Vinyl Releases
ARPEGGIO
12 Inch
06.03.09
amplified orchestra provide more unhinged disco party on one ep than most dj s pack in one hour! this awesome new amplified release is part house, part disco with a hint of cosmic spaciness. arpeggio is a long and deep galactic trip with atmospheric strings, dope synths and spaced-out effects. an analogue bubblebath of sounds combined with a pumping disco beat and static bassline. the fighter is an excellent mid-tempo disco work-out. killer percussion with banging beats, grooving bassline and enchanting vocals provide for an hypnotic dancefloor nugget. rumble is a robotic an quirky electronic cosmic dancefloor stormer. amplified orchestra have been around releasing the dopest sounds since 2002. their releases on their own label, amplified, gained support from disco and house lovers all over the world. not a lot is known about who is behind the amplified orchestra moniker, although there is a chicago address stamped on the vinyl. but where the music comes from is irrelevant when it s good
DISCO IN DISTRESS PT. 3
12 Inch
28.06.12
amplified cointinues their quest to find new and interesting talents out there. disco in distress pt. 3 again is an amazing collection of slow house and disco. quell comes with a slow house joint that even has some techno elements: rough beats and tough stab and synth work. s3a (sampling as an art) has had an excellent release called continuation early 2012 and serves you with another killer discofied house tune holdin’ on here. russian newcomer kirill delivers the breathtaking house cut feel the broken line. last but not least sellouts does what he does best: slow-mo-spaced-out-disco in she knows. tip!
DISCO IN DISTRESS PART 2
12 Inch
19.04.12
amplified is back with the second part of the acclaimed disco in distress series. this time whizzkid quell is joining in the action delivering a stunning deep house gemm in glengoyne! lay-far once again shows his talent for deep ‘n slow disco vibes. gimme is the heat. nicholas needs no introduction anymore. after killer singles on 4lux last year and a remarkable series of nu groove takes, he here delivers a very strong and original disco-gospel tune called blessing. last but not least we introduce you to the wonderful world of australian producer sellouts who comes with telling everybody a long and mesmerizing disco nugget. a real headnodder!
DISCO IN DISTRESS PART 1
12 Inch
17.11.11
amplified is back with the excellent disco in distress, as always highly limited first pressing so dont sleep on this one! this release is displaying some of the finest deep disco and house around. the first track on this ep >yellow< is nothing but wondrous house with amplified premiering producer lay-far from moscow, russia. lump (also known as arttu) comes with the excellent disco stomper >down with you<. on the flip you find sygaire and co. debuting on amplified as muddeg. their >luv no guarantee< is a stunning vocal house bomb. last but not least disco tweaker extraordinaire nicholas comes with the amazing slow disco burner >wind city<.
some seriously hot disco influenced house tracks by portugese producer lump who joined the amplified orchestra alliance. maybe not one of the labels that has been one everyones tongue and in the hype press due the no promotion, no-nonsens policy. but the real connaisseurs most definitely have it in check! 3 disco-induced house and deep house tunes with a gospel-blues twist. irresistable grooves again, and this is gonna be sold out quickly just like all the previous aos. dont miss!
LIVE AT THE BASEMENT
12 Inch
04.02.10
chicago natives the shake up connection with their second release on ao. their debut single you got me (on ao10) a super gorgeous, melancholic affair already caused a huge reaction with the househeadz worldwide. these 3 tracks are suitable for any dancefloor and mark the shake up connections fine blend of samples, electronica and acoustics and they get on their mojo for sure: pitched down guises and ready to rock. the immaculate production and frighteningly powerful build up should prove it all. must have!
YOU GOT ME
12 Inch
13.11.09
amplified introduces new kids on the block: the shake up connection. heading from the same town as fellow label artists amplified orchestra: chicago! their debut single you got me is a super-gorgeous, melancholic affair which sees 4 tracks suitable for dancefloor play. the tunes on this ep mark the shake up connections fine blend of samples, electronica and acoustics and they get on their mojo for sure: pitched-down guises and ready to rock. the immaculate production and frighteningly powerful build-up should prove it all. do not miss!
FOTO-KROME (YELLOW COLOURED VINYL)
coloured 12 Inch
11.09.09
insane electronic sounds from amplified orchestra. foto-krome is a mental and provides for classic dancefloor moments with its hard hitting drums, spaced out synths and off-the-wall vocoder effect. instrumental version is included too. cntrl alt dlt is a modern house tune with raw live bassline, mesmerizing keys and killer breaks n cuts! comes in very tastey limited yellow vinyl!
FUN THING
12 Inch
24.11.08
not a lot is known about who is behind the amplified orchestra moniker, although there is a chicago address stamped on the vinyl. cosmic slope is a spacey number, with bubbly basslines and a full retro synth workout to challenge the likes of moroder and co. it has a great cosmic vibe to it, with some lovely sounding synth solos and a bubbling bassline. the title track, on the flip, fun thing is a sick acid work out with a mean and aggressive 303 bassline, housey stabs, cool strings, superb sy
brill cosmic italo-disco tracks
SPACE LADY
12 Inch
09.11.07
some clean, remixed, re-edited tracks by amplified orchestra. quite obscure material, essential stuff and a must have for all the italo / cosmic disco heads & cbs.nu addicts, fans of lindstrom & thomas, clone, environ, rong music, idjut boys
COSMIC FIIRE
12 Inch
09.11.07
another great selection of very rare, or maybe even newly made tracks by amplified orchestra. some essential re-edited, re-arranged and remixed cosmic disco, italo disco or whatever disco boogie tracks.. wild!
SATELLITES ARE SPINNING
12 Inch
03.07.07
big one for all the italo and cosmic disco heads!! >satellites are spinning< is an amazing disco oddysey which kicks off with a patrick cowley like electric bassline and the builds slowly. more and more synths are laid down to ensure for a mighty climax half way true when the lead melody kicks in. on the b-side we have this amazing vocal booguie tune called >u cant help but dance.< this can be compared with a moodymann meets theo parrish meets dexter wansel kinda song. whatever this may be, rest assured this nugget moves booty when dropped in the club. this awesome package ends with an electronic p-funk track called >zweap.< the mighty linndrum computer reminds of earlier prince productions and the crazy synths sound like amp fiddler playing on another dirty and energetic george clinton meets parliament gig
MOON VOYAGE
12 Inch
19.06.07
another smooth release by amplified orchestra which goes way beyond the hip disco edits we hear all the time. on this obscure chicago label (hand stamped and no further artist info) we get 3 tracks with the sublime moon voyage (based on an old cosmic disco-funk track, but completly rebuild), the incredible asteriod (reminiscent to early moodyman and rick wade. very good detroit house) and the disco-funk-soul stepper lets have a ball. nice one
ELECTRICITY
12 Inch
12.03.07
4 smooth disco and boogie tracks in the remix, re edit versions by amplified orchestra. the title tracks is a crazy driving disco house track (kind of motorbass). the original version comes from a bollywood soundtrack. discotrippin is a great boogie track with a nice party feeling. a duck on my truck is a strange cosmic disco ish track which is really cool