fuckthegovernment.ltd, a.k.a. f.t.g (alfredo trastulli) and music box head honcho, marco riff, return to the skylax fold in 2016 with a cache of house nuggets for our listening pleasure. their last venture on skylax saw f.t.g collaborate with a bunch of his friends, resulting in some of the best tracks we’d heard all year, including the unforgettable fuckthegovernment theme. their tracks have been celebrated and hailed by some of the best djs in the game, names such as derrick may, ricardo villalobos, raresh, and dj harvey. the bar set by the first record remains sky high, and somehow, these two manage to raise the bar even higher. it may be the biggest cliche going when talking about an album, but the duo certainly do take us on a journey, through the past and present of house music. it’s a record not too dissimilar in tone to paranoid london’s from a few years back, but f.t.g and marco strip things back even further than those guys did, in our opinion, the sound is more raw with less frills, and no track names to predispose feelings in the listener either. this eight track project is cohesive and elaborate, with movements through sounds both acid and jazzy, minimal and maximal. it explores sounds that came to prominence in famous house locales such as detroit and chicago over in the u.s., but the underground european influence is definitely present, from paris to berlin, and of course f.t.g and marco’s home of italy. with this album, these guys add to the underground sound that has cultivated in the city of perugia for years now, a place that has seen the likes of simoncino and nicholas hone their craft.don’t miss out on a piece of skylax history

second split ep with effective club music from core members tobias gullberg & danny downey jr. enjoy!

bastinov is back on etruria beat with his new space programmer ep the main title starts with an hypnotic synth sequence on a 909 based beat driving thru some drony sounds. cosmic comes next with fat arpeggios, driving the song with melancholic vibes. on the flip side roberto clementi takes the title track into darker zones with some distorted elements and drones. last comes regis, a detroit influence track which reminds you of the glory days of the motor city.

göteborgselektronikerna (the electronic engineers of gothenburg) is the quartet that takes the tram ride through the line 11 to celebrate the city in true kraftwerk spirit. the quartet plays catchy beats and beautiful melodies, played and tweaked up with analog synths and vocoder.

shan s third outing for running back is an ode to a time when * house* was characterized by old grooves and nu ones alike. here you get a well-rounded treatment for the times before, during and after the rave. break beats included. featured in gerd jansons fabric 89 mix.

nice price deal !!! the title of this ep sorta says it all. its quite an important release for the label. glasgow musical connections all around! when most people think of optimo music, they think of the long-running club night in glasgow >optimo (espacio)<, which ran for 12 years every sunday…headed by jd twitch and jg wilkes. label honcho jd twitch is extremely proud to be releasing naum gabo … as this is the studio project of his optimo partner, jonnie wilkes, along with james savage. jonnie and james (formally releasing three 12 inches simply as >naum< on kompakts mighty speicher series) have been active on the scene for a while now. as well as releasing the original music on kompakt, mule, eskimo, dissident, and tinae they have provided some wonderful naum gabo reworks for hot chip, simian mobile disco, franz ferdinand, snow patrol, psychonauts and so many more… twitch has long been a fan of naum gabo so it is a bit of a coup to be getting this fantastic release: two covers of two mighty scottish acts from the late 70s/early 80s.

nice price deal !!! shaded records present the first chapter of a melancholy tale, together with artwork from the beautiful city of saint petersburg. apocalyptic techno brings us closer to a precipice - in the forms of a collective march. everybody has been aware of that movement towards an abyss, but shaded records whisper insistently that we have to move further - towards the drop. we simply must dance.listen to events in the background: wars are ongoing, gods fall from the sky, and markets collapse. nonetheless, the march goes on. this is techno from a frozen megapolis for those who are willing to surrender all hope - but will never do so.

two cities renowned for some of finest underground techno europe has to offer. this time the fierce heat of madrid meets the icy cool of glasgow. hector oaks and sverca load the madrid side with some heavy ammunition to supercharge your prime time emotions while glasgows deepbass and edit select bring an eerie spaciousness and depth to the flip side, leaving you begging for more. this ep is not for the faint hearted.

we’re getting almost regular here with our releases so maybe it’s about time to put a section in your shop for our label? maybe it’s a bit premature to start demanding things out of you...what do we know. so it’s time to hit you with number 6 and this one certainly smells like summer. split secs are a los angeles based duo made of some serious local mainstays travis kirschbaum and alexandre mouracade (aka sonns). they’ve put out a bunch of great records over the years on kompakt, jolly jams, throne of blood. they happen to also be behind the machine limited imprint too. impressed yet?

nice price deal !!! originally from outside boston, incyde first became involved in electronic music through his work at hotflush recordings while living in london on a university work program in 2007, where he began playing at clubs and radio shows around the citys thriving dubstep scene. in 2008 he moved to new york city and became a resident deejay of the nation s founding dubstep event, dub war, where he developed a reputation for his tasteful selection and genre-bending explorations into bass music. progressively focusing more energy on enhancing his sets, his productions were first met with support by mary anne hobbs of bbc radio 1 and scuba in 2010. his debut axis was released on hotflush s back and 4th compilation in april 2011. as a producer this is only the beginning of incyde s path, as he melts and reshapes broken beats and bass into his own signature concoctions. if otherworldly futuristic beat & bass explorations are what you are after, look no further.

this record is very near to our hearts. we re very happy to have to opportunity to release this music by lnrdcroy.

nice price deal !!! with >infinity 2008< the guru josh project succeed to cause the biggest dance sensation since many years. for weeks the track was blocking the top position of the european billboard single charts. besides numerous gold and platinum records from all over europe the tune just honoured as >best house / garage track< at the international dance music awards 2009 in miami. the official video clip at youtube has been watched amazingly for over 57 million timesà by this thunderclap darren bailie û the cofounder and dj of guru josh project û catapulted himself straight into the premier league of international top acts

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nice price deal !!! smoke city kick off 2010 with a killer ep from italian flavio lodetti! mixes from mazi & label bosses hoodfellas. dj support laurent garnier, slum science, the littlemen, jt donaldson, franck roger & more...

nice price deal !!! 2004 release by acid quiff aka the conformist.

nice price deal !!! citydeep music is back with another release from hawabiza project aka tuccillo& marasco. 2 different tracks, 2 different vibes. bizasweetmix is a more of balearic sound, while hawadeepmix is a classic dance floor track. gretchen rhodes vocals complete this package with her strong and solid presence. all instruments have been programmed by marasco & tuccilo, vocals and lyrics by gretchen rhodes

nice price deal !!! after their successful ?swayer ep? release on bcbtec the dynamic duo franksen & tom wax are rewinding their very own house approach, again drawing on a variety of influences for their second bcbtec release. track 2 with detroit chords and disco appeal

beef records label head michal schwa returns with his solo ep. schwa (one half of shades of gray) is now based back in gothic techno capital - prague – city which influenced him to jam out four stripped back techno/house cuts. yet forceful, dark, abstract and emotional… with eltron john remix on the b side. pure machine heaven. be fast or sorry. no repress.
big with: marco nastic, Âme, apendics.shuffle, 2000 and one, hermanez, danny tenaglia, deepchild, brother’s vibe, slam, cats n dogs, rainer trueby, kuba sojka, acid pauli

dark city ensemble - the collaborative effort of chris gray and darand land. best known for their sought-after works on the cult label deep4life, present four recovered tracks from the archives. all material contained in this 12” was originally produced during the d4l/sound principle era and possesses the emotive overtones that captured the minds of that special period.

fred everything ist zurück mit einem weiteren classic! -winter tones- ist einer dieser unwiderstehlich dreckigen, jacky house groover, garniert mit emotional aufgeladenen synths und einer schönen hookline. fred everything hat es wieder geschafft, eine zeitlose ep an den start zu bringen. auf der b-seite finden sich zwei raue underground remixe der unvergleichlichen tuff city kids, auch bekannt als gerd janson und lauer. derb und unverfälscht, so wie wir es von ihnen gewohnt sind.

nice price deal !!! when fortebas first album >space between us< was released on plastic city in 2007, the listeners and critics were convinced by the clear sound and the clear intention krisztißn dobrocsi followed with this debut.

iconic rave anthems remixed by a well known rotterdam player. limited vinyl only copies.

the name is a homage to his australian hometown ­newcastle and will serve as a platform to share music from his favourite artists. the two tracker features striped back, punchy jams.

uk-bred, berlin-based neinzer returns with a two-piece record on london’s yumé. taking found sounds from the city he lives in the fear explores themes of personal desire, the fear of failure and rejection. juxtaposing this side, the beacon employs a heavily resonated rain sample to create a dreamier work centered around a throbbing bass line and aerodynamic chords in the mixolydian mode.

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this record was written with the intention of conveying classic aspects of house music. track names such as “paradise garage”, “the warehouse” and “zanzibar club” come from monumental clubs that helped shape the history of house. it s true roots in chicago (the warehouse), to new york city (paradise garage) and new jersey (zanzibar club). this 12 features an heavy low end bass line surrounded by a fuzzy acid, brisk and grubby house beat, lush chords deliberately sitting alongside with crispy clear high end vocals. it s about respecting a legacy, the foundation.

nice price deal !!! for the first time chicago artists traxx & josh werner come together as jm strap and they are responsible for the a side of this record. we proudly present >the owl in daylight<, an amazing track that brings back the chicago jakbeat sound with an incredible bassline that seems alive, weaving all around the song to take it to the next level with a simple but intriguing dark pad and brilliant solid drums. on the flip we have >play error< by juanpablo. this madrid based artist is responsible for the frigio label and his track composed on the phrygian scale. the result is a dark and rythmic tune with a sweet melody and background voices. like the other tunes on this record >mute city< by lektoluxe remains at the underground level with galactic melodic synths and a fat deep bass that switches to acid tones at points.

jeremiah r has been responsible for some of the finest electro to be released over the past few years, with his mini albums for tabernacle records being particularly potent. here he launches the distant wave label with eight more chunks of atmospheric, far-sighted futurism. as usual, he flits between ambient style interludes and more expansive dancefloor fare. in the latter category you ll find the motor city techno futurism of -bermuda triangle-, the glistening idm loveliness of -streaming to arcadia-, the larry heard-in-space deepness of -cruiser-, and the drexciyan throb of -jar (jamming avoidance response)-. all are, naturally, both luscious and pleasingly melodious, whilst retaining an intergalactic sense of atmosphere.

next up on titanic city is stephen lopkin, who serves up five new cuts on the strategic reserve ep. stephen is a massive talent and has really turned heads over the last couple of years with releases on m>o>s, bokhari records, and raw tools. needles to say were delighted to have lopkin on board

this ep is the second part of a trilogy that neue grafik began with -pris- on the label beat x changers. the next and last ep of the series coming up on this label will be -the end of the replicant stories-. for the moment, are out :­ pris (a basic pleasure model) ­ roy (nexus 6 who killed is creator) like roy, batty said to himself: -it s not an easy thing to meet your maker-. the music on this ep is about anger, acceptation, love and complicated relationships with fathers. there is a lot of references to african roots, legends and to neue grafik s deep feelings for the city of paris.

four new stripped down techno tracks brought to you by philippe petit. road-tested on several dance floors during the last couple of months.

this is the second collection to bring together many of the visionary producer clement ‘sir coxsone’ dodd’s early recordings made with jamaica’s most exciting young artists and musicians. the triple 180 gram vinyl release includes a download code.

rawax proudly welcomes gigi galaxy aka gary martin to the family! we are more than happy that gary liked the idea to present his past treasures back on vinyl from the beginning. the first release on our -motor city edition- is the -lemuria ep- from 1994. originally it came out on gary s own legendary teknotika label - enjoy the trip to lemuria!

set to cause serious heat, hot creations release the mighty gotham city from rydim featuring the electrifying voice of chicago house legend paris brightledge. the release also offers a sonic remix from simon baker under his techno moniker bkr projekt plus an alternative moonlight mix.

ritornell’s richard eigner & abby lee tee originally teamed up to provide the score for a collaboration with filmmaker andreea sasaran and illustrator katja seifert entitled »melting sphere«. sharing a passion for the combination of filigree electronics with playful timbres of diverse acoustic instruments and odd utensils, the cooperation of the two producers was a logical choice.
»melting sphere« merges subsonic bass, kalimba rhythms, accordion sounds and toy bells, all framed by eavesdropping recordings of abby lee tee’s cat, bathroom squeaks for five minutes of organic downbeat bliss.
»tired dancers« on the flipside offers a melancholy tale of seduction relayed from the shadows, with field recordings of nightly city noise, a reversed music box melody, hypnotic chords and meticulous percussion. delicate, celestial cello (by lukas lauermann) and contrabass flute emerge as counterpoint to this rhythmic hypnosis.
this record is as shimmering as you would expect.

in almost ten years of existence, throne of blood has cultivated a diverse family of musical talent spread across the americas and europe, refusing to settle into any particular sound or scene. foremost among this crew of almost-impossible-to-pigeonhole producers is dissident veteran hardway bros aka sean johnston, known to many as andrew weatheral’s partner in a love from outer space. his third ep for the label, pleasure cry, is characteristic of seans style: a modern sound with sly winks to his rich history in electronic music.

the third album from gold panda as 12 inch vinyl release with download code included.

ryc continues a global showcase of techno cities. reunited for a second time, the finest talents of berlin and paris put their heavyweight tracks on vinyl. two parisians equally infamous in the techno scene, anetha and françois x, bring unique vigor and subtle mystery to this split ep while the accurate brutality of i/y and furious drums of abayomi represent berlins offerings.

nycs legendary sam records dropped the mysteriously named k.i.d.s dont stop- in 1981. it has it all trancey arpeggios, vocoders & vocals trading off with each other, brass & some heavyweight disco drums that helped propel it forth into the hallowed category of club classic. the record perfectly suited the open minds and open ears of discerning disc jocks in locales such as new york and chicago where this sublime piece of electronic disco sleaze would get plenty burn on the city s infamous wbmx thus having a huge impact, along with a whole host of other similar records, on the burgeoning house scene that was germinating in the fertile mid western soil. b-side cut do it again is a pleasant enough early 80 s disco jam, but compared to the futuristic burner that is dont stop on the other side theres one clear winner. a must have for all cosmic, disco, funk aficionados. now made available again, legitimately licensed, remastered and reissued in conjunction with sam records new york city.

11th pw vinyl , with another seriouis slamming house music

this is the long-overdue debut album by hawaiian born soul singer jesse morgan, member of the legendary mopptopps. the album was scheduled for release in 1977 but remained in the can for almost 40 years. ten modern soul masterpieces on one album - something you rarely find!
the limited vinyl release includes a download code.

novoline makes music with equipment that was manufactured in 1988 and 1989, controlled via midi by two atari sts. as a sequencer he is using an algorithmic composition program that is 25 years old. with this program he creates sequences that he modulates live by shifting numbers and settings while recording. the process is improvised and contains a good portion of randomly generated melodies and drums, carefully selected and combined by novoline. the result sounds a little like something between a dark 80’s sci-fi soundtrack and an endless marching new beat extended version.

killer 1975 gospel version of marlena shaws 1969 sister soul standard, a deep, socially conscious 45 asking some heavy questions about ghetto life set against a beautifully arranged, string heavy backdrop of low slung funk. a truly sought after rare groove, produced by the uks john abbey, the man who set up the legendary blues & soul magazine as well as the contempo, mojo and ichiban labels who worked with countless soul and funk artists throughout his lengthly career. quite tough to track down on 45, woman of the ghetto is now available again, dug out from the mighty sam records catalogue, the first release in their impressive discography now made available again on dinked 45 as it was presented in 1975, legitimately licensed, remastered and reissued in conjunction with sam records new york city.

kevin saunderson s kms imprint is a label that should require no introduction. the motor city label has been a techno mainstay since it s inception in 1987. numerous detroit luminaries have released classic after classic on the labels hallowed grooves over the last 25+ years and its influence is still felt in contemporary dance music today. the idea behind the kms origins series is to shine a light on the lesser known cuts in the kms vaults as well as the classics that have given the label it s legendary status during its lifetime.

l.m.y.e. (lend me your ears) are two bristol based friends who met via the idle hands record shop which is central to the city s burgeoning house scene. the pair combine their love for digging with a taste for the sound of classic 70 s and 80 s studio hardware.

the protagonists of the hot city orchestra a.k.a. einzelkind & simon birkenfeld don’t need much of an introduction. since 1998, the duo has been well known for widely acclaimed productions such as the observatory for infuse lately. the nine combines skillful composition with intricate vocals. a true headscrew so versatile that it can be integrated into the set at any part. minimalistic trippy techno, right to the point. aras labelhead andré galluzzi seamlessly continues as uncompromising as in his prior release mario on cocoon recordings. with the signature dna of the niine, andré’s remix enthrals with its compressed structure and crisp acid bassline. scattered modular sounds ensure a thrilling