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2009 represents a decade in of making music for independent label five20east. to celebrate, they are bringing all of their artists together for a series of special releases. death on the highway is the first chapter in the story, showcasing their love for that pitched down house sound. death on the highway is a limited 12inch release featuring four original tracks from highly original producers including dj harri & the revenge, cronk family enterprises, andy ash and deep space orchestra.

forty-two months can be a lifetime in the rapidly changing world of dance music, but the 3 1/2 years since maya jane coles previous mobilee release, 2011s beat faster, has seen the uk dj/producer accumulate unprecedented accolades from all corners of the dance music sphere, from magazine covers and reader poll placement to premier league bookings and regular play by her esteemed house music peers having seamlessly transitioned from buzz-heavy newcomer to perennial favorite, maya returns to mobilee with three tracks in her unmistakable style, one that has only become more potent with practice on releases by dogmatik, hypercolour, jackathon jams, 20:20 vision and her own i/am/me label.

nice price deal !!! flight to the moon is the result of a year-long journey by dutch producers dimi angelis and jeroen search. it is both their first album as a&s and their first full-length record together. like the explorers whose journey is musically documented by flight to the moon, angélis and search set out to discover where this record would lead them. throughout the course of twenty tracks flight to the moon tells the story of a group of spacetravelers. it chronicles their ascent into the vast unknown and their uncovering of things as of yet unrevealed. what will they find? and what will their findings tell them? the tracks on the album – which they will release on their own a&s imprint – are diverse yet homogenous. they meander, transferring a sense of dangerous and potentially deadly encounter at one moment and then capturing a feeling of exciting amazement at another. most crucially, flight to the moon is more than just a collection of techno tracks. in fact, to think of it in cut-out genres is to limit the scope of the album’s musical offerings. search and angélis aimed to shape a record that would defy their own notion of techno. that journey can now be heard by all.

born to trinidadian and finnish parents in sweden, jean-louis huhta took an early interest in percussion punk, african, disco, dub, detroit techno and chicago acid were all early sonic influences. couple these genres with an interest in percussion, drums, synthesizers and skateboarding and you are half-way into describing the sound of dungeon acid.

i want them to hate me for putting this out- says jackmaster hater, referring to tracks once possessed by a mere handful of chicago house djs. these recordings, traded secretly on tape, were exclusive to the likes of ron hardy and frankie knuckles. here is the new compilation by jerome derradji with kevin starke, aka the infamous jackmaster hater and owner of kstarke records in chicago. &#8232,,,,it is one of the sickest slice of chicago house music ever released. this compilation features ultra rare and lost chicago classics paired with a nice selection of newer tracks produced by jackmaster hater and his friends, all nicely laid out on a dcd and 2 dlps. the dlps come with a killer poster and the dcd features a booklet about kstarke records and kevin starke and a few more surprises. it includes rare tracks by ron hardy, james -jack rabbit- martin, terrence woodard, traxmen and many more. this is the real sound of chicago.

alan fitzpatrick is back with a three-track ep that encapsulates what alan s drumcode sound is all about. hard-hitting drums that fire down onto the dance floor like cannon balls. check! intense key patterns that are as twisted as they are uplifting. check! beautiful melodies that seamlessly interlock with each element. check! big-sounding, infectious grooves and killer hooks generously sprinkled with the infamous fitzpatrick magic over the top. check! in short, this ep is everything we have come to expect from alan over his long history with drumcode (this is his 10th ep as a solo artist!), but still his sound remains fresh and super-charged for 2014.

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glorious and epic two tracker vinyl for bosconi records, this time by our favourite detroit techno duo the oliverwho factory. we used to be big fans of their madd chaise works and latest rush hour and planet e were awesome, but that percussive sound was different from what we knew from their past. we wanted them to give another chance to their more jacked out musical side in memory of the two masterpieces (and bosconi soundsytem favourite waxes) those were >the rhythm< and >the rain 5th wave<, and so we proudly got another timeless, soulfull, spacey and futuristic techno anthem called >take me away< darryl with his magic hands has created an ultra effective combination of energetic and groovy pumpin kick with a tight funky bassline substaining an upbuilding layers of dreamy synths and stormy noises while the voice of lashone gives that unique colour and atmosphere to the track that all the oliverwho fans love, dictating their original trademark sound. on the flip, takin inspiration from tama sumo panorama bar mix samplin the ow, we got an upbeat version of their slowmotion gem called >together<, that this time, thanks to altered states re touch of darryl and shone has become a proper and fat techno arena bomb, now just for the pleasure of absolutely everybody. you wont miss it, for sure

next big release on ava records... well done damiano

waiting for heaven is one of the cult releases by discomagic in early time of italo disco.waiting for heaven is one of the cult releases by discomagic in early time of italo disco. written and produced by ricky persi and stefano previsti, vocals by australian singer david sion. three decades later italian records proudly presents david an ricky together again with the dutch duo shambok and their updated versions of this fantastic song. a real floorfiller for all italo disco lovers.

... adonis comically named -endless pokers- project is no joke, in fact, this is some serious chicago acid house! originally released in 1987 and featuring adonis trademark staccato drum machine rhythms, creeping acid lines and cowbells -the poke- is a classic (watch out for those vocal stabs too!). all 3 mixes featured on this 12- bring something new to the table, twisting and turning that acid line into a frenzied buzz. this is pure old school business, chicago style! raw, simple box jams of the highest order! a definite essential, a record like this in the right hands can produce some devastating effects and still sounds incredibly fresh today. re-mastered, re-pressed and brought to you in conjunction with dj international records.

now part of the family for more than a year, tvfrom86 aka thomas zander is releasing his 1st solo ep on the popcorn imprint.

two deep jams with a dashing black & white mystique around them. check the b-side: late night club appeal! what it felt like to be so wanted, so adored. no one had ever felt like that about me. it was all so dramatic. always in the wee small hours when it seemed to me that the world was ours - that we were the world.

the observer effect is a brainy and challenging record. recorded exclusively with gear, with all tracks arranged live, its tracks are pure explorations of the process of writing electronic music.

brand new 19 track double vinyl lp from cracker jon & 2late entitled *you can take the cracker out of croydon*. cracker jons highly anticipated debut album on high focus records entirely produced by 2late. featuring fliptrix, dirty dike, leaf dog, lee scott, datkid, sly moon, dubbul o, smellington piff, eric da red, strange neighbour and dj sammy b-side. this limited edition double vinyl comes shrink wrapped with an exclusive plastic drop card that contains a digital download for the whole album plus some bonus instrumentals and pictures.

esteemed conductor of the black science orchestra, dj supreme, top selector and all round legend ashley beedle delivers the third release on his warmly received and fast rising new house imprint back to the world teaming up with electronica artist earl zinger. earl zinger for those with a longer memory may better know him from his days fronting galliano, or his spoken word epic *escape from ibiza*.

king champion sounds deliver a blistering 10 inch album with free cd (incl. 2 bonus tracks) inside that combines a hypnotic krautedelic / dub / minimalist / electronica tunes with a sugarshit sharp wordsmith in his element. g.w.sok (former lyricist / singer for the ex) has never been in better form. the band, led by ajay saggar, close ranks hard to deliver the tightest and most exciting palette of music you will hear all year. they combine the grit and grind of the best of post rock underground with the swinging horns of africa in an astonishing whole.

after a short hiatus, blawan & pariah return with their influential works the long nights imprint. teaming up together once again as karenn, here they display three tracks of all-hardware muscular techno experiments. highly essential, therein keeping with traditions of the label and artist s previous output, of course.

this legendary 1994 double-pack on eightball has long been an object of desire for house music fanatics and vinyl junkies worldwide since it s original release. it has never been re-issued in it s entirety... until now... featuring classic tracks -making a living-, -young and free-, -all in the same family- and much more, -the african dream- captures the perfect essence of classic club music where disco and house music collide in the melting pot of nyc. an absolutely essential release from a classic era of nyc dance music that captures the deepness, rawness and soulful edge of the people who made it. timeless house sounds. one for the true connoisseur now made available again. a beautiful thing! -the african dream- has been lovingly re-mastered and re-pressed with the original full sleeve artwork intact in conjunction with eightball records

the original, with a well-constructed bassline incorporates a warm up melody that begins to set the tone for the night ahead. each layer is distinct as the track begins to build itself right to its crescendo when each of those individual layers collectively come together. you can distinctly hear the 80 s like synths that are cleverly inserted into the track which are highlighted by the female vocal samples. the grittier elements add a touch of darkness and instantly transport you to a warehouse club with an intimate atmosphere. the remix, done by the widely loved tech-house duo pleasurekraft jack up the tempo a notch, and add a bouncy groove to the track. where the original brought out a darker side, the remix is more upbeat and settles in well for a peak hour set. bringing that crisp bassline to the fore, and tuning out the melodies to make them a tad subtler it showcases a more tech-house version of the original. there s an added element a slightly more haunted vibe which is coupled together with those gritty and harder elements. all i can conclude is what a tech-house bomb this is from the highly talented pleasurekraft. they always manage to bring something new and unique to every single track they ve ever remixed which truly shows their remarkability as consistently good producers.

ronald burrell s second release as equation on nu-groove is as deep as it gets. we re talking late night nyc back room deepness, often imitated but never bettered. -i ll say a prayer 4 u- is the lead track here, a sublime longing synth groove with a nagging bassline and crisp rimshots, a total -under the radar- anthem straight out of new york city circa 1991 and engineered by the equally as legendary bobby konders, a real undercover gem. the other two cuts on the ep drive further into the night, -domm domm, yeah mm hmm- is another dope basement groove, rocking some classic burrell flavours, and -my life- is a real down-tempo piece that reappropriates the roy ayers classic -my life in the sunshine- while giving it a real -100 bpm house- swing, don t snooze... all in all this is another classic release from the nu-groove vaults, re-mastered and re-pressed here for the first time in conjunction with nu-groove records and the burrell brothers. essential.

what happens if such restless souls like akiko kiyama and laurine frost start to melt their sounds together? the result is that one of the most interesting piece of art of the forward-thinking techno music becomes alive. ’through the mountains ep’ is a golden section of their utopistic musical imaginations, influenced by classical minimalism, live instruments and the ordered chaos of contemporary techno and found sound elements. all the four tracks contain their recognisable fingerprints. the gently and respectful collaboration is proven by the perfect balance of chemistry. in the collage of their musical layers every tiny sound and every tiny breaks have its own weight and meaning. waving and playful structures, exciting journeys on the edge of reality. 

ample play records release a heavy duty collection of richard norris recent time and space machine mixes on double vinyl, including download code. a man of many guises, he has operated as a duo - as the grid with dave ball, as beyond the wizards sleeve with erol alkan - but when it is time for some solo sonic action, he records and remixes as the time and space machine. we find him at it here: *the way out sound from in*, reworking the most cosmic beat combos around into hitherto unheard psychedelic shapes. warpaint, jagwar ma, temples, psychemagik, the sufis and more fall into the time and space machine and come out the other side with wider grins and shinier eyes. it is the way out sound from in ... all aboard.

congratulations you have successfully unlocked your fire chakra! ekranoplan with bluntman round the corner, the wicked mistress of the sea rears her head with the lowest subs heard in the depths of the caspian sea, we present to you, ekranoplan. just as the scotch fear the loch ness monster, the coastal folk of the caspian have long lived in the shadow of this great colossus. a mythical aircraft of gargantuan proportions, the ekranoplan now lies at rest amid the discarded rubble of the soviet dream. this ep paints a more gentle, playful picture of the monster and its mysterious aeronauts

das album von 1982 ist als vinyl-lp wieder erhältlich! -the seven voyages of captain sinbad- war das debütalbum für den deejay captain sinbad (alter ego des jamaikanischen produzenten carl dwyer). der künstler startete seine karriere beim sound of silence soundsystem als junger kollege von sugar minott und machte aufnahmen für dillinger s oak label. aber es war der produzent henry junjo lawes, die musiker der roots radics mit scientist & soldgie hamilton am mischpult des channel one studio und das greensleeves label sowie der graphiker tony mcdermott, die diesen longplay-klassiker verwirklichteten. schwergewichtige riddims - u.a. shank i shank, soloman, cuss cuss, things and time, bobby babylon, hunter man!

liddell townsells debut 12inch on trax (co-produced with adonis) is a non-stop call to arms to the dancefloor set to a hype chicago backing track that presses all the right buttons! originally released in 1987, this is the first time it has been re-mastered and re-issued and it still sounds as heavy as it did back then, a sure fire dancefloor killer in true chicago fashion, party people jack your body is an essential weapon in any djs bag. let the rhythm move your feet

re issue of romanthonys * da change / hold on* on black male from 1994. all 4 tracks re mastered for 2014 from original dats and released in original artwork. re issued in conjunction with the rights holders

june presents the human target ep. all tracks were recorded and sequenced live using arpeggiators and multiple step sequencers, driven by drum machines. industrial, nervous, house tracks on the a side and analogue ebm on the b side.

the hot new black booby release for 2014 is a homage to none other than the mighty roach motel (terry farley & pete heller). the 4 tracker completely rips apart the pairs discography and re­blends and knits dozens of parts back together to give something new, fresh and above all house.

in the late 60s early 70s many american soldiers where stationed all over germany. among those where musicians who played in several army bands like the east of underground who recorded a now sought after album after they had won the special services entertainment showband contest held in frankfurt in 1971. nobody knows which other bands participated in this contest, maybe also the soul explosion which were stationed in augsburg, upper bavaria. around the same time, a man named charles held opened a club in augsburg town called tarantel. furthermore he was running a record label of the same name on which he released a handful of 7inch singles from different, local bands, mainly not funky at all though. the soul explosions release remains the only one in the field of american soul & funk music. the band recorded a fantabulous double sider, one deep funk side with a soulful ballad on the flip which makes both hardcore funk and soul collectors happy. unfortunately there is no more information available about the band, only that they even performed live at the tarantel club.

the original motion picture soundtrack for marvels blockbuster *guardians of the galaxy*.

from underground to overground - the story of wau! mr modo. collectors edition, 180 gram double vinyl plus download code for the full album.

still sounding like something from the distant future (1988 to be exact), * we are phuture* continues to survive.
an all time acid house classic straight from chicago, phutures mission statement still packs a heavyweight punch today.
repressed, remastered and reissued in conjunction with trax records and with all original artwork retained, * we are phuture* is an essential addition to any record collection
often imitated, never bettered
*slam your body to the beat!*

wilson records is back with a branding spanking new, special printed-screen edition celebrating label head, fabio monesis first solo ep. the succession of the label and fabios sound has been ever so apparent. a manifestation into something much more darker and refined, something represented crystal clear in the riveting rhythms of the a side with *gotta blaser* & *djago*. on the flip, the b side is a declaration of love, if you will, to the mother of it all, chicagos house music.

great trippy tracks by unknown artists

promised land is a hands down acid house anthem. fact. released in 1988 on chicagos dj international label it became one of the first crossover hits of house music. transcending electronic musics boundaries it entered the worlds minds & ears with its positive lyrics & chicago house rhythms. this 2014 reissue brings together 4 definitive remastered original mixes of this all time essential classic.

since the release of his previous album paradise for all, the profile of guts has grown a lot to become one of the main french producer and a recognized name on the european scene. his hit brand new revolution was played by many radios worldwide and even synchronized in grand theft auto v. his compilation series beach diggin is now a reference for summer and quality music.

marking the start of an exciting new collaborative project, wolf + lamb proudly share the debut release of the waves & us. formed out of a creative meeting of minds between maayan nidam, markus nikolaus and louis mcguire, theirs is a sound that strengthens the storied approach of a live band with the experimental thrust of analogue electronics. pop and rock fundamentals lend an earthly hook to the tracks, but these are anything but straight-forward songs. maayan has already forged a formidable career in electronic music, both under her own name and as part of mara trax, scoring releases on such celebrated labels as perlon. markus performs his own solo project cunt cunt chanel, while louis is part of ballet school, a band releasing on noted indie label bella union. the whirlwind of creativity that has whipped up around the trio has yielded an album which will follow this single, made up of one-take recordings that capture the energy and adventure that powers the waves & us. maayan s electronics provide the atmospheric backdrop to the songs, running modular synthesisers and drum machines through detailed chains of processing and effects with an emphasis on a warm, charmingly rough finish. markus guitar undergoes a similar fuzzy treatment while his voice calls out introspective, abstract lyrics to set the mind racing. louis bass underpins the music with a dubby sensibility, bringing a necessary balance to the frequency range. making the most of their in-the-room recording approach, the singles will feature alternative takes of the songs that will appear on the album, providing a little insight into the flutters and fluctuations that shape the development of this project. with their eyes fixed on live performances and an arresting sound already formed, this is a vital time for all three artists and the people that listen to them.

balearic maestro max essa joins the dots seamlessly between the ambient imaginings of sakamoto, the krautrock rhythms of neu and the beach pop of chris rea, while making them all dance together like waves on the beach. this is some of his very best work to date and demonstrates a producer at home at the controls and a real musician with a vision. your carnival sounds like this…

a sublime three tracker that continues endless short history of releasing music that encapsulates an otherworldly beauty. the title track is a smooth deep dancefloor cut driven by a catchy chord pattern and crisp beats, while >vabene< encapsulates a rare exquisiteness with its chugging bassline and evocative melodic keys and already has a special place in clubbers’ hearts and minds after it was the opening track of lucas lauded set at sunday debauchery in nyc in june – a set he rates at the finest of the year so far. the ep is rounded out with the outstanding >la valse de la pertinence< that’s led by a call-and-response dual bass and key melody that drives the cut, making it simultaneously groove-ridden and sublime and spacey.

new years deal - the glamorous duo hard ton teamed up with the legendary disco icon paul parker! a huge disco-house cult explosion as result! this record will take you back to all eras of electronic dance music. a perfect balanced vocal marriage powered with energetic productions which makes you want to move your feet from second one. on top some extra italian cookery with top notch remixes of the title track by discodromo and uabos. work that body

rothmans is back with there 7th release and this time they pay homage to german playmaker paul breitner . the ep comes in the form of rising manchester producer ste spandex , fresh off the back of his remix of coyote our on rothmans 6 , and has been recorded 100% live on analogue eqiupment , not a computer in sight !!!! . the ep finds rothmans taking a slightly different and more up tempo vibe to it but still retains the psychadelic nu disco feel of many of there earlier releases. spandex has had a little help from his friends in the form of kickin pigeon and metrodome , both fresh out of the manchester underground. this is rothmans first all manchester release and sees them really cemeting the label in there surroundings.

candela rising welcomes manni dee to the fold with 2 original tracks covering broken beats, nostalgic rave elements, industrial menace and heavy bass rhythms, all topped off with 2 remixes. ancient methods remixes ‘a lovers rhetoric’ with his now famous ‘pitch black techno war funk’ attitude. ‘voluptuous surrender’ is reworked by new yorker and l.i.e.s affiliate, shawn o’sullivan. early support from surgeon, perc, and, truss, svreca, tom diccico and more.

five highly absorbed months of compiling later and, at last, we have the finest, truest definition of modern soul yet - soul love 2014. no effort has been spared in bringing this album together, all corners of the globe scoured over much of last year for 25 contemporary cuts of exquisite groove, musicianship and emotion.

roughneck psycho-house from r.b. on his first outing for dog in the night. three moody ultra saturated wild-ass tracks made for the adventerous club dj. jack is in the eye of the beholder, can you dig it?

pipe scuttleworth & jeremiah klinger team up for this detroit labels 2nd release. scuttleworth distills frenetic beats & chirping melodies klinger complements the spastic w a calm reminiscent of caribbean waters.

4 tracks of classic 1993 nervous nyc house from the mighty todd edwards as the messenger. edwards is already revered as one of the producers of his era & guide my soul is testament to this. full of soulful groove, jazz licks, tough skippy drums & edwards trademark vocal samples this release does not disappoint. remastered from dat & repressed in conjunction with nervous with love for all the house heads & garage freaks.

the first new crazylegs music of the summer season is a bold slice of motown-fuelled house music from tommy rawson, following up his debut on sweden’s local talk last year. uk garage hero zed bias brings the dread with a dark, broken maddslinky refix on the flip, after recently announcing his imminent retirement from the dj circuit. imami rounds off the package with a booming mutant funk workout, off the back of his debut ep on druid cloak’s apothecary compositions label last november. crazylegs is a young record label birthed in 2012 from a five-year old bristol club party of the same name – founded by jambo and shandy and now run by a small team of like-minded djs and producers – tied together by a love of surprising, spontaneous electronic music and existing to provide a home for the people that create it.