essential compilation! already played by sven väth, karotte, laurent garnier, jimpster,…. >grand cru< is a term used in the wine business and normally denominates a special wine, which is made from the best grapes of both one wine-producing area and one vintage. the stylistic diversities featured on this compilation arent less refined and versatile. at the same time this compilation boasts of a representative selection of artists who already released on connaisseur as well as up-andcoming new members of our artist pool. this selection is the beginning of a periodical series which will be released on a yearly basis. apart from afrilounge coming along with an elegantly lowered house groove, another artist who has already released on connaisseur, surely jochen trappe will be setting the benchmark with his glitch-rock-tech track. there are more familiar faces to be encountered – for example daso teaming up with his ingenious partner pawas. they both make even the most lame couch potato taste their own very special beaujolais and freak out on the dancefloor - blood , sweat and tears!

this follow-up to 1999s >dark of heartness< album (tresor.125) attacks from several angles beginning with the hell-bent, club wrecking ball, >dirty old face<. >blackout< in contrast works dub influences around a chicago groove while the massive p-funk stepper >no one<, the balladesque >work< (featuring schmidt on vocals) and >wagging tail< will definitely kill off any skepticism about this albums huge potential

next 12inch from the french cocoon artist ! >boul de nerf< is a peak time dancefloor track, with an atmospherique beginning, a big length with talking between bass and freaky lfo synthé. after 6 minutes the strange co2 break came before a second time for the dance floor...>boul de neige< deep acid track, for the aerial moment, straight line with a house rhythm section.... >boul de gum< minimal with something as chicago, big strange ballade for drunken lover s couple...

bongo is a new proggy house label from madrid, spain... electro infused pumpin tracks !!!

a big forgotten chicago club hit from 1984! pre-house release from knight action which came out at the very beginning of electronic dance music. before house was house... before techno was born and when club music was just called disco. single girl was a big hit in chicago clubs like the music box and was played by ron hardy and all the hotmix 5 guys (farley, mickey oliver etc.) and its still a big collectors item. made with the first electronic instruments and without any pretentions... just made for the fun of making music. d-rail is one of the very first steps to jacking house music. another (almost) forgotten piece of dance music!

being resident dj at limelight nights, french riviera s party organized by dj moz-art. after many years of spinning he begins to buy & collect machines on 2002 beginning & don t stop to work on it day & night. for this first ep vedrenn welcome us to his mentally house universe. >gym control<: mental minimal house, with nice build up, sexy male vocal, phreaky basslines, atmospheric effects and smooth funky feel. phonique s adagio pearl: ethereal & atmospheric dj tool with lovely strings & sexy male vocal.phonique s gym recontrol : groovy electro house, with phonique s particulary futuristic style!

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

the restart of the legendary evolution/universal language label! the first 3 mind blowing releases (re-mastered) and presented as a limited 3x12 package (the reload ep, the autoreload ep and the biosphere ep). mark pritchard and tom middleton released in the early 90s some highly limited records on their evolution label which later became universal language. all records were groundbreaking releases and tom and mark continued to produce many great records as reload, global communications, jedi knights, harmonic 33 and several other projects. these 3 records represent the beginning of the electronica movement which they started with like minded artist such as aphex twin, the black dog, autechre and some others. deep raw and forward thinking techno in the same style as aphex twins early releases, as one or balil. mark and tom were strongly influenced by derrick may, juan atkins, carl craig, kraftwerk, mike dunn and richie hawtin to name a few and they produced some amazing records which still are not outdated almost 15 years after their original release. among their fans of their releases is a huge list of big names who all recognized the quality of the music made by these two guys. this is a great package with all three of the ultra rare original releases together. must have

getting drunk to make music to get drunk to.coming from the twisted mind of spandex and his maniacal cohort dytch is this latest plate, a 12 somehow destined to be a huge pop hit if we do say so ourselves. beginning with the future playground anthem cocks and fannies we re instantly catapulted into the surreal world of pleated lemon

archipel label boss jean-patrice remillard is happy to bring you his debut 12inch, >lignes et directions.< this strong, heady and electrifying release is pheek at the top of his game, constantly pushing the psychedelic envelope to new heights. beginning with >orage solaire< a strong acidic presence is felt with shatter fragments of pineal crystals ready to shock you into a state of suspended post-apocalyptic atmosphere

with this brand new ep, his first one on a non-french label, d vincent turning back to 80s electro pop style, espescially on the a side >caps lock<, which could be the instrumental part of a depeche mode tune. not to be taken too seriously, of course ! >less< is more looking towards the actual electro-techno dance floor, and the other b side is a remix of bazoline founder doctor olive s the end of the beginning<. the original was released on parisian label missive music in october 2005 and played, a.o., by laurent garnier. this d. vincent remix was previously unavailable and definitely deserves exposure. in case of laurent garnier,doctor olive,dj hell,jack de marseille,lars sandberg,…!

starting his musical career at the age of 12, sharooz began playing guitar in punk bands in his native northern ireland during the mid-90s, before beginning to produce dance music and start djing around 1998. his first gigs took the form of live pas, playing alongside the likes of king unique, peace division and inland knights at the legendary smokescreen free parties. soon sharoozs djing profile began to rise, leading to gigs at space and cafe mambo in ibiza, turnmills in london and passion in coalville to name but a few. over the past 7 years sharooz has djed alongside such luminaries as pete tong, marshall jefferson, terry francis and even shaun ryder

limted one sided promo special release. 30% of profit from this record will be donated to the >united way for desaster relief< in america. actually >major moments of instant insanity< is the real title. theo s answer to whats been happening in the world lately … an absolute must have piece with beginning monologues talking about the state of america at the moment and an absolut chilling marving gaye >bad breaks< rhyhtm

a1- carlos durán >radars< shows his most vanguard electronic style with a very deep bassline + a very groovy and hipnothic sounds. a2- sergio castilla >inside process< it´s a big track for the dancefloor with tech house rythms, a beginning in the cirez d way with a fantastic break. b2- albert larra >animal dream< dark and tech house tune with analogue retro sounds and a very interesting electronic voice..

busted speaker brew is the second installation by the afternoon coffee boys on clink recordings. this new minimal rocker walks the fine line between minimal and techno with acb’s signature drum programming and short decay instrumentation. the afternoon coffee boys, aka tim xavier and tony rohr, released their debut collaborative release on clink001 last year with one of the bigger eps of 2005: dark blend. their follow-up ep on cocoon, >glitches brew<, was released at the beginning of this year and was a huge success. their music has been praised by top artists such as adam beyer, richie hawtin, sven väth and marco carola, and they show promise as one of the new leading duos of 2006. this ep is an excellent release as acb continues to push the minimal edge with their techno influences by keeping the tracks rhythmic and driving while maintaining the slow, deep and funky pace that djs are currently pursuing in their sets

engelspost, the producer-team with tensing and the 5th element was formed seven years ago. already since the beginning of the nineties, both swiss rascals turned themselfes to the arising tekkno and trance-music and were experimenting with musicians in different projects until the finally meet in 1999. since then, engelspost produces incessantly: over all that years a sound with very own character was developed

sébastien thibault (also known under the name of >cebb<) started djing in the mid eighties for his friends. in 1997, he caught the attention of some event producers who proposed him to play at their huge techno parties called mecanic. that was the beginning of his residencies that leaded him to play along with top djs like jeff mills or richie hawtin. then he quickly became popular, playing in every event in the south of france and in famous clubs like villa rouge (montpellier)

ellen allien and apparat, two headstrong musicians who indeed differ in their musical context but still come together not just at the peripheral rims, collaborated on an album together: >orchestra of bubbles<.by a deep plunge into the world of sound of their counterpart both are trying to find gateways in order to expand their own possibilities. while apparat used to stand for an algorithms-based aesthetics and ellen allien fathomed the possible heights and depths of the dance floor widthways as well, for their joint production they dabble in a principle which electronic music is dedicated to from the very beginning and which is now only spelled differently: contingency

deeper minimal techhouse bis techno mit viel gefühl fürs detail und ner menge diskrete emotionen.. hat durchschlagskraft, bleibt aber trotzdem auf dem boden !! schön zeitlos..

raphaël ripperton from lausanne started his dj career in 1997. among other clubs, he started spinning at the famous loft club/ lausanne in 2001. in 2003 he produced the winning album of the diesel u music award with >sounds natural< by reasons. in 2005 ripperton was one of the winning remixers for laurent garnier s >controlling the house< remix contest. furthermore he released a record with his project rayon on crosstown rebels, which was used by damian lazarus for his compilation >suck my deck< and by carl craig on the fabric mix 25. today, apart from his rayon project, he is working on a project called lazy fat people, together with mirko loko, which will be released on james holden s famous border community label, beginning of 2006

this is the first sombre dreadful picture which 24- year-old artist lászló fogarasi produces at the beginning of his album which is immediately a small resignation from his own musical past. the film noire has retired. the second album rises more and more into something absolutely unexpected..... having exchanged the forests of somogy county for the budapest, his new record >splendid isolation< is more mature and more urban than the amazing first album >shallow and profound<

already played by karotte, an exciting 3-track ep. the a-side >cinematique< starts with a dark bass and a special rave-line, which leads you through the whole track. banging claps and sharp hihats makes this track a good choice for ecstatic moments on the dancefloor. the b-side boasts >praymantis<, a track reminiscent of old 808 state tracks, but stripped down to modern and soulful acid house. the second track on the b-sdie is >domina< which rounds up this versatile ep and has this special oldschool house feeling of releases on hibias or from don carlos from the beginning of the 90s. a smart and relaxed journey from clubs peak time to smart afterhour sessions

this is the first of the four parts of our new compilation traffic iii. from the beginning, the denomination traffic was meant to be an expression of the awareness that movement and change always were, still are and always will be an essential part of it. and that you can join in. the records are documents of this changes that occur step by step. whether the emphasis lies on the music in terms of time (future music, retro, music of this time…) or in terms of style (breakbeat, minimal, detroit, whatever…)

one of ricardo villalobos track of the year 2006 (rare original copies) !! stunning detroit / chicago styled techno prime time tracks !!!

she just turned 18, shes from miami, and shes very talented.. together with dj feadz she built the project uffie to make a form like electro hip hop and thats the beginning !! side b was produced by mr. oizo..incl remix by sebastian !!

clara hill adds the warm soul of her voice to guide you all through the last winter days in the beginning of 06. the version remix by atjazz and charles webster guides you somewhere else straight to the dancefloor tested and approved by dixon on his legendary inner city club nights in berlin

three extremly fresh and delectable electro poplike grooves sounding different from each other.the first >arotmatik< begins with an short intro showing the main theme and clearing the way for a jumpin and kickin groove to give the track a psychic touch.in opposite of that >memories< stands for a trancy uplifting groove going forward and forward deep. the beauty in the last track is only at the beginning. seconds after you will be pulled down by a lazy, heavy and slowery dark groove we just cannot get enough of. xcellent

>method to madness< kicks like a mule from second one with oldschool handclapping beats and rattling percussion and when those strings set in, the sensitive ones should better protect their behind, cause they announce the sledgehammer bassline - and all this is only the beginning of a crazy, twisting and turning wildpitch ride. for >paddy system< chris carrier is on the controls solo and will have you shake your money maker with a slightly latinesque b-boy style beat - somethin that you might expect from kenny dope - but then adds a these chugging, whipping synth chords for a good tech-house spank

dark & dirty pumping bassheavy acid infected detroit techno

mud max aka motek and mr. statik, a project formed the beginning of this year in athens combining the duo's different musical influences into a new direction. having played in various clubs all over greece, mixing it up between techno, minimal house and electro they incorporate all that in their 'drunk minimal something' sound. this 12inch contains remixes of novox (ware ) & popnebo (anorak & traum)

their first ep for fine is a good introduction to their sound, be warned though, this is only the beginning.i love your shoes.pirate incorporates ferocious pulsing bottom end, a spoken pan-european vocal and some spitefully tasteful synths green eggs feat. colin mcfarlane is a dream where someone breaks into your house batters your telly with a massive baseline and then reads you your favourite bedtime story.i gotta thang (uh huh) feat crazy girl moves away from the dancefloor, if only a pace or two. balearic electronic tectonic platonic. whatever! its fresh retro i love your shoes (dub) is the soundtrack to the best sci-fi b movie youve never seen, its rolling bass, changing shuffling rhythm and splashing cymbals is sure to blow torch many a late night floor

house very oldschool sounding four track ep by jamie anderson with a housey touch and a big acid load brings us back to the beginning nice ep tip (sb)

the second instalment of this fine series contains two massive tracks. mike perras the beginning of life and phuture rise from the grave. both is a prime slice of house defining old skool

funky vocal bomb by terry lee brown jr with a breaky part at the beginning and a straight middle to end up with breaks again 4 fat mixes on this tune

this is wicked wax , which is definetly an old school meets new school record . you will hear the 303 , 808 morphed together with new machines of this era. 4 songs that rock the floor , both in the beginning , middle and end.(haha) without giving you the names of the people involved on this record , we will give you a clue - - one of them is has been rocking out records since 91 (he is german) the other was once a child superstar whos albums have sold more than 4 million to date (no kidding , he is from south america) and the other is one of the hottest producers in the moment (who recently had a nice haircut)

sons of slough return with a fantastic remix ep following on from the much acclaimed and widely supported lp/cd 'milk, milk, lemonade'. the 'real people in the house' original 12inch was a massive record around the beginning of the year and with some very well received live gigs at fabric, voodoo and stompafunk already a being caned by adam beyer, marco carola , phil kieran and billy nasty!

alexander maier aka dj all*star is back!!! you guys know him already from the very beginning of exun and for those big productions and solid tunes he did. but this one is his masterpiece !! top notch tech house music with that german feel to it. both sides are incredibly well produced and peak time indeed! if you like einmusik or border community you will dig this one as well! dj linus says: 'the biggest record since who stole the soul'

as the first pre-release of his first solo album, alex bau appears on toneman with the track 'difference' of the album 'connected', together with a remix of tony rohr, definitely the right man for groovy techno. everything new, everything fresh at the home of mr. bau, and he goes for even more, trying to reflect his dj-style on his album

cool techno cd compilation with tracks from efdemin, post scriptum, steve bicknell ...

40 timeless xmas titles

come together - the whos is who of the legendary indie dance szene in the beginning 90s !

new edition of this soul jazz records out-of-print classic album available now as a limited-edition one-off pressing special yellow cd edition.

c418’s beloved minecraft score on cd.

ali shaheed muhammad & adrian younge keep on paying tribute to past legends and new school torchbearers alike with their jazz is dead series.

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