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Blessed Madonna, Pete Tong, Gerd Janson, Ash Lauryn... the list of great DJs playing and loving Sam Ruffillo's very special italian disco music is long. With only 3 EPs on Toy Tonics, he might be the most talked about producer on the Berlin label (with Cody Currie and Coeo). One of his Italian disco songs from his last EP ITALIANISSIMO ("Chiamami Subito“) made it into the high rotation playlist of the biggest Italian pop radio and is still growing in the international club underground.

Now Sam comes with a new EP. And this EP shows his other side. Until now Sam has been known for his Italian organic disco songs (no samples, all instruments played live). But for his new BROOKLYN TAPES EP the Italo-Sicilian DJ, producer and super styler Sam Ruffillo worked with a few American rappers and soul singers to create what a New York critic called „post digital soul house music“.

In fact these 4 songs are house and electronic funk - but it's also rap music and R&B and disco. Played in a very modern way, musically colorful and complex and extremely groovy. It's dance music made by musicians - not by DJs. And that makes a big difference. The melodic and harmonic elements are catchy and clever, the chord progressions are beautiful and the syncopated bass lines make you think about great bass play by maestros like Bootsy Collins or Marcus Miller (musicians know them!). It’s a rap house & disco soul EP and it features a well known Canadian rapper (who decided to stay anonymous) as well as Edson Sean, soul singer and composer from New York.

For Toy Tonics this is one more step in the evolution of high quality dancefloor music for the future. Combining house with soul, jazz with 4 to the floor beats, disco with Indie, the Toy Tonics crew is working hard on new forms of quality dance music. And finding the most interesting new artists. With Sam Ruffillo, and the other American artists on Toy Tonics (NY singer Kosmo Kint, American jazz keyboardist Joel Holmes...) the label is bringing together what's internationally new in the dance world - with no borders and no limits...

Remixes for this EP coming soon by some of Sam's fans: Ash Lauryn from Detroit, Eli Escobar from New York and Art Of Tones from France.

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Album release: 20.01.23

Sam Ruffillo - Don't Think Twice

Part Of: Akira EP
Release Date: 21.10.2022
Buy Link: https://byrontheaquarius1.bandcamp.com/album/akira-ep

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Release Text:
Heist Recordings has been pushing the envelope for house music since day one and we're always on the lookout for artists that represent our vision on electronic music. Our next guest on the label fits that profile and more. He is the embodiment of modern-day electronic funk and a true wizard on the keys: Atlanta raised cool guy Byron the Aquarius.

Byron has a solid history on the label: He remixed Parker Madicine back in 2017 and did a mad solo on the 2019 released Dam Swindle track 'The life behind things'. We've done some shows together and stayed in touch while Byron was working together with Jeff Mills on his 2020 jazz crossover record 'Ambrosia' on Axis. Now, after a solid string of releases on labels like Shall not Fade and Purveyor Underground, Byron is making his solo appearance on Heist. His 'Akira' EP goes from dark basement grooves to dreamy broken beats and features a remix by New York dance music wizard Kush Jones.

The Akira EP kicks off with 'I love yo'. In this track, Byron decides to leave his keys at home and goes in deep with a moody club workout. 'I love yo' is a track that juxtaposes dreamy samples with rough percussion and vocal chops with a clear nod to the work of Mr. G. The melody is mellow, but don't be deceived; clever drum programming and plenty of sub take this track into the club vibe just the way Byron likes it: warm, hazy and sexy AF.

Byron is not known for delivering straightforward house tunes, but when he does deliver them, he does it in style. Enter 'Get up'; the A2 of the EP. There's everything we love about house music: smart vocal chops, driving percussion, classic house keys and a booming sub to get you bumping to this beat.

The B-side sees Byron up the tempo and take a deep dive into bass territory with 'Love'. In this track, there's lush pads running over a percussive broken beat and chopped R 'n B vocals to add some serious sex appeal. It's deceptively simple and clean but ever so catchy, which clearly shows Byron’s prowess as an electronic music producer.

Going back to classic house mode, we've got 'Success': A spoken word house track that fits right in with the classics. Byron sets the mood with some bumpy key-and synth work while brainstorming about originality and blackness throughout the track. Even though the message underneath might be a serious one, Byron succeeds in delivering this in a fun, uplifting way that never gets pretentious or divisive.

The EP finishes with a remix by New Yorker Kush Jones. This is an artist who understands how to build a groove. He could take you anywhere from house to juke, footwork and techno, which is exactly why he's been getting so much love for his music recently. Kush is an artist who sees no boundaries in his music and still manages to create his own sonic universe. His remix of 'I love yo' takes a dreamy approach with soft chords running over an electronic groove with a pure and improvised feel. All elements fit together perfectly and it's the clever ad-hoc programming and arrangement that suck you into his unbounded world from the first beat.

As always, enjoy the music and play it loud. 

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PREMIERE: Byron The Aquarius - I Love Yo (Kush Jones Remix) [Heist Recordings]

Archivo 94' EP
Label - Lisztomania Records
Released - 27th January 2023
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Everybody Movin EP

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112 KBPS FILES - DON'T BE A DUNCE!

Stream & Buy - https://razor-n-tape.fanlink.to/FamilyAffair3

The 3rd installment of Razor-N-Tape’s Family Affair series is home for the holidays! Now an annual end-of-year tradition, this year’s FA is a digital comp that sprawls across 13 tracks, representing artists from various corners of the globe and a wide range of musical styles.

Label regulars Cody Currie, Cor.ece, JKriv, Saucy Lady and Guinu are joined by newcomers Kim Anh, Prince of Queens, Yuu Udagawa, Gene Tellem and others for a 13-track sonic escapade through deep house, disco, and electronic sounds.

With gorgeous art lovingly designed by The Myno, in true RNT style the collection is a lovely listen from beginning to end, and naturally boasts some serious dance floor heat!

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Family Affair - Vol. 3

Flamingo Pier - Wrapped In Nothing

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[SPC097] MUSA NOVA - Friday Vibe (Original Mix)

Kicking things off for 2024 we’re delighted to share a mix from a young Dj and producer from Paris, Lucas Stene.

''I grew up with my parents listening to soul, funk, jazz, blues, disco and Hip-Hop on loop, everyday! As I got older I wanted to do the same thing I’d heard through my dad’s speakers, I wanted to make my own music. That’s when I started to learn how to use a DAW and how to record myself with the help of my older brothers. I started to learn how to play the guitar and the piano but I mostly learned how to sample records. Many songs and a few years after, I started DJing. I thought it could be my way to get in front of people in a live setting. I would say my biggest inspiration stays in Hip-Hop, but once I discovered House, it was really an enlightenment, it was everything I’d listened to for years... a true mix of soul, funk, disco, and hip-hop.


This mix is a selection of songs I’ve been listening for years plus fresh ones I've just discovered, but it could really just be the songs you could hear at my parents’s place back in the days on a sunday afternoon!

Enjoy!

Stan Radio 40 | Lucas Stene

2025 Mixtape
All recents and less recents dance sounds I wanted to pull out for you to dance and love.

Aserimemba

D'llegance was a short lived studio project of Ian Levine's making it seems.  I think there's some really cool sections in this song and some sections that did not resonate with me.  So I dubbed both versions from the 12 I have, found my favorite playing, layered some production, and created a pretty ripping version here.  Pick up if you like-
https://dinosoccio.bandcamp.com/

EDITS FROM OLD DRIVE PT 2

The Soccio Elegance Edit

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DS M 011 / DS M 011 LTD Louiselle - La Mosca

Disco Segreta brings you another most-desirable italian holy grail disco gem !

Originally released in 1979 as a 45 single on the tiny private label “Papaya”, “La Mosca” is the very first version of the "Andromeda" track, already reissued by Disco Segreta in 2015, but this sports completely different lyrics and is sung by a different voice, that of italian folk pop chanteuse Louiselle.

Surprise ! The reissue 12” will not only sport  the original 45 vocal version, restored to its glory in two versions, but will also include a ***previously unreleased*** version, with a completely different arrangement , “fly” sound effects and different lyrics.

Both versions are directly taken from the analog masters. 

Edition of 500 copies, first 100 (DS M 011 LTD) will be on a sinful 180gr. numbered pink vinyl.

Release date: 27/11/2020

DS M 011 Louiselle - La Mosca

La Mosca

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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.

Sam Ruffillo - Don't Think Twice

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