cro magnon the 3 piece band project based on japanese legendary live hip hop act loop junktion are back after their first album received heavy rotation from tastemakers like gilles peterson, benji b etc. you can experience their full musical spectrum with this teaser ep to the forthcoming second album. riding the storm is filled with rock disco groove. hard guitar and strong beat will rock the dance floor. la fusion is mixture of 80s fusion & electro disco. take me higher reminds us early chicagos jack groove. would be much for in flagrantis sounds. eclipse is the mid groove with beautiful balearic moods!!

phil asher is back with his phlash & friends project for archive records and is once again a heavy double a sider! after the critically acclaimed success of political 06 and revolution = solution phil shows his songwriting skills with look at what ve done, a collaboration with top producer zed bias wich features the vocals of fyza. a favourite of dego, benji b, volcov and soon many more its bound to become a classic! the flipside is minotaur a dancefloor smasher already tested by phil on the ministry of sound soundsystem with maximum results. percussive, heavy yet deep the song features j. kincaid on keys...another of the friends of the project. watch out for the full album in the next months...

reggie b has been working on music by himself since beginning of his career. but in 2007 he was suddenly gotten attention in the new school beat scene via myspace, had been airplayed from opinion leaders like benji b and gilles peterson, then just put out his solo debut album go. this is first of 2 ep series off from the album. we r here is produced by the instrument genius, motor citys best kept secret saadiq, the 1/2 of platinum pied pipers, who is also going to drop his first solo joint from circulations. reggie b delivers the next level mid west funkiness over the detroit manner head banging of this tight minimal beat. on this intergalactic p funk biz, japanese beat trio super smoky soul twisted with opposite direction of arrangement into dreamy hip hop psychedelia. for all the beat geeks they serve another track of doper spaced out beat cosmos as re edit. including a bonus song of the album title song go, the manifesto of his music with sick bass & beats by lenny d, the producer of innatesounds. from 4lux recordings, reggie b also released another project future music with slum village drummer daru recently

12inch before a full album from phlash. 2 great new house tracks from phil asher. already getting heavy rotation in the uk from benji b and gilles peterson...watch it!

limited 5 track vinyl sampler with some of the highlights of permanent vacations second mix cd compilation. the tracks have been handpicked by benji froehlich and tom bioly. feat. findlay brown, nick nicely, parker lewis, glass candy & bostro pesopeo.

new vincent kwok release featuring the sexy vocals of leedia urteaga! remix by benji candelario.whether its behind the producers desk or spinning records in front of a club audience, vincent kwok has been able to maintain a level of funkiness and soulfulness in his musical endeavors.vincents impressive production credits range from remixes for major label artists such as usher and kenny lattimore to underground artists such as khaimar and dj mfr. these have received acclaim from dj luminaries such as miguel migs, jay-j and danny rampling.

alex phountzi of bugz in the attic/neon phusion fame is back on archive after his >off tha record 10< with another killer release! >(it aint) rockit science< is a tech-broken jam with 80s keys and riffs perfect for those set at coop, while >endgames< is a straighter and funky house sounding track! supported already by benji b on 1xtra, so you know is quality stuff!!!

red hot on cd-r especially with benji b & gilles, unified is proud to release sexy by peven everett & this song lives up to its name! a light house vibe leads the way with lush spanish guitar & of course peven! the flip offers up a slightly broken & extremely bass heavy remix. top notch

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sebastian inwood has long been regarded as one of drum & bass s most promising producers, with a string of impressive singles on ingredients and hospital testament to his talents. strange system is the bournemouth-based break freaks debut album, and simply sparkles with futurist intent. comprised mainly of tracks that blend sturdy, bass-heavy d&b rhythms with the kind of melodious flourishes that have become hospital s trademark, its an album full to bursting with highlights. these include, but are not limited to, the punishing sub and sweaty, late night vocal samples of xylo, the slick, rolling liquid d&b of powder coated (produced in collaboration with london elektricity, and the d&b rap rinse-out of illaman hook-up weirdos & creepers.

reggae und dŸsseldorf Ð auf dem papier nicht unbedingt die naheliegendste verbindung. punk aus dŸsseldorf? schon eher. the tips kšnnen beides - und noch viel mehr. hei§er reggae, knackiger punk und rock sowie eine prise soul sind die zutaten der spritzigen musikalischen geschmacksexplosion, die das trio auf platte und auf der bŸhne abfeuert. ihre neuste album-kreation, twistsÕnÕturns, die Ÿber long beach records erscheint, bricht nicht mit dieser tradition. nein, twistsÕnÕturns geht sogar noch einen schritt weiter, setzt zum gro§en sprung an und das erfolgsrezept der tips als rock-reggae-pioniere auf dem deutschen musikmarkt fort.

berlins alex niggemann is one of an exciting new run of artists to arrive on steve bugs established poker flat recordings, bringing fresh, high quality house music to the worlds dancefloors.

erstes album des gefeierten franzoesischen instrumental hip hop/bass music/dubstep-produzenten fulgeance! -to all of you- bezieht seine einfluesse aus techno, afrobeat, hip hop und der uk-sub-bass-tradition. der macher des labels musique large wird von gilles peterson oder benji b gefeiert wie nix gutes und jettet mit vollem terminkalender um die welt. die cd enthaelt neben den zehn original-tracks noch remixe, die er von seinen reisen mitgebracht hat: von josip klobucar aus kroatien, brokenchord aus litauen, 1000names aus bulgarien, ben butler & mousepad aus schottland, baron retif & concepcion perez aus frankreich und yosi horikawa aus japan.