so it seems that 2013 was the year skudge team decided to camp by the pressing plant! the skudge imprint is indeed growing along its artists as were now ready to embrace longer formats, a testimony to the future and most than anything a continuous effort to grasp the presents relevancy.

nobody knows where these guys were beforehand, but this record is a real hit. a new release has emerged from an equally new label - detroit techno archive it reflects the labels name perfectly. the 12inch recording includes six wonderful detroit techno tracks, from a couple of artists. the first associations that come to mind are detroit legends like underground resistance, derrick may, stacey pullen, kenny larkin, and octave one. youll find some old-school techno with a rich groove, multilayered melodies, and some great stories behind them. this is real hi-tech jazz.

reconstructed by sasha is his first release since his no.1 album involv3r. this highly anticipated ep once again puts sashas own twist on three beautiful pieces of music, which are all outtakes from the world-renowned involv3r series. the ep has already received much love from numerous other highly respected djs and producers such as the likes of scuba, noir, dubfire, adam beyer, huxley, maceo plex and shadow child.the tracks on the ep were described as incredible, exceptional, beautiful and breath-taking

django django are pleased to announce that they will be headlining the legendary nme awards tour in february 2013. they will be supported by three more of the most exciting live acts around - miles kane, palma violets and openers - peace. django were also recently announced as the headline act on the laneways stage at next years field day - taking place on may 25 in london. in addition to this brilliant live news the band are treating fans to the release of a remix album of their mercury-nominated self-titled debut lp. the double lp comes in gatefold sleeve, including cd-copy of the album.

jm aka jonny miller, a prolific uk producer with over 23 years in the game shipped over four killer reworks to the gamm headquarters a while back. after the first listen we were immediately hooked. with tasteful measures jm have taken some of our favourite fela kuti, d angelo, weldon irvine and bill withers tunes and turned them into something new and highly exciting. you cant get more gamm than this ... proper!

giovanni damico (white rabbit recordings/ragrange records - salerno) is maybe the most productive producer we ve ever come across. and were not just talking quantity, were talking quality! for geography records sixth release weve had so much fantastic material to choose from so we decided to put out two eps by giovanni. the first one is called >cuttin, samplin, housin part one<.ranging from the kind of beautiful house music geography has been known for since the release of julius steinhoffs epic out in the woods ep back in 2011 on the a-side to the more fun loving style of the b-side, reminding us of our two latest top 40 hit-records by real cool and shakarchi & straneus.

pick a piper was conceived in 2008 along with band mates angus fraser and dan roberts, and following two eps, the band is set to release their debut self-titled debut album. the album is made up of eight very different songs, all with one thing in common: each is built upon the foundation of its own ingenious rhythm structure, with musical layers meticulously applied, up until the vocals, which are added right at the very end, if at all. song writing done back-to-front, which is also fitting in this case because: brad weber? isnt that...? yes indeed! brad is also the drummer for caribou.
the vinyl lp comes with free download code.

busking really is next-level in berlin, with the acoustic guitar replaced by the laptop, drum machine and minimoog, all powered by a car battery. it was this thrown together setup that first introduced the world to skinnerbox as iftah gabbai and olaf hilgenfeld took their leftfield, jazzy attitude and improvised genre-bridging music to the streets of berlin for impromptu jam sessions. it wasnt long before skinnerbox were rocking the floors of ritter butzke and wilde renate and getting their music pressed to the black gold was surely the next step...

since the early 80s maddisco has been heavily into hip hop and electro, recording his favourite stuff from the radio until the late 80s when he started collecting vinyl and djing, chicago house and detroit techno were the first genres he went for after hearing them at the club rip in clink street, quickly followed by balearic, disco, funk, dub and ambient music some of which he heard at danny ramplings club shoom

mangue welcomes michael nielebock (treibstoff, deep circus) from berlin. remixes were done by fabian schumann & black vel and mister mos ferry: niklas dapayk worgt.

10 years beetween studio and club, between aiport halls, cold tea and afterpartys. 10 years dusty shoes and endorphin after one of those gigs under the burning sun. 10 years draging cases and hotel life. in celebration of his anniversary einmusik releases a collection of tracks which were important for him and his career. all these songs still catchin the crowd like he plays them the first time.

marcel vogels lumberjacks in hell welcome the disco master al kent into the fold with the two track yes i cant 12 inch. al kent is a true original. not interested in anything but disco. dying his hair in a truly unique fashion, to match the sparkle of disco balls and having recently hired an octopus to help him chop up those records. both *yes i do* and *cant stop* highlight the glaswegians importance to keeping the true spirit of disco alive, deftly and tightly edited in a manner that would impress messrs hardy and gibbons were they alive today.

one of the rarest and most sought after nigerian records is now finally reissued in beutifully remastered sound and with its original artwork.the amrtin brothers were the backing band on the pax nicholas & the netty family album and not only recorded as the tabansi studio band but also as saxon lee & the shadows international. this record presents them at their artistic peak. a solid listen throughout, this is not just another african reissue but an incredibly deep and mature album that stands its ground amongst the best funk and soul jazz albums world wide.

studio bruno is the joint project of johannes beck as well as his friend musicians and producers. the concept of studio bruno is based on a one week stay at studio bruno in an old farmhouse in steigerwald, franconia, a lovely nature park in north bavaria, where each musician invited brings a machine or an instrument of his choice. the focus of that week is the common producing and live improvising.for the first record steffen bennemann (nachtdigital) and sevensol (kann) were invited. sevensol brought his tr-707, his monotron delay and steffen bennemann came with his field recorder. the result of this one-week session is a deep house track with a distorted synth line and a krautrock-slash-funky jazz track!

second part of this two episode series on subnet records. following the same flavour as before... dark textures and mental synth lines driven together by hard drum patterns and groovy percussion. these two ep reflect the creepy and insane behaviour caused by experiments in the field of invisibility applied in the human being. all the tracks were recorded live! just using analog sequencers, mpc, analog mixer and synths. directly to a recording device. in the same way as you could record a live set, to keep all the vibe as fresh as possible. 220 copies limited vinyl release.

late night tales and bonobo were pretty much made for each other, it just took them a while to both realise it. stepping forward into the compiler’s spotlight for the 33rd edition is simon green – aka bonobo – a musician, producer and dj perfectly suited to soundtrack an evening spent reclining to some parallel beats.
heavyweight 180 gram double vinyl plus 12x12 inch print of the cover art and download code for the mixed and unmixed tracks.

limited vinyl edition with album cd! incl remixes by kollektiv turmstrasse, matthias meyer & patlac, dub taylor. the cosmic cowboys project was born in 2008 from the different styles of twoyoung venetian artists, nicola sansoni aka randomatique and kaled jabariaka kaledj. for >zero gravity love< their first album which will be released on musik gewinnt freunde, collaborations with talented musicians and singers from all over the world were made. it defines a mixture with their well-known emotional, groovy and new dub and electronic structures. the result is nothing that can be named into a specific genre but a mix of all their influences reshaped into the new sound of cosmic cowboys that they like to call >the version 2.0 of ourselves<. but there is more to it than that. if you still havent noticed yet we also have the 3 fabulous remixes with us, which fit best together with the album. dub taylor, matthias meyer & patlac and also kollektiv turmstrasse did their very best and created something new. >zero gravity love remixes< is the perfect match and absolutely ready for the dance floor. dubby, hypnotic, playful, moving, and last but not least, music made with much love. give it a listen now!!

spike wolters quartet of self released lps which surfaced between 1981 - 84 have become the stuff of legend. an avant garde collection of solo tracks, combining guitar, drum machines, synths & vocals into spacious, fx laden compositions which stand firmly outside of the era in which they were created. its a lo-fi, but broad selection, taking in experimental pieces, alongside taut post-punk workouts, and more laidback steely dan moments. the sixteen cuts on orange cloud nine have been lovingly compiled from those four early 80s lps by golf channels phil south. its a limited single vinyl package, with custom artwork from perks & minis misha & individual download code.

still riding high on the success of their second artist album, another, crimea x offer up two more singles from it in the form of a present and haunted love. ensuring the package is even more essential are remixes from lauer and non-stop dutchman legowelt, and of course its worth mentioning again that the originals were both co-produced and mixed by norwegian legend bjorn torske

*regular & irregular* is a collection of five unfolding tracks, that reveal themselves through hidden sections, like walking through a foreign city at night hearing snatches of life. these tracks were created over a two year period and represent andys further exploration of melodic, rhythmic, and sonic ideas, some with instrumental parts contributed by fellow fallingup (the bristol club night andy runs) crew members typesun and jay l. spread over 2×12 inches, this is the 7th release in 2013 from idle hands following on from esteemed releases by outboxx, rhythmc theory, kevin mcphee and strategy. this is andys first release since his acclaimed 12 inch for peverelists punch drunk label.

we were surprised when dominik knocked on our door with two tracks from gabriel ananda and himself. we had released *harzer roller*, *kirschplunder & jasmin tee bei gabriel* and *eucalypse now!* ages ago and these releases for us always had a special quality, a kind of energy exchange which took place between them, so we were excited to hear their newest recordings. once heard we instantly knew: these tracks are crowd-pleasers in a big way and come now for the first time on vinyl!

were very proud to present you a selection of three reinterpretations by the mighty kink! these tracks are available now for the first time on vinyl and have been specially remastered. strictly limited edition of only 500 vinyl copies

royal dusts self titled debut album has already become an underground favorite and immediately following the release were the rumored whispers of a remix ep coming this fall. well the time has come to put some truth to the matter and proudly announce the royal dust remixes ep featuring mixes from two of the industries most acclaimed artists: ricardo villalobos and the brandt, bauer, frick ensembles paul frick.

one of the biggest tracks of the recent album is without a doubt moving. were now releasing it as a 12inch with a fresh and unreleased track on the b-side called canonic waves. petars signature sound in full effect. early support from adam beyer, gregor tresher, steve rachmad, dustin zahn, funk d void, joel mull and many more..

exhumed 77 ost frond *riddles of the sphinx* magick mike ratledge unfurls coils of arp, moog & vcs-aks via denys lucifer, irvings hacked z-80 sequencer these post-soft machine plumes spiral in stasis to the frame pans and lockdown maddoxs & mulveys dialogue like se17 dunes the concentric riddle of the missing original master tapes ... film reel audio prised from the bfi vaults & transferred straight to zeros & ones by hieroglyphic happenstance…this acrobatic dredge has revealed more than enough mercury to further protract the riddles within. *you ve got my number if you need anything* ... ibm *the films ground-breaking electronic score, by the soft machines mike ratledge, was composed on synthesisers which were developed in collaboration with denys irving (the man behind the mysterious and controversial 1970s band lucifer).

these three tracks were recorded by daze maxim and oliver bondzio during the studiosession in 2003 for oliver bondzios straight outta d-town album which was released on cocoon recordings. since music has no expiring date oliver finally decided to release them

after 2 years where the old stories were still being carried around and re-told over and over by the worlds discjockey the next mysterious deephouse raconteur finally adds a new tome to the old legend in his own distinctive, unmistakable style: while the narrative is effectively and assuredly driven on by a classical yet forceful 4/4 rhyme structure the vocabulary is more playful, experimental and abstract with melodic fragments evoking pictures of vast, futuristic landscapes and a mood of deep contemplaton and enlightened serenity. another satisfying pageturner

optimo trax is an offshoot label of optimo music for tracks aimed at djs/dancefloors. yes, we know there are too many record labels already, but we felt an overriding desire to start another one as so much music that didnt seem quite right for optimo music (i.e. music that was specifically designed for dancing) kept coming our way. like the parent label, optimo trax will release music by new artists and excavate forgotten classics. luma is a project by dave clark from glasgow. dave had his first release as a member of state of flux in 1993 on t&b vinyl, the label twitch ran with his dj partner of that era, brainstorm. twitch and dave have continued to work together in various ways ever since. he has released records as truffle club, and as big ned on optimo music as well as working with twitch from 2005 - 2010 remixing a plethora of artists under the optimo (espacio) moniker before fatherhood necessitated him focusing on changing nappies rather than programming synths. dave has also recorded under various aliases for r&s, numbers, stuffrecords, dissident and wireblock. the twentieth anniversary of that first release seemed a fitting date for dave to unleash his monster new club music alter ego, luma on optimo trax. twitch thinks dave is the best producer in scotland and endlessly weeps into his gin and tonics about how unprolific dave is, so was ecstatic when the 4 killer tracks were delivered that make up this third optimo trax ep. these have been thoroughly road tested over the last few months at gigs around the world.

deepblak co-head & rhythm czar, afrikan sciences (aka eric porter), returns with his second full length project. following the critical acclaim of his 2011 *means and ways* lp the oakland, ca based producer continues to push further into the realms of the rhythmic netherworlds.

from their earliest childhood, kiril kirik and ivanov, have been overcome by electronic music, having a different sens of this art. deep-tech from the eastern europe. the two urkranian djs were linked with in records in paris, a label sharing the same different taste of music. they decided to give birth to this story through this vinyl under your eyers. under a deep-tech beat, a booming bassline and a minimalistic melody comes *wish you* shared with love hoping to reach your feelings.

after time spent whipping up singles for moodmusic and my best friend amongst others, maurice aymard makes the leap to the long-player with a selection of jams that reflect his propensity for live instrumentation and thoroughly musical constructs within the disco-inflected realms of house music. as if metro area were played out by hand, tracks such as home groove hard on plush live bass lines, poignant rhodes chords and romantic lead synths. gui boratto turns up to chip in to colours & drops with its more prominent techy backbone, but that s offset by the non-dancefloor roll of 1994 . it s a diverse album that provides the perfect platform for a skilled craftsman to explore, er, his craft.

when it comes to top class releases produced by artists who were already being brilliant when some of us werent even born, it doesnt get any more legendary than the great oliver lieb. renowned and gaining heavy respect for former projects like spicelab, the ambush, paragliders, l.s.g. and remixing the likes of moby, yello, human league, sydney label elektrax recordings is proud to present the electronic bigfoot to its label with a 4-track release, called *the prophet ep*.

early support comes from mathias kaden, monika kruse, nick curly, gregor tresher, paolo martini, ray okpara, gorge, tripmastaz, markus homm, toni rios, bunte bummler, huxley, steffen deux, johnny d, tuccilo

after more than 3 years of a break, were finally back to bring in some fresh and housy tunes! markus schatz, a berlin-based artist already known by releases on cargo edition, salon records and matthias tanzmanns label moon harbour, has gone into work with anneke laurent

the dont they know ep features 3 live analog machine jams and a remix riding the classic detroit deep house sound. were sure the emotion of the tracks on this release will take you to a deep deep place within yourselves!

if chicago and detroit are the cities in which house and techno were born and raised, it was in italy circa 1990 that this delirious party music experienced a piano-driven coming of age. so far, so spangled. but while that may be the official story, there are other italian narratives too. take francois le roy and nanni for instance - two djs and producers from southern italy for whom, in the early nineties, the likes of aphex twin, autechre and air liquide were important, alongside the machine funk of detroit and the immersive soundtracks of the ambient generation. both artists are steeped in underground club music, and their new release on shabby doll records is a fine example of tough, tech-edged house. the *crossing roads* ep features four tracks that showcase their melodic yet relentless groove, they may be based in milan, but on this record, the influence of detroit, chicago and new york runs deep.

in the 70s radio stations were a powerful force across the whole of the us, and anyone with a transistor radio had access all kinds of music. live music was another matter altogether, and unless you found yourself in a major city your nights out were limited to what the local talent had to offer. this was especially so with soul and funk acts, as mainstream rock and pop was where the money was. so for small time oklahoma soul bands such as husband and wife charles and barbara burtons groups messengers inc - and later burton inc - times were tough. however, like many purveyors of soul, tough times were no match for those with determination, persistence and a story to tell. many artists scraped enough money together to make a 45 or two on their own label, but the burtons took this to another level – they got themselves organised and released their own full length lps.
limited to 1000 individually numbered vinyl lps.

*gently down your stream* von the four mints markiert einen kreativen höhepunkt innerhalb der columbus, ohio, soul-szene, an der verbindungsstelle zwischen den 60er und 70er jahren. the four mints waren eine der einflussreichsten lokalen gruppen ihrer Ära - und mit unterstützung von columbus doyen und capsoul hoflieferanten bill moss - unter den wenigen, die ein full length album veröffentlichten. die liste der gastmusiker liest sich wie das line-up einer midwest supergroup, mit überraschenden auftritten des in indianapolis beheimateten vibraphonisten billy wooten und schlagzeuger bobby allen von den fabulous originals aus dayton, ohio.

ahead of the release of his debut full length, brazilian producer, club owner, businessman and dj renato ratier releases a first single from it featuring pillow talk and complete with a dubshape remix. as well as being a driving force at both warung and d edge in brazil, ratier has recently shown himself to be an adept producer with a great couple of tracks that were stylistically diverse. here the two originals continue in that good form

when hartmood sent us his stuff in the late eighties we were like >oh my gosh its far too early for that kind of next gen shit!< we asked him if he was in a hurry. he said >do what ever you like!< more then two decades later we thought it was time to release his shit. and so we did. we asked boris bunnik and dcnt to do a remix and in the end we even had some more next gen shit!

a few words by steffen bennemann: when i heard margot for the first time, i instantly fell in love with their synth-driven free- form kraut-techno. strong melodies, insanely well-shaped beats, sometimes driving, sometimes bravely bending the rules. after great releases on james holdens border community, ivan smagghes kill the dj and their own label we were more than happy to welcome them in our holger family. here they can show their more experimental side, far beyond common floor/listening conventions and full of synapse-tickling synth magic. plus a secret pop hit (trentaseitrenta), perfect for closing any exceptional club night.

when we released thors yellow sky over reykjavik on the first part of our icelandic lost tracks series in 2010, we were proud beyond words to discover such an outstanding and still unreleased track from one of our heroes from the 90ies.

true love never did run, it stood its ground. it fought. it tried to hold on, but in the end? there were bitter tears, and loveliness all rolled into one. for romance is the glamour that turns the days dust into shimmering golden haze. dreamy night owls and deep end lovers-this ones for you: stb crafts more shapely analogue tones in this four-track soliloquy to the night from label head francesco belfiore and rome-based upstart alex tea.

praterei turns 8, if releases were years and to celebrate, proffers a stamped 10 from label swami, 7 citizens. >do your head in< is charged with a side duties and a bit of a cerebral poke it is too. flirting somewhere betwixt both reverie and nightmare, it’s as playful as it is tormenting. it invites you round for a cup of tea, slaps you about a bit and calls you names before putting you to bed and whispering slightly sexy things in your lughole. >stride< is an altogether less hairy affair. its honest. its honest about the fact you are going to need a safe word. an acid romp with unwavering purpose.

kito jempere will be a new name to many with only a handful of productions and remixes under his belt but that’s the way we like to do it here and were proud to play a small part in helping introduce his production prowess to a wider audience. the st. petersburg native came to our attention following an invite for jimpster to play at one of his legendary outdoor summer parties in his home town. a friendship was born and when the brilliant demos arrived in the mail, it wasnt a hard decision to agree to release them

oneoffs volume 3 offers just like the previous volume four new cuts from four different producers. first up we got swedish producer jonas rathsman and *yes i am*, a lush deep house track that is both heartfelt and sublime. let it breathe on a large sound system for maximum effect! ending the a-side is duo twinpeaks funk-fuelled ride *not that tech house - dj tool dropped by paris hilton you were searching for*. a track that would fit right into any peak time set, even by paris hilton. want from pixel82 is a punchy track with its scattered synth chords, jerky hats and a thick groove followed by *life is a gamble* where jesse futerman takes us on a soul inspired journey of deft sample manipulation

what we feel for max graef might just be our biggest man-crush ever. we came across his music through his own label box aus holz and were just as stoked as he is to have him as our second release.

long time coming and definitely one of the triggers to start this label: listening to niagara and wanting to capture them on disc. their hands-on hardware live sets were keeping people on their toes. raw house with an improvised and fresh vibe outside the exclusive domain of the dancefloor. this connects with their more experimental past as one might add and translates perfectly into this intuitive approach to dance music. vinyl 12 inch limited to 300 hand-painted, hand-stamped copies.