northern songs in a southern style - fab guiro!
welcome to fab guiro! - the album title is a combination of both the popular british phrase fab gear referring to all cool music & lifestyle aspects and issues surrounding the band and also stresses the relation to the percussion instrument guiro that is an integral instrument, sound and necessity in latin, salsa and especially traditional cuban music. fab guiro! is beat music in a fascinating, exotic robe, a drum roll of liverpudlian song pearls the songs of the beatles on fab guiro! do actually sound like copacabana, cuba and kingston - but always like the english harbour town in the summer - northern song in a southern style are indeed warm songs, fab guiro! simply means lots of fun, entertainment and thus celebrates our heroes.

dave huismans aka 2562 with his a made up sound project. archive contains four raw house tracks from the vaults with their roots in detroit and chicago house. ‘bounce’ and ‘disconnect’ combine the best of two worlds: the more traditional sample based house grooves and the spacious sounds and wrenching sub bass that have become his trademark. the same goes for the other two tracks... ‘wire’ is a phat acid track with a great drive. a strange atmosphere and a unique combination of classic structures with new and old sounds. this track will make sure that the sweat is dripping off those basement walls! ‘on&on’ has that catchy drunken beat slightly reminding of some theo parrish productions... finished with futuristic technoid synth stabs and pulsating acid-ish bass sounds that make this a great abstract & stripped-down house work out! killer!

taking influence from their 80s childhoods of the bulky futuristic, story tapes are a four piece live electronic band. written, recorded and produced entirely in north london by the band this industrial yet tender sound blurs the distinction between the played and synthesized.

new volume of the succesful new whist minimal session series! this time the staff put togheter two well known italian djs and four upcoming ones, the result is a release already supported by sven vath, loco dice, magda, metempsicosi italy crew and many others international djs!

supported by: richie hawtin, dubfire, gabriel ananda, alexi delano, livio & roby ...
plaupez >l ame d un singe< is the 1st release from alma soul music. this ep has a mixture of music styles wich include deep, tech & minimal house. plaupez original mix is certainly a good example of the genre variety, its house base blends into a tech atmosphere with a futurist melody. jon gurd s version is ideal for a late night mainfloor, with powerful basses and energic percussions. vasco inspirian offers his particular sound wich has a very noticing detroit influence and licuadora system s remix minimalizes the track with his frenetic minimal- house version. all four tracks are composed by very talented artists and the result is ready to rock any dance floor!

when the two colossi of the bearfunk label get together you can be sure that creative sparks will fire and the disco grooves will ooze. and so we present stevie koteys and max essas new project, the cunningly titled soiree. as a taster for the upcoming treats we are pleased to release a four track ep covering the musical bases that the london and tokyo based pair intend to cover. the theme from soiree announces arrival in a big way. disco grooves meets herbie hancock with lee ritenour tints. real drums from dave barbarossa, jazzer keys and some nifty fretwork from max. overgroomed slows things down to slo-mo speed and mixes japan/mick karn-esque fretless bass and layers of percussions and beats

vienna s famous flex club comes up with a stunning and emotional housy split ep featuring four of its resident djs. check out this austrian artists big with labels like musik gewinnt freunde, drumpoet, kaato, opossum or micro.fon!

after a winter break and a with new focus on original and forward thinking house, boe is back for 2009 with one of the hottest detroit artists to break onto the scene in years. kris wadsworth is a man who truly has his own unique production style. for years the term minimal has been banded about for music with little soul, originality and that essence of dance music, a groove. kris is a guy whose interpretation of minimalistic music oozes all of these qualities and much, much more, stripped down, funked up house that takes the listener back to when house was raw, full of energy and brimming with soul. his production resembles that of an early herbert, crunching and twisting his way though drum samples and polished chords to create a sound that is simple and intoxicating yet difficult to copy. less, it seems, is most definitely more. dig is kris first four-track ep and showcases his sound through four slices of deep, groovy late night house. the first track the depths of is kris sound summed up in just under nine minutes. the first three minutes belong to a long intro that builds and builds through vox snippets, stab samples, synth chords and h-hats that ride the groove. the track breaks down only to kick back in with a chunky snare and trippy pads to whip the listener into a frenzy. macrotones is a wonky late night rhythm synth track that wouldnt sound out of place at fabric at 7am. on the flip, white bread kicks off where the depths of left off, a catchy rhythm with swinging stabs and moody chords. a growling, gut-moving baseline makes the track a real dance floor favourite. the final track on the ep is haunted house a deep houser with a delayed bassline perfect for those late-night moments.

created as the main vehicle for delivering paolo mojo productions, oosh has grown into one of the labels of 2008. championed consistently by pete tong on radio 1, including an essential new tune and essential mix this year, paolos production profile has risen spectacularly, gaining momentum on the back of tracks nightlaw, brooksong, the dancer, sirena, interstellar and home. a four track ep showcasing the range of paolos production while still retaining an definable identity. the play your hand ep takes us through jazz piano freestyle, deep melodic tech house, latin percussion workouts and old fashioned tweaky acid house.

the first single from her upcoming wagon repair debut album and her first release of 2009, dinky (aka alejandra iglesias) is ably following up on the momentum gathered from her 2008 album may be later on vakant. in a decade of releases on labels from cocoon and traum to carpark and crosstown rebels, dinky continues to cement her place amongst technos most enterprising producers with four new tracks. opener wind mesmerizes with repetitive keys looped over a straight kick. chirped tones pulse curiously amidst descending melodic chimes in a steadily evolving elemental journey that equally evokes reich and contemporaries (and new label mates) cobblestone jazz. outro establishes territory with intoxicating arpeggio melodies, while wet hair plunges us into submarine depths. dripping with resonance and reverb, sporadic metallic tones color a dense mix of murky pads and sharp beats. interrupted briefly by an epic symphonic interlude, wet hair continues its descent into deep and dark territories to close. the eps closer, butterfly floats with squeaked melodic tones and breathy vocals taking lead over a busy percussive base. saturated with a variety of sounds from indigenous samples to wobbly bass and deep detuned keys, butterfly takes us on a winding scenic route, disorienting and enchanting in equal measure.

skizofrenik presents its new release chromosome disorders ep. after several releases, skizofrenik records launches necro dur s first entire release with a really complete reference for the hardtechno comunity. this release contains four different tracks. on the a-side damage recipe with an old-hardtechno touch and chromosome disorders with a powerful break and a blasting voice. on the b-side dracula with a great dark melody break and the dark side with a hard and dark synth style. all four tracks come with a really hard bass that will hit hard in all dancefloors for sure. so be prepared for this new skizofrenik records release!

denis rusnak from germany lets his sister work in an industrialised surrounding. released on warps dancefloor orientated arcola sublabel in 2003.

lyrical wit is in abundance, magnified by russell maels soaring falsetto gymnastics. failure with the opposite sex is a recurring topic, from the adolescent fumblings of amateur hour to the resignation of falling in love with myself again. its easy to see why the teenage morrissey was a dedicated fan. the track that really grabbed the publics attention was this town aint big enough for both of us, a classic stomper with a gravity defying melody. 1974s kimono my house is the sound of sparks firing on all four cylinders, providing one of the most curious and comical albums of the 70s. freddie mercury wasnt the only operatic rocker on the block in the mid 70s. the genre was pretty much taken to its logical conclusion by ron and russell mael, the decidedly odd couple who formed the nucleus of sparks. dropping references to immanuel kant and yehudi menuhin, these boys werent your average dumb rock band. kimono my house was their third album, recorded after the brothers had relocated from la to london (where tolerance of tongue in cheek pomp pop was obviously much higher).

this is the first in a series of three various artist 12 inch releases, that features four of the dublin labels most trusted henchmen. puresthatreds >robbery< is his debut track on mantrap and what an awesome one it is: dark imposing bass and beats meet the sound of smashing glass, rave led keys and all round mayhem, with haunting strings that send this one into deepest hell. meeting him there is magnetize, who in one take supplied this evil vox led synth grinder in >distant observer< , with deft 808s and distorted crackling fx creating both a scary but grooving feel. rory st john pushes wobbly techno eccentricity on >dysentry<, with fluid editing and supreme use of effects proving again why he is one of the most exciting new talents around. sunil sharpes >print more money and shut up!< is a slippery mover, where a succession of unruly lead sounds accompany odd vocals and rasping hats - with a straightforward approach that will penetrate all in its way. so, four top class techno cuts here, all with their own unique character and all for peak time play.

vertex is an exploration in two parts. the a sideÆs vertex and the locus of points explore the trackier side of tejadaÆs work meant mostly for vinyl play. both tracks make good use of strong wavetable chorded sounds, which are modulated throughout. the rhythms of the chords make up the identity of the track with elements coming in and out. vertex showcases a more layered approach to take the track from a percussive to a smooth feel. the locus of points follows more of a straight up techno approach sounding simple and effective. the b-side explores the more melodic and arrangement based side of tejadaÆs work. liquid mirror is a track rich in layers. 3 modular synth layers provide the initial modulating melodic ground work which is then complimented by lush tejada keyboard work bringing the song to itÆs apex and then reducing it back to itÆs start all while backed by tejadaÆs powerful drum work. p.l.l. (which stands for phase locked loop, a process explored here) continues this theme in a less obvious way. modular synths and drum tracks start things off while midway a modulating melodic phrase is introduced playing back a bit differently every time. four songs in all showcasing tejadaÆs simple and complex approach to dance music.

bambino is back again with another argentinean export manuel sahagun! after releases under his belt on labels such as drop music, so sound, wiggle, flavor, kolour, guesthouse, blockhead and picking up support from the likes of terry francis, mark farina, miguel migs, lawnchair generals, dj heather, inland knights, da sunlounge etc. he brings the heat to bambino in form of a 4 tracker ep, that just oozes quality all the way through every single groove on the vinyl. all four tracks range from funky, tech, deep house that will please most dance floors out there!

on this we find the duet of miche and mirzinho from croatia, owner of propeller rec., tech art, and already produced on yin yang, pornographic rec, pattern, and resident in club the cube, pula, croatia. they deliver four tracks, one track funky with a good classic synth and 3 tracks powerful tribal techno, with good breaks for re-launching the peoples... an ep for shaking the dancefloor all night!

new release from amigos recs. with a bomb track from dj link and j-nat, and remixes from david moleon, peppelino and darkrow.
it is with no surprise that amigos recs. is becoming one of the most wanted labels on todays techno scene. bringing together some of the best artists from the four corners of the globe: preach, axel karakasis, a.paul, dave the drummer, wehbba, and other fine producers. amigos was able to maintain the high standards established since its very first release with valentino kanzyani.
for the sixth release, portuguese dj link produced another dance floor bomb together with spanish artist j-nat. entitled impression , it is one of the songs that we will see charted by many of the biggest djs in the forthcoming months.
as if this wasn t enough, label owner dj link invited a selection of fine producers to make the remixes this track deserved. so, sexto ep from amigos recordings will also feature three amazing remixes from spanish artists david moleon and darkrow, and also hungarian producer peppelino.

metrolines answer to agent dale cooper, rio padice, stroll nonchalantly into town in search of some damn fine coffee, and in return, delivers another stunning four track ep.

big with: paco osuna, afrilounge, dave ellesmere,.. this vinyl features four remixes of the kassette boys ep from click | click and m_ferrià the remixers are: chatterbox aka christopher manik (autist/ harthouse/ nyc) empro & jozwiak (upon you/ home sweet home/ berlin) zhao (archipel/ clever music/ france) eff&lle & jitzu (weplayminimal/ kaufe musik/ italy).

first release on this new label from germany, featuring four epic tracks by myon, who gained attention with his track on the viewpoints compilation on aw-recordings. stunning detroit-influenced soundscapes and heady drumming are trademarks of heliocentric musicÆs first output!

coming right on time before the summer, special series brings you four hot techno artists on one vinyl disc. edition 20.5 features daisychain, spiros kaloumenos, fer br and david moleon!! again a killer release not to be missed!

the 9th release on domestic violence comes from sveteq and septromatiq. these two are creating a big stir in the scene with some extremely fresh releases on labels like mental torments and reconstruction, just to name a frew. on domestic violence they present their killer style in the form of calm storm ep, four absolute killer tracks full of energy and heavy bass!

here is handguns , the new single from alex gopher. it s a four tracks ep : the original from mr gopher kicks off the show. galactic electronica with shudders of white noise and gurgled bass. this has peak time plays all over it! beni follows up with an electro guitar driven through with subtle bass lines and snappy beats. more dancefloor fun from dada life with an influx of heavy hoover bass and nifty percussive elements. knuckles finishes up with an awesome mix - stomping electronic beats and buzz saw synth breakdowns!

nice price deal !!! first to step up to the challenge is boxcutter. belfasts barry lynn has an impressive discography including four albums on planet mu as well as releases on his own kinnego records and the hotflush label. remixed during the period of writing that led to his new release arecibo message, it has the same lush sound as that album.

hardcore four track madness!

over the last year a new generation of young and ambitious house producers from frankfurt to mannheim have caused quite a stir. vera heindel is part of the scene in the rhine main area, which is the new centre for innovative and modern house and techno tracks, and peoples house, her first release on cargo edition at the end of 2008 received huge attention from critics and fans alike. this time around vera dishes up four top-notch house tracks for us which demonstrate her unique way of producing - using reduction and funk, the two constants of her music. jump the hump concentrates on two things: a devastastingly simple bassline and a vocal sample which gives the track a lightness and an understatement which you seldomly find in house tracks. miss fitz, veras project partner in mara trax, heads more to the dancefloor with her remix, but without giving up the special character of veras style. the b-side continues to drive with a high dose of funk. a clear organ chord gives ling both playful and elegant moments and with the vocal sample and the easy-going beats it becomes a typical vera- track. the final track on the ep hallimasch is espescially catchy with its melodic and complex style, triggering positive feelings all around

great new release from boxon s very own wonderproducer : eclier. four tracks aimed at the dancefloor with maximum effekt potential. including remix from dilemn.

desolat is proud to announce that desolat x series goes on with livio & roby pres. premiesku, a project from romanian duo livio & roby, in collaboration with their pal george g. solid, swinging four to the floor patterns take inspiration from classic deep house, detroit techno and tech house. switched up and deconstructed, the result is a hypnotic brew that will see them representing desolat for the first time at cocoon at amnesia this year alongside loco dice and martin buttrich. on this release youll hear snippets of a surreal and breathy flute over top of a thudding kick and a bumping bass-line, or fleeting samples of reed pipe, vocals, ragtime piano or brass dancing on top of technotic, simmering loops

please welcome the first record by z-schallplatten and attila jahanvash since 2005. it is called >shemshak ep< and contains four tracks by attila himself. times have changed in the mean time but attilas constant producing qualities still remain on a high standard.

ki records is proud to announce its 1st release with a great donation by germanys christian löffler, which is running strong with 2 digital eps in the last six months on pawel & turners orphanear records. christian löffler is at his best in this latest release, easily spanning the range from deep house to techno by keeping a harmonic sound structure over all four tracks.

luke eargoggle and johan inkinen aka facelessmind return on lunar disko records with more futuristic drexciyan/dopplereffekt style jams! the dynamic swedish duo, who have already appeared on creme organization, breakin records, and strangelife, deliver four ice-cold electro tracks for the freakz only! the title track >glasriket< is a deep and dark workout, with its unique sounds and melodies, bubbly basslines, and a haunting lead synth throughout, all on top of some masterful 808 programming. the second track on the a-side is >my machine< with big influences from dopplereffekt and kraftwerk, phat analogue basslines and beautiful melodies rule this track while a killer vocoder vox highlight the amazing production skills of these swedish electro professors! on the b-side >visions fade away< is simply a stunning piece of electronic music. probably the best faceless mind track to date ... a bomb of a track that will rock down any club! the second track on the b-side >herr furste< treats us to more killer 808 beats, raw analogue basslines, and classic synth melodies in true faceless mind style. an outstanding 4 track ep from the prolific faceless mind - future classics! limited to 500 vinyl copies.

here it is a new skizofrenik release called what else ep! after a long time, skizofrenik release this new various artists with for great quality tracks. on a side there are two really hard banging tracks from greg notill. this side will hit hard in dancefloors as usual for this great producer. on b side there is one track from fl-x vs. pat sanders with a hard voice, and other track from necro dur & mario batlles which have a really powerfull hardtechno bass. combining these four tracks we have a really complete reference for hardtechno scene.

legowelt and m>o>s recordings joining forces? a cosmic necessity that these forces driven by deepness and beauty of house music would collide.this four-track ep takes you on a journey into mystery and beauty. the a-side opens with lovestrory sh21, a tear jerkin, eerie power bomb reminiscent of g-strings and ron trent. slompy jitt is a tense and melodic house track, uplifting and psychedelic. police 303 is a slow, sexy and warm acid track reminding of theo parish. last track on the b-side, deerdrive jx 10, unfolds slowly into a melancholic deephouse track echoing memories of marshall jefferson.

supported by anthony rother (a.k.a. beuys von telekraft), pascal f.e.o.s., tom wax, frank kusserow and many more ... welcome to frankfurt am meer! welcome to the virtual city where all citizens have one thing in common: everyone - incl. producer, dj & label head la rez - is affected by a certain sound, enriching the worldwide electronic music culture ever since. wo kommen wir her ( where do we come from ) is his sincere homage to the city with the skyline and its vibrant lectronica -scene. la rez teams up with frankfurt based producers frank kusserow (datapunk, white noise), ziel100 (datapunk, zielscheiben) & marble arts (distorzone carbon) to release four exciting versions of this truly hymnic smasher!

following the phenomenal success of volume 1 was never going to be easy, but pat les stache strikes again ! his informative and well respected american athlete blog has become an addictive and invaluable resource for all eager disciples of the good groove, shining a light on the often forgotten tracks from an overpopulated genre. as a true afficionado, these edits and amends are done with plenty of reverence for the originals, without ever losing site of their need to work the floor these four tracks shine a light on less well known, often lp cuts from household names like john davis & nightlife unlimited to obscure acts like shîtan. all lovingly drawn out and twisted into new arrangements by a man who certainly knows his craft

after a handful of successful singles zwicker released on the renownend labels bearfunk, compost black label and get physical it was time to refine the warm mixture of mutated disco, house, electro and pop on a full length album. on this songs of lucid dreamers ep1 you find four tracks (extended versions) from his upcoming album songs of lucid dreamers, which will be released end of april on compost records.this is sublime electronic pop at its best!

third and final instalment of the vinyl series showcasing tracks from exakts cd >liust.love.electro< / another four powerful contributions from four hot artists

generally based in london, soundspecies encompasses a collective of friends and different projects, with the momentum and focus coming from a family connection, four brothers raised with a jamboree of musical instruments for toys learnt a love for jamming and creating sounds from an early age... fast forward through developing years... henry gettin busy with beats and decks and sussing the london scene - olly playing lots of bass in bands & training in music recording, composing and acoustics at salford uni, manchester - nat working hard and playing hard on his guitar - barnaby composing and playing sax in various bands then travelling and suckling inspiration in brazil, morocco, borneo... expanding the family until the whole world is our friend... music is a universal language, a communication with like minds...fellow soundspecies worldwide. this is the first artist project to be born from the legendary cd-r sessions!

melbourne based junji masayama swerves his debut bearfunk release flying in from leftfield in the guise of his green circle ep. its a fine four tracker for which the adjective eclectic was surely made. smatterings of disco sensibilities, bleepy house, deep groove & squelching synths. green circle leads the pack with all its underground rhythms and chunky synths. monotone radio is a drum led wonk soundscape whilst sponge feet is one for the more uptempo alternative disco floors. oyster rounds things off with more eclectic beats and disco firefly darting keys. one for the varied tapestry that is bearfunk.

the p label is on a roll. the label has released numerous of anthems and remixes over the last years.. this one is next up in the p hot series!josh love and raul mezcolanza come with a massive four-tracker to keep you dancing all summer long!

pissinboy was originally italian artist andrea pirovanos solo project, it became a duet when graham mushnik joined him a year ago. based in london, the band presents here four 3 chord harmonious scruntch pop songs they recorded in their basement. while the ep kicks off with a punchy minimal drum guitar track, always find you, it ends in a mellow mood of trumpet and choir. pirovanos songwriting is simple and strong, and mushnik is unstoppable.

played by luciano, lauhaus, kabale & liebe and many more. its about time! with >channel by channel< markus homm presents his first solo ep on highgrade. until now, this cosmopolitan citizen of the world, who shares his time between hong-kong, moscow, london and nuremberg – has been part of the successful collaboration: homm & popoviciu. one vinyl ep and three digital releases have already made a strong impression with the highgrade faithful. with this ep and its four groovey house tracks, markus homm signals the springtime. the title track >channel by channel< already foreshadows where this journey will end: fleet footed rhythms meet sweet chords and result in a sunny house groover that immediately kills the winter blues >torn< on the flipside is also built around an irresistible melody, while >xpander< (b2) gets things moving a little faster towards the end. proving again, how skillfully markus homm can create a deep groove from his handpicked melodic elements. it doesnt need much imagination to understand that these three classy tracks will bring their euphoric impact to every dancefloor they touch. thanks for letting the springtime roll, mr. homm!

liberty city aka murk (ralph falcon & oscar g) regarded as one of the most successful dance djs and production teams in the world. for over twelve years, they have had the most #1s in one year in the us dance chart, as well as being the only artists to have had four us dance chart #1 singles taken from one album. the original 1992 release has been spruced back to life by electronic man of the moment steve mac who is equally responsible for producing some of house musics classics over his long career

excellent groovin techhouse four tracker incl boris werner remix (remote)

the success experienced by spanish artists oscar mulero, christian wunsch, reeko and exium are proof that the fittest survive the test of time, and their unexpected collaboration >seleccion natural< will establish a new milestone in the evolution of techno. oscar mulero, christian wunsch, reeko and exium embark on a new project called >seleccion natural< that joins the ingenuity of each artist in a collection of four releases, each one from a label of one the four artists. specifically, warm up, tsunami, mental disorder and nheoma respetively the labels directed by mulero, wunsch, reeko and exium will launch an ep with an original track composed by the label owner plus a remix from each of the other three artists. although they have previously collaborated on other releases, this is the first time all four will appear together on the same ep

minimal tech four tracker with tracks by martin eyerer, gennaro rossi, max h. & timo huehner and ahmet sendil

again four tracks that will surely make you swing. our favorite has always been my brother, a peak time disco jazz cut, which has made the disco floors erupt on many occasions. the original version of my father continues along those lines. off ramp and worldless narrative both are cool boogie tracks, which make up for another winner from nebraska. for fans of rick wade, theo parrish, trus me et al.

fantastic 2nd release on this label featuring four wicked club-friendly trax that will rock the house!