to kick off 2011 vakant presents romanian rising stars livio and roby, the first new artists to join the label since 2008. after cutting their teeth on some of the biggest labels and world stages, livio & roby impart their excellent deep funk laden grooves on their first record for the perfectionist house of vakant.

uner. whilst many around him are stuck in a never-ending loop, uner is looking forward with his productions, incorporating new sounds and styles with each new release. fresh off the back of an incredible 7 nominations for the deejaymag (spain) awards, uner looks to continue his outstanding run, with his latest 3 track ep for diynamic. let the music speak!

kicking off for the first release label owners maarten and jasper deliver a package of three different tracks. edition of 250 copies, hand stamped not to be repressed.

to kick-start the fina campaign we literally hunted high and low to find an artist and sound that we felt would represent us and give a statement of intent. what we didnt expect was for this search to take us south of the equator and into to the deep southern hemisphere. this is not the first place that you would expect to hear warm, deep underground house but this is exactly what you get with the melbourne based mic newman. and thinking about it, it doesnt get warmer or deeper than melbourne does it? mic is a young producer who we believe is destined for greatness. at the age of 29, hes already had a string of underground smashes on labels such as murmur, tsuba, dirt crew, freerange, and now for fina records. the intriguingly named live east, die young ep (mic riffing on his time spent living in london) sees what mic doing what he does best and demonstrates why his future is so bright. on die young, the tougher a-side, mic keeps the beats solid, and the groove tight and hypnotic, while the smooth chord stabs get right under your skin. prolonged foot tapping ensues. on the flip side, live east, mic takes it a little deeper with ever so subtle disco touches. the vocal sample asks what your name is and to take off your jacket as if to welcome you to a very messy after hours on this mcde-esque low-slung house groove. on remix duty, the on-form jacques renault and marcos cabral aka runaway, lift the track out of the south hemisphere and take it in a north easterly direction all the way to the caribbean – adding plenty of steel drums and pads on their interpretation of live east

thomas fehlmann is integral to kompakt and the labels history. his solo releases and collaborative work with alex patterson as the orb have been some of the kompakts most revered and cherished tunes. following the success of his 2010 full length gute luft (a collection of re-edited versions from his score to the hit documentary 24hr berlin), we start 2011 off with titan one / dfm. on october 16, 2010 thomas fehlmann performed in montreal, canada at the historic molson coors brewery building together with members of the montreal symphony orchestra (osm). together they sought to recreate a version of gustav mahlers classic symphony no. 1 (titan). kompakt is proud to now offer a new recording inspired by that epic concert of symphonic and electronic with a new recording inspired from that performance – renamed as titan one. the hum of cellos and strings conjoin fehlmanns electronics – held together by the sublime, unobtrusive thump of a bass drum. titan one flows with a beauty and edacity that is rarely heard in both classical and electronic music form. the b-side features a new recording inspired from the second piece of the performance - a new version of thomas fehlmanns du fehlst mir from his 2006 kompakt full length visions of blah. reanimated as dfm, the piece again conjoins the different musical worlds in a way we have never heard to such a high standard. a much more upbeat affair than to titan one (of course) bass and keyboards mingle with the symphony the playfulness of the original song rolls throughout dfm. whether as palais schaumberg, the orb, or 3mb (to name only a few alias). fehlmann may have 3 decades of professional recordings under his belt but he continues to prove to the world as being one of the most fascinating and creatively open musicians in his field. this release clearly proves his story is far from over.

fresh from his massive cd for mau5trap, moguai goes more commercial with the massive get fresh on skint alongside the original we have the mighty x press 2 & dohr & mangold round things off... in memory of mel & kim and stock, aitken & waterman

mark broom kicks off 2011 in style with a slammin release with a track from up & coming steve strawberry & a remix of his own satelite from germanys alex bau.

after the success of their inaugural workout last summer, jam factory return with their second ep of machine-made music that goes bump in the night. ocean calling is an authentic big-room house record underpinned by a catchy bassline combined with ever-evolving synth stabs and crisp analogue drums. on the flip hot & heavy kicks off with a rolling subterranean bassline and gradually develops into an addictive groove.

an edit of blockhead was featured on the latest kitsuné maison 10 compilation it is now being released in its full length glory along with remixes by zombie nation, hey today! & symbolone. played to death by 2manydjs.. a great kick-off of 2011!

we welcome matt obrien on curle for his first full ep on a label other than his own off-key industries - which makes us proud!

official re-release of the 1997 off shoot records >evacuation< (marathon ep) & 1995 solid groove (shimmer / present ep) done by aubrey!! huge techno title of middle of 90s , played by famous djs !! derrick may himself licensed shimmer for mix up vol.5!!! skudge, one of the most profilic producer revisited evacuation for new techno influence! his latest production has been played by all finest djs of the moment!! : massive dancefloor release !!

we present superb deep house treat from alex danilov - framing the ear worming lead refrain around a robust ny house bass line and crisp, punchy percussion with his seal of vintage touches. it kicks off with the track >pool< in which alex builds a chunky chicago/ny styled house cut with silky smooth synth pad and hypnotic vocal loops that carry on to theme of the b side chicago tribute >get old house<. this ep rounds up with the deep and playful >sequence smoke< poem track that will keep you going through the late night. we bring the funk !

the energetic >coconut coast< is an awesome example of whats coming from oriol, and he has bought some remixers along for the party too. faltydl brings the tempo down and gives the track a strange off key shuffling rub thats reminiscent of theo parrish at his oddest. mike paradinas in his jake slazenger guize, does a mix of >memories< thats almost funky house, mixed with big rubbery jazz chords and classy diva vocal samples. shortstuff takes >memories< and draws it into strange new shapes over stiff beats.

2013 repress! sudden drop step it up a gear for their 1st release of 2011 with newcomer bleak providing a double header of beats. >isolated< kicks things off in fine style with sleek, super phatt beats and a serious amount of pace. throw in some tight production technique, a serious attention to groove and a fine palette of sounds and you have an impressive addition to any techno minded djs record box. flip for the moodier stylings of >bold<. although more introspective in its approach, bold is no less powerful on the dance floor. once again bleaks impressive production technique rises to the fore with big booming kicks and melancholic pads

rekluse kick off 2011 with a double header from marco bailey & tom hades

mysterious shadows, sensual formations and intransparent depths rewrite the fourth baud release of ryo murakami from tokyo. the a-side is launched by the title track >underworld<, which is evident in an appealing soundscape by classical and contemporary dub elements. also on the front side is the playful >night dew<. swirled iridescent synths attend to the atmospheric and unexplored morning dew. >closer< opens the b-side with a gentle, bubbling acidline that rounds off the background with jacking swinging moments. like an enchanted, dark veil >fog< appears on the back side, by building up strings into unsearchable depths

originating from argentina, savor music is a multi-cultural project that aims at bringing out our favorite flavors in sound. the leading forces behind the project are cape and jorge savoretti, both natives of the city of rosario. savor music kicks off underlining the madrilenian connection, so dear to us. it is represented here by our great friend papol of the esperanza crew. developing his sound release after release, he allowed us to pick through his best tracks in order to inaugurate our 12 inch vinyl series. on the a side, first up is >before tea<, a strong driving bomb with a crossover appeal. on a2, ekkohaus delivers a surprising broken beat take of >dub 2010<.

limited to 350 copies !!! first release on a hot new crosstown offshoot. focusing on more under the counter, edgier releases, sis delivers a killer ep. gallian is a monster of a track, off kilter beats punctuate a funky ass sparse groove whilst a rich soulful vocal rips the track to shreds. this release is simply huge, the fusing of the soul vocal and spine tingly staccato beats works a treat, a must for all floors! on the flip >machiste< is an epic, of a track, 13 minutes of pure beauty. warm, sub aquatic sounds float effortlessly in and out of the hypnotic rhythms whilst disengaged vocals eerily haunt the track, fading in and as sounds envelop you…wow!!! please note this is a limited release, so get these hot puppies whilst you can, because when they are gone, theyre gone!

the 27th release on rotary cocktail rec. sees contributions from leipzig and dresden. the original >somebody to love< from mod.civil kicks things off, proper rough and intense jacking house that is completed by the heavy heavy analogue bassdrum and his crazy voice. on side b you will find an excellent raw retro chicago house remix by jacob korn

aaah lovely dovely, its that time of year again, the city is covered in snow, chestnuts are a roastin and wee little elves are working away busily pressing the annual home sweet home compilation for your listening and dancing pleasure. yep, its nearly that time of year again, the famed hsh new years rave at the arena/treptow in berlin is just around ye corner. yay! this year we have invited some dj and producer friends from berlin that are playing at the party to contribute to the compilation too! the lovely frenchmen shonky who has played at a few of our shindigs since moving to berlin and is known for his funky techno style has even named his track on a1 >madame moustache<, how very sweet ! snapping at his heels on b2 is our good friend from way up north (maybe he knows santa) and also a berlin resident agaric with his kicking track >after it all< which we are very pleased about. the flipside features some of our homies jens bond and tigerskin with a furious track on b1 followed by nico stojan our little bar 25 flirt with a nice melodic house track on a2 to round things off nicely.

nice price deal !!! no doubt looking for somewhere with a bit of political stability and a brighter economic future, 24 year old polish producer jan dudzik aka sekta recently joined many of his compatriots by leaving london and farking off back to his native warsaw. luckily, he left us a bottle of the finest vodka to remember him by, and a four track ep of stepping rhythms, fat bass and dubby atmospherics to help wash it down.

next up on the infamous rhythm convert label we have mladen tomic who is fresh in our memory because of his great release on loose records! with a touch of the italian sound and vibe this is a great dancefloor orientated release. wicked basslines and cool edits do the work. off course we have labelboss tom hades stepping in for the uptempo techno remix!

low volume, the alias of a well known producer who wishes to remain anonymous for the time being, produces 3 tracks aimed squarely at those afterhours sessions. the ep kicks off with the appropriately titled afterhour , a slowly evolving hypnotic groove with tripped out noises a plenty to give a serious feeling of heady depth.

big with: luciano, loco dice, anja schneider, dubfire, laurent garnier, d julz, daniel sanchez, ryan crosson, simon baker, karotte, mathias kaden, danny tenaglia, stephan bodzin, coyu, tim green, julien chaptal, .. jay hazes bearly legal ep was such a success, but with just two tracks, our circle of producer and dj friends were asking us why we didnt release any mixes! well, ask and you shall receive... >no need for loops< was the original eps b-side, but with positive feedback and play from ewan pearson and ellen allien, weve decided this time to let it have the glory of a-side status with a top-notch rework from ilario alicante (cécille, tenax) who combines a busy, pulsating rhythm with the lulling undercurrent of melody for a hypnotic effect. >take your hat off< gets the remix treatment in the hands of several adept producers: first shaun reeves (wolf + lamb) and duo tale of us (barraca music) team up for a sly, seductive version, while amam label boss alessio mereu offers a punchy, revved up take to give the 12inch some welcome contrast.

another brutal speaker assault from the coinop camp!!! voted the worlds greatest label ever again..... coin operated return showcasing the uks mutant bass scene. on offer here is a plethora of rave soaked heavy bass bangers from kanji kinetic, micheal forshaw, mr.sly and >off me nut records< rising talent dankle

nice price deal !!! second in the all-analogue cave paintings series where raw machine funk workouts are very much the order of the day. >2x< takes up where 1y left off and adds a sinister backwards-sweeping synth line to turn heads to jelly while the limbs carry on jacking to the syncopated percussion and insistent one-note bassline. >2y< is all but completely enveloped by a warm, deep, resonating bassline which is so wall-to-wall that it leaves plenty of room for the intricate, interlocking percussion to create a body-hypnotic groove. cave paintings - letting the machines decide.

at least some vinyl goodness from lunice courtesy of our friends at luckyme. this is playful futuristic beat music that screams instant hit but if you dig deeper there is alot going on underneath its glossy surface. every track is a winner to top it all off there is a remix from our man rustie. this is most certainly a record you should spend some time with.

deep house label ornate rounds off a fine year with a 12 inch from esteemed irish production duo fish go deep aka greg dowling and shane johnson. >deep, like< kicks off the a side, with the result bring to mind what would happen if jean michel jarre rolled a spliff and started making deep house, while the synth work on >model one< will please anyone who indulged in the recent recloose retrospective on rush hour. >dub model<, meanwhile, is drenched in positively luscious detroit chords and shares the b side with dylan debutts emotive >red light< remix of the eps eponymous track.

coming fresh off the back of the mighty >triton<, and as an appetizer for the long awaited and monstrous album pack >luna<, due march the 5th 2011, stephan bodzin & marc romboy present a stunning collection of incredible remixes. reading like a michelin stared menu, the remixers gathered are producers that stephan and marc highly appreciate and admire greatly. joris voorn (callisto), gui boratto (atlas) and oxia with nicolas massayeff (luna), all lend their talents to serving up a delectable array of delights

for our 26th release we welcome back producer & dj alex celler. greek by right, but a londoner by choice he is causing a stir with his energetic and intense house sounds, full of swing, tribal rhythms & deep basslines. first acquiring international success in the spring of 2009 with the release of la palma (area remote) which became one of the years biggest dancefloor tracks and one of ras most charted tunes - the last twelve months has seen an amazing run of productions from alex celler.
he is back again with two dancefloor slammers, hot-off-the-press from his london studio.

c-edits!! a limited series of vinyl only dj friendly versions of songs from the past and present. to kick off the series we present two wonderful edits spanning from ny breaks to house. dont miss out!!

holmby hills two smooth n ruff house tracks and two hip hop-jazz encores turn this record into a testimony for the state of mind of formresonance. when soul is melted together into an off the grid house track, it is not that far-fetched that both men have shared their music ever since tapes existed. engin oeztuerk, one half of here today, which came out on philpot and buzzin fly and block barley (who already has released two albums on hong kong records and we aint music) are both tinkering in search of music to dance to. they wickedly transform their musical masters ideas into something extraordinary sounding. an off-the-grid team

with their first co-production, dj / producer paul woolford and the irish-born producer team paul hamill and dee lievense aka psycatron deliver the prove that uk techno has not lost any of its energy or visionary power in the year 2010. after releases for carl craigs planet e label and r & s (psycatron) resp. 2020 vision or renaissance (paul woolford), the two tracks on the >thunder ep< are consequently moving to the next level. >thunder< impresses with extremely dynamic drumming and always changing percussion patterns. a rhythm body that is constantly in motion and will be enlightening every single dance floor with its hypnotic power dub. >cloud 9<, however, is stepping back at first and stresses an explicit chord techno structure despite its solid pumping elements before integrating some noise rave signals following the epic break after some 5 minutes, as it was totally naturally and thus letting the whole floor blast off. with such joy of telling and the eagerness to experiment in a musical way, you are really looking forward to the winter club season 2010/2011!

supported by: jimpster, richie hawtin, solomun, audiofly, nick curly, nic fanciulli, danny howells, marc romboy, sis, dj t, till von sein, matthias meyer, gel abril, terje bakke, anthony collins, jozif,

fer br is one the most prolific artists on the special series imprint with now finally his debut album ready to launch early 2011! fer br has stirred the techno scene with his incredible fresh and funky techno sound. very well produced and very very party friendly! the girls just love his sound. so if you are into the dj-ing for getting the girls, you must play fers productions!with not only great tracks and remixes for labels like gtmuzike, basics, subcult, code, cobra, patterns and many more he also set up his own imprint which is called funkme. thats just fer br. it cant get any funkier! this is funk. fer br presents: this is me. watch out for the album dropping early 2011...

the hugely anticipated debut release from bakey ustl on this firecracker sub-label is finally in stock. >a tender places< is an off the wall, dance mania sampling stomper that really fucks with your head. think smith n hack meets moodymann multiplied by your wildest dreams. already getting praise from the more forward thinking house djs such ben ufo, jackmaster and joy orbison. this is one of the house records of the year and comes with that firecracker seal of quality, each copy is screen printed by hand and comes in a japanese plastic sleeve. limited as always, please don t sleep.

livejam kicks off their limited imprint with 4 raw house-cuts by john swing and emg. limited to 400 copies and no digital distribution!

the 12th release on uzuri sees contributions from turin, chicago , amsterdam & dublin. the opener sees morphine & kinda souls ksoul teaming up with new production partner muteoscillattor. >take 1< kicks things off in fine fashion, proper rough, raw and intense jacking house that is completed by the heavy heavy bassline. brilliant!
chicago skyway returns to uzuri with >resolution m<. nodding to the likes of larry heard, armando and virgo, the chitown resident puts his analog machines to work & delivers an elegant & funky number.
the bside kicks off with juju & jordashs >killing raul with acid<, an epic, tension laden full on acidic outing from the amsterdam duo, fresh from their ace tattoos island ep on philpot.
the ep is finished off with a track from dublins slowburn. they debut with >meteor<, a deep as you like slow burner. lovely kicks, languid keys. a promising start from ireland!

named after my daughter whos voice is on both tracks. orignal produced by ebb & flow (joe babylon and warren cowley), remixed by orlando voorn.
>detroit beatdown tribute< (produced by joe babylon) is dedicated to the ones that inspired me to start working on tracks again after 12 years off. thanks mike, delano and norm! remix by xdb of metrolux music (germany) who has also remixed norm talleys >cosmic waves<.

toolroom trax round off a phenomenal year with their third installment of winter samplers packed with toolroom treats from leading artists michael woods, umek, paul thomas & jerome isma-ae and muzzaik.

for this tune hem and terrible shock take apart an 80s soul lp, add some sci-fi synths, lazy drums and a sprinkling of analogue fx. after many painstaking hours of recording the duo take a well earned coffee break, then return to the studio just in time to see the back of the light-footed blunted robots man shortstuff as he runs off chuckling >your vocals are mine now!<. revenge plans are made, vehicles are fuelled up in preparation ? but these activities are cut short by the arrival of an email from the culprit ? it seems that he took the files back to his hq for what he describes as a refix ? with the engines still running, hem and shox check out the file and find it to be a work of genius ? what they hear is an accelerated kaleidoscopic fusion of on-beat claps and snares in a peak-time northern soul style, super heavy subbass hits and hectic syncopated keyboard chops.

the 1st single off the album of the same name features chicagos diz on vocals and an amazing cast of remixers that include russ gabriel & his smooth deep version and jt donaldson doin his thing. heavy support from mark farina, alex from tokyo, doc martin, etc. bumpin house at its best!

basement freaks smash it on jalapeno with the first proper single release from their new album. something freaky comes with an extended mix of the original album track and a block rocking mix from spanish nu school breaks hot shot colombo. next to drop is ghetto funk business with pimpsouls party breaks remix and to finish the package off is an awesome max sedgley remix.

sincopat continues its own path on with its second release from french talent darlyn vlys. soleil levant is a lavish work with three original tracks and an affkt remix, all showcasing different musical shades.

hotel motel is the brand new dance music project from bill brewster of dj history/low life fame and alex tepper. heavily soaked in old school vibes, while plugged right into contemporary developments in the underground house music scene, hotel motel make excellent home tapers! for their first release on the imprint they work an absolutely killer house groove around a raw old school sample to produce the totally wicked >eye no<. this cut has classic grooves written all over it. simple, but 100% effective. it defines exactly what home taping is all about. on the flip, the burnt island casuals (aka the revenge and legendary sub club resident dj harri) throw all of their joint experience and love of house music at the original, bounce it off the studio walls and rework it into a warehouse bomb that will have you licking the walls for more. 100% house music with bits. play it all night long!!

fifth release on the acclaimed imprint from those lovely people over at the acclaimed sleazybeats blog. the dust just doesnt seem to settle at team sleazy who are set to unleash their fifth dish of mid-tempo filth. sbr005 should likely round out what has undoubtedly been more than a successful year for the sleazy beats crew. as hard as it might seem to upstage their recent sampler, this release by berliner daniel solar (of no more hits and dikso fame) is another trio of totally on point sleazy business which showcases daniels stellar skills. things start off with midfidelity funk, a snappy romp through steady synth and disco string territory. this little number delivers a perfectly spell-binding groove with nicely placed rhodes stabs, crisp tambourines and haunting vocal at the breaks. on the flip, twinkle love snaps out a sweet melange of piano, guitar/bass riff and morphing vocals that combine to give a lively mood and open atmospherics. finally, rounding up the ep is la fleur, a wonky yet punchy cut thats ripe with staunch drum sounds and strings amidst loopy vocal snippets for good measure. all three tracks ride a 110ish bpm groove that is likely to ring bells for those who have been following and digging the sleazy sound so far. the last few releases all sold out in a matter of weeks, so dont sleep on this. you know the drill by now: limited release, no repress.

elf wunderbar unaufgeregte miniaturen: 1986er-soundtrack vom krautrock-pionier.

as we are preparing for tom tragos new album, which is due early 20100, we close off toms voyage direct release with the third and final remix ep. this time up and coming amsterdam local dj and beat maker fs green comes up with two remixes, giving both tracks an surprising, new feel. while the more downtempo vibe of his remix of voyage direct wouldnt have been out of place on a beat dimensions release, his remix of lost in the streets goes uptempo and has a cross over dance floor potential. banging! it comes as a limited edition, green vinyl edition.

chopshop vol.4 rides into peak-time disco and house party bombs, featuring devious mashups and remixes from australias 2009 dj/producer of the year dj agent 86 and media - connoisseur, almighty remixer and producer pied piper. side a, by agent 86, kicks off with an exquisite edit of >another one bites the dust< that is bound to rock any dance floor. agent 86 combines forces with t-rice to produce the next track, a straight-ahead, get down disco and hip-hop mashup of >whoomp! there it is<, guaranteed to funk-up the crowds. the flipside is dedicated to pied piper, delivering the goods with a killer mix of <mostly dub,< a classy and melodic disco groove. >concerto prelude< finishes off the release with an epic 7 minutes peak-time disco bliss. chopshop music vol.4 is the ideal package for crossing over styles with its dj-friendly edits that make people want to dance and party. as always bpms and timing is included on the artwork.