some notorious electronic music talents have started their careers as percussionists. and so did yaya, but his tale is different to all the rest. his new release for desolat takes a unique, upbeat approach to 4/4 beats: combining heartfelt benin influences - samples from dialogue and traditional ballads - with the stretched-out tension and release of balearic and the bubbling pops and stutters of tech house, plus the occasional kickback to a commodore64 high score melody. raised in turin, italy, rhythm was his lifeblood for yassin legali, also known as yaya, from an early age. his father was the lead vocalist and percussionist for mbamina, a band consisting of musicians from benin, zaire, italy and cameroon. mbamina released eight albums, collaborated with artists like manu dibango and salif keita, were sponsored by paco rabanne and played all over africa, including a show for the presidents of senegal and france. their final show was with james brown in paris in 1985 - the year yaya was born. well-versed in his fathers legacy, yaya grew up playing drums and djembe, and at the age of 15, began performing as a percussionist in turin clubs. just one year later, he was already djing, playing funk, soul, afrobeat, house and garage. manu dibango and fela kuti found a spot in his crate next to records by masters at work and dimitri from paris: contrasts of rhythm and structure that pervade his music to this very day.

now signed to sony and coming out feat the eurythmics this was the ibiza anthem and set to be the next >call on me<?!! dj support pete tong (6 weeks in a row radio 1) / paul harris / mark brown mark knight / angello / ingrosso / eric prydz / axwell / carl cox etc etc..last of the limited promos get in fast

after setting 2007 alight with his award winning debut solo album a mind of its own karizma returns with the highly anticipated sequel: a mind of its own version 2.0 the upgrade! karizma continues to defy categorization as he moves between his customarily ferocious club bangers through downtempo burners, atmospheric soundtracks and even smoothed out soul with featured vocalists monique bingham, fruity and djinji brown on rap duty. karizmas trademark fusion of raw electronic grooves transcend through the house, broken, dubstep and so called funky house scenes, his raw style influencing beatmakers across the genres. karizma has been putting in the work in 2008 tearing up dancefloors the world over from on a mind of its own v2.0 the upgrade karizma has raised the bar once again as he continues to find new ways to rock clubs, cars and headphones worldwide.

the third album of keith richards best mates! - 180gram vinyl in heavy slipcase with printed full colour innersleeves and stickered with special guests: keith richards, ronnie wood, joe brown. all songs produced by pete brown and brian james (from the damned). a masterpiece...what a blast - mojo

with the summer season on the horizon, the mighty cr2 unleash their flagship compilation for the year, live & direct presents ibiza 2009. loads of exclusives grace both discs, and feature producers & remixers such as harry choo choo romero, lee cabrera, chuckie, mark brown, dj sneak & many more. here we have the second of 2 vinyl samplers day & night taking some of the best moments from the cds. night focus on new talent with tracks from prok & fitch / lex da funk & danny dove alongside hollands chuckie. another killer ep from cr2 limited as ever!!

with the summer season on the horizon, the mighty cr2 unleash their flagship compilation for the year, live & direct presents ibiza 2009. loads of exclusives grace both discs, and feature producers & remixers such as harry choo choo romero, lee cabrera, chuckie, mark brown, dj sneak & many more. here we have the first of 2 vinyl samplers >day< & >night< taking some of the best moments from the cds. the face classic >needin u< here in its dj wady guise (buzz chart #1) along side norman dorays & tristan garners >last forever<. on the flipside we have the new version of lee cabreras >shake it< from thomas gold (buzz chart #5) which is sure to be a massive ibiza anthem

supported by sis, ricardo villalobos,loco dice, robert dietz, markus fix... after kicking off with sis bubu ep(mitu001), mitus second release comes from yet another cocolino crew dj/producer. having released in the past on cecille and la pena, sercan is no newcomer to the game. his music, however, does bring something new. the title track, acuerdate, is an elegant percussive house track with a broad range of styles influencing the way it progresses. sercan smartly plays his dance floor tactics, making sure that with every new element that is added, all of your inner senses awaken… the b side kicks off with flow show, a track that james brown would work his dance moves on. the balance between funk /house / tech / groove is simply right. on the last track of the ep, sercan lays down an ongoing house vibe that will make evry single head nod. a transcendent effect elegantly kicks in, as the tracks old school feel slowly kick in and do it climaxes

favorite recordings is proud to present this new killer hip hop number from yann kesz & lmno. lmno from the exceptional group visionaries has been working with some of the dopest producers and artists around such as kev brown (featured on the track sur too strong), j.rocc (beat junkies), dert, ld, georgia anne muldrow. on this project, a 12inch featuring 6 hard hitting beats with contagious hooks, lmno takes a trip with wizard yann kesz. on the soul infused never stop!!!, lmno explains how family, good times and bad, push him to never stop... thankfully for all of us lucky listeners out there!!!! this is high quality stuff, soon to be followed by an album as wicked as this 12inch. limited to 500 copies worldwide, so be quick!

blockhead drop the æfunky soul sampler just in time for the summer months featuring some top notch names. australias d-t3ch hits the spot with æswingin for the fences with many djs charting and playing this 1 from the ep. magnus wedberg hails from sweden and has recorded for lables like black vinyl & groove baby. æbrooklyn has had support from the inland knights.the title track from the ep comes from scotlands craig hamilton having had tracks out on tango / greenhouse & flatpack traxx etc. æfunky soul is a wicked rework of the james brown classic, purple musics jamie lewis has picked the track for his new mix cd dj support from giom / dj heather etc. rounding things off we have singapores #1 dj kane ian who takes things a bit techier and finishes the ep rather nicely

this third sampler contains the excellent everyday, a collaboration between terry lee brown jnr and the timewriter. gorgeous deep house with a solid techy edge and a lot of soul! the plastic avengers remix of joeseph maliks believe and see is a raw, dirty tech-funk workout, whilst house stalwarts, 95 north, weigh in with a dubby house cut from ten years ago that screams underground! finally, man of the moment, sascha dive, has his deepest america cut remixed by samuel davis, and its a trippy, raw and minimal house swinger! a great 4 tracker, with a nice mix of deep and minimal to please most tastes

after a quarter year hiatus, spatula city is back at it like a wax addict!!! i am super excited to present this next release that has just been getting caned by everyone and their brothers and sisters too: organized crime - the music laundering ep. hailing from milwaukee, wi, organized crime is comprised of two gentlemen theives: jonn hawley & marcus aurelius. both of them are equal in character as they are in toilet training, and they make killer recordsà.just dont let them in your house. if you like what you have heard so far on spatula city records then this records will exceed all your expectations for a new release. spatula city is back to jack and getting seriousà.so serious we are cleaning house. if you buy this record jonn & marcus will come over and clean your house, but probably kick your dog and blame the cat. they probably wont come over and clean your house, but if you play this record i your house it will probably explode so be careful because that will be a lot to clean up. this record is so damn good im not even going to talk about the music, which is great because i dont have the capacity to anyway

support by: stephan bodzin, xpansul, martin eyerer, dave ellesmere, tim green, moonbootica, mason, nudsico, terry lee brown jr, florian meindl, tomcraft, toni rios, kiko martinez

includes lars wickinger remix. support by tim green (buzzin fly / trapez / fabric), sweet n candy (dumb unit / opossum), ascii disko (ladomat), terry lee brown junior (plastic city), emerson (kiddaz), kiko martinez (docepugadas radioshow).

this is techno in the spirit of the original detroit and european pioneers: machine funk that looks as much to parliament and james brown for inspiration as to richie hawtin, and which treats each track as a fresh experiment in dancefloor dynamics, not as reworking of an existing formula.

supported by: mason, james talk, djt, terry lee brown jr., scope, tiger stripes, shur-i-kan, dj hell, karotte, paolo mojo, lovebirdsà

nottinghams infamous kinky movement return to amenti music with three slammin new cuts.

volume 7 of the vendetta singles series!!

technology might not be an escape, but techno is for sure! this 4-tracker is the best evidence ...

big with: m.a.n.d.y., julietta, tobi neumann, 2000 and one, gregor tresher, nick curly, robert dietz, argy, raresh, audiofly, afrilounge, alex flitsch, terry lee brown jr., marc romboy, anthony collins, jimpster, justin drake, brothers vibe and many more

do you remember supercar tv series? check this out!

nice techhouse groover by noferini!! mixes by charlie brown, matteo marini and maxie devine & veerus!!

strong 3 track electro house with a french touch already played by flash brothers, graham sahara, pete brown, agent greg, dave lambert, ...

nice price deal !!! minimal floating techhouse beauties by bob brown, fiorna aka charles cooper, mr. projectile and red sequence aka adam johnson.

3rd and final part of the maimi 09 samplers sees us return to the classics. with vocalist kathy brown being featured on the new version of hulk the shapeshifters deliver a superb mix of danny howells dusk till dawn future classics sunshyne from james talk & ridney & lee cabreras v funky voodoo love round things off in fine style. all in all a must for any dj

the second part of cr2s miami vinyl samplers!!! tracks by andy chatterley, p8, mark brown & goodwill and carl hanaghan & my digital enemy!

28 tracks state-of-the-art remastered! original 7 and extendend deejay cuts by dennis brown, gregory isaacs, freddie mcgregor, michael rose, junior byles, delroy wilson, sugar minott, leroy smart, a.o. - the next essential chapter in the reggae anthology quality series!

3rd installment in this promising deep house labels - classic house tune with uplifting melodies - remix from freerange artist gorge - supported by jimpster, terry lee brown jr., kreon, lemos, nick curly...

hardbanger hardcore ! it never die !!

a very warm & innovating ep full of lush melodies & harmonies ! especially blue is that sort of track you fall immediately in love with after first listening and it contains enough chunky deepness to rock any club

under the monikers abacus, a:xus, and charlie brown, he has produced for numerous imprints including balance/prescription, airtight, dnh records,83 west, fragile, nrk and guidance with which he released his first full length album entitled he is back in 2008 with a new a:xus single featuring the sweet vocals of graph nobel. pete heller turns a great piece of music into something even better. a strong deep, moody and soulful remix. a classic in the making

infamous recording studio guru drew brown from texas used to be becks right hand man in the studio before working with radiohead producer nigel godrich in london these days! since 2004 he has been releasing lofi pop under the aliases paper jones and coke dance

killer doublepack with rmxs by milton jackson, roberto rodriguez, einzelkind, johan ilves, francois dubois, terry lee brown jr. , manuel tur, neil qiugley!

since 1996 when he started working for >dms< distribution and at the >imports recordstore< in darmstadt greg parker is a part of the elctronic music scene. at the end of the 90ies he became member of the house scene in the area around darmstadt through djing. in 2002 he took over the recordstore, renamed it to >smoove records< and became resident dj at the house club >room 106< where he met terry lee brown junior. afterwards a close friendship developed that inspired parker since 2006 releasing records. support by terry lee brown junior, the timewriter, alex flatner, nacho marco, stryke

quintessenz der staten island souls: the budos band! ihr frischer, afro beeinflusster sound zwischen soulful & psychedelic? begeistert in den usa & uk bereits plattenliebhaber und fans starker live performances. james brown & fela kuti stehen pate für ihre musik. the budos band have soul, on the inside. and its strong!

ashley brown, dominic palermo and adrian shortman aka jazz cartel send us 2 uplifting and laidback tunes, fresh like a sunny morning in spring. we gotta expand!

massive release with tracks from the plastic city radio show cd.with artists like: terry lee brown junior, the timewriter, gorge, forteba, andrew grant, roberto rodriguez, nicole moudaber

feat dj wady & patrick ms hulk and denis the menace & big world present philipp van het veld show me a reason.

great hiphop-flavored breakbeat/electro-ep by headrush, made in 2002.

an impressive collection of their biggest classic hits!! quality dsd remastered and double 12inch gatefold edition!!

monster debut album release ! state of the art quality deep house 2008 ! big with: chaton, ripperton, quarion, baaz, knarf skipson, omega midi, agnès...

support by:andre galluzzi, gregor tresher, sebastien leger, oliver koletzki, nick warren, terry lee brown junior, roberto rodriguez , anderson noise, hernan cattaneo, robert babicz aka rob acid is back on circle music. the last strike from robert on circle music was the great and lyrical remix of dan corcos >new world<. he also convinced with his atmospherical work on way out wests >spaceman< on hope recordings and ruled on sytematic with the big album release >a cheerful temper<. robert, who is one of germanys very early techno and electro heroes, appeared on the last cricle music compilation with the unique >invasion< and will alo appear on the next circle compilation >the mechanic sound of nature<. for this it is only logical for the co-founder of shortcut records to release his latest two dancefloor sensations on circle.

great deep dreamly melodic dub / incl idjut boys mix

excellent techhouse remixes by terry lee brown junior, l.exx aurel remix, subsonic park

neophyte records presents the new masters of ceremony release!! excellent hardcore 3 tracker which offers two brand new hardcore bombs: dirt and rocking with the best - both in the usual top quality neophyte style so ready to concur the international hardcore scene! on top of this a wicked headbanger remix of the m.o.c. classic 2008 skulls. another outstanding release which proves that neophyte records is still the leading hardcore label worldwide, have it large!! dj support: dj neophyte, outblast, dj d, dj panic, the stunned guys, scott brown, brisk, darkvizion, tha playah, the viper, prankster, dj vince, catscan, cronik dj, headbanger,dj paul elstak, buzz fuzz, na goyah, tommyknocker, dj mad dog and many more!!

4 great examples of the typical subject detroit techno sounds. cuts from dj bone, trench, rennie foster, stephen brown

played by: dave clarc, kiko , oliver huntemann, chloé , da fresh, ascii disco, tom wax, martin eyerer, solee & codec… very direct and convincing lyrics which totally fits the music as it is an excellent track, both groovy and energetic. fat and heavy beat follow the dark order of miss beliayeva: >you better get your body on the floor< and if you dont, shell send the russian mafia. get it?:) andreas henneberg remix is a sharp minimal hit, perfect for a party highlight, while ginos and snakes touch totally recognizable brings a nice tech-house accent to the track. (elle k brown voice of citizen kain)

played by loco dice!!! next sureshot from freunde tontraeger with a superb martin eyerer remix. also big with james talk, stephan bodzin, florian meindl, terry lee brown jr. and many others..

yore returns with a true dream team split ep, pairing yore label head andy vaz with sistrum manager patrice scott. vaz is up first with a beautiful slice of old-school funk and soul within a deep house formula, >back to square one< that has a whole lot more in common with isaac hayes and james brown than with juan atkins or any other techno icon. accompanied by a wah-wah guitar figure and claps, a bullet-proof bass line leads a nine-minute charge thats quickly bolstered by a slinkily swinging drum groove. creamy synth chords and blazing horns intermittently spill over the pulsating mix and then vanish, leaving space for the rhythm to intensify and the track to grow ever more euphoric (and even, towards its close, a bit acidy). a true mission into both funk and house, which again showcases vazs ultimate diversity as an outstanding producer. scott titled his second sistrum release beyond deep and the title might just as easily apply to the b-side >aztecal< where the detroit producer slathers shimmering stabs and congealing streams over a thudding kick drum and flickering percussive detail. while vazs cut draws inspiration from the timeless traditions of decades past, scotts looks towards the future when its gleaming shuttle lifts off in pursuit of distant galaxies.

essential acapella selections, perfect for advanced djs & very useful for producer