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The Z Records crew is off to the White Isle of Ibiza and they want us to dance along at home - hence this fittingly summery selection of celebratory disco and house gems. There are naturally plenty of recent label highlights (see the cuts from Crackazat and JKriv & Adeline) and a swathe of fine tracks and revisions from boss man Joey Negro. Amongst the many highlights you'll find the celebratory disco brilliance of Bob Sinclar, Dimitri From Paris and Byron Stingily's "Love Is The Answer", the boogie/house/soul fusion of Opolopo's colourful revision of "Searching" by Roberto De Carlo and Dyanna Fearon, the soulful house sweetness of Cookie's "Best Part of Me (Unreleased Original Mix)", and Faze Action's epic, solo-laden, jazz-funk style re-make of Raven Maize classic "Forever Together".

Hot on the heels of their critically praised album “Havana ’58” and with fans worldwide clamoring for more, The Bahama Soul Club has now called upon a brilliant range of producers, DJs and artists to put their own personal spin on Bahama’s latest release. Sifting through the album’s finest moments they worked their magic on selected tracks and rebooted them into pure rhythmic bliss: “The Havana Remixes” is a bright collection of Latin, House, Jazz, Funk, Soul & Disco with a thoroughly modern take on Dancefloor Jazz.

Bargrooves Summer 2018 features the finest soulful and laidback house grooves around, in 30 tracks and two full length mixes, curated for the very first time by Jon White. His career has seen him rock the decks at prestigious venues around the world including Ibizan superclubs Pacha, Amnesia and Space, making him the ideal connoisseur for this sophisticated selection. Delivers all the essential summer vibes with uplifting Sunshine People alongside Human Movements chilled-out Run It By Me and a nu-disco remix from Opolopo of Rapsons Heat featuring Nathan Thomas. Bargrooves Summer brings together the smoothest records over the past year along with a few gems from the archive, all tied together with a universal groove for an unmissable summer compilation for the truly discerning house music lover.

Back in 2014, veteran Kiwi saxophonist and flautist Nathan Haines joined forces with regular collaborators Mike Patto, Vanessa Freeman and 4 Hero's Marc Mac on a limited-edition album called "5 a Day". Four years on, he's assembled the same team to re-record and remix it. The results are, for the most part, spectacular.

Half the fun of each new Ibiza season is the accompanying DJ mix albums that ensue. Here it's the turn of Z Records' legend, Joey Negro, who compiles and selects Z Records Presents Ibiza 2017. With Joey Negro you know you will always get an expert blend of house and disco, new and old. Here we see exclusives rub shoulders with first time digital virgins. Highlights include Dr Packer's thumping edit of "Change Position (88)" by Brooklyn Express, the hazy bass twangs of "Phantom" by A Band Called Flash and the warm electro of "It's More Fun To Compute" by Negro himself.

Over 2 decades since his last compilation on BBE Music, Jasper The Vinyl Junkie returns to the label with ‘Vinyl Junkie Thangs’ a bumper collection of effortlessly cool, eclectic grooves for heads and feet.

Z Records Presents Put Some Disco In The House displays a variety of stylistic content of the material, that is, will be, and perhaps will be, just a discovery. And undoubtedly the acquisition of a definitely sustainable mood! AC Soul Symphony - K-Jee Joey Negro Philly World Mix Produced Dave Lee Engineered by Matt Bandy Strings by Pete Whitfield Brass, Julian Crampton Guitar Luca Faraon Organ solo by Matt Cooper Wurly by Richard Adlam Percussion by Thomas Dyani Written by Charles Heardon Published by Unichappell Music P 2019 Z Records Ltd. Using Z primarily as an outlet for his own material, Dave has continued to champion all things funky and soulful with a consistently high level of quality underground releases.

Midnight Riot's ongoing 'Disco Made Me Do It' compilation series reaches volume seven. Like its' predecessors, the 20-track set prioritises fun and frolics, blurring the boundaries between disco, electrofunk, nu-disco and house via a mixture of unreleased cuts, high-grade remixes, exclusives and familiar favourites. There's naturally tons to get the blood pumping throughout, with the many highlights including Opolopo's deliciously squelchy, sun-soaked and soulful take on Danny Kane and Princess Freesia's 'I Love The Way You Do', Yam Who's fantastic, early '80s disco style rework of Bazza Ranks and Venessa Jackson's 'Talk Is Cheap', the synth-heavy nu-disco perfection of Sammy Deuce's 'Give Me Love', and the low-slung, party-starting brilliance of Brothers In Arts' 'We Got The Funk', featuring the distinctive vocals of Freakpower's Ashley Slater.

t's that time of year once more as we bring you The Finest - 2024, an album celebrating the sound of Midnight Riot!
Opening the collection is Sonic Soul Orchestra's electrifying remake of 'Deeper Love', featuring the powerful vocals of Phoebe Edwards and an unforgettable touch from New York legend John Morales. Label head Yam Who? collaborated once again with Stockholm DJ and production duo Rikky Disco on the gospel-infused 'Shine On', and a huge remix from Sophie Lloyd, whose devastating dub ignited Defected dance floors worldwide. Jaegerossa had another phenomenal year, delivering the perfect big-room Saturday night vibe with 'The Big Red', appealing to both longtime fans and new recruits