Tracks I find on Soundcloud

Words from the Clap:

Gator Boots, pimped out Gucci Suits and a quarter tank of gas in a new E-Class Benz. Sometimes musical rules are just meant to be broken. With no exceptions, here comes GATOR BOOTS, a new imprint born in the true spirit of underground. No holds barred, vinyl only and extraordinarily limited we proudly present bootlegs for the sake of bootlegs. Can you dig it? We KNEW you could!

Gator Boots Volume 1 comes at you live n' direct representing a sonic snap shot of contemporary American pop music, fused with an underground application. "Prototype" might not be the one, but it certainly comes close, leading to ecstatic dancefloor reaction. "Umi Says" shine your light on the world with a deep 4x4 cut that fills the crowd with emotion aka that warm fuzzy feeling. "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" insists that its time to clean up the pimps and the pushers at the same time with breakbeat house beat that's rough and ready for primetime. "Done It Again" explores the softer side of Grace Jones is edited and expanded into blissful moments of psychedelia.

Get your copy before the going's gone and you're stuck playing that discogs game… TRUST!

Available at:
www.juno.co.uk/products/soul-cla…-vol-1/509295-01/
www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/118013

A2) Umi Says (Nick Monaco Edit) PREVIEW

A1) Prototype (Nick Monaco House Mix) PREVIEW

12" available now at: http://bit.ly/1eFndRn 
Available on Beatport 11/25/13, Everywhere 12/9/13

Words from The Clap:

Soul Clap Records' resident butterfly spreads his colorful wings revealing The Stalker EP, a body of truly sophisticated music. Written at home in his San Rafael studio Nick Monaco combines his vision for dance music futurism with his roots in 90's pop and psychedelic rock. The result is three wild and original songs: "The Stalker", a psychedelic dance with a sonic theme, "Boy Meets World", a throwback 90's party jam that channels Deee-Lite and would make Malcolm McLaren smile from the heavens, and "Night Shift" a smooth bass driven deep house groove, brimming with creativity and only available on the vinyl. To round out the EP we call in remix contributions from ourselves (Soul Clap) on the classic New York tribal house tip; Boston Crew Love representative Tanner Ross on his signature spaced out hip-hop tip, and French G-Funk futurist Wadz on that gangsta tip.

Here's the scoop from Nick Monaco himself:

"I was visited by my muses one ordinary evening in my studio just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Feeling distant from characterless electronic sounds, they let live drums and real instruments be the backbone of the instrumental, feeling inspired by Laid Back and Dire Straits, I added my vocal. Only a few hours later, The Stalker came to life like Frankenstein, eager to creep into your soul and amuse. The b-side "Boy Meets World," is a response to "Naked Is My Nature," my first ep on Soul Clap Records, which saw a young boy spilling his heart on wax. After nearly a year of touring all over the world, my cocoon has been cracked and the butterfly is spreading his wings. Nice to meet you, young world."

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Nick Monaco - The Stalker (Soul Clap's American Tribal Remix) [Preview]

Wolf + Lamb Black 1978 - 1980 Edits 
VINYL: http://bit.ly/1ja2aY3

The years are 1978 - 1980, Wuss + Lame and Nick Monaco join forces to bring you edits of two mega hits.

Nick Monaco - Six Blade Knife Edit [Preview]

Out on Yummy in August, 2014

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http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/124152

Mmmmm...

Surf Dude

The title track from Aqualung's new album, 'Tape 2 Tape', drops on November 3 and it's been remixed by Swedish producer HNNY, the man responsible for a series of lush house and disco cuts that have dropped via Studio Barnhus, Local Talk and Puss.

HNNY's edit is a house-roller through and through, with elements being gradually introduced from the off. The lyrics are nicely cut-up and the groove is one-of-a-kind. Check this immediately.

https://www.facebook.com/hnnnnnnny
https://soundcloud.com/hnny

https://www.facebook.com/AqualungOfficial
http://www.aqualung.net/

http://www.mixmag.net/music/exclusive-music/prem-aqualung-hnny

More exclusive music

Premiere: Aqualung 'Tape 2 Tape' (HNNY Remix)

iTunes: http://apple.co/1KbGVhU
Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/1Ogwgsu

Marques Wyatt - For Those Who Like to Get Down (Soul Clap Remix)

buy 12" vinyl / digital here:
jazzandmilk.bandcamp.com/album/twelve…nch-jams-002
jazzandmilk.com/jams002-sam-irl-t…lve-inch-jams-002

For their 12th label anniversary, Jazz & Milk have decided to launch a new series called Twelve Inch Jams in order to celebrate vinyl culture and the legendary 12 format!

JAMS002 sounds the bell for the second round of the series including a 10 years re-issue of the classic Sam Irl cut You Don't Feel Enough. Originally released as a B1 tune on his African Dance EP debut on Pulver Records in 2007, this jazzy house gem found its way into the record bags of many influential DJs over the years. From Session Victim, Glenn Astro, Max Graef to Hodini... the record never disappeared in club sets but certainly from discogs a good while ago.

So it was about time to give the tune a second life and finally press it on the format it deserves - a whole 12 side. The German production duo Session Victim are well-known fans of the track describing it as their secret weapon playing it in quite many DJ sets for years, including their 2015 appearance for Mixmag's DJ Lab.

Hence, it is a great pleasure that Session Victim contributed a remix to the new release. Their absolutely elegant and groove-driven version with a charming 90's touch to it makes a brillant counterpart to the original with its jazzy piano-, drum- and double bass samples leading to an epic synth break that regularly causes ecstatic moments on the dancefloor.

Twelve Inch Jams 002

You Don't Feel Enough (Session Victim Remix)

Sam Irl - You Don't Feel Enough (Session Victim Remix)

Earth Trax embarks on the seventh expedition into the exotic lands of palm trees and blue skies with his ambient ‘I Gave You Everything’ EP.
Expedition seven features four jams packed full of emotional breakdowns, moody synth lines and dusty drum patterns.

>> Earth Trax
https://soundcloud.com/bartoszkruczynski
https://www.facebook.com/bartoszkruczynski/
https://www.instagram.com/bartoszkruczynski/
https://twitter.com/bartoszkr

>> Shall Not Fade
@shallnotfade
www.facebook.com/shallnotfade
twitter.com/shallnot_fade

PALMS007

PREMIERE : Earth Trax - Deprive Me Of Air [LOST PALMS]

Taken from the 'Lines' EP. Released 8th September.
Pre-order - smarturl.it/mbc-lines

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Meeting By Chance AKA Skalpel’s Marcin Cichy debuts on Apollo with a gorgeous EP of soulful atmospheric electronica, suffused with aching negative space, softly ticking rhythms and dulcet piano.

Classically trained on piano since his youth and one of the youngest Polish National TV music composers ever, Marcin quickly developed a taste for electronic music, composing soundtracks for some of Poland’s influential and pioneering video artists throughout the 80s and 90s.

But it was when he founded the acclaimed jazz duo Skalpel with Igor Pudło in 1998 that things really got going. Over the course of their three albums and many EPs to date Scalpel have won huge acclaim, signing to Ninja Tune, and, winning Poland’s most prestigious cultural award Paszport POLITYKI as well as performing with Mira Calix, Clark, Kronos Quartet and AUKSO Orchestra among many others.

Following a serious skateboarding accident, Marcin backbone was broken in two places which meant a year spent between a bed and on a wheelchair. This period saw the beginning of his solo career as Meeting by Chance (the name inspired by a series of pictures by Duane Michals showing the reaction of two men crossing in an alley).

In contrast to Skalpel’s more jazz infused upbeat vibe MBC finds Marcin exploring the combination of delicate textural sound design with enveloping billowy pads and ethereal piano chords. Cichy displays an introspective lightness of touch that is quite rare in today’s bombastic modern electronica which is most welcome and perfectly fits in with Apollo Records.

AMB1708

Meeting By Chance - Lines

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Till dig

For NBD006, the label pulls in a shining star from an unlikely place: the city of Bandung, Indonesia. On Life Is A Miracle, MUNIR offers up an extension of his taste for low-slung instrumental boogie, with hints of colourful synth pop, Street Fighter robo-funk and Suzanne Ciani keyboard washes along the way. The EP overflows with positivity and charm, mirroring the lush surroundings and mellow living of his Javanese home.

>> Munir
https://soundcloud.com/muniritmo
https://www.facebook.com/muniritmo/

>> No Bad Days
https://soundcloud.com/hollick_nobaddays
https://www.facebook.com/nobaddaysrecords
http://www.nobaddays.dance/
https://twitter.com/nobaddays_dance

PREMIERE : Munir - Feels Around You [No Bad Days]

Italian producer Nicholas steps up to deliver a mini-LP as the next release on Church dubbed 'Lonnie's Reprise', which includes a dusty, soulful and jazzy title track. 

Throughout the new album Nicholas explores the fusion of intricate, driving rhythms with organic and soulful textures. It's a motif he's actively developed during his career, following releases on X-Masters, Home Taping Is Killing Music and 20:20 Vision. Now he showcases his distinct approach with the carefully crafted 'Lonnie's Reprise' LP. 

Look for 'Lonnie's Reprise' LP to be released October 16.

Premiere: Nicholas 'Lonnie's Reprise'

It's Difficult to Explain

A deep disco edit from the Stilove4music (@stillmusic) boss that gives maximum satisfaction if you keep your skipping finger at bay.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/10/15/premiere-jerome-derradji-step-by-dub/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/step-by-dub

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Jerome Derradji - Step By Dub (STW Premiere)

Live recording of All Night.

Stream / Download:
https://romare.lnk.to/lsp1AF

All Night (Live Session 1)

NICE

RIGHT THROUGH THE HEART

‘It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)’ Out Now -
Stream / Download: https://peggygou.lnk.to/once

Taken from ‘Once’ released 2nd March 2018 via Ninja Tune.

Follow Peggy Gou  -
Spotify: http://found.ee/gou-sp
Apple Music: http://found.ee/gou-am
Facebook: http://found.ee/gou-fb
Instagram: http://found.ee/gou-ig
Soundcloud: http://found.ee/gou-sc

It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)

Peggy Gou - 'It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)'

Taken from AMB1801 - Albrecht La'Brooy - Tidal River
Released 02/02/18 - smarturl.it/tidal_river

A1. Daybreak
A2. View from the Peak
A3. Tidal River
B1. Sealers Cove
B2. Darby Saddle
B3. Last Light

Apollo presents a sublime mini album from Melbourne duo Albrecht La’Brooy AKA Sean La'Brooy and Alex Albrecht which will appeal to fans of Suzanne Kraft, Tornado Wallace and Dawn Of Midi.

The release is inspired by a visit to the beautiful Wilson's Promontory, a remote national park on the South East coast of Australia. The tracklisting runs from morning through to nightime and tries to capture the feeling of each snapshot in time.

Their music is a delicate fusion of ambient electronic textures, live instrumentation and field recordings - gauzy guitar melodies, dreamy synth arpeggios and throbbing rthymic pulses that feels equally at home in outdoor amphitheatres as well as dark nightclubs

Alternating between their cosmic/balearic deep house and more laid back introspections, Tidal River's gorgeously lush sounds are remarkably consistent - rich, warm and organic with an emphasis on atmosphere and the transportation of the listener. Each track was the fruit of Albrecht La’Brooy’s long improvised jamming process

Heavily involved in their local scene, the duo co-run the Analogue Attic imprint, "Championing this gentler side of electronic music in Australia” which has proven a fertile incubator for their own development, across a series of ambitious and ear catching EPS, alongside local cohorts such as Sleep D, Rings Around Saturn and Udmo. This involvement also extends to including local players on their recording sessions as well as their cosmic live shows. The Tidal River album includes a quartet of jazz musicians including label-mate Matthew Hayes on bass guitar, guitarist Oliver Paterson, Spanish Cajon courtesy of Joseph Batrouney and night time saxophone debut by Josh Kelly.

With the stunning Tidal River forthcoming on Apollo 2018 looks set to be a very bright year for Albrecht La’Brooy

Albrecht La'Brooy - Last Light

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Tracks I find on Soundcloud

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