stl is the production alias of stephan laubner who has been releasing material under a variety of pseudonyms on labels likeperlon, smallville, styrax and his own something records imprint over the past decade. stephans productions are like fine wine, they develop, mature and get better with age. his past releases have gained support and charts from detroit luminaries like derrick may & theo parrish to the berghain collective, ben klock, marcel dettmann & steffi. his recent licensing of silent state on cassys new simply devotion mix on cocoon, ames fabric mix, steve bugs the lab and earning the number 1 spot ingroove magazines chart all speak volumes about the level of love and passion he puts into his productions. with stephans check mate he pays homage to a sound we simply adore, a musical conceit only a select few understand, hand crafting his sounds with a variety of analog signal processors, vintage synthesizers and a loving touch reminiscent of the early deepchord years. this is one to treasure, made for repeat listening

for the second installment in the > collaboratory remixes< project we are very proud to continue the top class producer list and announce 3 stellar versions by none other than ben klock, john daly and deetron

voyeurrhythm crew returns with an splendin follow up on the ep1 (which was sold out on the day it came out!). and this one might even be better! hollywood nights has a dirty chi-town influenced house track with a phat bassline... think early days of frankie knuckles! megadon betamax did a cheeky cover version of one of our all-time favorite electronic disco tracks... changed into >he cant love you< (he completly reprogrammed and recorded the track!). and ben sun, suplier of the fantastic >when you looked< track on ep1 has another extremely solid track again called victoria park.. goose bumps all over from the first bar! another winner.

played by: ben klock, len faki, martyn, basic soul unit, anton zap, angel molina, luke hess, scuba, fred, john harvey /dimension 5 (delsin)...

side a true feel good summer tech house tune that sets incredible atmosphere with wonderful female vocals and a great clubby arrangement. played by: joris voorn, r.hawtin, anja schneider, gel abril, coyu, osunlade, nick holder, jimpster, nils nuernberg

starbug 003 this time remixed by ben hoffmann, sebastian altstadt, laurent zappone... allready played by gregor tresher, daniel sanchez, matt star, frank leicher, sebastian altstadt and many more...

already support by josh wink, joris voorn, deetron, ben klock, dixon, laurent garnier, oxia, will saul, michel cleis, françois k, michael mayer, gui borrato, james holden, dominik eulberg, gregor tresher, sascha, nic fanciulli & more ...

playlist by jamie bissmine, ben long, max walder, dj kamikaze, dj hs and many others...

already support by ben klock, echospace, efdemin, michel de hey, xpansul, djul z, peter kruder, gabriel ananda, osunlade, james holden, franck roger, ralph lawson, joel mull, trevor jackson, terry francis, billy nasty…

badmotorfinger got lost amid the blockbuster success of nevermind and ten (all were released around the same time). but the fact is that, though they re all great records, badmotorfinger is much less accessible by comparison. not that it isnt melodic, but it also sounds twisted and gnarled, full of dissonant riffing, impossible time signatures, howling textural solos, and weird, droning tonalities. its surprisingly cerebral and arty music for a band courting mainstream metal audiences, but it attacks with scientific precision. part of that is due to the presence of new bassist ben shepherd, who gives the band its thickest rhythmic foundation yet and, moreover, immediately shoulders the departed hiro yamamotos share of songwriting duties. but its apparent that the whole band has greatly expanded the scope of its ambitions. and badmotorfinger fulfills them, pulling all the different threads of the bands sound together into a mature, confident, well written record. this is heavy, challenging hard rock full of intellectual sensibility and complex band interplay.

excellent dubby and detroit influenced techno monster... for fans of ben klock, marcel dettmann or berghain berlin

traversable wormhole has become one of the hottest mystery artist projects / series in the techno scene in 2009. crossing the spectrum from deep techno to hard techno, tw has even found its way into the dubstep scene. traversable wormhole has been played from a huge array of djs from many scenes. reports through the wormhole have heard tracks from tw played by world famous djs such as chris liebing, ben klock, marcel dettman, mathew herbert, andrew galluzi, surgeon, function, frankie bones, luke slater, surgeon, dj deep and a whole lot more. tw has many years experience in performing both as a live act and or djing with turntables under his his/she/there well known projects names. will tw reveal their identity on the upcoming worldwide tour that question remains unknown. tw is only getting hotter by the minute as traversing the wormhole continues with vol 5. improved packaging for your eyes

big with: ben klock, brendon moeller, alan fitzpatrick, pär grindvik, chris liebing, anja schneider, orde meikle, deetron, a. mochi, adam beyer, samuel l session, joris voorn,.. the respected italian producer roberto bosco pushes the blurry boundaries of club techno with this edgy, agile and highly functional 4-tracker on figure spc. letting the games begin straight away with one, a bass-loaded pumping groove leads the action as we step into a cavernous hall resonating with classic techno hypnotism. careful arrangement tweaks, jacking, sharp percussion and knee-trembling sub-frequencies are all present in this well-defined peak time treat for the floor. the twisting, freaking opening bars of circle dub quickly evolve into a strange but beautiful beast, utilising boscos trademark solid drum array, but also a drifting, dubbed out scattering of synth lines, taking the focus from our heads to our hearts. super-pumped and primed for warehous sessions everywhere, the title of the b1 track club sums it up perfectly

well rounded records launch with the debut 3-track ep from the up and coming south londons boy wonder: deadboy! three instant and memorable dancefloor gems that effortlessly combine elements of house / uk garage & funky. all tracks are characterised by twisted yearning vocal hooks, classic analogue pads, substantial subs and crisp original drum patterns. there is style and vibe in abundance here as you will no doubt recognise! these tunes have already gathered notoriety thanks to their inclusion on influential mixes by the likes of jackmaster (wireblock/numbers), ben ufo (hessle audio), oneman & braiden (both rinse fm), brackles and shortstuff. deadboy has already been tipped as one of the producers to watch in 09 and this is likely to be a one of the 12s of the year.

born in the same year but on wildly different career trajectories, a chance meeting in ibiza last year between ben watt and hell sparked this unexpected release. with help on this release from previous buzzin fly don christian prommer, hell could turn in a deep house monster. >freak it< also features hot man-of-the-moment spencer parker on the remix. this is the latest single from ben watts respected imprint buzzin fly, an unexpected home for the german electroclash / techno don, hell. available on limited edition 12 inch featuring collectors’ artwork (500 copies).

big with: dj koze, brothers vibe, anthony collins, julietta, retrac(acid casuals), varoslav, nekes, ray okpara, johnny d., v.sexion, dimi angelis, ben anders, fimo ...
the 4th release on diaphan music comes as a va with 4 strong trax, that are already played by a lot of national and international artists like brothers vibe, anthony collins, nekes, ray okpara, retrac from the acid casuals and so on, just to name some of them. on a1 spiky makes his debut with forest trees: a minimal track that generates a very funky groove with its cleverly arranged horn sequences. dusty hands on a2 is much deeper with its fat bass lines and some housy chords & vocals. the track is written & prod by lee fraged, the mastermind of the net-label >this side music<. coowee on b1 is written/ produced by little fritter.

big with: norman nodge, surgeon, dave clarke, peter van hoesen, mike parker, ben klock, marcel fengler, laurent garnier, hell, vince watson, ben sims, cassy, slam, dan curtin, ...
with releases on labels like ostgut, time 2 express and prologue, the finnish producer is one of the leading lights in the new wave of european techno. samuli gets straight down to business on orbiter. based on chugging, insistent drums, the listener is led to a place where repetitive droning sounds, pitched up percussion and robotic bleeps dominate. if ever there was a soundtrack lose your mind to in a dark room, then >orbiter< is it. >metal space< is more considered, but its no less effective. berlin producer mike dehnert rounds off the ep with an excellent, deeply textured take on >metal space<.

belgiums number one techno dj marco bailey & dany rodriguez are back with a killer release including a rmx by one of technos greats: ben sims!

killer remixes by ben klock, norman nodge , and ch-signal laboratories!!! berghain style

supported by anthony collins, federico molinari, kabale und liebe, miss jools, barem, alex celler, troy pierce, laurant garnier, varoslav, gel april, brett johnson, someone else, alex dee, okain, julietta, ana, andre crom, mirco viola, fabio gianelli...

supported by laurent garnier, ben watt, dj yellow, shur i kan, nils nurnberg, florian meindl, mark knight, axwell!!! looking through my harddrive i just realized that this track is more than 2 years old ... shame on us!!! a few people were lucky enough to got it sent back then and the feedback was already exciting! the original version is a pure deephouse anthem drenched with pure soul! starting off with a moody and dark filtered string it leads into a pumpin deephouse groove ready to climax into a beautiful rhodes chord progression and that lovely m.u.s.i.c. vocal. its a perfect blend between deephouse and soul - pretty rare these days and set to become a future classic!! fred everythings mix is slightly more on the disco tip, tight drums and arrangement and a perfect addition to this package. finally we have another colab between the 2 label heads - called electric girl. its a sweet little disco midtempo groover with the typical trademarks of those 2 guys! enjoy this beautiful release - many people have been asking for this for quite a while!!

high on the heels of their brand new album >24/7< gus gus serve us the second single outtake. >thin ice< is undeniably the key song on the album and therfore screamed for being revisited for dancefloor purposes. the a-side belongs entirely to the hamburg based trio wareika, which is not only sharing the tourbus as support act with our icelandic heroes on their extensive >tanz mit mir< tour but also raised some eyebrows with excellent releases onlabels like tartelet, connaisseur, liebe/detail or eskimo. their take on >thin ice< is a wonderful, epic journey into contemporary deephouse - approaching the original from its intimate, emotional side before taking a total different turn in the last third of the track. we have no clue where this angelic voice transcended from but for sure it gives us gigantic goosebumps. on the flip, matteo esse and sant aka analog people in a digital world deliver proof that their brilliant remake of st germain, >rose rouge< was not just a one-hit-wonder. it was and still is hammered by the top league djs like pete tong, luciano, michael mayer and many more. they know exactly which buttons to push in order to make this worlds dancefloors happy.

this is the first production by kenneth christiansen, dj, producer and label boss of echocord. he teams up with his good friend dennis bog, which is known for his unique label baum and baum ltd plus his own productions as resoe.
>ofetriade< is a powerful techno-track, can remind of marcel dettmann and mathew jonson. the remix is made by ben klock from berlin, owner of klockworks and resident at berghain. amazing peaktime techno!
>synthese< is a mixture of dubstep and techno - for the fans of deadbeat, martyn and peverelist.

the voyeurhythm crew from london is doing their first record! ben sun, megadon betamax and hollywood nites deliver some shit hot slo-mo house and disco tracks that go somewhere ugly edits and mark e. crazy stuff that work very well. total killer is the b side cut by ben sun that covers the whole side. a incredible funky and rocking disco funk tune with crunchy 12-bit beats and a soul vocal give way to joyful swinging keys and a driving deep-disco groove. this sounds like one of the best kdj releases! recommended.

supported by: franco bianco, matt star, dana ruh, oscar batis, detlev sky, ben ryser, peter past and many more ...

big with: joris voorn, marc romboy, brothersvibe, paul woolford, sis, smokin jo, danny howells, wally lopez, dennis ferrer, lee jones, kiki, gorge, kabale & liebe, audiofly, hector romeo, carl cox, arnaud le texier, solomun, karotte, marco resmann, julian chaptal, ramon tapia, livio & roby, osunlade, milton jackson, funk d void, butch, dj hell, chopstick, ben watt, slam, laurent garnier, delete, peter kruder, tiger stripes, affkt, davide squillace, martin eyerer, liapin, jimpster, dj wild, ripperton, anja schneider, fish go deep, agnes, luca bachetti, monika kruse, ... who doesn’t love balearic house? ok, well forget those cheesy parties in ibiza of the early 90’s, as all things can be appreciated when tastefully applied. and that is precisely what schumacher accomplishes with ‘slow’. a slowly building mild balearic groove – not even the slightest bit overbearing, rather inducing a bit of a more subdued hypnotic vibe. chronologically applying a series of effects to the female vocal snippets while shuffling them forward and back against the groove, indicate his ability to use simple effects to create intricate results.

naked lunch welcomes one of the biggest techno names of all times, non other than the space djz aka ben long and jamie bissmire - incl. the advent & industrialyzer remix.

rocco is back on real tone! supported by louie vega, laurent garnier, jimpster, motorcitysoul, karizma, mr v, deetron, brothers vibe, dj deep, sasse, ralf gum, ben watt, manoo, kemal, willie graff, agnes, dj rork...

born in neaples, the italian producer guiseppe morabito aka abyss turned heads last year with the single mind games on ben watts highly acclaimed buzzin fly records. although by no means his first studio output, this mystical and dark mover was a killer record and certainly caught a lot of peoples attention with everyone.

once again, fred flake come back wih another hit! supported by laurent garnier, axwell, joey negro, a trak, ashley beedle, cajuan, ben westbeech, dub pistols, moonbootica, graeme park & more...

top ten of techno dj legend dave clarke and ben sims !! michael walgram, born and still living in steyr, started his dj career at the age of nineteen. that time he was deejaying at small private parties, heating up the vibes with commercial beats. the artist mike turrento was born. however, he soon started to alter his style and went from commercial music to fine, chilly, yet pumping and pounding tribal techno. he is especially known for enriching his sounds with numerous sound effects using different equipment. the hype of minimal techno did not alter his individual style, yet he tried to combine minimal and classic techno with breakbeats. through adding skillbreaks, speedbreaks, scratches and spins he managed to find the perfect mixture and created outstanding classic breakbeat techno sets.

big record! drawing inspiration from such a rich land helps us to recognize the root of sei a s transformation to the highly accomplished producer that are supported by ben watt, dj hell, john digweed, james zabiela, laurent garnier and tiga!

the 2nd ep vinyl preview of the highly anticipated italoboyz full length bla bl bla (out in september) on mothership. not everyone is aware that both marco and fede migrated north to london from italy several years ago. this move has influenced their sound, hence the where is london? ep this ep also marks the start of their new live instrumentation work. where is london draws its title from a big ben sample put in reverse, but it also features experimental live piano work (piano strings struck with paper mallets) re-twisted into their addictive drum patterns. on the other side, lanagramme features salvador dalis voice and the interesting dual piano work of their good friend angelo. italoboyz are always pushing the boundaries and testing the limits of traditional dance-floor music and this is no exception.

2005 compilation by ian pooley!! tracks by turntable rocker, satin souls, natural rhythm, mike monday...

nice & nasty are pleased to announce the release of their 14th piece of vinyl, rob glennons night freaks remixed. in january 2009 rob glennon and nice & nasty released the night freaks ep and sonic adventure in detroit techno, breaks and chilled beats. soon after the two lead trax bass shifter and ratio got the remix treatment and released online to critical acclaim and now the choice mixes are available on vinyl for the first time accompanied by wonderful artwork from detroits berlin based artist alan oldham aka dj t-1000. bass shifter gets tweaked by dutch techno maestro orlando voorn (nightvision) and londons paul mac (stimulus) whilst the original of ratio appears alongside the devastating remix by dublins the parallel. already rob has gained chart support and playlists from dave clarke, ben simms, dave ellesmere, chymera, dave mothersole, surgeon, brian henderson, mark o sullivan, dj 3000, detroit grand pubahs, itokim and laurent garnier whilst other tunes from nice & nasty are in the set lists and charts of fabrice lig, russ gabriel, tomi chair, ignition technician, dj t1000, dan curtin, claude younge, derrick may, q-burns abstract message & richie hawtin.

nice price deal !!! from the deep dark cold depths of melbourne down and out disco suburbia comes the long-long awaited debut release from serial hitmaker, synth wiz, coffee addict and all rounddudebabe, gloves. fresh, from the titanic sinking of his former musical yacht, damn arms, and off the back of remixes for the likes of cut copy, vanshe, sneaky sound system, the deathset, the scare and ted & francis, gloves sails bright into the dance horizon with his first 2-track original release on banggang12s.

big with luke slater, r. hawtin, monika kruse, adam beyer, luciano, deetron, loco dice, len faki, dj hell, ben klock, nick höppner, paul ritch, technasia and many more

that cheeky chap diamond geezer is back with another banging jungle single on his very own self titled label. featuring the vocals of dancehall veteran spragga ben, sound good is a frantic amen led jungle roller that incorperates old skool edits and some classic soundclash effects and bleeps for good measure making this a dirty little dancefloor number indeed!

big with: damian lazarus, danny howells, luciano, deetron, claude vonstroke, dennis ferrer, davide squillace, afrilounge, dan ghenacia, sasha, danny tenaglia, paul woolford, bushwacka, joris voorn, slam, ian pooley, martin eyerer, satoshi tomiie, gorge, rainer tr³by, luna city eypress, will saul, fish go deep, karotte, audiofly, italoboys, luke solomon, osunlade, kabale & liebe, ben watt, brothers vibe, andrew grant, tiefschwarz, josh wink, sis, d julz, hell and many others !!

ben macklin & jay p have a string of productions behind them that spans the best part of the last two decades. ben has carved asuccessful solo career with releases on free2air and azuli, and as one half of sucker djs on toolroom and hed kandi. on top of this,he has remixed fedde le grand, space cowboy and wally lopez to name but a few. jay p is the alter ego of vern (of stretch & vernfame), projects include reflekt and superbass and his own mono-type records imprint. on top of this, he has written five tracks for the last kylie album, and has two on the brand new little boots album.joy malcolm needs little introduction: she delivered her excellent vocal performances throughout incognitos most successful album everone hundred degrees and risin, recorded songs with moby for his 2007 go the very best album release and also toured with him aswell as with the basement jaxx.

the sunshine coast?s resident electronic maverick, milanese is back on with his heavy-as-fuck 2nd album on the mighty planet mu, and a snapshot of the continued evolution of his unique, fresh angle on streetwise uk bass music.
having pioneered the heavy, dark and twisted experimental dubstep sound with his previous releases on warp, combat, mg77, arcola, seed and planet mu, this new lp sees a shift towards collaboration. with strong vocal artists like ben sharpa (pioneer unit, cape town) and rqm (al haca, vienna), who deliver interesting lyrics in a unique style, melded perfectly with milanese?s own fat swerving basslines, solid drums full of attitude and odd, mangled samples.
melting dubstep?s earth shaking frequencies with hip hop & grime vocals and hard edged timbaland influenced drums and percussion, the result defies categorization: neither dubstep, grime, hip hop nor idm - you could call it a mashup of all these, but it?s more accurate to say it sounds like streetwise bass music for the year 3000. incredibly strange beats and sounds but keeping the funk, fury and bounce 100% on lockdown.
challenging, menacing and forward thinking like his previous releases 1up on warp (2004) and extend on planet mu (2006), its also 31 year old steve milanese?s most dancefloor record yet.

big with: matthew dear, osunlade, serafin, jimpster, carl cox, ben watt, joris voorn, catz n dogz, agnes, sebo k, brothers vibe, cirillo, rocco, ray okpara, james zabiela, andrew grant, guy j, technasia, gregor tresher, hernan cattaneo, monika kruse, nima gorji, karotte...

7 inch white vinyl with apparat and ben hoo remixing mobys >pale horses<, limited to 500 copies.

remixed by remute and ben ryser!

feedback agaric - club tracks vol.1:
karotte : a seite ist super!
shonky (freak n chic): full support for revuelo, play for sure. like the vibe, the bass, the way it runs. good job
ray okpara (oslo): thx alot man, like your club tracks vol.1 ,) rock on bro...
ben parris (foundsound): these tracks be hot!
derek plaslaiko (ghostly): revuelo is a fucking jam dude!!! will be playing the shit out of it!!!
mark henning (soma): bombs!!! will chart em and play em both :) rock on!
sean o neal (foundsound): i love this release! i will play it for sure! and catchy title!
perc (perc trax): thanks for this, runner is a great track for me.
signal deluxe (persona): thanks a lot for sending your new release, its fucking bomb dude!!!kreon (below): loooove em...great job once again :)
carlo (metroline): thanks for the tracks once again, runner is the real business will defo play it this saturday..
nicolas duvoisin (siteholder): i will play it for sure, nice summer tracks!!
mr statik (perplex): oui oui oui!! great work, relentless grooves, can t wait to try em out!
kai limberger (plus+): revuleo is a really cool track! i really like the way it grooves! thumbs up
gummish (trapez): i m playing the tracks especially runner nice release!
additional dj support: adam beyer, alexi delano

channel 83 is the new label and production project from ben rymer (gucci soundsystem) and damon martin (disco bloodbath). releasing both edits and original material, the label will focus on a broad range of styles, reflecting the diverse and eclectic tastes of the labels founders. this commitment to diversity is demonstrated on channel 83s first release, tonite/acid crunch. the a side is a slice of euphoric nyc vocal disco that wouldnt have sounded out of place being played at the saint in 1980. originally coming in at under 4 minutes the track has been given a longer more dance floor friendly mix. this track is already gaining attention following its inclusion on disco bloodbaths resident advisor pod cast and is proving popular with the likes of pat mahoney (lcd soundsystem) and mark e. on the flip, acid crunch is a classic late 80s chicago house tune given a modern reboot by the duo.

nice price deal !!! besides their new album metal machine and their busy tour schedule as support for depeche mode motor re-works christian fischers schlachthof. second track comes from gabriel ben (tattoo detectives) with his massive vocals the track kills every dance floor. pure energy!

big with: dave clarke, laurent garnier, dj hell, ben sims, mark broom, technasia, len faki, surgeon, cassy, dan curtain, alex smoke, agoria, mlz, levon vincent,.

vocalhouse affair feat the sweet vocals of awa includes mixes by ben macklin and dave spoon // special backstock !!!