baby, when the light is on, you see who is who & who is doin what.julien jabre has always been amongst those artists we love & admire, because he delivers truly good music, soulsearching, without having the need to run after the next hit single. this warm production will stir our feelings through to our roots & seems to be a magic track inspired by chicago house figures lil louis and memphis house boss, mr. fingers aka larry heard. with its incredible and amazing atmosphere the stook is going to send all the listeners into a hypnotic and euphoric voyage.on the flip, he is said to be of the best underground producer, david duriez gives you his vision of early acid house with a wild and rough track. wilderness sounds like a tribute to davids musical father, afro acid man dj pierre.

barcelona/ibiza based new electronic label indigo raw is composed of norwegian petter dia aka mirus love , ibiza resident jaime fiorito & l.a resident stuart patterson (colorola). they now proudly launch with first release and what a release! german producers andreas wiegand and jan iwanitz aka andomat 3000 & jan who have already released several tracks on labels such as cadenza, 9volt and more.. are now presenting one of their best records so far. amygdala ep producing together for the past three years the frankfurt duo has got the ability to mix the funk of house into the punch of techno. sexy beats for girls and powerful rhythms for boys. >salvarsan< is a percussive rhythmic and powerful minimal house tune grooving with a hypnotic ethnic voice that can be used as perfect warm up tool for any dancefloor. >sobre ebrietas< is more of a peak time record for all our minimal lovers. keeping the perfect balance with transitions adding the warm house feeling that makes you groove!

martin accorsi/saeed younan/that kid chris mixes

shadowfax is the breeding ground for promising artist accompanied by some of the best producers to date. here we have the core of eastern bloc techno of this very moment. from serbia we have marco nastic and marko milosavljevic aka the space explorers and dejan milicevic and from bosnia comes sinisa tamamovic! manual and adult label boss paul hazendonk toppes things off with a superb remix job

aka master p and romeo. includes i like that feat playa on the flip. tracks are produced by abc & hoodnoiz

3 tracks from the cdep. aka drop the lime, 1 of americas most prolific young electronic artists takes a new direction, a conceptual vision based around love for dub & dubstep including a dubbed-out nod to early carl craig & some heavy american dubstep

for its 20th release, cadenza turns to romanias petre inspirescu, aka pedro. he may be a new addition to the label, and for that matter a new name to many listeners. (until now hes recorded two compilation tracks and one ep, for the labels vinylclub and a:rpia:r.) in his home town of bucharest, romania, however, petre has long been a pivotal figure alongside his frequent accomplices raresh and rhadoo, and in the last two years, his appearances in ibiza and throughout europe have brought his name to many listeners lips, heightening interest in the fertile romanian scene—an unexpected outpost of advanced electronic music whose rise recalls chiles emergence as a central player in contemporary techno, despite its location on the socalled margins !! this 2x12 brings us four another outstanding minimal and hypnotic tunes. essential !!

hittin chicago tech by hugo moya aka snap mode

tech traxx from 2000 by gino vittori aka green velvet !!

mind burn aka dj skitzo with a classic phunkin chicago styled tech two tracker

this is the second project between the two french deejays phil rodriguez and laurent chanal aka petit ange and the first release on pulp records. eskomo is a particulary strong electro progressive and new beat touch track. this track has topped sale charts for a couple of weeks on the web site 3 beat digital for the mp3 audio files. mixed & played during all week from the wmc 2007 by the biggest deejays, including sasha & john digweed and charted by hernan catteneo during the may month

classic proger by darko and julez aka bakony scamp

jeff samuel rmx !! excellent phunked-up clubtrax. roberto formisano and francesco cuomo, producing together from 2002, aka gastek again on partenopean label inminimal.

the first single taken from highly anticipated debut album from canadian born, berlin based jake fairley aka fairmont. this single is a pre-cursor to the album >coloured in memory< released later in october

gerard hanson aka convextion aka e.r.p. comes with one of his best records so far. a bit more electro influenced then his down low outings but similar to his earlier frantic flowers release

huge classic house track by murk aka ralph falcon and oscar gaetan. includes brand new tv rock & dirty south remix

the gossip label just launches hit after hits… massive buzzed track and superb catchy vocal disco house with a top standing production. sick package! guaranteed to fill your dance floor! >want you< includes vocals by candy girl choir and >satisfied< is performed by jon thompson. all tracks are written, mixed, and arranged by hot 22 aka chris malinchak & greg bahary

pedro delgardo aka pete gawtry presents the second yin yang summer to celebrate the best time of the year when it comes to good parties. vitamin d is responsible for the remix job, making this the perfect tool for a sunny afternoon on a summer festival

deep electroid techhouse includes riva starr aka madox remix

stay up forever returns with the next acid infected harder uk techno two tracker !! this one comes from carbine aka chris liberator and the geezer

huge classic house track by murk aka ralph falcon and oscar gaetan. includes brand new tv rock & dirty south remix

played by miss kittin, oxia, florian meindl, tiga and many others…! the third release on dance electric by spektre aka richard wakley & paul maddox. and again they show their definition of rockin electro peaktime techno

hairy claw is rapidly returning to the forefront of deep, tracky late night house music following a sabatical. this new slice of nice comes from calculus (aka gary goodwin) and is formed of two excellent tracks. walrusman is a stabbing, chicago groove with undulating bass and loose drums making it a swaggering dancefloor bomb. its counterpart, pilot treads a trippier but more direct dancefloor path with a nagging groove, fluttering keys and an incessant bassline. both tracks have seen support from ame, sasse (mood music), sebbo, solomun, justin drake (peace division), david alvarado, tania vulcano (dc10), rub & tug, trickski and many more

spacetalk recordings present their second release, a powerful 3 track ep from veteran producer matthew puffett aka future beat alliance. future beat alliances music is warm and melodic with roots firmly implanted in detroit techno soul. his debut release for spacetalk contains some of his finest work to date, with retro synths and hints of vangelis style soundscapes weaving through the multiple musical layers and dusty vocal samples. breathe in your fear is a cool acidic detroit techno groove that has met with broad appeal amongst the select djs that have had the privilege to hear this deep gem. reverse the negative conjures up late nights at the loft with its haunting violin melody and seductive female sci fi dialogue. the ep is rounded off by the majestic contact yourself which draws from balearic, cosmic and electronica to create a melodic slo mo groove for those after hours sessions

artillery could be considered as one of the leading imprints when it comes to true, underground hard techno. run by dj amok the label dishes up nothig but the best and rock-hard stuff you can imagine. for the 15 amok teams up with one of hollands finest - mr rude awakening aka dj promo

producer holger behn aka h.o.s.h. is back on stil vor talent with his third release and second 12 inch on oliver koletzkis imprint. his latest two tracks are all about house music, while always keeping a strict eye on the dancefloor. it starts with the tech-house anthem >grünanlage<, the name of a sunday afternoon open air in h.o.s.h.s hometown hamburg that he co-organises. the tune features a great clappy snare and some wonderful balearic guitar melodies, which swing over the fast loop. this tune is going to put a smile on your face wherever you are. on the flip there is >blaupause<, which translates as blueprint and is a dreamy housy pusher that keeps grooving with its synthie-stabs and warm bassline. later in the track h.o.s.h. adds an oldschool piano that pushes the track into another state with its drifting melody. it reminds us of so very many great rave moments. however, h.o.s.h. never gives in to the temptation of drifting off into cheese, stays cool at any given moment and keeps the seal of quality for his music very high. >blaupause< is a wonderful summery teaser that never explodes, but keeps imploding! h.o.s.h. once again does what he does best: delivering two wonderfully melodic tracks that fluctuate perfectly between house and techno. just the way we like it

excellent new 4 tracker/groovin clubtech !! plays: j.samuel / m.kaden / pan-pot / dan drastic (moon harbour) / sierra sam

>kenneth james gibson aka apendics.shuffle, eight frozen modules and many other personas delivers an outstanding release for titbit music, >the outlaw appreciation< is a three tracker ep offering funky 4-4 tracks with bouncing beats and quirky effects ready for dancefloors<

new label called >subversion< with phat kickin techhouse to techno tracks styled up with acidic basslines. incl tracks by calvertron aka alex calver, wellbalanced machines and mark maitland

solomun aka play has been one of the moving spirits in hamburgs electronic music scene for quite a few years now. he hosts the beloved diy club series and runs his own label imprint diynamic music. he also produces music himself. this two-track ep features >samba< on the a-side, spreading a warm, if twisted feeling, guaranteed to win over clubbers everywhere with its elaborate build-up. little ups and downs keep the tension at maximum level, real edge of the seat stuff as you wonder what is going to happen next. exciting times on the dancefloor!on the b-side >lambada< keeps the good vibes coming. this track is based around a fresh and versatile percussion set-up, a nicely moving and grooving bassline plus a recurrent chord theme. all in all a very good reason to shake your booty! nice on

electrofunk number with strong female vocals cheryl porter aka christine moore. includes 2007 schenetti vs rivaz mix of mama

miami stormer sid bubble gets remixed by two of the biggest names in the electro house family. on the a side a dirty synth fuelled anthen by aaron mcclelland aka yer man and on the b side a more dubby and stylish take from mr cedric gervais.

after the big success from jakob seidensticker in collaboration with lexgold on ostwind limited 002, comes here his solo maxi on klanggut rec. and again he shows us the whole wide world of his minimal techno alphabet and this is big. it runs the long distance from a to z, groovy, klicky and full of ideas !! incl piemont remix (aka phunklarique & dejonka)

zimmermann alias jens zimmermann aka tyrell corp. aka dj gargamel is constantly changing yet always the same: a damn good producer. from his early days when he whipped up tracks by culture beats and out of the ordinary into dancey frenzy with well-known german producer torsten fenslau, to his drum n bass-fuelled moments of technical innovation, jens has never been one to stand still. constantly reinventing hilmself, he always managed to keep things ticking, making him one of the most sought-after producers in the late eighties and throughout the nineties. now, in 2007, after years of noise research and sound sculpting, he is re-emerging as zimmermann which stands for >new german minimal sound<. after three much-celebrated releases, aptly called zimmermann #1, #2 and #3 on room recordings, which were severely hyped up by germany s house fraternity, and releases and remixes on boxersport, k2,and hifreaks as well as on harthouse mannheim, the future is looking bright for jens

firm fave of: ewan pearson, agoria,fabrice lig, ali schwarz, shinedoe, ben watt, jimpster, umek, bodzin !!! pele is back, this time in cooperation with shokh aka dave shokh, dipolder label owner and kiddaz.fm ambassador. peles last release >childhoods end< is one of connaisseur most successful releases so far in 2007, with plenty of licensings for many important summer compilations. thumbs was already released as a limited 250 copies white label release in february this year. finally this great rumbling techno track found its way to connaisseur, to be presented to a bigger audience. >thumbs< is a squeaky, twittery and kickin minimal techno track packed with a bunch of little astonishing moments. already featured on patrick chardronnets grand cru mix, this is more than a perfect mixing tool: a stripped down minimal hymn, no redundant emotions, strictly rhythm a quality ass-shaker! simon baker leeds-based shooting star of 2007. after his amazing releases on playhouse, connaisseur, viva and his own imprint infant, he drops this massively bouncing techno monster of a remix. kind of chicagoesque, kind of daft and massively pushing pure peaktime madness!

supported by dj t, jeff samuel, alex kid, mike monday, laurent garnier, sian, tom clark and many more… incl. dachshund rmx !! p.toile is a dj and producer from berlin who dedicates her work to an international standard. her music roots in funk and soul of the seventies you still here in her sets. later on she developed from french house to minimal techno of the present time. her releases on trenton, gold und liebe, channel records and gasoline rec. are especially speaking to the more matured audience. her debut >sticklip ep< with remixes of pan/tone and frank martiniq immideatly reached the top 50 of groove magazine. trenta cinque stelle claudia produced together with tigerskin aka dub taylor and currently she is working with on some new releases.

2004 classic by instant noodles aka quizz & terry. includes swag remix

incl remixes by matt tolfrey(crosstown rebels/perc trax and craig sylvester aka inxec(contexterrior). >tewa< is a delicate cool house track complete with soft melodic tones and a swingin groove. resonant thips hollow the beats and bass rolls steady. remix kicks up the pulse with a looping bass groove. competing synths climb between each side joining rubberizing effects and white noise envelopes. co-producing by alexi delano

limited japan edition !!! first release on desolat, the new label of martin buttrich and loco dice, comes from dubfire (aka ali shirazinia) - one half of the electronic music duo deep dish. the legend says that dubfire created ribcage after he heard one loco dice dj set at dc 10. desolat is now proud to release this mesmerizing techno masterpiece. playlist/top 5 of john digweed, sasha, tiefschwarz, tobi neumann, hernan cattaneo, adam beyer, ... no 1 groove charts

brilliant deep minimal tech track , incl super deep & dubby echospace remix (aka rod modell & stephe hitchell soultek)... all you deepchord fans : watch out!! this is essential

ltd repress, voodoo child aka moby !! the two track 12 includes >demons< a 20 minute jaunt into abstraction, and >horses< a further 20 mins chunk of opiate heaven. this is the follow up to the semen-al voodoo child released on r & s/instinct 3 years ago

supported by tiefschwarz, ambivalent, anthony collins, simon baker aka plastik, superpitcher, loco dice, robert babicz, miss kittin, jaumetic and many more

dj yellow has been around for many years, most of us all know the story behind his past as bob st claires studio partner. its only a small part of his history and maybe the most interesting part of alain ho tu qui aka dj yellow is the fascinating part of telling stories through his music without any compromising. with >no more enemie< he ends a personal story that we know as >alienation< a sequence of songs all based on personal stories. focus is honoured and pleased to introduce the last part of this book of songs as yellows outstanding ideas about music have been inspirational for many labels and artists over the last years. with his next project called >intermission< he will travel new roads, showcasing once again that yellow is a gifted producer that never fails to deliver

following their celebrated >meat is murder< ep, meat, aka carsten schuchmann, teams up with get physical regular einzelkind, arno völker and migual ayala, for >words from the frontline<. the ep opens with its title-track, words from the frontline. indeed, the word >frontline< is appropriate - the firm kickdrum sets the tone and pace before a hi-hat tattoo reminiscent of a military march asserts itself. rushing synth effects edge in from the sides before the track expands to accomodate a bending, feintly jazzy keyboard motif. this is quickly absorbed into the tracks fierce, linear 4x4 progression, and the addition of crisp snap-claps make this a winning modern take on 2nd wave detroit-style techno.

2002 classic kanzleramt release by highrise aka john selway

2003 classic release by german synth pop duo spillsbury aka tobias asche and zoe meissner

excellent techy, atmopsheric and dark ep by robert babicz aka rob acid. the spooky a side plods about, with skippy drums, disorienting perc sequences, whilst hope on the flip is deep and dreamy yet driving and hypnotic - majestic and fairly musical, like underworld meets sven väth. already supported by sian, jeff samuel, tom wax, solomun, dennis ruyer, jeff bennett, st. sebastian, dj fex

first release on desolat, the new label of martin buttrich and loco dice, comes from dubfire (aka ali shirazinia) - one half of the electronic music duo deep dish. the legend says that dubfire created ribcage after he heard one loco dice dj set at dc 10. desolat is now proud to release this mesmerizing techno masterpiece. playlist/top 5 of john digweed, sasha, tiefschwarz, tobi neumann, hernan cattaneo, adam beyer, ... no 1 groove charts

hot on the heels of their debut ep for frankie (cpstyre), the swedish newcomers donk boys aka thomas jaldemark and martin abrahamsson presents four new hot trax for your favorite label floppy funk !! supported by italoboyz, mike shannon, dadableep and mike monday