Browse by Label: YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)

Artist:	XTRAK
Title:	Back_Up EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 001EP

"Yore -- a new label joint-venture by Andy Vaz (Background Records) and Alessandro Vaccaro (Persistencebit), focusing on the authentic old school sound in both house and techno. As an result of being bored of hearing this current trendy all sound the same minimal hype sound you can hear at every street corner, Yore's approach is to bring back the soulfulness and the deepness that this music so desperately needs. By selecting material from some of the finest old school producers, such as Todd Sines, Rick Wade, Terrence Dixon and others this sure being the case. 'Back Up' delivers an irrepressibly funky set of old-school techno tracks by Todd Sines under the .xtrak guise. The Chicago-styled cuts resurrect the '95 vibe of the material Sines produced for and with DBX (Daniel Bell) on 7TH City and Peacefrog, as well as on Carl Craig's Planet E. Back_Up EP presents four slamming samplings of techno-funk where acidy synths burble and ricochet over sexily slithering bass lines, backbeat hi-hats, stomping kick drums, and snares that crack and pop as forcefully as a slap to the face. On this first Yore release, Sines invigorates the globally-celebrated minimal techno genre with classic soulfulness and depth."

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Night of the Living Deep
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 002EP

"Yore brings you an EP by Detroit's house legend Rick Wade (of Harmonie Park fame), who delivers true deep house cuts in its most authentic form. Wade, who has been producing the slickest Detroit house tunes for ages, sure knows how to game play. All four tracks on the Night of the Living Deep EP burst with talent to create the sweetest harmonies you can find, mixed with catchy basslines and an overall strong warm groove that guaranteed will have people sweep the floors, while this is being played. You can't go wrong with this release -- forever night, forever deep."

Artist:	DRIVETRAIN
Title:	Tragedy Park
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 002LTD

Detroit's Derrick Thompson aka Drivetrain is a DJ and producer who heads up Soiree Records International. Harkening the rich production values of '70s Philly soul, "The Rain" features brisk rhythms with triangle, electric piano, alto sax, flute, and acoustic bass. "Angel (Serenity Mix)" opens with a sinuous house thrust and a tight, jacking groove, synthesizer flourishes, and a smooth vocal refrain. "Tragedy Park" is akin to a stomping techno raver with a smidgen of acid -- definitely a floor-shaking bomb.

Artist:	DIXON, TERRENCE
Title:	Train Of Thought
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	YORE 003LP

"Train of Thought is not only significant for being the latest album by Detroit legend Terrence Dixon but for being Yore's premiere full-length release. Dixon, of course, is well-known for his Population 1 releases on Juan Atkins' Metroplex imprint as well as for deep material issued under his given name on Tresor and Utensil. Other career highlights include co-producing Atkins' Skynet album (under the Infiniti alias) and Dixon's recent standout, Minimalism III, on Background Records. Dixon's uncompromising sound is heard in full effect on Train Of Thought. The album's tracks range from '80s-sounding Cybotron-like excursions to raw, stripped-down techno and warm, chord-driven house tunes. The double-vinyl set includes rapturous settings of synthetic sound and swinging cuts whose burbling keys, pounding kick drums, and brisk hi-hats evoke the brilliant sheen of Detroit techno. The striking 'Links' showcases Dixon's most artistically innovative side by pairing a locomotive tech-house pulse with complex vibraphone patterns that may remind listeners of Steve Reich's music; it's no exaggeration to state that nothing like 'Links' has ever been heard in dance circles before. In 'Ivory Coast,' Dixon weds a relaxed, midtempo groove with dreamy chords and evocative melodies to suggest the onset of twilight at a remote African-American outpost. Last but not least, there's an Andy Vaz remix of Terrence Dixon's 'Lost' track whose original tune was on his last Background records release.Throughout Train of Thought, his conceptual reach elevates his music to a highly personalized realm where dance rhythms seamlessly blend with inspired compositional ideas. Though his music may invite comparison to Drexicya and Atkins, Dixon's music is often imitated but never duplicated -- ultimately stands alone." --Deeprhythms.com

Artist:	VAZ, ANDY
Title:	Humanization
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 004EP

"Naturally, the material's deep fusion of house and techno is given the lush production treatment we've come to expect from Vaz but the EP is also, without question, his most dancefloor-oriented release with all three tracks exuding a laser-sharp club focus. Another distinguishing feature is that the material locates a perfect middle ground between exuberant extroversion and carefully calibrated restraint. Of course, Vaz is no stranger to the world of minimal techno -- in his Background releases, he's been pushing the sound for years -- but his sound is rendered even more irresistible when wedded to Yore's sleek Detroit-edged vibe. Setting the EP's tone with an infectious, eight-minute journey, the A-side's 'Humanized' breezily moves through episodes of locomotive swing and jazzy technofunk. Having been tested live over the last three months, the flip side's 'You Got?' regularly incites 'hands-in-the-air' results when played during club dates. While a female singer repeatedly chants the mantra-like title, a disco-house strut grows around it, powered by classic '70s bass lines and horns; the tune's as funky as it gets, and oozes serious hit potential. Shifting stylistic gears, the aforementioned deep house cut 'One For Charley' becomes even more alluring when Berlin's Tilman Ehrhorn lays enticing sax melodies over Rhodes keys and a classic swinging groove. Much like the inaugurating Yore releases by Rick Wade and .xtrak (Todd Sines), Vaz's Humanization EP feels both old-school and contemporary, and represents a bold new stage in his ongoing musical evolution."

Artist:	ORLANDO B.
Title:	Future Resist EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 004LTD-EP

UK producer Orlando B. laid down this material in West London, but its heart and soul lies an ocean away, as the "Motorcity" track title suggests. "Contemplate" induces a contemplative state with a sparkling flow of warm Rhodes melodies, crisp house beats, and creamy analog synthesizers. "Motor City" features thudding bass lines and stepping beats, while "It Ain't Over" drapes a syncopated keyboard theme and synth chords over a slamming house pulse to marvelous effect. Comes in two different colored vinyl versions.

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Night Tactics
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 005EP

"Rick Wade's second Yore 12", Night Tactics, offers four more polished samplings of classic funk-soul by the Michigan-born, Detroit house legend. The slamming disco groove in the opener 'Lostarts' provides a rock-solid base for a pumping bass line and Rhodes chords, while congas add Latin swing to the surging, string-laden techno of 'Theory of a Varice.' Ululating voices bring appropriately exotic flavor to 'World Voice' but it's the grooving pulse that stomps throughout that is its most beautiful detail. 'Vanguard Cinema' is the wild card here, a skanky shuffler chased by a reggae guitar riff that still manages to squeeze in hints of Wade's trademark warmth and soul. While clearly smooth and sleek, Wade's Night Tactics material is, above all else, masterful."

Artist:	BODYCODE
Title:	A Document of an African Past
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 006EP

"With multiple releases on Background Records, ~scape, and Ghostly/Spectral already under his belt, Alan Abrahams (aka Bodycode and Portable) presents a fabulous fusion of ultra-deep house and Afro-futurism on his Yore debut A Document of an African Past. Abrahams sounds positively unleashed on the twelve-minute A-side, 'The Centre of Time,' which pushes the Bodycode sound farther than ever before. After opening with scattered flurries of African percussion, a warbling bass line emerges, asserting some degree of control, before a skipping pulse and voice yelps send the track on its way. Abrahams has shown himself in the past to be a master builder when it comes to weaving layers into intricate masses and does the same here, too. Halfway through the piece, a breakdown occurs, allowing percussion flourishes to re-appear, now accompanied by a voiceover, before the tune kicks into gear again even more ferociously for the ride home. Abrahams continues to amaze, regardless of whether the material appears under the Portable or Bodycode guise. Note: unfortunately, the title of the record got 'twisted' in the design process and, consequently, the label displays A Document of an American Past when it should be African."

Artist:	MILLER, ALTON
Title:	Full Circle
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	YORE 008EP

Detroit's Alton Miller has issued more than a hundred recordings on Serious Grooves, Peacefrog, R2 Records, Octave Lab, and others. Full Circle distills the Yore credo with authentic, old-school house and techno. In "Time Waits," a bright flute glides over a swaying Latin-funk pulse spiced with congas, shakers and a soulful male voice. Driving tech-house rhythms anchor "Way of the Drum" and "Song for Beatriz" is an entrancing Latin-jazz swing. The rich material on Full Circle is overall the deepest you can find.

Artist:	SCOTT VS. ANDY VAZ, PATRICE
Title:	Split EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 009EP

Yore label-head Andy Vaz pairs up with Sistrum manager Patrice Scott. Vaz presents a slice of old-school funk and soul within a deep house formula that has more in common with Isaac Hayes and James Brown than with any techno icon. Scott offers "Azteck," where shimmering stabs congeal over a thudding kick drum and flickering percussion. While Vaz's cut draws inspiration from the traditions of decades past, Scott's looks towards the future when its gleaming shuttle lifts off for distant galaxies.

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	The Good, the Bad and the Deep
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	YORE 010CD

This is the first full-length release for Yore Records by Detroit house legend Rick Wade. The Good, the Bad and the Deep finds Wade continuing his very own deep strain of late-night house music he has been drawing upon since 1991, while still keeping his feet in the future. In fact, when the artist, DJ, and label head (Harmonie Park and Bass Force) sprinkles a little Chain Reaction dust over the funky handclapping swing of "Prime Expansion," Wade acknowledges a relatively recent style before shifting the spotlight back to his preferred territory. Wade naturally references techno and house but also pulls classic disco, smooth jazz, funk, and Philly soul into its expansive orbit. One hears traces of Barry White in the soulful strings that sometimes course through Wade's steaming tracks, Gamble and Huff in the sparkling arrangements, and The Crusaders' Joe Sample in the Rhodes flourishes that caress the grooves. Following an intro of soft chords, triangle, and congas, "Focus" achieves lift-off when the beats kick in, after which Wade sweetens the deal with twilight synth colors and silken strings. A smooth jazz spirit infuses "Xavi" with a feathery sax motif and a springy bass line buoying a sleek disco-funk pulse. "Hustler's Den" bridges three decades in a single gesture -- the cut's pounding stomp is overlaid by a see-sawing Rhodes motif and a '70s-styled bass slap, which are then joined by horn accents and a soaring string line. Wade's tracks are rich with detail but their essence is first and foremost groove. The Good, the Bad, and the Deep also features vocals on the last track by Marissa G. (Marissa Guzman). This eight-track set impresses as a polished portrait of the artist and should not be missed.

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	The Good, the Bad and the Deep
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	YORE 010LP

Double LP version. This is the first full-length release for Yore Records by Detroit house legend Rick Wade. The Good, the Bad and the Deep finds Wade continuing his very own deep strain of late-night house music he has been drawing upon since 1991, while still keeping his feet in the future. In fact, when the artist, DJ, and label head (Harmonie Park and Bass Force) sprinkles a little Chain Reaction dust over the funky handclapping swing of "Prime Expansion," Wade acknowledges a relatively recent style before shifting the spotlight back to his preferred territory. Wade naturally references techno and house but also pulls classic disco, smooth jazz, funk, and Philly soul into its expansive orbit. One hears traces of Barry White in the soulful strings that sometimes course through Wade's steaming tracks, Gamble and Huff in the sparkling arrangements, and The Crusaders' Joe Sample in the Rhodes flourishes that caress the grooves. Following an intro of soft chords, triangle, and congas, "Focus" achieves lift-off when the beats kick in, after which Wade sweetens the deal with twilight synth colors and silken strings. A smooth jazz spirit infuses "Xavi" with a feathery sax motif and a springy bass line buoying a sleek disco-funk pulse. "Hustler's Den" bridges three decades in a single gesture -- the cut's pounding stomp is overlaid by a see-sawing Rhodes motif and a '70s-styled bass slap, which are then joined by horn accents and a soaring string line. Wade's tracks are rich with detail but their essence is first and foremost groove. The Good, the Bad, and the Deep also features vocals on the last track by Marissa G. (Marissa Guzman). This eight-track set impresses as a polished portrait of the artist and should not be missed.

Artist:	MILLER, ALTON
Title:	In Flight
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 011EP

Alton Miller presents In Flight. on "Who Am I?" Rhodes accents and analog synth melodies match a marching strut -- timeless house music. On "Futuristic Funk" a looped voice incessantly repeats "too late now..." thereby adding a touch of delirium to the tune's stomping swing. Warmed by old-school synth flourishes, congas, and Rhodes melodies, Miller's rich and seductive club music makes surrender the only possible proposition. Deep, musical, and not to be missed.

Artist:	VAZ (FEAT. ALTON MILLER), ANDY
Title:	Different Hours Revisited
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 012.5EP

On this strictly limited release, Andy Vaz teams up with Detroit's Alton Miller, revisiting his fabulous deep-house cuts from his previous Different Times EP (YORE 012EP), here in extended vocals versions, with Miller singing layers on the hook. "Bygone Times" gets a choice reprise that intensifies into a steamy deep-house treatment, and the tough, bass-thrusting groove of "Hurry, Hurry" also gets another workout with Miller again boosting the cut with his soulful croon while the piano bangs out staccato house chords.

Artist:	VAZ, ANDY
Title:	Different Times
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 012EP

On this strictly limited release, Andy Vaz teams up with Detroit's Alton Miller, revisiting his deep house cuts from his previous Different Times EP, here in extended vocal versions, with Miller singing layers on the hook. "Bygone Times" gets a choice reprise that intensifies into a steamy deep house treatment with Miller's multi-layered vocals. The bass-thrusting groove of "Hurry, Hurry" also gets another workout with Miller boosting the cut with his soulful croon. Vaz's music has never sounded more energized.

Artist:	DUBBYMAN
Title:	Dubless EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 013EP

This release by Spain's Dubbyman (head of Deep Explorer Music), brings us some serious deep early morning house grooves, filled with warmth and sweet melodies. Each downtempo track focuses around a strong groove that will get your feet moving, while soulful voice snippets flirt with your ears. Also featuring a remix of "Loveless" by his brother Above Smoke, that takes the original mix into a more clubby 4/4 vein. Soul strikes back and empty-hearted music will be overcome musically.

Artist:	TRACKLETON
Title:	Jump
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 014EP

Trackleton stands for much more than just tracks. On his debut EP, you'll find disco, house, minimal, techno -- you name it, he brings it. The A-side is a Detroit-influenced dancefloor sweeper with melodies so deep and beats so sharp, they make no room for escape. B1 plays it cool all around the bass-line, old-school manner and minimal to the bone. B2 surprises with diverse disco. This music is warm, on point, deep, and yet fully dancefloor-oriented.

Artist:	KEZ YM
Title:	City Soul EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 015EP

Kez YM (aka Japanese producer Kazuki Yamaguchi) presents steamy, deep house cuts that overflow with warm Rhodes chords, hand-claps, and funky bass and drum grooves. "Pepe" is a soul-funk house jam with a driving bass throb, thunderous drumming, and wild electric guitar playing � la Sly & The Family Stone. With its house pulse, low-riding bass and honking sax, "City Soul Vibrations" is perfectly titled, and it's impossible to remain seated once the synth-heavy funk of "Washing My Heart" starts.

Artist:	VAZ, ANDY
Title:	Different Times/You Got Remixes
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 016EP

Four Yore artists tackle Andy Vaz's originals on Different Times/You Got Remixes. Trus'me gives "Bygone Times" an acid-house makeover, Lerosa works up a trippy lather with a weave of vocal loops and a stepping dance pulse on his version of "Hurry, Hurry," while Rick Wade roars in with his customary slamming beats to wholly recast Vaz's original. .Xtrak twists "You Got" into cubistic shape and is clearly the wildest of the four.

Artist:	MEMORY FOUNDATION
Title:	Reptiles In Exile
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 017EP

Yore presents a new release by the legendary Memory Foundation, who definitely haven't lost their magic touch. "Words" burns with electro-funk fire, with natural kit and cymbal sounds lending extra thrust to Berlin-ish metallic chords. A lithe, eight-note bass motif anchors the warm techno-funk of "Bass Traveller," as a flaring synth squiggles alongside Rhodes chords and a boogie-ing clavinet line. Textbook body music, "Summer Visions" is an earthier, mid-tempo funk workout, while "Reptiles" blazes a slinky house trail.

Artist:	A WORK IN PROGRESS
Title:	Untitled EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 018EP

Yore Records presents A Work In Progress -- Detroit's Priceless One assisted by house legend Chez Damier. Inspired by Chicago house and Detroit techno with a hint of New York, this 12" features two old-school club jams that rock for 8 club-ready minutes apiece. "Let Me Do Yore" starts off tribal and then adds triangle and shakers to its percussive groove before shuttling off into the stratosphere. "Moment Of Truth" features congas, claps, hi-hats and a kick drum that deepens the vibe.

Artist:	ABOVE SMOKE
Title:	The Fix EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 019EP

Javier Alvarez aka Above Smoke is a Madrid-based producer. On the first of four warm, atmospheric mood pieces, "Awfully" drapes dense synthetic winds over a grooving, bass-prodded deep house pulse. "Get Down" does exactly that with funky Rhodes chords, disco hi-hats, and synth swirls; a percolating bass line lends a propulsive charge, while crowd voices give the cut a party vibe. "The Fix" scatters fragments of the spoken line over a funk-house groove, with a nice, clapping Dubbyman remix.

Artist:	KEZ YM
Title:	Butterfly EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 020EP

Tokyo's Kez YM opts for a more pronounced party vibe during Butterfly's four deep house tracks, aided by producer Kazuki Yamaguchi. "Inner City Funk" grooves for five blissful minutes, bolstered by a crisp snare, a funky electric guitar, and a synth melody. "Bridge To Bridge" adds a disco-house pulse to a sleepy male vocal, and "Low Tide" chills the pace. The title cut grooves most powerfully, merging a rambunctious drum attack with a driving bass line and manic electric guitar.

Artist:	VAZ, ANDY
Title:	Shadow City
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 021EP

The Yore captain Andy Vaz presents 3 different funky house grooves. "The 'Y' Theme" gets deeply moving with a funky house pulse before the addition of speaking voices and a storming, acid-y end. "Shadow City" opts for a deeper vibe, but that's traded in for a slinkier attack that grows more ferocious. "Mumbai Dweller" focuses on the bottom end, specifically a strutting tribal-house funk groove that's dragged down deep by a throbbing bass. This is raw house at its best.

Artist:	MORNING FACTORY
Title:	Forgotten Moments
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 022EP

Yore presents a four-tracker from the Dutch duo Morning Factory that's remarkably accomplished for a first release. Netherlands-based Jean-Pierre van der Leeuw and Jozef Lemmens produce a high-octane electronic body music that's timeless and fresh. Replete with drop-outs and epic pulsations, "Runners" sprints in with a midtempo house groove, while "You Gave Up" is no less satisfying in its soulful breeziness. A female singer spreads her bountiful vocal gifts around while the boys polish a sleek funk-house backing to perfection.

Artist:	NAPOLETANO, MARCELLO
Title:	From The Depths Of My Mind
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 023EP

Yore proudly presents Italian producer Marcello Napoletano. This EP is classic, raw house in its purest form. "Mother Earth" barrels out of the gate with a bass-heavy thump while all manner of birds, wildlife, and voices chatter in the background and sparse Rhodes chords warm the proceedings. The dubby "Black Sea" takes a '70s fusion-flavored turn halfway through when a Jan Hammer-like Moog solo surfaces. "Rage Against" is a funky, booty-bass throw-down that anchors braggadocio with a slinky funk-house swing.

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Duke Of Cologne
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 024EP

Deep house soldier Rick Wade has been releasing deep house tracks long enough to warrant a royal title, and now he returns with the mighty Duke Of Cologne. Driven by a slinky backbeat, the title track gets its skanky kick from a wah-wah guitar figure and classic, disco-era strings. "Forever Pimp" rolls out an immense thrust. Alongside a driving house rhythm, congas, electric piano, a snake-charmer flute, and high-pitched strings take turns in the spotlight. Not to be missed!

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tokyo Connection EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 025EP

Yore returns with four funky and warm disco-ish house tracks from Tokyo Connection boys Kez YM, Rodenion and No Milk. The opener is five minutes of deep house delirium in a soulful mix that pairs a looped vocal wail with a bass-powered shuffle. "No Milk Awake" features a hypnotically stepping swing with electric piano and a funk-bass riff. The exuberance and joy of these tracks only heightens the appeal of these 3 cats from Tokyo and their very individual vision of house music.

Artist:	MORNING FACTORY
Title:	New Memories
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 027EP

Here is a 4-tracker from Netherlands duo Jean-Pierre van der Leeuw and Jozef Lemmens (aka Loves Got Me High and Enzovoort). "Maiden Voyage" is classic Morning Factory, a tight house jam that twists and turns for eight rapturous minutes. Darker undercurrents run through "Last March Of The Ants" when church organ chords stretch across a windswept, broken-beat shuffle. Creamy organ sounds also course through "Radioshow," which takes a nostalgic glance backward to a golden age, and "Cherish" is a charging, tech-house hellraiser.

Artist:	VAZ, ANDY
Title:	Straight Vacationing
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	YORE 028CD

Andy Vaz's Straight Vacationing is his first full-length artist album since the 2006 release of Repetitive Moments Last Forever. This album registers as less a straight-up collection of dancefloor burners and more of a variety pack that mixes club tracks and full-fledged house songs. Listeners hungry for just ordinary 4/4 throw-downs will not entirely get their share of those, but they'll also get a whole lot more on this dynamic and well-rounded set of eight album tracks. Straight Vacationing dives into house in all its rich variety: from deep melodic, early Chicago-influenced acid house, jacking-Jedi mind tricks to disco-type grooves and last but not least excursions into Bizzaro World, with an almost psychedelic experimental-edged sound. The album perks up the moment the first track, "Detroit In Me," appears and when its acidy bass line percolates so determinedly alongside a female vocal motif, Vaz polishes the track's Detroit surfaces to a mirror-like sheen. It sounds a little bit similar to what Maceo Parker might sound like soloing over a funky Detroit-styled bass. Saxophonist Andreas Pasternack spreads his creamy playing all over "Stubnitz" and in so doing, bolsters the album's already soulful character. The album's poppiest moment arrives on "Just Another Round," whose hooks Vaz powers with a lead bass line and sweetens with a chirping female vocal. The funky-as-hell bass playing and the music's cold sweat, not to mention the honk of Pasternack's sax, might remind listeners of a certain age of the J.B.'s, James Brown's '70s band. On the experimental tip there's "Fukuoka Liquid," a bubbly, acid-techno shape-shifter featuring a hammering groove overlaid with synth smears, and "Worlds Collide," an exercise in jacking acid-house -- old school all the way. The album features occasional guest players contributing to the house-driven sun-showers. As a bonus, the album offers free additional digital remixes from Yore all-stars such as: Patrice Scott, Rick Wade, Alton Miller, Memory Foundation, Ibex, Kez YM and Orlando B.

Artist:	VAZ, ANDY
Title:	Straight Vacationing
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	YORE 028LP

Gatefold 2LP version. Andy Vaz's Straight Vacationing is his first full-length artist album since the 2006 release of Repetitive Moments Last Forever. This album registers as less a straight-up collection of dancefloor burners and more of a variety pack that mixes club tracks and full-fledged house songs. Listeners hungry for just ordinary 4/4 throw-downs will not entirely get their share of those, but they'll also get a whole lot more on this dynamic and well-rounded set of eight album tracks. Straight Vacationing dives into house in all its rich variety: from deep melodic, early Chicago-influenced acid house, jacking-Jedi mind tricks to disco-type grooves and last but not least excursions into Bizzaro World, with an almost psychedelic experimental-edged sound. The album perks up the moment the first track, "Detroit In Me," appears and when its acidy bass line percolates so determinedly alongside a female vocal motif, Vaz polishes the track's Detroit surfaces to a mirror-like sheen. It sounds a little bit similar to what Maceo Parker might sound like soloing over a funky Detroit-styled bass. Saxophonist Andreas Pasternack spreads his creamy playing all over "Stubnitz" and in so doing, bolsters the album's already soulful character. The album's poppiest moment arrives on "Just Another Round," whose hooks Vaz powers with a lead bass line and sweetens with a chirping female vocal. The funky-as-hell bass playing and the music's cold sweat, not to mention the honk of Pasternack's sax, might remind listeners of a certain age of the J.B.'s, James Brown's '70s band. On the experimental tip there's "Fukuoka Liquid," a bubbly, acid-techno shape-shifter featuring a hammering groove overlaid with synth smears, and "Worlds Collide," an exercise in jacking acid-house -- old school all the way. The album features occasional guest players contributing to the house-driven sun-showers. As a bonus, the album offers free additional digital remixes from Yore all-stars such as: Patrice Scott, Rick Wade, Alton Miller, Memory Foundation, Ibex, Kez YM and Orlando B.

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Artist:	ELBEE BAD
Title:	In The Sky
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 005LTD-EP

Artist:	IBEX
Title:	Meltdown EP
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 026EP