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Smallville purveyor of the deep Christopher Rau with his third LP for the label, Better Times. Timeless crispy house music to stay forever. All tracks written, produced and mixed by Christopher Rau. Vibraphone on C2 by Taiko Saito. Mastering by Helmut Erler. Vinyl cut by Lathesville. Artwork and typography by Stefan Marx.
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SMALL 065EP
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Joe Davies aka DJ Assam makes a welcome return to Smallville following his Shields In Full Sunlight LP with the Pardon My Late Response EP. The past decade has seen DJ Assam releasing material for the likes of (his own imprint) Lehult, that he runs with a few friends, KANN Records, Super Tuff, and Smallville Records sub-label Down by the Lake, as well as DJing regularly at hotspots across Europe and beyond. Last year he made his debut on Smallville appearing under his own name -- Joe Davies with a long player project. Here he returns with more of his distinctive deep and hypnotic style on a new EP for Smallville. Up first on the package is "Errol Dub," a six minute journey traversing through bouncy bass tones, airy chords, crisp shuffled percussion and modulating synth lines before "Unknown" dives deeper via a reduced rhythm section, acid synth bleeps, soft bell tones and subtly nuanced atmospherics. Opening the flip-side "1234 Love" captures a more raw aesthetic with saturated drums at its core while an amalgamation of modulating synth licks and ethereal pads ebb and flow throughout. The Frankfurt Mix of "Hi Life," known from Joe's mesmerizing Smallville album, rounds out the release, journeying into dub territory courtesy of spiraling echoes and slowly unfurling chords underpinned by a bumpy off-kilter drum groove.
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Edward delivers his latest collection of works, the Eddie Green EP via Smallville Records, comprised of four originals. For the past decade and a half, Frankfurt-original Gilles Aiken, better known to most as simply, Edward, has been unveiling his productions regularly via the likes of his most regular home Giegling, but also Baby Ford & Eon's Trelik, White, Die Orakel, or DFA, plus teaming up with Ricardo Villalobos in 2020 for their Disordered Rhythm Metronomy project on Perlon. Here though, Edward marks his debut for Smallville Records, a fitting home for his deep, dynamic and hypnotic style which regularly blurs the lines of house, techno and beyond. Up first is "Primal Dream," a raw and reduced journey through modulating synth flutters, squeaky percussive twitches and a bumpy, robust rhythm section. "Blue Glue" follows and diverges into a more mystical sonic world with haunting chants, resonant synth licks, meditative chimes and ethereal textures intertwined with crisp, crunchy drums. Title-track "Eddie Green" opens the B-side, embracing a more dubbed out, deep techno aesthetic via murky chord swells, clattering organic percussion, throbbing low end pulsations and vocoded spoken word vocal lines. The aptly title "So Slow" then rounds out the release, dropping the tempo and shifting focus Edward's more jazz-tinged influences with wandering piano melodies and soulful vocal chants uttering the track's title, underpinned by shuffled drums and waves of sporadic oscillating synth.
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Following well-regarded outings on Phonica Records and Wolf Music, and a superb Many Shades Of House compilation released this year, Lausanne-based Lea Lisa joins Smallville Records with Poem For The Lost Souls, accompanied by remixes from Kuniyuki and Session Victim as a special double-12" package with gatefold cover. For these tracks, Lea Lisa has worked with several musicians in the studio to transform the warmth and organic feel of real instruments into her musical universe. The original mix of "Poem For The Lost Souls" leads, a jazzy house journey that ebbs and flows through fluttering flute melodies, ethereal chords, wandering piano and funk-infused bass grooves running atop organic percussion and disco tinged drums. On the B Side, the "Broken Mix" follows, as the name would suggest, rhythmically shifting focus towards off-kilter drum breaks alongside the other melodies and again -- all the ingredients that make a classic house track. Opening the C-side on record two, acclaimed Japanese artist and Mule Musiq regular Kuniyuki steps up to rework "Poem For The Lost Souls," in typical fashion the Sapporo born producer extracts the core grooves from the original and shapes it into something uniquely his own, laden with warmth, soul and dynamics. The duo Session Victim then round out the release on Side D with their interpretation, fusing together the original synth melodies with their own amalgamation of intricately intertwined keys and atmospherics, underpinned by a shuffled rhythm section and bouncy low-end drive. It's coming with a gatefold cover-artwork by Stefan Marx for a cherry-blossom glimpse of Yoyogi Park in Tokyo.
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Dial Records boss makes a welcome return to Smallville in March of 2024 with a fresh four-tracker EP Gravity Hill. Peter Kersten, better known to most as Lawrence, has been at the forefront of underground house and techno for decades now. His Dial imprint, co-founded alongside Carsten Jost, has grown to become a north star for many seeking out raw, emotive and understated electronic music and Lawrence's own productions follow a similar path, finding a home on many beloved labels beyond Dial such as Mule Musiq, Ghostly International, Giegling, Pampa and of course Smallville, that he co-founded together with Stella Plazonja and Julius Steinhoff in 2005. Title-track "Gravity Hill" opens the project and perfectly sets the tone with Lawrence's distinct atmospheric haze of keys, chords and pads billowing atop swaying bass tones and crisp drums. "Beaver" follows next and edges into dubbed out realms with expansive stab delays, rounded subs, modulating percussive flutters and a robust rhythmic drive. "The Swamp" then leads the B-side, diving into a deeper territory via airy Rhodes melodies and subtly unfurling pads, intertwined with organic percussion and a jazz-tinged bass line. "Stargazer" then concludes the package and shifts back to a more straight, dance floor- oriented feel via a twitchy acid bass, circling resonant synth licks, hypnotic textures and a swinging drum groove. Smallville 62 artwork by Stefan Marx as always, and this is the first 12" Smallville cover in full color, after 61 black/white releases.
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DJ Assam delivers his inaugural project under his own name Joe Davies. Entitled Shields In Full Sunlight and comprising eight original cuts, his debut album is full of beautiful shades, unexpected twists and twirling melodies. The past decade has seen DJ Assam releasing material for the likes of (his own imprint) Lehult, that he runs with a few friends, KANN Records, Super Tuff and Smallville Record sub-label Down by the Lake, as well as Djing regularly at hotspots across Europe and beyond. Through the project, Davies offers up textural ethereal numbers like opener "Hi Life" (featuring his brother Daniel aka Ossia, "Smile and Wave" and closing track "Nefyn." Also on offer is the more signature deep and dubby Smallville house sound with tracks like "Two Hours Earth Room," "Cygnus" (featuring Space Drum Meditation), and "AMY" (featuring Johan Kaseta), while the likes of "Echo Form" sees Davies deviate into Bruk with broken rhythms and jazzy melodies or "Movement Into The Breach," which embraces a more mystical, Balearic-tinged aesthetic. Once again Smallville delivers raw deep and understated music for the heads with Joe Davies' Shields In Full Sunlight LP. Full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.
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2024 repress. Get down with four magic house-cuts by Christopher Rau. These irresistible grooves will make the sun shine brighter for forever. Including full cover artwork by Stefan Marx. All tracks written, produced and mixed by Christopher Rau.
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Second coup by Bari-based Rhythm Of Paradise on Smallville. Michele Lamacchia is a Master of strictly timeless Italo-Vibes and he has learnt from the best. All the glory of no-nonsense Italo-house is dripping, warm and fuzzy, deep and rich house cuts for your listening and dancing pleasure. Like a butterfly! Cover by Stefan Marx.
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With being a DJ and producer, running a label and a record-store, Dana Ruh and Smallville have been soulmates for long and following the same paths. The label presents her 12" with crispy dancefloor-feels, heavy basses, and irresistible grooves. Full cover artwork as always by Stefan Marx.
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The lost tracks -- unreleased material from Move D and Dman. Around the year 1990, a group of producers gathered regularly at a space called "Blaues Zimmer" (Blue Room), located at Bergheimer Strasse, Heidelberg. The Blue Room was the studio of Dirk Mantei aka Dman, and David Moufang (Move D) calls it the one of the "keimzellen" (seeds) for what would happen in regards to the electronic music movement within the Rhein-Main-Area during the following ten years. The '90s were roaring, with a lot of mid-sized cities located relatively close to each other -- Heidelberg, Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Darmstadt -- and Frankfurt was easily reached. Various highly influential clubs and parties happened around that time and Dirk and David had their parts. Dirk Mantei and David Moufang, Eric D Clark, Robert Gordon, Nils "Puppetmaster" Hess, DJ Cle -- to name a few- all happen to live in Heidelberg and gather around at Dirks place during this time. Discogs calls Dirk Mantei "a katalyst figure in the 1990s techno scene of Southern Germany" and this is for a reason. He was running a record store (Dubtools) and threw legendary parties -- like Planet Bass, Hot Lemonade. When he moved to Mannheim, Dirk opened the legendary club Milk! out of nothing and later ran another club called HD800 (located in MS Connexion). Both were suited with the same famous -- and massive -- soundsystem, acquired and tuned by himself. David calls Milk! the birth place of his name Move D as well as Source Records as a label. Both David and Dirk's first vinyl release ever was a 12" they released on David's Source -- called Homeworks 1 -- four tracks that were released as one of the first CDs on Source Records a year before. Also "Wired To The Mothership" can be found on this CD compilation, a 32-seconds-long track -- and although far too short, it's special. Timeless components woven together in the most wonderful way -- Sheffield-inspired bleeps, timeless pads and Detroitish strings, a JXP-3 organ solo, analog drums and a driving analog bassline -- and then it's gone. When asked, why there wasn't a longer version of the track, David and Dirk said they were not happy with the mixdown back then -- so it took them almost 30 years to finally finish a 2021 full version together. Between 2011 and 2021, they both found themselves in David's Studio from time to time, Dirk was living in Mannheim and some sessions resulted in a bunch of yet unreleased tracks that slept on hard drives ever since then.
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Amir Alexander's unique production style and his musical output has been an inspiration for a long time. His record were always special ones and Smallville were loving the fresh vibes outta Chicago a lot. In 2012, the lable were happy to host Amir to play his first-ever DJ-gig in Germany at their Smallville night at Golden Pudel Club in Hamburg, as part of his first EU tour ever. The night remains a memorable one and the label closes the circle now and release this special 12" by Amir. Full cover artwork by Stefan Marx. The tracks were made in loving memory of Nathaniel Jay. Rest in peace and all the love to you.
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It's been a long way. All seems to blend naturally with A Long Way, the debut album from Parisian duo Jacques Bon & Drux. Jacques is a long-term friend, who was running the Paris branch of the Smallville record store for 13 years (2006-2019). He made himself a name also outside of Paris as a DJ and with music released on Giegling, Kann, Mule Musiq, and of course Smallville. Jacques shares his studio in Paris with Vincent Drux, a producer and sound engineer, who recently started his own imprint Cabale Records. Both got together naturally in the studio for hour-long sessions to craft an album together. House music at its most meticulous form. First, as a short form, in which every track captures another time zone of the dancefloor experience. And then as longform, as a whole album with a narrative that combines futuristic aesthetics, classic ethos, and human warmth. From the rolling percussion and windy-city style bassline of opener "Distant Voices", with its cut yet longing distant voices, through deepy, dubby, and raw "Celeste", the haunting synths of "Mirage"; The snares that arrive mid through "Space Ways" and launch into another level; The techy vibe ride of "Radiance"; The late night chords and peak time beat programming of "Your Wings"; And then final couple stick the landing with enough energy, deepness and beauty - "Elevate", which channels Bon and Drux's inner Fred P, and "Sandstorm", a mastery percussive tale with a long, repetitive chord that opens and closes, teases until it disappears and remains nothing but a whispery dying effect.
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The first ever solo Move D 12" on Smallville -- can you believe? After various appearances together with friends -- as Move D & Benjamin Brunn of course, but also as part of French-German-Taiwanese supercrew L'Amour Fou, this record is all solo Move D material! David takes you right on the dancefloor of the infamous Dome of Freerotation Festival in Baskerville Hall, UK. You might have heard of the friendliest music gathering in Europe that is Freerotation -- closing your eyes and listening to the A-side will sweeten y'alls wait for the next edition of the festival in 2022. On the B-side you will find hypnotic lockdown-grooves in irresistible Move D style to dance along to plus some serious B2-sweetness to meander home in the early morning hours. Cover Artwork by Stefan Marx.
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Christopher Rau is back in the house of Smallville. Four irresistible cuts, the keys to outer-worlds. Driving, yet playful. Sweet, yet haunting. There is only one who can do it like this. Make sure to lock the door and get lost. Comes with a full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.
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Can music be classic and contemporary at the same time? Can it contain a secret genetic code in which the summary of the past, the present pulse, and the future view are hidden? Be ahead of its time and not lose relevance along the way? Let's Call It A Day, the first album collaboration of German authors Move D (David Moufang) and Benjamin Brunn, proves it is not only possible hypothetically, but can also live amongst us. First appearing on a CD via Bine Music in 2006, it is now remastered here by Calyx and on vinyl for the first time ever. This is a complete piece built from seven sections, each one is a microcosm of unique textures, depth, ambience, emotions, programming, looping, and melodic rules; together they are a homogenous creation, a symphony that culminate in dance music experiencing elevation. Let's Call It A Day, which in a way is the big brother of Songs From The Beehive (SMALL 001CD/LP) -- their exhilarating installment for Smallville from 2008 -- is an album above the Zeitgeist. The way Moufang and Brunn fuse different genres together without committing to any musical doctrine, makes them appear prophetic. However, it is in no sense a retrospect feeling; even at the time it was clear that the perceptions, experience, vision, and delicacy of this album were outstanding. Every element here, every frequency, rhythm, turnaround or keyboard tapping, is the material from which masterpieces are made of. From the opening meditative, ever-evolving loops of "On The Magic Bus" to the abstract drones of "Grains" with its almost nonexistent bass drum -- like it was aimed to hit the ambient-house craze; through the mesmerizing dubbiness of "A", which sounds like a rave ending in an echo chamber and the constant micro-movement of the arpeggios in the title track; "Ω", which sounds like a soundtrack for a sinking submarine footage and the ambient downbeat of "C-Sick", which melts your heart from within; and finally the closer -- the fragile and elegant beauty of "Magnetically Leviated Train". More than 76 minutes of diving constantly deeper and deeper. This new remastered version will feature a brand new and extra glossy Stefan Marx gatefold cover, that will give the perfect visual expression of the album's timeless music. And If there was ever a downside to Let's Call It A Day, it would be its lack of a vinyl edition. Well, this is exactly what's being sorted out now, isn't it? Gatefold cover.
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Four tracks from the Smallville camp. Frantzvaag, from Oslo, is known for his trippy grooves on our sublabel Fuck Reality. Nightseajourney is a studio cooperation between Garrett David and Colin Johnson, two friends hailing from Chicago. Margaux is a friend from Vietnam/France, currently living in Berlin and known for her irresistible DJ sets. This is her first appearance on vinyl. Qnete rounds up the compilation with a deep and twisted track that's steady too with forward beats and a rolling sub-bass.
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2x12" version. Smallpeople's debut album, Salty Days (SMALL 005CD/LP), was released in 2012. In the time since, much has changed in the world of dance music. have remained dedicated to their unapologetically reassuring vision of house music as-a-whole. Smallpeople, as well as expanding their Smallville Records shop in Hamburg's St. Pauli, has continued to act on their direct-line to the beating heart of house music at some of the world's finest clubs, including their monthly residency at Hamburg's legendary Golden Pudel. Of course, all these maneuvers sit alongside their work running Smallville Records, and its sub-label, Fuck Reality. Given Julius Steinhoff and Dionne's stewardship in filtering the crème de la crème of house music from the underground and into clubs across Europe and further afield, it would be particularly cliched on this occasion to stress that their second record is "eagerly awaited". In their own way, they have already given us enough great records. But with Afterglow, there's another great record, and more importantly, one carved directly from the hearts and record collections of two individuals whose understanding of dance music appears to be some sort of blissful second-nature. This sort of earned assuredness is immediately established on opening track "Magic Interference", a rolling, deep, and somewhat jazzy house number with tumbling keys and sky-walkin' chords. This steady, blissful vibe sets the tone for the first half of the record, as the pair patiently unfold their touchstones; equal parts Chicago ("Hearts at Whole"), Detroit ("All States of Dawn"), and Hamburg, famed for it's transatlantic routes via groundbreaking clubs such as Front, it's a crystalline distillation of a sound that's earnest, but never nostalgic. Intuitive selectors as they are, Smallpeople pick the ideal moment to up the pace for the home-run, defined here by the spiky, disco bassline of "Beyond", an unexpected ingredient that Steinhoff and Dionne nevertheless manage to diffuse into space dust. It's a brilliant wrong footing before the wide-eyed, warm-hearted anthem-in-waiting, "Sonic Winds", a wonderfully cheeky glimpse of Smallpeople as peak time heroes, before the acid-flecked shuffle of "Benevolent Reciever" reveals their spiritual soundboy side. In conclusion, title track "Afterglow" surmises the generous spirit at the heart of Smallpeople's operation; a sensitive and irresistible ode to record stores, parties, community, and discovery. So, worth that seven year wait? Who cares about time, when your music is this timeless.
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Smallpeople's debut album, Salty Days (SMALL 005CD/LP), was released in 2012. In the time since, much has changed in the world of dance music. have remained dedicated to their unapologetically reassuring vision of house music as-a-whole. Smallpeople, as well as expanding their Smallville Records shop in Hamburg's St. Pauli, has continued to act on their direct-line to the beating heart of house music at some of the world's finest clubs, including their monthly residency at Hamburg's legendary Golden Pudel. Of course, all these maneuvers sit alongside their work running Smallville Records, and its sub-label, Fuck Reality. Given Julius Steinhoff and Dionne's stewardship in filtering the crème de la crème of house music from the underground and into clubs across Europe and further afield, it would be particularly cliched on this occasion to stress that their second record is "eagerly awaited". In their own way, they have already given us enough great records. But with Afterglow, there's another great record, and more importantly, one carved directly from the hearts and record collections of two individuals whose understanding of dance music appears to be some sort of blissful second-nature. This sort of earned assuredness is immediately established on opening track "Magic Interference", a rolling, deep, and somewhat jazzy house number with tumbling keys and sky-walkin' chords. This steady, blissful vibe sets the tone for the first half of the record, as the pair patiently unfold their touchstones; equal parts Chicago ("Hearts at Whole"), Detroit ("All States of Dawn"), and Hamburg, famed for it's transatlantic routes via groundbreaking clubs such as Front, it's a crystalline distillation of a sound that's earnest, but never nostalgic. Intuitive selectors as they are, Smallpeople pick the ideal moment to up the pace for the home-run, defined here by the spiky, disco bassline of "Beyond", an unexpected ingredient that Steinhoff and Dionne nevertheless manage to diffuse into space dust. It's a brilliant wrong footing before the wide-eyed, warm-hearted anthem-in-waiting, "Sonic Winds", a wonderfully cheeky glimpse of Smallpeople as peak time heroes, before the acid-flecked shuffle of "Benevolent Reciever" reveals their spiritual soundboy side. In conclusion, title track "Afterglow" surmises the generous spirit at the heart of Smallpeople's operation; a sensitive and irresistible ode to record stores, parties, community, and discovery. So, worth that seven year wait? Who cares about time, when your music is this timeless.
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Julius Steinhoff returns to Smallville with Along The Coast, his first solo effort since Flocking Behaviour (SMALL 009CD/LP, 2014). Now back on his own imprint, Steinhoff delivers three deep cuts for the dance floor, as always with full artwork by Stefan Marx.
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2018 repress; 2015 release. Brother Moomin is back on Smallville. After some releases on his own imprint Closer and Fuck Reality, here he comes again to strike a 12″ before dropping his second album A Minor Thought (SMALL 011CD/LP, 2016). Smallville present a special vinyl-only track here -- Moomin's version of Peven Everett's ultra-classic "I Can't Believe I Loved Her" is ready to hit the floors worldwide.
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Smallville have been big fans of Michele Lamacchia's music since he released Paradise his debut 12" as Rhythm Of Paradise on Cosmic Rhythm (2016). This track breathes everything the label love about house music -- deep rhythms and dope production, timeless sounds. Michele sent the label this EP ? three tracks plus a shimmering remix from his buddy Nicola Loporchio, aka Cosmic Garden, who is running the Cosmic Rhythm label. Full cover art by the one and only Stefan Marx.
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Due to typhoon Dujuan, Move D and his friends Benoit Bouquin, aka Initials B.B. and Marco Wollenberg, were trapped in the studio for a few days, when David visited Taipei in 2015 to play Corner Club. All the flights to and from the island were canceled during the storm, so the three had some extended studio and red-wine sessions. Three hazy and timeless cuts from the eye of Dujuan. As always it comes with a stunning full-cover artwork from Stefan Marx.
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STL on Smallville always means something special - fully functional for dancefloors worldwide but always poly-rhythmic, full of cryptic surprises and with the iconic STL twist. You'll be caught within just a beat. Full cover artwork as always by Stefan Marx.
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Psychic Advisor is a worldwide affair: Mysterious Makybee Diva from down under, Snad hailing from Chicago, L'amour Fou, the project of Move D and his friends Benoit Bouquin and Marco Wollenberg from Taipeh, and last but not least, Arnaldo reppin' Berlin/UK/Argentina. You might consider this record as a club night from start to finish. There is everything from slow euphoria to crystalline deepness, from shake-everything moments to different states of a sweet dream. But it all fits as if it was bound together. Cover artwork by Stefan Marx.
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2017 repress. Smallpeeps doing the Crystal Fandango. Back on wax with three fresh tracks that were well tested on the road for quite a while - and it was about time to put out this groover. As always it comes with full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.
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