need u (100%) is finally released to the masses and is already off to an incredible start with annie mac making it her special delivery and tipping duke as one of her ones to watch for 2013. radio and club plays have come in thick and fast from the likes of pete tong, zane lowe, toddla t, trevor nelson, nick grimshaw and mistajam bridging the boundary firmly between dance and urban. skream loved the track so much he asked if he could do a skreamixfor the ep. a waze & odyssey remix cements this super hot package from the super hot dj/ producer.

one of the most interesting artists in the field of music releases his long-awaited lp debut. its titel
* times*
is appropriately chosen, though indeed it seems to be timeless.

raw analogue alchemies delivered with all the sleek and polish of its black-on-black casing made bryan blacks edlx debut last year as blackasteroid a truly memorable one, consolidating all of the motor mans proven paisley park-honed engineering capabilities into a succinct and forward-facing ep. defined by its gritty textures, fizzy white noise manipulations and a signature mechanical hum throughout, black acid achieved a uniquely tactile sound quality, reaffirming bryan black as a formidable one to watch under his revised blackasteroid guise.

killekill 012 is being delivered by dubliner eomac, aka ian mcdonnell, aka half of lakker, who has proven himself as one prducer to watch. his sound design is extreme and unique. he creates dense atmospheres and fills them with subtle melodic elements, that are being pushed forward by heavy basslines and markable kick drums. with club play by no less than aphex twin, eomac is a name that is on the verge of exploding onto the scene.
standard edition on black vinyl.

killekill 012 is being delivered by dubliner eomac, aka ian mcdonnell, aka half of lakker, who has proven himself as one prducer to watch. his sound design is extreme and unique. he creates dense atmospheres and fills them with subtle melodic elements, that are being pushed forward by heavy basslines and markable kick drums. with club play by no less than aphex twin, eomac is a name that is on the verge of exploding onto the scene.
limited edition of 251 handnumbered copies on white marbled vinyl.

cellaa music announces its fifth release and this time turn to german talent marc faenger. having already made his name with releases for sound architecture and sonido, marc has been a name to watch in recent times.

with three new tracks exklusively released on vinyl!the record comes with a handmade silkscreen cover and the graphic design concept was developed by alexketzer.com mastering by redshape. vinyl tastes better!

mysterious producer s.a.m. delivers yet another top quality release! after the releases on fathers and sons productions he here shows a slightly different approach with 2 tracks of dubbed out techno heaven in the veins of maurizio, basic channel etc.. watch out for this one folks!

chicago influenced tech house 4 tracker by stella soul. incl monkey safari remix. lets mambo!!

after a little break we are back on track with a definitive collectors item: a special double a-sided twelve inch with two catalogue numbers, featuring four artists. the first side starts with in a dark garage, a dancefloor stomper by okee ru, followed by an untitled track delivered by solidsoul (kevin kipfer & dzanin gabirovic), retouched and tube-amped by the enterbt crew. on the flip side we proudly introduce our new label mate, donato capozzi, with his vinyl-debut. two special gems, not only for the floor. watch out for more!

2012 was without doubt the breakthrough year for south london ordnance. in the space of twelve months the 23 year old artist put out three separate 12 inches alongside a five track ep, which garnered support from jamie xx, scuba, benji b, mary ann hobbes, mosca, claude vonstroke, richie hawtin and more. his jungle-advised, finely honed productions also rightly earned him notable mention in several annual end of year roundups including dj mags best of british 2012, xlr8rs 4th best new act of 2012 (alongside disclosure and karenn), and time out uks djs to watch in 2013. with this debut outing on hotflush recordings scheduled for march, 2013 is set to be yet another strong year for the young producer.

mark morris giving his debut on starkstrom schallplatten ... watch out!

the green series is the continuing art and music project from bleep.com, giveupart, and photographer shaun bloodworth. the project will be a series of tracks exploring techno music released on limited 12 inch with deluxe art prints as well as on digital formats. the double a-side single features the pairing of objekt and cosmin trg and brings you raw techno. both tracks were mastered by rashad at dubplates and mastering, berlin.

wrong state recordings is seen as one of the labels to closely watch out for in 2013.no doubt it will be referred to in the international arena given its high qualityreleases of some of the most exclusive deep and organic sounds of tech-house.

fluxus is danny scrillas first transmission for civil music and the munich based producers second release. following on from 2012s flash powder ep for om units cosmic bridge label, *fluxus* sees scrilla in expected fine form, and takes in four original neck snapping instrumental tracks plus two remixes from japans deep medi member goth-trad and london producer and one to watch deft. on fluxus scrillas productions run at 80-90bpm / 160-180 bpm exploiting slowfast halftime tempos yet are seemingly engineered from the sonic essence of 06 og dubsteps dark sparse dreadnought sounds, with waves of quaking bass growing under iced-out percussion accentuated by toiling snares. floating chords and hypnotic melodies drive skeletal riddims, sci-fi synthlines arc over the spacious heavyweight ruffage built for towering stacks and pitch black rooms.

tanz! the new bmg hit on abschuss, finally released on vinyl for all the fans. features the original version by bmg and remixes from buchecha & mystery! also watch out by the other big remixes on abstract031 soon to be released on vinyl..

just when you thought you knew what you were going to get from flashmob they switch it up completely, stamping their mark of quality and proving their versatility as producers they turn in an old school acid house stomp. dark, rumbling bass, spoken female vocal, and complimentary 303 acid squelches make both the garage mix and panorama mix equally at home in a field around the m25 circa 88 as it does on the floor at dc10 in 2013. watch out. acid house is back!

brighton based delayed audio kick started in october last year with a brilliant various artist ep featuring quality, deep electronic music. the ep generated a superb reaction with djs such as huxley, norm talley, iron curtis & james teej all getting behind it and mixmag describing delayed audio as a new label to watch. now the delayed audio team are ready to get the new year firing with the next chapter in the delayed ep series, featuring 3 original gems and a sterling remix.
support: dj t / diesel (x-press 2) / jacques renault / ethyl / flori / waifs & strays / james johnston / jimpster and more.

the second release from unknown is a vinyl only release ... busy working on an album the four tracks here are part of his #001-#010 series that heralded his existence on youtube. aside from remixes .. this is the only unknown material that will be available until a new ep and album in the spring and later part of the year .. these tracks were not due for release but he has received a large number of mails enquiring about a release date for them so here is the limited vinyl .

crazy j serves up a deep minimal d&b track heavily loaded with rich, original and interesting ideas. stepping away from his usual comfort zone, crazy j proves that he is undoubtedly able to adapt across platforms and transfer his unique and bass heavy style to a more minimalist approach in dnb. one to watch in 2013.

the fifth skylevel is completely homemade and is bound to save the world once again. four tracks, coming in at four different altitudes, but we dont get into a detailed description this time. click the snippets or better give it a spin at the store. one for dj sneak, one for soundstream, one for eddie c and one more for the road.

nice price deal !!! ltd nice price action!! the debut debukas ep firmly planted him as one to watch, with four tracks that explored underground electronics with a pop sensibility and a grounding in classic house and techno. this new seven track ep continues down this route with his rich analogue sound and soulful vocals again taking centre stage.

40th anniversary edition in gatefold sleeve, includes new introduction by elektra records founder jac holzman and new liner notes by original producer / compiler lenny kaye. mastered from the original analog album master and pressed on heavyweight 180 gram double 12 inch vinyl.

3 chairs, omar s and patrice scott. this limited ep is testament to the wild basement energy that has culminated from these nights, beautifully pressed on wax for this first ever vinyl outing. remember is a swinging downbeat vocal track based around a superb vocal improvisation from newcomer chris raine. an ambitious opener, this is fine uk hip soul with warehouse dancefloor swagger to boot. next track, the benji b endorsed cookie strips the vocals right down into a swirling motif of sunrise energy. this track sounds great on the radio, but will also find favour on the more discerning soulful floors. for a contrast flip over for the kraftwerkian micro-tech of contact to hear what a werk party sounds like at a hazy-eyed 3am and finally, as if all this wasnt enough check out the dubby, spaced-out brawn of u&me which sees second outing for vocalist chris.... on this ep which rounds things off nicely. for fans of firecracker, exit records and prime numbers, this exciting and multi-faceted ep marries uk and detroit influences with consumate ease. one to watch... plays/ supported by benji b, rahaan, kev beadle, burnski, kevin reynolds etc.

first release on new label martin hossbach (berlin). berlins most extravangant furniture dealer, rafael horzon, who sold more than 30.000 copies of his biography »das weisse buch« in germany, lets peaches sing about his love for the shelves he makes in his berlin-mitte factory. this is the first time peaches sings in german! classy synth pop, music written by armin von milch of milch fame. extravagant die-cut sleeve, the inner sleeve features the lyric sheet as used by peaches and also includes a cd featuring the two songs from the vinyl. mastered by helmut erler at dubplates & mastering, 180g pressing. a music video will be posted on youtube and go viral, a week prior to the release.

die vielgepriesenen multiinstrumentalisten der menahan street band veröffentlichen ihr zweites album the crossing auf dem daptone records-ableger dunham records. der titeltrack des albums hatte seine premiere am 1. august auf rollingstone.com.
neben ihrer rolle als offizielle hausband des brooklyner labels dunham records hat die menahan street band bereits 2008 ein erstes album veröffentlicht, dass nicht nur von den kritikern bejubelt wurde sondern auch deshalb von sich reden macht, weil es so oft gesampelt wurde, wie kaum eine andere zeitgenössische funk- oder soul-platte. samples von made the road by walking finden sich unter anderem in songs von weltbekannten kollegen wie jay-z, 50 cent, kid cudi und vielen anderen. 2011 spielte die band no time for dreaming, das debüt-album der soul-sensation charles bradley ein den sie auf seiner welt-tournee auch als backingband begleiteten. das album wurde co-komponiert und produziert von mbs-gründungsmitglied thomas brenneck.

joker returns to form with this excellent 12 inch, presenting >old era< – a future proof dancefloor smasher backed by deadly re-mix from bristolian purple partner in grime, gemmy. very few producers can capture mainstream interest while focusing on an honest, underground vibe – joker is one of them and he has done it again! watch out too for the accompanying video of >old era<, which features a fully animated liam mclean, aka joker, riding his motorbike over barren land-scapes on an essential mission!
dj supports from benga, mistajam, n-type, mrk1, surgeon, bok bok, guido, gemmy, rsd, blackdown and many, many more!

ursl goes dark deep acid! this ep from frag maddin including a remix from luis hill & marc poppcke shows a dark deep side of ursl. all three tracks have a dramatic structure and are definitely made for the dance floor. watch out, you might see him dancing!

thank god they didnt wait as long as i:cube to make their new album, it took only 4 years! but now, it is ready. the new zombie zombie album is called rituels d un nouveau monde and will be released as by versatile records as 12 inch vinyl lp. the band have been touring quite a lot, expanding their killer reputation playing live and stopped in the joakim studio, who produced their new album. the album release will be followed shortly by the release of the second single from the album >illumination<.

reissue coming soon!

having spent more than seventeen cross-genre years featuring on dance musics most prestigious imprints, blu mar ten are opening the doors of their own label to a host of fresh young talent emerging from the leftfield of drum & bass. blu mar ten music (bmtm) is a home for the beautiful and the ugly, the elegant and the awkward, the euphoric and the melancholy. with a list of talent already lined up to deliver a rollercoaster of emotions and a desire to stand out rather than fit in bmtm is guaranteed to be a label to watch. the second release in this new chapter comes courtesy of multi-genre wizard, eleven8. having shone his talent on a number of quality labels including hospital records sister-label med school, eleven8 joins bmtm to showcase his drum & bass stripes with two tracks strictly designed for intrepid explorers.

one records once again stay true to their top quality ethos as they welcome back firm family member and desolat favourite hector, with his stoned raiders ep - a journey into the deep and hypnotic, featuring killer remixes from the recently reunited h foundation, young one to watch samu.

kastil takes the a-side with the title track >paraside<, a classic deep house chicago jam that exudes style, while >17th street< has the same deep us flavour but with more drive and purpose. on the flip, mr. cinelli creates a trippy and subtle reinterpretation of >17th street< but still retains the bouncy flavor in a way he only knows how to do it. watch out for those snares.

idiot savant masterpieces is the 3rd release and the first full solo ep by amir alexander on the vanguard sound record label. on display is amirs somewhat off kilter take on u.s. dance music. an approach so different that one critic described the work of amir and his crew as idiot savant masterpieces. all bases are covered, acid, deep, big room, and banging techno with a little hip house thrown in for good measure. vanguard sound is quickly establishing itself as a label to watch so serious collectors should buy this one on sight!

traxmen collection vol. 1 presents robert armani !! ltd warehouse find...

to mark its 11th release ce launches a new v/a compilation series featuring exclusive material from some of the hottest names in electro from across the globe right now. the world electronix series will be strictly limited to 4 x single press 12”s with no re issue. the first instalment of world electronix aims to showcase the darker dance floor side of the genre. the series kicks off with parisian resident carl a finlow aka silicon scally who turns in a signature style machine tech roller reminiscent of his early scsi av works. the duty then shifts to spain s number one electro export boris divider with a clinical, tight, rother-esque groove. on the flip we see london based ce label head sync 24 join forces with australia s abstract forms label owner deixis. the debut release for these 2 artists is a spooky,spacey affair with haunting vocals and a killer sub!rounding off the ep are finnish duo morphology, who alter the proceedings with a freaky 4/4 electro piece. the following editions of world electronix will include tracks from e.r.p, versalife, gosub, the exaltics, crc, dynarec, fastrgraph, plant43, defekt, steve allman, sync 24 & deixis. watch this space!

a musician on a mission, navid izadi has quickly risen from a san francisco club kid to buzzing new one to watch. rolling as a dj, singer and rapper (but rarely over rap beats), and producing music that effortlessly weaves between influences, his talents are being drafted in and championed by a range of industry heavyweights.

here we find a couple of heavyweights facing off with one of the centre pieces of orgue electroniques acclaimed >strange paradise< album. on the one hand we have kink & neville watson (an unlikely pair blabla but you know all that) with a swooning but rather pressing epic that unexpectedly turns into a harmonious vortex. and once you have crossed its event horizon it proceeds to quite exquisitely tear you to shreads. marvel as you turn into jelly and watch your legs grow longer and longer in what not only seems like an eternity, but actually is cause umm technically, like, there aint no time in a black hole dude! code! speaking of which, if you ever do make it to the other side, you will find up n cummer willie burns (who is known to many as the brooklyn budgie smuggler) oldschool jacking the faders with two of the sikkest organic beat tracks north of the corpse of ron (who is in a dead heat with jimi, jim and james in the race for most desecrated musician in like 4evah). anyhow, these jamz come courtesy of the sp12. feel it feel it feel it feel it... boom knock out!

support coming from the likes of kerri chandler, dyed soundorom, maya jane coles, maceo plex, solomun, dubfire, reboot, till von sein, anja schneider and many, many more!

new on vinyl but not even new to the market. with more than 1 million clicks on all their great videos on youtube, uwe and andre alias einsauszwei are going to paint the town red. jeahmon! says hi and welcome to the groovy guys from dresden/ger. really curious, sasch bbc & caspar (brise rec.) put their fingers between some feet!!! well, you better check that yourself. the fish only tells, bubble, bubble, blubb-blubb-blubb! big with gel abril, marco carola, markus kavka, super flu, monika kruse, nic fanciulli, beatamines, david jach, dema, blond:ish

this time the guys at chilli mint music brings you a unique slice of a darker jazzier side of deep house on their 180 limited vinyl release series. the infectious cool sounds of sammy w & alex e,two award winning producers/djs from romania whos deep house sound is sure to stick in your head,very unique sound and unique vibe. future artists to watch out for

rawax is proud to welcome mr. k alexi shelby to the family!

it is time for midnight love club! if you like house and techno, if you like sexy basslines and raw beats, if you like oldschool and newschool, and if you like midnight and love and club, this label is for you! watch out for the likes of chicago damn, the rhythm odyssey or robotalco! mlc loves you!
starting his career on mark es merc music label, chicago damn is now one of the hottest uk producers and has been establishing himself with more tunes on labels like wolf music, quintessentials, wurst music or his own chicago damn imprint. and he will soon have triplets and is preparing his first album! sounds like a lot of midnight action!

bomb! secluded (aka hans bouffmyhre) releases his debut ep on dustin zahns enemy records. secludeds two originals are remixed by sigha & ray kajioka. secluded is quickly establishing himself as one-to-watch as he continues to develop and refine his stripped, rhythmical sound.

limited to 330 copies !! this is the new release of filippo naughty moscatello (gigolo/eskimo/moodmusic) on save the black beauty with a deep modern rmx from upcoming talent hustle t.... handstamped in beautiful transparent green 180 gramm heavy vinyl...watch out for the next record which title is blu with a fantastic steve bug/daniel dexter rmx coop that will be also limited in blue transparent vinyl soon... dont sleep on this..

chris clarks neue 6-track-ep >fantasm planes< enthält 3 brandneue tracks plus 3 reworks aus seinem anfang des jahres erschienenen, bislang erfolgreichsten album >iradelphic<, und zeigt den produzenten und wahlberliner mit psychedelischen synth-improvisationen, fesselnden beats und modern-melodischen sequenzen von seiner härteren, dancefloor-orientierten seite.

while pushing out to all avenues of drum and bass, ill haze are starting to mould their own sound within the genre but still keeping it fresh and current. with a load of releases set for this year and beyond ill haze is definitely a name to watch out for!

a dj since 93. a producer since 98. a true student of the music/culture. amir founded vanguard sound in february 2006. after making his presence felt in the chicago club scene via a meteoric rise culminating a dj watch feature in chicagos 5 magazine, he completely disappeared and went beneath the underground to focus solely on advancing his production skills. soon after linking up with g. marcell and hakim murphy he began to release gritty tracks that have been charted and played by underground djs world wide. his fourth release was the sleeper classic >experience ep< a 4 tracker with amir on side a, and g. marcell on side b. encouraged by the feedback, amir then submitted tracks to new york citys plan b recordings. the rest is history as they say. recording under the name amir alexander and the pseudonym guerrilla soul! this cat strives to bring a raw and gritty modern spin on classic detroit, chicago, and new york underground sounds.

zafsmusic.com continues to bring you the rarest disco & boogie bangers with his new compilation titled >private wax vol 1.< 15 scintillating excursions into the deep disco & boogie world of privately pressed & produced gems. zaf zafsmusic is a disco weasel of the highest order!