qore 3.0 is a new concept by the biggest hard dance event promoters in the world q-dance. with this new concept they wanted to melt several streams from the hardcore scene together. with a packed heineken music hall in november 2011 they managed to mixup the styles in one room and people went nuts. a fresh new concept to give the scene an extra boost. the soundtracks of this event are made by 3 separate artists who gave their vision and made smashing tracks.

dj oliver & java from ibiza present deejaying around the globe in a 2cd mix compilation. incl. dirty souh, underworld, tocadisco and many more

c-edits! a limited series of vinyl only dj friendly versions of songs from the past and present. second installment in the series featuring a sexed up house version of turn it around, as well as a space disco mix of physical. must have!

the ep begins innocently enough. but as you progress into the tracks, entitled a1, a2, and a3, it feels like searching for pleasure where you know you shouldnt. the beat in this clandestine affair has just enough restraint. by the time darkside concludes, you know the catharsis is worth the sin.

after several releases and remixes on different labels like yellow tail, blufin, parquet, trapez, traum, klasse records, rebirth, definitive, david keno is back home on his own imprint with 2 very soulful and housy tracks. alex flatner (cocoon, poker flat, circle) takes stars above into a more clubby and functional context

nice price deal !!! ahoy ostseeeule dennis reich. the days are getting shorter. he was now the summer of 2011. what remains is the hope of a golden autumn. the dennis has brought him to us, the golden autumn in all its facets. it has caught the fever, the baltic sea fever. since he gets the freedom for creativity and outs of everyday life. now, yes now that the days are getting shorter again, we have had the time to finally rest the soul. the titles tell of the longing for the sea. time on the waves billow, now the sea is very gentle. we are again at one with nature and music.dennis has taken up all his feelings and emotions in these two titles, and takes us on a journey, a journey to the sea. he is not alone. on his journey he meets sven tasnadi, what else one finds on poker flat and cocoon and the emotional feelings picks up and tells ist own story. but what is that, yes there are more shadows seen. the kollektiv ost and even have what to tell...

minus are proud to present the newest member of the family, in the form of matador.in the past four years gavin lynchs sounds have found a home on perc trax and cocoon, plus most recently on plus 8 where richie hawtin recently introduced the young dubliner ahead of his first minus event (at berlins watergate, joining the minus team for the official fly bermuda afterparty), with his stellar remix of bryan zentzs d-clash.

italian-born luigi madonna made his name in his home town of naples with early eps released by loose records, kondens, analytic trail, mkt catching the ear of many established techno stars before his original productions and remixes for the likes of material and drumcode began punctuating a succession of plus 8 / minus boss richie hawtins dj sets in recent months. and so hawtin has now called upon the producer to step up for his debut ep on the plus 8 imprint, throughout which madonna explores streamlined and stripped back grooves of the sort perfectly befitting the outlook of the label.

electronic wunderkind al tourettes reaffirms his position at the sharp edge of the development of technological bass music in the uk. these three tracks are artful hybrids, merging the subtle complexities of electronica with the musclebound power of als bass-heavy electronic heritage. datasette steps up to the plate in reflective, melodic fashion to finish this strange and beautiful ep with a fittingly wrong-footed last word

lukes angers big set opening tune gets a release ! limited 10 inch format... after receiving huge feedback as an opener for lukes recent livesets, warble tone finally makes it onto wax! promos of warble tone have since been picked up and rinsed by across the board djs such as kanji kinetic, kid606, warlock, billy nasty, jerome hill, michael forshaw to name but a few. quaint samples of a english gentleman telling you how to set up your hi-fi equipment, juxtapose over a driving bassline, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the wobble bass so prolific in todays dance music. flip for the b-side and flooglebinder for some serious dirty bass-driven techno, anger-style! this one is for the big soundsystems, tried and tested!

amon tobin continued his adventures with the breakbeat on out from out where, his fourth album. darker, more complex, even more rhythmically driving and intense than ever before, this huge record cemented tobins reputation as one of the most innovative and important names in dance music today.

andre lehmann with his project audiopunkz is back on his mother-ship damm records. he starts his flight on the sublabel m.m.a.d with 3 burning rockets + ko kimura rmx. ...enjoy this flight through space and time...

mad decent is proud to announce our very own -mad decent volume 1- compilation, featuring 18 tracks hand selected by our leader diplo from his favorite overlooked remixes of past releases plus a variety of new music from our next crop of artists. the compilation presents a selection of mad decent artist who ve helped shape the labels unique personality since inception. featuring huge new remixes of classics such as bosco delreys -wild one- (reset! remix) and malucas -el tigeraso- (sticky k remix) to unreleased gems like boy 8-bit -house on the hill- and dillon francis -beautician 2.0-, to in your face bangers like ruskos -everyday- (netsky remix). mad decent vol. 1 is as much a showcase of the labels biggest names and tracks as it is an illustration of its incessant efforts to bring new genres and cultures to light. the label has come a long way from the underground philly scene where it all started, collecting a diversified group of artists along the way. from blaqstarr, to rusko, to savage skulls and po po, the sound and influences come from all over the world, and somehow work together to form a unified front of weirdos that make music outside the lines.

overview in the 1980s, as hip hop caught fire around new york, sparky d was coming up in the van dyke projects in brownsville brooklyn. she would go on to be one of the first recorded solo female rappers and rise to hip hop stardom. early in her career she was a pivotal player in what came to be known as the roxanne wars. it all kicked off with utfo s roxanne roxxane followed by roxanne shante s debut roxanne s revenge and then a salvo back at shante with utfo and a female mc known as the real roxanne. sparky d then started a trend that ran for what some say was over a hundred assorted answer records and nearly the rest of the decade by jumping into the roxanne trend with sparky s turn (roxanne, you re through). massive spins and sales throughout the city followed. the success of the cut lead to another handful of 12 releases, and this release, her proper full length debut this is sparky ds world,- produced by her boyfriend and old school legend spyder d. though the record didn t take off to the extent that her label mates boogie down productions found with criminal minded....well, what ever did take off like criminal minded. to this day the release serves as a testament to the power of one of hip hop s first female mcs, after all, this is sparky d s world. traffic entertainment group in partnership with b-boy records is proud to release this extended version of the album, out of print in any format for over 14 years. housed in a handsome 6 panel digipak featuring extended artwork and audio including all the 12-cuts, mixes and instrumentals from sparkys classic -throwdown- and -i can t stop- vinyl singles.

2 cds of classic & contemporary progressive rock masterpieces

3x cd, 6x djs, 64 hardcore anthems

moving on from the last release this compilation captures stars of the underground in their transition to superstar status. this is grime vol ii features all the legends of the grime scene, including wiley, skepta, kano, dizzee rascal and lethal bizzle alongside some of the other superstars who passed through the scene such as katy b, n-dubz, chipmunk, wretch 32, devlin and tinie tempah, without forgetting the new breed of talent such as p money, tre mission and scrufizzer. disc one features current grime anthems while disc two takes you back through the history of grime. this one is a must for all grime listeners past and present.

part 1 with original extended , herve and steep moombathon remixes

future perfect breaks the tension yet again with another absolute smasher from troublegum. dance-floors around the planet have chosen the sound of the new decade and it summed up by the releases on this label, phatness of sound and the roughest bass-lines imagineable. smack down.

we are really excited about this new label and the first two releases have flown out on promo. dr meaker links up with bristol vocalist redskin to hammer out this catchy rave anthem. on the flip you get treated to a remix from man of the moment eddie k who has been on fire this year.

the tracks blend the best of booth producers, rachmads detroit influence shaped with lauxs dynamic style. the title track viking, is led by a synth that sweeps in an almost hyperventilating rhythm that raising the track with a series of industrial ticks and clicks that flavour the german, dutch and detroit mix. a dark bassline leads the track into its climax where glitchy synths squeak and stretch before the track drops. carlos is a track that bounces with groove. morse-like rhythmic bleeps carry the track cementing the individuality that is created in the ep. awash with sweeping sounds, the track gains a smoother feeling of deep techno demostrating their delicacy. 7tine is a juggernaut with a dark, heavy rhythm, showing the industrial power of the pairs production. flanged distortion scratching like fingernails give the track a tense edge, while simple yet powerful synths steer the ep into an eerie conclusion.

amazing release! tom ellis introduced to the scene in 2003, with releases on mindtours and morris-audio citysport, he enveloped himself in the world of electronic music and embraced the technology behind it. the natural progression was to setup a label, which he did with his best friend leif, along with the support of his brother joe and other close friends who inspired him so much. his recent live project with leif, co-founder of trimsound, has taken him all over the world headlining some high profile club nights in tokyo, cologne, munich, budapest, amsterdam, rotterdam, leeds, bristol and more. florian scheibein & alexander wirth are the two heads behind this new lovely imprint. also working as production duo they deliver a timeless masterpiece with >material of silence<. b-side - just check it out!

big release on superfancy, the label with the eyes shortly before the year is closing! kom and dole representing their new project, new jack nation feat. tyree cooper. the original comes up like an old-school-jack-tech-house monster! big groove and deluxe vocals of tyree cooper!! two strong remixes of new jack nation, one by tyree himself and number two is a production of new york house pioneers, mateo and matos. raw and dirty, blowing up on the floor like a bomb!! bonus track >theme< is a hommage to old jackhouse times likes housemaster boyz and trax recordings.

the four tracks of the ep >musica< by dan caster lead us through special and powerful sound deep into the dance floor. remixes you ll get by dapayk and sascha braemer.

after several releases and remixes on workbench, plastic city, my little dog, plattenbau-music, parquet, deich and many more, oscar barila teamed up with maiki and delivers a groovy house monster for kostbar musik. on top simone tavazzi, well known from his releases on material series, trapez, syndikaat,? do a great and groovy as well remix for debbie white!

awesome debut ep from argentinian ezequiel esley, including the killer track >illusions<. great feedback already from martin eyerer, mathias kaden, hrdvision, ronald christoph, electric indigo and more.

a good thing takes its time, thats what rico henschel aka sweetncandy must have thought. after a little off-time for the producer located in bielefeld (ger) and an ample re-orientation phase, he is back now in the electronic music game with fresh sound – a sound that really hits your ears and brain, which makes us even happier to present sweetncandys debut single >feel something, say something< on our deep circus label. besides >feel something, say something<, the record contains two more tracks: >dew drop motel< & >you and you<, both bringing you lots of deepness, groove and funk just like the title-track. enjoy

limited edition double vinyl in gatefold cover. part 1 of this special collection of rare 1970s dance music, compiled and re-edited by al kent.

true soul brings together two london based producers in ues and alex magno. having released and remixed as individuals, the destination house ep brings the two friends together with a double-header of choice house cuts. you can feel the warmth flooding from barbados.elegantly deep, its simple bassline throbs like a musical heartbeat as the rasping hi-hat pierce the ever-present blanket of the single note synth. destination house comes outta the oldschool. warm bass, crisp percussion and smooth key stabs are matched with a persuasive vocal sample and some downtown traffic to create a fresh cut that tips its hat to the past. stepping up on the remix is young dutch talent tom ruijg, who sets about polishing his own version of destination house in some style. adding a little more muscle and holding the keys till the final third, tom rounds out the ep in style.

remixes coming from das glow, john talabot and soulclap.

strut records, in association with fania, are proud to announce the 40th anniversary edition of the landmark feature film that captured new yorks legendary early 70s latin music scene at its zenith,our latin thing (nuestra cosa).filmed around a live all-star concert by the fania all-stars at one of promoter ralph mercados fantastically popular thursday night jams at the cheetah, the film transports the viewer right back to a heady night on august 26, 1971. at the time, there had been little documentation of the burgeoning salsa scene in new york, despite its massive popularity. video was still crude and film was expensive to shoot. however, fania founder jerry masucci had a vision of taking new york latin music from the barrio to the world, and put the money up to make the movie.

saobi records is back with a new ep, containing three excellent tracks on another classic deep house release, mixing together different forms and styles of music, trying to not have a precise musical genre but experimenting always new sounds!

assembly records have established themselves in the digital domain & now grace the vinyl shelves with the first in a series of limited edition samplers. there are only 200 copies available of this various artist compilation that features original work by manuel regnet (crossworld), sean roman (hot waves) and newcomers king & vilante. we have had lots of requests for this release, so only have a very small amount available - first come, first served!

soundway set sail for colombia once again, delving deeper into the south american countrys rich musical past. 55 tracks spread over two triple vinyl releases. the original sound of cumbia is soundway’s definitive guide to the origins of colombian cumbia and porro and the result of five years pain staking re-search by will quantic holland. 1500 copies limited worldwide.tip!triplepack 1 tells the story of some the earliest colombian cumbia recorded, a genre that captured a nation, spreading from its birthplace on the caribbean coast in land to central colombia and the capital bogata

long time no see but the waiting time is over.yo! announced details about their secondrecord. after the first incredible release by live thugs (from space) with their slomonster exploration ep the new one will be by montana falcons. a newcomer-gang straight from the hoodof nowhere. we met them in our holidays where they guided our pony trekking tour in the mountainsof madison county. a great inspiring day cruising around and seeing nice birds and pretty clouds.at night we sat around the campfire, drank hard alcohol, smoked original montana tobakko, cleanedour weapons and heard these tracks for the first time on their pony-soundsystem. make your own opinion, but they hit us like a bullet. yo!

the shoes crew pop up for this one-off 12 inch that mixes idm tracks from the 90s with afrobeat tracks to killer effect. two tracks, experimental but still very accessible and danceable. a super combination, much like the original afro perculator was. out just in time for christmas!

already receiving support from mark e, moodymanc, jazzanova, delano smith, mark farina, brothers vibe, scope, groove assassin and many more!

soundway continue their journey into colombia with this limited edition 45 featuring two bolts of colombian dancefloor thunder. both songs were originally released on the legendary discos tropical label and are re-issued here for the first time out of south america.!side a features a version of the party standard ‘tequila’ by orquesta tropicana. blaring horns, hand claps and shouts for tequila combine for a latin dancefloor classic. side b is a version of the legendary fania salsa track ‘lluvia con nieve’ that was originally released in 1964 on the new york label. sonora tropical re-recorded the track for discos tropical and has remained unavailable outside of colombia until now.

djd music is the new imprint from dominic djd dawson whose previous production credits include the infamous shake it for me, a tune that hit the national charts under his hydraulic dogs moniker.joining djd is the magnificent vocal talent of lisa millett whose previous work includes atfcs bad habit that became a top twenty-chart sensation for defected! making up the outfit is finn peters, a prolific saxophonist and flautist playing with the likes of hip hop funk outfit the herbalizer to tony allens afro-beat ensemble and broken beat jazz act new sector movements. holy love is a perfect soulful house tune getting support from the likes of body & soul resident danny krivit. the a side has a live feel with its real bass and fender rhodes working in harmony with lisa’s warm sultry vocal. the flip boasts a charged up version of the original catering for the more energetic dancefloors!

part of the 839 remix project we have the one and only pfms remix of touch feel and the epic jason os remix of solomon by justice & metro forthcoming pressed on vinyl packaged in a hand screen printed sleeve.

the long awaited sequel to the groundbreaking >live for never< lp from new zealand electronic wonderkid consequence is completed and scheduled for a dec 19th release on exit records. the release of >live for never< reminded the electronic world of the intricacies and emotional heights of drum & bass, and carried the genre into new realms of sonic possibility. >test dream< is not for those who expect the next logical evolution of >live for never<. it is also not for the unadventurous, nor for those who seek easily digestible music. creatively free, consequence revels in pure electronic experimentation, and the result is an album that follows no rules, and explores fractal dimensions that defy conventional genres.

first available only on decks.de !!brazilian label high definition records strikes with its second limited release: >heart & spirit<, this very powerfull and special ep with zoe xenia vocals mixes tech, deep and house vibrations in 4 unique tracks: original, christian hawk & timid boy naked mix, glimpse remix, and zoe xenia remix. 4 tracks for you to see the naked heart & spirit.

first available only on decks.de !! 2 month after the first release on vinyl and after huge success, as well as great feedbacks from alejandro trebor, dandi & ugo, alex flatner, claudio ponticelli, mike wall and many many more, its time for >piss of bp – the remixes>! labelchef marco coviello and kopfmusik is proud to present these artists, who played the unforgetables sets at the closed resident club of kopfmusik events- the tronix club in bielefeld (r.i.p): miro pajic, who played every 3 birthdays of kopfmusik/ tronix/ marco coviello. miss sunshine, who inspired all the guest/ organizers with her interpretation of kopfmusik and octave, who played the best techno live set!

heimelektronik pres. the transformation of voltage controlled machines into humanized systems as a process of a new beginning - it provides the electronic lifeforms here and now. pumpin 808 beats and floating synthlines for all the dj bags and electroheadz - limited to 100 clear and 100 red records - grab the wax!!

heimelektronik pres. the transformation of voltage controlled machines into humanized systems as a process of a new beginning - it provides the electronic lifeforms here and now. pumpin 808 beats and floating synthlines for all the dj bags and electroheadz - limited to 100 clear and 100 red records - grab the wax!!

15 years of drumcode , part two with bangin techno , a side is made by adam beyer and remixed by joseph capriati. flip with > olique <, made by roberto capuano

michael kohlbecker is a music producer and dj of the first hour.in 1989 he released his first big hits to sony music/dance pool. 1994 he have his international breakthrough with the project eternal basement on sven va&#776,ths legendary label harthouse. it was followed by numerous productions and remixes on national and international labels such as lasziv atomic records magnat qube records and five d spirit zone & millennium records. then the film and advertising industry get attention of him and he makes numerous productions for them. and now,almost 20 years later he is back with his project eternal basement and its always on the label harthouse,but now its based in mannheim.with momentanian he gives us a amazing 3 tracker with techno at its finest. momentanien on the a-side is a progressive flowing techno tune with a cool filtered hookline.

acperience - two decades edition robert babicz spacefunkmix. stunning remix from robert babicz of the classic track >acperience 1<! roberts musical output is inspiring and staggering. a true one-man operation,he writes, records and performs solo commanding an ever-expanding touring schedule, tailoring the music he creates to the cities he visits. but thats only part of the puzzle, babiczs art is comprised of more than just his music. he films everything. using his music to open doors and build relationships with people in only the way music can, he then records his experiences and interaction on film, both still and moving, later editing the images together as a picture track to his audio. the b-side is a freshly remastered version of the original.

played and supported by lucy,speedy j, perc , samuli kemppi, colin dale, inigo kennedy, jeroen search, markus suckut, dadub, freddy k, dasha rush, electric indigo, cari lekebusch, arnaud le texier, audio injection, drumcell and more. kript 001 is the beginning of a journey that brings together the sounds and the processing of electronic and experimental music with many influences of techno music as the concept of the label indicates. the tracks follow a numbering 01 / 02 / 03 / 04. there are no pre-defined templates and references. the freedom to use analog sounds like a live session. a quality and experimentation that are many years of study for this dark ken karter.