morphology, a new collaboration from finland consisting of michael diekmann who records under the alias crc and matti turunen otherwise known as näköradiomies. morphology fuses early electro sounds with haunting melodies to create a deep blend of atmospheric future funk.
comes as clear vinyl double 12 inch, limited pressing of 200 copies.

the 2 bears aka raf daddy and joe hot chip, follow up the success of their debut e.p. with another 4 track stunner >curious nature<. the 2 bears unique blend of tough, soulful music, that has a twinkle in its eye and a wiggle in its rear end, is a breath of fresh air in a world of wobbly basslines and soulless synths

celebrating its tenth release culprit welcomes another extremely exciting and upwardly mobile young american producer to its fold, m a n i k. born and raised in nyc, and with an accent to match. 2010 has been a break out year for this 24 yr old with his own original material appearing on some of the best underground electronic labels including josh winks ovum, poker flat, four:twenty and chicagos very own fresh meat – run by legendary audio soul project. as a dj and producer its impossible to put m a n i k in any one box. graduating from school in 2007 with a degree in music business, he is not by any means your typical artist. being heavily inspired by a diverse and comprehensive musical background, his style is a unique blend of cutting edge house, futuristic techno and deep, classic old school grooves, along with dark & edgy sounds. from the deep and groovy mclovin you to the old school techno feel of crooklyn this is a great four track ep, that further cements culprits burgeoning status as a cutting edge new label

the restoration crew strikes back with >amber e.p.< , a celebration of the necessary power to feed the machines and to keep them working. live recorded on tape, its pure raw analogue sound, its true dedication to urban dance music. the long track on side a, >andy< is produced by the third side, the infamous berlin based team formed by panorama bar resident steffi (ostgut ton/klakson), marieu and lucretio. an evocative female voice,a powerful rumbling bass, fat beats, hypnotic strings, a relentless pace, an acid taste: simply, a burning spear for the dancefloor. on side b, >thinking right< by lucretio pick up the baton left by infiniti with his later works. full sub-bass deep techno with soul. ground breaking rhythms, filtered vocals and harmonies, a smooth build up on a minimalisitc structure. clear eyes on the future of techno. marieus >the guardian< is an amazing fusion of jazz and deep house with motown influences. the blend of vanguardist chords and exquisite tight drums lead to a joyful experience, the surprising ad-libs spreaded along the track keeps the involvement high during 7 minutes

stephen falken and pierre de la touche revive the outrunners project with the running for love and money ep. the sound is vintage futurism of italo disco pop (without trying to be retro) with a blend of heartfelt nostalgia that seems to operate in a time zone all of it s own. this release is limited to 330 copies with full picture sleeve and free download coupon.

cessas third release on their missing link sounds imprint is another typical blend of styles that evades characterization. having recieved massivee support from the likes of mary anne hobbs, laurent garnier, sbtrkt, geiom, mr scruff, and top a & r man ross allen amongst others, cessa return with their strongest release to date. >recon< sounds like a blend of the best of good looking/ promised land-era d & b with more immediate 2 step/dubstep sensibilities that produces a great mix of rolling beats and a melodic soundscape. recon was given the sbtrkt treatment on an earlier mls release and returns here in its fine original form. >down & out< opens with an eerie acoustic double bass intro that descends into an upright synth-led floor filler, while still maintaining cessas love of restless arrangements and beat programming that strays away from the usual.

until now duffstep has hidden in the seedy undergrowth of london always in disguise, clandestine and covert, ever plotting his imminent escape. this bid for freedom then, is called >getting to sirius<. sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, in ancient greek times sirius was said to mark the beginning of summer, where women became aroused and men became weak. duffsteps debut album >getting to sirius< is a blend of dub influenced, down tempo beats winding through layers of melody, synths and vocals softening the blow and giving a nice, warm and fuzzy edge to the thick slabs of sonic concrete. though you dont have to wait long before a nice big bass-line knocks you down on your arse again.

coming up with his new release, berlin based producer mark klemens takes us on a little journey through his production work of the last decade. well known for his production- and composing skills, he also worked for acts like micatone, phoneheads, skinny norris and more, always adding his fine blend of groove and musicality. enjoy this trip.

swedens veteran dj & producer samuel l session makes his first appearance on detelefunk with the >blue ripple ep<. a gem of a single that keeps things deep, yet for the dancefloor, showing his unique blend of the techno & house genres.

soniculture has prepared a hot package for the summer with billy dalessandros new ep that is ready to hit the dancefloors. a true visionary in the art of developing new and sophisticated approaches to dance music, billy shows us once again his talent and plays around with new frequencies and soundscapes that blend neatly to form yet another masterpiece.

desolat are happy to see this notorious romanian duo continue to stoke the buzz with a brand spanking new release, after a brief hiatus. livio & roby bring their signature contemporary blend of house music roots and simmering techno!

played by: loco dice, dj t, shinedoe, nick curly, joris voorn amm.. finally bouq. family and friends part 3 is ready to go! besides two songs from within the bouq.family we found some incredible, digital pearls we simply had to license and put on vinyl!

played by: loco dice, dj t, shinedoe, nick curly, joris voorn amm.. finally bouq. family and friends part 3 is ready to go! besides two songs from within the bouq.family we found some incredible, digital pearls we simply had to license and put on vinyl!

half-swedish/half british artist leif is based in the uk. in the past few years, leif has forged a reputation within the underground scene for his trademark sound - a blend of minimal house that encompasses elements of deep dubby tech-house, bleepy minimalism, delicate chord soundscapes and enough chicago-house style shuffle to to keep the dancefloor moving. it is a fantastically rounded ep that pleases fans from all corners of the house world with the uk sounds of the original, azuniÆs twinkle of the eye of 90s us, and a raise of the eyebrow from the tech-jazz of sheÆs kooky.

crosstown rebels are delighted to announce the debut label release from purveyors of the e-funk, the mighty soul clap, showcasing their irresistible blend of funk inspired house music that appeals to all music lovers.

after the more then excellent label debut fit 001 (pittmann) we have the follow up for you by jamal moss (iamthatiam, aka hieroglyphic being aka the sun god aka jack-fm.) as iamthatiam, moss builds upon the sounds of his citys rich musical legacy and directs it into an area that is his most definitely his own. his sound is expressive, experimental, emotional and powerful. within this ep there are three deep, dark and dirty tracks that blend the boundaries between techno, house, industrial and ambient electronic music. fit sound is a label that strives to push the experimental nature of dance music, and that is exactly what moss has done right here.

tato and tania vulcanos isgud imprint ready themselves for the start of the summer season by welcoming back ibiza-based napolitan, tuccillo. his >dirty jam 96< was a highlight from isgud010, and the young italian is working hard on a new project alongside tato and tania. today he delivers for us, a selection of killer house tools. ??>from his home in ibiza, tuccillo regularly works alongside singers including barbara tucker and rebeka brown and djs including dj pippi, willie graff and césar de melero. his blend of summer infused house has won him a legion of fans and his creative talents have seen him release hugely popular releases and remixes on the likes of liebe*detail, circus company, freerange, khazuma, king street and drumpoet community. ?

echoism delivers a high-quality blend of idm, electro and techno funk with mixes from detroit based electronic music artist, singed to warp records, jimmy edgar and the electro mad scientist anthony rother. this one will rock the dancefloor ..!

detroits eric johnston who has already brought archipel a remix of marc neyen and an ep on kalimari now brings us a superb four track 12 inch entitled >silly girl<. this whole package is a highly rhythmic affair which while darkly tinted remains very funky. >stop calling me< is the most percussion oriented of the pieces and instantly sucks you into its very well thought out labyrinth of sky high rhythms which are layered just so and double dipped in liquid funk while >labrador< strips things down a little more and wraps you in blankets of warm and rubbery groove. >worth it< carries on with the perfect shuffle and utilizes a wonderful blend of warmth and funk which take hold of your mind and feet with an unrelenting grip while it ebbs and flows, building a heated story as it progresses. >munted< could be three pieces in and of itself but blends them all expertly into one single solid storyline which takes you through mazes of juicy percussion and excellently placed, darkly hued, very deep chords.

four cool deep and tech house tracks from uglh & federico locchi, men in trees, art bleek and solan.

more deep and moody grooves from mike grants label. greg stadford is behind the monkier black art who’s previous production credits have included mixes of blake baxters seminal deep n da groove ep. nice and jazzy the favourite cut is just groovin a wicked blend of st germain keys and funky organ riffs, over some skippy detroit drums. dig this is a mellow late night journey of psychedelic horns and guitar licks with dreamy pianos floating over the top. ‘sweet’ is more on a broken jazz tip with live drums and a cute vocal snip that dubs itself over the rhodes bed. the production quality of this ep is stunning. very strong stuff from m & g!

simone tavazzi is doing great releases lately on a bunch of famous italien labels like analytic trail, agile, loose, perc trax and renovatio. again he shows he is a musical mastermind and comes with his answer on todays dancemusic. perfect blend for those late hours at the clubs.

dj support: mary anne hobbs (radio 1), angel molina (sonar/tresor), nathan jonson (wagon repair), appleblim (skull disco / apple pips), headhunter (tempa.), micky lunch (naked lunch) and major radio plays in uk, usa, canada, czech republic, france, germany, ireland, spain and switzerland... coming from the musical melting pot that is bristol england orphan101s blend of four to the floor dubstep and techno have brought him fast acclaim and attention of genre impresarios like appleblim (apple pips / skull disco), headhunter (tempa), jus wan (apple pips), dj pinch (tectonic) and rsd (punch drunk records) to name but a few.

from franco cinellis main remix to his nyc bass line mix going through the hatapella tool, the man in charge takes all the glass original elements remodeling them to higher grounds. franco cinellis genius blend of dubby techno with original 90s nyc house synths and bass lines proves once again to be the perfect balance. this re-edition record follows up on two brilliant edits on aux-rec, baker man by soul clap and caught up by childhood 87. by aux-rec criterion, it will only come out on 12 inch vinyl. franco cinellis nyc bass line mix will be accessible as bonus to record-buyers only.

watch out for the newest techno-smasher on nachtstrom schallplatten. its a pleasure to present our collaboration with one of uks finest producers: perc! dark, hypnotic soundscapes meet deep and rolling grooves and are brought together in a hallucinatory blend of modern electronic music.
played by: dave clarke, tommy four seven, mark antonio, chris finke, gary beck, xavier morel and many more.

h-productions has cultivated a reputation over the last two decades for consistently delivering cutting edge material across a diverse range of styles.
the titling for the second single taken from cari lekebuschs forthcoming album >state of the art<, continues in the horror tinged theme opening with the epic >bodysnatcher<, a nine and a half minute odyssey into the outer realms of rolling, glitchy techno. tight percussion and deep end bass set the tone for a fervent mix of resonant and modulated riffs and fx, exquisitely produced and deftly mixed this is another great example of lekebusch at his best.
the flipside of this release brings us the excellent >shivering<, a heady blend of oscillating bass and relentless synth lines over minimal drum patterns that has you hooked from the off. this is a big record that is bound to find favour with techno jocks and house djs alike with its perfect balance of dark and light.

catcalling from the depths of a city seen from the outside as crumbling, sonic grooves carve a path to the soulful detroit duo known simply as the oliverwho factory. first noticed across the primitive music sharing plateaus of a decade past, the oliverwho factory quickly gained notoriety overseas with a glasgow based distribution, and a keen sense of product importance, releasing rich, mood-driven tracks on vinyl, inspired by and resonating the roots of rock, pop, jazz, and r&b. earth near-silently stumbles with the distinct yet mysterious, funk laden blend of house and techno that oliverwho and shonie c. so naturally provide. like stepping into dreamscapes of unknown desire, the obscure flavor of owf s tunes keeps unconventional beauty and otherworldly adventure at the forefront of this duo s detroit-based soundboard.

a funky house bass, groovy and shiny for >dreaming< in a blend of violin plus the massive chris carrier remix.
>disc 3k< is a perfect disco house roots track in 2 versions by kid culture and gaulthier dm. one them - two of the best flavors!

the new planet rhythm arrives! another great hit in the line of the last bas mooy slammer. a.paul is the hottest techno artist of the moment, his releases are sought after by a very diverse audience. his tracks fit so well in any style techno mix and rock the dancefloor! from funky to hard, blend it in and feel the crowd response. this is what the planet rhythm stands for!

having discretely passed from international chart topping success with the ubiquitous >put your hands up for detroit< back in 2006, to establishing position as one of the industrys premier djs, fedde le grand continues to purvey his talent to worldwide dance floors bringing his unique blend of fine house music in all its glorious forms.
split between his title name fedde le grand & alias f.l.g fedde has constructed 2 discs of the worlds finest house music for the next installment on the toolroom knights series.
highlighting some of the best cuts from the album across two vinyl samplers are artists such as funkerman, f.l.g, saeed younan, nicky romero, chipi, noir, westboy & more....

the amazing situation return with two sides of love – gangster love and sutra love. the gangster side is an amazing clash of a skit from american gangster (heavily inspired by the eddy grant produced >funky like a train< by the equals) with donna summer. the resulting blend is as inspiring and surprising as it is unlikely. but with their usual disregard for boundaries and rules, situation seamlessly melt the two original cuts together into a perfect slice of discoid boogie that absolutely sets fire to the dancefloor. on the flip side, love of a deeper and groovier type oozes from sutra love. its a case of yet more top class, bass led disco action thats firmly focussed on maximum dancefloor reaction. this is without a doubt one of the best situations ever! and with heavy releases on disco deviance and their own imprint already under the belt that really is saying something.

having discretely passed from international chart topping success with the ubiquitous >put your hands up for detroit< back in 2006, to establishing position as one of the industrys premier djs, fedde le grand continues to purvey his talent to worldwide dance floors bringing his unique blend of fine house music in all its glorious forms.
split between his title name fedde le grand & alias f.l.g fedde has constructed 2 discs of the worlds finest house music for the next installment on the toolroom knights series.
highlighting some of the best cuts from the album across two vinyl samplers are artists such as funkerman, f.l.g, saeed younan, nicky romero, chipi, noir, westboy & more....

nice price deal !!! 8 years after his first vinyl release georg levin can already be described as a long-time yet unlikely member of berlins electronic music scene. with both his solo project and his production outfit wahoo he is definitely too much on the soulful side to be a typical representative of the techno and rock sound the city is known for. however, it may be this supposedly alien surrounding that gives his compositions and productions a distinctive blend. to his credit georg also had a no.1 on traxsource in late 2009 as a precursor to the release of this, his second album album and debut for bbe.

sweet 4 track ep by this newcomer... 3ear has a great ear for new artist! sarrass is hailing from the south-west of germany. he began his musical career by studying trumpet and piano and performing in small classical and jazz groups. later, after learning about klaus schulze he got in touch with techno which has (as we all know) a huge impact! he debuted release on compost black with the >home at the sea< ep. third ear discovered him and signed this sweet 4 track ep! a nice blend of detroit techno with abstract electronical sounds as being used by klaus schulze and the early german pioneers and contemorary house. great modern club tools with a nice personal twist! check!

these two guys need no introduction we re sure.. between them the music these guys put out there, is some of the finest house beats around.. now combined the production level on this beauty takes things to another level.. swinging hooks, driving beats & acid 303 lines. a perfect blend of prog / tech & house.. call it what you will.. this simply rocks! alex & filip takes things deeper and more twised , while steve haines goes down the more melodic route. two great remixes to top of the release.

italian musician, sound designer and dj based in venice, where he fights a reckless war against his winged neighbours: the infamous pigeons of st. marks square, who sometimes try to sabotage williams already unstable vintage synths. bottins sound is a blend of seventies disco, early eighties electro, italian giallo movies atmospheres and can be roughly defined as horror disco. among his collaborations: stevie kotey (chicken lips, bear funk), makossa & megablast, richard dorfmeister... bottin already released on bear funk, italians do it better, and after his contribution to the cosmic balearic beats vol. 1 compilation, this is his real 12 inch debut for eskimo.

the cocoon of the japanese silkworm is greenish, has an elongated oval shape, and after 8 days, it turns into a bewitching butterfly. highly-active alexander gerlach comes up with nicone, three silky tracks released on kickboxer.
>omikoshi< is the result of a cooperation with japanese dj and producer tazaka while touring through japan. a unique blend of berlin techno grooves and japanese tradition, a gorgeous butterfly whose full, up-liftingmetamorphosis finally takes place on the dance-floor. already tested and approved by well-known djs, we have added an golden icing on the cake with a mix by philip bader.

another topical 12inch from the familiar sv brand, for your stylish yet sweaty boogie nights... side a: riccio remarks his own true remixing abilities with this first track on side b. distant sounds of a glittery era blend perfectly with the tricks of nowadays in a track that is as ever stopping as explosive on the floor. side b1: perfect strings and horns crescendos do the job. this should equally appeal to both straight and gay crowds... pure paradise garage in spirit. side b2: hold tight for the final surprise. yes, this 3rd track in the 12inch knocks in a rather unexpected, slightly latin flavoured intro.

encer kincy was giant in chicagos house music revival - part of the second wave of younger djs and producers that took the music of the early 1980s, rubbed it up and dropped it in places like 500 west cermak, medusa’s and the vault. a lot of people who are now superstars of the scene - mark farina, sneak, derrick carter, and dozens of others - were a part of that movement, too. spencer released a number of tracks on relief, planet e, cajual, peace frog - labels representing the classics of that era - and he usually recorded under the name gemini. as a dj, he operated in his own space - i’m sure he could play for a room, and sometimes did, but the unrestrained madness of a spencer kincy dj set had to be heard over several hours to appreciate. he could blend a sleazy disco track into hard acid, downtempo into a punishing armani track, jazz into detroit techno and so on. it wasn’t technically brilliant or tricky, but the selection was exquisite. a number of figures from his era still list him as an influence. his productions, viewed as a whole, are so much like his sets: going softer than many dared to go, and going much harder than just about any dared to go. simple jack tracks! respected by the standards of the industry of the time, and you certainly couldn’t go anywhere in chicago without hearing derrick, sneak, mark, lego, gene, jevon, diz, johnny or the other djs beating them. and so many of them have a timelessness - a little piece of eternity stuck like some bit of wax between the grooves

the latest ep to come from the detroit grand pubahs label detelefunk is dj and producer k alexi shelby with >i can go<. kaay is one of chicagos true heroes and cited by many as a pioneer of the citys sound. this is his unique smooth blend of techno and house, as kaay calls >tecsoul< (which is also the the name of his own label) that attracted the eye of the pubahs with a track titled >i can go< featuring kaays own vocals, and the heavy female breathing.

in 2010 desolat continues its one year old x series with m.in: >sing and blow at the same time<. m.in is an young artist from frankfurt area developing his individual music taste by being open-minded towards other genres. his interpretation of house / tech-house is spiced up with jazz, soul and afrobeat elements in order to present a varied and sophisticated blend to his audience and led to numerous well received solo releases and remixes for radio slave and italoboyz amongst others. m.ins house and his versatile beat programming caught our attention a long time ago - and the title track here simply seemed to be tailor-made for loco dice and his sets. >sing and blow at the same time< was probably one of the best kept secrets since last summer and now it’s time to reveal it. this new desolat x will be the first in the series to be available as a digital file as well. its coloured vinyl, with artwork by florian pohl and mastering by enrico mercaldi, will remain a collectors item - great sounding and good looking.

side a: features “depth of my soul” soulful and deep house blend in this down tempo jam. but slower bpms only add style and atmosphere to the track. side b: where is the compassion - the soulful component is still pretty strong yet. it designs a journey through feelings, typical of a warehouse rave. again echoes of a recent past, still very poignant. vibes reveals a more jazzy/boogie ambient. to many ears those vibes shared are not mysterious at all in the origin. still this is a very cool, current adaptation to the dancefloor. massive release!!

one of the most in demand tracks from the >technique< album finally gets a full single release complete with re-fixes from prosumer and kruse & nuernberg. ernestos vocal fully lends itself to the prosumer soundsignature, his mix floats and weaves around ernestos vocal, peaking around his own chords before stripping things back to bare essentials and rebuilding like only he can. the kruse& nuernberg mix is hypnotic, percussive old school house music at its best. they take a small snippet of the vocal and build the groove relentlessly until the whole room is shaking. achim brandenburg aka prosumer lives in berlin where he is resident at panorama bar, weaving together the finest blend of soulful house sounds. an expert in classic chicago house and detroit techno, his first release was in 2004 on 240 volts, followed by playhouse and ostgut, where he released his debut album with murat tepeli in 2008. separately, hamburg based florian kruse & nils nûrnberg have created some of the most interesting deep house around in the past few years, with early highlights incl nils >caught a glimpse< on 8bit, and florians >love hurts< release on om records. since then, as solo producers, but more importantly together as kruse & nûrnberg they have climbed closer to the tree-top with their unique brand of mouth-watering underground house.

acid kirk is one of the first belgian undergound techno wave icons, making sort of a comeback these days. delivering dark, no blend, pure malt acid!

scott monteith aka deadbeat is back on echocord with an absolutely killer ep. after his split ep with fenin on echocord colour this year, and his earlier ep with pole (d.p.) he is now back on echocord with his vampire ep. deadbeat is one scott monteith, a long time montrealer and recent berlin ex pat who has been releasing his own special blend of dub laden, minimal electronics since 2000, for labels such as cynosure, musique risquée, scape and spectral to name but a few. this continues in the same vain. dub is the key here and it is used with such class and insight. the flip sees a more twisted track that shows a slightly more edgy side.

chicago natives the shake up connection with their second release on ao. their debut single you got me (on ao10) a super gorgeous, melancholic affair already caused a huge reaction with the househeadz worldwide. these 3 tracks are suitable for any dancefloor and mark the shake up connections fine blend of samples, electronica and acoustics and they get on their mojo for sure: pitched down guises and ready to rock. the immaculate production and frighteningly powerful build up should prove it all. must have!

rob bellevilles 4 track ep for adepth audio is his first vinyl release, following previous releases on the schall netlabel and paul macs digital label sulamuse. the 3 original synth-driven tracks on this ep are a perfect example of robs capability to produce epic-sounding tracks which are deep, soulful, energetic, and dancefloor-friendly.
german techno producer arne weinberg chose to remix the title track sounds of introspection and has delivered a version with a perfect blend of the original tracks main elements and his own beloved signature sound.

prime numbers are back with e11.... the latest in the pn e.p series. three exclusive tracks by mr scruff & kaidi tatham, motor city drum ensemble and andrés! this time we feature a heavyweight collaboration between mr scruff & kaidi tatham who provide a smouldering jazz-house production with kaidi leading the way on keys and flute on top of a chunky, bottom-heavy groove. motor city drum ensemble drops a killer raw cut. a heavily smashed jackin’ disco workout with all the markings of a fine cajual dub or early striclty rhyhtm. the track oozes soul and is unpretentiously aimed at the dancefloor. once again danilo plessow proves less is more. andrés completes the line up with a cheeky blend of some classic ingredients. sounding like a track from his early releases, “jack city” has all the essential hallmarks of the andrés sound with an excellently simple but purely effective fusion of house and hiphop ethics

dollkraut aka pascal pinkert is back with another great ep after his previously successful release >cheveux noir< on sound architecture. once again he shows his ability to produce a unique blend of house influenced by soul and jazz. loaded with warm and analogue sounds paired with his intuition for solid vocals and sampling.
the remixes featured on this record are done by two swinging tag-teams. first of all the well known krause duo (freude am tanzen / musik krause) with an edgy sharp jacking remix. on the b-side scott (the gym / my best friend / fluid ounce) turn the downbeat track precious fool with their jazzy twist into a dancefloor anthem. outstanding record!