boys and diamonds is unmistakably a pop album but also one that comfortably fits in with kompakts long-standing lineage of genre-refracting releases. you will be hard up find another record that cohesively brings to mind siouxsie rubbing elbows with shabba ranks, giorgio moroder sipping daiquiris in bali, desmond dekker envisioned through skittering footwork, tom tom club sitting in with congotronics, even early madonna produced by chris and cosey. unlikely as all of that sounds, rainbow arabia makes it sound easy. mostly recorded at their home studio in echo park, muppet palace, boys and diamonds was written and produced by the couple with help from their friends in los angeles and beyond. drummer/producer extraordinaire butchy fuego (pit er pat, boredoms, mia) contributes arrangements and beats in places, and icy demons dylan ryan plays on the percussion-heavy island shuffle nothin gonna be undone . the album was mixed at the wonderful hobby shop studios in la by mudrock, who also adds some final production touches on the record. the 11 new songs on the album, were also made possible by the encouragement of peers/heroes in la like former ghosts, fool s gold, secret circuit, abe vigoda, and part time punks dj crew. outside of their hometown, they also found support and inspiration from kindred spirits like pictureplane, spoek mathambo, as well as their new home, the ever-illustrious kompakt

7th sign warmly welcomes marcellus pittman to the label. with a distinctive sound that pulls together soul and electronic texture into a form without compare, marcellus already boasts a formidable track record. he is a member of the seminal 3 chairs alongside kenny dixon jr., rick wilhite and theo parrish. as if this werent enough, his remarkable releases on sound signature, track mode, fxhe, fit and his own unirhythm imprint have further cemented his position as the hottest modern producer around today. here we have three glorious tracks that show different sides to his character but all sharing a common purpose - to move bodies and minds.

perhaps record of the year 2011 ! great ... carl craig, seth troxler and american artist kid a all make vocal appearances on sebastien devaud s, aka agoria fourth album, impermanence. the record will be agoria s first album on his own label, infiné music, which over the past few years has put out lps by apparat, clara moto and francesco tristano

french hard techno king greg notill back in his favourite roll as king cannibal! teaming up with barbers & slugos he is ready to destroy some fresh meat. leaving it half dead after he crushes your skull with his devastating bass drums. no need to boil, greg loves his meat raw to the bone.

special series returns with another hot dj tool for all djs and fans. the year 2011 started with the release of the first album by fer br and it was well received by all media, djs and fans all over the world. from spain to japan almost all the tracks the lp covers are being heard in the clubs today. special series now presents jesus soblechero, another great talent from the world of funky techno producers. the a-side starts of with a remix by raul mezcolanza fresh on the roll with his debut album on patterns! followed by 3 tracks of jesus himself. funky rhythms, old disco feel and pounding beats are the ingredients he will use for his special recipe. have a taste of this, get of your seat and move your feet!

played by pascal feos, monoloc, bcr boys, tommy four seven, perc, damon wild, pfirter and various others …
kai randy michel is back and ready to blow your mind with his full-length album >groove on surface<! limited to 300 copies worldwide.

this is the first album oscar mulero has released under his own name, after two acclaimed lps under the moniker trolley route. well known for his skills as a hard-edged, raw and floor-orientated techno dj, his productions go far beyond, digging deep into the intricate landscape of intelligent techno, floating moods, reminiscent atmospheres, harmony and detail. grey fades to green is the affirmation of his maturity as a producer, using both hardware and software in the pursuit of a highly coherent and diverse album.

rolando & 2562 on remix duty this time... and both delivering! tip

limited edition re-press on super heavy weight vinyl with brand new sleeve notes

two brilliant new shackletons, with triumphant remixes by t++ and baron mordant.

what needs to be said about move d? overused, though the veteran tag is, david moufang has been producing excellent music for many, many years. yet, the last few have seen him receive particular acclaim, especially for his more house-flavoured work - buoyed by his increased reputation as a dj... already played by ricardo villalobos

slamming detroit like electronic techno...

early djs supports and feedbacks by reboot, dennis ferrer, robert dietz, me, matthew styles, osunlade, ryan crosson, lee curtis, anja schneider, dyed soundorom, jimpster, deetron, dj t, shaun reeves, sebo k, ray okpara, nick curly, quentin harris, danny tenaglia, culoe de song, james priestley, trus me...

repress !! blackest ever black is a new london-based label that seeks to re-establish electronic music as a poetic, provocative and emotionally inquisitive force. music by artists, not engineers. its first release is a self-titled ep by raime, a british duo who draw explicit inspiration from the marginal mavericks of early european goth, industrial and synth wave - artists largely omitted from the current master narrative of post-punk history, and who strove to make music at once cerebral and visceral, futuristic and atavistic. well-versed in the language of club music, but rejecting its typically rigid sequencing and arrangements, raime use technology pensively - to convey a sense of crisis, collapse and longing. transporting and disorienting though their work might be, its narratively taut and has no truck whatsoever with the cosmic, its too aggressive and engaged to be called psychedelic.

2 cd with finest hardstyle

and now for something completly different... editions mego is suitably chuffed announce a cd reissue of bill orcutts acoustic hardcore blues stormer >a new way to pay old debts<, previously released on palilalia in 2009. for many, one of the highlights of recent years with its unique visionary take of solo guitar playing....

big with: massimiliano pagliara, cosmo vitelli, jonnie wilkes (optimo), nakion, 40 thieves, ajello, red rack em, the heels of love, matt (rvng), dj morpheus (tigersushi), fabrizio mammarella... from the beating latin heart of the modern disco world, discodromo join us for their first slow motion release and our third overall. with two original tracks and two stunning remixes this pair of cheeky italians first bring us the laid back charms of stars and rain featuring the vocal talents miss plug in. strutting funk and cascading synths are the order of the day on this taut laser workout. with a bitterest melody and relentless drums, this is a cinematic excursion into 10am disco music. miss plug ins blank eyed vocals are one part rimini, to two parts berlin giving the track a hazy, druggy feel that will work like magic on the even the most demanding dance floors.

get ready for a musical journey so deep you may not be able to dig yourself out. nor may you want to. blazingly hot on the smoking heels of the 19 predecessors of the highest ranks of house dj/producers whove blessed this series before him, like joe claussell, ron trent, grammy award winners louie vega & david morales, teddy douglas & dj spen (aka basement boys & muthafunkaz), danny krivit, tony humphries, and a ton of others who superbly compiled and mixed these compilations in the past, hip house producer/dj & sole channel/vega records recording artist mr. v joins this exclusive club and doesnt disappoint. using 18 of the latest and greatest tunes culled from the catalog such as the k&n dub of johnnydangerous >mr vs revenge<, alex kenjis remix of david harness >shake< the original rough mix of ananda projects >aura protection< ivan iacobuccis unreleased original mix of his recent >ritual< release, the deep & magnetic unreleased moodymanc extended mix of tomoki tamuras >the rough< and tomo inoues phenomenal unreleased swingin dub of siren-ic house singer stephanie cookes >sweetest thing<, to name very few, make this 20th anniversary edition of the series one for the musical books. all aboard!

2nd remix part with four remixes from mihai popoviciu, sante, marc miroir , matt star !! perfect dj food

lightspeed champion gibt es jetzt auch in farbe! zumindest bekommt man dieses gef³hl, wenn man die vier songs der neuen ep bye bye von dev heynes h÷rt. die zusammenarbeit mit van dyke parks (produzent der beach boys, the byrds, joanna newsom) beschreibt dev daher auch als *pretty surreal*. beginnend mit einem ³berwõltigend sch÷nen cover des beach boys tracks >til i die< folgen eine weitere version seines bereits auf dem album >life is sweet! nice to meet you!< erschienenen >underwater there is nothing< sowie zwei ganz neue songs: >bye bye icarus< und >the mess you re in<. >lightspeed champions< ist der unerwartete sonnenschein f³r den man so dankbar ist, wenn die wintermonate angerollt kommen.

dj skirt has been present on the uk techno scene for well over a decade . although her route has been far from straight forward, she originally hails from texas, there is no doubt that her influence and sound have been shaped by the birmingham techno renegades surgeon and regis. drones,hushed vocals and fractured beats combine to give us an unsettling glimpse of the future sound of her adopted home, birmingham.

7 oz is back with a long awaited various artists ep that follows the success of mathias mestenos alcatraz. two dancefloor-oriented tracks, that sound really hot despite the cold winter, ideal for any passage of your sets. barila&lodettis el jazz del barrio takes us back to the truest deep house sound, with a jazzy mood and an ear set clearly back to the old school. the young and talented fabio even, thanks to the remix made by manu-l and paul cart, goes techno with the sharp and piercing rhythms and sounds of the explosive track undershow.

vinyl edition (7x12inch) is limited to 1500 copies ww!!! ostgut ton releases this unique compilation of music crafted from field recordings made inside the two berlin clubs berghain and panorama bar. the concept and original recordings were made by the berlin based producer emika. over a period of two months emika created the recordings in the clubs while they were closed to the public and edited them into a library of sounds. the library was then given to all the ostgut ton artists, but also to club associates like dj pete aka substance, dinky, cassy, margaret dygas, ryan elliott and scuba using his scb alias, to make music with. this release marks the celebration of the labels five year anniversary!!

ultraphat raw and dirty detroit / chicago / acidhouse cuts

soul jazz records new compilation of the uk funky scene.
>riddim box< explores the most unique, left-field and innovative uk funky releases of the recent past with loads of killer tracks and exclusives! uk funky inhabits the space between dubstep and house mixing together elements of grime, dancehall and rnb with the percussive rhythms of nigerian afrobeat and caribbean soca to produce one of the uk’s most interesting recent musical developments.

lil silva, zed bias, kode 9, crazy cousins z, tubby t - the excursions in the uk funky underground1

ultraphat raw and dirty detroit / chicago / acidhouse cuts

bozzwell is a solo projekt of david boswell from sheffield, who has had remarkable hits with the all seein eye together with phil oakey from the human league in the nineties and latest as hiem together with his friend nicco eastwood a couple of years ago. after knowing and loving bozzy through buddy dirk leyers we released two 12inch with some of his brilliant stuff in 2008 and 2009. songs like marlenas eyes, fionas song and escape5 which are now also part of this cd-album. with the album are coming various other songs reflecting life in common and in sheffield. the cd is also including the track >i cant be< that we did in our studios together with bozzy and many firm artists joining and contributing.

welche musik begleitet dich bei den schoensten augenblicken und laesst dich von filmreifen sonnenuntergaengen an schneewei§en straenden traeumen? die antwort: early morning breaks. die chillout, lounge und deep house mix show beim sender planet more music radio hat laengst kultcharakter, die sessions von djs wie chris coco, dj jondal, dj mark, sinan mercenk, blank and jones und jan lang (fil-a-fil) werden nicht nur gern zum -runterkommen- nach dem clubbesuch gehoert, sondern auch zum -weekend closing- am sonntag abend. kein wunder, dass die cd-compilation zur sendung seit einem jahr ohne ermuedungserscheinungen auch bundesweit und sogar international in tausenden cd playern und ipods laeuft. auch early morning breaks vol 02 schickt sich an, so ein dauerbrenner zu werden. die besten chill-beats, beachhouse-tracks und lounge-grooves aus der show sowie mehrere exklusive und bisher unveroeffentlichte neu-entdeckungen wurden von dj mark (planet more music radio) und peacelounge-labelchef christian arndt zusammengestellt und sorgen in einem sommerlich-flauschigen mix fuer den richtigen sound zu jeder stimmung. ibiza resident chris coco steuert mit -my beach house- seinen traum von sonne, meer und strand bei und laesst den sommer im zeitraffer vorbeifliegen. ungewohnt ruhige klaenge liefert eddie thoneick, deutschlands house export nummer eins diesmal ab: sein -love under pressure- gibt es im wunderbar entspannten acoustic mix. laessige bossa-klaenge duerfen natuerlich auch nicht fehlen.

follow up to the massive >bad bad jimmy ruckus< album - a soundtrack to a very hard to find blaxploitation film!

killer deep house tune on anton zaps label.

cooler detroit house der alten schule !!!

hot on the heels of our frantic summer release schedule and by way of (prematurely) welcoming the fall/winter season, we have prepared a little collection of our own. featuring established culprits from the label roster as well as exciting new additions and alliances we proudly present another defining moment in our auditory evolution: >wake me up at 16:05< is a snapshot, a landmark and a sure sign of bigger, harder, faster (maybe not that much) things to come from us. enjoy!

with the duo we love, ellen allien has sought out the golden needle in the haystack of current club music. its almost impossible to resist the charm of the sweet giorgia angiuli, with her alluring brown eyes, and the wild locks of the contemplative, emotional piero fragola. the pairs debut album could become the chorus of the summer. their enchanting songs fuse the ecstasy of club land with the emotions of pop. giorgia and piero moved from the south of italy to florence and immersed their intimate love songs in a synthetic glamour.

2010er kompakt total compilation with hot tunes from dj koze, superpitcher, michael mayer, jürgen paape, jörg burger, justus köhncke u.v.m...

produce rd by czr rmx by jhonny d ,nicky p

3rd compilation of avantgarde disco by dompteur mooner of zombie nation fame.

neues label aus frankreich mit einem tollem debut release von piemont (mbf, suchtreflex) sowie daniel dreier und dale (highgrade, bar25, upon you)

after his highly inspiring releases on detroits mathematicsa, quintessentials (uk) and yore (germany), marcello napoletano is back with another adventure into house music. again his unique way of keeping a detroit / chicago sound freshly alive comes neither from the beloved ghost town nor from windy city - marcello napoletanos source of deep madness is based in lecce, a small countrysided village in italy. from here he spreads his deepness all over the world, representing the 8th outstanding issue of laid records.

al core goes large with this massive double 12 inch for psychik genocide!

one year after their german top 5 album >lasso< 2raumwohnung is releasing the >lasso< remix allbum as two 12ô maxis on vinyl. part one incl paul kalkbrenner remix ((#1 groove poll, remix of the year), blake baxter, abe duque and 3phase

amigos closed 2009 with an outstanding release by dj link and cesar almena played by almost all the best techno djs in the world, and still in the top sales charts months after its release date! following such a great record comes another bomb from the portuguese label. oitavo ep by peppelino & dj link.produced in hungary and portugal, this amigos brings us some of the best techno tracks of the moment, again with the usual variety that makes all amigos so special. >undercover junkies< and >techminators< are the main themes of this amazing record that also brings us two great remixes from swedish and portuguese producers pratap and goncalo m! plenty of reasons for you to order this record immediately! as it will be another amigos to get sold out really fast and you dont want to miss it. watch out for amigos009 to come out in may 2010 with more great tracks from dj link, aitor ronda, dj pepo and more!