2008 is going to be the year that joker blows up. hes already been causing a stir with releases such as the recent anthem gully brook lane on soul jazz & last years sell out stuck in the system on earwax as well as remixes for smd i believe & roni size dont hold back (...that frankly, make the originals look weak!). its high time now for joker to unleash his finest works yet on his own brand new bristol based imprint kapsize. kapsize 001 launches with a double aside - both tracks showcase jokers insanely genius production style, a kind of melting pot of influences that take the best elements of neptunes, dirty south & west coast hip hop instrumentals - big !

infadels are back. two years on from their acclaimed debut, we are not the infadels, new album, universe in reverse is the bands youth produced crossover masterpiece. bursting with energy, huge guitar melodies and hooks in abundance, it is, in short, the definitive infadels record and potentially a huge crossover album. universe in reverse is an album packed with soon to be hits reflecting the bands heady year and a half on tour, where they were able to discover the sounds that they would grow to become a re imagining of the new infadels sound. produced by youth (verve, guns n roses), and perfected by the mixing skills of ever dependable cenzo townshend (bloc party, pigeon detectives, reverend and the makers), this is a dynamic ten tracker of lyrically insightful everyman pop.

as a taster to the highly anticipated debut album from baltimores king of soul there will be three 7inch vinyl singles released in july/08. all three singles show off the mighty vocal talents of this soulful house crossover artist. the threesome includes the modern soul weekender anthem the way you love me which was released over two years ago and became an instant classic on the scene!

as a taster to the highly anticipated debut album from baltimores king of soul there will be three 7inch vinyl singles released on 07/07/08. all three singles show off the mighty vocal talents of this soulful house crossover artist. the threesome includes the modern soul weekender anthem the way you love me which was released over two years ago and became an instant classic on the scene!

neil solé, one of the biggest media djs in spain, thanks to his tv appearances, his radio shows on the most popular spanish radio stations and his gigs across the country, rocks out his new release on irresistible records. he is an artist with 15 years of experience inside the spanish dance music industry and this is reflected in this latest release which is dedicated to his baby romeo. romeo is coming(itb008) is an original track with an electro-house & tech flavour. the acid sounds stand out as does the romeo is comingvocal sampler announcing romeo s birth. as the track builds, it raises the intensity until the breakdown, then drops the track perfectly to destroy the dance floor. david amo & julio navas, irresistible managers, remixing the track with their own original style, achieve a classy, approachable & non-obvious tech-house piece, fine for the dance floor.

dc10 ibiza anthem!!! featured on the forthcoming >10 years circoloco< compilation mixed by raresh & co

this years theme for one of holland finest outdoor festival is made by none other then rene amesz

leena music is going on with a series of exquisite artists. after succesfull releases from catz n dogz, holger zilske, rodriguez jr. and dan curtin we proudly present a mindblowing ep from brendon moeller. this man is well know from his releases on third ear recordings and echocord and is in the business for more than ten years. listen to his new ep and you can hear ist. perfect tunes and perfect moods for a hot summer 2008

played by sebo k, karotte... layo and bushwacka! are equally at home turning out summery housey affairs as they are peak time stormers, and >now is the time / the time was then definitely fits into the latter category. a double header, the loose concept behind the release is to represent the sound of the dancefloor now versus the sound from a few years ago. >now is the time< has its feet placed firmly in 2008 - a crisp, clean techno bassline, topped by hand claps, snatches of breathy female vocal, and full of an irresistible array rattles, whooshes and other indefinable sounds that the duo seem to pull from the depths of their imaginations. it breaks with some simple electronic sounding chords and a stirring martin luther king sample that makes this record so memorable. >the time was then< is based around that same sample, but gives a cheeky nod to a few years back, with a bassline and keys that wouldnt have sounded out of place on their seminal ‘night works’ album. it never goes too far towards nostalgia, though, and either would rip up a late night dancefloor

knock knock, bang bang! minimal neo tech drama is just kicking your doors off! 5.4,3.2,1 action! our hommie jurek przezdziecki from warsaw, (poland) - is making his debut on boshke beats records and you better watch it, feel it and be into it! (we will not give you here a death threat ,but we were close to-please admit it) 10 years of producing under the different projects like big wigs, epi centrum and mass turbo! and lately you could taste of his sound on recently released maxis on whirlpoolsex, bretzel, jacek sienkiewiczs recognition and living records and here is his first boshke debut. we highly suggest to watch this interesting producer closer! he manages to seamlessly lead us through his special and unique fusion between minimal techno and neo trance, dressed with his unique sonic synthesises and topped with a top class sound production. on the b-side is a contemporary re-work of the sink master by maestro robert babicz (aka rob acid), speiced with the dancefloor power and a big roberts character this remix destined for all the modern contemproary djs on the planet earth!.

on the remix front we have three &#128,&#152,master blenders onboard. the first remix is by word of mouth, aka graham lord, one half of top house act audiowhores. second we have scope, aka ric mcclelland has worked his magic on the vocal to superb effect and created one of the coolest tracks you &#128,&#153,ll hear all summer. last but not least we have glide and swerve, formed 3 years ago by ivan clarke and simon glantz, have turned in a stunning chill mix perfect for ibiza&#128,&#153,s legendary sunsets.

would you have remembered? with the debut album of the 32-year-old warszawian, téchnè, cocoon recordings has released the first artist album ever on the label six years ago, at that from an artist who was not well-known to a large extent back then. this has changed fundamentally: with his releases on his own label recognition as well as on trapez or klang elektronik, sienkiewicz belongs to those ambassadors of modern individual electronic dance music who set benchmarks. this is also his demand with the two tracks on “my little place”, meanwhile his fourth release for cocoon recordings. while the over-heated my little place re-interprets the credo of dub with polyrhythmic elements, delays and echo in an somehow unfamiliar way, “com-bat” carries on sienkiewicz tradition of putting hypnotic sound evocations close to the ten-minute mark. with intensive melancholy, the percussive bass rotor of com-bat creates a bewitched hymn for sunrises somewhere in between the urban desperation of detroit, the atmosphere of after hours and balearic bliss

japanese artist kaitaro started his career as a hip-hop-dj at the age of 17. five years ago he started to produce minimal house music and released several records as kai on labels like alphahouse, sud elektronik and audio808

alec storey has been making quite a name for himself in techno & electro circles since his debut release on kracktronik back in 2006. renowned for his no-holds-barred live shows (which often incorporate stunning demonstrations of his considerable skills as a drummer), he has also been making considerable progress in the studio, with new equipment and new techniques. the troglodyte ep is a distillation of all these things and more, and although calling it refined might be stretching it a bit (its not called the troglodyte ep for nothing), its certainly fair to say that he has honed his sound into a near-perfect combination of brutal beats, bowel-busting bass, and mind-mangling sound design, all presented at slightly-higher-than-normal tempos, guaranteed to get the pulse racing. for remix duties we called in two heavyweight producers! carl finlow (aka silicon scally) has been turning out immaculate electro, house and techno for over 10 years now, with releases & remixes on such respected labels as mute, warp, playhouse, satamile & scsi-av . here he turns troglodyte into an off-kilter, but driving, electro workout full of twists and turns. kracktronik fave volum doesnt disappoint either. he drops the tempo and increases the spook factor by a few notches, and as always his intricate programming reveals layer after layer of nutritious electronic brain-food.

phat phreakin electro trax !! after 2 years of silence, lost in the deep, dark void of space, battle trax re-emerges with 4 new cuts to devastate your planet

label boss, spiros kaloumenos does it again! analog mode 01 was charted and hammered by main techno players and more of the same is expected for this one also. two solid techno originals by spiros that prove exactly why his reputation is growing more and more over the last years. moderate and turbulence were tested continuously on spiros dj sets over the last months and proved that will rock the dancefloors big way with their massive breakdowns and rhythm!! on the flipside two remixes make this record a must have!! this time on remix duties are two names that need no introduction! paul mac from u.k, label boss of stimulus rec. and contributor to some of the biggest ever techno imprints like: primate, theory, ingoma, intec, sino, kanzleramt, delivers the goods for one more time turning original track into a pure, straight, peak time mover!

after more than 10 years alex butcher is back with a new release on overdrive !! yes, him, the legendary ligh jay of the dorian gray ( frankfurt airport ) and the guy from the sm club in kelkheim . this is great primetime stuff for all djs and homies. check b2, amazing kut & swel (ministry of sound ) remix! over0172 comes on vinyl only !!! will not be available on mp3 !!!! vinyl rulez

legendz records is the normal follow up of famous legendz parties which started in belgium three years ago . for their first release, they decided to invite two belgian producers from two different musical horizons and see how it goes . kolombo is famous for his electro house style with releases on king kong, turbo, systematic, karate, his own vice versa or loulou records. sierra sam is more into the minimal world with music on trapez ltd., einmaleins, his own toys for boys and soon contexterrior the two friends decided to mix their skills on three tracks: alive is based on a fat synth line and rolling bleepy percussions, articulated around a vocal sample. extra voices takes another vocal sample , but adds it a more acid synth line and some more percussive drum soundsscreaming lord is a more aggressive track with more noises and fast percussion lines..

5 years ago back in february 2003 in montmartre (paris, france) pedro winter aka busy p created the ed banger record label. most of the artists have been discovered by pedro, and often live near the labels office. over the past 2 years the rise of the label has been something like a phenomenon, with all artists being on a worldwide tour (dj and/or live) at sold out venues, each appearance always long awaited and celebrated like a the coming of the messiah by thousands of raging kids from each and every part of the world. drawing on the street energy of hip hop, rocks explosion and hypnotic compression of techno music, but remaining open to all other influences, the sound of the label, mostly electronic and saturated, has become a trademark, registered worldwide. justice, busy p, uffie, feadz, mehdi, dsl, oizo, vicarious bliss, mr flash, krazy baldhead, sebastian and so: mes post cartoon imaging are practically pop culture icons, especially within the new web media (myspace, blogs, forums) where ed banger remain one of the unbeatable masters of its use. this third volume of the labels own compilation features 12 new tracks and mixes.

incl sebastien drums & rolf dyman remix/sandy vee remix/jonathan landossa remix/benedetto & farina remix !!! keith thompson is a performer and dj with the goal in mind to rock your body, mind and soul. he has been in the industry for over 20 years and has for the last five years been on a productive schedule to affirm his place in house music history

its not over (baby please) is the brand new production by jamie lewis & michael watford. the history of this project start in 1998 as first collaboration between jamie and the voice of the house music. originally called for you the love song exploded not only as first club hit on purple music, but was one of the most plaid tune released in 1999 by sandy rivera label deep vision/subliminal featuring kot and additional mixes by jamie lewis himself & the german heros boris dlugosch & michi lange.the song rocked worldwide for 7 years until the follow up its over hit the floors & the charts once again and was signed by defected for which mr. sandy rivera delivered again new mixes confirming his great touch for the vocal house. now the history continues... and baby its not over! so be sure this song will be again an hotspot signed by jamie lewis.

#1 in villalobos charts!! also supported by loco dice, troy pierce, dave clarke, dan curtin, agoria, anthony collins, ben sims, laurent garnier. >fearless fun< was taken from the >wilmslow road< ep on mind your head records, grimes own label. originally released in 2004, it only got remarked by a bigger audience when ricardo put it at number 1 in his chart two years later. because the vinyl was so hard to find - but way too good to remain unknown to the masses - we decided to license it with a big shot remix on the flip. because efdemin - incontournable since his amazing self-titled debut album on dial - loved the original so much, he agreed to give it a try. the result is a huuuge dancefloor tool as you can hear. a unique package you cannot miss out on!!

introvert (aka jukka varis) was born in northern finland in 1982. he lives now in helsinki, which is situated in the southern coast of finland. he has been making music for over 7 years, including progressive house back in 2004-2005 and his first own release from aurium records. the words >original<, >emotionally attractive<, >artistic<, >atmospheric< and >experimental< are the best to describe introvert’s sound. it gives people different moods and visions, something to listen closely to and to think about, and it works on the dancefloor too.

keith thompson is a performer and dj with the goal in mind to rock your body, mind and soul. he has been in the industry for over 20 years and has for the last five years been on a productive schedule to affirm his place in house music history

after having a creative break for more then three years, edx has returned in 2007 with his remix for dubfires hit roadkill and took straight off again with an armada of internationally acclaimed artists requesting remixes from him. in 2008 its definitely time to introduce his own single, which is released through pinkstar records. coming with an additional helvetic nerds mix, premium line will undoubtly continue what edx is known and loved for... to deliver premium and innovative sound quality made for this century and its incredible generation.plays by: chus, pvdyk, sebastian ingrosso, robbie rivera, nv gogh, fred numf, av buuren...

after the big success of montana express & thomas gold dont know 1.5 years ago, which reached lots of charts, theres now coming an excellent follow up called to my beat. tribal deep house beats, with electronic influences and vocal effects make the track full with energy. one more time thomas gold shows us which ingenious producer he is. the package includes the original mix, a dub version, and a remix by vision factory from berlin/germany. played by jca, david guetta, ...

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here it is: the first ever ed banger all stars remix! and its banging!! the flip side features an deep space techno extravaganza by danish discogrungers whomadewho - their 1st release since 2 years. and its a genre hopping master piece. starting with a minimal beat, developing into a 6/8 shuffle techno & ending up as intense technodisco! just amazing! the 3rd remix is a baile funk remix by rio de janeiros underground dj number one: the amazing clay. even more amazing!

support comes from hosh, karotte, dave dk, tom clark, jamie jones, sasse and many more.. it’s been a while since james flavour released his last full artist single ! after numerous releases for labels like highgrade, brique rouge and other remix dutys on his own labels plus the work on dirt crew’s last album the bavarian native, residing in berlin for 14 years now, really took his time to bring you these three full on club tracks. taking a different approach to his sound we know from his last two singles on dirt crew recordings, the idea was to create a more reduced minimal groove with dubby influences as they can only be delivered from berlin city.

its ireland hottest techno label again and the goodies they ve got prime to spurt out of the old sac are pretty tumultuous. take this outing from heretics of disko, which is label boss desy palmers floating project which here sees him working with robbie dunne aka spectrum is green on a track which first appeared as part of the hold it down magazine compilation a couple of years ago. the two new mixes come courtesy of finlands lackluster bouncing around like richochet rabbit in a disused robot dump and japans yukio taking more of an electro route with percolating percussion to arrive at some engaging oddball alien funk. a diff kind of brotha is concrete soul collectives kenny black remixed by japans katsuhiko putting the female voice through a blender studded with clicks and efx plus leeds nasty bobby, who stretches the vocals savagely over chattering groove reminiscent of psychotic robo chipmunks confronted with david camerons knackers. maximum quality again.

next summer hit! one of bob sinclars secret weapon at this years miami conference. fedo mora started djing in 1994 in clubs on the beautiful costa smeralda in sardinia. fedo is a producer and a remixer working with the biggest italian labels since 1998 his main projects are f.e.d.o., sergio del rio, 4fx, freaks jam, pussy dub foundation and he has remixed todd terry, dennis ferrer, bob sinclar, julien jabre, richard f and many others... camurri has been a professional dj since 2002, he is the resident dj at the moxa club in italy. in 2008, he teams up with fedo mora and together they produce fedo mora & camurri - after the rain featuring warm reggae style vocals by patrick.

#1 in villalobos charts!! also supported by loco dice, troy pierce, dave clarke, dan curtin, agoria, anthony collins, ben sims, laurent garnier. >fearless fun< was taken from the >wilmslow road< ep on mind your head records, grimes own label. originally released in 2004, it only got remarked by a bigger audience when ricardo put it at number 1 in his chart two years later. because the vinyl was so hard to find - but way too good to remain unknown to the masses - we decided to license it with a big shot remix on the flip. because efdemin - incontournable since his amazing self-titled debut album on dial - loved the original so much, he agreed to give it a try. the result is a huuuge dancefloor tool as you can hear. a unique package you cannot miss out on!!

recorded live at the montreux jazz festival, switzerland, june 28, 1974.

nice price deal !!! part 2 of this years summer crossover hit with mixes from 3 of frances finest in david guetta & joachim garraud & cedric gervais... ltd dj promo test press

after many years attending diy parties paul wong and andy elston put together this modern slice of click trax meets bumpin house groove. originally on diy discs label. now seeing the light of day on, expect a tightly produced male vocal led excursion from tight house beats to melodius electronica.pauls tight production nails down a sweet selection of modern synth vibes over a raunchy backbeat

he soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. cat stevens >was dog a doughnut< has appeared several times over the years in many shapes and sizes, this definitive extended version has to be up there with the best of them though, allowing the dislocated funk of the original to simmer away before reaching boiling point. similarly riuchi sakamoto’s timeless classic >riot in lagos< should be mandatory listening for anyone with an interest in electronic music, an absolute masterpiece in it’s original form, this version takes the meat of the track straight to the dancefloor where it’s turned into a juicy electrofunk sandwich of tastily huge proportions

early support finds favour with laurent garnier, claude von stroke, ralph lawson, mark knight and deep dish&#146,s sharam. it&#146,s been a while since we last heard from mike monday &#150, almost two years, to be exact when he delivered smorgasbord, which won numerous accolades and superlatives in the dance press. lauded as album of the month in i-dj, while dj mag called it a lp we just can&#146,t put down, others jump on board and claim it as a future classic. now signed to san francisco&#146,s om records label, the man who never fails to impress, educate and entertain is back. >the 11 11<&#146,(no, we&#146,re not sure what it means, either) is backed with the equally oddball titled &#145,>hello nest<. regardless, it&#146,s another terrific house offering that pairs dubbed-out beats with techno-tinged melodies to create a modern day jackin&#146,sound. the addition of a driving synth-line only helps this swing, shake&#145,n&#146,rattle in all the right places over a dirty-as-hell bassline. anything but what we&#146,ve come to usually expect from the label, the sund is an equally refreshing break from convention for om, and is taken from the upcoming album, songs without words&#146,by monday

this new russ gabriel 12 is the long awaited kick-off for russ’s new techno imprint, sestra recordings and marks his return to the techno scene. this release follows up the infamous >future funk volume 1< which appeared some 11 years ago on u.k. electronica label >input neuron<. russ is a legend whose career spans nearly 20 years. having started his ferox records back in 1993 he went on to record for the likes of carl craig’s planet-e, soma records, djax-up-beats, dave clarke’s magnetic north, morris audio, force-inc and countless others. russ has been hailed as a master of techno production by djs such as laurent garnier and richie hawtin and continues to push his music forward with this ep aimed firmly at the dancefloor.

>can ting< is west indian slang for a steel pan, a much loved instrument in the caribbean world. here the duo takes on this magnificant sound maker that brings people together in massive street battles containing thousands of practising steel pan musicans playing all thru the night. due to its complicated note structure and technical limitations in tuning single areas in the steel pan, this instrument requires many years of practising. the sound of a one hundred man strong steel pan orchestra is something everyone should see and experience once in their lifetime.

influenced by the first rays of sunshine, yanou hits the clubs with a fresh and original new track. children of the sun is reggae flavoured and has everything that is needed to celebrate this years summer and get all parties started. check out the r.i.o.remix

big cosmic influenced disco house biggy !! finally, after mule musiq released 4 single,force of nature third album called >iii< will be released for worldwide after it was released in japan 2 years ago. in japan, this album was very succesfull and many press said one of the best album in the leftfield scene of 2006

the legend of x-dream began almost 20 years ago in 1989 when jan muller (prime suspect) and marcus c. maichel (the delta) combined to form the creative core of this legendary electronic music project.

after being on remix duty for many years on defected the french king of deep house who bought us >he reigns< delivers the class...

mop mop is the brainchild of andrea benini, musician, producer, dj who has been active for more than ten years exploring a large variety of musical genres, from club to jazz music... this time he delivers a philly inspired boogie remix of the jazzy original by mop mop, just the right feeling to welcome the summer.

two years ago, honest jons travelled to lagoswith the great drummer tony allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with fela kuti an album entitled lagos no shaking, a classic of contemporary afrobeat. since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides. from legends of dance music culture like basic channel in berlin, for example, and founding father of detroit techno, carl craig, and young tigers like dizzee rascals newham generals, mia producer diplo in baltimore, and carioca sensations bonde do role from rio de janeiro. and newrecordings from cairo, saturn, bogota and kingston, jamaica fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneersalah ragab, a street brass band descended from sun ras arkestra, highlife inspired afro colombian drummers from the maroon village of san palenque de basilio, and a veteranof count ossies mystic revelation of rastafari.

mn2s prepare for another wmc anthem by presenting this collaboration with danism and true soul diva kathy brown. light up my life has classic written it all over, making full use of kathys soaring vocals this powerful performance is sure to make more than waves at this years wmc. kathy brown, one of house musics true divas, has worked with the cream of the house music crop. arguably her biggest hit in recent times was the international smash, strings of life (stronger on my own), produced by award winning production duo soul central. her powerful performance in light up my life ensures that the track will be hammered in the miami sun this year. whilst the original mix features those unmistakable danism beats and kathy browns beautiful voice the audiowhores dub presents pounding drums and is a much darker, main room mix. in contrast to this dj la roi delivers a much more garage inspired, sweeter take on the soulful classic. following up the success of commended releases such as truth is, mesmerise and most recently feelin you danism drop yet another scorcher on mn2s.

the tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of jeff mills, laurent garnier, carl craig, richie hawtin, and claude young among many others. lawrence and lenny burden, announce the release of their new single, >i need release<€,b/w >here comes the push<, on their own reborn label, 430 west records. collaborating once again with ann saunderson (the vocalist on their hit single >blackwater<, 2002), and mc p.gruv (from their >the theory of everything< album, 2004), the brothers have produced a dance floor heavy double sided single. >i need release< blends anna s angelic vocals with the burden s signature rough and tumble production style, while >here comes the push< takes a percussion driven ride off the edge, with p.gruv as your guide. this project leads to the release of octave one s first studio album in four years, >summers on jupiter<€,(september 2008), also on 430 west records.

next summer hit! one of bob sinclars secret weapon at this years miami conference. fedo mora started djing in 1994 in clubs on the beautiful costa smeralda in sardinia. fedo is a producer and a remixer working with the biggest italian labels since 1998 his main projects are f.e.d.o., sergio del rio, 4fx, freaks jam, pussy dub foundation and he has remixed todd terry, dennis ferrer, bob sinclar, julien jabre, richard f and many others... camurri has been a professional dj since 2002, he is the resident dj at the moxa club in italy. in 2008, he teams up with fedo mora and together they produce fedo mora & camurri - after the rain featuring warm reggae style vocals by patrick.

allez allez are one of those early 80s hidden gems of the belgian new wave dance scene who shone so brightly for a few years (81 – 85) and then were gone – but not forgotten! based around the writing and production nucleus of brussels based kristiaan debusscher and nicolas fransolet a third dimension was added by american vocalist sarah osbourne and early hi tempo hits such as african queen, allez allez and shes stirring up became global club classics.