it was 1975 and a mere 24 years since ike turner lit the blue touch paper on rock n roll with the incendiary rocket 88 , when a small independent record company emerged from a couple of second-hand record stores in london. it was just before the fuse was lit on another stage in the rock n roll story with the emergence of punk rock and chiswick records helped strike the match - commencing with the release of the count bishops speedball ep. with the same people at its head, the label evolved into ace records and they are proud to be celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2005. ace has become the leading in-depth catalogue company in the world and has issued a vast amount of the best and most important music released in the us from the time of that first ike turner recording to the launch of their own company. that crucial period forms the core of the extensive ace catalogue. they have often wandered off this central path, with excursions into world music, some home-made recordings of local acts and have investigated beat music from belfast to tokyo. but it is at the heart and soul of rock n roll that you will find ace putting out that wild and frantic, deep and romantic, funky and punky music that will sure nuff turn you on!

gilles peterson ist ein britischer dj und musiklabel-betreiber. mitte der 1980er-jahre praegte er den begriff acid jazz fuer einen musikstil, der stark vom jazz und funk der 1970er jahre beeinflusst war, und gruendete 1988 zusammen mit eddie piller das label acid jazz. 1990 verlie§ er acid jazz und rief das label talkin loud ins leben, das kuenstler wie courtney pine, mj cole, the young disciples, reprazent, 4hero, incognito, terry callier und galliano unter vertrag nahm. seit 1998 praesentiert er die radiosendung worldwide auf bbc radio 1. zusaetzlich produziert peterson fuer verschiedene radiostationen in 15 laendern, darunter radio multikulti (rbb) und fm4 (orf), eine internationale version der worldwide-show . sein musikalisches spektrum umfasst dub, reggae, jazz, nu jazz, broken beat, house, drum n bass und hip-hop.

mule electronic proudly announce the first mix cd of minilogue(sebastian mullaert)!!fantastic swedish duo >minilogue< have released from highly acclaimed label like a cocoon,wagon repair,mule electronic and they became one of the best techno artist in the world.

dass armin van buuren neben seinem phaenomenalen erfolg als dj auch als artist gereift ist, beweist sein neues meisterwerk. fr >mirage< nahm sich armin 2 jahre produktionszeit und arbeitete mit erfahrenen musikern wie dem begehrten songschreiber guy chambers (robbie williams), den hit-vokalisten sophie ellis bexter & adam young (owl city) sowie seinen produzentenkollegen bt & ferry corsten in seinem studio zusammen. entsprechend liefert er auf >mirage< eine schillernde variation an unterschiedlichen styles ab: von dancefloor-killern - trance bis house - ueber feelgood-pop bis zu epischen orchestralwerken! so kann >mirage< schon jetzt als eines der dance-pop-highlight-alben des jahres 2010 bezeichnet werden!

time and again, when everything appears to have come to a complete standstill, you will find yourself seriously wondering what the future of electronic club music is going to be like. what will come next? and it was at that very moment when suddenly a new record appeared on the market to satisfy this longing for new, fresh sounds: sascha dives the basic collective pt. 1. in the meantime, almost 4 years and innumerable releases later, a new genre of house music has developed from and around the concept of this young, highly inspired frankfurt-based artist.

feat.tracks / remixes by paul van dyk, showtek, technikal bk, kutski, klubfiller, system f, kidd kaos and many more

unique personality and unquestionably charismatic dj/producer, argy, has managed within 5 years to become a leading figure in the most recent wave of house music producers. 25 years old now, and considered one of the most diverse and impressive young artists on the scene, with his latest project argy presents one of his favourite clubs in the world, d.edge, via a mix cd on his much talked about these days label.

special kind of fool is tys story. the tale of an artist who after ten years,three critically acclaimed albums (awkward 2001, upwards 2003, closer 2006), collaborations with the likes of tony allen, de la soul, damon albarn and estelle, a mercury nomination amongst other accolades, and a worldwide army of fans, has always followed his heart.

madlibs been busy these last couple years. and while his recorded output always spans the gamut, he often returns to recurrent themes, spread across the genres that serve as home base Ð or bases, as it were.

filthy disco and bomb blast basslines starring fake blood, example, gossip, fatboy slim and many more

produced entirely by seattle super producer vitamin d (g-unit, redman, young buck, gift of gab, choklate, lifesavas, black sheep, etc.), rejuvenation is a hard hitting soulful ryde showcasing ab rudes distinct and unlimited vocal styling.

the storm is here: the towering thunderheads and piercing sunshine of ambassadors 4 - from amen to z. this fourth installment in the ambassadors compilation series unites a multiplicity of drumnbass styles - high-pressure pop, clouds of old-school jungle, dark cyclones of bass, macro-experiments in climate manipulation. incl. bassface sascha, young ax, simon v, camo, kjell, naibu, concept & shnek, tyler straub, cycom, dan habarnam, paul sg, peyo & grimm, resound, denius, dub tao, hiten, kaleb, nsf, sh1, smote, telmo a, alternate vibes, cold jazz & wezzler und buzz.

the seventh album from producer geoff wilkinsonÕs hip-hop-jazz crew us3 sees the introduction of 2 new young mcs hot off the streets of new york. underground hip-hop fans will already know the name of 23 year-old sene, and spoken word aficionados will certainly be aware of 20 year-old brook yung who is already a rising star on the us spoken word circuit. last year he won 1st place in laÕs adult poetry slam and 1st place in the nyc urban word youth slam. he is currently a member of nycÕs urban word team, and performed alongside wyclef at the 2009 sundance film festival.

this is gitty ,chicago -influenced funky house music at its very best!

best of compilation remastered for 2006!

2cd compilation incl. gutterpunk, micha moor, dj discipline, gold & diaz and many more

for a house affair 3 francesco diaz teamed up with grant nelson! including productions and remixes by: funkerman, dennis ferrer, kings of tomorrow, roland clark, groove armada, deadmau5,shaun escoffery, knee deep, grant nelson, francesco diaz and many more

whether it be blues, rock >n< roll, jazz or doo- wop -all these songs have an irresistible charm, guaranteed to make that christmas party swing. they range from guitar instrumentals (les paul - >jingle bells<), through to the hawaiian influenced

the new stroke by >mueckenschwarm< star oliver koletzki.