if we ever called it a classic…this is what we meant . after releasing one of the best artist album of the last years on carl craigs planet e label, kenny larkin joins now forces with one of the most influential artists of the recent times shlomi aber, and his acclaimed label be as one imprint. shlomi aber and legendary detroit pioneer kenny larkin are two artists that needs no introduction to the techno crowds. while the first one is recognized as one of the most forward thinking artists of the recent years, the other one is responsible for releasing some of the finest pieces of electronic music ever produced. sketches ep comes with 2 different versions of the same track, both having old school vibes reminiscent of the days when house and techno went hands in hands. kennys version is a superbly produced slice of techno, with an amazing drums progression in a typical larkin style sustaining a hypnotic lead pattern, all conjuring together to take the dancefloor into a 10 minutes long, deep and mind tripping tour. label boss shlomi aber, takes a different approach by putting out a tougher version, a loopy phat bassline and a jazzy rhythm with snare hits makes this tune a funkier techno shuffle a pure classic to come, already supported by basically everyone, from the detroit old school guys to the recent house and techno leaders

keep me in my plane is the follow up to the succesful single the plot, including remixes by dj koze and kasper björke. a downtempo disco track that could remind of early talking headsà but goes much further! tip! the danish discorockers whomadewho released their second album in march. and who would ever have thought this: now, one month later, they are everywhere: you can see them on covers of music magazines in germany, france and uk. their concerts are sold out and the blogs freak out about the new singles and weird videos. after the first single the plot now here comes the follow up keep me in my plane. a downtempo disco track that could remind of early talking heads but goes much further. it got a clear touch of scandinavian pop - but without being cheesy as so much of the music we get from the north. remixes come courtesy of german superstar rmxer dj koze (the first remix after his remix compilation on get physical) and danish upcoming master of new house kasper björke

nice price deal !!! meltdown is of such quality and possesses a sound so completely timeless, that its no surprise it was originally snapped up by goldie for metalheadzs drum & bass headhunterz long player in 2006. now, what has become the insiders signature track gets a natura second home and deserved vinyl release on intrigue.

alex metric has offered up the catchiest taster from his forthcoming lp to date. head straight is as bombastic a slice of electronic pop as you re likely to hear all year. big, brash synths kick off proceedings before the boy wonder steps up to deliver one of his best vocals to date

phantasma volume 2 by dinky, matthew styles and pier bucci is out now. this lovingly designed record is produced by three artists we really like and and it is just grea they decided to work with us again. matthew is damn sure one of our favourite producers and pier s skills are nothing short of his. on the last release we made with them, they d worked together as oblique strategies on balld inc. for phantasma volume 2 pier wrote a track on his own, highlighting the noble beats he is known for and expanding the explicit cadenced patterns with a chord phrase that leads the structure to perfection. dinky whose work was released on such labels as cocoon, traum, vakant and of course on her own imprint horizontal composed the other side together with matthew and you can sense their familiarity at once. the two arranged >choises< carefully, sleek and free of any kind of hubris. well, this attitude is hart to find these days and their versed piece may calm your stressed out ears both in the club and at home

pomelo #12 from 2001 comes with a track originally released in 1996 on >motel 6< sampler by gelb records and now remixed by heavyweight producers john tejada, dave tarrida and roberto rodrigo.

after releasing his first lp on ai records in 2008 we proudly welcome datassette on echoecho. let s just say that this is the outcome of an interference of majestic strings, amazing basslines and deeply compounded beats. besides rocking the dancefloor mr davies definitely knows how to draw attention with his craft.these thrilling compositions reach from the hymnic ôthe aviatrixö to the laidback and atmospheric ômicroö and back to the superior and bassheavy ôhumansö before ending with the melancholic piece of ôweather conditionsö. datassette conveys a large variety of influences which create his absolutely outstanding deep sound. in other words he manages to merge the atmosphere of then and the vision of now to transfer the sound onto his own bright level.

the seventh kitsune maison compilation, the lucky one! kitsune gets more and more professional but stays as fresh and passionate as ever. with a constantly expanding network and always more discoveries, talents soon to blow-up, hopes, love, happiness and he-do-nism the maison is not so much a withdrawal, but more of a welcoming space, open to all winds. there are newcomers but also loyalty, some artists are now firmly part of, not just the maison, but the kitsune family. lately the bands from the kitsune maison compilations have also started to play some collective shoxs together: kitsune en vrai! (kitsune for real!) the kitsune sieve keeps on searching for gold and inevitably some mornings the discoveries put you in a good mood. so heres already the seventh compilation : the one that strikes lucky!

the clubhit by mish mash now available in an extended version and remixed for maximum floor-impact by soul avengerz, king unique and seamus haji.

incl. rmxs by meat & daniel mehlhardt! big with gregor tresher, catz n dogz, onur Özer, mathias kaden, julietta, patrick zigon, matt star, laurent garnier

jel fords jericho imprint continues its resurgence with a 2 track killer from techno heavyweight - umek. this will now be umeks 4th release for this legendary label and it doesn t disappoint. he has been extremely busy releasing material over the last 12 months with superb releases on labels such as rekluse, tronic, circle music, renaissance, audoimatique and hell yeah

incl. rmxs by hugo & dragosh !! over the past few years the pair have been building a reputation on the leeds club circuit for their dj skills. their first forays in the studio saw them produce the single tongue , which once picked up on by lawler, went on to be a regular in his sets and a catalyst in his decision to get the guys aboard the good ship viva. their take on the jack ep, cemented that decision and the label head now gives them the chance to truly present themselves to the world with this debut release. opening track osasuna see s the duo create a wonderful percussive track. built around a deep sax melody that will have the floor grooving. superb drum programming, with lashings of bongo work, make this a perfect opener to the e.p. and one that will easily make its mark in the current, refreshing, house sound... who better to remix osasuna than lawler s most recently unearthed diamond, romanian dragosh. ..

fresh from tearing up this years wmc in miami cr2 proudly present a new take on the classic æneedin u by the face aka david morales, this stone cold classic gets a re vamp from cr2 head honcho mark brown & adam shaw he of mau5trap / toolroom fame. on the flip we have an excellent remix from paul woolford the man from leeds provides a superb deep techy dub workout with just a hint of the the piano something that will be rocking his residency welovesundays @ space, ibiza this summer. limited 12 place your orders now

some spicy latin salsa to heat up the dancefloor at your tropical dance party! there s nothing quite like listening or dancing to good strong latin music, and i m not talking about wishy washy bossa nova or boring rumbas that your mum and dad danced to on their honeymoon cruise in the caribbean. i m talking about tropical rhythms that make your hips grind and jiggle, complex, crazy beats that make your feet take on a life of their own, hypnotic piano and blasting horns that whirl around inside your head, intensifying an already exotic experience. it doesn t matter if you don t understand the lyrics, the fun is all there in the vibrant atmosphere and the knowledge that you re listening to pro musicians making seriously exciting music.
when it comes to proper latin, there are loads of bands to choose from. most of them don t get a peep outside of their local communities, it appears that the latinos are only too happy to enjoy their own music, and so what if the rest of the world can t hear it? not so orcestra esencia - this west coast usa outfit can give it some if they really have to. check out these two irresistible tracks. tropical dancefloor salsa at its finest. now that s what i call bangin latin!
we re not the macnamaras, and we re not leaders of men. we are an east bay salsa band, the finest in the land. we play at wakes and weddings, and every fancy ball. we cancel playing funerals, to play the carnival!

halo beats and slaughter mob are on fire right now with an abundance of releases out and forthcoming. this release is different! techno skank incorporates the current techno trends within the dubstep framework to devastating effect, pure dancefloor vibes bound to crossover to the mainstream. support from comes from the sub fm crew (voted best internet pirate), hatcha & skream. go get it!

this album features all the genres of electro, from electro funk to electrotech and includes collaborations by some of the greatest electro legends of all time with todays hottest, most prolific nu electro producers and artists.
side d contains 2 mastermixes by freddy fresh featuring the bladerunners and diplomat.

it has been quite a while since the last release from jark prongo on the mojuba sublabel, but now we are back with some fresh music from the prolific mr. weisemann. its his a.r.t.less debut and it is very hard to capture the feeling arising from this great music in words. all belongs were it has to be, its like one of those a+ essays in music, there are deep emotions as well as demanding grooves and the balance of subtlety and roughness is just impressing à but please take a listen for yourself!

he s the man of the moment. james nidecker, rising star of the dutch technoscene, is always sure to raise an eyebrow or two. not only his djsets, where the amsterdam based artist is often getting the crowds wild with his dark gothpunklike outfits, but also his recent productions can be called mindblowing. nidecker perfectly knows how to combine his dark vocals with uplifting beats, combining influences from electro and minimal techno. s.t.a.l.k.e.r is the culmination of his talents, a hit record already wandering around the dutch clubscene for a while, now finally released on alexander koning s upstruct imprint.
the aside of this release provides a more than outstanding remix from dave ellesmere. renowned for his collaboration with producer 2000 and one under their name microfunk, but nowadays also reaching international fame under his own guise, ellesmere turns s.t.a.l.k.e.r into an ideal dj tool. with a length close to nine minutes, his mix slowly takes the funk of nidecker s rhythms to an upwinding, more techhouse based floorburner.
the other side of this ep is more about the clubs, with dutch dj producer georgio schultz and alexander koning together transforming s.t.a.l.k.e.r into a housetrack like there s no other. here, the unique vocals of nidecker are combined with more melodic, sometimes crazy sounds, always keeping the original flow of the track alive, but taking the best parts of this clubhit to a next level.

plays by:shlomi aber, alexander koning, karotte, shinedoe, namito, dubfire, raresh, ellen allien, bart skils, gel abril, laurent garnier, anderson noise, nuno dos santos etc

first single from the forthcoming izmo album æearly night. izmo is a young frenchman born in 1984 in paris. he was discovered by harley&muscle a few years back when he tried to get in touch with them.. he started making music at the age of 15 years old , strongly influenced by the ambient and electronica music coming from uk and germany. as years passed by, his frequent holidays in englands midlands led him to discover various club scenes with the 4 to the floor spirit.. from hard stuff to funky and mellow music , izmo was soon found searching for a sound that was calling him... years passed by and izmo is now deep into house music where he finally found his roots in the 90s house music vibe from new jersey , chicago , detroit , england and france. may it be true garage or deep house, the groove, spirit and energy of this period has touched him deep inside and he is now a fierce defender of what he calls true school house music as opposed to old school or new school: i hate when people say that this sounds old school and that style sounds old or whatever...for me, a vibe is timeless ... izmo is also a deep techno head and all sorts of raw dance music.. watch out for his deep jacker and brawther aliases in the future... in summer 2007, izmo releases his first e.p. as a 12 inch on french label 9ts records, and gets a very good response, support and plays by legendary tony humphries... disguised as a tribute to smack productions , his where is eddie e.p. touched people from all different scenes, from deep house to uk garageà in 2008 , he will release his first full length album on little angel records, 14 tracks of strictly deep house music of different moods and atmospheres. izmo is thirsty and he will keep on trying to better his music for the pleasure of the real house heads. keep it underground ! support from laurent garnier, gorge, scope, osunlade, rocco, jay tripwire, dj rork, marlon d, dj dealer & more

this one caused havoc on the web for several weeks - now finally released as a special edition version. grey marbled vinyl.

lotd remains steadfast in its endeavours to offer the best in left field electronic dance music with these 2 tracks from tony lionni. golden is an eight and a half minute journey beginning with stripped down detroit ish synths and ending in more lush, piano & percussion driven territory, with vocal samples being laid overtop the entire ride. epic stuff. the warrior is a deep, late night affair with shades of chicago jack & echoes of basic channel dubness. both of these tracks display tonys depth of musical knowledge while having there sights set firmly in the now & beyond.

minuendo recordings returns back with its 15th release, the deepfathers is another super production of the spanish label with ernie and ordell introducing their brand new tracks. pure underground deep house full on body and soul in the same lines of the two previous eps grand deep auto & deep wars. jus ed, is one of the most influential and respected producers from the underground house scene and hes now the special guest. edward is the owner of the uq (underground quality) and has produced for labels like strength or fxhe and some others à the track summer breeze, is a great example of the quality of his uq.

rene breitbarths sphere ep,which brought the succesful start of the primarily digital only-label, is now available as an actual record. the track of the same name is already deemed to be a timeless summer hit for several digital/cd djs, and cant stop to spread a positive mood. likewise, easy cant help to keep your feet stuck to the ground with its fluffy chords and melodies, which again create happiness all over. then hypno gets it really deep - minimal house with swing and a hypnotic approach for floor groovers.

amused records proudly presents the stereodudes debut single tonteria, a groovy house track with kinda crazy spanish vocals and a huge remix package! the stereodudes already showed their feeling for floor-fillers and powerful productions on their remixes of the 2008 nature one-anthem and recently for sonic vs. taste ts eightyeight, which entered the top10 and 20 of the german club- and dance charts (dcc, ddc)! now the boys do their first strike and bring really big features from almost every kind of house music from minimal to progressive with the remixers: monomotion & yoann feynman (pinkstar records/sirup records), kevin over (fortek/piemont records), taste t. vs. steffen baumann (amused records/session deluxe/lucent) played by: robert m (loco ltd, pacha), gorge (8bit, systematic), falko richtberg (big fm, tronic love), greg silver (sunshine live house edition)

insanely limited colour promos of the andres remix of feeding and 3 mixes of power thru that were previously unavailable. ndatl only pressed up 175 of these and weve only got a very small amount of them. so if you love the soul ful andres deep house sound you better snap one up now or forever be disappointed.

(joe & will ask? & zodiac cartel remixes) after the succes of music is the new religion and my punk , the subs now bring you from dusk till dawn , the third single taken from their debut album subculture (llcd5)!

while working on their upcoming second subsonic park album, alex azary and gabriel le mar have sent out prelistening demos, loops and samples to various friends and artists. the response was amazing and ended in some new remixes which have now been cut on vinyl for subsonic park’s new 12&#8243,,, which gives a slight preview to their new album, due for release in june. the 12” features a deep but pushy discodub remix of “code two” by new york based brendon moeller aka beat pharmacy and on the flipside an uplifting techhouse remix of “find u tonight” by aku aku, one of berlin’s upcoming nu school producers. the digital release also features a dubby and atmospheric deep house remix of “zoologic” by dutch deep tech producer martin oude kempers aka quantum dubstar

david sugar has been a popular face on the uk, and european chip music scene since early 2004. after being selected to take part in the desiel u music tour in the uk during 2006, his profile has risen, and he will now accompany top ten star clavin harris on his uk jaunt in june and july 2007. he regularly plays to large crowds all across europe, including germany and switzerland, now it appears that the rest of the world is catching onto his unique and quirky, but damn fine pop music. deep not cheap: arrangment tight not filter sweep

a welcome return for big love with a summer anthem in the making. uk duo, haji & emanuel, are back with another distinctive vocal track, this time with the unmistakable voice of roachford. the original has already been causing an early buzz in many dj sets now with a top international remix package. german trio dbn turn out an infectious club mix that pumps up the tempo. dutch / austrian duo hagenaar & albrecht crank up the energy factor on their tribal edged mix and russian pairing swanky tunes really push the peak time button on their storming remix which rounds things off nicely. big love are back with a bang!

after a period of silence the mighty adult records returns with a brand new release by two familiar faces to the label. back in 2005 veztax did the very first adult release together with marko nastic. a first release that was the start of the adult success story! now he s back with the this weekend track which gets the remix treatment by techno don paul mac! miche made name for himself as one part of the infamous miche & mirzinho duo who got picked up by the adult crew quite early in their carreers. now miche is back on the solo tip with two fierce and essential techno tunes!

dgn is 10 now and they celebrate with one massive sampler!

painkiller rec. was founded a year ago as a platform for the underground techno scene, now the label celebrates its first birthday with a new release, the hypno-toad ep , a four track ep featuring german techno master tobias lüke aka o.b.i. with two fresh tracks on logo side. info side by labelowners guillemotik and dj txuki, both very well respected artists in the spanish underground techno scene.

this is what happens when rave and house are mixed together by inexcess and mr wenzel. these two young guys from berlin have already released on oliver koletzki s stil vor talent label and now they drop this incredible double a sided bomb which will be heard on many festivals this summer

guy gerbers universally embraced single on bedrock records stoppage time became a stand out anthem of the year at the likes of cocoon at amnesia and dc10 in ibiza along with secretsundaze in london. with a number of outstanding remix interpretations released previously alongside the definitive original, now in 2009, guy gerber creates a 13 minute monster groove version in his reshuffle guise, whilst rising french star danton eeprom takes a deeply dubbed out approach with stunning results

albin myers, this is a foo fighters remake blowing up in clublandsidney samson, is the previous n?1 in the dutch charts and now crossing over into europe. john dahlbõck does it again. played by all the big shots. massive daniel bovie remix from this worldwide club classic.

incl. rmx by dubbyman & above smoke , we go deep again! its a great pleasure to welcome one of these up and coming spanish deep house lads, ernie. ernie has been around for quite some time, but now hes breaking through with his classic, deep detroit house style. the deeptical tracks ep is an emotional piece of wax, and the remix courtesy of dubbyman & above smoke let us think of some early 808 state tracks. if you didnt check those spanish labels out yet, do it now: deep explorer (dubbyman, the leader of spanish deep house), signs of authority, cornuta sounds or ernies minuendo label, where also the likes of jus ed, patrice scott or antonelli electr. are releasing their atmospheric tracks - you wont ernie be dissapointed

brand new updated versions of the unreleased monster that is >its the weekend< it originally appeared on krafty kuts fabric live comp, and was hammered by stanton warriors, si begg and nick thayer amongst others. now given a new lease of life with new mixes and featuring hip-house legend fast eddie. 5/5 review in mixmag breaks section & record of the month mixmag confirmed >heavy rotation< feature in idj , dj support: rex the dog: analog people in a digital world: hexadecimal: mike mckenna (discoscience): flash brothers: greg churchill

having been nominated top producer of 2008 by sasha, their sound is a perfect crossover between house and techno... their remixes for fatboy slim , funkagenda ad most recently >gypsy< by steve angello have been a staple of many djs boxes. back with baroque now, and on their 3rd ep for us. kikkass is a slammin techno influenced slice of house music. with just enough melody to tease! the remix comes courtesy of russell g and steve haines, and doesnt dissapoint. a simply must have package

driving funky techno ep from one of the most promising guys in the italian scene: simone tavazzi has already released some hot material on analytic trail, renovatio, playmobil series and many others, and now is delivering us two rolling bombs, hypnotic, pushing and constantly evolving. complementing this already excellent work,>invisible< has got a serious groove injection from label owner tobia coffa. more remixes from greyarea crew will be available in digital format featuring the selph (apnea, thisorder) naph (renovatio, pulsewith) and subform (thisorder, 6th studio).

only a very few lucky people can call skatebards wonderful debut lp their own. >skateboarding was a crime in 1989< got released on telles electronic offshoot tellektro, home of great norwegian artists like annie or rÖyksopp. the key track on that album was >sgnelkab< which got played and loved to death by djs like sven väth, michael mayer and pascal feos. it instantly became a classic and always remained a secret weapon. the few copies available on discogs cost € 50 and more.... now >sgnelkab< is finally available on a full vinyl side and remastered to great effect! along comes a brand new remix by norwegian techno godfather mental overdrive (r&s). he turned the track into an insanely hot disco rave remix that already got great feedback from the usual suspects. the artwork was accomplished by another scandinavian legend: sähkös very own tommi grönlund!

carl craigs creation of angel found its way onto the second installment of darkness, released 2005. observers of carls music declares this era to have been the strongest material since earlier tempered psyche / bfc classics. now reborn by the crafting hands of jerome sydenham and detroit native keith kemp, we enthusiastically introduceà guilty pleasures debut release, carl craig - angel remixes --- jerome sydenham: born and raised in ibadan, nigeria to an english father and jamaican mother, he was schooled in his teens in england before migrating to new york city in the early 80s. sydenhams work today is largely influenced by the cultural diversity of his upbringing and has echoes of a musical history that spans indigenous african and contemporary western music. during the mid 80s he became involved in the underground dance music scene both as a dj and a promoter. in 1986 he threw a successful weekly party in philadelphia and by 1987 he had a residency at the legendary nells in nyc. --- keith kemp: keith kemp has been a dj in and around the detroit area for the last 10 years, primarily focused on fusing fragmented bits of the detroit techno blueprint all over the dance floor. through various residencies, dj sets, and live performances, he has been on a constant personal journey within electronic music ranging from performing at the detroit electronic music festival to movie scores and sound design. since 2001, keith has found himself involved with the operations of the ferrispark record label as well as several releases on various detroit labels reaching all corners of the world. as a life-long connoisseur of music, his dj sets can range from glitch funk, industrial, hip-hop and jungle

follow up of from the speaker, released on mark knights toolroom label!! they are back now with this 4 track ep.

the classic movie city of god official soundtrack in the remix. 3 parts appeared from 2003 - 2006. all parts available now in a nice price pack. including remixes by renato cohen, gui borrato and more ...

like his dj status, as a producer, jesse rose is a guarantee. world renowned for the sound he created with long term mentor and dubsided label boss dave switch taylor, jesse is now the guy you turn to when you want a dancefloor remix, lending his services to the likes of hot chip, simian mobile disco, underworld and literally tonnes more.

some would say the chicken lips label is long overdue, but lipservice is worth the wait as it promises the very best from augmented cl clan of dean meredith, andy meecham, stevie kotey and johnny spencer - a collective who have remixed just about everyone, spawned a thousand copycats and destroyed a few floors in the process. the inaugural lipservice release sees the chaps unleash zeefungk, one of their most popular and rare guises. the a-side is occupied by >robot eyes< - a splendid slice of electro-disco-funk which is vintage chicken lips. acid bass and loose drums combine with keys which progress wonderfully to create a really special piece of dancefloor tomfoolery. next up is >feast of freeks< (stevie koteys tape edit), a new edit of a track featured on the bands now-classic >extended play< album but never released as a 12inch. the bearfunk main man and all round gent delivers a tweaky, driving uptempo disco monster which climaxes in some trademark kotey madness. >robot lips< closes the packages and displays more of the guys unreal keyboard work as the groove stays steady but the hands go hyper. riddled with vintage synth work, >robot lips< is heads down business and no mistake.

first signing for new label absolutive records brings us english collective micromattik. and now go out and dance with your feet under and your head over the clouds!

this is the tune for getting spiced on the dancefloor! no more boring klicks and klacks, time for energy again, that s what alex must have felt when treating his gear in the studio while processing these two outstanding tracks. really remarkable techno again from alex bau, just as we are used to it and know from him for quite some time now. the tracks appear in a moderate design of sounds, avoiding to harsh and hard action, but the fierce leadsoud of wasabi tune vol 1 will surely make everybody moving, just as the usual suspects playing it already: stephan bodzin, liebing, technasia, perc, gary beck, florian meindl, mihalis safras, mr. beyer and many more. very very big tune! must have for this summer!

limited vinyl edition of the black dog s new album on soma quality recordings. each of the 500 copies is hand numbered and screen printed by the artists. 3 x 180g heavyweight vinyl. the black dog are without a doubt one of the hardest working acts in electronic music. no sooner have they released one of 2008s best albums in >radio scarecrow< and the massive 12 inch >detroit vs. sheffield< which featured two remixes from detroit minimal grandmaster robert hood, they now prepare for their next album release. >further vexations< is a real successor to >radio scarecrow<. the thinking behind the predecessor is still very evident with even more bite, but theres something about the new album that lends itself to the dark club atmosphere. perhaps the recent bout of constant gigging has had its effect on the act because this one is going to be tearing up floors around the world on its release. >further vexations< might have taken half the time to create but still manages to maintain the same degree of meticulous detail and attention as its predecessor, and is a complete package of tracks demanding to be listened to from start to finish. >further vexations< looks to rouse the sort of political attitudes that have been sorely missing from electronic music since raves backlash against the criminal justice act in the 90s.

shit hot release from the super consistent sex tags crew !! footnotes was the bergen, norway based label run by bjørn torske with only two releases, the late 1997 house classic and collectors item “haribo” by erot and the way too underrated dub-house 12” “farlig fiffus” by krisp. in 2002 the laqcuers for the third release were cut and all ready for the press, but for some obscure reason it never made it to the actual pressing. in the end lacquers were demolished and the mastertape got lost. several years later the mastertape showed up in a tower of old tapes and mastercuts. recovered by the sex tags mania crew, now seven years after it’s origibnal releasedate, doc l junior’s two classic and brilliant house and disco tracks are ready for a proper release. as a tribute, a longing for old days, sex tags mania will releases footnotes 3 in april 2009..