from medellin to the uckermark and back again to question mark – here is another comeme travelogue for your badass baedeker. not long ago sano left his colombian hometown to find himself in an old palace in brandenburg, locked inside a dreamlike basement studio for two weeks with another seven from around the world. it has been there, as sano told us, that a blood pact was sealed. and now indeed it is his >chupa< (suck it!) to be the already second record (after alejandro paz - free) to emerge from that magnificent comeme conclave held at a cottage outside of berlin this summer.

another great 12 inch from the memoria recordings talent egal 3 with a remixes from hector and the norway underground talent terje bakke... early support from raresh, reboot, andrew grant, tini, yaya, gel abril

elbee bad is another great underground house pioneer from the formative days of nyc house in the late eighties. the true story of house music finally gets told... tip! like the burrell brothers, elbee bad aka lamont booker, is an early house producer from new york city. and the comparison doesnt stop there. elbee bad has also recorded under different aliases and has also remained largely unknown to a wider audience. he has also recorded for nu groove records, for which he has recorded his most famous material, but like the burrells he wasnt a nu groove fixture. bad recorded for a slew of other independent new york house labels like bassment, city limits, easy street, red heat, united states of america and then there was his own larhon records

twelve years ago tresor records released terrence dixons debut album >from the far future< - a personal homage to the art and ancestry of techno, culminating in a discursive and dream-like course through the genres many tomes, complete with subtle nods to key protagonists such as kraftwerk, derrick may and juan atkins. a luminescent and ethereal catalogue of tracks awash with shimmery synths and taught rhythmical programming - that still holds true today, >from the far future< made for a stunning first full length that cemented dixons already proven credentials from his population one work and utensil records foundations. after a string of stylistically rich releases - including another album, >train of thought<, this time for cologne-based label yore records - the detroit native returns to tresor records with >from the far future pt.2< - an ambitious, scopey and deeply personal sequel.

torontos my favorite robot records team up once again with the excellent jonny cruz for a new ep featuring remixes from avatism & jeremy p caulfield and fur coat … it is another winner from my favorite robot records!

another deception of abstract passions to the dancefloor, >cant hide< is a radical dancefloor experience of rhythms and messages from the past to the present of todays chaos! driven techno beats guide the listener trough 60ties science fiction filtered funk licks into the climax. on the b side you find a chaos of reanalyzed sounds from our sun system brother jupiter,the roland tr727 is here live jammed and launched inside warm pads and electrified bass-lines.

clft is taking another step into the techno scene, releasing the first record of its own label. a techno imprint as versatile as the french webzine, with a basic channel touch that will feed every mans complex musical attractions. italian producer kaelan impulses the labels debut with callout and void, two clean dubby tracks showing the producers ability in composing opaque and obsessive atmospheres. londoner fundamental interaction exploits a1s moody gesture while ben gibsons first ever remix takes on a progressive and groovier approach of a2. with the sympathies of: aubrey, albert van abbe, abdullah rashim, and, miles sergé, eric cloutier, lenny posso, unbalance, jeroen search, anthony shake shakir..

heartfelt records continues to cement its emphasis on deep and hypnotic bass music with the second instalment of the disgu!se remixes series. this time round we find consequence, hot off the tails of his tempa release, unleashing an atmospheric and tribal take on disgu!ses sultry >inside out of love<. part soundtrack, part techno, all good – this will have you going back for more time and time again. over on the aa disgu!se rework their song >hourglass< into the lush and emotive fashionably late mix which moves gracefully all the way to the run out groove, making this another solid 12 inch with the punter well and truly in mind. the original versions will be available on disgu!ses debut album, coming soon. limited to 300 copies. hand stamped and stickered with 2 alternative stamps.

another piece of swissness here! long anticipated and finally here. animal trainers new ep for their very own piece of gold: hive audio. sure they were also featured on the 6 years hive compilation, made several quality remixes & released on labels such as pokerflat or stil vor talent, but its still special to present your music on the self-made label. besides 3 originals there is another very talented producer to find on this record. &me delivers like everytime. it looks like he started where the 2 guys from zurich finished. a lot of energy which comes together in a very strong beat which makes this one a dancefloor-thing for sure.

a tough stripped down beat and a howling wind of feedback tell the story of outburst. like a raging tornado it destroys everything in its path leading to total mayhem. a stripped down hypnotic pumping techno killer. desicate is the polar opposite of outburst. deep, melodic and sympathetic. fell the sadness as the earth screams out for humanity to halt its total destruction. outburst (another viewpoint) thundering offbeat toms carry the groove and build to a powerful crescendo as the feedback takes its hold the flood raises the levels again with an unrelenting torrent of unstoppable ferocity. words - dave ellesmere - support from samuli kemppi, chris liebing, marcel fengler, norman nodge, dvs1, henning baer, max m, arnaud le texier, dimi angelis, jeroen search, puresque, exium, inigo kennedy, audio injection / truncate, concrete djs, rebekha, juho kusti karhunen, lucy, brian zentz, electric indigo, dj hyperactive, pfirter, tom bonaty (prologue), etc

the dead as disco strike again with another 4 track ep created under the influence of too many years of ron hardy, dirty warehouses, piles of vinyl and a deep love of the chicago roller boogie groove. features edits of peter brown, ashford & simpson, walter jackson and more.

noble square brings this amazing 12 inch featuring two killer house tracks. the title cut is a unique composition that is masterfully crafted around a guitar and brings tons of live energy to dancefloors. on the flip, ambient jaz one throws down another blueprint of technologic soulful house music.

dikso drop another superb addition to their much-loved super sound single series with tracks from shur-i-kan, larse, daniel solar and satin jackets.

a best off all new things on the everpopular phobiq imprint by sasha carassi. the mechanized warfare of void opens up the release, with industrial snares taking front and center. meanwhile, the steamrolling groove never lets up and bleeding stabs lead the way to a subliminal riff that grows and mutates.the original mix of z-nasti makes strong use of ghostly chords while sonars fire away over tightly programmed drums.

felix lenferink, one of the many aliases of the prolific steve mensink, operates on the highly fertile intersection where house meets bass music. with this ep hes not only blending these two genres, but taking them to another level as well. in three tracks we are being treated to fresh broken drum rhythms,lush harmonics, intricate atmospheres of sound and sexy female vocals. top-notch production skills again by felix lenferink, after successful releases on rotterdams triphouse (as frits wentink), fourth wave (sublabel of ramp) and lomechanik (as urkelle). limited to 200 copys including amazing doublesided poster + download code. tip!

mermaids surfaced at the end of 2011 into a lagoon of crystal clarity, brimming with starlit life and perennial funk. combining elements of the past and future to create a present that is at once sky high, another ocean deep, their music has sent a stir through the blogosphere, finding its way into tastemakers sets across the board.

cecille has always been a good start kid for many great artists, the label has been always open for some new inspirations and sounds. some of them in the past, has been called newcomer and made already the step into the big arena, like nick curly, markus fix, sis, butch, robert dietz and many more, this time we present you another new talented artist from ibiza (spain) named loopsize, the 30 years old simpatico guy, we call him also the machine, comes with his first release ever on cecille.4 loopy punchy tracks with their own sense of groove and drive.

the cabin fever tribe keeps growing and heres another bad boy 12inch from one of berlins bad boys! after killer remixes for kink and terranova and storming tracks for thekeinemusik cabin fever were lucky enough to pick up 2 killers. its not possible is a stunning afro house jam and tribe posse is dirty trip to west london via berlin

the record is opening with how do i feel, a deep house master piece from max duke that has been included in the fabric promo mix by dj sneak. with an orchestral background and nice vocals. following we can find the remix of denite (resopal). with a good revision of the original track, adding a good keyboard play and his drums percussion touch along the track. the third song is back to universe. another great tune where instruments keep rolling and rolling in an evolving atmosphere. and closing the release the awesome remix of pawas (night drive music, ostwind, brise). with a massive rework of the original track that gets the track somewhere further. four great tracks for the first vinyl of redlight music

luv005 already and no doubt another classy four tracker that will top a few sales charts in the coming weeks and months. it has been a wonderful summer for the luv shack crew with every release bettering the last. the response and reaction to the new label has been astounding and beyond a pleasant surprise. with intelligent dance music such as this, it really shouldnt be such a surprise, but in a world of mass mediocre music, it does happen more often than not, that the good stuff doesnt always find its way. the guys though have found a place in a lot of hearts and quite a few tasty dj sets and record boxes with four very consistent releases. so, here we go with what is yet another worthy addition to any half decent djs repertoire me thinks. and it is lee stevens who teams up with local friends to deliver a very crafted set of aural niceness for your distinguished pleasure.

sccucci manucci once again proves its dancefloor chops with its fifth release, the cinquemila lire ep, which sees the london based imprint curl its moustache in the direction of deep house. manchester based duo toyboy & robin open proceedings with >no more sunshine<, an insouciant mix of soulful vocals, shuffling garage percussion and burning deep house organ stabs. it is a heady, intoxicating mix, and it is one that is matched on the a-side by sahin meyers effort, the husband and wife duo turn in the gorgeous >spread love<, a cut that wrings every last drop of emotion out of a classic, drummy arrangement. flip over for >saif< by illyus, a twinkling late night excursion into melodic, star gazing house, and >feel love< by firas, one half of the waze & odyssey, who rounds off another killer sccucci 12-inch with raw-thentic smacky beats and an addictive loopy vocal and bassline.

nice price deal !!! t-polar is back on rebirth with another fantastic ep, always striving to create something emotive, original and outside the typical lines of music fashion. t-polar had a long journey through electronica of many shades, from the microhouse stylings of early releases on takeover, morris audio, and karloff, to more ambient leftfield music on acroplane, to his gnarly, and at times woozy, post rave music on nice&nasty, digital distortions, wide, ls2, takeover and !kaboogie.
his previous >hadean ep< and remixes for nufrequency and bocca grande received so many great props, and >the archean ep< is another perfect combination of soul/funk and leftfield house/electronica. one of the hottest talents around!

strut present metal dance, a new compilation from one of the uks most respected dj / producers, the man behind playgroup and original founder of the legendary label output recordings, trevor jackson.
repress on 180 gram double vinyl with double cd included.

almost 25 years have past since his first release, yet >the true story of house music< is the first time elbee bads catalog gets compiled for re-release. although the best and most prolific part of his catalog is his late 80s and early 90s output, booker never stopped producing (and djing). he is currently residing in berlin, from which he still manages his studio and travels throughout europe to dj.
prior to the compilation we release a vinyl only sampler which features two exclusive and previously unreleased mixes of two tracks which are to be found on his only solo nu groove ep, from which we took the title of this compilation.
this is another winner from the true history of house music.

the clue is in the title of the release from new rebellion signing enki. a double odyssey of spiraling trippy grooves, >tim burton abduction< is all spooky fx, organs and dense rolling percussion a superb slice of heady tripped out infectious techno that is going down a storm with the rebels crew this summer!

on the heels of the success of tin mans – s_mpl_house ep shaddock is proud to welcome another true master for the labels fifth release: j.t.c.
originally produced for tim sweenys beats in space radio show the title track was heard in one of j.t.c.s dj sets during a night out in berlin and was signed to shaddock on the spot. heavy on the synths with a stirring bass-line and a driving 808, beats in space is destined to shake-up every dance-floor.

another techno record from berlin! no its not! very limited and mysterious one-off shure shot single by no other then dj kaos. after releases on labels like rong, clone, dfa, modular and his own imprint jolly jams, the man returns with a big floor slammer! hands up! hot.

just over a year ago, in july 2011, harmless records released their first installment in their new mixology series, releasing mixology-the definitive salsoul mixes. this triple album featured thirty-one tracks from discos premier label, salsoul. now the mixology series will return on 20th august 2012, with harmless records turning their attention to another of disco’s most important labels sam records.

after a short summer hiatus the dessert island discs crew have another cracking twelve inch ready, all the way from adelaide. seaside side features edit mes >say it again< a slow groover with an old school vibe. on the flip (beachside) adelaides own sandy rolands huge >five simple steps<. an upfront, string-laden beast!

keeping the love alive, the fourth release on eddie cs red motorbike imprint is another big sound on a small format softmore teams up with ted pilsner on this one, and it is another duo of deliciously looped up funk-outs of the highest order.

usually, the purpose of a piece like this is to tell other writers, music mag editors, distribution people and record shop clerks why they should like a certain release and buy, hype, review it. often these encomiums are not really honest and sometimes you even feel like attending an attempt to sell a flat tire. as for i:cubes new longplayer m megamix things are – of course! – very different. being its fifth solo album, an introduction of a man like nicolas chaix or even his biography (another popular brick of sales sheets) seems rather unsuitable. if you dont know what you should know, just use your internet search engine with any of these terms: chateau flight, versatile records, french touch, disco cubizm or parisian prodigy.

ranked in the pantheon of techno artist, we are proud to have umek onboard, delivering a fantastic 2 track ep. umek who seducing the masses with his own music blend from more than a decade infusing this ep with his high standard trademark.

after the exquisite floris lucy ep that was shown love by numerous artists and was single of the month in the house pages of mixmag and awarded 4/5 on ra we present another young gun with a promising future. nyras >configure 8 ep<

its another first pets recordings as they not only welcome label debutant, a1 bassline, but also announce the production of their very first vinyl release.

berlin-driven techno! milton bradley is a well-known institution in berlins techno scene mand highly respected by the prologue community after his excellent remixes for cio d or and his own ep for prologue in 2009. miltons new flagship starts with 3 new tracks and start with an unbelievable and brilliant long deep techno journey, which transports your mind into another dimension. the b side shows miltons other face, 2 excellent raw techno driven tracks combined with his unique technique and old fashioned touch from the 90s.

still in its infancy, swiss dj and producer rippertons personal imprint tamed musiq returns with its fourth offering in the form of, lets hope. maintaining the tradition of the labels previous releases, ripperton once again takes us on a journey of epic length, one that masterfully builds, swells and diminishes, as we make our way through a flurry of playful piano hooks, subtle synths and deep bass drops.the flipside comes courtesy of the hottest property in house right now, bicep, who continue turn on the charm with another deep and seductive, on-point dance floor bomb.

after the amazing view from above ep on frantic flowers we simply couldnt resist to do another project with this guy. detroit legend terrence dixon, the mastermind behind population one, is a genius in the field of minimalism and reduction. as a truly unique character from the early detroit techno era, always being true to his own style, this ep brings 4 new cuts in his typical and recognizable sound. minimalistic monotone rhythms and weird loop constructions, always with the right tension in place, sometimes topped off with spoken words. on the title track i program my computer right, a weird guitar loaded affair, terrence dixon is accompanied by ulandra & tiaria, supplying the vocals. again a very collectible release on frustrated funks harbour city sorrow!

after the amazing view from above ep on frantic flowers we simply couldnt resist to do another project with this guy. detroit legend terrence dixon, the mastermind behind population one, is a genius in the field of minimalism and reduction. as a truly unique character from the early detroit techno era, always being true to his own style, this ep brings 4 new cuts in his typical and recognizable sound. minimalistic monotone rhythms and weird loop constructions, always with the right tension in place, sometimes topped off with spoken words. on the title track i program my computer right, a weird guitar loaded affair, terrence dixon is accompanied by ulandra & tiaria, supplying the vocals. again a very collectible release on frustrated funks harbour city sorrow!

of course the boys are back! dave jarvis and diesel float another two killers out there for the more discerning dancefloors.
first up is nite dance were are dynamic duo flip their wigs and slice and dice a giorgio moroder classic. dark, sleazy and downright dirty and the right amount of piano for the balearic faithful!
ce soir is a go go styled percussion funk monster with a female euro vocal that just pulls you in. from saint - tropez to the dark back streets of dalston this has classic written all over it.
this man is one of touchstones of the cosmic adriatic scene championed by the likes of italian dance legend daniele baldelli from back in the day. resurrected and flipped for a new audience. light my soul!

another firecracker from the material camp. german brigante delivers an excellent slamming ep which will definitely top the tech charts on all the stores.

what a package we have here! after success of welcome to my house (qmt044), lemy leopard come back on qalomota with another funky ep. four brilliants groovy tracks in pure moodymann style. reserve your copies now!

for release #5, resista welcome another new face to the family, ex-detroit resident and seasoned techno producer north lake, who delivers two tracks that are quite a departure from the labels recent output.

bastille days is heavy rolling stuff. its earth-moving kick drum impresses, but its the trademark technasia synth that really takes the track to another level. this is after all the soundtrack to a revolution. the beats remain heavy on the flip, sunkiss and belying its name, the track rolls out its tribal drums and crashing hats. perfect for the summer floors. enjoy!

the mysterious zohar – nobody knows who he is, but what we do know is that his music is truly remarkable. we first took notice of him for his great records on the equally fantastic label quintessentials. his love for philly soul samples is one of the reasons why he is such a perfect match for tenderpark since we are big philly lovers ourselves. brooklyn 9.30 am and dog day are full of wonderful soul references and so is the drei farben house edit of brooklyn. another deep quality outing from tenderpark. supported by alex agore, roman rauch, ivano tetelepta, skipson, borrowed identity, adryiano, ynk

back with yet another killer release and proving why it is impossible to pigeonhole this unstoppable label, hot creations welcome you into the utterly mesmerizing world of freaks with their next huge hit black shoes white socks. this epic single release features impressive remixes from chicago legend cajmere and hot creations new recruit waff.

following a superb debut from dj w!ld, colognes klangkultur schallplatten delivers another weighty 12 inch – >10 miles from lima< by darius syrossian. comprising two tracks of house music which balances pin sharp production with forward thinking musical content, >10 miles from lima< sees darius in fine form.
supported by nic fanciulli, luciano, heidi, robert dietz, andre crom, lauhaus, okain, audiojack, silicon soul, jordan peak

new stuff from o*rs and break the surface! the two leipzig-based record labels team up for a split release praising fresh disco und happy hooklines. metasound & lucius14 on their side of the record show us what a laid back, soft and fizzy alternative to ordinary dancefloor music should sound like. o*rs comes with panthera krause on the one and dominik marz & leon holstein on the other hand. first spins the knobs in marbert rocel, the latter are the hope of the new house bastion in germany – augsburg