you know the score: belgian-balearic rave anthems

here it finally is - fake bloods eagerly anticipated debut album >cells<! renowned for his hi octane, electro-influenced productions, this record is set to be one of the standout albums of 2012. theo keating, in true maverick style, has forged his own path as fake blood- a hard-hitting, multi genre artist with a cult following like no other. his previous releases, >mars< and the >fix your accent ep< that features the hit club anthem, >i think i like it< gained rave reviews among press and fans alike, cementing the man as a leader of the scene.
double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, code for free mp3 download of the full album included.

12 inch vinyl only. the first entry into the templar sound white label series comes via sydney savant dro carey. careys n.r. beat is the centrepiece of this vinyl-only release. the track is a menacing hybrid of rapid-fire martial 808s and uncompromising sub-low bass, indebted in equal parts to black ops and mobb deep.grime don j-sweet forges his own uncompromising version turning the instrumental into a brutal piece of 8-bar weaponry guaranteed to cause damage in the rave. the a-side of the record is reserved for a vocal of the n.r. beat by south londons merky ace with the mc riding the track with ease, his vicious flow effectively kept in check by carey’s brooding instrumental.

new brooklyn label drops 4 tracks of forward thinking, upward reaching techno featuring anton zap, 12 x 12, l’estasi dell’oro, n’conduit. rave reviews on every site everywhere.

barcelona-to-berlin boy jami bassols, aka jmii, makes his silk debut with nueva york, a loosey-goosey, sensuadelic 5 a.m. den off the gold coast of house. emotional transcen-dance for post-party, religious rave rovers. super psych bliss-bloops, heavy sighs, textural key clouds, angelic piano ambles, spiritual lift-offs. under the moniker aster, bassols released on hieroglyphic beings mathematics label, and as jmii he has created a sort of reincarnation house, dance music for past and future lives, part new age/part gospel, all-in ambient acid. ciento por ciento seda!

already supported by dave clarke, perc, norman nodge, terence fixmer and more. end of dayz records was created in this year of changes, the end of an era, the beginning of other times.. thats what we hope. this new label is owned by a discos paradiso crew member, dj bruce lee. after 15 years in the underground scene in barcelona, he has decided to create this platform.

joyce muniz is a vienna-based, brazilian dj, vocalist and producer. muniz was introduced to us by maya jane coles and we are proud to increase our female talent at the label. joyce is currently one of the leaders of a new style which fuses european club sounds with rhythmic influences from south america and the caribbean. she has collaborated with stereotyp, louie austen and munk, and her solo outings for exploited have been getting rave reviews

already support from: rolando, roberto bosco, santiago salazar, ed davenport, hardrock striker, agnes, ibex

next up on crosstown rebels comes the second outing for british institution matthew bushwacka b under new guise just be. the annabelle release is a rumbling jungle of percussion, from moody and deep to down right stormy, these are high-octane cuts that deserve a cave rave soundsystem.

jerome pacman is a french house hero. he started mixing in rave of 90 years in paris and major european events such as mayday in berlin or exogroove in rimini. 20 years later, he is always present on the international club scene. the british magazine dj mag has defined it as an intimate affair of deep, percussive minimal house and tech-funk who speaks about love for music. he signs his new single courtoisie rec. with remixes by armand de ganey aka dj armand and dj freddy & michael avannier.

after releasing >inside< with nomi ruiz in 2009, germany hot producer rampa, is back on rebirth with another strong vocal track! this time the result of the sinergy with his fellow producer re.you! the virtually indestructible rave banger >work< on rampas label keinemusik established them as club hits machine, followed by productions on labels like cocoon, souvenir, gigolo and a remix for michel cleis worldwide floorfiller >la mezcla< on strictly rhythm plus diverse co-productions with tiefschwarz feat. dop, ruede hagelstein and others. their live-project is also irresistible, covering a spectrum between elegant deepness and unrestrained mayhem, without ever losing the sight of the peaktime fever curve.
>my life< featuring the vocals of meggy is a modern soulful number, with warm sounds and effective beats ... a very cool deep summer little anthem. on the remix front till von sein and tigerskin get in the studio to produce a strong house reinterpretation, keeping the original elements and adding a fierce bass line! kingston based menik proves to be a name to watch, exploring different worlds, and delivering something fresh and forward thinking!

2 tracks of deep techno inspired house from 17 yr old music enthusiast alfie. born in the village of oxted, home to a number of electronic dignitaries, alfie has been raised on a balanced diet of garage, dubstep, jungle, dnb, and hip hop which he has further infused with his personal love for old school ska and jazz. taking key elements from each of these styles alfies music is deftly relevant in your ear and on the floor. lead track uncomfortably numb is a high energy throbbing slice of techno laced deep house, with a reverberating bassline driving an almost industrial main hook, whilst layers of clinical percussion and pads snap and swirl throughout the mix. about midday punches through the enveloping gloom with an inescapable rave inspired main hook which intensifies the tracks pulsating wall of manufactured sounds. having already played at fabric aged 16 and with a number of shows pencilled for 2012, including his glade debut and eastern electrics festival, this double a-side is set to eclipse the work of a number of his more senior peers.

limited edition heavyweight 180g 12 inch vinyl. bambounous mind is an enigma to mankind, the only matter is that everything that comes out of it is banging! this 2 tracks number doesnt break the rule… >night< is a garage flavored bass monster tune with hypnotic rave strings reaching out to your nervous system to push you deep into that one-of-a-kind sharpen beat… while >brawl< drops a grime/house percussive rhythm mayhem on our head, carried away by what they call a sub-bass, sub indeed, not for the laptop heads. bambounou pushed once again the boundaries a step further on this one, cuts so fresh you will need a blanket!

a proven forward thinker, constantly developing and never standing still, the architect of an ever evolving sound by keeping one step ahead of the rest, fergie has never forgotten though that it is still just a rave. a place where people are trying to escape the realities of urban life each and every weekend, and is where he hopes to catch up with you very soon ...

-follow me!-, rave- and techno-classic by jam&spoon from the dawn of extatic and hypnotic rave sounds in the early nineties has been refurbished and repainted by some of the top-notch techno-producers/djs of the contemporary electronic music era.

micro mega ist eine mischung aus high-class-house,nu-disco, techno und dubstep. strip steve offerbart darin seine liebe zu rave (stomp), die sonnige seite der 80er (radiocheck) und zu darkeren sounds (calcium feat. the glow). hoehepunkt und erste single ist die koop mit dem kalifornischen dreampop-duo puro instinct, astral projection, ein musikalischer leckerbissen mit einflüssen von den beach boys bis chic.dem folgt der hypnotische dancefloor-knaller one thing, dessen kombination aus strip steve starken soundlines und robert owens himmlischer stimme magische momente ausloest.ein ueberaus gelungenes debuetalbum - von micro zu mega!

der 1990er rave-klassiker von candy flip, das beatles-cover >strawberry fields forever<, erscheint neu geschnitten auf rotem 10 inch vinyl. limitierte, handnummerierte auflage von 500 stück weltweit!

vinyl kills mp3 is a vinyl only label, featuring releases from emerging talents. >another world speaks to us< is the first ep from parisian young gun birth of frequency, featuring an exclusive remix from his mentor zadig. watch out for this one, this well overlooked 12 inch contains some amazing music from the finest techno genre comparable to the works of robert hood, convextion, or jeff mills. while another world speaks to us main mix is an intimate deep chord driven track, the hard mix is a lot more percussive and dance-floor oriented. zadig remix on b-side is a pure mental techno banger

the wind up of phillip lauers album debut phillips (still available in all formats including gatefold double vinyl) is in the hands of nyc remix/production outfit runaway and versatiles very own i:cube. runaway do their best to turn tentatious into one of those early morning deep house dubs that you could find on the b-side on vintage designer labels of their hometown. music for baby powdered wooden floors. i:cube does the opposite and manufactures a bumper car boogie beat that also works as a uk rave dub. he likes to move it. on the flip, lauer himself turns in the hidden album track boringtone - his very own secret ode to the café del mar - and the super exclusive smashing pumpkin that is highdimes 100percent overground melodies

san gabriel is the new forward-thinking beat project from the multi-instrumentalist/producer butchy fuego. his upcoming ep volfe is full of warped and pulsing pan-global club music, a signature marriage of tropical riddims, dubbed out soundscapes and modern r&b minimalism. striking the perfect balance of booming bass and tricky rhythms, our first taste from the upcoming ep >gore text< makes for some serious sideways heat. san gabriel has caught the attention of the press early on with signature frantic rhythms and twitchy hi-hat work. along with >gore text<, san gabriel offers up a b-side (not on volfe) called >nu boots< that evokes some aztec sun rave in the year 2040 vibes. just a fiery taste of whats to come on this upcoming debut ep volfe.

nice price deal !!! after three releases of darkened house, proto rave and weird techno, hollands boutique purple maze label takes a detour into funky disco territory with prime numbers and firecracker craftsman fudge fingas at the helm. his amaranthine labyrinth ep is lively, bright and sugary, but still features plenty of complex analogue machinery to get you dancing.eyes on the prize opens proceedings with some distant bongos, glassy percussion and punchy kick drums. its a jostling track with insistent claps running right through it that really comes alive when some sweeping chords bring irresistible colour and funk.

raw & heavy hitting 1990s rave house revival cuts, 2015 repress.

this monterous techno anthem is oscillating between n.cuer usual minimal style and physical records fearsome atmosphear, develloping with a huge leads and squeaky sounds, undoubtinglys been prepared to set fire on the floor. as for b side, we get two remixes made by the label co-owners and main artist mik zif and midwooder. the first is drilling deeper into darkness with a proper physical techno rave style rmx. when the second is digging deeper into minimal techno, bringing the original tunes a bit more of deepness, while still keeping it ultra dancefloor efficient. definitely about to make a lot of noise in the techno scene this year and further, overload destruction and its remixes appears to be unmissable titles for any minimal and techno sets!

plak is really proud to announce monster heart driver debut 12inch.like agoria,the driver is from lyon and has really good taste for raw techno and detroit excursions. the a-side raw as fuck is straight from the mid 90s with a small detour via the year 3000. an analog session recorded on the fly,loud kick, phat toms,oversized nasty hats and a rave gimmick for your head,forget the forward thinking depressive thing,this shit is a perfect big room techno tool,you gonna smile, ance and sweat!on the flip side the path is your late rainy sunday companion, it will show you the road off detroit,ur and shakir are at the corner,to bristol dubby thing unreal excursion that worth the trip.welcome home m0nster heart driver!

after a few months of releasing collaborative eps alongside sascha rydell and roman lindau, mike dehnert marks a quarter century of releases on his own label with fachwerk 25, a full-length album. comprised of 13 tracks and coming almost a year after his last effort, >framework< on delsin records, this new album sees mike experimenting somewhat. away from the dubbed out, functional and raw techno funk of his usual output, fachwerk 25 shows some concession to the album format, with more mysterious tracks of ambient buried amongst bits of acid, rave and plenty of unhinged sound design.

shit robot returns with his first new material since the release of his debut long-player, >from the cradle to the rave<. after spending much of 2010 and 2011 touring the globe with his live show – including a string of dates opening/performing with lcd soundsystem during their final shows in nyc - the rebooted robot is back with >the green machine<. the first result of his stuttgart/new york studio adventures is a double-header of dancefloor jams, >teenage bass b/w >space race<, which is released on vinyl and digital on dfa on may 21 2012. its the first in a series of releases called >the green machine<, which will culminate in an album early next year. lead cut >teenage bass< rides a rude ebm bassline and rave alert sirens, before expanding further with key changing chords and a defining arpeggiator. the hypnotic >space race< is a distant relative of 2007s chasm – a meandering, melodic, star-gazing robo-techno workout

a couple of months after the release of sweet nothings, dapayk & padberg are once again treating the vinyl-heads amongst us to a 12? consisting of a sunny selection of the albums core material, just in time for spring. kicking off the a-side, berlin summer nights is nothing short of an anthem: classic rave sounds of epic proportions glide through an arrangement of bouncy beats, crisp percussive work and hopeful vocals until a powerful breakdown delivers the hands-in-the-air moment. this year, summer has come early. next up, the sun came up bedazzles with a pumping beat and robotic vocals, while a progressive synth lead helps along the track’s love lyrics, turning this into a truly stunning musical moment, which already proved its power at sweet nothings’ heart. on the flip, dapayk & padberg present the albums opener, the trippy too lazy. here, were dealing with a rather brooding afterhours number that is equal parts paranoid and mesmerising as a wonky bass vibrates under dubbed out pads, eerie synths and vocal whispers. the perfect antidote to the cheery a-side!

after broom has remixed tracks by gennaro le fosse and johannes heil for cocoon recordings, it was now unquestionably time for a musical exclamation mark under his own name. and so, the rave mix of sq18 is setting a hedonistic imperative for the club year 2012 right from the beginning, quite naturally interspersing a mentasm rave signal after about three minutes within its driving detroit dub techno, but never conveys the sense of nostalgic mustiness

in its own way, speicher on kompakt extra has always been one of the most uncompromising series in the kompakt universe. starting out as a mere compilation series to tie up some loose ends from our regulars, it has since become a guarantee for vanguard dance sounds from all over the planet, with kompakt being able to invite and support electronic artists that comfortably inhabit both the delicate and the more deliberate ends of the electronic music spectrum. thats also where we found the highly versatile sei a, native glaswegian, now residing in london and immersing himself in the hybrid house, firm techno and bass-heavy scenes that happily co-exist within uks capital. he is well known to paint vivid and emotional sonic pictures that touch on rather more considered house and bass tropes, prizing feeling over fads and staging an impressive balancing act between hardcore beat science and lush, moody arrangements. this 12 inch is no different, featuring two stellar examples for sei as stylistic reach, rave stabs included. welcome to the many-faceted party that is speicher

some people do music as a hobby, some people take it as a job, and some people just live for it. eduardo de la calle has been producing and releasing techno music around spain and europe for more than 16 years. a real veteran in the techno music scene, he has lived and worked in numerous cities developing his own projects throughout the years: lots of hours behind decks and in production studios. eduardo has an enormous potential, his love and passion for music, his production and his dj sets, deep and full of intensity have earned him a lot of respect. limited 3 x 12 inch pressed on pure black plastic vinyl (no label paper on vinyl).

berlin based daniel dexter is part of the new breed of producers showing us why theres still mileage in the good old house groove. his cultured, expressive productions have the mark of a true talent and mr. dexter has only just begun. the acid-revival lives on.storm is a heavy, late night tale of sax, e-piano and stomping synth basslines. growing from a filtered intro, its song like structure drives us into true reckless abandon - perfect for the darker moments of the night, but still oozy with funk and soul. the thick, percussive opening bars of there will be jazz lead to a focus on one of dexters chosen weapons - more jazzy saxophone samples and synthesized strings lift us into a musical crescendo of tension, yet theres a laid back, new york vibe to the track, which will no doubt get plenty of plays this summer. the mysterious murder is a darker affair, shrouded in rave-era stabs and a real pushing vibe. its clear that daniel is a dextrous (no pun intended) producer with plenty of tricks up his sleeve

every vinyl incl unique download code ... alec troniq tells himself off – with two fluffy and cheery smilemakers on base of light but raving rhythms.in rueffel hes piping, drumming berserk and doing echoism.a sweet remix is delivered by stereo express from atmosphere / burlesque,well-known for their bombs shadoorack and la vie en rose. on b1 alec crashes a russian wedding, kidnaps ljudmila and entrains her to his own spring meadows.the groover on b2 is remixed by a guy named bunched – cutting, stomping and constantly stepping forward. as a bonus theres a digital only behende version of the title track: more rave, less gadgets with a free download code enclosed to the vinyl

the restless take a remix break! with their formatik 008, format:b presents three artists- each taking on a title of their current album to knit them in their own manner. at the head the berlin buddies pan-pot, shake the a1 with a breeze of rave-charm as usual right out of their sleeve, rocking the track liquid to its climax then glazing the peak with the smooth voice of fran. on b1 dj pp accelerates. gabriel rocha is how hes called in real life, is one of the south-american stars of the scene, delivering an energetic remix of oversexed. last but not least: the winner of the remix-contest in which format:b has listened through a house-high pile of promos is tobi kramer- a young artist of the neighborhood, who has been casted showing his talent by making out of socks and sandals one more time a club-hit.

manuel tur returns to freerange following some brilliant eps including foolin on delusions of grandeur and more recently the sublime deepness of about to fall on mildpitch, the label he runs with dplay. recent remixes include those for jazzanova, azari & iii and wildbirds and peacedrums on dixons philomena label. manuel is also one half of ribn alongside langenberg and their releases have recently got rave reviews following releases and remixes on ovum and poker flat. jimpster continues to be in demand as a remixer and dj with his recent remixes for terrence parker on systematic and freak seven on 2020 vision both storming into the top tens of the major online house charts. he currently holds number one on traxsource deep house with his freak seven remix. king britt has had an amazing return to form the last year or so with his remix of jay haze for contexterior and his planet e release proving why he is such a versatile and accomplished producer. already being played and charted by by ame, deetron, agoria and steve bug.

the german based label kitty corner records turns back the wheel and starts a new series of fresh experimental techno music. the opening track hachzem from bristols kanji kinetic comes with storming mutant basslines and rave stabs collide over a thumping techno beat. for battle creek brawl rrritalin and cynthia stern take it back to 92 with pitched up rap vocals over a prodigy style breakbeat hardcore track.spacefaces hands of a lunatik is frenetic and crazy wonky techno, while lukes anger rounds off the ep with the robotic 909 warehouse beats of throwing switches.

studio barnhus number nine is called zones within zones – it’s an ep by wesley matsell, who follows up his 2008 debut on border community with four brand new tracks: the unmaker (euphoric soundhack-meets-junior boy’s own rave smasher), ultra vivid parse (noisy chicago-on-‘roids stomper), mind vs. mind (trippy-as-fuck tech house funkster) and pyramideleven

lando kal (a.k.a. antaeus roy), one half of bay area electro duo lazer sword, follows up maneuver, his 2011 debut for hotflush, with two cuts overflowing with the darkness of a long berlin winter. a major player in both san francisco and new yorks underground club scenes, landos love of r&b, dark jungle, detroit techno and classic house is front and center on these two bass heavy productions. the infectious rythym sektion comes on strong, lando expertly weaving the vocals of the 1991 rave classic hinted at in the title with threatening drums and kinetic percussion. on the flip, landos dynamism is on display, as inquisitions syncopated beats swagger along, insistent and knocking, drawing you into its multi-layered paranoid rhythms. lando kal has released on respected labels numbers, rush hour, sugarcane recordings, still cold, and has remixed the likes of sepalcure, hovatron, salva, sepalcure and doc daneeka. up ahead, lookout for a single dropping on leisure system, the notorious berghain party collective and label.

the man with a hand in hypercolour, hypeltd, glass table, losing suki and sneaker social club has such an inexhaustible enthusiasm for all forms of electronic music that he is starting a new label! space hardware is jamie russells latest project and comes to fruition with the inaugural sounds of placeholder, an artist russell unearthed one afternoon on soundcloud. the labels mo is simple: to release spaced-out headphone music for the rave generation, where this debut ep consists of two original tracks from the mysterious placeholder, plus a tidy remix from uncanny valleys jacob korn.

these days is proud to announce the signing of the mysterious venezuela-born, 20 year-old artist moony me, currently living in munich. his disco-influenced pop-house track filled the label’s office with so much love that we couldnt resist giving it a proper release and at the best possible moment for the spring-time.on the remix duties, label owner and house music protagonist argy crafted a much heavier and u.k.rave inspired dance-floor destroyer that is applicable to almost every moment of the night and anywhere in the world.for those who are into more new-school balearic atmospheres combined with old school new york style bass-lines, quell delivered a remix which once played at the right time, may change peoples lives.it changed ours.

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the long awaited dubplate anthem is here! as soon as we at ns-hq heard >drum track<, we knew atlantas helix would fit right in around here. his two main obsessions are old grime and looping hypnotic berlin techno. and it shows, as both collide here to produce the ultimate rhythm track. this is anthemic 8 bar techno, or sublow gone hands-in-the-air raving. this trak destroyed every festival we played at last summer. this is super-stripped down, poised club music - exactly what night slugs is all about. on the flip, we are honoured to have one of our all-time favourite mic controllers flirta d bless drum track with his >no hook no bs< version. known best for such grime bangers as slks >hype hype< and his own >warp speed<, flirta brings that unique sound-effects laden flow to the riddim like its 2004 again and triumphant rave anthems are going off once more.

b. riddim is luis manuel fidalgo fernandes sequeira, a 24 yr old portuguese living in london. the sounds on this ep encompass dubstep, dub reggae, grime, rave and electronica. b.riddim shows a deft touch on all cuts. his appreciation of and understanding of dub and its modern idioms sounds totally convincing over the whole ep.

after his sublime remix for hitsafes >let the acid out< on shaddocks first release, tin man makes a deadly return to shaddock records, delivering his most dancefloor oriented record to date. opening track >t_dd_t_rr_y< sees kicking beats with a genealogy harking back to finest chicago house, yet done with contagious feather-light energy of uk funky and a naughty bassline gliding perfectly between cheeky rave chords and their moody older brother. >s_mple_house< continues with this blindingly effective simplicity, dreamily muted chord stabs, rolling congas in ecstatic space over a warm round bass. on the flip on >aut_repeat<, crystalline synth shards coalesce in complex forms and continue in icey determination as the beat sneaks up underneath, propelling into an absolutely blistering workout. >djsn_k< rounds up on a perky high, an ebullient synthline with crunch and a punchy beat so frontal it might make you blush. rave bones akimbo – tin man steals the pure dance!

the dirty dutch! anticlub a notorious collective from eindhoven, the southern capital of holland, was inspired to push itself into a new direction. the inspiration came from a painting by an old lady that drew the attention and gave the impulse to create the album freaks and followers. as the title suggests there are two kinds of people, people who take risks and people who do not. as anticlub used to be a risk-taker but slowly settled in an unwanted comfort zone, this created dissatisfaction and led to a creative standstill. seeing the painting everything became clear again. one should not stand still but keep moving and evolve oneself into new areas that one has not yet explored creatively. as lessismore is from the same dutch city, this state of mind also hit the lessismore label, which inevitable resulted in both parties joining forces to release this diverse album by a former underground techno crew called anticlub. as the lessismore label is known for its typically styled techno, lessismore was searching for a new impulse sound wise and visually, to ensure creative satisfaction in the years to come. with this album everything came together and the lessismore crew reunited to renew their input into the label, which was once founded to be a creative platform and an artistic journey and in retrospective clearly not a platform where one should repeat itself time after time. freaks and followers is an 8 track album with raw electronic based music combined with a variety of vocal work by different new anticlub members. the overall feel of the album is a dark punky attitude that reminds of the good old days of rave, which in the early nineties dominated the dutch club and party scene. this period can be defined as being careless and not taking credibility into account, trying new things, being blunt and just partying your hart out. being older this is a feeling that will never have to die, proved by the old lady whose painting was used as the art-work of the album release.

the connaisseur family welcomes its youngest member: ava myra flitsch. the daughter of hilary and alex flitsch was born november 15th, 2011 and both the parents and good friends of the label celebrate this miracle with this release. all participating artists were asked to produce a very personal piece of music. the style was left up to the artists, resulting in a beautifully mixed batch of great tracks. the intro track hello! by dop & masomenos features a little vocal snippet as a salutation by masomenos adriens son and it is an atmospheric, soundscapish and beatless tool.

break new soil kickstarts into 2012 with chapter 4 of our breaking new soil series.
macromism ride high on the waves of success of their monster track >groover< on rawthentic, and the two italians manage to keep the pace high on their debut for bns: >rave nu world<! label veteran daniele papini graces bns once again with his unmistakable production and the subtle arpeggiated beauty in his latest track >staying away from me<, and last but not least we are glad to present a track by labelowner gregor tresher together with german marathon-dj karotte, that has been a secret weapon in both of their sets for a long time and finally sees the light of day – today.

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.

first release by the notsignal duo aka anthony rother and matthias geist. essential rave-history from the early 90s!