kool vibes groovin ep oozes classic french house vibes form the get-go thanks to the opener no more wastin. stocato rhode stabs are met with quick-jangled percussion, cut vocals (like the french only know how) and thumping beats. underground settles down a little, maintaining a sultry groove with a chord driven hustle, while groovin is upbeat french house at its best. feel it features more juicy and looped up sample action with call and response vocals thrown in for added effect. a must have for the french house connoisseur.

the latest offering from san franciscos icee hot label finds the young imprint officially welcoming another artist to its gradually expanding roster. that said, contakt isnt exactly a stranger. the michigan-reared, new york-based producer is one of the founders and resident djs at brooklyns turrbotax® party, which has long been a sort of sister party to icee hot. contakt has previously released music for respected outposts like local action, grizzly, and dutty artz, but nobody else and tessera 04 find him taking an important step forward as an artist, delivering tunes that are richer and more really realized than anything from his past. particularly on nobody else, contakts flair for big-room melody remains intact, but he takes notes from classic kms, filling out the songs cresting synths with a full-bodied bassline, a hooky vocal sample and a sturdy rhythmic underpinning. tessera 04 goes deeper, channeling maurizio while delving headlong into a dense cloud of synths and maintaining a steady sense of forward momentum. on the flipside, icee hot resident ghosts on tape continues his recent hot streak, infusing nobody else with punchy drumwork and a potent rave sensibility. detroit legend robert hood then rounds out the release, transforming tessera 04 into a pulsing and purring slice of heady analog techno.

repress of this really hard to find chicago classic from 1988.. must have!!!

santonio echol is back with another release on detroit dancer. first track the intimate setting is a deep, warm & soulful techno production, b1 is a remix from the classic force field track which was originally released on kms back in the late 80s! here santonio gives it a warmer and deeper detroit feel to it. b2 is a collaboration with uks mike anderson on the vocals, again a warm, deep & soulful production, just as we like it. enjoy :)

classic jel ford release from 2003 - 5 cuts of pumping techno on double 12 inch vinyl.

an unmissable 12 inch collection from legendary soul-jazz organist charles earland. first up we have the wonderful over and over. co-produced by organist earland and randy muller, the man behind brass construction and skyy, this nine-minute masterclass in jazz-funk greatness was as big on the uk all-dayer scene as it was at david mancusos loft and blows up any dancefloor today. over on the flip is steppers delight, the classic anthem let the music play. released in 1978, this superbly fast and furious jazz-funk workout blasted onto the disco and club scene leaving a lasting impact today. last, but not least, intergalactic love song brings the tempo right down with a great spacey sound which doesnt lose earlands unmistakeable signature keys and sleek jazz style. essential!

what did you do the year you turned 21? hip-hop prodigy fashawn earned a spot on the cover of xxl magazine, toured the world and built a rep as one of raps new rising stars. fashawns debut album, *boys meets world*, was heralded by critics and fans alike as one of the best albums of 2009 for its gritty, streetwise and intelligent rhymes. some even compared his introductory opus to nas brilliant *illmatic*. it was enough for xxl to name fashawn to its list of hip-hops best freshman.
fast forward to 2012 and over 200 shows and 2 mixtapes later fashawn is back in full effect with his latest release *champagne and styrofoamcups*. featuring taylor gangs wiz khalifa, mfn mr. exquire, kobe, k young, chevy woods and more champagne and styrofoam cups is considered a top release in 2012. working with boy meets world producer exile, fashawn also called upon hip hops next generation of producers in dj dahi (kendrick lamar, dom kennedy), rahki (eminem, 50 cent) and classic west coast producers jake one and hecktik.

four classic techno cuts from 1999 by adam beyer, joel mull and cari lekebusch.

stunning techno classic, back on board

fresh again, silks favorite dunce-dance diva, maria minerva, tries on a new wardrobe with her bless ep. busting out with sweet n swingy single black magick, minerva caters her classic la-la lyrics about an occult/joke-cult romance over a new waif, schneider-esque pop-rock lobsta beat. space 4 u slips echo-drone vocal monologues over a laface-style rnb booty bumper, while symbol of my pleasure sneers with a walk this way funk lick, both reminding fans of minervas naughty/playful creep-creativities. rounding out the ep are soul searchin – a sleazy, down-tuned, junk-jungle comatose doser – and lady blacktonikas black magick garage trippin remix – a layer cake of luscious tush pushin and an ode to another sassy lady, miss kier herself. confidence is key, and this is maria minerva struttin,’ on and off key, through her newest collection of wand songs.

house is at home with bobby browser, who may be “still browsing” after 2012’s “just browsing” ep, but these four tracks feel like he’s finally splurged on the pleasure-purchase. never afraid to fuse sad soul ii soulisms with flute-floozy milan model-walk wonders, or blue lipstick, platform dance with classic groove-back ogle-voguing, bobby browser remains a san fran late-night-on-haight-night latin legend. browser’s known for djing gel-gems like “bad bad boys” and other, mostly forgotten, romantic thrift store singles and as producer he’s got the same no-boundaries deep-‘preciation for all that can be stirred in his stoopid stew. howard jones meets earth, wind, and fire meets n’dea davenport meets sade meets frankie knuckles but not at all straightforward, and nothing short of silky slip-peeling. always lovely and light, sleek and chic, bobby browser’s bought a spot on your yacht. it’s going to be a smooth cruise.

limited exclusive record store day release on nicolas jaars clown and sunset label. intriguing coverversion of the leonard cohen classic by just friends who are nicolas jaar and sasha spielberg. b side features no less touching versions of said song by julia holter and shlomo. epic.

fresh repress of a 1982 disco-funk classic.

remastered reissue featuring three fantastic hard-to-find classic rump shakers from hamilton bohannon. bohannon was one of the key forces in disco in the seventies and this is him at his best - his instantly recognisable sound is pure uncut boogie mixing riffing guitars, bad-ass funky bass and pounding drum tracks. first up is the super-rare long 12 inch version of me & the gang a superbly funky track popular with everyone from tony humphries to carl craig with its great chunky beats & a killer piano groove later sampled by paul johnson for his hit get get down, followed by the groove i feel - a monstrously good floor-filling gem unearthed from his 76 album dance your ass off. on the flip you get the awesome full 12:45 minute version of maybe you can dance another slamming disco-funk stomper only ever available as an elusive 1977 12 inch promo. quality stuff!

the first release on a new label, aa trax, which has been set up by the acid originator himself dj pierre with the aim of introducing classic house and techno sounds to a new generation, the aa stands for afro acid. kicking things off in style is a 3 tracker from the legendary detroit grand pubahs comprising paris the black fu and the mysterious mr o.

stygian stride is jimy seitang, a new york based musician in the no neck blues band axis who, as a member of psychic ills and most currently with rhyton, was brought up in the midst of the groundswell of avant-garde and improvised psychedlic music in new york city over the past decade. on this, his debut solo release, seitang has moved away from rock music completely, instead turning his attention to gauzy electronic music reminiscent of gas and the classic era of mille plateaux and chain reaction, with nods to manuel goettsching and tangerine dream

miles has been releasing material on modern love for a decade, first as one half of pendle coven, then on his own as mlz, and eventually pairing up with sean canty to record as demdike stare. in between he has also pursued more experimental terrain under the suum cuique moniker, produced jungle for the hate project and (together with andy stott) taken on the occasional release as millie & andrea for modern love sublabel daphne. he is also an admired, exhilarating dj, his sets have been known to span a broad spectrum of electronic music, from the obscure uk techno of labels like radioactive lamb and irdial, to classic chicago house, detroit techno and - most importantly - early 90s jungle and breakbeat, feeding into his love of the most uncompromising end of the italian experimental movement, musique concrète, synthwave and contemporary noise.

last night on earth continues to support and pluck artists that are turning heads, with ejeca at the forefront of ushering in the recent heavy 90s revival. his nu-house, garage style is ever present in his latest frequency ep. the first two tracks hi rollin and neva 2 far are dripping with classic vocals and vintage house sound. nassau storm brings a dubby side to the ep, while time for change adds calming intelligent beats fused with soul. last night on earth hit the spot once again as the supreme ejeca puts out another incredible release.

following his recent collaborations with ai records, electronique.it, and icon of desire, passenger finally comes back to eclipsemusic to release a new 12 vinyl record, titled chord abuse ep. the release takes off with solar flare, one of passengers most airy, housey and positive works till now, with its melodic sequence and uplifting atmosphere. on the same side of the 12 inch, surface debris de-construct the classic techno elements to build an abstract, moody, hyper-cynetic slice of futuristic techno. on side b solar flare gets then a special remix treatment by stephen brown, one of the most personal and notable european techno producers: the result is a tight, swinging rework of tiny slices of the original, turning the track into a classic techno builder..

james holroyds wonderful begin returns with another vinyl only limited edition selection. the elate ep features a second chance to get hold of what has become a cult classic from ep 3 after regular spins from lcd soundsystems james murphy, dj lexx & todd terje, eager fans had to pay the often ludicrous discogs prices to track down this enduring and beautiful cut as a result, james at the label decided to include the track on this new release

chicagos dj rahaan comes correct on this latest release from dublin disco heads fatty fatty phonographics. dirtyboyz takes an old bobby o production and sticks a rocket up its arse, blending in rough chi-town beats and some vocals from another music box/warehouse classic for some proper peak-time dancefloor devastation. getting up and dance is the kind of string drenched disco-boogie that he laces throughout his epic club sets, with some fiery ron hardy style edits to drive em wild. clap your hands, stomp your feet, meanwhile, rounds it off beautifully, a summery dancefloor swinger with a hellishly catchy chorus and a bouncy groove that just wont quit.

slowly but surely spencer parkers work them label has been gaining a deserved reputation as a no nonsense house and techno imprint thanks to releases from the likes of pittsburgh track authority and dana ruh. now it is the turn of the s:vt who serves up one track, basement sweat, complete with a remix, which will then be followed by a separate 12 inch featuring two remixes from arttu. the original track pairs classic, piled-on-top-of-each other claps with a freewheeling melody that runs up and down the scale. the bottom end is streamlined and techno inclined, bringing with it plenty of raw warehouse vibes. the no strings attached mix loses the melody and ups the percussive ante, chopping up and slicing out patterns as that bottom end continues to burrow on.

lower east, the brainchild of cozzy d & lee brinx, returns with michael jansons brand new single *addiction*. following his debut release *i know you re feeling ok*, jansons returns with this slick new offering, stamping his authority as one to watch for 2013. title track *addiction* kicks off the proceedings and is deceptively ambient, before jansons drops in a pulsing bassline that rolls out under mizbees eerie yet classy original vocal.
*addiction* is given the remix treatment by none-other than detroit dub master marc mk kinchen. mk retains the deep, gritty and brooding elements of the original, adding his own trademark organ riffs. on the flip side *just us* deliver a more uplifting affair, with a precision bassline and chopped and cut vocal samples adding a touch of soul to give the record and overtly classic house feel.

containing proper art, raised with time & dedication. the tracks are guarented natural and can live up to a hundred years with proper care. thery are also stocked and accessible at the bibliotheque national de france & converted numerically for a safe and proper memory of today music. featuring designed sounds melted to rare vinyl sampling covering a 40 years area. reaching classic textures and close current structural forms, meanwhile using today tools to the max combining digital technology with analogic and hardware analogic processes. it is just amazing, thousand of details to discover for your pleasure by the professor. a rich, complex and truely unique sound enhanced by the mastering of mathieu berthet with who he collaborated on several projects before and also do music together.

lampin techno with a disco twist and a kink remix. the classic sweet pussy pauline sample crops up on a cowbell-kinked and chugging sims original. bulgarian house god kink takes things deeper on the flip with his rollin remix of freaks.

with *canyons* rivulet records releases another debut from a young artist. niklas krafts aka talski musical roots are basically jazz and freejazz and he is active as a saxophonist and keyboarder in some relevant combos like klinke auf chinch, eder or the niklas kraft quartett to mention only a few. as talski he presents his very own variation of deephouse. doleful chords, cheerful drums, sophisticated sample-work but mainly the sound of his analog hammonds and junos build up the charm of his tracks. it is hard to specify his sound but after all it ranges somewhere between electronica and deephouse. the danceable part of the ep is a classic deep-house remix produced by the leipzig based duo boytalk.

chasing voices breaks its short ceasefire and rearms for the 5th installment in the ongoing series of musical theses at the forefront of new york citys electronic scene. purging the emotional distance and ironic poise of an increasingly numb aesthetic culture, *awoken by tears* is the naked, stark and barren truth of a deeply sentient musical form. heartbroken and angry, this is the new techno militancy taking on the classic materials of creative drive: pain, loss, memory—those negative spaces of the human condition that lay waste to so many weak souls, leaving behind piles of dust and rubble in their path.

new yorkers john selway and elliot taub as neurotic drum band make dance music fun again, mixing elements of classic house, italo disco, techno.

the first morris audio release in 2013 is a big one: zoo look with a dam swindle remix! the zoo look guys are well know for their quality deep house music, and >over me< feat. the beautiful vocals of amy lyon and > the sound of someone< prove that once more! dutch guys dam swindle can well be called >newcomer of 2012< and have been getting great reactions to their fat sound – with releases on freerange, dirt crew or wolf music to name but a few! 84 – a classic morris release! zoo look are on their way to the top with releases / tracks scheduled for dirt crew, hizou, join the dots and albion!

another round of wonderful eclectic delights from balearica. side a features the in demand *tonys song* by tony g. originally released back in 88, this floorfilling electro-tinged house classic features an incredibly catchy piano riff, phat bassline and some spoken vocals taken from al pacinos *scarface*. a massive hit both at amnesia in ibiza as well as at manchesters hacienda and at the early acid house parties, this track still sounds super fresh. next up is the dope vocoder-laden groove of escape from new yorks *slow beat* - a brilliant balearic chugger that features high on many most-wanted lists. on the flipside, we get the much desired slo-mo disco of steve benders *the final thing* - a moog-heavy groover that hit big at both the balearic parties and on italys cosmic scene. then finally, to round off this great compilation is the extended instrumental version of bowie & methanys *this is not america* - a favourite of everyone from alfredo to theo parrish. quality stuff!

spherical coordinates is the new project by oscar mulero and christian wunsch.they join software and hardware to explore the deeper side of techno, heavily inspired by space and futurism, focusing on liquid textures, harmonic sequences and classic drum machine sounds, yet preserving the danceable feeling.mike parker and reeko on a deep tip on the b side. great release on tsunami records!

local talk is proud to present a release featuring clemens kahlcke aka clé, also known as 1/2 of märtini brös. a true veteran in the electronic dance music scene with several releases on established labels, including poker flat, dessous and liebe*detail. the title track the jam is a classic deep house track, cleverly layered with elements that builds the track gradually, giving it real drive and purpose. dirtytwo is on a roll and after remixing hnny last month the dynamic duo continues to make house magic, their take on the original is another winner. the sharp beats, shuffly hihats, short staccato strings rips the track to dramatic effect and a guaranteed weapon in any djs set. local talk is talking to you!

the black madonna returns to home taping with another classic release in the making! we still believe captures that early sound of chicago when you could still hear the euro and italo influences as they were re-interpreted through the beat boxes & synthesisers of the windy city, and made to jack. on the flip, home taping favourite the revenge delivers his own take on that classic sound with an understated and yet pumping rework. packed full of authentic beatbox sounds and warehouse style keys, it works it to the boom boom. last but not least, the black madonna finishes off the package with say my name - a dirty, menacing and incessant groove that makes out like a wild new street dance that just got turned loose. the black madonna is here to stay!

groovy bass lines, sassy drums and a classic and clubby wave conduction. there is a little something in every track to help you find the mood when you miss the groove

>a blink of an eye< is the long awaited successor with 10 tracks of future funk. ranging from the nastiness of >jump bugs< to the fragile beauty >ray & claire< its classic syclops all the way. produced by maurice fulton.

vinyl only! dub house is definitely one of waehlscheibes favourite sounds which is all to seldom heard on vinyl these days. so the young record label from switzerland is delighted to have dub house maestro p. laoss (pronounce/future reactions recordings) contribute four brilliant tracks to the new ep. if you are into heavenly chords with masterful delays, soft pads, deep basses and sweet vocals you are going to love this record. classic and modern at the same time, the profound impressions ep radiates timeless beauty in high quality. all tracks have been mastered by above smoke at the hole of dub studio.

first of two new bassheavy techno-ish dub eps by mystica tribe. four tracks of excellent electronic dub with heavy techno and acid influences. although only his second release after his debut in 2011 with meditation stick the japanese mystica tribe already delivers a powerful trademark sound: loose, shuffling beats, layered with heavy basses, tribal percussion and trippy elements, like the dark acid tale on titletrack flowers and the classic melodica stabs on fractale and moon & stone. tokyo dub at its best.

unxpozd presents the 4th project from dj aakmael, *aak of noise ep*, giving you a straight up dance floor heater from the start! all tracks once again offer something for the hardcore listener/collector, and of course the djs that have a love for classic deep house and vinyl!

kicking off a big year for apple pips with something tasty and different from komon & appleblim! having worked together on remixes for respected labels like ninja tune & aus, appleblim & komonazmuk (now going under the name komon for his house/bass productions) started jamming in the studio on some original material. messing with boundaries and having fun was the order of the day, and what we have here are two of the first results… ’gas jam’ is a bassline-led roller with a nod to both classic uk garage & the futuristic house & techno vibes of uk bass music. getting dropped on rinse fm on both the marcus nasty & hypercolour shows, & with eats everything & carl craig supporting it already you can hear why it appeals to open minded and diverse djs.. ’silencio’ shimmers and shines on a glooped-out balearic/kosmiche beat, an 80s soul soundsystem bassline funks on through and leads you into a woozy blissed out climax…slo-mo house/bass balearic bizniss… with more collabs with appleblim to follow this year, his new productions getting props from all angles, & releases lined up on hypercolour, komon’s year is shaping up nicely!

the efunk effect continues to echo across the universe as soul claps mantra everybodys freaky under natures kingdom summons the egyptian lover himself, who revisits the alezby inn to deliver his own spin on the soul clap cover of his classic electro funk jam.

hard ton are back. their 2nd ep on new german house label toy tonics. what to expect? as usual they deliver super effective 90ies house. made with the classic sounds of juno, 808, 909. and and even more effective remix by dj sprinkles. this is real house! house that makes the booty shake!

figures creator, len faki, returns with volume 2 in his dj-edits series, featuring 2 intense reworkings of jpls and mikael jonasson. having already released volume 1 in 2012, with two bass-heavy edits of classic dj hyperactive material, faki expands the series further, choosing two more tracks from his personal archive of special edits made for his dj sets.

this dynamic duo has produced an instant classic for 100% pure, a true detroit techno anthem.

ever since his classic vangel release on ostgut ton we have been huge fans of samulis sound. needless to say we are very proud to have him on board

dj sprinkles ist das deep house-alter ego von terre thaemlitz. terre thaemlitz ist multimedia-produzent, dj, theoretiker und transgender-aktivist. bekannt wurde der amerikaner um die jahrtausendwende mit einer reihe hochgeistiger, durch sueffisante essays begleitete konzeptalben

on the fourth unterton release the black dog present a new sound somewhere between house and techno that the black dog call darkhaus. the original version of * council flat emptiness* is an infectious, futuristic, disco-tinged version of a progressive dancefloor workout bathed in strings, mellow melancholia and heavy bass. this is preceeded by a straight to the point stripped down version that multiplies the hypnotic elements of the original. on the b-side a 9-minute-30-something remix from luke slaters l.b.dub corp project drives the original into classic slater territory where techno and groove marry and electrify each other.

limited edition of 500 copies on white vinyl.
belgian industrial legend the klinik returns after 22 years with a new album in the original line up. *eat your heart out* is the perfect continuation of the classic minimalist-cold sound of the band that still stands as one of the most innovative in the scene.

larry hears / chez damier mixes! repress of the classic tsuba remixes from larry heard & chez damier!