MUNICH / COLOGNE BASED LABEL RELEASING SOULFUL DANCE MUSIC ON VINYL SINCE 2005.

Licensing : trevor@jalapenorecords.com
Booking : christian@bacana.live
'egg tooth' (album 3): https://Ephemerals.lnk.to/EggTooth
'chasin ghosts' (album 2): http://bit.ly/ChasinGhosts
'nothin is easy' (album 1): http://bit.ly/NothinIsEasy

Marc Hype began his DJ career, inspired by the late great Jam Master Jay, in 1988 and went through the several decades of hip hop with countless releases, tours and competitions like the ITF championships, which he won twice in 98 & 99. During this time he collaborated and recorded with artists like the Juice Crew legend Masta Ace, Souls Of Mischief, DJ Z-Trip, Killa Kela & Mr. Lif. Over the years his record collection and his musical mind  expanded and led him to all kinds of funky music. His selection on the decks as on production is freestyle, always with a unique groove, no matter the genre.

Jim Dunloop began to train as a classical piano player at the age of four. At his minor age he was analyzing the compositions of Gershwin and Bruback, leading to a keen interest in jazz music. He quickly developed his knowledge of the creative works of many great jazz/funk pianists such as Herbie Hancock , Bob James , Chick Corea and Adam Makiewicz.

In the year 2004 they both met in Berlin for the first time and quickly began to collaborate on shows and production. Their first vinyl releases on the infamous Milk Crate label, "The Antique Anthem", "Bombay Raw" & "Finale 74", were very successful in the worldwide dj-circuit, followed by a cover version of Babe Ruth's "The Mexican" in 2006, which was dubbed by UK's Jazzman Gerald as "the" version to have. On the remix tip they build a strong reputation with works for artists like All Good Funk Alliance, Deela or Kid Gusto.Their past tour schedule proved their ability to rock internationaly with stops allover europe as in NYC, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, United Arabian Emirates, Israel & Australia.

The live performance of Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop is best defined as a mix of DJing, Turntablism and the highest of piano art. Together they gain 50 years of musical experience!

The Album

"Stamp Out Reality" is the musical manifest of Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop. A diverse mix of different styles which reflects their unique live concept. On the one hand you have classic hip hop joints like "Predominant" ft. the magnificent Mr. Lif or "Oh Really" ft. Queen's own Mr. Complex, on the other you might listening to Miami's Old School Funk legend Blowfly on "The Pussy Song", cuban diva Malena Perez from NYC on the latin influenced "Rare Occasion, heavy break stompers like "Wah Wah Wah"" or a funk cover version of the 80s electro classic "Al Naafiysh (The Soul)". The concept of the album is to display the diversity of the two maestros, coming from different backrounds, met inside the hip hop culture and travelleling through the paths of 21st century funk.


http://vink.bandcamp.com/album/rare-treats-3

Brother VINK also known as VINK (NL): Born in July 1995, got into various music genres at a young age. Producers like Pete Rock, Thes One, J Dilla, Madlib, and Q-Tip inspired him to get into Hip Hop production, aged 12. Through self-teaching, he was able to work his way around the FL Studio DAW, while releasing single’s and reworks that would lead up to his debut beat tape.

If you wish to use my music in a video or podcast just credit me and link to my Soundcloud or Bandcamp page and you're good to go!

Upfront funk and future soul straight out of Hamburg Germany. Part of the Lounge Records group of labels. Established 1996.

Current releases:
LEGO 174 Smoove & Turrell - I'm A Man (7inch)
LEGO 177 Resolution 88 - Revolutions (LP/CD/Digital)
LEGO 180 Shawn Lee - Rides Again (LP/CD/Digital)
LEGO 183 Shawn Lee & Paul Elliott - Mexican Marimba (7inch)
LEGO 184 Kerbside Collection - Smoke Signals (Remixed) (Digital)
LEGO 185 Joel Sarakula - London Road (Digital)
LEGO 189 Mamas Gun - This Is The day (7inch/Digital)

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