breakdance has all the early electro hip hop influences but santos brings a classic sound bang up to date. oldskool drum sounds groove alongside acid bleeps, crunchy synths and squelchy bass. any b boy or b girl will be body popping along to this for sure. its been included on a new elite force compilation for lot 49 due out in november so its looking to be a biggie already. the echobox is a proper twisted club banger that is purely designed for peak time devastation. the tribal groove is crushed to bits as are most of the elements, which is a recipe for intense gritty head twisting.

number 1 steve bug charts !!! redshape is len fakis musical partner of podium #05. with releases on delsin, styrax leaves and present he is regarded as on of the most exciting newcomers on the dance music circuit. few producers have achieved to delevop such an individual approach to detroit techno, few musicans managed to rough it up so relentlessly. redshapes track is an interminable battle against stagnation, each bar of the track bursts with musical creativity. on >whats on a moogs mind?<, this genre building synthesizer turns into a brain. the moog overrules all conventions of musical form, the machine becomes an unpredictable furious beast. the 808 cowbell develops an uncanny, emotional quality. a techno track as gripping as a cliffhanger. len fakis >odyssee ii< relates perfectly the dramatic tension of redshapes track. the absorbing sounds just soaks you in. through the whole accoustic journey of the track, you feel his sense for the special athmosphere of the berghain which reminds clubbers of a medieval cathedral

a: >only lycra<: a beautiful deep and warm sounding melancholic dub train is bringing you trough this mysterious ,secret squonky night, with jazzy harmonies,tribal rhythms and some laid back minimal roots. you would not want to get out of it...!! b: >frispo<: synthetic slapping bass line,dark stomping modulated beat sounds, a tooly but functional character and some duby vocal cuts pushing it consequently to the dance floor

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!

volume 3 of the hed kandi dj sampler feat soul survivors feat angie brown, ron gelfer feat tiger lily, paulo colina and shaolin masters vs the fixations

new wave disco sounds incl divider remix !!

an acclaimed young five piece from leeds, stateless have already displayed their mastery of beat driven guitar and turntable rock on previous releases. but their third single bloodstream, is their masterpiece. a 21st century blues ballad built from cinematic hip hop beats, super heavy bass and perfumed piano. it sounds both heartbroken and drunk on its own romantic intoxication. the berlin based producer and remixer henrik schwarz, one of germanys most respected djs, brings his trademark love of jazz and deep house to his version. schwarzs remix re engineers the track as a sleek dance tune, speeding up chris vocal into a restless, nervy, emotionally naked torch song. by contrast, the chic parisian re edit maestro pilooski strips the track down into a cubist collage of rhythmic throbs and sparkles, with a staccato piano melody pulsing through it like a heartbeat. its a playful and vibrant fusion, where soul baring yorkshire poetry meets sleek french disco chic.

supported by james holden, loco dice, tom clark, gus gus, jeremy p. caufield !! a tolerant dub tek track flued with warm bass and indricated sounds. argy from pokerflat takes aether on a tech-house direction while leon segka has reconstruct the track using its musical material beside his technoid percussions

limited 7inch edition including 2 brandnew tracks and 2 remixes - top review debug magazine! electroreptil and politicide.net proudly present: electro-punk vs. rnb-techno! well known for their releases on different labels like gung-ho, family records, dachstuhl and politicide, pantherklub and florian filsinger serve you an energetic mix of catchy hooklines, beautiful melodies, dirty electro and stombing techno-sounds. awesome rockin stuff!

tommy bones always tries to create music that is timeless... the future classic e.p. captures the raw sounds that house music was built upon with a new edge. this is absolute top house music once again on franck rogers real tone imprint

f?r ihr f?nftes album zog hamburgs beliebte ska-punk-band in die cyclon sounds studios von coney island nyc, wo sich die hardcore- produzentenlegende don fury (sick of it all, gorilla biscuits, helmet) der band annahm.

ltd one side releases from the studios of scott grooves. scott fuses multi-layered rhythms that are definitely modern between house and techno but echo ancient drum sounds with broding atmospherics, dramatic synth sounds and powerful bubbling analogue basslines. three ace versions that explore the territory between house and techno and will sit nicely in your set between ame, osunlades more abstract beat-orientated stuff or the lastest offerings from ibadan

goldfish und der dulz are now dropping a bomb that will outshine the others these two awsome guys are cooking up their next soup on dessous recordings. 13 klaenge, is a dark, spooky track, catchy and hypnotic, and takes you on a real psycho trip. warm sounds on a cold tight beat, a hihat from somewhere beyond and a melody that sticks in your head for hours. chirocco is housey and definitely focussed on the floor with sharp pushing hihats and a weird melody

mark henning is back with a release on played by mike monday, paco osuna, karotte, tom clark, markus kafka, mike shannon, jeremy p.caulfield, seph !! einmaleins musik and the label is happy to have marks funkyness pressed on vinyl! a side track is rich of sounds, funky n groovy, changing all the time and giving life at the dancefloor. b side track is a more stripped down techno track with voices and background sounds that make a adventure sound landscape!the track keeps evolving and get the funk back in after the second half of it!special different release just like mark knows to do

south carolina rapper lil ru mixes the best of the areas signature sounds to create his own style of southern hip hop

no need to say, that this is again a high quality club tune. a groovy bassline and) some slammin electro sounds make this the perfect peak-time choice. next to the original and a dub version, theres a fantastic, more groovy remix by angel anx (toolroom)

killafactory recordings is a new label from spain that is born with the objective to offer fast and diabolic hard sounds combining great stars of the scene with young talents offering big quality productions for the dancefloor

killfactory recordings is a new label from spain that is born with the objective to offer fast and diabolic hard sounds combining great stars of the scene with young talents offering big quality productions for the dancefloor.

new bell is a stone cold classic piece of afrobeat that only appeared on 12 inch on an extremely rare dutch pressing and is a big play for everyone from masters at work (who made a pretty nice remix a while back) to gilles peterson. quite simply if you have any interest at all in african dance music you need this record. the flipside cut yoyo was only on a very rare french 7inch to our knowledge, this lesser known piece of afro disco really does get the party shaking its collective rump and sounds super fat on 12 inch for the first time

nice price deal !!! another top draw release here from snafe records. leading the way is nic fanciulli whose remix shatters the mold here with a techy yet bouncy vibe. add to this a sprinkling of minimal sounds and you have a very strong release. also included is the original mix, plus a mix from simon s.

baby, when the light is on, you see who is who & who is doin what.julien jabre has always been amongst those artists we love & admire, because he delivers truly good music, soulsearching, without having the need to run after the next hit single. this warm production will stir our feelings through to our roots & seems to be a magic track inspired by chicago house figures lil louis and memphis house boss, mr. fingers aka larry heard. with its incredible and amazing atmosphere the stook is going to send all the listeners into a hypnotic and euphoric voyage.on the flip, he is said to be of the best underground producer, david duriez gives you his vision of early acid house with a wild and rough track. wilderness sounds like a tribute to davids musical father, afro acid man dj pierre.

hunter is more based on the beat than on his (buttrichs) other recent productions. combined with hypnotic driving vocal snippets and warm synthie sounds, buttrich has created two great dj tools, that have enormous power on the dancefloor and perfectly carry on the series of marvellous releases on cocoon reco: eulberg, david k, fuckaponydelic or pig & dan

>too many bugs< on the a side is meant to be an acknowledgement for the software industry. everybody should know the background of bug fixes in the form of patches... but this track is free of bugs, phat bass lines as well as tricky generated sounds will be banged around your ears literally! minx on the b side is forward-pressing as well. the bass line is pushing and the remaining elements are out to do the same with the aim to get even the last deadheads on the dancefloor

oldschool at its best. the third release on two faces introduces love nine (london/uk). the ep starts up with feedback, a wicked monster track with a jacking groove, frequency modulated sounds and an inspiring oldschool touch. the flipside starts with the detroit mix of feedback, which puts a little bit more of a relaxing touch to the track with its deep detroit styled chords. gadget shot on b2 is a groovy house tune with laidback chord sequences and a moody bassline. just like a fresh and summerly breeze

mental disorder is owned and run by the spanish artist reeko and known for its uncompromising and typical spanish techno sounds. on the 8th release reeko presents the legendary pacou. the man needs no introdution, he simply belongs to the league of extraordinary artits due to cuts on music man, djax up, tresor, sonic mind, speaker attack and other hot labels

following his debut single breathe to fly on skipper records, parisian resident and label head honcho di pascali follows up with a fantastic house floorfilleron his new label dp records titled heaven. a sparky funky electro house groover. heaven comes packaged with all the essential credentials to va va voom the dancefloor! fellow frenchman distorded delivers 2 fabulous remixes jammed with punchy beats, soaring synth sounds,addictive key hooks, dramatic breakdowns, topped off with heavenly vocal harmonies. whilst di pascali puts one in the back of soulful house net with a deliciously bubbly us garage flavoured groove with more kick than thierry henry!

homage an bayerns hauptstadt muenchen mit label und titeltrack !! c64 sounds, patrick zigons remix and fuelle, schlagen hier voll ein

versatile are delighted with this new addition to their catalogue. a release made in belgium by detroit techno prodigy: fabrice lig. as you will notice on this new ep, the first white guys to have signed a record on kevin saundersons legendary label kms, remains faithful to the sound of motor city. a light and esoteric melody sets the tone of >x-slaves who changed the world<. the tight clap and kick drum leave room for the modulating bass. a voice similar to martin luther kings, repeats names of cities in which slavery prevailed, whilst pads stimulate the mental trip. the x slave is taken by the dancefloor, changing the world as he dances to the beat. “funk la termite” is elastic funk. binary rhythms, off-beat chords which keep the groove balanced whilst the hi-hats, like little insects, dig away at the beat, building it and deconstructing it as the sounds evolve. >the round of funky bugs< continues in the vein of creepy crawlies. here, the synths are more upfront, their acidic layering create a mixture of harmonic loops which will set all hells lose. the melodies and use of pads stay anchored in the detroit tradition, but this production fits just as well with all the current electro releases worthy of any good dancefloor

second octopus is mr statik with an excellent 3 channels remix, stathis is a greek gentleman of some refinement, his tracks caught our ear on mathias schaffhausers ware imprint as part of the mudmax duo and his talent for combining careful modern production and late night hysteria drew us to him as a future roster artist. then we come to 3 channels,what can we say,they have blown up on crosstown rebels and trapez and their own imprint channel records, their dj sets kick ass all over the place and their remixes, from claude vonstroke to decryptor have proved them as the bright stars of the european house movement. this mix is inspired,relentless, unusually energetic and yet typically 3 channels, aimed straight into the heat and haze of the night

born and raised in tokyo, living in berlin since may 2007, akiko kiyama presents on neo010 two wonderful minimal- tracks, synthetic, acrylic, rough and raw, sober and straight, shy and yet damn clubby. akiko - whose delicately reduced musical style is partly defined by some earlier 12 inch releases on m-nus creates a fragile and surprising cosmos of subtle rhythmical structures and wobbling guttural waveforms, all this combined with this very special female approach that people all around the globe seem to love more and more. for those who like it a little bit less minimal, there are two remixes included. we have one by humantronic, the minitech (or tech?) berserk from france, who re-establishes an industrially strict balance of pumping and knitting sounds, with almost trancy elements good and healthy food for the club community

pascal feos succeeds with his debut 12 on karmarouge in a matchless manner a fusion of extremely wooden and dry beats with well fed warm sounds, it’s a hard but genial mixture of functionality and deepness. from the essence of minimalistic sound

there is a new kid on the block - kyrad - 32 years old, born and raised in switzerland and is already predicted a bright future within the drum n bass scene.. incl utah jazz remix

alfred azzetto is back on purple music with the feel good massive anthem colors, which was one of the most played promo cuts at this year winter music conference. interestingly djs all the time played an acapella over it but also the instrumental melody sounds great. part one includes the walterino main mix is a fierce production featuring classic strings and wicked keys that give the track a modern disco sound, while the piano mix is on a deeper edge, with a great piano hook added (that is reminiscent of bas noir my love is magic). part two includes a full vocal mix & the remixes from dj fopp & christian hornbostel, which will be out end of october. it was worth to wait some months for the release of this tune!

the next top tunes from davis and may !!! this installment comes around with three must have tracks for future sound lovers. ansame someto is a hypnotic dancefloor star with his ruff drums and the gorgeous melody. on the flipside parplez starts to get a little deeper and infects u with the clacking and moving sounds from out of this world. a perfect end and rounding of this masterpiece is ligo greelon wich catches the crowds attention with the breathtaking melody maripozas third strike!!

imagination of the shape draws a new skyline while not abandoning the roots of the city. the tracks this time obviously point towards the future of course a bright one! the mixture of established artists and newcomers declares that plastic city has many great names and artists inside the city limits and nevertheless searches for new flavours, techniques, sounds and people but this time something is really different. all artists mentioned on the double 12inch compilation come up with neverseen creations which all have a new flavour and perfectly fit together. imagination of the shape sounds like science fiction house music something you never heard before. high quality tech house touches new spheres and instantly grabs the listeners attention. approved artists as terry lee brown junior, the timewriter, greg parker, rob pearson, colin dale or eddie richards prepared a row of pleasant surprises as they left the old centre of their city. slightly more minimal but still housy and groovy the tracks are connected to each other as it has always been greatly compiled at plastic city. theres much consideration behind the artists works as well as behind this chapter. imagine the shape imagine the future

zimmermann alias jens zimmermann aka tyrell corp. aka dj gargamel is constantly changing yet always the same: a damn good producer. from his early days when he whipped up tracks by culture beats and out of the ordinary into dancey frenzy with well-known german producer torsten fenslau, to his drum n bass-fuelled moments of technical innovation, jens has never been one to stand still. constantly reinventing hilmself, he always managed to keep things ticking, making him one of the most sought-after producers in the late eighties and throughout the nineties. now, in 2007, after years of noise research and sound sculpting, he is re-emerging as zimmermann which stands for >new german minimal sound<. after three much-celebrated releases, aptly called zimmermann #1, #2 and #3 on room recordings, which were severely hyped up by germany s house fraternity, and releases and remixes on boxersport, k2,and hifreaks as well as on harthouse mannheim, the future is looking bright for jens

systematic welcomes olivier gregoire. he comes from namur in belgium and has already releases on turbo, king kong and his own imprint vice versa. the three tracks represent the typical systematic sound, added with new innovative sounds and discoesque rhythms

asylum seeker + padded cell rmx blackpool refugee, cycling fiend and house music-machine magik johnson joins curfew for obviously his finest piece of music ever. imagine dj sneak, switch and jesper dahlback all kept hostage in a small room under orders to make something really good or be shot. filtered electro riffs build the pressure over a huge rumbling bass-end, then it drops into a techy hook that sounds like richie hawtin remixing a john carpenter soundtrack. paranoid and minimal as you like - and then back to the earth shattering beats & bass..

supported by richie hawtin, tiefschwarz, loco dice, miss kittin , jussi pekka & many others!! again providing you with two new high quality techno tunes. on the a side we present you the tune: >tuna belly< , which is taken from the forthcoming full lenght, >martinez< album on re:connected, due for release later this year. the track starts off with a pounding deep kick-drum and a heavey roland sh-101 baseline. quickly after some heavey snares, claps and some underwaterish bubble sounds enter onto the groove and the track is steady rolling towards its peak break down. the baseline is filtered and tweaked through layers of efx into just a high pitched noise that is just on the edge of getting too much and right at that time it sweeps back into the full groove with a slaming hihat to lift the track even more. >tuna belly< is one of those track that definitely will make you go crazy on the dance floor in the late hours

alessandro crimi comes here with an incredible dub techno monster. one of these timeless tracks that youll find yourself spinning in 30 years. huge drums, classic dance appealing analogue sounds along with the rattling bulldozerfeeling bassline. get your backpack and prepare for a deep journey! chaton on the other side is drying things out, keeping all the elements and thus delighting us with a stunning beat as well as hes ever mid 90s techno synths stabs that just drives anyone shaking. a deep reinterpretation aimed for the capital t for techno enthusiasts out there

played by tobi neumann,tom clark,mike monday,camea & mike shannon !! einmaleins is happy to have back on its releases talented sweet n candy. since his first release on the label he has been doing a great work and now comes back to the label with his >47 pancakes & one joint ep<. on the a side, >green< is a quirky tight techno track with surounding sounds giving a playful character to the track. the b side >pancakes< is a dark techno track with great heavy bassline evolving all the time and encorporating a great cut half way that makes the come back shake the soundsystem

superb minimal tech / neotrance 2 - tracker, sounds very well and it works too !!

the reload and global communications remixes of tracks originally released as mystic institute. some amazing productions by mark pritchard and tom middleton which sounds still as fresh and exciting as almost 15 years ago. especially the global communication >ob-selon minos < is such an amazing piece of music!! smooth melodies with incredibly beautiful sounds really seduce the listener to go thru this 15 minute journey... and even that seems like only 3 minutes when they are over.

>sonntag< is a bright funky piece inspired by easy berlin sundays. the dirk diggler remix is a more techy pusher, constructing a massive groove we love him for. track 3 is the hit of this ep and also a hit in the berlin underground scence. tight german vocals play with late night party appeal flirting with a drunken bassline in the mood for love !!

as hard as it might be to believe, there was a time when the word trance did not mean dutch guys dressed in white wearing oakleys.. it also didn t mean israeli pre-military dragon-stick wielding reefer addicts.. actually, there was a glorious era where trance was a verb rather than a noun.. im talking about when you got in a trance, at lets say for example: the golden eagle in munich in 81, in a white-tiled sauna-motif discotec, grooving to a 17 minute reel-to reel version of knights in white satin on your 2nd bottle of poppers while some guy named >wolfie< takes his modern ballet skills to the >next level<. if that sounds appealing.. and i know it does.. then allow me to introduce you to compuphonic and kolombo.. a throwback to the days of romance-trance of the highest order. deep, sensual (yes, i used the word sensual) electronic grooves so potent that we were forced by a coalition of competitors labels to only release some of them digitally to restrict their awesome power to trip people out. these tracks make other tracks seem like mindless shallow shit. that includes some of turbos other releases.

alphahouse welcomes kai to the family, with the dazzling 3-track ep >gakuon< his debut release came last year on portables sud electronic label, and put him on our ones-to-watch list. now kai delivers his second ep and its a killer. with so much music in the world following the same patterns, and producers sucked into using the same cheap tricks in the studio, its refreshing to hear that some people out there are still capable of independent and abstract thought. we hope you agree. >ac< is a mutant deep techno piece equally suitable for dark club mayhem as it is for sunday brunch with the in-laws. seriously, try it out at both places and if it doesnt work the next beer is on us. >spacetravel< is exactly that. a micro-sampled ride though the cosmos. tiny vocal spurts and playful melodies surround a throbbing bassline. stripped just to the groove and not over-arranged, theres plenty of room to let your imagination roam free. >gravity< is one of those special inside tracks that we search so long and hard for. delightfully simplistic, yet incredibly groovy. its amazing how much you can do with a few well-placed sounds, isnt it?

its now pig&dans turn to release the next big thing in the cocoon recordings universe. their electronic house sound – closer to techno than to guy gerbers deep house as regards content – is a perfect image of what is happening on the planet s dancefloors. trippy and driving electronic beats which are never flamboyant are combined with filigree basslines, giant spherical spaces and weird sounds in long sophisticated arrangements: modern minimal house with a good share of techno.

nrks coast2coast opens up its post summer account with a mix cd from one of the scenes brightest stars, karizma. best known for his basement boys collaborations, karizma has struck it solo in recent years and has bridged the gap between jazz influenced broken beats and the edgier, techier sounds of his kohesive productions. these double pack vinyl lps present some of the choice tunes on offer on his dj mix, including tracks & remixes from slope, onsulade, pasta boys, tyree, vikter duplaix and many more

nrks coast2coast opens up its post summer account with a mix cd from one of the scenes brightest stars, karizma. best known for his basement boys collaborations, karizma has struck it solo in recent years and has bridged the gap between jazz influenced broken beats and the edgier, techier sounds of his kohesive productions. these double pack vinyl lps present some of the choice tunes on offer on his dj mix, including tracks & remixes from slope, onsulade, pasta boys, tyree, vikter duplaix and many more