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LAX 150CD
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Eight years since A Short Introduction To The House Sounds Of Terre Thaemlitz (2010), and a long, fruitful relationship thereafter, DJ Sprinkles and Hardrock Striker begin a new project, teaming up as Skylax House Explosion (S.H.E.) A nod to Terre Thaemlitz's work as Kami-Sakunobe House Explosion (K-S.H.E.) that started in 2006, S.H.E. presents a compilation celebrating the run of Skylax Records which started in 2004 by DJ and producer Hardrock Striker. The two members of S.H.E. take on a mix either side of the CD, which accompanies a three-piece vinyl compilation featuring previously unreleased music curated by DJ Sprinkles and Hardrock Striker, owner of the label.
On the first disc of this mix CD, Sprinkles channels an all at once energetic and subdued sonic pallet -- much like her work as K-S.H.E -- presenting a mix that leans heavily on the sound of Skylax. Very much the straight-up house that the label is known for, but saturated in references to Paradise Garage, The Loft, and the ballrooms of Midtown Manhattan. In parts, the mix belies the insistently deeper mood of Sprinkles shows in recent years, but this is by no means an unfamiliar approach; Terre Thaemlitz has always maintained varying styles at once, often standing in opposition to one another. On disc two, Hardrock Striker draws from his recent label signees, such as Jason Grove, Octo Octa, Fuckthegovernment.Ltd, and Urban Inc. Striker packs more of a bag for the upbeat parties he is known for in Paris, while not straying too far from "deep" sounds allied with his label. The mix features friends from the back catalog of Skylax as well unheard tracks forthcoming on one of three exclusive vinyl releases. Here he unearths some overlooked gems from the last two decades, before ending with his work on the Peter Black and Hardrock Striker record, Dreamtime. House music is ubiquitous in clubs around the world. Stay underground, it pays. DJ Sprinkles' mix features: Garage Shelter, An Expresso, Jason Grove, Nick Beringer, Simoncino, Chez Damier, Soul System (aka Nicholas), Sameed, Damien Zala, F.T.G. & Belfie & Alex Tea, Joey Kay, Lady Blacktronika, Carlos Nilmmns, and Violence FM & The Underground Soulsavers. Hardrock Striker's mix features: Lady Blacktronika, Sinan Kaya, Urban Inc, Jason Grove, Love Island, Octo Octa, Rosenhaft, Concept e25, Kuba Sojka, Groove Riddim, Nathaniel X Project, Niko Marks, Signal St, Mike Sharon, Garage Shelter, and Peter Black & Hardrock Striker.
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LAXSHE 003EP
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To celebrate two decades of Skylax Records and a long musical partnership, DJ Sprinkles and Hardrock Striker team up as S.H.E. (Skylax House Explosion) to present the second of three exclusive vinyl releases accompanying the Mix CD for the 20-year compilation (LAX 150CD). Under The Ballroom presents music from Lauer, Octo Octa, and Violence FM & The Underground Soulsavers.
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LAXSHE 002EP
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To celebrate two decades of Skylax Records and a long musical partnership, DJ Sprinkles and Hardrock Striker team up as S.H.E. (Skylax House Explosion) to present the second of three exclusive vinyl releases accompanying the Mix CD for the 20-year compilation (LAX 150CD). Under The Loft presents music from DJ and producer from Istanbul Sinan Kaya, Parisian Flabaire, Love Island (Michele Lamacchia), Canadian Slowdawn, and Sameed.
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To celebrate two decades of Skylax Records and a long musical partnership, DJ Sprinkles and Hardrock Striker team up as S.H.E. (Skylax House Explosion) to present the first of three exclusive vinyl releases accompanying the Mix CD for the 20-year compilation (LAX 150CD). Under The Garage presents all new music from Move D, Jason Grove & Merwyn Sanders, An Expresso, and Signal ST as a referential homage to the '80s club of New York City.
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SKYLAX 120CD
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2018 repress. This is the debut album by K-S.H.E (Kami-Sakunobe House Explosion), a project from internationally-celebrated producer, label owner and DJ, Terre Thaemlitz, first released exclusively in Japan on Terre's private label Comatonse Recordings in 2006. Routes Not Roots combines Terre Thaemlitz's notorious "fag-jazz" sound with the classic New York deep house and cross-over dancefloor sensibility of DJ Sprinkles' Deeperama series. The results are spacious, bass-heavy, epic dance mixes filled with dark humor and harsh realities. As people have come to expect of Thaemlitz releases, Routes Not Roots mixes a wide range of social themes such as identity vs. immigrant status; community vs. tranny-on-tranny violence; authenticity vs. cultural decontextualization; openly gay African-American club imagery vs. gay sex on the Down-Low; innocence vs. childhood fantasies of violence; and more. From HIV drug trials to tranny and women's unemployment rates to sexually amorphous Japanese cross-dressers posing as high school girls, K-S.H.E doesn't miss a beat. This album contains 12 amazing cuts and is clearly one of the best house albums, ever. "Today's dancefloors are wakes in remembrance of a mythological era of openness that never was. Remember where you were. See where you are.... I'm in Kami-Sakunobe." --K-S.H.E
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