photonz have taken no prisoners in 2011. following their dancefloor destroying third release on one eyed jacks alongside tiago they up the heat yet again with a first outing on dont be afraid. spectre is surely destined to please fans of oni ayhun, joy orbison, and other forward thinking house music producers alike with its jaded xylophone hooks and cold as ice groove. wall is a slice of trademark photonz portuguese acid, an infinite groove that builds and builds. dokos is a more downbeat, tracky number which will slot nicely into the sets of djs who favour the old school house sound of chicago and detroit. prometheus catches the pair at their most experimental, upping the tempo and unleashing an ambitious techno juke roller which is as much machinedrum as it is the sound of 1990s techno circa pacific records and plink plonk.

>fter his big success - >feel< on toka beatz, here comes the next smasher from sofa tunes at his own label. the >cloth bag ep< contains a track from sofa tunes and 3 big remixes by raumakustik (glaub mir doch), andlee and klanggewalt.

limited yellow coloured vinyl!
robosonic return in full effect with the stunning and beautiful >the sweetness<, after a brief hiatus with regards to original releases the berlin duo present this unique track to the masses via jackmode.
j phlip takes the remix duties head on with a great interpretation, the american dj and producer shows her flair for all things bass with a track drenched in low-end loveliness. a tough kick underpins a hypnotic loop that rolls out into a spacious breakdown. the final drop doesnt disappoint, big drums and dark percussion make this new version a surefire dancefloor work out.

das debütalbum von adrian zaar als doppelvinyl im gatefold-cover. das 1. vinyl enthält die original-titel, die auf der 2. scheibe von we love machines, johnny rox, mastra, beats on demand und anderen geremixt wurden.

after the excellent debut album >parts unknown< on endless flight, canadian disco master is back with brand new 4 tracks. >tunnel mountain< on a1 and >iceline< are kraut rock oriented barealic house. if you are following the music of eddie c or mark e, you will definetly love these tracks

remaining humbly at the forefront of electronic music, leading imprint cadenzas latest release hole in the middle takes the sound ideas of three thriving producers for an ep of fresh and complex beat scapes. for cadenza73, swiss dani casarano who joined the label in 2010 alongside chilean felipe valenzuela with the tulipe ep, meet upcoming artist demian muller to blend their individual sound signatures into three strikingly contrasting tracks. title track hole in the middle packs an immediately throbbing punch with its mean and stomping bass line.

masomenos team up with the karat crew.. pure french connection.. made with love in paris. cabanne, ark, and laetitia and masomenos: thats musicians you can always rely on.. we like! very solid 4-tracker giving an impressive overview of the current french definition of killer tracks!

live recorded analogue natural sounds and horns combined with tight beats and grooves: that is the very unique approach from cosmo rec. this time it is on argenis brito and pier bucci to blend the styles..excellent production! feedback so far: michel cleis: super release!. florian schirmacher (wareika) : nice! ray okpara: white house is my fav! luciano: favourite track: white house, francisco allendes: loving morocco!, felipe venegas: pretty cool release, great work from pier and argenis, old chilean masters, full support !

its been a summer of glorious house music for ovum recordings, but those of you more tempted by the darker arts will be happy to find that label chief josh wink has chosen to heat up our winter months with a return to techno with a label debut from portugals, steve parker. over the last few years steves productions have seem him become a regular in the record boxes of the worlds best. his work for labels including quartz music, harthouse, synewave and sci+tec have established him as one of the most in demand dj/producers of his home nation.

part 2 of the remix series on limited orange transparent vinyl! played by dave clarke, adam beyer, chris liebing, alex bau, cari lekebusch, sasha carassi, gary beck, space djz, sven wittekind, torsten kanzler and various others!

joel boychuk aka hobo takes us on a tour of the iron triangle this winter, when the canadian producer releases his debut album on minus - a destination point for the techno artist whose very name embodies both the restless spirit of his productions and his journey from being one half of the former minus duo tractile, to being a recognized star performer in his own right.

upon.you’s next release steps out of europe and into the americas with a timeless ep from brooklyn natives tim xavier and camea. tim, a passionate producer and co-owner of manmade mastering in berlin, has teamed up in full force with camea for this stunning work, who is the owner of one of america’s most successful techno labels: clink recordings. camea has driven herself onto international stage in recent years and is touring around the world as a successful djane. the a side, brooklyn sunset 1989, is an emotionally charged piece stemming from vintage 80s melodies and broken drum patterns, epically beautiful and romantic. in contrast, the b side features man vs. universe, a dance floor driver that uses tims powerful percussive techniques to achieve an energetic crate essential. the duo takes things down for the last two installments, diamonds hitting the groovy a.m. spot.

the third issue of the camp series will start the year for vidab records. as on every camp record we introduce again a new face to the vidab artist roster. this time drehwerk from south germany delivers a moody deep house pearl. also tomas svensson adds another top notch classic house track with the vocals of berlin based loganic. on top of it you can find two tracks from vidab founders stephan hill and oliver deutschmann. a mini compilation for your mind, your heart and your soul. relax!

kresy should not be a stranger for those who have been following hivern for the last couple of years. real name alejandro rodriguez,this young producer from asturias landed in the label with many man (incl in hivern a lestiu ii), a track that wisely matched deep-house dynamics with hip-hop vocals to become a quite unexpected underground floor-burner, getting regular plays by the likes of four tet or john talabot. now, were thrilled to introduce you lords of percussion his first fully own release on the label and first-ever vinyl output.

the latest release on metroline takes no prisoners. clio brings it big. every track on this ep is loaded, primed and ready to fire. lead track poem does big the george clinton way. basslines cranked to funk, tempo raised, and drum tracks set to attack. sinister and sparse percussion gives do it an entirely different feel. but under the tune’s brooding atmospherics is an equally powerful rhythm. fired by a growling sub-bass that whoomps out of the speaker like a sonic weapon. killer. speaker-busting bass and pumping kicks are the order of the day on the flip. carlo lio’s remix of do it thunders along. built for dancefloor shock and awe, this track’s built like a tank - unstoppable and ready for combat. the massively in-demand sasch bbc and casper go intergalactic on their rework of poem. this is the tune that plays in hal 9000s head. epic, deep and serious, with a healthy dose of paranoia. careful this one doesnt tear a hole in your space station.

nice price deal !!! a killer first release on flight recorder. we present label founder iron blu who drops a 4-tracker of deep, stripped back detroit-tinged techno. side a opens with an intense drum-driven, string-laden stomper, whilst the second track continues with a growling bass holding the alien stabs and scattering snares together. side b goes deeper, with endless eye navigating a deep bass beneath sweet strings and angular synths, then the final track goes into dub realms and even deeper.

samba inspired beats and an intense shot of acid chord stabs propel along a belching bass to create an intoxicating dance slammer.

from the start of this debut release from amsterdam-based lapien, one conceives that the young producer is conscientious. >anvers<, the french name for belgian port antwerp, starts in unassuming manner, synths swimming, bass pondering, a gentle cymbal tapping. its the sound of thoughtful admiration, as if lapien is standing in front of the citys towering gothic cathedral, motionless in the midst of a now modern metropolis. but then, as loops spring uncomfortably back and an insistent beat thunders into the fray, one realizes that this is no time for admiring architecture: this is a night drive through the city – coarse orange streetlamps, chrome blue reflections, droplet-stained window panes. it is, also, at an unusually and unsettlingly fast pace, dragging its deeper house timbres and textures upwards. conforces mix is anything but restful: alarms in the distance fall around offbeat rhythms of increasingly diverse dynamics, bringing rain down on the city at night. to end, fred ps composition is heavy & uncompromising, yet it quivers with synths washed in beautiful, calming ambience

this is electronic funk at its best starting out with detroit in effect mix of a annihilating the rythym. this is a true gift for all electro fans you. get the two funkiest groups in detroit giving up nothing but the funk with the remix of annihilating the rythym and the original by aux 88. side 2 mr velcro fastener taking aux 88s vision on the track interstellar fligh theme to a more celestial electro style. track 2 b side has yet another aux 88 croatian brother dj xed re programming control panels in another steam punk electro inspired robot world….don t miss these aux 88 masterpieces reworked by the hottest producers around.

in a short time, north londoner randomer has built up a small but heavy hitting catalogue of work – releasing >brunk< (on hessle audios 116 & rising compilation), the acid tinged >obtuse< and most recently his dance mania-on-steroids ep for numbers, >real talk<. his debut for hemlock recordings sees him taking things even further back to basics, dropping two heavyweight trax of pure beats and bassline indulgence. a. scruff boxs beats roll heavy but with a crafty, garage skip in their step, giving no clues to the obese bass riff that soon rudely exposes itself, tearing through the track roll by roll. aa. get yourself together more of those trademark, overweight beats with one giant, elasticated bassline. for those who like them large and lovely

>aspen< is the name of christian loefflers single before his debut album on ki called >a forest<. the name of the single is not to be misunderstood as a dedication to the ski resort in colorado. its rather a dedication to christian loefflers home region in the north of germany. loeffler walked out into the forests near darss, to take field recordings of the trees that commonly grow in that area, which are called >aspen<. the landscape near darss is characterized by signs of storm and rough sea climate, but is also considered as a popular health resort in germany. the tracks on >aspen< create this contrary atmosphere: noise and silence, destruction and peacefulness, electronic sounds and traditional instruments unite in harmony. the cover artwork for >aspen< was taken by christian loeffler himself in the forests of darss.

super peak time excellence from the italian duo – >i decide…< is a bassline led groove and a half with flecks of melody adding impetus to the track. flip sides >hyperdub< is a 9 minute journey of pure breakbeat excellence

>xenomorph / vespertilio< follows up peter kruders >law of return< track, that was a highlight, both in the music world in 2009 and in macros ever brilliant catalogue - and one of the now most sought after recent vinyl collectors records. xenomorph takes off where law of return ended. 2012 couldnt start deeper: detail rich, dreamy, pushing enthusiastically forward into the new year. vespertilio then moves between the off-centre sound aesthetics of a morricone soundtrack and the intensity of hypermodern subbass droppings. this is an irresistably deep double package, exceeding even the boldest expectations. a masterpiece. no more, no less.

roberto clementi hails from a small town on italys east coast somewhere between riccione and rome. he is much more of an inventive sound designer as opposed to an average music producer. his tunes range from deep and lush to uplifting and party-pumping - often fueled by minimal subby basslines, retro-ish melodic elements, elegantly cut-up vocals, and an overall warm, analog feel. he currently has releases and remixes on labels like unfoundsound, monique musique, distric raw, undercut, stolen moments, manual music, kompass musik, suara, greel pound, sk supreme, and others. he is also one-half of i-rob alongside roby dj, and they have releases on labels like autist, tenax recordings, clasque musique, and others. his debut ep for steadfast features 3 techno trax ranging in mood and atmosphere but all sharing a perfect dancefloor sensibility and top-notch production. brendon moellers reshape aint half bad either.

second single cut from the collaboration album of minilogue & koss aka kuniyuki. a side, original version is cinematic ambient jazz which reminds the sound of ecm. earth tone mix is club friendly dance edit, the sound is like a mixture of mathew jonson and ame. b side, original version of horizon is epic 60min psychedelic techno. this edit version is like a dj tool. its for fans of ricardo villalobos ... and this release is last release on mule electronic. we cant feel good at all to separate the release of techno & house.

nice price deal !!! up to this point, diogo accioly and diego mouras partnership as talking props has taken off and reached the heights of international acknowledgment almost effortlessly. acclaimed not only by their peers, somewhat denoted by the fruitful joint ventures they managed to forge which renowned names such as vincenzo, argy, but also peer whose attention they managed to grab, labels reputed as bastions of quality music such as suara and dessous. quite predictably, it seems that in the case of this release on the d-edge records, the label sprung from the club where they hold their long-lasting residency on thursdays, they made some of their best efforts to date, releasing two deliciously infectious numbers.

information ghetto, also known as clapan, has had numerous releases on labels like broque, manual, dars records and multi vitamins. sometimes compared to dominik eulberg, he lives literally in the woods, where he has set up his music lab full of strange self-built sound devices. his first 12 inch on pro-tez sports a dense atmospheric deep house tune (apartment 808) together with the swinging >forest dreams< built around a marky flute solo on the a side. backed up by a fine remix of >forest dreams< from jonas bering on the flip! three hits for the coming spring.

super groovy disco, incl runaway and tiger & woods remix... 1st class

following up the well received >relapse ep< on machining dreams, dj/producer steven tang presents >mmmmmusic< under his obsolete music technology moniker. the 4-track, 12 inch vinyl single focuses in on melody, which has become the signature sound and of his label, emphasis. upon first listen of the main title track, you will hear a driving tr-808 drum intro, then lush, emotive pads and strings comes in over the top to give the listener that emotional hook. setting off the track is the funky synth bass voice sounding , >mmmmmusic!< backing the title track is the stripped down >reprise version< and >chicago skyways pay toll mix<, where the synth bass voice is extracted and cut up into skyways frenetic drum programming style reminiscent of steve poindexters >work that motherfucker<. also includes the track, >distance.<

after a prolific 2011, punch drunk jump straight back in to action in the new year with the searing percussion of new signing tessela. direct from his debut for dublins ever impressive all city label last year, tessela joins the ranks of punch drunk to kick start the year in fine style. with a signature razor sharp rhythmical workout and erupting molten subs, lead track >d jane< unleashes richter scale tremors unto the dance. without a pause for breath, the greased rolling funk of >channel< keeps the pressure at boiling point with its dnd / menta style bass line swagger and punctuated chops. two devastating dance floor tracks that make for an impressive punch drunk debut. expect to hear a lot more from tessela in 2012.

2012 repress !! great deep, groovin, melodic and melancholic detroit techhouse to minimal techno three tracker !! supported by fabrice lig, jeff samuel, martin landsky, pheek, tiefschwarz, oliver huntemann, tiger stripes, prins thomas and matt star, to name a few

ltd represshuge detroit-inspired compilation from the austrian label. features tough tracks from old hands shawn rudiman (finest blend, matrix, technoir, dust science) and dj t-1000 (tresor, pure sonik, submerge) alongside relative newcomer loner.9 (detroit techno militia) and seasoned producer wave effect (la synthesis), luxuriant full colour glossy sleeve!

limited remastered reissue of robert cotters stunning 1980 album timeless on italian label derby. this ultra-rare lp isnt easy to define, straddling a number of genres - funk, jazz, space-rock, italo, and lashings of soul - all overlaid with roberts cool vocals and powerful backing singers. most sought-after tracks on this disco collectors dream are the opening rock me with your love, a nine minute epic mutating from a sweet soul intro into a quitar-lashed space-rock monster by the end, funk killer everything im living for and the futuristically jazzy timeless with its minimal grooving synths. also features the great slo-mo chugger love remains the same and beautiful ballad got to have you near. essential!

ndatl continues with new remixes crafted by label head kai alce of sacrifice, by house music legends robert owens and larry heard. owens and heard have not recorded together in more than a decade after countless classics such as bring down the walls, im strong and mysteries of love. after hearing the track when heard stopped by the ndatl studio, kzr was compelled to remix the song, and was quickly given the green light.

seven tracks on the new lowriders release and its a real joy to listen to! the ep opens with the cheerful title track with the likes of kissey on vocals and it is amazingly sticky and feels like a compendium of 30 years of electronic music, with seemingly effortless transitions between detroit house, booty bass and future music.baby treats you on a twostep/house bumper which will kill you. bek is like your 808 swingbeat ghetto track: redundancy to the bone covered with bubbles and some essential vocoder science. sduk makes baby into a dancefloor stomper, whereas starkeys interpretation of field (which appeared on our beatitude compiler) adds and enhances drama and suspense from the original.and then there is the magical krampfhaft remix of tic tac toe, a worthy last track, schizofrenic, driven and recognizable as a mutated juke screamer.
pressing on orange marbled vinyl.

in recent years, there has been a lot of exciting stuff happening in the russian house scene. established names, but also, a string of new talent have been making waves upon waves with some of the deepest tunes around. one of the prime examples of this are the productions of the progressive and talented producer kirill tipo. a saint petersburg native whos set to make his vinyl debut on our third release with a 3 track ace compilation entitled >believe in rhythm<

r.k. is the new musical collaboration of ronnie turner (blunted funk project) and kev beadle (solar radio/southport weekender). on this first release the boys have chosen two much loved classic tracks from back in the day and have respectfully extended and re-tweaked them for play to those that know the score.

second release on this japanese label. vintage moon is inspired on sword&sworcery game for the i-phone that has a nostalgic feel. three tracks rooted in the traditions of the detroit/chicago house from the early 2000s from people such as terrence dixon, theo parrish and the likes. analogue madness!

killer doubleheader, funky / disco at it best made by the one and only björn torske... check flipside > lovestomp< !!

if you are in to dreamy piano sounds and poppy vocal cuts this is one to check out. beautiful drifting melodies combined with 90s pop like vocals and rolling beats. the singers on this release know how to catch your attention. especially the track on the flip >put me down< has potential to become a true radio anthem.

rising from the south coast uk techno scene, rich jones has been mastering his sound for nearly a decade. producing hardy, hypnotic techno for labels such as reset robots roomba music and alan fitzpatricks 8-sided dice label he has found his productions been played by the likes of richie hawtin, derrick may, adam beyer, slam and funk dvoid to name but a few. his soma 306 debut begins with depthcharge, an instantly grabbing warehouse vibe emphasised by a falling synth over a solid sub-bass foundations. the concrete roots of the track are supported by a horn-like melody which explodes into a mainroom techno workout.

first only available via decks.de !!
dutch techno producer jeroen search presents his debut on motoguzzi records. three deep driven detroit inspired techno tracks with madly twisted mental spins. with his config ep he combines then and now on his very personal way. pure rhythmic soul confessions!

with former descent, bas welling (neurobit) is taking his music into a new direction. more than the breakcore, noise and digital hardcore he got know for the last couple of years, you can expect some dancefloor friendly electro experiences, weird dubstep like broken beats, phat acidic basslines and some beautiful ambient to end with. this ep is not for the faint-hearted and shows, once again, that anything could happen on the shipwrec label. highly limited to 200 copies!

first time available only on decks.de!!
this record comes up with a stunning tune by the falling cows, additionally getting a retreatment by the labelowner jonas wahrlich together with carbon. flip-sided you will find a very dubby and atmospheric work of veronique page, someway leading the label back to ist early roots.

phat spooky detroit infected minimal techno, incl slam remix !!!
spanish artist alex under marks the progression of his work with the release of second album, la máquina de bolas, released in march 2012 through soma records. the acclaimed producer and cmyk label boss returns a more experienced, complex artist after a seven year album hiatus following 2005s trapez lp release, dispositivos de mi granja.

mkt records get out a new product signed by raf pisani and marco conte a.k.a. audiomatiques with a project of 3 tracks, where can be found everything about techno. the faboulus duo had already become known for the ep >so bad<, released on loose records on may 2010 with roberto capuano, including remix by rino cerrone. very nice project from neapolitan duo, south school is ever on top and in running evolving. mkt records, top quality techno.

us native and techno newcomer 785 blasts onto the scene with a stellar debut 12inch. kansas native 785 debuts with his first 12inch ever on jerome sydenhams apotek records. it is clear this evasive sound engineer has a special gift to craft techno from sources others may have never dared to tap. the a-side mada theory is a display of pure techno diversity with slight nods to dub, ambient and the upper class of minimal. a record whose beauty may lay in it simplicity until one witnesses the complex chaos it causes on dance-floors. the flip, east box, gets a tad more mechanical utilizing drilling kicks and a host of atmospheric sounds sliding in unison with machine rhythms, coagulating into some hardened molten tech-funk. both tracks have that special something that makes them standout.what has he employed that others havent? a phenomenon well have to wait to decode until he unleashes his next pack of roving beats.

the exploration of the northern heights by basic soul unit and unbroken dub brings us to the eighth release on other heights. a raw, edgy, yet still very soulful ep by two northern musical explorers.
white vinyl pressing.

mannequin is sincerly proud to announce the second volume of the much acclaimed italian new wave italian compilation. danza meccanica is the latest, unmissable chapter in the story of italian post punk - the less traditionally rock branch. it outlines the approach taken by ten more or less unknown groups who all deserve rediscovery and to be remembered alongside luckier outfits. ten tracks that spell out the manifesto of a scene fascinated by electronic innovation, a scene that used the sounds coming out of english labels like factory, 4ad and mute as a reference point. the grey atmospheres and raincoats of a still-divided berlin, and those of manchester, which along with sheffield produced sounds destined to inspire future generations of musicians and producers. limited edition of 500 copies, 2 inserts