mihai popoviciu (romania). after his first single for international gigolo records and some smaller releases, this is mihais first ep in 2007. on the a-side >first contact< he starts the other way round. the sequence bores this time the sequence reaches the head before an undulating bassline arrives. then in the perfect teamwork, nobody could stand still. with b1 >capcana< the sequence and the bassline are running at the same time, and will be differently modulated over and over again. b2 >sharp< is based on a rhythmical grooving which develops later with a sequence on his side to a perfect hypnosis

incl massi dl remix !! renato figoli (lo-fi stereo, gumption recordings, trapez) opens the cut restrainedly with bleepy burblings, the kick drum pattern subtly intensifies until, two-minutes in, a pulsating bass line transforms the track into a surging club-house banger. figoli keeps things interesting by incrementally adding fragmented voice snippets that slip comfortably into the groove and by exploiting tension and release with well-timed dropouts and breakdowns. on the b side, massi dl (safari electronique, frankie rec) eschews buildups altogether, opting to leap from the gate with a deep and infectious dance groove overlaid by voice fragments that resemble punctuating barks. acidy synth effects give the tune fleeting psychotropic character before the cut slams into gear with a massive groove

show must go on !! one can really regard supdub as a kind of artnow, tones and illustrations will permanently harmonize in the future through artistic innovations from our drawer >odin<. a lovely but chopped girls voice approaches the listener on the a side >silvertune< in a checkless way, and you know who took his hands in that tune even before the beat starts and sends you in the direction of the dance floor

the irrepressible cobblestone jazz present the first single from their debut album >23 seconds<, forthcoming in september on wagon repair. cobblestone jazz produce their tracks live, with a strong emphasis on improvisation, and the trio of programmer tyger dhula, keyboardists danuel tate and mathew jonson, make full use of their formative jazz training to transform the musical outfit into a pragmatic and responsive unit, a living and breathing creation, free of formulaic sequence. >lime in da coco nut< is a potion brimming with transformation. cobblestone approach a simple key melody from every angle imaginable, with the harmonies, disharmonies, bubbling accents and rhythmic permutations exposing the otherworldly potential of the simplest of tunes. a sinister whispered vocal conducts affairs, seemingly flustered at its inability to contain the unruly elements in this wonderful experiment. on >saturday night< a deep synth line and ghostly vocoded moans progress through a jungle of percussion and falling echoed tones, steadily approaching a beat that enlivens like water on a desert journey, or rather, like vodka on a saturday night. the dizzy finale spins around your ears, a bit like the ceiling after a particularly heavy weekend adventure… be sure to be well rested before tackling this sensory safari

welcome to our 4th release with hot new talent tim gregor providing a rather splendid ep. you might not have heard of tim before but we reckon youll be hearing quite a bit from this talented fella in the coming months…following in the footsteps of his better known brother, mark-henning, tim takes up the minimal baton with aplomb, producing 3 tracks of teched up treats. starting with >subterrain<… a right heads down minimal groove if ever there was one, kicking off as it means to go on with a right big dollop of funk in the form of a wibbly, bowl quivering b-line and those oh so important funked up hi-hats. dollops of tripped out fx and breaks & builds aplenty keep the hips wiggling..

incl. pig & dan rmx!! a big epic masterpiece for the open-airs ! with frank müller aka beroshima, we welcome one of germanys senior techno house producers, who is combining the best from both house and techno already since 1994 - long before the implementation of the term >tech-house<. whereas frank müller just like guy gerber was never caught between two stools but rather has the rare talent to reach both house and techno fans with his productions. and so he does again with his cocoon debut >horizon<, an hommage which reminds of the grand ol times of r&s, with xxl suspense, driving beats and hypnotic sounds and melodies

before there was dmx krew , there was 101 force , who released one 12 white label in the early90s on a small underground techno label called infrasonic . now, as acid turns once again, the time is right for 101 force to come back to the scene with the classic squelchy roland sounds you know and love from all those 88-89 classics - plus the uk psychedelic vibe that disappeared from 303 records after everyone started speeding up the tempo and using too much distortion

cynic returns with a great 12inch of disco tastic madness. the grooves are loose, the riffs low slung and the beats punchy. just the kind of stuff we re used to hear from the cynic stable. proper bomb. this e.p features three hot tracks in a tribute to the sundance kid, the a side the sundance kid, comes complete with galloping horses, rattlesnakes and gunshots this track is the wild west meets the mirror ball. the first track on the b side westbound 23, is named after the first train robbery that the sundance kid committed in his early years before he joined the wild bunch, the blaze of glory that finishes the e.p. is a reference to the well documented last stand, where butch cassidy and the sundance kid were surrounded by the bolivian army

monomachine behind the name monomachine lie two well known musicians of the spanish and chilean electronic scene respectively: iñigo oruezábal and francisco allendes. this adventure in minimal code, sometimes more techno and others more house oriented, gathers all the background and joint professional experience of both artists, as a result of years of individual experience in the best dj booths and studios in spain and south america. its a sound that relates directly with the vanguard sounds in the current electronic dance music has its main target in the dance floor, not leaving aside a high quality production which results in an intense and clear sound. here are their latest tracks, released on catwash records.bomb jack on the a side is a tweaky, techy, track with jungle drum and percussion, and a soothing constant bass line that makes this track a great connector in any set. ghost and goblins on the b side starts out with some rhythmic minimal bongo drum sounds before a deep echoey bassline enters and kicks the track into its real journey. the contrasting synth sounds add flavour that turns this into a good boppy track that will get the peeps grooving on the dancefloor!

sergio giorgini und ben parris liefern hier die quintessenz des goosehoundschen musikverständnis. verdrehte grooves kombiniert mit einem schrägen verständnis von house musik

superb 12inch sampler to promote the forthcoming cd album.

bomb alert! peaktime pressure all the way! house music is dead is another unbelievable track the beats are tough but groovy, and dark electronic synths rise through the mix before the haunting main hook rears its head. think trentemoller meets fedde le grand.this track is buzzing everywhere & has just been picked up by a leading uk label for a forthcoming release!

redshapes profile is still rapidly growing. taken in mind it has been just over one year ago redshapes first ep was released on delsin - a lot of things have happened! nowadays weekly doing performances through europe, and two singles ending up in de:bugs 2006 chart. back to now, this new ep. steam comes in clonky and rough, as the track species on his last ep on redshapes own imprint present. light is a deeply beatless freaked synth excursion. the flip brings more hot stuff - starting with munch, a more detroited redshape as before! sounding as a lost 69 track, with its quircky chopped up breakbeats and whobbling synth bassline. plush at last brings in the otherworldy sounds inline of this ep on styrax. catchy business!!

nice and chunky, keep up doing what you do so wellintroducing deadset: an act that crafts house music in some of its many disguises. the two man team used to do a lot of that, and a little bit of this. before deadset1 and deadset2 came into being, they played in the sandpit with the likes of muse, miss kittin, royksopp, tiefschwarz, justin timberlake, scissor sisters and with labels such as fine, blue fin, souvenir, made to play, wall of sound and tsuba. now they do a lot of this and only a little bit of that. disregarding this, that and the other, their tipping point has arrived… they have also been allowed to play around at the likes of weekend (berlin), panoramabar (berlin), fabric (london), the end (london) and countless other joints. lovingly nurtured, their forthcoming album, keys open doors, is about to be released into the wild from the arms of jesse rose and his front room label. music for now, with an eye on tomorrow, made with sounds of then. deadset 1 is tom mangan. deadset 2 is cass. cass + mangan is dead. long live deadset

lerosa is dublin-based italian producer leopoldo rosa. the title track ruski combines a rough-cut sampled break with a loose, minimal arrangement of sub-bass and liquid synth pads. on the flip, russell and tempio are deep, moody house explorations, beautifully suspended by shifting sine wave pads and rhodes-like chords. born in rome, leo developed a love of electronic music through italian pop music of the 1980s, before discovering hip hop and acid house. he began djing in the early 90s and in 1995 moved to dublin where he got heavily into darker, deeper electronica and electro by the likes of autechre, drexciya and the extended detroit-inspired musical underworld. leo began producing his own music in 2000, concentrating initially on electro but broadening his range into unconventional house and techno styles. his debut lerosa release was the ‘maike ep’ on dublin’s d1 recordings in 2005. as well as this real soon release, leo also has a forthcoming 12inch on enclave recordings (ireland)

the sebo k and metro partnership makes its debut on get physical with >transit<: these upcoming house producers are so hot that this ep almost melts the vinyl that its pressed on! transit looks to the past and the future at the same time: inspired by old school chicago house but boasting a modern techno approach to arranging, the nagging bass riff at the heart of >transit< builds and builds along with sebo and metro s evocative chords to create a track that will raise the roof on any club during the peak time. >transit< never loses its raw, hypnotic groove either, and after it reaches a climax, the sparse, raw rhythm is still there, urging the dancers to keep moving. philly producer king britt dons his scuba hat to provide the remix: its more understated than the original version, based on an off-beat groove, but, like a thief slipping through an open door in the middle of the night, britts reshape gradually introduces the hypnotic chords. before you know it, his remix will have seduced any crowd who love deep, electronic house music. get a move on to pick up on this future house classic!

the irish is the only artist from cork who can claim to be part of the infamous stockholm electronic music scene known as the swedish invasion. long before making up one half of the successful techno house outfit dk7 - founded with partner jesper dahlbäck in 2003 -, mark, also known as the mighty quark or as mark and john when he produces with jespers cousin john dahlbäck, who moved to sweden in 1994, started to make music with various swedish artists perfecting his skills as an acoustically versed soundscape sculptor. with the prayer ep, marks first release on plastic city, o sullivan is returning to his dubby roots that made up an intrinsic part of him as a producer in the past as well - something that already shone through on his first two longplayers released on his own imprint king syndrome sounds. o sullivan, who is known for his world famous remixes and collaborations for and with leftfield, olaf hund, susuma yokota and digi dub

dicker funktionaler acid techno mit remixen von scan x & mazi and duriez !! ein bisschen säure schadet nicht >> sauer macht lustig!!

as adult records is presenting one fine funked up techno release after another, it was only a matter of time before they signed carl falk to the label. carl has built up quite a name for himself in a short period of time, with releases on labels such as hz trax, patterns, pirate audio, zync, mhx, relatives and more. on entry ep he brings his finest work yet, three fresh tribal techno cuts which will rock many dancefloors in the months to come

almost twelve months after delivering the gastronomic delight that was sugar slow, foundation man gerry o rourke returns with the astrologically astounding gemini ep a joint tribute to adam goldstone and simon freaked brant both of whom sadly left this planet last year. appropriately enough, we kick things off with a track cunningly entitled on an esoteric, minimal techno/house joint with shades of dubstep adding to the slightly ominous feel. we then lift the mood slightly for the quirky, retro, synth heavy techno inspired house of the title track, before bringing things bang up to date with the furiously futuristic rapid recal, and then rounding things off with the veritably funky raze dilemma. a worthy homage and another fine package from the foundation camp

detroit s new >soundshift< imprint makes a stunning debut with this intoxicating two-tracker. opening up is the soultek remix of billy dalessandro s smashing >don t sleep< release (which was found in the many sets of dan bell, ame, annie mac & pete tong last month) this mix is nothing short of brilliant and will certainly capture the hearts and sets of all those mathew jonson or loco dice fans out there. it has a subtlety that really creeps up on you and before you know it you re tapping your feet and zoning out listening to the intricacies of the music. truly minimal, there are loads of space within the track which is somewhat similar to the original but still a world apart, particularly in the fantastically eerie synth programming. in the forefront of the song is the shimmering and haunting vocal loop, >don t sleep< which has an almost hypnotic effect. (think richie hawtin in closer) the melody of the title is a delicate affair which sips cocktails in the company of some nicely chosen whirring and echoing noises. the build is effected so subtly it verges on melancholy but halfway through a rumbling bassline, appregiated melody and backbeat hi-hat pattern announce a funkier escalation!!

if someone had to describe the sixth release from pascal feos album >synaptic< with one word, >bassline< would be the one that fits. the a side >ausklang< is dominated by a sawtooth >bassline< which modulates more and more to reach her climax shortly before the break. the b page >stargazer< begins with a techno groove to change later by a charmingly lascivious >bassline< into a nice floating tune. as a bonus we have on b2 a nice >acid bassline< , which reminds of that man from the >jackcity<, regarding to the title > mr f <.

produced by glockenspiel aka (moonbeam) who had several releases before on traum, regular, dirty blue distraektions. incl. joachim spieth (kompakt) remix and stehan hinz (kling klong) i like melodies remix

lemos is again a greek artist, so we don t have to talk about cheese again. and he is also releasing his first ep on our label just like mud max (001), florian meindl (002), dario zenker (003) & berovic&leicher (006) before. motek from mud max was keeping sending us his stuff untill we heard junk track which got so much energy that we decided to change our sleeping room into a club. we switched off the lights and our asses where vibrating from the subbasses that this 22 year old guy was hiding deep down the track

next 12inch from the french cocoon artist ! >boul de nerf< is a peak time dancefloor track, with an atmospherique beginning, a big length with talking between bass and freaky lfo synthé. after 6 minutes the strange co2 break came before a second time for the dance floor...>boul de neige< deep acid track, for the aerial moment, straight line with a house rhythm section.... >boul de gum< minimal with something as chicago, big strange ballade for drunken lover s couple...

dj support: chloe, james flavour, sven dohse.. !! what is control launches with a driving beat, followed by a dark vocalsample with a touch of malevolence, the pair shapes a distinct sound which should distinguish it from the mountain of minimal tracks out there. it s creepy, has an edge and there s enough vitality to keep hips moving on the floor with its funky bassline. >not my enemy< on the b-sides is a bit deeper and reduced. weird synth-lines and spooky vocal shreds are marking the break, before the track ignites with cascading snthesizer triplets. manic

loved by luetzenkirchen, laurent garnier, sander kleinenberg, kiki, deep dish, dj chus, peter kruder .. right before the release of the new gusgus album >forever<, the band teamed up with former gusgus singer daniel agust to produce >moss<.. gung ho artist greg churchill from new zealand adds a driving peaktime remix full of trance flavour. tim deluxe delivered his best remix he ever did, hypnotic, building and powerful..

loved by luetzenkirchen, laurent garnier, sander kleinenberg, kiki, deep dish, dj chus, peter kruder . right before the release of the new gusgus album >forever<, the band teamed up with former gusgus singer daniel agust to produce >moss<.. gung ho artist greg churchill from new zealand adds a driving peaktime remix full of trance flavour. tim deluxe delivered his best remix he ever did, hypnotic, building and powerful..

david keno has a growing reputaion as a fantastic producer. his own keno imprint started off in fantastic fashion with its first release and highly acclaimed someone else remix. this release follows in in fine style with a fine two tracker from the main man himself. the main a side track is a killer as it starts with its shuffled drum groove and tidy synth bassline. the track then builds ominously with its menacing strings before the big synth break makes the track complete. the flip side is also a worthy addition with its funky groove and cool percussion

big ultraphat mathew jonson like burner !!

jake childs requires very little introduction to the more discerning house ear. with releases on leading labels including drop music, freerange and doubledown, not to mention his own uni.form imprints, he has taken the house world by storm over the past few years. here he serves up some retro chicago sounding yet stripped back jackers. seems really simple at first, a real trademark of jake s sound, but its bumpin bassline, bleeps and squelches grow around you becoming more intense with every listen. the flip delivers >good times< which incorporates his brand of choppy jackin beats, punchy snares, gritty synths and rolling bass that rips apart any dancefloor. the track flips mid-way and bubbles under as the bass lines compete for attention before recombining for another roof raising moment. the >beat machine< is an eerie voyage into the middle ground between house and pop. once again moody synths and a growling sub bass lead the way, with the haunting vocals of lil prince (who has previously featured on jake s icon and drop music eps) gliding over the mix! hot floor burning shit

played by dinky, karotte, trevor jackson!! these new tracks venture to the deeper, often evocative ends of techno and house. the title track fuses an percussive old school house groove with deep techno chords. so when the organ line kicks in, it gives you this very orginal emotion of timeless house. in keeping with einzelkind s unpredictable tendencies – he used to make drum n bass before he switched onto house and techno – you still can hear something of his former musical alter ego in the second track, >bonnieland<.based on a low-slung, growling bassline, the track gradually evolves to reveal a trippy sequence and lush chords, which sounds like the fusion of a detroity atmossphere with the dynamic of a drum n bass-track. a strong release, that consolidates the unique fingerprint of the two einzelkind-boys from frankfurt

at the latest since that lovely cover of german de:bug, our housi is no insider tip anymore, and it s obvious that the guy has to get out on this world s stages with his live show to hump the floors out there. this housemeister, who is he? a never ending, bubbling creative well, making his musical way straight and genuine, special and: his own. he has just released his album >enlarge your dose< on boysnoize records, it seems like someone build in a preprogrammed >producer mashine<, always letting him know exactly what s next. on just one ep, probably nobody ever before used up all of music history in such a fun way -while that wants to be achieved in the first place, maintaining your own style.aycb 05 is like a look book of the most exciting genres of the last 3 decades. who has not witnessed those days should go get this ep fot that exact reason. there s a lot to learn, talk about genre hopping in modern times. double rating and the golden schizo award goes to aycb05

a big forgotten chicago club hit from 1984! pre-house release from knight action which came out at the very beginning of electronic dance music. before house was house... before techno was born and when club music was just called disco. single girl was a big hit in chicago clubs like the music box and was played by ron hardy and all the hotmix 5 guys (farley, mickey oliver etc.) and its still a big collectors item. made with the first electronic instruments and without any pretentions... just made for the fun of making music. d-rail is one of the very first steps to jacking house music. another (almost) forgotten piece of dance music!

finally this techhouse gem will be released on hi phen and its never been comercially released before mixes come from orque, pulsinger and 100 hz himself absolutely must have record

audiomatique welcomes uros umek! his reputation as slovenias hottest dj & producer didn t remain unnoticed, as he is receiving glowing praise from djs all over the world. amongst a growing following of international admirers, his excellent and beautiful rocking tracks can be heard on nearly every dancefloor.>akul< kicks off with a percussive rhythm before a dark synth and a charismatic chord are driving the piece along. > complikator< is a relentless and dramatic backing of severe synths, rising pads and swirling noise. the bass is similarly intense, throbbing away before developing for a melodic break. it s quite a head-turner and will create a buzz in the clubs. welcome to audiomatique, umek

poker flat labelhead steve bug returns with a new 12inch, >wet n dry<. >wet< on the a-side kicks off with a punchy kick n shakers and a dark chord which sneaks up from behind and slowly makes your feet move, before the irresistably groovy bassline comes in and paves the way for a slow rising climax. very nice fresh n funky synths take the lead after the break. >dry< on the flip spreads a darker atmosphere with straight up textured cuts and acid reduced elements. synth stabs, a dry bassline and a manic melody sequence characterise the track and start to erupt after the middlepart and tighten the tension

paradise records presents >remix pack< !! from now on, every 10 releases of paradise records, we will be happy to provide an exclusive 12inch full of remixes and exclusive versions un-released before on paradise records. first remix pack includes remixes of bodyrox, roger sanchez, nick & danny chatelain & kurd maverick. enjoy .

freska already released his first ep on oliver koletzki s fabulous label >stil vor talent<. his sound goes deep under your skin and draws perfect pictures in your mind. take a deep breath, it will surround you intimately. the remixes are picture perfect too. freska is one of the newest artist’s on karateklub, but there s another. before he will appear with his on ep here, he just remixed >reflections< and showed his magnificent way of interpreting electronic music. on the other hand, we have our rising homeacts - super flu, with a just as excellently remix. elicious!

who are the rancho relaxo allstars? this cast of touring djs + musicians is led by abe duque, john selway, dietrich schoenemann, susanne brokesch, jason bpmf szostek and prozac. >cowboy< begins with adr series house rhythms. stacks of analog pulsations, basslines and sequences hover around the beats. quirky cowboy based vinyl manipulations add into the blender. back room house gem. >cajosisa< shows the true colors of rancho relaxo. ambient laced atmospheres intertwine right before the galloping bass hook appears. 808 electro madness takes over. the soft transitions like a rancho party

phenomenale 4 track ep mit melodischem electro bis zu krassem electro punk!!

the makers of the capital of quality techouse that is constantly changing, expanding, relocating and restructuring itself, are entering futuristic territories, recalling some of the finest moments of the present before setting off into the future...

moxie returns to where they started (and pretty much stayed) rough 80s electronic music. this time - two edits from worlds apart.. the a-side features an edit of a late 80s ny classic while the b-side is a re-edit of a electrofied brazilian song.. they must have listened to the sugarhill gang before producing this tune.. now whos chow daddy

incl harmonic lovely anja schneider rmx !! plasmik are the brothers roman and marcel fritz. both originate from black forests finest city freiburg, located close to the swiss border. the time came, when both went different ways but now in 2006 the brothers hooked up with each other again in berlin and continued where they stopped ten years before. since then they are on the quest for that timeless sound, which fascinated both in their musical past so lastingly. the first results of their promising reanimated collaboration are the tracks >eight to nine< and <ahead>

>einladung ep< features three varied pieces: >get the strings?< builds with loose, stuttering, metallic percussion playing over a locked bass/organ pulse before opening out into a beautifully detailed mix of chords, high strings and clipped vocal parts. >keep it< is a minimal percussion-based track of clicky kick drums and shuffling out-of-time hi-hats. >rhodes island< rides on a warm, repetitive chord sequence that refers back to the classic basic channel / chain reaction template

the heart of hollands leading techno city is pounding as never before and todays electronic music scene is more alive than ever! one of the prime time techno imprints which operates from the core of rotterdam returns to you with more food for thought, dancefloor and decks. patterns presents a new two track winner in a solid series of high-tech plastics

les bandits du temps who consists of underground solution first capo ollie grabowski and switzerland senior house don mirco esposito throw some weight around and hand out a righteous disco funk beating with some lovin dropping a beat heavier like an anvil, slightly smoothered with some love sounds is only a short foreplay before a hard slapping bassline, wild sweeping disco strings and piercing horn choruses chase you through a enduring pleasure session with numerous ups and downs testing your stamina to the max. if still got power reserves in your loins to go another round flip over for a deeper dub, stripped down and centered around the pounding bassline with more filtered strings in the background. studio 45 pick up the pace and intensity again to send you back to sweaty peaktime frenzy

ohh gosh, this is a hit even before it s released. check out this new release from dlg & dave amstrong, both of the best house producers around

here comes the ultimate monster tune!caused already hugh attention as a upfront promo before the summer break.now finally available the official release incl. fds club mix, thomas gold remix, leon klein club mix and visnadi organ mix