>interstellar fugitives 2 - destruction of order< gathers together some of the finest in detroit techno and electro, with contributions coming from suburban knight, dj s2, the infiltrator, the aquanuts, the unknown solider, the deacon, nomadico, and mid mike

taken from the forthcoming album.. will saul featuring ursula rucker s >where is it?< takes its cue from the ambient techno sound that s found favour once again in the mid noughties, >where is it?< splices this with a heavyweight vocal from premier lyrical activist, ursula rucker..

the house invaderz are in the place !! part.3 of the house invaderz serie and another megablaster 12inch !!! exun s superstar dj linus arrives straight from munich with this mentally challenged minimal echno anthem. >mind your head< is the perfect track to play with >afterblaster<, the hit from alexkid & chloé (hybr1201) - it reminds me of the 1995-97 era.the inner track is from mr.barcode who is none other than jay tripwire, canada s most prolific house producer of all time and on the flip you ll find two tracks, one from drd which will remind you when you was playing race games in the mid 80s and da fresh who try to beat the hi score one more time with a dancefloor peaktime filler as usual

wildtime recordings usher in 2006 with their second release and once again strobe funk step up to the plate with more jacked-up grooves for the 21st century. the wigged-out acid of >shake your body down< roughs things up on the a side. insistent stabs an old disco vocal, some low pads and a tweakin 303 make this perfect for some sweaty, heads down action. >jump back< thumps along on a mid-paced groove. some 80s flavours are thrown in and a erm, >borrowed< vocal floats in and out of the mix and all the while the acid keeps on flowing. those strobe funk boys, they love their acid!

rock that shit kicks off with old school pads and solid beats breaking into a no nonsense groove with a wicked twisted mid flip for the smithmonger remix who injects it with a large dose of phatness

three quirky tracks from scissorkicks & sgt rock opening with the funk led mid bass of shazit and its cheeky little darlick sample flip for the mad 5 dj jingles and seoul warfare

disco flavoured ccover of the who's classic from finnish stars star you star me. the original is in a mid tempo boogie style supported by mylo & chris coco. the flip is a more dancefloor friendly acid mix. also contains an accapella

minimal four to the flour mixes by lee coombs abusing a huge mid and some proppa quirky percussions to effect serious damage to the dancefloors

the third installment is again a huge dance floor hit. the a side - re match is a massive mid tempo chunky track with killer riffs and slegehammer production with abreak that sends crowds into utter panic!! b - boy on the flip has been in demand since eric used it earlier on in the year on a mixmag cd and is a more old school techno killer. this record is already getting hammered by fergie, pete tong, carl cox, nic fanciulli and adam beyer...

big cover version on this vocal houser from the mid 90s in 2 funky slamming floor shaking mixes

tribal house track with hypnotizing vocals and drums includes sidney samson remix plus excellent mid-tempo freestylers-like funky mix..

lead guitarist for the freaks unleashes a solo effort with a bit of help from luke solomon. kicking off with 'old school jam' a funky mid-tempo track with percussive drums to get down to. 'on the telephone' stands out with its disco sounds & funk stylings

4 tracks of birmingham/industrial/dark influenced mid 90s techno to a club massive near you! not lineal techno.

der verrückte hund ist wieder da! er zerrt wie bei prototype jeden am hosenbein auf die tanzfläche! wuff!

searching to unwrap the mystery that is a human life, across nine tracks of jazz and space funk-infused grooves, lucid lucia look to the sound of herbie s head hunters and miles acid funk of the mid-70s for inspiration.

in the mid 90s, while playing in bands, max wŸrden started to record ideas on 4-track tapes. amongst other instruments the guitar was his favourite. since then the guitar is a steady constant during his sound production. predominantly he utilizes the intrument in experimental ways: he sticks screws and metal pieces between the strings or let s marbles run down the guitar neck, triggering a feedback, which becomes the foundation of a track. on his album momentum he went beyond the guitar, but he placed the intrument into focus of the production. max creates energyladen and experimental ambient music that always aims for what genre listeners looking for: the ultimate relaxation moment. the tracks are carried by slowly building string-generated sounds. live recordings and complex arrangements find a delicate symbiosis of ambient and strings.

answer code requestÕs 2014 debut lp code was an exciting moment for electronic music in berlin Ð one that offered a break from the eternal hall and monolithic 4/4 kicks that ruled the cityÕs club landscape. as a hybrid gesture, the albumÕs spirit recalled an especially fruitful era in the german capital from the mid-90s to early 2000s, when dub and pad- driven detroit techno cross-pollinated with berlinÕs industrial aesthetic to create one of the cityÕs most exciting musical chapters.

edie sedgwick was the true it girl of the pop art age a woman who famously said she wanted to turn the world on just for a moment. part of andy warhol s factory for a year in the mid 60s, she is widely believed to have inspired the velvet underground s femme fatale as well as bob dylan s leopard-skin pill-box hat and just like a woman

stefano ghittoni and luca Ôdj roccaÕ roccatagliati, two renowned names in the vast world of electronic music, unite their minds in an artistic partnership giving life to the nine tracks of Òatemporal space testsÓ, a haunting collection of electronic jazz-funk songs, from mid to downtempo. itÕs a fully instrumental record that plays very rhythmic and groovy, built on both analogic and digital sounds, like a floating and psychedelic soundtrack to a modern science fiction movie.

ten walls debut album ÒqueenÓ the long awaited debut album from the highly talented dance music producer and artist ten walls called -queen- will be available from the mid of march in a double cd package. ÒqueenÓ is an organic album consisting out of two parts. first part unravels into a story told through the fusion of strong classical influences, nu jazz, down-tempo electronica, indie & house. itÕs destined to captivate attention with the emphasis on feeling through listening. second part on the other hand is oriented towards feeling through movement and better reflects the side of ten walls known to the dancefloors. this album as one piece, just divided into two physical cdÕs. the package of the album looks like a book - a piece of art. the book includes photos, reflecting each track. Òi have pictured these musical pieces in my mind, as itÕs natural for the artist to exceed the professional competence and search for additional forms that would supplement your work, making it single piece of art.Ó - adds marijus (ten walls). the combination of arts is a very important thing to be noticed, each of them has itÕs space, place and role in the album. poetry and lyrics, photography / visual arts and music, altogether they make ÒqueenÓ more than just a music album. ten walls also made collaborations with very wide and different spectrum of musicians during the creation of his debut album ÒqueenÓ. renowned maestro petras geniu_as, good old friend vytautas sondeckis who contributed with a cello masterpiece, bass guitar domas aleksa, drummer marijus aleksa, singers jonatan bŠckelie, alx , monika liu, marijusÕ spiritual friend and teacher andrew, conductor ri?ardas _umila and nonet performers

deluxe 2 cd digipack , inside out paper and embossed typo finish within electronic music sven vŠth represents more than a single style. sven embodies the music as a whole, he cherishes every facet of techno and house. vŠth has experienced the music as it emerged in the mid-eighties. from this moment on, he has helped to shape it year after year. vŠth produced seminal music, his labels created and create its very own unmistakable brand of music, he ran a club and several booking agencies. cocoon is a global identification mark for high quality parties and festivals. those are major achievements, but they are overshadowed by vŠth djing abilities. like no one else, vŠth manages to capture the current figuration of our beloved electronic dance music in its entirety and melds it into a single, stirring story

cabanne has been active for over 16 years and is considered as one of the main players on the minimal house scene. he is well known for his jazz and funk influences which bring a unique groove and tune to this set of 11 tracks lp available mid-october on cd and 3x12. discopathy will bring an intense pleasure to minimal house lovers, electronic music enthusiasts and jazz players who will fully enjoy this pure piece of minibarism, comfortably installed close to the flames of a burning dancefloor. this album matured and has been refined for years and it is with great emotion for both cabanne and minibar label that it is announced today.

les graciŽs is a collaboration in the truest sense between paris-based sound artist ga‘l segalen and deepblak co-founder afrikan sciences. segalenÕs experiments in electroacoustic sound met the wider world this year via a debut lp for erratum, an arresting work that showcases her ability to merge hypnotic murk ala angus maclise with the hard concrŽte of parmegiani & reibel. segalenÕs ihearu imprint / organisation is a platform for her various doings, including psychogeographical audio works and multi-media collaborations, as well as servicing as a reference point for other contemporary female artists working across various mediums. eric douglas porter aka african sciences has been deconstructing and re-building forms of contemporary black music since the mid-2000Õs, through releases on deepblak (the label he co-runs with aybee) and pan. his musical universe is one of warping cadences and celestial melody, referencing the bold work of percussionists like milford graves & art jenkins, the dissonant chords of motor city techno and stripped back essence of early chicago house matched with broken hard bop sentiments: all tied together with an aesthetic that sits somewhere between sun raÕs omniverse, jean giraud mÏbius and dogon cosmology. together as le graciŽs, segalen and porter make a wholly unclassifiable strain of music that, while containing recognisable elements of each individual s work, also creates a third entity in the process, which can be heard to stunning effect on their forthcoming debut lp Ôlow dosesÕ for firecracker recordings.

max ravitz has made a name for himself with his hazed dance not dance productions over these last couple of years appearing on a handful of different labels under a handful of different monikers. here on the 15 track, -common purpose- cd we get ravitz in all of his different forms as he teams up with numerous artists from his local brooklyn scene and beyond, serving up unheard cuts from numerous recording sessions done over the last years. through the record we hear the producer s versatility from tripped out downtempo vibes, to mid-paced acid, to high bpm dust burners, as ravitz and co. explore almost all possible avenues while in the studio. collaborators include huerco s., jahiliyya fields, ngly, terekke, bookworms, cloudface, and josephine.

mid march will see wareika release the magic number lp via visionquest, comprising nine original compositions from the trio. across the magic number lp wareika carve out a coherent yet meandrous collection of tracks to form the project, all encompassing the trios unique and forward thinking style. title tracks the magic number part one and two radiantly display the groups musicality and production prowess via melodious piano progressions and jazz-tinged bass, while psychedelia infused cuts like song of wareika, bolero and my guitar show a further distinctive charm in their output. things do look to the dance floor across the album as well with compositions like finding essence, protect me from what i want and planet jason laying down intricately programmed 4/4 rhythms, hypnotic synth works and rumbling bass drones throughout, brilliantly showcasing wareikas diverse and beguiling production style.

following two ep releases on delusions of grandeur the time felt right for thatmanmonkz to get working on his debut lp. the sheffield b-boy is no newcomer to production having been releasing music since the mid-noughties but has seen a definite rise in interest the last few years following essential releases on his own shadeleaf label as well as remixes and productions for the likes of classic, kolour ltd and kons startime. with his first musical love being hip hop its easy to understand how his approach to house turns out so refreshing.

the last 12 months have been a boon for fans of luke vibert, with the veteran cornishman delivering a killer acid album for hypercolour, and a slick, melodious set of disco-inspired jams under his kerrier district alias. here he returns to regular home planet mu with another typically entertaining set inspired by classic british electronic music. utilising his battery of vintage music-making machines, vibert giddily doffs a cap to early 90s intelligent techno, rave-era hardcore, bleep, chicago acid and braindance, occasionally veering off track via easy listening inspired future jazz, wagon christ style hip-hop head-nodders (the title track, which doffs a cap to a forgotten, mid-90s remix he did for ninja tune) and squidgy, synth-propelled mutant electrofunk.

strut return to the archives of seminal chicago house label dance mania in january 2015 for dance mania: ghetto madness. the follow-up to struts acclaimed dance mania label retrospective hardcore traxx from early 2014, this new instalment places the spotlight on the raw, stripped back, hyper bpms of ghetto house and the rise of the movements fresh generation of stars during the mid 90s including dj deeon, dj funk, jammin gerald and dj milton.

after hyperdubs first compilation of 10th anniversary dancefloor heaters, -hyperdub 10.2- features some of the labels best songs of the last five years or so. hyperdub is often associated with dark and brooding instrumental music, however, this mid-summer collection sheds some sunlight over that dread filled reputation, showcasing an underrated cast of talented songwriters, vocalists and producers. the album is laced with brand new cuts from kode9, cooly g, morgan zarate feauring. eska and ghostface killah, jessy lanza, dean blunt & inga copeland, and dva featuring zaki ibrahim. ranging from melancholy r&b, garage, funk, footwork and icy pop, -10.2- covers this overlooked side of the labels back catalogue. the album opens with dean blunt & inga copeland-s grime lullaby signal 2012, one of their final collaborations, moving into burials dubbed-out r&b on shell of light from his seminal album untrue, and jessy lanzas stand-out cut 5785021, before sliding into the digi dub meets r & b slow jam of south londons cooly g with obsessed. king britt features next, with his fhloston paradigm project, on the deeply emotive never defeated- featuring rachel claudio. after their collaboration on his pretty ugly album, dva is joined again by south african singer zaki ibrahim with their brand new summery mutant garage track solid. dam funk jumps on ikonikas funk bomb -mr. cake-, adding a fun, party vocal. continuing the -80s funk vibe is morgan zarate and roses gabors ice cold prince-influenced pusher taker, the lead track from his 2013 ep. jessy lanza contributes some more sparkling r&b with the brand new you and me, followed by another track from morgan zarate, a lost dub featuring the soulful eska and wu tang clans ghostface killah. the tempo raises in the final stretch of the album with dvas and fatimas collaboration just vybe, terror danjah & melekas shimmering r&g cut you make me feel and the 160 bpm soul of the late dj rashads only one from his acclaimed double cup album. the cd closes with the lo-fi, bashy mutation of kode9 & copelands lies lies. 10.2 calls on hyperdubs sirens to balance the moody energy of 10.1 with fourteen slices of hyper soul. let them lead you astray

down paris after being the main artist on dirt crew recordings for over seven years and with a staggering 13 eps in that period either solo or with his buddy till von sein, the berlin based alexander krueger has finally concluded a full album for us. he is one of germanys most consistent producers an has an huge release list on discogs ranging from the mid nineties when he started out as korsakow and dub taylor on classic labels like force tracks, mueller and raum musik to date.

40 neue, oftmals exklusive und hammerstarke tracks & remixes - von den top-protagonisten und den hei§esten newcomern des genres. ueberflieger wie alex clare und the prodigy (in remixes von noisia und distance) treffen auf die bewaehrtesten szenegroe§en wie magnetic man, benga, skream, mala, coki, nero, drumsound & bassline smith, rudimental (feat. alex clare), foreign beggars, icicle, joker

brownswood cast their net over 14 fine and thoroughly up-to-date electronic funk productions of all shades from djg, synkro & indigo, jus wan, funk ethics, hxdb, stray, monky, ta-ku, dj dials, and more. highlights have to synkro & indigos mid-tempo garage excursion knowing you and strays highly crafty consolidaion of footwork and d&b modes on break your legs, which is actually slicker than the title infers. wed also have to big up jack dixons heart-racing house number by my side, and the beautifully tailored minimalism of jus wans miles away, while elsewhere youll find melodic, flighty d&b from frederic robinson, techy garage calculations from funk ethics, lurching dubstep from djg and seductively warm electronic house by anenon.

nice price deal !!! kick back, relax, take some time out. strictly chill delivers another side to strictly rhythm. the side you need when theres call for more of a tap, tap, tap than a boom, boom, boom. music for lazy days and holidays. chillout is an established avenue of electronic music now, but before chillout there was ambient, pioneered by the orb and their ilk. the original, little known mix of winks higher state of consciousness is of that era. first made for strictlys deep and slow set in the mid 90s (and previously unreleased for download), it gently ushers in our session, followed by another cult classic in ultra nates 4 hero produced twisted and perennial favourite king of my castle by wamdue project, refreshed in lounge style by tjk and exclusive to this album. we continue in languorous style through the mellow moments of some of our finest producers, from then and now: charles websters magical mix of michel cleis la mezcla, henrik schwarzs beautiful version of code 718s equinox, more from osunlade, ben westbeech, afterlife and dennis ferrer and another exclusive to this release, mood ii swings underground classic do it your way. feel horizontal.

2 cds of classic & contemporary progressive rock masterpieces

australian pressing of this 2011 collection of rarities and non-album tracks from the queen of modern soul. sharon jones & the dap-kings have developed an international reputation as the #1 group on todays soul scene. soul time is an exploration of the full range of their dynamic sound through 12 songs handpicked by the daptone records gang, each one a precious exclusive. the needle drops on genuine pts. 1 & 2, a supercharged funk arrangement that evokes the late godfather not only with the spirited syncopation of the dap-kings rhythms, but also with the raw power of jones voice. it is performances such as these that have earned her the moniker the female james brown. though it has long been one of their best-selling singles, it makes its album debut here. longer and stronger, written for her 50th birthday, is a deep mid-tempo soul celebration of the strength and determination with which sharon jones has earned her long overdue success. whether youre a lifetime fan, or just getting turned on, sharon jones & the dap-kings have yet again made a record that will blow your mind.

2008 mini lp sleeve reissue of this album from serge gainsbourgs right-hand man jean-claude vannier, originally released in 1972. recorded during the same sessions as gainsbourgs highly acclaimed masterpiece melody nelson it follows in a similar avant-garde rock-opera vein. lenfant assasin des mouches (the child fly-killer) is a supernatural tale written by gainsbourg depicting the journey of the young child travelling through a nightmarish -fly kingdom-. vannier narrates the story with sparse music concrete sounds coupled with choirs, funky beats, cowbells, wah-wah guitars and ethnic strings. comparisons could be made with some of frank zappas hot rats material and alain goraguers creepy le planet sauvge.

august darnells swaggering alter ego kid creole dons his famed fedora and gets back in stride with his first high profile studio album in over 10 years: i wake up screaming. darnell first came to prominence during the mid-70s in new york, forming dr. buzzards original savannah band with his brother stony browder before producing a slew of eccentric projects for ze records including cristina, don armandos seventh avenue rumba band and gichy dan, as well as sporting his trademark zoot suit and fedora for the first time for the debut recordings by kid creole & the coconuts. signing on to chris blackwells island records and seymour steins sire imprint, darnell would become one of the 80s most unique and recognisable figures, scoring a brace of unforgettable chart hits mixing heavyweight tropical grooves with plenty of lyrical bite: -stool pigeon-, -annie, im not your daddy-, -im a wonderful thing baby- and more. with cover artwork echoing his love of 1940s film noir, this album explores the vibrant mind of darnell with a variety of themes and styles. recorded at darnells own studio in sweden and mixed by brennan green (chinatown recordings), i wake up screaming is an essential return from one of the truly unique characters in the world of music.

a stunning return to form for one of the pre-eminent modern soul singers - with background vocal guests including jody watley, faith evans, lalah hathaway, shanice and the andrea crouch singers. a remarkably strong fifth solo album from a soul singer who defines the word classy. highlights are his trademark gorgeous ballads ( miss you and goodbye ), hypnotic mid-tempo grooves ( 6 am and stay with me ), and irresistibly funky dancefloor tracks (the instant club hit ghost featuring jody watley). the insistent, gospel-flavoured mountain top is unlike anything you ve ever heard, and features the legendary andrea crouch singers. the album is rooted in the classic principles of melody and poetic lyrics while embracing eighties r&b/pop as purveyed by prince and michael jackson. since his outstanding 1997 debut album for mca, rahsaan has evolved as a vocalist and songwriter, along the way writing songs for tevin campbell, brandy, ledisi, lalah hathaway and van hunt. now in 2011, with the assistance of his regular production cohorts keith crouch and jamey jazz, he delivers some of his finest work.

by the age of 15, david rodigan was djing at school dances and youth clubs. the infectious, crazy back beat of jamaican ska first captivated him as a teenager in the mid 60 s, it was a driving, energetic sound which he found impossible to resist. when the pace cooled down and condensed into rock steady david was equally enamoured because the sweet, aching vocal style of jamaica s young stars could be heard to full effect.

in the impressive flow of new talent in 2011 on fokuz recordings we already had the pleasure to present the sound of brother, command strange and intelligent manners among others. the next flavour of the funky liquid melting pot called fokuz recordings goes by the name donnie dubson. berlin based irishman donnie o sullivan aka donnie dubson started releasing his funky rollers on have a break and influenza media and already featured on fokuz on the chronicles of the deep lp together with stunna back in 2007. the grapefruit / battlecat release on influenza media in 2009 got him a lot of attention and is still heard in dj sets today. now its 2011 and fokuz presents the beautiful debut album of donnie dubson! his sound can be described as refreshing and original liquid drum n bass with a touch of the well known atmospheric drum n bass vibes from the mid 0s. his basslines are the unique sellingpoint as well as his ability to create an organic feel in the music thats only done by the few who truly understand what liquid drum n bass is all about. pleasuring both critical listeners and the dancefloor audience this album is a perfect overview of the sound fokuz stands for. a great example of how music can be time-less in this decade of fast moving consumer goods.

whats the point of a concept album when no one hears the concept in it? maybe that it sets a boundary, forcing mr artist to go even deeper into the fewer possibilities left. creativity by limitation and all thatÉ well spare you further theorizing. >fever<, the third longplayer by dutch low end scientist 2562, then, is his disco album: a thorough reinterpretation of underground disco music from the mid seventies to the early eighties, with his own birthyear 1979 as the gravitational point. all based on one simple rule: every single sound, from the smallest background shiver to the most obese sub bass, originates from a disco record Ð no additional synthesizers, drumcomputers or other samplesources involved. disco-edits, italo homages or filtered loops then? hardly. this is genuinely new and retro-free music that respectfully flips its sources so hard even the biggest paradise garage connaisseurs wont recognize what just hit them. or in the words of musical allies martyn and pinch, who independently drew the same conclusion: >sorry, but i dont hear that whole disco story in there. this simply sounds like you.< completely failed as a concept album, then Ð and all the better for it.

thirty-five precious, stinging selections from an hmv run of more than four hundred 78s, recordings made in uganda and kenya from the mid-1930s till the mid-1950s.three main types of performance are featured (not forgetting a lovely early kenyan big-band calypso, as if straight from the pen of lord kitchener).luxuriously presented, like a small hard-cover book, with full notes, including extensive translation, and haunting photographs with the recordings brilliantly restored at abbey road

mid price action ! dieses grandiose album kommt von keinem geringeren als christian althaus,des masters of dub,der sich 1999 bereits einen namen mit >golden area< machte.nun serviert er mit >soul of king< auf boxer ein komplettes 5 gŠnge menŸ seines ganzen kšnnens!

mid price action ! er swingt und klingt was das zeug hŠlt: frank martiniq auf boxer mit seinem album >schwingkomplex<!

mid price action !! john dahlbŠck macht als hug sein erstes album und fŸgt seiner discographie, die schon jetzt an das stockholmer telefonbuch erinnert, einen weiteren eintrag hinzu. dank maximaler originalitŠt klingt der 21-jŠhrige nie langweilig sondern eher wie quell steter inspiration