The project “GǼG” was started by Disko Klubb boss Monkey Timers, who leads Tokyo’s underground disco scene, and Keita Sano. Using a variety of sampling and unique FX, thier music has created a unique GǼG sound that is psychedelic and anarchic, dance music for the open-minded and genre-free crews. Optimo Music unleashes now their second volume from Anarcho Disco into the world.
2024 pressing of a Japanese Jazz-Funk classic. Little is documented about the creators of 1975’s ‘Funky Stuff’. Jiro Inagaki and his band’s legacy is almost entirely musical, devoid of the personal details that often accompany jazz musicians. To understand this album, it must be placed within its cultural context. Japan’s jazz scene, one of the largest per capita, has faced accusations of imitation and unoriginality. However, Inagaki’s work, particularly in the late ’60s and early ’70s fusion era, defies these stereotypes. Inagaki’s genre-blending began with 1970’s Head Rock, less experimental than Bitches Brew but equally dynamic. By 1975, Inagaki had embraced funk, culminating in Funky Stuff. The album, laden with rich bass-lines, wah-wah pedals, and layered percussion, opens with the danceable ‘Painted Paradise’. Pianist Hiromasa Suzuki, who wrote most tracks, shines, especially on the melancholic ‘Breeze’ and the bossa-nova ‘Gentle Wave’. Covers like Kool & The Gang’s ‘Funky Stuff’ and Wayne Henderson’s ‘Scratch’ are highlights. Funky Stuff joyously engages with funk’s rhythms, making it a delightful hidden gem.
Japan meets funky disco in an explosive fusion led by maestro Jiro Inagaki here on a classic album that gets a worthy reissue. In a particularly inspired year during which he also released Funky Stuff on Nippon Columbia, Inagaki masterfully reinterprets tracks by Quincy Jones, Commodores, Graham Central Station, B.T. Express, Kool and The Gang, Stevie Wonder, Sly and The Family Stone, Ohio Players, Ripple, and Billy Preston on this one. He does so in collaboration with Hiromasa Suzuki, a prominent name in Japanese jazz, and seasoned session musicians who add their own spice. Inagaki brings a fresh, danceable sound here with a broad mix of inspirations from jazz to city pop all shining through.
Sciahri and his label Sublunar are thrilled to present “Veil Of Echoes,” a new project that brings together both emerging and established talents from the label. This release showcases a fresh dimension of techno and electronic music, celebrating originality by combining timeless cuts from the past with cutting-edge sounds of the present and future. Tracks by Temudo, Troy, Neel, Marcal, Kameliia, Kaiser, Roll Dann, Cirkle, Juri Heidemann and Kerrie.
With eight fresh tracks for the modern dance floor, Token writes another chapter of the Fuga series. Challenging new faces to complete the label’s sound, Fuga V is another focused compilation that balances spatial detail and rhythmic bite. Tracks by Singular Anomalies, Ketch, Justyn Nell, DHAEUR, Maasym, Ray Kajioka, Kameliia and Kashpitzky & Casual Treatment.
The 6th chapter in the Axis Expressionist Series, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works. ”The relationship between our star, the source that gives us life and the land we occupy during this transcendental process is one of sensitivity and compassion. Topography and rock settlements are positioned as conductive posts of energy. An energy line wrapping around a planet that straddles between the past, the present and the future. And on this land, exists an engineered string of energy called the 37th Parallel. Time Travel, multi-dimensional activity, healing, spiritual transition and rejuvenations in the supernatural respect and other powers we’ve yet to discover and realize.”
Deeptrax Records and Contrafact continue their mission to deliver high-quality, groundbreaking electronic music with the release of seminal Dutch electronic producer Orlando Voorn’s ‘Power Of Beauty EP’. This new deep house masterpiece features four original tracks and a remix from the mighty DJ QU.
Beat machine freak duo Bill Converse and Patricia (Max Ravitz) present 380/750, a new EP on Acid Test that blends the two producers’ singular styles to form an emotive “introspection on the dance floor” experience across 4 tracks. Recorded at Ravitz’s Brooklyn studio over the course of two days, 380/750 features raw, no-multitrack, no-edit live recordings that showcase the duo’s intuition for expressive rhythm tracks. Considering Converse’s roots in the 90’s Michigan rave scene, and Ravitz’s Chicago upbringing, the midwestern strains really shine through. With rhythm-composer mutations, acid dripping over atmospheric synth textures, and the ever-present jack throughout, 380/750 offers a deep sound to get lost in that feels both new and classic at the same time.
Innershades presents some new tunes but old school sound, faithful to the New Beat and Belgian proto Techno sound, using a Roland JV 1080, D-50, Yahama RY-30, SH-101, TB-303 and a JD-800 to execute this magnificent EP.
Dive into the mesmerizing fusion of sounds with Alpha Sect’s latest vinyl release, ‘Fragmented Reality’, on Soil Records. Featuring remixes by the renowned talents of Curses, Local Suicide x Skelesys and Raw Ambassador, this EP spans the realms of EBM, Italo-Disco, Wave, and Techno. Each track invites you to journey through a sonic realm where pulsating rhythms and ethereal melodies converge, blurring the lines between genres. With Alpha Sect leading the way, immerse yourself in a hypnotic experience that transcends conventional boundaries. ‘Fragmented Reality’ is out now, offering a unique sonic adventure for the discerning listener.
Samo Records, the label run by Facets, presents a new release from French electronic duo Nomenklatür. Renowned for their innovative and genre-blending sound, Nomenklatür makes their debut with a captivating EP featuring three original tracks, each offering a unique sonic experience that pushes the boundaries of leftfield electronica. On the remix front, Karassimeon reimagines “King Da Ka” with a high-tempo twist, infusing the track with fresh energy and amplifying its dynamic qualities.
4 killer unreleased electro cuts from Mars Defenders Records, the label run by the spanish electro producer Robert Cosmic. Tracks by Robert Cosmic, Dark Vektor & Nea, Saigg and Dj Frankie.
Gladio Operations’ tenth release touches down with the third volume of the Split Machine Series, which bears the signatures of KafkaCtrl and UHF and marks the end of this electrifying trilogy.
Right for the 30th anniversary of his Electro project Electro Nation, Thomas P. Heckmann returns with a brand new album on his mates label Activities Records from Brussels with a stunning album artwork by Elzo Durt. ‘Slave To The Machine’ is a full story throughout the album about an ordinary life that is down to all things being controlled by machines, internet and digits, just to escape and meet the machine at the end.
After almost one year of silence, M.U.S.A come back again with a live legend, a pioneer of electro in Spain, Dark Vektor. Three original tracks plus two remixes, one by Kan3da and one by Dj Maaco aka Detroit In Effect.
Big tune from Cameroonian outfit, ESA, originally released on an LP in 1986. For the first time ‘A Muto’ by Esa is given an official reissue. Not only does this mark a first as a stand along single, but the reissue contains previously unheard Instrumental, Dub and Keys Versions alongside an Acapella.
An Italo Disco rarity from 1984 now available again on a colored 12“ maxi single. Reissue of this italo disco classic from 1984. Comes with Flemming Dalum remixes.
Body Mechanic has been turning out definitive Motor City techno on solid labels like Cryovac, and GASS for several years. This time out he lands-on Detroit Techno and serves up, well, some electro. It’s classic 313 tackle though – heavy on the kicks, snappy snares and filthy dirty basslines that make you want to move. Ghoulish vocals add extra grit to the opener and from there ‘Dance’ gets more playful with jittery drum funk and scratching, ‘Beautiful Bum’ has a gorgeously tender and reflective vibe thanks to the minor chords and smooth electro rhythms, ‘Magic (feat Tay) ‘ slips into a deep and soulful house groove and ‘Househead’ is jacked up, loopy and well swung amongst several more timeless cuts.
Remastered 12” version of this all time classic from Detroit. Essential 303 electro techno from Underground Resistance. Raw, intense and one of the outstanding and unique records in Techno history.
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