dark beat is a new label from glasgow, set up to promote its own take on deep, dark atmospherical techno.
after the success of their digital releases this is our first dark beat remixes vinyl which has cuts from the very popular omen and untamed eps from label bosses deepbass & roman toletski.
on the a side we have oddity with a massive remix from mark broom. his remix of oddity is a no nonsense stripped back techno affair with a ripping synth line, the track teases you with a number off small drops before the massive atmospheric breakdown which would bring carnage on any dance floor.
on the b side we have the orb theory with a remix from edit select who seems to be able to to no wrong with his string of releases on his self named label edit select records. his remix explores the realms of atmospherical techno and has a straight up tribal feel about it, this track has been creating quite a fuss at berlins berghain during the early hours. the track has a percussive drive with rolling snares and a beautiful synth line that rises and fades throughout the track.
the tracks have been getting massive support from dubfire, len faki, jpls, ambivalent, drumcell, audio injection, dustin zahn, perc, dj emerson, alan fitzpatrick, alex bau, anderson noise, danny tenaglia, chris fortier, jim masters, par grindvik, hernan cattaneo, anthony pappa and luke slater.

a1) new love - this elevating new track is deep, funky and sexy. the beat is ever growing, the bass never ending. disco mixes with deep winking and eye to electro. b1) low down - sounds like a completely different atmosphere. still funky, its the perfect tune for a poolside party in la as the sun is going down... smart, sexy ladies get the party started moving to this disco house dance tune. b2) dont stop is the natural conclusion to this 12inch. we re at the break of dawn when this drops, as the sun is rising. slow bpms and vocal intermissions for those whose feet still want to move to the groove.

1990 classic!!

eric sneo returns with a smashing techno bomb into the clubland... incl wonky hardtechno remix by dj preach remix

second 12 inch record on hands of time comes from san fransiscos beat broker who have previously released records on such acclaimed labels as flexx, disques sinthomme and ghost town as well as remix work for eskimo, internasjonal and rebirth to name a few.
we know you will enjoy this one..
support comes from joakim, greg wilson, tensnake, baby g, phoreski, ilija rudman, james murphy, steve yanko, mike burns, etc..

jessie malakouti aiming to follow basshunter into the charts! remixes package includes spains sidechains & the uks moto blanco & the mighty out of office.

2009 has seen a slew of new detroit producers in what is turning out to be a stunning year of activity for the citys dance music. as the area experiences another test of its collective mettle, these musicians have emerged with some fresh insights. its detroits new wave, and its happening at a time when everyone wants to know whats really going on in the 313. as always planet e is on this wave with monty luke. following up releases on claude von strokes mothership music label, luke transplanted from california to detroit, shunning grace for grit and delivers his first offering for planet e, >art, love & war.< the labels first release since the 69 box set, >art, love & war< matches deep, stark piano stabs with sharp expansive drum hits, its upfront, its beat-driven, its for the dancefloor. the fantastic carl craig remix on the flip throws jagged edges of the original around in unexpected ways, its the first c2 remix on planet e since his epic remake of martin buttrichs >stoned autopilot<

detroit, 1993. the burden brothers, known for their octave one project and 430west record label, start a new sub label called direct beat. it was created to release the techno electro sounds of inner city detroit. in 1995 the label was in full effect and released music produced by friends such as tommy hamilton, keith tucker, mad mike banks, will web and them self.
now 15 years later we know that direct beat was one of the big influences on how electro and techno is today. together with underground resistance, axis, m-plant in detroit and some like minded people in europe and artists such as drexciya, aphex twin, autechre and dopplereffekt it changed the way people looked at techno... it broke away from the dominant 4/4 kick and brought back the funk and emotion that disappeared once house and techno became popular and mainstream music in the early 90s.
we are happy to bring back direct beat records by making some of its classics available for a new generation. this is a part of techno music history we may not forget about! especially in these days that people consume more and more of the format tracks. this shows that emotion, passion and energy creates much more then just a dj tool... it creates tracks that become part of peoples life! and not for just one or two months in your i-pod... but for the rest of your life in your record collection! timeless classic collection... must have!

excellent remix from sascha braemer (supdub/bar25) alias hirtenfellner!! support by: stephan bodzin, alex flatner, sasch bbc, jade, marc de pulse, someone else, dubnitzky, andre kronert, renato figoli

kraken are rolling again, with their second release in as many weeks (check out krkn009), and its good to have the denmark based dons back! very little is known about a side artist and la resident jaybird, but im sure plenty of people will be on the hunt for info after this little number drops. absolutely relentless, crushing dubstep music, a refreshingly nasty little number reminiscent in atmosphere to one of krakens earliest releases eye of the demon by wolfman (jsl), this tune is currently tearing up clubs worldwide, with support from 2000f and notably featuring on hatcha & crazy ds kiss fm radio show, you re gunna love this one! legendary kraken artist jsl pops up on the flip with a brand new beat, kept relatively under wraps this one comes out of nowhere and smacks is straight round the chops like kimbo slice! act quickly on this one, it wont last.

ultraphat french techno / french techhouse, perfect for any peaktime, incl rodriguez jr remix (boxer sport)

produced by mark broom and dave hill!!

this one a big, big tune, dark knight is a newcomer to the funky scene and with this 12inch im sure it wont be long until he is one of the top boys in the game! urban riddims representing once again for the uk funky massive!

slamming hypnotic funky techhouse !!!

supported by paul woolford, neil quigley, greg dowling (fish go deep), shigeru tanabu, fred berthet (troublemakers), craig morrisson, nacho marco, dj rork & more

a smart mixture of warm detroit beatdown house & spaced out dub techno vibes

first release from rekardo rivalo (viermalair) on kb rec. with amazing remix from channel x (stil vor talent), support by the glitz, citizen kain, monoroom, alex sander, solee, andré galluzzi, loco dice, tiefschwarz, martin eyerer and and… open air killer !!!!!

this first vinyl release on coincidence.lmtd is the advent of a new direction that the label has taken. back to the vinyl. back to the approach where a release needs to be perfect before its sent out into the world instead of hurrying to meet monthly download deadlines. back to the essence: the music.

smooth electrotech/tech tracks!!

>who is the person you would most like to work with?< for claude vonstroke, its definitely bootsy collins - the biggest personality in parliament funkadelic and funniest character the funk world has ever seen. we couldn’t be any more excited to have bootsy on dirtybird and this crazy collaboration of styles is the lead single on claude vonstroke’s 2nd album, “bird brain.” if you haven’t heard of bootsy we couldn’t write it better than rolling stone… “bootsy collins’ rubber band was the most entertaining and longest-running spin-off of george clinton’s eternal p-funk circus, and that’s because bootsy is a true star, the clown prince of comic, psychedelic, good-times funk – if he weren’t such a genius of the bass, you’d think he was jimmie walker in a sequined costume, star-shaped mirrored shades included. his career is like a horatio alger story based in chocolate city: plucked from teenage obscurity in 1969 to play with james brown, the former william collins of cincinnati brought a slap-happy zest to jb’s sound, then hooked up with clinton and was reborn in his image, with a little help from lsd.” it is certain that claude vonstroke is not nearly as accomplished as bootsy collins, but he takes the same tongue-in-cheek approach to his music and that’s why this collaboration really works. both claude and bootsy believe you got to get up for the down stroke and there’s no way to fake the funk or your nose will grow, pinocchio!

rogue beats 3rd strike comes once again from tommy gillard who meets us at the discotheque this time. and he has got a message for us: blessed are the cheese makers!

2nd release for rogue beats and this time it s up to scotchman andrew mclauchlan aka gay thor to keep up the funk.

relaxed and funky first release by rogue beat featuring london based tommy gillard.

ultra cool nautical techno tunes, dub flavoured

after their latest releases on parquet recordings, session deluxe and ostwind records, the 2 berlin-techno-pioneers keep on pushing... with the just a beat ep on superfancy recordings! jughead is a big tech-house-monster with a crazy trumpet, well prepared to be the blasting every summer-open-air-floor!! just a beat on the b-side appears a bit more minimal and hypnotic. paper on b-2 completes the new record of the 2 tresor club resident djs. definitly a hot one for this summer!!!

welcome to rebel intelligence - the new label is ready to make you pop like it was 1984 all over again! their first single is by the uks matt whitehead, one half of signal type (along with phil bolland on the cultivated electronics label) and captures the style of early electro funk in all it s analogue glory. so good! the a sides >beat the heat< is the more pacey of the two tracks here, constantly building with vintage synth stabs and the true feeling of electro, reminding us of harold faltermeyer and all those cats so heavy influenced by kraftwerk. on the flip, >tuff city< combines classic b-boy sounds and punchy drum programming to create an authentic listening experience that will make you want to get your lino out and bust some moves. highly recommended.

die einmannband laesst den 60s rock wieder aufleben.

deep and jacking quality 3 tracker!! each track a sure club winner begging to be played for the crowd!! u cant afford to miss this one!!

time for the next regular mojuba release after some fabulous contributions by chez damier and nick sole. the new 12 inch is from bernard badie, who graced the 10th anniversary release with his all-time house classic time reveals. this time he delivers some serious chicago house action with a re-edit of a rare and out of print track from larry heards alleviated records called move to the beat and the second tune is fresh and directly out of his studio, a jacking track which combines the old school flavour with the new school vibe! lets jack the house!

already support by gel abril, someone else, markus wesen, sebastian roya, benno blome, dandi & ugo, paul mendez, gennaro mastrantonio !! great!!! the official johnny dangerous - beat that bitch 2009 remixes by frequenza!!! this time alex d elias imprint takes the license from king street sounds for the famous anthem >beat that bitch< by johnny dangerous! including amazing reinterpretations by andrea doria, alex d elia, da lukas and nihil young. amazing, really

this latest rat release features the vocal stylings fo none other than kid sister and the mighty pase rock! big remix from deekline & tim healy and an instrumental of that version is on there too!

on their introductory minus ep, click box offers a refreshing return to a bygone era of classic instrumentals, full of experimentation and passion generated by that ongoing love affair between man and machine. berlin shades starts out in a jittery minimal fashion but soon dives much deeper as the tough electro bassline expands and contracts dragging the dancer to and fro. the cascading hook and in-your-face sci-fi synth motif add a sense of tongue-in-cheek drama to a dynamic arrangement that incorporates steep inclines, sharp drops and snaking pathways. as the short staccato bass riff gains momentum and the hook comes round for the second time you just know somethings lying in wait and the boys certainly dont disappoint. lost road is anything but a blind alley, kicking off with some low-slung interplay between a two-note bassline and a whiplash snare that dishes out a serious spanking. hi-hats fizz across the audio spectrum, cleverly pitching up and down before a drunken bass sequence ushers in the main section with its sliding, twisted synth distortions primed for surprise and immediate disorientation. once all the elements are in play, the fun really starts with so many objects of interest competing for attention. the arrangement is pulled and pushed to great effect extracting maximum effect from this tough little unit. more electro flavour to the fore as the loose, broken beat intro and robot sounds of some toys make for some slick moves on the dancefloor. the retro synth riffs and dark spiralling pads conjure up images of some early 80s lab full of computer kids in white coats twiddling knobs on huge mainframe monoliths. the bouncing bass and analogue belches make this a must for all retro-tastic electro-boogie fans. the theme continues over into voxer as rising filtered bass tones playout over another trademark click box drum pattern, this time doused in heavy reverb and delay. an array of analogue bleeps, screams and laser beams keep the motor ticking over.

the mighty beat assassins return on mofo this time with a tidy collab with vocalist sweetie irie, and with a tip top remix from the one they call ac slater this release will put mofo back where it belongs, at the top of the pile!!

late 2008 discos capablanca invited eric d. clark and traxx (nation) to dj at a label party. eric ended up singing live over traxx beats. doing so in a daze, originally an unreleased instrumental by traxx and beau wanzer, evolved into the final version you hear here, combining 808 sounds and a passionate vocal delivery, with the rough and gritty edges still intact.

drop brendons version mix of rooftops strips away the majority of the vocals and and adds a melodic arpeggio to the original that adds further to the hypnotic feel of the track. swedens men of the moment provide 3 mixes that sizzle. the taqsim mix is a 10-minute journey that bubbles and percolates with atmosphere and groove. the moscow mix is reminiscent of deep chords ambient dub at its finest. the floating mud mix (on the digital release only) is pure atmospheric bliss that is suitable for serious astral voyages. support from dj deep, franck roger, satoshi tomiie, shigeru tanabu, nacho marco, fish go deep, chris fortierà

killer release from the fbi guys. expect pure class electro between minimal and house with their recognisable touchà one for the dancefloor for sure, and a pretty good follow up to their two previous releases on the raw fusion label.

platnums 1st single >whats it gonna be< a collaboration with producers >h two o< shot straight to the top off the charts holding the number 2 spot for 3 weeks and eventually selling over 300 000 units. their 2nd single >loveshy< was released in oct 08 storming the charts at number 12 2009 - platnum are back with their new single >trippin< packed with platnums signature bassline classics and some off the hook collaborations to show the versatility of the group. new single trippin remixes come from heavy hitters agent x & mr virgo for the bassline crew withthe house mixes coming from germanys thomas gold & polish duo wawa

killa beat is back and house-gemacht!finally next strike from berlin labelchef alex sander in cooperation with the brazilian duo minima (sao paulo) to be known by releases for craft rec. / lo kik / system rec. and soon on whirlpoolsex music. with big support from spanish producer inaqui marin (regular rec.) and berlins most popular act from highgrade rec. sven brede.

banging hardcore bizz by paul elstak, the dark twins & profane!!

blame it on you is a pop dance classic in the making that introduces 22 year old half swedish, half west indian, gathania. she has already become a household name in sweden after becoming a finalist on swedish pop idol last year. hard2beat have already struck chart gold with scandi pop acts such as basshunter and september. the track was written & produced by the team that wrote septembers global hit cry for you, which topped the charts across the world as well as hitting the number one spot on the us billboard hot dance 100 airplay chart. remixes of blame it on you come courtesy of a listers such as wideboys, bimbo jones & spains no.1 electro outfit sidechains

part 2 features mixes from hard dance / ravebreaks giants slipmatt & bunter they have been pushing their new sound which they call ravebreaks, a fusion of breakbeats mixed with anything from traditional rave sounds to electro to full on vocal songs. and has had a highly successful compilation albums with ministry of sound under the helter skelter. bass slammers aka nilesh parmer & dave heels currently on the dance nation tour in the uk provide the other mix alongside germanys de-grees

ultraphat raw styled techno cuts !!! pretty cool stuff

beatdisaster records continues its successful way of presenting technoid clubhammers, with a release of the two most familiar artists of the label, which have made awesome tunes right from the start: eric sneo (ciao bella) and tube-tech (the end). eric sneos >tanz der familie< original version was already a big clubhit in 2003, based on the successful party series at the legandary german techno club palazzo. for the restart of this series, eric made a fantastic remix featuring accordion sequenzes on a groovy beat, which he filled up with live played solos at the >tanz der familie< party in 2009 with amazing response from the crowd.the first techno band tube-tech presents their interpretation of the cult hit >painted black<. with original sung vocals of their front man alex denton and also live played guitar, this version (remixed by eric sneo) has an enormous power and forward energy, flavoured with some great percussions and also has already successfully presented on numerous live gigs of the band.two amazing tracks, that will definately bring the beatdisaster sound back to the clubs!

excellent deeper & warm sounding house grooves! decks tipp

after their well received debut album on internasjonal, windsurfs here to remind you about their brilliance. one of the standout tracks off their album, bird of paradise now gets a reworking from their scandinvian musical cousins studio who not only manages to bring it to the dancefloor, they even fit in a week long holiday to turkey as well....yamaz!!! to make the package complete, the beat broker(of broker dealer on ghostly)turns out a nice and deep house version of light as daylight. tasty indeed...

wmc 2009 hit, no. 4 uk buzz charts on bbc1!! mixes by joachim gerraud, adam shaw and simone cattaneo vs gardini.

john daly is originally from cork (now living in galway) ireland. after many years of making music he started his own label feel music in 2005. since then he has had several successful releases on other labels such as chatons plak records, irr and francois kevorkians wave music as well as remixes for labels such as compost, rekids, flexx and internasjonal with much more to come this year. he is a long-time dj and vinyl enthusiast, these days playing a mixture of extra deep house and techno with a generous helping of disco thrown in

hot with richie hawtin, marco carola & loco dice! sounds like the soundtrack to the hyperactive child that has just been spoon fed tartrazine. you just can t keep still to this. skippin , rollin , poppin , it just picks you up and makes you move!