Groove Dis 2000 Year End 3 Day Only Sale (up to 40% off on select CDs)

From: Dirk van den Heuvel (dirkv@groovedis.com)
Date: Wed Jan 03 2001 - 05:21:09 CET

  • Next message: Leslie Shill: "power of sound playlist January 2, 2001"

    I don't often send these lists out anymore to people not on our mailing
    list, but this seemed like a deal many of you might be interested in. If you
    would like to see our complete stocklist with prices (but of items NOT on
    sale) please email me back and I'll be glad to send it to you.

    Dirk van den Heuvel
    President/GM, Groove Distribution
    "Your Guide To The Underground"
    http://www.groovedis.com

    GROOVE DISTRIBUTION
    943 w. superior, chicago, il 60622 tel 312.666.5522 fax 312.666.5507
    www.groovedis.com
    TO ORDER CALL 888-GROOVE-4 (888-476-6834) EXT. 103
    OR EMAIL MAILORDER@GROOVEDIS.COM
    YOU CAN ALSO COME BY AND SHOP WED 6-9PM AND SUN 12-3PM

    HAPPY NEW YEAR! WE’RE BACK!
    GROOVE DIS 2000 YEAR END SALE LIST FOR TUES, JAN 2, 2001
    Mail Order/Retail Price List
    we accept VISA/MASTERCARD (Illinois residents add 8.75% sales tax)

    BE A PLATINUM V.I.P. MEMBER FOR A DAY (OR TWO)!
    ALL THESE CD RELEASES ARE 30% OFF WHETHER YOU ARE A PLATINUM V.I.P. MEMBER
    OR NOT,
    CURRENT PLATINUM V.I.P. MEMBERS TAKE AN EXTRA 10% FOR A TOTAL OF 40% OFF!
    PRICES GOOD ONLY UNTIL FRI, JAN 5, 2001—LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND

    DIRK’S ESSENTIAL CD PICKS OF 2000*- ALL ON SALE AT 30% OFF! (40% FOR
    PLATINUM VIPS)

    All Natural/NO ADDITIVES... CD $13.50
            Not new, but hard to find until we bought up all the remaining stock from
    Cup Of Tea. The funky debut album from one of Chicago’s top hip hop crews.
    Top notch.

    AwayTEAM/LUNARTUNES:EP'S 1-4 CD $18.00
    After remixing SHIRLEY BASSEY and EMF and producing BADLY DRAWN BOY, AT
    released their debut album collecting their 4 Eps and including the tracks
    “Not My People” and “Motown Funk”). An eclectic mix of downtempo beats and
    breaks along with some uptempo big beat tracks ala FINGER LICKIN' or
    KINGSIZE.

    Blackanized/FUTURE GENERATIONS CD $21.00
    Blackanized/YUSH PRESENTS CD $19.50
            Two excellent full-length albums of hip hop beats with a heavy dose of
    jazz, funk, and latin flavors. Instrumental and vocal tracks that range from
    the smooth to the hardcore. (YUSH)

    Bougie Soliterre/SIMPLE THINGS CD $21.00
    The debut album from BOUGIE SOLITERRE features 8 tasty slices of classy,
    sophisticated jazzy house. A dash of Latin percussion and rhythms for spice
    and some soulful vocals here and there for some added flavor.

    Bronx Dogs/THREE LEGGED FUNK CD $22.50
            This album attempts to combine the sound of London 2000 with the sound of
    New York 1985 (or in other words "FRESH GROOVE" meets "TRAINSPOTTING"). Nu
    skoll breakbeats with a heavy electro tinge. -check the Groove Dis Sampler
    1.02 for a taste!

    Capsule/PARISMATIC CD $21.00
            Offbeat beatz and breaks with a French twist. From Catskills the label
    behind Pepe Deluxe and Feature Cast (and will definitely appeal to fans of
    those bands).

    Chateau Flight/PUZZLE CD $18.00
            I:Cube’s jazz and techno roots combine with Gilb’rs love of hip hop and
    house. Skips organically from deep house to laid back jazz via freeform
    beatwork. Excellent review in Xlr8r.

    Chicken Lips/ECHOMAN CD $16.50
            New album from KINGSIZE (MEAT KATIE, OUTCAST). 12 brand new tracks of
    (heavily) disco influenced breakbeat house (with some old electro and 80s
    new wave influences thrown in for good measure).

    Cooly's Hot Box/MAKE ME HAPPY CD $24.00
            New collection of COOLY'S collaborations with some of the world's finest
    producers: BASEMENT JAXX, DJ SPINNA, KINGS OF TOMORROW, FRANKIE FELICIANO,
    and more. Deep soulful house that shouldn't be missed. (SOLE MUSIC)

    Crispin Glover/RHYTHM GRAFFITI CD $22.50
            A wonderously funky house album on PAPER recordings. Tight horn sections,
    piercing vocals, and tech-house excursions. JOE SAYS DO NOT MISS THIS
    RECORD!

    DJ Q/TWENTYFOUR SEVEN CD $16.50
            Killer diso-flavored house from Paul Flynn and Filter Records (Paper Music
    and Nuphonic fans will love it!).

    DJ Stix/2ND NATURE CD $18.00
            Tasty downtempo beatz from Kingsize who are normally known for their
    breakbeat releases –check the Groove Dis CD Sampler 1.01 for a sample

    Deckwrecka/V FOR VENGEANCE CD $22.50
            Tight hip hop flavored beatz and turntablist action from Ronin Records (run
    by 23 Skidoo) –check the Groove Dis CD Sampler 1.01 for a sample.

    DZihan & Kamien/FREAKS & ICONS CD $18.00
            Spaced out boogie music including the cuts After, Before, and Homebase.
    Import copies.

    Hidden Agenda/WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CD $18.00
            Drum & bass duo Hidden Agenda come up with a mix of jazzy breakbeats that
    is aimed at house not house/West London crowd rather than their usual drum &
    bass fans. If you’ve heard their single “Get The Funk Out” on Zest (not incl
    here) you’ll know what to expect.

    Jollymusic/JOLLYBAR CD $22.50
            Original 18 track album from the Italian electronic producers behind the
    MAT101 material. Eclectic mixture of hiphop psychedelic disco, elctro funk
    and spaced out electr-acoustic material. (NATURE)

    Julie Dexter/PEACE OF MIND EP CD $11.25
            Excellent soulful R&B from the girl featured on productions by London
    Electricity. Features a version of “Burnin” by TATE’S PLACE.

    Klute/FEAR OF PEOPLE CD $16.50
            No. 2 in DJ MAG's D&B TOP 10. 4 stars in JOCKEY SLUT ("Klute shows himself
    to be a master of all subgenres...This is powerful, vital music.") and 9/10
    in DJ's ALBUM REVIEWS where they said "one of the freshest producers in d&b
    today". –check the Groove Dis CD Sampler 1.02 for a sample.

    Lackluster/CONTAINER CD $21.00
            The first long player from FOCUS--the new label set up by the former CLEAR
    RECORDS crew. The CD has 15 tracks. Ambient/atmospheric electronic music
    witha nod to Detroit techno but in the vein of REPHLEX, WARP, etc.

    Landslide/DRUM AND BOSSA CD $18.00
    Fantastic album of jazzy, bossa flavored drum & bass and breakbeats. With
    guests VICTOR DAVIES, KARIME KENDRA, and LONDON ELEKTRICITY. -Check the
    Groove Dis Sampler 1.02 for a taste!

    Lemon Jelly/LEMON JELLY.KY CD $21.00
            #1 ALBUM OF THE YEAR in DJ Magazine!!! “This is an album that comes over
    all cute and innocent, only to throw you off the scent with a well timed
    burst of odd behavior.” Their words not ours. Compiles tracks from their
    well reviewed Eps. Loungey electronica.

    Marius/BALANCE CD $22.50
            First album release from Belgium deep house label Wally’s Groove World. A
    mixture of electronic lounge, nu school jazz and late night dub house.
    Quality.

    Mighty Quark/IAN HENDRICK'S DISCO CD $25.50
            From KING SYNDROME SOUND (out of SWEDEN) comes this totally cool album
    mixing dub, trip hop, and funky breakbeats. Reminds me at times of ROCKERS
    HI FI, SPACER, VISIT VENUS and DMX KREW (and sometimes all of them at once).
    12 cuts. CD ONLY.

    Negrocan/NEGROCAN CD $24.00
            10 tracks of stylish and sophisticated Brasilian jazz with a little help
    from Snowboy and Roger Beaujolais. Does NOT include the club smash “Cada
     Vez”.

    Nick Holder/UNDERGROUND ALTERNATIVES CD $22.50
            Funky house album from NRK.

    Nigel Hayes/BUT IS IT ART? CD $16.50
            An amazing album encompassing downtempo, disco, deep house and beyond.
    Excellent review in the latest Jockey Slut. On Sunshine Recordings.

    Nine Yards Orchestra/OUR BACKYARD CD $21.00
    New school funk flavor from PAUL BUTLER (from the group PNU RIFF) and MAX
    BRENNAN (who hit last week with a dope house album). Soundtracky funk,
    acid jazz, downtempo beats, and everything in between. Like FELA, JAMES
    BROWN and the BEASTIE BOYS jamming in space. Ill. (GROOVE ATTACK)

    Nitin Sawhney/BEYOND SKIN CD $25.50
            Excellent mix of Asian/Eastern styled dance music-downtempo and drum &
    bass. Essential. On Outcaste.

    Nubian Mindz/NEW WORLD CHAOS CD $24.00
            Totally dope, progressive breakbeat jazz excursions (with a heavy electro
    influence) from the quality Italian label Archive. If it's good enuf for
    DEGO it's good enuf for you!

    Oh Krill/KRILL PAPERS CD $25.50
            New album from MAX BRENNAN (NINE YARDS ORCH, FRETLESS AZM). Cinematic jazz
    soundscapes. Out on Depth Charge’s DC Recordings. 11 track CD.

    Onecut/GRAND THEFT AUDIO CD $19.50
    New full length album of hip hop and beats from HOMBRE's leading act.
    Described in the last INTL DJ by their label boss JAMIE as a "soundsytem
    playing hip hop, beats, roots and a sub bass vibe..possibly the most
    blindingly original group within the beats and breaks scene." British hip
    hop at its best. Split between rap and instrumental tracks.

    Outcast/THE FAMILY CD $18.00
    Funky booty shaking breakbeat music aimed straight at the dancefloor from
    the man behind "CRIMINALS" and "MR SANDMAN". From Kingsize.

    Rennie Pilgrem/SELECTED WERKS CD $21.00
            Hard, bass-heavy nu-school breaks on TCR from the label boss
    hisself. -Check the Groove Dis Sampler 1.02 for a taste!

    Santessa/DELIRIUM CD $19.50
            Incredibly soulful downtempo vocal tracks with production by Sweetback’s
    Stuart Mathewman. Includes Phased, Eyes on You, and Nowhere. Essential.

    Shere Khan/AGE DCD $19.50
            8/10 in DJ Mag who write “Age takes us through the many sides of drum and
    bass, blowing the mind as well as the bassbins if you let it”. Includes some
    colloborations with Flytronix.

    Ski/LIFE CHANGES CD $22.50
            Check the review in XLR8R: “Careening from disco-house to deep soul, Life
    Changes touches on acid, downtempo, skuzzy breaks, and of course, the
    Rhodes-tinged Compost sound.”

    Sonar Lodge/SOUNDEFFECTS CD $16.50
            "Trip noir" straight outta AMSTERDAM. Full length follow-up to their
    excellent "BUZZIN EP". This CD ONLY release features funky VISIT VENUS,
    TOSCA, etc downtempo beats but with a full jazz band playing alongside and
    the somewhat eerie female vocals of their singer MARIE-CLAUDINE. -Check the
    Groove Dis Sampler 1.02 for a taste!

    Soul Drummers/MEDICINE MAN CD $18.00
    Having put his Midas touch to the works of artists like GABRIELLE, ASHLEY
    BEEDLE, and USCHI CLASSEN, the SOUL DRUMMERS (a.k.a. MARC WOOLFORD) is now
    at the heart of the AFRO ART label. This record is a frenzy of jazz
    influenced rhythms merged with digital technology.

    Tim Hutton/EVERYTHING CD $21.00
            Full-length from singer/songwriter HUTTON (formerly on ULTIMATE DILEMMA).
    Intimate and subtle folk vibes meets electronica. (PIAS)

    Uriel/EXPLOITS CD $21.00
            Mutant disco not unlike labelmates Jimpster/Audiomontage.

    Various/21ST CENTURY GROOVES DCD $19.50
            Wonderfully eclectic compilation featuring jazzy drum & bass, house,
    downtempo and breakbeats from Flytronix, Peshay, Rak Keith, Fellowship,
    Acrylic, Justice & Neil Trix and more. Out on Peshay’s own Pivotal Records.

    Various/ASCENSION DIMENSION CD $15.00
            Killer jazzy house with cuts from Funky Lowlives, Migs & Jelly and more.
    Heavy Latin influence on many of the tracks. -check the Groove Dis CD
    Sampler 1.01 for some Migs & Jelly action!

    Various/BIG CHILL:ENCHANTED-02 DCD $25.50
            The latest in the Big Chill compilation series with cuts from the Runaways,
    Audio Montage, Baby Mammoth, Unforscene, Blue States, Amon Tobin, Bonobo,
    Victor Davies, Tim “Love” Lee, DJ Food, and more. 24 tracks over 2 CDs.

    Various/BITASWEET-FUTURISTIC DANCING CD $22.50
            Dope tracks both previously released and unreleased by Seiji, Nu Era, and
    other West-London, Nu Jazz stars. Dope!

    Various/BONAFIED-A HIPBONE COMP. CD $19.50
            Very nice jazzy/deep house compilation from HipBone and Quiet Riot Records.
    Includes cuts from Bakazi, Glenn Turner, Alexis P Suter, N’dshea and
    more. –check the Groove Dis CD Sampler 1.02 for a sample.

    Various/CAT LITTER SCOOP 2 CD $16.50
            Dope compilation from Catskills of breaks and beats. Includes Pepe Deluxe’s
    “Woman In Blue” along with cuts by Feature Cast, Zero Theory, Capsule,
    Sonorous Star, and more. 16 tracks including 7 previously unreleased! Very
    funky. –check the Groove Dis CD Sampler 1.02 for a sample.

    Various/CHILL:IN 3 CD $27.00
            Excellent chill out album featuring Thievery Corp, Fila Brazillia, Handsome
    Boy Modelling School, Blue States, Kate Rogers, Faze Action, Ian Pooley,
    Beanfield, Minus 8 and more.

    Various/CO-OPERATION VOL. 1 CD $22.50
            A new compilation of unreleased, exclusive tracks from the top acts in the
    "West London"/house not house scene: IG CULTURE, DEGO, PHIL ASHER (PHLASH),
    NEON PHUSION, MODAJI, SEIJI, MISA NEGRA, NOEL WATSON (UNIT 46), and ALEX
    ATTIAS (CATALYST, MUSTANG). Absolutely stunning.

    Various/DYNAMITE JOINT CD $27.00
            Tracks from the DYNAMITE JOINT label (including all their big singles) with
    cuts by Frankie Valentine, Bell Café Band, Be Bop Dog, Tate’s Place, and
    more.

    Various/FUTURE SOUND OF BUDAPEST 3 CD $16.50
            Hungary represents on the downtempo tip. From trip-hop to drum and bass,
    nu-bossa-jazz to deep house, quality chill-out vibes abound. Dope.

    Various/FUTURE WORLD FUNK 2 CD $19.50
            Excellent compilation from Ocho featuring cuts from Gotan Project, Los
    Chicharrons, Boozoo Bajou, Juttla, Snowboy and more. “Further adventures in
    afro, funk, dub and future world beats.”

    Various/HI-FI JAZZ CD $22.50
            Compiled by Alex Attias (Mustang) this features tracks by G Force & Seiji,
    Soul Drummers, Likwid Biskit, Modaji, Karma, Jessica Lauren, Joakim Lone
    Octet and more. Includes 4 exclusive tracks. On X:Treme.

    Various/LAWS OF MOTION CD $18.00
            Killer collection of jazzy house (and house not house) from Modaji, Back 2
    Earth, Kaidi Tatham, Neon Phusion, Tom Noble, Stephane Attias and more. 11
    tracks.

    Various/MAIN SQUEEZE FAMILY PLANNING CD $22.50
            One of the definitive West London/House not house compilations featuring
    tracjs from IG Culture’s Main Squeeze label. Includes cuts by Mustang, Bembe
    Seque, Kaidi Tatham, Murky Waters and more. –check the Groove Dis CD Sampler
    1.02 for a sample.

    Various/OUTCASTE:THE FIRST FIVE CD $22.50
            15 track compilation from Outcaste Records featuring cuts from Nitin
    Sawhney (incl a live version of “Tides” and remixes from both Joe Claussell
    and Rainer Truby), Shri, Ananda Shankar, Kittu, Sutrasonic, Brownman
    Greenman, Bonobo, and the Badmarsh & Shri remix of Dave Pike Set’s “Mathar”.

    Various/OUTPATIENTS DCD $24.00
            Simply awesome compilation from Hospital records featuring London
    Elektricity, Marcus Intalex, Mr. Scruff, Uschi Classen and more. Very
    electic mix running from drum & bass, breakbeats, house and more.

    Various/PATRICK FORGE EXCURSIONS 02 CD $28.50
            From the same label behind the SOUL OF SCIENCE and ABSTRACT FUNK THEORY
    compilations comes this new album put together by dj PATRICK FORGE feat cuts
    by FRIENDS FROM RIO, DA LATA, BLAZE, G DUKE, JOHN SANTOS, and lots more. "A
    set that will stand the test of time. 5/5" -MUZIK MAG

    Various/ROUGH TECHNIQUE VOL. 2 CD $16.50
            Big beats and breaks from Freskanova. 13 cuts by Freestylers, Cut & Paste,
    Arthur Baker, Mad Doctor X, Freska Allstars and more.

    Various/SOUNDS LIKE INERTIA 2 CD $18.00
            MUZIK'S ALBUM OF THE MONTH! Features fantastic downtempo tracks by Hefner,
    Victor Malloy and others. –Check the Groove Dis CD Sampler 1.01 for a Hefner
    jam.

    Various/SPIRIT OF THE SUN 2 CD $27.00
            "Real house meets the Latin groove". Features tracks and remixes by MAW,
    JOE CLAUSSELL, KERI CHANDLER, NEGROCAN, SUBA, BOUGIE SOLITERRE, and more. CD
    mixed by one of the guys at RAINY CITY MUSIC. (DYNAMITE JOINT)

    Various/STONED ASIA 3 CD $25.50
            The latest installment in this popular chill-out series put together by DJ
    PATHAAN. This one features cuts by a lot of familiar names: CHRIS JOSS,
    THIEVERY CORP, URSULA 1000, SOLAR SPIRIT, NICOLA CONTE, INDIAN ROPEMAN and
    more. Asian influenced headz music.

    Weekender/KNEEL BEFORE ZOD CD $22.50
            Simply one of the best deep house albums of the year. Totally rocks!

    Yush 2K (Blackanized)/RETROTINGZ CD $18.00
            Jazzy, smokey hip hop style downtempo tracks from the Blackanized crew.
    Many of these tracks featuring a loungey, 50s style (ala Mint Royale,
    Shirley Bassey).

    Zimpala/ALMAVIVA CD $21.00
            ZIMPALA is a duo of two french DJs. They recently played at the Montreux
    Jazz festival and did remixes for MINUS 8 on COMPOST. Strongly latin flavor
    over a mix of slamming peak time percussive tracks, chillin songs for
    lovers, and inovative blends of bossa nova and d'n'b beats. Diggity dope.

    Here are some items that would/should be on this list but aren’t (solely)
    due to lack of stock: Tosca-Suzuki In Dub, Neon Phusion- Future Ain’t The
    Same.., Rurals- Headsongs, Hefner-Residue, Bent-Programmed To Love,
    Bonobo-Animal Magic, Vebrilli Sound, Mark De Clive Lowe- Six Degrees,
    Landslide-Drum & Bossa, Buscemi-Our Girl In Havana, Jaffa-Elevator, and the
    People
    Make The World Go Round compilation )

    Our first New Releases List of 2001 will be sent out this coming Sun, Jan 7,
    2001

    ORDERING INFO

    To order by phone call Mon- Fri 10-6PM (WED until 8:30PM) at 888-GROOVE- 4
    ext. 103.

    To order by email you must first call and set up an account. This requires a
    valid VISA or MASTERCARD credit card, which will be used to bill all your
    future email orders. After you set up your account you can simply email your
    orders to mailorder@groovedis.com.

    We are also open to the public Wed 6-9PM and Sun 12-3PM ONLY.

    We ship via UPS or USPS Priority Mail (with delivery confirmation where
    available). We ship to most locations overseas. In addition to the standard
    published shipping charges, there is a $2.50 handling charge for orders
    under $25.

    We do not ship COD. We do not accept personal checks. For phone and email
    orders we accept VISA or MASTERCARD.

    V.I.P. MEMBERSHIPS: SAVE BIG!

    V.I.P. memberships are a way for frequent buyers to save money. You do not
    need to be a member to order from us. There are three V.I.P. memberships
    currently available:
    SILVER For $25/year you save 10% off all music purchases.*
    GOLD For $50/year you save 20% off all music purchases.*
    PLATINUM For $75/year you save 30% off all music purchases.*

    In addition, all V.I.P. memberships include the following benefits:
    No handling fee for any orders (even if under $25)
    10% discount on dj equipment, accessories, and other non-music purchases*
    Limited stock items available for sale ONLY to V.I.P. members
    Weekly new release lists sent by email
    Cool laminated V.I.P. membership card (impress your friends!)
    Local members can “reserve” items for pick up Wed nights or Sun afternoons

    If you bought only four 12” singles a month over the course of a year you
    would save at least $151.20 with a PLATINUM membership-- if you bought four
    every week you’d save a whopping $655.20!!! In either case the $75
    membership fee would more than pay for itself.

    *V.I.P. discounts do not apply to marked down or sale items, “warehouse
    finds” and the like. However, in the event the V.I.P. discount off the
    regular price would result in a lower price than the sale price you will be
    charged the lower, V.I.P. discounted price.

    To join please call us at 888-GROOVE-4, ext. 103, M-F 10-6PM. You must have
    a valid VISA or MASTERCARD credit card to join over the phone or to place
    orders via email or telephone. If you live in the Chicagoland area you can
    come in and join in person during our “open to the public” hours, Wed 6-9PM
    or Sun 12-3PM. For in stores sales we also accept cash, money orders and
    certified checks in addition to VISA and MASTERCARD.



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Wed Jan 03 2001 - 05:38:21 CET