our fourth release is a special collaboration of anthem creator and footwork label head jay lumen and the super talented roberto capuano (drumcode, truesoul), fusing their different tastes of techno. octaves ep” finds the perfect balance between banging and melodic techno. the melodic octaves” consists of vocal cuts and vigorous synths and chords while aquila” with it’s moog bass synth and breakdown theme is a true banger groove. absolute festival anthems!!

resplendent in its simplicity, forever is the sound of emika boiled down to her steely essence. gated vocal snippets and haunting synth arpeggios give a nod to early-90s proto-trance, the arps filtering in and out of focus in tense fashion before unfolding into a dreamy melodic progression ‘never’ treads similar ground but takes a more direct approach, the tension building consistently in layers as more arpeggiated synths gently modulate in hypnotic fashion shimmering, icy sounds create a haunting, slow-burning atmosphere before the rhythm switches up for the latter half of the track, layers of gated white noise further punctuating the groove. emika deftly utilises each element for maximum effect, allowing each to breathe and shine by way of slick production and clever arrangement.

nice price deal !!!

nice price deal !!!

nice price deal !!! here comes the second release of orioni records, another compilation of argentinian artists. espen lauritzen makes his way on with >1724<, hardened 909 rhythms together a filtered 303 bassline in his own abstract way results in a banging and effective weapon, creating an hypnotic feeling into the dance-floor. b2 is for farceb with >enki<, smashing broken beats, fm synthesis and sharp 909 hi-hats and beats, using a stronger drum workout within. an impressive masterpiece digging deep into the groove. in the other side, >everything transforms< by pulse one, who presents an aggressive killer track with repetitive hard synth sequences, but it also comes with lot of tweaks on the analog synthesis and different types of pitches, modulations and filters for a mental feeling. closing the album, zedje delivers >restore<, full of obscure rhythm treatments, massive kick drums and shuffled 909 hi-hats and rides, different types of drones and complex analog synthesizers around the modular step sequences get together to bring you this massive peace of a track. classy. keep an eye on this new project, orioni, is here to stay.

side a: of love mystery taken from the da soul revival ep released on dancemania records in 1995.heres another one of tyrees most sought after tracks. it has that classic four to floor bodyjacking dancemania ghetto house sound, with a touch of that chicago innocence to it. side b kan u feel it originally released in 1998 on nepenta records uk. well,if you like phat beats and thick basslines, then this track is for you. it reminds of those early releases in the 80s on dj international records or trax records, where the groove was the most important factor.

>v1<, the latest release on renowned dj marco faraone and his partner norman methners uncage imprint, is a selection of tracks from europes finest upcoming producers of the techno genre. parisian producers, kas:st, berlin based artist modig, italian duo, hertz collision and producer black stone, all bring their raw producing talents to this release and the uncage label. founded in 2015, uncage continues to give free expression to established as well as upcoming artists without any compromises. the label aims to focus on pure underground quality and dynamic rising talents in the scene.

debut album from label boss rushmore. his most concise and holistic body of work to date. spanning a wider range of styles and influences than ever before, digging deep into his musical influences beyond typical club music. pressing on translucent orange vinyl.

recently appearing on the mighty crosstown rebels with a remix of shaun j. wright & alinka ‘face the truth’, sought after duo audiojack are back serving up a solid two-track release in the form of ‘turya’. turya is built for serious heads down sessions fusing subtle acid pads with soaring synths and sonorous spoken words. the hypnotic quality of the teacher’s words beguiles and entrances the dance floor, allowing people to lose themselves in them and its evolving groove. ‘event horizon’ is a different beast altogether, with a heavy drum and bass vibe, a four-four format, and a classic -amen- break beat style. in 2015 audiojack launched their sunday social free party at veto club in their home of ibiza, which after a strong season will continue this year. their first essential mix recently dropped on radio 1 and a string of highly successful releases and remixes on labels such as hot creations, tsuba, 20/20 vision and their own gruuv has solidified their place in the dance music elite. it’s safe to say that 2016 is proving to be a big year for the talented duo.

featuring frank and dank, phat kat and kareem --- the first on the beat generation release schedule is jay dee who inspired the above panegyric. he is one of the more prominent members of the beat generation. detroit’s don of the beats is widely regarded as one of the most important men in hip -hop alongside pete rock and dj premier. jay dee has prepared for us a feast of beats and pieces. his credentials read like a who s who of hip hop and r&b. jay dee’s slum village project has the dubious honour of being the most bootlegged in history. the recent album, fantastic vol. 2 has received superlative reviews. jay dee produced common’s like water for chocolate (lp) - a landmark album featuring d’angelo, dj premier, rahzel, george clinton and bobby caldwell. the ummah, jay dee along with q - tip and ali shaheed, produced tribe called quest’s last two albums beats, rhymes and life and the love movement. jay dee is the executive producer on the new erykah badu lp. he has recently produced tracks for the new de la soul lp, guru’s jazzmatazz 3, busta rhymes and the forthcoming jay z lp. jay dee was also the driving force behind the pharcyde and virtually the whole q-tip lp. welcome to detroit will feature a blend of jay dee’s unique hip hop and r&b productions, as well as left field twisted instrumentals and jam sessions. a perfect fusion for this phenomenon who is a dj, musician, jazz enthusiast and the hardest working hip - hop producer in the world today.

after some remix projects and a lot of work on their new live set, the next original mix from saitezwei will be released as digital and vinyl release. also for this project, the two guys cooperatedwith the label tach & nacht from hamburg. the song is a mixture of deep and tech house elements with driving drum structures, saite zwei typical harmonies and a lot of variety. despite complex melodies and heavy chords, the entire ep has become very clubby and danceable this time. among other songs, the release will contain a remix of -morja-. the b side comes with an original track by morja called -reborn-. less melody, more groove could be the topic in comparison to his former releases. coming with a tight set of percussion and a phat forward driving bassline, reborn surprises with some contrary played organ sounds adding even more thrust and energy to the tune. definitely a track to remember. the side gets completed by an interpretation of saite zweis -nighting ale-.

dj support : groove armada, psychemagik, greg wilson, horse meat disco & rahaan
on his previous midnight riot releases, joutro mundo has always included a number of scorching reworks of brazilian disco and boogie faves. now from his debut album the fast-rising producer is serving a 12 inch feast of authentic brazilian fare. a ride through uncharted brazilian boogie territory, strictly for the late nite tuff guy contingent where new productions are smoothly wrapped around golden sun-kissed loops, jaunty horns with additional added acid b-lines, funky beats & percussion

soul legend gwen mccrae s 1975 debut lp on miamis cat records has long been a favourite with serious funk and soul aficionados since it s release. the title track rockin chair was the number one single on billboards hot soul singles chart in june of the same year, no doubt keeping many dancefloors moving in gwen s native florida as well as across the nation

rolling straight off the back of another successful vatos locos off week event at city hall, barcelona and following his jacuzzi killer ep, hector is now ready to unleash the third installment from his new label vl recordings . fusion is a collaboration from core vatos locos member david gtronic, and flourishing romanian up-and-comer iuly.b. the fusion ep is a product of david and iuly.b combining their musical forces to create five unstoppable tracks, satisfactory for any deep dance floor moment, bringing a beautifully subtle tempo to the groove.

sheffield s finest, tommy vicari jnr joins the cult. presenting us 3 choice cuts each with their own distinct flavour. forty days provides the groove. three too many is the stomper. night of a thousand saturations’ a rhythmic trip. 22 minutes of musical wizardry!

dark city ensemble - the collaborative effort of chris gray and darand land. best known for their sought-after works on the cult label deep4life, present four recovered tracks from the archives. all material contained in this 12” was originally produced during the d4l/sound principle era and possesses the emotive overtones that captured the minds of that special period.

nice price deal !!! we are about to continue our mission! this time: bringing cologne-mülheim back on the map with mr. natural and his three tracker. we call it -mülgrime tropical-. shuffling grooves and pushing baselines form underneath. hypnotically grooving loopes mixed up with serious club drum patterns. once again the record for your personal summer madness and beyond.

yet another stellar selection of cuts from the king street / kerri chandler vaults! as always we ve dug deep to select the best music from a true underground house hero. featured on this ep you ll find - -it s you- a slamming classic from 2003 s -trionisphere- double lp, a straight up swinging club track for the heads in true kc fashion! also featured is the soulful, seductive, deep groove of -my paradise (paradise 623 mix)- lifted off kerri s -trionisphere iv- ep from 2002. on the flip we re treated to 2 more heavyweight selections, -hallelujah (kaoz 6:23 gospel mix)- kicks off the b-side with it s stripped back garage-gospel rawness, a surefire tip from 1996 for any dancefloor! finishing things off is -so let the wind come (original mix)-, a dubby, techno-ish monster featuring the man s legendary chord stabs and heavy drums, classic chandler! another fine selection of music from one of house musics most beloved sons - essential for heads and newbies alike!

dana ruh in full effect – the real stuff: rolling, deeply sexy and pure original house. as in every howl the groove is at the center of every release

moscow records’ first release of 2016 comes from label boss archie hamilton, remixed by romanian talent ali nasser. the title track on the a side is an uplifting piece of minimal house blending a familiar synth line with a trippy vocal and his characteristic groove. ali nasser’s remix on the flip brings together both classic percussion and synth elements, in a contemporary style, constructing a timeless house classic.

interior groove traveler, and recent resident of canada’s “left coast”, unknown mobile has honoured us the privilege to issue his first 12-inch record. the three cuts hike through rolling levels of melodic foley and pensive oral snippets, laid over tough low-end and resonant harmonies. percussion is sparse yet carefully woven around patterns that wash in & out. while “no motion” and “rhododendron” induce a state of calming limbo, “mantra” offers a celebration of dance.

this is volume two of a two volume set from edit master gay marvine justly called dance floor favorites. these are some of his most sought after unreleased edits that are known for their strong reaction on the dance floor. they cause an instant heat. his perversity shines through the extreme tempo shift of “jungle fever” lifting it up into pure ecstatic dance floor action, with all the eroticism of “french kiss” and all the spanish funk groove of barrabas. we could to listen to the hypnotic “goodnight” for hours on end, finally seeing light on vinyl. gay marvine’s “what’s happening bro” is not an edit per se, it’s what happens when you cross that line and it becomes house. this is perhaps his greatest tribute to moodymann and his sets at better days,hotbox and la dolce vita. the ep ends with the ever dirty “bump man” and gay marvine’s unique feverish take the needy anthem. gay marvine might just be the frankie knuckles of edits, because his music will keep you warm in the cold, a true musical heater.

cliff has clearly been smoking something special. all it takes is one of his richest efforts to date, and that’s saying a lot coming off a consistent roll of terrific releases. a-side devotion answers the ep titles question with a masterclass in heavyweight groove-building. its an instant cult anthem, gritty but buttery compression, warm, wet bass, driven forward by stoner-friendly organ solos and the vocal call. its a perfect afterhours gear-shifter, squelching with the sweat of one hundred thousand hours of studio jamming and countless seasons of acid. bring raw authenticity to any dj set. this is dance-floor tested, trainspotter approved.

jerome hill returns to super rhythm trax with four tracks displaying one of his biggest influences that of mid nineties chicago labels like relief and dance mania. its time for the has been slaying crowds for the last year with its own no nonsense take on cajmeres much sampled perculator track. a hefty dose of fun and playability is injected into this ep and all 4 tracks are designed for maximum body jacking and involuntary head nodding, each bringing something a little different to the table. support coming already from : annie mac/radio 1, justin robertson, john heckle, ben sims, mark archer, perc, groove armada, jd twitch, locodice, dj tlr, craig richards, wncl, james ruskin, pangaea, phil kieren, lukes anger, posthuman, bleaching agent

cafe bohemian is the debut ep from sydney-based producer, t.hanks - one of the minds behind label post pluto. this glorious four track ep features lush string sections and warm 707 sequences in a percussive, deep house groove.
cafe bohemian, the eps title track, takes you on a journey through warm rhodes keys, soaring string melodies and dubbed out vocals. its golf club mix follows, bringing you into the club, with 707 jams paving the way for a dancefloor stormer.

refraction volume 2 marks the return of the lauded imprint residual recordings. label owner titonton duvante starts it off with a funk laden deep groove. next up is ace producer christopher rau. he flips the filters alongside nectarous chords. on the b side, veteran jeff samuel brings on the quirky sounds and hooks he is known for making. rounding out the ep is a contemplative number by chicago’s garrett david

tip!! conga radio, the canadiana club collab of producers jex opolis and roberto, offers two smooth and jazzy house cuts designed for the heart, mind, foot and soul. the a-side of -right beside you- features melodic vocals and smooth chords, while the b-side -party smokes- plays out with space, atmosphere and groove. a tag team not to be missed!

heart attack is your uncle juniors funk-that stacy adams, black love incense, hai karate groove providing the quintessential backdrop to primping for a night at the spot. on the flip, brian ellis & tim tucker deliver another sure shot, uptempo, feelgood track with dont stop. out on the tugboat edit spin-off star creature. edit disco

the table has been set and guests have arrived: it’s time for fresh meat’s when bad people cook good food vol. 4. this limited edition vinyl sampler features three tracks from the full length digital album. the record leads with derrick carter, dubbing out alexander east’s “jest 4 me” into a signature boompty romp. on a2, audio soul project takes a swing at remixing chris udoh’s “ready for you-, shuffling and strengthening the groove that supports the invigorated vocal. the entire b-side belongs to david duriez who marries acid motifs to the tidy, bustling frame of san france disco’s “bringing back sweat to the dancefloor” for even sweatier times. this three track ep is mastered by lawrie at curve pusher, london - who’s been busy lately putting his magic touch on music for artists like damian lazarus, jamie jones, and wolf + lamb. each copy of the vinyl sampler for when bad people cook good food vol. 4 comes with a download code for the full 16 track digital album. this latest fresh meat is a veritable feast of sleek and buoyant house music that can enjoyed over several sittings or in one cohesive (and delightfully gluttonous) meal.

a proper compilation including the future sound of argentina coming right from the center of the republic. crudeza cordobesa is a statement that togetherness is needed to make a musical scene alive ! eight tracks from different interpreters of the south american mood and groove to the world.

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new swedish label aniara recordings brings you deep, dirty and slow house & techno from the northern hemisphere. gothenburg duo genius of time is giving us a fresh take on what modern house music can be in the roaring 10s. well-crafted tracks that builds slowly but surely through a rolling groove with bumping basslines. oldschool meets new school house burner. vinyl only release!

next up on will & ink is a second release from yeleesa hall & malin, hot on the heels of their last collaborative effort, lucas, at the end of 2015. once again the mysterious hall and amsterdam/paris based oscillate music boss cook up some hard hitting house that is sonically inventive. opener first carol has hulking kicks and hits and a writhing, monstrous sounding synth line that brings real rawness and energy to the four-four beats all around it. some spooky little beat-less passage of eerie industrial sounds appear before second carol again slips into a well swung and purposeful groove. this one is rubbery and rolling, with dubbed out chords riding up and down and airy hats adding a sense of scale. another ep of contemporary club music of the highest order.

new vinyl only imprint owned by carlos sanchez aka lowwaxx delivering his own, and some colleagues´s point of view of what serious music for the dancefloor is.

mount liberation unlimited is formed of sunbeams, sockerbitar, and swedes ! chance members of a stockholm-based band during their late teens, tom lagerman and niklas janzon found themselves peeling off from the pack to smoke and make techno. dreaming of a global dance music community in which artists are allowed anonymity, the two set out to service this secret society by soundtracking happy-making moments under the mount liberation unlimited guise. mlu s third release, (eerie) for your love, developed organically and inversely from their live set into the studio. in this procedural fluidity, hypnotic live takes animate as tenacious tone, melody, and groove. mlu s method relies upon thee jam, the feeling shared in the moment, and then revisiting that friendzied magic. this dedication to spontaneity is tempered by a naive faith in one another, an unspoken jibber jabber that melds two minds together in childlike harmony.

kicking off the ruby hill s label with it s first release is birmingham s, nightmoves. the concrete ep is a four tracker, with dark room sleazily bass slapping it s way across the dance floor to you, building and oiling you up before flourishing into the synth laden house stomper that will work you into a tizzy, while once upon a time in guilin zones in on a trippy far east setting, drawing you in before an acid takeover. flip it over and find a more downtempo nightmoves with varnish , a heavily layered track with synth, bass and percussion brimming over, building from bell s, synths, kicks and hi-hats up to a house groove while cloud walking squelches it s way through trippy echoing synths and invites you to enjoy its deep distorted journey through the skies k-clouds. limited to 300 copies, housed in a hand stamped manilla brown sleeve with separate artwork and stickers

compost/taken from alex attias new album back home. vocals by colonel red (rima/john beltran). remix from japan s dj mitsu the beats (planet groove). also including the original version and alex attias remix under his freedom soundz moniker.

poker flat recordings offers up another mouthwatering collaboration in the form of this ep by mennie and julien sandre. mennie hails from italy, and had fast been gaining a serious reputation on the underground, both as a resident at club 999 in his home country and as a talented up and coming producer. teaming up here with the frenchman julien sandre, this is an international project that will hit home with djs and house lovers globally. the night riots ep kicks off with partitions, which sees the boys in sparkling form - twisting and teasing a sick groove out of fairly simple sources.arth j follows a similar path the devil is in the detail, and mennie and sandre get down to some serious beat science, punctuated with some subtle chords and vocal stabs in the process. in a pixel world’ reveals the pair’s love of classic chicago vibes distilled though french touch, bringing in a super funky groove filtered though various effects and processes, and paying homage to the timeless sounds of early daft punk. ‘no more closes out the ep with a yet another weapon - a ray of house sunshine that skips along on a fidgety beat offset by filtered strings and chopped up vocal stabs. its got summer written all over it.

after a refreshing and sold-out opening release by mad rey (hotel la chapelle), vertv returns with pondicherry, the second ep of another incredible young french newcomer: monomite.the multifaceted musician is sneaking around genres like house, broken beat, hip hop and breaks revealing his signature sense of groove (gimme da lighta plez, whatchulookinat), humor (flying saucers), depth ($$$) and his ability to funk, playing sensual hypnotic bass-lines and syncopated drums (lovindabass mon frer, les baffes de georges moustaki).vertv is really proud to introduce you to this touching artist, monomite’s pondicherry ep is an open window to his complex personality. riyl : dego, kaidi tatham, theo parrish, glenn astro, funkineven

the contemporaly house tracks which combine his established heavy groove, smoothness & beautiful essence! -secret floor 002- misterious, raw feeling & the roop of vocal sample are intertwined together to be miraculous sounds-saturday night- melodious and uplifting house track-o-nature- unique sound quality made by mpc & the trumpet sample greatly melt together -sky lounge- slow down...dope track with a spice of japanese sample blackoly profile:dj, beatmaker, and sound producer in tokyo, japan. born in 1981, his parents taught him to play in a forest and make what he wants to play by himself. started his dj carrer when he was 19.the first track he played was -bucktown- by smif-n-wessun. in the ensuing year he started making tracks under the name of dj shibaki. kept releasing his own tracks by casset tapes and cd-r and released -document-(12-) in 2006. after that he released mix cd -abstract- and -gravity-, and he has done around 100 of play in a year with his style of going back and forth freely among various sounds evolving abstract, breakbeats and hiphop.in 2009 he played together with dday one, dorian concept without knowing who they are. when he played together with dj kensei, he got a meaningfull comment -do you always do such a mix?- in 2010 he became immersed in creating tracks with mpc2000xl which was not not used for a long time, and started doing dj & live only with his own tracks by using cd-r & kaoss pad. thereafter he started making house tracks under the name of blackoly influenced by house djs & dancers whom he has played with since 2000s. the various music in his background & the dancer s excitement on the floor like -house- atmosphere greatly melted together and it led to build his unique sounds. in 2013 he released -dirty channel-(12-), in 2014 -dr.circus-(cd), and his work continues to this time.

dating from the days of sade and smooth jazz, you might expect maya s moment in the sun to wear the fragrance of fromage, but the milk’s far from turning and the tropical groove is a sunny delight.

heaven scent is a modern disco take with a suitably classic feel that has chloë sevigny, actress of note, reading the poem prayer to saint therese over a percussion-led low down groove. the b side has the effect laden deeweedub doing exactly what it should do. no bug hurrah, just a classic in the making. sleeve design by ill studio, paris.

berlins cult techno duo exercise one release their newest 12inch featuring 3 tracks. one track reminiscent of the past, one track gazing at the future and a time defying remix by locked groove.timetrap has always been the dark horse of exercise ones back catalog, so they decided to go back to the original idea of the track and see where they could take it. a few sessions later their ears were happy and timetrap 2016 was born. the staccato groove and eerie hook of the original now live in a much more powerful and demanding surrounding. exactly what they where looking for.

keita sano is part of japans new wave of music producers and hes been on our map since a very long while. with releases on lets play house, mister saturday night, 1080p, lower parts, row, strictly groove recordings, enother blessing, holic trax and spring theory keito hes not only not unknown to us but has shown his eclectic taste and zany approach to music at home and aboard. and his first 4 track ep offering for yours truly does proved that once more so . the okayama resident has been weaving his way through house, techno and electronica releases displaying an affinity to old school processes and vintage gear which you can hear in every bit of his classy unmistakable sound. raw, rugged & slightly alarming but dry and focused to a massive funk attitude, is this the actual big room underground- however, be it the top or water dripping cellar floor this is modern analogue techno at its most stringent and hey theres a full album it coming later this year. all available on full pupps techno not techno-offshoot rett i fletta!

mbalax derived rhythm textures in visionary, purist version style - killer stuff!

number 14th comes with some serious grooves by a new project of one of the first artist of the label. salt is a perfect combination of old school house vibes and modern grooves. franck white is a timeless track with a rising melody that drives you until the end and beyond. sedould goes into another path with a never ending groove infected by some killer vocals. on the b side, rhythm&souls remix of franck white. taking the track into another dimension with tight beats and a modern house mood. a long and catchy rework. another release made to shake your legs on the dance floor.

the newly minted kepler sound imprint inaugurates its first 12inch with four tracks arranged over the past year in a dimly lit apartment, positioned somewhere in eastern europe. ks001 lends itself to intergalactic exploration, with each helping forged through their proportionate machine-love. from the aside backing petrol, to the thrust of 106b, this record forties raw, 4/4 tracks for the planetary motion and beyond. 1st record from the alter ego of california-born producer urulu (voyage, lets play house) vinyl only release....

real name fernando cappelletti, the rosario native’s early releases arrived on airdrop records, followed by appearances on esperanza before launching savor music alongside jorge savoretti in 2011. since then the label has hosted the likes of felipe valenzuela, martinez, kastil, marcman and franco cinelli whilst garnering a reputation as one of argentina’s key purveyors of house and techno. the album’s subterranean aesthetics are present from the beginning, with mesmerising tape echoes in ‘the real’, deep pads in ‘trb’ and the rhythmic energy of ‘rainforest’. ‘geibi’ then demonstrates intricate pops and glitches before ‘in amour’ settles for a compelling groove. ‘flavor’ is then a percussive number with a hypnotizing appeal until ‘faiser’ concludes the album with a punchy, dancefloor driven workout.

chilean born and berlin based dinky has forged a solid and illustrious career over the past decade. ‘casa’ announces her new album set for release on damian lazarus’s crosstown rebels this autumn, with remixes from axel boman and satori. a trained classical guitarist, singer and keyboard player that has held a dj residency at berlin’s infamous panorama bar since 2004, dinky’s sixth album, also titled ‘casa’ will be the first since the birth of her two children.’ dinky’s delicate vocal on ‘casa’ is both up-tempo and spacious, with infusions of acid, leftfield and electronica in its veins. axel boman delivers a stunning, emotive and epic nine and a half minute dub version, overlaid with spoken word samples referring to lost experiences. the swedish born producer is much-lauded for his releases on dj koze’s pampa, permanent vacation and his own imprint, studio barnhus, formed with kornel kovacs and petter of border community. while the hedonistic take from satori takes ‘casa’ up beyond the horizon. a future crosstown rebels artist, satori has released on 8bit, under your skin and bla bla records. ‘casa’ sees a return to form for dinky and a welcome return to the crosstown imprint, after previously releasing a single and a mix album for the pioneering label.

limited! edits by anton klint & edvin edvinsson (public possession, folk disk, tiedye, dfa, italians do it better) the labels previous 12inch (tryck001) sold out in a month being record of the week at numerous stores. tryck002 is the followup to one of the hottest edit-releases this year. with this release the swedish producers return with an even stronger release. the wonky groove of old lady friend is the perfect oddball summer soundtrack. the flip consists of two mid-tempo bangers. carribean-grooves done by a couple of drunk swedish fishermen. tryck & ton is the rebirth of a long lasting musical relationship between edvin edvinsson & anton klint (public possession, italians do it better, dfa etc.)