after a very long break afrobutt is back! many will recall the wonderful moments he brought us with offerings on big bear and noid. this time afrobutt jumps ship to the bright young things at electric minds. afrobutts life has been dedicated to two things and they are disco and butts. he spent the last 15 years researching these two subjects so he could then report his findings to the rest of his tribe. the journey has been a long one, but on his travels afrobutt would make recordings and rearrange them in way that would not offend the rest of his tribe. heres a 3 track ep tacking from the full length cd, shimmering in their full disco glory no stone has been left unturned to reach his goal of providing sexy, dubby disco music that will have you butt shaking at home or on a disco friendly dance floor.

ultraphat techno roller !! deep percussive grooves meet powerful baselines

the amazing, long awaited debut album!!

designed to produce recordings and organize events related to electronic music, kaugummi is an independent based in paris-france structure, created in 2007. kaugummis world is kaleidoscopic, playing with reminiscences of electro from the eighties, recollections of new-wave or pop… on the occasion of these first productions, they have chosen to line up both borne out artists, rude 66 & women affair and more straighting out artists, blackskirt & ashley. made up of tracks driving up these different asperities, « machine gum » vol.01 bear witness of kaugummis very special spirit of foundations

canadians dubious (prize, bear funk, truffle) and steve yanko (permanent vacation, truffle, plant) team up as strange brew to concoct this smoking debut ep of twisted floor filling deep disco.

disco obsessive loud e became famous with the launch of his internet radio station cbs and his re arranged versions of records he bought at flea markets, leaving out the odd parts of the songs. this limited 12inch contains three new edits from rotterdams hottest! london based label ambassadors reception is run under the a&r guidance of stevie kotey (bear funk).

the third release on social problem see playford introduce his nu-disco alter ego, weirdo police, a collaboration project between playford, tom gray and craig christon. having operated under this guise for the last four years the group are best known for their ep on tastemaker label, redux and have gone on to be supported by leading lights such as greg wilson. the band debuted their live show this summer and has tracks forthcoming on bear entertainment and milky disco.

the originators of the bear funk are introducing a new imprint for the hottest re edits around. the ambassadors call it diplomatic disco. on number 3, its rotterdams loud e again, culling three of his killer edits.

this time contributions come from australia, the old europe, the usa…, from all over really. some of the featured artists are signed and glorious, others are virtually unknown and live in bedsits. some will release their future albums on kitsune and others already have a&rs in search of the next big thing biting their nails.

the originators of the bear funk are introducing a new imprint for the hottest re-edits around. number two comes from amsterdam’s tako (disko exotika) who delivers big time with a 4 tracks of truely out-there space disco.

another excellent release by mudd known for his releases on rong, bear entertainment and idjut boys’s noid label. two sweet tracks that goes out in a limited vinyl run on his own claremont 56 label. scaffold is an athmospheric piece of nu-disco that make you float away on the dance floor when the sun is rising above the sea. flip side is a slow paced disco funk track that sounds warm and gentle. perfect tracks to start/end the day with! limited copies as usual

two great edits produced by rotterdams loud-e (who previously did an amazing edit release on magick edits & bear funk). this disco connaisseur is sharing some of his sickest and hottest edits, made out of several tracks which once were available as b-side, as obscure library album or just in very limited quantities. he is one of those young guys influenced by the scene around clone and cbs and dj’s such as i-f & baldelli. but now its his time to shine with some amazing edit work! hey mr dj!!! this song is just for you!

this dutch duo of jeroen liebregts and anton pieete have been causing quite a stir lately with anton teaming up with bart skills for a couple of bomb releases on 100% pure that have absolutely killed it!! jeroen as co owner of audio assault has teamed up here with bart here to create a 4 tracker ot typical drumcode grooves

zwei jahre nach daniel dreiers sender debut, meldet sich der berliner mit einer weiteren herausragenden ep zurück. daniel weiß, dass abgefahrene sounds alleine eine crowd nicht in wallung bringt. also packt er sie um einen treibenden, knallenden beat und unnachahmliche chords

the spring time is aproaching and jesus loved you production is blossoming like never before. day by day, the familiy of valentino kanzyanis proteges is getting larger and larger as he keeps on recruiting more and more of the worlds most promising young djs and producers. topping the list of those who have been choosen to bear his sign, here comes chris barratt to show our crowd what he is made of. magicalminimalpopmusic is his second release for the jesus loved you and we can assure you that it is everything its title promises it to be - fun, minimal and emotional. the release expresses two sides of chris barrat. the gentle, almost fragile angel bells is a very kept back piece and is - as chris himself would have put it - all about emotions. whistlechimes is a more dynamic track with a perfectly fitted long bridge in the middle, making one feel chris barrats his huge dj potential.

steve kotey needs little introduction, head honcho of bear entertainment, an accomplished producer and a member of chicken lips. kotey is joined on this record by max essa. having previously released on paper recordings back in 2001 max also played guitar with the infamous, long distance runners. steve & max have delivered 3 beautiful records in the shape of the salon de l herbe series. this ep offers up everything good that is disco from the up tempo 1974 a side to the spaced out vibes of 1988. if that wasnt enough this 12inch release is finished off with a 3 rd track 1981 on the cosmic/balearic tip. the years may become confusing but with live drums, guitars and slick arrangement words cant do these productions justice. more to come from these two with a follow up in the salon de l herbe series dueto be released in june/july 08, exciting stuff!

support from todd terje, lindstrom, ewan pearson, james murphy, mylo, nightmoves, toby tobias!! debut release from dundee’s sam annand, full of deep and dubby electronic beats, live drums and twisted jazz chords. the >birds of prey< ep is the first instalment in what is set to become an album project in the second half of 2008. from the dubbed out title track >birds of prey<, muted soundscapes of >sleeping bear lament<, crunchy off-beat drums on >into the cosmos< and ending with the driving little electro rhythm >packard<, the percussive energy in this music knocks you sideways and leaves you baited for the next rhythmic twist. a few demos of this ep have been circulating, and have caused quite a stir already. architeq’s live set is already a huge, talked about and memorable experience. sam moved to london a year ago so expect his

coyote being included on a forthcoming eskimo records compilation of artists that are an influence to the label. now we have ep 3, which features inviting lush balearic beats to warm up these winter days and a superb remix from bear entertainment artist max essa. watch out for ep 4 next year with a special dub influence and the of course the stunning debut lp.

panda bear remix

black pepper is a new independent label from italy that combines cosmic disco, disco house and psychedelic rock. the first release is signed by josé manuel and titled fascino di altri tempi, with remix of dj and producer fabrizio mammarella, known for his notorious productions on bear entertainment and bear funk.

as we found this fabolous track from bruce lenkei, we couldnt believe that this was not an original from the cosmic era, instead it is a new production. this track immediately came on to us very strong with its magic sounds and the great atmosphere, which describes the title best. after we included the moonlightzombiedance into our mix for the d.i.r.t.y soundsystem from paris, we got crazy feedback from around the globe and so we decided to put it on wax. on the remix duties we have the hot talented michoacan, who earned himself a very good reputation with 12inches on labels like bear enterainment, grayhound recordings, tiny sticks and lektroluv under his belt. most recently he also got remixed by the almighty dj harvey and the glimmers. he speeded the tempo of the original way up and transformes it into a crazy krautrock stepper in the vain of goblin. it makes the people dance like zombies on speed - we experienced :). if you dig the zombiezombie stuff you will love this one.

his first self production album see the light in 2000, following by his first ep on zebra 3 in 2001, >kill huggy bear ep<. since this ep patrice has integrated mc one (monacos first electroc & indies radio) as sound engineer & show producer. he also runs his own digital label called >7 addicted records<. on this ep he has been helped by nick holson , a talented south of france dj & sound engineer. a minimal music pioneer on the french riviera. no need to introduce gui borratto, the man of the moment, who has completely refresh the minimal & electro scene.

burial, metro area, bear funk & basic channel sind die koordinaten. groovige & originelle slammer!

the bear family is obviously not ashamed of their thick, flowing fur which might explain why the special k dance orchestra addresses a musical ode to kinky hotshorts a midpaced space boogie tune with robo vox and gyrating space gun sounds galore hotshorts is the perfect theme fur struttin around and displaying unshaven bear legs in all their glory. the flipside holds a darker, distorted piece of funk soaked house. let it grow

3 x lp with finest soundscapes, clicks and cuts by reinhard voigt, dettinger, skist, jake mandell, farben, alva noto and many more. for fans of earlier kompakt releases

rong music, the new york disco label beloved by the likes of lindstrom, idjut boys, glimmer twins, quiet village and harvey releases its first artist album. mudd (aka paul murphy) is more commonly known as a part of late 90s dub disco dons akwaaba, alongside steve fela kotey (chicken lips). akwaaba released 2 albums on idjut boys label discfunction and were championed by some legends such as francois k, ron trent and larry heard. under the mudd alias paul has released on key nu disco labels rong, noid, big bear, vertige, stranger, session, discograph and cottage. mudds signature sound is a live, song based take on the spaced out disco trip made popular by lindstrom & prins thomas/rub & tug/idjut boys & quiet village. an essential release for all fans of balearica and cosmic disco.

what im saying is angel moraes followup to the massive success of his recent full vocal productions music is your life on peter rauhofers star69 and you should ve said on roger sanchezs stealth records. what im saying, featuring vocals by legendary house diva dana divine, is a classic nyc house track in the purest sense! uplifting lyrics and smooth rhodes keys harken back to some of the early cuts from angels hot n spycy records. patrick dream and steve bear sas kick in additional mixes for the more peaktime appeal to round out this versatile single

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

when iridite started out they really wanted it to represent a wide selection of electronic music - at the time, many of the bigger labels (and many independent ones too) seemed content to pigeon hole everything, generating sub label after sub label, each with its own micro-scene or genre. over the years we feel we ve done a pretty good job of steering clear of the obvious but we were still lacking a little in one important area - house music. although >ga< isnt straight down the line standard house music, it s instrumentation, simple repeating bassline and beats give forward motion that fits nicely with a more old school version of house along with some percussive vocal stabs and eventually, a huge synth string climax- like a cross between early ron trent, fingers inc and kenny larkin. the b side gives us two tracks from one of the most talented young producers working in the field today - jamie greer, who s tha poke guise gave us one of the highlights of ir004 (uncommon sense), moves >fall fwd< in strong style with his unique take on the (original) detroit sound - remaining completely individual, his sound is instantly familiar and yet never derivative or tired. both tracks have the energy to survive on the dance floor but the subtlety and depth to bear repeated listening at home - proper techno

according to a friend from new york, nick chacona is into hugging, the smurfs, biting people and feeling really guilty about it the next day, chewing his moustache, shaving his head, cleaning up cat piss, noodling disco, crying and sharing. well, he forgot to mention that he’s also been recording some of the finest house music to come out of nyc since 2001. his angel dust swan dive on bear funk back in 2005 established him on the international scene but hes also recorded for labels as respected as compost, mood music, greyhound and 20:20 vision. this release sees him delve deep into the guitar dub house that sits so sweetly on bear funk gold, the regenerated id for a regenerated bear funk. a cambria heights affair is sure to please

rising star fabrizio mammarella s new slammin tracks for the regenerated bear funk gold are a fine return for the man from pescara, italy. his last work for stevie kotey s bear funk was his amazing remix of piston fiston which appeared alongside the optimus remix. he also made it onto ivan smagghe s fabric compilation with the 2005 bear funk release >tear up<. things are really looking up for this quietly spoken studio don. releases on bear funk, hairy claw, tiny sticks and brontosaurus recs have all turned heads in dj booths and on dancefloors and this release is no exception. low-slung echoed guitars, tight live drums and psyched effects are the order of the day. funk with a smiling face. check the flipside for a piece of another guitar-led number. much slower and blessed out but no less funked-out!

permanent vacation is going in the second round of antena remixes with belgium s disco devil (in dfa style), nouvelle vague, lexx (aka kawabata / bear funk, drumpoet) & the cosmic italo trio phreek plus one (compost) on the controls

day one is the first release by derby producers, the cut hustlers (pete dj razorcuts darrington and neil cooper).joining forces, darrington and cooper aim to produce accessible slices of pop electronica. apart from their original version of and a trademark razorcuts mix, the day one 12 includes electro/ disco rubs by teenage dj (an alias of the legendary uk dj greg wilson, whose teenage dj disco best 12 was a big underground success on both sides of the atlantic) and templeton peck (aka toby tobias, who has built a solid reputation via recordings and mixes for labels like bear funk, urban myth, rekids and hy phen)

around the fresh video cut we collected different remixes for every electronic taste: niki b & christian e.f.f.e.deliver some of their typical minimal techno genius and confirm the great reactions received from their latest releases. fabrizio mammarella, keeps the funk alive and returns on mantra vibes after some great profile remixes for bear funk, tiny sticks and brontosaurus. santos gives the favour back and closes the remix pack in true shakadelic style, slow and noisy the perfect last record for the insane dancefloors

the son of sound is back on speak with another dirty disco jammy. this two track release is loaded with the chunky fuse of nasty nyc flavored disco, punk and soul sounds that have become this labels trademark. late night party material for the idjut boys, rong and bear funk heads

sehr moderne auffassung von disco die die beiden griechen hier zeigen. deep, mit leichtem bear funk einschlag und zwingendem groove.. emphelenswert..

michoacan is fernando miranda rios, a young and very talented producer from the states. he already has releases on labels such as grayhound, headinghome, lo rise and bear entertainment. his track 2 bullets was on the lektroluv elektrik planet compilation and the title track from this ep here got a spot on the new lektroluv 007. now the dr decided to offer michoacan a full vinyl release on the lektroluv label and we honnestly think it rocks! both basshead and d.s.s.g. can and will get radio airplay for sure. this is a top notch crossover production that sounds catchy without being commercial at all.situated somewhere between house, rock, disco and electro, michoacan has his own particular sound and is an artist you will certainly hear more from in the future

brennan green/stevie kotey & emepror machine all on one ep. what a treat!! green is considered family at bear towers any one that has had the pleasure of meeting him will now what a top top guy he is, so it s great to get the >pluto s retreat< (bfk021 a) remix ready for you all. we chose well with this remix as optimus none other than pete herbert and mat anthony deliver a scorching club version that has been played on many a saturday night by the idjuts and label big-bear mr kotey - it s pure e-music. on the flipside mr kotey presents piston fiston (bfk021 b)...

let s face it... there hasnt been much great electronica on warp lately. what them going all indiefied with maximo park and then more singer songwriter weirdness with the likes of grizzly bear and gravenhurst, its nice to have a decent electronica album out on the label.

die a side kommt mit verfrickeltem minimal dub electronics daher ...der john tejada remix auf der flipside zeigt sich von der besten techhouse seite !! dj support / reactions : gabriel ananda: >beautiful and soulful stuff. thanx!< karotte: >6 punkte für den john tejada mix...< lars sandberg (funk d void): >john tejada pulls pack on this one to give us a lesson in restraint...fabulous<

this first release by dutch talent quinn delivers two real firecrackers for the dancefloors..track 1 combines a warm steady beat with slightly offbeat sample freak workout and track 2 gets out the maracas and takes the bear to the south.latin inspired dancefloor material.. time for a tequila !!

the original track has an infectious almost commercial vocal sound with a definite felix edge. the two remixes bear down hard and transform the track into an edgey sound kind of in a goldfrapp/ fischerspooner vein, especially the alanis version

without drums ...

cd version

incl sonnentanz,sky and sand a.m.m.! das beste aus 10 jahre about berlin !

10th anniversary release in honor of the labels birthday - 1 year. we have gathered on it our artists and new friends. postdynamic expresses gratitude to our fans and supporters. the release includes 2 parts, 2 sides of our vision.

deewee presents their first compilation!