180 grams audiophile vinyl 2x12 inch lp + bonus 10 inch.
included in this music on vinyl edition is a 10 inch with the hit >cant knock the hustle< (fools paradise remix ft. melisa morgan) with an instrumental on the flip side.

gethigh is a new track release from laid back. the lyrics may instantly lead your mind onto thinking of cannabis but try to think about it in a broader context, in a more universal way. we all want to get high whatever we do in life, in all walks of life, in spirits, sports, politics, showbusiness, all kind of business, in school and education and not to forget love. musically the groove is kept in the recognizable family of the horse, with an updated twist. actually the song was born in key of major, as a more rock guitar riff kinda song included in the package. also included is an ultra minimalistic version, mainly made on ipad. danish electronic musician and dj kasper bjørke has done a really cool remix. finally we made a space mix, mainly for our own pleasure and for those who like to get out there and more into it. a video is in the final editing stage, following the style of beautiful day and cocaine cool, with self made animation. music is more than a trendy sound and a fancy look. laid back is always going for something personal, original and timeless. copenhagen, september 2011.

>saarid wishes to promote peace through human understanding, not politics.<
those words are literally etched into the vinyl of saarids debut single. strong words for a strong new addition to the ever-expanding throne of blood family! fusing 80s drum machines with 90s atmospherics, saarid has crafted a sound that nonetheless feels like right now.

a small 10 years after his debut >first born second< (and 4 years after the shelved >love for sale<), soul sensation bilal drops his new album!a provocative genre-bending album that dissects love, politics and relationships, >airtights revenge< demonstrates the philly-bred singers growth as an artist. >its a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, blues, and experimental free music< says bilal.

mark knights much anticipated toolroom knights 2.0 mix compilation is due for release monday 1st june. the double pack vinyl sampler is packed full of exclusives and killer tracks, its the perfect soundtrack for this summer.

polyfon label boss bodo opened the peckham’s coffee house in erfurt and dedicates catalog number 7 to the coffee house. 5 tracks from the friends of the house: tomtomgroove, steffen baldo, immer.chic, rubrique & siggatunez and t.patton let the coffee house feeling flow into the tracks, sometimes jazzy, sometimes disco but always having the deep house focus in mind. tasty deep house!

ltd backstock.. old school hypno techno

jack of all trades tim paris shows his rocking, more electro side on crack & speed getting right down to business with >standing up< a jacking electro-pop opus with understated yet glamorous vocals by allonymous and a few suprising stops and breaks pulled by tim paris. stefan goldmann strips off the pop ornaments for his remix and maximises the jack and takes us on a bumpy ride with clonky, metallic beats, buoyant acid squeaks continuing in the vein of his releases on classic etc. tim paris takes us back to dirty electro-rock with his remix for france s grande dame de techno dj chloÉ s >take care<: a frazzeld, constantly serrating synth line runs wild over super-dry, cumbrous drum beats - sparse yet super-effective

it should be indicative of how big or influencial a genre is becoming when you start getting dubstep records from sweden probably one of the least grimey countries on this planet apart from issues of genre politics musically this ep has got nothing lesser in comparison to its uk counterparts its dark dirty and not shy to pile up those bass frequencies and its hard not to notice those arabic undertones going on through the whole record (sb)

pumping quality good time bass and cool funky vibes on the a side flip for the electrotech beats and acid touched prankster this will rock every floor around (sb)

mob is babyface rays second full-length album

luaka bop presents this album from contemporary brazilian legend kassin. one of the leading producers and instrumentalists in brazilian music, alexandre kassin has produced roughly 100 records for singers, including marisa monte and bebel gilberto, recorded with sean oÕhagan (stereolab, high llamas) and made a full album based on nintendo game boy sounds. he has played bass for caetano velosoÕs live shows and conceptualized the orchestra imperial band. his new album, relax, is rooted in dreams and surrealism, yet grounded enough to reach listeners where they are. across 11 tracks, kassin flirts with latin rhythms, brazilian pop, and straight-ahead soul, using this varied stylistic array to tell imagined tales of death, drug usage, politics and fate. theres a dichotomy to relax, with kassins arrangements often feeling bright and danceable, yet with incredibly sullen themes. its a record that speaks directly to the yin and yang of everyday life, and the uncertainty that comes with simply existing.

dvs1 aka zak khutoresky, us dj/produzent/labelbetreiber russischer herkunft, ist mit releases auf labels wie klockworks (ben klock), transmat (derrick may) und seinen eigenen imprints sowie regelmŠssigen dj-gigs im berghain und fabric ein aushŠngeschild des zeitgenšssichen techno. auf fabric 96 mit 29 tracks in 80 minuten besticht er mit seinen technischen skills und einem tracklisting mit hohem exklusivem anteil in form von u.a. neuen produktionen von steffi, oscar mulero, mark broom, rod, lando und kirill main auf den dvs1-eigenen label hush und mistress.

in seiner fast 25-jŠhrigen karriere hat paul fast alles erreicht, was man in der internationalen dance-welt erreichen kann: mehrfach wurde er von den dj mag-lesern zum no.1 weltbesten dj gewŠhlt, 2014 sogar zur no.1 aller zeiten. sein klassiker -for an angel- (1994) zŠhlt fŸr das mixmag zu den 10 besten dance-tracks aller zeiten. weltstars wie madonna, u2, depeche mode, new order oder rammstein nehmen seine remixkŸnste in anspruch. paul spielt jŠhrlich Ÿber 150 shows, mit 1.5 millionen gŠsten gelang ihm silvester 2008 in rio de janeiro ein neuer publikumsrekord. und seine wšchentliche radioshow -vonyc sessions- feierte im mai 2016 ihre 500. folge und gehšrt mit einer durchschnittlichen downloadrate von 250.000 zu den 10 beliebtesten dance-formaten auf mixcloud. nun liegt pauls neue cd -from then on- mit 14 exzellenten tracks und zahlreichen kollabos vor. darauf befinden sich u.a. die 3 bisherigen single-auskopplungen -everyone needs love- (beatport trance #2), -touched by heaven- (beatport trance #3) und der jŸngste smash -stronger together- (beatport trance #1). damit wird die umfangreiche paul van dyk alben-diskografie, die mit album #7 -the politics of dancing 3- im frŸhjahr 2015 ihren bisherigen hšhepunkt erreichte, mit dem achten werk endlich fortgesetzt.

with the release of fourth album crown posada, smoove & turrell cement their position as one of the uks most exceptional soul acts with their innate ability to deliver hard times social commentary in a dancefloor friendly medium. proudly working class as a band this album celebrates love, life, politics and the lows and the highs of growing up and raising families in the north east of england. gritty and powerful, the band make no attempt to sound or look like anyone else not for them the sharp suits and trumpet twirls of some of their peers. instead you get a wildly talented and vital crew of larger than life geordie lads taking their rightful place on the international soul scene having already become figureheads within the uk.

it seems that there is an overabundance of artists today who have reached a level of success from their work, but very few of them come close to the level of output and range as butch. equal parts producer extraordinaire, dj, gentleman, and comedian, butch has everything deserving of a star in todays dance music arena. which is why, we here at watergate are extremely pleased to present him as next in line for our watergate mix series