vor vier jahren hatte thomas d noch rückenwind und dieser trieb ihn ganz nach oben in den charts. bei lektionen in demut dürfte der wind indes von vorne kommen, denn 2001 präsentiert sich thomas d sperrig, düster, apokalyptisch und alles andere als massentauglich. schon allein dafür gebührt dem stuttgarter eine menge respekt.

in 2006, melon started his ratio?music with the first part of >four seasons< and now almost 5 years later its time to complete the series with the second and last part.

sven tasnadi is cargo editions longest-serving artist. his releases have shaped the sound of the label right from the start. he always succeeds in producing warm and light-hearted tracks, both as a solo artist and together with his co-producer stefan schultz aka juno6. unsurprisingly, this has attracted the attention of other labels like cocoon and poker flat, on which he has also released his records.

we all knew very well that we had reached a point of no return. there was no need to talk about it. and although there was hardly enough time for us to reflect on our shared experiences, we were sure that everything was going to be alright. all four of us were sitting there, facing each other, sad, yet full of confidence. never again we would allow any meatball to bully us around. we have had enough of this useless on and off, and of all this stupid jobs of even more stupid users. from now on, we will programme our chips ourselves. >go to hell! no one will ever touch my board again! in the future, i will solder it myself, and the way i want it to! robotica, here we come!<

with davidchristoph we have a fresh, fulminant dj battle, which stands for extravagant work behind the decks! feasting up to the point of ecstasy, dancing in great profusion and music that forces you to move your body, are just 3 maxims they act on.

with this new release from amir on trapez ltd, it is clear that amir has turned towards house music even more than with his last releases. he has set the focus here on a stronger mix down with less small snippets but rather bold and fat jacking sounds

killer vinyl named four track vinyl vol 1. featuring some mighty fine names in the deep house world who have composed their recordings especially for the label, karol xvii & mb valence / maya janes coles & soul minority…. dj support: jimpster, aki bergen, shur-i-kan, franck roger, roger sanchez, satoshi tomiie, eelke kleijn, stevie sole, mark knight, jask, dj chus, fabien kamb, spiritchaser, robert owens, scope, demarkus lewis, kiko navarro, bruno from ibiza, fred everything, ralf gum, richard earnshaw, darin epsilon, dubfire, cj mackintosh, kid massive and many more . limited pressing act fast

ltd backstock ! long time not available..

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.

claremont 56 seem to have a passion for the unnoticed and the unreleased, digging out gems from the past or oldies from the future. here we have four hands, a band from newcastle who laid this gem down in 1999. sounding distinctly like an adriatic sunset from 20 years previous. from subtle beginnings this track doesnt quite grow, it just drifts beautifully along, from warm pads to a deeper swelling bass, overlaid with delicate strings and languid orchestral touches. four hands deliver a modern day masterpiece, with a timeless woozy morning feeling. this is the warm embrace you need after a few too many the night before. limited edition!

this is the fourth nebraska ep for rush hour. again, a strong 4 tracker. with nebraska summer lasts longer. with minor key memories he delivers four good spirited and uplifting house tracks. >this is the way< is an infectious, building disco groove which climaxes midway through. party time! the other three tracks are also fun loving, playful disco cut ups in true nebraska style that put a smile to any crowd. addictive stuff. nebrakas sound is something we cant get enough of!

great 12 inch of edits and original tracks from clause four (dc, jahtari). a man to watch, his sound is big and this release showcases his skills to a tee.

special limited edition dj copy on pink marbled vinyl with mixes by dj duke and dj pierre. 1994 release.

repress of a 1977 funky disco classic on rca.

classic , limited stock !!

and last but certainly not least. the fifth episode to complete the five releases in the run up to the much anticipated 10 years of clr compilation. hold on to your hats people. the final finale, chris liebing presents his very own contribution to this 10 year anniversary compilation.

first on decks.de !! connect four presents their 1st vinyl compilation after the new format, presenting 4 fantastic artists -dana ruh, matthew burton, sercan & nico lahs. going from the full-on house groover from sercan & nico lahs, to dana s deep minimal house mover and over to matthew s long deep hypnotic deep house cut fallen for you! will please every house head. support from: mikael stav÷strand, paco osuna, alexi delano, ripperton, brothers vibe, camea, lee curtis, laurent garnier, robag wruhme, nick holder, till von sein, liapin, someone else, gurtz, blm, james teej, italoboyz, noir, pawas

kurbits 004 marks the return of dan andrei who brings the romanian dirt with two dusty, percussive techno tools. first out on the label side is ramble on, an old school house rhythm. driven by a shaker in a jacking groove and topped off with a rambling vocal about nothing at all, because after all these vocals about >house music<, whats left to say? just put the track on and get the groove on! four sticks on the info side is a straight up techno banger built on a rolling house groove. no funny business, just a sublime percussion workout with little but essential hints of melody to let you catch your breath, then straight back to the groove! we sincerely hope youll have as much pleasure with these tracks as we are. well be back soon with new and exciting rhythms. happy mixing!

ein halbes jahr nach dem zauberhaften album >thrown out of drama school< von phantom ghost erscheint nun die single >four shadows< und knüpft konzeptuell an ihre langspielplatte an. nur auf klängen des von thies mynther gespielten, geschlagenen und teils präparierten klaviers und dem gesang dirk von lowtzows basiert >the shadow<, eine hommage an den schauspieler peter o toole (lawrence of arabia, caligula etc.). in gleich zwei teilen liegt das stück von phantom ghost selbst vor. dazu gesellt sich ein höchst kathedralischer remix von dial label chef carsten jost persönlich, sowie eine reduziert epische version von pantha du prince, der gerade sein neues album >black noise< auf rough trade veröffentlicht. in praise of shadows

guy meets atlantic starr!

catalog number 004 on four roses recordings is yet another sublime release of the motor city drum ensemble. following the success of his first single for frr, breath control, danilo plessow this time brings us two quite unique tracks: the a side (sunsequence) being a dark, repetitive and haunting piece of post detroit techno which continuously builds layer upon layer, until it finally explodes: the pulsewave drones, jupiter chords and 808 patterns will cause maximum effect on the dancefloor. feel the love on the b side slows things down a little, but keeps the dark mood, adding some of that old school sample flavour to create a trippy afterhour track, that sounds different from anything you ve heard lately. ltd restock

4th part of mr hen mountains functional floor action ... collect and play!

after debuting on jamal moss seminal chicago imprint mathematics recordings in 2008, the second release of bocca grande is actually the first foreign artist contributing to four roses recordings

played by: laurent garnier, patrick lindsey, blood and tears, half stereo, bjoern stolpmann and many others

four roses recordings deliver another stunning release by sebastian gaiser under the classic flowers moniker. in the past hes been responsible for the mujaba releases and some yet unreleased collaborations with label colleague motor city drum ensemble. whichflower is a fascinating yet strange house groover moving from beep to bleep. using citations from way back, this one is spreading flowers across all sorts of dance floors. aclaime is finally making way for a weird approach towards minimalistic dance music, featuring a group of cimbalom virtuosos recorded on a recent journey through hungaria that makes it sound like a sunday trip to panoramabar. which flower would you be?

2006 classic including 4 quality breaks tracks!!

the remixes keep on coming - this time we have deepside deejays, ricky mattioli, no to mash and auditiv!

tommy four seven returns for the fifth release on his deep techno imprint, shooting elvis. london townis typical of tommy, deep, dark and hypnotic using repetitive locked drones marching to a fierce groove and sharp percussion. early support from chris liebing, joel mull, hernan cattaneo, mark-henning, perc, darko esser, pheek, xpansul, sebastian roya, dave shokh.

the single sees midi joined by foreign beggars orifice vulgatron, spitting double time over a pulsating fusion of syncopated guitar licks and throbbing bass lines. blending punk-esque riffs against electro beats, midi proves he knows more than >4 million ways< to raise hell on the dancefloor and bring the

played by john tejada, joris voorn, len faki, tobias becker (platzhirsch), steve rachmad, xpansul, remute...

beautiful vocals by adam clay, a beautiful groove by oceans four and 2 beautiful remixes by fedo mora and farma add up to one beautiful record!

incl remixes by wighnomy brothers, motorsitysoul and patrick bateman

superb & deep 4 track ep incl christian prommer remix

3rd extract of his latest album cest la vie, martin considers one 2.3 four as the most electronic thing hes ever cut. born from a new collaboration with chabib chambi, leader of the disco-rock band in the club and its unique vocal talent, this club bomb allows the man to express his rock feel with a strong dancefloor impact. besides martins own smashing club mix, the package includes 3 explosive remixes from club heavy-weights felix da housecat, mason and popof.

wicked debut / incl deep ripperton remix !! plays by konrad black, shinedoe, solomun and j. cardini !! ltd re-press

dickes debut von steven beyer !! eine mischung aus someone else, minus und dem gewohnt druckvollen minimal von lordag, mike wall & andy kohlmann tragen dazu bei !! not only a pocket rocker:)

>mausen< remixes by oliver koletzki, ian pooley, melbeatz and inner sonic

produced by richard rothfuß (aka richard liapin) one member of afrilounge (get physical / poker flat/ 8bit / connaisseur). incl. agnes remix and afrilounge remix. dj-support by jimpster, paco osuna, robag wruhme, rozzo (mountain people)

london based producer tommy four seven tommy, now up for release on wolfskuil records, with >deer code<, and includes a remix by label honcho darko esser himself! berlin meets chicago on this one. peak time material!

slamming funky techno monster, leicht und floorgroovin !!

produced by richard rothfuß (aka richard liapin) one member of afrilounge (get physical / poker flat/ 8bit / connaisseur). incl. agnes remix and afrilounge remix. dj-support by jimpster, paco osuna, robag wruhme, rozzo (mountain people)

class71 return to the constantly in-form four:twenty following the diamond door/seaphone 12 debut which won fans of just about every decent house dj around, and what a follow up it is! alba adriatica is a 13 minute excursion in to detroit flavoured house and is as subtle as it is memorable. a rounded bassline provides the movement while delicate, dubby fx create a hypnotic vibe which underpins a blissful live saxophone and rising keys. the summer is not over yet. always being attentive to djs needs, four:twenty have also included a dub for the saxo-phobes and if that wasnt enough, they bring in the legendary move d for further mixes. with a back catalogue which includes celebrated labels such as modern love, uzuri, city centre offices and liebe*detail, move d is the toast of underground house music and has delivered a vocal and dub mix of impeccable standards. utilising the fm bass and bringing the chords up in the mix, mr. d (as nobody calls him) creates a densely layed percussive dub mix which provides a perfect kickless track for creative djing while his vox mix adds both kick and some sparse but beautiful vocal touches. this is another winner from a label which continually searches out fresh talent and is more than worthy of your attention

with frankly amazing singles on his own glimpse recordings and matt tolfreys leftroom earlier this year, 2007 is shaping up to be one hell of a year fro christopher spero aka house/techno prodigy glimpse. here, he delivers his debut for the uk-based bastion of quality that is four:twenty with a superb collaboration with critically acclaimed taka boom (sister of chaka khan) in the form of we existed. another great uk talent, tom demac is first to remix we existed and does so in fine style. its plain to see why so many labels of note are requesting releases from tom on first listen to his skilful, deep and dubby excursion into detroit inspired house. jay shepheard, not to be outdone, turns in two remixes for the package. his alternative remix is up first and is a driving affair with a percussive punch and nagging fm chords providing the perfect base for takas vocals and some well placed keys. the main rmx from compost man shepheard carries on the mantle of quality with a decidedly more electronic and epic feel: a shrinking violet this is not