the souvenir family grows this fall with two newcomers, two new remixes and four new essential tracks. please welcome warmly the global vibes of cj jeff, m-in and the remixes of kreon and sante on souvenir021. on the a-side, souvenir celebrates the talented greek electronic scene. c.j. jeff aka nikos safiris gradually built his sound through releases on his own label rythmetic or modern love. he signs a remarkable entry on souvenir with the a-side >got 2 b<. wave your arms! take a breath! a tribe of incredible bongos players is surrounding you, when the vocals of an androgyny shaman start compelling you to a never-ending foot-stomping dance. you are right, where you want to be. damn, it s >got 2 b< a hit. kreon has been raising a fair share of interest lately with appearances on cecille numbers, resopal or robsoul. he signed a dub remix and a perfect spell to push to the party to the early sun shines of the day. back to germany on the b-side! m-in aka marcus ferdinand from frankfurt has spread his talents of producer with releases for off or get digital, and early supports from josh wink, johnny d, thomas schumacher or dj t. again we are talking about deep sensations, haunting vocals and afro rhythms. the tiefschwarz brothers have hammered >capetown river boating< on the road this summer. now its your turn to send a blessing from south africa to your crowd. studio partner of ali and basti, philip sante maier has barely released >dambalaa< last month, that he is already back in production. nobody will complain. his trademark, a clearly percussive approach and a dizzying groove particularly fitted with >capetown river boating<. 2 - 2, we gladly go overtime!

we are proud to present manuscript records, hailing from the ukraine and run by vincent inc. it is a renowned deep-house label that is very well respected by those that know as you can see from these dj reactions!

we are honoured to announce john roberts blame the next step in our current excursion into the world of djs, clubs, flashlights, boy meets boy and boy meets girl meets girl... john roberts is already a resident in our little universe but this time we decided to mix him up with the masters of deep desasters because his new record is so heavily haunted by the spirits and ghosts of those who started it all we could not resist. these to die for chords of blame shake up minds and hands as they just would be related and who is to blame if you feel the shiver of a down pitched wurlitzer organ hand played by john in new york and also back in berlin. watch out for john roberts upcoming album on dial hopefully ready this fall!

supported by anja schneider, dave seaman, dubfire. adam beyer, chris liebing, laurent garnier and many more! following his >turboencabulator< release this new 12 by cologne based artist roland m. dill is a funky piece of shit with two bass heavy groovers that create grooves you will fall for. >taurine on sunday< is a jumping jack track, a happy go merry super dooper late night groover that charly parker would love to do improvisations on. we can see this track going strong with house and techno djs. on the flipside >candy mountain< is powered by a funky tight rhythm with accelerating tight beats, more in your face... although it holds deep hypnotic and subtle moments creating a complex cool techno track.

strut present the story of one of the most influential and revered labels emerging from new york in the late >70s and 80s<, ze records. after the late 70s punk and new wave explosion in new york, ze became a by-word for the anything-goes culture clashes that typified the big apple during the early 80s. formed by french art student michel esteban and british journalist michael zilkha, ze quickly created its own unique independent universe, signing artists as varied as alan vegas electronic postpunk pioneers suicide, trash disco queen cristina and maverick producer august darnell a.k.a. kid creole. with estebans sharp graphic eye leading the labels visual identity, ze hit the new york zeitgeist head on and became supremely hip û in 1982, the face magazine nominated it ôthe most fashionable label in the world.the labels early success led to a deal with chris blackwells island records, which gave zes releases worldwide exposure and brought worldwide fame to kid creole, was (not was) and more. over thirty years on and ze remains one of the great cult labels of its time. with this new compilation, strut takes a snapshot of the many weird and wonderful fusions that surfaced on its famous nyc cab-influenced yellow and black label. highlights include one of the earliest outings by was (not was), tell me that im dreaming, a disbelieving commentary on reagan-omics, bob blankÆs short-lived disco supergroup aural exciters and a larry levan mix of kid creoles biting parable about corruption in the caribbean, theres something wrong in paradise. other featured artists include ze label regulars cristina, bill laswells material, kookie french experimentalist lizzy mercier descloux, and camp disco-electro icons, les garcons.

blutsbrüder - da rauscht doch sofort eine assoziationskette los: cowboys und indiander, friedenspfeife, kurze hosen und zerkratzte beine, nach geschicktem unwahrheitenverbreiten gegenüber erziehungsberechtigten eine unglaublich unheimliche Übernachtung im wald. freundschaft - in ihrer ganzen unschuld und unverbringlichkeit. je erwachsener man jedoch wird, desto taktischer gestalten sich auch die beziehungen und um so größer die wehmut, mit dem man sich des unkomplizierten erinnert. diese (unserer) protagonisten haben sich nicht die haut aufgeritzt, um ihren bund mit rotem lebenssaft zu besiegeln. moderne blutsbrüder tauschen abstraktere dinge, um sich ihre wertschätzung zu zeigen. (re)mixes, zum beispiel und auch in unserem fall. da kann man nur hoffen, daß diese brüderschaft noch oft erneuert werden muss

following the success of mylo on breastfed, linus loves has now set up 2112 to showcase his own productions & latest signing, burns. prom night has that linus loves chirpy-bleeped-loopy-synths & smooth ambient balance, starting in a progressive italo-disco manner then slowly buffing its body & picking up speed till it reaches the crowd-cheering climax followed by the moment when all the mixes fall down & the linus loves reinterpretation of the digitalism-zdarlight-synth-guitar-break takes you through a hypno-euphoric intermission / journey before the great powerful departure. burns remix is the dinosaur version of prom night, injecting the original with vulgarity, a tough exterior & makes it more aggressive .dutch superstar don diablo provides the final mix a more breaks led interpretation using the zdarlight guitar riff. radio support plays on pete tong, kissy sell out, sarah main

he was busy touring the globe and producing bombs for us artists and gonzales. now the boss is back home with a 2-track-appetizer for his upcoming new album, which will be relased in late fall. boys noize presents his first new tracks on bnr, 2 bangers to destroy the summer festivals! the single is a double-a-salute featuring starter, a classic boys noize banger in oi style, and jeffer an all-time-fresh-summer-disco-hammer to fall in love with.

keezako records is proud to present his third release, machine divine ep, composed by hypnobot. two tracks made for the dancefloor offering a fresh and mind blowing approach of electronic music. hypnobot presents his last two productions. he is active on the underground techno field since 15 years but also in the contemporary classic music arcanes. his productions have a unique taste mixing electro-acoustic approach and techno efficiency. hypnobots music describes the fall of an effete world with violence, melancholy, and an innate dance floor sense!! already supported by dj skurge (underground resistance / detroit) and nomadico

3 track taster to the retrospective of balihu compilation which will be released fall 2009. all tracks are previously unreleased tracks, including on the moon which was featured on the obscure bal 002 white label. the other two tracks were picked up from daniels private vault and are exclusive to this 12inch. glitter your tip! a very tasty release for the disco and house fans alike.

good fun horror themed disco lp from germany. featuring members of the boney m family this rare lp first hit our shores in 1977, and has become synonymous with the horror disco lps from the likes of simonettis goblin. containing 7 tracks ranging from even vampires... and dracula goes dreamy which are slower instrumentals, to the more upbeat terror on the dance floor which features bizarre crowd noises and sleazy overtones. the major track on the record, soul dracula has every cliché one would expect from a dracula track: maniacal laughing drrrracu la, catchy background gimmicks that drill themselves into your head and sleazy overtones. this track recently found its way onto quiet villages fragments of fear mix cd!

gothenburgs goeran dahlström follows up his rather excellent remix of maelstroms enter the cosmos with his first solo production since 2007s back2back / angel babe the tin man on bear funk. encapsulating a real sense of summer, this sun soaked epic should soundtrack everywhere from california to croatia this year. remix duties fall to the prolific deep space resident brendon moeller who, under his beat pharmacy guise, turns out a more dance floor friendly re rub of the original while full pupps man of the moment blackbelt andersen delivers a fantastic slice of scandobalearic to complete the package. also features on the pizzico records compilation for an old dope, new aesthetics

la danse de l hibouthe fourth release with bucketround follows the path left by his past references, not disregarding the exploration of new horizons. oval future face (bucketround recs) grants us his peculiar way of understanding electronic music. avoiding the hype or settled guidelines la danse de l hibou brings us right in the middle of the night where nocturnal birds of prey hunt. we are in front of his deepest work so far, full of details and rhythmical shifts shrouded in minimal sound with its own soul... as if it was meant to be just for this work, it is apt for lounge listening, dancefloors or even forests. the re mixes collection does not fall short on quality: pablo bolivar (regular) as usual everything he touches turns into gold and this time pablo does not disappoint. nimble groove full of hectic changes and sudden pauses enriches this melodic remake. a real dancefloor hit. angel galan (add sensor) theres no rule for crafting remixes and angel is the clearest example. an amazing explosion of multicolor strokes transformed into tangled logic sound.

diese platte erzählt ein paar heftige anekdoten von dieser einen tollen party, wo man auf jeden fall hätte gewesen sein müssen. runder kann eine maxi nicht mehr werden, harhar

pulsating, bleeping & sweeping minimal soundambience, made by frank bretschneider for mille plateaux in 2001.

stuart li aka basic soul unit is no unknown in the game, but hes new to our camp. after following his output for some time now, we finally could sign two tracks of his raw and edgy techno for philpot. >dank< is a growing piece of pure space funk! resonating basslines and banging drums collide with twisted arpeggios, fall apart and rise again… caused mayhem when tested out! >the stand< starts with some oldschool flavoured breaks to shuffle its way into bleepy heavens of acid-infected wildpitch craze! people, we must rise up from our graves! zeitlos, wie man bei uns sagt

for the first time ever we have 6 previously unreleased boogie, disco and modern soul grooves recorded in the 70s - from the man who gave us the immortal bump & hustle music!

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

rap sensation cerbral vortex (born in texas but really a citizien of the world) and new kid on the beatmachine erik l (born in stockholm but musically at home in the motor city) present >kitty cat kabbodle< a four track theme ep dealing with love, sex and relationships. featuring the one and only kissey asplund, singer stray and ezekiel 38. love, beats & rhymes - phresh for 2009. cerebral vortex is also making noise as one half of the two man club rap duo 215:the freshest kidz (who have a record out with rustie) and has just released the >vortex cookies< 12inch with robot koch on up my alley. artwork desgined by mike davis.

melancholic anecdotes and love songs over relaxed hiphop-beats, strings, keys and guitar. an album to dream the day away.

schöne packende songs aus dem firm hauptquartier. straight gehalten und clubtauglich aber gleichzeitig mit so tollen hooklines versehen, dass moby & zoot woman sich ihrer stellung in der musikwelt nicht zu sicher sein sollten

knackig , phunkig und tribal anmutender minimal der sowas essentielles hat, dass man das auf keinen fall verpassen darf... hypnotisch und groovig sind die tracks natürlich auch!! dicke nummern !!

ultraphat 3 track ep with more peak time killer tracks

blutsbrüder - da rauscht doch sofort eine assoziationskette los: cowboys und indiander, friedenspfeife, kurze hosen und zerkratzte beine, nach geschicktem unwahrheitenverbreiten gegenüber erziehungsberechtigten eine unglaublich unheimliche Übernachtung im wald. freundschaft - in ihrer ganzen unschuld und unverbringlichkeit. je erwachsener man jedoch wird, desto taktischer gestalten sich auch die beziehungen und um so größer die wehmut, mit dem man sich des unkomplizierten erinnert. diese (unserer) protagonisten haben sich nicht die haut aufgeritzt, um ihren bund mit rotem lebenssaft zu besiegeln. moderne blutsbrüder tauschen abstraktere dinge, um sich ihre wertschätzung zu zeigen. (re)mixes, zum beispiel und auch in unserem fall. da kann man nur hoffen, daß diese brüderschaft noch oft erneuert werden muss!! >> original pressung in schickem pappcover!!!

duff note drop yet another 4 to quality gems on 1 value credit crucnh beating 12 from soulful to electronic bliss this is on the mark

motor citys new electronica talent joshua harrison presents with his strong debut release on psycho thrill recordings, four hot burnin as floor efficient slammin minimal tracks from detroit technos new school. this vinyl hits real house feet as well as techno heads and defines more like another tech-house biggie. ears, minds and hearts are opening for a fall of real electronic music

scope (aka ric mccelland) is a belfast based dj and producer who is having a breakout year. scopes arrival on the global house scene was marked early in 2007 with his debut strung out ep on urbantorque, which received massive support across the board with plays from fish go deep to sander kleinenberg, jimpster to deep dish. ric makes his large music debut with city sounds ep. this is a classic deep tech outing: lush melodic keys trimmed with tight electro basslines. &#147,tama lounge&#148, and &#147,city sounds&#148, are both inspiring and yet groovy musical journeys making the city sounds ep a perfect collection for the summer and fall of 2008.

hertz presents his brandnew release for the fall of 2008. the man himself shows us once again what an excellent producer he is. perfectly engineered and mixed resulting in a cristal clear sound. heavy kicks, acid like sounds on the a-side that reminds us a bit of the megasmashing hit recreate on reloop. groovy and uplifting all the way, in typical hertz style, with all his experience he knows how to make the crowd move! the flip is of equal strength and turns a wicked bassline into a crazy grooving track. building and building to the climax, you can hear the crowd screaming for more when played in any dj-set! hertz stands for pure quality and you know it!

2004 release by legendary us punk rocker bad religion!

is there more to life than house music? for the swedish dj/producer mikael nordgren: probably not. since 2004, he has been steadily churning out some of the best future house tunes from his studio located in stockholm. his productions have been released under many aliases including dmalicious, 12th floor and for get physical under the mighty moniker of tiger stripes. the blacker the music, the sweater the sound. a potential anecdote that fittingly could have inspired mikael when he composed the warm and supple portion of detroit fueled funk that is, blackroom entertainment. yet another presentation of his programming prowess and ability to mold and mend melodies into a sophisticated groove. especially utilizing his signature catchy drums to get the vibe going, then introducing a melodic synth stab before the track takes you away with complex variations of rhythmic lead sounds. abacus may remind listeners of his stellar mad at me ep released last fall on get physical - albeit reformed with a more analog approach. springing tones get the groove rolling before it is taken over by a cabal of sci-fi sounds, at which point a thick, modulated analog bass sound ups the overall energy. the lack of audio imagery is little if none, as the sounds invoke so many moods, feelings and sensations that only a seasoned dj and knowledgeable producer could fabricate such a convincing theme. blackroom entertainment ep again showcases mikaels ability as a formidable contributor to house music

a-side produced by lab techs. b-side produced by black milk. taken from >>theres only one<<, the 2nd album by detroits buff1 of athletic mic league

the faint are set to release their first album in four years - fasciinatiion - this fall. the faints fifth album, is the first in the band’s ten-year history to be written, recorded, produced, art directed and released entirely on their own. the first single of the omaha quintet comes with banging mixes by boys noize vs. d.i.m. and uks hottest newcomer of electronic music shadow dancer.. prior to the albums release, the band will be hitting the road, playing lots of new songs from fasciinatiion, in addition to favorites from their critically acclaimed catalogue. the tour begins in des moines, ia end of july and will lead to europe in august

after his debut releases on resopal, young finish producer rasmus hedlund follows up with another brilliant ep on the motherlabel. its the fiftyeight installment of the resopal 12inch releases so far and we quote him as one the most interesting and promising new techno producer of the year. back to bassics offers four deep electronic techno tracks, a finish version of new school minimalism that, all by all reaches the dancefloors of today. rolling kickers with massive synth lines. rasmus hedlund is definitely going to pave the way for resopal 12inch direction this fall

massive uk techno / electro mover !! a teenage fascination with the outer reaches of contemporary music (beefheart, psychic tv, non, pharaoh saunders, the fall) and stints in various bands saw wright ditch the physics degree and return to york university to study music technology. by the start of 1992 he had made the jump from enthusiastic amateur to record his first tracks with john dalby in the local finsbury park studios in york under the guise of germ.

nice price deal !!! great 2002 deephouse tune - music to fall in love to!

played by vera, nekes, raresh, tassilo ippenberg (pan pot), anthony collins, italoboyz, dop, kabuto&koji, federico molinari, reboot, markus fix , sis, lemos , kreon... 3rd instalment of the hyped label. big with all the new school house heads ! here we are for the 3rd release of the masomenos livemix project, croco ep. a-sided >apache-moi< is a tribal yet happy track with nice flutes and big drums. you can picture there desert & dust as for a musical ceremony to pray the gods to let rain fall… on b-side, >pierre & le loup< starts as a journey into the woods on a sunny and nice day, till you can feel the wolf approaching and the pressure rising…nice rolling bass, pumping groove, perfect summer sunrise track. >cherie< is a more laidback and atmospheric b2 track that would fit perfectly for any summer sun-set.

piemont ist bei aller reduktion mal wieder so präsent, dass man das hier auf keinen fall minimal nennen kann. das ist entschlackter techno der sich mit seiner satten produktion die ein- oder andere extravaganz leistet

tortured soul are back. after a string of hits from their first album including might do something wrong, hows your life and fall in love the tortured soul boys return with the first single your dream is my dream from their upcoming album in transit. on the remix jon cutler comes out swingin with a discofied house mix ready to do damage on the most discerning of dancefloors.

swedens speedmarket avenue are a a pop music collective led by a little guy who looks like a cross between charles manson and marc bolan. their new album is, without a doubt, one of the musical highlights in 2008 for all pop lovers! their debut album im going to let my new swiss army knife answer to that, was packed ful of jangle pop reminiscent of label 53rd and 3rd. the band have played various european festivals and collaborated with camera obscura on their lets get out of this country album thanks to the mutual connection of producer, jari haapalainen. under his direction, they ve now recorded their second album, way better now. an absolute beauty from beginning to end replete with precious pop melodies in a non conventional way, imaginative arrangements and an omnipresent trumpet. limited to 600 copies on vinyl.

after a few releases on kompakt, sportclub and spielzeug it was time for axel bartsch to produce his first soloalbum. excellent danceable album

really hot electro remixes by designer drugs, kilroy, benny brows, turbo station, squid, crimp your hair and mike robinson

the eleventh chapter of the cardiac platinum series contains some serious early rave material

brill harder slamming tech tracks

first 12 ep with tracks taken from the album >passin<

played by richie hawtin!! big tune !! dirka dirka aka dave shokh and tony rohr move over to tora after their dipolter experiences. >stretch out< is the 2008 monster. huge bass response kicks us off. neatly tucked edits+samples broaden the scope. the floor begins to fall....take it from there. >red balls< funky and tight just like it should be. jackin groove with some voice manipulations. tight indeed! and hot.

motor citys new electronica talent joshua harrison presents with his strong debut release on psycho thrill recordings, four hot burnin as floor efficient slammin minimal tracks from detroit technos new school. this vinyl hits real house feet as well as techno heads and defines more like another tech-house biggie. ears, minds and hearts are opening for a fall of real electronic music

after a long break due to the work on the new dirt crew album and numerous remixes in the past 2 years break 3000 is back solo with his typical deep trance techno sound we know from his great releases on my best friend and trapez. this 10 minute plus monster is a dark and pumping excursion into the heart of techno. with a massive beat and a hard hitting piano stab the track winds itself through any soundsystem and when the old school 90s strings fall in you can be assured that the crowd goes crazy… on the flip daso proves his skills with an even tighter techno mix of the original. with his latest work for spectral and connaisseur he is on the top of the game and we are very proud to have him on board with this excellent remix, its amongst his best productions to date! loved by dave mothersole, c rock, p toile, sasse, nunos dos santos and many more..

helado en globos is the main track for this release, this number has a bassline which is so funky and driving thats going to even make your grandma dance (expect bootlegs of this track with donna summer funzion ones). for the remix, we had no other than the pan-pot guys who kept the original flavour of the original one adding their special touches to the original recipe turning this track into a deep funky stormer. finally, we took one of funzions best works from the igloo back catalogue, his remix of qiks fall. the only reason we did this because its not just a filler, its killer. enjoy your >helado en globos<!