excellent glitchy experimentalism trax

all good things go by three, brilliant third popnorama release! with his amazing remix for off pop on popn002, he introduces himself impressiv. his style is like made on mars. never before we heard such f*ckin great stuff! with his rough and reduced dirty finch he defies all them lovely melodies and set the point to the biiiiig basedrum. smash the voice and get up! the opposite of the original track comes from johjon, who is allready known by his great remixes for stil vor talent, dirt crew and heiko laux. he makes the >dirty finch< move on smooth minimal house vibes.

at salad is the new alias of dj/producers leo elstob (a mountain of one, faith etc.) and rupert lyddon (grand national - sunday best)..... theyve spent the last few months trawling their 50.000 strong record collection and carefully re-editing, re-mastering and re-working everything that fits the rat salad musical junket.... the platform for these amazing reworks is leos new glorys label (see further info below) theyre using traditional methods, old school tape edits and tracks fed half-speed through prehistoric valve amps & compressors to give them an extra rich sound and a unique rat salad double dollop of wallop

support by: laurent garnier, hernan cattaneo, eric d. clark, amir, shlomi aber, jimpster, pan-pot, luke solomun, federico molinari, ilario alicante, jonathan ulysses, mason, einmusik, niederflur (m-nus), djinxx, djuma soundsystem, and you! suchtreflex (the very own imprint of producer duo piemont) proudly announces its latest signing: monochrome. the bucharest based production trio, consisting of livio, roby & george g, are counted among the most respected djs and producers within the romanian electronic scene. after groundbreaking releases on labels such as viva music, solace digital trax, only records, its time for them to release a superb high qualtity three track ep suchtreflex! three super produced pieces of pure and cosy minimalism - absolut modern sounding with sophisticated sounddesign... the sound of the season!

children is a riff appreciation society formulated to combat boredom. with axes and clubs aided only by high power amplification, they aim to honor the torch lit by our metalien forefathers. brothers and sisters, please join them in their humble quest.

>fables and fairytales< is a deep, dark and aggressive cut of acid house from toronto-based producer murr, featuring the voice of rosina. with a vocal chorus that begs a closer listen - to the kind of bassline you’ll be humming hours after the club, this piece of lfo tech-funk brings adonis, kate bush and pal joey into the same room and melts them into one shining pitch black gem. a perfect anthem for a jamming summer night. on the b side, adam marshall stretches the loops and dubs the jazz deep into acidic house and dark techno territory.

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

together with the amazing voice of amanda wilson he delivers a great electrohouse crossover which can not be missed by any dj. remixes from his partner in crime chriss ortega and wawa make the dancefloors bang…try them all !!! played by stonebridge, robbie rivera, gabi newman, granite & phunk, michael gray,..

for this fresh new ep. uto karem teams up with the very talented joseph capriati, and both of them put lot of energy to deliver this very solid work. a1. alive: is a very good tune that develops on a fantastic bassline and delivers plenty of authority, vast electronic percussion builds up during the outing and a superb breakdown makes the atmosphere go wild. huge tune 10/10 a2. insideout has a more funky feeling sound with shuffling percussion combined among wicked sampling work makes this track a great dancefloor filler. b1. fragile: is a fresh tune that marks once again the talents of mr.capriati, sharp snares, brilliant programming, makes this track irresistible to dance to. b2. little man: the track starts as an early morning tune, but then builds up on a funky twisted groove. great tune for ever kind of dancefloor

played by mathias kaden, someone else, tim green, franco cinelli, katzo and many more. minimood redefines minimal once again, this time bringing you yet another unbelievable talent from the bubbling underground tokyo scene: shu okuyama. the weiter ep demonstrates how they do geometry in a beautiful and fresh non euclidean fashion deep down in shibuya! note how the extravagant a1 punkt represents an irresistible example of the hypnotic hip twitching water crunk sound which is fast becoming one of minimoods trademarks. moreover, b1 strich is simply genius as shu completely axes conventionalism, swinging his sword with samurai abandon through jazzy keys, percussive hits, vocal snippets, analog blurps,..., and then re assembles them all to devastating contemporary effect! one ticket to tokyo, please!

nice price deal !!! the first full release from m.i. loki since being nominated for best breakthrough producers at breakspoll, sees them return to their musical roots for this unique double header. out of control combines cheeky synthetic rifts with an outrageous speed ragga inspired drop and a classically delivered vocal sample to finish things off.

since the year 2000, belfastian dj and producer phil kieran is providing us with a constant flow of outstanding records and remixes – among them for novamute and soma – with his energetic sound from the capital of northern ireland. not least has he gotten awareness with his alloy mental project on fatboy slims label skint. his new maxi for cocoon designs two blueprints of uncompromising techno between tradition and modernity. whereas the post-acid sounding a side can be indeed called >wasps under a toy boat<, displaying ongoing >wasp sounds< which are shifted against each other, the break- and bass-orientated b side >tartan paint< sets new standards regarding the sound abstraction beyond popular expectational attitudes. and thus stays a highly functional dj weapon for intelligent techno bashes.

as the 3rd single of j.s.s. s monthly release project, this includes a remix by carl craig !!! kiyotaka fukagawa aka calm (aka organlanguage and k.f., and the owner of music conception label) and kazuyuki shimizu aka herbest moon (also known as the rapper of tha blue herb and the owner of that label, the blue herb rec), combine here as the duo japanese synchro system and started their new project. this time an original song features the rap by kazuyuki shimizu under the name of ill-bosstino (you may never have heard of japanese rap, though) and that remix by carl craig, who has been dropping amazing songs in the market. speaking of remix, we can say it uses the voice of ill-bosstino rather than making his words stand out. either of them are mighty song. and an insert with japanese rap and english translation will be included, so it makes it possible for the people all over the world to feel that everyone lives on the earth are thinking about the same things when they are on dance floor, with enjoying crazy dance music...ltd repress

etched into the run-out groove is the following: can you jump in them bootlegs? tippy hitfactory >ouch thats hot!<

>where< marks tejada’s eleventh full-length release. in it he ventures away from many of his own trademarks and journeys into an intimate vibe of warm pulses and bright energies. the tracks take expectations and enlighten them with a collection of grooves and tweaks that are spacious and rhythmic while being devoid of predictability. further support comes from reynold, sebo k, adultnapper, giles smith

a fascinating delve into the bizarre and brilliant world of jeremiah yisrael and the disco funk treasures of tap records. i ll let it rot before i let them take my shit. – jeremiah yisrael forty seven tapes, reams of sheet music, copyright forms, membership applications for the brotherhood of wisdom, two flaking acetates, three moldy 12inch singles, and a script for the still unfilmed motion picture angel dust. we stuffed it all into four supermarket fruit boxes, jammed them in the back of a rented chrysler town & country, and tore ass out of nathaniel jeremiah ben yisraels driveway, making a getaway that simultaneously spit us right back at the most bizarre recorded mystery we d ev

hairy claw kicks off 2008 with new artists, a more consistent release schedule, a new a&r (alongside label man stevie kotey) in our man dean muhsin and some serious releases. first up comes from dan drastic. dan is a german producer and dj with impeccable taste. previous output for highgrade has been superb and he has some amazing stuff due to drop on moon harbour (where he takes care of promotions in fine style) so hairy claw have handpicked him for the first release of 2008. deep, groovy and with just the right amount of drive, >xibeca< is a mordern house cut of the highest order. supernature and tsuba artists bearweasel take the techier elements of dan’s original and twist them into a flowing tech-house cut too - so there’s something for the heavier crowds too. there are big things afoot with hairy claw, we’ll keep you posted

skinnerbox, thats also two gentelmen, one of them immigrated from a far away country and both living in berlin now. in their boxes theres no devil but there are grandpas old synths, funnily and heavily beeping and bumping beats and basses, joy and fun as in godizllas playroom. and then comes mister humantronic, his remixs, finest tech that will wake up the beast even where no beast was ever before. a record to love and to pamper!

dominik eulberg, bukaddor&fishbeck, minilogue, jesse somfay, super flu, thomas brinkmann, moonbeam & process sorgen mit exklusiven & hochwertigen tracks für eine ausgelassene jubiläumsfeier bei traum. wir gratulieren ganz herzlich

the soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. african frog charity is a cunning rework of the ridiculously rare 1985 tam tam pour l’ethiope’ track, a futuristic afrobeat throwdown featuring a collaborative artist list that would make any african music enthusiast blush >bounty girls< takes kid creole’s >annie< and manages to eek out the afro vibe from the calypso based ingredients of the original...

he soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. cat stevens >was dog a doughnut< has appeared several times over the years in many shapes and sizes, this definitive extended version has to be up there with the best of them though, allowing the dislocated funk of the original to simmer away before reaching boiling point. similarly riuchi sakamoto’s timeless classic >riot in lagos< should be mandatory listening for anyone with an interest in electronic music, an absolute masterpiece in it’s original form, this version takes the meat of the track straight to the dancefloor where it’s turned into a juicy electrofunk sandwich of tastily huge proportions

2x 15mins of ultra hypno house!! big with ricardo villalobos, prins thomas, laurent garnier,… unarguably, the best way to prepare umu is inside a hole in the ground. go find a nice flat land, preferably your mother in laws lawn, gather friends, ask them to bring wine. youll need a well amplified turntable playing mania #11 on a loop. cut the grass using a flat shovel, four or six square pieces of 50 cms, lifting the grass with its roots and some soil, move aside. now you have a clean area of about 1.5 mts square, dig in it to a depth of about 50 cms (come on, it will make you sweat profusely but you need this shallow grave to feel the magik of easter islands umu!).

the new tapes n tapes album walk it off

last summer, the berlin-based producer and well-known remixer chris zippel (who already worked with the pet shop boys, robbie williams or ich & ich) already celebrated his very personal interpretation of modern and complex ambient between zwischen triphop beats and melancholic pop references by his genuine horizon album. with this ep, chillout producer zippel has chosen a way quite unusual for him by taking four tracks of the album, making them compatible for the dancefloor with a number of co-producers and proving that dub is still up-to-date in 2008. the ep starts with an interpretaton of electronic spain recordings producer mangelt: again, a straightforward energy flash between reminiscence and modern club sound, takes on the powerful post acid minimalhouse sound a la steve bug. the dane mike salta turns mirror dawn into deep techhouse dub, and also the schwerin-based downtempo producer andre muelle alias vakuum sounds shows that he is influenced by a timelessly valid unterstanding of dub and fragmented s mples by his version of glacier. finally, the tribal progressive house dub of blade remixed by kling klong impresario namito (berlin), undoubtedly the most famous remixer on this ep, goes right into your hips

the second release on this imprint of stephane signore is a three tracker one which stephane drops a track called >hysteria<, samuel sanders drops a track called >carnage< and stephane remixes his very own >hysteria<. all of them are really pumping and edgy techno tracks, created to rock dancefloors. as stephane signore released many records on big labels the past year, with this release he proves once again why...

warehouse find, limited supply!
new techno-electro-idm oriented label, based in madrid and set up by a team of top djs and producers like oscar mulero (warm up), miguel mendoza (msx) and boris divider (drivecom).

the 3rd release by scott grooves on his natural midi label, this is scotts first ever ep and color vinyl release. all 4 tracks possess a different mood and distinct raw edge, which plays well on this well balanced ep.track 1 dark blu speaks for itself, simply stated and deeply enriched. the relentless melody never lets go of the groove and the groove never lets go the melody. everything in this track harmonizes together perfectly.track 2 dna definitely disturbs the peace with vintage analog synth sounds. the old school sounding vocal sample echoes thruout the track that >detroit needs analog records< take a listen and decide if that echoes true!track 3 >it doesnt all have to be techy< as the title suggest there is know >techyness< here, its all about a deeply stormin groove that is enriched with warm melodic keys and a lovely guitar, yes i said guitar that altogether creates a feelin thats organic but not boring. track 4 decimalquivers in and out with a fm gritty synth stab, complete with minimal drums or as scott calls them >drims< which is the term scott uses for minimal drums. also present is a deep pad sound that brews slowly like an eruption. co-produced by panther, a name you will hear more about in the future

dj support by: richie hawtin, ricardo villalobos, josh wink, john selway, john acquaviva, onur Özer, pascal feos, martin eyerer, florian meindl, ascii disko, dj emerson, dr motte, tom wax... teaming up again, thomas and andreas took their safari hats, went deep into the dark machine-djungle and brought with them these three little nasty tunes ! mosquito opens up with its itching fat beat and its stitching nasty melody, soon to be heard on the expeditions throughout the disco-djungle on this planet ! mosquitofalle is the next trap you will soon be falling into and safari takes you on a lovely lasting trip... but beware of the big animals

killer modern house from depths of deep space. adam marshalls original mix takes swinging chicago drums and paints them a dark black, while chord stabs morph and evolve in a tough, organic style on this 11-minute journey. mike shannons impressive re-working tightens everything up and funks the hell out of the groove with sizzling dry hats, sub-bass ruminations, and one serious breakdown. one of his best remixes yet by far. both are serious club killers

>beaten< is the first track to be released from random factor’s new album and comes with excellent art of tones remixes.carl a finlow again shows his history and pedigree as well as his refusal to jump on bandwagons and trends by producing timeless electronic music inspired more by kraftwerk, yello, stockhausen, tomita, prince, sakamoto, brian eno and the white noise than by what’s playing this summer at dc10. ralph lawson used >beaten< as the last track on his recent 2020vision compilation. this jerky sporadic groove gives a nod to the forefathers while holding down a beat anyone would be proud of. the single comes complete with remixes from art of tones, fresh after last year’s huge >praise<. this mystery outfit has now signed to 2020vision and this is the first of many bombs from them. art of tones take the track directly to the dancefloor and produce two versions that would slay berlin’s panorama bar at 9 on a sunday morning.

this is the mighty 3rd release from raise recordings, the new offshoot of drop music. already a buzz developing in miami 2008, the inland knights deliver an absolute bullet, and raise recordings is fast becoming a must have label. raise01 and raise02 are still much in demand, raise03 is set to surpass them both.

mo rotation is the next step in the history of westpark units 80s funk influences they started with blaxrotation and fits well within the sound of today! always sexy, dope, deep & dubby. proper thang is as deep as jeep and builds up in the typical westpark unit style with some demanding but tricky drumpatterns and a wicked bassline. to surprise, the duo added some old school snippets into the drop, put them into a different context and present a jewel of a bangin deep house tune with one of the most enthusiastic moments when the beats come back in. mo rotation sets up with just some shakers, a demanding percussion loop, a booming bass and needs almost 5 minutes to get things started. when the bassdrum finally drops in, the club is already near ecstasy while the music takes a small step from 1983 to 2008 and a deep masterpiece

stemming from their brand new remix double album, night blossom, another stunning ep hits the shelves. so glad to see the idjut boys back on nite grooves! havent seen a remix from them since the turn of the century. literally. their minimal synthy, almost downtempo but with a tiny pump, remix of aps moment before dreaming brings trippy to a whole new loungey level. italys the doll combers put a masterful groove into stalk you, and king streets own tomo inuoe puts a bit of the pump into stay as you are a choice ep pleasing a wide range of tastes and styles, further showing ananda project can go from hotel bar straight to the disco with just one simple ep of remixes.

charles websters furry phreaks hook up with vocalist terra diva on a track signed by defected last year. the delay in release is due to the frankly staggering scope of remixes commissioned - there are too many to describe them all although highlights include the sublime version remix, the three pastaboys efforts and the quirky atjazz dub. the superb vocal takes the lead on most of the mixes and there really is something here to cater for all tastes.

now douglas greed has gathered some of his favourite drumnbass producers and friends around his campfire and asked them to come up with remix tracks for his douglas greed persona. the result is three different remixes by marcus intalex, klute as well as by miguel ayala and chopper a.k.a. einzelkind.

>ohhhh this is nice!< shit robot (dfa) >j adore that thing!< joakim (tigersushi) >very good edits< jerry bouthier (boombox) >really enjoying them. definitely want to play them of my radio show< tim sweeney (beats in space) >many thanks for these, all of them are fantastic.. groove me have been fave of mine for yonks..< pete herbert >i really like -that thing- and -my time- your time< nico de céglia >these edits are really great< matt walsh (turbo rec) >straight shooter is hot< jacques renault (runaway) >thanks for these edits< andreas leander (24hours blog) >those 3 edits are great especially the groove me edit which is a great favourite track of mine< alex from tokyo > love the edits but my fave of cosmo is still that pete shelley one!< roy dank (xlr8r) >great stuff!< dj morpheus >these edits rock !!! will play all three of them, this is just what i need in my sets! merci beaucoup cosmo< yannick labbé (tricski)

after the huge >score for direction< success with label owner pär grindvik stockholm ltd presents a new swedish talent for the world. simon haydo is a really close friend of pär grindvik and the stockholm ltd family. for several years, simon has been playing records among the high end clubs in his hometown of stockholm, sweden. a while ago he finally got himself some studio equipment and has been asking for production tips from time to time, but when we received his demo we realized that he didnt really needed them. simon knocked us right out of our chairs! we rarely get demos this emotional and we didnt know that simon would pass us one as we had not heard a bleep of his music until that day. most of the demos you get are from people trying to sound like someone else, but simon has a sound of his own. we are really proud to have simon haydo joining the label and his first record >different shades of white< will follow us forever! >different shades of white< has got great support all over the world and will be released on stockholm ltd, watch out!

if this were an episode of the game show jeopardy and the following track titles represented an answer, the correct question would undoubtedly be what is a huge hephner ep?. after his highly successful debut (booty drop ep) on siteholder uncut, as well as various remix projects, the funk slut himself returns with his virgin vinyl effort for siteholder records. following what he calls a highly inspirational trip to the strip clubs and whorehouses of las vegas, hephner took his sexual adventures and turned them into an ep that couples ass-shaking funk with in-your-face bass. it seems that his pimpin escapades have finally found an outlet that wont land him in jail, but instead on some of the sickest sound systems our planets nightclubs have to offer

newest release from fools gold (kid sister, a trak). huge club rework of a rap classic, includes remixes from flosstradamus and nacho lovers and b side party smasher juggle it!! after five years running their wildly successful club night disorganised which has hosted the realiest canadian appearances of such party favorites as mstrkrft, css, diplo, crystal castles and girl talk longtime selectors dj booth and chameleonic decided to dive headfirst into producing tracks of their own, and jokers of the scene was born. jots take the best and most mind meltingly intense parts of dance music through history the ecstatic buildups of big room euro house music, the hyper distorted basslines of electro rock, and the lighthearted samples of 1990s rave and throw them all in a blender at 130 bpm. its loud, its fun, and its lighting up dancefloors worldwide.

hercules and love affair is andrew butler with antony, nomi, and kim ann. butler emerged from making music for college based dance projects into a fully fledged recording artist, via the new york art scene. he hooked up with his friends from there and got them to collaborate and sing his songs and hercules and love affair is the result. antony rose to prominence when he won 2005s nationwide mercury music prize and this is a major step into a new area... a disco influenced mix of glamour and melancholy, happiness and clubbing that has sprung out of the mutual worlds of andrew and antony, kim ann and nomi. hercules and love affair is 2008s most exciting dancefloor concoction, an arthouse vision of pure pop by way of futuristic electronica, 4ad records and classic 70s new york disco, where beautiful, bruising harmonies and tensile rhythms collide in resurgent soundscapes and emotive disco workouts. the album is co produced by andrew butler with tim goldsworthy of dfa.

the next installment of the ongoing colour series compilations. in keeping with the initial concept, orange 05 pools together some of the biggest freerange tracks from the past year and intersperses them with four brand new exclusives to give a bang up to date round up of the freerange sound. vinyl sampler containing the 4 exclusives from milton jackson, nitzan & lasimo, compuphonic and homerun.

renato cohen twists and bites technasias rocking dancefloor anthem in this special remix edition of the original take. on the a, grooving side to side like a king cobra on heat, this number is not for the faint hearted but rather more for those who want to see themselves lost in the pulsating lights and booming punch billowing from them woofers. on the b, a low end pumper, that will rock your jumper off like there is no tomorrow.

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

number 007 comes with a load of 4 berliners (ok, 2 of them are >new-berliners<) and testif ies f or timeless berlin clubsound. till von sein, todd bodine, tigerskin and moritz piske

played by josh wink, chloé, shinedoe, leandro gamez, prins thomas, anton banks, sian, dave twomey, tomaz, stachy... big raveline & de:bug !!!! hit

twisteds first 12 on grid of 2008 is the start of a whole load of fresh material we?ll be hearing throughout this year, with 12, eps and a collaboration album with zen in the pipeline. >shit don?t stink< is a message to all those who think they?re a cut above the rest - twisted has come to tell them that isn?t the case!

unauthorized remixes... just jack a copy of your favorite writer and give it your best. dear mr. brown, here are some heavy beats. hope you like them.

nake sharco is not the name of a mean, dangerous bounty hunter with a big-ass mohawk and bizeps like ox thighs but stands for the unexpected collaboration of premium canadian techno auteur mike shannon ( cynorsure ) and spanish purveyor of elegant deephouse and loudeast label boss nacho marco, who are nevertheless out to nail down some punters and lock them on the floor with this powerful 3 tracker.

hyperdub kick off 2008 they way they intend to proceed, with new tracks from a new artist. on her debut release, ikonika comes with her own very unique, warped yet soulful bleep sound. with shape shifting beats that switch styles every few bars its hard to pin these two tracks down... cos if it was easy, it just wouldnt be hyperdub. both tunes are one minute minimal, one minute maximal, driven along by ikonikas special combination of wonky synth and deep swingin sub bass melodies that place them somewhere between an early, blocky grime instrumental and the sweeter side of detroit techno ? except with better bass of course! who needs a vocalist when your synth can sing like this? quite how kode9 manages to keep unveiling new producers of such abundant talent is a conun drum, but one to be cracked some other time when we?re not so busy keeping up with his astonishing labels ceaseless march into the future.