aka: steven cock, ekkohaus, sven tasnadi, michael melchner

the next release on the shapeshifters nocturnal groove label sees b. slade team up production duo frankie knuckles and eric kupper (aka directors cut), creating a slice of euphoric, anthemic vocal house music guaranteed to light up 2012s dance floors.

first part of a trilogy, unforeseen alliances is a meeting of the french artist voiski aka kartei (dement3d, silicate records, wt records) and the duo deception plan, doryan javan based in paris and r. hernandez (historia and violencia, droid behaviour) based in los angeles. the techno in its purest expression … on the a side, voiski delivers a very strong deep techno track, perfect balance between mechanical drums and hypnotic melody : emotionally intense !! on the b side deception plan gives us two version of a heavy and warm techno track : raw and sophisticated.

the ava. family gets bigger! splitted into 2 parts, the concept -köln- combines the most versatile house acts of cologne. damiano von erckert, murat tepeli, head of yore andy vaz, funkycan, ugly drums, martin beume and harry swinger aka superswinger of rush hour. each of them combine one thing: cologne and from now on -ava.-. here we are with another piece of good fresh house & techno productions from one of the most promising labels from germany! as always plugged in handmade cover!

introducing callum brown aka joel sevin. a name we think youll be hearing much more from in the coming months and years. fresh on the out of knighton, uk with big support from the likes of bailey, a-sides and marky, sevin is poised to establish himself as a name to know. starting with his first vinyl release on prestige music, joel is set to release many more of his impressive productions on a host of reputable labels. find this digital & limited edition vinyl release with all the fine retailers worldwide. the future is bright!

where the river turns black, is the first international album by copenhagenresident and musician katrine ottosen aka call me kat. call me kat are adorably intense and mesmerizing songs, an enchanting melancholic, almost translucent drift into this sonic world best described as alternative pop, music that gives spoken word of the ever expanding danish music scene of now. songs that adapt a fine line between organic instrumentation and that very specific sound of her voice, which although completely its own tends to remind at times on other playful ladies in music like bjørk, feist oder lykke li.earlier works with reknown producers valgeir sigurdsson (bjørk, mum, sigur rós etc.) or joe magistro (prophet omega) on the current album have certainly had their share on this.

ferdinando apicella aka kernel key adds to his extensive discography with pass it on backed with a remix by sebastian leger the release will drop on italian imprint loose records this december. a sound engineer by trade, apicellas work as kernel key is inspired by detroit techno but sounds entirely his own man. having released his first release on mkt rec, a close affiliate of loose, last year his productions are solidly growing in stature.pass it on not only marks kernel keys debut for loose but also the first remix for the imprint from the irrepressible sebastien leger, whose version of pass it on opens the ep.frenetic, swinging and massively infections, legers version is pure dancefloor mayhem and sees the revered producer inject fun and funk into the original.kernel kes original pass it on is relentless groove with short melodic loops and nagging bass doing all the required work while bizarre filtered keys cut through the tracks nicely judged breakdown for maximum build.lady red rounds off the ep with yet another squarely aimed dancefloor cut. as tight and urgent as pass it on but with slightly detuned stabs and a freakier feel, its a peak time animal of a tune.

nice price deal !!! austrian techno label minimal soul return to the fray with a killer compilation featuring detroits own alan oldham aka dj t-1000 as detroitrocketscience and mathematics / matrix records artist kuba sojka. four great tracks lovingly mastered by austrian legend patrick pulsinger

title track -dust- launches the ep into an immediately throbbing groove, rung through with the dissonant clangs of the genre s cold, machine-obsessed heritage. this hydraulic homage is succeeded by -overshadow- —a closer inspection of techno s cogs and wheels that sees volkov tinkering with its parts over 9 minutes of cumulative atmospherics. endless—the new collaboration between alistair wells aka perc and giorgio gili, based on speedy j s electric deluxe label—offers a hypnotic remix from their pooled influences of brian eno, byetone, robert henke, irdial and ifach. here volkov s dark and growling slow-burner is stepped up into an octane workout, dressed with gili s minimalistic traits and seasoned with a spot of perc-style abrasiveness. -corner- is dust ep s provocative closer. driven by anxious, incessant hats and syncopated hisses it uses suspended melodic morsels to work itself into a beguiling anti-climax that leaves you begging for more.

the new ep from memoria comes from fast-rising romanian producer vid whose previous outings have come on labels including fear of flying and barraca music. vid (vidum) aka sorin rastoaca is a producer obsessed with nature and organic sounds. his latest release >rebirth<, is stripped but not light on feeling, and mines a vein somewhere between deep house and minimal techno. etime is a fluttery, eerie cut that works on many subtle layers. like the feathery minimal percussion of villalobos, the romanians sounds present like flapping butterfly wings as a kick drum punches out a varied pattern below. poem is a little louder and bolder, with a firm rolling kick drum and drunken, wubby sounds running right through its core. plenty of sonic details flesh out the languorous but slightly tribal groove. rebirth is again about little tiny details and how they evolve with time, but the framework they inhabit this time is deep, late-night house with gentle tinkles on keys coming over like a fluttering candle in the dark. 3729 gets its head down and mines a shifty, itching and tight minimal groove, closing out an ep which shows vid to be a master of working minimum sounds into maximum effects.

beatific uk producer matt cutler, aka lone, has been on a pretty excellent run in the past 18 months, he released the beautiful emerald fantasy tracks at the tail end of 2010, and followed it up with last years solid debut for r&s, the echolocations ep. on may 7, that label will release cutlers proper emerald follow-up, galaxy gardens, >crystal caverns 1991< is the first single. galaxy gardens will feature vocal contributions from machinedrum and anneka.

the fifth release on baud music is the 2029 ep by dario zenker aka 4.26 from munich. distorted dub imitations rooted in a rhythmic foundation, supplemented with penetrating driving shakes, shape the character of the first track the chief. a floating, thumping bass line and claps with elegant dreamy strings characterize the second track least one on the a side. the flip side welcomes us with sherhood with his straight solid beat and a dominant, catchy hook. alen combines dubtechno and dupstep into free-floating wave elements and obscures the perception of the 4/4 time, which transfers the listener into a state of suspense.

part 2 of 2. elevation recordings was born in 2001 in a little city called galway, in the west of ireland - fathered by darran nugent aka aruba. over the last ten years the label has featured both homegrown and international talent with names like tigerskin, wareika, scope, kink, chris lattner, soul minority, gavin herlihy and snuff crew dropping by to make remixes. 2010 saw the vinyl side resurrected in the form of elevation limited and so far it has drafted in the talents of aldo cadiz, jakob seidensticker, tomika, einmusik, feygin and more. this 10 year album showcases the flavour of where the label is now with a hot selction of tracks from germanys snuff crew, aldo cadiz (chile), julian sanza (2020 vision) - who drops a dirty disco mutant monster called >elevation<, livio and roby (desolat), alejandro vivanco (cadenza), darran nugent and pavel lenchenko (mood music) and more. enjoy the party.

part 1 of 2. elevation recordings was born in 2001 in a little city called galway, in the west of ireland - fathered by darran nugent aka aruba. over the last ten years the label has featured both homegrown and international talent with names like tigerskin, wareika, scope, kink, chris lattner, soul minority, gavin herlihy and snuff crew dropping by to make remixes. 2010 saw the vinyl side resurrected in the form of elevation limited and so far it has drafted in the talents of aldo cadiz, jakob seidensticker, tomika, einmusik, feygin and more. this 10 year album showcases the flavour of where the label is now with a hot selction of tracks from germanys snuff crew, aldo cadiz (chile), julian sanza (2020 vision) - who drops a dirty disco mutant monster called >elevation<, livio and roby (desolat), alejandro vivanco (cadenza), darran nugent and pavel lenchenko (mood music) and more. enjoy the party.

soundway are set to release the debut album from batida, the brainchild of angolan / portuguese dj mpula aka pedro coquenão. a distinctly modern and vibrant project with its feet firmly rooted in the past, batida combine samples from old 1970s angolan tracks with modern electronic dance music.

supported by dave harvey aka el harvo, ashley beedle, huw morgan, tristan da cunha, andy wilson (sonicafm, ibiza), jim baron aka ron basejam / crazy p / white elephant, andy ash and many more.

disco mali! sofrito present a unique slice of afro-disco from the celebrated griot, niama makalou, recorded in the late 70s.
descended from a family of griots (traditional malian praise singers), niama makalou moved to france in the mid 70s where she cut this, her one and only vinyl release. at the time paris (like much the rest of the world) was swept up in disco fever, so along with a group of malian musicians the date was set to cut a piece of disco, griot style. the resulting mixture of off kilter hand claps, raw string arrangements, balafon flourishes and bambara vocals combine with a heavy disco groove to produce a one-off piece of cross-cultural dancefloor mayhem.
on the flip daphni (aka caribou) crafts an extended version that distills it into a stripped down and dubbed out groove.

paul brtschitsch and michael kunz aka puresque deliver part 2 of two limited edition lp samplers (which fits into sleeve of part 1). heavily supported by carl craig, luke slater, dave clarke, dvs1..

played by: hernan cattaneo, marco bailey, tassilo, dubfire, monika kruse, pig&dan, davide squillace, troy pierce and many more. now a key member of the sci+tec family, shdwplay aka shoddy lynn and skyler taugher return to the label with their third and possibly strongest release to date, the nerve noise ep.

feted kosmische synthesizer wizards from cleveland oh, emeralds, have never had any of their music remixed before. let alone having the title track from their acclaimed 2010 album reworked (twice) into a floor-filling behemoth by daphni (aka dan snaith aka caribou). >we toured together in 2010 and since then ie always wanted to play their music in my dj sets. so i did my own version of this track<, says snaith. >is one of those tracks that whenever i play it i can feel the energy in the room lift.< luckily emeralds were equally enthusiastic and so this unlikely hybrid see the light of day. …or rather the dark inside of a club.

three years after his highly acclaimed 4th album humatron alex krüger aka tigerskin has returned to his dubbier dub taylor moniker, now he is also back on opossum to deliver down and dirty grooves. supported by gel abril, adultnapper, sasch bbc, marquez ill, dj t., roberto rodriguez, sven kerkhoff, alland byallo, simon wish, horatio, danilo schneider, show-b, dan drastic, p.toile, mathias schaffhaeuser, sweet n candy, raresh, martin landsky and many more.

after releasing some cross-eyed dance floor burners on district of corruption, little helpers and bar25, pablo roman alcalá aka beaner brought some seriously sexy bent grooves over to brooklyn for those ever lasting late night benders. his first ep for thema was a dark and tangled ode to the drug-addled prose of author, denis johnson, which was well received by a slew of various deranged djs. this time he returns to stake his place on the dance floor with four deep, fractured after-hours jams. the name mixed doubles is apt, as youll find the pairings of unlikely elements on these tracks aligning nicely… before they are slowly pried apart. of course, thats when things truly get interesting

part 3/4 ! limited edition! including remixes by qluster(aka cluster , kluster),kangding ray and silent servan

incl dj koze remix !! für >candil de la calle< hat sascha ring aka apparat den gleichnamigen song selbst bearbeitet, als auch dem österreichischen multiinstrumentalisten fennesz zur neubearbeitung zur verfügung gestellt. zudem hat sich elektronik-dekonstruktivist dj koze an >black water< herangewagt, um wieder einen seiner unnachahmliche remixe anzufertigen - für spannung wird garantiert!

endlich! nach unfassbar tollen konzerten folgt nun ein erster tonträger des duos viktor marek und ashraf sharif khan. der eine nicht umsonst als der >madlib von der waterkant< gefeiert, der andere aus einer sitar-spieler-dynastie in pakistan durch zufall in hamburg-city gelandet. zusammen produzieren sie einen sitar-getriebenen clubstep, der alle länder, völker, ja beide gehirnhälften ein für alle mal vereinigt! auf dieser maxi befinden sich neben den zwei originalstücken remixe vom legendären britischen dub/ step/ uk garage/ drum & bass-vater benny ill aka horsepower productions und dem hamburger kollektiv small people um die smallville-gang. ein must have

nice price deal !!! having established himself as one of the most exciting new talents around with a series of genre busting singles akira kiteshi, aka glasgows tommy forrest, steps up to the plate with the release of his debut album, industrial avenue.
blurring the lines between 2-step influenced dubstep, electronica, bass music, whatever you want to call it, industrial avenue is a joyous tour de force that defies categorisation.
cd version of the full album included.

finnish artist aka lassi nikko (remixes for md, blamstrain) & brothom states (releases on warp, arcola) who came up through the demoscene & idm. 2 long dreamy deep tracks, vocals by mk10. handpainted covers, limited edition of 200 numbered copies.

second part of the >sliced behaviour< release by heiko laux and johannes heil aka item one.

nice price deal !!! the first release on kanzleramts sublabel k2o, made in 1996 by david distelmann & heiko laux aka the global segment.

limited restock on this 1997 classic by anthony rother aka psi performer. whitelabel with handwritten labelcode.

1996 release by patrick lindsey aka voodooamt.

pumping 1995 acid, made by patrick lindsey aka voodooamt for kanzleramt.

limited restock on this 1997 classic by anthony rother aka psi performer.

arne weinberg aka onmutu mechanicks returns to echocord colour after his debut album on echocord in late 2011 with three new cuts of dub influenced deep techno. expect the trademark onmutu mechanicks beat science combined with delay and reverb drenched synthwork spiraling down into your mind. the title track phosphor also gets a remix treatment from norman nodge who turns this into a real berlin techno dancefloor stomper that will please both the djs and the crowds.

already support by slam, aka aka, richie hawtin, dr. motte, veitengruber,toni rios, andreas henneberg, fabian reichelt and many more. after the first releases on basti grubs label hohenregler, zoo: technique or tanzbar digital, n.euss gives his vinyl debut on sophisticated retreats. he packed up two powerful and impulsive tech-house bombs, which get right to the point.

phat remix package with franco cinelli, mike huckaby, lhas inc. aka felix dickinson & jamie xead...

repress 2015 ! umami who claim to make songs not tracks come up with their first solo ep. after collaborations with aka aka and niconé and their latest remix on shaker plates they hoist sails and push their style one stop forward with >conquer the night< on a1. thats >all what you get< (a2) from umami: driving, funny but still eclectic tech house in a fresh sounding garment. the ageless synth line of >sunshine and godzilla< (b1) will drive the crowd crazy for sure and with >kukukuku< on b2 they proove that finnish lullabies also work on the dance floor. this surely tastes a lot like umami

long waited 4th ep from japanese deep house force pan records is here. unlike precious releases, this is volume 1 of its various artist sampler series. all 3 of them are scheduled to be released in 2012. first track to open the series is >flash back< by sai. this japanese producer has been favored and debuted from morris audio in 2010. the track has dreamy and floating feel to start off with, later it gets more grove going with subtle vocal goes behind. stays musical yet feels minimal, a2 also kept the vibe from a1 and makes you stay in the dreamland. it is by only the non-japanese artist on this wax, dennis uprock aka resoe from denmark. he is the owner of baum records and one half of the duo >pattern repeat< and this rather timeless track exactly demonstrated his years of experience in producing. >future progress<, is true and honest to its name. dj pi-ge is one of the owner of the label along side of ryo murakami and sisi. he provides a track with punchy synth and revered black man’s vocal. notably slow teasing build up from the beginning till the end, this is an interesting addition to the ep. attention grabbing. last of all, >rising moon< is by tokyo based artist naoki shinohara, previously released from xdbs metrolux music. this track can be described by strong hart beat like hi hats and soul filling melody. its a perfect closer to this quality deep house ep from the land of rising sun.

six true electro cuts from finnish producer sami liuski aka 8bit rockers aka bangkok impact of creme organization fame.

future electro bass by vcs2600 aka konrad west on this limited release.

toby leeming aka the third man returns with his 3rd ep for art - and what a belter it is. maintaining the high quality of previous releases >future tense< and >more than one< both aim for the dancefloor whilst retaining the melodic and harmonic sophistication that made tangier (art-dds4) and messier 66 (art-dds2) such sought-after tracks. another buy-on-sight release from art

already supported by: raresh, petre inspirescu, livio & roby, luciano, butch, andrew grant, faster and more.
crazyjack records is the brand new project from the parisian underground music website and party-promoting collective of the same name. we are proud to announce its first release with their romanian friends phrasis veteris. being one of the most talented newcomer producers in the recent romanian electronic music circus, barcaceanu ginel & manea adrian aka phrasis veteris released their first vinyl on all inn records, in october 2011. their tracks have been played and supported by many prominent djs.

second release in the delsin x-dsr series containing re-issues of personal favourites. m.k.s the mkappella was originally a track on the b-side of the very original version of his huge burning ep on the area 10 label. the mkappella is some original innocent deep sunset house. other side contains the adventurous lost by the 7th plain aka luke slater, taken from his debut album the 4 cornered room way back from 1994, the high days of the uk techno scene, with lot of hints towards the original detroit sound.

its fair to say that sammy gossens aka sierra sam is one of the rare and victorious butterflies of the electronic world. over the last 15 years not only has sierra sam released his own works on esteemed imprints such as supplement facts, time has changed, einmaleins musik and many more, but his impeccable engineering skills are in demand worldwide, co-producing with artists such as bloody mary for dame music and surburban knight for ur and peacefrog. not enough to suffice his creative torrent, sierra sam runs the highly successful toys for boys imprint alongside marcus vector and was label manager for jay haze’s tuning spork and contexterrior labels.

lunar disko records begins 2012 with a milestone 10th release from local hero automatic tasty, aka jonny dillon. the strange terrain ep is the eagerly anticipated follow up to his debut 12inch. in it for the money on ldr. the amusing keep your receipt kicks off the ep, where the idiosyncratic mr. tasty makes a cameo vocal appearance on why you should have eh kept your receipt! beannach mhor is next up,and is a fine example of how the auto tasty sound is evolving ever more. the up-tempo over the hill completes the a-side, a rumbling 101 bassline beneath catchy keys continue the automatic tasty explorations of the strange terrain. the lunar favourite tropic exchange begins the flip side with more vintage sounds crafted with dexterity to create that unparalleled automatic tasty sound. completing the ep is small hours, a rolling 808 jam with twinkling imaginative melodies that makes for a perfect ending to another timeless ep.

after firstly appearing on dials 2010 compilation, kassian troyer shows up with an adventure into wonderful sounddesigned technomusic. these four pieces of deeply grooving structures might r be influenced of early works by jan jelineks farben project, the swing of stl and the deep rooms of pole. that is no coincidence at all. kassian troyer who studied sound engineering and production has been responsible for the live mixing of stefan bethke aka pole and lots of other artists like andrew peckler and pantha du prince. while working on the mixing of efdemins chicago album he became related to dial records- his first demo tracks were an ingenious discovery for dials eccentric family.

exceptional debut album!!early support by groove magazine, resident advisor, oliver hafenbauer, gerd janson, lawrence more to come.. sometimes things in life never occur as planned. so it happend to edward aka. gilles aiken, when the berlinbased artist was looking for a new apartment. somehow he found himself moving to a very small fairy tale-like village called teupitz in brandenburg, germany. it was there were edward rediccovered his deep love for nature and silence. with long extensive walks along the teupitzer lake he got to the bottom of his true love for house music. within the silence he could still hear a distant pulse of basslines ringing. and after release for giegling, blooming soul and white it was time to make the next step. with all the nature surrounding him, he finally felt able to get all the music out. music which ended up as his debut album, simply called teupitz

the second part of this strong remix package sees joshua - one of the pioneers of the san francisco sound - doing his thing on >into this lonely crowd<. a long build up plus distinctive use of atmospheric keys makes this the perfect soundtrack for hot and sexy summer nights. the original version by daniel scholz and matthias tanzmann aka gamat 3000 is included, too.