when the smallville record store was founded in 2005, people were surprised and regarded it as an experiment. everybody discussed the downfall of vinyl sales and the upcoming market of downloads these days. just a bunch of people regarded record shops, vinyl labels and wonderful warm sounding clubs as the places of true magic. smallvilles finest stefan marx, who is responsible for all artwork-related things and therefore the visual impact that smallville always had, got a call once at night from another one of those dreamers and activists, ata macias. he came up with the fabulous idea to create a standard 12inch cover saying: vinyl kills mp3.

pŸnktlich zum start in die balearen-saison! -tropical house- bietet auf zwei cds 30 tropical house-anthems. mit an bord sind u.a. tracks und remixe von alex adair, robin schulz, avicii, bakermat, the avener, mobin master feat. robin s, joris voorn, alle farben, lana del rey, lykke li, jessie ware, nore en pure, klingande, u.v.a.! auch 2015 wird hed kandi wieder mit eigenen events auf ibiza vertreten sein!

sehr schšne ibiza-chillout/lounge-compilation mit einer coolen mixtur aus zeitlosen alltime-favoriten und aktuellen top-kŸnstlern featuring mr. probz, julee cruise, katie melua, faithless, coldcut, josh gabriel, kraak & smaak, jaydee, chicane, emma hewitt, groove aramada, way out west, u.v.a.

cocoon ibiza turns fifteen! finally, its summer and we cant wait to pack our bikinis and flip-flops again for our annual trip to the island

this new album features the music of calypso in its many styles. included is music from its birthplace - the island of trinidad - as well as a number of other caribbean islands (including jamaica and the bahamas) and its subsequent onwards journey (britain, panama and the united states), recorded during the years 1955-69.

following on from p-bens half life double header released in february on motech records, dj 3000s label heads to another new signing in march with two tracks by lionel weets, taken from his forthcoming debut album, stellar orchestra

im anschluss an seine debuet-ep auf jalapeno im vergangenen jahr ist quasamodo (jetzt von seinem q orchester begleitet) wieder zurŸck mit seinem ersten album the big picture fuer jalapeno.

toolroom goes deep returns for its third outing, showcasing the deeper side of toolroom records. cd1 takes you on a garage-inspired ride with tracks from cloud 9 and zeitgeist whilst cd2 is a techy, rolling mix. the compilation also showcases favourites from the toolroom catalogue, including vanilla aces hypnotic and tapeshs dope music, alongside exclusives from label favourites deep city groove and brett gould. crammed full of the best tracks from established and up-and-coming labels & producers, toolroom records is proud to present its latest deep offering with toolroom goes deep 3.

acollection of rare soul & disco! compiled by paul phillips

zu den top-plattendrehern der 90er jahre wie deep dish, paul oakenfold und sasha & john digweed, die allesamt den sound von renaissance in den anfangstagen mitbestimmten, zŠhlte auch ein aus buenos aires operierender dj und produzent namens hernan cattaneo

von armin van buuren bis tiesto, von fedde le grand bis moguai und von hardwell bis sander kleinenberg - dieses doppelformat laesst keine fragen unbeantwortet, die der clubber von heute stellt! fuer diesen doppelschlag bleibt das trance/progressive genre die grundlage, obwohl hier ausgiebig wie effizient angereichert wird: mit house-, mit rock-, mit techno-sounds! dieses ding rockt die clubs!

summer is here and so are we with a tasty mini mix to whet your appetite for this years enormous ibiza season. the hed kandi samplers are extremely popular across uk and globally, edited into a bite size-collection of highlights from our latest upcoming albums and singles. we return with our world famous summer sampler, a taste of kandi: summer 2012, handpicked for you. this release is a deliciously stylish selection of goodness sampling a host of kandi flavours. this uplifting single cd mix features hed kandi favourites by a-list producers including mark knight, chris kaeser, stonebridge, crazibiza, sandy b, richard grey, reza & k-klass, my digital enemy and dirty freek to name a few. hed kandi presents a custom made mix for the sunshine and showcases a sunlit spectrum of music to enjoy any time of the year

unter dem titel listen to the music caltone 1966-1969 erscheint eine wunderbare zusammenstellung mit 21 rocksteady-perlen aus den jahren 1966-1969. erhŠltlich als cd mit einem informativen booklet und extra pappschuber, sowie als doppel-vinyl (inklusive abdruck der liner notes auf der coverrŸckseite) mit dem gŸtesiegel pressure sounds!

2 cds of classic & contemporary progressive rock masterpieces

das mŸnchner elektronik-, clubmusik- und pop-label permanent vacation kann erneut auf ein produktives und erfolgreiches jahr zurŸckblicken - mit zahlreichen club-hits zwischen electro-disco, house und artverwandtem. die beiden macher des labels, benjamin fršhlich und tom bioly, haben ein glŸckliches hŠndchen beim signing von acts und tracks, das stellt die aktuelle werkschau selected label works 3 eindrucksvoll unter beweis. mit tracks von black van, parallel dance orchestra, tevo howard, todd terje, wolfram oder azari & iii und remixen von tensnake, axel boman oder legowelt.

raise the curtain once more on a very special orchestral performance. how could highgrade records better celebrate its 100th release than with twelve tracks from the highgrade disharmonic orchestra? the creative combo featuring both label bosses tom clark and todd bodine, alongside philip bader, daniel dreier and dale, began over a year ago with the intention of celebrating the tenth birthday of the berlin label. and the resulting gift: a musical experiment. the five artists have bundled their creativity together into a symphony unparalleled in the techno scene. every performance is like a jam session: all five laptops are interconnected, so each of the artists has the opportunity to react to the others and modify each track as desired. thus, new arrangements are created and constantly re-interpreted. drum machines and synthesizers are also in play, to further stretch the improvisational possibilities. no wonder then, that the 100th release follows in this creative vein. the highgrade disharmonic orchestra, with multilayer, kiddnaps us away into vastly different musical worlds: from deep influences and custom recorded vocals to an array of technoid sounds and effects. then back to groovy, swinging beats reminiscent of a balmy summer evening on the beach. therefore the record is something of a rollercoaster ride, where we never know what might be waiting behind the next curve. typically highgrade

it might sound like an empty phrase, but when oliver koletzki founded stil vor talent in 2005, he certainly didnt anticipate where his label would be today. now - six years and over sixty releases later - stil vor talent can look back at many magnificent moments in the labels history. originally started to give other musicians the chance to showcase their music, stil vor talent has preserved this very down-to-earth attitude until today and has helped foster the careers of producers such as channel x, niko schwind, juli holz or david august to name just a few. while there have never been any musical or stylistic limitations, an open philosophy dominated by quality and individualism prevails at olivers label, from delicately designed record sleeves to their own fashion line and to music that varies from house to pop to jacking dancefloor cuts. now it is time to congratulate everyone involved and the fans of stil vor talent with a special birthday present: a six-year anniversary compilation that celebrates past, present and future of the label on two cds

following up to last years successful debut of playa -del lounge-, pedro del mar returns this summer with vol. 2 of his already prestigious chillout mixcomp series.

as western pop music in the 80s lost its way in a cacophony of synths and drum machines, discerning music lovers began to look elsewhere for their musical satisfaction. gradually sounds from africa,asia,eastern europe,the altin world and beyond began to penetrate the consciousness and this 2 cd set collects together!

hot gpm compilation ! incl. lee curtis, italoboys, noze and raz ohara

welche musik begleitet dich bei den schoensten augenblicken und laesst dich von filmreifen sonnenuntergaengen an schneewei§en straenden traeumen? die antwort: early morning breaks. die chillout, lounge und deep house mix show beim sender planet more music radio hat laengst kultcharakter, die sessions von djs wie chris coco, dj jondal, dj mark, sinan mercenk, blank and jones und jan lang (fil-a-fil) werden nicht nur gern zum -runterkommen- nach dem clubbesuch gehoert, sondern auch zum -weekend closing- am sonntag abend. kein wunder, dass die cd-compilation zur sendung seit einem jahr ohne ermuedungserscheinungen auch bundesweit und sogar international in tausenden cd playern und ipods laeuft. auch early morning breaks vol 02 schickt sich an, so ein dauerbrenner zu werden. die besten chill-beats, beachhouse-tracks und lounge-grooves aus der show sowie mehrere exklusive und bisher unveroeffentlichte neu-entdeckungen wurden von dj mark (planet more music radio) und peacelounge-labelchef christian arndt zusammengestellt und sorgen in einem sommerlich-flauschigen mix fuer den richtigen sound zu jeder stimmung. ibiza resident chris coco steuert mit -my beach house- seinen traum von sonne, meer und strand bei und laesst den sommer im zeitraffer vorbeifliegen. ungewohnt ruhige klaenge liefert eddie thoneick, deutschlands house export nummer eins diesmal ab: sein -love under pressure- gibt es im wunderbar entspannten acoustic mix. laessige bossa-klaenge duerfen natuerlich auch nicht fehlen.

gilles peterson ist ein britischer dj und musiklabel-betreiber. mitte der 1980er-jahre praegte er den begriff acid jazz fuer einen musikstil, der stark vom jazz und funk der 1970er jahre beeinflusst war, und gruendete 1988 zusammen mit eddie piller das label acid jazz. 1990 verlie§ er acid jazz und rief das label talkin loud ins leben, das kuenstler wie courtney pine, mj cole, the young disciples, reprazent, 4hero, incognito, terry callier und galliano unter vertrag nahm. seit 1998 praesentiert er die radiosendung worldwide auf bbc radio 1. zusaetzlich produziert peterson fuer verschiedene radiostationen in 15 laendern, darunter radio multikulti (rbb) und fm4 (orf), eine internationale version der worldwide-show . sein musikalisches spektrum umfasst dub, reggae, jazz, nu jazz, broken beat, house, drum n bass und hip-hop.

when dial records started in 2000 with a bunch of friends highly inspired by deep house, detroit techno and cologne lovetunes, nobody of them ever thought about running a decent record label. the only concept david lieske, peter kersten and paul kominek had in their mind was never to be part of any proper record business, never to be controlled by any rule or trend, always to let the record label be a part of their love for music and arts. even the dial family was never intended growing that big, almost 70 percent of the artists on the first compilation are the same on >2010<, the history starting from a small label based in hamburg turned out climbing a high mountain. touching cities like detroit, tokyo, paris, berlin, buenos aires, releasing music like contemporary classic, drones and glitches, ambient, guitar pop, singer songwriter, deep house, minimal techno, discovering arts of protagonists such as michaela meise, sergej jensen, dirk stewen, hanna schwarz, anna mšller, cosima von bonin, all this fills a decade of dial records. but still the main part is the music and as we hold the 2010 compilation in our hands and listen to the tunes of phantom ghost, isolŽe, pantha du prince, carsten jost, john roberts, efdemin, lawrence, christian naujoks, dominique, rndm, pigon, kassian- we still have this enthusiastic feeling that wants to tell us: this is only the beginning

the album was one of the first to reach a far different audience to the traditional >world music< market and spawned many further projects and labels in its wake. a year later, the >nigeria 70< compilation surfaced on strut and labels like soundway and analog africa would continue to unearth amazing lost gems from the motherland. the album is testament to the determined work of brooker following several research trips, especially to east africa - kenya and zaire!

this is a 4 cd collection of different artists that played at the 2nd c.sides festival for independent electronic music and critical media art in jerusalem, a location that raises immediate questions, concerns and complexities. get an impression of innovative music and art with wider perspectives and contexts regarding cluture and society.

fast-rising dutch dj/producer bella becomes the first new artist signing to sally c s big saldo s chunkers imprint, with the inspiring note to self ep – her debut production. 300 copies only

die beiden sehr unterschiedlichen titeltracks, die mit ebenso kontrastreichen mixen unterlegt sind, sind ein mikrokosmos dessen, was die amerikanische tanzmusik der späten 90er jahre verkörperte.

for fand ogf m halsall & gondwana orchestra, repress

previously unreleased material from steve’s private recordings, remastered from the original masters, 140g vinyl, 4 page photography insert with liner notes

2x 12inch vinyl with full cover print

as album taucht in melodische landschaften ein, die sich mit orchestralen samples und abgehackten stimmen vermischen, die geheimnisvolle botschaften in sich tragen. jeder track ist eine gepixelte lichtshow und eine elektronische live-instrumentierung, die auf der bühne als elegante performance mit einer großen emotionalen bandbreite präsentiert wird.

collaboration album of lorenzo dada and luciano michelini

our broken garden - das projekt der dänischen sängerin, songwriterin und multiinstrumentalistin anna brønsted mit neuem album

atmospherics is soul intent’s fourth long player and sees him explore interstellar soundscapes via his exkursions imprint. this 4-track album teaser comes on blue marbled vinyl.

for fans of: eivør, anna von hausswolff, lingua ignota, chelse wolfe

for funk and disco lovers

ltd marbled indie vinyl edition

us based finnish pianist anni kiviniemi debuts her trio featuring bassist eero tikkanen and drummer hans hulbaekmo (from gard nilssen’s supersonic orchestra and moskus).