sage francis ... relocked and reloaded. after a 4-year hiatus, the indie rap icon is taking his signature style of hip-hop and performance art back on the road to support the june 2014 release of -copper gone- on strange famous records. it features beat production from long-time music affiliates buck 65, alias, cecil otter, reanimator, and more.

insects crawl out of the fog along a branch down to the throat of the witch. 4 slow rolling morbid rhythms. yellow herb ambient.

jay west & manuel sahagun feat. cody chesnutt drop *sense of you* on klangkultur schallplatten with okain and dirk hermann & andreas mueller remixes in tow. the cologne-based label founded by dirk hermann and andreas mueller drops its sixth release this july. jay west & manuel sahagun reunite for their third release following *fool me* on off recordings and *got me* on electronique digital back in 2013.
supported by: dj sneak, stacey pullen, dj t, ray okpara, danny tenaglia, art department, butch, calo lio, mihai popoviciu, vanilla ace, miguel lobo, nicolas masseyeff, jorge savoretti ...

ohh wow big marek hemmann rework from gunnar stiller manaus madness .. tolle ep mehr davon

in addition to his work as one half of mista men, london via doncaster producer ryan aitchison has been making solo moves under his mella dee guise these past few years with appearances in all the right places (think wolf music, shabby doll and sccucci manucci).

a electro classic, highly recommended for fans of new order, the human league, orchestral manoeuvres in the dark, yello, the art of noise.

erol alkan delivers two reworks of the manic street preachers track >europa geht durch mich<. while mesmerise eins takes the track on a peak-time acid trip, the warped out mesmerise zwei comes ready for the blurred moments just before sunrise. both mixes feature the voice of german actress nina hoss. europa geht durch mich was originally recorded in berlins legendary hansa studios. it is taken from manic street preachers forthcoming 12th album futurology.exclusively on vinyl via phantasy, limited to just 300 copies.

with manuel turs es cub lp just out and winning high praise from all corners of the electronic music press we present you djs and vinyl aficionados with the second part of the two separate 12s highlighting manuels brilliant third album.

sir joe born in 1987 in america latina, as teenager he moved with his family to london, during his studies (thanks to his crazy schoolmates) he felt in love with the illegal rave party and with the new school of electronic uks music. a quick step that turned him into a music producer. sir. joe shaped his sound mixing european and american styles. old school chicanos groove and samples were restyled in the direction of the english and dutch style. lod is glad to present sir. joes debut... again five tracks of pure energy and soul mixed with few drops of acid. welcome to the house of sir. jo

nail is back on robsoul recordings for wicked new ep.

remixes by ray mang and idjut boys on white 10 inch vinyl.

berk offset, dr.nojoke, coeter and vincent casanova – all outstanding artists in their field of work and specialists in modern electronic aesthetics – come together to remix the music from dinamoe s latest album l analogie d Échecs and move their pieces on the board. a record that seemingly slipped into our spheres from a future far away. interpretations and soundscapes not to miss!

unreleased tracks by the chicago master ...
ron maney also known as dj skull lived in the southside of chicago (il, usa). his musical career started during the summer of 1986, while recovering from a broken bone. during the following years he homed his craft, djing first at basement parties, building his reputation to go on to larger events such as, loft and hotel parties, and eventually the infamous music box and power plant clubs. at the age of fifteen ron shopped his first demo at trax records. there he first met chicago s legendary dj ron hardy, working as a&r for trax records. two years, and a new alias later (dj skull) later while at the power plant, chicago s own steve poindexter heard a dj playing one of rons tracks, and met ron. steve was now a&r at saber records and invited ron to release some tracks. so in october of 1991 dj skull s first record -n.r.g. music- was released. in 1993, he released the ep -the stomping grounds- on djax-up-beats, which was more noted than the first one. over the years that followed dj skull released lots of ep s on several labels. he has become well-respected producer and dj in the techno industry

played by jimmythetwin, mannmade music, paul thornton (itch / dig deep), scott k. we own the night, i love disco!, osmose, waxist (red stripe disco), mr. mendel, jean claude gavri, zernell, discopatrick

the royal family & the poor is the nomenclature adopted by mike keane, who recorded for factory records between 1980 and 1986.

installment #12 on the file under disco label comes from jardin studio orchestra, backed up with remixes from ray mang and jkriv.

with the manuel tur lp es cub just about to drop we present you djs and vinyl aficionados with the first of two separate 12 inches highlighting manuels brilliant third album.

classic detroit techno

first release of swedish label solkyss! born in the deep forest of northern sweden, solkyss is a loosely connected group of artists known for their vibrant open airs in the outskirts of stockholm. the first release is a blend of local acts with one thing in common - the love for good parties, early sunrises and getting sunburnt.

strong release by amsterdam’s rob manga and philly’s lovely lady alma aka alma horton. includes another kid sublime refix, things will only get better. being around in amsterdam’s club scene for many years manga finds himself on top of his game. on the 20th of april he spun 24 hours vinyl at his am/pm party collaborating with many of his friends

second release on ivan smagghe and the ginger princes les disques de la mort imprint of left-bank exoticism and sonic mind melding comes courtesy of burgeoning protégé manfredas. they said les disques de la mort was about unknown geniuses and old flames… it is!

lobster theremin launch their black label series with a huge three-tracker from manse (opal tapes/resin). warehouse techno, dusty ambient and crushing industrial.. plunges the depths on one side whilst pretty much flamethrowering the rulebook on the flip. shed-meets-trade-meets-oake vibe.. a devastating release!

another boo williams classic from the bottomless vault of chiwax!

anchored between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, when industrial music courted funk, when electro(nica) made a shy appearance and house was visceral and plaintive, also inspired by current r&b productions and futuristic hip-hop, tropics of love is a slow tempo record that shines like a steel sun and rings diabolically romantic.
the double 12 inch lp comes in gatefold sleeve with cd-copy of the full album included.

as liron himself says:>realitivity is my road to finding a new and fresh sound. a sound for which i found a lot of inspiration in my personal musical history of deejaying and buying records over the last 20 years. the album is just as much a journey, as it is a destination from which to move on to the next one, as i look to develop my music whilst not repeating myself.<

brilliant house / deep house album

after the great debut of some month ago, spectral rebel is ready to return with another massive release, this time signed by a further coming up artist in the techno scene: manuel di martino.

next release from the duesseldorf label gua ltd. again this record is limited up to 300 copies and will never repressed. vinyl only !

deluxe 2x12 inch mini album in black matt mailer box with 4 x high quality prints by photographer silvia grav. record store day exclusive product.

as a precursor to kabale und liebes debut album, soweso records releases the sammy hoboken ep in april as a teaser of whats to come. almost 20 years ago, liron van daalen was inspired to become a dj after his cousin explained that the mixtapes liron adored were created by one person seamlessly mixing one record into another. that revelation set off a chain of events that has seen him adopt the alias kabale und liebe and rise up to become one of hollands most exciting and reputable electronic music artists.

musumeci tapes reissue, with their brutal body music plus, similar to daf, chbb and liaisons dangereuses, was one of the most acclaimed in the mannequin records 2013 productions. traxx on the edit.. ! red vinyl limited edition of 250 copies. tip

limited edition ep featuring rare dance mania classics drewsky and club spirit (paul johnson) + exclusive previously unreleased track by rhythm ii rhythm (parris mitchell).

dust returns with 2 brand new mutant acid house tracks on mannequin records. limited edition of 250 copies! clear vinyl! tip

half baked records starts 2014 with a release from one of his most recently signed residents: enrico mantini.

manticore by deemonlover is yet another piece of enigmatic and deviant techno-constructs, a debut release from the unhallowed incognito duo. manticore bubbles with an array of contrasting moods, ranging from the buoyancy and melodic traits of the opener velcro, the stained oomph of ghetto-esque j.a.a.p., to the chromatic shades and warmth of violet kink and the menacing tone of the cruncher till primalis.

huge follow-up single after last years glory story smasher - funky guitars & chords are screaming for the summer season.

awanto 3 strikes again with part two of his debut album! includes the cut baila con paula, which is a collaboration with the dutch nine-piece afrobeat ensemble jungle by night. tip!

nein wir goennen uns keine verschnaufpause! bei uns geht es direkt weiter und es steht auch schon die vierte veroeffentlichung vom hausinternen >chefmechaniker< madmotormiquel in den startloechern. sein musikalischer beitrag nennt sich >never know ep< und umfasst 3 facettenreiche original-tracks und einen remix von unserem dream-team, der ritter butzke studio 001, mario aureo & manuel moreno.

special package containing 7 inch (longing) + cd (heart & soul - strings & nostalgia) with additional hidden track
- dvd digipak sleeve
- goldstamps
- liner notes by thaddeus herrmann (de:bug)
- sticker

2013 was a good year for mr natalizia. breaking out of his musical (comfort) zone and touring schedule as one half of kompakt records stars walls, a deeper side to his music oeuvre was shown on the excellent not waving debut, umwelt, before then going on to compile the killer *mutazione* compilation of italian new wave 1980-1988 for strut records. spanning 9 tracks, *human capabilities* takes the sound of umwelt and the subsequent super limited cassette only reinterpretations of redacted and mixes harder percussive tracks alongside explorations of melody through ambient pieces that close each side.

ep in sleeve with 3mm spine, with silver area to be scratched to reveal a surprise + download card

lebal1204 is the second double a side release from le bal records and comes with promising new tracks by young u.s. producer detach and swiss producer team manuel mind & tom mandolini.

on the take mans wife ep he turns in two amazing grooving deep house cuts. on the remix front brings thomas stieler (freude am tanzen) a very cool 909 pumping track, with huge energy for the floor.

2nd outing from this solid new techno label from london based artist pris
•expect dj support from ben ufo, sigha, blawan, shifted, sunil sharpe etc...

awanto 3 on rush hour! under this latest moniker, steven van hulle (rednose distrikt) brings it heavy and correct! includes a dubwise jameszoo remix! to be released across three 12 inch singles between now and march, opel mantra twists house music into intoxicating new shapes, blending influences into one thrilling, surprising whole. the three 12 inches combined make up a complete album.

maeve 03 is mano le toughs debut on the label, and his first original music since his album >changing days< in spring 2013. tempus ep consists of 3 very different tracks, which showcase the different sides of manos productions. title track tempus is a warm melodic burner. return to yoz certainly a dancefloor moment. sorry is a useless word is mano the haus romantiker, returning to a style reminiscent of his album.