Gemini rode in on the second wave, back when CAJMERE, MARK FARINA, DJ SNEAK, and DERRICK CARTER had the Windy City pumping, going on to appear on the hallowed 〈Cajual〉, its sister label 〈Relief〉, and later 〈Planet-e〉, leaving behind three albums before fading out! Following 1999's "In My Head EP" on Carter's 〈Classic〉, here's the reissue of that sa ...Read moreme year's "Swimmin' Wit' Sharks EP" with its memorable shark photo! The playful title track with its raps and claps is a delight, and "We Are The Future" — a classic cut pairing tight disco drums with dubby, sultry, silky-smooth vocals — is just as brilliant. Raw, funky tracks with bare drum loops looping endlessly while whispered vocals and sound effects breathe in a latent rudeboy soul! A dub version of "Swimmin Wit' Sharks" is also included!

The latest work from "Clone Classic Cuts," the reissue line of the venerable Dutch label 〈CLONE〉! A remastered reissue of the masterpiece by underground icon AUSTIN BASCOM, who continues to release music on labels like 〈GUIDANCE〉 and 〈NDATL MUZIK〉. Led by "A Place In Time" — where warm melodic bass and keyboard lines play off one another, gently wa ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)rming the floor at a relaxed, introspective tempo — this record was born from Detroit-derived futurism, Chicago bass groove, and above all a gift for melody that stirs the emotions. An eternal classic that hasn't faded in 30 years; don't miss this chance. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

A welcome reissue of two long-unreleased masterpieces by JAMES MASON—discovered by the post-RARE GROOVE generation through “Rhyhm Of Life” and “Sweet Power Of Your Embrace”—originally released in 1996! “Nightgruv” was actually recorded back in 1984. It’s proto-house synth disco. This release features a long edit of the original, which is on the sho ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)rter side! Fantastic! The B-side is the 1996 slow dancer “I Want Your Love,” which also features amazing synth work. It’s exquisite. Both tracks are classics beloved by THEO PARRISH. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

The compilation kicks off with “Destination Heaven,” an anonymous release from 1995 on *Undaground Therapy Muzik* by the duo of Roy Davis Jr.—who would later release a masterpiece that would go down in house music history with *Men From The Nile*—and Jay Juniel, credited under the pseudonym “Earth Boys.” Four tracks: “Family Of Few” by Billy “Jack” ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito) Williams and Kevin Elliott of the Chicago Mindreaders, released under pseudonyms on *430west*; “DUMMY HEAD” featuring Jovonne; and “In My Mind (Acid Pink)” by KARIM, a one-off project by Rob Mello. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

A reissue straight from the prestigious 〈SOLID GROOVE〉 label—run by AUBREY, a heavyweight in the UK techno scene, and a label that has captivated legends like DERRICK MAY and TERRY FRANCIS! The original was released on 〈OFFSHOOT〉 and has long been a highly sought-after classic. The title track, “Marathon” (sample 1), combines a liquid synth refrain ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie) with a dubby bassline and a staccato lead synth, creating a sound that’s heavy yet imbued with a sense of floating. “Evacuation” (sample 2) features hard-edged leads and mechanical drums swirling in a psychedelic vortex. “6 Pole” (sample 3) is a stylish techno track brimming with soulful elements. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

Geno, Thomas, Marky, DJ Garth. Originally released on the WICKED SOUND SYSTEM label—which moved from London to the West Coast and ushered in a new era of underground parties—and later remixed and released by GREYHOUND in ’98, ’02, and ’03, this track became an iconic classic of West Coast underground house: “Twenty Minutes of Disco Glory.” While GR ...Read moreAYHOUND reissued it as an EP featuring three versions, this track is the 2022 remix by DJ HARVEY. The B-side features two tracks by Adam Tenenbaum, who is active as a musician and composer—currently handling sound design for artists such as Beyoncé and Mickey Heart (Grateful Dead), and contributing to the film scores for “Dune” and “Oppenheimer”—under the alias NECTAR. (Saito)

Began activities in Tokyo in 1996. “Real Rock Design” is an avant-garde visual art and design team active in various media and creative fields, including video, music, VJing, web, advertising, apparel, and spatial design. To commemorate their 30th anniversary this year, they have decided to release three vinyl records! The first release is a collaboration with 〈Grayhound〉, the label run by DJ GARTH—a Bay Area legend nicknamed “Knight of Dance” and a longtime ally who has toured Japan with them for many years! The A-side features a track widely regarded as one of the absolute masterpieces on the Grayhound catalog. It’s “DJ Garth & ETI – Twenty Minutes of Disco Glory, DJ Harvey Remix,” featuring DJ Harvey—a cult leader in the house, disco, and Balearic scenes, hailed as “the man closest to the divine realm as a DJ.” The B-side features “Fairy Trails, What Tha?” by Nectar, who is currently enjoying a remarkable resurgence in the current scene. Furthermore, it has been remastered at Analog Cut—a studio with a solid reputation in Berlin—updating the sound quality for the modern era! Truly a masterpiece packed with the unique sensibility and attention to detail that only Real Rock can deliver!

Active in the ’90s, he released works on numerous prestigious labels such as 〈CASUAL〉, 〈RELIEF〉, 〈PLANET E〉, and 〈PEACE FROG〉 before suddenly vanishing from the public eye and becoming a mysterious figure. With artists like SND, BEN UFO, and AUTECHRE—and has recently been re-evaluated and elevated to cult status. Now, this classic album by Chicago’ ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)s GEMINI, aka Spencer Kincy, is being reissued. The original was released on 〈SUBSTANCE〉, a sub-label of 〈DISTANCE〉, and is currently hard to find. You can preview all tracks from the tracklist. *Please note that the album cover has slight creases on the corners. We appreciate your understanding. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

Arthur Russell wrote the music, played cello and piano, and arranged the arrangements, with Wilbur Bascomb, NIcky Siano's favorite bass player; Allan Schwartzberg, a friend of Arthur Russell's; Myriam Valle on vocals; David Byrne of Talking Heads on guitar; Peter Gordon on saxophone; Peter Zummo on trombone. The album was recorded throughout 1977 a ...Read more (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)nd released on 12" in 1978 on Sire Records (selling over 300,000 copies). The album was recorded throughout 1977 and released on 12" in 1978 on Sire Records (selling over 300,000 copies).
The 13 minutes and 4 seconds long mix Side-A "Kiss Me Again" (sample 1) by Jimmy Simpson, which slowly leads us into a disco long story with a band ensemble and funky soulfulness, interspersed with experimental elements, is also great. Side-B "Kiss Me Again (Version)" (12 minutes and 42 seconds) is a 12-minute and 42-second track with Arthur Russell's arrangement and mix, which is too crazy and lovely from a DJ's point of view, with a tricky mix and a lovely solo performance ensemble of underground left-field masters who also enjoy soloing each instrument. Kiss Me Again (Version)" (sample 2) and (sample 3) are dangerously fragrant and deeply fascinating due to the tasteful and musical metamorphosis. Both the remastering and analog cutting are beautifully done with a wonderfully warm sound quality and sound pressure.
Includes liner notes by NIcky Siano, David Byrne, Peter Gordon, and Peter Zummoini. No-digital vinyl-only release. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)

Two classic tracks by keyboardist Don Laka, who collaborated with Ray Phiri—a key figure in the Johannesburg 1980s scene—on projects such as UMOJA. “Stages Of Love,” a classic of ’80s African synth disco and boogie that was also featured on a HUNEE compilation, and “I Wanna Be Myself,” a track with a dub-infused mix that has been selected for compi ...Read morelations by Andy Smith and DJ Okapi. Each track has been reimagined by Prins Thomas & Gerd Janson into a sound perfectly suited for today’s dance floor! It has the potential to be one of the best moments of your night out. The way the stars are arranged on the cover is just brilliant. You definitely want to add this to your collection. (Saito)

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『Tracklist A. Stages - Prins Thomas Edit 08:34 B1. I Wanna Be Myself - Gerd Janson Edit 07:20 B2. Stages Of Love - Original 05:55 Info: Some tracks don’t need fixing. They just need a bit more room. South African composer and keyboard wizard Don Laka has been quietly sitting in DJ bags for years, especially with people who like their synth music warm, slightly mysterious, and impossible to date properly. Somewhere between jazz funk, township pulse and studio electronics, but really just its own thing. Stages was an obvious candidate for extension. Prins Thomas what he does best here: opens the arrangement, lets the synth lines breathe, stretches the groove until it starts floating a little higher off the ground. Nothing forced, nothing added for the sake of it. Just more of a very good thing. I Wanna Be Myself gets a gentle nudge from Gerd Janson. The idea was simple: keep the personality, and give DJs a version that lands naturally in a modern set without losing the original charm. It’s still the same track, just standing a bit straighter. And because the source matters, the original version of “Stages” is here as well. Always good to remember where the magic started. Three versions, no drama. Just strong music that already knew what it was doing.』

The only album by The Strangers, an American electronic funk studio project featuring Edward “Tree” Moore, Howard King, and Hubert Eaves III (one half of D-Train). Starting with a dope electro-funk track featuring Gary Bartz on saxophone, the album weaves through punk-funk, post-Prince vibes, sophisticated pop sensibilities, and proto-acid synths a ...Read morend vocoders, delivering flawless tracks and top-notch production. An irresistible Salsoul classic.

Charles Webster built his career as a recording engineer at Square Dance Studio in the UK, the birthplace of classics by 808 STATE, BLEEP, and Detroit techno acts. After a stint living in L.A., he was picked up by labels such as PEACE FROG in the late '90s and came to be recognized as one of the UK's foremost house producers, with a huge discograph ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)y to his name. His work is still highly regarded today, his older material remains as popular as ever, and reissues keep coming — and this one is a 1994 release under his Love From San Francisco alias from his L.A. years. (Incidentally, that same year DJ GIRTH and the pioneers of the UK house sound system scene headed to America and toured coast to coast in "Grayhound," a converted bus rigged with the Wicked Sound System.) Captivating sound with a hint of UK house and rave culture in the air. Couples the digital-only Keep Rockin' (Re-Edit) with the (Unreleased Mix). (Original Japanese text by Saito)

Slave's masterpiece "Just A Touch Of Love," The O'Jays' "Back Stabbers," The Chi-Lites' "My First Mistake," and The Jazzists' "In Focus" have been reworked. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

From Rome-based label 〈CLAQUE MUSIQUE〉—which previously released DONATO DOZZY’s masterpiece track “Cassandra”—comes a cult track by Italian artist JOE MONTANA, who was active in the early ’90s: “America” (sample 1)—the B-side to the single “Black Flava Theme,” originally released in 1996 on 〈DISCO12〉—has been remastered and reissued! In addition to ...Read more the remix “America (Virgo Four Remix)” (sample 2) by the original Chicago legends VIRGO FOUR—also known as ACE & SANDMAN—this reissue also features THE MUSERI’s live mix “America (The Museri Live Mix)” (sample 3) from the label side, making this a revival reissue—the first in 22 years!

Nils Hess, who has released tracks such as “Get Fucked” with NATHAN COLES—known for his work with Housey Doingz and 3 In Key—and Peter Gill of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, among others, as part of T.V. Babies, released “Deeper Situation” as the B-side to their 1998 single “Funkin’ Situation.” “Specially Hot (Peace Division Remix)” was included as the ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito) B-side of “Smart Alex – Specially Hot” by Laurent Webb and Dave Coker of Housey Doingz. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

The debut album by Fila Brazillia, a duo consisting of Steve Cobby and David McSherry. Although they are pioneers of downtempo and trip-hop, their debut album leans quite heavily toward house. A masterpiece that was originally released exclusively on CD in 1994 and later reissued on vinyl via Fila Brazillia’s own label, Twentythree. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

Charles Webster is a producer and engineer who hails from the Sheffield and Nottingham scenes in the UK, where a mix of house, techno, bass, electro, hip-hop, and breakbeat flourished in the 1990s. He was based in both the UK and San Francisco. He would later sign with PEACEFROG—which also signed Theo Parrish, Moodymann, Glenn Underground, and Ron ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)Trent—but this track dates from an earlier era. “The Strength,” released in 1996, was created during a period when he had briefly moved to the U.S. and then returned to the UK, launching his own label, Remote. It ties into the legacy of the 90s London house underground scene represented by PAGAN and WIGGLE, has been featured on numerous compilations, and was reissued by 〈Mint Condition〉 in 2019; this release, however, is a reissue from 〈Pariter〉, a sub-label of 〈Sushitech〉. Remastered at Sushitech’s Wood White Studios, with mastering by Manmade Mastering and cutting by Tim Xavier. The sleeve design has also been updated to the Pariter style. A masterpiece. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

A reissue of classic tracks from Larry Heard’s own label, ALLEVIATE. Remastered versions of historic early masterpieces such as “Washing Machine,” “Can You Feel It,” and “Beyond The Clouds.” Chicago/Acid Underground House. House magic that remains as beautiful and effective today as ever!

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of its release, this clear yellow 12-inch vinyl record showcases the iconic album cover design.
Needless to say, the title track is absolutely fantastic, but this 12-inch reissue faithfully reproduces the track listing of the original CD release from that era, featuring the A1 single version “Virtual Insanity ...Read more (Single Edit)” (sample1), the elegant, organically driven drum-and-bass-infused funky soul track A2, “Do You Know Where You’re Coming From (Original Mix)” (sample 2), the upbeat jazz-funk B1 “Bullet” with its breakbeats and scratching, and the 5-minute-40-second album version of the title track, “Virtual Insanity (Album Version)” (sample 3), which features a superb second half brimming with love for Stevie Wonder—it’s a real treat to have all of these included.
The groundbreaking music video directed by Jonathan Glazer is a must-see classic that remains evergreen. It continues to influence artists to this day.

A-SIDE is BIG BEAR, a group formed in 2000 by Paul 'Mudd' Murphy and others after Akwaaaba disbanded, and this track is a tribute to the re-edit featuring “By The Way You Dance,” It’s a re-edit of the 1979 track “By The Way You Dance” by Bunny Singler—a legendary Philly disco singer and producer who made his mark on labels like SALSOUL and Philadel ...Read morephia International—titled “Pablo & Shoey’s Big Bear Disco Dub.” It features a cool disco dub break, and the bass’s raw, gritty sound is a major highlight. The B-side is First Choice’s “Hold Your Horses” (Pablo and Shoey Tribute to Baldelli Cosmic Dub), a tribute to Daniel Baldelli. (Saito)

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『  The latest edition of 'Downtownsounds Classics' arrives from Dublin disco messers Fatty Fatty, just in time for the summer sunshine ! Fully licensed and cut loud on 12 inch vinyl the way God (aka Walter Gibbons) intended, it sees in-house producers Pablo and Shoey take on two choice cuts from the legendary Salsoul label. Salsoul was the very first label to release a commercially available 12 inch remix - the aforementioned Gibbons and his 9 minute extension of Double Exposure's '10 Per Cent'. They would go on to issue a raft of underground disco classics with mixes by the legendary likes of Larry Levan, Tom Moulton and Shep Pettibone. Having robbed the famous 'Baker-Harris-Young' rhythm section from Philadelphia Records, they defined the disco sound in the second half of the 1970's and kept roaring well into the next decade. The new mixes pay explicit tribute to two hugely formative influences on the Fatty fellas - The A extends the mysterious and wondrously wonky Big Bear edit of Bunny Sigler's 'By The Way You Dance'. Back in the day, these cosmic under-the-counter 12s helped show the Fatties how to disco real right, and they've stood the test of time wonderfully. This one has been at the front of Pablo's bag for longer than he cares to remember, and now the rest of the world can enjoy it, with some extra Pablo and Shoey disco magic thrown in for good measure... Speaking of cosmic, the flip sees the lads turn in a stripped-back, ever-building mix of First Choice 'Hold Your Horses'. Having first heard this played by the Cosmic King himself, Danielle Baldelli, they found themselves let down by the commercially available mix. Through the disco haze, and with some subtle stemming, several outer-space whooshes and a string/vocal climax to die for, they've tried to recreate the way they heard Baldelli play it... With the classic Salsoul artwork also present and correct, this is a love letter to perhaps the most important label in dance music history, with music that still sounds amazing five decades on... Don't sleep!  』

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『The Coastal Commission “The Conversation” Le Conversation was a French bakery located right across the street from the old PCH studio “The Hall of Records” situated at the end of Melrose Avenue on the edge of Hollywood. I had relocated from the Sunny shores of Carpinteria and brought all the gear with me ...Read moreright on the edge of Hollyweird. Often times you would find me stumbling over there on a Saturday & Sunday at the break of day, blood shocked eyes and whiskey on my breath for a fresh coffee and chocolate eclair after an all-night sesh making beats.
Around that time we had started working on Drum & Bass tunes for my label CRIMESCENE and were experimenting with different techniques.
One weekend I was hosting Goldie’s old producer and Moving Shadow label boss Rob Playford alongside Mc Jakes, EZ Rollers and Calyx for a festival just outside of LA. After taking them for breakfast at Le
Conversation we all piled over to mine for a smoke and Rob gave me some tips on making Growly Basslines. That next week we got to work.
During the process we watched Gene Hackman in “The Conversation”about a crazy spy setting up microphones outdoors to entrap a bad guy and also caught Optical Dj’ing with Ed Rush up the street at Johnny Depp’s Viper Room. After an all-night sesh of “Soul Caliber” Matt & Ben gave us some pointers & not long after “the Conversation “was born.
An overdriven Bassline, Dubbed out bleeps sampled from a New Zealand crosswalk layered thru Space echoes and old Roland Delays gave the track an other-worldly feel.
The 303 chugs along breaking down into haunting Zulu choruses while the bleeps roll in and out and the track growls like you’re drifting through space. Definitely a late night affair. Originally on the Beat nonstop label and fetching a pretty penny on Discogs we’ve brought it back on Pacific Coast House remastered my the Mighty Martin Iveson. Enjoy.
Boing “Currency” Finally this one has been unearthed. Boing originating from Argentina blessed us with this & it was a secret weapon of DJ Doc Martin for years. I paired in with The Conversation on this slab of wax as it too has an other-worldly feel of dancing in outer space. The B-line is absolutely massive on a rig this and the wiggly bleeps keep splashing in & out before the monster synth line comes in and lifts you up to the rafters. Word has it the Wiggle boys hammered this alongside Swag lad Grant Dell. This was only available on 10 white labels prior to getting this full release.
Run don’t walk to cop this, an absolute gem in your arsenal!』