kevin alves better known as gift, originally from chicago but living in denver, became the resident dj for silver saturdays at soma at only the age of 18 and held that residency for 2 years...djing alongside the likes of sandra collins, chris fortier, nick warren, timo maas. with previous releases on pure music, vapour recordings & lost language. gift currently holds a residency at denvers club lotus and has now signed up to the baroque label group! melody laided house music is the key to his sound & learning the art captures the sound of now perfectly. complete with heavier mixes from blue room project & echotek, this is a massive package from method!!

classic re-issue of the believers

4 classic beach/bar/terrace tracks here get your copy and enjoy the summer

after his title >beats in the mist<, on the first part of the double publishing religio.audio005, there is now the full variety by mr. ferlin hearable on the religio.audio009! according to the motto of the record, >monday morning sights< presents three easy techno-like and charming original tracks plus one precise muscle relaxing remix by hammerschmidt & lentz. of course, in spite of the name of the title, this record works even at other days/nights of the week. with a light taste of mediterranean and a special musical liveliness the sardinian, living in berlin, opens the indoor club season. this is for everybody, who likes to get dumplings with vanilla sauce on monday morning!

supported by the likes of 2000 and one, marco carola, adam beyer and tobi neumann, matthias tanzman, among many others. remote area represents the current leading amsterdam underground scene. where artists like microfunk (aka 2000 and one & dave ellesmere), kabale und liebe, lauhaus, daniel sanchez contributed to big club hits. these hits are >pecan<, >mumbling yeah< and >makake< . now julien chaptal also known for the melodic wonderland, am i loco lima, and freedom fries together with lauhaus is coming forth with his excellent debut album called tokens on the remote area imprint. before the album is released chaptal wants to provide you with a bit of a taste from a french artist living in amsterdam. bon appétit.....enjoy it

gorgeous sound, sweaty beats and a dream of a female voice! no, i am not talking about the new jenna jameson movie, but from the 1st release from the djs jay pariz & meave de tria. dancing with tears in my eyes, a hit from the 80ies by ultravox, and converted it into a danceable club dream from vinyl. youthfully cheeky they play with the a bit long in the tooth gotten song and planted on a living cell therapy which is listenable. incl. 3 remixes by niels van gogh, doc phatt and spacekid

nice price deal !!! already having living legend pete tong as a firm supporter on watch you dance, what’s there to say more? if holy pete says so, it is so! j

photonz are marco rodrigues and miguel evaristo from lisbon, portugal that is the home to fado (meaning destiny or fate in latin), a melancholy and penetrant style of music that needs little interpretation. they have already released a string of singles on d-i-r-t-y, dissident and living records to great critical acclaim. we are very proud to release their next single. having gained great support from guillaume sorge and erol alkin, this single is set to thrill dancefloors worldwide!

morris audio 62 is a joint venture from two of the most outstanding greek producers (em well, living both in berlin now….): ekkohaus and gummihz! and they present what they do best: ekkohaus (hot with his cargo edition release) gives us two great summer tunes, house stylee, with fat bouncing basslines. and gummihz (big with his releases on mobilee) turns >our thing< into a minimal dancefloor smasher – reduced to the max, but adding highlights where necessary, this track will be

knock knock, bang bang! minimal neo tech drama is just kicking your doors off! 5.4,3.2,1 action! our hommie jurek przezdziecki from warsaw, (poland) - is making his debut on boshke beats records and you better watch it, feel it and be into it! (we will not give you here a death threat ,but we were close to-please admit it) 10 years of producing under the different projects like big wigs, epi centrum and mass turbo! and lately you could taste of his sound on recently released maxis on whirlpoolsex, bretzel, jacek sienkiewiczs recognition and living records and here is his first boshke debut. we highly suggest to watch this interesting producer closer! he manages to seamlessly lead us through his special and unique fusion between minimal techno and neo trance, dressed with his unique sonic synthesises and topped with a top class sound production. on the b-side is a contemporary re-work of the sink master by maestro robert babicz (aka rob acid), speiced with the dancefloor power and a big roberts character this remix destined for all the modern contemproary djs on the planet earth!.

excellent glitchy experimentalism trax

skinnerbox, thats also two gentelmen, one of them immigrated from a far away country and both living in berlin now. in their boxes theres no devil but there are grandpas old synths, funnily and heavily beeping and bumping beats and basses, joy and fun as in godizllas playroom. and then comes mister humantronic, his remixs, finest tech that will wake up the beast even where no beast was ever before. a record to love and to pamper!

mop mop is the brainchild of andrea benini, musician, producer, dj who has been active for more than ten years exploring a large variety of musical genres, from club to jazz music... this time he delivers a philly inspired boogie remix of the jazzy original by mop mop, just the right feeling to welcome the summer.

deepchild has established himself with original releases for labels like om records, get physical, freerange and remix work for booka hade. for this ep, deepchild has pushed the envelope of experimental tech house to a new level. with remixes by living legend robert babicz, french duo solead and czech weki we are delivering massive four track peak time ep.

2008 miami house sampler, hier part 1 von 3 mit slamming house anthems.. check b2 -> (marc evans)

streetwise was one of the seminal dance labels of the eighties, responsible, with its subsidiary imprint partytime, for several important and influential examples of the dance genre. several of its releases were indicative of the directions that both dance and r&b would take over the next few years. the signing of vocal group new edition and their resulting hit candy girl is generally acknowledged as the beginning of the boy band phenomenon, and the labels last hit, music is the answer, was also a key element in the rise of house music. the label lasted for only a few years before falling victim to its own success and the related success of its owners, especially revered producer and remixer, arthur baker. here is a selection of streetwises greatest 12inch mixes, gathered from the archives during streetwise reign over the dance market presented on this vinyl.

twice high quality dark atmospheric techno deepness. nebula is the more straight forward track, thick pounding rhythm and vibes make it ending up somewhere between mills & maurizio, raw straight techno. estuary gives some deeper dubby vibes. revived is the delsin sub-label ann aimee! once again outlet for the more experimental sides of delsins electronic music. after the superb fine release by james kumo, another fine debut ep. this ep is done by delta funktionen, who goes in real life by the name of niels luinenburg. 23 years old - living in the northern part of holland. hes inspired by maurizio, basic channel, convextion, carl craig, steve rachmad, jeff mills, robert hood and others. the superb artwork is done by another delta, namely delta inc

detroit artists seth troxler & patrick russell join forces for their first ep >valt trax< on circus company in what is obviously a successful piece of teamwork. seth troxler, now living in berlin, has been attracting attention with his spacey, funky atmospheric releases on labels such as spectral, items & things (as thrill cosby), omarss fxhe ( as young seth), esperanza, beretta grey, leftroom, and dumb unit, moving into more and more interesting territories with every one of his releases. the idea behind the ep was to recreate a vibe identical to that of the heyday of underground dance music and instant insanity of the early 90s on a record that sounds like it was lost in a dusty vault for 20 years and just rediscovered.

born in the west midlands, and now living in london, cj nelson started her musical career fronting bands covering various genres, touring around the uk and europe. after spending time in manchester, cj teamed up with chris joyce, former member of simply reds rhythm section. this collaboration resulted in the release of her 1st single release me in 2006 cj started to collaborate with the german based producer team of protone music. together they recorded this single. in 2007 matiz owners helmut hoinkis (u96, chocolate) and jan wayne joined the project, added 2 remixes and finally bring it back is available for your decks.

death is nothing to fear 3 is the third installment of spectral sounds compilation series, focused on bringing forward new voices in the world of techno. brought together by an equally brash and nuanced take on tonal manipulation, the four artists presented here - finlands sami koivikko, berlin- by - way - of detroits seth troxler, chicagos kate simko and ann arbors 2am/fm (james t. cotton and d marc cantu) - contribute a vast yet tightly controlled understanding of the compilations theme. what unfolds is a tough and modern ride through international techno and house.

in the beginning the was a dream, a dream to become part of the living womb of good music. a dream of being real, true to myself and i set this dream to fly high. days and years passed by and i didn t seem to find response but one day in the arkest hour came the light and then i knew i had to hustle it s a song about my determination to express myself widely whitin the realm of good music, won t be selling my soul, won t be taking the easy path, its all about what is real, training harder and harding until i get what i want: the pure sound of goodness for the dancefloor, for my life and the whole world. that s how i hustle. abicah soul confuzed well this track started as another track but i took the sounds from anohter track put with this that how i came up with the idea confused .i started listening sounded good i stuck with it.onw word deep stephen rigmaiden jeepin basically jeepin was done and i was listening to acapella s for like 2 weeks trying to find the right vocal snippets. my thoughts were how was i going to get franck s interest? i knew the track was done but for him to pick it up it needed a vocal. then i came across the perfect vox. i used a montage of a few different vocals, some hip hop elements, some jazz elements, some gospel elements, ill leave up to you to decipher. i knew i wanted a raw, kinda hip hop type of feelingas well, something you can get on the dance floor and go uggh!, that s my shit!! or damn i gotta get in that circle and show em whats up! i made it for the dancers out there, b- boys, house dancers , or jus ya regular club kids. trying to get the crowd hype is always my intentions , i feel this track does jus that. now get on the dance floor and recognize the sound!

ajello, an italian duo with solid releases on relish and an album on mantra vibes, delivers a four-track ep for radius at the crossroads of italo and deep disco. featuring godfather daniele baldelli on b1!

nice price deal !!! not only touch your mind is the first production but also is the first track licensed on a label for jeff di feno and jyack alls, two 24 years old producers living in paris. in addition to the original dub version that is a massive dance floor track, karine adds lyrics and transforms this track into a massive radio tune! arias, muttonheads and tristan garner cannot wait to remix this track using their personal touch

quagmires third >artist ensemble< ep introduces the first four new artists to the labels roster. this quartet hails from dutch soil, william kouam djoko residenting in amsterdam as mical rhebess, pevanu and tim woestenenk living in the so called >backcorner< of east holland, near the german border. non of these young and talented producers released solo on vinyl before, which gives quagmire the absolute releasing debuts for these close friends of the label. william kouam djokos serialism repetition fills the complete logo side. this loopy bomb sucks you in a whirlpool of wet percussions and snareriffs. transitions are hardly recognizable and changing elements seem to continue. dynamic and delicate techhouse as never seen before on quagmire. tim woestenenks sunset love on the info side sets the elegant mood for this ep. microhouse in its purest form, stripped down to the most functional sounds. a big stab and a broken oriental stringinstrument give this track a incredible sense. timeless club music

limited edition upfront promo copies...not only touch your mind is the first production but also is the first track licensed on a label for jeff di feno and jyack alls, two 24 years old producers living in paris. in addition to the original dub version that is a massive dance floor track, karine adds lyrics and transforms this track into a massive radio tune! arias, muttonheads and tristan garner cannot wait to remix this track using their personal touch!

electrohouse edits of bon jovis classic living on a prayer

davide squillace finally kick starts his long awaited new minisketch series, the new special edition called minisketch500 with 500 copies ltd edition on 10inch. finnish producer jari marjamaki was born in turku (finland) but since the early 90ties he is living in lisbon, portugal. with his zentex alias he concentrates mainly in expressing his own vision of minimalist techno sound. he has released his music in cologne based labels traum schallplatten, kickboxer (boxer recordings) and portuguese bloop recordings imprint.

after the last ep on catwash records 011 by dj w!ld ,its the turn of the other behalf of catwash band:chris carrier . rising out from the parisian house music underground, chris carrier is no average guy for those djs who knows how to rock a party. and while chris is producing and djing more than ever before ,he also find sometimes to do this great ep. on the a side with communication breakdown he s delivering us a good techno tribal beats with a high oriental sequence. may remind so how , the groove of the early 90s ...just a classic carriers beats !!! nothing to show is more housy with dubb sound on the background.a classy brazilian voice come after 2 min to blow your mind .its the perfect track to start burning up the dancefloors...be sure that everyone will start 2 fell the heat .living wreck is enough techno to make da body movin & enough deep to wake your soul!with a touch of maurizio and a perfect carriers groove be prepâred with this track to dance until the morning comes!

killer! we are honored that cadenza co-founder philippe quenum joins the fray with this super-fresh two tracker straight out of his geneva studio and into clubs, after parties, and living rooms all over the world. agbaja is a panorama bar special. it is big, freaky, dark, and loud. it is made for places that dont stop. it is for that moment when the party is about to lose control. this is quenums darker side. a day in mumbai is one of those tracks that defies description. is it house? is it techno? to us, its modern minimal music with personality. its soulful. its percussive. its loose. its quirky. most tellingly, its highly personal look into the roots of a very talented african-born, french-raised musician. if you cant get into this, get your head checked.

born and raised in tokyo, living in berlin since may 2007, akiko kiyama presents on neo010 two wonderful minimal- tracks, synthetic, acrylic, rough and raw, sober and straight, shy and yet damn clubby. akiko - whose delicately reduced musical style is partly defined by some earlier 12 inch releases on m-nus creates a fragile and surprising cosmos of subtle rhythmical structures and wobbling guttural waveforms, all this combined with this very special female approach that people all around the globe seem to love more and more. for those who like it a little bit less minimal, there are two remixes included. we have one by humantronic, the minitech (or tech?) berserk from france, who re-establishes an industrially strict balance of pumping and knitting sounds, with almost trancy elements good and healthy food for the club community

rong music introduces a fresh new artist to the label - mr. chin. originally from new york, now based in sunny southern california, chin is a world renowned disco dealer to many high end disc jockeys. from heavy hitting disco breaks to body and soul type music, his first outing has a little something for everyone in the shop. this release contains a cheeky jungle brothers sample. this a very limited release, so pick it up quick before its gone!

it was 1883 when the krakatoa vulcano erupted and generated the loudest sound historically reported. about 120 years later, in 2002, the project krakatoa was born, generated by the underground enthusiasms living in the city of turin,aiming to contemporary electronic sound esploration with a special appeal for clubbing. krakatoa was originally established as a cult underground party based at the beach club in turin, where every thursday more than a thousand youngsters use to meet at the feet of the dj booth where the two founding fathers, dj pisti and samuel, regularly perform. they are often supported by special guests such as josh wink

supported by karotte, agoria , trickski , chris lake , audiofly . micky slim, lawrence. minilogue & trentemøller remixes! a great premiere on pineapple. klovn is not from iceland like all other pineapple artist, but these gusgus friends come from denmark with a hypnotic deep and slow track, perfect for the summer chill sessions. klovn is more of a hobby than a fulltime project for buda and krede. theyve rented a studio, stolen a sofa of the street, bought the computer and thats basically it. when they have the time, they meet up late hours to produce. klovns friends trentemøller and minilogue were easily convinced to add their remixes with minilogue doing their great minimal clubsound and trentemøller living his love for freaky chilling

krischmann & klingenberg - germanys new faces of dance floor destruction - have a long history concerning their collaboration and music. they already met at school and soon after realizing that becoming musicians would be a dream they started living it: both infected by the hardstylevirus had been working together for a long time and after their first release at skull tunes and the immediately following >hammerhuhn ep< at unknown power the audience experienced raw power with a high level pressure. they spent nearly all of their living on equipment last year and one can truly say that they became a massive package performing live. prepare for fresh sounds and kicking beats

after two successful singles, >do me like< (remixed by chab from azuli, imago & saw fame) & >so bad<, heres the third single extract from the album, >making love & music<, just in time for the summer period! >makin love & music< has been remixed by top us producer morgan page in two version (instrumental & vocal). for those not familiar with morgan page, he is 24 and living in los angeles, has several remixes under his belt for grammy nominee wax poetic (norah jones), ashlee simpson, jean f. cochois, terry lee brown jr., nigel hayes, home & garden, and dozens of critically acclaimed eps out on labels like bedrock, saw, and nordic trax featuring collaborations with colette, gregory shiff, and astrid suryanto. recently, his music has garnered support from a wide-range of top level djs including sasha, deep dish, danny tenaglia, dave seaman, hernan cattaneo, john digweed, mark farina, and jason bentley

incl alex smoke remix, cool minimal dark spooky tech tracks

the irrepressible cobblestone jazz present the first single from their debut album >23 seconds<, forthcoming in september on wagon repair. cobblestone jazz produce their tracks live, with a strong emphasis on improvisation, and the trio of programmer tyger dhula, keyboardists danuel tate and mathew jonson, make full use of their formative jazz training to transform the musical outfit into a pragmatic and responsive unit, a living and breathing creation, free of formulaic sequence. >lime in da coco nut< is a potion brimming with transformation. cobblestone approach a simple key melody from every angle imaginable, with the harmonies, disharmonies, bubbling accents and rhythmic permutations exposing the otherworldly potential of the simplest of tunes. a sinister whispered vocal conducts affairs, seemingly flustered at its inability to contain the unruly elements in this wonderful experiment. on >saturday night< a deep synth line and ghostly vocoded moans progress through a jungle of percussion and falling echoed tones, steadily approaching a beat that enlivens like water on a desert journey, or rather, like vodka on a saturday night. the dizzy finale spins around your ears, a bit like the ceiling after a particularly heavy weekend adventure… be sure to be well rested before tackling this sensory safari

this is the third single taken out of the highly acclaimed swirl it up album and is ready to follow up the nationally aired singles freak for you and when i think of you with a bang! blanche neige is the newcomer on the vocals for youre a star and she brings you her sweet voice straight from paris and as usual there is a full package with dj friendly mixes prepared for you. first of all one to watch giom (one half of the bobby & klein duo from france but living in london) gets into remix mode bringing us a mix that can easily compete with the work of lawnchair generals for example. this remix has been proven to be huge already during wmc 2007. the original extended version could not be left away from this twelve of course which is according to many people one of the best tracks from the swirl people album. the icing on the cake is the 1200 warriors remix which is also one of the freshest remixes to date for these new york proteges of dj sneak. you ll be a star when you bust out this record on your speakers

wheres my dongle is a masterpiece of depth and tones. electronic rhythms keep the backbone of this track strong while the synths and pad cascade over top. minimal yet maximum impact, this track is a smooth drive along beachy coastlines, and a super-tool for moving waistlines. palms studio mastery brings every element perfectly in balance with the arrangement working well on both dancefloors and living rooms alike. its no wonder loco dice used this as the opening track on their newest >time warp< mix compilation....disc 1, track 1

for living003, dub kult has decided to pull together some of his own best productions to make the killer four-track >one world ep<. this ep has, arguably, more of a dance floor focus than previous eps on living, but maintains enaough trippiness for all but the most dedicated noodle heads..

ascii disco, who is now living in madrid, put his latest track mdma into pale music s hands in terms of a 12 release with remixes by the scandals and punx soundcheck

cobblestone jazz produce their tracks live, with a strong emphasis on improvisation, and the trio of programmer tyger dhula, keyboardists danuel tate and mathew jonson, make full use of their formative jazz training to transform the musical outfit into a pragmatic and responsive unit, a living and breathing creation, free of formulaic sequence. dmt is a particularly good example of this, progressing with a confidence and purposefulness that borders on sensual mastery. samples and trace sounds are revealed into the mix, weaving a hypnotic and infectious reverie that calculatingly refrains from climax. a display of power that is anything but vulgar, cobblestone arent showing us all their cards just yet. magic

beach is the perfect early morning track with dreamlike sounds. an amazing deep techhouse piece for a dancefloor and living room alike. underwater is a shuffle tech track and its sounds go deep underwater where the sun cant be seen anymore.this groovy one is sure to shake many dancefloors in the middle of the night. on the flip fusiphorm strip things down to basics in best minimal tradition

only unreleased new tracks from dj deeon and slugo....though he s revered among chicago djs and around the world as the original master of ghetto dance music, deeon started small, on chicagos south side. he sold his dj mixtapes in the parking lot where he lived, and played house parties in the projects. these crowded living room parties started the feeling and inspiration for the sound deeon produced, music he simply refers to as, >for the strippers, for the street<. while tracks like >accelerate< on dance mania were doing well overseas, he was getting little support or play from local chicago clubs. deeon calls ghetto house the >stepchild of chicago house<. eventually the incredible response from his music forced the clubs to concede and play his records. these >techno with a ghetto edge< tracks have found way to the decks in clubs around the world. deeon found his home on chicagos own dance mania label, where he released hits like >let me bang<, >who you wit<, >da dick suck< and >the freaks<. deeon is currently signed to databass records, which is rereleasing most of his back catalog with new remixes!

his name is rené breitbarth, he s from cologne/germany, living now in berlin, he s quite well known already, of course, and he s been into making music for quite a while now. he also co-founded other labels, but we from neopren are tolerant and like him all the same… we all have to collaborate, other labels are friends and not enemies, and the neopren-records are easy to recognize anyway, thanks to the wonderful artwork! this 007 >graveyard swing< .release consists of two fantastic, pumping minimal tracks. the bassdrums go as deep under your skin as the most expensive bodylotion, the entire bouquet of the tracks is nicely balanced, and an entire basket full of rippling pearly ingredients will make many of you ask yourselves the >wuttisdatsound<- question…

in part one of >fuse presents steve bug<, mr. bug presents legendary tracks by derrick may aka rhythim is rhythim, johnny dangerous and mymy !!

a fresh new label from the netherlands, comes on the first vinyl with tracks by estroe (connaisseur superieur, 7th sign), warren fellow (some records) and terrace (eevonext, eevolute). this release is a detroit orientated three tracker with deep melodies and fine crispy beats..

acos coolkas are konstantin atomas and vasiliy basalaev from omsk, russia. omsk by the way is the largest city of southern siberia situated at the crossing of transsiberian magistral and the irtysh river - 2500 kilometers from moscow to the east. its pretty hard to imagine where it is unless you are a geography expert. however - there are people that produce electronic music like this living there.acos coolkas are mainly known in russia for their domestic works and releases and >skyline< is one of their first releases abroad and first (but definitely not the last) appearance on theomatic. their atmospheric, freshness-breathing house seasoned original version supported by andrei zakharov aka an-2 with his more-serious-attitude-to-the-things stratospheric disco story on b-side

currently on exhibit at bzr is one of the finest living specimens of mc spit fireus in the world. responding to the name substantial, and discovered in his native brooklyn, newyork, substantial has made a practice of amazing hip hop and dance fans alike with his unmatched ability to spit fire over progressive electro dance tracks. captured exclusively on wax and cd by dj chew fu phat (chew fu) for all the world to hear on the single move 4 me, substantial is currently ripping clubs and venues throughout europe and the u.s. alongside chew fu as part of the bzr traveling exhibit