two definitive dancefloor powers collide with some dark, space, psych-out grooves. dont worry, there is some melody going on here. a serious electronic feel too. the deep vibe of early acid house minimalism is abundant as well. just listen, and all shall be revealed. as for the artists…? well, old school meets new school.

hello listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners. this is the future of the music industry. not the music, just the idea of the artists writing their own pr faffle. next year ill probably have to carry my own bags on tour too tragic.

dirty minds – i m for pleasure (claptone vocal + dub mix) is the first in a series of eskimonde 10 inch releases. limited edition, with exclusive artwork.the claptone remix of >i m for pleasure< was one of the many highlights on our anniversary box eskimonde - a decade of eskimo recordings. the vocal version is featured on the remixed disc of eskimonde, which contains 12 new and unreleased remixes. now it will be available on vinyl too. the 10 inch is backed by a yet unreleased claptone dub mix of the track.

each track has been produced, played on, arranged and mixed by yousef, with collaborations coming from mercury prize nominee gwilyam simcock on the open and fresh sounding album finale dissolve . in fear of dusk features neil campbell, one of the uk s finest classical guitar players, creating an evocative masterpiece that is arguably yousef s strongest (and most complicated) club offering yet.already the dancefloor workouts have received heavy support from dj elite, with loco dice, magda, carl cox, guti, uner and nic fanciulli already wearing thin the promo copies. the project has allowed yousef to open up his collaborative instincts too, inviting some unknown but extremely talented musicians to perform.

mogwai melden sich mit dem grandiosen neuen remix-album >a wrenched virile lore< zurück!

marking their full debut on real tone, the martinez brothers (chris and steve) have concocted a lethal two-track ep full of dancefloor appeal and encompassing both new and old school house music influences. the new york-born twosome have always had a close affinity with the french label, with boss franck roger s penchant for nyc sounds forming the foundation of a common bond between the artists.
already support by laurent garnier, anja schneider, dixon, tripmastaz, burnski, filsonik, michel cleis, nick curly, arno e.mathieu, yass, master h, and.id, pirupa, boris werner, rainer truby, molly…,

andreas saag returns to local talk with a follow-up to his back to life ep, this time he has invited longtime friend and studio partner cazuma mori, together both of them offers the local talk fans house music with a distinctive production technique. >nostalgia< is a warm stomping basement beats floor-filler, with a fat bassline tempered by rising chord textures, smartly coordinated with the pulses in the track. both saag & cazuma showcases their skills in tackling slower bpms too. the b-side >cant hide it< comes with intricate keyboard work and deep atmosphere that is driven by an appealingly on-point house bassline. the track picks up a new elements at just the right moment to keep you on board the whole 8 minutes. there is no messin around here, just pure deep house from local talk.

the legendary 1969 beatles album - remastered from the original stereo analogue master tapes, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl.

joker returns to form with this excellent 12 inch, presenting >old era< – a future proof dancefloor smasher backed by deadly re-mix from bristolian purple partner in grime, gemmy. very few producers can capture mainstream interest while focusing on an honest, underground vibe – joker is one of them and he has done it again! watch out too for the accompanying video of >old era<, which features a fully animated liam mclean, aka joker, riding his motorbike over barren land-scapes on an essential mission!
dj supports from benga, mistajam, n-type, mrk1, surgeon, bok bok, guido, gemmy, rsd, blackdown and many, many more!

two previously unreleased mixes of >tonite< by aaron fit siegel, with vocals by lrenee. the o.g. mix is a version fit started working on to be a dub version of >tonite - original mix<, but morphed into something a bit more epic, and due to time constraints could not make it on the initial release. the d.d. version, is based on the original demo track fit wrote before any vocals were recorded, then edited and dubbed out by omar-s. if you liked the original release on fxhe, be sure to have this one as well and if you dont have the original release then you better get that one too!

supported by moodymann, theo parrish, rick wilhite, tom trago

pimprinella 006 comes along with 2 newcomers, the cologne based guys freiboitar. few months ago they just dropped the demo track floetenflirt to our box and shouted we are big fans of pimprinella!!! and what can we say? little puppie is a big fan of kölsch beer now too! if you remember rene bourgeois playing on fusion festival this year, then you ll be aware of his remix. and finally we welcome jules & moss, 2 great guys from france who already released on dirtybird, flash, musik gewinnt freunde or session deluxe. chapeau, violet one!

the first new album by soundgarden in over 15 years! double 180 gram vinyl lp in gatefold sleeve, includes code for free mp3 download of the full album.

plymouths 14th best dj aldo vanucci drops his latest in the form of this killer ep. >you re all show< features the sublime vocals of kylie auldist - best known as the lead singer of the bamboos but also a massive star in her own right. in this track she lyrically tears down some unfortunate individual who has been showing out a little too much. >take me to a party< features rappers asm batting off the unwanted attentions of the post gig sparkle ponies and with aldos backing creates a classic hip hop party vibe. >what happened?< re-works a classic vocal to devastating effect and >alone< re-creates the off kilter breakbeat vibe of aldos biggest track to date >when i see you smile<.

nice price deal !!! aÑa / henning baer / norman nodge / musk.... no one knows exactly how, or why it happened. we can only postulate. perhaps it was rogue hydrogen atoms causing havoc again, or a particularly voracious wave of em radiation hell bent on finding a good time. the point is, (in those days) such lude behavior was simply unacceptable: aÑa had become excited, too much so for the solar stiffs that swirled about her. and that system of hers—always buzzing around, refusing to share anything—it had to go. so both were exiled from that collision patch they called home, leaving aÑa and her system to wander the cosmos. some years passed. aÑa grew a little, but mostly she practiced her basswalk—not this girly swooshy thing with your hips, but a real bolshy bovver boot stomp. after a while she got pretty good at it, she wanted to show her friends. maybe theyd like to basswalk too. well, they couldnt get enough of it—but no one did it quite like aÑa. henning baers had a bit more groove to it and this whole new tweaky hat element. norman nodge kept his pretty punchy, but all that time spent in berghain had turned his basswalk into a bit of a skulk. as for musk, the boys inverted the whole thing of course—turned a disco trick, shifting the march down into more of a slinky house glide. aÑa liked them all so much—and it was time isolated system stopped being such a separatist—she decided to gather them all together to make basswalker part i. now you can basswalk too

hi. this is dompteur mooner. my new record is coming out on my sublabel super tahoe edits, and it is called girls girls girls. just like my previous record, greatest hits, and music for espionage it s a concept album: this time, only girls bands were used as sampling material. because girls like to dance and girls love pop. and us boys, too. put it in the drawer new wave / dance orientated rock / proto-house. limited to 500 handmade copies. hope you like it.

the balearic gabba sound system edits saga continues

italian producer joe drive serves you his first ep for 4lux. and what an excellent ep this is. deep house tracks with a true analogue feel. rain dance is an exquisite deep house bomb with smart tr707 drum programming, deep driving bassline and disco-ish vibes. title song junopolis is dedicated to the legendary juno synths and shows you capabilities of these machines in clever fashion. alden tyrell brings you the extremely deep remix for tefnut: steady drum programming with spaced out synth filtering and dubby tape delays. this is one for the heads for sure. joe drives original is included too. recomended!

jolly mayhem, this one is sure to rock the floor & is already getting major support from some serious heads! the flipside is a more mid tempo house affair but is equally as devastating. richard from milwaukee takes on better off, a stomping disco groove which escalates into full-on crowd control.its all about the classics here, with richards trademark chunky percussions & synths galore. did we mention the bassline? kick back to this one. dj kaos jolly jams imprint delivers again!

benny rodrigues is not only a nice dude with his first 12inch for desolat. his recording career goes way back to early collaborations with afrojack or darko esser, as rod he releases on klockworks and clr, has remixed josh wink and dj pierre. the list can go on, but well focus on our lovely release here. somewhere between relentless prime time techno and stripped-down house grooves, with woozy chords carried on a jet-stream of tight rhythms, this is definitely our favorite benny rodrigues release. enjoy!

a musician on a mission, navid izadi has quickly risen from a san francisco club kid to buzzing new one to watch. rolling as a dj, singer and rapper (but rarely over rap beats), and producing music that effortlessly weaves between influences, his talents are being drafted in and championed by a range of industry heavyweights.

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the layabouts are anything but. 2012 marks leigh darlow and alex paschalis 10th year together and they have never been so in form or demand. their cast iron reputation for quality deep soulful house – house music forged with feeling and real purpose – continues, impressively, to grow.
rhythm master darlow and guitarist cum orchestrator paschali first met in 2001– in home city london – off the back of various projects in the same studio space. in time, their mutual love of expressive house music would lead to cult licks feelin right and the way i feel, sizzling material for kenny dope gonzalez and hot-to-trot remixes of dj spinna, da lata, dj spen and robert owens, and soulsearcher.

rune lindbaeks drum island returns! having joined forces with celebrated vocalist kurt maloo for this superb balearic vocal gem, rune has drafted in an all-star remix line-up too. superb versions one and all from cos/mes, seahawks and ray mang.

praterei returns with their 5th instalment and so do those twins with their second successive offering to the vienna stable! the ingredients on this one are similar to the last but the result is no less stirring. the rough and ready side of the 12 belongs to the aptly entitled >house< and youll see why. never straying too far from the old school... shuffling beats and rims keep things swinging. each layer of the melody is deep in youll be whistling this later territory and intermittent vocal shouts remind us exactly what it is we are listening to. the flip beckons for you to walk with me and that you must. the beat saunters along but always with a sanguine skip and our seductive protagonist guides us through the warm textures of rich pads and stabs. this is one of those records where, for both tracks, the message could not be more perfectly translated. every aspect contributes to a common goal, and thats a rare and quite special thing.

already supported by adam x, rod, developer, dadub and more. the second release on ang vinyl records. a label that moves around the underground scene. it doesnt care about being in the right place at the right time, but only wants to express itself. here conrad van orton shows his dark and obsessive side, experimental but not too much. a release that involves the listener from the first sound, arriving in atmospheres that have no boundaries. the re-edit signed by the labels owner gianluca angelini makes the potential of the label understandable. define this release as a trip? its your choice!

yo! this is new music for kids on the block. breaking and shaking. coming in a too unlimited edition. so get your copy and join the club. all tracks done by known artists. it is more than name-dropping. this is dropping good music. no further introduction needed because everybody knows everything in these times. thanks for reading this. peace.

foam fangs could be a term used to describe silks preferred take on that too-easily dismissed 70s dancefloor dementia of disco – the soft bite, love nibble, mirrorball on steady/ready perma-revolve. jesse reiner (jonas reinhardts first mister, alongside past/part-time collaborators like phil manley of trans am and damon palermo of mi ami/magic touch), who never quite had the kranky krinkle of his ohm-ambient labelmates, travels head-on, tomorrowland-style, through long-form cosmic moroder constellations of >foam fangs<. nothing frothy about it, though there is a bit of the rubbery in reiner’s bounce-about, cool, funky kraut-disco. suddenly we are beaming back to a time when the world looked forward, envisioning a 21st century decked with silver, chrome, and neoprene. it is a sonic space both transparent and shiny, the metallic ding and cold ribbon of data, scrolling through infinite space. the opener, >foam fangs<, transports us instantly into an ever-expanding universe of sound and light at once fanning out and folding in on itself. variations on that theme continue as the jonas journey oscillates through the beat-beyond.

this is the 4th black catalogue release. >through the galaxies< was originally released on the modern underground music sampler. this version is a full release with some great remixes by both lucy from stroboscopic and shigeto from ghostly. these mixes are fantastic, and really show a nice array of sounds. i decided to add a dub version inna future reggae stylee, too. i hope you enjoy it! - monty luke

7inch release eines der groessten soul-dancefloor-hits der letzten zwei jahre: >taking it too far< von big brooklyn red, sieger im apollo-wettbewerb. der song, produziert von joey negro, basiert auf lowrells post-disco-hit <mellow mellow right on<, der release erfolgt nach langer, offizieller rechteklaerung.

usually, the purpose of a piece like this is to tell other writers, music mag editors, distribution people and record shop clerks why they should like a certain release and buy, hype, review it. often these encomiums are not really honest and sometimes you even feel like attending an attempt to sell a flat tire. as for i:cubes new longplayer m megamix things are – of course! – very different. being its fifth solo album, an introduction of a man like nicolas chaix or even his biography (another popular brick of sales sheets) seems rather unsuitable. if you dont know what you should know, just use your internet search engine with any of these terms: chateau flight, versatile records, french touch, disco cubizm or parisian prodigy.

swedens (almost) unknown techno veterans börft records we have played and seeded wizely through out the years - to be honest, weve hid their treasures for years too. forget all you know about swedish electronic music, this is börft crew, the core underground of söta brorstechno history - here represented by frak - a full out techno acid punch.

a label that prides itself on picking up new talent and letting them shine, electronique digital has made quite a name for itself in a short space of time. the manchester-based label has already been home to one of the years big anthems with finnebassens huge >if you only knew<. but it is not just about anthems and big tunes, there is also a focus on the deeper end of house music whilst retaining labels commitment to disco and summer vibes in every release. in other words, though they specialise in deep house, but it is never too serious or morose.
early dj support from: maceo plex, noir, andre crom, waifs & strays, wildkats, the mekansim, tom budden, giom, seth troxler, maxxi soundsystem, flashmob, miguel puente, cera alba, downtown party network, lula circus, amine edge, maher daniel, jay west & many more!

mark henning is back! back on cityfox! a classic acapella and marks distinctive sound collide, result-ing in a huge tune, sounding old school and fresh at the same time. not just the vocals are telling a story here, the synths and bassline add their part to complete the track. the second original trojan is the secret weapon and club bomb, the dark side of the release, because too much sunshine is never healthy. afrilounge take it a step deeper and its big string melody sounds as clean as and sparkles like the sunrise itself. the 1998 edit incorperates the rhythms and vibes of classic house and techno from the era when it all began. thick, groovy basslines and pulsing pads laid out over infectious percussion make this track an instant classic.

4 trackers not 4 kids killa bombs- there are 2 types of edm producers.the ones who arent instrumentalists in the first place, and the ones who are.bone machine is definitely of the 2nd kind and you can feel it in his tracks:a totally different level of grooviness,way more hypnotic than y

inspired by the teachings of the earons (thats .22, .18, .33, .69 and .28 to the uninitiated, see www.earons.net for more background), a splinter group was formed earlier this year, with the express mission to bring back the message and connect it to a whole new audience. >land of hunger< is given a 2012 reconstruction from the cosmologist, a sturdy rework performed by the mysteriously concealed outfit, who identify themselves only as .40, and .44. whilst they are heavily influenced by earons beliefs on positive energy, which they seek to share, .40 + .44 are quick to point out they have no links with the earlier incarnation from 28 years ago, but felt a compelling force to unearth it once more. the universe knows when the time is right, and frankly the original broadcast was just too good to not want to fashion a 2012 edit, so a new chapter begins ...

a little over a year ago, benny grauer released the single >moog phunk< on his label deep circus. after a few remixes and own productions for labels such as blu fin and circle music, the label owner himself is now back with another release on deep circus. >driver ep< is the name of the publishment, featuring two deep tracks which are right on time for this years open-air season. while >mellow drive< being a song building up more and more during its course, letting you dance into dawn with its driving groove, the second track >endless morning< comes along a little bit more rough. with a crispy bassdrum, dark sounds and the flogging hihats, this number wont release anyone from the dancefloor too early. enjoy!

knowing all too well that two—or in this case three—heads are better than one, electric deluxe are proud to announce deception ep, a new collaboration from droid brothers raiz and jeff derringer.

lv return to hyperdub with a taste of whats to come on their forthcoming south london-meets-south africa album sebenza, due at the end of august. what lv make here is the exciting prospect of music influenced by south african house and kwaito, informed by regular trips out there and sessions with up and coming south african artists such as okmalumkoolkat, ruffest and spoek mathambo, but letting the influences of uk soundsystem music and hip hop bleed naturally into the mix too, creating a genuine hybrid.

short version: swedish new school electronic disco music. one side with vocals by kicki halmos and a melancholic swing, the other one is slightly man parrish-ish and features viking muscle beats. both tweaked, edited and mixed by a certain terje olsen from another viking country. long version: during a long and cold night in stockholm some moons ago, a mysterious 7? was given to running backs chief a&r. he liked it so much that he wanted to convince the world of its greatness, got more copies, played them back to back, gave it out to djs and producers and there a certain terje olsen decided that he could prolong the all too short 7inch versions into a 12inch. and here we are. original versions released on drifter sthlm by samo forsberg. do some popping, locking & down-dogging!

after firmly establishing their nu funk steez in the digital realm with countless releases, london label boogie boutique reached into the glamorous world of vinyl in fine style just before christmas with the double 12 inch drop a year on wax. they elect to continue their twelve inch shaped adventures with a label regular at the helm in the shape of funk ferret. the new zealander has featured on many a boogie boutique release, as well as other nu funk labels such as booty pirates and ghetto funk, so keen observers of the scene will know what to expect. >pushin forward< features the mic spitting skills of imagine this, whose mr lif style delivery is the perfect foil for a trademark mid tempo bass heavy bump from the ferret. boogie boutique have assembled a fine cast of remix talent too, with big beat veteran cut la roc dropping a fine sample heavy revision that allows the vox to shine. fellow bb artist and montreal dweller nick fonkyson adds some crunchy riffage to the mix, whilst the funk ferrets regrooved sound system partner dj alias concentrates on teasing out some bassline deviancy with some help from benson.

great album featuring some hot electronix! hailing from spain this is the first release on this d.i.y. label! intense uncompromising tracks of which the a side is rooted in classic detroit techno and electro. the b-side takes the listeners into orbit with some amazing spaced outed tracks. a pleasure to welcome this new label that delivers a first run of only 200 numbered copies on heavyweight vinyl! lets hope they will manage to do a repress at some point because this is too goo do share with only 200 people!

sometimes club music doesnt need to be too clever. sometimes all you need is an insistent groove and a hook. allow nuance, subtlety or layers upon layers of carefully sculpted found sounds, sometimes the drive to dance to a piece of music overtakes the rational over thinking and just inspires movement. that is precisely what this trio of original productions from 19 year old brummy, wattville aka matthew evans, does incredibly well to inaugurate sonic router records debut vinyl release.

a classically trained pianist from the age of six, jarrah mccleary grew up in the sticky heat of the northern territory, australia. his previous project, the dirty secrets saw the band working between australia and london with iconic producer and engineer, nick terry (klaxons, libertines). after working on ideas for a new record for over two years, in early 2011, mccleary declared a new album and boarded the airplane, bound for los angeles. between splashes of yacht rock, trop-pop and nods to peter gabriel (thanks to the iconic 80s yamaha dx7 synth), a short summer experience in the city where dreams are made lead to tracks tinged with hints of hopeful house music strewn with the sleaziness of venice beach and too much free poured tequila. and so, panama was born. magic is a modern summer anthem. and what better way to celebrate the party season than some bonus remix action by the worlds most avid dance enthusiasts? the sydney-based quartet join forces with dfa heavyweights and panama fans, midnight magic and gavin russom (the crystal ark) on remixing duties for their debut release.

the boys are back ... back with another banger too. definitely the best little label doing the rounds around these parts of late. viennas luv shack records continue with the good groove venturing once again into suspenseful house and disco.
this time the turn of lesale to pull out the big thick juicy drums and chunky basslines for which luv shack is making a very respectful name for itself. guaranteed heavyweight thump when you flop the needle to the left side every time with the luv shack.

after debuting with an albums worth of experimental, ambient electronic explorations from the hugely talented nyc based jason letkiewicz under his alan hurst moniker, the emotional response label maintains such high standards with their second release. the focus shifts to timothy j fairplay, a uk producer whose growing discography is proving to be impressive too. ears should still be ringing to his world unknown released homage to ancient egypts predilection for psychedelic drugs and its little surprise he has been hand picked for the debut release on sir weatheralls new vinyl initiative bird scarer. the four tracks that make up somebody, somewhere retain that dubby mid tempo poise that permeated fairplays output to date, though he seems to revel in the freedom to experiment emotional response encourages, focusing more on developing expansive patterns of synths on tracks like >aim for the yellow sector< and the title track. special mention too for >i do not believe< which comes on in a deep medi doing digidub style!

berlin based producer murphy on exploited... , with releases on clone, turbo and recently hypercolour, he has carried on the vibe of chicago and disco. on lets get to it he features one of the true cofounders of the real chicago vibe: mike dunn. on the remixtip serge santiago (who is recently in waze & odyssey) came up with a totally unexpected hot uk garage mix that already has been praised by skream. move your body to the sound. too good to miss this one! early support by a variety of djs: from joakim, to skream, to soulwax, to noir, to visionquest, robert owens, dirt crew and many more.

after introducing iron curtis and catz n dogz to the label on the chart topping retrofit no. 8 ep we follow up with another new introduction, martin dawson in collaboration with label boss jay shepheard.here on the retrofit no.9 ep the pair deliver a quad pack of quality electronic music ranging from the peak-time dance floor killers kinds of people and cut a hole to the laid back mid tempo house of obey your aul (featured as the opening track on shepheards recent ra podcast) and the bouncing hip hop groove of megaface 3k.this is certainly one of the most diverse releases on the label to date and if early crowd reactions are anything to go by looks like it will be one of the most popular too!