with a riff thats too good to die, nitro deluxe finds its way back on todays dancefloor, via a rather brilliant re spray from julian neopolitana. with chicane also getting more of the same and of course, ruff loaded vol 1 still doing the business everywhere, expect volume 2 to do even greater damage file under large!

the finns from new judas are back with a new release to convince you all to believe the hype. this time pets on prozac meets obi blanche on a split 12 where tropical beats meets gypsy tech. pets on prozac hailing from helsinki, finland knows how to turn nocturnal melancholy into tropical psyche house. starting out as a noisy punk techno band back in 2005 the set up was a trio of handsome men all bringing a taste of their own into a solid blend. after getting their debut single out on uk label house cat recordings they quickly earned their fifteen minutes of nme fame and got recognition on the blog roll. obi blanche, the man behind the twitchin and grindin beat music he himself has dubbed hobo-tech has come a long way to greet you. the tech-savvy finn has travelled a winding road of differnt sounds from his position as a guitar vendor in the rural viking midlands to his current studio chair in his new haven berlin. starting out with a technics 1200 turntable and a numark mixer he began to produce hip hop beats in his teens, smoothly progressed via mod to idm and onwards to produce his nowadays sweaty hifi vs. analog electro mosh

an instant dancefloor smash whenever its played, intense support from dave spoon, tocadisco, laidback luke, steve angello & dirty south. a firecracker of an ep that does extreme damage!next up on toolroom trax, our very own owen ingram teams up with danish house he ro rune rk to bring you a scorching anthemic house bomb entitled >life<. the two producers have never actually met in person. owen fired over some parts to rune via aols aim instant messenger, rune arranged them, and then they went back an d forth until they came up with >life<! a classic-sounding track that conveys steamy summer nights dancing under the mediterranean stars, >life< has enjoyed massive support

when sonic pioneers collide in an ideal setup within club culture dynamics, they do not just produce dents on the floor, but in fact amalgamate in a pliant way to stretch the space-time continuum by means of enrichment through sound. and knowledge. were we have such a mighty hook up: gerald simpson is known to be an innovator of electronic dance music. starting with manchester-based 808 state in 1988, sparking the fire of voodoo ray acid soul, measuring the black secret technology jungle, finding the essence of song based dance via new york city, he continues pushing evolutionary music processes since taking up residence in berlin. now he joins forces with the perlon visionary community of unfathomable deepness and unrivalled sound design always leaving room for novelty, scientific curiosity and blasting mind frames

a seriously heavyweight plate from twisted, a member of germanys acclaimed dutty dubz crew. erratic is a grimey monster of a tune, the subtleties of the intro with its pattering bongos and stealthy pads giving no indication of the carnage to come. dropping harder than a ton of bricks, the filthy buzzsaw bass comes swooping in beneath slamming halfstep beats, squirming between the enormous bashy snares and sinister electro riff topline. on the flipside twisted goes a little more leftfield, tapping into the chiptune flavour thats currently permeating the dubstep scene via the likes of rustie and zomby.

new hot upcomming label exclusive via decks.de, strictly limited to 250 copies, no repress !! further support comes from solomun, axel bartsch, luna city express, kollektiv turmstrasse, pawas, st. thomas, monoroom, florian meindl, scsi-9, helmut dubnitzky and daniel fx!! great timeless deep detroit influenced techhouse biggie by solar & poppcke (ostwind). incl alex niggemann (sportclub) remix..

after releases from heavy hitters such as two armadillos, solomun and andomat3000 the mantle now falls to new boy class71 with his double a-side >seaphone/diamond door<. well, it would do if he was really the new boy, but he s not. in fact, this new artist is an alias of italian producer santos, who has pretty much done it all in house, techno and every other genre we could lazily list. rounding things off with a respectful nod to classic techno via moody stabs, lazy melodies and an airtight arrangement in the form of >diamond door<, it seems like class71 is a bit of a name to watch. don t take our word for it though, ame, sasse, djinxx and agnes are already backing this winner.

following the success of last years >nitrogen 2 oxygen 1< ep for siteholder records and the recently released >filthy fibber< ep on uncut, the duo of billy dalessandro and daniel mnookin have teamed up once again under the slutbox moniker to deliver the >backseat driver< ep. switching up the rotation, the ep kicks off with los angeles based producer jason emsleys >lick it, smack it, rub it down remix<, a filthy number that no amount of sludge can adequately describe. a subtle, yet effective rhythm section keeps the dance floor busy while the dirty synth overtones grow larger and larger until they have conquered ones brain synapses. feeding off of the original vocal and adding some x-rated lines of his own, if pornographic techno wasnt a genre before, it is now. the original is pure slutbox at its best. deep bass, seductive rhythm, addictive loops, and a spanish guitar combine to make this one another club killer. as if you had a choice, please make your way to the dance floor - the night has begun. rounding out the vinyl release is st. louis via berlin dj/producer butane (a.k.a. andrew rasse). known for his widely praised work on his own alphahouse label, as well as top techno imprints dumb unit, num, and rrygular, butane has long been a friend of the siteholder crew and takes this opportunity to make his debut on the remix tip. deep, druggy, and hypnotic, butanes >percocet remix< is what one has come to expect from the late night veteran. whether its early evening, time to jack, or after-after hours, the >backseat driver< ep is an all-in-one tech fueled necessity

incl tala remix from argentina.. the fix continue to cement their reputation as one of the hottest production duos around. releasing stellar productions via their label yeah:no recordings the elusive pair have slowly but surely been gaining maximum respect in the underground dance scene

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.

reggie b has been working on music by himself since beginning of his career. but in 2007 he was suddenly gotten attention in the new school beat scene via myspace, had been airplayed from opinion leaders like benji b and gilles peterson, then just put out his solo debut album go. this is first of 2 ep series off from the album. we r here is produced by the instrument genius, motor citys best kept secret saadiq, the 1/2 of platinum pied pipers, who is also going to drop his first solo joint from circulations. reggie b delivers the next level mid west funkiness over the detroit manner head banging of this tight minimal beat. on this intergalactic p funk biz, japanese beat trio super smoky soul twisted with opposite direction of arrangement into dreamy hip hop psychedelia. for all the beat geeks they serve another track of doper spaced out beat cosmos as re edit. including a bonus song of the album title song go, the manifesto of his music with sick bass & beats by lenny d, the producer of innatesounds. from 4lux recordings, reggie b also released another project future music with slum village drummer daru recently

a masterpiece from an ep!!! 4 housey tracks that gudes through the different styles of house music. from the deep grooving via electro/funk flavoured breaks of make it dont fake it and ordinary unusual to the techy edged tech romance. you cant afford to miss this gem!!!

huge package of remixes here. styles vary from techhouse via minimal to straight techno. mixes by josh surman, genna greene, frankie vegas and punisher

the outstanding new single ya killin me has generated a massive buzz in clubland over the past few months. a boisterous, bouncing chunk of tech flecked, funk fuelled house with a fervently catchy refrain, this is a potent piece of atfc magic that will demolish a packed club! the ep delivers a heavy duty counterpoint to the main track via mothership, remixes come from bart b more and the one & only mark knight, rounding off a package that will excite fans of quality dance music all over the world.

well known and classic acapella tools. feat acapellas by todd terry all stars feat tara mcdonald, pete doyle, copyright, lisa millett, djd feat phillipa alexander, johnny corporate, kings of tomorrow, osunlade feat divine essence, quentin harris feat margaret grace and lenny fontana

4th release on cubic. originally released in 2005. cool variety of tracks from deep house via tribal techy edged house to breaks.

the comtron group makes its way back onto the market via the special consumer series. a remake of the classic >follow the money< and a remix of >what we sell< by designer / producer parra (of rockwell fame) are chosen to do the job. limited edition white vinyl in plastic sleeve

winding road returns with yet another top class release by office gossip. office gossip ranks amongst the cream of deep house producers, and this ep is arguably the best and most rounded og release to date. from the slick old school flavour of strangers to the pumping intensity of carbon copy, via the heavy vocal crunch of say it, this record has quality in abundance. plus theres a fine remix courtesy of new winding road star lovebirds, which transforms the original into a sunshiney analogue disco monster. essential

cool tech four tracker made in finland. styles vary from techno via electro to classic 303 acid grooves

released to accompany damian lazarus and dj t.s monza club vol. 2 cd, this ep includes one exclusive new track from up-and-coming youngster, jamie jones, and a hard-to-find modern classic from 1987 via 2002 in joakims remix of >elle et moi< by max berlin.

its time to release the first frozen north various artists single feat the very best of finnish newcomers varying from deep house to techno via minimal the quality of music is amazing

enter the hej, the first release and the launch of a unique new label via punisher and the overfiend, to produce a constant flow of fresh ideas and explore musical boundaries. this release plunges head first into the ever changing realm of techno and makes its mark. punisher delivers the first track that begins with a hypnotic melody that consumes you until the chunky bassline hits hard and you are hurled into the infectious rhythm. cyborg k presents a perfect fusion of the sickest shuffled techno and dirty electro. funky bass and smooth rotating synth stab loops that float around your eardrums while the beats work you. the breakdown hits with dirty electro bass and effected sample snippets, amazing overall production. punisher remixes cyborgs itikiti with segments from the staggered synths over chugging, thick percussion and bass that twist around the electrial hiss. versatile release from two techno veterans. enter the hej and hear what its all about

dont be fooled by the plural >boys.< alexander ridha, 24, is just one man and he can do it all on his own. nobody, however, would argue about the >noize< part. as a kid he taught himself to play the drums and piano, started to write his first songs when he was 12, and at the age of 16, discovered his love for programming and producing. his music and productions have excited massive interest from artists like soulwax, justice, erol alkan and the rapture and labels such as kitsuné, ed banger, fatboy slim s skint, dj hells intl gigolo and tigas turbo rec - to name a few. daft punk have sent him their love via myspace and his remixes of depeche mode, feist, british indie anthems >banquet< by bloc party and >everyday i love you less and less< by kaiser chiefs have thrilled global djs and crowds all over the world.

canadas last step unleashes his debut album called simply last step. these tracks are all created using original analogue equipment like the roland 303, 606, 707 and jupiter etc. they do not know much about last step as he only communicates with me anonymously and via vocoder. all his royalties (if he ever makes a profit) are destined for the st. bernadettas synth hospital.

another killer dance floor track from paris dj producer dj fudge french dj producer dj fudge back again in is own label to deliver another bomb topaz minimal and mental gonna be for sure one of the anthems this summer .top charted by dennis ferrer, kiko navaro, brian tappert, dj spen, marques wyatt, rainer trueby, tedd patterson, loco dice, dj spinna…...produced mixed & composed by fudge.saxophone by nadir simon

round nine, and time for new talents. this new software release features our first four tracker . ezio is gonna be one of the next explosions in the scene. born and breed in belgium, from spanish parents he now lives in paris.for the making of his tracks he uses an old pentium 3 computer and a microkorg keyboard .just that. his classic piano training helps him to make sequences in real time and make complex harmonies on top of glitchy minimal tracks. soon he will relase on alex unders label cmyk via kompakt. this ep features the whole range of ezios sound, from straight danceable minimal jazzy beats to quiet and harmonic dubby techno.keep an eye on this guy its going to be big.

edmx (aka dmx krew) has four albums under his belt via aphex twins rephlexlabel. here on his mathematics debut he applies his old school analogue funk techniques to the discipline of creating 5am house music. 4 tracks of og house made the way jack intended

sizzling sampler starting with a bass boomin extra funky, jazz infused keep it going with a shot of james brown feel thrown in via a live drum sound and rhythm guitar. julius papp and charles spencer really let loose with the help of tonee green on vocals and fanatix on the remix. next up is the rousing classic sound of solitude with dj deep and franck roger featuring panyard. straight head tempo with a church feeling organ sound and soaring vocal. flip for kenny carvajal & oliver portal with je t adore. rubbery bassline, beautigul deep retro synth sound with a jazz edge that shines throughout the track.

tjr continues to fold his own unique style of house, acid and techno. fresh, funky and exciting best describe his newest productions. archipels pheeklends his hands+ears on the remix. puckmouth is the main cut found. chicago influenced rhythms blend with analog bass as jack beats flow. synth effects float with the snare attack. tweaked. slowly pushes hands into the air. funky ho medina sounds like classic dance mania on modern pills. snappy percussion builds with quick edits. detuning madness arrives via keyboard runs.pheek (archipel/leftroom) reworks puckmouth with an energy boost. a slowly growing dimension of sound that is constantly trying to climb higher. this remix is a deadly, twisting your brain and eardrums

007 sees the launch of the more about music label, releasing the hottest new music across a variety of styles, from house to hip hop via broken beat and other underground sounds. sheffield based small arms fiya are producers scott monkz moncrieff and tom toddla bell. their style is a fusion of hip hop, soul, dancehall, broken beat, uk garage and detroit techno influences, which creates an innovative and original sound. pressure drops in with beats reminiscent of james yancey dilla, with ayahs soulful delivery adding the finishing touch to a track that will keep ya warm till summertime. on the flip you ll find gotta decide, where ayah glides through an electronic p funk bomb, destined to detonate any dance floor. whilst broken beat maestro domu adds a slice of 1980s disco boogie dust for full effect

bobmo is a young (17) producer hailing from the hyperactive city of paris via the even more hyper city of bordeaux. bordeaux is a pretty cool place and, hanging out with the right crowd, going to the right club, and listening to the right radio show, bobmo got into detroit techno, miami bass, electro and, most importantly, chicago house

solid 4 track ep with a cool variety of styles from techhouse via shuffle techno to detroit

house veteran dj pierre back on the scene destroy this track is a trademark pierre track with a stmping bassdrum, subtle female vocals and this fine oldschhool acid house vibes via a 303 mixes come from seamus haji, filthy rich and james talk not to be missed

2 strong electrohouse tracks with a lot of discoid atmosphere via its great flowing synths and keys

with the vulva string quartett and via combination records leichtmann makes a poppy techhouse house sound as a present to the world. sharp - wittedly playful 4 - to - the - floor - beats are dancing to glamours, intoxicating synthie sounds and flirting with deep soundtrack - atmospheres. never too hard, always catchy and definitely extremly seductive

2007 re-issue, classic hard hitting downwards industrial techno - tip

serious funk going on here! a well balanced mix of new comers and established artists gettin together to throw down some funk blacksoul teams up with newcomer musical globe for a slice of disco heaven that is all about a wicked break. sleazy mcqueen drops a funk bomb on us, chopping up the samples just right and then killin it with that ol school rap. fabio bacchini is channeling chicago via italy and works a classic sample to death on freakin jazz. tom collins is back and with a vengeance with a classic spettro mixed track with a quirky spoken word over the top for good measure

a heavyweight collaboration between vocalist lyric l & producer musician mark de clive lowe in the form of the future hip hop soul nugget ever (after), a soundtrack for the summer with a big crossover appeal. from west london to philly via tokyo and nigeria, lyricl is reaching the ears of the soulful masses

day one is the first release by derby producers, the cut hustlers (pete dj razorcuts darrington and neil cooper).joining forces, darrington and cooper aim to produce accessible slices of pop electronica. apart from their original version of and a trademark razorcuts mix, the day one 12 includes electro/ disco rubs by teenage dj (an alias of the legendary uk dj greg wilson, whose teenage dj disco best 12 was a big underground success on both sides of the atlantic) and templeton peck (aka toby tobias, who has built a solid reputation via recordings and mixes for labels like bear funk, urban myth, rekids and hy phen)

guns n bombs is made up of filip nikolic aka turbotito, a profilic musician (whose music projects include ima robot, ludo x, and junior senior) and johnny love (one of chicagos most notorious party promoters and djs). during one party, they bonded over mutual love of early rave, minimal techno, chicago jack, acid tracks, and the cybernetic broadcasting system. nothing is getting us anywhere is a vocal track mixing all these influences leading to an apocalyptical path through rhythm. crossover appeal is instrumental but strong as : let the rhythm hit them ! robot music for daft punks. dirty sounds from l.a. via chicago = mosh on the dancefloor !

phreaky minimal bassy monster! growing up in a small town in southern germany, joachim landesvatter s main musical influences came via his older brothers in the form of bands like zz top, lynyrd skynyrd and uriah heep. these narrow boundaries could not contain his ever-evolving tastes, however. he soon found himself enthralled by german acts bap, die rodgau monotones and the scorpions, to name a few. the real turning point came in 1991 when he discovered the techno music being played by local djs in the small, rural clubs in and around his hometown. using techno as a springboard, he jumped ever-deeper into the quickly evolving experimental electronic scene and all of its various permutations

corporate stand for hard, dark and jackin hard techno. after leo laker and switchblade comes tomash gee. he spreads his sounds via many of the most respected hard techno labels. after productions for cannibal society, methadon, carnage and crowbar he now conquerors the young us label corporate !!

masters of disaster is a special liveact of the labelowners udo niebergall and eric sneo which they only do for selected events !! armed with their synced laptops and lots of weird effects they already rocked the crowds from sao paulo via barcelona to frankfurt with amazing success.. this vinyl bring back the vibes of masters of disaster live at sardinia !!

big room gear from morjac finally getting a us airing via ultra top notch range of remixes here, including a steve mac mix,with the pick of the bunch being lee cabrera letting loose with heavy duty latin flavored number

he is back! after releasing >radar rider< on ed banger records 001 back in 2003, and spreading love with >monsieur sexe< on valentine s day 2004, mr flash is now delivering the dope >champions< track with paris rap bastards ttc. a pure hip hop club banger with a medieval twist, you ll not resist. on the flip, disco dynamite will make the crowd going nuts, imagine bootsy & herbie gang banging the esg girls ! supporters include the likes of james murphy (dfa), the glimmers, midnight mike, freeform five etc. on the flip >tight humps< works b.e.p s vocal with an old disco joint – you work it out. rave on. ltd. hurry hurry...>lycra virgin< is mock & toof s re-edit of that famous madge track which has been buzzing via myspace for a few months

taken from vince watson s ablum here comes the 3rd sampler! it has taken vince watson a long time to get this far. so after 5 years he is on his 16th releases, which he brings to the world via his 4th artist album, his first on his own label, bio. his >echoes< world tour, sold out!!!

last summers surprise hit from scandal inc. thats a good look gets a hot new rework from thugfucker. originally appearing on coco machete this remix sees the light via coma, the darker more ill-mannered side of coco machete. these mixes take the original b-girl vocals and drop them in over a deep, dark late night groove ready for the big rooms. a thick chicago vamp, 80s drum fills and super sonic synth lines take both mixes straight back to the warehouse. thugfucker, none other than greg oreck and holmar fillipson are two transplants we were lucky to track down to get on this rub. holmar also being one third of new school super-group mr negative knows how to get things dirty for when youre jackin on the corner!

once again saasfee presents an arist that grows his tracks far away in murmansk. stitched together from various vinylgroove-sounds, the first track on slowstep s >shantage ep< builds his very own atmosphere of the grooveworld over time, with support of dark minimal beats. the b-side comes even deeper with two floating, intense darkgroovetracks with bleepy undertones, growing mercyless over time. this must be the most bass-oriented release to date on saasfee! our top tip!

slamming 3 track ep with old skool infected detroit flavour. the spirt from the early days is still alive (think kenny larkin, juan atkins, carl craig...)