My label Fade Records has been a true labor love for the past 2 decades. What started out as purely an outlet to release my own music in the early 90’s because we simply didn’t know how to contact labels or the process to send demos to anyone, has has become its own living entity.

The label has ebbed and flowed over time with output of releases. We released 4 records in the first 3 years and I wasn’t sure there would be anymore. But while on my first UK tour in ’97, I came across a record in a shop, bought it and played it every gig. Soon after I reached out to the label and told them how I was playing it on tour and was getting great reactions every night. I had the thought to license it to Fade and give it new platform. This would be the catalyst and vision to release music from other artists. Fade would continue to grow with the discovery of Steve Porter and Sphere. Along with Kolo, this would solidify the first 20 releases. I was very blessed to build the label on tracks that were each artist’s entry point into the production world scene. I now have a lot of pride in the fact that so many artists began their journeys in the industry with Fade, only to go onto greater things.

I have seen the label always at the core as another creative outlet for music. To work with new, young and emerging artists, to be a part of helping them launch and develop their careers has been an honor and truly gratifying.

Musically, the label has always been an extension of my own musical sound at the time. I always looked for music that was not cookie cutter or copycat on trend. I signed tracks that I believed in personally and never signed something for sales. Signing a track and going through the manufacturing of vinyl process and promotion, I remained 100% behind a release whether it sold 1 or 10,000 copies with the same passion and belief.

The historical roster lineup of the label charts a relevant musical journey through time.

Our foundation of the label has been, and is, a collective of artists. I would always refer to the label as “We”, even though I was running things from top to bottom. Without the music and these artists, there would be nothing.

Throughout the different eras of the label, there have been different groupings of “We”, but each are viscerally connected.

Fade has been hibernating for the last 3 years, moving distribution, re-thinking the way forward, my ears are always open to music which both inspires and captures my attention.

We have again, now found that, we have found “The Next We”

We feature some new names, new friends and old friends for this 2 part compilation.

Guy Dubois ft. Amanda Marks - Strings Of Fate

some more unreleased work from the vaults...

Chromatics - Shadow [The 4 Am Mix] Free Download

Do Not Sit has never been about one sound, and as we always look to discover the bright stars of the future, we never forget the heroes of the past. We are thrilled to welcome to the label one of those heroes and a very dear friend, Gavin Hardkiss. 

Gavin was one of the bedrocks of the original San Francisco scene, and he was one of the main forces who helped shape the community. We have so much respect for what him and the family of Hardkiss Brothers did to shine light on the West Coast sound around the world.

'Perc Groove EP' is a collection of three original tracks from Gavin, each filled with his decade's long palate of sound and rhythm. From the title track's deep, underground warehouse vibes, to 'Debonnaire', the familiar cosmic breaks he championed for generations, and the modern, organic and emotional composition of 'Budboi'.

We are honored to have Gavin officially join the Do Not Sit Family, even though we always considered him a part already.

Gavin Hardkiss - Perc Groove [DO NOT SIT ON THE FURNITURE]

Artifacts

Moksa

Pre-Order on Beatport: https://bit.ly/SharamYR289Beatport

Beatport Pre-order

Sharam - All Night Bong [Snippet]

10 years after my "Rebirth" EP, i'm back on Bedrock Records with this 3 tracks EP.

Bubbles

Bubbles [Bedrock Records]

Framewerk - Metropolis (Remastered)

Somewhere Inside

Get this at:
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Buy the Ableton project file of this at:
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Massive support by Hernan Cattaneo and Sasha himself.

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Sasha - Warewolf (Jaap Ligthart Edit)

Andrea Cassino's amazing deep remix of Push Through is out Friday December 2nd on Proton Music!
Follow the buy link for pre-orders available now at Beatport!

GMJ - Push Through (Andrea Cassino remix)

Out now on Rebellion: https://lnk.to/RBL072

Italian natives Francesco Mami and SB-Unit get ready to release the ​Old Memory EP​ on Rebellion this July, delivering a delicate and mesmerizing four track journey.

“The “Old Memory” EP is the result of a path undertaken with my genuine friend SB-Unit: a journey focused on believing in ourselves, developing an intimate sound and the ability to express our roots. I can't be anything but grateful for this release.” - ​Francesco Mami

Roll The Dice o​ pens the EP and sets the tone as the rolling bassline gets to work. Next up, ​Lost In The Toilette​ lays down a sub groove whilst leaving room for the chords and bass notes to gradually build throughout. ​Old Memory​ follows, providing an upfront and energetic cut, as a delayed melody builds towards revealing itself in full. ​Keep On​ rounds off the release with sonically pleasing atmospheric elements and returns to a more laid-back groove.

Francesco Mami​ grew up in Rimini where he held one of his earliest residences at Le Cocoricò Riccione and has since then earned respect as both a talented producer and DJ, playing across the world at the likes of DC10 and Burning Man. Formerly under the name of DOS, Francesco has released on labels like BPitch Control, Get Physical and Ibadan Records. His solo release on Rhythm Cult Records was the starting point for his new artistic concept, following his monthly DJ residency at Weetamix Geneva and La Macarena Club Barcelona.

SB-Unit​ is the up and coming project from Salvo Buonocore. Inspired by the electronic sound from both Naples and London and after years of musical and technical studies, he is now proud to release his latest works. In addition to producing and DJing, Salvo heads up his own label ​Polluted Records​ alongside co-founder Mick Piscitelli.

Francesco Mami & SB-Unit - Keep On

There are few individuals within the underground dance music industry able to match Chris Fortier for both influence and achievement over the last two decades. With a mandate predicated upon the deceptively simple notion of "constant musical evolution", the founder and owner of the globally renowned Fade Records, is not constrained by boundaries, reflected in both the music he plays and creates.

An extensive list of achievements is testament to such elevated ideals, perhaps best showcased by the iconic 2005 "Balance 007" compilation; a groundbreaking CD at the vanguard of a fresh, innovative and underground sound movement, that history would later record as an aural blueprint for the worldwide dance music explosion that followed in the subsequent decade and beyond. A further eight commercially released mix albums would also contain the Chris Fortier DNA.

As a production artist, Fortier's portfolio of skills have been crafted and honed through an intimate 20-year knowledge of clubs across the globe's dance-floor capitals – from Tokyo, Melbourne, Mexico City to Budapest and Buenos Aires to residencies at the legendary AAHZ in Orlando in the early 90’s through to New York's Twilo and London's The Cross. Always in demand and prolific in output, a continually rising 400 plus Beatport production credits tell only half of an impressive story. Fortier's remix of Delerium's "Silence", was the first and original remix and sold in excess of one million copies worldwide; while work for John Digweed's Bedrock imprint further cemented an ever-growing reputation alongside the full-length album, "As Long As The Moment Exists" and its follow-up remix album on behemoth Australian imprint, EQ.

Never one to rest on his proverbial laurels, Chris' productions have seen him take on the mantle of highly regarded modern producer with releases spanning the underground sound including most recently on Bedrock, Selador, Balance, Mooseeka, Tulipa, Maya, Manual, Ground Factory, Maktub, Mindwarp and his own imprint Fade. His remixes and collaborations since 2009 tell their own tale, as Chris remains as integral, relevant and at the leading edge in the Underground as ever. With an innate and immaculate sense of what makes the industry tick, built upon longstanding personal experience, Fortier's musical evolution shows no sign of extinction.

Guy Dubois ft. Amanda Marks - Strings Of Fate

Chris Fortier

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