the star eyed condition is chameleonic effort in the impossible to pin down trajectory of loden s career. the belgian-based producer and musician has already proven his facility for glassy disco and droning ambient on his 2005 debut valeen hope, and glitchy hip-hop via his work with sole and thirsty fish.
on his new album, koks goes even further beyond his already drawn boundaries. there is a touch of robo-electro to tracks like *optimist never cries* and *sanesserarian* (a play on the phrase *ça ne sert a rien* or *it is useless*). he brings the ghostly sounds of german electronic pop into the dirtiest of hip-hop beats. and on his collaboration with rhymer doseone, *future confetti*, he gets lost in a psychedelic wilderness worthy of dj danger mouse.

since 2005 jepe and mrbeat joined forces as johnwaynes, and they are very successful with it. from their first releases up to now, they have produced under the same guise, a widely diverse body of work, from a very diversity house, to full-on orchestra oriented classics, with the occasional drift into the more elegant territories of disco. the new ep house-o-matic continues right there.

all tracks are written and produced by jose rico & andres ordonez (specter). mastered by jose rico

africa friends is a tribal-inspired tech-house track with a lot of driving elements. the remix of yapacc however is rather a remixer typical interpretation somewhere between funky minimal and melodic techno. another centerpiece of this ep is the remix of quenum, who founded the imprint cadenza along with luciano a few years ago. as a small gimmick nicolas duvoisin serves an additional groovy track called people dance.

after emerging from years of seclusion below the chicago underground last year, marquis cooper aka svengalisghost, returns with all new material recorded this winter somewhere between the woods of north carolina and the streets of nyc. an advocate in creating what he calls the anti-beat, cooper takes what he s learned from the traditional machine experimentation of the early pioneers, reconstructs and retransmits the sounds which lie somewhere in the realm of unhinged synth punk or industrial forward-thinking beat electronics. these tracks are truly the essence of house, and a vicious circle it is.

detroit veteran len bartush (mutate) returns to advance the series that began with the now classic circle 1. a full round kick and jack style upbeats are all that is necessary to support the deep, modulated synth lines that travel through lush plates of reverb. alberto pascual hits a homerun with his remix that will move any club, festival, or warehouse party. project 313s remix supplies moving synth lines are stripped down and replaced with driving rhythms and pulsating bass making this a superb techno offering. the plankton remix turns up the tension with warehouse style percussion and intertwining rhythms complimented by science- fictionesque stabs and pounding bass. the >circle 2< ep is an essential piece of detroit minimalism.

bulgarian l 33 is one of the revelations of 2012. with hard technical dnb sound he set many dancefloors on fire and has earned releases on renowned labels like rise audio / syndrome / subculture / close 2 death / icarus audio & sinuous records.

ultraphat phunkin techno , minimal , techhouse

italian dj and producer slok is no stranger to circle music. in 2010 he released his great album rain on circle music after the previous released releases funky finger and freak in 2009. in 2011 he followed up a release on circle music,roccos hard scene incl. a stunning remix by hermanez followed.for his first single in 2012 slok, he invited brothers in crime my favourite robot aka voytek korab, james teej and jared simms from canada to sing the vocals.lately these three guys had a release on life and death and were remixed by art department. on top of this nice package we have subb-an who had a few releases on damian lazarus crosstown rebels or culprit with several hits and finally label mate lopazz from berlins get physical together with his film producer casiocasino.

blank code records launches with its first release circle 1 by label artist mutate. circle 1 is the first in a series of releases by mutate and features remixes by drumcell, audio injection, and bas mooy. detroit has always had a definitive voice in the future sound of techno, and this debut release from blank code is a prime example of both the latest from detroit, and its international allegiances exemplified by three brilliant remixes from some of technos most accomplished modern artists.

nice price deal !!! the fourth vinyl series release from the excellent fullbarr label sees the brilliant samaan return with a new ep of sublime detroit inspired techno meets house, backed with a remix from heavyweight vince watson

sebbo is the probably most successful dj from würzburg. started djing in the late 80ties he hosted two radio shows, released on different labels like planet vision, federation of drums or liebe-detail. he played at the top locations and events worldwide like mayday, tresor, supermarket, space, loveparade or nature one and now gives his debut oncircle music with his production. anyway.

incl. remixes by deepgroove, warren fellow and martinek remix, mannheims circle music returns with a superb new single from label boss alex flatner featuring remixes from deepgroove, martinek & warren fellow. the circle music imprint has been releasing quality tech fuelled house music for the last seven years and has a catalogue that includes music from the likes of gui boratto, michel de hey, umek & sebastien leger. at the heart of the labels success has been the guidance and music of label boss alex flatner, who has provided some of the labels key releases and been responsible for signing its amazing roster of acts.

here we go with the 2nd release on circle music of the belgium michael coninx alias hermanez. this talented young belgian is both in good company and is fast earning the respect from his peers that many producers can only dream of, with releases on paul ritchs quartz imprint and release >nicotine/soms< on leena music, anja schneiders imprint, plus hermanez remixes for la factoria, and monique musique to name a few. now, after the big success of his first release on circle >locomotive< he will be back with the second one, the >spank ep<, on the mannheim german based label. the a side brings us spank. a groovy and tribal house tune who will rock the floors. the b side with stomp is more progressive and a little bit techno. very cool for every maintime set! circle music is very happy to release this nice piece of clubmusic!

alex flatners circle recordings is building another bridge to berlin and welcomes rene onze to debut on his mannheim based imprint. known already for his output on areal, his involvement and appearance in berlin calling and most notably for heating up the concerts of the paul kalkbrenner tour 2011 as the official warm up act, onze s flip a switch is an emotional, subtle melodic piece of modern dance electronica. something you will likely give a well-considered play, as its undeniable epic deepness will stand out, regardless of whether its being played on an afterhour, open air, in a warm up session or a prime time set.
remix duties go to cocoon resident skai vs. joel armstrong, kanzleramt techno legend alexander kowalski, who is adding more roughness and energy to the original vibe and last but not least deep circus label owner and blufin artist benny grauer.

deep, sexy and lazy groovin house

daniel solar is one half of dikso, the excellent edits imprint responsible for many a disco-rinsed dancefloor burner over the last year. the hannover native is also one of berlins emergent talents, a dj, producer, label owner and a&r intent on bridging the gap between disco and dance music, while coaxing the techno-loving citys tastes a little further off the beaten track.
as a child of the early 80s, daniel was strongly influenced by synth pop and dance music, before rap and hip hop caught his imagination and inspired his first forays into production. once he had finished school, daniel became more and more and intrigued with house and techno, clubs and raves, and his studio style expanded to take in electro, techno, and deep house until we arrive at today and his latest release: too much light ep.

upon you records has finally reached the big five-o thats right - 50! regular releases old, and to celebrate we are inviting you into our musical swinger club. while our upon you artists usually work their way up to a musical orgasm on their own, this time they have doubled up for a nice old gangbang of massive proportions. gunnar stiller and marcus meinhardt are tag teaming on a1 with their little winner >feinherb< and are leaving out the foreplay and get straight down to it. then we have nico stojan and the cheapers who are finger banging the buttons and levers for >railroad< on a2. flipping the side over we find our dutch-danish buddies onno and mathias mesteno and let the puppets dance to some sweet house beats with the track >puppets<. finishing of this vinyl masterpiece are marco resmann and ruede hagelstein with >monday<, once again proving how tender they can be if necessary, blowing out the last candles with a touch of saxophone.

moody melodic synth patterns, stripped back electronic percussion and haunting hypnotic vocals. may i present the latest masterpiece from reuben tobias: portraits ep. a finely balanced deep underground pop release that will no doubt hold the attention of such names as troxler and jamie jones. the structure, complex enough to hold interest but simple enough to maintain elegance, takes you on a journey through the mind of reuben tobias as you listen attentively to every word of the self expressive lyrics. the b side lead, marran, shares very much the similar characteristics as portraits. minus the lyrics, marran uses subtly layered electronic synths and the comforting sound of young children playing outside to suck you down into a place of complete concentration. your focus becomes stuck in fascination for the sounds guiding you through the duration of the track right to the last second. a brilliant ep. not one for the clubs but certainly one for the collection.

defecteds tenth circle with a 3 tracker from the in demand duff disco.

robsoul artist terrence terry with an ep for landed records. limited pressing on yellow vinyl.

big with: marco carola, raresh, robert dietz, gregor tresher, daniel sanchez, ekkohaus, chaim, gel abril, bart skills, martin eyerer, pig&dan, richie hawtin,..
the two dutch artists warren fellow and michel steinbach team up again to show what good dance music is. but this time they give their debut on mannheim based label circle music. again they created a unique eclectic mix like they did on their successful cosmic ep in 2009 or together with legendary todd terry with >got a soul< in 2010 where they proved that they are very able to handle house music. on the a side we have some straight beats with classic percussions at the beginning. but very soon fellow and steinbach come around with some synthesizer hook which melody is quoting the nineties. the vocals only brings it down to a round figure.

al kent was once described as scotlands walter gibbons, and on >fantasy< he pays tribute to his hero with an alternative take on a track walter made his own. with beautiful rhodes piano, sweet strings and heavenly jazz guitar, file under >lush<. flip over for some disco madness… >check out the sounds of nyc< may once have been a loft classic, but in this incarnation may have proved too much for that particular musical journey. tough as old boots. wrapping up we have >gimme some loving< – built around a cool piano hook and an instantly recognisable voice and featuring some proper hands in the air string sections. million dollar disco is loved by dimitri from paris, pat les stache, solid state, cosmic boogie, greg wilson, peter adarkwah, the dead rose music company, horse meat disco, nik weston, chris harris and many many more..

nice price deal !!! new label tenth circle with a superb 2 tracker of nu disco / edits from zoo look.

big with tobi neumann, stephan bodzin, paco osuna, gregor tresher, daniel stefanik, danny howells, kaiserdisco, martin eyerer, gel abril, daniel sanchez, markus fix, arado, federico molinari, slam

support by: marco carola, richie hawtin, stephan bodzin, monika kruse, brothers vibe chaim, martin eyerer, anton pieete, kaiserdisco, m.in, shinedoe...

with his latest album >rain< paris based dj and producer alessandro russo aka slok was able to follow up in quality and complexity to his in 2009 released tracks >freak< and >funky finger< on circle digital this year. now he comes around with his next tune >roccos hard scene<. hermanez, who recently rocked circle music with his >locomotive/snarey business< release produced the ten minutes monster remix. played by: gregor tresher, bart skils, danny howells, brothers vibe, ramon tapia, kaiserdisco, pig & dan, toni rios, hugo, gel abril, daniel sanchez, slam, phonogenic, emerson, anthony pappa, thyladomid, taras van de voorde, mashtronic, laurent n garnier, wally lopez & many more

funky techhouse incl nice losoul remix

supported by john digweed, carl craig, loco dice, james zabiela, joris voorn, sasha, mark knight, nic fanciulli. circle 2010 celebrates florian meindls flash recordings new revamped design and structure. to be filed as tech-house and deep house >circle 2010< features 14 exclusive unreleased tracks from florian friends and showcases the talent of label new signings. vinyl sampler contains 4 sureplayers: florian meindl and martin eyerer >chunked in heaven< collaboration, a killer house groove by swiss legend in the making kellerkind, his majesty daso with the deep house affair of summer 2010 plus florian meindl spiced up hot remix of steve lawlers ibiza anthem martin patinos >sunrise in la serena<

big with valentino kanzyani, dave ellesmere, michel de hey, criss source, nic fanciulli, bryan zentz, luciano esse,..

massive debut for frenchs dj producer popof on sebastien legers mistake imprint... hypnotic killer techno as we like it...

circle musics alex flatner is back at his own imprint together with one of germanys most successful and busiest djs and producers oliver klein. with this release circle music continues its series of high quality records also in 2010.

with the two producers marc o tool and criss source germany s electronic music scene has two of the worlds leading producers. with their worldwide dj presence both are counting to the most successful german music acts. working together since 1997 under different aliases like ballroom, motorcraft, black eyed or good fellas they had numerous releases on labels like marco s own labels underworld and mauritius of course. while criss is working as a&r at marc s labels mauritius and hosts his own radio shows on radio essen and proton radio.com, marc s productions appeared on different compilations like sensation white or ministry of sound the annual 2009. after their latest smasher on circle james at last ,now they are coming around with their next slamming two-tracker.

big with: thomas schumacher, italoboyz, brendon moeller, kiki, solomun, patrice baumel, xpress2, ralph lawson, patrick chardronnet, crock, michel de hey ...
lopazz, who had great releases on get physical & kompakt, as well with his labelmate alex flatner (>make up your mind<) on cocoon recordings, joins forces with his buddy zarook on circle music with this excellent 2 tracker. zarook, as well known for his releases on lo-fi, stereo or italic and his famous uv-klub (10 year anniversary in 2009). both worked together already for the credit card receipt release by lopazz on get physical.
on the new circle release they are proving their music abilities again with a unique sound!

after the great effort of alex flatners feat lopazz >perfect circles< like the >sound of the 9th season< licensing for sven väths cocoon compilation series or the >the lab< licensing by loco dice (damian schwartz remix), circle music decided to release a new remix package of the track. we are proud to present you great interpretations by joey beltram, ken ishii, cess and elephants & lollipops.

dj circle and esteban garcia have been digging in their roots and present this hot funky piece of vocal house incl. remixes by deep josh & angel pina and tony loreto! its deep, its catchy, its fresh - its oldschool! we let the mixes speak for themselves! supported by franck roger, dj meme, grant nelson, audiowhores, plastik funk, baggi begovic…,...

incl. boris werner remix support by : matthias tanzmann, monika kruse, karotte, ivan smagghe, gregor tresher, jimpster, john digweed, nick warren

daniel munkelberg has come to the attention of record labels across germany, with his experimental minimal-techno sound. this ep kicks off with an epic j alexander remix, together with ronald christoph on co-production duties. friends electric records head man j alexanderÆs remix massively beefs up the original track ôdigamö adding one of the most hypnotic synth lines you are ever likely to hear, layer upon layer ofá oberheim synths and 909 percussion combine with the quirky samples from the original to create a instant techno classic. other tracks on the ep include a darker, but dance floor friendly journey into minimalism with a san miguel remix and another daniel mukelberg original named musteki

already supported by loco dice, kiki, pheek, laurent garnier,kolombo, someone else, jeff samuel, chopstick, h.o.s.h, massaya, jori hulkonnen, afrilounge, burnski, axel bartsch, dj deep, florian meindl, lars sommerfeld, dole & kom, falko brocksieper,alex niggemann, peter kruder, masomenos, solomun, dave ellesmere, patrick bateman, angel molina, haito, marcus vector, peace division, dave dk, namito, thomas scumacher, afrilounge, michel de hey....

rene breitbarth mit seinem debut auf irr welches zwei vielschichtige, atmosphärische house tracks beinhaltet. da möchte man mit >in ear monitor< verstöpselt und fluppe im mund (nichtraucher bitte vorstellungskraft benutzen!) durch die sonne von san francisco schlendern

summer anthemic monster, brilliant electronic techhouse infected

jeff samuel is back with what we think is his best production for years and with one of the coolest tracks he has done so far. big with gregor tresher, brett johnson, john digweed, hot chip, matt john and many more..

melbourne based junji masayama swerves his debut bearfunk release flying in from leftfield in the guise of his green circle ep. its a fine four tracker for which the adjective eclectic was surely made. smatterings of disco sensibilities, bleepy house, deep groove & squelching synths. green circle leads the pack with all its underground rhythms and chunky synths. monotone radio is a drum led wonk soundscape whilst sponge feet is one for the more uptempo alternative disco floors. oyster rounds things off with more eclectic beats and disco firefly darting keys. one for the varied tapestry that is bearfunk.

incl bloody beetroots & milan rmxs... a testament to the raw power of a strong system 100 groove. i m happy to report that this track also gets the rare support of rising megastar proxy... for a techno rrecord, that s quite an achievement!

support by steve lawler, ivan smagghe, laurent garnier, slam, patrick lindsey, dj yellow!!