verona based producer and dj luca ballerini is our latest discovery and a perfect proof that cocoon recordings is still looking for new kids on the block and gives them the chance to step into the arena. although we have to admit that luca ballerini is not a complete rookie anymore. after his debut on siena recordings in 2010, ballerini founded his own plattforms and released several productions on musical metaphor and wax jam.

brill fluffy deep house groover, released as vinyl only release.

the black key team step up once again, this time with the third in their limited, vinyl-only series, with freerotation resident and established producer, tom ellis, delivering 4 sublime tracks of subtle and hypnotic house music, in the form of the simply titled -limited volume 3-. now undoubtedly an established and respected label, brighton (uk) based black key records are approaching their third year in the business, having released records from the likes of blm, iron curtis, pawas, flori and ugly drums, all of which have gained attention for all the right reasons. here, tom ellis delivers an excellent and intelligent ep, with all 4 tracks displaying the talent this man posses for creating a unique and instantly likeable take on deep house music... the right kind. there is no question that this limited release will appeal to the real heads among us - quality stuff. this ep is yet another statement from the black key camp, proving their worth in true style.

black rox is back with 2 more sneaky soft rocks specials that have somehow been liberated from locked cd wallets and released into the wild for general consumption. the a side sabu dance combines horns, flutes & percussion on this killer slice of midtempo funk from africa via berlin. this has been thoroughly road tested by soft rocks at their kinfolk night & never fails to get a great response from the dancefloor. side b. don t worry it s not the tantric one s ode to voyeurism but a rare as hens teeth slice of uk. reggae at is s finest. adjustments have been made sensitively and sounds have been chosen to carefully match those from the appropriate era. a perfect track for blissful summer evenings (yeah whatever!).

we hope you will permit us the indulgence of deviating slightly from our globe trotting explorations on this release as we pay homage to the sun. highlife on holiday, if you will. stepping away from the edits, auntie flo delivers a new original track. sun ritual ii takes things up a notch from its earlier counterpart (released on kompakt), banging dare-we-say-it berghain techno gives way to warm synth-laden euphoria. on the flip, miajica, one third of alma negra who you may recall from highlife2. here he serves up a delightfully familiar summer treat, the original being an end of the night, highlife highlight, particularly at our annual tribute to the sun event. we are sure you will agree that both sides are rock solid and primed for the summer!

this october, the compilation disco sympathy will be released on versatile. it’s author is vidal benjamin, an outstanding dj / digger, considered by his pals as one of the most brilliant in his category. and that says a lot! here he makes us rediscover the sound that was so characteristic of a certain early eighties french scene: wacky, happy, dancing and at times even poetic. one begins to travel through an era during which the french producers were not afraid to tackle disco, american boogie, british and german synth wave, to present us their version: french, poppy and above all... fun!as a prelude, before releasing the compilation, versatile will come with limited 33 rpm and 45 rpm maxis, on which every track has undergone an editing treatment by mysterious french producers: jean-marc misère (last sighted somewhere near london), dj ringardos (who, since his last versatile release in 2008, chose roman exile), alt (already spotted on the edits du golem and on the us label black disco), and of course vidal benjamin himself, accompanied by gilbert cohen - the boss. on the 45 rpm you ll find no-one less than jeff lasson, of the get a room! duo, who came through with flying colors. and as a bonus beat: misère on the b-side.

located beyond neptunes orbit is the dwarf planet haumea, the inspiration behind rodhads second release for token. it follows his spomeniks 12inch from last year which the berliner used to debut on the belgian label, the only other imprint hes released with other than his own dystopian records. over the past three years rodhads reputation has sky-rocketed, not only as an accomplished producer with five releases to his name, but as a big room dj whose formidable presence behind the decks demands as much respect as dvs1 and german big guns dettmann and klock.

gynoid audio, one of the few female labels around, started her course in2010. shes now one of the most prolific labels when it comes to a varietyof functional techno, with focus on drive, mood, dirt and depth. theamount of well-established veterans (both old and new) who released orremixed.

promised land is a hands down acid house anthem. fact. released in 1988 on chicagos dj international label it became one of the first crossover hits of house music. transcending electronic musics boundaries it entered the worlds minds & ears with its positive lyrics & chicago house rhythms. this 2014 reissue brings together 4 definitive remastered original mixes of this all time essential classic.

on tross debut album 16:11 released on hoga nord rekords you hear influences from the city and the woods, the sea and space - inner and outer. tross deintellectualizes the jazz whilst taking clubmusic back to its roots. the kraut machine is motoring on some tracks, while others are more clearly driven by dreamy melodies than by a monotonous beat. feel the pleasures of participating in a playful context of mind expanding tracks put together to please the escapistic side of your soul!

this is lbnhrxs fourth release, and his second on thin consolation, following his debut ep tales from the moustache released in 2012. progressively shifting towards a purely hardware approach to composing and performing, and still as recluse and vowelaphobic, lbnhrxs sound has matured and acquired that pungent cheesy odour that we all crave so much. ntrprttn is the fruit of his reflection on the topic of interpretation, and is graced with complementary remixes by cupp cave and lawrence le doux

enau is a young experimental band from belorussia formed in 2012. enau plays very atomospheric music. the main styles are post-rock, ambient and shoegazing. their singles were warmly welcomed by many music critics & press. moreover, reverie.walls.ocean is the very first post-rock album from belarus released on vinyl.

chiwax proudly welcomes mr. ron trent to the family! we are proud to present you this masterpiece of music - originally released on clubhouse records in 1992.

tief music mainstays sisterhood release their second ep for the label following up their hugely successful call me ishmael released back in 2013. tunnels features three original tracks showing the london based duo s versatility and maturity as producers. the ep kicks off with doublespeak , a hard-hitting peak time track, filled with arpeggiated synths and dubbed out fx. tunnels is deep and sparse, slowly building throughout its 7 minute run. bicep reconstruct the title track, morphing it into a punchy, bassline focused roller with piercing atmospheric pads. believe closes the ep, a dreamy, sample based track utilizing beautiful floating chords to great effect. dj support : axel boman, efdemin, marcel dettman, bicep, johannes volk, locked groove, ame, iron curtis, manuel fischer, xxxy, marcus worgull, will saul

strong sounds from the sly fox records camp. corn dogs is their compilation 12 released for the 2013 movement festival in detroit.

limited 2014 repress
brand new sub-label of the long-standing and highly respected adult only imprint from chris carrier. the first release comes from romania dj/producer funk e, who made his name as resident of the musically forward-thinking ibiza party zoo project, and has released on names as big as raum and desolat. the 2-track package is made with the dancefloor in mind, pumping tech-house that feels nicely minimal, with plenty of drive and bassline.

this edit of malis amadou & mariam ce nest pas bon (originally created in 2008 for my dj sets) was supposed to be included on the recently released third autonomous africa 12inch. unfortunately i didnt get permission to use it in time for that release but permission has now been given, so rather than wait for aa 004 in 2015 it is going to come out as a limited edition hand stamped 10inch as soon as possible. all proceeds will once again go to the mtandika mission in tanzania -www.actioninafrica.org/about-mtandika.php a big thanks to ben ufo and midland for championing this edit. the interest they generated directly led to the motivation for this release.

ichisan is slovenian igor skafar, and igors trademark sound is heavenly electronic blissed spaced out house with a sick amount of grooves layerd in. fab earlier releases on the grand airtight and unter the shade labels tell musical tales of this. and so it went that hoppsa fascinatd us yet againy with its mesmerizing 80s synth hook that you want to simply lock in and play away all day and night while kristina is an unmistakably philly affair with an edge, and edge, that means deep depth and a serious build between the woobly - and that is what we like! not being able to decide which one to favour, eventually, we released both. heres to you! kai & thomas, sept 2014

1995 vintage bc: q-loop in full length + two cuts previously released on bcd

last year accidental records released herbert complete, a 130- track boxset featuring herberts entire extensive back catalogue. it included rare and unreleased tracks from the mid 90s right up to the critically acclaimed bodily functions and scale albums. though this might have felt like the closing of the doors for matthew herberts house moniker, particularly with the ever forward-thinking producer having moved onto making music out of an exploding bomb, a shopping list, a club and even a pig, this thankfully is not the end for this side of the prolific composers output. following last months release of the 4-track ep part 6 comes the unsurprisingly titled part 7.

kalipo is jakob häglsperger from berlin who devotes himself to experimental electronica. his debut album yaruto follows a series of remixes and contributions to compilations released by antime and stiff little spinners. on it, häglsperger tries to create a both unique and timeless sound that takes cues from dance music, downbeat and gamelan traditions alike. making use of his wide array of analogue synthesizers, a rhodes piano, a metallophone and guitars, häglsperger is creating the abstract narrative of an impersonal biography by creating moods that correspond with certain stages of life as well as chopped up vocal samples. the double vinyl lp includes a download code.

vinyl only - 180gr. following the recent album released on the cd series, emerging talent toppers first vinyl on sleep is commercial with two remixes from dewalta. psychedelic future sounds.

following his lotus s7ven album with hector moralez, chris carrier delivers his first full length since 2010 s gosse de paris double-pack. a staple for the french robsoul label, carrier now finds himself in holland writing lps for slapfunk records, a label launched in 2012 that s so far released music from a host of emerging house heads. carrier, now slapfunk s marquee artist, delivers a full listen of smooth and sweet deep house with a slight touch of abstract perlon-isms and creative, almost industrial, sound designs - and a release that ll put slapfunk on the map at that.

to accompany the release of especial s compilation mix cd, -eleccio- - offering of a snapshot of the first 9 eps on the label - a limited edition sampler ep is being released featuring 4 unreleased remixes from the label s roster to date. ever since the first white labels appeared at the end of summer 2013, emotional especial has had a busy release schedule, putting out music that are a slightly warped take on club music. mixing the influences of dub, electro, disco, proto-house, house and techno, a feeling, a sound, a vibe has appeared without any preordained plan. with the release of ees10cd - a dj meets studio compilation mix created by label mainstay and handyman, jamie paton - to mark the end of first series of the label, it was decided to included a couple of specal unreleased remixes to add a bit of new with the old in the mix. to that end this limited edition vinyl sampler was created to include the two remixes, plus the inclusion of another two gems that simply needed to see the light of day. first is the alternative -member- remix of inhalt by black merlin - a strings meets leather bar club-dub-out that takes things deeper and darker than before. this is followed by jamie delivering his own take of khidja s massive mustafa, with a warped, swamped out dub. next is another mix from cage & aviary of their pals, blancemange. brooding low-slung rerub dub anyone? finally there is a very special remix by khidja of the ganges orchestra. reissued on emotional rescue in 2013, this special remix takes the vocal mantra of the original and creates a balearic-raga tale that perfectly rounds off especial to date.

returning to delsin after 2013s what i feel ep, italian producer herva is now serving up a double ep offering, instant broadcast, to be released this spring. herva is herve ats

broadwalk are proud to welcome shanti celeste to the label, making her debut with 3 slices of melodically rich techno, electro and house. bristol-based but chilean born, shanti has previously released on idle hands, as well as working behind the counter at the record store in stokes croft

after ten years of waiting the moment has finally arrived. rdrs reise nach leipzig, one of thee 10/40 alltime classics, will be released on vinyl. next to the original you can expect three new versions by bestien, detest and stephan strube, in a stilisitc range from hardtechno to frenchcore!

for the 6th release of the macadam mambo trax series, we introduce giorgio luceri on the label. giorgio luceri is not a new comer as he has already released a lot of eps and an album on jamal moss chicago-based label mathematics recordings. working on spiritual atmospheres, deep emotions and naïve melodies, giorgio delivers us a strong piece of techno/acid music.

kasset is very proud to announce the first release, andré and leslie - stress. it is a re-issue of a track originally released in 1979 on the cusp of the belgium new wave explosion, crossing the disco and wave wonderfully. be bloody quick!

various artists, countries and atmospheres, is what croisiere musique proposes with its sophomore release, escales vol.1. these 3 young artists from swiss, japan and france share in common to have released yet only one ep before

roots go deep are a label devoted to releasing music by south african artists. since 2012 they ve released seven eps by names like d.nel, makhen gigga and label owners ofuren and fred buddah. now that they ve established themselves in the digital realm of music, roots go deep arrive on the physical medium with a split ep of deep and dubby sounds from ofuren and fred buddah. the two provide two collaborative tracks in -floral synergy- - a woozy house jam in line with mcde s raw cuts - and -do deejays dream of dancing sheep-, a sublime mix of subaqueous chords, chilled out drums and touch of acid. buddah just about goes ambient on his solo track -ragan- while ofuren keeps it heads down and uber-dub on -ripples through reflection-. roots go deep indeed.

manchester artist belly is back with his second ep of 2014 released through his new inprint belly dance and this time he is joined by east end soul vocalist shona carmen & one half of asphodells tiimothy j fairplay on the remix. the second ep see s belly up the pace slightly from his inagural release moving slightly away of the slow beat of tracks like dark autumn and farewell and embark on a sligtly more up tempo , swing style bordering on the style of machine drum. the first track control is a hazy club track with strong vocals from both belly & shona backed up by drum and bass beats which is followed by vocal heavy space beats in the form of zu . on the flip side we see the real inpact of shona carmen with a clubtrack loaded with summer vibes called painting . the vocals are soulfull and beautiful with a swing tempo and drum patterns that lift throughout. this is followed by timothy j fairplay bringing in his own take on 90 s chicago garage music with a banging clubtrack remix of dark autumn off of belly dance 001.

nice price deal !!! brilliant hypnotic deep & dubby techno ... released on vinyl only...
please check b side !! killer !!

spell pets backwards to get step. spell step forwards to find pets going back to basics. step is the new concept vinyl only label from the founder of pets, catz n dogz, that highlights the rawest forms and root functions of quality club music. step finds the fundamental groove with under-the-radar house and techno that is isn t afraid to be rough around the edges. step is limited promo, zero hype, and all about the music. each new step will be released every four months on vinyl only.

ltd 2014 repress !!! 12 inch and 7 inch doublepack. tracks from the rare da sampla 12 inch on m3 sessions originally released by the original detroit techno record shop record time. the new full release of this record contains new unreleased material from the same dat tape and a collaboration between shake and kyle hall resulting in the track >frct beat #6 (kmfh 808 dub)< … lastly for the vinyl fanatics, on the 7inch there are 2 secret little locked grooves gj lkd and frctbeat 6lkd.

it has been two year s since 124 recordings first released joey kay s toy piano and we wanted to produce something special to celebrate our second birthday.so here is 124r 008-eight tracks over two 12- and a limited single sided remix on 7- that represent the many different shades of house music the label has pushed since its beginning s.from the deeper spectrum of mome,tom noir and desos to the heavier bass leanings of metta,leigh d oliver and peter lawrence,there is also the inclusion of a hammer jay shaw remix of the lead track that will be available in limited numbers with the doublepack,many thanks to everyone who has supported the label,we hope you enjoy this release.

release description: kenny raw & sommerfugl have released several tracks together already on a few different labels such as coincidence recordings & morninglory music. distorted reality is their first release on their own nightfalls recordings and can be described as a warm, melodic house track with a killer vocal and a rolling baseline. darren roach takes more of a dancefloor friendly derrick carter-ish approach on his remix with a groovy baseline, tough beats, loads of swing with a deep undertone running beside it. definitely one to get your body moving

very welcome reissue of the 12 inch vinyl version of the superb *onda* from brazilian soul legend cassiano. one of the founding fathers of the scene, a contemporary of and collaborator with people such as tim maia, hyldon, etc., cassiano only released a handful of lps and singles but the quality made up for the quantity and this 1977 polydor 12- features two of his best moments. side as *onda* is a lilting sun-drenched slice of pure soul heaven with a grooving b-line and sweet vocals that at nearly 8 minutes is still not enough - a truly captivating mellow masterpiece that you want to last forever... the flip side is no less accomplished - an upfront bass-heavy funk jam guaranteed to whip the dancefloor into a frenzy. essential!

dance with a smile in your face and be happy.stourette de mar - this refers not to the sometimes declared tics - it s the newest ep out of the house from hanne & lore, released on the berlin based label stylerockets. multilayered and with a well-known female vocal from the early 90ies.

reflected 001 oblivion comes from mjutah, click|click and mario aureo. after debuting in france, the duo behind florian rietze gained a very good name for deep house productions. side a includes more dancefloor orientated tracks than side b, which is the more festival orientated one, hence the name. click|click, the label head of kassette records and palms & flamingos, who also released on labels like get physical, cajual records and katermukke, did a rough 2014 house remix of get high. mario aureo remixed get low and contributes another very exciting aspect on reflected 001. he is the label manager of ritter butzke studio and also released on labels like einmaleins musik, off recordings and boug

half baked records is back with his fifth offering, presenting the solo ep of french dj & producer robin ordell. on top of having released on eklo, robin is one of the historical residents of half baked, an artist present in the family from day one, growing together with the project while bringing his own touch to it, a delicate balance between light and darkness, drive and delicateness.

this is a brand new collaboration between two neighbors from puglia, italy. after years of not seeing each other they reunited and came together in the studio to deliver the neighbors ep. both are prolific italian dj/producers having released on several international house and techno labels worldwide

the 6th offering by public possession comes from our old friend anton klint. we have been playing records together for many years and he is for sure one of the best rock/disco djs we know. he has put out a few records together with his partner edvin edvinson as tiedye in the past, but this is his first ever solo production to be released. we are very happy that we could work with him on this one and are now able to present to you the spritzer ep.

nx1, spanish duo samot and surit from nexe records step up to the plate for the next release on terence fixmer’s planete rouge label, with their ‘pr’ ep. having also released on the likes of semantica, dynamic reflection, m_rec and modularz, their tracks are the result of many years of experience in the electronic music scene where techno was the main soundtrack. the ep is comprised of three new cuts, opening with the thunderous ‘pr1’ with its pulsating bass setting the tone for the rest of the ep. ‘pr2’ follows with some dappled electronics before ‘pr3’ pounds into play, rounding up this triple techno-header. big with marcel dettmann, luke slater, marcel fengler, joseph capriati, truncate, drumcell and many more

the german dj & producer patrick zigon is back – with his label biotop, and with his first vinyl release after 2 years. located at the beautiful lake constance area in southern germany, patrick zigon builds with his label a biotope for friendly artists, which is focused on experimental and open-minded electronic music. after the first digital releases, biotop drops the first vinyl on the market. patrick zigons *ich see* was released on biotops alive compilation, and is without doubt one of the brightest moments in the young label-history.

this is a real italo-disco cult: funky is on. originally released on third label in 1984 by funky family

hot city orchestra is a reformation of a band, which was originally formed in 1998. at the age of 17, arno völker (einzelkind) and simon birkenfeld became friends and started making drum and bass music together. they toured all over germany with their record label and had residencies at robert johnson in offenbach and tanzhaus west in frankfurt. after gaining years of experience within the breakbeat scene, arno went on to become einzelkind with releases on playhouse, cocoon, white and his own imprints la peña, jax and pressure traxx as well as worldwide dj gigs. simon was still focusing on his breakbeat career for another year, making an album with a uk drum and bass legend, but it was never released. he stopped making music and started focusing on his career in pr and marketing, where he mostly worked on music and art projects. during this time, the long-time friends arno and simon came up with the idea to launch the blog-network-project www.disco-very. net now, 16 years later, after making first beats together, the boys are back! a tiny bit older, much wiser, more handsome and around 50 bpm slower.

john tejada does not really need any introduction - he is simply a phenomenon. starting with his first releases in the mid nineties, he has been constantly expanding on his massive catalogue of singles, remixes and albums released on well known us and european techno, house and electronic music labels and there seems to be no end in sight. in addition to his output on prestigious labels such as playhouse, plug research, defocus, moods and grooves, 7th city, kompakt, and others he has also been running his own palette recordings imprint since 1996. john tejada s ep for slices of life make reference to his earlier releases that were beloved by dj s for their driving energy and an occasional wink of humor. the three tracks on -times like this- combine a musical glance back to earlier times, while showcasing tejada s high level production skills of today: a slice from the past without being nostalgic

francis inferno orchestra has steadily released a number of successive calls to the dance floor over the last few years. from smashing pianos on 3am piano thing to bouncing harmonizers on hezbolla, fios simple and subtle approach to song writing is his best asset and the reason we love his music