15 tracks full of surprising twists and turns and genre defying sounds and rhythmic patterns.

another great reissue from mali and already the 5th installement of the mali kunkan label on kindred spirits. completely restored artwork and remastered sounds

der hollŠndische dj & produzent dash berlin prŠsentiert das erste neue material seit seinem letzten studioalbum musicislife

der erst 24-jŠhrige russische produzent bop ist einer der vielbeachteten, neuen stars der electronic-szene. scheinbar mŸhelos vermischt er ambiente sounds und drum & bass-rhythmen mit idm, techno und dubstep. auf med school (schwester label von hospital records) erscheint nun sein mit spannung erwartetes dritte album -punk s not deadl-. fŸr fans von aphex twin oder boards of canada.

sehr schšne ibiza-chillout/lounge-compilation mit einer coolen mixtur aus zeitlosen alltime-favoriten und aktuellen top-kŸnstlern featuring mr. probz, julee cruise, katie melua, faithless, coldcut, josh gabriel, kraak & smaak, jaydee, chicane, emma hewitt, groove aramada, way out west, u.v.a.

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dapayk s full-length album on 2xcd! confirming his way of production dapayk >... always manages to walk the line between really rough experimental sounds and nice quirky functional funk, and this album is no different.< (butane) the album cd is completed by the bonus disc >divine parts of a godless life< with 14 new tracks of cute minimal electronica, a musical expression of him that has not been released on cd up to now

on moving to canada from his original home of haiti, pianist and singer/songwriter henri-pierre noel brought with him much of the tropical island s influences. the kompa funk sounds of his homeland, along side contemporary north american jazz and disco, ran throughout henri s 1979 album piano, re-released by wah wah 45s in 2012, and now its time for a second helping with the re-issue of 1980s dance floor friendly one more step, both albums having been originally released on very limited private presses and since become holy grails of the back music scene.

roger shah, der zusammen mit partner pedro del mar auch die erfolgreiche -mellomania--compilation veršffentlicht und mit topstars wie tiesto und armin van buuren zusammenarbeitet, liefert wieder zwei komfortable sets aus midsummer-sounds und relaxten beats ab. der perfekte soundtrack fŸr entspannte nachmittage, sonnenuntergŠnge, laue sommerabende und atmosphŠrische clubnŠchte!

deep, growling static contracts and contracts to a point, pumping out new sounds like solar flares. the pings of a high keyed synth rush by like stars. for harrington, what begins as one ends in many places-every sound is infinite.

-reachy prints- klingt wie ein trip in eine subterranische welt. es setzt die evolution des lang gewachsenen plaid-sounds fort und offenbart dabei noch versteckte, hochkomplexe felder. obwohl das duo heute neueste technologien einsetzt, bleibt ihr stil da

french producer david k is ready to announce his debut album, out of range, an off-the-radar mixture of romantic melodies on drugs, rocking beats a la parisienne, and sounds to turn you on, released on tiefschwarzs ever reliable imprint, souvenir.

fŸnfter teil der hervorragenden zusammenstellung -the array- mit raren titeln aus den bereichen cosmic disco, 80er jahre synthesizer tracks, balearic tunes und house-not-house. diesmal mit dabei: daniele baldelli & dj rocca im andy weatherall remix, rayko, hiem, je couleur, headpocket, brioski, max essa, kim and buran, lasertom, james bright ft. melanie williams, jmrs, u.v.a.

kink spent years of backwards-engineering the sounds of detroit, chicago and early warp. tweaking whatever software was available, he learned all the sideways possibilities of hacking into the sonics of analog classics with the beauty of digital degradation: alias noise, bit crush, noisy fft grains - his one-of-a-kind results electrified dance floors all over the world ever since. now, all the elements of kinks live sets have been bundled like a laser beam in his debut album

strut praesentiert hardcore traxx: dance mania records 1986-1997, die erste definitive retrospektive von chicagos wichtigstem housemusic label. das label half bei der etablierung des ghetto-house-sounds und repraesentierte die street level clubkultur in den neunziger jahren. es entstand als raue alternative zu trax und dj international mitte der 80er jahre

metal dance vol. 1 was resident advisor no. 1 compilation of 2012! ny times pick of 2012 this collection underscores the real romance of machines. mojo: thrilling foray into forward thinking post-punk electronica! trevor jackson (playgroup / underdog / output recordings) returns with the eagerly awaited second instalment of his metal dance compilation series this august, following widespread critical acclaim in the wake of volume 1. drawing from jacksons deep collection of original industrial, post-punk, ebm and new wave, the album is an inspired mix of sounds and styles, mining classics, dub versions, oddities and secret weapons inspired by his formative clubbing years at many of londons seminal nightlife haunts.

pangaea steht als synonym fŸr subsonische bassmusik. sein zusammen mit pearson sound und ben ufo betriebene dubstep-label hessle audio zŠhlt zu den besten adressen des genres. entsprechend intensiv fŠllt seine arbeit fŸr die fabric-mixserie aus, die gekonnt darken techno mit bassigen sounds verbindet.

for fourteen years the island ibiza has been haunted by cocoons high-spirited tribe. in 2013, cocoon turned the beloved amnesia into a tropical jungle. the jungle seduces with lush colors and intriguing sounds. without hesitation you dive into lush greens, amazed by heat and beauty

capsize recovery takes the listener on a ride through a very dark universe of gloomy sounds and atmospheres. the eight rather longish tracks of the album are characterized by senkings epic signature sounds - creepy hovering bass lines, clean and slowed down drums, paired with oscillating and sometimes fierce synth melodies and shots. with his extremely deep and dubby arrangements that explore the depths and abysses of bass heavy music, he again is able to create soundscapes that convey a subtle sense of unease or even fear, as if they were the soundtrack to a mysterious and disturbing film

must is pure sonic architecture that breathes and sweats, this is how asphalt and steel sounds in contact with rain and sun. the hunch synthetic of pablo bolivars interlinings, reaches in must a degree of warmth and unpublished maturity. oblivious to this musician modes and contemporary fashions, he deliver the album he always wanted to do. idm, deep house, soulfull and sunny electronics designed and crafted with the meticulousness of a goldsmith. songs as sophisticated as friendly, loved but without raising fears. never bolivar has been as musical as now, delight and enjoyment in each beat. that is must, an album to listen carefully.

the bridge between life & death is the second album from barcelona- (via bristol) based producer zoon van snook. recorded partly in iceland, partly in bristol, the album features 11 tracks of fragile electronica, found sounds, field recordings and collaborations with icelandic artists amiina, benni hemm hemm and sin fang.

good price for good music! what do you do when a live project exceeds its own ambitions? just keep doing the wonderful concerts and eventually head to the studio. sounds simple and conclusive. in the case of karocel, that was exactly how they went about it and surprisingly, all six band members made it happen. though the four marbert rocels, mathias kaden and michael-mitchi-nagler have known each other from their hometown along the gera-jena-erfurt corridor, and the karocel live shows have been well received: an album is an entirely different beast.

3 cds feat. tracks & remixes by chuckie, hardwell, romero, benny benassi, albert neve, chris lake, victor perez, sandro silva, afrojack..

pier bucci and argenis brito fuse sun-kissed latin american rhythms with tropicana flavoured electronica - sun kissed? tropicana? sounds like a promo text! actually listening to this cd turned out to be pretty much fun - for the relaxing moments in life. a welcoming sublime mambotur - out of the club and under a daylight sky no less....impressive new work of mambotur, it has a special mood, well balanced between melancholy and festiveness, as a richer sound in terms of influences.

continuing the ever-successful new blood series into the year 2013 and beyond is the next instalment of fresh cuts from a whole new generation of med school undergraduates. featuring the undiscovered stars of the future, new blood 013 brings together a collection of sounds from the underground and presents them as a compilation album that will impress d&b specialists from across the board

this is a textured soundscape energized by drums that might sound inspired from the influences of the past but are clearly crafted with sounds pulled from the future. from here we arrive at prisms, an interlude that at first seems relaxed until you realize that with just a combination of arpeggiated synths, percussive elements and noises plucked from the ether you are smack in the middle of a piece of music that somehow wraps its emotion around a moving image that moves you with it.

the 1970s saw winston wright working closely with dynamic sounds studios nucleus of musicians cutting material for all the top producers of the time including numerous sides for bunny striker lee, which we have focused on for this set of tunes. from 1975 onwards winston wright was a member of toots and the maytals touring band, but we celebrate here his mighty fine studio work. adding his touches to many a fine rhythm as only winston could we hope you enjoy the set.

nowadays house music has become a global phenomena and even bignames of the pop and rnb world polish their music with house remixes. harley&muscle from milan are the spearhead of the international deep house scene and who is supposed to know better how it all started at the end of the eighties. soulstar proudly presents the third edition of the house classics compilation. also on house classics iii harley&muscle present the who-is-who of the house world and deliver 26 titles the wrote house music history.

united by this ethos and a love for analogue electronic sounds, genuine artisans triad spent 2012 ensconced in the studio further shaping the essence of the sonic visions theyd already shared with the world into one solid statement of intangible intent - an aural essay in ong play format entitled utopia.

das debuetalbum der londoner band i.r.o.k. um den englisch-marokkanischen leadsaenger mike title ist ein futuristisch-psychotropisches amalgam aus afro, techno und punk, angesiedelt irgendwo zwischen funkadelic, the prodigy und den spŠten pil, wo techno/electro-sounds auf entfesselte fussballfanchoere im oi!-stil treffen.

spleen united , danish top 10 heroes and one of the live sesations on this years roskilde, fusion and reeperbahn festivals with their first international release.

following another sensational season of sold out shows in ibiza that saw the biggest stars in house & techno >all gone future sounds< sees pete join forces with cadenza favourite reboot to compile a 2 cd mix representing the groundbreaking sounds at the forefront of cutting edge dance music!

its all too easy for nostalgia to tip into something negative. at its best its a celebration of the best the past has to offer while putting it into a contemporary context, at its worst its moaning that things arent as good as they used to be. hercules & love affair have always been firmly in the first category. main man andy butler takes classic house and disco sounds and uses them to craft dance music that has one foot in the past, the other cutting a rug on dancefloors right now. its a well-judged and expertly executed balance.

the name paul ritch echoes around the world. his productions and live sets, charged with pure adrenaline and characterised by his powerful, harmonic, and deep techno, have made him the holder of a unique mark of sounds in which his passion and power transmit numerous memorable music moments.

inspired by western african music past and present from the horizon is debruits debut album. it is the culmination of 3 years work, collecting field recordings, delving into restricted archives, sampling lost african vhs and reinterpreting discovered african melodies and rhythms, for synths and drum machines. this is a remarkable record, filled with groundbreaking combinations of styles and sounds, constructed with passion and energy, driven by adventure and ideological principle and packed with intrigue, authenticity and tribute.

fusing latin american sounds with european electronic beats can often produce a bland and rudderless dross destined for derivative lounge compilations and deliriously dull playlists at pretentious after work cocktail bars. not so with the aptly named 1st trip, the superb sophomore effort from the equally aptly named los transatlanticos.

nach releases auf cocoon, desolat und compost sowie seinem debuetalbum >dschungelorchester< veroeffentlicht der frankfurter produzent basti grub sein zweites album auf seinem eigenen label hoehenregler, auf dem er wieder elektronische klanglandschaften mit afrikanischen und lateinamerikanischen sounds, gesaengen und rhythmen vermengt und so seinem exotikstatus wieder voll gerecht wird.

von armin van buuren bis tiesto, von fedde le grand bis moguai und von hardwell bis sander kleinenberg - dieses doppelformat laesst keine fragen unbeantwortet, die der clubber von heute stellt! fuer diesen doppelschlag bleibt das trance/progressive genre die grundlage, obwohl hier ausgiebig wie effizient angereichert wird: mit house-, mit rock-, mit techno-sounds! dieses ding rockt die clubs!

incl. exklusive remixe von kŸnstler wie ryan crosson von visionquest, gavin herlihy, matt tolfrey & sam russo. originaltracks von dop & masomenos, alex celler, my favorite robot, ultrasone

with summer around the corner, hundreds of thousands of music lovers have begun preparing themselves for the start of the festival season. the continuously increasing presence of dance music in the charts means that this year, djs are filling more headline slots than ever and appealing to a more commercial, mainstream audience, festivals such as creamfields, global gathering, sw4, coachella, ultra music fesitval and tomorrowland are still going strong and are increasingly being seen as essential summer festivals.clubbers guide is one of ministry of sounds most iconic brands and clubbers guide to festivals 2012!

a perfectly formed deep-house voyage, taking the listener through blends of jazz, blues, latin and hip-hop, tourist is a must have for any dance or jazz music collection. the album transcends the ages and sounds as relevant and fresh today as it did on release, rightly staking a claim as a true modern classic.

the debut album of these two young lads with baseball hats not only honours and delves into a sound that already peaked some fifteen years ago, it also hones and elevates it, without ever falling into the reynoldsmania trap (please see retromania for further reference) or being old gold retold. and this is all oh-so-clear from the very start: the fine flutes of >when its there< go straight to your heart and they do so without any self-mockery or hipster smiles as much as the gasping 303-sounds, chirping birds and healing dx-like bass sounds a few tracks later do. >salty days< - an allusion not to grim times, but to a certain members adoration for the crystalline mineral - is blessed with a coherence that isnt samey, with tradition that isnt leaden and a feeling that is pure.

tomas barfod is fascinated with the idyllic wasteland, unveiling salton sea, that draws from the concept of urban decay.the producer and drummer of the popular danish group whomadewho, with a history of solo and collaborative releases for get physical, turbo, gomma, and kompakt, barfods latest full-length balances contrasts. at times bright with delicate

what is this? we actually dont know but it is new and wonderful! as one of the most successful artists in contemporary techno music hendrik weber aka pantha du prince presents his new studio project together with workshops stephan abry: ursprung. after several studio sessions in the cold and charming winter of the swiss alps, abry and weber were driven deeper and deeper into some microcosm of sound to almost cut the edge to the myth. influenced by krautrock, the ambient music of harold budd and early brian eno, avantgarde, and the minimalistic guitar sound of durutti collumn the ursprung project cant resist to make the guitar a main source. coming together with highly futuristic sounds as we know from the researches of pantha du prince. a truly unconventional structure of slowly growing beats hold this universe which came from the cold mountains together. it is not the first time the protagonists behind ursprung worked together. they met some ten years ago in hamburg as the photographer and musician stephan abry worked on his workshop project together with the artist kai althoff. hendrik weber was involved in the band stella and both released on hamburgs legendary ladomat 2000 label. a frequent conversation, exchange of music and some sessions made them work on pantha du prince works. mostly recorded in that white out background of the alps it was clear from the beginning- a unique project will come one day. now ursprung is here and lets us forget time and memory. stephan abry and hendrik weber wonder what is this? we actually dont know at all but it is new and wonderful!

dj w!ld is the french music maestro infamous for his dc10 residency and tireless work ethic. after his debut album last year, he now releases the superb d!rty on radio slaves cabin fever imprint.dj w!lds second album is a heady concoction of late night jacking cuts, interspersed with a clever use of sampling Ð infused with hip-hop attitude and vintage house. dirty is true of its namesake, a sensual journey that explores the primal instincts finely balancing male and female vocals with sonic vignettes and storming house numbers. it works as a perfect journey through w!lds sonic landscape of underground paris and beyond. dirty evokes the esteemed house sounds of dj sneak, chez damier, kerri chandler and hector moralez whilst pushing this sound further through his unique european experience and interpretation. dj w!lds album fit perfectsly on cabin fever with its famed reputation for upfront cutting edge house with a nod to the past. a perfect album for summer fun

debut album with finest classic, yet fresh sounding house music, vocal features include, kholi aka kholekile twalal, a fresh talent from south africa, already featured on atjazz and global soul releases, max c aka charles salter from louisville, kentucky is a singer/songwriter, performer, dancer, choreographer, and even actor and was a member of 3rd nation who scored several billboard top 10 singles. later he toured with bands like bomfunk mcs and blacknuss,devon dunaway, another protege of roberto who was already featured on his floppy sounds release on wave music. roberto rodriguez is one of the most prolific producers from scandinavia, hes also known as manolo and responsible for remixes like 6th borough project (the soul), akabu (ride the storm), energy52 (cafŽ del mar), crazy p (stop space return), yoko ono (give me something), vanessa daou (once in a while), moodymanc (preacher) and more

ambitioniertestes album irgendwo zwischen post rock, warmen westcoast sounds und electronica