already in groove charts !! herzblut is back. after the release of his debut lp >liebe ist...<, which set new standards on planet techno, stephan bodzin returns with his longtime friend and production partner marc romboy to open the 6th chapter of the already legendary label. ariel is nothing but a true club-berserker sounding as if romboy & bodzin had jacked a dive bomber heading towards the dancefloor kamikaze-style !!! the flipside is a powerful efx-loaded builder creating an atmospheric tension, while perfectly displaying the true romboy/bodzin production skills only killer no filler

endlich wieder auf vinyl erhältlich!

this is the one and only major of misdemeanor, dropping more violent and criminal beats in his undiluted manner !!

although we are usually always excited about every release on aroma, this time we are even more excited because we have the honor to release the only 2007 lawnchair generals single of the year! when i think is as usual a true lawnchair generals sounding deep house monster that keeps surprising the dance floor. you will definitely recognize the vocals snippets used here and there and you ll be even more wetting your pants when you hear the second bass line kick after the break! aroma regulars swirl people had the pleasure of remixing this beauty and taking it into a true 80s fashion with some slick house beats and a cajual recordings kinda feel to it. a must have in your collection

huge with: david duriez, ziel 100, paul hazendonk, tomaz, slok, alex flatner, dave lambert … big in raveline, freshguide & on radio fritz after some years of silence and only occasional releases,now since summer 2006 mijk van dijk is paving his way back into the second term of his career. his releases on labels such as international deejay gigolo recordings, big & dirty, kling klong and blufin are again landmarks in electronic music and yet breathe the spirit of his best works in the 90s. mijk created new alter egos like >plato<, whose >bass erstaunt-ep< won fans worldwide. the new plato >wanderlust-ep< has just been released on big & dirty records. this >motherwomb< ep is definetely part of the new trend, as techno and trance are finally cellebrating their comeback after years of minimal and tech-house...

the reload and global communications remixes of tracks originally released as mystic institute. some amazing productions by mark pritchard and tom middleton which sounds still as fresh and exciting as almost 15 years ago. especially the global communication >ob-selon minos < is such an amazing piece of music!! smooth melodies with incredibly beautiful sounds really seduce the listener to go thru this 15 minute journey... and even that seems like only 3 minutes when they are over.

dj yellow has been around for many years, most of us all know the story behind his past as bob st claires studio partner. its only a small part of his history and maybe the most interesting part of alain ho tu qui aka dj yellow is the fascinating part of telling stories through his music without any compromising. with >no more enemie< he ends a personal story that we know as >alienation< a sequence of songs all based on personal stories. focus is honoured and pleased to introduce the last part of this book of songs as yellows outstanding ideas about music have been inspirational for many labels and artists over the last years. with his next project called >intermission< he will travel new roads, showcasing once again that yellow is a gifted producer that never fails to deliver

seamless twelves does it again! set to drop yet another irresistibly infectious summer epic, supaflava blends slinky keys with a bumpin bassline, while the sweeping strings add the sweetener to the mix. sophie cairo adds the vocal touch with a performance set to not only blow you away, but have you singing along with your arms in the air! andro adds his trademark electro sound to the track while still maintaining the organic feel of the original, combining the familiar strings and keys with a fresh bassline so funky that it becomes an extremely potent lead line for the dub. by the time vincent kwok has his wicked way with the track, he adds a further twist, creating a bass driven dub that bumps its way underneath the floating vocals with some serious groove.

as hard as it might be to believe, there was a time when the word trance did not mean dutch guys dressed in white wearing oakleys.. it also didn t mean israeli pre-military dragon-stick wielding reefer addicts.. actually, there was a glorious era where trance was a verb rather than a noun.. im talking about when you got in a trance, at lets say for example: the golden eagle in munich in 81, in a white-tiled sauna-motif discotec, grooving to a 17 minute reel-to reel version of knights in white satin on your 2nd bottle of poppers while some guy named >wolfie< takes his modern ballet skills to the >next level<. if that sounds appealing.. and i know it does.. then allow me to introduce you to compuphonic and kolombo.. a throwback to the days of romance-trance of the highest order. deep, sensual (yes, i used the word sensual) electronic grooves so potent that we were forced by a coalition of competitors labels to only release some of them digitally to restrict their awesome power to trip people out. these tracks make other tracks seem like mindless shallow shit. that includes some of turbos other releases.

kne deep is a&red by the one and only emperor of hard techno, dj rush. the next kd in line is by sutura, an amazing new talent on the scene. supported by pet duo, manu kenton, q-ic and dj rush of course

train of thought is not only significant for being the latest album by detroit legend terrence dixon but for being yores premiere full length release. the albums tracks range from 80s sounding cybotron like excursions to raw, stripped down techno and warm, chord driven house alike tunes. the double vinyl set includes rapturous settings of synthetic sound and swinging cuts whose burbling keys, pounding kick drums, and brisk hi hats evoke the brilliant sheen of detroit techno. though his music may invite comparison to drexicya and atkins, dixons music often imitated but never duplicated ultimately stands alone.

pure rockin electro techno funk madness for the prime time floor !! only vinyl release

fat follow up to the first platform. gilbert martini is not only luetzenkirchens best friend but also munichs afterhour legend number 1. micky monzza & joseph disco are already known for their sensational debut 12 on great stuff, here they show their darker side. and of course platform b boss luetzenkirchen finishes that ep with a rocking minimal electro techno workout

tom neville is a seriously heavyweight producer who has taken the scene by storm over the last few years not only by making releases for his own love minus zero imprint but also by remixing artists like calvin harris and making fat releases for key labels such as toolroom. this one sided limited edition for under love minus zero has got some serious, serious potential. it has to be hrad to be believed and canm only be described as a minimal building masterpiece…

here comes the storm ram by head honcho marco remus. as a follow up to the huge yet mysterious n34 release which adds a little nerven spice to some classic prodigy material, remus presents the butan ep. the ep is one of his most progressing works to date from the hands remus. the ep starts with a stripped down and mental jackhammer which has already shown its power during marcos world tour. the ep even comes with something more melodic and slightly more spaced out than you ve perhaps come to expect. a true masterpiece that will not only please the die hard followers of marco remus

ra-x s new record, only 300 copies, heavy industrial planet rock with sinister vocals. <inistry meets jim >foetus< thirwell!

mas que nada must be one of the biggest summer anthems of all time, if not the biggest of them all, with countless covers and versions recorded and released over the years. if you have been searching for the definitive version to play this summer and many summers to come, look no further, as hollands hottest house producer gregor salto has created a version that not only puts his own fantastic production skills in the limelight, but also showcases the wonderful helena mendes, who delivers an amazing interpretation of jorge ben&#146,s original. gregors respect to the master mix is what can only be described as a perfect summer record, and it works as well by the pool at sundown as on the floor at 2am. gregor is fusing favela funk style beats, batucada percussion with helena mendes soft but yeat energetic latinjazz, and with this deadly combination of styles, he has created a solid dancefloor monster. straight up summer madness! with this release on slip n slide, ericke repays the favour and delivers a storming club mix that combines latin driven electro house beats with balearic piano chords that works beautifully with the vocals and keeps the ibiza vibe of gregors version. further remixes on this package comes from hollands dj madskillz and spains jesse garcia, who with releases on roger sanchez stealth label amongst others is carving a name out for himself as the self styled king of tribal house.

the quake has a completely fresh sound, not strictly breaks, house or electro, but possessing elements of all 3 genres, its about the groove, warm synth work and the phonat style cut up female vox. splank! favourite malente provides the remix action for this single. having released the 2 & only on splank! last year alongside sometime production cohort (lars) moston, this year has also seen malente release his fourth studio album on unique records how can you still stand to stand still, and more recently he has remixed coburn. the remix takes a 4/4 route, as malente keeps many of the original parts, but re arranges them into his original production style, and creates an absolute monster that goes into overdrive after the drop.

supported by brett johnson, woody, dj t, chris duckenfield and laurent garnier !! >the last shooter< uses mind bending funk to tell the story of three people ending an epic day/night in a blaze of jagermeister glory. the most descriptive element of this tracky adventure would be the misguided, off kilter synth twists that give the listener the illusion of drunkenness and vertigo. backed with a spine of latin percussion and tweaked low rez hi hats this a side packs a punch that can be only compared to >the last shooter< of the night.funk flows on when you flip it to side b. fongtom rides along with a thick walking bass line that weaves grinds with some of ferreyras signature percussion. a playful melody serves as the memory game hook that wont fade away even after a post joint meltdown or a night of mtv top 40 abuse

return of the cocoon-proof techno don! some phat business from jaceks underwater lab - yet another exercise in his very own concept of combining minimal groove with maximal sound spectrum. and it works: solid mid-tempo rhythm carries what seems to be a thousand of layers of sound. meaty, bouncing bass stabs intertwine with washes of synthetic melodies, while percussion drops and unidentified samples swirl around in this bio-robotic monster of a tune. >green river< takes jaceks minimal obsession into cold outer space, where you can hear the planets spin and the only hope seems to be coming from a dying communication device... cold, stark and haunting, this is either work of a madman or truly the future now

new & exclusive tracks by: anthony rother, billy nasty, umek, xenia beliayeva, internal sync, chrisopher kah & frank kusserow!! for anthony rothers label datapunk, the year of 2007 is predominately characterized with defining the labels position. the recently released 3-cd compilation >we are punks<, which has recapitulated the labels successful path to date, was not the only thing to do this. the released double ep >various punks vol. a< now also provides consideration for the future and for the next generation of datapunks. as well as label boss anthony rother and billy nasty, frank kusserow and xenia beliayeva, the producers who have already made an appearance at datapunk, it is now necessary to welcome three new faces at the same time on >various punks vol. a<

big tune who has achieved an enormous worldwide acceptance and hype as soundtrack of a citroen spot. mos in the uk! incl john dahlbeck mix plus a germany only new jürgens rmx

the detroit based madd chaise inc. imprint is as underground as it gets with only a few hundred copies of each released pressed. now, three years since their last antidote, the oliverwho factory emerge from their >rude awakening< to bring us another level of body jerkin future funk and galactic grooves that stretch far beyond the furthest envelopes of your mind

through international coops as with the detroit based >woman on wax< (usa), german deep house minimalist viermalair have and use the opportunities to influence the music-scene not only in germany but also abroad. the smash hit >philosophy< met a vast response overseas and is supported by ralf gum (gogo music), terrence (t.p.) parker, alexi delano, alex flatner, raul blanco

peter has already graced numerous labels with his unique yet constantly evolving studio style. after numerous afterhour situations with the doc family, we caught wind of grummichs new productions. we believe that the therapy ep continues the development of peters uncompromising underground productions. the title track, therapy, is a nine-minute journey into dancefloor dynamics. slowly building with concentrated breaks, therapy works it out and then some. label boss, aaron hedges, has been giving it heavy dj support and has found that its been quite some time since well placed hat crashes can drive an audience crazy. minimal, sexy and sleek, but at 7 minutes the listener is surprised with a full on new-rave lead which takes the song in a different direction. get it is a nice tech-house track with building percussive patterns and highly concentrated synth breakdowns. this track is only for the most sophisticated house djs that know when to drop a track like this. drymilk is a seriously twisted hard minimal track. nasty sound effects and perplexing pitch shifts will keep you guessing. is it genius or insanity? you be the judge!

the one and only ruthless cut release on in music

pumped up power disco tracks from these belgium boys who are very much inspired by alden tyrell. small release on their own label.. only available for a limited period

the legendary man parrish is all set to return after a 20 year gap on dozer with what can only be described as the most influential record of the 80s hip hop bebop which has everyone from missy elliott to busta rhymes claiming to be a major influence on their career. the release of hip hop bebop comes with some pretty impressive remixes from man parrish himself, paul jackson, albert cabrera, the grid & solitaire!

awesome pre cosmic afro piece by albatros that found favour with a whole host of the italian djs. only on a 7inch and never available in this extended version until now. on the flip theres temptation by tullio di piscopo. everyone knows stop bajon by mr piscopo but there are also a few awesome and very hard to find earlier releases from the primavera man. this is insane percussion driven european funk remastered for massive dancefloor action

the record was born too early, when house music was still very underground, so consequently it passed into house music history with only a very few discerning djs and collectors owning original us copies. in keeping with chicagos musical history, one of the unsung heros of house has been drafted in to keep the new versions feet firmly on the ground. craig loftis aka grand high priest who along with joe promised land smooth on keys! give the track a more understated could upstate from london back to chicago with 3 killa mixes

with the sacode a poeira ep, berlins schoenrock debuts with a heavy load of funk.the ep kicks off with sacode a poeira, a tropical burner featuring the mighty brazilian mc edu k on vocals. yes, its the man who brought tracks like popozuda rock n roll and sex o matic to the world. with his lyrical contribution for sacode a poeira the booty expert shows that his vocal skills not only fit to brazilian baile funk beats. the forward pushing rhymes of edu k madly fire up sacode a poeira (shake the dust off), added up by a bouncing soca rhythm, live sounding drumming and the thumb twisting bass work of schoenrock himself the track is a full on dancefloor smasher. the instrumental version of sacode a poeira on a2 shows the tracks strength without the mcs vocals.the flipside of the single starts with the boogieesque queen of sheeba, which continues the tropical vibe established with sacode a poeira

aus continue to release the best and brightest of contemporary dance music with the oehug the scary ep, a collaboration between luminaries will saul and lee jones. will saul is best known as the head of simple records, up for nomination as best british label in dj magazine this year and also sister label to the more experimental aus imprint on which this ep is released. in his career to date he has released numerous singles on simple, the critically acclaimed space between album and has recently produced an ep for the german label systematic. englishman in berlin lee jones has to date released acclaimed singles on liebe detail, aus and his own label, just rec. formerly releasing under the moniker hefner , he is also a main creative force behind playhouse my my, whose oesongs for the gentle album won plaudits worldwide in 2006. opener oehug the scary is a transcendental journey. trace echoes of melody encircle an intensifying percussive step, filtering to a chimed key reflection. tonal themes fade in, compete, distort and then depart, making way for peaks of overwhelming melody, with only the fittest surviving and elevating to the sublime. on the flip side, partial arts (the duo of ewan pearson and al usher) give their own, heavily percussive, account of proceedings. stormy fuzz and bubble bath accents introduce a funk bassline and interplay between looped guitar and tonal melody. a sci-fi synth haze halts and then dictates the progression into a saturated melodic climax.

for a few months already, sub static boss falko brocksieper gradually intensifies his work on the own label again. with driving minimal-beats and melodic instinctive feeling the track >slap< from the >slap/happy<-split-ep with mia evolved into a gladly played hit, and also the following >esque ep< was not just a dayfly in the worlds dj-bags. in this phase the new 2-tracker >blackbox< is now brocksiepers ultimate confession to the dancefloor - fully functional without lacking his organic, trippy branding. the track >blackbox< presents itself as a dark, impulsive techno mover, ripped open again and again by intuitively placed accents, only to remind itself of its own irresistible drive and to cultivate it over the full length. meanwhile the b-side >off the rack< is toying with the idea of chicago house groove, driven by a rebelliously grumbling bootybassline and bleepy excursions into the world of weird soundscapes. on both tracks falko brocksieper celebrates the sign stimuli of techno, delightfully modest and coupled with his signature bubbly, sculptural sound.

the spatulacity crew is proud to present some more fresh talent with real time hand motions prime time man lotion ep! these two have been making major waves with blistering originals and remixes over the last year or so, and break ya neck and who got it are probably two of the hottest examples of what these guys are capable of. unbelievable studio trickery in the vein of spatula city label bosses the sound republic, rthm deliver funky grooves, dancefloor firestarters, and were without question one of the most talked about artists at this years wmc. this is only the beginning of what will surely be a long career for this nashville duo. chicagos sexual chocolate (of junky trunk records fame) delivers a nasty dubsided esque wobbly bassline stomper of a remix for break ya neck while the original funks, shuffles, and grooved its way in to the boxes of all of the underground heavy hitters with massive support from dj mes, the sound republic, diz, raoul belmans, justin martin, the inland knights, and more.

kne deep is a&red by the one and only emperor of hard techno dj rush. the next kd in line is by electronmike vs bernd isaac, the up and coming hard techno stars from austria. they have previous releases on killaz and 6 feet under records

kat returns with dj only ze-edits of two tracks from the influential label that fused the parallel nyc dance and punk scenes to create a new sound that they aptly christened mutant disco. kid creole and material are the artists getting the once over from dj greg wilson, the oracle on this vital and misunderstood period in music. creole and the coconuts 1981 hit >im a wonderful thing, baby<. emphasising the driving piano and mid-tempo beats, >wonderful< is in safe hands with greg wilson in control. you have to move to this. on the flip we find materials >over and over< being edited by greg, putting the funk into jazz-funk. material were an early bill laswell project that delved deep into dancefloor-orientated jazz

4 tracker of funky/deep grooving chicago styled house with jazz and disco samples to celebrate the 5th anniversary of amenti music feat tracks by town & country, joey youngman, olivier desmet & chuck daniels and da sunlounge. this is only the first part - so dont miss part 2

metal on metal are three young guys who found themselves djing together at a small club in their home town of vilnius. 3 years later and the guys now run their own club in lithuania and are the only home grown act to share headline status with soulwax and the chemical brothers etc at festivals in the baltics.no front teeth is the first track they have ever recorded! it immediately started to build a word of mouth online with djs playing out the demo - one of these djs was kissy sell out who has been charting no front teeth in his top 5 for months.

dj support: karotte, ricardo villalobos, shinedoe, tobi neumann !! its only july and serafin has already finished his first release of the year. he teams up with percussionist roman bruderer from the p-train crew to embark on a rhythmic journey into the housier realms of club music. have they had enough of the streamlined, overengineered high tech sound that still dominates the landscape? we certainly do welcome the vintage house dirt that they deliver and believe that this is one of serafins best releases to date. this is music for all kinds of summer dancefloors that will open up your crowds hearts. peace

been impressed by his remix on wall of sound... i loved it. i also heard he won some remix competition. like a grammy, only not a grammy. the tracks he sent were amazing... but his hair, while being orange (no bonus) was not corn-rowed. while i argued vigorously that i had worked too long and hard building up turbo to see it go all >ginger<... von party defended the duke, saying it might show how open-minded we are. when i re-listened to the tracks i decided that it was well worth the risk. so.... what you now hold in your hand is the debut on turbo of duke dumont: the mysterious bad ass from the wrong-side of the tube, the hardboiled london underground pioneer who once had to eat a sampler to survive, the future of dance music, and the past of the future of dance music

after a successful label launch with eps by tigerskin and spektre heimatmelodie now presents an all new artist, alfredo clonk. and this guy is one to watch as he has a completely original sound aesthetic, something which you can say of only very few artists. the a-side >doppelkorn< (a german high percent alcoholic drink) is a primetime mixture of driving 909 beats, whissping snaredrums and groovy sequences which spontaneously bring the slogan >rave is back!< to your mind. a bit deeper appears b1, >back to bombay<, a dark bass-synth on a techy percussion basement puts the dancers into a relaxed groove

pawel, also known for his melancholic and deeply emotional songwriter skills as turner on ladomat and mute, follows his path of minimal post-detroit influenced tracks recently heard on his dial release >ceramics<. having released 3 12inches on dial records as pawel so far, >jujuy&salta< marks a step on new ground, by starting his own label. orphanear is meant to be a open playground for both the pawel and turner releases, as well as for old and new friends, not only in the dance-spectrum. >jujuy< starts of with a slowed down, dark and bouncing synth line, and later on sound as if sähkö had moved to la and invited us all. >salta< turns up the velocity slightly and deliberately evolves into one of the sweetest and hypnotic detroit affine tracks in the recent past! played by dj koze & chloe

after a fairly long break with mousevillethe production genius that is eric prydz returns under his cirez d moniker to deliver this heartstopping new weapon on his mouseville imprint. he felt it was important after the many copycat versions of his tracks to deliver something for mouseville that was not only devastating but also fresh and boy we were not disappointed!! these 2 tracks will be 2 of the biggest this year with the a side track horizons combining sublime melodies and vocoded parts with slamming drums and eric s charactaristic killer bass.the flip side is a filthy affair with huge dirty bass and killer drums which will be played as a peak time weapon by djs across many genres

again and again, for the second time in a month for a double bill dancefloor winner. highly sought after and hard to find electro rock version of chicagos house pioner juan atkinss cosmic car, opens this 12inch cover version, from the mid 80s, has reached cult status among those in the know, but has became so hard to locate that it never properly crossed over onto the overground club culture world. we hope to give this masterpiece a second chance to reach his highly deserved broader audience. totally highly essential! b side gets back to the european funk mysteries. massive funk disco instrumental from holland, with all the elements that make a classic.. well, classic actually, but with only 7inch and album versions available at the time, this pure slice of delight never made it to most djs flycases. heres your chance to grab this one, on a slightly re touched 12inch version by our d.classics men nico & pierrot.

canadas last step unleashes his debut album called simply last step. these tracks are all created using original analogue equipment like the roland 303, 606, 707 and jupiter etc. they do not know much about last step as he only communicates with me anonymously and via vocoder. all his royalties (if he ever makes a profit) are destined for the st. bernadettas synth hospital.

limited to 400 copies !! one sided techno smasher !! please order your copy fast, because lots of our customers preordered this 12inch, so we have only once copies on the release date !! btw its a killertune !!!

ultralimited to 500 copies zzt is here with an insane premier release! this ukw record is truly unbearable – that s why we limited this subversive one-sided pre-release to 500 copies only. enough damage for now. zzt is z and t on a 808 and a roland system 100m modular synth at zombie studios munich. get naked, scream out loud, and dive into a lower state of consciousness, for a better survival in this world.

argyris theofilis, aka argy, is one the brightest rising stars in modern dance music. born in rhodes in 1985, argy moved to london in 2003 to focus more on music. with his roots in bossanova and new york house, he began djing at the age of 14. only in the recent london years he expanded his music tastes towards a more electronic sound developing special abilities as producer. he released on poker flat, raummusik, shallow cutz and simple records. while argy reserves live performing for more ambitious album projects, he has been blowing away the crowds of prestigious club nights with his dynamic, colourful and sensual dj sets

>if i am the one – then ill be the one!< there is absolutely no reason for false modesty as far as hamburgs currently irresistible dj weapon is concerned. the 26 year old, moscow born xenia beliayeva has had regular releases since 1996 and since her >kill them all<-nights in the hamburg gum club, in which she regularly introduces her own lyrics, she is known as one of the hottest insider tips for german djs. after xenia included an incomparably sensual component in her celebrated >ultra glamour ep< last summer, she also showed her remixing skills, as the first producer of the datapunk platform, together with her co-producer andre winter aka motion unit (confused rec) recently in datapunk limited with >dont worry<-remix the rotherschen super space model-hits. >hellraiser< perhaps the most compellingly exclusive track on the play! 01-mix-cd released by oliver huntemann only a few weeks ago, will finally be available on vinyl