CircoLoco Records
Music has always been a fundamental part of Rockstar Games — from the championing of underground artists and scenes across their titles to the meticulously curated radio stations of the Grand Theft Auto series and the introduction of fully-realized digital nightclubs in Grand Theft Auto Online with the After Hours update, as well as expanding the possibilities for in-game social spaces and music discovery with the release of The Cayo Perico Heist.
In 2021, Rockstar Games began to further fuse the physical and digital worlds of entertainment by teaming with CircoLoco — creators of some of the world’s most prominent and most influential real-world parties and one of the most recognised brands in modern dance music — to create a brand-new record label, CircoLoco Records.
So, what is CircoLoco Records? Take a look at the video below introducing the new Record Label.
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THE MONDAY DREAMIN’ EPs
CircoLoco Records is proud to present the Monday Dreamin’ Vinyl Box Set, a 5-disc collection of the first release in the CircoLoco Records catalogue, available now.
Commemorating the launch of the partnership with legendary club culture icons CircoLoco, the Monday Dreamin’ Vinyl Box Set features heavy-hitting tracks from visionaries of every era of CircoLoco’s 20-year party history, including two singles that earned back-to-back Essential New Tune awards from BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong — Seth Troxler’s Lumartes and DJ Tennis’ Atlanta. Plus, tracks from Carl Craig, tINI, Kerri Chandler, Rampa, Sama’ Abdulhadi, and many more.
Featured as part of GTA Online: Los Santos Tuners alongside Monday Dreamin’ artist Moodymann, this acclaimed debut compilation from CircoLoco Records is presented in matte full-colour sleeves with box artwork designed by Toiletpaper.
Available at Bandcamp, No Soul For Sale, and select record stores worldwide, the Monday Dreamin’ Vinyl Box Set includes:
Side A
Lost Souls Of Saturn & TOKiMONSTA — Revision Of The Past
Moodymann — Keep On Coming feat. CD
Side B
Luciano — Mantra For Lizzie
Side C
Jamie Jones — Laser Lass
Carl Craig — Forever Free
Side D
Deichkind — Autonom (Dixon Edit)
Adam Beyer — Break It Up
Tale Of Us — Nova Two
Side E
DJ Tennis — Atlanta
Mano Le Tough — As If To Say
Side F
Kerri Chandler — You
Butch — Raindrops feat. Kemelion
Side G
Damian Lazarus — The Future feat. Robert Owens
Sama’ Abdulhadi — Reverie
Side H
Seth Troxler — Lumartes (Extended)
Margaret Dygas — Wishing Well
Side I
Rampa — The Church
tINI — What If, Then What? Feat. Amiture
Side J
Red Axes — Calib
Bedouin — Up In Flames
BLUE EP
GREEN EP
VIOLET EP
BLACK EP
CLR 001 MONDAY DREAMIN’
(Various Artists [2021]: 20 Songs, 2 hr 20 min)
Monday Dreamin’, the debut compilation album from CircoLoco Records, is available now across all primary digital music services.
The first project from the new partnership with global club culture icons CircoLoco, Monday Dreamin’ delivers 20 new tracks from visionaries and heroes of every era of CircoLoco’s 20-year party history.
The Monday Dreamin’ compilation follows the release of the acclaimed individual Monday Dreamin’ EP’s in summer 2021, with two of the tracks — Seth Troxler’s “Lumartes,” and DJ Tennis’ “Atlanta” — earning back-to-back Essential New Tune awards from BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong.
Check out the complete tracklist below.
CLR 002
(NEZ & Moodymann [2022]: 3 Songs, 9 min 17 sec)
CircoLoco Records & NEZ Present CLR 002 — the next EP release from the collaborative record label project with nightlife icons CircoLoco — release on Friday, February 25, 2022. This genre-blending turn features producer NEZ and some exceptional guests, including GTA alum Moodymann, Three 6 Mafia’s Gangsta Boo, and longtime collaborator ScHoolboy Q.
One half of the production duo NEZ and Rio — responsible for big-hitting tracks like ScHoolboy Q’s Man of the Year and A$AP Rocky’s Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 — NEZ has carved a unique lane for himself, drawing inspiration from his hometown of Chicago and the sounds and style of Los Angeles, blending house, hip-hop, R&B, and electro elements in a sound all his own. Moving between genres and scenes quickly, NEZ has worked with artists ranging from Felix da Housecat to Theophilus London, 8AE, and many more across the musical spectrum.
This EP includes tracks that GTA Online players might recognise from The Contract and Los Santos Tuners, including You Wanna? — which can be found on a collectable media stick during The Contract and played back in-game via the radio wheel’s Media Player. Alongside it is Let’s Get It with ScHoolboy Q, which soundtracked the recent Short Trips with Franklin and Lamar trailer and lives on Radio Los Santos, and Freaks featuring Moodymann and Gangsta Boo, first heard in the trailer for Los Santos Tuners.
Check out CLR 002 below.
CLR 003 – THE ATTENTION DEFICIT EP
(Skream, Jackmaster & Jansons [2022]: 4 Songs, 20 min 52 sec)
The Attention Deficit EP is CircoLoco Records’ third official release from pioneering British producer and DJ, Skream, and is now available across all primary digital music services, including Apple Music and Spotify.
This four-track EP features the edit of the worldwide club hit The Attention Deficit Track from Skream & Jackmaster, along with the track’s full-length Terrace Mix. The Attention Deficit Track officially premiered on influential British DJ Pete Tong’s show on BBC Radio 1 after several months of incredible DJ support across the world and has been included on featured playlists across Spotify, Apple Music, and more, and recently climbing the Beatport charts.
The Attention Deficit EP also contains two additional tracks showcasing Skream’s diverse production sounds, with the atmospheric, breakbeat-infused Floral and the ’80s-influenced electronics of Track 3, a collaboration with rising star Jansons.
Check out The Attention Deficit EP below.
CLR 004 – ON MY OWN NOW
(DJ Tennis, Ashee & Lady Donli [2022]: 3 Songs, 15 min 4 sec)
Circoloco Records presents On My Own Now — a smooth, vocal-deep house track perfect for your headphones or summer evenings — from DJ Tennis & Ashee, featuring Lady Donli.
Circoloco Records alum DJ Tennis — whose ‘Atlanta’ featured on the Monday Dreamin’ compilation — teams up with production partner Ashee and rising pan-African star Lady Donli for this release, where the original track is paired with a tougher, Acid Dub better suited for late night and early morning dancefloors.
For more links to listen to and download On My Own Now and club smash The Attention Deficit EP from legendary UK DJ/producer Skream, visit the CircoLoco Records site.
Check out CLR 004 – On My Own Now below.
CLR 005 – IZA
(Map. ache [2022]: 2 Songs, 12 min 22 sec)
Delivering deep and intricate layers of rhythm and emotion, IZA by Map.ache is a preview of a forthcoming vinyl-first EP from the Giegling collective, a close-knit group of German producers and DJs with a shared vision for high-quality underground dance music.
IZA is available to listen to and download now.
Check it out below.
CLR 006 – NYWTF
(Chloé Caillet & Mikhail Beltran [2022]: 2 Songs, 8 min 51 sec)
DJ, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Chloé Caillet teams up with CircoLoco Records for her latest release, NYWTF feat. Mikhail Beltran.
A rising artist with a string of recent residences at clubs like DC-10, Chloé has played the stages of festivals such as Glastonbury and Coachella and has curated soundtracks for major fashion brands.
Building on Chloé’s growing production credits, including her hit remix of Keinemusik’s Paris, NYWTF is a bouncing house groove featuring spaced-out commentary on New York nightlife from Mikhail Beltran.
The single and accompanying extended club version lay the groundwork for a forthcoming album with CircoLoco Records; check them out below.
CLR 007 – WORLD IS EMPTY
(Skream & Jansons [2022]: 2 Songs, 10 min 35 sec)
Hot on the heels of The Attention Deficit EP, Skream returns to CircoLoco Records with longtime collaborator Jansons for the breakbeat-fueled instant classic, World Is Empty.
Featuring an iconic sample from The Supremes above a driving electro bassline, the track has already become a mainstay in the sets of these two visionary UK Producers and DJs.
World Is Empty is the second track on CircoLoco Records from Skream and Jansons, having previously teamed up for Floral from Skream’s The Attention Deficit EP. Already being the Hottest New Record from BBC Radio 1, the release follows NYWTF feat. Mikhail Beltran from Chloé Caillet, IZA from Map.ache, and On My Own Now from DJ Tennis & Ashee featuring Lady Donli.
Listen now on all primary digital music services, including Apple Music and Spotify. Check it out below.