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TZ Junior - 'Sugar My Love' (1985)

From the GDTIMIN003 ("DZE") Double AA-side 12-inch on Good Timin' 

Jex Opolis - Please Be Bad To Me

Artist: thatmanmonkz Title: Won Hunnid EP Release Date: 23rd February (Vinyl) / 2nd March 2015 (Digital) Format: 12” Vinyl / Digital Cat No: DOG39 / DOGD39

2014 was a big year for Scott Moncrieff AKA thatmanmonkz. Not only did his own label Shadeleaf become firmly established he dropped brilliantly received releases on both Kolour LTD and here on D.O.G.
Scott has managed to tread that fine line of simultaneously picking up props from all angles and wrecking dancefloors the world over whilst remaining resolutely underground and focused on the more interesting corners of dance music. RA rightly stated that ‘Despite the pivotal part his hometown has played in electronic music history, you can't shake the feeling that if this were the work of some auteur from Detroit, Thatmanmonkz would receive wider recognition from the house community.’ And that is why we love him!
Here on his follow up to last years Don’t Slip EP, he delivers 3 lo-fi, dusty, soul- tinged nuggets which have that unique yet instantly identifiable character only the most talented producers are capable of making. Opener In The Trees featuring the vocals of Kahill Anthony who adds a soulful touch to the raw, bumping groove set up by monkz. The kind of magic track that’ll get lodged in your mind and have the heads clamoring for the info when dropped on a big system. Flip over for Make It Now which treads a more familiar loopy disco path but does so in such fine style that you’ll be coming back to this one time and time again. Finally we have Sad n Blue which drops the deepness with fizzing Detroit padz and killer vox samples giving a nod to the moody one but with a throbbing bassline straight out of the nu school. thatmanmonkz is currently holed up in his studio making tracks for his debut LP which we’re happy to announce will be dropping towards the end of this year here on Delusions.


thatmanmonkz - Make It Now [Delusions of Grandeur] (96Kbps)

Having released a stormer of an EP on Mr. Janson's Running Back earlier this year and delivering an infectious guest mix for Tim Sweeney's Beats in Space, Jex Opolis is currently prepping the next release on his own Good Timin' label. The Circle of Drums EP continues on the same dancefloor-centric route that Jex travelled down with his past few releases. "Circle of Drums" itself is a rolling "tribal-not-tribal" heater, featuring some of the most arousing digi-flute lines ever committed to tape. The whole release is a surefire way of keeping warm until the sun returns.

Circle of Drums EP drops early next year on Good Timin'. This one's guaranteed to fly out.

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Jex Opolis "Circle Of Drums" - Boiler Room Debuts

Noodly synth lines over a low-swung dub beat, accompanied by baritone vocals that sounds like a heartbroken Ian Curtis trapped on a desert island. Taken from a new EP with @raphael-top-secret on @antinote-records. 

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/05/17/premiere-raphael-top-secret-love-so-high/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/raphael-top-secret-love

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Raphael Top-Secret & Nelson Bishop - Love So High (STW Premiere)

STW Advent Calendar Day 1 - all proceeds go to The Steve Reid Foundation.

Pulling the first record out of the Advent Calendar bag is @Midland, with his crisp and calculated edit of Orlando Riva Sound’s 1979 disco hit ‘Body To Body Boogie’.

Download & donate: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/12/01/body-to-body-boogie-midland-edit

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Orlando Riva Sound - Body to Body Boogie (Midland Edit)

Jex is happy to share "First Stomp," a slamming slice of voodoo funk taken from his upcoming debut album "Ravines."

Ravines, a nine-track collection of music for all seasons, is a hopeful exploration of melody and atmosphere.

Coming on Good Timin' in April 2017.

Jex Opolis - First Stomp

Digital: Beatport bit.ly/stedit002
Traxsource: http://bit.ly/2mFemIr
Vinyl: Juno bit.ly/stedit002juno
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2nePSVN
iTunes; https://apple.co/2ncm2lI

Launch Party @ Brilliant Corners, London - Wed 17 January www.facebook.com/events/1864093027146551/

Release Support: Laurent Garnier, Detroit Swindle, Mano Le Tough, Hunee, Benji B,  Jimpster, Antal, Disclosure, Soul Clap, Atjazz, Jacques Renault, Adesse Versions, Nuno Dos Santos, Charles Webster, JD Twitch, AND.ID, Roger Sanchez, Dark Sky, Joyce Muniz, COEO, Auntie Flo, Waze & Odyssey, HAAi, Charles Webster, Nachtbraker, Souldynamic, Terry Farley, Lars Behrenroth, Coco Cole, Bill Brewster, Klose One, Peter Kruder, Moodymanc, jozif, Severino, Harri, Dom Servini, James Curd, Piek, Llorca, Speaking Minds, Mark Farina, Voyeur, Jad & The, Shield, Simbad, Zepherin Saint, Penguin Prison, Loz Goddard, Droog, Harri, Carlo, Johannes Albert, Pablo Bolivar...

Sterns Edits returns after the sell-out success of its debut edition with another two catalogue reworks from Ben Gomori. This time he turns his attention to Burkina Faso's much-loved taxi-driver- turned-singer, Amadou Balaké.

Balaké ('porcupine' in Mandinka) is Burkina Faso's proudest musical export, and in 2013 he recorded his final album before passing away: 'In Conclusion'. The record saw him revisit some of his most popular tracks from his remarkable 50-year career, backed by an eight-piece Burkinabé band who took the country's traditional sounds and brought them into a contemporary light.

Gomori retains the essence of the original recordings - which were mostly captured in one take – and marries them to vigorous afro-house stylings. 'Bar Konon Mousso (Musicien C'est Pas Quelqu'un)', in which Balaké tells of a bar lady being unimpressed by his profession, gets a gentle push towards the modern dancefloor, its wonderful sax lines resplendent. 'Massa Kamba' is taken for a drive down the more traditional route, with commanding drums bolstering the original grooves and a marvelous triple harmony brass section at its core. Balaké's freewheeling style suits the hypnotic feel of the edits to a tee.

Sterns Edits is an official collaboration between African music stalwarts Sterns Music and London's Ben Gomori.

Vinyl + Beatport: January 12
Other digital stores: January 26

In Conclusion (Ben Gomori Edits)

Amadou Balaké - Bar Konon Mousso (Musicien C'est Pas Quelqu'un) (Ben Gomori N'est Pas Musicien Edit

This fusion of spacey 80's synth and Beninese rhythms is given the edit treatment by @raphael-top-secret. Out on a new compilation compiled by @hunee for @rushhourrecords.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/04/11/premiere-stanislas-tohon-owhaaou-raphael-top-secret-remix/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/owhaaou

Stanislas Tohon - Owhaaou (Raphaël Top-Secret Remix) (STW Premiere)

Marcel Vogel's Lumberjacks in Hell label continues to deliver exceptionally good music. This time we have the incredibly prolific (135 EPs to his name!) Andy Compton at the helm, with live percussion/instrumental work from African artist Shamrock. These two have conjured up a magical EP that draws deeply from sub-saharan influences and to great effect!

Released: 23/04/18

Check:
https://soundcloud.com/andycompton
https://soundcloud.com/marcelvogel

LiH031 - Bunny Chow

First Play: Andy Compton & Shamrock - Roga Mziki [Lumberjacks in Hell]

Are you feeling the heat? Come on and be some 'costa ricas' with us in this feel-good single, ‘Soy Bonita’ featuring Jamaican reggae rap artist, Marcy Chin.

Track is available everywhere here:
https://youtoocanwoo.lnk.to/soybonita

Follow French Horn Rebellion:
www.frenchhornrebellion.com

Follow Marcy Chin:
https://www.instagram.com/marcychinofficial/
@marcychinadoll

Soy Bonita

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Soy Bonita Feat. Marcy Chin

The 4th edition in the acclaimed Sterns Edits series sees curator Ben Gomori open up the Sterns Music catalogue to other keen re-editors — with Brownswood / Worldwide genius SMBD (aka Simbad) the first to step up to the plate.

Nigeria's Segun Adewale is sometimes referred to as the 'crown prince' of Jùjú music, but in the 1980s he developed a sound all of his own, which we called Yo-Pop. A mixture of Jùjú, Funk, Reggae, Afrobeat and Jazz, its vibrant melange can be heard on his 1986 record 'Ojo Je', where both these originals are taken from. Here, Gomori takes the uplifting 'Atewo-Lara Ka Tepa Mo'se' for an extended hypnotic, tribal trip ready for the blend. On the flip, SMBD delivers two superb chops of the title track — a gritty Funk-fuelled 'Disco' version with live bass, and a deliciously deep dub-house version. 

The stunning artwork was penned by Kofi Ankobra, who grew up in Ghana and studied art at Oshogbo, Nigeria — the place Adewale himself was born.

Preorder: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/segun-adewale/696691-01/

Segun Adewale

Exclusive Premiere: Segun Adewale "Atewo-Lara Ka Tepa Mo'se (Ben Gomori's Jùish Edit)"

Berlin’s Cinthie has rapidly become one of them most in-demand DJ’s and producers in recent times, a staple in the electronic music scene of the German capital she heads up a number of imprints as well as a record store and touring the globe. Last year saw her debut on Will Saul’s Aus imprint and the start of a new direction musically, here Cinthie continues this, returning to the label with three more disco-tinged, sampled house cuts. 

Title-cut ‘Mesmerising’ leads with cinematic strings, squelchy acid bass and loose organic percussion at its core whilst an amalgamation of choppy vocals and licks and stuttering atmospherics ebb and flow within the groove. 

‘Time To Move’ follows, retaining a similar aesthetic, focusing on filtered string loops, soaring vocal chants and a bumpy arpeggio bass before ‘Dancing’ rounds out the package on a more refined tip, this time extracting influences from the previous two tracks courtesy of cut up vocals and gritty bass while the rhythmic side employs a more upfront house feel.

Mesmerising EP

PREMIERE: Cinthie - Time To Move [Aus Music]

PREMIERE: Cinthie - Dancing [Aus Music]

Our next release is “Smoke It Out” by Sweatnik!
Bubbling Chicago House Party vibes guaranteed to give you an endorphin high and make you SWEAT.
Listen to “Smoke It Out” now: https://found.ee/toucan_smokeitout

Follow toucan  sounds at: www.toucansounds.com
Follow Sweatnik at: www.facebook.com/sweatnik

Smoke it Out

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Sweatnik - Smoke It Out

Our newest release, “M.P.B.,” is a recreation of Frankie Knuckles’ classic remix of Womack & Womack’s “Missin’ Persons Bureau.”  We re-recorded all of the samples from scratch, and also spiced it up a bit - speeding it up and making it a bit fatter. Perfect for peak time on the dancefloor. And also perfect if you don’t want to shell out $200 to Discogs sharks.

m.p.b.

m.p.b. feat. Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue

Tartine Records is pleased to present their duo band Coco à Gogo with a brand new 4 tracks EP.
Last leg of the trip, Behari is like the endless summer you’ve never found. As the B2 of the release, it is made of new-wave infused synths and lazy vocals to help you recover from your hangover on this dreamy journey. Have a good come back on the mainland.

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PREMIERE : Coco à Gogo - Behari

Heart In My Home

Phonica welcome Yak to their ever-growing yet esteemed family, offering up the Sheffield based producers new four track ‘Gerudo EP’ on their central Phonica label. Perhaps unsurprisingly yet often a rarity these days, Yak is a classically trained instrumentalist which has enabled him to push his production to that next notch. This is reflected in the prestige of his releases, which have been for the likes of R&S, 3024 and Black Beacon having all received support from DJ royalty such as Ben UFO, Midland, Joy Orbison, Objekt, Call Super, Or:la and Laurel Halo amongst many others.

This new 12” is a great example of how percussion can be the vital core to direct movement on a dancefloor. The record opens with this premiere, ‘Zip’, a nod to the housier tracks that introduced Yak to electronic music. Fine keyboard details add a shades of Techno to a track built on its organic drum break and undulating bassline. 

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/yaksound
Label: https://soundcloud.com/phonicarecords
Buy: https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/yak-gerudo-ep-pre-order-phonica-records/162571

Gerudo EP

PREMIERE: Yak - Zip [Phonica Records]

FV turns 3 years! To celebrate they're putting out a bunch of straight forward house trax. Not everybody sent in their tunes on time so they're releasing this sampler of some of the finished tracks, full mixed compilation to come!

Justin Jay, Cody Currie, Benny Bridges and Danny Goliger holdin it down on this EP.

https://soundcloud.com/justin-jay
https://soundcloud.com/fantastic-voyage-music

Buy link: https://fantasticvoyageofficial.bandcamp.com/album/3-years-of-fantastic-voyage-sampler

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