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Our second vinyl release features four tracks from our own Icelandic Moff & Tarkin. Big Mango Bangers gives us a good taste of the fresh style that the Vienna based producer has to offer. The A side has two great danceable house tracks, "Naked" and "I Got This" that should rock any good dancefloor with some superb sample action. The B side really ties up the record and features "Mutual Distraction" a house track with an 80's vibe and "Skutla" a synthony which could really break up and reset the mood as a DJ tool. Each tracks has a place and the record is a great example of the diversity we try to encourage.

Nachtbraker is back! It's been a huge year for the Amsterdam deep house juggernaut who returns to Dirt Crew with his all new and colourfully titled Really Ties The Room Together EP.Constantly on the move, he's found time between touring throughout Europe, Asia and South America to continue to push his a-typical house sound forward with this year's HEIST release and his quirky jam Busy Bee that was featured on our Deep Love 100 Compilation.This three tracker is jam packed with bouncing club tunes and a whole lot of flange. Things kick off with the title track Really Ties The Room Together. It twists and turns over an unconventional but irresistible groove, shimmying shakers, brass stabs and a serpentine riff work together creating a super tight dance floor cut.Rew begins somewhere in deeper territory, suspense building beneath the clouds, a rumbling bass rolls in from over the horizon before a glorious funk guitar blows the whole thing wide open, letting the sun's rays burst through and that familiar Nachtbraker good time energy shine in.The rerub of Rew is something altogether new from our deep house protagonist, a break beat and casual groove guide gently towards an ever intensifying acid trip. Don't be fooled by the lovely deep chords, things get nasty in the end.It's best to expect the unexpected from our adventurous resident producer, and this EP is no exception.

Hot Casa Records present Togo Soul 70: Selected Rare Togolese Recordings from 1971 to 1981 .A treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings mostly recorded in Lomé during the 70’s , a fusion of traditional voodoo chants , raw soul and Afro jazz. Finding these tracks and their rights holders hasn’t become any easier even after few trips all over this west African country bordered by Ghana , Benin & Burkina Faso.We , at Hot Casa Records decided to select thirteen tracks, a snapshot of some hundreds of rare and often forgotten tapes from the most prolific, professional and exciting phase of the country’s recording history included international stars like Bella Bellow ( who even performed to Maracana stadium in Brazil ) to Roger Damawuzan compared as the James Brown from Lomé to forgotten tapes and brilliant songs in Mina, Kabyié and Fon language. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Togo was at the time even if the political context influenced their creation.A must have for all music lovers and soundtrack of the documentary Togo Soul 70 directed by Liz Gomis & Dj Julien Lebrun!– Gatefold Vinyl double LP with Two inner sleeves, photos , and biography– Deluxe Cd Digipack with 32 pages linner notes, photos , portraits .

Kian T, a self-confessed analogue synth addict, steps up for the 6th Secret Reels release and with an EP on Big Bait already under his belt and one forthcoming on Toy Tonics, 2016 is looking like a vintage year for this Italian producer.This EP is all about tough beats, warm & punchy synth lines and a few dusty vinyl samples thrown in for good measure.Kian's production values are always on point, and these 3 tracks are no exception, instantly standing out from the crowd.On remix duties is man of the moment Daniel Leseman. His solo productions and remixes are firm favourites with a vast swathe of top DJ's.He is also one half of Fouk, alongside Junktion, who have absolutely taken over recently with releases on Heist, Razor-N-Tape, House Of Disco and not to mention their own label Outplay.Daniel turns the tough syncopated beats of Flughafen into a shimmering, funk-laden piece of house.

The Kat Edits label have scored a real coup here, licensing a pair of tweaks the legend Domu originally committed to a super-rare Japan only CD compilation for the ESP DJ Classics series back in 2009. Domu's always been a classy producer no matter what he turns his hands to and this pair of edits really do deserve to be preserved on the vinyl format - kudos to Kat! Up top, "Love Vibes" by The Emotions is given a slightly upwards pitch adjustment by Domu, with plenty of skilled filtering to boot, whilst the B-side sees Claudia Barry's classic 1978 jammer "Give it Up" is embellished with some extra raunch sauce.

The second studio album from legendary singer and composer Tim Maia continues the groundbreaking blend of soul and Música Popular Brasileira started with his first release a year earlier. Although “Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)” was a massive hit (and covered many times over), the album is full of gems, from the tough fuzz funk of “Não Vou Ficar” to the sweet soul perfection of “I Don’t Know What To Do With Myself.” For the first time, this reissue also includes the single-only hit “Chocolate,” recorded at the same session. Listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time!