30 year old london born ali pearce, aka stealth is a dj/producer that has been on the scene for many years. his diverse style and maturity of sound has seen him successful in many areas of the drum and bass spectrum, achieving releases on some of the industries most respected labels including – v recordings, renegade hardware, subtitles, frequency, intasound and many more… after honing his skills as a teenager on the illegal rave scene in the late 90s, his early days as a dj saw him picked up to be a resident warm up artist for the legendary promotion movement, going on to play at some of londons top nightclubs over the years, as well as abroad, and hosting weekly shows on origin fm. the last few years have been focussed more and more towards his productions, allowing him to cultivate his skills as an artist, and securing dj support of his work from the likes of – andy c, chase and status, subfocus, marky, bailey, bryan g, calyx, teebee, dbridge, break, ulterior motive, zero tolerance and xtrah to name a few! the future definitely looks bright for this budding producer, as 2013 kicks off with an ep due out on subtitles early in the year, as well as material lined up for release on andy cs new imprint program, so keep your ears peeled!

berlin based brit ed davenport launches his own counterchange imprint, titled after his defining debut lp last year on uk label nrk. maintaining the concept of presenting bold, contrasting and multi-faceted dance music, the label will release new material from ed alongside other artists, ranging from techno, house, electronica, and beyond. blending atmospheric house with heavily laden techno, davenports inland project was first revealed on the berlin based falkplatz label in 2012, with the self titled inland ep.
dj support: ben sims / rolando / ben klock / len faki / joe mull etc

asset003 is stojches debut release in 2013. he returns back to his solo imprint to present the 3rd ep in the series. again 4 –tracker 12 inch, range of quality techno and house outputs in brilliant symbiosis

amazing! first release on sova. the new imprint cames up with a beautifull 4 tracker by pawas and alme. from techno to house and strongly influenced by dub.

having established the w&o street tracks imprint in 2012 to further push the revivalist house sounds of themselves and their contemporaries, waze & odyssey kick present the labels first release of 2013 with a double header of hot house talent. on the a-side, ejeca, who helmed the last w&o street tracks release teams up with us based rhythm operator on raid, an initially tense house number which explodes into a catchy sequence of lysergic 90s stabs, complete with whooping vocal sample. on the flip, rising london producer citizen builds on the momentum from a year of strong releases on love fever, five easy pieces and kerri chandlers madtech with in my mind, a heady combination of hypnotic vocal loops, thick bass, and narcotic organ chords which display a darker side to the producer.

the mad aussies at haul music have changed things up a lot since the inception of their digital imprint nearly 5 years ago. in what might be described as a backwards move made by label-men who have simply lost their edge, they began releasing on vinyl only. first with a limited run of ornately illustrated portraits of the label owners, and now they are set to present a vinyl-only release from a cast of relative-unknowns.

phat repress tipp !!
balances ep sees uk imprint galdoors kick off with a three-track work of art from the inimitable german genius - audio werner. with releases on perlon, minibar, circus company and of course his own label hartchef discos, his work is highly regarded and in demand but his output is thoughtful and considered.

the latest offering from san franciscos icee hot label finds the young imprint officially welcoming another artist to its gradually expanding roster. that said, contakt isnt exactly a stranger. the michigan-reared, new york-based producer is one of the founders and resident djs at brooklyns turrbotax® party, which has long been a sort of sister party to icee hot. contakt has previously released music for respected outposts like local action, grizzly, and dutty artz, but nobody else and tessera 04 find him taking an important step forward as an artist, delivering tunes that are richer and more really realized than anything from his past. particularly on nobody else, contakts flair for big-room melody remains intact, but he takes notes from classic kms, filling out the songs cresting synths with a full-bodied bassline, a hooky vocal sample and a sturdy rhythmic underpinning. tessera 04 goes deeper, channeling maurizio while delving headlong into a dense cloud of synths and maintaining a steady sense of forward momentum. on the flipside, icee hot resident ghosts on tape continues his recent hot streak, infusing nobody else with punchy drumwork and a potent rave sensibility. detroit legend robert hood then rounds out the release, transforming tessera 04 into a pulsing and purring slice of heady analog techno.

brighton s black key records launches its vinyl only arm, in the form of black key limited, with a superb double a-side from german producer, ugly drums, featuring 2 excellent tracks of deep, sophisticated house music.since its launch in 2011, black key records has firmly cemented itself as a label consistently outputting quality house music from an array of highly respected artists. in just 18 months the imprint has released music from the likes of blm, flori, milton jackson & giovanni damico, with their releases picking up support from a number of top names on the scene. resident advisor recently stated: brighton s black key records may be small… but they re consistently on-point with their take on deep house. this is no small feat considering the volume of labels offering their interpretation of the in-vogue sound to an increasingly saturated market

brand new, london-based imprint, othertones, launches with a stellar three track release from dan farserelli and romanian artist mp, entitled fat cap and backed with a baby ford remix. the labels aim is pretty simple, tipping its focus towards releasing quality underground electronic music across the board from associates in the industry, while also welcoming established artists respected by the label-heads. here its inaugural release embraces a low-slung, stripped-back house aesthetic, with raw, gritty sounds and a profound depth instilled in the productions. baby ford adds a further weight to package with a dubbed-out ethereal interpretation of the title track. this is intelligent listening and a great indication whats to come, with this brand new imprint packing a punch from the very off. dj support: dice / tini / spencer parker / mr g / raresh / d julz / brothers vibe and more

the newest offering from luke hess deeplabs imprint: warehouse sessions volume 1. limited to 500 grey marbled copies worldwide, all four producers on duty here keep the vibe deep and unique, jacking at times while laid back and cosmic at others. four tracks with a groove firmly rooted in early to mid-nineties detroit warehouse techno, the results mix analog instruments and machines with a dose of atmospheric dub!

for years now, rich nxt has been making waves in the underground scene in london. a key player in the inner circle of fuse london alongside enzo siragusa and seb zito, the substance ep will be his second solo release on the imprint. it is another top release from a label that seems to be unstoppable at the moment, and rich nxt expertly lifts the shadowy fusic sound from the depths of london, working it into four killer tracks for your record collection.

after causing mayhem in the hands of a select few djs, and rising to anthem status at andrew weatherall & sean johnstons mighty a love from outer space, logan fishers edit of walk the night is finally getting a vinyl only release on his haules baules imprint, accompanied by a mind altering acid interpolation remix courtesy of the aforementioned mr johnston in his hardway bros guise.

dj kaos jolly jams imprint, returns with some ultra big club slammer of their next release, a killer hot jam by richard from milwakee. featuring a massive eric dunks duncan mix this is bound to cause mayhem at your local disco.

the rekids-affiliated pyramids of mars imprint is set to really take off in 2013, with a string of unique releases already in the pipeline. for this special remix package, label bosses matt edwards and james masters have brought in nyc house legend joaquin joe claussell to re-imagine the machines debut album redhead from 2010. but make no mistake, this isnt any ordinary remix project all the tracks have been reproduced, rewritten, dubbed, performed and mixed by joe, with the help of a group of musicians.

the german combo-star have worked for many months exclusively in this ep, trying to get the right inspiration. the got it. in my dip and pleasure of pleasure keep the line drawn from tube & berger on 2012: emotive beats for the dancefloor. two well planned music melodic masterpieces which will get tons of plays in 2013.

control control control - der titel ist programm, erscheint doch der dritte goose-longplayer auf ihrem eigenem imprint safari records in vollstaendiger eigenregie.
doppel-vinyl und cd im klappcover.

futureboogie recordings is proud to present the supremely skilled production force that is bruh jackman. a duo comprised of chameleon producer jabru and bass scene favourite, hackman, this devastatingly fresh debut ep also featuring rising star vocalist joel culpepper is one to mark out the futureboogie imprint as a last word in uk electronic talent. carving out a niche of their own, bruh jackman are set to make a huge impact in 2013 with their beautifully textured electronic music where fluid neo soul melodies and velvety vocals melt into vivid keys and contemporary bass science.

the reflective and psychedelic dream world of footprintz debut lp escape yourself is fully unleashed on the visionquest imprint this march and next single uncertain change is one of the twelve glowing examples of the duos esteemed sonic and lyrical wonder. reworked here by two of dance musics finest auteurs, audion aka matthew dear and maceo plex ride in full effect.

two thirds of the hypercolour label team, alex jones and ste roberts, present the first initials 12 inch of 2013 in the form of shard in the hole by blue & green. otherwise known as bareskin & j.wiltshire, blue & green have already developed respectable reputation for themselves. bareskin, aka 19 year old josh thompson from winchester, has set his stall out with non-standard house workouts for losing suki and hypercolour while j.wiltshire has an imminent ep for the prolific imprint.as with previous initials releases,shard in the hole has a techno leaning stance, albeit one with a far from purist outlook. the title track is a broken 4:4 track that builds towards a solitary pulsing bass note and skittering high end percussion and arpeggios. bring me down on the flip is a housier groove complete with an unnerving bassline and clipped vocal samples complimented with distorted washes and theremin-esque tones.

a double ep release from the classic music company, mixing together friends old and new from the label. recent signings to classic, no dial tone deliver their second original production to the imprint - standing still – a deep slow burning almost bjork-esq vocal record kicks off the a side. long time label cohort from the early bar rumba days, mathew herbert twists and turns the record into something completely herbert and ultimately classic in its make up. on the flip…long-time greenskeepers man james curd returns to classic with nothing short of a bump! gentle help is typical curd funk and now with added black madonna flavours. road tested relentlessly at the smart bar, the chicago native channels the essence of old dance mania records and funnels it into something typically a little left of centre. each track is uniquely different and recognisably classic.

nice price deal !!! though this is camps debut solo release and first offering on hakt recordings, listeners have heard from him before. last year, he was featured on no regular plays debut album, endangered species, out on wolf + lamb. he also appeared on the track no more time, along with collaborator michael christopher, from the zurich-based cityfox label. and in april 2012, he was featured on a track from double standard records, the vinyl-only imprint from wolf lambs gadi mizrahi.

acid tests first release of 2013 features two acid tracks from the mad french man (his first release outside of his own atavisme imprint in 10 years!). > lifting weights< b/w > mujeres nerviosas<. all instruments by pepe bradock, recorded in la, assembled in paris. limited number (first 500) hand painted jackets (with label art from pepe himsel

slowly but surely spencer parkers work them label has been gaining a deserved reputation as a no nonsense house and techno imprint thanks to releases from the likes of pittsburgh track authority and dana ruh. now it is the turn of the s:vt who serves up one track, basement sweat, complete with a remix, which will then be followed by a separate 12 inch featuring two remixes from arttu. the original track pairs classic, piled-on-top-of-each other claps with a freewheeling melody that runs up and down the scale. the bottom end is streamlined and techno inclined, bringing with it plenty of raw warehouse vibes. the no strings attached mix loses the melody and ups the percussive ante, chopping up and slicing out patterns as that bottom end continues to burrow on.

vinyl only! simon haydos newly founded dem imprint is building its foundation on continuity. moody, uncompromised techno sums up dem’s second coming.

vinyl only! amazing 2nd lp by quinto on his k-tv imprint.

2013 is the year of milestones for the ever understated and under the radar boe recordings the label for those that know. this year the imprint turns a grand 5 years old and celebrates a 20th release in the form of boe xx, a limited 12inch coming on commemorative marbled vinyl only.

from the depths of the cavernous restoration headquarters comes the debut album from the notorious analogue cops and marks their return to the infamous berlin imprint. after a busy 2012 curating the third side project together with steffi, the duo pair up for this filthy, distorted and crackling collection of hardware oddities, body stompers and circuit-bending analogue excursions built for total dance floor annihilation....

featuring the sultry vocals of new york based kendra morris, the slinky and catchy album version of *same old clown* is joined on the ep by deeper re-workings from usa dj and re-edit king kon (kon & amir, nitetime), who provides both a vocal and dub remix as well as uk producer linkwood, known in underground circles for his groundbreaking mix of future-boogie, house and detroit techno on scotlands excellent firecracker recordings imprint.
*same old clown* is taken from chico manns forthcoming album *magical thinking* out 15th april on soundway records.

hot on the heels of ornate musics last release featuring the bumping house business of digs, the imprint set their sights on welsh producer leif, who has been turning heads with his masterful deep house for labels like fear of flying and fina since 2003. kicking off with *circumstance 4*, whose smooth organ refrain drifts over a lightly rolling groove, the vibe switches up with *every cloud*, whose gentle jazz-inspired piano and abstract, dubbed out soundscape is strongly reminiscent of floating points more freeform productions. however, it is *each day made new* that provides the eps most surprising moment, an andres style hip-hop track with a cut-up, sunshine drenched quality calling recloose to mind.

after spending five years stealthy developing the project through a series of bi-annual and hand-stamped set of releases, eked via his eponymous imprint, in 2011 sleeparchive joined tresor with ronan point - an ep of tracks constructed directly from material from semsroths live set. now comes more fresh works from the master of haunting, compelling minimalism in this first instalment of a two-part ep for the label.

enzo siragusas fuse london imprint continues its *fusic* series with vol.2, featuring tracks from enzo siragusa & leifko, seb zito and rich nxt.

amazing floor anthem by steve nash on george morel own imprint >groove on<. inclusive a massive morel remix.

new on caribou frontman dan snaiths jiaolong imprint. grind is more of a straightforward house track with a warped vocal sitting in the center of it, whereas *prelims* borrows uk bass stuttering, deep rhythmic tics, along with some out-there sounds that wouldnt have sounded foreign on snaiths lp as daphni

we are proud to welcome kerri chandlers madtech imprint kicking off with the mighty waze & odyssey: pressed on blue vinyl.

the new bomb on echocord colour comes from mike dehnert. mike already released several eps on echocord colour, and we are happy and proud to have him back. this ep contains 2 powerfull techno-tracks, typical stripped down mike dehnert sound, perfect for the peak time dancefloor. the remix comes from mike s colleauge sascha rydell, a monster flowding powerfull track. mike dehnert is mostly known from his own imprint, the raw techno label fachwerk which he has been running since 2007. he is also releasing on other respected labels like delsin, clone basement series and deeply rooted house

2013 repress, limited white label repressing
born in chicago and raised on detroits west side, delano smith represents one of the last of a rare group of detroits first house dj s & protege of detroit-original deejay ken collier, this is the eighties legend back in fine style. recording for labels like third ear & his own mixmode imprint smith has carved a deep house groove for many years, here he teams up with long time friend derwin hall for the smith hall project and picked up for the excellent kolour recordings offshoot undertones hailing from houston texas but based in detroit this is the second release from ut and doesn t fail to deliver with some serious pedigree. one not to miss!!

with the deep circus 011 we present you lilith, a young talented artist from los angeles who delivers an impressive debut on our imprint. raised in several european countries, lilith was exposed to many cultures, musical tastes and traditions. she was classically trained in piano at an early age, and enjoyed a full spectrum of music genres, from classical to punk. a passion for electronic music grew early on and after a move to dublin ireland, she began digging deeper into the music, stared producing and achieved her own unique style, which has been described as a fusion of deep, dark, dubby, and sexy minimal with house/techno rhythms. a kind of style that really hits your ears and brain, which makes us even happier to present lilith engine repair e.p. on our deep circus label. besides the original tracks *engine repair* and *silicone*, the record contains two massive remixes by oliver klein and sweet n candy.

the second ep on the dutch imprint pinkman comes from roberto auser who brings a varied ep with his unique westcoast sound. first off is the outer space dance track never say never again, remixed by dutch techno pioneer mark du mosch on the flip. the final track eclipse brings us back to his native country ausland, a tribal battle track for all the weekend warriors out there

off the back of his second club-shaking ep for cvss dirtybird imprint, paris ghetto mastermind producer is back for his 3rd outing on his own label clekclekboom. after dropping their inaugural release, the stellar *champagne / hugz (ft. bambounou)*, at the end of 2011 it seems fitting that french fries return to kick-off 2013 with the labels 9th release. the use of bold, futuristic effects and percussive subtleties combined with an astute aptitude for clarity and fullness of sound makes for yet another destructive french fries and clekclekboom ep. this shrewd blend of experimentalism and dancefloor bass-weight means ccb009 is likely to turn up in a wide range of record bags.

after introducing ir with his bombshell ep 808 horizon , limikola returns with a massive release from lado including a great remix from sci+tec s xordo. both guys are new to the imprint and show, why they have been signed - quality music.

sascha schierloh a.k.a the enfant terrible of fucked up electronic dance music launches his new imprint raketenbasis haberlandstrasse with an impressive full length album offering.

strong limited. finest back in the day house cutz on snuff crews own imprint snuff trax. various artists >the love< is our contribution to springtime. and as we all know is this season a really wonderful time for deep love and big emotions... the three tracks by lazercat, takeshi kouzuki and skatebård will take you on a melancholic and melodic journey - enjoy! supported by laurent garnier, mano le tough, tim sweeney, robert owens, gerd, dubfire, gregor tresher, skudge, discodromo, massimiliano pagliara, wolfram, hard ton, dj deep, sian, matt walsh, dance disorder and many more.

bangbang! is amsterdams hot house imprint with sandy huner and 2000 and one at the forefront. for our 24th release we are proud to welcome tube & berger!

first release of the new strictly vinyl-only imprint by the london based half baked crew. 4 killer cuts by le loup, seuil, yakine and robin ordell.

following his well-received animals ep with paola poletto on desolat in the summer 2012, loco dices imprint is pleased to welcome back francisco for a solo ep that sees him continue his fine production form.

the vulva string quartett is not a string quartet but hanno leichtmanns moniker for his house music project im so blase is the brand new imprint of berlin producers and long term colleagues hanno leichtmann and nicholas bussmann aka the vulva string quartett and nicholas desamory. the label is named after their favorite song by the red krayola: im so blase

with djs dimitri from paris, francois k, doc martin, greg wilson, danny krivit and others playing his stuff regularly - combined with seven #1 releases on the junodownload disco/nu disco charts in the past year, you know dj, producer, remixer and keyboardist jean claude gavri is someone to listen to. this is confirmed with the first vinyl release on his coco bin imprint featuring in his own words *a disco monster* entitled *the get down*. with an excellent dub mix on the flip this record will be in all the right boxes for a long time to come.

hard driving, raw and analog techno bombs by bleak opens the new imprint animal farm. head shaker!