james ross is a guitarist and composer living in brooklyn, n.y. originally from pittsburgh, pa., he has studied guitar at the university of pittsburgh and the mannes college of music in new york city. he has studied sitar with pandit krishna bhatt, and north indian classical music and composition with la monte young and marian zazeela. a composer in a variety of genres, james has written music for orchestral and chamber ensembles, as well as solo music for the guitar and the zhongruan (a type of chinese lute). he has also performed and recorded electronic and improvised music. recent performances as a composer and performer on the electric guitar, laptop and other instruments include sets at the bell house, at the small beast at the delancey with percussionist joseph benzola, a performance with kyle bobby dunn at issue project room, at pianos with richard lainhart, at glasslands gallery with michael vincent waller, at goodbye blue monday with david beardsley, providing live music for katherine liberovskaya and ursula scherrer’s optosonic tea series at diapason gallery in brooklyn, with video artist alex carpenter at the tank in manhattan, and at damrosch park at lincoln center as part of the guitar ensemble for rhys chatham’s “a crimson grail.” a recording of the -crimson grail- performance was released on nonesuch records on sept. 14, 2010. as a classical guitarist, james has performed as a soloist and ensemble player throughout the northeastern united states. he received a solo recitalist fellowship in 1992 from the pennsylvania council on the arts and won the 1993 mannes college of music concerto competition, resulting in a performance of joaquin rodrigo’s “fantasia para gentilhombre,” at symphony space in new york city.

cafe lanai is a duo in paradise. friendship and music at once led vocalists/producers michael brock and forever to adventure together to pahoa, hawaii. originating with the absorption of tropical sounds and antiquated island imagery, the project made a sweet, sweet double espresso debut with their deep first single lanai. on their debut paradise ep, cafe lanai enlists the spirit of humid rainforests and black sand beaches, imploring you to close your eyes and throw your body to the beat.

aus music continue their expeditious release schedule and follow up records from dj t., youandewan and geeeman with another addition to the label from saints & sonnets boss michael dodman aka huxley. having released a slew of eps through aus as well his debut album blurred back october 2014, huxley returns with a cross-genre 12inch that demonstrates perfectly why hes remained a long term staple for the label. few artists have held their ground as well as huxley. across an acclaimed catalogue thats seen releases on hypercolour, 2020 vision and tsuba he has managed to astutely touch on many bases whilst constantly keeping his output fresh and relevant. now - 6 years since his breakthrough collaboration with ethyl on cecille numbers, huxley reaffirms his position at the top of the tree and presents his 2.0 ep: 4 prime-time cuts bursting with powerful drum work, charming vocal samples and tape driven synths all deftly arranged to do serious damage on the floor.

296 seiten / zweisprachig dt., engl. / über 450 fotos / interviews / anekdoten / michael reinboth porträt / cover / flyer / erinnerungsstücke. inkl. individuellem download code für 40 tracks. 138 statements und gedanken von gut 60 künstlern, wegbegleitern, remixern und freunden, darunter: sven väth, laurent garnier, robag wruhme, danny krivit, hans nieswandt, gerd janson, permanent vacation, kruder & dorfmeister, fat freddys drop, solomun und viele andere. das buch kommt verschweißt in einem stabilen kraftkarton–schuber und mit einer schönen bunten fadenheftung. begleitet wird das buch von einem kleinen »oho«: »bits & bobs. composts hidden treasures and secrets«. ein schlankes heft mit 27 anekdoten der letzten 20 jahre, mit cover artworks und diversen kuriositäten. das bits& bobs ist im schuber dabei. das buch hat es einen festen kern, das innen liegende »cover« – passenderweise auch träger dessen, was die leser zu hörern werden lässt: einem download-­code zu 40 stücken aus dem compost-­katalog, mit 14 unveröffentlichten tracks.

part 1 of editors kutz 005 pressed on hot pink vinyl feat cuts from luvless / trujillo / jean claude gavri & label boss vinyladdicted who teams up with sleazy mcqueen to round things off nicely. with edits and reworks on little known or impossible to find originals, and some beloved classics, this release covers various disco styles, keeping the right balance between the uptempo and lowtempo vibes. limited repress act fast.

deep techs duky supplying the original for this vinyl only underground bomb. ( limited press.)
support from sonja moonear, tini & enzo

new tracks by wassermann, michael mayer, superpitcher, jürgen paape, weval, voigt & voigt and more.

having made his ovum debut alongside michael penman on the hugly popular shimmer ep back in 2013, berlins us born resident ambivalent returns to the label, flying solo, with his fantastic new double-header phase doubt.

lxury returns with an all greco remix package of square 1 featuring deptford goth. joe goddard starts off the record with his quirky adaptation of square 1, followed by the mysterious v.o.x and their spacey dub edit. on the b side george t & jean gabriel becker bring their 90s dat loop sound to the table and to round things off we have the original cut of square 1 featuring deptford goth. prepare for 4 tracks of peculiar melodics, 90s dat loops, and blissed out cuts...

the second release we do with french artists upwellings aka vincent raude who is professor of modern art at the academy of brest and has been recording music since 1996. his ep comprised two tracks. a-side >dubbin at the strobe< feat. michael zerang shows a nice interaction of drums and sounds developing a profound deep mood. drum parts were recorded in chicago by michael zerang, a real jazz legend who played a lot with peter brötzmann and joe mcphee, hamid drake. the flip side >lighthouse dub< has the aura of an place which is extremely isolated. the sound is at times extremely pulled back and melancholic and holds a sentiment that reminds us a bit of joy divisions >we are the young men<. the track undergoes a transformation beatwise when going more uptempo.

supervision records first vinyl only release including tracks by michael beattie (london), josef lupo (london), richkus (germany) and guido nemola (italy).

releasing under the moniker misanthrop since 2002, michael brauningers music reflects a foreboding sense of darkness, something that has been prevalent in his previous releases with the likes of critical recordings, neosignal and subtitles. misanthrop has utilised unfamiliar ways to push the envelope of his twisted, sinister sound for new ep *i need more*.
the automated refrain on *capitalism* reflects the stark coldness of misanthrops work, before unleashing an onslaught of off-beat breaks to display brauningers deft, often unpredictable production style.
*rock n roll*, a more familiar tear-out drum & bass track, bolstered by pummelling percussive flourishes and flashes of distortion throughout.
gaining support from the likes of skrillex, goldie, skream, alix perez and more, misanthrop has spent his 13 year career carving a sound that is wholly realised in this latest release. brutal, uncompromising and inherently forward thinking.

das düsseldorfer duo bar, bestehend aus stabil elite musiker lucas croon und christina irrgang, debütiert mit einer musikalischen klasse zwischen new-wave, balearic, shoegaze, dream-pop und noir-songwriting. dieser 2-tracker beinhaltet einen unglaublich deepen signature-remix von unserem mann shahrokh dini, welcher bereits seit einiger zeit für furore in den clubs sorgt. michael marshelli überzeugt mit einem kosmisch-fetten (nu-)disco remix, der den gediegenen vocals des originals die richtige würze verleiht.

the definitive guide to upfront and classic house! ltd 2015 backstock feature

secret life music has teamed up with dj/producer simon mills for their next release on both vinyl and digital formats (slm010). best known for his work with wonky chill out act bent, these days simon produces solo material under the name napoleon. last year he fine-tuned the synth heavy napoleon sound by setting himself the goal of self-releasing an e.p. every month.
dj support: pete gooding (cafe mambo), phil dockerty (secret life), jose padilla (cafe del mar), richard norris, balearic gabba soundsystem, robot 84, napoleon, t-polar, chris coco, phil mison,michael mayer (kompakt), eli (soul clap), rob da bank, henry saiz, king unique, sahar z, nick warren, lonya koval (cat & dog, tel aviv), luke & justin (unabombers), severino panzetta ...

neue single von lee fields emma jean album in einer single edit version mit neuer b-seite, die aus den albumssession stammte, es aber nicht auf das album geschafft hat. dont walk war zuvor auf dem limitierten truth & soul 2015 forecast 10inch sampler zum rsd erhältlich.

last time round for finale, it was label boss michael zucker offering some rare insight into his prowess behind the buttons. here zucker adopts the more familiar curatorial role, easing the finale focus towards the new generation of parisian artists prospering in the french capital. ka one & st sene oversee the prospering flyance records and arrive on finale with the french connection 12inch after a recent turn out on london s ornate music. the four tracks suggest ka one & st sene are developing into a truly diverse production unit, with the crisp motor city utopia of smokin joint a particular highlight.

lukas simmer has a solid grounding in the world of composing and producing music. is making his debut here on jesus was black with this strong package, imperfections ep. this album accomplishes dark deep style with a growing atmosphere that evolves into a psychedelic sound. nima gorji round off the package, delivering a wonderfully restrained remix, very deep and laden with low subby bass tones.
support by alejandro vivanco, easy changes, michael melchner, hermanez, maetrik, alexkid, chasing blondes, danny tenaglia, ibiza sonica.

yes, so we re finally here, the 100th release of gamm enterprises ! since the very first release with red astaire s now classic follow me gamm have remixed, reworked and edited almost every style under the black music banner. gamm have and will always aim to deliver dj friendly black dance music regardless of style. gamm simply bring out that little extra in your favourite tunes. so for our 100th anniversary release we thought we really needed to bring out the big guns. what could be better than an ep where the mighty the reflex and up and coming remix star moplen came together and re-work the greatest artist of al time, michael jackson! sounds pretty good right? the reflex, moplen and mj...what a trio! well, there s not much more to say really except that if you like disco, boogie and mj this is the biggest musical home run of all time. lets boogie...gamm style!

more late 70s westcoast yachtpop you can almost dance to. delivered on heavyweight 180 gram double vinyl in gatefold sleeve

darkel is the solo project of jean-benoît dunckel, who is also known as half of the french duo air. his first solo album came out in 2006, at the same time as charlotte gainsbourgs 5:55 album that he produced alongside with his acolyte from air. as well as participating to mythical soundtracks with air (virgin suicides, lost in translation, marie antoinette, quartier lointain, pioneer), jean-benoît composed the score of bee, je mappelle hmm, and also the quirky film cyprien but always in a very organic and solar electronic spirit.

early support from kasper bjorke, michael mayer & dan ghenacia. when you feel me part 1 feat. two great originals and two remixes, one by fellow french luminary chris carrier, and the other by usa deep house and techno talent jus ed.

quality alert: michael melchner & alejandro vivanco!!!
welcome the new kid on the block, the spanish lukas simmer incl. 2 hot remixes by the german michael melchner and chileno alejandro vivanco: the sheikh ep on bla bla nation 003

the king of nothing back with 2 funky disco edits of michael jackson tracks plus a remix from that man munks.

three releases from mangue records for one special price! contains these eps:
- mangue024: fabian schumann & black vel - casalinga
- mangue025: michael nielebock - apfelblüte
- mangue026: raumakustik & black vel - oh brothers

children of tomorrow presents a new ep from tensal from hector sendoval (50% of exium). after his splendid album supported by ben klock, surgeon, oscar mulero, jonas kopp, dvs1 etc. to name few! he delivers 4 tracks on this uncertainty thesis ep with his analog touch that is based on cyclic lines and vintage synthesizer. from timeless techno for the dancefloor to deep classic, including a bonus vinyl only track!
support by: tommy for seven, truncate, jeroen search, etapp kyle, markus suckut, ben sims, slam, kr!z, pfiter, zadig, samuli kemppi, marco bailey, francois x, submerge, synthek, invite, arnaud le texier, abstract division, joseph capriati, lenny posso, antonio de angelis, michael wells, paul mac, max_m, philippe petit, mental resonance, etc...

fantasma, the latest project of south african innovator and creative pioneer spoek mathambo, is a five-man collective which weaves together electronica, hip-hop, traditional zulu maskandi music, shangaan electro, south african house, psych-rock and punk to form a unique, original and fresh hybrid. the godfather of bacardi house, producer dj spoko joins with former machineri guitarist andré geld- enhuys, drummer michael buchanan and maskandi multi-instrumentist bhekisenzo cele to complete the line up. fused by spoek mathambos futurist vision, fantasma pulls inspiration from all corners of south africa: the sounds and spirits of townships and cities as well as the rural countryside. it is diverse not only in its membership but also in its forward-looking music. the 2x12 inch vinyl includes 2 bonus tracks and download code.

italian dj and producer costantino paturzo aka el patron makes his debut on shes super with the wonderful floor work coproduced with tirrenia vibe which comes backed up with five fantastic remixes.

the second wrltd vinyl is from the collaboration between wunderblock and michael chernev a.k.a arcuation. the ep starts with the amazing remix from darren roberts a.k.a. deepbass. it presents his unique dark hypnotic sound combined with the effective driven techno groove. samuele costa a.k.a. scam. delivers the second remix, which is also dark and atmospheric with some propulsive jacking dubbed out drums. on the b-side, there are 2 remixes from wunderblock: mikroplexmix, with its mesmerising swirling atmosphere and punching rhythm, and more relaxing, deep and spaced-out remix with co-production of vladimir kochenov a.k.a. acrob, also the member of wunderblock crew.

zanetti motors, a car mechanic you can trust, hell yeah!
early support by jackmaster, michael mayer ...

fantastic remastered reissue of a masterpiece of the golden era of nyc deep house, the incredible love is a mystery ep by tropical moon (aka legendary producers nelson paradise roman & blue jean), their one and only release under that moniker. originally released back in 1990 every track here is a killer - the a side features the underground smash love is a mystery with its beautiful emotive pianos, classic lush strings and gorgeous vocal followed by the relentless drum groove of its alright. on the flip we get another club classic, the tribal bouncer jungle house as well as the darker after-party vibe of data bank with its phat b-line, deep chords and superb sleazy vocal. pure class!

frankfurt based label sensual strikes back with a 2x12 inch vinyl sampler. kick off 2015!

2 supreme chicago heavyweights go head to head across 2 slabs of wax... step up boo williams & glen underground

resin kicks off 2015 in monstrous style by introducing perth drug legend to the front line. the demented project of liam robertson, one half of the mighty clouds. with the broxden burners ep on west end communications and a remix on canadas turbo recordings, resin is very excited to introduce clubbers guide to craigie, a session of dark sludgy scottish techno.

2nd part with more phunky disco

neuauflage sämtlicher broadcast studioalben mit bedruckten innentaschen und downloadcodes. parallel werden auch alle cd-formate wieder erhältlich gemacht. broadcast begeistern mit einer einzigartigen mixtur aus 60s pop, easy listening, psychedelia, 70s soundtracks & velvet underground. tender buttons, das dritte braodcast studioalbum aus 2005.

the sophomore late night running release features a jazzy theme by aakmael and a more machine driven rework by appian on the a side. for the b-side the label has tracks by man of the moment anaxander and a tightly produced edit by michael zucker.

here comes the second blind spot music vinyl with some of our favourite techno artists on the board. the original track scattered produced by the japanese ryuji takeuchi and it is a proper peak time smasher. ryuji after a few remixes is finally landing with an original track on blind spot music. in the past techno fans have heared his unique style on various releases on label likes of nachtstrom schallplatten, sick weird rough, huehelix or his own imprint local sound network.
on the remix duties are: mallorcas techno ambassador angel costa, who has released on some of the most prestigious labels of the techno scene such as clr, electric deluxe, micro.fon. the german michael schwarz, whose unique driving-techno materials came out on driving forces, wall music, praxxiz and at last but not least blind spots very own dr hoffmann & gabeen. the duo is infecting the techno scene slowly with their lethal sounds.
the scattered ep is not for the faint-hearted, serious underground techno beats on it.

traffic records is in with their fourth release! martyné & jacob teamed up again and present the dune ep, great broken techno, played out by ricardo villalobos, dorian paic, michael melchner

following the huge success of dlm 004 and the massive appeal of roman flugels remix of idle eyes (as charted by all from dixon to michael mayer, dan avery to maceo plex), here is a little surprise from our camp. glockd is c.a.rs trademark washed out sarcasm, bleached cynicism, the track forages paths through chloes dark mind. it was one of the first tracks she wrote on her own, and was recorded down the bunker with timothy j fairplay. a favourite of andrew weatherall (who nominated my friend, the c.a.r album, as one of the best releases of 2014), it is now coming full-circle, being given a stomping shuffle air guitar dance-floor rework by the asphodells … if you liked our lord sabres remix of fuck buttons this is for you. electronics looking at the floor & air guitar. following it is manfredas (the protégé of les disques de la mort) vocal version of angelina, a request from many after the instrumental being released earlier this year. the northern wulf is biting again. and he bites hard.

leftback present their 4th release of the year by welcoming original material from och, kashawar & matt star alongside a new collaborative track from label owners michael mclardy & dudley strangeways. the ep offers a diverse selection of deep cuts from the spacey and dubbed out through to minimal techno and will appeal to new fans aswell as those already following the first year of leftback.

since its conception three years ago, the hamburg based label hafendisko has been patiently building its reputation with a diverse and varied artist roster. alongside releases from emerging talent such as deo & z-man and brynjolfor, it forms parent label hfn musics outlet for club oriented music whether with full releases or remixes for artists such as kasper bjørke and faded ranger and just recently welcomed renowned remixers such as michael mayer, charles webster and luke solomon, to name a few.

stockholms dungeon acid returns with one of the strangest, nastiest acid records to date.carnal knowledge is caveman techno, one chord hammered with hypnotic precision, a two-note acid line adding an air of polyrhythmic mystery. the heavily processed sounds of copulation comprise the bulk of the atmosphere, the whole thing feeling like an alien, updated version of lil louiss immortal french kiss. the instrumental version is a slightly swingin’ variation on the same theme. dungeon acid principal jean-louis huhta is known for editing the sweetest parts from his hardware enduro-jams. the bonus beats title for b2 is a bit of a misnomer in fact, these are the sounds of mutant, futuristic lovemaking in all their glory, perfect for sexing up otherwise sterile dance music. get some!

mr ks aka jean-pierre baroni is one of the latest emerging talents from french electronic music, alongside a new generation of artists from france who are making a serious impact on the house and techno world. a student of classic chicago and french house, mr ks dishes up an exemplary 4-track ep on the ever-impressive music is love label, complete with high-grade remixes from french compatriot mr g and label boss oli furness.

a club in the parthenon basement where you cant see in front of you, you lose yourself as the antipodean heat beat surrounds you. this is the latest imagination of melbourne-based band leader nicolaas oogjes. marrying into a greek family (his wife contributes spoken word on two tracks), oogjes became fixated with hellenic culture and its impact on humanity, prompting his rotating cult of collective consciousness musicians no zu to spiral deeper into their celebration of global rhythm and percussion. their even weirder, sparser and more synth driven sound is the result of creative exchanges with home loan records ceo michael ozone, who helped them realise the strange and complete world of medusa music.

this one is a taste of things to come from the clekclekboom camp, a ready to use various cuts ep made by deejays for deejays. the label say -a solid piece of wax with different weapons including already known ccb producers and extended family. for this first volume, french fries teams up with nsdos on a hypnotic jam, bringing chicago s percussive legacy in a 90 s nyc ballroom. then we got aleqs notal going deep with a new batch of his lunar material where tripping synths meet spaced out hi-hats. on the flip jean nipon provides his drummer background to display some infectious rhythms colliding with a shuffling syncopated bass, while barbara ford takes us through a heavy mesmerizing acid jam tunnel… overall a deep and yet club-material experience representing perfectly what clekclekboom has to offer today.-

for those turned on by the far-sighted, sci-fi inspired sounds of detroit deep house and techno, this ep from michael zucker s finale underground imprint (an offshoot of his finale sessions label) should be an essential purchase. with the likes of patrice scott, keith worthy and luke hess involved, you d expect the quality threshold to be high. it is, of course, resulting in a quartet of killer tracks. hess hypnotic techno jam -tolox- is a definite highlight, though it pales in comparison to the analogue futurism of keith worthy s brilliant -cyclops-. best of all, though, is scott s -journey into the unknown-, which bobs, weaves, bubbles and spits to the rush-inducing deep house sound of undulating synthesizer melodies and classic, transmat-style motor city rhythm

kamrans first 12inch since his acclaimed lp together we breathe on all inn records. the name kamran sadeghi and the sounds created by him have been present in the ether for quite some time. as son of rose and with the soundwalk collective, kamran has collaborated with patti smith, worked with morton subotnik, created sound design with recordings by jean-luc godard. this 12inch offers two of his productions created for the dancefloor, playful, hypnotic, poetic and introspective

shahrokh dini hat 2014 seine letzte, hoch gelobte maxi -shayan- veröffentlicht, hier kommt nun das nächste killer-release. nach einer langen studiopause ist auch michael reinboth mit einem remix vertreten, offensichtlich in topform! genauso wie liquid phonk, die bereits eine black label 12 inch (#98) und letztes jahr zwei großartige eps auf farside und lost my dog rec. ablieferten