2018 repress! common labour is back with another slamming compilation release. the four tracked 12” includes top notch offerings from an all-finnish producer guard. limited and vinyl only as per usual. a1 mirage man, born roope karhunen, has fingers in many pies. producing, performing and steering two record labels, this man does it all. fusion of noisy and raw rhythm section, sub bass and dub stabs in this track make a mean combo. a2 common labour head honcho potholes is back again with a funky tool. tabarnac is a mixture of live drumming and 303 licks in a skilfully produced manner. dreamy yet refreshing. b1 roberto spins silk with his old school rendition of the future - a fusion of deep house, latin, old school electro. surprisingly functional and unique combination which will challenge the audience to bust a few breakdance moves on the dance floor. b2 another ace from tuomas salmela’s sleeve. the trippy and balearic composition of -feroxified- takes the listener on a soothing journey that guarantees euphoric sensations. sterling track for most occasions.

turquoise blue recordings was founded with a simple aim: releasing house music that is deep, sometimes dark but always groovy and underground. it is therefore no surprise the label is now releasing an ep by finnish born producer, phonogenic. with previous releases on 20:20 vision, turbo, moodmusic and others, tuomas salmela aka phonogenic has spent most of his recent time in the studio where he is preparing his forthcoming album. despite this, he did find time to capture the true essence of turquoise blue with this brand new ep, bringing us three originals and a collaborative remix from canadian producers the mole and hreno. the ep will be released as a limited edition180g baby blue coloured vinyl with a full colour sleeve on reverse board

kumia is the title of the 13th release from international sound laboratory and is written and produced by isl artist tuomas salmela aka phonogenic. kumia connects the sound of his previous release, artifacts with the continuation of the latest developments from our finnish collaboration laboratory in tampere, finland. this time we also sent a sample to specialist researcher samuli kemppi, who also is involved with heavy duty works on labels such as luke slaters mote evolver.

jori hulkkonnen is back on fcom after several acclaimed releases in collaboration with jesper dahlback and tuomas salmela on get physical and rekids.

with tuomas salmela aka phonogenic, we welcome one of the most established finnish techno and house producers, with releases on 2020 vision, poker flat, moodmusic or f-com-munications. salmelas sound has something dark, reminding of the long finnish winters and cold nights. he does not feast in old times or posts the question of oldskool or newskool, but simply has produced something really new, without getting lost in clicks n cuts or doing too much sound research. phonogenic uses sentimental harmonies and stringent direct beats, that dont need complex building arrangements, but come to the point rather quickly and make clear where the journey will take us. similarly to guy gerber, phonogenics productions also are somewhere in between techno and houseand even use elements of trance. however, salmelas productions always make the impression of being well planned and moody

ralph lawsons 2020 vision keeps pushing house music forward. the second in our world series hooks up the states with finland as nyc disco house king nick chacona goes head to head with funky finn tuomas salmela. as theres no messing around with b-sides on this series, we cut to the chase and give you two very original sounding tracks, which are aimed straight at the dancefloor

big with aquaviva, oxia, huntemann , tuomas salmela from finnland is no stranger to the dance world. besides running his own phonogenic audio label, he still finds time to put out records on other labels like 2020 vision or get physical. his style could be described as scandinavian electro soaked housemusic – it always contains a certain dose of melody and rump- shakin drums. swedish taboo is his view on contemporary techno in the vain of border community or stephan bodzin productions……

known for his smacked up productions on 2020 vision and phonogenic audio, phonogenic aka tuomas salmela gives us his best work to date in the form or >orange leaves<. amazing production ties together this beautiful peace of finely arranged drums and humongous riffing, creating a fine mark for the wodka infused finn. for the b-side phonogenic delivers a slice of bubbly electronic funk with >dubby cop<. remixing >dubby cop< - milano s finest, boogie drama (aka lele sachi and sandiego) rocks the big floor with their trademark sound of phat kickdrums, bigtime breaks and lovely keys, ready to drop those stringpanties down. as a digital only special we include an unreleased phonogenic production >air moves< with a full-lenght freestyle man discotronix remix which warms up the disco flavoured hearts among us

tampere (finland) based artist tuomas salmela (aka phonogenic ) has been active in the european clubscene since years. he has released many vinyls on his label phonogenic audio as well as on labels like 2020 vision,get physical, guidance and moodmusic. tuomas wide musical range from soulful vibes to the dark and atmospheric floormonsters pushed him to be one of the most in demand electronic producers of today. his phonogenic project has provided him with huge support from the industrie’s key figures across the board tuomas is also known as a half of the cult electro outfit discemi

aka phonogenic (tuomas salmela) & jori hulkkonen !! three great minimal bleepy minimal and hypnotioc techhouse monster tunes !!

lk -pro aka tobias lützenkirchen with freakin electro tech, played by john acquaviva, luke slater, slam, steve lawler, oliver klein, mr. c, karotte, saeed, anthony pappa, tuomas >phonogenic< salmela...

dead serious support by ricardo villalobos, martinez, funk d void, anja schneider, martin landsky, thomas schumacher, john digweed, mr. c, sharam jey, hernan cattaneo, peace division, sasse/freestyle man, jori hulkkonen, oliver klein, tuomas >phonogenic< salmela, dave mothersole, anthony pappa, sven palzer, patric bateman and many more

3 tracks with pumpin floor orientated minimalistic techhouse tracks !!

cool minimal & deep soulful mixes !!!