2011 was a breakthrough year for smoove & turrell. the geordie duo had two singles playlisted by radio 2 in the uk and were also playlisted by radio stations across europe, leading to a european tour and a whole slew of festival performances for their live band. in deep is dubby disco of the highest quality co-written with band member dave wilde and with remixes courtesy of label mates kraak & smaak (whose last single >lets go back< was in mixmag & dj mags singles of the year), germanys dj friction - who delivers a superb boogie down remix and smoove who turns in a retouched version plus dub aimed strictly at the dancefloor.
support comes from seamus haji / general midi / basement freaks / shepdog / marc hype / seth troxler / aldo vanucci / heavyfeet / kickflip / mat the alien / omegaman / azaxx / soul of man / hexadecimal / stickybuds / tony nwachukwu / wesley s / all good funk alliance / danny massure / pj & smiley / demi (sexonwax)

the second part of this strong remix package sees joshua - one of the pioneers of the san francisco sound - doing his thing on >into this lonely crowd<. a long build up plus distinctive use of atmospheric keys makes this the perfect soundtrack for hot and sexy summer nights. the original version by daniel scholz and matthias tanzmann aka gamat 3000 is included, too.

nice price deal !!! following the success of their debut >worldwide takeover< ep and >send me< single on jus like music in 2011, paper tiger join forces with mind on fire records for their first full vinyl release. the illuminated ep features three superb paper tiger productions – delight dub, illuminated and modern dynamics, and is topped off with remixes by wisent from lucky me, who returned the favour with a paper tiger remix on his forthcoming ep, and upcoming uk producer blacksmif who was recently soundclouds artist of the day, and has his debut solo ep >and the sun rose out< dropping in march on synchronicity records. with a limited run of only 300 copies, featuring full artwork by onefiveeight artist james hayes, the record drops on 27th february, before the band take to the road in preparation for a summer of festivals.

first only available via decks.de !!
after their first track wonder on compilation french electronic underground (neopren 2011), theremynt duet is pursuing his pop synth quest with a new ep silenzio, also part of their forthcoming album space control due to come out on record label neopren next spring.

big with: hernan cattaneo, butch, martin landsky, guy j, gabriel ananda, carlo lio, joris voorn, seth troxler, gregor tresher, sebastien leger, maya jane coles, stephan bodzin,.. having closed out 2011 with an exciting debut ep from max cooper and the stunning nicolas masseyeff artist album >the motherland<, stephan bodzins herzblut recordings look to continue their momentum with their first release for 2012. who better to welcome on board than a duo who have just celebrated one of their most successful years to date, pig&dan and also uk cocoon artist mark reeve

roberto clementi hails from a small town on italys east coast somewhere between riccione and rome. he is much more of an inventive sound designer as opposed to an average music producer. his tunes range from deep and lush to uplifting and party-pumping - often fueled by minimal subby basslines, retro-ish melodic elements, elegantly cut-up vocals, and an overall warm, analog feel. he currently has releases and remixes on labels like unfoundsound, monique musique, distric raw, undercut, stolen moments, manual music, kompass musik, suara, greel pound, sk supreme, and others. he is also one-half of i-rob alongside roby dj, and they have releases on labels like autist, tenax recordings, clasque musique, and others. his debut ep for steadfast features 3 techno trax ranging in mood and atmosphere but all sharing a perfect dancefloor sensibility and top-notch production. brendon moellers reshape aint half bad either.

excellent deep , groovin disco edits

ndatl continues with new remixes crafted by label head kai alce of sacrifice, by house music legends robert owens and larry heard. owens and heard have not recorded together in more than a decade after countless classics such as bring down the walls, im strong and mysteries of love. after hearing the track when heard stopped by the ndatl studio, kzr was compelled to remix the song, and was quickly given the green light.

two energetic tribal-workouts by sacred rhythms joaquin joe claussell.

cementing a year that saw a string of sublime stellar releases from mario & vidis, the dynamic force give house music a new accessible heartbeat with their album changed, set for release next spring. mario & vidis title their debut artist album after their future classic anthem, changed,an apt advocate to the new age slow house sound they have mastered and unmask themselves as purveyors of a hive of activity in their lithuanian home. spanning two discs and twenty tracks they cover much musical terrain, striding through epic soundscapes, hypnotic pop melodies, wandering into pure soul and running away with the finesse of raw house music on the second disc.changed opens with the atmosphere heavy introducing to you, lightly tickling the senses.

limited reissue of this huge funky / disco classic

vibe003 remixes ep was born when the magic voice of michael franti, famous american singer, met the club-vibes of these guys.... that had retouched the single >theres enough for all of us<. from the elegant techno of deepchild (trapez, affin), to the deep dry-groove of butane (crosstown, alphahouse, rrygular), we are pushing on the wall by the man-of-the-moment in spain, marcos in dub (goa, highgrade, monofunk)... where funny techno and warm ambient make you dance smiling. this remixes ep is closed by an old-school house remix ofmussen, where the 909 and 808 sound is all you need...

known as one of the most adventurous promoters in new york, eamon harkin has cultivated something more than mere parties. mister sunday night and sunday best are the stuff of legends.
following several collaborative singles and remixes as harkin & raney (throne of blood, wurst music, on the prowl), >rigor music< is harkins first ever solo ep.

classic ny house cuts on 2 x 12 vinyl... proper !!

pressing on white vinyl.
supported by jimpster, moodymanc, anna wall, kruse & nürnberg, and james johnston, pete gooding, jordan peak ...

two new tracks from gothenburgs shakarchi & straneus coupled with two remixes of liseberg, the enlightened schaffel hymn found on their previous barnhus release. trust us - when the apprehensive first part of something evolves into full on, heartwarming house riff mania,spectacular things happen on the floor.then we have jamison - based around a few simple harmonic elements, this is a lovely warm blanket of sound.no beats,pure bliss and dont you dare call it a dj tool! on the flipside, portable delivers a psychedelic dancehall epic sprinkled with the melodies of the original liseberg.last up, londons mains-hum maestro turns liseberg into a colourful, echoing dub ballad.

(160 gram mixed colored vinyl) / full color gatefold jacket w/poly lined inserts/shrinkwrapped w/sticker -->> limited edition label compilation from echospace detroit featuring unreleased material from cv313, deepchord, echospace, intrusion & varianz

the dirty dubsters team up with new york dancehall legend screechy dan and rising reggae star whandah the dainty queen , along with sax-man anton petelchyts of fusion wave to produce a big beat reggae fused vocal track. on the remix duties hungarian badman elo of the irie maffia ups the tempo to bring in a big club heavy moobahton remix, jstar then flips the track for a big bass heavy dub version of the track. jinx in dub comes in with a dancehall dnb cross over track and finally dj zetek adds a straight drum and bass remixes to polish off the release.

second ep by jordan peak on robsoul recordings…

two killer dub versions of mass x from fudge fingas what works ep. check! vakula turns the original tropical cut into a brain-melting, dark warehouse soundtrack. meanwhile, juju & jordash slow things down and get lost in a shimmering bass odyssey. very special, limited package with gold and red screen printed sleeves.

jay shepheards retrofit imprint reaches its seventh release with this fine ep of old school sounds with an undeniably modern feel. >hefty done me right< begins proceedings with a house-disco hybrid sporting a particularly meaty analogue bassline, 80s electro vocal samples and shimmering pop synths, while >the electric model< marries a distinctly kraftwerk-esque motorik vibe with balearic disco sweeps and horns. on the flip, >one night in puzon< opens with a tense rising string line, broken with a crystalline piano mosaic and deep squelching bass. finally, tw closes proceedings with his own dub take on >hefty done me right<, amping up the electro feel of the original with an mpc cut-up style reworking filled with heavy vocal samples and rolling piano stabs, transplanting the original from its italian roots to 80s harlem.

sect records recent compilation >its all for you< showcased the exceptionally high standard of the labels roster as well as introducing some talent to the world, and this, the first 12 inch sampler from the album, selects three of the compilations finest tracks for vinyl treatment.

bristol-based a sagittariuns elastic dreams follows up its debut release >the circle stops somewhere< with a 4 track ep entitled >carina<.

incl fuzzy hair mixes

incl kruse & nürnberg remix & aki bergen mixes on the flip side... groovy minimal techhouse madness

the next big remixpackage on diametral, this time with an original by robin jacobs & guba (skript / mirrors) and great remixes by kai randy michel (nachtstrom schallplatten / gynoid audio) and drumcomplex (monoid / resopal) something for your mind, body and soul. early support by umek, speedy j, thomas p. heckmann, luciano, someone else, roger sanchez..

massive detroit house classic, incl original vocal mix and marc romboys systematic soul dub... a serious deep house anthem

big with: dixon, ame, joris voorn, kiki, nuno dos santos, ryan crosson, soul clap, ellen allien, jimpster, satoshi tomiie, karotte, makossa, kiki...

sublevels eleventh release features their left-coast warehouse sound. this single contains two mixes. side a:lils keys – subwarp rmx this mix puts you in a deep and twisted headlock with a groovy feeling of main-room acid-house. an energetic remix for those who love to dance and travel through space. this remix was featured at such events as demf 2011, 20 years of planet e (san diego), and tabloid (tokyo).side b:lils keys – e-motion analogue dub – doc martin mix the e-motion dub mix is a long and hypnotic bass heavy dub. doc martin really gives this one an analogue feel. this mix was performed live at panorama bar (berlin), womb (tokyo), and fabric (london).

two huge reworks of pierre lx tracks, made by mlz (demdike stare, modern love) and big strick (fxhe). delivered on grey marbled 12 inch vinyl.
supported by francois k, deetron, laurent garnier, vince watson, mondkopf, gilb r, rone …

2nd part of eintakts anniversary vinyl series gives us an insight into a world of playful acid lines, warm guitar sounds and unique vocals by ghettozoid (boy toy) and dasha rush (je suise). a varied compilation, full of crafted sounds and samples, analogue machines and wicked vocals. et00/2 the anniversary part2 compilation includes music from ghettozoid / bekeschus acid dub mix, reynold, neal white and telly quin & gunnar hemmerling. an entity,a mix of deep techno, house and acid.the vinyl is a limited 200 copies edition.

liquid v club sessions first exploded onto the scene back in 2005 to huge critical acclaim. featuring tracks from the scenes biggest producers such as roni size, fresh, calibre, d-bridge it was a landmark project which launched the liquid v vision to the world. with three volumes to date, two compiled by bryan gee and one by vs very own artificial intelligence the standard has beenset high!

apartment records 2nd release comes from irelands analogue-obsessed soul assassins, tr one. on the a-side, drum dance is a fusion of beatdown with a minimal techno aesthetic, creating a hypnotic journey through the duos machines. the b-side serves up 2 alternative takes. john heckles debut remix takes a heaving, lo-fi approach to the originals drums while layering it with wistful synths, before juju & jordashs dub version closes off proceedings in their inimitable style, expansive yet claustrophobic at the one time.

fresh from a full tour of the uk, django django are pleased to announce the release of new single ‘default’ through because music. the band have been busy doing great things in the east london bedroom slept in by their drummer, producer and de facto leader david maclean. amongst those great things is stand-out album track ‘default’ and of course their self-titled debut lp which will grace us with its presence on january 30th. vincent neff (singer and guitarist), jimmy dixon (bassist), and synth operator tommy grace make up the quartet, who met at art school in edinburgh. django django’s story looks set to be a long and compelling one going by early response to their debut record. by banging together their thirst for adventure and their exacting high standards, they’ve produced an album that seems to have everything, but on which everything never seems too much.

this 4-track ep is the first official release from new jerseys mikeq, one of the unquestioned leaders of the current vogue-house scene, and follows in the wake of a slew of self-released tunes he has dropped over the past few years. let it all out is also the second record on kingdoms fade to mind imprint, which has already received mountains of praise despite its short discography. largely built upon raw, upfront drum sounds, recycled snippets of hip-hop and r&b, and, most importantly, the ever-present >ha< (itself a repurposed masters at work sample), vogue house seemingly offered the sort of sound that tastemaking and blog-reading djs would snap up with aplomb. hell, even diplo championed the ballroom scene. yet, for whatever reason, the expected vogue-house explosion hasnt really happened. while a handful of non-ballroom producers and djs (most coming from the world of bass music) have experimented with the genre, the music essentially continues to hum along in the underground.

after 25 years bordello a parigi offers you these mid-80s italo-disco-bangers on vinyl again. three old killer releases transformed in one reissue. the three course menu contains the two 1985 hard hittin d. carred obscurities and continues with this spicey hidden gem >i ll go where i like to go< from rambles, which was d. carreds first production on vinyl in 1984. on top of this sunny mountain of an italian pie you will get two extra remixes of >you ll be a winner< by the danish creme de la creme of italo: flemming dalum and mike salta. comes with beautiful picture cover and illustrated inner sleeves. limited pressing of 500 records. an action packed must have!

pirahnahead & azee project rmx, as the seasons change to fall and the leaves turn beautiful colors we are back at it again with another soulful gem. we welcome back dj garphie back to the imprint with a new single title >could you be mine< feat and co producer diviniti with some bigger than life vocals! this again is one of those projects that stay close to the heart and we hope you enjoy it as much as everyone had putting it together. play it loud and enjoy !

two years after his ripple effect release on rush hour, kirk degiorgio returns to the label with a new single, entitled divine logic. the legendary uk techno producer kirk degiorgio is known as a purveyor of techno soul in its finest form. he was at the root of the uk techno movement in the early 90s, soon after the detroit sound went global. he has recorded many now classic releases under guises as future/past, as one and elegy for labels such as planet e, r&s and mo wax as well as his own art label. with divine logic he keeps true to his own tradition by delivering a timeless piece of techno music. a string-laden track that evolves around an arpeggiated synth line. a classy joint that shows that the heritage of detroit techno still lives on.

theshining are morgan zarate and acyde, a produc-tion/dj duo who decided to put the sum of their mu-sicianship and influences together. the result is hip-hop influenced beats, with sound-system inspired vo-cals, the sound of after hours, dark clubs and the morning after. heyyou is their first single, a glorious flash of psy-che style keys and hard hip-hop drums, with the un-forgettable chorus hey you…know you think youre a star, a much needed call to arms to stop posing and hit the dance-floor. tell me (im wrong) continues where heyyou lea-ves off, a glimpse into their dark side, with a stom-ping rhythm backed by a triumphant horn section: like a conversation between rick rubin & fela kuti

washerman ist ein projekt des schweizer produzenten gianni siravo, der ansonsten mit dem duo azuni zugange ist und einst mit sequel an vorderster front der broken beat-szene stand. unser mann aus zürich kredenzt nun einen so ungeschliffenen wie euphorischen house-track. these beats are made to kill!

nu sound and version is an 11-track album of re-workings, re-mixes and re-recordings of tracks originally recorded by lee perry and produced by adrian sherwood and the on-u sound crew.

wir lieben musik, weil sie uns alles zeigt. gefühle, gedanken, unendlichkeit. wir leben musik, weil sie vergessen lässt. trauer, schmerz und den ganzen rest

als es um die entscheidung der ersten single des albums >monkeytown< ging, war es modeselektor wichtig, sich genau für den ungewöhnlichsten song zu entscheiden: >shipwreck<. die zweite single sollte den clubs gewidmet sein. da es mit >evil twin< und >german clap< zwei gleich starke potentielle clubhits gab, wurde entschieden, einfach eine splitsingle zu veröffentlichen. nach der limitierten 7inch von >shipwreck< in farbigem vinyl, erscheint nun >evil twin/german clap< als limitierte 12 inch picture disc. das design stammt aus dem animierten video zum song >evil twin< und zeigt die schwarzen bananen des >evil monkeys<

four huge remixes of one special track, brought to you by deetron, osunlade and shades of gray.

ministry of sound praesentiert -the sound of uk garage 2011-. 40 tracks auf 2 cds von den angesagtesten uk-underground garage-, 2-step-, breakbeat-produzenten und funky mcs wie alex gaudino feat. kelly rowland, mj cole, artful dodger feat. craig david, tim berg, j.majik, example, dj fresh, dj luck & mc neat, vato gonzalez feat. foreign beggars u.v.m.!

amazing 4 tracks feat. the masters of edit

nun endlich erscheint >arabxilla< - ein album voll źberraschender post-popsongs, die irgendwo zwischen techno, house und elektronik tanzen und zu denen aŽrea negrot variantenreich auf deutsch, sowie gelegentlich auf englisch und spanisch geschichten aus ihrem abenteuerlichen zigeunerleben erzŠhlt. ihre stimme nutzt sie dabei je nach lust und laune - mal klassisch operettenhaft, mal in kesser spoken word manier oder einfach so, wie sie frei nach schnauze redet. >i really enjoy hearing a twist in music, like the music of yma sumac who used her classical voice to sing mambo.< seit 2010 leiht aŽrea negrot dem disco-house-projekt hercules & love affair ihre stimme und nahm mit der band um den us-produzenten andy butler das album >blue songs< auf und tourte durch die welt