almost one year ago, chez damiers balance alliance released a split ep as joint venture between enterbt and balance alliance (ba 006). now after a long summerbreak, e|r is back with the follower of the >alliance releases< with contributions from: big mojo, wave test, lexx & adventures in barcelona (demetrio giannice & chez damier) remixed by matto belmondo from the deep dicks.

first on decks .de !!! sa007 sees perc and modern heads create the first collaborations between these two core stroboscopic artefacts artists. the result is a punishing hybrid of percs dubstep tendencies and modern heads cutting techno. a-side >mendax< is cavernous. built upon solid dub foundations, it spills over into grinding, metallic territory. if the titles to be believed it takes inspiration from the shady world of lies and deceit. the atmosphere seems to agree, theres certainly something mendacious at work here. b1 takes the eps atmosphere and adds abrasion. in >percdax< cold, hard percussion is layered over a bed of warm dub. closer >moddax< errs on the eerie. it skulks, is full of sticky bleeps and the result is unnervingly dubbed out. all three track titles share the same suffix and if this indicates that they also share one quality its that theyre best heard in the glinting shadows of a club just before day break. sa007 was craftily mastered by artefacts mastering, berlin.

sincopat continues its own path on with its second release from french talent darlyn vlys. soleil levant is a lavish work with three original tracks and an affkt remix, all showcasing different musical shades.

wit recordings is building up a great reputation when it comes to minimal techno. after collaborations with agaric, francisco allendes (aka monomachine), pig & dan, staffan linzatti and someone else it is now time for a new true winner with a real comeback ep from twinphonic aka stephan & vincent de wit (audio assault, planet rhythm, patterns, and zwart recordings) they lay down a masterpiece of sophisticated minimal and tasty techno which makes a crossover between their minimal and pounding techno-sounds.

big with: dubfire, roberto rodriguez, mijk van dijk, karotte, kissy sell out, makossa, david durango, aga heller, franksen, dan mangan, greg churchill, louis osbourne,.. following the huge >human you< (moon033) the much loved disco bear ante perry returns in a double-trouble beatdown head-to-head with tube & berger.just pure and simply an anthem, >ever never< is the type of record that you know you ll love even before its started. drenched in melancholic synth pop melody, heart-warming bass lines and euphoric moments, this future classic builds to a real finale!stereofunk provide a techier remix that treads the colourful lines between disco, tech house and cosmic exploration! soaring synths and funking basslines combine in this italo-inspired treat for the dancefloor

to open eyes, not ears to hear what there is to see -- just one of the many paradoxes mainz-based butch manages to merge with verve. to capture the duality of his sounds that oscillate between under and over, techno and house, spirituality and marketability, club and home stereo, to celebrate the everyday high and question it at the same time, is just one of the many talents and specialties of this particular dj and producer whose light shines from the orient and whose future lies in yonderland. this and much more is the starting point for a terrific second long player, released by proud and excited bülent gürler himself on his very own, newly founded imprint bouq. leaving the flattering protection of his mayor label behind to spread his creative wings and fly around the world as free as a bird, the multi-facetted, mainz-based producer, more selfconfident and independent than ever, is presenting himself in the best party light

sound-design from a far-away galaxy, functional and intelligent arrangements, tricky elements somewhere between handmade and cinema-scope and continuously surprising ideas - this is the music of an extraordinary talent: boris brejcha.
he is one of the most productive creative minds of this time segment and while constantly releasing a great amount of tracks, his music does not sound like the work of a mechanic following a certain formula. boris force roots from a unique style that has a focus on diversity and still you recognize his hand-writing while listening to his tricky arrangements and breaks that are different as they can be.

after five years of experimenting with a string of different singers, chromatics introduced ruth radelet as the lead actress to star in their films in 2005. forever standing out from the crowd, chromatics imagined the soft rock focus of hall & oates stretched over a fleetwood mac beat. trading the dancefloor for gorgeous chords & melancholic strings. they lived where it was always late & neon lights glimmered across the wet streets. this record archives studio work between 2004 & 2006 leading up to the now infamous >night drive< album.

striking the elusive balance between creativity, originality and pop sensibility, canyons have just unveiled the first taste from their debut album (due 2011) in the form of the new single, >my rescue<.
with an aural likeness to elements of psych, folk, house and everything deep, what is essential to canyons is that their music evokes a sense of feeling and truth, ruth. close your eyes, feel the sun on your face and prepare yourselves for the sonic vision that is canyons.

4 selected tracks have made it onto the black gold, even were loving each tune like a mother loves her umh.. eight children. mathias kaden presents a 2010 edit of his first ever solo release ‚circle pit (va004!), followed by dewaltas deep but yet bouncing stinger bell string experience. on the flip, this ep opens up with nico purmans ‚xpress yourself which lands somewhere between rick james and francois k, followed by alex smokes freaky ‚i-73 night which, to quote vakant pal tolga fidan, is a reminder of how dance music should have been if it hadnt gone generic…its punk.

dimitri kneppers (1967) music career reads like an encyclopedia. a house encyclopedia. after 23 years of spinning records you could call this dj a true veteran. known for his enormous sensitivity, true feeling and mixing skills he gives you the sense you are the voyeur of an intimate act between two lovers. the music and the man. but nobody ever felt and looked so comfortable behind the decks as dj dimitri, for he brings the crowd at ease like don juan would do with women. when ecstasy is no longer just a word, but a true magical moment as the crowd, the surroundings and the music all come together in one hypnotizing state of happiness. this man knows -or should we say feels- what he is doing, not only behind the decks but also when producing. in september 2007 dimitri said goodbye to his headphones to work on a farm with mentally handicapped people. fortunately for his fans the break wasnt premanent in the middle of last year he installed a studio in his home, then this past june he returned to the decks - now he makes his planet e debut with a stunning track already tearing up dancefloors. included is the first of two remixes by carl craig. a second ep with remixes by orlando voorn and carl craig will appear in early 2011

split release between sascha rydell and mike dehnert. proper modern techno tools to stir things up! classic berlin basement techno with some bits 3rd wave detroit techno.

believe it or not !! new hardfloor album ! with acid !! killer !! mastery is distinguished by the difference between being able to create something because you know about it, and creating something because you are it.hardfloor are the masters! masters of what? masters of the -sound of acid-, the style of techno they invented and infected the world with by unleashing the groundbreaking and infinitely imitated -hardtrance acperience ep- in 1992. that unmistakable groove, that pumping house bass, that swirling modulating melody, that throbbing acid house vibe and those climactic builds and breaks - a new sound for the dancefloors of the planet. yes, this is 2010 and that was 18 years ago. a lot has happened since then and music has changed

from two of the most recognisable names in the world of deep house, -back together- marks the long friendship and musical collaboration between martin iveson and frédéric blais. having met through the diy circles in the late 90s in nottingham, martin & fred have remain best friends since. martin collaborated on freds first album, -under the sun- (released on 20:20 vision in 2000) on the tracks -derby- and -let you down-. his recent remix of freds track -mercyless- on om became a staple with deep house djs worldwide. fred has remixed tracks for atjazzs now defunct label mantis (kimbu kimra-s -raise the dead- and atjazz-s -its complete-) as well as a recent remix for atjazz feat. clyde -i forgot you-

babylon by car is entirely in this ambiguity, between nostalgia and modernity, between pop and post-punk, electronic music and rock, past and future – its where kraftwerks >men-machines< celebrated an endless future with obedient machines. botox summons the ghosts of the century, from cybotron to wire, from fad gadget to john carpenter, to give birth to greatly personal music and, in all honesty, a rather unique sound in french electronic music. botox doesnt swagger to keep their motors running. both melodic and fierce, >babylon by car< comes as it is. and its probably the best way to take it in

mamma groove are ermir zotaj & armenti arben. everything started in 2005, where they met for the first time, at the famous >frequenze< record store in florence. this moment was the beginning of a brotherhood between these two talented artists, who shared the passion for house music and djing back to back. after 5 years of musical experimentations and florentines club performances, ermir and ben decided to create mamma groove project. finally in 2010 the artists have found their own sound, releasing 3 greats tracks, >ass ia<, >let me tell you< and a digital extra track called >flower< on the italian label labella recordings. these tracks represent the soul and the sound of mamma groove project. deep house influences, defected lovers will appreciate this release. warm sub base, chords, house pianos, driving soulful male voice and groovy layered percussions create a flowing hypnotic groove

big with: reboot, dj t, robert dietz, audiofly, thomilla, dj w!ld, ray okpara, gel abril, gorge, mihai popoviciu, brothers vibe, toni rios, affkt, daria, mario aureo, luca doobie,... after delivering one of the hits of this summer >gonna be alright<, crom & dawson get back with their second full ep on off, presenting four diverse tracks between dancefloor demolition and delicious deepness. >about you< clearly belongs to the first kind. a full-on techhouse bassline, that ever-driving vocal loop and a killer break wont leave any floor untouched. >ballistics< is perfect for the later parts of the night, with a chordheavy techy theme, soulful oldschool vocals and a break of shifting delay madness.

this exquisite disco roughie, paying homage to that sleazy, backroom-disco sound of the boys town gang and skatt bros., is the latest addition to the history clock canon. and ill wager that this is going to be the post-summer smash of the undergrounds counter-cultural disco scene. >cruiser< is a simple, bass loop that grinds and growls like an early weatherall-style groove, beneath some of the most x-rated sociolinguistics that would make even a sailor blush! on the b-side, relaxer is a punchy, proto-house instrumental that sounds like something somewhere between the very early releases on trax and one of those obscure 12? killer dub versions from a mid-80s, uk pop tune

first on decks.de !! .
bomb new release from mr sweet n candy - 2 original tracks plus a remix by newcomer sabb from kosovo. these tracks are a driving mixture between techno and tech house. upfront and made for the dancefloor. sweet n candy knows all the old school tricks and mixes it up with his modern & fresh sound.
support by: 2000 and one, andreas henneberg, camea, daniel sanchez, dirty doering, drumcell, dualton, gregor tresher, hugo, joseph capriati, kaiserdisco, konrad black, oliver klein, paco osuna.

easy changes supposed dolls ep is a welcome slice of audio that remains in the sweet spot between clubby-booty-shake and avant-garde-sound-grenade. theres more emphasis on acoustic tones as the sound sources for their audio bending activities. the added acoustic richness is in the service of easy changes love of abstract texture, and heightens a sense of almost tribal funk. will mix in and blow minds.

the song barbra streisand of the new yorkers house duo duck sauce is a dedication to the famous actress. duck sauce is a collaboration between a-track and armand van helden and in the official video you will find a lot of well-known bigwigs. with a great boney m. sample and catchy sounds barbra streisand is a track, which is much coolerthan you suggest from the name!!

support from laurent garnier, sascha dive, reboot, ryan crosson, mr v, rocco, dj gregory, le loup, brothers vibe, djulz, james priestley, ralf gum, alex from tokyo, halo... here comes the new cross-over project from the master of french deep house, mr franck roger! lets go back to the roots of house with him, and when i say house, i mean real, true, phat old school house that comes right from the soul! franck as come up with his most sophisticated work ever, but youll be suprised because its completely spontaneus and elaborated at the same time. the first track is called loosing and believe me you wont get loose on that one, a very chunky and deep new york ride... the second is i wanna say, and franck means it really, its all about the dancefloor, with his futuristic vibe. and then comes heat, and boy you will sweat on that one, this is what we call the perfect definition of house music, between east coast, and west coast. real tone records is proud to start its sixth season with this wicked new project

a divers drop of hardcore beats ranging from dynamic kicks and snares to melody and all aspects in between: promo - concrete combat
have it large!

anime introduces herself to the hardcore worldwide public: here is her first release on traxtorm records, innovation is the guideline of the project.
sounds, vocals, mergers between grooves and elements of various music styles with strong influences from her past as industrial/darkcore producer. her style has already become inspiration for many important hardcore producers and her tracks are already included in the best hardcore compilations worldwide.

on its first installment, claap001 features a collaboration between two of greeces finest exports in house and techno. label owner gummihz and nikola gala offer a 3 tracker thats bound to make floors shake. three wonderful and mature tracks including elements spanning from jazz to ethnic to a total mind trip!

the first edition of the unirhythm green series. two brand new, smooth as ice tracks from the motor city madman marcellus pittman. the a-side is >tom remix<, a dynamic dj tool that will keep the heads bouncing in the club. the b-side, >if the earth could talk<, is equal parts deep and dubby, but still has that lo-fi detroit grit in the sound. this is a record that will stick around in many djs crates for a long time. this record is the first of a series of collaborations between unirhythm and fit.

the new release from wigflex is a showcase for hizatron, one of most exciting and forward-thinking producers in spam chop s nottingham crew and, like a rave-up in a haunted house, it s dark, loud and batshit insane. executive ball scratcher is jinky and elegant until it explodes into a million glittering pieces of shimmering alien melody-box noise. at all times the insistent, pulsing beats and the thick bass stabs keep the track firmly rooted on the dancefloor, whilst its eyes and fingers lift to the stars. on >klonndyke final<, layers of battling, aggressive, organic percussion pave the way for a dirty, banging bassline and morphing, insane synth lines. constantly building, on the move and entirely unpredictable. a synth line evoking classic techno of the past is messed with on >telescope dope<, like a child melting a slug with his magnifying glass until all that remains is a scattered and horrific sludge. pummeling beats bring it together, creating a hypnotic and terrifying finale. with this release hizatron stakes a claim as one of the brightest young things in the uk electronic dance scene. with its shifting, exploratory layers of melody, thick bass and complex beats, the ep further blurs the lines between house, techno and dubstep, combining moments of iridescent beauty with raw, guttural power. a record for headphone enthusiasts and dancefloor paragons alike. watch out.

this is the first single from dops rollicking greatest hits album is your personal teleportation device into their unique musical universe located in a parallel dimension somewhere between the disco and the drunk tank.

the kid is back with silver island, an ambitious record that effortlessly manages to straddle the divide between the club and the house and confirms surkins mastery of dancefloor excitement (fan out), showcases a new take on swagger-heavy piano house (easy action) and unveils a new melodic direction (silver island). surkin is currently working on his first album, scheduled for fall 2010. detroit and chicago house luminaries ann saunderson and kevin irving are confirmed guests.

short about the label: a joint effort between prins thomas and word and sound- the idea behind the label is to put out good music and not limiting ourselves to stick with a specific genre, instead opting to stay fresh and individual with each release going in every direction we feel. were gonna be highlighting new talent, re-releasing some lesser known nuggets and certainly give you some dancefloor killers along the way to. from japanese techno to california kraut, just the way we like it. fernando pulichino should be a familiar name to you, either as part of 2020 soundsystem or maybe his recent cover version of bauhaus >kick in the eye< on redux? anyway, we cherry picked 2 of his tracks, one for the peaktime and one for the good times.

a hot, new, exciting project: fist or finger, a collaboration between like minded souls jozif goodman and craig richards. this is fist or finger volume one, which features an original track by jozif and a reinterpretation by craig richards on the flip. this is the format that the forthcoming releases will take. jozifs original >beat in space< is monster of a tune. a heavy ass, bass driven slice of sinister analogue space funk, complete with dark, ominous stabs, enchanting tripped out breakdown, creaking doors and beats fit for a king…>watch yer bassbins im telling ya, we got beats in space<. fans of jamie jones, jesse rose, pezzner and robert james will adore this, proper future funk

numbers follow up the instant sell out that was redinhos bare blips with this red hot collaboration between two of the most exciting producers around just now - roska and untold. collaborations of this sort have a tendency to be a little bit underwhelming but on myth and long range the two producers have dug deep to come up with a perfect marriage of each others styles. this is house music as it should be - fresh, exciting, raw and banging. untolds grimey sub fit perfectly with roskas syncopated drums and the wailing horns on myth are gonna be stuck in your brain for days. one of the most exciting records around at the moment, dont sleep on it.

beretta grey proudly brings to you the >finite ep< by the talented new producer hailing from san francisco, christina chatfield. christina chatfield was raised in a family of classical musicians, geographically and culturally located between the warm jacking beats of chicago house and cool soulful stabs of detroit techno. espousing her genetically rooted appreciation for music, christina attended the berklee college of music in boston where she quickly absorbed every detail of electronic synthesis and began her analog hardware and studio gear addiction. with the >finite ep< on beretta grey, christina has created two timeless pieces of music that are sure to please intelligent dance floor goers around the planet.

hailing from the puglia region of italy, music is a mission for andrea forito, and clubbing a way of life. a dj since 1994, and picking up the production reins in 2000, his own work has stalked out the space between propulsive minimal and expressive detroit techno, while always sticking close to what has inspired and guided him from the beginning: true house music

first sampler, taken from helixirs 3x12 album >undivided< comes with a remix by mille. a tripped-out excursion into wide open soundscapes between dub-techno and dubstep.

cutz 3 features two youandme edits of lawrence vs.seth troxler and mod.civil.you will find on side a the edit of >cold flowers< from mod.civil which was original published on the german ortloff label (uwe01).>miles in aphrika< on side b is really simple but full of emotions and thats the most important thing of music. this track is a clash between lawrence - >miles<(dial 043) and seth troxler - aphrika(wolf + lamb 02).

kondens is a collaboration between swedish electronic music veterans andreas tilliander (mille plateaux/force inc, raster-noton and repeatle) and stefan thor aka folie (mitek). the sound is a hybrid of techy dubstep with a twist and banging dub-influenced techno. pure peak time bliss without losing the love for dub and tape delays. the vinyl debut, first cut ep, includes a stunning deep techno remix signed norman nodge.

curly project is a project created at the end of 2007 between giacomo ziani and jacopo vendramin, two venetians guys borned in 1987. growed up as techno-minimal djs, with performances in some of the best clubs of their area, today their dj-sets and also their productions are more melodic and influenced by the house culture, with contaminations from different genres such as jazz, rock&roll, classical and ethnical music. perfect for their debut on workbench !!!

inspired by the stripped back technical set-ups of yesteryear, mike monday and will saul present the sequence 1 ep, the product of the two artists limiting themselves to a roland 909, a korg kaos pad, a dave smith polyevolver and recording their jamming on the fly. >we wanted to inject some excitement, energy and randomness into this release, so decided to play the tracks live with mike on the 909 and keys and will on filters and effects. we had a broad idea of where we were going before we pressed record, and recorded a few takes of each track, then took the best moments from each. the big challenge was reining in the slightly chaotic recordings, but after some tweaking we found a balance between old school rawness and modern production values.<

fresh relreleased ... phat funky techno / techhouse action kitchen studio 3 is a small, newborn techno/electronica label, founded on the friendship between pezzo, adaig and bettyboop and their deep passion for electronic music and club life.

joint venture between the because, edbanger and warp labels, and what a result. killer new effort from squarepusher on the jazz-funk-electro tip, on a side cryptic motion, the perfect soundtrack for a remake of zabriskie point in 2012, heavy bass that slaps your flesh and some sunset vocoder. mr oizo on the b side for an epileptic straight to the head p-funk remix only him can twist that way. limited quantities, so be quick or be sorry!

new 4 track disco 12 from stones throws dam-funk! featuring mc eiht on the title track, legend steve arrington from slave on >at my homies<, one jt donaldson & tim k produced track, and the instrumental come on outside, produced by devonwho (all city/fat city)!

ltd 2010 repress !!! the second new jisco after a two year hiatus is the split between the revenge and 6th burough project. on the a-side >cadillac< is a stellar re-edit of hot chocolates >heaven is in the back seat of my cadillac< done in the usual jisco-slo-mo style. on the flip 6th burough project push things up a notch tempo-wise with a super-funky workout that just keeps building ending up in theo/moodymann territory. excellent stuff

the wise-woman clarissa is a figment escaped from the imaginations of andreaferlin and matteo spedicati. from her home at the very edge of the world, clarissa is master and maker of psycedelic rituals, orgiastic ceremonies and liberating chants. according to tradition, the encounter between the hazel duo occurs in the sand amongstthe looping, grooving sounds of a nearby dancefloor where music of such strong forces,sometimes tribal, sometimes psychedelic, compelling mortals into a gruelling dance thatfrees them evermore from sleep. first ep on sleep is commercial for clarissa hazel duo. face also sign the first appereance on sic of our friend ues.

special release alert! gene hooked us up with three tracks he producedd as a teenager, together with ron hardy. rons untimely death in 1991 prevented the tracks from be released at the time. these tracks were made during various sessions at genes studio, when ron had time in between his gigs. raw, original chicago house music from the late 80s! comes with special artwork featuring an original late 80s flyer

part 3 in the voyeurhythm series! retro futuristic house tracks by ben sun and monte carlo interchange. ben delivers a great track that builds around a sweet frankie knuckles kind of bassline and sexy ny proto house percussion, topped with lush piano and vocal samples 1992 rippin old disco records style. heavy hitter! flip side is a spaced out slomo cosmic house jam with a big bass line which goes between a classic 90s carl craig and a late 80s chicago house bassline ... sweeet! another cool release from these kind australian folks!

seattle/san francisco based techno label, from 0-1, drops a smashing mini-compilation for their debut vinyl release just in time for the dog days of summer. headlining this effort is >hethradia<, the very first collaboration between techno veteran bryan zentz and somas golden boy, lets go outside. >hethradia< is a sparse, heady effort set atop a sine wave-engorged bassline rivaling californias biggest swells. acid drenched bells and synths chime in from another dimension to round off an effort that stands to be emblematic of both producers more adventurous workings.

reyf (aka suedmilch) & eidner collaborate with some real musicans to discover the boarders of jazz, dub, house and techno and make their own smokey interpretations.

immaculate expansive night music. written and recorded between hungry ghosts studios in west london and a remote kent shed the attention to gear on both tracks is really rather special. the view is from above, the lights... are they on? there is life underground: these shall not last long.