2023

Soul Clap’s Charlie aka Charlie Soul Clap preps his UTM debut with an all out edit dream for Roy Davis Jr.’s elusive label.

For fans of Soul Clap and Roy Davis Jr. alike, the second release since Undaground Therapy Muzik’s relaunch will feel at home in their library. The new EP by Charlie Soul Clap comes in the form of a rhythm focused 4 track take — comprised of 2 A’s with 2 B’s that take a deeper focus on the first track on the release – Virgo’s Victory. The world has been closed for long enough, so Charlie and Roy felt it was time to refashion living rooms as dance floors and introduce something you could have a gentle afternoon or late night boogie too. The EP cements Charlie’s solo works as a clear ode to disco and classic house music.

The EP is being released on the 21st May worldwide. For everyone to enjoy. There may be a vinyl press when the record shops are open around the world again, but for now – this will be homed on all your favourite streaming sites, and of course, the UTM Bandcamp.

Charlie stands with two feet firmly planted on top of a mountain named Soul Clap and yet he points further into the sky with a look of mischievous excitement. Somewhere, deep on the horizon, the mystery of his musical journey will unfold. Charlie is devoted to following in the footsteps of those who have paved the way before him and continues to churn out thematic dance music that is routed in tradition but is eclectic, unexpected and contemporary edging into the future. As a principle songwriter for Soul Clap he has worked with artists like George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Louie Vega, Laid Back, Amp Fiddler, Robert Owens, Sa’D “The Hourchild” Ali, XL Middleton, Midnight Magic, Lee Curtiss, Martin Buttrich, Wolf + Lamb, Nick Monaco, No Regular Play, PillowTalk, Navid Izadi and on and on.

Charlie Soul Clap - Virgo's Victory

When Love Is Tender

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When Love Is Drums

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Getting love from the likes of Mano Le Tough and François K, the glorious new EP from Copenhagen's @thorsteinsson is an all-live affair as per usual from the Danish talent. His delightful jazz guitar noodling wafts over a beachy groove on this side of the release — proper summer gear.

PREMIERE: Thorsteinssøn - W.D.I.A.G.R [Trust Tone Recordings]

Kalita are proud to unveil the Greenville, South Carolina-based Al-Dos Band’s unreleased 1976 gospel soul and disco album ‘Doing Our Thing With Pride’.

Featuring one of the most beautiful, sought-after and expensive gospel soul singles in existence (from which the album title takes its name), as well as seven unreleased gospel soul, funk and disco gems such as ‘Confusion’, ‘Look To The Sky’ and ‘Love Jones Coming Down’, Kalita deliver the goods once again.

Taken from the original analogue master tapes and released in partnership with band founders Mary and William Robinson.

Accompanied by never-before-seen archival photos and extensive interview-based liner notes, this truly is a no-brainer.

Doing Our Thing With Pride

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A3. Al-Dos Band - Doing Our Thing With Pride

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UQ Radio18 Show 14.08.2021

Lara Li - Vem

Pleasure of Edits 09 from @universalcave

Press release - 
Philly's Universal Cave crew have been putting out top notch edits and mixes on their own imprint for nearly a decade, including the beloved Soft Rock for Hard Times series.
For the first time, Universal Cave teams up with another label, Pleasure of Love, for a release of reworks, delivering 4 stitched up dance floor heaters. Variety pack of choice cuts here - reggae proto house, lo-fi 80s digi funk, peak-time piano charged house de salsa, and driving atmospheric italo. All expertly re-rubbed, from the vaults of the Universal Cave.

Buy here- https://pleasureoflove.bandcamp.com/

Record stores carrying the release -
https://www.philadelphiamusic.net/
https://www.pbvinyl.com/products/universal-cave-pleasure-of-edits-9
https://bordelloaparigi.com/shop/vinyl/universal-cave-pleasure-of-edits-09-ep/
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/universal-cave-pleasure-of-edits-09/849068-01/
https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/universal-cave-pleasure-of-edits-9-pleasure-of-love/176526
https://www.decks.de/track/universal_cave-pleasure_of_edits_09/cit-v0
https://oye-records.com/releases/universal-cave-pleasure-of-edits-09

Local LA shops that will have stock next week - 
Amoeba Hollywood
Rubycon Records
Paradise City Records

Early Supporters -
PBR Streetgang
COEO
Eli /Soul Clap
Corin Arnold
Paco Osuna
Carly Foxx
Ian Blevins
DC Salas
Franco Bianco
Martin Hayes
Justin Strauss
Severino/Horse Meat Disco
Skatebård
Baldo
Eugene Whang/Public Release
Olderic
Cottam
Nadia Ksaiba/NTS
Tom Noble (Superior Elevation)
Paula Tape (Rhythm Section)
CC: Disco! (Soothsayer, Melbourne)
Roger of Aloha Got Soul
Jacques Renault/Let's Play House
Jim Baron/Crazy P
Johannes Albert
MEAT/Robert Johnson
Pete Herbert/Reverso 68

Pleasure of Edits 09

Universal Cave - My Kind Of Girl (edit)

The end of the year is fast approaching and party season is in full chaotic swing – and what better way to celebrate than a mix from one of Europe’s best-respected crews: Studio Barnhus.

Recorded at the label HQ in Stockholm, it’s a rare opportunity to hear the full team – Axel Boman, Kornél Kovács and Petter Nordkvist – playing together on home turf.

“We mixed away one snowy day in our cozy basement in Stockholm,” the trio tell us. “[The mix] features some of our favourite music recorded [between] 1991-2021. Happy holidays from all of us at Studio Barnhus!”

Check out the tracklist on crackaud.io: crackm.ag/3pIi6Zj
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Crack Mix 429: Studio Barnhus

Marco Gegenheimer @MLiR and Arnau Obiols @arnauobiols met in 2016 and instantly clicked through their common passion for music and records. After several years of making music, DJing together, many games of table tennis and pool, they decided (during a trip to Costa Brava) to start their own label. So here we are, a year later, with the first release ready for pre-order featuring songs from @axelboman, @pablosanchez and some of their own music as well. 
We’d like to thank @baldo and @subwax-bcn-distribution for helping out and taking care of the distribution during this journey, and Riccardo for designing this exquisite and beautiful artwork. Fantastic warm & crispy mastering by @sasse from Blackhead Studios. This is just the beginning for Taf Kif, as there are already more releases in the pipeline. We’re more than thrilled and hope you will enjoy these songs as much as we do! ❤️

V/A (Axel Boman, Velmondo, MLiR, Lusille) - "Fool's Gold Vol. 1" - TK01, 12" Snippets

Kalita present the first ever official reissue of Sweet Clover's highly sought-after 1979 disco single 'You're What I Need', backed by an unreleased extended mix and the equally impressive 'Sweet Talk', sourced from the original master tapes.

With original copies released in a run of just 300 copies and now hitting top three-figure sums on the rare occasion that they come up for sale, Kalita finally serve up a chance to obtain this lo-fi disco masterpiece once again.

Accompanied by a never-before-seen photo of the band and liner notes based on interviews with writer and producer Willie McClain, this is another no-brainer from the Kalita camp.

You're What I Need

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A. Sweet Clover - You're What I Need

Kalita are proud to unveil the second volume in their ‘Borga Revolution!’ compilation series, focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond.

Featuring both highly sought-after recordings by artists including Atta Frimpong and D.J. Lawyer Okyere, as well as seminal performances by greats such as Pat Thomas, A.B. Crentsil and Alan Cosmos, Kalita once again come to the rescue of audiophiles, DJs and music-lovers alike with ‘Borga Revolution! – Volume 2’. Spread over a double-LP housed in a gatefold sleeve. Accompanied by a 12-page booklet featuring extensive interview-based liner notes on each artist and never-before-seen archival photos.

The 1970s had witnessed an increased Western airtime and physical presence in Ghana introducing funk, soul and disco sounds to the region. By the turn of the decade the country was also enduring economic turmoil, with rising poverty, military dictatorships and long periods of enforced curfews (amongst other factors) making it impossible for artists to survive.

As a result, many Ghanaian artists with a broader outlook began to pursue their careers in the West, moving to both Europe and America in search of stardom. It was here that Ghanaian musicians developed a digitised version of highlife music which fully embraced Western contemporary music styles and newly introduced technology such as the DX7 synthesizer and various drum machines.

It is in this context in which the evolution of Ghanaian dance music and the emergence of ‘burger highlife’ was born. With the ‘Borga Revolution!’ series Kalita endeavour to tell this story, with prominent and lesser-known musicians’ accounts and documentary evidence providing a comprehensive understanding of this shift to the digital age.

Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983​​​-​​​1996 (Volume 2)

Bepo So Dua

A1. Atta Frimpong - Bepe So Dua

Episode 12 of my residency on Radio Sofa 🌚

Really happy to welcome Bevan, the great digger and DJ from Amsterdam!

Let's go for an hour through styles and moods.
He's managed to pick up some longtime favorites recently such as Toni Smith's record and The Boss gospel cover.

Bevan
@bevandj
https://www.instagram.com/bevangosling/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7azw5D_EMBS7enmgueCCNQ/videos

📡 Radio Sofa
@radio-sofa
www.radio-sofa.com/
www.facebook.com/webradio.sofa/
www.instagram.com/radio.sofa/

Radio Sofa • Nofraje invite Bevan

G-ha
Live recording at Jaeger Oslo
January 20th 2017

G-ha at Jaeger Oslo - live Recording 20/01/17

Official release note:

"Oi... big house tunes alert!! 2 big tunes from the North that sounds like the hay days of Club House in the mid and late 90 s! Fresh house bangers from the Karlovak label honchos them selfs!!"

Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - Tiny House (2016)

Waves of rhythms pass through a sparse electronic firmament like the aura borealis stretching out to an imperceptible horizon. Bass and percussion flow like celestial bodies untethered by Newton’s laws as synthesised dust arrives like intermittent static noise form a distant planet, lightly piercing  the wispy textures leaving a streak of sound like that of a night sky. 

Leading up to Âme live in the basement two weeks back, G-Ha & Olanskii shared the booth for two hours, setting the tone for the night ahead. A set mostly comprised of the absolute limits of dance music it thrives in the mellow regions of the mid-tempo spectrum, as the perfect introduction to the Frædag guest of honour, and Innervisions label head.

Synthesisers find a unique dichotomy with ritual rhythms and organic samples,  built on a bedrock of an unwavering 4/4 kick. Taking their audience from those first tentative steps on the dance floor to the live show G-Ha & Olanskii go back to back in our booth for two hours. The set goes through various peaks and throughs of energy through the two hours with elements of break beat, acid, House and Techno all finding a space in this extensive mix from the Jæger and Frædag residents.

G-ha & Olanskii at Jaeger Oslo - live recording 09/11/2018

Second Installment by Berlin-based duo Sanctuary with their Life Classics label, featuring a mixed selection of styles between Disco and Funk edited for the dance floor with respect to the original work.

A1. Stay Together

Kalita are happy to announce the first ever re-release of Stirling March's 1985 Bahamian boogie grail 'Under Cover Lover'. With original copies painfully hard to find and commanding eye-wateringly high prices, we believe the time is ripe to share this masterpiece with the world once more, accompanied by never-before-seen photos and interview-based liner notes. 

Falling in love with music at an early age, Stirling listened religiously on the radio to both soul and disco greats, as well as to contemporary pop and rock musicians including Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5 and Elton John. By the age of twenty-one he decided release his own record in an attempt to demonstrate to the Bahamian music industry his own ability, and in the hope that it would help him launch his musical career. Written over the space of just a few hours, the result was 'Under Cover Lover'. A sun-kissed Caribbean boogie track, Stirling explains that “this was the first song the I had written that I felt was good enough in its arrangement to put to tape”. 

Recorded at a local studio in Nassau that was available for budding young musicians to give it their best shot at fame, Stirling proudly recalls that it “turned out much better than I had expected. It reinforced my confidence that I could really be good at singing”. 

The record was originally released on the sound engineer's own label Illumination Records, but was distributed solely by Stirling, who admits that “I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I knew I had something good but didn't suite understand the industry and nobody picked it up”. Although he recalls the local radio airtime being "phenomenal”, difficulties in elevating the record's status were further compounded by his own financial inability to promote the record as it probably warranted. As a result, the record was therefore soon sadly lost into distant memory. 

We hope that this re-release brings ‘Under Cover Lover’ the recognition that it deserves as one of the best Caribbean boogie tracks to ever be put to wax.

Under Cover Lover

Stirling March - Under Cover Lover

It's grail time! Kalita are honoured to officially release for Record Store Day 2020 (29th August!) for the first time since 1983 Marcy Luarks & Classic Touch's mythical American-Nigerian Afro boogie masterpiece 'Electric Murder', accompanied by extensive liner notes based on interviews with Marcy's family and producer Daniel Irabor.

The product of the then husband and wife team of Marcy and Dan, 'Electric Murder' brought together both the former's American and the latter's Nigerian roots; recorded in London with UK-based session musicians, this mix of heritage and styles resulted in an Afro disco album unlike any other.

With original copies turning up for sale roughly once every few years, and with an eye-watering four-figure price tag to match, Kalita for this year's Record Store Day saves you the never-ending search for this true holy grail.

Released on black vinyl, with printed insert detailing Marcy's life and musical career.

Electric Murder

A3. Marcy Luarks & Classic Touch - Electric Murder

Texture Variations Vol.1 EP
Label - TXTR Recordings
Released - 2nd December 2020
BUY FROM - https://bit.ly/35OKikk

TXTR Recordings is the logical continuation of the french promoter Organisme Texture.
The creation of this label brings together international and local artists who have performed at Texture events. The releases will reflect the musical eclecticism developed in each of the collective's proposals.
This first compilation is a journey through the House Music universe. It will bring together DJ Psychiatre, Roy Vision and Nachtbraker with Deep and electronic facets, EARL and MLH for a more club and incisive House, then Laroze, Raymond Neighbour and Nephase will close this compilation in an old school spirit based on samples.

Support --
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https://www.instagram.com/txtr.recordings
https://www.soundcloud.com/txtr-recordings
https://www.bit.ly/youtube-txtr-recordings

Ricocheted

PREMIERE: Raymond Neighbour - Ricocheted

Available from here: noncollective.com/no-2/

2023

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