From Robsoul and Tsuba to Is It Balearic? and Futureboogie, Craig Bratley can be many things depending on who's releasing his music. He launches the Automatism label in a flurry of cosmic disco finery with "Ursa Minor", a synth-rich escapade that could make Cerrone feel a little giddy on its course to the stars. "Exotic Matter" slows things right down and ramps up the rock drums to create a noirish soundtrack vibe. "Exquisite Corpse (Zero Gravity Mix)" changes tact once more with some plaintive piano tinkering over subtle arpeggios, and "Running To Paradise" slides down into a smooth Balearic groove that rounds out this wonderfully diverse EP.

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Stalwart of the scene, Craig Bratley, serves up big Italo flavours all over the “99.9% EP”, ably backed with a remix from Mr. Andrew Weatherall. With previous releases on Neil Diablo’s To Rack & Ruin, Tsuba, Is It Balearic? and Robsoul Recordings, Bratley’s Futureboogie debut opens with the searing synths and chugging arped bass of “99.9%”. Wide-eyed melodies and punchy drums demand a mirror ball moment to this fabulous cut. Family favourite, Andrew Weatherall, takes the chugging tempo to new depths, remolding “99.9%” into a tense, reverb soaked, dubbed out sci-fi encounter. Further explorations into space disco are to be found on “Italo Love” with luscious waves of thick analogue sound and planetary FX, whilst on “Take Me To Bedford Or Lose Me Forever”, distinct Asian influences are at play, as Bratley channels his inner Vangelis for a mesmerizing and cinematic piece.

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Stalwart label Tsuba continues it's journey into eclectic musical territory with its next full-length project, 'Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride', the outstanding debut LP by English dark and dirty disco champion Craig Bratley. For a couple of years now Craig Bratley has been considered as the northern branch of the so-called Scrutton Street axis, which sees producers like Andrew Weatherall, Timothy J Fairplay and Scott Fraser all conjure up apoco-disco sounds in their celebrated London studio. Bratley himself also runs Magic Feet, an assured label that deals in plenty of chugging electronic sounds and Craig has also released on labels like Weatherall's well-regarded Bird Scarer, Is It Balearic? Recordings, Robsoul and Instruments of Rapture. The ten track album finds Bratley exploring his fine collection of analogue machines and dark wave disco visions, with beatless ambient tracks, twinkly drug chug and tobacco stained grooves all sitting next to each other in perfect harmony. DJ Support From Ewan Pearson, Erol Alkan, Justin Robertson, Damian Lazarus, Severino (Horse Meat Disco), Matt Walsh, Jacques Renault, Headman, Mugwump, Pete Herbert, Brett Johnson, Nathan Detroit



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Mr Bratley drops 2 slo-house workouts on his Foto debut. This Sound is big and brash with insistent stabs and filter sweeps over the top of some thumping pitch-down house beats. On the flip things get even heavier with Get Up, a dark, pulsating beast which ups the jack factor whilst maintaining a slow tempo. To round things off label boss OOFT! pulls This Sound into solid deep house territory with a smoother mix which still contains some serious bottom-end.


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Tsuba welcomes back our favourite Argentinian Fernando Pulichino with a new 4 track EP of nu disco chuggers complete with a left of centre dub house re-work from the hotly tipped Androo.

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Following an extended break Tsuba returns, looking back to move forward with an official reissue of 'Dreamworld' by Westworld originally released in 1990.
The charms of this record endure 27 years later with a twinkling melody, starry eyed piano line and emotive bassline. The one and only Gerd Janson adds subtle touches to 'Dreamworld' and the old school flavoured 'The Slam' along with a DJ tool of Dub Siren Beats

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We present the final part of the our 10th anniversary trilogy. For the A side one of the most iconic tracks from the Tsuba catalogue gets a very special remix from Dungeon Meat. The DM duo of Brawther and Tristan Da Cunha retain the hooks from the original adding a break heavy groove and their own unique touches resulting in a remix that successfully straddles genres and will appeal to a variety of tastemaking DJs. For the B1 Midnight Special, the project comprising Tsuba boss Kevin Griffiths and Justin Drake, deliver Nude Runner which nods ahead towards Disco with a rolling bassline and sampled strings. The closing track on the EP and our 10 year celebrations comes from M.ono and Luvless with the proto nu house of Fettluke. The three samplers are vinyl only releases.....

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We present the second of three 12"s to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Deep House legend Jimpster re-edits Galcher Lustwerk's Nu Day, adding his own mesmerising live keys and steering the original into classic deep house territory. Williams Pinball was the first ever Tsuba release back in 2006 and 10 years later Fort Romeau gives us a special remix that stays true to the Italo origins of the original but updates the track for 2016. On the B1 we add a new name to the Tsuba roster with a track from Japan's Roy Comanchero. When it comes to musical output, Roy's approach is very much quality over quantity and his only release to date is for Running Back. Hypba has all the hallmarks of a Tsuba classic centering around a hypnotic bassline and some rich analogue synth hooks, expertly arranged for maximum musical pleasure. Last but my no means least the Tsuba Boss returns with a new track Satori, blending rolling conga percussion with a cosmic bassline and atmospheric fx. Look out for part three dropping in May featuring a killer Dungeon Meat remix of Peace Division's classic Eh Oh Um and two new tracks from Midnight Special (Tsuba Boss Kevin Griffiths and ex-Peace Division man Justin Drake) and M.ono & Luvless.

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We present the first of three 12's to celebrate our 10th anniversary. For the A side Detroit Swindle radically rework Sometimes into Not Another Sometimes, a killer raw analogue jam that demonstrates a real development of the DS sound. For the B1 we're buzzing to finally release an original track from Matthew Styles, who's been on remix duties 3 times over the years, with the infectious house of Off The Grid. Last and by no means least The Carter Bros give us Tempting Disco Fate, a rolling disco loop with the mother of all bassline changes at the end of the track. Look out for part two dropping in April featuring a Jimpster edit of Galcher Lustwerk, Fort Romeau remixing the first ever Tsuba release from Williams and a Tsuba debut from Roy Comanchero.

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We welcome back Mr KS with his second Tsuba EP, this time a collaboration with fellow Frenchman Rhythm & Soul. The result is three tracks of pure underground house heat already receiving DJ support from Clive Henry, Djebali, Chris Carrier and Dan Ghenacia

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The original 12" sampler from the Tsuba Rarities album, originally released in 2010. Nina Kraviz delivers a classic remix and Geddes & Newman rework Lost Souls into Lost The love adding a rather well known vocal on top. Strictly Vinyl Only! Repressed 12 inch Gold Vinyl

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Tsuba represses the classic Reflexions EP by Ethyl & Huxley featuring two timeless mixes by Oakland's Aybee (Ibadan, Underground Quality, Soul People Music, Further Records, Burek, Soul Jazz,Tokyo Dawn, Yoruba Records, Deeply Rooted House, Atmospheric Existence & Atjazz Record Co.) repressed on Split tone Black & Yellow Vinyl..................

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Originally released in 2008 'The Lab' is one of the definitive Tsuba releases from the now disbanded Peace Division. The undeniable Peace Division groove which made PD one of the most respected duos in house music is in full force throughout this EP. The beat-perfect arrangements that Drake and Henry were known for are here too but there's an increased warmth throughout with the use of sparse chords, subtly used samples and gentle layering of sounds. From the heavy John Ciafone-esque vibes of Theory and "We Want You" to the smooth liquidity of Get Over it via the futurist updates of the traditional house template of Basik of In My Mind this EP is Peace Division at their very best. **Repress**



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Originally released in 2009, this was the final 12" from the now disbanded Peace Division (aka Justin Drake and Clive Henry). Its fair to say that Peace Division were the pivotal UK act when it came to groove lead underground house music, selling over 10,000 copies of their 'Junkyard Funk' debut album alone. As a parting shot 'Eh Oh Um' is almost the definitive Peace Division track, centering around the mother of all rolling grooves topped off with a subtle but very hooky vocal lick. An essential 12" for your collection!

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Three Mr Fingers Dubs from Larry Heard. Enough said!

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We are excited to welcome Sebo K to Tsuba for his first post-Mobilee release with the Aquamarine EP. Lead cut 'Reach Out' is trademark Sebo centering around a nagging bassline and vocal hook that joins the dots between Chicago House and modern Tech house. Aquamarine shows a deeper side to Sebo's production and for the remix we've enlisted one of the true greats, Mr Fingers aka Larry Heard. The result is a stunner, with live keys and a bassline that could only come from one of the pioneers of House Music

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A 4 track EP of contrasting house grooves from Freddie Norwood, one of the leading lights of Adelaide's burgeoning house scene who has previously released on the highly respected Untzz imprint.

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10 inch Blue Vinyl , Hand Stamped Spined Sleeve. Craig Bratley's critically acclaimed debut album was released late 2014 receiving plaudits from RA, FACT, Future Music, Ransom Note & Mixmag who made it Disco album of the month. For Record Store Day 2015 the legendary Ewan Pearson has delivered a stunning remix of 'Mannequin', in both vocal & instrumental versions.

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Fans of Deep House will need little introduction to Fred Everything and Shur-I-Kan, two producers synonomous with the true roots of the genre. As you would expect the resulting collaboration is forward thinking Deep House with depth and musicality in abundance. Lead track Common Ground is all about the lead line, a delicate arppegiated melody paired with a Chicago-esq bassline. There's also Dub working the bassline to full effect. EP closer So Leena neatly walks the line beween Deep House and Melodic Techno.

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We welcome Fernando (International Feel / Gomma) with 3 tracks of balaeric house complete with a remix from the legend that is Legowelt.

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4 tracks of underground acid house from the UK's Steve Cook whose previous release was for the esteemed Tusk Wax imprint........

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Stalwart label Tsuba continues it's journey into eclectic musical territory with its next full-length project, 'Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride', the outstanding debut LP by English dark and dirty disco champion Craig Bratley. For a couple of years now Craig Bratley has been considered as the northern branch of the so-called Scrutton Street axis, which sees producers like Andrew Weatherall, Timothy J Fairplay and Scott Fraser all conjure up apoco-disco sounds in their celebrated London studio. Bratley himself also runs Magic Feet, an assured label that deals in plenty of chugging electronic sounds and Craig has also released on labels like Weatherall's well-regarded Bird Scarer, Is It Balearic? Recordings, Robsoul and Instruments of Rapture. The ten track album finds Bratley exploring his fine collection of analogue machines and dark wave disco visions, with beatless ambient tracks, twinkly drug chug and tobacco stained grooves all sitting next to each other in perfect harmony. DJ Support From Ewan Pearson, Erol Alkan, Justin Robertson, Damian Lazarus, Severino (Horse Meat Disco), Matt Walsh, Jacques Renault, Headman, Mugwump, Pete Herbert, Brett Johnson, Nathan Detroit



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