after a few years on hiatus, one electronica has gone all out in with a heavy debut 4 tracker from new member thought camera. the young belfast born producer who has been very busy in the studio putting together an arsenal of electronic weapons has also enjoyed an increase in popularity and profile in the local scene due to his hard work and commitment to the cause. with such a strong release about to drop in the next few weeks and with more unreleased material on its way this guy is worth keeping an eye on as a rising talent. without using too many bullshit analogies – this is release is simply dancefloor bliss and a djs dream that will be keep at the front of a record box for years to come and could be a favourite among various styles. the title track astral pilot comes in strong with spatial glitchy electronic chatter and tubular echoes that are pretty damn haunting. headspace comes in on a2 which is the antithesis of serenity and meditation that the name suggests. this acidic jack track is upbeat and laden with bass bleeding all over the place. flip it over and you have lifeforms on the b1 which is the most technical track on the release which ebbs and flows between solemn and sombre leaving you emotionally twisted yet intrigued this is one to look out for! obsession which aptly depicts this track a stalker in the night, haunting, imposing, friday 13th shit. not for the faint hearted.

ambien baby is an emergent project from the increasingly prolific d. tiffany and dan rincon, both luminaries of the vancouver scene. after a first official appearance on normals welcome last year, the pair are back with some deft and delightful adventures through rugged breaks, playful synth touches and a healthy dose of 90s attitude. somehow these ingredients are deployed with that distinctive laid back west coast vibe that makes for such compelling listening as well as potent dancefloor weapons - take nada (live at sweep up) as a case in point. rolling breaks and nasty acid lines there may be, but the mood still has a heads down quality to it that just gets under your skin.

fur coat join joseph capriatis redimension label with an ep of melodic, dancefloor power. the duo explore steely techno in five warehouse-ready tracks which unfold over extended run times. the eerie synth line, wall-shaking kick drums and vocal sample of repeat set the tone. mercury retrograd continues with a heavy, eyes-down pulse before cygnus soars into an epic crescendo. messenger of god provide tough dancefloor weapons to complete a slick ep that shows fur coat to be masters of their sound.

we are glad to intruduce you this new joint venture, crvel are p.e.a.r.l. and tensal colliding in the studio with the aim to create cyclical weapons for the most osbscure dancefloors. raw synth lines, crispy high frequencies, continuous sequences and plenty of details and subtle twists that keep the flow going. four exercises of futuristic techno with no turnabouts, straight to the point with a timeless attitude.

lena willikens is the kind of artist whos only capable of following one path her own. in many ways, shes the archetypal selector, an unpredictable dj who often eschews all notions of genre in favor of what she describes as different temperatures, different time zones, different moods and a healthy portion of chaos. although her methods have certainly proven effective on the dancefloor, willikens also refuses to be bound by its traditional limitations.

inspired by belgiums retro house music, ilario liburni delivers two original dancefloor weapons.

enter the squirrel zone ! more sellotaped together dancefloor weapons constructed by those bright eyed & bushy tailed secret squirrels for all your dance floor manoeuvres think hi-fi, top end extensions that will really rock the place and you will be getting kinda close. on the a side, a top notch disco stomper of a cut is unleashed, while over on the flip things take a more sleazy italo direction. essential unclassics for your dj record box.

psyfunk is a record series curated by franco cinelli, driving force of the south american underground dance music landscape and argentina’s most respected producer and dj. with psyfunk, cinelli provides a selection of minutely crafted and slowly-evolving extended dj tools. for this third chapter, cinelli calls on young upcoming talents from argentina and uruguay. opening up the a.side, bodeler lands with his reduced ghettotek funk, which is already one of the deadly dancefloor weapons of some of the most respected djs out there. irresistible! following up, is richard hz. other very promising artist on argentine grounds, hz provides here a burning break track, with clear touches of psychedelic acid and mystery. an ideal track to keep the floor floating in thin air. on the flip! alan castro, hailing from the atlantic coast of bahia blanca, produces here an intimate number packed with melancholy. jazzy relaxing swings under a sea of glitches, afterhour material. bringing this record to the runout is a wonderful and rare appearance of the uruguayan z@p. “mental telepathy” is resolutely funky and a clear flashback to the us midwest right when house became techno.

frankyeffe s riot recordings returns on wax with four techno weapons. on the a side hidden empire s remix for fabio neural is a techno dreamy track with a lead 303 acid bass. aitor ronda returns on the label with a techno proper track ready to burn the dancefloor. on the b side spartaque and astrea bring us to another dimensions with moss and sere di marzo, two tracks full of sounds and melodies.

&#8232,,,,r&s welcome techno icon benjamin damage to the fold with his new montreal ep. one of most acclaimed young techno artists in recent times, benjamin damage is a perfect addition to the r&s roster.
as the first artist modeselektor signed to their hugely influential 50 weapons imprint, damage deployed his trademark heavy artillery beats over bold, blistering riffs and haunting, emotive melodies to devastating effect.
with the closing of 50 weapons, r&s offers a new home. his unique ability to deliver dancefloor destroying mayhem, dark atmospheres and richly textured melodies perfectly encompasses the music that has made the label timeless.

on the latest installment of his remix series, len faki tackles two compositions from aleksi perälä, both of which feature the finnish artist’s renowned musical tuning system, dubbed ‚the colundi sequence’. both edits build on the originals’ deeply hypnotizing synthesizer sequences while adding some extra punch and arrangement tweaks in order to turn them into proper dancefloor weapons. a straight-forward bleep affair, the hardspace mix of gbbvt1337152 underlines its simple yet utterly effective beauty. in contrast, uk74r1409047 is a moody and mystical ride under the night sky, whose enchanted vibe faki carefully retains. as with all releases of lf rmx, the proceeds of this record will be forwarded to the berlin organization straßenkinder e.v. to be used in actions against child poverty.

juxta position flexes his techno muscles over these four cuts of idm influenced dancefloor weapons. previously featured on dvs1s mistress recordings, rhythm nation and his own failsafe imprint, the gloves come off on his release for developers modularz imprint. razor sharp percussion grapples with melancholic synth lines, whilst serious sub bass shifts much air and shimmering moods filter across the mid range. play it loud!

charging from the stables, royal athlete is back with another collection of atomic dancefloor weapons. taking tracks from somewhere between europe and as far as japan, we present five brand new stormers to celebrate our 5th release.

figure is excited to present the first outing of what might soon prove to be one of techno’s most promising collaborations. while seatoc mass’ two pristinely crafted eps have already left their mark on the label, matrixxman has been turning heads across the scenes with his exceptionally prolific track record. drawing upon common thoughts on futuristic themes and their respective strengths as producers from different continents, their joint effort clearly conveys one distinct approach, yet unites the seemingly opposite. regardless of being no-nonsense dancefloor-weapons, the four tracks still brim with detail, their vibrant elements communicating playfully. on their shared ep these artists have struck a rare balance. they delicately hover between the spacious and the claustrophobic, the modern and the classic, the stern and the elated - while never losing focus of their mutual mission.

in time for the 20th anniversary of his label hospital productions, dominick fernow offers the first release of his techno-focused moniker vatican shadow on ostgut ton, following up on his berghain residency and joining ostgut booking in 2016 with his vatican and prurient projects. the cocteau twins/this mortal coil-channelling, beatless widescreen opener “they deserve death” and the two collateral club/dancefloor tracks “rubbish of the floodwaters” and “weapons inspection” offset each other by reincarnating the tape manipulation that laid the foundation of vatican’s first performances with analog hardware and minimalist midi-dissection. produced in los angeles with josh eustis, vatican shadow’s rubbish of the floodwaters ep casts a full spectrum picture of where the project was born and where it headed.

phaenomena ep is the second release of our kommuna tapes imprint. the first side starts with a track produced by tom ellis over a decade ago that has been one of our secret weapons for many years. barbir and nicola kazimir from les points take us on a faster paced, electroish trip. on the flip side, we are introducing an upcoming zürich talent – adva – with two cuts between ambient, dub and minimal. track by track, we build a kommuna of artists who share our insatiable appetite for music discovery, guided by a certain vision of the dancefloor: deep stripped-down grooves, sometimes challenging, always with character.

nancy azzurro comes out of nowhere. well, that’s not entirely true—lovefingers met her about 10 years ago on the beach near her home on the island of sardinia—but in terms of our musical orbit, she is a very private artist, creating only the purest music, straight from the heart. these three gorgeous songs were produced during her young adulthood and would become secret weapons for a handful of djs she’d meet over the following years. still standing the test of time today, they’re now finally seeing a proper release. side-a’s grace invites us into nancy’s world where disco and house collide—the live drums, percussion and bassline hold down a blanket of synth strings and wah-wahs. halfway through this epic enters a piano hook of the highest order, an emotional rush that brings together everything we love on the dancefloor, guaranteed to induce goosebumps. on side-b, she rounds out the release with the dreamlike, percussive and yugo-tinged illustrations & the large, and closes with the title track teen bee, a loopy cowbell-driven dive into the deep, filled with luscious sweeping chords and meandering keys. the esp institute is honoured to close out 2016 (one seriously heavy year) with such a beautiful and cohesive release. thank you and goodnight.

three new dancefloor weapons from andre crom s recent production marathon. they are results of a journey both in location and style: written mostly during an extended asia tour, the three tracks explore the borders between techno and house, giving proof of crom s musical evolution. both melodic and highly functional, this ep is prepared to hit the clubs and festivals of the summer.

repress 2018... following on from isaac tichauer s street lessons release, the mysterious loft records calls in the talents of bicep, hackman, dorsia and lancelot for a choicest remix package. the french express signing turned many heads when he dropped his lauded devotion lp back in 2012, and since then the australian producer has risen to become a formidable name within modern day electronic music. therefore it s only fitting that an all-star cast were chosen to remix his latest release on loft records. bicep, who had an enormous 2015 with releases on aus and 50 weapons, begin the release with the only remix of higher level - a break infused cut fashioned for the dancefloor with a penetrating melody, echoing vocals and soaring pads. the first of three street lessons remixes then comes from hackman, known for his work on 20/20 vision and futureboogie, who incorporates serene synths and subtle stabs to transform the original into a quirky renovation with elements of funk. london duo dorsia then step up with a cacophony of sounds that build in suspense with the introduction of fuzzy atmospherics, until fellow australian and w&o street tracks artist lancelot generates a cavernous dub containing the originals infectious hook whilst implementing resounding rimshots and wobbly keys.

for the second release on tfbm we have one of our long-time secret weapons: nerd technique, a deep-n-dirty, lo-fi tune, early 90’s techno flavor, edited by rebirth’s boss shield. we also have an amazing mix by maxi mill (rush hour / voyage direct) with an exxxxtra deep bassline, and another mix by echonomist (upon you / memento), delivering a supa grooovy dancefloor killer!

pure techno bliss on resopal. french techno ambassadors vakarm and shekon welcome us with four dark, straighter and more paranoid techno weapons on voices ep . -voices- presents an old school, intense techno vibe with a grinding synth hook, leading us into the heart of the beast. taking the best of techno s oldschool-era drums -- combined with the producers top-class production, it s quite a handful. fragile features a stoic rhythm and sparse sci-fi tricks turning the track into a hypnotic tool. -grel- lays down a pounding bass-end topped with spiraling layers of synth. shekon s rework of -voices- shouldn t fail to set dancefloors on fire. after a massive build-up, tricky percussion combines with sci-fi effects and the synth theme from the original. big prime time techno

ben sims long running hardgroove imprint drops a new split release from ultramajic artist chambray and newcomer george tounisidis this september. the 12 inch a-side comprises two exclusive instrumental versions of cuts originally released on kompass in 2014 that show the german artists robust house leanings nicely while the flip side sees two similarly meaty house-informed techno cuts from george tounisidis. as always with hardgroove, this is a 12 inch of dancefloor weapons for the heads. enjoy!

big, bad batu steps forward with two a-grade dancefloor weapons, stealthy and hard-hitting cuts from one of bristol’s most fresh-faced producers, presenting two trax from the dubplate vaults for the 7th plate on hotline recordings.

both tracks are an orgy of dark analog synths, old skool percussions and perfectly placed breaks, which keeps you in tension from the first to the last beat. the perfect weapons to raise to hell any dancefloor. b sides calms down a bit with a great dose of deep house with a tasty south american flavor. emerging peruvian artists israel vich & jairo betancourt (get physical, king street), delight us with your control .

two sides from our favorite early 80s lover lew kirton. its the first time the sexy soul mans two track have been 45! both solid tried and tested lp tracks, but who wants to spin lps. 15 years of doing a club every week and you end up with some secret weapons, *something special* was always a big tempo change record. everyone is tired from dancing for two hours to fast disco, modern and deepfunk and without warning you just drop this badboy in take it down a notch and let the dry riding commence, solid. on the flip is lews straight up jack of gloria gaynors *i will survive*, pure shameless anthemic dancefloor disco smasher that i have championed for years, that catchy guitar line over lews big voice never tires.

three releases from beatwax records for one special price! contains these eps:
- bw009: sergio parrado & kike mayor - moonbird ep
- bw010: homebase - camino del sol ep (white vinyl)
- bw013: various artists - dancefloor weapons vol. 3

alli borem, the italian tech-house don who leapt into action three years ago with a huge debut on desolat is back in top form with three club weapons for turbo. italian acid-tech-house for dancefloors everywhere!

a very warm welcome back to the marvellous creative use imprint. life in the balearic fast lane, may well be moving at a distinctly slower rate than fans of this cult label may like, but we like to think each carefully considered and crafted release is worth the wait ! kelvin andrews world famous stable for his own and likeminded producers (like mark e & mark seven to name but two) secret dj weapons is back to the fray with another 3 track salute to exceptional dancefloor moments a diverse trio of 45s provide the inspiration for their tenth excursion, as a lovingly amended funk beauty sits alongside indian infused mexican rock & jazz-fusion gems, which are all subjected to the highest quality creative use treatment!

one more time the toy tonics crew comes up with a vinyl only release of secret dancefloor weapons by the toy tonics djs. edits, remakes, remixes of tracks that you might know, but we wont tell here, for obvious reasons. but check them out: french slow house maestro dj steef reworking munks classic italohouse track la musica.

handstamped and limited vinyl sampler from the various artists compilation being the first release on credo including original recordings from other artists as alex bau himself. the tracks picked for this vinyl reflect the more darker side of the credo-definition of techno. highly functional weapons with a vibe for the energetic moments on the dancefloor-life.

the second vinyl only toy tonics edits ep comes up with some secret weapons of toy tonics djs max josef, mr.munk and manuel kim. heavy percussions, slow disco summer soul and rollin proto house. dancefloor fillers par excellence. 300 copies only.

limited double a side reissue of two classic disco bombs by 70s keyboardist don ray. with production duties undertaken by french electro-disco legend cerrone, both tracks are proper dancefloor weapons laden with heavy synths, bouncing b-lines and awesome punchy horns. first up is the amazing groove armada-sampled disco stomper standing in the rain, featuring powerful vocals over a searing groove that made it massive at the time. flip over for got to have loving, an exhilarating disco burner with hot sexy female vocals and a great breakdown later reworked by the revenge. superb double-header of must-have tracks - dont sleep!

three stompy dancefloor weapons are looking for a turntable. could you please help them we offer 2 high quality originals from rico puestel and add a sweet sugar remix from pimprinellas daddy marcel sterling. this is a late summer bomb! hipp, hipp, hooray!

a firm favourite at guy gerbers supplement facts label parties, tini delivers her first ep for the imprint with two solid cuts of deep, twisted, rolling tech. knowing exactly what works in the club tini features the vocals of joe le groove for the first track hat baxx, which adds a whole new dimension to the dancefloor experience, swirling above the stripped back raw bass, powering through with fierce energy while holding plenty of groove. over on the flip turn around drives with intricate percussion while vocals from charlotte c.a send you on a journey into a hypnotic state. both tracks are essential dj weapons for a peak time affair, guaranteed to keep the crowd pumping.

it is jam citys turn to deliver a batch of sweaty, streamlined dancefloor weapons on the 6th installment of the club constructions series. the minimalism and intensity of jersey club music remains a huge influence on the whole night slugs camp, and while jerseys impact can be felt across the cc series, jam city channels those devastating ghostly kick drums like none other. continuing on from where he left off with club favourites *the courts* the *how we relate to the body*, jam drops 5 lean and intense drum workouts build from scrap metal and primed for warehouse use. they move between thudding midrange persistence and just-sub-and-air minimalism, framed by jammed drum machine rhythms and splashes of re-sampled colour. jam decorates these sturdy and well-deployed undercarriages with silvery detail, percussion fragments, broken talkboxes, whispered vox and simple, beautiful chords.

4 secret weapons of the gomma / toy tonics djs. very effective techno/house versions of songs you might know from the 70ies and 80ies. the dancefloor will love these.... reworked by gomma artists munk, mercury, manuel kim and toy tonics newcomers black loops

farfan (rebirth records) is the new talent of the onetoone, with it track will conquer all dancefloor at first listen. his weapons: vocals & piano,a good mix with the addition of 3 sensational remixer.
dust (italy) hot creation crew who wanted to give a note of house, emde (suara, nervous) with his version instead wanted to give energy and groove & alex m (italy) sanity records & john stoongard (pauls boutique) with a low acid and hypnotic closes the circle. choose and delight yourself

pow! belgian duo goldffinch are back on saigon recordings, bringing things back to where they should be: the dancefloor. the duo of yoann and gilles, from brussells, belgium, launched themselves swiftly to the forefront of their chosen electronic music style with a series of unmissable dancefloor weapons on labels like jackmasters numbers, claude von strokes dirty bird, saigon, airflex labs and audio culture. four new tracks on an ep entitled the volume, guess what the first track is called ... (yes, we dont do cleverly named eps). the lead track is smashing up airwaves/dancefloors around the world to the extent that we do sincerely hope that no injuries may have occurred due to any aggro-dance moves (we are not liable). support thus far has come from the likes of paleman, loefah, mary anne hobbs, and benji b, amongst others. goldffinch/saigon fully endorse the use of peacock related imagery.

a powerful and unique musical voice from brussels, belgium, goldffinch have launched themselves swiftly to the forefront of their chosen electronic music style with a series of unmissable dancefloor weapons on labels numbers, dirty bird, saigon recordings, airflex labs and audio culture. yoann and gilles, the duo behind goldffinch, have let themselves be inspired by current movements in electronic music and have worked to redefine it in their own unique way. one of their trademarks is stuttering vocal samples worked indecipherably into their own groove, a skill built from their formative years listening to hip hop.

a great jacking package from the material camp. redondo and ferreck dawn with some peaktime dancefloor weapons for the festival season. straight up shuffled drums and cut up vocals which make this 12inch to a must have for the dj bag. be quick

cynics felix dickinson resurrects his cult bastedos edits label for a serious double-header! it has been a seven year hiatus since the last release on the label, but felix has unearthed a duo of deadly dancefloor weapons for the sixth release. limited as ever - these wont be around for long!

after selling out all previous releases to elite djs and collectors worldwide, the highly mysterius artifact imprint is back to its original aim, that is crafting obscure sonic weapons for disco ninjas! a side 15 minutes is credited to milanese crew love supreme and it is a mesmerizing disco rock rework that builds up to a climax that takes no prisoners. bottin has been playing this to massive dancefloor slaughter and has finally decided to share the blame. on the flipside speed is an enthralling car chase or grand prix if you wish, with throbbing bass, lasers and cowley-esque synth stabs, while frisbee is a rare italo groove, a funk gimmick topped by acid synth patterns, a latin lover voiceover and packs of sultry italian girls chanting >disco! disco!< and definity getting what they are craving for.

here is the second macadam mambo release! the french collectiv strikes back with 5 disco weapons in order to burn the dancefloors. bob bernard delivers us 2 fresh cosmic boogies: mona lova and devorlez, pure madness! the guests of the record are loisirs modernes, two activists from marseille who run le passe temps club, theyve transformed an old rock cut in a fantastic balearic track, passionata, perfect to start a set. roger suchard with papy papy find probably one of the most beautiful loop to make you happy. and to complete the record, savala a very intense tribal boogie edited by bikini freak

so disco cakes is back with yet another chart topper. this time the dancefloor outlaws do battle with label bosses defkline & red polo. so what happens when the kings of booty breaks take on the might of the outlaws? well you get an ep of epic proportions. its packed with both there styles, the booty shacking bass and hooky vocals you have come to expect from defkline & red polo matched up against the crowd pleasing disco esq funk you have come to expect from the dancefloor outlaws. they are 4 cuts that will sit in your bag and be weapons in your artillery for a long time to come. available in both vinyl and digital these bombs will shake the dance and work the crowd in true cakes fashion.

next up on electric minds is croatias ilija rudman with two-tracker >cinematic behaviour<. coming from one of the leading players in the disco-boogie movement, both weapons here certainly have the showering of cosmic dust that gives the sound such rapturous dancefloor appeal.

giueseppe cennamo, head honcho of carillon records and a true gentleman from naples, returns to desolat with 4 inimitable tracks. let your love flow with its infectious minimal groove and mantra-like sample repetition, stomping >dont move<, bass heavy >marimba< which was one of loco dice secret weapons for a while now, and a stumbling >dance till tomorrow< with its spooky shouts – here we have 4 inimitable dancefloor tracks on coloured 12 inch with a label artwork by samitoon

this release comes packed with 4 massive remixes from some of the best artists faround the world in the ghetto funk & breaks genre. expect some hot dancefloor weapons from basement freaks, the captain, ninelives the cat vs rob da rhythm, and the funk hunters, the new shining stars coming out of canada and ones to watch for on the growing ghetto funk scene!

breaking onto the scene via a series of anonymous 12inch, it was after garnering reverence as a big name producer in disguise that cottam was unveiled to be the humble newcomer paul cottam. rising through the early rave scene in his hometown of preston, he first cut his teeth as a dj warming up for the likes of surgeon, dave clarke and regis. despite his techno upbringing, it was the slo-mo tempos of mark e and the revenge that inspired cottam to produce his own brand of dusty soul and hip hop-grounded house. however, in april cottam returned to his roots with >sunrise sunset< on use of weapons, sinking a rave core down to his signature slung bpm. it is a journey into sub-aquatic acid house that began with a series of remixes for luv jam, pattern select and morning factory, and one that he continues to explore on his aus music debut. aptly titled >deep deep down< sculpts the feeling of acid techno into warm slo-mo house. ukrainian producer vakula takes the track off on another tangent entirely, stripping away its propulsive chugging heartbeat and replacing it with an off-kilter, spaced-out pulse reminiscent of theo parrish when he s in that kind groove. on the flip, >twang< is a return to cottam s brand of languid, soulful house, steeped with groove destined to incite the dancefloor shuffle.

toolroom records ibiza 2011 volume 2 arrives packed with an arsenal of anthems and the most dangerous dancefloor weapons that are currently smashing the white isle.
following on from sampler 1 volume twos second vinyl sampler is packed with more underground heavyweights including: jay lumen, kamisshake, deadmau5, alex kenji, mark fanciulli & joris voorn. capturing the many styles of house music, toolroom records ibiza 2011 vol.2 is the essential guide to whats hot in ibiza right now!