood (Part 1)
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Gerhard Heinz - Theme From The Joy Of Flying
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Gerhard Heinz - Oh, Sensualita
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Gerhard Heinz - Joy Of Flying
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Gerhard Heinz - C'mon, Let's Do It
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Gerhard Heinz - Joy Of Flying Slow
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Gerhard Heinz - Get It Up
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Gerhard Heinz - Hey Svey
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Gerhard Heinz - Swedish Tango
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Gerhard Heinz - Sirtaki
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Gerhard Heinz - Hannes Tesar - Be A Rover
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Gerhard Heinz - Disco Machine
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Gerhard Heinz - Sylvia
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Gerhard Heinz - Bossa Island
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Gerhard Heinz - Hey Svey (Film Version)
The Joy Of Flying (German title "Silvia im Reich der Wollust") is a porn soundtrack from 1977 which doesn?t have a parachute. It going directly into heaven without return. Similar situation as with the prices on the Discogs of the 1978 Hongkong compilation soundtrack featuring some songs of this movie, the prices are astronomical? Finest Comic, Disco, Bossa, Ambient album by legendary Gerhard Heinz from 1977. Reminding over long passages of classics like Richard Schneider ? Dreamlike Land or Wolfgang Maus ? Children Of The Universe, both produced also in 1977. Official first time ever full LP album soundtrack release.First pressing with 2 foldout bonus posters
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Paul St. Hilaire - A1 Bedroom In My Bag (4:37)
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Paul St. Hilaire - A2 Little Way (3:13)
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Paul St. Hilaire - A3 Keep Safe (3:36)
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Paul St. Hilaire - B1 Bright One (5:45)
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Paul St. Hilaire - B2 The Weather Man (5:02)
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Paul St. Hilaire - C1 In Fortis (5:24)
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Paul St. Hilaire - C2 Ten To One (4:34)
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Paul St. Hilaire - D1 In Door (7:03)
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Paul St. Hilaire - D2 Three And A Half (4:03)
For the first time in more than a decade, Paul St. Hilaire (AKA Tikiman) presents a solo album – 100% Tiki.
Over his 30-plus year career, St. Hilaire has become one of dance music’s quietly legendary figures. Born and raised in Dominica, he moved to Berlin in 1994 and has lent both his voice and his musicianship to some of the most iconic electronic music from the German capital – and beyond. Renowned for his collaborations with Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus (AKA Rhythm & Sound), he has also appeared on records with Deadbeat, Rhauder, Larry Heard aka Mr. Fingers and Stereotyp (G-Stone Recordings), amongst others.
However, few know the extent of St. Hilaire’s compositional and technical mastery. From his home studio in Kreuzberg, which includes an extensive collection of vintage hardware, self-built instruments and notebooks scribbled with endless lyrics, he has created a vast archive of material spanning ambient dub, avant-jazz, lush techno and lovers rock.
Tikiman Vol. 1 is a heady, downtempo tour de force of patois metaphors on education, displacement and personal vs. global histories, as is evident on slippy album opener “Bedroom in My Bag”: Mister, mister / Where are you going? / I’m heading for a faraway land / What are you having in the bag in your hand? / Help us to understand / He said, I’ve got my bedroom in my bag.
Overall, the album’s lyrics reflect on life between Berlin and Dominica, specifically St. Hilaire’s hometown of Grand Bay, where he has worked with various musicians famous for the island’s different genres of carnival music. St. Hilaire himself always favoured the island’s more “discrete” music, developing a sonic synergy between two different geographical strains of groove and minimalism, and combining them with foundational Caribbean mixing techniques, which provide the basis for his songwriting and distinct
baritone.
Tikiman Vol.1 offers a rare insight into St. Hilaire’s complex artistry, from the eyes-down grooves of “Little Way” and the guitar-heavy digi dancehall experiment “Keep Safe,” to the subtle hypnosis of “Ten to One” and the softly crashing synth waves of closer “Three And A Half”, evoking not only beaches but also coasts and borders. It’s a fitting expression of both the breadth of St. Hilaire’s work, as well as his history as one of the few black, Berlin-based artists who, despite remaining largely overlooked, has influenced the city’s electronic music culture since its beginnings.
TRACKLIST
A1 Bedroom In My Bag (4:37)
A2 Little Way (3:13)
A3 Keep Safe (3:36)
B1 Bright One (5:45)
B2 The Weather Man (5:02)
C1 In Fortis (5:24)
C2 Ten To One (4:34)
D1 In Door (7:03)
D2 Three And A Half (4:03)
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Over his 30-plus year career, St. Hilaire has become one of dance music’s quietly legendary figures. Born and raised in Dominica, he moved to Berlin in 1994 and has lent both his voice and his musicianship to some of the most iconic electronic music from the German capital – and beyond. Renowned for his collaborations with Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus (AKA Rhythm & Sound), he has also appeared on records with Deadbeat, Rhauder, Larry Heard aka Mr. Fingers and Stereotyp (G-Stone Recordings), amongst others.
However, few know the extent of St. Hilaire’s compositional and technical mastery. From his home studio in Kreuzberg, which includes an extensive collection of vintage hardware, self-built instruments and notebooks scribbled with endless lyrics, he has created a vast archive of material spanning ambient dub, avant-jazz, lush techno and lovers rock.
Tikiman Vol. 1 is a heady, downtempo tour de force of patois metaphors on education, displacement and personal vs. global histories, as is evident on slippy album opener “Bedroom in My Bag”: Mister, mister / Where are you going? / I’m heading for a faraway land / What are you having in the bag in your hand? / Help us to understand / He said, I’ve got my bedroom in my bag.
Overall, the album’s lyrics reflect on life between Berlin and Dominica, specifically St. Hilaire’s hometown of Grand Bay, where he has worked with various musicians famous for the island’s different genres of carnival music. St. Hilaire himself always favoured the island’s more “discrete” music, developing a sonic synergy between two different geographical strains of groove and minimalism, and combining them with foundational Caribbean mixing techniques, which provide the basis for his songwriting and distinct
baritone.
Tikiman Vol.1 offers a rare insight into St. Hilaire’s complex artistry, from the eyes-down grooves of “Little Way” and the guitar-heavy digi dancehall experiment “Keep Safe,” to the subtle hypnosis of “Ten to One” and the softly crashing synth waves of closer “Three And A Half”, evoking not only beaches but also coasts and borders. It’s a fitting expression of both the breadth of St. Hilaire’s work, as well as his history as one of the few black, Berlin-based artists who, despite remaining largely overlooked, has influenced the city’s electronic music culture since its beginnings.
TRACKLIST
A1 Bedroom In My Bag (4:37)
A2 Little Way (3:13)
A3 Keep Safe (3:36)
B1 Bright One (5:45)
B2 The Weather Man (5:02)
C1 In Fortis (5:24)
C2 Ten To One (4:34)
D1 In Door (7:03)
D2 Three And A Half (4:03)
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Bô'vel - Check 4 U (Original)
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Bô'vel - It's Not About Me
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Bô'vel - Best Thing
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Bô'vel - Knight In Shining Armour
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Bô'vel - Daydreamer
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Bô'vel - Coming Back
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Bô'vel - Goodbye Farewell
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Bô'vel - Life Changes You
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Bô'vel - Let Down And Liar
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Bô'vel - My Man
Every now and again, a record carves itself an indelible place in the history of a place, a scene or a genre, all under its own steam – without a big budget, without a press campaign, without mainstream radio, just by hitting all the right notes at the right moment. Maybe you had to have been there to really feel it – locked into the pirate stations, a regular at the right clubs, or leaning on the counter in the right records shops on a Saturday afternoon – but if you were, there are some tunes that will always vibrate with the underground cultural energy of their time. Bô'vel's 1996 Manchester streetsoul anthem 'Check 4 U' is one of those tunes. The kind of song that makes the over-used phrase 'underground classic' mean something again, it effortlessly distills the sounds of its era into one of the most undeniable, genre-spanning cuts of the mid-1990s. The song resonates with the regional flavours of UK sound-system culture: the sweet club sound of Manchester's vibrant streetsoul scene, the dubwise hip-hop throb of the Bristol movement, and the bass-lore of the reggae sound systems whose wisdom stretched from Leeds to South London and beyond. Built around a humid kick drum and a bin-busting bass pulse arranged in head-nodding syncopation, the song is blessed with an instantly memorable harmonised hook, and perfectly set off by Bô'vel's crystalline vocals. Upful, stepping and tinged with melancholy, it remains one of the most well-loved and highly sought-after UK streetsoul sides. The three mixes of 'Check 4 U' appeared as the a-side of a blank-label five-track 12". It was Bô'vel's second release, after a soulful five-track EP issued in 1995 on her own Bô'vel Records had been a surprise success. Produced by Kev Waddington, that initial record had come about almost by accident after a chance encounter in Manchester's HQ Studios, as Bô'vel recalls today: 'We were making these five tracks because we were having bit of an argument with radio not being able to play what they wanted, really, only what the record labels wanted… they never had anybody coming through properly, because everything was pretty much underground. We were making records, like really pop stuff, to take the piss… So in the studio one day, this guy came in – all I know is that his was name was Nigel. And he came in and said, I want to put that five-track EP out with you. We just don't know who the hell he was to this day, really. And he said, you've got to do it 50/50, it's going to be £1000. So I said okay – I just trusted him. I gave him 500 quid. He gave me 1000 records. He just dropped them at the studio. I picked them up and then I went into Manchester city centre and gave it to a couple of DJs on underground radio.' Pirate radio loved it. With play on stalwart Manchester pirates like Buzz FM and Soul Nation, the EP immediately blew up. Bô'vel took the record into Fat City Records, Manchester's premier outlet and distributor for soul, hip-hop and dance, who took a batch, quickly sold out and took several hundred more copies; it eventually transpired that a large quantity were selling to Japan, where the combination of soul smarts and classy production had been caught by discerning ears. Elsewhere, friends distributed the record by hand in London and Birmingham, working them through UK's then burgeoning network of independent dance music shops. The warm reception the record received encouraged Bo'vel to return to the studio for sessions that would become 'Check 4 U'. The EP had been issued under a Bô'vel Records imprint, but she had sold it to Fat City without disclosing that she was the artist – 'I said, "There's this singer, she's great, she's done this cheesy stuff, try it, it's a bit Kylie Minogue". He said "oh, give us 300", and then he had some more.' For the next release, she decided to keep things completely minimal. 'The next one, I said, right, let's just put it out as a white label, and if people like it they like it, they don't have to see who we are or anything.' Though punitive legislation and overexposure had tamed rave culture, and the inflated status of superstar DJs had pushed once underground scenes fully into the mainstream, dance music culture in mid-1990s Britain still retained a certain feral energy. There was still a groundswell of vital local scenes and rapidly changing musical styles, and – combined with local record shops – clubs and pirate radio were still the chief arbiters of influence. 'In the 90s, pirate radio just played the best music. I mean, you couldn't really get music like that anywhere. The same as you couldn't get music like that [being played] in the Reno, which was very different,' remembers Bô'vel, referring to the legendary Moss Side soul club, an underground institution from 1962 until its closure in 1986. 'That's where music really started for me, going to clubs like the Reno at the age 15, 16, 17, and going to places like the Nile [upstairs from the Reno], which was all reggae, you know – that's really where the beats came for me.' The production on the new record would reflect these influences more than the EP had been able too. 'I liked a big bassline,' the singer reflects. 'There's a big bassline there on the five-track EP, 'I Can't Get By', which is a really, really good song, but they just could not get the bass – I was so gutted when that came back…if they'd have shown us the master we'd have said no.' These problems were to be avoided on 'Check 4 U' by the involvement of producer Uriah Gale. 'We already had the tune, and Uriah came on board, and I said, it's just not soulful enough. I was working with Kev Waddington, and he said "I just can't do it." So when Uriah came along, the bass was there, but he tidied it all up and made it really cool, and he was tremendous on the harmony,' she recalls. 'Out of all the mixes, his was the best. He was incredible to work with, and also incredibly talented. With alternate mixes of 'Life Changes You' from the 1995 EP as the b-side, 'Check 4 U' was issued with blank blue labels and sent out with a DJ one-sheet describing Bô'vel as 'Manchester's favourite soul Diva'. 2000 copies were pressed, and the record was distributed by Jetstar. It quickly became another pirate radio hit. 'Soul Nation and Buzz FM did support me from the very start [along with] every single DJ on Manchester radio,' she recalls, 'They're my biggest fans, the DJs here, I've got to big them up!' Manchester's support was mirrored by pirates around the UK. 'We had the support of radios across the country – I just could not believe it. So we went on a tour… We would go to the pirate stations, do an interview, then do a gig – that's how the gigging came about… gigging in Birmingham, Huddersfield, Liverpool, London – I've got so much respect for the pirate radios down there. They were brilliant… We used to take all my stuff straight to London,' she remembers. 'Each radio was doing pretty much the same thing, in their own style, with their own beats. Like, when I went down to Bristol, I showed them the EP and 'I Check 4 U' and they said, hey girl, you've got the Bristol beat!' But her core audience was at home in Manchester. 'London did support me a lot, but not like my home town – they loved me as I love them… Manchester supported me through and through, to this very day,' she remembers. Performing in mid-1990s Manchester was not always straightforward, though: 'In Manchester, it was kind of hard to do gigs, because there was a bit of gang warfare. So, you know, that was a problem. You'd be doing a gig and they'd all be there in their [bulletproof] vests, you know, Cheetham Hill and Moss Side, and it was a bit of a nightmare. And because I was more Manchester side, even though I went to school in Cheetham Hill, I was with a guy from Moss Side. So it was pretty hard gigging in Manchester, I had a bit of a hard time.' Nevertheless, 'my gigs were packed to the rafters…I wasn't scared because I knew I had protection. The gigs were fantastic, here in Manchester and everywhere, and I'm glad and very grateful to be able to say that.' A further single followed – the garage-flavoured 'Earthling', made with producer Ben Stansfield – but this would be her final release. 'My life changed,' she remembers. 'I had a split… I was just bringing my daughter up. I used to live in the countryside, and I was having a bit of a different life… I just spent a lot of time writing when I split up – I couldn't sing, it was like my voice wouldn't work. I was just thinking all the time, and not speaking. So I was just speaking through my music… I just became a writer, and I was more looking for other people to sing the [songs], you know? Because there's a lot of talent here in Manchester.' However, she retained access to a studio, and over time she began to record again, working with various producers and amassing a large amount of material. It is this unreleased material that we collect on Life Changes – nine unheard Bô'vel songs from the period 1997-2008(dates?), selected from her own archive. Until now, none of this unreleased work has been heard. Not an artist to be constrained by genre, the music showcases Bô'vel's exploration of a wide range of styles, from the dubbed-out downtempo of 'My Man' or 'I Wanna Be Free' to the updated streetsoul of 'Let Down And Liar', via the breakbeat hype of 'Do It Your Way' and the straight-ahead reggae vibe of 'Daydreamer'. This unreleased music is presented alongside the unfadeable 'I Check 4 U' and two classic streetsoul cuts from her 1995 EP, 'Life Changes You' and 'Coming Back'. The common denominator across the album is of course Bô'vel herself: a singer of rare timbral clarity whose musical vision has determined the sound of every record she has made, a prolific and personal song-writer in the UK soul tradition, and the artist behind one of the most celebrated underground soul tunes of the pirate radio era. Still most definitely someone to check for.
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Black Devil - "H" Friend
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Black Devil - Timing, Forget The Timing
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Black Devil - One To Choose
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Black Devil - We Never Fly Away Again
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Black Devil - Follow Me (Instrumental)
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Black Devil - No Regrets
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Tracklist :
A1 - "H" Friend
A2 - Timing, Forget The Timing
A3 - One To Choose
B1 - We Never Fly Away Again
B2 - Follow Me (Instrumental)
B3 - No Regrets
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Disco Club is a groundbreaking 1978 EP of experimental electronic disco created by Bernard Fevre and his collaborator under their tongue-in-cheek aliases Joachim Sherylee and Junior Claristidge. The Aphex Twin-backed Rephlex label notably reworked a handful of Disco Club tracks in 2004, however this is the first ever reissue of the EP in its complete, originally intended sequence. So synonymous is Fèvre's career with this release, he continues to perform internationally as Black Devil Disco Club today. An impossibly rare piece, this edition has been treated to a remaster from the original tapes by Fèvre himself.
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Tracklist :
A1 - "H" Friend
A2 - Timing, Forget The Timing
A3 - One To Choose
B1 - We Never Fly Away Again
B2 - Follow Me (Instrumental)
B3 - No Regrets
Release Info:
Disco Club is a groundbreaking 1978 EP of experimental electronic disco created by Bernard Fevre and his collaborator under their tongue-in-cheek aliases Joachim Sherylee and Junior Claristidge. The Aphex Twin-backed Rephlex label notably reworked a handful of Disco Club tracks in 2004, however this is the first ever reissue of the EP in its complete, originally intended sequence. So synonymous is Fèvre's career with this release, he continues to perform internationally as Black Devil Disco Club today. An impossibly rare piece, this edition has been treated to a remaster from the original tapes by Fèvre himself.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
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Label:Dynamite Cuts
Cat-No:DYNAM7140
Release-Date:23.02.2024
Genre:Soul/Funk
Configuration:7"
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Jimmy Messina - Do You Want to Dance
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Jimmy Messina - Love Is Here
A wonderful soul gem first time on 7" vinyl by the relatively unknown artist Jimmy Messina. No breaks and samples just good vibes and perfect for that soul box. Love is here - a great soul sing a long and a dance floor mover, brung on the sunshine! Do you wanna dance - is a perfect soul dancer
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Label:Dynamite Cuts
Cat-No:DYNAM7129
Release-Date:21.04.2023
Configuration:7"
Barcode:5050580801660
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Klaus Weiss - Research
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Klaus Weiss - Get Up
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Klaus Weiss - Just Funky
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Klaus Weiss - Slow Motion
Dynamite cuts is proud to cross over to the amazing sound and world of Library music. Muisc that can capture a feeling and mode in a single note and groove. This selection is from the German Library series Sound Music Albums, These tracks are taken from volume 11 in the series, the Original album sells for £150 plus
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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