2007 has been a promising year for dj mika. following his productions on mastertraxx and submissions he signs two eps on the ignition technician label pirate audio and the legendary planet rhythm! pedro delgardo has shown to have a nose for digging up those special gems with his previous yin yang cuts. he was pretty impressed when a new set of tracks by mister mika hit his desk, so here we have a brandnu masterpiece in true yin yang style! stephane from belgium rubs up verona, making the 19 a proper rocker for peak time action!

this year marc has released eps on leftroom under his full name marcashken and labels esperanza and archipel under his alias sozadams.have you seen my dancing shoes’ is marc’s debut album on leftroom. it is a collection of tracks and skits taken from a period of 6 months where his whole focus was on this project. there is a mix of house, breakbeat, techno, minimal and downtempo. this is the 4 track vinyl sampler set to tease you before the full album release.

on remix duties this time we have the mighty drumsound & bassline smith combo. the original was screaming out for a d&b rework and we were more than stoked when they agreed to treat it. they extract the essence of what makes the original so good, making it their own stepping up a gear from 128 to 160bpm and into the future.

the 2-4 grooves are back in the limelight! they have produced lots of cool house reworks and great remixes! their 1st single like the way i do (originally performed by melissa etheridge) was an unexpected chart success all over the world. now the 2-4 grooves guys are coming up with their 2nd hit single writing on the wal - a heavy weight cover version of john parrs original classic st elmos fire from 1984! dont pass it !

lurifax aka peter visti is known for his love of balearic music. peter is now signed to eskimo recordings where his first ep >balearic love< was a favourite with djs such as todd terje, prins thomas and superstar dj tiga. following on from >balearic love<, mindless boogie released peter visti edits of >jolene<, which went on to be a balearic smash throughout the summer of 2007 and got playlisted by rob da bank on bbc radio one. now peter adopts a new guise as lurifax to drop his debut release for spacetalk records. >afro beach< takes the listener back to the glory days of the balearic scene of the late 80s and early 90s driven by a mellow groove and some choice recorder and accordion parts with hints of detroit in the bassline. on the flip, >need someone< is trademark peter visti, a languid mid-80s throbber that takes in a wonderful guitar solo. a worthy third release to follow on from the success of spacetalks first two releases from kaine and future beat alliance

one of the most hyped & discussed remixes of 2007. alavi uploaded a demo version of his nirvana rerox on his myspace site only a few weeks. it was ripped from there & various mp3 blogs then published it. then many djs around the world used this one for their sets. finally the long awaited official version in good quality is there. even courtney love is showing her support & respect for this rerox. played by tommie sunshine, felix da housecat, annie mac, a.v.helden, freeform five & many many more! this one is gonna be huge!

the return of edit select, who is first release was a massive hit after being played by the likes of richie hawtin everywhere. the new ep comes with two more reduced techno tracks, drenched in white noise and spacious reverb textures. first press is limited to 1000 copies!! already played by derrick may, slam, alex smoke, mark broom and more

sick house release from the pig. we wonder which animal is behind this project, which was originally dubbed >cult copied<. this is a perfect execution of >borrowing, chopping<, taking from tracks that build up around samples themselves, in order to create new dance floor tracks in optima forma.

capture records was born to deliver deep house music. deep grooves and deep emotions. the founder of capture records has a great passion for music and through this passion a musical energy is formed to capture the moment and memories of the music that moves us. its not all about the music but sounds in a particular song and how we translate them into feelings. its all linked to certain parts of our lives and how we relate to them. its a memory, a connection, a crushing feeling, and a state of mind. so after a while blueless is back with her latest single… house music the way house music is supposed to be…

audio familys debut release was picked up with huge enthusiasm and now its time for a suitable follow up! the label is a platform for the best funky techno outings around and features a broad range of well-known producers. volume 2 combines an impressive set of artist from across the globe. starting in greece with axel karakasis (intec, omega audio, primate) and works its way from brazil (wehbba and marcelinho cic) to holland (alexander koning from madnurse, upstruct, dolls).

zwart is dutch for black - the label which was recently brought to life by the twins of tormenting techno stefan and vincent de wit. the style you can expect is a twisted dark combination of furious beat programming and full on percussion. these men support the dutch scene by offering a platform for true dutch product which can easily compete with any other techno movement! this is why you can now nod your head to the pounding productions of carlos rios

tywo was released on alphabet citys new imprint kittball. together with dop4min tywo was a succesful release. glenn morrison delivers the remix

col hamilton is resident dj/promoter @ the world famous lush! in portrush, northern ireland which was recently voted 24th best club in the world in djmag. col returns to the mena music studios after his top 40 chart success with c-sixty four produced with label owner aaron mcclellend last year. the result is catch it. kill it. scran it a quirky slice of electronic house music with a peak time riff to rock those groovier dancefloors. finally the trio lewis, pippi, cooper is back !. the sexy voice of kim cooper (club 69) gives to this production a special erotic touch. you wont be surprised to hear it everywhere as it was hammered all this summer in ibiza

the second craft b single sundancin is just more catchy and soulful and featured a very tasty vocals of derek conyer. one of the first successful derek conyer singles was cant give up on moody recordings tribally remixed by chus & ceballos. this time derek conyer teamed up with latvian craft b. to deliver this sunny soulful song.

the new label by norways prins thomas and was. with an ubercool first offering by nick chacona. both tracks are far superior from many of this years released house fare!! more details later.

support comes from alex from tokyo (innervisions), chloe, muallem (compost), tim paris, will saul and philip sherburne (lan muzik). the belgian power-trio mugwump have gained solid support from the likes of ewan pearson, ivan smagghe and ata among others in the recent years for their floor crunching sound on labels such as eskimo, hi-phen, suicide, crosstown rebels and brique rouge. >memory lane refund< was projected for moodmusic as a proud statement. building on a solid house basement, the original is influenced by early chicago and uk house with jacking beats and excellent synth workout from the belgian maestros. their own acid retraxion remix works out some more rolling beats and an evil bassline straight from chicago ala 1987. for remix duties alexander maier (buzzin fly/criminal) turned the original upside down and injected a funky, yet melodic dose of new school house in its best form. this rocks. sasse deliveres a serious sunday afternoon rocker with same flow as his recent work with kiki & nick chacona

was für ein spruch .. und alles wahr .. liebe ist cool

was für ein spruch .. und alles wahr .. liebe ist cool

was für ein spruch .. und alles wahr .. liebe ist cool

nice price deal !!! played by switch, fatboy slim (>love it<), laidback luke (>the original was outstanding, this remix might even be better<), parker jones (>wicked remix<), luke solomon... any questions?!

his style is a fascinating mix of house, electro and techno including all sub genres. after his debut album alles wird gut on beatmodul records in early 2007, which was supported by djs like steve angello or sebastien leger this track has a lugging electro bassline with a stomping kick in the beginning. squired by a discreet tricky melody which works with several highs and depths the track is getting a brandnew style from the middle on which gives it a big kick. as remixers we could manage the swedish superstar jeff bennett (malmo) and kaiser souzai.

superb rub n tug remix of lcd soundsystems >too much love<. this was only available as ultra limited promo

its almost 4 years to the day that jeff samuels >throatwobbler mangrove ep< was released on karloff #03, and even today the four world hits of the record are getting digged out by djs, when the minimalism needs to either groove or jack again. so now with >return of the throatwobbler< theres finally an appropriate follow-up by the man from seattle.. erm.. berlin, after he’s impressively run riot in the meantime, on labels like spectral, trapez, poker flat, frankie and logistic. the a-side >terso< is shuffling and twirling and bouncing in such a winsome way that not many can master like jeff samuel. almost like an electric ray - left and right and left, and without letting any tempting gimmicks take the mind off the straight path. appropriately enough, >the spook< on the b-side comes along a bit more spookily, with a bassline twisting into the brain, ripped up by miniatures of bleeps and chords just in the right moments, and thus leading the track to an agile, exhilarated climax

audio familys debut release was picked up with huge enthusiasm and now its time for a suitable follow up! the label is a platform for the best funky techno outings around and features a broad range of well-known producers. volume 2 combines an impressive set of artist from across the globe. starting in greece with axel karakasis (intec, omega audio, primate) and works its way from brazil (wehbba and marcelinho cic) to holland (alexander koning from madnurse, upstruct, dolls). charted bx carl cox, umek, valentino kanzyani

the very first part of the clockwork chronicles was received with amazing enthusiasm by many of todays leading techno jocks. in a continuous search for new and improved techno music, metroline mold various elements of techno into propelling dance floor action

a pumping house tune with a catchy vocal. dance floor material! dutch producer franky rizardo comes with his follow up of funky noise which was released in fame recordings as well.

backdraft is a coop between dutch producers bob sandee and martijn de vries. the idea was to make a combination between powerfull house music and strong male vocals. the vocalist already was responsible for the crew 7 smashers eye of the tiger and such a shame.

peter introduces himself like this, >ive started making music with an oric-1 home computer in the middle of the 80ties, later the commodore amiga was the flagship and then....the casio fz1 and now i use the galaxy of software and the korg mx1, roland tr727, roland jx8p, korg ms20, yamaha tg33, yamaha dx7 so i guess that it makes things clear, peter is one of these producers that uses older analogue machines along more recent software gears. and you can sure hear it in its productions, it sounds huge, powerful while style wise keeping things on to the soul filled part of the dance floor. peter delights us here with two stunning tracks that contain modern beats structures echoing rather old school house patterns and hooks. as always with peters incredible music, originality, surprises and ingeniosity are 100% at the rendezvous

rmxs by paul ritch & guillaume & the couto dumonts >2 fast 4 u< was one of the stand-out tracks from kook kook, a tune positioned somewhere wonderful between techno, house and disco, and of course it appears on this 12” in its original form. but for the lead track, lopazz hands over the reins to paul ritch, whose string of fine releases over the past year or so – for labels like resopal, fumakilla and get physical – have made him one of the scenes most sought-after names. a single-minded 4x4 pulse sets the pace, providing the basis for increasingly intense, tribalesque percussion, and dubbed-out samples of lopazz s original instrumentation. this unbelievably deep, hypnotic remix demonstrates an allegiance to both classic detroit techno and the razor-sharp vanguard of modern day minimal techno. on the flip, lopazz offers >2 4 fast u< to another underground techno visionary for re-interpretation,this time guillaume, also known as guillaume and the coutu dumonts. beautifully produced, exuberant eps for mutek and hartchef discos have seen guillaume become a producer of note to those in the know

was für eine hymne !! ganz starkes release mit vollem support von anja schneider, trickski, oliver koletzki, kollektiv turmstrasse, rekleiner, und und und...

davide squillace finally kick starts his long awaited new minisketch series, the new special edition called minisketch500 with 500 copies ltd edition on 10inch. finnish producer jari marjamaki was born in turku (finland) but since the early 90ties he is living in lisbon, portugal. with his zentex alias he concentrates mainly in expressing his own vision of minimalist techno sound. he has released his music in cologne based labels traum schallplatten, kickboxer (boxer recordings) and portuguese bloop recordings imprint.

what do you get when two international top artists meet? fireworks! for the first release on the brand new sinuz label peter luts teams up with house dive barbara tucker. one is the kind of catchy house tune that spreads so much energy that you simply have to start dancing! no wonder it was chosen to be the anthem of brandnew antwerp based club noxx, where peter has a weekly residency. other remixes are delivered by dizkodude, dj ward and peter luts himself.

>earthworm< ist eine moderne version von dem was daniel bell mitte der 90er auf accelerate herausgebracht hat. ein gnadenlos linearer aber zugleich funkiger track, der einen in den bann zieht - ob man nun will oder nicht

marco remus alter ego was born when the legendary technogladiators ep was released on kiddaz fm in 2002. the record turned out to be one of the most sought after production from the german legend. reminiscent of this classic killer cut nerven once more proves to be on top of things and slams down another rock-solid techno beast with all of marco remus trademark signatures!!

deadmau5 is a name this is on the tip of everyones tongues right now, with his productions garnering huge support from sasha, digweed, danny howells, laurent garnier, nick warren, tiga, deepdish, tiesto, armin van burren, nic fanciulli the list is endless! faxing berlin was one of the standout tracks on james zabiela & nic fanciullis one+one mix album, jaded now features on dave seamans new audio therapy

kontra-musik 006 moves the label into the analog domain of electronic dance music. this kind of sound you only get with the good old analogues. the a-side, produced by the master of the modular system, pseudonym scaff, takes us deep down our favorite techno memory lane. if techno was the meeting of kraftwerk and george clinton in an elevator, ssm 440 is the outcome of jeff mills and maurizio having breakfast at tiffanys. this track is warm, dubby and monotonous but with a drive heading straight for the late night dance floor. the b-side gives us two unique sounding tracks from pseudonym aparatus. city tunnel slowly and elegantly grinds, cranks and turns while building its way towards dance floor bliss. x-presso is best described as periodic fluctuations of voltages in the analog domain. elegant details of beautiful sound take us back to the time when minimal music still was interesting. this is >techno< in the sense that the term was originally intended. enjoy cause analog is the bastard

loved by: laurent garnier, dave clarke (top 10!!) and funk d void, featured on bbc essential by deep dish !! the third installment in the dk7 remix series. an across the board affair where scene stalwarts slam take the dark path to the floor with heart like demon,steve rachmads two schools of thought on life is everywhere and 6am weather girl fan phil kieran dubs it up. 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.

ark, noze, sonja moonear & vita aka mikael stavöstrand zeigen hier was sie unter freak-house und fortschrittlichen minimal verstehen

domestic violence is an offshoot of cannibal society, taking things to an even higher level. where many styles are subdue to trends and movement, the hard techno scene is still as alive and kicking as it ever was. domestic violence submits its listeners to a maximum level of warped sound. the sequel to the labels spin off by hardtrax features the major league of hardtech

deadset return to front room with their third single tick tock from their album keys open doors. deadset set the bar impressively high. based on a simple sample sound taken from a grandfather clock that stands in the hall way of the studio where most of the album was written, this track perfectly illustrates the organic house feel that defines the deadset sound.the a side is a perfect late night/early morning dance floor session on wax. made for dancing, its heavy bottom end works perfectly with the vocal elements and grandfather clock to create a truly memorable piece of audio.the b side features the tough stripped back dub efforts of none other than man of the moment and reigning title holder of worlds biggest deadset fan, jesse rose. effortlessly powerful and designed for the heads down, hip wigglers amongst you.is it any wonder that djs like jesse rose, laurent garnier, dj t and switch all put their hands up in class when asked if they re dead certain about deadset.

riva starr is new on the house scene after a successful career as top breaks artist, >madox.< his first house release came out earlier this year on jesse roses frontroom recordings and he has also teamed up on remixes for john acquaviva. this new release takes dirtybird back to the big basslines on which it was built. the bubble ep is a collection of floppy gurgling bass, heavy stacked drums and slow cooked barbeque funk.

the opriginal of a590 beats was supported by james holden and laurent garnier. now its back on this ultra limited ep with exclusive remixes from kiki (bpitch), dj yellow (alienation/poussez rec) and martin skogehall

following the huge volume 60 album planet rhythm comes with yet another mind blowing outing which features one of france biggest techno jocks of the moment. in a amazingly short time the man dropped his cutting edge material on numerous leading imprints like patterns, yin yang, tectuo, bound and rotation. his previous planet rhythm ep was received so well, that the label planned a sequel straight away. so here it is, including a smashing rework by sway and mankind artist pratap

newcomer johnny d, comes with his first single release on 8bit records. well known from his release on oslo records a few month ago his last single >manipulation< was featured by a lot of well known artists like ricardo vilallobos, richie hawtin or luciano. >walkman< sounds a bit like an oldschool chicago house track. 100% coolness and satisfaction guaranty when you play the it. on b1 >dejau vu< is another excellent deep frisky track, based on a nice chord line which finds a finish in a playful tricky guitarsolo. b2 is a walkman remix from ray okpara. he tuned the track in a prime time killer ones. big groove reduced to the max!

untitled flow, is an hypnotic, brave and electronically bouncing track full of pride, which answers the question seldom asked these days, what was hip hop actually all about - both musically and regarding its content? “untitled flow, revamped with italy’s own mario pagliari complimenting this remix on sync with a nice edgy and slick bass tone driven beat that marks the impressive return of a voice, a woman, trained journalist, mother, singer and prize-winning poetess.

ware and regular artists with fresh new moods on this sublabel by oliver lieb

reverso 68 are pete herbert and phil mison. after tokyo disco and especial this is already their third outing on eskimo. piece together was released three years ago in a very limited run on their own specialist interest label, but both the guys and eskimo thought it deserved to be heard by a larger audience. as a special bonus theres an amazing slow motion disco remix by norwegian wonderboy todd terje.

nach ihren großen erfolg auf der kahlwild 3, kommen patrick specke & daze maxim noch freakiger und vorwärts gehender zur sache. da geht was leute!!

vidab mausert sich und wird immer besser. das berliner label zieht es anscheinend mehr nach detroit als nach berlin, was sie soundmäßig herrlich unterstreichen. hier wird detroit ganz groß geschrieben. tolle scheibe!