Tsuba 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: "Plasma", by Aural Distortion, has support from Tobi Neumann, Sebo K, Laurent Garnier, Ripperton, Shinedoe, D' Julz, Clive Henry (Peace Division/DC10), Rob Mello, Ralph Lawson, Prins Thomas and many more.

Review: Aural Distortion returns for his second single on Tsuba following the success of 'Fragmented' back in February. A side "Overlap" combines the best bits of electro, deep house and tech house to create a spine-tingling emotive epic. Sasha has been playing both "Overlap" and "Next" for the last 3 months and calls Aural Distortion "a real talent for the future". MANDY are also fans "Great tune! Well done boys". For the remix AN-2 doesn't disappoint with a Nu-disco mix that's lush, emotive and funky. Supporters include Lindstrom ("We love the An-2 remix!!!"), Tom Middleton, Pete Herbert, Prins Thomas, Mudd, Ewan Pearson and Quiet Village. "Emotional, soothing and melodic house just like Lindstrom." - Mixmag, "Superb electro-disco with a warm nudging bassline." DJ Magazine, "The An-2 mix has that Kohncke/Schwarz/Ame purity to it. Just lovely" - IDJ House. "Tsuba getting stronger with each release. "Overlap" contains a massive Get Physical/Poker Flat style motif & the An-2 mix has Subway-esq flourishes." - IDJ Electro House, "More of the high quality we've come to expect from the label. Early morning electro with a touch of 2 Lone Swordsman deep house." - IDJ Tech House. DJ Support - Sasha, Danny Howells, Lindstrom, Tom Middleton, Quiet Village.

Review: Huge support from Tiga, James Holden, Ewan Pearson, Jeff Samuel, Laurent Garnier, Alexkid, Paul Woolford, Billy Dalessandro, Jimpster, Ben Watt, Mugwump and Giles Smith. The follow up to 'Jackin Me' (Tsuba 03) by Eric Borgo & Olivier Raymond has finally arrived, this time using Olivier's better known alias of Oxia. An epic mix with elements of trance (the good stuff!) which place real emphasis on the builds & drops to create a melancholy dancefloor burner. On the B-Side, Daniel Stefanik provides an amazing hypnotic & glitchy mix which is deep, deep, deep but retains a dancefloor friendly vibe. Reactions say this is his best remix to date.

Review: South Australian duo the Carter Bros have their 2009 LP, originally released on local Adelaide label Cuckoo Music, pressed to vinyl thanks to Kevin Griffiths' Tsuba imprint. Laced with a Parisian motif the album dips and dives between cleverly sampled filter house, one-take analogue super sessions and Detroit love. A cavorting dancefloor essential.

Review: Tsuba brings some sublime deepness with the first part of David K's "Three Arches". "Incoming" is a unique and essential track for all fans of deep electronic house music. for the remix Motorcitysoul deliver a stunner, adding a heavier bottom end and their own melancholy melody that joins the dots between classic Chicago trax, deep house and techno. huge support from Laurent Garnier, Sven Vath, Dan Ghenacia, Chloe, Ralph Lawson, Steve Lawler and more.

Review: Danton Eeprom is a name poised to breakthrough in 2007 thanks to his forward thinking dancefloor infused electronica and a rock n roll touring approach to his live shows. "One Thing Leads To Another" is without a doubt the trippiest track released so far on Tsuba, centring around a twisted vocal from Danton, melodic bleeps and swathes of engaging synths.

Review: Emerging in 2001, Aybee has spent more than a decade gathering respect from all corners of the electronic music scene. Releasing music under a wide range of monikers over the years, Aybee's versatility is genre defiant and seamless in its quality. Tsuba score a coup here, coaxing him to remix "Reflexions" from Ethyl & Huxley not once but twice. The dub mix plays with a lonesome but bad ass bass loop and organic hand claps - coupled with the electronic melody Aybee shows us that simplicity is key. His second remix gets deeper and warmer as stretched synths roll and elegant wind instruments flitter along the top line. On the B-Side we have Ethyl and Huxley's "Slims"; dark, evolving and intense, the track is strewn with eerie recordings, chopped shakers and a creeping and spooky bass roll.

Review: Tsuba's ten year anniversary - that's right, it has been that long already - has been marked with hit after hit from a wide selection of artists from across the house kingdom. In fact, for this 2nd instalment of the festivities, we have White Material frontman Galcher Lustwerk remixed by the inimitable Jimpster, with the latter putting a more starry-eyed mechanic onto the original; For Romeau complete the A-side with a vintage-sounding remix of "Pinball" by Williams. On the flip, Roy Comanchero drops the Chicago bass over a minimal sort of percussion groove on "Hypba". Kevin Griffiths adds a little acid to the jingly 707 beat of "Satori", and completes a stellar EP from the magnetic Tsuba.

Review: What better way for Tsuba to start 2008 than with the huge 'Zone' by The Hacker & Eric Borgo, already licensed to Jennifer Cardini's new Kompakt compilation. The Hacker needs no introduction - a true pioneer with album releases on his own Goodlife label (with his friends Oxia and Alex Reynaud) and with Miss Kitten on DJ Hell's Gigolo imprint. In 2001 at the dawn of Electroclash they were booked all over the world with Miss Kittin appearing as a dominant nurse and The Hacker cold as ice behind the machines and decks. In 2007 Michel describes his style as 'classic Detroit style with Jeff Mills in mind'. Long-term friend and Tsuba artist Eric Borgo teams up with Michel on the moody techno of 'Zone'.

Review: Big moves from UK types Tsuba to celebrate their fifth year of sound tracking dancefloors with this special release that sees some of the label's finest works treated to hot remixes. Watergate resident Sebo K steps up to add his own distinctive peak time touch to Nina Kraviz's remix of Okain's "Scream", cutting up and twisting the Siberian's vocals around a rasping house bounce that's augmented by some dizzying rhythmic swirls. On the flip the ever excellent Arto Mwambe adds a vaporous mist of acid dust to Tsuba boss Kevin Griffiths' ode to Manchester United's greatest Frenchman whilst perhaps most impressive is the contribution from Art Department. Tasked with remixing Dyed Soundsystem's "Tapioka" they deliver a heavily filtered tweak filled with synth patterns that gently rise to brilliant prominence.

Review: Tsuba call upon the intermittent pairing of Jamie Read and Felix Dickinson and their Larry Heard Appreciation Society for a celebration of all things acidic on this upfront jack-fest. "Acid's Revenge" rides on a serious injection of 303 and simple but deadly drum machine bothering for a surefire club burner, complete with murky vocal incantations about the power of acid house. The "Dub" version boils the squelch down to a mean reduction that hits just as hard while the filter stays low in the frequency range, but there's room for some lighter fare with the decidedly sunnier "What Is Up". Letting some choice key stabs inject some colour into the mix, the final track packs no less old-skool punch in its mission to make you sweat.

Review: When it comes to a certain strand of deep house, Tsuba is unstoppable at the moment. The label has just revealed they've secured an EP from the much-loved Galcher Lustwerk, but before that they're debuting Luvless with the Luv Machine EP. Fans of Mic Newman's music on Tsuba will warm to this with tracks like "Down With You Baby" sharing that same laid-back vibe heard in some of the Australian's earlier productions, while its soft vocals are similar to fellow Melbourne producer The Tortoise. "Be Mine" is driven by a strong sustained lead with sprinklings of disco drums and basslines with some classic filtering, while the title-track is a deep, yet light, euphoric house jam.

Review: Spencer makes his Tsuba debut with the gritty rain of bleeps that is "Neon".

"Really like the remix and will definitely play" - Laurent Garnier

"Rocking original, huge rotation for me" - Funk D'Void

Review: It's time for the third and final instalment of Tsuba's ten year anniversary, and we have to say that they have been rather impressive up to now. While the label has undeservedly been attached to the tech-house blueprint, it has always been much more than that to us and, in fact, a tune like "Nude Runner" by Midnight Special" goes way beyond any simple kick-hat format. The same can be said for the ringing, bleeping sounds and drum breakdowns of "Eh Oh Um" by Peace Division, and this is certainly also true of the little Chicago-style bombshell that is "Fettluke" by M.Ono and Luvless. Tighter than a drum!

Review: Kevin Griffith's Tsuba knows slinky tech house better than anyone. Berlin's Sebo K has shown for close to a decade that he knows how to execute it. What more could you add to this equation you say? Well how about getting the godfather of deep house Larry hard AKA Mr Fingers in to show his deft hand at remixing and turning in three versions of "Aquamarine" that are pure gold. The "Acid Dub" displays his mastery of the 303 yet again over a smooth atmospheric groove. The "Raw Dub" is typical Mr Fingers with those lush and emotional strings accompanied by a low slung house beat and exotic bird calls. Finally "Raw Mix" throws back all the groove and shuffle taken from the previous dub mix, elevating you to sheer dancefloor bliss.

Review: A long and distinguished recording career for the always faithful Norm Talley has been lacking something Tsuba shapes until now, so kudos to Kev Griffiths for coaxing three drops of powerfully deep and danceable house from the Westside Detroiter. Each track here offers a different mood with A-side cut "Mid-Nite Madd-Ness" the peak time burner with classically Detroit house styled cymbal clashes cuing breakdowns, while vamping chords ascend and descend. "Holiday" is the warmer summer house jam with woozy Rhodes on loop, while "One Track Mind" is deep and rhythmic with a sultry vocal to boot.