klakson is dropping a hot release just before the summer really kicks in... number one gives us two warm driving house/techno tracks with an amazing vibe. sounds like daftpunk doing techno together with carl craig. on the a side we find this amazing deep house track called all the same. phat beats to move you ass but again with a beautufull melancholic topping. the aa side comes with this crazy jam called wonka. it takes you to the top with this incredible build up, ready to explode! at this moment we have no further info on the identity of dxr, or do we? take wild wild guess and listen to the production skills. two great tracks to bring the party to another level

5 years ago back in february 2003 in montmartre (paris, france) pedro winter aka busy p created the ed banger record label. most of the artists have been discovered by pedro, and often live near the labels office. over the past 2 years the rise of the label has been something like a phenomenon, with all artists being on a worldwide tour (dj and/or live) at sold out venues, each appearance always long awaited and celebrated like a the coming of the messiah by thousands of raging kids from each and every part of the world. drawing on the street energy of hip hop, rocks explosion and hypnotic compression of techno music, but remaining open to all other influences, the sound of the label, mostly electronic and saturated, has become a trademark, registered worldwide. justice, busy p, uffie, feadz, mehdi, dsl, oizo, vicarious bliss, mr flash, krazy baldhead, sebastian and so: mes post cartoon imaging are practically pop culture icons, especially within the new web media (myspace, blogs, forums) where ed banger remain one of the unbeatable masters of its use. this third volume of the labels own compilation features 12 new tracks and mixes.

karate musik is back with bangin electro-techno from france! set on top we have probably one of the best remixes from microdizko and howard & stereo for all fans of ed banger, boys noize and tiga...

following a whole string of successes on the world stage with ian van dahl, leading lady annemie coenen is ready to reveal her true self. as annagrace, she is shedding her dancing outfits of old, determined from now on to steer a new, individual course. annagraces first single you make me feel is a top tune that will rock any dancefloor. club remixes from german top producers francesco diaz & thomas gold and voodoo & serano show the international appeal of this new project.

its rare these days that a song can rock the dance floor while maintaining quality and integrity but also leave you inspired by the message in the music. house nation is a prime example of this combination. double impulse delivers a groovy chicago beat with a gritty electroish bassline filtering in and out while layered sweeping synth pads glide on top. house nation strips it down and moves into slightly more techy territory with a bouncing bassline and dubbed out cut up vocal snippets.

for mad eye and drumcode fans !! two promising guys from subotica in serbia are responsible for this amazing piece of plastic which fits into the most recent technocatalogue perfectly. slightly reminding on some elements you know from labels like mad eye, the good production compared with solid sounds and a floor-orientated arrangement will make this record interesting to numerous jocks. upcoming uk top-producers perc adds another facette to the record. big release for us, you and mainly the dancefloors

aftermatch, tieums top imprint, proudly presents the official darkness 4 life release! darkness 4 life is hollands leading concept for industrial hardcore/darkcore/speedcore parties, managed by b2s events, one of the biggest organisations in holland, well known for decibel, project hardcore, hardcore 4 life and loads of more major events. this massive 12inch offers the official darkness 4 life anthem by tieum, and on top of this 3 more quality industrial tracks co produced by bryan fury! a superb production which will be huge in no time in hardcore land...

full support by angel molina, dub kult, mathias schaffhäuser, jeff bennet, xpansul, oscar, remute. after releases on the own label, now the first excursion to the well-observed european realms follows on karloff rekordings. analog beats, bleeps and white noise - in sunny california these popular ingredients of minimal techno get brewed together with surprising facility, to a fresh, jacking a-side track with a sturdily nodding groove. on top of that, >azizam< doesn’t lack a clearly distinguished climax - for the good of the dancefloor! on the b-side >off my mind< first appears organicly floating within a warm and fuzzy scent of detroit, before >backwards on pony< finally unwraps classic sawtooth sequencer techno, however properly purged und worked up percussively, to a seething cauldron that you simply have to like!

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

top nu disco shenanigans. shes a machine: a cool trippy electronic instrumental jam with heavy beats with sublimely quirky keys. the devil made us do it: bonkers uptempo electronic disco bomb with fat percussion licks, dramatic strings n synths and eerie vocals. double ghepardeau: an eighties pop classic gets overhauled for maximum dance floor effect.

matt u?s >mute soul< features a fast moving conga sample mixing with analogue synth stabs and an extra deep sub bass line, all underpinned by a simply massive beat. the b side >parilla< by cardopusher, also features an interesting percussion arrangement, with a stepping beat and a some mid range lfo madness sitting on top of the sublime b-line

pulsating subbass, stumbling percussion and the metallic snare are the leading elements of sand (a1), the opening-track of the record. over constantly mutating rhythmical patterns a ghostly synth-pad comes in from time to time, hovering on top of everything

the munich based producer sepalot is a german hip hop legend. together with the pioneering crew blumentopf, he released various top 10 and top 20 albums. red handed is aiming at an international audience though, with a sound sepalot describes as european and guests like frank n dank, olivierdaysoul, miss platnum or ladi6.

740 boyz shimmy shake was a worlwide succes in 1995. there comes the 2008 remixes by greg di mano & frank dona that will certainly bring this tracker to the top of the dance charts this summer!

ultraphat detroithouse classic with fantastic yolanda vocals on top

million dan is the man of the moment. with his killer album on the streets he is quite rightly regarded as the top uk mc right now. this little 7 inch is not as cheeky as it sounds. sam webster (aka sloth from headcount records) was working on some admin with the million dappa records team and when he heard the scream out original track he was really into it, but felt it could do with a re-rub that brought the energy out of million dans vocal delivery.

norwegian songwriter, guitarist and vocalist ane brun is a rising star. with two norwegian grammys for best female artist and song of the year in 2005, her most recent and third studio album >changing of the seasons< entering the norwegian charts at 1 and the swedish charts at 2 the future looks very bright for her. now brun has connected with dennis ferrers - objektivity. ferrer has gathered an international cast of some of todays leading house and techno producers to take the works of brun one step further. the aptly named >ane brun objektified< full length will be released later this summer here is the first single, a taster of what is to come - bruns >headphone silence< remixed by henrik schwarz. schwarz composed his remix initially as a live lap top piece, mixing it down under the watchful eyes of close colleagues ame. on the flip you find a dixon edit

***bomb alert*** features a remix from raw. ernest saint laurent, the best seller producer, come back with a new project to deliver a fantastic huge electro house anthem, powerful & catchy.top production & composition here with a fresh sounding.raw remix gets us in an hypnotic electro madness excellent new release, sure shot

limited vinyl pressing... the 3rd instalement in ed banger compilation. including exclusive tracks from the entire crew, mr oizo, sebastian, justice, busy p, uffie

top tune with a killer remix package: mixes by adam k and soha, moonbootica, gareth wyn and glimmers

pablos mixture of uptodate sound and classic elements is on top right now. deep, bubbling and danceable techhouse grooves

dj play - john digweed, pete tong, eric prydz, henan cattaneo ... guy j makes a most welcome return to bedrock after his debut release with the label last year in the form of the excellent save me / night loss which got rave reviews and top dj support. under pressure is a great follow up and has become a firm favourite with john digweed standing out as one of the highlights of his many wmc sets as well as its inclusion on his most recent transitions 4 cd

this is the house sound of london 2008. 5 top house tracks by this new hot artist !!

after more than a decade of international club and huge chart hits such as your body, superstar, pumpin, i rock, now or never, take it, my house and his fantastic dj gigs all over the world tom novy is ready to deliver another very big one: runaway comes with jerry ropero and albin myers mixes and is featuring the top uk vocalist abigail bailey has the potential to become the house anthem 2008.

9 volt? not enough energy? no way buddy ! with 9 volt there is a german label on the way to the top, which doesn t need to becompared with others! experimental minimalism at it s very best…ltd rerelease

philly gypsy-swamp-rock-carny -soul-viking-vaudeville -punk collective. this record matches the fierce energy of their non-stop live show

hector moralez forms another formidable partnership with jump recordings dj jaz. coming from the west side offers 2 top notch original cuts and kicks off with a bang on a1. drive slow combines smooth female vocals with organic keys to create a deep twisted house groover. summer windy is a peak time affair that uses live sax loops and sleek beats and arrives just in time for the start of those hot summer months. hudd traxx label bosses slum science pick the pace up on the b side with a remix that would fit in well into sets of jocks like inland knights, dj heather, ralph lawson, chris carrier & dj raoul. the slumsters work out tough beats with clever stabs,...

nice price deal !!! didier comes back with do you speak feat lidy v including remixes from alex gaudino & jason rooney, moss & sade, trick & kubic. do you speak just came out and went straight to the french top radio charts! didier is one of the main actors in the french dance music scene. he travels the globe to please his crowd and plays alongside the biggest names of this industry. enjoy!

hailing as one of the top producers to work under francois k s label group, beat pharmacy returns to surpass all expectations with this brilliant musical offering. this single offers many options of state of drifting

incl top shelf, missy and defkline & red polo

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).

toolterror welcomes dj arcane, with releases on compressed or kne deep, arcane made his way into the row of the top techno producers. on this vinyl you will find 4 fresh and good produced techno tools. everything a good record need is inside: sweepy chords and melodies, vocals and powerful arrangements. playlist of: sven wittekind, robert natus, dj rush and many more

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...

following the success of last years >nitrogen 2 oxygen 1< ep for siteholder records and the recently released >filthy fibber< ep on uncut, the duo of billy dalessandro and daniel mnookin have teamed up once again under the slutbox moniker to deliver the >backseat driver< ep. switching up the rotation, the ep kicks off with los angeles based producer jason emsleys >lick it, smack it, rub it down remix<, a filthy number that no amount of sludge can adequately describe. a subtle, yet effective rhythm section keeps the dance floor busy while the dirty synth overtones grow larger and larger until they have conquered ones brain synapses. feeding off of the original vocal and adding some x-rated lines of his own, if pornographic techno wasnt a genre before, it is now. the original is pure slutbox at its best. deep bass, seductive rhythm, addictive loops, and a spanish guitar combine to make this one another club killer. as if you had a choice, please make your way to the dance floor - the night has begun. rounding out the vinyl release is st. louis via berlin dj/producer butane (a.k.a. andrew rasse). known for his widely praised work on his own alphahouse label, as well as top techno imprints dumb unit, num, and rrygular, butane has long been a friend of the siteholder crew and takes this opportunity to make his debut on the remix tip. deep, druggy, and hypnotic, butanes >percocet remix< is what one has come to expect from the late night veteran. whether its early evening, time to jack, or after-after hours, the >backseat driver< ep is an all-in-one tech fueled necessity

brilliant progressive tune with top mixes by robbie rivera and deadmau5.

after the success of the last drumpoet community remixes 12inch for jamie lloyd, australian label future classic returns with another selection for djs in tune with the deep end of the dancefloor. westpark unit (herb lf and ingo sänger) are the founders of the excellent farside imprint from dortmund germany. in addition to their farside releases including 2007 hit >jeepah<, westpark unit have contributed productions to top imprints such as dessous, stir 15 and stormed playlists of steve bug, djinxx and rocco to name a few. hooking up with future classic in cologne in 2007 the bond was cemented, with the >bar of choice< ep further building westpark units reputation for extremely deep, highly playable and musical productions already in the playlists of jimpster, Âme, motorcity soul, lars behrenroth and the warm hq in london. jimpster (freerange): new future classic is awesome mate!! need to play it out!! Âme (innervisions): really like it! c-rock (motorcitysoul / cocoon): wicked ep! directly in my set erik (giant step): i’m really feeling the bar of choice ep (will definitely add to my personal chart for the coming month)… >bad weeds grow tall< and >goin steady< are my favs!! ric mcclelland (urbantorque): bad weeds no. 2 in chart asli (farside / thugfucker): brilliant stuff! lars behrenroth: would fit perfectly in my set

hamburgs industrial hardcore master moleculez is back!after his excellent releases on top labels like the third movement, meta4, deathchant records, symp.tom and loads of more, he now presents his first release on the mighty underground society imprint

a dark hypnotic tribal burner with some uplifting 80s synth sounds on top of it that could best be described as radio slave meets lindstrom! feedback: martin eyerer the original is very good! for a track that makes such an impact, the label could only entrust remix duties to a true production don, and jerome sydenham is that man. he delivers a heavy duty blacktro dub that is set to make an impact with so many of you!

14 release an the portuguese loop 128 label. limited vinyl release incl remixes by the top portuguese remixers dj pezi and redkome. great proggy peaktime house with a tribal note

born as an underground anthem in manchesters famous hacienda club, guru joshs >infinity (1990s… time for the guru)< grew to become the biggest dance record of 1990 selling millions of copies and breaking charts worldwide. the standout cut with the dreamy saxophone became one of the first acid house crossover hits ever (in germany it stayed 14 weeks in the top ten) and a true genre classic! after a longtime hiatus from the music scene the keyboard wizard josh finally returns in 2008 as the guru josh project together with producer snakebyte and dj dazperkz to bring back the magic with >infinity 2008<. at the world premiere in march at bigcitybeats 4th birthday party guru josh was performing live in front a thrilled and enthusiastic party crowd – establishing a record attendance at cocoon club frankfurt!

incl massive damian schwartz remix !! fabio giannelli shows once again why he is the top techno maschine at the moment

didier comes back with do you speak feat lidy v including remixes from alex gaudino & jason rooney, moss & sade, trick & kubic. do you speak just came out and went straight to the french top radio charts! didier is one of the main actors in the french dance music scene. he travels the globe to please his crowd and plays alongside the biggest names of this industry. enjoy!

check mix 2 !!!! 2nd hit from quantized music with an outstanding tech-house track from in-house boyz midnight pulse coming with a big remix from uks rising star jim rivers, who shows us his futuristic opinion about how techno should be. a great piece for all technoid / tech-house / electro freaks. already played and supported by mark night, satoshi tomiie, luke dzierzek, paolo mojo and many more top artists around the globe

winners & fools remixed by pig & dan, roman salzger, francesco diaz & young rebels !! just as outstanding as the album is the list of artists, who are delivering the remixes. besides romany salzger of opauqe, kingkong and joia fame and frank künne & bernd augustinski aka francesco diaz & young rebels, no others than cocoon’s finest pig & dan are on that exclusive bill. on top john rocks the house with a club mix of world of love..

pure hypnotic dope ! the 12inch opens with a blast of superlative dancefloor funk, >u can get sonar<. its immediately obvious that this track is the creation of someone who knows - as a fan, dj, record-seller and musician - what works on the dancefloor, what sounds good, and has endeavoured to make his record satisfy us on all counts. carried along by an unbelievably buoyant bassline, purring, deep house-style chords and crystalline percussion, the track climaxes in waves of synthesized strings. >upad aah< is a vivacious, skippy dancefloor track, its constituent bass and drum elements rounded and smoothed for maximum bounce, sharp, pressurized snares provide a glorious counterpoint, as quasi-tribal percussion, and airy african female vocals are layered over the top. the result is fresh, powerful and eminently danceable. >persuasion< is a deep, swinging club track. once again that warm bass is at the forefront, with clipped yet languid chords building melody around it as

the second release on this hard techno label presents some of the big upcoming stars in the scene. the record starts of with the intro and track of label owner orman bitch. orman is defenitely on his way to the top with big releases on cannibal, jli, fatallic and more. next on the a-side jason little who is creating a big stir in the scene with the releases on jasons mask! he is known for his ultrahard style and even sneaks a few dirty samples in.. on the flip we find two equally hard productions of dj hamy from hungary and schranzao da santos...

nice price deal !!! second release for the label evidence records with the remake of blondies heart of glass by matthias menck, the producer of brooklyn bounce in the 90s. 3 remixes on evidence records the version a1 original mix : big electro sound. it was top charted with this mix in the dj buzz chart. the version a2 chris kaeser remix: in a house spirit with a great beat a la axwell. the version b1 teo moss remix: after his remixes of bob sinclar! the new remix of teo moss (played by stonebridge)! the version b2: dootage remix is dark atmosphere and big sound, very progressive with an old house sound!

top notch indie / indy rock

after the genre-smashing, seven vinyl pressings deep (and counting) success of viktor casanova, there is no way that the italoboyz could possibly top their first appearance on mothership, right? wrong! we are happy to report that they have created an organic techno masterpiece in >bahia<, enlisting the help of one of the greatest jazz musicians of our time - john coltrane. youve never heard the master like this - the italoboyz have molded the original >bahia< into a stomping peak timer as only they can. their trademark monster kick underpins stuttering jazz kits, a playful piano line, and an insistent, soulful tenor sax sample from the man himself (cleared after four months of intense negotiations). bahias intro leads into one of the most surprising and euphoric breaks you will ever hear. there are two versions to choose from - the party swing mix gets right to the point, grabbing you by the scruff of your neck. the flip sides mucho lungo mix is perfect for those late night warehouse moments, taking its time to deliver the sweet payoff