big with: shinedoe, loco dice, eddie richards, audiofly, nacho marco, afrilounge. dave mothersole, funk d void,… nick curly just moved in his plastic city domicile. his career as dj, producer and label head began more than a decade ago. he started spinning at the legendary vibration club at the age of fifteen and more than ten years later one cannot remember all names he worked with and venues he played at. he regularly plays at the loft club and holds resiedencies at cocoon clubs >envy-my music events< and >the soho club< in mannheim. his work gains international interest and the intervals get shorter while he also makes more and more effort at his own labels >8bit< and >cécille records<

lovefingers debut set of edits are burners from a mid-70s pre-disco spanish compilation, a moroder obsessed bollywood composer, a squishy-squashy space funk anthem, and an italian new-age progenitor. get faded.

jason little only just launched his very own label called jasons mask and already the demand is huge! to celebrate the start of a very successful enterprise he drops the bomb on us ahead of the initial planning. jason collaborates with probably the most popular techno duo of hard-techno: pet duo of kne deep fame! this is a monster - do not consume under the age of 16 and do not use when submitted to a history of heart problems! these pets are hard to handle!

incl dave spoon & peter gelderbloom remixes! ... and just as we were wondering where the monthly felix cover will be here it is and its probably the best one since age

being compared to &#147,dance machines, fuck friend is easily recognisable thanks to their enormous sounds between lo fi and post punk, metronomic distorted drums, some vintage keyboards, very heavy bass lines, and bitchees crystal like voice singing melodies inspired by what they call candy pop music, meaning cute songs sang by cute people. despite the projects young age, the band is already being supported by some of the greatest artists and djs: soulwax, digitalism, erol alkan, brodinski, css, bonde do role, mr flash, the teenagers, yuksek, mixhell, poney poney, benjamin diamond etc. fuck friend has been remixed by brodinsky & yuksek, mixhell (aka iggor cavalera from sepultura!) and css. dance machine is the word!

jean jacques perrey, the godfather of space age pop, meets the undisputed champ of left field moog beats to create one of the most unusual records of the year so far. an eclectic but accessible mixture of electronica, dnb, disco, hip hop and beyond. jean jacques perry is a legendary figure in the history of electronic music having worked with edith piaf, walt disney, fatboy slim, dj premier and air

dont be fooled by the plural >boys.< alexander ridha, 24, is just one man and he can do it all on his own. nobody, however, would argue about the >noize< part. as a kid he taught himself to play the drums and piano, started to write his first songs when he was 12, and at the age of 16, discovered his love for programming and producing. his music and productions have excited massive interest from artists like soulwax, justice, erol alkan and the rapture and labels such as kitsuné, ed banger, fatboy slim s skint, dj hells intl gigolo and tigas turbo rec - to name a few. daft punk have sent him their love via myspace and his remixes of depeche mode, feist, british indie anthems >banquet< by bloc party and >everyday i love you less and less< by kaiser chiefs have thrilled global djs and crowds all over the world.

stockholm born joel mull started his dj career in 1995 at the age of 20. from that point on, he consistently expanded his musical background with many releases on labels like kanzleramt, harthouse, railyard and his own label inside. he also created monike

argyris theofilis, aka argy, is one the brightest rising stars in modern dance music. born in rhodes in 1985, argy moved to london in 2003 to focus more on music. with his roots in bossanova and new york house, he began djing at the age of 14. only in the recent london years he expanded his music tastes towards a more electronic sound developing special abilities as producer. he released on poker flat, raummusik, shallow cutz and simple records. while argy reserves live performing for more ambitious album projects, he has been blowing away the crowds of prestigious club nights with his dynamic, colourful and sensual dj sets

in an age when the cultural influences between east and west are rapidly mingling, the creative amalgamation of the vibrant musical cultures of berlin and budapest has found a new platform with the project two-b-music. concentrating on a sound that can only be described as emotional minimal tech-house with an artistic disposition, two-b-music brings together 2 of the most exciting upcoming talents from their respective settings for their inaugural release - germanys evil hinko and hungarys laurine frost

the last ever release on b12 records, first printed in1996. only 5 test pressings were ever made. sought after for over a decade, now re-mastered and committed to vinyl, (with one extra track >ecliptic<). five tracks of classic melodic uk techno. every vinyl has the b12 signature engravings in the run-out grooves

ultraphat deep spacin and jazzy disco house !! groovy as hell

forteba was born and raised in hungary where he chooses the occupation of an electronic music producer at the age of eighteen. his early compositions were settled near breakbeat and chill-out area but he soon found his passion in straight rhythms and arrangements inspired by german deep-house stuff. he likes to embed various elements of dub and ambient into straight clear rhythms, so his borders of style are hard to define. he produced some successful singles in his home country as >the garage< together with gábor pasztoriális and got released at hungary-based underground labels……

connect four records is the new sub-label of tic tac toe records. weve established it to focus on all the brilliant sounds in the deep minimal house neighbourhood – and after 2 very successful releases, were now ready to give you the fabulous 3rd – this time from turkish newcomer murat Özer. murat was born in istanbul/turkey in 1977 and fell in love with music at such an early age that hes forgotten when. he started out his active musician-ship in the 90s as a bassist at a junior high rock band then went on as a guitarist and finally as a drummer in various jazz & rock bands. however, since his childhood, bands like >depeche mode<, >tears for fears<, >spandau ballet<, >human league< and such have always drawn his attention towards electronic music

jonas kenton and silas holm have been producing music together since 1999. with their studio based in the centre of copenhagen, the two danish producers have been exploring the musical spectrum since the age of fifteen. after their debut ep, big mamas runway, comes here the great follow up !!

joakim bouaziz is joakim, main actor of the new, french electronic music wave. emanating from the conservatorium, he took piano lessons since the age of six with the master abdel rahman el bacha. during his adolescence he discovers indie rock to then emmerge deeply into electronic music, guided by labels like warp or mo wax in the middle of the nineties. it is more or less coincedently that he shows interest for producing music, it was the day when a colleague from school forgot his synthesizer in his room. there he discovered new possibilities of sound and finally sends his demos to gilb r, founder and head of versatile records

originally hailing from halifax, nova scotia, canada, jon dacey a.k.a. dubious began playing in scuzzy lo-fi noise punk bands at age seventeen. an obsession with 4-track cassette recording spawning his initial productions. now residing in toronto, ontario, canada, dubious interests in crazed dance music fuel his dj sets and productions alike. playing everything from drums, guitar, bass and keys, his take on left field disco house production is distinctly his own. dubiouss musical appetites bounce from wild cosmic rock to blazing acid house, he has few boundaries, yet he remains focused on the funk first and foremost.in addition to his debut on bear funk gold he has also produced for deep freeze, truffle, loop: recordings and on prize (the label he founded). theres nothing dubious about this fellas music

this is galaktikas tenth launch, a true coming of age. pablo bolivar, one of the most renowned musicians in spain, stamps this celebrated moment with his great typical deep rollin techhouse !!!

when you start your musical education at age 6 and your are a son of a sound engenieer, then there you are most likely to be a musician yourself. this is the exact case with nenad petrovic, born on 1979 and better known as kobaya… in 2004 his first release >rosa salvahe< ep came out on marko nastic s recon warriors label. the release was followed by>mafia szlava< ep(together with marko), >its all about haircut< on recon light and >blackmail< ep again on recon warriors. today he is working on new releases and finishing his long awaited live act.watch out for his upcoming release on valentino kanzyani s jesus loved you imprint.

a brand new label out of chicago headed by melvin oliphant a.k.a. traxx, amongst other aliases (saturn v, green goblin, dirty criminals, xxart, villan x etc). this 12 inch relives the simple based synth and prototypical rhythm manifested from the early age of electronic dance

the master of simplicity is back on with his second release on karmarouge. the story behind the titel goes like this. saint patrick was a christian missionary and is regarded as the patron saint of ireland. he banished the snakes from ireland and some irish people say that human snakes replaced them. sian asks himself if we might need a new modern saint patrick? the a-side track >stegosaurus< is a creepy, slow builder and melodic track, somewhat like a placid dinosaur. >merman< on the b-side is a more melancholic, angelic theme with hidden melodic patterns and messages. born in dublin ireland, raised gypsy style in southern spain, sian, aka graham goodwin has worked in music since the age of 17. now 28, he has produced and released electronic music consistently and has worked with diverse artists during this period. his productions are arty, unique and childlike simple, he works with sounds as blocks of bright colour and makes music for both the club and mind simultaniously. sian believes that electronic music is more than just an interesting theory, it shapes lives and his dj sets are well known for sweat, eclecticism and positive energy

>suicide< is the third of the four ep series representing the more groovy side of radiqs music after >quadrille< (log 048) and >rip, rig & paniq< (log 051). with this ep radiq offers 2 wealth and extremely dominate tracks

huge ep incl rekleiner rmx !! another rookie on superieur. sebastian cabrera aka sebastian roya is a 23-year-old fellow from the back country of gran canaria. patrick chardronnet discovered this unpolished diamond during an after party at a small farm of gran canarias outback, playing a long dj set, only with his own tracks. he started his dj career at the age of 17. today, he is one of the most successful djs on the canary islands, having played all important venues. his productions show a unique sense of rhythm power and always add a twisted edge of voodoo tech to it

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

debut vinyl re-release from this liverpool based synth-pop band. catchy melodies with kraftwerk , gary numan & human league sensibilities. features >playgirl<

montreal born native alex hender started his career in the mid 90s. after watching one of his friend djing at a high school dance party, he decided to buy a pair of turntables, a mixer and began shopping some records. its in a record shop,at the age of 15, that he discovered the sound of new york and chicagos house.alex has been a resident in some of montreals most famous clubs. the legendary limelight was his first home. he also played at redlite, gravity and a lot of other gigs around the city. being a buyer for years in a record shop, alex got in touch and upfront with whats hot & whats the next big thing.his musical style got a lot of influence from the funky chicago stuff and the dirty german minimal tech sound.since then, aside from djing and collecting an amazing amount of vinyls, alex focuses more into production, to reach another step in his career. we can only expect greater things to come from him in the future

includes hardsoul edit dutch dj / producer sidney samson has the honour of turning in the upcoming release on roog & greg electronics. as a background, sidney has been djing since the age of 14. much experienced in different music styles, he decided to focus on house in 1999, becoming resident dj one of hollands biggest clubs, the matrixx

starting his musical career at the age of 12, sharooz began playing guitar in punk bands in his native northern ireland during the mid-90s, before beginning to produce dance music and start djing around 1998. his first gigs took the form of live pas, playing alongside the likes of king unique, peace division and inland knights at the legendary smokescreen free parties. soon sharoozs djing profile began to rise, leading to gigs at space and cafe mambo in ibiza, turnmills in london and passion in coalville to name but a few. over the past 7 years sharooz has djed alongside such luminaries as pete tong, marshall jefferson, terry francis and even shaun ryder

dynarec is one of the most exciting and up coming stars of new school electro at the moment which he proved with an amazing set at fabric recently ! he was born in strasburg in france and played piano since the age of six and so created and toned his passion for synthesizers electronic dance music. additional support from gregor tresher, cari lekebusch, andrea parker, ben sims...

phil barry first started playing guitar at the age of 14, learning jazz, classical and rock styles and bought his first drum machine and four track soon after. hearing dance music at the end of the 80s made phil think that a fusion between dance and rock could be possible and he formed a band, >cubanate<

compilation with well known classic tracks by age of change, transform and the future sound of london !!

at only 19 years of age tommy four seven has already created a buzz around himself on the london electro house scene. his first ever release gained radio 1 support and enabled tommy to secure three key london residencies playing alongside the likes of adam sky, fc kahuna, mark moore, bones & ramsey and king roc, this was all before he was legally allowed to buy a beer!

burnski is back with another hot release. the 20 year old lad from the north of england is pressing all the right buttons here. 3 tracks all with their own individual unique burnski twist. (and yes at only 20 !!!) he is make very mature music for his age. played by: tim paris, funk d void, sebo k, ewan pearson, james flavour, andy weatherall etc…

florian meindl, aged 20 seems to be a new genius from a small town, called eferding in austria. by the age of sweet 14, he started to turn the decks. very soon he became a professional and played already with ricardo villalobos and monika kruse. florian had his debut on balkon rec. he is also know from our <talente mit stil> compilation. oliver koletzki has always a meindl track in his charts and dj-sets suggesting this boy to be the newcomer 2006. florians three tracks make our ears smile, because of their amazing sounddesign and composition. >sputnik<, get supported by kiki, jona, gregor trasher, martin eyerer, benno blome (sender)

big with: alex under, deetron… takuya morita hails from niigata/japan, where it snows heavily every winter. he already began his music career at an early age, playing a toy keyboard. his move to tokyo also had an impact on his music: he became infected with the real underground clubsound, and was hooked especially on the minimal styled dance music. takuya morita stands for quality techno/house. so its no wonder takuya released his first 12inch on cmyk musik, the label of spanish boy wonder alex under! with his new >clutter< 4-tracker, takuya morita makes anonther major step

harder techno tracks mit klasse breaks

onur Özer was rated one of groove magazine s up and comers for 2005, now he returns with another stellar ep for vakant. at only 25 years old the minimal assailant is back to claim another dance floor victim. already broken in on the dance floors of his residency at indigo music hall in istanbul the twilight ep is sure to put you in your place. so sit down and pay attention! with the twilight ep, onur once again demonstrates why he is the master of the new funk. every corner opens up into a new space, with efx washes covering you like a blanket made of sharp glass. forget 3d, we are into the age of 4th dimensional minimal, the past and the future seen perfectly at the same time

another effort to throw all the teen age memories of all disco-punk-funk matters on to a single record.once more we exploit the voice of amypop over a solid straight disco beat, some heavy arpeggio bass and distorted guitar stabs

4-tracks >monophonic<, >golden age<, >subsonic< and >driving force<

tomas barfod (get physical music) started playing drums by the age of 11 and played in several funk, fusion and jazz bands during his teens. in the early nineties his attention was drawn to electronic music and he started developing his skills both as a house-music producer and as a dj. he has remixed, produced and coproduced several scandinavian club tracks. latest he has released in his own name on uk deephouse label urbantorque getting support from the likes of jon marsh, ashley beedle, laurent ganier and ben watt and are releasing as tom boy & whomadewho (his live band) on munich-based gomma label he also releasing on the famous get physical label.

slammin phreaky fhunky electro (house ) tracks , pure genius material...big feature in groove magazine ,+ heavy support from all the key djs: erol alkan, boris dlugosch, dj t., ivan smagghe, the glimmers, idjut boys...

dexter spent most of his youth as an internet hacker - one of the youngest ever to be convicted in new york city at the age of 14….. support from sasha, pete tong, nic fanciulli, paolo mojo and the mync project already and look like two of the biggest booties of 2005!

electro classics compilation..tracks wie kraftwerks numbers oder newcleus computer age bleiben einfach unvergessen..

'tracks from the lab' contains two freshly crafted electro-tech songs. 'darkroom' is indeed as dark as it sounds, dominated by a super-deep synthie tone embedded in a finger clicking rhythm construction. the spoken word lyrics by clÚ are about musical socialisation in the computer age and not to be mistaken with darkrooms - the sort we are familiar with in some clubs,'joystick' on the flipside is a reduced electro-track with a bubbling bass-line

koss zählt zu japans musikalischen urgesteinen und schlägt zarte bambusbrücken zwischen new age, techno, phillip glass und kaito's uferlosem seelentrance

limited promo from joey negro's sunburst band project!! features mixes by the elusive yam who? and brian tappert as well as two excellent original tracks. more quality, space-age, disco house for those who know

3 time less tracks (moby - go / twinpeak theme, ramirez - la musika tremenda, age of love)

excellent minimal tech tracks with remixes by ben neville, sety, noze !!

2 tracks of relooped wildpitch longeivety lifting the tension level to mach 5 and that definitely accomplish his mission: to re-catpure the sound of the early 90s , ooops, taht was propably the time when he played his first live-set at the tender age of 7 ! or is klaus wunderbaum a nickname for one of these 40 something year old german techno/house icons … who know…. at least this record is brand new!