the sunshine coast?s resident electronic maverick, milanese is back on with his heavy-as-fuck 2nd album on the mighty planet mu, and a snapshot of the continued evolution of his unique, fresh angle on streetwise uk bass music.
having pioneered the heavy, dark and twisted experimental dubstep sound with his previous releases on warp, combat, mg77, arcola, seed and planet mu, this new lp sees a shift towards collaboration. with strong vocal artists like ben sharpa (pioneer unit, cape town) and rqm (al haca, vienna), who deliver interesting lyrics in a unique style, melded perfectly with milanese?s own fat swerving basslines, solid drums full of attitude and odd, mangled samples.
melting dubstep?s earth shaking frequencies with hip hop & grime vocals and hard edged timbaland influenced drums and percussion, the result defies categorization: neither dubstep, grime, hip hop nor idm - you could call it a mashup of all these, but it?s more accurate to say it sounds like streetwise bass music for the year 3000. incredibly strange beats and sounds but keeping the funk, fury and bounce 100% on lockdown.
challenging, menacing and forward thinking like his previous releases 1up on warp (2004) and extend on planet mu (2006), its also 31 year old steve milanese?s most dancefloor record yet.

after only two releases on 7even recordings f has already made huge waves on the scene with his unique sculpted approach to dubstep and techno.
now he is back with a cut which offers a glimpse at a different side to his productions, dub techno styled a-side >epilogue< comes correct, displaying what is clearly a long time love and appreciation of this music. clean production and atmospheric textures create the backdrop for a distant beat which drills into the psyche, making for a deep 4/4 journey trawling through the late night in a smoky haze.
on the b-side, ramadanman weighs in with a rework which absolutely slays. you could call it garage, you could call it dub-tech, but this track is so fresh, we re sure it ll have the funky house heads on their hands and knees as much as the dubstep crowd, dark as hell too - a total crossover. shit is tight, yo!
already supported by mary anne hobbs and rob booth amongst others, this release also featured in the 7even mix for the experimental show on bbc radio one in january 2009.

the mighty beat assassins return on mofo this time with a tidy collab with vocalist sweetie irie, and with a tip top remix from the one they call ac slater this release will put mofo back where it belongs, at the top of the pile!!

this record is a bomb! it had to be said... telegraph is proud to present tom ellis first vinyl album! sex, drugs and sausage rolls is an 8 track project that showcases the huge talent of this special uk producer. there are so many hits on this record that we can definitely call it a bomb and djs will go crazy for this one! all tracks are dancefloor killers, always funky and groovy they are full of creativity evolving into different atmospheres. a uk garage flavour on some tracks brings a fresh vibe into his productions, toms music definitely is very human and always musical. the sexy vocal tracks like simple truth or boogie turns are just incredible and sound like nothing else. sex, drugs and sausage rolls will become a classic record over time. toms highly acclaimed and ever growing discography spreads far and wide through labels such as hartchef, minibar, trimsound (his own imprint), logistic, archipel, floppy funk, morris audio and telegraph. he regularly performs live around europe and can be witnessed displaying his bass guitar skills along side label partner leif with their trimsound live project.

with mind reflection ep vol 1, franck roger is going back to the early years of house! in fact he shows a lot of himself, musically, and vocally (feat mani hoffman). some may call it old-school, franck simply calls it 100% pure house music. supported by main djs!

nice price deal !!! big room house/ electro/ dance smash. dj meeting hype! incl: tom pulse, stevie mycs, empyre one, extended mixes! the shining sun, the heat ... what you call holiday, is built in this track. nice female vocals, a fat mellow and some remixer like tom pulse

waren die letzten platten von tele fragen oder aussagen, so ist das vierte album der in berlin lebenden band aus freiburg ein tier - und zwar jedes. eines, das haken schl?gt zwischen club, lagerfeuer und ballsaal. eines, das nicht schafft und nicht stempelt. eines, das liebt ohne zu frieren. zw¬lf lieder finden sich auf jedes tier , einem album, mit dem die band um texter francesco wilking nach zwei major-platten wieder zu tapete records zur?ckkehrt. es sind lieder f?r in und nach der krise: die nacht ist jung, genau wie wir, du bist so sch¬n, ich nenn stra?en nach dir. und die musik? da sind die tiefen beziehungsgespr?che der gitarren, deren kinder, s?sse orgelmelodien, auf bass und schlagzeug liegen wie auf einem sofa und sich zur?cklehnen - so weit, bis fast die lehne bricht. man h¬rt: die band hat gearbeitet wie ein tier, hat geprobt und gespielt, anderthalb jahre lang. 2008 waren tele mit wir sind helden auf tour, f?r jedes tier traf sie sich zusammen mit neuen und alten guten leuten wie u. a. patrick majer (wir sind helden) und moses schneider (beatsteaks, tocotronic).

synthcast aka mihai popoviciu & and agnes rocks the house

some spicy latin salsa to heat up the dancefloor at your tropical dance party! there s nothing quite like listening or dancing to good strong latin music, and i m not talking about wishy washy bossa nova or boring rumbas that your mum and dad danced to on their honeymoon cruise in the caribbean. i m talking about tropical rhythms that make your hips grind and jiggle, complex, crazy beats that make your feet take on a life of their own, hypnotic piano and blasting horns that whirl around inside your head, intensifying an already exotic experience. it doesn t matter if you don t understand the lyrics, the fun is all there in the vibrant atmosphere and the knowledge that you re listening to pro musicians making seriously exciting music.
when it comes to proper latin, there are loads of bands to choose from. most of them don t get a peep outside of their local communities, it appears that the latinos are only too happy to enjoy their own music, and so what if the rest of the world can t hear it? not so orcestra esencia - this west coast usa outfit can give it some if they really have to. check out these two irresistible tracks. tropical dancefloor salsa at its finest. now that s what i call bangin latin!
we re not the macnamaras, and we re not leaders of men. we are an east bay salsa band, the finest in the land. we play at wakes and weddings, and every fancy ball. we cancel playing funerals, to play the carnival!

with the practice and feedback from an extensive set of gigs under his belt, a new live band to back him, and a close-knit crew of collaborators to work with, moschella has a deepened trust in his own musical ability. as a result boomshadow reflects the continued refinement of nino moschella?s sound. his songs are more personal, and his production definitely has more boom.

mit frisch geoelten ketten und maximierter feuerkraft pfl?gt der maroon panzer so vernichtend wie noch nie durch die metal botanik!

only a very few lucky people can call skatebards wonderful debut lp their own. >skateboarding was a crime in 1989< got released on telles electronic offshoot tellektro, home of great norwegian artists like annie or rÖyksopp. the key track on that album was >sgnelkab< which got played and loved to death by djs like sven väth, michael mayer and pascal feos. it instantly became a classic and always remained a secret weapon. the few copies available on discogs cost € 50 and more.... now >sgnelkab< is finally available on a full vinyl side and remastered to great effect! along comes a brand new remix by norwegian techno godfather mental overdrive (r&s). he turned the track into an insanely hot disco rave remix that already got great feedback from the usual suspects. the artwork was accomplished by another scandinavian legend: sähkös very own tommi grönlund!

part 2 features mixes from hard dance / ravebreaks giants slipmatt & bunter they have been pushing their new sound which they call ravebreaks, a fusion of breakbeats mixed with anything from traditional rave sounds to electro to full on vocal songs. and has had a highly successful compilation albums with ministry of sound under the helter skelter. bass slammers aka nilesh parmer & dave heels currently on the dance nation tour in the uk provide the other mix alongside germanys de-grees

call this ep our attempt at spring cleaning. after releasing and touring with his plastic starfish project, tal m. klein is now working on new projects such as the sly players with slim from goodgroove and the disco builders with deepcuts and hilly of the hotness. but we found a bunch of unreleased remixes both by and for tal in our vaults and worked to put together an amazing package of fresh tmk beats to funk up your world.

this is the 4th sampler taken from drop musics incredible triple cd dusk till dawn (10 years of drop music). having recruited some of the best house producers on the planet to contribute their celebration of 10 years of drop music. on this sampler we have inland knights, joshua heath and kinky movement.

after the superb best of chaz jankel on their sister label tirk last year, nang are grinning ear to ear for the second release with some top flight remixes featuring big names all the way. first up is rekids regular toby tobias and the slick discoid grooving interpretation of call me. fresh from the success of their final electric chair comp the unabombers weigh in with their bouncy walking bass take on one of 2007s top disco tunes get myself together. to round things off a 3rd big name diesel from xpress 2 chills things out and delivers his stripped down after hours version. nang is out of the gates and running folks.

10inch !!!! this is something special. 10 years after its very limited release (simply due to a low budget and limited sales expectations, not to try and make the record scarce), norm talleys the journey is picked up by a a few hip berlin djs, and a fire starts with the record being offered on ebay for over €100.00, because nobody can find a copy. even norm had to borrow a copy when he went to dj in berlin and the berlin party crowd had already asked him to confirm if he was bringing the record..no joke. so here is that tune, the journey, now re-mastered by stefan betke and cut by andreas@schnittstelle, and sounding very nice. on the flip is the unreleased in yo soul, chosen by third ear to complement the journey and complete a full on in your face piece of norm talley groove. and to round it off, its on a 10. cool and compact. just like norm, who is known in the dj circles of detroit as a secret weapon.. need your party fixing?... call norm talley. serge at clone kindly added a few words... nice re-issue of an obscure dj favorite produced by norm talley and previously released on the nouveau riche label from detroit. here you have two tracks that turn out to be great dj tracks when played out loud. the journey somehow got lost in obscurity. but luckily someone was clever enough to get it back out again, together with the previously unreleased in yo soul, and here they are... 10 inches of pleasure! pure detroit house music as we like it

night light records gives birth to sub-label night light slow edition! the first release on nlse is soul slammer ep by sinisa tamamovic including an awesome remix by international known name marko nastic. the release goes out with three driving techno, tech - house tracks. don t miss this ep, a must have..

highly addictive grooves and elements of house, techno, jazz, downtempo and even breakbeat melt together and thus you can never expect a certain category of sound û but theres an important ingredient for all of his works: emotion! from early beginnings until the present the musical ideas from terry lee brown junior had great impact on what we now call >tech-house<. as a pioneer and central player of the tech-house scene he succeeded in getting and remaining one of the most requested producers and djs worldwide. especially in the u.s.a. and great britain he established himself as archetype for nearly every following production or name in this division.

john talabot is a youngster from barcelona with a rather special way of approaching music. borrowing his schools name for his alias and the most diverse samples for his music, he produces expansive and iconoclastic housey tracks. his influences range from flamenco to northern soul, from african music to traditional asian songs and he s inspiration sources go from the profound and sensual house of moodyman and labels such as sound signature or kdj to disco music, chicago house, pop or techno, whatever he likes. sounds like a bass kick and a sampler, he says us in his myspace, no less. this young producer and tireless musical tracker has the ability not just to find the appropriate samples but also to conjugate them wisely. in a great exercise of sonic inventiveness, guitars, strings and keyboards are combined in his tracks with rhythms and vocals with african reminiscences, to give us his own vision of house music, original and personal, but yet very effective. cliche allergic, songs like naomi, korlee or afrika sound cosmic and tremendously emotional without losing sight of the dance floor (thats what we call fat beats). his tracks are organic, human, full of life, the kind of music that keeps not only your foot moving but also your heart tingling.

daniel steinberg continues to have great sucess on labels such as microfon, grandpetrol and stylerockets and is also the main representative for front room recordings. with his last e.p, featuring >keep on movin< and >dont you know?<, enjoying such widespread sucess we thought we should call upon the remix skills of roman flügel and siopis for this release. roman has been artistically active sine the 1990s with his own labels playhouse, ongaku musik and klang elektronik contributing some of the best house around throughout the years. his remixes for the likes of pet shop boys, human league, primal scream and kylie minogue have garnered him a worldwide recognition and now he delivers in true style to front room. siopis, fresh from his get physical release >penny from the lane<, has also recently remixed mr. static which has further pushed his name into the international dance music vocabulary. his work can also be spotted on some of the most prominent labels like get physical, bpitch control and crosstown rebels to name a few. three quality remixes making one brilliant e.p that maintains front room at the top of its game.

seamless recordings new offshoot seamless twelves which will concentrate more on vocal and uplifting house brings you a sampler of whats to come from the label. on this sampler we feature tracks by top quality producers such as matthias heilbronn (pdp ft inaya), jazzloungerz, greg stainer & central avenue people supporting these tracks already are atfc, roger sanchez, rocco, syke n sugarstarr, hector romero, alfred azzetto, tom de neef, martin ten velden, andy ward amongst others

we re not sure if theres been a whole lot of russian vocal led synthy disco around of late / ever, but we definitely like the idea of it. and so we have the first release on the brand new tirk affiliated label nang. d pulses sound is a sonic cocktail that represents the different flavours of its ingredients. great for dancing, as well as regular home listening, making love or preferably cooking. you can call it russian house, full of spirit, soul and its own philosophy. now on to the tunes. the foto mix of more combines cold robo synth bass and stripped back rhythms with the haunting tale of love, loss and the ultimate fulitility of existence (probably). the original mix lives up to the live jam side to the d pulse manifesto with organic funk and jazzy chops leading the way. fellow russian alcos coolkas carries on where his new work on tirk left off, with simple but sparkling and sophisticated electronics working away with snippets of the vocal to mesmerising effect. the package rounds off with the spacey, warm, instrumental highway to saturn. nang has launched!

generally based in london, soundspecies encompasses a collective of friends and different projects, with the momentum and focus coming from a family connection, four brothers raised with a jamboree of musical instruments for toys learnt a love for jamming and creating sounds from an early age... fast forward through developing years... henry gettin busy with beats and decks and sussing the london scene - olly playing lots of bass in bands & training in music recording, composing and acoustics at salford uni, manchester - nat working hard and playing hard on his guitar - barnaby composing and playing sax in various bands then travelling and suckling inspiration in brazil, morocco, borneo... expanding the family until the whole world is our friend... music is a universal language, a communication with like minds...fellow soundspecies worldwide. this is the first artist project to be born from the legendary cd-r sessions!

remixes by gorge and phonique & tigerskin!!! kaiser souzai, based in berlin finally hit our imprint yellow tail with their 3rd ep. hypnotic, driving & rhytmic to the last pattern !! coming up with what we call a remix package.

brussels-based duo yves de mey and peter van hoesen presenting three varied techno tracks. system policy features a continuously evolving layer of dubby chords, carefully placed in a rich, resonating musical space. at first it seems appropriate to call it dub techno, but crisp percussion and a keen ear for arrangement lend this track an extra dose of funk

these days, skat fights with his other personality, oleg the russian housemaster,weapons are big house beat, basses, rhodes, perks, pads, and on eklo skat is banging hard with his da hunterz ep on a side, da hunterz, its the >call of the hunt<, everyone ready to bounce, jungle mumbling, a bass hook which will make u shake, and those crazy horns and trumpets which bring this weird >movie< feeling inside, full of hope and energy, real music!!. defintly a hit for peak time. on b side, wanna come, on this one, our french lover, brings his strings, pianos and rhodes probably for the girls. yeah this one is deep, fresh, moving

the second release from merkur aka japasese embassy is coming. we can expect an exciting and unexpected 3 tracker which does not fit in any conventional category. gonno, tokyo based producer and dj, has graped everyones attetion with his outstanding “i don’t need competition (inkl. donnacho costello mix)” on beyond records in late winter 2008. for merkur he has designed the acid-revival track “desolation 303?,,. this track is build on a tricky chicago styled rhythm and an acid sequence which first comes slowly, later on developing an beautiful drive suitable on every dancefloor. berlin based japanese artist / label owner shingo suwa painted the tune “silver blue” with a lot of love for chords and melodic spins. maybe you can call it housemusic knocked down to a minimal attitude. “two of us” plays with warm synths on a solid base, slightly referring to the detroit deep house culture and impressing with an advanced but nevertheless solid groove

remastered 1976 classic!! special gatefold double 12inch release!!! includes a huuuge booklet and an additional 7inch with 4 exclusive bonus tracks!!

strong second release from the fresh italian label with legendary background!

great chicagoan package with legendary gene farris new album. filled with sure house shot aim at the dancefloor, without ever forgetting the windy city influence.

big with h.o.s.h., someone else, dubfire, kombinat100, monoroom and many more !! on goes the trip of the little label named acker records from the heartland mecklenburg-pommerania... the by now ninth release comes with the track dschinnjah from the dj duo zada & kotelett out of berlin. a masterpiece of electronic dance with oriental stripes hit the groove and are driven by percusion sets, wonderfully danceable, wonderfully dreamy. with it comes a functional dancefloor remix by labelhead molle aka mollono.bass of kombinat100. a vinyl every dj should call his own...

after the great success of his first e.p. “beach kisses , emerging spanish talent dosem delivers two new floor bangers. on the a, dosem presents “silent drop” a highly infectious anthem bound to fit the appetite of djs from a wide spectrum of genres… a track sure to make listeners yearn for more as it builds and builds until the main melody breaks free and all hell breaks loose! massive whether treated as house or techno!on the b, “paraiso” bursts out as if there is no tomorrow… not for the faint hearted, a techno floor killer if you want to call it that, but one thing for sure watch the dancefloor burn when you play this out!all in all a huge e.p. that will set a milestone for a new techno sound to come

28 tracks state-of-the-art remastered! original 7 and extendend deejay cuts by dennis brown, gregory isaacs, freddie mcgregor, michael rose, junior byles, delroy wilson, sugar minott, leroy smart, a.o. - the next essential chapter in the reggae anthology quality series!

venezuelan producer argenis brito graces us with his sophomore cadenza release, the imminent ep. renowned for his role as lead vocalist for senor coconut as well as his collaborative projects with artists as decorated as luciano, pier bucci, jay haze and samim, the multi-talented argenis solo work comes with some pedigree. resident in berlin since 2004, his distinctly latin interpretation of house is a step ahead of the game, with prior releases on junion and cadenza animating floors with that inimitable south american fervour. title track >imminent< is a playful affair,with bouncing bass and a shimmering synth melody dancing around the kick. intoxicating and funked up, the melodies call and respond in a fragmented conversation while pulsing echoed tones add depth to the mix. >mind body soul< stutters into a complex percussive pattern, coloured by warm keys and blocks of bass tone. funky is the word, as a distorted vocal directs bodies to the floor. deep and immersive, dark melodic synth movements plunge us into a sweaty and cathartic house hole. on the flip, >lolipop< combines electro and house elements into one cheeky dance with the devil. bubbling bass flows under cascading melodic synth, as fat percussion crunches around sharp vocal bursts. slick and futuristic, this is for that time of the night where looking backwards is not an option.closing the ep, >unreality< is as deep as they come. warm and uncompromising key stabs pulsate over a no-nonsense bass drive, accented by harmonising clav tones. living up to its moniker, the resonant melodies and hypnotic pace conspire to transcendental effect.

one of belgium biggest exports, and studio partner of marco bailey is responsible for this monster release on analog mode records. tom hades delivers 2 bomb tracks perfect for those hands in the air moments! bogeys and dance all over me are finest example of what we call up to date techno. expect some serious dancefloor action on the breaks. pure, solid crowd movers, that s it . analog mode has done it again!

orange society spent her deep-sounding voice...she gave me her number. when i called her, she asked me to hold on for a minute. i did. when she returned to the call, her voice was a few octaves deeper...it was an unique sound, better than my old roland • vp-330 support: mihalis safras, magda, oliver huntemann

maverick us producer gunjack aka brian gibbs delivers an absolute crossover bomb. with early support by rag and bone crew, scorn, surgeon, stormfield and many other heavyweights in both the techno and dubstep worlds. >murda< is a giant dubstep/ hardcore/ techno hybrid cut deep at 45 rpm for that chest rattling quality. the sample, taken from ini kamoze >world a reggae< (out in the street they call it murda), makes this hard, freaky ride into total mayhem. >bruckshut s revenge< mick harris aka scorn had the following to say about this tune , >hat s off to gunjack! solid! a killer. really ****ing punk and proper! the way it should be done.< this tune has a deep droning intro leading us to a new twist on the techno/dub hybrid sound. this is the sound of consume. >down the ox< continues this hard lesson in hybrid dynamics! more off beat techno than dubstep.

the soul clap boys from boston who come up with the next airdrop outing, outdoing themselves every single time. it’s becoming increasingly hard to hammer them down to a certain sound or aesthetic as their thirst for innovation is just unquenchable! >puppy crack< is a potent dance drug and should immediately be banned to avoid further brain damage. dripping into your drainage like some highly potent acid, the track breaks down into the wonkiest mayhem that clubbers ears have heard in a long time!for those who like it darker, the ragged >beat the puppy< tool is the one! not beating around the bush but rather beating the poor squelching animal, the track rages subliminally, gripping tight around the neck with a metallic beat that should have any old party dog wagging its tail rhythmically while the voice filters in causing uproar with its build-up.call in the ambulance and hope the doctor saving you when your overdose is mikael stavöstrand: he is just such a fine balancer and knows how to dose right: >puppy crack< becomes a deep entrancing affair with squelching noises and hypnotic synths that underline squeaking and clicking effects. slowly the whole affair culminates in an evil addiction you did not even notice you developed!

after a decent break, while celebrating the 10th release, mojuba is back with a fresh and exciting new talent. we are speaking about tokyo resident called stereociti, a very gifted musician who devoted his heart to the music we love since 1994. his music is self-evidently high quality deep house with a touch of detroits spirit! the first two tracks of sterociti proving his sense for club rocking and touching emotional moments in music!

madhouse has its next lot of releases ready to hit the streets ultra hard in 2009 and first one to step up is brainwash from belgium. sandy warez from the same country already set the standard and brainwash goes over it. 4 hard to the bone tracks for the masses. once again an industrial killer from the spanish madhouse!!

call it the beauty and the deep - ilario alicantes beautiful guitar-driven dream meets the deep kardamoon by jan driver, remixed by seuil.

brand new berlin label from mike vamp (martini brös) and patrick gräser (liebe detail). excellent soulful deep & dubby techhouse to techno music !! limited to 300 copies

the boys are back! this time with the soul and black voice of mr. mj, paying tribute to the house classic >i call to love< by mr. fingers: beyond production and sound as usual, this will electrify you!

played by ricardo villalobos, luciano, reboot, sascha dive...

united by a simple question as what is electro?, the two young english producers of joe and will ask? have spent the last two years creating dirty, cutting edge productions and taking over the london club scene. with an eye firmly on the dance floor, but also with effortless musicality not normally associated with techno, theyve won over fans from the band / indie scene, as well as diehard clubbers. they inject tonality and musical flow into everything they touch, all under the banner of techno or electro or whatever you would like to call it, and have been compared to justice, soulwax, dim and popof. after several eps, acclaimed by the likes of brodinski kris menace, vicarious bliss, casper c and autokratz to name a few, here comes their first release on kitsuné. claymore, delivers a tensed and breathtaking swoop with obsessive rhythms, while take me away with its strong rock energy and vocal hook, will set all the dancefloors on fire

2nd album by london-based the rocks brings us fresh indie and punk-rock

1 of the godfathers of uk garage matt jam lamont steps up for danny fourfours uunique vybez imprint. 4 different takes on the shades of house, linked together by quality beats and vocal, this is the original garage sound, with a special matt jam twist. call it urban house if you will, but this is just plain old fashioned party music- welcome back matt jam lamont

played by: ricardo villalobos, sebo k, brothers vibe, loco dice, dj deep (deeply rooted), karotte, nick curly and more... !!after the last fantastic release on fumalab we now make a stop in southern america – to be precise: in santiago de chile. there is a lot going on in chiles electronic music scene and dj felipe valenzuela is one of the agitators of the night in santiago de chile with one foot in latin america and the other one in the old continent. he is a fresh, young, and talented producer. we will hear a lot from him in the future … he took piano lessons for a long time and his first producer steps started in 1995. felipe is a dj since 2002. he organized small underground parties in santiago de chile shortly after he travelled to europe, especially spain. from this experience, great alliances have been created with bookings and excellent agencies. >alicante< is a spherical and hypnotic track which takes you on a journey through chile. there are spoken words in combination with a dreamy chorus and typical sounds from latin america. alicante evolved from a team work as rockit-f. this is felipe valenzuela together with fernanda diaz. >dive< is a percussive, mental track with sound snatches ranked together with a very special feeling. its a long trip – call it a lesson into rhythm and drums. the music kicks you discreet the whole time. >dive< emerged from collaborating with felipe venegas. hes also known from releases on immigrant