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Oftentimes in this busy and chaotic world it’s challenging to draw a parallel between two congruent events. In this case drawing its inspiration from Detroit’s meteoric rise from the ruins of the past, BerettaMusic a label founded in Detroit in 2002 who took a several year hiatus is back in a big way, also rising from the ashes like it’s birth city has done. Ryan Sadorus who co-founded the label with Brian Kage delivers some next level quirky Detroit house jams. Already getting spins by local Detroit DJ’s and the verdict is in and the tracks are dance floor ready and sure to get people moving. The release also features vinyl artwork by renowned midwest artist Jon Griffin featured on full color vinyl jackets. First off is “Slippah”, a shuffling and quirky bass heavy stormer. The track builds through various levels dropping into syncopated and distorted vocal riffs, lifting its way into some pulsing synth stabs with perfectly timed filtering which lends itself to the overall energy rise through the track. With a huge breakdown and vocal stab sequence, it’s sure to have them moving! “Hit 'em with da slippah!” Expansive is a chugging deep house tune with atmospheric synth business to really set the mood anytime of the night. A deep bassline carries the tune along into a breakdown complete with a quote from the man himself, Carl Sagan. Brian Kage delivers a stunning remix of Expansive, imprinting his own defined style he’s known for as he keeps things level grounded with evolving Detroit-inspired soulful elements. Last but not least, “Flexxin” is ripping speaker work out of epic proportions. Another quirky, bass heavy jam that will definitely wake up the dance floor. Written and Produced by Ryan Sadorus, mixed by Brian Kage at The Bear Cave in Detroit Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann Label art by Brian Kage & Juju / painted original portrait art by Jon Griffin Special thanks to: Juju, my parents and family, Brian Kage, Ronnie Perez, Sims Cabrera and the entire Guam crew, Norm Talley, Dietrich and to you for your support! - Ryan Sadorus

Detroit's D-RECORDS is back with the DETROIT BOUNCE EP VOL 2 with SANTONIO ECHOLS (/KMS/TRESOR) & Switzerland's LOT 6.SANTONIO features the tech house "DAWN OF THE DANCE," & "CHANGED" while LOT 6 provides the deep house joint "THE ROAD" with remix by the legendary DJ Mark Archer. Acid & Club vibes!

New Scott Grooves 12" on Natural Midi representing the first four parts of the Scott Grooves sound - Basic Part, Synth Part, Jamaican Part, and the Gritty Part. Even though all four tunes differ from each other, they all have Scott’s unmistakable groove.

Scott Grooves is back on his own Modified Suede label with another masterclass in true-skool US deep house from a master of the sound. There's some serious soul to sup on here, as Cjay Hill lends vocals to a pair of tracks with a smouldering intensity. 'Let Me In' has a bruk edge to the groove which goes down smooth with the lingering keys behind Hill's vocal. 'Sweet Like Gravity' is a lighter, airier joint with a spring in its step, Hill sounding more uplifted in turn thanks to his sonic surroundings. B2 track 'She Dances Her Story' is a different beast altogether, using a powerful speech from Salakastar painting a picture of a powerful Nubian woman over one of Groove's tougher beats, making dancefloor dynamite in the process.

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs, closer to VG+

Vinyl only! Booty House from the mysterious Shanaynay Lindqvist.

Limited edition of 500 copies.

All music by Andres Specter Ordonez Illustration by Sean Linn Graphics by Thomas Xu 2023 Whobody Publishing BMI

All music by Andres Specter Ordonez Illustration by Sean Linn Graphics by Thomas Xu 2023 Whobody Publishing BMI

All music by Andres Specter Ordonez Illustration by Sean Linn Graphics by Thomas Xu 2023 Whobody Publishing BMI

Reissue of Terrence Parker's fantastic EP from 95' on his own Intangible label remastered and sounding fresh as ever. Classic Detroit house music that is both timeless and essential!

New album by the maestro! Parrish's electronics getting blended with a good dose of Jazz & Soul influence - here the past collides with the future.

Theo Parrish teams up with Amp Fiddler on "Ghetto Proposal" - a deep grimy chugger of a track featuring vocals from Kitten Koroi and John Douglas on trumpet. Instrumental version on the flip.

Theo Parrish has teamed up with Rotating Assembly member Duminie DePorres and Dirt Tech Reck head Waajeed. The EP, Gentrified Love Part 2, is the first new work Parrish has released since his 2014 album American Intelligence.

Repress of Theo's fabulous take on Recloose's track that originally saw a release on Planet E. The flip is a long building african styled groover!

Theo Parrish is one of those characters who manages to unite lovers of both house and techno, indeed producing offerings that seem to make the distinction utterly redundant. How does he doe it? Well, if this pair of new tracks are anything to go on, it's the simple trick of making tracks that combine the soufulness and rootsy earthiness of house with a trippy sense of the futuristic and psychedelic that elevates them out of the ordinary. Take, for instance 'In Motion's simple piano stabs and the subsequent off kilter groove that builds up around them. Or, equally, the cheeky bass keyboard manoeuvres that form the backbone of 'Don't Play' featuring Ava, funky enough to be Stevie Wonder but then matched with caustic, scything hi-hats that have more than a hint of the surreal and robotic about them. Best of all, it doesn't feel like a compromise, it feels like a full on creation that acknowledges both traditions but refuses to follow either slavishly.

Repress! Long, strung out deep Theo beats and deep, deep jazz is the flavour of this release, with a strong Sun Ra vibe.

Repress: The fourth release on Theo Parrish's Sound Signature label. The EP follows the Parrish blueprint with dark and moody grooves. The A-side features "Ebonics," a dancefloor-friendly track that works in a sample from an old educational record explaining black dialect, along with a translated passage of ebonics. "Dusty Cabinets" graces the record's B-side. A meandering pattern of off drum beats and a low synth held together nicely by a single clap pattern. Parrish seems to work a chaotic pattern of broken notes into a dark melody that forces your attention.

Repress of this classic Theo Parrish 12" from 1998!

Single-sided pressing. Slower than slow muted beats, soft and dreamy vocals and all laced with quite simply gorgeous multi-layered jazz rumblings.

REPRESS! Long, strung out deep Theo beats and deep, deep jazz is the flavour of this release, with a strong Sun Ra vibe.

REPRESS! Long, long out of print, single-sided EP on KDJ, where shadowy basslines and booming, spoken vocal are the order of the day, on this elongated and thoroughly mesmerizing groove.

Extremely rude, extremely powerful, extremely Detroit. You will never miss this one if you are on the dance floor. The boss of Visillusion records was one of the first music producers and DJ’s who dipped his toes into the deep black pond of techno. Actually, that was so long ago that nobody knew the name of this genre at the time. From 1987 he has appeared under different monikers around the globe for many occasions and he is definitely cannot be stopped.

Industrollution: The lethal audio toxin of rhythmic machinery.

Drivetrain (Detroit, Usa) “Spin The Record” Functional, purposeful and guaranteed to ignite any dance floor; put the needle on the record and wait for the climatic twist.

Jay Strata (Glasgow, Scotland) “Heart Strings” Drenched in rich, creamy chords, the seduction of a deep, melodic rapture, effortlessly takes control.

Teknobrat (Ottawa, Canada) “Acid Barnako” With elements known and beyond integrating in acid oscillation, the magnetic chorus refrain pushes the frequecy spectrum.

DJ Mourad (Tunis, Tunisia) “Illegal Alien” A mysteriously abstract high-tech warning signal clouds the atmosphere while the unforgiving thunder-pulse clears the air.

For this new project, we decided to bring back to you guys 4 amazing tracks clearly oriented chicago acid. those amazing tracks are obviously very rare to find & as you know now, it has been done a complete new mastering

Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum label only arrived in 2021 but is already up there with the great Motor City imprints. The boss has been busy putting together a trio of new EPs for the first half of 2023 that showcases a wealth of Mid-West talent. House hero Boo Williams kicks off this one with his typically tight drum programming and party-starting synth work on 'Tickin Clock.' Eric Johnson keeps it raw, deep and loopy on 'Melodic Gruv' then Reggie Dokes brings his signature Atlanta house sound to 'Mother's Child' with its melancholic lead sax and 'End of Time' is a broken beat bliss out.

Wowww. heavy compilation, puttogether by Delano Smith (Mixmode) and Rick Wilhite (Vibes New & Rare Music) featuring a fine selection on who's who in Detroit music - spread out over 3 vinyl discs !

Upstairs Asylum Recordings is one of the many seminal Detroit labels run by local legend Norm Talley. It's right in the middle of a busy run right now with no fewer superb run with three new EPs all dropping in quick succession. This one is a split EP with US duo Solid Gold Playaz taking care of the a-side. As always with this pair, their sounds are deep and dusty house with exquisite melodies tugging at the heart. On the flip, Gari Romalis steps up with the slick percussive skip of 'Detroit After Dark' then 'Panties' from Brian Neal brings jacked up analogue groves that lean into techno with a big fat bassline.

Motor City label Upstairs Asylum celebrates its roots in 313 with this new Dance Detroit EP featuring a wealth of American house innovators. First up, Reggie Dokes and Steve Crawford join forces on 'Fear Of Failure', a house track steeped in Detroit soul. Martin Prather's 'Until' follows on with his stylish and soul-drenched grooves. Steve Crawford then goes it alone and turns up the drums on his potent 'Let You Go' (feat Tony B) and then get deeply emotional on 'Love Is Here' this time with help from featured artist Anthony Poteat. Prather and then label regular and Atlanta man Reggie Dokes closes down with his 'Not Ready.'

Ships in a brand new plain sleeve.

Another heater from Detroit's finest Upstairs Asylum. Norm Talley in full effect bringing together all the good souls of Motor City.

Sealed copy with a stuffed and bent corner!

Sealed copy with a strong stuffed and bnt corner!

Part 2! Another heater from Detroit's finest Upstairs Asylum. Norm Talley in full effect bringing together all the good souls of Motor City.

Moodymann's Mahogani Music puts out this fresh compilation curated by Rick "the Godson" Wilhite - US house and techno DJ, remixer, producer, and longtime fixture of the Detroit techno circuit (including having sat behind the counter at The House of Music record store in downtown Detroit). Featuring deep house and techno from Angel-a, Rick and Kyle Hall, Orlando Voorn, Malik Alston, Moodymann, Javontte and more. 8 tracks. Gorgeous pic sleeve. Not new, but new to us. Originally released in 2023.

A few copies arrived with a damaged Cover. We're therefore selling it on a reduced price.

Moodymann's Mahogani Music puts out this fresh compilation curated by Rick "the Godson" Wilhite - US house and techno DJ, remixer, producer, and longtime fixture of the Detroit techno circuit (including having sat behind the counter at The House of Music record store in downtown Detroit). Featuring deep house and techno from Angel-a, Rick and Kyle Hall, Orlando Voorn, Malik Alston, Moodymann, Javontte and more. 8 tracks. Gorgeous pic sleeve. Not new, but new to us. Originally released in 2023.

The second part in this series of house/techno compilations put together by Rick "the Godson" Wilhite and released on Moodymann's own Mahogani label. Cuts from Gerald Mitchell & Sparrow, Moodymann, Orlando Voorn, Brian Kage, Angel-a, Javonntte, and Rick himself with Osunlade. 7 tracks.