it has been over four years since koops last album waltz for koop was released. today the record is still considered their breakthrough record because it sold over 160.000 units worldwide. the critics and fans were raving about the band and even the legendary director woody allen fell for the stockholm based duo and featured their hit single waltz for koop in his film match point. on their new album called koop islands they take us back in time on a enchanting journey into the era of swing orchestras and jazz crooners spiced with some exotic mento, calypso and chanson elements.the first 12 features three nice reworks done by some of swedens finest producers in club sound. markus enochsons transforms i see a different you into one of his trademark deep house tunes while hird puts the vibraphone scented ballad koop island blues into a completly new context by creating a slow rolling dub mix. tiger stripes picks up the pop appeal of the album and delivers a sunny house version of lets elope a perfect radio tune!watch out for a second 12“ coming up on compost records with more fresh remixes by beanfield, alif tree and the innocent sorcerers

the last chapter of a four-piece vinyl remi x series including eight exclusive in-house remixes.but the mobilee crew is still on >back to back< tour and rocking several cities during the next month. the chapter is closed by the label boss hersel f. anja schneider has her way with daniel stefanik s anthem >the bells< and she is definitely >back from the valley< . this tune develops a lot of energy without opening all floodgates.and stefanik—not to be bested—does his magic on exercise one s >debaya< . mobilee seems to be daniels field for rave experiments. you never guess what happens in the final sequence while listening to the first seconds of this track. another old school lesson from a new school producer

next cadenza killer ep !! the four cuts on this doublepack are monsters all, between eight and 13 minutes apiece. coming hot on the heels of similarly sprawling releases from ricardo villalobos and luciano & thomas melchior, they confirm cadenza s commitment to stretching electronic dance music s form to fit a more expansive frame. these are anthems, but they re anthems of a different sort. while too many hits beat their riffs like dead horses and treat their listeners little better, loco dice turns their attentions to gauzier, wispier elements: ghost melodies, feathery percussion, iridescent timbres that flash once and are gone

after his much applauded tribute to manuel göttsching, norwegian martial arts grand wizzard blackbelt anderson returns with another deadly sample of his secret technique: the main cut >alfaz de pi< molds the ancient styles of cowbell driven space disco and ruff acid into a powerfull weapon for dancefloor action. >sandoz< overwhelms in a more gentle way with its sweeping balearic chords and the melancholic melodie while the prins thomas edited >snake eyes< hands out some hard capoeira style slaps. surely one of the most crushing releases on full pupp so far.

label owner glenn wilson kicks of his 2006 assault by teaming up with stockholm new breed manuel fuentes. a1 sees glenn lay down a slamming stripped down twisted fat cut, >make um clap< which rips through some analogue sequences and pitched voxs, while keeping some solid twisted funky edits this cuts never eases up from start to finnish, manuel pumps the b1 with unity a fierce slammer which breaks down into nice grooves while layered with funky drums and percussion. glenns >we got too< cut, completes the release with once again a tough voxed workout appealing to the harder funk mob

jackin with jeff does just that with thick procession, tough beats, layered key stabs, spoken word samples peppered throughout and a thick rasta influenced bassline. its a driving dj sneak style number that has been finding its way in to the bags of all the heavy hitters across the globe. the flip side boasts twomixes of be free. this underground corker has the beats and chops that will definitely make ya shake and pop! sporting a tasteful sample from the classic jungle brothers house music all night long, this joint always gets the crowd in to the party mood. first mix is a quirky dirty version while the second one offers a dubbed out underground take

the loose cannons return with a killer new cut entitled raw. the original mix finds the cannons dropping their trademark electro disco funk that is not that far away from superthriller. mixes come from cagedbaby who deploy a freeform five sounding mix while kissy sell out drops an almighty bass monster.

moxie returns to where they started (and pretty much stayed) rough 80s electronic music. this time - two edits from worlds apart.. the a-side features an edit of a late 80s ny classic while the b-side is a re-edit of a electrofied brazilian song.. they must have listened to the sugarhill gang before producing this tune.. now whos chow daddy

the fifth 12 is the best of his seven days album, wich was released in 1997. paranoid as the title sugests is haunting while - the bar- still will cause mayhem on the dancefloor as it has done for years. - eclectic- takes you on a trip to wherever you want to go

the seminal princess superstar returns with her new slamming electro-house project djs are not rockstars! while her albums on k7 merged hiphop with electro, the new outfit with alexander technique is based on exhilarating dj sets and delivers straight to the electro floors. here comes their first original release >v.i.p.< a heavy rocking dope song in four different versions

feeling free could be the closest thing to a summer anthem that soul music has had in quite a while. taken from the critically acclaimed keep reaching up longplayer released earlier this year on the finnish timmion imprint,

layne fox and triangle orchestras corey black team up as ruffy & tuffy for some tracky deep house with disco derived boogie action green gorilla lounge. mr. badass walkin fits that description perfectly, hinting at disco mania with the odd sample snippet while keeping the groove nice and sensible. dj m3 alters the track in an electronic style, adding a new wave accent, vibrating bass and the odd guitar lick. b side sookie nah is cool, building, slice of boogified house

cloudy bay his debut ep for poker flat. once more the new 3-tracker proves his enormous skills. cloudy bay is a catchy and simply beautiful track with exciting strings and a wicked break which bring up the right dose of ecstasy on the floor. massive tune! the b-side holds two more high-spirited tracks with >whats your name< being a bit more relaxed and deep, while >lazy bastard< edges upwards again to a good pace with a great arrangement and a 100% positive vibe. fantastic release by a great producer who is well known for his top collaborations with loco dice, timo maas ....

better known as volum and as one half of angry robots volsoc (his musical partnership with justin maxwell), jean-paul bondys output to date has often been categorised as electro, but not as we know it, jim. since the early 90s bondy has been bringing us his vision of a cartoon future of blips, bleeps, squeaks and tweaks, all fed through your speakers and straight into your brain by a rhythmic salvo of breakbeats, bass, and straight-up, glitched-up funk.. bondys first solo album, >the path of most resistors< marks the culmination of this effort to date, while at the same time representing a subtle departure – not just for bondy, but for compost too. make no mistake, this is a record that is grounded in the kind of solid, machine funk grooves, synthetic melodies and sci-fi atmospheres that the best electro has always brought us

nice deep grooving 3 tracker a1 goes the prog way while the master drum mix goes really into the deep flip for the more funked up original mix

audiofly are hotter than hot for their recent output on labels like connoiseur, mobilee, adrift and the brand new tiefschwarz label souvenir. while working with different people (rekleiner, sleeper thief) the audiofly sound is allways present and rocking the crowd !>lost< is the follow-up release to the hugely successful >somewhere< release on moodmusic as rekleiner with partner in crime stuart geddes. this time we got a double a-sided monster in the form >lost< and >til mari< . electronic techhouse music at its best we would describe this, with both tracks having a strong floor feel to them and getting that hands in the air feel we hardly feel anymore

while everyone else was enjoying the summer of the century ( and probably the world cup ) the botox boys hurled themselves in the studio and indulged into a cosmic electronic >kraut< session. on the hard stomping >lada rock< cosmo vitelli lays down a stoic one note bassline and grants tekels julien briffaz some time to get freaky with hard metallic, stumbling beats behind his drumkit before skanking guitar chords preludes several minutes of countless dramatic organ and synth erruptions. after this wild freak-out your body gets a rest, its now the mind that gets messed with, the slow moving >drive by shooting< with its neverending, grinding, menacing cascades of hot-lava like synth tides sounds like a dark balearic tune on bad acid

joel muells newest outing which fits perfectly into the profile of the renowned frankfurt imprint harthouse consits of two diametrical deep tech tracks that stand out of the crownd. the heavier and darker a-side delivers the power to set off into a long night full of surprises, while the flips spaced out deep tech grooves should get the crowd into a higher state of consciousness with its tricky arrangements..

after the big success of gut feeling/frequency, this twelve sees the return of emalkay. bats in the belfry takes it to the next level with its solid half step beats, midnight strings and a bassline that rumbles with robust abandon. overflow on the flip causes extreme low end damge, while super duper takes bass notes up and down the octave only to smash it with an underlying hard edged beat

this is the first part in a series of two a project that has been waiting for a while but now finally sees daylight melon is proud to present you four seasons part 01, with great respect and gratitude to the dutch electronic music scene

señor villalobos is back again on playhouse so roll out the red carpet for his >fizheuer zieheuer< monster which is no longer than 37 minutes!!! of course we had to divide it into 2 parts to bring it on the vinyl, but it still is a wicked tune. its around for a while now and a special secret weapon in ricardo s sets all over the world, causing mayhem wherever he plays it! 100% pure hypnosis, this track plays with certain sounds that you would not really expect from this minimal master in the first place... but it s the way he s using these east european horns which is done so well and their integration in the beats that makes the track so exciting

although he keeps his head just under the radar, jon cutler is not exactly against producing really big club tracks when he puts his mind to it. south slope sees him channel his energies into the kind of show stopping tracks that the likes of kerri chandler, dennis ferrer and quentin harris are famed for, but with a deft jazzy touch which they often ignore. the ibadan style groove is bedded in with a wonderful organ solo that serves to take the tune to the next level, while the dub mix drops the organ for a more shelter friendly tool

software records goes half dozen, with a spectacular release. mouse down and daryl, residents at the infamous barcelonas club the loft, join forces to bring us this delicious slice of vinyl. original mix is a relaxed microtrance exercise, melodic, with a everchanging structrure and really clean, software trademark sound. in the remixes, daryl shows his splitted personality, in deep mix he goes electro house >a la get phisycal< while in tube mix he goes wild and noisy, creating with no doubt one of the anthems of this winter. key players, ellen alien, james holden, steve rachmad, undo, jaumetic, laurent garnier. a deluxe release with everything you need !!

argentina is on fire right now, so for its third imprint, esperanza introduces us jorge savoretti from rosario. with previous appeareances on the prestigious french label telegraph, this 24-year old talent brings us his impressive debut ep which is full of different flavours. on the a-side, -150 reasons to bite you-, is a deep rolling track with a super driving bass and great build ups which will sure set the dancefloor on fire. -space juice- will take you on a journey of trippy spacey sounds laying over its funked up bass and groovy rhythms. while on the b-side we have marc houle and ryan crosson, both minus artists, reworking -150 reasons-. keeping the original flavour but adding his old school touch marc delivers a peak time bomb. while the detroit native mutates the original into a storming late night mover suitable for the mind and the body, making this record a must have in your collection

new and special project at justified cause: union of two friends, both acknowledged spanish electronic artists, for an electronic fusion of 4 dimensions deep house hypnotism. this time garcy noise takes by his side paper a.k.a pablo bolivar (regular records), who scored big with his last lp >anjanas<, a real showcase of his unique sound. they are flowing together in a far away journey, connecting once again with their original deep feels. i dont understand: stands between sharp hypnotic minimal soundscapes, while - the touch: an electronic new deep treat, with a splendid interstellar electro-orchestral closure marks a return to the first deep house moods of garcynoise on d.press industries

dark disco place goes into the dark minimal territory while henry goes to the circus runs along a similar vibe only much more upbeat

no need to introduce mazi & david duriez one more time, even those new in the house music business should have heard of them, the real chicago – paris connection. they have developed their own labels at the same time, gourmet & brique rouge, they built their carreers at the same time but this is only the second time, and surely not the last, that they go together in the studio. first time they produced the seminal everything is allright, one of the highlights from the audio soul projects album community this time they produced one of their futur classic, while david duriez was in chicago on the way to his detroit electronic music festival gig. produced in just one afternoon, the track is already acclaimed and hammered by all the big onesjosh wink plays it everywhere. mr.c has also been reported jumping in the booth to ask david what this track was.

stefano greppi is one of the most talented and creative dj / producer in italy. the electronic music biggest artists, like danny tenaglia, anthony pappa, sander kleinenberg and renaissance label, recognized the value of his creations and included his work into their respective compilations, while tracks like luxor >back to love<, >freedom is< and >electro pop< consecrated him as a world fame artist.

released across 2 separately packaged 12s, feeling free could be the closest thing to a summer anthem that soul music has had in quite a while !! hoop , whose soulclap updates of 90s hip-hop classics have garnered praise and plays from all angles, has worked his sample-adelic magic using jazz pianos and horns to bring fresh harmonies to an already musically rich work. coming across like a drum heavy quantic, this mix is one for the beat heads, as is its flip-side partner, which is delivered by natural self , (breakin bread /tru thoughts). as usual his drums are raw, his bass looms large and the authentic live funk feel is kept alive and heavily kicking

chicago pioneer tyrone latrelle comes back to house music after 15 years ! having establish himself as one of the most important originators in house music, producing such important acid records as acid my mind (together with bill mösley) or bang the 303 while we still havent managed to meet him despite a few trips to chicago, we get this dat tape in the post a few months ago. it seems tyrone is back on track or may be hes just sending his archives

the soothing modern soul cut smile (remixes) by swedish trio j man, yenza & charlie king is the 6th release from uk basic. kenny carvajal brings us a soulful house monster in a classic blaze vein with incredible keys while john kumahara remix (with martino on keys) goes more electronic

smooth carl finlow house tracks with a electro feel. probably one of his most floor orientated releases in a while. can be compared with his massive il.ek.tro release on klang but more straight forward. this even reminds us of the classic o

the i want my mtv mix takes the original straight to the dancefloor with a tough and techy outing that re contextualizes the vocal and injects a robo funk vibe thats guaranteed to get the crowd moving. on the flip, as the title suggests, the lightly touched dub moves closer with the original,staking a deeper vibe and more hypnotic approach, while emphasizing the elements and drawing out the groove. already a west coast favorite on white label doc martin needed two copies! the we are not mixes of rivers are poised to make their international bow with a club approved boom dj support from doc martin, chris fortier, chris duckenfield g pal, jon sinclair, solar, kostas michalis, reticent, deko ze, andy hughes, and shylock

nice price deal !!! the infrequent recording career of rob rives resumes with this chunky wave tec 12 which provides for twenty minutes of nice n crunchy electronic house, often verging on the techno side of things. melody attack takes a while to warm up, but once the miasma of jagged keys,grindy synths and clipped drums reaches their optimum level, things can only continue to climb. counter attack is a dubbier eleven minute excursion along the theme of the a side

the members of my my met and became friends through common interests in music, but it wasnt until they ended up as neighbours in berlins mitte, that a lifestyle of committed partying, cake baking and long studio sessions lead to their debut release on playhouse >klatta< in early 2005. it was the result of previously downtempo producer lee jones (hefner) working and partying with local berlin djs nick höppner and carsten kleeman, who are residents respectively at panorama bar and watergate. following up their recent fantastic 12inch on circus company butterflies & zebras is beautifully tripped-out expansive ambient house, summer after-hours here we come! recorded live with nick and lee layering fx over the organic percussion as the mix develops. an acid infused bassline is slowly opened out as layers of lush strings and shimmering pads are teased into the arrangement. on moneybowl the boys show the more jacking side of my my. taught and lean with a groove that keeps on evolving, while weird and wonderful bleeps and clicks bounce around the mix. for the remix, john dahlbäck twists the pads from the original and adds his own synth stabs. then pulls out a bassline and arrangement that jumps straight onto the dancefloor

australian producer deepchild drops the second single >no disgrace< from his new album >lifetime<, a dub heavy slab of techno soul featuring the vocals of barbados-born mc ras roni with the usual intricate programming found in all deepchild productions. on the a-side jimpster under his audiomontage guise delivers a remix he concedes to be >fucking slamming, maybe one of my best yet< combining a stripped back techno structure with chunky rolling bass and heavy soul in a devastating dancefloor weapon. deepchild s original is equally at home at london s co-op or vienna s dub club as it is rocking the floors in aus while always and forever shows more of the flavour from the album with a dose of his trademark rich melodic deepness

the breaks godfathers are back! while the mad in sicily parties are literally burning catania blatta & inesha have now ready two new super tracks. first one, afraid is rooty and funk at the same time with sprinkles that make it wink to houz lovers. on the flip, the result of a meeting with friend dj afghan, funk siciliano is the sum of traditional sounds mixed with black and dubby rhythms. nothing more fresher after this very hot summer

futuro is back with a doubledecker o fclassic detroit influenced technohouse by none other than kim rapatti aka mono junk (styrax/dum) in his melody boy 2000 disguise.when sähkö was starting to release minimal records in early 90s mono junk had allready a few years earlier made an impact in the technoscene with his original detroit techno sound. influenced by the sähkö sound, mono junk released monotone fantastique in 1994 on his dum-records label (dum-014) on a limited 12inch which has become a classic. almost 12 years later and futuro is picking this gem up from kim straight from his master dat tape. newly mastered this shit rocks!b-side features 2 new productions, a perfect way to evaluate the progression of this talented finn. sound steal er is more geared towards the dancefloor, it features deep eerie vocals and machine-alike drum programming while sient mornings is more of an early morning electro crooner

this 12 kicks off with jam 2 tha mother,a track that has been doing the rounds for a while as a westpark unit track apparently. its a fairly nice hiphouse bumper.its all about miles though. the looped piano sample works wonderfully well with the straight deep disco beats. and while the original is good, the soulphiction remix is the icing on the cake. they give it a certain industrial/techy edge, and make the sample stand out even better. add to that some dope detroit beatdown bass licks and beats, and you ve got yourself a catchy tune

new 12 from kevin martin (aka the bug)s latest electronic/dancehall/dubstep project ladybug,dem a bomb we is a radical reworking of an earlier project with uk dancehall/dubstep mc warrior queen, while on the flip, minitura de lul is a blast of heavyweight baile funk dancehall featuring brazilian mc deize tigrana

after a long while heres a new release from clairaudience with music provided by label head anthony nicholson aka miquifaya. taking a bit of a departure from anthonys standard deep tribal sounds he seems to go back in time to 90s chicago conjuring sonic images of classic labels prescription and balance. the a side keeps things moving with a grunty scat and grind of the organ while the flip stays straight chuggy with spacey synths and detroit esque strings. a perfect move forward for that deep soulful tech sound dominating of late

paris producers guillaume atlan (the supermen lovers) and gregory louis (aloud) have recently joined forces to form new act moto signed exclusively to cyclo records. taking their influences from 70s californian funk - rock bands and icons like stretch, chicago, prince, ac/dc, they develop a style of their own, adding a touch of electro to their live instruments (guitar, bass, vocals) to deliver sexy, uplifting tracks. >heartbreaker< their first single contains that genuine positive rock n roll attitude that will make you jump off your seat while driving a convertible car on a desert highway. >who cares< on the b-side in a more spaced out way but with that added 70s funk treatment will take you to the next lost motel where you may not find anyone but a dog to talk to. motos debut ep, have been selected as part of the soundtrack of eric lavaine new screenplay >poltergay< (out october 26th in france), a comic production where gay ghosts make the life of an ordinary, newly established couple quite difficult...

anders trentemøller, the shooting star of 2005, needs no further introduction. he has been stringing together hit after hit, most recently the -nam nam ep- on poker flat which offered an initial insight into his upcoming album -the last resort-. now the new 12- brings the first full-blown single outtake. the featured album track is -always something better – a vocal version featuring richard davis - and has a calmer, almost dreamy mood compared to the club tracks he s released. an easy-going groove, some wonderful celesta chords (hand-played by anders) and the typical trentemøller sound melt with the outstanding vocals by richard davis, who already graced swayzak s -speak easy- on k7. furthermore, davis is known for his longplayers on punkt musik and kitty-yo as well as an array of singles and remixes.a brilliant track with a beautiful atmosphere.of course the a1 slot is reserved for the -trentemøller remix-, a true dancefloor anthem. a kicking bass drum, quirky sounds and the -trentemøller twist- make this a real summer hit. while the a1 mix is a reduced vocal version, you ll find the -dub mix- on b1. to top things off, the one and only matthew herbert contributes his very own interpretation on the -bubble mix-. he disrupts and rearranges the original sounds and song structures to create a new unsettled, but fascinating soundscape

excellent unreleased remixes on this hard to find 12inch. superb fred falke parisian style filtered disco mix. while the hot jeff samuels drops a minimal house stomper with lots of abstract funk

busted speaker brew is the second installation by the afternoon coffee boys on clink recordings. this new minimal rocker walks the fine line between minimal and techno with acb’s signature drum programming and short decay instrumentation. the afternoon coffee boys, aka tim xavier and tony rohr, released their debut collaborative release on clink001 last year with one of the bigger eps of 2005: dark blend. their follow-up ep on cocoon, >glitches brew<, was released at the beginning of this year and was a huge success. their music has been praised by top artists such as adam beyer, richie hawtin, sven väth and marco carola, and they show promise as one of the new leading duos of 2006. this ep is an excellent release as acb continues to push the minimal edge with their techno influences by keeping the tracks rhythmic and driving while maintaining the slow, deep and funky pace that djs are currently pursuing in their sets

on its 10 year anniversary, csm records is set to re-launch after a two year break. john selways label csm shows its roots with a re-release of the csm 01 track >solas< while pointing to the future with remixes by tim xavier (afternoon coffee boys) and dave turov !! >> played by anja schneider

jark prongo have been releasing a series of smoking productions over the past couple of years and here is yet another one. this 4track ep kicks off with >rattlesnake< that has a wicked irresistible groove with hypnotic keys and bleeps that builds and builds. while the other 3 tracks are pure dj friendly cuts for every occasion... played by laidback luke & laurent garnier

sumo is a duo from geneva founded in 1999 by brothers fred and alex sumi. both played the piano when they were kids before they embraced freestyle-bmx. while they were riding, the ghettoblaster used to blast out punk hardcore or hip hop. in the 90’s, they moved quite naturally into music, playing bass and guitar in their originated funk band, swiss cheese connection. from 2000 to 2004, they have released on their own chiz recordslabel 4 vinyl ep s, supported by the press and djs like gilles peterson, jazzanova or luke solomon. in 2003, sumo makes its debut on yoshitoshi, label of grammy award winner duo djs deep dish, with the single >yes we will< which is played by top dj s like digweed, pete tong or paul oakenfold.

shooting stars john dahlback and dk7s mark o sullivan strike 2 killer blows as they launch their new label jm recordings. i saw your eyes is a mid set acid triggered tech stomper,driven by a sinister vocal hook, a pure celebration of those of us who have flown too close to the sun. while when you caught the sun clears the air with its lush crisp synth sounds and driving bass. the gravity pull of this stunning release will drag you into its orbit which is of course the centre of the dancefloor