deeply rooted house records is proud to present the first record by francois x, a well known figure of the parisian underground house scene. francois x is a big fan of the deep dark and underground berlin techno scene, it is quite obvious on bane and plane. this is the third release in the future roots serie where we try and present new talents. enjoy!

there are two kinds of djs: those whose goal is to make a name for themselves and those whose goal is to make music. parisian chris carrier is among the latter. matter of fact chriss been an underground icon for more than a decade, churning out more than 150 records and remixes. meanwhile hes founded a whole fistful of labels, including the renowned adult only and catwash, alongside dj wild, as well as bringing his vision to labels such as get physical, robsoul, freak n chic to name but a few and - most recently - spectral sound, supplement facts, welcome to masomenos & sushitech. bringing his diverse style to the sexy, deep, techy house vibes, chris is more sought-after than ever. kailash is proud to present is new ep 3 tracks + one remix from blm & marcashken. the chris carriers tracks are really complete between funky jazztechouse and old school style. good grooves and efficient for the dancefloor. the blm & marcashkens remix is a pure techno bomb !!! support by : adams families.

clinks next installation brings a new artist to its catalogue, featuring the work of new yorks acclaimed brooklynite, adultnapper. these tunes are loaded with buoyant percussion and peak-time concepts via synthesizer sampling and manipulation, hence the title, >borrowed keys<. adultnapper is most recently noted for his highly publicized mix compilation and release on steve bugs label, audiomatique, and in addition to clink he has work coming up on pokerflat and crosstown rebels. he is also the owner of the ransom note imprint, and through many years of dedication to the nyc tech-house/minimal scene, he has become a new york underground icon. he first captured our eyes nearly 7 years ago for his insanely popular sunday boat parties in manhattan, titled matter:/form, which later became a tech-house imprint featuring many of the uk icons such as terry francis and eddie richards

debut for nordic trax from rising french star kirby, dropping his most accomplished ep to date. with previous releases for tango, chillin, elevation, connected, motion, kolour & onethirty, and remixes for asad risvi among others, kirby is quickly make a name for himself. advance deejay support for this ep has been overwhelming, with rave reviews and support from the likes of fish go deepdefected, marlon d underground collective, strictly rhythm, dj harri subclub, nacho marco freerange, loudeast, kaskade ultra, giom bobby & klein, inland knights drop, lawnchair generals, dj diz and jay tripwire among many others.

amazing selected favourites from our hero dj sneak !!... classic chicago house at it best

amazing underground funky disco release from pittsburgh, originally released in 1980 on jeree records!!

hit alert: as already tipped in the cool cuts chart in music week - where the track has been recently hitting the top 20, thats jazz is an old school jazzy house groove and definitely one of the most surprising and euphoric track surfaced in miami this year. already playlisted from bbc, galaxy fm, kiss fm and radio fg and supported from adam shaw, glenn morrison, riva starr, dj chus, robert owens, hector romero, freeform five, john acquaviva, jim rivers, gold ryan, tiger stripes, cicada, atfc, sultan & ned shepard, gus gus, elite force, audiojack, rob mello, chris lake and satoshi tomie.

three more underground hits plucked from obscurity, served up all nice, fresh and plump for your continued listening pleasure.

this young house label pops it s second release.. definate dancelfloor pressure...remixes from fcl (san soda + red d) + jus ed (underground quality).

brand new hardtechno/schranz and industrial lable burn-audio based in the southern part of the netherlands.this release, made by dj artek, is containing 4 powerfull underground tracks.very cool and hard stuff!!! played by several big names in the scene like miss djax, boris s and peaky pounder, a must have!!!

now is the time for brendom moeller aka beat pharmacy (deep space) to join the remixers roster of this very promising but underground label co-run by tony blunt and ivan murias. blunt and beat pharmacy, a firm joint venture ready to manufacture high tone detroit and dub techno music

the dookie rope ep marks punx soundchecks second outing on hottwerk records, their previous record the >inferno ep< with chanty poe (***** - dj magazine) having been an underground smash across the uk, europe, and japan, their recent remixes for s-express (on kitsune), bloc party, and a whole raft of other huge names, have secured their position as londons favourite electro dons

during the past few years donna j. nova has established her name successfully in the german club scene not only because of being a beautiful eye-catcher wherever she appears but most of all because of being a passionate djane behind the decks! her career started in stuttgart when playing her first gigs alongside raul rincon but meanwhile she is booked for big events nationwide like the european mtv music awards in munich. as bigcitybeats resident she was co-responsible for compiling the media control charts breaking bigcitybeats vol. 9 and the upcoming vol. 10 compilations. her dj sets consisting of warm deep house, soulful vocal tracks and pumping electro tunes are always coined by her distinctive positive and uplifting trademark style. for her first own release donna teams up with her long time fellow partner sono soul a former breakdancer turned into club dj. with a lot of gigs in southern germany and austria he managed to build some underground buzz and alongside donna produced a remix for the upcoming matt myer single >versatile< which will be released soon

from scndl incorporated, the underground organization that brought you >that s a good look<, we bring you a new scandal with >drama<. where >good look< was a funky, street corner get down, >drama< takes you to the darker side, populating the back alleys of an urban electro nightmare. with a driving nasty bassline, hip hop drum sounds, nerve racking vocal snippets and wu-tang-esque melodies >drama< delivers on it s title. two solid remixes from coco machete mainstays fukkk offf & dog tags take things in opposing directions, electro to minimal/techno, this is a package not to sleep on. get ready for the drama !coco machete team

a slab of latin-tinged breakbeat coolness from the surferest dude on the spanish underground scene. try not to move that behind when the man from zarautz starts doing his thing, we dare you! the b-side is a quite aptly titled tune which combines a cab callowayesque ditty with a tasty hip-hop beat, thus spreading the buen rollo as they say in spain. mr. scruff, anyone?

diaspora remixes is a combo of electro-world djs met randomly while watcha clan was touring europe. all set of remixes from the likes of transglobal underground, undergang, or dunkelbunt.

poker flat owner and visionary dj & producer steve bug recently celebrated the 10th anniversary and 100th release for the label. continuing this buzz, and as always, confirming his rightful place at the top, steve is now gearing up to release his fourth full artist album. the >two of a kind< ep is a teaser of things to come as the long player drops in a few months time, and what a teaser it is…! once again joining forces with long-time compadre clé, of märtini brös fame, the pair whip up a deep storm, resulting in the solemn midnight swagger of month of sip. cool, metallic pads and trademark tight drums lay the groundwork for a momentous twisted synth line to wrap its way around the senses. full of tension, drama and stone-cold style, its a track that will define the nights - or indeed the mornings - dancefloor adventures. working solo on the b-side, and in-all-outclassic bug mode, steve builds perhaps his most drifting, euphoric vision of modern house music to date. beautiful, phasing synth stabs open this epic-vibed slow burner whose refined elements stay pure and true throughout. if youre searching for dynamic, addictive underground house music, full of history and yet remarkably modern, look no further

after a great and successfull year 2008 for holger brauns imprint flug von welt here comes the first promomail out in 2009: dualton – cicade ep. these guys are more than just upcoming artist – they are well established! after several released hits on labels like blufin / elite / bedrock or global underground - i got them for fvw: two housy, techy and floorminant tracks! with two amazing remixes from lars wickinger and elef.ant. wow! enjoy your flight with fvw!

already the 4th release an the anticlub label when underground lives on. incl remix by the economist

300 first copies and hand signed and number by terence himself! icon of the electronic north of france, terence fixmer is one of frances most treasured protagonists of the techno scene, of which he has been at the forefront for over 10 successful years. respected by his peers and adored by fans of radical over- and underground electro, equally at ease in the club or at a pure techno festival as he is in the so-called dark scene, terence reached this respected level, without ever succumbing to excessive promotion or subscribing to the mainstream.

edward mckeithen aka jus ed (underground quality) on second imprint of k soul label (sistrum - uzuri) for superb detroit house. just great!!!

crunchy, dreamly and tight underground stuff by salmon (karmarouge, perc trax)

after well-received follow-up releases from efdemin and nico purman, it s again time to introduce two new artists to the curle roster. this are two great tracks that will do fine at any part of the night. deeper underground!

monster track with a huge joey beltram remix. plays by almost every-(cooool)-body: marco bailey, agoria, technasia, tonka, peter kruder, mihalis safras, glenn morrison, namito

the bussy scandenavian duo are currently on a world tour, but still had time to make this deep techy builder, >bipolar< is dark but uplifting, underground but melodic, technological but organic! it was made mainly using a huge arp 2600 from 72, a quirky old synth that dominates the track with its distinct warm and fuzzy sounds

the very first release of the brand new hardtechno/schranz and industrial lable >burn-audio< based in the southern part of the netherlands. this release, made by dj artek, is containing 4 powerful underground tracks.very cool and hard stuff! played by several big names in the scene like miss djax, boris s and peaky pounder, a must have!

minimalplus is an underground project that started quite a while ago and it is back with a new release. on the record minimalplus give you a legendary dutch underground dj called noes. it one of those guys who was there from the beginning. for a long time he had a solid residency at the transistor nights in the south of holland where he played with almost al big techno names like, jeff mills, joey beltram, surgeon, james ruskin, johannes heil, ben sims, robert hood, steve rachmad and the list goes on. now noes launches his first release on this underground imprint. one the aside the is hd which is like the man him self a little hyper. rolling percussion with some upwards movement. rocking but also a useful dj tool. one the bside there is the shit and it is! a rocking minimalistic rave sound, freaky sequence and easy to get a crowd going.

upcoming talent from detroit and moscow meet on this first remix ep, based on the jason fine album, our music is a secret order. first out is the grandson of moscow - anton zap, with a remix of the track half. in the hands of anton, the original is present but with a major zap stamp on it. bent and quirky sounds, warm harmonies and baseline are edited into great house music. it is not often a remix out stands the original, but this time it might be the case. on the b-side luke hess gives his blessing to the dub track midwest_n. as the name implies we are going for a deep techno ride to detroit. with scientific perfectionism, hess approaches the dance floor, mixing warm sound-scapes and dub-cords with driving melodies, cymbals and claps. the result is once again elegantly produced mind transforming dance music. anton zap made his entrance to the house music arena through jus-ed and his underground quality label

limited to 666 copies - no digital release !! getting already support from paul woolford (2020 vision), nic fanciulli, ewan pearson, peter kruder, ame (innervision), michael mayer (kompakt) , timo maas (cocoon), santiago salazar (underground resistance, planet e, los hermanos), pepe bradock (atavisme)...

fresh off the release of their debut album, patrick dsp and pauze return to the studio and have provided us with another techno stomper. ball and hoop starts out with a killer intro which is going to be a sure fire starter for a lot of hard techno sets all over the world. this leads into a pounding percussion beast with a throbbing kick and punishing bass line. dont miss this one folks! monocores track starts with a pounding kick and nice crisp hats. the bass line alone is strong enough to shake the foundation of your house, so make sure you provide your audience with a construction hat before they decide to take on these beats!glenn wilson has been secretly hiding in his studio producing the powerful techno that he is known for. glenns furious signature kick and bass joins up with an incredible synth riff that will be dancing in your mind for a long time to come. make sure you grab this one up quick because its going to be a hot one!

ok... a one time pressing of four absolutely awesome underground balearic/basement/boogie/soul bombs from this collective of japanese/london musicblog authors. safe to say, these guys definitely know what they re doing, being something of an archeological resource for the finest hidden club music in existence. 500 copies only to cover costs - their motivation being music not money!!

quality hardcore 4 tracker

subsist is a new label dedicated to delivering cutting edge underground techno music to the world stage. each ep will showcase a selection of tracks in all shapes and forms from talented electronic music producers across the globe.

ripchord are 2 guys from copenhagen with years of experience with music in its many different forms. in a short period of time ripchord has firmly pushed their way into the danish underground scene. max thelin aka. maximus is the second member of the danish hip-hop producer duo mavix. jesper prehn, old time raver, dj and producer, has a long history in electronic music. their style is dark and original with jazzy swingsets and groovy basslines. thrill cosby is set in a 20 s ballroom jazz club in new orleans. the tempo is high and the people are swinging to the rhythm. the band is jumping and the bourbon is kicking in making the trumpet drowsy. tanzable, is a minimal tune kept in the subsonic layers. it has got a dominating bass line the swirls you into a hypnotic state of mind, encouraging you to move in sexy ways. this remix is conducted by joachim spieth best known for his spiecher series on kompakt.

probably the most outrageous promo reaction playtime has ever seen, jazz thang is what happens when you ask two producers to work together who are both just millimetres away from the bigtime. on one side you ve got andre crom s jazz thang, an - unsurprisingly - jazzy number that builds on the wonkier material he s already known for with safari electronique, leftroom, memo and sender. also on the a is gettin funky, a retro-90s house number with contemporary bass. but then on the b, you ve got riva starr s amazingly catchy and fluid re-rerub of jazz thang - which has struck a chord from the nu ravers (massive - tommie sunshine) to the commercial djs like d ramirez and even tocadisco, the ubercool underground types like karotte and marcus vector, and of course the king of wonk, claude von stroke

bananza music is back! after a two year break one of the usas most respected underground house labels is set to relaunch in february 2009 with new remixes of one of their biggest past records, trademarqs broken wagon. the remixes come courtesy of chicago legend derrick carter, bon johnson, marko militano and the bald & the beautiful. bananzas ethos has always been to develop new talents alongside the industrys greats, something in evidence on broken wagon remixes, with the likes of derrick carter sitting alongside the up and coming the bald & the beautiful. the vinyl will be released soon with digital following. future releases in 2009 are lined up from joshua iz (from iz & diz) and the production duo of jt donaldson & cpen.

dj pierre kicks off the creators of deepness label with a massive tune, made to raise the roof of any club. on the flip phuture 303 add their own amount of underground funk.

debuting with >i believe< on the monumental (10 records) compilation >techno 2: the next generation< (alongside carl craig, marc kinchen, and jay denham) in 1990. octave one is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of detroit, mi (usa), the burden brothers. the band, (made up of lenny burden and lawrence burden), have had the privilege of touring live and djing throughout the world, including the countries of germany, spain, greece, belgium, vienna, the netherlands, the uk, ireland, scotland, malaysia, japan, the us, and russia, among many other places. throughout their careers they have worked with such artists as derrick may, underground resistance, juan atkins, anthony shake shakir, among others. they have remixed tracks for such artists as massive attack, akabu (joey negro), dj rolando (jaguar), steve bug, john thomas, the trampps, rhythim is rhythim, and inner city. two years of live touring and three years of recording come together for the brothers latest musical offering. reaching back and rejuvenating their pure electronic detroit sound, o1 produce a dance floor heavy techno journey. >summers on jupiter< showcases the burdens signature rough and tumble production style. several tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of jeff mills, laurent garnier, carl craig, richie hawtin, and claude young among many others. to celebrate their first studio album in four years, octave one take the electronic beat down on the road through 2009.

d3 from switzerland celebrates their 13th release with a collection of 4 technotracks by michael burkat, glenn wilson, marco lenzi, raimond ford and steve land.

toolroom smash their way into 2009 with the awesome new double a side from f.l.g. (fedde le grand) >amplifier & pink bird<. after his first release on toolroom in 2007 with the massive >just trippin< feat mc gee fedde returns with two peak time club tracks to cement himself as not only a master at delivering chart number ones but also big underground main room shakers! lead track amplifier does exactly what it says on the tin, with influences from the early sound in chicago fused with pounding drums and an earthy synth ready to eat up any speaker system that it plays from, this will shake up any floor into a frenzy! second track pink bird has a more techy feel merging skippy beats, a rolling bassline and stabbing synths to have your head nodding more than churchills dog! building up to the breakdown it will have you hooked as it unleashes a whirlwind of groove guaranteed to get any club moving. an essential release setting the standard for 2009!

p.o.v is a driving, minimal tech house track that is full of atmosphere and feeling, perfect for the underground dancefloors. steve angellos remix turns it up a notch with an emense breakdown and build up scattered with steves signature toms and white noise.

supported by dj hell, dubfire, len faki, carl cox, stephan bodzin, oliver huntemann... pure dark underground peak time techno !!!

an unbelievable track like underground resistance from after great releases and remixes on labels like galaktika, tanzbar digital, platipus, proton, miniscule, and many more, the london based young guy garnica presents his first release on tanzbar musik! a few months ago, garnica released his fantastic bcn055 ep on tanzbar digital 008! after all this positive feedbacks on this 3 track digital ep, now its time for a vinyl release on tanzbar musik! two great minimal tech-house tracks, called es verdad and arpias, with a lot of deepness and so many soul...

reverberations is a label that knows a thing or two about the underground, and here we see them team up with one of the undisputed heavyweights of the jackin tech house scene. three proper tech house bulets for the floor, with harolds electro and soul roots very much in evidence, he keeps the pot bubbling with his masterful command of the dancefloor top marks!

when surfing on places and spaces like myspace you sometimes bump into something special, a rare diamond. so we of sound architecture did when we got tipped to check out the myspace of this dutch guy named dollkraut. the following week the only music played in our office was his... when we found out to by surprise that dollkrauts music was not signed yet to any label, we did hesitate or think twice and invited dollkraut to one of our events and asked him to do an ep on our label. inspired by artists such as dave brubeck, glenn miller, pepe bradock, recloose, jazzanova and krause duo, its sounds like dollkraut mixed them all in a big shaker, adding some of his secret ingredients. serving a dish to die for.. full colour sleeve with handstamped releaseinfo on whitelabelcopy.

after a highly rated full length and the last 12inch supoorted by jus ed remixes, fred p under his the black jazz consortium proves yet again his creativity with a wonderful 4 tracker of real deephouse between classic nu groove and new stuff on underground quality and sistrum.

planet rhythm is steadily working its way towards a respectable 70 releases. during the last couple of years the label has brought some of the best underground techno and the future is still pretty bright. again its time for the spanish connection in the form of exium! these guys are known for their extremely well crafted work on nheoma and audio assault.this is no exception, deep spaced out techno that works perfect on the dancefloor. audio assault labelboss bas mooy has shown to be a talented producer over the last few years. the man from rotterdam has stayed true to the darker sound of pure techno. this stuff is the result of the fact that bas was born and raised in one of the worlds most technoid cities - molten metal and gallons of raw oil seem to be pumping thru this mans vessels!

having successfully launched with a home grown 80s infused release by belgiums polefolder, faith music continue with their allegiance towards heavy bodied electronic house. its fair to say thats or many years, germanys oliver moldan has been spreading his gospel globally, exercising the intricate tribal beats and exposing his musical direction through labels including bedrock, audiotherapy & global underground.

swoosh was without doubt a major underground hit in 2008 with top10 positions in all sales and dj charts. the best possible base for phunklarique & pierce to team up again this year with a massive followup named womba to continue their journey on yellow tail. plays by gorge. harada, plstik funk, ... again, it s kind of a split ep, with two totally different versions of the same idea - creating atmospheric grooves with each their unique style that has individually brought them support from all over the globe. phunklarique concentrates more on the minimal side of electronics with deep bass, a sick leadline and stabs that continuously build up in a very hypnotic way, while pierce gives it a slick, but modern housy groove with sirenlike horn sounds. we have been testing these out on the floor for quite a few weeks with amazing results, so check it out and see what it does for yourself