DubTechno II

HOUSE #107

TECHNO #217

Depths #227

Poker Flat Recordings - surely one of the most essential and influential labels of the past couple of decades, treat us to something a little different - and very, very special. 

Classic Jams reaches back to the roots, pulling out long lost, forgotten gems – the music that first inspired and invigorated a generation of electronic producers and dancers including Steve Bug.

Take a trip into the deep, jacking, acidic house and raw Techno expressions that had a profound impact on the current Poker Flat roster - from the late 80s up until the present.  

Most of these tracks are long since out of print on vinyl, and fetch considerable amounts on the 2nd hand market. Likewise, some have never been available digitally. Selected and complied by label boss Steve Bug, these are secret weapons for open-minded DJs, and a valuable document of house music’s enduring legacy for the home listeners. 

Aquarius’ warehouse anthem, Jam To It Again, originally out on City Limits in 1990, still sounds like a jolt of adrenaline to the system. Likewise the obscure but stunning Transcendence by Magique Noir will do doubt ignite dance-floors in exactly the same way it did the first time around. Going even further back, Classic Jams also shines a light on Larry Heard’s sublime Never No More Lonely under his Fingers Inc moniker, as well as the 1988 deep house bomb Musiq by Myoshi-Morris which appears in a brand new exclusive Steve Bug edit. 	

Other highlights include Swing City from 1992 with the pure NY house groove of Make You Mine. Hundreds of contemporary producers are desperately trying to emulate this effortlessly pure house moment - none come close. 

Yet it’s not all from our US cousins - tracks that helped kick start a movement in Europe also feature – see VDT’s It’s Just a Dream featuring MC Valium – essential Techno from 1991 out of the soon-to-be-rave-homeland of Germany. 

Throw in other out-and-out lost classics from the likes of Big Baby, Springboard, and Vice, and you have a compilation that stands both as a testament to the enduring genius of house, and as a essential tool for rocking any party. 

Digital customers will also benefit from three bonus tracks - Nick Holder’s 2001 smash Erotic Illusions, Foremost Poets’ Reasons to be Dismal, and DHS’s epic deep jam House of God ($50 mix) which are also available on Poker Flat 12"es. 

Classic Jams

Springboard - Make Some Noise (Noisy Mix)

Deep, eerie electro make up enigmatic producer Private Guy's debut EP on his own Kajunga Records.

Read More & Buy: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/11/15/premiere-private-guy-animals-at-play/
Listen on Youtube: https://bit.ly/PrivateGuyAnimals

Kajunga

Listen on Youtube

Private Guy - Animals At Play (STW Premiere)

‘2N3055’ by Downside

Bandcamp https://bit.ly/3H0XJOc
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/51lnnI0xbF8i8QjIOjQI9R
Apple Music https://apple.co/33xScR4
Deezer https://bit.ly/3fJKW7a
Tidal https://bit.ly/3qKF83u
Qobuz https://bit.ly/3fMRtxP
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1. Base
2. Collector
3. Emitter
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Credits:
Written and produced by Todor Hristov
Cover artwork by Alexandre de Charrin
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© Apnea Label
APNEA87 | MMXXII

Downside - Emitter [APNEA87]

Downside - Collector [APNEA87]

Downside - Base [APNEA87]

Beyond Sound

Dark Corridor (Downgraded Remix)

Written and produced by Brontaff
Mastering by Rosto
Design by Jeroen
credits
released February 3, 2023

Bandcamp

Cove Immersion

LIES-196
TMO x Piankov
"Goes D Jam"
from the upcoming self titled ep
to be released Sept 2023

Buy Direct

TMO + Piankov-Goes D Jam (LIES-196)

LIES-202
RON MORELLI-"ESCAPES"
from the upcoming lp
RM "RHYTHM MASTER"
to be released DECEMBER 25TH 2023

Rhythm Master

Ron Morelli-Escapes (LIES-202)

JACK E Makossa - The Opera House

Slam Presents Exhibit 3 [SOMA662D]

1. Slam - Exhibit 3
2. Fixeer - Sentinel
3. ANNĒ. - Keinlicht
4. Julieta Kopp - No Place To Go
5. Detachment Theory 
6. Essential - Floor Control
7. Skjöld - Stearic Acid
8. Yrsen - Sonic Encounters 
9. End Train pres. UNS+ - ODE

Slam’s “Exhibit” series reaches Vol. 3, once again bringing together some of their favourite exciting, emerging artists. For the third instalment they welcome a global roster consisting of Fixeer, ANNĒ, Julieta Kopp, EJA, ESSENTIA, Skjöld, Yrsen and End Train, who each bring their unique take on deep and hypnotic techno to the compilation.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

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Slam Presents Exhibit 3

Exhibit 3

Slam - Exhibit 3 [SOMA662D]

Taken from "Sabo": http://store.darkclover.ro/album/sabo

Sabo

Volor Flex - Blackout

Newworldaquarium - The Games That We Play - NWAQ (ape04)
a1.	Newworldaquarium - The Games That We Play
b1.	Newworldaquarium - Energy

2016 reissue. Remastered and pressed on 180 grams vinyl.
http://www.delsinrecords.com/release/5424/

Newworldaquarium -  The Games That We Play

1. Slam – Groovelock (Echospace Detroit Mix One) 
2. Slam - Groovelock (Deepchord Centrum remix)
3. Slam - Groovelock (Echospace Detroit Mix Two) [Digital only]
4. Slam - Groovelock (Deepchord Rebuild) [Digital only]
5. Slam - Groovelock (Deepchord Atmospheric Rebuild) [Digital only]

Slam’s 1995 track undergoes some serious remixing, reshaping and loving focus on Slam remixed Part 6. This is an extensive exploration of the 14 minute original, with this ‘single’ release providing over an hour of music. Deepchord supplies remixes both under that name and as part of the Echospace project and this interconnection offers a detailed involvement with the 1995 track.  The original track used smooth, full bass which merged with the varied samples and effects to create a deeply engaging single. On this subsequent single the remixes offer subtle variation on aspects of the original. Certain samples effects and production elements are reintegrated at various points and the focus and dynamic are shifted and stretched.

The first Echospace ‘Detroit mix One’ really heightens some of the echo and reverb to bring a dub essence to the track with panning, overlaying and filtering stretching the tracks production in this dub direction.  

The second Echospace ‘Detroit Mix Two’ is a more concise and concentrated piece which retains the original’s prominent and melodic bass-line. However, the smooth bass of the Slam original is jarred somewhat with an industrial touch and sculpting of the sound. African drum samples are integrated and add freshness to some of the rhythmic patterns. There is also ebb and flow in the interaction of metallic percussion and floating synths.

The Deepchord remixes express an ambient and slow-building production. The ‘Centrum remix’ is darker and deeper than the original and uses sparse development of the original sounds aligned with rhythmic structure to build the tempo. The Deepchord ‘Rebuild’ continues this theme with the recognisable bass used sparingly as an undercurrent of the developing track. This track is a little more restrained and the ambient build up reaches its conclusion with vocals and effects offering a constant wave of sound towards the latter section. As the title suggests the ‘Atmospheric Rebuild’ extends the themes of the rebuild remix and shifts focus to develop a more ethereal sound. 

Slam - Groovelock (Echospace Detroit Mix 1) [Soma329]

Buy on limited 7" vinyl: https://www.bbemusic.com/downloads/tyree-acid-crash-hardcore-hip-house/
Encouraged by the high demand for ‘Foundations Vol.1’, which saw DJ Spinna and Kai Alce join forces to release the Cajmere classic ‘Brighter Days’ on 7” vinyl, the second volume of ‘Foundations’ sees the pair digging even deeper into House music history, selecting a pair of tracks from Chicago legend Tyree Cooper.

The first cut on our strictly limited 7” pressing was originally named ‘Video Crash’, then re-titled ‘Acid Crash’ on a bootleg version released around the same time. Whichever name you prefer, this 1988 track hails from an era of creative one-upmanship in the Chicago underground. The story goes that Marshall Jefferson and/or Lil’ Louis created a jam called ‘Video Clash’ in the mid 80s (there’s still some controversy about who made it, so we’ll say no more). Keen to go one better, Tyree hit the studio to make a track called ‘Video Crash’ and in the process he created one of the most potent and recognizable Acid House tracks of all time.
On the flip side and originally released back in ’89 is Joe Smooth’s ‘Too Deep’ mix of another Tyree classic: ‘Hardcore Hip House’. A crossover anthem, Tyree’s original version paired rap vocals and James Brown cutups with raw House beats. Fellow Chicago DJ Joe Smooth shows off the flawless, crisp production abilities that would later see him producing for Destiny’s Child, New Order and Whitney Houston with this superb, timeless Deep House remix.

DJ Spinna And Kai Alce present “Foundations” Part 2: Tyree – Acid Crash

Omar-S - Amalthea

Steve Bug - "Different In Detroit" / ORNAMENTS 045

Different In Detroit

Buy Vinyl

B2 - Steve Bug: "Different In Detroit" (Marko Fürstenberg's DubHouse Mix)

Cloud City

Dimensional EP

Jon Hester - Dimension Seven [MS085] (snippet)

MFSB & The Salsoul Orchestra - Love Is The message (Danny Krivit Re-Edit)

Boards of Canada - Twoism

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