chasing kurt, das sind pascal blanché, wojtek kutschke und lukas poloczek: zwei langjährige deep-house-fans und ein einzelgängerischer funk n soul-typ, den sie unterwegs aufgabelten. alles begann in einer schicksalhaften nacht in gießen, wo die jungs zu hause sind. wie die meisten zufälligen rendezvous unserer zeit geschah es in einer bar: dj legt bis tief in die nacht auf und barkeeper mixt, was das zeug hält. als für beide das ende ihrer schicht naht, wagt barkeeper ein paar gesangseinlagen. das fällt dj auf. er lädt barkeeper zu einer jam-session ein, im bescheidenen studio eines dritten. barkeeper ist hocherfreut. house ist eigentlich nicht so sein ding, aber er tritt seit jahren auf und jammt, und so sagt er sofort zu. das ergebnis ist daydream , eine sanfte und doch satte, glutvolle kleine ballade – die dabei so gut ist, dass für ihre veröffentlichung ein brandneues label gegründet wird. es folgten verschiedene weitere releases, die den fokus auf chasing kurt lenkten. so ist der track money von maya jane coles für ihre dj-kicks-mix-compilation ausgewählt worden. innerhalb kürzester zeit hat das trio mit riesenschritten sein ganz eigenes dance-podest erklommen. from the inside , das debütalbum von chasing kurt, begeistert mit schleppenden beats und verschleierten dancefloor-rhythmen, wunderbar gepaart mit verführerischen legenden von verlorenen lieben und gewonnenen schlachten. eine runde, sorglos dance-platte und ein alles umhüllendes hörerlebnis.

tallmens music is for long, sleepless nights in which the musics religious adherence to 4 on the floor demands dedicated raving. this unification of the old and the new, the rough and the refined is what brings the overwhelming sense of direction and energy in tallmens productions. in three words.. just.raw.beats.

tainted audio was formed in 2012 by dj ruffneck to be able to fullfill the desire to drop dirty beats and combinations of core & bass... more

oh cruel science is the thirteenth enklav release, the second to be printed on vinyl, as well as the second work for enrico luccheses project evn.after his first mini-album cloche insecure, a 56 minutes journey in a dilated abstract land stretched in long dreamy melodies and at times crushed by squelchy fast beats, evn presents his more beat-oriented work.oh cruel science is a 5 tracks ep in which noises, synths and drums create evolving hypnotic textures, imaginary landscapes of repetitive pulsating patterns composed to be a complete physical-emotional-intellectual experience. evn sounds come from the use of analog modular synthesizers and digital machines with which he creates his own timbres and structures starting from scratch through the manipulation and modulation of raw waveforms and noises by means of meticulous patching and looping techniques.

let the machines do the work (ltmdtw) are a 4 piece electronic out&#64257,,,,t that have a crazed obsession for all things analog. not the, i am into analog cause its cool, but a crazed obsession. simply step into their studio and you will be whisked away from the digital age in a heart beat as a haze of humming transistors and burnishing outboards drape you in a warm welcoming embrace. one love / brighter day is their debut release on the grass roots inspired blah blah blah records and it delivers a heavy and welcoming thump to the chest, forget thin digital beats, this is big phat dance&#64258,,,,oor house, dynamic, luxurious and seductively wanton.

nach fast zweijaehriger release-pause meldet sich upmyalley mit der debut ep neufant von mieux gewohnt frisch und qualitativ hochwertig zurueck - dont call it a comeback. vier tracks irgendwo zwischen house, footwork und halftime beats, die sowohl auf dem dancefloor als auch zuhause funktionieren. immer einen schritt voraus und mit einer extraportion bass als sicherem gemeinsamen nenner

bursting into 2013 with a heavy dose of house, we see new leeds based, vinyl only imprint dish up a tasty serving of well cooked beats.

london based electronic marvel kel mckeown - aka kelpe - celebrates ten years of sonic boundary pushing with new maxi single, drut001/ answered - out april 15th - and new lp drut002/ fourth: the golden eagle - out june 3rd - both on his brand new label drut. setting to work with a selection of analogue synths - moog, korg polysix, korg ms10 and doepfer dark energy - the ableton aficionado and purveyor of warped, cut n spliced cliq-hop beats has delivered a handcrafted, 10-track masterpiece of an album which draws upon the strengths of his previous three.

** vinyl only release !!**
leif steps up to sudden drop with a powerful 4 tracker. effervescent keeps the beats deep and dubbed out but with a real sense of pace to work the dancefloor. snowfall works as a counterpoint. a beatless lush soundscape with glorious warm pads and echod vocals. snowfall roughs things up with tough drums and percussion whilst nde is a pure slice of melody infused house bliss

keith tuckers optic nerve persona returns with the timelapse ep. side a1 minimal detroit mix is a dark minimal mood beat pumped excursion into techno floor stumper. a2 time displacement mix is a completely different take with alternative beats creating a sort of shift in time. the tracks show tuckers growth and influence on electro and techno with his work in aux 88. side two one moment in time is a detroit sort of metroplex gem. tucker once again shows his melodic melodies and baselines that shows his love for detroit music and grooves. a highly thought out sequence of great sounds and string chords as only optic nerve does it. tucker has hinted many times that he has a lot of unreleased music from his metroplex days! b2. transient force records label owner as1 gives us a true electro mix which keeps alot of the original mix of one moment in time. the tone is a more electro clash techno mesh of urban beat programming for the electro heads.

ltd 2013 repress, vinyl only release. dutch newbie ivano tetelepta steps up to the plate for his 2nd release on fear of flying, >i think about you< is a sleek slow burning groove with hypnotic undertones, the repeated female vocal and sharp hi hats giving the track its dance floor impetus. >taksi< takes an altogether different path - pumping up the beats for a slice of pure peak time phunk whilst >open moment< injects a light melodic feel over dubbed out beats - one for early mornings and a fine way to end a really well balanced release.

hes such an old romantic...more reflections from the tropics courtesy of king kivits. 1990 says it all - lushed out strings, diva vocal snippets and rave stirring sine wave set the scene while varck lets the beats roll.. in trademark fashion. the b side is absolutely nuts and really smacks - truly something else! art again from the brilliant young cosmo knex (who must have been about 4 yrs old in 1990)..tip! scntst &#8207,at scntst aardvarck you are a genius!

luke williams has released an extensive catalogue of electronic music under his quinoline yellow and tatamax pseudonyms which are predominantly found on skam as well as his own imprint uchelfa. in the present and now seemingly back from his self- induced hiatus, we find luke composing again and instigating a spell of remix projects for various producers.
williams plot returns from his extended period in the wilderness to realign his priorities and interject some overdue music back into the public domain. he delivers his eighth release, palisade mount under his quinoline yellow moniker for touchin bass. expect twenty-five minutes of archetypal hill jogging beats and cawl-fuelled melodic sustenance. open wide!

for the labels fourth release the aula magna team welcomes our first international guest, uks rising sound architect tomas rubeck. with inster ep the artist presents carefully crafted dub techno cuts and for remix duty we invited swedens mattias fridell to cast his techno spark to the package. its clear that rubecks sound and groove palette is born from producer whose artistry has taken a major leap forward. richly textured soundscapes define inster 01 and inster 02 on the a side, deep and warm tracks that hypnotize on steady but pushing beats. an inspiring experimental attitude gives shape to the aforementioned and the rest of the record. b sides inster 03 rests on a more broken-beat focus and the digital exclusive inster 04 shifts back to the dancefloor. in between, fridells cleverly designed rework of 03 boosts rubecks sounds into peak-time mayhem. a futuristic odyssey through unexplored acoustic dimensions awaits the listener

after a long break superfancy is back with a nice 4 tracker by ueberdisco. incl. funkwerkstatt meets schaeufler & zovsky & neurotron remixes. with warm chords, lots of reverbs and grooving beats this ep is something very special.

last years universally acclaimed full-length the predicting machine found musical mastermind and producing demigod john tejada in full gearhead mode. hunched over a plethora of synth modules, the la-based sound wizard dug deep into the circuits and put together an expertly crafted album driving both lab rats and floor lizards in a glorious frenzy. now, the puppet master returns with somewhere, a double headliner 12 inch relighting the fire and putting the beats where the mouth is.

more jacking beats from a young talent on robsoul.

fresh from the honey cave, where the master bears have been at it, slaving away, bsm is proud to present a sweet as honey offering today, a new four track vinyl of fuzzy delights! and as ever, coming up with the goods, to which already all the bears and bearettes are kickin it hard in the woods! so when you go down to the woods today, be sure to ready your ears, for the deep beats & other sweet treats designed to crank up the gears, featuring homeboy, the audiowhores, acid andee & manjane and gramophonedzie all displaying their wares, youll be pleasantly surprised at what soooper-phat tunes can come from a bunch of bears.

introducing haraket, a 5 piece from south london who are set to release their debut 12 inch single on melodic recordings this spring. the band emerged from the creative chaos of school and college bands in and around peckham that have already given the world king krule. this is the first in a series of releases with melodica recordings, with an album due next year. haraket fuse wall-of-sound dynamics with often delicate source material, moody electronics, programmed beats and effected vocal lines. think a post dubstep version of early underworld or a certain ratio reinvented by the new digital century.

>always like this< is the third single from the album >hvob<. hvobs cover of the track by british indie rock band bombay bicycle club mixes warm synth pads with soft beats, while anna muellers distinctive voice puts an entirely new spin on the melancholy of the original. oliver koletzki and andhim have both made remixes of hvobs interpretation of >always like this<.

natch ltd is back! this is the time for analog people to bring back precious memories of dark environments banged by the sharpest restless techno. aubrey and unam zetineb remixes put more weight and flavours to this strong record, made with particular affection for massive beats.

xamiga are back - legowelt & xosar team up to deliver 3 tracks of deep aquatic techno and freaked out house jams for m division recordings! following their debut ep on rush hour, this 3 track super limited edition 10 inch on blue vinyl starts with the title track oceania. breakbeats meets ethereal chants and hazy aquatic synths, like a lost afx record from the early 90s. next up, atlantis force code - euphoric house chords submerged by a wet blanket of swirling pads. lastly, one strictly for freaked-out late night dancefloors - xosheeba - jacking beats, a tough bassline and a gnarled phantom vocal stabs.

dj w!lds sweet & spicy ep is the 10th release on the parisians own imprint the w label and sees w!ld continue the fine form that has seen him reach the #8 spot in resident advisors most charted artists of 2012. w!lds unique style of strippedto-the-bone crunching beats, probing basslines and almost impossibly long, captivating breakdowns have seen him grace labels including cabin fever/rekids (who released his album d!rty), one records, act natural, snork enterprises, robsoul and catwash amongst many others in the past 12 months. the sweet & spicy ep continues in the same vein – all carefully roadtested by w!ld, the focus is on the dancefloor with influences from funk to acid all underpinned by those strong relentless grooves.

mr. oleg poliakov joins the phonogramme team. also known for his releases under the skat moniker, olegs early production career was built on creating beats for hip-hop mcs and lending his studio skills to rappers. switching to radio production, he went onto to work with french national stations, further enhancing his technical skills. it was at this time his began to explore electronic music as a composer. with a sound that strays from specifics, he looks to create his own compositions using a subtle combo of all electronic worlds. his early releases on labels including karat and sthlmaudio won him acclaim, but it is his releases for circus company that have really put him on the map.

freedom school is well known for releasing ig cultures, kaidi tathams and mark de clive lowes conceptual albums. this label connects the big history of black rooted music and future science of beats and groove. and now they have decided to release the new ep by detroit legend rick the godson wilhite! rick is well known as a member of the 3chairs project with theo parrish and moodymann. and he gave big influence for detroit black music scene (house, techno, hip hop) as a owner of legendary record store called vibes rare & new music. and now rick the godson wilhite drops the 3 track ep called freedom school d.j. series vol.1! tribute is the black mid groover. here is fantastic mixture of jazz and disco and soul and african with some sample and loop and deeply beat groove science. techno dust is some like ron hardys spirit way of dance track with mad effect and jackin groove line. kinky is the raw black groove with the texture of jazz and black dub sounds.

nm004-001y, the first release on neustadtmusik yellow is brought into being with kollers creative and playful tracks where beats collide from different styles and tumbling rhythms are combined with melancholic sounds

rob duke is back on the field with several new weapons to spin out! three original track and one featuring with noon. this new ep represents a nice form of the fusion between house and tech house. a great journey into a deep addictive groove surrounded by fat bass line and surprising organic sound

following on from his long awaited album ku:palm in november of last year, we now see its lead track pyramid get a vinyl release on photeks own label, photek productions. the eastern instrumentation and spacey beats may not be apt for every dance floor, but for fans of modus operandi era photek, pyramid is an essential tune. on the flip we have oshun, another track from ku:palm this time remixed by beneath, a producer that began making waves last year with a series of 12 inches on his own label, no symbols and a cracking mix for fact mag. he has gone on to release the illusions ep on dusk & blackdowns keysound recordings, as well as a 12 inch on pinchs influential tectonic recordings. mixing the darkest elements of funky, dub and syncopated grime with a distinctly uk edge, beneaths complex layered beats result in a truly unique sound that is a perfect matched to remix fellow experimentalist photek. a young producer that clearly knows his shit, beneath is a breath of fresh air.

the next vinyl-only release on candela rising is a 3 track ep from irish duo dara smith & ian mcdonnell, a.k.a lakker. all topped off with a remix of the title track by us born and birmingham based dj skirt. after a string of extremely successful releases on blueprint, killekill and an early 2013 release in the shape of a remix for stroboscopic artefacts, lakker are back and showing more range than ever before. coal bath is a real frankensteins monster of a track, a techno/garage hybrid with haunting vocals hiding through the middle and broken beats that hit hard. skirts remix takes coal bath and lays down some heavy demented bass, chops up the middle and grooves things up. all of which leaves a remix ready for the bunker or warehouse. on the flip, rsspstp is a heavy hitter. distorted bangs set the pace for this one, which evolves into a prime example of the attention to detail lakker are so famed for. machine music at its best. the final track on the ep, brood, is dark and dense, full of cold atmosphere, sub-low beats and distant, distorted drones. techno for the darkest floors ...

hypnotic and driving masterpiece! after the success of their first release with bleak, animal farm welcome stephen brown to the label with his >tangent< ep. stephen brown is an artist with a distinct sound, a sound he has crafted over 20 years across labels like djax-up-beats, transmat, subject detroit, theory, skudge presents and of course his own realtime imprint. german producer markus suckut takes up the controls, remixing tangent.

die magie der unwissenheit... in 3 elektronischen neuinterpretationen wird sie zur hochgradig tanzbaren hymne für lebemenschen. als grundlage dient ein deutsch-spanischer song von illute. in viva la ignorancia besingt sie nämlich die nicht vorhandene notwenigkeit, immer alle details zu kennen. zur musikalischen begleitung kommen im ursprünglich auf lasvegas records erschienenen titel erdige bläserklänge, temperamentvolle gitarren und handgemachte rhythmik zum einsatz. eine mischung, die natürlich voll und ganz ins beuteraster von kombinat100 passt. für ihren remix hatte die illustre truppe eine klassische guitaren-session mit jörg schwenzer. das ergebnis ist eine faszinierend stimmige mischung aus strophen, refrains und eingängigem, elektronischem groove. der zusätzliche instrument mix liefert einen stark hitverdächtigen ausflug in kombinat100s einzigartiges wunderland der blubbernden bässe, tänzelnden delays und verspielten filtermodulationen. nicht zuletzt gelingt auch dem berliner duo dingdongdilly eine mitreißende vermählung von songstruktur, knackigen beats und zündendem club-schub.

moodymanns mahogani label releases another posthumous j dilla release, titled lost tapes, reels + more. check! despite his untimely passing in 2006, j dillas legacy has remained strong thanks to the enduring qualities of his back catalogue, the endeavours of the j dilla foundation and the yancey media group, not to mention the countless dilla themed reissues and projects that have surfaced in the wake of his death. moodymanns mahogani imprint have of course played their own part in ensuring j dillas enduring legacy with the release of the dillatroit ep last year, a 12-track release of previously unreleased j dilla material done in collaboration with the aforementioned yancey media group and j dilla foundation

next up on local talk we got a raw peak hour jam from liverpool producer dale howard (lost my dog, large, morris/audio, off rec). there is nothing light or fluffy about these tracks, its just dirty straight up house music with a dark 90s basement feel. for the main track we actually chose the dub version of throwback over of the original mix. we just thought this version was soooo freakin raw even though its more stripped than the original version. you’ll see what we mean when you drop it in the club! the second track in out goes along the same house theories as throwback with jackin beats and deep chords that will do wonders in any authentic house basement. all in all, a might fine release of classic local talk house music. enjoy!

after storming the charts in 2012 with mysterious 7 inch championed by todd terje & many others, zambon & kapsa - the guys from the very polish cut outs are back with more goods! following the successful debut, they bring us a delicious 12 inch release with 4 amazing edits based on obscure polish records from the 80s. a side is curated by ptaki, a mysterious duo hailing from warsaw. ptaki (which means birds in polish) fly high and want to keep their true identity under the radar. nevertheless, they serve two amazing cuts here, both based on obscure polish jazzfunk. krystyna is the choice cut, with its infectious vocal hook and irresistible groove. marek is a piece of wonderful balearic slow house with rich rhythm and crazy synth action in the middle. b side comes from maciek sienkiewicz, one of the finest purveyors of balearic grooves in poland. two tracks served here wouldnt sound out of place in alfredos set. song for mohindar is the lead track, with its ethereal new-age atmospherics and exotic instrumentation. syntetyczna kobieta lux is an electronic burner that you may (or may not) know from last years tvpc beats in space show.

kool vibes groovin ep oozes classic french house vibes form the get-go thanks to the opener no more wastin. stocato rhode stabs are met with quick-jangled percussion, cut vocals (like the french only know how) and thumping beats. underground settles down a little, maintaining a sultry groove with a chord driven hustle, while groovin is upbeat french house at its best. feel it features more juicy and looped up sample action with call and response vocals thrown in for added effect. a must have for the french house connoisseur.

rsd exclusive, pink coloured & marbled vinyl, limited to 167 numbered copies. instant free download included.
sjoko, an alter ego of joost carpentier, is all about movement. to move is to displace a body from one place to another location. sjoko will induce movement by the use of musical rhythms, beats, melodies and harmonies. from intelligent dance to dark jungle on two sides !

repress of this really hard to find chicago classic from 1988.. must have!!!

shades of tron with whirls & swirls & some mighty alien ray guns against stomping beats. both not easy listening, & not hard to listen to.

little do people know that coober pedy is an opal rich town buried deep within the red and arid outback of south australia. lewie day (aka tornado wallace) and tom moore may be from melbourne, but the duo make up the coober pedy university band, coining the term krautback to describe this moon plain ep. drawing upon italo synths and mid-tempo balearica as inspiration, the first release comes in 10 form via soft rocks kinfolk label. the reverb washed australian crooner chet faker appears on the title track moon plain alongside heavy struck piano chords, while sentenced beyond the seas is a flow of groggy atmospheres and downtempo beats. oblong is the the eps stand out italo track with short bass arpeggios a highlight, while soft rocks acperience mix of moon plain takes on an acidic and space western theme.

it has been a while since we released a record, so were chuffed to announce the release of this new double album - 8 slices of electro goodness from the likes of adj, pathic, velocs, datacrashrobot, hatch, senor frio, ben milstein and phat chex. this vinyl only release is strictly limited to 200 hand-numbered copies.

roger gerressen switches to the main fof label for his next release, liberal taking up the entirety of the a side with a killa groove resplendent with knife edged percussion and tripped out synth stabs. flipsides mint goes subaquatic with a serious slice of heads down bizinizz - a male spoken vocal refrain repeats throughout to give a hypnotic edge. lastly, roger teams up with his buddy smokin g on drunk game, super rounded, housed up beats and an undulating synth / string line permeate the groove lending the ep a sense of levity.

remastered reissue featuring three fantastic hard-to-find classic rump shakers from hamilton bohannon. bohannon was one of the key forces in disco in the seventies and this is him at his best - his instantly recognisable sound is pure uncut boogie mixing riffing guitars, bad-ass funky bass and pounding drum tracks. first up is the super-rare long 12 inch version of me & the gang a superbly funky track popular with everyone from tony humphries to carl craig with its great chunky beats & a killer piano groove later sampled by paul johnson for his hit get get down, followed by the groove i feel - a monstrously good floor-filling gem unearthed from his 76 album dance your ass off. on the flip you get the awesome full 12:45 minute version of maybe you can dance another slamming disco-funk stomper only ever available as an elusive 1977 12 inch promo. quality stuff!

nearly 10 years on from it’s last release, phantom audio relaunches on march 11th 2013¬†and what better way to start than to go back to the very beginning! ¬†originally released on dec 6th 1999, phantom force went on to become one of the legendary dnb anthems, still being heard in sets today. fracture tears it apart and takes it right into 2013 with a mammoth half-stepping groove, led by those familiar pounding stabs, nervous strings and teasing break edits. digital & spirit go to work on backlash themselves, harking back to an era where the beats where dirty and the mood was heavy for a trademark slice of sub-heavy organised breakbeat chaos.

nearly 10 years on from it’s last release, phantom audio relaunches on march 11th 2013¬†and what better way to start than to go back to the very beginning! ¬†originally released on dec 6th 1999, phantom force went on to become one of the legendary dnb anthems, still being heard in sets today. fracture tears it apart and takes it right into 2013 with a mammoth half-stepping groove, led by those familiar pounding stabs, nervous strings and teasing break edits. digital & spirit go to work on backlash themselves, harking back to an era where the beats where dirty and the mood was heavy for a trademark slice of sub-heavy organised breakbeat chaos

the german combo-star have worked for many months exclusively in this ep, trying to get the right inspiration. the got it. in my dip and pleasure of pleasure keep the line drawn from tube & berger on 2012: emotive beats for the dancefloor. two well planned music melodic masterpieces which will get tons of plays in 2013.

dana ruh and anthea have defied the merciless winter in their studio and the track like a river is the result. clean beats, bathing synths, vocals with telepathic powers driving onward, onward, onward, unexpectedly changing direction.

last night on earth continues to support and pluck artists that are turning heads, with ejeca at the forefront of ushering in the recent heavy 90s revival. his nu-house, garage style is ever present in his latest frequency ep. the first two tracks hi rollin and neva 2 far are dripping with classic vocals and vintage house sound. nassau storm brings a dubby side to the ep, while time for change adds calming intelligent beats fused with soul. last night on earth hit the spot once again as the supreme ejeca puts out another incredible release.

chilenian producers demian muller and andre butano return to 8bit with their second ep. 4 groovy house/ techhouse tracks with rolling beats and the little pinch of typical chilenian percussion.