for this seventh release samuel let someone else bring the music, and it s actually the first time since he started klap klap for a bit more then two years ago. claudio mate has really delivered something special here, and you can hear in the title what he s going for. it s classic detroit techno made for 2008. warm and rich melodies combined with funky and driving percussion. it comes in three versions that are connected but still has their own stories. should appeal to all those who appreciates things that is made with lust and passion

go hiyama has risen quickly to a position of international respect that few japanese techno producers can match. from his debut release on james ruskins coda label to his recent surgeon remixed single geometrical he has attracted continuous support from oscar mulero, james ruskin, surgeon, gayle san and many other djs at the cutting edge of techno. his sound is powerful but with an intricacy and ear to detail that shames most of the loop techno from a few years ago. for his first perc trax release he delivers 2 slices of powerful, detailed modern techno that follow on perfectly from geometrical. for the b-side remix perc trax is proud to have a deep dub techno mix from norman nodge. norman is resident at berlins infamous berghain club and the only producer apart from marcel dettmann to record for marcels own mdr imprint. norman has also just released the well-received track native rhythm electric on ostgut ton, which also featured on dettmanns recent berghain 02 mix album. as a dj, norman moved to his berghain residency after organising parties in easy germany, now as his production career flourishes he is starting to make his mark on the international circuit. this is normans first release on a non-german label and is a real coup for perc trax

over the past few years john tejada has been splitting his time working with long time collaborator arian leviste and more recent collaborator justin maxwell. why not combine all 3? palette all-stars is just that. a collaboration between the 3 main palette artists, each (tejada, leviste and maxwell) playing a particular role in each song. from the ep opener, >after school special< you get a sense of the trio each working on a particular element. tejada’s driving drums, maxwell’s modular synth work, and leviste’s bassline elements sculpt a driving track with a classic feel. >the pilot< features leviste’s smooth melodic synth work while maxwell processes through the modular and tejada privides the dubby beats. the ep finisher >downtown hotel< features a mad maxwell modular freakout and driving 808 s

nice price deal !!! first outing on this new rotterdam-based hybrid electronic label of the data leak collective, a diverse group of people who have been active in the electronic field for years. each member brings his own & unique approach, so expect anything from techno to ambient!!

music was my first love... and it could be my last! pretty much looks like whats to be said judging by the increasing productivity of famous parisian the 5 beats sessions host over the last years, with the launch of real tone records new sublabel fr prod where is to be found this firing 2 tracker. definitely for the house headz in search of straight in yer face sensations, both the components of this ep are the perfect illustrations of an ongoing movement fusing the countless elements which have made the contemporary groove what it is since the arrival of the electronic kraut and disco in the mid 70s.

1971 classic!! remastered 180 gr vinyl edition!! includes behind blue eyes that was a big hit with limp bizkit too a few years ago!!!

influx uk has been a staple on dj ss legendary formation records imprint for years, now taking a brief departure from leicesters finest he shows us what hes made of once more on silva ds ease up records with two cracking musical d&b pieces.

glaswegian alex smoke aka mr. menzies, the man who helped kick start vakant in those blissfully uncorrupted early days, returns with a fresh no-frills attack since his last hanged man ep, va013, 1and half years ago. a sides whirrfless funky abrasiveness stomps heads in a way alter ego would if they were happier people and saw more sun. b1 fud paces along with sprightly spring in its step half cheeky, half roboadventure reminiscent of the early days of perlon. b2s onomatopoetic flingclunk zealously jacks for itself. it is all glory minus the glam and trans-fats. smoke, adding to the current relentless vakant onslaught, makes every reveler feel as limber as 14 year old russian gymnast

electronic avantgarde! mooner edits.. conrad schnitzler is considered to be the keyfigure of electronic avantgarde music in europe. schnitzler, joseph beuys first student was member of tangerine dream and kluster (who would later become, cluster. many years ahead of his time, con was revolutionary in many aspects, he predated industrial music, sounded like kraftwerk and daf before they did and makes music today at the age of 71. mooner is not only known for zombie nations, kernkraft 400 that became a top ten hit in many european countries. he is also dj, compiler for the compilations, elaste, slow motion disco, on compost, and, together with pollyester just established a new label called love in c minor.

k-hand brings you her new electronica label from detroit, by popular demand. a sub of acacia (dance/house music label). gorsch was derived by hands family history name from germany, from over 100 years ago. today, gorsch brings you slamming driving,dancefloor electronic, electro music to date. keepin it hot, pumping, and consistent with regular new releases! look out for the next release of hands >wanderer< a new unreleased track remix edit by ritzi lee (from netherlands). more hot music from where it all started, whether you want to call it techno, electro, electronica, this label continue its unique

the young punx are a london-based collective of eclectic electronic musicans, headed up by multi-instrumentalist producer hal ritson. over the past few years they have firmly established themselves as the new darlings of uk dance music, with many of the worlds top djs

ziggy kinders last outing on souvenir proved to be one of the highlights of 2007. bailamos, a record destined to make love to the converging worlds of european techno and south american latin music was hailed by artists like laurent garnier, koze and mike shannon for its mysterious melodies and enveloping percussion while the a-side que pasa maria was championed by anja schneider and radioslave. fans of tiefschwarzs daring souvenir imprint will be in no doubt as to what lies in store for the label’s tenth release. >flipflop crash< is another typically ziggy workout destined for a discerning international dancefloor. disorientating percussion and flanging effects dance around an insistent throbbing bassline while a female vocal whispers in french. the warm melodies layering the track hint at the sultriness of >bailamos< , but this is a continuation not a revisitation and an impressive step forward for ziggys sound. on the flip chilean star pier bucci takes up the remix reigns. after impressing with his ahead-of-its-time familia lp on crosstown rebels in 2005 and last years club bomb hay consuelo, his addition to the souvenir roster is another memorable recruitment with current label remix talents including artists like carl craig, tiefschwarz, shonky, samim, kiki & silversurfer and radioslave. his interpretation adds an injection of urgency to ziggys original, stripping the vocals back to a minimum to make way for an epic delay soaked synth hook. its a remix destined for the end of a night or that perfect plateau of a party when the dancefloor has been moving for hours waiting for a hypnotising melody such as this to sweep it onto another level

coming off a variety of 12 releases in the past few years on handheld, forcetracks & defchild, igor vlasov presents his latest offerings aimed at the dancefloor with nods to the lounge or casa. keeping true his house roots and while channeling his alter-ego as s.p.c., igor demonstrates a remarkable proficiency in a variety of deep, evocative and yet grooving sounds. the outer tracks, >fellow’s traveller< and >phoenix< are keen on ampliflying the dancefloor energy, while the deep, highly-structured textural excursions in >nalim< and >horizon-c< are suggestive of the penetrating works of markus guentner

2008x remixes by michael woods, deadmau5 & dave robertson chart storming & world-wide promoted fifteen years on from the first infamous and (unofficial) release of this absolute anthem in 1993, the life and pure magic of energy 52s >cafe del mar< lives on! bringing things up to date for 2008, we present three huge remixes, headed off by uk dance legend michael woods. woods astonishing remix, complete with a heart stopping breakdown that will devastate the clubs, is a fresh and totally modern take on the well known classic. super clubfriendly, this jaw-dropping remix is sure to make it into all the right boxes! canadian dj and producer deadmau5 has risen to international success in recent years thanks to his addictive mixture of electronic wizardry, spanning progressive house, minimal trance and techno with ease. his remix is no less astounding, as a simple yet teasing introduction eventually opens up into those familiar chords, before dropping back into a warm and summery musical throb

after a long time far from the scene, heres benjamin diamonds come back. advanced promos upfront from the official release date in september, heres the first extract from the man behind huge hits a few years back (remember the voice behind stardust for example...) with killer dancefloor remixes with the likes of rafale (rise recordings) and from d.i.m. (boys noize rec)

the faint are set to release their first album in four years - fasciinatiion - this fall. the faints fifth album, is the first in the band’s ten-year history to be written, recorded, produced, art directed and released entirely on their own. the first single of the omaha quintet comes with banging mixes by boys noize vs. d.i.m. and uks hottest newcomer of electronic music shadow dancer.. prior to the albums release, the band will be hitting the road, playing lots of new songs from fasciinatiion, in addition to favorites from their critically acclaimed catalogue. the tour begins in des moines, ia end of july and will lead to europe in august

played by: karotte, mathias kaden, sebo k, stefan goldmann... franklins early musical roots began with a taiwan drumset and a hohner organ. after some training years under the influence of metal, jazz, 70sprog/rock and live perfomances as a versatile drummer his transition to electronic music began with an amiga 500 computer. the trackermusic of this machine lead him to the early techno music of the 90s and early production experiments in his fathers home studio. first releases followed in 1995 to 96 on the label fusion records (w/ 303 nation member, patrick vauillaume). later he released as tichy on various frankfurt techno labels until at the end of the 90s his search for inspiration brought him to a very experimental production phase without the 4 to the floor presetting. from this he developed his distinctive trademark sound with straight grooves and frisky sound design. meanwhile franklin was gaining more international recognition with releases on well-known labels such as trapez ltd, karmarouge noir, einmaleins musik and treibstoff. his singles entered the charts of the german groove magazine, german dance charts and the charts of djs worldwide. after his last release on resopal red he is coming up with his debut on leena music.

after a little break, christian hoffmann - lately more involved as a part of the ambitious abonné project (opossum) is back for good with a butt moving techno house smasher, programmed together with toni vokado. some of you may still know toni from his infamous audioworker ep and few more phat and headstrong releases on monika kruses electric avenue label few years ago. rico henschel a.k.a. sweet n candy delivers a incredible epic 10 minutes interpretation of the people with the obvious intention to make the peebs go mad. enjoy!

this 2 part project from the advent and inustrialyser is without a doubt one of the freshest collection of techno tracks weve heard for quite some time. there are 5 tracks spread across 2 records with this first part being a 2 tracker. the advent aka cisco ferreira needs absolutely no introduction and is a legend in techno circles having produced some truly monumental pieces of work over the last 15 years..

first new r & s release since over 10 years... and who are better artists than radio slave to celbrate it!?

this record is in memeory of dj pitu, one of the best spanish hardtechno producers, who died last year. dedicated 25 years to electronic music.

d1 have come a long way since their first release 14 years ago, morphing from purist techno to sounds that encompass many new and exciting rhythms expanding the scope of the genre. now for the lovers of the original sound that spilled out of detroit and rolled all over the globe we are proud to present the debut e.p. of madrid based annie hall.

standard label jacket... supported by jonny d, john tejada, luciano, samim, raresh and many more.. after 8 years of running circus company behind the curtain, sety is finally releasing sweet & sour, his first ep. the beautiful 4-tracker includes a remix from guillaume & the coutu dumonts, who also released a successful ep on circus in 2007

>work in progress< was born in december 2005 by two french dj, kony & maxime dangles. the first one hold a record store, the other discovers the mix universe. their musical relationship and friendship never stops evolving since they met in 1999. 10 years are separating the duet members but it’s never been a problem, each member is influencing the other melting minimal music with new wave inspirations. after maxime dangles released solo a few ep on kompakt, paso or scandium, here’s a release under >work in progress< pseudo on the french logarythm..

>just a must buy< ... loved and charted by almost everyone !!! next mihalis safras biggie on trapez! after his top notch >interafrica ep< mihalis is going from strength to strength and presents us a record that will be loved and played for many years now....

the talented foundsound-dj ben parris has been seen the last few years releasing tracks and remixes on labels like microcosm and igloo. >toga party< and >pivolganarkotik< and two funky fresh organic-sounding minimal tracks that in a great way complements the flipside by swedish berlin-resident fredrik larsson aka kroppssprak. he delivers the building monster of a track which is >kawo< and the clubbier >ufsi, ufsi<. kawo has been tested to great delight in clubs worldwide in the recent time and received some amazing floor-reactions

a standout track for us is >fantasy<, which was never released on 12inch but despite this has been a djs favourite for over 30 years. the lush layering of instruments and percussion create a track that sounds as fresh today as it would have in 1975. after citing this as one of their favorite records of all time, faze action took this track and have given us some excellent edits which add extra dancefloor elements while keeping the integrity of the original

three years after his debut album basement soul kid returns in september 2008 with his darkest release to date. expect hip hop, sublime style, with guest appearances by camp lo, frank n dank, illa j, defari among others. until then, lets warm things up with this twelve! on the title track kid finds himself in his own world on a beat which was started out life as remix for the brazilian/dutch super group zuco 103. as a result - kid rhymes on the beat himself leaving you exposed to his world. the soulful pityful times appears as an (short) skit on the album while the extended cut is only available on the b side of this twelve inch. besides kid sublime this track features amsterdams finest vocal weapon, ninthe on the hook. kid sublime toured with zuco 103 and guru as a dj, and co founded the rednose distrikt collective, which he left to focus on his debut album basement soul. after that he put out records with frank n dank, les deal, wouda and did remixes for the likes of harry swinger, rob scott, recloose, j davey...

this years summer crossover hit with mixes from 3 of frances finest in david guetta & joachim garraud & cedric gervais...

after his last years hit fruchtalarm/city rush boogie dub on farside records, its time for another herb lf solo joint. sunliner takes you on a trip and has a deep melancholic mood with a perfect catchy piano hook. when the reese bassline drops, sunliner takes one step further and creates big dancefloor pressure. expect a very special moment when you play out this wonderful piece of music in the club. dub is the word in down to the sound?. some cheeba cheeba business, a smokers riddim, delayed stabs and a killer bassline is enough for this dubby deep tune. ring the alarm! one of the most groovin 4 to the floor trax that has seen the light recently is named shake!. with a few dubby dancehall snippets and a slightly metallic sounding synth, herb lf adds live percussions from tim friesenhagen. even the sound of a lighter (!!) is used as a rhythmic element. get your groove on this perfect percussive atmospheric tool. shake it, baby!

2008 is going to be the year that joker blows up. hes already been causing a stir with releases such as the recent anthem gully brook lane on soul jazz & last years sell out stuck in the system on earwax as well as remixes for smd i believe & roni size dont hold back (...that frankly, make the originals look weak!). its high time now for joker to unleash his finest works yet on his own brand new bristol based imprint kapsize. kapsize 001 launches with a double aside - both tracks showcase jokers insanely genius production style, a kind of melting pot of influences that take the best elements of neptunes, dirty south & west coast hip hop instrumentals - big !

infadels are back. two years on from their acclaimed debut, we are not the infadels, new album, universe in reverse is the bands youth produced crossover masterpiece. bursting with energy, huge guitar melodies and hooks in abundance, it is, in short, the definitive infadels record and potentially a huge crossover album. universe in reverse is an album packed with soon to be hits reflecting the bands heady year and a half on tour, where they were able to discover the sounds that they would grow to become a re imagining of the new infadels sound. produced by youth (verve, guns n roses), and perfected by the mixing skills of ever dependable cenzo townshend (bloc party, pigeon detectives, reverend and the makers), this is a dynamic ten tracker of lyrically insightful everyman pop.

as a taster to the highly anticipated debut album from baltimores king of soul there will be three 7inch vinyl singles released in july/08. all three singles show off the mighty vocal talents of this soulful house crossover artist. the threesome includes the modern soul weekender anthem the way you love me which was released over two years ago and became an instant classic on the scene!

as a taster to the highly anticipated debut album from baltimores king of soul there will be three 7inch vinyl singles released on 07/07/08. all three singles show off the mighty vocal talents of this soulful house crossover artist. the threesome includes the modern soul weekender anthem the way you love me which was released over two years ago and became an instant classic on the scene!

neil solé, one of the biggest media djs in spain, thanks to his tv appearances, his radio shows on the most popular spanish radio stations and his gigs across the country, rocks out his new release on irresistible records. he is an artist with 15 years of experience inside the spanish dance music industry and this is reflected in this latest release which is dedicated to his baby romeo. romeo is coming(itb008) is an original track with an electro-house & tech flavour. the acid sounds stand out as does the romeo is comingvocal sampler announcing romeo s birth. as the track builds, it raises the intensity until the breakdown, then drops the track perfectly to destroy the dance floor. david amo & julio navas, irresistible managers, remixing the track with their own original style, achieve a classy, approachable & non-obvious tech-house piece, fine for the dance floor.

dc10 ibiza anthem!!! featured on the forthcoming >10 years circoloco< compilation mixed by raresh & co

this years theme for one of holland finest outdoor festival is made by none other then rene amesz

leena music is going on with a series of exquisite artists. after succesfull releases from catz n dogz, holger zilske, rodriguez jr. and dan curtin we proudly present a mindblowing ep from brendon moeller. this man is well know from his releases on third ear recordings and echocord and is in the business for more than ten years. listen to his new ep and you can hear ist. perfect tunes and perfect moods for a hot summer 2008

played by sebo k, karotte... layo and bushwacka! are equally at home turning out summery housey affairs as they are peak time stormers, and >now is the time / the time was then definitely fits into the latter category. a double header, the loose concept behind the release is to represent the sound of the dancefloor now versus the sound from a few years ago. >now is the time< has its feet placed firmly in 2008 - a crisp, clean techno bassline, topped by hand claps, snatches of breathy female vocal, and full of an irresistible array rattles, whooshes and other indefinable sounds that the duo seem to pull from the depths of their imaginations. it breaks with some simple electronic sounding chords and a stirring martin luther king sample that makes this record so memorable. >the time was then< is based around that same sample, but gives a cheeky nod to a few years back, with a bassline and keys that wouldnt have sounded out of place on their seminal ‘night works’ album. it never goes too far towards nostalgia, though, and either would rip up a late night dancefloor

knock knock, bang bang! minimal neo tech drama is just kicking your doors off! 5.4,3.2,1 action! our hommie jurek przezdziecki from warsaw, (poland) - is making his debut on boshke beats records and you better watch it, feel it and be into it! (we will not give you here a death threat ,but we were close to-please admit it) 10 years of producing under the different projects like big wigs, epi centrum and mass turbo! and lately you could taste of his sound on recently released maxis on whirlpoolsex, bretzel, jacek sienkiewiczs recognition and living records and here is his first boshke debut. we highly suggest to watch this interesting producer closer! he manages to seamlessly lead us through his special and unique fusion between minimal techno and neo trance, dressed with his unique sonic synthesises and topped with a top class sound production. on the b-side is a contemporary re-work of the sink master by maestro robert babicz (aka rob acid), speiced with the dancefloor power and a big roberts character this remix destined for all the modern contemproary djs on the planet earth!.

on the remix front we have three &#128,&#152,master blenders onboard. the first remix is by word of mouth, aka graham lord, one half of top house act audiowhores. second we have scope, aka ric mcclelland has worked his magic on the vocal to superb effect and created one of the coolest tracks you &#128,&#153,ll hear all summer. last but not least we have glide and swerve, formed 3 years ago by ivan clarke and simon glantz, have turned in a stunning chill mix perfect for ibiza&#128,&#153,s legendary sunsets.

would you have remembered? with the debut album of the 32-year-old warszawian, téchnè, cocoon recordings has released the first artist album ever on the label six years ago, at that from an artist who was not well-known to a large extent back then. this has changed fundamentally: with his releases on his own label recognition as well as on trapez or klang elektronik, sienkiewicz belongs to those ambassadors of modern individual electronic dance music who set benchmarks. this is also his demand with the two tracks on “my little place”, meanwhile his fourth release for cocoon recordings. while the over-heated my little place re-interprets the credo of dub with polyrhythmic elements, delays and echo in an somehow unfamiliar way, “com-bat” carries on sienkiewicz tradition of putting hypnotic sound evocations close to the ten-minute mark. with intensive melancholy, the percussive bass rotor of com-bat creates a bewitched hymn for sunrises somewhere in between the urban desperation of detroit, the atmosphere of after hours and balearic bliss

japanese artist kaitaro started his career as a hip-hop-dj at the age of 17. five years ago he started to produce minimal house music and released several records as kai on labels like alphahouse, sud elektronik and audio808

alec storey has been making quite a name for himself in techno & electro circles since his debut release on kracktronik back in 2006. renowned for his no-holds-barred live shows (which often incorporate stunning demonstrations of his considerable skills as a drummer), he has also been making considerable progress in the studio, with new equipment and new techniques. the troglodyte ep is a distillation of all these things and more, and although calling it refined might be stretching it a bit (its not called the troglodyte ep for nothing), its certainly fair to say that he has honed his sound into a near-perfect combination of brutal beats, bowel-busting bass, and mind-mangling sound design, all presented at slightly-higher-than-normal tempos, guaranteed to get the pulse racing. for remix duties we called in two heavyweight producers! carl finlow (aka silicon scally) has been turning out immaculate electro, house and techno for over 10 years now, with releases & remixes on such respected labels as mute, warp, playhouse, satamile & scsi-av . here he turns troglodyte into an off-kilter, but driving, electro workout full of twists and turns. kracktronik fave volum doesnt disappoint either. he drops the tempo and increases the spook factor by a few notches, and as always his intricate programming reveals layer after layer of nutritious electronic brain-food.

phat phreakin electro trax !! after 2 years of silence, lost in the deep, dark void of space, battle trax re-emerges with 4 new cuts to devastate your planet

label boss, spiros kaloumenos does it again! analog mode 01 was charted and hammered by main techno players and more of the same is expected for this one also. two solid techno originals by spiros that prove exactly why his reputation is growing more and more over the last years. moderate and turbulence were tested continuously on spiros dj sets over the last months and proved that will rock the dancefloors big way with their massive breakdowns and rhythm!! on the flipside two remixes make this record a must have!! this time on remix duties are two names that need no introduction! paul mac from u.k, label boss of stimulus rec. and contributor to some of the biggest ever techno imprints like: primate, theory, ingoma, intec, sino, kanzleramt, delivers the goods for one more time turning original track into a pure, straight, peak time mover!

after more than 10 years alex butcher is back with a new release on overdrive !! yes, him, the legendary ligh jay of the dorian gray ( frankfurt airport ) and the guy from the sm club in kelkheim . this is great primetime stuff for all djs and homies. check b2, amazing kut & swel (ministry of sound ) remix! over0172 comes on vinyl only !!! will not be available on mp3 !!!! vinyl rulez

legendz records is the normal follow up of famous legendz parties which started in belgium three years ago . for their first release, they decided to invite two belgian producers from two different musical horizons and see how it goes . kolombo is famous for his electro house style with releases on king kong, turbo, systematic, karate, his own vice versa or loulou records. sierra sam is more into the minimal world with music on trapez ltd., einmaleins, his own toys for boys and soon contexterrior the two friends decided to mix their skills on three tracks: alive is based on a fat synth line and rolling bleepy percussions, articulated around a vocal sample. extra voices takes another vocal sample , but adds it a more acid synth line and some more percussive drum soundsscreaming lord is a more aggressive track with more noises and fast percussion lines..

5 years ago back in february 2003 in montmartre (paris, france) pedro winter aka busy p created the ed banger record label. most of the artists have been discovered by pedro, and often live near the labels office. over the past 2 years the rise of the label has been something like a phenomenon, with all artists being on a worldwide tour (dj and/or live) at sold out venues, each appearance always long awaited and celebrated like a the coming of the messiah by thousands of raging kids from each and every part of the world. drawing on the street energy of hip hop, rocks explosion and hypnotic compression of techno music, but remaining open to all other influences, the sound of the label, mostly electronic and saturated, has become a trademark, registered worldwide. justice, busy p, uffie, feadz, mehdi, dsl, oizo, vicarious bliss, mr flash, krazy baldhead, sebastian and so: mes post cartoon imaging are practically pop culture icons, especially within the new web media (myspace, blogs, forums) where ed banger remain one of the unbeatable masters of its use. this third volume of the labels own compilation features 12 new tracks and mixes.