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

Toy Tonics is back with an EP by indie disco producer and DJ David Bay. 
The four-tracker "Mixed Signals" is reminiscing the sound of the 2010s: Drums with a touch of 80s, synths that are silky-soft, bass lines that walk you through the song, and sounds that were chopped; they almost seem sampled. (But no samples in these tracks!). Some people might remember UK artists such as Les Rythmes Digitales or even Fatboy Slim, but also Chromeo or Breakbot when listening to these tracks. Yes, in fact, this sound is coming back now. Big time. And Toy Tonics being always a bit ahead of the wave, is serving the right tunes.
David’s music is sun-drenched, inevitably positive and in the best way accessible. Always on the verge between Disco, House and Indie. He’s playing bass-guitar, keys, organic drums and pairs them with clubby and edgy sounds. We're going for that place between retro and future, analog and digital, easy and uplifting, … You coming?
David is not new in the scene: he started off in music with his band Pool, when they were still kids - from playing at their schools they rapidly evolved to playing festivals such as SXSW, Melt! and toured with some of the biggest names in Indie Music, like The 1975. And he has collaborated with artists from any genre. For Toy Tonics, he helped to produce a band that released an album some years ago: The Phenomenal Handclap Band. He did the song  „Do What You Like“ and the single "Television" on Toy Tonics, but he also worked with dance artists such as Kapote and Solomon.
After contributing the mixes and productions for other people’s projects for quite some time, David felt the need to express himself through music with his very own alias. He started a label, Zissou Records, with his best friend DJ Dreams and released the first bunch of edits and original tracks on the imprint. Most recently, David released a remix on Bordello A Parigi from Amsterdam and a feature with Digitalism on Future Disco from London. 
The vocals on this EP come from vocalist Rita. Sometimes it is only distant bits, like on "Reverse Engineer", and sometimes it is a straightforward hook, like on "I Don’t Need A Reason To".

Released 16.08.24

David Bay - Mixed Signals EP [TOYT163]

Mel-OD 13

Friday 8-16 Tech House & Minimal

House

When it comes to a certain strand of deep house, Tsuba is unstoppable at the moment. The label has just revealed they've secured an EP from the much-loved Galcher Lustwerk, but before that they're debuting Luvless with the Luv Machine EP. Fans of Mic Newman's music on Tsuba will warm to this with tracks like "Down With You Baby" sharing that same laid-back vibe heard in some of the Australian's earlier productions, while its soft vocals are similar to fellow Melbourne producer The Tortoise. "Be Mine" is driven by a strong sustained lead with sprinklings of disco drums and basslines with some classic filtering, while the title-track is a deep, yet light, euphoric house jam.

DOWN WITH YOU BABY [TSUBA 073] OUT NOW!!

Download/Stream >> https://fanlink.to/crush_

Cameron Jack makes a return to Abracadabra and opens the label’s 2023 account with the simply irresistible single ‘Crush’. Pulsing electronics, driving rhythms and a scintillating vocal top line combine for an essential future classic!

“I made this track the week before I was due to fly out to Ibiza for opening parties. I sent it off to Adam Port and Black Coffee and Adam got back to me almost immediately thanking me and told me he would play it at DC:10 opening. A few weeks later I was at the Black Coffee opening party stood in the crowd at Hi and heard him play it. I was so surprised; it was a moment I won’t forget. Since then, Damian Lazarus picked up on it and it’s been a heavy feature in his sets all summer.

It’s stripped back punchy tribal groove combined with a sexy vocal means it works great on any kind of dance floor.”

Crush

Download/Stream

Cameron Jack - Crush (ABRA037) [Edit]

Free Download

Robyn - With Every Heartbeat (ACT ON Edit)

IDK (Extended)

Flawless

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

Toy Tonics is back with an EP by indie disco producer and DJ David Bay. 
The four-tracker "Mixed Signals" is reminiscing the sound of the 2010s: Drums with a touch of 80s, synths that are silky-soft, bass lines that walk you through the song, and sounds that were chopped; they almost seem sampled. (But no samples in these tracks!). Some people might remember UK artists such as Les Rythmes Digitales or even Fatboy Slim, but also Chromeo or Breakbot when listening to these tracks. Yes, in fact, this sound is coming back now. Big time. And Toy Tonics being always a bit ahead of the wave, is serving the right tunes.
David’s music is sun-drenched, inevitably positive and in the best way accessible. Always on the verge between Disco, House and Indie. He’s playing bass-guitar, keys, organic drums and pairs them with clubby and edgy sounds. We're going for that place between retro and future, analog and digital, easy and uplifting, … You coming?
David is not new in the scene: he started off in music with his band Pool, when they were still kids - from playing at their schools they rapidly evolved to playing festivals such as SXSW, Melt! and toured with some of the biggest names in Indie Music, like The 1975. And he has collaborated with artists from any genre. For Toy Tonics, he helped to produce a band that released an album some years ago: The Phenomenal Handclap Band. He did the song  „Do What You Like“ and the single "Television" on Toy Tonics, but he also worked with dance artists such as Kapote and Solomon.
After contributing the mixes and productions for other people’s projects for quite some time, David felt the need to express himself through music with his very own alias. He started a label, Zissou Records, with his best friend DJ Dreams and released the first bunch of edits and original tracks on the imprint. Most recently, David released a remix on Bordello A Parigi from Amsterdam and a feature with Digitalism on Future Disco from London. 
The vocals on this EP come from vocalist Rita. Sometimes it is only distant bits, like on "Reverse Engineer", and sometimes it is a straightforward hook, like on "I Don’t Need A Reason To".

Released 31.08.24

Reverse Engineer

David Bay - Reverse Engineer

What 2 Do

Prolific Polish duo Catz ‘n Dogz return to DFTD with ‘Fired Up’, featuring Dope Earth Alien’s unmistakeable vocal. The house, disco and electro DJs and producers have just celebrated two decades of chart-topping releases and international shows with a special remix compilation on their own label, ‘20 Years Of Catz ‘n Dogz’ on Pets Recordings; the label bosses are also heading to Defected Croatia 2024 for an anniversary boat party like no other. Following their two-track DFTD releases ‘Inner Revelation’ and ‘No Regrets’ in 2020 and 2021 respectively, Greg and Voitek return to the London club label with prolific dance vocalist Dope Earth Alien; also a DFTD returnee following recent club hits ‘That Sound’ with Deeper Purpose & GUZ and ‘Tempo’ with OFFAIAH. For ‘Fired Up’, Dope Earth Alien’s signature vocal flow is heavily manipulated over driving rhythms and heavy bass synths, creating a powerful and techy outing on DFTD while showcasing a darker side to Catz ‘n Dogz.

Fired Up

Listen/Stream

Catz 'N Dogz Feat. Dope Earth Alien - Fired Up

Mixed Signals

David Bay - Mixed Signals

Sun In Your Eyes

David Bay - Sun In Your Eyes

I Don't Need a Reason To (Extended Version)

David Bay - I Don't Need A Reason To (Extended Version)

Nate Katz is a rare talent at the bleeding edge of a new era of house music. The self-taught producer and DJ from Santa Cruz, CA, has been immersed in dance music culture from a young age. Blending contagious basslines, catchy top lines, and grooving drums, he is creating a truly unique sound that appeals to electronic music fans across the globe, and we are excited to have him join the Front Left family with his Two's EP!

https://www.traxsource.com/title/2322761/twos-ep

https://soundcloud.com/natekatzdj
https://soundcloud.com/frontleftrecordings

PREMIERE: Nate Katz - Two's [Front Left Recordings]

David & Hjalti - Moods

Folamour - La Pierre Et Le Sabre [Moonrise Hill Material]

Munich duo @coeo joins the https://soundcloud.com/razor-n-tape family with a pack of reworks destined for dance floor greatness! Heretofore known for deep house goodness on Let's Play House and Toy Tonics, the boys flex their edit muscles on these 4 tracks which range from the soulfully sublime 'Like It Is,' to the disco house fury of 'Long Night Ahead,' to the best damn Fela edit we've ever heard.

COEO
https://www.facebook.com/COEO-144561512327172/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVLFoBrnA0asu8clTzJCeAw

Razor'n'Tape
https://soundcloud.com/razor-n-tape
https://www.facebook.com/RazorNTape
https://twitter.com/RazorNTape

PREMIERE : COEO - Like It Is [Razor-n-Tape Reserve]

Bug - Remixes, Pt. 1

Makin’ his debut on Washington DC-based imprint Better Listen, Ponty Mython hits the bulls' eye with a top notch five-tracker. The House for Sale EP is definitely the groove you need to heat up your weekend. On the flip side of the wax, we have the title track House For Sale. This is a quality house cut, featuring a distinct disco-like arrangement. You can check it out exclusively on When We Dip today as we share the full premiere!

Follow : https://soundcloud.com/pontymython // https://soundcloud.com/betterlistenrecords

www.whenwedip.com
www.facebook.com/wwdofficial
@when-we-dip
twitter.com/WhenWeDip
www.mixcloud.com/WhenWeDip/

Premiere: Ponty Mython - House For Sale [Better Listen Records]

No Sleep EP

No Sleep

Wade - No Sleep (Sonny Fodera Remix)

Hear My Soul

Hear My Soul (Extended Mix)

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.