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

"Para Mytho Disco" is a futuristic mix of sounds. It's far away from the dark monotone techno and trance music from Kapote's hometown Berlin. Instead, he creates warm, friendly atmospheres full of sonic colors and little musical surprises.
Kapote's knowledge of music history and his background as a jazz piano student and son of classic music composer are clearly inside this music. Before turning into a DJ and electronic music producer, he has been playing in bands since he was 13 years old.  The album is full of emotional chord progressions played by Kapote on various keyboards. Sometimes reminding music from the past without being retro at all. The bass lines and melodies are inspired by jazz fusion from the 1970ies. And he programmed syncopated grooves that come from Afro-American dance music. There are influences from Japanese electronic music (Yellow Magic Orchestra), from 1980ies Synthwave and from 1990ies electronica (like Squarepusher and Luke Vibert).

Released 28.03.25

Kapote - Para Mytho Disco [TOYT175]

We all spend too much time staring at screens, working, reading, watching, clicking whatever there is to click, aren't we?
This is something that's been on our minds a lot lately, and when the topic came up with RAS STIMULANT, he was immediately into the idea of making this the subject of a song... and today, we are proud to tell let you know that the SCREEN OFF 12 " EP will be out on June 14th!
 
Besides that very title track, the record features LIGHT THE WAY in it's original version plus the stunning IRON CURTIS Illuminati Mix - we could not be any more happy with how this package turned out! But the fun does not stop there - for all you vinyl DJs, the wax contains the exclusive SCREEN OFF Accapella as well as a little IRON CURTIS Remix Reprise!

You know what else is crazy? SCREEN OFF is actually the 100th - let's spell that out - ONEHUNDREDTH - record to be released on DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR, our "label home" for 15 years now!! To celebrate the occasion, we came up a little video for SCREEN OFF (oh, the irony :D) that you can watch here:
SESSION VICTIM - SCREEN OFF /W RAS STIMULANT
We hope you guys feel and enjoy it, just as we enjoyed making this record :)
 
Yours victimly,
Hauke & Matthias 🎶♥️

Screen Off

video

Session Victim - Screen Off - A1 - DOG100

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

Toy Tonics releases a new track by label head honcho Kapote. „Spaceship” is the first pre-single of the 2nd (upcoming) Kapote album. 

Kapote aka Mathias Modica didn't release much music in the last few years, as he was mainly building up the Toy Tonics label with his friends and helping the younger Toy Tonics producers to develop their sound and releases. His last music was a collabo EP with Sam Ruffillo ("Robot Salsa" EP) and his own EP called “Electric Slide”. Before that, he did an album “What it is”, released in 2019 on Toy Tonics (that was supported by all kinds of DJs from DJ Harvey, A-Track, and Chromeo to Breakbot).

Here comes a mellow and beautifully futuristic tune that connects jazzfunk and house music. It's a first teaser to what the complete Kapote album might sound like. The song, like the album is inspired by Japanese electronic music from the 1980ies, American fusion-jazz and Italo disco.

Released 23.09.24

Kapote - Spaceship

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

Toy Tonics delivers the 2nd pre-single of label boss KAPOTE’s upcoming 2nd album. An instrumental tune that combines melodic inspirations from German electronic music, Italo disco with the dreamy world of Japanese 1980s electronica and the vibes of 1970 fusion jazz. Yes, some might hear influences from Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yellow Magic Orchestra, Italian electronic disco or even Chick Corea’s electric jazz or Kraut Rock melancholy in the new Kapote tracks. And Prana & Passione is a good hint on how the whole album will sound.

Kapote started Toy Tonics Records almost 10 years ago with some friends, after he had been known under the name MUNK and his former label GOMMA records for years. He used to produce music for and with artists like LCD Soundsystem, Peaches, Franz Ferdinand, the first album of WhoMadeWho or the New York street art legend The Rammellzee. He changed the name when he started Toy Tonics as a new label that is dedicated to a dance floor sound that combines musicality, sonic diversity and positivity with DJ culture. While techno and trance became darker and harder over the last few years, Kapote and his artists wanted to offer new forms of house music that combine different styles from Afrofunk and American underground dance music to neo soul, Italian disco or French indie dance. A new dance sound based on good songs and fresh ideas to create real emotions on dance floors.

In the last few years, Kapote was mainly helping the young new DJs and producers that he found for the Toy Tonics label to develop their sounds (Coeo, Cody Currie, Gee Lane, Bárbara Boeing, Sam Ruffillo). But now, as the label and its artists started to „fly“, Kapote aka Mathias Modica finally went back to the studio and developed his own musical ideas. Sounds that are based on dance music and the 4 to the floor beat and go much further than the efficacy of a DJ tool. It's all about creating music that you can listen at home and creates positive emotions. Music that you want to hear on repeat.   

After his debut album as Kapote in 2019 and a solo EP called „Electric Slide“ and a collabo EP with Italian producer Sam Ruffillo („Robot Salsa“) this tune is part of the next Kapote album. It’s worth reminding Kapote’s former works as Munk: Four albums released on Gomma Records between 2005 and 2015 that are a wild mix of styles and that became legendary back in those indie dance days. Music supported by all kinds of DJs from Soulwax, Erol Alkan, James Murphy and Andrew Weatherall to Blessed Madonna, Seth Troxler, Folamour or Justice and Laurent Garnier.

Similar to Gomma Records, Kapote’s former label (which was active from 2003 - 2015 and used to become one of the key labels of the „indie dance“ scene of those years) in recent times Toy Tonics has become one of the key labels of the new house and growing indie dance scene. Only in 2024 the label made more than 100 Toy Tonics Jams, the label parties in 15 countries. Being invited to festivals like SONAR, KALA festival, Montreux Jazz festival, Melt and many more to bring their sound. And doing sold-out label shows in Europe’s leading clubs, from Phonox in London to REX in Paris. Including a new residency in Panorama Bar Berlin (the label's homebase).

Released 21.10.24

Kapote - Prana & Passione

3 groove heavyweights unite on this new Frappé release : Jamie 3:26, Young Pulse and Danou P are the « Mystic Freaks », taking us on a cosmic Disco House flight.

These 3 tracks are sweaty, made for dancing numbers : they are sexy, dirty and relentless, dripping with funk and disco influences; the very essence of House Music. You’ll hear disco drums, over housy drum machines, eerie sound effects surrounding groovy keyboards and vocals franctically whispering at the dancer’s ears.

Mystic Freaks - Departure

Flavours EP
Label - Soul Service
Released - 25th November 2024
Format - Vinyl
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Soul Service is a new label from the Atlanta-based party crew of the same name. For their first trick, they enlist the fine sounds of Italian Afro house and disco man Gledd, who shows his skills across blends of Latin, jazz, house, and world music influences. 'Jazz Con Sabor' opens with lots of frosty cymbals and big horn stabs over shuffling drums, then 'Dile' has a more playful and funky skip to it that soon infects your soul. 'No Lo Quiero Saber' (Latin mix) is deeper, more percussive and packed with sunshine from the expressive vocals.

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PREMIERE: Gledd - No Lo Quiero Saber (Latin Mix) [Soul Service]

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

Toy Tonics delivers the 3rd pre-single of label boss KAPOTE’s upcoming 2nd album. BERLIN BOOGIE TOWN.

A future disco indie dance tune dedicated to his hometown Berlin in an ironic way. The city known for being the capital of techno and dark electronic music is changing a lot for 2 years. In fact, it’s not anymore a techno town but a city with a very diverse musical landscape with musicians and DJs from all over the world that create new forms of jazz, experimental, African, Latin and experimental music.

And of course,Toy Tonics has become a big part of that ‘new Berlin’ with its wild mix of new house music, Y2K sounds, Italian disco influences, new wave and indie dance vibes. The song ‘Berlin Boogie Town’ is dedicated to this new reality. And to the new party scene. While old Berlin clubs like Watergate or Wilde Renate close, Toy Tonics is a resident at Panorama now and makes party’s every 3 weeks in the most relevant clubs like OXI, RSO and others with up to 2000 kids dancing.

The song combines indie dance and Italo disco with 1980s Japanese electronica and some synth wave.

Released 18.11.24


Kapote - Berlin Boogie Town


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

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

Toy Tonics presents Kapote’s new song „Mystery“ feat. GUINNY of his upcoming album „Para Mytho Disco“. 
All 12 tracks have their very own style. Based on dance music, but going much further.
"Para Mytho Disco" is a futuristic mix of sounds. It's far away from the dark, monotone techno and trance music from Kapote's hometown Berlin. Instead, he creates warm, friendly atmospheres full of sonic colors and little musical surprises.
Kapote's knowledge of music history and his background as a jazz piano student and son of a classic music composer is clearly inside this music. Before turning into a DJ and electronic music producer, he has been playing in bands since he was 13 years old.  The album is full of emotional chord progressions played by Kapote on various keyboards. Sometimes reminding music from the past without being retro at all. The basslines and melodies are inspired by jazz fusion from the 1970ies. 
And he programmed syncopated grooves that come from afro-american dance music. There are influences from Japanese electronic music (Yellow Magic Orchestra), from 1980s Synthwave and from 1990s electronica (like Squarepusher and Luke Vibert).
Kapote plays keys, bass, flutes and percussion, he plays synth solos and sings on a few tracks. The complexity of the arrangements makes this music never boring. Lot of melodies and solos that catch the listener. Colorful soundscapes that make you want to listen or dance to this album more and discover details also after you heard it several times. 

Released 13.01.25

Kapote feat. GUINNY - Mystery

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

Toy Tonics presents the second EP of London talent GUINNY. Singer, DJ, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. On her new EP, GUINNY has put the dance floor at the center of the music. ‘Money Don’t Love Ya’ combines deeper club rhythms with raw, edgy soulful jazz harmonies, vocal licks and proto rap. Rhythmically, this EP leans more towards Deep House; however, you also have flavors from the 80ies with arpeggiator synths, as well as organic textures using layers and layers of violins and vocals, creating a real character to the sound.

GUINNY grew up learning violin from the age of 3. She went on to teach herself piano, guitar and singing by listening to all her favorite jazz and soul voices and trying to copy them! Aretha, Eartha Kitt, Nina Simone to name a few. While vocally she has been compared to the likes of Róisín Murphy and Jorja Smith, her production techniques showcase her soulful vocals in a fresh new way. She studied production, engineering and sound design at ‘Point Blank Music School’, one of the best music production schools in the world. Diving into the DJ scene 3 years ago, GUINNY is fast becoming one of London’s most exciting underground disc jockeys, playing at some of London’s best music institutions, including Village Underground, The Jazz Cafe, The Royal Albert Hall,  XOYO. Recognized for her eclectic taste as well as her magnetic energy with the crowd. Breaking onto other scenes around Europe this year such as Paris, Milan, Lisbon, GUINNY also notably made her Berghain debut last year and was welcomed back in November for her 2nd appearance in the iconic Panorama Bar.

Released 27.01.25

GUINNY - Money Don't Love Ya (Extended Version)

St Brice - Come Around (BSM012) :

Here is the first single on Beatscope by St Brice aka Brice Bertran, former glory of the French Touch thanks to great productions like the Rouge à Lèvres project as well as notable remixes for artists such as P18, Hakan Lidbo or Martin Venetjoki... 
Come Around is a deep house gem combining gentle piano chords with a punchy bassline and a vocal sample easily recognizable to 80s funk experts. 
Co-produced with Manuel Perez, the original version and the club mix of this floor-filler refer to the golden age of a style of house music that has become timeless, while the Mangotronique remix offers an effective disco-percussive approach to the track.

Tracklist : 
01. St Brice - Come Around (Club Mix)
02. St Brice - Come Around (Mangotronique Remix)
03. St Brice - Come Around (Original Mix)

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Come Around

Come Around (Mangotronique Remix)

St Brice - Come Around (Mangotronique Remix)

Kapote - Hot & Sick

Drift into golden hours and endless summer nights with this sun-soaked collection of tracks. Inspired by warm breezes, ocean horizons, and the magic of sunsets, this album blends chilled rhythms, nostalgic melodies, and vibrant energy to soundtrack your favorite summer memories. Whether you're cruising with the windows down or watching the sky melt into orange and pink, these tunes bring the perfect vibe for every golden moment.

Golden Hour Glow

F*ckin' Furry Fury

Matthew Herbert - It's Only ~ SumerENKI Do It Right Remix

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.

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