the truth: this one is for the indie lovers ? five tracks of homespun homegrown homemade shoe-scuffing heartbreakpop featuring a ruffled array of alternative special guest singers. gospel music, aka owen holmes, is the man at the eye of this particular humble hurricane. when he isnt emailing camera obscuras tracyanne campbell or darren hefner hayman he is playing bass with cheery floridian indiepop critters black kids. and when he isnt working on black kids somophore album he is laying down hobo-jumping leftfield nuggets when run the gamut from johnny cash to jonathan richman and beyond. but dont just take our word for it ? this is what gospel music has to say about himselfË
as being part of berlin based highgrade team and releases on labels such as ostwind and upon you, paso music welcomes back one of the true pioneers of german electronic music - asem shama!
the third in a series on theory featuring previously unreleased tracks that have been doing damage on the floors around the globe in sets from a select few djs, plus 2 remixes that were digital only now see vinyl action.
from the seriously intense remix of dj t-1000s classic to the heavy acid house rework of tim baker, this ep is peak time material, tried and tested tough club cuts that we are happy to finally release. enjoy!
dj support from: ben sims, paul mac, dave clarke, christian smith and more
jim rivers is a dj and producer that needs very little introduction and he makes his dieb audio debut with a powerful, old school tinged production entitled >junk<. jim has displayed a huge range in style and scope in his studio work this is evident in the bulk and variety of his discography. his recent foray into classical, dancefloor friendly techno has yielded impressive results and garnered widespread recognition and praise. >junk< is a prime example of this direction.
we have put together another impressive supporting cast for this release drafting the mighty roberto rodriguez to provide us a standout, deep, emotional journey of a remix as well as newcomer and man to watch, teva, who turns in a superb, bumping, jacking groover of a remix that rounds up the affair with a bang!
when you have already spent the first half of the year celebrating a grammy nomination, an idma (international dance music awards) nomination for your worldwide radio show, residencies and tours at the biggest clubs in the world, and worked with the black eyed peas and faithless, how the hell do you start the second half? if you are the biggest export in uk dance music, namely mark knight, then you release your third epic toolroom knights mix album... and here we have selected some of the biggest tracks from the album: the first track is the co-production competition winning entry >headers & volleys< from mark knight, drew scott & hollywood hills, strict border >reboot me<, album exclusive >bad bread< by george andrews and nic fanciullis remix of loco dices >definition<.
the second part of a double vinyl sampler that will be lighting up the biggest dancefloors.
vibrations is a new label set up by christopher galloway and piers harrison of roots unit. the first release comes from the ever-dependable and very busy mark e, who drops two killer jams for the dancefloor. escape is a bassline driven banger that drops into a hefty loop half-way through – large. the flip, midnight fires, is a more introspective, techno influenced cut, with crazy jazzy drums and swirling synths. we are thinking about early morning dancefloors for this one. escape is also remixed by roots unit, who add chicago house elements within a reggae aesthetic.
after his big success with nobody likes the records that i play or youre no good for me tocadisco is back with a great new track. dr moog is a fantastic and unique electro-house track with beautiful beats that reminds to the old days of tocadisco. the idiotproof remix goes directly into the head ...
footandmouths forth release sees the return of the prodigal sons s.a.s. after the success of fam001 they are back with another hot slice of vintage house pie! the a side is a great little vintage house rework, complete with great keyboard stabs, driving bass and ace vocal, tweaked for perfect peak time performance. a2 is a superb mid-tempo electro dub of the vocal…blinding! the flip features dreaming and were hit boogie territory with some aplomb! a serious 80s groove underpins soulful vocal and electro beats. the dub then hikes the tempo and jacks the groove into ny dub underground! great package from the s.a.s mystery men!
the lead single from the remarkable forthcoming album from maceo plex has arrived. >vibe your love< is a truly beautiful piece of house music which captures the essence and energy of the forthcoming album, complete with a sumptuous remix from wolf + lambs zev.
imitori is back flom tokyo with another le-edits ep. our favorite old school pioneer leturns with a quartet of dance crashics re-edited for maximum dancefror action. tlied, tested (and found tlue) to lock many an international crub, they have been receibing the gleat feedback on the soundcroud. we are ploud now to rerease them by the popurar demand. for dancing times make it dimitori time
ltj – go man go - classic ltj! killer track, based around a synth loop, vocal and a real strong groove. a firm disco tune that will be loved on the dance floor!
alien trick – black mystic prayer (jfk rework) - jfk is bang on form with this rework! a deep and hypnotic track that has a real dark feel and a beat that rocks. the bass line carries the song throughout, another hit for the club!
recently supporting the aforementioned marina & the diamonds, spark brings a healthy dose of pop to the indie scene, with her dancefloor cuts sparkling in a world full of dour, face to the floor guitar bands. her songs touch base with everyone thats made great pop in recent years - we are hearing splashes of la roux and the ting tings, and all powered along with some wonderful production that chooses subtlety over in-yer-face plug-in hell, unlike most shitty chart toss of the moment. this is a very special single from a big tip for 2011!
following their debut >girls vs. boys<, wilders >skyful of rainbows< cuts the same dancefloor rug as the likes of friendly fires and the rapture. a thumping, vocoder-fied pop blitz, >skyful of rainbows< is a yearning peon to the summer gone and a promise of the one to come.
2012 repress! aquarell with their first vinyl on night drive music. this 4 tracker is a mixup between finest techhouse and deephouse and always aiming on the legs of the dancer. bombastic rhythms, bouncey grooves and driving elements. made to dance, made to freak out, made to burn the floors.
nice price deal !!! after more than one year slash co-owner ahmet sisman is back with his brand new solo ep! the playing with acid ep is an unapologetic combination of raw-deep techno and electro-pop influenced house music. and as we know it already from mr. sisman, he loves to combine different genres and create his own distinctive flavor! the a-side playing with acid is a pure synthie-baseline dominated track whose melody is drilling through your head that you won’t forget it so easily. this trapping hook line is coming along with some poppy vocals which are giving you a slight association how is it feeling being totally vaporized in the mind. we say, be careful when you playing with acid!!! feel today think tomorrow has a different approach while the ingredients remain the same. it’s the more melancholic side of this record but also filled with pure energy. the guitar phrases creating those feelings between the struggle and harmony in life, and like the title indicates: live today, pay tomorrow! no return no regret is the more poppy side of this record. the b2-side is a mixture of modern elements bonded with the refreshing vibe of the contemporary 80s influence. this fusion is a naive approach of pooling different styles in one track with the intention to create something timeless. even its poppy elements doesn’t seem to allow it we going to love it for a long time and we hope you will feel the same! this three-tracker ep contains the well known “mr. sisman-ingredients”. although the difference to his previous productions laying in its details. find it out for yourself and above all: enjoy it!!!
finest quality groovin techhouse to techno 4 tracker by alessio mereu, known from his well supported releases on amam, der hut, contexterrior, confused and many more..
wir betrachten uns eine griechische spezialität : zunächst plattennadeln vom staub befreien, ohrschmalz aus den ohren zupfen. das vinyl von beiden seiten mit salz und pfeffer einreiben. mit limettensaft beträufeln. die hälfte der kräuter und die lorbeerblätter über die schultern werfen. die haare gleichzeitig mit holzspießchen zustecken. die rechte gesichtshälfte auf ein geöltes backblech legen. danach alles mit Öl beträufeln. knoblauchzwiebel putzen, halbieren, mit auf das blech legen. im heißen ofen (e-herd 200°c/gas stufe 3) etwa 25 minuten backen. ca. 5 minuten vor ende der backzeit übrige kräuter über die haare streuen. anschliessend vinyl herausnehmen und mit grobem salz bestreuen. mit rosmarin, thymian und limette garnieren. fertig ist die schmackhafteste brise aller zeiten. i-kie & nikola gala sowie fog & arara bieten ein gourmetschmaus an, der sich gebacken hat. vier tracks, die auf jeden teller gehören.
roman iv is roman flügel. surely, you dont need us to sing you the praise of his various styles. under his roman iv moniker, he always pursued his more contemplative dance floor side. la paloma is exactly that kind of perpetual and lulling marathon jam that recollects his testament tracks (check playhouse and ladomat for further listening) and needs to be followed all the way through. having said that, sa caleta looks for a more immediate hit. with a rigid punch and some greasy layers, you get romans take on the current or recurrent slow motion disco craze. straightened out and cut right to the chase. finally, lucy rolls over again, starts where la paloma ended and makes its way up to a subliminal hookline. for all you digi kids: look for the bonus beat mix tool supreme called 123 bpm. roman iv president
just when you thought the heat of the summer had disappeared brett johnson and mike shannon team up to light the fire again with the bbq project. delivering some grooves inspired by the warmth of the summer the two legends come together to reflect in the studio and bring you the >my way home ep<.
12inch full of music with a definite sense of place. eerie synthesiser pulses, funk-infused drums and languid guitar-scapes have been part of the musical topology of düsseldorf since the early seventies: and this particular release pays full tribute to that legacy, with jagd auf den hirsch (hunt for the stag) comprising an eerie piece of swampy lazer-forest rock. this sound is also a modern day staple of düsseldorfs nightlife at the salon des amateurs, a small bar attached to the kunsthalle art gallery that is an oasis of hypnotic disco nightmares. the salon is where der räuber und der prinz made their first live appearance in 2008 (when the original composition for moogwalzer was debuted), and both members of the band frequently play there: ralf beck with his bodyrocking club act unit 4 and sebastian as half of art-rock duo noblesse oblige. meanwhile two of the guests on this release - detlef weinrich also known as toulouse lowtrax, contributing words about a ghostly maiden on moogwalzer, and thomas klein contributing drums to jagd auf den hirsch - are both original members of the quintessential düsseldorf act kreidler. salon dj resident vladimir ivkovic also had a hand in the creative clarion call for the jagd auf den hirsch (hunt for the stag). to complete the circle, düsseldorfs new resident and desolat mainstay guti wrote his remix in the middle of the night in buenos aires, as a kind of letter to his new home-to-be. there we have it: a true tribute to a city we love, with tracks for the dancefloor as well as moments of melancholic contemplation.
I PUT A SMELL ON YOU (NICOLAS JAAR / BREAKBOT RMXS)
12 Inch 29.11.10
remixes von nicolas jaar und ed bangers boogie-revivalist breakbot! matthew dears black city is an opus of bacchanalian futurism, then second single >you put a smell on me< is its presumptive climax—an unblinking industrial march to the center of the brains most neglected corners. its drums are militant, its pace is unswerving, and the squarewave synths that start falling like mortar shells are searing and wide-eyed. then theres the marbled voice of dear himself, pent-up and sexually charged, beckoning you for a ride in his big black car. its the sound of staring down the part of yourself that you are most afraid of. if that seems too daunting, theres always the dub version. when mirrored through the eyes of others specifically wolf + lamb prodigy nicolas jaar and ed bangers resident boogie revivalist, breakbot — >you put a smell on me< starts to feel less lobotomizing. jaars version is a sullen, scratchy, headphone-ready beat trip—atmospheric vibraphone samples here, stilted kicks and snares there, all of it amorphously affecting together. and breakbot has no problem hamming it all up into the sort of blithe electro-funk every prom night deserves.
the latest release from the fizzy duck label features carlos nilmmns and ian elgey joining forces on two deep sounding pieces of music. with a nod to their love of the detroit sound on >its because< and >thought pattern pt. 2<. the third track on the 12 inch comes from a new band intrasound from glasgow with mesuma on remix duties.
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.
hailing from the free swinging hills of san francisco, established dj and producer alland byallo has created his own unique sound out of a love for deep, soulful house combined with more edgy techno moments. from his own successful nightlight label he has released a quality catalogue including his debut artist album last year. of course it was only a matter of time until his talents were noticed by poker flat boss steve bug, and the results are this briliant 2 tracker, which also marks alland‘s arrival in his new home of berlin. welcome to town mr byallo! ‚discovaries‘ has a healthy amount of berlin‘s reduced techno affinity rooted within its phasing, growing p-funk waves. tense, moody and of course drenched with attention to detail, this is a grower in the true poker flat style. the sunken, murkier undertones of ‚shipwrecked‘ begin as a darker moment in techno, however gradually unfold and surface into a shining, tripped out afterhours anthem.
nice price deal !!! as 2010 draws to a close, low res records makes one last shot at the buzzer with a veritable milestone of mayhem - the 23rd enigma in the shape of a new and long overdue dj adjust record. >release the sharks< is four tracks of abusive speaker therapy constructed in the spirit of recreational headbanging most would call haptic technology for heshers. possessing the demonstrative power of potential that pokes at the ear pupils, the new adjust record is a leaning tower of rhythmic inconsequentials that cast a dark shadow over the deliberate composition of controlled chaos.
philipp >santé< maier has made some crucial intrusions on souvenir: almost a brother-in-law for ali and basti schwarz, he has been fine-tuning tiefschwarz latest album >chocolate< , plugged the power to their new live-act and contributed daily to the good-working order of the imprint at kremmerer straße. as a producer on his own, philipp has got the soul as well as the muscles, two elements perfectly combined, which have made his live-sets one of the most exciting performances of the current berlin scene.
>les patates<, the fresh new rrygular release by tassilo, one half of pan-pot, is not an homage to french agriculture but a serious techno smasher with high club potential. at first, theres just a nice party atmosphere and … then this rough beat drops in! the small potatoe >petite patate< surprises by adding rudimental elements like the hihat and snare drum always a little late. but you have the feeling you havent missed something yet. this number just sneaks from behind and lulls you in with billowing pads until you sense the final rave sound as a self-evident consequence of it all. the message by g-tech right before the drop proves right - there is not a lack of vibration here! its all about the mixture … and in this case its just felicitous: male choir, clanking cymbals and finally the riff that this track subsists on. tassilo knows how to send the short melody-figure through the different stages of sound design, even though it might have been lively enough without it. this gives the big potatoe >grosse patate< a level of dynamic, that most contemporary techno releases just dont provide.
the owl, like its namesake, sits in the shadows. its deep, dubby bassline lazily rolls along, as our franco-italian alliance layer their percussive elements. string stabs usher in the smooth-keyed break, before that weighty bass drops back in. on the flip, txarco brings a sinister, somewhat industrial brand of funk, provided brilliantly by its growling, predatory bassline. as scything sounds, breathy vocals, and a variety of drums rolls lunge from the darkness, and fade just as quickly, we are constantly guarded by our bassline protector.
an essential part of the german techno scene for more than fifteen years now, johannes heil is now in better shape than ever. with his eighth studio album >loving<, heil draws both a modern and traditional balance of his life from and for the music, and thus sets one of the undisputed musical highlights this year.
marcus sur releases his first record on the deep imprint of mbf: mbf ltd.
recently home to riley reinhold productions, the label started years ago with cosmic sandwich productions, weird and disco induced, mutant disco and now is on its way to settle with deeper and soulful house. marcus sur seems to be just the right choice at the right time.
satyr - roadrunner liebedetail welcomes new artist satyr, who will remain anonymous for the time being, yet we assure you he is a figure embedded deep with the scene, producing and djing worldwide for the last 8 years. this new creative angle does as his teasing artist bio promises, stay true to his acid house roots, and roadrunner is a fittingly excitable, frenetic synthesiser trip that rises and climbs with great intensity and clarity of sound. wareika - rumba swing the trio of wareika return with rumba swing, their second outing on the label. perfectly jazz infected, with of course a healthy measure of that rhumba timing, this lazy, psychedelic journey track meanders through lush fields of guitar improvisations, tumbling drums, piano refrains and eerie pitching elements, all neatly strung together with wareikas impeccable production.
exactly one year ago, stimming bought us the exquisite >funk with me<. a production, created together with south african talent lazarus mathebula. having become firm friends, an invite was extended to lazarus to come to hamburg and spend time in the studio. once again, the result of those sessions is outstanding. with >change<, and through the vocals of lazarus, both artists have built a musical bridge linking hamburg and johannesburg. a beautifully exotic production, as we have come to expect from stimming, with an added african touch. completing the ep are three brand new stimming productions for you delectation. musically outstanding, with his trademark-out-there-touch. this is yet another stimming release, not to be missed. enjoy!
again a new fresh talents lands on be as one. italys sehou is indeed a well promising artist and the israeli imprint surely has a careful ear when it come to signing its artists. >to who love< is as simple as it is beautiful, a true house masterpiece with a classic touch, to stand the test of times. >dark side of the sun< turns things darker and deeper, phat bass, phat grooves, sure effect. to complete the package gel abril strikes back again on be as one after bein gmissed for long on the imprint. keeping things basic but effective, the israeli brings funk to the floor in his own unmistakable style
born in romania in 1981, mihai popoviciu is one of the most talked about newcomers in the house and techno scene. but to call him a newcomer is a misnomer. mihai has been releasing quality music for years, on labels such as gigolo, level non zero, brise, diynamic and, of course, highgrade. since 2007 he has sworn allegiance to the highgrade flag, either alone or with production partner markus homm. he always has the ability to surprise with his music tracks produced straight to the point with no unnecessary fluff – just the uninhibited thrill and euphoria of dancing seems to empower his work. after a busy summer season playing in the clubs of europe, he is now back to work in the studio. and so comes >trapped in brakets< with three brilliant club tracks of outstanding quality, custom made for the dance floor. if you dont believe us youll have to hear them for yourself. turn up the volume and close your eyes! for those who still want more, mihai popoviciu will be releasing his debut album in may 2011 on highgrade records. time to get excited and warm up the legs for maximum dance floor effect!
2010 has seen plus 8 celebrate its 20 year anniversary with releases coming from some of technos finest artists, including paco osuna, marco carola, skoozbot, mike shannon, danilo vigorito, datasoul and uto karem. now london duo layo & bushwacka! join the family with the release of their debut for richie hawtin and john aquavivas imprint, with the endangered ep.
out now, the second e.p. from the axe gabba murda mob, this time on pacemaker records. two awesome tracks full of technical tricks and skills like you have never heard before at an awesome superior sound quality. top quality release!
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!
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