rooted in disco sensibilities and smeared with a hint of that classic roule sound, jolly mare serves up an ep that will tickle the fancy of both late-night groovers and prime-time stompers alike.
dj support: yamwho?, leftside wobble, james johnston ...

mit dem album aoxomoxoa sind viele premieren der band verbunden. es war das erste album, das sie ausschließlich in tonstudios in nähe ihrer heimatstadt san francisco aufnahm, im pacific recording studio bei san mateo und im pacific high recording studio direkt in san francisco. es ist das erste album, bei dem tom constanten als festes bandmitglied mitspielte. robert hunter arbeitete nur als offizieller songwriter für die band und mit garcia bis zu dessen tod zusammen. zum ersten mal wurde ein schwerpunkt bei akustischen songs wie mountains of the moon und duprees diamond blues gelegt. somit musste lesh zum ersten mal einen akustischen bass spielen, was er mit dem spielen einer violine verglich, da dieser keine bünde für die finger hat.

the belgian testtoon label rereleases artificial horizon, a track from the early 80s by the obscure english band shoc corridor. glacial, driving and surprisingly modern, artificial horizon was one of the six tracks on shoc corridors debut album experiments in incest. remix duties are performed by mordant music, who takes the original into his own universe, delivering a bubbling, industrial and spacious rework. the belgian bepotel takes artificial horizon into nu-house territory and testtoon artist oubys delivers a driving, modern techno remix, heavily based on the original.

knox is the band brainchild of brother-sister duo nic and eliza coolidge. hailing from boston and new york, the siblings released their second ep, here, on december 3rd, and it is a big step forward for the band. formed less than two years ago, in march 2011, knox finds themselves working with the likes of john tejada and kuxxan suum on this release, and the outcome is stunning. here is five-song set full of ice and echoes. it runs as close to the third rail of impersonation, but flies away so quickly that knox sounds contextual and perfectly fresh. the influences from james blake is clear: the swooping, bomber bass and half-timey compressed dub beats, here could also easily be an inventive b-side to the latest how to dress well album. but, with the limited scale, interspersed remixes and foundling status in the scene, i would say it is likely a more impressive feat. the ep as a whole is desolate. expansive spaces filled with cold little beats and vocal washes, exploring in the course of five songs an icescape aesthetic with a sense of place usually reserved for full-length albums. the remixes blend so seamlessly that i didnt even realize they were during my first, casual listen.

forth in the hot waves compilation series kicks off the new year in style with this eight track vinyl double pack with some hot, hot licks! the hot creations offshoot has gone from strength to strength and this hot waves volume does little to disappoint.

alex ketzers new ep >falling off< comes with six moony, yet powerful and drifty tracks, influenced by 80s/90s wave-sounds and synth-pop. mixed with lovesong-acapellas, the ep gets a second level, thats about lovers joy and lovers grief – a releationship packed in six tracks...
· limited tape (edition of 50)
· nice and arty full colored fold-out-inlay
· produced by audio service (rand muzik)/leipzig
· printed and assembled by noorden/cologne
· including download-code for flac/mp3/etc.

in the country mario & vidis come from cover version is a little bit of a curse word and arouses serious suspicions whenever mentioned. even the biggest pop names do half of their gigs and have half of their income just performing well-known songs and impersonating well-known international artists. but when the vocals of bon ivers >re: stacks< recorded by up and coming british singer songwriter james barbarossa mathe were sent their way they didnt have a slightest doubt. not an obvious track selection and a really unique vocal treatment inspired them for a cover version of a different kind. as yet another proof of superior quality the release comes with a remix from Âme. vinyl only and limited to 300 copies this one is a little bit special.

saste004 is the fourth release in the stellate series: sounds gathered from the experimental frontiers and outer edgesof electronic music. for each stellate series release two tracks are created by four different producers. collectedtogether here are eight tracks from the periphery of electronic music.

huge third release on bastardo electrico from ku.bo (aka james kumo and roberto bosco) thst has gained massive dj and press reactions as below, this is not to be missed!

in 2007 nick curly and marc scholl started cecille records, 2008 the sublabel numbers and now 5 years later comes cic (sik). cic records will be melodic and song like. the first release guilty pleasures ep comes from the portugal based artists johnwaynes which already released on cecille in 2011. the ep starts with >wild west<, sik vocals accompanied with a dark groove and a touch of special. second track >show me that you mean it< together with the voice from stee downes shows the melodic side of cic and tells a story about meaning and truth. third track >wet< starts with a naked direct groove and the offensive vocals from sonja james.

botox present >basement love<, the first part of their second album >sans dormir<. two years after their previous lp >babylon by car<, cosmo vitelli and julien briffaz decided to unveil this new project through six different moments - call them eps - like six volumes forming a single story, each one being released every two months. the slow title-song >basement love< is released as a way of introduction, along three dancefloor remixes that lift this basement up in the air.

the next release on luke eargoggles stilleben label comes from ola bergman. six cuts of finest electro on this strong limited release.

twenty mids huge leon vynhall remix! dj support deetron, jimpster, norm talley, gerd, huxley, mr g, droog, catz n dogz, trickski, ethyl,james what, jay tripwire, chris duckenfield

white rabbit recordings presents the third volume made by the owner giovanni damico. this time with four tracks ep full of funky and deep house grooves, practically all you need to shaking your winter parties!

xoom recordings is a new irish label run by matthew collins. its emphasis will be to release what matthew considers to be his vision of true house music and melodic techno through his own productions and other artists that inspire him and also share a similar vision.

bring u up originally appeared on romans blackmale label in 1995 as a rumbling slice of new jersey garage complete with gospel samples and romanthony collaborator the trojan horse. it was a bit of a cult favourite with underground heads like dj deep. it wasnt until roman completely re-produced and re-sang the song in 2000 that it fully took on anthem status. out went the heavy kicks and hypnotic moods and in came james brown horn stabs and a live beat that sounded like bernard purdie had joined him for the session (the drums were actually provided by roman himself). the result was an instant club hit with everyone from pete tong to francois kevorkian that reached (a very respectable 74) in the uk national charts. on this 12 inch deetrons takes the funk vibe of romans 2000 version and toughens it up for todays dancefloors, lee webster adds a monster baseline and some serious beats. on the flip-side the original blackmale version is re-issued on vinyl for the first time as is an unreleased dj friendly edit of the 2000 version done by kevin mckay.

a rare chance to get hold of two of pop legend princes most sought-after dancefloor bombs on one slab of 12 inch vinyl. this great remastered reissue features the super-rare long versions of both >sexy dancer< and >controversy<. both originally only available as limited promos, these awesome extended versions went on to become underground club classics receiving heavy rotation from the likes of larry levan and ron hardy amongst many others.

r&s welcome new signing mpia3 to the label with a doublepack of uncompromising techno. mpia3 is a production alias of truss (perc trax) who has just the two eps preceding this on shifteds avian label. >your orders< see him continue down the path of raw, industrial, seriously funky, acid techno. his signature overdriven kicks recall classic robert armani and his sound harks back to the days of mike dearbourn and djax up beats, and the classic uk techno of ben sims and james ruskin but the tracks on >your orders< could have only been made in 2012. this is heavyweight music built for proper soundsystems and dark rooms. the six tracks on the ep straddle different tempos with some slick drum programming, but are tied together with some razor sharp synths and a healthy dose of acid.

neues album des mehrfach praemierten, kanadischen indie-folk/alternative-country-trios elliott brood aus toronto, das bereits mit wilco, blue rodeo, corb lund und den sadies auf tour war und mit days into years seinem ruf als vertreter des death country wieder mehr als gerecht wird.

ingredients records are pleased to finally get the chance to release music by this drum & bass legend. known for his classics alongside st files and as a solo artist, featuring on metalheadz, 31 & his very own soul:r imprint, to finally have his name in the recipe catalogue is something we will hold dear. onto the music itself and its a side >cabal< is a deep techno influenced roller, with crazy sub-lo bass and slick percussion work. meanwhile >mud<, with its excellent arrangement, early 90s feel and distinct intalex vibe is a straight up slice of drum & bass as it is meant to sound. pressed to a limited amount of 400 full release promo copies, be sure to grab it while it is hot.
dj support comes from marcus intalex, dbridge, bailey, loxy, skeptical, dub phizix, flight, friction

after an outstanding pack of 12-inches for scubas hotflush recordings, london dj and producer sigha a.k.a james shaw confidently returns to the label with his heavily anticipated debut lp, >living with ghosts<. for this offering he presents twelve impressive techno and ambient productions and fuses his love of classic uk techno with the contemporary sound that currently pulses through berlins berghain.

total control dislocate expectations with this inaugural home loan records 12 inch. not the charged up paranoid vox/guitar/drums combo that we have become accustomed to through their visceral live shows - instead men with machines producing pensive proto-tech experiments and tense industrial wave. includes the original version of carpet rash which was re-recorded in full band mode for henge beat, and two previously unreleased immersive rhythm tracks formed through collaboration between guitarist mikey young and drummer james vinciguerra. vinciguerra would fire deranged beats down the hole while young would jam over them, watching waves in a trance from his perch at phillip island. on the flip we find two reconstructions from home loan manager michael ozone. carpet rash receives the club re-contextualisation with ozone fully utilising its penetrating synth hook, while new age hop climbs the arabic scale.

>blurry< runs at 133bpm allowing it to sit neatly between dubstep tempo and the increasingly popular 125-130 bpm bass / house scene that has been developing in the uk over the last couple of years. taking things down an ongy-bongy path, this rhythm provides the soundtrack to a hunter chasing his prey through a humid jungle landscape, with fast weaving beats charged heavy by the deadly subs. the heat is on.
>spearhead< sees roska making a rare 140bpm trip, taking this rhythmical excursion neatly into dubstep tempo territory, creating an original cut which sits in its own world of tribal grime. the bassline pounds heavy, eventually rising upward before suddenly plummeting back down to the murky depths from where it came, and back round again. dis-hyeer quality dubstep music produced pon the other side of the looking glass.

smalhans is the fourth solo album by norwegian producer hans-peter lindstrøm, and his second album to come out in 2012. earlier this year he released six cups of rebel, which was a very personal album for lindstrøm and showed his more experimental side. now, this forthcoming record on smalltown supersound, finds lindstrøm back on the dance floor with six monumental tracks – classic lindstrøm style.
smalhans was mixed by his friend todd terje, who has also made extended edits which will be released as 12 inches. the album title is an old norwegian word and means scarcity or simply poverty. each track on the album is titled after a traditional norwegian meal. smallhans is lindstrøm at his very best, perfected by todd terje.

since the latter half of the last decade, alex melia aka reso has been blending heightened technological futurism with dancefloor prowess to create a densely cinematic musical universe. following last years >ishimura< ep, >check 1.2< is the next single to be introduced from forthcoming debut album >tangram< on civil music. an unflinching vision of the future and complete competency in his craft sees reso construct a brave new narrative in the way that timeless artists like richard d james, photek, dj shadow and a guy called gerald have done for earlier generations.
comes with code for free mp3 download of this release.

the wolf howls again, featuring tracks by terrence pearce, waze & odyssey, squarehead & mella dee and a ron basejam remix of james welsh.

after an outstanding pack of 12-inches for scubas hotflush recordings, london dj and producer sigha a.k.a james shaw confidently returns to the label with his heavily anticipated debut lp, >living with ghosts<. for this offering he presents twelve impressive techno and ambient productions and fuses his love of classic uk techno with the contemporary sound that currently pulses through berlins berghain. >brood<, an additional track not included on the aforementioned album, will be released as a very limited vinyl-only 10 inch, and will never see the digital light of day. the acid-licked scene couple<, a track from the lp, accompanies it.

stay remixes is the sophomore release from we have friends music, vancouvers newest label, the brain child of west-coast staples, mike mcsuede and james boatman.

the fourth release from audiofugitives recordings (au004) comes from jonathan torrico and his schizolectric project! with this ep called >encephalogram< it seems that schizolectric explores the electrical activity of the brain through the sounds in six tracks that will transport you to an obscure hypnotic tunnel with atmospheric, subterranean and pure electronic soundscapes. superb release, check it out for yourself. limited copies!

paul müller introduces himself with a record that sports class and mass alike. its mass is easily explained: it sports three superb remixer. what tells better than some good old namedropping ... jori hulkkonen, lauer and matt walsh. these guys and paul müller are the ones responsible for the releases class by delivering great tracks ranging from tech-house to disco - and whatever you may call joris sound.
early love by: chlo e, the hacker, justin robertson, brodinski, luciano, mandy, maceo plex, laurent garnier, tim sweeney, daniel avery, chaim, crowdpleaser, troy pierce, robert owens, x-press 2, james teej, headman, phonogenic, xenia beliayeva, remain, jeremy p. caulfield, bonar bradberry, wally lopez, alex niggemann, funk d void, mugwump, tim paris, clive henry, shir khan, bubba, bozzwell, tornado wallace, kid who, hannah holland, maxime iko, doomwork, disco bloodbath, silicon soul, slok, richy ahmed, luca c, dj three, justin sloe, the saint and many more ...

with his debut ep >swinger<, the multitalent from central germany now wants to conquer the club scene. as dj and event-manager he already has filled the dancefloors. now his songs should do likewise. inspired by the infamous clarinet-grooves of the roaring twenties and biting trombones >swinger< connects the organic sound of hand-played instruments with crunching techno beats.
the album exhausts the composition always a little bit more danceable, thanks to original instrumentation. but it is more than only dj-tools for the turntables. as the six tracks on >swinger< no second run out of ideas, it will effortlessly earn a wider audience.

so what music reaches 006, in six is sex!the melodic a-side havin a beat goes well with the end of the open air season!the matching remix is produced by e-kreisel.the flip-side its driving more to dub! so what music erreicht die 006, in der sechs ist sex!die melodiöse a-seite havin a beat...

up next on scubas hotflush recordings is the stunning debut ep >forever for now< from 20 year-old duo shelter point. through the use of field recordings, upright pianos, their own chopped and screwed vocals and a varied palette of synths, the pair have created a lush and elegant four track love letter that is bound to make their contemporaries stand up and take note. >braille< sets the scene, its wistful, haunting vocals delicately slinking along to emotive and complex analogue synths, only slightly changing course on the vibrating and discordant 80s inspired >hold on me<. on the flip is the title track, a compelling and experimental piano ballad, rich with vinyl crackle and a bittersweet lyrical flow (forever burned your picture in my mind) followed by the pop-inspired >sleep easy<, a sweetly composed bedroom soul production kitted out with filtered synths and dubbed out atmospherics. a unique and memorable debut from a very bright new talent, shelter point is here to stay.

the return of matthew styles for running back (check his sample & hold ep for his psychic powers) sees the berliner-by-choice immersing in his very own world of h-music, where tony humphries thrones next to ricardo villalobos and with enough room for all the wonderful chums in between!

the ep has already gained huge support by james johnston, tomorrow is now kid, kid mark, oli furness, scottie deep, jamie trench, lucas rawculture, sem marini, kool vibe, jeremy underground, tunde adams caspa, bryan agent pepper, skylax records, washerman & more!

remake musique vol. 13 with more slamming deep house / chicago house groover

hot creations offshoot hot waves releases its third stupendous hot waves compilation .this double-pack 12inch features six killer tracks from the 14-track compilation.

teranga beat proudly presents the royal band de thiÈs in their first ever and entirely unreleased 1979 recording. singers and composers james gadiaga & secka will guide you through the sweet melodies, wicked rhythms and vocal traditions of senegalese music, in a fabulous performance that combines mbalax with afro-jazz.

here we find a couple of heavyweights facing off with one of the centre pieces of orgue electroniques acclaimed >strange paradise< album. on the one hand we have kink & neville watson (an unlikely pair blabla but you know all that) with a swooning but rather pressing epic that unexpectedly turns into a harmonious vortex. and once you have crossed its event horizon it proceeds to quite exquisitely tear you to shreads. marvel as you turn into jelly and watch your legs grow longer and longer in what not only seems like an eternity, but actually is cause umm technically, like, there aint no time in a black hole dude! code! speaking of which, if you ever do make it to the other side, you will find up n cummer willie burns (who is known to many as the brooklyn budgie smuggler) oldschool jacking the faders with two of the sikkest organic beat tracks north of the corpse of ron (who is in a dead heat with jimi, jim and james in the race for most desecrated musician in like 4evah). anyhow, these jamz come courtesy of the sp12. feel it feel it feel it feel it... boom knock out!

young marco made a big impression to a new lot of listeners at the beginning of 2012 with his esp institute debut, nonono / darwin in bahia (played by dixon and james murphy amongst others). the young man from amsterdam now returns with a sister 12inch to his nonono, a perfectly complimentary piece of wax that maintains his esoteric stance on house music, and proves that hes no one-trick pony. video days blends marcos signature analog synth work with tribal rhythms and a loose sense of narrative, while the flipside later than u think takes a more cheeky approach, pairing a blissfully stabbing core melody with a mousey counter-melody and setting it all over some huge tom-heavy drum programming. these songs are the perfect close to a beautiful summer, whether youre lost in euphoria as the sun comes up, or simply dancing around your kitchen in the nude.

six artists remix the rich sound material from sven kacireks lp >scarlet pitch dreams< (pingipung 32, april 2012). svens original percussion recordings and his densely layered melodies invite for a rework which fo- cuses on the single elements. robert lippok (to rococo rot, raster noton) turns the title track into a balearic sunshine dance until the voice and synthlines evoke a deep and driving witchhouse at- mosphere. absolutely awesome remix! opiate aka thomas knak from denmark (morr music) is one of pingipungs favourite artists in the world and we are very happy to have his remix included here. his highly individual syncopating beat works dive into the pool of svens percussions, with the snare and marimba always in the foreground.

sspt005 / inversions is the second outcome by plural on separate skills recordings. the new release by daytons mastermind james johnson is a clear statement to follow up with four powerful dance-floor oriented tracks. again made up of driven metallic chords, dub and detroit techno elements in the vein of the last release, this 300 copies limited 12inch vinyl record is refined to be a killer!
all tracks written and produced by james plural johnson, dayton ohio usa. masterings by christoph grote-beverborg at dubplates & masterings studios berlin.

a tough stripped down beat and a howling wind of feedback tell the story of outburst. like a raging tornado it destroys everything in its path leading to total mayhem. a stripped down hypnotic pumping techno killer. desicate is the polar opposite of outburst. deep, melodic and sympathetic. fell the sadness as the earth screams out for humanity to halt its total destruction. outburst (another viewpoint) thundering offbeat toms carry the groove and build to a powerful crescendo as the feedback takes its hold the flood raises the levels again with an unrelenting torrent of unstoppable ferocity. words - dave ellesmere - support from samuli kemppi, chris liebing, marcel fengler, norman nodge, dvs1, henning baer, max m, arnaud le texier, dimi angelis, jeroen search, puresque, exium, inigo kennedy, audio injection / truncate, concrete djs, rebekha, juho kusti karhunen, lucy, brian zentz, electric indigo, dj hyperactive, pfirter, tom bonaty (prologue), etc

ununhexium (r-n 116) is the sixth release of raster-noton unun series. emptyset is a bristol based project formed in 2005 by james ginzburg, di- rector of the multiverse studios and the curator and electronic artist paul pur- gas. the project explores the legacy of analogue media, integrating aspects of rhythm, signal processing and spatial recording within the framework of mini- malist composition. their work interrogates the perceptual boundaries between noise and music and the potential for both technology and architecture to em- bed and codify themselves within sound. collapsed is emptysets first release on raster-noton and investigates the threshold where sonic structure is destabilized to the point where a chaotic order emerges out of a resistance to fragmentation and likewise explores the potential contained within this liminal space of transition. across the four tracks of the release a structural grammar is defined and then pushed to excess to the point where it reforms from repetitive and stable frameworks into non-grid based forms and ultimately chaotic rule sets.

big with: luciano, 2000and one, karotte, monika kruse, steve lawler, nick curly, gorge, meat, simon baker, rills. after his successful new yoork sun ep in 2011 steffen deux returns to 8bit with a powerful 3 tracker. groovy drummings and percussions tiny melodies and uplifting breaks with a little touch of acid in morning dew make this release a perfect club tool.

citylow - first release for a new vinyl label, 150 copiees world wide. pure analog live (with analog machines: tr606 - tr707 james gramling custom - juno106 - korg ms20 - tetra4) ... no loops or samples.
already supported by: danny tenaglia, luciano, seth troxler, paco osuna, andrew grant, m.a.n.d.y. and dj t., carlos sanchez, dirty channels, greg gow, oscar barila, mulder, luca agnelli, gabriel ananda, sebastian lutz, hanfry martinez, drummer.

annechoics >mythos< is the third reference from the occult label audiofugitives recordings. the mysterious producer annechoic delivers six outstanding tracks with an unique sound: melodic, rhythmical and atmospheric electronic music. limited copies!

the multi-talented vanese smith aka pursuit grooves makes her debut on deepblak under her new 91 fellows moniker. after establishing herself in recent years with pursuit grooves outings heavy in beats and bass, smith turns her talents to more open sonic landscapes. >91 fellows< represents as she terms her push into cinematic dub leaning heavily on her collegiate film major roots. the project was inspired as a dedication to her grandfather who passed on in 2011. through a myriad of ambient textures, and percussion she invites the listener to join her as she weaves through different emotional headspaces. six tracks that run like chapters of saga accompanied by two remixes by deepblak chief alchemist aybee, and resident rhythm czar afrikan sciences.

a label that prides itself on picking up new talent and letting them shine, electronique digital has made quite a name for itself in a short space of time. the manchester-based label has already been home to one of the years big anthems with finnebassens huge >if you only knew<. but it is not just about anthems and big tunes, there is also a focus on the deeper end of house music whilst retaining labels commitment to disco and summer vibes in every release. in other words, though they specialise in deep house, but it is never too serious or morose.
early dj support from: maceo plex, noir, andre crom, waifs & strays, wildkats, the mekansim, tom budden, giom, seth troxler, maxxi soundsystem, flashmob, miguel puente, cera alba, downtown party network, lula circus, amine edge, maher daniel, jay west & many more!