cocoon recordings is proud to present the 4th edition of our inhouse-compilation-series dots & pearls. cocoon recordings never has been a narrow minded and singled sided techno label with just one style to refer to. the bandwidth of artists in the label roster such as roman flŸgel, minilogue, guy gerber, åme or even boys noize (just to name a few) proofs that sven vŠth and his label managers have always combined a wide range of techno and house subgenres throughout all the years. electronic music for all different kinds of listening- and body-movement-purposes

hot creations startet neue dj mix-serie mit einem mexico-special von den paradise (ibiza) resident djs und label-stammgŠsten nathan barato und patrick topping. jeder mix ist fachmŠnnisch in handarbeit arrangiert und fusioniert die musikalischen einflŸsse mit neuem, exklusiven material und favoriten der stunde. die erste cd ist von torontos nathan barato, der bereits auf casual mood, relief, saved, circus records defected und natŸrlich hot creations veršffentlichte. die zweite kommt vom englŠnder patrick topping, der bereits 5 beatport tech-house nummer 1en veršffentlicht hat und auf allen gro§en festivals der welt unterwegs ist. diesen sommer verbrachte er seine dritte saison als resident im dc10 auf ibiza fŸr die berŸhmte paradise-reihe.

die -environment--serie der kult-elektroniker future sound of london basiert auf den gleichnamigen lost alben aus dem jahr 1993, die erst 2008 komplettiert und veršffentlicht wurden. in der folge entstanden weitere arbeiten in anlehnung an die frŸh-1990 er electronica der fsol, die jetzt nach und nach erscheinen. der sechste teil erstreckt sich Ÿber zwei separate alben und umfasst 46 unveršffentlichte tracks auf 2 cds. die lps enthalten 17 bzw. 18 tracks, wobei der track -silent around them- auf lp vol.6.5 vinyl-exklusiv erscheint.

with half a century of existence, beninese band poly-rythmo can easily be considerate as legends of the african music alongside sela kuti and tinariwen. drawing their name from the extensive mix of influences that forged their sound (american soul and funk, nigerian afrobeat, french chanson, congolese rumba, etc.), they are known to be impressively productive as they released from 1969 to 1980 hundreds of eps and dozens of albums. in 2014, orchestra conductor florent mazzoleni visited the band and decided to produce this new album recorded in the legendary african studio satel. with its warm tone and mastery of rhythm variations, Ômadjafalao (watch out) will instantaneously become a classic of afrobeat and poly-rythmo will share their warm joie de vivre with thousands of people

all this is for a jump cocoon recordings presents: p! who would have thought of this at the beginning of this compilation series? itÕs letter p everybody, which means this is one of the longest running techno compilation series around! loaded with power and purity the latest edition of our series offers you a great selection of freaking crazy and kicking techno tunes.

springing up from the osaka underground club music scene in 2006, hino is a rhythm master, intimately examining and extending pulses and grooves in his various projects. ypy is hinos long-running rhythmic solo dna lab, in which he investigates impulsion and propulsion, using drum machines and synthesizers in an organic and vital manner to create living and evolving percussive biosystems which are more than electronic music etudes.

der umtriebige frankfurter dj, produzent und running back-labelbetreiber gerd janson hat sich zu einem der profiliertesten connaisseure und trendsetter der elektronischen musik mit weltweiter ausstrahlung entwickelt, was nun in einer eigenen fabric-cd-ausgabe gipfelt. auf dieser bietet janson ein stilsicheres, fabelhaft fliessendes mixset aus cosmic-disco und acid-house, das sommerliche sonnenauf- und untergŠnge perfekt in szene setzt.

auf drei cds songs von marvin gaye, stevie wonder, aretha franklin, smokey robinson, james brown, michael jackson, gladys knight & the pips, otis redding, al green, barry white, ben e king, nina simone, the supremes, billy paul, booker t & the mgs, eddie floyd, spinners, marlena shaw, sam & dave, carla thomas

disco-phantasien, dunkles kabarett, die klŠnge des klassischen house und der elektronica, die freude und das leid des puren pop: der titel des albums stammt von einem irischen volkslied, das durch the dubliners populŠr gemacht und von ihrem vater gesungen wurde. ÒitÕs me and my rhythm. itÕs very simple, really - but very complicated.

sound and rhythm are effective means of individuals self-defence in face of chaotic steamroller of everyday life. hiding in a familiar yet simultaneously hardly recognisable parallel space does not have to result from the need of escaping the world or nurturing one’s ego. too many times to mention, music appearing under recognition imprint served as a peculiar type of a vehicle of survival and a tool for internal transformation. hideland, new record by polish electronic music producer jacek sienkiewicz is released precisely year after drifting, which largely explored tropes of classical club techno sound. eight (nine in extended cd version) tracks comprising this album go beyond easy-to-pigeonhole genres, creating a microcosm of utopian sound constructs. surprisingly unobvious and precisely composed release could be fascinating both for loyal fans and for new listeners looking for threads of experimentalism. its another intriguing proposal in jacek sienkiewiczs growing discography, but above all, a laboratory where dreams and artistic visions metamorphose into concrete reality.

auf 2 cds finden sich hier die derzeit besten und angesagtesten clubhouse-hits, die diesen sommer auf allen wichtigen europŠischen festivals rauf und runter gespielt wurden und werden. house festival megamix 2016 gibt den spirit der gro§en festivals (tomorrowland, parookaville, nature one, holi farbrausch, etc.) wieder und prŠsentiert die hits aus den charts, dance-charts und von den turntables der bekannten djs in einem energiegeladenen megamix mit Ÿber 80 tracks ein echtes schwergewicht also. house festival megamix 2016, dont miss it!

begnadetes debŸtalbum des berliner duos africaine 808 auf dem new yorker kultlabel golf channel. seit ihrer begegnung auf der berliner fuckparade im jahr 2000 entwickelten dirk leyer (closer musik) und dj nomad einen einzigartigen style aus afrikanischen bŠssen und rhythmen, disco, funk und house, den sie auf basar jetzt perfektionieren. ihr deepes und zeitloses debŸtwerk klingt wie der musikalische ausdruck von freiheit und des arthur russell-zitats i wanna see all my friends at once.

inklusive der angesagtesten house- und vocal house-tracks/remixes der diesjŠhrigen saison von sigala, ellie goulding, felix jaehn feat. polina, years & years, disclosure feat. sam smith, groove armada, jamie xx feat. romy, boris dlugosch, freischwimmer, claptone, maribou state

texture like sun is the follow up to the much-loved self-titled debut by anglo-mauritian producer, singer and percussionist joseph deenmamode aka mo kolours. nod! tip!

vin ploile is a gaseous kinetic atmosphere full of tangible rhythm patterns & modular synth pads.

auf seinem zweiten album präsentiert der schweizer produzent deetron (sam geiser) einen multidimensionalen clubsound aus voluminösen deep house-grooves, verträumten synth-sequenzen, elegantem drum-programming und kraftvollen melodiebögen. ihm zur seite stehen viele prominente kollegen wie hercules & love affair, fritz kalkbrenner, seth troxler, ripperton vs. cooly g und ben westbeech.

better strangers is the debut album by manchester based producer acre, set for release by tectonic recordings on 6th november 2015. the album follows eps on both tectonic and sister label cold recordings and visionists pan collaboration label codes. as influenced by rave & jungle, grime and techno as electronica, ambient and drone, his ep releases have been rhythm driven snapshots of other-worldliness spliced with dancefloor sensibilities. acre has sought to explore a wider variety of textures on better strangers to re-contextualise elements from uk bass music, bring them away from the dancefloor and open up new possibilities.

doppel cd mit 61 tanzbaren r&b- und soul-songs aus den 50er und frŸhen 60er jahren. die sammlung wurde von der journalistin und r&b-kennerin lois wilson zusammengestellt und annotiert, die auch fŸr get on the right track, right on und ain t gonna hush verantwortlich war. mit dabei sind songs von namhaften kŸnstlern wie ray charles, etta james, jackie wilson, james brown und ike and tina turner, aber auch vielen unbekannten kŸnstern, die es zu entdecken gilt

basti grub releases his third longplayer , confirming once more his outstanding talent when it comes to deep, sensual (tech) house with a latin twist. the title is neu means new in german, underlining his approach to settle down in this genre for good. all tracks breathe a sweet air of easy beats, enriched by highly addictive rhythm elements, sweet synths, groovy basslines and great vocals

gih proudly presents our new label, >alienus<. the first reference is a various artists compilation that introduces the concept of human decay in dystopian megacities. humankind is a foreigner in the third planet of the solar system and the ultimate responsible for its terrible ostracism in no other than this wretched creature s consciousness. >human consciousness is a tragic misstep in evolution. we became too self-aware. nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. we are creatures that should not exist by natural law<

der detroiter techno- und minimal-innovator robert hood schaut zurŸck auf 20 jahre seines labels m-plant und prŠsentiert eine triple-cd mit prŠgenden klassikern (cd1), jŸngeren exkursionen in house-, funk-, soul- und disco-gefilde (cd2), sowie neuen, veršffentlichten re-edits und remixes (cd3). 33 erstklassige tracks, ungemixt. detroit techno for those who know!

new york, early 90s, the haydays of the new york and jersey clubhouse! with labels such as nugroove, nervous, freeze, strictly rhythm, henry street music taking all the spot light, there is jovonn working on a small but sensational catalogue of music that somehow gets overshadowed by the popular releases on the mentioned labels. the honest productions, jazzy melodies and playful vocals (rooted in gospel) were taking things into a more musical, more spiritual way, lacking gimmicks or dispensable samples. for the real diggers, the true lovers of house music jovonn always was a name to watch, a producer of some of their favorite ny house tracks, tracks that have a raw edge combined with a sincere human touch and pure underground house vibes

36 tracks mixed by danny tenaglia

wenn zwei titanen aufeinander treffen, entsteht nicht selten ein geborener klassiker. wie in diesem fall, wenn marcel dettmann, der ende der 90er im berghain-vorgŠnger ostgut anfing und bis heute diesem signifikanten berliner clubkollektiv treu blieb, der fabric-serie in ihrer 77. ausgabe seinen stempel aufdrŸckt. wie hšren eine ausbalancierte selektion aus purem techno. mit unveršffentlichten tracks seines eigenen mdr labels, raren und ungehšrten marcel dettmann remixes und top-protagonisten wie terence fixmer und robert hood. straight wie kaltes, klares wasser. und dennoch werden die lebendigkeit, die wŸrze und die reichweite dieses meisterlichen mixsets viele hšrer positiv Ÿberraschen.

deep vibes recordings returns to the fore with none other than notorious frank heinrich aka reboot, purveyor of masterfully crafted rhythm etudes and a highly respected member of frankfurts vibrant house scene. with deep v, the offenbach-bred producer brings his seething second album to sascha dives imprint, bursting at the seams with intricate percussive bliss and nimble-footed grooves for the enthused dancer

der australische drum & bass-produzent royalston aus sydney veroeffentlicht sein albumdebuet ocd auf dem hospital sublabel medschool! das album beinhaltet insgesamt vierzehn tracks - bag it!

endlich! move d auf fabric, war schon viel frŸher fŠllig

liquicity records proudly presents her second album project escapism. unlike the galaxy of dreams album, liquicity has gathered a series of melancholic, chilled and mellow tracks that form a harmonious journey through todays liquid drum and bass. 14 exclusive new tracks by artists such as bachelors of science, bcee, maduk, keeno, fliwo and champion. the 12inch sampler contains the tracks by bachelors of science and maduk and the album will be available on cd as well.

strut praesentiert hardcore traxx: dance mania records 1986-1997, die erste definitive retrospektive von chicagos wichtigstem housemusic label. das label half bei der etablierung des ghetto-house-sounds und repraesentierte die street level clubkultur in den neunziger jahren. es entstand als raue alternative zu trax und dj international mitte der 80er jahre

3cds with 60 tracks , incl the source ft. candi staton, david morales, k-klass, black box, nightcrawlers , mk, basement jaxx, afro medusa and many many more

welcome back to the cocoon recordings headquarter. we are proud to present the next chapter of our infamous compilation-series and believe or not: its m already!

fake blood alias dj touche (wiseguys) liefert fŸr fabric ein geniales electro-house-set aus nagelneuen unveroeffentlichten upfront-exclusives und legendaeren klassikern ab, die warme erinnerungen hervorrufen. erlebe die vergangenheit, gegenwart und zukunft der house music, von acid-ueber bleep- bis electro-house, in einem wahnsinns 30-track-set.

das neue album der downtown new york-legende dj olive featuring honeychild coleman: brooklyns original bass innovator meldet sich mit thwis zurueck. thwis ist eine zusammenstellung brodelnder deep und mature bass musik. diese mischung klingt wie eine mixtur aus smokers delight meets boards of canada meets rhythm and sound. fŸr fans von dubstep und techno!

mantle is already pixels forth release on raster-noton since his debut in 2003 and a further exploration of his approach to rhythm-driven, electronic music.

body language vol. 12 ist die erste mix-cd von catz n dogz. ausgewaehlt haben sie aeltere platten von j. antoni, rhythm plate, schatrax oder gant, die auch fŸr die allermeisten gut informierten house-heads neuland sein duerften. daneben stehen exklusive tracks von neuen talenten wie eats everything, chmara winter, trikk oder squarehead, auf die catz n dogz durch deren demos aufmerksam geworden sind. au§erdem sind so klangvolle namen wie chez damier oder soul clap mit tracks bzw. remixen dabei

its all too easy for nostalgia to tip into something negative. at its best its a celebration of the best the past has to offer while putting it into a contemporary context, at its worst its moaning that things arent as good as they used to be. hercules & love affair have always been firmly in the first category. main man andy butler takes classic house and disco sounds and uses them to craft dance music that has one foot in the past, the other cutting a rug on dancefloors right now. its a well-judged and expertly executed balance.

here we are again, another dose of unsung heroes from the past. all the tunes on here (bar possibly the opening tune) will be well known by the rockabilly world. however to those of you who have recently become, or are about to be infatuated with this music you are now holding a compilation of some of the rarest and desirable tunes known to the serious collectors

fresh off the success of 80s groove, ministry of sound return with 3cds of soul, r&b and club anthems. let us introduce to you the perfect soundtrack to your summer. this is 90s groove. cd1 features the best in soulful grooves from jamiroquai, m people, george michael, soul ii soul, lisa stansfield to des-ree. disc 2 brings together a flawless collection of smooth r&b and hip hop featuring some of the biggest artists of all time r.kelly, jay z, mark morrison, tlc, usher, en vogue and eternal. disc 3 finishes with a journey deep into the underground grooves of the 90s dance floor, featuring huge cross over tracks such as robin s -show me love-, tina moore -never gonna let you go- and ultra nate -free-, along with classic tracks from moloko, groove armada and basement jaxx. the 80s groove series has so far sold nearly a third of a million copies, now get ready for the definitive collection of soulful hits that defined the 90s.

hospitals sublabel med school prŠsentiert blood pressure!

>the mark of a great dj is one who knows that hip-hop came from disco. that is the truth of the matter...<

the yearly summit of keiji haino, jim o rourke and oren ambarchi continues with imikuzushi, which finds the group extending the power-trio strategies of last years highly praised in a flash everything comes together as one there is no need for a subject (bt05) and bringing to them a newly sustained intensity. for this performance, haino limits himself to electric guitar and vocals, forming complex networks of slashing rhythm work, noise squall and chromatic shredding, moving at times to near-silent passages of howled vocals and isolated, hanging guitar strums. the tendency towards driving free-rock which surfaced on moments of the trios last release is cemented here, with o rourkes fuzzed-out, non-linear bass riffing moving the music into almost garage-rock areas, combining with ambarchis drums to form a bedrock of hypnotic, metronomic pounding which transforms itself effortlessly into passages of flowing free-time. like all of hainos best work, the trio transcends any rock genre exercise to enter a non-idiomatic zone of ritual intensity, creating a music formed purely out of instrumental and group-mind possibility. presented as four unedited excerpts salvaged from an epic show that lasted well over three hours, the sometimes raw nature of the recording only adds to its directness and harshly emotive quality. francis plagne, melbourne, nov, 2011 released as a 6 panel digipak cd and as a limited edition double lp in a lavish gatefold with printed inner sleeves. design by stephen o malley with high quality live shots by ujin matsuo and stunning images by tokyo based photographer and sound artist shunichiro okad

this year hard style event promoter b2s is organizing a new edition of hard bass. the 4th edition of this huge and already sold out event will take on saturday the 11th of february at the gelredome stadium. on this night it s all about hardstyle and again b2s divides the party over 4 areas yellow, red, green and blue and selected sixteen of the best djs and acts. the 4 headliners of the different areas are also mixing and compiling the cd s and this year we selected the best of the best with: the pitcher, luna, frontliner and chris one. expect a lot of new and exclusive material which is a perfect reflection of what sounds hard bass is all about. a great start to the new year with this 4cd must have compilation!

the most in party on the island for all those saturday night clubbers, this cd mixed by danny leblack and fran morin is an amazing example of just what the cafŽ ole fiesta is like. these 20 incredible house tracks will take your breath away. just go ahead and enjoy such sounds as eric morillo and eddie thoneick feat shawnee taylor, hitch, feygin, coco silco & santy lafonte, jairo catelo and many more!

jeff mills once again indulges his passion for classic sci-fi with this 2cd re-imagining of the score to harry kleiner s titular 66 flick. it follows his -cyborg 2087- recreation and imaginary soundtracks for -the power- and -the occurence- with a deep voyage of discovery. but unlike the aforementioned, the original film plot - about a team of scientists who re miniaturized and dispatched inside a human body to fix a blood clot - thematic scales are inversed and we re drawn to mills inner, as opposed to outer, space-scapes. the action unfolds across 22 tracks and 2 cds, from bleepin, womb-like viscera and hazardous noise bursts through archetypal rhythm arrangements and fluid programming reflecting the man/machine, organic/synthesized themes of the film and his own alien/human aesthetic. it s wonderful to witness mills maturing as a composer and refining his art to something beyond a soundtrack for dancefloor rituals, but without ever losing his original blueprint, and showing that the line between cinematic imagination and dancefloor functions can be a very fine one.

one of the most referenced producers of the last year and one of the most influential producers on the scene: mk aka marc kinchen presents a sublime collection of his work, much of which has been previously unavailable digitally, on this latest volume in the house masters series. during the halcyon period of house music in the early 90s, marc kinchen became one of the genres most respected producers and in-demand remixers. starting out at an incredibly young age in detroit as a protŽgŽ of techno god kevin saunderson before later moving to new york, he fast became a prolific figure in the dance music community. here twenty of his most influential of recordings are collected and made available completely unedited, unmixed and dj friendly for the very first time. this package includes 9 tracks that have never been made available digitally.

hier gibt es ordentlich was auf die nuss! die 100 staerksten hardcore-tracks des jahres auf einer exzellenten doppel-cd! alles, was das hardcore-herz hoeher schlagen laesst, von angerfist & evil activities ueber neophyte & nosferatu bis predator & tommyknocker!