DiY - Digs & Woosh July 1994

Simon DK - “Float Laboratory” (1994)
After hearing the news of Simons passing and remembering with friends the subject of a certain mixtape came up …we all searched our boxes of cassettes without much luck and some empty cases …however Pete Slotter discovered and found what might well be the only existing copy …and as luck would have it the original tape!
Recorded at Simon DK's flat in Nottingham after the after party on a DiY Bounce night in 1994 after Bath crew John Kesecki & Pete Slotter went back to his and asked him to make a tape, which he did and named it 'Float Laboratory'. 
It's a lovely pitched down mix perfectly capturing those early hours.
It was brought down to Bath - copied and played ALOT!!. It was one of those tapes that just did the rounds and was loved by many…
So it was only right at this time to immortalise it and make it available for you to enjoy again or hear it for the first time...
Rest in peace & power the genius that is Simon DK Smith

Simon DK - Float Laboratory 1994

The Mighty and Dependable Digs and Whoosh do what they do best. Tune after tune after tune in an epic set at the DiY 25th birthday party. 

Digs & Woosh DiY 25th Bithday PT1

After a storming end to 2014 with the incredible Ilya Santana release in November featuring remixes by Nelue, Future Feelings, Thomass Jackson & Rayko, we released we had set the bar pretty high but Retrospective are back with a monster of a release. We are proud to kick off 2015 with none other than Italy’s finest; Ajello who are back with their second E.P. on the label! 

Eclecticism is definately the keyword word of the Ajello project comprising of Luca (DJ Rocca) Roccatagliati and Fabrizio Taver Tavernelli. The Ajello sound features a number of influences all of which can be heard in the tracks on this, their first E.P. on Retrospective; electro, new-wave, italo-disco, disco, neurofunk, eurodance, space sounds, early house. Over the years their music has received worldwide support from a host of international artists including Laurent Garnier, Erol Alkan, Dimitri From Paris, Andrew Weatherall, and Nick Fanciulli amongst others.

As this is the second E.P. of 2 from Ajello we decided to take the remixes for this project to the next level. First up is Luminodisco of House Of Disco fame, undoubtedly one of Nu Disco’s pioneers with a heritage to match who has reworked Montgomery Clift ready for the main room. The second mix is delivered by none other than YamWho? best known for his Midnight Riot & ISM imprints who delivers a pure Disco groover. Finally for the vinyl release is Retrospective’s own Rayko serving up his “best remix ever” in his own words! In addition, for the digital release Aashton of Aashton & Swift fame brings his signature house flavor to the fold alongside an instrumental of the original for the heads. Quite a package I’m sure you will agree!


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The Brothers Johnson - Ain't We Funkin Now (Pecoe Edit)

Second single off of my album releasing this summer 💕
  
Big thanks to Russell Holzman with some additional 🥁work and Tyler Beck with some additional 🎺

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What is there to be said about Ruben & Ra except these two have been lovers of boogie, disco & funk and have been keen record store diggers for too many years to count. With edits, reworks & original productions coming out of their ears, Ruben & Ra have decided to set up the Retrospective label as an output for their tracks. 

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