japans rhythm of elements return with another e.p. that display their versatility and belief in the many forms that soulful music can take. >tribe #3< contains the classic rhythm of elements combination of dj uchikawas firing electronic beats alongside virtuoso piano playing by makoto kuriya, plus bass by incognitos francis hylton. the track is a tribute to the late departed detroit electronic music artist aaron carl who sadly passed away last year. continuing the detroit connection, rick wilhite has been working with the likes of theo parrish and moodymann for years, and his remix of >tribe #3< provides an audio beatdown, stripping the whole thing down to its rawest elements, and supplying the hard and the smooth in perfect balance. >blow< is another journey into a percussive horn driven groove for the dancefloor. rhythm of elements provide the remix, layering the musical elements like flavours in a delicious cake. finally, >meditation bath< (loftsoul 2012 mix) takes the pace right down for this beautifully relaxing slow burner. close your eyes and let it flow over you.

borrowed identity is based in the small city of freiburg, germany. however, his deep house sound is big!

esls french connection, music producer extraordinaire, chris joss, is back with a blazing new 7 inch.
side a brings us >toxic smoke<, a dance floor killer. its what happens when afrobeat and disco spawn a mutant lovechild. sure to get the floor jumping. no toxic smoke, only vapor!
side b >sequence of spectators< is a tribute to an old french tv show. the theme song was a big inspiration to chris as a child and this song is his twist on it. driving afrobeat-inspired grooves provide the base for powerful horn and key lines. a solid groover.

straight from the mighty vault of mitchbal and chicago connection records, still music is more than proud to announce the release of >jack the house< - an unreleased 12 inch from mitchbal & larry williams, featuring a never heard before remix by frankie knuckles.

we are happy to present none other than spanish duo exium. last year they presented their first full length album, which got heavy support and rotation from the industry main players. for their long awaited return on audio assault they deliver three quality tunes with a typical exium flavor, forward thinking, but always with a connection to the classic techno sound.

beatwax presents the first ibiza-peru connection by sergio parrado & kike mayor double a-side for the summer.

incl. och remix!! special sleeve + first 400 copies with poster ! massive japan - germany techno connection !! please check the och remix on the flipside ... decks tipp

only 1 copy per customer !! / max 1 platte pro kunde... gilesku records is proud to announce new upcoming limited vinyl release (ltd 300 copies ww) with young talented and promising artist vlad caia. we sure are very happy to welcome him in the family!

a - all those moments (orginal)
so personal as this electronic pop seldom is. from out of the darkness emerges the colors.
b - all those moments (marek hemmann remix)
hemmann is a rascal. snaps the vocals in the front and strips it of a few octaves. the rest is an astounding connection between mareks signature and moorycs deepness: born from marimoory or what?!
comes on white marbled 7 inch vinyl.

ladies and gentleman: der dritte raum is back - and this time, its not only with new sounds in well known krüger style, but also with a new label platform: der dritte raum records! fresh and dreamy, thats the sound of the first release, with four tracks full of groove, warmth and the distinctive der dritte raum-funk on board. on all tracks of this release andreas krüger proves he has a firm hold on his analogue machinery - as always - but also shows his connection to contemporary machine music as well as krautrock and psychedelic sounds. inspired by his band project von trips, numerous analogue recordings entered the new material. wre ready to take on summer with this first release on our new label: warm layers and playful details skillfully surround the swinging grooves - you can almost feel the soft breeze of a beautiful summer night touch your skin. just wonderful.

only on vinyl available.. thank youvery much to the berlin - london connection... decks like it!!

solid white vinyl! winter in amsterdam ep is a homage to his amsterdam - turin connection, and consists of four banging techno tracks for the dancefloor! enjoy! supported by loco dice, stacey pullen, monika kruse, karotte, and many more

for some time now the bar25 label has wanted to put out a release with all of our swiss musician friends – the many folks who came to the swiss weekends at the bar and generally made a habit of visiting us in berlin. the bar always had a deep swiss connection, manifested not least in the legendary swiss cabin, home away from home to larger groups of visiting friends and monday evening after-hour hotspot. alpenglühen – feines aus der schweiz (alp glow – swiss bliss) is a swanky double vinyl of high-quality production art made in switzerland. on vinyl 1, animal trainer from hive audio share a side with andri, the zurich native. techno gladiator wandler and live artist canson play the other side, while vinyl 2 lets two matadors from the new zurich club friedas büxe – don ramon and san marco – steer for a while. and the two music geniuses from galoppierende zuversicht are also here, fittingly, using sounds recorded live at friedas büxe for their track. the sampler concludes with the exceptionally talented mastra, who contributed a special song to this swiss musical collage. the digital release also comes with a bonus live track by sublime stage band rizzoknor. even the cover was designed in switzerland, during a bar25 night at the legendary cabaret in zurich. were all excited about this release since its a special one for the 25 label. marked both by good old times and new horizons, this record is a musical compilation representing the very special kind of artist that will always be welcome in wild berlin!

the collectable artifact imprint is taking a detour from incendiary and obscure disco re-issues into releasing even more obscure material. mysterious italian electro-wave band cristalli liquidi are featured here with a killer rare italo gem produced by tinto b. (also known for robots are un-american, re-released on italians do it better last year). inspired by a lcd soundsystem song tinto b. comes with this great record! we cant find the connection to the lcd soundsystem track that supposed to have been his source of inspiration, and actually we dont care... its some of the best recent italo disco we ve heard in a while! if you are big on italo vocals the a side is for you, if instead you dig deep electro disco but without the chanting, the dub version on the flip side will more than certainly send you into italo space. another hot artifact release from mr. bottin. tip! (limited supplies!)

label like soma records, universal, get physical and also highgrade, all contribute to the impressive credentials of the spaniard, prompts breathtaking live sets and releases. but prompt, himself the founder of his own label 7noise, is never one to rest on his laurels: instead he continues to push boundaries with his new live project: the prompt live band, a fusion of electronic sound production and jazz. this is not the first such step for the clasically trained musician, with his onuba project he has already mixed the flamenco sound of home country with electronic music. the three tracks to be released on highgrade records, created in collaboration with the chop suey quartet, bring to life what would appear to be almost impossible: a real connection between the highly concentrated nature of electronic rhythms and the loose and improvised sounds of jazz instrumentation. the result is a very special kind of studio jam session: victor tarín on piano, david blanco on bass, daniel del val on the drums - and prompt on a computer! with so much pasion for musical innovation on show, its no wonder that highgrade co-boss todd bodine wanted to get his fingers into the pie and deliver his own remix for the ep

next up on frustrated funks limited vinyl series is italian producer and visual artist federico leocata. this young producers sound aesthetics can easily be compared with dataphysix style of production with its snappy, minimal and dark characteristics (who knows what their real connection might be). but when looking a bit further federico manages to create a world of its own where unpleasant, obscure and sinister sounding tracks bring you in a dark imaginary world of ropes, burning leather and foggy torture chambers. this is the second ff release in this series of limited hand numbered and hand stamped colored vinyl 12s.first come first serve.

expanding a transatlantic connection forged with releases from uk artists the m.e.b. and dead rose music company, the fourth release for lets play house comes from glasgowegian techno heroes naum gabo (jonnie wilkes of optimo and james savage) who inject a bit of motoric stomp to lphs generally housey identity.

nice price deal !!! patiently waiting for the year of the dragon to commence, nick chacona & anthony mansfield are finally back with a 3 track ep of epically mental proportions! hector works numero uno duo take on a true journey to house music neverland with the peter vs pan ep. almost two and half years in the making, the boys reveal their many facets of cosmic, sleaze disco and acid wonk. one the a side, pan vs peter is a tech funk heavy slow house burner, that shimmers with dubbed out guitar, thumps with low end and grooves the like the funk brothers at opium afterhours. think vacum boogie meets silver connection and you are almost there. starting off the b-side is the eps title track peter vs pan and its right out the gate ncam drunkhouse maddness. a timeless disco house groove with a bassline so big that we were certain that it was gonna blow out the lathe and never actually get cut (thankfully mastering made sure that didnt happen :). and to round things out, the boys get hard on the acid house tip with terrys nightmare, an ode to the grouchiest bartender at peter lugers steakhouse in brooklyn ny.

tip! vinyl only! deepest analog mixup between detroitish oldschool sounding art and dubtechno. neurotron is the harmonious connection between human nerves and electronic physics. the result: a positive change of perception by electronics.

new established audio innovation records stands for sonorous names in connection with new ideas launching the electronic sound sphere! bass-boost, playfully adapted melodies, remarkable sound always moving forward! that is what we know and what we can expect, on krischmann&klingenberg next ep!

romare is a young london to paris transient crate digger, collecting dusty snippets of undead voices and antiquated rhythms. once in his underground lab, these pieces of yesterday are chopped, spliced and reattached to create the sound of tomorrow. this ep explores the connection between the history of african and african-american culture in the form of collage to create musical conversations between the past, present and future.
samples of songs, speeches, interviews, field recordings and films were carefully chosen and rearranged: rhythms from africa are integrated with voices from harlem, conversations about race and identity between writers and ethnomusicologists are constructed, speeches from activists are conjoined with the voices of prisoners. this process of combining pre-existing material has inspired three >meditations on afrocentrism<.
in keeping with black acres genre dodging output, romares merging of traditional rhythms of africa with the contemporary tempos of footwork and house is a bridge between the tradition sound palette of africa and future dance rhythm.
support: untold, moxie, fantastic mr fox, jamie xx

dean sunshine smith does it again with the first release of 2012. number 3 in the globally successful sunshine reworks series. this time he re-ignites the classic mid tempo soul shuffler oh honey by 70s british soul group delegation. pitching things up and reworking the vocals to create an infectious slice of soulful sunshine deep house sweetness!! track two and we keep the soul with an edge of funk as dean takes us on a love odyssey. reworking & re-interpreting the classic t-connection weekender anthem. this is a new version that intentionally pays homage to the original but also reconstructs the vocals to give the tune a new twist and creating a killer deep house floorfiller. as always this release has some big support from some of the scenes key players. another sure fire slice of sunshine magic from the soulshare records stable and this wonderful series.

funky and laid back jazz constructed house tracks with spacy dimension by dewalta. we are very happy to release such a fantastic long player which keeps alive our dear paris-berlin connection and our taste for subtle melange between jazz and house music. both tracks malbec and syrah will bring you far on the dancefloor like a good wine does with its fine and deep flavours of fruits and whatever it can tell about the history of its ground. david koch under his artist name dewalta persuades first on the a side with malbec. a dry clap introduces to the affair, short followed by a kick and a driving funky deep baseline which could be far enough to convince any dj fan of minimal hypnotic loops. having set up that strong base, he plays then carefully some light but brillant layers of jazzy arrangements. santé! syrah, follows up in a more trippy way performing a jazzy and elegant journey which destination is certainly somewhere in the cosmos. mastered and cutted by mike grinser at the berlin studio man made mastering.

masomenos team up with the karat crew.. pure french connection.. made with love in paris. cabanne, ark, and laetitia and masomenos: thats musicians you can always rely on.. we like! very solid 4-tracker giving an impressive overview of the current french definition of killer tracks!

the mole graces haunt music and this plane of existence with yet another sonic connection to the deepest corners of the ether house reality. a subtle combination of forgotten vinyl moments, childhood memories and modular synth alchemy. deep… yes.. yes!

bestworks records proudly presents the debut of two young aspiring producers from berlin: felix fisher and fabian dikof. several years ago both of them learned their first skills in a youth project which was developed and run by non other than label owner and producer andre lodemann in a small town erkner on the outskirts of berlin, germany. this release is a beautiful connection between andre lodemanns former job as a street/social-worker and his work today as a producer and dj on the international circuit. the track by felix fisher is a more detroit orientated tech-house track with a darker approach and fabian dikofs is more dubby-house influenced. christian prommer and phoniques remixes give the release a great twist in other musical directions.

continuing the amazing bristol / san francisco connection that we started with julio bashmore a couple years ago, dan eats everything has come out guns blazing with a multitude of hot tracks in 2011. but i feel like db059 is going to be eats evertyhings big breakout ep, the one that sets the tone for his career.

the second part of the ki split series is a feature of our homegrown talents christian loeffler and steffen kirchhoff. the two friends are part of the ki family since the beginning (loeffler was responsible for the first release on ki and kirchhoff for the third). both artist have a close connection in sound aesthetics and atmosphere, since they still inspire each other every day. on the ki split series 2 you can listen to christian loeffler and steffen kirchhoff experimenting with beautiful samples and underlining the whole piece with their unique sound structure. both in their respective very own romantic approach to deep, melancholic techno music.

for this 11th release, we give you the opportunity to grab 3 fantastic trax done by todays hottest producers : massimiliano pagliara & rotciv. massimiliano p. has been responsible of delivering some of the best electronic tracks in those recent years on great labels such as balihu, rush hour, live at robert johnson & needwant. he teamed up for this special release with rotciv (from brazil) who made a name for himself with his special edits & has a very busy year with some upcoming 12 inches on d-edge, mister mistery & rebirth. their name is the rimshooters present >tha jackin theory< !!! heavily inspired by roland 909 chicago mythic drum machine, those guys deliver here 3 anthems, very close in spirit to tensnake & lee foss best work.. their sound is firmly rooted in proto-house and 80s r&b. with ingredients like ancient drum machines, arpeggiated melodies, and 80s pads, their connection boils over with a certain cheekiness that makes listeners grin from ear to ear. those 3 tracks have lots of groove and solid bouncy disco house beats and that piano (mmmhhh !!!). vocals arent the main event here but they do add another level showing some true disco production skills. this is surely going to be one of the biggest release this year & yep, you read right - this is only their first installment! stay tune

guy gerbers supplement facts imprint continues to drop the bombs, this time courtesy of brooklyn-based duo no regular play, with their searing package. >fall up to the sky< featuring the molten vocals of maya hatch and a blinding remix from life and death. the ep came about after label head guy gerber heard a recording of an nrp live set at an after party and was struck by one particular synth line, so much so that he contacted the pair shortly after to discuss a release. a prevailing musical connection on both sides made supplement facts the natural destination for.

backspin, josh loves last baby, is a techno label, mostly focusing on tribal, funky and hardgroove techno! backspin, as kazoo records, will be releasing tracks from various famous techno producers but also from some new rising stars! if you are looking for some high quality techno tracks with latin, funky or groovy influences, you ve found a new treasure.
this third ep features tracks by fer br & thermo, jesus soblechero, josh love, wyrus. a gig hitter for fans of labels like patterns, moopup and basics!

2017 repress, this album shows chicagos chess records at its height in the 1960s. artists include howlin wolf, bo diddley, etta james, the stereos, the soulful strings, ramsey lewis, eve barnum, & more. 20 tracks

in 2009 we released our first season collection called >somero2009< two years later coming back with an another huge collection of fresh and already well known talents and artists. the double vinyl starts with matthew dekay & lee burridge great song >out of order<. pirupa draws with >raw orbit< an awesome ruff techno track. the french connection g-rom, jef k & gwen maze gives an amazing dreamy house song. from russian we got tripmastaz & arram mantana with a trippy circus track. one big newcomer from stuttgart city is emanuel satie with his old school addicted track >hans<. julien bracht & martyné are two of the new talents from frankfurt-freebase connection, watch out for them! arado & marco faraone the german-italian team kicking with >get reverse< a real groove bass monster. and something special from düsseldorf / germany the new talent lahib alekozei gives his best with a romantic and mind catching song >behind closed doors<.

the sight below is a project created by rafael anton irisarri, an american composer, multi-instrumentalist, curator, producer and mixed media artist. in this guise he has produced two full-length cds on ghostly international, >glider< (2008) and >it all falls apart< (2010), and most recently, under his own name, >the north bend< for room 40.
the connection between the sight below and biosphere starts with the latters remix of >the sunset passage< from the >glider< cd, released on a limited 12” in 2009. >n-plants_remixes< is a superb extension of biospheres new touch cd as well as a fine release in its own right. only 300 copies have been pressed.

>facing forwards< and >who can say?< is the second single to be taken from talis hotly anticipated forthcoming second album >dark days, high nights< which features collaborations with benny page, dirtyphonics, shimon, skism, ed rush, atlantic connection, and lynx to name but a few. the album is released on shimons much hyped new label audio porn, which after little over 10 releases, has become one of the most talked about labels in drum and bass, dubstep and beyond with releases from the likes of camo and krooked, dirtyphonics, xilent, shimon, ram trilogy and of course tali herself.

for the first album ever being released on ki we invited biodub, a producer/dj from the north of germany, who impressed us with his fusion of dub, techno, electronica and is a musician throughout. bringing in his experience as the drummer of instrumental band noetics and based on a minimalistic foundation, his tracks are playful in a microscopically way. in between deep bass lines and characteristic dub chords, various sounds coming from field recording sessions and sometimes also acoustic instruments, making this piece of music extremely warm and alive. biodub tries to transform visual impressions into his music. he finds most of these impressions in nature but sometimes also in machines or buildings in connection with their environment. the album is equally comfortable on the dance floor as in the living room. but you would rather enjoy his music on an open field in the nature than on your couch. the album will be released as a full 2 x12 inch lp, and cd in folded hardcover with photography, graphic and layout coming from ki s amélie kai and since it leaves so much space for interpretation, there will be a 12 inch-single with remixes of stereociti and koi.

subtlety is not the first word used in connection with most djs, but there is much more the métier of germany s gregor tresher than simply playing records, as lights from the inside attest: just as a painting or photograph appears to move if one stares at it long enough, with close listening the stratified grooves and melodies assembled on gregor s stunning third full-lenght artist album reveal an organic universe of shifting sound. meticulous attention to the latter element—melody—was of utmost concern to the frankfurt resident. not obvious, eight-bar earworms that would quickly exhaust their welcome, but musical lines that could repeat, develop and intertwine in different patterns. in this regard, lights from the inside harks back to gregor tresher s earlier releases, but as always his sound aesthetic continues to evolve in new directions.

and here it is: the second vinyl ep of niko schwinds album >good morning midnight<. it features some of the unique tracks that niko has created together with some of berlins hottest production talents. on the a side are two tracks that feature the clicky tech-house boys that are channel x, where things kick off with >back from the bar<. it sounds as the title suggests: a little wobbly, a little drunk, a little crazy, but also pretty magic. quite clearly this is an homage to one of berlins not-to-be-forgotten clubs that is unfortunately history now. but things continue on here at least with >dont turn the lights on<, a more straightforward dancefloor track, with a trumpet as the main protagonist. this is one of those tracks that keeps leading up to a real arms-in-the-air-moment if it wasn’t so damn housy at the same time. on the flip the magical connection between niko and label daddy oliver koletzki can be heard on >master of ceremony<, a chopped-up house track with epic dimensions. when things get to the piano breakdown, they get very musical and colossal before dropping back into a great house track. the stark contrast between the piano melody and the groove on this really make it. last but not least then, the original album opener >good morning< that features the singing of fran. it works great as a great album opener, but also perfectly as a slower and more thoughtful addition to a great ep

italian techno heavyweights markantonio and rino cerrone finally name their collaborative ventures after ten years of gigs and productions together, and the name is junction hands. revolution is back is the first full release under the junction hands moniker, following a well received outing as part of the recent the napoli connection ep on adam beyers drumcode and it sees the two veterans deliver some of their strongest work yet. the title track is a pacey number with a reverb soaked yet warm atmosphere which underpins an aggressive, simple and incredibly effective bass/drum loop which gains intensity throughout. sharp sounds puncture the groove here there which keeps things interesting but its the discordant stabs in the break which push things into overdrive. the equally hypnotic and driving thing for hands follows but manages to do so with an increased feeling of woozy menace. synths feedback on themselves to shattering crescendos before subsiding into waves of noise while the groove relentlessly works its magic. with junction hands theres yet another must-check name coming out of the neapolitan scene.

ltd 300x stamped series the italien connection continues. welcome to the next mainakustik stamp series. we present the 3rd release with tracks from fausto messina & vicente, giovanni damico, die haustiere, and a new promising artist from italy called edward. on the a-side edward introduces us into his understanding of modern house music with his track >mad world<, b2 >give up barkin< by giovanni damico is a pure floor stomper with its low basslines and groovy percussions. on the flip we present fausto messina in collaboration with vicente, >melocoton< is a cool percussive peaktime monster. and last but not least, back on board, die haustiere with another nice track >trueber wunsch< wich fits perfect in the mainakustik sound.

kitsune maison 11 >the indie dance issue< will be out worldwide on may 16th with rare and exclusive tracks by is tropical, creep, peter & the magician, housse de racket, polarsets and many more!

played & supported by luciano, sis, adam beyer, laurent garnier, pan-pot, agoria, timo maas, maceo plex / maetrik, luca bacchetti, kaiserdisco, gregor tresher, konrad black, kabale und liebe, chris carrier, oxia, joseph caprati, alexi delano, salvatore freda, fabrizio maurizi, martin eyerer, arnaud le texier, danilo vigorito, mihalis safras and more... as he is preparing for the release of his debut full-length album, >tripolarity< (due in june), amam founder and dj/producer alessio mereu offers three new original tracks as a preview. after setting up his own label just over one year ago, he felt the time was right to capture essence of the clubs he has played in, filter them through a spectrum of emotions, and make a personal statement that aims to resonate with both the body and mind. the title >tripolarity< refers to mereus three musical personalities, and with >on the way to tripolarity<, he focuses on his grooving house (and tech-house) tendencies.

part 2 der argentinia deutschland connection

rare 80s recording from the glorious mutant disco archives, reportedly recorded on earth and now freshly revamped by a secret detroit-cologne connection to sharp blasted musical encounters of the third kind. not as discoid as you might expect, this strictly limited (150 copies) mystical formula of mutant electronica and twisted technoid funk mixes up todays club floor reality with shock tactics and says fu** off! to any smash hit attitude that covers round the corner. the >twilite clone< is 100% pure catchy if derived electronic street funk that hits the roads for sure uncontrollably strange and highly danceable on the cutting edge of techno, house and dubstep.
support by ben klock, dj flush, adam weishaupt, estimulo, lester jones, claus bachor, migumatix, david langer, jeroen search, roland casper, blake baxter, buzz goree, derrick thompson, todd perinne, thomas barnett, chris baumann, tobias hewer, geo, jochen heib, markus worgull, murat tepeli and many others ...

number 4 is an exceptional number and it has a strong connection with music and in particular with dance music. in classical music, common time is constructed of 4 beats. in dance music 4 to the floor is the word. the forth release of goodvibe records is made of 4 tracks. 2 originals from leonardo gonnelli, a young italian producer, with a smooth instinct for floor fillers and 2 remixes from hugo and sammy, the stunning residents of goodvibe records. leonardo gonnelli >when you lose< is a release that shows the multicoloured faces of tech-house music. 4 clubbers and 4 music lovers.

the next part from the good robot series ...techno from jeff mills

big with julien chaptal, luciano, gel abril, mihai popoviciu, keinemusik crew, nekes, affkt, meat, anthony collins, luca doobie, mirco violi, varoslav,.. dj sneak-fans, check this one out! the connection between off and italy has always been strong, now another promising act from the italian capital rome will be added to the off roster. >mad & son< is a massive floorburner, possibly one of the most danceable tracks ever released on off. a huge classic italo-disco-sample cut up, looped and accompanied by self-played keys, a massive groove and killer bassline. off-regular dj w!ld delivers one of his classical linear and toolish mixes, taking back the use of the discoloop and focusing more on the groove. >phased< works quite similar to >mad & son<, also working with a discoloop but adding raw spoken-wordvocs. dancefloor-destruction guaranteed. >whats going on< is probably the most sneak-ish tracks of the bunch, an intense filtered loop, jacking beat, techhousy groove and driving vocals.