big with luciano, karotte, angel molina, 2000 and one, dop, kiki !! incl ink & needle rmx. following the succesful debut >do the tartelet<, which received massive support from both the techno and house scene (djs like laurant ganier, claude von stroke, erol alkan), the danish label tartelet pulls another rabit out of the hat. their 2nd release is kind of an oddly beloved fellow as tartelet teams up with the danish band analogik and release their track >hov< together with a couple of remixes. analogik are well established in the danish reggae scene with their original blend of balkan, reggea, minimal and breakbeat.

after his massive tranceformation remix for basto! belgian electro/prog producer jin sonic takes a rocky electro trip together with dutch band dive. on remix duty man of the moment wolfgang gartner.

the faint are set to release their first album in four years - fasciinatiion - this fall. the faints fifth album, is the first in the band’s ten-year history to be written, recorded, produced, art directed and released entirely on their own. the first single of the omaha quintet comes with banging mixes by boys noize vs. d.i.m. and uks hottest newcomer of electronic music shadow dancer.. prior to the albums release, the band will be hitting the road, playing lots of new songs from fasciinatiion, in addition to favorites from their critically acclaimed catalogue. the tour begins in des moines, ia end of july and will lead to europe in august

massive deep house 2 tracker!! using the beats of robert owens happy

marc mac and his visioneers band decided to cover this classic rather than remix it, and they lovingly recreated every part including the vocals, giving us 2 blissful versions

classic, must have collectors item!! soundtrack for the homonymous animation movie!!

incl the big hits: clocks, in my place & politik ! the best band of the world ! from 2002 !

cro magnon the 3 piece band project based on japanese legendary live hip hop act loop junktion are back after their first album received heavy rotation from tastemakers like gilles peterson, benji b etc. you can experience their full musical spectrum with this teaser ep to the forthcoming second album. riding the storm is filled with rock disco groove. hard guitar and strong beat will rock the dance floor. la fusion is mixture of 80s fusion & electro disco. take me higher reminds us early chicagos jack groove. would be much for in flagrantis sounds. eclipse is the mid groove with beautiful balearic moods!!

disco/soul jazz edits of the gap band/angela bofill & gary bartz

songs from the source is a lost and found 1973 recording of the source family. these twelve songs were recorded live in the hollywood hills as a rehearsal for a concert date that spirit of 76 - aka yahowah 13, the savage sons of yahowa, yodship, and firewaterair, now known as children of the sixth root race - had at the whisky. a 1/4 tape copy of the recording was found in chicago in 2006, though no one is really sure how it got there. djin aquarian, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for spirit of 76, recalls being sent on a mission to chicago later in 1973, where he believes he left the tape with an old friend. djin wrote most of the songs in the year before he joined with the source, as part of his solo mystical quest to help enlighten the world before it might annihilate itself, adding, im glad both the album and the world are still here.though this rehearsal wasnt meant to be released at the time, there are probably no other recordings as complete of the band doing these songs. the spirit of 76 had a different sound than the one yahowah 13 made with yahowa. songs from the source has more r n b grooved energy, with splashes of synth and organ, a female vocal chorus and streamlined fusion rhythms backing the uniquely yahowan lyrical populism of songs like godmen and lost dead but hoping. songs from the source is a miraculous missing piece of the sources positive musical movement. the members of yahowah 13 (djin, sunflower on bass, octavius on drums) were joined by family members ahom, aquariana, cinderella, rhythm, vibration, and zoroaster on lead guitar, to create the ecstatic sound of spirit of 76.

gay marvine takes up his gay blade once again with the 3rd gender, rocking the party at its peak. all sylvester edits...

new ep from south african band kentphonik. hiya kaya has been buzzing big time in miami wmc this year, being championed by the likes of roger sanchez, frankie feliciano, jamie lewis, tedd petterson, dj spinna, sting international (shelter ny), panevino, ralf gum, master kev, abicah soul to name a few! enjoy!

black affair, the audacious new project from steve mason (beta band / king biscuit time) return with new single its real, which includes a fantastic playgroup remix

zwischen techno und house, zwischen traditionell und modern, zwischen band und computer ist alles erlaubt. hauptsache es kommt von herzen. genau das bieten uns alex cortex und lopazz hier!! powerhouse!!! limited

swedens speedmarket avenue are a a pop music collective led by a little guy who looks like a cross between charles manson and marc bolan. their new album is, without a doubt, one of the musical highlights in 2008 for all pop lovers! their debut album im going to let my new swiss army knife answer to that, was packed ful of jangle pop reminiscent of label 53rd and 3rd. the band have played various european festivals and collaborated with camera obscura on their lets get out of this country album thanks to the mutual connection of producer, jari haapalainen. under his direction, they ve now recorded their second album, way better now. an absolute beauty from beginning to end replete with precious pop melodies in a non conventional way, imaginative arrangements and an omnipresent trumpet. limited to 600 copies on vinyl.

markus krieger house re edits of us indie/psychedlic band mgmt

a photographic mapping of 23 places in the story of joy division and their singer ian curtis and the space he left behind. with contributions from people who knew him, worked with him, or were just inspired by him and the music the band created. pictures by katjy ruge ...

thank you have played with the likes of beach house, dan deacon, daniel higgs, celebration, wzt hearts and ponytail. thank you is an athletic rhythm/action unit, made up of jeffrey mcgrath, michael bouyoucas and elke wardlaw. michael was a member of the baltimore band more dogs who released an album on monitor records. the members of thank you are longtime friends and musical collaborators, working hard to bring to life their wholly original compositions. musical ideas are introduced and have conversations with one another, each track filled with new articulation and insight. the basics of drums, organ, and guitar build the foundation, but are augmented by whistles, cowbell, hobo harmonica, snappy loops, car horns, and whatever else might be at hand. the album terrible two was engineered by j. robbins (yeasayer, mary timony, jets to brazil) in baltimore and was produced and mixed by chris coady (tv on the radio, yeah yeah yeahs, celebration) in new york city.

two years ago, honest jons travelled to lagoswith the great drummer tony allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with fela kuti an album entitled lagos no shaking, a classic of contemporary afrobeat. since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides. from legends of dance music culture like basic channel in berlin, for example, and founding father of detroit techno, carl craig, and young tigers like dizzee rascals newham generals, mia producer diplo in baltimore, and carioca sensations bonde do role from rio de janeiro. and newrecordings from cairo, saturn, bogota and kingston, jamaica fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneersalah ragab, a street brass band descended from sun ras arkestra, highlife inspired afro colombian drummers from the maroon village of san palenque de basilio, and a veteranof count ossies mystic revelation of rastafari.

the sun & the neon light ist das album einer band, deren songwriting und arrangement perfekt mit ihrem produktionsstil und instinktiven dancefloor- know-how harmonieren. es ist eine hommage an die nacht und ihren zauber, ihre mystik, ihre möglichkeiten, aber auch an ihre verkommenheit, und an das einmalige wunder von tag und licht.

pnau are the biggest dance band downunder right now. new single baby features a kids choir justice stylee 4 mixes from some of australias finest the ashton shuffle deliver an awesome mix alongside breakbot & bumblebeez - office fave!!

neben the emperor machine sicherlich die tollste disco-goes-b-movie-band. tolle geisterbahnfahrt

nice price deal !!! pin me down is british guitarist russell lissack (of the band bloc party) and milena mepris who met in new york city, when mepris’,s former band black moustache supported bloc party at the legendary knitting factory. pin me down is british guitarist russell lissack (of the band bloc party) and milena mepris who met in new york city, when mepris’,s former band black moustache supported bloc party at the legendary knitting factory

saffrolla, former ninja tune group pest member, hooks up with spanish born isabel fructuoso, singer from legendary house band afro medusa, and together they produce this superb vocal house track paper baby!! flip for an electronic dancefloor dub remix by dave da gato (chris vogado one half of the group zero db),

funny a side!! the danish scene has evolved a lot over the last years, with acts like trentemøller, martinez and whomadewho. the new label tartelet records is rising from the horizon of the copenhagen club culture. tartelet records is founded by fredski (the man behind the greatest copenhagen parties ) and tomboy (aka tomas barfod, dj, producer and drummer of whomadewho, with previous releases on turbo, kitsuné , get physical and gomma). the two founders themselves are also behind this first tartelet release, which is a true showcase of what the label stands for: tech-house with multiple flavors like ghetto, funk, disco and a bit world. the a-side ‘do the tartelet’ is a schizophrenic yet effect full combination of sampled horn-madness, hand claps and techno bass. on the flip side ‘cereal’ sounds as if james holden and paul jonson were trying to make minimal house together. the future releases from tartelet promise remixes from world-league remixers (tba) and tracks by danish kleshmer-techno-reggae band analogik do the tartelet

from the honest jons hood — ladbroke grove, late 1970s — stomping disco, dubwise reggae and regal steel band

son palenque presenting the legendary afro colombian band from san basilio de palenque, a village established in 1706 by runaway slaves near cartagena, and the caribbean coast of colombia.another version of the folk song awa na re (from tony allens lagos no shaking album), samba is a homage to nigerian musical heroes, in particular the great drummer himself. sizzling horns arranged by the all time maestro ramon benitez. el lobo tells the story of a wolf lost in the palenque bush, aguata a tambora rhythm - is about rain.

new full length from seminal industrial band meat beat manifesto (aka mbm). led by sound sculptor and producer extraordinaire jack dangers, mbm is continually evolving. its tenth album pushes musical boundaries further than it has before, creating a masterpiece of electronica and dubstep. meat beat manifestos constantly evolving musical invention has generated a long string of influential futuristic classics, including such tracks as god o.d., psyche out, helter skelter, radio babylon, edge of no control and its the music. the single, prime audio soup (from the album actual sounds and voices) was featured in the sci fi fantasy blockbuster the matrix and on its platinum selling soundtrack.

opener >playing for keeps< is an exhilarating trip, centered around a swinging mapped by crunching beats. chopped and skewed, pulsing electro house melodies fight for attention with sampled cuts of big band, tiring to a slow and heavy halt before picking themselves up and punching it out to close. >playing for daddy’s girl< is an equally agitated reprise, introducing distorted 8-bit melodic tones and a throbbing deep bass into the fray as a sampled audience cheers on the ensuing battle for the listeners attention. on the b side, the mole transforms >playing for keeps< into a driving house number, with subtly escalating melodic synth growing into a deep and hypnotic dark electro sweat fest

pogo features digitalisms trademark synth saturated production & live drums, but they ve introduced some new order esque guitars & jens moelle from the band singing vocals. these remixes of pogo comes courtesy of css. digitalism make electronic music that everyone can rock to - they are part of a new breed of producers leading the renaissance in electronic music reinvigorating and uniting the indie and dance scenes. after their sell out dates last year, hamburgs hard working digital duo continue to troop the globe with even bigger tours at even bigger venues before hitting the festival circuit.

third album young desire, again captures the fervour witnessed on lapkos live shows. taking in themes of vulnerability and anxiety beneath hardened exteriors, aching feelings, pressure and confusion, the album is a mental trip back to the schoolyard, where tough guy antics and leather armor cant hide the convulsions underneath. theres new depth and dynamic in the bands expression, fitting for a gang of seasoned rock musicians. these two art school dropouts and metal worker have come a long way from harjavalta (though they still gather there to rehearse and play) and have evolved as a band and as friends.

monotonix are a punk trio from tel aviv. they formed in november 2005, set up on the floor of the club with the audience, and the party began. but the party usually got too wild, the power got cut, the cops were called and monotonix were banned from playing again almost everywhere. before long, they were looking for good places to play outside of israel - and they were delighted to find that there are more rock and roll party places outside of israel than inside! today, monotonix are the hardest working rock band in the world. sure, lots of other bands work up a sweat, but monontonix are definitely the only band who puts in the kind of miles they do, and they rock rings around pretty much the rest of us too. these guys do two different shows in two different towns on the same day whenever they can manage it. but thats only the tip of the hard working iceberg. body language sounds almost like a monotonix show. the only thing you cant hear is the sound of your heart beating in your ears after having been chased around the room by a vocalist with his pants literally on fire, then getting dousedwith beer and dancing your ass off to the guitar riffage, then ending it all by carrying the drummer around on your shoulders while a few other guys hold his kit up so he can keep drumming. you dont end up quite as out of breath when listening body language, but you do get a ton of excitement anyway, courtesy of a killer guitar sound, precision power drumming and lusty lead vocals. they recorded body language with tim green (of the fucking champs) at louder studios in san francisco. it twists and grooves with all the fun and fervor of great rock and roll.

this is soul jazz records new journey into the heart of new orleans and a guide to the citys finest funk music produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s. featuring everyone from the meters to eddie bo, lee dorsey to betty harris, this is a whos who of the crescent citys most famous and most funky! the city of new orleans has deep musical roots that stretch back to africa. new orleans first gave birth to jazz music, a black musical form centred on rhythm, improvisation, freedom and collectivity at the turn of the century. similarly in the late 1960s new orleans funk came to define a unique sound, mixing caribbean rhythms, new orleans second line syncopation and rhythm and blues, all played by the big easys finest musicians.

burning electro techno by alex gopher !! incl remixes by just a band and the subs

luscious, epic and british are not words you would usually associate with an emo band. but i was a cub scout are not your ordinary emo outfit - they re two hardcore souls with passion and emotion dripping out of every pore. and its this passion that has captivated audiences up and down the country. the duo, made up of todd marriott and william bowerman, have come a long way in the 18 months they ve been together. they ve supported bands like babyshambles, panic at the disco, editors and forward russia, played to packed out audiences at download and the carling reading and leeds festivals and made one of the most life affirming albums of 2008, i want you to know that there is always hope, which has been produced by hugh padgham . in a climate of indie band soup, i was a cub scout stand apart. a very british band raised on a diet of american music. a duo who manage the feat of being both indie and rock, punk and prog, small yet big...

first single to be lifted from the forthcoming lp is a flawless representation of some of the freakishly danceable tracks contained therein. a wholly original mashup of electronics, my heart rate rapid is sheer falsetto laden, drum battering brilliance. although metronomys elliptical, insidious, multi coloured art pop sounds nothing like colognes legendary purveyors of prog disco, can do offer clues to the lineage the band belong to. add early brian eno, sparks, devo, talking heads, soft cell, and then scratch your head for more recent examples of abstract music, full of experiment, risk, and individuality that somehow resolves itself into pop that makes you sing and dance and feel like a big kid and you realise that you cant think of any, because metronomy are, in the current pop milieu, an utterly unique proposition.

second set of remixes for this genre straddling track, featuring the vocal talents of soul sensation in waiting, ben westbeech. marrying the kraakers future funk and hip hop beats with a sensational perfomance from the young bristolian made this track a sure bet as the first choice single although the band did release a couple of warm up eps to remind everyone why their debut album boogie angst was a worldwide success. here trevor loveys, mainstay of the dubsided label, originator of the fidget house sound alongside switch, sinden and jesse rose and partner of herve in the huge selling speakerjunk project, turns in a hot vocal remix that pumps the track towards a different dancefloor altogether. he also found time to serve up a tasty dub that neatly crosses the divide between bassline and techy fidget house. one for the festivals this summer no doubt!

love inc minor is a limited edition label - they are planning 10 releases, all limited to 500 copies. and when 10 eleases are done ... that s it! starting in 2007 polly ester (voc, bass) and yossarian (drums,voc) created a new sound by not surrounding themselves with tons of equipment but being a real jack-in-the-box band, surprising and hysterical. drink! yell! dance! file under: neo cosmic disco no-new-nouveau wavefunk

streetwise was one of the seminal dance labels of the eighties, responsible, with its subsidiary imprint partytime, for several important and influential examples of the dance genre. several of its releases were indicative of the directions that both dance and r&b would take over the next few years. the signing of vocal group new edition and their resulting hit candy girl is generally acknowledged as the beginning of the boy band phenomenon, and the labels last hit, music is the answer, was also a key element in the rise of house music. the label lasted for only a few years before falling victim to its own success and the related success of its owners, especially revered producer and remixer, arthur baker. here is a selection of streetwises greatest 12inch mixes, gathered from the archives during streetwise reign over the dance market presented on this vinyl.

electro remixes for this danish indielectrock band. dune have been around since 2001 and they have played more than two hundred shows to date in denmark and abroad. the young band stands for synthie influenced high energy rock with crisp guitars and fantastic hooks. their much praised debut album >we are in there, you are out here< was released in october 2007

ltd 7inch release of the norwegian indie/pop band - includes riton turbo disco remix

in the year of punk 1977, the jams exploded onto the music scene with this seminal debut album. the raw, unfettered aggression of the bands approach was well in keeping with the spirit of the times, but the heart of their songs and sound lay in the mod movement of the mid 60s. singer/guitarist paul weller comes off like a cross between joe strummer and the young pete townshend, bashing unreservedly through slow down, one of the r&b tunes that inspired the original mods. weller extols the virtues of frenzied dancing and nonconformist youth culture over the raging three chord attack of bassist bruce foxton and drummer rick buckler. the pure punk insouciance of his words and delivery is a perfect match for the raging but hooky arrangements, which basically consisted of the band walking into the studio and blazing through their live set. rickenbacker guitars never sounded so thick, and skinny ties never seemed less geeky.

tuomi, as well as stefan goldmanns 1st ever production for a band! tuomi is a trio of voice, piano and double bass, lead by singer kristiina tuomi. touring the globe from europe to bahrain to south korea, tuomi perform a unique blend of superb songwriting and acoustic chamber composition. for their macro debut, the trio is joined by live strings and an array of electronics, synths and drum machines, taking their signature concept to the dancefloor in full effect. the result is stunningly adventurous house music. the title track >expense of spirit< comes with a mind blowing bass line, acting as a catchy counterpoint to the deep acoustic chords and strings. the b side also holds a minimalistic dub version. >mourning eyes< and >expense miniature< reach far beyond the dancefloor, being another prime example of macros experimental direction. a pioneering four track ep showcasing what should be possible at the junction of acoustic and electronic music today. tuomi are: kristiina tuomi - voice carsten daerr - piano carlos bica - double bass featuring: margherita biederbick - violin hannah klein - viola stefan goldmann - synth bass, drum machines, processing

after the success from the first boxon release the label comes here with a big follow up by tom deluxx with finest rockin french unfluenced electro stuf !!

big new remix double 12inch from new zealands shocking pinks, includes remixes from nathan fake, detroits echospace and rong records lee douglas

bay area dj remixes sf band dem suite, with some off kilter drums and powerful, surging bass. b side has that boom bap steez, perfect for your lounge or downtempo set. featuring dem suites singer and a guest verse from animate objects czar absolute.

debut album by indie rock n roll band correcto from glasgow/uk

finally, the first release from the vault of tyree cooper. his long awaited re-release of his classic track >i fear the night< on supa dupa classics. it was originally released on dj international records in the summer of 1986, and was a instant hit with all the hot mix shows at that time wbmx, wgci, wkkc, wcrx, etc... now in this millenium its becoming availible again, as it was in 1986 .side a. the vocal mix sounds as good as it did back then, thank to chic his sister and not the band. the b side, provides the instrumental which is cool for those who like to the total beat track with minimal vocals. this is the one to have in your classic collection. enjoy the first installment, and lets wait and see whats coming next for mr.cooper

when i first started making the drum on my mpc it sounded like a battle of drums i then added some stabs from the machines, trying to make it sound like the oldschool chicago tracks. this track is all about editing, drum programming and of course the inimitable tap repeat touch that only the mpc can generate. the end result is ninted house, a pure floor killer for all you real house heads. the clash is not a reference to the band but i felt the track goes well with ninted house it has the same mpc groove. stabs and hip hop sampled voices that remind us of those kind of tracks, where editing and sound mixing are more important than the musical elements. its that breadth in house music that i love. enjoy those two floor killers and dance ur ass off! franck roger