continuing to push that deep, raw house sound chris carrier s adult only label presents a brand new ep from slapfunk affiliate and all round funkateer, larry de kat. larry keeps the grooves rolling in his native holland, where he has close ties with the much respected slapfunk records, along with good friend anil aras. his back catalogue includes another french connection, with the young masters at lazare hoche records. this time he links up with prolific producer chris carrier to give adult only a taste of his funky medicine.
on side a we have ‘diks on gruds’, a gruff dance floor banger with a deadly bassline and ultra crisp hats, which inject a solid energy from start to finish. on the flip another french hero, phil weeks, add his stomping chicago flavour into the mix reworking the track with panache. a is ‘noodlez’, a quirky joint composed of odd sounds wriggling and whirring above a slinky bassline counterposed with choppy percussion. finally, the ep closes out with ‘um?’, a sombre affair which pumps and purrs with minimal composition – subtle effects in the arrangement bounce around the beats, while a mysterious voice creeps in and out of the background. sublime ...

classy, perfectly executed techno banger w/ loops

raam is back with ep 2 where he delivers the massive hidden, a classic dub-driven techno banger. with its stabby synths and 4/4 rhythm its devastating on the dance floor. on the flip hidden gets a remix treatment from the talented baba stiltz (studio barnhus). baba buries the original into a deeper, sonic gritty journey. the ep ends with pallas which is a slow and raw house track with a moody atmosphere.

the a1 was never a big surprise. mattias fridell s consumed for profit was one of the tracks of the year, and surely fridell s personal best track, and was played by anyone who at least plays a bit of techno in their sets. the usual fridell quality of standard and a tight synth line! a2 sees french artist electric rescue s quarries in the a. mochi remix. a peak-time banger, slapping the synth stabs right into your face. this one always gets the floor jumping. the b-side kicks off with label-head advance human s pure , stripping things down to some essential moody but slamming techno, right up there amongst his best productions. b2 has +platform s mosses closing things off, and as we came to know and love from +platform, it s out there, dubby and dreamy techno, born for those deeper berghainesque floors.

times are ruff with the next banger. funky and detroitesc house cutz. this guys never fail if it comes to serious house music.

2 sleazy, obscure, top shelf chicago basement tracks of the highest order here, dug straight from the trax archives of 1988 & refreshed for 2015! fantasy is a creeping, sinister, rough hewn spoken word banger that has all the things we love about these tunes, dark synths, frenetic drum programming & those lyrics! classic material indeed from short lived production outfit pleasure zone. flip it over for the b-side i cant understand & an instantly familiar vibe jumps out at you, the raw claps, basic melodies & the story of a lover left high & dry recounted over tough jacking rhythms. essential! re-mastered, re-pressed & re-released with the full co-operation & participation of all rights holders.

apartment returns with a release exploring 3 facets of house music all inter-connected by the vocals of uk soul & rnb singer, greg blackman (bbe music). steve leggets (four hands, claremont 56) original believe mix, the catalyst for the project, is an expansive 10 minute-plus journey through wistful dub lead by blackmans soaring vocals. on the flip mark hand (signals from the north) delivers a re-working, sculpting a beautiful, sun-kissed masterpiece featuring drums and percussion by darren moore alongside hands inspired playing on the rhodes and moog. to close out the release ncw finally makes a return to apt and subsequently gets lost in the dmz pitching and twisting blackmans vocals over a pulsating, bumping house banger.

the bodyjack label returns with a bang and a split ep with the man himself and fresh talent soundbwoy killah. hot on the heels from ep s on unknown to the unknown, his clone co-run bodytrax label and a remix for jimmy edgar s super hot ultramajic, bodyjack is on fire right now. not much needs to be said about this, other than shake that ass is an unapologetic main room banger with a rough bassline and cheeky vocal. also comes with an instrumental version for the heads. soundbwoy killah has been turning heads this year (if you have heard his cheeky edits online you know what we are talking about). this brand new artist drops us 2 of the rawest jungle-fused underground party trax you ve heard this year and this is just the start for this bwoy...heavyweight tracks for the floor from the bodyjack crew. support from: jackmaster, james zabiela, claude von stroke, huxley, eats everything, shadow child, la4a, monki, serge, tiga, dj haus, serge and many more.

five dubbed out techno cuts from echoed (industrial) anthem to (pulsating) dancefloor banger. inspired by late-nineties dub techno. what happened remains uncertain ...

a1: -deep roads- the idea of perfection has never been so close. with its persistent succession of drums and embracing bassline the first track of the ep kicks in with analog pure sounds. a2: -got me- it is recorded with maria bergson on vocal. 100% pure sexy club banger. b1: -what u want- alex calls den on board to create something extraordinary. the result is a creature that will take your body and shake it all night long. drums and bass recorded live, analog. b2: -got me- (rick wade remix) nothing better than an exotic and tribal version of got me by the master of house mr. rick wade.

prspct hardcore sister label starts the new year with a banger from synapse & sei2ure.

second editions series continues where the 1st stopped with another 4 track banger. featuring d.d.r. a.p & austin corrosive / tassid, chris liberator & sterling moss, mk303 vs. ob1.

christian viers is fast becoming a prominent name on uk underground house and techno circuits, either as part of lazlo dancehall alongside leon vynehall or his long running a1 bassline project. techno-focused releases on his own label, source unknown captured the attention of the ears behind the newly formed fina white resulting in the bad timing ep, which the label state is a strikingly clear indication of the distinctive direction they plan to take moving forward. title track bad timing is a straight up techno banger whose menacingly melodic low-end tones, relentless thump and rolling toms are the driving force behind its robust and looming groove. without time is a similarly complex percussive cut, but with its jungle inspired arabic horns, trancey synth-lead breakdowns and acid squelches, whilst uk house veteran nail offers a more direct 4/4 take on the track with his typically classy remix.

the new year starts with a big banger. the italian mastermind behind the famous sonntag morgen records joins forces with the abstract animal zoo and delivers four uncompromising techno tools with that special peak time attitude. the ep starts with the slightly acidic bass line monster marmo and let you come down a bit with the reduced title track dreamers. on the flip side mtd invites you into his personal techno basement, closes the door and let the stormclaps break loose. after that you can feel the broken energy in rituals on b2.

next traut by jesse jakob. moody, dark and serious techno banger. incl superb exium and pfirter rmxs.

john heckle produced techno banger, limited quantities und vinyl only

five dubbed out techno cuts from echoed (industrial) anthem to (pulsating) dancefloor banger. inspired by late-nineties dub techno. what happened remains uncertain ...

nt002 drops a various banger containing a variety of powerful techno cuts by the likes of orlando voorn & gatto who deliver “storm” a stomper that rages fury & funk combined. tom dazing comes with funky old school style anthem suck my luck and will fit in every techno set. twisted3d takes the flip side with the absolute stormer of a track nacht und nebel . rush is the second cut and ends this ep with justice.

demented house/techno on a-side, and ebm-style techno banger on b-side by yourhighness (maracas rec). very good...tip!

pegasus warning is the soulful noise & brainchild of front man guillermo e. brown, making his deep&disco debut with try so hard.an anthemic slice of future soul, the package includes a dark and dubby remix by 6th borough project, a moody deep house mix by son of sound, a dance floor banger by caserta, and head nodding boom-bapper from d&d label head jkriv.

support from: dave clarke, truncate, mark broom, electric rescue, gerd, the advent...label head s-file returns with his new two track techno banger no reply and bliss.

second press! for the first release on austin boogie crew records, the label presents a heavy instrumental two-sider from austins own solar shield. well recommended! reesis is an electronic boogie-funk banger. beeturia is equal parts beach boogie and jazz-fusion, propelled by the virtuosic soloing of solar shield producer chris mcdowell.

fresh from his outing on inkswel s hot shot sounds label, ex uk now melbourne based artist paradise box brings four freeform nu groove style excursions to echovolt, flipping the quintessential house acapella on reel nitty gritty into a burrell brothers style banger. the other tracks touch on virgo four, mr fingers and classic wbmx style hardware soul, making a virtue of idiosyncrasy and showcasing the fallibilities of the human touch. the whole ep harks back to an era where having limited means meant that loose and expressive soulful endeavor was pursued over high production values and rigid conformism.

• an organic, cold pressed and nutritionally balanced new 4 track ep from dont !
dont returns with a brand new various artists ep and the first in a new series that takes over where the * rumpus room* records left off.. * square meal* is designed to present to you a nutritionally balanced techno record, food for thought as well as for feet.. containing absolutely no artificial constituents but plenty of roughage and active ingredients !
the a side contains 2 heavy bangers, and the b side, 2 slices of amazingly quirky and rocking wonky style techno. man of the moment joe farr steps up and serves us a heavy one, dense, big boned techno music that manages to morph into gabba and back out again. this one is causing a stir whenever its played and fits perfectly with the dont ethos of extreme idea implementation! next up cursor miner returns to the label with a demented banger that has been road tested extensively during his live sets and comes with a health warning.. flip the record over for 2 slices of beautifully freeform wonky techno, the first coming from newcomer - sane and the second from dont veteran * edit*

after a successful debut release with untitled gear, croatian label continues their journey through fields and forests. still exploring the russian federation, only this time they hired udacha s honcho and main protagonist a5. record kicks off with fantasy. a dreamy kalimba piece which eventually evolves into a deep house track and could be described as a soundtrack from your latest dream while raw abstractionism doesnt disappoint its name. on the flip side we are introduced to the afro banger torri wowo which feels almost like driving through safari on a truck. acoustic cut calms things down and brings us to an end with a clear message.

following eomac’s debut album “spectre” on killekill, released earlier this year, here come remixes of the three most outstanding track sof the album. tommy four seven picked the title track spectre, taking away some of the dense texture of the original, speeding it up a bit and adding some straight-forward percussion to turn the original into a big anthem for the mellow moments on the dancefloor. lars stöwe aka anstam is using his anno stamm-alias to rip the distorted bassline of the grimey su riddim out and add some playful bassline variations and some serious 808 business to it to turn it into a peaktime banger with lots of chicago flavour. and do what they do best and turn shell of dark into a half-tempo stomper that after a while breaks up to a devastating weapon of distorted drums and melodies.

hailing from toronto is newcomer drala. with a background of trinidad and canada alike, this ep brings cool breezes to the scene while claiming a stake in this musical playground. already a staple in osunlades dj sets, datfreaky has already become a much desired floor banger. with demanding stabs, smooth and subtle deeply combine a signature sound yet to be compared. dralas theme takes us deeper into his world as syncopated bass lines dance with pulsating rhythms. spirits and smiles continues the movement with brigade like drums, airy chords & industrial tones while never losing ground. the gods made me funky take you on a heightened journey within yourself, transcending mind and soul with haunting vocals by spiritual sage astarius this has been a labor of love from seed to flower, we proudly present the latest addition to the yoruba family. welcome drala!

up next on k klassik and 3rd outta the gate on wax is a 4 track banger from label honcho, and highly respected house & techno legend, chicago producer k alexi shelby shifting through genres at speed, and refusing to be pigeon holed or pushed towards a specific sound, this is a killer ep from the big man! as with the previous 2 k klassik vinyls, this is a limited colored edition pressing once theyre gone, theyre gone

another banger from love fever protege, and wunderkid laurence blake aka citizen. with a truly astounding trajectory thus far we revisit the start with the original and best track he s produced so far. re-mastered, re-imagined and wholly smashed out the park with the aptly named warehouse dub. this is straight up, unadulterated dance-floor gold from citizen as love fever up the pace with a high quality and hectic release schedule and party pressure in 2014.

rick wilhite delivers a super strong collection of tracks made by producers coming from either new york, chicago or detroit. this the second in a 2 part project.

maceo plex prime time banger! comes on ltd single-sided red 10inch vinyl

repress 2014 - next up in the 10 inch series on mos_deep another heavy 2-tracker of d marc cantu, which will be followed by a (mini)-album later this year. the opening track is a fierce chicago-styled banger kicking off with an extremely solid and frantic bassline while d marcs low-pitched voice asks us >how are we doing?<. the track slowly evolves into a deep and atmospheric masterpiece with spatial strings slowly expanding throughout the track.
>how are we doing?< is counter-balanced by the fragility and subtlety on the flipside. >a second earth< is a laid-back and emotional retro-futuristic techno track overflowing with sadness and melancholy, echoing the sounds of the artificial-intelligence era. like a lost vessel drifting through space this track captivates and terrifies at the same time. a beauty and a beast!

phoenix g presents a very special coloured / handstamped 12inch with 4 unreleased heavy mr.g cuts. this slice of vinyl contains 4 cuts that represent the different styles g has done over the years. from an emotive vocal laden deep jam to an oldschoolish banger.

eddie c is known for his work with endless flight, jiscomusic, red motorbike, 7 inch of love and and and. lumberjacks head honcho marcel vogel is happy to welcome him after wrecking many a party together. get it together already found its way into marcel s boiler room set. and what it is was rescued from a batch of neglected older tracks that eddie had made early on in his carrer but is actually a stone cold banger that s tearing apart every dancefloor.

two more unreleased edits emerge from mark es merc label e-versions series. magazine turns a classic madge moment into an expertly extended, peak-time banger - cleverly weaving an altogether more psychedelic workout from those familiar ingredients. while xam on the flip is a monumental & melodic dancer of the highest calibre. merc to the future!

luckyme are very proud to present the ‘rosario ep from s-type.s-types rise started in spring 2012. emerging, gleaming and show-stopping from rustie’s seminal bbc essential mix was a track called ‘billboard’ from a new producer that was part of the luckyme family as far back as his teenage years. the track had soundcloud and blog commentators looking around for the hugest most galactic superlatives for this ‘superhero’ music. as skyscraping as the biggest us hip hop instrumentals but born of the ferment of glasgow’s world-wowing club world, it made it into end of year ‘best of’ polls as well as the dj sets of rustie, tnght,and benji b. s-type aka 27 yo scot bobby perman started getting recognised down the shops glasgow. he was catapulted onto a 30 + date us tour and found himself in the studio with kindred spirits araabmuzik and baauer. there were rumours of national electronic goods adverts in south korea and s-type tracks in the running for inclusion on drakes nothing was the same album. on 19th sept 2013, the buzz started all over again as luckyme family member Éclair fifi dropped a new s-type tune ‘rosario’ on her bbc radio 1 in new djs we trust show. now luckyme can announce the wait is over. lm017 aka s-type’s ‘rosario’ ep is coming out on 16/6/2014. ‘rosario’ sets the scene with a 2 min intro called ‘outside (inside)’, featuring rustie and yc the cynic, a rapper from hunts pont, the bronx that xxl called ‘one of the most promising artists in recent years’, the complex wordplay sounding perfect over bobby’s wide screen arrangement. ‘franco’ is a fierce club banger with plenty of his signature chord work. ‘lost girls’ stunts and fizzes in the way only an s-type track can. for the outro ‘inside (outro)’, bobby’s sweeping instrumental sets the scene for long island mc (and one time flipmode squad member) roc marciano, who sharply describes the beat as ‘historic’. s-type addicts, he’s back. early dj support from hudmo, kode 9, baauer, joker, rl grime and jackmaster.

two 12s have landed and magic number three is on the way! the a side got fixed by the legendary chaps of duplex. theyve been coming along since the first waves of house and techno and gave proof of this with their contribution population density. a true grooving body banger indeed. on the flip we find tuff sherms 10 min excursion holding beastly percussions and melomanic fatness. this mayne is situated on the other side of the planet, he has been popping by on ttt & berceuse heroique, and is amongst midlights ranks this time.
pressing on transparent, smokey marbled vinyl.

alextrem acid fruit opens on a beautyfull 175 bpm banger, bringing a superb turning point after the break... twisting tune ! the second track gives 186 bpm acid progressive harfloor track. b-side opens on a 166 bpm old kickaz psychedelic and melodious, dark acid. ep finishes with a 167 bpm acid tune, carrying a long brealk intro turning 4/4... gambling acid waves.

at the end of 2013, boston bun released his second ep, *flasher*, on ed banger. the three tracks were hypnotic and tailored for clubs. they were played on the radio (bbc1, le mouv, france inter) and also by the best djs on the electro scene (2manydjs, skream, duke dumont, erol alkan, surkin, boys noize, daniel avery…). boston buns new ep, *we got soul*, is a great step. vocals are more important than ever, it is club music with soul! *we got soul* features bear who? (dj sneaks voice) on vocal. it is an anthem-tribute to the mongoloids, boston buns main influence that adds a contemporary flavour to the special scene. the b-side, *time bomb* (featuring the dj/singer piu piu) is an emotional growing track, between pads and explosion. with such a unique and breakthrough sound, boston bun establishes further more among the french producers who really matter.
the vinyl ep includes a download code.

martin lewis, the insane house kid from berlin is breaking bad with his new and massive “rewind ep” on freebase records. with his first strike “believer” he delivers a flat footed house banger with a grumpy bassline, flavoured with an hypnotizing vocal sample. the second track “ breaking bad”, a genuine groove tool, is also influenced by martins garage credo. sublime melody riffs are competing with a wiggling bassline. tuff city kids, aka gerd janson and phillip lauer come up with two mind- boggling remixes of “believer”. at the “acid remix” they take out their breaky 90s acid drumset. this one is dry, jacking and sophisticatedly tribal. the “tuff city kids remix” starts with desert- dry acid elements which grow up to an uplifting acid soundwall. a true “jack in the box”.

auf der ersten von zwei eps zu modeselektors dritter -modeselektion vol.3- lp stellt das hyperaktive duo exklusive tracks seiner lieblingskünstler und einiger hochinteressanter newcomer vor. ep1 enthält die cream of the crop des bassgetriebenen dancefloorsounds: l-vis 1990 (night slugs), das durchtriebene münchener duo schlachthofbronx feat. buraka som sistema, illum sphere (ninja tune) und die clekclekboom-residents french fries. ein banger an ep!

reynier hooft s (aka deniro) second solo 12 inch on tape records amsterdam. he is one of the reasons the label was started in the first place and this release shows exactly why! in the last two years he released a handfull of deeper and melodious tracks, but with *atavism* deniro shows a totally different side of his talent. the title track atavism is a classic sounding banger, while throwback complements the ep as a deep and subtle counterbalance.

fuckthegovernment ltd. is back! after *tribute 89*, out of stock everywhere, the italian duo presents *heaven*, an 8 minutes pure analog dancefloor banger. *heaven* will be released in a 180 grams heavyweight limited vinyl. no digital release!

after kicking off with a delightfully classy deep house ep from chicago s strong souls, d3 elements - the label run by the same person as vibes and pepper records - presents it s second ep from brian harden. this long anticipated ep is reminiscent of his upbeat, melodic style that is his trademark. known best known by his affiliations with relief records, underground therapy, nitelife collective, moods and groove and house 4 life records. brian was also affiliated with the well strictly jazz unit as well as wavelength and aura 9. the black 3 ep opens with a1. qunu - a rhythmic homage to south africa s nelson mandela. a complex piece filled with tribal percussions and vibrant melodic sounds that will keep you dancing. qunu creates an addictive rhythm of warmth and color. definitely a club banger! a2. - days of days - is a euphoric affair with lush chords, enticing percussions with ariose bass line. light and airy with a compelling groove. it s a masterful example of genuine house. b1. - the black 3 ep brings the ep to climax with chicago to detroit. this one is a brilliant rendition of original chicago house. the chords are hypnotic, drums are truly crafted to make you move your body. chicago to detroit will truly be onsidered a classic.

it has been a while since jaxson & david keno have been on keno records but it was worth the wait. calippo is an absolute banger. driven by this oldschool deep bassline climaxing in a breakdown filled with detroit strings this track already rocked many dancefloors all over the world. oliver schories takes it down a notch, gets rid of the strings and takes it into a more melancholic direction but still very danceable. the remix from adrian martin pushes calippo even a bit more in the tech house direction.

99.9 is a techno label from sterling moss and stay up forever. this brandnew banger features tracks by chris liberator & sterling moss, mike humphries, patrick dsp & millhouse

a side with original title ep track meets dark groove, soft synths and catchy athmosphere together. also uk based artists, matt fear & kreature - the guys who have placed themselves on the worldwide house scene with resonance records, mexa records, nurvous records releases - are uniting the powers and deliver their version of the track, this is closing the a side. b side opens with low bass influenced remix of track by german based artist, gomma records coworker telonius. the key of this remix can be described as raw, linear and experimental. kevin over (noir music, defected) completes the b side and release in general. the dubby experience of melancholic notes with punchy sub bassline is a perfect banger for dj sets.

next up on crazylegs, two fiendishly addictive garage cuts - and the first vocal material on our label - from a young veteran of the uk underground, wolverhamptons trc. one of the key players in the late-2000s bassline scene and more recently a prolific grime producer, trcs crazylegs debut sees him on dazzling form: crisp 2-step drums, trademark floor-shocker basslines and melodies so catchy you won t get them out of your head for weeks. on the remix front, a real special pairing: the legendary el-b moulds come bring it into a vintage garage banger, while beneath follows up recent tectonic & keysound releases with a hypnotic, sub-fuelled rework of you & me.

killer phunkin house banger