cocoon recordings welcomes pele & shawnecy for his cocoon 12 inch debut. without any doubt the rosenheim resident is one of the fastest rising names in germany. the bavarian tech-house-hero has built up an impressive reputation over the last two years. his driving and testosterone loaded productions and remixes can be found in many top notch dj-sets and charts. pele is a master of kicking tech-house and his style of incorporating chords and vocals create real peaktime highlights. there is no escape when the sound of pele kicks in on your pa system!

hank jackson is from southern california, but he calls brooklyn home. a couple months ago, when we were stamping alex burkats record in the mister office, we put these songs on. after we picked our eyeballs off the floor, we realized we were listening to more than just face-burning techno. theres something about hanks music that seems to embody the conflict between youth and age, what its like to live in a society where the law can simultaneously & arbitrarily protect you or harm you. but maybe we just think too much. no matter what, we are happy to introduce hank, and we are happy to present you with the deposit ep. we hope you enjoy

hey guys, here is finn records from germany, and this is for you!
we are happy to present new dotstripe 12 inch record on finn schallplatten 002. you can enjoy minimal influences with rhythms and excellent research of bouncing clicks, hackly hats, playful percussions and african voices combined with dreamy melodies. just the right sound for the club to go on a jungle safari. finn 002 comes with a nice remix package a la matthias adler and a strong britta arnold remix!

played by marco carola, ame, dixon, nick curly, marco resmann, gel abril, stacey pullen, guy j, osunlade, wankelmut, andre galluzzi, chris wood, m.a.n.d.y., mihai popoviciu, tensnake, brendon collins, matt star.its open air and summertime…. with this new movida record you cant do wrong! starting with a brilliant opener from the french tom ayann with his deep, but groovin “strawbassy” track which you could hear already last summer season in marco carolas sets at amnesia / ibiza and his crowd go crazy then. the bavarian kay rauner aka mindrage delivers us an old-school dub-tech-house track with trippin nasa-like samples….if this is no space-techno, i really dont know where you could find it. last but not least our buddy matt star brings us a new track which he made together with movida label boss and good friend michael peter which you kick for 11 minutes to another galaxy. if you love the sound of guy gerber or mathew jonson, you should listen to this one for sure. the summer season can start right now and here….!

ein aeußerst kraftvolles stück tanzflurglorie tritt hier an den geneigten hoerer heran und bezeugt erfolgreich das feingeschliffene koennen gui borattos mit tracks, die zum besten aus gezaehlt werden koennen, was ihm bis dato aus den potis geflossen ist. ein perfekter grund, um endlich mal wieder die beste tanzmontur aus dem schrank zu holen

madrid based artist ideograma (aka dj f) gets released on frigio for the first time and delivers the most intelligent and elegant techno tunes you can find at the moment. - geographic ascending ep - comes with 4 unique tracks full of class and emotions. all tracks were done with 100% analogue gear to create sophisticated melodies and a raw texture that make the final result very warm.

at the edge of failure a door to greater understanding and discovery is sometimes opened. some of mankinds greatest discoveries and experiences took place by sheer coincidence or even by mistake. from the big bang, to penicillin, or the invisible light we call x-rays, chance and human error has played a big part of our history and evolution as a species - can we really afford to be perfect when we owe our mistakes and weaknesses so much?

the music of tokyo-based englishman max essa is like a fine wine, it can be only stored in the finest oak barrels, it can only be aged correctly and it can only be drunk when completely ready. maxs approach is far from conventional, emotional content plays a major part in his works and now we find him on his third bearfunk long player won ton sunrise.

nice price deal !!! >whatever you say<, is a sexy tapeworm, that keeps rolling, triggered by its sensual bassline. a track that has no beginning and no end, but you could call a friend. hanne & lore have remixed whatever you say and whoever follows what they do, you never know what they come up with, but you can expect its going to be dead cool.the guys are magic in the way they bring together different elements, genres and create monster tunes. here hanne & lore have come up here with a dub version working with wonderful tape delays shaping a nice loose and deep traxter that puts a smile on your face

brothers are on the wheels! we can call it a funky family! 4 delightful & demoniac house tracks to rush any kind of place. if you like house you need this supa fresh release. 2 original versions with their dub/club edit, something like a sure shot! enjoy

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when theres twilight in boston, you can take many lonely walks around the city...

the descent of man ep is the third and last part of a trilogy on vinyl dedicated to charles darwin studies. this final chapter is focused on the darkest side of electronic music and his impact on human psychology. as charles darwin studied the evolution of physical and mental traits, we want to show how obscure, trembling and aggressive sounds generate an increasing sense of agitation and loss while mild and gloomy atmospheres can relieve the body and brain, achieving a peaceful state of mind. dont be afraid to move into a shady space. this is not the end even if it could be.

ida engberg describes collage like so: not many things in life beat the true experience of the perfect party. that definitive moment when location, music and people all come together in the same place to create that perfect shared experience. it is about that vibe that can only exist when all those components work together in perfect harmony.

das album der belgischen industrial-legende the klinik nun als schwarzes vinyl. the klinik kehren nach 22 jahren mit einem neuen album in originalbesetzung zurück. eat your heart out ist die perfekte fortsetzung des klassischen, minimalistisch-kalten sounds der band, der auch heute noch so innovativ klingt, wie bei wenigen anderen protagonisten der szene.

few djs and producers have had the longevity and success that jerome has had throughout his career and even fewer can lay claim to having graced such esteemed labels as planet e, drumcode, defected and renaissance to name but a few. on the bicept ep jerome sydenham takes time out from running his renowned house imprint ibadan records to deliver the fantastic four track bicept ep for desolat.

r-zone is a new label launched by global darkness. who is involved isnt exactly a secret, those who feel so inclined can piece the information together quite easily. it is however irrelevant to the concept of r-zone, which would like to shift the focus away from namedropping and perception based on hype around individual artists and bring it back where it belongs, in the lap of the music.

heavyweight legendary acid house music figureheads such as larry heard, phuture (dj pierre, spanky), armando, marshall jefferson, k-alexi, farley jackmaster funk and more all feature in soul jazz records new highly stylised album compilation of classic and rare chicago acid and experimental house music from 1986-93. first of two volumes of super-loud supreme audiophile 180gm double-vinyl housed in deluxe gatefold sleeves and polyethylene inners, complete with full graphic novel inside, contains complete full-length 12 inch original fully-remastered heavyweight chicago acid at its loudest and best. digital download code included.

der housemeister ist seit den 1990er jahren aktiver und fester bestandteil der berliner technoszene, geprägt von illegalen raves, pioniergeist und diy. mit eindrucksvoller release-historie auf labels wie bpitch control, all you can beat und boysnoize, kehrt der produzenten-jongleur diesen sommer mit seinem neuen werk zurück. op-1 wurde ausschließlich mit einem transportablen synthesizer produziert und aufgenommen - im flughafen, auf dem flug, im hotelzimmer, an der bar oder vor dem abendlichen auftritt. op-1, ein gerät und ein album wie aus der zukunft!

some 100 years ago, sweden was a miserable dark and damp habitat. august strindberg captured the soul of the country, ingmar bergman psyched it, and lena nyman sexed it up. nowadays, we add nostalgia about the swedish model to that mix. this record is a story about the sweden you might not know, in which you need a special permit….to dance

claus voigtmann makes his vinyl debut on lisbon’s assemble music, applying the same high standards to his productions as he does to the toi toi parties he co-organises in london. in fact, you can imagine ‘spin’ greeting you on arrival in a moodily-lit shoreditch basement, its growling interplay of bass and kick drum instantly familiar and pleasurable. the plunging bass and pinpoint kicks of ‘junago’ bring to mind the refined soundspaces of peter ford or ‘the au harem’-era villalobos. it’s the kind of track that comes into its own the later the night gets, and just as the elements interlock then writhe apart from each other you can imagine the dance floor doing the same.

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after their hot contributions for treats vol. 2, session victim prove indeed that they are on the roll with a funkafied and no holds barred ep that pays homage to their hip-hop roots. move me so starts rather simply, with just a guitar and a vocal, but you can hear a moving bassline and distant rhodes chords creeping up from the background. two minutes into the track and theres still no kick drum, although the level of excitement produced by the magnetic groove is almost unbearable. a filtered drum break finally gives way to a four to the floor beat that should turn any dancefloor into a frenetic party. the track builds with high energy, as the pounding bassline seems to be directly lifted from an early 90s hip-hop classic. the breakdown sees the vocal/guitar loop being played differently until the second part shifts gear and brings more surprises in the mix with the intro rhodes chords coming in and out.

the curatorial direction appleblim has always chosen to take with apple pips is rooted in his dj sets, testing tracks to the nth degree and searching for those cuts which engender the desired emotional response in the club. arkists 2011 banger rendezvous held plenty of that weight in its original form, and it wasnt long before scuba wanted to get his hands on the parts for a more houseminded revision in line with his scb output. kept as a secret weapon of blims ever since it was first crafted, scubas dj kicks mix in 2012 finally brought about a public airing of his own edit. with the dust settled on that particular chapter, it is only fitting that this rock solid interpretation receives a full vinyl release over which the eight minutes of poised keys, unflinching bass and swelling atmospherics can prowl undisturbed.

after his previous dancefloor corkers on lovemonk and kat records, casbah 73 returns to the fray with four more servings of deep & funky boogie-house.
casbah 73 has had a busy year, whether it is delivering intense detroit-influenced jams & twisted house originals or releasing some essential edits, stripping and rebuilding those disco & jazz bombs for dancefloor duties to great effect. his joints have been supported by names you can trust like gilles peterson, jazzanova, danny krivit or belle and sebastians chris geddes.

character is techno as you can expect it from deetron: deep but uplifting, refined but powerful. the b side drives on a catchy vocal and goes more toward the (deep) house spectrum, but with a punchy kick to keep that dancefloor going. swiss funk!

teona will lead the third and penultimate stallions gallop along with home bosconi records. starting from dry scream by alex picone, a forest full of warm sounds and rough that only analogue instruments and a tape recording can give. follows, always on side a, quanto tempo ci rimane a track of the mysterious matrix nightdrivers edited in terms of house by label boss fabio corcos. the vinyl rotates, thoroughbred gallop in the b side, where they find themselves in a syncopated bassline with dirty vibes of i.f.ms, aka marcello napoletano and fran mela, and a broken rhythm and essential characterized by a hypnotic groove that aims at creating an atmosphere featuring in dark clouds, produced by young people from home bosconi, herva and marco daquino aka lifes track.

andres zaccos very own greener imprint is back with a brand new 12 inch release. as you can already tell from the labels frequency in output (the last 12 inch, andres zacco & franco cinellis the secret mission ep came out in may 2011), greener places its primary focus on quality, not quantity. for this fourth outing, greener is glad to welcome j.c. – a young, up-andcoming producer from madrid, who presents here his personal take on techno. both titles on the m-theory ep put forward a fine mixture of unyielding, grounding rhythmic structures and mesmerizing synths, building into grand momentums.

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illusion recordings is bringing an absolute stomper from the appropriately titled ny stomp with a track called >the ny house track<. a massive track inspired by new york, jersey house music and designed to get every party rocking! ny stomp is a special project by gerd (clone/4lux) who made this track to add to his live set with no intention to release it. it was just a cut made for his live sets and done as an hommage to the early days of ny and nj house. however after playing this at a party from the illusion guys in leeds he got tortured by the guys to make him release it... and lets be honest... it would have been a shame if these cuts never made it to vinyl! one the flip side a slightly more introvert track calles >can you feel it<. on remix duty its nicholas and dj aakmael both doing an excellent job by smoothening things up and take things a bit deeper. proper house music!

selected by joey negro & sean p, classic 80s boogie, soul & electro-funk nuggets.

huxley and jimmy posters introduce baslow on their saints & sonnets imprint with one two many threes - an ep of punchy, melodic house that has the stamp of approval from tensnake, no artificial colours and more.
intended as an ode to 123bpm simply because thats where its at, baslows one two many threes is another winner for the increasingly essential saints & sonnets.

emotional rescue certainly laid a claim for the most esoteric of reissue endeavours last year, and they are looking to maintain this approach in 2013. their first release sees the label dig further into the cassette archives of kevin harrison, focusing specifically on the neo project the coventry musician did in cahoots with fellow electronic explorer, peter every from neophyte records. as you can tell from the primitive drum heavy tone of the music, neo surfaced in 1985 with the 8 track cassette release global network. this twelve presents five of those tracks, all of which echo the pulsing electronic rhythms of the fly ep, emotional rescues previous harrison reissue, and will find as much favour with those who sleep on the left side of disco as fans of cold wave.

the shifted flow 002 ep sees another diverse release from matthew burton & kate rathod. the five tracker also has a couple of collaborations. a2 sees matthew team up with friend, tattooist, and lover of all things analog, bangla design (george from the island of cyprus). while on the flip side b1 sees matthew & kate along side their favourite producer and old friend blm. the whole ep is packed full of moody atmospheric textures and vibes which can be enjoyed at home spaced out or on a dark sweaty dance floor in equal measure

humans are an abstraction of animal life form – and this is their soundtrack. on the first release monomood shows some light. but the light is pulsating in stroboscopic rhythms and enlightens shadows of moving creatures locked into a murky basement. if this is too disturbing for you, the well known grounded theory mastermind henning baer slows down the frequency to turn the raging floor into a dark moving mass hypnosis. after that you can recognize some dark scientists are brewing a fascinating cocktail out of boiling bass anddistorted sounds capes. drink it and you will know!

detroits berlin-based jimmy edgar is on a mission to manifest dance culture on a level deeper than any bass can drop. synthesizing his passions for esoteric philosophy and 90s club music, edgar announces a new ep, label launch, and special projects with fellow multimedia mystics machinedrum and pilar zeta.

the new >5 seiten ep< by 60 hertz contains plays with the space in which it is meant to be played. corners. in a three-dimensional room. six two-dimensional surfaces. twelve edges, four sides the same length – parallel to each other. well, thats the theory. from outside one can only see edges, yet it is well curved inside. at first sight you wouldnt get it. you only see what you figure out. the question is - how deeply can you discover a space you dont understand? a fifth level, a fifth surface, a fifth side.

the next instalment, we feature artists from the growing lht family jamie blanco opens the record with his accomplice sam mensah on singin duties - jamie and alphonse worked in the studio together on this version we think will appeal to fans of real house music next up is bintus of power vacuum with his first original track on lht and theres no messing about - raw acid and stripped drums and at a pace that we can dance too, label boss alphonse opens side b with a deep 808 jam and this is followed by lht studio wizz facade who finishes with another piece of what can only be described as big.

hafiza innocenceis olugbenga’s debut release. having built a following djing at festivals and clubs worldwide, crafting remixes and producing mixtapes, olugbenga’s music draws on elements from techno, gospel and the claustrophobic soundscapes of post-rock.

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here are the two techno giants format:b and pleasurekraft take the underbrush like king kong and godzilla. one can see that the recent tour through mexico has only strengthened their artistic bond.

who would have thought that, when oliver koletzki released his blackout ep as svt001 almost eight years ago, stil vor talent would reach the catalogue number 100? with our 100th release, we can look back on lots of fantastic music, music by artists who have become part of a close-knit family of friends.

who would have thought that, when oliver koletzki released his blackout ep as svt001 almost eight years ago, stil vor talent would reach the catalogue number 100? with our 100th release, we can look back on lots of fantastic music, music by artists who have become part of a close-knit family of friends

limited edition 1995 uku kuut recordings from his years living in santa monica. this is feel good cali funk as only uku kuut can do it.

the first official worldwide release of occulti label is the music of romans old dear friends maxim, cutworks, daniil(bulb) and julia marks - against the grain. we can find the song from cutworks and bulb with the lovely sensual voice of a beautiful russian woman julia marks on the a-side and cutworkss sick dub mix on the b-side

vinyl only, 180 gramm pressing, red vinyl and strong limited. this release is for every deeply packed record bag. primary >colours< is proud to follow up their blue release with another fantastic, limited, vinyl only treat. echo inspectors, ‘ghost flight’, is chosen for the red release in this 3 colour series. with a philosophical notion, ghost flight is an eclectic journey into deep, dubby techno. this scratchy, stepping, techno groove is surrounded by rootsy elements accompanied by superb bass. the delayed, washy elements and soul grabbing overtone are all superlative in aggregation – >a spirit of an age to which no one can return.<
salz dub has certainly salted up the flavor on this release. with their unique signature of swinging dub tech they deliver a faithful yet revived edit of >ghost flight<. this track sucks you in for the whole journey! the infectious groove, vocal edit and drop are nothing short of fantastic.

california analog dream is the new single taken from the vondelpark debut album seabed. tracing the sonic history of the song from initially being a highlight on the bands debut ep sauna to inclusion on the debut full-length, feels like uncovering the story of the band that produced it. on the songs initial version rainsburys voice kept you at arms length. on seabed his vocal take draws you in, feeling magnetic and intense. it is on this song in particular that you can really mark the changes that vondelpark have been through over the past 18 months of recording. rainsbury describes seabed as a coming of age record, and that is something that could just as easily apply to the impressive transformation vondelpark have made during its conception. on remix duties is fellow r&s artist bullion who always delivers the goods with his remixes and productions, on this mix he seems to be channeling a funky lower east side new york vibe, circa 1979. next up are dfa artists factory floor who deliver a signature industrial acid workout perfect for the dancefloor. pressing on white vinyl.

if you look into the night sky you can see a shadow of the headless horseman and his steel. this time around he has taken perc prisoner in the graveyard. as we know, decapitation does not come without con- sequence. rumor has it that the horseman is continuing his journey throughout the land and will strike again so beware.

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after sides from matthew burton, seuil and albert schwartz, sammy dees ultrastretch label returns in 2013 with volkan akin. a regular presence at berlin institutions like club der visionäre, akin has been slowly rolling out his brand of prickly, spaced-out club tracks since the end of the last decade, both under his own name and as v for volkan. but if volkan akin has up until now been unfamiliar beyond germany, his ultrastretch debut, voltage, featuring an absolute beast of a ricardo villalobos remix, stands to turn more than a few heads in his direction. densely packed and intricately constructed, voltage is an extended groove you can get lost in. cymbals ring softly amidst whirrs of faintly melodic clicks, scratches and voices. but at the center of akins churning, percussive arrangement lies a warm and weighty kick sure to keep dancers pinned to the floor. like so many great perlon records, voltage can be taken as a deeply considered exercise in sound design or as a deadly club track simultaneously, with akins musical sophistication and knack for an inviting beat working hand-in-hand. the original mix spends over 11 minutes unraveling, but as you fall further into the swirl of akins interlocking rhythms, youre likely to stop counting. a shorter constant voltage mix evokes sunrise, pulling back the originals heft to reveal gorgeous pads and hints of organic rhythm. ricardo villalobos, sammys longtime label mate at perlon and a producer who likely needs no introduction, digs deeper into the thump at the heart of voltage on his acdc remix. focusing on the originals wisps of melody, villalobos turns in a warm, zoned-in remix that feels of a piece with the singular techno trips found on his recent lp dependent and happy

outstanding ep on the mighty dolly again, who keeps on delivering at the highest level. four equally strong tracks (of which three will be featured on steffis upcoming panoramabar mix cd) by dexter, third side, john barera & will martin, and label lady steffi herself. crossing the thin line of contemporary house & techno with slight hints of acid and proper us deep house... but basically all just can described as strong & plain groove, for maximum dancefloor delight. strong!