a great sampler of 4 stormers taken from ben sims recent mix cd !!

ltd one sideed red vinyl! official rmx of the laurent garnier classic! wiping the floor at the recent miami wmc! support from leading names including pete tong, sasha, zane lowe, carl cox

following on from the club smash nice, which was deservedly tune of the month in februarys mixmag, german duo wiesel & captain koma bring us their third release for the label and its a corking double a side which pushes all the right buttons for maximum dance floor impact! this release features the awesome tracks ectoplasma stomp and watch out for blake which perfectly showcase wiesel and the captains quirky electro breaks sound that has gained global support and interest in recent months.

limited edition 3-track 12 vinyl single featuring three totally hot stereo mcs joints. this hotplate ep is the first fruit of their recent work, a mainly instrumental precursor to whats to come on their as-yet-untitled album

3 classic and rare chicago cuts plus another recent, searched after house anthem

>beaten< is the first track to be released from random factor’s new album and comes with excellent art of tones remixes.carl a finlow again shows his history and pedigree as well as his refusal to jump on bandwagons and trends by producing timeless electronic music inspired more by kraftwerk, yello, stockhausen, tomita, prince, sakamoto, brian eno and the white noise than by what’s playing this summer at dc10. ralph lawson used >beaten< as the last track on his recent 2020vision compilation. this jerky sporadic groove gives a nod to the forefathers while holding down a beat anyone would be proud of. the single comes complete with remixes from art of tones, fresh after last year’s huge >praise<. this mystery outfit has now signed to 2020vision and this is the first of many bombs from them. art of tones take the track directly to the dancefloor and produce two versions that would slay berlin’s panorama bar at 9 on a sunday morning.

more exquisite beats, loops and sound fx from the most recent biggest ibadan releases...

the mini anniversary 010 belongs to newcomers solar & poppcke and on the remix-side alex niggemann. daniel solar, marc poppcke and alex niggemann are part of a new generation of german electronic producers, who have been heavily influenced by the musical developments of recent years... after some solo works, collaborations on remixes and sporadic contributions for various labels like ostwind & ostwind limited, sportclub and meerestief of course, their debut ep >useless beauty on meerestief ltd, is the beginning of a flood of releases, that are already in the pipeline. no question, solar & poppcke are hot!!

dj support by : 2000 and one, karotte, james flavour, tobi neumann.... after already four strong 12inches on audiomatique we proudly welcome back robert babicz with his fifth audiomatique release: >dark flower< is a shiny groover accompanied y a beautiful remix from rotterdam based techno-veteran joris voorn. the a-side features two new tracks by robert, >dark flower< & >spiralboogie<. >dark flower< showcases roberts typical handwriting: a dry, but funky groove construct with melancolic and deep synths while some highly seductive bass slaps create this very special babicz feeling. >spiralboogie< spreads its magic on a2. slowly building, having the funk in the trunk and fully focussed on simple, but reliable qualities. forward ever, backwards never. the flipside holds our chefs suggestion: an extraordinary joris voorn remix of >dark flower< which already stirred a huge buzz when steve bug tested it on his recent japan-tour or robert played it out in brasil last month. joris voorns mix perfectly combines floating harmonies with a thrilling drive. simply irresistible

the term >ballad< is written similarly in many languages of the western hemisphere. it is a antique word. you can find its etymological origin in the latin verb >ballare< - which means >to dance< - and the greek verb >ballein< - wich means >to move<. a ballad is always a story told through music. in recent times the term >ballad< is often associated with greasy / absurd pop music. what a shame! ballad inc. releases tracks that earn the label >ballad<. on our first release >exile< you can listen to the epic story >high hopes of salvation< by quietpoint and to two short stories by xdb. >anilem< and >jupit< got everything a ballad needs. of course you can dance to it. of course you can move your body. but this should not be the main issue! there is so much more in modern instrumental music. who needs words to tell a story?

supported by ben sims, dave clarke, steve rachmad, bart skills, dj 3000, cari lekebusch and many more.. the time is now, a new token, a new wave of mayhem for dancefloors worldwide. for 6 we have the first belgian artist on token. its been a while since we saw a release by dimitri andreas and since he released his widely well received panther ep on the highly acclaimed music man label in 2003, the mass was hungry for a new release. london based producer and blueprint legend james ruskin takes care of another interpretation for the flip side. with his recent album >the dash< on tresor, he continues his legacy. here, mr ruskin keeps the groove of the original track and gives it a bit more intimacy and funk

first single to be lifted from the forthcoming lp is a flawless representation of some of the freakishly danceable tracks contained therein. a wholly original mashup of electronics, my heart rate rapid is sheer falsetto laden, drum battering brilliance. although metronomys elliptical, insidious, multi coloured art pop sounds nothing like colognes legendary purveyors of prog disco, can do offer clues to the lineage the band belong to. add early brian eno, sparks, devo, talking heads, soft cell, and then scratch your head for more recent examples of abstract music, full of experiment, risk, and individuality that somehow resolves itself into pop that makes you sing and dance and feel like a big kid and you realise that you cant think of any, because metronomy are, in the current pop milieu, an utterly unique proposition.

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.

big room electrohouse rework of the recent james blunt hit

what better way to kick off this new year with an outstanding ep from our latest signing hailing from japan. ryoh mitomi is becoming a producer to watch in 2008 through his recent releases on belgiums infamous r&s records, technasias minimaxima and canadas restructured recordings. ryohs debut immigrant ep showcases ryohs versatile production style of pure techno to house.

ladies and gentleman, the godfather of techno soul/techno originator, eddie fowlkes is back in your face and your ears with his detroit wax release. eddie fowlkes continues to take the globe by storm with his recent tour in japan, and now with this release, which numbers 127 in his catalogue of productions. side 1 headbanger - 4 to floor drums makes your bounce your head to a drivin funky chord, with a saucy sexy swirl psychedelic filter hittin you in and out of your cranium groove. side 2 rider – eddies favourite classic track from his youth, hes switched the vibe into a danceable deep high hat symbol carrying groove with vocals samples of mr. morrison himself that will put you back into a mood from the 6

synket 002 hits the ground running with its second release titled >specter< s trip ep by newly donned dance floor craftsman and learned jazz musician marc neyen. remixers aboard this package include the widely successful liebe ist cool (electric avenue, bruchstuecke) who have been keeping crowds at cocoon and around europe rocking for some time now - and kabale und liebe (area remote, meerestief, multi-vitamins) who has been drawing huge response from his recent release >mumbling yeah< on area remote

continuing far outs 7inch series, joyce scats her way over two high octane bossas with an unmistakable feminina-style sound. this 7inch features an exclusive version of feijao com arroz - a track from joyces forthcoming cd yet here with a scorching bassline that differs from the album version and will ensure the tune gets flipped by those djs who know the damage a bass led bossa groove can do to a dancefloor. feijao com arroz - rice and beans - might be the simplest of brazilian dishes yet this track is a master class in samba jazz. joyce and her banda blend the basic ingredients of bass, drums, guitar and vocals into a rhapsodic groove that sounds like it could be a lost classic from seminal joyce albums such as feminina or tardes cariocas. joyce weaves a web of sonorous guitar work in between tuttys frenetic cymbal work as her scat lifts the tune high whilst a driving bassline pushes the groove low, surely putting feijao com arroz up there with the likes of aldeia de ogum and feminina. on the flipside lies penalty, a live favourite from joyces recent japanese tour. again on paper the ingredients look simple - bass, drums, guitar and vocals - yet in the hands of joyce and co the elements are blended together to create a celestial slice of spiritual jazz dance guaranteed to lift even the weariest of souls.

at the forefront of the new wave of german techno, p.toile and her co-producer alexander krueger (aka tigerskin, aka dub taylor) have created a jittery, bubbly bomb without a piano in sight. propelled by chopped up vocals and rolling snares, >piano piano< conjures up images of an 18-wheeler chugging down a lonely highway on a rainy night, receiving fractured instructions over a faulty cb radio. midway through the track, ethereal pads pierce through the darkness. the rain stops, the clouds part, and the melodic percussion hammers back in. sven tasnádi has dominated cargo editions recent release schedule with his own unique productions as well as collaborations with daniel stefanik, so we are understandably excited about his first contribution to mothership. svens >adventsfrequenz rimüxx< pulls us even deeper, exploring >piano pianos< main chords from a percolating underwater world. a steadily building groove unfurls majestically on the ocean floor, punctuated by rolling congas and sudden crashes, as if a hurricane raged on the waters surface

the bass heavy >mallorca< is featured in remixes by mood music head honcho sasse and composts newcomers marbert rocel, while llorca from paris has turned >incredible< into a club banger. the brothers javi and luis aka wagon cookin are lucky buggers. their recent album >2faces< is getting tons of props from illustrious supporters like osunlade, king britt, laurent garnier, rainer trüby or llorca. then christian prommer picked up their first single >start to play< and conducted a true remix masterpiece reaping even more flatteries from ben watt, jimpster, ashley beadle, markus enochson… in summer time you can find the guys chillin on their favourite mediterranen rock: mallorca. they like this place that much that they even made a song about it which turned out to be the best kept secret from >2faces< - a bass heavy groove monster and deejays fave which finally sees its well deserved release on vinyl to be played out loud in the clubs. and as this wasnt enough reason to celebrate, mood music head honcho sasse lindblad and french connection ludovic llorca (of f-com fame) check in to deliever top notch remixes of >mallorca< and the b-side track >incredible<. last but not least compost newcomers marbert rocel join the gang to make their debut as remixers, and the result is quite impressive - althought their version of >mallorca< is a little bit more dancefloor orientated than their >speed emotions< album material. enjoy!

support so far from: steve bug, loco dice, konrad black, dubfire, sasha, ewan pearson, audiofly, martin landsky, sander kleinenberg, danny howells,… part 2 - ltd edition one sided 12inch featuring the huge original mix which encapsulates steves new sound - gritty groove lead big room electronic club music. steve describes the track as >getting the biggest crowd reaction of all my recent productions<

cazals release their first full single life is boring from their brilliant upcoming album what of our future. you may have seen and heard this bruising and frenetic track on the recent sony ericsson walkman campaign, which featured the video directed by bryan barber of outkast fame. life is boring features remixes all from friends of the band. one from ali love who was a founding member of cazals, and played bass! another from rory phillips who daniel and phil know only too well after spending practically every monday night with him for the last number of years at trash and finally a remix from crookers who are lucas favourite italian producer mates.

a gong chimes the start of title track and straight away this massive tune launches into a kicking beat and funky bass groove. fetischs most recent hit coll. is with fellow gigolo princess superstar on their lottergirls project

bumpy nu-disco meets house production !! supported by matt florez, neil aline, holmar flipsson, james flavour, orde maikle (slam), nuno dos santos and many many more.. the recent naughty hit >world of a woman< (mood-053) gets the remix treatment from polands best kept secret max skiba and from the buzzin fly project the green men aka sasse and nick chacona.

after the big success about >lift me up< - co-produced with brown sugar - niko de luka now releases his new imprint >good night< with dawn tallman on the microphone. just like his recent releases and remixes he focuses on dawns beautiful soulful vocals that bulid a perfect match with his funky beat programming. nikos roots reach back to the year 1995, as he - influenced by the us house of masters at work, roger sanchez and danny tenaglia - startsspinning the records. in 1998 his first >rich vibes< e.p. is signed by scorpio music france and opens up the doors for international dj bookings. after a short time in barcelona, niko de luka founds his own label, kaa recordings, and gains success with his mix of deep baslines, funk and latin.

this is the 1st of 2 eps taken from superfreq express mix cd by mr.c. .the a1 is by recent label signing don & tom & is a peak time dance floor bullet. these solid tech house grooves come with a phat bass line & trippy analogue arpeggios that are simply irresistible on the dance floor. this is a proper dj tool. a2 is called angel & is mr.cs first solo outing in 2 years, which is an ode to his recently, departed mother. this beautiful track is deep, emotional minimal house at its very best with rolling bass stabs & beautiful melodic bleeps that carry you into the domain of the ideas. aa1 comes from eclat & prudo as alpha romero.

finest deep atmospheric tech house !! nivek tsoy, the producer with the exotic sounding name, adequately first surfaced on the scene with a track on dessouss recent extraordinairy compilation >best kept secrets<. even though this following exciting debut 3-tracker is bound to pull him out of anonymity immediately

support comes from chloe, simon baker, rob mello, nuno dos santos. two face was featured on the recent moodmusic 10 years mix-cd by sasse, with a softbottom bass but hardhitting percussion and synthwork, this has been a secret weapon for many. lars sandberg aka funk d void loved the original so much that he promised to deliver a remix - and he did. slamming claps combined with a early strictly rhythm stabs and immense breakdowns drives this to the top. watt zone is a totla diffent beast, based on a more house feel, combining dreamy synth yet driving beats , this will be a hot one for the more discerning floors

nu school of deep house ! baaz music has matured so much in a couple of years, it is now something very special, that appears simple to your ears but is indeed properly produced and incredibly deep. baaz gained as well with hes recent works hes very own sound signature that is really incredibly sweet, groovy, intelligent and properly swinging. we think that this is one of our pearl record and we are simply proud of pressing it on black wax. dont believe the hype, copies remains copies, the truth is in the original !!

impressive debut ep from new duo bearweasel are a new production duo, consisting of dean muhsin and louisa page. with a remix already out on perc trax they debut with this superb ep for audioflys new label. opening track >monkier< is brilliant. combining a touch of latin percussion with swollen basslines and brilliant horn stabs scattered througout its one of my favourite tracks of recent months. second track >drummer< is just as good – its wonky techhouse with a funky bassline and small-but-effective breakdown. remix of >monkier< comes from my favourite hamburg-based croatian, solomun. his version takes it deeper, with a lazier attitude but a warm vibe. a quality debut and a duo to watch out for in 2008.

missile boss tim tay lor continues his re-emergance in 2007 following the recent blistering remixes of 2 of his anthems planet of drums and the horn track. with this new bomb tim enlists the vocals of ny mc lord mike and the true grit of belgiums top knob twiddler ortin cam to form an irresistable force. inspired by the acclaimed tv series, the shield is like an 8 minute rollercoaster ride without the seatbelts and without a refund

he follows up with this tribal chant led tribprog cut of energetic house... on the flip we get a chunky, almost techy, cut from godskitchen resident paul thomas, whos recent remix of da hool love parade on mos propelled him to mr. in demand remixer!!

probably the most popular hard techno imprint around and the brainchild of jackmaster marco remus! the precious pressing were sold out in no time and the crowd is still craving for more jacked-up beats. quick & smart is known for his furious productions on labels like horspielmusik, frighten and inflicted and was responsible for one of the sought after reworks of remus technogladiator! here is some more blasting action the true fan will surely recognize from one of marco remus recent performances. mayhem guaranteed!

the support on maskios music is getting bigger day by day, timo maas, eric morillo, carl cox, ivan smagghe, claudio coccoluto, hernan cattaneo, satoshi tomiie and this space is too small to name all. human jungle has been the italian club-scene tribal tune of summer 2007 and a bona-fide sure set opener for many djs. in true hell yeah style, here are new versions of this highly recognizable club anthem, santos himself gives us a new edit based on his tribal trademark sound, the result is a big room monster. hell yeah’s recent fave boris brejcha deliver a minimal groovy but atmospheric version which will appeal all the minimalists out there.

another two tracker from one of the few real technoproducers who have resisted against the minimal overkill. beside his recent works for clr and the continuing credo-series, alex found some time to throw out another high quality technopiece on reduced bpms, but lots of energy

incl demon remix. born in paris in 1977, ari currently resides in tel-aviv, israel. now he comes with his debut on help yourself. help yourself can now present his most recent and eagerly anticipated ep to date, >hangover tears< wich sees ari bring a more emotive and personal side to a production technique that has already generated so much interest

in the boxes of: monika kruse, karotte, pascal feos, oliver huntemann, oxia,da fresh, laurent garnier, zoo brazil !! ecle sonde & cat shaver, known from recent remix work for pascal feos on level non zero 10 as well as from paso 08 are back with a primetime dancefloor tune with an excellent rollin sub bassline. on the flip marc mirior and joachim spieth team up and deliver a timeless minimal mover

cool house reworks of these recent r&b hit

support comes from alex from tokyo (innervisions), chloe, muallem (compost), tim paris, will saul and philip sherburne (lan muzik). the belgian power-trio mugwump have gained solid support from the likes of ewan pearson, ivan smagghe and ata among others in the recent years for their floor crunching sound on labels such as eskimo, hi-phen, suicide, crosstown rebels and brique rouge. >memory lane refund< was projected for moodmusic as a proud statement. building on a solid house basement, the original is influenced by early chicago and uk house with jacking beats and excellent synth workout from the belgian maestros. their own acid retraxion remix works out some more rolling beats and an evil bassline straight from chicago ala 1987. for remix duties alexander maier (buzzin fly/criminal) turned the original upside down and injected a funky, yet melodic dose of new school house in its best form. this rocks. sasse deliveres a serious sunday afternoon rocker with same flow as his recent work with kiki & nick chacona

building on the success of their recent single nothing special lithuanias best ryralio djs present an inimitable, unforgettable single of the summer of 2007. sultry blue is a unique collaboration between the baltic deep house producers karalius and lauris lee and the californian singer and lyricist monica brooke. remixes by da sunlounge, luna city express, andy lau and simuck & kastis torrau

peter introduces himself like this, >ive started making music with an oric-1 home computer in the middle of the 80ties, later the commodore amiga was the flagship and then....the casio fz1 and now i use the galaxy of software and the korg mx1, roland tr727, roland jx8p, korg ms20, yamaha tg33, yamaha dx7 so i guess that it makes things clear, peter is one of these producers that uses older analogue machines along more recent software gears. and you can sure hear it in its productions, it sounds huge, powerful while style wise keeping things on to the soul filled part of the dance floor. peter delights us here with two stunning tracks that contain modern beats structures echoing rather old school house patterns and hooks. as always with peters incredible music, originality, surprises and ingeniosity are 100% at the rendezvous

canadian producers greg benz & marco di carlo have established themselves over recent years of suppliers of solid, floor friendly house music. crossing house, progressive, trance & electro in one swift wave of their production hands!!

quentin harris revamps in his typical orchestral style a recent r&b/ hip-hop hit

taken from the excellent recent cd-only black jazz consortium full-length, this is a classic atmospheric deep-house cuts that gets a fresh-makeover from jus-ed and jennifer manyanja

run and operated by laurent pastor from paris, astro lab recordings is home to many artists producing electronic music in many styles. the main idea of the label is to try to find new and confirmed artists in a real full spectrum of music, from electro, hip hop to indie, thats the guideline of astro lab. first on board is pilooski, after his recent collaboration with d.i.r.t.y and his amazing edit of frankie valli >beggin< pilooski delivered for the first shoot 3

bump music return with their 4th instalment shes so dirty ep. still running red hot from the recent whizkid ep, style of eye makes a welcome return along with lil mark and belgian funk duo vernon & dacosta. three very distinct versions using the same cheeky vocal make this release one of bumps strongest releases to date.

amenti delivering another dancefloor bomb, this time from ken ecb with i heart bougie. the original on side a is a peak time party jam with kens trademark shuffling beats, dope instrumentation (sampled from bougie solitaires legendary got the bug) and ultra funky all that jazz in chicago vocal drops. this ones been getting support from farina, inland knights, and dj heather who used the cut on her recent om summer session cd. flip over for toka projects coast to coast remix, a deeper affair with great percussion and one of the baddest basslines we ve heard in a while.

par grindvik is fast tracking through the ranks extremely quickly and is widely considered by many in the techno community to be one of the best producers out there at the moment. his releases over the last few years for adam beyers drumcode imprint as well as for labels such as stockholm ltd particulary his recent nand-grind release have gotten some seriously heavy rotation from some of the most influential djs on the planet. here for adam beyers truesoul imprint he delivers what can only be described as a 3 track masterpiece. the epic 11 minute a side has massive carl craig influences and is a breathtaking deep journey that peaks and drops relentlessly with its morphing mood changes and amazing production

big with: the black dog, rob da bank, keith downey, tomaz, mary anne hobbs, shelley parke and mark eg!! dncns debut ep for dust science shows just how far hes come in the last five years. its a resoundingly strong package with every track a potential a-side. main cut >dust to dust< is a throbbing dubby techno stomper, opening with sulphuric bong noises that give way to oodles of fat wobble. the track is slowly subsumed in layers of fizzing shards of echo. anyone taken with villalobos recent experiments really must check this out