big with: onur Özer, gregor tresher, davide squillace, d julz, josh wink, laurent garnier, john selway, bart skills, santi xpansul,.. step into the alley, into the groove. into the urban breeze and family hospitality of easy street! without using too many sounds or rhythms in the main track >ad hoc<, van rivers creates a warm, full sound spectrum, with a variety of angles. as daytime turns into nighttime this urban story continues. >slow sails is basically a tool that keeps on building from start to end, with focus on a wave-sounding reverb<, van rivers explains. and as twilight enters, >dusty leaves< turns this street scene upside down with its walking rhythm and spooky sounds. we are the spectators of an act in the vein of michael jacksons >thriller< epic. this release with van rivers really shows the variety of his sound from beginning to end! a powerful record for the floor that plays as well at home too

in good old manner of chicago-house-music glare tyree cooper and eric d. clark on site a with discreed harmonies to there familiar seemed voices. the unstoppable forward driving beat with the care sedate bassline underlined the feeling but also the simultaneous unchangeable purpose of the track - to put the listener in motion. the stuff will be advanced by the also announced mix from the label boss himself - stefan braatz - on site b. full cords and a chiselled beat added by a extra acid-line in well known braatz-style.

this track continues with their trademark combination of deep club grooves and great live musicianship as guitarist hideki ikeuchi glides over dj uchikawas driving beats while makoto kuriya adds his inimitable keyboard. in addition to the smooth main mix, rhythm of elements also provide a classic electronic dub for the deeper dance floors, getting techie while firmly rooted in the disco soul heritage. as if that wasnt enough, this 12inch is completed with an incredible cover version of grover washington jrs mr. magic with roe updating this classic to a midtempo soulful jazz burner. dj uchikawa has been a pioneer in japanese dance culture for decades, and is known for representing quality dance music from the classic boogie era to present day deep house scene. he owns the loft club in nagoya, japan. internationally renowned makato kuriya has played with some of the finest jazz musicians of the last century including nathan davis, chuck mangione, billy cobham, donald byrd to name a few. he has recorded numerous albums and performed worldwide. they decided to unite jazz with the electro dance music, and soon after rhythm of elements were created...

swedens speedmarket avenue are a a pop music collective led by a little guy who looks like a cross between charles manson and marc bolan. their new album is, without a doubt, one of the musical highlights in 2008 for all pop lovers! their debut album im going to let my new swiss army knife answer to that, was packed ful of jangle pop reminiscent of label 53rd and 3rd. the band have played various european festivals and collaborated with camera obscura on their lets get out of this country album thanks to the mutual connection of producer, jari haapalainen. under his direction, they ve now recorded their second album, way better now. an absolute beauty from beginning to end replete with precious pop melodies in a non conventional way, imaginative arrangements and an omnipresent trumpet. limited to 600 copies on vinyl.

shadowdancer is paul farrier from manchester. in 2007 he produced his first release on boysnoize records. 4 quality electronica tracks that were found in dj bags of mr.oizo, erol alkan, feadz or 2manydjs. today he’s back with a new smart track called “cowbois” which is a cut up disco hammer with great breaks and an ebm bassline to drive people wild

>where< marks tejada’s eleventh full-length release. in it he ventures away from many of his own trademarks and journeys into an intimate vibe of warm pulses and bright energies. the tracks take expectations and enlighten them with a collection of grooves and tweaks that are spacious and rhythmic while being devoid of predictability. further support comes from reynold, sebo k, adultnapper, giles smith

smashing dancefloor track with great driven beats!! amigos 001 and 002 were some of the best records that came out on these last months in this frame, and were played and charted by many of the biggest djs in the world such as charles siegling, preach, dave the drummer, and many others. dj murphy from brazil also included 3 tracks from amigos recordings on his mixed cd lets go techno that just came out by beat disaster.

the munich based producer sepalot is a german hip hop legend. together with the pioneering crew blumentopf, he released various top 10 and top 20 albums. red handed is aiming at an international audience though, with a sound sepalot describes as european and guests like frank n dank, olivierdaysoul, miss platnum or ladi6.

hot on the heels of one of the biggest tunes of the wmc 2008, claude monnet and torre bros are back with another gem from the forthcoming album back to fundamentals: act one - the french touch. the original mix is a powerful garage track sublimated by an amazing gospel vocal. uptown mix is a superb alternative with all manner of keys over a rumbling bass and a dirty beats. the strengh and the energy of higher will make you dance and lift your hands up, higher & higher...

new label with fresh, melodic electrotracks with a little pop-appeal from mannheim

supported by ame, ben watt, dixon, dean da costa, jimpster, alex from tokyo, dj simbad, dj deep and many more.. stunning deepness guaranted

dj support from pete herbert, lsb, joel martin (quiet village), gerry rooney(black cock), jay shepheard, bill brewster, dave lee, idjut boys and many more. faze action unearth their first ever release original disco motion and offer it up for classic remix treatment courtesy of jay shepheard & themselves, jay has been causing a stir on the undeground house scene with his releases on compost black , here he turns the track into a classic deep house , peak time summer tune carefully marrying his deep tech ,minimal sounds with the rhodes parts of the original, on the dub mix he goes for a more stripped out version aimed squarely at the dancefloor. the faze action disco dub mix stays true to the original adding new bassline, drums ,moogs and analogue synths, to create a spacey disco track in keeping with their recent production sound

support comes from hosh, karotte, dave dk, tom clark, jamie jones, sasse and many more.. it’s been a while since james flavour released his last full artist single ! after numerous releases for labels like highgrade, brique rouge and other remix dutys on his own labels plus the work on dirt crew’s last album the bavarian native, residing in berlin for 14 years now, really took his time to bring you these three full on club tracks. taking a different approach to his sound we know from his last two singles on dirt crew recordings, the idea was to create a more reduced minimal groove with dubby influences as they can only be delivered from berlin city.

hairy claw kicks off 2008 with new artists, a more consistent release schedule, a new a&r (alongside label man stevie kotey) in our man dean muhsin and some serious releases. first up comes from dan drastic. dan is a german producer and dj with impeccable taste. previous output for highgrade has been superb and he has some amazing stuff due to drop on moon harbour (where he takes care of promotions in fine style) so hairy claw have handpicked him for the first release of 2008. deep, groovy and with just the right amount of drive, >xibeca< is a mordern house cut of the highest order. supernature and tsuba artists bearweasel take the techier elements of dan’s original and twist them into a flowing tech-house cut too - so there’s something for the heavier crowds too. there are big things afoot with hairy claw, we’ll keep you posted

million dan is the man of the moment. with his killer album on the streets he is quite rightly regarded as the top uk mc right now. this little 7 inch is not as cheeky as it sounds. sam webster (aka sloth from headcount records) was working on some admin with the million dappa records team and when he heard the scream out original track he was really into it, but felt it could do with a re-rub that brought the energy out of million dans vocal delivery.

all time classic of this track from ginos, written with kiko on notorious elektro for a special release. >slave of my mind< is played and supported by many major players. incl a big special 2008 minimal hypnotic version remixed with snake set to be huge on the dancefloors..

big with sian, miss kittin, dubnitzky, tom pooks, the dolphins, jussi pekka,… >ekutok< is a powerful movement forward. the brand new track from the two transylvanians markus homm and mihai popoviciu has the sort of atmosphere and propulsive force that is good to feel in the marrow of your bones and gives you that needed thrust at 2 a.m. on the dance floor or on the autobahn. attentive, concentrated and progressive without compromise, the track inspires an uninhibited desire to put the pedal to the metal. it is characteristic of the homm & popoviciu style that they always succeed in composing their sound in a light, easygoing manner yet at the same time compressing surge with flow. the result has only one name: groove. with >ekutok< homm & popoviciu have not only delivered a phenomenal track, but also a perfect example of what freunde tontraeger considers beyond techno

hailing from slovenia & remixed by manchesters groove junkies… one for the soulful house heds

mojuba is celebrating its 10th release with the resurrection of a real house music classic. we are talking about the legendary record called time reveals by chicago resident and house veteran bernard badie. many of you will remember the title track often mistakenly called >can you feel it< from the infamouse x-mix-5 the wildstyle by dj hell on studio k7! since today bernard badie was working together with friends like larry heard or dajae and delivers his unique house sound for labels like night club records, cajual and circuit records, la casa, distance and recently for tony humphries imprint. check this original house power

recorded live at the montreux jazz festival, switzerland, june 28, 1974.

the long awaited follow-up single from the parquet rec. labelhead solee! after big club hits like impressed or different normen flaskamp aka solee delivers the ultimate summer & open-air hymn timba. as usual, the original combines minimal techno with voluminous sounds and amazing melodies and will be one of the next crossover-hits this year for sure! next to the original mix, solee also shows us his deeper tech-house side with the solees basement dub. last but not least, neurotron (ostwind / nightdrive music) complete this big package with their ultra cool deep-house remix! already massive international dj support by: laurent garnier, john digweed, roger sanchez, josh wink, dj yellow, deetron, sharam (deep dish), satoshie tommie, yousef, joris voorn, ewan pearson, sander kleinenberg, hernan cattaneo, dj tiesto, sasha, umek, tiger stripes, dave seaman, argy and many more

after many years attending diy parties paul wong and andy elston put together this modern slice of click trax meets bumpin house groove. originally on diy discs label. now seeing the light of day on, expect a tightly produced male vocal led excursion from tight house beats to melodius electronica.pauls tight production nails down a sweet selection of modern synth vibes over a raunchy backbeat

incl kai alce rmx !! the third release on fast fwd. a bossa piano driven stomper that gets a fast and cool remix from kai alce (trackmode records) on the a-side. the original mix highlights the percussion and has a more jazzy feel, still very fast paced but not quite as manic. the last track is a mellow groover.

the soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. african frog charity is a cunning rework of the ridiculously rare 1985 tam tam pour l’ethiope’ track, a futuristic afrobeat throwdown featuring a collaborative artist list that would make any african music enthusiast blush >bounty girls< takes kid creole’s >annie< and manages to eek out the afro vibe from the calypso based ingredients of the original...

early support finds favour with laurent garnier, claude von stroke, ralph lawson, mark knight and deep dish&#146,s sharam. it&#146,s been a while since we last heard from mike monday &#150, almost two years, to be exact when he delivered smorgasbord, which won numerous accolades and superlatives in the dance press. lauded as album of the month in i-dj, while dj mag called it a lp we just can&#146,t put down, others jump on board and claim it as a future classic. now signed to san francisco&#146,s om records label, the man who never fails to impress, educate and entertain is back. >the 11 11<&#146,(no, we&#146,re not sure what it means, either) is backed with the equally oddball titled &#145,>hello nest<. regardless, it&#146,s another terrific house offering that pairs dubbed-out beats with techno-tinged melodies to create a modern day jackin&#146,sound. the addition of a driving synth-line only helps this swing, shake&#145,n&#146,rattle in all the right places over a dirty-as-hell bassline. anything but what we&#146,ve come to usually expect from the label, the sund is an equally refreshing break from convention for om, and is taken from the upcoming album, songs without words&#146,by monday

big with sonar kollektiv posse, alex attias, peter kruder, dave ellesmere, kiki, agoria, fabrice lig, 3channels, chymera, simon baker, dan ghenacia, sasse !! + quarion remix... already featured on our current label compilation >grand cru 2008<, we now welcome andrès garcìa with his first regular release on our sub-imprint connaisseur supérieur. andrès, a geneva-based musician with spanish roots was early infected with the music virus. he started with classic piano classes at an early age, and moved from there to jazz and improvised music. this lead him to the conservatoire populaire de musique genève, where he attended classes in electro acoustic music. today he’sproducing solo or with partners like dandy jack, quenum or paris the black fu on prestigious labels like crosstown rebels, imploz and num, beside his work in the contemporary art section, for theatres and movies. >no more tears< is a genuine summer track with an alluring groove, mysterious oriental-sounding vocals and an excellent percussion work, which is tailor-made for deep and moody techno sets. drumpoet community’s man of the moment - quarion

perc trax is proud to welcome back its favourite japanese producers, tokyos salmon & gonno, two of the most individual and innovative producers perc trax has discovered. in a scene that serves up more that its fair share of disposable tracks gonno and salmons tracks bring colour and a sense of much needed fun to techno. this ep is the follow-up to their 006 perc trax debut that won support from josh wink, funk d void, paul woolford, simon baker, alex kid, remute, tom mangan, si begg and jesse somfay amongst others and sees both producers develop as more and more of their personalities can be heard in the tracks. since this first ep, salmon has released tracks on gabriel anandas karmarouge label and us imprint tora tora tora whilst gonno has toured europe and signed to the berlin based merkur label

this new argentinean artist has been snapped up by rococo for his blend of warm house and punchy grooves... this two tracker from the man gives the melodic tones of she found the door and the slightly off centre mind warping stringy cut that is constanza! perfect spring tunes delivered right to your door!

after releases from heavy hitters such as two armadillos, solomun and andomat3000 the mantle now falls to new boy class71 with his double a-side >seaphone/diamond door<. well, it would do if he was really the new boy, but he s not. in fact, this new artist is an alias of italian producer santos, who has pretty much done it all in house, techno and every other genre we could lazily list. rounding things off with a respectful nod to classic techno via moody stabs, lazy melodies and an airtight arrangement in the form of >diamond door<, it seems like class71 is a bit of a name to watch. don t take our word for it though, ame, sasse, djinxx and agnes are already backing this winner.

after the success of the cheeky re edit of kate bush running up that hill comes ashley beedles balearic style re edit of the former front man of orange juice. the flipside dub mix comes from legendary reggae artist and producer of orange juice dennis bovell. limited edition promo !!!

nice price deal !!! soul vigilantes is a worldwide modern soul project led by spanish composer, arranger and producer jose jas alvarez. with collaborations from all around the globe, jas has prepared a varied album touching on many collateral genres. also look out for the album which will soon be released in europe, after its initial release in spain and japan

heres a 3rd slice of the big pie featuring deeons bite off mike dunn, >let it be<, which is a deeon style rejig of mikes >let it be houze.< then he gets even finer with >fine hoes.< slugo pitches in with his all time classic >where the rats<(dm168) and tosses in >like it raw (subyh)< which is from the >like it raw ep< (dm143), on which its titled >strap up before you hit it.< its a dirty job, but someones gotta do it let it be >huge classic< ! tip

the tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of jeff mills, laurent garnier, carl craig, richie hawtin, and claude young among many others. lawrence and lenny burden, announce the release of their new single, >i need release<€,b/w >here comes the push<, on their own reborn label, 430 west records. collaborating once again with ann saunderson (the vocalist on their hit single >blackwater<, 2002), and mc p.gruv (from their >the theory of everything< album, 2004), the brothers have produced a dance floor heavy double sided single. >i need release< blends anna s angelic vocals with the burden s signature rough and tumble production style, while >here comes the push< takes a percussion driven ride off the edge, with p.gruv as your guide. this project leads to the release of octave one s first studio album in four years, >summers on jupiter<€,(september 2008), also on 430 west records.

the man behind chymera is brendan gregoriy. releasing music since 2005, the producer from dublin already has an impressive discography with releases on labels such as delsin or ovum. >ellipsis< and >eulogy< are sonic epics that never cease zu fascinate the listeners. they manage to be bold and sophisticated, powerful and elegant at the same time. they transform the dancefloor in an maelstrom with no way out, and yet they never give their electronic cool away, they always remain subtle and somewhat distant. the sounds form an imaginary landscape, they are a projection surface for one s desires

supported by loco dice, simon baker, fabrice lig, florian meindl, angel molina, josh wink and many more.. here at immigrant we are thrilled to present an outstanding ep from our youngest prodigy. hailing from the uk’s murky midlands, 20 year old subb-an is rapidly proving himself a producer to watch in 2008 through his residency and explosive live sets at birmingham’s renowned below party, and a successful release on leftroom earlier this year..

nice price deal !!! energetic high class house music courtesy swedens new man of the hour mr albin myers! albin has been given the great possibility of remixing some of the biggest artist and project in todays dance music scene. john dahlbaeck hustle up (nero recordings/mos), the attic flash in the night (scorpio music/universal music) and german producer and dj giant tom novys new single runaway, are just a few examples of great sounding fierce. this joint is nothing short of a master piece, dribbling the thin line between house and acid building breaks whit drops and effects that leaves no one in peace, massive dj support from the likes of john dahlbäck, david guetta, danny freakazoid, d.o.n.s.

with already huge releases on labels like recycled loops, primate and last years spilo 011 we bring you the bomb of 2008 from boriqua, hustler ep! after the great feedback on the 2006 release, celina ep, we were in high demand for a follow-up in that style, and boriquas main man, rainer gonaus, delivers like always with the peak time track felicia on the a-side. on the b-side is the track natasha, another slammer with its heavy hypnotic beatsand sounds will ignite all dancefloors.

another alias from our man inflagranti. killer new york electro-disco meet german krautrock of highest order. traveling without moving could be the subtittle to this piece of mindblowing music. pure class

earlier support comes from joris voorn, 2000 and one, efdemin, sebo k, solomun, h.o.s.h., michel de hey, jeff samuel, jimpster, luke solomun, spirit catcher and many many more.. debut release of the international house music collective risksoundsystem. club banger featuring remixes by house music legends ron carroll and kerri chandler

funky edits and space out sounds.. quartz is a multitalented producer from italy who made his name in various styles of music. known for this extremly high quality productions he got releases to his name on ascend / default / advanced / zync and many more. for this syndikaat release he digs deep into his soul and creates a lucious peace of vinyl ready to explore the dancefloor with its irresistable drive, funky edits and space out sounds.

french maestro dj gregory, the man who brought us seminal track such as elle, attend and dont know malendro is back again with another bullet on defected. breeze, taken from his recent album defected presents faya combo session, is a late night tale with gregorys trademark sound. the package also includes a remixes from new york bad boy marlon d (who had the killer underground collective ep on strictly rhythm), george mena & gregor salto. another defected cut not to be missed.

funny a side!! the danish scene has evolved a lot over the last years, with acts like trentemøller, martinez and whomadewho. the new label tartelet records is rising from the horizon of the copenhagen club culture. tartelet records is founded by fredski (the man behind the greatest copenhagen parties ) and tomboy (aka tomas barfod, dj, producer and drummer of whomadewho, with previous releases on turbo, kitsuné , get physical and gomma). the two founders themselves are also behind this first tartelet release, which is a true showcase of what the label stands for: tech-house with multiple flavors like ghetto, funk, disco and a bit world. the a-side ‘do the tartelet’ is a schizophrenic yet effect full combination of sampled horn-madness, hand claps and techno bass. on the flip side ‘cereal’ sounds as if james holden and paul jonson were trying to make minimal house together. the future releases from tartelet promise remixes from world-league remixers (tba) and tracks by danish kleshmer-techno-reggae band analogik do the tartelet

kill factory is running things with there latest big releases by various artists both new and upcoming. the new one is here in the same succesfull concept, so you know what to expect! big beats killing sounds and just pure mayhem. lexis (cardiac arrest) presents his solid kicks, edits and driving style, dj hammond from hungary bring you even further with his hardcore banging track and ocram (contempt) rocks you all the way with his rolling beats and crazy samplework!

after the wax club, located in the center of brussels, has known a great success with many incredible performances by djs like anja schneider,water lilly, paul nacza, ron flatter, robert babicz, rekleiner and many more, they have decided to create an own record label called heavy wax records. first release from david garcet who has already released many records on labels like surprise rec., dirty dancing rec, karate musik, pinkslowmotel, and recently on biologic rec. includes remixes by monoroom, julian sanza and homerun

panorama bar hit!!! played out by the likes of richie hawtin, dubfire, magda, holgi star, dave shokh, gus gus, mark broom. the labelhead of rotary cocktail recordings >two_em< starts at dekadent with an berlin influenced track called >manjala<. remix support he received from a well-known old friend someone else, and the ascending producers of spektre, on the flipside. both remixes have completely different characters. the foundsound boss presents a crazy afterhour track for the wild panoramabar sessions and in contrast of it, the 2 guys from uk take the best parts and built up a strange technomonster.

born as an underground anthem in manchesters famous hacienda club, guru joshs >infinity (1990s… time for the guru)< grew to become the biggest dance record of 1990 selling millions of copies and breaking charts worldwide. the standout cut with the dreamy saxophone became one of the first acid house crossover hits ever (in germany it stayed 14 weeks in the top ten) and a true genre classic! after a longtime hiatus from the music scene the keyboard wizard josh finally returns in 2008 as the guru josh project together with producer snakebyte and dj dazperkz to bring back the magic with >infinity 2008<. at the world premiere in march at bigcitybeats 4th birthday party guru josh was performing live in front a thrilled and enthusiastic party crowd – establishing a record attendance at cocoon club frankfurt!

new full length from seminal industrial band meat beat manifesto (aka mbm). led by sound sculptor and producer extraordinaire jack dangers, mbm is continually evolving. its tenth album pushes musical boundaries further than it has before, creating a masterpiece of electronica and dubstep. meat beat manifestos constantly evolving musical invention has generated a long string of influential futuristic classics, including such tracks as god o.d., psyche out, helter skelter, radio babylon, edge of no control and its the music. the single, prime audio soup (from the album actual sounds and voices) was featured in the sci fi fantasy blockbuster the matrix and on its platinum selling soundtrack.

two legends in music like john acquaviva and ramon zenker, routiniers in their work and skills as producers, they manage to tame agressive basslines and get the heart of the track from start to the end. rhythm is the main element and the grooving bassline stays ahead of any other element focused on one intention only: tearing apart floors worldwide

sven wittekind records is back! after a long break the personal label from the german techno hero sven wittekind strikes back with 2 amazing clubtools! powerfull baselines and many small breaks what makes both tracks very intressting. this is for sure a ep you will >never forget<!