zoltán palásti kovács and konrád pilisi founded the lushlife project two years ago and much longer since then have been inspiring people with electronic music which is going far beyond definitions of genre-bending entertainment. more than ten years of knowledge and research unify both of them - kovács as musicologist and historian – pilisi as radio presenter and well-known deejay

awesome pre cosmic afro piece by albatros that found favour with a whole host of the italian djs. only on a 7inch and never available in this extended version until now. on the flip theres temptation by tullio di piscopo. everyone knows stop bajon by mr piscopo but there are also a few awesome and very hard to find earlier releases from the primavera man. this is insane percussion driven european funk remastered for massive dancefloor action

enter the hej, the first release and the launch of a unique new label via punisher and the overfiend, to produce a constant flow of fresh ideas and explore musical boundaries. this release plunges head first into the ever changing realm of techno and makes its mark. punisher delivers the first track that begins with a hypnotic melody that consumes you until the chunky bassline hits hard and you are hurled into the infectious rhythm. cyborg k presents a perfect fusion of the sickest shuffled techno and dirty electro. funky bass and smooth rotating synth stab loops that float around your eardrums while the beats work you. the breakdown hits with dirty electro bass and effected sample snippets, amazing overall production. punisher remixes cyborgs itikiti with segments from the staggered synths over chugging, thick percussion and bass that twist around the electrial hiss. versatile release from two techno veterans. enter the hej and hear what its all about

kne deep is a&red by the one and only emperor of hard techno dj rush. the next kd in line is by electronmike vs bernd isaac, the up and coming hard techno stars from austria. they have previous releases on killaz and 6 feet under records

new release on dae by this prolific group with successful releases on paper recordings, diy discs, winding road and many classic remixes. summertime hits here starting with the swingin hot flash, coming hard with a nice walking bassline, searing chords and a killer sax riff that rocks with deepness. next up is exchanges, a midtempo house number that just keeps coming. built around a repeating vocal, this one will absolutely get things going when that analog bassline drops and a massive build up will really take it to the next level. flip for the swirl, that picks it back up and knocks it home. lush keys, great percussion and a lovely vocal sample all the elements you need for a classic deep house jam. last up is the swirl manuel turs bubble basics mix. manuel is on a roll at the moment and this mix certainly shows us why. with a unique touch he creates a deep jazzy thick sound with an additonal key riff that builds beautifully. quality for sure

4 massive funked up tribal house tracks. something for those who like to work really hard on the decks

panorama bar house killer big with cassy, boris, daniel wang,… mr. g aint no stranger to the electronic music scene, he has been constantly producing outstanding material since the mid 90s on labels like moods & grooves, defected, end recordings, his own phoenix g or most recently on radioslaves rekids label. his style ranges from hard hitting techno over acid trenched beats to deep and souldful house productions. for the berlin based special label careless he delivers two very special cuts. deep house tracks with an oldschool feeling and a superb club appeal - right in the vain of the new wave of housemusic. essential release.

special edition w/ hard-to-find classics and remixes

hardcopy shows you the hard way of life !

been impressed by his remix on wall of sound... i loved it. i also heard he won some remix competition. like a grammy, only not a grammy. the tracks he sent were amazing... but his hair, while being orange (no bonus) was not corn-rowed. while i argued vigorously that i had worked too long and hard building up turbo to see it go all >ginger<... von party defended the duke, saying it might show how open-minded we are. when i re-listened to the tracks i decided that it was well worth the risk. so.... what you now hold in your hand is the debut on turbo of duke dumont: the mysterious bad ass from the wrong-side of the tube, the hardboiled london underground pioneer who once had to eat a sampler to survive, the future of dance music, and the past of the future of dance music

after 3 years of his success on electrix records - max is back to collaborate with keith tucker… this time on a groovy but hard track >electrotech<. you can feel detroit 4/4 floor beats with cold robot synths and the hot voice of the aux 88 front man

his debut album urban plastic has been hotly anticipated but its not long now because its due for release in october. what you have in your hands is the first single plastic fantastic, which features the vocal talents of ashley slater. this tune is built solely to rock the party from back to front and getting the dancefloor freakin out! anyone who has not checked out madox g toolz ep series then let the g dub be a lesson to you. proper off the hook thundering breaks hitting hard were it hurts. riva starr is a new project from madox, which has forthcoming releases on claude von strokes dirtybird and jesse roses frontroom labels. as you would expect its a bumping ride into electronic weirdness and you cant help but love it. jamie fanatic also ramps up the party vibe on his boompty remix. all in all you got yourself an excellent package of jackin mixes here.

sw7 is the sub division of the well-known hard techno imprint combat skills. in pursuit of the anticipated chris noise release the label present a newcomer, davoodi. momentarily there is a lot of talent out there and this man is a proper example of what the new generation is all about. bam bam is in charge of the remix project on the a-side and jacks up this fine cut into the charts of all the usual players

robert natus back for good with some total crazy f***ed up hard techno! a must for all hard techno fans

andreas and leo rocks this time the shit out of your turntables !! my space is your space, and your space is mine... the new club hymn 2007 for all the techno maniacs out there was born. 4 wicked hypnotic & hard techno tracks for the summer peak time. big

again and again, for the second time in a month for a double bill dancefloor winner. highly sought after and hard to find electro rock version of chicagos house pioner juan atkinss cosmic car, opens this 12inch cover version, from the mid 80s, has reached cult status among those in the know, but has became so hard to locate that it never properly crossed over onto the overground club culture world. we hope to give this masterpiece a second chance to reach his highly deserved broader audience. totally highly essential! b side gets back to the european funk mysteries. massive funk disco instrumental from holland, with all the elements that make a classic.. well, classic actually, but with only 7inch and album versions available at the time, this pure slice of delight never made it to most djs flycases. heres your chance to grab this one, on a slightly re touched 12inch version by our d.classics men nico & pierrot.

burn me up will appeal to a wide house music audience including all those catch that love stuff from jesse rose, switch and those cats, its nasty but nice! endor has been played and approved several of times by raoul belmans and is just one of those light and funky tunes that are really hard to get out of your head when you hear them. last but not least we have get down, rock it out which brings the 80s partyvibe right back at your doorstep like they were never gone

big electro house tune prod by dÜse !! 2 massive groovy tracks with murder basslines and cool vocs. + horny minimal blackjackers (selected works artist) remix. remix supported by: thomas schumacher, samuel l session, bad boy bill, tomcraft, westbam, hardy hard, jens lissat, toby montana, eric smax, karotte, thomas schumacher, bad boy bill, samuel l session...

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

great 2007 remix package for the 2006 anthem feat mixes by eric smax & thomas gold, stonebridge, dj bomba and soul seekerz themselves

stomping hard wonky techno

second release on phonoshuffle here 3 hard hitting choice cutz by south africas premier producer troydon includes a joshua heath mix and an exclusive collaboration between troydon & massimo decosta for the new york minute this is a must have again

lexis from slovenia deliver us 5 fresh & hard shaking tracks for the dj peak time. after his killer track >cracker< on the >best of the best pt.2< (working vinyl 28) and his tracks on cardiac arrest and beast music in 2006, is lexis now in all mouth and on a good way of banging underground techno! germanys global player and godfather of hard techno andreas kremer gives him again a chance and he collect his best tracks, to present his own style. finally he goes again new ways for the history of the whole scene of techno. 5 wicked tracks for the hottest summer on earth! big dj support by: rush, andreas kremer, greg notill, mario ranieri, pet duo

you might not think youre familiar with kramer, but chances are youve heard his music before. better known as larrson, the berlin-based dj/producer has released a series of acclaimed 12inchs on esteemed labels like traum schallplatten and bpitch control. he now adopts the kramer guise to deliver a 3-track ep of smart electroinfluenced and minimal house on berlins get physical. kramers first forays into music were as a singer, guitarist and songwriter, it was hearing bpitch boss ellen allien dj for the first time that inspired him to make and play electronic music. his rock/funk prehistory is subtly apparent in the eps a1, >runner<, which begins with a warm, rounded kick and busy, clicking percussion before urgent hi-hats and a hard snare sound take over and aim the tune squarely at the dancefloor. the centrepiece of the track, though, is a synth riff that summons a taste of vintage electro, while sounding purely 2007

another classic strictly rhythm re release house 2 houses i need your love originally was released back in 1991 dont miss this record

this portuguese label has been delivering some massive pieces of tribal house from its beginning and soon received constant support from the main international djs such as danny tenaglia, victor calderone, dj vibe, deep dish, erick morillo etc.the original version returns back to the beginning of the 90s with that old school bass line and fat drums. percussive tune with hypnotic waves creating a trippy atmosphere. this is the kind of record that can be played by both tribal lovers and house aficionados.the hard mix on the other side gets it darker for a perfect peak time set hour. the sound for big rooms. tribal groove with strong rhythm and that pumping feeling driven with tech waves and male vocals let yourself flow

track one convinces with hard beats, a hot rhythm spiced with some futuristic tech-house elements. its a real enjoyment for all electronic-music-lovers! the >frankie remix< is really strong and enthralling, but surely in a very good way. the rhythm will catch you and will lead you straight onto the dance floor

if you like it hard, fast and evil try this dep affect 4 tracker sure to kick all asses

supported by axwell, allister whitehead, david vendetta, erick morillo, gordon kaye and michael paterson !! ali payami is back with another massive ep. this one continues his formula of big room electro house. the hammer simply slabs you in the face with its hard driven funky sound and noisy noise. on the flipside you get trix and such a trixxy track it is. rough, dirty electro as its best

wow! karateklub throws the next bomb!blood & tears alias marco danneberg is formerly known for his hard-techno productions. this powerfull 5! track ep sounds like a fresh mixture somewhere between plastikman and chris liebing: a pumping bassdrum meets tweaky bleeps at 128 bpm! brian sanhaji from enable records transforms the >post metrom< to his kind of measures. an incredible remix, that fits terrific to the original tracks. last but not least, the sole karate girl mixed it up for the club. special bonus: >outro<!

brill rollin hard techno tracks !!

bart b mores newschool cuts e.p. brings that what your crowds wish for dancefloor dopeness, both with capital ds! shake starts of the package with that killer vocal, telling em to do just that. heavy hittin big room material!whieep is one of those y all ready for some hard jackin dubby roof shaker choons, to be played anytime, anywhere. we have cant handle this. give it up for some chicago! massive build up to one of the craziest breakdowns of theyear. and its rocking joints all over.keep a secret, theres a bonus track right here! and its killing em all

slamming acid banger on the a side flip over for a hard as hell tech track

vienna homeboys microthol now leave it to some of their favourite producers to turn four cuts from the album into hard hitting dancefloor gems: marco passarani converts acid bosons into a prime time acid stomper, speakwave (a.k.a. dynarec) delivers an epic rework of hydrogen bonding, dj glow gives mechanical empire a bleepish electrotech makeover and midnight moroder receives the well deserved eurodance treatment at the hands of italo disco don alexander robotnick

back in 1998 this was probably just about the wrongest record you had ever heard…and it has to be said that not much has changed. forshaw has a knack of turning out ridiculously hard and mangled electro and techno tracks – but still managing to make them sound >poppy<. sometimes, as in the case of rockford for example, it is because he uses well recognisable (but unexpected) samples. but more often it is just because he manages to make tunes (no matter how hard) that make you stop gurning and start smiling

the duo andre walter (stigmata) & chris hope are know from releases on planet rhythm uk, audio assault, hard signal and now, on the new label battle kingz

part 2 of 2 of bobs ultimate summer of love mix compilation feat michael robinson & ron carroll, gary pine & dollarman, big ali and remixes by kurd maverick, guy schreiner and eric kupper

first belgian hard techno label, producing good new comers and well knowed djs fresh hard techno from belgium. first release of 3sr approved and played by mayor rush and greg notill

jason little kick starts a new and very solid techno imprint called jasons mask. this sublabel of jli will feature a collaboration of jason himself with various other key players in the hard techno scene. to get this show on the road in proper style jasons teams up with one of the best, dj rush !!

4 hard jackin chicago flavoured techno tracks from sebastian prelar with a monster remix by dj bam bam. supported by paul langley, jaime bissmire and rowland the bastard

most people need drawers to put names on styles, to define music to a short range of elements. those will have a hard time describing this new masterpiece by uk based dino lenny & simon duffy. combining units of minimal, techno, noise structures and a certain rave attitude at the peaktimes they really make ya feel lost in a positive way. who cares about styles when the result is working, and this combination sure does wether youre at a club or even looking for the perfect track to rock the open air season this year. yellow tail scores big time again with this underground peaktime burner! andrea doria twists the original into a more >electroish< direction. distorted leadsynths with strong mellos leave no choice but to raise the hands and celebrate electronic music the way it should be done, wild, obsessive and free from the daily worries. this is huge

very emotional, percussive piece of house music with a haunting string melody. more hard hitting take on the flip

jav matame ist a monster - package rushing like a cyclone through the clubs in new york. he introduced something he calls „hard noize“ to a small audience two years ago and step by step got on top of the electronic hardtechno scene alongside deejays as dj amok, frank kvitta, patrick dsp, obi, arkus p, viper xxl, hardtrax vs. jackhamma and many more

sunset diskos presents jens lodén, he released a couple of records for dialog recordings (sonar kollektiv). anyway jens presented his version of minimal funk for us, and we fell immediately for his feeling for groove, something we lack in most so called >minimal< these days. not to be forgotten in this context: jens general background as a superb electric bass player. so what we have here is two stunning examples of straight back minimal funk, presented under the disguise as tech house.. jens presents his production in a unique style, really hard to describe or compare to other productions around , so you got to hear it for yourself..

forteba was born and raised in hungary where he chooses the occupation of an electronic music producer at the age of eighteen. his early compositions were settled near breakbeat and chill-out area but he soon found his passion in straight rhythms and arrangements inspired by german deep-house stuff. he likes to embed various elements of dub and ambient into straight clear rhythms, so his borders of style are hard to define. he produced some successful singles in his home country as >the garage< together with gábor pasztoriális and got released at hungary-based underground labels……

artillery is one of the leading hardtechno labels run by dj amok. amok is considered as one of the true founders of the hard tech scene today. his work appeared on many respectable labels like knedeep, highball, distorted and methadon. for this fresh piece of work he sets up another solid piece of violent craftsmanship: stefan wietek aka weichentechnikk pump an overdose of distortion into your arteries

scratch live is the ultimate software and hardware solution for bridging the analog world of vinyl and the digital world of computer audio files. using regular turntables or cd players, you can scratch and mix files from your mac or windows xp computer s cd or hard drive, add in a live mic input for scratching, and even bypass to standard vinyl if you wish. scratch live is the complete digital solution for the vinyl junkie. the scratch live usb interface connects one or two standard vinyl or cd turntables to your computer. this extremely rugged, portable, high quality, bus-powered usb interface features two switchable phono or line inputs, a microphone input, two line outputs, and pass thru outputs for the phono/line and mic.

brett returns to hi-phen with a total killer ep full of electrified techhouse mover

obscure hard-to-find raw chicago five track ep from 1992. early paul johnson co-produced tracks with an amazing drive. pure house music and a rare find on this label which only released 4 records (owned by paul johnson). for the real house freaks a must for sure... (original pressing!)