building on the success of their recent single nothing special lithuanias best ryralio djs present an inimitable, unforgettable single of the summer of 2007. sultry blue is a unique collaboration between the baltic deep house producers karalius and lauris lee and the californian singer and lyricist monica brooke. remixes by da sunlounge, luna city express, andy lau and simuck & kastis torrau

circle music means continuous movement but not going round in circles, pure power yet brilliant soundscapes, various styles but one entire element - the perfect groove. circle is best suited for dance floor use as well as for driving around in the city or listening comfort somewhere on the outskirts of your hometown. the label consistently followed his vision of a musical community, a familiar environment which covers a great range of styles and approaches of producing and performing electronic music. the world of circle compilation is different to usual v.a. compilations you heard so far. its much more than a musical statement of a label giving a definition of its sound. its a personal statement of all featured artists because all tracks are presented exclusively on this compilation. incl audiofly, chaim, robert babicz, lopazz & …, v. kanzyani, alex flatner , bryan zentz , stryke & santos

>after his very well acclaimed debut on orphanear with >jujuy&salta< and his impelling and chartbreaking remix for tocotronics latest 12 >imitationen<, pawel is back with >gabriel< on orphanear. both tracks have it in oneself to provide the autumn soundtrack for deep and dark house loving clubs all over the globe. the a-side with >gabriel< mixes classic house-strings with some xylophone and bell-sounds rather known from hamburgs scene around dial and smallville records. these elements built up in beautiful layers to culminate in a furious rather ironic break. the b-side with >early bird< begins with an airy beat that brings pawels 2004 vocalhouse lover >grab it< back to mind. after the softer intro the track mutates into a synthspiral which home has already been defined by pawels 12 >ceramic<. some abandoned industrial city in the north of the united states. a timeless record.<

kontra-musik 006 moves the label into the analog domain of electronic dance music. this kind of sound you only get with the good old analogues. the a-side, produced by the master of the modular system, pseudonym scaff, takes us deep down our favorite techno memory lane. if techno was the meeting of kraftwerk and george clinton in an elevator, ssm 440 is the outcome of jeff mills and maurizio having breakfast at tiffanys. this track is warm, dubby and monotonous but with a drive heading straight for the late night dance floor. the b-side gives us two unique sounding tracks from pseudonym aparatus. city tunnel slowly and elegantly grinds, cranks and turns while building its way towards dance floor bliss. x-presso is best described as periodic fluctuations of voltages in the analog domain. elegant details of beautiful sound take us back to the time when minimal music still was interesting. this is >techno< in the sense that the term was originally intended. enjoy cause analog is the bastard

the second part of the three-ep series celebrating level records tenth anniversary >top ten 2/3<, is literally a miniature world tour on vinyl. ferenc vaspoeri kicks off with an escape from the city and deep into hungarian forests yet maintains a metropolitan perspective with his harmonic, almost texture-free sound design. next on the map is hidenobu ito, who summons ghosts in tokyos asakusa district with the spookiest house sneaker released on level records to date. on the flipside, it s back to duesseldorf, germany, with local legend antonelli electr. throwing on a twisted chicago-esque house tune before fax from mexico invites us to his mountainous home with a miracoulous track which may surprise fans of his earlier works with electric guitar sounds over a massive and insisting groove

don cash is the canadian electronic hip hop wunderkind with the liquid flow, who caught the attention of the underground with his disco wreck 12inch on headman. his second treat in new-wave rap called 2k7 is straight old-school production with heavily snythesized basslines and crunchy 8-bit rhythms. additionally zongamin have given >hey there< a funky, bouncy treatment, while on the flip kitsune raising stars punks jump up deliver a rejuvenated version of disco wrec

bringing together chicagoan talents such as sal antalos, lewis ferrier and jay serano. keeping the focus on that windy city typical house sound that made people like derrick carter, paul johnson and others the reknown djs/producers they are...

massive cover version of alanis morrisettes uninvited, which has a cult following ever since it featured in the film city of angels. originally started out as a bootleg version, freemasons recorded uninvited with bailey tzuke and the london session orchestra.uninvited has kicked off the uk in fine style being record of the week and a listed on radio 1. the video is up on you tube and causing quite a stir even alanis morrisette loves it and actually linked in from her own website that cant be bad....

chicago is back with two amazing jacking and pumpin tunes on the third ostwind limited release. >i can even remember< is really a chicago anthem, all fans will love this for sure!! big debut by new ostwind artist lepetri. tuettchips is known from the first limited release >een< with his ear candy >earbeat<. here he teams up with production partner tom hoax and delivers a destroying electro peaktime weapon themed old school is cool !! support comes from, dj t., 3 channels, luna city express and gebr. teichmann

great follow up to the first part !! these are four especially wonderful, deep, clear, kicking and pumping tracks. a picnic in the techhouse land you never want to end, so fresh, free and so complete. involved in this project are stefan mallmann (whirlpool sex), el farouki (plastic city), neurotron (deep records) and m.rahn (trapez, regular). these four people have found their place, a far away island of musical ideas, which has to be discovered

moton returns with two killer disco joints, delivering a spacey edit of the 1980 paradise garage classic billy who, on the flip the edit of micheles 1977 classic cant you feel it, originally released on west end records, pure disco glory. loved and revered by many a dj, moton is a sexy and elusive little eclectic beast, that dropped its 1st 12 inch back 12 years ago in the big apple with dj harvey at the helm on the 1st 2 releases. first off was east then came the massive northbeach. those 12iches & 20 others are now going for big money and are long gone, but after much nice begging & pleading the boys have decided to return & give you a big dose of what you have been missing! killer underground old skool disco, acidhouse and tasty breaks, re served with some tasty tight re edits. long live moton!

with the >minimum and maximum e.p.< kaufe musik strikes again and you should not miss this one. on the minimum side you experience extreme minimal-purism by the italian alex piccini (maschine rec.) and the swedisch duo donk boys (frankie rec./ floppy funk). on the maximum side of this vinyl there is a new piece by kaufmann & ferdinand, this time together with >esspapier< and the techhouse-duo grubert & schories (whirlpoolsex musik / big city beats rec.)

his outstanding releases on telegraph and 7th city are dating back quite a while now, so its about time for boogizm-boss s-max to work in the field yet again - this time for karloff rekordings!

versatile are delighted with this new addition to their catalogue. a release made in belgium by detroit techno prodigy: fabrice lig. as you will notice on this new ep, the first white guys to have signed a record on kevin saundersons legendary label kms, remains faithful to the sound of motor city. a light and esoteric melody sets the tone of >x-slaves who changed the world<. the tight clap and kick drum leave room for the modulating bass. a voice similar to martin luther kings, repeats names of cities in which slavery prevailed, whilst pads stimulate the mental trip. the x slave is taken by the dancefloor, changing the world as he dances to the beat. “funk la termite” is elastic funk. binary rhythms, off-beat chords which keep the groove balanced whilst the hi-hats, like little insects, dig away at the beat, building it and deconstructing it as the sounds evolve. >the round of funky bugs< continues in the vein of creepy crawlies. here, the synths are more upfront, their acidic layering create a mixture of harmonic loops which will set all hells lose. the melodies and use of pads stay anchored in the detroit tradition, but this production fits just as well with all the current electro releases worthy of any good dancefloor

new label called >subversion< with phat kickin techhouse to techno tracks styled up with acidic basslines. incl tracks by calvertron aka alex calver, wellbalanced machines and mark maitland

more deep chicago house magic from the label that started it all. veterans bernard badie and vocalist extraordinaire dajae teaming up on this three track gem, a bumping deep and moody floor filler with a typically catchy cajual vocal. train is the main cut on this one, featuring a tight tracky beat, some up and down bass and a nice array of warm keys, definitely in line with vintage mark grant/cajmere/glenn underground vibe. now is more of a stomping dub, with a hypnotic vocal cut up over a tough building funk house groove. another winner from the home of the windy city house sound.

bass heavy funky breaks from zones sister label. flipside uses vocals from q tip

cool tech four tracker made in finland. styles vary from techno via electro to classic 303 acid grooves

techy edged, funked up electrohouse 3 tracker. includes the very oldschool electro sounding e.f.m. mix of macho city. not to be missed

jeff bennett has over 90 releases under his belt, including numerous projects for labels such as poker flat or plastic city. gamma rays ep is excellent presentation of his eclectic sound, which builds on the old-skool detroit fundaments blended with the elements of rich european electronic music heritage

it was 1883 when the krakatoa vulcano erupted and generated the loudest sound historically reported. about 120 years later, in 2002, the project krakatoa was born, generated by the underground enthusiasms living in the city of turin,aiming to contemporary electronic sound esploration with a special appeal for clubbing. krakatoa was originally established as a cult underground party based at the beach club in turin, where every thursday more than a thousand youngsters use to meet at the feet of the dj booth where the two founding fathers, dj pisti and samuel, regularly perform. they are often supported by special guests such as josh wink

here is another print of violent plastic on the cardiac arrest offshoot. the special series tend to push the throttle just a bit further, taking things just that essential bit beyond to make it worthwhile. after numerous productions for labels like beast music, braindamage, working vinyl and alphabet city - young lexis proceeds to cause addictive agony on cardiac arrest special

after releases on such labels as rotd recordings, pesto and plastic city, spin science is back with an ep on cabrio records.the myth ep includes deep and groovy myth, emotional and deep half man half amazing plus bonus track so smooth. watch out for this deep smasher ep from spin science

soul central deliver a cutting original production here that once again captures techno-esque elements as heard on their now classic >in-ten-city<!

the italian remixes on the yvan & dan daniel depeche mode cover. includes minimal chic, george acosta, robytek vs glm and

this is a fresh & rockin kompass musik release, presenting music from the hamburg-city boy denis karimani aka remute! after lonely and quiet years of experimenting and self-discovery he released his first 12inch called >hypnoconsole< on zombie nations label dekathlon records and got remixed by munich-techno-hero richard bartz.the first livegigs followed directly and led him into smoky rave-basements, uproarious clubs, sunny open-airs, as well as shaky party-boats...due to excessive and unresting music-making, denis released lots of 12 s and made several remixes in the following years. he released records on fine labels like traum/trapez/mbf, areal , dial, num, smallville or liebe*detail, made remixes for artists like dominik eulberg, move d or station17 and released his first album >remute< on ladomat. his regular appearance in magazine polls for best live act of the year proves that this is not just theory. now, we proudly welcome this jack-of-all-trades to our yet small but nice label family at kompass musik. he contributes a bodacious three tracker, jam-packed with dirty and pushing club tracks. >slam with the face< on the a-side brings us into some rough, gruffy and exciting soundscapes, the b-side holds two more fantastic proves of remutes far-reaching talent. >cause he likes it<, a pretty deep piece of techno and >propellersweat<, a reduced but heavily effective monster track in the end rave on.!

brommage dub is jesper dahlbäck and jean louis huhta.the two has recorded music together under this pseudonym since the mid 90s when the first releases came out on svek. in fact this year would be a perfect 10 year anniversary for this duo. this is the first release on their own imprint bromma, which is a part of stockholm 5 km west of the city. this was the home for jean louis during the early years of their produciton phase and which gave the duo their name. carbon oxide is a gas which was produced in the factory where jean louis huhtas studio now resides

mit dem ersten deutsch-afrikanischen teamwork ist ein aussergewöhnlicher afro house track entstanden. klingt ein bisschen wie dj gregory & marin solveig... souliger rhythmischer afrohouse der perfect zu den kommenden festivals passt!

tony blunt presents the first ep in the black series on dpress industries, a limited series of three ep in which the barcelonian artist puts together the very best of his repertoire. tony blends a perfect combination of melodic techno and detroit style, in which the basslines, pads and chords are the catalysts in an explosive mixture of rhythm and sound. the series starts with this ep of 4 cuts featuring the talents of the very special guest soultek (echospace, souldubsounds, usa) who provides two completely new and extraordinary versions of the track city rain, along the lines of his previous productions as echospace. this is an amazing job of liquid and deep techno with an emotive feeling influenced by the dub techno masters like deepchord, basic channel, maurizio…cv313 mix is a very deep dub-techno masterpiece rethought and reshaped in echospace, detroit while soultek mix reshaped & reformed by steven hitchell in chicago is a funky minimal techno tool. watch out for the upcoming releases and remixes by pantha du prince (dial) and brian aneurysm (iron box music).

new signing on players paradise from hamburg city, two producers who are up and coming in the scene and ready to take over with this mental banger. first one is tensnake who runs his own label mirau musik out of his hometown and got a lot of attention recently by remixing >junior boys<. his partner is suite 9 aka d.i.m. who made some great records on tigas turbo label and had a big hit with >airbus baby< and his cool remix for chromeos last single >fancy footwork<. on the remix job this time our favourite man out of cologne, steve barnes aka cosmic sandwich. he transforms the original into a spaced out 90s house track with his typical driving groove that he developed over the last years in his great releases on traum and my best friend.

inner city classic with a 2007 package of new mixes here includes mixes by dave spoon and michi lange not to be missed

3rd ep off the double disc mixed by grammy award winner louie vega. basils classic city streets is up first with kerri chandler turning out his smooth inspirational mix of this nu groove 1991 original classic release. his mix goes a little deeper than the original full spoken vocal but includes a jazzy saxophone and a heavier bass line making the track move along a little easier. some tribal beats and some thunder are added to really create the atmosphere & veritable feel of the rain. the late great house music singer sabrynaah pope sings her heart out on hold on. this is the actual original re issue from 1994 and still being played. other 2 singles that you will find on the vinyl ep are mood ii swing feat. carol sylvan, closer as well as the global no1 dance hit by blaze feat. barbara tucker most precious love. all these well known tunes make for an incredible set of throw backs coming from a very special album mixed by one of the worldwide legends of dance music

keep your head up as you walk through the city and just chill. does he look worried to you? he’s not, glowtronics has his back...(blue glow-in-the-dark) high qulity print

dustin zahn fires away projectile number two - and you will not see this one coming with impact. zahn selects the work of a promising newcomer not to be mistaken with the drum and bass producer! this man is pure techno in body and soul and hooks you up with a real treat. four weapons for any time during the night, all with a carefully selected groove and balancing between the dark and the light

born in australia but moving to japan in 2000, luke le mans is the main organizer of the night >quop< in osaka which focused on bringing big international djs and contribute to create a scene in the roughest japanese city. after releasing his debut ep on trapez luke is back with this 2 tracker ontrenton. much more mature, his talent as a producer are undeniable and we hope that this will be the beginning of long series of old school but yet modern minimal material for trenton. >dark helmet< has dry beats and a funky bass line with a crazy chords pattern that has some sort of a b horror movie vibe… like a minimal techno version of a dario argentos soundtrack, dark helmet will bring you out-there! the second track called >lisa< is a bit more old school but still rules and the endless loopy bass ramp that just keeps on building up will make your legs feel a bit less heavy and your mouth a bit thirstier… slg is back on trenton, but for a remix this time. after is very first ep on our label we are proud to have him back. his version of >dark helmet< is just outstanding… pure slg style, it has it all: detroit, minimal, forward, groovy… if you are still sitting in a clubs corner after hearing that on the p.a…. means that you have serious issues with being able to feel the funk!!

matthias heilbronns >jungle dub ep< on poker flat reveals the more techy and reduced side of his musical creativity. >do it right< kicks off with a groovy and hypnotic bass-loop which paves way for cascading synth lines and a funky melody. >jungle in the city< is another tech-house dancefloor track. it keeps the mystic vibe, but adds a darker atmosphere and features loads of soundbits!

the dose coming straight at the bricks of your houseparty with their fourth release on fumakilla: >im your door<. impressions of street-life in berlin city, where what matters is the size of your free will. where nobody has to do anything and where everybody can do everything. a1:„>im your door< is a track to be played at prime-time. tight and compact. a combination of a flat humor and deep meaning which leads to a good mood. b1: >penny jenny<: a story about the risks of the city. a girl whos life was ruined by pony posters and polished fingernails. b2: >come cool<: a screenshot of a monday morning. around the street lights and a girl to catch. articulated in a form the english language hasnt heard before. its up to you. stay where you are or move out to test the borders of perception. knock upon a door. it can only be the beginning of something or the return for good

psycho les, al tariq & problemz aka big city with a massive double a side on nature sounds here feat greg nice on stick em up a must have

sunset diskos presents a new amazing four tracker by pheek. with kamakura, jean-patrice rémillard aka. pheek goes beyond the borders of bouncy, carefully shaping and twisting four tracks into rubbery minimal masterpieces. each track ricochets back and forth, twisting the sounds to the max, but always with that rubbery groove we learned to love. often there is inspiration behind music,and pheek has always been known to get ideas from traveling. kamakura is a japanese city that pheek visited in february 2007, there he discovered a wealth of ideas, primarily from the essential mood surrounding the city itself. pheek runs the labels archipel and kalimari, and has released records with numerous labels including m_nus,telegraph and contexterrior, and on mix cds from sven väth and matthew dear

dope deep tech house grower with beautiful chords by herb lf (westpark unit). >frachtalarm< is also featured in a remix by robag wruhme of wighnomy brothers fame !!

slutbox (billy dalessandro & daniel mnookin) >nitrogen 2 oxygen 1< ep (jason emsley & brian ffar remixes) billy dalessandros, daniel mnookin & brian ffars beloved siteholder returns with one of the best releases in the labels history. the sound is infectious, minimal minded and addictive, spreading through the world like an epidemic this only proves their chapter on techno is yet to be written. the title track is intricate, layered and warm, some might say it makes reference to sleeparchive with its metallic drums and deep analog vibrations. the massive sub bass is something you must experience on a raging dancefloor at 5am, this will jack you straight into the afternoon. dark haunting vocals (very on par with the m_nus crew) clicks & cuts percussion and decaying melodies. flip this one over for massive analog richness with this huge jason emsley mix which i get the feeling he took a lot of influence from dan bell back in the day as this sounds like revisiting the 7th city again, stunning. the brian ffar & huge hephner mix is filled with ever evolving basslines and residual synth pulses on top of bass sophistication thatll beg for deviant behavior at any hour. perfection if i may say so myself, do not miss

mekanik and mk records labelboss manu kenton from belgium is known for his diversity in taste and productions. he released numerous successfull productions and remixes on respected labels like alphatbet city, lupp and genetic. here he once again demonstrates what cutting edge anger the man can put into music. a seriously effective harder pumpin techno ep

ralph lawsons 2020 vision starts a new run of releases entitled >world series< - set up to showcase up and coming artists from around the globe and expertly a & rd by the label head himself. theres no messing around with b sides, weve given you a double hitter which cuts straight to the chase. julian is a well-known producer as part of silver city and 2020 soundsystem. kriece has worked with many established producers such as james zabiela, nic fancuilli and jeff bennett, recently remixing aphex twins >windowlicker<. snow on hachiko is a superb rolling, solid house groover that kicks the dancefloor into life for fans of spirit catcher & jimpster.everything sees the silver city man drop a brilliant, hypnotic, deep number influenced by good old fashioned locked on house music - a great summery track for fans of ame, art of tones & dixon

limited vinyl only release from an anonymous producer who has released on some of the finest underground labels in the uk and beyond. the moodymanc ep makes a (very) knowing tribute to the detroit legend kenny dixon jr. the music is superb deep, jazzy house, inspired as much by the city of manchester and the likes of electrik chair and mr. scruff as much as it by kenny, theo and friends. in fact it has already been played by mr. scruff and the unabombers! no doubt when the vinyl hits the shelves it will no doubt be getting plays from loads more of the cream of underground djs

fantastic new long player from the electro legend shad t. scott

"dust science returns with fresh blood for 2007 on the faith is fear ep. weve been fans of fabrice lig for years her at dust. hes released an avalanche of great techno on classic labels such as kms, 7th city, fcomm and playhouse and hes done us produ with his first release for us. "access denied" is a surging, swinging, darkside monster thats relentlessly tricky and funky. the detroit pads are seriously tripped out and swamped in glitchy beats and stepping hi-hats, and theres some serious low end; its a hell of a track. regis and female are responsible for some of the best uk techno ever made. here they contribute c/chaos; performed live at the orbit in leeds, its simply massive, propelled by downward twisting strings and utterly slamming, intoxicating electronic rhythms. techno luminaries the 65d mavericks are renowned for their driving but innovative techno. "wiretap" is well up to their high standards."

the latin house classic anthem !! incl rmxs by claude vonstroke, young punx, shinichi osawa, original...

ever think you d be listening to a gorgeous house tune called piece of meat? pardon the pun but this is one tune you can really sink your ears into. ex ten city member & legendary house music vocalist, byron stingily, takes the notion of a broken or stolen heart literally, so often such is the feeling of lost love. four different remixes bring different flavas of house, from the revered remixing super soulful skills of quentin harris, to the more classic sounding production of byrons original mix, to the dubbier & more bass heavy style of ron carolls bmc emotional remix. vegetarians & carnivores alike will learn to put their differences aside & dance blissfully to this top tune