the flame recordings introduces release number four and are proud to present italian starlet simone gatto with his brand new >eternal jazz ep<.simone is rapidly forging a name for himself as label manager of the flame recordings and for his residencies amongst the most famous clubs in his native italy. the >eternal jazz ep< comprises of three original tracks showcasing his trademark deep techno grooves whilst focusing on innovation and new electronic sound experimentation.

a1: sweet love - diner city style! cool vocal samples, rolling synths and heavy grooving percussions. a trippy, disco house track. a bomb!
b1: una splendida dubbata disorientata - sexy, slow and deep! popping riff stands out amongst the keys and chilled atmospherics. when it kicks into the main section things really pick up. a brilliant track for the end of the night!

veteran hocalist marvin belton (rotating assembly) follows up his recent ferrispark release >love will find a way< with the debut of his production company. featuring r&b & house versions of >image fades away< + 2 more.

two white hot refixes by pearson sound aka ramadanman on the night slugs white label series. this guy is one of the hottest (and more importantly, best) producers around just now.

here at bearfunk hq we firmly believe in perseverance. we keep asking questions until we get the right answer and with 6ft bear by our side the answer is usually yes. we kept asking ilija rudman to get in the studio and write us a killer lp but being the busy bee that he is it was hard for him to take the time out. we kept asking until he eventually caved in and went underground to record his first lp, >the reveal<. ilija is a devoted and passionate man when it comes to music. one of his prerequisites for recording an lp was that the recordings had to be made with the same techniques and equipment that inspired him to make music in the first place. so ilija hooked up with one of his studio mentors and got his dream line-up of synthesizers, roland jupiter 4 & 8, minimoog, roland sh2, juno 60 and his dream drum machines linn and oberheim dmx. these analogue machines fire up to create a warm and authentic vibe across the whole lp. we are reminded here that machines do have soul if used properly. we start proceedings with the wigged out boogie of >inspectors drive< which might be a little nod in the direction of wally badarous classic chief in< have all the ingredients of dj friendly hits. the lp reveals all the influences that ilija has experienced and it shows the talent that runs inside him as he is able to make such an amazingly retro lp sound like something from the future. we are sure in years to come this lp could become as important as the influences that inspired mr. rudman to make it.

after the brilliant album >until then goodbye<, lawrence is back on mule electronic! four brand new songs on this new single, >teenage barb< on a-1 is a hypnotic deep house tune with melancholic piano chords, monotone synth sounds. >organ track< on a-2 is a percussive deep house tune with a modern approach, its for all deep house lovers. >above the sky< is a dance version of the same song which is included to the new edition of mules ambient compilation >enjoy the silence< very nice ambient house sound with illusory melody like steve reich. ambient version of above the sky is taken from upcoming >enjoy the silence vol.2< which will be released on 23 may. great artists from terre thaemlitz, koss, nsi.,donato dozzy, seltene erden (new project by kassem mosse) and more are joined.

the fokuz sublabel fkz:ltd already racking up its 24th release.. this time its future signal & proktah who are ready to deliver some funked up sounds to the label.

the house of the rising sun ep is takeshis 2nd release & showcases more of his classic chicago influenced style while keeping his sound fresh for today. the deep tenmangu starts side a then a lost japan drives into an epic electronic journey. on the flip are the title track and alone.

hug bomb deep house tracks on these lovely 10inch vinyl.

repress in black vinyl... clone west coast series continues with more hot releases! after tyrell and mr pauli its the hasbeens (tyrell & overdose) who deliver the heat!. this is as big as you can get it! we could do a lot of talking about the track and the daily struggle of human beings etc... but just listen. top production leaning on classic italo but in a new modern jacket with sharp production... the clone west coast sound :-) simply irresistible

50 releases in six years! to celebrate this fact we release this special compilation with a great diversity of styles, ranging from disco to deep house and tech house. all tracks made exclusively for this album. this is the vinyl edition with 3 of the best tracks taken from the 15 track album. as we have always been pushing new young talent on dirt crew we also take this compilation to introduce to you some very exciting guys to look out for, first up is plan d aqua from holland with an amazing deep disco monster and second new face is the tortoise from melbourne with his deep disco/ house sound. he recently put out his first record on the fantastic 3rd stike records. we are also very proud to have our favorite producer and friend on the compilation with an exclusive track. mr. iron curtis has released awesome tracks in the last year on various labels and with >brthrs< again proves to be one of gemanys most promising young deep house artists.

snugness and calmness are important ingredients for a fulfilled life- and for entertaining dance music as well, as is proven by the gentlemen schaeufler and zovsky. their debut album could be characterized as a cunning mixture of humorously grinning relaxation and pushing dance floor bounce. this unique sound reflects the stylistic background of the duo: while the one keeps grooving on the laid back and independent vibe of his rural home mecklenburg, the other moved to berlin already some time ago and inhales all the diverse, international influences of the electronic metropolis. the village is rhythmically fuelled by casual and lasciviously house tunes with a warm and friendly character, supported by organic, dubby bass lines. matching this positive and uplifting mood, light melodies, classical styled filter modulations and unobtrusive vocal entries remind the laid-back amusement of a sunlit sunday outing.

macro greets rhythmic expressionism: stefan goldmann’s “the grand hemiola” is the first real innovation in the vinyl format in years! 144 locked grooves build a toolkit that breaks out of the limitation of one 4/4 cycle and brings unique possiblities to create complex polyrhythms just with two decks and a mixer. stefan goldmann’s first ever double vinyl album is a take on the infinite possibilities of rhythmic layering. percussion-heavy, focussed on clashing metres, deeply exploring the sound set – from the orchestral “grand hemiola”, to the triplet-feel of “megi’s waltz”, from the 11/8 pattern of “double hendecagon” to the anti-loops of “away from the flock”: a unique, non-conformist album of haunted acoustics, haptic percussion and deep rhythmic expression. a true, first time invention comes on two sides of the vinyl set: “the grand hemiola” loop toolkit overcomes the time restriction of locked grooves: one record contains loops in 4/4, the other in 3/4 (employing the time differences of the rotation rates 33 and 45 rpm). in the mix, they sum up to an extended cycle of 3x 4/4 or 4x 3/4 and enable building complex “3 over 4” polyrhythms (“hemiolas”). you can mix loop into loop for hours without ever getting trapped. more than an album, this is a note: pitch down side d to approx. -1.5 to match the loops’ bpm rate on sides b & d

12repress of former 10. no recut - 1996 rhythm & sound production

b52 classic >love shack< with a 2011 treatment from electrohouse, dance-pop, drum& bass, dubstep....

reissue of the divinity ep by walt j, originally released on dow records in 1997. this is the first release on the walt j series on fit. and we are happy to see this because somehow walt j always stayed a bit under the radar, even tho he released some great raw detroit techno tracks.

limited !! deeep detroit / jazzy house madness.

comes in clear vinyl. with over 30 releases behind and over a decade of running his own label, jacek sienkiewicz persistently followed his very own path, creating music that very soon began to be impossible to define. friendly, but not fraternizing with everyone and his family, modest, but stubborn only in a positive way, jacek is an individual with clear, personal vision and an unorthodox approach to music - light years away from the hectic, utilitarian ethos of club-derived electronic beats. >on the road ep< is the preliminary 12inch for the homonymus album which is another collaboration with cocoon. the cycle is now completed with one of the most experimental albums to appear on sven väths label to date. this record is not easy and is definitely demanding attention - but its also rewarding like no other. new sounds, voices and brilliantly clever arrangement patterns are revealed with each new listen. its not detroit nor santiago, not sheffield nor berlin, its not even the sound of jaceks home town of warsaw - this is the real music of the spheres.

jason little returns to the frontline of the hardtechno scene with his jasons mask series. with his cd just out there and promoting the label big time with loads of gigs and hardcore beats, jason little teams up with the creme de la creme of the scene with his first various artists ep.check the sound you all know by jason and his friends stormtrooper, sandy warez, sepromatiq and sml. big hardcore techno beats!

7th sign warmly welcomes marcellus pittman to the label. with a distinctive sound that pulls together soul and electronic texture into a form without compare, marcellus already boasts a formidable track record. he is a member of the seminal 3 chairs alongside kenny dixon jr., rick wilhite and theo parrish. as if this werent enough, his remarkable releases on sound signature, track mode, fxhe, fit and his own unirhythm imprint have further cemented his position as the hottest modern producer around today. here we have three glorious tracks that show different sides to his character but all sharing a common purpose - to move bodies and minds.

russian producer, volta cab is a name to look out for in the coming months. with this release on diner city sound his first of many in the pipeline, a great disco/house release with a surprising inclusion on a2. check it out!

>smile around the face< represents the ecstatic return of kieran hebden, aka four tet. following the worldwide success of his groundbreaking album >rounds<, hebden has re-engaged with the dancing in his head, and made a monumental rhythm-based explosion of sound and joy.

more beatdown disco badassery from camp sleaze, courtesy of melbournes francis inferno orchestra (fio), whose profile is skyrocketing after a string of stellar releases on dikso, wolf music and under the shade. unsurprisingly, >the night he came home<, his debut ep on sleazy beats recordings, is a right clusterbomb of a record. with rush back and this fire is real, fio showcases just how good he is at capturing the sound of 80s disco (crappy vocals and tom drums, what’s not to love?) and transforming it into infectious, midtempo dancefloor fodder while keeping things deep, down and dirty. lovers on the flip is a tasty dreamy chugger with a hypnotizing groove that will appeal to the fans of the super value special edits series. one of sleazy beats finest releases yet, and as usual, a very limited affair (no digital, no repress).

its the only one, its the skyline when the sun goes down, its the never ending moment, its the sound from the hacker!! incl the glitz (voltage) remix

new ep from chris lattner a man who is doing big things right now!

akiko kiyamas latest release features four tracks of intricate drum programming, bringing her characteristic warmth to the groove with their ghostly whispered vocal samples and the clicking and clanking poly-rhythmic sound made famous by the legendary berlin imprint, perlon. the first track, carnival, brings all the fun of the fair, a swirl of coloured lights barely glimpsed amongst the heaving throngs of somewhere like bar 25, followed on by an abstract slow burner which sneaks up on you with its sneezed vocal snippets and jangling bassline. talon, a real dancefloor creeper, clips along insistently and the final track, with its bass-guitar and pulsing synth line rounds of the record in perfect ethereal fashion. as akiko puts it herself, >deepness, depression, beauty, irony, fun - these are keywords for my music also my life itself<. you can definitely feel that there is much more thought put into these productions than just purely the need to move people on the dancefloor.

defrag is back! sid le rock is the new star on our label with 4 hot tracks only for sophisticated tastes. troubles is a funky techno ballad with a dark voice, more troubles is the dark side of sid le rock, minimal sounds and spacing effects lead us to a new planet. she smiles is for a romantic journey and the remix of fairmont drive us directly to a gloomy love

for fans of nein mann ... i m dancing in front of speakers like a robot….! the nightworker s new single -roboter- + a remix of keira. b-side contains a track of the nightworker feat. niklas on sax -gitano- with relaxed sound of saxophone and guitar.

tyke - the newest signing to grid recordings drop his debut ep >the music makers<, and its an absolute smasher. a mixture of huge dancefloor d&b with a warm analogue sound and more experimental cuts this debut solo project on grid marks the arrival of a very exciting new talent.

malachais deb³talbum >the ugly side of love< war das au?ergew÷hnlichste und beste album, das aus der exzessiv kreativen szene bristols in 2009 hervorgegangen ist. dass das neue album >return to the ugly side< nun wie sein vorgõnger genau 14 prõgnante songs in prõzisen 35 minuten umfasst, sei dem puren zufall geschuldet, erzõhlt gee, der charismatische frontmann mit der schleppenden sandpapierstimme. dar³ber hinaus gibt es aber durchaus unterschiede. nat³rlich. >return to the ugly side< ist viel stõrker als das erste album von den hip hop-wurzeln der beiden bandmitglieder geprõgt. >der sound ist sehr viel runder geworden ohne dabei zu hi fi zu sein<, so scott. malachai, in ihrer leidenschaftlichen dualitõt - scott/gee, melodie/beats, vergangenheit/gegenwart, furcht/hoffnung, hõ?lich/sch÷n - sind ein neuer klassiker s³denglands geworden.
inklusive code f³r freien mp3-download.

second release on sound carrier - another stunning secret dj weapon!

classic dub stuff, back in

classic dub stuff, back in

classic dub stuff, back in

tal m. kleins >house on the left< is the second single from his forthcoming exhaustasaurus lp. the name of the composition implies the track is left-field of house. jazz guitars lead the way for brooding pads and syncopated synths over deep beats. in short: a great moody tune!
comes on special coloured vinyl, somewhere between marbled and picture disc - a true beauty in sound & looks!

sam shackleton stalks deeper into the sub-loaded unknown, with two valentines day releases for honest jons, loaded with spectacular remixes by kevin martin, t++ and baron mordant, all stunningly mastered by rashad becker, and presented with startling artwork by zeke clough. this first 12 inch features the original plus remix from kevin martin aka king midas sound.

well... this is a fine record with wicked remixes

a new label from new york diner city sound drops a single with 4 tracks, including the one which just over a month has reached more than 15 thousand plays on soundcloud. a great, slow mo epic with beautiful rhythm and beats!

dessous turns to the uk for its 101st release with long-time electronic hero jamie anderson teaming up with fresh-faced owain k. the pair have already made their mark with several joint productions, yet this 4 track ep for dessous really brings their skills to light.

recorded in the winter/spring of 2009, first released in june 2009. at the time i called it my failed kompakt techno experiment, i started out with that minimal beat in mind but ended with something different. the title was the first thing i started with after watching some miss helen mirror on tv at the period, still love the title really. songs became longer and i discovered the delay while recording. this second record was the first one were i started settling on an sound of my own. some weeks after recording the screaming girls on the last track during their sunday afternoon youth group activity a baby fetus was found on their field with the mother being one of the girls

so what is the sound of progressive disco? well it captures the insane rhythm and the unforgiving driving beat that is instantly found in the funk of the early seventies but real disco music also had a formula that would guarantee the hottest djs success if played at the right time. that formula was a blend of up-tempo rhythm sections laden with south american percussion mixed with soulful vocals and orchestral strings - a symphony of sex, lust and love. we change the formula and focus on the rock, electronic and dub elements - slower, sleazy and fun.

spun presents the neurofunk legends synthetix & corrupt souls! these artists were a big hype from 2003 - 2006 with their very own unique sound and caused mayhem in the scene on labels like renegade hardware, obsessions, freak, black sun empire, disturbed and many more. spun came up with these 2 forgotten gems that still sound fresh. neuro heads will love the freaky sound of the a-side with the unmistakable heavy stepping beat and neurotic synths. the vibe reminds us of the good old days while the flip will fit in every djs set with its heavy percussion, siren like sounds and heavy synth stabs! still fresh! only limited available, so grab it while you can.

yasmin = the new uk sensation ?? incl stenchman dubstep mix

following up his successful foray of sampling on otp party breaks, andy ash finds himself diving head first into the darker outer limits of big room dance music. >another world< nods its head to technos yesteryear, more specifically detroit. imagine a slower version of the motor citys soulful chord pulsing sound and youll find yourself in the right ballpark. add to this andys finishing jacking touch and the result is golden. this time around otps remix work finds italian man of the hour nicholas, from no more hits (label) fame and otps very own marcos cabral

southern florida, 1984. the sonarphonic sound was pioneered by james mccauley aka maggotron / dxj / basstech. originally produced for bound sound records in 1984, this is one of the earliest and rarest recordings from mccauley and marks the beginning of the underground miami bass electro movement. in the following years he recorded hundreds of tracks including >the bass that ate miami<, >temple of boom<, and >attack on the planet of bass<. maggotron is still active in the genre and is currently working on a new album. if you are unfamiliar with mccauleys musical adventure, let the sonarphonic be your guide. tip!!

one would be curious as to what a track such as this one would sound like. images and visuals floating through your head as you press play, the airy, angelic pad intro induces you into a trance-like state before soothing piano lines and a pitched-up vocal reminiscent of the early hardcore era takes you away. as the drums come in with a half-time feel, it is easy to imagine japanese taiko drummers playing their part. once the break takes hold, a short span of melodic heaven uplifts before the drums take control again.