poker flat owner and visionary dj & producer steve bug recently celebrated the 10th anniversary and 100th release for the label. continuing this buzz, and as always, confirming his rightful place at the top, steve is now gearing up to release his fourth full artist album. the >two of a kind< ep is a teaser of things to come as the long player drops in a few months time, and what a teaser it is…! once again joining forces with long-time compadre clé, of märtini brös fame, the pair whip up a deep storm, resulting in the solemn midnight swagger of month of sip. cool, metallic pads and trademark tight drums lay the groundwork for a momentous twisted synth line to wrap its way around the senses. full of tension, drama and stone-cold style, its a track that will define the nights - or indeed the mornings - dancefloor adventures. working solo on the b-side, and in-all-outclassic bug mode, steve builds perhaps his most drifting, euphoric vision of modern house music to date. beautiful, phasing synth stabs open this epic-vibed slow burner whose refined elements stay pure and true throughout. if youre searching for dynamic, addictive underground house music, full of history and yet remarkably modern, look no further

how many of todayÆs producers have been releasing music for 13 years? not many. how many will still be recording 13 years from now? hard to say. what can be said without doubt however is that donnacha costello is in this for the long haul. since 1996 he has released dozens of 12&#8243,,,s and made significant contributions to electronic music from 2001Æs classic ambient album together is the new alone to 2004Æs universally acclaimed colorseries to 2006Æs rigorously conceptual 6x6=36 amongst others. shedding the skin of his ten year old minimise label, costello emerges from its semantic stranglehold to bring us his new label and platform look long. from this first release it is clear that costello aims to produce work of lasting quality and beauty with little regard for what a turbulent marketplace might expect of him. complexity and simplicity are addressed in equal measure here and with some surprise we find traces of eric satie, chet baker, pat metheny and steve reich. perhaps unsurprisingly we also find the unmistakable traces of grace and emotion that have become costelloÆs trademarks

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

another sure fire hit for 3blue wheels & disco return to the ranks and drop a funky good times bomb with remixes from some mighty big names.. fresh from his massive remix of hccr & jose nunez - lifting for cr2, dj dlg does it again creating an anthemic mix thats sure to be heard all summer long. on the b side we have europes finest denis the menace & big world who take it deeper & tribal for those big rooms rounding things off in style is the uks very own funkster e squire who keeps the original feel and opts for an all together funkier hed kandi feel...all in all a top notch package good times indeed!!

side a sees the bristol based duo appleblim and komonazmuk join forces once again to create a deep, dubby, techno house remix which fires on all cylinders. appleblim is one of the worlds hottest producers right now, many know appleblim from his legendary work with peverelist under the name skull disco, he also mixed the fifth in the series of dubstep allstars on tempa back in 2008 and is also enjoying the success of his own label apple pips which will see the release of an appleblim and komonazmuk collaborative project inspired by the success of the remixes they have done together. on the flip it s up to marlow to deliver finest dubstep melancholy.

on the a-side , >brunhilde< the old bitch welcomes us, again completely drunken and swinging to rhythm with her frying pan. the second track is >hip hop chopsui< - a meal which can satiate 500 dance hungry hip swinging ravers without a problem. if you still dont have enough you turn around the record. for here >master mason< shows us, that b-sides can also display their cold-blooded lethal potential. should anyone against your expctation still sit at the bar, nip on his drink uninvolvedly and flirt with the barkeeper, >parcel< will finally make this grumbler let his bar stool stand there and mix into the dance willing crowd.

techno/dub of the highest order! two track limited 10inch , 250 copies pressed. a side dubatech - nonagon. b side havantepe - re-uptake. release comes in a stamped inner sleeve.

techno/dub of the highest order! two track limited 10inch, 250 copies pressed. a side resoe - smb version 2. b side shinsuke matsumoto - kare. release comes in a stamped inner sleeve.

in its original form, krakatoa is a swinging, percussive tech house groove. a super-heavy kick and spitting hats give this a raw, energetic edge while hypnotic bongo loops and chopped up vocal snippets provide a depth of texture that harks back to the heady days of west coast cuts from the likes of siesta and greyhound records making this a distinctive and refreshing record. swedish techno legend joel mull provides the b side remix!

from somewhere to nowhere, the first versatile release of t-bet records, exudes hypnotic beats. it will certainly keep your ears stuck to its deep atmospheres and its solid driving groove. xpansul, one of the most productive techno fella on the globe, blends detroit-like techno with an explosion of synthesizers, elegantly arranged. great love of details and a distinctive style will attract you to this dancefloor phenomenon. alessio mereu with >attimo vincente< builds up the b-side with a searing essence of percussions: its beats swing on techno waves and it will totally blow you! - played and supported by len faki renato figlio / jussi-pekka / anderson noise / danilo vigorito / dustin zahn

nice release from venice beach california produced by don froth who is making his debut with this record! ultra cool slow paced and super sexy disco track with phat vocoder vox and undercooled bass lines.b-side is a more thumping version. dont sleep on this one!!

excellent deep groovin killer tracks

support by ricardo villalobos, onur Özer, raresh, gabriel ananda, tim green (dirtybird), matt star, estroe!!! next groovin yamyam session

>italys finest exponents of fidgety bassline ... create a blistering italo electro masterpiece... this confirms them as an act to listen out for in 2009.< dj mag !! leaders of the italian electro-fidget front blatta & inesha are back once again on hell yeah for a new special 12inch double a side designed by our very own neverending, on the a side revolution is the ultimate sicilian stomper, hip-hop influenced tricks and energy fuelled grooves, revolution has been included by drop the lime into his latest mix for fact magazine and dj supported by all the sinners in the scene. on the aa side they team up in the studio with latest italo legend in the makin congorock (fools gold,).

big with pig & dan, lucas stern, joseph capriati, matt star, guy gerber, etc.. red is the colors of the hair..red is the artwork... red is the fresh flash!! 3 tracks for the new unpolite records from female side of the label. one of the most famous italian woman dj make 3 real intelligent bombs. >stop< is dark its minimal, >fresh< its absolutely the hit for the dancefloor... >one way< its the welcome to the dj reds world. a serious and cool release...

2 sides full of locked grooves by inigo kennedy and marco lenzi. great toolbox!

these days, skat fights with his other personality, oleg the russian housemaster,weapons are big house beat, basses, rhodes, perks, pads, and on eklo skat is banging hard with his da hunterz ep on a side, da hunterz, its the >call of the hunt<, everyone ready to bounce, jungle mumbling, a bass hook which will make u shake, and those crazy horns and trumpets which bring this weird >movie< feeling inside, full of hope and energy, real music!!. defintly a hit for peak time. on b side, wanna come, on this one, our french lover, brings his strings, pianos and rhodes probably for the girls. yeah this one is deep, fresh, moving

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.

a look back to the mid-80s with the double a side of 2 absolute classics: international music system - dancing therapy and patricia harris - heaven is... (in the back seat of my cadillac). these 2 tracks greatly influenced the house sound of chicago. well sought-after by djs, these each go for $50-100, if you can find them...

schliessfach musik is a new techno label in berlin / germany. as a sublabel from zylinder records the first 10inch maxi single limited to 1000 pcs is comig out. the track >fundamente< on side a was created by the label owner of zylinder records marco fender. clear structures and the variety of samples bound this track to a big club tune. the resident of club watergate (berlin) jens bond designed the track on side b using his modern minimal shuffle sounds made in berlin.

dagtekin & schachta with their second release on snork enterprises. last time they were supported by denmarks martinez who is known from lo-mid-high, re:connected, moon harbour, this time, side b contains a super progressive remix by remute aka denis karimani, known for his productions for labels like ladomat, turbo, einmusik, perc trax etc etc and especially known from his recently released burning track zuendli known from his own imprint remute records which is also distributed at straight distribution. the remixversion of mental spiral is the next burning remix on snork enterprises to fire a party! side a contains two track from the records acts, both a mixture of extrawelt and zimmermann if you really need to describe it. atmosphere carried from a deep deep bass...this tracks are so deep that darkness would blind you. snork18 as the follow up for this giessen-istanbul project.... supported by: richie hawtin, remute, monkey b, syntax error, norman, mr. statik, matt digby, tim green

with >shape time< marset is accelerating and we are sure that its sparking at the club. >baracca attack< shows us the groovier side of marset, it is continuously building up to round off with hypnotically sounds after the break!

carl sagan back on go!freitag with another nice shuffled piece of techno. while his own mix fits more the little bit moody, groovy samstag-side, alex bau again delivers a remix for mr. sagan for the more edgy technofreitag

big with steve bug, lerosa, bearweasel, sian, reynold, electric indigo. on the fourth release of contentismissing records tracks of four different artists were combined to result in a sampler. rene?,, breitbarth, who is presently focussing on deep house sounds on his digital-label “deep data”, participates with an outstanding piece of his work. rene?,, reinert adds with his second contribution to a compilation a massive dose of consequence and freshness. on the other side st. plomb from geneva with a jazzy cool groove. at the end hofuku sochi join in their traditional manner and administer a multi-faceted track. the result is a compilation of four absolutely different interpretations of house, which intersectionconsists of soul and deepness.

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!

detroit disco is a brand new label which combines detroit techno with some old and recognizable disco arpeggios. this first release on detroit disco is a two track 12 inch with the title track hands up by g. hands up by g is a rocking floor-filler based track on a catchy arpeggio melody that reminds a bit like donna summer. filtering up and down giving you an optimal dj friendly old skool crowd pleaser. on the b side you will find the economist remix which has a more neo techno approach. with some devilish sequencing and filtering this sounds a little like some work the economist did on lessismorecordings 004 with the track too much but that is why we asked him to remix

weird soundmixture as used to from paddo, and this time a banger is on the way. we even have support from real technoheads like perc or technasia in addition to the usual freiraum-pickers as ricardo & co. this is a must have again!

the berlin dj- and producer-duo dole & kom is an active part of the clubscene since 1993 and they permanently developed their timeless and independent sound with their productions and remixes at the labels >session deluxe < , >parquet<, >ek records< and >death by disco<. with their 2nd release on bondage-music, dole&kom present 3 massive minimal/techhouse stomper. additional on the a-side a fantastic remix from ronald christoph (limbo / paradigma), it smells of clubhit..

back in stock... funky tech roller

back in stock.. funky tech mover

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.

an unsigned trio consisting of members from wales and northern ireland, two door cinema club make no secret of the fact their rhythm section is computer-assisted. likened to death cab for cutie and broken social scene, a few imminent uk dates are followed by european shows. every now and again a song comes along which, once heard, feels like it has become ingrained in your skin - and this is one of those tunes. a quirky combination of electro-pop and indie, the key lies within a relentless beat combined with an airy guitar riff. add in harmonious vocals and youve an infectious ditty, but whether it falls on the side of genius or annoyance may change with repeated listens

big with: anthony collins, k.atou, sascha dive, mr. statik, lauhaus, julietta, gavin herlihy, federico molinari, dorian paic,... here comes the first release of the new collaboration between chris wood and meat on freebase records and meats own label - below records on the a side we find the main track of their first release, called chi-kago. it follows the old vibes of chicago with a funky bass and a wonderful groove which definitely will kick your ass on the dancefloor!!! b1 comes along with a remix of this track, done by our well known friends einzelkind. their interpretation cought up the deeper side of chi-ka-go while including some nice vocals from an unknown cuban dancer!!! b2 sidiki let the childrens bassline take control!!!

big with ricardo villalobos, dubfire, tiefschwarz, 2000and one, sis, johnny d, einzelkind, gregor tresher, luca bacchetti, lauhaus, david squillace, nick fanciulli, anthony collins, marc romboy, markus fix, gorge, livio&roby, ray okpara, boris werner, bearweasel!!8bit & cecille label head nick curly starts with the first ep of his nick curly - series . the first one, a strong two tracker, will be released on 8bit records, the second vinyl is coming up in april on his second imprint cecille records. side a comes with a funky track with a hookin vocal line. perfect start for spring 2009. side b is a more deep and dark, with a powerful groove hitting the dancefloors. beginning of may 8bit also releases his first 8bit-reasons compilation, mixed by nick curly!!

theomatic celebrates its 10th release with an-2’s epic ‘viajero’. spanish for ‘voyager’, ‘viajero’ is a dedication to all travellers and the spirit of travel. it’s about the fact that every traveller searching for better place on earth every time ends up with the same - meets himself. the track is a result of a long work, waves that you hear in the background is pacific ocean recorded at machalilla national park in ecuador while guitar was recorded in izhevsk, russia - an-2’s hometown, it’s performed by ramil vafin, keen guitarist, guitar maker and big friend of an-2, finally it all found it’s way together in an-2’s st.petersburg studio. the remix comes courtesy of the ever excellent duo acos coolkas

nrk - sampler 3 kicks of with the track most people associate with dj sneak, >you cant hide from your bud<, one of the records that broke the whole filtered disco thang. blue boys >sandman<. taking a riff and pitched up vocal from the undisputed truth, many will perhaps have forgotten this gem, but is ripe for revival now! side two offers up the fantastic >shake it for me< from uk producer dj d brining up the rear, studio 45s >i like the sound< was a hit on azuli in 1999. pure mirrorball dancefloor stuff. sneak essentials

on the new ante zenit you can dive into the night with the a side.. the flip comes more progressive.. limited backstock!!!

our spanish collegues oel polygon have redefined themselves. leo and omar cobble on together as a re-up in musical togetherness. nonchalantly as usual- the two keep on cooking crispy tech-house to the limits and let the heart of the club-gourmets melt away. between venice and barcelona they have peeled especially pretty models out of their sequencer. “inside us” is telling us a lot about the drive of the record and strives with tough techno-vocals the hit pig across the upon you court. once you’ve wrapped out the a1 bon-bon you’ll find yourself greedily diving into the b-side, which- together with “phonobox” and “dos por dos” skilfully completes the box of candies

jay tripwires tonality imprint returns for 2009 with a debut release from dual city. focusing on some deep afro tinged house grooves this will tick many boxes for lots of djs 2 superb tracks on the a side with a bonus of jay tripwire providing a very special edit of lake michigan rounding of the ep very nicely indeed. another quality release from tonality!

new kanada enters the year of darkness with two cuts of techno that go straight for the throat. raw house music for mixers, jackers, and people of ill repute everywhere. side a features a slamming remix of murr’s “stay” track by adam marshall. murr’s original moog bassline gets jacked into a dj-friendly mix weapon of the highest calibre. 10+ minutes of erratic hats, swung snares and some weird noises that would do octave one proud. sibe b is a homage to our favourite analog mixer of days gone by - the numark dm1950. mood edit embraces the chaos of chicago house, and the class of new york city in this long playing dub tool that will be sure to evoke fear in the legs - and passion somewhere inbetween. complete with off kilter bassline, counterpoint bump, and a long deep mix for the heads.

sampler 3 has a tougher more tribal feel from david penns selection. kicking off with the man of the moment henrik bs mix of the classic cant get enough from soulsearcher & mark knights awesome mix of save us a classic moment from black science orchestra. on the b side we have fellow spaniard david tort with his mix of amazzonia by giorgio giordano, rounding things off very nicely is the eddie thoneik mix of todd terry’s new single play on which also features the vocal talents of tara macdonald.

detroit bomb !! big with heiko laux, estroe, angel molina !! consumer electronic is a new imprint by revolve. combining old memories with new thoughts. this first release is a 2 track ep with on the a-side an upwards filtered catchy lead and static deep drive. on the b-side is a funkier beat tool with deep chords.

real classics!!

rough, rougher, roughest!! another wicked addition to the fattalic series. fatallic resignation is about the harder side of techno, brought by artists that live the music. various styles from various artists, the thing they have in common, its hard, hard and hard!! check this out!

part four of this big series from abe duque. once again feat. some great blake baxter vocals. be prepared of a huge bomb !

winter here and cold sounds also, this time warm up engine s drivers are grovskopa and agony forces, joined in remix duties by label s boss oscar mulero. grovskopa ignites the flame on b side with jauhar, and industrialized piece of dark techno with an analogue bassline as a starring ,resting on top of an abstract and metallic beat, salted with hypnotic vocal samples and atmospheres. a peak time weapon for the hard ones. closing b side oramics by agony forces investigate in the same field, nearly industrial beats, crunchy and dark, sinewave sequences, fat bassdrums and again an hypnotic and lisergic feel. as the the track goes on, pads and synth atmos do the job adding a mellow edge to the dark side. alone on a side, oscar mulero s rework of jauhar is pure floor action, substracting atmospheres and focusing on rythms and beats. giving a straight ahead approach to the original. electronic body music for the 21st century.

deadmau5 returns once again to his own mau5trap label with two huge tracks ?catbread & word problems. catbread is a huge mau5 track with trademark drums and a huge, sick bassline that has to be heard loud. great melodies and harmonics make this a definite future mau5 classic. word problems has a real classic chicago vibe will deep acid undertones and bumpy rhythms. this is the darker side of the mau5!

the new white release comes with a fundamental change: it s an artist ep. the faces series was a very radical and honest way to launch an artist. but for the artist eps we wanted to give them space, so they can share deeper insights of their artistic development with us. says oskar offermann, who runs the label and does all the a&r decisions. the kick-off ep comes from german-peruvian nu , who stood out already with his last white release voca (white004). he was desperately in search of a musical identity for his peruvian roots. so he decided to join a group of shamans during travels through his home country. and they took him on a spiritual journey, in order to find his lost roots on the other side. a trip to hell which lasted a few days.

watch out for s-max new project ?osmo anarchy? the vol.1 here has an old school chicago ghetto trax flavour all the way - 3 minimal-funk tracks with killer groove! the b side really stands out with this strong analogic house production track, the a1 and 2 are funky, strong grooves with freaky atmosphere in the following of boogizm? best releases! after the fantastic make somebody happy ep released in 2005, s- max comes back on telegraph with cosmo anarchy presented in 2 singles released in a row. both ep? are a blast for dj s! 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