hotflush presents a special collaboration between two modern-day techno innovators: paul woolford and psycatron. both maintaining an influential discography on labels such as planet e, intimacy, tresor, and bedrock, they have come together to produce >stolen<, a nine-minute techno excursion. utilising relentless, throbbing percussion that sizzles over growling, acidic synthesis and carefully placed samples, its presented in three distinct versions, introducing filter-swept chords in the dub mix, and an even deeper submersion in the second dub mix that perfectly eclipses the raw temperament of the original.

after releases on drumcode and bedrock records, alan returns with a massive bomb on 8 sided dice recordings

amazing three-track ep by man of the moment spada. three hits charted amongst others by, dj yellow (composite records), psycatron (cocoon, planet e, bedrock) heartik (great stuff, kling klong), henry saiz (natura sonoris, rennaisance), ryan davis (traum, backhome, klangwelt), paul hazendonk (manual music), paul nazca (boxer). the italian studio wiz whos past releases have been in the bag of most of the international key players in the scene such as, erol alkan, sasha, john digweed, richie hawtin, boys noize, umek, armin van bureen... delivers a powerful three tracker ep that has just about everything for everyone.

true to form, souvenir are back with a snappy summertime release perfectly hinged & ready for sweeping the dancefloors. souvenir 036 various artists features lewis boardman & maher daniel blending their sounds, and converging on this ep for some magnificent effects. the a side starts out with daniel - he is a new, but solid name amongst the techno-gambit, having released on labels such as get physical & bedrock, as well as on souvenir. while his remix workings of >rumblefish< earned him a 2 1/2 month long-spot as number one on the techno charts. with >here and now< with dark, driving techno that sounds like its been made inside of a blazing house-fire. burning & singed, the the layers fall heavy upon one another - with a penetrating dancefloor deep-ness to the bass. next up, >icaros< on the inside a track…spins a dark & deep nighttime soundscape, deep into the depths of a jungle somewhere. a distant & hollow vocal of a tribesman hums hauntingly in the distance, with a severe & driving bassline to make you run like a scared little raver deep into the jungle. on the b side, boardman takes over, one of the uks newest talents - recently remixing for nina kraviz & yousef - with >tranquilizer,< on b2 is quite a minimal retreat…with some intergalactic space-fight sounds thrown into the mix, alongside the rolling bass, and chug-chugging. b2 enters the title track, >the broken is beautiful.< a nice, chugging bass-line meets a ethereal chopped up vocal, carefully flowing in & out of the bass-line….to meet up strong midway thru the breakdown

dualton first came to the attention of the electronic dance music community back in 2008 when john digweed spotted their potential and included them on his bedrock 10 compilation. the original mix of formula was released last year to widespread critical acclaim, and now gets paired with a remix by cadenza regular reboot to take the release to the next level. in typical reboot style, the outcome is darkly twisted as it is infectiously danceable, and expertly blends house and techno production values to devastating effect.

with support from the likes of steve (allez allez), henry saiz (bedrock, renaissance), ryan davis (cocoon, maripoza) … comes rising up from spains capital, madrid, comes a new eclectic dance oriented-no boundaries music label: blue cola recordings. with an ever growing catalogue that ranges from straight forward club sounds to more experimental new wave post everything music, blue cola recordings is sure to be driving force in the electronic scene for many years to come, or we will die trying… killing everyone else in the mean time. our first release comes from dutch producer robbie pardoel who sets the mood in an easy listening tech-house way, then chilean wonder boy and regular border community artist, ricardo tobar delivers a powerful remix in his unique post punk style. the ep is completed by spanish secret producing combo the hongkonites who get the last laugh with a weirdly beautiful bass techno remix. blue cola rec. team, its fresh!

unmixed triple vinyl release of the stress records retrospective, celebrating a decade of this fine label.

uk born, berlin based producer, ed davenport, is the latest artist to debut on nrk music, with an awesome two track release. >curtain call< and >overdub in am< showcase davenports smooth, deep tech-house sounds, heavy on the dub side!
davenport has already enjoyed positive attention on his releases for esteemed labels such as poker flat, liebe*detail, vidab and district of corruption. recent remixes for len faki on cocoon, and guy j on jon digweeds bedrock label, are also helping to bring his name to the forefront of the scene.
his debut nrk release features a remix by nrks nick harris. >curtain call< is a heavyweight, tribal workout, with plenty of rolling percussion amongst its nagging vocal clips and big, twisted pads. >overdub...< is a dub-heavy houser, an extremely well produced, warm and hypnotizing, deep dancefloor track.

under the stewardship of alan fitzpatrick (drumcode, figure, bedrock), 8 sided dice is considered one of the most exciting techno labels to emerge in recent times. 9 hours later, amsterdam, gas mask and continue led carl cox, adam beyer, dubfire, john digweed, nic fanciulli and len faki to champion the label, catapulting 8 sided dice on to playlists across the globe. ..

as the european summer draws to a close, the next rekluse release takes a brief change in direction and offers up something a little lighter to accompany the last of the hazy rays. after the previous electronic madness from simon stokes, mr copy, loco & jam and kiko we are joined for this release by la based artist erphun.
erphun has had a pretty hectic summer himself, appearing on steve lawler s viva , dave seaman s audio therapy , oliver huntemann s ideal audio and stephen bodzin s hertzblut . not a bad run at all. with previous releases and remixes on mutekki , saw recordings , excentric muzik and forthcoming releases on bedrock (+ john digweed s new comp) as well as 8 sided dice , this guy has had a busy couple of years...
to complete the package mr henry von (joint label owner of rekluse with fergie) has reworked tu sueno, giving it some of his trademark bite and re-marrying the vocal to the breakdown, keeping things shaking until there is no where left to go but to bring that beat straight back in...

big with: 2000 and one, jimpster, chopstick, anderson noise ...
since the middle of the 90ies andry nalin counts to the most successful djs and producers for underground house worldwide. beside numerous successful releases and remixes on labels like saw, stealth, bedrock, subliminal or his own label superfly he made with nalin & kane and the track >beachball< a so called crossover hit in 1997 that mutated from an underground to a worldwide hit within one year. in the last time he has big influence on the tech- and deephouse scene and releases also on plastic city since 2008.

alan fitzpatrick is a producer who has been making everyone sit up and take notice since his first appearance on the scene a little over 18months ago. with various outings on fergies excentric music label, and his own 8 sided dice imprint and forthcoming records on the seminal bedrock records, alan is without doubt the rising star of dance music with his cross genre sound. and if that wasnt enough here is the first outing on adam beyers mighty drumcode! adam, who is unbelievably fussy and purveyor of nothing but absolute quality, snapped up this two tracker instantly – a testament to alans awesome sound. both >statix< and >rubix< are earthshakingly good. both hard and funky, but at the same time extremely versatile, and will be excellent mixing tools and big records in ther own right. the kind of records that never leave the box. get it..

this is the first single taken from the stunning new remute album grand glam . incl. remixes by pfirter (known for his amazing release on figure or his work as plan_tec together with jonas kopp) and error error (releases and remixes on sender, bedrock, eq, ...) glamourous bombs. attention... vinyl only!: the famous obama vs. remute track which got max. attention throughout the last weeks. over 100.000 views on youtube, features @ mixmag and rolling-stone can t be wrong...

after a great and successfull year 2008 for holger brauns imprint flug von welt here comes the first promomail out in 2009: dualton – cicade ep. these guys are more than just upcoming artist – they are well established! after several released hits on labels like blufin / elite / bedrock or global underground - i got them for fvw: two housy, techy and floorminant tracks! with two amazing remixes from lars wickinger and elef.ant. wow! enjoy your flight with fvw!

another superb baroque limited release this time from bedrock / m-o-s & sysytem recordings main man terry grant

having successfully launched with a home grown 80s infused release by belgiums polefolder, faith music continue with their allegiance towards heavy bodied electronic house. its fair to say thats or many years, germanys oliver moldan has been spreading his gospel globally, exercising the intricate tribal beats and exposing his musical direction through labels including bedrock, audiotherapy & global underground.

without a doubt one of the most in-demand production outfits around, christian smith & john selway are coming off a magical twelve months. genre defining releases for drumcode, bedrock, sci+tec and renaissance have put the duo at the top of the sales charts and on countless djs playlists and if this release is anything to go by there is no sign of that trend ending any time soon swingworld finale is exactly what we have come to expect from smith & selway.

with a phenomenal 2008 almost at an end, man of the moment alan fitzpatrick has managed to find time between remixing john digweeds forthcoming bedrock single and reworking fegies anon record for one more roll of the 8 sided dice and conjure up two rip-roaring techno bombs

nyc based techno artist gregory shiff, known for his work on such diverse labels as persona, lofi-stereo, and bedrock, introduces his new label the vacationist with this 3-tracker burner, full of color and shifting energy. the first of four interwoven eps, each revealing a small part of the story that inspired this music. limited rerelease

after the big success of their debut >fog + frogs ep<, the cheapers are releasing their second ep on upon you records.

tom mangan is the guy behind the 4th release on the lorna label. his name has been around since 2002 with eps on labels such as bedrock or tiefschwarzs souvenir. together with cass cutbusch he has been responsible for a variety of club hits as cass & mangan and deadset on wall of sound, fine and sabotage systems. >good words< gets you with its deepness and musicality - tight house music right for the floor. >bit lip< on side b spreads over twelve minutes - closely selected harmonies and sounds conjure up a hypnotic house track that serves as deadly secret weapon in early morning hours, special rerelease

after two successful singles, >do me like< (remixed by chab from azuli, imago & saw fame) & >so bad<, heres the third single extract from the album, >making love & music<, just in time for the summer period! >makin love & music< has been remixed by top us producer morgan page in two version (instrumental & vocal). for those not familiar with morgan page, he is 24 and living in los angeles, has several remixes under his belt for grammy nominee wax poetic (norah jones), ashlee simpson, jean f. cochois, terry lee brown jr., nigel hayes, home & garden, and dozens of critically acclaimed eps out on labels like bedrock, saw, and nordic trax featuring collaborations with colette, gregory shiff, and astrid suryanto. recently, his music has garnered support from a wide-range of top level djs including sasha, deep dish, danny tenaglia, dave seaman, hernan cattaneo, john digweed, mark farina, and jason bentley

tannen consists of stel, the man behind all things group therapy, and vangelis otherwise known as phatjack. stel’s discography so far has seen him produce original work and remixes for some of the hottest and most popular labels in the industry such as audiotherapy, bedrock, saw, armada, baroque, swift, oxyd and global underground. phatjack have released on labels such as nascent, baroque, deep, sog and extrema. we were confident that their production together would be tasty stuff! nick warren (head of a&r) agreed and used blackout to end his latest global underground compilation, which reached the top twenty uk compilation charts

randall jones again picks out fellow american derek howell to take his label into release #002. derek, who started out producing tracks independently for edm digital, shot into favour with the likes of john digweed and chris fortier for their respective bedrock and fade imprints. some tasty rolling basslines and catchy hooks

this outfit have been around for a while, with previous releases on bedrock and hope. demand for their services has been good recently, they have forthcoming singles on sinister, nu republic, segment and a new monster for bedrock. dj support – seb fontaine, trophy twins, steve parry and many more

next up comes the long awaited release of fatliners, heavy duty classic 'flying'! first included in demo form on bedrock breaks 'fractured', by now you will know that fatliners is/are jon gray and nick muir

since his emergence in 2010, madben s melodic, detroit-inspired techno evolved, with various releases on caduceus, astropolis records, off recordings, inflyte and bedrock. nowadays, the paris-based artist remains a key figure in france s new generation of techno producers, with an upcoming debut lp on astropolis records. swinging from atmospheric sounds to techno, madben produces an alchemy of rave anthems, hardware material and groovy, emotional music. with support from france s favourite laurent garnier, manu le malin and rebekah warrior, frŽquence(s) unveils his skillfull, mature universe.

fźnftes studioalbum des belgischen techno dj/produzenten marco bailey, der in seiner źber 20-jŠhrigen laufbahn auf labels wie bonzai, bedrock oder primate veršffentlichte und mit namhaften techno-kollegen wie luke slater, markus suckut, alex bau, speedy j und steve rachmad in einem atemzug genannt wird. materia ist neben mb electronics sein eigenes label und gleichnamige partyreihe, dessen direkte und rohe energie die neuen tracks auf temper hervorragend einfangen.

monkey safari betreiben in ihrer heimatstadt halle mit dem -charles bronson- einen źber die stadtgrenzen hinaus bekannten club sowie ihr eigenes label hommage, das regelmŠssig vordere plŠtze der beatport-tech-house-charts belegt. mit dj-gigs auf festivals wie time warp oder awakenings und mit releases auf label wie kompakt, minus oder bedrock, darunter remixes fźr marc houle, kšlsch, wolf+lamb, guy gerber, josh wink und moby(!), haben sich monkey safari im laufe der zeit ein internationales renommŽ erarbeitet. -odyssey-, der titel ihres neuen albums, beschreibt treffend den prozess seiner entstehung, das, anfŠnglich als listening-werk geplant, sich im verlauf zu authentischer clubmusik fźr eine vielzahl von unterschiedlichen dancefloors entwickelte und das unverkennbare genie der beiden versierten dj/produzenten belegt.

the yearly summit of keiji haino, jim o rourke and oren ambarchi continues with imikuzushi, which finds the group extending the power-trio strategies of last years highly praised in a flash everything comes together as one there is no need for a subject (bt05) and bringing to them a newly sustained intensity. for this performance, haino limits himself to electric guitar and vocals, forming complex networks of slashing rhythm work, noise squall and chromatic shredding, moving at times to near-silent passages of howled vocals and isolated, hanging guitar strums. the tendency towards driving free-rock which surfaced on moments of the trios last release is cemented here, with o rourkes fuzzed-out, non-linear bass riffing moving the music into almost garage-rock areas, combining with ambarchis drums to form a bedrock of hypnotic, metronomic pounding which transforms itself effortlessly into passages of flowing free-time. like all of hainos best work, the trio transcends any rock genre exercise to enter a non-idiomatic zone of ritual intensity, creating a music formed purely out of instrumental and group-mind possibility. presented as four unedited excerpts salvaged from an epic show that lasted well over three hours, the sometimes raw nature of the recording only adds to its directness and harshly emotive quality. francis plagne, melbourne, nov, 2011 released as a 6 panel digipak cd and as a limited edition double lp in a lavish gatefold with printed inner sleeves. design by stephen o malley with high quality live shots by ujin matsuo and stunning images by tokyo based photographer and sound artist shunichiro okad