NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS FRIDAY, JANUARAY 4
thanks for looking.
happy new year! new arrivals are still running a little screwy due to the bulk of my distributors being closed between xmas and new years, but i did get in some killer domestic house and techno, as well as some much needed restocks from the captain trip label outta japan. all choice stuff you should possess. be sure to check in next week for some more krautrock/folk vinyl reissues along with the usual bunch of import dance. keep warm…
anthony
as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.
prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.
i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.
ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC
CLUSTER- CLUSTER '71 CD (captain trip, japan) 24.98usd/12.63gbp/16.88eur/2703jpy (approx)
*restocked… Japanese remastered edition, paper sleeve (domestic version of this release is available on Water). The first release of Cluster on Philips in 1971 and reissued on Sky Records in 1980. Experimental electronic sound! Producer: Conny Plank. Reissue with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the Sky version LP. 2007 digital remaster version, limited to 1,000 copies!!
CLUSTER- SOWIESOSO CD (captain trip, japan) 24.98usd/12.63gbp/16.88eur/2703jpy (approx)
*restocked… Japanese remastered version, in paper sleeve (domestic version of this album is available on Water). The original LP was released on Sky Records in 1976. The fourth Cluster album produced by Conny Plank. Reissued with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP. 2007 digital remaster version, limited to 1,000 copies!!
CLUSTER- GROSSES WASSER CD (captain trip, japan) 24.98usd/12.63gbp/16.88eur/2703jpy (approx)
*restocked… Japanese remastered edition, in paper sleeve -- the only version of this album currently available. The fifth album on Sky Records in 1979. Produced by Peter Baumann (ex. Tangerine Dream). Reissue with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP. 2007 digital remaster version, limited to 1,000 copies!!
CLUSTER- CURIOSUM CD (captain trip, japan) 24.98usd/12.63gbp/16.88eur/2703jpy (approx)
*restocked… Japanese remastered edition, in paper sleeve -- the only version of this album currently available. The 6th album, recorded in 1980. The original LP was released on Sky Records. Reissued with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP (day-glow print). 2007 digital remaster version, limited to 1,000 copies!!
MOEBIUS & BEERBOHM- STRANGE MUSIC CD (captain trip, japan) 24.98usd/12.63gbp/16.88eur/2703jpy (approx)
*restocked… Japanese remastered edition, in paper sleeve -- the only version of this album currently available. Cynical electronics duo of Moebius (Cluster) and his friend Gerd Beerbohm. This is their first release on Sky Records in 1982. Producer: Conny Plank. Reissued with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP. 2007 digital remaster version, limited to 1,000 copies!!
MOEBIUS & BEERBOHM- DOUBLE CUT CD (captain trip, japan) 24.98usd/12.63gbp/16.88eur/2703jpy (approx)
*restocked… Japanese remastered edition, in paper sleeve -- the only version of this album currently available. The second release of Moebius & Beerbohm on Sky Records in 1983. Recorded at Conny's Studio. Reissued with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP. 2007 digital remaster version, limited to 1,000 copies!!
KLUSTER- KLOPFZEICHEN CD (captain trip, japan) 35.98usd/18.22gbp/24.34eur/3896jpy (approx)
*restocked… New, very limited versions of these seminal Krautrock albums. Special puffy plastic packaging that's actually pretty impressive! There are no "regular" editions of these albums in print at the moment, either. Originally released by Schwann, 1971 & re-issued by Schwann, 1980, Hypnotic, 1996 & Think Progressive, 1998. In limited edition miniature plastic LP cover with a multi fold-out repro of original album insert. Includes additional track by Schnitzler, Seidel & Freudigmann, 1971. With Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius, Christa Runge, Sprecherin, Wolfgang Seidel & Klaus Freudigmann. Digital remaster + Miniature LP Jacket Series.
KLUSTER- ZWEI-OSTEREI CD (captain trip, japan) 35.98usd/18.22gbp/24.34eur/3896jpy (approx)
*restocked… Originally released by Schwann, 1971 & re-issued by Schwann, 1980, Hypnotic, 1996 & Think Progressive, 1998. In limited edition miniature plastic LP cover with a multi fold-out repro of original album insert. Includes additional track by Schnitzler, Seidel & Freudigmann, 1971. With Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius, Manfred Paethe, Sprecher, Wolfgang Seidel & Klaus Freudigmann." Digital remaster + Miniature LP Jacket Series.
PUNK AND POST-PUNK
METAL BOYS- TOKIO AIRPORT CD (acute, usa) 14.98usd/7.60gbp/10.16eur/1638jpy (approx)
*restocked… After years of forging their seminal synth-punk sound in the late 70s and receiving critical yet little financial success, Paris's Metal Urbain had no choice but to re-group and, with the addition of a female vocalist, take their processed electronics aesthetic even further as the Metal Boys. Their mash-up of sounds and styles makes them difficult to pigeon-hole, but punk, rockabilly, Gainsbourge-esque song, dub, industrial, and new wave all appear. The Metal Boys created one of the greatest synth-pop experiments of the time, but until now few have been able to hear their long out-of-print avant-electro. Acute Records is proud to present for the first time ever on one CD their only LP Tokio Airport plus nine previously unreleased tracks.
METAL URBAIN- ANARCHY IN PARIS! CD (acute, usa) 14.98usd/7.60gbp/10.16eur/1638jpy (approx)
*restocked… The concept was simple yet unique: marry the post-Stooges guitar aggression of the 'class of 77' punk school with the artsy electronically-processed aesthetic of Roxy Music, Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. The sound: big killer punk rock guitar hooks, squealing textural synth noises, shouted French vocals, and a cheap, adrenalin-fueled drum machine. While most people were just discovering punk, Metal Urbain were blazing the trails for what was to become 'post-punk', with a sound so distinct that Rough Trade would make them their first ever release. Sure, echoes of Metal Urbain can be heard in popular indie bands from the '80s like Big Black and Jesus And Mary Chain, but only now, almost 30 years after their first release, can their genius and foresight be fully appreciated.
DER PLAN- JAPLAN CD (captain trip, japan) 17.98usd/9.12gbp/12.19eur/1967jpy (approx)
*restocked… Japanese-only CD reissue of what was originally a Japanese-only LP in the 80s, issued in support of a Der Plan tour. Der Plan is a German music art group who is running an independent label Ata Tak. The original LP was released only in Japan in 1985. Including 12" EP track, 2 unreleased tracks. Japan only.
S.Y.P.H.- S.Y.P.H. CD (captain trip, japan) 19.98usd/10.13gbp/13.55eur/2184jpy (approx)
*restocked… Original released in 1980 on the Pure Freude label. German punk/new wave group. Remastered by Pyrolator. Classic German abrasion, First album this by group, later produced by Holger Czukay.
MALARIA!- COMPILED 1981-1984 CD (moabit, germany) 15.98usd/8.11gbp/10.83eur/1747jpy (approx)
*restocked… 2001 year release which compiles 16 tracks from all their early releases, originally released 1981-84. Malaria were an all-female art-wave group from Berlin, with connections to Die Haut, Einsturzende, Nina Hagen, Static, etc. A seminal early 80s document. "Contagious diseases, uncertain modes of transmission: Malaria evolved from Mania D., a trio that had already gained a following even without music through their style and artwork. When they expanded into a quintet, they not only retained the first two letters, recurring in medieval, mask, magister artium and mama, they also kept a world of signifiers: heat, illness, fever, ill-defined states. At the time, the beat and the saxophone, which signalled the continuity of both bands, could only be comprehended through inevitable misunderstandings and other contemporary beats and sounds. And -- like an italicised letter -- they incarnated the promise contained in the title: elusive funk, undeveloped jazz, an unresolved and strained insistence on a difference for which no words existed at the time, and certainly no music that one could put a name to." -- Diedrich Diederichsen. Malaria! were: Gudrun Gut, Bettina Koster, Susanne Kuhnke, Christine Han, Manon Duursma.
THIS HEAT- THIS HEAT CD (this is, uk) 18.98usd/9.63gbp/12.87eur/2075jpy (approx)
*restocked… This Heat, the band, emerged in early 1976 on the leading edge of what became the New Wave, but they were always apart, more scary and more subtle. Known as the most left-field, and at the same time most hard-edged, band in all of England, their concerts attracted experimental, punk and new wave audiences alike. Just a handful of performances made them the band everyone had to see, and every journalist had to interview. And the more we knew, the more enigmatic they became. This Heat was a passion. The band worked day-in, day-out for years in their own, now legendary, studio in Brixton (Cold Storage - sited in an old industrial meat refrigerator), or they were away somewhere touring abroad. In this hothouse environment, their material evolved and grew, and became increasingly intense; on the one hand more cuttingly simple, on the other more layered and more dense. When their first LP -- itself several years in the making -- finally appeared on David Cunningham's Piano label in 1979, with its distinctive blue and yellow sleeve, it acquired immediate iconic status. And over time it has also proved itself prescient; there are musical innovations here that anticipate genres that would take another 15 years to reappear. This Heat, the record was a landmark release. It tore up the book and laid new rules for band composition and performance. The music was without precedent; the musicians uncompromising; the recordings hammeringly intense and the sound deep, radical, and rich. This was music stripped back to the bone but never simplified. And it hasn't aged. The later CD version of the LP has now been out of print for some fourteen years (and is currently fetching $300-$350 second-hand), so this edition, the first on the new This Is label, re-mastered and repackaged by the group, will be doubly welcome. It is the first of a series of historical This Heat re-editions and unpublished works by the band to be released on this dedicated label.
THE POP GROUP- Y CD (warner bros., japan) 26.98usd/13.70gbp/18.30eur/2949jpy (approx)
*restocked… This Heat, the band, emerged in early 1976 on the leading edge of what became the New Wave, but they were always apart, more scary and more subtle. Known as the most left-field, and at the same time most hard-edged, band in all of England, their concerts attracted experimental, punk and new wave audiences alike. Just a handful of performances made them the band everyone had to see, and every journalist had to interview. And the more we knew, the more enigmatic they became. This Heat was a passion. The band worked day-in, day-out for years in their own, now legendary, studio in Brixton (Cold Storage - sited in an old industrial meat refrigerator), or they were away somewhere touring abroad. In this hothouse environment, their material evolved and grew, and became increasingly intense; on the one hand more cuttingly simple, on the other more layered and more dense. When their first LP -- itself several years in the making -- finally appeared on David Cunningham's Piano label in 1979, with its distinctive blue and yellow sleeve, it acquired immediate iconic status. And over time it has also proved itself prescient; there are musical innovations here that anticipate genres that would take another 15 years to reappear. This Heat, the record was a landmark release. It tore up the book and laid new rules for band composition and performance. The music was without precedent; the musicians uncompromising; the recordings hammeringly intense and the sound deep, radical, and rich. This was music stripped back to the bone but never simplified. And it hasn't aged. The later CD version of the LP has now been out of print for some fourteen years (and is currently fetching $300-$350 second-hand), so this edition, the first on the new This Is label, re-mastered and repackaged by the group, will be doubly welcome. It is the first of a series of historical This Heat re-editions and unpublished works by the band to be released on this dedicated label.
METAL
VENOM- WELCOME TO HELL LP (earmark, italy) 17.98usd/9.12gbp/12.19eur/1967jpy (approx)
*restocked… 140 gram clear vinyl version. Riding the crest of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Venom rolled the lessons of Sabbath and Motorhead into one epic black mass, not only spawning a genre with their 1981 debut, Welcome to Hell, but also providing it with its name the following year with the release of their second LP, Black Metal.
VENOM- BLACK METAL LP (earmark, italy) 17.98usd/9.12gbp/12.19eur/1967jpy (approx)
*restocked… 140 gram clear vinyl version. Venom's 1982 release was not only the album that gave the Black Metal genre its name, but also the band's break-through release and magnum opus. Like their first full-length LP, Welcome To Hell, Venom's Satanist lyrics and relentless speed broke new ground in a constantly evolving genre. One of the major influences on thrash pioneers Metallica and Slayer, etc.
VENOM- AT WAR WITH SATAN LP (earmark, italy) 17.98usd/9.12gbp/12.19eur/1967jpy (approx)
*restocked… 140 gram clear vinyl version; gatefold sleeve. Released shortly after their 1982 epic Black Metal (considered by many to be one of the greatest metal albums of all time), Venom's third album, originally released in 1983, found these thrash pioneers at the height of their popularity and creative ability.
TOWERS- TOWERS LP (turnstile, usa) 11.98usd/6.07gbp/8.12eur/1311jpy (approx)
*mid paced abrasive psychedelic nightmare as demonstrated through sonic fury. While one could claim that they draw influences from band names like gasp, deadguy, or even groundwork.
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
ABE DUQUE- LAST NIGHT CHANGED IT ALL 12” (abe duque, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Abe Duque's first release on his own label from 2002… powerful club friendly/big room percussive tech house tracks.
ABE DUQUE- LAST NIGHT CHANGED IT ALL/REMIX 12” (abe duque, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*repress of this classic abe duque track remixed, plus the addition of the tracks hot box and porn star at night on the flip.
ABE DUQUE- WHAT HAPPENED? 12” (abe duque, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*much needed repress from Abe Duque as he united with Detroit's legendary Blake Baxter (on vocals) on this future-sounding house track. Baxter's hypnotic vocals promise 'disco lights' and point you to the dancefloor.
BERNARD BADIE- TRAIN 12” (cajual, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*head noddin’ deep disco-tech house tracks featuring soulful vocal overthrow from dajae.
CAJMERE FEAT DAJAE- I NEED U/REMIX 12” (cajual, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*cajmere teaming up with the legendary vocalist dajae once again on this next set of remixes… cajmere dons his green velvet guise for a gritty rework of "say u will", then mark grant smoothes out some of the rougher edges, with a more club friendly take.
LUKE SOLOMON- MONSTERS 12” (cajual, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*A-side is a relief style tech funky piece with computer game samples. ominous bass, shuffling beats, infectious rhythm with a catchy synth hook on the flip.
RANDOM ACCESS- RANDOM ACCESSS 12” (chicago mix factory, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*restocked… second random access release from 2001 on chicago mix factory. classic farley jackmaster funk/hot mix 5 inspired house.
IX LIE'VZ- LIFE'S NOT THE SAME 12” (chicago mix factory, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*restocked… deadstock copies of this classic Steve Poindexter & Felix the Housecat production from ’92.
V/A- DAM EDITS VOL.2 12” (dam, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*second volume of this essential ugly edits/ron hardy style series… Quincy Jones Ai No Corrida is magically mysterious as it is soulfully seductive. With great pacing, superb sound, a hot Ernie Watts tenor sax solo + impeccable production, this is a prime example of timeless music
that can still be danced to and played to this day. Also includes bonus beats - Dwele's Mo Love is a finely crafted tune of delicious soul-jazz and tempo changes, this melancholic affair's main subject is love and relationships.
DEEON & SLUGO- GHETTO CLASSICS VOL.1 12” (dance mania, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*From the very beginning in 1985 Chicago's Dance Mania records was konown for raw percussive tracks from the dirty side of disco and house. They laid down over 200 12''s that were the blueprint for what is now known as ''ghetto-house'' or ''booty-house''. we are happy to announce the launch of the revitalized Dance Mania with 5 slammin classics from Deeon & Slugo: ''Work This MF'', ''Rubber Track'', ''That's It'', ''Vulture Life Ins'', & ''Sprint''. Bootylicious!
ROBERT ARMANI- TRAXMEN COLLECTION VOL.1 12” (dance mania, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*classic armani ghetto house productions, featuring Muzik Man, Frequency, Remote Control, Watch It, Up Down and Warning.
CLUB STYLE- CRAZY WILD 12” (dance mania, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Straight from '94! Quality ''Relief'', Glenn Underground style deephouse produced by robert armani and paul johnson. get buck wild horsey style!!!
JOE PIPPEN- SHAKE THAT BOOTY 12” (dance mania, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*early 90's ghetto house essential… highly percussive chicago style hard disco with electro sounds.
LARRY HEARD- BALANCE 12” (deeptec, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Larry Heard delivers his signature sound of jackin' beats on this unofficially titled & unreleased track ''Balance''.
BANGERS & CASH- SHAKE THAT 12” (downtown, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*classic spank rock & benny blanco production… the first vinyl single from the epP "Bangers & Cash (The Adventures of Spank Rock and Benny Blanco). four versions from this track, dirty, clean, instrumental and accapella.
BANGERS & CASH- BOOTAY 12” (downtown, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*classic spank rock & benny blanco production… four versions from this track, dirty, clean, instrumental and accapella.
BANGERS & CASH- LOOSE 12” (downtown, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*classic spank rock & benny blanco production… four versions from this track, dirty, clean, instrumental and accapella.
BABY OLIVER- PRIMETIME 12” (environ, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*restocked… Ron Hardy. Techno. New wave. Footwork. Detroit. Chicago. Nightmoves. Diamond Corp. Disco. Prince. Charivari. New Dance Show. WBMX. WGPR. Mental hospitals. Emergency rooms. Dancefloors. Strobelights. Uptown express. Downtown local. Baby. Oliver. BABY OLIVER. Check out the debut record from new Environ act Baby Oliver. Hot and twisted tracks for disco jackers and neurotic nu-romantics.
METRO AREA- METRO AREA 7 12” (environ, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*restocked… Another two years have passed since Metro Area last shook up the scene with a 12", and it is with great pleasure that Environ presents the latest outing from Morgan Geist & Darshan Jesrani: Metro Area 7. This release finds Metro Area continuing on their quest for fresh sounds and timeless production, expanding the compositional palette while retaining the emotional spirit of their early influences. Metro Area have pushed themselves to once again make heartfelt, personal music that stands out from what the rest of the dance music pack is doing and the duo feel this EP is their strongest work since the release of their 2002 self-titled album. 'Read My Mind' is the first full-on vocal track to actually be released by Metro Area (they had amassed a small catalog of unreleased vocal tracks since starting the project). Featuring the incredible pipes of Philip Owusu (of Ubiquity Records' Owusu & Hannibal), 'Read My Mind' is a dynamic boogie romp full of contrast: sweet yet melancholy, warm yet raw. It harkens back to the days where songwriting and arrangement still had a place in dance music and we hope you'll love it. And for the beat purists, there's an irresistible 'RMM Special Dub' version -- perfect for doubles! Flipping to the B-side yields 'Erodyne' -- an incredible space-disco epic that rocks time and space, looking forward with angular arpeggiated riffs and futurist moods while anchored by an undeniably D.I.S.C.O. groove.
MORGAN GEIST- MOST OF ALL 12” (environ, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*With Morgan Geist`s last solo 12" four years ago, it`s a bit of an understatement to say that a new solo undertaking from the Environ bossman is overdue. Better late than never: we present to you the new 12" from the Mr. Geist, Most of All, featuring Jeremy Greenspan from Junior Boys. The song "Most of All" is the result of Geist`s increasing obsession with songwriting and arrangement being coupled with a fixation on epic, purely-electronic albums and library records. Geist decided on a purely electronic direction for "Most of All," spurred on in large part by the collaboration with Junior Boys main man Jeremy Greenspan, a like-minded lover of great electronic bands (favorites including YMO, Japan, and TalkTalk) and...well, yes, disco. With Greenspan`s unique voice floating over Geist`s highly-detailed production, the result is part romantic standard, part lost new wave memories, part space-disco and part something unknown and unfamiliar. The B1 instrumental version on the flip streamlines the arrangement into something fit for the floor, yet retains the essence of the song within. Finally, the second B-side track "Skyblue Pink" is Geist`s homage to memories of summer days in the 70s spent listening to synth-rock in his older brother`s room. With all things Balearic and cosmic currently the rage among discerning diggers, now seemed like the right time to drop Skyblue Pink!
KELLEY POLAR- CHRYSANTHEM 12” (environ, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Chrysanthemum EP is the first new recording from Kelley Polar since his hugely successful debut album released in 2005, Love Songs of The Hanging Gardens. This EP continues his unique take on pop music and includes an extended and radical B-side rework (exclusive to this EP) for DJs and dancefloors. This EP precedes a brand-new album from Mr. Polar. The seeds of 'Chrysanthemum' are described by Mr. Polar himself as a confluence of the apocalyptic fear that permeated all Cold War childhoods, comic-book illustrations of blood and violence abstracted into flora and a B-grade science fiction novel's portraying two teens in the final throes of lovemaking as the world is destroyed in nuclear apocalypse. Yet despite this decidedly dark and unique approach, the song is nevertheless pure pop: catchy and indelible once heard. 'Rosenband' is lighter in subject matter yet just as deep musically, filled with synthetic layers and rhythms that reveal themselves slowly on subsequent listens. Despite the immediacy of the melodies, there is a detail that permeates all of Kelley Polar's work and rewards the attentive listener. A completely reworked instrumental version of 'Rosenband' is stretched across the B-side and is -- dare we say it -- a dancefloor killer, with a long, mix-friendly intro building to an incredible crescendo. The track is arranged and mixed by Morgan Geist and was done so with DJs in mind!
SAMMY BANANAS- HIGH TOP FADES 12” (fool’s gold, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*sammy bananas delivers four dancefloor edits of classic 90s songs for the great fool’s gold label, tracks: Tha Setpper, Summer Bounce, Dat Funk, K7 Baby.
BANGO- SPHINX/MYSTICAL ADVENTURE 12” (fragile, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*classic stacey pullen penned motor city techno track on transmat subsidiary. Mastered at National Sound Corporation.
APHRODISIAC- PRESSURE DROP/FEATHERS IN MY FACE 12” (fragile, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*killer Alton M produced detroit tribal tech/house tracks on transmat subsidiary.
ERIC ERICKSSON- SYNCHRONIZED MINDS 12” (fragile, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*neo-classic motor city techno tracks on transmat subsidiary.
COBBLESTONE JAZZ- THE CREATOR 12” (itiswhatitis, usa) 11.98usd/6.07gbp/8.12eur/1311jpy (approx)
*top quality/club friendly techno jazz fusion.
LOWFOUR- STENMARK 12” (kupei musika, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*This 12-inch pairs two Lowfour originals (both named after ‘70s skiers) with two remixes of the title track by Hässleholm-natives Andreas Hörlén (Future/Past Productions) and Stefan Thor (Folie/Tomi Kiiosk).
Though click-house textures are clearly evident in the “Stenmark” original, the primary focus is groove, specifically a pile-driving shuffle stomp Tilliander kickstarts with jittery electro hiccups throughout.
In his 'Tomii Kiosk' remix,' Thor takes the track on a funkier tech-house jaunt while Hörlén stokes a magnificent retro-electro-house broil in his wonderful overhaul. More minimal by comparison, Tilliander strips “Wassberg” to an electro groove core that determinedly burbles and pounds. If Stenmark offers ample evidence of Tilliander's texturally layered style, it's still infectious club-oriented material above all else.
KATE SIMKO- STRUMM 12” (kupei musika, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*This 12" EP displays Kate Simko's talents at her best: deep, minimal techno full of subtle sounds, micro textures and ethereal melodies. Combining her musical training (Kate’s a classical pianist) with a love for underground music, Kate is continually exploring the dialogue between classical tradition and electronic music - her two strongest influences.
For this release Kupei has enlisted the talents of Europe’s finest soundsmiths, giving Kate Simko the royal treatment: it features two remixes by critically-acclaimed producers Jonas Bering (Kompakt) and UNAI (Disco, Inc).
Artists ranging from John Tejada and Thomas Brinkman to minimalist composer Phillip Glass have shown an interest for Simko’s sound; Phillip Glass even hand-picked Kate for his album “Glasscuts: Phillip Glass remixed.” Reflecting her diverse and extensive background, Kate's music possesses a harmonic, structural and spatial depth usually limited to classical compositions that brings strength to her live performances and promises to trigger progressions in the minimal techno scene.
ANDREAS HORLEN- KAMPRAD 12” (kupei musika, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*Andreas Hörlén, also known under the moniker Future/Past Productions, is one of Sweden's most gifted producer/electronic musicians. He has contributed to the Swedish music scene for the past 20 years, working as a producer, musician and remix artist with the biggest names in Scandinavian techno: Håkan Lidbo, Andreas Tilliander, Sophie Rimheden, and Son of Kite, just to name a few. Andreas also contributed to Kupei's first 12" with his magnificent electro remix of Lowfour's "Stenmark".
This 12" EP shows Andreas' love for shuffled beats and electro house. As with all of Kupei's releases, this special limited edition includes two remixes, one by Scandinavian glitch-god Stefan Thor (a.k.a. Folie, Tomi Kiiosk) and the other from the notorious Andreas Tilliander (a.k.a. Lowfour).
CRYSTAL FAKE- FROSTY MONDAY SESSIONS 12” (kupei musika, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*This new 12" on Kupei, aptly titled "Frosty Monday Sessions," present us with two exceptional (and exclusive) Crystal Fake cuts: "Frostbite Freenite" and "Monday After." Both tracks are sexy tech-house offerings that kick and throb like prime French house. To top it off, frequent Kupei contributor Unai provides a fabulous rendition of "Monday After," featuring vocoder-vocals of Unai himself – possibly one of his best remixes so far. A fun digital disco oriented release that is not to be missed!
ANDRES BUCCI- CHOCOPANDA 12” (kupei musika, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*andreas bucci is back on Kupei! Hailing from Santiago de Chile – Andrés Bucci (along with his brother Pier, Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos and Dandy Jack) is one of the forefront figures of the thriving Chilean electronic music scene. He has worked with some of the finest producers, including techno luminaries The Black Dog, while introducing electro to Chilean audiences. This EP pairs him with Perlon’s comeback kid DANDY JACK on remix duties. It is a strong follow-up to his 2005 critically-acclaimed EP "Don Julio's Converseria" with brother Pier Bucci (on Canadian label Cynosure). It also marks Andres’ third release for Kupei, upholding a steady output of distinctive quality music started with “Hello Donee” (as Detalles). "Chocopanda” presents us with two playful minimal techno offerings: "Get Down" and "Sentinel." Both tracks are bouncy 4/4 techno stripped-down with glitchy sounds, short melodic elements and tiny rhythmic patterns. Dandy Jack’s B-side remake of “Get Down” takes us to the harder side of techno, macro sort of speak – his track is heavier and more intense, with a hard kick drum stomp that can workout the crowd while keeping the minimal aesthetic he is known for.
FLAVIUS E- INDICIOS 12” (kupei musika, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*For the past 15 years, Flavio Etcheto (aka Flavius E) has contributed to the Argentinean music scene as a producer, musician and remixer. He has worked with some of the finest labels and played at renowned electronic music festivals Sonar Barcelona and Mutek.CL Valparaiso. Now his first solo EP for Kupei Musika, Indicios, presents us with four tech house and minimal techno tracks. This is a sophisticated dancefloor-oriented juggernaut that shows Flavio's meticulous arranging system. Bouncy tech house, Latin style syncopation on the click sounds, gyrating dubby basslines and a pulsating kick drum shuffled hard. Features an exclusive remix by Andres Bucci.
JONAS BERING & KATE SIMKO- CITYSCAPE 12” (kupei musika, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*Following two remixes for Kupei last year, Jonas Bering returns and joins forces with Chicago techno darling, Kate Simko to present Cityscape, a new EP that blends Bering's emotive style with Simko's Midwest roots and Latin-influenced percussion. Jonas Bering kicks off with 'Take My Hand.' His track, influenced by Gainsbourg, floats on a cloud of hypnotic vibraphone melodies, over a dub house aesthetic filled with a deep bass and ambient drone. Kate Simko follows with 'Cityscape,' which presents us with a tasteful contrasting direction; her track's morphing Detroit synth and classic percussion result in a unique, soulful blend. It is a brilliant follow-up to critically-acclaimed Strumm. On the B-side, we are delighted with two fantastic remixes. Simko's version of 'Take My Hand' shifts the original emotive track into the dancefloor arena. Adding bleeps, groovy bass notes and disco violins to Bering's stunning melodies, the track is a playful take on the original. Bering then returns the favor with his remix of 'Cityscape,' a deconstructed melody and truncated bass line lays the foundation for a sparse arrangement to complete the EP.
PITCH BLACK CITY FT. ROBERTA SWEED- RUNAWAY 12” (mahogany music, usa) 11.98usd/6.07gbp/8.12eur/1311jpy (approx)
*KDJ's new life band project with a loose funk joint underlined by subtle house beats: fine jazz piano improvisation, live cheering and hollering plus sparse spoken word by the maestro himself…
ALLEN WRIGHT- PRIMITIVE WORLD 12” (muzique, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*chicago producer, remixer, and dj allen wright serves up a three track ep of old school flavored chicago house. coming off his reel to reels from '87 through '96 are 'Talking Heads (1987 Reel 2 reel edit)', ''Sodium, & ''Sexual primates'. Pure and intense tracks!
KEVIN SAUNDERSON- HISTORY ELEVATE 2 12” (planet e, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Remix and additional production by Joris Voorn. A2. Kevin Saunderson 'Pump The Move' (Samuel L Session Remix). Written and produced by Kevin Saunderson. Remix and additional production by Samuel L. Session at the Cycle studio.
KEVIN SAUNDERSON- HISTORY ELEVATE 1 12” (planet e, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*restocked… With remixes from Carl Craig and Loco Dice! Side A: Kevin Saunderson featuring (Inner City) Title: 'Till We Meet Again' (Carl Craig remix) remix and additional production by Carl Craig. Side AA: Kevin Saunderson Title: 'Bassline' (Loco Dice Remix) remix and additional production by Loco Dice and Martin Buttrich.
MIND BURN- FASTER THAN LIGHT 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*Lester Fitzpatrick produced hard slamming house tracks… killer!!!
LESTER FITZPATRICK- DRY YOUR TEARS 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*more Lester Fitzpatrick produced hard slamming house tracks… Dry Your Tears, Jack U, Pure.
SNAP MODE- HI BAIS 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*Hugo Moya produced hard slamming house tracks… Hi Bais, Shake Your House, Damas.
CURAN STONE- FAME 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*more slamming tech/house tracks on the relief label… original and instrumental mixes.
GREEN VELVET- TEMPTATION 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*Hard edged a-side with a grating vocal treatment that sounds like it's blaring out of a phone receiver, should have those Velvet fans panting with disgust. B-side gets down to some serious percolating, should have been the a-side, classic relentless Green Velvet attack.
GREEN VELVET- TEMPTATION REMIXES 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*Superb, sweet and spacey Mark Grant & blow-you-away Green Velvet remixes!
GREEN VELVET- NO SEX 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*The a2 extended Mix is Green Velvet going back and taking it raw with an uptempo full on chicago groove drenched in Green Velvet quirkiness. Preceeding this the reprent mix, a rework of ripping Relief loops. On the flip, Green Velvet enlists one of the his original artists Mark Grant, whose material as of late has definitely been on the gentler side. But not here. Both the Vocal Mix and Instrumental are some of the funkiest house tracks this year, and will appeal to the tech, tribal, funk, and eletro crowds alike.
GREEN VELVET- CUZ OF U 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*more quality techno from Green Velvet a.k.a. Cajmere. Including Mark Grant mix!
GREEN VELVET- SHAKE & POP REMIXES 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*One of the hottest club tunes of 2006 receives some proper remix treatment from some Chicago catz who know a thing or two about the dancefloor. Mark Grant, Gantman and DJ Sneak add to the flavor but keep the catchy ring to ''Shake & Pop'' intact. Gantman's ghetto booty-tech remix raises the stakes. DJ Godfather would be proud!
JEROME BAKER- RELENTLESS MUZIK VOL.1 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*Rush hard hitting & chicago acid house tracks!
JEROME BAKER- RELENTLESS MUZIK VOL.2/CUT FROM A DIFFERENT CLOTH 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*more hard hitting & chicago acid house tracks from jerome baker!
JAMES HAMMER- THREE IS ONE 12” (relief, usa) 8.98usd/4.53gbp/6.11eur/983jpy (approx)
*killer, Droning bass heavy Chicago tracks.
RODNEY BAKERR & THE ROCKING HOUSE CHICAGO MOB - FEEL GOOD REMIXES 12” (rockin house, usa) 11.98usd/6.07gbp/8.12eur/1311jpy (approx)
*Four tracks are featured: ''Feel Good! Remix'' the NY Garage Mix by the Prof. and Rodney Bakerr, an uplifting vocal house track with plenty of percussion, piano and sax. ''Feel Good'' the Chicago Philly Instrumental by Smiley, Rodney Bakerr and Jaquarius (there is some acid involved in this mix). On the flip ''Pump The Bass'' a bassheavy sample laden track Pumped Up by mister Bakerr and the ''Club House Remix'' a Hip-House Mix by Rodney Bakerr.
V/A- SECRET MIXES & FIXES VOL.6 12” (secret fixes, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Introducing the new secret fixer, Gay Marvine, who specializes in creating dubs from your favorite anthems from back when you all wore eyeliner. Duran Duran's '' Girls on Film'' meets Siouxsie's ''Cities in Dust'', Tones on Tail's ''There's Only One'' meets its B Side ''Now We Lustre'' and Tom Tom Club's insanely catchy ''Wordy Rapping Hood'' is reduced to far less words.
V/A- SECRET MIXES & FIXES VOL.7 12” (secret fixes, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Gay Marvine is ready to party again, this time like it's 1979. Prince - Party Up, Herb Alpert - Rise Above, Michael Jackson - Dont Stop Til You Get Enough, Jacksons - Things I Do For You are all refashioned for your dancing pleasure.
DJ SATIVA- MONEY IN THE BANK 12” (shady tvo, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Chicago jock lays it all on the line here with his ace juke remixes. Features Chi-style reworks of ''Money in the Bank'', ''Lil Showstopper'', and one more. Baltimore ain't got nothin' on us.
V/A- SMOOTH EDITS VOL.2 12” (smooth edits, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*A side is the infamous 2003 edit of Alan Smithee’s version of Natalie Cole’s ''Tell You All About It''. This version was played by many deep house jocks in the US and abroad including Lil Louie Vega, Danny Krivit, Timmy Regisford and others. B pairs Firefly - Love Is Gnna Be On Your Side & Madelein Bell - Thats What Friends Are For.
V/A- SMOOTH EDITS VOL.3 12” (smooth edits, usa) 9.98usd/5.04gbp/6.79eur/1093jpy (approx)
*Mr. Smooth' latest collection of road-tested Chicago-style deep-dish vinyl. Including an edit of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, ''Sunshower''.
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(btwn 5th and 6th streets)
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MAP
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HOURS (US)
monday: closed
tuesday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
Wednesday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
thursday: 12:00-7:00pm/est
friday: 12:00-7:00pm/est
saturday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
sunday: 12:00-6:00pm/est
HOURS (*UK)
monday: closed
tuesday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
Wednesday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
thursday: 5:00-12:00pm/gmt
friday: 5:00-12:00pm/gmt
saturday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
sunday: 5:00-11:00pm/gmt
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