for those who know the story of the bridge wars, there is some irony found in the fact that scott la rock, representing the south bronx, was born in queens, though he did relocate to the south bronx at a very young age. after graduating high school la rock spent four years in vermont at castleton college where he earned varsity letters in basketball, but more importantly for the world of hip hop he became more and more enamored with music. on graduation he returned to new york and began working as a dj and as a social worker at the franklin armory mens shelter in the bronx. it was at the shelter that scott met kris parker and the duo formed boogie down productions. the rest, as they say, is history. roughly a year after the tragic shooting death of boogie down productions founder, dj and producer scott la rock b boy records and krs-one issued this special remix album, a man and his music (remixes from around the world). billed as a limited edition collectors classic the project was released in a limited run – briefly available in the 90s – and now after years of being unavailable reappears as a tribute to one of the genres early pioneers.

mansion music is proud to present ivory d or a self-confessed, techno and all-round groove merchant. ivory d or is a st. lucian born, london raised producer & dj who has been making music from the tender age of 17, still only 18, ivory has been busy over the last year developing and honing his skills and delivers his infectious debut ep, flashback. from the subtle build on tracks like flashback to witch doctors dark & troublesome drop this ep is full of unexpected rhythmic twists and infectious groove.ivory d’or has been receiving early radio support so far from b.traits & toddla t (bbc radio 1), foamo (rinse fm), rattus rattus (kiss100) and dj support from the likes of ac slater (mad decent), breach & route 94.

born under a bad sign. shitparade label owners and best friends daniel meteo & t.raumschmiere finally teamed up in the studio to bring birth to their first release as dad and dad.

with the world a decade into the 21st century, detroit born and chicago breddj / producer tim baker delivers a sonic explosion on his 4th studio album, >dreams of fuzzy animals & robots<

after orlando vooms debut on the fanzine labels first record, the second one includes three new tracks: distant lines ep, a new record with its own particular style, signed by basic soul unit, the alias used by stuart li, a hong kong-born artist living in canada, whose works have been published by labels such as dolly, philpot, mathematics, mule electronic or the spanish label hivern discs. early support by moodymanc, raresh, djinxx, angel molina, arthur oskan, simon gacia, nicolas masseyef, santiago salazar, dimi angelis, adriano filippucci and many more.

the second production *between ep* by the 2013-born label freakadelle marks the first release of four young musicians. the producers are already well known in the local house and techno scene around the city of salzburg.

imprints records born by the passion of two young italian djs and producers. the project starts with the idea to spread, share and impress the peculiarity of the young talent productions. the result of imprints creations is the fusion between the trends of deep house music old school with the new minimal and electronic, all exclusively through vinyls distribution.

special remarks: full cover artwork by luio onassis, inside-out print, download code for free mp3 and a bonus track! born in teheran and raised in berlin, up and coming producer nyma presents an exciting and refreshing take on the deeper shades of house and techno.

glasgow based imprint tribal pulse launches this july with temujin by boom merchant, backed with a remix from pole folder. boom merchant was born in ireland, raised in spain and now resides in glasgow, the hometown of tribal pulse. merchant grew up on a diet of detroit techno, house and generally futuristic forward thinking sounds, which is evidently apparent in his own productions. tribal pulse therefore is a fitting home for this new release, as the label sets out to deliver deep, pulsating electronic rhythms designed for the dance floor.

boo williams the master from chicago is back on rowtag records!! after his remix on rtg002, we are very proud to release now cosmic teck ep, including remix by damien zala (rowtag label boss). boo delivered three new killer trax for body and soul, authentic, modern and powerfull! damien rework lil red and proposed a classic deep house version, with sweet electric piano keys and raw sound. rowtag records born from fire

dsr001 has been assigned to the italian talent marco effe. born in livorno and resident in berlin, certainly he doesn t need introduction after the latest releases on cocoon, break new soil e cecille. both tracks represents the quality and technique of this artist. the energy of pjanicside and rawside combined with the madness and the great quality of seph give life to an output ready to burn the dance floors all over the world!

the alias of welsh-born, california-based brian williams, lustmord first emerged as an associate of spk in the early 80s, before embarking on a solo career that has yielded such classics as heresy (1990), the place where the black stars hang (1994) and (with robert rich) stalker (1995). lustmord has also contributed to numerous hollywood films as music and sound designer, and collaborated with the likes of clock dva, chris & cosey, geir jenssen, the melvins, tool, aaron turner, monte cazazza and coils jhon balance. often seen to epitomize dark ambient, it would be more accurate to say that his work simply goes deeper, further, than conventional ambient dares, or is able, to go. half a decade in the making, the word as power is his new studio album and an exploration of ritual music without dogma.

burek, croatias leading independent electronic label, brings you its sixth release, a superb 3 track ep entitled serenity in a forbidden place, by south african born glaswegian esa

the first taste from joseph capriatis self portrait has landed, as drumcode drop a double shot from technos heir apparent hugely anticipated second album. the tracks fratello and awake, have been highlights of capriatis sets in recent months, punctuating performances at landmark gigs such as his main room closing set at the internationally respected time warp festival in germany and maiden coast-to-coast tour of the us. awake was born out of josephs longstanding love affair with hollands famous awakenings parties and is a homage to the fanatical fans who turn out en masse at each event

following on from deft earlier this year and the inaugural release for this label from placeholder in 2012, space hardware returns with a new ep from blacksmif. born yemi olagbaiye, he is a producer who has received hearty props from mary ann hobbs, fact mag and radio 1 for his strange and wonderful sounds on labels like blah blah blah, paradise club and tom middletons sounds of the cosmos. dutchman and klakson co-boss dexter also turns in a remix to complete this package.

4 hard techno reworks that are all equally ready for the dancefloor. heave beats to allign with the of course sample laden vibe. excellent reworks as always. unknown artists.

george k, dj and producer, born in 1981, based in milan. his first steps in music date back a long time, when he began taking an interest in mixing and scratching techniques. his roots are hip hop and reggae, but in a short time thanks to breakbeat (rockit - herbie hancock) he abandoned that sound for experimentations in electronic music: techno was love at first listen, detroit and acid above all. with the passing of time he has begun to dedicate himself as much as possible to productions using synth and drum machine. now he has begun his new venture as owner/manager of his label fu.me where he will focus his work on promoting new and old sounds - without forgetting his roots - offering bad and dirty sounds .

since the release of his impressive debut album, rush of the moment, on our x-series, agazzi continues to deliver innovative music and to develop his sound in new directions. the album received a warm reception from the music scene and confirmed aggazi as an artist who always pushes his concept and vision to the next level. in accordance, agazzi is now experimenting with several exciting and fresh collaborations. it was from one of these collaborations that ex terrestre was born, a project that brings us 2 expansive mixes with daniele papini that re-interpret modern techno-swing. to give the boost to this ep we asked to our extremely talented sonja moonear to rework a still unreleased agazzi tracks.

american born but europe based producer dia serves up the next two tracker on her own wip label. the dj also runs her own event space under the same name as well as the twelveinchesoflove label and is someone who has proved herself adept in the field of heartfelt and instrument rich house music of the course of her career since first emerging in 2007. brightly coloured and full of dancefloor purpose, this is some of the classiest feel good house you will hear for a while.

london-based imprint release sustain returns with wiring range ep by l.a born now berlin-based alland byallo, backed with remixes from safeword and brooks mosher

monocraft was born in debrecen, hungary. he came from the underground techno scene and started djing and buying vinyls in 1999. he received lots of inspirations and energy from artists like: the advent, steve stoll, plastikman, la monde, oliver ho, jeff mills, surgeon, james ruskin, adam beyer

allez! real tone is back with another fresh new ep, full of deep flavours from two underground rebels. as always we are focused on the highest quality and the best music, regardless of genre, regardless of style and most definitely not concerned with the latest trends.
our man at the controls for this journey into the depths of electronic music is alland byallo, a los angeles-born producer who really hit his stride while living in san franscisco. it was there where he became one of the team behind the west coast citys legendary kontrol parties, along with sammy d from pillow talk, greg bird, nikola baytala, and craig kuna. the seminal events gained all promoters worldwide notoriety and helped alland to evolve his style. he is currently residing in berlin where, of course, he has really found himself musically so consider this new ep a cocktail of west coast usa meets berlin. a product of allands melting pot upbringing, yet oh-so-cohesive and built for dancefloor workouts, as proven by his outings on labels such as liebe*detail, poker flat, dirt crew and now real tone records.

german producer erdbeerschnitzel is the next to get the nod for the house focused delsin series with a new three track ep, cushion. the man born tim keiling has been forever hard to pin down, with releases that take in techno, disco and deep house on labels like mirau and 4lux. this new ep is no different

!k7 are proud to announce the forthcoming album of will sauls moniker close. within the world of electronic music, will saul is perhaps best known for aus music and simple records, the labels he set up and has a&red for over a decade. between them there have been over 100 vinyl releases from the inuential likes of joy orbison, carl craig, pearson sound, scuba and actress, as well as eps that helped to break upcoming talents like bicep, dusky, midland and george fitzgerald.

diynamic musics newest release, a full self-titled album by stimming, once again shows why this labels artists are some of the most renowned in the music scene. pacing through the snowy sand white beaches that leave marks behind every step seagulls chirping, and suddenly a steady bass appears as waves crash onto the beach. a dream-like state begins, and as the beat sets in, you are lost in the sounds of stimming. his new album was born in this very state of mind, on the beaches of the baltic sea, during a 5-week retreat from reality in the winter of 2012.

apersonal music is excited to introduce a very special collaboration between massimiliano pagliara and jules etienne that goes by the name of egyptian nipples. the duo has extensively worked together on various projects and as very good friends it was just a matter of time before egyptian nipples was born.

for the labels fourth release the aula magna team welcomes our first international guest, uks rising sound architect tomas rubeck. with inster ep the artist presents carefully crafted dub techno cuts and for remix duty we invited swedens mattias fridell to cast his techno spark to the package. its clear that rubecks sound and groove palette is born from producer whose artistry has taken a major leap forward. richly textured soundscapes define inster 01 and inster 02 on the a side, deep and warm tracks that hypnotize on steady but pushing beats. an inspiring experimental attitude gives shape to the aforementioned and the rest of the record. b sides inster 03 rests on a more broken-beat focus and the digital exclusive inster 04 shifts back to the dancefloor. in between, fridells cleverly designed rework of 03 boosts rubecks sounds into peak-time mayhem. a futuristic odyssey through unexplored acoustic dimensions awaits the listener

phonica special editions first release for 2013 comes courtesy of new signing sad city. northern irish born, glasgow-based gary caruth might not be a household name just yet, but with an ep on cult us imprint underwater peoples already under his belt, its nsafe to say hes destined for great things

may 20th 2013 will see koreless release his debut solo ep yugen on young turks. following on from previous releases 4d/mti and lost in tokyo, and his collaboration with sampha for short stories, welsh born producer koreless has well and truly defined his own sound. existing somewhere between soulful electronica and eno-like ambience, the emotion filled soundscapes of y?gen give the listener a glimpse into the vast concepts imagined by koreless and presented through his music, artwork and performance.
remarkable in its restraint, sophisticated despite its simplicity, and almost entirely beatless, y?gen is a bold statement that deserves to be listened to and lost in.

leftymood records is an italian label based in milan, born from the minds of danny deep, chris carini and alberto ampezzi, three artists with very similar musical background but with different artistic evolution. and these three artists make also the debut of leftymood records. dannys track is a trip through different electronic genres that range from indie and deep with creative acid synth sounds. perfect for a more sophisticated audience. ampezzis unconditional is made up of percussions, drifty ipnotic beat and marvelously deep groove that push an unconventional raw energy. suitable for underground situations. chris carini presents his track introducing techno groove with house elements like classic piano and voices that will burn the dancefloor in every moments in a dj set... first pressing ltd to 200 copies

the concept behind pointillisme musique is to release sought after music, based on techno with influences from all music genres. the name >pointillisme musique< was born from an utopian point of view of music, music conceived as art

subtext presents the debut album from uk based sri lankan born artist paul jebanasam. rites brings together five settings of stark sonic poetry whose underlying logic bridges the worlds of contemporary classical, metal, sacred music and sound design.

carving out his own unique sound for the past twenty years, terrence is one of technos true masters born from detroit. his name has become synonymous with the more outer reaches of the stripped down sound that he has made very much his own - imitators beware!
initial pressing on limited red vinyl.

rebirth records is proud to present one of the most important italian clubs: moxa. born in mantova in 2006/2007, moxa experienced an amazing artistic grow in the last few years, becoming a true staple of the worldwide clubbing scene, having played host to world renowned djs, from frankie knuckles to soul clap and everyone thats anyone in between. this sampler, taken from the moxa vol.1 compilation, includes unreleased material from art of tones / joaquin claussell & alix alverez.

returning from a faraway place with a far away sound, the hotly anticipated follow up from the cosmologist has landed. those who supported cosmology volume one will know what to expect and volume 2 arrives with refreshingly little fanfare.
early support from greg wilson / ashley beedle / severino hmd & is soon to be featured on leftside wobble s acid soul vol 10.

listening to flaws its hard to believe denai moore is only 19. born in spanish town in jamaica in 1993, she grew up surrounded by her musician fathers instruments and record collection at home, and by the time her family moved to tottenham, london when she was 10 she was already displaying songwriting abilities beyond her years.

the next vinyl-only release on candela rising is a 3 track ep from irish duo dara smith & ian mcdonnell, a.k.a lakker. all topped off with a remix of the title track by us born and birmingham based dj skirt. after a string of extremely successful releases on blueprint, killekill and an early 2013 release in the shape of a remix for stroboscopic artefacts, lakker are back and showing more range than ever before. coal bath is a real frankensteins monster of a track, a techno/garage hybrid with haunting vocals hiding through the middle and broken beats that hit hard. skirts remix takes coal bath and lays down some heavy demented bass, chops up the middle and grooves things up. all of which leaves a remix ready for the bunker or warehouse. on the flip, rsspstp is a heavy hitter. distorted bangs set the pace for this one, which evolves into a prime example of the attention to detail lakker are so famed for. machine music at its best. the final track on the ep, brood, is dark and dense, full of cold atmosphere, sub-low beats and distant, distorted drones. techno for the darkest floors ...

through out history, there has a been a growth of intellectual thoughts, thoughts that makes us different from other living creatures. among those thoughts, we see familiar rules of moral and ethics in many historical contexts such as in law and religion, among warriors and even pirates.

deadly poison is the fourth installment of st petersburg-based producer sanys on discerning downfall theory series. retaining to the a/b format and treading a heady, analogue-hued line with releases thus far on predecessors control freak / event horizon, forward thinking logic and daily situation which supported a stunning rework from chicago-based, detroit-born producer alex israel, deadly poison continues to march on in gritty, idiosyncratic fashion only this time fractioning off and multiplying into four distinct, yet symbiotic floor workouts. on the a-side hired guns kicks off with no-holds barred, full-on weighty bass weaponry before grab them back in reins things in, just a little: a dystopic soundtrack full of clanging machines rung through with the filmy dread of a waning humanity. on the b-side concern continues in plain rude as distorted vocals are twisted into evil barks and plied with itchy hats to warning chimes and a bounding bassline in this weird and wonky builder. down and dirty then concludes—as the title suggests—in deep, raw analogue terrain. having already caught the attention of people like blawan, rivet and brendon moeller, deadly poison consolidates sanys skills as a one to watch maker of provocative, sensitive and fiercely independent dance music.

jacking house from one of chicagos unsung heroes - houz mon who was behind several releases on dance mania in the mid 90s

30 year old london born ali pearce, aka stealth is a dj/producer that has been on the scene for many years. his diverse style and maturity of sound has seen him successful in many areas of the drum and bass spectrum, achieving releases on some of the industries most respected labels including – v recordings, renegade hardware, subtitles, frequency, intasound and many more… after honing his skills as a teenager on the illegal rave scene in the late 90s, his early days as a dj saw him picked up to be a resident warm up artist for the legendary promotion movement, going on to play at some of londons top nightclubs over the years, as well as abroad, and hosting weekly shows on origin fm. the last few years have been focussed more and more towards his productions, allowing him to cultivate his skills as an artist, and securing dj support of his work from the likes of – andy c, chase and status, subfocus, marky, bailey, bryan g, calyx, teebee, dbridge, break, ulterior motive, zero tolerance and xtrah to name a few! the future definitely looks bright for this budding producer, as 2013 kicks off with an ep due out on subtitles early in the year, as well as material lined up for release on andy cs new imprint program, so keep your ears peeled!

the coombes debut ep is an astonishingly graceful and multifaceted creature that effortlessly synthesizes psych rock, minimal folk and electronica.the coombe began as a soundtrack collaboration between karen sharkey and samuel de la rosa (led er est) for some animated short films karen was producing while living in queens, ny. after their move to texas in 2012, further experimenting resulted in longer songs, noise suites, and field recordings that later would represent the essence of this ep. born and in part recorded in the desert, the coombe is comprised of six mesmerizing gems that provide a rarefied glimpse into a touching and liquid soundscape. these are songs for the enamored.
limited edition of 300 copies with artwork by giandomenico carpentieri. strongly recommended to fans of five or six, flaming tunes, led er est.

venezuelan-born miguel toro is an impulse generator: a versatile drummer and percussionist. rhythm is his motor, but rhythm here does not just denote a motion within a certain beat. rather it means a fundamental, ever changing pulse, vibration, resonance. inspired by aesthetic forms as intense and diverse as the jungle of sounds ascending from his royal dust, miguel toro succeeds in giving them an extraordinary voice.

scott mou, known as one half of the duo jane – the folk techno drone duo he had with panda bear - aswell as part of manhattans famous record store other music, debuts with his soloproject queens. johan jacobsen describes the wonderful music of queens in oxymorons, colorful monochrome, myopic depth, sad joy, driven slowness, enlightened darkness, universal intimacy, ethereal earthboundness ... as it should be. queens is one of those wonderful artists who are hard to catch on the fly, who escapes easy definition. his music is an unexpected and unimagined universe ready to be explored, and it s a universe that is wonderful to be in. when dial records david lieske and peter kersten listened to a performance of their new york based friend in 2009, it was one of those unforgettable unique experiences you only have once in a long while these days. the idea of releasing an album was born. the production of end times involved other labelmates such as phillip sollmann aka efdemin (recording), kassian troyer (mixing) and hendrik weber, who once joined a life performance on stage with scott mou in 2012.

nesimtitule slovien born valentino kanzyani has been one of cadenzas secret weapons over the last twelve months, already building a solid profile with the first two installments of his .love & gratiude series.

john hughes daydream is a project born in brooklyn with one foot straddled across the east river to a 12th floor studio overlooking broadway. this release was born as a day dream and conceived in a haze, our city is a river, a sea of imagination, with memories swirling and crashing..

first vinyl release by new born italian label hypergroove characterized by deep and dark grooves in a complete v/a made to burn your dancefloor!

innercity records is the new label from mark horsfall (horsey brothers/amenti music/kaluki) and danny stott (aka roland nights - amenti music/lost my dog). the label, based in manchester and launching in early april, will release a series of various artist eps. volume 1 features 6 artists that represent the very best of what the deep house scene has to offer right now - the well established giom features on the vinyl release with dale howard , leigh d oliver and roland nights, while young brazilian star gutto serta and welshman casey lee jones complete the digital release which will follow a month later. mark and danny state, innercity is born out of a raw passion for proper house music. remaining true to the spirit of house music is our primary aim, which does not involve trying to strictly emulate the music of days gone by but finding house music made out of love for the dance floor.

the next ep on back to yous collection is brit born, adam sheltons mindscape. following his debut on air london at the start of 2011, shelton has continued to pave the way with his undeniable originality. displaying sounds of tech through to atmospheric, the producers ability shows no boundary.