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November 28, 2013

RiL017 Virgo Four - In A Vision (Trax)

November 28, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL017 Virgo Four - In A Vision (Trax)

Quite simply the best Chicago house music band ever. Virgo aka Virgo Four feature with 'In a Vision' for the RiL series.

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November 28, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
November 26, 2013

RiL016 Classic EP (Serious Grooves)

November 26, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL016 Classic EP (Serious Grooves)

20 years after it was first released the Classic Ep is available again as a re-issue. 

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November 26, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
November 21, 2013

RiL015 Project 40 - When I Fell in Love (Discomagic)

November 21, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL015 Project 40 - When I Fell in Love (Discomagic)

Project Forty is the first track featured on the>music:factory mix part two and is actually an Italian pressing of UBQ Project 'When I Fell N Love' complete with misspelt and incorrect artist name.

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November 21, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
November 06, 2013

RiL014 Who is William Onyeabor? (Luaka Bop)

November 06, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL014 Who is William Onyeabor? (Luaka Bop)

 Stop Press Record I Love!  Drop whatever you are doing and order this record now. Trust me.  

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November 06, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
October 09, 2013

RiL013 Boo Williams - A New Beginning (Relief)

October 09, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL013 Boo Williams - A New Beginning (Relief)

Boo Williams first record under his own name back in 1994 on Cajmere's prolific Relief imprint

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October 09, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 19, 2013

RiL012 Oneiric - A Tone Colour of Onirico (Mystic Records)

September 19, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL012 Oneiric - A Tone Colour of Onirico (Mystic Records)

Oneiric is a superb mix of deep rhodes, classic UMM style drums, acid lines, swirling Detroit influenced strings topped off with an spooky drop down featuring an out of breath girl who sounds like she is being chased around a haunted house. 

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September 19, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 18, 2013

RiL011 Earth People - Dance (Apexton)

September 18, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL011 Earth People - Dance (Apexton)

 'Earth People - Dance', which was created by Joey Lungo aka Pal Joey.  It is a really simple cut and paste house track mainly using a loop from Carl Bean - I Was Born This Way on Motown but it's so effective. 

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September 18, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 17, 2013

RiL010 basic channel - Q1.1/1

September 17, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL010 basic channel - Q1.1/1

There are so many basic channel tracks that could make it into the RiL series. However  RiL is all about bringing to attention tracks that may have been missed or went under the radar and some dusty dubs that are new for the next generations.  

 

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September 17, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 16, 2013

RiL009 Jago - I'm Going To Go (Full Time)

September 16, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL009 Jago - I'm Going To Go (Full Time)

Italian producers played a huge role in providing high quality production for the late 70s / early 80s American dance market, including Jago's producer Claudio Donata.

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September 16, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 15, 2013

RiL008 51 Days - Paper Moon (Touche)

September 15, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL008 51 Days - Paper Moon (Touche)

The production on Paper Moon was so far ahead of it's time it's ridiculous.  It stands up sonically against most modern deep house tracks even though it is now nearly 20 years later.

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September 15, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 14, 2013

RiL 007 Danell Dixon - Dance Dance (Nite Grooves)

September 14, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL 007 Danell Dixon - Dance Dance (Nite Grooves)

I first heard 'Dance Dance' at the Sound Factory in NYC and it was one of the standout records of the night as Junior Vasquez worked those legendary snares through his crossover.  

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September 14, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 14, 2013

RiL006 Delroy Edwards - 4 Club Use Only (L.I.E.S)

September 14, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL006 Delroy Edwards - 4 Club Use Only (L.I.E.S)

Long Island Electrical Systems is the best electronic music label to surface in years in my humble opinion. Instantly collectable, they are a modern version of classic Detroit labels such as Transmat

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September 14, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 13, 2013

RiL005 Larry Young's Fuel - Turn Off The Lights (Arista)

September 13, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL005  Larry Young's Fuel - Turn Off The Lights (Arista)

 Larry Young plays one of the most original synth sounds of all time on this incredible cut from 1975

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September 13, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 12, 2013

RiL004: Hercules - 7 Ways (Dance Mania)

September 12, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL004: Hercules - 7 Ways (Dance Mania)

7 Ways was the second ever release on the legendary Chicago label Dance Mania, produced by Marshall Jefferson during his purple patch in the late 80s.

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September 12, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 11, 2013

RiL003 Power House - Kenny's Jazz (NuGroove)

September 11, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL003  Power House - Kenny's Jazz (NuGroove)

A Kenny Dope production with Peter Daou on keyboards that was a major influence on me in my bedroom DJ days.

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September 11, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 10, 2013

RiL002 Manuel Gottsching - E2-E4 (Inteam)

September 10, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL002 Manuel Gottsching - E2-E4 (Inteam)

This seminal, timeless piece of music is hardly a lost gem and needs very little introduction to most but it is included early on in the series as it is truly a Record I Love.

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September 10, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
September 09, 2013

RiL001 M-I-Cara - Casa Beat (N-Joy records)

September 09, 2013/ Ralph Lawson
RiL001 M-I-Cara - Casa Beat (N-Joy records)

I chose Casa Beat as the very first record in the RiL series because it ticks every box for reasons why I started the project - It is an enigmatic one-off, largely unknown and a very very good record.  

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September 09, 2013/ Ralph Lawson/
RiL, House Music vinyl, Back to Basics, DJ Harvey, The Music Factory, Rare, Italo
November 16, 2011

the>music:factory mix part one. sleevenotes

November 16, 2011/ Ralph Lawson
the>music:factory mix part one. sleevenotes

From the first ever record played at back to basics to a unique look at every track in the Music Factory mix.  Sleevenotes 001

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November 16, 2011/ Ralph Lawson/ 2 Comments
Basics 20, Sleevenotes
Back to Basics, House Music vinyl, The Music Factory
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