TITLES COMING SOON FROM ABOVE BOARD

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HOUSE

Danny Tenaglia

The Brooklyn Gypsy

Nervous Records

NER26306

12"

£8.49

Salute

Ultra Pool

Steel City Dance Discs

SCDD036

12"

£8.99

Matt Early & Lee Jeffries ft. Opolopo

Lady

Sonic Wax Records Disco Edits

SWDE1

12"

£7.99

Sam Alfred

Suzuka

Gallery Recordings

GLRY015

12"

£6.49


TECHNO

Benedikt Frey

Fastlane

ESP Institute

ESP103

2 x 12"

£17.49


MINT CONDITION

Terry Francis

Dubtown

Mint Condition

MC062

12"

£7.99


ABOVE BOARD PROJECTS

Megalon

The Collected EP's (Volume 1)

Above Board Projects

ABPLP008

2 x 12"

£16.99


DRUM & BASS / JUNGLE

Krust

Irrational Numbers Volume 1

Wonder Palace Music

KRUST001

2 x 12"

£16.99


HÖGA NORD REKORDS

Gravité

III

Höga Nord Rekords

HNRLP032

LP

£17.50 NO DISCOUNTS




Releases in detail:

HOUSE

Artist Danny Tenaglia
Title The Brooklyn Gypsy
Label Nervous Records
Cat No NER26306
Format 12"
Price £8.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 17/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House] [New York]

Track Listing

A. Danny Tenaglia - The Brooklyn Gypsy (7:41)

B1. Danny Tenaglia & Cevin Fisher - Move That Body (7:07)

B2. Danny Tenaglia & Cevin Fisher - Move That Body (Instrumental) (6:52)

Description

Danny Tenaglia’s discography is chock full of multiple seminal and genre defining classics, but as he shows with his new 12” vinyl release his production skills are as well honed as ever and he can still create tunes that represent a musical moment in time like few others. On the A-side “The Brooklyn Gypsy” is his highly personalized and pumping ode to one of the great anthems of House Music “Gypsy Woman,” produced with the full approval and appreciation from the original creators. And on the flip side “Move That Body” features a signature Danny Tenaglia deep, warm and bass heavy foundation with an inspired and memorable vocal performance from another legend of the New York City House Music community Cevin Fisher. The package includes a unique and frameworthy custom art jacket.

HOUSE

Artist Salute
Title Ultra Pool
Label Steel City Dance Discs
Cat No SCDD036
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 25/08/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [House]

Track Listing

A1. Sternenhimmel

A2. Pleasures

B1. Heaven

B2. Ultra Pool

Description

It's the summer of salute. The Manchester-based producer makes his debut on Steel City Dance Discs. In salute's words: "Ultra Pool is a selection of club tracks I started making as lockdown restrictions were being lifted and shows started rolling in again. Over the last few years, I've been revisiting a lot of the French House records I used to listen to as a teenager – I wanted to let that influence shine through as I'm a huge fan of that sound. I wanted a body of work that was both very high energy and harmony-heavy, and I think Ultra Pool is the perfect way to summarise where my head is at right now"

HOUSE

Artist Matt Early & Lee Jeffries ft. Opolopo
Title Lady
Label Sonic Wax Records Disco Edits
Cat No SWDE1
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 25/08/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [Disco House] [House] [Soulful House]

Track Listing

A. Lady (Opolopo Remix)

B. Lady (Disco Dust Mix)

Description

Lee Jeffries has been digging deep on the kick off release of Sonic Wax Records new label Disco Edits.

Based on the super rare £1000 album track Lady, Matt & Lee take it to the next level with there Disco Dust mix for the main house rooms and the defected glitterbox crowd with big production and diva vocals.

Then!! Opolopo gets deep and dirty on a moody disco vibe that throbs though your body delivering stylish grooves Diva vibes and quality production. Both sides gaining support from Opolopo, Kenny Dope, Bobby & Steve, Wade Teo.

HOUSE

Artist Sam Alfred
Title Suzuka
Label Gallery Recordings
Cat No GLRY015
Format 12"
Price £6.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 25/08/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [Electronica] [House]

Track Listing

A1. Suzuka

A2. Salzburg

B1. Aucklands Groove

B2. Lovin U

Description

There have been more than murmurs about Sam Alfred lately. The 22-year-old Naarm-based producer has been on quite the tear, releasing a slew of dreadnought records. Born in Egypt with a proud South Sudanese background, Sam brings a worldly essence to the Australian club landscape. 

Already, the young producer has fashioned a distinctive energy to his sets and songwriting, one full of joy and fervour. Needless to say, folks are picking up what he’s putting down. 

Next up is his Suzuka EP, a bullish 4 tracker that we’re proud to emblazon with the Gallery insignia. A bundle of tunes that call to charged dancefloors and the unshackling of day-to-day stresses. 

Opening with force, we’re greeted by the title record ‘Suzuka’. Made up of a mean kick, euphoric synth strokes and hyper 808s, this one doesn’t let up. As beastly as ‘Suzuka’ is – there’s a warm and inviting undercurrent, an encouragement to gather your crew and party well into the wee hours. No doubt, DJs from both hemispheres will send crowds hopping mad with this bullet train. You only need to take a look at his sold-out Boiler Room HERE to see the stir this armament creates. 

Second, in line is ‘Salzburg’. An ode to 90’s rave culture, the track canters along with glee, full of fuzzed-out pads and a roaring vocal sample. Spliced throughout are galactic whirls that serve as perfect interludes to what’s an all-out riot. 

Tumbling over to the B-side, we come ear-to-ear with ‘Auckland's Groove’. Having been out since early December, this piano-laden roller continues to shine. Bringing a lovely buoyancy to the tune are squelchy kickdrums and lively sirens. A nod to Alfred’s skills in composition and ability to brew certain moods. 

Rounding out the body of work, ‘Lovin U’ comes into land. Defined by an enticing two-step rhythm, whirring synth play and sundry percussion, Sam signs out with serious polish. An honest and skilful interpretation of house that’s built to get people moving. Sam Alfred’s music is one of energy, celebration and satisfaction and this is an ideal ending. 

Over the next eight weeks, Sam has a delectable schedule including a slot at Melbourne’s Laneway Festival, sold-out support slots with XCLUB in both Sydney and Melbourne along with call-ups to Perth’s Roam Festival, Pitch Music & Arts and Digi Culture & Music in the nation’s capital. 

If that wasn’t enough, the amped producer will then embark on his very first headline tour of Australia. 2023 is seriously picking up steam for Sam. 

TECHNO

Artist Benedikt Frey
Title Fastlane
Label ESP Institute
Cat No ESP103
Format 2 x 12"
Price £17.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 25/08/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [Breaks] [Electro] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. Habits

A2. Fast Lane

A3. Crank

B1. Move Me (ft. Nadia D'Alò)

B2. Solver

B3. Element

C1. Gasoline

C2. Industry

C3. Trick Shot

D1. Silverblade (ft. O-Wells)

D2. Lost (Again)

D3. 1337

Description

Close your eyes and merge into Benedikt Frey’s 'Fastlane'. Imagine sitting in the driver’s seat of a an automobile, one with exceptional horsepower and torque, as you stare out the windshield at the red light, warping in fata-morgana a mile down the road. It’s a straight-away, a black top with two lanes, and against your better judgment you decide to floor the gas. No hesitation in your muscle, your ankle or the ball of your foot, which you now realize is some kind of universal pivot, the first point of contact fusing your body with the will of machine. In this moment you’re in awe that you, a human, an animal, grew from pond scum into something so advanced as to engineer this thing, a mechanical beast capable of overwhelming power and exhilaration. But you also feel a seductive dread, an outside force diverting you from caution toward a dangling carrot of curiosity, asking yourself, ‘How far can I take this thing?’ The dread, now a constant, is numbed, equalized by an adverse intoxicating gratification. You feel both sensations in real time, however, rather than take responsibility for yourself, friends, family and innocent bystanders, you cement your foot to the floor and lean your head back. Noise around you fades to mute. Smell the benzene-scented air, feel the wind on your face, the menacing vibration of the vessel you control beneath you and every grain of asphalt under its tires. This mile has now lasted an eternity and you’ve left your body for some objective view, as if watching climax of a film. Past the point of no return, you embrace abandon and lean into fate. The film becomes slow motion, a crawling pace so mesmerizing you convince yourself of an option to eject yourself from this madness, but as you finally let go of your last morsel of fear, you run the red light head-on into the nucleus of a fantastic glistening sculpture of torn metal, glass, oil, broken dreams and heartache. 'Fastlane' may be just drum machines and synthesizers if you’re timid, but listen harder and know the catastrophic reality of existence, a wreckage so gruesome we dare not rubberneck, but afterall it is our nature to stare.

MINT CONDITION

Artist Terry Francis
Title Dubtown
Label Mint Condition
Cat No MC062
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 20/10/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [House] [Tech House]

Track Listing

A1. Hannah's House

A2. Hannah's Dub

B1. As You Cry

B2. Reggae's House

Description

Mint Condition - A record label focused on excavating the outer fringes of classic House and Techno. Unreleased mixes, classics, overlooked gems and never heard before material, mined from the last 30+ years of contemporary dance music are the order of the day. From Chicago, Detroit and New York, London, Berlin and beyond. Mint Condition have got their digging hats on to bring you exclusive heat and those rarer than rare jams that have been in your wants list for years. Dig in......

Rewind to 1997 and Uk's finest clubs are alight to the tech-house sounds emanating from South London. Terry Francis, a key figure in the scene, needs no introduction, Fabric resident, Wiggle co-founder, as well as part of the seminal Housey Doingz collective, 'Dubtown' was his first solo outing, all 4 tracks are instant classics, and the EP itself has become his most sought after release to date.

The tracks themselves are varied and brilliant, EP opener 'Hannah's House' kicks off with an infectious bass line and builds with expertly programmed percussion. Simple yet effective riffs intertwine with warm pads and deep chord stabs. 'Hannah's Dub' strips the track down, eerie synths add a tuneful swagger without ever losing dancefloor appeal. 'As You Cry' broadens the sonic palette with swinging rhythms, crisp snares and dreamy chords that deliver the peak time funk and bump. Lastly 'Reggae's House' is a deep dub infused jam, acidic 303 touches combine effortlessly with pads and stabs, whilst echoing bursts of percussion make some real tripped out musical moments.

All 4 tracks are deep winners, tweaked to maximum effect by a master of the genre. A rarity for decades now available once more. 'Dubtown' has been legitimately re-released with the full involvement of Terry Francis, lovingly remastered by London's Curve Pusher from the original sources especially for Mint Condition. 100% legit, licensed and released. Dug, remastered, repackaged and brought to you by the caring folks at your favourite reissue label - Mint Condition!!

ABOVE BOARD PROJECTS

Artist Megalon
Title The Collected EP's (Volume 1)
Label Above Board Projects
Cat No ABPLP008
Format 2 x 12"
Price £16.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 25/08/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [House] [Tech House] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. Belief

A2. Darkness (Shaded In)

B. Sorcerer (Funky Magus Mix)

C1. Semblance (Dim A)

C2. Incantation

D1. Semblance (Dim B)

D2. Transition

Description

With the timely reissue of Megalon's highly acclaimed album 'Pandora's Box,' we are now thrilled to present the first of two archival compilations by the London-based electronic production duo.

This compilation meticulously curates handpicked tracks from Megalon's 1993 collection, featuring music from their EPs released on the legendary Plink Plonk label during that year. By delving into these archival tracks, the compilation effortlessly showcases Megalon's signature blend of modern, forward-thinking, and impeccably sleek techno hybrids. Prepare yourself for a diverse range of musical moods that provide a comprehensive 360° sonic experience of Megalon's esteemed catalog, ranging from deep techno meditations to high-octane dancefloor anthems.

Every track included in this compilation has been meticulously sourced from Megalon's original DAT tape archive and expertly remastered by the highly skilled Curvepusher. Furthermore, the artwork and design have been thoughtfully crafted under the watchful eye of Rogan Jeans, the original Plink Plonk Records and Megalon designer, ensuring a visually captivating experience that complements the music perfectly.

DRUM & BASS / JUNGLE

Artist Krust
Title Irrational Numbers Volume 1
Label Wonder Palace Music
Cat No KRUST001
Format 2 x 12"
Price £16.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 28/07/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [Drum & Bass] [Jungle]

Track Listing

A1. Brief Encounters

B1. Set Speed

B2. Jazz Note

C1. Priorities

C2. Check Dis Out

D1. Vibration

D2. Maintain

Description

Welcome to the music of a true outlier in UK creative culture, an artist that has helped change the landscape of electronic music, KRUST.

Introducing 'Irrational Numbers,' a meticulously curated collection of five parts, available on both vinyl and digital formats. This compilation is a treasure trove of hand-picked records and archival gems from Krust's extensive discography, thoughtfully remastered and presented anew for both devoted fans and newcomers.

'Irrational Numbers' features a dizzying array of self-released 12" cuts, exclusive unreleased VIPs and dub-plates, alongside epic major label widescreen classics. It's an unmissable journey through the sonic output of one of the UK's most distinctive and forward-looking producers.

For longtime Krust enthusiasts, this project serves as a fond reminder of the boundless creativity and originality that flourished during the early 1990s and beyond. For those new to his work, it presents an enthralling introduction to innovative electronic music that has comfortably set the tone for generations to come. Get ready to experience the evolution of sound and immerse yourself in the visionary artistry of Krust.

HÖGA NORD REKORDS

Artist Gravité
Title III
Label Höga Nord Rekords
Cat No HNRLP032
Format LP
Price £17.50 NO DISCOUNTS
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 29/09/2023
Assets Download
All Genres [Cold Wave] [Electro] [Electronic] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. Eclipse

A2. Chilled

A3. Red Horizon (feat. Al Lover)

A4. Elation

A5. Oxygen

B1. Reptile

B2. Into the I

B3. Glass

B4. Fin

Description

The electronic, experimental group Gravité from San Fransisco is releasing their third album ”III” on Höga Nord Rekords. Their sound varies from motorik and beat driven, airy compositions to heavier denser numbers with swelling pads, glittering arpeggios and powerful Moog basses.

”III”’s balanced production gives the elements in the music room to breath and the tracks on the album often stands on a solid 80’s foundation; ”Into The I” sounds like an hommage to classic arcade game soundtracks but without modern Retrowave pastiches. ”Elation” on the other hand is three and a half minutes of cool and refreshing oceanspray. Gravité moves effortlessly over genres and moods, merging some of the finest moments of analog electronic music.

Like migrating birds, Matthew Riley and Aaron Diko seem have an inner pathfinder, leading them right no matter what musical airspace they’re flying in.