after the singles >alone in the dark< and >slave of my mind<, french dance star kiko marks his comeback in april with one almighty, and superbly crafted bang - his second album >slave of my mind<

full support by loco dice, jesse rose, laurent garnier, dubfire, danny howells, gregor tresher, martin landsky, d julz, hector romero, didier sinclair (radio fg), mazi, ralph lawson, sebo k. and many more.. two new versions of chelonis and romboys club hit >helen cornell<!!! flying dutch man and man of the hour 2000 and one and new york based ibadan label owner jerome sydenham have reproduced this nice track! please watch out for marcs upcoming new album >contrast<.

played out by the likes of richie hawtin, adam beyer, paco osuna, karotte and loco dice. move to the polder groove !! polder is one of the biggest duo in the currently very hot dutch minimal techno scene. the album poldermodel is quite an appropriate name for the bunch of killer tracks on the label, which resulted to a collection of older and new material, all build around the infamous polder groove. this record comprehend their wide and varied taste in techno and house music. all track names on the album refer to persons and places know to the polder guys.

brill freaky and darkish electro album !!!

portishead bring out the heavy artillery with the release of the first single from their much anticipated new album, third. machine gun. very limited etched one sided 12inch

dapayk alias marek bois präsentiert uns sein erstes album unter eben diesem deckmantel - die unzähmbaren >boisschen untiefen<. die >boisschen untiefen pt.1< ist nun die erste scheibe aus dem releasezyklus. dieser erste part schwimmt weit über den trüben gewässern der mittelmäßigkeit. toll!!

samuel rouanet aka reynold aka duplex 100 (together with phil stumpf) also boss of trenton is releasing here his first full ep on his own label. after a year of serious boredom when it comes to techno music and especially what is the so called >minimal< sound, he decided to release what is his own vision of dance music. >poison in my mind< has a strong bass line and triplets chords that drives you while the melody comes in and out. >blue steel< is more of an old school anthem with strings and detroit vibes. >craft<“ is what reynold does the best, electro deep cinematographic tune, close to the work he did on persona with his >my favorite film< album. >like it or leave it

dj stefano amaldi in cooperation with ny odyze present this electronic house project, with dark grooves mixed to ecstatic voice!!

mark august remix !!supported by dan curtin, mathias kaden, agoria, zip, kiki, dub kult and anthony collins.. third take out of michal ho s debut album

supported by ben sims, dave clarke, steve rachmad, bart skills, dj 3000, cari lekebusch and many more.. the time is now, a new token, a new wave of mayhem for dancefloors worldwide. for 6 we have the first belgian artist on token. its been a while since we saw a release by dimitri andreas and since he released his widely well received panther ep on the highly acclaimed music man label in 2003, the mass was hungry for a new release. london based producer and blueprint legend james ruskin takes care of another interpretation for the flip side. with his recent album >the dash< on tresor, he continues his legacy. here, mr ruskin keeps the groove of the original track and gives it a bit more intimacy and funk

first ep from the upcoming gregory del piero full length album after having several hit records on such labels as subliminal, swing city and black vinyl, gregory del piero comes up with his first full length album i love you more which is already considered by many in the industry as the best soulful house music album of 2007. it took five years for gregory to put this project together and the wait was definetely worth it.

second set of remixes for this genre straddling track, featuring the vocal talents of soul sensation in waiting, ben westbeech. marrying the kraakers future funk and hip hop beats with a sensational perfomance from the young bristolian made this track a sure bet as the first choice single although the band did release a couple of warm up eps to remind everyone why their debut album boogie angst was a worldwide success. here trevor loveys, mainstay of the dubsided label, originator of the fidget house sound alongside switch, sinden and jesse rose and partner of herve in the huge selling speakerjunk project, turns in a hot vocal remix that pumps the track towards a different dancefloor altogether. he also found time to serve up a tasty dub that neatly crosses the divide between bassline and techy fidget house. one for the festivals this summer no doubt!

the osf-team from the crome album is back together with a special edit by chopstick & johnjon.. finest groovin detroit strings influenced techhouse mover! special rerelease

dsecret svc. coco machete comes out guns blazing with the new single >tight jeans< from dsecret svc, a modernist hip house beatdown. the remix package is more than complete for any heavy handed dj and dancefloor. first up is a remix from fukkk offf who brought you >im a freak< at the end of last year. this time he delivers two dangerous mixes, one full vocal and one deep electro-dub. hit the flip for two ghetto heavy remixes (vox & inst) from baltimores own dj booman of the 410 pharaohs who have a full length b-more club album coming out this year on ill friction/strictly rhythm. the original mix, also on the flip is the perfect marriage of hip hop and house...check the vibe.

after the internationally successful album release in september 2007, >oi oi oi remixed< features a fine selection of re-works of boys noizes banging debut album tracks - by his friends and himself

>dirty tanzer< ist erfrischender & griffiger techno mit hang zum floorfiller. neben dem titelstück sorgen die zusamenarbeit mit oxia & der kolombo mix für weitere highlights auf diesen wuchtigen albumteaser !!

after being discovered and initially managed by jamiroquai, cozi costi has co written with a host of the industrys most proven artists like sucker djs, sunfreaks and david guetta. fireworks was released on toolroom records in early 2007 and was a buzz chart 1 track. cozi also co wrote the lyrics for counting down the days by the sunfreakz, released on oxyd, positiva and starlet in 2006! cozis latest collaboration is with david guetta: performing baby when the light on his poplife album, cozi is now set for further chart success. but now its time for her collaboration with starlets phonjaxx! sensual has recently been signed to ultra and positiva and is now finally available with brand new club mixes!

son of dave returns with a hot new single old times were good times featuring blues guitar licks, harmonica solos and a sing a long chorus that should shake up any discerning rock n roll dancefloor. this is the first single from highly anticipated second album o3. limited 7inch

erwartungsgemäß tolles album !!

as one of the most influential house labels of the 80s sleeping bag has stood the test of time with its releases. 25 years on and the tracks still provide the dance world with a regular source of sample material. here on this double lp compilation are some of sleeping bags most seminal records released during a ten year period, which brought to attention the sublime production talents of the labels cofounder arthur russell and a&r skills of curtis mantronik. the collection contains the track dinosaur l produced by russell, remixed and subsequently made famous by francois kevorkian. the sleeping bag family also extended to legendary producer and dj todd terry, who re mixed several of sleeping bags tracks. also featuring on this release is joyce sims with two tracks taken from her hit album come into my life. after the death of russell in 1992 the label limped on for awhile but finally shut its doors the same year.

boom bip and gruff rhys present neon neon neon neons debut album stainless style is a highly imaginative slice of conceptual power pop inspired by the incredible life of playboy automobile impresario, john delorean. on stainless style super furry animals front man and solo star gruff rhys and la based producer boom bip unite pop, electro, rock, crunk, hip hop and italo disco, whilst exploring a range of subjects and events relevant to deloreans life. album guests include spank rock, yo majesty, har mar superstar, fab from the strokes, magic numbers, fat lip and more.

ever since the release of his first cassette on the renowned and legendary cologne based label entenpfuhl in 1993, jo zimmermann aka schlammpeitziger grants an international audience insights into his private cosmos. the musician, graphic artist and tireless inventor of increasingly strange song titles with a ribald as well as subtle humour has been coining a highly distinctive style for these last 15 years. on his new album he demonstrates how to combine artistic development and remaining true to oneselves style.

support : richie hawtin / tobi neumann / villalobos / dj hell / onur Özer / karotte / gregor tresher / butch / david keno / popof / monika kruse... though the last heckmann - silverscreen is still rotating on the decks of the planet and in the cases of the great entertainers, he strikes again with his brand new series called las vegas ! it will be a story of three 12 inches that will lead to a complete cd album with extra tracks to complete the whole ! the main track las vegas is rushing in like a storm and is rocking as if there was no tomorrow ! fat beats, fat bassline and countless little far out effects, that will tickle your synapses big time ! the second track neon grave takes the story further and will lift even the last man on earth with its electro-latino feel, illuminating bassline and the heckmann style effect-arrays

excellent electro album from this very talented swedish producer

alex bau with the long awaited follow up after his credo album in 2007. this time alex delivers a technoid release on only 123 bpm, but still featuring his energyful, bassdriven and floormoving style..check it

butane with his long awaited album !! excellent darker minimal techno trax

blacksmith/talib kweli feat jean grae and strong arm steady!!

homewreckers - close your eyes til the morning the amazing success of their last release >its about time< challenged the homewreckers to push their sound a little further out. >close your eyes til the morning< is hardcore groove with a great, burning synth bass that funks along until new york singer dennis legree brings some excitement to the proceedings with his tremendous voice. its pure underground deep house - intense, abstract and dramatic. no wonder that felix da housecat and marshall jefferson supported those guys when they were teenagers! a vital alternative to the melodic clichés and rhythmic orthodoxy of the electronic music mainstream. langenbergs remix gets the b-side under way. backed up by a strong beat it rolls steadily ahead with unflagging propulsion. next up is >hot hot hot<, an exciting up-tempo number which gives kemo another opportunity to show his lyrical feeling while >smile< slows down the pace easing into a down-home hip-hop affair. this is the second of four records representing the vinyl collectors edition of the homewreckers forthcoming album >american ruhr<

cooles krautiges zeug, incl riton re rub

the first single from the album last night, this futuristic hip hop track features smokey and s.o. simple of nigerian hip hop group 419 squad and aynzli. includes remixes by general midi and drop the lime!! not to be missed

the next smash hit and title track from ben monos last years album comes with vocals by female miami bass crew yo majesty. brand new remixes by uk bassline terrorists loose cannons and lorenz rhode in hip house stylee. also including an electro punk remix of midnight sun by dibaba.

breakfast is one of the bangers on their forthcoming album flage,....a special bonus we ve added disco vraiment, as the title suggests, true disco but with a hard hitting kick for all you househeads.

ltd 7inch release of the norwegian indie/pop band - includes riton turbo disco remix

the first aroma release of the year is definitely worth the long wait. originally uk singer natalie williams released this song on her late 2006 album secret garden but wonder boy giom (london) who beefed up already swirl peoples last single a few months ago has now done his magic tricks again and housed up this song with grace. this is not your average deep house song but this how vocal deep house sounds anno 2008: clever beats, wiggly keys and a heavenly vocal by natalie to make this all to a perfect dance floor blend. and now you are ready for the spring with this new aroma release!

in the year of punk 1977, the jams exploded onto the music scene with this seminal debut album. the raw, unfettered aggression of the bands approach was well in keeping with the spirit of the times, but the heart of their songs and sound lay in the mod movement of the mid 60s. singer/guitarist paul weller comes off like a cross between joe strummer and the young pete townshend, bashing unreservedly through slow down, one of the r&b tunes that inspired the original mods. weller extols the virtues of frenzied dancing and nonconformist youth culture over the raging three chord attack of bassist bruce foxton and drummer rick buckler. the pure punk insouciance of his words and delivery is a perfect match for the raging but hooky arrangements, which basically consisted of the band walking into the studio and blazing through their live set. rickenbacker guitars never sounded so thick, and skinny ties never seemed less geeky.

you re the one is the first single taken from his forthcoming album as high as the sky which will be released on wagon repair in may. baby you re the one is fast out of the blocks with racing percussion and a plunging bass loop. a piercing metallic tone encircles a distorted vocal sample as subtle melodies rise to the surface of the mix, steadily intensifying to climax. on the flip side, crackbeat is a darker animal. kindling wild percussion carries an eerily distant key melody that supports a rich synth siren. teeming with activity, the synth melody is trailed by bubbling bass tones as a feral percussive drive chases to close.

2 raw to the floor hardcore tracks by evil activities feat the viper!! taken from the forthcoming album evilution

cool remixes by kelley polar & hot chip // originals = melodic electronica.. ltd rerelease

persona label boss stewart walker returns with his first 12 release since last year s well-received album >concentricity<. on this release he continues to seek the correct balance between power and detail in high, medium, and low intensity versions. the powerful a - side, >the stiff materialist< kicks off the release with at least a thousand sounds and a clearly defined dynamic narrative which shifts between many unique-sounding peaks and plateaus.

after the huge success of his albums >the last resort< and ,the trentemoeller chronicles, trentemoeller graces the audiomatique catalogue once again, featuring four timeless and accomplished remixes of his haunting track >miss you< by pascal f.e.o.s., pole, lulu rouge ft. asger baden and trentemoeller himself

marcashken is part of the new breed of techno, the past couple of years have seen him come into his own sound within his home the leftroom imprint. ashken treats his productions as a personal journey, an expression of his influences and his environment, never conforming ashken is making his own rules. this release brings a remix package of >root rot<, one of the gems on his debut artist album >have you seen my dancing shoes< out late january on leftroom. >root rot< gets a rework from three unique and gifted producers that all add their charm to the tracks

the third release from splitloops second album pleasure machine is another pounding, electro breaks monster. electricity mixes squeaky synths with retro and glitchy vocals. on the flip, release remove, a cheeky little stomper. computerized vocals, and fast paced synth stutters. once again the boys have unleashed a classic!

nice price deal !!! mxs by (soul conspiracy/laidback luke) you dont know originally broken beats/jazz/soul was released on her album secret garden but now well polished by dutch talents soul conspiracy & laidback luke!

next up on the cia ltd series is the long awaited vinyl release of the vip version of defcom 69&#8242,,, the original of which surfaced on metalheadz and this version itself was only previously available on total sciences third album >mars needs total science<. on the flip is a massive ravey remix of >rated x< from brazil?s own c.a.b.l.e. who takes the stabby goodness of the original and twists it into a huge monster of a track that no dancefloor can deny

after having published more than 20 eps and two full length albums billy dalessandro arrived at the first league of worldwide respected producers. his third album >into the atom< can be seen as a milestone of the chicagobased musicians history. he publishes a mixture of chicago style funk and deep minimal electronic style. here are 3 gems born out of his virtuosity you cant miss

an all time classic album from galaxy 2 galaxy, with tracks featuring the martian (red planet) and juan atkins

supported by c rock, james flavour, giles smith. fresh from releasing his debut album >staying in< on smalltown supersound, diskjokke releases the eagerly anticipated >flott flyt< on full pupp.

jay denhams newest album - the truth - shows jays music diversity other then the -banging techno- he is known for. the album has house. elctro and some funky techno.

continuing far outs 7inch series, joyce scats her way over two high octane bossas with an unmistakable feminina-style sound. this 7inch features an exclusive version of feijao com arroz - a track from joyces forthcoming cd yet here with a scorching bassline that differs from the album version and will ensure the tune gets flipped by those djs who know the damage a bass led bossa groove can do to a dancefloor. feijao com arroz - rice and beans - might be the simplest of brazilian dishes yet this track is a master class in samba jazz. joyce and her banda blend the basic ingredients of bass, drums, guitar and vocals into a rhapsodic groove that sounds like it could be a lost classic from seminal joyce albums such as feminina or tardes cariocas. joyce weaves a web of sonorous guitar work in between tuttys frenetic cymbal work as her scat lifts the tune high whilst a driving bassline pushes the groove low, surely putting feijao com arroz up there with the likes of aldeia de ogum and feminina. on the flipside lies penalty, a live favourite from joyces recent japanese tour. again on paper the ingredients look simple - bass, drums, guitar and vocals - yet in the hands of joyce and co the elements are blended together to create a celestial slice of spiritual jazz dance guaranteed to lift even the weariest of souls.