transmitting from the heart of the american midwest, skoozbot has rapidly gained a reputation for insightful techno futurism. his main preoccupation focuses on the interaction between humans and technology, especially the ability to capture split second emotions, recreate them using electronic sounds and then play them out over a six minute track, letting them evolve naturally albeit in sometimes unexpected directions. the rising sap contains a selection of tracks written during the transition from winter to spring as life returns to the surface of the planet bringing with it the most vibrant sensory experiences. in a sense these colours, fragrances and forms allow us to transcend time through memories and association and skoozbot is driven to capture these precious fragments and examine them from all angles in the suspended animation that the minimal techno environment so perfectly creates.

likely ep is tims first release on tiefschwarzs souvenir label. lead track alike sounds like ivan smagghe jamming with richie hawtin in a warehouse rave in london, skirting a line between futuristic tech house and discerning electro. a live bassline holds down the groove as a trickling bleepy melody develops throughout the track. as more and more layers of elaborate sonic trickery are laid down, a driving snare jacks out the groove further before a series of effects laden breakdowns tighten the tension further and further. cowbells take the second phase of the track ever taughter before the groove emerges into a stabbing hook and pulsating synth noises that drive the dancefloor into blissed out oblivion. subtle vocals tease the ears in the background of the final strung out breakdown, never quite dominating the tune before the jacking bass and kick drop back in. ‘unlike shares a similar vibe for mixing live instruments with plug in madness. live sounding bassline and guitar lines open the track and roll out the groove before the main synth hook takes over. as the track rolls in and out of its breakdowns it lurches between reverb heavy, bleepy chaos and futuristic rhythms. think depeche mode writing an experimental instrumental on the moon in 2012 and youre halfway there. like many french artists these days tim lives and works in london and also collaborates with fellow frenchies ivan smagghe and dante eprom. he first caught the attention of vinyl sleuths with his excellent remix of db (8)s future now in 2004 and now runs his own label marketing music as well as pushing the boundaries of spacey electro flavoured tech house with his own solo material.

glenn morrisons own label morrison recordings joins forces with armada music! the first release under this newpartnersihp is red star by musetta. a powerfull vocal track that just oozes quality all over with plenty of mixes to choose from.

jona bechtolt makes his way over to dfa for three tracks, all of which find him tailoring his endearing electronic pop squiggles into a far more serious sounding james murphy-friendly setup, complete with robust live kit sounds, disco drum patterns and tough no-wave basslines. both ‘summer song’ and ‘i’m in love with a ripper’ sound like perfect dfa fodder, with their slouchy rhythms and slick organic styling

dortmunds very own ‚diskobär, the inimitable ante perry prepares for new double cd long-player extravaganza , flashing disco sounds, with two cuts exclusively produced with close studio comrades tube & berger. these hot co-productions between the long-time buddies simply cannot fail to get the party going. the overwhelming anthemic stir of human you is evident for the very start, but its true dancefloor potential can only be understood after the full ecstatic wonder of the breakdown pours out over a large crowd. super-constructed tech-discohouse is where its at in this high intensity, high drama, big room flashing disco monster. the curiously titled walthervondervogelweide on the other hand is a more brooding beast altogether. working the underlying tension and keeping the pressure tightly locked to the floor its a dangerous late night dancefloor workout... left in the wrong hands this could seriously damage your ability to leave the dancefloor! finally fellow dortmund heavy-calibre producer peter jürgens works his remixing magic and twists human you into a housed up, long building affair that operates on a more stripped, subterranean level to begin with but bursts out above ground with carefully timed energy. warm driving beats and pads layer to reveal the identifying melody of the original.

played by hernan cattaneo, alex flitsch, mateo murphy, hector romero, kabale und liebe, loco dice, pheek, laurent garnier, gregor tresher, justin harris , ..chris fortiers debut artist album of 2007 as long as the moment exists gets the make over

over the last 4 years mouseville has seen eric prydz (under his cirez d moniker) deliver some truly landmark moments in music with tracks such as knockout and control freak really setting the bench mark for others to follow. here we have an equally devastating track only this time produced by paulo mojo and jim rivers - two producers whos starts have been very much on the rise over the last couple of years with both of them having produced killer tracks for labelks such as oosh, misfit and saw. the track is an absolute killer - a driving groover with its catchy vocal refrains, sharp drums and funky bassline. on the flip the eric prydz remix turns the original on its head with deep chords and pads creating a very moody yet powerful reinterpretation. big support from eric prydz, sebastian leger, john digweed, paulo mojo and steve angello

3rd in the series of top notch mash ups with leftfields classic even phatter than usual & the streets over a dirty beat

a double a with two slices of bumping broken french fonk akedam and apprendre from the lyon based producer who has been making some noise online over the last couple of years via myspace and ampsoul radio in particular. he has recently produced a track for maspyke (abb) mc hanif jamyls summer release krushed grapes but this is his first solo vinyl release.

after the great success of the hiya kaya ep, stalwart brings to you this funky house ep! make it alright, firstly released by stalwart in 2006, sees house music heavyweights lenny fontana & joi cardwell teaming up for the best! this dream team doesn&#146,t disapoint!! the combination of the 2 gave birth to this high quality cross over vocal anthem, that we are very proud to present here in various shapes with these great remixes from nonetheless than richard earnshaw, central avenue, dalminjo and staffan thorsell & georg neufeld!

stewart rowell & louis gaston are otherwise known as the streetlife djs with over 30 years turntable experience between them, and a blatant disregard for music genres! the rules are, there are no rules! they add samples, accapellas & sound fx to the equation. compliment that with some of the most cutting edge electronic dance and alternative and the result is something exciting and very refreshing. the pair lives in london, is resident at together and also plays at ministry of sound, renaissance, the end, chibuku shake shake, gatecrasher summer soundsystem, ibizas space, get loaded, gobal gathering etc. the track will be featured on the much expected kitsuné maison 6 compilation out in october with a club version on the b-side, this new tracks from the english superproducers is sure to be the falls dancefloor anthem

like many of us over here at bear towers, giorgio sancristoforo aka tobor disco experience has an unhealthy interest in the 1970s - the instruments of bob moog, vocoders, alan parsons - the cult sci fi series space 1999 - and here hes used the decade as a sonic palette to create the kind of ep that gets the whole office (ie: both of us, on pcs at home, occasionally) sitting up and listening. opener disco moog has already been used on our rools for rules compilation earlier this year and had many beards twitching at the prospect of forthcoming vinyl. shooting star is a more uptempo affair with blissful chords, slap bass, disco handclaps and gios trademark vocoder. i feel loved is a personal favourite of stevie kotey with anthem written all over it. this awesome clavinet workout has such a good vibe about it you cant help feeling nothing but loved. it could easy be mistaken for alan hawkshaw super rare bruton library track.

finest detroit techno !! big support by ricardo villalobos / carl craig / dj buzz goree (underground resistance) / dj pete aka substance (scion version) / dj mad max (tresor) / tama sumo & prosumer (ostgut)

played by 2000 and one. her massive >phunk< international club hit still played over the world might have brought the attention to nike that shinedoe is one of a kind and ready to convey the grooves of back in tha days

d. diggler aka andreas mügge is back ! this time not on planet vision but on pascals new label: level non zero. blessed with a father who is a jazz musician, andreas started to play the drums at the tender age of twelve, and joined his father in his jazz combo. soon he realized that his future is not to play in a band but to make his musical ideas become reality through the necessary midi equipment. his first release for raum...musik boogiemonster hit several dj charts, club charts and was played in heavy rotation on hr 3 xxl. so did the following releases. d.diggler s first album was released in april 2000 on cd and vinyl, its sound range varying from deep to technoid-slamming. since then he can look back on 45 releases and 20 remixes and is a dj + liveact who playes in the first league. on level non zero he shows us with three new traxs his variety: from „hypno-techno“ (drehmoment), over deep tech-house (deepdown), to dub-house (control). we remember the old raum...musik times...

another two slices of great leftfield dance music. on the a-side weve got an edit of a very hard to find cosmic classic, recut and refreshened for your listening pleasure! over on side b theres another winner, holger czukay on synths. essential.

kev gorman is definitely one of the producers to look out for over the next few months. fergie has been absolutely hammering his stuff over the last few months particularly the format track which features here on this first release on kev s own label - mikrowave. in fact it was fergie s speaker freaker some weeks ago. he is launching this label with four amazing releases all with 1 track remixed by a big artist on the flipside. kev also has a release coming on hell s gigolo label in the autumn. the track itself is very electronic in feel with catchy synth hooks and a european feel and will have great appeal. if that wasnt enough on the flipside we have a deadly bass heavy grooving minimal remix from patrick skoog under his agaric name similar in style to his >we are< releases. ltd restock...

after some very well received releases for the likes of renaissance and kickboxer records, stephan hinz, who has also turned out some hot tracks alongside martin eyerer, presents >bacala<. its a cheekily warped excursion into hinz‘s deep and melancholic dancefloor world, spurred on by a great theme melody, as if you found yourself in the middle of a medieval rave after a long and victorious battle! tight, familiar percussion works the groove, building towards a dramatic break which introduces more layers of synthesised wonder! check this in the main room for maximum effect. audiomatique key player adultnappers remix comes on strong, with a tougher drive and a slightly more freaked out vibe. trademark hissing percussion works over a finely tuned minimal groove, eventually allowing that haunting melody to show its colours. designed for the more freaky floors, yet still focused on melody and progression, its another great example of adultnappers remixing skills

cosmic balearic beats vol.1 features 13 exclusive and u nreleased tracks mixed together by skinny joey. the emphasis here is on nurturin g and developing talented artists from all over the world and giving them a plat form to shine. as you have come to expect the production quality is impeccable, matched only by the tracks beauty and invention as eskimo traverses the worlds of disco, house, funk, italo, electro and beyond through its global army of coll aborators and artists.

the robert owens vocals are so intense and emotional that it gives you goosebumps all over!. maybe even stronger is the track itself. a one of a kind track with a totally unique groove and a bass line not coming from this world. the dx sound that makes the track so powerful sounds like some kind of mutant machine that is going to get you and eat you. and the sublime combination with the robert owens vocals makes this the high light in the history of house music. the original version has been released on larry heards own alleviated label (1987!) and the bootleg instumental was released on r&s.

peter presta has not used at work in 10 years & comes through with this powerful peak hour house track full of history samples. big piano stabs that has the riff of todd terrys, party people & mr james browns vocal, everybody over there that will make the crowd beg for more. peters mix is more for roger s & erick morillo while dj jaimys big dark tribal mix is more for danny tenaglia, victor calderone & deep dish. this is a must & is gauranteed to be a floor pleazer all over the world big with morillo, deep dish & roger s mad support in japan, colombia, italy, spain & france

cosmic balearic beats vol.1 features 13 exclusive and u nreleased tracks mixed together by skinny joey. the emphasis here is on nurturin g and developing talented artists from all over the world and giving them a plat form to shine. as you have come to expect the production quality is impeccable, matched only by the tracks beauty and invention as eskimo traverses the worlds of disco, house, funk, italo, electro and beyond through its global army of coll aborators and artists.

cosmic balearic beats vol.1 features 13 exclusive and u nreleased tracks mixed together by skinny joey. the emphasis here is on nurturin g and developing talented artists from all over the world and giving them a plat form to shine. as you have come to expect the production quality is impeccable, matched only by the tracks beauty and invention as eskimo traverses the worlds of disco, house, funk, italo, electro and beyond through its global army of coll aborators and artists.

many international top-notch djs are already playing and supporting this tune like laurent garnier, gusgus, raudive aka oliver ho, len faki, john starlight, hernan cattaneo, james talk, perc, glimpse, ed davenport, chris fortier, p.toile, savas pascalidis, tony senghore, oliver deutschmann, mario piu or mtv-man markus kavka. after many years and releases on some of the most important labels of the electronic music-scene like for example liebe+detail, areal or trapez and countless remixes for artists like dominik eulberg, move d or solomun, hamburg/belgrade-based artist denis karimani aka remute is coming up with his own, self-titled label, which will be the future homebase just for his most uncompromising, rocking and surprising tracks. the 1st release called zuendli is an unmistakable groove-monster and is already driving people wild since weeks and months as a part of remute s highly acclaimed livesets all over the world with grinding and rotating sequences, unconventional sounds and a killer break / strictly limited, one-sided clear 12 inch

after their great remix for c.y.b. on mylo a few months ago, dominik de leon and marcus kaes (both successful in the german electronic music scene for over a decade now) teamed up againto produce this slamming electro house stomper. on remix duty, we have noel sinnerr (superstar rec.) with a groovy, more housy rework...

the label boss returns to his own yore imprint with another stunning solo release. these are different times indeed for andy vaz if the eps three mighty jams are indicative of where his musics heading. the a-sides over here (a glance over prime time mix) roars from the very first moment vaz unleashes its steaming, latin-tinged groove. a far cry from the techno the yore label head once issued, the tune finds vaz exploring straight up dancefloor territory with a dizzying house pulse that straight up rocks. melodies and voices rise to the surface of the dionysian broil and then just as quickly recede, leaving room for a driving bass line to gain the spotlight. the flips hurry hurry (before its too late mix) is classic deep house just as one expects on yore. a jazz-inflected strut with tilman ehrhorns sax playing, wailing over waves of rollicking piano playing and spirited vocal chants. the energy level doesnt flag for the discs final track, bygone times (nostalgia mix), which stokes a fiery house swing with its locomotive pulse, futuristic synth patterning, and high-velocity bass lines. vazs music has never sounded more impassioned and energized than it does in these three tracks and consequently, just as one might predict, different times feels like its over far too soon

die dub fundis von echocord liegen zur zeit sehr nah am puls der zeit! hier gibt es den zweiten teil von >peak & troughs< der in kürze auch als cd erscheint. vinyl only sind die tollen remixe von pole & frico!

inflicted welcomes another hot newomer on the label, jan fleck! turn red is sven wittekind most fav. track at the moment! this track comes with a real heavy beat and some church bells before the breakdown is rolling over the floor with his sweepy piano melody, which is changing into a nasty synth after some seconds. when the beat is coming in again, there is no holding back for everyone! >i don t care< is a freaky fresh hardtechno track, with a good arrangement and nice vocalcuts! the breakdown in this track is pushin the dancefloor to the peaktime limit! >my descent< a nice compressed loop combined with a heavy baseline synth. making his way in the minds of the bassline lovin technoheads! >epic< is another huge track on this release! a great hardtechno loop makes his way to one of the best breaks ever. sweepy stabs bring you an evil baseline combined with a amazing dnb/breakbeat loop before the well done hardtechnoloop strikes back!

a fresh addition to the moodmusic roster but a longtime veteran in the house-scene, alexander maier aka dj all*star from stuttgart is well known from his earlier releases on buzzin fly, exun and criminal records. he began his career playing underground techno in south of germany but over the years became more and more influenced by detroit and chicago house. you can hear these influences on sahara in both the rain and river version. deep and reduced grooves with enough soul and atmosphere, yet fully functional for the floor, sahara rain kicks in with a heavy bass sequence building a perfect platform to be followed by the synththeme which hit s the peak hour perfectly. i see some hands going up here already… sahara river starts more housey, building a classy, low-slung huge groove with perculating synths and almost tribal feel to the drums. the modulating synths lifts the track to new heights with a break of superbly layered twisted pads before the drums kick back in in full effect. as this would not be enough we asked our thrusted chicago connection and alexs buddy, mazi aka audio soul project to remix sahara rain. if you consider people who s been in the biz for some time mazi is one of the warriors of the sound, never choosing the easy way but thrustfully following his true way of house music. and house it is, classic but cleverly updated to 2008 with a twist of so-cal thrown in for good measure. bouncey and jacking is the words which comes into mind when hearing this, excellent work and a another bomb for the hot months to come

the latest release from persistencebit headquarters, comes with a killer single-sided, single-track ep, serving the brilliant donnacha costello remix of >cobra< by rolf and fonky (italian djs and producers mirco uguccioni and maurizio ottavi). and donnacha does it again, what he does best – delivering strong low-riding techno grooves. costello, who is no stranger to the electronic music world, with his sought after releases on mille plateaux, releases on kompakt & his colour series on his own minimise imprint, brings as fine echoing claps over a steam-driven shuffle move, letting the intensity escalates when a house feel seeps into the tracks hammering pulse, after which a gradual wind-down brings the lights down to help ease the hooded snake to sleep on this remix. the track is a pure dance floor sweeper in full effect, cut and mastered for optimal dj friendly use

re release of the 1990 classic by legendary us rockers!!

in 2001 >the difference< was released on dk recordings as the seventh release and it later got licensed to output recordings,thus the project was called dk7. dk7 recordings was funded by jesper dahlbäck and mark o sullivan and is not to be associated with dk recordings

incl. remixes by mark henning & ed davenport supported by: barem, dario zenker, david squillace, philipp jung, s.o.s, someone else, stephan hinz, alex flitsch, patrick zigon, nick warren, kasey taylor, anil chawla, leigh morgan, mokic, technasia, danny graham, tim richards. chris fortiers critically acclaimed debut artist album as long as the moment exists gets the make over treatment by some of chris all time musical heroes alongside his favourite new artists. this is a stunning collection of musical visions. the list of artists involved reads like a roll call of underground musics whos who, past, present and future. this is the second ep from this special remix project and features two of the uk undergrounds most promising talents.

surely a contender for tune of the year, go that deep by nufrequency feat shara nelson has united so many genres of house over the last few months, and thanks to a slew of remixes by charles webster, skylark, kemistry, redanka and neon heights, the powerful vocal record looks likely to linger for many more months yet...huge dj support has come from all quarters, with gilles peterson, pete tong, laurent garnier, john digweed, francois k and a host of other top jocks getting behind this sublime record.

the man behind some infamously amazing and joyful live sets, a successful first album for musique risqué, a great ep for oslo, and a brilliant debut on circus company with petit djinns-including the underground hit >sous l arbre<, guillaume & the coutu dumonts is now back on cc with >i was on my way to hell<. a delicious two-tracker for different moments, covering two distinct vibes perfectly. on the a side >i was on my way to hell< is a jam that bubbles over like a volcano with a marvelous synth pad melody building along with a gospel preacher sample. all the while a heavy groove powers away underneath- he’s got the secret! on the b side, we are taken to a more quiet but still melodic environment. >can’t argue with silence< opens up with a rolling bass line, a simple refined groove, and then gradually sprinkles tasteful acoustic hits and ethno-styled synth stabs on top. close your eyes and feel the heat of an >arabian night< inna guillaume & the coutu dumonts house sylee!

kindisch is now eighteen releases old, and its mission - to uncover new talent, and to provide a platform for producers to evolve and experiment - is more passionate than ever. this time, the reins are handed to sascha braemer, aka hirtenfellner, and philip bader, who build on the promise of their releases on sup dub and get physical. >mamba drums< is, as its name suggests, a percussive, latin-tinged affair, with sweeping builds and heavy drops, layer upon layer of locomotive percussion and a skeletal four-note vamp designed to whip the listener into a state of frenzy (and sure to be successful in this aim!). a male vocal sample pervades on >thrill<, this time more gruff, more laconic, and edited so that the words become another percussive element rather than carriers of meaning. deep whirlpools of delay open up below a surface drift of jazz-tinged chords, from a minimalist sound palette bader and braemer paint a vastly evocative, effusive picture that will transport the listener, or dancefloor, to a strange and addictive place. >put your arms around me<, implores the soul-infused vocal sample on b >around<, over a yawning vista of synth chords bridged with sibiliant snares and subtle but earth-moving edits that leave no doubt as to braemer and baders mastery of dancefloor dynamics.

4 track ep covering soulphictions unique styles of soulful house music to jackin trax! ...while beachhead is twisting back and forth on the mombasa beach sample, get the point is straight jackin over a raw bassline, with a vocal that clears everything out ...from jump off the bandwaggon, crossing the bridge to detroit with its urban athmos and soul features, we come to malindi, which is a love supreme deep house track classical style!

over the past few months i have been closely watching the american presidential race. although i am canadian i have been inspired by the words of barack obama, so much so that i wanted to produce a release to show my support for his campaign. i believe when he becomes the next president of the united states he will not only change the country for the better, but will help unite the entire world. his perfect union speech lead me to the computer one afternoon and i hope you enjoy playing this release as much as i did producing it. believe in change. yes we can. - christian alvarez

after setting the scene alight with numerous killer singles , israeli producer guy j releases his hotly anticipated full length artist album with label heavyweights, bedrock records. guy j has emerged over the course of the last two years to represent an intrinsic part of the israeli dance music juggernaut that has been steadily powering through clubland in recent times. along with fellow countrymen guy gerber, sholmi aber, chaim and gel abril, guy has been at the forefront of a movement...

goodies from debra dolce is a tight collaboration generated at coco machete hq in spanish harlem, nyc and polished up by zero cash of television rocks, cologne. around the corner from coco hq is local hip hop studio ybp. we saw an opportunity to bring some new elements to a production with our man zero cash. the hook to goodies was recorded in new york then sent over to cologne for that magic television rocks touch to be put underneath...the result is debra dolce. the a-side is a pounding, bass driven number with the vocals cut up, stuttered and pitch shifted to maximum effect. hit the flip for the dolce mix and you get a deeper electro disco affair with more vocals, funk guitar rhythms, stabs and laser sounds all the while being driven by zcs up to the edge basslines. weve got the goodies for ya, let the goodies talk to ya.

arctic monkeys were already massive way before they inked a deal with domino in june 2005. people obsessing over the songs? sold out gigs full of stage diving nutcases. hardcore fans pressed up against venue windows, just hoping to catch a glimpse such checkpoints have all been ticked. the boys may share a love of the smiths, the clash and the jam, but in no way were the monkeys ready to simply regurgitate the well trodden brit rock path.

tom moulton is one of the most important people in the history of dance music. from inventing the first ever 12inch single to remixer to the stars, the trademark a tom moulton mix is a mark of quality given to only the finest records from grace jones seminal la vie en rose to the million selling mfsb disco anthem love is the message, to over 4000 remixes.

this is the first >vinyl extraction< of the rüts compilation which is a joint venture between ampoule records and meakusma. this compilation gives an overview of the diversity of a/v artists, presented on different events and releases by both organisations over the years

ray valioso (aka swiss producer agnès) returns to real soon with the 4-track particles e.p. on the title track particles, ray uses a moog-like synth part and a treated rhodes piano to weave a hypnotic melody that drifts in and out of focus over a clatter of loose, live percussion and distorted voices. on tocar te, basic house maniobras and groove memories, ray is in less experimental territory and turns in three quality pieces of warm, percussive, luxurious deep house. this is ray valiosos second full release, following up on his well-received einladung e.p. (real soon, 2006) - featuring the excellent >get the strings?< - and his recent appearance on the deep vibes recordings compilation >in the streets<.

moving away from the multi artist approach of the previous 7 releases, ir-008 sees jason brunton take a more direct approach to the dancefloor with this straight up techno workout. stabbing chords run amok over a xxl moroder-esque bassline-hints of basic channel, carl craig and the shuffling rhythms all combining to create something both fresh and familiar at the same time. since his initial outings on headpace and iridite many years ago, marco bernardis career has went from strength to strength with a string of releases on glasgows soma records and a fruitfull relationship with the dutch masters clone- here he takes mixed metaphors in a new direction- crazed synthetic vocals combine with ice cold strings and electro beats worthy of any aux 88 or kraftwerk release! rei loci turns in a superb reworking, moving into deeper realms and coming off like early robert hood crashing into maurzios back yard!

played by: oliver huntemann, butch, popof, kiko, ricardo villalobos, tobi neumann, adam beyer, ivan smagghe, stephan bodzin... ji-fi is a new artist from belgium who was actually suggested to afu by none other than popof, who himself recently had a very rocketing career ! ji-fi has had a few releases and remixes on smaller labels already and serves just right with his first one for afulimited ! its truly influenced by popof, but ji-fi already takes it some steps further and rocks off with katapult ! it has all the bleeps, the driving bassline, the freaky sounds and the lovely break that will let everyone go mad in the clubs ! madness guarantied ! taste my visit and gougou complete the ep and it will surely be hard not to play all of them ! born in 1982, this belgian new producer has everything to foreseen him a good future. intrigued by music since his early age, playing piano with his grand father, everyone knew that music was a part of him. dj since 1997, he has visited lot of places of his country. from minimal to techno, his dj sets are always restless with a big groove. heís a great fan of funky bass and delayed melody coming from nowhere with space and warm sounds to complete and personalize his tracks. summer break is over and here we go with new energy

dj support by adultnapper & matthias kaden !! cynosure is proud to present the debut ep of one of italys finest house and techno djs, andrea fiorito. hailing from the southern city of bari, andrea brings new warmth to the otherwise ice cold italian house sound and delivers a timeless deep house original. things commence on >moderato mistico< with a subtle tribute to a close a friend that has some serious issues with partying called >boti world<. a stripped down minimal house groove with several different monster bass hooks. a killer bumping, grinding, walking bassline that heats the floor with every change up. but as we all know this is not enough to really push things to the limit, so andrea answers the call and brings the furry with givan on the sax. imagine that moment where things in your night boil over the edge and you begin to loose control. thats when givans post punk style sax attack begins to push things past the threshold of insanity. next we have the lovely >betty loop< feat the sensual voice amelia saul. a layer of percussion a la spring reverb set the pace leading into some piano chords and a giant bass hook that make up the foundation of the groove, laying the sonic rose pedals down for amelias presence to be heard. with a voice sweeter than honey and some twisted lyrics, she creates a sexy yet warped feeling in this track. and of course if the vocals were too much, you can play the dub version >betty goes to gio< and mix your heart out. with >moderato mystico< andrea fiorito lights the deep minmal house flame for cynosure closing the summer releases in style by producing heat that only a southern italian can. howie mangel

the italian duo is back...incredible feedbacks from all over europe!

once more compound delivers another storming output with some of the creme da la creme of the techno scene to date. division ep has all the elements of funk to hard deep pounding grooves from the likes of glenn wilson, wetworks, dean rodell, monocore, zoid and mucky beats, making this various a must have for any techhead to have in their box. a1: monocore open this ep with lingering whisper a well crafted floor banger that builds over its existence to a total crowd pleaser giving the ep a kick start in the right direction. a2: dean rodell and wetworks prove with their first collaboration that techno can move and groove with a colourful arrangement of sounds without losing the drive that we have come to expect from these 2 producers. b1: glenn wilson leads the b side with risen, again a xxxxl pounder with cheese in true wilson style: a stabby deep number with rhythms and grooves that u expect from the tech master himself! b2: last but not least 1 of the uk biggest up and coming techno artists zoid and mucky beats give their debut on compound with japanese clank a thunder thumper of a track that highlights the strength of sound the island has to offer today. a class floor mangler to finish off an ep that has something for every hard tech division