mikel smith has provided a stable and fresh pool of vinyl for the detroit area for the last 14 years. his store has had its part in keeping together the always evolving network of detroit artists and their events. the detroit threads record label has been erected to celebrate those individuals that have gone above and beyond the call of duty in the service of detroit. it celebrates the positive and forward thinking artists that push the envelope of the detroit sound. detroit threads has and will always be a sanctuary for new ideas and concepts.

allen saei aka aubrey has over 22 years hands on experience of the scene. his dj career took him from his first residency in portsmouths central park, to playing londons biggest raves and parties in the 90s. launching his own solid groove records in 1990, aubreys career went from strength to strength. releases and remixes followed for labels including sublime, the end, ferox, mosaic, reel, intec and leftfields label, offshoot. his material was licensed by derrick may, terry francis, pete tong and carl cox. today he steps up with high pass highway ep. a selection of sounds, all with that oldskool touch and feel.

zt and his kiwi buddy get a bit rowdy this time, with a heavy inspration from the early virus sound of 1998-99. >shallow grave< sneaks in a kicks you in the gut and pounds you like giant haystacks! as the vocal sample states: >i roam when its dark, and take you to some secret place and bury you< indeed! mr.t decided to keep it in the family, irish-style, for the 1st two 12 inches. so after old cohort calibre provided the 1st flip side, next up is zeros original colaborative partner beta 2. its now 10 years since the pair debuted on 4 heros reinforced, and a long awaited return to the game from beta 2 looms large! cabin phever is classic blue note buisness, for those that know! beta tickles the ivories with aplom, plucks the double bass and chops a break in a style remeniscent of that ginger ninja, rupert parkes (aka photek).. two words: film-noir.
heavy support from the likes of marcus intalex, jubei, ulterior motive, bailey, loxy, ed rush etc.

guillaume & the coutu dumonts has been unstoppable over the past three years. since his debut album, face a lest, on montreals musique risquee label in 2007, the montreal-born berliner has released a steady stream of eps, remixes and compilation tracks for circus company, musique risquée, oslo, cocoon and many more. cannt have everything feat. dop, the first single taken from the forthcoming album breaking the fourth wall, was recorded in dops studio in paris.

>afro rock vol. 1< is one of the most important compilations of heavy original 70s afro funk and soul to be released in recent years. originally surfacing on duncan brookers indie kona label in early 2001, the album single-handedly kick-started the thirst among jazz, funk and soul fans and diggers to rediscover lost music from africa made during the 60s and 70s from a time when many countries were gaining independence and celebrating a pan-african identity within their music. the album was one of the first to reach a far different audience to the traditional ?world music? market and spawned many further projects and labels in its wake. a year later, the >nigeria 70< compilation surfaced on strut and labels like soundway and analog africa would continue to unearth amazing lost gems from the motherland.

nice price deal !!! 8 years after his first vinyl release georg levin can already be described as a long-time yet unlikely member of berlins electronic music scene. with both his solo project and his production outfit wahoo he is definitely too much on the soulful side to be a typical representative of the techno and rock sound the city is known for. however, it may be this supposedly alien surrounding that gives his compositions and productions a distinctive blend. to his credit georg also had a no.1 on traxsource in late 2009 as a precursor to the release of this, his second album album and debut for bbe.

supported by: nick curly, anja schneider, samuel l session, steve bug, will saul, milton jackson.. after releases from drei farben house and paulo olarte, polytone is joined by matthias vogt. being a member of motorcitysoul (together with frankfurts house legend crock), matthias vogt has been teaching lessons in deepness for years now. in his solo works vogts profound education as a jazz musician is just as present. thus, >together as one< is carried by wonderfully deep chords, which are accentuated by a contrapuntal bassline. a classic male vocal highlights the soulfulness even more and turns this track into a marvellous deephouse affair.

dj support johnny d, nick curly, sebo k, martin landsky, livio & roby, gorge, shinedoe, einzelkind, ralph lawson, robert dietz, anthony collins, simon baker, brendon moeller, markus fix, daniel sanchez, dj wild, motorcitysoul, alex celler, okain, mazi,.. its a pleasure to welcome back oxia for his next tsuba release, this time alongside nicolas masseyeff. the resulting track >keep the drums< is a total killer house tune with the impeccible production that you would expect from oxia and nicolas. for the remix martinez provides a percussive bomb rounding of a package that looks set to be one of this years big releases.

celebrating 10 years of tigersushi, starting with a double compilation to be released in may : more g.d.m. x. on this ep theres an extract from that compilation, with 4 new exclusive tracks from tigersushis all-stars, from bearded-funky-idm to new-york-new-disco via deep-deep-house and teen-spirit-electro-pop. killer tracks from the likes of principles of geometry, dye, inflagranti featuring freddie mas, and crackboy.

the debut release from midlands finest beat maestro is finally here on passenger records. and he lands with a 4 track whopper of a release! kelevra has spent the last few years releasing on a host of established labels including lee mortimers wearhouse imprint, pottymouth, pbr recordings, instereo and remixed and worked with some key names such as dj dan, jamie fanatic, d.o.n.s., klaus hill, bass kleph, 2 bit thugs, micky slim, hatiras ...

the latest addition to the miasmah roster is oslo based musician fns aka fredrik ness sevendal. a veteran of the oslo experimental scene, sevendal has been associated with several bands over the years: del, slowburn and kobi. additionally his previous work has involved collaborations with makoto kawabata (acid mothers temple), mitsuru tabata (zeni geva, marble sheep), mark francombe (ex-cranes guitarist), and bill wood (1/3 octave band).

bron, a mysterious giant from the plains of canadas sub arctic region, comes out of nowhere with danksouls second release great white north. brons debut record is a truly northern take on the infectious grooves of micro house. the title track, great white north, is a jacked-up home grown classic that has been garnering a cult-like following in canada since its inception a couple years back. french avant-garde house producer le k provides a heavy handed remix, which will surely occupy a permanent space in record boxes and play lists across the globe. bron polishes off this ep with the bouncy beats and bass of splash back, followed by the soulful space hop of postcards from the prairies

throughout the years the hardcore sound has evolved into a todays sound of mature beats and distorted sounds. as the level of quality keeps continue to rise, its harder these days for new breeds to make a breakthgrough.
in hardcore everything depends on delivering quality records in order to get your name out there. with derailed traxx black we offer a platform for young talented producers to showcase their skills and have their claim to fame.
d-version is such talent. a dedicated hardcore fanatic with fresh sounding producing skills. after releasing earlier work on several other labels, this new 3 track e.p. is his best release tod ate.
the more than music ep contains 3 mainstream hardcore tracks with a party gesture! already supported by the biggest radio stations like: masters of hardcore radio, kutski (bbc radio 1), thunderdome radio and more ...

nice price deal !!! idiot is already something of a hit with those whove heard it being played out, combining hard soca drums with lush ecstatic melodic synth harmonies and a driving bass with a strange 8-bit melody that stumbles and trips around the rhythm. its completely alien at first, but potent enough to stick in your ears until you might catch yourself humming the refrain when you least expect it. a unique and fantastic combination of compelling contemporary sounds! altered natives, aka north london producer danny native, whose track >rass out< was one of 2009s best, takes over the b-side with a remix that seems to reflect 20 years of british house music back on itself. just using the bleeps from the original tune, he echoes and morphs his own melody over stepping dubby kicks and snares and a dark, driving bassline

first on decks.de !! dilek records is presenting its seventh reference and introduces two talented and highly qualified artists coming straight from the province of cordoba in argentina, we are talking about martin huergo and andres oddone. this multi ethnic release also includes a remix of the well known chilean artist pier bucci, who participated in this new work full of intense feelings, like everything we do at dilek. martin and andres are producing together since many years, and they seem to have found this special something that makes them choose the perfect balance for their productions. its a mix of mystical sounds all coming from foreign cultures and different influences. every one of these tracks have to be listened carefully because these sounds are definitely not more of the same stuff, they have that certain something, they are classy and yet contending.

dj tasaka is the busiest, known as mix master of japanese techno scene, he mixes techno, minimal, house, disco, electro any records, any genre he feels like.
appeared on mueller records already in 2000 with his mix cd and received lots of attentions followed by many successfull gigs such as mayday, love parade and other well known events and clubs in germany and europe. during the last years he spend his time producing trax with japans top dj takkyu ishino and started a major cooperation with the upcoming big talent kagami. grown up in the regend club yellow ,he belongs to the solid parts of japans techno and house scene and therefore became a resident dj on asia s the biggest indoor festival >wire<.
right now in this very moment he presents newest solo album on berlin s straight techno classic label muller records. he established a reputation by own unique style of mix with tricky scratches, he can make up peek point in the floor, this needs to be mentioned definetely.this album you will find already in the cases of laurent garnier, frank mueller , cocoon djs and many others.

vinyl only release, limited to 500 handnumbered copies!... anlaog raw tech to house tracks always a pleasure to listen .. thats underground live recorded tracks this is a very special release as all the process of manufacturing/mastering/cut of the vinyl has never passed through computer ! like the early years...vinyl was cut directly from the source: so you have a 100% full analogue sound !!!

trickski have been putting out top quality leftfield club music for the past 5 years on labels such as sonar kollektiv, compost and more recently stiloove4music.

side a offers 2 tracks d-vote is the first. sort of downtempo, takes you by surprise and back an odd 20 years with this brilliant version on my mind is a little more upbeat. still attractively retro. side b the first track no more reminiscing of those vocal experiments in between rnb and house common to ny, london and detroit some years ago. it plays like a revival floor-filler. the second track on side b is got to have, more in the house realm, with heavier bass lines yet quite soulful by vocals and lyrics

here comes the second release on the pattern repeat label. pattern repeat is a new music-project and label by kenneth christiansen, echocord & echocord colour label boss, and his partner dennis bøg aka resoe, running the baum label.the pattern repeat label will only contains productions from kenneth & dennis, and the music is focused on the modern berlin techno sound today, dubstep and dub-techno. pattern repeat will also release records on other labels, so far the first one is out on echocord colour. kenneth and dennis met eachother 8 years ago when they worked together in at that time famous copenhagen-record-shop >loud<, which closed 5 years ago. at that time dennis was more into broken beat, hip-hop and deep house. kenneth was already running the label echocord, and soon dennis started his label baum. the label baum is also like echocord, releasing dub-techno, and dennis started to release his own material as resoe, and builded up his studio the years after. 1 year ago we decided to try to do a new project together, working together in the studio, and now pattern repeat is born.

sometimes things get complicated and a groove becomes a symphony. but sometimes, all we need is the groove. venturing back to how it all started, octave one begins a new chapter, 20 years after their introduction to the electronic music world. connecting to their origins on derrick mays legendary label, octave one pay homage to their transmat catalog number with the launch of a new limited series and label, ms10. returning to basics, ms10 brings the burden brothers home to how they started it all, minus the hype and >back to the essence of the groove<. this special series begins march 2010...

this is the official 15 years masters of hardcore anthem

following the huge rüfdug release was never going to be easy, an all ears bestseller last year and heard just about everywhere over summer and beyond, but the ppf crew have lined up a heavyweight release schedule for this burgeoning offshoot label, and we’re very excited to present the second release over the last few years ooft!’s ali alongside graeme ‘revenge’ clark have taken the underground music scene by storm crafting their own unique, trademark sound in the often overpopulated ‘edits’ market, pretty much single-handedly instigating the pitched down house sound resurgence & running a superb blog, digital promotions company and forging ahead with their own productions as well as being consumate dj’s and party throwers .

fatima drops her first official solo release. after featuring on many of last years biggest tracks including shafiq husayns lil girl, floating points peroration five, tettorybads unite ,funkinevens, kleer as well as live collaborations with i.g cultures zen badizm workshop, the floating points ensemble and not to mentioned a recent live p.a. with slum village, its plain to see why the london resident is in such high demand. this 12 features production from the likes of dam funk, veebeeo and funkineven, and is an eclectic journey through the thoughts of this 24 year old, swedish born, east london based star. check!!

after part 3 of cocoons 10inch series, which was focussing on the british techno scene, we now return to germany with the fourth ep. the frankfurt-born markus fix grew up at the decks of helium bar, is now at home behind the decks of cocoonclub frankfurt and has been providing us with his innovative reinterpretation of house on labels such as cecille and oslo for the last three years.

inally matt is going to unleash his much anticipated follow-up release on weave musics sister label. produced in the mood of this years arctic winter with tons of snow all over the country, it seems like matt had transformed that special vibe of cold dark days n nights into the noise making machines of his studio.

kremenerstrasse in prenzlauer berg, north-east berlin, five hundreds meters away from the mauerpark, not far from the flea market of arkonaplatz and the famous kastanienallee, right there stands the souvenir office. just a quick guided tour for you! the kitchen shared with the boys of turntable rockers has the best café latte of the street, and with entertainers of the likes of ali and basti, you always get extra spices (and funny anecdotes) with your meal. just book your table in advance. next-door, you will find the souvenir studio, the audio empire of philipp “santé . behind a two-meter-high wall of machines, surrounded by computers screens and synthesizers, you can imagine him working away on some funky keynotes and well-chosen kettledrums with ali and basti. it may well be stomping and uplifting but there’s still something missing… that little extra something, which turns this new tfschwrz track into a breath-taking floor filler comes from the office at the end of the corridor. where hundreds of 12? records collected by tiefschwarz over the years are stored and also where retty works, the jokester of souvenir, the good mood behind the desk of souvenir booking and the good moves behind the decks of souvenir’s dj booths. retty is otherwise known as the whistler

the disaffected sleeping beauty ernestina has awaken! destroyer, its not a name its a mission. here are four wicked tracks destined to destroy any party, the dj desk, the location and actually all that is unfortunate enough to be around... dirty kickdrums and screaming classic samples, this is one of italys finest! during the 90s ernestina wrote musical history in italy and all across europe. the original track has been made when the destroyer was 16 years old and thats our remake of this classic! ernestina is back. she is angry. the sh-evil is hungry!

isr unleashes yet another earth shattering 4 track ep jammed with banging industrial tekno cuts ready to rock any underground room. this ep is drenched with phat kick drums crunchie top loops & savage arrangments to rip the head off any unsuspecting listener this steller ep is produced by the best names in the scene tymon, stormtrooper & waldhaus 3 top isr producers who don t need any introduction. there productions seperately have been dominating the parties in europe over the last 5 years. now for the first time the boyz get together to take the music to the next level all on one special designed picture disc 12 inch ! so dont miss out on this hard floor masterpiece.

after his latest releases on drumcode, itamar sagi comes back home with another package of solid techno on shlomi abers be as one imprint. as excpected from itamar, hi soriginal versions a summerish techno groove with funky bassline and quality techno drums for the big rooms. on the remixes, be as one is proud to welcome two of the most rated djs and producers of the recent years. on the b1, the man himself, steve lawler delivers a dancefloor treat, housier rework of the original, a typical lawler tribal anthem. on the b2, to complete the package, there luca bacchetti, whos coming back after his latest great ovum release, with an old school approach to itamars original, 909 hi-hats and rolling drums, cant ask for more… check this out

we lost track of rocco branco nearly 5 years ago. no >goodbye<, nothing, he simply vanished off the grid. a few days ago, mr. branco staggered into the hirsch camp, smelling of sex and jaegermeister, no explanation. no apologies. rocco simply handed over two tracks, turned around, and walked away... diamant captures the sex of a one-night stand. a metaphysical launch pad of selfindulgence. no compromises, purely physical, firm and purposeful – precisely how we like our techno. gibbon depicts sex with a lover – reminiscent of gratifications past. familiar, nubile and polished a mastered motion of lustful appetite. in roccos return, we find a record of lifes carnal moments. good hunting!

the loop:
this nice, funky, underground and late night beat eddie put down represents his origins of funky detroit house fillers … also, columbia style vox sample is a killer on the floor for the best djs with skills ...
let my nuts hang:
eddie fowlkes should change his last name to funky … the whole track is letting his nuts hang for 24 years of putting out release! the groove is out cold, plus what eddie is saying in the track is really true!

blimey! we thought we had fallen into a wormhole and woken up in 92! 2020 soundsystems enduring lp favourite and one of the live shows highlights gets put through the downtown ny meat-grinder by tbd. brought on board as prospective remixers after last years immense all ears distributed >what is this< the tbd duo have taken this one on a three-day bender across the big apple! sleep deprived and pounded into submission by unrelenting kick drums and dustbin lid percussion, not to mention enough growling synth action to satisfy the hungriest of addled brains, the two mixes barely made it back home to leeds alive! you have been warned!

orphx returns on sonic groove soon again after last years widely acclaimed “division ep” which was charted by many top techno dj’s. their newest release “black light” will once again explores the dark deep dublike sounds of techno.

nice price deal !!! this is the 002 in typical ecce style but now he is telling an unbelievable story underscored by rollin and heavy basslines and futuristic sounds which reminds me of spaceships in epic battles. light years away from home...

two and a half years after their debut lp, 23 seconds, dazzled critics and lit up dance floors worldwide, cobblestone jazz are back with a powerhouse new album that captures their live-in-the-studio energy like never before. a mixture of heady, jazz-inspired house grooves and below-the-belt analog funk, it raises the bar for electronic dance music in 2010.titled the modern deep left quartet, the record marks an important addition to the cobblestone jazz lineup, as the trio of mathew jonson, danuel tate and tyger dhula brings aboard colin de la plante (aka the mole). de la plante is no newcomer to the cobblestone crew: the four musicians have been playing together for nearly 15 years, since their first performances in small-town victoria, british columbia, and theyve all shared the stage as the modern deep left quartet

the return of putsch 79! after their big momentum a couple of years ago the guys have been busy remixing and producing others. after been out of the music scene for some months doing some fishing and catching butterflies in the northern parts of finland they are back with a big bad disco monster! comes with a possibly even a bigger alden tyrell disco monster remix as we haven t heard from him in a while! peak time material!

here is the 2nd smasher release from the 18 years young talent daniel sender on his homeship label ftw. we still remember his rocket start last year with the >eraser e.p.< this was his debut on vinyl. and like himselft his sound goes thru a great development. you hear two powerful techno tracks with a amazing remix from zdenko grbavac.

rick wilhite and his vibes new&rare music record store have been a main source in detroit for over 17 years. his store is the place to go for many detroiters looking for new soulful, electronic music. and as a dj and promoter rick has been holding it down for years. next to that he mostly known for his affiliation with three chairs (together with kenny dixon jr & theo parrish) and for his solo recordings, under his the godson pseudo. now its time for rick to get his peers and friends in the mix for his first compilation, aptly titled vibes new&rare music. the compilation is spread out over four 12inchess, which will be followed by a compilation cd with exclusive tracks and features only the best of chicago and detroit electronic music. all tracks are new and exclusive. 3 chairs affiliate marcellus pittman, known for his releases on sound signature and fxhe amongst others, kicks of this series with a lush track. its playful groove forces you to just play this over and over again! next up is chicago house legend glenn underground, creator of strictly jaz unit. on >ninja< he is definitely jazzing it out, showing the ninjas the way the holy land! with vincent halliburton its back to the d. vince has been around for a while, but only releases once in a while, on labels like ferris park and reggie dokes psychostasia. with >something i feel< he is sure to gain a bunch of new fans. a steady late night club banger that just goes on & on! heavy and essential first ep. are you ready for the next one?

well ok, no rule without exception... this beautiful joint from johannes albert is a little web 2.0 fairy-tail: the white rookie & cratedigga no. 1 moomin found a youtube clip of a dj hammering a super-deep, rough piano track in a club in the german city of paderborn. he didnt know the track, so he sent the dj a mail asking and a few mails later, the tracks from johannes were blowing away mr. offermanns ears. so the labelhead decided to make this the next white. of course first of all johannes & oskar had to meet a few times to make sure they understand each others vision well and after a few meetings they eventually became friends. so the labels movement towards the direction of house is continued by this release. wooden pearls is pure housemusic to the core. very wooden & grounded in the lower spectrum and crystal clear up in the sky. these very honest and timeless tracks tell us a story. the story of johannes alberts passion for house. since he was 15 years old, he is a fan. from the german franconia he follows house throu his local recordstore >swing king<

heres a mighty steamroller of a track by funky californian cole medina, co-founder of the house arrest label, that aims to put the ghetto back in house music, and esteemed producer with a jazz background championed by the haute-volee of current disco and house djs. while his slo-mo bee-gees cut-up is still the center-piece of numerous latenight/ early morning sleaze hours worldwide, >red hot< is quite another beast: footstomping peak-time action with dangling funk guitar and dubby brass stabs. finally dropping after todd terje already included it in his resident advisor almost two years back with an additional stellar the mole ( wagon repair, philpot ) on the support. canadas funkdoobiest reconstructs it in a jacking, midtempo wild pitch manner around a dirty fuzzy bassline plus cut-up beat and wah-wah guitar that will slap you silly. this hurts so good!

the infamous krause duo is back on philpot! it took them 4 years to come up with these soul-grinding pieces of deep swing. teaming up with large maeurer again whose minor keys adding that certain blues, we felt for on their first release in 2006 (php012). this is f... irresistible dance music with an edge! please make up your own mind on this one - we simply love it!

finally, the long wait is over! we are proud to present the first solo effort by leviste and its been worth the wait. three ultra varied tracks starting with the driving drums and bassline of >senioritis<. >better get used to it< shows off levistes melodic abilities with a beautiful melancholic epic. these first two songs really show what an important role leviste has played in the duos productions over the years. >change the station< rounds things out with a bit of modular synth experimentation over a jacking rhythm track.

resident nick höppner returns with his third release for ostgut ton. after last years >makeover< come three new detailed excursions, plus a remix by lee jones. almost entirely constructed from field recordings taken within the walls of berghain, >brush me down< is a raw and textural jam, uncontrived and jostling with energy. jittery, shuffling and shaking, höppners love for funky, off-kilter percussion shines through as he pieces together a mysterious audio puzzle of found atmospherics, club nights and concerts otherwise committed only to memory yet now preserved and recycled. it also is a hint at what is to be expected from ostgut tons 5 years anniversary compilation this autumn.

prepare to enter the sombrero galaxy. journey to the centre of the sun, the debut release from lovefingers highly anticipated imprint esp institute, is a collaborative effort from londoner jonny nash (discosession) and dutchman tako reyenga. the two met years ago whilst jonny was working and living in tokyo and tako made his way over to dj. around the same time, lovefingers linked up with these two and a musical family had formed. that being told, its only natural for sombrero galaxy to find its home and represent the face of the esp insitute. journey to the centre of the sun is a dive into a moody, visceral and ethereal headspace brought to life through shimmering synthesizers, swirling guitars and a chugging bassline coupled with live percussion, clearly setting the bar higher than the bulk of contemporary electronic music. on the b side, the stallions (lovefingers and lee douglas) reinterpret the track with optimism, nicely complimenting the original with a light and cloudy yet driving house version. this is the music of dreams, keep an eye on esp institute in this new decade.

quantized goes deeper and hosts another young but already well known producer from greece called kreon, one of the most talented guys around the last years. at his 25 years old markos spanoudakis is already considered as a top-notch producer! he has released music on labels such as resopal, cecille, be chosen, robsoul, ... the present ep has 3 tracks, two original works from markos and a remix from michai popoviciu (highgrade, vukohila, level non zero). this is also the first time that quantized offers a special white-coloured vinyl.
played by : gregor tresher, chris carrier, ian pooley, roberto rodriguez, h.o.s.h., tim green, markus fix, italoboyz, deadmau5, the glitz and many more..

for this 24rd release, this various artists propose one track by wally callerio ever seen on dufflebad or shaboom for example. this track is one favorite tune of derrick carter since many years. luca bear, italian dj producer seen on bretzel records delivery a powerful tek-house track. a limited release for your ears.

neues vom schweizer label hive audio, diesmal mit andrea oliva, bekannt durch releases auf saved und be as one, oder der ten years cocoon ibiza compilation. oriented view ist ein ungedubter groover mit leicht hypnotischen spotlight einflüssen und erhält remix unterstützung von piemont, die natürlich wieder einen ihrer super funk pumper zum besten geben