strong split ep by dominik vogel and blacks on blondes for rotraum recordings.

this is the original version of >against nature< as intended by the artistes that never got released back in 2000. it features the orignal and missing tracks, but for the 1st time in the correct sequence. as a brucy bonus you get the 1st pressing on clear as a bell vinyl and a great photo insert giving a glimpse into the past of how it was all done on the halas industrial estate - fond memories indeed....

nhan solos second release >fortune cookie< exemplifies a musical direction that his recent dj sets already indicated: a deeper shade of house, showing heavy uk influences. the single features remixes by superhip dance artists such as acidkids (dim mak), yolanda be cool (sweat it out), monkey safari and golden bug (gomma) and was produced in collaboration with taan newjam. french music director damien elroy vignaux is responsible for the accompanying video – one of the craziest things you will see this year.

>white winter lust< is the third release by ekkohaus, a greek artist living in berlin, on cargo edition. throughout the last two years ekkohauss music has constantly developed towards a deep house sound which has always been an element in his tracks. you feel he was brought up on this music and it’s his life.

those fine purveyors of funk-fuelled electronics, detroit grand pubahs are back with a new album for the new decade, and to whet your appetite for this highly anticipated return is their latest single numb deaf & dumb. the teaming of mack goudy jr. (aka paris the black) & the mysterious mr o was a natural disaster waiting to happen. miraculously, the personalities of these two tweaked characters seemed to compliment each other perfectly and they instantly bonded. as detroit grand pubahs, they continue to rise to new heights with past albums like nuttin butt funk which included the mighty skydive from venus as well as an ever progressing live show.

the massacre teams up with qualkommando, bonehead, mutante and corrosive and they go massive aggressive!

italian based eclipsemusics fourth outing comes with a serious release courtesy of passenger, talented artist whose productions can be heard on night drive music, paul macs sula muse, logos recordings and echoplexs soleil. this new 12 inch confirms his interest in the deepest and more underground side of detroit techno. >black varian< was the highlight of his digital-only release on radiance records back in 2008. eclipsemusics label manager instantly fell in love with it, and now, improved and remastered by aaron-carl (wallshaker, detroit), black varian finally lands on vinyl. with its evolving and ear-catching sweet strings, its delayed cascades of cymbals and pianos, swinging synth lines and subtle bassline, this is already a little new classic for the label, crossing the borders between detroit techno and deep, groovy house. the release is completed by two strong remixes: paul mac strips down the original and builds a dancefloor number keeping a few catching elements for massive impact. just out on connaisseur with her new album, estroe takes the track on an emotional ride creating new harmonic vibes while keeping the deepness intact.

luv jam has the honour of being the first signing to the wph roster that survived the ongoing chaotic process of demo submissions via myspace or e-mail. it has to be said that luv jam was at the end of his wph wits after several friendly but stern denials by label boss red d. one last ditch 4am attempt proved that tenacity and patience are always rewarded, black beauty was right on the wph money and off we went.

tato and tania vulcanos isgud imprint ready themselves for the start of the summer season by welcoming back ibiza-based napolitan, tuccillo. his >dirty jam 96< was a highlight from isgud010, and the young italian is working hard on a new project alongside tato and tania. today he delivers for us, a selection of killer house tools. ??>from his home in ibiza, tuccillo regularly works alongside singers including barbara tucker and rebeka brown and djs including dj pippi, willie graff and césar de melero. his blend of summer infused house has won him a legion of fans and his creative talents have seen him release hugely popular releases and remixes on the likes of liebe*detail, circus company, freerange, khazuma, king street and drumpoet community. ?

just when it was getting hard to bear anymore lo-fi, dub inspired techno records - along come producers like skudge and newcomer mrsk. both from sweden and now befriended. both turn saidgenre into kick ass, peak time productions that funk like crazy.black keith definitely has thatdrive and swing and groove we love so much. close to me is a little deeper and more classy (detroit), yet still grooves like a motherlicker.. a classic techno release!

merseyside producer whos hybridized sound the fader describes as mix of sparkling uk funky & 21st century garage, w/scraps of other kicky dancefloor styles like dubstep & bassline bleeding through. he started djing and producing when he was 13 years old and 2010 is sure to see him come into his own. from being picked as toddla ts one to watch for 2010 on radio 1, to being signed for an ep on sindens new imprint grizzly, to being charted by globetrotters like brodinski and being tapped to remix new young pony club and the count & sinden, everything is in place for his meteoric rise. remixes by nadastrom (dubsided), & french fries (young guns).

the third baud release was created by don williams. the label-operator of mojuba, a.r.t.less and wandering contributes the ep >dynamic rain<. the title track opens the a-side. carried away by a kick-drum and completed by funky rotating sound objects, which will create hypnotic moments on the dance floor. then the a-side seamlessly moves into the dropping and beat-less >rain reprise<. soft sound drops serve as the clock-generator to complete this side. the b-side track >glis groove< emerges with a rolling beat and chord attacks, to finally lose itself in a bleeping, synthy-cloud

long awaited second release of the new star from africa. his release in the last year from innervisions and mule musiq was highly acclaimed. the new song >ambush< is culoes unique touch deep house sound with his african taste. its beautiful as music but off course it will be your great dj tool as well. culoe can do wrong at the moment!!

mark seven is a secret weapon of nu disco or balearic house scene.his last single on twelve inches of delight was highly recommended and he was invited to al usher (half of partial arts)s hit track >lullaby for robert< as a remixer. >swept away< is an old school piano house track. its simple but effective, timeless stuff and >pillow talk< is 80s style electric boogie.

nice price deal !!! with juno records hitting its tenth release we revisit yet another classic from the archives of electronic music royalty. producer, label boss, dj & remixer extraordinaire, charles webster will need no introduction to house music lovers, and its his 1998 collaboration with renowned uk vocalist shara nelson which gets a 2010 touch up. orignally out on the seminal label pagan, >sense of danger< was a real deep house anthem back in 1998, so it was imperative to leave it in good hands for remix duties. the popular peoples front, the disco house supergroup made up of anonymous musical activists are just that. ppf breath new life into >sense of danger<, with nelsons vocal being matched by an effervescent dubby groove. an alternate dangerous dub gives the track a darker but equally melodic feel with an abrasive bassline central to the groove.

with juno records hitting its tenth release we revisit yet another classic from the archives of electronic music royalty. producer, label boss, dj & remixer extraordinaire, charles webster will need no introduction to house music lovers, and its his 1998 collaboration with renowned uk vocalist shara nelson which gets a 2010 touch up. orignally out on the seminal label pagan, >sense of danger< was a true deep house anthem back then and stuttgarts most famous son, motor city drum ensemble steps up with two contrasting but equally excellent remixes. the >other thing dub< revisits the raw cuts sound that mcde is famous for - nelsons vocal expertly chopped up over organic piano grooves and a chugging beat. the second vocal mix stays truer to the tough beats and metallic synths of websters original, a real chicago feel provided by the ebullient hats and dubby bass line.

being friends and admirers of each others work for a long time, electronic music composer / visual artist alva noto (carsten nicolai) and composer / voice- artist blixa bargeld (also known as singer of einstu&#776,,,rzende neubauten and guitarist of nick cave and the bad seeds) decided to join forces to initiate a collaborative project in 2007.

>sindbad, sindbad, look how much luck this children has...< who doesnt know this unforgetable earwick of the eponymous cartoon, which was showed the first time in 1978 in germany. for tom toddnick the composer christian bruhn turns out the old audio tape from his cellar. tom did new mixes and pimped it with stylish house beats. the >1001-nacht-mix< (7:45) only exclusive distributed on vinyl.

z is hitting you with 3 tracks from the debut album by akabu, dave lees pseudonym for his more electronic housey material. the debut akabu album >the phuture aint what it used to be< is due this year and is filled with deep, musical, properly underground grooves but which still posses enough energy to keep the dancefloor busy. boom clap bachelors - a collective of producers, live musicians and djs out of copenhagen / denmark. the collective was founded in 2005 it provided the outlet for future collaboration. the music spans from electronica, disco non disco to leftfield, new wave, soul and indie influcences. remix comes from the mighty motor city drum ensemble

summer is on the horizon, peeps. its time to pump up those sounds. so open your box as sexonwax returns to the source. staying true to our name, our essence. presenting special vinyl ep for your aural excitement only. first up is the massive toon of four-track goodness, paralexia. feel our groove. really, what could be sexier? despite the name there can be no misapprehension of whats going on here. the patterns of omids paralexia see fractal flurries of melody sprinkled with insane piano tinkles. these ivories are driven upwards by solid synth gold and old skool drum builds. with a whirling breakdown that feels like a waterfall crashing over your head. it all adds up to a proper prolonged derangement of the senses. so much so that the party people of miami went ballistic when it was promod by sos during their set at dj mags pool party. check the link. show us yer shimmy! cos bites without teeth is more of a builder, folks. and if the beats dont grab n shake you in their grimy grip, then the wonky bass will. claps like a funker. phases like a wrong ‘un. builds like a bastardo. its food for thought… a bonus here from sexonwaxs popular april release in the form of lilly and poppy. except this time mr o brings a vinyl dub to the table: a reliable beauty with a dramatic and yet delicate bouquet >du jour<. in fact, its almost as epic as >the epic<! so there you go, guys. paralexia is a real package. boasting more beef than argentina, more heat than technotonics and more eruptions than iceland. all of em sure-fire floor shakers with an ultra-modern/vintage sound, best served with sunshine and a smile. feeeel the difference.

part of the tight-knit group of neapolitan techno labels which includes rilis, analytic trail and mkt, loose records is the invention of legendary godfather of italian techno, rino cerrone. named after the napoli club, >loose<, the project was created as a platform for the development of newly emerging electronic acts.

big with: dj koze, ellen alien, timo maas, delete, nathan coles, alexkid, davide squillace, xpress2, ivan smagghe, shlomi aber, kabale und liebe, tania vulcano, sascha funke, nick curly,… safari regular de angelis last appearance again alongside arnaud on breath of night as part of the various artist ep that was safari 041. one of the key dj s on the london scene, antonio can be found spinning at many of the capital s finest nights. on the production front, he has released and remixed for labels including material, trapez, leftroom and of course safari. arnaud le texier s 2010 got off to the best of starts with a highly successful australian trip and the release of his perfumes of our dead times ep on safari and the hugely supported ivory machine ep on d julz s bass culture imprint. now arnaud is working hard on new music and the future safari catalogue

after the big debut album >its all about antagonism< which was supported by names like stephan bodzin, markus kavka, steve lawler, the advent, monoroom and many many more, comes the next episode from danjel esperanzas musically diary on backdoor beauty.
support by: tony rohr, paco osuna, chris liebing, terry lee brown junior, franco bianco, anthony collins, mike wall, andy kohlmann, andre kronert, sebastian roya, danilo schneider, liz cirelli, half stereo, dj misk, chris fortier, richie hawtin, someone else, electric indigo, dj taucher, black vel ...

beatdisaster continues its passion for techno music with an awesome release of eric sneo featuring his spectacular live show >art of live< which he presented for the very first time at the biggest techno festival in germany >nature one< in 2009.each track was recorded with a real instrument including, e-drums, percussions and an electronic accordion.all of the tracks are real peaktime tunes, tested with amazing response of the crowds all over and with amazing feedback of artists like: joseph capriati, dubfire, the advent, christian varela, industrialyzer, marco bailey, adam beyer, dustin zahn, cari lekebusch,

spookys first grime release was the 2006 anthem >joyride< that went straight to number one in the 1xtra uk garage chart. since then he has been providing instrumentals for some of grimes biggest mcs including south londons ogz for their massive track >ogeezus< and p money who vocalled the >top 3 selected< remix in his recent lyrical war with ghetto. spooky currently djs on urban fm and icecold fm and is also a resident dj at londons leading grime club night chockablock.

faithful re-issue of this obscure canadian disco gem from 1978! tough disco sh*t that really moves the floor! a firm favourite of dj harvey back in the day it now trades hands for over $100 if you can find it. it was also edited by dj rahaan on jiscomusic a few years ago but here we have the original version, re-mastered and sounding better than ever. comes with original artwork. one sided just like the original 12 inch release.

after their first >woof ep< the question on everyones mind was: are they going to disappear in the mumbai masses or are they more then just one in a billion...? with the new >ancova ep< comes the answer to that question: mumbai science is here to stay. while working in dr. lektroluvs underground lab for a few months now, they improved their sound to a whole new level. with dancefloorbangers like >ancova< and >hoot<, its hard not to get cured... you say party, we say techno. whats next for mumbai science? the nobel prize?

these 2 new versions of >lets get hot< and >lets get cool< are the result of the original track cool in the pool recorded in my home lab in cologne 1979. sometimes absurdity can become the mother of invention. when i was working on the music of cool in the pool it finally became necessary to search also for a lyric. to my surprise they all seemed to have appeared at the right time and the right place. there is no doubt about it! so, lets get hot and lets get cool together. comes in limited transparent blue vinyl!

side a) soft house company – what you need… the most perfect italian piano house tune ever. this record oozes sophistication and perfection in its beautiful construction. as compared to some of the italian piano screamers of the past that have dated quite badly, this continues to live on as a classic emotive piece of house music. a perfect end of the night anthem! a little piano on the flip was regularely dropped at the classic hacienda in manchester circa 1990, huge piano anthem. junior vasquez used to mix 2 copies of this track at the legendary sound factory club in nyc! simple but effective bass with italian piano….. house!

these 2 new versions of >lets get hot< and >lets get cool< are the result of the original track cool in the pool recorded in my home lab in cologne 1979. sometimes absurdity can become the mother of invention. when i was working on the music of cool in the pool it finally became necessary to search also for a lyric. to my surprise they all seemed to have appeared at the right time and the right place. there is no doubt about it! so, lets get hot and lets get cool together. comes in limited transparent red vinyl!

kenneth bager drops a cool, modern dub house remix of his 80s rave hit >kaos< (kenneth bager was/is dr. baker). a killer track reworked for todays dancefloors. b/w a dope dub reggae goes to outer space remix from labelmate dj disse of >sound of swing<. stamped 12 inch in a music for dreams sleeve.

nemanja nikolic was born in belgrade, serbia. a couple of years ago, he decided to move to sydney for the purpose of audio production studies. rejection and a new world are nemanjas vision of dub techno, evolving pads, reverbs, space and delays. highway of thoughts and the voice of my youth are an attempt of experimental, darker, minimal tracks with lots of sfx, samples from the real world and live instruments. delta funktionen (ann aimee, delsin) appears for the first time on dpress and delivers a top remix of >a new world< that finds its place near the solid techno sound of sandwell district, etiku, ostgut ton.

the story of this record includes one day in m(dm)ay, anarchic after-hours, laptops, gurner-djs and the need of pressing something that sounded nice, uplifting, somehow kompakt, pop-trance and just so convincing on a 12-inch. databoy78 thought the same and here we go with a seductive and hypnotizing drama. flip the script for a splendid remix by zurichs super dj lexx (zukunft, sometimes known as kawabata and switzerlands version of dj premier back in the day) who houses tings up and giving away a dope swiss beatz excursion on top of it all. lemonade was a popular drink and it still is.

founded in 2009 by monsieur yami and johnny theodore baargeld, terpsiton wants to reveal the crucial things in music, underground, passion and critique. detroit was yesterday, today is dadatroit. the first release terpsiton #c offers a review of classic house roots mixed up with a straight techno attitude by the yet unknown kai von glasow. listen to 4 raw punk tracks then stop and think.

much awaited return to lost trax! scsi-av has been a well respected electro and techno label since it was born in september 2008. almost 12 years later and after a short break scsi is back with a classy detroit techno record which has been sat in the vaults for quite some time waiting patiently to be released. as the second part of the lost trax series. expect deep bass, booming 808 kicks and carl craig-esque sounding strings. the production on both sides of this record is amazing showing the digital generation that analogue kit still sounds supreme. the lost trax series is a project for producers who have inspired the label to record something special and release anonymously as we dont believe its necessary to sell music on the strength of a specific artists reputation.

q: who are q & a?
a: q & a are quinn luke & alexis georgopoulos.

q: how did quinn and alexis meet?
a: the two were introduced by chris veltri, owner of legendary record shop groove merchant in san francisco. veltri and luke had made a pair of plunderphonic dusted disco 12 inches under the name coppa. georgopoulos was a founder of the group tussle and asked if coppa would do a tussle remix. this led to luke acting as producer on the tussle album telescope mind.

tbd first made a noteworthy noise with the release of >what is this?<, their 2009 debut that found favor with critics, djs and audiences for both its seditious take on dance music – and avoidance of worn-out conventions – and sheer sublimity. it was fitting success for an outfit founded by two musicians who, bored by the sounds around them, set out to >create something new, fresh and not confined by restrictive genre pigeonholing.< on the heels of that pitch-perfect release, as well as remixes for luminaries including permanent vacation, runaway, 2020 soundsystem and populette, to name just a few, tbd – comprising rong musics lee douglas and ex-!!!/outhud bassist and producer justin vandervolgen – is back with a 12 inch of idiosyncratic new music.

great triple vinyl full of funky house and downbeats, made by charles schillings & pompon f. in 2001.

very limited white label. rmxs 005:the 5th in the series sees silver (accidental heroes and sonic and silver) deliver his interpretation of >jonny jungle< the original tune was from 1994 and was a huge hit back then! dj silver bring new life to the track as he brings it up to date? this has had massive support from all the heads in the scene. the flip is work done with good friend and fellow producer lutin from france, as they come with a soul infused number called >i choose you< which was a hit originally by >wille hutch< this tune is defo one for the summer time ladies

marius mevold aka mindflow is 25 and hails from trondheim in norway. his nsd debut was picked up early by 1xtras mistajam and when you hear it you?ll soon see why. mindflow has created an absolute monster of a dubstep track thats so catchy even your mum will be dancing her socks off to it: fact. switched has all the elements of a festival anthem, lush old-skool piano chords, soaring diva vocal cuts and huge sub bass wobbles that will shake any summer sound system. just when you think it cant get any better, the half time dubstep beat switches into rolling uk funky vibes. really and truly, this tune is a beast and has already had huge club and radio support from mistajam (6 weeks running on his 1xtra show!) as well as annie mac, kissy sell out, scratch perverts, oneman and caspa. of course a never say die release wouldnt be complete without killer remixes and this one is no exception. d&b men of the moment and remixers extraordinaire, dc breaks, have taken switched to new lofty heights with their super production skills. in line with the old skool vibe of the original, the crisp beats and breaks underpin an awesome sub driven roller that is sure to be on heavy rotation for the summer. dj support: anne savage, cut la roc, excision, far too loud, flux pavilion, freq nasty, futurebound, general midi, high rankin, jaguar skills, kid kenobi, pendulum, reset!, rico tubbs, riskotheque, starkey and more

back again we have the mediterranean flavor of the friends affkt and alberto sola. always experimenting with different ingredients like the cooker ferran adria, the guys who laid the first stone of the legendary label barraca, now present a hybrid of pop and house which will leave no one indifferent. ‘pobla loves you’ was born with the tuba of alberto cuartero, orchestra director of hoya gonzalo in albacete. marc and alberto (affkt and sola) wanted to have a typical instrument of a band and merged it with the electronic dance scene, always being faithful to his maxim of making music to dance as well as to listen. if we surround valencia, road to pobla de farnals, we passed through la canada. there are los updates, who upon hearing the organic rhythm of pobla and the work with the wind instruments, set to work with the voices. perfectly adapted to the capital of the turia river, jorge and loreto propose a valencian poem that their children have learned at school. the moon of valencia then join our dinner for four. finally, we add to our paella a bit of percussion and keyboards made in affkt, to get a main course and obtain a typical valencian plate but by adding a little chilean salt becomes international. more oriented to the dance floor, there are three rather different remixes. new union between spain and chile, with danny fiddo and felipe venegas. this couple present an elegant and deep remix with drums and vocals perfectly adapted to the current sound. moreover, the french man darlyn vlys re-interpreted >pobla loves you< with a lot of groove and percussion added. finally, affkt gives his funker version of events to complete a job that will come out by the german label international freakshow

praezisa rapid 3000 are robert guschel, david junghans and henrik jacobsen. coming from different styles of music they found each other to start making music. loving techno, drum & bass, dubstep and indie they created the praezisa-sound: complex, harmonic, organic, which eradiates quickness through native instruments. in doing so there is much humor in this supposed to be earnest music. this ep tries to depict the spectrum of what the three guys love: from bass-music to easy listening – and house: good guy mikesh & filburt, known through releases on permanent vacation, liebe*detail and mirau give the debut of praezisa rapid 3000 a remix.

summer is out the door, and here is first dancefloor hit for coming sunny days. in 1997 airto moreiras hit >celebration suite< was used by bellini for >samba de janeiro<, and sold over 6 millions copies all over the world. in 2010 the new song is >samba all night<, completely remixed in pop / dance style. a 100% dancefloors hit !!!

boris dlugosch e michi lange are back with 2010 remixes. first edition was on rise records ( cat. rise 090 ) with vocals by fiorello ( italian showman / singer ). this time, italian producers the cube guys (roberto intrallazzi & luca provera) , present new edition. azzurro original song is a 1968 italian pop song by adriano celentano.

part of the tight-knit group of neapolitan techno labels which includes rilis, analytic trail and mkt, loose records is the invention of legendary godfather of italian techno, rino cerrone. named after the napoli club, loose, the project was created as a platform for the development of newly emerging electronic acts.
mladen tomic (mkt /adult records) is the star for this latest release on loose records. kicking off the four-track ep is >fly & drive<, a stripped back cut constructed of crisp rolling beats, distorted acid lines and harmonious bell chimes.

suspect - unfinished business ... lock your windows ... close your doors ... contact interpol - connecting to the internet is not recommended ... >> your systems have been infiltrated << ... both the airborne and online viruses will spread any information you thought was safe is now compromised ... responsible is an enigma who has been accused of occult activities, a man whose house has been raided by the anti-terrorist squad. having been arrested for action art events in warehouses involving dubious objects, he is a producer whose art and music runs the fine line between creativity and illegality. returning from the depths of his underground research facility in berlin where he had been quarantined, suspect has >unfinished business<.

every so often a new talent pops up out of nowhere and delivers something special which grabs everyones attention. so, for its 12th offering redux is very proud to present an exciting new artist with his first ever release and what a debut it is. christophe, known to his mum and dad as christopher rees is not only a dab hand in the studio but a talented graphic designer in the day and dj with the futureboogie crew at night. after playing a demo of >make a mark< to tristan one hazy morning in his hometown of bristol, the track was quickly snapped up by redux without haste. drenched in classic house sensibilities and showing astounding amounts of skill and taste for his first foray into the world of production, the future looks bright from this point on for christophe.

andras toth was born in bekescsaba hungary in 1985. now a dj, producer, and contemporary piano music composer living in budapest, he releases his debut solo ep, >us<, on alphahouse records.

played by: john digweed, dj hell, charles webster , luciano, audiofly... its time for the second installment of darkroom dubs limited edition vinyl series, showcasing the exquisite talents of hamburgs arne schaffhausen & wayan raabe aka extrawelt. it all began with a chance meeting at last years fusion festival in berlin, where label bosses silicone soul witnessed first hand the full effect of extrawelts jawdropping live performance. a few beers and a chat later, and a plan was hatched for the duo to release a record for darkroom dubs