Various
Alley Tunes Sampler

The top tier imprint that is Is It Balearic is back with more blissed-out and beach brilliance, this time with a trio of masterpieces from Das Komplex. A whole world of influences are called up on here and then distilled into primo Komplex sounds - opener 'Quest' brings a slick 80s new wave vibe with a ragged guitar riff and splashy hits over heavy drums and under well-treated vocals. It is awash with waves of dance floor warmth then 'Never Stop' is all shimmering vocals and Japanese house chords over 80s house beats. Emotive and uplifting for sure, then ' Dzis' closes out with chugging percussion and strummed acoustic guitars. It's a heart of the dance floor gem full of love and good-time vibes.

Following hearty banger dispatches from the likes of Soul Mass Transit System, J Shadow and a whole stack of smashers from Zomby comes this feisty five tracker from the mysterious All Trades. Full-flavoured and broad in its tempo range, it's a first class breakbeat trip that flips from the stark futurist jungle of 'Flex Metallic' to the slower hardcore techno of the title track 'Lost Summer' to the abrasive electro-influenced fracturisms of 'Return 2'. All this and plenty more; there's more than enough room in this warehouse for all of us to party.

Twisted percussion-forward kosmiche club brilliance from Niklas Wandt. Stepping cosmic house, new beat hypnotism, tribal piano breakdown madness & wavey vocoded synth make up the four track EP for the Animals Dancing imprint’s first release of the year!!

"Take a trip into the unknown and discover the slinky grooves and otherworldly sounds of the Patchwork library. Essential!"– Paul Elliott (The Library Music Film)Farfalla Records presents its new compilation dedicated to one of the most mythical and influential French library labels “Patchwork”.A collection of tracks focusing on groovy psyche pop, adventurous jazz funk, electronic experiments featuring analog synths, vintage keyboards and cosmic guitars recorded between 1976 and 1986 by renowned musicians from that era such as Jean-Pierre Decerf, Pierre Dutour, Teddy Lasry, Claude Perraudin and many more.

Dominican groovy cadence-lypso and deep reggae tunes !