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Focus is a funny thing. How I don’t have it all day, how it’s all I have at night. How when you stare at a field of sunflowers you can either choose to zoom into the sinuous details of a breathing petal, or you can adjust your gaze to notice the swarm of bees pollinating the fruits of earth. Subtle in their movements and blurred to your eye, their interactions are alive with virtuosity, a family of caretakers ruminating before the dusk sky.

Berlin-based producer and DJ Massimiliano Pagliara offers us the undeniable sentiments and sounds of summer in his latest infectious dance track 'Midsummer's Dreams' released via Oddysee. The acid-house number boasts phasing and whirling synths that break out into a high-energy house beat with a pounding kickdrum to match. Further along the track we are graced with a jazz piano melody and digi-flute, all working together against the acid bass to transport us straight onto summer dancefloors; feet in the sand and arms over friends. 

In the first 18 months since its inception, Oddysee has already worked with a fantastic array of artists on their event series including Ciel, Fantastic Man, Midland and Lena Willikens amongst others. Come Mid-November they will launch their label with a first vinyl and digital sampler with 100% of vinyl proceeds being donated to supporting First Nations people across the globe via the Sinchi Foundation.

PREMIERE: Massimiliano Pagliara - Midsummer's Dreams [Oddysee]

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Boney Style – Sarà Bello - Sarà bello (edit di Marcello)

Well, it has indeed been a while, but we are turbo excited to announce the return of our fave tweaky disco acid squelched drenched viking Rave-Enka makes a triumphant return to the Paper fold! Bølgen is a 4 track E.P. of absolute top shelf vintage single malt style scenarios and fully highlights the amazing sounds from the dance floors of Norway and even more amazing is that for once, not one of his tracks is hitting the 10 minute mark!

Bølgen keeps it cut up & choppy whilst packing bags of disco thrust. No stressing, no messing it's just straight up house that jacks, slaps & defies you not to groove n move.

@rave-enka
@paperecordings

Rave-enka - Bølgen [Paper Recordings]

Guilty As A Girl Can Be (RFX Edit)

@aalinkaa marks the return of her @twirlchicago imprint with a trio of tantalising house jams imbued with healing qualities

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-alinka-learning-fly

Premiere: Alinka ‘Learning To Fly’

Download/Vinyl/Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/GommaDancefloorGemsVol1

Toy Tonics presents GOMMA DANCEFLOOR GEMS VOL.1
It’s all about Y2K, Punkfunk and Indie Disco!
Toy Tonics record brings a collection of tracks originally released on the German GOMMA RECORDS label between 2001 and 2010. Gomma was one of the key labels of the Y2K indie dance wave along with labels like James Murphy’s DFA and Trevor Jackson’s OUTPUT Records. And as the 90ies revival that dominated the last years in fashion and electronic music reached its peak (Techno and Electronica is pure 90s revival music) the Toy Tonics gang thought it’s a good moment to re-mind some of these early 2000’s tracks that connected a more raw, indie disco and punky funk vibe. It was another energy in those party days. Gomma was happening in Berlin off-location clubs like SCALA and RIO, London’s TRASH or 333 parties and Paris KILL THE DJ and PARIS PARIS clubs. 

Those Y2K clubs and the Gomma label brought together 80ies inspired Indie rock artists like NickMcCarthy of Franz Ferdinand (who was producing records on Gomma before getting world-famous) and Electro punk princess Peaches (who did a whole Disco album on Gomma records and is featured on this compilation with a cover of „Maniac“ from the Flashdance movie soundtrack). Italian disco legends like Baldelli or Robotnick were popping up in those times after years of silence (before getting hype again later) as well as Gomma’s own discoveries like WhoMadeWho (their first 2 albums were quite punk funky and produced by Gomma’s head honcho Mathias Modica), Italian disco punkster Rodion, Parisian nasty funk dude Golden Bug, London’s mysterious prince of new wave prince Midnight Mike (who started at Gomma and later ended up on Ed Banger records) and Gomma’s main act Munk. And yes, there is even DJ Severino, who did a proto house remix for the label in the early Horse Meat Disco days.
That raw and nasty Gomma sound that mixed up many genres and made it's own sexy, in your face music mélange that was very in demand in those days from 2000 to 2010 and inspired many artists. Not just music people like James Murphy, who did music with Gomma before, starting his own LCD Soundsystem, or bands like Chromeo, New Young Pony Club or Soulwax, who started later with a similar vibe, but also art, graphic and fashion people took inspiration from the Gomma world: Gomma’s edgy album cover designs, their poster fanzine, their colorful t-shirt designs and the whole style that the bands, DJs and people at their worldwide parties were rocking became a MUST all over the world. In the early 2000’s it was just art students from London’s Central St. Martins or Berlin’s UDK school that played that sound on their parties, later magazine like VICE or i - D invited Munk and the Gomma acts to their parties and later it was fashion brands like Prada, Margiela, Karl Lagerfeld and Hedi Slimane who used Gomma artists to make music at their fashion shows or events.
Gomma then in 2015 finally closed. When a lot of new labels popped up copying the Gomma attitude and styles (till these days).
Gomma’s head honcho and main inventor Mathias Modica stopped the whole thing, changed the name and started something new:  Toy Tonics records. Yes!
Toy Tonics came out of Gomma and that’s why now it’s time to remember the old inspirational days.
(Gomma’s other very important part was the graphic designer Mirko Borsche who created the whole Gomma look with Modica and Jonas Imbery the other Gomma member. Mirko Borsche since then made an exceptional career doing designs for fashion labels like Supreme and Balenciaga and being the creative director of magazines like ZEIT, Spike or Kaleidoskope.)
Mathias Modica aka Munk aka Kapote himself now is busy with Toy Tonics, which basically is bigger than Gomma ever was: Spreading a very own sound of organic house and disco funk. With party happenings all over Europe every weekend and a very young audience. 

Released 27.10.23

Rodion - Atala Ride

Severino Horse Meat Disco - Bounce

Download/Vinyl/Stream: https://toytonics.lnk.to/GommaDancefloorGemsVol1

Toy Tonics presents GOMMA DANCEFLOOR GEMS VOL.1
It’s all about Y2K, Punkfunk and Indie Disco!
Toy Tonics record brings a collection of tracks originally released on the German GOMMA RECORDS label between 2001 and 2010. Gomma was one of the key labels of the Y2K indie dance wave along with labels like James Murphy’s DFA and Trevor Jackson’s OUTPUT Records. And as the 90ies revival that dominated the last years in fashion and electronic music reached its peak (Techno and Electronica is pure 90s revival music) the Toy Tonics gang thought it’s a good moment to re-mind some of these early 2000’s tracks that connected a more raw, indie disco and punky funk vibe. It was another energy in those party days. Gomma was happening in Berlin off-location clubs like SCALA and RIO, London’s TRASH or 333 parties and Paris KILL THE DJ and PARIS PARIS clubs. 

Those Y2K clubs and the Gomma label brought together 80ies inspired Indie rock artists like NickMcCarthy of Franz Ferdinand (who was producing records on Gomma before getting world-famous) and Electro punk princess Peaches (who did a whole Disco album on Gomma records and is featured on this compilation with a cover of „Maniac“ from the Flashdance movie soundtrack). Italian disco legends like Baldelli or Robotnick were popping up in those times after years of silence (before getting hype again later) as well as Gomma’s own discoveries like WhoMadeWho (their first 2 albums were quite punk funky and produced by Gomma’s head honcho Mathias Modica), Italian disco punkster Rodion, Parisian nasty funk dude Golden Bug, London’s mysterious prince of new wave prince Midnight Mike (who started at Gomma and later ended up on Ed Banger records) and Gomma’s main act Munk. And yes, there is even DJ Severino, who did a proto house remix for the label in the early Horse Meat Disco days.
That raw and nasty Gomma sound that mixed up many genres and made it's own sexy, in your face music mélange that was very in demand in those days from 2000 to 2010 and inspired many artists. Not just music people like James Murphy, who did music with Gomma before, starting his own LCD Soundsystem, or bands like Chromeo, New Young Pony Club or Soulwax, who started later with a similar vibe, but also art, graphic and fashion people took inspiration from the Gomma world: Gomma’s edgy album cover designs, their poster fanzine, their colorful t-shirt designs and the whole style that the bands, DJs and people at their worldwide parties were rocking became a MUST all over the world. In the early 2000’s it was just art students from London’s Central St. Martins or Berlin’s UDK school that played that sound on their parties, later magazine like VICE or i - D invited Munk and the Gomma acts to their parties and later it was fashion brands like Prada, Margiela, Karl Lagerfeld and Hedi Slimane who used Gomma artists to make music at their fashion shows or events.
Gomma then in 2015 finally closed. When a lot of new labels popped up copying the Gomma attitude and styles (till these days).
Gomma’s head honcho and main inventor Mathias Modica stopped the whole thing, changed the name and started something new:  Toy Tonics records. Yes!
Toy Tonics came out of Gomma and that’s why now it’s time to remember the old inspirational days.
(Gomma’s other very important part was the graphic designer Mirko Borsche who created the whole Gomma look with Modica and Jonas Imbery the other Gomma member. Mirko Borsche since then made an exceptional career doing designs for fashion labels like Supreme and Balenciaga and being the creative director of magazines like ZEIT, Spike or Kaleidoskope.)
Mathias Modica aka Munk aka Kapote himself now is busy with Toy Tonics, which basically is bigger than Gomma ever was: Spreading a very own sound of organic house and disco funk. With party happenings all over Europe every weekend and a very young audience. 

Released 27.10.23

Trans Mania - Boing Boom Jack (Alexander Robotnick Remix)

Golden Bug - Bisco

Following hot on the heels of her ‘Westpoint’ wibbly chugger for Nervous comes Nickelle with ‘Neo One’ for Jack Said What. 

Nickelle was already part of the JSW family due to playing assorted label nights in London and on the south coast but now, with this release, she is well and truly on the firm.

Brought up in the picturesque environs of the Lake District in the north-west of England, she started sneaking into club nights such as Vague in Leeds and events at The Arena in Middlesbrough while underage. She arrived in Brighton at 18 with just a bag of records and a change of clothes, and never made it home again. 

Nickelle soon scored a residency at The Honeyclub on the seafront and soon began playing other UK clubs such as Turnmills, The Zap, Ministry Of Sound and The Escape. These choice gigs led to residencies at Fabric and The End/AKA in London (for DTPM and Jaded respectively), and then international gigs in far-flung places such as Bali, Indonesia, Bucharest, Rome and Singapore.

In tandem with the explosion of her DJ career Nickelle began producing her own music, releasing on labels such as Slip N Slide, Art & Craft Recordings, Iberian, Bullet:Dodge and Rebirth, and also remixing the mighty X-Press 2. Now, after a short break, she’s writing the next chapter of her career.

‘Neo One’ is a cracking release. Kicking off like a deep tech builder with intricate percussion, ascending minor chord keys soon set the spirit level to emotive. At the start of the second drop it’s almost like the string section of an orchestra has come in: what sounds like a violin tugs at the heartstrings in an almost filmic way, bringing forth a stirring trip. ‘Neo One’ takes its cue from Slam’s seminal ‘Positive Education’ techno classic as it soars heavenwards to close, taking dancers and listeners on a journey through the imagination. 

Progressive house don Nolan ads a bit more percussive clunk on his overhaul, muting the violin sound a tad but elongating it on the main drop so that it kicks back in with hip-wiggling aplomb. The melody line turns into slithery robo-sonics as it advances to close. 

Neo One

Nickelle - Neo One

A remix/remake of "Twilight Beyond", originally composed by Johannes Bjerregaard and released on the Commodore 64 in 1988

Twilight Beyond

Chica Let's Go

A brand new remix from Emperor Machine of 'All That Matters' originally by Hannah Peel.

RELEASED 9/9/16
PRE-ORDER SINGLE and REMIXES:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/all-that-matters-ep/id1138011201
SHOP: http://hannahpeel.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=29366


All That Matters SINGLE and REMIXES

All That Matters

'ALL THAT MATTERS' - Emperor Machine Remix - Hannah Peel

Unearthing lost gems from deep underground is RFX’s speciality. With regular releases on his own imprint Fauve Records based in Hong Kong, we saw it fit for RFX to grace us with 4 edits from the beyond for our first On Point Worldwide Edits series. The first track is a heavy boogie electro beat with a lovable crackling sound, a very rare tune found in the UK attics with a lot of luck. Following this is a groovy Italo influenced jam with a bouncy feeling, perfect for those weirdos to do their thing on the dance-floors. The third is a Kwaito edit with the simplest of flute melodies and a raw beat that gets you hooked in the first 30 seconds. Add a splash of acid to the track and you get a late-night anthem. Last but not least, a choppy break-beat style track with Indian percussions & dark heavy bass for all those sweaty clubs.

www.onpointworldwiderecords.bandcamp.com
www.soundcloud.com/onpointworldwiderecords
www.facebook.com/onpointworldwiderecords

https://onpointworldwiderecords.bandcamp.com/album/rfx-on-point-worldwide-edits-001

PREMIERE: RFX - Eh Oh Ah Ha (RFX Edit) [On Point Worldwide Records]

Having just celebrated their 10th birthday last year @future-disco continue to help shape the modern disco landscape. Recent releases with some of the stand out artists from the scene including Jacques Renault, Saison, Lifelike and ridiculously hot up-and-comer Vhyce have seen the label push on to even greater heights recently. When it comes to A&R they continue to be at the top of their game.

July 31st see's the label back with their 13th compilation 'Visions Of Love'. Mixed as always by label boss Sean Brosnan it's a sure fire reminder of what attracted all of us to the label in the very beginning. Soulful moments sit side-by-side with stand out Nu Disco, piano anthems and electronic masterpieces. It's a huge addition to their mix series. It's also notable for including three never heard before Future Disco edits. Check out the premier of @gruvee-dj's power house track 'Whatcha Gonna Do' here and jump over to LV online for more info on the release via: https://levisiteuronline.com/music/lv-premier-gruvee-whatcha-gonna-do-future-disco-visions-of-love-compilation-review-2/

Future Disco - Visions Of Love

Whatcha Gonna Do

LV Premier - Gruvee - Whatcha Gonna Do [Future Disco]

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.

Rodion - Atala Ride

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