from earlydub records mastermind & creator, french native loquace has honored us with his edition of tabla, for our 5th release. after years of playing alongside flagship artists like: miss kitten, vitalic, stephan bodzin, tini & the gang, julian perez, anja schneider, and yaya, loquace has shown his commitment to the music, and has left quite an impression on many. with such releases on labels such as: little helpers, upon.you, kiara records, moan recordings, and kina music, loquace has made his musical impact, and shown great dedication, and true creativity, to say the least. loquace’s ep, entitled ‘momento’, starts off proper bringing our attention directly to the pulsating bass and excited cymbals, finding yourself on a colossal-like locomotive. nostalgia’s atmospheric rooms, brings us to a moment of breath, a certain euphoric feeling. getaway, takes us to the deep down drums while guiding you to the undertones of the bass. as we yearn for more, loquace delivers us – things. as the track unfolds, it will bring you into a groove, a distinctive rhythm, as the chorus keeps you on beat, the kicks dance around, and the secret stabs transport you to our closing, ending our journey with loquace on this edition of tabla.

since the last record, the band have embraced creative opportunities, dave (drummer and producer) travelled to mali with damon albarns africa express, and dave and tommy (synthesizer operator) worked on the score for the royal shakespeare companys production of john websters bloodthirsty jacobean tragedy the white devil. dave established his own label, kick and clap, named after the club night he launched when he first moved to dalston and vinnie (singer and guitarist) and jim (bassist) collaborated with award-winning artist haroon mirza at stromboli arts festival last summer, at the foot of the islands volcano.

first off, we have two brothers (convenient, right) from italy who sent us a killer demo we simply couldn t refuse: the lion brothers. up next is the true veteran: lemakuhlar, who s finally back with a fresh dose of his awesome music. this one s a real gem, finally available after spending many years as an exclusive in maxim s sets. audio city soul is the new alter ego of one of our favourite artists, who s ready to take it to the next level. last but not least, maxim lany seals the deal with a new track called groot feest , which is dutch for big party... go figure!

after his appearance on 2014s selected comp lapien & giselle return for a foray into the ether. fred p, known for letting tracks age til maturity, put this one up for 2 yrs & its spot on to the minute. pure envelope-pushing deepness suited for the spm fam.

nice price deal !!! just a year after starting and the irrepressible r-zone series is up to release number 9.

christian löffler has already released two critically acclaimed albums, forest in 2012 and young alaska in 2014. both of which received major recognition and support. his next ep york, forthcoming on 2020vision narrowly avoided disaster after the laptop containing the demos was lost. after much perseverance, copies of the tracks were found and the ep came together. perhaps it was this fated start to york that imbues it with such a euphoric and stunning poignancy. either way, löffler has proved himself to be a compelling producer and after years of creating and releasing music he has become recognised as one of the best in the business. york complies with the consistency of his deep and emotive approach to production, making&#8232,,,,,,him synonymous with both a lightness of touch and a melancholia rarely heard in other producers.

another all-time classic from the extensive back catalog of the legendary miami songstress gwen mccrae. 90% of me is you is instantly recognizable, it s been sampled countless of times by some of the most seminal hip hop artists ever (large professor, jaylib, mobb deep & more) & is a bonafide rare groove sure-shot that never loses its appeal & is always in demand with dj s & producers. perhaps its the pairing of the languid guitar & strings, or gwens sultry vocals & that steady breakbeat that keeps people hooked some 40 years after it s original release? whatever it is, its classic material from start to finish! backed here with its original b-side slow jam its worth the hurt this super-rare 45 has been re-mastered, re-pressed & brought back for 2015s dance-floors in conjunction & with the permission of t.k. disco / henry stone music, miami usa

still/current was composed for choreographer russell maliphants duet of the same name by long-time collaborator mukul, and commissioned by sadlers wells, london. the idea of a physical, published record was born during rehearsals of the duet, for which rysunku founder jan urbanowski had designed video projections. it is the second release on the label after jan s own ep under the alias yahshu. rysunku releases innovative sound work in very limited numbered vinyl editions. initial releases are designed by renowned art collective tomato

the latest chapter in the electronic evolution of guitarist john frusciante features a new project under his trickfinger guise and has him utilizing the classic hardware that spawned the eternal acid template. frusciantes desire to cede control to machines has paradoxically allowed him to present a singular take on elemental dance music, a brilliant and unexpected entry into acid tests growing canon of modern, 303-focused dance music.

its been three intense years now since the formerly tel aviv-based dj, producer and girl scout-leader magit cacoon hooked up with the upon.you-family back in 2012 after relocating herself to berlin. within this period the charismatic performer served a string of groundbreaking releases on upon.you records that perfectly reflect on her musical vision now fully unfolding on her first album other dimension which is a seductive, yet playful and surely spine tingling statement of a matured and fully grown artistic mind.

2020 repress! after space dimension controller the clone royal oak series is coming with another young talent. this time its swedish genius of time, known for their debut release on aniara records. three takes on classic house music done by young producers in their unique almost serene style that reveal their nordic roots. genius of time shows that house music can still sound fresh.

dartriix is a sporadic but permanent collaborative project between two of op.discs label heads, fumiya tanaka and yoshihiro hanno aka radiq. after 6 years of absence, dartriix finally makes their return with this intensive double pack lp flying one hand, which is a good surprise to us.

now entering its seventh year, dutch label field records continues to focus on great album projects. after a triple 12- compilation in 2014, and ahead of a third album in the coming months, now comes a 12 track opus, in the wake of the dark earth, by d.a.r.f.d.h.s. aka swedish pair michel isorinne and jonas ronnberg.

after kicking off cut copys recent critically acclaimed oceans apart compilation of underground melbourne dance culture, knightlifes majestic dont stop finally sees a vinyl release of on his new 12inch, accompanied by a suzanne kraft remix and new acid tinged techno jam interstate 08.

helena hauff returning to werkdiscs with a 5-track ep, after that wicked actio reactio ep!
in the producers own words: lex tertia is a further exploration into the idea of grimy, sonically crushed, dysfunctional, insane stuff that kicks on where actio reactio left off.

after three years of irregular visibility but strong pulsations generated by steaua de mare and the great disclosure of rodion g.a., future nuggets unveils its second compilation sounds of the unheard from romania.

after three years, ascion and d.carbone return with *substructures*, their most experimental release to date on their label 3th. the a-side of this record holds two droney offbeat tracks, *ram expedients* and *lo-fi fields*, combining a rare/abstract and genuine mix of middle-eastern electronics, cyberpunk and uk warehouse techno. the b-side contains the tracks that are responsible for the nomenclature of this release: *substructures one/two*. being more oriented to genres such as idm and rave techno, they are characterized by powerful beats and cutting edge ambients and vocals. both tracks have been recorded during one of their live performances in london 2013.

veleno viola is the continuation of violet poison records after the end of violetshaped project. keeping the continuity with the concept started with vpn, veleno viola differentiates itself for a more diy and post – punk and less dance approach, with the use of vocal elements, strongly influenced by the industrial 80s, the minimal-wave, ebm minimalist and cyberpunk of the early 90s in a fetish and s & m context. *absence generator*, the first release, is characterized by an abnormal sound, hybrid, dirty and suffering. pressing on solid white marbled vinyl.

after his outbreak ep (heavily supported by the likes of luke slater, Âme, dvs1 and lucy) the mighty qindek returns to wolfskuil with another hypnotic and tripped down peak-time techno tool

after a few years of timeout, two big techno producers had their comeback in 2014 and paired up for a massive original track to be released this spring. stanny franssen and ortin cam *it used to be* comes in a massive techno package with remixes by petter b, a.paul and a very special congratulations to greencross, who won the k-sensations remix contest and his remix be pressed on vinyl as well. with 4 global masters of techno and one of the rising stars, this is by far the biggest vinyl release ever on nb records.

argentina has a rich history when it comes to dance music and gonzalo solimano is one of the countrys finest electronic flag-bearers. with his unlock recordings imprint he has created a heavy back-catalogue that the likes of barem, guti, luca m and daniel sanchez have all contributed to. after a short break solimano is back with his *factor h* ep and the original mix is a tropical, cow bell laden treat, one that sums up the nation’s sound nicely. on remix duty is both fase and fellow argentinian maestro guti. the producers last full-length was the jazz-inspired *rompecorazones* and now a remix lp is set to follow but here we focus on his amazing edit of *factor h*. guti has maintained the percussive elements of the original but added a significant amount of groove and focused on adding in thick kick drums and more drive. it is one you can imagine on the terraces or at 4am in a darkened room and this is why guti is such a don. pressing on green marbled vinyl)

just over a year since its launch, guy gerbers rumors imprint continues to blend the world of music and art with a series of highly sought after releases and events. following on from guy & puff daddys remix ep of their stand out album track: tourist trap, rumors welcomes seth troxler to the label with his debut, evangelion

for its 52th release, be as one has picked the rising italian talent marco faraone, with a 4 tracks ep, that showcases different takes of marco’s approach to techno. the ep title track restrictions opens the 12inch with a dark, fast-paced groove and hypnotic vocal, a real treat for the authentic techno players. with day 20 marco ravels into the dub techno forest, with classic dub elements that set the tone to a deeper mood. voices from the sea follows up with a more festive approach, a big room anthem that keeps the dark vibe on the release. for the vinyl heads, an exclusive treat for the 12inch its early morning, getting a due vinyl pressing after being featured exclusively on the 2013 live compilation by shlomi aber

asagaya debut album, entirely produced by guts asagaya is heavily supported by french musical mastermind guts (heavenly sweetness), who also produced the entire record & features his companions for hiphop after all lorine chia and leron thomas. as multi instrumentalist with a synthetic, programmed voice, asagaya & his soundscape is clearly rooted in hip hop music, also deriving from another sphere, more alternativ and transversal. he is a mystical figure from somewhere in this world. his songs create their own mood, they capture the unique sensibility. the lyrics take the listener into a journey through asagayas mystic & surreal world. the vinyl lp includes a free download code.

limited edition - white vinyl with sticker insert - no repress !
those essex rascals made us wait nearly a whole year for the follow up to the instant sell-out first ep ! luckily for all of us, it was well worth it all four cuts are bona fide lost classics, the kind of jams that theo would drop and have you racing to the booth - lovingly extended and amped by this mysterious uk crate digging collective, whose podcast series way back wednesday showcases exactly what you are hearing here.
serious business ladies and gents. you know what to do...

it was a hot summer day, no clouds in the big blue sky, as i suddenly got up to return my friends basketball after not returning it for more then 10 years

kann selected another proper * family horror* 8 track compilation with both renowned and new faces, after the first edition saw the day of light in 2011. check out the range that represents their own vision of spacey house & deeper techno nowadays. for this reissued family celebration the following relatives joined the stock: pablo mateo from hot burning lack rec., knutsson / berg - a sweet swedish collaboration of hans berg and johanna knutsson, llewellyn aka lake people, hiver from curle recordings fame and more of the label’s local connections such as perm the analog prince, falke, qy and alkohole.

after taking us on a drug chug at the start of the year dj rocca serves up 2 tracks for the next edsc release.

after ep1 in summer 2014, jacob korn continues the series with the aptly titled ep2, a collection of tracks that underline jacob s talent to produce dance music with appeal for both the main floors as well as deep house connoisseurs

after 2 blinding releases on lies and russian torrents, the italian uprising techno producer domenico crisci lands on fellow italian marco shuttles label eerie with some serious, 909 driven, stripped down techno biz. no matter how pretentious it might sound these are tracks that gravitate quite comfortably in a mills-esque kind of orbit but they somehow also remind of early downwards brutal material. label boss marco shuttle features in the ep with a remix of one of the tracks (lash) bringing the original into a more broken, abstract and dark (of course) territory.

after the frenzy heat of miami, quantize keeps the fire coming with this release. neil pierce scorches the spring with a soulful groover that sizzles in lyrics & production. neil is on fire and on this release he teams with mike patos to re-introduce/re-produce a classic from mtume. seldom do you hear live bass (john turner) on dance records, and you will appreciate the authentic musical production in this. when you add in vanessa freemans effortless performance on this with vocals that demonstrate that she is the perfect vocalist to re-sing a classic, you are ready she sings of desire and of love with soulful class and delivery.

after a critically acclaimed first release kim ann foxman returns to her firehouse imprint, inspired by her new york home with three more original tracks and two remixes from fellow new yorker eli escobar.

*la ronde* is one of the seminal japanese house releases, originally released in 1991 on king street offshoot bpm records it has long been a highly sought after slab of wax among deep house & dance music aficionados around the world. confined to one single disc on its original release this luxurious 2015 re-issue lets all the music contained within breathe the way it was naturally intended across 2 re-mastered 12 inches, making it utterly indispensable for all you djs & fanatics out there clamoring for all these classic tracks from far eastern heavyweights like toshihiko mori, soichi terada and many many more (nycs legendary pal joey even makes a guest appearance!). this is gorgeous, ambient, deep house at its finest, full of melody, soul & vibe, totally essential & finally available in this format for the very first time. fully re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released in full conjunction with king street sounds / bpm records, nyc / japan.

jonas rathsman marks the inaugural release on the newly established method white label, a club focused imprint from disclosure ’s method records that will deliver an on-going series of one-off releases available digitally and on a limited run of vinyl. “method white is going to be a platform to release some of our favourite music being created right now, that we feel represents the best of the best of underground electronic music today. we also want to take this further by djing alongside some of the acts who s music we release in our wild life events” - disclosure. jonas has gone a long way to prove his value to the dance music community, his releases on french express and remixes for the likes of london grammar, tensnake, duke dumont and sam smith have established rathsman as a driven and forward thinking producer and dj. with ‘wolfsbane’, jonas introduces the first installment on method white and like the flow er it’s named after, the track is just as deadly as it is beautiful. the track has already been a staple among sets from disclosure, huxley, duke dumont, justin martin and solomun among others with jonas perfecting a mix of dark and light while taking the impact of his drops to all new levels. with forthcoming dates including a six-date foray into north america in february, festival performances to come at bestival, lost village, hideout, parklife and the debut wild life festival in june,there are plenty of chances tocatch rathsman doing what he does best - working a crowd.

more than thirty years after the neon judgement first released tv treated, the song has reached a truly legendary status. it now gets a revamp from man of the moment jimmy edgar & germans legendary dj hell.

wolfskuil ltd returns after a hiatus of a year with a heavy hitter from italian sound designer edanticonf.

after two stunning 12 inch eps for kai alcés ndatl muziq imprint and london-based the love below, atlantas rising wunderkind stefan ringer dons new alias black suede for his debut release with cgi. switching it up from the bouncier, jazzier style that characterizes ringers work under his given name, black suede strips down the soul to a darker, harder groove, weaving dancefloor narratives that confront our innermost desires and fears. from the heavily swung stomp and vocal chops of *connect like 2 ways* and the skittering arpeggios and percolations of *stimulus (dead)*, to the dystopian booty-house masterpiece that is *7713gh* and the droning and cavernous dirge of *purgatory*, it is clear this is the work of an immensely talented artist who will continue to defy categorization and keep us wondering what the future will bring.

lehult is back on the roll after living the rockstar life that naturally follows a sold out debut release.

mojuba sub label a.r.t.less welcomes the munich techno duo trap10! after introducing and reintroducing prolific artists like stephen brown, jp enfant and fanon flowers its time for another addition to the a.r.t.less label roster! trap10 deliver three very convincing tracks for their debut ep showcasing the cornerstones of their sound. from straight peak-time action on the a-side to head-nodding & feet stomping funk infused techno with soul on the flip, dress to sweat!

tikita is back for it 2nd release, after the timeless reissue of ko-ta, this time the label compiled a solid va four tracker, with contributions from the stratosphere records crew (ko-ta and kiyokazu hamawaki) who delivers two timeless voodoo cuts never been released. the label wanted to balance between the past and the modern hypnotic body & mind wich became the labels identity, iori and artefakt took it as a honest mission to deliver two mindblowing tracks to confirm this body & mind aspect.

the ep offers up three jacking cuts of the most pure, organic, raw, dusty, deep underground house music to date. what else could you expect from three germans who were weaned on a steady diet of detroit and chicago classics from the day they were born. after receiving an 808 for his 10th birthday, one member of the faceless trio was rumoured to have ghostwritten basslines for some of technos finest during the early 1990s.
italojohnson truly are * too deep underground.*

this release is available on 180gm translucent dark blue vinyl, limited edition of 300 numbered copies with download code included.<b /> building on the foundations of their last 2 singles astro duo “after studying this dimension, have concluded it is now time to release, reptilian disco for the overlords, “lizard step” each waveform has a distinct edge, when placed together the formation aligns to create a science fiction audio experience for the dance floor.

vectors 2 introduces another five new artists to the power vacuum roster: side one erupts with vacated, flinging heavyweight techno ingot *quadrat* neatly into ones medulla oblongata. a road tested club shredder, crashing straight in and out while unequivocally touching the sides. one of uk dance musics true mammoths jerome hill promptly receives the baton and lays down atypical workout *plastic jam*, an overbearingly energetic percussion / vocal rinse. on the other side, cosmic event cylob weighs in with *spyworld*. libidinal bass patterns, irresistible melodies and not a wasted note from one of electros most powerful minds. breakaway civilization of one: anklepants follows with *y.h.i.y.p.* after receiving a free bintus makeover - electro style. finally cornwallis spoken word effluvium *at the disco*, a charmingly rancid personal account to which the prancing oaf in each of us can surely relate.

after releasing in the past two years with several projects as nightdrivers, tru west and together with ekkohaus, tireless dj and records collector homeboy rufus finally strikes back on bosconi extra virgin with his first solo ep since 5 years named *black & blues*, a 4 tracker vinyl of moody, sampladelic mpc styled and lunar deep house.

part 2 of the house of disco hod stash series this time featuring sort after tracks from art of tones & harry wolfman. pressed on blue vinyl and packed into a manila bag with hand stamped logo.

after a prolonged absence, tom trago returns to the voyage direct label with his first solo single since 2013. *hidden heart of gold* is an expansive trip into intergalactic deep house territory that ranks as one of his most emotionally charged moments to date.

london-based producer and dj warren brown, also known as wbeeza, has written three exclusive tracks for arma at his studio in peckham. the psychosomatic ep is named after its intense, dancefloor-oriented title track and will be released on arma. the vinyl, with accompanying cover artwork created by moscow surritualist protey temen, will hit major online retailers in march 2015.

second born to mother homemadezucchero, after the unanimous approval of mezes 12 inch. from the dark subterranean 3 compositions are molded, percussive and acid techno balanced by drones and aquatic bleeps leave cibele bare to his ice cold aura and hypnotic call. remix of *cibele* by neel. 12 inch vinyl in limited edition of 200 numbered copies.

the soul notes imprint has never restricted itself to just one sound. ever since it emerged in late 2011, the basque county based outfit has shown several sides of its identity and has developed into a diverse and well balanced home. one of the labels usual suspects is cologne native, adryiano. after reaping some havoc with his efforts on the snx series early last year, adryiano has been crafting his down south ep (ironically) somewhere in the north rhine-westphalian concrete jungle. the down south ep is buldging with deep sine basses, fine rhythmic synthwork and lavish but hefty beats. the title track showcases these exact things best. the essence of adryiano s latest effort is still somewhat hard to pin down. a lot of different moods are going on throughout the ep while the overall sounds maintains it s own glance. from the deep machinefunk on down south to the broken beats of feel what you do. all of these bits have a nice theme to them.