New 12" Reissue of Wave Shape - Transmission / Dark Night with remixes by @alexanderarpeggio and @dea-barandana

pre-order on Bandcamp to support the label:

average-records.bandcamp.com/

Buy on Bandcamp

Snippets - 1st release on Average Records - Wave Shape - Transmission / Dark Night - BUY ON BANDCAMP

New 12" reissue of Giovanni T. from Italy - Balla Mozzarella with a new DJ-friendly edit by Average Records label boss @tombolas

Buy on Bandcamp: average-records.bandcamp.com/

Snippets - 2nd release on Average Records - Giovanni T. - Balla Mozzarella - BUY ON BANDCAMP

Kayne & The Kozmos radio show aired on Noods Radio Bristol on April 13th, 2021, presented by @kaynethehermit and featuring @tombolas 

Artwork by Dylan Cobra Woodall

1st hour: Kayne the Hermit
2nd hour: Tom Bolas from 56:29min to end

check out the other episodes of this 4-part series with the following guests:

1/4 Le Discoboulet @le_discoboulet
2/4 Albion @big-muffle
and
4/4 airing in May with Johan Ressle @johan-ressle and Helene Havro @hhavro

Noods Radio

Kayne & The Kozmos w/ Tom Bolas (April 13th, 2021)

It is our great pleasure to publish the 2nd volume of the amazing Suriname Disco Scant mix that originally came out 2 years ago. If you haven’t yet heard that masterpiece of a mix, check it out ( https://soundcloud.com/wearemawimbi/radio-mawimbi-62-jumanne-kasimir-presentent-surinam-disco-scant ).

Jumanne and Kasimir have dug deep once again and present over an hour of Suriname only tracks for your listening pleasure, expertly presented with voice-overs from TV and radio shows over the last 40 years, all involving Surinamese Dutch accents and we are told often funny moments for those who speak Dutch.  The gentlemen also have an Instagram account where they present record covers and labels from Surinam. Nobody is deeper into these sounds than these two. Check it out here: https://www.instagram.com/pokoemonster/ 

If you like African music, you’ll no doubt already be familiar with the work of Afro pioneer and digging powerhouse that is Jumanne and his website about African music that has been running for longer than some listeners of this mix now have been breathing on this planet. You can follow him here and you definitely should:

@africanhiphop
www.africanhiphop.com 
redlightradio.net/residents/africa-is-hot

Find Kasimir here: @kamisir

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Average Records Mix Series 012 - Jumanne & Kasimir (Netherlands) - Suriname Disco Scant Vol 2

@max-bunt aka Fabian is a Swiss native living in the picturesque Zürich area, working amongst other things as a graphic designer and a real underground head and digger. He is no stranger to the Cosmic music fans in Europe, being a regular fixture at Camp Cosmic, has earnt him a name among the heads for his unique mixes of often equally downtempo as well as weird and wonderful mixes that shimmer with greatness and leave listeners wondering what they just listened to, but all in the best of ways. He is a flea market fiend with an open heart and an open mind, searching for music from near and far, driven by curiosity and a longing for finding those goosebumps-inducing records. His taste is always in flux and we hope you will join him on this ride through his discoveries he made along the way. All that's left to say is please tag him in any questions, compliments, ID requests or any other thing you'd like to comment on since it is his mix, not ours. Wishing everyone a beautiful holiday period to see out this... year.

Average Records Mix Series 013 - Max Bunt (Zürich) - Wrong Speed At The Right Time

We still have a few deadstock copies for sale. Just PM us if interested. We ask 28 Euros per copy + postage (registered for 8 internationally, 5 within Germany or free local pick-up in Berlin)

Zack - So Gut 7" - Deadstock copies available!!!

The latest instalment of the series is the second one coming from the Netherlands, this time in the form of a roughly 100 minute journey through Kwaito music by Dutch master digger and Youtube channel curator Biko (tag him for ID requests, comments and the like @sint-bikolaas ). You can check out his impeccably stylish digs on his YT (https://www.youtube.com/c/BikosVinylRips) and there are some streams and mixes on Soundcloud and even Youtube channels.

Tuck in and enjoy!

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Average Records Mix Series 014 - Biko (Netherlands) - Heita Da Ma Gents

New 12" Reissue of Wave Shape - Transmission / Dark Night with remixes by Alexander Arpeggio and Dea

pre-order on Bandcamp to support the label:

https://average-records.bandcamp.com/

2023 Reissue on Average Records Musikverlag

AVG001 Snippet - Wave Shape - Transmission (original version from 1984)

New 12" Reissue of Wave Shape - Transmission / Dark Night with remixes by @alexanderarpeggio and Dea

pre-order on Bandcamp to support the label:

average-records.bandcamp.com/

AVG001 Snippet - Wave Shape - Transmission (Alexander Arpeggio Remix)

AVG001 Snippet - Wave Shape - Dark Night (original version from 1984)

New 12" Reissue of Wave Shape - Transmission / Dark Night with remixes by Alexander Arpeggio and @dea-barandana

pre-order on Bandcamp to support the label:

average-records.bandcamp.com/

AVG001 Snippet - Wave Shape - Dark Night (Dea Remix)

New 12" reissue of Giovanni T. from Italy - Balla Mozzarella with a new DJ-friendly edit by Average Records label boss @tombolas

Buy on Bandcamp: https://average-records.bandcamp.com/

AVG002 Snippet - Giovanni T. - Balla Mozzarella (Radio Stazione Mix)

AVG002 Snippet - Giovanni T. - Balla Mozzarella (Mozzarella In The House Mix)

AVG002 Snippet - Giovanni T. - Balla Mozzarella (Tom Bolas Burrata Extension Edit)

AVG002 Snippet - Giovanni T. - Balla Mozzarella (Galbani Raga)

AA2. Tom Bolas - Shinjuku Strut - Digital Master

Someone uploaded this mix @tombolas re-recorded 6 years ago on their Soundcloud after the festival recording was clipping like mad since the set was done late at night on a Monday morning at the festival on an outdoor stage in the inner city of Chemnitz and we had to push the system and limiter a bit too hard. Somehow the original uploader seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Only noticed now when someone asked me for this mix, so I am re-uploading it in 2025

Good memories from a time before the world turned completely mad

Tom Bolas Camp Cosmic 2019 (tune by tune mix re-recorded)

It’s been a while since the last mix in the series, but it’s really down to the people we asked who are anything but fast to record a mix. This time Sara Mautone from Italy steps in with a short 50 minute mix. Sara is an Italian photography lecturer / photographer by day and a record digger and professional funny lady by night. Show her some love in the comments and enjoy the mix. Please tag @sara-mautone in the comments for ID requests, not us. This also means that the last instalment of the series by @sint-bikolaas is now available for download!

Average Records Mix Series 015 - Sara Mautone (Italy)

Since the launch of our website we have been wondering who to ask for the first one in a new series of mixes until one of our absolute favourite DJs in the whole world placed an order in the store. Naturally, we wasted no time and immediately seized the opportunity to ask him for a mix. He was happy to do so and delivered very quickly.

We are excited to present to you this wonderful mix by the legendary digger, DJ and resident at the infamous Potato Head Beach Club in Bali that is DJ Dea. Just how he has managed to remain so fairly unknown for all those years is an absolute mystery to us.

If you enjoy this mix, follow him on Soundcloud, where you can find a few other mixes of his. You won't regret it to say the least:

@dea-barandana

Also, make sure to check out his Boiler Room filmed at the Potato Head Beach Club in Bali here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=um-sPc-cXLg

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Average Records Mix Series 001 - Dea (Bali)

Next up in the series we present you Daniel Lupica, one of Sydney's and indeed Australia's finest collectors and DJs.

Daniel has some seriously deep crates and tastebuds to match. We are stoked to have him on board for this beautiful ride through his musical universe.

If you enjoy this mix, follow him on Soundcloud, where you can find a few other mixes of his. Absolutely worth checking out:

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-lupica

In particular, we recommend last years Dream Chimney mix:

https://soundcloud.com/the-dream-chimney/mix-of-the-week-174-daniel-lupica-afro-thunder

Average Records Mix Series 002 - Daniel Lupica (Australia)

After a long break since the last mix, it is our Berlin-based friend from Venezuela, Andres Astorga aka Trujillo, stepping up next in the mix series. He is known for his monthly mix series that went from 2009 to 2016, running his own label Apersonal and spreading the Cosmic Caribe vibe around the globe.

Enjoy 90 minutes of summery sounds from the man himself.

All track ID requests to @Trujillo please, not us

DJ Mix

Average Records Mix Series 003 - Trujillo (Venezuela)

If, like us, you loved the first volume of Mike's Austro Special that our friends over at @overfitting-disco put out in 2017, you'll understand why we are excited to be able to present to you the second volume. 

Please direct any questions or track ID requests to @mikeBurns himself, not us.

Enjoy!

Average Records Mix Series 004 - Mike Burns Austro Special Mix Vol 2 (Vienna)

Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Leo is known for his deep tastes in Soul Steppers and Afro amongst other things. You know the previous 4 mixes of this series or his Plastic Inners series of more Afro-oriented mixes. We'll let the music speak for itself. Enjoy!

(Please direct all track IDs to Leo himself by tagging him as @leolyxxx in the comments and check out his Soundcloud, of course)

Average Records Mix Series 005 - Leolyxxx (Sweden) - Steppers Only Vol.5

Next up in the series is a live recording of our guest DJ's mix at @Sameheads Berlin for the February 2019 edition of our little party series called "Dancing For Mental Health". @Tiney is part of the mighty fine @overfitting-disco blog, released edits and re-recordings of European disco grails on the esteemed @discosegreta label run by our friend Carlo Simula, has a vast and deep knowledge of music across genres and is considered an allround legend around these parts. The party was memorable and so we thought we'd share the set with you all. It features a lot of German and Austrian disco and disco-wave hits that never were, but should have been and all sorts of good things.

Please direct any comments and track ID requests to @tiney instead of us

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Average Records Mix Series 006 - Tiney (Germany)

For ID requests please tag the man himself by typing this first: @futte-rico 

It's been a while since the last instalment in the series. It comes via Denmark from a great selector, digger and DJ for those in the know. None other than Futte Rico, whom we met during his stint living in Berlin. The man has serious tastebuds and a record collection to match.

The mix features lots of greatness from the Islands, ranging from Digi to Guadaloupe, Cabo Verde through to Trinidad & Tobago. It's a very enjoyable ride as we are sure you'll agree. 

Some other great mixes are on the way for the coming months!

Average Records Mix Series 007 - Futte Rico (Denmark)

8th in the series is a live recording of when @tombolas and @budino hosted the venerable @znicz-olimpijski at @sameheads in February before all this madness began.

Here is the blurb from the event itself, enjoy!

We are welcoming Prof. Dr. Armin Schmelz, one half of the Vienna Institute of Liederbetätigung, into our clinic for this special workshop on Dancing For Mental Health. What could we say about Armin Schmelz that hasn't already been said before? Frankly not very much. He is one of the deepest diggers in Europe, at home in a huge variety of genres that are too many to mention here, Armin always manages to cook up something fresh and exciting to whip heads and dancers alike into a frenzy. He co-costs the Liederbetätigung parties in Vienna and runs a YouTube channel by the same name with fellow Viennese digger Ali Europa.

Average Records Mix Series 008 - Armin Schmelz live at DFMH @ Sameheads February 28th, 2020

Bristol-based young gun Kayne the Hermit has already delivered a string of highly-acclaimed mixes on various platforms and does a lot of digging in his spare time, so it was only a matter of time until we featured him in this series as well. It was the quickest turnaround time we have ever seen and the quality of the mix certainly did not suffer. It is packed with treasures. For ID requests and other comments, please tag Kayne by starting your question with @kaynethehermit 

Enjoy the ride!

Average Records Mix Series 010 - Kayne the Hermit (UK)

For ID requests and any comments, make sure to tag @m-l-i-r in your question!

Next up in the series, our 2nd Swede, Marco Gegenheimer, based in rural Spain, formerly Barcelona. Marco produces and performs live with felllow band members as well as DJs (alone)under the moniker MLiR or Modern Life is Rubbish. He is also one of the deep-digging minds behind the infamous @magicteapotrecords online store, still operating, but now via Soundcloud and Instagram accounts instead, where you can keep up with their freshest digs and latest finds. Marco is a tireless digger, encompassing many, if not all genres and has a long history of presenting great mixes to the world. This one has been a while in the making, so we are sure you will find this a very interesting listen. There will be more mixes coming up fairly soon, so stay tuned for more over the next few months

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Average Records Mix Series 011 - MLiR (Sweden)

https://linktr.ee/TomBolas

For DJ dates or bookings, please visit Tom's personal profile instead:  @tombolas

We are a Berlin-based indie record label for reissues only (!!! do NOT ask to send us demos of your new music please!!!) and Youtube channel, uploading interesting and rare records from around the world. 

Check out our Bandcamp page and follow us on Instagram for more infos and infrequent updates, which you can find via the Linktree link at the top of the profile.

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