this summer paul weller has a treat for his fans in the form of a brand new track - starlite. the song comes accompanied by remixes from black van, drop out orchestra and d-pulse. speaking about >starlite, weller said: >here is a brand new track called >starlite< in time for the summer. its not from the forthcoming album, its just for now! its part balearic beat, poetry and psychedelic music. i hope you like it. pwx<

extremely welcome reissue of one of the shining stars of the boogie firmament - the hugely funky >its you thats happening< from little known band exquisite taste. originally released on tiny new york label starlite back in 1984, this was exquisite tastes only output but what the band lacked in quantity they made up for in quality. a near-perfect example of that early 80s boogie sound, this has it all - insistent mesmerising moog synth riffs, clean crisp percussion, layers of summery vibes and superb catchy vocals combine to make this an unstoppable dancefloor sensation. and thats just the vocal... on the flip, the instrumental is stunning with a sparser arrangement which highlights the grooving bassline, funky guitar work and echoing hypnotic drumwork. with the original 12” virtually impossible to get hold of, this quality reissue is an absolute must-have!

slammin 3 track vinyl with a journey from balkan style to latin americana ... pure fun

fennesz writes: seven stars was recorded in vienna in january 2011. i recorded and mixed the album within 3 weeks. liminal and july were existing pieces which i have reworked. (i wrote an early version of liminal in a hotel room in bali in 2010). there is also a version of liminal that i have been playing live for some time. my friend steven hess, with whom i have worked before, happened to be in vienna at the time of the sessions, so i invited him to join me in the studio. christoph amann recorded the drums using a selection of his great microphones including his amazing new josephson

on the 2nd amuse gueule we will present a perfect example of a summer spotlight. in order to do this, alex q and oliver schories joined up in a in gregarious circle, hitting the cookbooks and creating a midsummer nights dream to convince everyones palate. this piece of poetry will be topped off by a dish from our argentinean friend sandru who is well versed in noble ingredients and also has prepared the right wine. have fun while experiencing this tasty tidbits

with the worldwide success of the massive evolution album tc returns with his own imprint ‘don’t play’ ‘concrete’ could only be described as 140 set switch up with extensive support from club and radio from benga, skreem, mr jam on radio1 and 1xtra and many more.moveing in a slightly different direction ‘burning starlight’ is a drum and bass tempo 173 left of centre track with dance hall style vocals from the well respected mc dread with support from mr jam on radio 1 xtra and club djs such as netsky. mr jam “2 essential releases that deserve to be in the collection of every self respecting bass music head” “if these are don’t plays statement of intent, i feel sorry for any other labels!”

inclusive with cd

more suited a rejected double-header you will struggle to find, as deetron delivers in outstanding peak time fashion.

whatpeopleplay reels in another biggie for their second release: >western starland< is surely one of the signature tunes by tech-funk luminary john tejada and his long-time collaborateur ariane leviste. originally released in 2001 on his palette imprint this is one of those tunes that never leave the crates of many djs and if you have been dancing anywhere in the last 10 years you will surely instantly recognize those synthetic string chords. tejada himself gets busy here and revamps the also included original with a brand-new 2011 mix: the original signature elements are right there from the start but fused with a beefy house beat, a new bassline, a hissing soul organ and lifted to the next plateau by thundering staccato chords in a classic detroit style. the flip holds the glorious original plus the not any less brilliant john tejada vip mix from 2003.

heavyweight vinyl + download code.

who better to provide our first release from an artist based outside the uk than starkey? having worked with a who s who of grime including trim and p money as well as playing an instrumental part in pushing the sound overseas, no hats no hoods are proud to have starkey at the helm of our 15th vinyl release.always keen to focus on emerging as well as established artists starkey teams up with up and coming mcs merky ace and kozzie on >pc<, whilst delivering a high octane lesson in fluro-grime with the instrumental >peacekeeper< on the flip.

long awaited and now on vinyl! rocknroll on the dancefloor. great monster house / electro tune! other side clubbomb from hot bananas - get started!

debut release for stareaway, a new project of german >inventor of pop ambient< markus guentner with singer heiko badje, the man behind saudade-driven pop band la grande illusion. following several releases and highly successful and critically acclaimed albums guentner solely released since 2001 for kompakt and ware, guentner and badje contributed their first co-operation >baghira< on kompakts pop ambient 2006 compilation. markus guentners track >regensburg<, considered to be one of the best tracks kompakt ever released, was selected by sven väth to finish his mix of the second season and remixed by wolfgang voigt. for the start of the new hamburg based label couldnt care more they release two melancholic pop ambient tracks, the title track additionally remixed by osunlade, the acclaimed producer, dj and label owner of yoruba records. the both aerial and profound ambient soundscape of >learn how to love me< is waiting patiently, increasing softly while heiko badjes voice shivers with emotions of entreaty and wanting. it is followed by the sublime deepness of >unwise< in which badjes lyrics about love and temptation appear into a vision of pop as atmospheric intensity and disappear into somewhere else. on the b-side the yoruba soul suite reworks the original totally. osunlade is looking for a different kind of deepness, transforming ambient into an epic, floating journey of house music full of light and groove

bassarani in your face again! heres part two of the ongoing roma meets running back saga. conveniently appearing in a white inner sleeve (slip it into the retro-futuristic telescopic picture sleeve that you hopefully already have),the final frontier/pigna/nature captain steers his ship into a safe harbour. three tracks of hardcore space music and magic carpet melodies: >white dwarf< appears as the final link between frankfurt trance and tribal house, >black dwarfi&#770, is its beat-heavy brother (for dj use only!) and finally we come full circle with i&#768,colliding stars pt. 2<.science aint no fiction.

recorded in the winter/spring of 2009, first released in june 2009. at the time i called it my failed kompakt techno experiment, i started out with that minimal beat in mind but ended with something different. the title was the first thing i started with after watching some miss helen mirror on tv at the period, still love the title really. songs became longer and i discovered the delay while recording. this second record was the first one were i started settling on an sound of my own. some weeks after recording the screaming girls on the last track during their sunday afternoon youth group activity a baby fetus was found on their field with the mother being one of the girls

persnickety sounds is here to funk-ti-fy your world! in this era of nü-disco, space disco, cosmic disco, disco house and shit, there must be a beacon of quality to light the way and lead the faithful back to a place where good grooves matter and realness is holding court. let the labels fall and just get it movin. re-edited with the dancefloor in mind and your boogie in its sights, ps 1002 is another double portion of sonic goodness with a side of alright! after the >sisters are doin it< first time round its now time for the >brothers stay doin it!< now what say you good people?

we welcome matt obrien on curle for his first full ep on a label other than his own off-key industries - which makes us proud!

big with: massimiliano pagliara, cosmo vitelli, jonnie wilkes (optimo), nakion, 40 thieves, ajello, red rack em, the heels of love, matt (rvng), dj morpheus (tigersushi), fabrizio mammarella... from the beating latin heart of the modern disco world, discodromo join us for their first slow motion release and our third overall. with two original tracks and two stunning remixes this pair of cheeky italians first bring us the laid back charms of stars and rain featuring the vocal talents miss plug in. strutting funk and cascading synths are the order of the day on this taut laser workout. with a bitterest melody and relentless drums, this is a cinematic excursion into 10am disco music. miss plug ins blank eyed vocals are one part rimini, to two parts berlin giving the track a hazy, druggy feel that will work like magic on the even the most demanding dance floors.

the eagerly anticipated lp from audio damage is finally here. this amazing 2x12 inch is packed full of incredible tracks. with such names as the dj producer, speed freak, duranduranduran,igneon system & homeboy, dolphin, alongside label owners tugie & autopsy this is an awesome 2x12 inch not to be missed. a 12x12 inch poster inside too makes this a real collectors item!

mixes by an21 & max vangeli, dexcell, axwell & dirty south and rac to light up the house and dnb floors.

new dutch label with its roots in the west coast italo disco scene. teaming up with long time buddy fred ventura sfera celeste project combines the melancholy of vintage italo disco with the black funk of man parrish and the mysterious atmosphere that good new wave used to have. pretty essential and highly limited (480 hand numbered copies) for the real heads. these guys come in the tradition of the earliest electronic dance music and show their love for man and machine. interesting new label and desirable first release!

alek stark teams up with some of electros freshest talent for this potential electro hit. the original version here is a full-on workout to get down to, with agitated vocal and hard beats, while next in line is the totally sublime >i can see the lights< featuring victoria lukas of zerkalo (heinrich mueller & victoria lukas). not to be over-shadowed however are two stealthily executed reworks from proto 70 and jauzas the shining - most definitely forward thinking electro for the body and mind. this is one ep not to be missed!
limited edition!

excellent dj bang 2010 edits !!! disco , disco , d-i-s-c-o!!

two more missives from the leng stable, a stable basking in late afternoon sunshine the whole year round. here we have two remixes of cantoma tracks. on side a is ray mangs remix of under the stars a subtle disco groove, with a sweet rolling bass and a languid horn line that gently eases into the back of your mind, luring you into a hypnotic swirl. over on side-b lexx steps up to deliver an equally stunning take on gambara immdediately setting out a more electronic lilt, the track steadily builds into a mid tempo throb as the vocals wash over proceedings, while flute and acoustic guitar make way for each other in the melody stakes. timeless sounds on both sides evoking the summer just passed

released on the always reliable hit farm neon gold, which has given the world marina & the diamonds, ellie goulding, your twenties and penguin prison among others, starsmith is a super-hip young producer who has worked with ellie on her album, as well as remixing marina, passion pit, nerd and loads of others. its a scorching electro-tinged pop demon, glam without the cheese, and reminiscent of the kind of smashes that the french house lords of the mid 90s (like fred falke and alan braxe - more on him later...) were ruling dance music with. great sample from an old ritchie family (clip below...) disco stomper from the 80s which powers the whole thing with a undeniable hands-in-the-air vibe. a big autumn hit!

the a side come with a quality techhouse track and a lot of melody made by starbud. the b side martin rei completes this ep with a drum based techno drum

second part of the dark star volume 5 series.

dark stars series returns with vol 5 and some seriously big names

re-issue of this 1984 electro-disco release.

roma meets running back. final frontier/pigna/nature bossman, terrific producer, italian true school techno ledge and celebrated pasta boy marco passarani delivers new original material since his brilliant statostasi ep. the first one of a two part 12-inch series (no shit!) is walking in the shoes of the future while wearing the fine cut trousers of the past. here you you get it all, dear earthlings: science-fiction marathon tech-house, male martian mirror balls and sh-303 female robot acid. bassarani in your face! watch out for colliding stars pt. 2. limited to 500 copies in a retro-futuristic telescopic picture sleeve with even enough room to slip in the second platter (coming sooner or later to a theatre near you)!

after a recent short n sweet stint on tensnakes mirau imprint irish ex-pat mano le tough reemerges on internasjonal where he first saw the light of the day as a producer with the much acclaimed warhorn. yet even with such a rather small, straightforward discography mano managed to sculpture his unmistakeably very own style fusing the deeper shades of house and techno with a strong melodic sensibility that one would never even get the faintest idea to file it under the mostly bland tech-house genre. oblique boast a perfect effective dramaturgy with slighty spooky broken melody box theme rising out of a thick mist of grinding chords before morphing into a deep acid finale. french gentlemen of distinction and many styles chateau flight toughen up the beats and throw in some african wood percussions and sparse psychedelic dub effects for a superb rhythmically multi-layered rework.

probably introduction is not necessary about mugwump. they release from kompakt,r&s,gigolo, endless flight. music is pumping acidy house...