keep up! records unveils brand new signing bestboygrip complete with his debut ep fonck. those with their ears to the ground will be aware that the germany-based bestboy is well-known within the drum n bass world under a different moniker. but this is the bestboy cutting loose for a minute and kicking out some modern disco jams with one foot in the past and the other in the future. this is the sound of an 80s boogie, synthesizer, library music and b-movie obsessive. fonck is the slow-paced opener with heavy-hitting synth drums but reflective keyboard narrative. one of keep up! recordsfavourite producers architeq provides a dubby, spacey remix sounding like something luke vibert might have included on his nuggets library compilations. on the flipside the pace quickens with the flexible bassline but tight groove of copyright. the ep closes with the house-tinged cross my mind, which builds on the strong melody-lead theme of the other tracks even further with the aid of catchy synth lead and vocal hooks. the fonck ep sits comfortably next to artists such as faze action, lcd soundsystem and ilija rudman. just the way keep up! likes its modern disco. bestboygrip is aiming to expand his sound even further, this time onto the stage with a full live band. keep an eye out for roland and his crack team of musicians visiting your town.

supported by: ame, dixon, djulz, martyn, basic soul unit, peter van hoesen, scuba, deetron, jimpster, luke solomon, lexx, arto mwambe, nic fianciulli, laurent garnier, fred everything, reboot, josh wink, alex dallas, catz n dogz, shit robot, benji b, karotte, dj nature, hunee, roland appel, tony rodriguez, meat, ewan pearson, .. mild pitch proudly welcome tim toh for their 10th release. tim first appeared on the international radar with his striking three-part series >join the resistance< on philpot records that instantly put him on the map and into the crates of djs worldwide. further releases and remixes for tiny sticks, ornaments and last but not least his remix for manuel tur on delusions of grandeur made it only logical to have the young pforzheim resident contribute an ep for mild pitch. >ménage à trois< sees the young german return with his very own distinct style that sticks out from a million. imagine kyle hall, omar s and maurice fulton riding a merry-go-round: this is not for everyon

orlando voorn and underground liberation selected none the less than a.o. kevin saunderson, ken ishii, robert armani, luke slater (planetary assault systems), robert hood, ben sims, dj t-1000, suburban knight, k-alexi shelby and ritzi lee to deliver new version of tone explotation and phuture.

including remixes by steve rachmad, jamie anderson and jerome krom.
big support by: jonas kopp, luke slater, john digweed, perc, atomic jam, luciano esse, space djz, dave martin, dave marcia, x-press2, james talk ...

big with: chris carrier chris lattner, chris wood, nick curly, jimster, luke solomon, varoslav, mr. statik, tini, technasia, steve lawler, robert dietz, retrac, osunlade, dan drastic,.. our second imprint on >deep series< features an up-andcoming artist from moscow. as a studied pianist kammerton knows the fine art of funk and soul, which serves him well in writing mesmerizing deep house and dub techno. his dj-sets have been compared to the likes of moodyman or theo parrish, giving you high quality unapologetically. on the a1 you will find >take off<, a funky house tune founded on subsonic bass-rolls underneath gently tweaked sequences. this groove to make you move will get any floor going with its characteristic live arrangement. >infuse< on the flip is somewhat slower at 110bpm and surprises with broken beats, chords and vibras - the real funk. the b2 >fosters hats< has shown its full potential in the club, with a steady build-up of drums and chores. this peace of black gold belongs into every house-dj bag!

with his >control ep< shifteds newest production brings no further clues as to the identity of this highly-regarded yet anonymous producer. having established an relationship with luke slater s mote-evolver imprint, shifted has been releasing some of the freshest and highly acclaimed techno tracks at the moment. what >control< does bring, however, is an impressive follow-up release to the >drained ep< released on mote-evolver earlier this year.

amongst phases fans are robert hood, derrick may, luke slater & marcel dettmann. now he brings you 3 new minimalist tracks with a serious prescence and relentless pulse that refuses to stay static..

here comes the new echocord colour. after some big releases with luke hess, mike dehnert and sebastien san here comes the new one which is a split ep of the copenhagen heroes mikkel metal & resoe. after his latest 12 inch on echocord, mikkel metal again shows us his more techno-side of his universe, with this killer peaktime bomb, and still with his own unique deep sound. after his resent album on echocord, resoe here presents a more dancefloor-orientated track, for the fans of dettmann/klock, shed, sandwell district and pattern repeat.

proper techno by steve stoll, remixed by wraith, kataconda & miniroom.
support by: slam, richie hawtin, guy gerber, luke slater, marco bailey, oliver ho, samuel l session, terrence fixmer ... as well as great reviews at de:bug, dj mag, idj …

support from luke slater, marcel dettmann, james ruskin, sigha, forward strategy group & many more... shifted starts his own label ! after the success of his drained ep for luke slaters mote evolver label, shifted returns with 2 tracks of deep tripping, highly reduced techno plus a bonus cut of droning ambience on his own newly minted avian imprint !!

the moment the needle drops on bas mooys >krull<, you know you are up for something special: one of those classic tracks that signpost a style, a timeless number that seizes the flavour of the here and now and elevates it somewhere ethereally higher - in this case booty-swinging, infectiously swinging, grinding, building, unhomogenized techno.
in his remix audio injection minimalizes the assault and its reinvented as a soaring detroit acid grumbler. then gayle san & dj hi-shock propel themselves right into the darker depths of the original version and reboot all the right parts to make it a flanged, spacey, at times relentless sci-fi tech stomper.finally ortin cam reconfigures >krull< as slick, motorized electronic dancefloor mayhem remiscent of some of the sativae outings in the early 90s by neil landstrumm and tobias schmidt.limited first press released on solid white colored vinyl.
already played & supported by luke slater, drumcell, sven wittekind, chris liebing, tommy four seven, dave the drummer, space djz, spiros kaloumenos, sasha carassi, axel karakasis, tom hades, audio injection, go hiyama.

ground loops ampersand (i) is a release exploring contemporary techno by some of technos best contemporaries. the original fuses old school ideals with modern production techniques to create a floor friendly, groove oriented track that manages to maintain a sense of purpose and emotion. on remix duties are lucy (stroboscopic artefacts) who produces a seminal remix taking on the atmospherics of the original and building upon that to create a space and tension we have all come to know and love of his productions. samuli kemppi (ostgut ton, mote-evolver) who delivers a deep slice of dubby detroit influenced funk, perfect for that back room set and once again ignites the sound of that transatlantic relationship. the final remix comes from advanced human (aka. dj hi-shock), who instead focuses on the energy and emotion of the original and twists it into peak time material. already spun and fully supported by luke slater, james ruskin, donor/truss, damon wild, tommy four seven, audio injection, markus suckut, chris finke, go hiyama or raiz to name a few.

>cheap comments< is the first single from the new beatsteaks album >boombox< and comes along with remixes by moonbootica, phil speiser and california muscle aka luke 4000, tobsen & tschamp (seeed). rock on!

expect me tells the story of the tough life as an outsider, how lonely he felt as a kid, how he grew up and managed his life against all odds and developed his uniqueness. the tracks mirrors the up and down feelings of despair on the one hand and confidence & trust on the other hand. driving deep into the subconscious, the music of klartraum (soma records, lucidflow) envelopes and surrounds its listeners creating a world in which just like a dream, things are never as they seem. nadja lind and helmut ebritsch (hatikvah) as a studio double duo and burgeoning live act they are bringing an entirely unique edge to their performance and output by taking their flowing techno to a deeper, spiritual level. monty luke from planet e create an atmospheric and emotional remix, oriented on deep happenings and narrowed grooves. detroit influenced and very unique…. a resonant story full of sentiments. einklang freier frequenzens remix comes around with massive chords and deep sub frequency, introducing analogue filtersystems and synthesizers. hear and feel the life of the machinery. listen and feel good!

follow up to the highly acclaimed first numbers#1 release which was massively supported by adam beyer, laurent garnier, speedy j, carlo lio, timo maas, slam, technasia, oliver ho, terence fixmer, lucy, x-press 2, phil kieran, paco osuna, tony rohr & many more. emerson once again expresses all his passion for raw techno and rolling grooves with the tune >non human beat<. heavy beats with an analog feel and loud drums keep spinning and building around noisy crisp techno. the original track was remixed by markus suckut delievering a modern techno track, adding some energetic hi hats and leaving out some of the peak elements for some extra dub. markus is currently working for well established labels like stroboscopic artefacts and len fakis figure imprint.
support from speedy j, luke slater, dubfire, electric indigo, timo maas, luciano …

in its original incarnation, shit robots -losing my patience- – a choice cut from 2010s from the cradle to the rave — strikes a balance between iciness and warmth, with hot chip frontman alexis taylors soulful vocals melting the tracks frosty synthlines. now, hot chip and unabombers remix the track and redefine its feel. hot chips new take on the single mystifies the original with deeply cut grooves, squelching bass and taylors heartbreaking, trilling vocals, pushed to lonesome front and center. the whole procession builds to a climax of chiming keys, striking percussion and synth melodies that corkscrew firmly into your head. the uks unabombers – the dj duo of luke cowdrey and justin crawford – take a cosmic approach, laying down synths that stretch toward infinity and holding off on vocals till near the songs midpoint. the dub remix gains traction and energy in its latter stages, with a heady mix of piercing synth squeals and taylors vocalizations set on repeat, like a mantra urging party goers to the dancefloor

foot and mouth up the ante and release young edits move me up ep, the perfect balearic soundtrack for the ensuing summer hi-jinks. australian protégé, luke foskey, delivers four inspiring top drawer balearic re-edits of some familiar and not so familiar household classics. ‘how we walk on the moon is already a firm favourite of the year for tim sweeney these edits will find favour with lovers of pocket knife and cousin coles work. broken-back balearic beat biscuits for the mind noodled generation. perfect for sunrises, sunsets or campfires, expect to hear these beauties all over the summer, accompanied by obligatory, ubiquitous cheshire cat grins all round. fill yer moonboots up mate, weve got ponchos in space, im telling ya!

after 49 vinyl releases and 9 cd albums in 9 years we are proud to announce our anniversary project, echocord jubilee comp., echocordcd010 and the vinyl releases echocord 50.1 + 50.2 + 50.3 all released in march/april 2011. we celebrate this with 10 exclusive tracks by 10 of our finest artists over the last 9 years. exclusive tracks by fluxion, quantec, deadbeat, onmutu mechanicks, brendon moeller, luke hess, resoe, stephen hitchell, fenin and mikkel metal. all tracks are powerfull dubby tracks that will suit the dancefloor, but also perfect for the homelisteners. here comes the 3rd and last ep out of 3 contains tracks by stephen hitchell from echospace/detroit, fenin & mikkel metal. thanx to the echocord family: artists, ears, distributors, promoters and partners. we are proud and happy still to be here, and hope you will all enjoy this echocord jubilee compilation. a huge echocord jubillee tour all over europe in 2011 will be handled by clique bookings berlin.

after 49 vinyl releases and 9 cd albums in 9 years we are proud to announce our anniversary project, echocord jubilee comp., echocordcd010 and the vinyl releases echocord 50.1 + 50.2 + 50.3 all released in march/april 2011. we celebrate this with 10 exclusive tracks by 10 of our finest artists over the last 9 years. exclusive tracks by fluxion, quantec, deadbeat, onmutu mechanicks, brendon moeller, luke hess, resoe, stephen hitchell, fenin and mikkel metal. all tracks are powerfull dubby tracks that will suit the dancefloor, but also perfect for the homelisteners. here comes the second ep out of 3 contains tracks by onmutu mechanicks, brendon moeller, luke hess & resoe. thanx to the echocord family: artists, ears, distributors, promoters and partners. we are proud and happy still to be here, and hope you will all enjoy this echocord jubilee compilation

in its fourteen releases to date bass culture has welcomed a variety of talent, yet till now has hosted the mercurial beats of its boss only the once, on the edit of anonyms >lov is easy<. todays >fofoca< ep sees d julz confirm once again just why he and his music are held in such high regard, with three exclusive new cuts from the frenchman.
big with: laurent garnier, anthony collins, catz n dogz, bushwacka!, sebo k, gel abril, tiefschwarz, radioslave, marco carola, luciano, sascha dive, okain, luke solomon, slam, tobi neumann, ame, nick curly, ...

after 49 vinyl releases and 9 cd albums in 9 years we are proud to announce our anniversary project, echocord jubilee comp., echocordcd010 and the vinyl releases echocord 50.1 + 50.2 + 50.3 all released in march/april 2011. we celebrate this with 10 exclusive tracks by 10 of our finest artists over the last 9 years. exclusive tracks by fluxion, quantec, deadbeat, onmutu mechanicks, brendon moeller, luke hess, resoe, stephen hitchell, fenin and mikkel metal. all tracks are powerfull dubby tracks that will suit the dancefloor, but also perfect for the homelisteners.

10 inch candy coloured vinyl. hand stamped & numbered in the cottage (350 run) cut@loud no mp3/ digital – heavy duty clear poly sleeve. mudkid is franklin de costa – support from luke solomon & ewan pearson
mudkid always holds the fort when it comes to large girthed funk jams. loik comes with a toe curling array of mechanical energy and stomping house plushness, all the while acting as a constant foray into your subconscious dealings.

chris finke (flux/atomic jam) delivers the dance floor goods with his fresh 12inch release on gynoid audio moofish. the original sees big room production fused with an acid like riff aimed at melting minds and moving feet. on remix duties are none other than mark broom, whos pulsing remix takes things deeper, dj hi-shock and his hypnotic re-interpretation and go hiyama moves away from the usual >4 on the floor< to deliver an atmospheric, broken beat, idm influenced mix. supported already by the likes of: luke slater, xhin, drumcell, tommy four seven, wehbba, audio injection, chris liebing, gary beck, gayle san, markus suckut, tom hades, and more!

nice price deal !!! ladies and gentlemen. this is snuff trax number 4. on the latest release of our small imprint we present you two amazing house tracks by mario pierro a.k.a. raiders of the lost arp. this great producer already released on labels like nature records. you may also know him under different other names like mat101 or jollymusic. now we welcome him on board of snuff trax.side a of stx004 starts with the wonderful stealing my love. photonz, our jackmates from portugal, deliver a floorbanging remix. on side b you hear the soulful hold on. and we are very proud that legendary chicago house producer mr k alexi shelby found the time to remix this track! stx004 will be limited to 250 vinyls. dj-support by laurent garnier, josh wink, robert owens, steffi, dj t, tim sweeney, loco dice, michael reinboth, marco passarani, electric indigo. deetron, angel molina, luke solomon, dplay, hardrock striker, brodinski, hard ton, billie ray martin, dj m-traxx, babyg. patrick pulsinger, ian pooley, matt walsh, santiago salazar, dr motte, trevor jackson and many many more...

support from : rob mello, danny tennaglia, roberto rodriguez, johnny fiasco, giom, manuel tur, phil weeks, lawnchair generals, charles webster, luke solomon, pezzner, dj heather, colette, nacho marco, art of tones, funkdvoid,olivier desmet, mazi, mr v, andre lodemann, joshua iz, grant nelson, ashley beedle, quentin harris, miguel migs, shur-i-kan, lovebirds

audio assaults second release of 2011 features irishman fran hartnett. hartnett, one of the most experienced artists in dublins techno scene delivers a package of five quality tracks, which perfectly fit in the audio assault tradition. his style can be described as rhythmic, inventive and sometimes darkly emotive techno. surgeon recently included one of hartnetts tracks to his fabric mix album: it was written in vapour will now get a psychical release on audio assault. the vinyl release has four tracks and digital there will be one extra bonus track available. support by luke slater, dave clarke, james ruskin, surgeon, pacou, perc, inigo kennedy and many more...

support from rob mello, danny tennaglia, roberto rodriguez, johnny fiasco, giom, manuel tur, phil weeks, lawnchair generals, charles webster, luke solomon, pezzner, dj heather, colette, nacho marco, art of tones, funkdvoid,olivier desmet, mazi, mr v, andre lodemann, joshua iz, grant nelson, ashley beedle, quentin harris, miguel migs, shur-i-kan, lovebirds...

spiros kaloumenos & focus records on fire! two massive dancefloor weapons from spiros and two heavyweight remixes by tom hades and spiriakos & steen !! four dancefloor monsters for the peak time. supported by: eddie haliwell, eric sneo, cristian varela, submerge, lars klein, mike humphries, adam jay , matt k,pedro delgardo, roman zawodny, christian cambas, spark taberner, luke creed, danny casseau and more..

after the excellent received >deep, raw and real< part 1 and 2 (with the likes of motor city drum ensemble, stl and anton zap) its now time for more - part 3 and 4 are coming! we invited again some hot producers for some deep, raw and real tunes and the result is a fine mixture of contemporary global house music. part 3 features lukatron, the new project by the classic man luke solomon (as already heard on his full ep, quintessentials 17) and japanese wizard radiq, whos in peoples mind since his philpot release. the flipside offers the mighty cottam, famous for his self titled >cottam< releases plus up and coming deymare from finland. watch out for him and his releases on quintessentials, kindasoul and others.

2 tracks by daniel mehlhart oody, melancholic, epic and dramatic. supported by: ivan smagghe, m.a.n.d.y., gregor tresher, secret cinema, markus kavka, gabriel ananda, marcel janovsky, kiki, luke solomon, pig & dan, bloody mary, dj sneak, matt star, steve lawler and more

incl. dyed soundorom remix big with: nic fiancuilli, robert james, adultnapper, matt walsh, tiefschwarz, ripperton, davide squillace, simon baker, luke solomon, meat, geddes,... we are very happy to welcome a new artist on board – inxec aka christopher sylvester. were always looking for this kind of freshness and he definately has plenty of it! his genre-mixing and high quality production skillz are speaking for itself: be it the deep tech-housy >angel<, the bass-heavy & funky >come on!!< or the ultimate groove of >nightingale<. angel takes you on a journey with its catchy and flying synth line, right down to come on!!, the future soundtrack of an amusement park, before it all ends in the mad jungle of nightingale. all of these 3 stunning cuts are clearly made for the club, as well as the superb dyed soundorom remix of >angel< – a pure and massive groove for primetime dancefloors

played by chris liebing, cari lekebusch, dave clarke, adam beyer, the advent, luke slater, virgil enzinger, space djz, kyle geiger, gary beck, eric sneo, thorsten kanzler, sven wittekind, felix kroecher, damon wild and various others...

big with james holden, rub ntug, daniele baldelli, ivan smagghe, lauer

supported by joris voorn, steve bug, radio slave, martin eyerer, lee jones, julien chaptal, manik, lee curtiss, jona, luke solomon, bushwacka, willie graff, terry francis...

special limited collectors item on red transparent 10inch vinyl!
played by dave clarke, luke slater, the advent, gary beck, space djz, eric sneo, kyle geiger, pfirter, thorsten kanzler, sven wittekind, felix kroecher, damon wild and various others.

robyn is a swedish recording artist, singer and songwriter. robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hits show me love and do you know what it takes from her debut album robyn is here. indestructible is the lead single from her seventh studio album body talk. with indestructible robyn demonstrates one more here big development to a great independent and unique artist.

played by chris liebing, cari lekebusch, dave clarke, adam beyer, the advent, luke slater, virgil enzinger, space djz, kyle geiger, gary beck, eric sneo, thorsten kanzler, sven wittekind, felix kroecher, damon wild and various others.

the forever-progressive luke slater has plucked a special release from the ether that will impress and intrigue followers of motes approach to underground techno. shrouded in anonymity, shifteds release is fuelled by a personal passion for techno

the time and space machine return with the third in their series of highly acclaimed, mind bending psychedelic edits. freakbeat anthems meet hypnotic ragas and swirling phazers, while cosmic cowboys ride off into a day glo sunset. vinyl only, strictly limited as ever, housed in a beautiful luke insect sleeve. the >time and space machine volume three< is a psych lovers technicolour dreamcoat.

2010 repress !!! 3 track classic ep with timeless tracks from luke slater (booster), basic channels maurizo & intecs renato cohen with his biggest tune (pontape)

dj support by david guetta, tiesto, afrojack, laidback luke! including the mars - pump up the volume sample !

londons dogmatik imprint serve up a new ep from rising star and she is danger member, maya jane coles, with >cool down< - remix from ed davenport (falkplatz, gumption, nrk, vidab...) - pure deep groove! charted and played by marcin czubala, luke solomon, ian pooley, shinedoe, seth troxler, james teeji...

supported by : radio slave, joris voorn, michel cleis, reboot, laurent garnier, sebo-k, ryan crosson, deetron, karotte, gorge, tania vulcano, agoria, ralph lawson, jimpster, luke solomon, martinez, nick curly, mathias kaden, 2000 and one, kiki, franck roger, anja schneider, dubfire,.. september 2009 saw lemos kalooo ep (bcr001) kick off the bass culture journey. hailing from athens, the trained pianist, saxphonist and guitarist, who grew up on a diet of herbie hancock, booka t & the mgs and john coltrane, has already seen his music released to great acclaim on labels including cecille, welcome to masomenos, 8bit, adult only,connaisseur, safari electronique, air london and resopal schallware. as the title suggests his beat of this, beat of that ep offers up a variety of sounds, all featuring the elegantly techy edge that we have come to associate with lemos.

having made a debut on mote-evolver back in march, finland s samuli kemppi returns with another stunning ep of ultramodern techno on luke slater s imprint!

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!!

warning! this is no retirement home techno, not for the faint at heart. pohjola - forwards to the past! already supported by: ben sims, jeff mills, dj pete, inigo kennedy, kr!z, luke slater, rob hall, dimi angelis, dustin zahn, makaton, paul mac, phase, the black dog, alex downey etc.

serious groovy techno, already supported by adam beyer, luke slater, funk d void...

super limited 12 inch in screen printed sleeve with bing ji ling and barck+prommer remixes ... limited to just 300 copies, pressed on delicious 180 gram vinyl and presented in a silk-screen printed sleeve, >make you mine< is quite the 12 inch to get your hands on this autumn! the opening track of incarnations forthcoming debut album >with all due respect< is a sundrenched balearic bomb if ever there was one. handsome threesome daniel collas, quinn luke (akabing ji ling) and bart davenport soaked up all the good vibes of the tarifa studio on the south-coast of spain, just in front of africa, where the mediterranean sea and the atlantic ocean meet, and transformed them into little over three-and-a-half minutes of pure loving goodness, reminiscent of the 70s west coast sounds among many other things. on remix duties we have christian prommer and alex >jazzanova< barck taking the track into the late night territory with an epic deep-house stormer, while bing ji ling makes those lazy sofa surfers get up and boogie while the sun is setting with a strong ny flavour.