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Funk House

Compilation: United Under The Ball (30 Years Of Disco)

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In conjunction with compiler and highlife researcher Dr. Markus Coester, Soundway Records present a very special release. Double CD & triple 180g gatefold vinyl (with a bonus 7 inch).

This 45 includes the two first ever recordings by a certain Fela Ransome Kuti with his band The Highlife Rakers. Recorded by Melodisc in London in 1960 both tracks have been unearthed after more than fifty years in hiding.

In many ways this compilation is a prequel of sorts to Soundway's groundbreaking Nigeria & Ghana Special compilations, telling the early story of modern highlife's foundation & formulation. It traces the music from West Africa to London, adding elements of jazz, mambo and calypso along the way and paving the way for the afro sounds of the 1970s.

Accompanied by a 44 page CD booklet and 12 page vinyl booklet, the notes by Dr. Coester include rare photographs, labels and advert reproductions alongside some stunning and very rare recordings. 

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Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Highlife Rakers - Fela’s Special

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RNT co-head JKriv does it up royal here with a bit of old and a bit of new. On the A side “The Queen On Her Throne” is one of J’s seminal reworks in all of its 8 min glory, and although names have been changed to protect the innocent, a bomb by any other name is still a bomb! On the flip, a lesser known West African 70’s jam by Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band is worked up into a raucous jazzy afro-house stomper in “Bukom Mashie (JKriv Edit)” Plus there’s a the stripped down beats-n-synth-apella  of “Queen’s Beats,” perfect for mixing with the OG or played on it’s own!

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Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie (JKriv Rework) - DIGI OUT NOW

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Andromeda

Plastikman: Plastique (Full Version) (1994) PLUS8041

The boys from Lunar Plane are back on Parquet Recordings with two stunning singles called "Rapture" & "Chimera". Melodic Techno at its best with a fine proggy edge...Early support by Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Animal Trainer, Petar Dundov, Marst, Eelke Kleijn, Darin Epsilon, Be Svendsen, Namatjira, Sonic Union, Cid Inc, Definition, Lonya, Rauschhaus and many more...

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Lunar Plane - Rapture (Original Mix - Cut) / Parquet Recordings

In the digital age, the compilation has lost much of it’s former glory. Not too long ago it was an indespensable format for the music-lover. Was it brilliantly compiled and telling a special story, the compilation was a significant gain as a particularly successful artist album. 

In recent times, the compilation has been cheapened with generic ’Ibiza’ and ’Miami’ labelling as the genre compilation all but dissapeared from the scene. 

This brought DJ T. to an idea, to create an homage to this nearly extinct format. As vol. 1 of the project is supposed to be a highly visible counterpoint to the ubiquitous, mostly House and Techno-stocked season sets and theme compilations, his choice fell on Disco; one of the oldest species in club music. Disco is currently experiencing a sort of rennaissance, with many young, and until recently, completely unknown artists and labels carrying the heritage on by working with new and contemporary definitions. 

Naturally limited by the selection of works available digitally, DJ T. chose a very personal array of 43 tracks to give the connoisseur an overview of the newest branches in the Disco-tree and to cover as many diverse genres the last three decades have seen. 

As the ’cherry on top’, the compilation contains a handfull of exclusive and unreleased tracks, including two new edits of the old DJ T. classics ’Philly’ &amp; ’Funk On You’. Catz ’N Dogz appear with a remix of ’Dis’, the big hit of his second album. DJ T. also put his hands on one of his favourite classics ’Around The House’, one of the early works of the Hamburg-Disco-King Tensnake. In addition there are two unreleased tracks from the two mexican artists Robbie Akabal &amp; Muan and Damian Uzabiaga. 

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DJ T. - Philly (DJ T.'s 2011 Edit)

Gaznevada - I.C. Love Affair (Munk Edit)

F.U.S.E.: Dimensions (1992) PLUS8021

F.U.S.E.: Into The Space (1992) PLUS8021

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Camel blues feat. Mathias keul Trio (Night drive music)

Robotman: Do Da Doo (Original Mix) (1992) 12DEF003

Punkin Machine's "I Need You Tonight”, originally released in 1981, is another typical example of an underground hit, played at many a flat party these days like an obvious, bona-fide early 80s discopop hit when it was actually quite obscure until James Murphy unearthed it on his FabricLive Mix in 2007. Produced by Jerry Cucuzzella, the track is a feel good bumping disco track, with punchy bass, spanky guitars and sassy vocals that make for an uplifting and energetic listen - a nice throwback to the heyday of Montreal disco.

I Need You Tonight / Tonight - Single

I Need You Tonight

Punkin' Machine - I Need You Tonight

Soundway Records present ’24 Hours in A Disco 1978 - 82’, 7 cuts of relentless disco grooves from the sublimely gifted Kiki Gyan. Hailed as Africa’s answer to Stevie Wonder, Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist Kiki Gyan was a musical wunderkind who by 1975 had risen from the lowly status of high school dropout to being ranked eighth in a poll of the greatest keyboardists in the world (occupying the rarefied air of the top ten with heavyweights like Steve Winwood, Billy Preston, and Stevie Wonder) as well as becoming an in-demand session player in the top recording studios of London - all before his twenty-first birthday. 

Out on his own, he produced a series of highly ambitious disco records aimed at positioning him as an international star, but weighed down by the excesses of the era, Gyan saw his meteoric rise matched by an equally swift fall back into obscurity. 

Loved dearly by his contemporaries and sorely missed since his death in 2005 the story of the life of Kofi Kwarko ‘Kiki’ Gyan is one often told with warning by his friends to the new generation of aspiring Ghanaian popstars.

Soundway Records now collects the best of Gyan’s work as a frontman and solo artist, featuring an array of electrifying disco grooves that still sound contemporary (and in some cases futuristic) decades after their initial release.

Released on CD and 2xLP both formats are accompanied with detailed liner notes written by Uchenna Ikonne. LP version comes with a free MP3 download of the release. 

Kiki Gyan - Disco Dancer

The lead single Africa Linda is taken from Gabriele Poso's album "Batik", out 25 October on vinyl LP and digital.

Future Afro-Latin jazz house from Italian master percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Gabriele Poso. The entirely self-produced album features guest vocalists Nailah Porter, Nina Rodriguez, Quetzal Guerrero & Sofia Rollo.

Following a long-term collaborative partnership with Osunlade / Yoruba Records, as well as albums on BBE and Agogo Records, on 'Batik' Poso further develops and matures his sound - exploring his extensive roots in Afro-Cuban percussion, while delving into the realms of jazz and soulful house. 

With mixing by renowned Spanish DJ and producer Kiko Navarro, the lead single “Africa Linda” is an up tempo live take on Latin house, featuring American-born soul singer Quetzal Guerrero on vocals. 

Much of the album features Poso on not only vocals but many of the instruments - including percussion, guitar and kalimba. A true multi-instrumentalist, Poso found a particular affinity for percussion at a young age, studying in Puerto Rico and Cuba.

Batik

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Robot Man: Hypno Freak (Original Mix) (1992) 12DEF003

JOHN CARPENTHER - THE END (JOHN ANTHONY SCRATCH MIX, REMIX 1983)

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Tracklist:
01. Oliver Koletzki feat. Aparde - Sequel (Hidden Empire Remix)
02. Oliver Koletzki - The Arctic Voice (RDNK Remix)
03. Oliver Koletzki feat. Lisa Who - Away (Bebetta Remix)
04. Oliver Koletzki feat. Temple Haze - Let Go (Tim Engelhardt Remix)
05. Oliver Koletzki feat. Monolink - We Are All Lost (Nico Stojan Remix)
06. Oliver Koletzki - Rainbow Serpent (Iorie Remix)
07. Oliver Koletzki - Fire in the Jungle (Lunar Plane Remix)

Release Info: 
‘Fire in the Jungle’, Oliver Koletzki’s eighth studio album and musical pledge for action and mindfulness in our world, goes into its next round. For this remixed EP he gathers eight like-minded and illustrious scene names to offer a remix package that doesn’t leave a foot standing still.

Next to Stil vor Talent label duos Hidden Empire and Lunar Plane, we find Ouie head Nico Stojan, Monaberry’s finest Bebetta as well as hotshots Tim Engelhardt, Iorie and RDNK on the bill. Each artist delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Oliver's lauded source material, making for a versatile EP ready to set dance floors alight.

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'Man On The Run' 
First single from my forth coming album, and title track of upcoming tour.

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Press: “Inspired by a wrongful conviction in a murder case from 1876 - He is running from a crime he didn’t commit.
A dreamy meander that floats us into a hypnotic state, delicately weaving electronica and 60’s psychedelic music together into a forward looking blend” 🌀

The track is recorded entirely with analogue outboard equipment and instruments 🎚🎛🎹

JOHN CARPENTHER - THE END (JOHN ANTHONY SCRATCH MIX, REMIX 1983)

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