the ministry of sound is dance musics most iconic institution. the south london venue has remained at the forefront of cutting edge club culture for over 18 years, its underground roots always intact...

ltd backstock, for fans of revenge & greg wilson!! frankie foncett, one of ministry of sounds first resident djs teams up with the kosmetiq boys for an exquisite lesson in what happened when disco went electronic. pure class, this is already finding itself on the playlists of the cooler jocks, riding the crest of the 80s boogie revival. file under electro-funk as this evokes happy memories of new york in its heyday, city heat are the real deal

played by chris fortier,dan drastic, daniele papini, dave ellesmere, dave mothersole (ministry radio),dj misk,dj taucher,greg delon,jimpster, kabale und liebe, masomenos,mihai popoviciu, mirco violi, motorcitysoul, ondrej, paco osuna,roberto rodriguez ,sascha kösch aka bleed (de:bug), sebastian roya,terje bakke, the glitz, wehbba , show-b (compost black label sessions - radio show)!

plastic rules is steadily moving towards the future with high quality minimal techno releases. 004 was a firm step in the right direct featuring the amazing >someone else<.
now its time for martin woerner (paso music, inclusion) and he delivers another beautiful piece of vinyl for the djs out there. this upcoming is hot and the highlight so far is his track featuring on the cocoon mix cd by dubfire and locodice.
on the flip we have a piemont (my best friend) remix. these guys are hot with remixes already under there belt for trapez, kontor, ministry of sound and many many more..

with the two producers marc o tool and criss source germany s electronic music scene has two of the worlds leading producers. with their worldwide dj presence both are counting to the most successful german music acts. working together since 1997 under different aliases like ballroom, motorcraft, black eyed or good fellas they had numerous releases on labels like marco s own labels underworld and mauritius of course. while criss is working as a&r at marc s labels mauritius and hosts his own radio shows on radio essen and proton radio.com, marc s productions appeared on different compilations like sensation white or ministry of sound the annual 2009. after their latest smasher on circle james at last ,now they are coming around with their next slamming two-tracker.

a tribute to sun ra & >latino in cairo<. this record represents the cairo jazz band responding to the american jazz scene of the 60s & 70s with influences from mongo santamaria to randy weston and sun ra. these tracks were first presented by the ministry of culture in cairo as a prism music production and released with an additional disk by the composer soliman gamil musical images. this release marks the first time salah ragab and the cairo jazz bands definitive works are presented to the west. salah rageb r.i.p
now available on limited edition with 180grams vinyl and a heavy cardboard sleeve!

two of the biggest producers to emerge from the uk garage scene, mj cole and zed bias have delivered numerous bangers, spanning many genres over the years. collaborating on this 3 track release for prolific recordings and roping in mc fox, the duo have delivered an ep that defies boundaries and will smash up dances from the most underground uk funky bashments thru to sweaty nights at underground spots like fabric live … all the tracks have a common theme, dope, hard edged club beats… enjoy!
- bbc radio 1: gilles peterson and toddla support achieved. annie mac a fan. seani b support incoming.
- bbc 1xtra: mistajam, benji b and redlight support achieved.
- kiss: sinden support achieved.
- ministry radio: james mountain, ross allen and greenmoney support achieved

alex worked together with artists like john aquaviva and released on labels like blue fin, idj, freuqenza or ministry of sound to name just a few. his mate nihil is also well known for his outstanding releases. both came together for this ep and give you 2 huge strong detroit influenced techno / tech house club tracks. this release has amazing energy and will come as strong limited 12 inch on the mysterious 3rd wave black edition. just listen!

re edits inspired by the legendary all ages chicago night club medusas done by jamal (hieroglyphic being) moss. this ep is another industrial dance volume with a re edit of ministrys halloween, vicious pinks cant u c and yet another dance floor killer by spk, a heart that breaks. in stickered paper sleeves.

minimal techno for the club by italian taster peter. sexy minimal sound from italy! taster peter produced this dancefloor burner for all minimal techno freaks around the world. playful, floating and a lot of metro sexual feelings… the track metro sexual is taken from anthony pappa for his album moments 2 (5thirtywest). and it is also licensed to one of the next ministry of sound compilations !!

new ministry of sounds signing see his latest track get the d&b treatment from the always effective blame... he hits the spot with ease.

the mighty cloaks return with their third offering so far on wax and the second deviant emission drawn from their groundbreaking new cd album release >versus grain<. they destroyed an expectant audience with dubplates of these tracks at the recent launch party in the infamous corsica studios venue in elephant & castle london - cloaks + funktion one pa x fresh wax = guaranteed devastation. generously cut at transition with ample bass pressure, this band marks a development we should have seen coming - where ministry fans finally learn some moves and the urban music posse get into some serious shredding.

faze action release their latest single taken from the new album which is out now , >i wanna dancver< has been described as like a lost disco classic from 1979 , >its the sort of tune you if you were digging in the crates and came across it you would want to release it as a re edit<. this breezy summer disco classic featuring the vocals of mary moore has already been receiving huge support from a wide selection of djs including dave lee (joey negro)on his recent australian tour, pete herbert (reverse 68) and many more. radio is also getting behind it with plays on bbc and already receiving plays off the album on the ministry of sound radio courtesy of ross allen, the 12 inch also includes a disco rock dub mix which has added pianos and a pulsating bass line aimed more for the after hours party and a reflex mix which includes a more early eighties boogie bass line. watch out for it at a festival near you this summer

uk s mastermind tom middleton on kostbar musik! a great honor! this guy definitely need no introduction. producer and dj since the last 20 years with records, compilations an remixes on labels like global underground, mixmag, hooj choons, renaissance, ministry of sound, talking loud, nrk, defected, data, mute, and many many more. unforgettable his tracks with aphex twin (analogue bubblebath) and coldplay (clocks) and his fantastic compilations for fabric (london), global underground, nrk,... so check his profile on discogs... his new track kalahari is a warm and funky house / tech-house track with 2 mixes (san wedding mix and the meerkats burrow dub). for sure a summerhit!

part 2 features mixes from hard dance / ravebreaks giants slipmatt & bunter they have been pushing their new sound which they call ravebreaks, a fusion of breakbeats mixed with anything from traditional rave sounds to electro to full on vocal songs. and has had a highly successful compilation albums with ministry of sound under the helter skelter. bass slammers aka nilesh parmer & dave heels currently on the dance nation tour in the uk provide the other mix alongside germanys de-grees

after the huge success and support of the first release on dub records, the second release is coming right before the festival season!!! and we know for sure you will here this one big time on the floors this summer. this ep is from marten fisher, producer for labels like 90watts and strom recordings, supported by many deejays and radio stations world wide. this ep contains tribalistik drumloops, uplifting breaks and deep basslines to make the crowd craaaaaaazy...label supported by mr. sam, armin van buuren, tiesto and ferry corsten...

incl. andy chatterly rmx !! gobal player and shootingstar nic fanciulli from great britain had many residencies in the world finest clubs like muretto (venice), space miami, terrace ibiza and brought his own night >club class< to the front by taking it to the ministry of sound london, where he invites artists like funk d void, danny tenaglia or rolando. at the beginning of 2008 he started the next event-series at the end in london called >atomic<. with his own label >saved records< he supports upcoming and young artists while being questioned as a producer and remixer at the same time. thus he worked for underworld, kylie, tiefschwarz, unkle or deep dish. with collegue james zabiela he builds the one & one project. with his mate andy chatterly he formes skylark and the buick project and was nominated for the grammys in 2007 with their remix for tiefschwarz & tracy thorns >damaged<.

after last years smash hit move your body together with corey andrew, peter brown is back with a clubby e.p. including bcn is moving and the banging weekend man. next to the original tracks, we have two fantastic remixes on bcn is moving by gold ryan & tapesh (cr-2, toolroom, big love) and dohr & mangold (joia rec., ministry of sound)!

flashback records presents the first of a series of 12inch singles from some of the scenes finest talents. with no expense spared, flashback aims to press the finest sounding, fully mastered tracks complete in ltd edition artwork by infamous london street artist inkie. the first two releases come courtesy of jd twitch of optimo fame and the brand new dj collective known as the wild geese! the wild geese have been causing a stir ever since they slipped a demo of macho disco master to bill brewster who consequently heralded it as my biggest record in the clubs at the moment, monster! adding this sounds massive in a club! after dropping it on his ministry of sound radio show. this 12inch features one original production, the massive floor filler macho disco master, and one edit who cares wins a full low slung sound track groove that will ensure the second flashback release become an instantly collectable slab of vinyl. support from optimo, bill brewster, toby tobias.

darwin & backwall, based in stockholm, are one of swedens most up & coming djs/producers, they are part of the new generation of swedish talents besides names like albin myers, ali payami or alex patz. every thursday they run their own, very classy clubnight at solidaritet in stockholm where djs like s?astien l?er, arno cost, dada life, dabruck & klein, the good guys, john dahlb?k, david west, ida engberg, ?g? can, noir and many others were playing. they already started playing records around europe in clubs like honey club (brighton), ministry of sound (london), club zinc (dubai), beach club (z?ich), sin (dublin). their latest release bob-omb was directly signed by moguai, one of the most famous german djs, producer and owner of the punx label. with remixes by charles gudag?va and phatzoo (aka stefan engblom, one half of dada-life), bob-omb comes as an uplifting, energetic tune which gives the term of tech-house a new dimension

the original mix by duomek takes the form of their musical ideals: house, deep house and minimal. no doubt it aims to the most select dance floors. jon gurd is the one chosen to make the first remix, that for sure will make a lot of harm in the floors. talking about jon gurd is to talk about one of britain?s top class artist of the last years that djs all around the world, produces exquisite music, hold the label killawatt and runs his own program in ministry of sound radio. his productions are habitual in sets of artists like hernan cattaneo, james zabiela o carl cox. tech house of its best of purest kind. finally we find the vision of mintone through inigo ourezabals eye, the 50 percent of monomachine. this dj and producer from zaragoza has been recognized in this last two years as one of the best artist in the spanish music scene. paradigma, wit, leftroom o immigrant are some of the labels that have released his work. this time he bets for a very effective techno that will catch the ear of the lovers of this style.

stewart rowell & louis gaston are otherwise known as the streetlife djs with over 30 years turntable experience between them, and a blatant disregard for music genres! the rules are, there are no rules! they add samples, accapellas & sound fx to the equation. compliment that with some of the most cutting edge electronic dance and alternative and the result is something exciting and very refreshing. the pair lives in london, is resident at together and also plays at ministry of sound, renaissance, the end, chibuku shake shake, gatecrasher summer soundsystem, ibizas space, get loaded, gobal gathering etc. the track will be featured on the much expected kitsuné maison 6 compilation out in october with a club version on the b-side, this new tracks from the english superproducers is sure to be the falls dancefloor anthem

first pressing in ltd blue vinyl!!!electro/techhouse killer*hot track acclaimed during the wmc 2008.played by finger & kadel +++++ after the big success of >foot cop/bit chess< and >let it all out< the freakquencers (ministry of sound artist) are back. trouble & pain contains great female vocals, mesmerizing baselines, driving pounding beats and a massive al-faris rmx.thats an intoxicating combination which is a necessary for any prime time set to boost the eager crowds. the freakquencers are established artists among the electronic scene, completing successful hacienda remixes on m.o.s.!!with >let it all out< they charted in several european dance charts.#43 deutsche dj playlist / german dj playlist,#56 ddc/deutsche dance charts,#30 deutsche dj charts ddjc / german dj charts ddjc,#31 odc, the offical dance charts,#18 fresh 40 nl/holland,#7 music2mix,bullets dance fifty top 50...they just licensed the track to ministry of sound! youll love the track

after more than 10 years alex butcher is back with a new release on overdrive !! yes, him, the legendary ligh jay of the dorian gray ( frankfurt airport ) and the guy from the sm club in kelkheim . this is great primetime stuff for all djs and homies. check b2, amazing kut & swel (ministry of sound ) remix! over0172 comes on vinyl only !!! will not be available on mp3 !!!! vinyl rulez

phil asher is back with his phlash & friends project for archive records and is once again a heavy double a sider! after the critically acclaimed success of political 06 and revolution = solution phil shows his songwriting skills with look at what ve done, a collaboration with top producer zed bias wich features the vocals of fyza. a favourite of dego, benji b, volcov and soon many more its bound to become a classic! the flipside is minotaur a dancefloor smasher already tested by phil on the ministry of sound soundsystem with maximum results. percussive, heavy yet deep the song features j. kincaid on keys...another of the friends of the project. watch out for the full album in the next months...

global player vincent vega (resident: ministry of sound sessions in st. petersburg) meets twinpitch which had just a big success with her latest singles >nonstop< and the result is a real electro-house smasher with some progessive elements. the violin arrangement on the original mix is the perfect contrast to the electronic sounds and at the whole line reminds a bit on >yellow - the race<. the sunday noon mix is the minimalistic version of the track. on b1 is a very strong remix by gorge

the second installment from new british techno label. mutate to survive, brings us man of the minute … calvertron ! if you have missed the hype , calvertron is the man behind some of 2007s biggest remixes on the ministry of sound label, alongside other releases on reknowned electro labels such as funktion and freek recordings. dj plays have come from many big names such as bass kleph, eric prydz and pete tong.. calvertrons use of intelligent bass edits and tricks, and glitchy pumping drums has become unmistakable, and on this e.p. he goes slightly further into the land of techno, with beautifully crisp production and driving basslines. 2007 lit the fuse for calvertron, and 2008 will see him explode dancelfoors all over the world

great package!! wicked world has already appeared on dj roogs sound of love and dedication 3 and fedde le grand sessions on ministry of sound, and now it gets a full release on r&g electronics. the package comes with mixes from dutch superstar fedde le grand, funkagenda, belocca and the team of greg, jeroenski and roog.

incl reboot remix !! wareika is the collaboration of henrik raabe and jakob seidensticker, both specialists in dub techniques (voidcom / ministry of sound, jubilee rec., ostwind rec, lebensfreude rec.), jack-of-all-trades florian schirmacher (philpot, cadenza, perlon, poker flat) and michael hank. >men village< – their first production as a collective - comes up with almost 15 minutes afrorelated drums and percussions, accompanied by warm analog-synth raster scanning and highlights, served on a pushing, strong-force but simple beat, that carries one’s body and on and on. reboot – the below and cadenza artist reduced the original to its more rhythm-based elements and added his typical trippin percussion twist

after his immense 2006 hit with his mix for mias song entitled >anz der moleküle<, which could be found in the playlists of nearly all the top djs and also on compilations such as >ministry of sound – annua< bee-low is releasing on some of the most successful and renowned german labels of electronic music: karateklub( >navajo ep<), polo records, combination records and did rmxs for harthouse, amused records and big city beats recordings,... especially the bee-low remix for the a+b release >horizon< on big city beats recordings charted in the german club charts (dcc) and caught the eye of markus gardeweg the a&r at kontor records!

cool solid 3 tracker by lützenkirchen !! the production dream team oliver koletzki and florian meindl have managed to convince south german techno mastermind lützenkirchen for the latest single on their collective flash recordings imprint. and how right they were! this release is most definitely among the strongest flash records so far and sets the tone for forthcoming releases. lützenkirchen, who has already released his own productions as well as tons of remixes on labels such as craft music, royal flush, polydor, ministry of sound or his home base great stuff

daagard & morane are known from remixes and releases for ministry of sound, electrade, juicy music, born to dance or kingdom kome cuts. here on the 4th kostbar they comes with two sexy techhouse tracks

anton neumark is an international dj/producer with more than 20 world-wide releases on a-list labels like ministry of sound, kinky vinyl, seamless, excess/cyber prod, bugeyed and others. teaming up with his studio fellow amigo, this brand new kompass proves anton neumarks unique style and undisputed musical talent make him one of the hottest djs as well quite possibly the one of the most interesting dance music producers of the moment. two energetic tracks, both a powerful and strong peak time tool at its best. ealier support comes from 3dj dirsch, gianni vitiello and jeff bennett

rmx by terry lee brown jr. !!q: what does the afterglow of this summer sound like? a: >its about love<, from silicon funk. it all began with a prerelease at radio stations >ibiza global radio<, >sonica fm< & >radio monte carlo 2<. even >ministry of sound< jumped aboard and took the terry lee brown jr. remix for their 2007 >la nuit 2< compilation. all the tracks on this record, arranged with the soulful and powerful vocals of jimmie wilson, will be a must-have for most djs. the real highlight is the terry lee brown jr. version (a1), remixing the original (a2) in a reduced and more uplifting form into a real dance floor experience.

kama & mac gregor, are a duet composed by two french djs. in 2006, mac gregor with his fellows producers kama and balazko gathered to create their own label pumpz recordings. their first releases are already spinning on worlds biggest djs turntables. after a few releases, they have been collaborating with -and remixed by- several international artists as zoo brazil, da fresh, pig & dan, ginos and snake (notorious elektro)... more recently damon jee & olivier giacomotto and gaby newman (vendeta, ministry of sound). this is their first release with serial records, arias and balazco have remixed the original track

the three german producers and djs thomas gold, chriss ortega and chris montana teamed up to found their very own recordlabel s2g. after releasing tracks on renowned labels such as cr2, ministry of sound, positiva, vendetta, cyber, houseworks etc… it was time to found an own basis. includes remixes by chriss ortega & thomas gold and chris montana (caballero / haiti groove)

a side feat tom real vs the rogue element, winners of best remixer (both) and best producer (the rogue element) at the 2007 breakspoll awards as well as nominee for best producer in dj mags best of british poll (the rogue). this duo are on fire and this is their first single of 2007.flip for klaus hills gurn face. over the years klaus hill has been pivotal in shaping the face of breaks. as 2 sinners he has delivered tracks for labels such as distinctive, botchit, tcr and ministry of sound alongside remixing unkle, dj sneak, the beastie boys and more. gurn face is this mans tribute to his favourite state of mind

>maia< is a pure electro smasher and will include a ramon zenker remix (hardfloor). the track is already gaining support from the likes of king unique, deepgroove, with d.ramirez licensing it for his new ministry of sound compilation

finally,the long awaited ep from jamanta crew! this ep has been in great demand since a side track jazz band featured on mark farinas ministry of sound sessions mix back in 2006. judging by thefeedback weve received so far, this could easily be jamanta crews biggest releases to date.

on logo side, flow vinyl welcomes jerome isma-ae, being the first german to have a record on the us house label strictly rhythm and his resume, while filled with work on labels like jee productions, universal, sony, ministry of sound uk, wea, craft music, hope recordings, re-brand, baroque rec, etc. isma-ae is known for his abilities to connect bright, uplifting and non-cheesy progressive style with an uncompromisingly rolling percussive groove. having a strong support by hernan cattaneo, nick warren, oliver moldan, tom novy, andy moor, chus & ceballos, dj mason. on the info side, german duo bjoern mandry & thomas gold teams up, to present us a huge progressive electro track filled with throbbing bass layers and a marvelous combination of deep pads and a huge vocal reminding us of depeche mode. they have been supported by tong, digweed, sasha, lawler, oakenfold to name a few

includes 2 electrohouse mixes by ben macklin! together with the ultra djs r&b singer tq discovers new territories in the funky house scene. the mix of electro, funk, house and the streetwise soulful voice of tq hits the dance floors and marks its spot.produced by scott simons from ministry of sound who composes and the young swedish talent carl ryden produces. carl ryden ranks nowadays together with axwell, eric prydz and sebastian ingrosso as swedish top dj/producers.

kenny dope gonzales and lil louie vega made their production debut on the new york label way back when, so there can be no one more fitting to compile the first new album release on the imprint. in case you didnt know, strictly rhythm were one of the most important house labels of the 1990s. established by entrepreneur mark finkelstein and serious club babe gladys pizzarro, the label would launch the careers of, among others, roger sanchez, erick morillo and, as we ve seen, masters at work. pretty significant, then! strictly maw is an album no true househead will want to miss

jake childs returns to icon under his morning star moniker with a remake of the nitzer ebb join in the chant from 1988. join in the chant bacame a classic alongside groups like ministry and front 242 and helped define the future of dance music. with this interpretation jake keeps things deep, retaining the key vocal hooks and bassline while taking the rest of the production in a more subtle direction.

this is one of the biggest track from miami wmc 2007 so far, top swiss house label owned by mr mike. map dance makes his return with best seller producer yves larock wellknown for his international hit zookey released by bob sinclar on africanism & major labels around the world.map dance present us here with the new single rise up to be released by ministry of sound soon in the uk, universal(france) ect yves larock returns with a massive vocal africanism tribal killer, sure to please all the dance nation during this summer 2007. summerhit guarantee!

>shouts out< is he second release from the dj and producer team stan morane and danny daagard on kingdom kome black. the two produce together since 2002 and can look back on an remarkable amount of releases on different record companies, like ministry of sound, juicy music, groovejet, 1969 recordings, sugaspin, born to dance etc. like the first release >you drive me crazy< >shouts out< assures with a merciless baseline and a pushing beat, that will bring every dancefloor to a boil. first resonances shows that >shouts out< will be a top-level tune

this is one of the biggest track from miami wmc 2007 so far, top swiss house label owned by mr mike. map dance makes his return with best seller producer yves larock wellknown for his international hit zookey released by bob sinclar on africanism & major labels around the world.map dance present us here with the new single rise up to be released by ministry of sound soon in the uk, universal(france) ect yves larock returns with a massive vocal africanism tribal killer, sure to please all the dance nation during this summer 2007. summerhit guarantee!

youri donatz has the honnor to have the first release on the new sneakerz music label. youri is one of hollands most talented and upcoming new producers/djs. the record contains 2 mixes of freak untill you, one excellent remix by dutch superstar dj ericke and of course the original mix. we also have that chicago song on the flip which fedde le grand used on his ministry of sounds compilation and which is featured on the forthcoming sneakerzpart ii compilation

from the hit fabrique ministry of sound! next smash!!! seamus haji, danny freakazoid mixes & db boulevard mixes

electro killer support by dj tocadisco, disco boys, hacienda*double a-side(finger/kadel posse)freakquencers mesmerizing baselines and driving pounding beats are an intoxicating combination that is a necessity for any prime time set to boost the eager crowds.established artists among the electronic scene, completing successful hacienda remixes on ministry of sound