this is the new ep on alex nut’s ho tep recordings. created by fresh london based producer maulin featuring canadian vocalist amenta, deeper than the sun is a club track steeped in history, mythology and the cosmos. at 140 bpm its roots lie somewhere between dubstep, house and broken beat. the two varied productions on the b side are a taste of sounds to come, touching on hip hop, broken beat, uk funky and even musique concrete the talented young upstart delivers an array of styles, stitched together using his own eccentric brand of needle and thread.

with their third release metacid proved themselves to be a consistant supplier of massive acid tracks!! on the logo side two hard acid-core tracks with their typical 303 sound with a touch of the famous minimoog. they also experimented with a little trip-hop song. it shows they can do more than only the hard stuff. queaver on the info side has delivered two pumping wonky-acid tracks. this limited edition only comes out in solid orange. support by stanny franssen and spacid.

over the course of nine albums in the 2000s for their producer-led beat generation series, bbe adopted an unusual stance. >do what you want<, their artists were told for probably the first time in their careers. the labels enormously liberal approach was the antithesis of stiff major record label a&r practices, their forward thinking rewarded handsomely by a truly diverse set of albums from some of the worlds most capable hip-hop architects.

limited 5 track ep pressed on white vinyl.
karlmarx are brothers isaac aesili (aka karl) and mark mcneill (aka marx) from new zeeland. the >mists< ep is the first taster from their forthcoming fulllenght >the karlmarx project<. it is music from the drk side of the mon, fusing electronica, techno, synthpop, industrial, future soul and instrumental hip hop into something new and exciting.
karlmarx have enjoyed early support by benji b (bbc 1xtra) and lefto (brownswood). the song >mists< will also be featured on the forthcoming brownswood comp >lefto & simbad present worldwide family vol.1<

on the 9th and before last of the 10 inch series of all city coleman and ta raach drop 10 hip hop grooves.

b.h.f.v is the collaborative effort of arto mwambes cb funk and the live at robert johnson label manager oliver hafenbauer. originating from a cross-pollination of graffiti, train stations, red light districts and frankfurts club music roots, et 01 and et 06 are both all that those x-men and egyptian lovers ever wanted. two tracks, one sound. blueeyed electro-funk with sharp snares, jeep-boomin bass and haunting melody lines. retro fascists beware! this aint a historically correct or nerdy carbon copy, but a blast from the futures past. fresh as champagne morning dew. hip hop be bop.

incl opp! splattered double vinyl ! classic hip hop album , back from tha 90s, must have release ! 30th anniversary

sampler 12 inch of tom tragos upcoming album >iris<! leading up to tom tragos debut album >iris<, to be released april 2011, comes this three track sampler. the tracks featured here show the diverse nature of the album, which can be best described as a futuristic soul album. after releasing his double ep >voyage direct<, early 2009, tom has spent the last two years finding his signature sound. the outcome of this search has resulted in >iris<. where >voyage direct< was his homage to disco, >iris< deals with all of toms musical inspirations. shaping these inspirations into a new sound and creating an exciting mix is where tom really succeeds. the three tracks on the sampler all deal with merging the old with the new. >being with you< is a match made in heaven between electronic music and r&b, >space balloon< lets disco and funk make love in a spaceship. what you do is a future version of late 80s chicago hip house, which features tyree cooper (who, together with fast eddie, invented the genre).

pure hardcore hip hop mash up straight from the fish with vocal support from mr. mef!

malachais deb³talbum >the ugly side of love< war das au?ergew÷hnlichste und beste album, das aus der exzessiv kreativen szene bristols in 2009 hervorgegangen ist. dass das neue album >return to the ugly side< nun wie sein vorgõnger genau 14 prõgnante songs in prõzisen 35 minuten umfasst, sei dem puren zufall geschuldet, erzõhlt gee, der charismatische frontmann mit der schleppenden sandpapierstimme. dar³ber hinaus gibt es aber durchaus unterschiede. nat³rlich. >return to the ugly side< ist viel stõrker als das erste album von den hip hop-wurzeln der beiden bandmitglieder geprõgt. >der sound ist sehr viel runder geworden ohne dabei zu hi fi zu sein<, so scott. malachai, in ihrer leidenschaftlichen dualitõt - scott/gee, melodie/beats, vergangenheit/gegenwart, furcht/hoffnung, hõ?lich/sch÷n - sind ein neuer klassiker s³denglands geworden.
inklusive code f³r freien mp3-download.

siriusmo, der seit einer dekade auf verschiedenen berliner labels veröffentlicht und mit remixen für scissor sisters, gossip, chikinki, simian mobile disco, boys noize, digitalism, chromeo, munk u.v.a. ein beachtliches repertoire vorweisen kann, liefert endlich ein komplettes album ab. seine musik beschreibt der ex-graffiti-künstler, der mit stevie wonder, den beatles & hip hop aufgewachsen ist, als futuristisch. nicht jedoch dem heutigen bild der zukunft entsprechend, sondern eher wie man sich die zukunft in den 1970ern erdacht hat: übertrieben, ausufernd, improvisiert, farbenfroh, extravagant und offen für alles jenseits der eigenen vorstellungskraft. >mosaik< ist eine ca. einstündige musikalische zusammenstellung unterschiedlichster musikalischer ideen und stilrichtungen. futuristisch, vielseitig, überzeugend und einprägsam!

what a journey! well, these guys have been around for a while- they have gone through: rave, jazz, krautrock, garage, detroit, house, hip-hop, disco, folk, dubstep, electronica, funk, punk, wave, chicago house, handmade music and soul. all those nights at clubs, the records, the shelves, the dirt in the second-hand record shops, the stacked audio- and studio magazines in their toilets or elsewhere in the house, the hours spent making their own radio-shows, hundreds of hotels checked in and out of, dozens of sound-checks done. last but not least, the revivals, the subgenres, the fusion - well these peeps have given real influential input into some of these (sub)genres in the past. >lovin< is the second single release of the upcoming >alex and the grizzly< album which is due out in april 2011. alex barck is on the vocals together with lois longerling, who is known for her work with dollkraut. andre lodemann delivers a smart remix giving the tune his trade-mark sound and putting onto the house-dancefloors. prommer and barck are on tour with their own live show.

originally heard on a c90 mixtape from the mid 90s, unearthed 15 years later, recorded from a demo played on the andy kershaw show on radio 1 in 1996! what followed was an epic quest to find the artist and the original masters and all roads led to west london, summer 2010............. musa k hails from sierra leone but is now based in west london and his tracks paint a landscape of brutality and horror on the guinea coast, set to a soundtrack that is pure funk. these two remarkable previously unreleased tracks fuse and deconstruct, hip hop, afrobeat, techno, p-funk and dub. a truly unique voice and lyrical style musa fits no stereotype. an edition of 200, 12inch black vinyl remastered from original mastertapes.

the ppu label searched for this guy for years and as soon as they got a hold of the mysterious california gospel producer the first question was, why name your group shelve? >its not shelf, its shell-vee, for shelby!< ppu was finally able to locate shelby when releasing a record with michael soward (ppu-022), turned out shelby produced the title track >hes alive<. >this world< was recorded and mixed by dale >rambo< ramsey, who went on to work with some major hip-hop acts like ludacris, raekwon and the youngbloodz! today shelby hurns is still producing records and will be releasing his latest cd summer 2011. check!

supported by reboot, secret cnema, julian chaptal, shlomi aber, nick warren! nick daring, take note of the name, because the young italian is set for great things. after early releases on rawthentic and greelpound, its time for us to introduce him to a wider audience, with his debut release for kiara. as with many of todays young producers, nicks youth has been filled with music. the vast variety of which has helped in his own eclectic style, both behind the decks and in his own productions. teaming up with kiara was an obvious, evolutionary step, and today he presents his decomposition of the past ep. his three original tracks le mabadi, paint of desh and wyeth, all perfectly showcase nicks ability to create simple, hypnotic rhythms, wrapped in layers of raw funk. kiara favourite leix steps up to remix wyeth. harnessing the impetuous groove of the original, leix injects his own percussive nous and creates a beautifully warm rework. another producer whos never short of a healthy dose of hip swinging serum is dutchman, david lebeij. he gets to grips with paint on desh and presents a classic bass-driven house remix

roman ruins is the brainchild of graham hill. his sound combines elements of indie pop, electro-shoegaze, and hip-hop. draped in structure, you will most certainly count yourself among his legion of fans after landing a copy of the inaugural gold robot records release.

played by: tensnake, the revenge, aerroplane, erol alkan, diskjokke, 6th borough projekt, toby tobias, faze action ...
anyone in the dance industry get soft knees remembering back on this one. >jam on it< is one of that eras biggest tunes, period. its in the same league as >rappers delight<. newcleus was a pioneer in the electro-hip hop-boogie scene back in early 80s. >jam on it< sold more than one million copies world-wide back in 1984. so guess how excited we are to present this little gem to you. we invited the high and might chicken lips and they delivered what they do best, spaced-dubby disco.

2011 has arrived in a flurry of light and shadows,and with it,this release on desolat x,the special edition series that features music for dance floors.this time on blue vinyl and artwork by florian pohl. a natural at manipulating the soundwaves and musical algorithms,dragosh has been infiltrating music software since the age of 15, based on a healthy obsession with the foundation of snare and bass. raised in bucharest his roots run to house,jazz,hip hop and before that, romanian folk and the stories intricately interwoven therein.as a budding physicist,who currently resides in italy,were sure youll agree dragoshs work embodies the elusive hunt for dark matter within the curvature of spacetime:disembodied and floating. afterdark antigravity vibes never felt so good.

>corky< is the third ep from brand brauer frick on tartelet records and features a remix from tartelets own james braun. music has always been the defining core of tartelet records. this may seem like an obvious statement, but that was the very reason why it hit us like a ton of bricks when we receivedthe first demo from paul frick and his new band around two years ago you might say that the brandt brauer frick sound touched on a vibration that had been lurking in our musical subconscious. we ll resist the temptation to wax lengthy or lyrical about >corky< instead, we suggest you have a listen and let yourself be seduced by its panoramic echoes and pumping bass drum. hop aboard an odyssey that leads brandt brauer frick through the technoid city of detroit. its a fine ride indeed.

vol. nine with more deep house / funkin house business.... >another thing< is a deep mover with r&b vocals, >little bit more< is a hip house monster in classic chicago vein...

after the real thing ep, arthur pochon a.k.a art bleek is coming back on sharivari with four deep and funky tracks. from alright and its straight and dynamic bassline, to the broken style beats of deep hop, full of percussions and jazzy grooves, and closing the ep with the wild and hypnotising hi-hats of traces & dust, the immigrant ep proves that the parisian producer is still one of the ambassadors of the french deep techno scene.

here is the 2nd 12 inch with cuts from the forthcoming grooveman spot 3rd solo project album >runnin pizza<. this 2nd 12inch has some nice beatdown vibes going with a hip hop aesthetic.

nice price deal !!! morgan zarate is best known for pushing r&b and hip hop into new spaces, taking influences from the us and uk and creating raw, emotional and psychedelic beats. on this first ep for hyperdub, his production steps up in tempo, and the influence on his music of grime and dubstep shines through.

the second lowriders recordings release comes courtesy of lowriders collective crew member coco bryce. ever since his split 12 inch with slugabed on myor (coco bryces label) he has been on the radar in beats country. coco bryce has a very distinguishable signature in his sound, which is best described as a mixture of synthetic funk, heavy bass and chopped hip hop beats with a strong dancefloor push. he has been on flyers with noah d, slugabed, mesak, randy barracuda, mweslee, sduk and bass clef amongst others. >dis cam belie< is coco bryces first solo ep and it brings us a varied view on the sound palette of this madman.

pale sketcher (aka justin broadrick of jesu/godflesh fame) follows up his ghostly debut >jesu: pale sketches demixed< release with the ep, >seventh heaven<. broadrick covers a large palette of styles, discovering moods and rhythms that further expand the pale sketcher sound. it further solidifies his taste for electronic material that bled into his jesu project and solidifying pale sketcher as yet another legitimate project for this prolific artist. >seventh heaven< includes 4 brand new tracks that highlights a variety of influences from drum n bass and shoegaze to trip hop and dub. the lone remix is a dub meets trip hop sound reminiscent of trickys >maxinquaye< period from the legendary king midas sound. pale sketcher is clearly figuring out his next big step with the >seventh heaven< ep.
limited to 250 copies on swirl vinyl in a clear sleeve.

calagad 13 is a spanish deejay / producer involved in the bboy breaks / funk / old school hip hop scene. he owns a versatile style and his sessions are ranging from rap, funk and dancehall to electro, nu skool breaks and jungle. his name on a club flyer means party.

lowjac demonstrates his versatile sound and production style, on a unique debut vinyl only release, featuring an exceptional remix crafted by metrolux label boss xdb. limited copies. >frontal rainfall< is a sublime dub techno piece , subtly infused with organic textures, while its driving flow unravels into an acoustic journey of dreamy realms and atmospheric moods. >hatfield junk< drifts without warning to a futuristic hip-hop direction, triggered by offset beats, cosmic synths and cinematic samples easing into an unpredictable breakdown workout. xdbs b-side interpretation, through different dynamics, rhythmic arrangement and depth perspective, is an astounding display of his ability to elevate the original track to a world of sheer bliss.

spins by: reboot, deetron, ramon tapia, phonique, wally lopez, h.o.s.h., uner, brothers vibe, motorcity soul, 2000 and one, gorge and okain ... to ease us in, warm our cockles and banish those winter blues, systematic goes house, and welcome cologne based duo patrick keuthen and robert glaser, aka dualton. whilst their music passion is rooted in hip-hop, rap and r&b, the duo have discovered and developed a love for soulful, groovy house rhythms. utilizing the urban influence in their productions..

for over six years, shadybrain is forcing innovation in drum and bass. with its 10th vinyl this is made clear more than ever. >the panic girl remixes< join various high profile artists who have never been combined on a release before: dbridge, phace, duo infernale, skyence, as well as newcomer sone. the base for all their remixes was panic girls >burn and rise ep<, a trip-hop release which was published on shadybrain in early 2010.

smartly blending hip hop with jazz & reggae & throwing in some classic r’n’b on the way, “the score” is an album that is political without being pretentious, commercially appealing minus the sell out. on “the score” the fugees stay true to themselves and deliver one of the most groundbreaking & influential hip hop albums of the nineties in the process.
pressing on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

the exceptional quality of these two pieces of music, combined with obvious dance floor appeal and a coincidentally similar theme made this pairing a logical choice. one side is a hybrid hip hop-dubstep monster put together by los angeles based producer bare. the flip is a drum & bass stomper created by accomplished british producer and long time basshead family member dj silver. both songs are a proven commodity for any bass dj and are causing ruckus on dance floors around the globe.

its time for the second round of our 50 weapons 10inch series. while volume 1 featured a french/english combination with humanleft and benjamin damage on 50 weapons 5, number 7 is an all american outfit. the a-side offers instrumental hip hop by la based elan (recently featured on modeselektion vol. 01 with his >pussy posse< track) and the b-side features ny based garage/dubstep/uk funky champion and planet mu artist falty dl. style clash galore!

one of the rarest and most sought after belgian cosmic disco lps out there. with tracks like funky milkyway, discosmic dancer, discosmic sinfonia & interplanetary conflict you know youre in for a galactic treat, this lp carries serious weight, squelchy dancefloor chuggers, spacy orchestral samples, cosmic ambient soundscapes and slo disco space burners, this record will appeal not only to disco fans but hip hop producers, leftfield selectors and all serious music fans. produced by the legendary philippe renaux, respected musician and boss of the 80s french dance label clever that started as a carrere sublabel before moving to a distribution deal with cbs. he also produced pilots - space music lp on many collectors wants list, along with many other projects he produced the toni van duyne - cosmic dancer & soft energy - sideral space lps, both also very sought after obscurities

at least some vinyl goodness from lunice courtesy of our friends at luckyme. this is playful futuristic beat music that screams instant hit but if you dig deeper there is alot going on underneath its glossy surface. every track is a winner to top it all off there is a remix from our man rustie. this is most certainly a record you should spend some time with.

m a n i k returns to ovum after his incredibly successful park to the slope ep. he comes to us this whit his follow up keep that fresh ep. the title of the ep says it all as m a n i k is constantly evolving his sound and keeping the music fresh. the title track >keep that fresh< has a funky 303 bass line with intricate grooves and a hook made up of some chords. this is something that will clearly get the floor rolling. next up is ditmars blvd with its heavy drums and catchy synth line, is a stone cold groove track. on the b side we start with >hold on<. this track is inspired by the sounds of early west coast g funk hip hop with its lead synth and funked up analog bass line. the final cut on this diverse ep is >shes slow motion<, with its r&b vocal floating over the incredible deep instrumental. this is something you could hear in the early mornings at a brooklyn warehouse party. all in all a great diverse follow up from m a n i k that should be in the sets of a wide range of djs

brand new ep on qalomota records, after the successful >kolakola-dj steaw< (only on vinyl) we strike again with the new generation of french house music producer. the qalomota family is proud to present you lemy leopard. this young producer got 5 tracks to house u all night long. from old skool flavor with >from the jungle< featuring laetitia dana and >welcome to my house< lemy is crazy about old kerri chandler or bassmental stuff! on b side lemy and the wellknow jocelyn mathieu (maw rec, animal house, dj fudge) give us >state of the world<, this song is perfect for the actual dancefloor. the two other tracks, >lemy house music< sounds really detroit smooth house music, >true soldiers< is definitly close to larry heards work in the 90s. his first ep is just a little taste of what lemy could do, because this guy is absolutly incredible, from hip hop to house and electro, he is the man!

the unsung has struck again. the mystery of that guy who hides himself under many sheets of pseudonyms like the zohar or ibrahim might be relevant or not, it is not the point. what is important is that his music is good as hell! exploring the inner workings of afro-americans dance music history, from sketchy blues and jazz to disco, hip hop and the toughest techno, his music is a proposition of what house music is or should be.

it would be a complete mistake for any house imprint not to include a us talent in his catalog, this wont be the case for apersonal music. on its third effort the label takes his first journey to the grounds of american house. from arizona, michael j collins with remix rework from bostons house-sons soul clap, plus the first collaboration for apersonal from maurice aymard. a side single nothing wrong with holding on show us the most eclectic side of the label so far. looped vocals, broken house with a saxo on top. michaels talent goes beyond genres mixing elements from different styles to create this great piece of music. soul clap delivers, as usual, top stuff! in their remix they speed up the bpm and add a hip-breaker bassline taking the original track to the dancefloor war zone. second remix from maurice aymard, himself at the controls plus venezuelan producer garnica hitting the drums, they take the track to a trippy slowmo version, what maurices catalogs as his best remix so far.

holmby hills two smooth n ruff house tracks and two hip hop-jazz encores turn this record into a testimony for the state of mind of formresonance. when soul is melted together into an off the grid house track, it is not that far-fetched that both men have shared their music ever since tapes existed. engin oeztuerk, one half of here today, which came out on philpot and buzzin fly and block barley (who already has released two albums on hong kong records and we aint music) are both tinkering in search of music to dance to. they wickedly transform their musical masters ideas into something extraordinary sounding. an off-the-grid team

the third instalment of the bitches brew limited 10-inch series is the darkstarr remix and darkstarr dub of >dont do it< by salvador santana. the 10-inch is designed and hand-printed by artist james morrison so that each record is unique. salvador santana is a hip hop / soul singer / songwriter / keyboardist and is also the son of carlos santana. his debut album >keyboard city< saw contributions from bay area legends such as del the funky homosapien, gza of wu-tang clan and beastie boy studio wizard money mark who also co-wrote >dont do it<. the darkstarr production duo of ashley beedle and cosmo were asked to do a remix and bitches brew has released the results on vinyl on this special 10-inch series. their darkstarr mixes have received big support from musical selectors as diverse as the lofts david mancuso all the way to shit robot.

timeless hip shakin techhouse biggy incl very nice remix by sasch bbc & caspar

right in time for the start of winter federico molinari is back on >love letters from oslo< and presents us with >chucking express< a must-have ep. the same named remix is produced by rozzo from mountain people, an artist whose name speaks for itself. >chucking express< on the a side produced by federico molinari shows an unusual track, with a funky bass line and modern hip hop vocals, which the audience immediately smitten. also the remix of rozzo holds what it promises and presents itself as a classic rozzo track with harmonious chords, driving sounds and a groovy bassline. an experience in the cold winter days!

what happens if you combine electronic sounds with minimal elements, some house brasses, a hip beat and a jungle atmosphere? yeah, youll get that special vibe called >umba eya umba samba<! and youll get it in two flavors: original and dub mi...x - and both of them entering your brain and never leaving again. enjoy dj terry pardini & invisible mans bomb!

das rastlose berlin ist die kulisse von >zum glück in die zukunft<. der rapper, texter und songwriter marteria hat zwölf einzigartige songs erschaffen, die ein echtes, authentisches lebensgefühl zwischen neuköllner kiezkindern, jungen müttern vom prenzlauer berg und friedrichshainer lebenskünstlern auf den punkt formulieren. gleichzeitig funktionieren diese songs genau so gut in eberswalde oder villingen-schwenningen. laut marterias freund und mentor jan delay handelt es sich bei >zum glück in die zukunft< um das beste deutschsprachige hip hop-album, das in den letzten jahren erschienen ist.

the ep includes the tracks -the pursuit- (vocal + instrumental edit) which is an energetic climax dancefloor filler! everywhere! regardless how small and dirty your place may be – the good vibe hip swinging track “monsta boosta” will boost the crowd.

afmb war einstmals als a forest mighty black bekannt. bei compost gesignt, leistete a forest mighty black mitte der 90er-jahre pionierarbeit in sachen nu jazz und trip hop. afmb hat indes die vergangenheit über bord geworfen und erfindet auf dieser ersten maxi für das züricher label drumpoet community die house-musik der frühen 90er-jahre von grund auf neu!! wow!

chopshop vol.4 rides into peak-time disco and house party bombs, featuring devious mashups and remixes from australias 2009 dj/producer of the year dj agent 86 and media - connoisseur, almighty remixer and producer pied piper. side a, by agent 86, kicks off with an exquisite edit of >another one bites the dust< that is bound to rock any dance floor. agent 86 combines forces with t-rice to produce the next track, a straight-ahead, get down disco and hip-hop mashup of >whoomp! there it is<, guaranteed to funk-up the crowds. the flipside is dedicated to pied piper, delivering the goods with a killer mix of <mostly dub,< a classy and melodic disco groove. >concerto prelude< finishes off the release with an epic 7 minutes peak-time disco bliss. chopshop music vol.4 is the ideal package for crossing over styles with its dj-friendly edits that make people want to dance and party. as always bpms and timing is included on the artwork.

nice price deal !!! the return of dub recordings!?! 6 track debut ep of young dutch producer astroposer! after a period of silence this was a great reason to get clone s sub label specialized in the finest electronica (since 1996) back alive! especially after learning that astroposer got heavily influenced by the early releases on dub by of eog, syndrone (aka machine drum) and funckarma which he heard from his older brother. the circle is round and little brothers grow up and before we knew the next generation arrived to take over. heavy 6 track ep with futuristic hip hop, modern beat trickery, neon commodore 64 bleepy downbeat rave tracks. support: blawan, instra:mental, a made up sound, 3voor12 radio, funckarma, machinedrum etc.