Kevin Saunderson is one of the legends who helped shape the Detroit sound alongside Juan Atkins and Derrick May. This is a classic track from 1988 by the house project Inner City, featuring Chicago-native singer Paris Grey on vocals. It was their second single, following their debut single “Big Fun.” Released by Virgin/10 Records—which had entered ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)the U.S. market the previous year—this historic track became a global hit, not just in clubs. It remains an iconic presence in house scenes worldwide and in the “Second Summer of Love,” and continues to be loved today, with constant references and sampling. (The sample used in Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter’s latest track, “Bring Your Love,” has also sparked some controversy.) Its appeal never fades. Be sure to experience CARL CRAIG’s brilliance from that era for yourself. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

A-SIDE “Kerri Kaoz Beat” is a previously unreleased instrumental version of a raw house track that samples “The House Music Anthem (MOVE YOUR BODY),” inspired by the cool charm of Kerri Chandler’s early career. The B-SIDE is also produced by Kerri Chandler and marks the vinyl release of Tony Humphries’ previously unreleased acetate-only version of ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)singer Dee Dee Brave’s “My My Lover,” originally released by Movin’ in 1990. While the original is fantastic, this version strips away the vocals and focuses on a dubby, stoic groove and keyboard work, making it another compelling example of early underground house. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

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『Telling a tale of house music’s early days or roots without mentioning Tony Humphries as a club DJ, remixer and radio disc jockey would make it an incomplete, forged and most of all a bit of a yawn.
Born in Brooklyn in 1957, Humphries’ musical journey is synonymous with New York City’s dance music history ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)and the evolution from uptempo soul music to house: from being a dancer at David Mancuso’s infamous Loft parties to becoming a mobile DJ and getting the call from Shep Pettibone to become his right hand at
the then new Kiss FM radio station, followed by countless remix offers and a legendary residency at Newark’s Club Zanzibar. Next to that one, is was especially his work as a radio disc jockey for said station during most of the 1980s until 1994 that gave him majestic clout. Breaking new records week in, week out,
putting New Jersey acts like Adeva and Jomanda or countless up-and-coming producers from there on the musical map, while simultaneously playing the hottest imports from Europe, trax from Chicago, dance classics and all things straight from New York’s music factory that never seemed to stop.
Going to his vast and almost complete archive of radio shows from way back when he graced those airwaves, we at Running Back Records have pickedNew Release Information original recordings that symbolize his importance as an industry giant and ambassador of this style of music.
„But one thing I would like to point out is that, as a DJ, the music I play is not my music. I want to make it perfectly clear that it is music that is released, and it’s everyone’s music. I do not take any other credit than being the middle person exposing this music.“
(Tony Humphries in: What Kind of House Party Is This?, Jonathan Fleming, 1996)

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The first release from PRESAGI, a newly founded reissue label based in Tuscany, Italy! LAURIE MILLER — best known for her work in the girl trio "EXPOSÉ," formed in Miami in 1984 and responsible for numerous club hits — delivers her debut solo single from 1986. Produced by the masterful MICHAEL MOREJON, who also handled arrangements for big names li ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)ke GLORIA ESTEFAN and Seiko Matsuda. Beyond Laurie's sexy vocals glistening with echo and reverb, the synth sound also appeals to early-house heads. Includes the original version plus a dub version and a long edit! (Original Japanese text by Akie)

これまでも〈L.I.E.S.〉や〈CRAIGIE KNOWES〉などでノスタルジックなハウス作品を披露。NEWTONEでもプッシュしてきたTOM CARRUTHERS新作が、名門〈CLONE〉手掛ける”Jack For Daze”シリーズから登場！ミステリアスなリードを手綱にローファイに仕上げたタイトル曲「Technique」(sample3)。浮遊音空間を舞台にノスタルジックなアシッドベースが合わさる「Beyond Time」(sample1)、メロディックベースラインとクリスタルクリアなシンセシスが甘美な「Junction 12」(sample2)など、古典アンビエントハウス志向な2曲も素晴らしい、B2「3AM」はバイナルエクスクルーシブ。 (Akie)

なんと持ち場はmyspaceという尖った動きにも惹かれるハードウェアアーティストGIORGIO SPINETTIのソロ第一弾！セクシーなソウルボーカルとソリッドなアシッドサウンドが結びつく「Fantasy」(sample1)、細かく蛇行するアシッドラインで催眠がける「Elastic」(sample2)など。ハンブルグの伝説のクラブ”FRONT”なども思わせるようなアーリーハウスヴァイブス。 (Akie)

A new 12-inch from house freak GREETINGS, who also heads up BOOTS & LEGS, a label inspired by '80s Italo disco and synth pop! "My Paradise" sits in the proto-house lineage, whisking you off to a dream world with glittering high-register synthesis and whispered vocals, while "My Paradise (Donald's House E-Motion Mix)" (sample1) — in which DONALD'S H ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)OUSE, the man behind hits on PERMANENT VACATION and more, brings in the legendary KORG "M1" for a dubby, undulating take — is nothing short of sublime. The remix by modern synth-disco icon ROMAIN FX is exclusive to the vinyl! Don't miss it. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

〈WORLD BUILDING〉〈ROGUE CAT SOUNDS〉〈ENDLESS FLIGHT〉にて、プロトハウスフォロワーのツボをつく作品を放出し続けるMARK SEVEがホームに帰還！カウベルフックが響き渡るポストブギー風プロトハウス「Runnin' Dub」(sample1)。そして当店でもトップクラスのライクを得ているフロムLAの鍵盤奏者BENEDEKをフィーチャリングした「Got To Find Dub」(sample2)は、軽やかなアシッドサウンドとハウスボーカルサンプルが光る一曲。レアアーリーハウスの再発盤と言われても驚かない、忠実な80sバイブ。 (Akie)

アーリーシカゴノスタルジーなマシンハウスを基礎に、EBMスタブや印象的なメロディラインを載せた「Astral Love (Cold Mix)」(sample2)に始まり、レトロなサウンドデザインに独自の調合。おすすめがスネアラッシュを手綱にシンセサイザーが重なり反響していく「Tales From The Black Pitts」(sample1)。オルタナテオイブディスコフォロワーにも刺さりそう、独特なハウスプロダクション。 (Akie)

デビュー作は中古市場でも高騰しているTREY RISQUÉ（MARK SEVENの変名と深い疑いのある）が期待を裏切らない8年ぶりセカンドシングル！レトロエレクトロとシンセポップを吸収したアーリーハウスライクな「Desire (Treys Favorite mix)」(sample1)はアダルト・ムーディなフレンチボーカル使い。フリップ「Search the Nite」(sample2)もかなりのレトロオリエンティッド、オールドスクールなボーカルチョップにエレクトロスタブ。ユーロとNYを見事にブレンド。 (Akie)

A miraculous reissue job from THANK YOU, a sublabel of Berlin maniac outfit SOUND METAPHORS! The sole release by Düsseldorf-based unit SLOOPEY G. After finishing the record they brought a demo tape to a certain major agency, only to have the music lifted from them — and with no release forthcoming, they put it out themselves. A truly ill-fated reco ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)rd. Downtempo breaks adorned with religious whispered vocal phrases, dreamy new age synths and bells. A2 "Love In Heaven" (sample2) is a previously unreleased track. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

"Work That Boogie" (sample1) is a jacked-out house jam built on an old Chicago bass loop with relentless volleys of South American–flavored whistles and percussion. On the B-side, another artist of unknown origin, TOMATO WALLET, turns up! Their "Coco" (sample2) mixes old-school scratching and cut-ups into B-boy breaks, and those runaway snare rolls ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie) are just as lethal. Don't sleep on this one either! (Original Japanese text by Akie)

これまでも〈L.I.E.S.〉や〈EYA〉などでノスタルジックなハウス作品を披露。NEWTONEでもプッシュしてきたTOM CARRUTHERSがグラスゴー名門〈CRAIGIE KNOWES〉に初登場！自由形ラフに崩したブレイクビートにメロディックアシッドが乗る「Rhythm Control (XTC Mix)」(sample1)。サイキックなコードで催眠がけるBLEEPハウス「Psyche」(sample2)など、アシッド、ブレイクス、ブリープ、ハードコア黄金時代を忠実に甦らせるレトロハードウェアサウンド。 (Akie)

Corporation Of One is the project of NYC Bronx DJ Freddy Bastone, also known for his partnership with the legendary Mark Kamins, who worked with Madonna. Originally released in 1989 on SMOKIN', a sublabel of Tuff City Records. The A-side, "The Real Life," even quotes a phrase from Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," while the B-side offers two mixes from ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)that same year's single "So Where Are You." "So Where Are You (Hashish Dub Mix)" (sample1), also reissued on Tom Carruthers' "Non Stop Rhythm," is a killer track blending old-school vibes with an Arabic feel. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

Late 80s。ロスアンジェルスのLupos Sobre-Vega。1988年にBEAT PER BAR名義、翌1989年に4 A.M. 名義で自主レーベルHouse Hold Recordsにシングルを残す。それぞれのEPから2曲をセレクトした、ラテン・フリースタイル、ニューウェイヴ、Hi-NRG、サンプラーの要素をファンキーなベースラインにのせた、魅惑の4 TRACKS。Henry Jones (Smiling C) と Brandon Hocura (Séance Centre)が始めたオブスキュア・ハウス再発レーベルMIXED SIGNALSからのコンピレーション。確保してます。 (サイトウ)

セルフデジタルレーベルから数多の変名でオールドスクールなハウスを発表、若年多作のプロデューサーTOM CARRUTHERSがデビュー、これ良かったです！ハウスがテクノでテクノがハウスだった黄金時代のサウンドをリバイバル。まさにレトロなスタイルでハウストラックを制作してます。その名も「Can You Feel It」(sample1)でオープナー、古典ハウスなヴォーカルサンプルとBLEEPなベースを組み合わせた「Forge」など、BLEEPの要素が個性を授けている。。全曲フロアライク、おすすめです！ (Akie)

From MIXED SIGNALS, the reissue label run by Henry Jones (Smiling C) and Brandon Hocura (Séance Centre), comes an obscure record originally pressed in an edition of just 100 copies in Detroit in 1994! It seems the artist was once part of a DJ crew called "Frequency Sounds," which also included JEFF MILLS before his Underground Resistance days. MIXE ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)D SIGNALS describes it as "linking the narcotic minimalism of Theo Parrish's Ugly Edits with the free-spirited, spontaneous jazzy jamming heard on J Dilla's beat tapes — something overlooked within Detroit's endless musical landscape." We're stocking MIXED SIGNALS. At this price point a reissue starts to feel like buying a rare second-hand original, but the music really is that good. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

ベルリンのマニアックレーベル〈SOUND METAPHORS〉と〈TRANSMIGRATION〉が共同で手掛ける復刻ライン〈SOUND MIGRATION〉新作！ヒップホップからブリープまで手掛けた〈CATT RECORDS〉から1990年にリリース。歯切れの良いベースライン×ドラムのソリッドグルーヴに、ミニマルなメロディループが寄り添う「Jam The Frequency」(sample1)は、当初トレンドでもあったイビザ・バレアリックのインスピレーションも吸収。早期にサンプリング技法を取り入れたセミ・アシッドハウス「Jet Black At Birth」(sample2)のダブルサイダー！ (Akie)

AUDIOFUSION名義でもリリースしているE-CONTROLことCHRISTIAN WUNDERLEのレガシーコンピレーション！おすすめはディーバTINKY KERRUISHのボーカルをフィーチャーした「Forwards Now」(sample1)。アーリーテクノインフルエンスな「Tribute Of Love」(sample2)など、反響はカット、ソリッドなシーケンス、ドラムマシンとビープを聴かせてくる。2x12inchのユースな仕様もツボ、これはトラックリストからも是非！ (Akie)