straight off the heels of his highly successful bird brain album teaser tracks, aundy and beat that bird comes the definitive claude vonstroke record everyone has been waiting for. the a side is classic genius cvs at work. he constructs a mad vocal pattern up and down through 4 octaves and all the vowel sounds of the live human voice. then he creates a chord out of the notes all coming together for en even bigger surprise in the 2nd half. this track is quite simply unique. there is nothing else like it. the b-side resembles the freaky side of cvs harking back to the tech funk sound of tracks like chimps. this time claude makes an ultra-wide filter sweep sound like a pair of humongous tits bouncing up and down on a trampoline. the boob jokes are there but the track is so filthy dirty its hard to even find time to chuckle.

exclusive re release of the rare 1st album by this progressive soul jazz band featuring members of el chicles & chakachas. astounding mix of jazz attitude, blue eyed soul, prog funk, soft rock and even folky moments, including fine cover versions of love in them there hills by gamble & huff, norwegian wood and to love somebody, comes with two bonus tracks from their first boogaloo & soul beat 7inch from 1968, original album cover artwork with new liner notes, remastered 2009.

afu limited welcomes alex long to it s artist catalogue and he starts with two slammin and cool technotracks with ultra trippy vocals! there is not much need to say anything about these tracks, just listen and enjoy the trip through the space age with a fast beating heart! since he was young, he has always been impressed by the sounds of the synths, electro pop and later on acid house. in the beginning of the 90ies, when the slovenian electronic scene was still in the making, he was a regular guest in the legendary k4 and palma in slovenia. he was taken further into the world in 1998 when he took his first steps behind the turntables and he has been producing music since 2004. since then, he has had quite a few releases and remixes for different record labels. he has dj gigs with huge names of the electronic scene and in large festivals in slovenia and became the official slovenian hero of the future in 2007 at the disconautica festival.he spends much of his time in his studio, where his thoughts are converted into notes and melodies, and as he often states, he finally found a style that suits him and always finds a challenge in. what is that style? he doesn t like to be defined by a specific music style, as he prefers and is influenced by many different genres of electronic music. alex long is definitely a name we will hear of in the future!

with this new ep tom clark makes an impressive return to the highgrade release program. following a collaboration with marcus schatz and most recently with benno blome, he now comes back as a solo artist. after only a few beats, you’ll be sure to recognise his signature sound. tom needs surprisingly few elements to build a unique atmosphere and his matchless grooves. on the title track “scorpio“ we find a deep, rolling bassline and a slightly orientally influenced vocal, combined with the typically unique clarkish synth leads, and we’re ready to go. it’s a track that continually keeps the excitement moving while never letting the cat out of the bag, and more than deserves the a-side. then we come to “albino“, also featuring sparkling synths and rolling drums that create an impression of fluidity and an unhurried beginnings, but we also end up in a waterfall… who would have known!? in conclusion comes “sand flea“, as lively as a box of fleas, but not nearly as aggrivating! mister clark is again at his best, with a love for detail, an innate sence for strange sounds and an a significant quantity of leisurely energy, this tune also really hits the mark. this is not the work of a newbie who produces an aggressive sound to prove his talents. the result is the feature of this ep: seldom has an understatement sounded so fresh. + digital-only bonus track “12 notes“!

its been a while, but the minimo imprint is finally back on track. and with a killer release that is!! ultra funky minimal techno music that will appeal to a very wide audience. well worth the waiting for this release!! big tunes..

the english techno master ben sims remixes this funky techno track from nuke on code records. straight to the dancefloor when you hear the first notes of this record! on the flip we find 2 equally funky techno bangers. cesar almena and the jackson brother aka marko nastic dropping the funky style! buy on sight...

our elusive producer delivers 4 tracks of slow jams, heated up to house tempos. this is a big step up: harold melvin & the blue notes be for real, one way something in the past, phillip bailey children of the ghetto, isaac hayes chef sings.

christopher spero a.k.a glimpse has really made a name for himself the way that producers and djs in this day and age should: by making tasteful music of the highest caliber, and putting substance over style. these two tracks co-produced with frequent collaborator and head of the hypercolour label, alex jones, put that said taste on display in a refined and elegant form of house music.true friends pumps right from the beginning with a chunky rolling kick drum only made denser by the thick brushing percussion that surrounds it. before the beats become to overwhelming a soothing male vocals drifts in reminding how hard it is these days to find a true friend. a stark tune of epic proportions. returning with a similar pressure from drum programming aesthetic, which basically means hefty percussion layered over warm and tumbling drums. æcambria sets itself apart from the a-side with a more open-air vibe. light piano notes float along side softly played wind instruments, creating a surreal dreamlike audio experience that still has the tools to do damage on the dance floor. glimpse and alex jones have really put some true style, grace and class into their music. masters at creating a distinctive sound that exist in the space where warm and lush tones meet musicality and stimulation. a summer record with good vibes scrawled all over it.

cabin fever volume 5 comes from radio slave himself. cabin fever follows up with another of radio slaves secret weapons. >dont you know?< has been an exclusive secret weapon for radio slave, since the rekids rooftop party at sonar last year. this track doesnt need any fancy notes or kind wordsà its just rough as f**k. lookout for more of radio slave on rekids in 2009 and watch out for the next cabin fever release from runaway. limited edition coloured marbled vinyl (500 copies).

minus has released a first rate selection of home grown artist albums over the past 18 months, with heartthrob, false and gaiser all creating long players of real substance and this trend is set to continue in 2009 with arguably the label’s most significant release of recent times. louderbach’s long awaited second album autumn represents another jump in the evolutionary cycle of minimal techno, having developed from the largely instrumental project that gave us enemy love into a fully-fledged song based outfit. as a result, autumn has a much deeper feel than its predecessor and indeed breaks new ground, with the dark metaphors of gibby miller’s often chilling vocal performances fitting hand-in-glove with the ominous landscapes and broken architecture that troy pierce constructs so effectively. drawing on shared influences such as bauhaus, coil and joy division, the duo have conceived an album of emotional depth and exquisite detail, appropriating the best elements of these early-eighties pioneers and reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens to achieve a perfect balance of style and content. it’s the result of an unspoken understanding that spans thousands of miles from their respective homes in l.a. and berlin and this distant intimacy is a naturally occurring theme throughout the album, manifesting itself as dark, twilight tales of melancholy romance, burning obsession and the slow, disintegration of desire

this is some crazy afro-disco business from 1977 by a ghanian drummer / singer / dancer. 11 tracks in all. on the sleeve notes he writes >i feel through my music - as waxed in this collection is a development which comes from the ingredients of the traditional music and culture of ghana. there is a strong american disco beat to these heavy african rhythms. for it is my intention that my music gives pleasure to dancers as well as educate...<. his records are well sought-after, and command an easy $1-200 on auction

industrial harcore 6 track ep!!!

!!!!!!strictly limited to 500 copies!!!!!! together with stefan goldmanns debut cd the transitory state, macro releases a strictly limited box set containing five 7? records holding the electroacoustic album voices of the dead. with his releases for innervisions, perlon and macro stefan goldmann has been a key figure at the cutting edge of post minimal techno and the renewal of house music. this album is a distinctively different affair though, reaching far beyond the scope of dancefloor electronics. starting a trilogy of concept albums, stefan goldmann searches for the common root of all music in an electroacoustic setting. from this album turret is already renowned as the intro sequence of richie hawtins groundbreaking de9 transitions mix compilation and was also commissioned by the biblioteque nationale de france for the imeb phonoteque public collection. the artist explains: at first sight we recognise upfront elements like a melody or rhythmic pattern, which we associate with a certain piece or style of music, but there is tension between two notes, hard-to-define background information that at a closer look is found everywhere - within the music of coltrane and stravinsky, death metal and 9th century byzantine chants. if there is anything like a total, secret common ground, than its this information lurking in the background. these are the voices of the dead, the heritage of an endless line of ancestors brought forward through the centuries. i tried to make these elements audible as clearly as possible. really like this weird space ambient one. ive put katorga and izo already into my final scratch computer and have been playing them! (richie hawtin on voices of the dead) record release event at berghain / panorama bar berlin on september 4th, 2008, feat. ricardo villalobos, mika vainio (pan sonic) and ulrich schnauss (tbc).

after succesfull ep enjoy the moment the first female dj from czech republic comes out with new material, track called >u can<, is minimal ,groovy tune with deep silky bass notes and intelligent arangement ,down-pitched use of vocals and perfectly used effects. the quality of this minimal masterpiece is evident from the beginning

according armando martinez aka alpha 606 the name alpha 606 is a hybrid of alpha 66, the anti castro freedom fighting group, and the roland tr 606 synthesizer machine. his style is the definition of a new sound, known as electronica afro cubano. and the miami new times paper have put it like this, a futuristic homage to cuban culture, fusing warm machine tones and crisp bass notes with afro cuban drums.

according armando martinez aka alpha 606 the name alpha 606 is a hybrid of alpha 66, the anti castro freedom fighting group, and the roland tr 606 synthesizer machine. his style is the definition of a new sound, known as electronica afro cubano. and the miami new times paper have put it like this, a futuristic homage to cuban culture, fusing warm machine tones and crisp bass notes with afro cuban drums.

two of italys finest young producers serve up a new dose of minimal class. andrea roma & alberto fracasso reform under their own names after the success of their guise >delv & debox<, this time bringing fresh influences of chillout and hints of techno to a proven formula. first track >duracell< has a warm minimal groove with all the beeps and bass notes to keep dance floors rolling. up next is aptly named, >energizer<. this track throws in dirty and gritty influences, and is the perfrect compliment to the minimal offering on side a. the icing on the cake comes in the form of >volta<, a twisted yet melodic thumping track.

remember tullum combines slick guitar licks, rolling breakbeats and a warming bassline. flipping over and the equally as classy water goes for a stepping drum beat with light percussive touches and an effortless vocal that slides in and out of the mix while the bass notes soothe your soul as you dance your ass off. classic ac business.

two electro flavoured house bombs for the modern clubber. prophetization is more suitable for night time or right before the sun rises. electro rhythms, cosmic synth notes accompanied by a fat bass. lost in space, its dark, the bright strings call from afar and bring hope. the light shines at the end of the tunnel. pazuzu on side b is a mixture of bleeps and atmospheric pads sustained by a housey beat, chugging along to a dubby sub bass. perfect for those early mornings lost on the dancefloor in a state of trance.

limited backstock !!! brand new series on minus with exclusive tracks by plastikman, dubfire, jpls, heartthrob, gaiser and marc houle. of the continuing themes found throughout the music released on minus, one constant exploration is the relationship between sound and silence. within the stripped down but dimensional outcome there exists a polarity that is neither controlled nor accidental, where life imitates art in between the notes. the act of finding inspiration from a sonic molecule or the inaudible space around that element is the nature of expansion & contraction. limited edition double pack vinyl format features a specially embossed sleeve and black/white vinyl, reflecting the duality of the expansion & contraction concept.

one of ibizas top summer of 2007 songs, revered dennis ferrers >touched the sky< is served up three different ways here. managing to make its gospel house chorus sound almost scary yet distinctly house, joe claussells remixes defiantly add something new to this song. multi-layered and complex, the song rewards listeners with finding something new about the track every time its spun on the dance floor. and the deep, diva style vocals from mia tuttavilla are warped in >joes dub beats< into static-y notes that fit perfectly inside the hidden pockets of this remix. this is perfect music for after-hours. and in the same vein, >yass dubstrumental< adds another layer of something fresh andstraight out of left field on this massive hit from ferrer

following fondations first release - danton eeprom - these eyes/strictly erotics, cheerfully welcomed by djs, radios and press across europe - is the first ep of brwn shoes. this newcomer to the electronic scene played for long the role of observer, in the sweaty basements of london and valencia, before getting to djing and music production with panache, brio and attitude. brwn shoes sound is based on dirty, insistent monosyllabic basslines and superpositions of subtle notes and minimalistic gimmicks, providing moody, stripped-down pieces meant to drive the crowd and its dj corpus mentus. zeugma and tigers dont sleep are two perfect examples of this new breed of sound hes developing. crude, raw and sexy.

this is the third tuning spork blues experiment. inspired by legends like miles davis and modern day techno producers like dandy jack, andreoni is forging wacked out new house sounds, in the true spirit of jazz. this ep is no exception, and it shows why the likes of ricardo villalobos believe that signor andreoni is an amazing musician. to begin the experiment, andreoni jams you deep into space, with some seriously fucked up effects that will have you hiding under your bedclothes. sleepover is perhaps the most techno cut on this release, but the deep haze of dub still remains, over a banging percussive track. on members the melodies are perfect as you expect from signor andreoni, and here the acid line is more prominent in the mix, over deep warbling bass notes. in borderline, nothing is as it seems. melodies fall down cliffs into weird drones, and everything seems a little skewed. this completes a 4 track ep from a unique talent in the world of deep electronic house music, with 4 distinctive colourful tracks that take the genre far away from the middlebrow. make sure you check out our third tuning spork blues experiment, even if you spent most of science class using bunsen burners as water pistols

>the dawn< is a moody, undulating cruiser of a track, which will subtly but surely make a dancefloor feel a sense of sunrise, whatever time of day or night. busy, clicky percussion sets the scene for a full-bodied, rising, almost trancey bassline to take control. t ups the intensity with real dancefloor nous and precision programming, layering distressed synth sounds and heavily treated keys atop each other while never losing sight of the tracks fierce ,fundamental groove. ‘the dawn’ builds and builds, by turns dropping out the percussion and the bassline, every departure and return a heads-down, hands-aloft dancefloor moment. the crisp snares and rich, melodic notes of delay add even more depth to what is already an essential tune. b-side >jam pot< is more playful, and driven by a classic physical bass melody - at once intimate and techy, dubby and dancefloor-urgent, gritty but optimistic. again, the attention to detail on the percussion takes this track to the next level, and jazzy keys provide an organic ontrast to the robotic blips and bleeps.

top electro 4 tracker to please fans of digitalism, justice, para one and the likes.magnetic disorder is an indie label born in 2004 in the city of marseille/france. for their third release, md strikes back with tracks from the best european artists. you will find music for your brain and legs here

after the big success of gut feeling/frequency, this twelve sees the return of emalkay. bats in the belfry takes it to the next level with its solid half step beats, midnight strings and a bassline that rumbles with robust abandon. overflow on the flip causes extreme low end damge, while super duper takes bass notes up and down the octave only to smash it with an underlying hard edged beat

played by laurent garnier, fergie, tiefschwarz & adam beyer pickadoll strikes back with three remixbombs from the stellar example of tricked acid house singularity >jagging<! Özgür can & tony senghore need no introduction, playing internationally as they do, they remixes and works are all about providing the best selection in dance music. and what is left to say about john? he s breathtaking, hipshaking, jawdropping! ultimately what you re looking at here , is electronic house music, with heavy insitent synth riffs, twisted notes and echoed vocals snippits to match the sickness. working perfect - on a really messed-up, dark, twisted floor

electro pop infected tune styled up with chimed keys and fresh guitar notes, including two tomie sunshine mixes !!

underground darling mathew jonson with another extra-large three track stunner: right from the start swirling synth over a pinching beat suck you into a vortex before a rubbery bassline takes the lead and an electrical storm of dark, haunting sounds wrap you in. well, words dont do this truly symphonic oeuvre no justice - this has to be experienced in the dark and in earsplitting volume. on the flip mj gives free reign to his unlimited creativity with an impressive soundtrack-style tableau of electronic jazz, sounding like late bass-revolutionary jaco pastorius descending form the outerworld to interveave some of his crazy warbled, bend notes into a messianic david axelrod arrangement, mixed at lee scratch perrys echo chamber. miles above your typical pain-by-numbers club fare - simply huge!

techno,techhouse, cool techno / techhouse tracks with lots of atmosphere

one day, all the windows in the city disappeared... then the rain started... no matter what people tried, nothing could stop the water. one of montreal s most respected electronic musicians, david kristian has dozens of albums to his credit and an international cult reputation...

this dope, phuturistic off-beat cut from the album already became a hit with loads of westcoast djs in its original form and now gets re-shaped into a p-funkish 4/4 groover by the schwarz brothers themselves. on the flip freaks luke solomon gets down with nathan haines who blows some sweet flute notes over a tight house groove

rare & unreleased tracks, all tracks are re-issued for the very first-time, 12-page cd-booklet with detailed liner notes and unseen photos

expanded double cd with27 tracks in purple digipak with new liner notes, new and classic remixes, unreleased demos and b-sides, deluxe 24 page booklet, marketing sticker

cd in jewel case including 4-page booklet and extensive liner notes

1 x cd + 1 x dvd, deluxe harcover packaging mirror-board edition, new sleeve notes, sticker

deluxe 25th anniversary 5-cd edition. contains a brand-new mix of the original album, 25 previously unreleased studio outtakes and alternate versions, live versions of each album track, tracks previously releaed on the bootleg series vol. 8 plus a hardcover book with previously unseen photography and extensive liner notes.

deluxe hardback cd book pack (with 44 pages of extensive sleeve notes and imagery about the production)

cd incl sticker, liner notes

cd in a deluxe cardboard slipcase with 16 page booklet and extended liner notes!

2 x cd in deluxe 4 page digisleeve,cmyk+special panton, u v matt, 12 page booklet ,cmyk+special panton , including new sleeve notes by andrew harrison.sticker

digipack, cavalier, liner notes

electronic stuff

minimal classic music

original soundtrack, digipack, cavalier, liner notes

experimental album

3 x cd triple gatefold digipak sleeve with deluxe reflective silver board and booklet with new liner notes by tim barr

digipak cd with liner notes and sticker

japanese left-field pop from the cd age (1989-1996) is a 2xcd that includes liner notes by chee shimizu and artwork by hagihara takuya