after several side-projects as sid lerock and gringo grinder, pan/tone is now back with >dr. pyckle and mr. pryde<. >the tear jerker< is one of these elegiac anthems, building up more and more in a way you never want it to end. the flip resurrects the momories of the good old school of cologne - back then, when minimal was still pristine, and the groove as the fundamental element was still wirth something. as a bonus there s a remix by kimberly & clark, accentuating the track with some bleepy bliss, and loads of 808

tube tech s latest release features a cooperation with gayle san, who enriched their style with the funky grooves and elements for which she is known for. the result are 2 club bangers with percussive grooves and forward beats, flavoured with funky guitar sounds, which have been treated thtough several effects..

prins thomas charts #1, played by cassy, ata, laurent ganier, brontosaurus strikes back after the furious debut 12inch of the incredible exile missile project. next up is african voodoo believer arto mwambé, known from his release on punkt music and several remixes for output recordings, careless and… brontosaurus. his second single >mudhutma!< displays his raw and offkilter definition of housemusic. a wild and detached combination of old strictly rhythm sound, handcrafted proto phantasy and arto s autodidactic synthesizer-abilities. mr. mwambé definitely plans to get a proper education - next lifetime – so don t worry nerds. until then he ll keep on reigning his kingdom of dilettantism

after freak out here comes the next big tune by supadelics. take a look inside is a great electro-house track with male vocals, an electronic but funky bassline and some nice strings and synthie chords. on the flip there is a fantastic dub by myles dyson, who had several successful releases on his own label plasmapool or karatemusik. his interpretation adds a new bassline and some special effects on the chords and vocals making this the perfect choice for the peak-time. the package is completed with a original dub mix for all who are not into vocals

first in series,ep one starts out with an edit by darshan jesrani of an 80s disco jam stripped down and reworked for optimum dance floor bounce. path is an obscure break which has become a favorite of danny krivit, xpress 2s diesel and others. side b features an afro disco obscurity called run which has been reworked by kane into an uptempo fela at the disco vibe with heavy reverb kind of in an early idjut/u star vein. the ep closes with um spam. culled from several japanese sources, a sweet balearic vibe pervades throughout the track

manmadescience is producer michel baumann aka jackmate / soulphiction, who has several releases under this moniker on labels like perlon, playhouse, freude am tanzen, etc... this masterpiece comes along in a variety between jazz, soul and house.

this follow-up to 1999s >dark of heartness< album (tresor.125) attacks from several angles beginning with the hell-bent, club wrecking ball, >dirty old face<. >blackout< in contrast works dub influences around a chicago groove while the massive p-funk stepper >no one<, the balladesque >work< (featuring schmidt on vocals) and >wagging tail< will definitely kill off any skepticism about this albums huge potential

produced by glockenspiel aka (moonbeam) who had several releases before on traum, regular, dirty blue distraektions. incl. joachim spieth (kompakt) remix and stehan hinz (kling klong) i like melodies remix

after several releases for meerestief and karmarouge, pablo akaros comes here with the 1st release on his own imprint alerta records. four minimal click funk bangers and a really phat sub heavy flip side

special restock ...strobe music s eighth release brings you a tag team of two artists well-known of the parisian scene. david k and terry gathered their forces to propose 2 electro funk tracks . david k is known for his funky touch and got released on labels like >freak n chic< , >robsoul< and >crosstown rebel< with his project >u&i< . he got recently remixed oliver koletzki >der muechenschwarm< for cocoon label and is actually preparing a full ep for them. terry: sound s typical , dirty and freaky … he has several releases on labels like >20:20 vision<, >freak n chic<, >crack & speed<

after several 12s on gomma, get physical or kitsune tomboy aka tomas barfod will release his debut cd in february/march. besides being the drummer of whomadewho the danish producer has produced a few own club killers between futuristic party boogie & rekid styled nu rave! already getting heavy props from djs such as tiga, t.jackson, mylo or pete tong

after several releases for carnage/toolterror/cannibal/ comes here another 3-track e.p. for all hardtechno fans by tomash gee

in 2005 estroe had her debut on less is more recordings, and several stunning releases and remixes on bio elements, 7th sign, magneton, eevolute etc. followed. for connaisseur, estroe has contributed a real pearl of detroit-influenced timeless techno music.. jamie jones pacific mix dresses >driven< into a more deep house-oriented motorcity outfit.

next up on chega is this slamming vocal track are you ready by the italian producer laera. beside the original mix, this package includes 3 stunning remixes all made by upcoming dutch producers.another hot release by chega recording!nice package,with several great mixes. those guys keep delivering great releases

oliver koletzki & parker frisby rmx!! hell yeah delivers is second unpredictable release: a brand new berlin flavoured remix pack of tromba, one of the highlight tracks from santos latest critically acclaimed album >home sweet home< on italian culty label mantra vibes. santos needs little introduction as he signed several club bombs in the last six years covering house, breaks, techno and anything weird in between. for this release hell yeah hired the electro house duties of oliver koletzki and his balearic alterego parker frisby

incl. motorcitysoul rmx !! dani casarano, better known under this dj-name tony mass, is a famous dj in his country of choice: chile. born in italy, grown up in the french part of switzerland, he is a widely traveled cosmopolite. his dj career started in lausanne in 1992, where he quickly became well known because of his explosive combination of techno and house grooves. in 1997 he arrived to chile as a guest of luciano for the techno culture party to play along chilean top djs like ricardo villalobos. nowadays he just finished his club tour through europe, several releases on well-known labels are planned and he can look back on hot sweaty dj-sets together with top class djs.. el zapo hablo is a wonderful dreamy and floating tune. the emotionality in this track is more focused on a winterlike atmosphere….

the last chapter of a four-piece vinyl remi x series including eight exclusive in-house remixes.but the mobilee crew is still on >back to back< tour and rocking several cities during the next month. the chapter is closed by the label boss hersel f. anja schneider has her way with daniel stefanik s anthem >the bells< and she is definitely >back from the valley< . this tune develops a lot of energy without opening all floodgates.and stefanik—not to be bested—does his magic on exercise one s >debaya< . mobilee seems to be daniels field for rave experiments. you never guess what happens in the final sequence while listening to the first seconds of this track. another old school lesson from a new school producer

kid massive has released on several major labels, including slip n slide,swing city,westend, illegal beats and others, and is no new comer to the house scene. his first single on justsoul features the vocal talents of danish singer morten luco, who recently appeared on the rhythm slaves ft morten luco show me track out on knee deep us as well as having released tunes on slip n slide variation records and illegal beats. the remixes on this single have been put together by kid massive and the rhythm slaves, and add a dub mix, and 2 house mixes to the original in this package.

the restart of the legendary evolution/universal language label! the first 3 mind blowing releases (re-mastered) and presented as a limited 3x12 package (the reload ep, the autoreload ep and the biosphere ep). mark pritchard and tom middleton released in the early 90s some highly limited records on their evolution label which later became universal language. all records were groundbreaking releases and tom and mark continued to produce many great records as reload, global communications, jedi knights, harmonic 33 and several other projects. these 3 records represent the beginning of the electronica movement which they started with like minded artist such as aphex twin, the black dog, autechre and some others. deep raw and forward thinking techno in the same style as aphex twins early releases, as one or balil. mark and tom were strongly influenced by derrick may, juan atkins, carl craig, kraftwerk, mike dunn and richie hawtin to name a few and they produced some amazing records which still are not outdated almost 15 years after their original release. among their fans of their releases is a huge list of big names who all recognized the quality of the music made by these two guys. this is a great package with all three of the ultra rare original releases together. must have

tube & berger are two charming guys from western german town dusseldorf who caused a massive stir in worldwide s clubland with releasing >geradeaus< (engl. >straight ahead<) on ministry of sound in 2003. after having made several remixes for projects like >tocadisco<, >sonique< and germany s electropop cult band >2raumwohnung< marko and arndt are now about to bring out their next single after having enjoyed an extended creative break..

junior hacksaw, known for his slightly left of centre breaks, hands in a killah a side which crosses several genres all at once, with ragga vibes, glitchy edits, phat beats and heavy bass, it does exactly what it says on the tin! two names fast becoming big playas on the glitch scene, datapusher & modulus offer up another tasty treat on the flip, twisting its way into oblivion and pathing the way for many others to join them

while everyone else was enjoying the summer of the century ( and probably the world cup ) the botox boys hurled themselves in the studio and indulged into a cosmic electronic >kraut< session. on the hard stomping >lada rock< cosmo vitelli lays down a stoic one note bassline and grants tekels julien briffaz some time to get freaky with hard metallic, stumbling beats behind his drumkit before skanking guitar chords preludes several minutes of countless dramatic organ and synth erruptions. after this wild freak-out your body gets a rest, its now the mind that gets messed with, the slow moving >drive by shooting< with its neverending, grinding, menacing cascades of hot-lava like synth tides sounds like a dark balearic tune on bad acid

the belgian multi activist, dj and producer kolombo who released several massive productions on labels like king kong records, loulou records, jackmoves and under water, has now finally decided to start his own imprint called vice versa. the first output on the label is this collaboration with swedish mate and fellow staffan linzatti who had his debut release together with john dahlbäck on pickadoll in 2005

after remixes and releases for several labels like karatemusik / dixon music here is sven uk on >on records< -flashback clock 9- a dynamic track with grooving drive and a lovely hook! >crispy wax< - comes with hypnotic vocals and aesthetic sounds

one listen to ‘atlantis to interzone’ and the several miles of dots between post punk psychedelic pop and pill popping dance music are quickly joined, where screaming sirens and samples straight out of a field in ‘89 give way to the punked out half-falsetto, half melodic breakneck vocals and drums. klaxons (that s jamie, simon and james) created a chorus that can be both screamed drunkenly and sung quietly to yourself on the bus. this anthem (of the year?) is offered with remixed version by our extra-skills duo digitalism, alongside an extra long industrial technoid mix by nightmoves and a ‘break for love’ mix by dave p and sparkles’

notic nastic is, once more, another newcomer act on tonkind, who has to be watched with highly attention. its predicated individual sound made it become a hype on myspace within a month. so other labels, producers and popular djs already are asking to license and to remix several tracks, although it isn’t even out yet. we can t give to much infos about the backround and identity of the charachter behind this act, due to the fact that there is an aim, to stay anonym. that gives us more space to talk about the music itself and esspecialy about this debut release on tonkind

for more then 10 years the french lady b. is known in the techno scene. he organiced the first acid-house and techno parties in south of france between 1989 and 93 and he also became a dj in several gay clubs in cannes. he had releases on f-com, gigolo rec., good life & many more. plus remixes for ascii disco or scratch massiv. now he is back with a powerful ep incl. 4 tracks. >stripper< is cut and go massiv banger which reminds me of sebastian(ed banger) productions. >the best will come pt.1 & 2< have a nice bassline + bleeping acid sounds and those tracks show you that the time for sampling in 2006 has just begun. >b-ware< is a pure peaktime track with a melodie that will stuck in everyones brain…

tube & berger are two charming guys from western german town duesseldorf who caused a massive stir in worldwides clubland with releasing >geradeaus (straight ahead) on ministry of sound on 2003. after having made several remixes for projects like tocadisco, sonique and germanys electropop cult band 2raumwohnung, marko & arndt are now about to bring out their next single after having enjoyed an extended creative break !!!supported by doris duglosch, mylo and malente

after several outings on bipolar or konsequent here the new release from locutus on anode records… ltd backstock !!

a new drift is emerging from america and she s in the middle of it: kate iwanowicz aka miskate is not only co-founder of the highly respected foundsound-label from philadelphia, but also a high-definition producer in its own right. after several ep s on her s and others labels like microcosm records she now pays a visit to karloff to expand her boundaries and fuelling the eclectic cut-up-funk she s already known for with solid, defined beats, boosting the focus on the dancefloor as another target to be aimed at. however the steady drive obtains the required substance through interspersed well-crafted distractions like filleted choirs and hymnal strings, constantly winding through the structure and blazing it up. brilliantly reflective and ecstatic at the same time this record gives you more than just a seasonal tempest in a teapot

arthur met and worked with several musicians and poets that would guide his work throughout the remainder of the decade, allen ginsburg, christian wolff, jackson maclow, rhys chatham, phillip glass, elodie lauten, and ernie brooks. first thought best thought collects arthur russell s out-of-print instrumental and orchestral compositions along with over 45 minutes of previously unreleased material on 3 lps. highly limited to 300 copies worldwide!!!

applegarden is a strange duo from rotterdam making a weird kind of electronic funk. we had these tracks lying around in the office for at least 2 years...and we couldn t get them out of our system.. so something must be right!. twentyfive 6 four and armaggedon are the two original cuts on this release...and they are just a lot of fun. the finnish wonderboys of putsch 79 made the official club version of >twentyfive 6 four<. they turned the loose original version in a thight and sharp club monster that works on everydance floor. probably their most uptempo dancefloor orientated remix they ever did. allready got played by several influential dj s

the third work presented by this young label counts again on the production of david amo and julio navas who join their forces this time with dani moreno. he is a renowned radio dj from barcelona who after playing in several clubs and after being in the best national radios, nowadays has the most important morning radio show in the spanish dance radio, >el gallo< (the cock). everyday this programme –under máxima fm radio station- wakes up millions of listeners all around the country at electro-house rhythm

the new release on plastic city will be from jeff bennett, the tech-house master himself. his about 50 releases on several labels like poker flat, treibstoff, morris audio, phunctional, kung fu dub, episode are showing, that jeff bennett really lives tech-house !!

after the be-connection, blackpitchmusic moves on to the pt-connection. 4 portugese top producers deliver a track for this release. of course dj zé mig.l, an underground favourite, brings us another twisted chicago techno anthem. then there is a.paul, another veteran, elected best protugese dj several years. dj chich is one of the founders of blackpitchmusic, so he needs no introduction. and then there is vic miranda, a fresh new producer full of talent. an ep to look out for

mark e does it again as he turns two great funky disco classics into modern day dancefloor winners this time gabor szabos keep smilin is the lead track here a slow lolloping tripped out disco groove that lasts for several minutes teasing with more layers until finally the original track comes in for dancefloor devastation already garnering plays from giles peterson on the flip tata vegas give it up for love has the same treatment two astounding re edits on one twelve

here we go with another wicked release of eric sneo on his label beatdisaster records. to continue the style of his famous hit record >ciao bella<, he chose another well known sample from the 80s, which is processed through several filters and effects. stephen hawking delivers the voice and title >black hole<, explaining some conclusions of his theory...

beluga on the a-side is a an exciting mixture of old school house elements paired with pumping modern electronic house sounds jacked up with sophistication, perhaps hence the name >beluga<? >strobe< on b1 is an hypnotizing minimal loopy groove-monster and >u-bahn< on b2 takes you on a ride through the berlin tube system. your sound wagon passes several break stations, soundwise and figuratively. gui chose this name because it reminds me of the movement of an u-bahn while in berlin 7 years ago

the k records store has just released the first material from the freshly label with two hot spanish djs and producers named ib with several releases for labels such as options records or noctambula records the duo is now back with a fresh dark progressive house release called live on the main stage

tomas barfod (get physical music) started playing drums by the age of 11 and played in several funk, fusion and jazz bands during his teens. in the early nineties his attention was drawn to electronic music and he started developing his skills both as a house-music producer and as a dj. he has remixed, produced and coproduced several scandinavian club tracks. latest he has released in his own name on uk deephouse label urbantorque getting support from the likes of jon marsh, ashley beedle, laurent ganier and ben watt and are releasing as tom boy & whomadewho (his live band) on munich-based gomma label he also releasing on the famous get physical label.

the long awaited debut album of duplex. produced in the suburbs of rotterdam, duplex are suppliers of deep inner city techno of the highest quality. 8 timeless tracks perfect for the dance floor or as a late night soundtrack for driving through the city. people who heard previous duplex releases know their quality and their love for true techno. atmospheric tracks with several layers of sounds... deep driving bass lines, beautiful synths and smooth but dirty drum machines

there's no doubt about it, this is a massive bomb!! pete tong & a whole host of other djs have been playing this for a while now & its been right at the top of the uk buzz chart for several months now. 'flashing lights' is anthemec & funky as hell

after several reincarnations as the deeper star of house , rene breitbarth takes the final step towards more offensive trackbashing, but never forgets the melodic brilliance he is so well known for.. classic-sounding euphoric masterpiece !!

the guy from leeds is already able to look retrospectively on countless releases on well-known labels like punish, umek's recycled loops and ben long’s imprint potential and his tracks were also licensed on several mix compilations. martyn was able on his first strike on compressed to manage the tightrope walk between modern hardtechno and oldschool techno where everything is allowed what is making fun!

chris carrier is well known for being the man behind the infamous label adult only active in paris for several years now. oscillating between techno and house with ease, chris has released tracks on get physical, robsoul, adult only, crack&speed and of course on his brand new label catwash in association with dj wild. he also has just remixed marmion schonebergfor superstition in germany. chris carrier has now joined brique rouge answering david duriezs call for more techny material and her e it is ! a superb 3 tracks techno release which is going to make huge waves on the scene

the 'wonderful world ep #1' comes with 'sympathy', a constantly growing techhouse monster with a hypnotic groove and a dark voice sample in the break on the clubby a-side. the flip turns to be a pre-programme-beach- whatever goldpiece, very sexy, very open air. this track will also be featured on several compilations including the famous chica discos from ibiza and has been requested every time played

both sides are typical balearic sounding with long building arrangements and floating synth works. the original is pumpin up a heavy b line with several drop ins and outs as the b side is remixed by another big spanish producer mr. dj grobas - giving the whole track a more deep and spacey approach to it. big plays by dave mothersole

heinrich mueller takes his musical journey further away from his welknown early dopplereffekt releases and several side projects and merges those early projects with hi-technology applications available for modern studio engineering

exotisch und kraftvoll, da bekommt man gleich lust auf rio! includes several locked grooves.