the album was one of the first to reach a far different audience to the traditional >world music< market and spawned many further projects and labels in its wake. a year later, the >nigeria 70< compilation surfaced on strut and labels like soundway and analog africa would continue to unearth amazing lost gems from the motherland. the album is testament to the determined work of brooker following several research trips, especially to east africa - kenya and zaire!

madlibs been busy these last couple years. and while his recorded output always spans the gamut, he often returns to recurrent themes, spread across the genres that serve as home base Ð or bases, as it were.

strut follow their recent forays into nigerian and ethio grooves with a brand new wide ranging three part series exploring underground south african music during the late 60s and 70s...

raw remixes and edits by kenny dope and the undercover brother

rotating assembly is a new band put together by theo parrish.

3xcd - 40 tracks! incl. mark brown, kurd maverick, sam obernik, chickie, mync, carl cox and dj sneak!

this series reflects brilliantly on his dedication to digging for those untouched and unrivalled samples and breaks as you hear mr. thing use in his dj sets. as a dj, mr thing never fails to engage the crowd with his winning combination of hip hop and funk breaks, spiced up with his legendary mixing and scratching skills.

this mix precedes kelpes brand new studio album >cambio weschel<, which will be released in october 2009!

cecille records and sonido have now released >from frankfurt to mannheim< a compilation paying tribute to the sound of the ffm/ma connection. incl. nick curly, johnn d, markus fix and many more

being taken with the creative spirit of the city and the musicality of the region, ian simmonds has decided on an honorable isubmersioni in a new creative adventure with fresh inspiration. parallel he started the live-jazz-poetry band >wise in time< with the requisite tour, as well as vinyl releases on musikkrause.

the fifteenth release on minimal wave, presented with original artwork on the cover, is stereos >somewhere in the night< cd. two of the tracks: somewhere in the night and no more first appeared on their 12inch releases in 1982 and 1983 respectively, and are now highly sought after. both tracks became cult dance floor hits, and received radio airplay in europe and the us throughout the 80s until now. the rest of the cd brings together the french bands best studio recordings from 1982-1985. the cd is presented in a digipak, includes a card insert with photos of the band, and all copies are hand-numbered. the cd includes 2 bonus tracks.

incl. paul & fritz kalkbrenner - >sky and sand< and axwell/ingrosso/angello/laidback luke feat. deborah cox - >leave the world behind<

including tracks from jazzanova, joey negro, robert owens, agoria, atjazz, phonique and many more!

a state of trance 2009 is armins special selection of exclusive, unreleased tracks, new remixes or approaches and top notch trance tracks, all qualified with the signature asot sound. a state of trance 2009 also means the return of armins gaia moniker. with a brand new track, >tuvan<, armin finally produced a follow-up to the legendary >4 elements<. besides armins own input, youll also find new tracks by andy moor, sunlounger, the blizzard, john ocallaghan, tydi, aly & fila, signum, robert nickson and many more. divided onto two disc, a total of 29 tracks will provide you all the right sounds to get into that state of trance. the first cd covers the >on the beach< theme, with a spellbinding intro and purely melodic oriented sounds, while the second disk, >in the club<, breaths one of armins club sessions, with a distinctive peak-time sound.

sounds of the catwalk glamour! feat.m-gee, mica paris,ultra nate,samantha james,benny benassi,milk & sugar,kaskade lisa shaw and many more

this pilot 6 compilation is typical deep, melodic progressive house.its a selections of the best tunes on armada sub label pilot 6 recordings! enjoy the best beats and explore their deep sounds!

extra life is a new york-based band led by guitarist/ vocalist/ composer charlie looker, a core member of the noise/chamber group zs and collaborator for dirty projectors, john zorn, william parker and john zorn. formed in 2007, extra life combines elements of dark romantic pop a-la bowies berlin period, aggressive math rock a-la slint, modern classical compositions and medieval vocal music, which the album title, secular works, refers to. secular works is without a doubt one of the most unique albums weve ever heard. it is challenging and rewarding, complex but melodic, intellectual but within reach. for fans of xiu xiu, dirty projectors, the dead science and sun city girls.

a diverse mix of heavy sounds from the county of kings from bastard jazz & brooklynradio.net and compiled by dj drm.a mix of soul,afro beat,latin funk and downtempo from sharon jones,nickodemus,akoya,capt planet,unaio black and more. most never on cd before.the sound of todays ny undergound.

one of the most eagerly awaited debut albums of 2009, join the q meshes the high energy of drum n bass and rock with a wide ranging set of sounds that betray the fact that the mysterious trio were a band before they took to the decks. dancehall, metal, electro, grime and hip hop all make their presence known across the album thanks to a host of respected guest vocalists. its like ram raiding the best record shop in west london with your saxos ice turned up to drown out the alarm.

top selection is topradios weekly radio show with the upcoming groove & dance hits. top selection is known to be the first show where future hit records from bob sinclar, frank ti-aya, paris avenue... were presented to the belgian public. the first top selection compilations were top 10 in the ultratop compilation chart for weeks. top selection 7 looks very promising again, featuring thŽ hot grooves of tomorrow... today. all the tracks on the compilation will get massive radio support on the entire topradio network in the next weeks.

feine mix-cd von oscar.incl. ron flatter, andreas henneberg & hinrichs & hirtenfellner

time for the party season again (as if there is just one!). the days get shorter and colder but the nights certainly get longer, (and with a housexy dj playing certainly much hotter!), which can only mean a good thing for a good night out... with office parties, over indulgence, a new winter wardrobe and lots of events on the social calendar, the season of good will really kicks into gear housexy style! with our winter parties all over the world we hope that housexy winter becomes your soundtrack to the silly season. everyone is making an effort, including us, so get your dancing shoes on and leave your coats at the door,with tracks from eric prydz, x press 2, mark knight, the japanese popstars, joey negro, martin solvieg and many more... its going to be a long night!

zu ihrem 14. geburtstag nach 2.000 veršffentlichungen beschenkt uns nun das mŸnchener label compost mit einer hŸbschen compilation die einige †berraschungen fŸr uns bereit hŠlt!neben unveršffentlichen tracks gibts die sistars, seapalot,marbet rochel und viele mehr.

you get 40 mind-blowing armada tracks, from orjan nilsens summer hit >la guitarra< to the latest w&w track, >countach< and several other beauties of heatbeat, push, fei-fei, dazzle and many other. for the armin lovers among you, the brand new single >in & out of love<, in the sensitive the blizzard remix is featured on this must-have

a multi-coloured journey through the worlds biggest sounds feat. axwell & bob sinclar,the ting tings,moby,dirty south and a host of big love exclusives

2 cd compilation die den cocoon sommer 2008 wiederspiegeln.mit den newcomern minilogue, markus fix und robert dietz eršffnet er dies mal eine funkige und housige saison and die auch mit cd 2 angeknšpft wird.reboot und johnny d prŠsentieren ihre eigenen tracks, die kompromisslos den vibe der insel wiederspiegeln.

nach fast 10 jŠhriger pause,sind sie nun zurŸck mit dem †ber-album: double bubble zeigt den facetten-reichum dieser briten, die zuweilen als die beste live-dance-band gehandelt wird.incl. bonus cd mit exclusive tracks.

fat deephouse groove!

steve bug s audiomatique is back with the second label abulm, seamlessly blended by n.y.c.Õs arch tech selector adultnapper. features new, exclusive tracks and mixes from robert babicz, the viewers, martin eyerer & stephan hinz, martinez, joel mull, mikael jonasson and adultnapper plus highlights from trentem¿ller, gaiser, gui boratto, pole, alexi delano.

>the black label dilivers once again!proper deep and rolling vibes to hypnotize the dancefloor!< (jimpster)

ltc (lussu, tucci, ciancaglini) is an italian trio led by pianist pietro lussu. the band members are all stars of the italian jazz scene in their own right and together they combine an experienced, groovy and stylish trio that is an healthy and welcomed

best of 2007 trance on 2cds

a state of trance collected 12 inch mixes volume 2. asot21 - asot40 !!