the dookie rope ep marks punx soundchecks second outing on hottwerk records, their previous record the >inferno ep< with chanty poe (***** - dj magazine) having been an underground smash across the uk, europe, and japan, their recent remixes for s-express (on kitsune), bloc party, and a whole raft of other huge names, have secured their position as londons favourite electro dons

one of hed kandis most established and reputable producers warren clarke proudly presents hed kandis new single bitch is back. a collaboration between jonni black and every ones favourite vocalist shena, the voice of alex guadinos hit record watch out! this huge vocal anthem has had a 2009 make over and comes complete with another main room remix from the australian producer of the moment, soul junkie. with an addictive piano and driving bass line this is going to send the dance floors wild with excitement. the girls will sing to the hook and the boys will bounce to the bass. this is every djs dream record, already being played by hed kandis most glamorous a list djs around the world.

already a firm favourite within the music scene in germany matt comes correct with the bubblin waveform that catapults through with a sharp click snare and stabby keys before the bassline drops! emotive and deep waveform encapsulates shack musics musical trend and fits perfectly amongst its glowing rosta. on the flip transient & moonshine is dub heavy ramming an infectious groove with harmonic undertones perfectly complimented by went 2 the future to give us a well rounded package! matt flores has found prominence releasing quality electronic music on german labels such as compost, farside as well as combination! at the moment he is working on various studioprojects with kemo(soul:r), ben human (courderoy/acid jazz/unique) and the grandmaster of house himself, tyree cooper, with wich he has formed the act goozebumpz.

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.

after a 2 and a half year wait i finally managed to knock out a new single. its actually only my 3rd solo single ever. im very happy with it but ive got mixed feelings trying to describe it. you spend a year working on a track and a lazy shop worker or journalist will lump you into the >cosmicbalearicspacewhatever< straightjacket in 2 seconds, i can at least resist to do the same… anyway, two are quite psychedelic and one is some kind of cover version of one of my favourite villalobos trax. as you can hear ive had loads of fun fooling around in the studio playing the bass, percussion, drums(badly) and synths(even worse…)…

after a couple of months of ceasefire, your favourite speakerbombing label is back in business! presenting four top of the bill tracks which will shake the floor as always. on the a-side we bring you hollands finest, radial and spanish duo agony forces, who recently got signed on oscar muleros warm up imprint. on the flipside another dark flavoured contribution from the netherlands, carlos rios teams up with his partner in crime oliver kucera and last but not least we are happy to have luka baumann on board again. fasten your seatbelts, cause its gonna be a bumpy ride!

dje lean aka confetti bomb has worked for a very well respected london record store for 9 years. hes also been a dj & live performer since the mid - nineties and has put these combined experiences into creating a unique form of stripped down, deep techno. his fever ep for london label underl_ne was featured on the uks bbc radio one and received extensive dj support at the highest level. he also features in the juno records 10th anniversary remix series with a peak time re work of carl craigs detroit experiment classic think twice. his debut ep for autoreply features an appearance from one of his favourite producers jerome sydenham who takes time out from his hectic dj schedule & ibadan label duties to provide us with a truly timeless mix of 10 second detox. with its persistent rolling percussion & warm deep pads the mix satisfies all senses. a short interlude follows this in the form of 5 second detox - created using an atari st & beat up yamaha sampler. this is the perfect tool to start or end your set with or to add your own beats to. the choice is yours. on the aa side we have 20 second detox - big sounding hooky techno featuring crisp percussion & analog synths incorporating long warm beatless periods with bursts of pounding drums. this track teases you until the mid section where it goes off all guns blazing. finaly detox is a lofi housy workout which has been described to us as troy pierce meets inner city...sounds interesting huh? drop the needle on it & make up your own mind.

under his raudive alias, oliver ho has created a trademark blend of future forward house and techno that has been the sound to some of the greatest moments on our favourite dancefloors over the last couple of months. recently labels like cocoon, drumcode and pokerflat were blessed to release superb pieces by raudive and he created enthusiasm all accross the board from ricardo villalobos to sven väth. for his macro debut he moved a step further: the cone ep with its 3 cuts of twisted house brings some serious madness to the club: raudive’s signature beats get a strong jazz infusion with bits of saxophone and an out-of-control piano spinning around the pumping bassline. crazy all the way while delivering a maximum of dancefloor appeal.

the regrooved series shows what it is all about with this ep of diverse party tracks, old school to disco to latin a track for anytime of the night. the breakbeat junkie comes correct with an classic early hip hop style party warmer, sure to become a favourite in many a djs box. then debut artist the sly players show you what happens when a uk based dj and a producer from san francsico make music together, disco breakbeat! huge. spanish b boy calagad13 joins in with a re work of a disco classic to make the breakers among you get the vinyl mat out. then we have a new boy djp who brings us a big bad latin breaks monster that works so well on any dancefloor, tried and tested believe!

thisisnotanexit records was established in 2006 to release wild out there dance music inspired by factory and the legacy of tony wilson as well as contemporaries dfa and output. they came from the stars i saw thems new live favourite moon song taken from their recent album we are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at they came from the stars i saw them comes with a premier set of remixes from serge santiago, holy ghost and mungolian jetset as well as newcomers king of town and weird knights

played by: loco dice, nick curly, agnes, 2000 and one, martin landsky, clive henry (dc10), jimpster, manuel tur, dyed soundorom, d julz, anthony collins, milton jackson, dorian paic, motorcitysoul, losoul, vera (oslo)!! incl sascha dive remix / tsuba colours is a new series of limited edition vinyl releases from one of the uks leading labels. the music will have a deeper, housier flavour and the packaging, artwork & vinyl will be based on the artists favourite colour and in an effort to get back to the glory days of the 12inch format each sleeve will be shrinkwrapped just like all good records used to be. tsuba label boss kevin griffiths kicks off the series with the deep space funk house of >cantona kung fu< with artwork inspired by the legendary footballer eric cantona. for the remix sascha dive, undoubtably one of the producers of 2008, has delivered an inspiring house mix with an added vocal to complete a mouthwatering package. following remixes for steve lawler & dakotta in the first half of 2008, kevin has been cementing his reputation as a dj with sets at fabric and the end in london, lost baggage in sydney, zouk in singapore, snatch in miami, city hall in barcelona and for mandarine crew in mexico city. expect more new music in 2009..

speed baby, sir real and 8-bit apocalypse deliver 3 remixes of >crash crash< by australian band snog. these tracks are purely made to set your favourite breakbeat/electro-floor on fire!

a firm favourite here at pdd, kolour have that late nite business down to an artform. rhythm plate, from downtown matlock are internationally know, but this ep also features inspired mixes from bellep district and the awesome yse. dj support already from: laurent garnier, milton jackson, chus, nick warren, matt masters, jay tripwire, fred everything, shur-i-kan, this is a standout ep!

touted as the hottest new kid on the block, ridney is the man they all want to work with. a firm favourite of pete tong, and former essential tune with james talk, this year will catapault him to the big league. mixes from conan liquid & stockholm syndrome, this gets him and realgroove nicely out of the blocks for 2009. the smart money is with ridney, watch this space

legato offers hot new mixes for 2009 of the freemasons album favourite... already went up to no.2 in the uk cool cuts chart. worldwide exclusive pressing!

we say yes! to these uplifting and electrofied remixes that are made to cook up your favourite house-floor!

for the next release on echoism recordings we have chosen to mix some of our favourite artists which we have worked with in the last few years and have influenced us greatly. choosing a more underground and daring concept we ve asked electronica wizards solvent & jori hulkkonen to produce their interpretation of lydia lunchs master alchemist. lydia lunch must be one of our favourite all time artists. an artist who defies every categorization through conquering new territories, and gaining international recognition for the innovative quality of her work.

an all time favourite from the vast stay up forever catalogue gets a well deserved revival. aaron liberator and the geezer finest hour together produced the bastard acid techno offspring santa pod at the end of 1999. with high velocity 303s and racing car samples what more could you ask for?

here we go. the second “home sweet home sessions” lies upon the table! that means: upon you is celebrating its second anniversary and is looking back on another successful year. again- this fine compilation puts together a selection of the members of the inner circle of production, with whom they’ve been sharing the nightlife and the love to electronic dance-music. they all belong to the berlin techno-scene and will not miss being there when it comes to the new-years edition of their favourite perspiratory gland- work exhibition: the “home sweet home afterhour” in the arena club to berlin on january 1st 2009. as diverse as the musical accents on this party are, the tracks will present themselves alike- comfortably labled and sinfully one next to another

poni hoax poppiest moment comes reshaped by chloe, one of our favourite french producer and djs. she managed to turn the original into a long hypnotic house journey driven by repetitive voice drones and cut ups and a pounding bass. deep, subtly melancholic, cold and warm at the same time, everything we love about chloe is there. on the flip side, principles of geometry exercise their passion for detuned synthetisers on the beautiful juno 106 chords of poni hoaxs paper bride, the opening track of their recent album.

after concentrating on different music projects, its time to release a very own solo release for ewe. with 6feetunder, he chose one of his favourite labels for his new banger. burpweiser ep contains four different tracks which certainly get the club going. pure madness for the dancefloor. just perfect for the small anniversary of the 6 feet under label.

features nrk favourite miguel migs on the a side, with his super smooth disco funk licked house favourite >the jam< from 2001 (originally featured on the long out of print >soul selcta ep<) whilst another san francisco house specialist joshua gets to grips with his bottom end on >watch da bass<, a dub infused, skanking tech house

for the fourth outing on appleblims label, we are very excited to bring you 2 tracks from one of our favourite producers t++!! we are very proud to present this forward thinking music from a mainstay of pioneering beats. we wont wax lyrical, just drop the needle and lose yourself in the music...

the first release on this new label is from gatto fritto who has released records on dissident and electric minds and recently remixed subway on souljazz. the a side hex is a nine minute, mid tempo, atmospheric, bearded disco trip taking in falsetto vocals, straight to video synths, acoustic guitars and the budget, analog death rattle of a vintage siel cruise. the bmside beachy head is a teutontastic tribute to the uks favourite suicide spot. a 3/4 krauty synth builder that spills into layered waves of guitars and unforgiving rocks of heavy analog bass...think klaus schulze and steve reich rolling off a cliff in 1983 datsun cherry.

here we go. the second >home sweet home sessions< lies upon the table! that means: upon you is celebrating its second anniversary and is looking back on another successful year. again- this fine compilation puts together a selection of the members of the inner circle of production, with whom theyve been sharing the nightlife and the love to electronic dance-music. they all belong to the berlin techno-scene and will not miss being there when it comes to the new-years edition of their favourite perspiratory gland- work exhibition: the >home sweet home afterhour”< in the arena club to berlin on january 1st 2009. as diverse as the musical accents on this party are, the tracks will present themselves alike- comfortably labled and sinfully one next to another

ultraphat deep phunkin space disco groover

they came from the stars i saw thems new live favourite moon song taken from their recent album “we are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at they came from the stars i saw them” comes with a premier set of remixes from serge santiago, holy ghost and mungolian jetset as well as newcomers king of town and weird knights.

a brand new ep from the count & sinden, which showcases their love of all sorts of club music, from garage to r n b, from hip hop to grime. lead track hardcore girls is the sound of the much hyped baltimore breaks scene, evolved, displaced and mutated as only the count & sinden know how. fronted by the hottest thing out of b more since the wire, 17 year old wild child of the mike, rye rye. she has been touring the states with mia and, now signed to interscope, she is set to do big things. her unique and energetic vocal is treated to one of the duo’s best bumpy bass grooves and the combined effect is nothing short of devastating. another new school talent picked up on by the count & sinden is ny. bubbling on the uk underground, she fronts the hardcore, jungle inflected soul that is fool in love. this is pop music for the now and tomorrow, a classic love song set to a raucous jungle inspired backing track which has become a live favourite over the summer.finally we have jme, a legend in the grime scene, known for his tight flows, guest appearances and his boy better know franchise. industry gives an overview of the pit falls of getting involved in the trickiest of games... the music business. and who would want to get involved in that shit!?!

this vinyl pack just gets progressively better with this subtle, sophisticated rich tapestry of melodic synth lines & sublime drums. ‘madhouse is already a favourite with the scenes heavy hitters. ‘sensei barks deep housey stabs combined with soulful chord progressions to make a this sexy dancefloor mover. funk dvoid & toby bearing no surprises here with yet another quality track. enter ‘six hours later - galactic textures & dubbed out chords make the finale of this bedrock series a hypnotising aural journey.

>fake motherfuckerz< is one of the bombs on dr. lektroluvs new mix-cd >live at pukkelpop 2008<

already played by troy pierce & magda !! 11am welcomes again one of our favourite afterhour artist, seph from buenos aires (argentina). he offers again one piece of dark and complex musical art. that hooded is the main and most special track on the release. its somekind of break minimal with a fucked up bass and a weird and melancolic melody. its perfect for breaking out a set. arañas opens side b, its the deepest track on the release and offers the typical glitchy sephs style. ivil ends this fantastic record with a funky bass full of clickclakclickclak and all that

prime direct are delighted to welcome kolour recordings to the roster, a us label with a fine pedigree. dallas, an area now renowned for its burgeoning house scene thanks to jt donaldson, who once again delivers a house masterclass. along with giom & lucas leizer, we have four tracks of outstanding quality, you may find it hard to pick your favourite.

nice price deal !!! being one of danny tenaglias favourite producers jaimy is probably best known for his classic keep on touchin me. back on dirty soul he serves his new single with vocals appearances by j mac. on remix duties are sunfreakz and american bad boy peter presta.

next sure shot from our favourite oz band: bag raiders! heavyweight nu rave ! make some noize !!

after the amazing success obtained by the 8th release deal with it of the great talents couple spektre...the owners of the label suruba, varo and delmar, presents ending - the remixes from the original track of our favourite french ludovic vendi. ending was an epic track released in march of this year, played, supported and charted by artist like john digweed, laurent garnier, tigerskin, robert babicz... this ep compile four great remixes from robert babicz (kompakt/systematic/audiomatique), henry saiz (renaissance/natura sonoris/paradigma), varo (suruba records/catalytic records) and gus dallas (mue records/ suruba records/la factoria). the digital release will include a dub rework of the owner of the original track ludovic vendi (minisketch, paradigma, dialect, morrison) more housy than the original version

like many of us over here at bear towers, giorgio sancristoforo aka tobor disco experience has an unhealthy interest in the 1970s - the instruments of bob moog, vocoders, alan parsons - the cult sci fi series space 1999 - and here hes used the decade as a sonic palette to create the kind of ep that gets the whole office (ie: both of us, on pcs at home, occasionally) sitting up and listening. opener disco moog has already been used on our rools for rules compilation earlier this year and had many beards twitching at the prospect of forthcoming vinyl. shooting star is a more uptempo affair with blissful chords, slap bass, disco handclaps and gios trademark vocoder. i feel loved is a personal favourite of stevie kotey with anthem written all over it. this awesome clavinet workout has such a good vibe about it you cant help feeling nothing but loved. it could easy be mistaken for alan hawkshaw super rare bruton library track.

evouh being a huge synth laden monster with huge build up and enormous drop and then break. on the flip side rakfunk is a superb funky track with cool edits and synth work recently made essential new tune by pete tong. the third track wakanpi has been a firm favourite for some time with its ethnic chanting vocal, cool synth lick and driving rhythm. this has recieved massive support from pete tong, eric prydz, john digweed, sasha, sebastian ingrosso, steve angello, paulo mojo and sebastian leger. enormous!

9volt-musik says welcome to one of our favourite artists harry axt is remixing the succesful wubb die klick die ep from timo jahns. after great releases on rompecabeza, grand petrol, kiddazfm and many more he produced a very nice housy styled remix with his typical vocal action. the second remix comes from 9volts labelhead alex kork. a freaky techno mix with contrabass played by giovanni (play it and you will know whats meant ,). wubb wubb...

the 15th release is another original from label boss james harcourt - and a summery house/tech track which features a strong bass line & piano based groove and the right ingredients to be a right little party starter! australian favourite and master of fat, funky genre-blending beats anthony mansicalco - better known as hook n sling - was been drafted in for the remix.

support by: slam, laurent garnier, gregor tresher, martin eyerer, danton eeprom, alexi delano,.. harthouse is proud to present you the new single of the french primary rock scan x. beginning his carreer in 1993 stéphane dri released noumerous tracks on noumerous labels since then and created an intellectual style of electronic music combined with pure dancloor power. so be prepared for the next dancefloor smasher from scan x. prism: starting with this licking kicks and the moldy synthesizer purr the prism starts reflecting all the dust and dirt that is hided in the doomed corners of the favourite underground dance machine placed in the basement

incl. remixes by mark henning & ed davenport supported by: barem, dario zenker, david squillace, philipp jung, s.o.s, someone else, stephan hinz, alex flitsch, patrick zigon, nick warren, kasey taylor, anil chawla, leigh morgan, mokic, technasia, danny graham, tim richards. chris fortiers critically acclaimed debut artist album as long as the moment exists gets the make over treatment by some of chris all time musical heroes alongside his favourite new artists. this is a stunning collection of musical visions. the list of artists involved reads like a roll call of underground musics whos who, past, present and future. this is the second ep from this special remix project and features two of the uk undergrounds most promising talents.

osbornes ruling came out on influential us label spectral sound earlier this year, and has been racking up some fantastic support already. an emotive piece of lush deep house, ruling is an unashamed throwback to the early halcyon days of chicago and new york house music. a perfect slice of deepness for the warmer months...shur i kan is becoming ever present on the nrk roster of late, hes one of our favourite brit producer/remixers, and he stays faithfull to the original mix of ruling here but drags it onto the dancefloor somewhat with some stronger beats and heavier bottom end. king britt, meanwhile, opts for a heady, darker pounding drum remix, with spacious chords and freeform jazz flicked riffs. a little scubambient mix is also included here...

after stereophonic, his brilliant update of the spooky classic, one of our favourite producers kris menace teams up with chicago disco visionary felix da housecat to unleash the awesome ‘artificial. melodic and epic in equal measures it takes in soaring melodies and huge sweeping synths that will have hands in the air whilst the huge bassline, played by nobody else than fred falke, will move the feet and the hips… this full-on sonic assault will leave no dancefloor able to resist

excellent deep atmospheric nuggets

former cocoon artist berdos with his 1st release on shack music . has been a long time coming, but well worth the wait as this understated gem has become a firm office favourite at pdd hq

hey friends, this is going to be a great ride today! slick, red, rocking and housy. today in the box with catz n dogz aka 3 channels, grzegorz demiianczuk and wojciech tranaczuk. and up to now, everybody was deeply impressed by their speedy, red, cool vehicle: from claude van stroke, john tejada or wighnomy brothers. or us! they are really hot and can already choose their favourite international racetrack. but here and now comes a very special floor shaker: outstanding when it comes to style, appearance and acceleration. and extremely funky even at lower speed torque. both pilots promise loads of details, tension and elegance - together with their will to win after a long and exciting home stretch. this is motor sport from another star and should be honoured like it. and it will be honoured, no doubt! sway the banner! award ceremony! champagne, and thats it

incl. westpark unit remix ! beautiful & classic house 4 tracker ! big with: laurent garnier, clive henry, manuel tur, margaret dygas, geddes, john digweed, justin drake, dan ghenacia, miss jools,.. next up our very own blm drops fof009 and we have to say, we think its a bit of a belter. three original tracks to choose from >nacho< being the lead tune and a tribute of one of our favourite tracks from last year. penny sweet to anyone who guesses what? next up >believe in love< is a top notch houser, if your too girly to handle the uplifting vocal a dub will be coming shortly. >oi pedro do you do chips< just grooves along in its own special way. last but not least new talents >westpark unit< provide a remix of >believe in love<, classy!

a standout track for us is >fantasy<, which was never released on 12inch but despite this has been a djs favourite for over 30 years. the lush layering of instruments and percussion create a track that sounds as fresh today as it would have in 1975. after citing this as one of their favorite records of all time, faze action took this track and have given us some excellent edits which add extra dancefloor elements while keeping the integrity of the original

locked in a studio filled to the roof with analog synths and a broken guitar, unit 4s ralf beck and sebastian of of art rock duo noblesse oblige have come up with one hell of a beast straight out of the cosmic underworld. a soundscape in which apache indians are chased by helicopter propellers, tribal bongo rhythms and hypnotic electronic arpeggios melange with surf guitars to create a delirious disco nightmare in slow motion. already a much requested favourite at hyped disco nirvana salon des amateurs in duesseldorf and featured in the upcoming new york k48 mix artzine.