2000s Vinyl Singles 53 Items

Dub techno don Steve O'Sullivan's Mosaic label is back with a new dubs series and vol 1 kicks things off with a real doozy on lovely red wax. The boss himself offers up a Bluetrain special edition dub of Hidden Sequence's 'Synapse' which is all icy lines and liquid rhythms which make you think of some frozen lake on a misty morning. Sub Basics (Temple of Sound, Lion Charge Records) opens up with a fresh dub laden track with rippling chords, tons of echo and rolling drums on 'Quarters.' Both are timeless dub outings, as you would expect from this label.

We all remember with mixed feelings the past two years of domestic isolation: a temporary anomaly in which the world had to adjust to a new routine, a new rhythm. In these daunting yet precious circumstances, Italian producer Markeno has found his rhythm back, dusting off old records and re-approaching his past musical love affairs that he believed to be long forgotten. Here, in the fertile limbo that connects past and future, “Dock lown (exploring)” is born: a 3-tracker release with a chameleonic nature and an undeniable groove, in which Markeno is able to tactfully combine different genres such as indie, post-rock, African mu- sic, electro and funk.

In the contemporary music scene, overly saturated with catchy melodies and seductive lyrics, it is refreshing to encounter a composition like “Fase 01”, which starts from a purely percussive structure. Just when the ear is settled and well inserted into the tangle of drums, here comes the melodic twist, no less than at the fourth minute, injecting an unexpected groove and chalking out the contours of a track with multiple personalities: a little esoteric, a little synth-wave, quirky and badass. The temperature rises with “Zona Ros- sa”, in which the electro hint sketched in “Fase 01” becomes more pronounced, opening the doors to a dense psychedelic scenario. A shamanic loop accompanies the electric bass and escorts us through the smoke of the bonfire, veils swayed by the wind and colored lights that sparkle in the night. The ritualistic humming of ‘’Zona Rossa”’ is still hearable, floating in the rarefied atmosphere, while the last track “Limbo” makes its entrance and confirms once again the poliedric but congruous essence of this release, whose percussive attitude lures you in and whose hypnotic and groovy body makes you stay. At least for one more dance.

Sara Berton

Surfing On A Rocket Limited edition Picture disc from Air. Tracklisting: A1- Surfing On A Rocket (Album Version) [3:42], A2 - Surfing On A Rocket (To The Smiling Sun Remix) Remix – Joakim [6:31], B1 - Surfing On A Rocket (Remixed By Juan MacLean) Remix – The Juan MacLean [7:01], B2 - Surfing On A Rocket (Tel Aviv Rocket Surfing Remake) Remix – Nomo Heroes [05:21] Limited to 4000 copies worldwide.

Radio Slave remix / Product.01 remix

Italo Disco. Label cover.

Includes press sheet! Close to VG+!

Stuffed corner

ECD's Shibuya-kei classic straight ball cover is a limited reprint of analogue only after 23 years! The fancy singing voice reminiscent of Scritti Politti of Masumi Arichika, an ally from the Variéte era, is also worth listening to. The remix by "Tatsuo Sunaga" of Coupling is also a must-listen. The vinyl colour is a clear red board, speaking of roses!

stickered PVC sleeve. storage wear on vinyl from plastic sleeve. seam splits

Record is close to NM.

Single sided promo white label copy. with sticker

Price tag residue.

Price tag. Mini tear in spine.

Ships in a generic sleeve with hype sticker.
Record is close to NM.

Close to VG+

Tokimeki Records is pleased to announce the release of the first 7" cover of the classic songs "Love Trip" and "Mayonaka no Joke" from Takako Mamiya's only album "Love Trip", oroginally released in 1982! Featuring Natsu Summer and Hannah Warm on vocals! Tokimeki Records, which started its activities in the summer of 2019, is a project that covers classic of both Japanese and non-Japanese music from the 80s and 90s with the concept of "working on nostalgic music in the urban nightlife".

Label cover. Price tag.

Sticker residue on front cover.

US original.
Promo.
Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Includes insert and sticker.
Writing on label.
Records are close to NM.

US original.
Promo.
Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Includes insert and sticker.

US original.
Promo.
Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Includes insert and sticker.

US original.
Promo.
Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Includes insert.