after a string of releases in 2006 on labels such as klang elektronik, soma sub label pnuma and of course tuning spork dan keeps the momentum moving strongly forward with perpetual line steppers

we are pleased to introduce steal vybe music to the syntax stable of labels. headed up by chris forman the first release out the gate is straight out of his box featuring the sultry vocals of miss patty. you ll know miss patty from her releases with mr v and louie vega on both sole channel and vega records. jump & shout delivers the goods with a straight ahead hip house banger that keeps right with the sounds coming out of nyc at the moment. this 12 features 3 hot mixes for your late night pleasure, they ll all do the damage. be on the lookout as well for the new label from steal vybe, sub grooves, coming soon with some underground tracky numbers ala, ibadan/dennis ferrer. dont sleep on the vybe

jake childs requires very little introduction to the more discerning house ear. with releases on leading labels including drop music, freerange and doubledown, not to mention his own uni.form imprints, he has taken the house world by storm over the past few years. here he serves up some retro chicago sounding yet stripped back jackers. seems really simple at first, a real trademark of jake s sound, but its bumpin bassline, bleeps and squelches grow around you becoming more intense with every listen. the flip delivers >good times< which incorporates his brand of choppy jackin beats, punchy snares, gritty synths and rolling bass that rips apart any dancefloor. the track flips mid-way and bubbles under as the bass lines compete for attention before recombining for another roof raising moment. the >beat machine< is an eerie voyage into the middle ground between house and pop. once again moody synths and a growling sub bass lead the way, with the haunting vocals of lil prince (who has previously featured on jake s icon and drop music eps) gliding over the mix! hot floor burning shit

axel karakasis has put his name on the map the last years with releases on labels such as primate, mb electronics, rhythm convert and his very own omega audio. he will also make his debut on carl cox intec label very soon, so the man is on a roll! his greek partner in crime spiros kaloumenos has provided a fine remix on this ep, and so did bosnian talent mladen tomic who recently made his debut with a digital release on the fly life label which was well received. another slice of relentless techno funk, provided by the adult headquarters!

this is the first ep from jan liefhebber and nimbuz on hz trax. both of them have been around for some time and their work on labels like x-trax, sway, lk, rerun, highland beats, synopsis and fresh grind. here they give us massive toxic shit on hz trax

the 4th release on john henry come from the label boss himself: zoo brazil. everybody knows zoo brazil from various releases on many many labels including music for freaks, get physical or harthouse… bitch boys is their latest elaboration of electronic dance floor dynamite… synthetic dance music with fierce basslines, simple synth licks and kool drum programming with a certain dose of funk. digital garage culd be the name of the game!

day one is the first release by derby producers, the cut hustlers (pete dj razorcuts darrington and neil cooper).joining forces, darrington and cooper aim to produce accessible slices of pop electronica. apart from their original version of and a trademark razorcuts mix, the day one 12 includes electro/ disco rubs by teenage dj (an alias of the legendary uk dj greg wilson, whose teenage dj disco best 12 was a big underground success on both sides of the atlantic) and templeton peck (aka toby tobias, who has built a solid reputation via recordings and mixes for labels like bear funk, urban myth, rekids and hy phen)

due to productions on many hardtechno labels like combat skills, highball music and s suberp knedeep production, chris popularity with the fans on filthy hard throbbing techno skyrocketed.. sw7 re-offers one of his hardest works to date, the beatcasting ep!! originally released in 2002 in limited quantities, we now present this wicked piece of hard techno where chris noise pounds away like if there is no tomorrow..

ladies & gentlemen the new and special label for well selected discoid, but still underground sound of house with pop-appeal.. ladies & gentlemen will be run by phonique, the smart and marvellous dj & producer, who is known for his releases on dessous, mood, poker flat, crosstown rebels, brique roue & many other labels. boris fox is the first signing on ladies & gentlemen and he comes with a hypnotizing mixture of lindstromy disco and modern minimal sound

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no need to introduce mazi & david duriez one more time, even those new in the house music business should have heard of them, the real chicago – paris connection. they have developed their own labels at the same time, gourmet & brique rouge, they built their carreers at the same time but this is only the second time, and surely not the last, that they go together in the studio. 2 great new mixes by systematics marc romboy and phonogenic

the latest release on haiti groove recordings is from the italian star producer & dj joe montana. well known for his legendary dj-sets on the fashion weeks in milano (italy) and his many releases on reowned labels like strictly rhythm, stickman records or deep touch records. five stars is coming with 3 brandnew remixes as well as the original mix from 1999. packo gualandris provide us with an ultracool electro-big beat version and tom newman, well known through his remix for martin solveig s rocking music, comes up with a electrohouse version. side b contains a deep house remix by the us superstar dj vitamin d and the original version last but not least

ripperton released amazing records on famous labels like planet e, wagon repair. for our last release on connaisseur in 2006, he saved two outstanding tunes. >tainted words< is a killer club hymn combining two mesmerizing parts. >tainted words (plasmik rmx)< is deeper than the mariana trench. plasmik, our new boy wonders from berlin, grab the outstanding original, vivisect it and recompose it into a deep underwater journey. a must for lovers of deep detroitish cuts. >farra< is far more than a track. ripperton specially dedicated this one to his family and his closest circle of friends. a very personal and pleasant soundtrip, more a song than a track – a short emotional story teller

frenchman frederic faupain(aka fuzz) is a veteran of afro, latin and mediterranean sounds. under aliases such as sofian rouge, mr.fuzz and jack in da box hes recorded for labels such as deep touch, filtered, soulgroove and grab recordings. here,he drops the mr and just becomes fuzz for tropicanas 2nd single. on the a side, the original highlife mix is deep down and discofied afro house. imagine nile rogers & chic getting down in lagos. classic discohouse beats with juju style guitar and vocals for an uptempo and feel good mix.on the flip, fuzz takes us down into the rainforest, with a deeper and darker mix, while still retaining the musicality of the original version

marcin czubala is no stranger to the techno scene! he s releasing different styled tracks since 1999 – ranging from hard and freaky techno on labels like currently processing or neue heimat to a more reduced sound like his first 12inch on morris audio citysport or his forthcoming 12inch on german hot label mobilee. the >gorky park ep< is a 808 based subtle groovy techno record following the slogan >less is more<!!!!

incl. motorcitysoul rmx !! dani casarano, better known under this dj-name tony mass, is a famous dj in his country of choice: chile. born in italy, grown up in the french part of switzerland, he is a widely traveled cosmopolite. his dj career started in lausanne in 1992, where he quickly became well known because of his explosive combination of techno and house grooves. in 1997 he arrived to chile as a guest of luciano for the techno culture party to play along chilean top djs like ricardo villalobos. nowadays he just finished his club tour through europe, several releases on well-known labels are planned and he can look back on hot sweaty dj-sets together with top class djs.. el zapo hablo is a wonderful dreamy and floating tune. the emotionality in this track is more focused on a winterlike atmosphere….

rejected is joris voorn and edwin oosterwal. after their massive underground hit >for the people< on sound architecture records, rejected is back with the debut single on their own new label simply called rejected. this first release features two great tracks. on the a-side we find sl3, a track with a compelling bass-line, funky beats and driving stabs, a future classic! the track on the b-side is called cliché, a bouncing minimal techno track with strong percussion and a break that makes the crowd go wild. both tracks work great on the dance floor! you will definitely hear more from this label in the future. joris voorn has had releases on respected labels like green, sino, keynote and sound architecture. sl3 written by joris voorn and edwin oosterwal. produced by joris voorn. cliché written and produced by joris voorn

broadcasting timeless, route one techno from the heart of berlin since 1996, cabinet records has come to epitomise the rough underground sound of a city like few others. now, with this excellent compilation package, plus 8 has seen fit to set this essential contribution to electronic dance music in stone. indeed, over the last decade the relationship between the labels has come full circle, making the release of this retrospective package all the more timely

corporate stand for hard, dark and jackin hard techno. after leo laker and switchblade comes tomash gee. he spreads his sounds via many of the most respected hard techno labels. after productions for cannibal society, methadon, carnage and crowbar he now conquerors the young us label corporate !!

after the massive success with abyss14, this one pushing that vibe even one step further. cristian fischer, with releases and remixes on labels such as sway, patterns, ignition, yin yang, sketch and many more is really doing the electronic tech vs minimal in the best possible way..

it was only a matter of time before matt bandy and alexander east joined forces. between the two of them they have graced such labels as vista, aroma, freerange, nrk, doubledown and amenti. the original bumpa along with alexanders vocals leading the way over dirty, distorted funk bass and warm chords. the remixes take you into deep dub land with tuff beats, chopped vocals and tracky madness. alexanders mix takes a left turn towards a psychedelic soul vibe tailor made for the afterhours

from boston in the us, the bald & the beautiful duo have been making firing, futuristic house music together for only a short time, but their productions have already been put to acclaimed use by dirty bird records (us) and utensil. the bald & the beautiful have recently remixed jt donaldson and cpen s >take u back< on utensil records earlier this year, the huge club hit by claude von stroke s >whos afraid of detroit< for dirty bird records, and swags -85- for version music. receiving heavy rotation from jesse rose and claude von stroke, this killer four tracker sits >beautifully< alongside forward thinking uk labels like dubsided and made to play. odori has an established fan-base and reputation as an outlet for quality forward thinking house music

kid massive has released on several major labels, including slip n slide,swing city,westend, illegal beats and others, and is no new comer to the house scene. his first single on justsoul features the vocal talents of danish singer morten luco, who recently appeared on the rhythm slaves ft morten luco show me track out on knee deep us as well as having released tunes on slip n slide variation records and illegal beats. the remixes on this single have been put together by kid massive and the rhythm slaves, and add a dub mix, and 2 house mixes to the original in this package.

sweden s mighty joia label team up 3 key producers on >strike me down< more proof if needed that they are one of the worlds key underground house labels set on making the industry sit up & take note. remix of strike me down courtesy of sweden s henrik b adds a whole new edge to the track working in some driving riffs & a punchy charged elements to perfectly compliment the driving, deeper original mix. >strike me down< has been a firm favourite track this summers session among djs like sebastian ingrosso, steve angello david guetta steve lawler eric prydz erick morillo, mark knight…

the first in a series of essential collaborations between these two promising scottish labels sees the mighty bumper bring the heat over three potent chunks of electronic funk, with the incomparable pigna people drafted to deliver a deadly techhouse influenced remix completing the ep perfectly

sunset diskos presents bulgur brothers, the tech-house boyband from sweden, consisting of mikael stravoestrand, andreas tilliander and johan skugge. all are well known figures in the swedish minimal scene with tons of solo releases on labels such as force inc, resopal, karat, mos ferry, contexterrior and many more..

after the first single output on vice versa, his collaboration with staffan linzatti, kolombo is now ready for delivering chapter two. this time, without any co-pilot, he kicks our ass with >all this< and >this all<, which is kickin electro house at it s best! the half part of loulou players has already released records and remixes on labels like king kong records, strobe music, jackmoves and loulou records and has just finalized a brand new remix for the upcoming dj remo single >sabrina says<

broadcasting timeless, route one techno from the heart of berlin since 1996, cabinet records has come to epitomise the rough underground sound of a city like few others. now, with this excellent compilation package, plus 8 has seen fit to set this essential contribution to electronic dance music in stone. indeed, over the last decade the relationship between the labels has come full circle, making the release of this retrospective package all the more timely. reissue of previously released tracks from berlin s cabinet records on 2x12inch vinyl

just need music is an uplifting production with a dark and dirty groove with an overall fresh sound. kemist has used weird sound effects and elements very creatively.the message equals the title of the track and one can say that it comes from his heart. jaimys remix on the flip starts off with a tribal rhythm and builds up to a very energetic uplifting tribal progressive tune with some old skool house flavors.kemist has released tracks on labels such as hooj choons, low pressings, tommy boy, j records, jellybean, lajja recordings, fatal music and tweekd.

poker flat rec proudly presents it s fifth label compilation! the 2xlp version holds the six tracks which have been exclusively produced for this album by john tejada & bilal bashir, dan berkson & james what, steve bug & clé, philippe autuori and jamie jones. altogether >poker flat volume 5< is a huge package incl state of the art songs in the field of techy & reduced house and techno from one of the coolest labels around !!

rob is back with some fire for your decks. after some releases as robert babicz on labels like k2, treibstoff, audiomatique, punkt, etc.., he has done it again. now its time for some acid !!!

the son of sound is back on speak with another dirty disco jammy. this two track release is loaded with the chunky fuse of nasty nyc flavored disco, punk and soul sounds that have become this labels trademark. late night party material for the idjut boys, rong and bear funk heads

theodor zox is one of denmark s upcoming producers. he has already released on well-known labels like tic tac toe, 3rd floor, textone, thinner and morris audio citysport. >dark liquid<, the flollow up to his much acclaimed >crystalized< (m.a.citysport 27), is a proper deep techno & house minimalism release in a alex under vein, where harmony, texture and propulsive rhythm are the most important ingredients! his love for music started at a very early age, when his father, a disc jockey of the 70s, exposed him to jazz, funk, disco, dub - and kraftwerk. theodor zox uses all his creativity in exploring, experimenting and refining the minimal music

spiros started releasing music on u.k. based label hydrophonic rec. and from this moment his production skills made him key member of marco baileys family with succesfull releases on pornographic, rhythm convert, mb elektronics, and other labels also. in 2005 he moves one step more and creates his own imprint >omega audio rec.< together with his partner for many years axel karakasis. now he releases on zeabize, in the real zeabize style, funky and pushy..

audiofly are hotter than hot for their recent output on labels like connoiseur, mobilee, adrift and the brand new tiefschwarz label souvenir. while working with different people (rekleiner, sleeper thief) the audiofly sound is allways present and rocking the crowd !>lost< is the follow-up release to the hugely successful >somewhere< release on moodmusic as rekleiner with partner in crime stuart geddes. this time we got a double a-sided monster in the form >lost< and >til mari< . electronic techhouse music at its best we would describe this, with both tracks having a strong floor feel to them and getting that hands in the air feel we hardly feel anymore

wilko, aka, ignition technician, teams up with one of his regular co-partners in crime and fellow >player< producer, jon nuccle, to launch this new off-shoot label from the >player<, >pusher< & >pirate audio< stable of labels & producers !!!

michoacan is fernando miranda rios, a young and very talented producer from the states. he already has releases on labels such as grayhound, headinghome, lo rise and bear entertainment. his track 2 bullets was on the lektroluv elektrik planet compilation and the title track from this ep here got a spot on the new lektroluv 007. now the dr decided to offer michoacan a full vinyl release on the lektroluv label and we honnestly think it rocks! both basshead and d.s.s.g. can and will get radio airplay for sure. this is a top notch crossover production that sounds catchy without being commercial at all.situated somewhere between house, rock, disco and electro, michoacan has his own particular sound and is an artist you will certainly hear more from in the future

after releases on labels like zet records, tsunami or recycled sounds, the spain duo exium delivers 4 strange, atmospheric, spatial, dark and driving techno tracks on gayle sans equador !!!

aesthetik s second release is by the hands of belgian artist ozka. previously known under his moniker >kaoz< and from his collaboration with the 6th sense approach crew, his first releases appeared in the 90s on labels like reload and rotation. after a few projects for experimental labels tibprod and filament, he rises again and delivers 4 killer techno tracks, gripping rhythms, deep and seductive sounds, a perfect balance between minimal structures and detroitish sounds. a powerful weapon for any techno dj and a direct hit timebomb for any dancefloor

bass invaderz fourth release sees a debut pairing of tear out regular and label boss distortionz with hardcore producer and promoter enzyme. having seen releases grace labels such as hardcore beats, mechanoise and unstable, distortionz has earned himself a reputation for breakbeat of the harder variety, with enzyme known for his involvment in the early 90s hardcore scene with his efforts now firmly directed towards the hardcore breaks and nu rave scenes

ortin cam is only 23 years old but already has releases on labels such as missile, traum, minimaxima, session, lupp, spilo... this year hes also being asked to produce the i love techno 2006 anthem!on selected worx we can find some of his best tracks to date. gladiator is a speedy j kinda brutal dancefloor destroyer for those peaktime moments. crack music sounds a bit funny and could have been made by daft punk! find my way is a truly beautiful dreamy/trancy minimal stomper and miles apart is ultra funky dancefloor stuff that will make your crowd go wild

sébastien legér - this french-born and amsterdambased producer and dj is one to watch out for as he takes french house music to a new level. with his unique production skills that see sébastien create intrinsically layered tracks full of character as he goes well beyond clichés, he has managed to capture the attention of label headhonchos such as carl cox and josh wink who signed the french talent to their labels, intec and ovum, as well as producing for überimprint defected

the belgian multi activist, dj and producer kolombo who released several massive productions on labels like king kong records, loulou records, jackmoves and under water, has now finally decided to start his own imprint called vice versa. the first output on the label is this collaboration with swedish mate and fellow staffan linzatti who had his debut release together with john dahlbäck on pickadoll in 2005

after remixes and releases for several labels like karatemusik / dixon music here is sven uk on >on records< -flashback clock 9- a dynamic track with grooving drive and a lovely hook! >crispy wax< - comes with hypnotic vocals and aesthetic sounds

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heiko laux presents his fifth solo-album >waves<! his debut album >liquidsm<, the lp s >the oldschool street<, >sensefiction<, >ornaments< and many 12inch-releases on his own label kanzleramt as well as productions for labels like hardhouse, tresor, synewave or kurbel have allowed heiko to become an integral part of the electronic music scene as producer and dj. he has produced with many artists such as anthony rother, johannes heil, ellen allien and he has also been remixed by artists like alter ego, surgeon or ricardo villalobos. in 2003, heiko started >offshore funk< and focussed his work from then on on this project but now time has come for the fifth heiko la solo-album <waves<!

"we are happy to welcome a well known guest from the international minimal house scene for an outstanding intermezzo at highgrade – hello mr. tigerskin. tigerskin, a splendid artist with records on labels as diverse as dessous, morris audio, resopal and others. german and international top imprints, produced for us two rather nontypical tracks - compared to his recent output - showing us his deeper side; and he does it so well! two stunning tracks for your maximum pleasure, somewhere in the twillightzone of deepness, hypnosis and true madness – njoy it! played by anja schneider, woody, chloe, karotte, james flavour..."

this submissions crusher is a suitable follow up to what tomash gee fired at you on labels like cannibal society, crownbar, fak, carnage and toolterror !!!!

the brainsuckers are back again, with a very atypical vinyl. the big feat original mix is a rumbling bigbeat techno track. to supply you with varied sonorities, it has been remixed by paul mac, who for a year now has signed great releases on prestigious labels such as intec, sino, kanzleramt and more. here again he brings a detroit inspired track which will entice many ones into shaking their bums! another musical flavour is brought to you by dj x.d.s who boosts the groovy characteristics of the track and provides more power, propelling the track in the domain of german techno sonorities.. supported by cari lekebusch

no need to introduce mazi & david duriez one more time, even those new in the house music business should have heard of them, the real chicago – paris connection. they have developed their own labels at the same time, gourmet & brique rouge, they built their carreers at the same time but this is only the second time, and surely not the last, that they go together in the studio. first time they produced the seminal everything is allright, one of the highlights from the audio soul projects album community this time they produced one of their futur classic, while david duriez was in chicago on the way to his detroit electronic music festival gig. produced in just one afternoon, the track is already acclaimed and hammered by all the big onesjosh wink plays it everywhere. mr.c has also been reported jumping in the booth to ask david what this track was.