nico purman (known from labels like crosstown rebels, mule electronic & vakant) is known for his unique dark and deep, yet funky sound, definitely the right man to bring us those first spring vibrationz...nico purmans first curle is already almost two years old. in fact he was one of the first people we contacted when we were in the process of starting up the label. simply because of his unique dark and deep, yet funky sound. at the time he had only released on modelisme, but in the meantime much respected labels such as crosstown rebels and mule electronic proposed him an ep, and also vakant took him under their wings. hailing from argentina, hes definitely the right man to bring us those first spring vibrationz...

in 2002, carl craig was at the centre of a collaboration between some of detroits most talented musicians old and new, including motown session players percy hughes and ron otis - the result of which was the spellbinding detroit experiment. one of the highlights of this session was their re-interpretation of donald byrd and larry mizells classic think twice, which was transformed into a sublime and unique jazz-house hybrid by this disparate ensemble of techno and r&b heavyweights. to continue the theme laid down by the detroit experiment, we have enlisted the skills of the multi-talented henrik schwarz - no stranger to fusing musical styles. his amazing remix effortlessly combines organic and electronic elements, to create a stirring piece of modern electronic dance music which has already taken the roof off parties across europe and the us, with pre-release plays from djs as diverse as ame, giles smith, justin martin, dixon and kev beadle.

limited double lp version. it comes housed in a gatefold replica lp package. tonight is the brand new album from franz ferdinand recorded between glasgow and london by dan carey. explosive and infectious, and undeniably franz ferdinand, but a bigger, brighter beast. tonight is music of the night: to fling yourself around your room to as you psyche yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dancefloor, flirtation, for your desolate heart stop, for losing it and loving losing it, for the chemical surge in your bloodstream. its for that lonely hour gently rocking yourself waiting for dawn and it all to be even again.

fast forward 2008. may be later bridges sound and mood from the summery and sublime to the dark and throbbing. while mars cello floats and warms, burdelia chugs somewhere between chicago and early nyc house. fade me in zips along with furious kink and dubious vox by dinkys longtime friend jorge gonzalez. seven 2 seven, when aimed at 8am berlin ravers, massive freak outs ensue. she is moving features minimal vocalist extraordinaire big bully, together they attain that vital equilibrium of naughty and nice. the album closes with mind, an electronic fusion moving, looming, eerie, and reassuring. may be later is an open door to ms. alejandra iglesias development exposing the path, connections, and influences that brought her here. the beach, nyc underground in all its flavors, berlin, the stage, detroit, electronic waves from all directions, chicago, mega-clubs, it is all here and it is all her own!! re-release !!

mercurochrome was born with this new century in the shadow of the cows of jura. created under the initiative of a handful of people with a weird techno and electro fringe background, this label is made of a dozen of artists, producers and djs.

new 3 track re edit ep from community service. this time with tracks from around the globe. i gotta is a caribbean disco cut without the steel drums but with fela kuti style guitar. walken is a 70s disco rock cut from the land down under and gotse is an eastern bloc midtempo synth chugger.

sweet 16 is a perfectly judged slice of disco punk, producer grahmzilla hooking up a beat which sounds like the clash hanging out at studio 54 while isis tells of the joys and dangers of being sixteen and ruling the dancefloor. its not clear whether the natural stage genius (time out) is encouraging under age sex, cautioning against it or just suggesting engaging in some healthy exhibitionism. whatever the message she makes it sound great. cruise low is as low slung and bass heavy as you d expect from the title, isis whispering about popping the trunk with a mixture of enticement and threat. bonus track whateveruneed is an epic instrumental electro symphony from grahmzillas hard drive. ny mover and shaker eli escobar rounds out the package with a mix of sweet 16 which harks all the way back to planet rock...

the cologne based grossprojekt arose in 2006 from the rather coincidental neigbourship and clubbing friendship between techno dj and live act bastian bue?r and breakbeat producer alex cwicek. the year 2008 marks the end of their deliberate reluctance: their debut release on debox combines the different roots of the two artists to a new creative entity, resulting in an amazingly effective piece of techno in querschlaeger. raumkruemmung on the flipside works a bit like its own, streamlined transmission onto a straight bassdrum monotonous, raw and uncompromising.

rudolf has been on fire for the past few months, most notably with a solo album and a collaboration ep with partner in crime cesare vs disorder on pheeks acclaimed archipel label. this time he delivers the goods with delicacy, solid grooves and bouncy club music on his mind. the productions on this 4 tracker (one available only digital) all have a common feature: structured with beautiful, refined sounds. guitar improvisations here and there, soulful vocals in and out and deep basslines. the whole ep is decorated with an ongoing tribal feel, sexy, percussive rhythms and rubbery noises that tease the listener all the way through. this jackin and funky ep splits in the border between techno and house, and will instantly seduce clubbers all around the world.

great collaboration between highgrade owner tom clark & sender owner benno blome !! incl andomat 3000 rmx and huge support from kabale und liebe, luciano, markus kavka, chris duckenfield, anthony collins and many more...

ian pooley makes his debut appearance on simple to kick start what is shaping up to be a bumper year for the label. german ian pooley hails from mainz but recently found a new home in berlin. ian is well known as a remixer and for his own prolific output bridging the gap between techno and house, creating superb tracks such as the massive >celtic cross< & >chord memory< on the force inc. music works, as well as recording more housier and disco orientated workouts for labels such as john acquavivas definitive recordings, effective records and nrk sound division. ian has also remixed for daft punk, the cardigans, the beloved, green velvet, modjo, nick holder and many more. ian has recorded two albums for v2 records, his debut >meridian< was a classic late 90s pooley album, full of tech-house delights and including the massive >whats your number< as remixed by jazzanova and bob sinclair. followed by huge albums >souveniers< and >since then<, and most recently >in other words< featuring robert owens, tim fuller and perry colo. most recently hes been busy djing across the globe, producing new music for the likes of us and producing for artists such as get physicals dj t. nightscape - a deep, heads down house groove that locks you in with its lovingly crafted percussion and beautifully bouncy bassline, whilst the wistful, melancholic pads are food for the soul. ians experience in production shines throughout the ep, making the tracks as much of a delight on the head phones as they are on a function one soundsystem. difference (jupiter/eight mixes) - intricate percussive rhythms combine with a rubbery bassline and rich poly stabs to set the tone. strings build and release the tension and a delicate piano riff brings the soul. the evolution of the patterns sees a heady crescendo for the floor. for the >eight mix< ian reworks the stabs and bass-line and pushes out a more straight ahead groove

bekeschus is a new project in eintakts artist portfolio. the brothers benjamin and sander present here their first release called >dieser moment<. this ep is a combination of moody electronic styles containing 4 tracks floating between deep, dub, and dirty. the songs connect modern music-to-the-floor with timeless sounds and arrangements that both touch inside and move forward. sound inspirations derive from numerous movements of pre and post millennium artificial sound scapes. especially, early club sessions in berlin since 2000 shaped the brothers view and interpretation of the input and output of electronic culture. >dieser moment< stands for an audiophile time document of their development, and at the same time awareness of >this moment<.in the year 2000 the brothers started to engage their selves in djing...

under the monikers abacus, a:xus, and charlie brown, he has produced for numerous imprints including balance/prescription, airtight, dnh records,83 west, fragile, nrk and guidance with which he released his first full length album entitled he is back in 2008 with a new a:xus single featuring the sweet vocals of graph nobel. pete heller turns a great piece of music into something even better. a strong deep, moody and soulful remix. a classic in the making

licensed to the next robert johnson compilation mixed by prins thomas !!! big with: played by: charles webster, atjazz,jazzanova, peter kruder, rainer trueby, osunlade, jimpster, michael reinboth, alex attias, clyde (mantis recordings, matthias heilbronnm, yannick needs, jamie thinnes (seasons recordings), , still rob g (om recordings)

benoit franquet opens his catalogue with a beautiful but moody composition of progressive melodic layers. the way is enriched in distilled clarity, which flows effortlessly through stimulating arpeggios and cinematic envelopes, which despite their tranquil breathing and filtering, are aimed at the heart of the dance floor. pole folder?s continuous tight programmed drums both flutter and drive under sprinkles of inspiring atmospheres from start to finish!

another dose of pure high-tech funk delivered by muti music - somewhere between electro and breakbeat.

already supported by the bloody bleetroots, will bailey, drop the lime, congorock ... hell yeah starts a new re-issue/remix series called confuzed90s. after the huge critical success of confuzed disco (a retrospective of cult label italian records), label a&r marco peedoo gallerani keep on fumbling into obscure & cheesy italian label catalogues in order to deliver the best re-issues and remixes.: expect weird spaghetti house, nu-disco re-interpretations, nu rave modified anthems and all in between. first chapter is all about sicilian heroes blatta & inesha who tweak and knob 90s techno icon ramirez music as they never have done before: killer freshness with humour. if you remember ramirez, the music, the mad shows you know that all his big tracks and gimmicks are here and those new remixes are set to become a steady 12inch of your record bag for the next months to come. very early support comes from the bloody beetroots, lee mortimer, will bailey ...

daley padley has been busy carving out his unique and much sought after production sound, with remixes under his belt for some of the worlds biggest artists, sander kleinberg, roger sanchez, seamus haji, dave seaman and michael gray to name a few...all of whom are fans of his sound.

next up on baroque is a firely little number from the egostereo guys. this time the boys give baroque the first release under their new beelsey & minkella guise.. slammin techy house, laided with infectious but understated melody. support from the likes of nick warren, sasha, desyn masiello. enjoy!

argentinas funk master jay west from the candy dealers serves up his specialist stew of disco and funk influenced beats that have gained him the respect of the globes most prog djs and his latest set has already been road tested to much acclaim, this shit rocks.

time to look busy again, as function aka dave sumner comes rampaging through the streets of downtown berlin, kicking aside lesser producers and mauling all who stand in his way. not that you would know it from the supremely controlled affair that is his edit of >variance<. moody in the extreme, this edit sees beautiful interplay between delays and reverbs but without the track sinking into the predictable mire of dub techno. space is indeed the place..

long awaited second part of collaboration between dominik eulberg & gabriel ananda !!

23 years old jeremy discovered electronic music through warp and ur, a decade ago. he started his carrer meeting now infamous mate popof, releasing a couple of collaboration and touring a strong live pa together under the name >wee-kids<. djedjotronics particular style, self called >electronic bitchy dance< is a mix between smooth pumping breakbeat and heavy industrial beats and happy-rough electronic music. his smashing debut ep >turn off< was released 2007 on level75, and got huge support by t.raumschmiere, busy p, justice, o.huntemann, m.oizo..remixes and productions for busy p, unkle, dsl (to name a few) were following quickly after.

amsterdam hits up the scene with a new imprint once more. after some years of friendship and some projects in the studio together, kabale und liebe and lauhaus team up again. this time to launch a new label. soweso records. with soweso records kabale und lauhaus want to put out new school house music. first up is the young and talented makam from the hague, holland. with his vintage sound he builts the perfect bridge between old- and newschool house music. the a side, the hague soul, is a real chicago house stomper with a character of its own. heavy beats, nagging synth sounds and a raw voice, all on a mission to prove that the hague is the soulful city. the b1, exception, is like a young thomas bangalter meets moodymann. here makam is freaking with his filterknobs, leaving the crowd waiting until he is ready to burst. bomb! on the b2 kabale und lauhaus pair up for a deeper remix that gives a more chemical end flowy vibe to the original of the hague soul. early support by karotte, nick curly, matthias kaden, johnny d and matthew dear

dj andy smith has been diggin deep in the archives of bgp and came back up with 24 pearls in funk, all made between 1966 and 1975. enjoy!

new year, new sounds. we are proud to release our debut ep under concorde club recordings with very special tracks by highly talanted newcomers microtune & takter and acidfacotry plus a great remix by oscar. on this release you find four melodic, danceable tracks, minimal, technoid and deep - exactely what it needs to be played on a packed dancefloor. this special music has its own stlye and people freak out celebrating great parties with great stuff. skytrain gives you the feeling of a long never ending night with those perfect moments you really like to remember. pulsating beats and a catchy melody in the remix also makes you wanna dance. debajo del sol has its own moving spirit. long melodies, typical for acidfactory, and an unconventionally bassline. phat! the remix by oscar, known as label owner of lordag, karateklub etc, completes this record and pushes really forward...

after lots of single collaborations over the last years this is the full-length-debut of john tejada and arian leviste.

under the stewardship of alan fitzpatrick, 8 sided dice has earned the right to be considered one of the most exciting labels to emerge in 2008. tracks 9 hours later, germ, ghost train and mau yin have prompted the likes of carl cox, dubfire, john digweed, nic fanciulli and christian smith to sing alans praises and catapulted the 8 sided dice on to want-lists of fans across the globe

united by a simple question as what is electro?, the two young english producers of joe and will ask? have spent the last two years creating dirty, cutting edge productions and taking over the london club scene. with an eye firmly on the dance floor, but also with effortless musicality not normally associated with techno, theyve won over fans from the band / indie scene, as well as diehard clubbers. they inject tonality and musical flow into everything they touch, all under the banner of techno or electro or whatever you would like to call it, and have been compared to justice, soulwax, dim and popof. after several eps, acclaimed by the likes of brodinski kris menace, vicarious bliss, casper c and autokratz to name a few, here comes their first release on kitsuné. claymore, delivers a tensed and breathtaking swoop with obsessive rhythms, while take me away with its strong rock energy and vocal hook, will set all the dancefloors on fire

with their debut album the new yorker duo silver summit send the hearer on a 10 song enclosing psychedelic trip.

first vinyl pressing of twin infinitives since the original vinyl issue in 1990. after moving to san francisco, royal trux released the highly experimental double album twin infinitives. this album remains an extreme work on the periphery of rock music, worthy of being compared to lou reeds metal machine music and suicides debut album. at only four subdivided tracks, none of which clock in under 15 minutes, the record has plenty of time to weave a mesmerizing web that is sometimes menacing, sometimes startling. for all of its high brow allusions, twin infinitives nearly reeks of vice, a dark, sordid feel pervades the record, and the listener can almost picture the band recording in a filthy apartment in the middle of the night in various states of intoxication and debauchery.

dies ist eine vielversprechende mixtur verschiedener styles. stellt euch alex under, piemont & frivolous in einem studio vor und ihr wisst eventuell was euch erwartet. mit seinem zweiten release legt grünbox seine messlatte noch einige zentimeter höher

stone cold classic funky disco floor filler thats stood the test of time. first time ever on 12inch!!! taken from the hard to find self titled lp by tommy stewart, bump & hustle music is the definitive disco funk party anthem. it was recorded in 1976 in atlanta, georgia, and since then the lp has found itself in the play boxes of soul, funk and jazz djs alike. however, its not until now that this amazing song has finally made it onto the preferred format of dance djs the world over – the 45rpm 12inch single. in 1976 tommy stewart was a busy man, working as an arranger, producer, performer and writer for a host of soul and rnb artists. the lp made for abraxas records was the first to go directly under his name, and although it failed to take off locally, the lp soon became known by djs across the world primarily for the club smash bump & hustle music. as it happens that song in particular almost didnt exist but for tommy needing to come up with something quick in order to fill in a gap in the album. conceived and recorded on the spur of the moment, and with backing vocals by isaac hayes singers hot buttered soul overdubbed later, its a superb example of rhythmic simplicity blended with soulful, catchy harmonies. its just impossible to listen to bump & hustle music without a broad smile coming to your face, and when played loud in a club, its impossible not to dance!

cool split 12inch between runaway ( wurst edits) with a quirky electronic disco cut and brennan green on a latin soul disco tip.

despite being launched in the early nineties, the incredible moton records inc have only released just over 20 records. a co-operative effort between djs diesel, harvey, faiths dave jarvis and ashley beedle, this label has expertly amended and extended many an undiscovered, lost classic. as passionate afficionados and music lovers, their selections for the moton treatment are always dealt with respectfully, and released in super limited quantities, hence the crazy prices they reach in the second hand market !this superb three-tracker is another gem, featuring another trio of superb rarities. the quality is off the scale, the pressing is a one-off - you know what to do !

infamous recording studio guru drew brown from texas used to be becks right hand man in the studio before working with radiohead producer nigel godrich in london these days! since 2004 he has been releasing lofi pop under the aliases paper jones and coke dance

with his new maxi on cocoon, guy gerber, our man for the big emotional moments on the dancefloor, will make our eyes shine bright in christmas anticipation. after releases for his own label supplement facts, the club hits >sea of sand<, >belly dancing< and not to forget, his album debut >late bloomers<, the tel-aviv-based gerber could be found rightly in top positions in many newcomer listings in the past year. 2008 was a little more calm for him, but with >timing<, being just in time for the final, he again sets new standards in linking harmony with a hedonistic state of emergency. while >timing< pleases us like a nocturnal-hypnotic romance in between a disco bassline, >age of love< flair and winterly sleigh bells, >guilty pleasures< takes back this playful love of details to the benefit of a tropical-dense percussive dub, however without appearing less mandatory on the dancefloor. consequently, gerber will be playing together with sven väth at christmas eve in the cocoonclub frankfurt

with the majority of deep electronic music being provided via europes minimal hive - berlin, its an enlightening prospect that one of belgiums key players in the scene is behind the musical direction of new imprint miconn records. having produced a string of successful remixes of artists including chab and bedrocks polefolder, whilst appearing regularly across his native club scene, it was only a matter of time before miquell santos turned his attention to a dedicated output for his music. whilst an exciting new remix of rennie fosters slamming >devils water< is being released in 2009 on rebirth, the debut release under his hermanez moniker is scheduled for an appropriate new year release on 12inch . turning his production to a more early morning vibe, >gold coast< is a carefully selected debut of crisp deep house beats with just enough wonky additions for even the most demanding of minimal heads

perc trax is proud to present its 25th vinyl release. for a label initially set up as an outlet for percs own music, perc trax has somehow hit a quarter-century of vinyl releases featuring a host of a-list producers including james holden, district one, ripperton, nathan fake, go hiyama, norman nodge, avus, remute, matt tolfrey, gary beck and many more. from the very first release ali percs a&r philosophy has been to sign the kind of music that he would play in a club and would like to hear others play. so who better than to step up for this milestone release than misc. whose records for sender, resopal, kompakt, klang and lost souls have been a constant presence is alis well-travelled record box. they also currently record as the popular niederflur for richie hawtins minus imprint and are working on their debut album under this name.

neo-trance theme !!! angels of kindness are seesawing in their fluffy clouds while eavesdropping the new opus - and yes, one can easily call it an opus - of catekk. dunning the sound creeps up (up from the viennese flex club?) through this mundane labyrinth. muse awakened the apocalyptic riders with its kiss and instead of the twilight of gods you are served subtle grooves, which only admit zeus sharp lightning to pass through the thunderclouds of bass. thunderstorm and labyrinth makes, how could it else be? a markus lange remix, who obviously enjoyed remixing this big theme, while following catekks traces in the wind. whos still missing? yes, newbornchristians must be around, when it comes to remixes with the perfect relation between foolishness and intelligence.

the fourth and final installment in the catz n dogz vinyl series has saved the best for last. sunset in the east is an epic opus, gradually unfolding in a cascade of warm toms, luxuriant ride cymbals, and assured sax stabs from their talented guests from dop. each new phrase ushers a fresh set of sonic delights into the frame, peaking with exultant proclamations from the saxophones. on the flip side, the white-hot guillaume & the coutu dumonts remix distills the track into the purest, most primal house music imaginable. his arrangement deftly remolds the sax sections to suit the tracks grand progression, gloriously blurring the lines between percussion and instrumentation

1977 classic by down under rock export no.1!! a must have record!!!!

after almost two years of experience with labels suruba records and suruba digital, los suruba, alias below delmar and varo, dive into a new adventure: suruba x. a deeper, eclectic and more personal label than the previous, suruba x will be dedicated to minor styles, even considered as far from the dance floor . the 1st reference is starred by english artist alex grzybowski, who had his first appearance in the suruba family with the 8th release of suruba digital.this polar parts ep/suruba digital 008 has been his last release, but this english artist who started producing along wih his decks mate from sleaze club (leeds) simon baker has already released under aka the liptrick in labels such as 2020vision or infant records. this time, alex is presenting 4 tracks, two in the vinyl version and two extra tracks in the digital version of the release. all of them with an exquisite stylish house full of textures and layers, though in every track we can perceive how eclectic can this leeds artist be

bim marx is a edit collaboration between jorge velez aka professor genius and new york dj duane harriot. stronger is their first release and its a great housed up edit of loleatta holloways we re getting stronger, whilst on the flip are two low slung, slo mo jams that are lush. unique is one way to describe it, weird is another. tip!

smobee comes from the belgian dj duo smos & baby bee. it’s 15 years that they are residents at the legendary club café d’anvers. the first eighttrack recordings called shitgoddamn was also made by smos & baby bee under the moniker r.a.w. . this time it’s a nu jack kinda vibe and one great old skool disco funk re-edit track. along with this ep comes a ny city boy ’s nick chacona remix

smobee comes from the belgian dj duo smos & baby bee. it’s 15 years that they are residents at the legendary club café d’anvers. the first eighttrack recordings called shitgoddamn was also made by smos & baby bee under the moniker r.a.w. . this time it’s a nu jack kinda vibe and one great old skool disco funk re-edit track. along with this ep comes a ny city boy ’s nick chacona remix

second vinyl release for fabrizio lapiana on his label based in rome. three dark psychedelic techno tracks absolutely for fans of radio slave. d side a real journey between futuristic sounds and percussions. 6 a.m. ...the time is now...a wake up into the forest......great atmosphere....and the end ...my sound with some industrial atmosphere for a journey into the chemical war!

already played by: reynold - frankie - tim xavier - alex logistic - benno blume - markus schatz, sunny second release on the french new label salon records owned by jonattend, by two italian boys covered under the name of ribadisco. with very groovy remix from antislash!

no words !! killer... support comes from sven väth, karotte, tobi neumann,mark broom, super flu, tiefschwarz, matt star, sebbo, lars-christian müller