First Timers unleash onto the world a 45 housing the working man's anthem "Three Day Weekend" and Stone City-inspired "Out The Sheath". Both tracks feature live horn arrangements by the Black Thor Horn Section, an attribute as rare as the vintage synths and drum machines used to craft these tunes.

First Timers is a destined collaboration between 2 accomplished producers Andreas Stevens (aka DJ Greyboy) and Brian Ellis. Setting out to create timeless music using only the finest vintage hardware gear, they've conjured a stunning debut bridging a gap between funk and AOR/Soft Rock.

First Timers - A - Three Day Weekend

RHYTHM OF ELEMENTS “TRIBE#2” (ATJAZZ REMIX) edit

It’s been a steady process of growth and a long time coming to arrive at this sophomore full-length for the man known in his native Steel City and beyond as producer/keyboardist/DJ Buscrates, and every minute of it can be heard and felt on these ten funky and highly evocative tracks.

The finely-honed balancing act between vintage-80s-synth goodness and neck-snapping 90s boom bap, all coated with just the right amount of soulful melodic sensibility never falters at any point on the album. For a more specific comparison, think Manzel's Midnight Theme LP updated for these strange times we're in seems to fit the bill, especially on tracks like "Prisms," "Floating In The Wind" and "Early Morning." This is the funky instrumental mood music you desperately need right now whether you realize it or not, and Buscrates is here to serve it up. "Buckin'" is prominent among the many highlights of the Pittsburgh producer’s album, strongly evoking the likes of Paul Hardcastle, Atmosfear and the Art Of Noise while simultaneously paying homage to the funk/R&B roots of Detroit techno pioneers like Juan Atkins and Derrick May. The album's sonic journey culminates in "On My Way," the only vocal track on the album and which features Soraya Watti's lovely vocals. One can easily imagine this track on the playlist of NY's WBLS in the early 80s. Soraya's smooth and soulful tones prove to be the perfect addition and act as a kind of sexy ghost in the Buscrates machine. The album as a whole feels like nothing so much as an updated, postmodern version of the kinds of sleek, funky grooves oozing through your Cadillac's 8-track deck circa 1972. 

It's music that's "smooth" in all the best possible connotations of the term: music that's smooth on the streets and also smooth between the sheets. It's sleek, sexy and very, very funky, which will come as no surprise to Bus' 12,000 Twitch followers accumulated over the course of his weekly Friday stream. Notable fans and supporters of his include Jazzy Jeff, Francois K, Dâm Funk, Rich Medina, and Spinna. Even more believers in his funky gospel have come as a result of his increasing road gigs in cities like Berlin, NYC, Detroit and Washington DC.

This new album is both a culmination and the beginning of a glorious new phase. Buscrates' time is right now.

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Bastard Jazz is proud to present the debut EP from producer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Mavin. Most well known as the Grammy nominated keyboardist/co-producer and co- writer of the celebrated Australian band Haitus Kaiyote, Simon’s had a hand in multiple projects across the spectrum, but has yet to release under his own moniker until now.

The EP, which features two original tracks and two remixes from fellow Aussies Harvey Sutherland and Close Counters starts out was recorded in-between projects at the Grove, a small recording sanctuary in Melbourne. In Simon’s studio, he had installed a library of keyboards. 30-40 synthesizers, all of which were painstakingly patched in to be simultaneously accessible and ready to record in an instant. A drum kit in the corner was constantly mic'd up, and everything routed through a multitude of analog mixing desks providing different flavours of tone and texture. The Grove had such appeal that it was chosen as the studio to record the Gilles Peterson compilation ‘Sunny Side Up’ on Brownswood Recordings.

Things kick off with “Good Hair Day”, a track originally blossoming from an infectious piano loop in which fellow collaborators Nick Lam and Henry Hicks added guitar parts and bass parts. What’s resulted is a danceable, infectious feel-good dancefloor jam with an ultra funky synth bassline that harkens back to Herbie Hancock’s 1970’s repertoire. Harvey Sutherland takes the tempo up and takes the track deeper into outer space with deep synth work, four on the floor drums, and a punchy bassline for late night sessions.

On the flip, “Only You & Me” is a lower tempo, slow burning joint with a live drum loop played by Nick Martyn, with an alien bassline, squelching keys, otherworldly oscillating vocodor parts and jazzy keyboard solos. Up and coming trio Close Counters take the song into new territory, stripping things down with a classic Broken Beat vibe, a driving bassline and synth stabs from the original, moving things squarely on the dancefloor – definitely a track for the breakers in the building.

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Simon Mavin - Only You & Me (Close Counters Remix)

Second remix of the forthcoming EP by Antares Flare.
Remixed by Italian producer SofaTalk.

Mastered by Emilio Gatti at Attila Studio, Arezzo.
Artwork by Ivan Specchio.

Antares Flare - 'Bonsai Jungle (SofaTalk Remix)'

Back in 2001, Terry Tester, Buscrates and Ian Wallace sat in a van in Pittsburgh, PA bugging out over Pete Rock instrumentals. Since then, Buscrates (Bastard Jazz / Razor-N-Tape) has made a name for himself as a top shelf boogie craftsman and avid synth head, while Brooklyn’s Ian Wallace boasts a seemingly never-ending run of raw, soulful remixes with partners OP! And Nick Bike.

Now, more than two decades later, they reunite on wax with Buscrates and Wallace remixing their favorite jams off Terry’s 2018 four-tracker “Space Million”. Buscrates molds ‘Grace’ into his signature modern funk & boogie sound, while Ian Wallace lifts ‘Space Million’ into peak summertime deep house.

Within Terry Tester’s two-decade long career as a turntablist and beatmaker his eminent take on house, hiphop and soul has been commissioned by Gilles Petterson for his ‘Bubblers’ compilation series on Brownswood, Jahi ft. singer Dwele, and Marc Mac on BBE remixing alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff.

Terry’s latest efforts has yielded spins from influential selectors such as Carista, Sassy J, Alexander Nut, Mr Beatnick, Soulection and FS Green.

Releases October 27, 2023

Produced by Terry Tester (Thomas Månsson)
Remixes by Buscrates (Orlando Marshall) & Ian Wallace

Mastered by Marco Zangilorami
Originals mastered by Joel Krozer
Artwork by Tobias Holmbeck
Distributed & Manufactured by Mother Tongue Records
A&R and Label Manager - Daniel Bruhn Jensen aka. Dee Brown

Cat. CREAK01R

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Nick Bike and Hedspin team up to deliver a horn-filled drum break frenzy with 'Forward and Back'. Flip to the B-side and it's a DJ playland with stripped drums and skipless scratch loops aplenty. 

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Hedspin & Nick Bike - Forward and Back

Track taken from the release "Lux" by Coflo. This version is radio mix by Coflo, included on the digital release.

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Coflo - Lux (Original Radio Mix)

Tropical heat from the legendary percussionist. Had this 12" for years didn't realize how crazy some sections are until heard the Ninetoes 'Finder' (The Path) house track which sampled this a few years back. Grab this one from my bandcamp. https://sergegamesbourg1.bandcamp.com/track/ralph-macdonald-the-path-serge-gamesbourg-rework

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The Path - Serge Gamesbourg Rework

An edit of the b-side of a rare & sought after boogie/modern soul 7" as heard on my recent Ghetto Disco 2 mix. Download link for a wav file on my bandcamp.

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Motherfox - Hotshot (Serge Gamesbourg Re-Edit)

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MY ALBUM "BOSTON GOES DISCO" IS OUT NOW ON BBE RECORDS!!

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Hey young world..
i been dj'in and producing over two decades
I love vinyl & love to play my bass guitar
I love all kinds of music as long as its funky.
Mostly dance material here, for my hiphop past check out my www.soundcloud.com/djsupremeone page
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