tip! isolee strikes back a new anthem called dennis. one of our favorit german producers who has been delivering some groundbreaking tracks since his first releases on playhouse in the late nineties. dennis is another fine track and comes with remixes by ripperton and baikal. berliners baikal does a labyrinthine bassy version and ripperton rides on the guitars samples to deliver a groovy 8 wheels dub. excellent release!

de:tuned is the new label of djs, record collectors and party promoters bonny (ruben boons) and konnekt (bert hermans).the label is an extension of the de:tuned parties which they have been organising since 2009 in and around antwerp (belgium). de:tuned stands for proper old school club music, whether its techno, acid, rave, house. de:tuned is about quality music in general. previous guests at the de:tuned events include ben sims, dave angel, mike dred, robert leiner, cj bolland and frank de wulf to name but a few.

the essentials of techno! its been twelve years since the first and last mike parker album called >dispatches<

coming up next in the audiolith singles club-series is a conjunctional joint strictly aiming at the worlds dancefloors - featuring the combined forces of two artist hailing one from berlin, the other from hamburg and both renowned far beyond the borders of their hometown for dj and production efforts alike. the opener sonne, park und sterni is catered by long-time audiolith-associate and family member rampue who has been involved in musical craftmanship ever since.

its not that long since our main man rampue served his fine club anthem sonne, park & sterni as part of the audiolith singles club series and now hes back with another hot quadruple shot. this fine ep named mama was a progrocker is not only announcing springtime musically but is also serving a sneak preview of what the future holds for long time fans of rampue soundwise when it comes to forthcoming projects yet unveiled.

2013 edition in bonbon marbled unique ltd re-press. one day in 2008, two close friends were sitting together, probably they were working at the studio to finish some tracks. and while they talked about music, they came across this song again and again. perhaps its tanitas voice, perhaps the melody attended by that doleful bassoon pipe. anyway, it is just one of those musical moments from the late eighties that have remained in thought since childhood.

sophistication and elegance have not always been the strobe light honey for die-hard divers into the dance genre, but it has been octo octas strongest suit since his 2011 debut 12 inch on 100% silk, and here again are those initial ideas of identity and hunger for intimacy all leading to an adrift, uneasy feeling, only they have materialized into that instantly recognizable, authentic oo sound.

noir is not only a great danish producer & dj but an excellent a&r of his own label noir music. he has discovered some of the hottest deep & tech house artists of the latest years like hot since 82, finnebassen and larse.

classic soul-album from 1976!

theres plenty of fresh faces in dance music and theres plenty of legends, but how often do you come across a legendary fresh face? christian taylor aka dj kon is about as fresh as it gets and yet has been doing it since before most of us knew how to cue a record.

odd004 is the first various artists release from odd socks, and marks the beginning of a series titled trips & trinkets. returning to the label a year since he kicked things off for us, josh t teams up with bristols arkist for their track fleabag – with chunky slomo grooves and funk sensibilities dripping all over an infectious beat.ad bourke joins the ranks with his sunday afternoon stroller, water sign. warm bassline grooves and fluttering flute samples sandwich delicate, wavering rhodes. on the flip, leeds-based tms’s debut release individualism is a dreamy little number that twinkles and plods around live hi-hats and a full-bodied bassline. saine rounds things off with his dramatic, heartstring-pulling should-be-a-movie-score epic, ratio.

farbaromat are the culprits at hand this time and theduo are not shy to show how much they have grown since their debut *arrestedsouls* was released last year

early support by chris liebing, dave clarke, sasha carassi, xpansul, gary beck, alex bau, terence fixmer and various others!!! thomas p. heckmann drops the bomb and delivers his brandnew full-length album *dark matters* on nachtstrom schallplatten. what a masterpiece and deadly alliance between one of the most influential techno artists since decades and the notorious german techno imprint. thomas outstanding production skills and the raw, dark energy of the tracks make this album a true weapon in any serious dj-set. as a keyfigure of early german techno, ebm-techno and acid, thomas p. heckmann has shaped the landscape of electronic music since his very beginning in 1990. his huge success as drax ltd. ii - amphetamine, knarz - tanzmaschine, silent breed – sync in, welt in scherben, exit 100 and countless others set standards and beyond in the under- and overground.

full 3 years have passed since indy toureau released his last ep on solees imprint parquet recordings and after remixes for beroshima, xenia beliayeva or johannes heil hes finally back home on blackfoxmusic. melanchromantic is a kind of >retro-new-wave-techno< : melancholic and romantic at the same time! with an 80s-infected electrotech-style, the perfetctly setted movie-samples and his emotional melodies the track pushes himself on every technofloor to blow the speakers out and destroy it!

mr. munk is back! having released nothing since 2 years - now he comes back with misterio: an ousider house bomb that sounds like the perfect follow-up to his last albums hit la musica. misterio starts like a normal house tune. based on fat house drums and a catchy bassline. but after the intro it turns into crazy new wave funk. new york early 80ies style. fucked up guitars and a guy shouting in brazilian, spanish and english languages.

following acclaimed excursions on hypercolour (needs you ep) and will sauls aus music (child ep) last year, george fitzgerald has returned to his hotflush home for the first time since 2011. premiering in fitzgeralds debut radio 1 essential mix last month as part of the 2013s future stars series, thinking of you is now set for full physical release complete with the equally compelling nighttide lover on the flip.

asc returns to samurai red seal in his first release for the label since 2012s out of sync & lost sync series. debuted on mary anne hobbs xfm show, polemic is yet another genre bending, tempo shuffle that brings a powerful acid line to the table. a favourite with the likes of dbridge, om unit, and sam kdc as well as label head presha, this is a tune that truly goes back to go forward. oracle slides back into a more traditional, but not any less unique asc groove, combining a heavy dubbed out bass line with other world ambience and percussive perfection. 909 rhythm track comes as a vinyl only exclusive, in the techno tradition it does what it name says it does, a dj tool for the adventurous maestro. limited blue coloured / white marbled 12 inch vinyl.

directly from the music box of chicago and with the blessing of ron hardy we are proud to introduce you the next record coming out on artistika. chicago based artist gene hunt is came back with another stunning and explosive release on the italian artistika recordings. since the late 80s, as now, the fresh mix of vocal-imprinted chicago-house and roughly soulful techno is that characterize in major way hunts sound. after several releases on djax, hybrid, mc projects, step 2 house, svek or rush hour, he brings us 4 classical house tunes on the new artistika release. >i am from the old school. i have seen many eras of house change over the years and i know what the people want< (cit. gene hunt). vinyl only!

*** vinyl only release, no digital release***
after sides from matthew burton, seuil and albert schwartz, sammy dees ultrastretch label returns in 2013 with volkan akin. a regular presence at berlin institutions like club der visionäre, akin has been slowly rolling out his brand of prickly, spaced-out club tracks since the end of the last decade, both under his own name and as v for volkan. but if volkan akin has up until now been unfamiliar beyond germany, his ultrastretch debut, voltage, featuring an absolute beast of a ricardo villalobos remix, stands to turn more than a few heads in his direction. densely packed and intricately constructed, voltage is an extended groove you can get lost in. cymbals ring softly amidst whirrs of faintly melodic clicks, scratches and voices. but at the center of akins churning, percussive arrangement lies a warm and weighty kick sure to keep dancers pinned to the floor. like so many great perlon records, voltage can be taken as a deeply considered exercise in sound design or as a deadly club track simultaneously, with akins musical sophistication and knack for an inviting beat working hand-in-hand. the original mix spends over 11 minutes unraveling, but as you fall further into the swirl of akins interlocking rhythms, youre likely to stop counting. a shorter constant voltage mix evokes sunrise, pulling back the originals heft to reveal gorgeous pads and hints of organic rhythm. ricardo villalobos, sammys longtime label mate at perlon and a producer who likely needs no introduction, digs deeper into the thump at the heart of voltage on his acdc remix. focusing on the originals wisps of melody, villalobos turns in a warm, zoned-in remix that feels of a piece with the singular techno trips found on his recent lp dependent and happy

groove mag album charts top 5 !!
frank music proudly presents johannes alberts debut lp * hotel novalis*. emerging from the deep-down spessart woods in southern germany, he is doing his thang since the mid 90s as a charming house dj.

!organism is the swiss techno label owned by yan stricker. since 2008, it has dealt in a stripped brand of minimalism releasing artists like the boss himself, mylo salte and tom laws, who returns once again here alongside bodyscrub aka italian producer roberto bonetti. eagles eyes is yet another classy family affair from techno true-schoolers, !organism

having first hit the scene 15 years ago with night over manaus, boozoo bajou have since gone on to release 3 critically acclaimed albums on !k7 and stereo deluxe, working with the likes of legendary drummer tony allen and soul legend willie hutch and remixing. common and tosca along the way. stepping up for their debut release on apollo records, the nuremberg duo of peter heider and florian seyberth have put together a stunning four track ep that draws on their considerable history while simultaneously moving their sound forward.

thomas p. heckmann drops the bomb and delivers his brandnew full-length album dark matters on nachtstrom schallplatten. what a masterpiece and deadly alliance between one of the most influential techno artists since decades and the notorious german techno imprint. thomas outstanding production skills and the raw, dark energy of the tracks make this album a true weapon in any serious dj-set. the album is backed up by a teaser 12inch coming on green & black marbled vinyl with remixes by the recent shooting-stars of the scene niereich & kraemer, techno heavy-weight alex bau and french talent drumloch prior to the release.
early support by chris liebing, dave clarke, sasha carassi, xpansul, gary beck, alex bau, terence fixmer and various others!

ever since stephen sharp and roc jiménez de cisneros embarked on the deconstructive process they refer to as rave synthesis, the goal was to come up with odd relatives of well established sounds in techno culture by constantly messing with the original recipes, expanding the tropes, and hinting at novel paths for contemporary psychedelia. almost three years after the influential rave slime, their fifth long player takes the idea one step further.

turquoise blue has come a long way since its launch, welcoming the likes of djebali, manik, laura jones, boris horel and alex arnout onto its roster. here the label welcomes back special case following their remix of scarlett ninas the end on the imprints preceding record.
title track niribu opens the release here, a low-slung, tripped-out house number employing insistent drum programming and dark, atmospheric synthesizers as its driving force. the trio continue down their path of tasteful, intelligently crafted productions, instilling subtle production nuances through filters, delays and reverbs in to the cut while a tight blend of gritty electronic and warm organic sounds creates a heady peak-time cut.

dfrnt aka alex cowles, has put out a string of critically acclaimed releases via his own echodub, and londons, on the edge imprint, since his arrival on the scene in 2008, had his track headspace remixed by scuba which featured on the producers sub:stance mix cd for ostgut ton, and maintained a consistently forward-thinking approach to electronic music throughout this. here he joins 2020 vision offshoot fina records, alongside the likes of move d, leif and roberto rodriguez.

dank has been at the forefront of the heavy bass culture movement since its early inception years ago. this new york city native considered to be a pioneer of the underground sound currently coming out of the city that never sleeps, represents heavy bass culture from the school of the hard knox and is knee deep in it. it has been said he eats, sleeps, and breathes heavy bass culture. in addition, he is no stranger to demolishing dance floors throughout the united states and abroad. fused with sexy bass and super funk, dank has played along side some of the hottest talent on the planet.

the mad aussies at haul music have changed things up a lot since the inception of their digital imprint nearly 5 years ago. in what might be described as a backwards move made by label-men who have simply lost their edge, they began releasing on vinyl only. first with a limited run of ornately illustrated portraits of the label owners, and now they are set to present a vinyl-only release from a cast of relative-unknowns.

double 12 inch vinyl plus cd-copy of the full album.
following two acclaimed eps on kompakt and more than a year of meticulous preparation, the bar has been set high for marius bubat and georg conrad aka coma whose much-anticipated album debut in technicolor will see the light of day via kompakt. you will hear them answer all expectations with an ingeniously composed collection of triple a tracks constantly shifting from club to pop culture and back. spiked with brilliant guest performances from the likes of vimes, roosevelt, ada and also mits frontman edi winarni, comas debut full-length gives you an panoramic view over cologne new school revamping the citys sonic skyline. purveyors of fine cologne stomp since 2007, coma knows how to incite a crowd.

brighton s black key records launches its vinyl only arm, in the form of black key limited, with a superb double a-side from german producer, ugly drums, featuring 2 excellent tracks of deep, sophisticated house music.since its launch in 2011, black key records has firmly cemented itself as a label consistently outputting quality house music from an array of highly respected artists. in just 18 months the imprint has released music from the likes of blm, flori, milton jackson & giovanni damico, with their releases picking up support from a number of top names on the scene. resident advisor recently stated: brighton s black key records may be small… but they re consistently on-point with their take on deep house. this is no small feat considering the volume of labels offering their interpretation of the in-vogue sound to an increasingly saturated market

it has been a while since we released a record, so were chuffed to announce the release of this new double album - 8 slices of electro goodness from the likes of adj, pathic, velocs, datacrashrobot, hatch, senor frio, ben milstein and phat chex. this vinyl only release is strictly limited to 200 hand-numbered copies.

gomma has been releasing new kinds of house inspired music since 2005.

no mad ronin, an architecture graduate of bauhaus weimar, first met jerome sydenham in 2010 and instantly connected with the legendary us producer. since then, they pair have collaborated, with sydenham taking the german producer under his arm and ultimately releasing a collaborative 12inch on ibadan in 2012 entitled >i adventure<

its been almost a year since the release of iron curtis magical debut soft wide waist band, and now a luscious remix record comes galopping around the corner, riding one of the most beautiful tracks on the album.

everything comes in its own time: a wordly wisdom that marcus henriksson and sebastian mullaert aka minilogue take for granted. since their foundation in the year 1997 they emerged to one of the most respected and hard to pigeonhole electronic music acts world-wide.

rustie returns with a release on numbers. triadzz & slasherr together make up a double a side single, his first record since the game changing intensity of his award-winning glass swords album on warp in 2011.

wbeezas first release since 2012s peckham fly/billy green is ded single. if you believe is a simple stone cold knockout hook over deliciously arranged elements. wacky racers is a peak time banger - maybe his hardest track so far. wise root is a slow burner, only revealing its full force after nearly 5 minutes of keeping the dance floor locked in. mo bella is a rolling, swinging live jam of irrepressible groove. four unmistakable wbeeza joints.

vinyl is limited to 300 and comes with a code for a free download.
jonas munks work as manual has never sought to radically reinvent itself. rather, he has spent the time since his debut ep in 2000 perfecting and refining the sound that is so distinctly his own - with each successive album meticulously exploring certain aspects of the manual sound. there is an ongoing insistence that there is originality and beauty in his finely crafted productions, even in times when they seem terribly out of tune with the current trends. in munks view originality isnt so much a constant renewal of oneself but rather the creation of a unique and confident style that is continuously relevant.

off046 - tiger stripes:known since years due to countless hits on labels like get physical, noir or toolroom, tiger stripes presents his debut on off recordings.the original of bright lights is a dark underground pop affair, perfect to spice up your set

first pressing in dark red vinyl! in remarkably short time, van bonn has developed a well-deserved reputation as a forward-thinking dub music producer. he is tying up electronic listening music with dance music structures for the german label telrae and trapez since 2011, but his newest invention van bonn01 is another step forward. van bonn records now for the first time provides him with a platform, that is his own. it is a sound laboratory pushing his ideas as well as giving him the possibility to feature like minded people. the first edition on vinyl, comes in dark red with a nice artwork. gradient (cph dub) shows a new side with van bonn, expressing a certain form of industrial & romantic privacy in a very radical way. his epic 12 minute track explores the time and space continuum in ways of symmetry. this is a perfect extension of what we know from various dub techno productions of the past. rich filtered delays balanced with a monotony of a mighty & distant beat, makes it an hypnotic piece of music. gradient in its original version is the more hardish and forceful..companion of the a-side, being more raw an direct. van bonn uses here a lot of fx sounds to build a bubble which perfectly embeds the stomping machine liked beat. the >do not resist the beat< owner milton bradley and artist on prologue (and more) has delivered a remix of >gradient< in his genuine style avoiding commercialism and creating his own atmospheric, claustrophobic, cinematic style of techno. listen here to his remix for van bonn.

four years since his last ep release and josh wink is back with balls on ovum.

12inch sampler mit 4 tracks aus der neuen >moda black vol.ii< compilation, bestehend aus komplett exklusivem material

support by Âme, tsugi, groove, ben sims, raresh, john osborn, par grindvik
skoog has put out countless records since the late 90s on labels such as drumcode, synewave and planet rhythm. agaric is another name he has recorded as over the most recent years, when releasing his music on labels such as josh winks ovum, or making club tracks series here on the we are label.

combining his heart-piercing songwriter side with a skyscraper of soaring electronics , he takes the listener surfing on an emotional sine wave, an electronic soul testament that earmarks him out as the successor to the thrones long since vacated by massive attack and the aphex twin... two years after his debut album took uk bass culture down previously unimagined roads of introspection, james blake returns with the epic * overgrown*, an incredible album that sees james growing as a singer and songwriter while at the same time returning to the brain melting electronic perfection of his early releases on hemlock and hessle, moving way beyond any post-dubstep pigeonholes to include stunning reinterpretations of both hip-hop and house

after the success of the first three volumes, musica sol y mar are back with a fourth installment of balearic sound for 2013. the album contains tracks such as in alto mare from sultry italian singer loredana berte who delivers a killer piano-led groove that has been a summer favourite in the mediterranean since its release in the early 1980s, the dope slo-mo cosmic groove of my baby my by us soul singer sue ann cardwell which was a big hit on the white island as well as being popular with the afro and cosmic djs in italy.

sascha braemer is back with his first solo-ep on stil vor talent since his massive 2011 hit people. teaming up with friends old and new, the result - animal instincts - is simply stunning as braemer showcases the versatility of a producer at the top of his game and an ability to think outside the box. kicking things off, the eps title track features the iconic jake the rapper on vocal duties.

welcome to the next and also last mainakustik various stamp series - for our last release we collected tracks from artists around the world. let us start with fausto messina and vicentes track melocoton in a big aldo cadiz remix. we had the remix since a long time and now its time for releaseing it. a2 is made by upcoming artist mariano mateljan from croatia. his track courir is a nice techhouse tool for the peaktime moments. on b1 we welcome longtime labelfriend and youfm radio clubnight host franksen. if you listen sometimes to his sets you will maybe have heard his sweet fever song already. last but not least we present paul s from athens/greece with his track sine a nice deep tech track for the morning hours.
limited to 300 stamped copies.

london staple deadboy returns for the first time since 2011s here, releasing new four track ep blaquewerk on 25th march. the release is the first of a set of many to shortly be announced, joining festival pleasure principle to form part of our 10th anniversary in 2013.

chris page is one of the rising talents within the london techno scene. having djed since the early 00s, productions followed suit and slowly but surely, a solid back catalogue of tracks has been created.