after a split 12’’ and two eps from its founders, your favourite vinyl-only label welcomes an exciting new artist for its fourth release. hailing from berlin, hunee is a true music lover, a passionate dj and an amazing producer (not to mention a top notch friend). his recent productions on feel music, w.t. records and drumpoet community have caught the ear of many key players and made him one to watch in 2010. needless to say, hunee takes it to a whole other level with his barrio payment trilogy: from soulful house to slow-mo disco via afrobeat, the producer holds nothing back and that’s exactly how we like it at retreat hq. starting off with swinging hi-hats and a wah-wah loop, foundation builds excitement before a killer organ riff and bouncy bassline manage to bring the last non-dancers on the floor. ..

juke and ghetto house hero dj gant-man was part of the fools gold family from the start - his remix of kid sisters >damn girl< was on the back of our very first release, quickly followed by production on kid sis >switch board< and shows around the country as her tour dj and hypeman. so naturally, we are very proud to present gants new solo single and debut fg artist release, >juke dat girl<.
from his earliest 12 inches on dance mania, to rocking parties around the world on the rave and club circuts alongside legends like paul johnson, gant has been pushing his signature chicago sound for almost two decades - mixing up rapid-fire juke beats while referencing all the house and disco classics that first paved the way. >juke dat girl< is the latest development of gants hybrid approach, slowing the bpms down to a more universal tempo but keeping the hyper, party-starting energy intact.
the banging original also comes backed with two massive remixes - an amped-up rave version from the heavily buzzed dc duo nadastrom and a groove-filled uk funky house rework from ex-bugz in the attic producers greenmoney. the entire single is a dj must-have, so pick it up and work! and juke! and work! and juke…

finally back after a serious break, pornographic is back in action! cristian varela brings us a special picture disc to celebrate release number 25. the music on this nice looking vinyl is perfect technomusic that will appeal to a very wide spectrum of listeners and partypeople. already a favorite among some famous dj s out there!! check it out!

after the fantastic wood ep, luciano esse & toni d are back on material!! this with a great anton pieete remix

ultra limited 1 sided release! excellent acidic chicago acid house back from a early days

is kerowacks first follow-up single their acclaimed ep, the first ep. a is a heavy drum and electro synth four. it is partly a sentimental track, communing with one hand with the 90s warehouse techno revival, yet with the other hand, forging forward in the evolution of electrohaus, sacrificing nothing and tripping no cliche. fc kahuna lead the back-side of this release with a live rock acid disco reinterpretation, conjuring up an entirely different waking dream, untamed yet methodical, acoustic, analog, whacked out yet perfectly in control as fc kahuna always is.

after 6 am ep, played and supported by laurent garnier, len faki, alexi delano, donato dozzy, giorgio gigli, dj fex, marcel jochmann and many more, fabrizio lapiana comes back with another techno bomb: dark, groovy and with some berliner and detroitish influences. first good feedbacks by donato dozzy, francesco farfa, dj largo, carola pisaturo, giorgio gigli, claudio fabrianesi and more...

put on your sandals, saddle the plains zebra and move your feet to the >ziegen kalinka< - andy kohlmann is back!

11th release on dean coles funky techno-tool label from 2001 back in stock!

la influencias first release from 2004 back in stock! hot 4 tracker by labelhead bando aka manuel rio martin, incl. cristian varela remix.

andrea oliva strikes back on be as one this time with an ep on his own and two tracks of bumping ass shaking house music. >arosa< and >off the moment< promise to keep legs moving on the floor with their uplifting vibe and sexy jazzy grooves. another valuable release from a label that needs no introduction and an artist, andrea oliva, thats steadily confirming his artistic reputation as someone to keep an eye on.

after martin landskys last bomb on poker flat, man high, he comes back faithfully with we are streaking, a tasty two-tracker rich in classic landsky synth-work, deep moody melodies and forward pushing energies throughout. title track we are streaking sends a warm pulsing sonic charge right to the core. rushing, phasing and casually dramatic, an insistent synth theme revolves at the heart of this timeless slice of driving electronic house. characterised by landskys experienced produciton hands at the controls, its a slow tweaking, extended cut that will take you back whilst keeping your body very much in the here and now. the sharp post-electro swagger of personal decay punches in time to the heartbeat of a generation. taking inspiration from those adrenal, early days of rave, landsky combines modern, fi nely tuned electronics with raw, dubbed and funked passages of killer proportions. once again a perfect driver, in classic style martin shows off all angles of his love for the beat.

like his dj status, as a producer, jesse rose is a guarantee. world-renowned for the sound he created with long term mentor and dubsided label boss dave switch taylor, jesse is now the guy you turn to when you want a dancefloor remix, lending his services to the likes of hot chip, simian mobile disco, underworld to name but a few. after the phenomenal success of jesse’s mighty debut album, >what do you do if you dont< comes the third single from the album – >well now<. if you havent already heard the hooky >well now< in the clubs or on the airwaves, where have you been? the original mix is exactly what you would expect of jesse with its cheeky vocal and typical comedy factor make this mix so catchy its hard not to recognise it after the first play. flipping over savage skulls add their remix treatment to the track. these talented swedish boys who already have a dubsided original release under their belt and a killer recent remix for major lazer, give >well now< their bass and bumps whilst putting a kaleidoscope of funk back into electro.

stunning hypnotic minimal techhouse, the mighty mau5 is back hot on the heels of his massive smash ghosts & stuff we have 3 tracks taken from the at play vol 2 the first time on vinyl for these monster cuts

big with: russ gabriel, raresh, laurent garnier, mark henning, anthony shakir, dave mothersole, efdemin,.. after a well-deserved break mowar is back on track and proudly delivers its 4th release by italys upcoming techno talent roberto bosco. hailing from the naples area, roberto delivers 2 deep techno groovers. login exact opens up from the start with a very vicious and infectious groove, grabbing you instantly and looping your mind into deep techno heaven

manali (division of bombay) is back with minimal techy disco grooves, amazing production from russia!

aux-rec is being launched by airdrop records as an offshoot label designed with a specific mission in mind: to look back and pay tribute. aux-rec surveys musical history looking for those inspiring pieces of music (famous or forgotten) that carry a very distinctive groove and identity, and that offer the potential to be revisited in an ingenious contemporary way. at airdrop, we love music of all ages and of many genres! we feel aux-rec is a way for our artists and for us to pay our due respects to the origins and the evolution of contemporary dance music.
the existing airdrop roster of artists will be invited to contribute to aux-rec, but different artists will also be uncovered specifically for this project. off to a fresh start, franco cinelli and club rayo (a duo composed by rafael sorol and pablo terreil) engrave their long-time friendship on this record. franco cinellis first productions were released on the duos imprint club rayo disquets at the beginning of the millenium. the club rayo collective has been extremely active in the local argentinean scene for more than twelve years now.
going back to one of music historys greatest classics, >fever<, franco cinelli and club rayo bring their own interpretations to a theme that has known as many versions than people taking a sing at it in the shower! using ella fitzgeralds and elvis presleys voices, club rayo create repsectively the fitzgerald mix - a rocking dancefloor jam looping ellas fantastic voice bringing it to a culmination - and the king dub - a 118 bpm groove punctuated by elvis low-pitched and resonant tone. cuerdas is a short guitar instrumantal rendition of the fever theme. on his remix, franco cinelli creates a 10 minutes drum symphony, especially designed for the post-climatic hours. both producers kept in mind ellas famous quote when undertaking this great enterprise: >i stole everything i ever heard, but mostly i stole from the horns.<
the following releases on aux-rec will also be in the form of bootlegs, edits, re-works or samples (you name it). they will bring back memories to your heads and mostly the groove to your feet. to be true to its mission of a vintage exploration, aux-rec will be releasing exclusively on vinyl, in the tradition of the essential music format of the 20th century. there will be no digital releases at aux-rec. in the pipeline are soul claps edit of laid backs >bakerman< as well as le loups version of sheila es >a love bizarre<, produced by prince.
also played and supported by agnes, butane, ripperton...

belgiums number one techno dj marco bailey & dany rodriguez are back with a killer release including a rmx by one of technos greats: ben sims!

techno god man-d.a. is back on the road again to make even bigger footsteps than he had left with his release on pre-tone last year - already played by adam beyer, gregor tresher and many more...

shawn rudiman (known from technoir, matrix records, and most recently minimal soul records) appears as new artist on cache with amazing deep dub monstertrack, and finest detroit techno flavours.
cache records new single features highly underrated talents of shawn rudiman, usa. nearly 20 years making music, a true professional delivers.
deep atmospheric dubtechno on the a side, with appeal to dancefloors and homelistening.
b1 >no limits< is finest classic detroit techno, b2 a beautiful ambient/ electro number.
why this release has a classic sound feel you may ask? simply because its not a computer production. real instruments have been used and the human elements clearly show.

the simply massive duck sauce gets a full release via data 1 sided but its all about this mix. disco house is back with a bang

their debut ep comes on alphahouse records, and is turning heads as a late-night monster. need a mental picture? imagine classic g-man, strobe lights, smoke machines, and a cavernous berghain style freak show. the duo slyly manage to push the tracks in many directions, looking back to a time before ableton-warped bootlegs and cheap production techniques, all the while maintaining a standard that feels fresh and experimental. some of us are searching for more. with this record, we approach closer to that groove than ever.

without much need for introduction, archipel welcomes the talent of minus niederflur who bring with them the darkly blinding >lumen ep<. a lumen is a unit used to measure the perceived power of light and this ep is most definitely very powerful and certainly can be perceived as such. this is where the line between something as intangible as light is crossed and becomes tangible as one would feel an intense and warming heat which goes so far as to manifest itself as something with mass. title track >lumen< is the focused, convex lens, knife edge point of light which focuses a small portion of the suns energy so densely it could initiate many a blaze. >masse< is as dense as the most solid of gems and radiates dark light like heavy water and is sure to corrupt any geiger counter within its radioactive reach while >flor< stacks itself as high and wide as it can go, building further and further upon itself, and just as one would think it could build no further, it rotates itself back to within and further densifies, an inescapable sort of density of which one is eternally locked pleasurably within. >flucht< raises one into the blackest skies of night and flies hour after hour through blood orange clouds filled with the atmospherically scattered light from what was temporarily civilization below but is now just a memory shaded in the delight of being closed within the phosphorescence of late night fog.

yore returns with yet another deep master piece. javier alvarez, a madrid based producer and proprietor (along with his younger brother dubbyman) of the underground label deep explorer music, brings his relaxed above smoke sound to the yore imprint. in the first of four warm and atmospheric mood pieces, awfully drapes dense synthetic winds over a deliciously grooving, bass prodded deep house pulse. get down does exactly that with five funky minutes of rhodes chords, disco hi hats, and synth swirls, a percolating bass line lends the track a propulsive charge, while crowd voices give the cut a party vibe. on the b sideÆs ôthe fixö javier scatters chopped fragments of the spoken line, i ve got a lot of shit to say and i cant say it all in one day, i cant say it all on one piece of tape, over a funk house groove, after which dubbyman offers variations on the theme in his remix of the track, dubbymans version digs deeper into the cuts bass science and warms the tunes slinky pulse with hand percussion and claps. old school in its embrace of classic house sounds, above smokes ep is tailor made for those who like their material laid back, groove centered, and funky.

storming new release on robsoul!! legendary dj sneak teams up with joss moog and label head honcho phil weeks for this massive 4 tracker!! another must have record from the parisian underground house label!!!

ltd repress !!! 3 stretched out and beefed-up edits of tracks that originally appeared as skits on the brilliant rockwell records label...tried and tested on the dancefloors of amsterdam - these are sure fire head rockers/ankle flexers!! >kutparra< is a contagious banger that makes you want to jump, like kriss kross used to do. >kutwell< comes as a catchy discofied house tune that reminds us of some detroit productions some years back.. this stays from though! >nosestep< finishes off in true aardvarck style.. a stripped down track with a bassline to kill for… bare essentials

with the help of bodie lee and his nuboogie series project we managed to lay our hands on the master tapes of this early 80s disco hit by beggar & co. (and with hit we mean hit... like top 10 positions uk and us etc). we already got some raving reactions from people who use to love this big brit funk tune back in the days... and this might even sound better! nice remix challenge for greg wilson and elitechnique... both delivered the works! we could write a long story about the remixes and the remixers... but just choose your favorite. 2 sublime nu disco funk work outs!

funk me recordings is a new label , created by spanish dj/producer fer br. his trademark funky style has released on stablished labels and now he starts this new way , starting his own label. the main idea is to bring the funk back into techno. be funky my friend!

incl. patrick lindsey remix. label boss christian schachta returns once more with two new cuts of grinding bass and razor-sharp percussion for your listening pleasure. >sugar bombs< pairs up grungy bass with metallic artificial vocal stabs which arrange themselves into a solid techno groove. >sweet market< strips it all back to basics, spitting occasional claps, bleeps and snares, whilst the growling bass returns, growing in intensity as the track progresses. old school bad nauheim techno hero patrick lindsey re-invents >sweet market< into a driving techno-house thumper, complete with clapping and chanting, vocal snips and chicago styled hats, ready to give the party a big boot in the ass in fine style!

the funkiest man on the planet is back once again to bring his funk on borique tribez basics label! pure funky beats with catchy samples and effective basslines.. dance till you drop!

support from: adam beyer, len faki, josh wink, anja schneider, dj hell, speedy j., karotte, monika kruse, troy pierce, stephan bodzin, gregor tresher, oliver huntemann, sian, ambivalent, mauro picotto, nic fanciulli, martin landsky, marc romboy, joel mull, gel abril, pig& dan, oliver klein, perc, edit select, pascal feos sebrok strikes back on his own label paso music. his huge triumph, the ex ep (on dubfires sci+tec label) is still burning up dance floors across the club world. vision (released on david squillaces minisketch imprint and licensed to the 10 years cocoon ibiza compilation) also continues to ride an equal wave of success. and here is the newest addition to this tune-plethora.... sebrok - referred to by clash magazine as the poster boy of berlin techno - has served up two blinding techno tracks for us to savour. and for dessert, mobilée s finest duo pan-pot have rustled up two delicious remixes, which provide a fitting follow-up to their sensational confronted ep.

played by len faki, joris voorn, secret cinema, housemeister , funk d void, steve rachmad... alexander kowalski is back! after more than a year of not bringing out any new releases and leaving the >different< label, the first 12inch is now to appear on his own label >damage music berlin<, dmb for short. >the heat of the night< clearly takes the former kanzleramt flagship back to its original deep sound. this energy-laden dub-techno number is sure to make the dancers hearts beat faster, and to make them sweat - in the heat of the night... >its been a long way< is a typical pushy kowalski techno track that dares the tightrope walk between rolling basses and melancholic soundscapes. as for >dont judge me (just because i like the rave)<, the name says it all! this track is one of the smashers in the current kowalski live sets and has already taken apart a number of clubs in the process. alexander kowalski decided to found a label of his own primarily to release his own tracks that he has either tried and tested as part of his live sets or fresh ideas straight from his studio. in time, he also wants to provide a platform for other artists to publish their music. time to damage!

supported by dj pippi, dario d attis, roed svensk, andy compton, mike fresco, umberto gianni & more soon… here it is !!! we have the pleasure to anounce the full release of kentphoniks new track uthando. after the massive success of hiya kaya and sunday showers last year, the south african band is back with another hot deep and melodic track. uthando means love in swayly, and kentphonik are delivering only but true love to music lovers here !! on the remix duty is featuring australias very own dj jorj, who after releasing his soulful hit back 2 me with us and some hot tracks on papa, farplane and she records, is bringing 2 big room club versions to please a different crowd than the original. also available here is the beautiful yet effective remix of sunday showers by nycs finest producer carlos mena aka casamena, that will be sure to please the heads !!!! check out this great package, theres something for (almost) everyone !!

supported by laurent garnier, ben watt, dj yellow, shur i kan, nils nurnberg, florian meindl, mark knight, axwell!!! looking through my harddrive i just realized that this track is more than 2 years old ... shame on us!!! a few people were lucky enough to got it sent back then and the feedback was already exciting! the original version is a pure deephouse anthem drenched with pure soul! starting off with a moody and dark filtered string it leads into a pumpin deephouse groove ready to climax into a beautiful rhodes chord progression and that lovely m.u.s.i.c. vocal. its a perfect blend between deephouse and soul - pretty rare these days and set to become a future classic!! fred everythings mix is slightly more on the disco tip, tight drums and arrangement and a perfect addition to this package. finally we have another colab between the 2 label heads - called electric girl. its a sweet little disco midtempo groover with the typical trademarks of those 2 guys! enjoy this beautiful release - many people have been asking for this for quite a while!!

great all time classic track from blake baxter ... our luv ... this unique acidic house was released first in 1997 on disko b (the h-factor, album) , than pokerflats steve bug licensed this one for his sublabel >raw elements<, (various - da minimal funk 2, raw626). eleven years later (heavy demanded) blakes classic strikes back on decks classix ! a special tip for those who knows!!

the sound of the sixties and seventies has never been so sought after as at the present moment...

its time for the second airtight release from slovenian based ichisan (aka igor skafar). after some fine releases on the eskimo and solardisco labels our man is back. the cunningly titled full bet ep brings us a fine remix from his last offering on airtight as well as two new quality laden tracks.

nudisco are back! after several remixes and singles on label like yellow tail, poker flat, great stuff and opossum we are really proud to start our new label city lights music (clm) with this massive track called >violet<.
supported by: gregor tresher, mihalis safras, koen groenveld, made for radio, nic fanciulli, super flu, reset robot, renato cohen, wehbba, alex kenji, emerson, siwell, noir, flavio diaz, gel abril, aki bergen, jacob hilden (format b), helmut dubnitzky, joy kitikonti, graham sahara, john acquaviva, sian and many more.

after a some big remixes and a nice original outing this summer on get physical, catz n dogz return back to their home label. this time the guys team up with their friend, the hot producer, pol_on while also featuring the candid vocals of fellow mothershipper , monty luke. this is a great single to check out as we wait for their new 2nd album for mothership due out in the spring of 2010. the sexy analog sound of the original mix will fit well within any proper house set, but i particularly prefer the drama queen mix which breaks into a beautiful melodic section 3 quarters of the way through. groovy.

one-sided 12inch limited to 500 copies, mastered by dubplates and mastering, night jewel has been brewing in andy stotts laboratory for the last year, a real peak-time killer. info: >night jewel< is the first one-sided twelve on modern love for over a year and is andy stotts biggest club track since the release of his overnight sellout >hostile< 12 inch back in 2009. revolving around reverberating chords reminiscent of move d at his deadliest, its a track that just builds into a heaving mass of feelgood vibes, honed and primed for the floor.

london based masters of the groove berkson & what are back on pokerflat with another sublime excursion into deep flowing hypnotic and modern house music. the pairs infamous live show has taken them far and wide, delivering their detailed and unparalleled electronics from berlin to miami and back... now their story continues with the >ghosts ep<. the extended, jacking trip that is >ghosts< is a strong grooving reduced house track in the purest sense of the phrase. tough, tight chicago style beats flare and snap as a melancholic and mysterious synth motif dances around the funk-meets-dub bass sequence. all manner of ethereal spoken word passages, uplifting vocal meanderings and cuts are then intertwined in a complex ambiguous narrative that fills the room with the ghosts of house and soul music gone by... understated, uncompromising and super functional! next up the boys lay down a tribal house groover, full of thick keys, richly embellished drums and spiritual vibes a-plenty. no doubt first jammed out during one of their long studio sessions, the live feel and flowing arrangement opens up beautifully with soft key flourishes and tender vocal hooks.

david keno is going for the trifecta with feast, his 3rd kindisch release of the year. following on from his excellent label debut discoteca, and his storming tout le temps collaboration with jaxson, keno is back with the 3-track smorgasbord that is feast. starting off his career with a number of releases for on corrado izos 1220 label, david keno has since cut his teeth with morris audio citysport edition and frankie rec, and has honed his sound into a fresh combination of masterfully constructed beats, perfectly pitched percussive elements and infectious melodies… all the right elements for dancefloor devestation! feast shows david keno taking a leaf out of the book of us westcoast house pioneers, and giving the sound a new perspective. >bonito< opens with a hint of cheeky latin swing and demi-percussion, before breaking into a tough jacking beat and boompty house bassline. a lone, melancholy string sample in the second half define the track by injecting a touch of unexpected quirkiness into the mix. keeping the momentum going is >808<, a slightly deeper affair based on a throbbing, undulating bassline and conga-led percussion

supported by timo maas, dave seaman, dubfire, hot chip, dj hell, piemont, chloe, dan curtin!! new design, new ideas, bukaddor & fishbeck took a break from producing while playing a lot of live gigs and are back now, better than ever.

scott ferguson back on kinda soul for a new detroit house story!!

back to jack with steve summers... his debut release was the big surprise for everyone... the best vintage (acid) house tracks we could wish. and more of that intense classic house music on the follow up. here in our office we have people shouting rewind rewind and flashing the lights on and of as fast as possible when we play this! a must have for all fans of larry heard, joe lewis etc. big tip!

it s time to present maik s first ep on his label niveous records. after his releases on poker flat and karmarouge, he is back with a pack of fresh tunes for your club and home listening sound system. enjoy! early support by 2000 and one, someone else, simon baker, double d, alex niggemann, liapin, robert dietz,thomas schuhmacher, shur-i-kahn, nic fanculli, matthias meyer...

the debut situation release has been one of our best selling 12s of the year, thankfully the boys are back with yet another massive release. having taken the edits scene by storm with their amazing debut release on disco deviance and the launch of their own imprint with an equally strong set of cuts, the situation crew have now established themselves as favourites of some of the worlds leading disco djs like greg wilson, ashley beedle, optimo, horse meat disco, the revenge and pete herbert amongst others. on this release the seriously percussive disco vibes of late in the love break fuses the sounds of paul simon with some salsoul flavours to produce a truly inspired musical blend. heavily influenced by the sound and attitude of greg wilson, its a perfect track for any disco or balearic dj set. flip the record over and the party really starts to lift off as goblin gets mashed up with the b52s and reworked into a wicked, percussion driven slice of disco funk. absolute dance floor madness situation style

support by marco carola, troy pierce, paco osuna, ambivalent ...
alexi delano, with his second solo contribution to clink, the chilean-swedish-american eloquently brings back what keeps us addicted to minimal: simple, groovy percussive concepts layered under eerie, sexy melodies. gracing this ep are two ravishing, high profile remixes from paco osuna minus, plus 8 and pär grindvik drumcode, spectral. enjoy!

madhouse labelowner richie gee shows us what he likes for his label! big industrial hard monster of a tune! the mojitoman is back and he is drunk as hell! on the flip mister mojitoman celebrates his 3rd birthday in a way only he can. nasty sounds, nasty kicks, nasty!