meta014 is undoubtedly one of the most eagerly anticipated metalheadz releases in the labes entire history! this milestone outing sees a long overdue debut release for one of the drum and bass scenes greatest talents dom & roland. his constant output of critically acclaimed work, over nearly twenty years, has contained some of the biggest tracks this genre has ever spawned. we proudly present two brand new outstanding examples of his production genius for your listening pleasure.

vinyl only. 180 gramm. following on the success of our first studio r release, the imprint returns for the second time with the same concept: a documentation of friends making important contributions to contemporary culture. on the next go around, we focus more on known talent to deliver a balanced, powerful blend of modern club music. as summer makes way for the annual rebirth through fall and winter, studio r s second compilation illuminates the mood of the seasons long dark nights, tailor-made for dancing. mastering by stefan betke (scape mastering)

2x12inch lp gatefold, blue vinyl (a), white vinyl (b), printed inner sleeve,! the duos long-awaited comeback was followed by critical acclaim and a series of live performances. while playing festivals in ibiza, georgia, denmark and the faroe islands last summer, john guldberg and tim stahl took the time to put the finishing touches on their upcoming release: uptimistic music, a double album featuring vol.1 and a second record of unreleased material.

this release will tip off a successful year, that has new release information seen the young producer tour around america, host his own rinse fm show all while running his ever dependable saints & sonnets imprint.

justus kÖhncke & the wonderful frequency band - his first major release in five years after safe and sound (kompakt cd 63) - is justus kÖhnckes long-awaited return to the full-length format: neatly coinciding with kompakts exuberant 20th anniversary activities, the leftfield house virtuoso, former whirlpool productions member (see *from: disco to: disco*) and producer of seminal cuts such as *was ist musik*, *2 after 909* or *timecode* hits the floors with an entirely new set of future classics, remedying desolate crowds in dire need of a party to remember.
the double vinyl lp comes with a cd copy of the full album.

the long overdue bio rhythm debut of chief metaphysics himself... three takes of rhythm box boogie straight from the westside...

busking really is next-level in berlin, with the acoustic guitar replaced by the laptop, drum machine and minimoog, all powered by a car battery. it was this thrown together setup that first introduced the world to skinnerbox as iftah gabbai and olaf hilgenfeld took their leftfield, jazzy attitude and improvised genre-bridging music to the streets of berlin for impromptu jam sessions. it wasnt long before skinnerbox were rocking the floors of ritter butzke and wilde renate and getting their music pressed to the black gold was surely the next step...

first vinyl pressing limited to 500 copies on white vinyl, including download coupon.
ricardo tobar is releasing his long awaited debut album treillis on established french label desire (ike yard, monoton, live skull, keluar, deathday, egyptology, etc). inspired by mysticism & noise, ricardo uses old drum machines, analog equipment and also samples he has been storing since some years to create dirty sounding drums, modulated synth sounds and keeping far away from the more expected and polished sounds most artists are using.

hollis p monroe kehrt unter seinem neuen alter ego the black 80s auf dem compost black label mit vier leidenschaftlichen deep house juwelen zurueck. schoen und edel. hollis p monroe ist fuer viele klassische songs in der deep house-szene und dem funky breaks genre verantwortlich. seit 1994 hat hollis sporadisch, aber signifikante musikalische beiträge auf hoch angesehenen labels wie ovum, defected, west end, stickman, soul candi und jive electro veroeffentlicht.

on psyks new eclipse ep, clr finally releases a track that chris liebing has been playing all summer long on all kinds of occasions. eclipse formed an essential part of countless of his sets, which says a lot about the quality of this outstanding production.

the third release in danse clubs black series is a collaborative effort between dutch tech house hero lauhaus and countryman rik woldring with a standout remix from boris werner. lauhaus has long been at the heart of the underground electronic music scene, releasing on go-to imprints like 100% pure and area remote as well as his own soweso and we dig

first and limited yellow wax from minimal kids. an initial showcase of a long series of underground beats cooked by the crew with a vector face on a yellow background.

analogue rawness on the new headless ghost. jacking trippy house tracks! house music all night long.

the founders of >pfand<, hali and yapacc, met each other in berlin and torontos nightclub circuit. they created the synonym >act natural< and debuted four tracks which describe the actual vibe and feel of berlins club culture. beside the purely minimal percussive tracks (pretty good & action - words), they created a vocal-based hymn, >berlin is killing me<, that perfectly expresses the mood after a long party weekend. for >revenge or insanity<, they invited julie marghilano to give the right punch in combination with a bumpy bassline that kicks you in your ass.

dreamy, warm atmospheric, perfect electronica/house hybrid album

approaching theomatics tenth anniversary, andrey zakharov aka an-2 brings together sunset stories, the first true long play released on the label. the six tracks , including previously unreleased ode to andromeda and elegy fm, represent an-2s very best production from 2006 to 2011.

jonsson & alter are back with 2! the result is eight strong tracks that each shine and glimmer like a roughly cut diamond. the listeners are met by a prouder, matured, and more confident duo on 2. it is music for long club nights, but also perfect for simply listening to as it is dance music that reveals so many layers, so many angles and so much emotion.

henry saiz long awaited record *walking on a wire* is finally here! no words needed for this, just enjoy the music.

lost in confusion is a 161 bpm mental techno long bloody tune. based on a sample from this mortal coil filgrees and shadows ithink) superb mental dark techno ambiance. b side starts with a sounds like a side tune, even more industrial and creeping. a cinematic tune. second tune of b-side gives a mentalcore kicker track 180 bpm, very industrial as well, full of breaks and solid tribal beat.

we proudly present you a long-awaited vinyl series of huehelix. the 1st release features the one-and-only mighty oscar mulero. he provided us with 3 very strong tunes for the launch of this special project. these 3 tracks emphasize funky, cosmic, groovy, spacey, driving and hypnotic sides of techno. end your search now. this is definitely the one youve been looking for and will stay on top your playlist. the next release of this vinyl series will feature special remixes by us huehelix members. stay tuned for further notice, you wont be disappointed.

carmen villain got great reviews for her debut full-length album sleeper that was released on smalltown supersound in april. this is the second 12 inch from that album (the first featured single *lifeissin* as well as a prins thomas remix), and it is really a smorgasbord for fans of electronic music with long, psychedelic and epic remixes from optimo, peaking lights as well as norwegian disco legend bjorn torske.

two overlooked rare disco masterpieces produced by soul legend lenis guess. when we met lenis in new york this year, the super rare shake lp *music is the only way we can communicate* was lying overlooked and forgotten on a dusty shelf. lenis had the tapes there too, so it wasnt long before we picked two of our favourite tracks for this killer 45. one for the rare disco and boogie heads and never before on 45, these wont be around long.

vinyl only, 180 gramm pressing, yellow vinyl and strong limited. echo inspectors have delivered yet another lush dubby number in the form of >apparition< this figure brokenly weaves through the shadows before finding its stride - this approachable entity wants to return, shall we oblige? it is with great excitements that we receive one of our long time heroes to the primary family. rising from the shadows is the one and the only dean decosta. thought to have left the fellowship, >apparition<, while surprised to hear deans calling, is familiar with his energy. a more aggressive interpretation is adopted for the crossing over. >apparition< attempts to break the line, struggling to take breath with its grittier, darker, distorted frequencies it continues to form as the energy builds. this is a special ltd release of only 200 – one for every bag! early, late or otherwise.

legendary studio 1 re-release! >a series of very special minimal funky music based on very small and sneaky samples, danceable music but very much influenced by architecture and by the idea of taking minimal by the word and leaving out as much elements as possible to bring the maximum within the minimum.< – wolfgang voigt on the studio 1 series. with this re-release of two tracks from wolfgang voigts seminal studio 1 series, lisbons assemble music turns the spotlight back on to what amounts to the basic grammar of most contemporary underground house and techno. along with basic channel and the concept series, studio 1 has long been acknowledged as one of the forerunners of minimalist techno, though voigt is at pains to point out the >differences between their handwriting. rightly so, since neither mark & moritz nor hawtin prioritised the funk and fizz that jumps out of these two tracks >gelb< the determined younger brother to the more conventionally dubby (but no less groovy) >lila<. any producer who has spent long hours making minute adjustments to the interplay between the simplest of elements – kick, bass, snare, hats – should know they have been walking in voigts ever-so-well-placed footsteps. this re-release from assemble music serves as a reminder of where the music has come from

mr leroy smart, the self proclaimed don, tells it like it is - every song a story in itself.

2nd release from faltydls blueberry records label! long awaited umi says edit from the blueberry camp backed with a timely sven liebeck refix for your ears. they said it couldnt be done, and it was said unto them - it had been done. the end.

fanzine records launches its third record, this time by one of the spanish techno classics. hd substance presents its own brand of techno in marriot room 808, based on analogue sounds, and traditional production and mixing methods. with a long history and a large number of published lps, hd joins the fanzine records family. early support by steve rachmad, chymera, jeroen search, simon garcia, djinxx, dvs1, paul mac, dimi angelis and many more

it has been four long years since noahs last album, blind alignments, was released here on thoughtless, and much has happened since: extensive tour dates, numerous singles and collaborations, a lingering break-up, a move across the atlantic, 80 releases here on preds thoughtless imprint, tests of new music technology, and the sudden death of his father, all this and more transpired as his latest full-length effort, third culture, took shape. traversing these highs and lows, the result breaks new ground for pred, building on the dub-inflected techno and house that fills his discography, yet reaching far beyond anything we have heard from him before.

dream states of lust and lucidity, slow to speaks latest reissue of house musics halcyon years comes courtesy of mood ii swing s visionary lem springsteen. originally released on the eightball sublabel empire state records in 1994, these excursionary landmarks saw springsteen bid farewell to his usual club-saturated exercises in queeny house euphoria for a hallucinatory breach into a secret realm of desire, where the whispers of a long-forgotten hunger meld with the floating synth-work of a true practitioner of the sacred art of club music. this is the soundtrack to the chill-out room of your unconsciouss kaleidoscopic sex dream, the sweet synth lines of springsteens ritual music still floating in your mind as you awake, alas, a little too soon. fear not: this dyonisian masterpiece is once more available thanks to the good spirits at dope jams, who remind you, *whatever the eye sees and covets, let the hand grasp!* not without asking (or paying) first, of course.

midlight starts preserving on vinyl! with d-ribeiro & dj sotofett as the captains on the labels maiden voyage. d-ribeiro dropped two ace gems providing rippling percussion, trippy hooks, and inducing melodic arrangements. the flipside holds the 12:31 long bassed-up, keyed-in and tripped out remix by dj sotofett from the sex tags camp. the dj sotofett remix is vinyl only. ltd 1st pressing in a hand recycled sleave with sticker. get your fix!

aldo cadiz from chile and oscar barila from spain have a lot of great releases on such famous labels as desolat, plastic city, viva music, etc. for highway records they prepared very special and long-awaited satin ep with two original tech house bombs and remixes by martin eyerer and mihai popoviciu.

after time spent whipping up singles for moodmusic and my best friend amongst others, maurice aymard makes the leap to the long-player with a selection of jams that reflect his propensity for live instrumentation and thoroughly musical constructs within the disco-inflected realms of house music. as if metro area were played out by hand, tracks such as home groove hard on plush live bass lines, poignant rhodes chords and romantic lead synths. gui boratto turns up to chip in to colours & drops with its more prominent techy backbone, but that s offset by the non-dancefloor roll of 1994 . it s a diverse album that provides the perfect platform for a skilled craftsman to explore, er, his craft.

cgi is proud to present the long overdue vinyl debut of cc, one of the most talented djs and producers currently working outside of the limelight. this release follows up *up wind*, his outstanding 2012 digital ep for jass, and precedes his forthcoming debut 12 inch ep for proper trax.

wph 019 brings us art of tones with lauer remixes. art of tones is of course the much-praised aka of llorca, has long since moved on from his f-communications days and is without a doubt one of the finest and most accomplished house music producers of our time. but we digress, because isnt this all about the music?

the long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed *a fistful of dubplates* (zoom records) which featured dj harvey and was championed by the likes of françois kevorkian, ashley beedle, dimitri from paris and david morales to name but a few. this time dub versions of four double yellow tracks from their recently released album *life in the slow lane*.

fear of flying delve once more into the world of long players with leif, someone who has been a feature of the label since the labels inception, having contributed seven releases on their combined journey together. dinas oleu is the culmination of that journey. a sonically refined trip through hazy deep house and tripped out ambient skits.

what began with a long running glaswegian club night called wrong island has turned into a london-based label of the same name. launching in impressive fashion with some auspicious analogue fetishism from m o o n (aka jimmy murphys nephew) wrong island demonstrate their approach will be a diverse one with a second 12 inch that features their own remixes of helium robots and ghanaian-austrian singer, anbuley.

forged in the pitch black recesses of underground berlin, long time conspirators sawlin & subjected have been making bold, distinct and largely faceless techno from the cloisters of their vault series home. now comes the first in a two-part ep for electric deluxe, titled foreign awake, a much broodier spacy homage than we’ve yet heard from the pair.

experimenting with analog synthesizers and obscure percussion instruments helped kyson create the melancholic atmosphere of >the waters way<, the title of his new lp and first with friends of friends music a reflection of his time living in the long and harsh european winter. the new kyson live show, debuting this fall, is energetic as well as intricate. the three-piece setup incorporates live drums, analog synthesizers, vocals and samplers. accompanied by scott van manen (drums, samplers) and sam rogers (keys, vocals).

from sporting a glimmer of osiac, to chicagoan marching machines, and wandering odes to a desk jockeys long days working the mines, dibu-z aka zuboids newest ep on heraldic sits pretty with me

garrett david and adam rowe first met 4 years ago working together in the run-down offices of dust traxx. since then they have graduated to roommates and co-workers at chicagos gramaphone records. with their debut release, the boys deliver a unique and endearing house sound with a bit of quirk and machine-made flavor. an ep for the selectors, each track demands its own place within the night. b free features their dear friend and vocalist, shaun j wright (ex. hercules & love affair). we have been waiting so long to get this out, and cannot wait to share it with the world. werk.

the two red hot producers drop their first collaborative ep on defected. huxley & shenoda are two of the most in-demand producers on the underground house scene and the chatsworth sound ep is the pairs full collaborative debut. long time friends and label mates on hypercolour and huxleys saints & sonnets, the duo have undeniable studio chemistry and chatsworth sound debuts it beautifully.

hardly a stranger to the scene, ash moses first made a name for himself in dj booths across his hometown of sydney. it wasnt long before the bonafide musician crossed the dj booth threshold into the realm of production under the tunnel signs moniker and, eventually, as one-half of the death strobe label, where he released his debut sun ep

larry levan remix !!

(3lp incl cd) the long awaited follow-up to twisted! incl collaborations with ripperton, cooly g, seth troxler, hercules & love affair, delv!s, ben westbeech, fritz kalkbrenner, justin chapman & george maple

gogo music keeps at it with this stunning and real heartfelt song titled *never*, which gave ralf gums album *never leaves you* its name. featuring chicagoan crooner jon pierce and kafele on trumpet and background vocals, the song received much praise since the long-player was released. finally it receives its single release with remixes by no one less than the legendary louie vega.
another time gogo music presents a real sophisticated soulful delicacy, with all ingredients a future classics needs. gogo music ... music it is and is it!

when walter merziger and arno kammermeier head to the studio to work on new material for their long time project booka shade, the result is a winning combination of underground sensation and club hit, as titles such as mandarine girl and body language have proved to great acclaim. its a balancing act that only the most successful electronic musicians can do so successfully over such a period of time. booka shades new single >love inc< is no exception. presaging the fifth studio album release from these berlin transplants,>love inc< is infused with pure club sound created by merging a refined sense of sonance with solid craftsmanship. the duo pays a contemporary homage to chicagos former king of house, lil louis, whose 1992 hit club lonely serves as the tracks sample

as a long time label ally, it seems ridiculous that matthew styles hasnt previously had a release out on classic. previously releasing on like minded imprints such as running back, ostgut ton, bpitch and turning mix albums for crosstown rebels. classic are proud to initiate matthew back into the family with this new three track ep.

dfa is proud to announce a new split single featuring both the juan maclean and shit robot. the single highlights the warped and wonky piano house both acts have become famous for. the juan maclean track features long time vocalist nancy whang (also of lcd soundsystem), who helps deliver yet another wildly catchy dance floor anthem, in line with prior collaborative successes “happy house” and “you are my destiny.” shit robot brings in famed stand up comedian (and closet soul vocalist) reggie watts whose incredible voice glides from falsetto to baritone in a single verse. the combination of the deep bass lines, wild voice and piano stabs weaving in and out make this one of the strongest and unique singles in the shit robot catalog. both shit robot & the juan maclean have full length albums due in 2014 on dfa records. limited to 500 stamped and numbered copies, includes digital download code.