dachshund started to produce techno music in 2006. influenced by his background as a dub and d&b producer, his sound is energic and groovy. today, dachshund is one of the finest example of genevas top quality minimal techno scene. he released most of his tracks on different labels such as num records, platzhirsch, mental groove, 60sec, and many others. he plays live and dj set as well and knows exactly how to run a dancefloor. his releases >somehow<, >water game<, have been acclaimed by the whole scene. for his thrilling and creepy tracks he uses many spatial effects and therefore he creates very abstract sound buildings that are standing immovable in a well structured landscape of weird minds.

after the returning of swr in may 2008 with the >never forget ep< swr strikes back just 1 month later with the next release: >i stay hard<. techno artist sven wittekind stays for hard techno like no other artist in europe, since 2001 he brings his supporters worldwide the hard & innovative techno sound in their recordcases. he would never change to minimal like the others: he stays hard, fresh & innovative in what he is doing! both tracks on this release are well done, with a good feeling for the dancefloor, but also for listening at home or in the car. enjoy the nightflight and stay hard

medias have stated recently that the number of millionaires is still rising every year... funny or scandalous? while others are sitting greedily on their fortune, one of them, kind of musically obsessed to say the least, keep to share his assets with the lucky few that will hold a part of his twelve inches serie in their hand. still getting another round of applause for the third offering that impressed quality djs from all circles (from milez benjiman to marc mac, passing by prins thomas to chateau flight), the selfmade millionaire is gaining more supporters release after release. this time, he is tributing the greatest boxer of all time and his legendary shuffle techniques in a funky boogie way with nearly 8 minutes of irresistible feelgood grooviness. many things have been said about this highly influential character, but few know that his boxing moves would have originated some freestylin’ breakdance figures. one more reason why the milionaire wanted to encourage you to do the ali...wait to flip the record to get another punch! even gave you diamonds is a restless groove that could transform an egyptian mummy into a marathon party goer with its numerous hooks, clavinet stabs and powerful catchy vocals. the tune seems to be about a guy whos really tired of his posh lady who cannot get enough of all her fancy gimmicks. would our milionaire gone autobiographical on this one? who knows...

played by afrilounge, chris liebing, d julz, dj emerson, h.o.s.h., holgi star, jesse rose, joel mull, laurent garnier, paco osuna, par grindvik, ripperton, rob mello, solomun, thomas schumacher and others !! alex niggemann has been releasing on labels as diverse as get physical, meerestief, moonpool and sportclub. he impressed the micro.fon guys with his outstanding interpretation of smokemachine, released on the affiliated label freak waves. circles is a wonderful track starting quite easy and developing into a huge anthem with wonderful mars attack sounds and a weird expanding and contracting, analogue-sounding synth-line,...wonderful tune destined to be played out on crazy ibiza partys and drugged-out berlin after hours....cut b1 is the einzelkind (get physical, kindisch, playhouse) rmx, a huge wonderful swinging rhythmic house interpretation fuseing an percussive old school house groove with deep techno chords. b2 comes the funk fueled tech house cut transitions a wonderful late-night-tool with a nice techno appeal and huge soundwork,.... delicate 3 tracker

ojo de apolo starts with receptor (jorge cortés), music producer and owner of this label that comes from santiago de chile. his work as receptor , from 2002 onwards, is geared towards a more deep-house sound in net and vinyl labels,such as: sushitech, winsome-music, plong!, adjunct, citymorb,them, thinner, etc. side b, includes a remix from the original track (fuerte y claro) made by ion ludwig from netherlands. his work is well knowed by releases in labels such as: stock5, resopal , underline and his own label quagmire among others

amazing atmospheric minimal !! this new 12 is a guy names hugh like who drops a great alienating track called >content. nice confident sounding track that is somewhere between minimal and house. nice classy build up and use of a violin makes this a track that really stands out and breaks with the standard techno formula without being akward. very dark and futuristic... would function very well as a sound track for a science fiction movie!.the other two tracks are in the same line and make this an outstanding forward thinking release! after being around on wite label for some time we received great reaction from guys like luciano, garnier, ivan smagghe, craig richards, michel de hey, mark august and others

original chicago acid house from 1987 from the man who gave you phuture >acid trax<, and too many others. this release features all the tracks from the original pressing and includes the very sought after >acid mix<, and the acapella that has not appeared on any reissues.

superb house 12inch on agnès label big with ame, gerb janson, dixon, johnny d, la pena,.. tip ! here we are, the 2nd baaz ep on sthlmaudio recordings. again digging deep in house music, baaz is confirming yet again his great talent. the 1st track feature a baaz good old friend. knarf skipson and they team up for a superb house anthem for your pleasure and ours. amongst the others stunning two tracks on the ep, youll find a just about remix by agnès. which is a stripped down simple mix. raise your hands and pray for some sun =)

striclty rhythm icons todd terry, kenny dope and dj sneak are back on the block. completing the all star line up are terry hunter, a chicago producer and dj of no mean repute, and tara mcdonald, the voice of armand van heldens my my my and axwells feel the vibe. in a time of crunching electronic grooves and ever more bleepy electro, get down feels like the first sunrays of spring, an old school vocal with the pedigree of the finest uplifting, uptempo dance music. pete tong has already given it two spins on his radio show and others are clambering to get a piece of the action

played by: akufen, laurent garnier, pheek, electric indigo ,… trimsound return from a winter hibernation with a fresh release for you this spring - this time our special guest is canadian whizzkid frivolous (~scape / background / karloff / epsilonlab) providing us with a quality blend of quirky electro-tinged micro-house with a brilliant dancefloor vibe. next up leifs infectious warm dubbytech-house track brings things a little bit deeper - in line with his latest release on fear of flying records. on the flipside, tom ellis jacked-up funk sound absolutely rocks it - tom is on fire at the moment with releases lined up on minibar, musique risquee and hartchef amongst others. finally, joe ellis tops off this awesome ep with a deep jazzy chord-driven groover akin to his productions on new netlabel paperscissorstone.

smashing dancefloor track with great driven beats!! amigos 001 and 002 were some of the best records that came out on these last months in this frame, and were played and charted by many of the biggest djs in the world such as charles siegling, preach, dave the drummer, and many others. dj murphy from brazil also included 3 tracks from amigos recordings on his mixed cd lets go techno that just came out by beat disaster.

next summer hit! one of bob sinclars secret weapon at this years miami conference. fedo mora started djing in 1994 in clubs on the beautiful costa smeralda in sardinia. fedo is a producer and a remixer working with the biggest italian labels since 1998 his main projects are f.e.d.o., sergio del rio, 4fx, freaks jam, pussy dub foundation and he has remixed todd terry, dennis ferrer, bob sinclar, julien jabre, richard f and many others... camurri has been a professional dj since 2002, he is the resident dj at the moxa club in italy. in 2008, he teams up with fedo mora and together they produce fedo mora & camurri - after the rain featuring warm reggae style vocals by patrick.

early support finds favour with laurent garnier, claude von stroke, ralph lawson, mark knight and deep dish&#146,s sharam. it&#146,s been a while since we last heard from mike monday &#150, almost two years, to be exact when he delivered smorgasbord, which won numerous accolades and superlatives in the dance press. lauded as album of the month in i-dj, while dj mag called it a lp we just can&#146,t put down, others jump on board and claim it as a future classic. now signed to san francisco&#146,s om records label, the man who never fails to impress, educate and entertain is back. >the 11 11<&#146,(no, we&#146,re not sure what it means, either) is backed with the equally oddball titled &#145,>hello nest<. regardless, it&#146,s another terrific house offering that pairs dubbed-out beats with techno-tinged melodies to create a modern day jackin&#146,sound. the addition of a driving synth-line only helps this swing, shake&#145,n&#146,rattle in all the right places over a dirty-as-hell bassline. anything but what we&#146,ve come to usually expect from the label, the sund is an equally refreshing break from convention for om, and is taken from the upcoming album, songs without words&#146,by monday

this new russ gabriel 12 is the long awaited kick-off for russ’s new techno imprint, sestra recordings and marks his return to the techno scene. this release follows up the infamous >future funk volume 1< which appeared some 11 years ago on u.k. electronica label >input neuron<. russ is a legend whose career spans nearly 20 years. having started his ferox records back in 1993 he went on to record for the likes of carl craig’s planet-e, soma records, djax-up-beats, dave clarke’s magnetic north, morris audio, force-inc and countless others. russ has been hailed as a master of techno production by djs such as laurent garnier and richie hawtin and continues to push his music forward with this ep aimed firmly at the dancefloor.

perc trax is proud to welcome back its favourite japanese producers, tokyos salmon & gonno, two of the most individual and innovative producers perc trax has discovered. in a scene that serves up more that its fair share of disposable tracks gonno and salmons tracks bring colour and a sense of much needed fun to techno. this ep is the follow-up to their 006 perc trax debut that won support from josh wink, funk d void, paul woolford, simon baker, alex kid, remute, tom mangan, si begg and jesse somfay amongst others and sees both producers develop as more and more of their personalities can be heard in the tracks. since this first ep, salmon has released tracks on gabriel anandas karmarouge label and us imprint tora tora tora whilst gonno has toured europe and signed to the berlin based merkur label

9 volt? not enough energy? no way buddy ! with 9 volt there is a german label on the way to the top, which doesn t need to becompared with others! experimental minimalism at it s very best…ltd rerelease

the tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of jeff mills, laurent garnier, carl craig, richie hawtin, and claude young among many others. lawrence and lenny burden, announce the release of their new single, >i need release<€,b/w >here comes the push<, on their own reborn label, 430 west records. collaborating once again with ann saunderson (the vocalist on their hit single >blackwater<, 2002), and mc p.gruv (from their >the theory of everything< album, 2004), the brothers have produced a dance floor heavy double sided single. >i need release< blends anna s angelic vocals with the burden s signature rough and tumble production style, while >here comes the push< takes a percussion driven ride off the edge, with p.gruv as your guide. this project leads to the release of octave one s first studio album in four years, >summers on jupiter<€,(september 2008), also on 430 west records.

carted by d julz & sebo k !! the ever-expanding roster of wagon repair broadens with an ep from decorated berlin resident tobias. involved in the business since 1980 as a sound engineer and techno producer, tobias freund is a founding contributor to projects like the non standard institute (nsi), sieg uber die sonne, pink elln and odd machine, releasing everywhere from cadenza, ostgut ton and logistic to the finnish label sähkö, amongst others

next summer hit! one of bob sinclars secret weapon at this years miami conference. fedo mora started djing in 1994 in clubs on the beautiful costa smeralda in sardinia. fedo is a producer and a remixer working with the biggest italian labels since 1998 his main projects are f.e.d.o., sergio del rio, 4fx, freaks jam, pussy dub foundation and he has remixed todd terry, dennis ferrer, bob sinclar, julien jabre, richard f and many others... camurri has been a professional dj since 2002, he is the resident dj at the moxa club in italy. in 2008, he teams up with fedo mora and together they produce fedo mora & camurri - after the rain featuring warm reggae style vocals by patrick.

played by alex flatner, paul brtschitsch, paolo bolognesi, loco dice, claudio coccoluto, francesco farfa, john acquaviva, mihai popoviciu, markus lange, francesco zappalà and many others! excellent techhouse / techno

winners & fools remixed by pig & dan, roman salzger, francesco diaz & young rebels !! just as outstanding as the album is the list of artists, who are delivering the remixes. besides romany salzger of opauqe, kingkong and joia fame and frank künne & bernd augustinski aka francesco diaz & young rebels, no others than cocoon’s finest pig & dan are on that exclusive bill. on top john rocks the house with a club mix of world of love..

next strike from berlin darling gianni vitiello on kbr with an fat techhouse smasher!incl. oliver koletzki remix and florian meindl remix. played by martin eyerer, namito, trick & kubic and others

taken from the upcoming mix cd!! already big with: stephan bodzin & dubfire oliver huntemann has been doing his thing for quite a while, under various guises, as dj and producer. since 1995 he has been running the confused rec. label (plus sub-labels). >play! 01 live - sao paolo/brazil< in 2007 was the predecessor of his current mix album >play! 02 live - rex club/paris<. especially for this event oliver has produced a new single: >play! 02 ep - paris/la boum<. it seems that these two tracks are able to be the next big thing. already played by big names such as dubfire, stephan bodzin and many others!

adam jace joins the ranks of the timewriter, gui boratto, terry lee brown jr. with his first releases. he starts among environments which others achieve at the height of their careers. his music can be described as unique and forward thinking, breaking down genre boundaries effortlessly and representing club-focused sound at its very best. hes one of the hottest entertainers in sydney and around. this is fresh new stuff from a very sympathetic guy – shining brightly over the landscapes of techhouse music!

rmxs by agnes & ekkohaus, next massive 12inch on the brut! label. big with seth troxler (minus), cassy, barem, dave dk, karotte, dj koze and phil stumpf amngst others

mastiksoul returns 2008 with a massive funky minimal tech pimp it. you have to listen to believe it, this track as so much power that will take clubs by storm. on b side an equal powerful remix by none other then slok. from releases at get physhical and many others slok is not stranger when it comes to produce the goods.

electronic scene respectively, inigo oruezabal (2nd room records, inevitable, rubrick) and francisco allendes (andes music, techfest records and tron records). this adventure in minimal code, sometimes more techno and others more house oriented, gathers all the background and joint professional experience of both artists, as a result of years of individual experience in the best dj booths and studios in spain and south america

the professor has been responsible for bringing a whole host of names to the forefront of the electonic music scene with people such as dj distance, emalkay, afterdark, the others, untold and his latest find dark angel. when not running the boka empire, js is busy in the basscore studio and djing around europe.

supported by richie hawtin, marco carola, danilo vigorito, karotte, adam beyer, paco osuna and many others ... just primetime minimal techno tracks.. sure shot for fans of alex under and his minimal driven tech funk

twice high quality dark atmospheric techno deepness. nebula is the more straight forward track, thick pounding rhythm and vibes make it ending up somewhere between mills & maurizio, raw straight techno. estuary gives some deeper dubby vibes. revived is the delsin sub-label ann aimee! once again outlet for the more experimental sides of delsins electronic music. after the superb fine release by james kumo, another fine debut ep. this ep is done by delta funktionen, who goes in real life by the name of niels luinenburg. 23 years old - living in the northern part of holland. hes inspired by maurizio, basic channel, convextion, carl craig, steve rachmad, jeff mills, robert hood and others. the superb artwork is done by another delta, namely delta inc

here comes the first vinyl release from logical musik, a journey between housey and techno grooves with huge basslines and spaced out efx. early support from : someone else, monoroom, steph highland, harada, marc ashken, mihalis safras and many others

compilation 12inch assembled by tang from 2001 so you know its serious. deep electronic techno and house sounds from from steven tang (emphasis recordings), ewan jansen (moods & grooves/trackmode) and others

kostbar musik is very proud to present one of the best singers around the world - chelonis r jones!! with releases on get physical, dance electric, giant wheel and many many others!! this time he spends his fantastic voice for c banks destination unknown. remix comes from daso!!!

limited edition one-sided 12inch of seu jorges >cotidiano< remixed by abicah soul project. on the rise and highly sought-after producer abicah soul project, most recently noted for the remix of >love can damage your health< by telepopmuzik on dennis ferrers objektivity label, doesnt hold back on this one! already getting heavy spins by carlos mena (yoruba), master kev (nyc), and others

tight beats, driving bass and awesome production are the mark of this producers output and this 12inch is no different. vortex is a dancefloor bassline roller of the highest order! dj support on this release has come from chirs.su, concord dawn, state of mind, subwave among others.

biggest release on oslo so far!! big with ricardo villalobos, zip & tobi neumann & others. after making a statement with his gualia ep, johnny d continues his story of feel for groove and ecstatic party with his orbitalife ep, giving us another proof of his extraordinary talent. absolutely funky and without any compromises, that’s orbatilife.

byron bogues proudly presents a new artist on his label: cristian paduraru from rumania. on his debut you will find a groovy techhouse track with nice voice samples by his wife erica. byron bogues edit is deep and minimal and takes breath with its long hypnotic arrangement. robin jacob (skript) is a tad techno influenced and just as deep as the others

fresh release on article records comes out from czech producer nipp, who delivers unmissible ep for the label, artist himself talks about the best of selection. titel track named adagio is playful, minimalistic composition, rich in mood and tone with surprising break with aching strings, moodywise track with subtle details and brilliants sound. track sad like windows is a focus of emotive keyboards and combination of break and 4x4 beats nestled on bed of minimal rhythm.among others tune has more deep housey vibe with pure energy.watch out for this promising talent!

limited repress !!! as a follow up to the smashing >rocking music<, martin solveig and the singer jay sebag are finally back together with this instant classic ! something better is the latest single taken from martin s album hedonist, and comes with devastating remixes by julien jabre, quentin harris and kris menace. the original and its remixes are already supported by bob sinclar, michael gray , dave lee/joey negro , timmy vegas from soul central , dj chus and many others... something better ? you named it

supported by loco dice, ellen alien, we can do it posse, rotary cocktail posse and many others !!! this is a very special release fort he bremen based minimal house label run by goldfish & der dulz. it’s limited and it comes on tres chique red vinyl! larsson - known from the reference #12 on the label dropped 2 mega-ton bombs.. . anima is a killer minimal house groover ending in a massive african tribal chant .. a sure shot for all lovers of the new tribal / deep minimal movement. the b-side encore plays around with some essential & classic elements of housemusic like strings, claps & stab sounds - transforming them into mini-tech 2008 club-weapons

>be with you< by rogue soul is a big club track thats been getting support from hype, bukem, marky, bryan g, bailey and a host of others. syncopixs >footage< on the other side is more of a homage to the classic bristol/full cycle sound - its all about the bassline.

incl rodion rmx !! big with dfa, metro area, idjut boys, chicken lips, prins thomas, lindström, optimo, ata!! telespazio is a new project from rising italian nu-disco don fabrizio mammarella. fabrizio has previously released tracks on bearfunk & hairy claw and has provided remixes for brontosaurus, michoacan & mantra vibes amongst others.

christian prommer invites his friend peter kruder to reinterpret his jazzy rework of ames beautiful deephouse anthem rej. former member of fauna flash with his long time music mate roland appel, of trueby trio with roland appel and rainer trueby, as well as voom voom with roland appel and viennese legend peter kruder, christian prommer has an amazing discography on his musical cv with releases on legendary labels such as compost records, g stone and warp records amongst many others and more than 15 years of know how in music production. however he is making sensation this year with his brandnew project christian prommers drumlesson that he releases on jazzanovas sonar kollektiv.

the best melodic track i ve heard for years is how desyn masiello has described michael cassettes second single on anjunadeep, while others have hailed it as this years discopolis. a tune of sublime beauty, shadows movement features a swirling, hypnotic melody and french flavoured bassline, that combine to deliver a stunning dancefloor moment

manmadesciecnce member aka stuttgart man michel baumann brings us a fresh new 12inch on sonar kollektiv. as well as having had releases on sonar kollektiv and his own label philpot, soulphiction has also put stuff out through perlon, playhouse, poker flat, freude am tanzen, moon harbour, liebe/detail, diy, mule, resopal and has remixed international pony, dapayk & padberg, egoexpress, move d, solomun and eva be amongst others

leandro gamez aka cio. leandro gamez is one of the most revered veteran producers in the spanish techno scene. his first records for the german label ongaku or his productions for fieber with his name as well as his nicknames cio and shared work make him one of the names to take into account in the european techno music industry. currently, as cio, he has released successful original tracks and high quality remixes for labels such as software, blackout77, subconce, miga and cray 1 labworks amongst others. he has now published the thirteenth release on subconce records

incl daso remix !! supported by tiga, gregor tresher, jim rives, pelle buys, hernan cattaneo, pako & frederik. luciano pizzella, a 1974 born neapolitan biologist and producer, is one of those newcomers in 2007 that have drawed the attention of sven väth, tiefschwarz, kiki, moguai and many others with his releases on italic and broque. for dogtown he delivers a first class melodic electro-house gem with a profound bassline underneath that we simply couldnt resist. and to top things off, we asked daso (spectral, my best friend, connaisseur) to do a remix on the b-side. as expected, he does the job in style with one of his darkest and most exellent remixes to date. highly recommended to fans of dubfire, josh wink and alike! enjoy!!

played by funk d void, johh aquaviva, monika kruse and benny rodrigues amongst others. ec076 consists of two different tracks that are both peak time bombs that will set the floor on fire! the a-side holds >positive<, a track with an astonishing flow, solid drum patterns and a lovely synth lead. this track also made it to michel de heys latest mix cd called >recorded in amsterdam<. the b-side holds >changes< and this techhouse monster is also a sure dance floor rocker!

dj support : matthias kaden, jimpster, italoboyz, karotte, tom clark & amongst others !! a 4 tracker this time called >nautical dawn<, theodors square basses are groovy as hell and as usual the swing notch is turned all the way to 16.e j!!! pieces of short and abstract vocal samples appear here and there and some fantastic jazzy sounding melodies played by old instruments like this pseudo vibraphone-guitar on the strong first track called jazzphysics or this 70s wha-pedal arabic strings on nautical dawn. theodor expands his horizon by developing a new genre that we could name something like >smart minimal melodic dry ass funk<?!? so if you like bouncing beats and want to experience serious booty shaking while you play that piece, then this record is >sans aucun doute<