we are pleased as punch to have this one on dissident. as you no doubt know one half of naum gabo is mr jonnie wilkes aka one half of optimo and unless i got totally the wrong end of the stick when i spoke to jonnie this is the first actual naum gabo release after a bunch of excellent remixes. its a low slung groove for all proper dancefloors with a rubbery bassline, an uber-classic arpeggio, a super-cool synth line and all manner of dubby spacey trippy business going on. i guess this one will fly out even quicker than usual so get them skates on people

2008 is going to be the year that joker blows up. hes already been causing a stir with releases such as the recent anthem gully brook lane on soul jazz & last years sell out stuck in the system on earwax as well as remixes for smd i believe & roni size dont hold back (...that frankly, make the originals look weak!). its high time now for joker to unleash his finest works yet on his own brand new bristol based imprint kapsize. kapsize 001 launches with a double aside - both tracks showcase jokers insanely genius production style, a kind of melting pot of influences that take the best elements of neptunes, dirty south & west coast hip hop instrumentals - big !

brilliant tracks again from lovebirds and winding road records. in the shadows is a pumping techno-house track with explosive vocals - and possibly one of winding roads best moments to date. it has all the right ingredients to be the tune of summer 2008, but theres no doubt its still cool enough for the discerning dj to play over and over again. this is going to be the >track of the night< in hundreds of dj sets over the next few months! theres also an instrumental included, under the name avlium. here, the vocals are stripped away to leave a slice of robot disco which is absolutely essential for the darker club djs. this track has been getting massive international dj support. the final track on the package is sarice, which injects a scintillating dose of growling underground darkness. winding road do the business again

leena music is going on with a series of exquisite artists. after succesfull releases from catz n dogz, holger zilske, rodriguez jr. and dan curtin we proudly present a mindblowing ep from brendon moeller. this man is well know from his releases on third ear recordings and echocord and is in the business for more than ten years. listen to his new ep and you can hear ist. perfect tunes and perfect moods for a hot summer 2008

supported in miami 2008 wmc by several djs...bobby trenton with theresa burnette vocals! expect an old house style tune!!

the intention of deep house music as a mixture of vocals and hand played instruments opens up a new series of releases on wild trackin!!

next top notch techno hammer on adam beyers drumcode label. going from strength to strength!

elevate, if you remember, is the deep house label from daniel bell that put out a series of influential records in the late 90’s including the first 12 from theo parrish. these releases are still very much in demand and are going for high collectors prices online. it is now the summer of 2008 and elevate is proud to present a new release, this time from baaz. baaz is a new artist with only a few releases so far including tracks on sascha dive’s deep vibes label and a full e.p. on sthlmaudio. baaz may hail from southern germany but you would swear he grew up in the same detroit neighborhood as mike huckaby or moodymann when you hear his warm, gentle and deeply hypnotic house music.

the legendary club u60311 in frankfurt has opened up a brand-new hotspot for minimal right in the heart of the city, going by the name of 311. paired with this, an affiliated label - dreielf recordings - has also been launched. the residents michael kohlbecker, one part of the saafi brothers, and frankfurts newcomer peter eilmes are releasing the fruits of their cooperation in their home studio, and putting an already-established scene hit onto vinyl with - tabasco. the original of the record impresses with its anthemic character, which may have been due to the fat bass-line and the striking trumpet. despite its monotony, a real jewel for every record case and just the stuff to get happiness dripping from the club ceiling. the remix by alexi delano, on the other hand, is somewhat deeper and more melodic at the same time, but still contains all the ingredients necessary for a proper shot of tabasco. sonic monogamy or fat kick basses make this remix unique. the dominant trumpet and the scraping percussion of the berliner andre crom make this remix an absolute guarantee of ecstasy. tabasco is hot and burns like hell!

four tracks of dark electro by sam lowry (rumours are going that this could be a manasyt alias...) limited to 200 hand numbered copies on clear red vinyl!!

again the tracks were selected carefully, each of them strong on personality and waiting to burst out and put the willies up anyone who believes that techno can be pigeonholed. cue bjorn svin (of mand over board fame) and a brooding monster of a tune that briefly saw a release on his excellent 1999 lp benene pa nakken and was included on the la monde (aka len fakis) at the wheels of steel mix cd the following year. believe that this track is a killer one of those inspired pieces of techno that sticks in your head for days after hearing it for the first time next up label boss jerome hill lets his bass out in the comedic rel und pol, a dancefloor workout with a syncopated speech running throughout. flip over for rob stow and im going to kill her put simply this is nasty (in a nice way) a riff that tears you a new one and edits and tricks galore, this ones gonna give the speakers a battering! last but certainly not least, switzerlands ki yota from mercurochrome and mental industries steps up to deliver us an apocalyptic anthem with wowwow bass, that swiss percussion and lead riffs all snaking around, finally building to a satisfying climax over and out

supported by fred everything, c-rock, funk d void, laurent garnier, jt donaldson, milton jackson, spirit catcher, shane johnson and many many more. shur-i-kan is one of the best house music producers on the planet right now. his releases on freerange and physical graffiti have all been relentless dancefloor smashers made with thoughtful and funky musical ingredients. he now returns to winding road records to serve up another ace with the glideoscope ep. each of the 3 tracks on this ep are smoking bombs of dancefloor dynamite.

this time the re edit package is a split action between our man orestt, and mysterious (but pretty famous uk dj) man from soho... action comes in four tracks. orestt grants us with closer to the edge rerub in the form of haircut, originaly a uk disco no wave obscure 12inch, and giving love an 80s london classic. flip side sees man from soho going into rooter places with two winner cuts on a more afro meets southamerica path...

new artists on bombay, chicagos j & j soultempo come with a strong gospel influenced late night slammer for the dance floor. featuring the vocals of the renowned terry moore combined with the soulful chicago acid house production of j & j soultempo, this release has an real early nineties murky deep house sound with modern production. jason ferguson jaycee and jere mcalllister are emerging from a strong community of the new generation of producers and musicians based in chicago that will be turning heads in the house scene. some kinda good agrees with the new york vibey heads as well as the chicago and detroit kids the tune defines house as going back to just one category and one community.

swedens speedmarket avenue are a a pop music collective led by a little guy who looks like a cross between charles manson and marc bolan. their new album is, without a doubt, one of the musical highlights in 2008 for all pop lovers! their debut album im going to let my new swiss army knife answer to that, was packed ful of jangle pop reminiscent of label 53rd and 3rd. the band have played various european festivals and collaborated with camera obscura on their lets get out of this country album thanks to the mutual connection of producer, jari haapalainen. under his direction, they ve now recorded their second album, way better now. an absolute beauty from beginning to end replete with precious pop melodies in a non conventional way, imaginative arrangements and an omnipresent trumpet. limited to 600 copies on vinyl.

uzuri is proud to be releasing this talent s debut ep. >hohol< is the finest example of slow, compressed house and techno variations . it s a deep, sprawling affair that takes in sumptuous chicago reductions and crawling detroit shuffles, hypnotic grooves with enough funk to keep you going - complete with crazy compression and filtering. man of the moment, lerosa, comes up trumps with his rather filthy remix

keeping it low on eskimo this time is low motion disco – a new artist album from secretive producer(s) who knows how to keep things on the down low. following recent singles love love love parts 1 and 2 featuring remixes from the likes of lsb, aeroplane, dfas still going and soft rocks keep it low fuses found sounds, field recordings and live instruments with lap top trickery providing us with 13 tracks of perfect horizontal dancing. from klf style sample skulduggery to blissed out electronics, dubbed up beats and uplifting melody hooks low motion disco open the door into their unique world of super slow house and funk induced chill out grooves.

the deathset go international jetset on your ass with a spanking new ep that balances niceness and nastiness like only they know how. fresh from bringing joy, madness and foolishness to europes gig venues, the deathset burst out with around the world, the next stop on their worldwide escapade. featuring two tracks not heard on the upcoming full length (paranoia and boys than girls), plus killer remixes from etan and bonde do role, this is an absolute must for anyone who understands the value of going fucking nuts. around the world is a dance floor anthem to take on the planet to. bostonian scene shaker etan takes impossible and turns it into the most glorious, life affirming, hands in the air high. paranoia is like being stuck on a whirligig eating candyfloss powdered with speed. boys than girls is the sound of the wildest gig you ve never been to. bonde do role round things out by turning the death set into the baile beasties. a good look.

nice price deal !!! shadowfax is hot! with the superfat release from jelle kuipers which is getting huge response and a lot of airplay by big names and the also wicked mark broom remix on the flip. the next one is by bells and macoye. macoye is the alter ego of ortin cam who is is doing some heavy tunes lately like the dancefloor killing remix of dhs classic the house of god on missile. this a1 track is in the same style as that remix, a hard bass line driving track with a lot of things going on in there to make sure the crowd will recognise and appreciate this tune!! on the flip a steady building track that can be used as the sneaky weapon in any dj set!

incl luxa flex 001, 002, 003 in original sleeves.. great funky minimalism tech stuff with tracks by agaric, hertz, fizz and enriko tanabe

incl. huge paul ritch rmx ... kabuto & koji a.k.a tekel and patrice meiner - costa ricas most successful dj/producers and residents of club vertigo (costarica) have been slowly taking their music to new frontiers. their productions and remixes have been signed with some of the worlds most respected labels such as viva music, kindisch, water based music & akbal music to name a few and have completed remixes for stu hirst, astro&glyde, raz o hara, the skull, robbie, dirtydecibles, krisb and many more. hernan catanneo, audiofly & steve lawler have included k&ks productions and remixes in their sets and m.a.n.d.y has recently incorporated k&ks rmx for raz o haras >kisses< on their upcoming fabric 38 cd. as djs they perform a minimal tech house set, incorporating dark melodic and vocal atmospheres, punchy bass lines and an unstoppable groove that will have any dancefloor going and going!

hertz is back, sway is back! to bring you full on quality techno as can be expected from this label and its boss.. keep on doing produced by hertz himself is a dancefloor mover for sure and for the b-side ortin cam was invited to do a remix. ortin cam is going strong to say the least, dropping work on labels like drumcode, patterns and missile to name a few - and undoubtetly all of it is great work! listen and be convinced

with releases on gasoline records, informale, casbah rec and defrag sound processing in 2007, glitches continued to make a (very good..!) name for himself in the world of minimal techno. now on this very strong-going imprint of mihalis safras he comes with wicked tunes again! after having had sunchase, pig & dan, liberto and mark broom on the label, the reactions have been superb and so they promise to be for this release. mark broom remix included !!!

the legendary club u60311 in frankfurt has opened up a brand-new hotspot for minimal right in the heart of the city, going by the name of 311. paired with this, an affiliated label - dreielf recordings - has also been launched. the residents michael kohlbecker, one part of the saafi brothers, and frankfurts newcomer peter eilmes are releasing the fruits of their cooperation in their home studio, and putting an already-established scene hit onto vinyl with - tabasco. the original of the record impresses with its anthemic character, which may have been due to the fat bass-line and the striking trumpet. despite its monotony, a real jewel for every record case and just the stuff to get happiness dripping from the club ceiling. the remix by alexi delano, on the other hand, is somewhat deeper and more melodic at the same time, but still contains all the ingredients necessary for a proper shot of tabasco. sonic monogamy or fat kick basses make this remix unique. the dominant trumpet and the scraping percussion of the berliner andre crom make this remix an absolute guarantee of ecstasy. tabasco is hot and burns like hell!

for flash lützenkirchen delivers three very classy dancefloor burners. first up there is >enter the moonlight<, an enchanting piece of thumping peak time business. a big bass, pumping beats and some great oriental sounds combined with far-out effects create a unique atmosphere. modern styles meet oldskool feelings! >on the shore< is even more oldskool than that. the fat and wobbly bassline pushes the track forward and creates the perfect antagonism to the warm effects and clicky minimal beats. the highlight - however - is the wonderfully written melodic piano piece that turns this track from wicked into wow! beautiful and tough, oldskool and fresh, slick and funky - all at the same time. this one is going to be huge. listen for yourself! at last there is >pokemon companion<, a more direct and solid piece of minimal tech. a drum’n bass like powerfully grumbling bass, and yet another memorable synthie pattern that seems to grow out of the buzzing loop like a spring flower out of wet grass - naturally and wonderful!

rob mooney is definately a name you should watch out for! with his first releases on substance, renaissance and punch funk rob delivered a couple of highly respected tech house killers. now the protagonist from portsmouth surprises us with new fresh stuff on alphabet city and delivers us three pumpin and solid tracks. >mask<, the a side track begins where his hit record on substance has stopped. driving and forward going beats with heavy and distinctive, backwards slippin basslines you might not have heart before. ace! but check >tundra< and >together< too

what lies beyond the valley? lean close and lend an ear, because anja schneider is going to show you.. excellent album /co-production paul brtschitsch

playlist of: luciano, ricardo, magda, serafin, loco dice, karotte, anja schneider, matthias tanzmann, paco osuna..... the uprising hero on momentum with his follow up on trapizator, which was his debut on vinyl and sold out within days! now he joins forces with another, really highly acclaimed guy from the rhein-main-area: matts star is the guy to deliver a remix-bomb as expected. this release is going to be played by everyone, so no need to mention names.

supported by alex attias (planet e), italoboyz, karotte, sebo k, raresh, d julz, funk d void. michael melchner is barely at the beginning of his twenties. at the moment deep house of the late nineties has to take a shine to him. in the detail it gets clear, that this is not only a copy of an epoch, but a certain vibe, which is going to be transferred into the present. this vibe with his warm sound, the well dosed house beats and a strong musical sense is hearable, but this sounds by no means antiquated. on a-side several instruments like percussions, xylophone and samples of an mexican trumpet make sure that there isn’t only an exiting variety shortly before or after the primetime, but also a proper portion of itchy feet. with the both tracks on the flip-side the whole spectrum of michael melchner becomes clear, at the one hand a clear view on the dance floor with classical house beats and on the other hand a musical character, which one misses in many current productions. >chen chen< is slightly more co plicated and more rhythmic whilst >nothing happened< is a pleasing leaned back dramaturgical subtle house piece with a distinctive bass line and interspersed voice samples.

the electro house wave has invaded the italian country and this is the result of what is now going on in their clubs!!

incl dan curtin remix !! barcelona based label >vinyl did it< honors its name by releasing its first vinyl ep. dr. needles delivers nonstop minimal tech, demolishing and more on the harder side, no bleepy stuff here, perfect for keeping it going late at night. label co-founder, digital ape, remixes ping pong, giving it a much more dubby and atmospheric touch. he highlights the melody to give it amplitude and make of the original a track ideal for early on or for coloring a set with more melody. dan curtin, one of the most respected american techno producers, creator of excellent music for labels such as peacefrog, klang, dust science, tuning spork and his own metamorphic, remixes ping pong on the b side, taking it into another dimension

somewhere between peaches and metro area this is a really cool record that is super lo fi. nice disco claps and trippy guitar with cowbells. the vocal is very rock, screeching mid way through. flipping over its very electro and minimal with the vocal going spoken word about hits of the 80s. fans of all the current electro clash biz, will totally be feeling this.

incl john acquaviva & steve nash rmxs !! cirrus is another smashing killer tune by markus binapfl & patrick buck aka kaiser souzai. the 9th release on beatmodul is going to be a massiv club tune. tribal beats, with harmonic melodies are important elements of the well known kaiser souzai techhouse sound. after their latest hits like >girl you ll be a woman soon< and >monique< on rotor rec, and with >altocumulus floccus< on yellow tail, we have now a successful follow up hit called >cirrus<. the vinyl package contains the original mix, a john acquaviva remix and a steve nash remix.

incl tape , very ltd pack ... a new little side project for southern outpost aptly called southern outpost special projects. setup to release great music, in limited editions, from all genres in non standard formats, no digital.. we are going old school with this stuff! first release is by san francisco native bvdub (styrax/ nightdrive/ 2600 and his own quietus label). if you know his music, you’ll know that this release is going to be dubby and deep!

a new little side project for southern outpost aptly called southern outpost special projects. setup to release great music, in limited editions, from all genres in non standard formats, no digital.. we are going old school with this stuff! first release is by san francisco native bvdub (styrax/ nightdrive/ 2600 and his own quietus label). if you know his music, you’ll know that this release is going to be dubby and deep!

nice price deal !!! for the third release of the french deep house label cheers, the acclamed duo catalan fc and sven loeve comes up with a terrific new project the classic traxs vol.2, and this time they are going rougher and darker, with two tracks: vanishing point, with its strong beat and classic string progression, and the already big another man, that has been played by various djs, including tony humphries, right at the beginning of his set for the garage city turnmills. already big with tony humphries, dj spen, marlon d, lars behrenroth, sean mc cabe...

2008 is going to be kris best year yet! he has teamed up with uk dance legends spooky to release stereophonic and he has been writing with felix da housecat the fruits of their labours is available now. a best of compilation is being prepared for an autumn release while kris prepares his debut artist album to be released in 2009. support from pete tong, rob da bank, laurent garnier, erol alkan, felix da housecat, the loose cannons, sasha, john digweed, riva starr, james zabiella & many more...

rico tubbs - the finish lion of everything funk is here and he ain’t going nowhere ‘till you bow at his overly skin tight jeans and kiss his ethically sound sneakers! this is exactly what you will be doing when you hear his brand new album though on menu music. club monster gangsters is the first single taken from this full length player which is packed to the brim with full on monster mashouts

after setting 2007 alight with his award winning debut album a mind of its own karizma returns with the upgrade everyones been waiting for: a mind of its own version 2.0! this first 12inch leads with its what i am, which originally appeared as a bonus track on the japanese version of a mind of its own. now london based future soul specialist simbad has got his hands on it and delivered a beast of a remix to smash up any set with its rolling drum groove and heavy horn stabs. the b side showcases karizma at his very best with a funky as hell groove that builds to a ridiculous climax guaranteed to have the dancefloor going crazy.

back to back killer selection and re works from one of frances hypest dj of the moment. smart re edits of these two hard to find slices of funk wax. original pressings reach stupid prices on ebay like sites... smiling is a belgium disco funk that very few know about. original version going from time to time very cheesy, it really needed a re edit to reach a much deserved club exposure. jammaster is a pretty sought after chicago funk classic, but strangely enough it got a very particular new jersey feel to it, even recalling some early blaze tracks... played and playlisted with the likes of dj cam, inflagranti, orest, pilooski...

heiko laux (kamzleramt rec) and alexander lukat teams up and releases two massive minimal techno tracks. heiko laux surely knows how to keep the groove going. a must have for all rejected fans out there

waldhaus and x-tension both deliver two tracks for the 13th release on this hardtechno imprint. for those who like it rough: this is what youre looking for !! waldhaus previously released work on crowbar, artillery and toolterror and is obviously very talented and upcoming in the scene. x-tension (aka thomas nordmann) is known from releases onartillery and madhouse - still going strong with this release on combat skills.

continuing in our quest to break some new ground and bring some new sounds to the fore, universal vibes presents the onaz. standing out from the crowd, with a bit of a unique sound and outlook, the onaz is a new artist who we think fits right in with the leftfield vibe we are going for with the universal vibes label. the onaz mainly subscribes to nudisco music influenced by emperor machine, lindstrom and prins thomas however, his production of the form is more minimal.this sound combines the deep electronic disco stylings of lindstrom, prins thomas et al with the edgy techtronics and beat trickery of seiji and the west london mob. resulting in a deep, minimal edgy dancefloor led sound that stands out from then crowd

4 track hardcore massacre

deep, deeper, peter grummich! this man is on a roll right now, and with every new release you have to ask yourself where this is all going to lead to? however with the >garden ep< he now already delivers the perfect soundtrack for weeding the beds and waterblasting the terrace - and for partying hard, of course. >beachtrak< prefers its quintessential sub-harmonics to just playing it safe with an upfront bassdrum, and finally channels its way in a wide arc up to the next level. a hit also for friends of water gardens. on the b-side grummich enlarges his melodic skills with a sweet flowery scent of detroit on the track >garden<, and >its to share<, which evolves into a great anthem with just an assumed number of 3 sounds and a couple of snotty claps

lmd is a new eskimo signing hailing from switzerland whos debut album is coming out later this year. here is the very first single featuring a remix from two of the hottest bubbling under names in the scene, still going (dfa) and brighton collective soft rocks!!

reggie b has been working on music by himself since beginning of his career. but in 2007 he was suddenly gotten attention in the new school beat scene via myspace, had been airplayed from opinion leaders like benji b and gilles peterson, then just put out his solo debut album go. this is first of 2 ep series off from the album. we r here is produced by the instrument genius, motor citys best kept secret saadiq, the 1/2 of platinum pied pipers, who is also going to drop his first solo joint from circulations. reggie b delivers the next level mid west funkiness over the detroit manner head banging of this tight minimal beat. on this intergalactic p funk biz, japanese beat trio super smoky soul twisted with opposite direction of arrangement into dreamy hip hop psychedelia. for all the beat geeks they serve another track of doper spaced out beat cosmos as re edit. including a bonus song of the album title song go, the manifesto of his music with sick bass & beats by lenny d, the producer of innatesounds. from 4lux recordings, reggie b also released another project future music with slum village drummer daru recently

remus is going the minimal way !! and what a bomb three tracker, ultraphat subheavy techno.. artists like emerson, holgi star etc. are already playing and supportying this record to the fullest

a classic bit of space disco from the french scene of the 70s. four long tracks that are all pretty darn moogy, and pretty darn great! the work here would fit nicely with some of the best keyboard heavy club of the us scene at the time! not exactly like some of the work on p&p, or the grooves of el coco over at avi - but not that dissimilar either, and often put together with a spare, simple approach thats a welcome contrast from overblown disco of the time! most numbers build up from a funky bassline and beats - adding in the keyboards with great relish, and really letting them jam and get crazy over the top. theres certainly a bit of cosmic fusion going on here too