luscious, epic and british are not words you would usually associate with an emo band. but i was a cub scout are not your ordinary emo outfit - they re two hardcore souls with passion and emotion dripping out of every pore. and its this passion that has captivated audiences up and down the country. the duo, made up of todd marriott and william bowerman, have come a long way in the 18 months they ve been together. they ve supported bands like babyshambles, panic at the disco, editors and forward russia, played to packed out audiences at download and the carling reading and leeds festivals and made one of the most life affirming albums of 2008, i want you to know that there is always hope, which has been produced by hugh padgham . in a climate of indie band soup, i was a cub scout stand apart. a very british band raised on a diet of american music. a duo who manage the feat of being both indie and rock, punk and prog, small yet big...

nice price deal !!! first release of a brand new series on don diablos sellout sessions imprint. don has finally found the time to deliver some more hot original material. dancefloor drama 001 brings you streets of fire, a collaboration between don diablo and new kid on the block: grand jackson. streets of fire delivers a massive lead sound and a killer break, one of the most sought after tracks around will finally get an official release! on the flipside black heat, a catchy crossover fidget electro funk monster with an attitude, which will find its way into the boxes of many djs.

now up to its third release, soul science recordings continues to deliver high quality, soulful, deep electronic dance music with joel harrisons latest: high voltage. commencing with the original mix, this track does exactly what it says on the tin delivering electrifying, pumping,deep, nu school house. taking sparse electro bleeps as an introduction, the environment starts out building steadily with increasing urgency. utilising sweet and cleverly processed vocal samples as motifs, the track develops into a full on dancefloor mover, complete with thumping kicks, fat chord stabs (for fans of the original detroit masters) and a bouncing off kilter bassline - something of a harrison specialism... wearing his influences proudly on his sleeve, joel has created another sublime electronic deep house track for fans of spirit catcher, john tejada, freerange records and beyond...

as usual mr beyer delivers the goods for his spectacular drumcode imprint this time by way of a new release from belgian producer - ortin cam. following his amazing twisted outing on drumcode last year he has put a heavyweight follow up 2 tracker on the table that is simply mindblowing. another killer to add to the drumcode catalogue!

this is not the first time arnaud caschera teamed up with xenia beliayeva. there output so far has always been an exceptional combination of tight and atmospheric techno-elecro and intense cold vocals! >oh boy!< is definitely their best production to date. the b-side belongs to copenhagens no 1 posterboy, out of orbit and reconnected label boss and world travelling dj martinez

inner thoughts is a rolling acid track with off beat snares and broken hi hats while space disco is a deep detroit esque, mid tempo slice of electronic gem. sonja moonear (karat, katapult) has added her own dimension into the release, having reworked space disco into an obscurely deep, heavily bassed broken piece of dance floor wonder. also on remix duties, lasimo (senator/germany) has taken the original from down town detroit to a parisian night club, dropping the main acid line out but manoeuvring the percussive groove and gentle pads to an altogether new kind of experience.

phunky house smash produced by d.o.n.s. and dbn!! vocals by charles salter, who has recently sung axwells >i found you<. mixes by burnett & cooper, chris kaeser and shazer k & kim jofferey. france >best female dj< strikes back

support comes from adultnapper, italoboyz, jimpster, karotte, laurent garnier, david keno, pheek, sasse and sebo k. it has been clear since his very first release, in late 2006 with ‘auftrieb’ on karmarouge, that alexander roland is an exceptionally talented producer. at 17 years of age and with little more than one year since his first production effort, alexander roland releases his second 12 on karmarouge

progressive house with great vocals incl dub mix! a great voice, teaming up with great producers and djs, to deliver finest house music. here we go, stephenie coker is our new rising star with her mixes touched by the hands of jerome isma-ae, vincent thomas and genji yoshida. while jerome turns it into a massive peak time house, vincent thomas gives it a pumpin electro twist, and genji yoshida moulds it into a techhouse stomper with a massive break. kosmo has a new label member: for the first time, we didnt sign a dj or a producer, but a female singer. and be honest, arent we all just dying for a new club diva

split reissue with twilight rituals amazing raw minimal-electro track >webbmen<, in an exclusive extended, dj-friendly edit by indecs (c-b-s). insane haunting electro from belgium, 1982! on the flip, >perfect high< by peppermint lounge, a rare german electro-wave cut from 83 with a killer bassline and mind bending synths. includes the instrumental version which has been slightly extended.

stunning mini techno trax incl mihalis safras remix. just two releases on the streets of this brandnew imprint, but already this label is considered to be one of the hottest labels on the moment! with the first release by sunchase and pig & dan repressed and the second one by liberto out on the 18th of february the third one is here!! mark broom is a well known name in the minimal techno scene and has released a whole bunch of wicked releases lately on labels like material / platzhirsch / shadowfax / zenit.

incl argy remix !! tokyo s rising star ryo murakami has already put his diverse, electronic sound on the map with the >rise< ep on dessous last year, and received great praise for his track >my soul<, snapped up by steve bug for the fabric mix series, which was piled high with atmosphere and dark, club energy. his next 12 includes two new tracks, the title cut being >down the sky<, cooly influenced by old school house, but also more recent european forays into night music. ryo demonstrates a heavy aptitude for stripped down futurism, with staccato, jilted beats, joined by layers of padded synth structures, looming somewhere between light and darkness. the b side, ‚coke‘ (no questions asked) welcomes another one of ryo‘s extended journeys, this time a stronger, peak time groove which never lets off, and builds around layers of spaced out, pitching fx. brain-tingling pitching synths heat things up, before laying down a super-funk hook that melts on top of the beats irresistibly. ryo then leads us head-first into a series of spac d out, jacked-up movements, characterised by risque, feminine vocal snippets. poker flat‘s young greek maestro, argy, creates a stunning hi-tech remix of ‚down the sky,‘ complete with mesmeric dub influenced chord stabs and tripped out washes of delay. once again carrying on the vibe of the original, but twisting it into an altogether different beast, argy takes ryo‘s warm synth stabs and shapes the remix into a slow paced yet pumping club tool.

after being discovered and initially managed by jamiroquai, cozi costi has co written with a host of the industrys most proven artists like sucker djs, sunfreaks and david guetta. fireworks was released on toolroom records in early 2007 and was a buzz chart 1 track. cozi also co wrote the lyrics for counting down the days by the sunfreakz, released on oxyd, positiva and starlet in 2006! cozis latest collaboration is with david guetta: performing baby when the light on his poplife album, cozi is now set for further chart success. but now its time for her collaboration with starlets phonjaxx! sensual has recently been signed to ultra and positiva and is now finally available with brand new club mixes!

for his new album, heretic pride, darnielle has once more retreated into his imagination to conjure a suite of songs about mythical creatures, imaginary cults, slasher films and pulp fiction novelists. hes also come up with some of the most anthemic,impassioned and downright catchy songs of his career: sax rohmer, autoclave and lovecraft in brooklyn join a long line of glorious mountain goats shouters, they ll doubtless have audiences raising the roof at venues around the world in the coming months.

roog and greg are proud to present baggi begovic & soul conspiracy feat caprice so into you. this r&g electronics release has massive potential, the peter gelderblom remix is already signed to the defected miami compilation, surely the first of many such license requests.

as one of the most influential house labels of the 80s sleeping bag has stood the test of time with its releases. 25 years on and the tracks still provide the dance world with a regular source of sample material. here on this double lp compilation are some of sleeping bags most seminal records released during a ten year period, which brought to attention the sublime production talents of the labels cofounder arthur russell and a&r skills of curtis mantronik. the collection contains the track dinosaur l produced by russell, remixed and subsequently made famous by francois kevorkian. the sleeping bag family also extended to legendary producer and dj todd terry, who re mixed several of sleeping bags tracks. also featuring on this release is joyce sims with two tracks taken from her hit album come into my life. after the death of russell in 1992 the label limped on for awhile but finally shut its doors the same year.

raw is the excellent seminal percussive driven techno label from underground hero guy mcaffer a.k.a. the geezer. the label has scored a massive hit with raw 009 which defined the sound of the new breed of energised london techno.

the long awaited larize release from the talented taras van de voorde is finally coming your way! this guy already released on sians octopus label and on dualblock and has more stuff coming up on some fine labels this year. larize is a smooth warm techhouse song with huge potential and comes with a massive remix by artificial (aki) latvamaki (cocoon / mezzotinto). top notch

ever since the release of his first cassette on the renowned and legendary cologne based label entenpfuhl in 1993, jo zimmermann aka schlammpeitziger grants an international audience insights into his private cosmos. the musician, graphic artist and tireless inventor of increasingly strange song titles with a ribald as well as subtle humour has been coining a highly distinctive style for these last 15 years. on his new album he demonstrates how to combine artistic development and remaining true to oneselves style.

already playlisted by miss kittin and supported by ripperton, laurent garnier, denis karimani, funk d void, sasha, trickski, peter kruder, stephan bodzin, marc romboy and many more.. the fourth release of the label, the eponym >sei a ep< by young glaswegian sei a has been getting huge reactions on the floor by the djs who ve been playing it the past days

support comes from surgeon, paul mac, mark williams!! this will be the first of many releases on theory this year. theory is run by ben sims. he has closed his ingoma imprint, and now theory is his main focus. this number comes with tracks by mark broom, paul mac, bens sims, tony anderson

there is a truly massive buzz around this record. pete tong is all over this amazing cover of underground resistance - night of the jaguar produced by sebastian leger. this is a legal cover and not a bootleg and his mix has been massively respectful to the original using many of the original elements and also keeping true to the arrangement to create a brilliant up to date interpetation. listen and enjoy - this will be massive.

incl 3channels & samim rmxs, his name is pier paolo bucci and with releases on crosstown rebels and cadenza pier has shown us what ambitious and intelligent tech house really is. his greatest success so far is without any doubt >hay consuelo<, pier has released one year ago on his mother label >crosstown rebels<. now it is time for a re-release of the legendary samim remix plus a stunning new interpretation of nobody else than dirty birds shooting stars 3 channels from poland. we say: >the summer can start now!<

good news from the merkur kunst headquarters, a.k.a the japanese diaspora embassy: our attempt to enrich berlin cultural activities with a japanese interpretation of electronic music has found its voice with a first 12inch vinyl release. merkur 01 features gonno, a tokyo based artist who already released on uks perc records and japans wc recordings. his track >es< is a pulsating dancefloor twister build on a solid bass substrat rising with warm and tripped out pads. the flipside brings two tracks by merkurboss shingo suwa. he operates the japanese machines in a classic chicago style - percussive, hypnotic and with this specific grasp only the inventors can provide. these tracks are well made uptempo technotunes with a slight touch of aristrocratic reserve

after the huge >score for direction< success with label owner pär grindvik stockholm ltd presents a new swedish talent for the world. simon haydo is a really close friend of pär grindvik and the stockholm ltd family. for several years, simon has been playing records among the high end clubs in his hometown of stockholm, sweden. a while ago he finally got himself some studio equipment and has been asking for production tips from time to time, but when we received his demo we realized that he didnt really needed them. simon knocked us right out of our chairs! we rarely get demos this emotional and we didnt know that simon would pass us one as we had not heard a bleep of his music until that day. most of the demos you get are from people trying to sound like someone else, but simon has a sound of his own. we are really proud to have simon haydo joining the label and his first record >different shades of white< will follow us forever! >different shades of white< has got great support all over the world and will be released on stockholm ltd, watch out!

inxec (contexterrior) & jpls (minus) remixes !! the dark and twisted throb of inxecs >poisoned truffle< remix of >fungi< hits you with a sub low bassline that rocks back and forth building into a pulsating infectious beat. on the flip side, m_nus stalwart jpls has evolved >the misidia monarchy<, stripping it down to its bare essentials with a series of syncopated minimal beats creating a journey of funk with an intense military edge.

the professor has been responsible for bringing a whole host of names to the forefront of the electonic music scene with people such as dj distance, emalkay, afterdark, the others, untold and his latest find dark angel. when not running the boka empire, js is busy in the basscore studio and djing around europe.

released as a sampler for the forthcoming future soul compilation on freestyle records, these two tracks give a perfect example of what the cd is all about – sweet soul music given a futuristic or modern edge. first up, black gold massive, a group which consists of member of afro elements and down to the bone, deliver their glorious, previously unreleased take on princes soul melting sometimes it snows in april. giving it the all important rub for the clubs is mr gone, who adds a bit more bump and grind to the track...perfect for the dancefloor. over on the flip is another unreleased gem, this time from us soul sista trizonna mcclendon. found by freestyle a&r man adrian gibson whilst surfing myspace, this track has all the ingredients for a classic soul tune.

belgian artist ludwig buez who has worked a long time under the soul preachers nickname is really happy to introduce komplement recordings, his fresh new electro minimal label. for the first release & asked french duo ginos & snake to remix his original track. on the a side, you ll find the original hypnotik electro track called cirkus. dark psychotic synth & great killer break gives to this track all the power & the emotion needed for massive crowd reaction. the remix from ginos & snake is a perfect exemple of how good these 2 guys can work with their gears! they did a more progressive construction, added raw synths & worked the main melody through special effects!

already played by many electro djs and now finally available in a very limited 2x 12inch handstamped package: the lady ultimate album by duracel. his sound has been described as: >daft punk with a twist.< >dark, but funky with influences of kraftwerk, air and the tuss. this is minimal electro. essential!< only 250 copies worldwide. guaranteed no repress

unearthly trance emerged from the nyc underground as a doom outfit and morphed into a distinct metallic beast on their new album electrocution. an epic, impassioned piece of work, electrocution oozes with mysticism and a palpable sense of purpose behind an imposing wall of gut level riffing, canyons of low end and pounding drums. unearthly trance give no quarter in their spiritual war and forges their own sonic path with the awe inspiring electrocution. unearthly trance has previously released two critically acclaimed full lengths on lee dorrians rise above records as well as a single on greg andersons southern lord records.

having recorded for a variety of labels (including axis/6277, ghostly/spectral, creme, playhouse, klang elektronik, mathematics recordings), and as former part of the dirty criminals (gigolo), jamal moss has long been a part of the chicago house/techno scene as a producer, promoter and dj

wally callerios deja vu lives up to its name as the original was released on dufflebag recordings in 1998. this was one of the classic tracks from the 90s and comes remastered sounding fresher than ever. dj sneak beats out a tougher version of this classic using old skool chicago style beats & typical sneak filtered layered vocals to give the original a 1st class rework. this has been receiving massive support from derrick carter, phil weeks, jason hodges, eddie leader & mark farina.

newest release from fools gold (kid sister, a trak). huge club rework of a rap classic, includes remixes from flosstradamus and nacho lovers and b side party smasher juggle it!! after five years running their wildly successful club night disorganised which has hosted the realiest canadian appearances of such party favorites as mstrkrft, css, diplo, crystal castles and girl talk longtime selectors dj booth and chameleonic decided to dive headfirst into producing tracks of their own, and jokers of the scene was born. jots take the best and most mind meltingly intense parts of dance music through history the ecstatic buildups of big room euro house music, the hyper distorted basslines of electro rock, and the lighthearted samples of 1990s rave and throw them all in a blender at 130 bpm. its loud, its fun, and its lighting up dancefloors worldwide.

hercules and love affair is andrew butler with antony, nomi, and kim ann. butler emerged from making music for college based dance projects into a fully fledged recording artist, via the new york art scene. he hooked up with his friends from there and got them to collaborate and sing his songs and hercules and love affair is the result. antony rose to prominence when he won 2005s nationwide mercury music prize and this is a major step into a new area... a disco influenced mix of glamour and melancholy, happiness and clubbing that has sprung out of the mutual worlds of andrew and antony, kim ann and nomi. hercules and love affair is 2008s most exciting dancefloor concoction, an arthouse vision of pure pop by way of futuristic electronica, 4ad records and classic 70s new york disco, where beautiful, bruising harmonies and tensile rhythms collide in resurgent soundscapes and emotive disco workouts. the album is co produced by andrew butler with tim goldsworthy of dfa.

supported by someone else, remute, pheek, jeff samuell, adultnapper... einmaleins welcomes souki (carina >sissy< lohmeyer). 23 year old girl. she enteres the series of releases along with young talented >lazy mouth< remix that has been doing a great work lately. her tracks are fresh and funky minimal tracks with crunchy sounds and beats. clubby minimal tech/house cuts with bleeps for freaks

>36grad remixe< is the remix album corresponding to the recently released fifth studio album >36grad<. it is a great collection of songs mixed by some of the best remixers the national and international club and dance scene, at present, has to offer. as there are martin buttrich, gabriel ananda, yapacc, paul von dyk and many more. of course, you also find remixes by 2raumwohnung itself

in the spirit of dj only a capella mixing tools, slow to speak has assembled a collection of quotations, media clips, poems, interviews and monologues spanning a wide spectrum of social themes and critical perspectives. presented here on phonographic format for use on the dancefloor!!!

emanating from japan, and discovered by erid d. these re edit masterclasses would never have gotten outside of their native market. luckily a helping hand from one of nycs most hyped party throwers has guaranteed a wider audience !c.o.m.b.i 01 was released in october last year, 500 copies which sold out in a week! it was never repressed. so here we go again, c.o.m.b.i 02 is another glorious duo of obscure but dancefloor friendly edits!!

virgil enzinger is supported by chris liebing, eric sneo... he has already released on high quality labels like clr, enable rec, patterns, beat disaster a. o.

plays by holden, funk d void, xpansul, nazca !! after the big acclaim of the first release, henry saizs >vancouver<, natura sonoris continues its speech with >world solo take one< from the newcomer ugo laguna aka ugoluna. this venezuelan producer based in dublin is one of the label s promises, a yet unknown name that has a lot to say. ugoluna s music is deep, hipnotic, beautifull...and with his big musical baggage and his impeccable technic, creates an original and fresh style world solo take one is a risky ep, that is far from the minimal-house territories to offer something more complex and universal at the same time, energy and feeling in deep techno key.

patrick skoog has risen through the ranks over the last few years with massive success having produced killer releases for labels such as drumcode and we are over the last few years. he has established himself firmly on the scene now and this killer 3 tracker just goes to cement that reputaion further. enjoy!!

despite being launched in the early nineties, the incredible moton records inc have only released just over 20 records. a co operative effort between djs diesel, harvey, faiths dave jarvis and ashley beedle, this label has expertly amended and extended many an undiscovered, lost classic. always dealt with respectfully, these incredible re edits are released in super limited quantities, hence the crazy prices they reach in the second hand market! this superb three tracker is another gem, featuring rarities from the french afro beat scene, dubbed out 80s funk & soulful psychedelia. the quality is off the scale, the pressing is a...

the first aroma release of the year is definitely worth the long wait. originally uk singer natalie williams released this song on her late 2006 album secret garden but wonder boy giom (london) who beefed up already swirl peoples last single a few months ago has now done his magic tricks again and housed up this song with grace. this is not your average deep house song but this how vocal deep house sounds anno 2008: clever beats, wiggly keys and a heavenly vocal by natalie to make this all to a perfect dance floor blend. and now you are ready for the spring with this new aroma release!

eric prydzs pryda label has again delievered some stunning pieces of work this year that have been caned by pretty much everyone. tracks like rymd, armed, ironman, muranyi and maddeferrys have all been licensed to pretty much every compilation out there and have generated quite a stir. this time around europa gets an airing - this is another walloping production that has been doing the rounds with certain djs since the summer. it is a typically enormous club track with its building synth chords and huge breaks and drops. on the flip odyssey is also a killer with its slightly more subtle funky feel. this is another 2 track monster that will not go away!! dj support - pete tong, sasha, jon digweed, sebastian leger, eric prydz

after the huge success of wahnsin, here is the next dancefloor burner from marco bailey and his long time friend and production partner tom hades. blast has a simply devastating effect on the floor with its dubfire inspired peaktime sounds. saint paul is more melodic and gets a remix treatment by one of the hottest men of the moment, gregor tresher. this one is not to miss under any circumstances!!!

playlisted by tiga & claude von stroke, also supported by luciano, dubfire, agoria, satoshi tomie, mason, sebastian leger and ivan smagghe. echoism’s first release will be the beautiful and melodic track by roel-h, dancing bears, which has been remixed by freeform five and phil kieran to give it two different musical flavours.

nicolas masseyeff is the latest member of the growing herzblut family. big honour. nicolas is new greenhorn to the techno scene, he has done quite a few releases under different akas … but as herzblut is all about personal style, honesty and dedication he uses his real name for this techno manifesto! huge sound-walls , kicking beats and insane efx make this dancefloor-euphoria- peaktime version of the thx dolby surround trademark sound… bringing the herzblut sound to the next level. stephan bodzin is a true innovator not only as a producer - also as an a&r. respect!

elons latest release on clink is another peak minimal groover, properly set to kick off their 2008 catalogue! these tunes are a great addition to the label, following the compelling tripped out burners from the afternoon coffee boys and camea at the end of last year. noose is a fantastic extension of these releases and will appeal to the techno, minimal and techhouse folk. elons unique sound and courageous combination of these three sub genres make him one of new yorks most interesting new producers, and he has become an established and valued contributor to this imprint.