The second installment in my SUMMING live mix series, this is the first hour of my opening set for SOL @sofia-a-pineda at Laissez Faire in Manhattan's Financial District, recorded on November 7th 2024 as part of my monthly residency at this high-end FiDi cocktail lounge.

Sultry soulful jazzy & Latin vibes in this one, featuring tracks by @tour-maubourg @rick-wade @rawax-chiwax-housewax @groovebomrecords @stephaniecookeofficial @sitefourbeat @kingstreetsounds @theshapeshifters @mocreamproductions @vincenzo_official @dessous-recordings @rosscouch @pontneuf @toytonics @1codycurrie @djphilippa @deepparecords @glitterboxibiza @davidmorales @bplan_fimiani @thebasementmusic @christianjames. Enjoy!

SUMMING 002 : A Laissez NYC Minute, FiDi to SoHo, 11/2024

01. Rick Wade - After the Party // Rawax
02. Tour-Maubourg - Square Sounds // Pont Neuf Records
03. Gamat 3000 - Sunglasses And Soda (Vincenzo's Verano Remix) // Dessous
04. Dav Risen, Rythmic SA, Poizen, NorckSoulz - Look To You (Main Mix) // Dav Risen Enterprise
05. Walter G - Jazzify (Luis Radio Remix) // Groovebom Records
06. Stephanie Cooke - If I Have To Change (Yuichi Inoue Remix) // King Street Sounds
07. Mo'Cream - Look Around (Original Mix) // theBasement Discos
08. The Shapeshifters Feat. Liisi Lafontaine - Beautiful Day (Extended Mix) // Glitterbox Recordings
09. Ross Couch - The Rabbit Hole // Body Rhythm
10. Christian James - The WHIP (Cody Currie Remix) // Nicewon Recordings
11. Philippa - We'd Rather Do It Like This (Original Mix) // Deeppa Records
12. Fimiani, BPlan - Believe In Yourself (Extended Mix) // Toy Tonics
13. David Morales, Scott Paynter - The Love I Gave (Instrumental Mix) // DIRIDIM

Album art © Naeem Nathoo

SUMMING 002 : A Laissez NYC Minute, FiDi to SoHo, 11/2024

Download/Vinyl/Stream: 
https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/GommaDancefloorGemsVol3

TOY TONICS continues with re-releasing the best tracks of GOMMA RECORDS. The German label that between 2001 and 2015 was one of the key imprints of the then so hyped indie dance, new wave funk and proto disco sound (along with James Murphy’s DFA, Trevor Jackson’s Output records and later Ed Banger records). The Y2K sound...that now starts to become in demand again.

Now here comes a 3nd compilation part with music by Dimitri from Paris, who also did several EPs on Gomma in the 2000s.
Also, legendary Belgian disco DJs The Glimmers are featured (they had one album on Gomma in 2008) and UK legend Justin Robertson aka The Deadstock 33’s and one of the first ever releases by Daniel Avery (also on Gomma back then). You find remixes by Nicky Siano (Studio 54 DJs legend) and Horse Meat Disco, who back then just started their party series and already were connected to Gomma records. There is an amazing Flamenco Disco track by Spanish producers Hugo Capablanca and T. Keeler that has been hammered by everybody from Optimo to Ivan Smagghe back then, and Italian music diggers The Barking Dogs together with now fashion designer Marcelo Burlon are featured with an amazingly catchy electro Pop track. Of course also Munk who was the founder of Gomma records is on the compilation.

Gomma not only was a record label, but was also a home for cutting edge design, wild T-shirt styles, underground exhibitions with new artists from the Berlin scene and crazy poster and fanzine design. Before the label was closed in 2015, the Gomma visuals world has been exposed in exhibitions around the world, one of them at Museum Haus der Kunst Munich. 

Album Released: 06.12.24

The Glimmers - U Rocked My World (Pete Herbert & Tristan Da Cunha Remix)

The Deadstock 33s - Underneath The Pines

Mercury - Spiritual

Leroy Hanghofer - Pin (Hot Version)

Daniel Avery & The Deadstock 33s - Eric Zann Revisited

Download/Vinyl/Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/NewTransitionEP

Here comes a first EP by Josh Ludlow for Toy Tonics. Mastermind of Make a Dance aka M.A.D records. London’s best kept secret (or not so secret anymore) of new underground dance weapons that are played by everybody who counts in the scene. 

Josh delivers a hot 4 -tracker that will move people on dance floors worldwide. Combining 1990ies filter house influences, 2000s indie dance and some of the edgy contemporary funk moods that are lighting up clubs these days. The post - techno generation likes it funky, and Josh delivers. Fitting perfectly with the vibe of Toy Tonics, this EP will find a lot of friends. In fact, Josh knows how things work. 

Josh Ludlow has been steadily honing his craft over the past 15 years. Starting out releasing Drum & Bass under the ‘Squash!’ moniker in the late 2000s whilst also playing drums in bands. The former gave way to live touring, and it was only in 2020 when Josh resurfaced with some new electronic music. 

The impetus for releasing this new material was when Josh Ludlow & Ben Lewis formed their beloved project ‘Make A Dance’ (which then went on to establish the imprint), M.A.D Records during the pandemic.
Since then M.A.D have made a big impact on the underground scene, become regulars at places such as Fabric, Heideglühen, Gottwood and gained DJ support of people such as Laurent Garnier, Optimo, Palms Trax and Peggy Gou and across BBC Radio1 and regularly cover show’s on NTS for Long Running Host’s Moxie and Apiento.

This is just the beginning.

Released 09.12.24

Josh Ludlow - New Transition

Special vinyl selection • Guest mixtape #88 by @samruffillo (@toytonics)

Sam Ruffillo is currently working on his debut album (out next year on toy tonics) and is touring Australia Bali and New Zealand

Sam Ruffillo is the Italian DJ and producer making waves as the disco heartbeat of Toy Tonics, and he's already commanding attention with just three EPs under his belt. Heavy-hitters like Gerd Janson, The Blessed Madonna, Palms Trax, DJ Tennis, and Seth Troxler are all backing his sound—making it clear that Sam is more than just a rising star. His tracks “Danza Organica” and “Perfetta Cosi” quickly became the go-to anthems for 2023 summer sets, cementing his place at the forefront of the scene.
But Sam's story goes beyond just buzz. His latest EP “Italianissimo 2” features a track that's taken over Italian pop radio playlists and is gaining serious traction in the underground club scene worldwide. A product of Sicily with roots in New York, his music is pure Mediterranean disco and funk house, laced with Italian vocals and an energy that takes you straight to the dancefloor. It's all about that vibe—Italian vocals, vintage disco, and timeless funk, spiced up with a 90s house edge that hits like a freight train.
Sam’s sets? Unpredictable, electrifying, and a celebration of everything he loves: it’s that "authentically Italian" sound—blending rare 80s disco edits, lush funk, and 90s house bangers that send crowds into a frenzy. From Milan to Berlin, Paris to Barcelona, London to Amsterdam, Sam’s been lighting up the best clubs across Europe, bringing his high-energy sets that are as unpredictable as they are unforgettable.

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Follow Sam Ruffillo :
> Soudcloud : @samruffillo
> Facebook : www.facebook.com/samruffillo
> Instagram : www.instagram.com/samruffillo
> Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/22x2iswjXGmDEkCJcUKYiy
> Resident Advisor : https://fr.ra.co/dj/samruffillo

Follow BPM :
> Soundcloud : @leblogdespepitesmusicales
> frangi. : @frangiparis
> dékalé : @dekalemusic
> Pamplemousse Rose : @pamplemousserosee
> Groove Garden : @groove-garden-1
> Vibes4YourSoul : @vibes4yoursoul
> Oldchap : @oldchap-2
> Facebook : www.facebook.com/leBlogdesPepitesMusicales
> Instagram : instagram.com/leblogdespepitesmusicales
> Spotify : open.spotify.com/user/bpm_
> Youtube : www.youtube.com/channel/UCrdTlhXmJseMKg_8kS-AKEw
> iOS app : apps.apple.com/fr/app/frangi/id1550449936

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Cover designed by @dekalemusic
> www.dekalestudio.com

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Disclaimer:

We do not intend to make money or infringe copyrights with this mixtape. For promotional purposes only.

tape #88 • Sam Ruffillo


Download/Vinyl/Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/Prana-Passione

Toy Tonics delievers the 4th pre-single of label boss KAPOTE’s upcoming 2nd album: Selfish Gods.

A house song. The backing track is pure late 80ies Chicago vibes. Raw, a bit jacking, 124 bpm Dance music in a Frankie Knuckles vibe. While the bassline and chord progression played by Kapote come from jazz funk. A melancholic atmosphere with a blues feel. Over all this, you have the vocals by Kapote’s girlfriend Lana Tomasei. Singing in charming English with a light accent about one of the main problems of young people today: finding your very own personality and way of life in a world where we are surrounded by people who seem to have ‘perfect lives’ or ‘narcissic attitudes’ that create uncertainties in us. Kapote called them the ‘selfish gods’ that we should stop to follow.

Released 16.12.24

Kapote - Selfish Gods

Artist: Olson & Truth
Release Title: Nocturnal Hazard V.A Edit Sampler 03
Label: Nocturnal Hazard
Series: V.A Edit Sampler
Catalog Number: NCHZ004X
Format: Digital (Bandcamp Only)
Release Date: December 17, 2024

“Nocturnal Hazard is delighted to announce the launch of its fiveth music release and its third V.A edit sampler that is finally out today exclusively on Bandcamp. This third compilation includes 20 tunes by Olson & Truth, Budino, JKriv, Tom Noble, Woolfy, Black Bones, Neil Diablo, Apex Prey, Bobby Snacks, Tom Bolas, Desert Island Disco, Hiatt DB, Andrea Passenger, Motel Club, Harari, Ricky Chong, Son Of Lee, DJ Farley, ZAL and Disco Fiebre with the usual wide-range of sounds of our sampler series ranging from balearic, disco and new-wave to more african disco, japanese disco, dubby boogie, post-punk and spanish disco vibes. Grab your digital copy now only on the Nocturnal Hazard and Disco Fiend Club Bandcamp stores!”

Nocturnal Hazard V.A Edit Sampler 03

Buy Track

Nocturnal Hazard - Jean's Guitar (Edit De Olson & Truth) (Nocturnal Hazard)

Toy Tonics is an independent music label and culture crew.
A fluid group of international artists based in Berlin. Musicians, DJs, producers +
graphic designers, photographers, party organisers.
Toy Tonics‘ prime ethos is to create new forms of (dance) music, but we also release limited edition t-shirts, posters and organise the Toy Tonics Jams.

THE SOUND OF TOY TONICS connects different genres to create a new emotional (dance) sound. Influenced 
by indie disco, house music, neo soul, new wave, funk and more .
We combine organic sounds with electronic production. DJ culture with analogue (band) elements. 

TOY TONICS CREATIVE DIRECTION
by Mathias ‚Kapote‘ Modica

TOY TONICS PRODUCERS, BANDS & DJ 
Athlete Whippet, Bárbara Boeing, 
Baby‘s Berserk, Cody Currie, Coeo,
Fimiani, Gee Lane, Joel Holmes, 
Kosmo Kint, Magou, Sam Ruffillo, 
Stump Valley a.o.

ADDITIONAL RELEASES by
Kai Alce, Tommiboy, Miss Keta, Daniel Monaco, DJ Sneak, Baldelli a.o.

THE TOY TONICS JAMS
Since 2019 we organize the Toy Tonics Jams to spread our Toy Tonics style and vibe. They strated in Berion 2019 and since 2022 they take place all over Europe.
In clubs like Panorama Bar (Berlin), 
Phonox (London), Rex (Paris) and at festivals like Kala, Melt Festival (Berlin), Montreux Jazz 
Festival, Calvi on the Rocks a.o.

• Premieres & Guest mixtapes >> leblogdespepitesmusicales@gmail.com
• BPM crew >> @frangiparis @dekalemusic @pamplemousserosee @groove-garden-1 @vibes4yoursoul @oldchap-2

Avant tout une histoire de potes, BPM est né en 2013 lorsque 3 DJs diggent un max de pépites Disco House sur SoundCloud. Ils se retrouvent avec une grande collection et décident de prendre le contrepied des blogs habituels en créant des playlists un peu différentes : Tranquille Émile, Apéro Dinatoire, Before entre potes… La méthode est simple : une pépite par jour diffusée sur tous les réseaux et directement rangée dans des playlists à déguster selon son mood.

BPM c'est un collectif de 6 DJs qui mixent leurs pépites dans les bars/clubs de la capitale et de toute la France : frangi., déʞalé, Pamplemousse Rose, Groove Garden et récemment Vibes4YourSoul et Oldchap. Le crew a enchaîné des résidences à la Nüba, au Pavillon Puebla, aux Maquereaux, jouent régulièrement au Badaboum, Panic Room, Sept Lieux à Versailles et montent un maximum de plateaux Disco House avec d’autres collectifs.

Aujourd’hui, BPM c’est une page SoundCloud référente qui fait de la curation tout en proposant des mixtapes par les membres du crew et des guests triés sur le volet (The Reflex, Mousse T, LeBRON, Dr Packer, Synapson…). En chiffres c’est 1 pépite par jour depuis 2013, plus de 10K followers, 82 guest mixtapes et 5 DJs qui diggent quotidiennement le meilleur de l'électro.

“House of Roman Truth, Sphynx People and all his studio-only pseudonyms or music projects and his record labels Nocturnal Hazard, Psychic Disco, Esfinge Edits and Magick Numbers.”

Mexico City and Costa Rica based DJ, music producer, disco editor and label owner of @nocturnalhazardrecords and it's sub-labels @psychicdiscoedits and @magicknumbersrecords. 1/3 of @sphynxpeople and label co-owner of @esfingeedits. Music releases on Toy Tonics, Nocturnal Hazard, Psychic Disco, Disco Mind Records, G&D Records and many more. Music releases supported and played by DJ Harvey, Hunee, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Idjut Boys, Jesse Saunders, Demuja, Tim Sweeney, Horse Meat Disco, Mark Grusane, Rune Lindbæk, Todd Terje, Daniel Wang and many more. Find here all the music released by Roman Truth and under his all studio-only solo aliases and side music projects in collaboration with another artists. 

For digital music, merch and more please visit @discofiendclub, a online music shop dedicated to sell digital music, apparel and more official merch of the Nocturnal Hazard record labels Esfinge Edits and Magick Numbers. Find also here the full catalog of Nocturnal Hazard, exclusive DFC releases, members-only tracks, unofficial edit series, free downloads and music released by some friend record labels distributed by Disco Fiend Club. We're also a guest mix series powered by Nocturnal Hazard dedicated to publish high quality mixes by our labels artists and music friends.

https://discofiendclub.bandcamp.com
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Main Music Projects:

https://romantruth.bandcamp.com
https://sphynxpeople.bandcamp.com

Record Labels:

https://nocturnalhazard.bandcamp.com
https://psychicdisco.bandcamp.com
https://esfingeedits.bandcamp.com
https://magicknumbersrecords.bandcamp.com

Disco Fiend Club Music Shop:

https://discofiendclub.bandcamp.com

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For promos and booking inquiries please sent an email to: romantruthmusic@gmail.com

Resident DJ at Ace Hotel Toronto. Toronto/NYC.

I spin deep, atmospheric, soulful house (with a Balearic twist). Inspired by the sounds of Detroit, Chicago, New York, Paris and Ibiza.

Curator of 'SUMMING' and 'Collaborations sonores' mix series, 118-128 BPM, for the love of house.

For bookings and inquiries: ami8presents@gmail.com

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