why does my mind circle around you? why do planets wonder what it would be like to be you? this time vakula explores the universe of the man who was searching for a world where there were women and children obeying the moon but faced the reality with its wisdom, and fever, and sickness. and faced it too soon. the music and voices are all around us. choose, the croon, the ancient ones. the time has come again . the album is vakula s thoughts in time and out of season dedicated to morrison, the poet, the musician, the soft mad child, the great man. enter again the sweet forest, enter the hot dream, come with us. everything is broken up and dances*

french producer vendi delivers four originals in diverse moods at one record. all together make it smooth and complete ep ready to enter your bags....

its not that easy to define the sound of this berliner based italian artist, but he clearly merges different influences together. the opening cuts are quite fascinating for the way they’ve been meticulously built up. it takes off like a soundscape experiment revealing the ambient involvement of the artist, but moves towards heavier structures characterized by elements of dub, mystical chants and solid industrial components. the debut of this album is absolutely great. inner8 brings icy elements together with a kind of dubby rhythm, which on the next song becomes pretty industrial like. it all sounds like a delicious osmosis of sounds and different influences, antezza revealing himself as an inspired sound alchemist.

pater noster unleash their first 12- and what a beast it is! overdriven hardware excursions sprinkled with a dose of distortion and red lining their way to completion. an incredibly mature first release composed of five tracks from separate artists, all seamlessly channeling the same curiously destructive vibe.

vegyn steps up for the fourth release from plz make it ruins. the young, london based producer specilaising in taught, rhythmic, low end dance floor music. expect insatiable, bass heavy drones, astral club bangers that all adhere to a bouncing, pumped up pulse.

where to now? records are proud to present beatrice dillons follow up release to the widely well received * blues dances*. this three track 12 inch sees beatrice step things up a gear in terms of intricacy, experimenting wildly to add to her already astute palette of timbre and rhythm. face a leads the record with the unmistakable skronk of saxophone cutting and jamming over the skeletal pulse of beatrices signature dubbed out techno landscape. initially the inclusion of saxophone acts as an aural abstraction or diversion to extract a little freedom from the pumping cavern of dark dub techno atmosphere punctuated with the mechanical juddering saw-bass, but as the piece develops and we become deep into the groove the inclusion of wild sax snorts trips us up and become the focus itself as new levels of complex melodic and rhythmic detail become apparent within this otherwise structurally obedient space. taking its cues from rabih beaini, miles davis * big fun* era, dresvn and keith hudson, undoubtably face a is a compelling, complex trip… heads down but arms flailing. face b continues the theme but takes the listener far deeper into the cavern. here the concern is more the effects of space within song, a moment where beatrice allows herself to move away from the floor to find a little more room for playful experimentation. the saxophone is further treated with a plethora of effects to compliment the array of dub signals that scatter and skip around the basin. the record closes with sonnier (walk in the light) which strangely somehow manages to feel jazzier in its components, even in comparison to a pair of tracks riffing on a manipulated free-jazz sax part. it sounds strangely unsure of its world, adding to this whole loosely slung, loping feel which somehow fits amongst the stern, brooding, and efficient synth play. beatrice masterfully manages to create a piece here that grows in intensity without ever increasing in pace or texture, every drop is intended to stir the listener a little more than the last. theres a sense throughout all the pieces of having rhythm imposed or even inflicted upon the listener but this is certainly not a conflict of ideas… there is optimism, harmony and above all - wild groove nestled within beatrices world of mutant shuffle.

repress 2015 ... with dubsteps big push into the mainstream, stirring up all manner of hybrids, variants and mutations, its worth remembering that some have been creating fresh twists on the current generation of global bass music from its very inception. paul rose, aka scuba, and his hotflush label have, since 2003, had experimentation and genre-collision etched into the very structures of everything they do. putting out key tunes by the core pioneers of dubstep, but also by true outliers like mount kimbie, joy orbison and sepalcure, hotflush has created a sense of absolute consistence in diversity: multiple sounds united by true craftsmanship and high-tech expression of complex emotion. joining the uk underground to the deep-rooted techno culture of berlin, where rose is now resident, the label is a vital nexus in the flow of musical information that is fuelling the current innovative climate. so next time you hear someone talking about >post<- this or >future<- that, consider that maybe the times are just catching up with hotflush. back and 4th features ten brand new tracks from bass musics most innovative producers, as well as a collection of essentials from hotflushs recent catalogue. the compilation is presented in double-cd and as a triple 12 inch vinyl release.

punctual is a stripped back, bleepy warehouse machine that hits hard but is versatile and funky. remix duties are taken care of by alex under from spain. after patrick s 12 on alex s cmyk musik it was time to invite alex into his community and alex delivered big time. alex refines the main ideas in the track, boiling it down to a solid groove and adding a killer bass riff that sounds like it was meant to be there all along.

bam bams label westbrook unearths a true chicago classic from 1988.
written by mike dunn and co-produced by bam bam all three tracks are truly pioneering acid house benchmarks from chicagos golden age.
re released and re mastered for 2015 in conjunction with westbrook records / chris bam bam westbrook

valioso012 comes from another very talented artist called padez, in mannheim he s better known as a producer then as a dj! he s tracks his music is considered by many famous underground dj s supported as raresh , valentino kanzyani and many more. he gets support from mannheim s finest house music dj s sebastian werle & david nicolas better known as sedee with there distinctive style to produce these guys have had a great success and get support from all over the world. vinyl only release after the summer your valioso crew

dig deep in the house underground and discover diamonds like steven wobblejay! well known for his partnership with pablo valentino as creative swing alliance (wolf music, faces, tsuba a.o.), steve has also a lot to offer solo. its raw, funky and techy, its a shake your tingz sound, its all in there! thats what we love about his sound. so we put it on wax. simple as that. shake your tingz! we do, we do!

invisible inc s second release comes courtesy of synthesizer krautrock maestros higamos hogamos. this ep s influences are clear: early john carpenter in his darkest, seediest hour, amon duul ii in heavy pagan-trance mode, the psychedelic sounds of garage rock all topped off with a heavy dose of jacking synthesizer funk.

geneve based pascal viscardi bring his rich and sweltering textures to saft with his first ep for the spanish label. the swiss producers paradiso ep is already the 9th installment and by no means an odd addition to the family. strongly rooted in soulful sounds with firm aesthetics and blissful melodies, this release is exactly what saft is all about. from the moment the pad in the title track starts riding, paradiso immediately hints to a deserted paradise.
tales from the emax (a2) is a groove laden anthem that will soothe those that are into soulful but firm sounds. on the b side, we find remix work of both originals. swiss house stalwart agnes stirs things up with his thriving rework of paradiso called la charme chambertin mixx. on the b2 cut we find saft familiar jefferson belmondo with a cracking rework of the title track *paradiso* called beach mix. 4 strong, groove-laden cuts that celebrate the saft sound like never before.

you could not miss the 4/4 kickdrum during the 90s in the rhein-main-area around frankfurt/germany. therefore phonk ds first attempts on house and techno were pretty successful during this period. but his feet being too big for just one dancefloor he developed a taste for funk, disco and hiphop, too. so all these influences kept on working together and - as a result - in 2014 he founded his own label footjob. three records have been released so far, all of them collaborations with friends, and now no.4 is ready to take off - being phonk ds first solo project: expect some heavy phonk to get your foot-job done!

metereze keeps a steady path of releases and this time around it is young star vincent iulian who picks up the ball and delivers four astounding tracks on his four quarters ep. also a native of bacau like dubtil and raresh among others vincent has already released on labels like naural or moment.
started is probably the grooviest of them all and for sure youve heard it before if you’ve been attending the right parties. breaking the boundries between techno and house this is a true masterpiece. on the same side he also shows a more relaxed atmosphere filled with jazzy percussions and easy synths. stors kinda makes you stop and dream for a while.
first on side b we have another dancefloor monster. no more is is driven by a hypnotic synth and infused with enough drums to keep you on the move for the whole 7 minutes. le van a cantar keeps the catchy driving mood but this time iulian explores a more broken path. bubbly voices, snares and a haunted synth emerging now and then make this corner as interesting as the rest.
four quarters is a must have for any serious collector. not to mention if you are a dj.

initial release for the relaunch of mff (music for freaks). the label was previously responsible for releases such as turning orange, washing machine, where were you when the lights went out, the creeps and worked with artists recloose / kenny hawkes / doc l junior / mark farina to name a few. for lets do it again… ricardo villalobos delivers in an innovative reworking. sent a variety of parts from tracks released on freaks - the man who lived underground album, ricardo took his inspiration from all of them and mixes them into a distinctively villalobos track - it was originally 14 minutes long

we could call them the persuaders of disco: jestofunk member blade together with his friend leo tolu wanted to back to the italo 80s old-school. the house music sampling concept was strong and powerful element in all the jf related productions that blade wanted to keep also for this much fresh release. i don t wanna be drive to a nostalgic italo disco melody with a much groovy step... enjoy the summer... enjoy bella vita!

throw is the 1st track here, which manages to loop a refrain and bass that candy staton anthem, all the while sounding like a forgotten moodymann mpc jam. vocals, skipping snares, a bouncing tambourine & one of the finest bassline ever written (by someone else) compell you to dance. need your love is a heads down sample house jam. it’s looping vocal, super tight drums, woozy chord stabs and sirens make it feel like the result of a studio session between a 90’s dubbed out louie vega & man-like switch (before he went feral).

theres a delightfully celebratory feel about this debut volume of cititrax tracks, a new 12inch series from minimal wave offshoot cititrax. as beautifully presented as we ve come to expect, tracks volume 1 boasts a quartet of dancefloor-ready smashers from a blend of new faces and label stalwarts. amato (aka the hacker) kicks things off with the glistening ebm funk of physique all restless synth refrains and pounding bottom end before lies affiliate tsuzing go all dark, psychedelic and twisted on the thrillingly intense, acid-flecked king of system. ani go all daf (with a touch of front 242) on the fuzzy and dystopian stomper mutter, before cititrax regulars broken english club delivers a storming chunk of industrial-tinged analogue funk (glass)

vinyl release of leslie clios 2nd longplayer

a triple treat for all fans of klangkultur schallplatten, featuring these fine releases:
- kks002: darius syrossian - 10 miles from lima
- kks003: chris james - kind of heavy
- kks004: h2 - just bounce

triple vinyl pack for all iww music fans out there - contains these releases:
- iww001: fabian kranz - jazzy jeff ep
- iww002: maxâge - rome sweet rome ep
- iww003: andrea di rocco aka mr. smiley guy - finger food ep

finally putting to rest a one-year break, retreat is back in full swing in order to bring more heat this summer thanks to the busted moniker ep from quarion! with four tracks that showcase a jazzier, somewhat wilder side of the retreat co-founder, busted moniker has the stamp of a producer on top of his game, squeezing out all of the funk from his machines and letting loose without too much over-thinking. can you handle it?

brilliant double vinyl with a grea variety from xperimental , ambient to excellent techno ... well done

g-23 makes his debut under the strange audio dreams moniker, coming through on italy s young art-aud label with a sweltering two-tracker backed by two heavy remixes. -error design 1- is a break-driven jam that never truly drops into pool of nastiness, leaving you yearning more, while -error design 2- strips the beats in favour of glitchy field recordings and percussion-driven drones. pan s nhk yx koyxen remixes the former into a wonky bit of brain dynamite, pushing those breaks in and out his melodic waves, cardopusher makes a deep techno roll out of the same original tune. all in all, a rather essential piece of gear.

unsere welt ist bestimmt von gegensätzlichkeiten. licht und dunkelheit, gut und böse, heiss und kalt, hart und weich ... man könnte die liste ewig weiterführen und würde zu keinem ende kommen. absztrakkt und cr7z stellen sich der aufgabe einen kreis zu erschaffen, der all das vereint und es in einem gemeinsamen, großen ganzen umfasst. als einheit. sie lassen diese attribute auch manchmal in einem vollkommen anderen licht erscheinen und beleuchten die aspekte der dualität aus verschiedenen winkeln, indem sie sich unter anderem auf ihre tierkreiszeichen berufen. absztrakkt als waage (balance) und cr7z als fische (gegensätze) bewegen sich hier lyrisch in einer sphäre, wie sie so bisher noch nie in rapdeutschland erlebt wurde.
das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

2015 repress. tip! amazing debut album by raffaele attanasio on non series. all tracks overtrump each other in the matter of energy, analog rawness and production skills. a real masterpiece and milestone!

young french talents kitkalt present their work on the labels 94.5 th release. kraft oddity ep is a mesmerizing display of production skills and a testament to the duos true understanding of techno-hypnosis. pushing from the start with urgent bass lines, chord combinations all the tracks build and morph with its intertwining elements, introducing subtle textures and suggestions of melody. a debut release with powerhouse percussion along with a textured techno-stabs in this straight-up club trip.

we certainly have a soft spot and a proven track record here at all ears for these kind of magical, mysterious morsels. elaborate hoax is a new side dish from two of the uks best sonic chefs, which manages to upstage most main courses! a duo of the tastiest forgotten ingredients re-invented for modern palates...

cooked straight on the searing streets of glasgow and served up for mind-bending, floor-filling pleasure – golden teacher are back with sauchiehall enthrall, an all-new four track ep released directly by the band. following a slew of snapped-up releases on optimo music, soul jazz / sotu, huntleys & palmers and akashic records – which saw the band meld the worlds of acid-house, leftfield disco, ebm, dub and afrobeat – golden teacher have redrawn the boundaries of their sound yet again, giddily embracing jacked-up uk funky, dancehall, musique concrète and further tripped-out stylings from the badlands of escocia. slithering, rattling and snapping like a snake with a toothache, this ep is further proof that golden teacher are one of the most infectious and unhinged dance acts around at the moment. repress

it’s happening again… after showcasing the up and coming arcarsenal from bass cadet records on their first opus, the london via berlin based record label has found another young, talented and as-yet unknown producer – repo man – for his debut release, repo man has found a perfect home at tinh - deep balearic to weird stripped down techno to floor-filler summer jams, the tinh “anything goes” ethos is fully satisfied on this ep. to top it all off, the record comes armed with the great anaxander on remix duties, transforming “open green” into an upbeat, g-funk house scorcher - those crazy synths will get you throwing that bottle of hennessey high in the air!

i want to let her know though
that all the nights
sleeping beside her
even the useless arguments
were things ever splendid
and the hard words
i ever feared to say
can now be said:
our bones like stems into the sky
will forever cry victory.

our second release is brought to you by síthóu, a talented artist from our beloved hometown mannheim in germany. his tracks have a minimal touch, but are all strong and impulsive for every dancefloor. following the tradition of musicians from frankfurt/ offenbach/ mannheim, who are working together, patrick puts all his effort in this remix and delivered a masterpiece of timeless electronic music.
already support by sedee, oskar offermann, archie hamilton, nekes, carola pisaturo ...

essex rascals make a seamless segue from podcast (way back wednesdays) to wax with this superb 4 tracker of disco / funk / proto & soul reworks pretty much something for all here.

*raunchy sugar* ist der 5. teil der sugar-serie und erscheint nun mit einer auswahl von 32 highlights der 75 aufnahmen der gleichnamigen 3-fach cd zusammenstellung von rock-n-roll-songs aus memphis. die zusammenstellung wurde vom produzenten und musikhistoriker stuart colman durchgeführt und enthält einige super-rare titel der rock-n-roll-geschichte. das limitierte doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover.

one of the most all encompassing electro ep’s to come out of cpu. koova, aka gavin pykerman - one third of the critically acclaimed london modular alliance, steps up with 4 cuts of impeccable electro. side a takes you back to the multi-layered robotic funk of kraftwerk.

electric minds began as a london based promotion outfit in 2007 before subsequently launching their label under the same name which is designed to act as a platform for their guests to showcase their productions. over the years they have amassed a lauded back catalogue of releases which has featured the likes of move d, endian, radio slave and mark e. now, in the follow up to their latest release from last magpie which featured trevino on remix duties they ready their next release from hypercolour mainstay shenoda. originally hailing from cambridge, shenoda is an artist who has astutely touched on many basis across a multifaceted back catalogue. releases on fear of flying, manmakemusic and hypercolour offshoot losing suki have seen him meld garage, house and techno whilst all the while keeping his eye firmly on the needs of the dancefloor.

2 excellent techno tunes that blow the dance floors all over the world away.

summer is here and sees us returning with true colours, daylight all night long, and a deliberate breath of fresh air. norwegian-italian producer pelifics makes disco, infused with a strong homage to 80s pop, and a little dash of 90s house. the result is melodic, inspiring, kicking, danceable music that leave the listener oscillating between sounds of youthful nostalgia and the future sound of disco. next to the lush ultracrisp feel of the original track, full of light , warmths, thoughtful ideas it s chmmr and fettburger, aptly caled fett birger here to even pushing this more towards the floor

lb produce return for their third release! ron obvious takes the helm this time round and delivers four sweltering, club ready house tracks. deep, pounding bass pulled straight from the -d-, transient machine percussion, emotive pad work and some choice vocal snippets all play their part in creating this incredible ep.

supported by mr. g , julius steinhoff, mike huckaby, lawrence, ian pooley, art department, eli verveine, oliver hafenbauer...
the huge dancefloor shaker * faith* from oldschool-house affictionado borrowed identity is back with two massive remixes from monkey maffia and thomas stieler both from the freude am tanzen crew. * faith*, starts laidback, but on the dancefloor it is huge monster! smooth keys and soothing vocals paired with a straight kick, thriving drums and a perfect snair to top it off .
all in all a true gem that will not go out ouf style as long as there is house

taking a more shuffle-heavy detroit-leaning mentality for this ep, but still retaining that tape-crusted edge, snow bone explores more of his heaving, modular-esque detroit-inspired sound, as well as more stripped back rollers. boulder-crushing kicks and bass reign, all grated over with scattered modem bleeps and trashed up hats!

beautifully crafted deep house album by the austrian producer duo bitz & redstar, including the summer hits >flamingo< and >look at me<. an album perfectly suited for open airs, all kinds of beach settings, after hours and any of that lovely sunshine madness. first music is a sub label of leap records.

nyc label kicks off with 4 edits, thoroughly field tested with 100% guaranteed results: a rejiggering of a 90s rave classic, a glitzy, flute-laden disco boogie, a more driven thumper, & a slow-burner, a sexy number that is all velvet & satin.

second shan release on running back. this one has chicagos jack, leanings of new york garage dubs, miami bass methodology and breakbeat led rave signals all on one record and made for the dancing publics benefit. includes the infamous piano mix as heard in the boiler room with ata and gerd janson back in november 2014. you better work!

lxury returns with an all greco remix package of square 1 featuring deptford goth. joe goddard starts off the record with his quirky adaptation of square 1, followed by the mysterious v.o.x and their spacey dub edit. on the b side george t & jean gabriel becker bring their 90s dat loop sound to the table and to round things off we have the original cut of square 1 featuring deptford goth. prepare for 4 tracks of peculiar melodics, 90s dat loops, and blissed out cuts...

esa returns with the final instalment for this highlife world series which included previous releases cuba and kenya. having been invited to attend the east africa music conference doadoa in jinja, uganda back in 2014 and again in 2015, esa shares the sounds of a new breed of talent and ideas emerging from east africa and beyond, showcases music not only from uganda but artist from burundi, rwanda, kenya and south africa who all attended the conference.

lil silvas new 3-track release with good years is aimed strictly for club play. beginning with the surging energy of drumatic and followed by the silky electronics of new squeeze and the minimalistic swing of 606, it highlights the bedford producers uk grime roots together with timbaland-like idiosyncratic sonic ticks and afro-centric syncopation. all three tracks have received strong radio support from the likes gilles peterson, mary anne hobbs, toddla t, monki and benji b on bbc radio 1, 6music and 1xtra, as well as plays across rinse and kiss fm a release that further cements silvas reputation as one of the countries leading production lights.