the londinium ep is the latest release on uzuri recordings and welcomes chicago skyway back to the fold. not that hes been away too long, having produced a full 12 release and contributed to the from chicago turin amsterdam & dublin with love ep just last year. we also welcome hakim murphy to the label – with his credentials it was only a matter of time before our paths crossed!as the title suggests, this release was inspired, conceptually at least, by our nations capital, and its apparent that sean has spent quite enough time here to get the gist of the place, with the b-side tracks entitled traffic and noise, respectively. im sure he loves it here, really.musically, he keeps it closer to his windy city heart – very clearly reflecting his roots, in fact. as a dj and club promoter in mid 90s chicago, sean frequently shared the decks with some of the citys biggest talents at that time – cajmere, gene farris and spencer kinsey (gemini) among them, and one could say that theres an audible relief flavour to a-side, london streets, with its stripped-back, hypnotic stomp. its fitting that hakim murphy remixes the track, coming from similar roots within chicagos scene, and his own reworking retains the drawn-out essence of the original but brings a whole new hips-and-shoulders groove to the track.

ed sheerans album + on transparent orange vinyl.

marianne faithfuls more commercial album >dangerous acquaintances< from 1981 is now being reissued on 180 grams vinyl for the first time since its original released. the album, whose title refers to the french novel >les liaisons dangereuses< contains amongst others the song >for beautys sake<, which she co-wrote with steve winwood.

tony bennett, born in 1926, was raised in new york city and scored his first number one hit in 1951. he became very successful with his repertoire of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz.
>the movie song album< is a 1966 studio album that consists of songs from films, opening with the theme from the oscar. bennett described the album in his autobiography as his all time favorite record. among the arranger and conductors were none other than neal hefti and quincy jones.

agora audio launches with massive support from luciano, seth troxler, nic fanciulli, leon, wally lopez, daniel sanchez, samuel dan, andrew grant, sasha, feygin, kabuto&koji, nuno dos santos, sasch bbc&caspar, p.toile, yokoo, d.diggler, darius syrossian, maher daniel and many more. agora audio is a brand new label from berlin dj/producer erich bogatzky. bogatzky has been a central part of the electronic music scene for a number of years, djing since the nineties and in more recent years running the minimood imprint and recording for labels such as plastic city, dieb audio, hertzlich etc. his new venture agora audio is set to be a beacon for quality electronic music featuring music from some of the best producers around.to kick start the label bogatzky has turned to electronic production duo lula circus, a pair of anonymous italian producers who have been making waves since 2008 with a string of singles for labels including ostwind, acker and resopal schallware. for their latest single lula circus offer up the excellent >irreversible< featuring two brand new tracks and a remix from doomwork. the single kicks off with the title track, a stripped yet organic sounding slice of tech fuelled house that uses retro synth sounds and warm bass to create a deep and entrancing atmosphere. synthesized strings join the mix in the final third and lift the tracks intensity whilst adding a haunting quality, quality stuff.

after several releases and remixes on workbench, plastic city, my little dog, plattenbau-music, parquet, deich and many more, oscar barila teamed up with maiki and delivers a groovy house monster for kostbar musik. on top simone tavazzi, well known from his releases on material series, trapez, syndikaat,? do a great and groovy as well remix for debbie white!

big with luciano, matthias tanzmann, reboot, dubfire, dj w!ld, mathiaskaden, oxia, super flu, luna city express, alex niggemann, sis,ekkohaus... super remix ep #2 with excellent remixes from nick curly (8bit/ cocoon), nico lahs (ovum) and julien sandre (diynamic)

pocket is the snappy moniker of nyc based richard jankovich. as the principal creative mind behind the based electro-pop band burnside project he is not just well versed in top notch original productions but also is an indemand remixer (beck, radiohead, kristin hersh, of montreal, elk city, joanna newsom and many others). his debut release on tirk is the ever-so-tuneful >here in noiseville<. in this first single richard pairs up with steve kilbey from the australian rock band the church. steve adds his thoughtful and emotively melancholic vocal to the classic, quality synth-pop backing track. first up on the remix duties is sister-label nangs favourite german golden boy, justus köhncke. justus takes things on the dancefloor route, by adding bigger synths and some rushent-esque linn drum. both justus vocal and dub versions are included. next up, italian brioski fixates on the groove by adding his slap bass and driving groove.

this is the first part (of four) of the much anticipated reissue series of drexciya s early catalogue, marking 20 years since the release of their first ep deep sea dweller , and 10 years since their final album grava 4 . one of the most influential techno acts ever, and part of the heritage of detroits underground resistance, drexciya explored techno like no-one else before: raw and uncompromising music that reflected the harsh environment of the city where drexciya was conceived, with a mythical approach that only added to their cult appeal. drexciya arguably stands for the darker side of techno and electro, made not only for the club scene, but a further development of the music as an expression and extension of the mind. journey of the deep sea dweller is a near-complete collection of their early works, released in four parts, with all audio remastered from the original master tapes. since the original releases have such a strong character and stand on their own, these reissue can never recreate the magic of those originals. instead, clone have stirred up the catalogue, taking tracks out of their original context, giving the committed fan a fresh experience and the new listener a document that is the best possible introduction to the aquatic world of drexciya.

secret masterpiece by peter baumann (under the alias hacoon mail) and hans brandeis. music that lies somewhere between space disco and minimal wave. beautiful synth structures with ledas mesmerizing vocals on top. one time small repress of this much sought after classic.

a strictly limited vinyl ep with 2 hot tracks, inspired by inner city and bjork.

great bag for the city.. cool acid artwork... backside tb-303

matt returns with the 3rd installment on rebel intelligence. this time 4 tracks of finely crafted acid house in keeping with his acclaimed live sets of the past 2 years. mastered onto 1/2inch tape to give an authentic warmth synonymous with the golden era of house music. from the inner city inspired >good fun< to the deep atmosphere of the title track >obsession<, this e.p. captures a sound and feeling guaranteed to move both hearts and feet on the dancefloor. limited to 200 vinyl copies only.

the recent death of dj mehdi was a tremendous loss for the dance music community as a whole, and a particularly devastating moment for the producers close friend a-trak. the new york city-via-montreal dj offers a remembrance of his longtime cohort on his remix of the raptures glorious >how deep is your love,< a single that was musically informed by mehdi before his untimely passing.

the man with the mask shouldnt need an introduction: delsin, styrax leaves and his own present outfit have shown the mans ability to maneuver between true school techno, malicious house, break beat bombs and motor city romanticism - all ornamented with redshapes very own mark. for running back, he delivers something like a cross sum of his work. >on da floor< (>da< reads >the<) is subterranean haunted house with a broken heart, while >goom< features a take-your-shirt-off reese-bass-line. if you like it dry, the >bonus beatz< >z< reads >s<) of >goom< will satisfy your needs. bass drum jungle music

eddie leader teams up with yuriano on this latest ep from the consistently excellent hudd traxx. following a three-track collaboration earlier in 2011 for the mighty plastic city, the duos release another 3 here on the albatross ep.
all three tracks deliver classic deep house grooves. from the swirling opening track side step to the sax infused blue moon and the late night, retro house sounds of selau beats. this one s sure to appeal to those fans of the classic house sounds of guidance and irecords.

the new record is a huge step forward for dynooo, turning the strewn about 25-to-75-second bits and pieces of grooved out electronics on sim city into full-fledged jams. tip! the new record is way more dance-oriented, showing off his affinity for bangers on pounding opener tropical thighs. dude gets a bit darker on northwest noir before diving into raver territory with huge apple. fellow belgian cupp cave makes an appearance this time around, jacking up the perspiration with his remix of espirit sweat. 250 copies limited

alert! uk electro pioneer & breakin labelboss ed dmx participates in the shipwrec adventure by delivering 6 killer tracks on this cosmic awakening ep. from drexciyan electro to cosmic downtempo synth-driven funkyness to faster acidic driven basslines to real uptempo braindance food! dmx krew is still a leader when it comes to producing analog dance music with that typical oldschool vibe, mixing styles without a sweat. hot release!

rhein-main based tag team diggler & franksen go back some way in the history of frankfurts electronic scene. around 2000 diggler honed his reputation as a master of dubby techno for a whole decade. his early tracks like >boogiemonster< are blueprints of cool. period. today he is still rollin out crisp and deep techhouse beats that combine musical finesse, compositional tension and club appeal. having released about six albums and countless tracks and remixes for labels from raum…musik to cocoon and from resopal to level non zero, diggler is still on the hunt for the proper dose of beat hypnosis.
for their >morning blue ep< diggler teams up with frankfurts radio legend franksen who hosts germanys eldest dj show, todays you fm clubnight. franksen saw a string of releases over the last two years, collaborating for labels such as suara, dieb.audio, kommmitmusik, plastic city and more.

limited backstock action !!!

limited backstock action !!!

180gr heavyvinyl ! back to black , classic hip hop

andreas reihse is well known since 1994 in his role as musician with kreidler. sometimes he releases club music, for example using his alias april or with detlef weinrich (kreidler, tolouse lowtrax) as binford on labels like italic, onitor or smoothrooms. he also composed soundtracks for artist movies and installations (rosemarie trockel, maximilian zentz zlomowitz, thea djordjadze, andreas gursky, frances scholz/mark von schlegell, among others). romantic comedy is music for dark clubs, for places without much light and oxygen – its driving, percussive dance music. a comedy in six acts: from l.a. to düsseldorf and back. music and lyrics? - pop goes my heart! - of course its a romantic comedy, a bittersweet romance full of memories and a bit of sorrow. >der lange weg nach düsseldorf< the title reminds of mittagspauses der lange weg nach derendorf, derendorf, the district of düsseldorf where andreas reihse and stefan betke / pole in the late 80ies shared a rehearsal room. langeweg also was the adress of the studio of klaus dinger in zeeland. the titles of the other pieces refer to dubious characters that show that the trip on the west coast makes stops in manchester, milano, brussels and london without forgetting charlottenburg and williamsburg. places that hold up against oblivion and reinvent themselves. your club needs you. the cover was designed by artist thea djordjadze

amplified is back with the excellent disco in distress, as always highly limited first pressing so dont sleep on this one! this release is displaying some of the finest deep disco and house around. the first track on this ep >yellow< is nothing but wondrous house with amplified premiering producer lay-far from moscow, russia. lump (also known as arttu) comes with the excellent disco stomper >down with you<. on the flip you find sygaire and co. debuting on amplified as muddeg. their >luv no guarantee< is a stunning vocal house bomb. last but not least disco tweaker extraordinaire nicholas comes with the amazing slow disco burner >wind city<.

after years of seeming decline, its refreshing to see the cultural melting pot that is new york firmly back on the global electronic music scene but with the city’s crime rates dropping and a more liberal attitude to partying abounding once more, an invigorated crew of djs and producers are now cropping up with increasing regularity. one such individual is italian-cum-new yorker antonio piacquadio. the ep is nonetheless sure to draw attention as a result of its remixes: both of which arrive courtesy from big-hitters from the techno/house hybrid.the first of these - from cecille mainstay butch – is typical of the sankeys resident, as he jettisons practically all else in favour of a catchy bassline and a smattering of luscious piano keys. in another coup for the label, radio slave then adds his own touch, performing a typical manoeuvre by taking no prisoners via his remix - a stirring concoction of subtle, ominous bells and sporadic, tight grooves.

limited backstock on this early works compilation from heiko laux, released on kanzleramt in 2005.

big with: ryan crosson, nina kraviz, sebo k, kiki, ben watt, deetron, chymera, tiefschwarz, funk d void, peter kruder, terry francis, konrad black, joris voorn, luke solomun, mandy, agnes, nuno dos santos, rodriguez jr., laurent garnier, phonique, heiko laux, agoria, jimpster, karotte, manuel tur, ellen allien, hell, alexander kowalski, petar dundov, guy j, laurent garnier, samuel l session ...
following the huge success of niwa, his album for joris voorns green imprint and riding the constant wave of support for his productions on music man, freerange, clr, versatile and of course his very own perspectiv imprint, ripperton looks to continue and further his reign as one of the most respected producers in the business with the release of lost in colours.

state of the art work on the dusty binding between house, techno, dubstep and analogue processing.
on side a: a dancefloor smasher with solid 808 beats and absorbing newyorkian piano hooks, followed by a touching acidic inner voyage into motor city sweetest reminiscences.
on side b, a proper piece of functional minimalism and a soulful uptempo excursion into the garage territories. the heat of magnetic recording, the funkyness of the machines, the driving force of the human feeling.

stephin merritt (born february 9, 1966 is an american singer-songwriter based in los angeles (formerly in new york city), best known as the principal singer and songwriter in the band the magnetic fields. he is known for his distinctive and untrained bass voice.

trust now is the keystone album of brooklyns prince rama. the album takes the kaleidoscopic mysticism of ancient devotional music and focuses it through the fierce urgency and archetypal language of pop, forming an environment that is both accessible and impenetrable. deep synths rise from a sparkling sea of gamelans and prayer bells as tribal drums pound the earth with the hypnotic power to heal or destroy. voices carry captivating and haunting melodies that shine like the diamond jewels of old bollywood soundtracks spilling over dark wave dance floors.
first conceived as a ritual to be performed live, the songs were fittingly recorded inside a 19th century church in seattle by scott colburn (sun city girls, animal collective, arcade fire). as their 5th full-length album, and first as a duo, trust now is perhaps prince ramas most focused, cohesive and powerful album to date.
comes with code for free digital download of this album.

nang powerhouse sare havlicek bursts back into the synth-scape once more with the first track from his second nang album. sare is a firm favourite here in nang towers and the mercurial, slovenian dynamo has hardly stopped for breath since his last releases on nang (a well deserved new masters comp, a co-mix credit on beach disco and also as part of the transatlantic disco alliance ep). to remix vibe on you nang have called in the talents of fellow adriatic funkster ilija rudman, who places his seal-of-authority on the sonics and gets brassed up. uk based head of bear funk stevie kotey pairs up with this lightning-fingered-keyboard neighbour manestar to create a cool cross between haddaway & ten city. sare contributes an instrumental and a slowed down, pitch-bent, 115 bpm version. his slyly retiled nothing you can do version jumps forward 4 years to 1985, sounding like a long lost stock-aitken and waterman extended 12 dance cut. stay tuned for sare album number 2 later in the year. weve heard it.. its a goodie.

in recent times it has been fashionable for european producers to try and recreate the classic sounds of detroit. the true vibe and feel can surely only come from the city itself? as his name suggests, whilst we know very little about anonym, we do know that he hails from the legendary motor city, and the true essence of his home town can be heard and felt in his music. classic sounds constructed with a modern touch. gritty, raw and crying out for sweaty basements. in 2011 anonym has finally arrived on vakant and is set to release his first record on the label. his > flivvers vol.1 ep< will be followed by vol.2 later this year.

dj support from loco dice, sebo k, jimpster, d julz, luna city express, franck roger, matt tolfrey, manik, james teej, brothers vibe ...
tsuba is very pleased to welcome back spencer parker to the label alongside house legend ian pooley with the classic house of >feel the same<, in vocal and dub versions. aa side >acid roulette< has been fully road tested by spencer at panorama bar and is perfectly blended underground house with acid stabs & huge rolling bassline. big!

east meets west on culprits seventeenth ep release, as three emerging producers from russia make their debut on the los angeles based label as special case. as culprit enters the next phase in its lifecycle, young producers are submitting music that is inspired by the culprit catalogue. championing fresh acts, as evidenced on the above the city compilation, is becoming a key aspect of the culprit ethos.
heralding from st petersburg and moscow, special case is part of a rising wave of eastern european artists, a region that holds tremendous importance for culprit s ukrainian born andrei osyka. having established reputations as individual djs in their native soil, the trio came together as special case specifically to create a release for culprit, and with the belief that the whole would be greater than the sum of their parts. aurum is dancefloor gold and proves they were right to do so.

bit of a special release we have here with a new collaborative project from belgian duo fcl joining the omnipresent danilo of motor city drum ensemble for some seriously raw, stripped back and undiluted house music. most people will know san soda and red ds fcl project following the brilliant lets go seven release on their we play house label last year as well as their remix of proof for trunkfunk. mcde has become one of the biggest and most revered names in house in recent years having produced the amazing raw cuts series as well as compiling the dj kicks lp which spawned the mcde single l.o.v.e.

development music stick close to home on their latest release, with a single deeply rooted in manchester. the city’s deep house heavyweight moodymanc (tsuba / 20:20vision) teams up with ultra talented vocalist and musician jamie finlay (wah wah 45s) to deliver a seriously catchy underground anthem, with remixes from manchesters highly respected dj/producer mr scruff.

terrence parker presents music works volume # 3 (catalog pmw003)this is a special 3 track ep personally compiled by legendary detroit producer & dj terrence parker. the a-side features a classic tp remix from his former intangible records label entitled >secret fantasy< by james sims. the b-side features a funky house swing track never release on vinyl by hot new producer dj mo reese (a former detroit resident who now lives in the us city of cincinnati). also featured on the b-side is another jazz-house fusion track entitled >love 4 sale< by dj leandre of paris, france (the man who brought you soul juice). all 3 of these tracks have been specially re-edited by terrence parker in august of 2011 for this vinyl release. for fans who like tps classic 1990s sound, these tracks are guaranteed to light up the dance floor!

shi bukas fantastic follow up tech house / techno single -hello you- with remixe of the hottest tech house newcomer from hamburg city -flint westwood & robbe rabone- & for all techno lovers, there is a remix of meiko.

following up the scorching debut release another night, deep&disco recordings sidesteps the sophomore slump with elisco, an infectious electro-funk groover that both cements the labels commitment to quality and expands their musical range.
a chunky nu-disco track with hints of metro area and a catchy vocal hook, the seeds of elisco were planted in the early 2000s when label founder jkriv and lou teti were sharing a loft space in williamsburg, brooklyn. after an afternoon of cowbells and synths, the skeleton of the track had its shape, and their other roomates girlfriend was enlisted to sing the hook. she had no singing experience (or rhythmic sense) to speak of, but somehow it all worked and elisco was born! although its always been a personal favorite of the producer duo, the song remained shelved for almost 7 years until they dusted it off in early 2011 and readied it for release on the newly minted deep&disco recordings.
providing remixes for the vinyl release are the legendary leftside wobble, who turns in an extended and bpm-d-up version quite true to the original, taking the machine vibes to the next level with added loops and fx. brightons alphabet city brings the disco-boogie sensibility to the package with a deep mix that features jkriv on live bass, and whiskey disco regular sleazy mcqueen rounds it out with an indie dance stomper.

dritte solo-single von rainer trueby! erneut hat rainer trueby mit danilo plessow, besser bekannt als motor city drum ensemble, zusammengearbeitet. sowohl auf der der a-seite >jeck< wie auch auf >welcome to our world< singt der in freiburg lebende dj und produzent selbst. stilistisch greift trueby den vibe des in den frühen 90ern legendären new yorker labels nu groove auf. obendrein gibts einen top-remix von marcus worgull (innervisions).

supported by: luciano, richie hawtin, laurent garnier, reboot, d julz, joris voorn, dixon, jimpster, dj-t, martin landsky, luna city express, gel abril, roberto rodriguez, shinedoe, lauhaus ...
soulfooled detailed imprint brings friend and partner in crime, salvatore freda, on catalogue no.3. with releases on labels such as freerange, liebedetail and remote area to name a few, savatore has already made it into the record-boxes and charts of almost every high-rated dj and producer. his music, reaching from deep house to more forward moving techno-house, has one specialty, which makes the swiss staying in everybodys mind. the groove! this man knows what he is doing ... so its no wonder, that this three tracker on soulfooled shows his outstanding abilities again. remarkable techy grooved monstersl!

laura nyro (* 18. oktober 1947 als laura nigro in new york city, † 8. april 1997 in danbury, connecticut) war eine us-amerikanische sängerin und songautorin. ihr wird von kollegen und musikkritikern großer einfluss auf die popmusik der späten 1960er und der 1970er jahre zugeschrieben, wobei das breite publikum sie eher als songwriter, die fachwelt sie eher als sängerin und pianistin wahrnahm.

out of an 8.8 earthquake, riots and severe illness comes one of the most joyful records of the year. brian gibbs aka echo park has had a colourful life to say the least, living and making music in l.a., tokyo, madrid, mexico city and now santiago, chile where he lives with his young family. previously a producer of dark hip hop and dub, a series of disasters made him confront mortality and decide it was time to make the music that is closest to his heart: luscious, sunshine-infused electro-funk full of laid back attitude and real songs. skream has always been a lover of disco, boogie and electro – as anyone who has heard one of his specialist sets or his slick n sleazy remix of chromeo will know. it took just one hearing of brians first echo park tracks via a mutual friend to snap them up for disfigured dubz. in fact he has chosen echo park for the first full album on the label… but first comes this killer single, a shmoooove bit of vocoder funk that sets the tone for echo parks twin obsessions with technology and romance. bundled with it are a gutbusting ravemonster of a rework by 12th planet & flinch that somehow still keeps the soul of the track intact, and jon convex taking it way underground with a deeper-than-deep analogue techno version. there is something for everyone here and this is just the beginning.

the a-side contains acid snow. a raw, leftfield acid house ode to new york in 2011, acid snow speaks to the young men with a future and tells them not to delay, the city is waiting. fuelled by classic 303 tweak and propulsive analog drums, acid snow plateaus in a guitar-heavy finale that conjures the spirit of the citys no wave sound – acid snow is no wave house, no house, acid rock, acid not acid, armando on no new york, sonic youth at the warehouse in chicago. out of love for the future, it lays down dynamite on the cornerstone of tradition.

second part from the finest scene of the moment! classic!

powerplay from: iron curtis, quarion, dplay, jazzmina, oliver goldt, tristen …. and your mum! when leaves are falling down its always time for some heart-warming music. so we here at frank music decided to do another special 12inch this year. our good friend monosoul made this handsome house-track called >ignore the traffic lights< that we just love so much it gets a singlesided limited release. we are sure you know the feeling when riding your bike, cruisin your city at night: damn those traffic lights! well, be careful when crossing the street, though.... a real warehouse smash for sure and who needs b-sides anyways.

james johnston is on a roll! after his very well received release on 4lux he now dives in even deeper territory with these four excellent us-inspired deephouse cuts. we have the dark sexy groover >a new day begins<, the sunny rhodes-driven >drive around the city<, the smoked-out >haze< and the hypnotizing late-night workout >why do they wanna go<. a masterclass in deep yet up lifting housemusic.

the soundtrack for the last riot in a nervous city, brought to you by moerbeck, delivered by vault.

the musical heavyweight matthias vogt is back on polytone. after the success of his first ep >together as one< - sold out vinyl edition, excellent feedback from top djs, first track on the big city beats compilation vol. 13 cd 3 - the second ep arrives on polytone. the polytone boys knew right away that >copying the future< has the potential to be a classic. a track with character and a high recognition value: hypnotic rave stabs and uplifting chords combined with a driving groove will send shivers down each true music lovers spine. >copying the future< is delivering deja vus without copying the past - a great track with a past and a future, deeply rooted in the here and now. >stillach< claps its way into every listeners ear. the b side of the ep named after a mountain stream in the allgäu is calm and also powerful with a slow, minimal and very tight groove. vogt is going deeper! matthias vogt once again demonstrates his great musical skill and versatility.