double vinyl also including free digital download. this record should put clouds in the ranks of the elite uk techno vanguard. one of the best techno full-lengths of the year - resident advisor. 9/10 album of the month - mixmag

some 100 years ago, sweden was a miserable dark and damp habitat. august strindberg captured the soul of the country, ingmar bergman psyched it, and lena nyman sexed it up. nowadays, we add nostalgia about the swedish model to that mix. this record is a story about the sweden you might not know, in which you need a special permit….to dance

what do you do when a live project exceeds its own ambitions? just keep doing the wonderful concerts and eventually head to the studio. sounds simple and conclusive. in the case of karocel, that was exactly how they went about it and surprisingly, all six band members made it happen. though the four marbert rocels, mathias kaden and michael-mitchi-nagler have known each other from their hometown along the gera-jena-erfurt corridor, and the karocel live shows have been well received: an album is an entirely different beast.

the flying dutchman, bart skils makes a triumphant return to break new soil for the first time since his 2012 smash, all about the music. bart has been an integral cog in hollands techno scene both as an artist and party promoter.

espai music are proud to present energy 52, the first and long-awaited espai release from the inimitable spada.
having received the demo, we were in no doubt that this would warrant an inaugural and exclusive vinyl release. our finest of the year, the track embodies all that we love about electronic music with a fusion of rhythm, energy and emotion. a true masterclass.
it is fitting, then, that we recruit two of technos best loved stalwarts to offer pre-eminent interpretations. taho, known for his releases on labels f comm, delsin and ovum (to name a mere few) delivers a utopian techno piece with detroit flavour. jim enhances his bountiful reputation further with a groovy dancefloor filler and another sprinkle of detroit.

for its 15 years old, qalomota rec. brings fresh blood into the family. fab_o is the new young producer who produced this excellent ep where you could taste his skills. old school house with groovy bass and voice on a side, you will be surprised on b side with these 2 others beautiful tracks. no need to speak or write about music just listen and feel it. house music for body and soul as usually on qalomota records!

this is his first vinyl ep. these tracks are his special works while his all productions.especially about mind piano is produced for people who got a japanese terrible victim of march 11th on 2011. iori had strong image of healing them mind on that track,and he hoped make them relax and feel comfortable from deep sounds

once again, raphaël laredo slipped through the authorities fingers: he does not care about the rules anymore, he infringes the standards and delivers us an ep beyond the correct and required limits! the only indication, its address: the club -akasha-.
rafaël murillo is already there, armed with a bomb. despite everything, laredo is a believer, he knows all the good and the bad theories. he insists on involving us, from the top, on the traces of the plot -crop circles- supported by the strong foundations of his brother, gaffy. the tech house spirit of laredo glides between paris and barcelona. eloïse oddos totally seized it when she designed the amazing record sleeve of crop circles for seconde.

more than six years into his career after several eps and a full album, there isn’t much known about ben gibson, and he is clearly keeping it that way with intent. gibson first emerged on jeff mills’ experimental, influential 6277 sublabel but then again vanished into the ether, he only reappeared three years later on perc trax, even more surprisingly with a full-length. since then, he’s gone on to steadily more notice with perc’s imprint, sect records, and most recently m_rec ltd in spite of the continuing lack of information. exposure isn’t the most important thing for us at chronicle though, and after hearing these five tracks, we saw exactly what it is that drew mills to him from the beginning. it is a sound that we find a perfect fit for the techno futurism of our chronicle series, and here we offer a platform for gibsons more sci-fi, ethereal sounding material, exclusively on vinyl for the fifth edition of our sublabel.

the curatorial direction appleblim has always chosen to take with apple pips is rooted in his dj sets, testing tracks to the nth degree and searching for those cuts which engender the desired emotional response in the club. arkists 2011 banger rendezvous held plenty of that weight in its original form, and it wasnt long before scuba wanted to get his hands on the parts for a more houseminded revision in line with his scb output. kept as a secret weapon of blims ever since it was first crafted, scubas dj kicks mix in 2012 finally brought about a public airing of his own edit. with the dust settled on that particular chapter, it is only fitting that this rock solid interpretation receives a full vinyl release over which the eight minutes of poised keys, unflinching bass and swelling atmospherics can prowl undisturbed.

furfriend is everything you never dared to sex about. from the depths of warm and tight cavities come the two fuck pets dingo tush (vocals) and das uberdog (production) be it the pleasures of gay circuit life or the sweet feel of sheep in their best years – furfriend covers it all and more.

limited pressing of 268 handnumbered copies on green marbled vinyl.
furfriend is everything you never dared to sex about. from the depths of warm and tight cavities come the two fuck pets dingo tush (vocals) and das uberdog (production) be it the pleasures of gay circuit life or the sweet feel of sheep in their best years – furfriend covers it all and more.

chris spero (otherwise known as uk house and techno producer glimpse) and hypercolour co-founder and producer, alex jones, return once again as dense & pika to the hotflush fold with move your body back. having crept out of the shadows back in 2011 with a collection of white labels released through their own eponymous imprint, dense & pika went on to bolster their rising profile with the release of their hotflush debut (crispy duck) which landed late last year as well as with their memorable live set at hotflushs recent boiler room takeover. there is nothing chin-strokingly complicated or needlessly over-worked about their productions. they make interesting techno aimed at the dance floor and move your body back continues with this central aesthetic. the three track ep plunders percussive depths by way of stern machine rhythms, swollen low-end grit and the echoing, anthemic elements of warehouse rave techno. the title track of the ep may already be familiar to many having appeared on their resident advisor podcast in march and is already being played out by maya jane coles, boddika and adam beyer, amongst others.

in 403 after a long break, fiakun team and el_txef_a join forces again, for this second colaboration at the studio. something about the way your hair falls in your face, is pure summer love.

our first release in 2013 comes up with a new varied artist. we are very pleased to introduce you to the cologne-based dj and producer pfeiffer. after several digital releases it is about time to give this exceptional talent a chance for his first vinyl release. as a co-founder of the cologne-based rheinrhythmik event series he has created his own idea of music within the last few years. we are impressed and fascinated by what we have heard so far. four tracks, each of them perfectly suited for the dancefloor. enjoy!
musical support for the b-side comes from sandru on b1 and the fourth track on b2 is a collaboration with alexander siegel from the ordinary subject.

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.

limited to 500 numbered copies on purple coloured & marbled vinyl.
there is not much information available about this mysterious release, but it looks like a sunken treasure has found its way to daylight: a crazy no-wavey-punk-funky jam by the artist formerly known as a guy from minneapolis. now available for the first time on 12 inch! pressed on purple vinyl with white marbling, this beautiful diamond comes along with three pearls: a re-mastered version of the original track, a cover version and a jackin house re-edit. we suspect that berlin based producer noema droped the crazy cover version and chicagos own jamie 3:26 rides the rhythm on the edità rumours..rumours..rumours

an artist usually chooses his (her) name to create an alter ego. this time, its a little different as from one, the artist became five. but christine and the queens is indeed a solo artist. opposite emotions, self-contradictory statements, eclecticism, all things that were roughed out on her two rather confidential first eps, are confirmed on the one shes about to release on because music.

little is known about mysterious producer tommy rawson. our first acquaintance was the aptly named shy track on red rackems smugglers inn 001 release. we tried to find out more but the trail got cold pretty quick. it was not until hearing gilles peterson playing a version of hugh masekelas dont go lose it baby on his show that word got around, tommy rawson was back. this particular anthemic track found its way to mats who then started playing it out and every time, in every club no matter where in the world the reaction was same, people completely lost it on the dance floor! we had but no choice to release the track and luckily enought tommy must have a sixth sense because at the same time mats blasted the track at the local talk office to convince tooli shouting: this is the next big release for local talk, i m telling you! another track made it into his mailbox, the soulful house jam brenda done died with no name. both tracks ended up on this 12 inch of course. mr rawson has delivered the goods here, warm, sunsplashed music all the way. a name to watch for this year and probably not mysterious for long.

the next instalment, we feature artists from the growing lht family jamie blanco opens the record with his accomplice sam mensah on singin duties - jamie and alphonse worked in the studio together on this version we think will appeal to fans of real house music next up is bintus of power vacuum with his first original track on lht and theres no messing about - raw acid and stripped drums and at a pace that we can dance too, label boss alphonse opens side b with a deep 808 jam and this is followed by lht studio wizz facade who finishes with another piece of what can only be described as big.

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.

ndv chalk up their inaugural release. the guys behind this new label are all about doing things properly, great house music, no compromises

hes such an old romantic...more reflections from the tropics courtesy of king kivits. 1990 says it all - lushed out strings, diva vocal snippets and rave stirring sine wave set the scene while varck lets the beats roll.. in trademark fashion. the b side is absolutely nuts and really smacks - truly something else! art again from the brilliant young cosmo knex (who must have been about 4 yrs old in 1990)..tip! scntst &#8207,at scntst aardvarck you are a genius!

rodhad is one of the citys most promising and talked about new artists of the last year. spomeniks ep is his first release outside of dystopian but preserves his deep & melancholic yet powerful style.

its always been about the bass. climb to the dark side of modern pop as you enter the fractured, hypnotic, dance of tristesse contemporaine. 2nd album is ready, its coming soon this year in sept. from record makers.

die schottische pop institution texas meldet sich nach einer mehrjährigen pause endlich mit einem neuen studio-album zurück, das musikalisch nahtlos an ihre großen erfolge anknüpft und somit texas in hochform präsentiert.
pressung auf 180 gramm vinyl, inklusive cd-version des albums.

who would have thought that, when oliver koletzki released his blackout ep as svt001 almost eight years ago, stil vor talent would reach the catalogue number 100? with our 100th release, we can look back on lots of fantastic music, music by artists who have become part of a close-knit family of friends.

little boots aka victoria hesketh became one of the most talked about new pop stars around when she arrived with her goldselling debut album hands in 2009, going on to achieve worldwide success and widespread critical acclaim.

phonica special editions first release for 2013 comes courtesy of new signing sad city. northern irish born, glasgow-based gary caruth might not be a household name just yet, but with an ep on cult us imprint underwater peoples already under his belt, its nsafe to say hes destined for great things

all inn celebrates its 20th release with the first artist album of the label! - coldfish about the album: the orphans is about contrasts and contradictions on the same level

the mysterious wpbh label strikes again with two killer tracks from the vaults of one certain harry baldi. all that is known about this harry baldi character is that he once squeezed 100 tracks into a 9 seconds mix on his soundcloud and that he has never played at panorama bar or any other club for that matter.
so this one is truly a matter of the music doing the talking, and with the reggaefied dubness of cant kick this feeling when it dubs and the vintage theo parrish-styled tonight tomorrow the music will well and truly talk to a lot of music lovers.

with local talk release no. 30 we are moving further into territories of straight up no fuss dance floor action. already having releases on dirt crew recordings, murmur & hypercolour elef knows a thing or two about delivering jacking tracks. wake up call comes in two versions. the original version is a kick & snare pattern driven monster track with heavy arpeggios and deep pads. on the flip brennan green doesnt hold back either. the main melodic pattern together with percussions is unleashed straight on and as the tracks evolves he adds tr-303 lines making the track even more epic. as elef described the remix as perfect for a panorama bar set. the remix is worthy enough based on that one side alone.

the warning we all here at cocoon still remember their label-debut as a duo. timeless and kickin tech-house with hands-up-energy and potential to set dance floors on fire - until today!

for 124 recordings 4th release, austrian producer fabe steps up, and with the help of 2 killer remixes, delivers an ep that ticks all the boxes the original dusty chords starts as it means to go on with a baseline that instantly draws you into the groove before the chords lighten the mood and show you what this track is all about....

release number eight on london house maven george fitzgeralds manmakemusic label, the laszlo dancehall ep, connects two of the uks most exciting young producers: leon vynehall and christian piers. the sample driven crunch of vynehalls earlier productions on manmakemusic can be heard loud and clear complementing the canny but irresistible percussive and vocal shimmies of piers. aside track gave up, championed by george fitzgerald on his recent bbc essential mix for radio one, sets the pace and aims straight at the dancefloor with its strange sonic palette, at once euphoric and gritty. on the flip we get aint no time on which vynehall and piers give us their interpretation of classic house. the final track, manley harrison, is the strangest and arguably most original of the bunch and leaves the listener in no doubt as to why there is such a buzz about these two producers at the moment.

diamond version craft music that is somehow simultaneously futuristic and archaic. on the surface, its static effervescence and mechanistic precision evoke the march of technology and the sinister detachment of late capitalist society. but it affects listeners on a more instinctive level, interfacing directly with the nervous system and rendering the polyphonic chatter of the bodys impulses crisp and cold. there is something oddly permanent about they rhythms they unearth, as though theyare simply tapping into a deeper pulse that has always been present within their circuitry. diamond version is a collaborative project between two of the most groundbreaking, experimental and forward thinking operators in modern music, olaf bender and carsten nicolai. as joint heads of the berlin-based label raster-noton and with solo projects alva noto (nicolai) and byetone (bender), for over a decade they have been releasing work that spectacularly blurs the lines between the visceral and the conceptual, bridging the gap between gallery and dancefloor. diamond version release the latest instalment in their series of eps leading up to an album in summer 2013.

vinyl only! we have a new release lined up from the enough! music family. there are so many words that could best describe the debut ep from plusculaar, but we prefer to simply say that this release is simply exceptional, we are in love with this sound! two tracks stai jos and romance are both full of passion and soul, detailed arrangements full of magic and expression, there is nothing ordinary about these, they are simply wonderful! for the remixes we have contribution from dana ruh and eveline fink, each providing their own personal touch, a fusion of techno and dub, well structured and subtle. each little hit, melody and percussion groove fits perfectly and is well matched and balanced in these two mixes. once you listen, you will understand straight away and all night long!

next up on local talk we got a raw peak hour jam from liverpool producer dale howard (lost my dog, large, morris/audio, off rec). there is nothing light or fluffy about these tracks, its just dirty straight up house music with a dark 90s basement feel. for the main track we actually chose the dub version of throwback over of the original mix. we just thought this version was soooo freakin raw even though its more stripped than the original version. you’ll see what we mean when you drop it in the club! the second track in out goes along the same house theories as throwback with jackin beats and deep chords that will do wonders in any authentic house basement. all in all, a might fine release of classic local talk house music. enjoy!

a friend of ours wrote a magazine article a couple of years ago saying that the one good thing about the credit crunch was that it would give the warehouse party scene a boost. for some reason that hasnt quite happened yet - but we refuse to give up hope.

rsd exclusive, pink coloured & marbled vinyl, limited to 167 numbered copies. instant free download included.
sjoko, an alter ego of joost carpentier, is all about movement. to move is to displace a body from one place to another location. sjoko will induce movement by the use of musical rhythms, beats, melodies and harmonies. from intelligent dance to dark jungle on two sides !

fresh again, silks favorite dunce-dance diva, maria minerva, tries on a new wardrobe with her bless ep. busting out with sweet n swingy single black magick, minerva caters her classic la-la lyrics about an occult/joke-cult romance over a new waif, schneider-esque pop-rock lobsta beat. space 4 u slips echo-drone vocal monologues over a laface-style rnb booty bumper, while symbol of my pleasure sneers with a walk this way funk lick, both reminding fans of minervas naughty/playful creep-creativities. rounding out the ep are soul searchin – a sleazy, down-tuned, junk-jungle comatose doser – and lady blacktonikas black magick garage trippin remix – a layer cake of luscious tush pushin and an ode to another sassy lady, miss kier herself. confidence is key, and this is maria minerva struttin,’ on and off key, through her newest collection of wand songs.

180 gram vinyl, high quality pressing, pure analogue audiophile mastering.

wonder wet records is proud to announce the return of the production of one of the most eclectic and respected italian djs, claudio fabrianesi. esteemed in his hometown rome, where he plays every saturday for alchemy at the vicious club? two stylistically opposite songs, but with one thing in common: the quality. cosmic kabul, on side a, is a pearl for any cosmic genre lover, the track contains multiple musical influences and people will talk about it for a long time. warm reaction, on the b side, is a deep journey into a more mental techno, but with also groove. a record that will make the difference, an absolute must!

this is the sound of the future four. led by andy meecham, the brains behind the emperor machine, bizarre inc and chicken lips amongst many others, and captures the excitement, diversity, strangeness and harmony of the uk underground sound of the early 90s. we are talking about the sparse dub mix on side 2 of the 12 inch single, machines making mistakes and changing the course of history, the dark side of the rave away from the neon and the white gloves, future four points the way to the dimly lit corner of the dancefloor and makes you move. after a recent discovery of boxes of old s950 and mpc60 floppy discs full of sound sets dating back to the early 90s, all three tracks have been produced solely on the mpc 3000 in staffordshire, and in perfect unison of north and south, mixed by erol alkan in london.

nice price deal !!! already drowning, a song-cycle inspired by various myths & folktales about female water spirits, marks something of a departure for aidan baker. while still retaining his trademark sense of ambience & texture, the tracks on this album are much more structured & song-oriented, embracing a minimalist post-rock, slowcore style & featuring a different guest vocalist on each track.
limited to 300 copies on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, including free mp3 download code.

while we have a strong crew of regular artists that define a lot of what circus company is about, we are of course always looking ahead and all around us as well.

4 well known tracks get the rework from the players union aka dave wareing (redsoul music & playmore records) and keith griffiths ... pressed on solid yellow vinyl with hand stamped logo