alec troniq continues his impacting uncrufter series on ipoly with a new improved formula – model number 2000. fauxpas on a-side elates for a thorough spring-cleaning and teases out a positive temper for the coming season. for kallewürsch! on b1 he picked up some cuckoo grooves by ka.rambolage and goes berserk with em. subsequently mr. troniq takes possession of the tube on b2 and haunts the place with pounding announcements.

beyond plastic is a mixtape in book format about artists and vinyl labels that press music on »black gold«. it does not only trace the various processes entailed in the making of a record – from sound-production to the pressing plant and beyond – but also seeks to depict the blood, sweat and tears that goes into it.
the book includes interviews and articles of 60hertz, smallville, liebe*detail, pingipung, acker records, decks.de, de:bug, giegling, brothers in love, dubplates & mastering, aim vinyl, fauxpas musik, oye records, ortloff, kann, rand muzik, uncanny valley, freude am tanzen and workshop.
– edited and designed by alex ketzer (www.alexketzer.com)
– 288 pages, format a5 (210 x 148 mm)
– 19 extensive interviews
– 250+ pictures (coloured & b/w)
– 300+ cross references, accessible via short urls
– including audio-cd with tracks by the interviewee
– printed by gallery print
– isbn 978-3-00-043687-1

vinyl only - limited edition 180 gram pressing! >reforming digital waves by simple & elegant music patterns< - a straightforward mission statement for a new imprint, and one whose understated, direct manner shows the music-centered focus of wavereform as we reveal our first release. the >new sky< ep is the production debut of a mysterious new russian talent known as ivanov, and about whom little is known past his reclusive buddhist existence and his background in guitar, which is clearly evident on the title track. underlain by rising and falling atmospheric washes and understated percussion, >new sky< is propelled by a funky, jazzy and clearly organic keyboard solo that closely approximates his familiar stringed instrument in texture, tone, and musical development. next up is minimal legend soulphiction, who masterfully beefs up the original with a fat, growling bassline and more aggressive, hard hitting drums and claps that take the dreamy mood of ivanovs track and transform it into something more cosmic and psychedelic while retaining its musicality. on the flip, a new tune entitled >deep< gets revisited by lucidflow label heads klartraum, who have recently shifted their digital imprint to vinyl. here they bring things towards the dubbier end of the spectrum with a slow-building track that goes from hazy beginnings to an ominous, dramatic breakdown and then into a harder grooving second half. taken together, these three tracks are an auspicious beginning for a new name and label, and in fulfilling the stated goals offer great promise of things to come.

this is second instalment of the hot natured remix project. part two features nic fancuill’s tech-driven barnstormer of a remix of benediction! hot on its heels is luca c & brigantes dirty disco-tinged cosmic-house beast of a remix of alternate state. on the b side citizen goes to work transforming *take you there* into brooding deep maelstrom of a mix, dark and sinister. finally tom shorterz tweaks out the original of reverse skydiving into techy dark groove affair that completes this great remix package.

oh yes, this a heavyweight bad boy on gamm from french beatmaker/producer izem. after his extensive travels around the globe the sound on the ep is influenced by africa, cuba as well as the middle east.
itt is an electronic take on a classic fela joint, celia (cruz) goes along a similar route but on the latin tip. both are pretty nasty and a near perfect marriage between futuristic productions and raw retro samples. finishing off the ep we get served a slice of arabic boogie using hipnotics hard to find boogie gem *are you lonely* and some fierce middle eastern vocals.

after 20 years of experience, gary martin couldnt resist a 12 inch that is also the 50th release for teknotika: a label from detroit that didnt exactly stick with the game when it switched to the mp3 format. *basking in blackness* is a composition of textured broken beat then classic four on the floor old school soul. *synthotika* is what would happen if a synthasizer could take over an orchestra. a track inspired by detroit peers no doubt. *every bit as beautiful* goes sensative deep house piano, a lil latin percussion and soaring eno-esque synths to top it off. the title is a bit sarcastic, let us face it, there is no life after techno!
pressing on grey marbled vinyl.

leisure suit preben special 7inch related to the upcoming album !

supported by: rhadoo, cassy, raresh, onur Özer, alex celler, zip, vera, dan ghenacia, kreon, michael melchner, seuil & dyed soundorom.
concealed sounds return with a new 12 for 2014. this time around we have invited our friends from mysteries sylphe label to remix the title track by martinez, and they delivered a monster! on the a side we find >consolidation (sylphe lydlos dub)<, were we are taken a true journey thru sound and rhythms for about 13 minutes. the remix kicks off in a kind of tracky way, with a strong focus on the irresistible groove laid down by holdie gawn & micawber. after the first small breaks and manipulations to the groove, we are introduced to some very trippy modular sound design. these sounds takes the lead of the remix and forms into small melodies in a very organic way. while you can still sense the ingredient from the original track, sylphe takes a slightly different directions and offers a good opposite to the original with their own special twist. the original version of >consolidations< is presented on the b side of this 12. its a dirty groove ridden track that goes on for well over 10 minutes, developing from a broken groove into a more danceable techno pieces, with its shattering metallic sounds, bubbly baselines, deep layers of sub rhythms and lush pad chords to give it some more atmosphere. two very different version of modern instalment in techno music. we hope you enjoy it as much as we do… and as always there is a special hidden track on this 12.

im jahr 2011 nahm die griechische produzentin giganta an der red bull music academy teil. nun folgt ihre 4 track ep auf werkdiscs, dem gefeierten label von actress. giganta aka eleni adamopoulou zählt zu den umtriebigsten griechischen musikern, sie ist teil des rotation dj kollektivs und hat ihre eigene wöchentliche radio show paranoise radio in athen.

with burn out the bar is raised to a high level - accustomed groovy bassline, nearly perfect selected vocals - smooth headbanging sound. time trip - the expectations have not been disappointed. more deeper and more bass output and an intensivly vocal. with the remastered version from on of the most sold track from paradise city the trip through the ep goes on. jump is like being huckleberry finn rafting on a dreamlike river with surreal surprises. brown sugar makes you move and onother further evidence that is a must have, deep from our hearts

legendary label large music returns with the 6th installment of their vinyl series showcasing a quality four track pack. side a dives into the deeper side of house with exclusive tracks from james dexter and talented duo purple velvet. side b goes straight into thumping house territory with a killer remix from montel on matthias vogts wobble track and finished off with a 4/4 stomper from legendary artist steve mill. get large!

bergwacht records shows up with its third release trends ep. for this project, the young imprint invite someone who is a real good producer for the worldwide techno scene and part of the cologne underground family as well: till krueger, who started his career 2010 with the well-known and featured wrong shirt ep on 200 recordsand is an important exclusive part of wir networks international artist rosterby now. he currently gets attention for his motor city ep and full support ep. as you see, bergwachts family story goes on.

three cuts from sven tasnadi, member of the neighboring leipzig based moon harbour family. with this small things ep he is stripping down functional dancefloor ambitions and goes back to the subtle side of deeper housemusic. beside these three originals map.ache adds a pushing remix which portrays the first sign of musical life since his album release one and a half years ago.

accomplished producer, phil kieran, makes his hotflush debut with a two-track ode to hedonistic flight. yes im going there goes the lead tracks refrain. where there is, who knows? but you can enjoy a soundtrack of sun-kissed piano chords and heraldic horns on the way. as kieran > gets away< on the a2, the mood takes a turn for the dark. lost in the early hours, pockets full of miniature plastic bags and no money…thank fuck for the throb of that kick in these lonely but exciting times

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i need you to touch me till i feel it baby. i need you to touch me till it hurts.< and so the chorus of >till it hurts< goes. native undergrounds altogether auspicious debut makes quite the passionate proclamation, but once you have heard those synths, that bass and javis voice, it will all make sense.

nice price deal !!! georgia is a collaboration between brian close and justin tripp. on their own georgia sounds imprint, they have previously released one album, asemic club, a collection of sound recordings from the previous 5 years, woven together into a dizzying stew

smooth southern european house music from italian master chef riccio (bosconi, super value, italy) on this 5th release on the spanish slowtown label. a small gem that comes as limited 10inch as a special 1st anniversary release. never go away shows the warmer side of riccio. a house cut, with balearic taste and mediterranean flavor. in the glow, the beat goes spacey and psychedelic drawing a dark disco-house vintage track. riccio al dente. classy house music from the south!

this song can electrify dance floors! elbee bad goes back to his roots, to the early development of house music in the 80s and makes it sound absolutely fresh and contemporary. after he already appeared in collaboration with netto houz on knuggles recordings, we now feel very honored and excited to release a full 12with exclusive new material by the prince of dance music.

honesty (aka honey drop) drops the long awaited ep on cabinet records. after 3 years of abstinence he strikes back with 3 fantastic dancefloor tracks for your pleasure. >cascais< is a region near lisbon/portugal where honesty spend his holiday and tuck the inspirations back in his studio in berlin. >big sur (pacific mix)< goes more south with more latin feelings. >big sur (dub)< is the essence of kicking beats with driving chords. the 12 inch is shrinked wrapped

the balls are rolling, the caller has been summoned… eyes down ladies and gentleman for the marx trukker. a for you b for me goes flat out from the get go, trukker bringing forth dub, attenuating heavily bound techno under the sherman filter plough - sleek yet lo-fi sound design, infectious electronic folkart.

following on from four volumes of well received vinyl releases, rory phillips mixed fortunes singles series returns for its fifth outing. after collaborations with martin dubka and l-vis 1990 on the last two volumes phillips goes it alone for this, the penultimate instalment in the series.

i will never forget the many dancefloor dates my friends and i had with harry romero back in the late 90s and early naughties. nobody turned out beats like *choo choo*. cro-magnon, erectus, tania, night at the black, suck my clock, beats vol. 1 & 2, mas pito (as mongobonix), the list goes on and on… each and every one a seminal house smash, played by all and still sounding as fresh today as they did on their first spin. 2013 is the beginning of a new chapter for harry, parting ways with his long time label group subliminal, after completing a ten year deal, he is now free to release with other labels, and importantly, return directly to the beats. already forging ahead with new releases on ovum (under his vaggio alias) and sneaks i m a house gangster among others, here he makes his debut on circus recordings.

for every producer the first album is a big thing and filled with lots of emotions and love. finally after two years of work, after their last single sugar - cocina india with a straight pumpin sweet n candy remix, lepetris album >acoustic signs< comes out on wanted beatz with full of natural sounds. inspired by his impressions, lepetri speaks in his tracks from minimal to techno about his experiences and places, such as the album name implies, an acoustic sign in the musical underground culture without losing the sense of club music. so it was important for him to bring his experience and adventures in form musical expression. from rocking beats up to melodious strings, each turntable can be served in the club. a club album which fits to each phase of a party. therefore, the first vinyl goes more towards house and the second vinyl contains more techno elements. check it out and enjoy!

avotre goes from strength to strength with labelowner sante being busy in discovering great new releases and talents every few months. after roadtesting this tune from darlyn vlys (area remote, rawthentic) it was a must for him to give him a go on avotre. the infectious grooves and dark vibes of darlyns original are just made for his dj-sets. and definitely yours as well. on the remix you will fnd a avtr ( sante & sidney charles) which is more upfront and reminds on old warehouse raves.

warm sounding downtempo, electro & house tracks.

southshores second release was definitely worth waiting for! in the pursuit to find talented new producers southshore turns their heads on chic paris, france. to find out a new duo called fahy & sanchez. starting of we have an amazing deep house remix by wildkats member corey baker. stuff takes a different approach on his version and goes straight garage house for this one. jobe delivers a deep nu disco masterpiece. this 4 tracker pack is simply brilliant!
early support: danny howells, julien sandre, dirty channels, david durango, jonny cruz, clinton houlker, miguel puente, silky + many more!

vinyl only! handstamped! after the successful label launch >pure 001<, the follow-up release >pure 002 - tribute to gerberei< is now on the starting blocks.
the two former gerberei residents ron albrecht & stefan rein announce their a1 track >tatort< using their pseudonym >brothers in mind< while remaining true to their typical sound that goes back 20 years: pumping functional techno for the floor. thats it!
longtime friend and companion andre kronert was brought in for the a2 project. he contributes a fulminant remix of the song >tatort< as an absolute statement to techno - pure and direct, just like it was celebrated in the gerberei for almost 19 years. what a club-monster!
stefan rein as well as the mysterious s.e.p.e. are in charge of the b side of the record. >unwavering detroit<, created by stefan rein, is to be understood as a deep bow of honor for many great years and stunning sounds in the >holy halls< of the club... never forget!s.e.p.e. closes with the b2 title >we will find you<, without making a secret of his dedication to techno.
who the fuck is s.e.p.e.?

arttu is back with two tight tracks in his trademark raw jacking house sound. chicago rooted house music drenched in a heavy dose of interstellar boogie. a-side is the shuffling bassline driven ufo funkin that goes all crazy. aa side is arttu featuring detroits jerry the cat. both tracks comes in vocal and instrumental version. instrumentals take things back to the bare essential and are total basement workouts. arttu di it again!

the a1, named after the release title, is a summer techno drive, or a ride through a hot landscape in central america, as the notes of marimba suggest. the subtle but crackling low toms reverb dictates the driving tempo, while the chasing hats warn of a night which is likely to be dirty and sweaty. ready 2 glow opens with an enlightening synth note softly spreading through the air. its the after-hour call, the quietness before a new storm, which is about to boost and bring to surface the spastic contradictions of the drug-based soul liberating after-hour scene. corners goes funk, the quirky and rugged bass line lays at the core of the groove. above, we hear a multitude of spooky sounds and samples ranging from flying saucer sonic surges to playful stabs and bongo madness. the obsessive vocal echo, manipulated according to the abuse of ifferent drugs, is a clear indication of that. alza pure quanto vuoi is almost taken as it was firstly conceived during a jamming session. its twisted, swinging, it breaks the scheme of groove flowing as the tempo suddenly escapes to a faster pitch, jacked out

there is struggle and self-abnegation in the workshop, but the operators proceed without intermission in their project of transformation in the production.techno goes on

new label shadeleaf launches with a seriously strong release from rising talent that man monkz. *burnin up* sees him team up with superb vocal talent d nae for a proper slice of raw, electronic soul. submerged basic channel sonics meet uplifting keys, disco guitar licks and a groove that wont stop with d nae laying down one of her effortless and unique vocals.

new kanada presents three cuts from grazes forthcoming album, *edges*, pressed on 180g vinyl. *skip/crush* leads the 12 inch and is a mood-changing, chord-heavy broken house track. pounding toms, razor fine melodies and strutting with a heavy swing. *ripley* goes deeper and more hypnotic, with a low slung bassline, vocal manipulations and and a rugged dusty groove. *airror* closes the release on a bittersweet note, wounded ecstatic synths collide with epic drum programming for an alternative take on peak-time. european manufacturing.

fango is a virtuous perfectionist, obsessed with mixing bassdrums, recording percussions and sampling drummers. it doesnt matter if its a drum machine or a gong from an orchestra, he will make it sound right. his first release n1 on degusitbus music was an instant success among the clubbing scene, turning dancefloors into ritual sessions. the same goes for his remix for aguirre by batongo, an ode to the wilderness of the amazon jungle. test his recordings on a proper system and judge for yourself.

our favourite swedish house duo is back…more dirty than ever! the follow-up to the previous eps moody & trapped is nothing short of brilliant. waisted with its plucked strings is classic deep house held together by a bumpy groove, soulful vocals & slick keyboard but still maintaining the formula that defines dirtytwo and their finest work to date. talking 2 u is where dirtytwo gets deep down and gritty. chunky house chords, a meaty bassline, cut-up voice samples in full basement effect. flip over for the hard on edit of talking 2 u which goes one step further adding some acid lines and a raw basement feeling. a dub for those who seek a more raw and heavier tool. local talk is talking to you!

massive! vinyl only! wound music is back! produced by claudio & gianmaria coccoluto. includes william medagli remix! a mix of deep, dark and raw sounds. not to be missed!

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here we have a limited pressing containing three raw, underground house remixes of tracks from the forthcoming lp of a certain essen based producer. ava label boss damiano von erckert goes jacking on an uptempo old school detroit techno influenced jam. homewreckers head deeper on their beautiful mix of high needs low whilst ugly drums absolutely kills it with an amazing stripped back disco approach that shows just why hes such a hotly tipped producer for 2012. essentia

polymath james leyland kirby must surely have one of the most confounding cvs in the business: he spent years taking the piss out of the music industry with anthems rallying against the (vv)mcps, he notoriously fell out with various well known record labels for reasons you ll just have to google, goaded aphex twin with a series of tributes and channelled his love of everything from falco (rock me amadeus), chris de burgh, frankie goes to hollywood and stockport karaoke nights into a stream of increasingly bizzare 7 s back in the early noughties. but at the same time he was responsible for releasing some of the very earliest material from boards of canada (hell interface: 1997), made a ruck of frankly groundbreaking industrial electronic records, brought new beat to the worlds attention and, in 1999, made his first album as the caretaker, a project that would go on to release some of the most loved ambient/ lynchian albums of recent times.

ltd 2013 repress !! luciano back to front..and back on perlon. the swiss-chilenian sunnyboy and boss of cadenza delivers this 30 minute two tracker and goes a little deeper again !! - vinyl only

limitierte und colorierte 12 inch auskopplung aus dem aktuellen, selbstbetitelten jamie-lidell-goes-prince-album von anfang 2013 mit klasse neuen remixes von machinedrum, jimmy edagr, crackboy und lorenz rhode von der jamie lidell band.

garben (eden) goes deep with this 3 tracker for remote records.

when irr track hound ada goes sniffing around the corners in cologne, she means business. one can imagine her happy panting when she learned that she just intercepted unbelievably huge and simultaniously unreleased material from matt karmil. here is the result of this strange event. matt karmil is letting us all inhale his scent.

but that the cocoon compilation l is all about love, is beyond debate: the love for electronic dance music, for its complexity and its diversity, the love for this global musical language and last not least the enthusiasm for the well-known and the still non-famous protagonists of this tonal romance that faithfully accompanies us through night and day for more than 30 years now.

the star eyed condition is chameleonic effort in the impossible to pin down trajectory of loden s career. the belgian-based producer and musician has already proven his facility for glassy disco and droning ambient on his 2005 debut valeen hope, and glitchy hip-hop via his work with sole and thirsty fish.
on his new album, koks goes even further beyond his already drawn boundaries. there is a touch of robo-electro to tracks like *optimist never cries* and *sanesserarian* (a play on the phrase *ça ne sert a rien* or *it is useless*). he brings the ghostly sounds of german electronic pop into the dirtiest of hip-hop beats. and on his collaboration with rhymer doseone, *future confetti*, he gets lost in a psychedelic wilderness worthy of dj danger mouse.

after three sold out releases on gamm the edit king the reflex is back with vol.4 in his re-vision series! this time around he goes slightly more rare groove-ish than before with three amazing re-edits.
first up blood sweat & tears gets a breakbeat rework that kills the original by the miles if you ask us. the dope jazz brake in the middle is extra nice.
to follow up we go on a funky blues trip on *gone is the thrill* and last but not least a hot (!) ohio players jam gets funked up to the max.
the reflex and gamm have done it again!

massive dj support from ricardo villalobos, dixon, marcus worgull, me, scuba, tale of us, agoria, kyodai...
the konstantin sibold remix is destined to be one of the biggest club hits of this year! the originals and the simon garcia remix are also top notch. watch out for konstantin sibold s remix of as goes the sun which is due later this year.

ahead of the bluredism full length lp, *beautiful ugly collection*, set to drop via teng in october, blured delivers the *life & bad girls* single this september, comprising two original house cuts. cardiff based producer, bradley albertides, releases music under the titles blured and bluredism, delivering forward-thinking house and techno, full of grit and delicate intricacies.

berlins new hottest residents eric volta & sebastian voigt team up once again, this time bringing their infectiously deep and dark edge onto the visionquest imprint. with intoxicating dreamy synths, title track words and chance opens up into real groover with the seductively haunting lyrics from rising artist forrest adding a new dimension. on the flip one quarter of the visionquest power force lee curtiss takes the reins to deliver a chugging dancefloor ready remix with effective play on the vocal. eric volta then goes solo with one last more? riding out through rolling percussion with beautiful textures