lokomotiv recordings launch a banging 3rd release. kende produces a minimal techno track with tribal influences and a heavy basses. side b1 brings the promised remix by bodycode (spectralsound) of kende s >the krkr mountain<. this track adds some long pads and groovy bass brought together by vocals. b2 introduces the talented jackie misfit who minimal electro mixes bring a change in atmosphere.

apologist hails from the holy land of cosmic disco italy. behind the name apologist (wave music) we find the producers brusca and sam perez. they started to gain recognition with their dark, progressive thriller of a cut called ghouls & ghosts on h plus in 2004, the duo has released productions and remixes together, separately and under different names on quality labels like yoshitoshi, baroque, swift, restart, wave music, but they dont limit themselves to sinister grooves of that nature. while their style is always epic with sweeping synthesizers and digital drama and effects, apologist is showing their sensual, dubbier side with this exlusive release of pycairo records.

after recent successful releases on music man, a.r.t.less and delsin, the veteran of dutch techno is back with a release on ec records. label owner michel de hey is on the remix duties together with his longtime friend secret cinema. supported by john digweed, mauro picotto, estroe, funk d void, hernan cattaneo

full support by angel molina, dub kult, mathias schaffhäuser, jeff bennet, xpansul, oscar, remute. after releases on the own label, now the first excursion to the well-observed european realms follows on karloff rekordings. analog beats, bleeps and white noise - in sunny california these popular ingredients of minimal techno get brewed together with surprising facility, to a fresh, jacking a-side track with a sturdily nodding groove. on top of that, >azizam< doesn’t lack a clearly distinguished climax - for the good of the dancefloor! on the b-side >off my mind< first appears organicly floating within a warm and fuzzy scent of detroit, before >backwards on pony< finally unwraps classic sawtooth sequencer techno, however properly purged und worked up percussively, to a seething cauldron that you simply have to like!

classic defected compilation!! selected ba kings of tomorrow member sandy rivera!! not to be missed

excellent follow up !! when rino cerrone and joseph capriati work together these days, the most upfront minimal techno can be expected. this release is no exception, as these tracks are obviously made to rule the dancefloor! minimalistic, yet with a drive that we know from techno - the style both artists embraced when they got in touch with it...

the munich based producer sepalot is a german hip hop legend. together with the pioneering crew blumentopf, he released various top 10 and top 20 albums. red handed is aiming at an international audience though, with a sound sepalot describes as european and guests like frank n dank, olivierdaysoul, miss platnum or ladi6.

nice price deal !!! the new tv smith album is entitled in the arms of my enemy. the album, featuring eleven songs, has a line up of musicians including vom on drums, tim renwick on guitar and tim cross on keyboards, and has been mixed by jon caffery.

together for one cause: spreading love of house music in yours ears. the patsada soldiers take by storm the floor by salvo of love and irresistible groove. no surrenders! face a1 monoman - motion: chunky beats lasciviously carried by an obsessing melody. face a2 dav - monterey jack: this montréal native smash monterey with his jacking sax. face b soul circus - you re my friend: these belgian guys knows the formula: vocal + beats + emotion = dancefloor killer

next summer hit! one of bob sinclars secret weapon at this years miami conference. fedo mora started djing in 1994 in clubs on the beautiful costa smeralda in sardinia. fedo is a producer and a remixer working with the biggest italian labels since 1998 his main projects are f.e.d.o., sergio del rio, 4fx, freaks jam, pussy dub foundation and he has remixed todd terry, dennis ferrer, bob sinclar, julien jabre, richard f and many others... camurri has been a professional dj since 2002, he is the resident dj at the moxa club in italy. in 2008, he teams up with fedo mora and together they produce fedo mora & camurri - after the rain featuring warm reggae style vocals by patrick.

sandy has returned to the vibes which brought him ibiza samshes >finally< & >changes< to deliver another vocal smash... incl remixes by jose nunez (subliminal) and berlins dj dixon (as wahoo together with georg levin)

mojuba is celebrating its 10th release with the resurrection of a real house music classic. we are talking about the legendary record called time reveals by chicago resident and house veteran bernard badie. many of you will remember the title track often mistakenly called >can you feel it< from the infamouse x-mix-5 the wildstyle by dj hell on studio k7! since today bernard badie was working together with friends like larry heard or dajae and delivers his unique house sound for labels like night club records, cajual and circuit records, la casa, distance and recently for tony humphries imprint. check this original house power

chicagos anthony nicholson (clairaudience, peacefrog, circular motion, prescription) has just scored big time together with lars bartkuhn (needs) as touch one. this is the first single from his forthcoming album on tmr. 3 mixes included... special rerelease

yin yang attracted a lot of great producers to its label over time. now the time has come to do a release on which some of those producers work together to rock tha house! ali wilson and lee osbourne created >amongst it<, an uplifting track that is bound to rip dancefloors apart! miche and mirzinho are responsible for >vanadium<, spiros kaloumenos for >vacuum< and axel karakasis for >at first sight< .. quality garanteed!

bangana and vocalist clarisse muvemba (from the ep roses) are back with deep and jazzy tech-house at its best. packaged together with a remix by djulz this is definitely one for the summer

>can ting< is west indian slang for a steel pan, a much loved instrument in the caribbean world. here the duo takes on this magnificant sound maker that brings people together in massive street battles containing thousands of practising steel pan musicans playing all thru the night. due to its complicated note structure and technical limitations in tuning single areas in the steel pan, this instrument requires many years of practising. the sound of a one hundred man strong steel pan orchestra is something everyone should see and experience once in their lifetime.

ultraphat remixes by massi dl and ivan smagghe !! following the huge success of the original >i’ll lick your spine<, released on soma’s sublabel pnuma in 2007 let’s go outside (lgo) has gone from strength to strength. with his critically acclaimed album ‘a picnic with the hunters’ lgo explores everything from nearly silent ambient to the most destructive of techno, and all that lies between. smagghe delivers a freaky remix of epic proportions. massi dl s remix tears apart the original track and pieces it together like a picasso, disjointing the vocals over a bed of warped textures.

the polytechnics ep is the second release on df by silver city following the superb dubby ep from 2006. on the a side, the title track polytechnics has electrofunk vibes blending perfectly with new wave sensibilities. think greg wilson mixing up gary numan and you wont be far off. it rocks! and on the flip, nu disco don pete herbert (reverso 68/lsb) cuts up pendulo a heavily arrpegiated disco stormer and transforms it into yet another disco bomb. this was an edit that pete knocked together for his own dj sets and we loved it so much we just had to put it on the vinyl. last, but in no way least, is victoria jam which is a no nonsense heads down groover of a track that will get your dancefloors rocking. seriously good music. enjoy! plays by: ashley beedle, llorca, fabrice lig, electric press, reverso 68, munk, murray richardson, ajello, dubious...

big player mario rainieri presents dorian hunter & thomas green for the fifth release on his ostarrichi imprint. dorian hunter previously released on nu breed recordings and arms to name a few and thomas green has been dj-ing since 2003, now coming forward as a producer. these two working together resulted in three great tracks, of which one was remixed by the master mario rainieri himself

next summer hit! one of bob sinclars secret weapon at this years miami conference. fedo mora started djing in 1994 in clubs on the beautiful costa smeralda in sardinia. fedo is a producer and a remixer working with the biggest italian labels since 1998 his main projects are f.e.d.o., sergio del rio, 4fx, freaks jam, pussy dub foundation and he has remixed todd terry, dennis ferrer, bob sinclar, julien jabre, richard f and many others... camurri has been a professional dj since 2002, he is the resident dj at the moxa club in italy. in 2008, he teams up with fedo mora and together they produce fedo mora & camurri - after the rain featuring warm reggae style vocals by patrick.

saffrolla, former ninja tune group pest member, hooks up with spanish born isabel fructuoso, singer from legendary house band afro medusa, and together they produce this superb vocal house track paper baby!! flip for an electronic dancefloor dub remix by dave da gato (chris vogado one half of the group zero db),

the 3rd release by scott grooves on his natural midi label, this is scotts first ever ep and color vinyl release. all 4 tracks possess a different mood and distinct raw edge, which plays well on this well balanced ep.track 1 dark blu speaks for itself, simply stated and deeply enriched. the relentless melody never lets go of the groove and the groove never lets go the melody. everything in this track harmonizes together perfectly.track 2 dna definitely disturbs the peace with vintage analog synth sounds. the old school sounding vocal sample echoes thruout the track that >detroit needs analog records< take a listen and decide if that echoes true!track 3 >it doesnt all have to be techy< as the title suggest there is know >techyness< here, its all about a deeply stormin groove that is enriched with warm melodic keys and a lovely guitar, yes i said guitar that altogether creates a feelin thats organic but not boring. track 4 decimalquivers in and out with a fm gritty synth stab, complete with minimal drums or as scott calls them >drims< which is the term scott uses for minimal drums. also present is a deep pad sound that brews slowly like an eruption. co-produced by panther, a name you will hear more about in the future

funny a side!! the danish scene has evolved a lot over the last years, with acts like trentemøller, martinez and whomadewho. the new label tartelet records is rising from the horizon of the copenhagen club culture. tartelet records is founded by fredski (the man behind the greatest copenhagen parties ) and tomboy (aka tomas barfod, dj, producer and drummer of whomadewho, with previous releases on turbo, kitsuné , get physical and gomma). the two founders themselves are also behind this first tartelet release, which is a true showcase of what the label stands for: tech-house with multiple flavors like ghetto, funk, disco and a bit world. the a-side ‘do the tartelet’ is a schizophrenic yet effect full combination of sampled horn-madness, hand claps and techno bass. on the flip side ‘cereal’ sounds as if james holden and paul jonson were trying to make minimal house together. the future releases from tartelet promise remixes from world-league remixers (tba) and tracks by danish kleshmer-techno-reggae band analogik do the tartelet

rick wade - one of detroits inner house music circle together with moodyman and theo parrish - revives his legendary harmony park imprint and rest assured: it has lost none of its magic. after embracing the listener with a nice, thumping rhodes jazz cut for a start, he gets right down with sleazy, uncut disco funk before flipping back to melancholic, bluesy piano chords and string layers on the flip. 4 equally great tracks make this an essential purchase for all lovers of kdj and sound signature!

born as an underground anthem in manchesters famous hacienda club, guru joshs >infinity (1990s… time for the guru)< grew to become the biggest dance record of 1990 selling millions of copies and breaking charts worldwide. the standout cut with the dreamy saxophone became one of the first acid house crossover hits ever (in germany it stayed 14 weeks in the top ten) and a true genre classic! after a longtime hiatus from the music scene the keyboard wizard josh finally returns in 2008 as the guru josh project together with producer snakebyte and dj dazperkz to bring back the magic with >infinity 2008<. at the world premiere in march at bigcitybeats 4th birthday party guru josh was performing live in front a thrilled and enthusiastic party crowd – establishing a record attendance at cocoon club frankfurt!

viral breaks bring something different to the label in the form chaotic pulse?s >eternal night<. the a side is a techy dancefloor drum n bass killa. powerful bass driven drums and lashing snares are brought together with mutating synthetic bass, that will drive the dancing crew crazy. the aa sees the remix from phat riders

felix kröcher & eric sneo - two names that stand worldwide for >techno< - have got together for a very special collaboration, >connected< is not only the title of their joint album but also the name of a project that includes their international tour

planet rhythm presents the second part of firm to farm ep, this time with 3 tracks of radial that consists of the two dutchmen jeroen liebregts and laurens van der starre. since they teamed up in 2006 they have been working together intensively, producing music for labels such as token, numb and audio assault. coming up with quality forward thinking techno every time, their sound is an impeccable one and this is release on planet rythm is no exception !

duffy is possibly the most exciting prospect for 2008. her ascent from the llyn peninsula to 2008s pole position continues as the 23 year old releases her debut album rockferry. a masterclass in mature, resonant pop, the album includes the singles mercy and rockferry. her soulful voice has already beguiled many of the nations musical tastemakers and news of its beauty and of the strength of her songs is spreading by word of mouth now, as the comparisons fly (dusty springfield has emerged as the favourite), its time to discover her for yourself. duffy was born and spent her childhood years in the north wales coastal community of nefyn, a place too remote to be driven by style wars or opposing music factions. the upbringing she describes is one in which everyone had to rub along together, making do and mending, accepting each other and their tastes without prejudice.

d passion had some guests over at his studio, and heres the result! the collabs, a special release featuring 4 collaborations of d passion with artists from all around the scene. the first one might be a combination of 2 of the youngest, yet most thriving forces in the harder dance, take the risk is d passion and italian mad dog kicking it with bassdrums, tight melody and sharp vocals. together with promo, d passion sat down and created the last track of the night, a track with a large intensity grade shows their view on how the last 5 minutes of an event could and should sound like. the b-side might be a familiar one to many. last year, d passion and unexist provoked each other to non stop hardcore antics, and the two tracks which resulted from this session might be some of the hardest out there! bring the noise and what the hell are the best examples of how intense the combination of the unexist style and d passions production skills can be.

ricardo villalobos, magda, karotte, loco dice, monika kruse, martinez, 2000andone, tiefschwarz, matthias tanzmann, ben klock, lauhaus, raresh...we proudly present our first release on cécille numbers the new sublabel from cécille records. the first release comes from the greek producer lemos and is splitted in two parts. on two tracks he worked together with his friend ilan manouach and conjured two amazing vibe and atmosphere live recorded saxophone tracks that will catch your ear for sure. the other tracks use the perfect balance between rhythmic and vocal sounds. all four tracks are sure shots for every music lover. hope you enjoy…

finest timeless deep techhouse to house 4 tracker by stryke (circle, mute, ovum)

the outside agency just wont stay down. just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in. genosha 16 brings us the second installment of goes noord vs the rest of the world. for this super awesome release the outside agency collaborated on a set of awesome dancefloor stormers together with ruffneck, petrochemical, ophidian and fracture 4. all four tracks have their own distinct sound ranging from dark and driving to driving and dark!! this release is guaranteed to have at least one track on it that will totally destroy any dancefloor you may find yourself facing.

amp fiddlers vocals set the stage for 3 different styles of remixes. their individual energies create a diverse set of remixes that can be used to compliment one another on the dance floor. you ll need two or more of these 12inches in order to tease and play with the crowd...! brian & ketch aka strand are old skool producers with 15 years of serious underground producing, and for this track they have laid a simple yet effective chord drivin mix bringin the east side of detroit to berlin. eddie fowlkes and niko marks, have collaborated on numerous tracks before, as we all know, but they came together this time to put a nice deep dubby cross vocal bottom pit feeder ass kickin mix for their third detroit wax release. alton miller, name needs no introduction, brings his cool, smooth, cigar smokin percussion mix. you get 6 minutes of mr. millers let your nuts hang vibe.

together with raf & fedde le grand he runs his own independent record label, flamingo recordings, and has had a string of underground club hits, however none have hit the mark quite a fully as speed up. already pete tongs essential new tune, and with a powerful remix from atfc! its a biggie!

this time lucien foort teams up with the beautiful nicole tyler. she has been the voice of milk n sugars big hit has your man got soul. together they made the fabulous let talk! roger sanchez was one of the first to receive the record from lucien and has been on support ever since.

mr. pink the new house talent from switzerland release his 3th record. for this new release, mr. pink worked together with chris reece and electro puzzyloverz. dj antoine and mad mark, made a huge remix. the first time for a swiss dj!!!.

rock trio year long disaster is led by guitarist and vocalist daniel davies who grew up with an insiders perspective being the son of kinks guitarist dave davies. rich mullins has toured the world in his past rock lives with karma to burn and speedealer, and brad hargreaves is certainly no stranger to bright lights and big cities as his moonlighting gig is as the drummer of eight times platinum third eye blind. together, they are indeed, year long disaster.

ricardo villalobos, magda, karotte, loco dice, monika kruse, martinez, 2000andone, tiefschwarz, matthias tanzmann, ben klock, lauhaus, raresh...we proudly present our first release on cécille numbers the new sublabel from cécille records. the first release comes from the greek producer lemos and is splitted in two parts. on two tracks he worked together with his friend ilan manouach and conjured two amazing vibe and atmosphere live recorded saxophone tracks that will catch your ear for sure. the other tracks use the perfect balance between rhythmic and vocal sounds. all four tracks are sure shots for every music lover. hope you enjoy…

samuel rouanet aka reynold aka duplex 100 (together with phil stumpf) also boss of trenton is releasing here his first full ep on his own label. after a year of serious boredom when it comes to techno music and especially what is the so called >minimal< sound, he decided to release what is his own vision of dance music. >poison in my mind< has a strong bass line and triplets chords that drives you while the melody comes in and out. >blue steel< is more of an old school anthem with strings and detroit vibes. >craft<“ is what reynold does the best, electro deep cinematographic tune, close to the work he did on persona with his >my favorite film< album. >like it or leave it

4 different artists put together 4 different tracks in order to release an ep which is very interesting for the club sound lovers...hot dj tool!!

luscious, epic and british are not words you would usually associate with an emo band. but i was a cub scout are not your ordinary emo outfit - they re two hardcore souls with passion and emotion dripping out of every pore. and its this passion that has captivated audiences up and down the country. the duo, made up of todd marriott and william bowerman, have come a long way in the 18 months they ve been together. they ve supported bands like babyshambles, panic at the disco, editors and forward russia, played to packed out audiences at download and the carling reading and leeds festivals and made one of the most life affirming albums of 2008, i want you to know that there is always hope, which has been produced by hugh padgham . in a climate of indie band soup, i was a cub scout stand apart. a very british band raised on a diet of american music. a duo who manage the feat of being both indie and rock, punk and prog, small yet big...

toneman is back with labelhead sven dedek himself. no introduction needed, his productions enriched playlists of all big names, from sven väth to chris liebing and back, his projects basic implant and electric envoy together with alex bau delivered numerous great vinyls. now sven is back, new sound, even improved technical production, slowed down, energy, techno

matt k from wiesbaden germany and boytoy from paris france found the way into the studio to bring boytoys voice and ambient influences together with matt ks brilliant minimal producing skills. this crossover is an amazing mix aof both worlds. track 1 on the side a >kultur< is a typical matt k production nice effects and bongos. the 2nd track on side a is the >kultur< boytoy remix french experimental. the side b comes with an unforgetable tune by the nameof >froisse< matt k remix. the voice of boytoy and matt ks handwriting is a perfect match. the 2nd track on the side b is boytoys version of >froisse< and calms you down after a long party night!

first ep from the upcoming gregory del piero full length album after having several hit records on such labels as subliminal, swing city and black vinyl, gregory del piero comes up with his first full length album i love you more which is already considered by many in the industry as the best soulful house music album of 2007. it took five years for gregory to put this project together and the wait was definetely worth it.

the osf-team from the crome album is back together with a special edit by chopstick & johnjon.. finest groovin detroit strings influenced techhouse mover! special rerelease

after a long silence, the man behind the monster hits bitch and electric girl is back with another smash! produced by dave mccullen started as a producer at the recordcompany a&s productions where he met peter luts. they started working together and...

persona records next ep, >the tropic of cancer< was produced by three names familiar to persona s fans. working together as the thrillers, touane (marco tonni), donato dozzy, and nuel met last summer in nuel s studio in prenzlauerberg, berlin, and started working on music during what they now consider tobe the greyest summer of their lives

egyptian lover, alden tyrell, dexter and jamie jupiter jamming together in rotterdam and dropping a hot piece of rocking dance music on wax