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2019 marks a landmark 25 years at the coalface of rave for Paper Recordings, one of the world's most treasured independent record labels. In that time, it has released over 2000 tracks ranging from deep house and disco to Balearic and leftfield pop on four imprints, produced by over 600 artists, producers and remixers. Their sounds have been spun and streamed into over 80 countries around the world, making them one of the most respected names in contemporary dance music. They make Deep Beats that sooth the Soul, Since 1994 we have been the finest purveyors of deep house and disco.
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The Paper Years
Wastepaper - "Origami" (original mix) - (8:48) 125 BPM
Paper Music Issue #2 - "Fatdansrubadubdub" (original mix) - (7:52) 128 BPM
The Book (Hardback dub mix) - (9:13) 125 BPM
Cine City - "Are You Sure Joe?" (original mix) - (6:04) 125 BPM
Wastepaper - "Scrunched" (original mix) - (4:11) 125 BPM
Paper Music Issue #1 - "The Bridge" (original mix) - (9:51) 128 BPM
Bookends (Attack Of The Crab Monsters mix) - (7:06) 125 BPM
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PR 357
01 Apr 24
Deep House
Nar Alt Rakner
Gjer Inkort (original mix) - (6:58) 128 BPM
MAde & Jimpster - "Gjer Inkort" (Jimpster remix) - (6:59) 128 BPM Hot
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PAPR 348
14 Feb 24
Deep House
The Paper Years
Beautiful People (original mix) - (6:34) 126 BPM
There's A Better Place (original mix) - (7:15) 125 BPM
The Way We Swing (original mix) - (9:33) 125 BPM
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PR 356
12 Feb 24
Deep House
Bolgen
Hetetakter - (5:15) 125 BPM
Holder Traden - (4:55) 126 BPM Hot
Bolgen - (5:13) 126 BPM
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PAPD 326
29 May 23
Deep House
Perspective
View - (5:09) 128 BPM Hot
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PAPR 347
02 Nov 22
Deep House
Lubek
Lubek - (6:53) 125 BPM Hot
Review: Aniso Tropics' latest outing on Paper Recordings is another suitably intergalactic affair, with the producer opting for a suitably cosmic take on nu-disco rich in stargazing chords, bubbly TB-303 style 'acid' lines and twinkling melodies. Title track 'Lubek', which is propelled forwards by a rubbery, delay-laden bassline of the sort popularised by Chicken Lips, is our pick of a strong bunch, in part because of its psychedelic electronic motifs, supernova synths and drifting, deep space chords. Elsewhere, 'Utopya' is a warming, analogue-rich slab of mid-tempo nu-disco smothered in gorgeous piano solos, while 'Apricot Memorex' sits somewhere between ultra-deep ambient techno and experimental drum and bass.
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PAPR 292
02 Nov 22
Deep House
Ukraine International
Various
Hakan & Tvyks - "Norr / Vychod 1" (original mix) - (5:25) 125 BPM
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PAPUKR 309
18 Mar 22
Deep House
Paper Cuts #5
Various
Neon Transmission - "Driving Me Crazy" - (5:13) 125 BPM
Review: If proof was needed that the term 'deep house' now encompasses a much wider range of sounds and styles than it once did, just compare this latest 'Paper Cuts' installment to any volume in Paper's seminal late 90s 'Splinter' series... we have, indeed, come a long way baby, and the more traditionally minded might argue that much of what's here would sit better under the umbrellas marked Balearica or leftfield electronica. But 'Paper Cuts #5' certainly makes for a varied and engaging listen, with standouts including Mordisco's strutty, punk-funkish 'Musica De Baile', the warped funk of Minus The Majors' 'Peanut Dust' and Neon Transmission's rave-basslined, pop-vocalled 'Driving Me Crazy'.
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PAPR 305
02 Jun 21
Deep House
Big Daddy
Reset & Soane - "Tropical Snowstorm" - (8:24) 129 BPM
Troffman - "Guana Bara" - (7:25) 125 BPM
Leap Of Faith - (5:28) 125 BPM
Troffman - "Big Al G" - (10:12) 125 BPM
Getting High - (6:20) 125 BPM
Reset & Soane - "Herringbone" - (7:44) 127 BPM
Song For Sesilia - (6:12) 127 BPM
Magik J & Soane - "Saxy Beast" - (8:40) 126 BPM
Where Do We Go (feat Anthony Gold) - (5:58) 125 BPM
Magik J & Soane - "Vivo En Rio" - (7:02) 128 BPM
Review: Wow is the word, as Paper bring us a 'best of' collection honouring Tongan producer Soane Filitonga, who died in 2014. It opens with a serviceable but unexceptional cover of Cherelle & O'Neal's 'Saturday Love', setting the tone for a set that is packed with contemporary funk/disco grooves, with nods to Latin and bruk beat on cuts like 'Tropical Snowstorm' and 'Boavida'. But there is a lot more going on here than simple pastiche/homage - there's the energetic, rolling jazz-house of the excellent 'Guana Bara', there's Raw Silk covered inna slo-mo, lo-fi hi-hop style ('Secret Weapon'), there's Hassanah Iroegbu-sung ballad 'Runaway' (think 'Des'ree does folk-tinged Balearica'), and so it goes on...
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PAPR 300
24 Feb 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Years Of Paper Pt 1
Crazy P / Various
Wastepaper - "Origami" (original mix) - (8:48) 125 BPM
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PAPD 266A
21 Aug 19
Deep House
The Wild Army Vol 3
Neon Transmission - "Driving Me Crazy" - (5:13) 125 BPM
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PAPDS 257
10 Apr 19
Deep House
The Tromso Collective
Runther - "The Blue Pill" - (6:58) 125 BPM
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PAPDS 243
25 Mar 19
Deep House
Preprandial
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PAPDS 258
13 Feb 19
Deep House
Noise On Repeat
Baker Lights - (4:18) 129 BPM
Review: Manchester's Paper Recordings do some envelope-pushing with a three-track EP from Minus The Majors that certainly couldn't be accused of being 'generic deep house fodder'. Instead, 'Peanut Dust' is a wonky, jazz-tinged workout that wouldn't have sounded out of place on Classic in their heyday, 'Baker Lights' opens with a hip-hop drum loops then breaks out into a glitch-tastic concoction of bleeps, squeaks, beats and what sound like trombone parps, while the Afro-tinged 'Ivasha Flew' rocks carnival percussion, vocal whoops, saxophone tristesse and muted, mutating brass sounds. Definitely one for the broader-minded deep house floors.
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PAPDS 253
17 Oct 18
Deep House
Can't Get Enough
Can't Get Enough (Bottin's Speed dub mix) - (4:57) 126 BPM
Played by: BRENDON P
Review: One for the dancers here! Paper Recordings are bringing us a fantastic debut EP from Italian duo Soundersons, who have come up through the underground house scene in Bologna. "Can't Get Enough" is a deep slice of nu disco on the electro-funk tip, with the wonderful Diana G on vocals. It's got '80s style synths and vocal hooks a-plenty plus clonking percussion, Rhodes and that Metro Area / Tom Tom Club vibe. Parts I and II are split into vocal and instrumental over one side on continuous play. The legendary DJ Spinna brings his deep NYC take on things that is underground house at it's best. He uses the synths, arps and the vocal to slowly build this remix that hits its peak at the end. Finally, Education finishes things off with a raw disco cut up that will surely burn up the dancefloor.
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PAPDLS 224
26 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Project Sound
Various
Nattmatt - "Brazilian Flower" (original mix) - (8:42) 126 BPM
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PAPDLA 232
12 Oct 17
Deep House
Project Fear
Various
Nutritious - "Discomaniac" (original mix) - (4:57) 125 BPM
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PAPDLA 222
26 Jan 17
Deep House
Paper Cuts #3
Various
2 Billion Beats - "The Moodyman" (original mix) - (6:43) 126 BPM
Ralph Myerz & The Kosmik Diamondz - "Lett Sommarmat" (original mix) - (7:54) 125 BPM
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PAPDLA 211X
09 Jun 16
Minimal/Tech House
The Life & Remixes
Acid House Creator (Ralph Myerz mix) - (8:53) 127 BPM
Squatting (Mental Overdrive's Party-Farty In Clapton In '88 mix) - (6:42) 126 BPM
Badger From The North (BG Baarregaard mix) - (4:58) 127 BPM
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PAPDLA 206
26 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Monokrom
Litt Dristig (original mix) - (7:43) 125 BPM
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PAPDLS 207
10 Mar 16
Deep House
Skrangle House
Various
Kahuun - "Impedansefest" (original mix) - (7:07) 125 BPM
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PAPDLA 203
12 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Acid House Creator
Acid House Creator (Ralph Myerz mix) - (8:53) 127 BPM
Review: West Yorkshire's self-labelled deep house super hero Flash Atkins is back on Paper Recordings with more sultry late night grooves that he's steadily built his reputation on in the last few years. The original mix of "Acid House Creator" is a brilliant nu disco jam that fans of Futureboogie and Retrofit will definitely dig. While the driving funky house of Ralph Myerz mix will definitely come in handy during the peak time slot. Tal M Klein's remix however is the real highlight here; African drumming soon gives way to epic 303 acid and dramatic strings on this low slung groove. Finally the "2 Million Beats Remix" gets back on the nu disco tip that fans of Full Pupp will dig.
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PAPDLS 191
01 Oct 15
Deep House
Let's Get Serious
Renata (original mix) - (7:33) 125 BPM
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PAPDLS 194
18 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
The Life & Times
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PAPDLA 193
11 May 15
Deep House
Recognise
Dirty Diva (feat Nomi Ruiz - original mix) - (9:21) 125 BPM
Played by: Flash Atkins
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PAPDLS 188
30 Apr 15
Minimal/Tech House
Levenshulme Orphanage For Boys
Levenshulme Orphanage For Boys (Richard Seaborne mix) - (5:58) 125 BPM
Review: Almost a year after his last release, Manchester-based caped crusader Flash Atkins (AKA Paper boss Ben Davis) returns to action. "Levenshulme Orphanage For Boys" is a synth-laden chugger - a 1110 BPM chunk of deep house/nu-disco fusion stuffed with undulating electronic motifs and chopped-up vocal yelps. The Deaf Boys Dub offers a rougher, rave-influenced interpretation, with dirtier synth motifs adding a druggy frisson of excitement to proceedings. While there's a faster, more frantic Richard Seaborne mix for those who want a little more energy, Doc L Junior provides the stand out rework - a decidedly trippy, psychedelic dancefloor concoction that sounds like it was tailor made for Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston's A Love From Outer Space parties.
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PAPDLS 181
05 Mar 15
Deep House
The Nostalgia EP
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PAPDLS 186
05 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Give It Up - 2014 Vocal Remasters
Give It Up (2014 remasters - Reset vocal mix) - (6:27) 126 BPM
Played by: Chris Massey
Review: Amazingly, it's been some 12 years since the release of Give It Up, arguably Crazy P's first major dancefloor hit (certainly their most accessible and radio-friendly single of the period). Here, the original 2002 remixes single - featuring versions from LAID, Faze Action and Reset - gets re-mastered and reissued. Interestingly, the throbbing deep house-disco take from LAID is featured here in its vocal form (the original 12" boasted just the instrumental). The standout is arguably Faze Action's revivalist disco interpretation, which boasts a seriously heavy synth bassline and dubbed-out drum machine handclaps in addition to Crazy P's original instrumentation. The Reset version, meanwhile, has a surprisingly warm and organic feel that makes it particularly attractive.
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PAPDLS 177
02 Oct 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Give It Up (2014 Dub Remasters)
Give It Up (Reset dub mix) - (6:27) 126 BPM
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PAPDLS 178
02 Oct 14
Deep House
Stay Kosmik
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PAPDLS 172
24 Jul 14
Deep House
The Best Of Daco Volume 1
Daco - "Beats & Chips" (original mix) - (6:41) 127 BPM
Played by: Flash Atkins, Weedyman
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PAPDLA 156
04 Nov 13
Deep House
1, 2, 3 Breathe
1, 2, 3 Breathe (house dub mix) - (5:53) 125 BPM Hot
Review: Freaks man Justin Harris has been pretty quiet of late, having not released any solo material for some time. "1,2,3 Breathe", then, is something of a rare treat for those who grew up with his particular brand of wonky, eccentric deep house. The track itself isn't as quirky as some of his offerings - think of it as a stylish, off beat vocal deep house cut with leftfield leanings - but it is a cut above the norm. The standout mix is the oddball House Dub - all shuffling percussion, booming low end and breathy vocalizing - but the two slower alternate takes - the house-boogie stylings of the Midtempo Mix and the dreamy Downtempo Mix - are also very good.
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PAPDLS 151
26 Aug 13
Deep House
Those Pesky Kids
Miles Away (2 Bit Whore mix) - (8:50) 127 BPM
Our Sunshine Suite (original mix) - (8:12) 125 BPM
I Will Lead (Hollway & Eastwick mix) - (7:21) 126 BPM Hot
My First Acid House (original mix) - (5:37) 126 BPM
High Hopes (feat Denise Johnson - original mix) - (6:12) 126 BPM
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PAPDLA 037
20 May 13
Deep House
Paper Cuts #1
Various
2 Billion Beats - "The Moodymann" (original mix) - (6:43) 126 BPM Hot
Daco - "Beats & Chips" (original mix) - (6:41) 127 BPM
Played by: DJ Mau Mau, CHEWY RUBS
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PAPDLA 028
11 Jun 12
Deep House
Solid Silver
I Know What You Did - (4:32) 126 BPM
Played by: Flash Atkins
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PAPDLA 025
24 Oct 11
Deep House
Musica Alfresco
The Moodyman - (6:43) 126 BPM Hot
Played by: Danny Daze
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PAPDLS 118
04 Jul 11
Deep House
We Could Be
We Could Be - (6:22) 125 BPM
We Could Be (Deadstock 33s club mix) - (5:13) 125 BPM Hot
We Could Be (Flash Atkins mix) - (5:54) 125 BPM
We Could Be (Ashley Casselle & Mark OBrien mix) - (10:18) 125 BPM
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PAPDLS 110
06 Sep 10
Deep House
Aquarium
Something For You - (6:36) 126 BPM
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PAPDLS 107
22 Mar 10
Deep House
Ascension
Ascension - (6:11) 125 BPM
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PAPDLS 104
14 Sep 09
Deep House
Supertight
They Prefer The Disco (Original Mix) - (5:24) 125 BPM
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PAPDLS 103
13 Jul 09
Deep House
Viva Blue
Viva Blue (Martin Venetjoki's De-Pressed mix) - (6:46) 127 BPM
Viva Blue (Ralph Myerz 5am Eternal mix) - (5:52) 125 BPM Hot
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PAPDLS 102
18 May 09
Deep House
Colour World Soul
Fling Up Your Wig (feat KC Sista 2) - (6:00) 126 BPM Hot
Neon Flash (feat Weldons High Priestess) - (7:03) 127 BPM
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PAPDLA 19
01 Apr 04
Deep House
Off Shoot
Pussy Break - (4:50) 126 BPM
Might As Well (Troffman mix) - (5:24) 125 BPM Hot
Photoshot (electro mix) - (5:18) 129 BPM
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PAPDLA 20
12 Dec 03
Deep House
Take A Small Break (Something Happens)
Take A Small Break (Something Happens) (Problem Kids mix) - (6:29) 126 BPM Hot
Take A Small Break (Something Happens) (Problem Kids dub mix) - (6:23) 126 BPM
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PAPDLS 097
01 Jun 03
Funky/Club House
Saxy Beast
Saxy Beast - (8:40) 126 BPM
Vivo En Rio - (7:02) 128 BPM Hot
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PAPDLS 094
01 May 03
Deep House
Horse On A Motorway
Horse On A Motorway (Magik J remix) - (8:39) 125 BPM Hot
Horse On A Motorway (Del 5 remix) - (7:38) 125 BPM
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PAPDLS 092
01 Nov 02
Deep House
Trio De Janeiro
Trio De Janiero (Silicone Souls Melon Munching Sandal Wearing Bastards mix) - (7:44) 128 BPM
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PAPDLS 093
01 Oct 02
Deep House
Triad
Club Triad - (9:27) 128 BPM
Mandarina Funk - (7:00) 126 BPM
Mekong Brothers - (3:45) 125 BPM Hot
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PAPDLS 086
01 Sep 02
Deep House
The Crazy Penis Collection
Real Nice (original mix) - (8:01) 126 BPM
Do It Good (Do Un Goodur' - Tom Middleton's Cosmos mix) - (9:38) 127 BPM
There's A Better Place (original mix) - (7:15) 125 BPM Hot
Beautiful People (original mix) - (6:34) 126 BPM
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PAPDLA 035
07 Jul 02
Deep House
What Is It/What It Is
What Is It/What It Is (LAID mix) - (7:38) 126 BPM Hot
What Is It/What It Is (Martin Venetjokis nattklub mix) - (5:21) 125 BPM
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PAPDLS 090
01 Jul 02
Deep House
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