along with massive attack and tricky, portishead was part of the bristol triumvirate that popularized triphop in the early nineties, especially in america. but what made them stand out was their added elements of cool jazz, acid house and soundtrack samples to their slow, elastic beats, creating an atmospheric and seductive sound that appealed to a broad audience. in 1998, when they realized that fans were swapping bootlegs of their live shows like crazy, portishead decided to capture a unique performance.
>roseland nyc< was a one night stand of sorts at the new york city roseland ballroom, where geoff barrow, adrian utley and beth gibbons were joined by the 35-piece new york philharmonic orchestra. these new arrangements gave a new sense of dramatic tension, and in the process they created one of the most breathtaking albums of the genre.

remixes by soul clap and maxxi soundsystem.

ppu teams up with beats electric for this re-release of a remastered 1984 carmen classic. check!

this record presents bai janha with his last group, karantamba, a school for young musicians,in a totally unreleased recording,recorder in thiès (senegal) at sangomar club the 16th of august 1984.the double gatefold lps liner notes and cds booklet include more information and photographs outlining all the way of the living legends musical career and the wicked percussive rhythms and compositions of this album. we hope you will enjoy!

warm atmospheric extended house grooves

nice funky, moogy techtracks from larsson incl. great remixes from the men of the moment nicholas & anonym

for the inside job ep, beat pharmacy leaves dub in the background, taking things in a more straight ahead house and techno direction. percussive without being oppressively banging, melodic without excessive nooding, tracks like >inside job< and >comet< nevertheless retain the intense attention to subtle detail that define moellers more dubwise productions. >in a trance in france< takes things into a deeper more hypnotic realm, and >hootin & tootin< toughens things up with an ominous analog bassline and thunderous kick drums sure to ignite a mainroom dancefloor. yet even here, echoes and melodic elements sweep through the mix, lest you forget who was working the boards.

limited edition red vinyl

newcomer alec tricker is coming with his first ep on kill a beat ! also incl a very tricky rene bourgeois (supdub / shakerplates) remix

uaudio is only on vinyl 180gr. no digital release.

supported by: ryan crosson, danny tenaglia, sian, sis, chaim, gabriel ananda, anjia schneider, kiki, dj ralf, lee burridge, delete, james zabiela, terry francis, edu imbernon, james lavelle, tom findlay - (groove armada), nick warren, shadow dancer, thomas schumacher, luca bacchetti, dave seaman, steve parry - (juice fm uk), jose maria ramon - (ibiza global radio)

outstanding, completely alienated & dark sounding techno - highly recommended!

west - african music from the golden era. terenga beat is out of senegal. check tracks like massane cisse, tioro baye thierno simply beautiful!teranga beat is a new record label based in senegal. the aim of the label is to highlight some of the recordings made in the golden era of the senegalese, and more generally, west african music, produced from the late 60s.

limited restock on this 2002 house-gem from the ur camp.

support from deetron, lee curtiss, h.o.s.h, martin eyerer, jef k, alland byallo, jona, till von sein….. his three track debut for 9am sees him refreshing the 80s. heavy on the samples, valmont expertly and seamlessly brings them together on a bed of groove-heavy electro-breakbeats. time to get your rockers revenge and enjoy the madness of sample spotting

city beats records is celebrating its 15 years existance with 6 brand new electro tracks from artists such as: audio sonic crew feat.mc g.nice (nyc) / electrodefender / dj salva 808 & the might rockers.

mulder, aldo cadiz, salvatore freda and nicco and coppola go through the heat and get to the meat of audioflys 2006 hit inside the beat.

there is a fantastic quality to gavin russoms work, an otherworldliness that is subtle yet palpable. its heard-or felt, more precisely-in all of his projects, including the crystal ark, black meteoric star and his numerous recordings with delia gonzalez. all of russoms sonic astral projections, with their textures and atmospheric layers, demonstrate his astounding production skills and modular wizardry. as dfas studio engineer, he was entrusted with the hefty task of maintaining the labels analog stockade. russom has built custom gear for the likes of james murphy, black dice and holy ghost!, has remixed artists including juan maclean, cut copy and caribou, and filled out the wonderful music of lcd soundsystem. so its no wonder that russoms newest solo outing, night sky, reflects the talent and experience accrued in all those roles with both stunning precision and audible clarity. add patience to the above list as well.

die 6 jahres compilation von kill a beat schließt sich dem vorjahr an, und wird uns mit impulsierendem, sommerlichem techhouse bezaubern. mit dabei sind diesmal channel x, lars wickinger, rekardo rivalo and alex sander

warm atmospheric extended house grooves.

etruria beats latest release has been done by the new neapolitan talent duo viesse. there are two original mixes: >secrets< and >walk<. >secrets< is the journey track made of steel grooves, stabby chords and strings, everything moving on a restless bassline. >walk<, instead, is a perfect combination between airy chords and heavy drums, flowing in a killer groove crowned by the vocals ... walk!! c mon!
>secrets< has also been remixed by arnaud le texier, owner of safari electronique, who has his latest releases on cocoon and bass culture. the last track on the vinyl is >slowly<, that has been remixed from tennis, aka manfredi romano, owner of life and death, who has given a peculiar touch at 116 bpm to the release.

incl. the hard to find reverso 68 club mix >> heavy vinyl / shrinkwrapping

man-of-the-moment tiagos new project i-boat captain arrives on is it balearic..? recordings! >slower< is a beautifully smooth & laid back synth journey with added guitar melodies weaving a web of eastern influence while dipping its toes into subtly psychedelic waters. this is sunshine grooving at its best. the backwoods (dj kent) turn in a truly mesmerising remix. hypnotic and dreamy but with added 4/4 kick, this is mellow acid house done exceptionally well.

here is the next instalment from the crisp biscuit crew. if you like punchy breakbeat with some familiar riffs then you will love this.

footstomping technomadness, two stunning tracks on proper vinyl

superb third release on universal human underground featuring four latvian producers delivering a great ep with some cool ur / kraftwerk references but with an original sound also.

a1 - hot beat: beautiful groove, heavy beat and awesome vocals. what a track to get swde back into the swing of things. absolute killer!
b1 - closer: another super track. heavy beat once it drops, nice deep bass, shuffling percussion and a brilliant vocal sample.
b2 - no you: the heavy beat theme continues on this track, nice bongo percussion and bass line is equally as heavy as the beat. cool chopped vocal sample, deep disco house at its very best!

4 track electrohouse smash...

traxx - who has productions with international deejay gigolos and creme organization under his belt - is the man behind the third release from fledgling imprint lumberjacks in hell, following sterling efforts from spanish edits don rayko and the mysterious em vee. sprawled luxuriously across the a side is the epic 13 minute ode to danielle baldelli, >to the beat bizarre<, all tumbling drums, tangerine dream synths, and perfectly timed claps and keys. >an insane experiment<, influenced by ron hardy, clocks in at a meagre 09:47 and is characterised a straight up jacking rhythm, with junkyard drums, eerie synth squiggles and truly weird robotic gurgles trading blows before the track morphs into a full on acid wigout. in a word, awesome.

well known from labels like supdub and shakerplates, now with two big techhouse tunes on kill a beat. incl remix from labelboss alex sander

the underground electro series by city beat records continues with a mindblowing vol. ii, featuring 18 artists from 10 different nations around the globe that make it the ultimate, new electro funk and rap compilation of the year 2011. as volume 1, this double album is strictly limited to 300 copies and no repress! tracks by artists such as arabian prince, t la rock, dj salva 808, debonaire, planet patrol iii, jock d, freak force crew.

uk producer mark e has been one of the hottest newcomers in 2005 with his re-edits for the jiscomusic imprint. here are two bass heavy slow burners in detroit beatdown style for the 2006/2007 season on gerd jansons running back imprint!

pirupa & sebjack techhouse remixes

charted & supported by matthias tanzmann, martinez, ray okpara, wollion, reboot, raresh, mathias kaden, gel abril, davide squillace, lauhaus, martinez brothers and many more!

over the course of nine albums in the 2000s for their producer-led beat generation series, bbe adopted an unusual stance. >do what you want<, their artists were told for probably the first time in their careers. the labels enormously liberal approach was the antithesis of stiff major record label a&r practices, their forward thinking rewarded handsomely by a truly diverse set of albums from some of the worlds most capable hip-hop architects.

jorge cortes from santiago de chile runs his own imprint ans invites some of his favorite artists to collaborate. this ep has some funky disco inspired house and gets a hand with a wonderful remix but long acclaimed producer dj sprinkles (terre thaemlitz).

massive dream team of erick morillo / eddie thoneick ft the vocals of shawnee taylor. mixes from dirty freek & chuckie.