you might not think youre familiar with kramer, but chances are youve heard his music before. better known as larrson, the berlin-based dj/producer has released a series of acclaimed 12inchs on esteemed labels like traum schallplatten and bpitch control. he now adopts the kramer guise to deliver a 3-track ep of smart electroinfluenced and minimal house on berlins get physical. kramers first forays into music were as a singer, guitarist and songwriter, it was hearing bpitch boss ellen allien dj for the first time that inspired him to make and play electronic music. his rock/funk prehistory is subtly apparent in the eps a1, >runner<, which begins with a warm, rounded kick and busy, clicking percussion before urgent hi-hats and a hard snare sound take over and aim the tune squarely at the dancefloor. the centrepiece of the track, though, is a synth riff that summons a taste of vintage electro, while sounding purely 2007

the most recent horizontal record brings us berlin resident and chilean native dinky, who releases a beautifully packaged 4-tracker in a double pack for maximum sound quality and club power. dinky currently holds a residency at the incredible panoramabar

in an age when the cultural influences between east and west are rapidly mingling, the creative amalgamation of the vibrant musical cultures of berlin and budapest has found a new platform with the project two-b-music. concentrating on a sound that can only be described as emotional minimal tech-house with an artistic disposition, two-b-music brings together 2 of the most exciting upcoming talents from their respective settings for their inaugural release - germanys evil hinko and hungarys laurine frost

forcetracks is back with a strong minimal techno slammer by berlin honchos autotune, known from their killer releases on woodys fumakilla label. stronger than ever!

the dose coming straight at the bricks of your houseparty with their fourth release on fumakilla: >im your door<. impressions of street-life in berlin city, where what matters is the size of your free will. where nobody has to do anything and where everybody can do everything. a1:„>im your door< is a track to be played at prime-time. tight and compact. a combination of a flat humor and deep meaning which leads to a good mood. b1: >penny jenny<: a story about the risks of the city. a girl whos life was ruined by pony posters and polished fingernails. b2: >come cool<: a screenshot of a monday morning. around the street lights and a girl to catch. articulated in a form the english language hasnt heard before. its up to you. stay where you are or move out to test the borders of perception. knock upon a door. it can only be the beginning of something or the return for good

next bomb on radioslaves label !!! mr g makes a triumphant return to rekids with >u askin?< an incredible record, so difficult to categorise but destroying every dancefloor from south beach to shoreditch and berlin to san paulo. >u askin?< builds and builds from the outset and will soon be so embedded into your brain youll need surgery. live sweeps and sirens will have you dancing like world war three is kicking off around you. marcel dettmann berlin s king of the underground delivers a killer alternative

psst-we got a superdope hush-hush goodie for you in store. one of the spearheads of the berlin house renaissance masterfully edited the already big electronically tinged main tune from the solo album by the falsetto leadsinger from the famous uk band with the bizarre audio-device heads. on the flip one of truely classic tunes by one ur founding member and daddy of minimal techno gets re-tweaked for hot peak-time frenzy

support by alexi delano, gregor tresher, monika kruse, tony rohr, holgi star, tim xavier, afrilounge, and many more.. shokh is back again. like mr. jekyll-and-hyde he presents us two floor bombs on the brand new imprint rompecabeza music. on one side the playful “snuka”, which you can brand as pure techno funk, on the other side “mr. piper”, which packs an enormous saw tooth and where mr. shokh decides to take you on a loopy journey. the berlin based booking agency rompecabeza will surely supply more big tunes on its new in-house label in the near future. rompecabeza = rambazamba

the best bit about the muscles is the muscles. super explosive neu-rave-ish guitar drenched dance music for the hottest clubs from berlin to tokyo to sydney to paris… fierce vocals, out of time harmonies over the top of soft trance synthies + a dose of solid techno. whatch out for the muscles!

new label from berlin with minimalistic tech trax and a great more melodic mikael stavöstrand remix

next sure-shot from the berlin boys plasmik – the success that these two brothers have already had with their first release >eight to nine< and their remix for ripperton is impressing. licensings for steve bugs fuse sampler, loco dices time warp mix and jamie jones get lost mix are just a selection of their current achievements. furthermore, they will release an exclusive track on crosstown rebels. the crowd and the djs love their style. inspired by us-techno cuts from the middle of the 90ies, they transfer and interpretation of this sound into today. with their newest release, they raised their understanding of dance music to a new level. pitch it is a dubby house track with pitched piano elements and a catchy hookline. this outstanding tune, which is already in heavy rotation, was licensed for claude vonstroke s mixmag mix.

after 2 incredible shakers from labelowner paco osuna mindshake delivers with cat no. 003 4 brillant cuts by swat squad, dustin zhan, pig & dan and joy kityconti. four great techno tracks located somewhere between cologne and berlin

big hit! stunning minimal techno from berlins underground producer scene! the subdub label owner and berlin based techno activists heinrichs & hirtenfellner, have already released numerous tracks and remixes on labels like lordag, supdub, tonkonsum, römer and freshly squeezed: karateklub! violet rain on the a-side is a deep groovin’ track with melancholic atmosphere rounded up with an amazing pumping bassline. on the flip drop to the warm ground is a funky and intense track accented with bleepy textures. for peak time play, no question about it! “under the water surface” starts with a smooth beat combined with nice melodic elements. but after the break: a dirty and pushing bassline rolls over the whole track - the monster awakes and send the dancing crowd to the moon and back! amazing 3-track ep - buy or die!

obscure band from canada. >dancing on the berlin wall< sounds very kraftwerk inspired, very cool very electro

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

big with laurent garnier, dave tarrida, magda, woody, anja schneider !! knall is the latest label of the bremen based plantage13 family. knall is nothing but direct minimal action, created for those special underground club moments. stripped down and raw grooves with glitchy efx, psycho melodies and some peaktime punch. the three tracks on the labels debut are named after 3 places in berlin, paul panzer homebase keep guessing and watch out for this brand-new source of quality club music

fortuna marks another debut on get physical, this time from french producer paul ritch and his studio partner, anthony collins. this powerful four-tracker has a more techno approach than usual for the berlin label, but is sure to bring good fortune to any dj that drops it! the title track is an intricately pieced together affair, based on clicky rhythms and hypnotic bleeps that lead to a dark, filtered breakdown that will push the party over the edge whenever its dropped. motion12 continues with this dark theme, as deconstructed slivers of percussion and a nagging, insistent groove provide the backing for an ominous, acid-flecked bassline that keeps on building. drop this in a small, confined space and the club will erupt! pumkin sees ritch & collins explore an experimental: the rhythms still have that clicky, bleepy sound, but this time, there are fx-heavy drums to contend with and a dark, nagging techno riff that insinuates itself through the arrangement to cause melt down on the dance floor.!

>where were you..< is taken from their cd >astral weekends< forthcoming on bear entertainment. so turn your dream machine on, get off your psychic asses and start walking on the laser s edge…. all aboard the space train captained by tin pac-men from toy planets.1972-1977-1978-1979-1980/// berlin-munich-london-paris-new york…they ve seen the best minds of those generations crisped and motherfunked by the active oxidants of brainium zythernitrate. the diaphanoids (visible division) are: andrea bellentani and simon maccari. no aliens nor humans have been harmed during these recordings. remixes for their debut single come from the exciting talent of toby tobias (rekids, bear funk gold, hi-phen…) in 2 forms: his epic proton mix coming in at over 10 minutes long and the superb lazer-disco dub mix. this boy’s on fire! massive and excited reactions already from padded cell s richard sen, idjut boys, tim sweeney (dfa, beats in space), lindstrom, prins thomas, toby tobias, stevie kotey, arturo capone, simon lee (faze action), chicken lips and fabrizio mammarella… they re silver, how about you?

get physical’s sub-label reaches number six with the debut from berlin-based swedish producer and mitek label boss, mikael stavostrand.

to honor zumbis tale, we re grateful for the contribution of two of europes finest producers. berlin based henrik schwarz is a long time aficionado of funk, house, disco, jazz, techno and soul. exploring those musical forms and pushing the boundaries in between is his humble mission. his adventures into hi fi are truly amazing and pure bliss. once again hes blessing a vinyl with an enormous remix treatment! and last but not least back by popular demand, enrico volcov! milanos soulbrother with the midas touch, known for his outstanding production work on projects such as rima or his current isoul8 on sonar kollektiv, drops a deep and growing house rework in approved manner

his name is rené breitbarth, he s from cologne/germany, living now in berlin, he s quite well known already, of course, and he s been into making music for quite a while now. he also co-founded other labels, but we from neopren are tolerant and like him all the same… we all have to collaborate, other labels are friends and not enemies, and the neopren-records are easy to recognize anyway, thanks to the wonderful artwork! this 007 >graveyard swing< .release consists of two fantastic, pumping minimal tracks. the bassdrums go as deep under your skin as the most expensive bodylotion, the entire bouquet of the tracks is nicely balanced, and an entire basket full of rippling pearly ingredients will make many of you ask yourselves the >wuttisdatsound<- question…

rmxs by t. raumschmiere / leandro gamez / adriano canzian... once again, in mad dildo we have been splashing out on dirty princess, with this third onslaught of pure madridstyle cryptic prowess we have the reverencial and indomitable might of: t.raumschmiere (shitkatapult / berlin), adriano canzian (porno studio/milano) leandro gámez (circle music/madrid) the philosophical expression of this mystically imbued elixir will entrance all, into a post religiuos extatic state and elevate them to the most empirical electrouterinarian sin. what better than another offering of our fresh filth, to illustrate our euro-iberian ireverence

following their recent dvd album >live at tresor berlin<, the recyver dogs release their first 12-inch on their own label catzilla. incl the tracks bud & erz, which can already be heard on the >live at tresor dvd< !!

nice price deal !!! passions was formed in the summer of 2006 by ben deitz, after attending a rave in berlin. passions reside in brooklyn, ny, ny. passions has between 2 and 5 members at any given time. while ben deitz is the only band member who will reveal his name and face, each member of passions brings a unique history to the band. from deitzs being mentored by a former member of snap in high school, to other band mate s experiences in the the early 80s la punk scene and practicing chaos magick. all of passions, however, share a love of dance music, from 90s hardcore, to electro-house, to grime and anything in between emergency is a punk electro stormer climbing to the max thanks to a huge funky bassline and addictive vocals sung by star eyes. the reach-for-the-sky construction leaves you no chances. melodic as hell, it will no doubt catch all the ears. passions is what happens when you stop controlling yourself. passions will not protect you from what you want. if you wake up everyday and listen to this song, you will become a millionaire. we guarantee it

nice price deal !!! hot electronix by marco bernardi and a super sweet remix by kettel! minimalistic electronix with a touch of cut-up 4 to the floor techno and wierd vocals. kettel delivers another great remix with stunning melodies and soft rolling beats. very nice and gentle! huge reactions from afx twin , sven väth, r.hawtin, michael mayer !!!

der überzeugendste einstand aus berlin seit einer ganzen weile. am namen (vinyl ist dicker als blut) liegt es sicherlich nicht. toller techhouse mit charmanten detroit einfluss und der richtigen portion deepness

new hot mixes of this classic techno tune by unai & mikael stavöstrand

beware this tune is a sniper, once played on thru soundsystem (eg berghain berlin or the fabric london) >pak pak< show its real face. bass groover acid disco bouncer! >pak pak< comes as a one sided 10inch only! >>> dj support from richie hawtin, ricardo villalobos & karotte and amongst others...

incl. rmx by henrik schwarz, the los angeles born and bred patrick has been concocting new musical flavors for the past five years in his newly adopted city, berlin, the electro capital of the world. his style? a racing, sensual electro track meets a smart, hard-hitting funk groove, and throw in a twist of warm soul vocal stylings while youre at it -- e voila! arriving in berlin, after a hiatus from music, he picks up some music software for the first time. his discovery of the software allowed him autonomy over the creative process that he was able to develop songs to his own liking…his first vinyl single release from the label stereo deluxe, contains two tracks from the soon to be released album, >this silence< and >loose< -- and a bomb-dropping remix of >loose< from henrik schwarz..

klickhaus gains momentum with this trippy, late night minimal endeavor for their third release, produced by now m_nus artist, ambivalent. this is ambivalent s second ep, the first being on klickhaus successful sister label, clink recordings, titled >roomies< , and he again proves himself as a name to watch out for this year. ambivalent has a unique, rhythmically diverse and funky style that can be mixed in many different arenas and always has an element of personality to each piece, which makes it a unique experience in dj sets. on the remix side, camea takes the original to the next level by stripping down the rhythm and adding a peak time chromatic pattern to the bubbling lead tone provided by ambivalent. camea s unique style adds a great diversity to this ep. dj emerson is the techno gentleman of the berlin underground scene for quite a while now, on this 12inch he provides a stellar re-work somewhere between house and techno to palindrome

aside: deep minimal dubby trip, over 9 minutes of original berlin style club techno. b side a very analog techno/ house fusion track with reference to detroit. destined for prime time use

the subdivison of mojuba serves us a brilliant 2 tracker from this up & comimg producer. with already brilliant releases on the net label instabil, mr fuerstenberg shows us with this track his massive berlin/chain reeaction influence. dubby deep chording stuff at its best!!!

berlin based torsten kanzler together with his buddy alex weinstein on this fresh & new hard techno imprint. good start with this 4 massive tracks !!

berlin based producer neal white, also label owner of freizeitglauben records comes around with a new and fresh record on paloma records. uplifting basslines and nice euphoric melodies burn down the dancefloor

neues label aus berlin !! und zum start gibts zwei düster, harmonisch rockende stomper von subtronic. zeitlose monotone leidenschaft ist hier programm

you re still not taking yourself seriously.on the journey to discover new tracks you trip over a few disco-balls, find an irresistable melody, dance briefly with abba, are trapped by chic, free yourself and then also rob them/it (???) of a super-bassline. next you travel to the outskirts of berlin to dowse for / apply the divining rod to find fresh, unused talent. the discovery responds to the name c.l.i.c. and turns a discohymne into a little rave-monster. now add to the whole made-up story the fact that you leave the remixing to an old friend. he makes a >6am, the sun rising, tickling your nose and making you scream< track out of it. the name of the mysterious unknown: oliver koletzki. conclusion: you re still not taking yourself seriously. why should you? >fitzelkrtschbungbritzelbratzel< is just ruling everything. a counter-design is urgently needed. the world s serious enough

slam mode are back with another instalment of their >sedation in noise< series. this new one is all about balance. the a side is a deep, minimal, techy drive that will keep you in space on those long flights between berlin and detroit. still firly rooted in the vibe that is going on now in nyc this record plays out perfectly for the likes of francois k and joe claussell. hit the flip for a breaky jazz techno piece along the lines of early carl craig/innerzone orchestra

the stuttgart / germany based duo kleinkariert are known for there tracks electro-trash anthems like >barfuss, elite or decadent< but also for there tech-house releases >plattenbau ep< or >puppies<. now, musical mastermind alexander maier, whos known for his releases on the berlin based label criminal or the uk label buzzin fly, and his partner john disco are coming with there new release >elephant & donuts<

the >theken ep< was established at the >bar 23<, a legendary meeting point for berlin musicians. the >laan unlimited< projekt was built up exclusively for this new eintakt ep. andreas krüger from >der dritte raum< and lars fenin (we know from shitkatapult) shows us a mix of spacy atmosphäres and funky to jazzy basslines. >just the two of us<, a dark version of berlins minimalistic sound architecture, a mix from the funny projekt of this three berlin musicians, philip bader, pilocka krach & sam nn. neal white & meto s >bobsie< is an absolutely meantime clubtrack, minimal and massive. >kleine steine< is the more chilling and housy part of this eintakt compilation, perfect for the morning hours, flowing , melodic, old shool. created by argon and plastique

played by oxia, karotte, chloe !!! look out, reality is on the way! dance as long as you can stand. now based in london florian meindl, the 21 year old austrian born dj and producer delivers the second release on his brandnew label with berlin based production partner oliver koletzki. here he combines his minimal techno style with strong modern electro beats and freaked out melodies. this is the sound of flash records!reality is on the way is a fresh mix of modern german electro and minimal, in the flashlights is a headthumping subwoofer destroying beast of a tune and light speed is more hypnotic then david copperfield

finally we finished the paperwork and hung up the artwork to dry so the first release >upon you< catalogue-number 001 is ready to chill on the decks. the rough part of founding a label is now behind phage, marcus meinhardt and mr. h. with >upon you< they have managed to carve their own home-base out of the wood of berlin-club floor boards and thus signed their decleration of independance. here we go with a solo-production from phage - up to now co- producer of luna city express, daniel dreier, pan-pot and anja schneider - who burned on vinyl a three track bomb to start the journey !! dj support: chloe, troy pierce, jennifer cardini...

michelle grinser - dj, producer and the beat mastermind of tough n nasty disco-punk rockers dakar and grinser steps out on a shadowy wave of electro-dub blip frenzy with his stunning, beautiful and all the way classy solo debut on southern states minimal techno fortress - st. louis based alphahouse limited. although d&g still have a knack for writing simplistic electronic arrangements and cherry.picking throbbing baseline and synth constantly evolving a brave new sound to bridge the gap between industrial music, synthpop and disco, grinser s >swallow - my - pant< is a lovely minimal electronic record which rather states a less rockin approach to what is used to be called berlin beat

cool detroitish minimal techmover. >progress< denotes just that, from the beatless moody film music of >berlin< to the knock-down, slow-grind seduction of >tonight<, this pack covers all bases

nice cover versions of the alison moyet hit

a1 time (original mix) produced by !nfrajazz guitar & bass : freddy fernandez, trumpet : yohan speissegger a2 time (basek s east side remix) b1 el farouki remix b2 tom pooks remix. top notched production here with detroit/soul & berlin electro influences together with the infrajazz personal sounding. making of this a nice package & another classy release for the chocoflash label.

cristiano balducci delivers and expresses his varied influences and moods berlin, detroit, techno, funk, deepness and wildness

igors defchild debut is quite mesmerizing. with tracks on handheld and forcetracks igor draws upon his detroit, chicago and berlin influences to produce three bewitching tracks.these largely instrumental pieces combine the production aesthetics of house and techno with exquisite and subtle compositional flairs from dub and blues/soul fusions. northern european production team of aleksander chernishov and maksim vasilevsky refashion somewhere with jazz influenced musicality and poise

the third release from eminor is a two tracker, developed on the axis of los angeles - berlin, by jason emsley with a fine minimalistic tune and by laudert with a more forward minimal techno machine

the project thief is berlin singer-songwriter sascha gottschalk and two members of jazzanova stefan leisering and axel reinemer (extended spirit). bassy high tech dub trax