""highgrade is back with another smash by our heroes phage & daniel dreier, a crew having an enormous flow at the moment, be it on the wheels of steel, as an explosive live act or on vinyl.they submitted us three more minimal trax out of their dark chambers, dry as hell, hypnotic and psychedelic, but with such an outburst of creativity and flexibility you just can`t categorize these trax. we are pretty sure this trax will validate some floors on their stableness; file under hypnphouse and keep the damn frequency high!.""

this is isometrics second release on disctrict of corruption. after their insert coin ep (doc007), the swedish trio returns with three new tracks. incl a remix by label boss aaron hedges in collaboration with red robin, known from releases on platzhirsch with his friend philipp groth under the name pachulke & sohn

broadcasting timeless, route one techno from the heart of berlin since 1996, cabinet records has come to epitomise the rough underground sound of a city like few others. now, with this excellent compilation package, plus 8 has seen fit to set this essential contribution to electronic dance music in stone. indeed, over the last decade the relationship between the labels has come full circle, making the release of this retrospective package all the more timely

gunjack, brian gibbs moves to tokyo in 2001 and begins to release music through the british sheep label under the >gunjack< moniker. after spending more time in madrid/ spain, working with a local record distributor and releasing hard-edge pounding techno he returned to la in 2005. bas mooy, over the years bas has been a resident and member of organizations such as exposure of sound, compound, strictly techno, phaze!1, resonance and inside. the last couple of years he has been working the decks at established dutch venues/parties such as awakenings (graansilo, gashouder), de effenaar, doornroosje, 013, waterfront, het paard van troje, nighttown and simplon

pulsing warm and deep house with a sparse production that allows for maximum appreciation of a beautiful flute and organthat solo through most of the record, with narration on the a-side by ill-bosstino. flip for the even better instrumental with a sound that falls somewhere between early spiritual life and ferrer & sydenham

after many years of waiting, treble o present the release of the highly sought after domu production by nicola kramer best in me.the sample string and strong melody see the rhythm section chilling a little, but the shuffle kicks in on the chorus, lifting it from a head nodder to a foot shuffler. included in this single is the hottest remix around at the moment by mr dego ranks and kaidi tatham, publicly known as dego and kaidi. here kaidi and dego fuse subtle keys with chunky beats that glide wistfully under nicolas haunting vocal. the bumpy groove gives it the dancefloor edge whilst its deep musicality gets the hairs standing on their very ends. trademark sounds from both artists in their own rights, a certified future classic

dj venom is one the producers behind of the latest incognito albums, and the album >equilibria< on far out recordings by the new brazilian diva sabrina malheiros, (daughter of alex from azymuth). been a regular at the arision s camp from the beginning with his alias vipersquad, he finally drops a visionary album, reworking some of the greatest tracks by marco di marco (from the album >my london friends< with guest like nathan haines on sax/flute) but also some jazz dance original classic like >par avion< or >bossa with regards<. on this 12inch sampler you find a masterpiece created in collaboration with big bang >bossa of the future<. it s an authentic piece of pure techno-jazz that slides from past to future with his jazzy double bass and his carl craig s styles synthetisers. on side b side there s the massive bossa reconstruction of >up west<, lost between the sax of mr nathan haines and the percussion of the quintet from >my london friends<, mr venom introduces his distinctive sounds, echoes of new jazz revolution

nice price deal !!! limited one sided collectors item >> file under rock / pop

adk aka andreas kremer delivers us under his softer pseudonym a great techno release with elements of techhouse, electro and minimal.. supported by carl cox, laurent garnier, sven vaeth and evil concussion

it was only a matter of time before matt bandy and alexander east joined forces. between the two of them they have graced such labels as vista, aroma, freerange, nrk, doubledown and amenti. the original bumpa along with alexanders vocals leading the way over dirty, distorted funk bass and warm chords. the remixes take you into deep dub land with tuff beats, chopped vocals and tracky madness. alexanders mix takes a left turn towards a psychedelic soul vibe tailor made for the afterhours

estonia s premier house jock dave storm goes incognito under his new guise blond bond, which is an carefully chosen name since this new offering is bound to send shockwaves over any floor as devastating as the news was to conservative bond fans that next actor impersonating the jetsetting womaniser sports a blond scalp: >music is everywhere< is a highly atmospheric, hpynotic nu-disco groover powered by a high octance bassline - think a cross between 1997 paper music and global communication updated for 2006. one half of the celebrated rulers of the deep team dj meri ( nrk, defected ) adds a more electronic, extra beefy version on the flip. pure class! played by josh wink, jay-j, mr v ...

next cadenza killer ep !! the four cuts on this doublepack are monsters all, between eight and 13 minutes apiece. coming hot on the heels of similarly sprawling releases from ricardo villalobos and luciano & thomas melchior, they confirm cadenza s commitment to stretching electronic dance music s form to fit a more expansive frame. these are anthems, but they re anthems of a different sort. while too many hits beat their riffs like dead horses and treat their listeners little better, loco dice turns their attentions to gauzier, wispier elements: ghost melodies, feathery percussion, iridescent timbres that flash once and are gone

the latest name to check from french label ed banger records is the crunk and grime-loving chanteuse uffie. born in miami and raised in hong kong, the 18-year-old mini-popster now calls paris her home. a self-professed ever-ready >hot chick<, uffie reckons her approach to music is pretty radical. her tracks, often performed in a wannabe english accent, have a deliberately staid anti-flow delivery that walks a fine line between electro and nu-skool rap... produced by mr oizo (f-com) & feadz (bpitch control). big tune !!

with an already three times repressed debut on neutonmusic, yapacc is currently on his way to make his name up.. with >botique minimal<, yapacc, who releases on treibstoff, multicolor and on perlon under the narcotic syntax moniker, is having his follow up on neutonmusic !!incl great remix by crosstown rebels 3 channels... already heavy plays by ricardo villalobos !!!

nice price deal !!! played by heiko mso, scratch massive, toni rios, diringer, sweetlight….. margeir, a.k.a. jack schidt, produces his music under jack s name, together with his friend phil harmonic. though you may not yet know jack schidt - that may soon change. jack schidt s music appears on gusgus s record label pineapple records, for whom margeir djs as well. jack schidt prides himself with the fact that he was the first dj in the world to stage dive into the crowd. any other stage-diving djs interested in following mr. schidt into the record books are encouraged to contact the pineapple records legal department. check the fantastic remix comes from holmar flipsson who is 1/2 of thugfucker, 1/3 of mr negative and 1/1 of holmar filipsson

the first in a series of essential collaborations between these two promising scottish labels sees the mighty bumper bring the heat over three potent chunks of electronic funk, with the incomparable pigna people drafted to deliver a deadly techhouse influenced remix completing the ep perfectly

time to present a new duo here on triple-o. the hamburg based duo, mars fellows are dj phly & sebo aka philipp bruening and sebastian plehn !! philipp is running his kompass musik and play everywhere from ibiza to moscow. sebo is known from releases on plusquam, plastik park and others under various aliases such as buzz, buzzmonx and timetech..

still music presents a brand new exclusive solo release by respected manchester dj irfan, the man behind the citys best kept secret, rainy city music. his vision of underground dance music has brought us many quirky hard to find releases under monikers including city people, the elastic band, galera or the tellurians. the music has been championed by a cross section of djs including kenny dope, jazzanova, mr scruff , dj spinna, rich medina, snowboy, bobbito, derrick carter, phil asher, laurent garnier, joe claussell and bugz in the attic

next gastspiel comes along with oscar from karateklub / confused! damage is a cool fusion between crunchy-minimal sounds and advanced deephouse with five green cicle remix (traum / trapez) and samm & baur remix (meerestief). also check the bonus-tune at the b-side: die vernunft rockt unterm teppich!

broadcasting timeless, route one techno from the heart of berlin since 1996, cabinet records has come to epitomise the rough underground sound of a city like few others. now, with this excellent compilation package, plus 8 has seen fit to set this essential contribution to electronic dance music in stone. indeed, over the last decade the relationship between the labels has come full circle, making the release of this retrospective package all the more timely. reissue of previously released tracks from berlin s cabinet records on 2x12inch vinyl

the track is produced as a cooperation between lickin artists homeaffaiirs and sunloverz. a great remix package is available to complete the original versions sunloverz on the guitars take this track into a very up to date version which toes the line between progressive and house, raul rincon does a groovy job giving the track a new (but well known) melody hook and patric la funk adds a catchy piano with a subtle vox placement

in 1991 and 1992 he established his position in the emerging techno scene with massiv e hits under his >frequency <, >fix< and >format< aliases. producing with juan atkins and f or kev in saundersons >kms< label, he was one of the few europeans in the original detroit techno producer scene. the story of >planet ultra< ranges back to around 1997, the track was originally to be released on the danish >multiplex< label, but somehow never saw the production status

following up the massive debut of lets pet puppies, marcus mixx returns with a two tracker of straight up classic chicago dancefloor mayhem. t.a.p. is nasty. you thought you were nasty? sorry charlie, nasty s over here. marcus drops the vocal on this track thats either a precursor or the end point for ghetto tech, and most likely simply in a class by itself. psychousic is somewhere in between classic robert armani / armando, and the best of the early relief stuff. can you say beat track? if your floor doesnt jack to this, you need a new one.

woody mcbride has been makimg superb pioneering techno for many years now under many different guises including dj esp and this release is another real cracker. it is brought to us by american label - wreckless recordings. the 4 tracks themselves are an excellent wide ranging bunch from the menacing deep a1 cut stop to the dark and eerie b2 that is egocide

house music heavy hitters kerri chandler and monique bingham team up to create a gorgeously deep and sexy as all hell stunner. already no1 promo on traxsource.com, the worlds leading soulful house music download site, this soon to be classic has already been tested in the uk, france & japan with incredible response. the song starts out with a dj friendly deep 4/4 beat then gently caresses the listener with a profound bassline, climaxing into clever call and response between mr.chandlers spoken words ala barry white and the sensuous ms. bingham. if you havent found love on the dance floor just wait til this drops and go on the prowl. this is one sexy muthfunkin number

this is dubble ds debut for winding road. it takes in so many directions that it makes your eyes boggle this ep has everything! because of the varied musical angles, its no surprise that its called the bug eyed ep. one track is twisted chicago robo funk, another sits in between hiphop and android disco, another is latinojazz warehouse rave, and the other is deephouse 2step. and of course they re all brilliant

huge collaboration here between sweden s top duo tiger strips and the red-hot kerri chandler. >rain song< is an absolutely stirring vocal cut with some heavy duty afro-latin percussion and powerful brass moving things along. top peak hour track right here. on the flip you ve got two tiger stripes mixes - a hot dub and an instrumental - that take a more techier approach. very similar vibe on these to kerri s massive >bar a thym<

cool mashups between some vocal classics and recent electro house tracks for a lot of peaktime action not to be missed

theodor zox is one of denmark s upcoming producers. he has already released on well-known labels like tic tac toe, 3rd floor, textone, thinner and morris audio citysport. >dark liquid<, the flollow up to his much acclaimed >crystalized< (m.a.citysport 27), is a proper deep techno & house minimalism release in a alex under vein, where harmony, texture and propulsive rhythm are the most important ingredients! his love for music started at a very early age, when his father, a disc jockey of the 70s, exposed him to jazz, funk, disco, dub - and kraftwerk. theodor zox uses all his creativity in exploring, experimenting and refining the minimal music

dachshund is new to minimal techno, dont get us wrong, he is only new to the techno indeed. after brilliant releases under an uncountable number nick names in many various fine musical styles, dachshund reveals all it modern minimal producing talent here on 60sec. >boat for sale ep< is ahain full of groovy actions and unheard deepness...

sebastien leger s young bits label demands attention with this monster release from close friend nicolas valee who delivers pumped up electro house tunes destined to be huge, the anthem for 2006!! this is a big record ! tiga : - excellent- , ewan pearson : -excellent-. dave clarke: -great record -, laurent garnier: -excellent, really strong … playing it radios & clubs-, fully supported by ivan smagghe, zdar (cassius), the hacker, agoria, jack de marseille, eric borgo,jonty skruff (ministry of sound radio), dj geoffroy, freeform five, morpheus, trevor jackson, jori hulkkonen, josh wink, pete tong s essential selection! for fans of eric prydz, felix da housecat, cirez d, steve angello, moonbootica, dj t, booka shade, mandy, mylo, ewan pearson!! huge!! file under: electro house / minimal / jack trax

reelgroove proudly presents this exceptionally soulful house collaboration between the beard and gorgeous vocalist amma. groove assassin and sueno soul add their own sweet, sexy, funky vibes to this luscious fusion of house, jazz and soul. these remixes are supported by the original mix, and the beards deep dub

dan mangan and danny bonnici team up to deliver a devastating aa sided release with the moody and twisted periwethel,thats followed up by the melodic and driving velvet blunderground. two tracks by two hot producers from down under that are destined to ignite dance floors across the globe

stevie sole and milton jackson have teamed up again under their baracus guise to roll out a todd terry inspired cut jus beats backed with some more stomping house music

michoacan is fernando miranda rios, a young and very talented producer from the states. he already has releases on labels such as grayhound, headinghome, lo rise and bear entertainment. his track 2 bullets was on the lektroluv elektrik planet compilation and the title track from this ep here got a spot on the new lektroluv 007. now the dr decided to offer michoacan a full vinyl release on the lektroluv label and we honnestly think it rocks! both basshead and d.s.s.g. can and will get radio airplay for sure. this is a top notch crossover production that sounds catchy without being commercial at all.situated somewhere between house, rock, disco and electro, michoacan has his own particular sound and is an artist you will certainly hear more from in the future

aesthetik s second release is by the hands of belgian artist ozka. previously known under his moniker >kaoz< and from his collaboration with the 6th sense approach crew, his first releases appeared in the 90s on labels like reload and rotation. after a few projects for experimental labels tibprod and filament, he rises again and delivers 4 killer techno tracks, gripping rhythms, deep and seductive sounds, a perfect balance between minimal structures and detroitish sounds. a powerful weapon for any techno dj and a direct hit timebomb for any dancefloor

this is the first collaboration between pratap and his new friend petter b. pratap is well known for his releases on sway, spilo, mankind. and on this ep you ll find 4 funky techno

justine electra has developed her own private form of electro indie pop. >fancy robots< is the second single from the album >soft rock< and its a sassy home spun pop song thats somewhere between the field mice and joni mitchell. the 12 inch features four mixes from broke, nouvelle vague, principal participant and jori hulkkonen

incl. jeff samuel rmx ... fear of flying is new uk label which will be showcasing a large range of music from minimal to house to techno to all in between. the first release comes from new talent, inhouse producer and part label owner blm and the up and coming marc ashken (leftroom, safari electronique)!!

the belgian multi activist, dj and producer kolombo who released several massive productions on labels like king kong records, loulou records, jackmoves and under water, has now finally decided to start his own imprint called vice versa. the first output on the label is this collaboration with swedish mate and fellow staffan linzatti who had his debut release together with john dahlbäck on pickadoll in 2005

jochen trappe is back on the map and his message is clear, the summer is over, its time to go nasty !! jochen features three completely freaked out tunes somewhere between techno, electro and nut techhouse - sphistically arranged and straight into your face

nomenklatur is formed by two djs & producers, olivier brucker and olivier rossi aka lab insect. throught their powerful live acts, they are delivering a strong fusion between gothic electro and smashing techno. this second ep of the french duo on elektrofon is as raw and no-bullshit as dancefloor electro-techno gets..

although he keeps his head just under the radar, jon cutler is not exactly against producing really big club tracks when he puts his mind to it. south slope sees him channel his energies into the kind of show stopping tracks that the likes of kerri chandler, dennis ferrer and quentin harris are famed for, but with a deft jazzy touch which they often ignore. the ibadan style groove is bedded in with a wonderful organ solo that serves to take the tune to the next level, while the dub mix drops the organ for a more shelter friendly tool

new righteous offering by label boss ron trent himself under his new rude boy science moniker: heavy skanking organ and percussive riddims, a massive bassline taking over the melody part, nuff dub stylings and a voice of thunder transport the essence of true roots music into deephouse. the flip holds a sparser dub with even more emphasis on the bassline. stomp down babylon

after the much applauded first release >jon< by henrik schwarz the second label-boss sasse continues with the soul-searching. under his klas lindblad guise he experiments with various rhythmic structures from downbeat, to broken to straight 4/4 and combines them with hypnotizing, sweet melodies...

with this the 3rd instalment of hells my definition of house series, two new massive gigolo old-school tracks are resurrected for the pleasure of a modern listening public. this time the blasts from the past are >searchin< by 33 1/3 queen and earth peoples >reach up to mars<. theres a fine line between classic and dated. hell knows this well and selects only for his series 12 >my definition of house< which were groundbreaking when they first appeared and still sound hot to twenty-first centaury ears. so keep your mind and ears open, for you never know what hell will dig up from the basement next. stay tuned for my definition of house pt. 4!

the third red factory chapter by label owner redhead has become a very up to date sounding record somewhere between electro-house and trancy mnml techno. bound to be a hit with fans of james holden s border community label. the new redhead sound is there to stay!

behind the new release on haiti groove rec are the 2 well known german dj s / producer s toby montana and thomas gold. just to name a few highlights of the 29-years old toby montana, with releases on the label selected works, remix for steve angello and productions together with the german newcomer lützenkirchen. in addition to montana there is the second produce thomas gold, also well known under his pseudonym level k, releases on spain s number 1 house label >vendetta<, dj antoine s label >houseworks<, and remixes for international superstars like roger sanchez and ian carey made him to a big name in the music biz

already being played on pete tongs essential selection, >dont be shy< - kicks straight off with the >original< mix, an addictive, twangy disco anthem, loaded with flirtatious rhythms and hot-under-the- collar sexy grooves.. incl remixes by tugg, speakerjunk and george deimure