tomash gee (methadon, methanabol, kne deep) from poland and leo laker (tresor, ownstyle, methadon) from finland, two hot shot names in the hardtechno scene, teamed up for this smashing ep !! both responsible for numerous releases over the past years, this one is once again a great one for the bigger crowds.. a rough sound at a high pace, a must have for those who love hardtechno !!

incl jori hulkkonen remix !! anthony gonzalez (m83) enlisted the help of producers ken thomas and ewan pearson. thomas, known for his work with sigur ros, sugarcubes, cocteau twins, suede and clinic cut his teeth on outré acts such as psychic tv and alien sex fiend more than 20 years ago. berlin-based british dance producer ewan pearson, who has worked with tracey thorn, the rapture, and ladytron, came on board to give this record its smooth, modern edge.

for the new album, liars and prayers, thalia has expanded upon her touring band of the last few years of daniel coughlin (drums) and david curry (viola, trumpet) to fill out the sound with the bass and piano of winston braman (consonant, sherperdess, fuzzy) and mel lederman (victory at sea). liars and prayers is the masterwork of her thus far impressive career. her voice and songs have never been stronger and the full band and the recording by andrew schneider (unsane, cave in) allows her to combine the delicacy of the arrangements of her trio with the force that was her band come. the very moving body memory is a poignant example of this perfect synthesis.

for everyone who has liked playing around with made to play tracks over the past few years but possibly missed the limited edition vinyl now is your chance to get your hands on four of the most popular tracks. as a little teaser from the forthcoming >playing around< label compilation, here are some of made to plays top moments. this includes a remix of magik johnsons >scanning for viruses< by the jolly giant himself, claude vonstroke, >would it?< by trevor loveys and jesse rose under the guise of izit, the huge >block party< from buckley and >wake up< which was a landmark collaboration between jesse rose and made to plays rising star, oliver $. with the hype surrounding the first re-release of these tracks, the made to play world tour and the >playing around< compilation cd, this will be at the top of every proper house fans shopping list.

incl massive surgeon remix - tip. in 2002 the japanese artist go hiyama made his debut on james ruskin s imprint coda records, followed by releases on electracom, maracas, warm up records and also on audio assault. now he returns on audio assault with >geometrical<, showing techno is more than just a pounding beat. on the flip side >geometrical< is remixed by surgeon, who after many years still is top of the bill in today s techno scene.

the mini anniversary 010 belongs to newcomers solar & poppcke and on the remix-side alex niggemann. daniel solar, marc poppcke and alex niggemann are part of a new generation of german electronic producers, who have been heavily influenced by the musical developments of recent years... after some solo works, collaborations on remixes and sporadic contributions for various labels like ostwind & ostwind limited, sportclub and meerestief of course, their debut ep >useless beauty on meerestief ltd, is the beginning of a flood of releases, that are already in the pipeline. no question, solar & poppcke are hot!!

supported by agoria, deetron, funk d void, martin landsky, joris voorn, gregor tresher, karotte and many many more.. after several cooperations with his mates h.o.s.h. and stimmig, and a lot of own releases on other labels, this is the first all-own ep of solomun on diynamic! you maybe wont believe it - but it s like that! and because home is the sweetest place on earth, we invite the guests we love and like in this case, we are fans of ourselfs, jamie odell, better known as jimpster or audiomontage, who made a lot of deeptechhouse hearts happy with his productions an his own label freerange during the last years

that patterns is one of the number 1 techno labels is already a fact. with releases by borique tribez, elton d, eric sneo, carl falk and dejan milicevic to name only a few last year was definitely one of the best years for patterns so far. the number 42 welcomes an extra cheeky one.

first ep from the upcoming gregory del piero full length album after having several hit records on such labels as subliminal, swing city and black vinyl, gregory del piero comes up with his first full length album i love you more which is already considered by many in the industry as the best soulful house music album of 2007. it took five years for gregory to put this project together and the wait was definetely worth it.

although only 23 years of age englishmen cris barratt is already considered one of the hottest new producers on the block. what makes him really special is his unique blend of sounds, which is not melodic house, minimal, tribal, rock electro or techno, but at the same time it is all of that. two tracks on this ep are the best reflection of chris >get maximal< approach: he builds the story slowly, upgrades the basic theme bit by bit, then weaves in another leading theme and spices the blend with unexpected small but effective element from the late 90s. the result of this blending is very rich, warm sound, perfect for the parties somewhere at the seaside. re-release

south americas finest returns to drop music for what many are saying is his finest ep to date, featuring jays best production to date, the fabulous easy comes. as with most drop releases, they are well received by djs in a multidue of genres, making this label the best selling deep house label in the world. such is the prowess of this label, july 2008 sees the cd and vinyl release of 10 years of drop music!!!

support comes from adultnapper, italoboyz, jimpster, karotte, laurent garnier, david keno, pheek, sasse and sebo k. it has been clear since his very first release, in late 2006 with ‘auftrieb’ on karmarouge, that alexander roland is an exceptionally talented producer. at 17 years of age and with little more than one year since his first production effort, alexander roland releases his second 12 on karmarouge

10 years superstition !!! finest 3 x lp package incl classical tracks and remixes from the last years.. incl thomas schumacher, humate, quazar, snitzer & mccoy, sterac, d-saw, mijk van dijk, velocity

the 24 years old berlin based dj marco resmann aka phage is well known for his great deep jazzy minimal house sets. now he is showing his production talents to a worldwide audience with his very first release ‘volkspark ep’. this 4 track ep is a great mixture of straight funky house grooves combined with fresh dubby electronic tech-house soundstructure’s

streetwise was one of the seminal dance labels of the eighties, responsible, with its subsidiary imprint partytime, for several important and influential examples of the dance genre. several of its releases were indicative of the directions that both dance and r&b would take over the next few years. the signing of vocal group new edition and their resulting hit candy girl is generally acknowledged as the beginning of the boy band phenomenon, and the labels last hit, music is the answer, was also a key element in the rise of house music. the label lasted for only a few years before falling victim to its own success and the related success of its owners, especially revered producer and remixer, arthur baker. here is a selection of streetwises greatest 12inch mixes, gathered from the archives during streetwise reign over the dance market presented on this vinyl.

as one of the most influential house labels of the 80s sleeping bag has stood the test of time with its releases. 25 years on and the tracks still provide the dance world with a regular source of sample material. here on this double lp compilation are some of sleeping bags most seminal records released during a ten year period, which brought to attention the sublime production talents of the labels cofounder arthur russell and a&r skills of curtis mantronik. the collection contains the track dinosaur l produced by russell, remixed and subsequently made famous by francois kevorkian. the sleeping bag family also extended to legendary producer and dj todd terry, who re mixed several of sleeping bags tracks. also featuring on this release is joyce sims with two tracks taken from her hit album come into my life. after the death of russell in 1992 the label limped on for awhile but finally shut its doors the same year.

electronic scene respectively, inigo oruezabal (2nd room records, inevitable, rubrick) and francisco allendes (andes music, techfest records and tron records). this adventure in minimal code, sometimes more techno and others more house oriented, gathers all the background and joint professional experience of both artists, as a result of years of individual experience in the best dj booths and studios in spain and south america

ever since the release of his first cassette on the renowned and legendary cologne based label entenpfuhl in 1993, jo zimmermann aka schlammpeitziger grants an international audience insights into his private cosmos. the musician, graphic artist and tireless inventor of increasingly strange song titles with a ribald as well as subtle humour has been coining a highly distinctive style for these last 15 years. on his new album he demonstrates how to combine artistic development and remaining true to oneselves style.

guesthouse is proud to announce its 25th release from one of the most influential dj/producers in the world: the one and only dj sneak! pulling out all the stops, sneak delivers another surefire dancefloor groover inspired by some classic chicagosounding samples delivering the notorious sneak sound and jackin sneak beats we have all come to know and love over the years: this one is a winner, and of course.... dont sleep

after the huge >score for direction< success with label owner pär grindvik stockholm ltd presents a new swedish talent for the world. simon haydo is a really close friend of pär grindvik and the stockholm ltd family. for several years, simon has been playing records among the high end clubs in his hometown of stockholm, sweden. a while ago he finally got himself some studio equipment and has been asking for production tips from time to time, but when we received his demo we realized that he didnt really needed them. simon knocked us right out of our chairs! we rarely get demos this emotional and we didnt know that simon would pass us one as we had not heard a bleep of his music until that day. most of the demos you get are from people trying to sound like someone else, but simon has a sound of his own. we are really proud to have simon haydo joining the label and his first record >different shades of white< will follow us forever! >different shades of white< has got great support all over the world and will be released on stockholm ltd, watch out!

the first vinyl of a four ep series is fully loaded with new sure shots by robag wruhme, pompelmoessap and tolga fidan! after two years of intense parties and striking label releases, we decide to sum up the ourney with overview, our birthday cd compilation. for this very special occasion, we gather all the artists important to us, the ones of the record label, members of the booking agency and people we invited to play at our parties. love the robag track - josh wink

electro remixes for this danish indielectrock band. dune have been around since 2001 and they have played more than two hundred shows to date in denmark and abroad. the young band stands for synthie influenced high energy rock with crisp guitars and fantastic hooks. their much praised debut album >we are in there, you are out here< was released in october 2007

downrocks is the new musical proyect of kapi, producer from barcelona with more than 20 years involved in the hip hop scene. member of the elektrodomesticos crew who delivered the most sucessful electro recording in spain in the 90s, he returns with this delicious ep that guarantees fun and great moments in the dancefloor and the streets.

newest release from fools gold (kid sister, a trak). huge club rework of a rap classic, includes remixes from flosstradamus and nacho lovers and b side party smasher juggle it!! after five years running their wildly successful club night disorganised which has hosted the realiest canadian appearances of such party favorites as mstrkrft, css, diplo, crystal castles and girl talk longtime selectors dj booth and chameleonic decided to dive headfirst into producing tracks of their own, and jokers of the scene was born. jots take the best and most mind meltingly intense parts of dance music through history the ecstatic buildups of big room euro house music, the hyper distorted basslines of electro rock, and the lighthearted samples of 1990s rave and throw them all in a blender at 130 bpm. its loud, its fun, and its lighting up dancefloors worldwide.

after his immense debut for spacetalk, south london based kaine delivers the goods again on his eagerly awaited return. on the a side we have profundo, an epic, storming, piece of intricate dancefloor action that builds and builds and builds to devastating effect. to the flip, new speakers picks up where his last spacetalk 12inch left us, a huge follow up to last years acclaimed welcoming idaho. once again on the organic, balearic tip, with soundtracky emotive strings, deep delays and guitar laden stepping beats. this one is sure to be getting plays for years to come.

lars wickingers the clown is a great track from a great producer.....with releases on labels such as traum schallplatten and liebe he managed to stand out from the masses and present his own amazing style! 2.nicolas stefans hide this feeling a track that will for sure move the dancefloor. after his last releases on karatemusik and my best friends his is now putting all his effort on his latest release on rhythmetic records. 3. kidlans dopamine a surprise track on this ep from 3 producers that experiment and influence with their style. just listen to it and if you think that people can handle it spin this track on your record players. 4. theodoris triantafillous suspicious behavior deep down and groovy... a vocal track from a great greek producer with still lots to show in the upcoming years. full supported by : jaumetic, monoroom, dave dk, leon segka, mark henning, rob melo, gerome sportelli...

twice high quality dark atmospheric techno deepness. nebula is the more straight forward track, thick pounding rhythm and vibes make it ending up somewhere between mills & maurizio, raw straight techno. estuary gives some deeper dubby vibes. revived is the delsin sub-label ann aimee! once again outlet for the more experimental sides of delsins electronic music. after the superb fine release by james kumo, another fine debut ep. this ep is done by delta funktionen, who goes in real life by the name of niels luinenburg. 23 years old - living in the northern part of holland. hes inspired by maurizio, basic channel, convextion, carl craig, steve rachmad, jeff mills, robert hood and others. the superb artwork is done by another delta, namely delta inc

the next smash hit and title track from ben monos last years album comes with vocals by female miami bass crew yo majesty. brand new remixes by uk bassline terrorists loose cannons and lorenz rhode in hip house stylee. also including an electro punk remix of midnight sun by dibaba.

patrick skoog has risen through the ranks over the last few years with massive success having produced killer releases for labels such as drumcode and we are over the last few years. he has established himself firmly on the scene now and this killer 3 tracker just goes to cement that reputaion further. enjoy!!

what an explosive mixture! kittball label owners tube & berger are teaming up with great stuff activist swen weber to produce their first common record, >hayabusa<. if you are a fan of their last years club hit >the young ad the wild ones<, you surely will love this one too! but also check >non stop<. 100% pure club action!

kevin saunderson, one of the creators of techno, celebrates 20 years of productions. 3rd installment double a side 12inch of the kevin saunderson history project where kms invite selected contributors to remix prime cuts of kevins productions crossing all his monikers, from inner city, reese project, e dancer, resse and santonio and tronik house.

marcashken is part of the new breed of techno, the past couple of years have seen him come into his own sound within his home the leftroom imprint. ashken treats his productions as a personal journey, an expression of his influences and his environment, never conforming ashken is making his own rules. this release brings a remix package of >root rot<, one of the gems on his debut artist album >have you seen my dancing shoes< out late january on leftroom. >root rot< gets a rework from three unique and gifted producers that all add their charm to the tracks

in 2007 tom dazing established himself as one of the most up and coming artists of belgium. at just 21 years of age he can count richie hawtin, josh wink, james zabiela, marco bailey, ambivalent, gabriel ananda, seth troxler, dominik eulberg, skoozbot and many more to his supporters. toms first heimatmelodie-ep was sold out after 3 days so its about time for more insane minimalism! the ep is opened by >sweet lady luck smiles<, a deep and dark sub-bass-mover featuring one of the filthiest synths you ever heard. quite contrary is >pun intended<, a quirky and uplifting party-mover destined to cause major damage on your primetime-dancefloor. the b-side offers 2 deeper tracks, the original of >visually hungry< is a hypnotic and slowly building groove-track, while arnaud le texier delivers a truly mental and dark technointerpretation. toms trademark outstanding sound quality shines through on all the tracks and finally turns this package into a musthave. all tracks written and produced by tom van der kelen

supported by karotte, dario zenker, laurent garnier, mark henning, matt tolfrey, tiefschwarz, sebo k.. good things come to those who wait and after nearly two years we’ve been rewarded for our patience with 2 outstanding new tracks full of heart, energy and insight from ed davenport.

the massive anthem >steppenwolf< in two new exciting versions of anja schneider and jerome sydenham. as the label head of mobilee, anja schneider set new standarts to the minimal-culture and for that she didnt have to wait for success. on the other side you will find jerome sydenham or mr. ibadan. after many years and a lot of releases, his label ibadan records is the most innovative and popluar house label in the moment. so buckle up and have fun!

this 4-track ep marks the return of the ferox label with the first full vinyl release in over 6 years. daves work has drawn critical acclaim from the likes of carl craig and recloose as well as touching a chord with chateau flight and fabrice lig. his otomi releases on emoticon originally drew label owner russ gabriel to daves sound

new ep from the man behind last years infamous miura edit. maelstrom has already signed tracks to eskimo, mindless boogie and internasjonal. strictly limited edition – no repress. dj support :todd terje (full pupp), lindstrom (feedelity/eskimo), pete herbert (reverso 68/l.s.b.)

the space dzz aka jamie bissmire and ben long are back with phat kickin techno !! the space djz discography reads like a whos who of techno labels. from the incredible novamute, to innovative champions soma, belgian techno leaders re-load and chris mccormacks materials, jamie bissmire and ben long have given us consistent quality for over ten years now. as a techno outfit, they dont come much bigger than this.

this super-limited reissue of a classic on rays mangled label has been sought after since its initial uk release over ten years ago and goes for top prices on e-bay! two absolutely killer reworks of >lets love dance tonight< & monster funk tune >holy ghost< !!ray mang better known to his buddies as raj gupta has had a hand in some of the uks finest discoid moments ever released ! a plethora of releases on labels like noid, fiasco, u star, nuphonic etc etc have cemented his reputation as an amazing producer in his own right and engineer extraordinaire for the likes of the idjut boys

nice price deal !!! berlin-based dj kaos has been producing twisted disco tunes for a number of years and has been an integral part of the berlin underground scene. last year’s single cerebral tremolo was released by nyc’s rong, but was also picked up by parisian tastemakers, kitsuné, and his newest single panopeeps features a killer remix by shit robot. his turn at remixing has proved fruitful as well, including work for rodion, tom vek, chk chk chk, roxy music, and new young pony club. he has also been part of the faith recordings ’collectors series’ mix cds, with danse, gravite zero which he co-produced with sal principiato, of the legendary liquid liquid. his latest project called ’ bingo volume one ’ and features various edits of the good old times . expect nothing short of amazing, with a range from acid techno to true-blue disco.

markus nowakowski a.k.a. dj arcane shows a rising tendency in the hardtechno division. all started with an insane dj-mix two years ago and momentarily crowns in being voted upper positions in categories >newcomer< and >producer< at german leading electronic magazine raveline. he already spread his own definition of techno at labels as crowbar / protect / wired / toolterror / synopsis / fat tm / subsurface / hostage / artificial beats / bcr and now joins forces with compressed – working amongst the most upcoming talents of the scene. his style describes a man of attitude – variable and surprising as he could be

detroit artists seth troxler & patrick russell join forces for their first ep >valt trax< on circus company in what is obviously a successful piece of teamwork. seth troxler, now living in berlin, has been attracting attention with his spacey, funky atmospheric releases on labels such as spectral, items & things (as thrill cosby), omarss fxhe ( as young seth), esperanza, beretta grey, leftroom, and dumb unit, moving into more and more interesting territories with every one of his releases. the idea behind the ep was to recreate a vibe identical to that of the heyday of underground dance music and instant insanity of the early 90s on a record that sounds like it was lost in a dusty vault for 20 years and just rediscovered.

after a long break due to the work on the new dirt crew album and numerous remixes in the past 2 years break 3000 is back solo with his typical deep trance techno sound we know from his great releases on my best friend and trapez. this 10 minute plus monster is a dark and pumping excursion into the heart of techno. with a massive beat and a hard hitting piano stab the track winds itself through any soundsystem and when the old school 90s strings fall in you can be assured that the crowd goes crazy… on the flip daso proves his skills with an even tighter techno mix of the original. with his latest work for spectral and connaisseur he is on the top of the game and we are very proud to have him on board with this excellent remix, its amongst his best productions to date! loved by dave mothersole, c rock, p toile, sasse, nunos dos santos and many more..

ajello have released music on many top imprints including an lp for mantra vibes and 12inch releases for relish, moderne and radius. they also did a cover version of lobotomy by n.e.o.n. for the highly acclaimed confuzed disco project released by mantra vibes which celebrated italo disco classics. remix duties on this release are performed by the very excellent reverso 68 aka pete herbert and phil mison. these two guys are great music aficionados as well as top djs and their balearic disco influenced sound has been one of the best things to come out of the uk dance scene over the last couple of years. plays by llorca, rob mello, silver city, ilija rudman, electric press, fab mammarella, harri, makossa & megablast, black affair, baby g

finest deep detroitish stuff. fan-addicts of carl craig, kirk degiorgio, icube, ame and other sonic audio architects will likely be praising this record for years to come

this is a quality acid-electro burner.on the b-side, « don t fuck », with the featuring of probe1, founder and owner of the french breakbeat label torsion records, will wake up any uk-style lover, with its so strong bassline…all comin up from the south !!level 75 is quietly growin… after the very « clubby » level 75 004 by electrik bet, playlisted by mousse t and jonty skruff, we just turn back to our real « rave » origins : traxx dillaz is now on the label ! known as x-tech, this old dirty rave afficionado started electronics on 1993, founding the famous free party crew oqp, used to throw illegal parties all around europe. 15 years of rave, more than 30 eps released, and… one acidhouse-flavored track for us !! 15 years on acid is something like a trip into traxx s real character : cool and « on top non stop »! special repress

no worries! theres no doubt the last fred falke project still reaches the same quality as all of his collaborations with alan braxe over the years, reaching the same height of catchiness that omega man did a couple of years ago. this cut is off the music for my friends ep and every joint on the ep is just as great in its own way.

berghain sure shot! the dynamic techno duo nagano kitchen has unleashed this deep ultra efficient track which simply showcases their commitment to consistency and versatility. >omie< is a beautiful minimal techno track that fills a gap in this recently overlooked musical genre. this debut production from dj gabriel chong will lay the foundation for this bourgeoning talents career who for years has been the premier techno dj in kuala lumpur, malaysia. the track is a fine example of apotek records commitment to a universal approach in search of the perfect beat!

cazals release their first full single life is boring from their brilliant upcoming album what of our future. you may have seen and heard this bruising and frenetic track on the recent sony ericsson walkman campaign, which featured the video directed by bryan barber of outkast fame. life is boring features remixes all from friends of the band. one from ali love who was a founding member of cazals, and played bass! another from rory phillips who daniel and phil know only too well after spending practically every monday night with him for the last number of years at trash and finally a remix from crookers who are lucas favourite italian producer mates.