lth is back on track with brooklyn cuts as the first release in 2016... the label is proud to introduce noha and tomas station to the catalogue... of course you can expect more quality music coming from these guys.

for record store day 2016, we thought of what to release to be special and decided a remix ep would be something good.

im a cliches first release of 2016 comes from label boss cosmo vitelli. after a five year hiatus during which he was kept busy by his band bot ox and relocating from paris to berlin, this is the very first release to come out of his new studio located in berlins marzahn district.

repress 2016 - the king of afrobeat is reinterpreted by the uks lodger. true sunshine music just in time for summer! for the third in the stamp series, we turn our attention to west-africa and the black president himself. englands lodger has crafted two superb reinterpretations that are part edit, part remix and all parts dancefloor dynamite. odoo and afro cuts may be instantly recognisable yet they are cunningly extended, subtly tweaked in all the right places and most importantly retaining the source materials core, that inimitable nigerian funk. limited vinyl pressing - hand stamped.

the original palingsound from rotterdam continues in 2016 and following up on paling trax 2 is a collaboration that finds its roots in the ghetto streets of rotterdam. paling trax 3 is a split ep featuring two rotterdam-based underdogs, mitchell goor and tafkamp. raw club techno cuts. forthcoming in april 2016 during fishing store day.

repress 2016 - naif returns once again with two sureshots for the acid-proof dancefloor:on side a we have gunnar haslam of l.i.e.s and russion torrent version fame who delivers a blinding acid-journey of a rare kind with the track overcomplete dial records labelmate and buddy roman flügel serves a re-release of one of acid jesus finest jams: radium (with jörn elling wuttke). props go out to steffi for playing this in a b2b set with efdemin once! back to the basics.

repress 2016 , the new artist ep of map.ache goes by the name leave and keep. luckily he is not going to leave the label, but turns in three new tracks, where he is stressing the fine line between dancefloor and good listening. his indescision remains our pleasure

ostgut ton reissues acht of zehn with original tracks by din (aka efdemin and marcel fengler), fiedel and tobias. 2015 marked ostgut tons ten-year anniversary, celebrated with an extensive 30 track compilation release, titled ostgut ton | zehn, spread out over ten 12inch vinyl records housed inside a limited box set. this sampler sold out in no time, which is why ostgut ton is re-issuing these ten 12inches individually in 2016. bubbling synths, a stoic bassdrum, some live hi-hat percussion and synth pads full of bliss – what started as marcel fengler’s and efdemins inaugural collaboration as din for 2013s masse ballet sees its continuation in form of mono on a1. on a2 fiedel contrasts the opening tracks cool sounds with an upbeat contribution: probe-806 gently brushes funk, electro, acid and even boogie territory atop the general muscular rhythm. analogue synth aficionados are being served by tobias.: like a drug is a minimalist techno track with maximalist dancefloor effect through its use of haunting, distanced vocal fragments, discomforting alarm tones and crackling background textures. as with every good drug, you dont necessarily want more of it, but rather a longer duration of effect (in this tracks case: 8:36 minutes).

james k is a stranger to obviousness. over the past few years the new york native has quietly honed her sound and peculiar aesthetic. equally organic and electronic, her sound is a combination of odd dreams, industrial beats and vocals, both incomprehensible and appealing, with a thick layer of glitter on top of it. james k is a concentrated dose of emotion mixed with sorrowful iciness, which in turn ties together ripped, broken, morphed and enchanted samples. james k stands for a fusion of visual and sonic elements, deeply rooted in conscious art practice and downright freak-out. james k creates a mythology of her own. pet, her first lp due out in early 2016, will be a co-release with dial and her own label, she rocks!

rekids latest signing peggy gou serves up two subterranean slices of quality with l.i.e.s. producer terekke providing a remix. the south korean artist, who was raised in the uk and now resides in berlin, kick started 2016 for rekids with her art of war release. she now returns to radio slaves imprint with a sequel. jen high boasts a heady bassline whilst quivering synths make way for serene key melodies. ‘when round, they go then deploys robust kicks as ebbing pads join acid licks, before germanys terekke provides a floating rendition comprised of soaring atmospherics and jazzy aesthetics.

after a relatively quiet 2015 which saw brooklyns throne of blood release the third volume in the moon rock ambient series and a handful of singles from man power, jimi after, and vito & druzzi, things are already heating up for 2016.

beyond the wizards sleeve, the sonic brotherhood of erol alkan and richard norris, present a brand new single, diagram girl released april 8th 2016 on phantasy. taken from a forthcoming album, diagram girl glides into view on the wings of hannah peel s reflective, androgynous vocal, glacial synthesis and a haze of woozy electronic beats, as if its willing spring into existence.

(khidja, siren rmxs) the first release in 2016, this year marks the 20 year existence of codek records and we are proud to announce the release of jonny sender with a 2 track ep plus 2 remixes by khidja and siren

record store day 2016 rules apply dance mania records releases for record store day, len faki s edit of parris mitchell s rubber jazz band, unreleased on vinyl until now! the classic track rubber jazz band is from parris mitchells 1994 life in the underground double 12inch, with an even raunchier sound then before. also, featured on the b. side is a rare hard to find track, computer. get your copy while they last. this 2 track 12inch is limited edition.

manchester s rainy city music continues to celebrate 20 years of the record label in 2016 and continue the success of the last two vinyl releases by dele sosimi afrobeat orchestra, via their own label and also with berlin s innervisions label. the 20 year celebration is also riding high on the current huge success of the re-issue of their second ever release from 1996 by city people it s all in the groove , now available again by the hugely popular artist motor city drum emsemble. this new release by artists irfan rainy & rex leon is a 4 trk ep from their digi lp titled cross step drag, a reference to the house dance culture from new york city. the four tracks released here highlight the huge variety in styles of house music created by the mancunian duo. the a side s track one vodun is simply voodoo / tribal house music for lovers of the old school jovonn sound. track 2 smash the silence is a brand new version of previous digital only release where afrobeat & house music are combined. it features the rasping vocals of lagos based nigerian actress vera e and the definite influence of fela kuti. flip to the b side and get to the deep dark twisted underworld of black america via snoop story (ode to the wire) and you hear one of the moodiest dance records you will ever hear and a tragic story of snoop, one of the wire s best performers from the cult tv series. the final track on the ep manc union dub is a dub house groove where ghostly brazilian candomble vibes meet the electronic dub beats of rhythm and sound. rounding off a hugely varied four track sampler receiving support from a huge cross sections of djs including danny krivit, at jazz, rahaan, kai alce, mad mats, osunlade, karizma, severino (horse meat disco), dj spinna & marcellus pittman.

** repress 2016 ** hnny strikes again with his second 12 inch on local talk this year. the lead track tears puts hnny back in peaktime territory and as with previous tracks yearning and for the very first tim, hnny shows you do not need many ingredients to serve classic house flavours, just the right amount of grit and a irresistible vocal. first out on the b-side is gymnastics, a blistering disco number or as tooli described it >a 100% string-stomper<. ending this 12 inch is no tears, a dub version with all the key details from tears but also goes deeper and with more added efx. an absolute guarantee to jack your body. local talk is talking to you

** repress 2016 **
hnny is back on local talk, and this time hes giving us noth-ing! after smash hits for the very first time, yearning and tears weve reached the fourth release on local talk and it s just as magnificent as his previous tracks. this single-sided and limited 12 is packed with all the trademarks of a great hnny track, its easy to see anyone would fall for this release - its got all the things weve come to love and enjoy from his effortless productions, clean melodies, vocal lines and harmonies that fit exceptionally well & distill the very essence of what house is about.

what do you do when you are part-time bored, when you are part-time broke and – even better – when you claim to make and live dance music (of course, also part-time)? well you are obviously running a record label. this is what johannes albert does since 5 fun years and 20 releases. releasing his own music on vinyl but also his mates stuff. frank will celebrate this anniversary among life & happiness early 2016 with two 12 inches and a lousy tour. fred p lifting us up right from the start with his “energy cloud”. soulful drum workouts make peace with heavenly layers. far out bliss. next in line is good friend iron curtis who is calling for sweet operators. flip side offers our session victim boys first time on the label. lets have some moody juice wit hauke & matthias once and for all! hidden beauty is the kind of track you wouldnt expect from tim toh of philpot fame. well its a beauty and now not so hidden anymore. lets just be frank shall we?

mdrnty has been a recognized swiss music event brand for the last 10 years, developing daytime electronic music events in the most outstanding locations of the swiss alps. 2016 marks the beginning of a new adventure with the launching of its own music label, showcasing a network of artists closely related to the festival.

after kicking off 2016 with the massive don t need ep from callahan featuring that remix from man of-the-moment hodge, dext is back with another banger of an ep from fast rising uk producer mella dee. the man from doncaster, uk has been creating a name for himself on the scene of late with releases on redlight s lobster boy and shy fx s digital soundboy imprint, and his dext debut certainly doesn t disappoint. over the last year or so, he has been masterfully fusing 90 s jungle influences with driving house & techno percussion and his ep for us is, we think, his strongest work to date.

herck is back on fa>le records with this sublime ep. fathoms steals the show, rolling percussive groove, crazy vocal and a a break that will make the hairs on your neck stand on end. on the flip are criteria and uniform. another 2 great cuts. the young romanian is on fire. expect to see a lot of him in 2016.

2016 starts with warm welcome on board of our next russian representative - julia govor, with her original *open possibility*, supported by kamran sadeghi and ricardo villalobos.

repress 2016, support from ben sims, james ruskin, edit select, truncate, exos, dustin zahn, alan fitzpatrick, skream..
uk techno veteran broom is one of the most consistent producers in the game and on neon, he delivers four killer dance floor tracks. inspired in equal parts by the swirling, dub techno of chain reaction and the insistent, loopy techno of mid to late-90s jeff mills, the release starts with the steel-plate percussion and churning chord builds of -m19-. broom keeps his focus on that approach for -energy-, where doubled-up claps and clanging chords create an eerie but urgent sensibility, while the title track is a slightly less visceral affair thanks to the inclusion of a sleepy vocal sample amid the churning keys. finally, -involver- sees broom focus his energies elsewhere, its acidic, grimy groove coming across like steve bicknell in a bad mood.

absolutely seminal danny krivit re-edit of garys gang * lets lovedance tonight*! originally released on nurvous records a decade ago this finally sees the light of day again... original 12 inches go for $100 each on some marketplaces. re mastered for 2016 and released in conjunction with the original sam records.

following on from the underground success of florists debut ep, all caps first release of the year sees the label pluck from the ether 6 transmissions by debut artiste - neuroshima. cavernous breaks. fluid subs. 1992. 2016.my friend & i used to listen to this during the summer of 94, gazing out his bedroom window at sunset, watching the birds fly past the water tower on the horizon. one of the rare times when both of us would shut up for a few minutes and get lost for a bit, each record comes packaged in a mirrored silver-board sleeve + custom insert designed by florist.

lumière brillante has already been a big track for noir and nm2 in 2015/2016. now its pressed with phon.os fantastic remix for the vinyl release.

west end come back with the classic kind of life (kind of love)< from north end with 2 great remixes from masters at work... repress 2016

panic! at the disco wurden 2004 in las vegas, nevada, gegründet. death of a bachelor ist das mittlerweile sechste album der band um mastermind brendon urie. der letzte longplayer too weird to live, too rare to die! stieg 2013 auf #2 der us billboard charts ein.
am 15.01.2016 brachten panic! at the disco ihr neues album »death of a bachelor« auf den markt und sorgten mächtig für wirbel in den usa. nun traten sie mit ihrer erste singleauskopplung »victorious« in namenhaften shows wie jimmy kimmel und good morning america auf und lieferten energiegeladene performances ab.
und genau so ist auch ihr sound. »victorious« ist frisch, voller power und wie von panic! at the disco nicht anders zu erwarten, mitreißend. die kraftvollen vocals werden perfekt durch die präzise gesetzten drums unterstützt und werden immer wieder durch synthie-sounds durchbrochen, die so klingen wie der song. siegreich und nach jeder menge spaß!

forecast label announces new vinyl ep -holysheep- by cheaper shepherd to be released in march 2016. samples, drum machines and old school keyboards: a straight ­to ­the point! cheaper shepherd is a duo of producers born in the 15th borough of paris. drived by their love of synthetizers and other analogic machines, they ve been working in electronic music for years. in addition to their own projects, they have produced several hip­hop, house and techno projects: timä, androma (savoir faire), la direction, dudmode, peterbär... their first ep origin came out on helpme records early 2013, followed by three other eps, released on their own label baldwin records among others. they joined the booking roster of forecast label in 2012, and released on vinyl their first ep for the label. this projects appears as the fulfillment of a collaboration that has allowed them to go on tour in france (paris, bordeaux, lyon and st malo) but also in china. in 2015, they also went to the us to record with cans. the project was originally an ep of five songs, but the chemistry was such that it has turned into a 17 tracks album that will be released in 2016, between old school hip hop, house music and trap... limited to 200 copies !

mappamondo (audizione). here is the second pp offering in 2016. coming to you via under the influence. ecco, listen! hysteric has selected and reinterpreted four fine pieces of music. for you to use / try. audio recordings strange and foreign. pleasure for the discjockey. disc for the pleasurejockey. buono semper. semper buono. also included: calcio electro far east danse edition lunapark. arrivederci.

two years ago i played at studio 9 in vilnius, lithuania. the following day i missed my flight home and ended up spending an extra day, which gave me a chance to explore the city with my friend linus, who took me to the contemporary art centre. it was there i spotted a book named ‘rojus’, that linus told me translated as ‘paradise’. the word and striking cover of the book stuck in my mind. a few days after returning home, i turned on to a national geographic documentary named ‘designed to dance’, explaining the courtship rituals of birds of paradise. as i watched, i jokingly began drawing similarities between these birds’ attempts to captivate and impress the opposite sex with dance, and the way strangers try to attract one another in clubs and interact on the dance floor. this gave me the idea of creating a record of functional club music, sequenced as if it were a club night, from doors to closing, using samples of these birds of paradise and their habitat. thus, rojus. leon vynehall 2016

april will see alex danilov, notable dj and producer from yekaterinburg, release his music on arma. published along with reshape by fred p., three original tracks constitute the noises ep — the second release of the label in 2016. being welcomed to diverse clubs throughout russia and europe, alex danilov has all the experience needed to know how dance music works. his own productions are about finding the way to sustain deep mystic atmosphere within signature low-pass rhythm picture. side b, containing both original and remix of unknown numbers, shows how this approach varies from classy style of fred p. aka black jazz consortium. noises ep is the 12th release by arma. the cover features artwork by p.kuznetsov.

here comes another release by echologist aka brendon moeller. brendon did several releases over the year and here comes the next bomb!! these tracks were recorded in autumn of 2016 in brendon’s home studio that is conveniently located in the basement of his home in upstate new york. the tracks were made using a combination of hardware and software. the protocol, well, sync all machines via midi and cv and then jam. once a jam seems to take on a form he multitrack record all elements in ableton and then create a final arrangement and mix down.

semantica records marks 10 years with a worldwide tour and a 10 release series in 2016. semantica 10.i features tracks from donato dozzy, mod21, stanislav tolkachev and skirt in a 4 track ep.

sol power sound is proud to present their first release of 2016, a 3-song ep by recent finnish expatriate, tom of brooklyn. after a massive release on razor-n-tape in 2015 (and slight change of moniker), the ever-mysterious tom delivers a 3-song ep of breezy disco grooves inspired by his recent cruise of the islands.

digital traffik is back again to celebrate 10 years of activity in electronic music. this is the first vinyl only release of a long series of this 2016. it s a va composed by 4 great track from 4 big artists : tania vulcano, audiohell, doomwork and jose de divina.

brrwd ist ein joint-venture label von ta-ku, seinem wegbegleiter repeat pattern und jakarta records. als ersten release haben die beiden dazu eine label-compilation ins leben gerufen. diese markiert auch den 2. release von ta-ku mit jakarta records. er selbst wird auf 2 tracks auch mit seiner stimme vertreten sein. das neue label veröffentlichte bereits 2015 das no.sleep (fotoband) projekt der beiden produzenten. dieses behandelte einen 24h trip durch die stadt tokyo und genau hier setzt die compilation 2016 thematisch an. die folgende 10-inch reihe auf brrwd wird von ta-ku & repeat pattern kuratiert & mäandert zwischen loops und fotografie mit künstlern aus ihrem umfeld, wie pink sifu, malik abdoul-rahmaan, yagi, abhi/dijon & submerse. das 10 inch vinyl erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

the boys are gliding back onto the scene with scissor and threads first release of 2016, waiting ground. the handsome twosome of frankie skates and tony b. real deliver us four prime cuts aimed squarely at the dance floor. the vinyl-exclusive, ebreo, sees the duo flex their afro-rhythmic muscle, placing silky smooth bass over a bed of soft swirling percussion highlighted by a pitched down steel drum. next, an edit first heard on frank & tonys acclaimed resident advisor podcast comes to light. deftly cutting the hushed ambient tones of donato whartons absentia into perfect portions, frank & tony loop brittle bits over a chunky kick and shuffling hi-hat to hypnotic effect. the ep’s title track evokes the sun-kissed euphoria of early hour raves with its lush atmospherics and playfully subdued piano line buoyed by a thick kick and airy pads. finally pavane takes the previous tracks laid back attitude and flips it, adding a thick in-your-face kick and propulsive pads for a foot-stomping, hands in the affair dj weapon.

park and ride records announce the first release in 2016 . american influences take part of this master piece, detroit

there is significantly more than a scintilla of exuberance on cosmin trg’s first 2016 venture on his own fizic imprint. number four in the series further explores the dense textures present on last year siiiep, but largely dispenses with the ennui in favour of a different discourse. oblic offers a brisk groove that ebbs and flows among graphite-thin layers of percussion and sonic debris. the recurring dust sample amplifies the vigorous rhythmic attributes of the track, rendering it withprime dance floor capabilities. serpenti takes distant sparkles of mutant chimes, wraps them around the relentless pulse of thudding kick drum and soaks everything in static. granules and grit are extracted from circuitry with a focus on razor sharp sound system efficiency. produced by cosmin trg, transformed by matt colton at alchemy mastering, with original artwork from cosmin himself.

the return of the original palingsound from rotterdam. the paling trax imprint continues in 2016 with two fresh releases. paling trax 2 is a split ep featuring one of the label s curators, lenson, who has invited koperen koos coastdream from brazil. fresh, raw club techno cuts! support by ben sims, bodyjack, charlton, stranger among others.

single release of the forthcoming star_dub lp on dubwax, which will be out in february/march 2016. keep your eyes and ears open!
supported by: d’julz, ryan crosson, danny tenaglia, meat, julietta, dudley strangeways, dan curtain, leon, matt star, wigbert, xpansul, youandme richie hawtin, red pig flower, posivision dj mag, danny tenaglia marco carola, archie hamilton

as 2016 rolls through, so does fossil archive with its 4th release since its highly acclaimed beginnings in february 2015. with fossil archive’s previous release featuring as “tune of the month” on mixmag’s november 2015 techno page, this next two-part ensemble sees two very different tracks leave you with little doubt that fossil archive remains inspired to be at the forefront of all things techno.

after a string of heavy-hitting techno missiles, the tete imprint returns in 2016 with its third release to date, a three - tracker built by the labels boss, gianmaria coccoluto.

through shards of frozen soundscapes, boss006 defrosts the stockholm sound with the bm debut of kalawila, whose ample use of sparse building techniques creates a rigid and tight groove structure. this subtle attitude fueled two tracker is what s up in 2016, especially in the bossmusik hometown of stockholm: the extended aside grasps intelligence while swiftly pushing forward. as for the flipside, this intergalactic adventure shares tight resemblance to the mystery unknown atmosphere of bossmusik s sonic universe, and sums up this little bomb in a clever and rewarding way... watch out!

more heat from the dance mania vaults. 1995 paul johnson classic 12 inch. re pressed and re mastered by dance mania 2016. contains the pj remix of lil louis * blackout*.

another example of marshall jefferson s unassailable genius in the late 80 s, as he moved effortlessly from raw jackin gear through to redemptive vocals. nowhere near as famous as its predecessor -7 ways- on dance mania but arguably better. re mastered for 2016 and re issued in conjunction with trax.

a brilliant tune produced by a team who also worked together at chicago s loop record store, jesse jones and carl bias. written by leroy haggard (aka mr. lee) when you hold me was arguably the fiest of the deep house genre. the pair went on to work extensively with liz torres, the queen of house. re mastered for 2016 and re released in conjunction with trax.

wer den weimarer tatort “der irre iwan” von neujahr 2015 gesehen hat, kann sich sicher noch gut an die schlussszene mit element of crime erinnern: die beiden komissare christian ulmen und nora tschirner lauschen den romantischen klängen von “wenn der wolf schläft müssen alle schafe ruhen”. nach diesem auftritt im ard kult-krimi wurde der song für fans der hamburger band direkt zum klassiker. nun erscheint der song als 4-track-single auf 45rpm 10 inch vinyl, inklusive download.