the third instalment of the bitches brew limited 10-inch series is the darkstarr remix and darkstarr dub of >dont do it< by salvador santana. the 10-inch is designed and hand-printed by artist james morrison so that each record is unique. salvador santana is a hip hop / soul singer / songwriter / keyboardist and is also the son of carlos santana. his debut album >keyboard city< saw contributions from bay area legends such as del the funky homosapien, gza of wu-tang clan and beastie boy studio wizard money mark who also co-wrote >dont do it<. the darkstarr production duo of ashley beedle and cosmo were asked to do a remix and bitches brew has released the results on vinyl on this special 10-inch series. their darkstarr mixes have received big support from musical selectors as diverse as the lofts david mancuso all the way to shit robot.

prime time techno mayhems

12inch full of music with a definite sense of place. eerie synthesiser pulses, funk-infused drums and languid guitar-scapes have been part of the musical topology of düsseldorf since the early seventies: and this particular release pays full tribute to that legacy, with jagd auf den hirsch (hunt for the stag) comprising an eerie piece of swampy lazer-forest rock. this sound is also a modern day staple of düsseldorfs nightlife at the salon des amateurs, a small bar attached to the kunsthalle art gallery that is an oasis of hypnotic disco nightmares. the salon is where der räuber und der prinz made their first live appearance in 2008 (when the original composition for moogwalzer was debuted), and both members of the band frequently play there: ralf beck with his bodyrocking club act unit 4 and sebastian as half of art-rock duo noblesse oblige. meanwhile two of the guests on this release - detlef weinrich also known as toulouse lowtrax, contributing words about a ghostly maiden on moogwalzer, and thomas klein contributing drums to jagd auf den hirsch - are both original members of the quintessential düsseldorf act kreidler. salon dj resident vladimir ivkovic also had a hand in the creative clarion call for the jagd auf den hirsch (hunt for the stag). to complete the circle, düsseldorfs new resident and desolat mainstay guti wrote his remix in the middle of the night in buenos aires, as a kind of letter to his new home-to-be. there we have it: a true tribute to a city we love, with tracks for the dancefloor as well as moments of melancholic contemplation.

remixes von nicolas jaar und ed bangers boogie-revivalist breakbot! matthew dears black city is an opus of bacchanalian futurism, then second single >you put a smell on me< is its presumptive climax—an unblinking industrial march to the center of the brains most neglected corners. its drums are militant, its pace is unswerving, and the squarewave synths that start falling like mortar shells are searing and wide-eyed. then theres the marbled voice of dear himself, pent-up and sexually charged, beckoning you for a ride in his big black car. its the sound of staring down the part of yourself that you are most afraid of. if that seems too daunting, theres always the dub version. when mirrored through the eyes of others specifically wolf + lamb prodigy nicolas jaar and ed bangers resident boogie revivalist, breakbot — >you put a smell on me< starts to feel less lobotomizing. jaars version is a sullen, scratchy, headphone-ready beat trip—atmospheric vibraphone samples here, stilted kicks and snares there, all of it amorphously affecting together. and breakbot has no problem hamming it all up into the sort of blithe electro-funk every prom night deserves.

techhead presents its most prolific project to date. the celebration of all great tracks on the label with even better remixes! techhead recordings is a techno label based in greece launched by dj john karagiannis. with an a&r policy of discovering unsigned talent combining it with well known and respected people from the scene and remaining committed to quality music, in all its diversity, you have the original ethics of a true independent label. techhead recordings is a dancefloor orientated label. its music is a mix and match of funky groovy techno always fresh and influenced by the upfront trends of techno music. techhead recordings been home to some of the best known, talented and upcoming djs and producers and has earned support from djs and clubbers worldwide. get ready for the remixes!! featuring spiros kaloumenos, roman zawodny, reaky & liz cirelli. this special pack comes with a special design sleeve

over the past year, tiga has released a series of remix 12s from his 2009 album ciao! the final installment - love don t dance here anymore - features two remixes by michigan city legend carl craig.

the eagerly anticipated debut solo album from the well respected and well know electronic artist danuel tate, who remains in heavy world-wide touring schedule with cobblestone jazz and the modern deep left quartet. danuel is featured on the new jules chaz album (in stores sept 13) and great upcoming releases by fellow cobblestone jazz member tyger dhula.

cultivated electronics is proud to present its 5th release of the year with a remix ep of electro legend carl a finlow aka silicon scally. the track >process< was originally featured cultivated electronics ep 004 and is now re-worked by label head sync 24 and electros flavour of the moment, finish duo morphology. sync 24 opens up the ep with a dark techy interpretation of the original track. chopped up voices, quirky analogue bass lines and spooky atmospheres rolling along at 135 bpm are the order of the day. hot on the heels of two storming eps on abstract forms and an impending long player on zyntax motor city, morphology (aka crc) turn in an analogue machine funk remix combining dark and trippy tones with subtle melodies, sharp beats and tight sequences.

ten years of moon harbour !! no more words, just music

minuendo pays tribute to the windy city with ricardo miranda, boss of noble square. artist of the emerging scene in chicago is in everyones mouth because his latest productions for labels like vibes, rush hour, hour house is your rush … with producers such as theo parrish, rick wilhite or glenn underground with the project latin soul brothas.

babylon by car is entirely in this ambiguity, between nostalgia and modernity, between pop and post-punk, electronic music and rock, past and future – its where kraftwerks >men-machines< celebrated an endless future with obedient machines. botox summons the ghosts of the century, from cybotron to wire, from fad gadget to john carpenter, to give birth to greatly personal music and, in all honesty, a rather unique sound in french electronic music. botox doesnt swagger to keep their motors running. both melodic and fierce, >babylon by car< comes as it is. and its probably the best way to take it in

big with: reboot, dj t, robert dietz, audiofly, thomilla, dj w!ld, ray okpara, gel abril, gorge, mihai popoviciu, brothers vibe, toni rios, affkt, daria, mario aureo, luca doobie,... after delivering one of the hits of this summer >gonna be alright<, crom & dawson get back with their second full ep on off, presenting four diverse tracks between dancefloor demolition and delicious deepness. >about you< clearly belongs to the first kind. a full-on techhouse bassline, that ever-driving vocal loop and a killer break wont leave any floor untouched. >ballistics< is perfect for the later parts of the night, with a chordheavy techy theme, soulful oldschool vocals and a break of shifting delay madness.

losouls empfinden von house music hat er 2009 beeindruckend auf seinem 3. album >care< dargestellt. seine faehigkeit rollende grooves mit einer gehoerigen portion funk und einer beseelten lebendigen atmosphaere zu versehen ist schlicht einzigartig.

jeff samuel is on minibar!! no need to present jeff samuel anymore, he has been an activist on all the major labels of the past decade… from 7th city to trapez or pokerflat. we are thrilled about these 2 new tracks he produced especially for minibar. sit back, switch the groove receptors on, and enjoy this insane ep.

it has been the sweetness and warmth of the city of hamburg, its delightful venues such as the golden pudel club and smallville parties at ego that made him diving into deepest music. after >ne travaillez jamais< became the favorite track of all smallville and dial djs and rau played on one of those magic nights the idea of an album was born. the plan was as simple and lovely as the music on asper clouds is. here comes the sun.

after several releases on mathematics as contra communem opinionem, cco presents his latest release on the promising new label lux rec. with his impressive ep the secret life of a transistor bassline cco proves us once again his ability to space out and rock hard at the same time. what more do you need? this journey starts off in the sewers of a miserable city on the western hemisphere and takes us higher until we freely float in space. as we move at the speed of light but with no perception of time, we eventually land on planet venus. this is where jack inserts his pleasure plug into the acid machine and sets off a dirty romp. in our quest for the secrets of life, we thereafter push boundaries further and explore even far away galaxies. always bearing in mind the infinity of time and space.

the first edition of the unirhythm green series. two brand new, smooth as ice tracks from the motor city madman marcellus pittman. the a-side is >tom remix<, a dynamic dj tool that will keep the heads bouncing in the club. the b-side, >if the earth could talk<, is equal parts deep and dubby, but still has that lo-fi detroit grit in the sound. this is a record that will stick around in many djs crates for a long time. this record is the first of a series of collaborations between unirhythm and fit.

welcome another exceptional deep/ techhouse artist to the 8bit family. already known for years from his amazing albums and releases on plastic city >the timewriter< finally releases his first ep on 8bit records. 3 powerful deep/ techhouse tracks, timeless with catchy melodies and basslines playable in every situation of a long clubnight

darling farah is like a shot of adrenalin, administered by his own mind to escape from the anesthetized music scene of his home, the united arab emirates. despite living in one of the most club baron countries in the world and a city that actually prohibits live music to be played in public, the talented eighteen year old has managed to master the art of production and therein spawn an underground scene all on his own.

tejada and humphrey made their debut together late in 09 with their >marooned ep<. >assimilation< continues the theme of being marooned in los angeles. the four works compiled here are the result of the best moments out of 20 recording sessions. the music is for the most part assembled with analog instruments with humphrey and tejada bringing their modular gear together for the sessions. humphreys knowledge of synths and programming is quite extensive. he until recently helped operate la based big city music, a dealer of modular and boutique synthesizers.

the 10th anniversary of moon harbour is around the corner, naturally it will be celebrated with a compilation. ten years of moon harbour will come out in autumn 2010 containing unreleased tracks by many artists that have been part of moon harbour through

psycatron are made up of bbc radio dj and producer paul hamill and superproducer dee lievense who has worked for every label under the sun from nrk to plastic city. last year proved to be a calendar full of landmarks as they pushed to the next level with a string of high profile productions being released on some of the world s most respected labels. in addition receiving well deserved props from some of the biggest names in the business. right now we bring you yet another pumping and jumping hit from the amazing irish duo, song titled... she is music. it was destiny for this release to be presented to you by detroit based label planet e. during production of she is music, psycatron had been on the look out for a great vocalist to work with. it just so happens while flicking through their record collection when as if on accidental purpose a dog-eared 12 inch of visions of you appeared and the penny dropped. right there it was evident that blake baxter is the one. blake is respected as genuine firstwave motor city. its an honor to have him on this record.

the journey begins with lose my life. lady blacktronika lays down her soulful vocals, deep bass and moody keys over simple and captivating motorcity beats. deep, groovy and hypnotic, the overall sound is far more than the sum of its parts.

windy city producers steven hitchell and josh werner continuing to challenge and confound expectations as antenna international drops >fractalrip< a speaker-melting 303 drenched bomb from chicagos southside, harkening back to the earliest days of outlaw warehouse and loft parties this track is already doing damage in the crates of justin long, traxx and adam marshall. while on the b-side we partner with fellow chicago independent imprint nation to bring the >preludes and nocturnes< mixx of >introspective< from traxx faith cd to light. this version has been put through the sonic cacophony that is hitchells echospace studio, packed with myriad gadgetry of assorted compressors, delays and the infamous echo chamber to create an ominous, building, dark entity not for the faint of heart.

mataduo is a project created by two young italian guys, francesco resta and alessandro sensini. they live in bologna and they are resident djs in two different but very important club in the city as cassero and kindergarten. they started this project (mataduo) about 2 years ago with the intent to create a tech-house sound out of the trends of the moment and characterized by a strong bass and percussions suitable for different kind of dancefloor.

wave music presents its newest release under the milk & honey moniker with additional production by boyd jarvis. the original long version is a beautifully drawn out symphony of strings and jazzy keys over a sultry downbeat and lazy vocoded vocals. consider this gold for fans of 4 hero and all lounge-core/downtempo fanatics. the flip however is boyd jarvis uptempo dance floor phenomenon. inserting a heavy and pumping bass line and adding xylophone arpegios alongside congas, organ synth and space atmospherics make for one wild galactic journey. think kevin yost remixed by salt city orchestra and you are right on target. slamming!

after the epic global surveyor phase 3 triple album, germanys electrofunk resistance dominance electricity proudly presents a new milestone in new school electrofunk ...
blastromen >human beyond< (dr-044), the long awaited debut album by the finnish duo, known for their previous two ep releases on x0x records, is pure futuristic electrofunk madness in perfection! the eleven uniquely uplifting and boombastic produced tracks are packed with heroic synth melodies, haunting electro breakbeats and evil synthetic vocoder voices. take us to battlenet!
artwork by the zonders for dominance productions.

after the epic global surveyor phase 3 triple album, germanys electrofunk resistance dominance electricity proudly presents a new milestone in new school electrofunk ...
blastromen >human beyond< (dr-044), the long awaited debut album by the finnish duo, known for their previous two ep releases on x0x records, is pure futuristic electrofunk madness in perfection! the eleven uniquely uplifting and boombastic produced tracks are packed with heroic synth melodies, haunting electro breakbeats and evil synthetic vocoder voices. take us to battlenet!
artwork by the zonders for dominance productions.
limited edition colored vinyl plus poster.

nice price deal !!! rebirths latest is vol 5 in their unreleased series, featuring freaks with robert owens / andreas saag & alain ho aka dj yellow.

first on decks.de !!! lust und freude musiks 6th release is produced by fausto messina from treviso, italy. well known within his countrys house scene, fausto is renowned for his legendary parties where he also started his dj career. his productions have already seen releases on wir, diynamic, big city beats, monique special, suara and international freakshow and have been licensed to sven vaeths >season eight< compilation.

vinyl only! debut-album by quinto. soulful, emotive, string and synth-driven stuff with a fine detroit flavour. supported by laurent garnier, misjah, wehbba, franco bianco, oscar, uglh, the glitz, dave fields, dave mothersole & more

the first single taken from the well-received album >black city<, >little people (black city)< comes with the original version and a huge mark e cut.

new 4 track disco 12 from stones throws dam-funk! featuring mc eiht on the title track, legend steve arrington from slave on >at my homies<, one jt donaldson & tim k produced track, and the instrumental come on outside, produced by devonwho (all city/fat city)!

if there is a driving motive at the heart of gavin russoms latest project, the crystal ark, it is to create music that communicates and compels physicality and movement. a listen to the projects first single, aptly named >the city never sleeps<, reveals a track as tireless as the title suggests, and russom as a visionary who crafts invocations to move. with his second release under the crystal ark moniker, russom is just as focused on eliciting movement, but deftly avoids repeating himself. unlike its hypnotic predecessor, which slow burned and subtly seduced listeners to physically respond, >the tangible presence of the miraculous< is explicit in its urgings û a composition of nakedly energetic and urgent inducements to dance.

fourth single cut from the latest kuniyuki album >walking in the naked city<. a side,>set me free< was a most clubby tune on the album.kuniyuki edited to bit dirty and more funky. this track is all around for the fan of francois kevorkian to villalobos. b side,original version of >strom< was a classical ambient house track with female vocal. kuniyuki edited to instrumental and added stronger beats.this new version remind early production of blaze or danny tenaglia. both tracks are deep and emotional and lovely dj tool. its real deep house.

one year later the label panacustica delivers a slamming second twelve inch rats mother followed by a brilliant prins thomas remix, plus a detroit inspired instrumental by stay gold, argentoÆs alter ego. the record opens with a dreamy version where a plucked string intro and rats voice drive you into a deep, cinematic, adult dance groove. this laid back, psychedelic track flows well beyond your usual dance floor act into eno-esque territories. prins thomass mix is faster, happier and jumpier. its an amazing balearic trip with a live warm feel to it in which a guitar plays along the melody, accentuating the spaced out feel of the track, lifting it into higher states. stay gold gives the listeners a techno version where sparse, mechanical drums and a minimized melody take us to the motor city (citta dei motori) for a night drive in the dark. own it, feel it, play it loud.

massive support from all keyplayers worldwide! techno from jena city strikes back! douglas greed first single on dekadent and maybe one of his best so far. after his wellknown releases on freude am tanzen, infine, acker records, ostwind and lebensfreude, mr. greed shows us his straight techno side of life.

can we do more? we are very happy to welcome back one of the guys that started it all with us in the late 90s and after some time away working on other forms of music lance desardi is back with us in full force! releasing with seasons recordings in the late 90s working under the artist name lance nuance with projects >leaving the city< & >pieces unfold<. also working along side his long time friend jt donaldson as they worked under undercover agency and released an lp titled >paper love< on the seasons recordings imprint. ld is back and get ready for this single to break dance floors in half!
enjoy the music and remember to play it loud!

following on from his string of successful 12 inches on styrax, l2s and mj coles prolific label over the past year, roof light drops a four track ep of dancefloor killers for highpoint lowlife.
already getting heavy rotation from the likes of hot city and mj cole, these four tracks span the spectrum of current uk club memes, from the 2step rhythms of title track >what makes you so special<, the slo-mo house of >face up to your sensibilities<, through to the todd edwards influenced of >prayin to t.e.<, and the moodier down-tempo sound of the closing >cakes, biscuits, and hows yer father<.

return of the detroit beatdown edits series! limited edition

atmospheric bleeping & dubbed out techno ep.

12 funky latin, disco and jazz influenced house tracks, compiled by claudio coccoluto for mixmag.

to share and to increase the love, to let the soul speak through the music, is a feeling which can hardly be described with words. with ôloving , i want to embrace the whole world, because this journey to the origins of electronic dance music in between modern detroit, high tech soul and house is coming from the very bottom of my heart.ö (johannes heil, 2010)

yousef the a&r from circus recordings consolidating his status as an international dj, producer, club promoter and music aficionado with ever greater impact. the international love has never been stronger for yousef. after plays in syria, ibiza, south africa and south america. he had releases on plastic city, circus recordings and many more. remixes for dj sneak, fergie and tobii so alex flatner decided to sign himfor a release on harthouse.

technoir audio is proud to announce the release of tna-011, chase smith’s “romance synthetique”. this 3-track release from one of pittsburgh’s best home grown talents shows that the steel city’s musical future is in good hands. mr. smith’s delicate balance of rhythms, melodies and synth work, allow him to walk in fresh areas and yet pay respect to those who have explored before him. we at technoir audio appreciate his sounds and flow and are pretty sure you’ll enjoy it as well, whether on the floor or at home.

4 track remixes ep... incl tensnake remix !!!

michigan central station built in 1913 for the michigan central railroad, was detroit, michigans passenger rail depot from its opening in 1913 until the discontinuance of amtrak service on january 6, 1988. at the time of its construction, it was the tallest rail station in the world. the building, located in the corktown district of detroit still stands today, though it remains unoccupied. restoration projects and plans have gone as far as the negotiation process, but none have come to fruition. spread throughout the city of detroit and its surrounding metropolitan area, the decay of once magnificent buildings during the industrial revolution and automobile era now cast a shadow of despair on a once flourishing city. these monuments of achievement now lay barren and forsaken by city government. infrastructural restoration and city development are fundamental elements in detroits recovery, and the recovery of cities worldwide. it is time for revival in our cities, but first, in our souls. the michigan central station ep is a platform for this change.

this time we welcome our very first italian artist, fausto messina. well known within his countrys house scene, fausto is renowned for his legendary parties, >the better day< and >kisses from venice<, in his home city of milan. an expert dj, fausto has, over the past couple of years, transferred those skills to the studio. his productions have already seen releases on wir, big city beats, suara and international freakshow and have been licensed by sven vath for his æseason eightÆ cocoon compilation. todays diynamic ep sees him serve up a tasty platter of beats. driving, powerful and wickedly funky, with beautiful balkan elements. with loco dice already giving early support on >boungaville<, this ep is set to rock the summer floors! enjoy!