martin books & alfred heinrichs own a lot more than be partners in producing electronic music, they have also been best friends, as some would say: mates. and on this way, their album get his name: >hey mate<

laurine frosts long overdue second ep for thema is upon us in all its dark, oblique splendor. 2009s thematique showed the mysterious hungarian producers deft sound design and uncanny programming married with a wide breadth of musical tastes and unpredictable choices of composition. it seems that these attribute have only sharpened and are now driving a much more groove-focused approach. so enjoy this, yet another left turn from thema. we are proud to bring you the best from those artists working beyond the well-worn paths of electronic dance music and we are glad laurine could come back to guide us just a little farther off that path.
pressing on transparent vinyl.

excellent four track vinyl ep with deep chicago house at it best

straight from germany, this talented producer delivered some of the best deep house music around. entitled >the first floor ep<, it starts with >show me< which is one of those eminently soulful house tracks with a sparse approach to production, all the elements sounding so crisp and distinct in the mix but judged perfectly. whilst >rooted< is a louche head nodder supreme. on the flip side, with >got that< hes creating an all-enveloping atmosphere with its oven-warm pads and rich analogue bass, punctuated with jazzy chords and vocal murmurings. >defense< showcases hes excellent knack for crafting moodymann style textures with the depth to boot, combining a solid rhythmic snap with drawn out vocal landscapes and detroit-referencing melodies. and to last,>trouble< is all brisk, upright percussive layers splayed over swooping disco filtration. nicks approaching house from various angles and tempos and naturally theres plenty of deft usage of samples, such an ep just demonstrate how on top of their game skylax / wax classic is right now - big tip!

makam – what ya doing: the hague based producer makam definitely didnt see jack play, simply because hes waaaay to young to be bragging about the history of house music. nevertheless mister guy blanken delivers a stunning anthem in the best of warehouse and music box traditions. keep those 909 rim shots coming please, but make way for the irresistible breakdown. makam – what ya doing (funkineven) more 909 sweetness comes from london based steven julien aka eglo-related vintage fetishist funkineven. while treating the original with respect, he adds some analogue acid dirt to it. in an everything but subtle way, that is. peak time stuff!

super flu, andhim, marcus meinhardt and andreas henneberg putting their remix skills on the best tracks of the first 6 cascandy releases. made for the clubs and already on hot rotation in dj-sets of the big names around the globe

a crossover between pop, house/techno and new wave is the dress of the fourth wwr 004 chapter. we think is useless to say anything about the new release of the duo altarboy. fortunatelly in music matters what do you feel, not what we say. listen is the best way to tell if you like it. we like it very much!

ilario alicante might well be best known for his previous releases on big room labels cocoon and cecille but preconceptions can be misleading. here on sudden drop we plough a deeper furrow, not ones for hands up in the air shenanigans we prefer to get our heads down on the dancefloor for some serious introspection, which is why this 3 tracker from the italian born ilario finds its way onto our label. echotechno is indeed a main room slice of stomping techno but with that oh so important moody vibe that we crave here at sd,rouge dub on the flip delves deeper with an exceedingly trippy soundscape whilst untitled drop rounds things off with a spritely techno groove.

another super cool release from this great new label.this time highlighting the skills of portuguese dj/producer joao teixeira who gives us a classy slice of a detroit house at its best. included is a silky smooth remix from james flavour (one half of dirt crew). a must for detroit deep house lovers! very limited pressing of 180 vinyls only,no re-press.bonus: free wav digital download for those who purchase the vinyl!

lessismore 060 - freaksandfollowers remixed by gideon who is going back to his old skool roots! the freaksandfollowers album is by anticlub, a notorious collective from eindhoven, the southern capital of holland, who was inspired to push itself into a new direction.

londoner toby tobias has had a rather productive year so far and its with great pleasure that lets play house can claim him as its newest roster member. the paradise lost ep finds the man doing what hes done best since coming out in the early aughts: dropping deep and frothy house with a steely underbelly

the debut release of christopher rau on mule musiq. christopher rau have released from such a amazing label like smallville records or dj kozes pampa. he is definetly one of the best artist in the modern deep house scene. title track on a side is quite unique deep house tune. its like a collaboration of larry heard and dj koze. on b side, >that dam love< is already picked up for mule label compilation >im starting to feel ok vol.5< this track is his trademark melancholic house tune. >balance live< is more minimal&alternative.

nixwax is a recently formed record label releasing quality house music from the best new producers that the scene has to offer. the third in their series of limited edition, colour vinyl-only releases comes from nixwaxs first european representatives.

from its tentantive beginnings, this monster of a track quickly gains momentum. as the driving bass accelerates, megaphonic vocals kick in to create a future classic by two of technos masters. ‘free yourself’ sees phil kieran and green velvet doing what they do best. phil laces straight bass with sci-fi sounds of hiss, plink and echo landing just on the right sideof weirdness. green velvet delivers lucid and soul searching lyrics in his signature hypnotic drawl

the unstoppable my favorite robot records returns with a new single from lightbluemover featuring a collaboration with regular partner black light smoke and a remix from my favorite robot, james teej & nitin… lightbluemover is the moniker adopted by dj/producer francis harris best known for his work as adultnapper.

continuing on from the massive kon 12 inch released on basic fingers we welcome back our good friend kok. on the a side koko delivers a real uplifting feel-good disco/boogie scorcher that will make you wish for those hot summer parties. stay with me by norman connors is perhaps not his most known track but we will guarantee this bad boy will be the prime time number for many djs as koko really takes this track to another level. soulfulness at its very best! on the b-side burning up by imagination has, since its release almost 30 years ago ripped up dancefloors all over with its piano chord hook and a steady bassline. this mix is an updated version with lots more production details and plenty of koko flavour. its already been tried and tested in the basic finger kitchen with an exceptional result.

the collectable artifact imprint is taking a detour from incendiary and obscure disco re-issues into releasing even more obscure material. mysterious italian electro-wave band cristalli liquidi are featured here with a killer rare italo gem produced by tinto b. (also known for robots are un-american, re-released on italians do it better last year). inspired by a lcd soundsystem song tinto b. comes with this great record! we cant find the connection to the lcd soundsystem track that supposed to have been his source of inspiration, and actually we dont care... its some of the best recent italo disco we ve heard in a while! if you are big on italo vocals the a side is for you, if instead you dig deep electro disco but without the chanting, the dub version on the flip side will more than certainly send you into italo space. another hot artifact release from mr. bottin. tip! (limited supplies!)

fully koded chicagoians traxx and beau wanzer team up for another mutant beat dance release. together they have produced arguably the best 80s chicago house record not made in the 80s. the mutants call it jakbeat, inspired by the early days of house music. tip!!! let me go is as intense and rhythmically inclined as they come. naughty woods sparse vocals cry desperation, almost nearing insanity, which makes up for a pressure cooker like warehouse anthem. rottonfunk is another intense work out which has a killer groove and makes us wander off to the promised land (wherever that is). its delightful to hear that chicago house music this good still gets made. surely when it was released way back when, it would fetch top dollars on the interweb. authentic stuff!

here we have the third and final installment of session victims haunted house of house lp sampler. soul clap declared it beautifully diverse - best dog in ages! dop, james teej, catz n dogz and tornado wallace said superb, inspiring, fantastic and bloody ripping respectively. enjoy part three, full of deep, sample-heavy house and leftfield beats

aldo cadiz, one of the most popular producer of south america, meets an italian artist, matthew lima, owner of amazing music. tey started their relationship about 1 year ago, and one of the best score is their next release on carillon records. lluvia de verano is an amazing track, something unusual for carillon and also for this two producer. is a funky and melodic track that make a great atmosphere on the dancefloor. la noise mal is a deep trip, tribal and dark with a great male vocal. de diezmil is the dancefloor killer of the ep, solid and groovy from the first kick. hellow ashley close the release with an hip hop vocal and latin percussions. all the release is massive and you can listen all around the south american influence of this two artists

billyonair back on the main labels. after his melodic release on mainrecords in 2011 billy now delivered some dub-influenced technotracks. we start with flying north. cold and spheric sounds are combined in this song but with the right amount of melodies. on a2 martin woerner remixed where am i. a nice pumping track which will hit the dance floors. on b1 we have klain main - strange chord-sounds meets nice grooves is the best way to discribe it. and last but not least the original of where am i which goes in the same direction like flying north - deep melodic dub-techno. for the digital lovers we have another (stripped down) version of flying north and a supercool remix of “where am i” by our buddies pascal feos & frank leicher.release comes in green-coloured vinyl.

the unstoppable felix bernhardt returns to afulab with his first vocal performance on the track cllub junk ! sung in german with an ironic background and sure to touch the youngsters in the german underground scene. somehow a persiflage to one track that was annoying the clubs in the recent year backed by soo normal , which is pure felix style at his best. the flip-side shows some new approaches into the darker and deeper techno world with try this at night and fuck out. two techno diamonds to bang the floors

at circus company we are proud of all the performers we have nurtured over the years, from the rapid success stories to the slow-burning talents. each one has displayed their own unique studio acrobatics and musical magic from their first appearance in our big top, but even more rewarding is the chance to watch them blossom from performance to performance. if there is one artist in our family that displays this concept the best, it is the quiet russian, oleg poliakov

introducing black orange juice for 2012 … a cosmic crew of dance floor saviours. nomads of the musical galaxy who are crazy in love and love craze. brought together by ossie of hyperdub records fame. his >tarantula< track was selected in the fact top 50 for 2011, not forgetting the awesome joe goddard >gabriel< remix for greco roman which took his sound to another level and which won him fans the world over… the all singing black orange juice, found it’s sweet spot when ossie recruited two of his closest compadres, paul black and orial, partners in crime with a history of gospel choirs, r&b quartets and lending their vocals to some of londons finest underground heros. they blend the best elements from the uk undergound with a nod to the talents of roska, jamie jones, scratcha dva and mosca, and a wave to those infectious vocal-house sounds reminiscent of hercules and love affair and azari & iii. the sound is both unique and dangerously infectious…

excellent 4 track vinyl, with groovin techhouse at it best... we love it!

vinyl only !! big with: paul woolford, deetron, tazz, terrence fixmer, brendon moeller, anthony shake shakir, john osborn, chris duckenfield, dj deep, joel alter, nick hoeppner, nyra, cedric maison, eric cloutier, ed davenport, harri, ernie, milton jackson, a sagittariun, jonas kopp, huxley, danny howells,... never learnt follows up the superb nyra >best of< release with this superb two-tracker from october & borai, who have previously teamed up for the shadowing brstl imprint, october as a solo artist is currently winning many a plaudit for his unique take on house and techno, with releases on skudge, simple, applepips and his own taanstafl imprint all causing a stir. in this release, we see two dubbed out, cosmic housers with >level abstain< being a skewed peak time cut and >vital ital rub< heading for the deeper floors. stay tuned…

exium are one of the best when it comes to industrial chordy techno with his well known swooshy sounds. an excellent 4 tracker by the 2 techno kings who recently released fine material on nheoma and warm up among others.feedback:dj rolando: thanks for the new planet.sounding very good!2 deep & aces high are my favourites.kazu kimura: i like microbot, kr!z token: thx, will play apophis, sounds very phase

beware the crooked man! the first 12 inch in a series of 4 limited edition 180g vinyl packages featuring some of the best house music we have heard for a long time.

keeping within the spirit of this years record store day, and the celebration of vinyl culture, phuture shock musik drop an exclusive vinyl-only remix package of mr mageekas >vintage malarkey<, featuring sensational reworks by none other than dego, best known as one half of the legendary 4hero - whom have long set the standard for true innovation in british electronic dance music, as well as being a veteran producer in his own right, under countless aliases and side projects such as tek 9, 2000black and nutmeg.
pressing on clear blue vinyl.

the music of barcelonian producer mistakes are ok is quite a mystery for us. its strange, adventurous and enigmatic, impossible to define with genres or styles. maybe thats the reason why we like it so much, or maybe its simply that we find it utterly captivating... incl rmxs from kassem mosse, downliners sekt, bnjmn....

the dream of another way, red light on her skin, smoke and sensuality in the air, broken promises and a mans embrace. born out of east london’s underground party, love fever records seeks to encapsulate the intensity of a+as late nights and early mornings. over 3 years of pioneering and party providing has seen love fever grow from a word of mouth disco in a dalston loft, to the party for the musically aware, and adult orientated mincers of london and beyond. warehouses, strip clubs, art gallerys and photographic studios have been transformed with many of the true disc jockeys in electronic music joining alex & andy to push the boundaries. a sound has emerged, cross genre, with a heavy leaning on sleaze, elitist house and romantic techno to create a pornographic energy.

jeremy greenspan, best known as the singer for junior boys, presents his debut solo productions on caribou/daphnis jialong label. apparently the first of a few 12 inches for greenspan this year, this 1st edition is a stripped-down disco dedication. a-sides >crown princess< works with a paucity of elements - hi-hat/kick pattern and trickling, silvery arpeggios with a clear streak of jbs melodic magic. flipsides >guu< is more experimental, sounding something like a berghain residents offbeat b-side reduced for more hypnotic indie/disco appeal. another good twelve from this limited imprint - get in while you can.

limited edition vinyl release of the long awaited remixes ii package of joe goddards >gabriel< featuring valentina. this massive package is opened by another brilliant drum n bass interpretation from calibre. rolling soulful cailbre at his best. hammered by big players such as marcus intalex, dj friction, fabio & hype. it also includes of course the much talked about soulwax remix which actually was a late xmas present from the deweale bros to joe and which has been championed by the likes of erol alkan, rob da bank & riton. finally we have a funktastic version from the aston shuffle complete with that calypso feeling.
dj support: marcus intalex, friction, fabio, hype, zane lowe, rob da bank, annie mac, kissy sellout, toddla t, mistajam, john kennedy, eddy temple morris, erol a, boys noize, riton, tayo, groove armada ...

for the boxer jubilee, we have organised a top-class heavyweight fight: martin eyerer, head of kling klong, and florian meindl, chief of flash recordings, have entered into the boxing ring for a two-round title fight: in the first round, >the rush< — supported by tactical advice given by the trainer — is a fast and merciless series of left jabs followed by sappy, powerful uppercuts and hooks that leave the opponent completely unprotected. gong after a short break, the referees gives the command box, and the showdown starts again: >slow groover< is as light-footed as muhammad ali at his best: always on its toes, full of grace, and with surprising and powerful left-right punch combinations that often end up in a clinch. and with resounding applause, a technically ambitious two-round fight is over, and there are no losers, only winners. so, raise your fist, get your boxing belt on, and meet you on the dance floor…

djs is a label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs / limited edition, no promos. for our 7th release, were bringing you again the best of the best & obviously the rarest 12 inches around, expect this time some deep house killers.on a1 & a2, we get 2 tracks from the masters master armando 100% if disin you with an amazing deep remix from 1996 ! & welcome ii the warehouse that will remind us the ron hardy version.b side comes up with the great bobby konders as dub poets with a monstruous deep reggae house 10 mn track called blak & whit. maybe your last chance to get those, be quick!

where the river turns black, is the first international album by copenhagenresident and musician katrine ottosen aka call me kat. call me kat are adorably intense and mesmerizing songs, an enchanting melancholic, almost translucent drift into this sonic world best described as alternative pop, music that gives spoken word of the ever expanding danish music scene of now. songs that adapt a fine line between organic instrumentation and that very specific sound of her voice, which although completely its own tends to remind at times on other playful ladies in music like bjørk, feist oder lykke li.earlier works with reknown producers valgeir sigurdsson (bjørk, mum, sigur rós etc.) or joe magistro (prophet omega) on the current album have certainly had their share on this.

the nyc edit master kon (from kon & amir) has, after a bunch of hyped reworks on hands of time, bbe and on track delivered basic fingers a 12 inch with two killer disco reworks. we start with windy city >chicago<, a fierce disco edit that kon twisted just the right way! its playful and soulful disco at its very best. but the highlight of the release is possibly hidden on the flip. here we get a +10 min uplifting disco rework of sylvesters high energy hit >mighty real< which now sounds way fresher (and better) than the original if you ask us. yes, we are talkin real dance music on basic fingers ... a label with the goods!

hails from kurashiki japan, haruki matsuo have released several house gems from highly acclaimed imprints such as rush hour and night moves. after his contribution to us on 2009s hub opus tokyo, op.disc welcomes his landing back with this superb 4tracker. tough and subtle are the best words to describe harukis sound, youll find his one-of-a-kind characteristics. as youll see on tracks like commando or section 1, he doesnt lean on sleazy gimmicks tidy drums and clean lines just keep the groove going. feel what you feel

local action kick off 2012 with a pair of vinyl-only tracks by dj q, including the massively hyped brandy & coke.qs a regular dj on londons radio 1xtra, a legend in the uks bassline house scene, and his remix of wooo riddim (released on butterz last year) is one of the best grime tracks of recent years. here he proves that he can make garage with a million times more swing and soul than all that future garage / post-dubstep stuff going around – basically, he’s the real deal. comes packaged on heavyweight red vinyl in a clear plastic sleeve with sticker. early support from brenmar, sinden, scratcha dva, mixmag, brodinski and those that know.

having lead us into the depths of his and opiums trippy minds on >somewhere in my head<, david k - now residing in berlin - returns to his native land to team up once more with best friend, label boss and the man behind >100<, varoslav, on what is set to be the fledgling imprints fourth release to date.

skylax records, the company focused on realeasing original obscure dance classic and everything that sounds fine to their ears! for our 26th release, we are back with one of the hottest producer on earth right now: chris mc millan as carlos nilmmns! this brand new ep (after his fabulous work on the ultra respected ornaments records from berlin) is simply one of the best thing we have heard this year. it goes from the purest techno to deep house, creating some cinematic landscapes that really touches our hearts. he really has his own soud, deep as hell. one of the most original musician we have heard from uk from a long time. this is the kind of release that will remind you what house music is all about. useless to say that carlos nilmmns is writing some future & cult club classics. a must-have in every djs collection! black vinyl

these days is proud to announce the signing of the mysterious venezuela-born, 20 year-old artist moony me, currently living in munich. his disco-influenced pop-house track filled the label’s office with so much love that we couldnt resist giving it a proper release and at the best possible moment for the spring-time.on the remix duties, label owner and house music protagonist argy crafted a much heavier and u.k.rave inspired dance-floor destroyer that is applicable to almost every moment of the night and anywhere in the world.for those who are into more new-school balearic atmospheres combined with old school new york style bass-lines, quell delivered a remix which once played at the right time, may change peoples lives.it changed ours.

we have decided to publish these tracks as our first release because they took inspiration from the two words label name: eleusína and recreations. thinking about that ancient mysteries and hoping they could survive till nowadays and in the future as a aid of our poor life helped us a lot in composing these tracks.
the two track ep was compost almost interely by machines with a little computer aid. cause we are only humans and conditioned by our fears and weaknesses, we have decided to make them almost mono tracks to maximize the transfer achievement to vinyl. have we took the wrong way? we do not know, but we keep some time to reflect about that and find the best balance between stereo and mono that fits our soul.
here we are, is not time for words right now, let the sounds speak.

the golden anniversary of the godfathers of dutch rock is something that should be celebrated in the best of ways, and music on vinyl has decided to join the party by releasing a brand new compilation of the golden earring on heavyweight 10 inch vinyl!
this is not a run-of-the-mill collection of best ofs, but a personal selection of favourites that in some cases were only released as singles in the early years of the wild boys, before their big international breakthrough. but be quick!
comes as 120 grams audiophile vinylin gold printed and numbered sleeve.

(limited picture disc release!) the best of the complete trilogy on an amazing picture disc. the support list is long: crookers, boys noize, etienne de crecy, tiga, bloody beetroots, brodinski, d.i.m., proxy, cassius, steve aoki

now is the time for aitor etxebarria, better known as el_txef_a to expose his innermost feelings, as hes already begun to on releases from labels like hypercolour,suol and wazi wazi.this time,he is undoubtedly on his best of form.aitor, born and raised in the basque country,is in that group of artists sparingly measuring their output,always searching for the new, aiming for high quality instead of constant,monotonous releases. after years of dedicated work,el_txef_a announces his debut album slow dancing in a burning room. el_txef_a stands for a specific and complex sound signature. his primary concern to develop a sound that people can identify with as well as just simply enjoy freely.continuing in the bilbao tradition, he is building a base of pure sampled sounds with studio sessions, live musicians and vocals to complement his production. collaborations with vocalist bisconti and hannot supplies added depth to tracks like rise and fall,and previous single lovely minds or save the world.a true milestone in this young basque artists career, we are proud to present the fruits of his labours, slow dancing in a burning room.

spreekader aufnahmen is a new berlin based label. originally coming from tech house and minimal techno we are also releasing any kind of music we think it is worth hearing so that the essence of spreekader aufnahmen is good music. no matter if it is house, ambient, or any other kind of thrilling sound. we are obsessed with good music and therefore we are hopeless victims of sound. spreekader aufnahmen proudly presents to you >tamtam<. >tamtam< is going to be our first release on spreekader aufnahmen. the release features artists such as schulleri & eiblonski, benno blome, kotelett & zadak and last but not least nico stojan. the original mix brought to you by schulleri & eiblonski (labelowner of spreekader aufnahmen) is what you would call a prime-time happy-go-lucky hit at its best. talking about the remixers, benno blome (sender records) added a fast forward piano that way >tamtam< the track even goes happy-go-funky. kotelett & zadak (golden gate) took their time and made it nice and deep, perfect for every afterhour. finally nico stojan (bar 25) added piano and vocal to his version of >tamtam< and made smooth and sweet.

bristol based mensah anderson delivers something a little different from his current output and dj sets for his first release on deep medi. the gambia was picked up by mala almost two years ago and has yet to leave his record bag. it featured heavily in mala?s xlr8r?s podcast, which was voted best of 2011. ?the gambia? is a slow burning, dark minimal and heavily tribal journey taking in elements of techno, afrobeat with a touch of danchall, this output leans more towards mensah?s alias ?new york transit authority? than previous mensah releases and also shows the diversity of mensah as a producer. ?trailing moons of saturn? on the flip takes on a more laid back and cinematic approach with it?s subtly layered synths, thunderous bass stabs and intergalactic rave vibes and effects.

limited reissue of this highly sought-after krautrock masterpiece from german musical genius richard schneider jr. also featuring the mighty wolfgang maus on bass, this lp takes you on an amazing journey through luscious pulsating psychedelic soundscapes providing a great showcase for mr schneiders exceptional skills on a huge range of instruments including glockenspiel, acoustic 12 string guitar, synthesiser, tubular bells, tambourine and cowbells. includes the crazily ethereal high the wonderful hello beach girls which sounds like the best beach trip ever - meaningless giggling lyrics on a lazy day in a paradise the gorgeous acid-tinged visions the more up-tempo groover samba session plus the achingly beautiful synth symphony crazy world. one of the super-rare cosmic/balearic holy grails, this whole album is a pure aural treat - lie back and enjoy the ride