Harlem Station Recordings

Last night, we hosted a small listening party for our staff and a couple of our artists to demo and check out the upcoming 10-track LP from Breeze entitled “Rise“. Scheduled for release on Harlem Station Recordings on September 16th 2008, this compilation floored everyone in attendance. Let me repeat it again: We were all floored.

The depth, the story, the eclectic productions, the diverse featured artists and prducers, Breeze’s vocals, raps and even cough, all come together to create this gumbo, this “sauce picante” that takes the listener through an odissey of sounds and musical experiences and never lets go until the very last breath.

Tracks with titles like “In the Beginning”, “Desobey”, “Beast” and “Don’t Wanna Lose You” set the first half of the LP in a bouncy, evolving and groovy tone. With a quick sonic interlude that litterally props you up, the second half of the LP shoots straight up in beats, tribalism, groove and dance factor with such tracks as “The Future”, “Slutty Pooh”, “Afro Boogie” and more, just to name a few. This journey never lets go of its grip on your music senses and delivers a well rounded, solidly anchored and well rounded LP.

It became difficult during the recording of this LP to decide which of the tracks would get the single and remix treatment. After the listening party last night, we are no closer to a decision because all the tracks are phenomenally strong on their own and could easily be the source of many diverse remix packs.  One thing is for sure, there WILL be remixes, both on Harlem Station Recordings and our sister label Decibel NYC Recordings.

Stay tuned for the release of the promos for this LP as well as exclusive release dates with some of our disctributors. For more information, visit our website.

Giving in to the demand of our fans for more materials from the Harlem Station Recordings label, we decided to release for a short time two tracks never heard of before, for the die hard supporters:

Identity Crisis – Big Poppa’s Dream (Contender mix): It’s always a pleasure to appreciate the many ways this track has been remixed and re-served over the years.  It is really a symbolic parallel to the never-ending renewal that the person that inspired it continues to have on our daily lives, sometimes in minuscule but meaningful ways. This is Big Poppa’s Dreams done Contender Style…

The Undah-Dub – Back In Tha Day. Through a great friend from back in the day, The Undah-Dub was fortunate to work on this US National Wolkswagen commercial that aired during the Summer of 2006.  To encapsulate the hot and funky feel of the Summer while taking inspiration from the older soul generation (a theme that the commercial was trying to present), this was the result of getting funky, getting amped, getting drummed out.

All tracks are made available exclusively here for download courtesy of KVYM.NET Online Radio. We thank them for their support over the years.

For upcoming Summer releases and additional information, visit our official web site at http://www.harlemstationrecordings.com.

Summer is here and we have the coolest tracks to keep you fresh and comfortable for the upcoming heat wave!

Check out the latest EP from Fuze, serving beats, bass and attitude:

Pocketful of Funk is nothing short of it’s namesake. F-U-N-K-Y!

For an additional treat, check out the disco-tinged b-side track, “Le Groove Deluxe“. Here’s a promise, it will rock your socks off..

Find these and any of our releases from the following distributors:
- Beatport
- Tracksource
- Stompy
- Play It Tonight
- Juno Download

For a complete list of our catalog releases, please visit the release page on our official web site (http://www.harlemstationrecordings.com)

After a hiatus of almost 5 months (which focused on updating a lot of our management infrastructure and hiring 2 new managers), HSR is preparing two new releases that rest solely on two artists from sister record label Decibel NYC.

First, Fuze delivers a stirring funky number “Pocketful of Funk“, accompanied by a few interesting mixes from soon to be announced new roster additions.

Then there is Javas, our brother from the Czech Republic, who delivers a haunting vocal hymn over soulful rolling beats in the titled track Undervoice. This release features an ruckus remix by the duo of Identity Crisis who has been in the studio trying their best to lighten the load of projects and remixes that they’ve let accumulate over the last 6 months. Work is a priority all round the Harlem base.

Before the end of the year, our brother in the struggle from Florida, CRX makes his debut release on Harlem Station Recordings with the upcoming track Phat Boyz. Stay tuned as more information become available.

For a complete listing of our release catalog or to get your hands on some of our earlier releases, please visit our official website at http://www.harlemstationrecordings.com

We just got some new t-shirts for men and women, dog t-shirts, baseball caps, bags and much more in stock. They are all emblazoned with the logo of the record label which will say that you are a proud supporter of Harlem Station Recordings. Made with the highest cotton quality and available for shipping next day, we hope that you’ll support your label by purchasing some of them.

Visit our Store on this site and feel free to leave us feedback to let us know what kind of merchandise you’d like to see in our catalog.

The title right above is not only fitting as this is the first “official” post, but it’s also the title of our latest catalog acquisition. Breeze, currently signed to nappy-headed sister label DECNY, takes this one a little al-dente. He says that I had sumthin’ to do with the inspiration for this track (we’ve worked once before and that collaboration produced a true gem – see below) but I got to give it to my man: Breeze served it right back to me! With just a dash of old school.

Well, the track is deep and funky; got that third-beat syncopation that I like; my boy Douglas of DouglasAnthonyDesigns is all over it already (spies!); and I had to lobby, deal and plead haaaaard to get it from the clutches of YNCED!!!

Can I top this already? Well, through certain transactions and deals and what-have-you, i got first hint from the man himself via cell phone: Quentin Harris said he liked the track a lot. Jump ahead… Why does he have the track to listen to in the first place? He likes it… I had dropped enough hints about a collaboration or remix… See where I want to go but can’t go yet? Ok. Quentin didn’t say he’d do a mix. I’d love if he did a mix! Hey, I’d love if he joined the label! F#ck!

It’s some hot cheez over here. Lovin’ it all..

Raker Project – Work The System – breeze vs. cj burken remix

Harlem Station Recordings
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