the first of two 12inches from jazs fantastic album, i played sports, is a 4 track masterpiece of edits. side a is funky vocal disco of glamsanity and the slow chugger the epsicopal church welcomes you. side b is the other chugger from the album, give me some love and the balearic beauty, love in the water follows it. limited to 500 - this should not be missed!

basement freaks name is synonymous with good funky breaks and this new >gypsy breaks< single is no exception. the uniqueness of the track is in its creative use of gypsy scales to create a straight up funk groove thats fun to hear both on and off the dancefloor. the sort of record thats always useful to have within arms reach regardless of time and location. to make this interesting, we signed on the devious production team of goodgroove label-mates breakbeat junkie and djp who reached to piaui, brazil with their party break scratch-tastic sampledelic rub. next up, aniligital boss tal m. klein comes through with a hammondheavy groove on his remix. a fun, funky treatment with a deep upright bassline. our next remixer, umbo has been blowing up lately. with a recent msigning to goodgroove records, the man has proven his worth behind the production console and has given us an irresistible funk break remix that is loaded with ammo and ready to blow up any dancefloor. last but not least, spark arrester from blacksburg, virginia the purveyors of the boogieburg dance party that has the whole world talking come through with a huge floor filling remix. get this record in your bag!

vinyl exclusive release! no digital !!!story02 brings you more tales from the deepside that have no author attached to them and rather sound like deephouse traditionals secretly and orally passed down from one wise deephouse initiate to the next. free from superficial glitzy effects, showy noodling or even the slightest nod to the latest fad in clubland every single one of these 3 tracks is like a condensed version of what deephouse is about and revokes mystic memories of nights in dark, bassridden basements. >deepcut59< is a manifest not for minimalism but simplicity where only the slow swelling of a chord can make you burst with joy and just the addition of a hi-hat will stir you into action with new vigor. >on the way back< over on the b-side features a relentlessly pushing, driving rhythm with abstract, piercing piano chords scattered all over while the title of the closing >rhodes on drums< says it all: sweet wailing, rhodes musings on >love and happiness< for those blue hours in the morning. this story is an epic!

a former warp artist who has decided to operate under the unknown raza pseudonym to let the music do the talking. classic deep house tracks in manner of larry heard. this is without doubt a future classic, check! dmm cut and limited edition in clear vinyl, only 250 copies, dont say we did not warn you!! played by patrice scott, aaron carl, craig alexander, lowtec (playhouse), even tuell (workshop), sven weisemann (mojuba), gerd jansen (running back), manuel tur, langenberg and supported by groove magazine, spex, de:bug

a new gleaming star in the sky, intending to point the way in the promised land, abates the first misty-eyed, playful publication. nonetheless jackin, house-bounce red threads twist thru all tracks, which could not be more divergent. excellent, then each one is a grandiose dj-tool destined to keep the hearing nerves back in time. diversify guaranteed and impossible to keep still. label owners are the always-on-top swiss dj and producer steve cole and the berlin born robert stolt, charactering a part of the dj- and producing team with the pathbreaking name tagträumer2. it was his original contribution, impudent, vibrating propelling was unmistakable jimi hendrixs muse. like his mentor, he cleverly combined rock n roll with reveries, today an explosive mixture. the remix of tigerskin aka dub taylor is a psychedelic sound, that remind us of the best years of bordercommunity, like a nice lsd-trip known in to those days. the cream on the cakeis steve coles remix, maximal in defiance of minimal. he compiles the language of the woodstock heroes into the >sound of berlin< and wrapped it into a story, which can be patiently eavesdropped.

auch wenn ich die musik von dandi & ugo liebe, der titel big tits machts aber einen nicht einfach, ihre musik in worte zu fassen..big tits schüttelt einen, man denkt an italien, man denkt an la dolce vita, dabei ist big tits so minimal, ein schieber, nicht der deutsche way, schon sehr italienisch, aber eben wie italienerinnen sind auch diese 3 tracks die minimale erfrischung am abend, thats italy, omg. even though i love dandi & ugos music, the title big tits doesnt make it any easier to describe their music in words. big tits will shake you, will make you think of italy, think of la dolce vita, although big tits is so minimal, a stomper, not the german way, but quite italian. but just like italian women, these 3 tracks are the minimal refreshment in the evening. thats italy. omg.

during the past few years donna j. nova has established her name successfully in the german club scene not only because of being a beautiful eye-catcher wherever she appears but most of all because of being a passionate djane behind the decks! her career started in stuttgart when playing her first gigs alongside raul rincon but meanwhile she is booked for big events nationwide like the european mtv music awards in munich. as bigcitybeats resident she was co-responsible for compiling the media control charts breaking bigcitybeats vol. 9 and the upcoming vol. 10 compilations. her dj sets consisting of warm deep house, soulful vocal tracks and pumping electro tunes are always coined by her distinctive positive and uplifting trademark style. for her first own release donna teams up with her long time fellow partner sono soul a former breakdancer turned into club dj. with a lot of gigs in southern germany and austria he managed to build some underground buzz and alongside donna produced a remix for the upcoming matt myer single >versatile< which will be released soon

the ever popular redux label return with a wonderful ep of dancefloor ready cuts by nu-disco dons nick chacona & anthony mansfield having forged a keen army of converts to their hector works label with tracks like the superb >oh snap<, not to mention numerous excellent remixes, the boys have wasted no time in concocting another duo of heavyweight cuts for a variety of floors. redux expand and reinforce their reputation as an under the counter source of secret weapons of the highest order

after their ass kickin remix for matthias meyer on liebe/detail and the last singles on sasses mood music and was not was, boogie drama celebrate their debut release on systematic recordings. boogie drama (what a great name, he?) is a collaboration of the three protagonists from milan, italy, leaded by magazini generali resident dj lele sacchi. their biggest hit record so far has been the bassline monster >sardoz< on soundplant which has been featured amongst others on the first volume of steve bugs >bugnology< compilation!

this two tracker for adam beyers drumcode imprint has all of his trademark production and vibe and packs an almighty punch with charactaristic twisted drums and enormous bass grooves. this is absolutely not to be missed.

from scndl incorporated, the underground organization that brought you >that s a good look<, we bring you a new scandal with >drama<. where >good look< was a funky, street corner get down, >drama< takes you to the darker side, populating the back alleys of an urban electro nightmare. with a driving nasty bassline, hip hop drum sounds, nerve racking vocal snippets and wu-tang-esque melodies >drama< delivers on it s title. two solid remixes from coco machete mainstays fukkk offf & dog tags take things in opposing directions, electro to minimal/techno, this is a package not to sleep on. get ready for the drama !coco machete team

a slab of latin-tinged breakbeat coolness from the surferest dude on the spanish underground scene. try not to move that behind when the man from zarautz starts doing his thing, we dare you! the b-side is a quite aptly titled tune which combines a cab callowayesque ditty with a tasty hip-hop beat, thus spreading the buen rollo as they say in spain. mr. scruff, anyone?

who is the legendary lost cowboy? hes not an act who has appeared on playtime before. and hie new track spinach boy is wonky, a lot more than playtime used to be - with a lead noise like an explosion in asynth factory, if they made synth that do that clown-like >honk<-noise. fantastic remix by well known luke solomon

phunky electro hip house... incl spiller remixes !!!

played by karotte!!! his first release on leena music and old pal, falko brocksieper, jumps straight into the game, spinning heads into you-know-what with his new ep, >oblivion<. these two segments display brocksiepers attention to detail and clean cuts. its classical meets modernistic. >oblivion< is smooth in its nature adding a few tweaks, keys, plus a thumping baseline here and thereû mostly keeping it simple and real. a delightful treat for your feet. its b-side, >chemtrails<, is a melodic tool taking the baseline down a notch and pulling keys in and out of the background as subtle symbols and perfectly cut vocals weave in and out sounds of an evening dust. the digital bonus >breezer< will blow you away into an unknown world of modern electronica with hidden tweaks and minimal influence. former cologne scenemeister, falko brocksiepers leading edge producing skills have landed him recent releases on turning spork, treibstoff and, not to mention, his own thriving imprint, sub-static. the latest of his renderings, >heavy day<, came out after a long five years from his debut album release sweeping the club scene of its feet. of course its no secret that brocksiepers specialty is mixing his time capsuled goods into his new work

bouncing, party jungle music! the widlife collective are ed solo, dj deekline & simon m. 2009 brings new label jungle cakes a collaboratration with ed solo & simon m. deekline himself has worked and continues to work with heavyweight producers such as tim healey, wizard, ed solo, dj assault, dj fresh, stanton warriors, arthur baker, freestylers, and fort knox five, not to mention vocalists ivory, yolanda, wiley, and top cat.

chanel is back - and she has not let us down! one of hed kandis most glamorous singers has returned with another club smash if you love me!

hailing from canada, home recordings are the latest high flying addition to the pdd ranks – already a household name with house music aficionados, these guys are the masters in deep, soulful house. what better way to announce their arrival with an overview of some of their key artist talent, a five star lineup joins forces for ep1 with karizma, reelsoul, ron carroll & dj garphie. the perfect tonic for those not jetting over to the miami sunshine!

conya is back with another deep package. we welcome jay west all the way from argentina in the family. supported by djs like jay tripwire, the rurals, nacho marco, abicah soul, tom hoch, robert owens, scope, henri kohn and many others. let the music speak for itself.

2006 breaks split ep by pro 7 vs lapiwe and dindinside!

>praia brava< is the first release from gavin herlihy since he jacked in his day job and moved to berlin to make tunes full time. the move is already paying dividends as, in additon to his forthcoming release for get phyiscals kindisch offshoot, this shimmering, melodic track is a radical change in direction from the overt punchy beats of his debut >machine ate my homework<. jesse roses supporting club tool made to play remix should not be overlooked either!! ltd re-release

even this time afrikaner does not miss the shot! remaining close to his tribal roots this time he decides to insert the sound of harmonic...you can find one side in a more tribal style and the other one is influenced by the electronic sound of these days.

not just building up noise, but pressure on the dancefloor - that s what these tracks are made for!

there s not much information about franck valat, laurent flaoh and their project 2buddies. but who needs words in the face of these 4 beauties? clear drops of cool rain drip down from fresh green onto our heads and it feels like flying through fluffy clouds.

fortek superstars caie! & lagora join forces on this slammin techno release called dirty wings. caie!s white wings is a rough and nasty percussive dancefloor banger with influences of the 90s tribal scene combined with the wicked tricks of todays techno music. lagora comes with a storming take on black wings. deep basses and fat synth work provide for the perfect party at midnight! last but not least we bring you dirty wings in an amazing remix. byron bogues, head honcho of choke music and eruptive, manoeuvres things into deeper territory. his take on dirty wings is like taking an analogue bubblebath: warm and sexy!

the second release from merkur aka japasese embassy is coming. we can expect an exciting and unexpected 3 tracker which does not fit in any conventional category. gonno, tokyo based producer and dj, has graped everyones attetion with his outstanding “i don’t need competition (inkl. donnacho costello mix)” on beyond records in late winter 2008. for merkur he has designed the acid-revival track “desolation 303?,,. this track is build on a tricky chicago styled rhythm and an acid sequence which first comes slowly, later on developing an beautiful drive suitable on every dancefloor. berlin based japanese artist / label owner shingo suwa painted the tune “silver blue” with a lot of love for chords and melodic spins. maybe you can call it housemusic knocked down to a minimal attitude. “two of us” plays with warm synths on a solid base, slightly referring to the detroit deep house culture and impressing with an advanced but nevertheless solid groove

after the well received dvk remixes subsitenz thought its only fitting to pair up one of dnbs hardest and bulgarias biggest export cooh with the two south london stow aways dvk. there fruits of their labor as you would expect is fooking insane. off the leash is not for the faint hearted or pregnant a relentless driver of a track with beats that mutate and evolve constantly over subs fatter than dawn frenchs ass. with the signature dvk rolling percs and pumping side chained filth matched with coohs lethal arrangements and movement of beats off the leash is one pissed pit bull in a poodle parlor. once bitten twice shy is a techy affair still relentless to the core with all the twist and turns that are synonymous to the likes of cooh and dvk. filthy stabs and hits are thrown manically around like a poltergeist having an epileptic fit in a china shop adding chaos to the already frantic bass and grooves. the main heart to his puppy is banged home half way through of its unnatural life were it warps from chilled pads to a nodders delight. dvk and cooh have started the fire and will be back to fuel it very soon!

big with speedy j, luke slater, cari lekebusch, james ruskin and many more.. audio assault returns with their first release in 2009. on this 32nd cut labelowner bas mooy delivers a banging fourtracker in the well known audio assault tradition. for quite a while this rumbling beast has been waiting to be unleashed, so be prepared for some peaktime dancefloor damage, not for the faint hearted!

toxic beats is the new project on the ultra hard techno label madhouse from richie gee. straight out of barcelona the man brings us another killer! featuring tracks by rob stalker, alex calver and necro dur this one should not be overlooked. after his very succesfull parties richie is able to set up an equally fat hard label. plug your ears or be deaf in an instant.

smack my arsch could roughly be translated as smack my bottom what pervert might this be.., you think? well, all true hardtechno players surely know this crooked mastermind behing these two boots. this major player grabs the prodigy clan by the neck and has a nice long talk about the political incorrectness of smacking a so-called bitch up. when he s finished the uk ravers are told to drop their baggies for a solid bum spanking the ll not easily foget!

when we heard gabors keep smiling we were in shock, amazing re edits from supervalue hd, on this new brand new label called super value classics. super release with loleatta hit and run on the flipside, that has already created a storm in the disco not disco scene... check out the scream!! very ltd of 300

gogo music is delighted to deliver this fat ralf gum remix ep including remixes of the soulful hit of 2008 >kissing strangers< featuring monique bingham and of >if no harm< feat. rachel claudio. gathering together an armada of remix-talents this is another not-to-be-missed release for all heads

sebastian legers star has been rising steadily for some time now and his label - mistakes music is massively popular across the globe on all formats. no surprise considering the output that includes monsters like big babou, hello piano and the jaguar remake. this 2 tracker has another 2 bombs - marina and jungle both of which are tried and tested bombs on the floor. do not ignore

cosmo anarchy vol.2 goes a little darker. two tracks with strong atmosphere still very funky and 1 sweet old school house track on the a2 make this ep very special. a mood in between daniel bell and christian vogel. for the a1 we have for the first time on the label a strong dubstep track! great dj tool. as for the b side it?s freaky funky techno, a dark and soulful dancefloor track! s-max comes back on telegraph with cosmo anarchy presented in 2 singles released in a row. each single is moody and souful - 3 minimal-funk tracks with killer groove! s-max productions differ between house (moodymann/ jovonn/ nugroove), minimal (dbx/ todd sines), crispy+funky (herbert/ ark/ perlon/ akufen/ morgan geist) and funky techno (christian vogel, tobias schmidt, neil landstrumm, claude young). generally influenced by classic detroit/ chicago/ early warp and the whole brighton- stuff.

larissa kapp was born in some idyllic concrete jungle city called asbest in russia, where she spent the first ten years of her life in a minimal, urbanely grey surrounding. there were not too many things, to keep her away from nerdish piano playing, until her family went to germany. there, after years of piano, singing and dance lessons (ballet, jazz, modern), she started her studies on a music high school, which, to be honest, wasnt exactly, what she wanted to learn.

welcome to the world &welcome sophisiticated - a new shining label-star on electronic music labels sky. influenced by not less than 15 years of screening the finest electronic dance and techno sounds and deejaying, inspired by good old 80ies synthie tunes, to detroit techno, over omen sounds to current sophisticated electrotechno, bait and switch aka tom elektro provides the clubbing scene with his fabulous debut ep the world - your feet won t stand still

after a very long break afrobutt is back! many will recall the wonderful moments he brought us with offerings on big bear and noid. this time afrobutt jumps ship to the bright young things at electric minds. afrobutts life has been dedicated to two things and they are disco and butts. he spent the last 15 years researching these two subjects so he could then report his findings to the rest of his tribe. the journey has been a long one, but on his travels afrobutt would make recordings and rearrange them in way that would not offend the rest of his tribe. heres a 3 track ep tacking from the full length cd, shimmering in their full disco glory no stone has been left unturned to reach his goal of providing sexy, dubby disco music that will have you butt shaking at home or on a disco friendly dance floor.

the biggest anthem of 2009 has officially landed, in the colorful form of cyan from the amazing french producer arno cost. this is dance music on a theatrical level with emotions and senses taken to another level not heard for many years in clubs. arno breaks the rules and hits you time after time with outstanding uplifting riffs and emotive strings and piano all locked down tight with a thumpin bass and backbeat.this will be the biggest tune for miami and ibiza for many seasons ahead not just for this year. a true gem has been delivered to lift the worlds dancefloors into heaven. thank you mr cost!

after the >jamaica< reworks by dubfire and the mole, minilogue havent splashed out for the second remix ep of last years smash hit album >animals< either. the three versions of the homonymous lp title represent, at the same time, the whole bandwidth of contemporary electronic dance music. starting with multi-national vakant artist tolga fidan and his highly percussive prime time techno approach, whose oriental imprinting is not cagey about the turkish roots of the paris-based producer and – with the spoken voice reminding discreetly of minilogues 2008 club hit >doiicie<. a completely different direction is chosen by brendan moeller aka beat pharmacy. the south african-born protégé of ny house legend françois kevorkian on his deep space media label is interpreting >animals< within a mythical hypnosis of slagged deep house and deep dub techno, somewhere in between nu groove and basic channel, being one of the most visionary tracks in the beginning of 2009.

upcoming talent from detroit and moscow meet on this first remix ep, based on the jason fine album, our music is a secret order. first out is the grandson of moscow - anton zap, with a remix of the track half. in the hands of anton, the original is present but with a major zap stamp on it. bent and quirky sounds, warm harmonies and baseline are edited into great house music. it is not often a remix out stands the original, but this time it might be the case. on the b-side luke hess gives his blessing to the dub track midwest_n. as the name implies we are going for a deep techno ride to detroit. with scientific perfectionism, hess approaches the dance floor, mixing warm sound-scapes and dub-cords with driving melodies, cymbals and claps. the result is once again elegantly produced mind transforming dance music. anton zap made his entrance to the house music arena through jus-ed and his underground quality label

recorded at the bands own illegal combatant studios and the world renowned blasting room in ft. collins colorado, supporting caste is the fifth full length release from winnipegs political punks propagandhi. crafted in collaboration with bill stevenson (black flag, descendents, zeke, 7 seconds), this twelve song collection of boundless power and depth is a 50.000 watt forward thinking tip of the hat to giants such as voivod, rush, snfu, sacrifice, razor and guilt parade, that have gone before them. legendary and unrepentant residents of humankinds ideological peanut gallery, propagandhi does not disappoint with supporting caste, launching crude rockets into the heart of the prevailing order with meditations that range in focus from the humane slaughter and consumption of non vegans in an elaborate 18 course banquet (with wine pairings) to the apparent confusion of turning on the tv to watch a simple hockey game and having to wonder whether or not the nazis actually lost the war after all. supporting caste: 12 new laments, reveries and extrapolations from 4 visibly aging prairie skids who still cannot believe that of all the gin joints in all the galaxies in all the universes, they had to be born on.

herewith the first release, a terrific 12 inch produced by collision and moichido who bring you in total 4 industrial/breakcore tunes which will be highly appreciated by the lovers of these sounds... powerful debut release of obs.cur, do not miss out!!

so give us a pat on the back: five years and still alive - maybe was a rule once, but not any more. the idea always was to leave our mark: this is our credo. and thus it is also continued in 2009 cheerfully. the first congratulations on the first part of the compilation series on the 5-year-old existence of the label comes from sweet n candy, with his first track on lebensfreude since his legendary multiplex ep. in addition best of hamburg - sven wegner, also since the day of birth in the house of lebensfreude. besides, label boss gunne in cooperation with spainsh hd substance. modern techno with an oldschool atmosphere. also there s a hope into the future: mariano dc from buenos aires allows to perk up our ears with his evidence of how a bassdrum is screwed in argentine main town

after the recent hits of doin james, gamm is at last back with some hot new releases for 2009. first up is stockholm duo dj asparagus and house don wipe the needle for a supa soulful house re work of gil scot herons classic your daddy loves you. definitely one for the southport weekender crews...big tune! dj asparagus have also included a dope baltimore cut up of marva whitneys unwind yourself which was originally intended to be on the doin james series which did not get ready in time but here makes a wicked b side burner.

nice price deal !!! >central heating< in 3 styles! not just a remix, but 2 reinterpretations in drum n bass and dubstep team up with the rockin original to spread even more heat!

after the great success of his first e.p. “beach kisses , emerging spanish talent dosem delivers two new floor bangers. on the a, dosem presents “silent drop” a highly infectious anthem bound to fit the appetite of djs from a wide spectrum of genres… a track sure to make listeners yearn for more as it builds and builds until the main melody breaks free and all hell breaks loose! massive whether treated as house or techno!on the b, “paraiso” bursts out as if there is no tomorrow… not for the faint hearted, a techno floor killer if you want to call it that, but one thing for sure watch the dancefloor burn when you play this out!all in all a huge e.p. that will set a milestone for a new techno sound to come

banging house compilation!! originally released in 2000!

ok... a one time pressing of four absolutely awesome underground balearic/basement/boogie/soul bombs from this collective of japanese/london musicblog authors. safe to say, these guys definitely know what they re doing, being something of an archeological resource for the finest hidden club music in existence. 500 copies only to cover costs - their motivation being music not money!!

incl lucca doobie (heimatmelodie, acker, off) remix!! soundselective debuts with millys own release >encounters ep< - a space inspired three tracker with luca doobie on remix duties. >encounters< is a groovy minimal slice of electronica with a riff that is an ode to the tracks title and features some superb tension and builds to create maximum dancefloor impact. luca doobie takes the originals dark and atmospheric theme one step further, turning out a driving percussive roller with some dark quirky grooves. >shibuya 109< rounds off the package and is a chugging tech house track built around funky synths, spacey sounds and calibrated electronic percussions. a sparse vocal sample recorded inside the tokyo ginza metro line adds some real feeling to the groove of the track. this is a sterling start to the soundselective records and is not to be missed