after a year claudio mate is back on klap klap! and during this year he has worked on his profile, making it stronger and more known around the world. his lush but driving and emotional detroit inspired techno has really been gaining strength within the circuits of those who know. this record will not make his reputation weaker for sure. we believe it will make some heads nodding in the right direction. let the music speak for itself!

from electro to italo disco

cliche morph is a mysterious new entity, debuting with liquid materia. the title track melts streams of melody, chords dissolve in currents as a steady thump tries to tame the sonorous swash.

dub-ito is a new label born from the long time friendship of the southern italian duo claudio mate and francesco mazocco (defrag). the funny name of the label is a mix coming from playing with a few words from different languages while talking about music, giving a unique outcome. straight uncompromised beats meet proper dub-techno landscapes, with a special deeper remix version by fabrizio lapiana.

vinyl only !!permanent affinity ep is a collaboration between label head george paar and claudio mate from italy. a djs record composed of two tracks each with its own style.

11th vinyl (vinyl only) attic music. fabrizio lapiana shows three new tracks of top class as always. modern techno that always reflects its origins berlin-detroit. the remix is signed claudio mate (modelisme, klap klap, flying donkey music, lilith, for pleasure, etc) and as always there are no doubts about his unique style.

flying donkey music, after the first two releases by samuel l session and kirk degiorgio got the respect as one of the new more interesting labels in the underground stream. as third release we can appreciate the homeboy claudio mates m2g4: he shows us something new and different, which is hard to catalogue, just a techno/house track or a simple piece of electronic music. tribute mix by claudio mate is a perfect journey in deep, dark, emotional, emotive lands within an amazing epic ending with guitars played by luca petrosino (an italian guitar talent). orlando voorn really doesnt need any introduction: his deep divine mix is the perfect mix and balance between raw grooves, melodies and solid bassline like his usual trademark. its perfect for dancefloor people who loves berghain or fabric. david hausdorf is a classical musician from the munich philharmonic orchestra but he is also well known for his old works on labels such as synaptic waves, styrax leaves, salo, lifetime music.

big with: loco dice, laurent garnier, adam beyer, dubfire, technasia, samuel l session, pig and dan, guy j, norman nodge, john selway...

dpress industries keep releasing top quality deep music. now is the time for a new signing to the label, claudio mate, a young italian producer who is known for being part of the remixers crew on >ôgame over 2007<(night vision) and he made a great detroit techno remix of the classic track originally produced by infiniti (juan atkins). >dub island< is a deep and dubby techno journey surrounded by two amazing reworks, one by claudio himself under the name of echoreshape, the name speaks by itselfà think of echospace, intrusion, ovatow àand the second remix is by the well respected producer quantec, who has previously recorded for styrax, echocord, meanwhileà quantec is here and again giving his personal touch to the track, liquid and spacey soul techno. a must

big with laurent garnier, steve bug, adam beyer, francois k, john digweed, satoshi tomiie, gregor tresher, ewan pearson, danny howells, len faki, mauro picotto, john selway, deetron, ..

for this seventh release samuel let someone else bring the music, and it s actually the first time since he started klap klap for a bit more then two years ago. claudio mate has really delivered something special here, and you can hear in the title what he s going for. it s classic detroit techno made for 2008. warm and rich melodies combined with funky and driving percussion. it comes in three versions that are connected but still has their own stories. should appeal to all those who appreciates things that is made with lust and passion

the dub-ito label was founded on the friendship and musical vision of southern italian duo claudio mate and francesco mazzocco. the label s name is a play on words from different languages, giving a unique outcome the label s new series, nihon no toshi (japanese year) will feature ongaku (music) from the japanese underground scene.the ifrst release in the series is by the tokyo unit of rikinari hata and adam gyenes, aka soloist & second apartment, who summon up a reverberating analogue selection for lovers of industrial, ebm, noise and new wave. -untitled- is the perfect album for fans of cabaret voltaire, spk, suicide, and factory records.the album comes in a black disco bag with a 12&#8243,,, full color poster.

dreiklang records set sail in february 2016 with the excellent first contact ep which featured och, hydergine and kelovolt, three singular artists each handing in their own contrasting take on the same source material. the berlin-based vinyl-only label now returns with the same concept for the loop continue ep.

the guys from dub-ito headquarters (claudio mate & francesco mazzocco) introduce a new chapter of the label with -here we are- ep , a nice various artists landing in the deep, dark, dub as well as industrial territories via london , berlin and the hot buenos aires . david hausdorf is one of the pioneer of the berlin old school techno dub scene… his track -reed- from 98 was until now unreleased. andrea ruffino well known as nax acid , italian born, based in london with -endless fragments- presents his typical trademark sound. italian dub duo, andrea perrini & alessandro verrina as babe roots with -cold desert dub-show their imprint: for the lovers of dub roots and for the fans of basic channel/ rhythm sound, it s perfect also for a balearic sunset .. volkova industrial/darkwave band from buenos aires / berlin invite in the land of the dark with -come and see-.

claudio prc and reggy van oers team up for some super deep techno material.

art continues with its southern italian theme with a debut release from salernos claudio mate. claudio has released esteemed eps for the past 5 years on labels such as klap klap, dpress, lilith, modelisme and more. his remixes include work for juan atkins infiniti, urs gerald mitchell and roberto bosco. this three track ep is full of melodic goodness with a subtle toughness underlying it all. perfect for that end of night encore moment!

great production from francesco, dj and producer from italy. the ep (1st of the series) contains a massive techno hit (a1), and 2 amazing experimental / ambient tracks (b1-b2). already in the bags of len faki, ben klock, adam beyer, richie hawtin, joseph capriati, sasha, john digweed, kenny larkin, fabrizio maurizi, roberto bosco, rebekah, voices from the lake, sandwell district, chris liebing, roberto clementi, thomas hessler, chevel, mirco violi, raffaele attanasio, sam paganini, claudio mate and more. produced by stefano greppi (schermate). limited to 250 copies. only on vinyl!

following the recent >himmel strasse< ep in june 2011 charted by deepchord/echospace, dj deep, los hermanos, mark broom, jack de marseille.here is the new: >sonne und stahl< ep.two deep & dub techno tracks between maurizio m-series and detroit / basic channel likes.highly supported by:gez varley (lfo),john e.collins (u.r), claudio mate,fabrice lig,alex (katapult,karat),dj oil,deep & dub label.

roberto bosco is a young italian producer with a short but highly impressive discography, citing labels such as samuel l. sessions klap klap, orlando voorns night vision and len fakis figure. lately, he has released on be as one, an israeli imprint thats attracted the tastes of loco dice, gui boratto, kate simko, agoria and gummihz. claudio mate has an unique kind of sound: there is something like classic atmospheres expressed into new spine-tingle grooves, a deep-cosmic-solid journey or more simply just the trip of his life story. claudio mate got the respect of such names like the godfather of techno music juan atkins (for him claudio remixed >game one< previously licensed on the legendary metroplex), orlando voorn, francois k, derrick may and manuel gottsching. the swedish techno heads like adam beyer, samuel l session, joel mull always supported him since the first projects. mate & bosco together are abstract souls, a new project set up to develop their deepest sound. >abstract souls ep< is their first release under their new moniker and contains 4 deep techno tracks, solid techno grooves infused with dark dubby atmospherics and cosmic influenced rhythms.

snapshot records are back with the long awaited remixes of roberto boscos >hong kong<. rising star bosco previously releasing on wave and figure records hits us with his title track twisting and turning into an uplifting dancefloor-friendly chord-driven essential deep techno cut. claudio mates remix keeps it deep and emotional unfolding his raw groove style, flipping the 12 over label head elliott dodge moves straight to the floor with a rolling sparkle of enjoyment, layering sounds that hook and lock you in for the ride. rennie fosters mix has to be one of his best tech-house remixes of his career, mixing his signature sound and taking boscos original to a whole new level. all in all, four serious tracks that will find themselves hitting the floors for along time coming.

the jaffers is a brand new project launched by jaffa music label head nicolas vautier and keyboarder nicolas gueguen that presents their debut single be good featuring songstress rachel claudio, with an album currently in the works. be good is a chunky feel good affair on a funky tip featuring outstanding vocals by rachel claudio alongside spacy keys. remixes are courtesy of rocco who adds his distinctive deep remorseless touch, and david mateo & rafix who contribute a main room favorite. support by halo, melchyor a, dj pope, doruk ozlen, andy ward, master kev, soy mustafa, michael fossati & more !

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claudio mate & francesco mazzocco directly from dub-ito headquarter introduce for the third chapter of the label an artist that doesn’t need too many introductions... violet poison... during these last years violet’s music has been one of the most interesting alternative proposal also giving a great influence over ebm, industrial, techno movement with his dark/esoteric imprint. claudio and violet having a longtime music friendship, they both decided that it was the right time to do something unique. for this - voices from the hell - previously released exclusively on tape/cassette by hospital productions, got the placet for a new wax life directly by hospital main man dominick fernow.

next up on falkplatz we chose one of italys most talented and uprising producers for contemporary dance music. roberto bosco from salerno. bosco already released on francois ks wave music, on orlando voorns night vision and is currently preparing his first full length for len fakis figure label. beside that he founded his own imprint flying donkey music together with claudio mate. for falkplatz roberto produced two tracks, that catch the ears of housefanatics (good lover) as well as the hearts of the technolunatics (untitled). remixes this time come from panorama bar resident steffi, who gave the original a touch of oldschool and sadness and from the falkplatz conspiracy (oliver deutschmann & ed davenport) who mixed a crafty acid influenced warehouse banger out of the original.

part one with brill detroit dub remixes by los hermanos, orlando voorn, quantec, subotic, claudio mate and rennie foster