bedroom community broadens the scope with their newest release: en garde by puzzle muteson, a mysterious, intimate record by a fearless songwriter and lyricist from the windswept isle of wight. arranged and produced by collaborators and labelmates nico muhly and valgeir sigurdsson, en garde is a strange, comforting and alarmingly personal record. driven, spare lyrics are hoisted high by vocals of steady, sturdy tremble. each tune swells with plush guitar pluck in a sea of orchestration and electronics. recorded in the greenhouse studios in iceland, the album collects puzzle muteson s odd and beautiful stories - about love and horses, rust and polar bears, heartbreak and birds. puzzle s songs are curious sounds from a troubled heart and his lyrics are urgent and open, striking a note with their vulnerable memories. i was once a horse is an unforgettable song about nostalgia. the first single and title track, en garde , pits puzzle s longing against waves of dense strings and jagged rhythm, while perspex disguise sets his naked, translucent vocals against shimmering piano that refracts off epic chords. in flamingo head he sings, i left your house. you let me. i left you ugly , buffeted by guitar and distant murmurs. not a single thing could take this magical sight. i ll find you still , he sings in medusa , the story of a man tracking down a lost love. like many bedroom community recordings, en garde takes an unexpected and unique voice and elevates it out of any easily discernible pocket. puzzle muteson could be folk or something completely different - instead he s an intense stranger from the isle of wight - at once both familiar and unfamiliar. en garde heralds a haunting and essential new voice, beautiful, earned and yearning

the newest installment in night slugs vinyl-only nswl series is dedicated to >liberation front<, a track taken from egyptrixx debut lp >bible eyes<, released on ns earlier this year. without a doubt the albums biggest dancefloor cut, >liberation front is built to work best in huge rooms, stirring thousands of people at a time into a frenzy. on the a side, the original track is taken on by dj mike q, a stalwart of the vogue / ballroom club scene of his native new jersey. mike delivers an incredibly raw and stripped down remix of >liberation front<, re-working egyptrixxs unique sound design into a matrix of hard kicks, runway percussion and the of course the ballroom genres masters at work-sampling dramatic ha snare. an uncompromising rhythm track, this is club music at its most direct. as a bonus, the a side also features an edit of mike qs remix by bok bok, re-arranging the track and adding a tuff acid bassline to bring that soundsytem weight ns is known for. meanwhile keeping djs happy, the b side is dedicated to the original mix of >liberation front< in its full seven-minute glory.

excellent deep groovin house, incl dj jus ed remix !!

for the latest instalment, swedens cari lekebusch takes on love and hate originally released on octave ones off the grid ep on berlins seminal tresor records. which takes us neatly on to another tresor (and kanzleramt) artist, berlin resident alexander kowalski who restyles i need release. featuring vocals from ann saunderson, it was the first release taken from octave ones summers on jupiter album.

dreamy floaty melodic techno on this mos release. with a heavy remix from morphosis. very nice! label boss aroy dee signs for his already 8th release on his own mos recordings label. the track >beauty< reminds his labels first release, a basic dreamy melodic house track. on the b-side we find man of the moment rabih baeani aka morphosis dropping a heavy remix. hot on the heels of his praised >what have we learned<-album takes his dark dusty >cabinet<-remix all things in perspective.

played by nick curly, reboot, mathias kaden, monika kruse, karotte, sis, shlomi aber, dj t., gorge, brothers vibe... debut album of helmut dubnitzky (brise records / 8bit) at his own imprint. massive support from the scene, perfect for the summer!

first sampler of gregor treshers new album! lights from the inside harks back to treshers earlier releases, but as always his sound aesthetic continues to evolve in new directions.

limited turbo 12 that showcases two of the choicest cuts from crowdpleasers debut album!

jessica 6 ist das neue projekt von nomi ruiz, schillernde sŠngerin des hercules & love affair debutklassikers aus 2008. unterstŸtzt wird die djane, mode- & kunstikone aus nyc von den automato-mitgliedern andrew raposo (bass) & morgan wiley (keyboards), die oft mit der dfa crew (james murphy, tim goldsworthy) aufnehmen. jessica 6 liefern auf >see the light< eine erfrischend charmante mixtur aus disco, electro, soul & pop mit einer prise r&b. zu den highlights des albums zŠhlen der opener & hit >white horse<, der orientalisch angehauchte titeltrack, das grandiose >prisoner of love< feat. antony hegarty (antony & the johnsons), der ohrwurm >fun girl< sowie die melancholische r&b midtempo-ballade >champagne bubbles<.

jessica 6 ist das neue projekt von nomi ruiz, schillernde sŠngerin des hercules & love affair debutklassikers aus 2008. unterstŸtzt wird die djane, mode- & kunstikone aus nyc von den automato-mitgliedern andrew raposo (bass) & morgan wiley (keyboards), die oft mit der dfa crew (james murphy, tim goldsworthy) aufnehmen. jessica 6 liefern auf >see the light< eine erfrischend charmante mixtur aus disco, electro, soul & pop mit einer prise r&b. zu den highlights des albums zŠhlen der opener & hit >white horse<, der orientalisch angehauchte titeltrack, das grandiose >prisoner of love< feat. antony hegarty (antony & the johnsons), der ohrwurm >fun girl< sowie die melancholische r&b midtempo-ballade >champagne bubbles<.

press release: alto/soprano saxophonist sean khan is a multi instrumentalist visionary mixing classic jazz and incredible improvisation skill. the band leader of cult british soul-jazz outfit sk radicals, sean khan s debut solo record slow burner is soulful, eclectic blue note standard jazz. paying homage to khan s jazz heroes the album comes packed with pulsating grooves that mix contemporary urban sounds with classic jazz. slow burner features some of the best young jazz musicians on the london and european jazz scene laurie lowe (drums), mike edmonds (double bass), susan allotey (vocals) and tim lapthorne (piano).

>cheap comments< is the first single from the new beatsteaks album >boombox< and comes along with remixes by moonbootica, phil speiser and california muscle aka luke 4000, tobsen & tschamp (seeed). rock on!

after several years of burning down dancefloors and filling up dj-crates with his music, ron flatter finally comes up with his debut album >growth rings<! expect a double-vinyl with 8 tracks of pure dancefloor bliss, made for feet and heart alike.

the underground electro series by city beat records continues with a mindblowing vol. ii, featuring 18 artists from 10 different nations around the globe that make it the ultimate, new electro funk and rap compilation of the year 2011. as volume 1, this double album is strictly limited to 300 copies and no repress! tracks by artists such as arabian prince, t la rock, dj salva 808, debonaire, planet patrol iii, jock d, freak force crew.

fernandos extensive discography is testament to his numerous releases under guises such as silver city, fernando, ciudad feliz, the spirals, and he is also a member of 20/20 soundsystem. his singles, remixes and albums have been released on some of the most prominent labels around including get physical, soma, 20/20 vision, redux, bearfunk and prins thomass internasjonals, to name a few.

some more proper house music from new quintessentials signing azuni! the lads have been making a name with an excellent debut album on sthlm audio and further releases on various labels like drumpoet community. azuni stands for proper house music - and the >soulship ep< is no exception. ranging from kerri chandler type of tracks like >do it to me< to the hip housey >feel it< (featuring the vocals of up and coming chicago based bolo, who already worked with glenn underground and ricardo miranda) to uplifting old schoolish tunes like the rob mello remix of >do it to me< to the deep and pumping >how wonderful<, it all there! grab it!

jeroen verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of todays clubbers can remember under his aliases secret cinema, grooveyard and meng syndicate to name a few. tracks like timeless altitude, mary go wild (ec records) and kurzweil (cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. in december of 2009 verheij set up his own label gem records and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a dj. now, just over a year later, gem releases its first full album - and this ep is the first preview from it!

argentinas barem issues a summer storm warning with >blue<, his first ep since 2008s >kolimar< and a preview of what is forthcoming on his debut lp for release on minus, after the storm, which follows in june. with the album running order based around the full sentence >there is nothing better than a clear blue sky after the storm<, the lead track of this new ep >blue< - appearing here as an alternate vocal version - is positioned at around the eye of the storm, conjuring images of rain-soaked, squall-battered beaches with clouds breaking just enough to reveal the daylight thats promised after the storm.

jeroen verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of todays clubbers can remember under his aliases secret cinema, grooveyard and meng syndicate to name a few. tracks like timeless altitude, mary go wild (ec records) and kurzweil (cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. in december of 2009 verheij set up his own label gem records and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a dj. now, just over a year later, gem releases its first full album - and this ep is the first preview from it!

knight moves - the last single from ivory tower after the locarno film festival prize-winning feature film ivory tower, the soundtrack chosen by apple for their ipad ad, the singles never stop on phantasy records (erol alkan), i am europe on boysnoize records and the inter-planetary hit you can dance with its near 1 million youtube views, here the last single from ivory tower. starring the exclusive chilly gonzales solo piano version as well as the original album version, the tracklist ist completed by 2 remixes: dj koze - the master of the abstract and romantic productions turns knight moves into a sweet hiphop soul version, using feists vocals only. lone - newcomers from london with releases of r&s and boysnoize rec, takes the original idea of the song and gives it a more electronic-house feeling. from his own words his best remix to date

brand new double a side from sbtrkt in preperation of his forthcoming album on young turks. translucent green vinyl with the sbtrkt mask stamped in uv ink. limited to 500 copies

after many hits and managing his own label, the viper announces that he joins neophyte records. the artist, responsible for smashes like >come as one<, >blow da club down< and recently >rock this mf<, has decided to dedicate 100% of his energy and time to music and is now part of the neophyte records family. the leading label in hardcore has expanded its impressive roster with the dj/ producer, who will release his first artist album in september on neophyte records.

two tracks of dancefloor heat from melbourne underachievers - inverto! spaghetti western meets zorro on peyote with gunslinger, plus a laid-back version of metro areas super hit miura. limited edition single-sided 12, and the inverto album recorded live at the legendary toff in town band-room last year is coming soon too. btw did we already say that we became instant fans after invertos debut release with the chip e cover >its time to jack?<. try to cop a copy of that aswell!

the ever on point citrus recordings is stepping up for its 5th artist lp. after having released the debut albums of mindscape & jade wich all went on for critical acclaim its time for citrus to get ready for its 3rd artist album. this time its time for the debut album of fourward!hailing straight from lower austria the four men collective fourward started out producing music in early 2007. the boys knew each other for quite a while and shared the love and passion for drumandbass music. for them it wasalways a main issue not to stick to any particular tiny subgenre only, but to develop a sound of their own. all members have different musical backgrounds which fit together perfectly and provide a great studio vibe. days went by and the boys finished a couple of tunes properly and it wasnt long until austrian drumandbass producer duo body&soul showed interest in their works.also international artists like bbcs very own crissy criss began to support their music giving them airplay on his radio show. as a result of their effort fourward has released quality tunes on labels like subsonik sound, planet funk and fokuz. the year 2010 they experienced the so called breakthrough with releases on nasca recordings and fokuz followed by an epic 12inch for the legendary label virus recordings! the guys definitely didnt stop there and being on the road now broadened their horizon even further. resulting in a series of tunes perfectly fitting together in this 4pack 12inch. diversity and musicallity are keywords for this album. listen from low blow to you and me, quality drum n bass!

limited to 1000 copies on cyan blue 180 gram vinyl. includes collage booklet and code for free album download.

with his latest and 8th artist album >tiefenschön< the timerwriter aka jean f. cochois convinced the critics once more after his latest mix compilation out of his compilation series >deeptrain< became compilation of the month in mixmag uk. here we have the new single >superschall< which is the final track of the album plus one non album track and a remix by m.in.

north london trio lets wrestle have been with us since 2007 when, as precocious teens, they unveiled their smart-yet-indolent take on classic underground rock disenfranchisement Ð the fall meets buzzcocks in 21st century suburbia, effectively Ð immediately gaining favour with scenesters like art bruts eddie argos and landing them a deal with bijou indie imprint, stolen. 2009s sparky, cheekily titled in the court of the wrestling lets album debut followed, winning universally positive notices and establishing frontman wesley patrick gonzalez as a wry, singular wordsmith, mature beyond his still tender years.

nice price deal !!! round table knights are back with a collection of tasty remixes to follow their debut album say what?!.

peters love of obscure disco and house shows in this solo album - wide ranging influences have gone into the musical hot-pot. take the slo-mo lazy groove of lead track and opener love is the key . this sets the sonic palette, laid back, underground and understated (but cucumber cool) throughout. deliberately absent are the commercial and pseudo-poppy sounds from the visti and meyland 2010 debut. this record is a club affair, less in your face and more all around you . for example lost in space is one part elastic groove, one part melodious, enveloping ambience and one part progressive disco groove. tracks such as i m out the door , bubble bubble and drinking in darkness are more direct, straight dance floor booty-shaking grooves. as is what you would expect from the man who has dj stamped firmly into his dna.

after 15 years of involvement in d&b, austrian promoter, dj, label boss and producer disaszt is about to step his already-illustrious career up a notch with the release of his debut album, >shadow & lightening<.
forthcoming on disaszts own label, the highly respected mainframe recordings, the album promises to be packed with the dancefloor-filling, filthy drum & bass sound for which austria and disaszt have become well known.
this single is the second of five from >shadow & lightening< and delivers two immense slices of filthy-yet-funky drum & bass that herald great things for the forthcoming album.

christopher is one half of niederflur, who have been releasing music on richie hawtin s minus label for over eight years, with several twelve-inch releases and an outstanding full length album!

the long awaited new single taken from aeroplanes debut album >we cant fly<. >my enemy< is definitely the most dancefloor orientated track on there, but nevertheless we included a blinder of a remix package for you!
up first is rex the dog (kitsune, kompakt), who makes >my enemy< even more epic, or should we say arpeggiotic?! the legendary green velvet (cajual, relief, music man) on the other hand turns it into an unmatched rolling monster for the dancefloor. if thats the enemy, we wanna make it up!

finally dessous key-artist vincenzo is back in the spotlight with his third full length album. some 9 years after âwelcome to zanarkandÕ, his last long-player, the berlin based producer has been making magic in the studio, crafting what is sure to be his greatest work yet.âwherever i lay my headÕ is a glorious journey through 14 tracks of rich, spiritual and stunningly crafted electronic sounds. vincenzoÕs cristal clear production and years of writing experience have culminated in this heroic new work.

finally dessous key-artist vincenzo is back in the spotlight with his third full length album. some 9 years after ‚welcome to zanarkand, his last long-player, the berlin based producer has been making magic in the studio, crafting what is sure to be his greatest work yet. taken from the cd version of >wherever i lay my head< these 10 tracks form a glorious journey through rich, spiritual and stunningly crafted electronic sounds. vincenzos cristal clear production and years of writing experience have culminated in this heroic new work

12inch album sampler for tiger & woods debut long player >through the green<. featuring the dynamic duos top secret super hit >gin nation< and the brand-new ecstasy epic >kissmetellme< - including the dj-friendly beat-up heat-up >kissmetellmemore<. you are in for some top notch editainment. shrouded in mystery! here today, won-t be gone tomorrow…

super disco album von raw chicago bis ganz zart und vor allem ganz deep...

jeroen verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of todays clubbers can remember under his aliases secret cinema, grooveyard and meng syndicate to name a few. tracks like timeless altitude, mary go wild (ec records) and kurzweil (cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. in december of 2009 verheij set up his own label gem records and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a dj. now, just over a year later, gem releases its first full album - and this ep is the first preview from it!

produced slowly and meticulously over the last 12 months, these seven tracks are the closet thing we have had to a new album from andy stott since the release of his debut full-length merciless five years ago. taking influence from an array of seemingly incoherent noises, from the indefinable and unforgettable mind- tricks of arthur russell to the slowhouse of kassem mosse, from the alternate vhs realities of james ferraro and jamal moss to the linn drum classics of the vintage prince era - these seven tracks create their own pace and agenda, largely shying away from the dancefloor in favour of something more complex and hard to define.

after the very well-received work >in g< borngräber & strüver have not been resting on their laurels but made >reise< (journey). they extended the concept of >21th century electro motoric kraut< on the new album >urlaub< and added their preference for disco music. like a friend of the label said: >reise – sounds like a composition for the 20th birthday of carl craigs planet e<. borngräber & strüver have consistently worked on developing their minimalist compositions without taking into consideration conventions. the nearly 17-minute >reise< that starts extremely held back, grows into a groovy trip you can hardly escape. >berlin tribal music< has a radically minimalist approach and a surprising break like a portal to a parallel dimension. the last part of the album >dancing queen< has nothing to do with abba. the piece is a missing link between electronic h-pop and groovy club sounds.

clandestine techno/house imprint, meanwhile records reveals a one-off opus from two highly respected techno producers, niels luinenberg (delta funktionen) and samuel van dijk (mohlao). the deeply mystical >inward content< session represents the leuwarden sound of their native north holland (also former home to another master of hypnotic repetition ((of the graphic type)), m.c. escher) with an elegant, classically informed and deeply refined brand of 4/4 also identified on celebrated 12inches for ann aimee and delsin. the albums six tracks use an economical production palette, but we wouldnt call them minimal. the emphasis is on subtly monotone melodic shades, from the rippling black masses of bass which power each track, to the bluest hued pads and unfathomably expansive atmospheres which lend them their spectral grace. listening to this album is almost a mystical experience, like hearing the results of a seance conducted in low-lit surroundings calling upon the spirits of basic channel, convextion and the black dog circa 1995. >inward content< took over two years to assemble and techno connoisseurs can clearly discern why. recommended!

**hand-stamped white label, limited edition of 400** four effluvial techno and industrial bass weight remakes of tracks from cloaks debut lp by ancient methods, justin broadrick, oyaarss, and legion of two. >versus grain< was one of the darkest transmissions we caught in 2009, whose rotten and rusted fruits provide brilliantly raw material for the remixes. its worth the cost of entry alone for ancient methods nine-minute viking ruffige remix of >r.f.i.d, the kind of northern european tribal funk workout that makes folk dance like they mean it. on a more crushed and crushing tip, legion of two dole out scorn-strength percussion and muscle tearing bass torsion on a remake of >against<, while oyaarss dismantle >sixmenace two< and rebuild it as frankensteinian dancefloor monster. to polish off the foolhardy few still standing, justin broadrick (jesu, godflesh) detonates >rust on metal< with bombastic halfstep force, giving a bitter taste of what to expect from his 3by3 album, due out next year. heavyweight.

heres the network, 15 tracks produced by marc mac, one-half of the award winning production oufit 4hero. the album has been hailed as the return of real undiluted hip hopand is getting great support through many eclectic hip hop online radio stations worldwide.

dennis coffey war der gitarrist von marvin gaye, the temptation und edwin starr hat nun sein eigenes album mit gŠsten wie mayer harthorne, lisa kekaula von the bellrays, fanny franklin von orgone und mick collins von the dirtbombs

>trickski verkürzen die wartezeit auf ihr demnächst erscheinendes neues album. yannick labbé und daniel >stoerte< becker schütteln mit >wilderness< einen dieser langsamen und deepen funk-house-tracks aus dem Ärmel, wie nur trickski sie hinbekommen. komplettiert wird diese großartige maxi durch remixe von genius of time, soulphiction und jef k.

les freres smith - the smiths brothers - is a paris based 14 piece collective specialized in afrobeat and ethio flavoured grooves. these music smugglers are touring the french and european scenes for more than 10 years, always with the same blasting energy. well known for its explosive live interventions, the band is now releasing its first real album after various collaborations with artists such as tony allen, the souljazz orchestra, kutiman, franck biyong, or kokolo, among others. be a smith, be a smuggler, enjoy it now!

two cover versions taken from the essential album gitano real. >i believe in miracles< is an overwhelming take on the jackson sisters classic in a rumba funk fashion. party stomper! and on the other side, a longer trip departing from mcfadden and whiteheads seminal >aint non stoping us now< and touching the revered latin disco version of charanga 76, only to end up as a fabulous clap-driven rumba stormer. two very necessary sun-soaked tunes for any self-respecting dj on neat transparent yellow vinyl. and yes, its a limited edition!

the 2nd album to be unveiled from nation is called >creep acid< from jtc who has recorded with spectral, m>o>s, relief, creme presents this very special full length production.
he was driven by thoughts about the lifespan of many things. >creep acid< carries the resonance of future past.

limited to 500 copies on black 180-gram vinyl. includes album download code.