stl is the production alias of stephan laubner who has been releasing material under a variety of pseudonyms on labels likeperlon, smallville, styrax and his own something records imprint over the past decade. stephans productions are like fine wine, they develop, mature and get better with age. his past releases have gained support and charts from detroit luminaries like derrick may & theo parrish to the berghain collective, ben klock, marcel dettmann & steffi. his recent licensing of silent state on cassys new simply devotion mix on cocoon, ames fabric mix, steve bugs the lab and earning the number 1 spot ingroove magazines chart all speak volumes about the level of love and passion he puts into his productions. with stephans check mate he pays homage to a sound we simply adore, a musical conceit only a select few understand, hand crafting his sounds with a variety of analog signal processors, vintage synthesizers and a loving touch reminiscent of the early deepchord years. this is one to treasure, made for repeat listening

nice price deal !!! music designed for the underground! aaron ross & matthew bandy have landed themselves once again on the seasons recordings imprint and we could not be more excited to have them both back working on this one together! last year bandy got hitched and moved from the quite city of denver to the thriving city of london to mix things up and ending up hooking up with mr. ross and the rest is magic! this is the first project these two have worked on together and lets hope for more in the future. this record was designed for the underground!!

the man behind the much sought after digital underground and jungle brothers boots is back with the fifth installment of the consistently hot house arrest label. smoking west coast flavored funky house covers of some of the all time dance classics, with debarges all this love and robert roena ysu apollo bands que se sepa, a real funky latin house workout. this series is always a favorite with heavy hitters likeu. doc and farina so dont pass up this one!!

stickhead is back!! 8 tracks of dark kickin kotzaak style hardcore!

nice price deal !!! performance artist & singer bonnie wrongford teams up with nottinghams kinky movement & bristols mikkael. dj support from inland knights, da sunlounge, jazzy eyewear, jay west, bryan jones & more.

reaching back through time to lay hands in the forges of metal, nycs children riff out the present with their debut, hard times hanging at the end of the world. formed through jam sessions by guitarists skyler spohn, jonny rad ollsin (formerly of vancouvers s.t.r.e.e.t.s.), and drummer adam bennati (of early man), the group laid waste to clubs in and around the city beginning in late 2006, and have kept shredding onward. tradition meets stamina head on throughout hard times six massive tracks. with intricate, narrative dual guitar work and a frenzied, wired demeanor children bring it all together: thrash advancements, serious girth, familiar passages crosscut with relentless speed, a formidable edge, and self proclaimed spiritual conspiracy party riffs.

detroit, 1993. the burden brothers, known for their octave one project and 430west record label, start a new sub label called direct beat. it was created to release the techno electro sounds of inner city detroit. in 1995 the label was in full effect and released music produced by friends such as tommy hamilton, keith tucker, mad mike banks, will web and them self.
now 15 years later we know that direct beat was one of the big influences on how electro and techno is today. together with underground resistance, axis, m-plant in detroit and some like minded people in europe and artists such as drexciya, aphex twin, autechre and dopplereffekt it changed the way people looked at techno... it broke away from the dominant 4/4 kick and brought back the funk and emotion that disappeared once house and techno became popular and mainstream music in the early 90s.
we are happy to bring back direct beat records by making some of its classics available for a new generation. this is a part of techno music history we may not forget about! especially in these days that people consume more and more of the format tracks. this shows that emotion, passion and energy creates much more then just a dj tool... it creates tracks that become part of peoples life! and not for just one or two months in your i-pod... but for the rest of your life in your record collection! timeless classic collection... must have!

badmotorfinger got lost amid the blockbuster success of nevermind and ten (all were released around the same time). but the fact is that, though they re all great records, badmotorfinger is much less accessible by comparison. not that it isnt melodic, but it also sounds twisted and gnarled, full of dissonant riffing, impossible time signatures, howling textural solos, and weird, droning tonalities. its surprisingly cerebral and arty music for a band courting mainstream metal audiences, but it attacks with scientific precision. part of that is due to the presence of new bassist ben shepherd, who gives the band its thickest rhythmic foundation yet and, moreover, immediately shoulders the departed hiro yamamotos share of songwriting duties. but its apparent that the whole band has greatly expanded the scope of its ambitions. and badmotorfinger fulfills them, pulling all the different threads of the bands sound together into a mature, confident, well written record. this is heavy, challenging hard rock full of intellectual sensibility and complex band interplay.

a warehouse found !! just a remarkable twisted tribal / proggy house classic!! underground will live forever baby, just likes roaches, never die!!!

cobblestone jazz founding member danuel tate is back on the solo tip with his newest project for wagon repair - wag055 >doesnt like you back ep< - and this time, probably as a result of spending so much time on the road with bandmates mathew jonson and tyger dhula, he is bringing it harder. although some familiar elements from his first ep, >pushcard<, can be found in the horns and synths mixing together to form the beds for the quirky vocoder, this five-track release comes more direct. >doesnt like you back< reflects the moment on the dance floor when you realize the woman next to you is way out of your league, which we guess isnt a bad feeling as long as you like dancing with super hot women.

welcome to the world of mysterious organist & producer dan electro. dan electro is a charming guy who lives very far away from the sytem of babylon. his music is out of time... it carries the reminiscence of a time when people played music simply for the love of it... his touch is magnetic, mystical and inspired. dan electro musics really got soul. but the man has a complex background... for a long time, he played bass for the slow slushy boys, a band that still performs today one of the best rooted rythm & blues around the world. dan electro finds a great part of his inspiration within the universe of geniuses like louis jordan, eddie kirk, the five royales and the barefoot gospel divas sister rosetta tharpe or winona carr... and he is still involved in music that talks to both your ass and your soul... with a preference for the first !
the lucky discovery of farley jackmaster funks >fix me< revealed dan electro the connections between black music at its core roots and contemporary house music. shortly after, he started producing some amazing tunes that felt like love affairs between old church organs and mad computers... sung by ageless preachers & divas. his music has been played by djs such as gilles peterson, joey negro, sumo, recloose, dj morpheus, spiritual south, nick v, michael rutten, rainer truby, nik weston, unabombers, erik rug, philarmonix, patchworks, stevie sole... radios as bbc 1, frequence jazz, xfm scotland, radio fg, compost radioshow... enjoy !

after our highly acclaimed release with john beltran and convextion, we continue within the detroit techno spirit, although updated to todays sound.
conforce is the moniker of a 22 year old bloke from the island of terschelling in the netherlands. he is currently living in the city of leeuwarden where he works as an audiovisual designer. at the end of 2007 rush hour released his first 12 inch >our concern<, which got big support from people like josh wink, rolando, derrick may and laurent garnier. >junction< followed in 2008, with again raving feedback. to quote resident advisor: >quite simply he s a rising star<. now there are 4 amazing tracks from him on curle, hope you like em as much as we do!

supported by raresh, tanzmann, mark henning, laurent garnier, lauhaus, agnes and more!
remix ep action kicking off with ultra hot talent martinez, giving our recent release >leif - designed with that in mind< his supa teched up house treatment.
einmaleins starlet chris lattner is up next, polishing >pawas - mac dub< into a rolling groove tech houser. watch out for a forthcoming ep from chris near christmas
and finally, we employed one of our very own to remix, ahem, one of our very own, with cally giving >blm & pawas - online< a techno d up reboot.

back to jack with steve summers... his debut release was the big surprise for everyone... the best vintage (acid) house tracks we could wish. and more of that intense classic house music on the follow up. here in our office we have people shouting rewind rewind and flashing the lights on and of as fast as possible when we play this! a must have for all fans of larry heard, joe lewis etc. big tip!

warehouse find. a few copies of long deleted larry heard full length album! be quick!!!

boris ross solo ep on his own luxaflex imprint. after a series of great remixes and releases on labels like oproof (rum), stolen moments and luxaflex its now time for the solo ep! an icredibly funkie house / minimal release for all of the headnodding crew out there. build like only boris can with its funky rhythm and fast edits and chords. some hidden vocals in there for your pleasure.. i want to ask you.. uhm..

electronic music of the highest order here, think kraftwerk / early ur etc, this debut release from elekridas on the universal human underground label is a beautiful, deep, spacy 4-track journey that is well worth taking!

le barde & johnatan borne are back with 3 big electro techno tracks included brilliant rmx from gino s & snake plissken!

punk rock anthems for the next generation!!

mississippi records this time delivers a great collection of guitar-driven melodic and rocking blues and gospel, recorded between 1927 and 1934.

2004 various styles of house compilation!!

big m shakes da bootie for the 9th time and delivers yesterdays pearls polished up to enlighten todays and tomorrows dancefloors!

mr. popps soundtrack f?r 2009: der duesseldorfer setzt auf seine livequalitaeten.

a bass heavy groove with drops & builds in all the right places including a very catchy vocal hook! dj feedback/support from: axwell, dj chus, luis lopez, hector romero, david penn, carl kennedy, karotte, prok & fitch and bingo players!! john shelvin feat. erire - all in my mind: abel ramos is on fire! he proves again why he is one of the best remixers around: steady house sounds combined with very catchy vocals! dj support/feedback from: axwell, hector romero, thomas gold. erick e, and roog.

deep and jacking quality 3 tracker!! each track a sure club winner begging to be played for the crowd!! u cant afford to miss this one!!

hot on the heels of their successful release on speedfreaks label absurd audio. tugie & autopsy prove the uk hardcore sound is going from strength to strength. an awesome 4 tracker by the 2 men behind the label!

long awaited new material from the detroit master andres on moodymanns >other< label. in true mahogani music style they decided to release the second of his two eps before the first. there has been a new andres album rumoured for a while now so we are thinking this is the second half of it. theres eleven tracks in total, with a few skits and interludes bridging the gap between classic detroit house jams and gospel style vocal tracks that kdj himself would be proud of. this one was well worth the wait!!

nice price deal !!! big big big hit !!! new plug in sampler including the new major bryce smashing hit cathedrales, already present in many cd compilation, and the famous wanted track cocaine buisness, with an exclusive remix from the netherlands well known producer apex mind. quality jumpstyle tracks as usual!

over the last half year shaun baker has been busy producing and fine-tuning his new single give!. in the meantime together with dance nation shaun produced the hit single sunshine 2009. to make the premium package complete just like with v.i.p. & hey hi hello, uptunes have pulled in again the remixing talents of the internationally acclaimed michael mind. raindropz! has also been employed yet again to produce his version of give!. we are sure his version will not only find acceptance from the hand ups quarter but from a much wider audience making this shaun baker release probably the best shaun baker track to date.

4 track breakcore massacre!!

yogi and husky are back on salted delivering a solid and diverse multi flavored package! the body language ep boasts solid production content and quality musical craftsmanship with a soulful vocal as well as dubbed out deep and techy grooves to choose from. recognizably custom designed and created for salted, this one is a little something for the underground deep house enthusiast and destined to get your booty bouncing.

superb 4 track ep with soulful deephouse

fresh kicking peak time housebomb! steve murano & michael mind remixes

speedcore 4 track massacre!!

cool package with remixes by kurd maverick/jerry ropero & dj mind!! must have!!

since the early releases from the mid nineties, every muscial statement made by this man must be investigated. never one to put a step wrong, the sonic mind sound became instantly unique, raising the awareness of the techno community of what lay between detroit & chicago - kalamazoo.in the 21st, now residing in poland, the d knox sound continues to develop. whilst maintaining the acute instinct for getting all elements of tracks in beautiful balance for the maximum techno funk & groove, each track carries a lightness, maybe even translucent quality of sounds so characteristic of his style. once simple question - do you have a sonic mind

kicking off with head honcho mark browns mync project and the dancefloor devastating switch remix, next up we have the much sought after tocadisco mix of the egg. the b side kicks off with the incredible dj marky & a sides remix of legend carl cox who teams up with yousef on æi want you forever taking it to a whole new set of buyers. rounding things off we have the newest of the tracks an amazing pairing of sneak & herve which has to be 1 of the tracks of the year so far. all in all a dynamite package not to be missed

excellent deep grooving house tracks!!

first release on kse.... nacho patrol a.k.a. legowelt, a banging 4 track 12 inch on a electronic space journey tipping the borders of raw afrobeat funk combined with deep house grooves. limited run !we are proud to release the first 12 inch on the newly born kindred spirits sublabel: kse. a sub-label for futuristic sounds, experimental electronic music and beyond.

we present to you four new tracks from tiger stripes, two of which can be found on the upcoming full-length album, safari. each track sounds like it comes from four different corners of house music, but all strike in unison to create a patchwork sound that could only be tiger stripes. his tracks are so universally rhythmic it can work on almost any dancefloor. each song embarks the listener in a voyage, telling a tale with its varied subliminal messages, with severe synth sounds and incredibly effective drum loops, clearly shining through on this masterpiece collection of danceable works....special rerelease

a beautiful deep house meets cosmic disco song that gives you goose bumps every time you hear this + a nice rmx package: aromalicious!

nice price deal !!! electro house bomb with jerry ropero, paul darey & marc flaque, dj mind and dush deep mixes!

jisco delivers the goods again and stays one step ahead from the rest of the pack with a brilliant three tracker of smoked out thumping disco edits from canada based eddie c. these will fly fast again - be quick!

the frogs are on acid again and woody mcbride is the animal tamer!

huuuuuuge 3 tracker by capricorn!!

cosmo anarchy vol.2 goes a little darker. two tracks with strong atmosphere still very funky and 1 sweet old school house track on the a2 make this ep very special. a mood in between daniel bell and christian vogel. for the a1 we have for the first time on the label a strong dubstep track! great dj tool. as for the b side it?s freaky funky techno, a dark and soulful dancefloor track! s-max comes back on telegraph with cosmo anarchy presented in 2 singles released in a row. each single is moody and souful - 3 minimal-funk tracks with killer groove! s-max productions differ between house (moodymann/ jovonn/ nugroove), minimal (dbx/ todd sines), crispy+funky (herbert/ ark/ perlon/ akufen/ morgan geist) and funky techno (christian vogel, tobias schmidt, neil landstrumm, claude young). generally influenced by classic detroit/ chicago/ early warp and the whole brighton- stuff.

steven beyer comes with his next great release on aspekt-records. also known from his last big release on lordag which was played by troy pierce, perc, oscar and so on! aspekt-records continue to stand for innovative sound and perfect functionality! incl a huge house style remix by einmaleins artists jean daniel & der schmeisser.

superb sixth release on open source sees mutate & distort deliver a classic slice of acid on the a. flip for london warehouse live p.a legend t.t on a huge percussive tip & then tokyos dj tearz banging it with a slightly more electro vibe.

the sidewinder create a krackling and hissing world of technological industrialism on this 1996 mille plateaux double vinyl.