5 years ago back in february 2003 in montmartre (paris, france) pedro winter aka busy p created the ed banger record label. most of the artists have been discovered by pedro, and often live near the labels office. over the past 2 years the rise of the label has been something like a phenomenon, with all artists being on a worldwide tour (dj and/or live) at sold out venues, each appearance always long awaited and celebrated like a the coming of the messiah by thousands of raging kids from each and every part of the world. drawing on the street energy of hip hop, rocks explosion and hypnotic compression of techno music, but remaining open to all other influences, the sound of the label, mostly electronic and saturated, has become a trademark, registered worldwide. justice, busy p, uffie, feadz, mehdi, dsl, oizo, vicarious bliss, mr flash, krazy baldhead, sebastian and so: mes post cartoon imaging are practically pop culture icons, especially within the new web media (myspace, blogs, forums) where ed banger remain one of the unbeatable masters of its use. this third volume of the labels own compilation features 12 new tracks and mixes.

hot on the heels of the bestselling second edition in the limited series, the ppf boys dropped off this outstanding third ep in the sample pleasures trilogy!!! as always, they expertly reference classic, though less well known underground gems from the last days of disco to early forays into proto house. heavily influenced by the fertile early 80s period, when european disco and boogie sounds took us in a more electronic direction, and the kind of boundary pushing, energetic, funked up soundtrack ron hardy laid down in the music box, the popular peoples front have established a formidable reputation for making stand out modern club cuts...

playdoe offer a novo hip hop, an hybridization between groovy and heavy basses and speedy electropop with a graduated lyrics flow. six tracks which confirm the vitality as well as the creativity of the south african stage which managed to digest with daring and freshness all the ingredients from electronic culture. house music, breakbeat, booty, hip hop and ghetto in mind, for a an energetic and addictive result. including a toxic avenger remix!! for fans of kitsune, ed banger...

this time the re edit package is a split action between our man orestt, and mysterious (but pretty famous uk dj) man from soho... action comes in four tracks. orestt grants us with closer to the edge rerub in the form of haircut, originaly a uk disco no wave obscure 12inch, and giving love an 80s london classic. flip side sees man from soho going into rooter places with two winner cuts on a more afro meets southamerica path...

new artists on bombay, chicagos j & j soultempo come with a strong gospel influenced late night slammer for the dance floor. featuring the vocals of the renowned terry moore combined with the soulful chicago acid house production of j & j soultempo, this release has an real early nineties murky deep house sound with modern production. jason ferguson jaycee and jere mcalllister are emerging from a strong community of the new generation of producers and musicians based in chicago that will be turning heads in the house scene. some kinda good agrees with the new york vibey heads as well as the chicago and detroit kids the tune defines house as going back to just one category and one community.

hammered by: richie hawtin, paco osuna, konrad black , sebo k, davide squillace, 2000 and one, johnny d , agnes ,miss fitz, reboot, chris carrier,..rmxs by pier bucci & ali nasser!! nick curly hails from sunny germany where he runs the amazing cecille label and produces some of the most amazing music around at moment. his sound has been incredibly well received of late and is finding favour with the likes of mandy, clive henry, steve lawler and locodice. here we present nicks debut for audioflys imprint supernature. >on my way< is a slice of deep techy house that has been quietly turning heads since audiofly discovered it on myspace a few months back. remixes come form none other than pier bucci and huge emerging talent ali nasser from romania. both interpretations add their own slick flavours and are bound to be in djs wallets and traktors for months to come. >friday< meanwhile is one hell of a groover and will surely be favoured by those who like it deeeeeep! enjoy

introvert (aka jukka varis) was born in northern finland in 1982. he lives now in helsinki, which is situated in the southern coast of finland. he has been making music for over 7 years, including progressive house back in 2004-2005 and his first own release from aurium records. the words >original<, >emotionally attractive<, >artistic<, >atmospheric< and >experimental< are the best to describe introvert’s sound. it gives people different moods and visions, something to listen closely to and to think about, and it works on the dancefloor too.

as the 3rd single of j.s.s. s monthly release project, this includes a remix by carl craig !!! kiyotaka fukagawa aka calm (aka organlanguage and k.f., and the owner of music conception label) and kazuyuki shimizu aka herbest moon (also known as the rapper of tha blue herb and the owner of that label, the blue herb rec), combine here as the duo japanese synchro system and started their new project. this time an original song features the rap by kazuyuki shimizu under the name of ill-bosstino (you may never have heard of japanese rap, though) and that remix by carl craig, who has been dropping amazing songs in the market. speaking of remix, we can say it uses the voice of ill-bosstino rather than making his words stand out. either of them are mighty song. and an insert with japanese rap and english translation will be included, so it makes it possible for the people all over the world to feel that everyone lives on the earth are thinking about the same things when they are on dance floor, with enjoying crazy dance music...ltd repress

daedelus links up with michael johnson for the kind of happy song/sad vocals mash down which alfred darlington learnt from listening to too much brazilian music. this, however, is not bossa. drawing on bits of italian disco, twisted trance, french house and more than a smattering of early 80s english new romanticism its the kind of glorious, upliftingly sad number for which sweet indiscretions were invented. the epic nature of this song is sure to make this a daedelus anthem

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.

dj q is back after a four year break, and he delivers here perhaps some of his finest productions to date. dj q aka paul flynn, turned out some timeless music in the 90s for labels like filter, dance mania and glasgow underground, and was championed by artists such as carl craig and derrick carter. superclique is a refreshingly energetic deep house club track, with swinging beats and lush atmospherics, plus a great little vocal hook. blue chicago combines chi town rhythms and detroit musicality, with a heavy nod to the classic sounds of derrick may and carl craig, with enough wobbly minimalism to keep the, er, minimal massive happy.

in good old manner of chicago-house-music glare tyree cooper and eric d. clark on site a with discreed harmonies to there familiar seemed voices. the unstoppable forward driving beat with the care sedate bassline underlined the feeling but also the simultaneous unchangeable purpose of the track - to put the listener in motion. the stuff will be advanced by the also announced mix from the label boss himself - stefan braatz - on site b. full cords and a chiselled beat added by a extra acid-line in well known braatz-style.

space disco or cosmic grooves? balearic it is!! peter visti - from music for dreams and mindless boogie fame - offers us again an incredible ep on eskimo after the wonderful balearic love, paraglide and heaven is a disco releases. both kodex 205 and tokyo by night are amazing tracks in his own unique style. again some essential stuff for your balearic ears!!

cheers lab is a subdivision of the new french label and team cheers records, with a completely different vibe, for those who like it more adventurous and electronica! na sayah is not realy a newcomer, he is those days one of the most hyped dj in paris, being a resident at bataclan (the largest venue now in paris), at electro chic party, the respect party, at the paris paris club, and he also is having his own party called break - a big success already. for the first release (and expect a lot more in the months to come) he has produced four electro tracks, that will work perfectly on any electro dancefloor, all tracks complete with punchy basslines, deep 80s chords and stunning beats! those tracks could easely be included on a john carpenter movie or a tribute to the best of gorgio moroders music.

a fascinating delve into the bizarre and brilliant world of jeremiah yisrael and the disco funk treasures of tap records. i ll let it rot before i let them take my shit. – jeremiah yisrael forty seven tapes, reams of sheet music, copyright forms, membership applications for the brotherhood of wisdom, two flaking acetates, three moldy 12inch singles, and a script for the still unfilmed motion picture angel dust. we stuffed it all into four supermarket fruit boxes, jammed them in the back of a rented chrysler town & country, and tore ass out of nathaniel jeremiah ben yisraels driveway, making a getaway that simultaneously spit us right back at the most bizarre recorded mystery we d ev

after release strong release with claro intelecto, stereorama music is back with ams project. this artist will be sure a large potential..

together for one cause: spreading love of house music in yours ears. the patsada soldiers take by storm the floor by salvo of love and irresistible groove. no surrenders! face a1 monoman - motion: chunky beats lasciviously carried by an obsessing melody. face a2 dav - monterey jack: this montréal native smash monterey with his jacking sax. face b soul circus - you re my friend: these belgian guys knows the formula: vocal + beats + emotion = dancefloor killer

a welcome return for soulfuric legend john julius knight. proper house music on a proper house label !! killer , dj weapon, lee genesis aka lee antley

the latest ep from sierra sam (toysforboys records, umf, co-producer for ur s suburban knight). includes two drastically different reinterpretations from camea (clink music) and bloody mary (sender records).

tip !! played by ripperton, agnes, quenum, chaton, crowdpleaser. we are really proud that ali joins the plak family. he’s from istanbul and got a very unique feeling for deep stuff. 2 endless tracks, nearly 24 minutes, of reduced head-y house, roots percussions, jackin’ hihats and cut-up vocals. add a trumpet lead and traditional turkish music on background and dive into ali’ world

jesse siminski is one of those musicians its impossible to ignore. whether producing as heartthrob or alter-alter ego vivianne projects his work is instinctive, insightful and driven by an irresistible force that instantly rubs off on the audience. its no surprise then that the first single to be lifted from heartthrobs eagerly awaited debut album >dear painter, paint me< is >signs<, a track that fully demonstrates the extent of his repertoire. one of the highlights of his not-to-miss live set, its also become a corner stone of richie hawtins dj sets over the last few months due to the massive crowd response it generates whenever it drops. billed as homage to classic detroit techno, theres a real air of expectancy about the mix friendly introduction. the powerful kick pattern, swirling sci-fi vocal efx and loose hi hat groove soon make way for the urgent, cavorting main melody that spins off into another dimension before a massive, resonating synthetic bass wipes out everything in its path. one of the main ideas running through the album is the juxtaposition and layering of different rhythms and time signatures and this really comes across on signs, with disco and caribbean inflections adding a cut and thrust to the chugging groove, creating the perfect foil to the sonic mayhem overhead. the b-side features apprentice – a tag heartthrob can safely leave behind with the release of >dear painter, paint me<. of course its another guaranteed floor filler with a finely honed acidic riff that immediately taps into the subconscious...

mysterious new label concentrating on the finest intergalactic techfunk. johannes volk is a pretty new name to many.. however his first record “the mysteries of tharsis montes” was released on jeff mill’s axis a while ago… now he steps into public again with this lifeworld record. volk enters the delicate world of futuristic techno and combines it with earthly acoustic elements. johannes is producing music in the best tradition of jeff mills and robert hood, but he managed to put his own fingerprint on it. a dazzling deep & funking techno release for peak time play.

the long-awaited second album of the viennese extraordinary artist gustav aka eva jantschitsch is finished! for many people gustavs critically acclaimed debut >rettet die wale< (save the whales) has rescued the whole protest song genre. now, media artist and laptop-songwriter gustav has all of a sudden become a new icon of the feminist music scene, and (concerning the movement of alter-globalization), the conscience of her generation.

for this second 10inch limited edition, we re really proud to present dj kaos and mvdr artwork on astro lab recordings, after many collaboration with warp, kitsune, dc recordings, dfa, and remixes for rub n tug, roxy music and more, kaos delivered here 2 amazing tracks.. the a side is more an uptempo and disco affair, the b side is 8 minutes long with some amazing strings voices, only for open minded djs

peter grummich (kompakt/shitkatapult/mule electronics/karloff... ) comes up with his debut on progcity deep trax with two beautiful cuts. mountain paces into your ears with a deep wobbling groove, hypnotised by some nice floating synths, flying over the peaks of the hills. on the flipside peter shows his other side in form of lost, a slice of deep techy, but still warm and typically grummerized sound. perfect music for early outdoor parties and neverending clubnites.

incl. huge paul ritch rmx ... kabuto & koji a.k.a tekel and patrice meiner - costa ricas most successful dj/producers and residents of club vertigo (costarica) have been slowly taking their music to new frontiers. their productions and remixes have been signed with some of the worlds most respected labels such as viva music, kindisch, water based music & akbal music to name a few and have completed remixes for stu hirst, astro&glyde, raz o hara, the skull, robbie, dirtydecibles, krisb and many more. hernan catanneo, audiofly & steve lawler have included k&ks productions and remixes in their sets and m.a.n.d.y has recently incorporated k&ks rmx for raz o haras >kisses< on their upcoming fabric 38 cd. as djs they perform a minimal tech house set, incorporating dark melodic and vocal atmospheres, punchy bass lines and an unstoppable groove that will have any dancefloor going and going!

truffle music (toronto) returns with the voices (plant music) releasing their first e.p. isince 2005 and following up on the initial success of their sure thing/street commander eps on nycs plant music. cavern is a disco punk stomper that builds from the start with sizzling 4/4 live drums, bass, keys and a hypnotic subdued vocal that build to an apex only to break down and come back harder on the instrumental tip. spooky is a tripped out instrumental that is slower in tempo and heavy on the pychedelic. featuring all live instrumentation, this track takes you on a twisted journey. l.a.s woolfy (rong, permanent vacation) takes on the remix with his epic woolfy neu rave disco mix and he delivers just that with a speed up stormer that is over twice as long as the original and has a faint scent of old warehouse days but takes it forward with an interesting arrangement and eclectic instrumentation.

great melodies meet autobiographic texts by john darnielle. 2023 reissue.

mojuba is celebrating its 10th release with the resurrection of a real house music classic. we are talking about the legendary record called time reveals by chicago resident and house veteran bernard badie. many of you will remember the title track often mistakenly called >can you feel it< from the infamouse x-mix-5 the wildstyle by dj hell on studio k7! since today bernard badie was working together with friends like larry heard or dajae and delivers his unique house sound for labels like night club records, cajual and circuit records, la casa, distance and recently for tony humphries imprint. check this original house power

nice price deal !!! deecee is a new comer female-singer form denmark and is produced by a former producer of aycan. walking in the sky is a typical andorfine music hand-up song, which will rock the floors with beautiful vocal-lines and groovy rhythms. 5 different mixes available, including a vendelboe house mix.

the long awaited follow-up single from the parquet rec. labelhead solee! after big club hits like impressed or different normen flaskamp aka solee delivers the ultimate summer & open-air hymn timba. as usual, the original combines minimal techno with voluminous sounds and amazing melodies and will be one of the next crossover-hits this year for sure! next to the original mix, solee also shows us his deeper tech-house side with the solees basement dub. last but not least, neurotron (ostwind / nightdrive music) complete this big package with their ultra cool deep-house remix! already massive international dj support by: laurent garnier, john digweed, roger sanchez, josh wink, dj yellow, deetron, sharam (deep dish), satoshie tommie, yousef, joris voorn, ewan pearson, sander kleinenberg, hernan cattaneo, dj tiesto, sasha, umek, tiger stripes, dave seaman, argy and many more

not another promo text!?!? we find that all of the music produced by harry axt speaks volumes, therefore we simply (and happily!) offer you these two new tracks. it s worth mentioning that this is the last ep from harry axt before his album release in october on rompecabeza music. the whole summer he will indulge in a production break, so that he may doze in the sun, test every type of beer possible, demolish enormous amounts of grilled meat and danish ice cream, and then completely concentrate this replenished creativity on his debut album. then, while the sun fades away for another season, he will let the sunshine back into our ears…

after the successful 2006 release la vida with david penn, the >pacha ibiza< resident dj, ibiza awards 2007 winner & producer sebastian gamboa is back on purple music! this time in collaboration with the ibiza’s producer tuccillo. he brings a real balearic shaker. muevelo is a pure sexy & funky tune - the perfect track for every club floors!!!

spanish heroes sonde & shaver are the guys for the first release on incase with music that focuses on club-compatibility in the first row. last call shakes through the record and the demanding clubhours while trouble is my business is something for the more moody times

the soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. african frog charity is a cunning rework of the ridiculously rare 1985 tam tam pour l’ethiope’ track, a futuristic afrobeat throwdown featuring a collaborative artist list that would make any african music enthusiast blush >bounty girls< takes kid creole’s >annie< and manages to eek out the afro vibe from the calypso based ingredients of the original...

he soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. cat stevens >was dog a doughnut< has appeared several times over the years in many shapes and sizes, this definitive extended version has to be up there with the best of them though, allowing the dislocated funk of the original to simmer away before reaching boiling point. similarly riuchi sakamoto’s timeless classic >riot in lagos< should be mandatory listening for anyone with an interest in electronic music, an absolute masterpiece in it’s original form, this version takes the meat of the track straight to the dancefloor where it’s turned into a juicy electrofunk sandwich of tastily huge proportions

brand new record from sacred rhythm music featuring the 12 release of h.garden & joi’s >gentle rain<, which features brand new mixes of the deep future classic plus alternate mixes of the vocal jam, >cravin<, both rendered anew by the srm’s joe claussell.

big with sonar kollektiv posse, alex attias, peter kruder, dave ellesmere, kiki, agoria, fabrice lig, 3channels, chymera, simon baker, dan ghenacia, sasse !! + quarion remix... already featured on our current label compilation >grand cru 2008<, we now welcome andrès garcìa with his first regular release on our sub-imprint connaisseur supérieur. andrès, a geneva-based musician with spanish roots was early infected with the music virus. he started with classic piano classes at an early age, and moved from there to jazz and improvised music. this lead him to the conservatoire populaire de musique genève, where he attended classes in electro acoustic music. today he’sproducing solo or with partners like dandy jack, quenum or paris the black fu on prestigious labels like crosstown rebels, imploz and num, beside his work in the contemporary art section, for theatres and movies. >no more tears< is a genuine summer track with an alluring groove, mysterious oriental-sounding vocals and an excellent percussion work, which is tailor-made for deep and moody techno sets. drumpoet community’s man of the moment - quarion

this new russ gabriel 12 is the long awaited kick-off for russ’s new techno imprint, sestra recordings and marks his return to the techno scene. this release follows up the infamous >future funk volume 1< which appeared some 11 years ago on u.k. electronica label >input neuron<. russ is a legend whose career spans nearly 20 years. having started his ferox records back in 1993 he went on to record for the likes of carl craig’s planet-e, soma records, djax-up-beats, dave clarke’s magnetic north, morris audio, force-inc and countless others. russ has been hailed as a master of techno production by djs such as laurent garnier and richie hawtin and continues to push his music forward with this ep aimed firmly at the dancefloor.

>can ting< is west indian slang for a steel pan, a much loved instrument in the caribbean world. here the duo takes on this magnificant sound maker that brings people together in massive street battles containing thousands of practising steel pan musicans playing all thru the night. due to its complicated note structure and technical limitations in tuning single areas in the steel pan, this instrument requires many years of practising. the sound of a one hundred man strong steel pan orchestra is something everyone should see and experience once in their lifetime.

classic prodigy album! repress on double vinyl.

the legend of x-dream began almost 20 years ago in 1989 when jan muller (prime suspect) and marcus c. maichel (the delta) combined to form the creative core of this legendary electronic music project.

mop mop is the brainchild of andrea benini, musician, producer, dj who has been active for more than ten years exploring a large variety of musical genres, from club to jazz music... this time he delivers a philly inspired boogie remix of the jazzy original by mop mop, just the right feeling to welcome the summer.

first 500 limited edition on red transparent vinyl! we are very proud to present the debut of 21 year old tim toh, a fresh producer with such a huge talent and character in his tracks, we guess, we didn t hear for the last decade in house music! that s a big goal to claim, but it s also the reason, we signed him for a three-part series called >join the resistance< and this is part 1. the a-side is like an intro to the whole series, starting with some charming detroitish-sequences and a smooth piano, while the beat shapes itself naturally out of the track with raw percussions and a thumpin kick... from then on it twists and turns into sweet eternity…timeless! the b-side is beatdown rhythmic wizzadry and a tool par excellance, polyrhythmic percussions and a beat that will shake every floor you dare to play it

two years ago, honest jons travelled to lagoswith the great drummer tony allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with fela kuti an album entitled lagos no shaking, a classic of contemporary afrobeat. since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides. from legends of dance music culture like basic channel in berlin, for example, and founding father of detroit techno, carl craig, and young tigers like dizzee rascals newham generals, mia producer diplo in baltimore, and carioca sensations bonde do role from rio de janeiro. and newrecordings from cairo, saturn, bogota and kingston, jamaica fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneersalah ragab, a street brass band descended from sun ras arkestra, highlife inspired afro colombian drummers from the maroon village of san palenque de basilio, and a veteranof count ossies mystic revelation of rastafari.

there s a sense of paradox in love & beyond. it s jay haze s most defining album to date, but also, his most unexpected, in both music and form

nice price deal !!! thisisnotanexit records was established in 2006 as an avenue for interesting and eclectic music that wasnt finding an outlet from other labels and is being touted as the uks answer to dfa. they came from the stars i saw thems first single from their debut album on thisisnotanexit records follows releases which featured remixes from optimo and emperor machine.

mn2s prepare for another wmc anthem by presenting this collaboration with danism and true soul diva kathy brown. light up my life has classic written it all over, making full use of kathys soaring vocals this powerful performance is sure to make more than waves at this years wmc. kathy brown, one of house musics true divas, has worked with the cream of the house music crop. arguably her biggest hit in recent times was the international smash, strings of life (stronger on my own), produced by award winning production duo soul central. her powerful performance in light up my life ensures that the track will be hammered in the miami sun this year. whilst the original mix features those unmistakable danism beats and kathy browns beautiful voice the audiowhores dub presents pounding drums and is a much darker, main room mix. in contrast to this dj la roi delivers a much more garage inspired, sweeter take on the soulful classic. following up the success of commended releases such as truth is, mesmerise and most recently feelin you danism drop yet another scorcher on mn2s.

the polytechnics ep is the second release on df by silver city following the superb dubby ep from 2006. on the a side, the title track polytechnics has electrofunk vibes blending perfectly with new wave sensibilities. think greg wilson mixing up gary numan and you wont be far off. it rocks! and on the flip, nu disco don pete herbert (reverso 68/lsb) cuts up pendulo a heavily arrpegiated disco stormer and transforms it into yet another disco bomb. this was an edit that pete knocked together for his own dj sets and we loved it so much we just had to put it on the vinyl. last, but in no way least, is victoria jam which is a no nonsense heads down groover of a track that will get your dancefloors rocking. seriously good music. enjoy! plays by: ashley beedle, llorca, fabrice lig, electric press, reverso 68, munk, murray richardson, ajello, dubious...