After the success of "Danger Zone" the Midnight Express Show Band continued to tour locally in the mid-west. Terry Patton quietly produced his own funk brand on the side, Robbie on vocals.. TRI-FIRE STUDIOS. This is another cassette out-take from the powerhouse DUO.

Terry Patton & Robbie M "Down 4 Love" OUTAKE FUNK (Midnight Express)

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PSYCHIC MIRRORS / CHARLENE / PPU-055 COSMIC CHRONIC MIAMI FUNK 12"

bazaar mutant disco from the french collective "spaced out krew". timeless productions created for peoples potential unlimited during 2020, featuring spleen3000 and marius cyrilou of ceeofunk. vinyl incoming September 1

S.O.K.

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SPACED OUT KREW "DOUDOU BOURBON" PPU SOK

the return of circuitry, coming soon. volume III LP

CIRCUITRY feat. ELECTRO WAYNE / SEXY BODY / VOLUME III PPU

Bazaar mutant disco from the french collective "Spaced Out Krew" (S.O.K).. Timeless productions created for Peoples Potential Unlimited during 2020, featuring Spleen3000 and Marius Cyrilou from Cee-O-Funk.  After listneing to their debut self-released "Cosmic Love" compilation we knew there was going to be more to this story.  Cee-O-Funk LP coming soon..

SPACED OUT KREW / DANCE OR DIE / PPU SOK 12"

The uncanny duo of Sudi "Space Ghost" Wachspress on production and Teddy Bryant (Urbyne) on vocals, dropping their first single on PPU, successfully securing the catalog # PPU-101 "Introduction to Grown and Sexy Music". Ushering in the next 100 releases for Peoples Potential Unlimited.

Heaven Sent

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Space Ghost feat. Teddy Bryant "Heaven Sent" PPU-101

finally got this box of reels transferred that dwight sent over last year with the cassettes we used for his debut LP "Songs" on PPU.  the reels turned out to be 5 rehearsal sessions from the group JAHARI which Dwight formed after his honorable discharge from the US Army.  Jahari received local acclaim in the mid 80s with the song "Situations" included on this cassette-only release of some seriously rare intimate studio moments with a band long forgotten in Kalamazoo's soul music history.  releasing this one as-is for the true fans of SYKES music.

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DWIGHT SYKES & JAHARI \ SITUATIONS CASSETTE

PENDER STREET STEPPERS \ OPENIN UP \ MOOD HUT PPU

PPU and FLICKK back with this highly anticipated reissue featuring both of his sought after 7"s on one PPU platter. This second round finds Flickk assuming his Sherlock Holmes alter ego as a private investigator on "Prime Suspect", and an attentive human body mechanic on "Body Shop". Both were previously self-released in the mid 80s on Flickk's on West Coast label. 

PPU RECORDS /// PPU-103

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Flickk "Prime Suspect / Body Shop" PPU-103 BOOGIE FUNK 7"

LEGOWELT PPU059 LOS ALAMOS MOTEL 12" EP

Rx  ≠  Benedek & Delroy Edwards PPU 7"

L.U.S.T. stands for Love- Unity- Soul- Trust, a family production company from Stone Mountain Georgia native Dwight Sykes. "If You Want Me" even features a rap from Dwight's daughter Valerie. 7" single is backed with "You That I Need" from his debut LP Songs Volume One on Peoples Potential Unlimited.

Dwight Sykes L.U.S.T. Productions -- If You Want My Love --  PPU 7"

another hour of luv from the personal cd-r, cassette, vinyl collection. 

PPU LUV  V.3

Dwight Sykes & Jahari 12" featuring two unreleased demos versions of "Fire and Desire" and the remastered studio version of "Situations". Official label release coming this Spring.

DWIGHT SYKES & JAHARI "Fire & Desire" PPU-067

N.C.M. is the independent production company/label Napoleon Cherry has been working under since the late 80s with releases as Cool Waters and Station To Station.  "When You Had The Chance" is from an unreleased slo-jam session from a few years back.     

Check the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8plT4xesxt8


Be sure to check the Napoleon Cherry compilation on Music from Memory records this summer. 


 

NAPOLEON CHERRY "When You Had The Chance" PPU-068 12"

PPU DIRECT FROM DC MIX

tracks from the cassette only harsh riddims release. +plus bonus selections hand picked by rekchampa for his debut on ppu records. 

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REKchampa - PPU TEST PRESSING PPU071 12" EP

MOONB ANYTHING WAO1

C.O.O.L. BAND / MANZ & NEM ~ PPU-077 ~ PRODUCED BY BENEDEK

music by SASAC https://soundcloud.com/ultraultra
vocals by  DREAMCASTMOE  https://soundcloud.com/dreamcastmoe

Moments turn to hours
It's that type of life 
Running from the shadows 
Gotta find the light

I been running from myself now 
I been in and out of line 
Just racing to the sunset baby 
Come and find what this about 

It's that liquid deep
It's the life that I'm about 

It's that liquid deep
Moving town to town 

It's that liquid deep 
Moments turn to hours 

Take my time witcha baby 
I been moving slow 

Play you like I play my board 
All up and down the keys 


dreamcast on the vocals.  sasac on the beat.  more things on the way from this trans coastal duo.  stay tuned 2017

DREAMCAST & SASAC  - LIQUID DEEP -  PPU-083 7"

All Songs Written, Composed, Produced and Arranged by Circuitry for Circuit Shock Productions. 
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1986

Recorded Live at: Short Circuit Studios 1985-1987
All Musical Compostions by: Electro Wayne
Produced by: Lo Joe, Electro Wayne
All Songs Written,Performed, Arranged by:Lo Joe
Back up Vocals: Lo Joe, Electro Wayne
Arranged & Mixed By: Lo Joe
Art Design: Lo Joe & Emanuel Jimenez
LABEL: PPU RECORDS

Drum Machines:Roland TR707, Roland TR808, Oberheim DMX,Kawai r50e
Keyboards:Roland Jx10, Yamaha Dx7 & Dx 5, Roland Jx-3p,Oberheim Matrix.

Special Thanks to: GOD,the most high for giving us this funky music ! Granny for putting up with all our "Noise" In the garage .Mom & Dad. The Bolton Family in all 50 States.
 A Big Shout out to my boy Manny jimenez from the original phunksters crew for making this happen !!! Keep Spinnin that funk Brotha!!!
All the Radio stations and Dj's that play our music. Keep Circuitry funk Alive !!Last But NEVER least. Thanks to Andrew and staff over at PPU RECORDS for releasing and pressing our precious gem.. We cant thank you enough. Circuitry Funk Lives On. Peace !!

Electro Wayne & Lo Joe - CIRCUITRY

CIRCUITRY - SHE'S JUST THAT TYPE OF GIRL - PPU-086

YU SU vancouver libramix mood hut PPU affiliate 
 summer is set to easy listening stop work start relax

AI YE

YU SU ~ SOON (MOA MIX) ~ PEOPLES POTENTIAL UNLIMITED 12" PPU-087

sasac and dreamcast davon finally sharing some bits from the upcoming EP

https://soundcloud.com/burymeinamink

DREAMCAST "Floral Place" PPU FORTHCOMING DC SOUL

PPU-088 official 12" coming in July.. a lot of people been asking where's the rest of the Circuit Shock Productions?? Well here's the next installment selected by Electro Wayne and you, his fans!

A SIDE :  Freak,  Last Days of Cybotron
B SIDE : The Chiller Thriller,  Radio Station P-You,  Sassy Strutt

Peoples Potential Unlimited /// PPU-088

CIRCUITRY feat. ELECTRO WAYNE "Freak" PPU-088 12" EP

new PPU Products distribution partner PARKWAY RECORDS - Available August 1

PARKWAY RHYTHM FT. BOYD JARVIS "BROAD ST PRESSURE (Deep)" 12"

another hour of luv provided by Peoples Potential Unlimited

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PPU LUV V.4

PPU-095 CENTRAL AYR PRODUCTIONS "HYPNOTIZE" 12"

Central AYR Productions.. Recorded in various places and others spaces, mostly around Orlando Florida. Multi-Instrumentalist and Vocalist, Anthony Cole is the latest chapter of the PPU family album. AYR, pronounced "air", was formed in 1993. AC recalls "those were very productive and indulgent periods of my life", "the next level in black light".  We've got countless hours of 4-track cassette recordings to sort through, these were the first few standout tracks, presented to you in their unedited entirety. Stay tuned for more of the what we call Dirt Music, only in the underground, building on where PPU began. 

Distributed by Peoples Potential Unlimited
PPU RECORDS /// PPU-095

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CENTRAL AYR PRODUCTIONS "We Came To Party" PPU-095 DEMO FUNK 12"

Central AYR Productions.. Recorded in various places and others spaces, mostly around Orlando Florida. Multi-Instrumentalist and Vocalist, Anthony Cole is the latest chapter of the PPU family album. AYR, pronounced "air", was formed in 1993. AC recalls "those were very productive and indulgent periods of my life", "the next level in black light".  We've got countless hours of 4-track cassette recordings to sort through, these were the first few standout tracks, presented to you in their unedited entirety. Stay tuned for more of the what we call Dirt Music, only in the underground, building on where PPU began. 

Distributed by Peoples Potential Unlimited
PPU RECORDS /// PPU-095

CENTRAL AYR PRODUCTIONS "Hotter" PPU-095 12"

PPU DUB mix for the forthcoming Westwood / Cash release. PPU-025


Psycho For Your Love (Bonus) ~ Westwood / Cash ~ PPU-025

PPU-093 7" 

2020 first release from PPU laid way back to japan. undeniable electric soul from image cluv pioneer ryu tsuruoka. your talkbox vacation summertime anytime all the time tune.

RYU TSURUOKA  "OMAE / WAGAMAMA" PPU-093 PREVIEW 7"

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People's Potential Unlimited (PPU) is a very special record label in DC known for discovering and reissuing some of the weirdest and best ultra-rare boogie, funk, and other dance music from the 70s, 80s, 90s as well as a new generation of beat-makers who draw inspiration from these strange worlds of sound.

Started by music fiend Andrew Morgan and operated out of his basement, PPU’s is a world that re-imagines funk as outsider art and cosmic-boogie as a modern variant of folk music. What would it be like if your school janitor made rap music in the broom closet or if someone in middle management still nursed a dream of being the next El Debarge? The label’s roster includes Robbie M., Dwight Sykes, Evans Pyramid, George Franklin Smallwood, Uku Kuut—names found on demo tapes abandoned to time, or else unearthed online. But PPU also pushes the present into the future. Newest members of the PPU family include DC favorite sons Beautiful Swimmers,  Dreamcastmoe, King Pari, PPU VHS Video mulcher Luke Wyatt, LA beathead Benedek, Vancouver space cadets Pender Street Steppers and Miami sound machine Mickey de Grand IV. There's a palpable scent of both mustiness and freshness to be found in all of PPU's grooves though, the smell of funk from a parallel dimension.

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