unaffected by the hype, minimum syndicat follows his own path into true techno-rave territory. this time our special guest is the mighty deep & dark electro producer umwelt (satamile, kommando 6, drivecom...). he gave us a truly awesome techno masterpiece full of emotion, energy and nocturnal vibes. dark anthem for the underground...

umwelt on satamile - that combination stands for real electro - dark and industrial. no made up pseudo-stuff in here.

big with laurent garnier, steve bug, adam beyer, francois k, john digweed, satoshi tomiie, gregor tresher, ewan pearson, danny howells, len faki, mauro picotto, john selway, deetron, ..

following his new album, talk to your angel, roland appel now returns with a remix 12inch containing 2 hot new mixes of tracks taken from the album.

4 track harder techno ep

now, we are proud to present the new bush ii bush single my salvation as the 30th release on caballero recordings and as a perfect start for 2009! it features the beautiful voice of housemusics no. 1 singer chelonis r. jones and comes with a superb package of mixes, ranging from pumping prime-time house to deepngroovy. next to 4 high-quality mixes by the guys themselves, which show their great variety, jesse garcia again did an amazing job and delivered 2 incredible remixes. you might remember his fantastic remix for the grower ft. corey andrew - move your body… this one is of equal quality for sure!

ftw proudly presents the new fresh 17 years young talent from munich/gemany, daniel sender. its his first release with two great minimal-techno tracks & a grooving remix from morgenklang who shows us their skillz on our last ftw010. the style from daniel is dark & powerful & the tracks, for days & eraser will witness this. great afterhour e.p.

very cool oldschoolish track with dark, agressive strings and driving beats by timmy regisford.

another outstanding double a side of the good stuff from one of our dj heroes, kelvin andrews a limited series of 12inchers. this label already released killer cuts from mark e, kelvin and a host of anonymous contributors. they have all sold out within a matter of days and become instantly collectable items! so, no 6 on the label is primed and ready to go - a duo of electronic delights from the dark corners of the disco screen printed picture sleeve limited edition as always, only one limited pressing will be available

brilliant debut that takes us on a wild ride through light and dark, painted with an intense voice.

2 big names from the tiger family, koen groeneveld (wake turbulence, go around) and peter gelderblom (waiting for, trapped, feeling for you, ...) teamed up for a huge tech release on roxy records. fokker 126 is deep, dark, hypnotic and a must play on every quality dancefloor

dark & industrial flavoured minimal

wicked underground hardcore release by the uninvited, dark & doomy, very well done!!!

big support from: gregor tresher, loco dice, sebo k, nick curly, 2000andone, mirko loco and agnes.... tsuba starts 2009 with a bang with the first 12inch release on the label from rising star okain. having debuted on tsuba in july 2008 on the digital only >tsuba samurai ep<, sam okain steps up with his first full release for the label and its a big one. the original of >717< is deep tech house with a killer groove and a warm tripped out riff - a great combination of light and dark touches which results in an edgy but very accessible track. for the remix djulz ups the tempo and adds a splash of techno, spine tingling keys and jacking bassline. loco dice featured the mix on his recent radio 1 essential mix. the deep house of >slow ride< completes an ep of the highest quality. + huge djulz remix.

desonanz is a new project of frederik hatsav (metalogic, hidden agenda) and marcus c. maichel (the delta, x-dream). by combining their outstanding production skills, those two geniuses managed to produce an ep which is truly outstanding and simply mind-blowing. with desonanz, the two masterminds focus on the deep exploration of dark and progressive soundscapes and they deliver 3 rolling and driving dancefloor-killers made for the peaktime. supported by extrawelt, alex bau, airbus modular, opsy, alic, alex tolstoy and many more

dies ist der erste release auf live at robert johnson, dem neuen label zum offenbacher club. ata hat niemand geringeren als chloe eingeladen, die erste in diesem monat erscheinende mix cd zu gestalten und dabei kam - quasi als nebenprodukt - ein genialer track mit krikor zustande. deep, dark & sexy - so soll techno in 2009 klingen. die brontosaurus crew steuert noch einen feinen remix bei - fertig ist der lack. ein wahrlich toller lack

the highgrade-collective welcomes a new member in its rows, marcus sur, who until now has released one ep on highgrade digital and contributed one track to the >our thing< label-compilation. as-well new on board is the berlin based simon beeston, coming to us from new zealand. it was high time to dedicate a various artists to the newbies, alongside with the old hands tom clark and daniel dreier. marcus surs >gold< heralds the ep hypnotically, simultaneously delivering the proof how perfect his tracks fit into the highgrade label-sound. welcome on vinyl, mr. sur! in the following simon beeston drags us with >idle housewives< into dark echo chambers, teasing with weird sounds, which finally melt together into to a unique groove. label-boss tom clark in alliance with daniel dreier use their >13 cookies< to explore, what happens if you lock two versatile producers like them into one studio. the result is nothing to sneeze at, a massive groove, which keeps three feet on the floor while having the head up in the clouds. adding another facet to this varied ep!

second vinyl release for fabrizio lapiana on his label based in rome. three dark psychedelic techno tracks absolutely for fans of radio slave. d side a real journey between futuristic sounds and percussions. 6 a.m. ...the time is now...a wake up into the forest......great atmosphere....and the end ...my sound with some industrial atmosphere for a journey into the chemical war!

complot records is proud to present hanssens debut ep! with complot09 we finally get to taste delicious music from hanssen aka bob hansen (half of jacob london). we also have an exciting remix from complot co-founder dafluke. >velvet deer decals< possesses a groove that will keep you going on and on and on... hanssens skillful use of deep filtered harmonies will take you back to that good old late 90s house vibe. the beats and stabs are visceral, dense and powerful with filtered vocal cuts that sprinkle the track with sweetness. on the b side, >wtfstep< brings the funk to your doorstep! we are talking very bouncy and punchy dancefloor goodness with a contagiously dark bassline ... ..real party music! finally, theres no question dafluke expanded on his bag of tricks for his remix of >velvet deer decals<. this dissonant loopy groove is laced with other-worldly sound fx to shock and excite your ears... with a beat like a taser jolt to your feet!ken ishii : wow, interesting and fresh music here! b1 and b2 rock. / pheek : charted the dafluke remix, huge support! / mannel : i cant find the words, its perfect! the wftstep is my favorit! thanks! all the best! / tom baker : yeah loving the dafluke remix and party vibe in wftstep! nice one ! mika kalio (opossum / komplex audio)deep, dark, dubby, delcious..will be played in the next opossum radio show - and in the discotheque ass well ...

these new remixes of soundwave are a special deep journey into the history of house music ! first up is >man of the deep moments< quarion (drumpoet community ) who delivers a dark and spacious reinterpretation of the original that recalls a lot of great memories of early 90s house tracks by the likes of chez damier, moodyman and basic channel. the second remix is by our good friend filippo >naughty< moscatello who was a big fan of the original track and insisted on making a remix for us, of which we were of course very honored by. you know mr. naughty from his great hits back in da days on gigolo and his production on dj hells album >munich machine< and the hit single >copa< also his >disco volante< album on the same label is a true classic ! filippo is about to make his comeback in 2009 on moodmusic with a new album ... house music in full effect

very rare old schooling kanzleramt from 1994

excellent deep & dark detroit tracks.

excellent dark drivin minimal techno

maxime dangles, kompakts junger mann fürs deftige tut sich mit scandium mitbegründer paul nazca und liefert zwei dicke burner ab. dark neptune ist ein sägezahn-power-rocker, wie man ihn auf speicher lange nicht mehr gehört hat. klassische schule - neu interpretiert! aquarel hingegen geht die sache etwas housiger an, wobei hier eher druckvoller berlin techhouse a la e-werk 1993 gemeint ist. kinners, hier ist ganz schön pfeffer drin

ultracool dark & detroit infected remixes by mathew jonson (minus / wagon repair) & konrad black (wagon repair)

very promising new label from new jersey starting with a sparkling, super deep 4 tracker from dj q & david s. from the dark, stripped down >warrior dance< to the organ chord driving, jumping >night ride< this covers various facets of oldschool inspired deephouse. for fans of omar s, jus ed etc

dark and dirty uk underground techno

great dark & atmospheric electro rmxs

darker electro tunes

uncut big pack !! support: chris liebing, brian sanhaji, adam beyer, technasia, emerson, paul mac, anderson noise, rickzor >ounce of bounce< is really an ear candy !!

volume 7 of dubaliscious beat freakery from london production/dj crew!!!

dark and demanding high class housemusic in raoul ks signature style. despite the somewhat strange title (jenseits meaning >afterlive< - originating from a play of words in the baobab music office), the record delivers in real life! rich instrumentation, including traditional african instruments as well as long build-ups and a dramatic breakdown. and a shimmering atmosphere to get you in the right mood. all you can ask for in a contemporary housemusic release. especially enriched with the special mr. raoul k twist, just the way youd expect it

grotty, aggy, dark, brutal are all words used to describe the music of 25 year old alex melia aka reso, which is sometimes at odds with his boyhood dream of drumming in a jazz band.

long-awaited third release on triple bs creative culture imprint, part of the north wales fat collective, delivering 4 strong unique tracks aimed at both dancefloor & head

ruede hagelsteins the modest theme has proven to be one of souvenirs most provocative releases so far. released in the summer, the tracks dramatic horn hook is so epic it belongs in a science fiction film and as a piece of forward thinking techno, it ranks among one of souvenirs best. now the track is back with a remix from souvenir spearheads tiefschwarz alongside a new track from berlin based ruede. semikolon is another dark and dubby deep tech-housy outing for ruede that begins with a dramatic spoken word by naneci and ominous organ stabs. as the track progresses it takes on a chicago house vibe re-imagined at 10am in the panorama bar. an urgent bell begins to ring through the track raising the tension as the vocal intones a surreal chant before giving way to huge synth stabs that lead the track into a slow motion emotional explosion. just when things can get any more hectic the crescendo sinks to silence compressing the energy before the beats emerge back in their earlier deep house guise. ali and bast schwarz take their turn at remixing the modest theme fresh from their incendiary remix of emad kamandians kamanche for souvenir 012. the signature dramatic horn riff remains albeit injected with new percussion lending the track a tough tech house appeal that places it within the context of 2008s underground house sound. both tracks are another addition to souvenirs impressive collection of music aimed at the head just as much as they are at the heart and feet.

groovebox ep is filled with some class a material for the raunchy dancefloor. first up there is into the club. this track is typical for channel x: it will blow off the roof in the club! as the title of the track already suggests, this is another one of channel xs lengthy journeys into nightlife extravaganzas. a wonderful fidgety bassline and a loop filled with loads of soulful vocal samples from strong male leads to sensitive female souls, this tune is both deep, touchful and destroying. the chainsaw effect session in the middle paves the way for more stomping tech-house business. no time to recover from this, because on the flip its straight onto the floor with wake up: a loop thats made of trillions of little cut-up effects, vocal bits and some straight four to the floor business. after a playful beginning the tune moves into an hypnotic piece of trippy techno only to be converted into a restless party anthem for the Überpeak-time. sick! perhaps there is some time to chill with the last of the three tracks that is against the wall. here it becomes clear what channel x are best at: to create dark, hard and moving electronic music with that special ingredient that is soul. this track is a perfect example: some frightening effects, lots of reverb on the creepy samples, but such a wonderfully harmonic sample that seems to shed light at the end of the never-ending afterhour. if there is a message to this music, it would be: you need to look hard, but there is always love. once again label boss oliver koletzki has picked up these two very talented producers very early upon their career and it has paid off: in one release being better than the one before

after a wait of 15 years and numerous 12es, e s, random compilation tracks and remixes rude 66 has finally finished a full length album and dare we say it s his most cohesive work to date? sadistic tendencies begins where 2005 s three faces of fear ep ended, with 18 tracks that slide like snails on the edge of straight razors, exploring the dark side of the human condition. thematically connected, deep, dark and mind bendingly analogue, sadistic tendencies is both tense and full of release, sometimes brooding and encroaching at other times exploding into throbbing synth laden dance floor bombs. superlatives aside, sadistic tendencies works exceptionally well as an album and is one of those rare 70 minute journey s that can be enjoyed from beginning to end – like a good horror movie that scares the hell out of you, but keeps drawing you in.

in 2008 tr-one released urban promise ep on nice & nasty. from this ep tr-one further released remixes of their seminal dark techno cut >detroit after dark< and now mystery train has been remixed by ireland’s leading light of deep, moody techno lerosa and tycho’s comet aka neil maguire from uk. this is a perfect follow up to the inner thoughts ep

the diva of dance music is back in full force! the legendary barbara tucker teams up with masterful ibizan dj/producer pepe tuccillo to bring us a brand new tune with a rump-shakin damn good set of remixes. the superb nyc producer/ dj alix alvarezs deep, dark & pumpin f1 series vox mix is only complimented further by going deeper into the disco depths of ibizan producer d. figuerettas dub. japanese tech producer hideo kobayashi puts forth a funkier dancefloor stomper remix which gets tougher once you get into his dub. already being championed in the uk as well as right here in nyc at louie vega & kevin hedges roots party, >one desire< is a simple straight up anthem easily bound for >most precious love< glory.

the next big thing to come out of denmark! exclaims trentemoller and he should know as he is the brains behind this album. beautiful music and vocals with a dark and eerie sound. pressed on 180 gram vinyl and comes in a full color gatefold sleeve.

formed in 1997 by philipp albrecht (guitar), rene albrecht (drums) and christoph lenz (bass) - singer christian erne entered the band in 2000. since he left plenty enuff in 2007 philipp albrecht and jessica sigfalk took the micro power. plenty enuff have been experimenting with sounds from the sixties for almost ten years. starting off with a traditional type of ska they soon switched to a dark blend of roots reggae. their large amount of shows already brought them to the jazz festival of montreux this year.

dark techy/electro edged new outing by quivver!! includes a fine barry jamieson remix!!

if you secretly believe that all of the best dance music has an undercurrent of melancholy then you are in for a treat. 0.5, the debut ep from the fascination movement, doesn?t skimp on either the dancefloor rhythms or the windswept yes-we-remember-new pop romanticism. the fascination movement is looking forwards, not backwards: just because this is music that adapts the same vocabulary created by bands like new order or early orchestral manoeuvres in the dark doesn?t change the fact that from the first arpeggios of ?just pretend? you feel the shock of the new. of course, you may be too busy humming along to the choruses to notice how slyly the band makes a classic sound fresh again...

berlin-based belgian producers sierra sam & marcus vector present the debut release of d.i.y. (dumb irresponsible youth), their new house-oriented project. sierra sam (toysforboys, einmaleins, trapez) and marcus vector (toysforboys, nomor, playground) recently released their first joint effort for contexterrior. working together once again, this time around theyve put aside their usual dark techno inclinations, opting instead for uninhibited house led by analog percussion sounds. drumroll, please… >pimp my saw< is a frenzy layers and layers of toms, kicks, steeldrums and clicks. >screw it up< is a more melodic affair, with the classic build-up and tension that defines classic house material, plus a hint of latino finesse. on the flip, >hammer of love< closes things out with a shuffly balance between the organic and the artificial, with looming atmospheric ambience to set a darker tone. these three tracks are the perfect tools to use where the sun dont shine. (that would be the nightclub, you pervert!)

dark / spooky dubstep action

willkommen in berlins herzen der finsternis! der kalifornische expat beaner, der auch auf aaron hedges’ label district of corruption veröffentlicht und mit seinen monatlichen >frühtau< partys ganz nebenbei selbst ein profilierter afterhour-entrepreneur ist, hat sich mit seinem enigmatischen partner c.l.a.w.s. zusammengetan, ihr vinyl-debüt auf bar25 abzuliefern. nach zahlreichen montags-sets in den morgendlichen twilight-zone-stunden in der bar diesen sommer, haben sich die beiden das mehr als verdient. und die drei tracks katapultieren dich durch düster pumpende techno-landschaften. dark und minimalistisch. schnallt euch an, sie meinen es ernst!

nice price deal !!! next dark distinctive hypnotizer on matt stars main records ! incl locke remix

this one is a killer! spiros kaloumenos hits the fresh special series off on the a-side with two very strong tribal influenced techno tracks. the funk driven a1 surely knocks you out! very heavy on percussion making this a peaktime tool not to be taken lightely. with overdrive spiros takes you to detroit, the groovy stabs and phat phunked beats make this track a clear prime time banger, one that simply cant be missed! on the flip we find dj shee-la with two hot deep n dark techno rollers. raw bassline driven frantic breath and bummed out are proving that chicks can rock hard indeed! be sure to keep an eye out on her next releases!

a huge tech house output!! the a side proposes >welcome to the moon<, a pure underground anthem with his instantly recognisable and wicked drum programming style. then the track drops a huge and energetic bass line with a screaming 90s rave-influenced synth loop. the dark voice rises among random effects giving that spacey atmosphere when the break push it up to the standout climax. are you house heads ready for this? the b side drives us to another planet >mars<.this progressive-tech track stands into dark-prog line. packed with loud bass this is another big room tune that everybody should play. the bass line rolls on a simple drum pattern giving to the synth the main objective to make you shout. then the whole track is served up by a constant acid line creating a sinister feeling to this club monster