first release for this new italian label, who claim to bring techno back to its top level. we re inclined to agree with those sentiments, as are the others who have received promos of the release. the a side consists of two deep and dark techno tracks, that should also find favour with more minimal djs. they are apparently by a popular northern european artist, going under the guise of ????. the label has kept such a secret that we dont even know who it is. on the b side, we have a soz adams (esperanza, archipel, gumption) remix of label head obtane and fris, which is a retro chicago style excursion, and german duo sebastian herre and obscure close the ep with a more detroit techno inspired track.

a brooding, belligerent, open top, ocean drive, wind in your hair eighties disco theme. very 80s. a perfect storm of dark synths and disco beats... where every dance floor is a crime scene.

stricly limited pressing. 300 cool transparant blue vinyl! big with laurent garnier and ame. spring is defenitely in the air !..)the limited series reaches its fith installment with æthinking about you. and darko esser is going very deep on this one. the title track was originally due for release on the poussez music imprint from dj yellow, before the label got discontinued. the track is dedicated to the important women in darkos life and was originally picked up by laurent garnier and ame amongst others. now finally it gets released on sparkling blue transparant vinyl! the vocal hook and bassline grab instant attention building gradually up and down throughout the track accompanied by a constant unresistable groove. ænostalgie on the flip follows the same musical guidelines, but with classically arranged strings and vibraphone melodies on top of the ongoing rhythmic excersize. the atmosphere is optimistic, spring is in the air!

dutch top producer triax (well known for his slammin releases on underground house movement) proudly presents his new release on the mighty hard kryptik imprint! two superb tunes are offered, and they receive wicked remixes by nuclear device (traxtorm records) and forsaken is dead (six feet underground) too! so what more can a hardcore head wish for??

the international freakshow theatre is opening its doors for 2009s spring season. coming along with the sunny weather we bring you another minimal house weapon that is deep, dark and dangerous! the 3 producers who are responsible for chainletters ep belong to the next generation of the clubmusic business. these young guns are mirco violi, fabio gianelli & sercan. during the last year they already were able to proof that the sound they are creating is definitely more than capable of competing within the international clubmusic scene. with releases on imprints like underground limited, off or welt sounds they gained tons of positive feedback. the well balanced and textured grooves these guys deliver are all carefully crafted while the subliminal vocal samples and stunnin effects keep the perception fully occupied as well as offering various mixing opportunities in the process. on the flipside of international freakshow no.12 youll find another phat, tribalsih minimal housetune done by them called mugatu says as well as some more hypnotic house remix of get around by berlin based till von sein who also created some really successful tracks in the past on labels like dirt crew records, morris audio or trenton, that gained full support of various top names

after a recent guest performance on seuil’s eklo label, michael melchner - the young producer and dj from nuremberg - is back with another stunning ep for cargo edition. melchner is the resident-dj of the ‘kiss klub“ party series at nuremberg’s famous club ‘die rakete’, and music aficionados will have had their eye on this up-and-coming artist for a while now. this time around michael melchner dishes up three top-notch house tracks for us. “you understand“ is techhouse at its best, where he deftly holds and rides that balance between deepness and the dancefloor. a continously forward-pushing bassline is combined with a mysterious vocal sample and restrained breaks. „wooob“ grabs you with its devastatingly simple rhythm, while the bassline cuts through with a high dose of funk. topping the track off we have a vocal loop that shows off michael’s affection to the musical beginnings of house. this ties in nicely with the ep closer »just a skip« which reminisces over the sound of chicago. profound melodies, skillfully arranged vocal samples and a whole heap of soul suggest that michael melchner may just have produced a modern house classic. so again, just like on his first ep for cargo edition in may last year, michael melchner has managed to paint a musical portrait combining the present and the past into one classic moment.

daniel steinberg continues to have great sucess on labels such as microfon, grandpetrol and stylerockets and is also the main representative for front room recordings. with his last e.p, featuring >keep on movin< and >dont you know?<, enjoying such widespread sucess we thought we should call upon the remix skills of roman flügel and siopis for this release. roman has been artistically active sine the 1990s with his own labels playhouse, ongaku musik and klang elektronik contributing some of the best house around throughout the years. his remixes for the likes of pet shop boys, human league, primal scream and kylie minogue have garnered him a worldwide recognition and now he delivers in true style to front room. siopis, fresh from his get physical release >penny from the lane<, has also recently remixed mr. static which has further pushed his name into the international dance music vocabulary. his work can also be spotted on some of the most prominent labels like get physical, bpitch control and crosstown rebels to name a few. three quality remixes making one brilliant e.p that maintains front room at the top of its game.

seamless recordings new offshoot seamless twelves which will concentrate more on vocal and uplifting house brings you a sampler of whats to come from the label. on this sampler we feature tracks by top quality producers such as matthias heilbronn (pdp ft inaya), jazzloungerz, greg stainer & central avenue people supporting these tracks already are atfc, roger sanchez, rocco, syke n sugarstarr, hector romero, alfred azzetto, tom de neef, martin ten velden, andy ward amongst others

nina sky gets mashed out on this cheeky 12inch, with ashantis sit with me too well on the flip and on top on the b side!

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played by 2000 and one, giles smith, nick curly, tobi neumann.... solomun is the owner of diynamic records in hamburg, top notch producer and a splendid dj as well, so a team up with jackmate came only natural. the first two pieces they deliver here, show their love for lush detroit-ish soundscapes, combined with demanding drums and repetitive chord progressions parexcellance! carnivale is like a growing storm on a hot summer day, building its tense with beautiful string arrangements and coming to a climax in rolling thunders of pure bliss! factory is a special little gem of its own, that could run for days, so subtle and charming is the flow of this early morning grower. highly recommended stuff

brand new phonetic release from hot propertys daley padley & jon johnson 4 slammin mixes to choose from. cool cuts top ten

simply red started with this 24 years ago & now its back with help from seamus haji & paul emmanuel alongside a dubbier mix from italys alex gaudino. already top 20 cool cuts

hit alert: as already tipped in the cool cuts chart in music week - where the track has been recently hitting the top 20, thats jazz is an old school jazzy house groove and definitely one of the most surprising and euphoric track surfaced in miami this year. already playlisted from bbc, galaxy fm, kiss fm and radio fg and supported from adam shaw, glenn morrison, riva starr, dj chus, robert owens, hector romero, freeform five, john acquaviva, jim rivers, gold ryan, tiger stripes, cicada, atfc, sultan & ned shepard, gus gus, elite force, audiojack, rob mello, chris lake and satoshi tomie.

quantized music is back with its 3rd vinyl release! the athenian - based techno / house label welcomes greek wonder boy, george lemos (cecille, resopal, be chosen etc.) for 2 tracks full of wonderful melodies and intelligent tech house rhythms. >na funky kotes< is a weird melodic cut, with driving beats and the clarinet of george on top, full of uplifting pads and repetitive loops. totally lemos! >some groove< is a funky number with funny bleeps, soulful / jazzy keys and groovy feeling. together comes a remix from berlins new favourite guy, swiss- born, david keno (morris audio, kindisch, keno music) on >na funky kotes<. his approach is more minimal and raw, retaining the core of the original track, being groovy and melodic.

after last years debut with people from ibiza (top 10 position in the german dance charts) on mylo, a.c.k. & simon point are back with their follow-up come with me. pumping electro house with micha moor, chris montana & ely yabu and abel riballo & dj kds on remix duty!

dj aakmael is a producer/dj, who produces house, hip hop and r&b tracks. being a true music head, aakmael has a very rich background of music in his blood including hip hop, r n b, house, reggae, classical, opera, and jazz.

after the killer release of shotgun sunsetsoul is back with another huge track! the german label kicks off 2009 with another massive dance floor burner from the greek funk producer basement freaks. this brilliant broken beat monster combines a heavy bassline with vocals by greek musician and producer quasamodo. mixes come from russian freestyle artist valique, who turns this into a driving percussion breaks gem with an incredible swing. on the flip, german super producer da wiesel delivers funky drums and a huge bossa break which will blow the roof off the club. finally viennas top dj shantisan, drops a house remix which ups the ante on the original, flipping it into a groove laden 4x4 vibe . so fasten your seat belts!

alex under remixed by par grindvik, tobias and tadeo aka circunbalation !! here come the remixes for >multiplicanciones3< by some of our favorite artists. par grindvik, tobias and circunbalation aka tadeo are the chosen ones to reinterpretate alex unders originals. different tracks for different moments - but all of them top notch

its time again for tigerskin here at dirt crew ! alexander krüger proves once again to be on top of business. he delivers 3 new cuts from his analogue organic domain studio that are truly heavenly. from house to deep techno and trance, you can find every style in his unique blend of dance music. he is also currently collaborating with our other deep house soldier till von sein on tracks for their new project which will be released later this year on dirt crew. alex is in full effect and you can hear that in these marvellous tracks. nuff said ! enjoy !

a new gleaming star in the sky, intending to point the way in the promised land, abates the first misty-eyed, playful publication. nonetheless jackin, house-bounce red threads twist thru all tracks, which could not be more divergent. excellent, then each one is a grandiose dj-tool destined to keep the hearing nerves back in time. diversify guaranteed and impossible to keep still. label owners are the always-on-top swiss dj and producer steve cole and the berlin born robert stolt, charactering a part of the dj- and producing team with the pathbreaking name tagträumer2. it was his original contribution, impudent, vibrating propelling was unmistakable jimi hendrixs muse. like his mentor, he cleverly combined rock n roll with reveries, today an explosive mixture. the remix of tigerskin aka dub taylor is a psychedelic sound, that remind us of the best years of bordercommunity, like a nice lsd-trip known in to those days. the cream on the cakeis steve coles remix, maximal in defiance of minimal. he compiles the language of the woodstock heroes into the >sound of berlin< and wrapped it into a story, which can be patiently eavesdropped.

nice price deal !!! a top notch uk funky re-rub of the lloyd smash >girls around the world<! this one sure to get the ladies butts wigglin and jigglin!

smack is a new record label from steve mac, created as an outlet for his own productions and collaborations with top producers within house and techno. the first batch of releases will see steve deliver his own brand of cutting edge music and partner up with paul harris, danny rampling and cevin fisher. remixes will come from paul woolford, nic fanciulli and matt nordstrom

top hard techno 4 tracker by the one and only robert natus himself!

poker flat owner and visionary dj & producer steve bug recently celebrated the 10th anniversary and 100th release for the label. continuing this buzz, and as always, confirming his rightful place at the top, steve is now gearing up to release his fourth full artist album. the >two of a kind< ep is a teaser of things to come as the long player drops in a few months time, and what a teaser it is…! once again joining forces with long-time compadre clé, of märtini brös fame, the pair whip up a deep storm, resulting in the solemn midnight swagger of month of sip. cool, metallic pads and trademark tight drums lay the groundwork for a momentous twisted synth line to wrap its way around the senses. full of tension, drama and stone-cold style, its a track that will define the nights - or indeed the mornings - dancefloor adventures. working solo on the b-side, and in-all-outclassic bug mode, steve builds perhaps his most drifting, euphoric vision of modern house music to date. beautiful, phasing synth stabs open this epic-vibed slow burner whose refined elements stay pure and true throughout. if youre searching for dynamic, addictive underground house music, full of history and yet remarkably modern, look no further

bouncing, party jungle music! the widlife collective are ed solo, dj deekline & simon m. 2009 brings new label jungle cakes a collaboratration with ed solo & simon m. deekline himself has worked and continues to work with heavyweight producers such as tim healey, wizard, ed solo, dj assault, dj fresh, stanton warriors, arthur baker, freestylers, and fort knox five, not to mention vocalists ivory, yolanda, wiley, and top cat.

another sure fire hit for 3blue wheels & disco return to the ranks and drop a funky good times bomb with remixes from some mighty big names.. fresh from his massive remix of hccr & jose nunez - lifting for cr2, dj dlg does it again creating an anthemic mix thats sure to be heard all summer long. on the b side we have europes finest denis the menace & big world who take it deeper & tribal for those big rooms rounding things off in style is the uks very own funkster e squire who keeps the original feel and opts for an all together funkier hed kandi feel...all in all a top notch package good times indeed!!

the first release on the new label x-pected records is a fantastic house-version of the old shannon hit from the 80s and supported with great remixes - already top 10 in all german dance-charts. incl. belmond & parker remix and mark ves remix.

prodigy and limp bizkit get the treatment this time round from the cut & run crew! top quality party breaks as per usual from this seminal tribute label!

fort knox fives critically acclaimed album radio free dc has been voted one of this years most exciting, most eclectic funk albums by usa today. wanting to move things in new directions, the fort knox five have enlisted several of their favorite djs and producers to add their take to radio free dc. to get the party started, the fort knox five enlisted world renowned uk party rocker, a skillz, from britains premier breaks label, fingerlickin records. a skillz delivers his trademark fusion of funk and hip hop with a heavy dose of electro breaks for his remix of insight. top australian breaks producer, nick thayer keeps the party going with his twisted mix of funk 4 peace, complete with monster breaks and dirty basslines that are guaranteed to amp up any dancefloor.

banging 4 tracker by horacio cruz, tadox and david moleon!!

dpress industries keep releasing top quality deep music. now is the time for a new signing to the label, claudio mate, a young italian producer who is known for being part of the remixers crew on >ôgame over 2007<(night vision) and he made a great detroit techno remix of the classic track originally produced by infiniti (juan atkins). >dub island< is a deep and dubby techno journey surrounded by two amazing reworks, one by claudio himself under the name of echoreshape, the name speaks by itselfà think of echospace, intrusion, ovatow àand the second remix is by the well respected producer quantec, who has previously recorded for styrax, echocord, meanwhileà quantec is here and again giving his personal touch to the track, liquid and spacey soul techno. a must

mladen tomic is the next big artist from bosnia. with very well received releases on various labels like adult he is building a massive profile for himself. top techno tracks in the new style perfect for the dancefloor!!!

huge support by dj murphy, odessa soundfreaks, vortechtral, dmitiri kecheagias, roman zawodny and many more!! pedro delgardo does it again! he always manages to get hold of the top notch techno tracks from the hottest artists all the time. quality funky techno that s what it is.

244 km!! thats the distance between berlin and hamburg. this is what hauke freer and matthias reiling do as often as possible to visit each others studios and start fighting over bass lines and kick drums. after some top notch releases on the real soon and morris audio record labels we are very pleased to welcome a four tracker from the duo at hairy claw hq. the boys open up the ep with swashbuckler, hypnotic, minimal grooves with snatches of percussion and spun in samples. very go round carries on the minimal grooves but juxtaposes jazzy snatches and wonky stabs. foot the bill introduces tribal rhythms and samples, whilst drum fest black betty rounds things off with a percussive and left field slant. a varied and impressive debut from hauke and matthias on hairy claw.

fame and zouk imprint owner mischa daniels has chosen his direction. the only way is up! with the success of his another place still fresh in memory, hes now hitting back hard with all that mattered. the original vocal sample comes from a memorable classics: de nuit- all that mattered, which had its first released in 2001. more than 8 years later, with the steady beat, the shivering vocals and a hypnotizing synth on top, this mischa daniels remake is about to break down the house and tear down the clubs. all that mattered wont easily be forgotten. dj support: steve angello & ingrosso: on it! supporting this new track of mischa! tom novy: looks really good to me! john dahlback: support!

big with brothers vibe, osunlade, masomenas, namito, kiki. with catalogue number 114 the bcbtec label cements the italian connection and welcomes fausto messina & vicente with a nice three tracker called >tomatina ep<. fausto messina is already well known for his stunning releases like >compulsive disorder< which got love from sven väth and was licenced for his mighty mix compilation series >the sound of the eight season<. the critically acclaimed >sib*ney< on wir was supported by various top djs like luciano, loco dice, argy, gregor tresher

played by villalobos & raresh !! what a way to start off 2009, a very strong ep delivered from catwash aka chris carrier & dj w!ld with remix from lemos & kreon. groovabilisme (original) hits with its’ crafty tech-house stomp, killer kick, and fun tribal groove. a very interesting concept on this production, as the deep grounding rhythm is super floor filling, yet the space between gives it the perfect air for the huge sub that just rolls this cut to the top of the charts. a sure shot for all players. kreon’s mix stylizes with more jack then jack himself. his vox arrangements give his cut a pop, lock, and rock it knack for the true school dancer. this remix takes any spot in a set, it’s got the capability to kick it big or be slow & deep, depending on how a player wishes to pitch it- a brilliant & effective production. lemos rocks the bells a for main lead rhythm, an excellent perspective to make for a clever & diversity ep. his mix creates a driving hypnotic bender with enough thump & smack to keep the bells intact and still lead the floor into a seductive sound scape of a moving utopia.

classic feat ashford & simpson, mass production and instant funk!

perspectiv proposes you some serious vibes for your dj bag. october (caravan) strikes back with a new electronic odissey my left tool ep . on the flip tobias. (wagon repair, nsi) in top form deliver us one of the most sensitive remix ever on the label.

uto karem is back on agile, with his first solo ep. this time, uto delivers us some top notch quality tunes, typical for his very high standard productions.

winter here and cold sounds also, this time warm up engine s drivers are grovskopa and agony forces, joined in remix duties by label s boss oscar mulero. grovskopa ignites the flame on b side with jauhar, and industrialized piece of dark techno with an analogue bassline as a starring ,resting on top of an abstract and metallic beat, salted with hypnotic vocal samples and atmospheres. a peak time weapon for the hard ones. closing b side oramics by agony forces investigate in the same field, nearly industrial beats, crunchy and dark, sinewave sequences, fat bassdrums and again an hypnotic and lisergic feel. as the the track goes on, pads and synth atmos do the job adding a mellow edge to the dark side. alone on a side, oscar mulero s rework of jauhar is pure floor action, substracting atmospheres and focusing on rythms and beats. giving a straight ahead approach to the original. electronic body music for the 21st century.

the sweet vandals return with 2 funk classics taken from their new album lovelite to be released end of march 2009 ... thank you for you, which is also the opening track of the new album lovelite, will shake your body and feet! the power of the song will drag you right onto the dancefloor! lets have some fun features a beat that will make you nod your head in funky agreement. maykas voice is at the top of the game! convince yourself...so we can say we told you so....

tracklisting: a: the discowboys: to the mountain top (two armadillos remix) b1: phonique: teenage love (kevin yost dub remix) b2: tracks and the city: ill be there (gruber & nürnberg remix)

second release for the april77 record label... our sound is fast and tough. we dig the clash, buzzcocks, the jam and all that mid 70s early punk stuff. the list could go on and on (lenny pops, singer of the red hearts.). the red hearts are a household name in the los angeles indie rock and punk scene. they are lead by lenny pops, who formed the band in 2004 after having played in the brian jonestown massacre. the guys have shared the stage with cult icons such as silver apples, the avengers, as well as playing with many of todays top bands including black lips and lords of altamont.

for dilek’s third reference we would like to introduce donor (brooklyn) / truss (london). after recent releases on the legendary synewave and the prestigious dumb-unit, the transatlantic duo is back once again with another dancefloor killer! the watson ep is deep, dark, hypnotic techno at its finest! and to top it off, included are remixes by elon (nyc) and korall (stockholm). elon who is no stranger to the minimal scene once again delivers the goods, but it is with great pleasure that we introduce korall who will be making their debut appearance with one of the better remixes we have encountered to date.

incl gregor tresher remix !! in its original form, ghost life displays all the hauntingly emotive qualities that the title suggests. subtly uplifting and set to a shuffling rhythm the main focus of the piece is a wonderfully tranquil melody that flows freely on top of heavy sub-bass. typically cinematic ghost life is instantly recognizable as a pole folder record. gregor tresher brings his midas touch to the release, shaking up the sublime sounds of the original to create a dark tech house rework.