special kind of fool is tys story. the tale of an artist who after ten years,three critically acclaimed albums (awkward 2001, upwards 2003, closer 2006), collaborations with the likes of tony allen, de la soul, damon albarn and estelle, a mercury nomination amongst other accolades, and a worldwide army of fans, has always followed his heart.

watch out for the first hip hop release of mule musiq!! olive oil is a hottest japanese underground hip hop artist.they became popular and popular since they produced many tracks for rapper and huge success of their 2nd album. 2 cd compilation with a mix side!

extra life is the primary musical vehicle for charlie looker, singer, guitarist and composer, who has become one of the most intense and respected voices in the new york experimental underground.

nick chaconas debut album has been a long time in the coming,the distillation of a decade of recording and producing for some of the worlds leading electronic music labels.but it has certainly been worth the wait as he teams up with the highly respected moodmusic for the release of >love in the middle<, a collection of soul soaring and inspiring cuts that blur the imposed genre lines into non existence.

valgeir sigurdsson, former producer of bjšrk, has made his name as an exponent of musical subtlety. as an engineer and producer, hes often focused on the intimate, the miniature. draumalandid (dreamland), a documentary about the exploitation of icelands natural resources, tells a story about huge things-the fortunes of a whole nation, the destruction of vast landscapes, and the global economic forces, greater still than any nation, that fuel it all-and for his soundtrack to the film, valgeir has brought out a heavier set of tools. exciting music for fans of max richter, deaf center, bjšrk.

house music is about big names and big personalities, and none come much bigger than kenny dope gonzalez. you dont last 25 years in the industry without being short of a bit of talent, and time and time again kenny has proved that he is the man to beat. whether its his pioneering work as one half of masters at work and nuyorican soul, or his more recent endeavours with mass destruction, kennys beats take some serious beating.

this winter, rjd2 returns with the highly anticipated 4th solo lp >the colossus<. making the 10th year of his career, the album showcases the myriad of styles rjd2 has spanned as a maverick,respected producer for himself, and others. collaborating with mcÕs, vocalists, and various instrumentalists, it displays an urgency and sophistication rarely seen. weaving together his trademark rock solid drums, soulful vibes and horns, samples and anything else available, the album is a kaleidoscopic look both forward and back. part impressions, part daft punk, part thin lizzy. he is helped along by vocalists kenna (star trak), phonte coleman (little brother), aaron livingston (the roots >guns are drawn<), as well as several underground mcs and horns, woodwind, and strings. a sound to behold.

the debut album from charlie alex march is a wonderfully melodic and satisfying affair, gloriously english in a non sniffy manner, like tea and crumpets or a stroll on an autumn day. like a soft collision between aphex twin at his most melodic, nick drake at his string soaked finest or some hybrid of steve reich and syd barrett scoring a tim burton movie, the music of charlie march has a lingering, delicate beauty that will be around for a long time.

new york hip hop producer tony simon aka blockhead returns with his third and best instrumental album for ninja tune. blockhead has long made beautiful, emotive music based around the hip hop template, but on >the music scene< he elevates his craft to another level.

mr james bright has been described as one of the top >hip hop folk rockers< and big sounds from small spaces does everything to support that nomination.as a testimony to james talent, his long-time idol, shawn lee (ubiquity records), agreed to appear on the album after hearing some of the early tracks. shawn has provided sound tracks for several hollywood blockbusters, as well as writing dozens of pop-soul hits.

nach der veršffentlichung des neuen albums tomorrows harvest, das von einer aufsehenerregenden internetmarketingstrategie begleitet wurde und boards of canada weltweit erstmals in die charts katapultierte, erscheint nun - aufgrund starker nachfrage - eine reissue-reihe mit all ihren bisherigen vinylformaten. jedes neue vinyl enthŠlt diesmal zusŠtzlich einen downloadcode sowie einen boc sticker aus der jeweiligen zeitphase. zuerst erscheinen die alben music has the right to children (1998), geogaddi (2002) und the campfire headphase (2006), im zweiten schritt das minialbum twoism (1995) sowie die beiden eps in a beautiful place out in the country (2000) und trans canada highway (2006).

this is my best album for sure, says todd. we cant be exactly sure on that one, all three albums from todd bodine have been great. forms however, is perhaps the most complex and mature album that the berlin producer and dj has accomplished to date. and its also out with us! todd has worked at full speed over the last six months to bring us this fine piece of work.

like hardly any other contemporary dj, catherine britton aka cassy is living at the interfaces between reduction and soul, jazzy deep house and geometrically structured techno. and it comes as no surprise, because being the english-born daughter of a caribbean father and an austrian mother, cassy started at a very early age to develop a sense for artistic aesthetics that draws its special magic from the >in-between< especially. being resident in berlin since 2003, she quickly gained a residence at the panorama bar, worked as a producer with such renowned musicians like ricardo villalobos, luciano, mathew jonson or swayzak and releases her music on labels such as perlon, ostgutton as well as on her own imprint cassy. simply devotion, cassys 2nd mix cd after the highly acclaimed panorama bar 01 compilation is a proof of her love for deep house of a different kind, which has - despite occasional flashes of souly vocals - nothing to do with garage house and handbag factor

2xcd package in gloss double cd sleeve. grab yourself a slice of dnb history. critical sound is the new album from critical music. a album that showcases the diversity and quality of the label. featuring the best of the scenes most exciting producers, both new and established. the album is lovingly packaged in gatefold vinyl and cd formats and is strictly limited to 1000 copies. grab yourself a slice of dnb history. critical music is a uk drum n bass label releasing some of the freshest breaks and beats around. created and nurtured by kasra, the imprint has gone from strength to strength over recent years. 2009 has seen this continuing with massive releases such as the break remix of spectrasouls alibi and sabres glorious original sin. following on from the huge all sounds electric series we bring a new concept. 8 tracks from the hottest producers in drum and bass right now housed in a deluxe gatefold package and a double cd, again in deluxe packaging featuring the 8 tracks from the vinyl on one disc and 11 brand new tracks on the second disc. each track on this album encapsulates all that is great and good about underground drum and bass. from the blissful beat workout of breaks people are different to the blistering tech infused funk of spectrasouls wedgehead. a storming selection of the cream of todays scene. the cd package combines the vinyl tracks with a whole extra disc of fresh material. dubstep champ ramadanman comes with his own brand of stripped down dnb, russian new kid enei brings the future flavour and we are privy to the first ever solo production from label boss kasra with his own track perception. this is the critical sound.

the smallville collective has injected a real breath of fresh air into the house music scene. after launching their record shop in hamburg city in 2005 they invited the most sophisticated artists of the european and american underground scene- such as jus- ed, keith worthy, shinedoe, sleeparchive, omar s, baby ford & thomas melchior and many more to play at hamburgs love-spreading allnighters.

dj ferry corsten, international hit maker, and award winning producer at his very best! featuring behind the scene footage during his shows around the world, including an exclusive backstage interview, plus highlights of the live recording from the massive full on ferry 2008 event, picture gallery and much more! most people can only dream of the life of a successful dj/producer. a life of unlimited luxury, where you spin at the biggest and best parties, and get to visit the most exotic, and beautiful places on the planet! its everything any dance music fan could ever wish for! many people dream about a life like this, but only a very few can actually live the dream. ferry corsten is living that dream! he has successfully managed to transform his love for dance music into a dream job of making music and spinning records across the globe! ferry has topped the worldwide dance charts with hits like punk, beautiful, rock your body, rock and made of love, has won numerous dance music awards, and has organised and presented 3 years running, the wildly successful event full on ferry in his home town of rotterdam. the ferry corsten backstage dvd takes a look at the dream life of one of dance musics privileged performers. a journey that takes you around the world for 6 months leading up to the release of ferrys latest twice in a blue moon album. also watch him as he prepares for the full on ferry 2008 event! take part in his unique experience, his expectations, his dreams and even his fears. meet the team behind ferry and his biggest fans that follow him all over the world! ferry corsten, in the spotlight and backstage!!!

phil kieran has been in the upper echelons of the electronic music game for more than a decade, but is only now releasing his debut album under his own name.

the green & blue open air on the first september weekend has become a fixed date in the festival schedule for seven years now. in this year, the second edition of the associated mix-cd is to be released, mixed by two djs who are able to revert on both long-time experience and innovation in sound: tobi neumann and onur …zer.

hailing from miami, dynas has been a creative force within the south florida music community. >the apartment< boasts production from dj jazzy jeff, dj spinna, dilla and features the guest vocals legendary rapper slick rick on the track >family jewels<.

being taken with the creative spirit of the city and the musicality of the region, ian simmonds has decided on an honorable isubmersioni in a new creative adventure with fresh inspiration. parallel he started the live-jazz-poetry band >wise in time< with the requisite tour, as well as vinyl releases on musikkrause.

back in 2000 the herbaliser released their acclaimed doublevinyl album session 1. almost a decade later, they now want to capture this latest live chapter on record. session 2 spans more than a ten years of herbaliser live favourites, from the underground beats and breaks of their 1997 album blow your headphones to the more lush, soulful grooves of same as it never was. it is another herbaliser classic, the sound of an ever-evolving band at the peak of their powers. forget the old hollywood rule: sometimes a sequel can be just as good as the original.

planet mu release his newly finished debut album new folder. experimenting with off kilter micro house and druggy wonk, linas gives us a simple beat around which he flips deceptively simple synthline progressions which grow into monolithic riffs. at the crux of nu disco, dubstep and techno, and using local vocal talent, linas has a truly forward looking european sound.

stefan goldmann delivers a ground breaking edit of a classic: a minimalistic cut up on the edges of perception celebrates one of the most thrilling works in music - igor stravinskys le sacre du printemps! staying 100percent true to the original score, he moves through over a dozen classic recordings of the work in 146 individually treated segments. nothing has been left out, nothing has been added.

this is the debut home-listening album from one of the uks biggest techno djs. hes half of blindingly successful techno duo two armadillos but his main focus for the last two years has been the heavily publicised chapters project - five eps of mood music to trip-hop to techno that have now been totally ripped apart and turned into cinematic home listening for his debut cd. king roc history includes remixes of new order, future sound of london, s xpress. hes been a very big electro dj in the past who has recently focused on ubercool european and brazilian techno mixes - remix packages include people like alex kenji, same mastering guy as portishead - sounds incredible.

martyn needs no introduction and his p-funk inspired melody and bassline provide another entirely fresh take on the deliciously broken rhythms we have come to love from him. we thought it only fitting that we should try and get a different take on lee jones’s ‘aria’ for the project, as it has been the most in demand single from the first 20 releases on aus.

recorded over a two-year period with producer jeff saltzman (the killers, the sounds) the album has a depth and complexity rarely found in electronic pop albums. this is perhaps not surprising given itÕs gestation, deliberately designed to stretch their creativity the album was written in its entirety, titles first and in an intimate and very modest way - in a carriage house in brookyln rather than in expensive studios around the globe. stylistically the album is as diverse as it is cohesive. there are electro dance moves on the album but also the swirling electronic psychedelia of amuse bouche full of surprise flavours that enhance your perspective

two years have passed and much has changed since gui boratto shot to prominence with his kompakt debut >chromophobia<. a much needed spot of colour amidst the minimal milieu, guis mixture of fierce production skills and a blissful pop sensibility have characterized his trajectory to the techno heavyweight before us today

back to the roots! gut, besser, boa! diamonds fall ist das neue album von phillip boa und das wohl beste werk in der karriere des deutschen vorzeige indierockers. es fŸhrt das fort, was er einst mit diversen singles of the week im nme begonnen hat: gro§er, bildgewaltiger und lautmalerischer breitband pop rock.

lee jones lived in london until 2002, where he was producing and remixing as the successful downtempo/ nu-jazz artist hefner. after following his heart to berlin, he was inspired by the music and clubs to move into a new production style over the past 6 years. most recently hes become known as the main creative force behind mymy, whose debut album Ôsongs for the gentle on playhouse made waves across the globe. since 2007 hes released his beautiful solo works on aus music and just, whilst also collaborating with berlin local hero daniel dreier on releases for upon you and releasing new mymy material on berlins illustrious ostgut ton imprint. having recently returned from the us and japan performing live dates with nick hšppner as mymy, he also has a busy djing schedule around europe and continues to promote the popular monthly clubnight at watergate Ômymy and friends

with his releases for innervisions, perlon and macro stefan goldmann has been a key figure at the cutting edge of post minimal techno and the renewal of house music. with the transitory state, he finally unleashes his highly anticipated debut cd. two separate albums in one package - a double whammy with benchmark club tracks on cd1 and an electroacoustic concept album on cd2. cd1 features some of todays most significant underground anthems, including sleepy hollow and lunatic fringe - both voted top 10 tracks of the year in the polls of groove, resident advisor and de:bug mags, seriously crossing boundaries with heavy dj support all accross the board from richie hawtin to carl craig to laurent garnier to gilles peterson. the entire collection ranges from the lush afterhour bliss of prefecture to the dark modernism of blood to peak time frenzy with the bribe. all tracks have been carefully edited exclusively for this release by the artist and six appear on cd for the first time ever, thus adding brand new and previously unreleaed tracks and parts. cd2 contains the album voices of the dead which will also be released as a ltd. edition 5x7? vinyl box set. starting a trilogy of concept albums, stefan goldmann searches for the common root of all music in an electroacoustic setting. from this album turret is already renowned as the intro sequence of richie hawtins groundbreaking de9 transitions mix compilation and was also commissioned by the bibliotheque nationale de france for the imeb phonotheque public collection.

this track has been a djs favourite for over 30 years.now juno released the lush layering of instruments and percussion track and it sounds great.now we have some edits which are added by some extra dancefloor elements while keeping the integrity of the original.

loco dices much-anticipated debut lp has been created to take the listener on a journey: an album to be treasured as a fine-textured catalogue of the senses. loco dice, who spends much of his time shuttling between the worlds main electronic music ports as an in-demand dj, packed up his studio and relocated to new york city. there, the renowned dŸsseldorf dj, producer and desolat label head fomented a raw and simmering soundtrack: a nuance-packed collection of sonic interpretations of scenes, characters and moods from the most diverse and mythologised city in the world

steve bug - innovator, minimal dance connoisseur, tech house master - though he s been given many prestigious titles, if theres one quality that can be best attributed to steve bug, it would be modesty. its a trait that has followed him throughout his illustrious career, from his early days as a child building guitars out of cardboard, to his early lessons in percussion at school to his beginnings as a mixtape dj to his first productions. despite the fact that hes now largely regarded as one of the founding fathers of minimal - creating his >da minimal funk< compilation over 10 years ago - and one of the most sought-after 4/4 djs booked today, bug remains truly humble when reflecting on the majestic rise from his beginnings as a dancefloor-dwelling clubber in bremen, germany to ruling his renowned dessous/poker flat empire in berlin.

mixing future soul,broken beat,hip hop and forward thinking production with intuitive jazz sensibility,this lp marks a distinct departure from the deep funk sound of lanus other project >the bamboos<.lanu has received dj support mr.scruff,gilles peterson,mad mats and bugz in the attic

nice price deal !!! gomma / the 3rd compilation of germanys gomma label. clubhits, remixes & unreleased tracks from the last 2 years, previsiously mainly released on vinyl only. including stuff by headman, whomadewho, midnight mike and munk plus (vocal & remix) contributions by guest artists like the rapture, francisco, dj chloe, midnight mike and james murphy (lcd soundsystem). the cd is mixed by munk. gomma has consequently been developing an own, fresh, personal style in the past years. organic, fresh, disco inspired music - with elements both from raw psychadelic rock to german minimal electronics. its time to bring this special vibe and some of the greater current club hits on one cd. gg 3 represents the current state of the label. its a lot more than >brilliant punkfunk and modern disco< (as the nme described the last gommagang cd)

ark makes us happy again with his punkfunk. weird stutterhouse patterns with hip hop grooves and funky vocals. for the latter he has invited two guests: on sucubz xavier vindard sounds even dirtier than james brown. this album should be listened to with your sneakers on because you wont stop moving your feet till your neighbour rings the bell