a new 4 track ep by legowelt on the nice signals label. north sea spectrum unites the misty shores of the hague with the wind swept coastline of the north east of england. dedicated late night techno broodings for off-shore oil rig workers and channel island detectives seeking international crime syndicates. check!

born out of a shared vision of musical inspiration, the duo of d-nox & beckers has, over the last 4 years, firmly entrenched itself into the landscape of the worldwide electronic community. working as a perfect fusion of studio expertise and an impeccable dancefloor touch, this creative combination of christian d-nox wedekind and frank beckers has become a an unfailing source of massive grooves which have successfully infected (infiltrated?) all corners of the globe. with more than a quarter century of combined djing and producing experience between them, d-nox & beckers effectively merge a seasoned musical grounding with a dynamic creative spark that never fails in its ability to adapt to the ever-changing vista of electronic dance music.

coinciding with a hot new video and an upcoming album re-release courtesy of island records, turbo weighs in with heavyweight remix support from label bossmaster tiga and russian rave-czar proxy.
tigas mix gets reckless with your ears with a versatile after-hours jam. it packs a bassy punch but keeps its head down in the lifestyle k-hole, exercising restraint while showing off a mature and developed sexuality.
proxy turns in a bumping, hip-hop influenced mix, with old-skool cowbells, crushed claps and a sh-101 lead guaranteed to make heads bob til they cant bob no more. this is probably the only time azari & iii will ever be used to start a mosh, at least until society does some much-needed growing up.

we are proud to release the first ep from the new fluxion album on echocord. this work is about his travels in music. the sounds, influences and aesthetic of his actual travels, expectation-journey-destination, alongside the music influences deriving from them. through his prism those sounds, pictures, travels, emotions left traces of new directions, of future journeys to take. fluxion captured the motion in his travels with a different feeling each time. on no man is an island with the unreleased dennis brown vocal version ,an influential song, with a clear message. desert nights a kind of desert rock meeting dub on a road movie. butiama an actual place, where variations and consistency in rhythm is within people s dna. this ep also includes a flowing rmx by our good friend thomas fehlmann. after a decade in the field of dub, techno, ambient, fluxion opens the horizon with music that cannot fall under one specific territory.

after bringing spanish boogie don rayko to their increasingly watched retrospective fold for retro003, the still unmasked ruben & ra emerge once again from the looming shadow of trellick tower with another 4-tracker.
dedicating the a-side to the golden era of stateside electro, >street machine< lifts samples from break machines east coast anthem >street dance<, while >moving on< pays homage to the californian soul of ollie & jerrys iconic >theres no stoppin us< from 84.
over on the flip, the sun is shining brightly with two poolside jams in the form of >do you need my love?< and the eps secret weapon >island living<.

the next fresh techhousesounds from erfurts polar-rec. raycoux jr. & stefan barth are dropping the bomb again. after the big success of their open the doors, they let go concarte, which will bring back the summer into your minds. fabian reichelt, famous for his collaboration with marek hemmann as marian, shows up with his first clubtrack and that he has got more than his nice voice to rock the floor. the next fresh techhousesounds from erfurts polar-rec. raycoux jr. & stefan barth are dropping the bomb again. after the big success of their open the doors, they let go concarte, which will bring back the summer into your minds. fabian reichelt, famous for his collaboration with marek hemmann as marian, shows up with his first clubtrack and that he has got more than his nice voice to rock the floor.

after making his way on institubes, surkin completed his first album which comes out on marble,among theses sixteen tracks, vocals featuring from ann saunderson (detroit),kevin irving (chicago) and two collaborations with his teammate bobmo (both together known under the name of high powered boys).an album that explores all facets of dance music!

limited edition 10 inch release !! <br< in the dead of winter, i visited nico in his apartment in providence, rhode island. he had just finished composing >dont break my love<, the a-side of his new ep and his first song since space is only noise. he seemed solemn, but i didnt ask why. the next night, i witnessed a rare occurrence: nico dj-ed a small party. we danced all night in a brick-walled loft as snow fell outside...

blazing 4 tracker with rrrrraw surfer house from the north california beaches!

soul jazz records are releasing this latest studio one compilation which features non-step 100% stone-cold classic studio one killers! spanning 40 years of the legendary label, this album is a fitting tribute to clement >sir coxsone< dodd and is a who is who of jamaicaan reggae.

studio one women is the latest in the series of studio one compilations released by soul jazz records. ska, rocksteady, funky reggae, roots, dub mixes, disco mixes, they are all here from the queens of the jamaican music scene. studio one women features a wide mix of classics and obscurities from the finest female voices in reggae. until now most of these tracks have only ever been available as extremely hard to find jamaican 7 inch and 12 inch singles and even if you were lucky enough to find them they d cost you a small fortune! marcia griffiths and rita marley (here with her first group the soulettes) are two of jamaicas most famous female singers hugely popular today. both these artists became internationally famous as the i – threes (along with judy mowatt), bob marleys backing singers alongside the wailers. also featured are hortense ellis, sister of alton who cut many smash hit on the island and jennifer lara, a lady who had a long career with studio one, singing on countless sides until she sadly passed away earlier this year. studio one is the greatest label in the history of reggae and is the foundation of all reggae music. it is where virtually every world renowned jamaican superstar started out, bob marley and the wailers included. under the guidance of the legendary clement >coxsone< dodd the musicians at studio one recorded hundreds of instrumental rhythms which still provide the backbone for many of the records made in jamaica today.

live recording of a 6 channel loudspeaker concert of improvised electronic music., november 14th 2010 at Äänen lumo festival for new sounds at myllysali, suomenlinna island, helsink.

the 12 inch is an 4 track - extract taken from her full album on desolat. it kicks off with compelling minimal house vibes of >fail better<, >mine has a shower< is a wink to the adopted spaces and unlikely comrades of an island dedicated to music, >triptease< veers slightly closer to a boompty house pattern and >maria, luise and bert< bolster the record with relaxed dancefloor vibes

new album by portable. on the fifth longplayer, alan abrahams teams up with efdemin, johannes schön and >süd electronic< labelmate lakuti, to lead us into infinity. during the last 15 years, alan lived & composed in south africa / england / portugal and germany. he released records on background / context / karat / musik krause / scape / spectral / süd electronics and yore.

autoreply offshoot stuga returns with a highly playable 12 inch that is perfect for the outdoor party season. for this release we welcome back ben rourke who has previously recorded for autoreply, his blue ep collaboration with friend pier bucci having sold out instantly and going on to receive critical acclaim. his tracks effortlessly build without the aid of well known formulas always using high end sound design but never forgetting that house and techno music is essentially meant for dancing. >tahiti< is one of those tracks thats perfect for the big room or after-party alike featuring bouncy percussion, an analogue bass-line that will properly drive the sound system and one of the most infectious synth-sequences of the year. in fact the mans developed a whole new genre, desert island techno! >sharpie< explores the deeper realms of dub driven techno with a very liquid approach just so slightly tipping its hat to the 90s detroit vibe and still very much aimed at the floor. enjoy.

mos ferry release #57 is a vinyl re-release of two true classics from the label catalogue. dapayk & padbergs >island< is a special result of a collaboration with the american singer and producer caro. the original track came out in 2007 on their second album >black beauty<. but the choice for this record is the >swimming circles remix< by the parisian dj and producer duo noze (of circus company and get physical fame). originally released on the b side of >black beauty rmxs pt.2< the remix developed into a prominent long runner for the artists and the label. in 2005 >emergency< by dapayk & midnight marked the birth of mos ferrys first sublabel fenou. the 10inch record was released as a limited edition of 1.000 copies, each stamped by hand with a consecutive number. this first and only edition is out of stock for years now and if you are lucky you can buy a rare copy on discogs. reason enough to bring this track on a new mos ferry vinyl release.

vierzig jahre nach ihrem debüt sind die holländer von focus noch immer ein begriff. nach den klassikern moving waves , focus 3 , hamburger concerto , ship of memories und mother focus bekommt schließlich auch “in&out of focus” die audiophile re-issue behandlung aus dem hause music on vinyl. „in&out…“ ist das erste studioalbum von focus – ursprünglich erschienen 1970

a collection of classic songs from the highly influential blues & folk legend on double 180g vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

groovin disco / deep house with chicago flavours

leaving in their wake a trail of mass seduction, the wolf + lamb crew are back from their recent worldwide dj kicks tour, bestowing two of the sonic jewels that lit up those clubs, rooftops and basements. main players gadi mizrahi, soul claps eli goldstein and greg paulus of no regular play, impart the w + l effect with the >lucky paul remixes< courtesy of somethinksounds. while gadi mizrahi & zev eisenberg of wolf + lamb are in no small part responsible for the sexy slo-mo revolution in rnb and disco inltrated house music, they cannot be accused of languishing in the hype of their own movement or direction in sound. instead, the label is backing a seemingly endless stream of talent in north america and beyond, consistently unearthing and nurturing artists that share the same ethos and intrinsic approach to creating timeless music that is not built to rush, and dissipate but drive into your soul and set up home there. here, the new collaborative case in point is berlin resident and new zealand native lucky paul

tuccillo is a rare producer as he lives and works in ibiza all year round rather than flies in for the summer. the white island is without doubt the most overused and abused place on earth for dance music promotion, but beneath the glam superficial surface a real scene of native island talent is emerging. so when it came to making an ep for 2020vision we pushed the artist as far as we felt he could go, to explore new untried directions and show his diversity. tuccillo showed his true spirit and worked though a few knockbacks from our a/r team until we were happy we had the best ep possible at this moment

black vinyl , versalifes n.t.a. part 2 is taking us further down deep into the night! this is some of the at widest, cleanest, most absorbing electro, techno tracks we have heard in a while! especially the b-side tracks oozes twilight suave and atmosphere with its precise electro pulse and caressing midnight sounds. versalife is creating a setting with sounds radiating the midnight atmosphere that reflects the twin peak-esque life on a almost deserted windy dutch coastal island where the clouds rush through the dark night time skies projecting all variations of grey and black on the mystifying dunes. futuristic electro techno tracks with emotive synth work created with exploratory imagination.

boys and diamonds is unmistakably a pop album but also one that comfortably fits in with kompakts long-standing lineage of genre-refracting releases. you will be hard up find another record that cohesively brings to mind siouxsie rubbing elbows with shabba ranks, giorgio moroder sipping daiquiris in bali, desmond dekker envisioned through skittering footwork, tom tom club sitting in with congotronics, even early madonna produced by chris and cosey. unlikely as all of that sounds, rainbow arabia makes it sound easy. mostly recorded at their home studio in echo park, muppet palace, boys and diamonds was written and produced by the couple with help from their friends in los angeles and beyond. drummer/producer extraordinaire butchy fuego (pit er pat, boredoms, mia) contributes arrangements and beats in places, and icy demons dylan ryan plays on the percussion-heavy island shuffle nothin gonna be undone . the album was mixed at the wonderful hobby shop studios in la by mudrock, who also adds some final production touches on the record. the 11 new songs on the album, were also made possible by the encouragement of peers/heroes in la like former ghosts, fool s gold, secret circuit, abe vigoda, and part time punks dj crew. outside of their hometown, they also found support and inspiration from kindred spirits like pictureplane, spoek mathambo, as well as their new home, the ever-illustrious kompakt

james teejs superb >fundamental ep< gets the remix treatment from some of the hottest producers around!
when my favorite robot records released james teejs >fundamental ep< it became an instant success for the label and was put into heavy rotation by the likes of soul clap, laurent garnier, paul woolford and the horse meat disco crew. now teejs winning cuts have been served up to some of the hottest producers around to provide a selection of new takes on these standout tracks... remixes from burnt island casuals aka graeme clark (the revenge), redux, phonogenic, michael j collins....

ldr returns with the labels first various artists release, four house expressions - from four cutting edge producers. dublin based italian producer, lerosa opens the ep with longing…a warm, proficiently produced electronic house cut as always from the adopted dubliner. smooth percussion and synth sounds layered and arranged to perfection while still keeping that free-flowing lerosa style. rotterdams mark du mosch delivers an uplifting house / techno influenced workout blessings. re­fined percussion and wonderful space-synth soundscapes alongside a driving bassline that will get the dancefloor moving for sure! glaswegian meschi debuts with concrete island , the london based producer delivers a blissful deep house track. a laidback rhythmical production that just gets better and better throughout, with clever arrangements of elements including a classic voice sample and a soothing and delicate piano line. wicklows automatic tasty concludes the ep with another killer analogue jam, 707 percussion, a rail­way raver-esque bassline, and ats trademark pads and synth melodies combine to make >welcome ohm luv< another classic from the machines of mr.tasty

impressive uk indy / alternative longplayer.

after several hot tunes on worthy’s anabatic imprint, birminghams tom flynn joins the ranks of the dirtybird crew. i ve battle tested the a-side of this record all around the world. >catch that bird< is a rare mix of deep rooted funk whilst also sounding like a caribbean jungle track pitched down to 126. my favorite!
i d play this ep just on the strength of the a-side but i feel like a lot of attention will also be given to the b-side called >rhode island<. this is a classic piece of deep house with all the melodic elements of a dirtybird jam.
tom sent me at least 7 tracks before i signed these so the guy is certainly prolific and i expect to hear quite a bit more from this up and comer this year.
enjoy,
claude vonstroke

real support and plays by: adam beyer, christian smith, pan-pot, joseph capriati, secret cinema, dave seman, slam, 2000 and one, mihalis safras, karotte, layo & bushwacka, carlo lio, misstress barbara, alan fitzpatrick, .. although dusty kid and his friend emmanuele marascia are based on the beautiful and quiet island sardinia they have recently put out a couple of raw and punchy techno anthems on imprints like b:pitch control, boxer and of course systematic. where dusty kid is temporarely leaving this path, impressively rediscovering the spirit of real rooted house rhythms, marascia walks the techno path much more consequently and delivers a compromiseless piece of techno tones which smashes your brain through a wall of stones! watch your speakers!

the 12th release on uzuri sees contributions from turin, chicago , amsterdam & dublin. the opener sees morphine & kinda souls ksoul teaming up with new production partner muteoscillattor. >take 1< kicks things off in fine fashion, proper rough, raw and intense jacking house that is completed by the heavy heavy bassline. brilliant!
chicago skyway returns to uzuri with >resolution m<. nodding to the likes of larry heard, armando and virgo, the chitown resident puts his analog machines to work & delivers an elegant & funky number.
the bside kicks off with juju & jordashs >killing raul with acid<, an epic, tension laden full on acidic outing from the amsterdam duo, fresh from their ace tattoos island ep on philpot.
the ep is finished off with a track from dublins slowburn. they debut with >meteor<, a deep as you like slow burner. lovely kicks, languid keys. a promising start from ireland!

klavier- und streicherarrangements treffen auf electronica und beats: reissue der ep von 2008.
ein jahr nach seinem hochgelobten deb?talbum >eulogy for evolution< (2007) ver©ffentlichte olafur arnalds die ep >variations of static<. auf den f?nf tracks schlie?t der 1987 auf island geborene musiker seine klavier- und streicherarrangements verstºrkt mit knisternder electronica und beats kurz. beide werke sind, wenn man so will, ein lehrst?ck ?ber die dialektik von tradition und moderne und machten arnalds weit ?ber island hinaus bekannt. mittlerweile ist olafur arnalds aus dem vorprogramm seiner landsmºnner sigur ros zu einem international renommierten solok?nstler aufgestiegen. 2010 ging er mit seinem album >and they have escaped the weight of darkness< auf welttournee.
inklusive code f?r digitalen download.

pascal pinon, das sind jofridur und asthildur, zwillinge aus island, die bereits im zarten alter von 14 mit zwei freunden eine band gr?ndeten. die beiden mºdchen klaubten sich die instrumente zusammen, ?bten in ihrem zimmer und traten mal hier, mal dort auf. ihre musik - ein mix aus neofolk und lo-fi-pop - klingt sch?chtern und zur?ckhaltend, was sicher auch an den d?nnen wºnden ihres zimmers liegt. die songs indes beweisen gro?e klasse, kein wunder also, dass pascal pinon mit ihrem deb?talbum f?r den islºndischen musikpreis als newcomer des jahres 2009 nominiert waren. die drei-track-single >i wrote a song< gibt einen vorgeschmack auf das schaffen der beiden.

limited vinyl reissue of the second judas priest album from 1976, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

der finnische produzent roberto rodriguez (future beat investigators/acid kings) hat bereits zwei tolle maxis auf composts black label veröffentlicht. das original von >ride with me< ist auf der black label 33 zu hören. geremixt von the revenge (unter dem pseudonym burnt island casuals) und matthias meyer (liebe*detail) erstrahlt dieser floorfiller in ganz neuem glanze.

we are once again, extremely proud to welcome two further additions into the upon you league of gentlemen! franco cazzola and titta ! cazzola runs the label carnival records in his home country, hes also currently releasing on material records and has even had his name appear on sven väths infamous cocoon compilation. his track >vita brevis< is his spicy offering for the upon you sweet & sour series and has two kicking remixes to boot. one is from our polish friend pol on and the second one comes from our very own dutch regular onno. the results are definitely hot dogging around the funky house island but with each artist showing us some pretty tricky manoeuvres too

>o god, i could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space< - shakespeare a1: >daidalus< redefines some of the ideas already put forth in aleph 01: dance music is not a prison. a2: >hoverboarding< is more of a concept which could not be put into words than an actual piece of music. an experiment in infrasonic structures. b1: >port hope< is not a place - it is a state of mind. b2: >week of fear< has no particular meaning. just the ramblings of some castaway on his desert island, waiting for a ship to come.

for deep house lovers and beyond laid presents the first release by lawrence on dials sublabel. the 12inch features tracks inspired by the magic experiences in two of lawrences favorite venues. precious hall probably is the best club in the world- a wooden shelter in sapporo on japans hokkaido island. a gorgeous deep sound, the sweetest crowd and a lot of ulong high at the bar are the namegiven substances of the a-side. >dwelling on the dunes< was firstly tested at uri lahavs cheap friday club tel aviv in 2009. when laid co-founder dor levi mentioned that night it was the track who could play forever laid number 09 was born

first pressing with limited colored sleeve!!!

this record is a joint statement of kann and mikrodisko recordings.

some fresh blood on ior from newcomer craig bratley who delivers a slow motion slab of electronic funk. remixes from burnt island casuals + 6th borough project.

after leaving behind the somalian pirates, geiom is cruising the sunny waters of the indian ocean when he picks up a distress signal on his scanner. he follows the signal until he locates a tiny remote island and a guy called bowly, who said that he was on his way from france to the new world, but got totally lost. judging by the age of the map he was using its easy to see how. bowly spent his time on the island hanging out with the locals who amuse themselves by creating a unique style of music on some amazing handcrafted instruments. geiom helps bowly get on his way again, and leaves him with a more useful map. some months later, bowly beams over his music as a gift from his new found homeland in canada ? the tracks are like some strange mutation of those distant tropical players and the uk-based pirate radio transmissions that bowly has been tuning into ? geiom loves the result and decides to send them straight over to transition in london for mastering and release on berkane sol. this 12 has been getting played by selectors like ? subswara crew nyc (soul motive), brackles (rinsefm), grevious angel (soul jazz), martin kemp (blunted robots), cooly g (hyperdub), shortstuff (ramp), spamchop (wigflex), oneman (rinsefm)?

musica sol y mar are back with their second release of 2010 - balearic sound volumen tres - which is number three in the series. the guys have again been digging deep into their collections to bring you some more beautiful music that has soundtracked many a chilled afternoon and wild night on the white island over the last few decades. the selection ranges from heady electronic grooves that rocked the floors of ku, amnesia and pacha to the most reflective blissed out soundscapes that help add to the cafe del mar legend...

very limited vinyl supply. jackson tennessee born, london based singer-songwriter lauren pritchard, a new artist with a remarkable voice and a rare song-writing talent to match, follows the release of her acclaimed debut >the jackson sessions< ep with the release on july 19th of her new island ep >painkillers<. written by the 22 year old pritchard and produced by eg white, best known for cowriting and producing adeles grammy-winning classic hit >chasing pavements< and duffys worldwide smash >warwick avenue<, the track features legendary sticksman and roots founder questlove on drums. geiom & flotilla both deliver top class remixes. dont sleep on this!

donkeyhead is the pornographic recordings sublabel by cristian varela. the labels sound is more house orientated. this new ep consists of 4 brilliant tracks by ckos, davy dee, david herrero and tim baker. from the funky sounds of the >old tower< to the old skool vibes of >a long night< and vibe on the percussion of >monkey island<. last but not least the synth based track >sonar<! 4 tracks well worth the wait and def. suitable for all the djs, dancers and listeners!

following the success of the midnight express single >danger zone<, robbie m and terry patton continued to search for new sounds. over the next few years the duo would produce dozens of instrumental sketches. terry always recorded these backing arrangements to cassette tapes so they could easily listen to them later in the car. cruising the streets of rock island il, vocalist robbie m would write the additional melodies and lyrics.

this 2x12inch of dapayk solo - decade on (2000-2010) combines brand new dapayk tracks, a refreshed classic and four remixes. it comes along with a dapayk poster and a voucher card for a free download of the full length album!!!

limited to 300 copies only! two killer remixes of tracks taken from the critically acclaimed claude vonstroke album >bird brain<. bruno pronsato and stimming offer their own dancefloor takes on each track.