amazing dark monstertunes. big with dubfire, chris liebing, florian meindl, patrick zigon, andre kronert, renato cohen, sebastian roya and many more. next milestone from gideon! gideon aka alexis tyrel is well known from his releases on kanzleramt, manual or his own imprints lessismore, anticlub or minimalplus to name only a few. no more words – just listen!

resident nick höppner returns with his third release for ostgut ton. after last years >makeover< come three new detailed excursions, plus a remix by lee jones. almost entirely constructed from field recordings taken within the walls of berghain, >brush me down< is a raw and textural jam, uncontrived and jostling with energy. jittery, shuffling and shaking, höppners love for funky, off-kilter percussion shines through as he pieces together a mysterious audio puzzle of found atmospherics, club nights and concerts otherwise committed only to memory yet now preserved and recycled. it also is a hint at what is to be expected from ostgut tons 5 years anniversary compilation this autumn.

ultralimited !!! please secure your copy as long as you can!! maybe it will be sold out on the 1st day !!! deluxe vinyl edition: - double heavyweight 180gram vinyl, each disc packed in its own printed inner and outer card sleeves - 900mm x 600mm double-sided poster printed on offenback ultra fine stock, folded within its own card sleeve - housed in printed and debossed rigid slipcase

played by karotte & sven vÄth at timewarp 2010!!! chris wood & meat return from their splash on kindische for another electric package, this time on murmur with backdown ep complete with sascha dive remix. backdown is a truly head-turning release – setting up three takes on one track touching on high-end percussion, brass instrument led melodies and the voiced enquiry – do you want it? this package comes with a dub version and sascha dive remix, each accentuating their own unique take on the original. the original melts with a sumptuous hook within a low end bassline before dropping into a restless trumpet fanfare. sascha dive puts a warm and driving house spin on the track, preparing it for those early moments on the dancefloor whilst the dub is the quirky and more looming take on the original one to keep the bodies moving.

after a long year of preparation we are happy to bring you kinas first physical release knmv001 >gentle / velvet<. produced by label founders cosmic cowboys and re-up, this first vinyl is a window into the sound of kina music. displaying the two souls within the label, in a melange of atmospheres and moods.
supported by: martin eyrer, anja schneider, catz n dogz, luciano, funk dvoid, hosh, 2000 and one, nick curly, ues, nima gorji, till von sein, richie hawtin, groove armada, estroe, marco resmann, arnaud le texier, veroslav, acumen, tini, davide squillace, hector, damian lazarus, dj t, coyu, alex niggemann, lee curtiss, agoria, osunlade, shur-i-kan, slam, shlomi aber, fabio giannelli, einmusik, adultnapper, hector romero, danny tenaglia, feygin, gruber & nuernberg, hernan cattaneo, nick warren, van hai, ryan crosson, reyner trueby, luca bacchetti, afrilounge, william kouam djoko and many many more

physical records is an independent french label created in 2009 by midwooder aka sebastien serafino (deejay, producer and remixer). you will find underground and efficient vinyls, audacious and original minimal techno, including spirituality and tripping sonorities within the label… don’t miss it! over this first ep, midwooder (dj, physical records producer) offers you a massive tracklist selection. by his sides, kardinal (goog records), a french techno scene killer heads up on an efficient and fat track: >body control<. midwooder tracks tends on more deep and minimal techno, including infinite and mental rises: >infinium<.

support: gregor tresher, alex bau, beroshima, technasia, adam beyer, the advent, chris liebing, claus bachor..... crazy denis >remute< karimani with a further step into technotic weirdness par excellence on eme! flash appears kind of calm and reduced in the beginning, but once played out loud it turns into a bass-driven soundresearch with no rules and restrictions, simply crazy! the flipside >joking about life< shows a bit more constancy and rolls away with pure energy, a perfect counterpart to >joking about death< which was released last year. versatile techno, unique sounddesign, remute at its best within only two tracks! love it or hate it!

kink - bitter sweet
kink has built up quite a reputation recently with some amazing work on rush hour alongside neville watson, and two slamming old-school-vibed remixes on liebe*detail. now we present his debut original track for the label, and >bitter sweet< really shows off his tender, heartfelt approach to house. raw, beautiful, melancholic and spine-tingling, this is modern house with a harmonious nod to the pioneers, connecting with us on deeper levels and remaining within us forever.
tom demac - draw me in
wales tom demac has already proved prolific as a producer constantly putting out genre defying, funky and ingenious hybrid house. also his debut for liebe*detail, >draw me in< takes on a strong and bass-heavy approach, with tight drums and freaky vocal-snippets melting together into a mutant jam of seismic proportions. reduced, casual and yet deadly cool, its a welcome additions to toms excellent production catalogue!

after releasing the excellent >wormhole< on japan excursion joint 3, the most talented stefny gives us her debut solo archipel 12 inch, >echinodon<, featuring remixes from bruno pronsato and isomer transition.
this package, by all means, is set to infinitely clutch and grab ahold of many a mind. >echninodon< is wonderfully fanged, each maxilla locked and loaded, ready to capture the entirety of the minds resources and set it into intricate motion. it possesses a hypnotic prowess of such a level which makes it difficult if not impossible to shift ones attention away from it. if lucid dreaming is possible while one is awake, waking dreams within wakefulness, this is sure to cause just such a condition to arise, leading to deliciously formed headscapes where every scene is endlessly novel and created out of the finest of mental interior brushstrokes and every individual shade and colour is endless in its depth.

already a well-established player within israels flourishing techno scene, itamar sagi enjoys a growing reputation as one of the most exciting production talents around. resident at tel avivs legendary haoman 17 venue and an active producer and dj within shlomi abers be as one collective, itamar can now add drumcode to his impressive discography.

behind the synonym nick sole is karsten kaufmann. as a music producer, he has released only 3 titles on the cult label mojuba between 2005 and 2009 but all of them had a great success within the deep house community. this is his first release out since march 2009 and contains two different takes of >never<, the radio edit and the space dub version which is a 14 minutes ride to the heart of deep house accompanied of a classy and delightful conga and catchy vocals. >back to love< completes the ep and elevates nick sole to the soul music heaven.

after a year claudio mate is back on klap klap! and during this year he has worked on his profile, making it stronger and more known around the world. his lush but driving and emotional detroit inspired techno has really been gaining strength within the circuits of those who know. this record will not make his reputation weaker for sure. we believe it will make some heads nodding in the right direction. let the music speak for itself!

as world economies crumble, paranoia and mass hysteria run rife throughout the fractured communities of our troubled planet. nearly 30 months since the last full length communique, transmissions have been forced further underground. after a gruelling series of campaigns at the frontline, special agent manasyt delivers yet another damning dossier of evidence against the unseen corruptors. the processed signals contained within offer a temporary solution, brief respite from the onslaught of treachery that engulfs every facet of modern life. for those amongst us already able to decipher the hidden meanings embedded in the data, this will serve only to confirm your worst fears and suspicions, and urge to you take immediate evasive action. stay tuned for further instructions...

excellent dubby deep house ...

various artist melodic deep space electro & electronica album!

various artist melodic deep space electro & electronica album!

our man ryo murakami sends over the next transmission in his exciting and growing catalogue of productions. always inspired by the raw and soulful sound of chicago and new york, this next ep puts forward his vision and continuation of this timeless house feeling. lead track >just for this< is a wonderful celebration of heavy slow motion house. classic house references and even a few classic samples meet in a dirty, deep ride into the tweaked out and extended vibes of the late night people. a journey through the city of house, a perfect refl ection of the times, bringing warmth and light in a once colder world. graeme clark aka the revenge, a fi gure who has enjoyed much success with his deviant disco sound, steps up for remix duties - and a fi ne job he does too! building his mix from the bare bones, adding a little more pace and forward momentum, his version is also tightly bound within the roots of emotional, deep vibes house. this is an outstanding remix - functional, clear and fully devoted to the classic sound. on the b side a mysterious original, >untitled<, sees ryo pushing things a little further still. the energy levels climb higher and higher as this modern hypno-houser phases and pulses upwards over nearly 8 minutes of jacking, sample laden freshness. we love to visit ryos house, where everybodys welcome and theres smiles all round

clone classic cuts continues to dig in the crates to bring back forgotten or obscure records from the past! this is 3 tracks by da posse (produced by hula... one of the outthere brothers... and with maurice joshua, k fingers & martell). strings & its my life are chicagos take on detroit techno... a rare release that sounds like a early derrick may record (think the dance) but maybe slightly more straight forward (as one might expect from chicago). a rare piece in house and techno history since this is one of the rare examples of a record that doesnt show the clear difference between chicago and detroit in the late 80s. this record most likely got produced within 1 year after rhythm = rhythms legendary nude photo and strings of life releases (both 87 and this came out in 88). as extra bonus track we have the groove. a phat bass driven chicago acid track that still rocks it. another fine piece of powerful dance music history back in the spot light!

supported by loco dice, luciano, monika kruse, dubfire, karotte, reboot, paco osuna, gregor tresher, johnny d, thomas schumacher, lauhaus, tim green, robert dietz, anthony collins, someone else, felipe venegas ...
2009 was the year in which amir really put his name on the map. with his tunes and releases on 8bit, material limited and trapez ltd he has been climbing into nearly every top djs record case as well as constantly proving and improving his sound skills. living proof for the recognition he is receiving is his most recent signing of two tracks to the legendary nrk music label, which is to be released within the next three months.

deepart returns with his snapshots concept. deepart is andi hart, and if theres one man out there which keeps true to his own sounds its andi hart. hes been pushing his sounds for almost ten years now, ever without doing any concessions. this double 12 inch brings eight new typical deepart tracks, they come in his typical minimal lo-fi style, but with the soul deep within. sometimes warm, frantic some other time.

hive audio is here – a brand new label, run by the makers of the infamous hive club, located in the the industrial quarter of zurich. the imprint was founded by samuel gmur and adrian wöllhaf, better known as animal trainer with some great releasing on oliver koletzkis stil vor talent, amongst others. zurich is not only party capital of beautiful switzerland, it is more and more becoming a habitat for talented and creative music producers and djs, who will now get a new international platform. releases will be held mainly by residents of the hive club itself – benja will be given the honour to start off with his track paradose. >paradose< impresses with a funky percussion loop, ultra-brief chords and scantily applied vocal snippets. benja keeps it dust-dry, leaving out every kind of frippery and lifting the track to a real &#64258,,oor-&#64257,,ller without any razzmatazz needed. on the &#64258,,ip we have a remix by christian burkhardt, who needs no further introduction. he turns the number into a real techno loop monster, which will catch you within a few beats, and then wont let loose again. hypnotic and twinkle-toed at the same time, his remix easily will suit any after hour or peaktime set to the same degree. christian burkhardt himself is also one of our favourite guests in the club. this is why, of course, we are double happy to welcome a hive club resident on our hive audio 001.

deep space acid ambient techno on a 10 track mini-album by roswell return, who made his debut in 2009 with the massive iftodex c0001 release. ten priceless detroit influenced techno excursions through electronic galaxies for adventurous djs and tripping psychonauts. available in a very limited vinyl pressing.

swen hutmacher returns to momentum, accompanied by bob morane, both guys well known freaks from germany. his first release on momentum was sold out within three weeks, now swen took some time for getting new input and this release is a strong follow up! >niveauregulierung< will fit into every minimalistic set without loosing its techy appeal while >kiss me< is a sure shot also on the housy side of clublife, dominated by vocals throughout the whole track. unique release and big support for sure from all deejays with taste :-)

sebo ks last release on mobilee, diva, was a hit, and one of mobilees most popular tracks in 2008. since then hes primarily stayed under the radar, popping up only momentarily to release a track on cecille in july of 2009. with his new release spirits, sebo returns not only to mobilee but also to the sonic tropes that propelled him to success in the first place. undulating melodics that stretch like rubber bands, a funky bass line, and a jacking house beat: within the first few seconds of hearing spirits one immediately recognizes the slew of sounds with which sebo k made his name. the track takes its time to build as well, riding the groove for a bit before bringing a singular, high pitched note into the picture. as it continually gains momentum and rises in intensity, the captivating sounds of a piano arrive, adding yet another layer of familiar and hypnotic melody. all the tracks components merge seamlessly, with percussive accents here and there until staccato strings make a dramatic entrance, fluttering and dialogue with the rest of the tracks components. by the end of the track, the piano has gotten back in the drivers seat, steering the track along it s course. the drum version builds off the vintage house sounds of the a-side but substitutes extensive percussion from max moya for the strings and piano

2009 repress of ndatl muzik. which represent the three place in which i have cultured the sounds that come from within (new york, detroit, atlanta) this first installment contains four tracks from beneath atlantis. produced by kai kzr alce who is no stranger to the house music industry. having produced projects for the likes of trackmode records, kenny dixion jr. label mahogani records, and real soon records out of the uk. this new release comes directly from the production team of kai alce & richard corey. the first 100 copies will be limited edition colored vinyl with a few hundred standard vinyl to follow in the coming weeks. all 12inches will contain a coupon with a link in which the purchaser will be able to download high quality mp3 of the e.p. future releases include collaborations with jovonn, alton miller and chez damier

supported by monika kruse, adam beyer, jakob hilden, dave seaman, laurent garnier, kiko, john digweed, nic fanciulli, barem, chris liebing, danny tenaglia. yes, the world can be a cocktail and kaiserdisco are surfing on a wave of success following their track espandrillo. espandrillo made it into the richie hawtin us bus tour 2009 chart and has been re-entering charts worldwide for numerous times since. we think that with amalfino kaiserdisco will be hitting the top 10 charts of many dj s again. amalfino is a strong driving percussive track that builds on child vocals, creating a bit of a fairy-light atmosphere within a massive production. bailetteo is a track that can be understood a bit as a continuation of amalfino working with similar vocals but has less of a peak time formula. with >carachillo< kaiserdisco have added a cool and deep, housy track with indian vocals and samples, which could be cool for the house community.

this 12 brings four typical deepart tracks, mastered to full quality. again they come in his typical, minimal lo-fi style, with the soul deep within. >monsoon< probably goes most abstract, a deeply funky combination of strings and beats. >n-w-2< combines the same ingredients, together with live guitar played by simon gayes. side b holds the more down-to-earth >questions< and goes spacey with >city life<. best deepart release since ages!

finally a full new ep by delta funktionen... after his debut ep on ann aimee early last year, and the ultra limited silhouette ep, he s now delivering this four track beauty! four tracks of deep beautiful atmospheric techno, with the soul deep within..

welcome to the world of mysterious organist & producer dan electro. dan electro is a charming guy who lives very far away from the sytem of babylon. his music is out of time... it carries the reminiscence of a time when people played music simply for the love of it... his touch is magnetic, mystical and inspired. dan electro musics really got soul. but the man has a complex background... for a long time, he played bass for the slow slushy boys, a band that still performs today one of the best rooted rythm & blues around the world. dan electro finds a great part of his inspiration within the universe of geniuses like louis jordan, eddie kirk, the five royales and the barefoot gospel divas sister rosetta tharpe or winona carr... and he is still involved in music that talks to both your ass and your soul... with a preference for the first !
the lucky discovery of farley jackmaster funks >fix me< revealed dan electro the connections between black music at its core roots and contemporary house music. shortly after, he started producing some amazing tunes that felt like love affairs between old church organs and mad computers... sung by ageless preachers & divas. his music has been played by djs such as gilles peterson, joey negro, sumo, recloose, dj morpheus, spiritual south, nick v, michael rutten, rainer truby, nik weston, unabombers, erik rug, philarmonix, patchworks, stevie sole... radios as bbc 1, frequence jazz, xfm scotland, radio fg, compost radioshow... enjoy !

after our highly acclaimed release with john beltran and convextion, we continue within the detroit techno spirit, although updated to todays sound.
conforce is the moniker of a 22 year old bloke from the island of terschelling in the netherlands. he is currently living in the city of leeuwarden where he works as an audiovisual designer. at the end of 2007 rush hour released his first 12 inch >our concern<, which got big support from people like josh wink, rolando, derrick may and laurent garnier. >junction< followed in 2008, with again raving feedback. to quote resident advisor: >quite simply he s a rising star<. now there are 4 amazing tracks from him on curle, hope you like em as much as we do!

without much need for introduction, archipel welcomes the talent of minus niederflur who bring with them the darkly blinding >lumen ep<. a lumen is a unit used to measure the perceived power of light and this ep is most definitely very powerful and certainly can be perceived as such. this is where the line between something as intangible as light is crossed and becomes tangible as one would feel an intense and warming heat which goes so far as to manifest itself as something with mass. title track >lumen< is the focused, convex lens, knife edge point of light which focuses a small portion of the suns energy so densely it could initiate many a blaze. >masse< is as dense as the most solid of gems and radiates dark light like heavy water and is sure to corrupt any geiger counter within its radioactive reach while >flor< stacks itself as high and wide as it can go, building further and further upon itself, and just as one would think it could build no further, it rotates itself back to within and further densifies, an inescapable sort of density of which one is eternally locked pleasurably within. >flucht< raises one into the blackest skies of night and flies hour after hour through blood orange clouds filled with the atmospherically scattered light from what was temporarily civilization below but is now just a memory shaded in the delight of being closed within the phosphorescence of late night fog.

sk supreme records is definitely one of the hottest digital labels at the moment. with already more than 30 releases and various #1 chart positions on the most important platforms this label gets regular support by djs like richie hawtin, marco carola, loco dice, mihalis safras, raresh and many more. so it is really time for this superb special vinyl best of edition!

support by karotte, 2000 and one, michel de hey, red robin, bart skils, gregor tresher and many others. the whole concept of bar27 existed in an empty basement in amsterdam. in spring 2006 a group of friends starts living together in wich soon seems to be one magic place. within a certain matter of time all ideas, styles, tastes and fantasies started melting together, having one thing left in common, passion for music. after a couple of infamous afterparty s in their very own intimate and very special basement, they decide to call their basement bar27.

(2000 and one rmx) vinyl sampler 2/2 contains exclusive & unreleased tracks by sandy huner, quazar, dj madskillz & randy vicious. indeed, high quality tech-house from within: amsterdam is here. already supported by dj s like richie hawtin, sven väth, laurent garnier, roger sanchez, ricardo villalobos, luciano, karotte and many, many more

after a some big remixes and a nice original outing this summer on get physical, catz n dogz return back to their home label. this time the guys team up with their friend, the hot producer, pol_on while also featuring the candid vocals of fellow mothershipper , monty luke. this is a great single to check out as we wait for their new 2nd album for mothership due out in the spring of 2010. the sexy analog sound of the original mix will fit well within any proper house set, but i particularly prefer the drama queen mix which breaks into a beautiful melodic section 3 quarters of the way through. groovy.

a little less than two and a half years after its conception—and close to 30 singles, one compilation, one mix cd and one sublabel later—berlins mobilee releases its first artist album. naturally, who better to represent the milestone than pan-pot, who so far have delivered five essential singles to mobilee, helping to anchor the ever-shifting sound of one of europes most exciting labels. in just two short years, with 10 singles (for mobilee and einmaleins musik) and lots of remixes, theyve become known far and wide for their distinctive, groovy, and above all ominous sound. pan-o-rama finds the boys stretching that sound in every possible direction: twisting, tearing, and using the shreds to drag a wide swath of techno history into the future (and, just maybe, to drag a few pieces of techno future back into the past). call it minimal if you must, but this aint no clickity-clack shit. you can hear the agonized gurgle of isolationist acid, reminiscent of plastikmans darkest nights. you can hear the percolating urgency of classic bleep techno. tried and true hardware collides with restless digital experimentation as dance musics dna worms its way into twisted new shapes. pan-o-rama is dark, thats for damned sure. eerie vocals that seem to come from within the listeners own head creep across the stereo field. throughout, restrained minor-key melodies conjure 21st century noir, and a relentless low-end rumble seems to suck up all the light around it

clone classic cuts continues to dig in the crates to bring back forgotten or obscure records from the past! this is 3 tracks by da posse (produced by hula... one of the outthere brothers... and with maurice joshua, k fingers & martell). strings & its my life are chicagos take on detroit techno... a rare release that sounds like a early derrick may record (think the dance) but maybe slightly more straight forward (as one might expect from chicago). a rare piece in house and techno history since this is one of the rare examples of a record that doesnt show the clear difference between chicago and detroit in the late 80s. this record most likely got produced within 1 year after rhythm = rhythms legendary nude photo and strings of life releases (both 87 and this came out in 88). as extra bonus track we have the groove. a phat bass driven chicago acid track that still rocks it. another fine piece of powerful dance music history back in the spot light!

>realtime art< - that s how blackisbeautiful call their electronic music art. an analogue idea within the digital age. inspired by the aesthetics of analogue music devices, the first album of the dortmund-based producer team will be released in september via the upcoming cologne-based techno label 200. blackisbeautiful partnered up at the vrstck club in dortmund two years ago. they bonded through their deep connection to analogue art. residency atvrstck and a musical and friendly collaboration were to follow. both look back at long-term musicianship and life experience. while tim dicke paved his way into the electronic scene through being a drummer, bassist and soloartist in punk and hardcore bands and later on as dj, Ümit han quickly moved from djing to producing his own tracks. in 2006, Ümit won the remix contest to gabriel anandas >glücksmelodie< and also released tracks on karmarouge, meerestief, harthouse and other labels. blackisbeautiful created two tracks in real handicraft with alerion and purpur: mesmerizing and enthralling at the same time! music that invites you to dance and yet puts you to rest for a closer listen. attention to detail and experiment-happiness get you addicted to blackisbeautiful: occasional street recordings of sounds in everyday life and sampling of snap-shots run through their dynamic sound images.

nice price deal !!! played by the glitz, someone else, oliver klein, jenn, franco bianco, andy kohlmann, black vel, dj misk, dj wakko, half stereo, homebase, mandy jordan, markus kavka, paul hazendonk!
in his first 12 inch, emanuele porcinai offers 2 tracks that consists in pleasurable and sexy vocals within simple but smart grooves. a very important thing for him when making a track is to record an effective vocal, so these are ever an important part of the creation. le french brasserie remix of >helen< is an interpretation more powerful and housy, where the two eccentric producers can show their passion for vintage synths. tested on the dancefloor with a fantastic reaction of the public!

hailing from miami, dynas has been a creative force within the south florida music community. originating from new york city and born of caribbean parents, dynas has a variety of influences in his music. he has been credited as a true master of ceremonies able to rock a crowd of few to many. he has hosted and performed with the likes of a tribe called quest, nas, and wu tang clan. noted for his ability to visually depict urban tales with melodious harmonies. his artistry is head and shoulders above the normal top 40 music landscape. he has collaborated with def jam recording artists slick rick and universal recording artists big gipp of the goodie mob as well as masta ace.
>ain t nobody got a style like he s got, kid is ready< (slick rick)

the dutchman jeroen verheij aka secret cinema is now looking back on almost twenty years of experience within the field of electronic music. his first production sonar system, which has originally been released on the legendary belgian label hithouse under the alias meng syndicate in 1990 and was re-released two years later on music man, is rightly belonging to the absolute classics of rave techno and has antedated the rotterdam-detroit sound axis with providing a staccato somewhere in between a piercing snare and an acid siren.

caravans latest 12 inch finds jilt van moorst at the controls with two beautifully worked cuts, which also featured within octobers much lauded >recession vol. 1< mix. expect some cross-over appeal for the worlds of techno, dub-step and broken-beats. this is exactly the kind of dance floor sneakiness we ve come to love and expect from the caravan stable. totally hot.

a temporary sabbatical from gigs was taken and the band wrote material for where were you when it happened in new orleans midtown district, where their rawboned compositions resembled the katrina-pummeled surroundings. with their girlfriends with them in as close to a stableenvironment as they d been in months, they were able to tap a darker, more personal side in songs like as noise, and hunt you down, with its mournful, organ drenched air belying monotonixs typical good time charlie posturing, while fulfilling the albums need for a climactic, balladic moment. where were you when it happened? finds monotonix visiting a greater diversity of places within their sound while still retaining their minimal appeal. mostly though, where were you when it happened works up a sweat with raw rock and roll, acid guitar licks and riffs, screaming choruses and, in general, the wildness of monotonix in a way that makes for repeated album listening (and pummelling). where most bands refine their production sound as they go forward, monotonix have reverse refined themselves, playing dirtier and more energetic to capture the lightning they are known for.

the third in struts inspiration information studio collaboration series brings together an intriguing pairing between one of africas great bandleaders, mulatu astatke, with the next level musicianship of the heliocentrics collective from the mighty roster of stones throw / now again. known primarily through the successful ethiopiques album series and the film soundtrack to jim jarmuschs ?broken flowers, mulatu astatke is one of ethiopias foremost musical ambassadors. his selfstyled ethio-jazz sound flourished during the swinging addisÑ era of the late 60s as he successfully fused western jazz and funk with traditional ethiopian folk melodies. the heliocentrics have become known as one of the uks foremost free-thinking collectives of musicians, inspired by a wide palette covering sun ra, james brown, david axelrod and all manner of psych, afro and eastern sounds. the collective have featured on records by madlib and dj shadow. now a fixture within the stones throw / now again roster, they forged their own genre-breaking directions in the astral analogue groove on their 2007 debut album, out there. a number of tour dates around the release and headline slots at festivals throughout 2009 have been confirmed.

big with: 2000 and one, jimpster, chopstick, anderson noise ...
since the middle of the 90ies andry nalin counts to the most successful djs and producers for underground house worldwide. beside numerous successful releases and remixes on labels like saw, stealth, bedrock, subliminal or his own label superfly he made with nalin & kane and the track >beachball< a so called crossover hit in 1997 that mutated from an underground to a worldwide hit within one year. in the last time he has big influence on the tech- and deephouse scene and releases also on plastic city since 2008.

click box have fast become a permanent fixture in the minus firmament, personifying the subtle shifts that are taking place within the scene as the label expands its repertoire and broadens its horizons to incorporate emerging artists from all over the globe. already on to their second minus release of 2009, são paulo djs / producers marco as and pedro turra immediately pick up where they left off with the roving bass and pumping rhythm section of wake up call doing exactly what it says on the tin. as with the first ep, the oscillating synth patterns continue to dominate proceedings, painting neon shapes in the darkness before another delicious robotic sequence shifts the atmosphere by introducing a moroder-esque vibe complete with twisted disco bleeps. its just another example of how click box have honed their sound since their debut i&t release through a finely crafted mixture of proto-house, electro and techno, to create a distinctive hybrid thats fast becoming their own

voyage direct is tom tragos long awaited follow up to his first ep on rush hour >live with the bbq<. this seven track mini-album shows his diversity within the genre. it reaffirms that house music can still be sexy, deep, raw, emotional and passionate. the package includes the promo released >passion< plus a host of new tracks. highlights could be the raw >on the side< or the swing of >brothers of string<, but in fact every track is a highlight in its own right. together they make this a complete package. a must have for any house connoisseur.

the talents of japanese orchestral arranger yukari yamashita are present once more to pen an orchestral arrangement of symphonic cinematic proportion with a hint of baroque flavour, within a subtle eastern twist. and if then add their special blend of slamming beats, sonics and out there fx. a hypnotic pizzicato line develops into a full blown orchestral melody, whilst three dimensional sounds seamlessly elevate the listeners spirit whereas the bass and beats keep your feet firmly grooving on the ground.

rock it is a full on dance floor assault thats fastly become the peoples anthem of 2009. already and permanent fixture with virtually every djs set within dnb and beyond, including the shows of zane lowe and annie mac. automatically recognisable with its half time intro, vocoder vocal hooks and lead line, you wouldnt be mistaken if you thought this tracks was talking to you. this has organic cross over appeal written all over it and we could definitely see some sort of national play list with this track on it.follow the light, is an awesome piece of musical production in its own right. this has become one of the most anticipated releases for ram records and sub focus since he debuted it nationally during his dj set at glastonbury that was broadcast live on radio 1. as such it soon become zane lowes hottest record in the world and has gained numerous plays radio wise since and has become a permanent fixture in the sets of dance musics a list djs worldwide.