Richard Rogers is no stranger to the London House scene. He possesses a lengthy back catalogue that finds it's way into the record boxes of DJ's worldwide. Moodymann, Tamo Sumo, Fritz Wentink, Bicep, Ashley Beedle, Detroit Swindle, Jeremy Underground, Dan Shake, Danny Red Rack'em and Dixon Basement Jams are all strong supporters of BLACK BOOBYreleases. There's been tracks and edits with Gene Hunt, Jordan Fields, MOTON INC, Terry Farley, Stuart Patterson and K Alex Shelby to name drop a few. BB013 is the magic number and this new BLACK BOOBY release delivers magic to your ears. Four original tracks from the vaults ranging from deep NYC inspired house to slow burning, chugging 6am warped shakers. A 'Limited Edition' BLACK BOOBY metal pin badge is inside the release for die hard fans. This is one Record Store Day release you definitely need in your box...

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Three original tracks by label head honcho Richard Rogers. Nu wave esq with nods to DJ Sprinkles on A1 then a new Extended mix of BB-05 bonus track which samples Suzanne vega the B2. sees a Kaseem Mosse inspired deep jack trax. More

Black Booby presents two remixes of Fanfare taken from BB09 featuring Frits Wentink (Heist Recordings, WOLF MUSIC, Bobby Donny) & Toby Tobias (REKIDS, Delusions Of Grandeur) More

Richard Rogers' Black Booby project returns to its re-edit roots after taking a brief Chi-town house diversion with Gene Hunt & co. on BB07. This time around Rogers takes the reins on A2 and B1, while an unnamed engineer joins the Black Booby fold for A1 and B2… First up on the A-side there's 'Sun Lab Export' from Rogers' mystery partner, an edit of the super-unknown 'Laxton Superb' by Dutch 80's electronic outfit Spectral Display. Described by Rogers' cohort as "an ethereal, twilight groove - extended and ripened like a forbidden fruit... I like the original song but it has some key changes that I thought took away from the strength of it, so…" Next up is 'I Need Somebody Raw' a new take on disco's campest hero Sylvester's 'I Need Somebody To Love Tonight'. "I loved the wonky bassline of the original," Rogers explains, "so I wanted to give this one more of a dancefloor feel and to set the tone for the BB10 special, where we really go to town on old Sylvester songs!" Then moving on to the B-side, we have 'Jungle Booby' which is already attracting some underground heat, as this reworking of late 70s French disco group Kikrokos' track 'Jungle D.J.' sees Rogers take the original's intro for a long session on the dancefloor in its own right, "I found out about Kikrokos from Ron's Edits and the Members Only series and I wanted to create a whole track from the intro, so the strings got changed up to create a fuller section and highlight that super special bassline." Finally, 'And She Walks', a take on Kazino's 'Binary', sees them revamp the original B-side (of Around My Dream) by highlighting its darker sonic sensibilities. Described as "a driving, hostile rhythm track underlying a foreboding song, reworked to bring out the menace in the groove - there was a relentlessness to the original version that we wanted to heighten..." More

Richard Rogers' Black Booby re-edits return with BB07, which sees Chi-town original and Ron Hardy protégé Gene Hunt -a Black Booby veteran from BB04 - digging out more vintage DAT dopeness on the double-A-side; which features raw-as-hell analogue house workout '1015'(a take on the Dion & Tony track from his 'Chicago Dance Tracks' collection on Rush Hour back in 2011) alongside the very aptly-named (and appropriately drum-fuelled) 'Dr Roland'. Meanwhile on the B-side you'll hear UK house music OG Terry Farley sharing production duties with another 90s house veteran, Stuart 'Stretch' Silvester. 'Play House' (Original Mix) is a synth-heavy jacking houser with serious dancefloor intent; plus check out the 'KKlassik Mix' by another Chi-town don, K'Alexi Shelby, who chases the original headlong down a dark alley littered with emotive samples and thumping keys. More

The HOT new Black Booby release for 2014 is a homage to none other than the mighty Roach Motel (Terry Farley & Pete Heller). The 4 tracker completely rips apart the pairs discography and re­blends and knits dozens of parts back together to give something new, fresh and above all H O U S E. Super Limited edition 12" vinyl on Black Booby Records available late Sept via Prime Direct Distribution with the edits, dubs and plenty of love. The vinyl tracks apart from 'Wild Luv' will not be released on any other format and only on Black Booby Records so get on it while you can you Roaches... Wild Pitch, I think I luv you... BB x
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