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Nuphonic

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Nuphonic is a British record label founded in 1995 by former Ballistic Brothers member David Hill and London XPress club promoter Sav Remzi founded. Their first releases - like Faze Action's Full Motion EP - inaugurated a long string of classy retro-futuristic records rooted in classic underground disco cuts (David Mancuso's Loft, Faze Action) as well as UK's finest Electronic music (Andy Weatherall's beautiful Nine O'Clock Drop, Maurice Fulton).

Somewhere in mid 2003, Nuphonic went defunct. It was resurrected in 2005 as Tirk.

See also: http://www.tigersushi.com/site/frameset.jsp?page=Lbl.jsp&LblId=47 [Sept 2005]

  • http://www.nuphonic.co.uk Nuphonic's official site.

    Selected discography

    1. Joe Claussell's Spiritual Life Music [Amazon US]
      1. The Prayer (Acroostic Mix) - Jepthe Guillame 2. All Loved Out (Love Serenade Mix) - Ten City 3. Kanpe (Billys Organ Dub) - Jepthe Guillame 4. Nothings Changed (Vocal Mix) - Ten City 5. Mixed Moods - Mateo & Matos 6. Lakou (A Vokal Mix) - Jepthe Guillame 7. Escravos De Jo - Robust Horns - Kerri Chandler/Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell 8. Stubborn Problems (Combination Mix) - Afrikan Jazz 9. Symbols Of Life - Lucho [...]

    2. Last Night a DJ saved My Life [Amazon US]
      1. Largo - Handel 2. Red alert chant - DJ Premiere 3. I got to get away - Barker, Dave 4. True true - U-Roy 5. Funky donkey - Purdie, Bernard 6. Do I love you (yes I do) - Wilson, Frank 7. It really hurts me girl (Tom Moulton mix) - Carstairs 8. Vicious rap - Winley, Tanya 9. Get ready (looking for love) (back to the music box edit) - LaBelle, Patti 10. Love is the message - MFSB & Salsoul Orchestra 11. Glad to know you (Disconet re-edit) - Jankel, Chas 12. Weekend (Larry Levan weekend mix) - Class Action 13. Snake charmer (Francois Kevorkian snake dub) - Jah Wobble & Holger Czukay/The Edge 14. Bird in a gilded cage - Jungle Wonz 15. Frequency 7 - Visage

    3. Good Times vol.1 - Joey Jay & Norman Jay [US] [UK] [FR]
      Disc: 1 1. Open Up - Chic 2. Don't Let Love Get You Down - Bell, Archie&The Drells 3. I Hear Music in the Streets - Unlimited Touch 4. Summertime - MFSB 5. Mission Impossible - Lee, Byron&The Drag 6. Ali Baba - Holt, John 7. Prophecy - Fabian 8. Rebel Without a Pause - Public Enemy 9. Sound of da Police - 'KRS-One 10. Feel Like Jumping - Griffiths, Marcia 11. I Heard That - Russ, Eddie 12. Runaway - The Salsoul Orchest 13. Runawtoo Blind to See It' [Hurley's House Mix] - Sims, Kym 14. Spread Love [Classic Vocal Mix] - Fontana, Lenny Disc: 2 1. Thank You [MAW Mix] - Winas, BeBe 2. Fearless - Incognito 3. El Bobo - Lewis, Webster 4. Joyous - Pleasure 5. Funky Nassau - Munnings, Ray 6. Stone to the Bone [7"Version] - Brown, James 7. The Nicest [Instrumental] - Off, I.G. & The Haz 8. Hanging on a String [Conteplating] [Extended Dance Mix] - Loose Ends 9. Greater Love - Nu Colours 10. Optimistic [Album Version] - Sound Of Blackness 11. Just Us - Two Ton 12. If You Really Love Me - Wonder, Stevie 13. Califronia Soul - Shaw, Marlena --[...]

    4. Good Times vol.2 - Joey Jay & Norman Jay [US] [FR] [DE] [UK]
      1. Bourgie bourgie - Knight, Gladys & The Pips 2. For the love of the money - O'Jays 3. Can you feel it - Funk Fusion Band 4. Whip - Ethiopians 5. Ballistic affair - Smart, Leroy 6. Know how - Young MC 7. Ain't no mountain high enough - Inner Life 8. It's alright - NuYorican Soul 9. You will survive - Fiori, Johnnie 10. All I have in me (Musiquarium mix) - Young Disciples (2) 11. Time waits for no one - Carne, Jean 12. Scrappy - Wookie 13. Breathing light - Sawhney, Nitin 14. Kool down - Tenth & Parker/Mark Murphy 15. Love I lost - Melvin, Harold & The Bluenotes 16. Keep it up - Wright, Milton 17. Nothing but a heartache - Flirtations 18. One to grow on (growin' like weeds) - UMC's 19. Vulture - Siffre, Labi 20. Always there - Side Effect 21. Soul Heaven - Deep Sensation 22. Over and over - Sylvester (1) 23. Never like this - Two Tons Of Fun 24. Still in love - Rose Royce

    5. David Mancuso Presents the Loft, vol 1 [Amazon US] Loft Compilation on Nuphonic, vol 2
      Ain't No Stopping Us Now (Version) - Risco Connection | Is It All Over My Face (Unreleased Original Full Length Version) - Loose Joints | The Spirit's In It - Patti Labelle | Get Ready For The Future - The Winners | Life On Mars - Dexter Wansel | Say A Prayer For Two (U.S. Remixed Version) - Crown Heights Affair | Love Money - T.W. Funkmasters | Love Honey, Love Heartache (Larry Levan Vocal Mix) - Man Friday | Serious, Sirius Space Party (Club Version) - Ednah Holt | Yellow Train - Resonance | Mysteries Of Love (Instrumental) - Fingers, Inc. | Devotion (Bam Bam's House Mix) - Ten City | High Priestess - Karma | Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango

    6. David Mancuso Presents the Loft, vol 2 [Amazon US] Loft Compilation on Nuphonic, vol 2
      Disc: 1 1. House Party - Wesley, Fred 2. Can't Fake the Feeling - Hunt, Geraldine 3. L.O.V.E. Got a Hold on Me - Roussos, Demis 4. Keep On - D Train 5. How Much Are They? - Wobble, Jah 6. Woman - Barrabas 7. Notice Me Sandee - Sandee 8. Los Conquistadores Chocolates - Hammond, Johnny 9. Can't Live Without Your Love - Jones, Tamiko 10. Girl You Need a Change of Mind - Kendricks, Eddie Disc: 2 1. The Nervous Track - Nu Yorican Soul 2. Harmonica Track - Soulboy 3. 212 North 12th - Salsoul Orchestra 4. #5 (Go Bang) - Dinosaur L 5. Set Fire to Me - Colon, Willie 6. Chapter Three - Gibbs, Joe 7. Walk on Air - Holy Ghost 8. Macho City - Steve Miller Band 9. Little Fluffy Clouds - Orb 10. Rain - Morrison, Dorothy

    7. Joe Claussell's Spiritual Life Music [Amazon US] Organic house, nineties essence.
      1. The Prayer (Acroostic Mix) - Jepthe Guillame 2. All Loved Out (Love Serenade Mix) - Ten City 3. Kanpe (Billys Organ Dub) - Jepthe Guillame 4. Nothings Changed (Vocal Mix) - Ten City 5. Mixed Moods - Mateo & Matos 6. Lakou (A Vokal Mix) - Jepthe Guillame 7. Escravos De Jo - Robust Horns - Kerri Chandler/Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell 8. Stubborn Problems (Combination Mix) - Afrikan Jazz 9. Symbols Of Life - Lucho

    8. Nine O'Clock Drop - Andy Weatherall [Amazon US]
      1. Nice mover - gina x performance 2. Dominatrix sleeps tonite - dominatrix 3. Coup - 23 skidoo 4. My spine (is the bassline) - shriekback 5. Genius - quando quango 6. Water line - a certain ratio 7. Vegas el bandito - 23 skidoo 8. Black and white mix up - 400 blows 9. P2E remix - torch song 10. Warm leatherette - the normal 11. October (love song)'86 version - chris and cosey 12. Looks lie we're shy one horse - colourbox 13. Warrior charge - aswad

      Most fans of underground house will have heard songs like the nu-disco classics "In The Trees" with Faze Action and Yellow Sox's "Flim Flam". They have also released sublime drum'n'bass from bands like Larceny and Brubaker.

      The label was set up by David Hill and Savash Remzi in January 1995, with the objective of releasing contemporary jazz-music, in the broadest sense of the word. Both David and Savash are known for their activities elsewhere. David is a part of the Ballistic Brothers and Savash manages the Blue Note club.

      One noticeable thing that evokes great joy when you listen to Nuphonic songs, is the fact that you always hear new ideas and new sounds. It doesn't matter whether it's a drum'n'bass cut or something else, every record I've heard from the label has opened doors into another world of sound. I sincerely hope that David and Savash stick to their original motto and continue to release quality music whether it's drum'n'bass, house, hip hop og soul. Long live the underground!

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