aaah lovely dovely, its that time of year again, the city is covered in snow, chestnuts are a roastin and wee little elves are working away busily pressing the annual home sweet home compilation for your listening and dancing pleasure. yep, its nearly that time of year again, the famed hsh new years rave at the arena/treptow in berlin is just around ye corner. yay! this year we have invited some dj and producer friends from berlin that are playing at the party to contribute to the compilation too! the lovely frenchmen shonky who has played at a few of our shindigs since moving to berlin and is known for his funky techno style has even named his track on a1 >madame moustache<, how very sweet ! snapping at his heels on b2 is our good friend from way up north (maybe he knows santa) and also a berlin resident agaric with his kicking track >after it all< which we are very pleased about. the flipside features some of our homies jens bond and tigerskin with a furious track on b1 followed by nico stojan our little bar 25 flirt with a nice melodic house track on a2 to round things off nicely.

hier die neue impulsa bombe! mit frischen impulsa artists! telefunk ein project von tommy tischmann & philipp erhart kommt mit treibenden minimal / techhouse sound ? lässt die floors wieder kochen!

classic - back in stock!

just when you thought the heat of the summer had disappeared brett johnson and mike shannon team up to light the fire again with the bbq project. delivering some grooves inspired by the warmth of the summer the two legends come together to reflect in the studio and bring you the >my way home ep<.

hotel motel is the brand new dance music project from bill brewster of dj history/low life fame and alex tepper. heavily soaked in old school vibes, while plugged right into contemporary developments in the underground house music scene, hotel motel make excellent home tapers! for their first release on the imprint they work an absolutely killer house groove around a raw old school sample to produce the totally wicked >eye no<. this cut has classic grooves written all over it. simple, but 100% effective. it defines exactly what home taping is all about. on the flip, the burnt island casuals (aka the revenge and legendary sub club resident dj harri) throw all of their joint experience and love of house music at the original, bounce it off the studio walls and rework it into a warehouse bomb that will have you licking the walls for more. 100% house music with bits. play it all night long!!

innerwestsoul is an anonymous, sydney-based crate digger who claims influences as wide as art blakey, tony blackburn, joni mitchell and streetsounds electro, and credits first and foremost where it all began with his dads original 1970s home made motown, soul and disco mixtapes. turntable tweaking and re-editing tracks since 1985, his original productions utilised nothing but a razor blade and a roll of sticky tape to keep the music flowing. fast forward to the 21st century, and he continues to apply the same diy philosophy to his digital productions, creating tracks with real drama, continually diving deep into the infinity of musical history to find those rare nuggets of pure musical gold, then sharing them with the world

superb 3 track ep from romanian superstar jay bliss for the mighty hudd traxx.

phunkin chicago house

this is amazing. must have ! claudio prc – one of the most exciting newcomers in the techno scene, it is unbelievable for us what kind of deepness this young man is able to put in techno music. >clear depths< is our first collection of remixes, claudio prc, silent servant and obtane have given their best. how deep can techno go? all is starting with the original ambient. answers following on vinyl. use it at home, in your car or in a club, but be careful not to lose your consciousness. so deep, so deep, so deep ...

we are pleased to welcome fish go deeps label to our roster. kicking off with 3 version of the excellent >home<.
attention - bad pressing quality - distorted / hissing sounds!

fenster auf: der schwede f?llt die l?cke zwischen kings of convenience und bon iver.
inklusive coupon f?r freien download des albums als mp3.

limited edition 70gr 7 inch vinyl, including mp3 download code.

eddie c comes from canada and has been enjoying house music since 1987. his refreshingly old school approach has led to some mighty fine releases over the past few years on jisco music, 7 inches of love, flashback, wolf music, need want, sleazy beats, kolour and many other top imprints earning him a well deserved and growing reputation as a top producer and dj. for his debut release on home taping he kicks things off in trademark style with the sample driven, moody groover ætell meÆ. next up he flicks the switch and whips up a stompinÆ house workout on the get-down-and-sweaty warehouse grooves of æorganizedÆ. on the flip, rising aussie house maestro tornado wallace takes ætell meÆ one step deeper into basement territory and works it into an epic nu school refix. and finally, a cheeky vinyl only hidden track ædub up the editÆ provides an essential dj tool. 100% house music from two producers on top of their game.

cyh4 is made by the label boss himself. after his releases on moÆs ferry prod. and rrygular marcel knopf shows us his love for house music on his very own imprint. clap your hands - because variety rules!

mannheim is becoming more and more the melting pot of electronic music. stefan hollaender and steffen baumann identified this and created this ep as homage to their home town. steffen baumann is the man behind sixty radio on sunshine live & ibiza global radio and has just become resident in the legendary space/ibiza, where can be heard every monday throughout the season. supported by nick curly, gorge, .......

following his wicked remix of the revenges forever in their debt, home taping welcome back the maverick dj and production talent that is red rack’em. red is the force behind the much loved smugglers inn radio show and has had releases on top imprints like tirk, untracked and deep freeze for which he has received props from the likes of gilles peterson, mr scruff and greg wilson amongst others. in his first outing for the imprint red decides to fuse two very different sides of his musical repertoire. the first cut, pressure is an early 90s inspired banger that draws from his teenage experiences of house music and captures the spirit of those end of festival dj sets when the dance floor is really going off. flipping over to the other side, back home is an expertly crafted slo mo collage of sounds which was written back at his parents home in a scottish fishing village and is all about reds feeling of being at home and sifting through his dads record collection looking for inspiration. also on the flipside, is up and coming japanese producer and red rack em favourite kez yms beautifully deep detroit inspired rework of pressure. put house back into your life and ease the pressure with the sounds of home taping! two top workouts that will rule the floor! press play and feel the rhythms!!

fresh and soulful deephouse by markus nikolai featuring nina, remixed by lance desardi and dubloner.

are you feeling energetic? actually, dont even bother answering. because after hearing robert dietz >soup opera< youll have stamina for days. its a charging, standup bass burner that puts house sounds to techno purposes, its a wolf in sheeps clothing, a rainstorm at the open-air-a monster, simply put, that leaves you drenched and grinning from ear to ear!

new label by pierre (home, stammheim, hoerspielmusik) big with reboot, richie hawtin, ekkohaus, pierre, slam, karotte, daniel sanchez!

incl. remixes by eric prydz, armin van buuren and rollo & sister bliss monster acid club mix.

supported by: joakim (tigersushi), shawn mac, xaver von tryer (supersoul rec.), cosmo vitelli, walter jones (dfa), in flagranti, lsb dance disorder, discodromo, space ranger, makossa & megablast, dj morpheus, drrtyhaze, riotus rockers, bottin,.. 2000 lightyears from home is a slow track, but the boys conjure up thick beats reminiscent of early electro and an acid bassline that flows down smoothly. the remix is by altair nouveau, who we recently heard with a great work on dfa/solardisco. he delivers a moroder influenced more dancefloor oriented version. on the b side, come back, a direct track with a sure effect on the dancefloor, house beat and super groovy bassline

big with: anthony collins, daniele papini, timo garcia, kaiserdisco, remerc, cristian varela, karotte, acquaviva, ante perry,... nicole moudaber, selected by cox & digweed for a guest mix in 2008 & 2009, and hand picked by carl for a slot next to him in space in 2009, the big boys have all got their ears pricked for what will come next. her releases have appeared on viva music, plastic city, arearemote, intacto, yellow tail .... she has remixed gorge (8bit) and adam sheridan among others. for the new ep on yellow tail she got together with smokin jo, her older production state of mind, was championed on radio 1 and released on distrakt records.

a double welcome for zntn and shit robot new members of the astro lab familly, london based but comes from lisboa camp, after the photonz goncalo (zntn) is our second potuguese discovery, we are really happy to release his first ep on astro lab, >way back home< is just a crazy uptempo track, dancefloor oriented with some weird beats and synth.. just in order to do a fat release we asked shit robot to do his interpretation of the way back home, big fan of marcus work since long time, after solid remix of smd two amazing releases on dfa we are very proud to get him on board! as the original, his remix is highly recommended for big dancefloor!! already supported by optimo, ivan smagghe, tim sweeney and more! dont sleep - ultra limited as usual and nice artwork by mvdr.

iron curtis is a berlin based young producer. his debut release on tensnakes mirau was supported a lot from many djs and deetron picked his track to his mix cd on music man. this his third release contains three unique touch detroitish house tracks. title track of >großreuth 1< is a winner of this ep. it reminds old school detroit house track and simply effective in the club. this track will be useful dj tool for any house and techno djs. >save the night<, >80 g< on the opposite side are little bit more deep house style. i would like to recommend these tracks to the fan of underground quality or that kind of underground house.

the second half of the great lengths remixes package offers 3 more vividly contrasting interpretations of album tracks. almost a year on from the release of his debut album >one< and with >saviour of techno< plaudits still bouncing off concrete walls, berghain lynchpin ben klock turns in a remix of is this insanity that distills everything inspirational about both the club and city he calls home. spaceapes cracked vocal is welded to a sort of cavernous piston driven groove while traces of the originals melody fractured into the briefest of shards fight their way to the surface only to sink back into the percussive smog. located well outside of the heavily scrutinised uk hype centres, manchesters rising star illum sphere continues to hone his already distinct sound on the flipsides brilliant orange reworking. a clanking off kilter groove rubs up against an extended mutation of the original melody that pushes the track towards a poignant climax, evoking all the ache of reaching for the stars and landing squarely on ones face.

melancholic folk!

we are delighted to welcome the mighty russ gabriel to ever expanding dieb family and have him contribute this excellent 3 track ep to our catalogue. fans of russ sound as well as the uninitiated will not be disappointed here as there is a very wide stylistic audio palette on display here-yet still retaining russ quintessential production aesthetic and quality.
ranging from the epic, old school >returning home< with its haunting pad and melodious bass arpeggios to the stripped back chugging tech house workout of >push it along< and the futuristic, techno-infused >narita express< with its modulating stabs and catchy, repetitive bassline it is easy to see why russ is and has always been considered a unique and exciting music visionary equally capable of creating harmonic, atmospheric soundscapes or high energy, functional beats aimed squarely at the dancefloor.
whatever your preference, this package is sure to satisfy even the most discerning ear or demanding club crowd! enjoy!

the 2nd release of french producer anthony collins on mule electronic. anthony collins have released from get physical, freak n chic, bangbang!, curle and name a few. his biggest track >reeves< was included to the compilation of 10 years anniversary of circoloco@dc10. after the successful of last 12inch >upright bass< inc great foog remix, he came back with two modern deep house stuff. a side, >away from home< is early 90s house sound. its associated with the updated nuyorican soul sound or recent dj sprinkles release. if you like the recent underground us house like underground quality or that kind of release,you will like this song even if its more modern taste than them. bside, >hanging on< is jazzy, tribal minimal house sound. its a modern dj tool.

part three of the cocoon 10inch series is all about the modern british techno scene, and the first hypnotic exclamation mark is set by yousef from liverpool. after collaborations with carl cox and x-press 2, >come home< - which can also be found on sven väths current ibiza review >the sound of the tenth season< - seems to become one of the most important tracks of the winter season 2009/2010: with a steadily rising crescendo, yousef is weaving around a >strings-meet-piano< motive with massive reverb that gives the tribal beats a deeper meaning and thus will be enchanting the clubs. the flip side belongs to london-based dj and producer tim green. he is releasing on labels such as four twenty, sci+tec and trapez for more than three years now and his co-production with emerson todd, >exercise<, even made it to cocoon compilation i. >lone time< lives on metal-like percussions that are loaded with adrenaline and once more prove the fact that modern techno cant go without tribal elements

upon yous first release of black gold in 2010 is a compilation shared by the cheapers, mathias mesteno, channel x and onno. the cheapers have given us a track that is slightly more technoide than what we have become used to, with an absolute bass beast called madame sans merci on a1. mr. mesteno has given us the second part of tante dunkel (once again paying homage to one of copenhagens most illustrious night creatures) with this house track. the first part was released on our last home sweet home compilation. after flipping the vinyl, b1 unveils channel xs last offering before releasing their debut album on stil vor talent”in the beginning of 2010, making us all the more pleased about this dependable club track. b2 is reserved for our dutch colleague onnos kicking tech house track that shows that upon you know how to start out the new year in the right way

incl. huge tensnake remix!
polargeist. 2 guys from germany. thats all i know about them. this is their first release. its got two dark building tech chuggers with some chords, and a fruity lil breakdown in one of them. tensnake reworks >home from the can< into a moody summer persussive house number and banggang get all aussie-french house on the original. with that we have this 4 track release. enough said. who even reads these blurbs anyway?

da ist sie, die dritte home sweet home compilation! wie in jedem jahr finden sich hierauf erlesene tracks aus dem greifbaren upon-you-labelumfeld, gemacht von künstlern, die auch auf der traditionellen home-sweet-home-neujahrssause in der berliner arena auflegen oder live spielen. wie gewohnt besteht das release aus zwei teilen und gehört für uns zu den schönen devotionalien unserer labelgeschichte: miko von channel x und empro schieben stolz ihr gemeinsames techno- nümmerchen auf a1. die b2 liege hat sich unser talentierter uy - neuzugang echonomist aus griechenland gesichert, der sich hier zuverlässig von seiner sonnenseite zeigt. besonders freut uns auch, dass uns unsere polnischen kollegen von catz n dogz ein reizendes b1 housegeschenk unter der tür durchgeschoben haben und dass durch die berliner handwerkerhände von zadak & kotelett ein ebenso meisterliches a2-tanzbrett für uns entstanden ist

more fresh house music sounds from the home taping crew, this time featuring two emerging house talents – se62 and eddie c (jisco music). se62 is a new artist straight out of the ukraine who is exciting many djs and producers with his heavily atmospheric and raw take on the house sound. the main track wall ride is a slick slice of motor city soul remixed by canadian producer eddie c. while on the flip, the tape is a raw, heads down moodymann inspired affair. press play and let the dancefloor do the talking.

slamming hypnotic funky techhouse !!!

home taping is killing music is a fresh new imprint that is all about a return to house music. producer of the moment the revenge (instruments of rapture/jisco music) kicks things off for the label in fine style with the stunning >forever in their debt<. a homage to the house producers that have influenced them and the artists whose samples have continued to drive house music forward expertly channeling the spirit of early chicago warehouse music, but with a modern production twist that truly captures that classic sound, but packs enough punch to wipe the floor with most of its peers. on the flip, maverick producer and dj red rack em (tirk/untracked/deep freeze) takes the track on a road trip to detroit, and produces a deep, moody and atmospheric version which brings to mind the work of pepe bradock and theo parrish. two sides, two flavours. both 100% house

after almost a year hiatus the detroit grand pubahs are back with their detelefunk label. detelefunk being an abbreviation for detroit (det) electronic (ele) funk, they relaunch their imprint with a remixes series of some of their favourite producers remixing tracks from their last 3 albums. hence the title of the series being made up of words from all these album giving us the funtastic “buttfunkula and the remixes from earth”. this is the first of 2 volumes / eps that will offer new remixes, leading into a remix compilation featuring the finest remixes of the pubahs music from over the years. volume 1 sees the minimal originator himself, robert hood, take the reigns and remix the title track from the pubahs debut album >funk all y all<, while detroits underground resistance / interstellar fugitives dj 3000 takes one of paris the black fus first tracks >stalking you< (previously released on throw) and adds his albanian rhythms. finally, last but by no means least swedens samuel l session takes time out from producing for his own klap klap label to deliver this peak time dancefloor remix of the infamous >dr bootygrabber<. promising to take robert hood, dj 3000 and samuel l sessions on a galactic ass trip in their star ship was paris the black fu & the mysterious mr os way of getting them to do remixes. >now all i have to do is get them to deliver< comments paris from his secret lab >i do plan to bring them home after the remixes have been released. working with these artists has been a goal of ours for the past few years, and now that they ve been abducted may the funk be with all of us<

a collection of previously unreleased tracks from some of the world most exciting artists. we believe this is the pure sound of the summer 2009.

second chapter of dfa remixes comes with tracks from tiga, junior senior, chromeo, goldfrapp and unkle on double 12 inch.

the first release of the label baud from roger23, who until now was at home at playhouse and volt musik, but also shined with his contribution to the rüts series on meakusma. room with a view pt.1 is a very conclusive and consequent ep, but never seems trivial.

the revitalized moton records inc continues to impress and inspire us with amazing, undiscovered music. despite being launched in the early nineties, the label have only released just over 20 records. a co-operative effort between djs diesel, harvey, faiths dave jarvis and ashley beedle, this label has expertly amended and extended many an undiscovered, lost classic. as passionate afficionadoÆs and music lovers, their selections for the moton treatment are always dealt with respectfully, and released in super limited quantities, hence the crazy prices they reach in the second hand market !this expertly crafted trio of cuts is the handy work of non other than dave hill, founder of the legendary nu phonic label, well turned out gentleman about town and a fellow disciple of the good groove the quality is off the scale, the pressing is a one-off - you know what to do

canadas #1 discofunk label returns with a vengeance. their first international signing, funktransplant, is one of the top live electronic funk bands in the netherlands - and this ep demonstrates why. luc superdeluxxx and mo. tea throw out the template for modern dancefloor house and inject loads of live instrumentation and real disco feel.

after the success of their first 12inch release the horse meat disco boys have whipped up 3 more cute little edits that after months of plugging have now been proven to send dance floors both home and away into a tizzy. for a ride is a bit of a horse meat disco anthem in the shape of lucky by donna summer and its been tweaked to extend all the glorious bits that made it one of the unsung triumphs of the bad girl album. next up is a reworking of karen silvers sam and dave cover of hold on, which gets twisted into a mid tempo disco rock out, whilst finally an obscure outro on boney ms bonoonoonoos album gets flipped into a track in its own right. with its distinctive record sleeve and good quality vinyl the latest in the horse meat disco edit series aims to wet the record buying pallet before their first compilation is released this summer.

big with: paco osuna, afrilounge, dave ellesmere,.. this vinyl features four remixes of the kassette boys ep from click | click and m_ferrià the remixers are: chatterbox aka christopher manik (autist/ harthouse/ nyc) empro & jozwiak (upon you/ home sweet home/ berlin) zhao (archipel/ clever music/ france) eff&lle & jitzu (weplayminimal/ kaufe musik/ italy).

excellend deep / dubby tracks incl rmxs by pikaya (cadenza) & norman nodge (mdr)